Home Politics Surviving in the Slums of the Philippines Politics Surviving in the Slums of the Philippines 5 0 RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR unang gala sa maynila #haveitoldyoulatelythatiloveyou Frankie & Marianne | Onsite Photo | Palacio de Maynila Babaeng tulak umano ng ilegal na droga sa Maynila, naaresto sa buy-bust operation sa Abucay, Bataan lakad sa kalakhang Maynila Espan̈a blvd. cor. vecente cruz maynila The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is home to numerous slums. Slum life is a constant struggle with poverty. People surviving in these slums eat pagpag – garbage food, salvaged from restaurant waste, reheated to sustain another day.