WELCOME TO ISLA PUTING BATO "WHITE ROCK ISLAND" LOCATED IN TONDO, MANILA, PHILIPPINES, HOME TO AROUND 35,000 RESILIENT RESIDENTS. ONCE A SMALL ISLAND, IT GAINED SIGNIFICANCE DURING THE SPANISH COLONIAL ERA AS A BUSTLING FISHING AND TRADING HUB. DESPITE FACING DISPLACEMENT DURING WORLD WAR II, THE COMMUNITY HAS SHOWN INCREDIBLE STRENGTH AND ADAPTABILITY.

TODAY, LIFE ON ISLA PUTING BATO IS A BLEND OF VARIOUS LIVELIHOODS. MANY RESIDENTS RELY ON LOCAL FISHING, SMALL-SCALE TRADING, AND VIBRANT MARKET STALLS. OTHERS WORK IN NEARBY FACTORIES AND BUSINESSES, WHILE SOME ENGAGE IN INFORMAL JOBS LIKE STREET VENDING AND HANDICRAFTS. SCAVENGING FOR RECYCLED MATERIALS HAS ALSO BECOME A COMMON PRACTICE, AS RESIDENTS STRIVE TO SURVIVE AMID ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. JOIN US AS WE DELVE INTO THE HARSH REALITIES AND INSPIRING STORIES THAT DEFINE THIS INFAMOUS SEASIDE SLUM!

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