Gallery: Staggering Views of Manila’s Insanely Crowded Slums
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A shanty town at Barangay Tangos, Manila Bay, Philippines
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A burned shanty town at Parola Compound in Tondo, Manila, Philippines. A church, Iglesia Ni Cristo, sits in the background.
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Garbage piled on ships in Manila, Philippines.
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Densely built houses in Manila, Philippines.
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A view of the Tondo slum in Manila, Philippines.
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Laguna de Bay, Manila, Philippines.
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Shacks and boats in Navotas City, Manila, Philippines.
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A burnt section of the Tondo slum in Manila. Philippines.
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A shantytown in Manila, Philippines.
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Ships docked at the harbor in Manila, Philippines.
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