Dreams On Borrowed Land. Baseco, Manila, Philippines
Ferdinand, 50, moved to Baseco from Cavite to look for work. He made friends with a local dog.
Baseco, once an industrial dockyard, is now a dense urban settlement where 60,000 people live on reclaimed land. It reflects a broader Philippine trend: rural workers migrate to cities like Manila seeking opportunity, but face overcrowding and poor infrastructure. Baseco symbolizes how the promise of urban life collides with precarity—yet also with resilience and community.
Dreams On Borrowed Land. Baseco, Manila, Philippines
Ferdinand, 50, moved to Baseco from Cavite to look for work. He made friends with a local dog.
Baseco, once an industrial dockyard, is now a dense urban settlement where 60,000 people live on reclaimed land. It reflects a broader Philippine trend: rural workers migrate to cities like Manila seeking opportunity, but face overcrowding and poor infrastructure. Baseco symbolizes how the promise of urban life collides with precarity—yet also with resilience and community.