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Blogs in January 1970

Manila Boy 1st January 1970

Twenty-something and gay, Blue has sold up his London flat and gone to live in Manila, vibrant capital of the Philippines – home to hustlers, ladyboys, and a notorious criminal underworld. Blue desires sex and adventure, and very quickly...

Trash 1st January 1970

Raphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it, sleeping next to it. Then one unlucky-lucky day, Raphael’s world turns upside down. A small leather bag falls...

Manila Noir 1st January 1970

Manila is not for the faint of heart. Population: over ten million and growing by the minute. Climate: hot, humid and prone to torrential monsoon rains of biblical proportions. The ultimate femme fatale, she’s complicated and mysterious, with a...

Moondogs 1st January 1970

Mourning the recent loss of his mother, twentysomething Benicio-aka Benny-travels to Manila to reconnect with his estranged father, Howard. But when he arrives his father is nowhere to be found-leaving an irritated son to conclude that Howard has let...