The Slum - Episode 1: Deliverance

As a birth attendant advocating for family planning, Remy is on the frontline of Tondo's battle with overcrowding.

Note: This film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

Tondo in northern Manila is home to the city's largest collection of slums. It is also one of the most densely populated areas on the planet.

Paradise Heights, home to former squatters, is in the heart of Tondo. There, self-taught midwife Remy Permites is delivering new life in the slums.

Remy does her work with only the most basic equipment: a stethoscope, a pair of gloves and little else. Though she has little formal training, she plays a crucial role in an area where few can afford to pay for medical care.

The slums of Manila are undergoing a population explosion. But Remy has managed to escape the shacks and lives in a small government-built apartment, with 14 members of her family. Her home also doubles as a makeshift clinic.