Beneath the City

Some secrets don’t hide in the dark... they live there.

When a shocking photo of a woman climbing out of a street drain in the heart of Makati goes viral, the world is stunned. Buried beneath the city’s rush and glamour lies a hidden community. Fifteen forgotten souls surviving in the suffocating tunnels beneath the streets.

For investigative journalist Mara Delos Reyes, it starts as a story about homelessness. But as she descends into the damp, pitch-black culverts, she discovers lives bound by desperation, loyalty, and secrets the surface world can’t imagine.

As public outrage swells and government forces move in, Mara finds herself caught between exposing the truth and protecting those who have trusted her with it. Because, down in the tunnels, survival isn’t just about avoiding the flood, it’s about knowing who to trust when the walls start to close in.

Inspired by true events, Beneath the City is a gripping, emotional journey into an invisible world, and a haunting reminder of how close the forgotten live to the rest of us.