Synopsis:
William is a junkie who needs to score heroin. When a buy is interrupted by cops, Williams is left without dope and is on the run from the law, and he scours the underbelly of the city in desperate search of a fix. Meanwhile, William's mother and girlfriend both fear the worst and try to find him before he buys more drugs or runs afoul of the police. Phillip works as a bodyguard for Barry, the hard-partying son of a wealthy and powerful politician. Phillip sometimes feels disloyal to Barry because of his infatuation with Amy, Barry's lover of the moment. Phillip reveals his true commitment to his boss when they're accosted by a street gang and Phillip shoots a man trying to hurt Barry. However, Barry doesn't want any part of the possible legal repercussions and fires Phillip to distance himself from the situation, leaving him to fend for himself against a gang bent on revenge. Manila also features a short final sequence directed by Lav Diaz.