It's one of the most dangerous areas in the world, with D-sellers, gangsters, and murderers clustered in a tiny neighborhood
The police did not dare to set foot here, and the gangsters of all sizes were the real rulers here
Living here is a very courageous thing to do
Because it's entirely possible that you'll walk down the street and go to heaven
Of course, you can also enjoy the hot cop movies up close every day
The police often get into fire with gangsters and D-dealers here
Today we will follow the documentary to the most dangerous neighborhood in the world
This is Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in the capital city of 13 million people
The glitz and splendor of the city centre is unforgettable, with bustling streets and extravagant stores everywhere
However, just a few kilometers away from the rich area, Batangas is located in the hell on earth, which is the opposite of the rich area
This poor area in the heart of the city is home to 3 million people
One-quarter of them live on less than 120 pesos (15 yuan) a day.
It also has the highest crime rate in the Philippines, with more than 40,000 officially recorded crimes each year
That's an average of 109 crimes per day, and the murder rate has soared 60 percent over the past 3 years.
Gang fires break out on the streets almost once a week, so there are heavily armed police officers everywhere on the streets
And in the heart of this crime haven is a neighborhood called Kirino
Because there are many vicious gangs here, including the most powerful gang in the whole region, the Prison Gang
How powerful are they? Even the government military police did not dare to intervene here
This 1 square kilometer block is completely covered by the prison gang, and they have their own rules and laws
Old Joe is a small leader in the prison gang
For the past 20 years, he has ridden a small motorcycle every day to tour his territory
Old Joe told us that the reason why this gang is called the prison gang is because the gang was originally founded in prison
Today, the gang is very large, with members all over the country
This street is the headquarters of old Joe's territory, and the inhabitants here look harmless
They all look like people who live in peace and security, but most of them are D-sellers, thieves and murderers
Old Joe's location is excellent, in the heart of the whole Tirino neighborhood
Old Joe's headquarters is deep in the alley, and every day he and his little brothers report here on time
The gang's job, of course, is to make money, although the prison gang is the most powerful in the whole region
But there are still many gangs around them who are eyeing their turf
Recently, Old Joe has clashed with other gangs several times, and several invasions by the other side have been successfully repelled by him and his men
Today, Old Joe gave his subordinates another task, that is, to get a sum of money to buy more weapons
And these of his men are all experts in money, proficient in theft, robbery, and trafficking
Ronnie is Joe's most powerful assistant, as a senior cadre
Ronnie naturally had his own weapon, a revolver
He was proud to say that the gun had been born and killed many people from rival gangs
There are about 4 million guns in circulation throughout the Philippines, and most of them are illegal
These guns have made D-peddlers in the Philippines more rampant
Over the years, the War of Prohibition in the Philippines has never stopped
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has even introduced a very iron-blooded policy
When the military police encounter D dealers and suspected D dealers, they shoot directly on the spot, and even civilians kill D dealers are legal
A year after the policy was enacted, the Philippine government roughly calculated that at least 20,000 D traffickers or suspected D traffickers had been killed across the country
Even though the blow to D pin has been so severe, the prison gang is still desperate
And because the income of the Philippine police is not high, the average monthly salary is only 11,000 pesos (1,500 yuan).
Corruption and bribery become good ways for them to earn extra money
As long as enough benefits are given, the police will turn a blind eye to these gangs
Because of the anti-drug policy mentioned earlier, it is not a crime for civilians to kill drug dealers
If you kill a D-dealer boss or a big D-owl, you can even get a generous cash reward
This has spawned a number of bounty hunters throughout the Philippines, who hunt D-dealers in exchange for bounties
Peter was a bounty hunter who drove his car every day to search for D-sellers on the streets
Because both gang members and D-sellers have conspicuous tattoos on their bodies
Peter has been in this job for 9 years, and he is born and dies almost every day, but he has never missed a hand
This life is like the male protagonist in an action movie, but Peter only does this business to earn money to support his family
Today Peter came to old Joe's domain
A few streets away, Old Joe's confidant Gabby was looking for robbers on the street
Local gangs have an unwritten rule that they will not prey on civilians in their territory
So every time Gabby came out to work, he would leave the center where they were
Head to the west side of the Tirino neighborhood for a chance to get started
The local land snakes have a good relationship with the residents of their own territory, and the gangs usually protect the residents of the territory
And when there is danger, residents will also send messages to the gangsters, and it can be said that they have become a harmonious and symbiotic relationship
A few hours later, Peter, a bounty hunter, was still searching for prey in the street, and the ordinary thief P-dealer Peter could no longer look at it
His target, of course, was the most valuable person in the area, namely the little boss Old Joe
Ronnie, one of Joe's confidants, earns 15,000 pesos (1,900 yuan) a day in his business.
Because once his guests are addicted, it is difficult to leave him again, and Mirin is one of the regular customers
She only had a high school degree, couldn't find any job, and the only way to make money was to sell her body
She would sleep with everyone who paid her money and drugs, including Ronnie of course
Because Mirin needs to support her two children, Mirin's husband has the same hobbies as hers
He even had to sell his family's two children for money, and Mirin was of course strenuously opposed
Then she left her husband with the children, wanting to raise them herself
Now Mirin lives with her children with her parents, and of course she doesn't tell them about her hobbies
He didn't tell his parents about his job, and they always thought That Milin was a restaurant waiter
With Mirin's current income, it is already very difficult to support his two children and parents
So she had no extra money to let her kids go to school
This is so common in the Philippines that 1 million children across the country now have no access to education
You know, the total population of the Philippines is only 100 million
These uneducated children are likely to be like their parents in the future
Living on the streets or joining a gang is a vicious circle of despair
But in the Philippines, joining a gang at least means income security
For example, in old Joe's place, the little brothers have to make money every day with their own abilities
But they could keep half of the money they earned, and give the rest half to Old Joe
Peter, the bounty hunter who had not found Old Joe, was now looking for his new prey
An arms dealer who lived north of Kirino, most of Joe Sr.'s weapons were bought from this arms dealer
Peter also needed to practice his marksmanship before leaving
As a bounty hunter, criminals will certainly not obediently follow him, and conflicts and firefights are inevitable
In Peter's 9-year career as a bounty hunter, he has killed 30 criminals
As night fell, several of Old Joe's men began to wander the streets
Because now is a good time for them to rush to the performance, almost every gang member has a gun
Looting and gunfights are already normal here
The region where the Tirino neighborhood is located has the highest rate of armed robbery in the entire Philippines
Casualties occur every day, many of them innocent passers-by, vendors and drivers
Living here may one day be killed by a stray bullet that flies
Early the next morning Peter, a bounty hunter, locked the arms dealer's position
Since it was not known how many accomplices the arms dealer had, Peter also called in several colleagues this time
Bounty hunters also have to pay attention to evidence when arresting people, and Peter must wait until the transaction is completed before he can do anything
Soon after the informant informed Peter that the transaction had been completed, Peter immediately began to act
Because of the speed of action, the arms dealers were contained before they could resist
This was also the best result for Peter, who could get a bounty of 120,000 pesos (16,000 yuan) without a bloody blade.
The hapless arms dealer faces at least 20 years in prison
Old Joe on the other side also gave himself a vacation today, and he wanted to spend more time with his family
When Old Joe wasn't working, he looked like an ordinary father
Who would have thought that he was a vicious and murderous gangster boss who didn't blink an eye
Today, Joe Sr. also worries about dying in gang wars or being sent to prison by the police
His family had no one to raise him, but now old Joe had nowhere to go back
He can only protect his family by constantly expanding his sphere of influence