Authorities from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) raided multiple units at a condominium complex in the Mall of Asia area, rescuing 15 Filipino women and arresting several foreign nationals.

"I was stuck in traffic on EDSA," Jiro replied, stepping over a tangle of coaxial cables. "You know how it is. Time moves differently out there."

The rain in Pasay doesn’t wash things clean; it just makes the neon lights bleed into the pavement, turning the streets into a shifting kaleidoscope of pinks, blues, and electric greens. For Jiro, the city wasn’t just a place—it was a gallery of moments he couldn’t quite let go of.