It is said that every 21 minutes a new child is born in the Philippines; such numbers are staggering compared to an average death of one in every minute that passes. As the population in our country continues to grow, its effects are manifested everywhere: public spaces feel tighter and more compressed, queues are getting longer, the noise louder than ever, coalescing into a ringing background. Physical space ceases to be a necessity and exists to now be a luxury. We see this in how our boundaries between one another have become almost difficult to maintain. For the working class and below, commute and everyday lodging comparatively feels like being pushed into a can of sardines. Such proximity sets up the failure to defend one’s self from untimely disease or even criticism from other people. Gossip and prejudice spreads similarly as a disease in the form of a flu, endangering not only our physical well-being but our sanity as well.