US-China tensions threaten Philippines' paradise islands.

The remote Philippine islands of Itbayat and Basco find themselves caught between the US and China as tensions rise in the South China Sea. The US and the Philippines have been holding the largest ever military exercises in the region, while China's claims over Taiwan are growing louder. The islands' proximity to Taiwan has made them both strategic allies and vulnerable foes. The people on these islands, who survive earthquakes, typhoons, and drought, are worried about the future and hope to preserve their ancestors' way of life.