Dalagang Bukid is a story about a young flower vendor named Angelita (Atang de la Rama), who is forced by her parents to marry a wealthy old man, Don Silvestre, despite her love for Cipriano, a law student.
In an ordinary day in a Manila neighborhood, 20-year-old police academy student Peping (Coco Martin) and his 19-year-old fiancee Cecille (Mercedes Cabral) prepare for their civil wedding. They travel to the town center, and pass by a scene of a man attempting suicide. Relatives and friends attend the wedding, and the two are married by a judge. A reception takes place in a restaurant.
Insiang (Hilda Koronel) habite un bidonville de Manille avec sa mère, la tyrannique Tonya. Elle se démène corps et âme pour survivre dans ce quartier où chômage et alcoolisme font partie intégrante du quotidien. Un jour, Tonya ramène chez elles son nouvel amant, Dado, le caïd du quartier, en âge d’être son fils. Ce dernier tombe rapidement sous le charme de sa nouvelle « belle-fille »…