Welcome to Thread 2! :cheers:

Keep posting forumers :okay:

Link to Thread 1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=380979)

Look who's talking. Binay should first let go of his mansions. This is how they treat the working middle class in favor of their vote-generating squatters.

How about malacanan?

Binay: Ban single detached homes (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2011/september/30/news4.isx&d=2011/september/30) :bash::bash::bash:

by Rey T. Salita

THE construction of single detached residences will be banned in Metro Manila to optimize land use, Vice President Jejomar Binay told the Senate on Thursday.

“We will start to regulate residential land use. We will have to go vertical and start constructing multi-story houses to maximize the remaining spaces,” said Binay, head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council.

Antonio Bernardo, head of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, said the consultations with local government executives would be finished within the year, and the final draft of the policy would soon be out and might include private subdivisions.

“As far as government housing is concerned, we will only construct, finance and guarantee medium- rise buildings, and if the local government units will recommend, the regulation will also apply to private subdivisions.” Bernardo said.

Binay said Singapore and Malaysia had been regulating urban land use and were successful in optimizing the use of the available space in the populated areas.

“Valenzuela already has a pilot project in place,” Binay said.

“They have constructed a community on medium- rise buildings and optimized limited space for other facilities and recreation, day care and multi-purpose enclosures.”

Binay said the relocation of squatters would also be done “in-city” as most of those who had been relocated outside Metro Manila had merely returned to squat in congested areas. (he's losing his votes :bash::bash::bash:)

“We have constructed 5-story mass-housing facilities with 20-square-meter units,” he said.

“We will give priority to relocate those from Lupang Arenda.”

Lupang Arenda is a relocation site in Tanay, Rizal, that has proved to be prone to flooding in the typhoon season as it has become a natural catch basin for the overflow spills from Laguna Lake.

Binay said the Housing Council was aiming to provide low-cost housing to 580,000 families in Metro Manila.

He said the Pag IBIG fund had made P5 billion in calamity loans available to members whose houses were damaged by typhoon Pedring. The releases would be equivalent to 80 percent of a member’s accumulated savings.

dapat 10 floors, parang new port city sa pilipinas, sa moscow, beijing, shanghai, suwon at marami pa tapos 20 sqm unit ay 400,000 pesos lang or 20,000 per sqm, for urban housing naman eh

Hi! I've been lurking SkyscrapercityPH for a long time now. I registered for a user 1 year ago, but my activation letter didn't arrive for some weird reason. I had to register again because I have a very urgent query.

Would you guys happen to know if 'Inside Malacanang' has aired over Nat Geo Asia? We don't have cable at home, and I can't find any uploaded videos, so my guess is that it hasn't aired yet. Does anyone know its airdate or if it has been aired? Thanks guys!

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Manila and Makati
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Manila Sunset
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^^ gorgeous. thanks for sharing. i wonder where this was taken.

EDIT: gogoled loc --> http://www.bukalngtipan.com/

Hi! I've been lurking SkyscrapercityPH for a long time now. I registered for a user 1 year ago, but my activation letter didn't arrive for some weird reason. I had to register again because I have a very urgent query.

Would you guys happen to know if 'Inside Malacanang' has aired over Nat Geo Asia? We don't have cable at home, and I can't find any uploaded videos, so my guess is that it hasn't aired yet. Does anyone know its airdate or if it has been aired? Thanks guys!
this?
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feb. 2012?

Guys, 13 days left to continuously vote for our Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) as one New 7 Wonders of Nature. There are three ways to vote. Please the check below link:
http://www.filamnation.com/2011/07/vote-for-puerto-princesa-underground-river-ppur/

Sa mga nasa Pilipinas, pwedeng bomoto through text. Text PPUR to 2861 or for automatic 1 vote per day Text PPUR<space>ON to 2861.VOTE NA para hindi pababa ang trend ng PPUR natin.

Binay: Ban single detached homes (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2011/september/30/news4.isx&d=2011/september/30) :bash::bash::bash:

by Rey T. Salita

THE construction of single detached residences will be banned in Metro Manila to optimize land use, Vice President Jejomar Binay told the Senate on Thursday.

“We will start to regulate residential land use. We will have to go vertical and start constructing multi-story houses to maximize the remaining spaces,” said Binay, head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council.



I definitely agree on this.. that any NEW housing development in metro manila should no longer be lowrise.. everything should be mid to high rise... with this, we can see the 'slum-like' housing areas in MM to look more organized... that's why IMO Gawad Kalinga did a wrong job to build single homes in places like Baseco where they could have built 5-10 storey buildings which can house more people and they can clear up more land space for other purposes..

I definitely agree on this.. that any NEW housing development in metro manila should no longer be lowrise.. everything should be mid to high rise... with this, we can see the 'slum-like' housing areas in MM to look more organized... that's why IMO Gawad Kalinga did a wrong job to build single homes in places like Baseco where they could have built 5-10 storey buildings which can house more people and they can clear up more land space for other purposes..

The organization would find it cheaper to build single story homes instead of mid-rise structures. In fact I have never seen a project by them that involves mid or high-rise structures.

On the other hand, The Smokey Mountain housing project nearby is built mid-rise.

Future public housing in Metro Manila would likely be mid-rise or high-rise, at least 20 stories high.

The organization would find it cheaper to build single story homes instead of mid-rise structures. In fact I have never seen a project by them that involves mid or high-rise structures.

On the other hand, The Smokey Mountain housing project nearby is built mid-rise.

Future public housing in Metro Manila would likely be mid-rise or high-rise, at least 20 stories high.

yup i understand that GK can't afford multilevel housing and the beneficiaries themselves help in building their own houses... while the mid-rise ones are government funded... I just hoped that they just worked with NHA to build multilevel housing...

Powerful Typhoon darkens the NCR sky>>>
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Photos taken by Amadeus

Ok this is back in 2008 but we cannot deny the fact Metro Manila is one of the world's global cities

BTW-Pls excuse the large image.

http://futuresgroup.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/081021_169-cities-map1.jpg

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oo nga beta ++ city na lang tayo dati kapantay natin ung jakarta

oo nga beta ++ city na lang tayo dati kapantay natin ung jakarta

If you look at that rankings, Manila is ahead of Jakarta. But again, even the older rankings, Jakarta had a high ranking than BKK and KL.

It is questionable on why they got that status while more important cities such as Los Angeles got a lower ranking. In fact in the current report, LA is at par with Manila.

Even if Jakarta is one of the major economic and business centres in South East Asia, the city lacks alot of things like a good public transportation with the exception of Transjakarta. The city does not even have rapid transit.

pero sa tingin ko parang mas better ang Jakarta sa mga parks and open spaces pati sa skyscraper..

pero sa tingin ko parang mas better ang Jakarta sa mga parks and open spaces pati sa skyscraper..

To some extent. Anyway, mas gusto ko parin ang lungsod natin. Mas vibrant at urban.

Hangang dito na lang. Ayoko mag instigate ng city vs. city.

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First time I've seen Metro Manila view from Eastwood City!

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it was really an awesome and breathtaking 360 degrees view of metro manila and nearby provinces of cavite, laguna and rizal on top of a helipad of parkview 2 eastwood city:)...i was even surprised to see that manila bay and laguna de bay is actually visible..and even mt. makiling??

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It is worth it for sure. There are some places around the metro that can offer good vantage points.

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hhahaha yeah, i guess I was just too keen on going up to the helipad...ignoring our guards previous reprimands hahahhaha:) for sure i will go up there again when i go back to the Philippines for Christmas and new year....didn't know that photography can be addicting hhahahah

Floodway is actually picturesque here. :cheers:

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oh so that is the floodway...leading to Laguna de bay? is it part of Pasig River?

I don't think I ever seen that part of Metro Manila ever. I thought it was a different city.

mee too, thats why i was surprised :), and whats that lush greenery in the middle of the city/urban landscape, on the lower part of the picture?

oh so that is the floodway...leading to Laguna de bay? is it part of Pasig River?

No, it's a man-made canal built to channel the water from the Marikina Valley basin towards the Laguna de Bai as a way to mitigate flooding. The Marikina River that flows under Rosario Bridge connects to the Pasig River.

No, it's a man-made canal built to channel the water from the Marikina Valley basin towards the Laguna de Bai as a way to mitigate flooding. The Marikina River that flows under Rosario Bridge connects to the Pasig River.

good, thanks for the info....hmmm thats why it looks so straight and abruptly wider:)

nice

Approaching NAIA and Manila through RWY24
By sequence
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ang ganda

Given that I only have a P&S camera and only set it to High ISO mode, it was difficult to get a sharp and less noisy shot of city lights by night on a moving aircraft.

"Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag"
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Approaching NAIA and Manila through RWY24
By sequence
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W O W !!!!!!Stunningly beautiful indeed. Lots of skyscraper that are well designed and architecturally impressive. Way to go!!!!!!!:cheers:

And the pocket of green space integrated with all the development is absolutely eye-catcher.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pSHJtHGknmA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pSHJtHGknmA

This is a great video of Metro Manila!:cheers:

I did a little horrible photoshopping with the massive Metro Manila skyline banner. MM's mega skyline will look really better with at least two supertalls:

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8369/supertallmanila.jpg

There was a photoshopped image of Metro Manila with proposed supertalls such as The Lopez Centre in Rockwell, Makati, Skycity and another supertall planned in Ayala Triangle in Makati.

This is a great video of Metro Manila!:cheers:

Thanks doc, it is absolutely awesome video. Impressive indeed. Makes me want to come home for the holiday season. :cheers:

I'm really curious to other Metro Manilans here in SSC.

Do you ever travel to other places around the metro especially to shop or spend your weekends in or you mostly do that within your area?

Since I'm from the south, I know someone who lives here in BF Parañaque. Her clinic is at a hospital in Alabang. Her kids attend school, both in Woodrose. They spend their weekends either in Alabang Town Centre or Festival Mall.

The last time she was in the city was 5 months ago when she attended a seminar at a hotel in Makati.

^^I work in Makati, but I go home to Pampanga every weekend or during Holidays.

^^I work in Makati, but I go home to Pampanga every weekend or during Holidays.
Is that not too stressful?:nuts: I mean for me, I will just sleep on weekends and have some rest.:lol:

^^Quite a bit, but once you get used to it, it would feel okay. :) There's no place like home. And besides, NLEX has made swift travel possible. I live in San Fernando, NLEX cuts through it. I have no stress with bus travel from Cubao to San Fernando, mas nakakastress pa ang from Makati to Cubao because of EDSA.:ohno:

I'm really curious to other Metro Manilans here in SSC.

Do you ever travel to other places around the metro especially to shop or spend your weekends in or you mostly do that within your area?

Since I'm from the south, I know someone who lives here in BF Parañaque. Her clinic is at a hospital in Alabang. Her kids attend school, both in Woodrose. They spend their weekends either in Alabang Town Centre or Festival Mall.

The last time she was in the city was 5 months ago when she attended a seminar at a hotel in Makati.I'm from Parañaque and I travel every day from home to Makati, where I work. It's stressful because if I take the usual public transpo, it would take me 1 to 1.5 hours of travel time just to go to work.

I frequently ride a cab and use Skyway. It would only take me 10-15 mins, but it's so expensive. :(

^^I work in Makati, but I go home to Pampanga every weekend or during Holidays.I have colleagues who travel from far flung areas of Cavite, Bulacan, and Laguna every day. I think it would take them at least 2 hours to travel?

I have colleagues who travel from far flung areas of Cavite, Bulacan, and Laguna every day. I think it would take them at least 2 hours to travel?

Yep for Cavite, Bulacan and Laguna I think it's 2 hours. But for Pampanga it's between 2-4 depending on circumstances. I ride Cubao Fastlane buses every Friday. Travel from Makati to Cubao is 1.5 hours already. Add another 1.5 hours for Cubao to San Fernando.

di ko alam saan ilalagay to, pero this is part of Quiapo's Heritage. :cool:
Under the American Occupation, kaya ganito yung vid.

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de fonsucu

Images: Low resolution pics of Marylin Monroe.
Music: Quiapense, te quiero [1926] , composed by Alejo Valdés Pica.
Singer: Guillermo Gómez-Rivera.

LETRA /LYRICS
Porque nunca te he dicho que te quiero
tú te ríes de mi amor.
Si supieras que vivo porque espero
sentirías mi dolor.

Trocarías mi anhelo desolado
en dichosa realidad
y tendrías para este amor callado
un poquito de piedad.

Te quiero apasionadamente
y es mi orgullo saber quererte así,
te quiero desesperadamente
y es mi dicha poder sufrir por ti, por ti.

Te quiero y tú eres en mi vida,
mi santa, mi única ilusión,
te quiero y tu imagen querida
la llevo escondida
dentro de mi corazón.

¡Ay! porque te quiero
y tu imagen querida
la llevo escondida
dentro de mi corazón.

:dj:

Christmas Heritage of Manila

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Uploaded by fonsucu on Sep 7, 2010

Autora: Rosario Clemente Zulueta.
Intérpretes: Guillermo Gómez-Rivera y Rosario Clemente Zulueta.
Imágenes: La mayoría de las fotos se encuentran en http://senorenrique.blogspot.com/

LETRA

Pascuas en Manila,
alegría y solemnidad.
Besos con abrazos,
oración de Navidad.

Pascuas en Manila,
cántico del corazón.
Cualquier alma humilde
lo celebra con pasión

Toques, himnos... suenan,
templos, voces... rezan.

Como añoro yo estar en Manila
en Navidad
y paréceseme recordar
tu bien de amar.

Busqué el sueño que perdí
del día en que yo me fui
de Manila
en Navidad.

No, it's a man-made canal built to channel the water from the Marikina Valley basin towards the Laguna de Bai as a way to mitigate flooding. The Marikina River that flows under Rosario Bridge connects to the Pasig River.

...and the water channeled temporarily to the lake, together with it's own water, flows out onto the Pasig River and eventually to Manila Bay on where the Marikina River and Pasig River meets via the Napindan Channel. That's where these three waterways meet.

Metro Manila Timelapse Video:
(Credits to: Mike Penaranda)

http://www.timelapseph.com/2011/11/makati-cbd-metro-manila-skyline.html

"GIVE TO NORTHERN MINDANAO"
Death and Devastation in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan Cities

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I'd like to propose a new Manila, a new capitol, a bigger and better one... Gran Manila

It would look like this.
The whole of Metro Manila would become one city called Gran Manila
Gran Manila, or just Manila for short would consist of 17 distrito or districts.
The districts of Manila, Makati, Taguig, Quezon, Parañaque etc.
Those 17 districts exist of barrios or baranggay, for example Manila would exist of the neighborhoods Ermita, Tondo, Intramuros etc.

The district of Manila for example would be the historical and cltural district, also the district in the capitol city where the government is housed.
Makati, and probably Taguig would be he downtown financial district etc.

This way officials can manage the whole of Metro Manila as one city. Projects can be planned better because of this, because there would be no city boundaries hassling the project, for example highways that have to traverse between cities. Or public transport that would better connect all the districts. Walang away, isang syudad.

This is not my idea, but i feel this is the best and most logic way for Metro Manila to evolve. I am not an urban planner, nor do i know much about politics or zoning. Its not perfect so let us examine this idea, complement it, change it or whatever. Let us discuss ways for our nations capitol to work in a better system to help uplift our country and our people.

Your thoughts guys?

Naaah! There would be too many people for one single mayor to serve on. He will need almost the same power as that of a president to effectively implement projects and the council will be almost as large as the congress. A giant city like that would might as well become an independent state itself. So, sorry. Nice concept but impossible to implement. What they need in Metro manila is full cooperation by all officials concerned in oreder to function smoothly without any hitches. I'm all for re-merging of provinces that were divided thru all these years but certainly not for M. Manila being consolidated into one mega city.

For Metro Manila to work, the political and management system should be similar to Tokyo or Paris.

Metro Manila's cities would become wards or arrondissements.

^^Hindi ba yung districts dati ng Maynila e tawag arrabal? Maybe we can revive this concept and nomenclature to our present era.

Naaah! There would be too many people for one single mayor to serve on. He will need almost the same power as that of a president to effectively implement projects and the council will be almost as large as the congress. A giant city like that would might as well become an independent state itself. So, sorry. Nice concept but impossible to implement. What they need in Metro manila is full cooperation by all officials concerned in oreder to function smoothly without any hitches. I'm all for re-merging of provinces that were divided thru all these years but certainly not for M. Manila being consolidated into one mega city.

Maybe not make it one city, but atleast have some kind of unified governance. The wise Paulo Alcazaren said it best. A quote from his article "11 Resolutions for Metro Manila":

"Metro-governance &mdash; my final wish for the metropolis is for its consolidation under a unified metro-governance. The ills of Metro Manila can, in many ways, be traced to its fractured governance. It is literally (and as I&rsquo;ve often written) seventeen kingdoms with seventeen kings (or queens), most of whom do not talk or even like each other, much less cooperate to address any problems.

Floods, traffic, crime, pollution, billboards, darkness, the lack of greenery, the lack of rational city and regional planning, are all problems that do not recognize political boundaries. Metro Manila cannot be governed or find solutions to these urban problems piecemeal or without the benefit of metro-wide programs (and those that also acknowledge a regional environmental context).

Metro Manila is the only metropolitan region in Asia not governed by a metro-authority. It should be governed like a province, albeit a wholly urban one. A metro-governance here could also become a template for governance for other metro areas nationwide like Metro-Cebu, Metro-Davao and Metro-Baguio.

These are my eleven wishes for Metro Manila in 2011. I&rsquo;ll be happy with three or four being addressed within the year. The metropolis, however, won&rsquo;t survive the rest of the decade if the others are not addressed. If it doesn&rsquo;t, then the danger is of it becoming a failed metropolis (state) where anarchy rules and the only option will be to escape it."

Metro Manila is the only metropolitan region in Asia not governed by a metro-authority. It should be governed like a province, albeit a wholly urban one.

MMDA? & all MM mayors are members of the council..
http://www.mmda.gov.ph/mm-council.html

but i would prefer to have a governor too


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Manila at Dusk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blake_lennon/6547089855/) by blake_lennon (http://www.flickr.com/people/blake_lennon/), on Flickr

Some Manila Projects Going up, scroll right >>
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*pardon my editing skills

Metro Manila is undergoing Manhattanization where the skyline is getting taller and more dense.

Some Manila Projects Going up, scroll right >>
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*pardon my editing skills

Superb panorama and editing! It looks like a very expansive and continuous skyline of combined metropolises. I also very liked a lot the green foreground at the right approaching to BGC. I hope though that in a street-level view, everything would just be as 'exquisitely pretty' as that.

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Greetings from SSC - Pangasinan

Merry Christmas Metro Manila

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

from SSC-Ozamiz & Misamis Occidental community.

How Metro Manila smog caused New Year haze
By Dharel Placido, abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines - Record levels of air pollution from firecrackers worsened by the lack of wind and rains caused a blanket of smog to envelope a large portion of Metro Manila until the afternoon of New Year's Day, according to Environment Secretary Ramon Paje.

Paje said that on New Year's Day, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources measured 2 levels of particulate matters or tiny solid particles suspended in air small enough to enter a person’s lung and cause serious respiratory ailments.

He said normal levels of particulate matters 10 (PM10) and 2.5 (PM2.5) are at 150 micrograms and 65 micrograms per cubic meter. But on New Year's Day, he said the PM10 levels reached as high as 950.

"There was no rain, no wind and there was really a lot of pollution....This is why up to 3 p.m., we still had smog. This is probably the reason why flights were diverted," he said in a radio dzMM interview.

The environment chief said he is planning to suggest a total ban on the public use of firecrackers by next year.

“Pinu-push talaga namin, at sinusuportahan ako ni President Aquino dito na kung pu-pwede, yung pag-celebrate ng New Year at pasko next year, ay wala nang paputok. At kung meron man, it has to be managed by the LGUs (local government units) only,” he said.

“Katulad sa ibang bansa, isang lugar lang, at yung LGUs lang ang pwedeng magpaputok. At manunuod na lang yung mga tao,” he added.

Paje noted that animal manure used as extenders in some firecrackers is to blame for the foul odor in the smoke.

‘Skybridge’ promises 15-minute Makati-QC travel
source (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/01/02/12/%E2%80%98skybridge%E2%80%99-promises-15-minute-makati-qc-travel)

MANILA, Philippines – Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino on Monday is seeking approval of a major road project that may ease traffic in Metro Manila.

Tolentino said the road project, dubbed as the “Skybridge," is an 8.3 kilometer thoroughfare that would be another alternative to EDSA for those traveling between Quezon City and Makati.

He acknowledged that the Skybridge project would be costly, but promised that it would shorten the travel time between Makati and Quezon City to just about 15 to 18 minutes.

It usually takes 40 minutes to an hour to travel from Quezon City to Makati, depending on traffic conditions.

“We would be unveiling a plan which we would be passing on to NEDA (National Economic and Development Authority) and DPWH (Department of Public Works and Highways) before the end of the month (January) which would create a new thoroughfare, bypassing EDSA, without encountering road right of way problems during construction,” Tolentino told ANC.

“It would utilize our current esteros and transform it into another thoroughfare,” he added.

Tolentino did not provide details on the exact path the planned Skybridge would take, but said it would connect E. Rodriguez Avenue in Quezon City and the area near the Makati Racing Club.

Meanwhile, Tolentino said construction of two major flyovers, the Lanuza and Julia Vargas flyovers, will begin this year.

He also said the DPWH plans to extend the existing expressway of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) to Roxas Boulevard to ease traffic in the area.

According to DPWH's website, the 5.2-kilometer NAIA Expressway (Phase II) project would cost P6.76 billion.

"It is a 4-lane elevated expressway with a total length of 5.2 kms. Starting from Sales St. going to Andrews Ave, Domestic Road, MIA Rd. and ends at Roxas Blvd. It includes to construction of toll plaza and 5 on and off ramps,” the website said, referring to the project.

Instead of a skybridge, how about more rapid transit lines instead. The more roads built, the more traffic as a result just like C-5 and then C-6.

^^ Agree. It favors those who own cars more. Aside from encouraging the use of cars, it doesn't address the need for a more effective mass transport system in the Metro.

^^ Agree. It favors those who own cars more. Aside from encouraging the use of cars, it doesn't address the need for a more effective mass transport system in the Metro.

Metro Manila is becoming a car centric city where even pedestrian sidewalks are turned to parking lots. But despite of that, pedestrian activity is still high.

I just don't want our city to end up like Jakarta where the majority of its population depend on the automobile. There are too many cars on it's city streets and hardly any people on it's sidewalks.

Not all Manileños own a car and there will be those who still commute or use public transportation.

There are just too many highway developments where instead, we can improve various public transportation such as rapid transit / metro and ferries.

When it comes to public transportation, there are lots of them in Metro Manila especially jeepneys that run frequent even at night. The quality though may not be the best in the world.

Congratulations Manila for your Skybridge. I hope this project will push through. This project will not only redefine Manila, but also Philippines as a whole.

I agree with manilaX that the govt should focus on improving our public transportation system. More efficient public transport would take people away from their cars. Metro Manila is big but with enough trains criss-crossing in it, commuting would be made more fun and comfortable. Govt must make plans on the gradual phase out of jeepneys. Lets face it jeepneys have already served its purpose. Modern times require modern transport system. relegate jeepneys to sidestreet if not as museum pieces. Jeepneys are unsafe, dirty, uncomfortable and a big reason for the metro traffic mess.

ang seste, yung mga transport group nagwewelga

mas madali maglagay ng bagong daan

kesa sa

maglagay ng bagong rota,transportasyon,prangkisa sa mga lugar na meron nang nakauna

I agree with manilaX that the govt should focus on improving our public transportation system. More efficient public transport would take people away from their cars. Metro Manila is big but with enough trains criss-crossing in it, commuting would be made more fun and comfortable. Govt must make plans on the gradual phase out of jeepneys. Lets face it jeepneys have already served its purpose. Modern times require modern transport system. relegate jeepneys to sidestreet if not as museum pieces. Jeepneys are unsafe, dirty, uncomfortable and a big reason for the metro traffic mess.

We cannot phase out jeepneys because it is not just the most common form of public transportation but the icon of Metro Manila and The Philippines.

Our country and cities are recognized by this and this is our attraction. Taking the jeepney away from Metro Manila is like taking away The Statue of Liberty or The Empire State Building in New York or The Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The best is to adapt the E-jeepney technology to the current jeepney and have the same authenticity but with modern power.

We cannot phase out jeepneys because it is not just the most common form of public transportation but the icon of Metro Manila and The Philippines.

Our country and cities are recognized by this and this is our attraction. Taking the jeepney away from Metro Manila is like taking away The Statue of Liberty or The Empire State Building in New York or The Eiffel Tower in Paris.

The best is to adapt the E-jeepney technology to the current jeepney and have the same authenticity but with modern power.

Icon?? It totally unsafe, dirty, both inside and out, uncomfortable and the jeepney drivers themselves are undisciplined. Hongkong used to have rickshaw and for the longest time rickshaw is the image of hk and yet as times progresses rickshaws were banned. These days the only place we can see rickshaws in hk is in museums.

If you say jeepneys are icons and the image of manila then we should not allow kalesa to die away and we should also include those karitons, pedicabs, as images of the city. What we need is modern transportation, clean, green, disciplined if we wanna move forward. We need more efficient people movers like trains and lots of it to discourage people from using their cars. Less cars means less roads needed to be constructed which also could mean more parks can be built, less cars means less pollution and better quality of life for all. Riding a jeepney for the first time is thrilling but if you use it everyday its really a HELL of a ride literally.

ang seste, yung mga transport group nagwewelga

mas madali maglagay ng bagong daan

kesa sa

maglagay ng bagong rota,transportasyon,prangkisa sa mga lugar na meron nang nakauna

Kaya nga we need to build more train lines. Pag may alternative na sa jeep, di na sila pwede mag threat na magwelga.

Icon?? It totally unsafe, dirty, both inside and out, uncomfortable and the jeepney drivers themselves are undisciplined. Hongkong used to have rickshaw and for the longest time rickshaw is the image of hk and yet as times progresses rickshaws were banned. These days the only place we can see rickshaws in hk is in museums.

If you say jeepneys are icons and the image of manila then we should not allow kalesa to die away and we should also include those karitons, pedicabs, as images of the city. What we need is modern transportation, clean, green, disciplined if we wanna move forward. We need more efficient people movers like trains and lots of it to discourage people from using their cars. Less cars means less roads needed to be constructed which also could mean more parks can be built, less cars means less pollution and better quality of life for all. Riding a jeepney for the first time is thrilling but if you use it everyday its really a HELL of a ride literally.

The rickshaw in HK are like calesas here, there are the more primitive mode of transportation unlike jeepneys, trams, etc.

There are still kalesas in our tourist areas such as intramuros. On the other hand, pedicabs, tricycles, etc should be phased out and let people walk the short distances.

I'm for more rapid transit but not the phasing out of the jeepney.

Jeepneys as the popular mode of transportation will stay for a very long time.

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ok, tell me anu ba yung sky bridge na narinig ko sa makati thread

8.3 kilometer 6-lane elevated highway passing san juan river and pasig river from e. rodriguez-near STI-De los santos hospital to santa ana race park

3rd longest bridge next to

1.candaba viaduct
2.proposed mindoro-batangas bridge
4. san juanico bridge

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ito yung skyline ng bangkok, pagpinagsama sama mo ang metro manila skyline ibawas muna ang alabang at eastwood, kuha mula sa timog,qc, mas malaki at mas marami tayong buildings kesa sa bangkok

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3485/3754299323_cb71a9243a_o.jpg

ito yung skyline ng bangkok, pagpinagsama sama mo ang metro manila skyline ibawas muna ang alabang at eastwood, kuha mula sa timog,qc, mas malaki at mas marami tayong buildings kesa sa bangkok

:) In the lower part, the buildings are look like the HDB's in Singapore.

ito yung skyline ng bangkok, pagpinagsama sama mo ang metro manila skyline ibawas muna ang alabang at eastwood, kuha mula sa timog,qc, mas malaki at mas marami tayong buildings kesa sa bangkok

Mas maraming buildings dun kay sa atin. Pero mas organizado and skyline natin.

I'm for more rapid transit but not the phasing out of the jeepney.

Jeepneys as the popular mode of transportation will stay for a very long time.

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqF,!hsE2Qq6E5IdBNl96g!fqg~~_35.JPG

agree... the jeepney shouldn't be phased out... lessen them maybe but not totally remove them... and the remaining jeepneys should be spruced up and make it look like original jeepney with all those different colors and stuff...

unti na lang squatter sa thailand

unti na lang squatter sa thailand

Same with Metro Manila. Ok there are still squatters here but much less compared back in the late 20th century.

8.3 kilometer 6-lane elevated highway passing san juan river and pasig river from e. rodriguez-near STI-De los santos hospital to santa ana race park

3rd longest bridge next to

1.candaba viaduct
2.proposed mindoro-batangas bridge
4. san juanico bridge

anu naman update dito

Manila is unique. Unang una na sa confusion pa lang na pag-refer natin at ng mga banyaga sa Pasay, Paranaque, Quezon City, Alabang, etc as Manila?

Sa positive side, dahil dun e napakarami nating city centers sa buong kalakhang Maynila - Eastwood City, BGC, Filinvest City, etc at sa ngayon ay may bago na naman sa napakagandang pangalan na Aseana City?

May makakaparehas ba tyo sa dalawang factors na yan mula sa ibang bahagi ng mundo?
Manila Cities - It's more fun in the Philippines! :-)

Manila is unique. Unang una na sa confusion pa lang na pag-refer natin at ng mga banyaga sa Pasay, Paranaque, Quezon City, Alabang, etc as Manila?

Sa positive side, dahil dun e napakarami nating city centers sa buong kalakhang Maynila - Eastwood City, BGC, Filinvest City, etc at sa ngayon ay may bago na naman sa napakagandang pangalan na Aseana City?

May makakaparehas ba tyo sa dalawang factors na yan mula sa ibang bahagi ng mundo?
Manila Cities - It's more fun in the Philippines! :-)

Malaki ang Metro Manila kaya maraming lugar na pwede mapuntahan malibang na lang sa shopping malls.

Mabuti na ang isang Maynila sa lahat ng lungsod. Para walang confusion. Kahit ako na taga rito.

kahit nga cavite at bulacan, manila pa rin sa mga taga probinsya katulad namin,hehehe

kahit nga cavite at bulacan, manila pa rin sa mga taga probinsya katulad namin,hehehe

Greater Manila na yun. Kasama na sa sphere of influence ng Maynila.

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Photos from Makati Green Urban Design Center (GUDC).

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Once this urban renewal project gets a green light, may the key cities of NCR, espcially Manila, follow suit in the soonest possible time. I hope the population of the Metro in all their respective social status get a fair share of a quality living and enjoy the many benefits of good urbanity.

matanong ko lang po..

what is the shortest route from marriot resort world hotel to arellano university taft?

matanong ko lang po..

what is the shortest route from marriot resort world hotel to arellano university taft?

Since marriot is almost beside SKYWAY RAMP.. that will be the shortest IMHO.

Enter SKYWAY going to makati. then exit at Buendia (Gil Puyat) Ramp (this is the last exit pt.) prepare for toll fee. then left on buendia ave. go straight then take u-turn slot after the LRT Station since going left to taft avenue is prohibited if youre coming from buendia ave. (gil puyat). when u reach the LRT station again. take right. The school is on the left side. beside the bus station

Mas maraming buildings dun kay sa atin. Pero mas organizado and skyline natin.
mas maraming mid-rise



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taken by Iko R Kyle
Taguig > Makati > Manila > Mandaluyong > Pasig > QC

Sa ngayon pero dumadami ang high-rise.

Been checking out the New 7 Wonders site and now, they have cities.

Personally Makati, Marikina, Parañaque, Quezon City and Taguig should be disqualified since Manila by itself already represents these cities.

The fact you do not see cities such as Beverly Hills, Brooklyn, Long Beach, Shibuya or the likes as listed individually.

http://www.new7wonders.com

Since marriot is almost beside SKYWAY RAMP.. that will be the shortest IMHO.

Enter SKYWAY going to makati. then exit at Buendia (Gil Puyat) Ramp (this is the last exit pt.) prepare for toll fee. then left on buendia ave. go straight fee then take u-turn slot after the LRT Station since going left to taft avenue is prohibited if youre coming from buendia ave. (gil puyat). when u reach the LRT station again. take right. The school is on the left side. beside the bus station

thanks waakit. by the way, how much is the toll fee?

Mas organisado pala ang mga buildings sa Manila Kaysa Bangkok:applause::horse:

Mas organisado pala ang mga buildings sa Manila Kaysa Bangkok:applause::horse:

Totoo! Ang BKK nga ay walang primary CBD!

Been checking out the New 7 Wonders site and now, they have cities.

Personally Makati, Marikina, Parañaque, Quezon City and Taguig should be disqualified since Manila by itself already represents these cities.

The fact you do not see cities such as Beverly Hills, Brooklyn, Long Beach, Shibuya or the likes as listed individually.

http://www.new7wonders.com


May Filipino netizens do not launch a crusade of sorts to push Manila or any of the other MM cities to become one of the New7Wonder cities. That would be unbearably inane.

May Filipino netizens do not launch a crusade of sorts to push Manila or any of the other MM cities to become one of the New7Wonder cities. That would be unbearably inane.

I actually nominated Manila since it is our city and it is one of the most vibrant in Asia.

But I doubt it will win.

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7155/manilabayunifiedtourism.jpg
Image showing tourist attractions along the bay area..any attractions missed and worth adding?

We really need to move our international airport! It its too near the city!

The rickshaw in HK are like calesas here, there are the more primitive mode of transportation unlike jeepneys, trams, etc.

There are still kalesas in our tourist areas such as intramuros. On the other hand, pedicabs, tricycles, etc should be phased out and let people walk the short distances.

I'm for more rapid transit but not the phasing out of the jeepney.

Jeepneys as the popular mode of transportation will stay for a very long time.

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqF,!hsE2Qq6E5IdBNl96g!fqg~~_35.JPG


Id still say jeepney has already outlived its purpose. I feel jeepneys can still continue to ply but on very very limited routes. Jeepneys contributes much to the worsening air pollution, chaos in the streets and road accidents. The jeepney body cant protect its occupants in case of a strong collision since its body doesnt aborb the stress from the impact, people usually gets thrown overboard resulting to major injury and death. Jeepneys are also often very crowded and thus disease and easily spread from one passenger to the other. It is also not comfortable at all with its open window design such that exhaust gas from other vehicles enter the jeepney and gets inhaled by its passengers. The reason why we dont want them to go is because of nostalgic purposes, but in the modern world sometimes nostalgia has to take a backseat for efficiency safety as well as protection of the environment.

Id still say jeepney has already outlived its purpose. I feel jeepneys can still continue to ply but on very very limited routes. Jeepneys contributes much to the worsening air pollution, chaos in the streets and road accidents. The jeepney body cant protect its occupants in case of a strong collision since its body doesnt aborb the stress from the impact, people usually gets thrown overboard resulting to major injury and death. Jeepneys are also often very crowded and thus disease and easily spread from one passenger to the other. It is also not comfortable at all with its open window design such that exhaust gas from other vehicles enter the jeepney and gets inhaled by its passengers. The reason why we dont want them to go is because of nostalgic purposes, but in the modern world sometimes nostalgia has to take a backseat for efficiency safety as well as protection of the environment.

That is why The Jeepney should evolve and I'm not talking about e-jeepneys but to fuse e-jeepney technology to the traditional jeepneys.

That way, new technology is fused plus environmental innovations. At the same time preserve the traditional design and authenticity.

Mahal naming Maynila, kabisera ka ng Pilipinas
Mga kemikal ng bawat pabrika, yamang tubig at hangin mo'y sinisira
Mga dyip na pasaway, busina't radyo nila'y sobra kung mag-ingay

Basura ng Ale at Mama, kahit saan ginawang tambakan
Si Kuya't ate naman, tabi ng kalye ay iniihian
Tanong ni lolo't lola, Ba't sa panahon namin di naman ganyan?

Kaya ngayo'y mga ipis at daga, sa iyo ay naaalintana
Mga pusa na gumagala, walang silbi't walang magawa
Mga aso sa bawat kalsada, nagdudumi sa mismong daanan

Tanong sa Alkalde ng Maynila, ano po ang iyong ginagawa?
Kahit sa "Facebook" pag ikaw ay binanatan, "unfriend button" ang iyong kasagutan
Sana po ay imbis na magalit, mahal naming Maynila ay dapat mong ipalinis.

-Masanting

That is why The Jeepney should evolve and I'm not talking about e-jeepneys but to fuse e-jeepney technology to the traditional jeepneys.

That way, new technology is fused plus environmental innovations. At the same time preserve the traditional design and authenticity.

^^Totally agree with you! Nowadays kasi the e-jeepneys we see in Makati doesn't look like real jeepneys anymore. I hope a genius would come up with a tradtional jeepney with eco-friendly features (run by electricity or battery). Or better yet a futuristic jeepney that looks something like these but elongated :colgate:

http://media.techeblog.com/images/jeeprenegade_1.jpg

http://media.techeblog.com/elephant//ul/8772-450x-jeeprenegade_6.jpg

http://www.4-the-love-of-jeeps.com/images/JeepRenegadeConcept2008sidesmall.jpg

http://www.tuvie.com/wp-content/uploads/pygmy-jeep-features-stylish-appearance-with-great-functionalities6.jpg

That is why The Jeepney should evolve and I'm not talking about e-jeepneys but to fuse e-jeepney technology to the traditional jeepneys.

That way, new technology is fused plus environmental innovations. At the same time preserve the traditional design and authenticity.

Kung ganyan pwede. But who's gonna bankroll such project? Its gonna be expensive. How feasible is it since there are other cheaper alternatives. If someone or some company would undertake that project, it will have to have full govt support such as tax breaks and even free lease on land and other support.

^^ pwede din siguro kung gawing pa-contest yung pagdisenyo/pag-conceptualize nyan sa mga Engineering students.

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>>>>> sayang naputol ang taguig
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taken by James Evans

in 50 years, magiging HK kaya ang itsura ng Manila Bay coastline?

Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue featured on Landmarks...

QYyu3JgGJMs

source (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYyu3JgGJMs)

I watched Cheche Lazaro Presents last Sunday and it featured EDSA; it's history including it's original purpose and how it got it's name; development; problems and future plans. It was interesting to know that it was originally planned by the Americans for avoiding the traffic in Manila and to be a major artery to the proposed then Quezon City to be the country's capital. The plan was to make Manila to be the financial district and the surroundings of then Highway 54 (now EDSA) to be zone for subdivisions like by day workers would go to Manila and by night they'd be travelling outwards the city on their way home. Bacause of World War II and lack of funds after the war, the original plan and zoning was not followed enabling us to see what now EDSA is.

I watched Cheche Lazaro Presents last Sunday and it featured EDSA; it's history including it's original purpose and how it got it's name; development; problems and future plans. It was interesting to know that it was originally planned by the Americans for avoiding the traffic in Manila and to be a major artery to the proposed then Quezon City to be the country's capital. The plan was to make Manila to be the financial district and the surroundings of then Highway 54 (now EDSA) to be zone for subdivisions like by day workers would go to Manila and by night they'd be travelling outwards the city on their way home. Bacause of World War II and lack of funds after the war, the original plan and zoning was not followed enabling us to see what now EDSA is.

Great GIST!

Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue featured on Landmarks...

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source (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYyu3JgGJMs)
Araw araw ng buhay ko, nakatali ako sa EDSA. LOL! :lol: Kaya oras na may mangyari sa EDSA, buong Kamaynilaan apektado. Ganyan kaimportante ang C4.

By Daxim L. Lucas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:18 am | Monday, February 27th, 2012

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Imagine driving home at the end of a long working day during rush hour and traveling from Makati to certain parts of Quezon City in only six minutes. From Buendia to Balintawak, it will just be 10 minutes.
Motorists may soon be able to enjoy these drastically shortened travel times if the Aquino administration gives the go-ahead for the building of a six-lane elevated highway from Buendia (now called Gil Puyat Avenue) in Makati to Balintawak in Quezon City through the heart of the metropolis.
Documents obtained by the Philippine Daily Inquirer show that a Skyway-style project is being proposed by Citra-PNCC (Philippine National Construction Corp.) as part of the concession awarded to it when it built the overhead Skyway system along South Superhighway from Buendia to Bicutan in Parañaque City. The group finished the second leg from Bicutan to Alabang, Muntinlupa, early last year.
P99 toll
Dubbed the Citra-PNCC Alignment, or “CPA,” the elevated highway from Buendia to Balintawak will be built at no cost to the government, while the toll to be charged motorists will be capped at P99 for the entire 14-kilometer stretch.
The project is expected to cost P24 billion, which is significantly lower than the P35-billion price tag, including government subsidies, of a rival proposal named the connector road project.
The CPA’s proponents have promised to complete the entire project in 30 months from groundbreaking, well within the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
The company said the project was designed primarily as a means of decongesting Edsa, where motorists usually would take an average of one-and-a-half hours to traverse in morning and evening rush-hour traffic.
The CPA project was confirmed by Citra-PNCC president and CEO Shadik Wahono, who said that his firm had conveyed the proposal to the government and was awaiting its response.
“Given the traffic situation around Metro Manila, we believe that everyone, not just motorists and commuters, will benefit from this project,” he said, when contacted by the Inquirer.
Wahono explained that the elevated highway was part of the original concession award by the government to Citra in the 1990s which resulted in the building of stages one and two of the Skyway system.
8 entrances, exits
Wahono pointed out that the CPA was superior to the rival 22-kilometer connector-road proposal which also sought to connect South Luzon Expressway to North Luzon Expressway, only at a higher cost to government and motorists.
The CPA will have eight entrances and exits that motorists can use: Buendia, Quirino Avenue, Plaza Dilao, Aurora Boulevard, E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon Avenue, Sgt. Rivera Street and Balintawak.
“The connector-road proposal, meanwhile, only has three—in Quirino, España and 5th Avenue,” Wahono said.
Third level
The CPA has provisions for eventual expansion from the initial six lanes to a full-fledged 10 lanes with the addition of a third-level, four-lane roadway, said the
Citra-PNCC chief.
The infrastructure proposal also veers away from the connector road’s design which calls for the building of a four-lane elevated highway on the Philippine National Railways (PNR) line snaking through Metro Manila.
Wahono said that because of the 30-meter clearance requirement on either side of the PNR tracks, the connector road was limited to a width of four lanes, increasing the risk of traffic congestion in case of vehicular accidents.
Minimal disruption
“With the CPA, we will build the support columns in the median of existing wide avenues, resulting in minimal disruption,” he said.
In addition to potentially becoming one of the flagship infrastructure projects of the Aquino administration, the construction of the CPA will have a strong multiplier effect on the economy, given the workers it will employ, the raw materials that will be used, and the eventual increase in land values that the completed highway will indirectly cause, Wahono said.

Source:http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/152323/with-skyway-quezon-city-just-6-minutes-from-makati

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Below the Line
The Day Manila Stood Still
By AMBASSADOR JOSE A. ZAIDE
March 11, 2012, 11:48pm
MANILA, Philippines — With apology to the sci-fi film “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” two alien offers to fix Manila’s traffic will only cause gridlock when they begin construction.

SMC-CITRA proposes a P24-billion project which it can finish in 30 months – a skyway from Buendia in Makati to Balintawak in QC to ease EDSA traffic.

But rival MPTC calls the skyway proposal “mind-boggling,” and “impossible” to finish before the end of the Aquino administration.

MPTC proposes its alternative “connector-road” project (P21 billion) passing over existing Philippine National Railway tracks as the “ideal” route for Skway-NLEX link, and more financially viable and technically superior.

Solution: Neither of the above. Both are LA solutions unnecessary for a developing country – encouraging more motorcars, compounding our problem.

Why make the poor and middle class pedestrians subsidize the skyways of the rich?

Mass rapid transit is the only answer to benefit the largest number of Manila commuters. The promise of single-ticketing for LRT and MRT lines points in the right direction. By adding a circle line and a central line to crisscross the metropolis, we assure commuters of getting there, point-to-point, and on time…and ease motorist road use.

FAIL-SAFE COLOR CODE. While working on long-range metro rapid mass transit, there are several immediate remedies. One such is by removing surplus buses on EDSA, (many of which are “colorum”): Color-code the buses, literally – paint the noses of buses RED (to run M, W, F) or BLUE (to run Tu, Th, Sat).

EUREKA. On a related matter, Vice President Jejomar Binay hits the nail in the head when he asked government to reduce VAT on oil. Susmaryosep, Jejomar!

Ditto for VAT on SLEX and NLEX tollways which translate into hiked costs of transport for commuters and delivery costs.

CROC WINKS ITS EYE. Asia-Pacific Chief Scoutmaster Binay returns today from World Scout Committee Meeting in Geneva. He wants Government to be more truthful – it cannot shed crocodile tears at unmitigated rise of oil prices and toll fees, while earning more VAT revenue on price hikes.

It has no business playing Robin Hood… taking VAT on oil and tolls with left hand and giving away CCT and pantawid pasada coupons with right hand.

If it sincerely wants to give relief to the public, reductio ad absurdum, Government can cushion the blow on the new oil price hike by waiving away VAT.

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING. BTW, when will MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino do away with Bayani Fernando’s U-turn slots? If it makes any traffic sense, howcum no other city in the world uses it?

When President Cory Aquino visited Spain, she was surprised to see that Madrid had knocked down overpasses and exit clovers and just imposed the NO LEFT TURN on major avenues. (Motorists crossed to the left by taking right-right-right turns).

LIN(IS)SANITY. And while Chairman Tolentino is at it, he may as well demolish the eyesore magenta male pissoir cubicles at public places. City Hall could save our walls simply with an ordinance obliging gasoline stations to make available their toilets to everyone…male and female.

Source: http://mb.com.ph/node/354023/the-day-manila-

As I See It
Metro traffic system needs thorough overhaul
By: Neal H. Cruz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
3:00 am | Monday, March 19th, 2012
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“It was a strike,” said the government of the protest walkout of jeepney drivers last week.

“No, it was a caravan,” said the drivers. Strike? Caravan? Either way, the jeepney drivers’ and operators’ associations violated provisions of their franchises. They did not serve the public.

“But we have the right to protest,” say the drivers.

Yes you have, but don’t forget the public you have sworn to serve.

With these periodic strikes, the jeepney associations are actually using the riding public as hostages. You don’t give us what we are asking for, the people wouldn’t be able to go anywhere, they warn. And many times in the past, the government, afraid of the backlash from the riding public, backs down and surrenders. And the jeepney associations have gotten used to this—of the government surrendering—and threaten a strike at the drop of a hat.

It is also one way the leaders can strengthen their hold on the rank and file. Also, don’t forget that for every peso increase in the pay of the members of a labor union or association, the officers, and especially the labor lawyers, get a percentage of the whole bonanza. If the total salary increase for members of a labor union is P20 million, for example, just 10 percent of that is P2 million and this goes to the lawyers. Now you understand why unions, and especially their lawyers, threaten strikes so often. I suspect the same is true with jeepney associations.

And that is the reason why passenger fares in jeepneys and buses have gotten way above in proportion to the rise in the cost of fuel. In the past, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) was headed by somebody who was afraid of strikes and readily surrendered to the fare hike demands of the jeepney associations. There were no strikes during his term, yes, but the fares skyrocketed way above what was necessary.

In fact, I think the jeepneys, and especially the buses, are overcharging their passengers until now. Why am I saying this?

Use your common sense. If you stand anywhere along Edsa even during rush hours, you will see all those half-empty buses lined up along the avenue. If these buses were not overcharging their passengers, they would be out of business by now. But there they are, plying Edsa day after day, half-empty, wasting gas and oil and polluting the environment.

If the bus companies were losing the income from all those empty seats, they would have given up by now, that is, left Edsa and moved to another more profitable route.

But many bus companies all want to ply Edsa, contributing to the traffic congestion and air pollution there. Some of them operate as colorums, thus breaking the law. Even the provincial buses operate as colorum city buses. Why?

Obviously, there is richer picking there. Meanwhile, in the provinces, transportation vehicles are so few that people have to wait for hours before getting a ride to town. Why don’t the excess buses in the cities go to the provinces where they are needed? Why doesn’t the LTFRB shift the franchises of the excess city buses to the provinces where they are badly needed? Laziness, lack of common sense, or just plain corruption?

Why would the bus companies operate in the city where their buses run half-empty rather than in the provinces where they are urgently needed?

And where are they getting the money to pay for all the vacant seats? Where else but from the few passengers on board whom they are overcharging. Yes, the few passengers are paying for all the empty seats. And yet the bus association has the temerity to ask for another fare increase.

The traffic situation in Metro Manila is getting worse every day. Color coding, truck bans, rerouting and one-way streets, all these have not worked. Even the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has run out of gimmicks. So what can still be done?

As I see it, it requires no less than a thorough overhauling of the Metro Manila transportation system. Move people, not vehicles. We don’t have enough money to build new roads, elevated or not, through the cities to accommodate all the new vehicles joining the melee every day.

MMDA made things worse by allowing provincial buses to load/unload passengers on city streets, even allowing the spaces under some flyovers to be used by them as terminals. Bad move. What is needed is to reduce the number of vehicles in the cities, not add to them, which the entry of provincial buses has done.

So the first thing we can do, without spending a single peso, is to limit provincial buses out of city limits. Have bus terminals at the boundary of Muntinlupa in the south and at the boundary of Valenzuela in the north. There are more than enough city buses to take passengers to the inner cities.

The bad luck of Metro Manila is that it lies in the center of the route from north to south. People and cargo that have to be transported from north to south and vice versa have to pass through Metro Manila even if they don’t want to, adding to the traffic congestion there.

One solution is to strengthen and develop the railroad system around Metro Manila. Increase the trips of the commuter trains; they don’t add to the congestion. PNR trains can be used to transport cargo from north to south and vice versa around Metro Manila, not through it. That should reduce the number of trucks and truck-trailers plying city streets.

And instead of building an elevated highway from Quezon City to Makati, which will worsen traffic in these two cities, use the money to build a highway around Laguna Lake to serve as a bypass through Metro Manila, thus reducing traffic going through there.

Then make maximum use of our rivers and seaways for transportation.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/25191/metro-traffic-system-needs-thorough-overhaul

http://opinion.inquirer.net/25187/innovation-needed-in-informal-settler-housing

Commentary
Innovation needed in informal-settler housing
By: Anna Marie A. Karaos, John J. Carroll
2:58 am | Monday, March 19th, 2012
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It takes more than presidential will and money to make a propoor initiative succeed. Apart from having an efficient and honest implementing bureaucracy that understands the purpose of the reform, innovation is a major ingredient of success. Without it, implementing institutions are bound to magnify what is wrong with the existing systems and make the problem worse. Innovation is the hallmark of reform.

Last year, President Aquino announced that his administration would allocate P10 billion every year until 2016 for the housing of informal settlers in so-called danger zones in Metro Manila. This initiative was a response to the advocacy of urban poor groups for a policy of in-city housing for urban informal settlers as an alternative to distant or off-city relocation. An estimated half a million families are expected to benefit from this initiative.

The size of the budget, P10 billion annually or P50 billion up to 2016, is explained by the high cost of in-city housing, especially since the administration prefers multistory housing so as to maximize the use of limited land. The urban poor, who previously had been instinctively averse to this type of housing design because of cost, safety and maintenance issues, have come to accept it as a reasonable solution.

Bolstering the urban poor’s confidence that the administration was ready for innovative housing approaches was the President’s appointment of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, known for his propoor housing programs in Naga City, as the government official responsible for the program.

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) organized and convened technical working groups and contracted consultants to come up with solutions to the tenure and housing problems of informal-settler communities. It recommended the in-city housing program and budget based on the technical studies and numerous consultations with affected communities.

Urban poor communities and their organizations celebrated the announcement of the in-city housing program, considered unprecedented because of the radical departure from the longstanding policy of off-city resettlement and the large budget being committed by the executive branch for its implementation. More than that, the money for the first year was swiftly released and is now lodged with the National Housing Authority (NHA).

Encouraged by the announcement of the P10-billion fund, urban poor groups, assisted by nongovernment organizations, started to identify prospective sites and beneficiary-communities and to formulate “people’s plans” for multistory housing. The Urban Poor Alliance even submitted to the DILG a proposed menu of tenure and institutional modalities for the program, consisting of community-initiated, local-government-initiated and NHA-initiated schemes. The idea was to mobilize as many project initiators and players as possible, not only to increase the scale and speed of program implementation but also, and more importantly, to encourage inventiveness, healthy competition and cost efficiency through a multiplicity of approaches.

In Brazil where nonconventional housing approaches have been tried with some success, large-scale public housing projects built by contractors that were making lots of money while compromising the quality of housing had been gradually replaced by community-built and -managed medium-rise residential buildings. In one such project in Sao Paolo, residents were responsible for allocating housing funds, sourcing and purchasing building materials, organizing themselves into committees and construction teams, and selecting the technical advisers to assist them. A combination of grants, subsidies and loans was provided. A certain percentage of the budget was allocated for community organization and social preparation.

A more modest scheme that can easily be applied here is providing loans to poor communities that already have land tenure to enable residents to build on their existing houses a second or third floor, which they can rent out to other poor families. There are similar schemes that can achieve the objective of providing in-city housing to informal settlers, not necessarily through ownership. The question is how open are the housing agencies to such innovations.

At a recent workshop attended by government agencies, guidelines and standards to be observed in accessing the P10-billion housing fund were reportedly discussed. It is usually a bad sign when regulations are made the first order of business when implementing a supposed reform program. Regulations, especially when turned into absolutes, as bureaucrats are wont to do, run the risk of stifling innovation. The first year should be a time of flexibility, experimentation and learning. As different project ideas are tested and experience is gained on what works better and what safeguards are needed, the agencies will have a better basis for formulating standards and guidelines.

When one considers the government-built housing units in the resettlement sites in Rodriguez (formerly Montalban), Laguna and Cavite, or the medium-rise residential buildings in Smokey Mountain and Vitas, built by contractors that supposedly passed NHA technical standards and bidding procedures, one cannot help but want alternatives. Would the same standards that gave us the badly built resettlement and medium-rise housing units be used for the P10-billion fund? It is understandable for agencies to rely on their tried and tested rules, even if everyone else can see that their outputs leave much to be desired. The best way to kill a reform initiative is to do things in the usual way.

Public housing is still the best solution but it has to be mid-rise or high-rise. Those low rise structures of Gawad Kalinga or in Baseco does not cut it!

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Kaya nga eh we should pattern our social housing with that of hk, singapore or even china. Hi rise is the way to go. Problem is our squatters are mostly uneducated kaya i really duno what will happen when they all fit inside one hi rise bldg. Kung ako ang bldg manager, di ko paandarin ang elevator para di na sila makababa. hehehe bad ako

Let's take part in Earth Hour tmo, 8:30 pm. Turn off our lights! :)
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I totally agree with you. Vertical housing dapat. Naku kung may elevator, sigurado ako madali masira yan. Paglalaruan ng mga bata, pushing all the buttons. Puro graffiti at siguro madumi pa. :nuts: :lol:


Kaya nga eh we should pattern our social housing with that of hk, singapore or even china. Hi rise is the way to go. Problem is our squatters are mostly uneducated kaya i really duno what will happen when they all fit inside one hi rise bldg. Kung ako ang bldg manager, di ko paandarin ang elevator para di na sila makababa. hehehe bad ako

Kaya nga eh we should pattern our social housing with that of hk, singapore or even china. Hi rise is the way to go. Problem is our squatters are mostly uneducated kaya i really duno what will happen when they all fit inside one hi rise bldg. Kung ako ang bldg manager, di ko paandarin ang elevator para di na sila makababa. hehehe bad ako

Currently, Metro Manila only has mid-rise public housing mostly from 8 to 10 floors. Educated or not, even those of the lower class can be civilized as long as there is a community, cooperative, etc. It worked in some of the largest public housing blocks in the metro like that in Food Terminal.

Here are some of the largest public housing blocks

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Mega Metro Manila should include Pampanga, Bulacan and Rizal...
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OMG THIS PHOTO!


Metro Manila, Philippines

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^^pretty to look at in an aerial view. But at street level...oh jeez.

this aerial looks pretty clean
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6974134676_3c79f8c26f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/asiacamera/6974134676/)
Bye-bye Manila (http://www.flickr.com/photos/asiacamera/6974134676/) by Asiacamera (http://www.flickr.com/people/asiacamera/), on Flickr

I totally agree with you. Vertical housing dapat. Naku kung may elevator, sigurado ako madali masira yan. Paglalaruan ng mga bata, pushing all the buttons. Puro graffiti at siguro madumi pa. :nuts: :lol:

Graffiti sa loob ng mga hallway? Malamang, salabas hindi dahil hanggang 5th 1st or 2nd floor lang magkaroon ng graffiti, ewan ko na lang kung magmula 3rd to 20th floor maka gawa ng graffiti ang mga yan sa takot mahulog sa building:lol::lol: yuon nga lang pintura at isa pa ang dami sigurong sinampay sa bintana malamang:lol::lol:

Makati residents get best perks, says NSCB report

Residents of Makati City get the best perks, according to data compiled by the National Statistical Coordinating Board (NSCB).

According to the NSCB's monthly "Statistically Speaking" report, Makati City spent the most on education and health among all Philippine cities in 2007 to 2009.

On average, Makati City spent around P11,913 for every resident, or around P6.37 billion a year. Quezon City, which has a bigger population, spent more per year, an average of 7.28 billion.

Makati City spent around P2,541 on "Education, Culture & Sports/Manpower Development" for every resident--around P1.35 billion--each year.

Manila and Quezon City were the next top spenders on education, allotting around P1.148 billion and P799 million a year respectively. But because of their larger populations, neither city made it to the top three spenders on education per capita.

Tagaytay City, at Number 2, spent around P968 per resident, while Urdaneta City in Pangasinan was in third place at P832.

Manila's per capita spending on education was around P640, putting it at tenth place, while Quezon City did not make the top ten at all.

Makati also spent P1,502 on "Health, Nutrition & Population Control" for each resident, or around P804 million a year. Slightly behind in per capita spending on health were Mandaluyong City at P823 and Manila City at P621 per resident. This, despite Manila spending around P1.1 billion a year on health, the most for any city in the Philippines.

"Surprising is the inclusion of one city in NCR (Taguig City) in the list of ten cities with the least per capita expenditures on health," NSCB said. According to data from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Taguig City spent around P59 per resident on health, NSCB said.

After Makati City, the city that spent the most for each resident from 2007 to 2009 was Tagaytay City at P8,502. Olongapo City (P6,974) is third, followed by San Juan City (P6,610), Mandaluyong City (P6,463), and Pasig City (P5,926). Puerto Princesa City in Palawan spent more per capita (P5,860) than Pasay City (P5,376), followed by Muntinlupa (P5,271) and Paranaque (P5,191).http://ph.news.yahoo.com/makati-residents-get-best-perks--says-nscb-report.html

WB to finance $275M water sanitation project in M.Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Metro Manila's water sanitation system will soon get a much-needed upgrade. The World Bank board of executive directors approved $275 million in financing for a project aimed at improving wastewater collection and treatment practices in some areas of Metro Manila.

The Metro Manila Wastewater Management Project (MWMP) will support investments of Manila Water Company Inc. and Maynilad Water Services Inc. in increasing the collection and treatment of wastewater from households and other establishments.

In a statement, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said the project will help the country’s efforts to clean up the bodies of water around Metro Manila, especially Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay.

Metro Manila generates some 2 million cubic meters of wastewater every day. Because of the lack of sewerage facilites, only 17% gets treated before being discharged in various water channels and Manila Bay.

To address this problem, the two water concessionaires have planned a 25-year program to ensure 100% wastewater collection and treatment for Metro Manila.

Manila Water will invest $193.4 million in a sewerage treatment plant and associated sewage lines in north and south Pasig. Maynilad, for its part, will invest $178.3 million in sewage treatment plants and associated wastewater conveyance systems in Quezon City, Pasay, Alabang, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, and a septage treatment plant in the southern Metro Manila.

The Land Bank of the Philippines is the borrower of the World Bank loan, and will make the proceeds available for Manila Water and Maynilad.

World Bank Country Director Motoo Konishi said the project is part of its effort to support Metro Manila's urban renewal. He noted that economic losses from inadequate sanitation nationwide - due to health costs and impacts on water quality, tourism, and welfare of the population - are estimated to be around 1.5% of gross domestic product.http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/05/16/12/wb-finance-275m-water-sanitation-project-mmanila

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manila (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonicdao/7214590558/) by jojo nicdao (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonicdao/), on Flickr

Photo taken yesterday (19 - MAY - 2012) :)

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Wish I had a better camera. :bash:

^^ ganda

nice!, oo nga sana mas malaki yung pic

@ anak_mm

I resized the photo to 'fit' the window here in SkyscraperCity. The original file's 11536x2474. :)

^^laki pala, ilan shots 'to?

^

8 shots sir, 9.5 megapixels each shot. Na-crop na yan though. :)

^^:okay: do you have a link for the larger pic, pa share.

:)

^^
kakasira ng view ung mga squatters
:ohno:

The squatters only compose a small part of the pic. The other low-rise structures are more inner-city barangays than shantytowns.

What do you guys think about this? Is it a complete waste of time - or do you think the councilor has a point?

Quezon City moves to replace Manila as country’s capital
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/199881/quezon-city-moves-to-replace-manila-as-country%E2%80%99s-capital

MANILA, Philippines—The richest city in the country is now on the move to strip Manila of its status as the country’s capital city.

In a resolution, a Quezon City councilor is urging Congress to enact a law, declaring it as the new capital of the Republic of the Philippines.

In 1948, Quezon City was declared the nation’s capital until 1976, when former President Ferdinand Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 940, transferring the title to Manila.

This was because Manila became the center of transportation, commerce, culture, and education.

“Due to [its] present economic and ecological features and considering its historical and cultural significance … the capital city of the Republic of the Philippines should be fittingly reinstated to Quezon City,” the resolution read.

What do you guys think about this? Is it a complete waste of time - or do you think the councilor has a point?

Quezon City moves to replace Manila as country’s capital
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/199881/quezon-city-moves-to-replace-manila-as-country%E2%80%99s-capital

nanaman???? ang Gulo ha!!!

make the whole NCR the capital

What do you guys think about this? Is it a complete waste of time - or do you think the councilor has a point?

Quezon City moves to replace Manila as country’s capital
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/199881/quezon-city-moves-to-replace-manila-as-country%E2%80%99s-capital

such a complete waste of time..

Quezon City MUST MOVE TO:
clean its canals, sidewalks, rivers, public markets & streets..
install adequate street and road lightings..
provide healthcare to its people that is better than Makati
AND a lot more....

ok lang naman na q.c ang kapital mas maganda :)