At tama sya....LRT is a good example bakit ayaw nya ng elevated rails; Pinatay ng LRT ang lively spirit ng Maynila at naging sobrang gloomy ang mga dinaan na kalsada ng LRT lines..

Dapat naman talagang nasa ilalim ang LRT natin at dapat restore uli ang tram lines ng maynila para magandang tourism magnet eto. :cheers:

At tama sya....LRT is a good example bakit ayaw nya ng elevated rails; Pinatay ng LRT ang lively spirit ng Maynila at naging sobrang gloomy ang mga dinaan na kalsada ng LRT lines..

Dapat naman talagang nasa ilalim ang LRT natin at dapat restore uli ang tram lines ng maynila para magandang tourism magnet eto. :cheers:

an underground LRT will more than triple the cost especially most of Manila area is below sea level.

^^ If Bangkok can do it (and Bangkok is further below sea level than Manila is), Manila can too.

^^ Only IF budget allocation allows it. Only a few days of rain can make the entire Espana area be submerged. That entails a big amount of moolah.

at sana magkaroon ng human pound. dami mga dapat hulihin sa u belt. mga taong grasang kita ang mga kung ano ano. mga badjao n hinde ka tatantanan kpg d k ng bgay

an underground LRT will more than triple the cost especially most of Manila area is below sea level.

There are other cities that have subways that have worst conditions than manila. As sky harbour said; if bangkok can do it, why can't manila do it? We have the cash to do it, kuripot lang ang goverment natin.


^^ Only IF budget allocation allows it. Only a few days of rain can make the entire Espana area be submerged. That entails a big amount of moolah.

Blame the litterbug mentality of pinoy's and our retarded government. Kung sinunod lang talaga ang Burnham plan tapos well maintained ang mga estero. Walang problema yan...

^^ He's not anti-trains per se. He's against elevated train systems. If I remember correctly, Atienza would only allow MRT-4 construction to push through only if the part running through España was put underground.

At tama sya....LRT is a good example bakit ayaw nya ng elevated rails; Pinatay ng LRT ang lively spirit ng Maynila at naging sobrang gloomy ang mga dinaan na kalsada ng LRT lines..

Dapat naman talagang nasa ilalim ang LRT natin at dapat restore uli ang tram lines ng maynila para magandang tourism magnet eto. :cheers:

Huwag bintangan ang elevated LRT, kahit hindi ka magtayo ng LRT, ay babagsak pa rin lugar. tignan mo ang escolta, bumagsak din. It all boils down to city policies, like taxes, traffic, streets infrastructures and control on street vendors, squatters, crime, etc. to encourage the property owner to improve it's buildings. Ang mga dating manila businessman ay lumipat na sa makati, QC.

Hindi magaling si Atienza sa paglalagay ng mga street lights niya, karamihan ay napakadilim at hindi tumutulong sa riding public. Dapat ang mas murang standard road lights lang na maliwanag at mga fancy lights niya sa mga parks. Billions ang kanyang kinita sa mga buhayin project niya.

Its better than if he does nothing at all. Plus its really espensive for undergroumd rail system in Espana. I hope they eventually find a solution for this, its really heavy traffic here, i pity the students. When i was still in high school and was studying at UST it takes me an hour to go to espana from quezon city, i believe its even worst now. Time for the next Mayor to step it up.

nakatira ako two blocks away from Avenida.. and i must say.. LRT should not be blamed for its sorry state right now.. maybe, we can blame it in the proliferation of malls all over the metro. sino pa nga ba ang magtyatyagang manood sa mga stand-alone cinemas dito or mamimili sa mga tindahan dito. ang dapat sisihin ang city government.. wala naman silang ginawa to improve the streets and the business here. hinayaan na lang nilang magkalat ang street vendors, pulubi, snatchers sa mga lugar na to. hindi kasalanan ng LRT.

Mabuti naranasan ko pang makapanood sa mga lumang sinehan ng Avenida at pati na yung Rizal theater sa Ayala at New Frontier sa Cubao noong bata pa ako, mga early eighties, at ang gaganda ng loob nito. Umaabot pa yung iba ng tatlong levels at may love seat pa yung iba. Tapos manood, diretso na sa mga masasarap na kainan at kasama na pamimili sa mga tindahan at maliliit na department stores.

Iba ang dating ng Maynila noon, sana maibalik yung dati na safe ka maglalalakad at walang nagkalat na mga snatchers, taong grasa at mga puta gaya ngayon. Kung aanga-anga ka, mabibiktima ka talaga ng mga naglipanang masasamang elemento.

Mabuti naranasan ko pang makapanood sa mga lumang sinehan ng Avenida at pati na yung Rizal theater sa Ayala at New Frontier sa Cubao noong bata pa ako, mga early eighties, at ang gaganda ng loob nito. Umaabot pa yung iba ng tatlong levels at may love seat pa yung iba. Tapos manood, diretso na sa mga masasarap na kainan at kasama na pamimili sa mga tindahan at maliliit na department stores.

Iba ang dating ng Maynila noon, sana maibalik yung dati na safe ka maglalalakad at walang nagkalat na mga snatchers, taong grasa at mga puta gaya ngayon. Kung aanga-anga ka, mabibiktima ka talaga ng mga naglipanang masasamang elemento.

Actually, nakakatakot din nuon. Although mas malala ngayon. Ganda ng new Frontier nuon. Buhay na buhay ang mga local and small department stores like Syvel's, COD, Ali mall,Isetan, Fairmart and Plazafair.Ang nawla lang Syvel's at COD. Pero mahina na Isetan at Fairmart at Plazafair. Alimall may redevelopment.

Naalala ko yung sinehan sa tapat ng Isetan recto, nakalimutan ko pangalan. Ganda nuon. Pero nung magsimula ang malls with cinema, namatay na ang mga stand alone cinemas.


Pero maganda nga kung irevive yung mga small stores at stand aloone cinema. Pero malabo.

Because one of the negative effects of malls is the elimination of small retail or commercial establishments around the vicinity of the malls.

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^^Post ko sana ito sa Roxas Blvd thread. Kaso di ko makita.. :lol:

Actually, nakakatakot din nuon. Although mas malala ngayon. Ganda ng new Frontier nuon. Buhay na buhay ang mga local and small department stores like Syvel's, COD, Ali mall,Isetan, Fairmart and Plazafair.Ang nawla lang Syvel's at COD. Pero mahina na Isetan at Fairmart at Plazafair. Alimall may redevelopment.

Naalala ko yung sinehan sa tapat ng Isetan recto, nakalimutan ko pangalan. Ganda nuon. Pero nung magsimula ang malls with cinema, namatay na ang mga stand alone cinemas.


Pero maganda nga kung irevive yung mga small stores at stand aloone cinema. Pero malabo.

Because one of the negative effects of malls is the elimination of small retail or commercial establishments around the vicinity of the malls.

The proliferation of big Malls especially SM malls is a kind of economic imperialism imposed by our local Chinese business community.

The small Filipino retail business was erased by this giant Malls owned by Chinese business tycoons. So most Filipinos were reduced to selling in the sidewalk and same time were apprehensive of the MMDA who will catch and put them to jail for breaking the regulations.

The proliferation of big Malls especially SM malls is a kind of economic imperialism imposed by our local Chinese business community.

The small Filipino retail business was erased by this giant Malls owned by Chinese business tycoons. So most Filipinos were reduced to selling in the sidewalk and same time were apprehensive of the MMDA who will catch and put them to jail for breaking the regulations.

Ganun na nga.Kaya no offense meant pero nahihiwagaan ako sa mga ibang SSC members na gusto punuin ng malls ang Pilipinas.

Ganun na nga.Kaya no offense meant pero nahihiwagaan ako sa mga ibang SSC members na gusto punuin ng malls ang Pilipinas.

kasi walang laman ang utak nila kung hindi magpunta lang sa Mall :)

bigyan mo nga malamang marami laman utak mo...:lol:

TheAvenger,

Talagang lilisanin nila yung retail store nila sa dating lugar kasi nasa MALL na din sila.



Bigyan kita ng utak kalabaw. NYAHAHAHA.

Truth Hurts, it Hurts a LOT.

TheAvenger,

Talagang lilisanin nila yung retail store nila sa dating lugar kasi nasa MALL na din sila.

Bigyan kita ng utak kalabaw. NYAHAHAHA.

Truth Hurts, it Hurts a LOT.

Ikaw ang utak kalabaw, hindi mo naiisip na ang mga Pinoy ay nadi-displace na nang mga Chinese sa lahat ng enterprises
especially sa retail business. Ang karamihan ng mga Pinoy ay nagiging pang bangketa na lang, sa Divisoria, Quiapo, etc.

Of course, maganda, mainam, at comfortable sa Mall. Many times I drive to SM Clark to shop or just window shopping and bring my Laptop and pass the time there. PERO if you will think it over, SM Malls is like a dinosaur devouring other small business operated by Pinoy.

I think the National Capital Region (Metro Manila) should be our capital city. I mean, turn this region into a city and adopt the name Manila.

^^ While I'd support it, expect all the mayors to cry foul.

TheAvenger,

Talagang lilisanin nila yung retail store nila sa dating lugar kasi nasa MALL na din sila.

Bigyan kita ng utak kalabaw. NYAHAHAHA.

Truth Hurts, it Hurts a LOT.

Indeed, true hurts if people like you dont know what you're talking about.

Do you think retail stores outside can afford the rentals inside malls? A small area used for a cart (say zen zest) cost around 5-10 pesos already? Outside Metro manila a small stall within the vicinity of the mall cost only around 4-7 thousand pesos including overhead costs..A small boutique has a rental cost of around 25k-50k.


Hinay hinay lang sir.

Ikaw ang utak kalabaw, hindi mo naiisip na ang mga Pinoy ay nadi-displace na nang mga Chinese sa lahat ng enterprises
especially sa retail business. Ang karamihan ng mga Pinoy ay nagiging pang bangketa na lang, sa Divisoria, Quiapo, etc.

Of course, maganda, mainam, at comfortable sa Mall. Many times I drive to SM Clark to shop or just window shopping and bring my Laptop and pass the time there. PERO if you will think it over, SM Malls is like a dinosaur devouring other small business operated by Pinoy.

Sipag at Tyaga lang yan neng!!! Yung pinagtatanggol mo sa bangketang tindero sa Quiapo at Divisoria ay galing ang Kinamumuhian mong mga Filipino-Chinese gaya ni henry sy at andrew tan. Oh well, Racist ka kase neng :ohno:

Atleast ang mga taong yan ay malaki ang binibigay sa bayan. Hindi gaya ng halos lahat ng nasa bangketa na puro MADE IN CHINA ang mga paninda. Teka, bumabalik tayo sa kinamumuhian mong Chinese. Kungsabagay Inggitera ka neng. :ohno: Magnegosyo ka at hindi puro dakdak at wag ka magtamad-tamaran neng.

P.S.

Yung mga bilyonaryo na iyan ay Filipino Citizen na yan Neng.

Ikaw ang utak kalabaw, hindi mo naiisip na ang mga Pinoy ay nadi-displace na nang mga Chinese sa lahat ng enterprises
especially sa retail business. Ang karamihan ng mga Pinoy ay nagiging pang bangketa na lang, sa Divisoria, Quiapo, etc.

Of course, maganda, mainam, at comfortable sa Mall. Many times I drive to SM Clark to shop or just window shopping and bring my Laptop and pass the time there. PERO if you will think it over, SM Malls is like a dinosaur devouring other small business operated by Pinoy.

May point ka naman at may point din si Narnian_king.

It hurts to see that chinese people are the once driving our economy instead of the locals but in case of the SM's Sy family... they support local industries kaya nga if you look sa mga SM bonus products nila lahat yun locally produced or lahat ng kayang i-produce dito sa pilipinas. SM is not like other chinese owned malls that allows fake products (ie bags, wallets and other cheap/fake chinese products) to be sold inside their premises. *coughs* Robinsons *coughs*.

yan ang kapalpakan ng ating mga local governments...hinayaan nila ang mga ganyan...

wtf moment. bakit ba nag papatayo ng bagong trafic lights sa mga pwesto n merun ng trafic lights???????? bkt pinapaganda n ang mga sidewalk samin,,, too bad pale say sa sidewalk n pinagawa ni atienze... at 1/32 lang ng street ang na renovate... wtf???

talo na nya ang mga models sa dami ng mukhang naka dsiplay sa manila

Iba ang dating ng Maynila noon, sana maibalik yung dati na safe ka maglalalakad at walang nagkalat na mga snatchers, taong grasa at mga puta gaya ngayon. Kung aanga-anga ka, mabibiktima ka talaga ng mga naglipanang masasamang elemento.

Tama ka dito...sana nga. Yong downtown natin napabayaan eh. Kagagaling ko lang sa Cebu, It was so pleasant to see tourists walking in the streets in their old downtown.

Base sa mga bagong photos na naririto, nanlilimahid ang Maynila at kailangan ng matinding makeover. Ano ba nangyari sa Baywalk, makapal na mga damo at may mga pedicab at mobile sari-sari store pa.

Naturingang capital pero mas maayos at organisado pa yata ang Cebu, Davao, Puerto Princesa, Dumaguete, Laoag at iba pang provincial cities kesa Maynila.

^^It all boils down to management on the City Hall's side & responsibility on the side of the people. Nakakalungkot na maraming Pinoy ang hindi aware sa maintenance ng paligid.

Baywalk hot issue in mayoral race 09 21:51:00
Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines--The Baywalk, that seaside stretch along Manila’s famous Roxas Boulevard, is getting to be a hot election issue in Manila, with Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and his predecessor, former Environment Secretary Lito Atienza issuing opposing statements about how it should be used.

The Baywalk was a project of Atienza when he was mayor of the city. He has vowed to rebuild the strip—once full of restaurants and the scene of lively concerts—that have since been demolished (and banned) by Lim, if he regains the city’s top post in 2010.

“He wants it back? That means the return of beerhouses, girls in skimpy attire, and loud bands that compete with the traffic as far as noise is concerned,” said Lim, in reaction to Atienza’s statement that he would bring the Baywalk back.


Lim said he ordered the demolition of structures in the area in 2007 following complaints from Malate residents who protested against the noise coming from the bars and restaurants.

Lim admitted that at first, Atienza’s idea was applauded, but several months later, complaints started coming in after beerhouses sprouted one after the other.

“Nearby residents, including those living in condominiums and hotel guests said they could not sleep because of the loud music from bands playing in some establishments,” Lim said.

He added that he banned the sale of liquor in the strip because of an ordinance prohibiting the drinking of alcoholic beverages in public places.

The mayor also blamed the stalls for adding trash to the already polluted Manila Bay.

“Since the structures there were demolished, more people, families especially, go there to relax, enjoy and appreciate the unobstructed view of the famed Manila Bay sunset,” Lim said.

He added that an estimated P7 million in unpaid dues has yet to be collected by the Manila City Treasurer’s Office from bar owners that used to operate on Baywalk.

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^^Sa tingin ko mas OK naman ang Baywalk ngayon. Leave it as it is. Yun nga lang dapat talaga ma-maintain ang mga halaman at mga public structure dun gaya ng upuan at seawall. Higit sa lahat, walang kalat.

And to the next mayor: please don't add fanciful streetlights to that area.

Kinuha ako kanina bilang interpreter para sa Manila City tour ng ilang mga foreigners kanina, so parang naranasan ko rin yung Manila tourism experience. Ang gloomy na talaga ng Maynila. Sana maayos nila 'to para may lively feel ang Maynila. At panawagan sa mga pulitiko, building code na puro neoclassical or reinvention na Filipino neoclassical ang style ng mga buildings doon.

ano yun...na gawing luma ang manila?...those bldgs are part of history hindi dapat pare pareho ang design or circa nila.....para kang na time warp nun....ang importante malinis ang lugar at gawin itong tourist friendly...

well, may mga developed capital cities sa mundo na may building code para may harmony 'yung pakiramdam doon sa city, so kahit 'yung mga bagong itinatayong building, dapat mukhang lúma. Para bang may unity yung buildings sa city, tapos may areas naman tayo for business districts.

Anyway, pananaw ko lang naman 'yun, 'di ko naman sinasabi na best way to go.

well, may mga developed capital cities sa mundo na may building code para may harmony 'yung pakiramdam doon sa city, so kahit 'yung mga bagong itinatayong building, dapat mukhang lúma. Para bang may unity yung buildings sa city, tapos may areas naman tayo for business districts.

meron din tayo nyan dito ...yung intramuros....remember...hindi kana pwedeng magtayo na hindi kagaya ng mga sinauna...pero ang labas....wag nyo nang isama dun...ibang era na yun.....from the different bldgs...shows yung period na dinaanan natin...ang mas maganda ang may zoning...kung alin ang alin...hindi pwde ang entertainment ay katabi ng museums...o kaya ang red district ay katabi ng luneta...may lugar sa shoppping sa pasyaling at kung ano anu pang mga ling....

ang mas maganda ang may zoning...kung alin ang alin...hindi pwde ang entertainment ay katabi ng museums...o kaya ang red district ay katabi ng luneta...may lugar sa shoppping sa pasyaling at kung ano anu pang mga ling....

ah, well, zoning rin yung naisip ko, kaso nga lang ang conception ay gawing isang zone ang buong manila. anyway, mas kaya siguro mag-ayos at mag-conceive ng city planners =)

btw, habang nagtutour sa intramuros kanina, nag-uusap 'yung mga turista, ang dami raw kawad ng kuryente, yun lang yung hindi nila na-enjoy. sana kasama ang rewiring sa restoration ng intramuros, tho kahit hindi man sa nalalapit na hinaharap kasi mahal siya at kailangan muna natin siguro ipump up ang infrastructural projects.

San Nicolas and Binondo from Fort Santiago. January 03, 2010

Manila still looks good in some places.


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^^Sa tingin ko mas OK naman ang Baywalk ngayon. Leave it as it is. Yun nga lang dapat talaga ma-maintain ang mga halaman at mga public structure dun gaya ng upuan at seawall. Higit sa lahat, walang kalat.

And to the next mayor: please don't add fanciful streetlights to that area.

I don't think it's fanciful. I think it's out of this world. I alienates Manila with those type of street lamps. Nakakawindang tignan.:ohno:

ano yun...na gawing luma ang manila?...those bldgs are part of history hindi dapat pare pareho ang design or circa nila.....para kang na time warp nun....ang importante malinis ang lugar at gawin itong tourist friendly...

I think he means that new buildings should have it's facade and height match it's neighbour. Pretty much like how Paris kept their neo-classical designs even after World war 2 to this day.

Parang ganito:
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(Ignore the guy :nuts: )

Imagine that one of those structure have a 50 story skyscraper as it's neighbour; Diba pangit tingnan? Sadly, thats what's happening to our capital at the moment. Tasteless structures replace our architectural gems...

Manila used to have this:
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and this:
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and this:
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Diba ang ganda tingnan? Sa sobrang ganda, hinde mo aakalain na maynila pala to....Buildings next to each other should compliment each other instead of competing each other para may unity.

We have Hidalgo street near San Sebastian Church, that street is one of the rarest street you can find in Manila. Why? It's the remaining street where spanish houses lines the road perfectly. Sadly, meron ng isang skyscraper ang sumira sa old manila ambience ng Hidalgo street at un mga bahay is in a sorry state.

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We should preserve that tiny stretch of road because it's literately a time capsule.

San Nicolas and Binondo from Fort Santiago. January 03, 2010

Manila still looks good in some places.


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nice

^^ Dami din akong nakitang pulubi at maduduming kalye sa Bangkok. Mga sidewalk vendors na konti na lang ang madadaanan mo. Ang pinakamaganda talaga gayahin ang Singapore.-, truly a First World country

A new project by Suntrust in Manila
SUNTRUST PARKVIEW
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Baywalk hot issue in mayoral race 09 21:51:00
Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines--The Baywalk, that seaside stretch along Manila’s famous Roxas Boulevard, is getting to be a hot election issue in Manila, with Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and his predecessor, former Environment Secretary Lito Atienza issuing opposing statements about how it should be used.

The Baywalk was a project of Atienza when he was mayor of the city. He has vowed to rebuild the strip—once full of restaurants and the scene of lively concerts—that have since been demolished (and banned) by Lim, if he regains the city’s top post in 2010.

“He wants it back? That means the return of beerhouses, girls in skimpy attire, and loud bands that compete with the traffic as far as noise is concerned,” said Lim, in reaction to Atienza’s statement that he would bring the Baywalk back.


Lim said he ordered the demolition of structures in the area in 2007 following complaints from Malate residents who protested against the noise coming from the bars and restaurants.

Lim admitted that at first, Atienza’s idea was applauded, but several months later, complaints started coming in after beerhouses sprouted one after the other.

“Nearby residents, including those living in condominiums and hotel guests said they could not sleep because of the loud music from bands playing in some establishments,” Lim said.

He added that he banned the sale of liquor in the strip because of an ordinance prohibiting the drinking of alcoholic beverages in public places.

The mayor also blamed the stalls for adding trash to the already polluted Manila Bay.

“Since the structures there were demolished, more people, families especially, go there to relax, enjoy and appreciate the unobstructed view of the famed Manila Bay sunset,” Lim said.

He added that an estimated P7 million in unpaid dues has yet to be collected by the Manila City Treasurer’s Office from bar owners that used to operate on Baywalk.

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I dont think more family come to that place anymore after Lim banned the bar in that area. He must be blinded... All I see are thrash and poverty in baywalk. You can see that in the previous blog.

I think he means that new buildings should have it's facade and height match it's neighbour. Pretty much like how Paris kept their neo-classical designs even after World war 2 to this day.

Parang ganito:
http://www.johnnyjet.com/image/PicForWebsiteParisFranceMarch282008.jpg
(Ignore the guy :nuts: )

Imagine that one of those structure have a 50 story skyscraper as it's neighbour; Diba pangit tingnan? Sadly, thats what's happening to our capital at the moment. Tasteless structures replace our architectural gems...


Ah, yes. You were able to communicate better what I had in mind, a Parisian type of city, as what Daniel Burnham planted as far as I know. Thanks! I think he tried to do that as he saw our Pasig river to Paris' La Seine river. =)

Here, the look of old Manila as exemplified by Intramuros (though, many buildings are designed as old but newly built).

In Melbourne, old and modern buildings stand harmoniously. I think, Spanish style buildings alongside modern ones are a sight to behold.

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well, may mga developed capital cities sa mundo na may building code para may harmony 'yung pakiramdam doon sa city, so kahit 'yung mga bagong itinatayong building, dapat mukhang lúma. Para bang may unity yung buildings sa city, tapos may areas naman tayo for business districts.

Anyway, pananaw ko lang naman 'yun, 'di ko naman sinasabi na best way to go.

yeah ganyan dati sa town namin sa la union nung buhay pa si aspiras na kaibigan ni marcos.

precisely that is what am saying we already have that in intramuros...where there are already restrictions on the kind and type of bldg to be constructed....thanks for vividly presenting my point of view...just ignore the guy :nuts: doesn't seem to know what he is talking about...:lol: touche' :lol: sa kagustuhan maging sosyal kagaya ng paris...daw...pag naging paris pa yun...sandalyas o sapatos na yun...:lol:

Sipag at Tyaga lang yan neng!!! Yung pinagtatanggol mo sa bangketang tindero sa Quiapo at Divisoria ay galing ang Kinamumuhian mong mga Filipino-Chinese gaya ni henry sy at andrew tan. Oh well, Racist ka kase neng :ohno:

Atleast ang mga taong yan ay malaki ang binibigay sa bayan. Hindi gaya ng halos lahat ng nasa bangketa na puro MADE IN CHINA ang mga paninda. Teka, bumabalik tayo sa kinamumuhian mong Chinese. Kungsabagay Inggitera ka neng. :ohno: Magnegosyo ka at hindi puro dakdak at wag ka magtamad-tamaran neng.

P.S.

Yung mga bilyonaryo na iyan ay Filipino Citizen na yan Neng.

Paano ako naging racist nong, very nationalistic lang ako dahil dati akong activist at alam ko ang buhay ng mahirap. Another thing is may chinese heritage din ako dahil noong panahon ng kastila ay nagkaroon kami ng chinese blood sa Bulacan and also of course spanish blood he he he. kaya noong high school ako ay ang tawag sa akin ng mga classmate ko ay " tisoy "

kaya maraming Made in China na paninda sa bangketa ay dahil ang mga Chinese Pinoy businessman ay siyang nag-iimport noon, na panay cheapskate at patakbuhin, walang ka class class. Mas mabuti pa kung mga Made in the Philippines ang kanilang ipino-promote mabawasan pa ang unemployment sa Pinas.

Filipino citizen na nga ang mga Filipino-Chinese na yaoon, pero of dubious loyalty. mga opportunist lang sila at usually hindi nagbabayad ng accurate taxes dahil nanunuhol sila sa mga corrupt na employees ng BIR, Customs, etc.

Ang sabi nga dati ni Miriam Santiago ay ang China ang inventor of corruption and tax evasion in Asia.

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precisely that is what am saying we already have that in intramuros...where there are already restrictions on the kind and type of bldg to be constructed....thanks for vividly presenting my point of view...just ignore the guy :nuts: doesn't seem to know what he is talking about...:lol: touche' :lol: sa kagustuhan maging sosyal kagaya ng paris...daw...pag naging paris pa yun...sandalyas o sapatos na yun...:lol:

Well, what I was aiming for was certainly not for Manila to be like Paris, but, saying, rather, that buildings with a unified aesthetic cue within a city looks nice. It has nothing to do with wanting to be "sosyal". I just have this sentiment for a lovelier capital city.

I am also very much aware of a structural code within Intramuros. But those buildings, confined within walls, are of Spanish medieval and tropical baroque architecture. A lone historical site, and, as you put it, a zone, of its own. The architecture I was referring to for the rest of Manila is of the neoclassical nature, like that of the Mania Post Office or the National Museum.

I'm not claiming that what I had in mind is the best idea for Manila. But, I do believe that every person has a right to his/her opinion.

precisely that is what am saying we already have that in intramuros...where there are already restrictions on the kind and type of bldg to be constructed....thanks for vividly presenting my point of view...just ignore the guy :nuts: doesn't seem to know what he is talking about...:lol: touche' :lol: sa kagustuhan maging sosyal kagaya ng paris...daw...pag naging paris pa yun...sandalyas o sapatos na yun...:lol:

Why just confine it inside intramuros? Manila would be a tourist haven if the old Manila look is restored in some selected places and the trams would be restored atleast inside Intramuros for now. Seing Binodo in it's pre-war state (old houses and all) would be a sight to be hold. Masama bang mangarap na maging sosyal ang Maynila?

I guess you like the "gloomy" and "gusgusin" look of Manila instead of striving to restore what we lost from the past.

As for the unity issue...There used to be a building code where structures in Manila, especially around Luneta, should be painted in flat white, as seen here:

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The question is, what the hell happened to that code?

Why just confine it inside intramuros? Manila would be a tourist haven if the old Manila look is restored in some selected places and the trams would be restored atleast inside Intramuros for now. Seing Binodo in it's pre-war state (old houses and all) would be a sight to be hold. Masama bang mangarap na maging sosyal ang Maynila?

I guess you like the "gloomy" and "gusgusin" look of Manila instead of striving to restore what we lost from the past.

As for the unity issue...There used to be a building code where structures in Manila, especially around Luneta, should be painted in flat white, as seen here:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3576589673_4f94ed4db1_b.jpg

The question is, what the hell happened to that code?

Restore the "trams" the electric train ? my boy we are now in the 21st Century, you better suggest more LRT / MRT / Bullet trains etc.

Perhaps the " Trams " can be restored in Intramuros for Tourism purposes but not in other parts of Manila.

San Francisco still have it, so why can't we have it again?

San Francisco still have it, so why can't we have it again?

San Francisco Ca is not so crowded like Manila.

kaya gusgusin rin ang mga lungsod ay dahil sa mga ARCADE buildings..yung taas ng bangketa ay natakpan...dagdag pa ang MRT/LRT

kakulangan sa "MAINTENANCE" ng mga poste ng ilaw,bangketa,railings at iba pang inprastraktura

sa JAPAN ,KOREA,MALAYSIA.... bricks na ang gamit sa paggawa ng bangketa...maayos tingnan at hindi madulas,matibay
GRREAT WALL OF CHINA MADE FROM BRICKS SOBRANG TIBAY,NOSTALGIC PA:lol:

San Francisco still have it, so why can't we have it again?

I think for San Francisco it's now just a city novelty. I may be wrong, though.

kaya gusgusin rin ang mga lungsod ay dahil sa mga ARCADE buildings..yung taas ng bangketa ay natakpan...dagdag pa ang MRT/LRT

May climate-related considerations yata kaya gumawa ng arcaded buildings sa atin. Pero kahit sang-ayon ako na nakakapagpadilim 'yung light rail systems natin at pinatay niya ang ilang districts sa Maynila, may sarili naman siyang advantages. Kailangan natin ng developed transport systems para sa faster economic growth ng bansa.

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The buildings in INtramuros look like they were newly painted. I remember the 2nd and 4th photos during my last visit in early 2009, the roof looked so old and the paint was fading/uneven.

and the trams would be restored atleast inside Intramuros for now.

Intramuros is too small to warrant a full-scale return of the tranvia. Likewise, both LRT-1 and MRT-2 correspond to two old tram lines. Maintaining such a short tram network would be impractical.

Some more of Manila panorama shots on Rizal Day. Enjoy! :D

Luneta
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Fort Santiago
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Plaza Roma, Manila Cathedral and Palacio del Gobernador
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Another panorama shot of North Manila from Fort Santiago
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And a big Panorama here: :D
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^^ "Manila, City of Contrasts."

a city of contrasts indeed....very nice pics @habag...

^^ nice photos Bernie. May mga informal settlers pa ba sa Intramuros?

^^ I guess so...but deep in Intramuros. In Maestranza, I think they have been removed.

nope they are still there thriving..at the back of lyceum and near mapua :bash:

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sa cabildo street po ba to? cabildo corner sta clara? yung papuntang fort santiago? kung yun yon, inayos na pala nila.

Ang ganda nung mga pics, lalo na 'yung may Manila Cathedral.

Some more of Manila panorama shots on Rizal Day. Enjoy! :D

Luneta
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Fort Santiago
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Plaza Roma, Manila Cathedral and Palacio del Gobernador
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Another panorama shot of North Manila from Fort Santiago
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And a big Panorama here: :D
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^^ "Manila, City of Contrasts."

Great pics !!:cheers::cheers:

Ang ganda nung mga pics, lalo na 'yung may Manila Cathedral.

agree ako....i also find that particular pic beautiful...

From Carriedo LRT Station to Plaza Miranda in Quiapo

Photos as of January 7, 2010


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The Black Nazarene is a life-sized, dark-colored , wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ held to be miraculous by many people, especially its Filipino devotees. Its original carver is an anonymous Mexican carpenter, and the image was transported by galleon from Mexico. The image is currently enshrined in the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines where novena celebrations are held every Friday throughout the whole year. Roman Catholic tradition holds that the Black Nazarene came from a boat that caught fire, turning it from its original white into black or charred complexion. The Black Nazarene is carried into the streets for procession in a "Caroza" or carriage.

The feast of the Most Holy Black Nazarene is celebrated every 9th of January while novena masses begin on the first Friday day of the year, in honor of its weekly novena mass held every Friday. During the annual public procession, only the body of the Black Nazarene is displayed in procession to the public, while the original head portion of the statue is retained in the Basilica of the Black Nazarene within the high altars of the church. The Black Nazarene is also famously noted for its devotees who walk the procession streets barefoot, without shoes or sandals as to imitate Jesus Christ on his way to Mount Calvary. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene


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^^ Old Manila has so much character its really sad that those huge advertising billboards just ruin it big time. :rant:

sa cabildo street po ba to? cabildo corner sta clara? yung papuntang fort santiago? kung yun yon, inayos na pala nila.

Yes.

very Asia!

Very basura!!!

"Manila: Dumpsite of Southeast asia"

Manila has still remaining splendor based on the pictures only if the next mayor would revitalize the area again.

"Manila: Dumpsite of Southeast asia"

I guess it's up to us, then, to change this image (though, I didn't know this thought existed), and take action ourselves instead of just complaining and flaunting our dirty linen in front of potential tourists.:cheers:

Old Manila before dusk, minus the noise. No matter what people say, Manila still exudes beauty.

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oo naman....kung mga malaysia din lang at singapore...walang panama yun sa kagandahan ng kultura at history ng manila.....did you know btw....that singa is showcasing pinas culture.....yup....wholesale..running pa ata hanggang ngayong jan 2010.....wala kasi silang maipakita from their own culture and traditions so wawa naman sila hiram na lang ....ng sa pinas...i

Thats thing i like about Manila (and philippines as whole), sobrang haba at interesting ang history natin at meron maipagmamalaki.

Ang problema lang kasi ay talagang sinasalaula ang kapaligiran at kagandahan ng maynila..At parang binubura ng pinoy ang sariling history..

ilang buwan na lang ang hihintayin natin .... guest si atienza sa imo....and he is bent on taking back manila....ang restoring what he has done before na sinalaula ni lim.....bilang na araw mo tandang lim....

Peeps...

For vice mayor, who will you vote for?

Isko Moreno (incumbent; Lim's running mate and Razon's unofficial)

OR

Bonjay Isip-Garcia (incumbent 6th district councilor, LA's running mate; one of those who opposed the retention of the Pandacan depot and opposed every Lim project)

?

ilang buwan na lang ang hihintayin natin .... guest si atienza sa imo....and he is bent on taking back manila....ang restoring what he has done before na sinalaula ni lim.....bilang na araw mo tandang lim....

Problem is, he's behind the surveys. Lim and Razon lord it over; whereas for the vice mayorship Lim's partner Isko Moreno also dominates.

you will never know....nakakapanghinayang ang manila....yung pangako ni lim na gagawin nyang beach front ang baywalk walang nangyari.....

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You can see more photos of the Feast of the Black Nazarene at the below blog :

http://jibrael.blogspot.com



Videos of the Feast :


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http://www.gmanews.tv/video/53550/saksi-for-devotees-its-long-hours-waiting-in-line-for-a-brief-moment-with-black-nazarene

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Quiapo 2nd Friday 2010 January 08 Bisperas ng Fiesta

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in poor taste naman yung pangangampanya ni isko moreno....lalo kong hindi iboboto ito....

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akala ko para sa pagbabago si iskopo naman:lol:

bricks at railings nakakapagpaganda ng lugar(kahit walng railings basta't maayos ang daan..walang nakaharang
sana dumating ang araw na ganito na kataas ang kalidad ng inprastraktura sa maynila nating mahal..
MANILA..the capital city of the Philippines

IMHO:) parang quezon city na ang kapital ng Pilipinas at BGC..mas maraming pina-ayos at nabago dito...

Quiapo 2nd Friday 2010 January 08 Bisperas ng Fiesta
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Sa SM itong mataas na building na ito na may revolving restaurant sa tuktok diba? Sana magkaroon din ang SM group ng mga condominiums sa area na iyan ng Manila. Nanghihinayang ako sa ganda ng lugar. Kung nakabaon lang sana ang mga kawad diyan, palaging malinis, at maraming pulis na nakapaligid para mabawasan mga mandurukot at holduppers. Sarap umikot at maglalakad diyan.

At oo, mas maganda kung bricks ang mga daan sa mga lugar na iyan ng Manila.

asa ka pa kay tandang lim.....kung manalo si atienza ulit siguradong bricks yan...dahil sya nagpa uso nun...

^^ Narinig ko ang speech ni Mayor Lim nuong New Years countdown dyan Rajah Soliman Park sa harap ng Baywalk. Nandun kasi ako.

Bagong values na ngayon ang tinuturo dun at hindi na yung siraan ng siraan.
Walang ibang magiging huwaran kungdi tayo mismo.
Kung ang ituturo natin sa mga kapitbahay natin ay kung papaano mapapa-sama ang isang tao, ay wala ngang mangyayari sa atin.
Sa palagay ko, ang values na ito na nanatili ngayon sa mga Manilans at Manileño na nakuha nila ay dahil sa pagiging showbiz centered lifestyle. --ayan ang pumapatay sa Maynila.
Totoong maganda ang programa sa TV ni Secretary Atienza tuwing umaga ng Sabado.
Dito pa lang ay mauunawaan ng mga bata paglaki nila kung ano ang Maynila na hindi gawa gawa lamang ng mga writer na may problema sa buhay.

Kawawang mga writer, mga pseudo intellectuals pala sila :ohno:

isa lang ang salot dyan sa maynila.....si tandang lim....nabulok bigla ang maynila ng hawakan nya....pano nga naman mapapaayos ang manila...eh yung pamilya niya...hindi na hawak....nakita ko sa tv nung mahuli ang anak nya sa pagdudroga....o pagbibenta nito....spray paint sya ng spray paint...sa mga bahay na may adik yun pala sa kanya mismo meron....hindi ko sya nakitang pinitahan ang bahay niya...akala ko ba the law applies to all or none at all....dapat inispray paint din nya sarili nyang bahay para napanindigan nya yung batayan nya...ng batas...:ohno:

Manila's evening charm... here at least, you will see no drugs.:lol:

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isa lang ang salot dyan sa maynila.....si tandang lim....nabulok bigla ang maynila ng hawakan nya....pano nga naman mapapaayos ang manila...eh yung pamilya niya...hindi na hawak....nakita ko sa tv nung mahuli ang anak nya sa pagdudroga....o pagbibenta nito....spray paint sya ng spray paint...sa mga bahay na may adik yun pala sa kanya mismo meron....hindi ko sya nakitang pinitahan ang bahay niya...akala ko ba the law applies to all or none at all....dapat inispray paint din nya sarili nyang bahay para napanindigan nya yung batayan nya...ng batas...:ohno:

at nasa US na ang anak niya ngayon na nahuli at pinalaya dahil sa drug pushing. Well, ang sabi, user lang daw, occasional user, so di nakulong hehehe

yan ang sinasabi nyang the law applies to all or none at all....lip service lang pala yun....alang silbi...buti pa ang lip service na alam ko....may silbi...:lol:

Kung ako lng pati mukha nya iispryan k eh.... TAkTE napakarumi ng maynila ngyn yng manila bay hindi malinis linis NAPAKADUMI!! pambihirang mayor yn.. ibalik ntn c Mayor Atienza..

amen.....atienza ulit sa maynila...

tangalin c lim iblik c atienza...

Fire hits residential area in Paco

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 01/13/2010 8:04 PM
MANILA, Philippines - A fire in a residential area in Paco district in Manila has been ongoing for 2 hours, as of posting, gutting many houses.

The Bureau of Fire Protection officials in Manila have raised general alarm on the blaze at Canonigo street corner Gomez street in Paco. This means all available firefighters in Metro Manila are called upon to assist in putting out the fire.

The cause of the blaze has yet to be determined.

Firefighters were hampered by the narrow alleys in the area while the blaze quickly spread to the houses many of which were built from light materials.

Officials, meanwhile, have yet to determine an evacuation center for the affected residents. Residents displaced by the blaze were found to have placed on the streets and on a nearby playground whatever belongings they have managed to save from the blaze. With a report from Jenny Reyes, ABS-CBN News
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del....watcher is right...this project is part of QC. :)

^^ That's the Mezza Residences. :D

^^ That's the Mezza Residences. :D

Please correct me if I'm wrong, I think that's not part of Manila anymore.

No Offense ah :lol: Pero mas naging maayos ang Maynila at gumanda ang mga Ospital sa termino ni Lim. :cheers:

I think 60-70% mananalo si Lim.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, I think that's not part of Manila anymore.

It's in Quezon City.

No Offense ah :lol: Pero mas naging maayos ang Maynila at gumanda ang mga Ospital sa termino ni Lim. :cheers:

I think 60-70% mananalo si Lim.

No offense as well but on what basis are you drawing your conclusion that manila was better off being handled by mayor lim? The aesthetics aspect of hospitals were better? How about its services?

Looks like Mayor LIm will win again...:cheers:

that will be a sad day for manila....pero based on recorded history....nilampaso na ni atienza yang si lim....kaya lang nakaupo ulit yan dahil ang ibinangga ni lito atienza ay yung anak nyang si ali....dahil naka 3 terms na sya...at meron ng legal prohibition...

Diba ang ganda tingnan? Sa sobrang ganda, hinde mo aakalain na maynila pala to....Buildings next to each other should compliment each other instead of competing each other para may unity.

We have Hidalgo street near San Sebastian Church, that street is one of the rarest street you can find in Manila. Why? It's the remaining street where spanish houses lines the road perfectly. Sadly, meron ng isang skyscraper ang sumira sa old manila ambience ng Hidalgo street at un mga bahay is in a sorry state.

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We should preserve that tiny stretch of road because it's literately a time capsule.


di ba parang fire hazard? parang isang spark lang dun sa mga kable ng kuryente parang magdidiklap na at masusunog. :lol: if we want to preserve our heritage... do it with passion, care, and taste. :)

We were in Manila a while ago. Sad to say...it's very untidy. Air quality is very poor. Daming tambay. Sana mabawasan ang population ng Metro Manila. Please lang sa mga nandito na wala namang trabaho, uwi na lang sa probinsiya at magtanim ng kamote. :nuts:

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We were in Manila a while ago. Sad to say...it's very untidy. Air quality is very poor. Daming tambay. Sana mabawasan ang population ng Metro Manila. Please lang sa mga nandito na wala namang trabaho, uwi na lang sa probinsiya at magtanim ng kamote. :nuts:

Actually this is something that the new Mania mayor should continuously address. Aside from beautifying the city, city officials should clean up Manila literally and figuratively to help boost tourism.

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Photos taken from LRT Station at Taft Avenue corner U.N. Avenue -
15th Jan.


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Wow, these are really nice pics of manila.

^^^ pero he's too busy putting posters of himself in every block

Some of my photos from last Rizal Day | 30 December 2009

Luneta
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Puerta Real y Revellin de Bagumbayan
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Museo y Iglesia de San Agustin de Manila
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Salamat po sa mga larawan bro. Berns... teka, di ba humarap daw si Rizal nun binaril sya? :|


Magandang kuha @TheAvenger! Sana nakunan nyo rin lang larawan yung WHO at TM Kalaw... andun pa kaya yung Masagana?...

PS. Di ba may slogan si Mayor dun sa pader ng PNU sa may Taft... di ko lang maalala yung buong mensahe...

Plaza Roma/Mayor y Basilica Minore de la Nuestra Señora de Imaculada Concepcion (Catedral de Manila)
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Palacio del Gobernador - Where COMELEC is...:D
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Back to Plaza Roma and the Cathedral
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Rey Carlos IV de España
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El Rey y El Edificio
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The 6th incarnation of Manila Cathedral
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Intendencia
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Fuerza Real de Santiago
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Carlos Celdran on tour
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Capilla de la Virgen de Guadalupe
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Santiago de Matamoros
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La Puerta
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The last footsteps of Pepe
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Candid! :D
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Rizal, The Church and The State
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For the Fort Santiago Martyrs
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nice pic @habag...

nice pics thanks..

Plaza Roma/Mayor y Basilica Minore de la Nuestra Señora de Imaculada Concepcion (Catedral de Manila)
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The Plaza Roma/Mayor doesn't look"major" at all.:D

The Plaza Roma/Mayor doesn't look"major" at all.:D
It's not with how it looks but its where power emanates during the Spanish period...hence "Plaza Mayor."

Sana nga ginawa na lang nilang ala-Zocalo ang laki instead. Anyway, Pinas is a far flung distant colony of Spain, so why bother make humongous improvements back then (especially under the so-called "frailocracy). :D

^^:lol: Ewan ko bakit kaso...natawa ako ng sobra sa "execution" statue ni rizal. Dahil siguro sa facial expression kaya natawa ako :lol: :nuts:

^^ nice photos Bernie....Manila is still beautiful although lots of things to do esp. the cleanliness and the proliferation of padyaks but definitely, it is NOT the dumpsite that Christian123/Arciga said. :)

^^ nice photos Bernie....Manila is still beautiful although lots of things to do esp. the cleanliness and the proliferation of padyaks but definitely, it is NOT the dumpsite that Christian123/Arciga said. :)

IMO, it has deteriorated. I don't feel safe going to Manila nowadays, unlike before. It feels dark and dank whenever I go to Manila...as if like something lingers behind the shadows...
My dos sentimos. :2cents:

^^ nice photos Bernie....Manila is still beautiful although lots of things to do esp. the cleanliness and the proliferation of padyaks but definitely, it is NOT the dumpsite that Christian123/Arciga said. :)

Go to Roxas Boulevard, Baseco Compound, Tondo area, North/South Harbour area, Binondo area. Habagat just took pictures of the Intramuros area which is catering the tourist that's why it looks "clean"....Now visit the true manila and you'll see what i really mean about manila being a dumpsite.

@habagatcentral1: Agreed. Manila is so unsafe that it's not even worth visiting anymore.. So much for being the Philippine's Capital City :ohno:...

Go to Roxas Boulevard, Baseco Compound, Tondo area, North/South Harbour area, Binondo area and you'll see what i really mean.

@habagatcentral1: Agreed. Manila is so unsafe that it's not even worth visiting anymore.. So much for being the Philippine's Capital City :ohno:...

How could I believe you? You see no good things about Manila, and other places! Puro pangit ang nakikita mo. Kahit saan ka pumunta sa buong mundo, may pangit talaga!

Alam ko mag po post ka naman ng Baseco, etc. harbor area kasi puro pangit nga ang nakikita mo eh.

How could I believe you? You see no good things about Manila, and other places! Puro pangit ang nakikita mo. Kahit saan ka pumunta sa buong mundo, may pangit talaga!

Alam ko mag po post ka naman ng Baseco, etc. harbor area kasi puro pangit nga ang nakikita mo eh.

Atleast hinde ako nagbubulagbulagan sa totoong estado ng Kamaynilaan.

Manila only good in photos but once you're there...You'll realize the photo's you see is just a massive lie... Divisoria stinks, Luneta is just too tacky and tasteless, Roxas / Baywalk area smells like a dumpsite. The list goes on forever..

Remember, The truth hurts really bad..

Atleast hinde ako nagbubulagbulagan...

Manila only good in photos but once you're there...You'll realize the photo's you see is just a massive lie... Divisoria stinks, Luneta is just too tacky and tasteless, Roxas / Baywalk area smells like a dumpsite. The list goes on forever..

Remember, The truth hurts really bad..

Photos don't lie....smells like a dumpsite? Unbelievable. US Embassy is located in Roxas Boulevard and I have relatives who live in one of the condo facing Roxas Boulevard, I visit MOA seaside and I go to Aristocrat. None of that foul smell that you ever claim. Tingnan mo muna ang Taguig....

you forgot that Manila so big and you focus only the pangit side.

Photos don't lie....smells like a dumpsite? Unbelievable. US Embassy is located in Roxas Boulevard and I have relatives who live in one of the condo facing Roxas Boulevard, I visit MOA seaside and I go to Aristocrat. None of that foul smell that you ever claim.

Sanay na kayo sa baho ng manila bay at un condo ay air tight kaya hinde mo basta basta maamoy ang Manila bay.

Ask any new tourist visiting Roxas boulevard and they would say it stinks and it smells like a septic tank especially the summer time. Nung bata pa ako, yan ang unang reaction nung first time kong pumunta ako dyan sa Roxas...Today, the smell got worst..

Oh yeah, the pictures "don't" lie? if so, here's the true state of Manila bay:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3508758638_7e4a674053_o.jpg

More here: http://dennisvillegas.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer-holiday.html

As for taguig, It's granted that the place smells and i won't even deny the sad state of Taguig river. Unlike you denying the sad state of roxas boulevard and manila as whole.

The beautiful Manila Pavilion Casino Hotel :)
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@habagatcentral1: Agreed. Manila is so unsafe that it's not even worth visiting anymore.. So much for being the Philippine's Capital City :ohno:...
I got some photos of the "true Manila" though but I suggest you go visit my website at habagatcentral.multiply.com.

The thing about is that although I see the deterioration, however I do not agree with your generalizing statement regarding Manila that smells like a dumpsite. There are still pockets of something that is worth the visit.

Only those who have closed their minds would see Manila in full black, not the shades of gray. Same as with blinding yourself with reality at the same time. Nothing is perfect in this world, not even absolute good nor pure evil except the state of mind of the people.

So I say, Manila deteriorated and unsafe...but I always put into my mind that not everything is absolute. :D

My dos sentimos again. :2cents:

Sanay na kayo sa baho ng manila bay at un condo ay air tight kaya hinde mo basta basta maamoy ang Manila bay.

Ask any new tourist visiting Roxas boulevard and they would say it stinks and it smells like a septic tank especially the summer time. Nung bata pa ako, yan ang unang reaction nung first time kong pumunta ako dyan sa Roxas...Today, the smell got worst..


Hindi sa pagmamayabang, ang dami ko nang dinala na foreign visitors/friends ko since 1990s, none of them ever said that....again, photos don't lie...I don't think habagatcentral would edit those photos just to show the beautiful Manila.

I got some photos of the "true Manila" though but I suggest you go visit my website at habagatcentral.multiply.com.


no doubt on your photos...crisp shots.

Sanay na kayo sa baho ng manila bay at un condo ay air tight kaya hinde mo basta basta maamoy ang Manila bay.

Ask any new tourist visiting Roxas boulevard and they would say it stinks and it smells like a septic tank especially the summer time. Nung bata pa ako, yan ang unang reaction nung first time kong pumunta ako dyan sa Roxas...Today, the smell got worst..

Oh yeah, the pictures "don't" lie? if so, here's the true state of Manila bay:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3508758638_7e4a674053_o.jpg

More here: http://dennisvillegas.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer-holiday.html

As for taguig, It's granted that the place smells and i won't even deny the sad state of Taguig river. Unlike you denying the sad state of roxas boulevard and manila as whole.

The question is...is that Manila's waste alone or would that be the waste of the entire Metro Manila and its environs? This is not a local problem of the City of Manila alone but of the whole Metro Manila and the provinces of Cavite, Bataan, Bulacan and Pampanga.

I guess, its not just about cleaning up the garbage aesthetically, but also changing the mindset of the people and toughen the environmental policies.

Sanay na kayo sa baho ng manila bay at un condo ay air tight kaya hinde mo basta basta maamoy ang Manila bay.


Bakit naman ako masasanay ng baho sa Manila bay eh I don't live in the area....I go there occasionally to eat at Harbor square, Harbor View, even at Ocean Park' Makansutra. The smell is not bad...there are restaurants facing the bay!

If it smells like dumpsite, the tens of thousands of visitors who have visited Ocean Park would have decried and complained! Think about it...wag lang yung puro pangit ang nakikita mo. I noticed that since ARciga times.

True there are still small pockets of place in Manila that's worth visiting (like the overrated intramuros / luneta area). But sorry to say, 90% of manila is not worth visiting for an average tourist. Kaya they all avoid manila all-together and just visit neighboring cities instead.

Parang ayaw lang nila mag salita ng masama dahil alam nila na super sensitive ang pinoy. Lalong lalo na kung un sinabi nila ay true to begin with.


And Sorry to say but the ugly outweighs the hidden beauty of Manila. Kaya yan ang pinaka-obvious na makikita mo wherever you go around manila (and metro manila as whole).

True there are still small pockets of place in Manila that's worth visiting (like the overrated intramuros / luneta area). But sorry to say, 90% of manila is not worth visiting for an average tourist. Kaya they all avoid manila all-together and just visit neighboring cities instead. :nuts:




Parang ayaw lang nila mag salita ng masama dahil alam nila na super sensitive ang pinoy. Lalong lalo na kung un sinabi nila ay true to begin with. :lol:

Hay naku, kulang ka lang sa pansin kaya extreme ang mga comments mo dito sa SSC. Remember you were banned before, so this is my last reply to you.

Waste of time dealing with you who sees nothing good about Manila. Puro ka banat, ang dilim ng paningin mo.

Life is beautiful hijo.

:)

True there are still small pockets of place in Manila that's worth visiting (like the overrated intramuros / luneta area). But sorry to say, 90% of manila is not worth visiting for an average tourist. Kaya they all avoid manila all-together and just visit neighboring cities instead. :nuts:


But not visiting Manila for an average tourist would remove the whole picture of Manila itself. It is already like masquerading the true sense of culture that is Manila and the Philippines. Some would even dare to take risks and even enjoy those "ghettos." Manila is not Manila if you put just the good side of it with the tourists.

Because if Manila is 90 percent not worth the visit, I ask why are there so many foreigners in the sidestreets of Malate, Ermita and Remedios Circle?

And the attitude of tourists vary, like any individual. So that means to say that Mumbai is not worth the visit as well?

But not visiting Manila for an average tourist would remove the whole picture of Manila itself. It is already like masquerading the true sense of culture that is Manila and the Philippines. Some would even dare to take risks and even enjoy those "ghettos." Manila is not Manila if you put just the good side of it with the tourists.

Because if Manila is 90 percent not worth the visit, I ask why are there so many foreigners in the sidestreets of Malate, Ermita and Remedios Circle?

And the attitude of tourists vary, like any individual. So that means to say that Mumbai is not worth the visit as well?

Pretty simple: Bars, nightclubs, top-less bar shows etc,. Kahit naman ako, yan ang dadayuhin ko :naughty: :lol:

It's true that Manila doesn't really hide it's "true" self from the average tourist unlike neighboring countries do to their capitol and the ghetto's of Manila is actually a big dare / adventure to visit if the tourist is feeling adventurous. But sana naman, linisin at bawasan ang basura ng Maynila para ma unlock ang true potenial nito as a tourst hotspot. Hinde ko na kasi kaya matangap nag kaawaawang estado ng maynila.. We already lost Manila's title of "Pearl of the Orient seas" to malaysia.

Imagine the big tourist boom if ever ni-restore ang former beach front ng Roxas boulevard at sobrang linis ng Manila bay. Hinde ka na lalayo para mag-beach kung nandyan naman ang Manila bay :banana:

Pretty simple: Bars, nightclubs, top-less bar shows etc,. Kahit naman ako, yan ang dadayuhin ko :naughty: :lol:

It's true that Manila doesn't really hide it's "true" self from the average tourist unlike neighboring countries do to their capitol and the ghetto's of Manila is actually a big dare / adventure to visit if the tourist is feeling adventurous. But sana naman, linisin at bawasan ang basura ng Maynila para ma unlock ang true potenial nito as a tourst hotspot. Hinde ko na kasi kaya matangap nag kaawaawang estado ng maynila.. We already lost Manila's title of "Pearl of the Orient seas" to malaysia.

Imagine the big tourist boom if ever ni-restore ang former beach front ng Roxas boulevard at sobrang linis ng Manila bay. Hinde ka na lalayo para mag-beach kung nandyan naman ang Manila bay :banana:
I'm still hopeful though about Manila...but restoring it in its former glory would take ages just as like how Makati was. And the problem is that there is no such thing as continuity in Manila...like any other locality in this country. If the leadership changed, so is the social and aesthetic landscape of a city.

Palacio del Gobernador - Where COMELEC is...:D
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maganda na ang building ng COMELEC unlike before noon na madalas kong makita sa tv nun

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Calle Hidalgo and San Sebastian Church

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Calle Carriedo

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Quiapo Church


^^ You don't have to wonder since I took this shot on a Friday. :D

It's true that Manila doesn't really hide it's "true" self from the average tourist unlike neighboring countries do to their capitol and the ghetto's of Manila is actually a big dare / adventure to visit if the tourist is feeling adventurous. But sana naman, linisin at bawasan ang basura ng Maynila para ma unlock ang true potenial nito as a tourst hotspot. Hinde ko na kasi kaya matangap nag kaawaawang estado ng maynila.. We already lost Manila's title of "Pearl of the Orient seas" to malaysia.

Imagine the big tourist boom if ever ni-restore ang former beach front ng Roxas boulevard at sobrang linis ng Manila bay. Hinde ka na lalayo para mag-beach kung nandyan naman ang Manila bay :banana:

Not taking sides or anything, nor am I picking a fight, but, I'd just like to know, what have you done for the progress of this vision of yours for Manila? Surely, many citizens, like I, do not have the political power yet to make big steps for Manila, but, I do believe that "ordinary" citizens have the power to stimulate economic activity there to help the city, either directly or indirectly (e.g. promoting it to tourists despite its shortcomings, surely there are worthwhile places to visit in Manila, despite the currently gloomy ambience I feel whenever I visit the city).

aray ko....sakit naman magsalita...:lol:

I'm still hopeful though about Manila...but restoring it in its former glory would take ages just as like how Makati was. And the problem is that there is no such thing as continuity in Manila...like any other locality in this country. If the leadership changed, so is the social and aesthetic landscape of a city.

I agree with you. I am also hoping that manila would one day regain it's former glory...being the "paris of the orient". Like yung rizal avenue, pag pumpunta kasi ako ng quiapo nilalakad ko lang from avenida. Noon medyo maganda na (Atienza days)...ngayon balik na sa dati... magulo at marumi. Di ba mas maganda yung dati kesa ngayon.

Then yung church sa may carriedo ba yun yung may fountain sa harap...ang ganda sana kaya lang sobra sobra yung mga overhead wires na nasa mismong frontview ng church. Sayang ang aesthetic value ng simbahan.

Mas maganda pa ng di hamak ang mga cathedral natin kaysa sa mga cathedral sa ibang panig ng mundo. Kaya lang sa manila...marumi at maraming kalat ang daan. Hindi ba tayo pwedeng totohanan sa batas sa pagkakalat sa lansangan. I could only envy Singapore. Ang totoong malinis lang ay ang luneta.

Surely there are so many beautiful things about manila. kaya lang for instance sa avenida lalo na sa ilalim ng lrt ay ang baho. Maybe attributed na rin yun sa economic stature ng bansa natin pero naman sobrang madumi talaga ang ilang lugar as in nabigla talaga ako.

Isa pa yung jones bridge... ang layo sa dating hitsura. Bakit naman ginawang ganun ang bridge. Sabi ko nga... ang ganda pala ng jones bridge dati.

Sana makabangon muli tayo at ang maynila. because for one thing the sad state of our nations capital could be a reflection of the country as a whole.

May God bless us for the next six years. Sana may magbago.

pero one thing about manila bay...yung sa may ocean park malinis sya ah at di stagnant ang tubig. May mga nakadock pa ngang barko. That's a plus for manila. Yung luneta, maganda pa rin. the plants are well-manicured. The manila cathedral at san agustin...still magnificent.

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ISA LANG SAGOT JAN...

GORDON-BAYANI!!!

ATIENZA SA MANILA!!!

TATLO PALA. :lol:

German embassy sponsors free Paco Park shows :fiddle: :)

INQUIRER.net - 01/21/2010

MANILA, Philippines—In celebration of the Philippine-German month in February, the German embassy is sponsoring the revival of "Paco Park Presents," free concerts at Paco Park in Manila.

For February 2010, the following artists will be featured:

February 05 - The Kasilag Guitar Trio
February 12 - Jonathan Arevalo Coo (piano)
February 19 - Ulises Solano (Tenor) and Racquel Borromeo (Piano)
February 26 - Thea Perez-Prosia (Soprano) and Nick Nañgit (Piano)

Began as a cooperative venture between the German Embassy and the National Parks and Development Committee, the free concerts were conceived by Dr. Christoph Jessen, then press and cultural attache of the embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. With the help of the late Teodoro “Ka Doroy Valencia,” then vice chairman of the National Parks and Development Council, the Friday musical evenings became a reality on February 29, 1980.

Paco Park, one of Manila's most beautiful and beloved parks, provides a romantic setting for the intimate musical soirees. It is located at San Marcelino Street, Paco, Manila. Concerts start at 6 p.m.

:cheers:
British & French tourists in top cruise ship visit RP
Posted on January 20th, 2010 under The Good Balita
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The famous cruise ship MS Spirit of Adventure has docked in the Philippines bringing in more than 300 British and French nationals to the country.

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano hailed the ship’s arrival, saying, “Complementing our chartered flights, the cruise ship tours are fast becoming a competitive source of arrivals, bringing with it the high-spending segment from Europe, US and Asia.”

The DOT welcomed the guests with cultural performances on each port of call. “A festive welcome serves to let them know that they have reached Philippine shores, where the people are warm and wonderful, and the destinations equally so,” shared Eduardo Jarque Jr., Undersecretary for Tourism Planning and Promotions.

The cruise ship’s Master Captain Frank Allica also noted, “The reception is one of the grandest I have ever seen in all the places we have been. Our guests can’t wait to see more of this warm and welcoming country.”

The MS Spirit of Adventure, owned by Acromas Shipping Limited in England included the Philippines in its 16-day tour of Asia-– the Charm of the Exotic East Voyage.

The Berlin, the MS Spirit of Adventure was also touted the “Love Boat’’ for its romantic cruise tour that lures passengers to the exotic charms of Asia.

The Philippines had the longest itinerary in the tour, as the ship docked in four different ports of call which included Cebu, Boracay, Manila, and La Union. p>Upon reaching Manila, guests were treated to the Manila Old Town Tour which featured Intramuros, Manila Hotel and the Rizal Park. Other guests hiked off to Tagaytay to see the Taal Volcano.

After Manila, the luxury cruise liner proceeded to La Union for a tour of Baguio. The tourists were brought to a weaving school where students use hand-operated wooden looms.

The Baguio tour also introduced the Tam-awan Village which displayed century-old Igorot huts, Mines View Park for a panoramic sight-seeing of the summer capital, the Mansion House, Wright Park and Session Road to the guests.

In Cebu, the group was brought to a historical exploration of the city’s landmarks, shopping at Carbon Market and an Arts and Crafts tour, which included trips to factories of acoustic guitars, bandurias (Filipino mandolins), banjos, ukeleles, as well as handcrafted jewelry.

Some of the tourists also went to Bohol to see its eco-sites such as the Chocolate Hills and the Loboc River.

Dismal weather, however, prohibited the ship from docking at the pristine White Beach of Boracay where it was also scheduled for a stop.

Aside from the Philippines, the ship listed Malaysia, Brunei, Borneo, and Hong Kong in its 16-day cruise itinerary.
http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=10049

Eto missed ko na sa Manila, yung Paco Park Presents. Sarap manood ng concert diyan. Iyan ang di kayang ibigay ng panonood ng concert sa mga malls na sobrang ingay. Tuwing Friday parin pala. Isa pang naalala ko ay ang panonood ng free movies sa CCP na sponsored ng British Council at iba pang matitinong pelikula. Ewan ko kung meron pa rin nito.

Kahit sabihin mo pang napapabayaan sa ngayon ang kalagayan ng Manila, may mga nakalaan parin itong ganda at interes na pwede parin nating maranasan at ma-enjoy.

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just drop the city kasi parang kulang na lang "jail" sa hulihan :lol: or better yet just change the label to the city of manila. :lol:

Eto missed ko na sa Manila, yung Paco Park Presents. Sarap manood ng concert diyan. Iyan ang di kayang ibigay ng panonood ng concert sa mga malls na sobrang ingay. Tuwing Friday parin pala. Isa pang naalala ko ay ang panonood ng free movies sa CCP na sponsored ng British Council at iba pang matitinong pelikula. Ewan ko kung meron pa rin nito.

Kahit sabihin mo pang napapabayaan sa ngayon ang kalagayan ng Manila, may mga nakalaan parin itong ganda at interes na pwede parin nating maranasan at ma-enjoy.

agree ako dyan...sobrang ingay ang mga mall ng sm..ibang iba sa ayala malls kakainis mag shop sa SM sobrang ingay.....terrible.....kaya ako...sa maniwala kayo sa hindi kahit malayo ang trinoma sa akin....dinadayo ko yun para makapag grocery lang ng maginhawa......walang masyadong ingay...sa sm kung ano ano ang nagpapalakasan ng pagkuha ng attention ng shoppers...

It's true that Manila doesn't really hide it's "true" self from the average tourist unlike neighboring countries do to their capitol and the ghetto's of Manila is actually a big dare / adventure to visit if the tourist is feeling adventurous. But sana naman, linisin at bawasan ang basura ng Maynila para ma unlock ang true potenial nito as a tourst hotspot. Hinde ko na kasi kaya matangap nag kaawaawang estado ng maynila.. We already lost Manila's title of "Pearl of the Orient seas" to malaysia.

Imagine the big tourist boom if ever ni-restore ang former beach front ng Roxas boulevard at sobrang linis ng Manila bay. Hinde ka na lalayo para mag-beach kung nandyan naman ang Manila bay :banana:


Yung East Coast Park at Pasir Ris Park ng Singapore ganyan.
Yung Boat Quay naman, sa gabi lang maganda walang panama sa Manila Bay Walk.

What former beach front are you all talking about? From what I know, the beach of Manila is gone since the American era because it was all covered with soil and reclaimed a part from Manila Bay to build what is now Port Area, US Embassy, Luneta and Roxas Boulevard.

A tiny sand shore the poor call "Manila Bay Beach" still remains beside the US embassy. Thats the only remaining beach front of manila in existence to this day.

With a majour clean up and massive restoration efforts of Manila bay, Roxas boulevard and San miguel drive ( tama ba? ) near MoA can have it's beach front re-added again to act as a "public" beach spot and Cavite and neighboring regions to the north can become a beach resort hotspot.

Roxas boulevard can look like this if it's get a massive clean up and the beach front restored:
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^^Ahh that one? :lol: It's actually a remnant of the reclamation project of the Americans. Look, it is near the US embassy.

Even though it's a remnant, it's quite interesting that it survived world war 2 and the harsh environment. So something in Manila bay is supporting that remaining beach to last for decades.

23 Jan. 2010

MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of farmers from various parts of the country converged in Manila yesterday to mark the 23rd anniversary of the infamous Mendiola massacre.

On the final leg of their 10-day journey, militant groups and farmers led by Pambansang Lakbayan ng Anakpawis Para sa Lupa at Katarungan trooped to Mendiola to demand genuine agrarian reform from the government.


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The marchers initially gathered in front of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) main office in Quezon City on Thursday night. The group then proceeded to Manila yesterday to cap their 10-kilometer march to highlight their demand for agrarian reform and justice for the 13 farmers killed during the rally in Mendiola 23 years ago.

Thirteen people were killed and several others were injured on Jan. 22, 1987 after the police allegedly opened fire on the marchers at Mendiola bridge in what was described by authorities as “an intense and politically charged rally.”


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The farmers and militant groups led by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and party-list group Anakpawis called on President Arroyo to implement a genuine agrarian reform program.

“We take this political opportunity to strike our demand for free distribution of land and the rendering of justice to all victims of state-sponsored terrorism under the administration of President Arroyo,” they said.


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The protesters then burned effigies of Mrs. Arroyo during the rally that was attended by other militant groups.

The Laguna-based Southern Tagalog Cultural Network crafted the seven-foot tall “Backhoe Gloria,” made of wood and other scrap materials, while artists from the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) in Bicol made a bulldozer effigy.


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Both effigies symbolize Mrs. Arroyo’s crimes against the Filipino farmers like landlessness, anti-peasant policies and political repression, they said.

“The purpose of these effigies is to remind the people of Gloria’s monstrous reign,” said Imelda Lacandazo, spokesperson of Katipunan ng Mga Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan (Kasama-TK).


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KMP’s Danilo Ramos said the burning of 1,500 pictures of Mrs. Arroyo in Mendiola symbolized “the outrage of Filipino farmers against her government.”

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@habagat: may bayad pa rin ba ang magdala ng slr sa fort bonifacio? nung 2004 pinabayad kami for using slr kahit personal lang yung pictorial namin. pero sa foreigners, free ang slr. sana naman libre na.

yung mga nagra rally mga hepeng kulilat.....kala nila oppressed pa rin sila....nde na nawala sa isip nila si makoy..na trap sila sa time warp.... :lol:....what a set of losers yaya....tapos sigaw kahirapan....eh kung di ka ba naman engot...magtrabaho ka...para kumita....a oo nga pala...minsan kasi ang rally pinagkakakitaan din....:lol:

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Tracing history could very well mean opening the city atlas and following the meandering lines.

While private streets are pretty much left to the owner to name at his discretion (which means his daughter or favorite cartoon character could be the inspiration), public streets are subjected to an ordinance or an act of Congress, with a stamp of approval from the National Historical Institute. As such, they bear the names -- or dates -- relevant to nationhood (unless it was donated land with the codicil that it should retain the name of choice, else revert back to the owner’s heirs).

Perhaps it is a testament to the age of the street -- or sadly, the state of our history lessons -- that sometimes the name does not ring a bell or even a faint memory jingle. Or perhaps traffic has gotten so bad that one’s associations run along the lines of "this street is congested at midday," rather than the fact that 9 de Febrero St. (Mandaluyong) harks back to that day in 1945 when the municipality was liberated from the Japanese by the American forces, or that a century before, 13 de Agosto (Paco) marks the fall of Manila to the not-quite-as-friendly Americans in 1898, whereas even earlier, 19 de Junio St. in Tondo honors the birth of hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal (b. 1861, d. Dec. 30, 1896).

Then again, if there’s anyone who hasn’t been forgotten, it’s the martyred doctor -- there are 51 streets to his full name and 15 streets to his surname (at least in Metro Manila), as well as a couple of pseudonyms (Dimasalang, the Tagalog word for “untouchable,” and Laong-Laan, a Tagalog expression meaning “long since dedicated,” both in Sampaloc), or his 11-year affair-of-the-heart (Leonor Rivera in Quezon City), and characters in his novels Noli Me Tangere (there’re Noli Sts., in Paco and Pandacan) and El Filibusterismo (there’s one in Parañaque) -- tMaria Clara (there are 10), Ibarra (there are five), Tiago (Quezon City), Simoun (there are four), Sisa (there are four), Basilio (there are five), Elias (there are six), Isagani (there are seven), and so on.

For the more obscure names, check out Daluyan: A Historical Dictionary of the Streets of Manila, published by the NHI in 2006. Crack open a history book or two, and this would also present you with background information. But as a sampler, perhaps these few snippets will suffice for the moment -- ta conversation starter the next time one is caught in traffic.

Epifanio de los Santos (EDSA, formerly known as Highway 54). Epifanio de los Santos was a Filipino scholar, a critic and biographer of Spanish literature, musician, lawyer and historian. During the Philippine revolution, he started the Libertad newspaper, which lasted one issue -- tthe machines were transferred by the Aguinaldo faction to Cavite, and used to publish the Heraldo de la Revolucion. He later became part-editor on La Independencia, along with Gen. Antonio Luna. He became governor of Nueva Ecija in 1902 (reelected 1904). He was part of the honorary commission sent to represent the Philippines in the St. Louis International Exposition in 1904, along with Dr. Pardo de Tavera, after which he traveled Europe and brought home rare works on the Philippines. He was the first Filipino to be elected a member of the Royal Academy of Madrid. Among his many works was La Literatura Tagala, reprinted by the academy in book form; other than studies of Tagalog, he also delved into the history of the language of the Tinguianes, Ibilaos and Aestas, and set to music romance of these tribes. He was appointed Director of the Philippine Library and Museum in 1925, was the second president of the Philippine Library Association, and died in active library service in 1928.

Aurora Boulevard. The long strip from Sta. Cruz to Tondo is named after Doña Aurora Aragon Quezon, wife of President Manuel L. Quezon and the First Lady of the Philippines (the first to be called such) from 1935 to 1944. She was known for her humanitarian activities and served as the first Chairperson of the Philippine National Red Cross. In 1953, while en route to open a hospital dedicated to her late husband, she and her daughter were ambushed and assassinated by members of the Hukbalahap (Hukbong Bayan Laban Sa Hapon) movement.

Carriedo Street (Quiapo) is named after Don Francisco Carriedo (Nov. 7, 1690-Sept. 12, 1743), a galleon trade tycoon, whose will stipulated funding for the Manila waterworks system, San Juan de Dios Hospital, and for the free education of military officers in the Real Colegio de Sta. Ysabel.
Dasmariñas Street (Binondo). Formerly Olivares, it was renamed in honor of Gomez Perez de Dasmariñas, the seventh Spanish governor-general (1590-1593), killed by Chinese rovers off the coast of Maricaban while on expedition to the Moluccas. By royal decree, his son Luis Perez de Dasmariñas took over his office.

Escolta (Binondo). The Spanish word for “escort,” its etymology is traced to the habitual passing of the heavily escorted British commander-in-chief during the British Occupation of Manila, 1762-1764.
Evangelista Street (Sta Cruz). Formerly San Pedro in honor of St. Peter, the street was renamed in honor of Edilberto Evangelista, Filipino engineer, who figured in the Battle of Zapote Bridge in 1897 and whose contribution to the revolutionary army was the construction of many fortified trenches used against Spanish attacks.

F.B. Harrison Street. The street behind the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas refers to Francis Burton Harrison, former American governor-general (1913-1921) who lobbied for Philippine Independence and later became a Filipino citizen. In his first year in office, more than 70% of positions in the civil service transferred to Filipinos; control of the legislative branch of government was ultimately given to Filipinos. He was instrumental in the passage of the Retirement Law of February 1916, which based retirement pay on years of service. In 1935, he served as principal advisor to Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon for 10 months, and after independence was declared in 1946, became advisor to the first four presidents of the newly proclaimed Philippine Republic.

Jones Bridge (Binondo) replaced the original Puente de España (Bridge of Spain). It is named after Representative William Atkinson Jones, who passed the “Jones Law” of 1916, a law providing for basic freedoms, including freedom of religion, freedom of the press and uniform taxation. In the 1920s, he was a strong advocate of the full and complete independence of the Philippines and is quoted as saying that “the presence of the people of the US is to withdraw their sovereignty over the Philippine Islands and to recognize their independence as soon as a stable government can be established therein.”

Pedro Gil (Ermita to San Andres). Formerly Herran St. (after Jose de la Herran, a captain in the Spanish navy during the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay), it now bears the name of Pedro Gil (Nov. 13, 1889-Jan. 5, 1965), a member of the 1930 independence mission to the United States, together with Osmeña, Roxas, Montinola and Tirona. He was later elected to the first National Assembly, and became chairman of the committee on city government.

Mendiola Street (San Miguel). The site of countless rallies through the decades, including the one that became known as Black Thursday -- tthe massacre of 13 peasant farmers in a protest march to Malacañang Palace in Jan. 22, 1987 -- tis named after Enrique Mendiola (May 3, 1859-March 30, 1914), a one-time member of the Manila Municipal Board; he founded the newspaper El Arboleda, dedicated to scholars and teaching methods.

G. Puyat (Quiapo). Formerly Raon (after Jose Raon, 43rd Spanish governor-general of the Philippines from 1765 to 1770, and instrumental in the expulsion of the Jesuits from the country), it was renamed after Gonzalo Puyat, self-made Filipino businessman, once president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce.

A.H. Lacson Street (formerly Governor Forbes, Sampaloc). Named after Arsenio H. Lacson, former mayor of Manila and generally considered one of the best mayors of the city. It was originally named after William Cameron Forbes, (incidentally, grandson of American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson), who was credited with having carved Baguio City out of the mountains.

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yung mga nagra rally mga hepeng kulilat.....kala nila oppressed pa rin sila....nde na nawala sa isip nila si makoy..na trap sila sa time warp.... :lol:....what a set of losers yaya....tapos sigaw kahirapan....eh kung di ka ba naman engot...magtrabaho ka...para kumita....a oo nga pala...minsan kasi ang rally pinagkakakitaan din....:lol:

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yung mga nagra rally mga hepeng kulilat.....kala nila oppressed pa rin sila....nde na nawala sa isip nila si makoy..na trap sila sa time warp.... :lol:....what a set of losers yaya....tapos sigaw kahirapan....eh kung di ka ba naman engot...magtrabaho ka...para kumita....a oo nga pala...minsan kasi ang rally pinagkakakitaan din....:lol:

They rally against oppression and the present impunity where the rich and the powerful can commit crimes without being punished.

ang mga nag makabayan lamang ang may katapangan na lumaban, hindi katulad ng mga iba dyan " mga sipsip "

anong pagkakakitaan ? hindi na kayo nakatulong kumondena sa mga kabulukan at kasamaan na nangyayari sa Pilipinas, naninira pa kayo.

^^ I'm sure these people will hold rallies again with the same issues whoever wins in May 2010. Lagot kayo Villar or Noynoy :)

Anyway, they look so pathetic.

Cory statue unveiled in Manila

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 01/25/2010 10:57 AM


MANILA, Philippines - Hundreds of Filipinos gathered outside the historic Manila Hotel on Roxas Boulevard Monday to witness the unveiling of a bronze statue of the late Philippine President and democracy icon Corazon Aquino.

Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and Aquino's son, Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, led the unveiling of the 15-foot monument on Padre Burgos Drive corner Roxas Boulevard at 8 a.m. The unveiling commemorates the 77th birthday of the former president.

During the ceremony, Aquino said he hopes the monument will serve as a reminder to all Filipinos about how his mother united all Filipinos after her death last Aug. 1, 2009.

Mayor Lim, meanwhile, said the monument should also remind students of how President Aquino ruled the nation uprightly for 6 years after the 1986 EDSA Revolution. "Our prayer today is that we emulate her example," he said.

The monument, which was commissioned by Mayor Lim, was done by sculptor Eduardo Castrillo. It shows Aquino flashing the "L" Laban sign with her right hand while holding the 1987 Constitution with her left. The statue is right across a statue of Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., the former president's husband.

Castrillo, who worked on the monument for 2 months, said the statue symbolizes how Aquino restored democracy in the country.

Among those who attended the unveiling were representatives from the National Historical Institute, employees of Manila CIty Hall and students from various colleges.

Yellow ribbons in Bacolod

In Bacolod City, yellow ribbons were seen along major streets in celebration of Mrs. Aquino's birthday.

Various groups, such as Tuloy Pinoy, were already busy Sunday evening in preparation for Monday's celebration of the 77th birthday of Aquino.

Yellow ribbons were tied on posts from the capitol lagoon to the Goldenfields commercial complex.

Yellow ribbons were also hung on trees reminding Bacoleños of the time when Filipinos yearned for the return of democracy and waited for the homecoming of the late Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr., who was gunned down upon arrival at the Manila airport on August 21, 1983.

At 3 p.m. on Monday, a yellow motorcade will be held on major streets of the city followed by a Mass. -- with a report from Mark Salanga, ABS-CBN Bacolod
as of 01/25/2010 10:57 AM

They rally against oppression and the present impunity where the rich and the powerful can commit crimes without being punished.

ang mga nag makabayan lamang ang may katapangan na lumaban, hindi katulad ng mga iba dyan " mga sipsip "

anong pagkakakitaan ? hindi na kayo nakatulong kumondena sa mga kabulukan at kasamaan na nangyayari sa Pilipinas, naninira pa kayo.


we all know what is really going on. kesa mag-rally-rally ka jan e di magtrabaho ka sa bukid at sigurado ka pang may aanihin ka. kung jan ka sa mendiola magtatanim sigurado bukol aabutin mo jan. tama na yang mga rally-rally na yan. andami ng means para ipaalam kung ano mga hinaing sa gobyerno. magsampa kayo ng kaso kung sa tingin nyo ay naagrabyado kayo. sabi nga, "magreklamo kayo sa barangay!"

ot...

question:

pag di ka ba sumali sa mga rally-rally na ganyan ibig bang sabihin di ka na makabayan at wala kang pakialam sa nangyayari sa bansa?

ot...

question:

pag di ka ba sumali sa mga rally-rally na ganyan ibig bang sabihin di ka na makabayan at wala kang pakialam sa nangyayari sa bansa?

Of course not, ang daming paraan para tumulong at maging makabayan

....ang sabi nga ni kalbongdad, time warp pa sila, ang ganyang style, luma na. hehehehe.

^^ old school..

These rallies are just becoming venues for political grandstanding. Puro papogi wala namang output :ohno:

kaya nga....tawag sa kanila...mga hippy na kulelat....dahil.....karamihan na issues nila wala...panay binabalik balikan.....nde sila makapag move-on yaya....been there done that....during the times when it mattered most dahil nung panahon ng pakikibaka namin meron talagang real threat sa bansa...ngayon...sa sobrang democrazy nde na makausad ang bansa.....pangbara pa yan sa trapik....:lol:...such losers yaya...gamitin nyo yang idealism nyo...sa panahon ng ligalig....pero ngayon panahon ng kapayapaan....manahimik at magtrabaho ng makatulong kayo sa pag usad ng bansa sa isang direksyon....:ohno::lol::bash::lol:

^^ Couldn't agree more. Parang nakakalimutan na siguro ng marami sa atin na may sariling mga tungkúlin at responsibilidad din tayo sa pag-usad at pag-unlad ng bansa. Hinihingi ng marami sa atin na gawin ng mga pulítiko ang tungkulin nila ng mahúsay, pero sana nagagawa rin ng mga umaangal na ito ang kanilang mga tungkulin at responsibilidad (e.g. Labag sa batas ang pagkakalat, sana nililinis nila lahat ng kalat nila matapos mag-rally).

^^ Couldn't agree more. Parang nakakalimutan na siguro ng marami sa atin na may sariling mga tungkúlin at responsibilidad din tayo sa pag-usad at pag-unlad ng bansa. Hinihingi ng marami sa atin na gawin ng mga pulítiko ang tungkulin nila ng mahúsay, pero sana nagagawa rin ng mga umaangal na ito ang kanilang mga tungkulin at responsibilidad (e.g. Labag sa batas ang pagkakalat, sana nililinis nila lahat ng kalat nila matapos mag-rally).

at ang mga walanghiyang nag rally na yan, vandalism pa ang ginawa! They sprayed anti-gov't slogans sa center island ng Espana. :bash:

http://images.inquirer.net/media/networkindex/images/pic-01260631450728.jpg
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100126-249490/Cory-Aquino-recalled-in-bronze-through-prayer-and-song

wow another major accomplishment for lim... bravo...

they look nice! more culture for us! :D

^^ old school..

These rallies are just becoming venues for political grandstanding. Puro papogi wala namang output :ohno:

dyan din napupunta ang mga pork barrel ng mga party list groups haha:banana::banana:

trapos galore. i can't believe my eye.

yan na ang malaking accomplishment ni lim....ang maging tuta ni cory....galing daw sa sariling bulsa nya yan.....niwala kayo?

at ang mga walanghiyang nag rally na yan, vandalism pa ang ginawa! They sprayed anti-gov't slogans sa center island ng Espana. :bash:

If you will look in other angle ....... they sprayed PRO-PEOPLE slogans.

If I still remember (kasi hindi ko nakunan ng photos) they wrote,

STOP MASSACRES, STOP IMPUNITY, STOP CORRUPTIONS,
REMEMBER HACIENDA LUISITA MASSACRE, REMEMBER MENDIOLA MASSACRE, ETC

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as if they still need to spray paint those things e di pa ba sapat na twing may pagkakataon nagrarally sila with the same reasons? kung gusto nilang umayos ang gobyerno... ayusin muna nila mga sarili nila. vandalism is a crime. twing magpipintura sila ng kung ano-ano sa mga pampublikong facilities at infrastructure ay para na rin nilang ninanakawan ang mga mamamayang nagbabayad ng buwis para panatilihing maayos, malinis, at kapaki-pakinabang ang mga ito. mahiya naman kayo... haaaayyy... haba nun.:nuts: :nuts::nuts: saan ba manggagaling ang pondo para linisin yung mga pinagsusulat nila? imbes na sa mas mga importanteng bagay sana magamit ang pondo e nasasayang lang sa paglinis at pagsasaayos ng mga ito. move on! di ko sinasabing kalimutan nyo pero sana gawin nyo syang aral o kaya inspirasyon para mas mapagbuti nyo ang mga buhay nyo. the government can only do so much. peace tayo. i love the philippines. you love the philippines. we all love the philippines.

well....yang nga ang sinasabi ko...mga naiwanan ng panahon...hindi pa sila makapag move on....dun pa rin sila sa mga slogan na SWELDO ITAAS, PRESYO IBABA..... MAKIBAKA WAG MATAKOT...at pa spray paint pa rin at pagdudumi sa mga walls na pilit na inaayos ng mmda pilit naman nilang dinudumihan...so saan ba tayo kakampi dun sa gustong mapaganda ang bansa o dun sa pilit dinudumihan ang bayan.... :lol: such losers yaya...

dami pa rin palaboy sa maynila ..may natutulog pa sa tabi ng kalsada at center island.. madumi..maraming basura...

nakapagtayo ng establisyimiento sa tabi na halos ng kalsada kaya kumitid yung bangketa don sa Legarda mabuti nalang at gumawa ang MMDA ng walkway sa likod nung building..hirap dumaan mga estudyante..:ohno::ohno:

nakapagpagawa si LIM ng rebulto pero yung mga sirang kalsada,bangketa na bulok na bulok na,poste ng ilaw,waiting shed hindi maipagawa..sobra..

walang programa ang DSWD sa mga pulubi..bakit di maalis mga plubi,taong-grasa?
sana personal na nag-iikot ang DSWD at Mayor LIM sa maynila para malaman nila problema

bise sa pagbuntot kay erap si lim...nung sinipa sya ni erap bisi naman siya sa pagbuntot kay cory....ngayong wala na si cory sino naman kaya ang bubuntutan nitong linsyak na ere...binoto ko pa naman yan na maging prez...buti na lang natalo...

If you will look in other angle ....... they sprayed PRO-PEOPLE slogans.

If I still remember (kasi hindi ko nakunan ng photos) they wrote,

STOP MASSACRES, STOP IMPUNITY, STOP CORRUPTIONS,
REMEMBER HACIENDA LUISITA MASSACRE, REMEMBER MENDIOLA MASSACRE, ETC

and is this the proper way? destroying the cleanliness of the city? there are other ways to air the grievances. You way is too old fashioned, old mentality, old school, primitive and the like.

http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/opinion/10367-why-investors-avoid-manila



High-rise buildings, new businesses and decent-paying jobs are sure indicators if a city is investor-friendly.

Of all the cities in Metro Manila, the prime examples of investor-friendliness are Quezon City, Makati, Taguig, Marikina and Muntinlupa. Even the erstwhile honky-tonk town of Pasay has begun to show signs of economic life.

Quezon City hosts numerous call centers in such areas as Eastwood and Commonwealth Avenue. Makati continues to give us a glimpse of how modernization can take root even in a developing country, while Taguig has benefited immensely from the development of Fort Bonifacio, a former military reservation. Marikina and Muntin-lupa are models of balanced urban development.

Even in the midst of the most recent global economic crisis, many cities in Metro Manila managed to hum along as businessmen plowed investments that created jobs and triggered construction and other projects—in the process, generating badly needed revenue for local government units (LGUs).

Unfortunately, the city from which the capital region derives its official nomenclature seems to have gotten itself stuck in the proverbial doldrums. Since 2007, the wind has gone out of the economic sails of the City of Manila—causing the nation’s capital to trail behind many of its neighbors.

For someone like me—who grew up and began building a family in Manila—the city’s all too obvious decline is downright heart-rending. Sayang!

The feeling of regret, coupled with mounting distress, swells with the thought that less than three years ago Manila seemed firmly on the path toward recovering its old glory.

A silly provision in the 1987 Constitution, however, prevented three-term mayor Lito Atienza to run for a fourth consecutive mandate. As a result, Manila came under the sway of self-styled law and order advocate Alfredo Lim, also an ex-mayor, one-time senator, former police chief and NBI director.

What many Manileños recall of Lim’s accomplishments during his current and previous stints as mayor are his crackdown on the girlie joints of Ermita and his spray-paint drive that targeted suspected drug users.

Apart from these publicity stunts, whatever Lim may have done for the Manila is overwhelmed by the decay that now blankets the city like a filthy shroud of despair.

In this vacuum of drift and aimlessness, the call for change in City Hall has begun to resound in every district, ward and neighborhood. Manileños hanker for a return to the dynamic leadership of the not-too-distant past.

Into this void, former Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza is stepping in once more. Manileños who recall—and appreciate—his accomplishments from 1998 to 2007 can’t wait to vote him back into office.

They remember how Atienza was able to raise the level of city revenue from just P2.5 billion when he came in to over P8 billion even before his third term was up—to the amazement of Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, who often has his hands full trying to bail out cash-strapped LGUs.

Atienza was able to do as much by simplifying how businessmen and other citizens conducted transactions with the city government.

For instance, Atienza set up a one-stop shop for taxpayers, where they could await their turn to be served by City Hall staff in an air-conditioned lounge furnished with comfortable and stylish amenities.

There was no more need for city taxpayers to queue up in the dimly-lit corridors of City Hall, where they could fall prey for extortionists and “fixers.”

In his bid to ensure transparency in all transactions, Atienza ordered the installation of glass doors and windows in City Hall offices, a move that discouraged the usual hanky-panky.

Atienza also demonstrated his keen financial sense by salvaging a deal the city entered into during the time of his immediate predecessor, Lim.

After Atienza took over City Hall in 1998, he secured a loan with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to settle a debt Lim had incurred with the Philippine National Bank to buy the decrepit PNB building in Escolta.

Lim had borrowed P500 million from PNB itself at 17-percent interest per annum. In contrast, Atienza negotiated a loan with DBP at 11-percent interest to settle the city’s obligations to PNB.

The difference in interest rates—six percentage points—immediately resulted in savings for Manila amounting to P30 million annually.

The old PNB building had zero book value, and bank officials themselves had reportedly opined that the right price for the Escolta property should have been about P200 million—not P500 million.

During his first mayoral stint, Lim also kept the city’s trust funds amounting to P700 million in a current account—thus earning no interest.

When Atienza assumed office he caused most of the funds to be moved to a secure, interest-bearing time deposit account, which generated P77 million yearly in additional revenue for the city.

Atienza’s innovative management of city funds and the wise expenditure thereof was recognized by the Department of Finance and the Commission on Audit, gaining for the City of Manila the distinction of best performing LGU in fiscal management.

The operative word that aptly described the first Atienza administration was “innovation.” Many Manileños have had enough of the tired, old way of doing things under the current city leadership.

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Espana St., Sampaloc, Manila

I saw new projects of condos, high rise buildings in the area.

Sinira ng mga rallyista ang center island ng Espana! Mga walang magawa!

If you will look in other angle ....... they sprayed PRO-PEOPLE slogans.

If I still remember (kasi hindi ko nakunan ng photos) they wrote,

STOP MASSACRES, STOP IMPUNITY, STOP CORRUPTIONS,
REMEMBER HACIENDA LUISITA MASSACRE, REMEMBER MENDIOLA MASSACRE, ETC

Sino ulit may-ari ng Hacienda Luisita? Bakit 'di sa mga may-ari nito sila magreklamo at mag-rally? :cheers:

dami pa rin palaboy sa maynila ..may natutulog pa sa tabi ng kalsada at center island.. madumi..maraming basura...

nakapagtayo ng establisyimiento sa tabi na halos ng kalsada kaya kumitid yung bangketa don sa Legarda mabuti nalang at gumawa ang MMDA ng walkway sa likod nung building..hirap dumaan mga estudyante..:ohno::ohno:



Sobrang dami na kasi talaga ng tao sa Manila. Dapat talaga ang susunod na mayor at pati presidente, walang takot na ipatupad ang family planning. Anakan ng anakan, wala namang maipalamon sa mga anak nila. Subukan mong maglakad sa mga eskinita ng Maynila, parang mga water lilies sa ilog Pasig ang mga batang nagkalat.

Dapat ipatupad din ang Oplan: Balik-Probinsya. Karamihan ng mga palaboy ay yung mga nagbakasakali sa lungsod, di pinalad at natutulog na lang kung saan sila abutan ng gabi.

Yung mga adik at rugby boys, dapat ang rehabilitation na paglagyan sa mga iyan ay sa malalayong isla sa Palawan gaya ng ginagawa noon sa mga may ketong. Pag hindi tumino mga iyan.

and is this the proper way? destroying the cleanliness of the city? there are other ways to air the grievances. Your way is too old fashioned, old mentality, old school, primitive and the like.

So what are they (MILITANTS) trying to imply? That they're always right? That despite the fact that they litter streets and spray-paint tax-built infrastructures just to advance THEIR cause? That's number one reason why the Government shrugged off their shoulders on their cause since they are not serious on what they advocate. Try to figure this out: Why should you hit an institution through the WRONG means? Since I were in Highschool I'm very much irritated by these Red-heads. Why they should just help our society through better ways and then tell the Government: 'Hey, we did these and that...How about you? Why you keep on wasting and robbing our money?' That should be better way.

Bakit hindi kaya mga hubad na katawan nila ang pintahan ng mga inirereklamo nila, baka mas epektibo pa ito imbes na mga pader at islands ang piinipinsala nila.

sana talaga i renovate na buong manila. pati government dian dapat irenovate. kakasawa na eh. wala ng pinagbago. kung hindi pa amgtatayo ang mga private sectors ng mga buildings or whatever dian sa manila, walang amgbabago but lalong magdegrade ang hitsura nian. kaawa na talaga manila. ang nagpapdumi dian ang mga hinayupak na tambutso ng mga jeep, tricycle. gusgusin na mga buildings dahils sa polution. isipin nio, hindi lang buildings ang nagiging gusgusin pati lungs natin. kaawa talaga tayo. makalipat na nga sa bundok =) kung me trabaho lang sa bundok, dun na ko... kakahingal ah. breathe breath breath

So what are they (MILITANTS) trying to imply? That they're always right? That despite the fact that they litter streets and spray-paint tax-built infrastructures just to advance THEIR cause? That's number one reason why the Government shrugged off their shoulders on their cause since they are not serious on what they advocate. Try to figure this out: Why should you hit an institution through the WRONG means? Since I were in Highschool I'm very much irritated by these Red-heads. Why they should just help our society through better ways and then tell the Government: 'Hey, we did these and that...How about you? Why you keep on wasting and robbing our money?' That should be better way.


Intermissions muna mga Komrad......


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AKALA NYO BA SA PINAS LANG NAG RA-RALLY.
Sa U.K. nag ra rally din ang mga Socialist.



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Sanay na kayo sa baho ng manila bay at un condo ay air tight kaya hinde mo basta basta maamoy ang Manila bay.

Ask any new tourist visiting Roxas boulevard and they would say it stinks and it smells like a septic tank especially the summer time. Nung bata pa ako, yan ang unang reaction nung first time kong pumunta ako dyan sa Roxas...Today, the smell got worst..

Oh yeah, the pictures "don't" lie? if so, here's the true state of Manila bay:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3508758638_7e4a674053_o.jpg

More here: http://dennisvillegas.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer-holiday.html

As for taguig, It's granted that the place smells and i won't even deny the sad state of Taguig river. Unlike you denying the sad state of roxas boulevard and manila as whole.

Such a beautiful boardwalk. If only the bay were cleaned up. But this will take years and years, and lots and lots of money, change in culture and habits. But there is hope yet. Tokyo Bay and San Francisco Bay also passed through a very polluted stage in their recent history (within the last 50 to 100 years). When our country reaches a certain level of economic progress, we might be able to really seriously spend for the rehabilitation of Pasig and Manila Bay.
I only hope it happens within our lifetime.

Imagine that perfect Manila Bay sunset minus the stink and garbage!:cheers:

change in culture and habits. But there is hope...

I only hope it happens within our lifetime.



"Change" is a very common word...but very rare to find:)

Lito+Erap=Manila?

DUCKY PAREDES
Malaya Business Insights
Jan 28, 2010

‘Atienza and Estrada believe in helping the poor – Erap para sa Mahirap; Atienza para sa Masa.’


THE mutual endorsements of former President Joseph Estrada and former Manila Mayor Joselito Atienza for each other are potent and natural. Erap’s Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) and Atienza’s Liberal Party in Manila have teamed up.

This could win Manila for both Erap and Lito. The two have always been friends. In fact, when Estrada was forced to leave Malacañang during Edsa Dos, Atienza was there up to the end.

Atienza believed then, as a lot of others did, that deposing Erap outside of a successful impeachment was unconstitutional, which it was. Estrada thought the same way which is why he agreed to an impeachment trial which was taken over by mob rule and a conspirator – the Supreme Court -- that ruled Erap as having virtually or "constructively" resigned. There is no such thing. Yet, Erap was removed from the presidency.

In contrast, incumbent Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, who has been endorsed by the Liberal Party of former Senate President Franklin Drilon, was at the time of EDSA Dos, an Erap cabinet member. Excusing himself from an ongoing cabinet meeting, Lim surprised everyone, including Estrada, when he was shown on television as having joined the Arroyo uprising.

But Erap is not anything if he is not big hearted. He apparently forgave Lim because Estrada endorsed Fred Lim and included him in the PMP senatorial ticket in 2004. Lim won. Erap supported Lim again in 2007 against Lito Atienza’s son.

Mayor Atienza, for his part, headed a faction of the Liberal Party that pledged support to the Arroyo administration amid the "Hello Garci" controversy in 2004.

Lito was, of course, only being true to himself. Like Estrada he is a stickler for following and protecting the Constitution. Thus, he supported Erap when they booted him out in violation of the Constitution and supported Gloria from those who would also unconstitutionally depose her. For that, Lito was kicked out of the LP.

More than 5,000 supporters cheered Estrada’s announcement of the coalition between the Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino and the Atienza Liberal wing.

Ranged against them is the coalition of the Drilon Liberals and Lim’s KKK party (Kapayapaan, Katarungan at Kaunlaran).

Lim, who, as a PMP elected mayor, headed PMP in Manila, began losing Erap’s support as early as 2008, when retired Gen. Roberto Calinisan of the PMP, resigned as Lim’s consultant for security and police affairs. Calinisan and Estrada got Lim elected in 2007 under the former Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino. Calinisan told the press then: ""Mayor Lim did not resign from the PMP. The PMP leadership removed him as president of the party."

The official PMP announcement says that Estrada has accepted the Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP)-LP Atienza wing coalition because Erap feels it is Atienza who will be able to carry out Estrada’s pro-poor program in Manila.

PMP spokesman lawyer Ralph Calinisan, said: "There is an urgent need to effect change in Manila. The residents of Manila deserve better governance."

According to the PMP, over the past couple of years, it has received numerous reports of Lim’s transgressions with the poor while serving as Manila mayor. Calinisan noted that Lim totally forgot about the common people after he was elected into office.

Reports state, among others, that under Lim’s watch, housing projects in Baseco in Tondo and the housing project intended for teachers were discontinued. Also, hospital machines were ill maintained and medicines were utterly lacking. Vendors also pay stiff "fees" just to do business.

Calinisan says: "It is thus necessary to support a mayoralty candidate who has his priorities straight. Mayor Lito Atienza has proven many times over that he has what it takes to uplift the lives of the masses. We welcome Secretary Atienza’s bid to work with the PMP."

For his part, Atienza says: "Former President Estrada’s intense adherence to the rule of law, even allowing himself to be prosecuted and jailed for almost seven years made him the victim of the Constitution."

Atienza adds "that having bowed to the canons of the nation’s charter, and by standing firmly by the language of the rule of law at the height of his power as a sitting President, Estrada gave himself the noble and distinguished mark of a leader."

Apart from their mutual admiration and endorsements, both Atienza and Estrada believe in helping the poor – Erap para sa Mahirap; Atienza para sa Masa.

That should produce synergy, which happens when the effect of the whole is greater than what the different parts could have produced when working alone. Certainly, with Erap for him, Atienza would be doing bettering places like Tondo where Erap has a good following and Erap would do better in Manila as a whole where Atienza still has substantial support.

Who will win in Manila? The main contenders are Noynoy for president and Fred Lim for mayor; Lito for mayor and Erap for president; and Gibo for president and Razon for mayor.

It should become interesting when the campaign for LGU positions begins in March.

^^maliLito si Pare kung parehas silang para sa mahirap....kaya ba =Manila?

Lito+Erap=Manila?


Who will win in Manila?

IMO, Atienza is better despite being shifty on political patronage. Lim should be voted out this May. Razon is yet a man to watch.

Intermissions muna mga Komrad......
AKALA NYO BA SA PINAS LANG NAG RA-RALLY.
Sa U.K. nag ra rally din ang mga Socialist.



don't compare our demonstration with the UK rallyists. Do they spray paints on government buildings? Show us the video of the latest one.

I'm sure some of these demonstrators don't even know what they're fighting for: They are confused: imagine, the Hacienda Luisita massacre is blamed on Gloria! The Mendiola massacre is again blamed on Gloria! Ano ba to lokohan??? Bakit ayaw nilang magrally sa Senado - andun si Noynoy Aquino to air their grievances on Hacienda LUisita. O di kaya kay Kris sa ABS CBN hehehe.

Mulat na ang mga tao, di na uso ang rally sa Pinas. Tama na, ganyan na lang palagi, paulit ulit, nakakasawa, ang daming pwedeng gawin, "passe' na ang ganyang style, 2010 na tayo.


So what are they (MILITANTS) trying to imply? That they're always right? That despite the fact that they litter streets and spray-paint tax-built infrastructures just to advance THEIR cause? That's number one reason why the Government shrugged off their shoulders on their cause since they are not serious on what they advocate. Try to figure this out: Why should you hit an institution through the WRONG means? Since I were in Highschool I'm very much irritated by these Red-heads. Why they should just help our society through better ways and then tell the Government: 'Hey, we did these and that...How about you? Why you keep on wasting and robbing our money?' That should be better way.

We don't even know if these people are paying taxes, or just shouting to get attention. Sinasakyan din ng media kahit 200 people lang or 300 or kahit sabihin na natin 1,000 out of 10 Million people in Metro Manila :bash: It so happened I saw their latest rally in Makati commemorating kuno the Luisita massacre, I saw that the people in the streets just ignored them....so pathetic...

Bakit hindi kaya mga hubad na katawan nila ang pintahan ng mga inirereklamo nila, baka mas epektibo pa ito imbes na mga pader at islands ang piinipinsala nila.

Oo nga, i'm sure madami ang sasali sa rally - makita lang ang mga hubad na katawan :lol:

^^ TheAvenger: try to hold a demo in NOrth Korea, Cuba and China, :) and Vietnam.

don't compare our demonstration with the UK rallyists. Do they spray paints on government buildings? Show us the video of the latest one.

I'm sure some of these demonstrators don't even know what they're fighting for: They are confused: imagine, the Hacienda Luisita massacre is blamed on Gloria! The Mendiola massacre is again blamed on Gloria! Ano ba to lokohan??? Bakit ayaw nilang magrally sa Senado - andun si Noynoy Aquino to air their grievances on Hacienda LUisita. O di kaya kay Kris sa ABS CBN hehehe.

Mulat na ang mga tao, di na uso ang rally sa Pinas. Tama na, ganyan na lang palagi, paulit ulit, nakakasawa, ang daming pwedeng gawin, "passe' na ang ganyang style, 2010 na tayo.

Mukhang tinamaan si TheAvenger sa pag bash natin sa mga activist friends nya :lol:.

@ Ronnier: Agreed completely, hinde na uso ang rally at unti-unti ng namumulat ang pinoy. Sawang sawa na ang pinoy sa kakarally dahil wala naman mapapala dito..

@Avenger: Pro o anti government man un slogans, Kahit anong angulo mo tingnan ay talagang vandalism un ginawa nila. Tapos, I'm sure lahat ng sumama sa rally nayan ay habol lang un libreng pagkain at un 100 pesos na inabot sa kanila at un free concert na bongang bonga na pinakagastusan ng todo :lol:.

Tapos, as ronnier said, hinde alam ng nagrarally ang pinaglalaban nila dahil bakit si gloria ang tinuturo na pasimuno ng hacienda luisita? Habang kaliwaliwanag na dapat ang Aquino family ang dapat nila gulohin at hinde si gloria.

Also, Don't compare CIVILIZED UK rallyist who respect their surroundings compared to our rallyist who like to destroy everything it its path and leave a mountain of trash after they finished their rally..

Mukhang tinamaan si TheAvenger sa pag bash natin sa mga activist friends nya :lol:.


Also, Don't compare CIVILIZED UK rallyist who respect their surroundings compared to our rallyist who like to destroy everything it its path and leave a mountain of trash after they finished their rally..


try having a rally without food giveaways.....nobody turns up...thats why the ground floor of Insular Life building where Ninoy statue is located has Jollibee. and other fastfoods.....probably owned by Binay since he keeps giving these rallyists permits.

try having a rally without food giveaways.....nobody turns up...thats why the ground floor of Insular Life building where Ninoy statue is located has Jollibee. and other fastfoods.....probably owned by Binay since he keeps giving these rallyists permits.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: mga PG ang mga tinamaan ng linsyak...:lol::lol::lol:

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: mga PG ang mga tinamaan ng linsyak...:lol::lol::lol:

FYI and to everyone. The rally in Mendiola in commemoration of Mendiola Massacre is part of Lakbayan 2010. The farmers and nationalist from Mindanao travel to Manila for 10 days for the anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre. They were not the ordinary or usual rallyist in Manila whom some were hakot crowds by GMA, or Binay, or Erap.

Those who joins the Lakbayan were the backbone of the farmer's mass movement, they can endure hunger and other discomfort since they were use to it, that is nothing compared to the oppression and injustices they usually suffered. So don't even say that they were paid. Their foods came from donations.

And their Lakbayan is a symbol that one day the freedom fighters from the rural areas from all parts of the Philippines will one day converge and liberate Manila and NCR from dirty politicians and dirty Pinoy citizens who tolerated these bad governance, corruption, and breakdown of morality.



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sobrang dami ng dinikit ng gabriela sa mga center islands,poste sa Recto...nakita ko mabuti inaalis ng MMDA

sana tulungan din ng anakpawis,gabriela..kung anu-ano pang partylist yung mga magsasaka..sa livelihood..bigyan ng insentibo,bagong binhi at paaalahanang mag-family planning
tutal hindi na sila lobbyists kundi parte na sila ng gobyerno

FYI and to everyone. The rally in Mendiola in commemoration of Mendiola Massacre is part of Lakbayan 2010. The farmers and nationalist from Mindanao travel to Manila for 10 days for the anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre. They were not the ordinary or usual rallyist in Manila whom some were hakot crowds by GMA, or Binay, or Erap.

Those who joins the Lakbayan were the backbone of the farmer's mass movement, they can endure hunger and other discomfort since they were use to it, that is nothing compared to the injustices they suffered. So don't even say that they were paid. Their foods came from donations.

And their Lakbayan is a symbol that one day the freedom fighters from the rural areas from all parts of the Philippines will one day converge and liberate Manila and NCR from dirty politicians and dirty Pinoy citizens who tolerated these bad governance, corruption, and breakdown of morality

NCR liberated by rural people? :wtf: :nuts: :gunz: No! Just take the informal settlers and take them to their own utopian city and we'll live happily ever after in NCR.

^^^^

enough na with those rally-rally thing. kahit umabot ng 1,000,000 post dito walang mangyayari dahil magpaparoo't parito lang ang bola.

is there something big happening in manila at the moment?

^^^^

enough na with those rally-rally thing. kahit umabot ng 1,000,000 post dito walang mangyayari dahil magpaparoo't parito lang ang bola.

is there something big happening in manila at the moment?

Malls are packed with people, LRT/MRT are full of passengers, people are busy with their work, restaurants and party places are full of people. Metro Manila in general is alive and kicking. The capital region of 10 million people, the greater majority want like this: not the disruptive rally that these anti-government protesters want: They cannot get supporters from the capital, hence they had to bring the alleged farmers from Mindanao. I doubt if they are really true farmers. Who is supporting these people? the fares, food.


FYI and to everyone. The rally in Mendiola in commemoration of Mendiola Massacre is part of Lakbayan 2010. The farmers and nationalist from Mindanao travel to Manila for 10 days for the anniversary of the Mendiola Massacre. They were not the ordinary or usual rallyist in Manila whom some were hakot crowds by GMA, or Binay, or Erap.

Those who joins the Lakbayan were the backbone of the farmer's mass movement, they can endure hunger and other discomfort since they were use to it, that is nothing compared to the oppression and injustices they usually suffered. So don't even say that they were paid. Their foods came from donations.

And their Lakbayan is a symbol that one day the freedom fighters from the rural areas from all parts of the Philippines will one day converge and liberate Manila and NCR from dirty politicians and dirty Pinoy citizens who tolerated these bad governance, corruption, and breakdown of morality.



I've seen this Lakbayan since my high school days. Nothing happens. Nakakasawa na ang mga sinisigaw, imperyalismo, ibagsak!, Di na natuto, ganun pa rin, paikot ikot, pakonti ng pakonti ang sumasali sa rally. Spray doon, spray dito ng anti gov't slogan.

By the way, I used to be a student leader in college. I know the ultimate objective :)
:)

Hi Manila peeps. ,,, ano pong budget hotel ang pede nio ma recommend, malate area? Budget ko po is 1K~1.5K lng overnyt stay,,, marami pong salamat,,

^^
Gwapotel Inn (http://wikimapia.org/10756980/Gwapotel-50Php-a-day-worker-s-and-student-Inn)

^^ The Gwapotel is in the Port Area, not Malate or Ermita. Might I suggest the row of motels along Quirino Avenue?

"Change" is a very common word...but very rare to find:)

Change is not something you find. It's something you do. It's something any Filipinos can do. Action speaks louder than words. The problem is that those actions are hard to do.

those actions are hard to do.

that's why it's hard to find;)

Jeepney na nagteterminal sa gitna ng kalsada, mga pasaherong di mo mapakiusapang mag-abot ng bayad sa drayber, usok sa lahat ng uri nito - sigarilyo, tambutso, at mas malalaki pang tambutso, basura sa kalsada kasama ang mabahong amoy nito, mga pribadong sasakyang sagad na naka-park sa sidewalk, dagdag mo pa ang madaming pulubi na nakatira na halos sa kalsada, ano pa bang bago? e di WELCOME TO MANILA!!! :)

^^

alin ang gusto mong baguhin sa sinabi/sarili mo?

the way pinoys change their environs is to migrate abroad.

^^

bakit kailangan pumunta/magtungo sa ibang bansa para takasan ang kahinaan ng ating sarili? nandito sa Pilipinas ang kalaban... umalis ka man sa bahay mo, hugasan pa rin ang mga pinagkainang plato pagbalik mo.

I salute to Filipino OFW's - they are the real heroes for me.

27 January 2010
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27 January 2010
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Red na ang color ngayon? When I passed the bridge before, it was blue...or does the color change?

^ they do change, just like nagtahang

- lim sucks egg

^^
Gwapotel Inn (http://wikimapia.org/10756980/Gwapotel-50Php-a-day-worker-s-and-student-Inn)

sobra ka..... 25 pesos lang ata ang bayad dyan.....or 50.....:lol:

^^^^

di ba libre jan? magdala ka nga lang sarili mo kumot at unan tsaka sabong panpaligo. :lol:

sana mga sir imay magpost ng pics ng Pambansang Aklatan.

nakalimutan ko na hitsura nun.

lapit lang un sa skul nmin eh

sana mga sir imay magpost ng pics ng Pambansang Aklatan.

nakalimutan ko na hitsura nun.

lapit lang un sa skul nmin eh



from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:National_Library_of_the_Philippines,_Feb_14.JPG):

national library (sorry for the big image)


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/National_Library_of_the_Philippines,_Feb_14.JPG

^^ The Gwapotel is in the Port Area, not Malate or Ermita. Might I suggest the row of motels along Quirino Avenue?

Pede ko po ba mlaman kng anu name ng mga motels na to?

^^ Hmm so that's how our National Library looks today. Thanks for posting. If I'm not mistaken, that is a statue of Mabini there. I'm wondering if they have a statue or even bust of Epifanio delos Santos somewhere...

Hi Manila peeps. ,,, ano pong budget hotel ang pede nio ma recommend, malate area? Budget ko po is 1K~1.5K lng overnyt stay,,, marami pong salamat,,

Maraming nice hotels sa may mabini street. Theres the citystate hotel, citygarden hotel. Average price nila is around 1800 a nyt with free buffet breakfast at malapit lang sa robinsons place manila. Halos magkakadikit lang nga mga hotel na yan at safe pa. There are also hotels right across robinsons along pedro gil st. Hope this help

Maraming nice hotels sa may mabini street. Theres the citystate hotel, citygarden hotel. Average price nila is around 1800 a nyt with free buffet breakfast at malapit lang sa robinsons place manila. Halos magkakadikit lang nga mga hotel na yan at safe pa. There are also hotels right across robinsons along pedro gil st. Hope this help

Thanks Bosnyboy! This is a great help.

I remembered someone told me about a hotel/pension operated by the christian something something in malate,,, i just couldnt remember the name exactly...

Thanks Bosnyboy! This is a great help.

I remembered someone told me about a hotel/pension operated by the christian something something in malate,,, i just couldnt remember the name exactly...

I think your talking about the one behind the Ramon Magsaysay Center.

^^ Hmm so that's how our National Library looks today. Thanks for posting. If I'm not mistaken, that is a statue of Mabini there. I'm wondering if they have a statue or even bust of Epifanio delos Santos somewhere...

The statues are actually of Mabini and Teodoro M. Kalaw.

(By the way, the Wikipedia picture of the National Library is mine.)

Thanks Bosnyboy! This is a great help.

I remembered someone told me about a hotel/pension operated by the christian something something in malate,,, i just couldnt remember the name exactly...

Victoria Court owned by King's family. They changed the image of the hotel from the notorious "short time concept" to "family or clean fun" when the owners became Christians.

The statues are actually of Mabini and Teodoro M. Kalaw.

(By the way, the Wikipedia picture of the National Library is mine.)

Nice. Is it a new photo? If so, it's good that they repainted it. I've been to that place only once in my lifetime :)

^^ That picture was taken last year.

Speaking of the National Library, they finally replaced their 40-year-old, creaky, ceiling-fan-ventilated elevator with a new one.

30th Jan. 2010


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love the red light sa bridge. :cheers:

the guy with a camera in grey shirt.....hehehe parang pinagnanasahan si osang....:lol:

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Baywalk is a hot election issue
MANILA STANDARD
If you wish to watch the sunset at the Manila Bay and enjoy the soothing sea breeze, you go to the promenade area along the seashore, now known as the Baywalk. Believe it or not, the Baywalk, one of the loveliest places in Manila, is getting to be a hot election issue in the nation’s capital city. It is a two-kilometer stretch along Roxas Boulevard between the United States Embassy and the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Long before the official election campaign period starts, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and his immediate predecessor, former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza, have been trading barbs on what to do with Baywalk.

During Atienza’s stint at City Hall, he had the long seaside strip widened with thick brown and yellow cement bricks. From a dark and neglected zone after sundown, it became a brightly-lit concourse that attracted commoners and elites alike. Restaurants, bars and open-air coffee shops sprouted there almost overnight. In the evening, live bands performed and entertained the crowd. Baywalk became a magnet for people from all walks of life looking for a convenient place where they could relax and be entertained with their kind of music—at an affordable price.

Adding to the vibrance of the Baywalk was the nearby Rajah Sulayman Park, in front of the Malate Church, one the most beautiful parks in the city.

Even at daytime, especially in the early morning during weekends, the Baywalk overflowed with people, including entire families, to have their breakfast and do physical exercises, from jogging and brisk walking to aerobics and biking.

With the huge number of people flocking to Baywalk everyday, it became comparable to the famed Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii as a popular tourist destination. Needless to say, the Baywalk was a smash hit and the crown jewel of the city’s tourism..

But shortly after Lim sat for the second time as Manila mayor in 2007, he banned restaurants and cafes from operating at the Baywalk. He justified this by saying he was heeding the complaints of residents and guests in hotels and condominiums about the “loud noise” from the live bands. He also blamed these establishments for adding to the trash in the already polluted Manila Bay.

Atienza, who was Manila mayor from 1998 to 2007, vows to revive Baywalk and bring back the eateries and singing joints there if he wins the mayoral race this year. He described the Baywalk as the “engine of development for Manila” and a recreation place for the poor. He rued that the place had lost its luster since Lim ordered the demolition of the “unwanted” structures Lim has put more lampposts along Roxas Boulevard, but Atienza belittles this because Baywalk now has few visitors or is almost deserted at night.

“Look at what Lim did. Instead of improving it, he removed it. If the problem here is noise, he should have put a solution to it. But to say that it is a center for prostitution and drug distribution, that’s a lie.” Atienza grumbled.

To independent observers, the Baywalk was a top tourist drawer, a showcase of how domestic tourism came alive and stimulated the economy. With the influx of people to the Baywalk area, the restaurants, karaoke bars, souvenir shops, shopping stores, hotels and other business establishments along Roxas boulevard and adjacent streets such as those on Remedios, Pedro Gil and Padre Faura avenues benefited from the spillover of customers. They enjoyed an unprecedented boom.

The ex-mayor said the Baywalk was just one of his urban renewal projects that Lim has discontinued or neglected. He lamented that “Manila has deteriorated once again under the present local administration with its lack of vision.” He said that for three years, “Lim has deprived Manilenos of the right kind of life they deserve by removing and destroying what my administration did for the people in nine years.” Determined to arrest the decline of the city, Atienza is seeking to retake the mayor’s seat in the coming electons under the campaign battlecry “Buhayin ang Maynila” (Revive Manila).

Another major campaign issue raised by Atienza against the present city administration is the continued stay of the storage facilities of the country’s three largest oil firms in Pandacan. He accused Lim and his allies in the city council of railroading the approval of city ordinance 7177 allowing Chevron (formerly Caltex), Petron and Shell, as well as other heavy and medium-scale industries, to continue operating at the Pandacan oil depot despite warnings of possible accidents and terrorist attacks.

The new ordinance amended Ordinance 8027 promulgated during the time of Mayor Atienza which called for the removal of the oil depot from the Pandacan district, which was classified as a residential area. Thus, the classification of Pandacan was reverted to industrial. Ordinance 7177 was issued in defiance of the Supreme Court’s decision which upheld the validity of Ordinance 8027. Lim said he signed the new ordinance so as not to deprive the city government of P100 million revenues from business license fees and real property tax collected yearly from the industries that are based there.

In effect, Atienza said, the controversial ordinance ensured “the permanent stay of highly pollutive and extremely hazardous industries which placed the lives of Manilenos in grave danger and made Manila the most polluted and toxic city of the world.” He warned that an accident in the Pandacan depot could trigger an explosion that could cause damage to an area within a 14-kilometer radius. He also considered the retention of the oil depots as the highest form of insensitivity in the light of worldwide efforts to combat pollution and global warming. The depots, he said, must go to assure the safety of city residents.

“Manila is the inspiration of the country. Manila is the microcosm of the country. I cannot take the very, very sorry state of the city now,” he said.

Atienza sees his candidacy as a response to the Manileños’ clamor for the return of his urban renewal and sustainable development projects. During his term as mayor, he implemented the “Buhayin ng Maynila) program by upgrading and renovating Manila’s decaying public facilities such as parks, markets and slaughterhouses. He carried out the reconstruction and beautification of public places such as the, Plaza Miranda, the Andres Bonifacio monument and the Binondo park. He also pursued the construction of the linear park in Pandacan, the renovation of Carriedo and R. Hidalgo streets in Sta. Cruz. He upgraded the services of the city’s public libraries, schools and hospitals, including the Ospital ng Maynila and completed the construction of a brand new building for the Pamantasan ng Maynila.

Atienza claims that during his tenure, Manilans, especially the poor and marginalized sectors, experienced genuine progress. They enjoyed, among others, health centers and hospitals with adequate equipment, facilities and free medicines.

Perhaps as environment secretary and chairman of the Pasig Rehabilitation and Development Council, Atienza will be best remembered by Manilans for implementing the long-overdue dredging of

the heavily-silted Pasig. Had the mouth of Pasig not been widened from six to 10 meters, he said the flooding of vast areas of the metropolis caused by typhoon Ondoy in September and October would have been much worse because floodwaters had no chance of flowing out into the Manila Bay.

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Manila Baywalk

The once filled with bars is now teeming with peddlers.

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The bay seem cleaner now than before...

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Meron pa ring naliligo sa dagat ng Maynila.

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May nagba-bike sa boardwalk...

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At may natutulog sa puno!

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Roxas Boulevard

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Hyatt, Land Bank, Manila Diamond, Magsaysay Center

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Parada Sa Malate

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San Andres Market In Malate

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^^ nice photos.. i love the man sleeping on the tree... nice contributions...

Manila Baywalk

The once filled with bars is now teeming with peddlers.

http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae303/watcher09/IMG_2633-1.jpg

The bay seem cleaner now than before...

http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae303/watcher09/IMG_2649-1.jpg

http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae303/watcher09/IMG_2651-1.jpg


Meron pa ring naliligo sa dagat ng Maynila.

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May nagba-bike sa boardwalk...

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At may natutulog sa puno!

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obvious na konti na lang tao pumupunta dyan....at ang mga basura...look closer....marami ....nakakatakot na sya...

haven't been there for year now....dati nung meron pang gimik joints dyan halos monthly dyan ako....

^^ nice photos.. i love the man sleeping on the tree... nice contributions...

Many thanks... You love the man? Or the pic? Joke!

Desolate na un place :lol: ! Also, look at the water colour of the bay...Kulay brown un tubig! :bash:

Many thanks... You love the man? Or the pic? Joke!

yun din nasa isip ko.....dumi isip mo ha...:lol:

Manila Baywalk

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I'm happy that Manila Bay looks cleaner now. :cheers:

I'm happy that Manila Bay looks cleaner now. :cheers:

sa pic lang yun....if you look closer...marami syang basura...yung mga white thingies...mga basura yun....maliwanag lang ang araw ng kunan mo kaya maganda ang dating...

sa pic lang yun....if you look closer...marami syang basura...yung mga white thingies...mga basura yun....maliwanag lang ang araw ng kunan mo kaya maganda ang dating...

Nope. It was clean when I took the picture last Sunday. You were referring to the white ones as trash were tiny waves or relections of the sun rays.

I saw no rubbish, maybe it's the reason why those teeners enjoyed their swimming.

i'm referring to the trash in the pavements....look closer...

sa pic lang yun....if you look closer...marami syang basura...yung mga white thingies...mga basura yun....maliwanag lang ang araw ng kunan mo kaya maganda ang dating...

Also, medyo mabaho pa din ung Manila Bay. :puke:

Mas gusto ko sya nung may mga restobars pa. Sobrang buhay.