Manila, Queen of the Pacific 1938
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- A Tour of Manila, Philippines in the 1930s.
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1938: Manila - Queen of the Pacific
2019: Manila - Queen of Traffic
And Plastic
And poverty
And Addicts
And dilawans
And Batang pasaways
Everything was taken for granted. We were once a rich country, now we are just enjoying its former glory through black and whites.
Filipinos couldn't run a mall successfully.
Its america's manila.. Its different city ran by different country.. If batavia (jakarta) was once todays newyork or dubai and ran by dutch I wouldnt be too happy or proud.
@@suhalaomo3278 Manila is dirty/
@@babykevinxoxo Wow Kevin, you're so articulate. Just where do you come from you racist POS!
@@GranByte accept the fact. It is true.
I am a filipino. Why bring up the racist card,
You: * oh this dude telling the truth but i dont like it, lets call him/her racist.
You know what is wrong, people who cannot change and improve better, because they cannot acknowledge their own bullshit.
I feel sad for those people,died thinking philippines have great future.
HUHUH oo nga😢
Underrated
But they are right since duterte took the seats.
yep philippines sucks
Philippines can have a great future..
If some of it's people stopped being ignorant, selfish and undisciplined
Some Filipinos forgot what discipline is..
I've noticed that with every country in the world, our ancestors used to dress more smartly and have more pride in their appearance. Classy and stylish despite social class.
Indeed
Do keep in mind documentaries like always show the presentable parts of a country. You will see the same for documentaries showcasing other countries like Australia and the US similarly.
IKR.. nowadays we dress like peasants.
Michael Harvey it is too much of the “I don’t care what people think or say I want it my way” thing taken to the wrong level
Tapos nagtyatyaga nlng sa pinaglumaan ng ibang bansa..ukay ukay.
Nakakamiss yung mga karawahe at mga kabayo. Sabi ni lolo malinis at ilegante ang mga tao noon kahit mahirap,
Anong karwahe?
Callesa tawag doon di ba?
@@hyunjinki1995 halos parehas nadin naman.
@@jascorp-gamingmore5410 hinde
They had added tricycle from now :>
ok boomer
Damn, Manila was once so beautiful
Manila was bombed to hell during WW2 -- second most destroyed city after Warsaw.
Bakit di aasenso ang Pilipinas?simple lang..... DAHIL SA INYO MGA TAGALOG WALANG ALAM SA BUHAY KUNDI MAKIPAG LANDIAN BIRUIN MO. MGA TAGALOG WALANG MAAYOS NA TRABAHO PERO NAKAPAKARAMING ANAK MGA SAMPU HANNGANG BENTE. HALOS 1/2 SA POPULASYON NATIN AY NASA INYO. TIGNAN NYO MALAYSIA KAPARIHAS LANG NATIN NG EKONOMIYA PERO MAS MAYAMAN SILA SATIN KASE KAKAUNTI LANG SILA. OKAY LANG SAMIN KUNG AWAYIN NYO ANG CHINA PARA KAYO KAYO LANG NAMAN DIN MABOBOMBAHAN DYAN.
@@haveyounoticethatmysentenc6646 oo taga Pampanga ako at nasa Luzon ako pero ayaw ko mga Tagalog pati kapwa Pilipino nila nilalait nila
@@haveyounoticethatmysentenc6646 Tama dahil sa kawalan ng disiplina at panganganak ng marami "blessings" daw eh mas lalo dumami umaasa sa gobyerno puro pambabatikos pa
@@haveyounoticethatmysentenc6646 sa kanila din pinakamarami covid kase wala disiplina
It's not WW2, it's not the colonizers, its not the corrupt politicians... It's the Filipino value. Long gone with the glory that is Philippines... We have to realize that Pinoy "Pride" is crushing our society.
As a young professional, I realized Philippines is the worst place for an intellectual to be born in because Filipinos do not reward excellence, they denounce it because on their innate stubbornness.. Brain Drain is not an issue, in fact, it was never an issue. It was their superiority complex. They seek recognition, and yet they don't work for it. They live a lifestyle they can't afford. They demand change and yet they defy it. And its always gonna' be someone else's fault. Not theirs.
Savage Noona, thanks for recognizing the truth. If Filipnos would only work hard, the Philippines would rise again. Hard work and education is the answer.
_It's always gonna be someone else's fault_
Very evident in the sudden shift of political climate/opinions of the masses
Inb4 _"si panot talaga 'yon"_
Exactly! Pride is is a reflection of the ego, a false identification that consumes humanity. I'd rather love to hear I'm proud to be a human than proud to be Pinoy. Because before being a Pinoy I'm a human.
Sad but true
This is true but i still love being pinoy. Kailangan lang natin ng isang pamahalaan na hindi kapwa senador sisiraan ang senador at senador laban sa presidente. Dahil ang nag babagsak sa atin ay ang hindi pag tutulong tulobg para umangat kundi humila pababa para tapakan at tumaas
1930s was the Golden Era of the Philippines. Manila along with Shanghai managed to evade the ravages of the Depression and thrived. With the rising nationalism and the promise of independence came pride and Filipinos wanted to compete and show it to the world. Men and women dressed to the nines. Filipino high end society flourished. Manila had a distinguished cafe culture. Commonwealth infrastructure projects were grand and elegant. It was the height of Philippine society. Then WWII came....
And broo even those Merchants and Small stalls the vendors has some filipino kind of Dresses i mean they wear the hat white shirt and black pants.like God they look so presentable .
Today. Vendors aren't really that presentable im disappointed
Tas si manong dito o. Presentable na presentable tlga. IM IMPRESSED 7:05
Philippines began to fall starting from 1990's
Agreed , I read an article that Philippines still hasn’t recovered from WW2 , Half a million people lived in Manila pre WW2 , quarter million civilians died during the invasion of Manila , some of which are people of industry and educated people with them gone , It just left a big void to help Philippines move forward to a proper independent country
Yea japan has succeded ruined it but they become great friends cuz filipino this days like anime's
Admit it, manila back then was the paris of asia but now it looks like dubai in low budget
Haha 😂
True. Ang classy tingnan ng mga tao at ang paligid medyo hindi pa crowded. Ngayon, jusko ang dugyot at naglipana mga masasamang loob.
Dubai low budget version 😂 and the most poorita in southeast asia
jam jam it looks more like Kalkota, India.
Every capital is dubai on low budget
the man who voice over was like in the tom and jerry scenario where in tom listening to the radio plus the background music as well .. so nostalgic !!
AllAboutCarly G true! Hahahaha
Hahahahaha exactly
Haha
Because tom and jerry was made in 1945 if i am not mistaken. So old but gold haha
This is one of the reason why UA-cam should put a laugh emoji.
Look at their fashion. Almost all of them have white blazers, under the afternoon sun.
Today, people just go topless.
Wala pang global warming noon, malamig lamig nang konti ang klima.
u never in vietnam huh ?
@@danny24042002 Never been in Vietnam but this is Philippines
Global Warming: Let me introduce myself
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Eto yung GOLDEN AGE! naging third world lang ang Pilipinas under Marcos!
Manila was then dubbed as the "Paris of Asia" The most beautiful city in this part of the world, I hope Manila can still rise up to its former glory.
Manila era conocida como la "Sevilla de Asia"
Jerry Suarez philippines was also called great pearl of asia/pacific
The Manila Bay area was actually comparable to Cote d'Azur and Rio de Janeiro even in the 60s. The waters were just as clear blue as Boracay. Everyone was also swimming there without shame.
Jerry Suarez : It won’t happen if the population is not controlled.
No, the people here have no discipline and posses broken values as well as there's no control on population distribution.
Imagine 1938 we are already ahead in Asia, Singapore was established 1965, 27years ahead but what happen Philippines...😔😔😔
*“Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew (1959-90) and Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines (1965-86) coexisted under similar geo-political pressures and were known to share similar political and social philosophies. Yet Lee Kuan Yew established a political party that derived its credibility from a reputation for corruption-free governance, sobriety and growth while Ferdinand Marcos became famous for larceny on a grand scale, stealing the people’s foreign aid and putting it into private bank accounts and property throughout the world.”*
From :“Political Virtue and Economic Leadership: A Southeast Asian Paradox” written by Hilton L. Root and published by Milken Institute on November 13, 2000
but singapore is the size of olongapo............
"Democracy"
philippine is never best ua-cam.com/video/1HOVaOymvSU/v-deo.html
Because of the oligarch and yellow propaganda.
1930: Queen of the Pacific
2020: Servant of Pacific
Corrupt Officials brought the Manila down.
Gays
Servant of the West,
Tanga!
@@gimyuwon mas tanga ka. west noon. china na ngayon. bawbaw ng isip mo
@@abdulajid92 china daw hahah san mo nakuha yan sa mga boss mong dilawan?
@@gimyuwon pro duterte kami dito sa mindanao. ayaw lang namin nag papauto sa mga Communist at Imperialist.
This is how Filipino without internet. living unified and classy.
If you have an oppourtunity to back in time would you go there?, without internet, without Xiaomi phones,without iphone, without youtube, and everything social media has. Look so boring without technology isn't it?. But its peaceful.
@@BeyondBeauty-p9e we are already using Internet as our daily time consumer whenever we are bored. So it's easy to say that I choose this generation instead.
@@BeyondBeauty-p9e it's hard for me to live without internet
@@mennmenny9182 filipinos are not exposed by technology that time, so i might say that even without tech they can still find a way to not get bored. Compare to this day where youth are addicted in tech, no time for playing outside, to read books, and to have a good time with their family.
As it always should be
They forgot Urban Planning after ww2. Just build build build residential and commercial areas without planning.
Sa lahat ng comment dito ito ang pinaka the Best. Halos lahat sa panahon na iyan ay nagputahan sa Manila, walang plano, tayo dito tayo duon. Squat dito squat duon. Maraming kulang simula ng kagustuhan natin lumaya agad sa amerika.
That ended up being true for most Philippine modern developments until today.
you're absolutely correct...like in our city tinataas ang kalye both sa national and residential road to almost half of our houses and buildings height pero bumabaha pa rin lalo na pag may habagat...no plan at all.Sometimes I wonder yun na ba talaga ang plan of our city engineers hindi pde ayusin ang mga canals and drainage. Mukha kaming catch basin.
Wala pa road rage noon
@@eddieformilles3176 sinasabi mo?
Parang ang sarap huminga nung mga panahon na yan.
Kung wala nlng kasi ung mga bwisit na colonizer e maayos at matino sana pilipinas mapa hanggang sa ngaun
Langhapin mu ung mga bala ng ww2🤣🤣🤣
@@hizokajoker1503 haha correct
Kung wala ang mga aquino maayos sana ang pinas
Oo tapos may WW2 na parating 😂😂😂
The fact that this video is black and white we can still notice the beauty of Manila on that era..
Only on the beautiful side
What does being in black and white do that makes it hard to appreciate beauty? Stupid comment.
@@BeyondBeauty-p9e Your comment makes no sense.
katherine williams No I understood that your English is poor and I called you out on it, so you deleted your comment out of embarrassment.
katherine williams So you make a fool of yourself and lash out on the person who pointed it out. Good logic there. Maybe you shouldn’t make dumb comments to begin with.
This camera is still better than most cctv cameras
ngl, CCTV Cameras literally looks like this, istg! LMFAO!!!
i mean when you are running 24/7, you gotta have a way to preserve space somehow
1938: Manila queen of pacific
2018: Manila queen of robberies
😭
Yes since 1988
Sadly :'(
Hahaha
yah since Ferdinand Marcos was gone many robberies shows up when martial law was gone and the philippines was one of the richest country in asia
Notice how old Filipinos dress, very elegant, proper and presentable. I hope we could bring back this in our new era :)
illy In the Philly manilly gurl whatttt lmao-
Hindi na mang yayari yan ngaun
Simulan mo muna sayo 😊
I hope so too.😥
That's not gonna happen in this life now
Let us all pray that Isko Moreno is the hope we've been waiting for, and of course we must help him by being disciplined and law abiding citizens.
Tama ka bro.si Yorme isko ang liwanag ng ating kinabukasan,naway tulongan natin siya sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaroon ng disiplina sa sarili,para maibalik natin ang lost glory ng ating bansa.
Pero sa totoo lang, kung titignan mo pilipinas ngayon at mga pilipino malulungkot ka na lang kasi ibang-iba na yung itsura parang bagsak na ang ganda ng Manila at mga ibang beautiful spots pa ng pinas. Wala namang imposible kung magtutulungan pero kasi mga tao ngayon puro no matitigas ang ulo wala ng disiplina at respeto sa isa't isa at sa bansa
I dont get filipinos seriously most poor people have kids over 5 they dont think about the future if they keep struggling feeding themselves while not even paying taxes why would they even let 5 more lives to suffer from the shit hole they're in and then they complain that Yorme Isko Moreno Domagoso kicked them out of their place/divisoria/squatter what a bunch of retards honestly getting rid of squatters should be Yormes next goal
@1 9 wow damn, you're right but you don't need to be so aggressive about it
Puro ganyan nman. Tignan nyo si Digong. Maraming gusto gawin pero sa dami ng oposisyon walang nangyari
Manila in early 1900's is not only beautiful but also a clash of Spanish-American-Filipino architectures. probably one of the most diverse city in that era.
btw, i curious what the word "Manila" mean? 🤔
@@Labib_1453 may nilad (there’s a nilad)
Manila is the English name of Maynila, which is a combination of two Tagalog words:
May - ( pronounced mai or my ) presence of
Nilad - a local plant
@@NEIL-sc6wx may i know what look like nilad is?
@@gromester1092 and what the origin ethnic of philipine people?
Everyone looked so classy back then
I agree with you @paulabeajustine station, back then they had high standard of decency.
Kahit yung nagka kalesa, naka suit! Sosyal!
@iFeel zzzZz well said
iFeel zzzZz same here, if we were still under american colonization we would be comparable to US
As a millennial this footage is such a gold, Thank you for this. I cant even compare the old and current manila
We cannot compare. But should the past remain in the past?
Sana napanatili natin ang ating kultura mula sa kasuotan hanggang sa pagiging konserbatibo
Buti pa kasi ang ibang bansa nakasabay sila sa modernong panahon na sa sarili nilang kultura ang pag-unlad hindi yung tinatangkilik nila ang sa mga dayuhan hays...
@@aaronbonifacio6318 yep
Lol
1938,the Filipinos are very formal...
Generally, they still are very formal and polite in speech. They'll cut you off in traffic, step in front of you when you're in line, and be rude in many other ways, but they're quite polite in speech!
@Lt. Pyukumuku No, not at all. I speak from a YEARS of personal experience. Filipinos don't INTEND to be rude, but their actions usually are in these areas.
1) Try to place an order at Jollibee. If you give more than two inches of space between yourself and the persons in front of you, someone will cut in line.
2) Ask PLDT to repair their service. If they take more than a month to restore your service, try to skip paying your bill citing the idea that they should provide service before you pay even more. They'll insist that you pay every month until they fix the service - then they'll give you a credit for the MONTHS of time without service.
These are just two recurrent examples of how their ACTIONS are rude. All the while, they will be extremely polite and apologetic.
Back in those days, wearing a black suit wasn't considered "formal"
Original Manileños were already gone some perished in the War others goes abroad in the late 50's to 80's I lived in Santa Ana I'm a child of a baby boomer my father told me that many people that he grew up with in Santa Ana are now gone some went Abroad selling their properties to probinsyanos. Most people living in Manila right now came from different provinces.
@@Rey-lg8sx all my wifes family here in manlia are either born in province or were 1st gen manila dwellers.
You wouldn't think that this is the philippines before
What i’m saying here is if you don’t know the history or the past of the philippines and you just know the present philippines you wouldn’t think its the philippines past(just look at how they dressed and how clean the road is).
You obviously dont know much history... so it makes sense you didnt know. Philippines was more developed then japan at one stage in university and medical fields.. my ancestors love and fought for the country, even got a street named in his honor. Alot of corruption like what hong kong is going thro now... same of what happened to phils, i wouldnt be surprised if hong kong ends up like that.
Flying Possum ahmm...so what are you saying, sorry i didn’t get it?
@@flyingpossum6958 chill the fuck out bro
yeah because its black and white
@@flyingpossum6958 yes it's because back then some developed country is still ruling us not a fcking corrupt politicians and toxic president now
look at the people, they are all very physically fit. obesity was not a problem then.
People were not dependent on the car back then. The streets were still cool, walkable, and the air was fresh. Now, it's all about the cars.
mantaurus 2014 no fastfood yet
No Jollibee
I live in the U.S. & it's the cars. Back when I didn't have a car, I had tremendous physique. Even though I ate a ton of chocolates a day. The walking to and from home to bus stop, to train station burned a lot of would be fats. Now I can't get rid of my gut & have to watch what I eat because of the automobile. And have to have separate walking & running sessions just to be only a little overweight.
No milktea
just let it sink for a moment, almost everyone in this footage are dead
christelle del slay same thought while watching, all of them are now resting in peace in cemeteries
not everyone
Kpop Is trash read almost
No
Even the beautiful city and decipline people are dead
I can’t believed that this is manila back then! I thought this is from europe!
Andrei Louis Then the Japanese had to destroy it...
@@agentsquid9079 if the japanese didnt attack the Philippines it would still be like this today
@@underratedgod6899 yeah it'll be beautiful, I don't have to fly to different countries anymore. But sadly it was destroyed, and they never rebuilt it and replaced it with ugly modern buildings.
@@coder1134 yea well that's just reality we can never bring this time back
I cant believed too you know
Hi a Hong konger here. Just learned about the history of Manila and the intramuros in a documentary. So sad to know so much was destroyed in the war, but I still would love to visit the Philippines one day when I have the chance! The people of Philippines imo are the most passionate and friendly people I know in Asia!
Glad you liked our history and cultures. We'll welcome you with hospitality if you ever come to our progressing country ^^
I'd like to watch that documentary too
Just tell the bus driver not to stop if someone's on the road.
No Philippines sucka
@@cockman316 it sucks but it doesn’t suck like most other countries and almost all Filipinos are undisciplined that’s all
now 'Manila Queen of Plastic' 2019
The sachet society.
pati mga tao marami na rin plastic
Actually 'Queen of Tae'
😅😅😅😅Yan ang katotohanan Queen NG plastic at plastic na mga namomono nong mga dilawan p nk upo jn
@@symph2000 baka ikaw yung tae
I wanna go in the past to see the beautiful manila
You're 80 years too late. It's hell on earth today.
Lance Bravo fuck
Cole Caragan no i mean yes
dat engineergener what do you mean?
same here
I didn't know we have this kind of transportation before... Now its gone 4:40
Yes, binomba daw lahat ng tramway natin nung ww2 kaya nasira
Feel ko yan na yung bus ngyon....
Gusto kong sumakay dyan
They stole that transport lol
Binomba kasi yan dati nung ww2, gunggong... Kaya nga sumikat ang mga dyip nung mga panahon na yan at pati hanggang ngayon ihh..
I feel like I would have rather enjoyed living in this era than today.
Tama masayang bumalik sa panahon na yan para ma experience nating pumatay ng mga hapon.😄
you wouldn't like it, since there's no youtube and internet that time.
@@chrischannel4538 You cant miss what you dont know exist. I also came from a remote mountain village with limited exposure to the western world and now after being here in the US for a certain amount of time I realize that I would prefer a quieter and slower pace living. You probably would never understand if you dont know any other type of living environment other than yor modern western civilization
@@temujinkhan6326 that why I'm saying you wouldn't like it, since you already experience this era of internet and gadgets.
@@milkyway8507 ano gagawin wmo na walang cellphone
After watching this video, I felt that I am born in the wrong generation 😪
So you wanna live in a generation when there's world war?
Same man
@Cody J actually we are lucky the we born in this day/new generation...
2 years after, ww2 na. Kaya swerte tayo ngayon. 😊
Just be thankful you were born in this generation. Watching videos on youtube through smartphones and laptops and leaving comments just like your's weren't in the generation you were wishing for.
Like nyo kung pogi ako
They also got ww2
@@hrdenmdel and no proper sanitation, no safe and affordable long distance transportation, no efficient long distance communication, no access to higher education, no access to health care, less women's rights.
@@hrdenmdel on other hand, no traffic, clean air, no plastic and tons of trash, no noise pollution.
@@alingkinai7520 They do have traffics
@@ronron208 no
3:00 "colorful traffic"
2020: pAtHeTiC
Haha nagkalockdown na ang manila 😂😂😂
Their are many pro Americans in the comments such a shame, how can we develop if such a slave mindset😐
I wish I can travel back so I can experience this peaceful life without gadgets and some harmful technologies
You can still live while implementing some discipline on yourself you know... No use on complaining on the present as it would not change anything ^^
What the fvck 😂😂😂
You think that time it was peaceful?
Hahahhahhaha
WW2 is coming that time, say peaceful again 😂
peaceful? really? 😩😂😂😂
Funny how you're using a "harmful technology" to comment
@@jh0nn37 yes HAHA pwede naman niya itabi yung phone niya to "live a peaceful life without gadgets" instead nag ccomment pa ng nonsense dito haha
Great manila before. Mayor Isko, is trying hard to bring back manila clean again.
dicson alipio 👍🏻
Dapat po ibalik po s mga original na tirahan nla ung mga ndi lehitimong taga manila.....like mga informal settlers
working hard not trying hard.. it's his duty to help and improve the life of Manileños..
@@cleoannkhelynlangit316 how would you do that? dumb. let's just move on from manila that city is a bunghole infested with smelly people. Ang importante lng jan mga pier. dapat ang gawing capital ng Pilipinas ay ang New Clark City or Subic.
you cant bring back the dead
My mum & dad grew up in Thailand in the late the 50's. They told me that back then all Thai elites sent their children to the Philippines for education. Manila was known among Thais back then as rich and prosperous country. I can clearly see that from this VDO, even from the 30's! Thank you very much. Love it!
My Spanish abuela would be 14 years old at that time. Enjoying her life as a student in an all-girls Catholic school in Manila🇪🇦🇵🇭😊
No
@@hans-soldkief2968 ??
I swear if you think she has colonial mentality even though she already stated she has a spanish grandma,
I don't believe too but not all of them lies
@@dregus3385 -its back time-
7:25..... Now imagine there is a carabao in EDSA... :)
Filipinos back then dressed filipino..👍🏻👍🏻 good part of our culture that is long gone in history
Yung mga terno, baro't saya at barong - oo. Pero yung suit? Filipino?
Almost nobody wore barong. Considered not fit to be worn in the city. Men wore suit which is more civilized.
They didn't show the people in Tondo where the Manila "masses" lived. It would probably look different.
Yeah. Only Muslim countries nowadays are the one who value traditional dress
We lost our sense of *UNITY* and *NATIONALISM* for our "Inang Bayan". That's why Philippines had to suffer.
We also allowed buildings of modern architecture to be built. Since that kind of architecture represents no culture at all, it made our cities ugly. So bring back the European architecture this country once had and cherished!
@@leaderofthelewishpeople6382 Sisihin mo ang SM, Ayala Corporation, Filinvest, Megaworld,Vista Land, Araneta, Robinsons Corporation, and etc. Wala silang ginawa kundi pagandahin ang economiya ng Pilipinas at magtayo ng maraming building at establishments.
hindi na maintain ang magandang sinimulan ng Pilipinas nung time na bago tayo bitawan ng tuluyan ng U.S. ..kundi sa pananakop ng mga dayuhan, lalo na ang Spain hindi naman matatawag na PIlipinas ang bansa natin..kasi Spain ang nagbansag sa atin ng Las Islas Filipinas di naglaon naging Pilipinas..kasi nung panahon na un talagang watak-watak na ang mga Pilipino dahil sa tribu-tribu..naging isa lang naman tayo nung masakop na tayo ng mga dayuhan...kaya noon pa man talagang wala ng unity ang mga Pilipino...kaya lalo pa ng tuluyan na tayong bitawan ng U.S. nagkanya-kanya na...
@@raymondreyes4465 kahit noong panahon ng mga pananakop wala na unity ang Pilipino. Mayroon mga opisyales na traydor, corrupt, at sarili lang nila iniisip.
Sisihin nyu si Manuel L. Quezon
Back then when people still wearing decent clothes.
Look how they dress before, it's so elegant.
I wish I was born In that era huhu
And get bombarded by Japanese!
Sobrang elegante, puro naka americana at barong sila.
ngayon kainpepe fashion na haha
You shall became slave by japanese ww2!
dont be stupid, life expectancy that time was only around 56, electricity was available to only few people.
My wife is a Filipina so I have visited there 3 times over the last ten years. Though her family lives a couple of hours outside Metro Manila we have spent a fair amount of time there . It is humongous and a little overwhelming but there is a certain vibrant energy there,wealth,poverty,new and old everything existing side by side.So many restaurants! Obviously you have to be street smart and use common sense esp. when you are a foreigner but hat goes for any big city.
In my opinion the Philippines is on the way up-there is a lot of industry and a lot of wealth moving in . Obviously there are still significant problems with corruption(like every country) and infastructure,brain drain- but these can be overcome. The Philippines has a MASSIVE advantage over other SE Asian countries in that most people are pretty well educated and speak and understand English. Maybe I'm wrong about this but it seems to me like even poorer people manage to send their kids to school.
Paul M. Yeah i agree
Paul M. Your wrong, kids may go to school but most do not even have a pencil. Further many schools do not even have books. Teachers go to seminars to learn how to be creative in their teaching.
English is taught as at one time the Philippines was an American territory, the Filipinos are still today fiercely loyal to Americans.
It is one of the few educational values they receive however.
Its a shame people who have wives from the area are so ignorant as to what it is actually like. This is not an insult, just an observation from many Foreigners in your shoes.
paul u are right
you are totally correct.....people who drag us down are the filipinos themselves because they never stop comparing oyr country to the west...theres crab mentality with the filipinos
SlayerofFiction lmfao, how dare you tell someone he is WRONG when you cannot even distinguish YOUR and YOU'RE.
You don't fucking tell someone he is wrong and then you're going to end your statement with a "just an observation..."
Go fuck your self. You are a cancer to your own country. You drag your own people down.
Edit: Oh, I'm not a Filipino if ever you want to tell me some bullshit comeback of yours.
I still pray Manila will regain her former glory and grandeur...
asa ka
in God's time..
riverdeltar Tang ina mo
Kanya tayo di umuunlad puro tayo dasal diba nga sabi ng mga matalino "nasa diyos ang awa nasa tao ang gawa"
Ipray mo na matuloy ang federalismo. Isipin natin Manila para sa national govt buildings museum convention centre batasang pambansa at universities lng. Mga factories at malls sa LABAS ng Manila sa probinsya. Yan matuloy na maibalik ang Manila parang Canberra sa Australia na capital city pero hndi kasing dami ng mga tao sa ibang city. Babalik any Manila said old glory pero kapalit ilipat ang mga industriya para hndi magsiksikan mga tao naghahanapbuhay said Manila ngayon. Saka pwd na pati karatela at mga de kabayo na sasakyan ibalik
6:24 love how they cherished local products for now they just think lowly of them.🙃
imaduckingweeb not lowly, but standards change over time, they’re beautiful pottery and ceramics, but not pratical to use anymore. Imagine putting pottery inside microwave.
nope, back then we depended greatly on imported products by the US because of the law that removes taxes from PH-US transactions (which the US benefited from).
Saw this to my grandmother and she was very happy to see the old Philippines again ( she was born at 1937 )
Isnt she like 90 to 100
I did the math and its like 88 or 80 something
@@notstressmess1883 she is 84 now and she was a kid when her parents took her for shopping like... buy groceries and stuff 😂
cool
@@meh7891 We're very lucky dude, my grandma is alive and healthy aswell at the age of 92. I love her stories so much about her past. I'm her favorite grandchild 😁
People from the past knows how to dress properly unlike today🥺🥺
Puro jejemon-
Yes you're right, they dress ugly.
Bakat pem pem na kasi ngayun..haha
Tapos ngayon kita kita nayung mga suso HAHAHA
@@gatohistoriador5109 Nowadays, yes.
5:04 reminds me of new york city back in the day
Sana ma-revive ng mga kastilaloy ang escolta (zobels etc) tulad ng mga ginagawa ng chinoys sa binondo (andrew tan, etc)
mag kamuka nga new york at manila nung early 1900’s
Pero ngayun di hamak na mas malinis at mas maganda na ang new york, naging pabaya kasi mga pinoy ehh
@@TheHiveMind8 napanatili ng New York yung art deco buildings nila at yung mga lumang skyscrapers dito hindi. Tsaka yung old plan ng New York na grid pattern nasunod di gaya sa Maynila na yung plano ng mga Kastila at Amerikano di na sinunod ng mga pinoy.
If only WW2 didn't happen, Manila would have been one of the most beautiful cities in the orient
And it would be one of our country's top tourist destination.
Nah. For as long as Filipinos gain independence, they'd fudge up the city in one way or another.
@@imeldaamores4534 Marcos was in office in 1965 to 1986. Bakit noon di nya nagawa? Sinisi mo pa si Cory.
@@imeldaamores4534 Marcos is a useless punk
I also read that Manuel Quezon was supposed to build an inter mindanao railways to reach out on the furthest south of the Philippines but then ww2 happened so it got sidlined, then it never happened.
1938, the administration under President Manuel L. Quezon
Commonwealth Govt..
"Sayang na sayang talaga"
- Aegis
Genrev Pimentel :(
I cannot believe how glorious Manila was then.
How ironic as time progressed, we had lost the once beautiful city of Manila
It's not like there was a major conflict that was about to engulf the entire pacific region.
because of war
Well, it's because Liberalism has caused the decline of tradition and culture all around the world.
Those buildings were beautiful, I'm so shocked.
All destroyed and pulled down in the 1960s, in the name of “Progress”.
Majority ng mga buildings jan ay nawasak nung gera... Yung iba naman na demolished na nung 60s-80s ng maglipatan ang mga malalaking opisina sa Makati.
Actually mas maganda na gawing buildings na lahat. Wala na tayo sa 1938, kunting trabaho ang maibibigay kung i-reconstruct nanaman yan 😂
Never too late to rebuild, redevelop and restore. We shouldn't blame World War II nor the Spaniards, Japanese or the Americans. If Warsaw was able to reconstruct, why not Manila? Nobody to blame but ourselves. Reparations (money/materials/manpower) poured into the Philippines right after the war with the Burnham Plan intact for us to follow but we Filipinos chose the selfish path. But never lose hope. I still think Manila will someday become "the Queen of the Pacific"...again :)
Biggest problems are corruption and lack of birth control. There is NO hope for the Philippines. I've been there.
yes, again. pag wala na ang mga ganid na politiko
Look at Japan, atomic bombed twice, 14 million Chinese died in WW2 and Russia lost 26 million people...but they recovered..no israel before ww2 they were slaughtered by the millions and they were able to build Israel from nothing..Philippines is the riches nation after the war and one of the riches before the war..After a few decades of independence we are now the poorest in the neighborhood..
Warsaw was able to restore it’s old buildings because they were given money as reparations for damages while we were left to wallow in ruins made by the Americans and the Japanese. Intramuros wasn’t restored properly and Imelda made a terribly botched job of restoring it.
eh diba nasa iron curtain ang poland na supported ng soviet union
I feel sad seeing how beautiful and clean Manila was before the WW2. The Jones bridge was intricately and artistically designed. Those statues were nowhere to be seen presently. Such a shame!
Thats right bruh
Whitney Mamaradlo Too right mate! 😮 A good place to be a tourist or long term visa-holder with a steady job and long holidays to fossick around the villages and beaches.
Now it's a polluted and overpopulated sewer
Manila can regain its grandeur but with political will: limit the businesses setup there like factories, set it up like school and government zone only with museums around.the rest stay out of Manila.i can say this well because I am not from Manila and many people go to find work there and that brings us back to the politicians who allow it so businesses set up there will attract provincial folks and endure cramped accommodation,traffic,pollution for the taxes these businesses pay and politicians want to play with. If Manila will have fewer people how much is the budget proposal for politicians to play in that area? Even the former president ran for Manila city mayor. The port of manila is a big customs area and juicy place for salivating politicians.
Pong Angelo no they wouldnt way back in ww2 germany and japan are into world domination. Where in japan conquered countries in south east asia. Ofc philippines would be included...
1938 - Queen of Pacific
2020 - Maid of China
Arf
The Philippines would be one of the most beautiful countries in Asia if were spared during WW2. Full of culture, heritage, fashion, and architecture. But sadly, we were carpet bombed, and no efforts on rebuilding old Manila. The city never really recovered in terms of the loss of her heritage.
Along with its pride. Too bad.
6:11 everyone looks elegant and they're just in the marketplace.
Now you can only see those dresses in red carpets and historical presentations.
Wala man lang ako nakita na naka-shorts na suot. 😁
@@aceholethevloggernaut5644 oo nga kaya nga mas daming mga malilibog ngayun kesa noon
Pusturyoso eh!
back then when Philippines was 'murica....
That is where business is conducted Rosi. Want them to leave?
They gave Manila a bit of "American Freedom".
With all seriousness ancient Manila or Maynila as it is properly pronounced was already a prominent city long before the colonization of the Spanish, it was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Tondo... hence why a district in Manila is called Tondo... Date of establishment is unknown but the oldest record mentioning a date is the Laguna copperplate inscription (which is a receipt by the way) and the date was calculated to be either from the 9th to 10 century A.D. so Manila is pretty old.
Spanish paintings in the Boxer Codex depicts the inhabitants of the various native kingdoms of the Philippines including Tondo (prior to colonization)... this photos also include some of the ancient gold artifacts discoverd in the archipelago.
- i.redd.it/kl9usp4rvxdz.jpg
- i.redd.it/fzv77yd60pkz.jpg
- i.redd.it/2w0i4zp3j02z.jpg
O, tinanong ko to:
www (dot) reddit.com/r/Philippines/comments/8bmvz4/why_do_filipinos_hate_americans/
Mike Thomas - Well both the Japanese and Americans destroyed Manila during WWII and never helped to rehabilitate it... it went on a downward spiral and never fully recovered... after the war huge amounts of informal settlers started taking root in different parts of the city... creating unplanned and disorganized structures, do you even realize how hard it is to clean the whole mess up?
Just imagine if the Philippines continue
To be like that...
We will be considered
1st world countrie!!!!
In a parallel universe, Philippines stay that way and now competing with France.
No wr part of American
@@Crabking19 I HOPE SO😢
If we remain as the common wealth of the USA, then I guess Philippines would be much better. Just my opinion.
@@marchels9649 true
The Philippines is one of the few countries that achieved full independence from the US. What if the Philippines did not become independent, economically would it be like Puerto Rico or Guam today? Or do you think neither Puerto Rico or Guam can prosper without being a US territory?
Should have elected a Dominion level of stable autonomy like Australia, and that could at least have an American commissioner to oversee regional & internal affairs in a limited period of time, just like the US Bases here, but for rooting out unsustainable corruption
Nah...I think it simply depends on the administration of government. If you have very competent leaders running the bureaucracy, your country will prosper even with little to almost no resources, regardless if you were a colony or not.
I dont mind imagine your income is usd. Fuck I'll take it everyday. Fuck this country
@@BuzzlightyearinactionSaSenado Same I'd rather be a US citizen
Fuck this country
@@BuzzlightyearinactionSaSenado lol it depends on your job, stupid. Earning dollars doesn't mean you're rich plus Guam and Puerto Rico don't have the same benefits to the rest of the United States because they are likely neglected territories. Study well to avoid being dumb.
YALL I saw my great grandmum on the video!
Wow!!!!
Good thing films like this were saved and archived for us to see. Bad thing is, I can't help but realize that Manila's potentials as one of the premiere city in this part of the world, were not met, more than 80 years after the film was created.
Back then even the poor can speak fluent english
Mharnulf Ego not quite but people today can still speak understandable english
Obviously we were still under control by the americans
English doesnt mean anything but a language. That kind of mindset is the reason why we'll never be free.
That time the Philippines was colony of America.
Now most of us can't speak pure Filipino.
When i started reading "I love you since 1892"(wattpad story, hi wattpaders!!) Thats when i started to appreciate the history of the Philippines. The Filipinos in past time praises God fully time. The men are gentlemen. There is no traffic also.
Apadoo Gwenchanaaa me too :'(
@@miwamitsayuri2676 kaso di sila nagkatuluyan:(((
Apadoo Gwenchanaaa
Wag mo na ipaalala T^T
di ko nga pala nababasa yan HAHAHA. anyways, saranghagi ttaemuneee~
hahaha! ganitong ganito ang pagka describe ni author talagang search.nya pa.kung anu ang pinas noon lalo na inteamuros
Manila was so beautiful until Japanese came and never recovered, til now.
Pinalitan nila ng shtty modern american architecture pagkatapos ng war
The Americans brought there war in our country.
It was actually the Americans, They changed everything.
The destruction? Yes. Should the Japanese have paid? Definitely. But the management? That's your fault.
@@143-c5r Japan attacked the Philippines the day after they attacked Pearl Harbor. Japan brought the war to you.
Imagine Leni lead our country ganto siguro kaganda Yung pinas
3:30 That woman is immortal, I still see her to this day selling talismans and trinkets. XD
Oh my fellow senior Cultivator
@@mp4archieve921 Oh it is senior brother! how's Sect Master doing? hope he bode's well and finally reach the peak of Dao in this lifetime.
@@DreamerFromBeyond lmao
Manila, Philippines.. a rich country, hospitable people... but what is the problem? Government officials...down to the lowest barangay..., why people dont protest....protesting with other people suddenly stops when some were paid to stop....Filipinos should wake up and take sacrifices within themselves to stop corruption....a very hard step for someone who lives a good life being corrupt...THE only cure is a heavy punishment to apply for some crimes that involve corruption...
Now; The Philippines is a dump since Indepenance.
too much corruption ........ NGANGA ang mga tao...sa mga mapagsamantalang pulitiko..kawawa ang taong bayan...masyado nang atrasado sa klase nang pamumuhay...lahat naman naghahanapbuhay..., MGA kabayan gising...
The peso is diving like a brick lol
jay correa Philippines should have been greater than Singapore and Hong Kong, everywhere in the world there’s corruption, but when the corruption is too much, that’s what destroy nations. I live in Philippines now for 5 years with my be loved Pinoy wife, we live in metro manila. I wish this country goes back on track again
jay correa ..If you complain about any government official here you are likely to end up with a bullet in you head.
The Philippines is so f*cking beautiful. Haysss.
Was*
*was
Ty.
It's still beautiful, just elsewhere besides the urban decay or trashed areas
watch your language fuckmeat
Comments in this video
60% Filipinos Criticising each others
30% Comments on how Manila is beautiful at the past
9% Random comments saying they're Filipinos
1% Me talking shit.
@@fnzyf8633 Stfu and do your Yoga
@@fnzyf8633 I'll do what I say and just do your Fucking Yoga
Gta 5?
@@abandonedinnapropriaterobl1931 finally, someone gets this joke
@@PatrollerMojave22 i hate fabien nama fuck your self
I wish this is remastered to where color is added to really show the beauty of Manila back then
Ask Rick88888888, he might do it for you.
If Manila didn't get bombed. it would actually look pretty similar to Cartagena, which is a city of Colombia.
Look at Indios Bravos channel on UA-cam for colour videos
I'm very sad to witness what Philippines has become. It used to be very clean and beautiful. No poverty and Very little crime. Very saddening that those days are gone. I believe that the Philippines can regain it's prestige and opulence it once had. Unfortunately, it will be VERY difficult. It will need a solid governance. A strict president just isn't enough. Mayors, senators, congressman, etc. should all be in the same boat in wanting change. Also, ALOT of the big business people in the Philippines aren't Filipino. That's also a problem because all they care about is money. They don't care about the country. I am hopeful that one day, Philippines regains it's status it once had. Fellow Filipinos, please do your part as well.
MAke the Philippines Great Again
Philippines before WWII: A beautiful paradise.
Japan: Imma about to destroy this country's whole beauty.
Politicians after WWII: Imma stagnant this country's whole development.
Edit: No fighting please. (Wag po mag away)
Definitely
I made a comment about this, Marcos yada yada military economy boost martial law, yea my comments around here to explain all that.
@@AllezThierryHenry There was a reason it was different from fighting the Germans in Europe. The Germans surrendered more easily. The fanatical Japanese had a different fight strategy and hid in the buildings. The building to building flushing out of the enemy proved to be costing too many American lives so they decided to evacuate all the population of natives in the city and just kill all the enemy by artillery, etc. But realize that it was the Americans who rebuilt Manila and also Japan of which the latter became one of the most successful economies in the world. Too bad the Philippines went the the other way and became one of the poorest. Very sad indeed.
Katrina Soledad
They rebuilt Manila with the cheapest materials and not in the way it was before, unlike how they helped rebuild historical centers of European cities. The Americans also brought the war to the Philippines. The Japanese wouldn’t have attacked us if we were still part of Spain. The Philippines would be one of the most visited countries if it were not for the US and the destruction caused in ww2
@@AllezThierryHenry lmao that's like saying Germany wouldn't invade Yugoslavia. If we were part of Spain it would be much worse Franco was a Fascist you think the Philipines would be better under Fascist rule think again
manila used to be called the venice of Asia😥
Venice of Asia pa rin naman ang Maynila ngayon; purong tag-baha na lang.
@@gelatinocyte6270 Binabaha din ang Venice. Mas mataas yung baha doon pero mas malinis lang. lol
Sama na CANAL ang Maynia. Sana ipagpatuloy ni Isko ang paglinis AT MAKISAMA NAMAN ang madla sa pagalaga sa mga nalinis na ni Isko.
ngyn iraq ng asia
Hanggang balik tanaw nalang.dahil alam mong wala ng pag asang makabangon ulit,dahil karamihan sa mga naka upo sa gobyerno corrupt..😔😔😔nakkalungkot ng isipin.
Puro Corruption kahit na sinong government may corruption
Hindi lang basta mga Aquino o Marcos ang possibleng corrupt kung hindi kahit na sino ang umupo sa Malacania ang pwedeng maging corrupt
I wish I lived in that era. :(
Jerico Rodriguez
Same :(
War btw
Lahat naman ng era may upside at downside
No, you wouldn't.
Era being descriminated as low class
If we could only turn back the time.. 😢
Ikaw nalang ayoko ng WW2😆
Sige para mabombahan ka kung hindi makantot ka ng mga hapon
'Wag po natin siyang pilosopohin, what he/she means is if we can only turn the Old Beautiful manila back again.
@@coder1134 nasa mali siyang video 🤣🤣
I really love how they wear casual attires like everyday!
Yung mga suot ng kababaehan, siguradong mainit sa katawan yan but still they don't complain. They look so formal and educated.
WAITING SA MGA APOLOGIST NA MAGSASABI NG "GOLDEN ERA TO NUNG PANAHON NI UBE" kahit UNG TAON 1938
Sad to think that everyone in this film are dead
Not all i think a 6 year old below still alive today...
Everyone? What about the babies born in 1938? What about Joesph Estrada lol he is still Alive? Fidel Ramos is still alive. My Lola and lolo are still alive lol
My grandparents are born in this era.
Those who live in this era were so lucky,
@@jadecalacat7932 pero nagkagiyera
Kulang na kulang ang tinuturo sa Sibika at Kultura/HeKaSi/Phil History sa public or kahit private schools ngayon, kung gaano kaunlad kayaman at kaadvance ang bansa natin dati,,ngayon lahat ng produkto mabibili puro china na lahat,,bigas natin Vietnam or Thai na or ung high breed rice na under testing pa ng usa( ingat kayo sa pagbili non ,ginagawa tayong parang guinea pig ng U.S. ) tapos pati ba naman candy kahit candy na lang ah puro china na rin!!Tapos ang motto ng Manila ngayon ,if commuter kayo kagaya ko nababasa nyo sa mga loading area Forward Ever ,Backward Never,,,so sad!!kabaligtaran Manila ngayon Backward Ever, Forward Never!!! Tapos si Erap pa mayor ngayon tapos vice pa si Isko,,Yup mahal na mahal nila ang mahihirap ,kaya ayaw nilang mawala sila =) =)meaning gusto nila stay lang silang ganyan =( =( , eh padami ng padami mga pulubi at mga pamilyang walang matirhan,nakakaawa pa ung mga senior citizen na tapos ung mga may mga baby pa...Super depressing state ng manila ngayon ang bahobaho pa sa kalsada di lang galing sa usok ng mga jeep pati mga drainage umaalingasaw ang amoy imburnal.Lungkot sad Kainis nasan ang namumuno ? ang national government, DSWD, MMDA,,waley waley......kelan kaya?kelan kaya magsasawa sa pagpapayaman mga politiko sa tin!!!Lahat kanya -kanyang interes.Ang ganda nga na meron tayong nationalhero na gaya ni Rizal,,,pero ang mga namumuno naman sa tin, tae lang ni Rizal!
2:54 "you see colourful traffic"
Me in 2018: Wow... so traffic really is a part of our culture
The fact that Manila was this beautiful in the past made want to go back, and the fact that you cannot go back in the past made me want go back MORE
:(((
This was the time when the Americans colonized the Philippines.
when*
@@Demo-mu7ob ok, boomer
It was also the Americans who chiefly destroyed the city during WW2. With arms superiority they would bomb a beautiful building to flush out 3 or 4 Japanese hiding inside. They did that to 400 year old Intramuros and suburbs.
@@estebanlipa6320 Di Ang American Ang Nag Bomba Para Mapatay Ang Japanese Sa Loob Ng Building
Kung Di Ang Japan Ang Mismo Nag Bomba Sa Lugar Natin Para Mapatay Nila Ang Americans Sa Loob Ng Building Kaya Nga Sabi Ng Mga Filipino Survivor Nun Di Nila Mapapatawad Ang Japanese Dahil Sila Pumatay Ng Mga Filipino Walang Ka Palag Palag Sila Din Ang Sumira Sa Maynila Kung Tutuusin Di Nga Gumamit Ng Airstrike Ang Americans Dahil Ayaw Nila Masira Ang Lugar Or Any Civilian Casualties Kaya Pag Tapos Ng Gira Ang Laki Tuwa Ng Mga Filipino Sa American
Di KO To Gawa Gawa Napanuod Ko Toh Kasi Di Ako Marunong Mag Send Ng Link
Too bad I can not speak and write Tagalog properly.
During the battle for the liberation of Manila the Japanese do not have anymore air power. 98% of Japanese air power has already been destroyed by the Americans in the Battle of Leyte Gulf dubbed as the greatest sea battle in history. On the other hand the Americans have a most superior air power over the Japanese since nkabawi na sila after the bombing of Pearl Harbor more than 4 years earlier. The Japanese had superior armed forces INSIDE MANILA and they went on a killing ang raping rampage of the civilians. Desperado ang Japanese army. They were already suicidal. So the Americans bombed Manila to flush out the Japanese since wala na naman pambobomba ang mga soldados na Japones.
True the Japanese went on an orgy of killing and raping but the destruction of buildings were left more on the hands of the Americans. Manila was the 2nd most devastated city in WW2 killing more than a hundred thousand civilians. The killings and massacres were more by the Japanese but the bombing and destruction was mainly by the Americans who in the process of bombings also killed several thousand civilians.
Do not rely on UTube as the Americans relied later on propaganda to make up for their senseless destruction of Manila. My source are books that were published by American press like TIME and NEWSWEEK. No. Not the magazines but their compiled stories that were released to their subscribers. You can also check other history books.
This was a pre-war Manila. Manila was severely devastated during World War II (one of the most damaged cities during the war). Then poor urban planning in an effort to hasten the rehabilitation took place. The spike in the population after the war clogged the city. To make things worse, the relocation of poor rural settlers flocked the city in their desperation to escape extreme poverty. Moreover, corrupt government and undisciplined citizens (you and me, let's admit) worsen the situation. Hoping we can rebuild our beautiful nation once more.
Sabi ng teacher ko, kung di daw nangyari ang People Power Revolution, Philippines would've been one of the best countries in the world.
Sooo. She is a Marcos supporter?
Tama, marami po talagang nagawa ang mga Marcos para sa bayan. I heard from my father na pati sa mga probinsiya ramdam ang pagtulong ng pamahalaan. Malaki daw ang kita ng mga farmers noon at naabutan niya pa yung binibigay ng pamahalaan noon na libreng nutri-bun at milk para sa mga bata sa eskwela. Sa panahon niya rin ginawa ang San Juanico Bridge na malaki ang naitulong sa mga taga Samar at Leyte. Napagawa din ang LRT, etc. At higit sa lahat, disiplinado ang mga tao noon. Nagkakaganito ang Pilipinas dahil naaabuso na yung 1987 Constitution na freedom of speech; spoiled na ang mga Pinoy, I hope we can still change this mindset of us, and change for the better para naman umunlad na tayo.
Yall i hate this so much. You dont have to take any sides like holy shit. Stop with that pro marcos anti marcos thing. Its not going to help and all it will do is seperate us all. Instead, talk about what marcos did good and where he fucked up. While it is true that he did do so much great stuff for the Philippines, we will still wont deny the gross things he did to many people (hence why the people power revolution happened).
Instead of thinking "PH would be better if the People Power Revolution happened", maybe think about it more deeply because "the people power revolution WOULDNT happen if marcos didnt do that intense militarization thing".
Talk about it, no one is right. Come to an agreement.
The problem is that the Philippines abandoned the Burnham Plan (1905) after the American occupation in 1946.
It contains the urban plans for Manila and was supposed to make the city a combination of Paris, Venice, and Naples, with a tropical setting.
That's a shame! If that plan was followed the Philippines would be pedestrian friendly and walkable. Now it feels like the US.....created solely for cars!
@@Moss_piglets it was followed but the Japanese destroyed Manila tho
Napakalayo na ng Maynila noon kaysa ngayon. Manila before is the Paris of Asia.
ngayon puro skwater na ang tanawin sa manila
gncblinksociety so was Hong Kong
Imagine how beautiful The Philippines was during the American Period. Take me back pls.
Man In Barong then they will be attacked by Japanese after several years. Where every atrocities, unimaginable were done to civilians. Would you still live in that era?
mahirap mabuhay sa panahon na yan walang gadget hahahah
Wrong.. even before spanish and american period, philippines has always been the pearl of the orient
@@3ls3tak3n Before the Spanish were the time of Tondo I think. It's definitely not the pearl of Asia at that time. Ming Dynasty had better cities in that time. In fact, the only reason why Manila even survived was because of trade from the Chinese. And don't forget Japan. Japan also had more technologically advanced cities and more population at that time. The time when Manila was called the pearl of the orient was when Global trade happened. When Mexico, Madrid and Manila were connected in trade. This made Manila a very advanced and rich city, even richer and advanced than any Qing Dynasty and Japan Cities.
Firefrog Don’t forget that we are bombarded by the Japanese during WW2 and halfway colonized by the Americans.
How horrific that the Japanese bombed the Philippines to smithereens. Had this never happened, Spanish, not
Tagalog (an utterly random choice) would have been the national language today.
Mmmmmm nah, the reason why Spanish isn't spoken in Filipinas, has one name United States, the US killed like 1-2M of Filipinos in the American Filipino war, then they ban the use of Spanish, and then brainwashed the Filipinos against Spain and Spanish .
cri cro reading someone who posted on this video unfortunately it’s true. Spanish’s is the second most spoken language in the world. They have re introduced Spanish in schools in The Philippines for over a decade now so that the kids of tomorrow have a better chance exceeding and brining The Philippines into the future while bitter, brains washed fools can’t do anything about stopping change lol 😂
Wrong ka dyan, when the japanese invaded manila was declared an" open city", which means it offers no resistance so the japanese did not bomb the city as there were no militaries there as mcarthur retreated to bataan, it was during the american liberation of manila that they bombed and pulverize manila because the japanese resisted inside manila and many battles ensued inside manila, pls see documentary. ....its the americans fault manila was destroyed during the war.
It was the US that bombed Manila to smithereens.
"For the rest of the month the Americans and Filipino guerrillas mopped up resistance throughout the city. With Intramuros secured on 4 March, Manila was officially liberated, albeit completely destroyed with large areas levelled by American bombing. "
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_(1945)#Destruction_of_the_city
It was US bombing destroyed Manila.
www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/82850-americans-destroyed-manila-1945
8:12
Jones bridge ba yun? Mas maganda yung original look nya
Yes yan po ang original Jones Bridge na nasira noong World War 2. Yung Jones Bridge ngayon na nirehabilitate ni Yorme ay yung nireconstruct ng US post-war.
Yung unang Jones Bridge yan na ginawa noong 1916...nawasak na yan nung ww2.
Maganda na ulit siya😍