What if may coherent urban planning yung metro manila?
I feel like metro manila as we know it is a massive lost cause that even if the country is richer, largely nothing would change basically.
I feel like metro manila as we know it is a massive lost cause that even if the country is richer, largely nothing would change basically.
Have you ever wondered how filipinos, are overwhelmingly disproportionate in jobs like nurse, caregivers, maids, etc so much so, that filipinos are literally touted as the global servant nation (also extends to all foreigner overwhelmingly only liked the country because filipinas are subservient). Our English is pretty much only be used, to exploit us. Either in nurses, or (because of mostly "free market" favoring us to be service oriented), we had the bottom of the barrel service job called bpo (and 99.8% of that is just call center or passing off data inputting in excel type of stuff). Because of the same English, we're also the number one target for people worldwide for easy cash grab traffic because filipinos are ao for external validation aka pinoy-baiting. And also we also not forget the recent "Pax Silica". Its no secret they're basically just a front of neo-colonial american capture (and now recently new forces trying to cash in on cession of our land, such as Japan, Italy, UK, Sweden, South Korea, Denmark, France, and Australia; directy taken by the official US embassy btw), all in the name of apparently "regional prosperity", "indstrial investment" type bullshit. They are blatant cessions, without them having to pay for whatever leasing bs, meanwhile all of their electricity usage will be passed on us filipinos (I mean Meralco is doing it already), and we will also pay, with our tax money, whatever extractive, destructive infrastracture they developed in our country. The worst part? This ain't even like those in Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc where they can atleast employ their citizens, meaning it is genuinely somewhat symbiotic even if those corpos are just there because labor is cheaper, us in this pax silica shithole would probably only employ people from their respective countries, meanwhle us filipinos could probably only get some basic jobs like idk, janitor, maybe BPO? And not to mention, they can exploit filipinos whenever they want, those sites are not accounted in the Philippine law after all. Its just, them being the typical exploitative western/global north hegemon like they always we're. Not just to us, but specifically African nations, and south america to an extent because of constant American interference. Other Southeast Asian nations are incredibly lucky they didn't have to experience this level of foreign extraction and interference. Its the reason Singapore become rich after all.
I just realized how people actually never liked the philippines genuinely outside of pinoy baiting, where that unlike other asian nations where the glaze is well, glaze, their "appreciation" if its philippine is deeply rooted in traffic farming and pinoy pride fishing. Outside of that, the nation is actually more universally hated (see: orientalism). Where that unlike the appreciation of thailand's mango sticky rice and its plethora of foods for example, which is really appreciation on their part even if some of it is glaze, the same for the Philippines' foods like ube, jolibee, etc, are forced and deliberate to pander the gullible people-pleasing filipinos and their absurdly huge screen time on social media that can rival ipad kids. The cuisine is actually more universally disliked in the world, that ones liking it is actually just pinoy baiting. This can also be seen in various videos and posts where if its other countries, there are many foreigner who talk about it and like (well even if its glaze, see: weeboos), and also contribute to traffic with those comments, etc. But if its a video or post specifically talking about a filipino food that is remotely positive, expect the comment section to be filled to the brim of filipinos, no other nationality at all aside from some niche ones like expats (ironically) and others participating (even indirectly and unkowingly) to the pinoy bait and fishing for filipino likes.
In short, nobody likes the philippines, outside if they're pinoy baiting. People around the world are simply just exploiting the absurd screen time these filos generate. Outside of that, its amongst the most hated in the world.
EDIT: Also to add, the only things the world lieks about the country, is basically filipinas (especially below 20 because why not, according to sexpats), and people (that they can farm engagements from). Outside of that, it is literally along the tier of india or might as well close to china in vitriol and global hatred. Everybody's hatred of the filipino nationality is basically near close as to those jews, with many people actually treat filos as the "n****r" of asia (yes, not even other asian countries even indians, get that treatment), with hatred on par with those romanis. Not to mention, I've heard from a source that when an ofw was killed by hamas, literally everybody celebrated. So yes, that is the extent of the world's hatred towards filipinos and the country, to the point both the other side of the spectrum suddenly united solely to hate the country, look at bondi beach for example, and all of this woudnt happened if the country mentioned is either uganda, somalia, etc. Heck, they glaze these countries that literally threw gays on rooftop, while they treat philippines as the homophobia in the world, unanimously.