r/makati

i need to go outside ive been rotting in my apartment all day i-i

@ office here in Makati

Ideal place to go jogging or light walking at night after a stressful day at work. Very beautiful park.

tried Kariton huhu sarap nung hojicha!! pwede magtry ng flavor before you order. nilalagay sa parang popsicle stick. tried the tira mo,sisu ko and hojicha (dunno how many you can taste tho).

Today at 6:30 AM

Makati landed at 9th place in the 2026 World Travel Index ranking of the Philippines’ safest cities (https://theworldtravelindex.com/en/asia/philippines/cities/safety). Good that we still made the Top 10. But honestly, for a city with Makati’s resources, reputation, and capabilities, bakit tayo makukuntento sa 9th place?

This is Makati. Dati tayong benchmark. We were once ranked the 2nd safest city in the Philippines and 4th safest in Southeast Asia (https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/09/03/1948520/makati-seas-4th-safest-city). Ngayon, top 9 na lang sa buong bansa. Should we celebrate na bumababa ang ranking natin?

Mas mataas dapat ang standards ng Makati dahil business capital ito ng bansa. Libo-libong manggagawa, negosyante, turista, at foreign nationals ang nasa lungsod araw-araw. Obviously, tatargetin ng mga kawatan ang Makati. Kaya dapat mas proactive, mas visible, at mas aggressive ang peace and order measures dito.

Oo, walang lungsod na crime-free. Pero hindi rin pwedeng sabihin na walang magagawa ang City Hall, lalo na sa isang mayamang lungsod gaya ng Makati. May direct control ang LGU sa enforcement, police visibility, CCTV maintenance, street lighting, traffic management, at overall peace and order strategy. Kaya kapag maraming sirang CCTV, madidilim na kalsada, kulang na patrols, at dumaraming crime incidents, governance issue na yan. San ba napupunta ang budget kung pati basic safety and security measures hindi maramdaman?

Hindi sapat na maganda lang tingnan online ang rankings. Ang tunay na sukatan ng safety ay kung kampante pa bang maglakad ang mga tao kahit gabi, kung ligtas bang umuwi ang commuters, at kung ramdam ba talaga ng Makatizens ang presence ng peace and order sa araw-araw.

Kapag pababa ang standards ng lungsod, hindi pwedeng invisible ang leadership. Mayor Nancy should be held accountable. Public safety is part of her job. If Makati is declining under her watch, we have every right to ask why.

Random late-night thoughts.

I (f26) moved here years ago not knowing that this city would eventually become such a huge part of my life. Looking back now, I realized Makati didn’t just become a place where I worked, it literally helped build me as a person.

For the past 4 years, this city became part of my everyday life. From learning how to survive adulthood to figuring things out one day at a time.

I’ll always remember those random Saturday mornings sa Salcedo Market with officemates. Going there just to eat good food sisig, puto bumbong, tapos fresh buko juice. Simple moments lang but somehow those became core memories.

My first bar experience happened here too with my sister. I was 23 at that time. I still remember those tambay moments sa Ayala Triangle with office friends after work, just sitting around and talking about life like we all had things figured out kahit hindi naman talaga haha.

And whenever my high school friends from the province would come to Manila and we'd plan meetups, I’d always choose Ayala Triangle. Always. I just love the vibe there. Something about the place feels peaceful in the middle of all the chaos. Somehow it became *our* place too.

Makati witnessed a lot of versions of me.

The girl adjusting to city life. The stressed employee. The happy version. The lost version. The version of me trying to survive adulthood while pretending I knew what I was doing.

It also saw me grow career-wise. Two companies in four years. From being an assistant to eventually becoming a supervisor. Looking back now, ang dami rin pala talagang nangyari.

Makati saw my small wins, quiet breakdowns, random food cravings, friendships, and moments that probably looked ordinary at that time but became memories I’ll always carry.

And this isn’t really a goodbye.

I’m going back home for now because I’ll be giving birth to my baby girl and start a different chapter of life there. Life is changing, and I think I’m changing too.

But I know I’ll come back whenever I can.

Some places become part of your story.

Makati 🤍 became part of mine.

I wonder if anyone here remembers the old NBS branch at the 2nd floor which is now the site of the new expansion? I just remembered that I used to collect the free postcards there near the cashier when I was a kid. There were free posters and leaflets as well of lifestyle promotions or events? That was aside from the fact that you can read books inside the store just like in Fully Booked. I miss those days.