The Real Face of Metro Manila This blog is the continuation of the previous post: "Singaporing" Manila – Reversing the Reality Part 1 Here are some facts and figures about Metro Manila. In 2011, the population of Metro Manila (or Kalakhang Maynila) is 11,855,975. Consisting of 16 cities and one municipality, its total land area is 638.55 sq. km. A permanent resident of Manila is called Manileño. As of 2010, Metro Manila is the 11th most populous city in the world. Here are some of the photos taken from different areas of Metro Manila today. You’ve just seen how Manila looks like today. In February 2013, I wrote “ Why Business will Grow in Manila? ” In this post, I cited that business will grow in Manila or in the Philippines provided that these three conditions would be met. Condition #1: Mind your own business. Condition #2: Forget about varying political and religious point of views. Condition #3: Save for real. Invest for real. I wrote this article three months after my ar

I stayed in Singapore as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) for one year and half. To be honest, I like staying in this country. However, I don’t love working in this country, the main reason why I only worked that long. But I could definitely say that I’ve done my mission of working abroad for good. I saved some. I helped some. Now, I am with my wife and my dogs, plants, and living and working in my own house. Simple life is the result of my short patience and sacrifices while working in Singapore. I am a kind of OFW who is very thrifty when it comes to travel and leisure. If it’s about spending for fun, I could definitely say that I am at the bottom of the list. Instead, what I like to do is explore those places where I will spend less or almost nothing and during off season when fares and cost of tickets are low. I am talking about places in Singapore. As you know, this country is very small in terms of land area. It ranks 190th(out of 249) in terms of total land area. With exce

If I would become the political adviser of the Philippine president, I would propose to him solutions on how to resolve the problems and issues happening in this country. But if I would not become one, I will continue to become an adviser if not to the president then to the people. Manila, Philippines There are hundreds of problems the government of the Philippines is facing today and even in the past. Some of them can be considered solved while some are not. Some problems are recurring while others are permanent and therefore the solutions are only temporary. However, it is worth commending on how the current government is responding to the needs of time of the Filipino people. Ads by ProjectPilipinas Click Image to Learn More The rise of the Philippine Stock Exchange index is a valid proof that several economic measures are taking effect. The legal measures are showing results in the sense that the fight against corruption is not a “ningas-kugon” platform. The call

Why do we have floods in many parts of Metro Manila during rainy and typhoon months? Why is there smog in the skyline of Metro Manila even on ordinary days? In many provinces in the Philippines, why are there sudden flash floods, landslides, and fish kills on lakes and rivers? These are some of the questions that arise when the after-negative-effects are already felt by the citizens of the Philippines. When death toll is horribly a huge number, people start complaining and blaming one another. Of course, the sympathy is there for those who have lost their love ones. The “bayanihan” is always there. On the Photos: People Running and Biking in Clean Environments Environmental tragedies, whether big or small, are undeniably happening in this country every year. Philippines is visited by more than 20 typhoons each year. The huge number of casualties, damage to properties, and impact to natural resources are always there. But, isn’t pollution that is the main culprit on these environmenta