Manila: MEGACITY of the Philippines

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Manila is the capital of the Philippines and the largest city in the 7,641-island country.
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One of the most beautiful countries is also one of the most dangerous. Not only have decades of unsteady leadership followed centuries of foreign occupation, but its capital is the most vulnerable urban area to natural disasters on Earth. Conditions have become so challenging that the national government may leave. But most of the 25 million people living here will stay and carry on, as is their way. Fortunately, some major improvements are in the works. This is Manila, the island megacity.
Key sources and videos quoted:
What commuting in Manila is like [video] • What Commuting in Phil...
Urban Renewal Study www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Exploring Manila (BBC doc) • BBC Travel Show - Expl...
www.britannica.com/place/Manila
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_M...
WW2 Footage of Manila • Harrowing Footage of t...
A trip through Manila 1931 • Video
Parts Unknown, Manila • Video
There is no subway here, only very limited above-ground rail, and a bus network that mostly consists of uncomfortable Jeepney’s. So everyone who can afford to drives, creating the most gridlocked city in Asia, if not the world. Commute times can reach an unfathomable six hours roundtrip. That’s how long it takes Emico to navigate the multiple stages of her commute into her office in Metro Manila each morning and back home to Rizal each night, even though they are just 19 kilometers apart.
The situation - thankfully - is improving. Thousands of electrified Jeepnys have hit the road, and construction has begun on what locals call the “Project of the Century”--the Metro Manila Subway. When fully operational in 2028 it could serve more than 1.5 million trips a day.
But not all developers have abandoned Manila. The new Bonifacio Global City that has gone up over the last two decades provides a safe, clean bubble for foreigners and wealthy Filipinos. By looks and design, it seems to rival many of the world’s other new luxurious steel and glass cities. Of course, similar to Delhi’s Gurgaon, it is mostly walled off from the extreme poverty existing just meters away.
Chapters:
0:00 Welcome to Manila
0:40 Geography of the capital
0:57 Spanish Manila
1:23 Philippine independence movement
2:08 War with the United States
3:22 American design
4:00 Manila in WW2
4:42 Modern Manila's challenges
6:06 Transportation system
6:30 A six-hour roundtrip commute
7:00 Metro Manila Subway
7:22 Most vulnerable city to natural disasters
7:55 Government moving to New Clark City
8:15 Bonifacio Global City
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@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

This is a reupload to correct a factual error: New Clark City is being built to support Manila, but has not been officially declared as the new capital as the first version of this video stated.

@charlemagnethegreat2916 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to add New Clark City will be home to few government department HQs such as Department of Transportation as a bid to create devolution in the government's centralization around Manila. The Presidential Office, Senate, and Congress would still remain in Metro Manila. New Clark City is an ambitious project to make an "aerotropolis" centered around Diosdado Macapagal Airport or commonly known as Clark Airport which is a former US Air Base. New Clark City shall also be home to the country's premier sports venues and training facilities constructed during the time Philippines hosted the 2019 South East Asian Games. New Clark City would also be home to many railroad projects such as linking Clark with Subic port via freight rail and a commuter rail called NSCR or North-South Commuter Rail from Clark to Manila and then to southern Luzon cities such as Calamba. There are many more developments I've not mentioned about New Clark City, since much of it is still a "blueprint" synonymous to how Cyberjaya and Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur or Iskandar outside Johor Bahru in Malaysia was developed. Its too early to really say how successful Clark would be except for the things we already see unlike how new districts within and outside Metro Manila are now beginning to take form faster than Clark like Nuvali in Laguna.

@FelexAndVirginia Жыл бұрын

do you have plans to do Nairobi Kenya ?

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

@@FelexAndVirginia Great suggestion. Hopefully soon!

@thePlum Жыл бұрын

@@FelexAndVirginia Super interested in Nairobi!!! Would love a TDC video

@igzqui7817 9 ай бұрын

Love the correctness. Currently clark is on going. In a few years it will be a smart city connecting mrt and subway to iys airport.

@me0101001000 Жыл бұрын

I really hope that there will be more external investment in the Philippines, and raise the standard of living for everyone. I'm especially hopeful on the tech side! The Philippines looks like a prime place to study the earth sciences and life sciences!

@thePlum Жыл бұрын

Yes! I am traveling to Philippines to study exactly these topics!

@tarsierontherun Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the care you put into presenting the history of Manila accurately.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, I do my best.

@whistler8 7 ай бұрын

This is a great video! Very educational! I just used in an HL IB Geography class as a starter to Manila as a case study of the challenges and promises of a megacity. It would be amazing if you considered Sao Paulo as the next South American megacity as part of your series. Keep up the amazing work!

@libmananchannel Жыл бұрын

Hello "TDC"! Thank you for showing us such a wonderful video! I feel so happy! I'm looking forward to your next work! Have a nice day!

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Mumbai next.

@johnsuazo1747 Жыл бұрын

Great video and I hope you make more! I really love videos on this topic. Just a comment, I think half of this video was on history and has less content on the current megacity itself unlike your video on other megacities. Otherwise, I love your channel and topic. New subscriber here.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Thank you John. You're right about the heavier focus on history for this one. As an American with a largely American audience I thought it was important to put our country's role in the modern history of Manila in proper context. We don't learn much about this period in school so I wanted to shed a little more light on it.

@GoChicago Жыл бұрын

Comparing it to the other cities TDC’s take on Manila is quite negative. Especially the line about “Filipinos trusting each other”.

@derbdep 22 күн бұрын

@@GoChicago it’s awfully cropped and skewed. BGC as the “single bubble” of development and safety in a sea of extreme poverty and extreme crime is probably the most laughable statement. Loads of typical Western disdain for anything to do with the Philippines. They need people and countries to look down on constantly in order to make their status seem “valid”. There’s telling the truth, and becoming a poverty porn content producer. This is sadly TDC’s take on developing world cities.

@gabriellupisan7003 Жыл бұрын

Finally! as a Filipino living within the "greater Manila area", I've been waiting for this.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@SupernovaCentral Жыл бұрын

I love your Megacities series, and your masculine narrating voice! Could you please consider doing Bogotá next? Lots of love and thank you for your awesome videos x

@AdrianDmax Жыл бұрын

I'm from the Philippines and I want to help rebuild urban planning in Mega city metro manila,, sometimes I draw an island and roads and bridges. I think I have skills for this matter but also need help for some experts to address the issue here in Metro manila. I love urban planning that's why I played a game megapolis. 😁

@R_Lexis Жыл бұрын

Good luck to you my friend I hope that you are successful in your vision for the people of the Philippines.👍

@AdrianDmax Жыл бұрын

@@R_Lexis I love this country but some of the government officials here are corrupt thats why Philippines still slow to grow Sorry for the wrong grammar 😅😅

@R_Lexis Жыл бұрын

@@AdrianDmax your grammar was perfect no need to apologize. Corruption seems to be everywhere no matter where in the world you are at. It’s going to be tough but I pray that you won’t be stopped by the corrupt officials from achieving your goal.

@AdrianDmax Жыл бұрын

@@R_Lexis thank you for your understanding 😁 one more thing the problem here in the Philippines the criminals is rising and illegal drugs is on the rise again, this is why the country not growing quick like Indonesia and thailand. I wish Pres. Marcos tightened the security here.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Thank you Adrian, and as R said, good luck. What is your opinion of Duterte?

@jhunnaustria6053 8 ай бұрын

that was 400 yrs of figthing for independence...thats why i conclude the bravery of pilipino people is worth dying for❤

@matthewk122 Жыл бұрын

Hope every country help each other instead fighting each other

@ernestogalenzoga1310 9 ай бұрын

An honest presentation Og Philippines and manila history, hats off to you ❤❤

@nicolasarias9873 11 ай бұрын

Awesome work!!! Would you ever like to make a video on Bogotá - Colombia?

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Nicolas. Yes, it's definitely on the list!

@goostrey4210 Жыл бұрын

Didn't you release this before? I thought I saw this a few weeks ago.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Yep, I had to make a correction and reupload it.

@StreetDailyLife Жыл бұрын

Realy nice ❤❤❤

@scottmarquardt3575 Жыл бұрын

I need to help a friend sell some land in the Mexico City valley and raise a roof. But I think Manila has better opportunity, I wish I could teach math there and raise a roof w/a plan B to move to New Clarkcity up the road

@rainiercantre580 11 ай бұрын

9:10 OMG that's our office - Canva! Lol

@wonderboy8073 9 ай бұрын

It has been raining basically 24/7 for the past 2 weeks.

@aldrinpagunuran8688 Жыл бұрын

5:16 this is so true.... Everyone just squat whete ever they fund a space..no one stop them..

@silverianjannvs5315 Жыл бұрын

😂

@newsworld4735 Жыл бұрын

Please do 1 video on Colombo, Srilanka. I am ready to help you if u need any information

@di4791 Ай бұрын

Gusto kong pumunta sa Maynila ❤

@mk2kk788 Жыл бұрын

Very nice and beautiful video 🕊️🐦🦜🐓👍👏👍🔥🕊️🐦🦜🐓👍👏

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@pjc_deleon7290 13 күн бұрын

There is a historical errors in the description here. even before the arrival of the Spanish, Maynila has been at the center of thriving maritme kingdom, the muslim kingdom of the Lusones people, ( now the Tagalog and Kapampangan people) led by historical figures as Rajah Matanda, Lakandula and Sulayman. In facts its princes was blood relatives and allied with the Brunei Sultanate and Sulu Sultanate, the strategic harbors of maynila allowed ships to dock from China, India amd the rest of southeast asia. These Goods were traded by the lusones peoples to the Inland peoples of the North Luzon and Southern Luzon. The Visayan Datus also answered to Lakandula of Maynila... before this gets too long. My point is, Maynila is a great maritime trading center long before the Spanish Arrival due to its natural strategic location, not a mere settlement.

@yolemae6580 Жыл бұрын

Which cities will you do after Mumbai?

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel 11 ай бұрын

Many, but next four look like Lima, Seoul, Moscow, Bangkok

@dameyandavidson2173 10 ай бұрын

Greetings y city is beautiful lol I would like to see it in real life ❤

@pizaclatonddd3081 Жыл бұрын

4:48 Manila was rebuilt after the devastation in ww2 there were no homes no public services everything you see today was built upon a foundation of improvisation that's why there are squatters today they are the descendants of the war refugees and their survival improvisation has passed through every generation of people becoming a culture in itself. They rebuilt this city while sleeping on tarps and open streets.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this insightful comment.

@simwaduncan777 Жыл бұрын

New subscriber 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 🇰🇪👏👏👏👏👏

@mauroducusin7106 Жыл бұрын

Maghandahanda na tayo incase na magka gera mindanao ang magandang takbuhan ng tao

@alaehvlogs5676 6 ай бұрын

❤❤❤🎊🎊🎊🎊

@TaylorSwipe 4 ай бұрын

Thing that wasn't mentioned completely in WW2 part before Philippines was invaded by Japanese manila is a rising economy and manila also have great architecture and the sophisticated society that make Philippines but it was destroyed by the Japanese not just the architecture and infrastructure but also the christian values and mannerisms of Filipinos that turn our polite society to a jungle of slum that have no hope of getting back the glory of ones theirs

@Mayalovestosleep 8 ай бұрын

wait so... the us was actually the genuine good guy this time? am i tripping?

@pjc_deleon7290 13 күн бұрын

There is another factual error here, the Philippine Revolution was started and was already on its way, way before Rizal was convicted. The KKK was founded in 1892 by revolutionary minded Filipino Nationalists who rightly saw that there was no bargaining with Spain for Reforms. They already initiated Revolution activities as early as 1895.. the Revolution was not born from what happened to Rizal, it was already underway.

@AnticomPhysicalRemover10 10 ай бұрын

1:57 My heroes! - 👴🏻

@siwexwot8994 5 ай бұрын

As a Trumps' supporter I didn't have much respect for leftist people. But it changed when I found your channel. The world needs more people like you.

@zupermaus9276 9 ай бұрын

Manila, along with Warsaw was the most destroyed cities in WWII

@bcd4328 9 ай бұрын

The narrative about "decades of unsteady leadership" is not accurate actually. Philippines has had peaceful trasition of leadership for the 4 presidents. It was problematic during the martial law and when Erap Estrada was ousted.

@noeminoemi1350 6 ай бұрын

people power made it regress instead of progress . During Cory's time there were coups after coups, so there was no governance or nation building happening but only politicking and fighting of the dynasties who want to remain in power. This was in the eighties ,you can look at the gdp growth in the eighties it was very low, underperforming compared to its neighbors. Overpopulation made it worst. It was a cycle of boom and bust and it's only been the last decade that it's experienced a relatively stable period with positive growth and hopefully it can continue for another decade while keeping the population stable and then standard of living will improve for everyone not just the rich.