50 Amazing Facts About Earth,- Manila Is The Most Crowded City

[CVT]

Crowded City

Don't like crowds? Stay away from Manila. This city in the Philippines is the most densely populated in the world, with the most people crammed into the smallest city limits (outlying suburbs don't count). As of the 2007 census, 1,660,714 people lived in 14.8 square miles (38.55 square kilometers).

from: 50 Amazing Facts About Earth | Earthquakes, Northern Lights, Natural Disasters & Tectonic Plates | LiveScience

Wow! Just too many people....

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[EE100shiro]

lahat lahat na andun pati alien nag pa panggap na tao

[vinj]

So this is probably just speaking of Metro Manila or the NCR as a whole?

I'm currently reading the JBIC report, The Earthquake Impact Reduction Study for Metro Manila.

[Monseratto]

Dami kasi mga squattings crowding into rather crowded stolen lands. Imagine hundreds of families squeezed in a few hundred sqm. Tapos they breed like rabbits. Salamat sa CBCP.

[isa1023]

Dami kasi mga squattings crowding into rather crowded stolen lands. Imagine hundreds of families squeezed in a few hundred sqm. Tapos they breed like rabbits. Salamat sa CBCP.

Just a curious question sir, does that mean yung mga squatters nasasama din sa population census of the city?

I was thinking kasi na since illegal settlers sila eh wala silang permanent city address, hence no official documentation to prove their residency.

Or is there a different way to determine the city population?

[CVT]

Just a curious question sir, does that mean yung mga squatters nasasama din sa population census of the city?

I was thinking kasi na since illegal settlers sila eh wala silang permanent city address, hence no official documentation to prove their residency.

Or is there a different way to determine the city population?

Siyempre,- kasama sila sa survey.....

Botante rin ang mga iyan, di ba?.... Kung gayon,- kasama (ni/si Mayor)!....

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[vinj]

^Of course kasama ang squatters. They're the most important citizens for elected officials.

If you remove them, what would the actual MM population be?

[timrev]

nakakainis nga tuwing mapapatingin ako sa gilid ng tulay or ilog sa metro manila ang daming squatters kaya mabaho tuloy ang mga ilog dito kaya ayaw din sila paalisin minsan kasi botante sila

[uls]

nasa urban centers kasi ang pera kaya lahat ng tao nandito

like sa "Toughest Place to be a Bus Driver" yung pinoy jeepney driver nagtitiis dito sa Manila pero mas maganda sa province niya tabing dagat pa ang bahay

[CVT]

The Big City Attraction...

Kaya overcrowded.....

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[niky]

Begging in Manila is more lucrative than farming in the province. When squatters who are relocated complain there are no jobs... that's not strictly true. It's just that the jobs there won't pay as well as the jobs in Manila, where they get higher pay and free housing, to boot.

[pop3corn]

if you remove the squatters in Manila, then sino ang mga sikyu, janitor, attendants, waitress sa mga respective office bldgs. Nyo. you talk like like you have more god-given right to them pero we do need them sa daily cycles of our lives. Personally, mas ok nga na squatter country yan Maynila. Qc, Pasay, Caloocan para malapit LNG sila. I don't go to those places anyway Basta andyan LNG sila sa tabi-tabi ng Fort, Ortigas and Makati ok na yun. in fact they are useful too. Sila buyers ng old iPhone, iPad and other household equips na dispose ko. Sila pa punta sa condo ko. Would you believe even used imported shoes ko bumibili nila

[lowslowbenz]

if you remove the squatters in Manila, then sino ang mga sikyu, janitor, attendants, waitress sa mga respective office bldgs. Nyo. you talk like like you have more god-given right to them pero we do need them sa daily cycles of our lives. Personally, mas ok nga na squatter country yan Maynila. Qc, Pasay, Caloocan para malapit LNG sila. I don't go to those places anyway Basta andyan LNG sila sa tabi-tabi ng Fort, Ortigas and Makati ok na yun. in fact they are useful too. Sila buyers ng old iPhone, iPad and other household equips na dispose ko. Sila pa punta sa condo ko. Would you believe even used imported shoes ko bumibili nila

Good point ..

[marg]

if you remove the squatters in Manila, then sino ang mga sikyu, janitor, attendants, waitress sa mga respective office bldgs. Nyo. you talk like like you have more god-given right to them pero we do need them sa daily cycles of our lives. Personally, mas ok nga na squatter country yan Maynila. Qc, Pasay, Caloocan para malapit LNG sila.

That's the Old World, Feudalistic thinking that has kept the PH the way it is.

Keep them Poor, Keep them Stupid.....so we can exploit them.

May janitor, sikyo and waitress in progressive nations like Singapore or Canada. Do they have to be from Squatter areas?

[vinj]

May janitor, sikyo and waitress in progressive nations like Singapore or Canada. Do they have to be from Squatter areas?

Our kababayans who hold such kinds jobs have quite decent standards of living in those countries AFAIK. Not the best but generally good.

Its the same thing for voters: Keep them stupid so they will continue to vote for their (the politico's) wives, kabits, children and grandchildren.

[lowslowbenz]

That's the Old World, Feudalistic thinking that has kept the PH the way it is.

Call it anything you want, but its the truth here in this country. And what's "feudalistic" about it? They get paid for their work, they have the money to buy the things that one does not want anymore. They have the freedom to use their hard earned cash on anything that they wish.

Case in point: Yung messenger ko dito sa office naka Samsung touch sceen ultra high tech phone model I don't know sorry. Why? because gusto nya at binili nya yun, yet he lives around the slums in Guadalupe. I have a beat up MyPhone, I have money, but I dont wanna spend it on an expensive top notch branded phone that I would not even know how to fully utilize/use. I live in a middle class subdivision in the suburbs.

Is that exploitation?

[uls]

amazing the spending decisions poor people make

[CVT]

Call it anything you want, but its the truth here in this country. And what's "feudalistic" about it? They get paid for their work, they have the money to buy the things that one does not want anymore. They have the freedom to use their hard earned cash on anything that they wish.

Case in point: Yung messenger ko dito sa office naka Samsung touch sceen ultra high tech phone model I don't know sorry. Why? because gusto nya at binili nya yun, yet he lives around the slums in Guadalupe. I have a beat up MyPhone, I have money, but I dont wanna spend it on an expensive top notch branded phone that I would not even know how to fully utilize/use. I live in a middle class subdivision in the suburbs.

Is that exploitation?

Hindi naman kaya "GSM" ang phone ng iyong Messenger, bro.?...

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[pop3corn]

That's the Old World, Feudalistic thinking that has kept the PH the way it is.

Keep them Poor, Keep them Stupid.....so we can exploit them.

May janitor, sikyo and waitress in progressive nations like Singapore or Canada. Do they have to be from Squatter areas?

I believe they want to remain that way, not stupid, but that status lang talaga. and masaya na sila duon.

I think it's time for us to stop dreaming that our country or our countrymen will also be equals in the eyes of the world. na tipong lahat edukado, lahat may breeding or dapat may magandang buhay. sadyang maraming tao talaga na walang drive to excel or not too ambitious.

well, i really can't blame them bec. you lang ang stress level nila eh. some guys are just brawn and some are brains.

i don't want our country to become a Singapore. alam nyo ba na sobrang hirap tumira sa Singapore, oo nga earn ka like what 200K/month pero more than half nuon napupunta sa high standard of living sa Sing. mas maganda yun mga slums dito and poor for us to be rated by the international community as poor people and therefore, mas mura ang food and basic necessities.

take for example, Big Macs and burgers, tayo na ang may pinakamurang Big Mac sa buong mundo sa tingin ko. and I believe tayo na din ang may pinakamura RTW, and now, we're also approaching to be cheaper in electronics as compared to sing or HK.

we should thank the poor for that. if not for their numbers, i-rerate tayo ng intl. community na progressive and therefore, i-jujustify nila ang mas mataas ng presyo ng mga products and services nila.


been to China, alam nyo ba na halos wala ako nabile duon kase mas mura pa dito. eh kasi lagi laman ng news ang China eh, progressive, fast economic growth etc. etc. so ambilis din tumaaas ang standard of living. yan ang problema ng positive media, kaya ok talaga ang negative media dito sa'tin. so that a lot of weak people can be easily discouraged and therefore be in despair, and remain poor. if many are poor, then mura ang standard of living.

sometimes, ngaun as in naintindihan ko na. we are blessed with having corrupt politicians and corrupt practices. ang ganda ng outcome eh. kaya nga kita nyo mga mayayaman dito sa'tin would rather stay here than in the states nor Europe. eh kasi may marami nabibili ang pera nila dito kaysa sa progressive countries.

and also we should also be thankful for the Catholic Church by denying all contraceptives methods, lalo tayo dumadami and therefore, more people are created. so kahit ano improvement sa GDP or growth na din, balewala kung ibabase sa nadadagdag na Pinoy.

Manila is the rich and educated paradise. kaya kung gusto nyo mag-benefit dito, then magsikap din kayo not to think like the poor - yun blame ng blame, complain ng complain, tapos kabig ng kabig. be fit, be smart, don't be greedy, think out of the box. ako floater ako ngaun eh, walang permanent business d tulad ng dati may mga office/shops pa, sa nakikita ko papatayin talaga ako ng overhead coz tangible business mo eh, babanatan ka talaga ng munisipyo, bir, employees etc. etc. so I did my homework, and so far mas happy pa ako ngaun kase alam nyo ba kung ano talaga ang pinaka-secret ng isang magaling na businessmen - behavioral science. parang stock market, yun mga number crunchers/accountants walang sinabi sa market pero kita mo naman ang mga top investors sa buong mundo laging kungdi psychology eh behavioral science major.

[Monseratto]

I believe they want to remain that way, not stupid, but that status lang talaga. and masaya na sila duon.

I think it's time for us to stop dreaming that our country or our countrymen will also be equals in the eyes of the world. na tipong lahat edukado, lahat may breeding or dapat may magandang buhay. sadyang maraming tao talaga na walang drive to excel or not too ambitious.

well, i really can't blame them bec. you lang ang stress level nila eh. some guys are just brawn and some are brains.

i don't want our country to become a Singapore. alam nyo ba na sobrang hirap tumira sa Singapore, oo nga earn ka like what 200K/month pero more than half nuon napupunta sa high standard of living sa Sing. mas maganda yun mga slums dito and poor for us to be rated by the international community as poor people and therefore, mas mura ang food and basic necessities.

take for example, Big Macs and burgers, tayo na ang may pinakamurang Big Mac sa buong mundo sa tingin ko. and I believe tayo na din ang may pinakamura RTW, and now, we're also approaching to be cheaper in electronics as compared to sing or HK.

we should thank the poor for that. if not for their numbers, i-rerate tayo ng intl. community na progressive and therefore, i-jujustify nila ang mas mataas ng presyo ng mga products and services nila.


been to China, alam nyo ba na halos wala ako nabile duon kase mas mura pa dito. eh kasi lagi laman ng news ang China eh, progressive, fast economic growth etc. etc. so ambilis din tumaaas ang standard of living. yan ang problema ng positive media, kaya ok talaga ang negative media dito sa'tin. so that a lot of weak people can be easily discouraged and therefore be in despair, and remain poor. if many are poor, then mura ang standard of living.

sometimes, ngaun as in naintindihan ko na. we are blessed with having corrupt politicians and corrupt practices. ang ganda ng outcome eh. kaya nga kita nyo mga mayayaman dito sa'tin would rather stay here than in the states nor Europe. eh kasi may marami nabibili ang pera nila dito kaysa sa progressive countries.

and also we should also be thankful for the Catholic Church by denying all contraceptives methods, lalo tayo dumadami and therefore, more people are created. so kahit ano improvement sa GDP or growth na din, balewala kung ibabase sa nadadagdag na Pinoy.

Manila is the rich and educated paradise. kaya kung gusto nyo mag-benefit dito, then magsikap din kayo not to think like the poor - yun blame ng blame, complain ng complain, tapos kabig ng kabig. be fit, be smart, don't be greedy, think out of the box. ako floater ako ngaun eh, walang permanent business d tulad ng dati may mga office/shops pa, sa nakikita ko papatayin talaga ako ng overhead coz tangible business mo eh, babanatan ka talaga ng munisipyo, bir, employees etc. etc. so I did my homework, and so far mas happy pa ako ngaun kase alam nyo ba kung ano talaga ang pinaka-secret ng isang magaling na businessmen - behavioral science. parang stock market, yun mga number crunchers/accountants walang sinabi sa market pero kita mo naman ang mga top investors sa buong mundo laging kungdi psychology eh behavioral science major.

Juan Tamad mentality...Be lazy, be a bum in other words, don't strive to be better... Cuz God will provide. Kaya naiwanan na tayo ng mga kapitbahay na bansa. Be contented in squalor you are living in, cuz it's better that way...