Metro Manila 2004 - Valle Verde, C5, BGC, Forbes

[@undustfixation]

I don't think people fully appreciate how amazing this video is in terms of how improbable it was to make captures like this for the time period. Wala pa consumer dashcams. Wala pa cellphones that could take videos. Mahal pa mga digicam nito and they had very little storage. Your only option was a DV cam, pero challenge to keep it stable inside a vehicle because no one used it for this purpose back in the day. Then of course, there's also the fact na tinatapon na natin mga tapes thinking na it has no value anymore, even moreso with those who could typically afford this setup. Kudos to the channel owner for being able to keep this footage preserved!

[@arislabra3929]

He could see to the future?

[@cleangoblin2021]

Correct

[@icupnibba3533]

Yup. Very cool to see. A little time capsule of the past. Credit talaga to the owner of this vid 👌

[@kurtramos59]

I totally agree. Gem na kung ittuturing yung mga ganitong video. I follow your page on FB btw. Love your posts there as well.

[@dictolory]

If you take a look at his channel, it looks like he's still occasionally making videos like these. With that said, it seems like he started doing it after he uploaded this video soo can't really tell if he's been doing it since 2004 or 2021 when he uploaded this video.

[@seancabal5088]

Pajero was at its peak. I remember may Pajero kami back in 1999 and pinagtitinginan talaga

[@saralahbati1431]

pajero was like 2019 honda civic! peaked

[@imnobodywhoareyou4588]

Hindi ko alam bakit may blinker ang animal na eto, pero alam ko hindi pa presidente na si Ninoy neto at namamayagpag pa ang utak wang wang sa panahon ni bansot 😂😂😂

[@sanroqueboy6012]

Dami ko din memories with Pajeros, naalala ko ganyan family car namin until I graduated. Pang hatid sundo sa amin sa school. We sold the car back in 2014, kamusta na kaya yun. My ex used to also drive one back then, dami namin intimate moments sa sasakyan na yun. 😂 Recently saw that car a few months ago outside a hospital where her mother is a resident derma. Ironically, during my wifes first pedia check up for our first baby hahaha

[@OrvinReyes]

@@sanroqueboy6012wahaha huy may pagnanasa pa rin sa ex hulika boy 😂😂😂

[@sanroqueboy6012]

@@OrvinReyes wala na 😂 pero minsan nakaka tawa lang talaga alalahanin mga kalokohan natin dati haha bilis ng panahon

[@MarkAceHernandez]

impressive how you can still see a lot of these specific car models on the road today (mitsubishi adventure, toyota corolla, honda cr-v etc.), a testament to how reliable old cars are

[@arturoliriorapadas5490]

karamihan mga 90s to 2000s na well maintained na revo adventure civic corolla sentra crosswind rav4 expedition pajero fieldmaster na hawak pa ng mga 1st owners ay mga garage queen na lang ginagamit na lang as coding car..........karamihan ngayon mga bagong labas na ngayon lalo na competitive na ang mga chinese brands in terms of pricing and features.

[@Zentai21]

Pretty sure some of those cars are still running healthy up to this day

[@christophertorrea8006]

ung Adventure naging mga UV express na ngayon

[@marvindiego1958]

Not just old cars, Japanese old cars to be more specific

[@theAccordDOHC]

still driving our honda accord 1994.

[@GENOSANDIEGO]

2004 doesn't feel like it's a long time ago, but it's 19 years ago now. Damn it!

[@poiXquared]

*Plays Itchyworms - Ayokong Tumanda.mp3*

[@supremocontentsofficial]

20!

[@CeleryCarrots]

BGC was a giant park that was great for family outings back in 2004. People would fly kites, have picnics, play outdoor sports, and relax with their families and friends. Sayang ang kokonti at lalayo ng mga public parks natin Best time ko sa BGC, known as just Fort Bonifacio back then, was watching a massive fireworks display there with my family back when my parents were still together

[@jianizzledrizzle666]

totoo dati may tunnel pa nga dyan ewan ko kung nandyan pa

[@kuyachamp7618]

This is the first time I saw a video from the early 2000s with really good quality. I was still in my mother's tummy in April 2004 lol.

[@Kanadabalsam]

By the 2000’s there were pretty good cameras around. Hell if you look up film (like actual rolls of film) from the 90’s, 80’s and 70’s and even earlier you can see insanely good qualities. Not film but check out this D-VHS tape from 1993 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIWXnXeLYrZ_i7s

[@Kanadabalsam]

Here’s another, 35mm film from the early 1980’s kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqLJhoiBg8Shm7c kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWPCm6mZrahlfLs

[@goodnightmoon]

​@@Kanadabalsam even in the 80s and 90s, there's a lot of good quality footage

[@Timm.eie2]

Same as my sister lol

[@theunholyone2505]

I totally get what you are saying. I was born in Dec 1998, most people at my generation were already 6 years old while I just turned 5. I always wondered what does it feel like seeing footages from the 80s and early 90s.

[@marcogarcera0221]

20 years ago!!! Kinder pa ako neto. I'm really fond of seeing pictures/watching videos ng mga nakaraan. I remember back in 2004, we (papa and I) used to ride a jeepney from Rosario, Pasig to Shaw Blvd, Mandaluyong to visit my cousin. What a nostalgic trip! ❤

[@jackreefer420]

sa Putol po ba yan

[@SeikiRikodou]

its fascinating to see BGC in its development stages and compare it to its current looks.

[@DitoSimm]

Agree.

[@TimothyEugenio]

This Metro Manila looks familiar yet so distant, yung mga auto/vehicles may mga 80s at 90s era which was also present in the 2010s pero other than that, ibang iba ang vibes ng lansangan talaga

[@tristan_840]

This is the kind of Manila that is familiar for me (especially the later ones)

[@koppii2]

​@@tristan_840same, ngayon maiiba ka na eh kasi puro mga toyota mini, honda tas ford raptors na

[@kevinbandong9334]

I still remember 2004 back then, Taiwan TV shows were dying, and the rise of Korean TV shows. My last 14 birthday was in the Philippines before I moved to the USA in 2005. I still remember playing with my friends meeting up at the computer shop and playing Ragnarok and MU or Counter-Strike. Halls candy was 3 for 2 pesos Na kakamis ang childhood ko. Last year was the 1st time Ko visited Sa Pinas in almost 20 years. I asked myself felt this was not my home when I revisited there but changed everything when hangout with my childhood friends. I felt alive. Things around change in the Philippines but the joy and love of family members and friends is still the same. Mabuya!!

[@thewrestlingrockstar917]

This is very nostalgic! This video is literally my childhood because from 1999-2004 I lived in west rembo scene 5:30 - 6:30 and moved to C5 Taguig till 2006 scene 7:14 - 9:00 now the rest of the video is where my life revolves now. I live in BGC around 5th Ave near scene 12:38 and that 3-block sculpture called "Transformation" on the left is still there and now I currently work in Pasig, Emerald Ave scene 23:46 and usually walks to valle verde to get a ride to home scene 1:55

[@tjjavier]

That's awesome man 😄🙌

[@rolando-sz1wt]

BILLBOARDS PHILIPPINES TRAFFIC 2004 BILLBOARDS EDSA LEE JEANS HANFORD MEN'S YOKOHAMA TIRES ADELCO BATTERY CONVERSE SHOES CHOWKING PHILIPS AYALA CENTER MALL IPI CASINO ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL IPI BIODERM SOAP SHOWER

[@Mike-ei1pj]

I thought that 3-block sculpture was made like 10 years ago. It looks very modern even up to this day.

[@miguelbautista3653]

I was born in 1998 and the car that I’m driving now, was from this year(2004). It’s crazy to think that my car now was once driving around these roads and lived to see these days. I felt like if my car could talk. I’d love to hear its stories going around the metro.

[@Viper_213X]

maaliwalas pa yung mga kalsada. wala pang masyadong motor sa daan. nakaka panibago makita kalsada noon. highschool pa lang kasi ako nung 2004 eh.

[@johnallenvillones7322]

Same, graduating sa 4th year. 😅

[@nicolangot]

Sasabihin ko palang sana na compared to today, the difference isn't really night and day. Pero nung sinabi mo na wala masyadong motor, aba oo nga, mas maaliwalas nga.

[@jadjameszurc-gmaabs-cbncol5138]

And I'm born in October 11, 2007 but watch and see old videos from Metro Manila from the 80's to 2005.

[@jheboii12051986]

bali gagawin ka pa lang nun noh pinaplano kapa ng magulang mo taong itong video

[@tctyt]

Crazy how this is almost 20 years ago, yet it feels like Yesterday.

[@FWion]

Thank you for posting this, reminds me when my dad and I drove 3 hours every weekend to visit my grandparents in QC. I would be 5 at this time but those times were unforgettable.

[@MetroBlader-sp8ij]

Thank you so much for bringing us back where things are decent and nice, Mr. Tim Lavin. This made my day,

[@TORTLESSS]

this is a vibe, thanks for sharing it

[@joshuacanteveros526]

I was born in 1998 but I wanna feel that retro modern vibe again back in my childhood years

[@larryjones4760]

Same bro

[@juddarcano151]

Yung taxi big body corolla pa. Very nostalgic high school lang ako this time I can still remember my Dad driving for us. I miss him so much

[@StephenPaulDeita]

Crazy how things can abruptly change 🤯

[@TimothyEugenio]

Time flies. Talagang magugulat ka na lang ibang iba na.

[@Religious_man]

It seems that the Philippines was prospering in 2004. It had more cars on the road.

[@ramiru3264]

@@Religious_man more cars don't mean prosperity

[@Religious_man]

@@ramiru3264 Space shuttles*

[@lifeordeath13]

​@@Religious_manthen it is easy to say that every year that Philippines is prospering because a lot of people having cars even without garage, which also contributed to the increasing traffic.

[@Zach1221]

I like how even after almost 20 years of my life in the Philippines, the look of the jeeps and some cars did not change as you still see them on the streets today

[@paulrafaelmagallon8865]

grabe compare mo yung BGC ng 2004 tapos BGC ng 2021 laki ng pagbabago😮

[@NinjaNuggets21]

Filipinos on the billboards. Not Korean and Western endorsers

[@prashnaveetprasad8339]

But the cars are Korean 😂

[@TheSpiderAndersongay]

@@prashnaveetprasad8339 iyaken

[@achuuuooooosuu]

Remove billboards. Much better. There are too many now that it's an eye sore and getting too distracting for drivers.

[@imnobodywhoareyou4588]

Binaboy ng mga Eusebio ang Pasig, tambak ng mga posters nila halos lahat ng daanan. I remember 2004 was election year driving around Pasig, halos lahat puro pangala nila nakapaskil (Plaza, Overpass, Fiesta, Graduation, etc) buti naman at natigil na ang dynasty nila sa pagiging greedy.

[@roarrrist]

@@TheSpiderAndersongay ikaw yung iyaken eh ano naman kung korean at mga puti ang nasa billboard?

[@vonvoyage14]

I remember seeing the Hyundai Starex everywhere as compared to how we see the Toyota Fortuner nowadays

[@Marquee0914]

Before there is no Footbridge in the Kalayaan - C5 Interchange before during the mid and late 2000s there is no elevated u turn yet , Plus BGC was different compare in the presents days . Also Market - Market Mall was still under construction that time . In the Kalayaan C5 interchange there is a stoplight before, but now its gone and removed and turn into a footbridge and elevated u turn.

[@gabrielcanapi4711]

This video makes me feel calm when im alone, its like a normal day in 2005 , driving through the streets with a calming prescence.

[@tpicaltiffany]

I see it again -that Philips billboard! I used to live in Pasig and that billboard can be seen in my window. That c5-kalayaan intersection was where our car suddenly stops and wont start, so I had to help my dad push while he push/maneuvered to the nearby talyer when you turn left going to Buting/Pateros. 2004 is also the year my dad died. We loved taking road trips. Thanks for this nostalgic video 😢

[@EirinYagokoro]

Cute ng BGC dati. Aside from Pacific Plaza towers at ilang buildings, halos walang laman yung BGC noon. Tinatambayan ko pa yung bagong bukas at nilalangaw na Market Market dati nung mid-2000s

[@mhalen08]

yup naabutan ko pa ang market market dati kaunti lang ang tao ngayon di na mahulugan karayom,akalain mo nga naman ang panahon

[@dpceloso]

9:40 Market Market still under construction.

[@PolylabStudio]

Time flies so fast I feel like 2004 was just a few years ago, Yet when looking at the video a lot has changed since 2004

[@mhalen08]

thanks for your effort to show us how it was like back then,that year is my son's birth year so this clip is very nostalgic for me..and maipapakita ko na sa kanya yung sinasabi kong 10mins lang ang biyahe from rotonda taft to Guadalupe(light to moderate traffic),.😊God bless

[@admon2205]

Tanda ko nun konti pa lang tao sa market market 2006. Pero never ko pa nakita na vacant lot pa lang bgc , ganyan pala. Buti na lang may nag video.

[@LalaBahian]

7:27 that's Tibagan elementary school in east rembo Makati. I was grade 4 transferee that time. Wala pang elevated uturn slot jan. Grabe sir thank you for this video nakapa nostalgic. Life was so much simpler back then. Ang hirap pa ng buhay nyan.

[@karlbriansigua2082]

I love time capsules like this. To think that I'm only 5 years old at that time, now I'm the one who drives na to those places. Time really flies :>

[@siredward9568]

Simpler times.. 👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@chrolojazen7461]

Daming memories sa BGC . That time ginagawa palang yung market market. Naalala kupa yung concert ng F4 2004 din yun sa BGC

[@kyleaox]

13:30 , seeing that mustang running in the road back in 2004 has to be the best thing ever. Sana talaga we could go back in time...

[@wa2k530]

I was only 5 years old back in 2004. Time flies so fast.

[@Nycosadventure]

Year 2024 9 years old palang ako nyan, ang sarap panoorin ng vid na to lalo yung mga sasakyang hanggang ngayon nakikita ko padin sa daan CRV, Pajero, Starex, Corolla, Revo

[@junlagan1056]

what an amazing glimpse on a timecapsule.

[@frankieangelo413]

It's fascinating to see a footage of Manila during those times before I was born

[@D3Vlicious]

2:45 I still remember that oddly placed U-turn slot along C5.

[@MSalamero24]

Please drive through this route again and put it into comparison. Great vid!

[@mei8511]

My parents always talk about how these now high-end and well developed places looked quite different back then. I was born in April 2004 and it makes me strangely happy to see the Philippines as my parents saw it when I was a kid. I was too young to really remember anything of this time in the Philippines and we moved abroad in 2008, only recently returning in 2020, so I know nothing of what this country used to be like in the 2000s and 2010s. They said they'd often take me to BGC, specifically Market Market, to play. I can only imagine this is what I saw in my childhood when my dad would drive us around in the FX that was our family car. Makes me feel nostalgic for memories I can't remember

[@pablito_maldito]

Because I'm bored.... 00:00 Zinia Rd Valle Verde 00:25 BGC 32nd St. 14:00 Forbes McKinley Rd 18:10 F. Ortigas Jr. Rd from Garnet Rd 24:05 Lanuza Ave 26:25 Zinia Rd Valle Verde

[@tnlone]

Whoa somebody know Manila very well

[@christophertorrea8006]

Ang laki ng pinag bago ngayon ng 5th Avenue sa BGC. Grabe!

[@fredtongco9162]

Valle Verde 2, I knew it! ❤

[@percivalignacio6984]

mkaka miss tum panahon nayan❤❤❤

[@theboredprogrammer1114]

Taga Cebu ako pero eto yung Manila na naalala ko nung una akong bumisita dyan around 2005. Grade 5 na ako nung 2004. Nakakamiss.

[@jmcasas17]

Ito pala ang kauna-unahan na Dashcam😁😁

[@kxrl9671]

Born ib 1998 6years old pa lang ako niyan at pagkakaalam ko nasa mindanao na kami ng ermats ko nag bakasyon kami doon at sa totoo lang ang linis ng kalsada wala masyadong motor noon di gaya ngayon kaliwat kanan may motor maski menorde edad meron na. Haha. Kakamiss yang era na yan wala masyadong problema.

[@yoshuavillar]

Love this. Time capsule in video format

[@leopoldobaldestamon8361]

Nostalgia i was 4 years old in that time Ang panahong wala pa ang c-5 elevated U-turn

[@waterlily2839_chua]

Wala pa halos traffic nuon grabe mga taong nakapaligid sa akin buhay pa at masaya at masarap mamuhay nung panahon nang year early 2000's marami nang nangyari grabe mula nuon...nakakaiyak talaga...lahat tumatanda at umuusad ang panahon pati edad nang tao 😢😢😢

[@montesa35]

Siguro sa ngayon nasa halos 5% na lang yung mga nasa 90s to 2000s na sasakyan na nasa kalsada ng BGC kasi tuwing nagpupunta ako dun ay halos purong moderno at brand new na ang mga sasakyan, isama niyo pa dyan ang mga surplus na imports na galing ibang bansa.

[@roberta.6579]

Immortalized on KZbin forever

[@werty2172]

Ano kaya ginagawa ko nung oras na kinuha tong video.. thanks for this..

[@jeppykun05]

It's refreshing to see that there are few motorcycles on these city roads.

[@rommelcamaddu6812]

16 years old ako nito....rookie year ni lebron to........tapos talo ang usa sa basketball sa Argentina sa Olympics.....

[@HeyItsMePB]

Nakakaaliw! Very recognizable pa din yung mga dinaanan 😄

[@raffycatris1392]

Those were the days on the past I love it....

[@StarReveurMA]

Seeing BGC without all of the buildings is crazy

[@speeddemon945]

This route is my weekly route to the office atm, and I must say that there were quite some changes like the Mitsubishi Diamond Motors showroom. You can now turn left directly after coming out of Lanuza St and the reduction of annoying u-turn slots along C5 Road. The elevated u-turn slot @ 8:11...and a lot more! 😊

[@robertson3620]

This reminds me that I was once a grade 2 student riding with my father’s car. Time went so fast.

[@ZephyrGhost]

What amazes me is that a lot of vehicles from this video are still being use today and some of them are modified ❤

[@JJnuel1Adam]

Its crazy that since this was recorded on 2004 that means im already 12-13 years old at that time, but looking at it now feels like its a shot from an early 90's classic movie lol.

[@3yearsinthemaking]

I was in 1st year HS that time. Naalala ko noon under construction pa ang Market2x.

[@knetc6695]

It's nice to see AUV's in their prime.

[@11elendil]

I lived In Valle Verde during the 90s to 2000s is have a relative in Forbes park, this video is so nostalgic

[@khust2993]

Unang beses ko nadaanan yang BGC noong 2004 din, puro damo at talahiban pa. Ngayon dun na ako nagtatrabaho.

[@patrickteodosio2670]

thanks for this

[@mermaidfairy777]

i was 2 yrs old here 😅 good ol days

[@sevtenermendoza7919]

good old day

[@cuconatparfour665]

So much nostalgia

[@box2313]

I still remember those Ancient taxis, good ol times

[@patsarmiento5986]

Nostalgic 😊 is a great feeling

[@paostruction9455]

Man this is 20 years ago. 😢😢 , felt it was like 8 years ago lang...

[@antonlimbo]

kaka graduate ko pa lang ng Rizal highschool neto so ang tambayan lang talaga nmin nuon ay sa megamall, market-market was not even established that time pala..

[@jeraldsantos7909]

Nice video.. nostalgic

[@dealpha3698]

Grabe nu consider as old na to, parang kelan lang sakin ito panahong third year college ako

[@skeyupon]

This clip is exactly a year older than me 😓

[@NJDJ1986]

time flew so fast how 2004 was 20 years ago! i remember SM Hypermarket & Tiendesitas didnt exist in Ugong until 2006/07!

[@19aRiez73]

3rd year hs nako nito classic na video na.. tumatanda na talaga ko😂

[@kevincharlesrodriguez6088]

Sana meron dn s Ibng Lugar in years 2000-2003

[@martinbunda35]

How young are you?

[@napadaanlng69]

2004 lourdes school ako nag aral elementary. Wala pa masyadong kotse at motor noon. Nakakamiss.

[@FSPWorks]

Hi! May I have the permission to borrow this clip? I will be comparing these 19 year-old footages to today in a short vid. Thank you.

[@tnlone]

Yes you may, look forward to seeing your work!

[@FSPWorks]

@@tnlone thank you po

[@PapaEmoRides]

I was 16 and never pa nakarating sa lugar na to at that time. Daaanngggggg

[@mjr7269]

Eto yung BGC na nakagisnan ko. Grabe has it been 2 decades? Punong puno na ng high rise yan ngayonn

[@lft3636]

I was working in Eastwood back in 2004. BGC back then is like Arca South today, yung dinedevelop palang.

[@RegorNasipsipac]

Year 2000 lagi ako nadaan dyan port bonifacio galing pasig puntang magallanes maganda lugar yan kht nung wla p mga gusali tahimik at maaliwalas at malinis nkka mis dati port bonifacio

[@yoinks5475]

man it really looked so peaceful and nice back then... makes me wonder what happened cause now the roads are a mess, traffic is insane and people are less civil when it comes to driving and giving each other way etc.

[@mavish0]

Can we have more of this

[@lyricsking754]

That's not Forbes though, its Dasmariñas Village

[@dodonggoldblum2085]

oh wow. badminton was really the popular recreational sport back then. There was a time when C5 and Lanuza Drive were the "alternative" routes to avoid traffic. Now they're just as congested. But then fewer people lived in East Pasig/ Rizal areas then so a 4 lane would suffice.

[@ruelreyesbalabatjr47230]

this video give me nostalgics when I was a child

[@basti.9022]

I miss the simple times.

[@ronniealbano1347]

Nakakamis ung ganitong lugar

[@Mike-ei1pj]

BGC's development over the past 20 years is insane.

[@erinpilla]

Lumaki ako like walking distance sa BGC. Grabe this is FUCKING 20 YEARS AGO! 😂😂😂 Palagi ko sinasabing talahiban pa dati pero hindi ko mawari yung image nung gaano siya katalahib. TY for this time capsule ❤❤❤❤

[@foxisadog_]

got recommended after 3 years Namimiss kona yung Revo namen 😭

[@bossiramo4746]

Pa 2nd year higschool palang ako neto.. Ngayon 32 nako.. Bilis ng panahon