Why Manila is the most vulnerable city to natural disasters | The Philippines Mega-Capital

[@TheDailyConversation]

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]

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]

do you have plans to do Nairobi Kenya ?

[@TheDailyConversation]

@@FelexAndVirginia Great suggestion. Hopefully soon!

[@thePlum]

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

[@igzqui7817]

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.

[@tarsierontherun]

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

[@TheDailyConversation]

Thanks, I do my best.

[@me0101001000]

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]

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

[@silverianjannvs5315]

Philippines is a graveyard for foreign investors.

[@libmananchannel]

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!

[@TheDailyConversation]

Thanks! Mumbai next.

[@gabriellupisan7003]

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

[@TheDailyConversation]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@johnsuazo1747]

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.

[@TheDailyConversation]

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]

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

[@derbdep]

@@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.

[@SupernovaCentral]

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

[@whistler8]

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!

[@MatthewKKwan122]

Hope every country help each other instead fighting each other

[@AdrianDmax]

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]

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

[@AdrianDmax]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@TheDailyConversation]

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

[@nicolasarias9873]

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

[@TheDailyConversation]

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

[@aldrinpagunuran8688]

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

[@silverianjannvs5315]

😂

[@Aries23me]

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

[@goostrey4210]

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

[@TheDailyConversation]

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

[@pizaclatonddd3081]

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.

[@TheDailyConversation]

Thanks for this insightful comment.

[@wonderboy8073]

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

[@haha-eg8fj]

It’s very accurate about manila.

[@rainiercantre580]

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

[@pjc_deleon7290]

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.

[@mk2kk788]

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

[@TheDailyConversation]

Thank you very much

[@di4791]

Gusto kong pumunta sa Maynila ❤

[@yolemae6580]

Which cities will you do after Mumbai?

[@TheDailyConversation]

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

[@dameyandavidson2173]

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

[@scottmarquardt3575]

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

[@TaylorSwipe]

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

[@newsworld4735]

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

[@TheMoggFREE]

Hey i've been to BGC it may be walkable but it will make you get footsores. However you can cover the whole place in one day or a half more. It's not great for lower class people. Not everything is affordable. Only the rich get to enjoy it. I prefer Manila City over BGC for the affordability/free amenities/facilities and the arts and culture

[@ManOfSorrowsAcqaintedWithGrief]

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[@Nosyaj6053]

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

[@mauroducusin7106]

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

[@siwexwot8994]

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.

[@AnticomPhysicalRemover10]

1:57 My heroes! - 👴🏻

[@pjc_deleon7290]

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.

[@alaehvlogs5676]

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[@zupermaus9276]

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

[@Mayalovestosleep]

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

[@bcd4328]

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]

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.

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[@mrkarlos6536]

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