Incredible New Central Business District to be built in Manila

[zhaoyun]

We may be in for a difficult situation with Trump around. He's a protectionist and most likely all the Business Process Outsourcing companies operating here, which are working for U.S. firms, will pack up and leave, which is a big-no no since BPOs form a large portion of the Philippine economy.

Maybe Chongqing and HK are just different. Chongqing is more geared towards the domestic economy while HK which is at the head of the PRD is geared towards international trade.

The cities in the PRD are well suited for that purpose.



Also the PRD's economy is more varied...

There's financials in Hong-Kong, gambling in Macau, manufacturing in Shenzhen etc.

I don't think Trump will have a major impact on the Philippines' economy. And he's not annoyingly self righteous about Duterte as Obama and Hillary was. So I think US-Philippines relations will be in the upswing.

Either way, China will be a much bigger factor in the future of Filipino development than the US. So as long as there is peace between the Philippines and the US/China, it will be beneficial for development.

The Philippines is actually swinging far below it's potential. It is very well placed for future development. It is a large archipelago right next to China and very close to the PRD, which will likely be the world's greatest economic region in the next 10 years. The Philippines should become a major economic and industrial power, it is far from its potential right now. I think things will be changing soon however.

[SardiniaAtlantis]

The most amazing thing is that all the new buildings will beconstructed out of 100% recycled Manila paper

[Sebastianus Rex]

Looks sharp, with Rody Duterte at the helm things can only go upwards.

[Iloko]

Yeah, they really cleaned up the place lately. You have pics? Do you want to share them here? Most of the architecture in Intramuros with the exception of San Agustin church were only rebuilt after the war. As for the Spanish architecture they were modeled after, I think they were modeled after the "Earthquake Baroque" style.

Here are some which I photographed. So this is "Earthquake Baroque" style huh. It's not all of Intramuros I visited though, there were still a lot of unexplored places there I haven't been to yet I would assume.

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[Iloko]

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[Selurong]

I don't think Trump will have a major impact on the Philippines' economy. And he's not annoyingly self righteous about Duterte as Obama and Hillary was. So I think US-Philippines relations will be in the upswing.

Either way, China will be a much bigger factor in the future of Filipino development than the US. So as long as there is peace between the Philippines and the US/China, it will be beneficial for development.

The Philippines is actually swinging far below it's potential. It is very well placed for future development. It is a large archipelago right next to China and very close to the PRD, which will likely be the world's greatest economic region in the next 10 years. The Philippines should become a major economic and industrial power, it is far from its potential right now. I think things will be changing soon however.

Yes. I think so too. I think the Philippines is not working to it's true potential. Stil...

Proximity to China doesn't make some nations prosperous. Take for example, Vietnam, it's nearer to the PRD than us but it's poorer. There are other cases too though. South Korea, HK, Macau, Taiwan and Japan have gotten wealthy by selling their exports to China.

Maybe we should shift more of our exports to China too.

[Selurong]

[QUOTE=Shazou;4360163]Here are some which I photographed. So this is "Earthquake Baroque" style huh. It's not all of Intramuros I visited though, there were still a lot of unexplored places there I haven't been to yet I would assume.

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Great pictures man!

[Timawa]

Here are some which I photographed. So this is "Earthquake Baroque" style huh. It's not all of Intramuros I visited though, there were still a lot of unexplored places there I haven't been to yet I would assume.

Your pictures look fabulous!

Intramous is a must see landmark on my list to visit Manila. I haven't gotten around to visit it when I was here in Manila. In my future trip to the Philippines, I try my possible best to accommodate Intramous into my Manila itinerary.

[Iloko]

@Selurong This will be built on that "reclamation land" project thing correct? I read about it here: http://www.rappler.com/life-and-styl...ay-reclamation

How does that work btw, and is that 100% foolproof/safe and free from natural calamities?

And what's with that Chinese pagoda temple structure-building in the vid? lol

[Selurong]

@Selurong This will be built on that "reclamation land" project thing correct? I read about it here: http://www.rappler.com/life-and-styl...ay-reclamation

How does that work btw, and is that 100% foolproof/safe and free from natural calamities?

And what's with that Chinese pagoda temple structure-building in the vid? lol

Yes. It's another version of that plan you posted. Also, it's a Chinese temple. The principal investors of Pearl City are the Chinese.