Philippines, I was stationed at Clark Air Base, Philippines 🇵🇭 back in 1991.(Angeles). I was age 28. The American Base was great. Philippines with the mastery of English helps countries like United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and America 🇺🇸. Planning to return and retire in the Philippines 🇵🇭 next year 2025. Great video. Thank you.
Wow. 1991 was the year the Bases left. And, prior to that was the Mt. Pinatubo Eruption that changed landscape and global temperature. It is now a good trekking attraction, with a previously non-existent crater that turned into a lake . Hope you get to visit too.
Thank you for visiting my country! I've been living in the US for 22 years now more than I've lived in the Philippines but it will always have a place in my heart.
Thailand n Malaysia are both trying to discourage tourists to come to the Philippines for so many years. We dont know why they r like that in the past, tourists usually just bypass the Philippines because of the negative bogus statements by our so called neighbors of which the philippines hasnot done anything to them but thanks to TH-cam n many local n foreign vloggers now many people has finally discovered the Philippines. You are most welcome to my beautiful country. In any country there will always be the bad seeds, bad neighborhoods etc so always do ur proper research n dont hesitate to ask the locals coz we speak english n we love to help anybody that needs assistance. We will not speak ill of our neighbors coz you n other tourists if u give us a chance we will prove every negative sayers wrong
This is so true, when people claim an entire city is 'rough or dirty' I think there's always going to be parts of any large city which are dirty & rough, but you shouldn't write off an entire place for that. The people in Manila were SOOOO kind, friendly and helpful everywhere we went. So many people asked us if we were tourists, where we're from and then welcomed us to their country. That's what makes a great place! The people! 🥰💖😁🫶
Actually Manila is behind Thailand and Malaysia but because of BGC and other new developments in Manila, it's becoming attractive and deserves a second look. New Intramurus, New Rizal Park and Roxas Blvd. , Pasig River esplanade, BGC, Okada, Newport city, new Ayala Triangle, Aseana City, etc. and many more coming like the Horizon Manila Reclamation project but Marcos foolishly STOPPED it for greedy reasons or conflict of interest. 😊
Thailand is decades ahead of the Philippines. The Philippines has some nice places but most foriengers only show the nice places and don't show 99% of what the phillpines is. They so rude compared to other countries I have been to. If they are nice to you it's usually fake. The rental cost of Condos is actually awful. Thailand has cheaper places that at twice the size and quality.
@@lightner6924Philippines is beautiful. It has lots of CBDs and has the best CBD in the whole world. It's number 11 in the list of most number of skyscrapers and highest in all of SouthEast Asia. Are you addict? 😊
Don't believe her though. NO ONE here calls the region simply as "Manila". Always, the region is "METRO MANILA" while "Manila" is just one of many cities in it. You will offend local political loyalties here for calling absolutely everything "Manila" just because you are walking on concrete.
Thank you for showing your love for the Philippines! Welcome to our country! Your positivity is everything and oh I love your Irish accent always been. New subbie here. 🫶🏼🇵🇭🤗♥️
Those school children, their welcoming, fun and genuine joy of being in your camera sight was so touching. Love it and kudos to you and partner, Ms. Cotter.😊
Philippines is the most diverse. From modern tall structures and buildings, to the best powder white sand beaches and majestic mountains and lakes and volcanoes
Absolutely! It has everything including delicious food! I wasn't expecting much from the cuisine because we don't hear much about it over here in Europe but I was pleasantly surprised. I LOVED all the food we tried! 💖🙌🥰
@@LaurenCotteryah so underrated, they did'nt know we have 7k + islands and 82 provinces each has its own signature dishes, you just have to explore discover . Welcome and enjoy!
@@jesscatangay9384 I knew it was big but it's blowing my mind that it would take a lifetime to visit every island and try every dish. I already know I need to come back again. I'll barely scratch the surface on my tip cause it's huge 😂😂🙌🙌
@LaurenCotter oh, and it's really warm here about this time of the year. Sweltering heat I should say. But, at least, it won't rain on your parade. The wet season comes in two months.
Hello im new your chanel welcom manila my country philippines enjoy beautiful place in the philippine big mall mall asia and enjoy food trip hod bless stay safe
Love the Philippines 🇵🇭 So much variety of things to do. Big part of my life and I was just there last month for a month! Great country! Best part are the wonderful people! From the north such as Sagada, Baguio, big cities like Manila and Cebu, Palawan and all the beautiful islands ❤ Explore 👍
Ohh wow a whole month! I wish we had we spent the full month there cause we just scratched the surface during our 10 days, but I guess it's an excuse to return again and again. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Your video is class, it’s well put together the history. It’s eye opening to see the diversity of taking risk from facts of struggles. I should go see darndale what to offer 😅 🔪
Class ? What is "class" about falsely claiming that "metro Manila" (NCR) and "manila" are the same thing? No one calls the region simply as Manila. NO ONE. Stop smiling at foreigners calling EVERYTHING manila promoting ig norance about your country.
The Philippines, Pearl of the Orient, Land of Gold, Ends of the Earth, with over 7000 islands and the most hospitable and friendliest people in the World. The location of the Garden of Eden.
Welcome to the Philippines! The Chinatown in Manila is the oldest Chinatown in the world outside of China. Try to also check Bonifacio Global City and Makati which are two of the few - about 10 cities - that are parts of Metropolitan Manila (similar to California's San Francisco Bay Area which comprises about 50 cities).
I Saw a Happy Woman Today Someone Who Was Vibrant With Life. She Was On You Tube, and She Was So Luminous With Vitality That She Seemed To Leap Right Off The Screen. Welcome To The Philippines Ma'am. Stay Safe and Healthy. God Bless.🙏
Manila is pretty big, and the negative comments about the city are targeted towards very specific unsafe neighborhoods, I don't know why people started generalizing the *entire* city all of a sudden. I think the one thing that the entire Manila has in common is the bad traffic, but other than that, it's a diverse city that offers literally everything. not everything is bad, not everything is horrible, not everywhere is unsafe
Exactly, I agree. I don't think it's fair to generalise a whole city. Bangkok also had terrible traffic but I still loved the city. Gotta take the good with the bad 😁💖💖🙌
Eh... Manila is not really a big city. Manila is just 4% of the NCR. Taguig is 2x as big. But the biggest city in NCR is Quezon City around 7x as big as Manila I think. This is because historically around 1950's(?) they wanted to transfer the country's capital from Manila to Quezon City due to congestion. Did not work though...
@@uchniezt1212 so is that what you define a city? MM is considered as Mega City. Tokyo Metropolis has several cities and does not even have Mayor so it is not considered as City? I don’t think so.
Young lady breath you talk to fast hehe even though I understand everything you say hehe enjoy in the Philippines 🇵🇭 Mabuhay welcome to the country Philippines
@@LaurenCotter yup the editing is superb and it's my first time seeing this kind of material in TH-cam the way how we do things in our docu series. Outstanding. Again welcome to our humble country..
Step 2 of 101 book how to gain more subscribers for western vloggers - GO TO THE PHILIPPINES (….and don’t forget to add the Philippines flag on your titles 🇵🇭)
Thank you po, kabayan! It pleases my patriotic heart when I see more Filipinos promoting the truth about our geography. Let's stop tolerating these foreigners from assuming everything here is manila. We have a right to expect that they will do some research about our geography when they come here. That's traveler etiquette. Indeed, "Metro Manila" is a region. "Manila" is just one of many cities in it. In fact, even "Metro Manila" is already obsolete (or at least it should have been). It was renamed to NCR way back 1978 precisely to distinguish Manila from the other equally valid cities in the region.
@@JoeyZee-vs4kr Remember when it's your turn to fall victim to lies and and others will say to you too, "I don't care". You want to live in a just and orderly society but you will not do your share to make that happen? Deplorable how alien the phrase "social responsibility" must be for you.
@@mocabe01 both of you just want to look smart when EVERYONE KNOWS that when vloggers talks of Manila, they mean Metro Manila. Do you guys nothing to think about except disturbing the vloggers? 😊
When they say, don't go to Manila, they are partly right. Metro Manila is NOT Manila City. You were in Taguig city, which IS NOT Manila City. Though, saying there's nothing to do in Manila is quite overreaching. There's a lot of places to go to in Manila City. You've got Intramuros, which is a day-trip on itself if you want to immerse on its rich history. Arroceros park, if you want to be in an urban jungle. You can also enjoy the slices of life in Quiapo, the food in Binondo. Of course, like any major rising metropolitans, Manila city has a poor air quality, and has a lot of poverty issues, but then again, if you don't want to be a victim of crime, just like in any other places, then don't show off your expensive stuff. Just leave those in your hotel.
Thank you, Ken. It makes me very happy when more Filipinos like you promote the truth about our country. Please all of us Filipinos, let us stop tolerating these foreigners from calling everything manila. We have a right to expect that they will do ample research about our geography when coming here. That's respect!
@@mocabe01 Uhm, they'd still have the right to criticize our country. After all, we're not perfect. Just like any country, we have our best parts, and we also have our hideous part. And that's something we need to work on. We have an alarming rate of poverty in the Philippines. We also have a very high crime rate, and that's not just Manila alone. What we don't tolerate is poverty porn, and also, we need to remove to mindset of excusing crime because of poverty. Truth be told, we have a lot of job potentials in the Philippines, though there are also missed opportunities because a lot of people won't invest on themselves and improve their plight. Hence, those foreign detractors have also the right to criticize us. Let those be a welcome call for us.
and the City of Manila is a part of the 16 cities of Metro Manila, so when you go out of the city, you refer it as Metro Manila, the city your apartment is, is in Taguig another city of Metro Manila, enjoy your trip❤
Metro Manila is simply called Manila by locals and foriegners some locals doesnt know that during Spanish colonization the whole present day Metro Manila is a province of Manila mid 1700s to 1901.
42 yrs old. From Glasgow, Scotland. Been in the Phils. 3x in the past. Love the place and people. Looking for the possibility to live there for good.
Woohoo! Shoutout to Glasgow! I hope you find your perfect place to live in the Philippines ✈️
its more fun in the pHilippines
The Philippines always welcomes you!!
me too.
don't look for girls in a bar to marry... go to the province. I know filipino psyche..if you a red flag o her leave..
Philippines, I was stationed at Clark Air Base, Philippines 🇵🇭 back in 1991.(Angeles). I was age 28. The American Base was great. Philippines with the mastery of English helps countries like United Kingdom 🇬🇧 and America 🇺🇸. Planning to return and retire in the Philippines 🇵🇭 next year 2025. Great video. Thank you.
Wow what a place to retire! Living in paradise! Thank you so much for watching & commenting 🙌😁💖
Thank you! The Filipinos Love America and the American people :) ❤
Wow. 1991 was the year the Bases left. And, prior to that was the Mt. Pinatubo Eruption that changed landscape and global temperature. It is now a good trekking attraction, with a previously non-existent crater that turned into a lake . Hope you get to visit too.
Phils is not anymore as it was way back 1991
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Omg this looked like so much fun!!! I really want to visit the Philippines soon.
You totally should! It's paradise! Thanks so much for watching 💖🙌🥰🇵🇭
Thank you for visiting my country! I've been living in the US for 22 years now more than I've lived in the Philippines but it will always have a place in my heart.
Thank you so much for the warm welcome! 🙌🥰🫶 I can see why a piece of your heart stays in the Philippines. It's a paradise!
You are welcome to the Philippines madam ! Hope you enjoy your stay here !
Thank you so much! We love the Philippines 🙌💖🫶
MS . LAUREN COTTER , WELCOME HERE IN PHILIPPINES . 👋👋👋🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭👏👍✌️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for the warm welcome!! 🥹💖🙌🫶😁
Welcome to the Philippines Ms Lauren Cotter. Watching from Negros Island
Thank you so much! 💖💖💖
Other locations for Spanish influence in Philippines is Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar and Vigan. Las Casas is superb.
Yeah I wasn't expecting such a strong Spanish Influence! Thank you so much for the tips 🙌🥰
I’ve been to Las Casas Filipinas. The place is amazing as if you go back in Spanish time. Love the architecture ..
Just came back from a trip to the Philippines as well -- if I could describe Manila in two words, it would be beautiful chaos. It just is. Mabuhay!
I hope you'd a great time in the Philippines too! 🇵🇭💖🙌
Hi beautiful Lauren welcome to the Philippines. I hope you both have an enjoyable stay Mabuhay....
Thank you so much 🫶🏼🇵🇭🙌🏼❤️
Living here in the Philippines. Moving from city to city to enjoy it. I’m from U.S. and you know what, I’m living here for 15 years now.
I can totally see why you'd move to the Philippines. I'm for sure coming back again! Love it! 🥰💖
Thailand n Malaysia are both trying to discourage tourists to come to the Philippines for so many years. We dont know why they r like that in the past, tourists usually just bypass the Philippines because of the negative bogus statements by our so called neighbors of which the philippines hasnot done anything to them but thanks to TH-cam n many local n foreign vloggers now many people has finally discovered the Philippines. You are most welcome to my beautiful country. In any country there will always be the bad seeds, bad neighborhoods etc so always do ur proper research n dont hesitate to ask the locals coz we speak english n we love to help anybody that needs assistance. We will not speak ill of our neighbors coz you n other tourists if u give us a chance we will prove every negative sayers wrong
This is so true, when people claim an entire city is 'rough or dirty' I think there's always going to be parts of any large city which are dirty & rough, but you shouldn't write off an entire place for that. The people in Manila were SOOOO kind, friendly and helpful everywhere we went. So many people asked us if we were tourists, where we're from and then welcomed us to their country. That's what makes a great place! The people! 🥰💖😁🫶
The city is very dirty and the corruption is insane and the economy is trash pretty much
Actually Manila is behind Thailand and Malaysia but because of BGC and other new developments in Manila, it's becoming attractive and deserves a second look.
New Intramurus, New Rizal Park and Roxas Blvd. , Pasig River esplanade, BGC, Okada, Newport city, new Ayala Triangle, Aseana City, etc. and many more coming like the Horizon Manila Reclamation project but Marcos foolishly STOPPED it for greedy reasons or conflict of interest. 😊
Thailand is decades ahead of the Philippines. The Philippines has some nice places but most foriengers only show the nice places and don't show 99% of what the phillpines is. They so rude compared to other countries I have been to. If they are nice to you it's usually fake. The rental cost of Condos is actually awful. Thailand has cheaper places that at twice the size and quality.
@@lightner6924Philippines is beautiful. It has lots of CBDs and has the best CBD in the whole world. It's number 11 in the list of most number of skyscrapers and highest in all of SouthEast Asia. Are you addict? 😊
It's summer now in 🇵🇭, bring umbrella if you go outside..
That's a great tip! I need an umbrella to keep my Irish skin in the shade before I melt away haha! 😁🫶
I saw this video on my TH-cam feeds and I had to check it out. And now I'm a new subscriber to your channel. :)
Don't believe her though. NO ONE here calls the region simply as "Manila". Always, the region is "METRO MANILA" while "Manila" is just one of many cities in it. You will offend local political loyalties here for calling absolutely everything "Manila" just because you are walking on concrete.
Thought you were Andrew/tristan tate lol.
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the support & sub 🙌💖😁
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You are VERY WELCOME IN THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 AND MABUHAY.
Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Thank you for visiting our beloved country Philippines maam enjoy watching from kuwait
Thanks so much! 💖💖💖
I like the editting, the music, the research and energy that you on these videos. Welcome to the Philippines! Let's GO! 👍
Awww that's so kind of you to say. Thank you so much 🫶😁💖🙌
hi im filipino watching here in malaysia ..we really miss manila..anyway thnks for good review we love you guys ..hope more blessing and success
Thank you so much! 🥰💖🙌🫶🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Wow! Those are amazing places you showed to us! That mall is gorgeous!
Thank you! Yes, that mall was sooo impressive! 🇵🇭🇵🇭
Welcome to the Philippines. Enjoy your stay. Be safe always.
Thank you so much for the warm welcome! 🙌🥰🫶
I'm watching enjoy have fun Philippines are very islands Filipino mostly friendly
Thank you so much! 🥰💖🙌🫶🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
welcome to the Philippines, MABUHAY!
Thanks so much po! 💖🙌🫶🥰🇵🇭🇵🇭
Thank you guys for visiting our small country, I hope you enjoy much here and gain more subscriber to your channel, love you guys..
Thanks for watching & subbing 💖🥰🙌🇵🇭🇵🇭
Thank you for showing your love for the Philippines! Welcome to our country! Your positivity is everything and oh I love your Irish accent always been. New subbie here. 🫶🏼🇵🇭🤗♥️
Welcome po in the Philippines. Mabuhay and enjoy po❤️
Thank you so much! 🙌💖🫶🥰🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Welcome to PH! Enjoy, have fun and don't forget to hydrate. Great edit! So much content! 👌🇺🇸🇵🇭
Thank you so much and I will do! Gotta stay cool 🙌😁💖🫶
Thanks for giving Manila a chance and proving others wrong. Here's to a great stay and adventure in the Philippines. 🎉
Awww thanks so much, it was our pleasure! 🙌🫶💖
I just saw your video now and you did your research right! the bgm, editing, and history is on point! Cheers and hope you liked your stay here in PH!
Thank you so much!
Very energetic, enjoy your holiday 😊😊😊
Thank you so much! Filipinos are the best! You guys made us feel so welcomed from the second we landed in your wonderful country 💖🇵🇭
@@LaurenCotter still keep safe, enjoy the Philippines moments
Department of Tourism should award you with the way you promote our country. You're one of the best 😍👏👏👏
Thank you so much 😀💖💖
@@LaurenCotter 😘
Lovely this content. Love the diversity of the city too. Kudos!
Thanks so much! 💖🙌🫶🥰
Thank you so much ma'am,for visiting our country . Enjoy your stay,,god bless..
Thank you! 😃🙌🏼🥰
Cheerful blogger and full of beans.welcome to our country
'Full of beans' made me laugh 😂🙌🫶 Thanks so much 💖
Thank you for embracing our culture
Thanks for all being so welcoming 🥰🙌🏼🫶🏼❤️
Welcome to my Home Country Philippines 🇵🇭 Enjoy while you stay here ... This is Prince Edwin of the Philippines
Lovely to meet you Prince Edwin of the Philippines 😂🙌💖🫶
Those school children, their welcoming, fun and genuine joy of being in your camera sight was so touching. Love it and kudos to you and partner, Ms. Cotter.😊
thank you xx
Let’s Go and Discover the Philippines.
Let's goooooooooo 💖🥰🙌🇵🇭🇵🇭
Welcome to my country enjoy
😊😊 Welcome to Philippines ❤❤
Thank you so much! 🥰💖🙌🫶🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Philippines is the most diverse. From modern tall structures and buildings, to the best powder white sand beaches and majestic mountains and lakes and volcanoes
Absolutely! It has everything including delicious food! I wasn't expecting much from the cuisine because we don't hear much about it over here in Europe but I was pleasantly surprised. I LOVED all the food we tried! 💖🙌🥰
@@LaurenCotteryah so underrated, they did'nt know we have 7k + islands and 82 provinces each has its own signature dishes, you just have to explore discover . Welcome and enjoy!
@@jesscatangay9384 I knew it was big but it's blowing my mind that it would take a lifetime to visit every island and try every dish. I already know I need to come back again. I'll barely scratch the surface on my tip cause it's huge 😂😂🙌🙌
Overproud napag iwanan na nga tayo sa mga ibang bansa dahil sa mga kurap na yan
And beatiful and clean rivers and waterfalls
welcome you two! we're excited for your adventures!
Aww thanks a mil for the warm welcome! We're so excited for our Filipino adventure. Let's goooo! 🙌😁💖
mabuhay experience the sights and sounds of the philippines try filipino dishes snacks malls beaches resorts enjoy
Thanks so much! Can't wait to soak up all the best of the Philippines on my adventure 💖😁🫶🥰🌴
Vibrant video! Keep it up Lauren. Enjoy the Philippines. Stay until Christmas! lols
I really want to visit at Christmas, so many people told us that nobody does Xmas like the Philippines! Thank you so much!! 🥰💖🙌🫶🇵🇭
Looking forward to your Philippines videos. Your positivity is perfect for Phil.
Awww you're too kind! Thanks a mil, I'm having so much fun editing the videos! It was one hell of a trip! 😁🙌🫶💖🇵🇭
Welcome to the Philippines! Enjoy your stay! #proudfilipina here 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much po! 💖🙌🫶🥰🇵🇭🇵🇭
I enjoyed watching ur short trip to Manila. Gave me good vibes. Lots more to explore !
Thanks so much 🇵🇭🫶🏼❤️🙌🏼🥰
Cheers & welcome to our glorious country, the Philippines. Enjoy!!!
Thanks so much for the warm welcome 😁🙌🫶💖
@LaurenCotter oh, and it's really warm here about this time of the year. Sweltering heat I should say. But, at least, it won't rain on your parade. The wet season comes in two months.
@@chitocucio4573 hahaha that's true! No raining on my Filipino adventure! Let's gooo! 😎😎☀☀
New subscriber here from Seattle Washington thanks for visiting my beautiful country enjoy your Stay Ingat. Mabuhay ❤❤❤
Thank you so much! 🙌💖🫶🥰🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Welcome to the Philippines 🇵🇭 thanks for coming just relax and enjoy your time
Thank you! Will do! 💖🙌🥰🫶
Hello...new subscriber thank you for visiting the philippines.God bless
I love it in the Philippines, thanks so much for the warm welcome & the sub😁💖🙌🫶🥰🇵🇭
🇵🇭welcome to the Phillipines👣👣👣and take gd care of ur belongings👣👣🇵🇭
Thanks for the warm welcome and thanks for watching! 🥰💖🙌🇵🇭🇵🇭
Libutin nyo lady ang buong pilipinas you will be enjoy much in the Philippine
Thanks for watching 💖🥰🙌🇵🇭🇵🇭
Hello im new your chanel welcom manila my country philippines enjoy beautiful place in the philippine big mall mall asia and enjoy food trip hod bless stay safe
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you to say! 🙌💖🫶🥰🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
The dog edit was too funny 😅😂
😂😂 Thanks a mil Lovely! 🥰
Welcome to the Philippines Miss Lauren❤ stay hydrated it's so hot here.
Thank you so much and I will do! Gotta stay cool 🙌😁💖🫶
enjoy your stay in the Philippines. Top 3 islands are Palawan, Siargao and Siquijor
Thanks a mil! Palawan is on our itinerary for this trip so that makes me happy! 🙌🥰🫶
new subscribers and welcome to the Philippines. Enjoy your stay!
Aww thanks a mil for the sub! I really appreciate the support 💖🙌
I really enjoy watching your travel vlogs ❤ love it ❤
Awww thank you so much! I really appreciate it! 🙌🥰
loved the video...u put in the effort... great research too!
GREAT RESEARCH ?! Saying "metro manila" and "manila" are the same thing is "great research" ?
Thanks so much, really appreciate the kind words 🫶🙌💖
I hope you like it my country 🇵🇭 enjoy your visiting 😊
I love it in the Philippines, thanks so much for the warm welcome 😁💖🙌🫶🥰🇵🇭
Watching your video here in Derry! Haha Missing home big time 🇵🇭 Enjoy!
Thanks so much for watching and shoutout to Derry! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Londonderry? That's in North Ireland,
Love the Philippines 🇵🇭 So much variety of things to do. Big part of my life and I was just there last month for a month!
Great country! Best part are the wonderful people! From the north such as Sagada, Baguio, big cities like Manila and Cebu, Palawan and all the beautiful islands ❤
Explore 👍
Ohh wow a whole month! I wish we had we spent the full month there cause we just scratched the surface during our 10 days, but I guess it's an excuse to return again and again. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Did you hit all those places in one go? Wow KUDOS to you! Enjoy and stay hydrated!
I did yeah! We covered a lot of ground in a short space of time haha it was busy but worth it 😂🫶🙌🥰
Your video is class, it’s well put together the history. It’s eye opening to see the diversity of taking risk from facts of struggles. I should go see darndale what to offer 😅 🔪
Thanks so much for watching 🫶🏼🇵🇭
Class ? What is "class" about falsely claiming that "metro Manila" (NCR) and "manila" are the same thing? No one calls the region simply as Manila. NO ONE. Stop smiling at foreigners calling EVERYTHING manila promoting ig norance about your country.
SUBSCRIBED! Enjoy your visit in the Philippines….
Thanks so much 😁🫶🙌💖
The Philippines, Pearl of the Orient, Land of Gold, Ends of the Earth, with over 7000 islands and the most hospitable and friendliest people in the World. The location of the Garden of Eden.
100000% 🥰🙌💖🫶🇵🇭🇵🇭
Wow same hotel we checked in last year!❤️✌️enjoy your stay
Haha no way! Small world! Thanks so much 🫶😁💖🙌
Welcome to the Philippines! The Chinatown in Manila is the oldest Chinatown in the world outside of China. Try to also check Bonifacio Global City and Makati which are two of the few - about 10 cities - that are parts of Metropolitan Manila (similar to California's San Francisco Bay Area which comprises about 50 cities).
Thanks for watching. 🥰💖🙌🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
lol the two place you recommended are the two least Filipino places in the country
I hope you enjoy your stay to my Country Philippines...Watching from Istanbul, Turkiye
I loved it! Thanks so much for watching 💖🥰🥰🙏
I Saw a Happy Woman Today
Someone Who Was Vibrant With Life. She Was On You Tube, and She Was So Luminous With Vitality That She Seemed To Leap Right Off The Screen.
Welcome To The Philippines Ma'am.
Stay Safe and Healthy.
God Bless.🙏
This is so kind! 🥹🥹🥹
Thanks so much for your lovey words, really appreciate it 🥰🫶🏼🙌🏼🇵🇭❤️
You know what Ms lovely Lauren, Dec 31-Jan 1 is a much awaited fun to Witness here in the Philippines. Christmas start as soon as Ber months kick in.
I'm dying to spend Xmas in the Philippines! I've heard amazing things! 🎅🫶💖
Manila is pretty big, and the negative comments about the city are targeted towards very specific unsafe neighborhoods, I don't know why people started generalizing the *entire* city all of a sudden. I think the one thing that the entire Manila has in common is the bad traffic, but other than that, it's a diverse city that offers literally everything. not everything is bad, not everything is horrible, not everywhere is unsafe
Exactly, I agree. I don't think it's fair to generalise a whole city. Bangkok also had terrible traffic but I still loved the city. Gotta take the good with the bad 😁💖💖🙌
Eh... Manila is not really a big city. Manila is just 4% of the NCR. Taguig is 2x as big. But the biggest city in NCR is Quezon City around 7x as big as Manila I think. This is because historically around 1950's(?) they wanted to transfer the country's capital from Manila to Quezon City due to congestion. Did not work though...
@@uchniezt1212metropolitan is a mother city and so it is still a city.
@@miks669 Does "Metro Manila" elect its own mayor? No ? I thought so.
@@uchniezt1212 so is that what you define a city? MM is considered as Mega City. Tokyo Metropolis has several cities and does not even have Mayor so it is not considered as City? I don’t think so.
Welcome to the Phils, have funs.
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WELCOME TO PHILIPPINES JOLLIBEE FEEL AT HOME BRITEST PEOPLE WATCHING FROM LOS ANGELES U.S.A
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@@LaurenCotter ENJOY WATCHING YOUR BLOG PRETTY GIRL AND BOYFRIEND
Just i wanna tell remember your subscriber in the minute u step up here in Philippines 🤗love it u have a lot of energy
Thanks so much for all the support! I really appreciate it. Love the Philippines 🫶😁💖🙌
Filipinos are naturally very welcoming and friendly people... Welcome to the Philippines!!! 😂❤
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I work in Japan right now. I miss the Philippines! Haven't been home for like 7years. Enjoy your stay! Subscribed!
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Not missing much ,the place is terrible,I left after a few days and went to Thailand
Young lady breath you talk to fast hehe even though I understand everything you say hehe enjoy in the Philippines 🇵🇭 Mabuhay welcome to the country Philippines
Hahaha my bad! I think I get too excited and talk a million miles an hour haha! Thanks a mil for the warm welcome to the Philippines 💖😁🫶🥰
It's just like I'm watching a documentary film. The editting is impressive. Indeed worth to watch and worth to subscribe.
Welcome to the Philippines!
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@@LaurenCotter yup the editing is superb and it's my first time seeing this kind of material in TH-cam the way how we do things in our docu series. Outstanding. Again welcome to our humble country..
Amazing vlog
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@@LaurenCotter You are most welcome...
wow! more vloggers visiting! thank you❤❤... but pls. visit somewhere different ... try San jose city nueva ecija pls. 😉🌹🌹🌹
Thanks for the tips! Don't worry we visited more places during our adventure. More videos to come 🇵🇭💖🙌🫶🥰
New subs here. Welcome to the beautiful country, the Philippines 🇵🇭 😊❤
Thanks so much the sub! Really appreciate all the love I've been shown from the Philippines 🙌🥰💖
Welcome to the philippines madam & sir watching from milan italy
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😂❤ welcome to the Philippines 😁😍
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welcome and enjoy! subscribed!👍
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ALOHA & MAHALO🤙
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Thanks for your beautiful feedback of my country. Try to visit othet tourist attraction here.❤❤❤❤
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Step 2 of 101 book how to gain more subscribers for western vloggers - GO TO THE PHILIPPINES (….and don’t forget to add the Philippines flag on your titles 🇵🇭)
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Nice one ma'am... Be safe... From Istanbul...
Thanks so much! I love Istanbul, I visited last Autumn, the video will be coming out later this year 💖
Manila is the capital of the Philippines, it was a city. When you say Metro Manila, it consist of 16 cities including Manila
Ahhhh I see! My bad, thanks for correcting me 😁🙌
Thank you po, kabayan! It pleases my patriotic heart when I see more Filipinos promoting the truth about our geography. Let's stop tolerating these foreigners from assuming everything here is manila. We have a right to expect that they will do some research about our geography when they come here. That's traveler etiquette. Indeed, "Metro Manila" is a region. "Manila" is just one of many cities in it. In fact, even "Metro Manila" is already obsolete (or at least it should have been). It was renamed to NCR way back 1978 precisely to distinguish Manila from the other equally valid cities in the region.
I don't care. If I hear Manila, for me it's Metro Manila. Period. 😊
@@JoeyZee-vs4kr Remember when it's your turn to fall victim to lies and and others will say to you too, "I don't care". You want to live in a just and orderly society but you will not do your share to make that happen? Deplorable how alien the phrase "social responsibility" must be for you.
@@mocabe01 both of you just want to look smart when EVERYONE KNOWS that when vloggers talks of Manila, they mean Metro Manila. Do you guys nothing to think about except disturbing the vloggers? 😊
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Thank you for the wonderful blog, I love it !
Welcome to the Philippines ❤️🇵🇭👸💯👍.
Thank you so much for the warm welcome! 🙌🥰🫶
We hope u enjoy your tour and take care.
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Hi loren, welcome to our country the philippines. Have a nice wandering around in manila and meet friendly filipinos. Ŵe love you.
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When they say, don't go to Manila, they are partly right. Metro Manila is NOT Manila City. You were in Taguig city, which IS NOT Manila City. Though, saying there's nothing to do in Manila is quite overreaching. There's a lot of places to go to in Manila City. You've got Intramuros, which is a day-trip on itself if you want to immerse on its rich history. Arroceros park, if you want to be in an urban jungle. You can also enjoy the slices of life in Quiapo, the food in Binondo. Of course, like any major rising metropolitans, Manila city has a poor air quality, and has a lot of poverty issues, but then again, if you don't want to be a victim of crime, just like in any other places, then don't show off your expensive stuff. Just leave those in your hotel.
Agree, just like any major city you have to know which parts to visit for a safe enjoyable trip. Thanks for watching 🙌💖🫶
enjoy your stay in the Philippines!
Thank you, Ken. It makes me very happy when more Filipinos like you promote the truth about our country. Please all of us Filipinos, let us stop tolerating these foreigners from calling everything manila. We have a right to expect that they will do ample research about our geography when coming here. That's respect!
@@mocabe01 Amen, bro!
@@mocabe01 Uhm, they'd still have the right to criticize our country. After all, we're not perfect. Just like any country, we have our best parts, and we also have our hideous part. And that's something we need to work on. We have an alarming rate of poverty in the Philippines. We also have a very high crime rate, and that's not just Manila alone. What we don't tolerate is poverty porn, and also, we need to remove to mindset of excusing crime because of poverty. Truth be told, we have a lot of job potentials in the Philippines, though there are also missed opportunities because a lot of people won't invest on themselves and improve their plight. Hence, those foreign detractors have also the right to criticize us. Let those be a welcome call for us.
Welcome to the Philippines. Done Subs.
Enjoy your trip.
Thanks a mil for the sub! I really appreciate the support and can't wait for my Filipino adventure 💖🫶😁
You came in summer not comfortable 😢😅
Yeah it was soooo hot & humid but thankfully everywhere has AC unlike London 😂🙌
@@LaurenCotterit's better than coming to a rainy season. This is the perfect time to go to the islands.
@@espiyaako YES 10000% agree! I'll take the heat over the rain anyday 😂😂🙌🙌
Summer is sooooo much better than rain and typhoon season!
Mabuhay!! Welcome to the Philippines and enjoy the 7,000 plus island and beaches.
Thanks! 😃
Metro mnila is compost of 16 cities
Okay WOW! I knew it was big but didn't know it's made up of 16 cities! That's HUGE! 🙌
and the City of Manila is a part of the 16 cities of Metro Manila, so when you go out of the city, you refer it as Metro Manila, the city your apartment is, is in Taguig another city of Metro Manila, enjoy your trip❤
Metro Manila is simply called Manila by locals and foriegners some locals doesnt know that during Spanish colonization the whole present day Metro Manila is a province of Manila mid 1700s to 1901.