Manila, Queen of the Pacific 1938

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  • A Tour of Manila, Philippines in the 1930s.
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  • @tristan_840
    @tristan_840 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3313

    1938: Manila - Queen of the Pacific
    2019: Manila - Queen of Traffic

  • @brianstanlycalpito499
    @brianstanlycalpito499 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4470

    Everything was taken for granted. We were once a rich country, now we are just enjoying its former glory through black and whites.

    • @babykevinxoxo
      @babykevinxoxo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Filipinos couldn't run a mall successfully.

    • @suhalaomo3278
      @suhalaomo3278 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      Its america's manila.. Its different city ran by different country.. If batavia (jakarta) was once todays newyork or dubai and ran by dutch I wouldnt be too happy or proud.

    • @babykevinxoxo
      @babykevinxoxo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@suhalaomo3278 Manila is dirty/

    • @GranByte
      @GranByte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@babykevinxoxo Wow Kevin, you're so articulate. Just where do you come from you racist POS!

    • @rarapost6146
      @rarapost6146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +224

      @@GranByte accept the fact. It is true.
      I am a filipino. Why bring up the racist card,
      You: * oh this dude telling the truth but i dont like it, lets call him/her racist.
      You know what is wrong, people who cannot change and improve better, because they cannot acknowledge their own bullshit.

  • @klint_ph8057
    @klint_ph8057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1911

    I feel sad for those people,died thinking philippines have great future.

    • @ahmm....3973
      @ahmm....3973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      HUHUH oo nga😢

    • @airosmithredila4725
      @airosmithredila4725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Underrated

    • @airosmithredila4725
      @airosmithredila4725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      But they are right since duterte took the seats.

    • @conmanalbuquerque3116
      @conmanalbuquerque3116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yep philippines sucks

    • @ExoticCutiee
      @ExoticCutiee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      Philippines can have a great future..
      If some of it's people stopped being ignorant, selfish and undisciplined
      Some Filipinos forgot what discipline is..

  • @ChimpRiot
    @ChimpRiot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1481

    I've noticed that with every country in the world, our ancestors used to dress more smartly and have more pride in their appearance. Classy and stylish despite social class.

    • @seanandre884
      @seanandre884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Indeed

    • @windowsxp1615
      @windowsxp1615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Do keep in mind documentaries like always show the presentable parts of a country. You will see the same for documentaries showcasing other countries like Australia and the US similarly.

    • @jex7hi3h54
      @jex7hi3h54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      IKR.. nowadays we dress like peasants.

    • @annatorio1853
      @annatorio1853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Michael Harvey it is too much of the “I don’t care what people think or say I want it my way” thing taken to the wrong level

    • @jethrobrillantes235
      @jethrobrillantes235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tapos nagtyatyaga nlng sa pinaglumaan ng ibang bansa..ukay ukay.

  • @tuckseverlasting5731
    @tuckseverlasting5731 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1129

    Nakakamiss yung mga karawahe at mga kabayo. Sabi ni lolo malinis at ilegante ang mga tao noon kahit mahirap,

    • @hyunjinki1995
      @hyunjinki1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Anong karwahe?
      Callesa tawag doon di ba?

    • @jascorp-gamingmore5410
      @jascorp-gamingmore5410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@hyunjinki1995 halos parehas nadin naman.

    • @hyunjinki1995
      @hyunjinki1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jascorp-gamingmore5410 hinde

    • @eduscastuloii7841
      @eduscastuloii7841 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They had added tricycle from now :>

    • @nizu9527
      @nizu9527 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ok boomer

  • @dizzblue8329
    @dizzblue8329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +683

    Damn, Manila was once so beautiful

    • @aimeem
      @aimeem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Manila was bombed to hell during WW2 -- second most destroyed city after Warsaw.

    • @haveyounoticethatmysentenc6646
      @haveyounoticethatmysentenc6646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Bakit di aasenso ang Pilipinas?simple lang..... DAHIL SA INYO MGA TAGALOG WALANG ALAM SA BUHAY KUNDI MAKIPAG LANDIAN BIRUIN MO. MGA TAGALOG WALANG MAAYOS NA TRABAHO PERO NAKAPAKARAMING ANAK MGA SAMPU HANNGANG BENTE. HALOS 1/2 SA POPULASYON NATIN AY NASA INYO. TIGNAN NYO MALAYSIA KAPARIHAS LANG NATIN NG EKONOMIYA PERO MAS MAYAMAN SILA SATIN KASE KAKAUNTI LANG SILA. OKAY LANG SAMIN KUNG AWAYIN NYO ANG CHINA PARA KAYO KAYO LANG NAMAN DIN MABOBOMBAHAN DYAN.

    • @kaiji294
      @kaiji294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@haveyounoticethatmysentenc6646 oo taga Pampanga ako at nasa Luzon ako pero ayaw ko mga Tagalog pati kapwa Pilipino nila nilalait nila

    • @kaiji294
      @kaiji294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@haveyounoticethatmysentenc6646 Tama dahil sa kawalan ng disiplina at panganganak ng marami "blessings" daw eh mas lalo dumami umaasa sa gobyerno puro pambabatikos pa

    • @kaiji294
      @kaiji294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@haveyounoticethatmysentenc6646 sa kanila din pinakamarami covid kase wala disiplina

  • @timdella92
    @timdella92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    1930s was the Golden Era of the Philippines. Manila along with Shanghai managed to evade the ravages of the Depression and thrived. With the rising nationalism and the promise of independence came pride and Filipinos wanted to compete and show it to the world. Men and women dressed to the nines. Filipino high end society flourished. Manila had a distinguished cafe culture. Commonwealth infrastructure projects were grand and elegant. It was the height of Philippine society. Then WWII came....

    • @kairusan3498
      @kairusan3498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      And broo even those Merchants and Small stalls the vendors has some filipino kind of Dresses i mean they wear the hat white shirt and black pants.like God they look so presentable .
      Today. Vendors aren't really that presentable im disappointed

    • @kairusan3498
      @kairusan3498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tas si manong dito o. Presentable na presentable tlga. IM IMPRESSED 7:05

    • @georgesaviour4789
      @georgesaviour4789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Philippines began to fall starting from 1990's

    • @Fred86
      @Fred86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Agreed , I read an article that Philippines still hasn’t recovered from WW2 , Half a million people lived in Manila pre WW2 , quarter million civilians died during the invasion of Manila , some of which are people of industry and educated people with them gone , It just left a big void to help Philippines move forward to a proper independent country

    • @KristubeYT
      @KristubeYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea japan has succeded ruined it but they become great friends cuz filipino this days like anime's

  • @michealsapio3191
    @michealsapio3191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    This is how Filipino without internet. living unified and classy.

    • @SimpToTheMax
      @SimpToTheMax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      If you have an oppourtunity to back in time would you go there?, without internet, without Xiaomi phones,without iphone, without youtube, and everything social media has. Look so boring without technology isn't it?. But its peaceful.

    • @mennmenny9182
      @mennmenny9182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@SimpToTheMax we are already using Internet as our daily time consumer whenever we are bored. So it's easy to say that I choose this generation instead.

    • @mennmenny9182
      @mennmenny9182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@SimpToTheMax it's hard for me to live without internet

    • @SimpToTheMax
      @SimpToTheMax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@mennmenny9182 filipinos are not exposed by technology that time, so i might say that even without tech they can still find a way to not get bored. Compare to this day where youth are addicted in tech, no time for playing outside, to read books, and to have a good time with their family.

    • @sou_desu8587
      @sou_desu8587 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      As it always should be

  • @svgnna535
    @svgnna535 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2280

    It's not WW2, it's not the colonizers, its not the corrupt politicians... It's the Filipino value. Long gone with the glory that is Philippines... We have to realize that Pinoy "Pride" is crushing our society.
    As a young professional, I realized Philippines is the worst place for an intellectual to be born in because Filipinos do not reward excellence, they denounce it because on their innate stubbornness.. Brain Drain is not an issue, in fact, it was never an issue. It was their superiority complex. They seek recognition, and yet they don't work for it. They live a lifestyle they can't afford. They demand change and yet they defy it. And its always gonna' be someone else's fault. Not theirs.

    • @ramonlopeziii217
      @ramonlopeziii217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Savage Noona, thanks for recognizing the truth. If Filipnos would only work hard, the Philippines would rise again. Hard work and education is the answer.

    • @gelatinocyte6270
      @gelatinocyte6270 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      _It's always gonna be someone else's fault_
      Very evident in the sudden shift of political climate/opinions of the masses
      Inb4 _"si panot talaga 'yon"_

    • @BBV_PH
      @BBV_PH 5 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      Exactly! Pride is is a reflection of the ego, a false identification that consumes humanity. I'd rather love to hear I'm proud to be a human than proud to be Pinoy. Because before being a Pinoy I'm a human.

    • @pete6942
      @pete6942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Sad but true

    • @VonRivera15
      @VonRivera15 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      This is true but i still love being pinoy. Kailangan lang natin ng isang pamahalaan na hindi kapwa senador sisiraan ang senador at senador laban sa presidente. Dahil ang nag babagsak sa atin ay ang hindi pag tutulong tulobg para umangat kundi humila pababa para tapakan at tumaas

  • @victoriannecastle
    @victoriannecastle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +729

    Look at their fashion. Almost all of them have white blazers, under the afternoon sun.
    Today, people just go topless.

    • @espedidosgs
      @espedidosgs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Wala pang global warming noon, malamig lamig nang konti ang klima.

    • @danny24042002
      @danny24042002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      u never in vietnam huh ?

    • @victoriannecastle
      @victoriannecastle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@danny24042002 Never been in Vietnam but this is Philippines

    • @johanliebert5845
      @johanliebert5845 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Global Warming: Let me introduce myself

    • @randalicious3724
      @randalicious3724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      jejemons entered the chat

  • @jeant6502
    @jeant6502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Manila in early 1900's is not only beautiful but also a clash of Spanish-American-Filipino architectures. probably one of the most diverse city in that era.

    • @Labib_1453
      @Labib_1453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      btw, i curious what the word "Manila" mean? 🤔

    • @NEIL-sc6wx
      @NEIL-sc6wx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Labib_1453 may nilad (there’s a nilad)

    • @gromester1092
      @gromester1092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Manila is the English name of Maynila, which is a combination of two Tagalog words:
      May - ( pronounced mai or my ) presence of
      Nilad - a local plant

    • @Labib_1453
      @Labib_1453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NEIL-sc6wx may i know what look like nilad is?

    • @Labib_1453
      @Labib_1453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gromester1092 and what the origin ethnic of philipine people?

  • @kleuafflatus
    @kleuafflatus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Hi a Hong konger here. Just learned about the history of Manila and the intramuros in a documentary. So sad to know so much was destroyed in the war, but I still would love to visit the Philippines one day when I have the chance! The people of Philippines imo are the most passionate and friendly people I know in Asia!

    • @kuro-desu1513
      @kuro-desu1513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Glad you liked our history and cultures. We'll welcome you with hospitality if you ever come to our progressing country ^^

    • @wanitooo
      @wanitooo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'd like to watch that documentary too

    • @cashewnuttel9054
      @cashewnuttel9054 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just tell the bus driver not to stop if someone's on the road.

    • @cockman316
      @cockman316 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No Philippines sucka

    • @user-br8lt9vn4v
      @user-br8lt9vn4v 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cockman316 it sucks but it doesn’t suck like most other countries and almost all Filipinos are undisciplined that’s all

  • @jerrysuarez4597
    @jerrysuarez4597 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1299

    Manila was then dubbed as the "Paris of Asia" The most beautiful city in this part of the world, I hope Manila can still rise up to its former glory.

    • @unespanol9094
      @unespanol9094 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Manila era conocida como la "Sevilla de Asia"

    • @hailnationalism3768
      @hailnationalism3768 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Jerry Suarez philippines was also called great pearl of asia/pacific

    • @ToddKeck98
      @ToddKeck98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      The Manila Bay area was actually comparable to Cote d'Azur and Rio de Janeiro even in the 60s. The waters were just as clear blue as Boracay. Everyone was also swimming there without shame.

    • @cynthiaarons9373
      @cynthiaarons9373 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Jerry Suarez : It won’t happen if the population is not controlled.

    • @izzypfutzenreuter
      @izzypfutzenreuter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      No, the people here have no discipline and posses broken values as well as there's no control on population distribution.

  • @carly6774
    @carly6774 4 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    the man who voice over was like in the tom and jerry scenario where in tom listening to the radio plus the background music as well .. so nostalgic !!

    • @claudenine5029
      @claudenine5029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AllAboutCarly G true! Hahahaha

    • @kearllyreyes1931
      @kearllyreyes1931 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahahaha exactly

    • @anthonyvargas5133
      @anthonyvargas5133 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

    • @djgabucay
      @djgabucay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Because tom and jerry was made in 1945 if i am not mistaken. So old but gold haha

    • @alwayswannafly6338
      @alwayswannafly6338 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is one of the reason why TH-cam should put a laugh emoji.

  • @amazing7233
    @amazing7233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    This camera is still better than most cctv cameras

    • @apolakigamingandmore6376
      @apolakigamingandmore6376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ngl, CCTV Cameras literally looks like this, istg! LMFAO!!!

    • @cubingnub5530
      @cubingnub5530 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i mean when you are running 24/7, you gotta have a way to preserve space somehow

  • @bangtansonyeondan4057
    @bangtansonyeondan4057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    You wouldn't think that this is the philippines before
    What i’m saying here is if you don’t know the history or the past of the philippines and you just know the present philippines you wouldn’t think its the philippines past(just look at how they dressed and how clean the road is).

    • @flyingpossum6958
      @flyingpossum6958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You obviously dont know much history... so it makes sense you didnt know. Philippines was more developed then japan at one stage in university and medical fields.. my ancestors love and fought for the country, even got a street named in his honor. Alot of corruption like what hong kong is going thro now... same of what happened to phils, i wouldnt be surprised if hong kong ends up like that.

    • @bangtansonyeondan4057
      @bangtansonyeondan4057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Flying Possum ahmm...so what are you saying, sorry i didn’t get it?

    • @Longinus32
      @Longinus32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@flyingpossum6958 chill the fuck out bro

    • @marvinzaldivia2288
      @marvinzaldivia2288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah because its black and white

    • @AIIEntertainment
      @AIIEntertainment 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@flyingpossum6958 yes it's because back then some developed country is still ruling us not a fcking corrupt politicians and toxic president now

  • @nadonado648
    @nadonado648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +685

    Admit it, manila back then was the paris of asia but now it looks like dubai in low budget

    • @jasminmanalo2533
      @jasminmanalo2533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Haha 😂

    • @lonelyheart1539
      @lonelyheart1539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      True. Ang classy tingnan ng mga tao at ang paligid medyo hindi pa crowded. Ngayon, jusko ang dugyot at naglipana mga masasamang loob.

    • @bibichakadiwata1676
      @bibichakadiwata1676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Dubai low budget version 😂 and the most poorita in southeast asia

    • @MBihon2000
      @MBihon2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      jam jam it looks more like Kalkota, India.

    • @T4ckyy
      @T4ckyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Every capital is dubai on low budget

  • @mr_pogi8812
    @mr_pogi8812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +538

    Imagine 1938 we are already ahead in Asia, Singapore was established 1965, 27years ahead but what happen Philippines...😔😔😔

    • @bongbingbong8089
      @bongbingbong8089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      *“Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew (1959-90) and Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines (1965-86) coexisted under similar geo-political pressures and were known to share similar political and social philosophies. Yet Lee Kuan Yew established a political party that derived its credibility from a reputation for corruption-free governance, sobriety and growth while Ferdinand Marcos became famous for larceny on a grand scale, stealing the people’s foreign aid and putting it into private bank accounts and property throughout the world.”*
      From :“Political Virtue and Economic Leadership: A Southeast Asian Paradox” written by Hilton L. Root and published by Milken Institute on November 13, 2000

    • @FOOJFOOJIYAMA
      @FOOJFOOJIYAMA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      but singapore is the size of olongapo............

    • @xaviermacaldo412
      @xaviermacaldo412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "Democracy"

    • @subscribeofficial7134
      @subscribeofficial7134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      philippine is never best th-cam.com/video/1HOVaOymvSU/w-d-xo.html

    • @aljonbantilan1136
      @aljonbantilan1136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Because of the oligarch and yellow propaganda.

  • @temujinkhan6326
    @temujinkhan6326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    I feel like I would have rather enjoyed living in this era than today.

    • @milkyway8507
      @milkyway8507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Tama masayang bumalik sa panahon na yan para ma experience nating pumatay ng mga hapon.😄

    • @chrischannel4538
      @chrischannel4538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you wouldn't like it, since there's no youtube and internet that time.

    • @temujinkhan6326
      @temujinkhan6326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@chrischannel4538 You cant miss what you dont know exist. I also came from a remote mountain village with limited exposure to the western world and now after being here in the US for a certain amount of time I realize that I would prefer a quieter and slower pace living. You probably would never understand if you dont know any other type of living environment other than yor modern western civilization

    • @chrischannel4538
      @chrischannel4538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@temujinkhan6326 that why I'm saying you wouldn't like it, since you already experience this era of internet and gadgets.

    • @notstressmess1883
      @notstressmess1883 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@milkyway8507 ano gagawin wmo na walang cellphone

  • @senoritamaminah9634
    @senoritamaminah9634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    My Spanish abuela would be 14 years old at that time. Enjoying her life as a student in an all-girls Catholic school in Manila🇪🇦🇵🇭😊

    • @hans-soldkief2968
      @hans-soldkief2968 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No

    • @dregus3385
      @dregus3385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hans-soldkief2968 ??
      I swear if you think she has colonial mentality even though she already stated she has a spanish grandma,
      I don't believe too but not all of them lies

    • @hans-soldkief2968
      @hans-soldkief2968 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dregus3385 -its back time-

  • @iantotnakels6948
    @iantotnakels6948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    Parang ang sarap huminga nung mga panahon na yan.

    • @coollyricsph5859
      @coollyricsph5859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Kung wala nlng kasi ung mga bwisit na colonizer e maayos at matino sana pilipinas mapa hanggang sa ngaun

    • @hizokajoker1503
      @hizokajoker1503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Langhapin mu ung mga bala ng ww2🤣🤣🤣

    • @jonny1722
      @jonny1722 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hizokajoker1503 haha correct

    • @kassandraflores4267
      @kassandraflores4267 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kung wala ang mga aquino maayos sana ang pinas

    • @juanpedrodelacruz7348
      @juanpedrodelacruz7348 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oo tapos may WW2 na parating 😂😂😂

  • @rickyjaygomez8031
    @rickyjaygomez8031 6 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    Notice how old Filipinos dress, very elegant, proper and presentable. I hope we could bring back this in our new era :)

    • @chlstn
      @chlstn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      illy In the Philly manilly gurl whatttt lmao-

    • @albertalmendras9902
      @albertalmendras9902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hindi na mang yayari yan ngaun

    • @sxeee9812
      @sxeee9812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Simulan mo muna sayo 😊

    • @hannathegrace
      @hannathegrace 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope so too.😥

    • @hoopdie
      @hoopdie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's not gonna happen in this life now

  • @paleontology2036
    @paleontology2036 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The fact that Manila was this beautiful in the past made want to go back, and the fact that you cannot go back in the past made me want go back MORE
    :(((

  • @Liza-st4ut
    @Liza-st4ut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    6:24 love how they cherished local products for now they just think lowly of them.🙃

    • @matthewtenorioduenas202
      @matthewtenorioduenas202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      imaduckingweeb not lowly, but standards change over time, they’re beautiful pottery and ceramics, but not pratical to use anymore. Imagine putting pottery inside microwave.

    • @alym5220
      @alym5220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nope, back then we depended greatly on imported products by the US because of the law that removes taxes from PH-US transactions (which the US benefited from).

  • @damnitepisodestrikesagain2099
    @damnitepisodestrikesagain2099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    The fact that this video is black and white we can still notice the beauty of Manila on that era..

    • @abandonedinnapropriaterobl1931
      @abandonedinnapropriaterobl1931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Only on the beautiful side

    • @BlownMacTruck
      @BlownMacTruck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What does being in black and white do that makes it hard to appreciate beauty? Stupid comment.

    • @BlownMacTruck
      @BlownMacTruck 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SimpToTheMax Your comment makes no sense.

    • @BlownMacTruck
      @BlownMacTruck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      katherine williams No I understood that your English is poor and I called you out on it, so you deleted your comment out of embarrassment.

    • @BlownMacTruck
      @BlownMacTruck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      katherine williams So you make a fool of yourself and lash out on the person who pointed it out. Good logic there. Maybe you shouldn’t make dumb comments to begin with.

  • @angiela3035
    @angiela3035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    As a millennial this footage is such a gold, Thank you for this. I cant even compare the old and current manila

    • @wildernessandme
      @wildernessandme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We cannot compare. But should the past remain in the past?

    • @aaronbonifacio6318
      @aaronbonifacio6318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sana napanatili natin ang ating kultura mula sa kasuotan hanggang sa pagiging konserbatibo

    • @aaronbonifacio6318
      @aaronbonifacio6318 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Buti pa kasi ang ibang bansa nakasabay sila sa modernong panahon na sa sarili nilang kultura ang pag-unlad hindi yung tinatangkilik nila ang sa mga dayuhan hays...

    • @user-xh3nj8vu1n
      @user-xh3nj8vu1n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aaronbonifacio6318 yep

    • @GoatzyYT
      @GoatzyYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

  • @reginogorre8136
    @reginogorre8136 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    How ironic as time progressed, we had lost the once beautiful city of Manila

    • @friedrichrosencrantz9939
      @friedrichrosencrantz9939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's not like there was a major conflict that was about to engulf the entire pacific region.

    • @cloudy0925
      @cloudy0925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      because of war

    • @hannahnymous
      @hannahnymous 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, it's because Liberalism has caused the decline of tradition and culture all around the world.

  • @d_tan
    @d_tan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I wish this is remastered to where color is added to really show the beauty of Manila back then

    • @cashewnuttel9054
      @cashewnuttel9054 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ask Rick88888888, he might do it for you.

    • @fantasyalover4782
      @fantasyalover4782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If Manila didn't get bombed. it would actually look pretty similar to Cartagena, which is a city of Colombia.

    • @chrisk7118
      @chrisk7118 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look at Indios Bravos channel on TH-cam for colour videos

  • @paulabeajustinestation7714
    @paulabeajustinestation7714 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Everyone looked so classy back then

    • @marcellamodino5514
      @marcellamodino5514 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree with you @paulabeajustine station, back then they had high standard of decency.

    • @symph2000
      @symph2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Kahit yung nagka kalesa, naka suit! Sosyal!

    • @daoistsaintmasterofthenasc6220
      @daoistsaintmasterofthenasc6220 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @iFeel zzzZz well said

    • @richardb7315
      @richardb7315 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      iFeel zzzZz same here, if we were still under american colonization we would be comparable to US

  • @lancebravo6029
    @lancebravo6029 9 ปีที่แล้ว +522

    I wanna go in the past to see the beautiful manila

    • @mikemassino
      @mikemassino 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You're 80 years too late. It's hell on earth today.

    • @power3545
      @power3545 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lance Bravo fuck

    • @datengineergener1601
      @datengineergener1601 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cole Caragan no i mean yes

    • @Cole-ui8bi
      @Cole-ui8bi 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      dat engineergener what do you mean?

    • @jaja_je
      @jaja_je 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      same here

  • @jasonnosaj858
    @jasonnosaj858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    If only WW2 didn't happen, Manila would have been one of the most beautiful cities in the orient

    • @jeant6502
      @jeant6502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And it would be one of our country's top tourist destination.

    • @cashewnuttel9054
      @cashewnuttel9054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nah. For as long as Filipinos gain independence, they'd fudge up the city in one way or another.

    • @benjomin21
      @benjomin21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@imeldaamores4534 Marcos was in office in 1965 to 1986. Bakit noon di nya nagawa? Sinisi mo pa si Cory.

    • @miguelvina7188
      @miguelvina7188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@imeldaamores4534 Marcos is a useless punk

    • @myrmyles
      @myrmyles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I also read that Manuel Quezon was supposed to build an inter mindanao railways to reach out on the furthest south of the Philippines but then ww2 happened so it got sidlined, then it never happened.

  • @klint_ph8057
    @klint_ph8057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Just imagine if the Philippines continue
    To be like that...
    We will be considered
    1st world countrie!!!!

    • @Crabking19
      @Crabking19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      In a parallel universe, Philippines stay that way and now competing with France.

    • @doomers5919
      @doomers5919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No wr part of American

    • @seraphicchic8829
      @seraphicchic8829 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Crabking19 I HOPE SO😢

    • @marchels9649
      @marchels9649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      If we remain as the common wealth of the USA, then I guess Philippines would be much better. Just my opinion.

    • @fumiyafuse6374
      @fumiyafuse6374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@marchels9649 true

  • @jayiwa
    @jayiwa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    My mum & dad grew up in Thailand in the late the 50's. They told me that back then all Thai elites sent their children to the Philippines for education. Manila was known among Thais back then as rich and prosperous country. I can clearly see that from this VDO, even from the 30's! Thank you very much. Love it!

  • @trevcreatives9334
    @trevcreatives9334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    They forgot Urban Planning after ww2. Just build build build residential and commercial areas without planning.

    • @13bogs20
      @13bogs20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Sa lahat ng comment dito ito ang pinaka the Best. Halos lahat sa panahon na iyan ay nagputahan sa Manila, walang plano, tayo dito tayo duon. Squat dito squat duon. Maraming kulang simula ng kagustuhan natin lumaya agad sa amerika.

    • @DavidCarloAFermo
      @DavidCarloAFermo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That ended up being true for most Philippine modern developments until today.

    • @tenaja-sana5602
      @tenaja-sana5602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you're absolutely correct...like in our city tinataas ang kalye both sa national and residential road to almost half of our houses and buildings height pero bumabaha pa rin lalo na pag may habagat...no plan at all.Sometimes I wonder yun na ba talaga ang plan of our city engineers hindi pde ayusin ang mga canals and drainage. Mukha kaming catch basin.

    • @eddieformilles3176
      @eddieformilles3176 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wala pa road rage noon

    • @justsomeguywithoutamustach9322
      @justsomeguywithoutamustach9322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@eddieformilles3176 sinasabi mo?

  • @tiramisu5716
    @tiramisu5716 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh bless to you who posted this is here ❣️

  • @ivanknovich8733
    @ivanknovich8733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The time when you drive on the left side of the road. Glory days.

  • @reynaldobaybay441
    @reynaldobaybay441 9 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    1938,the Filipinos are very formal...

    • @TheSteveMol
      @TheSteveMol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Generally, they still are very formal and polite in speech. They'll cut you off in traffic, step in front of you when you're in line, and be rude in many other ways, but they're quite polite in speech!

    • @TheSteveMol
      @TheSteveMol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @Lt. Pyukumuku No, not at all. I speak from a YEARS of personal experience. Filipinos don't INTEND to be rude, but their actions usually are in these areas.
      1) Try to place an order at Jollibee. If you give more than two inches of space between yourself and the persons in front of you, someone will cut in line.
      2) Ask PLDT to repair their service. If they take more than a month to restore your service, try to skip paying your bill citing the idea that they should provide service before you pay even more. They'll insist that you pay every month until they fix the service - then they'll give you a credit for the MONTHS of time without service.
      These are just two recurrent examples of how their ACTIONS are rude. All the while, they will be extremely polite and apologetic.

    • @MrTuna-pt6wu
      @MrTuna-pt6wu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Back in those days, wearing a black suit wasn't considered "formal"

    • @Rey-lg8sx
      @Rey-lg8sx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Original Manileños were already gone some perished in the War others goes abroad in the late 50's to 80's I lived in Santa Ana I'm a child of a baby boomer my father told me that many people that he grew up with in Santa Ana are now gone some went Abroad selling their properties to probinsyanos. Most people living in Manila right now came from different provinces.

    • @noah_hill
      @noah_hill 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Rey-lg8sx all my wifes family here in manlia are either born in province or were 1st gen manila dwellers.

  • @paulm74
    @paulm74 9 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    My wife is a Filipina so I have visited there 3 times over the last ten years. Though her family lives a couple of hours outside Metro Manila we have spent a fair amount of time there . It is humongous and a little overwhelming but there is a certain vibrant energy there,wealth,poverty,new and old everything existing side by side.So many restaurants! Obviously you have to be street smart and use common sense esp. when you are a foreigner but hat goes for any big city.
    In my opinion the Philippines is on the way up-there is a lot of industry and a lot of wealth moving in . Obviously there are still significant problems with corruption(like every country) and infastructure,brain drain- but these can be overcome. The Philippines has a MASSIVE advantage over other SE Asian countries in that most people are pretty well educated and speak and understand English. Maybe I'm wrong about this but it seems to me like even poorer people manage to send their kids to school.

    • @thecursed4321
      @thecursed4321 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Paul M. Yeah i agree

    • @SlayerofFiction
      @SlayerofFiction 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Paul M. Your wrong, kids may go to school but most do not even have a pencil. Further many schools do not even have books. Teachers go to seminars to learn how to be creative in their teaching.
      English is taught as at one time the Philippines was an American territory, the Filipinos are still today fiercely loyal to Americans.
      It is one of the few educational values they receive however.
      Its a shame people who have wives from the area are so ignorant as to what it is actually like. This is not an insult, just an observation from many Foreigners in your shoes.

    • @cathsantos6185
      @cathsantos6185 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      paul u are right

    • @cathsantos6185
      @cathsantos6185 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      you are totally correct.....people who drag us down are the filipinos themselves because they never stop comparing oyr country to the west...theres crab mentality with the filipinos

    • @SabbyNGG
      @SabbyNGG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      SlayerofFiction lmfao, how dare you tell someone he is WRONG when you cannot even distinguish YOUR and YOU'RE.
      You don't fucking tell someone he is wrong and then you're going to end your statement with a "just an observation..."
      Go fuck your self. You are a cancer to your own country. You drag your own people down.
      Edit: Oh, I'm not a Filipino if ever you want to tell me some bullshit comeback of yours.

  • @rodri1960
    @rodri1960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    WOW!!!! I can't believe that this is Manila because it's very classy and beautiful. I wish I'm living in this time to so I can still experience the beauty.

  • @melyn___1282
    @melyn___1282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    The Philippines is so f*cking beautiful. Haysss.

    • @mrk.8448
      @mrk.8448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Was*

    • @raskull210
      @raskull210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      *was

    • @melyn___1282
      @melyn___1282 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ty.

    • @shinsenshogun900
      @shinsenshogun900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's still beautiful, just elsewhere besides the urban decay or trashed areas

    • @benchoddept.3857
      @benchoddept.3857 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      watch your language fuckmeat

  • @thelastcommander8765
    @thelastcommander8765 6 ปีที่แล้ว +730

    1938: Manila queen of pacific
    2018: Manila queen of robberies

    • @ellimac4973
      @ellimac4973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😭

    • @krism4104
      @krism4104 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes since 1988

    • @karissamacaraeg8542
      @karissamacaraeg8542 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sadly :'(

    • @jaevillarize5859
      @jaevillarize5859 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha

    • @tsudatsunde1139
      @tsudatsunde1139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      yah since Ferdinand Marcos was gone many robberies shows up when martial law was gone and the philippines was one of the richest country in asia

  • @abdulajid92
    @abdulajid92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    1930: Queen of the Pacific
    2020: Servant of Pacific
    Corrupt Officials brought the Manila down.

    • @firstandlastswagman269
      @firstandlastswagman269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gays

    • @user-qv5cs4lc9t
      @user-qv5cs4lc9t 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Servant of the West,
      Tanga!

    • @abdulajid92
      @abdulajid92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@user-qv5cs4lc9t mas tanga ka. west noon. china na ngayon. bawbaw ng isip mo

    • @user-qv5cs4lc9t
      @user-qv5cs4lc9t 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@abdulajid92 china daw hahah san mo nakuha yan sa mga boss mong dilawan?

    • @abdulajid92
      @abdulajid92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@user-qv5cs4lc9t pro duterte kami dito sa mindanao. ayaw lang namin nag papauto sa mga Communist at Imperialist.

  • @gazeldeguzman8462
    @gazeldeguzman8462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks to uploader...its a Treasure of our country

  • @jasonabuena7100
    @jasonabuena7100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We were so beautiful and great back then :(. As part of this generation let's all work together to make the country something to be proud of for the future generations.

  • @klare4948
    @klare4948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    Let us all pray that Isko Moreno is the hope we've been waiting for, and of course we must help him by being disciplined and law abiding citizens.

    • @mcpfashion3565
      @mcpfashion3565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Tama ka bro.si Yorme isko ang liwanag ng ating kinabukasan,naway tulongan natin siya sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaroon ng disiplina sa sarili,para maibalik natin ang lost glory ng ating bansa.

    • @onlyangeisivy6199
      @onlyangeisivy6199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Pero sa totoo lang, kung titignan mo pilipinas ngayon at mga pilipino malulungkot ka na lang kasi ibang-iba na yung itsura parang bagsak na ang ganda ng Manila at mga ibang beautiful spots pa ng pinas. Wala namang imposible kung magtutulungan pero kasi mga tao ngayon puro no matitigas ang ulo wala ng disiplina at respeto sa isa't isa at sa bansa

    • @klutzy2128
      @klutzy2128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I dont get filipinos seriously most poor people have kids over 5 they dont think about the future if they keep struggling feeding themselves while not even paying taxes why would they even let 5 more lives to suffer from the shit hole they're in and then they complain that Yorme Isko Moreno Domagoso kicked them out of their place/divisoria/squatter what a bunch of retards honestly getting rid of squatters should be Yormes next goal

    • @penguinbacon5523
      @penguinbacon5523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @1 9 wow damn, you're right but you don't need to be so aggressive about it

    • @EliteMiko35
      @EliteMiko35 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Puro ganyan nman. Tignan nyo si Digong. Maraming gusto gawin pero sa dami ng oposisyon walang nangyari

  • @meh7891
    @meh7891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Saw this to my grandmother and she was very happy to see the old Philippines again ( she was born at 1937 )

    • @notstressmess1883
      @notstressmess1883 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isnt she like 90 to 100

    • @notstressmess1883
      @notstressmess1883 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did the math and its like 88 or 80 something

    • @meh7891
      @meh7891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@notstressmess1883 she is 84 now and she was a kid when her parents took her for shopping like... buy groceries and stuff 😂

    • @maximusdizon7267
      @maximusdizon7267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cool

    • @centiments11
      @centiments11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@meh7891 We're very lucky dude, my grandma is alive and healthy aswell at the age of 92. I love her stories so much about her past. I'm her favorite grandchild 😁

  • @Carlo-zk2cy
    @Carlo-zk2cy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    The problem is that the Philippines abandoned the Burnham Plan (1905) after the American occupation in 1946.
    It contains the urban plans for Manila and was supposed to make the city a combination of Paris, Venice, and Naples, with a tropical setting.

    • @Moss_piglets
      @Moss_piglets ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's a shame! If that plan was followed the Philippines would be pedestrian friendly and walkable. Now it feels like the US.....created solely for cars!

    • @abrqzx
      @abrqzx ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Moss_piglets it was followed but the Japanese destroyed Manila tho

  • @kenpaul5622
    @kenpaul5622 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful manila no coke no Pepsi no burgers, no plastic such a beautiful life, well dressed Filipinos what a beautiful era. I wish I can visit your beautiful country phillipines. Love from India. Thanking Michael for this treasure.

  • @glen9146
    @glen9146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I cannot believe how glorious Manila was then.

  • @rxxyan
    @rxxyan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    I didn't know we have this kind of transportation before... Now its gone 4:40

    • @onlyangeisivy6199
      @onlyangeisivy6199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Yes, binomba daw lahat ng tramway natin nung ww2 kaya nasira

    • @jomariecorpus7310
      @jomariecorpus7310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Feel ko yan na yung bus ngyon....

    • @MIRKY-fe4yg
      @MIRKY-fe4yg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Gusto kong sumakay dyan

    • @cagsanozbek4210
      @cagsanozbek4210 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They stole that transport lol

    • @w1ldm4n82
      @w1ldm4n82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Binomba kasi yan dati nung ww2, gunggong... Kaya nga sumikat ang mga dyip nung mga panahon na yan at pati hanggang ngayon ihh..

  • @wo000hh6
    @wo000hh6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Manila was so beautiful until Japanese came and never recovered, til now.

    • @gran.9169
      @gran.9169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Pinalitan nila ng shtty modern american architecture pagkatapos ng war

    • @user-hz3rf8ld6l
      @user-hz3rf8ld6l 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Americans brought there war in our country.

    • @endel4385
      @endel4385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was actually the Americans, They changed everything.

    • @cashewnuttel9054
      @cashewnuttel9054 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The destruction? Yes. Should the Japanese have paid? Definitely. But the management? That's your fault.

    • @TitoTimTravels
      @TitoTimTravels 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@user-hz3rf8ld6l Japan attacked the Philippines the day after they attacked Pearl Harbor. Japan brought the war to you.

  • @alexaloyola4621
    @alexaloyola4621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was so amazed of how time passes fastly and there are alot of things changed from what the city were today...

  • @yerren6861
    @yerren6861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    3:00 "colorful traffic"
    2020: pAtHeTiC

    • @jaderomlucero8940
      @jaderomlucero8940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha nagkalockdown na ang manila 😂😂😂

  • @jedumalagan6632
    @jedumalagan6632 5 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Filipinos back then dressed filipino..👍🏻👍🏻 good part of our culture that is long gone in history

    • @symph2000
      @symph2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yung mga terno, baro't saya at barong - oo. Pero yung suit? Filipino?

    • @estebanlipa6320
      @estebanlipa6320 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Almost nobody wore barong. Considered not fit to be worn in the city. Men wore suit which is more civilized.

    • @marktrail8624
      @marktrail8624 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They didn't show the people in Tondo where the Manila "masses" lived. It would probably look different.

    • @enteng-kabisote_phopph3917
      @enteng-kabisote_phopph3917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah. Only Muslim countries nowadays are the one who value traditional dress

  • @johnny2687
    @johnny2687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow... Sana all... Mga naiinggit sa mga Lola at Lolo natin🙌
    ⬇️

  • @ianRJohnston_
    @ianRJohnston_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow this is amazing, the good old days!!

  • @nicotinegigi9475
    @nicotinegigi9475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Look how they dress before, it's so elegant.
    I wish I was born In that era huhu

    • @secretp1803
      @secretp1803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      And get bombarded by Japanese!

    • @centiments11
      @centiments11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sobrang elegante, puro naka americana at barong sila.

    • @gejiesoo9628
      @gejiesoo9628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ngayon kainpepe fashion na haha

    • @jt4767
      @jt4767 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You shall became slave by japanese ww2!

    • @kimeli
      @kimeli 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      dont be stupid, life expectancy that time was only around 56, electricity was available to only few people.

  • @grace.16dy
    @grace.16dy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    I wish I can travel back so I can experience this peaceful life without gadgets and some harmful technologies

    • @edelweissus8495
      @edelweissus8495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      You can still live while implementing some discipline on yourself you know... No use on complaining on the present as it would not change anything ^^

    • @juanpedrodelacruz7348
      @juanpedrodelacruz7348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      What the fvck 😂😂😂
      You think that time it was peaceful?
      Hahahhahhaha
      WW2 is coming that time, say peaceful again 😂

    • @gregorynoeldonasco3863
      @gregorynoeldonasco3863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      peaceful? really? 😩😂😂😂

    • @jh0nn37
      @jh0nn37 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Funny how you're using a "harmful technology" to comment

    • @gregorynoeldonasco3863
      @gregorynoeldonasco3863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jh0nn37 yes HAHA pwede naman niya itabi yung phone niya to "live a peaceful life without gadgets" instead nag ccomment pa ng nonsense dito haha

  • @Vic-fk7bm
    @Vic-fk7bm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow..I felt 10 minutes time travel..😊 thank you!

  • @Vstar299
    @Vstar299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Quarantine got me here to get back history of my country phillipines

  • @toniejademendez5073
    @toniejademendez5073 8 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I still pray Manila will regain her former glory and grandeur...

    • @riverdeltar
      @riverdeltar 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      asa ka

    • @rollyramirez8197
      @rollyramirez8197 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      in God's time..

    • @anyaforger8409
      @anyaforger8409 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      riverdeltar Tang ina mo

    • @hailnationalism3768
      @hailnationalism3768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kanya tayo di umuunlad puro tayo dasal diba nga sabi ng mga matalino "nasa diyos ang awa nasa tao ang gawa"

    • @juliovaliente7119
      @juliovaliente7119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ipray mo na matuloy ang federalismo. Isipin natin Manila para sa national govt buildings museum convention centre batasang pambansa at universities lng. Mga factories at malls sa LABAS ng Manila sa probinsya. Yan matuloy na maibalik ang Manila parang Canberra sa Australia na capital city pero hndi kasing dami ng mga tao sa ibang city. Babalik any Manila said old glory pero kapalit ilipat ang mga industriya para hndi magsiksikan mga tao naghahanapbuhay said Manila ngayon. Saka pwd na pati karatela at mga de kabayo na sasakyan ibalik

  • @apadoogwenchanaaa5448
    @apadoogwenchanaaa5448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    When i started reading "I love you since 1892"(wattpad story, hi wattpaders!!) Thats when i started to appreciate the history of the Philippines. The Filipinos in past time praises God fully time. The men are gentlemen. There is no traffic also.

    • @miwamitsayuri2676
      @miwamitsayuri2676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Apadoo Gwenchanaaa me too :'(

    • @apadoogwenchanaaa5448
      @apadoogwenchanaaa5448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@miwamitsayuri2676 kaso di sila nagkatuluyan:(((

    • @miwamitsayuri2676
      @miwamitsayuri2676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Apadoo Gwenchanaaa
      Wag mo na ipaalala T^T

    • @fieryblues5997
      @fieryblues5997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      di ko nga pala nababasa yan HAHAHA. anyways, saranghagi ttaemuneee~

    • @whou5102
      @whou5102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hahaha! ganitong ganito ang pagka describe ni author talagang search.nya pa.kung anu ang pinas noon lalo na inteamuros

  • @guitarg36
    @guitarg36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Back then when people still wearing decent clothes.

  • @pyapya101
    @pyapya101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1938 is when my Grandpa entered the Earth, still fascinates me about all of his stories about the old times.

  • @tatsugiri1
    @tatsugiri1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I can’t believed that this is manila back then! I thought this is from europe!

    • @agentsquid9079
      @agentsquid9079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Andrei Louis Then the Japanese had to destroy it...

    • @underratedgod6899
      @underratedgod6899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@agentsquid9079 if the japanese didnt attack the Philippines it would still be like this today

    • @coder1134
      @coder1134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@underratedgod6899 yeah it'll be beautiful, I don't have to fly to different countries anymore. But sadly it was destroyed, and they never rebuilt it and replaced it with ugly modern buildings.

    • @underratedgod6899
      @underratedgod6899 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@coder1134 yea well that's just reality we can never bring this time back

    • @benchoddept.3857
      @benchoddept.3857 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I cant believed too you know

  • @edwin_ac
    @edwin_ac 10 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Good thing films like this were saved and archived for us to see. Bad thing is, I can't help but realize that Manila's potentials as one of the premiere city in this part of the world, were not met, more than 80 years after the film was created.

  • @codygates7418
    @codygates7418 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It’s both so beautiful and heartbreaking. Manila is SO BEAUTIFUL here. The women are modest and dressed beautifully. The men are handsome and well put together. The whole scene looks like something out of a love story. As an American despite the atrocities that went on between my country and the Philippines, I am happy that we both came together to build this beautiful city. It’s just one more thing that WW2 took from this world. If only walls could talks

  • @Snaaqee
    @Snaaqee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    1938: Oueen Of The Pacific
    2021: Queen Of The Quarantine

  • @mamaradlowhitney25
    @mamaradlowhitney25 8 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I feel sad seeing how beautiful and clean Manila was before the WW2. The Jones bridge was intricately and artistically designed. Those statues were nowhere to be seen presently. Such a shame!

    • @irenechatmagno2446
      @irenechatmagno2446 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats right bruh

    • @BrassLock
      @BrassLock 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whitney Mamaradlo Too right mate! 😮 A good place to be a tourist or long term visa-holder with a steady job and long holidays to fossick around the villages and beaches.

    • @mikemassino
      @mikemassino 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now it's a polluted and overpopulated sewer

    • @juliovaliente7119
      @juliovaliente7119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Manila can regain its grandeur but with political will: limit the businesses setup there like factories, set it up like school and government zone only with museums around.the rest stay out of Manila.i can say this well because I am not from Manila and many people go to find work there and that brings us back to the politicians who allow it so businesses set up there will attract provincial folks and endure cramped accommodation,traffic,pollution for the taxes these businesses pay and politicians want to play with. If Manila will have fewer people how much is the budget proposal for politicians to play in that area? Even the former president ran for Manila city mayor. The port of manila is a big customs area and juicy place for salivating politicians.

    • @donespeleta3726
      @donespeleta3726 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pong Angelo no they wouldnt way back in ww2 germany and japan are into world domination. Where in japan conquered countries in south east asia. Ofc philippines would be included...

  • @fieshnchips
    @fieshnchips 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Those buildings were beautiful, I'm so shocked.

    • @x6621
      @x6621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All destroyed and pulled down in the 1960s, in the name of “Progress”.

    • @marvzpontillas4097
      @marvzpontillas4097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Majority ng mga buildings jan ay nawasak nung gera... Yung iba naman na demolished na nung 60s-80s ng maglipatan ang mga malalaking opisina sa Makati.

    • @abrqzx
      @abrqzx ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually mas maganda na gawing buildings na lahat. Wala na tayo sa 1938, kunting trabaho ang maibibigay kung i-reconstruct nanaman yan 😂

  • @CecileVizcaya
    @CecileVizcaya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This makes me appreciate the simplicity of life back then. Maybe that is why old folks would say 'the good ol' days.'

  • @UkuClub2023
    @UkuClub2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dapat ganito yung ginagawan ng movie. Hindi yung mga about drugs, crime at broken relationship.

    • @vipbeef2174
      @vipbeef2174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Basura kasi ang gusto ng majority ng mga pilipino kaya ang i-pproduce na mga movies basura

    • @UkuClub2023
      @UkuClub2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vipbeef2174 agreee.

  • @mantaurus04
    @mantaurus04 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    look at the people, they are all very physically fit. obesity was not a problem then.

    • @leaderofthelewishpeople6382
      @leaderofthelewishpeople6382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      People were not dependent on the car back then. The streets were still cool, walkable, and the air was fresh. Now, it's all about the cars.

    • @marisadeguzman4198
      @marisadeguzman4198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      mantaurus 2014 no fastfood yet

    • @Kwanglebeh
      @Kwanglebeh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No Jollibee

    • @delconagher12
      @delconagher12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I live in the U.S. & it's the cars. Back when I didn't have a car, I had tremendous physique. Even though I ate a ton of chocolates a day. The walking to and from home to bus stop, to train station burned a lot of would be fats. Now I can't get rid of my gut & have to watch what I eat because of the automobile. And have to have separate walking & running sessions just to be only a little overweight.

    • @bp6920
      @bp6920 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No milktea

  • @notesl5576
    @notesl5576 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The Philippines would be one of the most beautiful countries in Asia if were spared during WW2. Full of culture, heritage, fashion, and architecture. But sadly, we were carpet bombed, and no efforts on rebuilding old Manila. The city never really recovered in terms of the loss of her heritage.

    • @TakZ000
      @TakZ000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Along with its pride. Too bad.

  • @DreamerFromBeyond
    @DreamerFromBeyond 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    3:30 That woman is immortal, I still see her to this day selling talismans and trinkets. XD

    • @mp4archieve921
      @mp4archieve921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh my fellow senior Cultivator

    • @DreamerFromBeyond
      @DreamerFromBeyond 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mp4archieve921 Oh it is senior brother! how's Sect Master doing? hope he bode's well and finally reach the peak of Dao in this lifetime.

    • @user-br8lt9vn4v
      @user-br8lt9vn4v 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DreamerFromBeyond lmao

  • @helenlabadan8507
    @helenlabadan8507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Manila From queen of Pacific to 2nd most destroyed city in ww2 after warsaw.

  • @mordysmith7415
    @mordysmith7415 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    We lost our sense of *UNITY* and *NATIONALISM* for our "Inang Bayan". That's why Philippines had to suffer.

    • @leaderofthelewishpeople6382
      @leaderofthelewishpeople6382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We also allowed buildings of modern architecture to be built. Since that kind of architecture represents no culture at all, it made our cities ugly. So bring back the European architecture this country once had and cherished!

    • @arturodelacruzrapadas2771
      @arturodelacruzrapadas2771 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leaderofthelewishpeople6382 Sisihin mo ang SM, Ayala Corporation, Filinvest, Megaworld,Vista Land, Araneta, Robinsons Corporation, and etc. Wala silang ginawa kundi pagandahin ang economiya ng Pilipinas at magtayo ng maraming building at establishments.

    • @raymondreyes4465
      @raymondreyes4465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hindi na maintain ang magandang sinimulan ng Pilipinas nung time na bago tayo bitawan ng tuluyan ng U.S. ..kundi sa pananakop ng mga dayuhan, lalo na ang Spain hindi naman matatawag na PIlipinas ang bansa natin..kasi Spain ang nagbansag sa atin ng Las Islas Filipinas di naglaon naging Pilipinas..kasi nung panahon na un talagang watak-watak na ang mga Pilipino dahil sa tribu-tribu..naging isa lang naman tayo nung masakop na tayo ng mga dayuhan...kaya noon pa man talagang wala ng unity ang mga Pilipino...kaya lalo pa ng tuluyan na tayong bitawan ng U.S. nagkanya-kanya na...

    • @arturodelacruzrapadas2771
      @arturodelacruzrapadas2771 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@raymondreyes4465 kahit noong panahon ng mga pananakop wala na unity ang Pilipino. Mayroon mga opisyales na traydor, corrupt, at sarili lang nila iniisip.

    • @ironheart7025
      @ironheart7025 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sisihin nyu si Manuel L. Quezon

  • @JSONFX
    @JSONFX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I really love how they wear casual attires like everyday!

    • @sunmin5500
      @sunmin5500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yung mga suot ng kababaehan, siguradong mainit sa katawan yan but still they don't complain. They look so formal and educated.

  • @naronjohnlloyd6222
    @naronjohnlloyd6222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Feeling Nostalgia❣️

  • @juantumindig3701
    @juantumindig3701 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video deserve millions of views

  • @ServandoWatercolor
    @ServandoWatercolor 8 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Never too late to rebuild, redevelop and restore. We shouldn't blame World War II nor the Spaniards, Japanese or the Americans. If Warsaw was able to reconstruct, why not Manila? Nobody to blame but ourselves. Reparations (money/materials/manpower) poured into the Philippines right after the war with the Burnham Plan intact for us to follow but we Filipinos chose the selfish path. But never lose hope. I still think Manila will someday become "the Queen of the Pacific"...again :)

    • @mikemassino
      @mikemassino 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Biggest problems are corruption and lack of birth control. There is NO hope for the Philippines. I've been there.

    • @daniloramos6737
      @daniloramos6737 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes, again. pag wala na ang mga ganid na politiko

    • @eddietiongson6239
      @eddietiongson6239 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Look at Japan, atomic bombed twice, 14 million Chinese died in WW2 and Russia lost 26 million people...but they recovered..no israel before ww2 they were slaughtered by the millions and they were able to build Israel from nothing..Philippines is the riches nation after the war and one of the riches before the war..After a few decades of independence we are now the poorest in the neighborhood..

    • @timdella92
      @timdella92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Warsaw was able to restore it’s old buildings because they were given money as reparations for damages while we were left to wallow in ruins made by the Americans and the Japanese. Intramuros wasn’t restored properly and Imelda made a terribly botched job of restoring it.

    • @rragang
      @rragang 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      eh diba nasa iron curtain ang poland na supported ng soviet union

  • @travelboy3285
    @travelboy3285 5 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    now 'Manila Queen of Plastic' 2019

    • @Kwanglebeh
      @Kwanglebeh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The sachet society.

    • @giemac5495
      @giemac5495 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      pati mga tao marami na rin plastic

    • @symph2000
      @symph2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually 'Queen of Tae'

    • @ivhobermudo6867
      @ivhobermudo6867 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😅😅😅😅Yan ang katotohanan Queen NG plastic at plastic na mga namomono nong mga dilawan p nk upo jn

    • @unluckypatcher8423
      @unluckypatcher8423 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@symph2000 baka ikaw yung tae

  • @kuyatotoy8915
    @kuyatotoy8915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow just wow look how descent manila on that era everything is beautiful and looks progressive but its not too late to bring back that pride to our country we still have time to make Philippines as one of the asian tiger again just keep on working hard and do our part as a responsible citizen of this country. Long live Philippines!!! The Pearl of the Orient

  • @noko1340
    @noko1340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Friendly reminder that these types of documentaries often display the most presentable parts of Manila so not everything was this beautiful

    • @jeant6502
      @jeant6502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Probably those not so presentable places are the Talahib parts. since this Manila is a well built urban.

    • @cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT
      @cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Manila is the capital of Spanish colonial government in the Philippines so it is the most well developed part of the Philippines.

  • @streamungodlyhour676
    @streamungodlyhour676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    just let it sink for a moment, almost everyone in this footage are dead

  • @genrevpimentel9494
    @genrevpimentel9494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    "Sayang na sayang talaga"
    - Aegis

    • @ludwig4029
      @ludwig4029 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Genrev Pimentel :(

  • @ericklinedinst1529
    @ericklinedinst1529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I Am An American man whom Married a Beautiful Wife from the Philippines. I Love Filipina People and their History and respect the Philippine Life .

  • @ragingbull8024
    @ragingbull8024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The time when most of the Chinese immigrant lived in a boat.
    Due to Filipino hospitality they become God among Filipinos today.

  • @csrain891
    @csrain891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    6:11 everyone looks elegant and they're just in the marketplace.

    • @dogface2407
      @dogface2407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now you can only see those dresses in red carpets and historical presentations.

    • @aceholethevloggernaut5644
      @aceholethevloggernaut5644 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wala man lang ako nakita na naka-shorts na suot. 😁

    • @jgja1931
      @jgja1931 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aceholethevloggernaut5644 oo nga kaya nga mas daming mga malilibog ngayun kesa noon

    • @keincanete
      @keincanete 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pusturyoso eh!

  • @jhengleone
    @jhengleone 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    1938, the administration under President Manuel L. Quezon

  • @vinaypatel8492
    @vinaypatel8492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This country: i believe philipines still have huge potential to grow and shine🥺🥺
    Love from India 💕

  • @CzarsSalad
    @CzarsSalad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    1938 - Queen of Pacific
    2020 - Maid of China

  • @csrain891
    @csrain891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    5:04 reminds me of new york city back in the day

    • @fredtacang3624
      @fredtacang3624 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sana ma-revive ng mga kastilaloy ang escolta (zobels etc) tulad ng mga ginagawa ng chinoys sa binondo (andrew tan, etc)

    • @Spider-Man_2099_
      @Spider-Man_2099_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mag kamuka nga new york at manila nung early 1900’s
      Pero ngayun di hamak na mas malinis at mas maganda na ang new york, naging pabaya kasi mga pinoy ehh

    • @alvinlajara2337
      @alvinlajara2337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Spider-Man_2099_ napanatili ng New York yung art deco buildings nila at yung mga lumang skyscrapers dito hindi. Tsaka yung old plan ng New York na grid pattern nasunod di gaya sa Maynila na yung plano ng mga Kastila at Amerikano di na sinunod ng mga pinoy.

  • @flissjung3081
    @flissjung3081 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ang ganda talaga tingnan ng Pilipinas diyan. Sobrang linis, disiplinado ang mga tao, pormal, at may manners. Ang saya din makakita ng mga babaeng naka baro't saya. Siguro diyan sobrang linis pa ng hangin, hindi gaanong mainit, maraming puno. Nakakalungkot lang kase ngayon, wala na
    :( Kung maibabalik lang sana ang nakaraan o di kaya'y pwedeng mag time travel literal eh :( sana makabalik pa sa ganito ang Pilipinas, kahit papaano. Yung kahit sa kalinisan at disiplina lang.

  • @aureabart2247
    @aureabart2247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'd like to experience this life before so peaceful, decent and simple living. their lives is a bit strict as what I've heared from my grand grand parents but that's where they get their discipline and appreciation even in small things.

  • @smlbbgaming4807
    @smlbbgaming4807 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoying watching this on yr2020.

  • @dicsonalipio1913
    @dicsonalipio1913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Great manila before. Mayor Isko, is trying hard to bring back manila clean again.

    • @ludwig4029
      @ludwig4029 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      dicson alipio 👍🏻

    • @cleoannkhelynlangit316
      @cleoannkhelynlangit316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dapat po ibalik po s mga original na tirahan nla ung mga ndi lehitimong taga manila.....like mga informal settlers

    • @netizen5078
      @netizen5078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      working hard not trying hard.. it's his duty to help and improve the life of Manileños..

    • @peenoisepridetangalogbisay9495
      @peenoisepridetangalogbisay9495 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cleoannkhelynlangit316 how would you do that? dumb. let's just move on from manila that city is a bunghole infested with smelly people. Ang importante lng jan mga pier. dapat ang gawing capital ng Pilipinas ay ang New Clark City or Subic.

    • @xrideryt7133
      @xrideryt7133 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you cant bring back the dead

  • @sarisari6942
    @sarisari6942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    7:25..... Now imagine there is a carabao in EDSA... :)

  • @TheEmiiMi
    @TheEmiiMi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's sad that we're just looking back at it now.

  • @maximodakila2873
    @maximodakila2873 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My dad was only 3 years at that time. RIP dad. Love you