Nightmare Commute in MANILA Philippines World's Worst
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- Nightmare Commute in MANILA Philippines World's Worst : Commuting in Manila is a Nightmare! You can spend long hours going to work even if you live relatively near in distance as there's too many people using the public transportation systems.
Could it be the worst in the world? How long do you spend on the road daily just battling traffic?
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Here in Mexico city is a similar situation, sometimes we spend two hours to move from one side to the city to another, and peak hours are hell on earth, plus, we must to board an insecure bus for a second step of our journey.
I see the Filipino people are pacient and educated, good for you. I hope your situation get better soon.
A huge hug friends.
Historically Mexico and the Philippines are related one way or another.
My question is how is the political situation in mexico? Is it the same as what we have in the Philippines were members of the same extended family hold and rotate amongst all the important positions of government?
Metro Manila is designed to push people to buy more cars. Most govt projects and traffic rules always favor private vehicles.
They are so patient to queuing the line
3 hours for 16 km? That is same as walking speed.
Without considering traffic or walkway diversions
Manila public transport is most worst in south east asia
@@farisabdurrahman6699 not true Manila aren't in the top 10 worst city traffic in the world #3 worst Jakarta and #2 Bangkok. do your research bro ☺️
@@kirkespinosa8662 read again idiot. public transport is different with traffic duh
Dude wag mo na e defend bansa natin lol.
Filipino people are strong optimistic and beautiful even though daily life is hard
My husband used to commute by riding two buses (a local and a commuter) from a WA state suburb to work in downtown Seattle (about 20 miles/32 km). It was a 3-hour commute round trip. After seeing this, his pales in comparison. He at least isn't smooshed like sardines and have the luxury of reading or falling asleep in a temp-controlled bus. Can only imagine how much worse the commute home in the evening and when it's raining there. Left the Philippines in 1986 when I was 12 y.o. but I remember distinctly riding those jeeps and the horrible traffic. Thanks for this vid and going through all that hassle to show us. Much obliged.
This is a nicely edited video. As a European I feel really sorry for you guys. Thank you for a well-made and informative video!
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That makes peak hour DTL from Expo to MacPherson seem tolerable, or even peak hour EWL in general
Appreciate the fact that people follow the queue system and not pushing and shoving like in other countries (uncivilized behavior).
Couldn't you hear the woman screaming there was no more space to people trying to go in the train? I'm sure there are fights all the time
My work starts 8 am
I leave house at 735 am
I drive for 12 kms
And make it before 8
Im in 🇨🇦
And no plans of going back to shitty manila
One of the issue i noticed in some countries is that the politicians think that public transport should make profits if not it's waste of time. No, public transport and public housing should not meant to be make profits rather it is to solve the problems and to served the public citizens. Public transport and housing are usually subsidy in the developed world, the only making profits was airlines and tourism. I visited Manilla and I noticed something, it is a very populated dense city but here's come the problem... More cars than humans while very little comfort commuting option, the train are small and not enough cabin to hold hundred thousand filipino passengers daily. And why build metro station right in the middle of a road it will become difficult to revamp and do upgrading since more cars which means that they have to build wider road led to lesser rapid metro and pedestrian path space. All boil down to poor urban planning infrastructure and system that cause all the problems stated in the video
On point 👌 Really sad that infrastructure for public transport is less of a priority here than roads for cars
I see Manila like seeing Jakarta 10 years ago where transportation was still not connected and messy
Di jakarta bnyk pilihan mulai dri Bus,krl,mrt,lrt,gojek,bajai,angkot. Dan semuanx hampir moder dan nyaman...
will's exactly, thought the same
kacau sih manila, antri masuk peron stasiun aja sampe keluar2 gitu
Whoa Manila is stuck in the 1970s
@Troy Krentz semangat om🙏🏻
this guy has balls of steel for filming while on line
OMG. As a person who is from a not so big city in Chile, 2 hours for 16 km seems a horrible nightmare, and everyday? No please. The craziest traffic I experienced was in Sao Paulo, Brazil, were I took 3 hours in an Uber to arrive to Liberdade. In my home town it takes me 45 minutes to cross by all the city aproximately haha.
When I was living in Mumbai, I lived in far suburbs to save money on rent and expenses. Travelled daily in packed EMU local trains for 1hr:15m one way for a distance of 50km. Now I'm in my hometown far away from the hustle and bustle of metro cities. Manila looks fun but damn 16km for 3hrs that's insane.
Metro manila is overcrowded because all jobs are present their the govt should disseminate the population and jobs to other places to get rid of the problems like this
Correct, there'a a Manila rate and provincial rate and that should be brought much closer or eliminated 👌
Hello! Great video! I would like to ask if I can use the footage used in this work?
No problem 👌
@@EricMartinezPH Thanks!
Working in Manila is ver stressful Because of heavy traffic. People spent more time committing
It sure is, I perfectly agree. People spend so much time going to and coming from work that they're barely able to do anything else at home with their family. Thanks for watching, hope you subscribed to see more :)
At least the people fall in line.. 😅 Tokyo train is the same every rush hour
Only true for train stations, for jeepneys and buses usually its chaos 😅
cool im sure there is plenty of space wasted on cars that could be used to improve public transit! keep it up 💪
Right??! 😅
I remember riding in MRT that was before the MRT 3 Didn't installed a new AC, ghad...the MRT is somewhat like Oven inside.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Only in the Philippines kaya walang progress saten puro corrupt nasayang ilang oras mo sa kakacommute paguwi mo wla ka ng oras kundi kumaen at matulog nalang
My commute from Chiba to Tokyo for 1.5 hours / 30km is by far better than you. I believed that commute around Tokyo is the worst in the world. but I found that it's wrong today.
How about on a bike? Or electric or even pedal scooter? Try those n see how they compare....not even bothered to ask how a car trip would take...good to info n maybe do another post covid...
Great video! The traffic in Manila is the worst I've ever seen in the world. :)
It sure is, it really drains you just to get around. Maybe parts of indonesia or india is worse but i've yet to see them 1st hand
No...Indonesian especialy in Jakarta is not that bad.
@@hendriksternfeuer7703 correct!
@@EricMartinezPH Indonesia is not that bad now :D
@@hendriksternfeuer7703Jakarta isn't bad? Dude you're dreaming
my commute into central philadelphia is about the same, 16km and takes me 30minutes one way from the far nw edge of the city. i will never complain about my commute
Omg! The traffic is horrible in Manila more than 3 hours for just 16 km.
It really is and if you have a car it's not any better as you'd also spend about the same amount of time on the road
That's why some of us are living here in the province 😑
3 hours for just 16 km : 5,33 km/hour. Imagine that!😱
That's what happens when leaders are just corrupt and do nothing else.
Has it improved since this video was filmed?
Would have to say it's gotten worse 😅 They're now trying to get rid of the jeepneys, it'll be harder for commuters then
@@EricMartinezPH haven't been in Manila since 2011 ....♥️
This is peak hours, it's the same situation in Dubai Metro especially in Union Station, it's insane
I am Indonesian living in Jakarta and cannot imagine if you have to be in queue just for enter the station, must be stressful as well if it is raining as Indonesia generally has 6 months of raining season 😩. The fully packed people in train is quite the same everywhere else including here during rush hours. I’m spending mostly 1.15 hours commuting from my home to the office (25km) with my motorbike-commuter line train-shuttle bus (mini transjakarta).
Thanks for the video man. Really interesting
Glad you liked it!
i experienced manila traffic too...no train but even with jeepny or tricycle its soooo annoying...my second visit took 5 hours for 20 km by car. omg...never again...i never heard that much horns in one day like there...learn about discipline n respect...so the traffic will not be that messy anymore...
While many major Asean countries are improving leap and bounds, Manila juz stucked and moved slowly. Even Jakarta now has wayy much better PT thn the whole Manila. Jakarta might not compared to other major city like KL, BKk n SG yet. butt they definitely improving a LOT!! Manila hermm is a different story
True
From my home to college it takes me nearly an hour by Delhi metro also I'm a speed Walker and barely have to use a auto rickshaw to reach my college gates from the metro station. For 26km.
Looks like the trains are full already from the upstream stations. They could have trains that start accepting passengers at downstream stations and skip certain stations that way downstream stations get a chance to ride.
OMG, I use to think Bangkok is the worst but Manila .....
Manila is pretty bad too no? 😅
Same nightmare until now..
Omg, could not imagine do this every singke day and arriving very stress to the office. I took normally 45 minutes and I think is quite a lot, watching this, I shouldn't thought that any more.
That trip in usa, is literally only 2 minutes drive
Right like traffic jams aren't a thing in US cities
It takes 1.40 hours the moment I step out my house in district of Kajang to another district in Petaling Jaya (metro KL) for a 29km commute. I would drive to the nearest park and ride station+Train (23 stop) + walking. I sometimes just drive all the way which takes 1.20 hours during peak hours. Sure its 20 minutes less commuting., but I find driving more stresfull, besides parking and petrol is expensive. I rarely commute to office though. Sometimes I commute to my project site located at KL Central business district. Average commute time by train is 50 minutes for a 18 km distance. KL train serves well at cbd but full of crap as you travel to the suburb.
Your train system is still a lot better than ours
16kms? Bike commute can cut the travel time to about one hour up to hour and a half.
Yass more people are doing that now but still not enough ✅️
@@EricMartinezPHis doesn't safe to bicycle in Manila?
I experience the same year as well, just a week later you recorded at aug 28, i tried to go from Boni to Cubao station by MRT, at 5 pm, which is not far. I remember i tried to squeeze myself into the train, my goodness that train drove very slow and it was so humid and warm inside that train that at Ortigas i went out already. I just couldn't stand it any longer. I continued my trip to Cubao by bus which was a big hassle as well but i managed to get there. Crazy what happened with the MRT3 line. I drove it many times before back in 2004 - 2007 when it was not so crowded yet those years..
Thanks for this amazing Vlog to show commuting in Manila. I live in Shanghai, with the same terrible commuting. I just wonder that is it better to ride a motorcycle?
Motorcycle is really dangerous unfortunately
I hope it’s better for you now with improved infrastructure.
Not so much unfortunately, PH govt policy is too car-centric so they just keep building more roads but mass transport is suffering
@@EricMartinezPH next year we'll have the MRT 7, 12 operational station.
For now.
Mira esos nombres en español paseo de rosas pero escrito con X.
Jajaja sip Paseo de Roxas
hey bro tysm for this. you got one about commuting back to qc?
or is it practically the same story
At least people are orderly. Try watching the Mumbai rush hour videos. That's where the real nightmare begins 🤣
Hahahaha, very true! 🔥
Prague, Czech republic. Its 10km from Haje district where I live (its on the very edge of the city) to Vysehrad district where my office is (its in the broader city center) It takes about 22 minutes door to door as I live close to subway station. 10.5 mio citizens in Prague. I guess we are lucky 😂
Very lucky friend!! Thanks for watching :)
the fact that Cebu right now is just as bad as Manila, habang paganon na rin ang Davao. myghad!!!
I don't care about traffic, I just love Manila!
You should care
You should care
Your stacked
You should care
When ever I am in Manila I just loved it there, so really traffic or no traffic I don't care@@SanyHand
It's pain in the arse indeed to commute via public transport during peak hours. I hope government would act or continue to act without delays to alleviate public's daily commute.
They arent doing anything to alleviate it
Thank God my city(Delhi,India) has one of best metro system in terms of speed, convenience and cleanliness. It is going to be the 3rd largest Metro network in the world in the near future. Can't imagine my life without Delhi Metro.🚉 Hope Manila Metro will also improve. 👍
Jakarta commuter train is way better, no long line like that at all. Jakarta commuter train plus MRT, LRT, airport train and APMS already 476 KM long! I visited Manila last year... I experienced it too, even we have to be in line for 30 minutes or more just to board into jipney or bus ....I never experienced that except in manila. I hope Manila gets better means of transport 😊😊
Manila now = Jakarta 2003-2010
@@fredysetiawan6228 Lol indonesia poor country, eating dogs and bats cause indonesian cant afford a descent food
@@Joshua-zs8xn yow that's an awful insult i'm filipino but i agree with him we need a better transportation like train lines
in italy it takes me a bus and a train to go to my school. I leave home at 6.45am and I get to the city at 7.30am, and then I have to do a 10 minutes walk. total distance=25,5km
not bad but not the best tho :)
Thank u very much.
I swear, I think I would walk. Getting compressed that much inside the train makes me feel a bit anxious 😟
Walking is really dangerous in Manila
It takes me about 45 mins to 50 mins by bus to commute a distance of 33kms one way, to work in Bangalore, India.
Solution: live in Makati. Room sharing or dormitory.
How much are bedapaces now in Makati?
@@EricMartinezPH mga 4.6k to 5k a month. If you can get one that is walking distance from the building, of course that is best.
For me, time is more important than money, actually.
I would pay to have more time.
With 3 hours a day freed up, I can learn a new skill in a few months that earns me extra income.
I wonder if it’s worse than the London underground’s central line at peak times
How bad is it there?
@@EricMartinezPH the link goes to a video from London city walk
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Its worse yeah, no contest
Grabe!! Thanks for sharing Eric.
Grabe talaga! Salamat sa panonood! Hope you subbed din to see more
It is the worst.
More trains, faster trains, imagine Maglev in Philippines! It would be incredible. It's a pity about Philipines because so much potential to make money yet none of your richest spend any money as investment.
For example:
No decent ZOO.
No decent Marine World
No good theme parks (never spend decent money on anything,)
What can you do in Manila except maybe do a tour of the garbage tip?
Nothing really great to visit not even impressive airport.
Just mouldy buildings, traffic congestion, shantys, and stinking Manila Bay.
No one seems to care about the Philipines including the government.
Even the Indian billionaire built a huge hospital for medical tourism yet Philipines appears to be nothing?
Why don't Marcos Family put money into Philipines because potential to make huge money.
Medical Tourism could be big money earner for Philipines.
Thailand does it.
Legalise ABORTION in Philippines.
Potential to make billions in abortions alone.
You have many nurses.
You could bring money into the country.
Religion is outdated and no longer relevant.
Who believe in deities now?
Filipinos never follow the teachings of the bible so why bother practicing what is preached? It's huge waste of time.
Not many white Australian are religious pretty much dead now.
In many of the points here, you're preaching to the choir brother! There's so much that can be done if there's only political will. Other countries in asia like S Korea, Thailand and Taiwan used to look up to us in terms of infrastructure but that has fallen to the pits exponentially. We are the only country that does not have Divorce, imagine that
@@EricMartinezPH divorce is a good start still many other changes need to be made but its not my prerogative.
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Have you checked out Ocean Park yet? While yes, I do agree that we don't have a pretty zoo. As for amusements, there's a lot of choices but only in NCR.
And yes, I do agree with the whole religion thing and medical tourism as well.
Im a Filipino and I always find it funny how people from Manila are so arrogant when going into the provinces, their city is the shittiest on earth dont they know.
Naexperience ko yan nuon way back 2010 grabe ala parin pagbbgo hope na maranasan ko ulit ung gnyan
Hope it gets better
That ain't too bad compared to the train commuting in japan as I've seen on you tube videos.
People from tokyo could always get on the train😂
They're more organized 🫢
Manila reminds me of Bangkok, which also has horrible traffic
Yes,but transportation is better
@@grillay2285 You right much better than this. if use the metro system.
Bangkok's MRT system is miles ahead of that in Manila. And it has subway and airport link that Manila dont have and is only building one.
Why don’t people just cycle? Your journey was 4km/hr average on train
No chance cycling, have you seen the roads
This is horrendous... you got on the train but how the hell are you getting out? And the train looks like its from world war 2 😳 What happens to MRT 1 and 2? Are they not usable?
Qué horror! Cómo es posible! Eso no pasa en ningún lugar del mundo!!!! Se me quitan las ganas de visitar Las Filipinas! Pobre gente trabajadora! Abrazos
Hi! Can i use some of your clips? For project use po hehe
I was lucky to get a job close from home. I can even eat lunch at home. Previously I worked in Jakarta, every morning I commute for one and a half hours for a distance of 26 km.
Still a lot better than here! That's why people are now looking to work closer to their homes too
Your English is very good..
Thx thx 🔥
locura total el viaje
no hay otra forma eric ?
Como no, en grab o en moto taxis 😅 Tambien algunas personas andan en bici, pero no tanto
Are you sure that Manila is the world worst? Have been to India?
Phillipines one of the worst country
@@grillay2285 haha..you don't the Philippines. You've only seen one side that you expected as worst. But you've never been to beautiful places in the Philippines and the best tourist destination in the World.
@@grillay2285 you do your research.. Philippines is included in the TOP 50 safest country in the world.
Traffic or not, just buy a small motorbike. Consumes very little gas and cheaper to maintain.
That was what I did when I was still working in Manila. However, be sure to wear a helmet, even during short distance commute. Stay safe.
if we're talking about public transport, Indian cities easily outclass Manila
I'm so blessed I have a work from home job. Never worked anywhere near EDSA.
Do you know tangerang? Same
thanks for sharing this
3 hours for just 16 km : 5,33 km/hour. Imagine that!😱
Any changes from 2 years ago to now? Wow!!!
reminds me of Mumbai commute using local trains
O dba
Phil public transport needs total overhaul
Absolutely!! 🔥🔥
My house is 15 km to my office, which in central business disctrict in jakarta, it takes me 40 minutes on motorcycle and 1 hours 10 till 20 minutes on car
Why don't you use a bicycle? it is fun, fast and healthy. You are young, 16km by bicycle is not a problem for you.
Cycling in manila? hell no
If there are proper bicycle lanes for cyclists safety it would be a possible option for some people
they don't have a good PCN-like system there iirc
@@SitDownwiththere aren't proper bicycle lanes there
Si tan temprano hay gente soplándose con abanicos es porque debe hacer mucho calor allá ¿cuántos grados puedieran estar experimentando a esa hora?
Ah esa hora tipo 30 grados creo? Aunque no es tan caloroso, no hay viento por todo lo edificios
@@EricMartinezPH OK, ya entiendo por qué usan abanicos de mano. En Panamá también experimentamos a diario un calor muy fuerte generalmente entre 32 y 34 grados, y con mucha humedad.
Do people bike...??
No it's too dangerous, the roads are congested with cars
This is less chaotic compared to India and Japan
But both of those countries have improved by a lot.
In India by Delhi metro i can move 30km under an hour, unlike Manila were it takes 3hours for 16km add on the long queue lines. I will go insane there. India might not be clean but public transport is efficient.
Proud Taga - Pansol here....
My guy akala ko this is 2022 until I saw the date(pero di pa nagsink in) and wondering why people aren't wearing masks. Wala talaga pinagbago. When you said you're leaving at 6AM I was saying, "oh no you're going to be late".
I wake up 7am to prepare myself and leave my home at 8am. It only takes 10 minutes by bicycle from my home to work. By the way I work in South Korea now. This is very convenient compared to my 3- hour commute when I was working in the Philippines, from Rodriguez Rizal to Eastwood Libis Quezon City.
Your super lucky to have to chance to be able to bike to your work! I wish more people can do that here but our roads are far from bike-friendly and you'd probably get something from inhaling the exhausts during rush hours. Thanks for watching bro, hope you subscribed!
Que loco 😯 la última vez que visite tu país no viví esa experiencia. Será porque solo use Grab 😂
Muy interesantes tus vídeos. Aquí tienes un nuevo suscriptor;)
Sip, Jijijij Ahora el trafico es peor tambien para carros. Esa misma distancia, vas a manejar por como 2 horas y media
If you have the money, yeah you pretty much better off taking grab, taxi or a private driver..Especially if your are a tourist..I really loved japans subways system..you do get sardined in but dont expect to wait to long for trains..5 minutes at most..and you get your place on a timely matter..Not to mention, its very easy to get to a train stations in tokyo..I will say, filipinos attitude as far as queing on subs is very similar to Japan..so there is at least that..
Very true, we badly need better mass transport systems ✅️
Aside from building more train lines, the train lines that are there now would move faster and carry more people if people didn't try to force their way into the train cars. So much time is wasted with the train sitting there while this happens. If the trains could get into and out of the stations faster, the frequency of trains could be increased and so would carry more people
Namiss ko bigla ang Q.ave MRT . hahaha . tas yung elevator sira yung pindutan 🤣
Quezon City to Pasay city daily for a year on car, and I thought I had it hard.
Mi vida antes y despues trabajo basicamente en Metro Manila. Pero tengo varias rutas a utilizar cuando volver a mi casa desde Makati pero depende en la situacion (por ejemplo: crowd-control measures en los estaciones de LRT, listas inconsistentes de los trenes de PNR, etcetera).
No saco en el MRT porque su ruta en EDSA es muy lejos de mi lugar (y otros razones). LRT y PNR (Ferrocarril nacional filipino) son muy conveniente , pero PNR tiene los estaciones hasta en Malabon (mas cerca para me) y sus billetes son muy barato (20 pesos cada billete por estaciones despues Avenida Blumentritt).
El parte dificil es dejar de la oficina antes a la seis. Depende en la situacion del trafico en Makati, camino al estacion de PNR en calle De la Rosa o al estacion de LRT en Avenida Gil Puyat. Si decidio a coger al LRT, necesito a segurar que me listo por la posibilidad de filas largas en estacion de Gil Puyat (porque de policia da crowd control cada rush hour). Si este el caso, cojo el jeepney yendo al norte para ir al estacion con menos pasajeros. Ahí una terminal de los camiones (vans/UV express) por Malabon detrás de Makati Post Office pero la pasaje es muy caro (80-100 pesos cada pasajero en uno viaje). Si la fila no es larga, saco una jeepney cerca de estacion de policia en Makati hasta los calles de Kamagong y Vito Cruz para coger un otro jeepney yendo al Manila para ir al estacion de LRT cerca de DLSU.
Ni opcion es facil por yo. Jeje.
Normalmente, tengo 2-3 horas para viajar de Makati a mi casa pero si salio de mi casa antes de las cinco de la mañana (en los dias cuando viajo sin el coche de mi papa), mi tiempo es 1.5 horas.
Que travesia amigo! Desde volvi a vivir aqui, mi amigos ya estan deciendo que 2 a 3 horas para llegar ala oficina es muy tipico. Mi novia vive en ortigas extension (solo 12km) de Makati y tomas mas de 2 horas en carro. Debemos reunir algun dia aqui pa contar historias! Estoy en insta tambien como @ericmartinezph
@@EricMartinezPH De acuerdo. :)
With gasoline prices soaring up, this has gotten much much worse
Motorcycle recommended sir.... buy one.
I truly hope things will get better in Manila and the Philippines 🙏🙏🙏
Wishing that too, thanks for watching and hope you subscribed too!
Omg, is this real? I mean, I worried about women when they take MRT. Is there any crime to women as an object? I hope not. It must be tired tho for a worker. Too long in a trip to office or home. Hope it'll improve asap. Thanks for this information.
Yess it's very real. I'm fortunate enough not to have to go through this everyday but millions of Filipinos do. A total of 5 hour commute time everyday isn't abnormal.
There is 1 train car per trip where only women are allowed
You can't bicycle to work?
actually good idea and even motorcycles like in vietnam even females use it. they even have motorcycle taxi
@@omgreensexpress5396it's extremely dangerous to bicycle in those cities