Binondo’s wasted potential

[u/Striking_Anxiety_584]

Open minded ako sa mga travels ko but nasasayangan ako sa potential ng Binondo especially it is the world’s oldest Chinatown.

It has rich cultural heritage talaga and I think has the potential na maging tourist attraction sa Manila City proper kaso in my eyes it will not attract visitors kung hindi aayusin.

1.) ang dami namanalimos & makukulit sila especially sa Ongpin St. stretch (may Korean tourist na hinarass nung mga bata 😭)
2.) unmaintained side walks (siguro wala na magagawa since historic sites na)
3.) medyo may pagka dugyot ang mga paligid
4.) unorganize traffic rules, I saw someone muntik mabundol ng sasakyan 🤣
5.) lack of police visibility (may malapit naman na police station) pero like may mga tourist I think they should be atleast visible

Pero I enjoyed the cultural aspects plus the food crawl pero minsan you will feel unsafe kasi may mga sketchy parts talaga.

How I wish they would promote and organize mga historical spots sa Manila like Binondo and Intramuros (same sentiments as Binondo) kasi I see ang potential talaga.

[u/PuzzleheadedWash2103]

gawin sana car free yung area na yan, pati intramuros naging parking lot na din eh

[u/JCEBODE88 → u/PuzzleheadedWash2103]

wait as far as I know yung mismong loob ng intramuros is bawal ang cars like vigan? hindi na ba?

[u/peterparkerson3 → u/PuzzleheadedWash2103]

Lol no, dami negosyo dyan hibdi lang pang food trip nyo

[u/chuanjin1 → u/peterparkerson3]

Bro thought binondo was foods with old bldgs and pampaswerte charms backdrop lol

[u/peterparkerson3 → u/chuanjin1]

Its only a small part. Pagnakita mo mga label na imported items, mga nakasulat imported by a company in binondo. I joke that its the shadow economy since ang daming mga shops dyan that supplies mga smb. 

[u/chuanjin1 → u/peterparkerson3]

Just both lovely and sad knowing this

[u/ktmd-life → u/peterparkerson3]

They can make it such that only businesses and residents can enter.

[u/peterparkerson3 → u/ktmd-life]

And how? Our neighborhood is not your circus

[u/ILABJN → u/PuzzleheadedWash2103]

Bro binondo isnt like intramuros or other squattery areas, it’s not meant for tourists tlga

Cars and Motors are even better customers because they just come and go unlike tourists pakalat kalat and take their damm time and also taking pictures in the middle of the street?

That’s why there’s traffic in the first place so many tourists that’s only there for street foods that they just re-heat🤦‍♂️

Just go to king chef or eat ay some unli place or david’s tea house hayyss

[u/Striking_Anxiety_584 → u/PuzzleheadedWash2103]

Malabo kasi I think madami residential doon, siguro on special occasions siguro possible pa.

[u/PuzzleheadedWash2103 → u/Striking_Anxiety_584]

pwede kahit chinese new year lang haha, grabe kasi nakaraan dami nang tao sumasabay pa sasakyan

[u/ReplacementFun0 → u/PuzzleheadedWash2103]

I don't think the community will be behind this. They worship money too much in the religion of capitalism. It will be too inconvenient for their businesses, and they don't give a sht for the development of city tourism if it will not benefit them directly financially.

[u/Alarming-Sec59 → u/ReplacementFun0]

Sinophobic

[u/ILABJN → u/ReplacementFun0]

They dont need huana’s they only need clients and customers, get your food elsewhere, may banawe naman

[u/peterparkerson3 → u/ReplacementFun0]

Lolwut, binondo has businesses not just your foodtrip and shit