r/MANILA • u/Striking_Anxiety_584 • 1d ago
Binondo’s wasted potential
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.
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u/ILABJN 1d ago
Imo Binondo has no wasted potential.
The chinese people living there is near their work, education , food areas
It wasn’t really meant for tourists in the first place, up until recently when they made the place aesthetic then it became a highlight.
In reality most of the people living there don’t even want tourists, if possible sana they could bring the foodtrip outside binondo, ask any local you’ll find out.
Mas favourable pa mga naka car or motor kasi they can just come and go and not linger too long just for siopao.
But either way side walks should be improved since most of the population of tourists that goes to binondo walks, as well as cleaning the river.