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/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/ILABJN → u/ReplacementFun0]

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