Manila to mindanao

[Pepe n Pilar]

Hubby recorded it for me last night. I was surprised bec they just featured the slums, the narrow streets where you can find 11 children in one family living in a shanty, rubbish dumped in the sea, the long time clash between MNLF and the gov't, the negative aspects of living in that country. For someone who had never been to the Phils they won't be encouraged visiting the Phils. As i was watching that portion where Imelda was in her condominium in Taguig, i thought the City of Taguig will also be shown. That area has posh villages and condominiums and streets are really clean and has landscaped gardens. New and modern buildings and class A hotels and restaurants are all around the area. There are posh villages in Manila which were not shown. I was expecting for these things to be shown: When you arrive at Manila Int'l Airport a group of filipinos in the arrival area are singing tagalog songs (which is a sign of hospitality), smiling and friendly filipinos, the business districts, Intramuros, the 16th century walled city, historical sites in some provinces, the beautiful beaches in different parts of the country( just to name a few.) I was thinking it will be fair they should have done a balanced documentary film of the beautiful archipelago, "The Philippines".

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Hubby recorded it for me last night. I was surprised bec they just featured the slums, the narrow streets where you can find 11 children in one family living in a shanty, rubbish dumped in the sea, the long time clash between MNLF and the gov't, the negative aspects of living in that country. For someone who had never been to the Phils they won't be encouraged visiting the Phils. As i was watching that portion where Imelda was in her condominium in Taguig, i thought the City of Taguig will also be shown. That area has posh villages and condominiums and streets are really clean and has landscaped gardens. New and modern buildings and class A hotels and restaurants are all around the area. There are posh villages in Manila which were not shown. I was expecting for these things to be shown: When you arrive at Manila Int'l Airport a group of filipinos in the arrival area are singing tagalog songs (which is a sign of hospitality), smiling and friendly filipinos, the business districts, Intramuros, the 16th century walled city, historical sites in some provinces, the beautiful beaches in different parts of the country( just to name a few.) I was thinking it will be fair they should have done a balanced documentary film of the beautiful archipelago, "The Philippines".

Seen some travelogues of the UK, us and Europe which show the less beuatiful side of the country or plain blimey is that what they think is worth showing of that particular country?

I agree plenty of natural beauty in the country to be seen and would be worth a show but this was not that sort of show.

But i think the inteligent tourist who wants to be off the beaten track would see the beauty (and see more when researching the country) but also be intrested in what really happens good and bad.

As we know as many Aprils to be proud of as Imeldas to be ashamed of