What's your reaction for this pictures?

This is in the Philippines





CITIES


http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Phi...


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http://www.rolex.com/en/media/images/ins...


http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/images/ma...


http://justin.cerastes.org/archives/IMG_...


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http://homepage.mac.com/jdalisay/blog/us...


http://www.imagesphilippines.com/images/...


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http://www.centurycity.com.ph/images/mid...





DISASTERS


http://www.foxnews.com/images/226402/0_6...


http://www.prophecyheadlines.com/wp-cont...


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...


http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Phi...


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/1573...





ENVIRONMENT


http://www.nomadiksoul.com/nomadsplace/i...


http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Urban-St...


http://www.serfozo.ch/page0/page17/files...


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2215/1771...


http://larawan.kwentongtambay.com/pics/L...


http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/wx...





POVERTY


http://www.sumoflam.biz/Cebu/CityPix/Squ...


http://www.bulatlat.com/images/6-43/paro...


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...


http://static.flickr.com/33/101934017_68...

What's your reaction for this pictures?
Philippines is developing day by day,that's good but people don't see other things that too have strong roots like poverty,disasters etc.


as picture o manila shows decreasing trees in the cities.


disasters have increased in no. in lot of years because of the deforestation of the Philippine rain forests
Reply:seen one megacity you seen them all, in the usa they had problems of smog too, but emissions controls and other controls eliminated most of it.





as for the poor people that is a shame, they are forced together in dirty conditions with dirty water it is a wonder any of them survive enough to have babies (after all I saw alot of toddlers and young children.





any work they get they are paid pennies. this is what corporate exploitation is all about and why it is exploitation is a bad word now.





this makes me think of the smart growth cities they are pushing here in teh name of saving the enviroment. what they don't tell you is that you wont be able to afford the housing food or medicines there because by forcing people to have to live within green lined zones makes demand for the land allowed to build on go up as there is less competition with land else where to build. also because everyone is crammed together they won't be able to drive as the congestion will be to bad and they will outlaw driving pretty much. talk about a fancy walled prison city where you pay for your own slavery and captivity.





some pictures there were pretty of natural world. too bad about disasters, they seem to hit no matter where you live, time and unforeseen occurence befall us all.





those who can't afford the higher prices will be living in shacks like those in the pictures or will be in slave labor camps to pay for their own upkeep behind a fence where they can't leave ever. and they will be fed the cheapest food possible to keep expenses low and profits high.'





RRRRRR
Reply:You certainly managed to get a good cross section of photos.


I knew smog was bad over there but never that bad


So thank you for that selection
Reply:you have way too much time on your hands
Reply:Ok, so I'm livin here in the Philippines right now, it all looks familiar, cities are over crowded, poverty is seen every day, a very common sight, the streets are polluted, and the line between rich and poor is greatly seen, I ahve been able to write a seven page report on it 4 days ago, talking about the political problems, and how I would take steps to rid the philippines of these impurities, but sadly enough the people brought it upon them selves, job discrimination is everywhere, and age discrimination is the largest role of unemployment over here.


But, unlike in the US, there aren't any homeless people here, they make their own houses from lots, but they are frequently expelled out of the lot, because its private property, but most likely, they dont expel out of the lot until they ahve something to build, so Filipinos aren't as nasty as these pictures show it, sure we do have crowded places, and large amount of poverty, along with major waste problems, but the natural scenery stays that way, for another 10 years or so, because I'd bet in 10 years, We'd be able to manage our growth, as the first poster said, we grow everyday, and take steps every single day, we are a country seperated by islands, united by religion, (majority) the sad thing to say, my father said it was a whole lot cleaner 15 years ago, blank lots were plentiful, trees everywhere, and barely any cars/ buildings, but look at today, the supply and demand have forced this upon the Philippines, but Filipinos can manage themselves, at least I hope so, and I hope we can see less poverty stricken kin in the future, along with cleaner streets, and a better enviornment
Reply:No special reaction. They are nice pictures of a 3rd world country. Some of them make you glad to live in America. I don't know about today, but when I was growing up in the 1960s our school teachers were ALWAYS telling us how lucky we were to be growing up in America and how much better off we were than most of the other people in the world and how we should be grateful for that.
Reply:The first thoughts that came to my mind when looking at these pictures were those of the North American settlers that we've all learned about in grade school Social Studies.


You see a potentially beautiful land mass which is quickly becoming over-populated. It happens everywhere. Humanity has a natural desire to become bigger and hopefully better, however sometimes bigger is not necessarily better.





Yes, you see that the poverty is clearly evident in the Phillipines, but some of those pictures could easily be mistaken for other places in Europe as well.


Here in the U.S. we have many levels of poverty. What was frequently called the middle-class is almost non-existent now; I know this because I live within this class, but that is another story.





Your pictures are beautiful. and they speak very clearly. It is time that the Phillipines learn to take better care of Mother Earth, unlike the U.S. has done. She can be neglected only so much, until she decides that it is time for a wake-up call.

marigold