>>There’s a huge amount of very recent construction going on in Makati. I think that’s a Good Thing, at least it means that money is coming in. The last time I was in Cebu (about two years ago), there was also a lot of construction, though most of it appeared to be tourism (hotels and beach side resorts).
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Gosh, are you there right now? My 2nd question is: were you able to DRIVE in Metro manila because I CANT. I almost had heart attacks and the way they drove in the streets (even going THRU red lights is normal), evading cars at 90 mph within inches...I’m not even 30, but I swore I saw my life flash before my eyes LOL
Believe it or not, I felt safer riding the LRT (elevated train thru EDSA) than driving.