>>1273862>Fuck, is that actually true?Oh boy do I have some sauce for you to get angry about. Such a shame what happened to Manila. If the 1945 Battle of Manila hadn't happened, Manila would have been one of Asia's greatest open port city. I still believe Manila has great potential in the far future as a city of trade but it's capabilities are severely limited by some of the worst traffic conditions on the planet due to poor transportation infrastructure.
>Manila's once mighty Tranvias, or Streetcar in English, was once the envy of Asiahttps://skyrisecities.com/news/2017/03/manilas-long-lost-tranvias-once-envy-asia>Meralco didn’t restore the trams because it was too costly, deciding instead to shift its core business to providing power.https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/04/21/15/manilas-trains-then-and-nowWhat really hurt Manila was corrupt politicians who were tasked with rebuilding destroyed infrastructure but sought short term gains instead by making jeepneys a permanent solution when it was supposed to be temporary, which cost the country it's future.
