C O M PA S S
What is your honest opinion of the current state of the
capital in terms of art and culture, people and/or its economy?
Do you believe we really are moving ever forward?
We can’t do an honest opinion of the current state of
this city for we try to shine on the good and not the bad,
but we see youth joining our tours who are also eager to
make a change. We see efforts to revitalize this city, to put it
back on the map. We meet people who work, in their small
ways, to promote their district (like When in Tondo) or
save their culture (like Mr. Wilven Infante, who opened his
own museum of finds from his excavations, in P. Guevarra
Elementary School). We got to work with people who are as
passionate as us. We meet people who support our advocacy.
Because of this, we realized that people don’t really hate
Manila. They just need reasons not to skip it.
How would you like to imagine Manila, five years from now?
Let put it at ten years. :) We have a Ho Chi Minh City-like
dinner cruise at Pasig River, showcasing the architecture of our
colonial past or a Manila Dinner Bay cruise without the stench.
We have youth who are proud Manilenyos, aware of their
own rich culture and history. A better government that support
cultural education and preservation. A much cleaner Manila.
And local and foreign tourism not skipping this wonderful city.
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“We got to work
with people who are
as passionate as us.
We meet people who
support our advocacy.
We realized that
people don’t really
hate Manila. They
just need reasons not
to skip it.”
Find more reasons not to
skip this city on their Facebook
and Instagram @dontskipmanila.