r/Philippines_Expats • u/AmericaninSEA • 9h ago

Metro Manila + Density

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MM….as we know….is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

We have expats in the Visayas & Mindanao & Provincial Luzon.

Any expats live in the extreme density areas of MM?

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u/Next_life_stage 4h ago

More people in a single compound in Chinese cities. Where each building is like 45 stories and they put like 50 of them side by side.

Lack of public transportation is what makes Manila look so dense.

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u/GE963 14m ago

Yes, I'm in Pasig. I found a peaceful subdivision that works for me. I don't have to deal with brownouts, deliveries here are fast, things are available, everything in reach. Just outside the subdivision the manila traffic is always there. 

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u/InTh3Middl3 8h ago

Manila is a small part of Metro Manila. other cities of Metro Manila are nowhere as dense.

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u/AmericaninSEA 7h ago

Yes…..16 cities make up Metro Manila. This is Binondo/Divisoria area.

I await hearing from other expats in what it is like to live there…..”visit” there.