Yes, it’s not an illusion, this was PH standing before the 2nd world war, albeit, as a colony of the US
This video is a must-see for all Filipinos. Especially those, like me, who have no recollection of the Philippines in its glory days in the past. Citizens of other countries, like Henry Sy Sr, at present one of the wealthiest man in the world, migrated to the Philippines then in search for a better future. He built his business empire after the 2nd world war.
Look at how developed we were before the 2nd World War. No wonder Japan invaded us despite the fact that Manila is supposed to be an open city.
Look at the places then and compare them with our surroundings today. I wish we can travel back in time to enjoy our past glory.
And this is the challenge for the younger generation, to avoid the previous generation’s errors in governance and citizenry’s lack of discipline, and get their acts together to bring us back to where we belong- if not the 2nd wealthiest nation in Asia, one of the prosperous nations in this part of the world.
Video clip courtesy of The Travel Film Archive
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Second richest? We were a colony of the US before WWII. Naturally, as a colony of a very rich and powerful nation, we will have good infrastructure modeled after the States.
The better question is, how were we in terms of industrial and manufacturing capacity at the time. While Japan is already manufacturing ships, airplanes, automobiles and many other goods at the time, the Philippines is still very much an agricultural colony of the US.
i can`t download your video, i`m a tour facilitator and i would like my passengers to watch your videos. thanks
Cris,
Please contact the copyright owner, https://www.youtube.com/user/travelfilmarchive, so you can obtain a copy. Thanks