Photo from Daphne Osena-Paez
Do you ever feel like the world is getting smaller and you feel like you’re being suffocated?
If you’re in Pasig, that is not just your imagination. Blogger Daphne Osena-Paez recently posted an aerial photo of the city looking incredibly packed.
According to her:
Was that previous photo legit? Yup. Taken along the Taguig-Pasig flight path. I just zoomed and crop. No need for aerial shots. Look around your city. Walk it, if you dare brave the non-existent sidewalks. Cross the non-existent pedestrian lanes. Where are the trees? Did anyone even care? Everyone is quick to blame the leaders. But all this happened because of us. Who voted for them? Who allowed this to happen? And it didnt happen overnight.
The original photo (from Daphne Osena-Paez)
After the photo went viral, she added a few more notes:
A) I didn’t fake this photo, just cropped it.
B) The wider original shot is even scarier as this area is right near the mouth of the Pasig River where it meets Laguna de Bay.
C) Metro Manila is one of the most densely populated mega cities in the world. I am shocked that this photo shocked you.
D) This is Pasig. Anyone have an aerial shot of City of Manila? It is the densest local unit in MM with almost 48,000 people per square kilometre.
E) The top reaction is — “where are the trees?” Let’s take it further and ask, “where are the open areas?” We need green open spaces!
F) While I have your attention, can we also talk about the sanitation and hygiene problem? I have been to many informal urban settlements and let me tell you — open defacation is still so real in Metro Manila.
G) Most importantly, we all have to do our part in making sure all children are protected from harm, danger, predators, malnourishment, etc.and P.S. Can we please bring back GEOGRAPHY in the elementary and high school curriculum?
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