After 25 years I finally got my chance to come back and visit the PI. I was surprised at what I seen, lots of changes and somethings seemed the same. The wife and I spent 10 days in Pangasinan with family.
I noticed Manila was clean. I seen no trash on the streets when we came in and out of the city. SM Mall was awesome, I thought I was at home in a mall in the US. Even the smaller Magic Malls were nice. It seemed everyone now has a scooter or tricycle. I seen quite a few SUV's too. One big thing, no one seemed notice me. Last time I was there people surrounded the house to see me. I did see a couple foreigners in the SM Mall in Rosales.
People seemed to be doing a little better. However still lots of poor looking areas. Land is now real expensive!
Duder