The Self-Preserving Isolation of the Filipino Wealthy
Like all great Filipino establishments , the subdivision does not look like at that much from the outside. A high wall and a guard post, with a security guard lazily asking visitors for their IDs, separates the gated area from the traffic-clogged main road. Yet, once past the lazy guard, it seems like a whole new world really does open up. The constant honking of the outside suddenly becomes a distant memory. large trees, shielding million-peso single houses on both sides, suddenly replaces the shantytowns that are prevalent on the main road outside the subdivision.