Which areas in the Philippines have that majority middle class vibe with First World surroundings? Online forums say Makati City, any other good larger locations out there?
Ideally locations where ultra rich and ultra poor dichotomy is not so visible.
note: replaced Philippines with ASEAN
This video is about the ASEAN Cities with Most Skyscraper, with 150 or more meters in height. Source: CTBUH - Cities with Most Skyscraper and Wikipedia - Facts and figures of cities
most number of Buildings in the world
Countries by Number of 150m+ Buildings - The Skyscraper Center
There are actually some wealthier neighbourhoods that are not "subdivisions" or gated communities... some I can think of:
Forbes Park, Makati
Dasmarinas Village, Makati
Urdaneta Village, Makati
Bel-air Village, Makati
San Lorenzo Village, Makati
Corinthian Gardens, Quezon City
Ayala Heights, Quezon City
New Manila, Quezon City
Rockwell area, Makati
Bonifacio Global City, Makati/Taguig
Valle Verde, Pasig
White Plains, Quezon City
Wack Wack Village, Mandaluyong
Greenhills, San Juan
McKinley Hill Village, Taguig
Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa
Alabang 400, Muntinlupa
Alabang Hills, Muntinlupa
Hillsborough, Muntinlupa
Tierra Nueva, Muntinlupa
Pacific Village, Muntinlupa
Palms Pointe Village, Muntinlupa
Ayala Southvale, Las Pinas
Cittadella Executive Village, Las Pinas
BF Pilar Southville, Las Pinas
In terms of population, about two in every five (40.5%) Filipinos in 2015 belonged to the middle-class, nearly three-fifths (58.1%) to low- income class, and the remaining (1.4%) to the high-income.
I think Philippines are advertising properties for balikbayan and other expats
