A few thoughts on "walking" here. They don't. There are some walkers, even a few joggers. But with the warm climate, the abundance of Jeepneys, buses and taxis, etc., walking like I do is not the first choice for many people. Once, 3 or 4 years ago, I got confused about where I was and I asked a Security Guard at one of the big buildings in a downtown area "which way to Fuente Osmena Circle?" He replied "04L", the Jeepney number, and I gestured with my fingers that I'm walking and pointed which direction? I told him I'm walking again, and he replied again "04L". This crazy foreigner was walking?! Also, this is not meant as a whining rant, but there are far too many cars for this old city. I could be wrong, but when you get to a certain income level, and there being some very reasonable financing options, I guess it's a status symbol of sorts to have your own car. When I just googled my route from this morning (I'm guessing the traffic is a little less right now), it shows by car = 13 min; Jeepney/bus = 25 min; and Walking = 33 min. Even with the Jeepney stops this morning, I doubt the car time is that much faster than the Jeepneys. I was gaining on cars stopped in traffic or at intersections many times during my walk. But what do I know? I do know that it's cooler to walk in the mornings, or the early evenings. ps - I also realize that there are many people, for all kinds of different reasons, who have benefitted greatly from their car ownership. As Roseanne Roseannadanna used to say on SNL, "never mind"... :)