Naga City has become the current darling of progressive local governance not because it suddenly discovered reform, but because it has managed to make...
A localized clearing operation involving ambulant vendors – “bolanteros”- in Iloilo City has quickly grown into a much larger issue. What began ...
Cities are not simple institutions. They are large, interconnected systems where land, housing, transport, water, drainage, public order, investment, ...
Iloilo City’s growth slowdown is now measurable, explainable, and increasingly difficult to dismiss as a normal post-pandemic normalization. Here are ...
By Antonio Calleja Why waste management is about more than just the landfill With the Calajunan landfill nearing closure, most people are asking a sim...
Iloilo City, like many fast-growing urban centers in the country, is confronting a familiar and emotionally charged problem: the visible presence of s...
When traffic congestion worsens, the instinct is to look upward. Blame the national agencies. Blame vehicle registrations. Blame the Land Transportati...
Iloilo’s traffic is not the problem. How it’s managed is. That sounds harsh, I know. But go stand on any major corridor around 5:30 p.m. and just watc...
In urban governance, credibility is built not only on what policies are pursued but on how clearly and consistently they are explained. In recent mont...