Public spaces have been both a love and an irk in my advocacy for improving Philippine urban spaces. A love, because it embodies equity, distributive justice, and shared rights, and an irk, because many Filipinos disrespect the notion of …
Citizen Speak – What is your vision for Marikina City?
Below is the survey for citizen inputs on the Marikina visioning workshop. This will take around 15-20 minutes.
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4 ways we can be instruments of urban change
I was nervous about pitching this to the editor of CNN Philippines Life, but it got through, and I’m excited to share this! Since I conceptualized Placemade in 2017, I’ve been pondering on how citizen-led planning can be done …
The Placemade Diaries: SSS Elementary School Garden
One of Placemade‘s pilot projects is to renew the garden of SSS Elementary School, as led by its students. This urban diary shows photos and notes some observations that I had last Aug. 16, 2018, when I made the …
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Do we really want to become a dirty petropolis?
Energy is a big topic that resounds in my head because of sustainability, and cities are magnets and pits of energy rolled into one. In this article I take a look at how a seemingly simple switchback from fuel …
The Placemade Diaries: Observing the San Roque Elementary School Park
One of Placemade‘s pilot projects is to work on the Elementary School Park and waiting area. This was suggested by the Marikina City Government and supported by Barangay San Roque. This urban diary will contain my observation notes, photos, and …
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About Placemade
I’m really glad to share that after my YSEALI Professional Fellowship, I was able to launch my impact challenge called Placemade, which aims to recreate urban public spaces to be better and greener through citizen-led initiatives. Since it started …
There are cities; then there’s New York
Talk about dreams turned into reality—I’ve always wanted to visit New York City. Of course, Times Square, Central Park, and 5th Avenue are the biggest go-to’s for any tourist, but for urbanists, I guess there would be a natural …
