Here’s a late post of something I wrote on public, open spaces a few weeks back. These spaces are very important in achieving sustainable cities because of how they improve (or otherwise degrade) the quality of life for citizens. …
Category: Published Articles
Youngblood: Proving unity
This is my fifth Youngblood column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Thank you to the editors for letting me voice out what I believe is crucial in the recovery and rehabilitation of Marawi City. It’s not always about infrastructure, …
Finding Common Ground: 32 Public Images in Metropolitan Manila
I’m thrilled to share how on my birthday, the Inquirer actually published my article on a full page spread. Channeling my inner Kevin Lynch, I wrote about the 32 public images and city elements in Metro Manila. Lynch wrote …
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10 things to do to improve cities in PH
One of the biggest gaps we have to address in urban management is that many countries, particularly developing ones, conduct a top-down process of planning. While there are methods that try to be inclusive, implementation and practice still tend …
Smart City Growth: Urban Management in Singapore
Here’s another article published, which is a short recap of my learnings from YSEALI Urban Planning and Smart Growth Workshop – Singapore. Hoping that sharing this gets to inspire our city planners and local governments to move towards knowledge …
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City spaces: Seeing Sydney
Thanks, Philippine Daily Inquirer, for publishing another article. This time, it’s about what I learned about city spaces when I went to Sydney in August this year. I really dream of Philippine cities to have such spaces and elements, …
Urban Planning and Why It Matters
Got to publish another article on urban planning yesterday (thanks, Inquirer Property!). I’m glad to have helped in this small way to educate more about the profession. More importantly, planning is something drastically needed in the Philippines, because so …
