Metropolitan areas in the Philippines are sinking ... “The growing population, urbanization, and poor urban planning in Philippine metropolitan cities present a big problem in managing the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Urban and regional planning” and “peace ... For the Philippines to reach its full potential, there is a need for area development that focuses not only on legalities ...

The economic disparity of the nation’s rural and urban areas is a problem of long standing. Will the lessons of the pandemic finally lead to change? By Sammy Westfall LEYTE, the Philippines ...

One of the most important priorities for transport sector stakeholders in the Philippines ... that of New York City. Urban planning has also affected traffic flows. Manila is shaped like an hourglass, ...

MANILA, Philippines — The majority of Filipinos were stuck in urban centers at the onset of ... 51.2 percent while 48.8 percent lived in rural areas. At the height of the COVID-19 quarantines ...

A Philippine urban centre hopes a mosquito ... and outbreaks often occur in urban areas with poor sanitation which allows virus-carrying mosquitoes to multiply. In severe cases, dengue causes ...