Color coding of garbage trucks
FOR SO many years now, many local government units (LGUs) have been trying to implement waste recycling programs in their own localities, but very...
Open government approach
THE PHILIPPINES is a member of Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international organization of 75 countries that is dedicated to transform how government serves...
Local energy independence
ENERGY independence is a concept that has seemingly not achieved popularity in the Philippines.
Most everyone is familiar with either political independence or economic independence...
Democracy and capitalism
IN COMMUNIST countries, the political systems and the economic systems are combined into one system of government.
In non-communist countries, the political systems and the...
Saving moribund Filipino languages
THE MERRIAM-Webster dictionary says that “moribund” is an adjective that means being in a state of dying or being in a state of inactivity...
Free range and cage free
IT SEEMS that anyone can just start selling free range and cage free chickens and table eggs in the market today, without knowing where...
Bribery and solicitation
BRIBERY and solicitation are different from each other, but there could be a symbiotic relationship between the two.
Bribery is directly related to corruption, because...
Localizing fire protection
I THINK that the Philippines might be one of the few countries in the world wherein the fire services are nationalized or federalized, instead...
Solid lines and traffic rules
WHAT COULD be the reason why drivers do not obey traffic rules?
Is it because they are ignorant of these rules? Or is it because...
Incentives for heritage restoration
CONSTRUCTION and project development is a business, and no one will invest any money in it unless there is an assured return of investment....