Towards sustainable housing and renewable energy, 3
DURING the Marcos Era, there was
apparently a general impression that the human settlements approach was
“invented” by the former First Lady Imelda Marcos, and this...
Towards sustainable housing and renewable energy, 1
THE USUAL and customary interpretation
of “sustainable housing” is usually understood in terms of the ability of the
buyer to pay for his or her mortgage...
In a real democratic system
PARTICIPATION in a jury is one of the rights and obligations of
citizens in a real democratic system, a right that is equal to the...
More on nation building
I HAVE been writing about national
development for a long time now.
I realized that nation building is
really a better term to use, since it is...
Rationalizing provincial development planning
WITH a new batch of provincial
governors either elected or reelected, the provinces now have a fresh
opportunity to plan or re-plan the course of their...
A green and blue development framework
THE GREEN advocacy is now very
popular, and that is good news for everyone in this planet.
Green is not everything however,
because human beings have...
Commuter protection
THE LIST of transports that commuters
use everyday ranges from the lowly horse drawn carriage to the modern jumbo
jets, but the list actually includes tricycles,...
Access to measurable public services
THE MILLENNIUM Development Goals (MDGs)
and the Human Development Index (HDI) were both United Nations initiatives.
Comparing the two, it is obvious that
HDI would outlast...
The politics of urban planning
IT’S GOOD to talk about political
issues if something good could come out of it, meaning to say that it should
result in positive action and...
A nation of entrepreneurs
IT IS DIFFICULT to establish a
connection between corruption and poverty and perhaps it is easier to establish
a connection between poverty and prosperity.
Having said...