Hitting two birds
Congestion in big cities like Metro Manila reduces the overall efficiency of cities, slows down traffic, and harms the environment. While various attempts have been made to tackle this issue, including improving public transport...
Vulnerable to storms
Our country experiences an average of 20 typhoons per year, causing massive destruction to infrastructure, livelihood, and transportation systems. This is what we get for being located in front of the Pacific Ocean where...
Resolve in peace
The territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea remains high in the agenda of claimant nations, namely: China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, as they are not just competing for control over...
Severe consequences
Forests act as carbon sinks, and, through photosynthesis, absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When forests are destroyed, the carbon stored in them is released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, leading to...
Food crisis in the offing
The world’s population is growing rapidly and is expected to reach 10 billion people by 2050, which means that food production will have to increase by 50% to feed everyone. But achieving this would...