On the Integration of the PENCAS Act in Current CLUP Approvals
Today, Gus Agosto, a licensed Environmental Planner , sent his formal reply to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), s...
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Monterrazas and the Tragedy of the Commons
Why System Thinking Requires Stricter Development Standards Recent public discussions have reflected different perspectives on the Monterrazas deve...
Read ArticleNatural Capital Accounting and the Apo Quarry Case
The recent tax dispute between the Province of Cebu and Apo Land and Quarry Corporation (ALQC) has highlighted the legal limits of provincial taxat...
Read ArticleBeyond the Apo Tax Settlement: What the Case Reveals About Quarry Governance in Cebu
Every day in Cebu, the equivalent of 500 dump trucks of limestone leaves the province’s quarry sites. Over a year, that amounts to roughly 3.6 mill...
Read ArticleAn Open Letter to the Honorable Members of the Cebu Provincial Board
I have written an open letter to the Honorable Members of the Provincial Board of Cebu to share an economic perspective on the province’s mineral a...
Read ArticleCebu’s CLUP and the Problem We Refuse to Map: Waste Disposal
Today, I attended a meeting where solid waste disposal finally took center stage. At one point, a lawyer asked me a direct question: If we are agai...
Read ArticleCebu City’s CLUP as a Regional Economic Instrument:
Why Land Economics Must Anchor Urban Planning Urban land use planning in Cebu City cannot be treated as a purely local spatial exercise. As the pri...
Read ArticleBeyond the City: Carbon Market and Regional Development
When we speak about Carbon Market, the conversation is often framed as a city-level redevelopment issue. But from an economist’s and urban planner’...
Read ArticleCarbon Market: More Than a Marketplace — A Critical Node in Regional Food Value Chains
When we talk about Carbon Market, the discussion too often centers on infrastructure — bricks, stalls, modernization, redevelopment. But to underst...
Read Article“We Got No Answers”: How a Regulated Landfill Killed 36 People—and No One Could Explain Why
When the Binaliw landfill collapsed on January 8, killing at least 36 people , the tragedy did not end with the recovery of bodies. It deepened whe...
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