President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is indeed his mother’s son—he is naturally inclined to urban rejuvenation and development. Former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos is world-renowned for her glamour. She oversaw numerous beautification projects in the Philippines,...
Two years into his term, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s “Bagong Pilipinas” vision is well underway. His flagship infrastructure program, “Build BetterMore, has made great strides towards improving the country’s infrastructure across sectors such as health,...
Build Better More, the flagship program behind President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s massive infrastructure projects nationwide, has been a constant work in progress, as exemplified by the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway, better known as the CAVITEX. It is a 14-kilometer...
For President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., progress must not come at the expense of the environment. This principle guided his decision in 2023 to suspend the large-scale reclamation projects in Manila Bay, which were approved by the previous administration. Recognizing...
Development is necessary and inevitable, and so with the implementation of various infrastructure projects, land reclamation included, if we want the government to hit genuine progression in a worldwide magnitude. But more than the development these massive...