Latest in HousingEvery school, hospital, and housing project Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso builds in Manila is a high-rise. The maverick mayor said this was not out of architectural preference but out of necessity, fiscal logic, and a deliberate effort to anticipate the city’s needs 15 years into the…
Life appears to be getting harder for Bicolanos: just weeks after the region was reported as the slowest-growing economy in the Philippines in 2025, inflation in the Bicol Region nearly doubled in a single month. Inflation jumped to 7.6 percent in April 2026 from 4.1 percent in March—outpacing the…
Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV on Wednesday expressed support for Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso’s four-point development strategy centered on education, healthcare, housing, and jobs. Speaking during the 57th commencement exercises of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila…
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