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Why Philippine Infrastructure Builds Persistently but Struggles to Deliver Systemic Gains By Karl Garcia The Philippines has consistently pursued infrastructure expansion. Successive administrations have launched major programs focused on roads, railways, ports, flood control, and urban redevelopment. Public investment in infrastructure has increased over time, and the country has no shortage of plans, feasibility studies, … Continue reading
Environmentalism Without Illusions:
When Good Intentions Fail Philippine Ecology By Karl Garcia Environmental protection is one of the few policy goals that attracts near-universal agreement. Plant trees. Recycle waste. Clean rivers. Ban incineration. These actions feel ethical, visible, and immediately reassuring. They signal concern and suggest progress. Yet environmental policy, like public health or infrastructure planning, is governed … Continue reading
Housing Is Not the Problem. Scale Without Governance Is.
By Karl Garcia As of January 2026, the Philippine government is building houses at an unprecedented pace—yet the housing crisis persists. This contradiction is not accidental. It is structural. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is actively undertaking mass housing and resettlement projects across Metro Manila, CALABARZON, and Central Luzon, primarily to relocate … Continue reading
The Car Is Not the Enemy. Disorder Is.
By Karl Garcia In the Philippines, transport debates play out like moral crusades. Cars are the devil. Public transit is holiness. Bikes promise redemption. But as the Department of Transportation (DoTr) opens bids for a 2055 Transportation System Master Plan—drawing five global consortia competing for $44 million in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank funding—it’s time to … Continue reading
Position Paper: The Philippine Capital Debate — Why Tri-Capital May Be the Most Realistic Outcome
By Karl Garcia I. Executive Summary The debate over relocating the Philippine capital is often framed as a simple choice between Manila, Clark, Aurora, or Quezon. However, capital relocation is not primarily an infrastructure issue. It is a question of statecraft, national identity, and institutional design. The Philippines’ political reality—strong regional elites, competing visions of … Continue reading
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