Revoke land ordinance, farmers urge gov’t

Not again, not another case of the powers that be grabbing land from poor farmers. And then we complain of not having enough food? The business opportunities of mining this area must be staggering. A strong planning culture is what's needed here.

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Quezon City to convert 8 markets into mixed-use buildings

Do multi-story buildings really work as Public Markets? I've seen some examples in Metro Manila and they looked cramped and uninviting. The designers should observe what really goes on in Public Markets in Metro Manila in order to make designs that would be appropriate, we wouldn't want to end up with more stinky four story buildings masquerading as public markets...

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