Unusual But Achievable Dream City

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This project of South Korea is very interesting. Reports from SunStar states that:

“ Due to rapid urbanization in this highly developed and stable republic (Korea), its government, along with its band of ecology experts, came up with a master plan of building an ""eco-city," a city that is low in carbon emission but boosting economic growth…

…  "Korea needs to develop the low-carbon and green city in Gangwon to promote the city as the "global premium city," - Professor Kwi-Gon Kim, director of the International Urban Training Center (IUTC)

Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) project development officer Reynaldo Monticalbo Estipona stated that this kind of project could also be attain here in the Philippines but only on the provinces were problems on informal settlers and garbage collection is not as worse as Metro Manila.


The Philippines should follow this model being done by Korea because the first impact that it will create is on the well-being of the citizen. Industrial Age has already passed but it leaves a dreadful virus that we must eliminate before it affects us all which is the worsening condition of air and generally the environment.


It is always my dream to live in a clean environment accompanied by great income opportunity; nothing beats a daily dose of clean air especially if you are on a daily commute to work. It’s one of the great ways to start the day. Take for example here at Sta. Rosa, Laguna, It’s not even part of Metro Manila but the quality of air here compared to Manila is almost the same. If your resistance to diseases is low it is certain that you can have runny nose almost daily especially if you inhale the emissions from public utility vehicles.


Not only that generators run by diesel and bunker fuels from factories also contribute to the worsening quality of air. If eco-city is develop, this could be the end of this Industrial Age era machineries that help build our economy but also degenerates the quality of life. This will also be the beginning of renewable energy to become the main energy sources of manufacturing facilities.


Whether possible or not in Metro Manila, for now “eco-city” must be started at other areas of the Philippines to help save what is remaining of our precious environment, help save us from the deluge pose by climate change and at the same time keep us sane by hopefully living in a low-carbon urban settlements.