Cycling on the Rise
by Rio Constantino Editor’s Note: Rio Constantino was a volunteer counter based in Quezon City for the citizen-driven bike count project Metro Manila Counts (MMC). MMC is a collaboration between the Mobility Awards (ICSC, MNL Moves, The Climate Reality Project Philippines, 350 Pilipinas and Pinay Bike Commuter Community) and the local government units of San Juan, Pasig, Marikina, and Quezon City that aims to establish a baseline data of bikers and pedestrians to help justify the need for better mobility infrastructure in Metro Manila. A proper baker knows the importance of good measurements. After all, baking is as much [...]
Where turtles go
by Rio Constantino Editor’s Note: Rio Constantino is a Grade-12 student at the Philippine Science High School — Main Campus. He volunteered to join ICSC's Francis Dela Cruz and Janssen Mozar Martinez in a trip to the Turtle Islands earlier this month in cooperation with the Turtle Conservation Society of the Philippines. _ At the southern end of the Philippines, tucked between the Sulu, Celebes, and Mindanao Seas, is the Turtle Island Wildlife Sanctuary. It is a group of seven small islands in the province of Tawi-Tawi with dramatic clouds and vibrant reefs, and its sandy beaches are vital nesting [...]