John Tria
Dyandi and emerging Iligan
September 30, 2024 1:42 am
The Diyandi Festival, the annual celebration of the residents of Iligan City centers on the feast day of its patron Saint Michael the Archangel. Celebrating this month-long series of events including a street dancing fest last Sept. 27 makes one marvel at the growth of this Mindanao city, large urban area of 363,115 people according to 2020 census.
We will need more tech in Agri
September 22, 2024 11:07 pm
Over the last few years, we have seen climate variations affecting the growing and harvesting seasons of many of our crops. With these challenges, it is crucial to employ new techniques and technologies to achieve two aims for Philippine agriculture.
Keeping our eye on Ambisyon Natin 2040
September 15, 2024 10:28 pm
Ambisyon Natin 2040 is the long-term vision for our economy. Launched in 2015, it is a vision that endeavors to define a kind of life that the majority of Filipinos should be living by the year 2040. As I quote from its website under the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Ambisyon Natin 2040 “represents the collective long-term vision and aspirations of the Filipino people for themselves and for the country in the next 25 years. It describes the kind of life that people want to live, and how the country will be by 2040. As such, it is an anchor for development planning across at least four administrations.”
Northern Mindanao’s bridge to the future
September 08, 2024 10:04 pm
The Aug. 27, 2024 MB article by Trixie Rosel (mb.com.ph/2024/8/27/dpwh-prepares-for-panguil-bay-bridge-project-inauguration-next-month) highlights the launch of the much-awaited Panguil Bay Bridge, linking Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte.
The rise of the Southern Mindanao Economic corridor
September 01, 2024 10:04 pm
In 2015 I had the privilege to help organize the Southern Mindanao Growth Corridor business conference, a gathering of business leaders from all over the country to explore the opportunities in the economic corridor composed of the Soccsksargen region that covers the Cotabato provinces, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani and the adjacent Davao region which covers all Davao provinces and Davao City. Back then, many of the delegates who came for the conference were pleasantly surprised to find out just how the corridor is an area conducive to investment, commerce, and trade.