In a country of ribbon-cutting, it’s progress in the advocacy to see a President + two Cabinet Secretaries inaugurate a bus station. Eight years ago, this would not have even hit the news. While still a ways to go, undeniably a step forward. x.com/inquirerdotn...

🌳♥️ 📍MacArthur Highway, Pampanga

The EDSA Busway shows what’s possible when projects are carried forward across administrations and when the government works with the private sector: Sustained, improved (could be faster, sure), and expanded to deliver real mobility gains.

🐎🧧

Spatio hosting a bike pop-up 😉 Congrats @groundwork.apparel, Gouache, Anthill, @courier_ph, and @extasisoutdoors Happy to see a big businesses carving out space for local brands ✨ Buying a fan ended up with ano 🫣

The crazy assortment of things you need (or not, lol) aside, Bikeary provides a safe environment to explore cycling. If not that, a cool refuge in between commutes! A real gem to the bike community. Watch here: youtu.be/x3FD-moy51w?...

🥹 Happy to see open spaces like Greenfield that allow people to simply be - sit, gather, play. Too often, open spaces come with restrictions driven by security concerns. Small things like this definitely go a long way in making our life in Metro Manila better ✨

til, ang sarap ng mogu mogu 😋

some people 😮‍💨

Valenzuela has been consistent in building parks for its residents and, like Marikina, has made good use of its waterways to improve livability. People shouldn’t have to leave their city just to enjoy green space, and Valenzuela is definitely on that path.

The minor cost of fitness: Everything hurts 😅 Definitely worth it, but the soreness was already getting in the way of activities. So, I finally gave in to IG ads 📺 🤯 TIL you can distract the nervous system to reduce pain and improve mobility

Tomas Morato has come a long way. While still car-dominated, sidewalks are noticeably wider, well-lit, and people-friendly. It shows what’s possible when a local government treats active transportation as a real deliverable.

I tried #Moovr for the first time to get around BGC and it’s perfect for traveling across long-ish distances fast. Well, if only I located a docking station before kicking off and no, you can’t drag it around parks and buildings looking for a dock - it’s sets off an alarm 🫠

There’s no question that government processes can be improved. But the more urgent issue is road safety; the real threat to society comes from unsafe driving behavior. That’s where conversations needs to focus.

After seeing how misinformation has distorted public discourse over the years, it feels important to say that, in an age of rapid sharing, pausing to verify and add context before posting matters. Even unintentional misinformation can harm public trust. www.philstar.com/headlines/20...

1/x: Things I learned from Taipei (and it’s really basic): Dead space is a design choice. Spaces beneath rail lines and bridges can be useful when design is intentional + people-centered #Placemaking

Alleyways usually get a bad rep, but Taipei has a really good alley game ✨ and it’s fantastic for mobility. It feels organic to their culture and built environment: clean, well-lit, with constant eyes on the street that make them safe and functional. Share your favorite eskinita 👀

✅ Resting allowed. This is what it looks like when a city designs for people: basic seating areas where you don’t need to spend to meet friends and where resting is not a crime.

The magic ✨of people’s streets! No such thing as going solo, thanks to friends who love urban living. When made more inclusive, streets truly bring communities together.

There’s something about the energy of terminals ✨Once in a while, when done right (or better), it’s this beautiful chaos of moving people across cities. Here’s hoping for more terminals built with the welfare of people above all else.

🫡 QC made the sidewalks adjacent the Elliptical Road people-friendly by simply allowing life to happen ✨ The raised, dedicated bike lanes doubled as buffer against high-volume, high-speed traffic. Smart cities, after all, is all about making the ordinary, daily life easy 😉

I’m pretty vanilla in most things which, incidentally, includes my preference for vanilla ice cream. Over dinner I was asked what I wanted for dessert, so I picked vanilla. When it arrived, I had a choice of three toppings. The irony 🫩

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻

Elementary PE stock knowledge finally paying off 🥹 #MLB #WorldSeries #Dodgers

Metro Manila Car-Free ✨

Three car-free Sundays, each with a different vibe ✨ 📍Marikina Car-Free Sundays | Ayala Car-Free Sunday | Kalye Escolta Pedestrian Sunday People are winning today 🥹

My favorite bike commuting sensory experience: The sweet smell of chocolate as I pass this segment of EDSA.

For better or for worse, I love the uncontrolled, people-led, and sensory-overload that is Metro Manila. Yes, tough to see through it all but it’s there ✨ not to romanticize; instead, know that, as a metropolis, we can offer a vibe that is uniquely us!

Marikina brings a different flavor to car-free streets: City-sponsored balance bikes, street and trunk pop-ups, free water, bike parking and toilets + bike community support ✨ 🫡 Marikina 🤝 Happy Pedal Project 🩷🩵💛

It’s one of those lines: If I told my 2019 self that by 2025 mobility would be central to discussions and would actively be participated in by civil society, academe, government, private sector - I wouldn’t believe myself. But here we are - and that’s really worth something ✨

WHEW😅 It’s been an intense 9mos! Taking a moment now to thank everyone that’s been part of the Philippine Mobility Series + the Philippine Mobility Summit. It’s both the fulfillment of a dream & the start of a dream to start chipping away at our mobility issues. Cheers, friends!

Final push for @altmobilityph.bsky.social & DOTr’s Philippine Mobility Summit. 🚌 Pre-summit tour tomorrow; 🟢Philippine Mobility Summit on Monday. Visit bit.ly/PhilippineMobilitySummit for details Thanks to Grab, Ayala, The Asia Foundation, Ayala Land, & the Move As One Coalition

The other thing we need to be talking about: In his statement, DOH Sec. Ted said 35 Filipinos die each day due to road crashes. Thankful to Jean Todt and Mikee Cojuangco for lending their voices to highlight the urgency to protect road users - esp. the most vulnerable.

Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety put it best: Road crashes is a crisis that hides in plain sight. It’s road safety all-week: Meeting with several partners: international orgs, civil society, and government, to provide a platform for collaboration. #APRSC2025

Two years of the largest car-free in the country to-date. Congrats, Make It Makati!

Alleyways are Metro Manila’s hidden (gem, lol) backbone - an overlooked network that can improve mobility and an untapped opportunity for placemaking ✨

🫩

A preview of what’s to come at the Philippine Mobility Summit with @jacquemanabat.bsky.social and EJ Obiena Watch the full reel: www.instagram.com/reel/DN7tmVQ... Visit @altmobilityph.bsky.social for more details.

A decade ago, we could have never imagined the government saying “move many commuters as possible” “carry more passengers, discourage the use of single passenger vehicles” It seems we’re finally turning a corner ✨ www.abs-cbn.com/news/busines...

Now, it’s almost impossible to unsee it. 👀 How do your usual terminals fare? Full Story: www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...

✨ Always something new from Benjie - from popular transport to evolution in planning. I like this in particular: in most cities, public transport go to employment areas and serves particular times, but that’s not how women and caregivers move. www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...

ngl, current state: Everything hurts 😅

Initial thoughts biking for the first time on the East Service Road: Well, it’s a direct route and generally flat but that risk-benefit ratio 😅

🌧️ One test of transport system resilience: from our sidewalks to our roads, and even rail.

The view from the sofa of this coffee shop never gets old ✨ Transit things 😉

Closing the Philippine Mobility Series tackling key questions: How did we get here + how do we fund transport projects? Prep work for the Philippine Mobility Summit, September 15th. 🫡 Paulo Alcazaren, and Lucas Mangulabnan of DOTr & Frocks Roque of ULI.

mobility things ✨ Today, listened to DOTr’s infrastructure priorities in the next three years. Definitely excited to see how this all plays out at @altmobilityph.bsky.social’s Philippine Mobility Summit in 🗓️ September. Thanks to Grab, MBC, Move As One, and GIZ.

Tip your delivery riders well; they deserve it 🥺

In a moment of frustration, I ranted to @benjiedlp.bsky.social how mobility issues have remained the same. He said, “yeah - there seems to be a 10, 10 pattern: 10 years of advocacy, 10 years of speedy progress.” 7 years into the mobility advocacy, 👀 I can’t wait for the coming 3 years

The government needs to balance its investment in rail services/middle miles with feeder services/first-last miles to get people from their homes to different parts of the city; BRT is the quick win we need to achieve that + a way forward for PUVMP. www.philstar.com/nation/2025/...