Metro Manila doesn’t just expand outward anymore—it rises. New developments seem to be appearing overnight in the city, with glass towers lining the sky and cranes marking what comes next.

For expatriates living in Manila, it may take a while to familiarize yourself and adjust to the fast-paced lifestyle of the metropolitan city. What are the best places to travel to? Where are the best ...

This special issue of Forefront is part of The Rockefeller Foundation’s Informal City Dialogues, a year-long collaboration with Next City and Forum for the Future taking place in six rapidly ...

This article was originally created for Making Contact. Down a narrow alleyway in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is the squatter community of Estero de San Miguel. Although the primary ...