The Philippines at 500 and beyond

infrastructure is the ease of doing business. Institutional infrastructure is the development very good, pro-active, responsive honest, and corrupt-free government institutions. Green/ sustainable infrastructure is taking into account environmentally and ecological responsible technology, design, and development methodology.

With the rapid technology development, the digital infrastructure to be able to contribute as well. The technology advancement has also contributed in prolonging humankind’s life. Digital technology has helped people monitor their health better. World-class hospitals have successfully integrated digital technology into their daily hospital operations, providing better services for the patients.

Similarly, this digital infrastructure has paved the way for international collaborations. National team of international individuals working in their own countries, allowing for greater synergy of - tures. Data are being transferred via cloud storage; the team can access these data no matter where reference materials are stored in and Davao can access these data as of information across the country. be readily produced, archived, and retrieved, allowing our teams - ects, providing better output for moving towards digital database, so our administration can better monitor our employees’ performance, and our employees can easily do transactions. This also allows for less use of paper, which is more environment- friendly. Our library also makes use of the digital infrastructure through retrieve reference materials.

A Cebu megalopolis

The land area of the region of Cebu is four times the size of size of Singapore. The area for development is vast, and if we plan the city like Hong Kong and Singapore, the province can comfortably accommodate 30 million people, while preserving heritage, ecological sites and the natural environment.

Development should not end in Metropolitan Cebu. Urban growth centers should be established in the north ( e. g. Bogo City) and south, so that these emerging urban growth centers will act as counter- magnets and balance urban development. Quality education, quality healthcare, good in should be accessible throughout the region. Development should spread out evenly like butter on a piece of bread.