Pasig City, in Metro Manila, Philippines secured a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies after being named one of 24 cities globally to win the Mayors Challenge 2025–2026 — recognition tied to its proposal to build floating parks along its waterways as a solution to the city’s chronic shortage of green and open spaces (See TheGlobalFilipino.com for story).
Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto
Pasig’s young Mayor Vico Sotto has save the city P150 million in the first five months of his office by imposing transparency on bidding, curbing corruption (See Esquiremag.ph for story).
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