10 July 2025
On June 28, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde hosted the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP) NCR South’s first Metro Hackathon in Metro Manila. The seminar gathered students, planners, architects, and educators to examine how climate stress, governance gaps, and infrastructure challenges are reshaping the region, and what planners must do next.
The conversation opened with a direct challenge to conventional practice. “We are no longer just authors of land use maps,”said PIEP National President ENP Jason San Juan. “We are strategists, data interpreters, governance integrators, and coalition builders.” He emphasized that environmental planning is now about navigating disruption, not following static frameworks.
