We need parks, big and small

NOW that I hear the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has actually provided a small park in Navotas for the public, I am encouraged to ask them to look into all Metro Manila areas and provide pocket parks for people's health and leisure. The MMDA chairman, Romando S. Artes, has promised they would. If this is the case, I hope the local government units (LGUs) concerned will be enthusiastic about doing this and cooperate. Metro Manila has the highest population density in the world, with a population per square mile of 119,600. This density level is up there compared to cities in other countries.

According to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), population density is neither good nor bad but becomes that depending on the basic services that are provided. And certainly facilities for parks in urban areas, particularly high-density areas, are a much-needed basic service.