Mapping the Future: How Butuan’s Forest Land Use Plan Unlocks New Opportunities

Butuan City is laying the groundwork for a more deliberate, inclusive economy through the adoption of its comprehensive Forestland Use Plan—a strategic document designed to bring clarity, purpose, and investment readiness to a landscape that spans over 82,000 hectares. For decades, many of Butuan’s outlying barangays—such as Anticala, Pianing, Mahayahay, Dulag, Bit-os, and other upland…

The Multi-Billion Peso City Still Running on a Decades-Old Tricycle System

The orange tricycle was developed as a stopgap solution when Butuan was a smaller, resource-constrained city with limited transport demand. First formalized in many Philippine municipalities during the 1970s, this model enabled basic mobility across neighborhoods in an era without formal public transport infrastructure. Today, Butuan has evolved into the primary economic center of the…

Butuan’s e-BOSS: A New Era of Convenience, Transparency and Progress

Butuan City is taking significant strides in modernizing governance, and at the forefront of this transformation is the Electronic Business One-Stop Shop (e-BOSS). This innovative system is streamlining business operations and empowering local entrepreneurs, marking a milestone in Butuan’s journey toward becoming a more efficient, transparent, and business-friendly city. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗲-𝗕𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 The e-BOSS system…