Moving Towards an Inclusive
and Livable Philippines

QUEZON CITY, November 19, 2025 – The 2025 edition of Bilang Siklista, the country’s largest citizen-led bicycle count, recorded 218,866 people on bicycles across 15 cities nationwide, the Mobility Awards convenors announced in a webinar yesterday. The counts were held from July to September 2025 at 180 locations across the country during four-hour peak commuting periods, engaging 688 citizen volunteers. This year marked several milestones in the institutionalization of bike counts: New partner cities Bacolod and Tagbilaran conducted their first-ever bike counts fully led by its city planning offices, while…

Written by: Reinnard Balonzo After a devastating magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Northern Cebu on Tuesday night, September 30, many remote villages have yet to receive sufficient help from the government. Recognizing the urgent need created by lagging aid efforts, the volunteers and members of the Bike Scouts – Cebu are using their bikes to traverse difficult terrain and deliver essential supplies to the hardest-hit communities. “When we found out that the distribution of the relief was in disarray, our sense of community as bikers kicked in,” said Janriel Amistoso, a…

QUEZON CITY, 4 July 2025 – Mobility Awards emphasized the urgent need for safer crossings and improved infrastructure for pedestrians and bicycle users during a webinar, following the rise of vehicular accidents and the removal of bike lanes. With the planned elimination of protected bike lanes in some major cities, Maria Golda Hilario, Director for Urban Development at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), highlights the importance of having inclusive mobility infrastructures. “Many [bicycle users] ride out of necessity, hindi iyan by choice, dahil walang masakyan at mahal…