What's InsideWhat'sInside + 14 March - April 2001 Editor's NotesEditor'sNotes + 2 The feature article for this issue focuses on the problem of land development and the dif- ferent obstacles that property developers have to overcome in securing clearances and ap- provals. ISSN 0115-9097 Vol. XIX No. 2 A condensed version of PIDS Discussion Paper 2000-20 entitled "Land Use Planning in Metro Manila and the Urban Fringe: Implications on the Land and Real Estate Market." ** * 1