High-tech metropolis thinks green

Planned city in Philippines will be equipped to handle 'climate shocks'

CLARK, The Philippines - He may never set foot in New Clark City, but taxi driver Edgard Labitag hopes the Philippines' first green, disaster-resilient, high-tech metropolis will ease the pressure on Manila - meaning fewer hours stuck in traffic and more time with his children.

On a sweltering Sunday afternoon, the 42-year-old at the wheel bemoaned another shift spent inching along the congested streets of the capital city of 13 million people.