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SURP
to hold Special Planning Lecture
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The
School of Urban and Regional
Planning
will host a Special Lecture entitled
"An Innovative Regional Governance Model in the Philippines and
Its Role in Enhancing Urban-Rural Linkages: The Case of Metro
Iloilo-Guimaras", as part of the SURP's 44th
Anniversary celebration on October 22, 2009 at the
Firmalino Hall at 2:00 p.m. The lecture will be delivered by
Dr. Zenaida A. Manalo, SURP professor who has
recently finished her Visiting |
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Professorship at the
International
Spatial Planning Center at the Technical University of Dortmund
in Germany.
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SURP hosts lecture
on the Coral Triangle Initiative
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September 23, 2009---The
UP School of Urban and Regional
Planning, in cooperation with the
American Embassy in Manila, held a
Special Lecture entitled Impacts of
Terrestrial and Urban Development on
the Marine Resources. Dr. Kent
Carpenter, a professor of Biological
Sciences from the University of
Hawaii presented the local threats
Coral Triangle Initiative and
which, Dr. Carpenter said can be
addressed by urban and land use
planning.
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HOUSING
RP
government reaffirms commitment to provide
decent housing to informal settlers
MANILA, Dec. 25 — The
Philippine government is committed to
provide decent housing to informal settlers
nationwide, the country’s lead development
agency declared.
The National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA), in a report
presented shortly following the launch of
“The Search for The Millennium Development
Goal (MDG) Youth Champions” at the Manila
Hotel, said that the government has adopted
a two-pronged strategy to address the
housing problem that plague urban and some
rural areas in the country.
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Solon seeks
housing plan for poor
MANILA, Philippines -- Metro
Manila's urban dwellers living along esteros,
dump sites, and other dangerous areas will
soon enjoy decent living conditions under a
multibillion-peso measure proposed at the
House of Representatives.
The substitute bill has been
endorsed by Speaker Prospero Nograles for
plenary approval when sessions resume on
January 20.
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DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Asia
Pacific countries should develop practical
institutional frameworks and funding
arrangements to facilitate the full
integration of effective Disaster Risk
Reduction (DRR) mechanisms.
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TUBOD, Lanao del Norte,
- All local government units (LGUs) in
Northern Mindanao have been enjoined to
integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR)
measures into their respective local
development plans (LDP).
This is the context of
Resolution No. 01-2008 of the Regional
Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC), Region
10, said P/Chief Supt. Teodorico B. Capuyan,
Regional Director of the Philippine National
Police (PNP) and Chairperson of RDCC in the
region.
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Albay's 'good
practices' vs disasters to be replicated in
3 provinces
LEGAZPI CITY, Sept. 30 — Disaster-prone
Albay is helping other provinces learn also
from her sad experience.
Recently, Albay's good practices in disaster
risk reduction, mitigation and control were
cited by the Oxfam of Great Britain and
targeted for replication in the provinces of
Sarangani, Sorsogon and Pampanga.
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO,
Pampanga, Sept. 25 – With the coordination
of the Provincial Disaster Coordinating
Council (PDCC) and Provincial Disaster
Response Network (PDRN), the provincial
government and other stakeholders in
provincial disaster management launched a
disaster risk reduction program for local
communities here, Wednesday. The launching
of the "Provincial Readiness to
Institutionalize and Mainstream Risk
Reduction" (PRIMRR) project was a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) between the
provincial government and international
charity group Oxfam.
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text
ILOILO
CITY, Oct. 29 — The five municipalities in
the island-province of Guimaras have
identified typhoons as the topmost disaster
they have to deal with followed by flooding.
In last week's disaster
management training, the municipalities of
Jordan, Buenavista, Nueva Valencia, San
Lorenzo and Sibunag named the top ten
disasters each town must give emphasis.
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