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UP SURP to hold first
grand alumni homecoming
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Are you a graduate of the University
of the Philippines School of Urban
and Regional Planning (UP SURP)? Do
you have old photos, anecdotes, and
interesting stories to share? Do you
want to be part of the First Grand
Alumni Homecoming Souvenir Program?
On the
occasion of the School’s 43rd
Founding Anniversary and the
University Centennial, the
University of the Philippines School
of Urban and Regional Planning (UP
SURP) will
hold its first grand alumni
homecoming with the theme:
“U.P. SURP – 43 @100”,
on Friday, October 24, 2008 from
6:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. at the Grand
Terrace, Commonwealth Avenue in
Quezon City. Be a part of this
once-in-a-lifetime celebration. Be
PROUD to be PART of UP SURP’s 43rd
and UP’s 100th.
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LOCAL PLANNING
Most provinces miss their
potentials for development because they plan
programs and operations without
consideration of sectoral concerns, the
budget, and the plans of the national and
municipal governments that they are supposed
to complement.
An expert in urban and
regional planning said in a recent
conference in Quezon City that the low
capabilities of provincial planning and
development offices (PPDO) result in poor
plans that have little impact on local
development.
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LAND USE
ANCESTRAL DOMAIN
GRP-MILF draft pact on Bangsamoro homeland
>Read full text of the Memorandum of
Agreement on the Ancestral Domain Aspect of
the GRP-MILF TRIPOLI AGREEMENT ON PEACE OF
2001
HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Coalition of gov’t
workers opposes QC development plan
A newly formed coalition of
government workers’ unions has opposed the
plan to develop 340 hectares of government
property in Quezon City into a business
zone, saying it would lead to the
displacement of thousands of workers and
informal settlers.
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80 families to get
cheap housing units in Quezon City
MANILA,
Philippines— In a bid to “provide decent and
affordable housing” to informal settlers,
the Quezon City government has awarded 80
families with affordable residential units
in Project 4, Quezon City, the city’s
housing agency said on Friday.
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REAL ESTATE
High-end
residential condos in demand, says
consultancy firm
High-end
residential condominiums are in demand, the
international real estate consultancy firm
CB Richard Ellis Philippines said recently.
As a result of
increased demand, prices for high-end
residential condominiums in Makati City have
risen from P90,000 per square meter in 2006
to as much as P130,000 per sq m this year.
This was revealed in a statement sent to
Inquirer Property.
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RP properties
‘hottest’ in Southeast Asia now
The Philippines was recently
declared a popular real estate hub in
Southeast Asia by the international
commercial real estate services firm, CB
Richard Ellis Philippines. It further cited
that “investment opportunities in tourism,
infrastructure, mining and real estate
remain high” here.
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RESOURCES
Evaluating RP's asset reform
Cognizant of this social justice problem,
the government passed various "asset reform"
laws aimed at giving the poor control over
the assets and natural resources they need
for survival. The best known asset reform
program--land reform--is now being hotly
debated in Congress. Farmers are lobbying
for the extension, with reforms, of the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988
(CARL), while landlords are trying to stall
Congress.
Seemingly forgotten, however, are the other
asset reform laws--the Indigenous People's
Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA), the Fisheries
Code of 1998, and the Urban Development and
Housing Act of 1992 (UDHA).
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14.5M
experienced hunger, says SWS
More
Filipino families across the country
experienced involuntary hunger (hunger due
to lack of food) between April and June than
during the first three months of the year, a
recent Social Weather Stations
survey showed.
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Drinking water from faucet still possible in
RP
In a country where rivers are being killed
by pollution and fragmented policies are a
threat, bottled drinking water has become a
necessity for most Filipinos.
The Philippines, however, can go back to the
good old days when citizens drank clean,
cold and refreshing water straight from the
tap. It will need a coherent water policy,
strong political will, and financing.
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President Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo announced in April the allocation of
P43.7 billion for a program that aims to
push for high palay yield, and
eventually rice self-sufficiency for the
country.
The FIELDS (Fertilizer, Irrigation,
Education and training of farmers and
fisherfolk, Loans, Dryers and other
post-harvest facilities, and Seeds of
high-yielding, hybrid varieties) program has
been designed to address the country's
looming shortage of rice.
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