The University of the Philippines Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (U.P. PLANADES) is a non-stock, non-profit foundation engaged in research, consultancy and extension services, academic development and training in urban and regional planning and related disciplines.  

Incorporated by a group of specialists and practitioners, its Articles of Incorporation were registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 1976, with its Code of By-Laws subsequently approved the following year.  

In 1978, and every five years thereafter, U.P. PLANADES is certified as a tax-exempt foundation by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) by virtue of its Certificate of Accreditation as a private science foundation.

Under a Memorandum of Agreement, it formally entered into a working and collaborative arrangement with the U.P. School of Urban and Regional Planning (U.P. SURP) on 10 August 1978, and since then, has made U.P. SURP its base.

U.P. PLANADES is a duly accredited consulting firm with the Confederation of Filipino Consulting Organizations, Inc. (COFILCO) per compliance to Executive Order No. 164. 

U.P. PLANADES is also registered with the Professional Regulation Commission as an Accredited Consultancy Firm. 

In close collaboration with U.P. SURP, U.P. PLANADES has since been operated as a private entity engaged in promoting studies and applied research and providing technical assistance by way of consultancy and extension services to government and non-government entities.   It has also supported scholarships and professorial chairs, as well as the development of publications and other related areas. 

U.P. PLANADES maintains a highly-respected multi-disciplinary staff complement of planning, management, finance and design professionals who have been involved in the planning and implementation of environmentally-sensitive and economically-sound development plans.   Its distinct advantages over other consultancy firms may usefully be noted as follows:

·             The overwhelming majority of its members (more than 75%) are Licensed Environmental Planners, easily satisfying the qualification requirements of the Philippine Regulatory Board for consultancy firms to engage in environmental planning practice as set forth under Presidential Decree No. 1308; and

·             U.P.PLANADES has strong linkages with, and can draw expertise from related academic units of the University of the Philippines, particularly the National Center for Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), and the National Center for Transportation Studies (NCTS).   It has also a pool of consultants and other experts from outside the University of the Philippines, who can be tapped for specific projects and highly specialized fields of expertise. 

The Foundation is primarily supported by the faculty and staff of the U.P. SURP.   It makes available a combination of knowledge and planning experience developed through years of research, teaching and actual practice. 

Through U.P. PLANADES, the faculty and staff of SURP have become fully involved partners in the gradual transformation of client cities and municipalities all over the country. 

Both entities have actively collaborated in providing technical assistance to Local Government Units (LGUs), especially in comprehensive development planning, comprehensive land use planning, local investment programming, zoning, and capability-building training programs.    

The entire package of U.P. PLANADES service to LGU-clients ensures that they comply with the development planning provisions of Republic Act No. 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and are capacitated to carry out planning responsibilities for the effective management of planned growth and change in their respective LGUs. 

Through comprehensive planning, programs and projects that respond to sectoral needs and aspirations are identified.   This is realized through a planning process that ensures maximum public participation.   On the other hand, the LGU is further strengthened through capacity-building activities that involve the participation of local officials and the technical staff of the LGU.

 

Corporate Objectives

The following objectives guide the foundation as it carries out its services: 

To provide consultancy services to the public and private sectors on various aspects of urban and regional planning, project development and management, and project feasibility studies; 

To upgrade the skills and knowledge of planners in various fields of urban and regional planning through the short-term and long-term training programs; 

To grant scholarships and professorial chairs in planning to deserving individuals; 

To sponsor workshops, seminars, educational campaigns, conferences, convocations, and symposia on planning and other related activities; 

To initiate, sponsor, support, promote, assist or conduct basic and applied research and development programs and projects in the fields of urban and regional planning, transportation planning, public works planning, estate planning, and environmental and natural resources planning; 

To give grants and donations in cash, property or services to individuals or entities engaged in the pursuit of knowledge and technical advancement in the various fields of planning; 

To provide assistance, financial or otherwise, to faculty members, alumni and students of the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning, who propose to undertake research and other related activities in planning; and,

To publish or disseminate information on research studies, training programs and other activities conducted by UP PLANADES.

 

Professional Services

• Urban and Regional Framework Plan Preparation and Review

• Comprehensive Development Planning

• Comprehensive Land Use Plan Preparation / Updating

• Local Development Investment Programming

• Local Government Income Generation Studies

• Policy and Institutional Studies

• Zoning Ordinance Preparation / Updating

• Sectoral Studies and Policy Analysis

• Project Feasibility Studies

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Social Impact Assessment

• Transportation and Traffic Management Planning

• Transportation Impact Assessment

• Project Development, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Site Planning

• Geographic Information System Mapping / Real Property Tax Mapping

• Solid Waste Management Planning

• Disaster Management / Mitigation Planning

• Eco-Tourism / Tourism Economic Zone Planning

• Infrastructure Planning

• Economic Zone / Industrial Estate Planning

• Protected Areas Management Planning

• Coastal Zone Management Planning

• Watershed Management Planning

• Agriculture Land Use Planning

• Resettlement Planning

• Land Valuation Studies

• Land Administration and Management Studies

• Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Planning

• Residential Subdivision Planning

• Resource Use and Management Planning

• Flood Plain Rehabilitation Planning

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