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URL:
https://www.facebook.com/davaocitygov/posts/pfbid0aFmFKUiu2PVDKPmhaYVh3GN9zPq9vwrngFDSaxmD8AwfsfAB1AJgG1C2KhzH49XUl

Title:
Informal settlers in Purok 34, Taal, Bangkal voluntarily dismantled houses they have illegally built on the river embankment in the area.

Author:
City Government of Davao

Date:
October 25, 2020

Key Content:
After a discussion with the locals in Davao about the risks of living by the river, particularly in considering the recent rains and flooding in the city, the 'self-demolition' occurred.

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Informal settlers in Purok 34, Taal, Bangkal voluntarily dismantled houses they have illegally built on the river embankment in the area.

The ‘self-demolition’ came after the local government of...

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Road deterioration due to heavy trucks - DPWH-Davao - RESEARCHED BY: Callao, Angelica Grace

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URL:
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1946392/davao/local-news/road-deterioration-due-to-heavy-trucks---dpwh-davao

Title:
Road deterioration due to heavy trucks - DPWH-Davao

Author:
Krizzy S. Daugdaug

Date:
November 18, 2022

Key Content:

According to the Department of Public Works and Highways Davao Region (DPWH-Davao), one factor that may contribute to road deterioration is heavy and overloaded trucks. However, another major factor that led to road damage is the quality of asphalt used during road construction, indicating poor planning. Because of this, the budget allocated for the construction is wasted and it causes inconvenience for those drivers who utilize the roads everyday.

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AN official of the Department of Public Works and Highways Davao Region (DPWH-Davao) said one of the contributing factors to why roads in the Davao Region are deteriorating is due to overloaded trucks.

DPWH Spokesperson Dean Ortiz said during the 18th Regular Session on November 15, 2022 that the roads in the region are built to accommodate vehicles that weigh as much as 10 tons. However, 20-ton trucks are now plying the roads of the region. The roads in the region are not intended to accommodate trucks of this size.

"We can monitor the trucks coming in Davao City, but... we can only do so much," Ortiz said.

He said they can only monitor the weight of the big trucks traveling along J.P. Laurel in Panabo, Davao del Norte, and in Digos, Davao del Sur. The agency has built weighbridge stations, located around 10 kilometers away from populated areas, to monitor the weight of the trucks.

To closely monitor the trucks, Davao City Councilor Bernie Al-ag proposed the monitoring and regulation of the weights of big trucks traveling in and out of the city.

"I think what we need to do about this, number one, in regulating the weights of the truck, if we have an existing policy about this we need to review this, tan-awon nato kung appropriate pa ba ni sa atoang mga roads (Let's take a look into this if it is still appropriate)," Al-ag said.

Also, he said DPWH should also check with their planning department, especially the quality of the asphalt that is being used for the road construction so that the budget will not be wasted.

"Sana hindi masayang ang pera ng mga tao (I hope we will not waste the money of the public). We will do asphalting then how many months lang ma-deform and then magiging source pa ng accidents sa city, so instead na mohayag-hayag ang kinabuhi sa mga tao, nagkaproblema na noon ta (It would be a wase that after asphalting the roads, it will deteriorate and be the cause of accidents. Instead of improving the livability in the city, it has caused a problem)," Al-ag said.

However, Ortiz said if the road deteriorates, the cost of the repair will be charged to the contractor of the project due to a structural warranty of five years.

"If there are portions that needed to be repaired, those are totally at no cost to the government, it is under the contractor," Ortiz said.

While the repair will not cost the government, Al-ag still requested their office to follow the standards of the construction, especially the contractor. He said Dabawenyos deserve quality infrastructure.

"Hindi po pwede na after one year or two years mabungkag na pud ang road (It is not right that after a year or two it will be reconstructed again). This is not efficient, we demand efficiency," Al-ag said.

He said there should be a permanent solution or long-term solution to deteriorating roads. KSD

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Road deterioration due to heavy trucks - DPWH-Davao

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AN official of the Department of Public Works and Highways Davao Region (DPWH-Davao) said one of the contributing factors to why roads in the Davao Region are deteriorating is due to overloaded trucks. DPWH Spokesperson Dean Ortiz said during the 18th Regular Session on November 15, 2022 that the roads in the region are built to accommodate vehicles that weigh as much as 10 tons.

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URL:
https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/10/31/2137875/more-government-housing-projects-rising-mindanao

Title:
More government housing projects rising in Mindanao

Author:
Louiese Maureen Simeon

Date:
October 21, 2021

Key Content:
The government is providing more housing projects in Mindanao to ensure that Filipinos in the island get access to decent homes.

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More government housing projects rising in Mindanao

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The government is providing more housing projects in Mindanao to ensure that Filipinos in the island get access to decent homes.

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Rapid urbanisation: Where do urban poor stand? - RESEARCHED BY: Quitoga, Ivan Jay

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URL: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/urbanisation/rapid-urbanisation-where-do-urban-poor-stand--78613

Tittle:
Rapid urbanisation: Where do urban poor stand?

Author:
Sakshi Gangwar, Febi DA, Prajeev Narayan Bhageshwar, Shriya Bajaj

Date:
August 24, 2021

Key Content:

Delhi is one of the world's largest cities, yet a significant portion of its residents live in slums without access to basic resources. The lack of proper planning by government authorities has led to the haphazard growth of the city. Over half of its population lives in slums lacking even the most essential necessities, such as clean water and proper sanitation. These slums are characterized by dirty water, blocked drains, cramped housing, narrow lanes, and piles of garbage. The sanitation facilities are inadequate, and the water supply is unreliable.

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Delhi is the sixth-largest metropolis in the world. And yet, a third of its residences are part of slums with no basic resources

Urbanisation in India has become an inescapable ordeal. With development of the services sector, the population pressure on cities has escalated.

Cities face the adverse outcomes of rapid urbanisation such as overpopulation, acute shortage of housing and basic amenities, environment pollution, unemployment and social unrest. The model of building a developed city comprises unplanned development, which only bolsters the dichotomy prevailing in urban cities between the rich and the poor.

India has a population of 65.49 million people living in 13.7 million slum households across the country. As much as 65 per cent of Indian cities have adjoining slums where people live in small houses adjacent to each other.

Delhi slums are known to be the filthiest among all metropolitan cities in the country. A survey conducted in Delhi under the 69 th National Service Scheme round (July 2012-December 2012) revealed that the capital had approximately 6,343 slums with more than a million households where 52 per cent of its total population resided.

We are also in the middle of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has only exacerbated the misery of those living in such spaces.
The plight of the urban poor in Delhi
Delhi is the sixth-largest metropolis in the world. And yet, a third of its residences are part of the slums with no basic resources. The city has grown haphazardly without any proper planning by the government authorities.

More than half of the city's population lives in slums that do not provide the most basic necessities. Dirty stagnant water, clogged drains, narrow lanes, cramped houses and heaps of garbage are among the few characteristics of slums in the national capital. Sanitary installments are poor and water supply irregular.

Financial insecurity: Nearly 81 per cent of India's population works in the informal sector. The sudden implementation of complete lockdown on March 25, 2020 has severely affected the ability of slum dwellers to earn their living.

A majority of households reported that they would starve to death if lockdowns were to continue for a longer time, according to a 2020 survey.

After the shutdown of all economic activities, Delhi witnessed a wave of reverse migration, when thousands of migrant workers headed back to their home towns, many of them on foot. Nearly 70 per cent slum dwellers reported loss of employment; 12 per cent pending dues from previous months; 10 per cent reduction of wages and 8 per cent other effects.

Unveiling existing inequalities: The COVID-19 pandemic has now torn open the tapestry to reveal the ugly mess inside the slums. Washing hands and observing physical distancing was impossible to follow in slums.

Nearly 21.8 per cent of slum households in Delhi depend on shared water sources such as public taps.
What has been done
The central government initiated cash transfers and food security programmes as part of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana scheme. The Delhi government initiated a cash transfer of Rs 5,000 to provide additional support to marginalised people working as auto-rickshaw drivers, taxi drivers as well as widows, differently abled and elderly persons.

Above-poverty-line card holders were provided 50 per cent more quantity of ration, below-poverty-line cardholders 7.5 kilograms ration per person. Families without ration cards could avail themselves of 5 kg of ration per person after applying for a temporary ration card.

It was, however, observed that only 66 per cent households in the slums of Delhi had ration cards.
Need for potential policy measures
These benefits reached only a small part of the intended beneficiaries. Most relief funds and benefits do not reach slum dwellers, mainly because these settlements are not officially recognised by the government.

An absence of proper social security measures in India has come to the fore and has a huge impact on our ability to fight against the virus. Thus, new approaches to urban planning and effective governance are the need of the hour.

Following are the few protective measures that should be implemented by the administration in order to provide security to the slum dwellers:

Accelerating efficiency of welfare and relief schemes

Ensuring access to free vaccines, food security and adequate shelter in the slums

Improving sanitation and transportation facilities in slums

Establishing clinics and healthcare facilities

Aiding non-profits and local support bodies who have better reach to these marginalised communities

Necessary actions should be taken to build sustainable, robust and inclusive infrastructure. Instead of a top-down approach, we need to adopt a bottom-up approach to better understand unique challenges faced by the urban poor.

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Rapid urbanisation: Where do urban poor stand?

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Delhi is the sixth-largest metropolis in the world. And yet, a third of its residences are part of slums with no basic resources Urbanisation in India has become an inescapable ordeal. With development of the services sector, the population pressure on cities has escalated.

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Abot sa kalahating milyong pamilya sa NCR, bahagi ng urban poor sector | UB - RESEARCHED BY: Romero, Dean Jedrei

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URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvWonrb-aLM

Title:
Abot sa kalahating milyong pamilya sa NCR, bahagi ng urban poor sector

Author:
GMA News

Date:
December 8, 2022

Key Contents:
According to the Philippine Commission for the Urban Poor, (PCUP), there are 500,000 people that are part of the urban poor. In the video clip, an elderly woman was asked about her situation in Metro Manila and according to her, she would rather live in her hometown, Pagadian City. This indicates the hardships that the people are facing as part of the urban poor. Lack of urban development results in more people experiencing difficulties in their everyday life such as unemployment and poverty.

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Abot sa kalahating milyong pamilya sa NCR, bahagi ng urban poor sector | UB

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The impact of urbanisation in Africa, explained  - BBC Africa - RESEARCHED BY: Tolentino, Adrian

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URL:
https://youtu.be/WuswpC4n0As

Title:
The impact of urbanization in Africa, explained - BBC Africa.

Author:
Yemisi Adegoke, BBC News

Date:
May 17, 2022

Key Contents:

Africa's very rapid urban population has made its urban development break into shambles. This resulted in difficulties when accessing clean water and sanitation. This very much relates to certain places in Mindanao where clean water and sanitation are an issue as a result of poor governance, and poor urban planning and development.

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The impact of urbanisation in Africa, explained  - BBC Africa

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Alyssa Lopez - RESEARCHED BY: Abe, Charmagne Grace

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URL:
https://www.facebook.com/alyssalopezzzz/posts/pfbid0gjLb6AB9CjzaPjWvzfBq88wTxkqR2z7pPLTtFQUP7RrSQaofH3uUpBJH8Gxj4PaWl

Title:
A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BEGINS AT HOME

Author:
Alyssa Lopez,  Nurhata Mizhuari

Date:
April 7, 2021

Key Contents:

The poster raises awareness of the harsh conditions among informal settlements, robbing opportunities from the settlers. The population of informal settlers in the Philippines is increasing exponentially, with indigenous informal settlers aspiring for a better life in large cities such as Davao City. To live in a decent and sustainable home is a fundamental human right. The government must improve the lives of the marginalized through proper urban planning, budgeting, and project implementation.

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A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BEGINS AT HOME

As cities grow and develop, the population of informal settlers increases exponentially. In the Philippines, this includes a significant number of indigenous...

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Homelessness - RESEARCHED BY: Callao, Angelica Grace

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URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMt8h9rnxYg&t=3s

Title:
Homelessness

Author:
UN Human Rights

Date:
March 4, 2016

Key Content:

Due to the government's "failure to implement human rights obligations" as stated by Leilani Farha, homeless people have become an issue. Because of poor urban development, these people are experiencing harsh living conditions. Lack of adequate housing has been a problem that most cities, including Davao, have been experiencing considering the number of street dwellers that have been roaming.

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Urbanization Effects - RESEARCHED BY: Lao, Teresa Venice

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URL:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/urban-threats

Title:
Urbanization Effects

Author:
National Geographic (Magazine)

Date:
May 3, 2021

Key Content:

The promise of jobs and prosperity draws people to cities. By 2050, two-thirds of the population are anticipated to have relocated from rural to urban areas. Poor urban development in Mindanao could force residents to relocate, leaving the region neglected.

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Urban environments can sometimes lead to overcrowding and pollution.

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The Extreme Effects of Poverty in the Philippines - The Borgen Project - RESEARCHED BY: Quitoga, Ivan jay

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URL: https://borgenproject.org/effects-of-poverty-in-the-philippines/

Titlle:
The Extreme Effects of Poverty in the Philippines. The Borgen Project.

Author:
The Borgen Project

Date:
December 9, 2019

Key Content:

The Philippines, a Southeast Asian nation made up of over 7,000 islands, faces the challenge of poverty, which affects a growing number of its citizens. The root causes of poverty in the Philippines, as identified by the Asian Development Bank, are sluggish economic growth, a struggling agriculture sector, high population growth, and widespread inequality. These factors result in numerous impacts of poverty that make life increasingly difficult for the Filipino people.

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The Philippines is a country located in Southeast Asia comprised of more than 7,000 islands. Poverty has proven to be one of the most significant challenges facing this country and its citizens. Filipinos are having a hard time surviving in such difficult conditions, and more and more are falling into extreme poverty.

According to the Asian Development Bank, the major causes of poverty include: low economic growth, a weak agricultural sector, increased population rates and a high volume of inequality. Because of these factors, there are a lot of effects of poverty in the Philippines that make it difficult for people to live in such circumstances.

Inability to Afford Housing

With poverty plaguing the country and employment opportunities being scarce, many Filipinos are unable to afford housing, which puts them in danger of turning to the streets for accommodation. In 2012, extreme poverty within the Philippines affected 19.2 percent of the population or around 18.4 million people.

This poverty line survived on $1.25 a day, making it extremely difficult to rise out of poverty and find affordable housing for Filipinos and their families.

Malnutrition in the Philippines

Hunger is one of the extreme effects of poverty in the Philippines. With little money to buy food, Filipinos are having to survive on very limited food; even when food supplies are stable, they are most accessible in other areas where people have enough income to purchase the food.

And with such an unequal distribution of income, there is a low demand for food supplies in less developed areas that are home to low-income residents. The quality of food is also decreasing - rice used to be the main source of food for Filipinos, but now it has largely been replaced with instant noodles, which is cheaper but less nutritious. As a result, malnutrition has become a lot more common.

Child Labor

With poverty taking a toll on Filipinos, parents often can't make enough money to support their families; children then have to be taken out of school to work in harsh conditions. Statistics show that around 3.6 million children, from ages 5-17, are child laborers in the Philippines. This is 15.9 percent of the entire population.

Crime and Thievery

With conditions so troublesome, people often resort to crime and thievery to survive. Research found that one of the overwhelming reasons to steal is due to difficulties caused by poverty. Without proper employment, people turn to stealing, especially since family sizes are rather large, and there are a lot of people to provide for.

There are too many people and not enough resources. And with such conditions, people become desperate and practice drastic measures to provide for themselves and their families.

Even with later statistics found in 2015, 21.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Conditions do not seem to be improving, but there is always the hope for new development. As a result, it is important to understand the effects of poverty in the Philippines because it is a country in need of assistance.
- McCall Robison

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The Extreme Effects of Poverty in the Philippines - The Borgen Project

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Hunger is one of the extreme effects of poverty in the Philippines. With little money to buy food, Filipinos are having to survive on very limited food. And even when food supplies are stable, they are most accessible in other areas where people have enough income to purchase the food.

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INFORMAL SETTLER AREA OF DAVAO CITY , SOLIMAN , AGDAO - RESEARCHED BY: Romero, Dean Jedrei

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URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfPk_CYnXEc

Title:
INFORMAL SETTLER AREA OF DAVAO CITY , SOLIMAN , AGDAO

Author:
GALA THE EXPLORER

Date:
October 16, 2022

Key Content:

The vlogger, in which they showcase and document their experience of exploring the informal settler community in Davao City, specifically in the Agdao area. The vlogger takes the audience on a tour around the community, providing insights into the living conditions and struggles of the residents, who are considered to be informal settlers.

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INFORMAL SETTLER AREA OF DAVAO CITY , SOLIMAN , AGDAO

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Philippines: Improving Mindanao's Roads - RESEARCHED BY: Tolentino, Adrian

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URL:
https://www.adb.org/news/infographics/philippines-improving-mindanaos-roads

Title:
Philippine's: Improving Mindanao's Roads

Author:
Philippines: Improving Mindanao's Roads

Date:
January 22, 2018

Key Content:
The infographic shows Mindanao's condition when it comes to economic growth, poverty, and road network development. As observed, we can see that Mindanao lacks growth when it comes to economy and urban development. These would reflect on the region's inhabitants, negatively affecting every aspect of their life.

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A new ADB loan is supporting the Philippine government to strengthen road networks and spur economic development in Mindanao, the country's second-largest island with more than 20 million people.

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Urban Health System Development (UHSD) Program | Department of Health website - RESEARCHED BY: Abe, Charmagne Grace

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URL:
https://doh.gov.ph/urban-health-system-development-program

Title:
URBAN HEALTH SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT (UHSD) PROGRAM

Author:
Republic of the Philippines Department of Health

Date:
July 12, 2011

Key Content:

The DOH approach to urban health system reform is the management of social determinants of health in urban settings, with an emphasis on impoverished populations, notably those living in slum communities/settlements. This program highlights the increased exposure to risks, hazards, and health vulnerabilities that higher population densities and more congestion, concentrated poverty, and slum construction may bring. This implies the need for urban health development in cities as negative impacts of poor urban planning to public health are observed.

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(As contained in Administrative Order No. 2011-0008 dated July 12, 2011)

I. RATIONALE
In developing countries, the rapid rate of urbanization has outpaced the ability of governments to build essential infrastructure for health and social services. Among many features of urbanization in developing countries include greater population densities and more congestion, concentrated poverty and slum formation, and greater exposure to risks, hazards and vulnerabilities to health (eg. violence, traffic injuries, obesity, and settlement in unsafe areas). The concentration of risks is seen in the poorest neighborhoods resulting to health inequities.

From the above, it will require more than the provision and use of health services to improve the health of urban populations. UHSD must help cities address the challenges of rapid urbanization brought about by the interplay of different social determinants of health.

II. UHSD GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
A. Goals
1. To improve Health System Outcomes Urban Health Systems shall be directed towards achieving the following goals: (i) Better Health Outcomes; (ii) More equitable healthcare financing; and (iii) Improved responsiveness and client satisfaction.
2. To influence social determinants of health The DOH must help influence social determinants of health in urban settings, with focused application on urban poor populations particularly those living in slums.
3. To reduce health inequities Urban Health Systems Development seeks to narrow the disparity of health outcome indicators between the rich and the poor.

B. General objective: To address the Urban Health challenge

C. Specific objectives:
1. To establish awareness on the challenges of Urban Health;
2. To initiate inter-sectoral approach to Urban Health Systems Development; and
3. To guide LGUs to develop sustainable responses to the Urban Health challenge

III. Components
The following are the developmental components of the UHSD Program:

1. Programs and Strategies
- Healthy Cities Initiative (HCI): the approach of continuously improving health and social determinants of health, and continually creating and improving physical and social environments shall be continued and further strengthened.
- Reaching Every Depressed Barangay (RED)/Reaching the Urban Poor (RUP): a strategy of going to every depressed barangay to reach the urban poor, vulnerable groups and hidden slums to increase access to health services.
- Environmentally Sustainable and Healthy Urban Transport (ESHUT) initiatives which include the development or enhancement of existing projects that improve the policy, design and practice of an urban transport system and lead to improvement of health and safety of urban population.

2. Planning Tools and Framework
- Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART): a tool to facilitate identification of and response to health equity concerns. It is used as a situational assessment, monitoring and planning tool particularly for Highly Urbanized Cities, in tandem with the Local Government Unit (LGU) Scorecard.
- City-wide Investment Planning for Health (CIPH): a framework for the development of public investment plans in health covering the utilization, mobilization and rationalization of the city's relatively abundant resources, more extensive capabilities and stronger institutions to attain health system goals.

3. Capability Building
Short Course on Urban Health Equity (SCUHE) is a 6-month course offered to cities and urban stakeholders that aims to improve the knowledge, practice and skills of health practitioners, policy and decision-makers at the national, regional and city levels to identify and address urban health inequities and challenges, particularly in relation to social determinants of health.

IV. General Principles
1. Healthy urbanization. Urban Health Systems (UHS) must promote healthy urbanization so that cities develop in ways that achieve better health and avoid risks to ill health under conditions of rapid urbanization.
2. Inter-sectoral action. UHS must be designed through inter-sectoral collaboration with people and institutions from outside the health sector to influence a broad range of health determinants and generate responses producing sustainable health outcomes.
3. Inter-city coordination. Inter-city coordination between contiguous cities is important because a city, particularly if it is not a Highly Urbanized City may not have all the resources, institutions and capacities to be able to respond to the entire health needs of its constituents, and may thus benefit from resources, institutions and capacities of other cities through inter-city or inter-LGU coordination.
4. Social cohesion. Social cohesion is action through core groups.
5. Community participation. Community participation must be integrated in all aspects of the intervention process, including planning, designing, implementing, and sustaining any project/program.
6. Empowerment. Empowerment is enabling individuals and communities to have ultimate control over key decisions involving their wellbeing through strategies such as building knowledge and purchasing power, and mechanisms to increase client accountability.

The DOH approach in the reform of urban health systems is the management of social determinants of health in urban settings, with focused application on poor populations, particularly those living in slum communities/settlements to address equity concerns.

Briefer on the Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) I. Rationale:
Rapid unplanned urbanization gives rise to urban poverty, health problems, and health inequities in the cities. Disparities in health system outcomes between the affluent and the poor are becoming more prominent in highly urbanized areas as government sectors find it hard to cope with the increasing demands of the fast growing population of urban poor.

To address the above concerns, the Urban HEART or the Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool was developed by the WHO Centre for Health Development in Kobe, Japan to assist Ministries of Health of countries in systematically generating evidence to assess and respond to unfair health conditions and inequity in the urban setting. It was initially launched in Tehran, Iran on April 2008, and the Philippines along with Iran, Zambia, and Brazil were the pilot sites to test the Urban HEART in each country.

Seven cities initiated the use of the Urban HEART in the Philippines in 2008-2009, namely: Paranaque City, Taguig City, Olongapo City, Naga City, Tacloban City, Zamboanga City, and Davao City. The cities helped develop the tool for applicability in varied urban settings in the country.

Urban Health Systems need to establish evidence on the status of the disadvantaged population in the highly urbanized areas in order to develop objective interventions to address inequities. Department Memorandum No. 2010-0207 dated August 20, 2010 on the "Use of the Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool in Highly Urbanized Cities" is intended to help Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs) generate systematic data on health inequities to guide effective interventions.

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Urban Health System Development (UHSD) Program | Department of Health website

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(As contained in Administrative Order No. 2011-0008 dated July 12, 2011)

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Housing Poverty in the Philippines: Shelters vs Disasters - RESEARCHED BY: Callao, Angelica Grace

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14. Non-Government Organization or Academic Institution Article

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14. Non-Government Organization or Academic Institution Article

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URL:
https://www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk/country/philippines/?fbclid=IwAR1Lxu-2lI-JwUTeP_FgWl1T09VYDE9R4weuj99ofnKa9Rozo_KT19rtXxY

Title:
Housing Poverty in the Philippines: Shelters vs Disasters

Author:
Anthony Ikhide Osawe

Date:
n.d.

Key Content:

The demand for shelter is driven by rising population, poverty, and catastrophes. Poverty declined by 3% in the first quarter of the Philippines, but fishermen, farmers, and children remained among the poorest. Many individuals live in deplorable conditions on platforms mere feet over water channels in other regions. These poor shelter conditions are the result of poor urban planning, risking the lives of people from poverty and potential damages from disasters.

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Housing Poverty in the Philippines: Shelters vs Disasters

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We've been tackling housing poverty in the Philippines by serving over 106,600 families with decent, durable housing to face...

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Episode 6: Urban versus rural Philippines - RESEARCHED BY: Lao, Teresa Venice

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URL:
https://solace-research.com/podcast-episode-6-urban-versus-rural-philippines/

Title:
Episode 6: Urban Versus Rural Philippines

Author:
SOLACE

Date:
March 25, 2019

Key Content:

This podcast talks about comparing the rural and urban areas of the Philippines with first-person experiences of moving to Manila to pursue higher education and study health sciences. One instance is in Samal Island, where technology is challenging due to the area's inadequate internet connection and machinery compared to Manila. This poor urban development allows Filipinos to give Manila precedence over other regions which impacts the Mindanaoan region negatively.

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[21 minutes]

A fascinating take on rural versus urban Philippines with lots of personal experiences of moving to Manila to pursue higher education, studying health sciences and visiting another rural province with the SOLACE team. This episode was made by Syra Petalio, a health science student at the Loyola Schools at Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) and one of the four SOLACE student ambassadors.

https://solaceresearchdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/ep6.-solace-student-ambassador-syra-petalio-podcast-1.mp3

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Episode 6: Urban versus rural Philippines

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21 minutes] A fascinating take on rural versus urban Philippines with lots of personal experiences of moving to Manila to pursue higher education, studying health sciences and visiting another rural province with the SOLACE team. This episode was made by Syra Petalio, a health science student at the Loyola Schools at Ateneo de Manila University...

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Most Dangerous Ways To School | PHILIPPINES | Free Documentary - RESEARCHED BY: Quitoga, Ivan Jay

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di_PKpeSmtY

Title:
Most Dangerous Ways To School | PHILIPPINES | Free Documentary

Author:
Free Documentary

Date:
March 21, 2019

Key Content:

The documentary is all about the everyday life of students, going through dangerous pathways and jungles just to go to school. Due to poor urban development in these areas of Zamboanga del Norte, even education, which is supposed to be easily accessible to all, is difficult to achieve or is out of reach.

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Most Dangerous Ways To School | PHILIPPINES | Free Documentary

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Urban Development Issues in the Philippines - RESEARCHED BY: Romero, Dean Jedrei 

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URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-mWTlb_sss

Title:
Urban Development Issues in the Philippines

Author:
Roy Vincent Trani

Date:
September 17, 2022

Key Content:

This lecture by Mr. Roy Vincent Trani is all about the issues regarding urban development in the country. It is stated that 54% of the Philippines' population resides within urban barangays, therefore making urban development essential. The lecture also tackled the different issues that the Filipinos are experiencing in their respective cities such as informal settlers, lack of streetlights, and issues in transportation which greatly affects the day-to-day life of Filipinos. One part of the lecture talks about the urban issues of Osamis City, a Mindanaoan City which includes flooding and "spaghetti electrical wires" indicating the lack of city development in the place.

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Urban Development Issues in the Philippines

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Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature - RESEARCHED BY: Tolentino, Adrian

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URL:
https://www.routledge.com/Urban-Poverty-in-the-Global-South-Scale-and-Nature/Mitlin-Satterthwaite/p/book/9780415624671

Title:
Urban Poverty in the Global South − Scale and Nature

Author:
Diana Mitlin & David Satterthwaite

Date:
December 11, 2012

Key Content:

This book talks about urban poverty and how it is vastly underestimated. Negative impacts of poor urban development, such as overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate water, sanitation, health care, and school provision, are being tackled in this book. It talks about the government having a poor understanding of the concept of urban poverty, leading to unsolved issues regarding it. Due to poor government action on this issue, poor urban development can still be observed not only here in Mindanaoan cities, but in the whole country as well.

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Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature

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One in seven of the world’s population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of these live in the Global South – mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate water, sanitation, health care and schools provision. This book explains how and why the scale and depth of urba…

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URL:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3903838

Tittle:
The Plight of Informal Settlers in the Coastal Areas of Panabo City: A Basis for Intervention

Author:
Anthony John O. Montiel, Sherry Jean B. Capuyanm, Jefferson H. Silverio, Melcris J. Olayer, Shynar P. Abiera, Ronel Dagohoy

Date:
September 23, 2021

Key Contents:
This study examines the plight of the informal settlers in coastal areas of the barangays Cagangohan, J.P. Laurel, and San Pedro of Panabo City. It used the qualitative case study research method to describe, elicit discussion, and analyze a particular situation. Six emerging themes were identified: living condition predicaments, environmental health risks, struggles in family and livelihood instability, practicality and resiliency, resources utilization, and emergency tactics.

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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), Volume V, Issue VII, July 2021, ISSN 2454-6186

9 Pages Posted: 23 Sep 2021

See all articles by Anthony John O. Montiel

Davao del Norte State College

Davao del Norte State College

Davao del Norte State College

Davao del Norte State College

Davao del Norte State College

National Research Council of the Philippines

Date Written: July 2021

Abstract

As urban areas flourished, informal settlements doubled their numbers in slew. Its manifestation is the influx of urban poor living in environmentally risky parts of the city, such as coastal areas. Aside from having a compromised settlement, their vulnerability to different hazards was prevalent. This study unfolds the plight of the informal settlers in coastal areas of the barangays Cagangohan, J.P. Laurel, and San Pedro of Panabo City; and their coping mechanisms used in dealing with the challenges in their everyday life. This inquiry used the qualitative case study research method to describe, elicit discussion, and analyze a particular situation. This has been understood through in-depth interviews with the informal settlers living along the coastal area for at least one year; and series of analyses made by the researchers. Through the data gathered, there were six (6) emerging themes extracted. These themes were the living condition predicaments, environmental health risks, struggles in family and livelihood instability, practicality and resiliency, resources utilization, and emergency tactics. This study proposes a basis for the understanding of the life experiences of informal settlers and formulation of various interventions in response to the problems, and upgrading projects for the betterment of the informal settlers; that will be undertaken in the future.

Keywords: Coastal Areas, Informal Settlers, Living Condition, Case Study, Philippines

Montiel, Anthony John O. and Capuyan, Sherry Jean B. and Silverio, Jefferson H. and Olayer, Melcris J. and Abiera, Shynar P. and Dagohoy, Ronel, The Plight of Informal Settlers in the Coastal Areas of Panabo City: A Basis for Intervention (July 2021). International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), Volume V, Issue VII, July 2021, ISSN 2454-6186, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3903838

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the plight of informal settlers in the coastal areas of panabo city: a basis for intervention

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The Plight of Informal Settlers in the Coastal Areas of Panabo City: A Basis for Intervention

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As urban areas flourished, informal settlements doubled their numbers in slew. Its manifestation is the influx of urban poor living in environmentally risky par

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Indigent Life - Bong Perez Art Gallery - RESEARCHED BY: Romero, Dean Jedrei

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URL:
https://www.artpal.com/bongperez?i=7365-12

Title:
Indigent Life

Author:
Bong Perez

Date:
2012

Key Content:

Bong Perez, a Dabawenyo, made the artwork "Indigent Life" which is crafted using oil in canvas. The painting portrays an image of a child holding a baby within the slums which indicates poor urban development. Opportunities are nowhere to be seen in this kind of environment which robs successful lives from children living within these conditions. Slums can be seen all over Davao, therefore making this artwork an appropriate representation of the locality's ongoing issue regarding informal settlers.