https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm Background Information for News Broadcast en-us 2017-11-27 08:18:01 UTC 2025-12-11 20:02:20 UTC hello@padlet.com phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210400562 - in the Phillippines
- only 37 mega cities exist
- population: 24.3 million
- contains 16 cities within (0.5% of Philippean's land, but contains almost 1/4 of population)
- designated as 
mega city 17 years ago
- one of first 18th mega cities
- 13600 people per one of 1,790 total square kilometers (highest population density of worlds 5 most populous countries
- climbed 13 ranks during 17 years in largest population]]> 2017-11-27 14:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210400562 phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210439006 2017-11-27 15:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210439006 phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210442830 - foreign business opportunists
- promising industrial growth and globalization
- unwilling to face overpopulation problem (bound for chaotic future otherwise)
- along with Dhaka, Lagos, Delhi, Karachi, Jakarta. and Mumbai, Manila another developing country encounter sudden populous upheaval during last 35 years (2.54% increase, compared to world average of 2.4%)
- ABT 62% mega cities are asian third worlds
- became urbanized as result of greater job opportunities (rarely improved employment rate unless college grad)

]]> 2017-11-27 15:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210442830 phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210444142 - providing shelter for all (overwhelming presence of "urban slums" -- 4 million)
- lack of sanitary water and electricity leads to deadly diseases (diarrhea tuberculosis, dengue) 
- safety and crime management
- traffic congestion
- pollution
- drug dealings, robbery, rape, homicide (not enough police]]> 2017-11-27 15:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210444142 phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210463379 - too many uncontrolled public transport (1122 buses) and companies (226)
- have incidences of 1km long queues into crowded railway systems
- 26% increase of car owners in 7 years (from 1.7 to 2.1 in 2015)\
- in a year, 3 billion peso wasted on1000 hours spent on the road on average (30% more than other cities)

]]> 2017-11-27 15:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210463379 phuongthaodo https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210475020 2017-11-27 15:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/210475020 tngo9 https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/211224447 Manufacture chemicals, textile, rope, coconut oil, shoes and so on 
- City contributes up to 36.5% of the country's GDP
- Employment rate of 93.5% which is the highest rate of the country 
Challenges: 
- Over population, rapid growth and urbanization predicted population will be 30M in 2030
- 778,458 people live in danger areas 
- 7.5% of the population don't have access to basic services, sanitation - sewer networks
- Increasing unemployment rate and limited economic growth
- Water management issues - flooding, water distribution 
- Ineffective land managements 
- 4 pit/sewer based toilet for 25,000 people in poverty ]]> 2017-11-29 01:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/211224447 tngo9 https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/211226334 2017-11-29 01:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/211226334 tngo9 https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/211226385 2017-11-29 01:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/phuongthaodo/tfn1ulxqcomm/wish/211226385