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2023 PPC Program of Activities - 23 November 2023 (edited).pdf
Ar. Jeffrey Foom Cobilla
Ar. Jeffrey Foom Cobilla
Conservation Architect
Executive Director, Escuela Taller de Filipinas Foundation
Preventive Maintenance: A Practical Approach in Protecting Our Built Heritage
Heritage sites of the country are constantly exposed to hazards and to various agents of decay and deterioration that make these assets vulnerable to damage and even loss. One way to safeguard our built heritage is through preventive maintenance. This practical approach in conservation ensures that a site is always in a state that can withstand natural and man-made hazards and agents of decay. With proper planning and implementation, a well-maintained heritage site means that it can remain relevant to current and future generations, and as a result, its value and significance are retained.
Ar. Ramil B. Tibayan
Ar. Ramil B. Tibayan
Chief, Cultural Properties and Conservation Division
Intramuros Administration
Sustaining Historic Landscapes
The technical tour aims to share with the participants the practices of the Intramuros Administration in maintaining and sustaining the historic parks and plazas of Intramuros. This study will focus on balancing actions and decisions between beautification of parks and plazas and the conservation of Intramuros built heritage and its associated landscapes.
For. Joana S. Jardenil
For. Joana S. Jardenil
Assistant General Manager and Horticulturist
JSA, Inc.
Importance of Well-Maintained Public Parks
The recent pandemic highlighted the need for open spaces and public parks for the community members' well-being. Along with its environmental, aesthetic, and recreational benefits, parks are only as good as they are functional. And this is where good park maintenance plays a significant role. As the most internationally-known national park in the Philippines, it has been a big responsibility to keep Rizal Park sustainable, functional, well-kept, and world-class. In this walking tour, we'll showcase the importance of proper and performance-based park maintenance.
2023 PPC Program of Activities - 24 November 2023 (edited).pdf
Mark Bowater
Mark Bowater
World Urban Parks, Co-Chair of the Asia-Pacific Region Committee
Sustainable Places: Spaces, People and Habitats
Mark will discuss projects that he has led and been involved in that profile sustainable design and urban liveability
Miguel Angelo S. Mantaring, MD
Miguel Angelo S. Mantaring, MD
MPM Chief, Program Management and Capacity Development Division
Department of Health
Introduction to the Healthy Public Open Spaces Playbook
In partnership with the Move As One Coalition and Philippine Parks and Biodiversity, the Program Management and Capacity Development Division of the Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) developed the Healthy Public Open Spaces Playbook to assist local government units to enable the promotion of physical wellness and the protection of mental health and well-being by ensuring the availability and accessibility of healthy and safe public open spaces.
Prof. Michael Charleston "Xiao" Chua
Prof. Michael Charleston "Xiao" Chua
Public Historian
The Point of Having A Park Is To Be Free: Parks as Spaces of Nation Building
Having framed the narrative of the Rizal Park Luneta as a space where Filipinos want to breathe the fresh air of freedom and where they exercise their freedoms and participation in building the Nation. It can also be a model of how to see the historic and cultural importance of parks everywhere as a place where people feel kalayaan and aspire for kaginhawahan. We will particularly look at the case of Plaza Sta. Ines in Krus na Ligas, Quezon City.
LArcht. Irene D. Morales
LArcht. Irene D. Morales
Special Operations Officer III
Quezon City Parks Development and Administration Department
Local Government of Quezon City
#WorkInProgress: Transforming the Payatas Controlled Disposal Facility into an Active Community Green Space
The presentation will focus on the narrative behind the ongoing efforts of Quezon City to convert the old Payatas dumpsite into a green space for its citizens. It will also feature the small wins that the city has already claimed as well as the challenges that were encountered along the way.
Michael Koks
Michael Koks
Associate Director, Arup Philippines.
Cities, Planning and Design Leader / Masterplanning Lead
Building Healthy Places and Active Communities, Global Case studies
Michael will present and share a human-centred approach to rethinking how we design and manage cities and focus on the relationships between design, processes, spaces and people. He will touch upon the importance of Green Infrastructure, and the need for integrated planning and design and showcase a number of successful international and regional case studies on how green infrastructure and high quality designed public realm supports integrated and sustainable development – offering environment, economic, social and health benefits.
Girlie H. Rueda
Girlie H. Rueda
Senior Science Research Specialist
Urban Ecosystem Research Division
Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Ecological Assessment of Urban Green Spaces: The case of Rizal and Paco Urban Parks, Manila
In line with the ecological assessments conducted in Rizal and Paco Parks, Manila in the last quarter of 2022, the significant results of the following assessments will be discussed: a) carbon stock and sequestration, b) avi-fauna and c) arthropods, and how park management and other related variables influence the trees' carbon sequestration potential diversity of bird and arthropod species.
Engr. Joshua "Jake" M. Bingcang
Engr. Joshua "Jake" M. Bingcang
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bases Conversion and Development Authority
CLARK: The Philippines' Premier Modern Metropolis and Gateway
New Clark City is a 9,450-hectare development project envisioned by the Philippine government through the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) into becoming the country’s first smart, green, sustainable, and resilient metropolis. The smart
initiatives, sustainability, and mobility efforts for New Clark City as top priorities goes beyond cost savings and efficiency improvements. From public services to infrastructure systems, New Clark City is being developed to help businesses recover and prosper beyond this crisis.
As the engines of our economic progress, BCDA invites prospective locators to look at New Clark City and be part of its transformation into a major growth driver in the Philippines.
Maureen O. Ignacio
Maureen O. Ignacio
Land Management Officer IV
Bases Conversion and Development Authority
Exploring the Green Parks of New Clark City
New Clark City is an ideal place for business in the Philippines. Aside from its strategic location in the heart of Luzon, home to over 50 million people, Clark ensures business continuity by offering a safer and more disaster-resilient location for both public and private sectors.
Its natural topography makes it a lot more disaster resilient than the current seat of government and center of economy, Metro Manila. It is protected from strong typhoons by the surrounding mountain ranges.
It is far from an active fault line unlike Manila, which actually sits in one. Clark is also situated at an average of 100 meter above sea level, making it resilient to flooding. Lastly, Clark has a lot of green open spaces- about 60% of the entire area will be kept green and open, making it a haven in the post-pandemic world.
The site tour in New Clark City will feature the River Park which is 1.4-km green corridor with bikeways, jogging paths, amphitheaters, and spots for wellness activities like tai chi and yoga. This River Park will be extended to around 9-km long throughout the development.
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