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  2. Slums in Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, residents of slum areas are commonly referred to as "squatters" and have historically been subject to relocation or forced demolition. With a steadily growing metropolitan area, Metro Manila is subject to a densifying population of slum dwellers—a 2014 article states that Manila has an estimated 4 million people living in ...

  3. Environmental issues in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The unsurprising result of these and related policies is that out of 17 million hectares of closed forests that flourished early in the century only 1.2 million remain today. The Philippines had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 5.91/10, ranking it 91st globally out of 172 countries. [29]

  4. Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program - Wikipedia

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    The Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), formerly and still commonly referred to as the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), is a program made by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) of the Philippines in 2017, with the goal of making the country's public transportation system efficient and environmentally friendly by 2020.

  5. 2025 in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    May 12 – The Philippine general election will be held. Voters will elect new members of the House of Representatives as well as 12 members of the Senate. [1] [2] The first ever election for the Bangsamoro Parliament will also be held. June – DepEd's calendar will return to June–March for school year 2025–2026.

  6. Urbanization - Wikipedia

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    Urbanization over the past 500 years [12] A global map illustrating the first onset and spread of urban centres around the world, based on. [13]From the development of the earliest cities in Indus valley civilization, Mesopotamia and Egypt until the 18th century, an equilibrium existed between the vast majority of the population who were engaged in subsistence agriculture in a rural context ...

  7. Why the Philippines Is Increasingly Keeping a Close Eye ... - AOL

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    The Philippines could play a key role in assisting Taiwan’s allies should China launch a surprise military invasion of the island. Why the Philippines Is Increasingly Keeping a Close Eye on ...

  8. Greater Manila Area - Wikipedia

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    The Greater Manila Area (Filipino: Malawakang Maynila) is the contiguous urbanization region surrounding the Metropolitan Manila area.This built-up zone includes Metro Manila and the neighboring provinces of Bulacan to the north, Cavite and Laguna to the south, and Rizal to the east.

  9. Squatting in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Urban areas in the Philippines such as Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao have large informal settlements. The Philippine Statistics Authority defines a squatter, or alternatively "informal dwellers", as "One who settles on the land of another without title or right or without the owner's consent whether in urban or rural areas". [1]