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    The socio-economic aspects of urban housing in Metro Manila
    (1987-02-27) Acosta, Cynthia V.; Moreno, Honorata A.
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    Quality of life index: Metro Manila cities and municipalities
    (2002-03) Arrobang, Lawrence S.; De Pano, Amylex Marie R.
    Focusing particularly in the Metro Manila area, where the central commercial transactions take place, a Quality of Life Index (QLI) will be used to quantify the livability condition of the city or municipality. An index with four main variables will be used: Quality of Air, Human Well-being, Decent Standard of Living, and Sanitation. Included in the study are the following: Manila, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig, Quezon City, Caloocan, Makati, Pasay San Juan, Malabon, Navotas, Muntinlupa and Pateros. To avoid misinterpretations, the research will have its attention on vital years 1985,1988,1991,1994,1997 only. As it turned out, the best place to live in when you value sanitation the most is Las Pinas. Also highly recommended are the cities of Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Pasay and San Juan. Regarding material wealth, the most strategic place is Makati City. Unexpectedly, Manila has one of the lowest index values along with Caloocan and Malabon. Top performers in the Human Well-being Index are San Juan, Mandaluyong and Makati. Meanwhile, Navotas is consistently the lowest ranked. If you are prone to respiratory diseases, you should as much as possible stay away from Valenzuela and certain areas of Quezon City particularly Quezon Avenue and EDSA. On the other hand, highly suggested are the cities of Las Pinas and Pasig. Taken as a whole, Makati, San Juan, Paranaque and Quezon City are the most livable places in Metro Manila. This reflects that these urban areas have the greatest potential for a sustainable development.
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    The political economy of infrastructure investment allocation in the Philippines: an empirical consideration of selected provinces
    (2002-10) Samson, Alvin Rae; Virtucio, Aristotle; Mendoza, Nimfa
    This study develops a model of infrastructure investment allocation that suits the political economy setting in the Philippines. A linear production function established a highly' significant elastic relationship between output and infrastructure investments. The study also puts forth a specification for policy-making in order to capture the factors that influence investment decisions. An investment function suggests that political considerations primarily affect the allocation of funds for national roads across provinces.
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    Lessons learned from the financing of EDSA MRT 3 under a BLT payment scheme
    (2002-10) Tolentino, Jade Joy Therese C.; Bachoco, Jose B. II; Bautista, Socorro Gochoco
    This paper investigates the financial design in the carrying out of MRT Line-3, a BLT project whose risks are all transferred to the government. The research study reviews the financial planning aspects of the project and inspects the current financial condition of the MRT system. By examining financial projections for MRT, the paper brings to light the amount of financing role the government provides to sustain MRT's operations and viability. The bleak financial picture that all these will offer will justify the need to identify blunders from the past, and the corresponding lessons that may be valuable to the government in the funding of future mass transits.
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    Urban sprawl in metropolitan Manila
    (2004-10) Loquellano, Ma. Joy-Anne B.; Manangu, Agnes Ruth V.; Alonzo, Ruperto
    There seems to be a general, unplanned aspect to 'the current trends in city growth which stretches outward in a seemingly uncontrollable manner, as exemplified by the proliferation of low-density housing, the lack of strong sub-centers, and the rise of "strip development" even as road networks remain inadequate. These phenomena all contribute to what is known as urban sprawl. This study endeavors to construct an index for sprawl for Metropolitan Manila by assembling many variables reduced through principal components analysis for its seventeen cities and municipalities. Rankings were formulated in terms of these derived sprawl factors and the overall sprawl index, which were then regressed with several transportation outcomes representing measures of quality of life. Regressions with the overall index reveal that the percentage of households who own cars and the share of commuters who take public transportation decrease as the incidence of sprawl increases. Individual regressions with the sprawl factors meanwhile point to density and land use mix as dimensions of sprawl which exhibit significant relationships with car ownership and walking, and public transportation respectively.
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    Analyzing the effects of investments in public infrastructure on regional poverty reduction
    (2006-04-10) Aruta, Joseph Ricardo; De Guzman, Rodette Bon; Arcenas, Agustin
    Poverty remains to be one of the most pressing issues of the Philippine society. The government has resorted to different means in order to combat this problem, such as providing sources of income, shelter and healthcare. But one of the less visible ways by which the government attempts to reduce poverty is through its investments in public infrastructures, specifically in roads, electricity, education, irrigation and the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. These infrastructures have both its direct effects on poverty alleviation, and indirect effects because it goes through certain channels, namely wages, agricultural employment and non-agricultural, which then have impacts on poverty. The aim of this study is to measure just how significant the investments of the government in these infrastructures are on regional poverty reduction. Data from 1990 to 2005 on the amount of government expenditure on these infrastructures were gathered and regressed against poverty incidence and the channels. Regression results show that government spending on roads has the largest direct effect on poverty reduction. Both education and electricity have the largest indirect impact on improving the welfare of the poor through its effects on the three channels mentioned above. These results suggest that the government should be wiser in deciding where to allocate resources if its main objective is to lift people out of poverty. It should be more flexible in imposing policies and ensure that the benefits are felt by the people.
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    Effects of oil prices on traffic congestion in Metro Manila
    (2006-11-06) De Borja, Princess Paulette Q.; Gaurino, Justine Anne T.; Tan, Edita
    This paper will analyze the effects of changes in the price of petroleum on traffic volume and car ownership in Metro Manila. Using available measures and a 20-year period time series data, this paper establishes a· negative relationship of petroleum prices with the demand for travel in the short run, and at the same time, seeks to determine the crucial determinants for the demand for automobiles in the long run. Due to data limitations; the study will only be using data from Metro Manila, and therefore, the results may not be applicable to rural areas. It was seen that car ownership is heavily dependent on income in the long run while traffic volume is very responsive to fuel prices in the short run.
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    An analysis of build-operate-transfer contracts in the Philippines: a transaction cost economics perspective
    (2008-03) Garcia, Florente Mario B. Jr.; Tiu, Michael Thomas S.; Clarete, Ramon
    Despite being among the pioneers in private sector participation in public infrastructure projects in the world, the Philippines faces the challenge of reviving investor appetite in build operate transfer (BOT) projects in the country. Given its dire need for public funds to finance infrastructure facilities, the Philippines persistently needs to attract private sector investments in infrastructure projects. Proposed amendments to the country's BOT law such as House Bill 5002 seek to contribute to a resurgence of such private sector investments. But these fall short of addressing the underlying weaknesses in the current BOT law. Until these amendments take into account the lack of adaptation capabilities, BOT contracts will tend to benefit only one party to the transaction and would be unstable. This study applies transaction cost economics to the analysis of BOT projects. It calls for improving the design of BOT contracts by incorporating provisions for the partnership to adapt to disclosed but unexpected information or events which have important bearing on the agreement.
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    A cost-benefit analysis of MMTC's double deck buses
    (1983-01) Umali, Doris; Sarmiento, Lynette
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    Cost-benefit analysis: the university avenue
    (1983-01) Tiong, Mario Antonio Tamayo Jr.; Ynzon, Rogelio Manigque Jr.