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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Projects Expected To Improve Metro Manila’s Transport Infrastructure

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The past months have been eventful for the Philippine transport industry. Both the public and private sectors announced proposals or already approved plans for upcoming infrastructure projects, which observers believe will not only extend development outside Metro Manila but will help improve the quality of life of millions of Filipino commuters.

Lamudi Philippines has listed down these infra projects and the reasons why they tick. These upcoming and soon-to-be-completed projects will improve the capital’s transport infrastructure, and may well be helping the real estate industry.

C5 Modern Bus Rapid Transit
The National Economic and Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee has just green-lighted this Php6.403 billion of the Department of the Transportation and Communications, whose objective is to link Parañaque, Taguig, Makati, Quezon City, and Valenzuela via a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system along C5 Road. Upon completion, this system will ease traffic flow in and between the aforementioned cities, and make commutes easier.

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Are concerns about understanding the correct process preventing you from fulfilling your dream of building a successful nursing career in Australia?

If you are among nursing professionals who would like to create a brighter future in the Land Down Under, you can have your questions answered during free 2-hour seminars in Manila hosted by Aide Australasia (AA), an assistance immigration diversity employment organization that aims to help Filipino and other professionals within the Southeast Asian region achieve their dream to work and live in Australia.

The free seminars, which are scheduled on Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Binhi ng Kalayaan Building at the Rizal Park (Luneta), will accommodate only PRC –registered nurses and address their questions on how their can start their journey.

Aide Australasia is led by Filipino-Australian Ms. Joie Lacson, a registered nurse with 26 years of experience in the Australian workforce. Her first-hand experience has made her realize that there is not one organization that can help Filipino nurses go through the whole process smoothly. That is when she decided to establish Aide Australasia, the first organization to offer a full-service delivery program and the support of knowledgeable and experienced experts in helping other professionals achieve their Australian dream.

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Want to save a heritage house? A non-profit organization called the Kapitbahayan sa Kalye Bautista atbp. Lugar, Inc. (KKB) has started a crowdfunding initiative to restore the historic Kasa Boix and transform it into a community center and creative space.

The Kasa Boix was considered an architectural gem in its time. It was built in the neo-Renaissance style along Barbosa (now Bautista) St. in Quiapo by Don Marciano Teotico in 1895. Over the years, the house was used as a dormitory and an office, among others. Notable people who lived within its halls include former president Manuel L. Quezon and poet/journalist Jose R. Teotico. The house is adjacent to Bahay Nakpil-Bautista, also a historic heritage house, where heroes Julio Nakpil and Gregoria de Jesus lived.

Now, Kasa Boix has visible deteriorations and a structural engineer is urgently needed to assess its stability and commend retrofitting guidelines. This is why KKB is starting a crowdfunding effort to help save Kasa Boix. The group envisions the house to be adaptively reused as a community-cum-creative space for the enjoyment of the residents in Quiapo as well to serve as a model of conserving other heritage sites.