Rules of the Road
Posted on | October 3, 2011 | No Comments
Yes, Manila – there is a suitably-crafted set of rules for our roads. The mess out there in the concrete animal’s arteries and veins is due to a failure of implementation. See excerpts from Republic Act No. 4136 (the applicable national statute) below.
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 4136
AN ACT TO COMPILE THE LAWS RELATIVE TO LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC RULES, TO CREATE A LAND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Regional Health Policy Fellows (UPecon-HPDP)
Posted on | August 18, 2011 | No Comments
The Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)
The HPDP is a USAID-supported, 5-year initiative implemented by the UPecon Foundation, Inc. It aims to assist the Department of Health (DOH) in its institutional role of shaping the policy environment towards achieving better health outcomes, a more responsive health system, and equitable health care financing.
The HPDP also supports initiatives to strengthen the country’s regional health activities through the conduct of workshops and other activities that enhance efforts towards the achievement of health sector reform goals. The Health Policy Fellowship Program will help complement local health activities through the creation and mobilization a pool of young professionals for work on health policy and related tasks at the level of the regions (Centers for Health Development – CHDs).
HPDP is looking for young professionals interested to pursue a career in health policy work at the regional level through its Health Policy (HP) Fellowship Program.
The Tao of Lao
Posted on | August 5, 2011 | No Comments
by Rene Borromeo (originally posted at Facebook on Friday, August 5, 2011 at 9:56am)
In fairness to Mr. Christopher Lao, someone indeed should have told him. DPWH design standards require proper signage of areas that are prone to flooding and road designs should mitigate climate change impacts, as required by the international community. In short, he should have not found himself in such a predicament and yes, the taxes he paid and his surrender of his individual sovereignty to the powers that be should have shielded him from it. If the social covenant asked me to respect the kind of politicians we have, I demand to never set foot in floodwater. He has a point. But that is not the point.
