September 8, 2021

Building an E-Vehicle Ecosystem: Alan Pilz

ACCELERATING E-VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT

Alan Pilz, Business Consultant for the Transportation and Mobility Industry of Dassault Systèmes, is involved in providing innovative software solutions to help industries optimize their customer experiences. Dassault partners with innovation leaders across various industries to address new challenges of mobility.

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September 8, 2021

Building an E-Vehicle Ecosystem: Freddie Tinga

MOVING PEOPLE TO A BETTER TOMORROW

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August 25, 2021

Green Buildings and Open Spaces: Mayor Jerry Treñas

PARTNERSHIPS FOR A LIVEABLE ILOILO CITY

Situated in the heart of the Philippine archipelago, Iloilo is one of the top tourist destinations in the country. However, it is also home to the Ilonggos who face the risks brought by natural and human-induced hazards.

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August 25, 2021

Green Buildings and Open Spaces: Paulo Alcazaren

FROM GREY TO GREEN

The World Health Organization recommends a minimum provision for nine square meters of public park and open space (PPOS) for every city resident.  Unfortunately, for a person living in Metro Manila, reports say they only have one square meter of PPOS.

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August 25, 2021

Green Buildings and Open Spaces: Nathaniel “Dinky” von Einsiedel

TOWARDS GREEN AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

ASSURE President Nathaniel “Dinky” von Einsiedel’s presentation centers on the spatial implications of the pandemic and the necessary urban developments that can mitigate the spread of future contagions and reduce adverse social, economic, and environmental impacts on cities. All these as we build greener and healthier communities.

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August 25, 2021

Green Buildings and Open Spaces: Cathy Saldana

GREEN BUILDINGS IN LIVEABLE CITIES

Architect Cathy Saldana outlined the criteria for the liveability of cities as: stability, healthcare, education, culture, and environment. These correlate with the standard of environmental and social components, which look into: employment and economic opportunities, education and skills development, health and safety, equality, and community engagement and benefit.

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June 15, 2021

Manila and Butuan hailed as two of Top 50 champion cities for Bloomberg’s Mayors Challenge

Liveable Cities Challenge Philippines congratulates the City of Manila and Butuan City for making it to the top 50 cities that will advance to the Championship phase of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 2021 Mayors Challenge.  Manila and Butuan were among the eight cities in Asia-Pacific which made it to the global 50 and the only two cities in Southeast Asia.

Other Asia-Pacific cities in the top 50 included Auckland (New Zealand), Daegu (South Korea), Pune (India), Rourkela (India), Taipei (Taiwan), and Wellington (New Zealand).

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June 10, 2021

Update: Bloomberg Philanthropies 2021 Mayors Challenge

A few months ago, Liveable Cities Challenge organized the submission of entries of Philippine cities in the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2021 Mayors Challenge. Cities were required to submit tightly-written applications covering any or all four themes in the competition: Health and Wellbeing, Climate and Environment, Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth, and Good Governance and Equality.

From all entries worldwide, 50 cities will be chosen for further review before a final list of 15 finalists will be selected by a jury of experts. The top 15 will each receive US$1 million and technical assistance and consultancy services to implement their proposal.

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