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Volume 2 | No. 23 | Cagayan de Oro City | February 2-9, 2014
Traditionally known in China as the Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year in Seda Centrio is marked with a traditional Lion Dance and of course the sumptuous dinner buffet. The Lion Dance team from Kong Hua School performs a ritual known as the “Cai Qing” or “Plucking of the Greens”, The lion dance is believed to bring good luck and fortune to the business and the troupe is rewarded with the “red envelope”. Photo by Mike Baños. (More Photos Inside)
Palafox refutes DPWH-JICA dike system proposal citing adaptive architecture for Paseo del Rio In a meeting initiated by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) at Davao City January 15, 2014, master planner and architect extraordinaire Felino A. Palafox, Jr., underscored the need for adaptive architecture on the dike protection system along Cagayan de Oro River. The JICA proposal recommended a much wider coverage area to the detriment of the public and taxpayers. Instead of protecting the residents and various establishments, PALAFOX opined the DPWH-JICA proposal will actually put in harm’s way all stakeholders that are made to become part of the river spillway and overflow runoff. The proposed dike will effectively place some 120,000 inhabitants as well as a significant number of business establishments along the affected areas most vulnerable to
flooding. The midstream areas encompassing Calacala, Tibasak and portions of barangays Macasanding, Nazareth, Carmen and Balulang, to downstream Kauswagan, Puntod, Macabalan, a large portion of Bonbon, as well as the stretch on Burgos Street are all mostly excluded from the protection of said dike. PALAFOX added that as perennial victims of flooding, these areas must be given supervening priority and utmost protection instead of being excluded and thrown into the mercy of the rampaging river spillway. PALAFOX also lamented that the JICA proposal does not speak well of inclusive protection, i.e., no one is left out and no one is left behind. These are the very hallmarks of exemplar inclusion and smart growth which is the central
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policy and battle cry of President Aquino. Contrary hereto, the JICA proposal is a cold engineering intervention minus inclusive growth, completely oblivious to socio-economic realities. This is grossly discriminatory, socially insensitive, counter-productive, ill-advised, provocative and confiscatory. Together with Architect Palafox, also present during the meeting were Board of Directors/Owners of Paseo del Rio Messrs. Rudolf and Alain Golez representing the Chair and Chief Executive Officer Dra. Ochie P. Pelaez, Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Zealep Group Mr. Rolex Ratilla, and Paseo del Rio President and Chief Operating Officer Ramid P. Gualberto. The DPWH was represented by Babes Hipolito of central office and Andy Sosa, the
World renowned urban planner and architect Felino A. Palafox, Jr. explaining adaptive architecture for the JICA project to succeed while world renowned pianist and Chairman of Safer River Life Saver Foundation Rudolf Pelaez Golez at right listens intently. Project Manager while JICA was aptly represented by Team Leader for Flood Control Mr. Masaki Ito, and Acting Team Leader for Water Resource
Management, Mr. Tadahiro Fukuda. The meeting was chaired and facilitated by MinDA Executive Director Miss Janet M. Lopoz.
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