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Partnership with DPWH gets into full swing, a winning stride for PFV land development

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Veering away from business as usual arrangements, persistent negotiations, maximizing local and national linkages and overcoming uncertainties- all these have unpacked promising accomplishments for Pope Francis Village. It's been eight months of continuous lobbying and engagement with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Now, key stakeholders of Pope Francis Village most especially the communities who will benefit from this permanent in-city resettlement initiative are taking pride of their inroads in securing DPWH support for land development. The funding commitment of DPWH based on the approved contract estimate amounted to Php103,937,000.00. This will  cover earth-moving, construction of roadways and slope protection structures at PFV Project Site located at Barangay 99, Diit, Tacloban City. The winning bidder  was EZ Jones Construction, Inc. (ECI),  a reputable and ISO certified contractor operating in the Provinces of Samar and Leyte.  ...
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Institutionalized Partnership with EVSU continues through the Summer Volunteer Program

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The Eastern Visayas State University has been an active partner of Pope Francis for Resilient and Co-Empowered Sustainable Communities (FRANCESCO) in the establishment of Pope Francis Village Model Community.  As the university continues to advance its extension program, FRANCESCO's collaboration with the College of Architecture and Allied Discipline  (CAAD) has gained positive reception as proven by  the sustained number of student volunteers presently deployed at the PFV Site.  Under the supervision of two architects from the Technical Assistance Movement for People and Environment, Inc. (TAMPEI), three architecture graduates and seven undergraduate students are now rendering a one-month volunteer work at the PFV Site. They were mobilized to assist in the development of miniature house design prototypes and 3 dimensional site development model that were all drawn from the series of workshops with members of Pope Francis Village last year.  Their o...
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From Breaking the Ice to Skills Scoping Exercises: Enhancing Peer Relations among PFV’s Core Youth Leaders

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