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CdeO adjudged as
grand winner of
‘Livable Cities
Design Challenge’
Cagayan
de Oro City’s status and reputation as the country’s 2nd most
competitive city today rose to another level after being adjudged as grand
winner of the ‘Livable Cities Design Challenge’ initiated by the National
Competitiveness Council and the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID).
‘Livable Cities Design Challenge’ is a planning and design competition whose objective is to
get city planners across the Philippines to better plan their respective cities
for a climate-defined future and for disaster-risk reduction.
The
city bagged the top award in the Government Center category when it bested
three other finalists, namely the cities of Roxas, Valenzuela and Zamboanga.
Government center means a complex of government buildings
which are designed to be disaster-resistant and must be designed to serve the
public in pre- and post-disaster phases. They must serve its primary purpose as
a public service facility such as school, hospital or office building.
Cagayan
de Oro City’s entry was entitled ‘Oro Central’ which is designed to develop
City Central School not just as a topnotch public elementary institution but as
well as an disaster-resistant evacuation center in times of disasters and/or
calamities.
The
city’s delegation headed by City Mayor Oscar Moreno formally received the
accolade during Wednesday’s final conference and awarding ceremony held in
Manila.
Elated
with the citation, Mayor Moreno profusely thanked local architects from the Mindanao
University of Science and Technology, United Architects of the Philippines, private
sector ug the local government team led by City Hall’s Local Investment
Promotions Officer Eileen San Juan for working hard together on the
conceptualization and designing of the city’s entry.
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