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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION
Urban Renewal is said to be one of the alternative Urban renewal or redevelopment is said to be one of
actions for mitigating the negative impacts the alternative actions for mitigating the negative
of urbanization and urban decay. This study impacts of urbanization and urban decay.1 Some
investigated the impacts of urban renewal factors of the positive effects of urban renewal are: higher
on the environmental setting and physical design median income, higher property values, higher
of the City of Manila. It reviewed redevelopment rates of employment and fewer poor families.2 It
plans, zoning ordinances, previous studies and is said to contribute to sustainable development
conducted an ocular inspection of the City’s major as it enables social equity, the viability of
areas. Despite being limited to the City of Manila, the economy and encourages environmental
urban planners may find the study useful in responsibility3 among those benefitting from it.
formulating redevelopment plans of cities in the Furthermore, urban renewal can be large-scale or
light of sustainability. Moreover, the study can small-scale: a comprehensive plan for an entire
present policy makers with better ideas on how the city or a megalopolis is large-scale, while pockets
development planning of a city can be managed, of redevelopment or rehabilitation within the
say by boosting the economic sector, and how boundary of a city is small-scale. Small-scale
they can keep the environmental and historical urban renewal (SSUR) should be in line with the
conditions at par with each other. large-scale urban renewal (LSUR).
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Existing ordinances for the protection and Table 1 summarizes the household population
conservation of open spaces and heritage of Manila, Metro Manila and the Philippines
sites were investigated to see how these were from 1980 to 2010. According to the National
implemented by the local government. It looked Statistics Coordination Board, the percentage
into the degree of compliance with set rules and change in population of the City between 2000
regulations and whether the effects of urban and 2007 was 5.0 percent.17 This is higher than
renewal were positive or negative. the percentage changes for Metro Manila (2.1%)
and the Philippines (2.4%). The local government
Brief Background on the City of Manila estimated that the City of Manila has at least
The City of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, 333,547 households with an average size of 4.7
lies on latitude 14°38’ North and longitude members.18 With respect to population density,
120°60’ East. Manila, with a total land area Table 2 shows that the City of Manila has a very
of 4,045.8 hectares including its reclaimed high population density compared with those
areas, is strategically located along the eastern of Metro Manila and the Philippines. Assuming
coast of Manila Bay with a coastline length of that immigration from rural to urban areas
190 kilometers. The City is bounded by seven causes a faster rate of increase in population
cities, namely: Navotas and Caloocan on the than natural birth, exponential projections of
North, Quezon on the Northeast, San Juan population densities of Manila City for 2020 and
and Mandaluyong on the East, Makati on the 2030 were estimated to be at 88,202,673 and at
Southeast, and Pasay on the South (Figure 1).16 105,386,787, respectively.19
Figure 1: Map of the City of Manila and its District Boundaries. (Map
generated by R. S. Caguimbal, using National Statistics Office data for
boundaries)
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2010 population density figures were authors’ computations based on Table 1.
Table 2: Population densities per square kilometer: Manila City, Metro
Manila and the Philippines (1980 to 2010) (Sources: National Statistical
Coordination Board, 2010 Philippine Statistical Yearbook; National
Statistics Office, Household Population of the Philippines, 2010)
In the 13th century, Manila’s environment consisted parkways to provide venues for recreation in every
of a fortified settlement and a trading center near part of the city; (2) to develop a street system and
the mouth of the Pasig River, which bisects the secure direct and easy communication within and
City into north and south. The official name of outside of the city; (3) to provide a location for
the city under its Malay aristocracy was Seludong/ buildings that will cater to various activities; (4)
Selurung, suggesting that it was the capital of to develop waterways for transportation; and (5)
Ancient Tondo. Tagalog inhabitants later named to develop summer resorts.21
it Maynila, based on nilad, a flowering mangrove
plant that grew on the marshy shores of Manila Burnham’s plan aimed to make Manila a city of
Bay.20 The City of Manila is the historical, cultural, natural and architectural wonders complemented
political, economic and educational center of the with parks, plazas and fountains (Figure 2).
country. History and culture can be observed in However, this plan was not fully implemented
the city’s physical character: notable ancestral because then President Manuel Quezon
houses in the districts of Binondo, Ermita and reallocated the project funds for irrigation
Quiapo; old churches and Spanish buildings infrastructures in Quezon province.22 The imprint
within Intramuros; neo-classical buildings from of Burnham’s plan for Manila is visible in Rizal Park
the districts of Lawton to United Nations Avenue; or Luneta, including the physical structures of the
modern eclectic buildings confined in Escolta; and National Museum and the Department of Tourism.
neo brutalism architecture along Roxas Boulevard. It is also visible in the developed waterfront along
Roxas Boulevard (Figure 3).23
Results and Discussion
During the Marcos Administration in the mid-1970s,
Large-Scale Urban Renewal Plans: the Burnham Plan was revisited because one of
City of Manila and Metropolitan Manila its priorities was infrastructure development.
Manila was to be transformed into a progressive
Urban renewal plans and projects that and modern city. Infrastructure and facilities then
shaped the City of Manila established were the following: Cultural Center
Manila has undergone many phases of urban of the Philippines, Folk Arts Theater, Philippine
renewal, and two notable phases were the period International Convention Center, Manila Film
of the late American colonization in the 1900’s, Center, Coconut Palace and Central Bank of the
and the era between 1970 and 1980. In 1905, Philippines. Ironically, it was during this repressive
Daniel Burnham proposed a plan for Manila, with political climate that the golden age of Philippine
the aim of improving five aspects of the city: (1) architecture, arts and culture flourished.24 Two
to develop a waterfront and locate parks and milestones, the late American colonization and
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Figure 3: Developed Portion of the City of Manila based on Burnham Plan.
(Source: Palanca, 2013, July 14. On what Manila could have been. [Blog
Figure 2: Original Blueprint of Burnham’s Plan for the City of Manila. post]. Retrieved 25 September 2013 from http://jumbodumbothoughts.
(Source: Morley, 2012) blogspot.com/2013/07/on-what-manila-could-have-been_14.html)
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that once the Foundation has completed the (Figure 8). The parking facility blocks the vista of
park’s development, it shall be turned over to the the Metropolitan Theatre, another Art Deco by
City of Manila. In turn, the City government will Filipino national artist, Juan Arellano.
maintain, operate and secure it solely as a forest
park at its own expense.36 However, in 2005, Loss of Architectural Heritage
the AFP was closed to the public to give way for Manila is a beautiful city with great architectural
the construction of an administration building designs showing its rich culture and history.
for the City of Manila Schools Division (Figure The glorious neo-classical buildings (Figure 9)
7). Today, the said building occupies one third built during the American colonization along the
of the park’s original land area.37 The Rizal Park, districts of Lawton and Taft Avenue, the 1940 art
Roxas Boulevard and the Cultural Center of the deco structures (Figure 10) along the streets of
Philippines are three parks in the City of Manila Escolta and Avenida and part of Taft Avenue, and
that also need to be currently preserved.38 the neo-brutalism architectures (Figure 11) of the
1970’s along Roxas Boulevard are architectural
Mehan Garden was open to the public as a park until and historical heritages that are also protected
1960. However, its maintenance was neglected by Republic Act No. 10066, Section 47, Article
and it slowly deteriorated. The Garden has a rich 7.42 This law provides the guidelines in preserving
history. It was the Jardin Botanico (Botanical and conserving historical sites and facilities and
Garden) during the Spanish era. Even earlier, it was prohibits the demolition or modification of any
the site assigned by the Spanish authorities as building 50 years or older without permission
living quarters for Manila’s Chinese population.39 from the National Commission for Culture and
In 2002, the Manila City government chose the Arts.43 However, the fate of these structures
Mehan Garden as the site for the City College of still rests in the hands of incumbent government
Manila, but the construction plan was opposed by officials, who seem to consider demolitions of
heritage and environmentalist groups, citing that architectural heritages to be the only option
the Garden is part of Philippine history. Moreover, for new developments. A case in point was July
it was declared a historical and archeological site40 15, 2000 – the day the Jai Alai Building along
by the National Historical Institute.41 Presently, Taft Avenue was demolished to give way to the
the park no longer functions. It is located between construction of the new Hall of Justice for the City
two structures, the University of Manila in its of Manila. Conservationists negotiated with city
south and a multi-story parking facility in its north officials to save the building as it was one of Asia’s
Figure 6: Inside Arroceros Forest Park (upper photos), with the century-
old tree inside forest park (bottom left) and the entrance of Arroceros
Park (bottom right). (Source: Flores, 2012)
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Figure 9: Don Roman Santos Building in Lawton.
(Source: P. J. A. Perez, 2012)
Figure 11: Cultural Center of the Philippines (top) and Central Bank
of the Philippines (bottom). (Sources: http://betterphils.blogspot.
com/2012/11/national-theater-festival-at-ccp-hopes.html & P. J. A. Perez,
2012)
Figure 10: From top to bottom: Buildings in Escolta facing Pasig Figure 12: Old Jai Alai Building (top) and One tower condominium
River; Escolta Capitol Theatre by national artist Juan Nakpil; Madrigal project of DMCI Homes on former location of old Jai Alai building
building, Escolta; Interior of First United building, Escolta. (Source: P. J. (bottom). (Sources: Mempin, 2009 & R. S. Caguimbal, 2014)
A. Perez, 2010)
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Figure 15: Changes in land surface temperature in Metro Manila in
1989, 1993 and 2002. (Source: Pereira, 2004)
Figure 16: Hot spots in Metro Manila in 1989, 1993 and 2002. (Source:
Pereira, 2004)
has had an increase in temperature by 0.8°C56 With respect to the urban renewal mobilization
and can be said to have been caused by the of the comprehensive plan, a combination of
continuous waterproofing of land surfaces57 and different criteria in planning to produce a more
the construction of high rise buildings, where a practical and aesthetically pleasing location is
balance with the natural landscape has been lost. provided. Consequently, 10 development concepts
Figures 15 and 16 illustrate the changes in land were formulated for urban renewal. These include:
surface temperature and the hot spots in Metro (1) business improvement districts, (2) mixed
Manila. use development, (3) multi-use development, (4)
transportation oriented development, (5) great
Overemphasized Economic Growth in streets ‘Sense of Place,’ (6) new urbanism adopting
Manila City Ordinance 8119 the ‘traditional neighborhood design’ into the
Many development and urban renewal projects modern urban environment, (7) pedestrianization,
have been considered in the MCLUPZO of 2006, (8) histo-cultural conservation, (9) roof gardens
otherwise known as Ordinance 8119. Among these and (10) environmental design.
are the enhancement of the built environment by
adding open spaces, playgrounds and parks or These development concepts, however, imply
roof gardens in some commercial areas, the re- that the main objective of the government is
establishment of the Old Burnham Plan and the economic growth and histo-cultural conservation
continuous rehabilitation of the Pasig River. and environmental design only come in second.
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Acknowledgement
The authors acknowledge Julius M. Bañgate of UP College of
Engineering (Department of Geodetic Engineering) and Robert
L. Rodriguez of UP School of Urban and Regional Planning for
support in some of the maps.
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