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prol
ificint hear eawhosehouses
aremadeoft empor arymat erials
suchasr ust edcor rugat edr oof
sheets,t ar paul i
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suscept iblet of l
oodi ngduet ot he
PasigRi ver .Al so,pol l
utionand
congestiongener atedf rom t he
compactr esident ialar eai s
suspect edt ocauseheal thhaz ards
inthecommuni t y.

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Pandacani sani nfamous
sitefori nformalset t
lement
sincet heeasementoft he
river,undergover nment
owner ship,isunoccupi ed.
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oildepoti nPandacanf reed
upl andandpr ovidedan
oppor tuni t
yt odecongest
andsaf elyrelocatethesl ums
int hear ea.Consi dering
these,t hepr oposedt ypology
Thehighl
ightedareasar
ecompactandcongest
edhousi
ng woul dbemasshousi ng
wit
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edtohouse cateringt ot heur banpoorof
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nformalsett
lement. Pandacan.

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Famili
esinthePhilippinesusuallyconsistofanaverageof4.4people(arcGI
S,2018).I
nan
i
nformalsettl
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om menialjobs.
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nformationhighli
ght saneedt olessenhouseholdexpensesinordertofocusonmor e
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