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PHILIPPINES:
GLOBAL
SOUTH AND
GLOBAL
NORTH
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Baguio City
THE FIRST PHILIPPINE CITY TO JOIN A GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO
RAISE URBAN LIVING STANDARDS BY DEVELOPING COMPANIES
BASED ON INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY. IT IS ONE OF 64 CITIES
GLOBALLY NAMED TO THE CREATIVE CITIES NETWORK AND IS THE BASIS IS THE UN 2030 AGENDA FOR
UNESCO'S FIRST CREATIVE CITY.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH
ACCORDING TO THE UNESCO WEBSITE, THE CREATIVE CITIES ESTABLISHES INTERNATIONAL PRIORITIES
NETWORK WAS FOUNDED IN 2004 "TO FOSTER COOPERATION FOR FINANCIAL, POLITICAL, AND
WITH AND AMONG CITIES THAT HAVE IDENTIFIED CREATIVITY AS ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT.
A KEY ASPECT FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT." AS A
RESULT, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF CREATING JOBS AND
EXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY.
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Cebu City
CEBU GREW INCREASINGLY INDUSTRIALIZED OVER
TIME. CEBU IS QUITE PROGRESSIVE DUE TO THE RISE
OF LARGE CORPORATIONS, THE TREND OF
TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PEOPLE'S INGENUITY. CEBU
IS NOW HOME TO SEVERAL BPOS AND SMALL TO
GIANT CORPORATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ISLAND,
PARTICULARLY CEBU CITY.

BEING THE CENTER OF COMMERCE OF LUZON AND

MINDANAO, CEBU IS NOW ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST
CITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES. MOST MODERN SHIPPING
ENTERPRISES IN THE PHILIPPINES ARE BASED IN CEBU
CITY, NOT IN MANILA OR DAVAO. ALMOST ALL
SHIPBUILDING ACTIVITY IN THE PHILIPPINES (THE R.P.
IS THE FIFTH LARGEST SHIP CONSTRUCTOR) OCCURS IN
CEBU CITY, NOT IN MANILA OR DAVAO. CEBU IS THE
PHILIPPINES' IT AND ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING
POWERHOUSE, WHEREAS METRO MANILA HANDLES ALL
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES.
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THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT'S 2020
REPORT STATES THAT DAVAO DE ORO
REMAINS THE WEALTHIEST PROVINCE
IN MINDANAO REGARDING ASSETS.
NUMEROUS BUSINESS OPERATIONS,
BANANA PLANTATIONS, AND
ENORMOUS GOLD AND SILVER MINES
FUELED THE PROVINCE'S ECONOMIC
PUSH, AIDED BY SOPHISTICATED
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
AS DAVAO IS RICH IN NATURAL
RESOURCES, THE LAND IS SUITABLE
FOR CULTIVATING NEARLY ALL
CROPS. IT ALSO CONTAINS ONE OF
THE LARGEST GOLD RESERVES IN THE
PHILIPPINES, EARNING IT THE TITLE
"THE GOLD ONE."

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GLOBAL
SOUTH
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LANAO DEL SUR COMPRISES 39 MUNICIPALITIES
AND 1,159 BARANGAYS AND HAS TWO
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. MARAWI'S ISLAMIC
CITY SERVES AS THE PROVINCE'S COMMERCIAL
HUB AND PROVINCIAL CAPITAL. WITH LAKE
LANAO'S 340-SQUARE-KILOMETER AREA, LANAO
DEL SUR IS RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES. ITS
OUTLET RIVER TO THE SEA HAS SIX ENERGY
PLANTS THAT GENERATE 750 MEGAWATTS OF
POWER AND FERTILE LANDS AS FAR AS THE EYE
CAN SEE. THE PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A FOOD BASKET FOR
THE ENTIRE MINDANAO AND THE REST OF THE
PHILIPPINES — BUT ONLY IF ITS AGRICULTURAL
SECTOR DEVELOPS SUSTAINABLY.

UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE ITS SIGNIFICANT

POTENTIAL, LANAO DEL SUR HAS REMAINED
POOR, AND IT IS NOW CONSIDERED THE
PHILIPPINES' WORST PROVINCE, WITH A
POVERTY RATE OF 71%. IT REMAINED POOR
PRIMARILY DUE TO THE COLLAPSE OF PEACE
AND ORDER THAT PLAGUED THIS PORTION OF
THE SOUTH FOR SO LONG.
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MASBATE CITY, OFTEN KNOWN AS "THE RODEO
CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES," IS PRIMARILY AN
AGRICULTURAL REGION WHERE PEOPLE SURVIVE
ON LARGE-SCALE FARMING, LIVESTOCK BREEDING,
AND POULTRY PRODUCTION. MASBATE IS RICH IN
NATURAL RESOURCES, YET IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE
POOREST PROVINCES IN THE COUNTRY. POVERTY
IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT CONTINUES TO EXIST
BECAUSE THE POOR LACK ACCESS TO AND
CONTROL OVER CRUCIAL RESOURCES REQUIRED
TO IMPROVE INCOME IN VARIOUS ECONOMIC
INTERACTIONS. NINETY PERCENT (90%) OF THE
RURAL POOR ARE FARMERS IN THE PROVINCE'S
RICE SECTOR.

ACCORDING TO THE VALUE CHAIN STUDY, FARMERS

ARE THE MOST DISADVANTAGED AGENTS IN THE RICE
BUSINESS, AND THEY CONFRONT A WEB OF
DISCRIMINATORY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT EXPLAIN
WHY THEY REMAIN IMPOVERISHED. TWO KEY
FACTORS RESULT IN FARMERS' POVERTY, WHICH IS
THEIR INCAPACITY TO GOVERN THEIR RESOURCES
AND THEIR LACK OF ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES.
DESPITE THESE DIFFICULTIES, OPPORTUNITIES AND
POTENTIALS ABOUND THAT ARE SIMPLY WAITING TO BSA 2A GROUP 5
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TRAJECTORY.