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Parañaque ridding riverside of 800 slum families

AROUND 800 families of informal settler families residing in “high-risk” areas in Parañaque City are to be relocated within the year, based on a newly forged agreement between local officials and the Department of the  Interior and Local Government (DILG).

The Feb. 4 agreement stipulates that the DILG will release a P90-million in assistance to the city for the construction of micro-medium-rise buildings for the relocated residents, in coordination with the National Housing Authority.

Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez noted that some of the informal settler families living along the banks of Parañaque River in Barangays La Huerta, Tambo and Sto. Niño will be transferred to the 200-unit housing project in Bagong Parañaque  (PAR) Homes II along C5-Road Extension.

“Since 2013, more than 300 informal settlers have already been relocated from waterways in Parañaque,” Olivarez added. He recalled that 144 housing units had earlier been to turned over beneficiaries of PAR Homes I. Maricar B. Brizuela

29th Doroy Valencia journ, mass comm lectures

THE TEODORO F. Valencia Foundation Inc. is holding its annual seminar on journalism and mass communication to promote integrity and excellence in the profession.

To be discussed by prominent practitioners are various topics, including “Ethics on Journalism” by Rolando Quintos, chair, PNI Management Phils.; “Media National Security” by Eric San Juan, producer, author and political analyst;  “News/Science Writing and Copy Reading,” by Linda Bolido; “Toward a More Responsible Entertainment Media,” by Ricky Lo;  “The Wonder of Boxing and Other Sports” by Quinito Henson; “Guarding Against Libel: What to Write, Not to Write” by lawyer Amado D. Valdez;  “Incompetence in the Newsprint and Radio Broadcasting Industries” by Edward Perez; and “All About Money Business Writing” by Efren Cruz.

he 29th Teodoro F. Valencia Lecture Series is being held up to March 18, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the T. F. Valencia Media Study Center on T.M. Kalaw Street, Rizal Park, beside the Department of Tourism. For more details and registration, please call 310-8029. Admission is free.