TAO-Pilipinas

Due to the series of typhoons (Lando, Mina, and Nonoy) that passed through the Bicol region in November, the YP Workshop slated for November 26-30, 2006 was postponed to a later date. The workshop is now tentatively rescheduled to the 4th week of January 2008.

For further inquiries about the workshop, you can email yp@tao-pilipinas.org or contact (632) 926-9504 and look for Ms. Geraldine Matabang or Ms. Rosalyn-Frances Marcelo.

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The Young Professionals Program of TAO-Pilipinas, Inc. in collaboration with COPE Foundation in Bicol, invites Bicol-based young professionals, new graduates and 3rd to 5th year college students in the fields of architecture, engineering (civil, geodetic, sanitary, mechanical, electrical) and environmental planning to participate in the 5-day YP Workshop on Social Housing scheduled on 12-16 November 2007 at Legazpi City, Albay. The workshop theme for this year is

“Building Sustainable Communities in the Resettlement Sites of Albay Province, Bicol.”

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If we are to consider the growing number of requests for TAO-Pilipinas to facilitate exposure and orientation activities for students, one can perhaps assume this to be an indication that service-orientation is not utterly lacking in today’s academic training. The opportunity to anchor students’ academic or scholarly efforts on real-life conditions, especially of those in the marginalized sectors, is one need that TAO tries to respond to.

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