Defining the landscape in a lot of areas in the Philippines are the unsightly features of the flimsy homes of the Informal Settlers. This type of building is the typical shelter of a great portion of our people.
Informal settlements are a common feature of the Philippine landscape. Dotting the archipelago are houses made of scrounged materials, these settlements are a constant source of headache for nearby residents and establishments, but also an eyesore and source of embarassment for the government.
Apart from the aesthetic problems associated with this form of housing, informal settlements are typically made from flimsy, haphazard materials which the settler managed to gather from the nearby environs.
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ReplyDeleteAbiva is a Philippine publisher offering textbooks in basic education. Our Kamalayang Panlipunan (History) author wishes to include in his textbook the photo of informal settlers featured in your website (as seen http://oldworldtradition.blogspot.com/2010/07/mudbricks-inexpensive-building-material.html )in In light of this, may we respectfully request your permission to reprint the photo being referred to in the link provided.
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