PUVeP News

New CIM Ecosan Expert at Xavier University

Xavier University’s Ecosan Team will be strengthened by Mr. Robert Gensch, who will start his assignment as Ecological Sanitation Advisor at the Jose P. Rizal School of Medicine under the CIM Junior Expert Program in the first week of August 2008.

As a student of Landscape Planning and Architecture at the Technical University Berlin, Germany, his studies exposed him - among othe...

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Senior Indian Government Official Visits PUVeP

Dr. Vani Mohan, Additional Commissioner for Advertisement, Parks, Estate, Aasara & IT of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation visited Cagayan de Oro from July 22-25, 2008 within the framework of the "Cities Farming for the Future Program" of the RUAF Foundation.

Part of the included a visit of the Balulang Elementary School where Dr. Mohan was welcomed by hundreds of pupils. Dr. Mohan was able to see on how the “Essential Health Care Package (ECHP)” is implemented in ...

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Ecosan Seminar at the Philippine Port Authority

The Cagayan de Oro Philippine Port Authority (PPA) invited Horacio S. Factura III, Intern of the GTZ Water and Sanitation Program, to give a lecture on ecosan principles and technologies at the occasion of their 34th Anniversary Celebration on July 11, 2008.

Mr. Isidro Botaslac, PPA Engineering Services Division Manager, in his welcome remarks announced that the ecological sanitation concept fits very well into the on-going “Clean, Green, and Blue” program of the PPA. While “Clean”...

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XU Kinaadman Research Center Funds New Ecosan Study

The WHO Guidelines for the Safe Use of Excreta in Agriculture suggest that after a dehydration period of six to twelve months, human faeces will not pose any public health danger when used for agricultural purposes. To verify these recommendations under Philippine conditions, Dr. Gina S. Itchon, Dr. Ma Luisa B Tan XU School of Medicine) and Dr. Robert J. Holmer (XU PUVeP), conducted the research

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GTZ & PUVeP Conduct Ecosan Reuse Training in Bohol

A two-and-a-half day “Training and Workshop on the Reuse of Ecosan Products and Vermicomposting” was conducted from May 20-22, 2008 at the Soil and Water Conservation Foundation (SWCF) Training Center in Roxas, Bilar, Bohol for users of urine-diversion dehydration toilets (UDDT) which were established in the province of Bohol by the DILG-GTZ Water and Sanitation Program.

Mr. Horacio S. Factura III, Intern of GTZ Water and Sanitation Program, currently assigned at the Periurban Vegetab...

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Barangay Consultation on the Integration of Organic Waste with Urban Agriculture in Lapasan

Barangay Lapasan was host for the first barangay-wide consultation and workshop on the integration of organic waste management with urban agriculture. The event was held from on Saturday, June 28 2008, in the covered court of Barangay Lapasan National High School. Participants included Barangay Council officials and staff, sitio leaders, as well as representatives from the broader community: local teachers, vegetable marketing associations, sikad associations, NGOs, youth and women’s organiz...

Read more 28.06.

PICE conducts “Ecosan for Engineers” Seminar

The Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) in cooperation with Xavier University’s Engineering Resource Center and the Ecosan Training & Research Center for Southeast Asia & the Pacific conducted the seminar “Ecosan for Engineers” on June 19, 2008 at the Pearlmont Inn in Cagayan de Oro City. The meeting was attended by almost 80 participants coming from various government agencies like DPWH, PAG-IBIG, NHA, City Health Office, COWD, PPA, OCW, LGU...

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Prof. Dr. Katherine Gibson Visits Allotment Gardens

Dr. Katherine Gibson, Professor of Human Geography at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, together with her graduate student Ms. Ann Hill, visited the Sto Niño Allotment Garden in Lapasan as well as the PUVeP Office in Manresa on June 17, 2008.

They were accompanied by the representatives of the NGO Unlad Kabayan Migrant Servic...

Read more 20.06.

Water is Life Photo Contest

The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in cooperation with the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) and Philippine Water Partnership (PWP) is holding a "Water is Life" photo contest. This contest is open to all amateur and professional photographers all over the country.

This photo contest aims to raise awareness among our citizenry by dramatically visualizing the various water and sanitation issues facing our country today and move our people into action to address thes...

Read more 11.06.

House Committee on Ecology discusses “Ecosan Act of 2007”

The Committee on Ecology of the Philippine House of Representatives held a meeting on June 04, 2008 to deliberate House Bill No. 3279 entitled: “An Act Mandating the Adoption and Implementation of Ecological Sanitation as a Method of Sustainable Urban Development Program and Institutionalizing the Integrated Support and Facilities towards Sustainable Urban Environment Development, Appropriating Funds therefore and for other Purposes”, otherwise known as “ECOSAN Act of 2007”, authored by Hon. ...

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Urban Design for the Use of Organic Waste in Urban Agriculture

Can the way we design urban space facilitate the use of sustainable waste management practices for local food production? That is the question being explored by Jeannette Tramhel, a guest researcher at PUVeP (PeriUrban Vegetable Project at the College of Agriculture, Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City.) In conventional planning, food production and waste management are typically designed as separate urban systems. This approach results in the loss of potential nutrients and ignores th...

Read more 09.05.

Philippine UDDT at German Trade Fair IFAT 2008

There was a great deal of interest for the model of a Philippine urine diverting drying toilet designed by the GTZ Water and Sanitation Programme among the expert public attending the "International Trade Fair for Water - Sewage - Refuse - Recycling (IFAT)" which was held from May 5 - 9, 2008 in Munich, Germany. A large number of visitors listened to the GTZ personnel manning the stand as they explained how the UDD toilet functions and discussed the broad...

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GTZ, Seecon and PUVeP train “Ecosan Experts of the Future”

In line with GTZ Water and Sanitation Program’s goal to strengthen the capacity of the program partners in providing appropriate technical support to local governments, communities and other clientele, the Program in cooperation with the Periurban Vegetable Project (PUVeP) and Seecon International conducted a two-week training course on “Capacity Building for Ecological Sanitation: The Ecosan Trainers of the Future” from April 7-18, 2008 at Xavier University‘s Magis Training Center in Cagayan...

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Viva, Santa Gertrudes!

The St. Gertrude's Day 2008 was celebrated on March 17, 2008 at the Santo Niño Allotment Garden in Lapasan. This annual activity, which is conducted in honor of St. Gertrude of Nivelles, the patron saint for gardeners, aims to strengthen the spiritual formation of all stakeholders of the allotment garden program, to enhance community building to foster the bondage between the allotment garden associations, the local government units and Xavier University.

This year’s celebration...

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IPSWaT Scholarship for Horacio S. Factura III

Horacio S. Factura III was awarded with an IPSWaT scholarship to conduct his Ph.D. thesis with the title “The Effect of Urine as a Source of Boron and Zinc on Physiological Parameters of Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. rugosa) and Mungbean (Vigna radiata) Grown with Biochar as Soil Amendment in Different Tropical Agro-Ecosystems in Northern Mindanao, Philippines “ under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Otterpohl of the Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection, Hamburg University of Technology (TUH...

Read more Comments(0) 07.03.

ASEAN Parliamentary Group of the German Bundestag visits Balulang Elementary School

Seven members of the ASEAN Parliamentary Group of the German Bundestag, the national parliament of Germany, visited the Balulang Elementary School in Cagayan de Oro on February 7, 2008 to see the school-based allotment garden with ecosan facilities as well as the essential health care package that was implemented by the Department of Education in cooperation with PUVeP and the German Doctors Program of Xavier University, CIM experts Dr. Bella Monse and Dr. Robert Holmer and with financial and...

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