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Article: Groundbreaking ceremony for Payatas community project.
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- February 27, 2002
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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 February 2002-ADB: Groundbreaking ceremony for Payatas community project (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- A groundbreaking ceremony will be held tomorrow to begin the site development of Payatas Estate, Quezon City, Philippines, where a garbage landslide killed hundreds of waste pickers in 2000.
An On-site Urban Upgrading for Vulnerable Communities of Payatas Project will benefit over 500 poor families, including those directly affected by the landslide tragedy. The project is funded by a US$1 million grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The grant is from ADB's Japan Fund for ...