PLANADES participated in the Emergency Services Department (Rescue 1122), Punjab, training program in capacity building of Punjab Emergency Service’s capabilities in collaboration with the University of Engineering & Technology (UET), held at the Emergency Services Department, LAHORE, PAKISTAN.

THURSday, 15 JANUARY 2026

PLANADES represented by Executive Director, Dr. Tabassam Raza as an International Expert participated in the Emergency Services Department (Rescue 1122), Punjab, training program in capacity building of Punjab Emergency Service’s capabilities in collaboration with the University of Engineering & Technology (UET), held at the Emergency Services Department dated January 13, 2026 at Lahore, Pakistan.
The event was organized by Punjab Emergency Service Department in collaboration with the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) and PLANADES, Philippines as international partners. It elevates the Punjab Emergency Service’s capabilities, ensuring top-notch emergency response backed by solid research and analytics. Read More>>>

PLANADES participated as one of the Institutional partner in the 4th International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development (DRSD) held at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

MONday, 01 DECEMBER 2025

PLANADES participated as one of the Institutional partner in the 4th International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development (DRSD) held at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) conference hall from November 22 to 24, 2025, in Pathum Thani, Thailand. The Event was organized by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), aims to bring together global experts, practitioners, policymakers, and students from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

The symposium aimed to foster critical discourse on enhancing development practices to reduce systemic and long-term disaster risks while promoting inclusive and equitable sustainability. Read More>>>

PLANADES ATTENDED PEOPLE-CENTERED SMART CITIES AND LGUS FOR NATURE-POSITIVE RESILIENCE

tHURSday, 30 OCTOBER 2025

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (PLANADES), represented by its Executive Director, Dr. Tabassam Raza, participated in Urban October hosted by UN-Habitat Philippines in partnership with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP). This event served as the culmination of Urban October 2025 and brought together national and local stakeholders to discuss innovative pathways toward sustainable, resilient, and inclusive urban development. Read More>>>

PLANADES recognized as one of the outstanding presenters of the first ever Academic Output Exhibit showcasing exceptional research and academic works in Environment and Natural Resource Planning

Monday, 27 OCTOBER 2025

Dr. Tabassam Raza, Executive Director, PLANADES, was recognized by the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning as one of the outstanding presenters of its first ever Academic Output Exhibit.

Dr. Raza’s research, titled “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sustainable Transportation Policies in Mitigating Climate Change in Metro Manila, Philippines: The Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP),”. Read More>>>

PLANADES signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Pakistani Developer, Al-Kabir Builders

Monday, 29 SEPTEMBER 2025

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (PLANADES), a leading planning and research organization, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Al-Kabir Builders & Developers, a leading real estate and construction firm from Pakistan. Read More>>>

PLANADES AND DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DOST) TOGETHER WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE SIGNING OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) FOR THE SMART AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (SSCP) PILOT PARTNERSHIP WITH SCIENCE FOUNDATION

WEDNESday, 24 SEPTEMBER 2025

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (PLANADES), through its President Dr. Mark Anthony Morales, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Science and Technology (DOST) S&F Foundation for the Smart and Sustainable Communities Program (SSCP) Pilot Partnership. Also present during the signing were PLANADES Executive Director Dr. Tabassam Raza. The signing was led by DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum and Undersecretary for Regional Operations Engr. Sancho A. Mabborang. Read More>>>

PLANADES SIGNS CONTRACT TO ASSIST ZAMBOANGA CITY IN UPDATING KEY LOCAL PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Monday, 25 August 2025

Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (PLANADES), through its President Dr. Mark Anthony Morales, signed a contract agreement with Mayor Khymer Olaso of Zamboanga City to provide technical assistance in updating Zamboanga City’s major local planning documents. Also present during the signing were PLANADES Executive Director Dr. Tabassam Raza, Associate Project Development Officer Engr. Dianne Joy Cathyrine Sanchez, City Legal Officer Atty. Evangelina Doctolero, Atty. Novelyn Ong, and Assistant City Planning and Development Coordinator EnP. Jessie Christopher Lapinid. Read More>>>

PLANADES Meets with Malaysian Ambassador to Discuss Climate Change Adaptation for Sabah

thursday, 10 july 2025

PLANADES met with the Malaysian Ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the Malaysian Embassy in Makati to discuss climate change adaptation strategies for the state of Sabah, Malaysia. PLANADES was represented by Dr. Tabassam Raza, Dr. Meliton Juanico, Ar. Ralph Sotoridona, Engr. Dianne Joy Cathyrine Sanchez, and Mr. Clint Drew Strong. Together with H.E. Castelino, the Malaysian mission was represented by Mr. Norjufri Nizar Edrus, Mrs. Nur Farahliza Putri Naaim Yazid, and Mr. Adhwa Azmil. Read More>>>

PLANADES and UP SURP organized a side event during UNDRR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025) in Switzerland

MONday, 09 june 2025

PLANADES and UP SURP, led organizing with other partners including the City and Regional Planning (CRP) Department, UET Lahore, Pakistan; School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Australia; TU Dortmund, Germany; and Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management (DPMM) Program, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, a side event during the UNDRR Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025) in Switzerland.

The event was highly successful and well-attended; indeed, it convened a distinguished cross-section of policymakers, experts, practitioners, and representatives from civil society and international organizations, highlighting Nation’s strategic leadership in advancing the global DRR agenda. Read More>>

PLANADES HELD a key Strategic Planning Workshop 2025

WEDNEsday, 02 April 2025 

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc (PLANADES) held a key strategic planning meeting last March 28-29, 2025 at SURP Training Room, UP Diliman, Quezon City with Engr. Jon Kasilag II, President and Co-Founder of AMH Philippines as its Guest speaker. The meeting was set to assess PLANADES’s progress on its 5-year strategic plan, originally launched in 2022, and to chart a clear course for 2025.. Read More>>>

PLANADES inks partnership with EMB-NCR to establish and manage the Environmental Review Fund

Tuesday, 18 February 2025

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc (PLANADES) renews  its partnership with the Environmental Management Bureau- National Capital Region (EMB-NCR) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the establishment and management of the Environmental Review Fund.

February 13, 2025 marked a significant milestone as PLANADES and EMB-NCR formalized their partnership at the EMB-NCR Conference Room. Dr. Mark Anthony Morales represented PLANADES as its president with Engr. Maria Dorica Naz-Hipe as EMB-NCR’s Regional Director were the signatories of the MOA. Read More>>>

PLANADES CONDUCTED THE INTENSIVE COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING (ICEP) TRAINING FOR BATCH 4 – [ DAY 1 - Day 4 | February 24-28, 2025]

Monday, 03 March 2025

The PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. welcomed the participants in the INTENSIVE COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING (ICEP) BATCH 4 on its opening day on February 24, 2025. A total of 77 participants are comprised of representatives from different national government agencies, local government units, other government agencies, state universities, and the private sector. The participants come from 16 different regions across the country. Read More>>>

PLANADES HOLDS 47TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, CHARTS FUTURE DIRECTION

Monday, 10 February 2025

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (PLANADES) successfully held its 47th Annual General Membership Meeting on January 27, 2025, at the School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines. The event brought all the registered PLANADES active members in terms of esteemed experts in the field of urban and regional planning, both in-person and via online video conferencing, with participants joining from various parts of the world, including Germany and Pakistan.  Read More>>>

COURTESY VISIT OF ASSOCIATED CONSULTING ENGINEERS (ACE) LIMITED TO PLANADES AND UP SCHOOL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

FRIday, 18 OCTOBER 2024

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (PLANADES), represented by its Executive Director, Dr. Tabassam Raza, attended the second day of the 2024 Climate Action Implementation Southeast Asia Global Workshop held last September 3, 2024 in Quezon City..  Read More>>>

PLANADES PARTICIPATES IN THE 2024 ASIA-PACIFIC MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (APMCDRR) MEMBERS BRIEFING

MONday, 07 OCTOBER 2024

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc., represented by its Executive Director Dr. Tabassam Raza, attended the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) held last 3 October 2024 via Zoom. The event served as a precursor to the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) which will be conducted on 14-18 October 2024 in Manila, Philippines.. Read More>>>

PLANADES SUCCESSFULLY HOLDS INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON RESILIENT FINANCING FOR PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES (I-REFINE)

Monday, 09 SEPTEMBER 2024

The Planning and Development Research Foundation (PLANADES), through its project, Linking Disaster Risk Governance and Land Use Planning: The Case of Informal Settlements in Disaster-Prone Areas in the Philippines (LIRLAP), successfully conducted the International Training Course on Resilient Financing for Settlement Planning (I-ReFine), held from August 27 to September 5, 2024..  Read More>>>

PLANADES ATTENDS THE 2024 CLIMATE ACTION IMPLEMENTATION SOUTHEAST ASIA GLOBAL WORKSHOP IN QUEZON CITY

Monday, 09 SEPTEMBER 2024

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (PLANADES), represented by its Executive Director, Dr. Tabassam Raza, attended the second day of the 2024 Climate Action Implementation Southeast Asia Global Workshop held last September 3, 2024 in Quezon City..  Read More>>>

PLANADES ATTENDED THE INDONESIA RE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (IIC) 2024. "ACCELERATING TRANSFORMATION IN INSURANCE INDUSTRY: DRIVING GROWTH, STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE"

Monday, 05 august 2024

The ICSD 2024 Organizing Committee, representing the Global Association of Master's in Development Practice Programs (MDP) and in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), has granted approval for our proposed session titled "4B Mainstreaming climate change and disaster risk reduction in urban and rural planning to achieve the SDGs" within the conference track 4, focusing on Cities and Communities..  Read More>>>

PLANADES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. ENGR. TABASSAM RAZA, PARTICIPATED IN OECD-ADBI-OJK ROUNDTABLE ON INSURANCE AND RETIREMENT SAVINGS IN ASIA

Wednesday, 17 July 2024

Dr. Engr. Tabassam Raza, Executive Director of PLANADES, took part in the OECD-ADBI-OJK Roundtable on Insurance and Retirement Savings in Asia 2024, held on July 9-10 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The event, co-hosted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), was sponsored by the Government of Japan. It convened leading experts, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore significant issues affecting the insurance and pension sectors in the Asia-Pacific region.  Read More>>>

PLANADES AND QUEZON CITY Government REPRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADDRESSING WEATHER EXTREMES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA HELD AT CURTIN UNIVERSITY, PERTH, AUSTRALIA

Wednesday, 05 June 2024

On May 27, 2024, delegates from the Philippines, including Prof. Dr. Tabassam Raza, Executive Director of PLANADES and Project Country Chief Investigator of the Research Project, attended the International Symposium on Addressing Weather Extremes in Southeast Asian Cities at Curtin University. Representing Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte were Ms. Andrea Valentine Villaroman and Ms. Vanessa Claire Vinarao from the Quezon City Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department (CCESD).  Read More>>>

PLANADES, REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROF. DR. TABASSAM RAZA, ENGAGES IN CROSS-CULTURAL PLANNING WORKSHOP IN GERMANY

SATURday, 19 May 2024

Dortmund, Germany - May 18, 2024 - The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (PLANADES) represented by its Executive Director, Prof. Dr. Tabassam Raza, recently participated in the Spring Workshop in Technische Universität (TU) Dortmund. University, Germany entitled, “Planning in Germany and Pakistan: Cross-Cultural Perception of Urban and Rural Landscape and Cultural Heritage”. The workshop, spanning from May 11th to May 18th, aimed to foster cross-cultural understanding in urban and rural planning between Germany and Pakistan.  Read More>>>

DR. ENGR. TABASSAM RAZA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PLANADES, INVITED BY PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN AND PARTICIPATES IN GLOBAL BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM 2024

Monday, 14 May 2024

Madrid, Spain - May 13, 2024 - Dr. Engr. Tabassam Raza, Executive Director of PLANADES, was honored with an invitation from Dr. Zahoor Ahmed, Ambassador of Pakistan to Spain, to discuss their common research interests, particularly in stress management and mental health following disasters. Dr. Raza’s visit to Spain included valuable interactions with Spanish academics to explore joint projects addressing these critical issues, aiming to develop a trilateral project involving the Philippines, Pakistan, and Spain or Germany.  Read More>>>

PLANADES SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATION ON MIGRATION (ISCCIM): ROLE OF US REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT TOWARD LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES

SATURday, 27 APRIL 2024

On April 26, 2024, the Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc. (PLANADES), in partnership with the Law Offices of Manuel Quintal and key institutional partners such as the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning, Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM) at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and local government units such as the Office of Civil Defense National Capital Region and Quezon City Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department, successfully hosted the International Seminar on Climate Change Implications for Migration (ISCCIM). Read More>>>