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Vazbui l tTechnol ogyi nMet r oMani l a Wi Wi t ht hef as tgr owi ngpopul at i on ofFi l i pi nosi nt hePhi l i ppi nes,t her ei s al soaneedf oran i ncr easei nt hedema mandsoft hepeopl epart i cul ar l yf ort hei r dai l yneeds.An i ncr easef ort hequant i t yoft hebasi cneedswh whi ch i nvol vet he f o od,c l o t hi ng ,and s he l t e rs ho ul d bepr i o r i t i z e dt os us t ai nt hes ur v i v a lo ft he peopl e.Howev er ,t her e ar e many chal l enge sf aced by many Fi l i pi nos as t he popul at i onoft hecount ryari ses.Oneoft hepr obl em ms sdefinedbyt hePhi l i ppi ne Dev el opmentPl an ( n. d)i st he housi ng backl og part i cul ar l yi n Met r o Mani l a. Ac cor di ngt oPhi l i ppi neDev el opmentPl an ( n. d) ,housi ngbac kl ogi sdefined as t heunfini shedwor kofi nf r ast r uct ur es.Thi shousi ngbackl ogi sduet ot hel ack off unds f or t he cont i nuat i on oft he i nf r ast r uct ur es,pr obl em i nt he l oan appl i cat i on oft he buye r ,ort he l ack ofsupportoft he gove r nment .I ti s est i mat edt hatt hema magni t udeofhousi ngbackl ogwoul dr eachupt o5. 8mi l l i on housi ng uni t si nt he ye ar2016 and a t ot alofhousi ng bac kl og of496, 928 housi nguni t si nMet r oMa Mani l a( Phi l i ppi neDevel opmentPl an,n. d) . Backl ogcancont r i but ema manydanger sanddi st ur bancesi nt hel i vesoft he Fi l i pi no,f o ri taffe c t st he i rdai l yac t i v i t i e s .Unf o r t unat e l y ,t hene i g hbo ur ho ods oft heunfini shed houseorconst r uct i on si t esand t hel abour er sar et heones who s uffe rf r om t hi s bac kl oggi ng ( Phi l i ppi ne Dev el opment ,n. d) .Hence,wi t h t hepr obl em ms sf aci ngbyt hecount ryr egar di ngwi t ht heunfini shedconst r uct i on of ma many i nf r ast r uct ur es part i cul ar l yi n Met r o Mani l a, a not abl e Fi l i pi no i nv e nt o rde v i s e dat e c hno l o gyt hatc anl e s s e nt hei nc r e as i ngr a t eofbac kl o g. As housi ng bac kl og cont i nues t o ar i s e par t i c ul ar l yi n Me t r o Mani l a, Edgar do Vazquez , one of t he r em ma ar kabl e Fi l i pi no i nve nt or s, devi se d t he modul arhousi ng uni torpopul ar l y known as “ Vazbui l tTec hnol ogy”i n 1991. Ac cor di ngt oMal ang( 1998) ,t heVaz bui l tTec hnol ogycanbee as i l yasse mbl edt o f or m a comp mpl et ehousi nguni twhi c ht akesonl ybe t wee n 14 t o 30 dayst o be comp mpl e t eddependi ngont hemo modeloft hehouse .Vazquezi nve nt edt hemo modul ar housi nguni tt ohel pr esol vet hehousi ngbackl ogi nt hePhi l i ppi nes.Oneoft he f eat ur es of t he modul ar housi ng uni ti si t s pr ef abr i cat ed comp mponent s i ncl udi ng t hepr ecastconcr et ewa wal l sand a r oofingasse mbl y( Mal ang,1998) . Mor eov er ,hewa want ed t obui l d home meswi wi t hf ewerl aborf or ces ,economi mi cal ,and an effic ffici ent sy st em t hat al l ows sy s t em ass emb mbl i ng and di sma mant l i ng oft he house co mponent sf or f ut ur e pur poses i nc l udi ng house expansi on and
i mpr o v e me me nt s( Re y e s ,2006) .TheVaz bui l tt e c hno l o gywasi ni t i al l yi nt r o duc e di n t he Me t r o Mani l a becauseMe Me t r o Mani l a has t he cont i nuos r at e ofhousi ng bac kl og and s ui t abl eness f or bui l di ng i nf r as t r uct ur es because of i t s conveni encei nt heavai l abi l i t yoft hema mat eri al sf ort hecomponent st obeused f or const r uct i on. Accor di ng t o Vazquez , asi de f r om t he capabi l i t y of t he modul arhousi nguni tt oassemb mbl ewi t hi n weeks,i thasal sobeen i nve nt ed t o wi t hs t and nat ur alphe nome na suc h ase ar t hquakeand t yphoon ( asci t e d by Rey es,2006) .Becauseoft her ema mar kabl ei nve nt i on ofEdgar doVazquez ,hewas awarded as“ I nvent oroft heyear ”byGenevabased Wor l dI nt el l ect ualPr oper t y Or gani z at i on( WI PO)i n1995andGol denMedalAwar dasOut s t andi ngI nve nt or f r o mt heFi l i pi noI nv e nt or s ’ So ci e t yi n1993. Thr ought hesuccessf uli nv ent i onofEdgar doVaz quez ,hees t abl i shedt he Vaz quezBui l di ngSys t emsCor ps.( Vaz bui l t )i n Fe br uar y1991,acons t r uct i on fir m f orbui l di ng modul arhousi ngsys t em m, ,t o expand t hecorpor at i on and t o l ook f orpart ner shi psi n di ffer entpar t soft hecount ryt ol essen t he backl og pr obl em i nt hePhi l i ppi nes( Reyes,2006) . I ti s a dut y and one oft he pri or i t i es oft he gov er nmentt o sol ve t he housi ng pr obl ems msi ncl udi ng housi ng backl og i nt hecount r y;howev er ,t her e has bee n no spe ci fic l aw r eg ar di ng t he i mpl em me e nt at i on of t he Vazbui l t t echnol ogyi nt hePhi l i ppi nes,whi chcanhel pi nl esseni ngt hehousi ngbackl og. Howev er ,t her e ar er epubl i c act sf or t he housi ng pr oj ect sf or unf ort unat e Fi l i pi noci t i z e nsandf o rt hei nno v at i o no fho us i ngpr o j e c t s .I nt heRe publ i cAc t 7279 orknown as“ Ur ban Dev el opme mentorHousi ngActof1992”underSec t i on I I ,i tdefines t hatt he St at es,i n col l aborat i on wi t ht he pri vat e sect or ,must par t akei ncont i nui ngur bandev el opmentandhousi ngpr ogr am f ort hebenefit s oft heunder pr i vi l egedandhom me el essci t i zenst hatc an pr ovi det hem saf et yand ec onomi mi c alacc om mm modat i on ore mpl oy mentoppor t uni t i es( Housi ng and Land UseRegul at oryBoar d,2008) .Asi def r om Republ i cAct7279,t he“ Bat asang Pambansa230” ,al soknownaspr oces si ngandappr ovalofSubdi vi si onsPl ans, st at es t hatt he “ use ofi nnovat i ve and sys t em f or economi mi c and soci al i ze d ho us i ngpr o j e c t s ”ar ebe i nge nc our ag e dandr e c og ni z e df o rt heFi l i pi noc i t i z e ns ( Gani r on& Al marwae,2014) . Vaz bui l tTec hnol ogy has been i nv ent ed by a Fi l i pi no Engi nee rnamed Edgardo Vazquezt o pr ovi debenefit st ot heFi l i pi nos.Asi def r om l esseni ngof housi ngbackl ogi nt hecount ry ,speci fical l yi nMet r oMa Mani l aast hema mai ngoalof t he i nve nt i on,t her e have been posi t i ve ornegat i ve i mpact s oft he modul ar ho us i ng uni t si n di ffe r e nta s pe c t so ft hedai l yo ft heFi l i pi no ss pe c i fic al l yi n
s oc i o e c o no m mi i c ,e c ol o gi c alandhe al t h ,andpo l i t i c alg ov e r nanc eas pe c t soft he Phi l i ppi nepopul at i on. Thei nv e nt i on ofEdgar doVaz que zl ed t ot hesomedev el opme nt soft he soci oeconomi mi coreconomi mi calaspectoft hecount rysi ncet her ehas been an i ncr easei nt heec onom mi i cgr owt hoft hecount r ybec auset her ehavebee nmany br anc hesand ot he rmanuf act ur i ngpl ant st hathav ebeen ope ned i n di ffer e nt part soft hecount r y .Accor di ngt oVazquez ,wi t hanes t i mat edamo mountPhp5. 81 mi l l i on wor ki ngcapi t al ,anyFi l i pi nobusi nessme men orot herconst ruct i on fir ms can f r anchi se“ Vazbui l tHom me eCent r al e”i nt hei rar eaand r ecei vea market i ng assi st ancewi t ht axbenefit sf orc hamp mpi oni ngma masshousi ng( asci t edbyRey es, 2006) .Mor eover ,si nceVazbui l tt echnol ogy has i mpr oved t hei nf r ast r uct ur es, t her e has al so been an i ncr ease i n numberoft he Fi l i pi nos t hatcan easi l y t r av el t o di ffer ent par t si n Luz on ar ea. Anot her i mpact of t he Vaz bui l t Tec hnol ogywast hemi ni mi z ed concr e t ewas t ageoft hemat er i al sused f ort he const r uct i on si nce concr et e pour i ng can be done by ski l l ed per sonnel ’ s and mec hani calequi pm me ent ,i n whi ch pl aci ng ofconcr et e can be cont r ol l ed and moni t or ed.Thus,t he wast age i n manualconcr et e pour i ng i s bei ng l es se ned si ncet her earel esserwor ker s’i neffi ffic ci enci esi nt he wor ki ng fiel d( Gani r on & Al mar wae,2014) . On t he cont r ar y ,Gani r on and Al mar wae ( 2014)s t at ed t hat Vazbui l t t echnol ogyhasl edt oal esserl abourf orcesi ncet hema mai nconst ruct i on workt o bedonewasl i f t i ngoft hee qui pmentwhi c hi nv ol v est hemai n component sof t hehousenam me el yt hewal l s,r oofandt hel i ke.Thi shasonl yshowedt hatt her e hasbeenal sobeenan i ncr easi ngr at eofunl abour edFi l i pi noci t i zens,addi ngt o t hef astcont i nuousrat eofpovert yi nt hecount ryspeci fical l yi n Met r oMani l a. The ot hernegat i v ei mpac toft hi s Vaz bui l tt ec hnol ogy i nt he s oc i oeconomi c aspecti st he ove r cr owded ofhousesand es t abl i shment s especi al l yi n Met r o Mani l a.Si nce t he Vazbui l tt ec hnol ogy i s mor er ecogni ze di n Met r o Mani l a, many es t abl i shme me nt s and houses hav e bee n bei ng bui l t by di ffer e nt const r uct i on firms ms t hr ough t he use of Vaz bui l tt ec hnol ogy ( Phi l i ppi ne Dev el opmentPl an,n. d) .Fur t her mor e,asma manyest abl i shment sar ebei ngbui l t i nac e r t ai nar e a sofMe t r oMa Mani l a,t hev al ueoft hec er t ai nar e a,s pe c i fic al l yi t s l and pr opert i es,i s al so i ncr easi ng i n val ue ( appr eci at i on i n val ue) .Hence, i nflat i on occur s and t he l i vi ng costoft he are a wi l lbe mor e cost l y ,and t he Fi l i pi nof ami l i e s ,e s pe c i al l ywhobe l ongi nt hemi mi ddl eand l o we rc l as s ,ar et he onewhowoul dsacr i fice( Bur eauLocalGov er nmentFi nance,2006) . Vaz bui l t Tec hnol ogy has al so cont r i but ed posi t i v e effect s t o t he e nv i r o nme nt alas pe c to ft hePhi l i ppi ne spar t i c ul ar l yi nMe t r oMa Mani l a.Ac c or di ng
t o Gani r on and Al mar wae ( 2014) ,t her e has been a l es s usag e ofconcr e t e mat er i alconsumpt i onandl ess erdema mandofl umberwhi chmeanl essut i l i zat i on oft henat ur alr esour cespr oduct s.Lesserut i l i zat i on oft henat ur alr esour ces pr oduct s f or t he const r uct i ons has hel ped pr es er v e t he envi r onment al r esour cesoft hecount r y .Ont hecont r ary ,manyenvi r onment all andscapesare bei nguse dt obui l des t abl i s hme nt swhi c hcanal sogi v eanegat i v ei mpactt ot he ecol ogi calaspectoft hecount ryspeci fical l yi n Met r oMani l a.Accordi ngt ot he Wo Wor l dCommi mmi ssi on on Envi r onme ntandDev el opme nt( n. d) ,ev er yy e art he r ei s amassi veconver si on ofenvi r onment all andscapest odi ffer enti nf r ast r uct ur es suchases t abl i shment s,comm mmer ci alar eas,housi nguni t s,andbui l di ngwhi ch can beharmf mf ult ot heFi l i pi noci t i zens. Theover cr owdedandl i mi t at i on oft he spacesbet wee nt hehouse si sunheal t hy t ot hepeopl esi ncet her ecan be a wi despr e ad of di se ases and gr e at er amount of pi l e up manmade was t e s ar oundt hesur r oundi ng. Theot hernegat i v ei mpactoft heVaz bui l tTec hnol ogy wast hei ssueof st eal i ng ofi nt el l ect ualpr opert y .Ther e has been an i ssue agai nstt he Ayal a Corporat i onon copyi ngt hei deaofVazbui l tt echnol ogybyt heVazbui l tBui l di ng Sys t ems ms Cor por at i on.Acc or di ng t o Rubi o( 2007) ,a Quez on Ci t y cour thad or der edAyal aLandI ncorpor at i on’ s“ affor dabl ehom me es”subsi di aryt opaynear l y Php 140 mi l l i on t ot he Fi l i pi no i nve nt or of Vazbui l t Technol ogy , Edgar do Vaz quez ,f orcopyi ng t he modul arhouse sf ormas s housi ng pr oj ect si nt he pr ov i nce s.The Vaz bui l t Bui l di ng Sys t ems ms Cor por at i on had been busi nes s part nerwi t hAyal asandhadacont r actt obui l dmodul arhousesf orproj ect si n LagunaandBat angasf r om 1992t o1997.Howe v e r ,Ayal aLandco pi edmo modul ar house si n St o.Toma mas,Bat angas,t he Sam mp pagui t a Vi l l age Housi ng pr oj ec ti n Tr ece Mar t i r e z Ci t y , and a housi ng pr oj ect i n Cebu Ci t y( Rubi o, 2007) . Mor eov er , Avi da Land, f or mer l y known as Laguna Pr oper t i es Hol di ngs I ncorpor at i on,had al so copi ed t he i nvent i on ofMr .Vazquezf ort he housi ng pr oj ect si n St a.I sabelVi l l agei nTayabas,Quezon andi n San Fr anci scoVi l l age i n Nag aCi t y .Wi t ht hi sac to fs t e al i ngo fi nt e l l e c t ualpr o pe r t yf r om t heFi l i pi no i nve nt or ,t her egi onalt r i alcour tJudgeDa Dawaysai dt hatt heAvi da Land was penal i z edandmustpayt ot heVazbui l tCom mp panyat ot alofPhp96, 500, 000f or t hei nf r i ngeme mentoft hemo modul arhousi ng sys t em ( Rubi o,2007) .TheVazbui l t t ec hnol ogyhasgi ve n anegat i vei mpactf ors ome mewel l known comp mpani esi nt he Phi l i ppi nes because t he i dea oft he t ec hnol ogy had bee n st ol en by t hes e comp mpani es,wi t houtt hei nvent or’ sconsent ,f ort hei rr ecogni t i on and benefitof t hecomp mpany .Af t ert r i alcour tpr ocess es,Edgar doVazquezhaspr ove nt hathe wast hei nv ent oroft heVaz bui l t ,andt hi shasonl yshowedt hatt hegov er nment
had do nei t sdut yt ofig htt her i g ht sofi t sFi l i pi noc i t i z e nsand t og i v epr o pe r j us t i cet ot hevi c t i msoff r audul ence. Ot hert hant hei mpact soft heVazbui l tt echnol ogyt ot heFi l i pi nosandt o t hecount ry ,t her ehaveal sobeen chal l engesi nt heuseofVazbui l tt echnol ogy. The mai nc hal l enge oft he Vaz bui l tt ec hnol ogy i st he l ac k ofsuppor t of gove r nmentoffic ffici al st osupportt hei nve nt i onofEdgar doVazquez ,whi chcanbe us e f uli n pr o v i di ng5 mi l l i o n Fi l i pi noc i t i z e nsi nt hel o we rc l as s .Al t ho ug ht he Vaz bui l thas notbe en r ecei vi ng e nough suppor tf r om t he gov er nme nt ,t he Vaz quezBui l di ngSys t emsCor por at i on hasbe en t heonewhomadeeffor tf or t hecont i nuanceoft hei nvent i on and avai l abi l i t yoft heservi ces( Reyes,2006; Rubi o,2007) .Thecomp mpanyofMr .Vazquezhast r i edi t sbes tt ohavedi ffer ent manuf act ur i ngpl ant sar oundt hecount ry .Fut her mor e,f ort hecont i nuanceof t he t echnol ogy,t he Vazbui l tBui l di ng Syst em ms s Corps,t oget herwi t hi t s new par t ner shi ps,had ar r ange dt o st ar tj oi ntv ent ur e Comp mpany i n 2006 whi c h coul d manuf act ur e concr e t ebase d const r uct i on comp mponent s, i ncl udi ng, wal l i ng,r oofing,floor i ng,f enci ng,andpavi ngbl oc ks.Thec ompanyhasexi s t i ng manuf act ur i ng pl ant s i n San Pedr o, Laguna; San I si dr o, Nue v a Eci j a; Norz agar ay,Bul acan;and Davao.Thecl i ent sofVazbui l ti nvol vedi ffer entwel l known comp mpani esname mel y SM Pri mePr oper t i es ,Robi nson’ s Land,Fi lEs t at e, Fi l i nves tCorp. ,LandcoPaci fic,OneAsi a,St at el and I nves t mentCorp. ,Mani l a Nor t hTol l waysCor p.andTol l waysMa Manageme mentCorps.( Rey es, 2006) .Mor eov er , Vaz quezhadal s ol aunc he daj oi ntv ent ur epr oj e ctwi t h somepr i v at eOv e r se as Fi l i pi no worker s t o bui l d f act ori es f or pr ef abri cat ed mat eri al si n t hei r r espect i veare as i n 2008 ( Del a Cr uz ,2008) .Thi shas doneduet ot her i si ng dem ma and ofpr ef abr i cat ed mat er i al s ofVazbui l tCom mp pany use df or bui l di ng housesandf ences ,whi chl edon i t sma manuf act ur i ngpl ant st ohavedi fficul t yi n copi ngwi t ht heact ualmar ketdem ma and( Del aCr uz ,2008) . Wi Wi t h t hes e j oi nt v ent ur e pr oj ec t s of Vaz bui l t Bui l di ng Sys t em Cor por at i on, t her e had succ es s f ul pr oj ec t s and i nnov at i ons of t he i nf r ast r uct ur esdonebyt heconst r uct i on fir m.Oneoft hewel l known pr oj ect s wast hef enci ngoft hee nt i r es t r e t c h oft heNor t h Luz on Expr essway( NLEX) , whi c h wassuppl i ed by t heoneoft hej oi ntv ent ur epar t ner soft heVaz bui l t Com mp panyf r om Nor z agar ay ,San Pedr o,Laguna, San I si dro,Nuev aEci j a,Angl es andMexi co,Pam mp panga.Theot hersuccessf ulpr oj ectoft heVazbui l tt echnol ogy was t he f ence sf ound i nt he Subi c – Cl ar k - Tar l ac Expr essway ( SCTEX) , Phi l i ppi ne s ’l o ng e s te xpr e s s wa y( Re y e s ,2006) . Nowaday s, t he t r ends oft he t e c hnol og y di ffer as t he dema mand and popul at i on of t he peopl ei ncr eas es . One of t he appar ent t r ends of t he
t ec hnol ogyi shavi ngadvance df eat ur eson i t ssy st em and use s.Manypeopl e ar e devi si ng and cr eat i ng new t ec hnol ogi es t hatcan be usef uli nt he dai l y ac t i v i t i e sandl i v e sofe v e r ype opl e .Aspe opl e s ’c hal l e ng e sg e t t i ngmo mo r ec ompl e x due t o t he di ffer ent f act or s such as busi er l i f es t yl e and l ack of t i me manageme mentf ort hef ew peopl e,manypeopl ear ebei ngi nnovat i veand bei ng c r e a t i v ei nde v i s i ngdi ffe r e ntt e c hno l o gi e st hatc anmaket hel i v e soft hepe o pl e easi erandmoreconveni ent .Asf ort hef eedback ori nsi ght soft hel ocalpeopl e t owar ds t henew t ec hnol ogi esbei ng i nt r oduce d and dev el oped,many peopl e have been st i l lmi seducat ed t owar ds t heset ec hnol ogi es because ofdi ffer ent f act or si n t he soci et yi ncl udi ng t he l ack of f undi ng or suppor t of t he gov er nment , whi c h coul dl ead f or t he di sc ont i nuance of t he use of t he t ec hnol ogi es.Thus,some me oft he i nve nt ed t ec hnol ogi es made by t he Fi l i pi no i nv ent or s hav e been bei ng i nt r oduce d t o ot her count r i es because ot her count r i es coul d suppor t and gi v ef unds f or t he cont i nuance of t he ne w t ec hnol ogy ,and t he y we r et he one who benefit f r om t he se ne wl y dev i se d i nv e nt i onso ft her e ma mar kabl eFi l i pi noi nv e nt or s .
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