Overpopulation in Metro Manila GO MARQUEZ

Employment in Metro Manila Metro Manila is overpopulated is because job opportunities are concentrated in this urban area as compared to other region in the Philippines.

Employment Rate in Metro Manila

Reference Mode Urban vs. Rural Population

Why overpopulation is a problem? high rates of urban population growth results to crowding Housing becomes scarce lesser job opportunities for the other regions increase of informal settlers

Audience Land Transportation Office (LTO) Government of the Philippines – to disperse job offerings through out the Regions.

Objective To be able to know if Dick Gordon’s road and infrastructure and job openings for the people in the province, will help decrease the population and squatting in Metro Manila

Major variables Population in Metro Manila Migrants Job offering Cost of transportation

Casual Loop Diagram

Next Step Research on other factors such as the rehabilitation and modernization of the railroads (Gordon)

References National Economic Development Authority http://www.bles.dole.gov.ph/ http://localweb.neda.gov.ph/Asian/VitalStat.html National Statistics Office-http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/datalfs.html http://www.country-studies.com/philippines/population.html Look-at-bets-track-recordsDick-and-Bayani Slums and Squatter Areas as Entrepots for Rural--Urban Migrants in a Less Developed Societyhttp://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=96379594 http://www.mmda.gov.ph/metromla.html