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Awarding Ceremony for Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Certification

June 5, 2018

Last June 5, 2018, an awarding ceremony was held for Technical Education and Skills Development Authority National Skills Certifications in carpentry and masonry of San Roque Eco-village Housing Project workers. A first for both ESSC and Base Bahay, more than

BASE joins Habitat Young Leaders Build

May 3, 2018

The executives of Hilti Foundation together with the management of BASE participated in the Habitat Young Leaders Build on the 2nd of May 2018 in Silay, Negros Occidental. Hilti Foundation is a main supporter of the works of Habitat for

Determining Material Suitability for Low-Rise Housing in the Philippines: Physical and Mechanical Properties of the Bamboo Species Bambusa Blumeana

February 1, 2018

Determining Material Suitability for Low-Rise Housing in the Philippines: Physical and Mechanical Properties of the Bamboo Species Bambusa Blumeana The use of cellulosic materials in the construction of low-rise housing in tropical climates has great potential. Bambusa blumeana (B. blumeana,

70 Houses Turned-over at Basey, Samar.

January 18, 2018

Early January 2018, 70 disaster resilient houses were turned over to families affected by Typhoon Yolanda, many of whom were left with temporary shelters or without a place of their own. The celebration opened with a Eucharistic Mass, followed by