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|a eng
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|a Berse, Kristoffer B.
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|a Untwining twinning
|b a cursory examination sister-city relations in the Philippines
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|a The latter half of the 20th century saw the active interlinking of cities globally and domestically, facilitated in large part by the proliferation of sister city or town twinning arrangements. However, while this has been taking place steadily across and within countries, few studies have been made, if at all, looking at the specific experience of local authorities from the so-called South in general, and the Philippines in particular. This paper attempts to fill this lacuna by examining the nature and scope of bilateral sister-city relationships among local authorities in the Philippines. Findings from a mixed-mode survey (41% response rate, 144 cities) administered in 2015-2016 show that study visits and information exchange account for most of the interconnectivity of local governments. More than half of the participating cities organized study visits related to local economic promotion (LEP) and disaster risk management (DRM). But the potential for collaborative problem-solving or even co-production of knowledge to improve DRM, LEP or any other aspect of urban management has yet to be fully realized. From a network perspective, the interconnectivity between and among local governments was found to be weak, with many of the relations seemingly established independent of preexisting ties. In many cases, the partnership seems to be anchored on big sister-little sister arrangement. Structure-wise, there appears to be no systematic process of matching the needs and resources of the participating local goverments, other than to establish political ties that may or may not be tapped to improve DRM or facilitate LEP by either party. Given its very limited practice and benefits, sister cities are not well monitored and sustained. Changes in leadership and constraints in budgeting and staffing also render the partnership spotty or mostly non-functional.
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|a Sister cities
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|a Cities and towns
|x Mergers
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|a Cities and towns
|x Political aspects
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|a Cities and towns
|x Economic relations
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|a Local government
|x Economic aspects
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|a Tumanut, Michael A.
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|t Philippine Journal of Public Administration
|g Vol. LXII, no. 2 (Jul. 2018 - Dec. 2018), 109-128
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|a UPD
|b DCPA
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|a Article
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