Mr. Rafael Vicente Dimalanta

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Rafael Vicente Dimalanta is a development worker engaged at the intersection of housing rights for the urban poor and food security. He brings to these advocacies his background in community architecture, participatory planning, and participatory action research.

He earned his degree in Architecture from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, has taken graduate units at the UP Department of Anthropology, and is currently pursuing his master’s in Community Development at the same university.

Rafael is a researcher at the Program on Alternative Development of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies, where he collaborates with civil society organizations to amplify grassroots and alternative development perspectives.

He served as one of the resource speakers at SERP-P’s knowledge-sharing seminar on “State of Land Use Policy and Governance in the Philippines” held on March 25, 2024. At this event, he discussed the crucial role of people's participation in reimagining inclusive urban land use and development.

To explore his publications on SERP-P through this link.