Koreen Hidalgo Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

North South Commuter Railway Extension Project, October 2020 to April 2022. Key outcome: Monitored the compliance of 26 Railway Stations to Accessibility Laws and Gender Requirements. My policy suggestions were approved, providing inclusive services for passengers with disability.Specifically, I spearheaded accessibility initiatives such as initiating and developing an Accessible Travel Policy for Railway Operators to enhance inclusive transport in Operations & Maintenance of the Railway Sector; Developing and endorsing Proposed Amendments to the local accessibility law to the National Council for Disability Affairs; and orchestrating a proposal to redesign the Philippine Railway Institute’s current curriculum to emphasize inclusivity for railway personnel. North South Commuter Railway Extension Project, February 2019 to September 2020.Key outcome: Executed the procurement of 2 major civil works contract packages for the ADB-funded Malolos Clark Railway Project amounting to roughly 37 billion pesos which included intensive coordination and compliance under ADB Procurement and FIDIC Pink Book Guidelines.

Makati City, Philippines

Key outcome: Handled the renovation of a 1500 sqm residence; from conceptualizing the exterior and interior design, to construction drawings, bidding and negotiation of the project cost, to early construction. Resolved architectural issues during construction to accommodate unforeseen site conditions.

Up Diliman

UP-DOST Build Back Better Program.Assisted in the development of guidelines on how to make disaster resilient structures in the Philippine Context, as well as prototypes for disaster resilient housing.Evaluated housing projects in Tacloban City which suffered from Typhoon Haiyan

Master Of Urban And Regional Planning

Bs Architecture

Activities and Societies: UP Architecture Forum, UAPSA-UPD. cum laude