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This paper is one of eight case studies in the health sector conducted under the project 鈥淧opulation and Urbanization: Managing the Urbanization Process Under a Decentralized Governance Framework鈥� jointly undertaken by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, the National Economic and Development Authority and Development Academy of the Philippines. This paper is a case study on Naga City recommended by NEDA-Region V as a model city for health. The city鈥檚 Emergence Rescue Naga (ERN) has won as one of the country鈥檚 Top 20 local government programs in the 1994 Galing Pook Awards and has been cited as Bicol鈥檚 and Philippines鈥� best institutional outfit in disaster preparation and alleviation.