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Outputs & Follow-up

Activities

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THE Buklurang Mamamayang Community Association is a neighborhood organization of residents along Aguinaldo Street, Mabini Street, and Durian Street in Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City. Residents have been living here since the 1980s but they are uncertain whether the land they have settled on is of public or private ownership. Being an informal settlement, they have very limited access to basic services such as roads, power and water supply, and drainage systems. However, the organization has made some efforts to improve their living conditions by coordinating with barangay and city officials in projects that provided for street lighting and asphalted roads, and systematized house numbering in their area. DAMPA also has implemented within the community its Botika Binhi program. Security of land tenure is a perennial issue for BMCA families. Although they do not face immediate threats of eviction, they are hesitant to invest in the improvement of their homes since land ownership remains uncertain. More often than not, developments in the community infrastructure only come during election periods when politicians court their votes by promising basic services. Families recognize the possibility of being evicted and left homeless if legal entities claim ownership of the lands. BMCA still cannot establish ownership status of their covered areas since maps, lot titles and surveys to show such information are not available to them. Initial research done by BMCA leaders show that tracts of lands adjacent to their areas are privately owned. If the land they settled on does have private owners, BMCA plans to negotiate with the landowners to have a program for land acquisition by their members. The sketch map below was drawn by the YP immersion team during their ocular inspection of the community.

Community Socio-Econ Profile Name of community organization:

Buklurang Mamamayang Community Association (BMCA)

Location: Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City (covering Aguinaldo St., Mabini St., Durian St.)

No. of member families: 300 families

Total lot area coverage: no official record; for research

Average homelot area: no official record; for research

Livelihood of members: security guards, teachers, drivers, construction workers, etc.

Average monthly income per family: Php 3,000 to 6,000

Land Tenure Security Land tenure status of community:

informal settlement Ownership status of occupied land:

private, with unidentified landowners Community program for housing/securing land tenure:

none Type of housing project preferred by community:

on-site development Type of technical assistance requested by community:

land research for land acquisition; community development planning

Assisting POs/NGOs for community organizing: DAMPA

Existing Community Facilities Water Supply: Maynilad connection (Aguinaldo Street) Power Supply: Meralco Telecommunication: Bayantel, PLDT Others: Botika Binhi (c/o DAMPA) Immersion Team TAO facilitator/s: Ge Matabang, Angging Aban CO facilitator: Jhocas Castillo (DAMPA) YP participants: Rod Aragon, Riza Bini, John Caro, Lech Sarmiento, Aissa Tan Seng

Community Action Plan of

BMCA

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I. Pagtukoy ng mga suliranin at kaugnay na isyu sa komunidad

II. Pagplano ng mga Gawain upang matugunan ang mga problema sa komunidad

Layunin (OBJECTIVES):

• Mabigyang solusyon ang problema sa palupa Mga Panukalang Gawain (PROPOSED ACTION & INTERVENTION):

• Land research at pagkuha ng mother title • Pakikipagtulungan sa gawaing technical

Prayoridad ng Gawain (PRIORITY): • Pagsisiguro kung sino ang tunay na may-ari • Saan tayo lalapit na opisina ? • Pagtanong sa may-ari tungkol sa negosasyon

Detalyadong Tungkulin (TASKS): • Cooperation • Pagkolekta ng pondo • Maglinis at mag-ayos • Pagre-research

Tao/Ahensya na Kailangan sa Pagkilos (ACTORS): • Mga tao sa komunidad, opisyal at miyembro

Iskedyul sa Pagsasagawa ng mga Tungkulin (SCHEDULE): • Depende sa availability ng officers at members • Magkaroon ng alternate sa pagsawa ng mga tungkulin

Maaaring mga Hadlang sa Gawain (CONSTRAINTS): • Kawalan ng pera, kaalamang teknikal, at libreng oras para gawin

ang mga tungkulin • Kawalan ng pakialam ng ibang mga miyembro ng samahan • Hindi pagpapalaganap ng impormasyon • Pag-una sa kalye ng Aguinaldo sa mga proyekto

Paraan upang Bigyan Solusyon ang mga Hadlang (MEANS TO OVERCOME CONSTRAINTS):

• Humingi ng tulong sa may pondo • Magbigay oras para sa samahan • Magkaroon ng aksyon tungkol sa kalye ng Mabini at Durian

Mga Suliranin sa Komunidad (problems)

Sirang kanal / butas

Kalsada – hindi maayos

Drainage system

Kulang sa pagkakakitaan

Water supply

Palupa (magkaroon ng titulo sa lupa)

Mga Dahilan ng Problema

(causes) Pinabayaang proyekto

Kapabayaang local

Walang budget

Walang puhunan

Walang budget

Pangangailangan ng technical support

Mga Epekto sa Komunidad (impacts)

Delikado

Sagabal sa motorista at tao

Baha, sakit at sakuna

Kakulangan ng makakain at kontribusyon sa samahan

Kulang sa tubig at abala sa tao

Mabagal sa proseso sa palakad sa palupa

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THE Parola Compound Neighborhood Association (PACOMNA) is another DAMPA member community with complicated security of tenure issues. This informal settlement of about 300 families situated inside the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) compound in Parola, Manila has been constantly under the threat of eviction from PCG infrastructure development projects. The PACOMNA community is located at the consolidated Manila Port Zone which is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and specifically within the Coast Guard Base Reservation Area that also houses the DPWH Dredging Unit. On July 2001, Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 9.6 hectare property of the PPA in Parola as socialized housing sites for disposition to its actual occupants. In 2002, PPA and PCG entered into a Memorandum of Agreement wherein PPA allows PCG to develop the Coast Guard Reservation Area for a period of 25 years. In light of these developments, PACOMNA is still not sure whether they are part of the 9.6 hectares of land proclaimed for disposition as on-site socialized housing areas. Apart from this, some community members will be displaced due to the Pasig River Rehabilitation Project since they occupy lands within the 10-meter EPA (environmental protection area) from the banks of Pasig River. In their struggle for shelter security, PACOMNA is uncertain on how to proceed with negotiating for secure land tenure since three (3) government agencies --- PPA, PCG, and DPWH --- are stakeholders to the lot. The sketch map below was drawn by the YP immersion team during their ocular inspection of the community.


Parola Compound Neighborhood Association (PACOMNA)

Location: DPWH-Parola Compound, Barangay 275 Zone 25 District 3, Binondo, Manila City

No. of member families: 206 families (as of 2001)

Total lot area coverage: 10,393 sqm. (Coast Guard Base Reservation Area)

Average homelot area: approx. 20 sqm. to 30 sqm. per family

Livelihood of members: sidecar operators/drivers, sari-sari stores, videoke stations (home-based)

Average monthly income per family: approx. Php 4,500


informal settlement but with Memorandum of Agreement between PACOMNA and PCG

Ownership status of occupied land: unconfirmed public land; ownership claim by the DPWH, but compound is also considered as a PPA asset leased to the PCG for 25 years

Community program for housing/securing land tenure: none

Type of housing project preferred by community: on-site development (as-is where-is)

Type of technical assistance requested by community: community development planning


Existing Community Facilities Water Supply: common deepwell, water peddlers Power Supply: Meralco sub-meter cooperative Telecommunication: mobile phones Others: Botika Binhi (c/o DAMPA)

Immersion Team TAO facilitator/s: Faith Varona CO facilitator: Inno Bernardo (DAMPA) YP participants: Brando Despi, Karisse Faelnar, Enika Hernando, Avenger Maslog, Kayoko Sushitani

Community Action Plan of PACOMNA

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Problema sa PALUPA: • Maaring mapaalis sa lupang

kinatitirikan

Mga Dahilan ng Problema (causes)

• walang kasiguruhan ng paninirahan • maraming nagke-claim sa lupang

kinatatayuan kabilang ang Phil. Coast Gaurd, Phil. Posts Authority, Pasig River Rehabilitation Center, Dept. of Public Works & Highways


• hindi malaman kung anong ahensya

ng gobyerno ang kakausapin ng samahan sakaling paalisin sa lupang kinatitirikan.

Problema sa UTILITIES / BASIC SERVICES: • Problema sa tubig, ilaw at drainage • Gipit sa mga daanan

• Ayaw pumayag ng Coast Guard na

magkaroon ng linya ng tubig at kuryente ang komunidad

• May mga illegal na koneksyon ng kuryente

• Ang drainage pipes ay puno ng basura; nahaharang ang daloy dahil sa maling disenyo ng mga kanal

• Kulang ang espasyo para sa mga daanan dahil sa mga extension ng bahay

• Wala na ring espasyo para sa mga recreational facilities

• Di nakakaligo ng maayos at hirap sa paglalaba

• Mahal ang pag-angkat ng tubig galing sa labas at di pa sigurado kung malinis ang tubig

• Di nagagamit ang ibang appliances • Madilim na mga daanan • Magulo ang samahan sa bawat

grupo ng kontador • Pagbaha at pagkakaroon ng sakit • Mabaho at maduming paligid • Mahirap daanan sa oras ng

pangangailangan • Walang palaruan ang mga bata at

delikado ang kanilang seguridad • Pagkakaroon ng masamang bisyo

bilang libangan

Problemang SOCIO-ECONOMIC: • Walang puhunan para sa sariling

negosyo • Walang guide sa paggawa ng mga

produkto na maaaring pagkakitaan ng hanapbuhay

• Walang pagkakaisa ang mga tao at kulang ng kooperasyon sa samahan

• Di matukoy kung paano ang

tamang gagawin o paggawa bukod sa walang mga materyales na gagamitin sa paggawa

• Ang panahon ay inaatupag sa pagsusugal at pag-iinom

• Kulang ang tiwala sa kapwa

• Walang mga hanapbuhay at hindi

produktibo ang komunidad • Pagkakaroon ng mga di-

pagkakaunawaan

Problema sa KALUSUGAN (HEALTH): • Madalas ang pagkakaroon ng sakit na

dengue, hepatitis, LBM at mga pigsa • Malnourishment • May mga pagkukulang sa serbisyo

mula sa health centers at hospital

• Walang maayos na kanal, malinis at

sapat na supply ng tubig • Hindi regular ang pagkolekta sa

basura; naiipon ang basura • Ang mga bubog sa SMC Glass Plant

ay nagdudulot ng polusyon sa hangin

• Hindi sapat ang kinikita para sa maayos na pagkain

• Kulang sa mga doktor at walang area visits at mga programa para sa feeding o vaccination

• Madalas ang pagkakaroon ng sakit

na dengue, hepatitis, LBM at mga pigsa

• Malnourishment

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Layunin (OBJECTIVES)

SA USAPING PALUPA: • Magkaroon ng kasiguraduhan sa palupa (security of tenure)

SA USAPING LIVELIHOOD: • Magkaroon ng pagkakakitaan at dagdagan ang source of income

SA USAPING ORGANIZATIONAL: • Pagtibayin ang samahan ng PACOMNA

SA USAPING BASIC SERVICES/UTILITIES: • Magkaroon ng maayos na site development (Basic Services Facilities)

SA USAPING PANGKALUSUGAN (HEALTH): • Maiwasan o mabawasan ang mga sakit at itaas ang antas ng kalusugan sa

komunidad Mga Panukalang Gawain (PROPOSED ACTION & INTERVENTION)

SA USAPING PALUPA: • Suriin ang mga dokumento na hawak na ng samahan • Magkaroon ng pagsasanay sa pagsuri ng mga dokumento (at training) sa

land registration • Magsagawa ng community planning workshop para makabuo ng people’s

plan SA USAPING LIVELIHOOD: • Magsurvey ukol sa kakayahan (edukasyon, management skills etc.) ,

resources, mga technical training na kinakailangan, iba pang preparasyon sa komunidad

SA USAPING ORGANIZATIONAL: • Magbuo ng sistema ang pamunuan para maparating at mahikayat ang

partisipasyon ng buong kasapian • Magkaroon ng organizational team building. (eg. Fund raising activities,

contests) • Magkaroon ng pagsususri sa bawat pagtatapos ng isang activity sa

komunidad upang ma-improve ang mga susunod na mga Gawain • Magbuo ng komite para sa iba’t ibang Gawain / lakarin ng samahan (Land,

Health, Finance, Education, etc.) • Magkaroon ng masusing dokumentasyon ang lahat ng Gawain ng komunidad

SA USAPING BASIC SERVICES/UTILITIES: • Magkaroon ng matinong site development plan (tubig, electricity, roads,

housing, drainage) • Makipag-ugnayan sa ahensya ng gobyerno para maka-access ng basic

service / facilities SA USAPING PANGKALUSUGAN (HEALTH): • Magkaroon ng community health survey • Magkaroon ng dokumentasyon at pagsusuri ukol sa mga karanasan /

reklamo ng mga tao sa serbisyo ng hospital at health center • Magkaroon ng pagsasanay ukol sa pangangalaga sa katawan at pamilya

(Personal Hygiene at Family Health Care) • Magkaroon ng Barangay health worker at community health center • Magkaroon ng regular na paglilinis sa komunidad (Solid Waste Mgt.)

Maaaring mga Hadlang sa Gawain (CONSTRAINTS) • Tasks and roles of officers and board of directors are not clearly

defined • Meetings are not regularly held • Attitude of members of the community – no unity, no own initiatives or

willingness to assume responsibility to tasks at hand • No transparency between the members of the community • Inefficient information dissemination • Not enough financial resources

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THE member-families of Samahang Magkakapitbisig na Maralita ng Hilltop Empire is situated within the Hilltop Empire Subdivision in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City. SANKAHILLE is also assisted by DAMPA in its community development programs and just like BMCA, its most immediate concerns are security of land tenure and lack of basic services. SANKAHILLE already has conducted initial research on the ownership status of the lands they are occupying. A difficulty confronting the organization is the existence of various private landowners for the 4,500 square meters total land area they are occupying. This may mean that negotiations for land acquisition can be long and arduous. During the workshop there was only one lot parcel with an identified landowner and where intent to sell has been negotiated, verbally at least. Some occupants have identified the landowners already but have no contact with them while others still have to find out who the landowners are. The YP immersion team was able to map out the community during their ocular inspection. In the first sketch below, the shaded areas are SANKAHILLE members while those in red are lots with identified landowners. The second sketch shows existing structures within the lots.

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Samahang Magkakapitbisig na Maralita ng Hilltop Empire

Location: Hilltop Empire Subdivision, Barangay Payatas, Quezon City


Total lot area coverage: 4,500 sqm.


Livelihood of members: construction workers, vendors, dumpsite scavengers

Average monthly income per family: Php 3,500 to 7,000


informal settlement Ownership status of occupied lands:

private, with some identified landowners Community program for housing/securing land tenure:

none Type of housing project preferred by community:

on-site development Type of technical assistance requested by community:

land research for land acquisition; community development planning


Existing Community Facilities Water Supply: water suppliers/peddlers Power Supply: Meralco connection Telecommunication: mobile phones Others: day care center / multi-purpose classroom

Immersion Team TAO facilitator/s: Beryl Baybay, Leslie Aridiron CO facilitator: Judy Longcamaya (DAMPA) YP participants: Lew Quincena, Osan Reyes, Ronna Sanchez, Chris Tellermo, Dan Venzon


SANKAHILLE

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Problema sa PALUPA: • Nawawala ang may-ari ng lupa • Di alam kung ano ang kondisyon ng

lupa kung kasama ba sa road widening • Alam kung sino ang may-ari kaya lang

hindi ma-trace kung nasaan at hindi makontak

• Verbal agreement pa lang with the land owner

• Di alam ang right of way


• Neglected ang subdivision at

“exiled” ang developer • Di malinaw ang boundary / walang

mohon • In-bank yong lupa • Di alam kung sino ang lalapitan • Ngayon lang nila nalaman na

kailangan ng notarized agreement • Not enough knowledge


• Maaaring tumaas ang value ng lupa

at pag nagtagal, ang may-ari ay baka magkaroon ng interes sa lupa

• Pangamba na baka ma-relocate at sayang ang mga naipundar sa bahay

• Di alam ang lot numbers kasi walang boundaries

• Di maumpisahan ang proseso

Problema sa UTILITIES / BASIC SERVICES: • Rough road • Walang tubig • Walang kuryente at streetlights • Walang drainage system • Masikip ang mga pathwalk • Truck ng basura na nakaparada sa

harap ng bahay

• Hindi natapos yung drainage at

madalas dinadaan ng mga truck ang kalsada

• Walang water main line connection; nag-request na pero matagal ang response

• Hindi maka-afford ng legal na koneksyon ng kuryente

• Hindi tinapos ang drainage at ninanakaw ang pipes

• Hinaharangan / pinaderan / binakuran kaya masikip ang mga daanan

• Walang ibang pagparadahan ang mga truck ng basura

• Nade-delay ang pag-deliver ng

tubig sa lugar • Pagbaha; madulas ang daan • Walang pumapasok na sasakyang

pampubliko; hirap sa pag-commute sa paaralan

• Nagkakasakit dahil sa problema sa sanitasyon

• Karagdagang gastos sa pagbili ng tubig; abala sa trabaho at pag-aaral

• Walang sistema sa pagtapon ng basura

• Tumatambay ang kabataan sa dilim; magulo, holdapan at nakawan

• Mahirap makalabas kapag may emergency; pinag-aawayan

• Mabaho at sinisikmura ang mga bata

Problemang SOCIO-ECONOMIC: • Hirap sa savings • Walang permanenteng trabaho • Walang uma-attend sa meeting • Walang policy-making body • Walang nagdu-duty sa outpost • Walang doktor • Early marriages

• Maraming requirement sa savings;

kailangan ng “backer” • May mas importanteng paglalaanan

ng pera • Walang volunteers para magbigay

panahon sa samahan, busy sa trabaho at pamilya

• Nag-abroad ang ibang officers • Humihingi ng incentives para

gumalaw / umaksyon • Mahirap puntahan ang meetings • Walang ibang pagkakaabalahan,

madilim ang kapaligiran

• Tambay, nag-iinom, nagwawala,

“frustrated” na makaipon • Nawawalan ng gana ang officers • Hindi masasakop lahat • Konti ang kumikilos sa samahan,

nababawasan ang pagpapahalaga at pagmamalasakit sa samahan

• Nagkakaroon ng takot maapektuhan ang trabaho

• Dumadami ang populasyon ng komunidad

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SA USAPING PALUPA: • Matukoy ang may-ari ng lupa • Tiyakin ang totoong mapa at malaman ng tao ang totoo at di-totoo

na mga titulo at dokumento • Maiwasan ang malaking interest sa paghulog sa lupa (direct

purchase) SA USAPING BASIC SERVICES: • Maisaayos ang kalsada at drainage • Magkaroon ng linya ng patubig at kuryente at streetlights • Magkaroon ng sapat na pathwalk SA USAPING SOCIO-ECONOMIC: • Magkaroon ng dagdag na kita • Magkaroon ng kooperasyon at pagkakaisa ang samahan

Mga Panukalang Gawain (PROPOSED ACTION & INTERVENTION) SA USAPING PALUPA: • Makagawa ng komunikasyon sa owner • I-expose sa tao ang kalagayan ng lupa kung ito’y private o public

land sa pammamagitan ng pakikipag-ugnayan sa NGO, LGU • Magkaroon ng pilot projects SA USAPING BASIC SERVICES: • Maiparating sa may kinauukulan ang problema sa tubig • Paghati-hatian ang konsumo sa ilaw SA USAPING SOCIO-ECONOMIC: • Magkaroon ng livelihood projects / workshops-trainings • Mas regular na meeting ng officers (once a month)

Detalyadong Tungkulin (TASKS) • Makausap, makontak at malaman ang panig ng may-ari ng lupa • Alamin kung sino ang willing bumili at magbenta ng lupa at alamin

kung magkano at ano ang mga requirements para sa direct purchase ng lupa

• Humingi ng tulong sa YP at pagdulog sa mga propesyunal tungkol sa land research at mga trainings

• Gumawa ng communication letter para mai-forward sa kinauukulang ahensya at organisasyon

Tao/Ahensya na Kailangan sa Pagkilos (ACTORS) • LRA (Land Registration Agency) • DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development) • Mga NGOs (non-government organizations) • Barangay officers

Maaaring mga Hadlang sa Gawain (CONSTRAINTS) • Maaaring di tumugon ang owner • Busy o walang oras ang mga miyembro para sa mga gawain • Financial problems; walang pondo sa paglalakad ng papeles • Infiltrators during the training or workshop

Paraan upang Bigyan Solusyon ang mga Hadlang (MEANS TO OVERCOME CONSTRAINTS)

• Mag-ambag; kontribusyon mula sa mga miyembro • Pag-iskedyul ng mga gawain at maging masipag sa pag-follow-up • Humingi ng tulong sa Barangay at mga NGO • Manghiram ng pondo para sa mga proyekto ng samahan • Magkaroon ng pa-meryenda sa meeting

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THE Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Maralita ng Navotas is a people’s organization of currently about 800 informal settler-families in Navotas and is threatened with demolition due to at least two major government projects --- the CAMANAVA Flood Control Project and the Widening of Radial Road 10. TAO’s involvement in the SANAGMANA Housing Project can be traced back to as early as 2002 with a previous effort by the organization to secure land tenure through the HOS (House-on-Stilts) project. The HOS initiative was derailed mainly because of the inability of government agencies to release funds for the housing project and disputes in negotiations with the landowner of the identified relocation site. By July 2005, SANAGMANA was able to identify an alternative relocation area in Navotas for approximately 2000 families. Negotiations with the new landowner of this 1-hectare site have been relatively positive and land acquisition negotiations have been initiated. During the workshop the YP immersion team was able to inspect and photo-document the proposed relocation site for the SANAGMANA member-families. The relocation site is situated in the fishponds area of Tanza, Navotas.


Pederasyon Samahang Nagkakaisang Maralita ng Navotas (SANAGMANA)

Location: Sipac Almacen / R10 / Little Samar, Navotas


Total lot area coverage: undetermined


Livelihood of members: construction workers, stevedores, fish/mussel vendors

Average monthly income per family: approx. Php 5,000


informal settlement Ownership status of occupied lands:

public lands affected by CAMANAVA Flood Control Project and Widening of Radial Road 10

Community program for housing/securing land tenure: self-help housing

Type of housing project preferred by community: in-city relocation

Type of technical assistance requested by community: subdivision planning for identified 1-hectare relocation site

Assisting POs/NGOs for community organizing: UPM – Urban Poor Ministry

Existing Community Facilities Water Supply: water suppliers/peddlers Power Supply: Meralco connection Telecommunication: PLDT, mobile phones Others: day care center, multi-purpose hall, chapel Immersion Team TAO facilitator/s: Arlene Lusterio CO facilitator: Linda Arranchado (SANAGMANA) YP participants: Edra Belga, BC Bicenio, Dyan Bobier, Felipe Lim, Cheryl Moron


SANAGMANA

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Problema sa PALUPA: • Pagtataguyod ng savings upang

mabili ang lupa para sa relokasyon. • Paghahanap ng iba pang pagkukunan

ng pondo para sa palupa • Pagsasaayos ng may-ari ng

pagkakasanla ng kanyang lupa sa bangko

• Pagsasaayos ng isang pormal na kontrata tungkol sa security of tenure ng SANAGMANA sa pinanukalang lote para sa relokasyon

• Pagpili ng mga beneficiaries sa palupa at panghihimok sa mga tao


• Walang sapat na kabuhayan na

pagkukunan ng panghulog para sa palupa

• Walang ipinapabatid na balita ang may-ari tugkol sa sitwasyon ng pagkakasanla sa lupa

• Kakulangan sa kaalaman tungkol sa isyu ng palupa

• Kakulangan sa pagpapaalam sa mga miyembro tungkol sa mga kaganapan ng pagbabago ng MOA sa pagitan ng DPWH at SANAGMANA


• Hindi na matutuloy ang buong

proyekto

Problema sa PABAHAY: • Pagtukoy at pagsasaalang-alang ng

right-of-way sa komunidad na itatayo

• Pagtanggap ng mga naunang residente ng Tanza sa mga lilipat na miyembro ng SANAGMANA

• Pagkakaroon ng pormal na subdivision plan na ikokonsidera ang elektrisidad, tubig at sanitary system

• Pagkakaroon ng disenyo sa mga bahay, na magiging basehan sa pagtatayo o konstruksyon ng mga kabahayan

• Kakulangan sa kaalamang teknikal

• Walang maayos na daraanan ang

mga lilipat sa Bgy. Tanza, makikiraan pa sa ibang naninirahan doon

• Hindi magiging maayos ang pagde-develop ng lupang paglilipatan sa Bgy. Tanza

• Magiging magkakaiba ang ayos ng mga bahay, dahil sa kawalan ng basehan

Problema sa ESTATE MANAGEMENT: • Kakulangan ng kabuhayan na

pagkukunan ng panghuhulog • Pagkakaroon ng mga pasilidad na

tutugon sa pangunahing pangangailangan ng komunidad tulad ng health center, pang-sports na pasilidad, MRF, etc.

• Pagsasaayos at pagpapatupad ng disiplina sa mga miyembro ng komunidad

• Kulang sa pakikiisa ang mga

miyembro ng SANAGMANA • Walang ibang pagkukunan ng

pondo para sa mga pasilidad. • Mapapalayo sa mga nakasanayang

kabuhayan kapag lumipat na ang mga miyembro

• Kawalan ng livelihood program para sa komunidad

• Hindi makakapaghulog sa mga

bayarin at hindi rin mapapasakanila ang lupa at bahay

• Maaaring pagmulan ng kaguluhan tulad ng pagjujumper ng kuryente at tubig, pagkalulong sa mga bisyo ng kabataan, at pagkakasakit ng mga bata

• Maapektuhan ang samahan ng komunidad at maaaring pagmulan ng gulo sa pagitan ng mga miyembro

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SA USAPING PALUPA: • Maisaayos ang legal na aspeto ng pagmamay-ari sa relocation site • Magkaroon ng estratehiya para sa pinansyal na aspeto ng pagbayad sa lupang

lilipatan SA USAPING PABAHAY:

• Magkaroon ng plano at disenyo ng pabahay SA USAPING ESTATE MANAGEMENT:

• Magkaroon at maipatupad ang mga alituntunin sa estate management ng lupang lilipatan

Mga Panukalang Gawain (PROPOSED ACTION & INTERVENTION) SA USAPING PALUPA:

• Pagkonsulta sa grupo na nagbibigay ng serbisyo para sa legal na konsultasyon sa mga mahihirap

• Malaman ang iba pang kondisyon na dapat siguruhin tungkol sa palupa • Pagsasaayos ng kontrata sa pagitan ng may-ari at SANAGMANA, at ng iba

pang ahensya tulad ng HLURB at DPWH na maaaring masangkot sa usaping palupa

• Ipagpatuloy ang isinasagawang savings mobilization sa mga miyembro • Pagkonsulta sa funding-assistance agencies para makabuo ng istratehiyang

pinansyal at huwag sanang magsarado ng pintuan sa CMP • Tingnan kung may mga ahensiya na nagbibigay ng assistance sa pagpondo ng

ibang aspeto ng proyekto –tubig, kuryente, kalsada. SA USAPING PABAHAY:

• Pagkalap ng mga paunang teknikal na datos: tests na naisagawa – SOIL TESTING, TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ng lupa, SITE VISIT, at research tungkol sa resources at iba pang nakapaligid sa site

• Pag-aaral ng SOCIO-ECONOMIC profile – kakayahang pinansyal ng mga miyembro, uri ng kabuhayan, at mga grupo at sub-culture sa komunidad

• Pag-grupo at pagpapaalam sa mga miyembro tungkol sa layunin ng workshop • Pagdadaos ng workshop tungkol sa requirements ng mga tao sa kanilang

plinaplanong subdivision SA USAPING ESTATE MANAGEMENT:

• Pagtukoy sa mga ninanais at feasible amenities o programa na gustong ipatupad sa komunidad

• Training at Workshop ng mga lider sa Ilalim ng mga ekspertong grupo • Training at Workshop ng mga Miyembro sa loob mismo ng komunidad • Pagplaplano at pagdidisenyo ng mga karagdagang pasilidad • NETWORKING at ADVOCACY para sa mga livelihood at iba pang community

programs • Paggawa ng DEEDS of RESTRICTIONS • IMPLEMENTASYON ng deeds of restriction sa komunidad mismo

Tao/Ahensya na Kailangan sa Pagkilos (ACTORS) SA USAPING PALUPA (legal at financial):

• Documentation Committee, Finance Committee at Executive Board ng SANAGMANA

• SALIGAN – alternative lawyers’ group • HUDCC, DPWH, at ang may-ari ng lupa • CMP Origination-Assistance groups • Foundations na nagbibigay ng Grants • iba pang ahensya at grupo na maaaring lumabas na kailangan sa konsultasyon

SA USAPING PABAHAY (disenyo): • Technical Committee, Membership Committee, Education Committee at

Executive Board ng SANAGMANA; mga miyembro ng komunidad • TAO-Pilipinas at YP Volunteers

SA USAPING ESTATE MANAGEMENT: • Livelihood Committee, Membership Committee, Education Committee at

Executive Board ng SANAGMANA; mga miyembro ng komunidad • TAO-Pilipinas at partner NGO’S.

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Participants’ Reflections

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Rodrigo N. Aragon 21

5th year Geodetic Eng’g student University of the Philippines - Diliman

I compare myself to a seedling that needs sunlight and water in order to become a tree. I still need to grow and the immersion activities are part of my growth. Our community immersion represents the things that I still need to experience so that I can become a person of great help to the community, just like a lush tree with many fruits. I feel that I still need to mature and right now the technical assistance that I could provide is limited. But someday when I can compare myself to a fully-grown tree, I could contribute more.

Marie Edraline B. Belga 21

BS Architecture graduate University of the Philippines - Diliman

Houses-on-stilts and mangrove areas are shown on my drawing. Both are in the polluted river. These were what I saw in Navotas. Mangroves are wonderful trees; they contribute to filtering water and are good for the environment. All these somewhat represents the work of YPs --- you are in murky waters but what you are doing is good and has a purpose. The mechanical gears, both big and small, are also found in the drawing. I compare these to our situation in the Philippines where we have prime movers and small movers. Both are needed to keep the country moving. It is frustrating that LGUs don’t contribute much when they are the ones in the position to do something big. We can show them that even with small initiatives we are much more worthy of their positions. As for myself, I would encourage other young professionals in this initiative.

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Anthony Vincent S. Bicenio 20

5th year Civil Eng’g student University of Sto. Tomas

I believe that people always strive for greatness and we help others so that we could feel good about ourselves. From my drawing, water falls into a river. The water cannot go up by itself but we make ways to do this. We give our blood and sweat just to reach our goals. Working with the communities gives us a feeling of accomplishment and that we are actually achieving more than if we are just in the corporate world. As for our possible contribution to the community, our group actually already has set a schedule and we expect to be in Navotas (SANAGMANA) in the following weeks. Personally (and since we are still students), I hope that my academic load would allow me to be of more help to them.

Dyan Kristinne V. Bobier 21


During my reflection, this image of two interlocking hands flashed in my mind. What I saw and experienced in the community really moved me emotionally. I thought their situation was heartbreaking and I cannot imagine myself going through life that way. I also realized that I have been oblivious to their plight. That’s why in my drawing I want to convey the act of holding hands as a way of leading them to a better life and what is needed is for people to help each other out. I also realized my limitations as a student in helping them. As an engineering student I feel inadequate and not confident in the things that I can do to help. What I learned in school are just concepts and theories and there is so much I do not know in real life, in their lives. Now I can say that it is better to live in reality than to immerse oneself in theories and concepts that will not be useful in helping people.

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Karisse C. Faelnar 22


The truth is until now I am still uncertain of the course I’m in at school. What I really wanted at first was to study psychology and I’ve been asking myself why I am in this course. But maybe because of this experience I have been enlightened that this is the journey I am supposed to follow. My drawing represents my options for the future, where there are images of orphanages and things related to community development. All I know is whatever I choose to do will have an impact on people’s lives.

My other drawing shows footprints with the one pair leading representing my own footprints. I envision leading a community project where other people will be there to help me make this a reality. The big sun in the background is the future --- positive and bright. In my stay at PACOMNA, I really felt for their struggles. This is what I wish for them.

Maria Veronica A. Hernando 24

Master of Community Development student University of the Philippines – Diliman

BS Interior Design graduate Assumption College

I learned from this immersion that if we are to go into this kind of work, it is important that we have a heart. What we are doing is not easy and for sure we will encounter a lot of difficulties and things that we may consider unusual. So it is important to love what you’re doing.

I have practiced my profession as an interior designer but I still felt a gap that something was missing in my heart. I was searching for some deeper meaning in life. This immersion strengthened my decision to continue my studies in community development work and I feel that I am pursuing the right direction in life. My commitment therefore is a heart that’s ready to help those communities in need.

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Avenger Michelle A. Maslog 24


I consider myself as an apathetic person. Everyday when I go to school I pass through Krus na Ligas and it just annoyed me because I found the area disorderly. And I thought this YP workshop was just another forum where you’d hear somebody speak and that’s it. In my immersion at PACOMNA, I found a community of “shiny happy people” and I realized that they have many needs that are still not dealt with. Somehow, I feel my apathy has been lessened and I would still like to go through these kinds of activities.

Things get started by speaking up and that’s what the microphone in my drawing represents. Anybody who wants to speak up can just take the microphone and use it. In PACOMNA, many of them just wanted to be heard. And they use videoke singing as a way to be relieved from problems and tensions.

Lew Anthony A. Quincena 21


Even before the workshop I already knew that there were informal settlers but I was not aware of their real situation and I was not sure of what I can really do to help. That was four days ago. The workshop served as a light bulb for me to start comprehending their issues and problems. It’s like going through the front page and reading just the preface of a book. Because of the immersion, I was able to actually feel what it was like to live in Payatas. I can say I felt how they lived their lives even it was just for a brief period.

I am just in Chapter 1 and there is still a lot more to read and learn about. There is so much to do to be able to reach their goals. I feel I have taken the initial steps and I am willing to continue on this journey. But we cannot promise much because we are still students, we need to graduate and pass the board exam. I also want to make sure that when I am ready to help, it will be from start to finish so that we can have good results.

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Rhocelle C. Reyes 23


What I really wanted for my future was to have a family and just live happily. I realized this was very selfish of me and I was reminded of the parable that we needed to be planted in good soil, in good foundation. The community immersion is a good foundation. We have the potential to be beneficial to others and to have a purposeful life. In UP, most of the students in geodetic engineering are just shiftees from another course. We think that after graduation our career choice would naturally lead us to working in call centers. Now I learned that geodetic engineers have so much to contribute in addressing community problems and needs.

Ronna Jane A. Sanchez 21


In my drawing is a very large eye because I consider this experience as an eye-opener. We have a community that needs to be united because if there is no cooperation, nothing will prosper. And we have the group of young professionals who are ready to be of assistance to their technical needs. I believe the situation in Payatas is not unique and other communities in our country are going through the same problems. In staying at Ate Jona’s house I saw the value of money, of water, of health and safety. These are the things that I need to consider as a future civil engineer. What we build affects the safety and security of people. I also learned that there are times that we need to speak up and be heard and when what is needed is action. Somebody has to initiate an action or nothing will happen.

I am still a student that’s why I cannot promise much. It’s not like with just my signature everything will be fine. I want to graduate and pass the board exam so that I can be sure that I can really help out. Right now what I can do is invite our department chairperson to let third year students help out in Payatas as an exposure activity. We could provide technical assistance if the community asks for it.

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Lech John C. Sarmiento 21


When helping, I believe that we must not only use our minds but use our hearts as well. When I graduate, I want to become an engineer with a heart for serving others. My drawing of a heart has ears, arms, feet, mouth, and eyes. Why is this so? The ears represent the willingness to listen to problems; arms and feet, the readiness to work and strive in order to help. The mouth shows willingness to talk with one another, to give advice, and to impart information on technical matters. The eyes mean that it can see, and seeing moves us into action. As architects, engineers, and urban planners, we should open our minds to the things that are happening around us. Our community immersion made us aware of the issues and problems of urban poor communities. I learned that helping (because you are better-off) is not enough and we should cultivate a deeper relationship with people.

Kayoko Sushitani 23

4th year Landscape Architecture student University of the Philippines - Diliman

My drawing is that of a beautiful flower that symbolize

sustainable development. To grow a beautiful flower, we need things like water and fertilizers. The water here represents the NGOs while the fertilizer is the government or LGUs. The most important here are the people; they have to be the center of development.

Four years ago when I first came to the Philippines, I went to UP and saw the informal settlements inside the campus. I was still a university student then in Tokyo and I realized that I was very much blessed in Japan. I decided to pursue my studies here in order to learn more about sustainable development. I am very happy to have met TAO-Pilipinas because even in UP there were no professors or teachers that have ideas on socialized housing or about informal settlers.

I believe that in any plan for the community, the focus of development should always be the people. My idea is not something like, “I can do this and I can do that so I will help you.” I don’t want it to be that way. It should be about the people themselves in the community and they are the ones who can provide the solutions for their future development.

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Aissa Zeenah A. Tan Seng 21

5th year Architecture student Adamson University

My drawing of a cross symbolizes the Filipino sharing himself/herself to others just as Christ did. Serving others means putting your heart in your work so that it’s more than just a responsibility for you. The Spiderman character also said, “great power comes with great responsibility.” What I learned is to share my knowledge to people in the Philippines. We can inspire people in the community by helping and if everyone will reach out to help, even in just one area of the country, we can have a better society. We should do away with procrastination and our “bahala na, bukas na” mentality so we can reach our dream of a brighter future. And as a young professional, I want help the poor communities not just on the technical side but in every way I can. I see it as a lifetime service for others.

Geraldine M. Venzon 24

4th year Architecture student Adamson University

BS Civil Eng’g graduate University of Southern Mindanao

In the future of the community, I envision a subdivision with a cooperative and where people who want to undergo trainings and seminars can do so. And even if the population of families increases, they can be accommodated. There will be an ambulance and people have access to medical assistance. The roads shall be two-way lanes and there are water and power lines. There’ll be landscaped areas and the community will cease to be a place that is unclean and blighted. It is possible to make our community beautiful.

I am willing to help as long as it does not conflict with my school schedules. I can also invite my friends who have graduated already and now have jobs to go back to Payatas and help. I stayed in Nanay Rose’s house with her six children and she told me her fears of not being able to send all her children through college. We can help them by providing information on scholarship programs and the process that they need to undergo to avail of these. We can also provide livelihood projects for them, as well as programs for the youth. In one of our school outreach programs, we were able help a community in Manila for mothers to be involved in a livelihood project.

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John P. Caro 22

3rd year Architecture student Central Colleges of the Philippines

For me, the main problem is the inability of informal settlers to have land titles. My drawing represents what are needed in order for them to acquire their land titles. They need the help of NGOs, young professionals, the government, and informal settlers associations (ISA). I learned that cooperation and support among these different groups are important to achieve their goal. In the case of BMCA, I observed that technical support is lacking and TAO-Pilipinas can provide for this need.

Riza Grace T. Bini JF Ledesma Foundation, Inc.

BS Architecture graduate Negros Oriental State University

When we arrived at the community, I did not see what I expected. From the financial aspect, I don’t think they can be considered as the poorest of the poor. The community profile also shows that many have formal education, some are professionals, and most can send their children to school. What struck me were their land problems and their struggle for security of tenure. I learned to listen to their aspirations and grievances. They all want to improve their living conditions but how can they have the confidence to invest in home improvements when the land is not legally theirs? As a technical professional, I want to share my learnings for them to be formalized.

Sanitation and proper waste management should also be the concern of communities. And although some can already improve their houses while others cannot, they should show unity and cooperation. As a designer, we can impart our knowledge so that they could live comfortably.

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Cris Salvador Tellermo JF Ledesma Foundation, Inc. BS Computer Science graduate

Colegio de Sta. Rita – San Carlos City

Unlike the others who are architecture and engineering students, I am a graduate of computer science and already assigned in the micro-finance program of JF Ledesma Foundation. Our program helps out farmers, and we also have housing programs for communities. I was actually surprised why I was sent to attend this workshop and I felt was not able to contribute much to the group because I lacked some skills.

In the immersion, I observed that the people in the community lacked solidarity. I was also shocked by the difference of their conditions from the communities in the Visayas region. Unlike in Payatas, we still have vast tracts of land and lots are not too small. I hope the community in Payatas can come together as one and cooperate.

Felipe Y. Lim JF Ledesma Foundation, Inc. BS Mechanical Eng’g graduate

University of San Carlos – Cebu City

I drew a simple heart but it is not just a heart. If your heart has love, then you have so much to realize. And with love inside, then you have understanding. We understand the situation of the urban poor and their dream is to have a house of their own. I am trying to think of my possible contribution to the realization of their dream since I am based in the Visayas region which is far from Metro Manila. I work at JF Ledesma Foundation and I am in charge of documentation. In this line of work I think I could be of help and if you think there is anything for me to do, TAO-Pilipinas can facilitate my involvement.

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Community Integration Process. During the second stage of YP-OTP, three YPs were able to work with TAO project teams from September 2005 to February 2006.

Marie Edraline B. Belga Edra Belga is a 22-year old BS Architecture graduate who applied as a volunteer during the preparatory activities of YP-OTP Stage 1. This involvement allowed her to gain some initial experience in working with community leaders and profiling the immersion areas even before the culmination of the Stage 2 process. The initiative and commitment she showed in community development work as a career path have been impressive enough for her to be absorbed into the regular staff of TAO-Pilipinas. Edra now holds a staff position in TAO’s Human Settlements & Environment Program and has since been assigned as team leader for the project SANAGMANA Subdivision Planning.

Maria Veronica A. Hernando Enika Hernando is a 24-year old licensed Interior Designer who has been employed in private design firms after graduating from Assumption College. However, she has opted to become a full-time student of Master of Community Development in UP-Diliman to pursue an alternative career path as a development worker. She considers her involvement in the YP program as an opportunity to apply in practical terms the theories learned in her masteral studies. Enika has been involved in the following TAO projects for the full six (6) months integration period:

• SANAGMANA Housing Project (Subdivision Planning); • SANAGMANA Solid Waste Management (SWM) Trainings; and • Technical Assistance to PACOMNA.

Rhocelle C. Reyes Osan Reyes is a 23-year old BS Geodetic Engineering graduate from UP-Diliman who has had several volunteer experiences in pastoral work as a student. She has however not been involved in technical-oriented community work and she applied for the internship position primarily to be able to apply the technical knowledge learned in BS Geodetic Engineering. Osan was able to work for the duration of two (2) months as an YP trainee especially in projects that required the involvement of geodetic engineering tasks. These included

• SANAGMANA Housing Project (Subdivision Planning); and • DAMPA-ALMA LUPA Land Survey Assistance.

YP-OTP Stage 2

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YP-OTP Stage 2: Community Integration Process

Project: SANAGMANA Housing Project

(Subdivision Planning)

Community planning workshops – September to October 2005

10.16.05 Edra gives an orientation on building law provisions to SANAGMANA members prior to the group planning activity.

10.16.05 Workshop participants are grouped into teams to discuss their housing development options.

10.16.05 A team member is given the task of reporting his/her group’s answers to the workshop guide questionnaire.

Schematic subdivision design development – November 2005

11.05.05 Osan, Enika and Edra discuss workshop results and plan for schematic layouts.

11.15.05 The project team comes up with four schematic layouts for the subdivision plan.

11.16.05 Schemes are presented to Mr. Etsuzo Inamoto for discussion.

Scheme selection workshop – November 2005

SANAGMANA is a people’s organization of currently about 800 informal settler-families in Navotas and is threatened with demolition due to at least two major government projects --- the CAMANAVA Flood Control Project and the Widening of Radial Road 10. TAO’s involvement in the SANAGMANA Housing Project can be traced back to as early as 2002 with a previous effort by the organization to secure land tenure through the HOS (House-on-Stilts) project. The HOS initiative was derailed mainly because of the inability of government agencies to release funds for the housing project and disputes in negotiations with the landowner of the identified relocation site. By July 2005, SANAGMANA was able to identify an alternative relocation area in Navotas for around 179 families. Negotiations with the new landowner of this 1-hectare site have been relatively positive and land acquisition processes are in progress. Technical assistance for subdivision planning was immediately requested from TAO and by September 2005, the project team together with the YP trainees started ocular inspection of the relocation site and conducted a series of community consultation workshops. The workshop results became the basis for formulating the various subdivision layout schemes. Four (4) schematic designs were generated and by December 2005, a Scheme Selection Workshop in the community was facilitated by the project team wherein a final subdivision layout was chosen to be later developed into complete technical documents towards processing of necessary subdivision development permits. The involvement of the YP trainees (Enika and Osan) for the project ended with the finalization of the subdivision layout. At present, the project is in the process of technical coordination with other engineering trade consultants.

11.20.05 Osan explains the advantages and disadvantages of each of the four schemes formulated.

11.20.05 Community leaders deliberate over the schemes presented while YPs provide clarifications.

11.20.05 YPs provide additional facilitation skills lectures for SANAGMANA leaders in preparation for echo-workshops to the rest of the community members.

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Project: SANAGMANA Solid Waste

Management (SWM) Trainings

SWM Training lectures – October to November 2005

11.05.05 The resource person demonstrates to the community and project team some of the products generated from recyclable household wastes.

11.05.05 Enika and a community member inspect one of the pouch bags made from recycled paper.

11.05.05 A trainer teaches how to create decorative items from some of the recycled paper.

SWM Monitoring and evaluation – November 2005

11.25.05 In one household, homemade Christmas lanterns from plastic straws are prominently displayed.

11.25.05 Plants in used pots and pans show how households have practiced urban agriculture.

11.25.05 Various decorative items made from recycled paper and plastic keep some household members busy and earning from them.

Trade Fair exhibition at Navotas – January 2006

In the same SANAGMANA Housing Project, solid waste management was seen as an integral component of community development and towards maintaining a clean and healthy environment. TAO’s Education & Training Program conducted a series of SWM trainings primarily for the SANAGMANA community leaders. The module included workshops on composting, waste segregation and recycling, urban agriculture practices, and livelihood opportunities in generating marketable products from recyclable wastes. The YP trainee’s (Enika) main task for this project was to help out in the post-training monitoring and evaluation of households which have undergone the SWM training of SANAGMANA. Enika also actively participated in the training series so as to properly evaluate how the leaders have practiced the lessons learned from the trainings. Part of the monitoring activities conducted on November 2005 included overnight stays in the community to better observe how the community have integrated SWM practices into their everyday lives. A monitoring and evaluation report was released by the project team and an action planning exercise was subsequently conducted with the community to follow-up progress on how SWM practices can be mainstreamed into the SANAGMANA community. Today, some of the households have been augmenting their income from making organic food products and decorative items derived from recyclable wastes. A Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is also envisioned to be built in their new relocation site.

01.05.06 The project team conducts quality control inspection of products prior to its exhibition and sale at the trade fair.

01.10.06 A SANAGMANA member show trade fair visitors some of the items they created from recyclable wastes.

01.10.06 The project team helps out in setting up the SANAGMANA booth at the trade fair.

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Project: DAMPA-ALMA LUPA

Land Survey Assistance

Verification survey – November 2005

DAMPA as an organization has a program on land research and facilitates the land acquisition of properties in order to realize the formalization of its member communities, among which is the ALMA-LUPA community. TAO complements this initiative by DAMPA with the provision of technical assistance in surveying and titling of land. Among the various lots targeted for formalization by DAMPA is a parcel of land in Payatas currently occupied by four (4) ALMA-LUPA member families. For this project, the YP trainee (Osan) was tasked was to help in carrying out the surveying of the 300 sqm. property, especially since the technical expertise of a geodetic engineer was needed for this project. This was relatively a short-term engagement, with the actual verification survey completed on site by November 2005 and field data processing of the surveyed property done at TAO.

11.24.05 The project team conducts the verification survey of Ka Leo’s property using total station equipment.

11.24.05 An ALMA-LUPA resident assists as rodman during the verification survey.

11.24.05 Osan with the project team process the data gathered from the field survey.

Project: DAMPA-PACOMNA Structures Mapping & Socio-Economic Survey

Community consultations during PACOMNA General Assembly – February 2006

The Parola Compound Neighborhood Association (PACOMNA) is another DAMPA member community with security of tenure issues. This informal settlement of about 300 families located inside the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) compound in Parola, Manila has been constantly under the threat of eviction from PCG infrastructure development projects. In December 2005, PACOMNA requested technical assistance in formulating a community development plan which can be utilized by the community to facilitate negotiations for securing land tenure. Part of the strategy formulated together with DAMPA and PACOMNA leaders has been to initially conduct data gathering activities, particularly structures mapping and socio-economic survey of the community, in order to form a sound basis for the development options for PACOMNA. By January 2006, research and preparations were made for the mapping and survey activities. YP trainee Enika helped out the project team in the social preparations (i.e. community needs assessment and site visits/profiling) and the facilitation of initial community consultations. As of February 2006, the design of the socio-economic survey form to be used has been finalized. Enika is expected to be involved in the next steps of the project which include community orientations, student-volunteer coordination, and consolidation and analysis of the survey results.

02.19.06 DAMPA community organizer Inno Bernardo facilitates the PACOMNA general assembly discussion.

02.19.06 Enika explains to the general assembly some of the preparations needed for the mapping and survey activities in the community.

02.19.06 The project team together with PACOMNA community leaders during ocular inspection of the community site.

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Post-Workshop YP Activities

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Student volunteers mobilized for DSOP structures mapping

When the peoples organization Dike-Side Organization of Punta (DSOP) requested for assistance in mapping the structures affected by the Pasig River 10-meter Environmental Protection Area (EPA) within their area in Punta, Sta. Ana, three groups of students volunteered to carry out the task. Students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines – College of Architecture and Fine Arts (PUP-CAFA), University of Sto. Tomas – Department of Civil Engineering (UST-CE), and University of the Philippines – Task Force Arki (UP-TFA) were able to map out around 900 structures in 10 barangays last September 2005. This undertaking was part of the alternative on-site resettlement proposals which TAO has been developing with DSOP. A Memorandum of Agreement to undertake the project, “Young Professionals’ Community Integration in Punta, Sta. Ana,” was signed by DSOP, PUP-CAFA, and TAO-Pilipinas. Orientation lectures on the project, ocular visits and initial consultation with community leaders were conducted prior to the student-volunteers’ structures mapping. Thirty-one architecture students under the Urban Planning class of PUP-CAFA Dean Gloria Teodoro mapped structures in barangays 898, 899, 901, 902, and 903. UST-CE Department Head Engr. Peter Lim also supported the participation of 33 senior civil engineering students and UST-ACES members in the structures mapping of barangays 894, 895, and 896. The group was led by UST-ACES president and YP volunteer BC Bicenio UP-TFA has often volunteered for TAO projects and for the DSOP mapping, current chairperson Ian Paje pooled 31 of its members and applicants to map structures in barangays 900 and 905.

TAO-YPs and UP-TFAers meet with Talaandig tribal representatives

The Talaandig tribe is one of indigenous peoples (IPs) of the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park in Bukidnon. Through the initiative of John Ong of the Manila Observatory in Ateneo, an exploratory meeting was conducted between the Talaandig tribal representatives and the young professionals of TAO and UP-TFA last November 10, 2005. The session was aimed at sharing the experiences of the YPs in providing professional technical services to marginalized groups (and this includes the IPs) and that of learning from the indigenous culture of the Talaandig. Ms. Easter Canoy of the Kitanglad Integrated NGOs, Inc. (KIN), Bai Inatlawan and Datu Dumapal of the Talaandig Council of Elders presented the current undertakings of their group to complete the Heritage Center structures. Paolo Aguila of UP-TFA and Arch. Anna Gonzales of Philssa also shared their experience in working with the tribe in Bukidnon when they were tasked to assist in drawing up the plans for the tribal community center. The session ended with the expectation that similar technical assistance to indigenous tribal communities shall be continuously pursued.

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TAO-YPs join annual YP National Camp in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental

JFLFI sponsored the 2005 YP National Camp which invited university students from various architecture and engineering schools in the country to tackle the role of young professionals in social development. The camp site was located within the grounds of an agricultural training center at the foot of Mt. Kanloan in Negros Occidental. Edra, Enika and Osan joined the 2-day camp that included a series of lectures from resource persons from the government, private sector, academe, and NGOs. Former CHED chairman Bro. Rolly Dizon was the keynote speaker and in his address he urged the camp participants to take up the challenge of providing solutions to poverty and homelessness in our society as a future career path. Site visits were also conducted in the public parks and low-cost housing projects in San Carlos City. The on-site production and use of compressed earth blocks as an alternative building material in the construction of the low-cost houses was also highlighted in the site visits.

JFLFI and TAO conduct YP lecture series in Iligan and Cagayan de Oro

TAO’s ED Arch. Arlene Lusterio and Arch. Ge Matabang joined JFLFI’s ED Dr. Billy Tusalem and Prof. Danny Mostrales at MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology in Iligan City on November 14 and at Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City on November 15 to conduct a series of lectures on urban development. Senior engineering students from both universities participated in the discussion of issues on homelessness, appropriate housing technologies, and environmental protection. The lecture series was also intended to widen the network of young professionals with social commitment to address the problem of shelter security through responsive professional practices.

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