Salin-DiwaSEMI-ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP OF PHILIPPINE SUPPORT SERVICE AGENCIES, INC. (PHILSSA)

PHILSSA Small Grants

July - December 2011

P H I L S S A

Emerging Outcomesof Multi-stakeholderPartnerships

INSIDE

Salin-Diwa, which

means the “flowing of

learnings and ideas,”

has a threefold purpose:

networking, advocacy,

and capability building.

Salin-Diwa comes out

twice a year to tackle

issues relating to people

development and urban

change. It welcomes

comments and sugges-

tions from its readers.

Salin-Diwa

Interview with an Award-winning Urban Poor Leader,

Conrado R. Sillada 4

By Junard Amba, SALORSEDFI

Introducing Arlene Trinidad, The Unlikely

Leader 9

By Jesus Jason Miranda, FDUP

PHILSSA and Its Work on Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management, Climate Change Adaptation, and

Community Resilience 12

By Benedict O. Balderrama, PHILSSA Secretariat

Jose Morales, Urban Poor Leader na Umaaksiyon sa

Kahandaan sa Kalamidad at Klima 13

Jaime Evangelista, Lider Mangingisda na Kaisa sa

Aksiyon sa Kahandaan sa Kalamidad at Klima 14

2nd Zamboanga City Housing Summit 2011 15

By Rogelio Cabeltes, Zamboanga Federation of

People’s Organizations

Panunuluyan 2011 16

By Denis Murphy, UPA

Eviction Monitoring 2011 17

By Salome Quijano, UPA

Empowering Women Leaders through the

Promotion of Exclusive Breast Feeding 25

By Anna Bella Espiritu

Arnold de VeraSALIGANChair

Sarah RedobladoALTERPLANVice Chair

Anna Marie A. KaraosJJCICSISecretary

Rodrigo Olarte Jr.KPS SEEDTreasurer

Ermin Stan Pimentel (KKP-SIP)Invictus Paradela (FORGE)Ann Gladys Ponteras (BALAYAN)Ian Clark Parcon (SICO)Isabelita Solamo-Antonio (PLRC)Jocelyn Vicente-Angeles (COPE)Trustees

Anna Marie A. KaraosJJCICSI - NCRCristina LimASSRC - LUZONCatherine RuizCPAG- VISAYASDemetrio Dawa, Jr.SALORSEDFI - MINDANAORegional Representatives

Benedict O. BalderramaNational Coordinator

EDITORIAL & PRODUCTION STAFF

PHILSSA, Inc.Publisher

Benedict O. BalderramaEditor-in-Chief

Nicasio de RosasProject Coordinator

Maribeth M. AñonuevoLay-out Artist

PHILSSA SECRETARIAT

Rhea Kristine AguilarMaribeth M. AñonuevoAmaris Grace CabasonJennifer G. CruzNicasio de RosasJoel M. GonzalesAgapito Gutierrez

The Partnership of Philippine Support ServiceAgencies, Inc. is a nonstock, nonprofitnetwork of 56 social development NGOsbased in urban centers and performingsupport service or intermediate functions toprimary grassroots organizations. PHILSSAenvisions a society based on justice andequality, operated through mechanisms thatare participative and democratic. PHILSSAwas founded on May 31, 1988 by 18convenor NGOs, registered with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onFebruary 14, 1990 and accredited by theQuezon City council on May 26, 1993.

This publication is supported by theGovernance and Transparency Fund of theDepartment for International Developmentof the United Kingdom (DFID-GTF).

PHILSSABOARD OF TRUSTEES

From the Editor

This issue of Salindiwa features the emerging outcomes of the multi-stakeholder

partnerships, both on the local and national levels. These emerging outcomes are grouped

into two: the first set are stories of empowered community leaders and the second set are

articles on strengthened partnership initiatives and mechanisms.

One of the emerging outcomes of our multi-stakeholder partnerships that we are very proud of

is the development and empowerment of community leaders in terms of their awareness,

capacities and values. We present in this issue two articles on featured community leaders

and two reflections by community leaders on their work with their communities and

advocacies.

The first article was made by Junard Amba of SALORSEDFI on the president of Davao City

Urban Poor Network, Conrado Sillada, who was awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Urban

Poor Leaders of 2011 by President Noynoy Aquino.

The second article was written by Jason Miranda of FDUP on Arlene Trinidad, one of the

women urban poor leaders of Quezon City Urban Poor Alliance (QC UP-All) whose involvement

in the alliance and in their project under the QC Social Housing Revolving Fund had developed

her skills, values and confidence as a community leader.

Two community leaders, Jose Morales of ULAP/ UP-ALL and Jaime Evangelista of MAPAGPALA,

reflect on their involvement in advocacy work on disaster risk reduction through the Aksiyon

para sa Kahandaan sa Kalamidad at Klima - Action for Preparedness on Disaster and Climate

Change.

Another emerging outcome of our multi-stakeholder partnerships is the strengthening and

institutionalization of various cooperation initiatives and mechanisms.

Rogelio Cabeltes of the Zamboanga Federation of People’s Organizations writes on the 2nd

Zamboanga City Housing Summit held on 26 November 2011, highlighting the confederation

of four city urban poor federations in the city and their partnerships with the city government,

NGOs and national government agencies.

Denis Murphy of Urban Poor Associates describes Panunuluyan 2011, an annual activity

among urban poor groups relating their struggle with the Joseph and Mary’s search for a

place where Christ could be born, and the open-letter to President Aquino from urban poor

leaders.

Salome Quijano also of UPA reports on their Eviction Monitoring 2011, a collation of eviction

data from various partners in communities and government.

Anna Bella Espiritu writes on PHILSSA partnership with government agencies and community

groups in promoting Exclusive Breast Feeding towards empowering women and enhancing

maternal and child health.

All these articles affirm the value of multi-stakeholder partnerships in addressing urban

poverty and homelessness, and in empowering men and women leaders, towards inclusive,

transformative and sustainable urbanization in the country.

Benedict O. Balderrama

PHILSSA National Coordinator

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Conrad has more than 13

years experience in the Urban

Poor Sector, some of which were

spent in labor and union arena,

and in the lands and housing

space. He underpins his people’s

organization and urban poor

sector background with his

qualifications, memberships and

affiliations. He is the Chair of

Garcia Heights Credit Cooperative

where 344 member-beneficiaries

successfully acquired the land

they presently occupying. He is

the past president of Bankerohan

Tricyle Drivers Association and

currently the President of both

United People’s Organization of

Davao (UPOD) Federation and

Davao City Urban Poor Network

(DC UPNET). He was appointed to

the City Development Council of

Davao and Regional Development

Council of Region XI representing

the Peoples Organization. Lately,

he was appointed as the PO

Representative to the Local

Housing Board (LHB) of Davao

City for District 1.

The following are excerpts of

our Interview with Conrado R.

Sillada:

• Congratulations on your

recent significant award. Can

you tell us more about it?

“Sometime in September of

2011, the Presidential

Commission for the Urban

Poor (PCUP) under the Office

of the President announced

the Search for the Ten Most

Outstanding Urban Poor

Leaders entitled “Parangal

Para Sa Natatanging

Paglilingkod” in time for the

Urban Poor Solidarity Week

Celebration. A colleague has

informed me that they will be

nominating me for that search.

The following week I was

asked to fill-in and submit a

Nomination Form and

pertinent documents which

they say will be one of the

basis of the preliminary

selection process done in the

Regional level. With the

assistance coming from San

Lorenzo Ruiz Socio-Economic

Development Foundation

SALORSEDFI and Assumption

Parish Socio-Economic

Development Foundation

(APSED), I filled in the

Application Form and

submitted necessary

documents.

You can imagine my

absolute surprise when I

received a call from the

committee saying that I had

won the award. I was really

blown away by it! I’ve learned

that many had been

nominated but only two of us

in Mindanao were luckily

chosen.

We were formally

informed of the results on the

last week of October 2011 and

by November, PCUP already

issued plane tickets with one

of my Board of Directors, Ms.

Luzviminda Racacho for the

Urban Poor Solidarity Week

Celebration on the first week

of December. The Awarding

happened on 9 December 9,

2011 at Heroes Hall,

Malacañang Palace and

graced by no less than His

Excellency Pres. Benigno “P-

noy” Aquino. Same day also

was the Awarding of Ten

Most Outstanding

Government Leaders who

championed for Urban Poor

Sector. One of the awardees

was Davao City Mayor Sarah

Duterte.

• How long have you been in

the Urban Poor Sector?

“I have been in the Urban

Poor sector since 1999. I was

elected as President of

Bankerohan Tricycle Drivers

and Operators Association

and on the same year was

elected as president of Garcia

Heights Credit Cooperative

(GHCC). The Cooperative

acquired our present

residence from the Philippine

National Railway (PNR) thru

the Community Mortgage

Program (CMP) of the

Government and was

originated by Assumption

Parish Socio-Economic

Development (APSED)

Foundation. Our CMP project

was taken out last 5 March

2001 with 344 member-

beneficiaries. In 2003, I was

elected as Vice President of

UPOD Federation or the

United Peoples Organization

of Davao and then elected as

Interview with an AWARD-WINNINGUrban Poor Leader Conrado R. Sillada

BY JUNARD AMBA,

SALORSEDFI

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President of the Federation

on the following year”.

“ Also in 2003-2005, I

was elected as Vice-President

of Panaghugpong sa

Yanong Grupo (PAYAG) – a

PO Federation in Davao, and

eventually elected as

President of PAYAG in 2005-

2007. In early 2008,

PHILSSA and the San Lorenzo

Ruiz Socio-Economic

Development Foundation

(SALORSED) facilitated a

sector review on the housing

laws including the Shelter

Code. Issues on accreditation

and representation were

discussed and strategized

leading to the building up of

an expanded City-Wide

Coalition which was called

the Davao City Urban Poor

Alliance (DC-UPALL). On 17

July 2009 the expanded

coalition was convened to

discuss and agree among

themselves the structures,

leadership and membership

guidelines, and the urban

poor agenda. I was elected

as President of the Alliance.

After series of

discussions on the true

identity and direction vis-à-

vis issues on representation

and participation to special

committees, the Alliance

decided to register with

Securities and Exchange

Commission (SEC) under the

name of DAVAO CITY URBAN

POOR NETWORK (DCUPNET).

On 20 September 2011, the

SEC issued a registration

certificate to DC UPNET. Davao

City Urban Poor Network is the

widest and largest

confederation of federations

in Davao City with seven

member federations and has

90,000 members in 161

Community associations

within the three districts of

Davao City.

“I was appointed to City

Development Council of

Davao and Regional

Development Council of

Region XI representing the

Peoples Organization. Just last

year, I was appointed as the

PO Representative to the Local

Housing Board (LHB) of Davao

City for District 1.”

• What was the reaction

from your family from

receiving this award?

“I have been fortunate over

the years. My wife together

with my two children and

grandchildren have been

exceptionally supportive of

my efforts. All of them felt

very happy and I can see on

them how proud they are….”

• How about the Tricycle

Drivers Association, GHCC,

UPOD Federation & DC

UPNET groups?

“Close colleagues were also

blown away.... They

applauded and shook my

hands after hearing the

results of the awards. When

I came back from Manila,

they were so excited to hear

what happened during the

awarding and meeting the

President of our country.”

• What does it mean to you

to win this prestigious

award?

“…It’s really a great pleasure

to me that all labors,

struggles and efforts bore

fruits and even came to the

point of receiving an award.

I still could not imagine that

because of my

compassionate volunteering

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to small and big activities

from my local Community

Association (GHCC) up to

national level , I was chosen

as their PO Representative.

Kay wala man koy suweldo

ani but I feel satisfied, very

much satisfied that every

time nga naa kay na comply

o nahuman na activity

maskin wala kay suweldo

ana... it’s a matter of

fulfillment.. kay mao ra may

ato… malipay ta.. malingaw

ta… makat-on ta…maskin wa

tay sweldo” ( I don’t receive

any salary on this but I feel

very satisfied every time I

successfully accomplish a

certain activity. It’s a matter

of fulfillment, that’s what I

can have .I

am happy

and the

people I

worked

with are

also

happy. I

also

enjoyed

and

learned a

lot on

every

activity

even without salary).

• What valuable lessons can

you share from GHCC /DC

UPNET initiative on ‘Creating

a Culture of Security’

through partnership?

As far as GHCC is concerned,

one of the best practices we

can share is the Technical

preparedness of the

Community. Our land titles

were already individualized

under the name of the

member-beneficiaries before

take-out in CMP Program of

the government. This process

is very seldom. It created

good impact and led to

higher collection efficiency

rates (CER) and if there are

member beneficiaries who

may not be able to pay or in

default, by the very time

foreclosure will be

implemented, other updated

and good paying members

will not be affected.”

“ As far as UPOD is

concerned, I personally

attended meetings and as

much as possible visited each

of the communities to

strengthen the leadership

and financial management

specially on how to increase

Collection Efficiency Rate of

every Community

Associations.. I gave advice

and key strategies on how to

update and how to increase

the CER and other related

moves to develop the group.”

“On the level of DC

UPNET specially that I am

seated as District 1 LHB PO

Rep.. I extended services and

expanded it to other Districts.

Specifically, I attended

General Assembly of

KOBBLER in District 2 and

various CA under UPOD. In

District 3, I attended the

Urban Poor Forum last Jan

22 at Brgy Mintal.

• What are the main thrusts

around your work on Urban

Poor Formation that will be

of value to our partners?

“I always consider the Vision,

Mission and Goal of our

Network, DC UPNET as the

Bible of our continuing

formations. Let me share

with you highlights of

Network’s Thrusts on Urban

Poor Formation: The Network

envision for a livable and

sustainable urban settlement

with empowered citizenry,

enjoying the abundance of

life in a safe and healthy

environment.

The Network commits to

collaborate with the local

government unit in the

formulation and

implementation of the

policies and programs

affecting the sector such as

resettlement and housing,

livelihood and employment,

health, education and other

basic social services. It

promotes best health

practices among

communities

like proper

waste

segregation

and other

cleanliness

drives. It

assists the

LGU in

capacitating

communities

on Disaster

Preparedness

and

response. I

can say establishing

partnerships with both local

and national government is

very essential on addressing

our needs especially on

Housing.

The DC-UPNET is also a

venue for information

sharing, feedbacking or

updating on new policies

and guidelines set forth by

the Local Housing Board and

other Key Shelter Agencies,

since four of DC UPNET

members are representing

the PO and urban poor

sector in the three political

districts of Davao City to the

Local Housing Board and

other special bodies. Just

recently, the network was

registered with Securities and

Exchange Commission and

accredited as a legitimate

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organization to represent the

urban poor sector in the

Development Council of

Davao City.

• Please share your goals as

the Regional Urban Poor

Sector Representative for

National Anti Poverty

Commission?

I would like to be a channel

and voice of the people on

the ground. I mean if there

are problems and issues

concerning the Urban Poor

Sector from Community

Associations up to Regional

level, I will represent and

bring their issues and

concerns to the National

Urban Poor Sectoral Council

Meeting in NAPC and

hopefully will be given

appropriate actions.

I will facilitate in

accessing funds and

services specially in

capability building to

capacitate our ranks and be

able to access programs of

the government such as the

water facilities that will

serve 609 poorest

municipalities across the

country and able to

accelerate and fast tract

governments programs

specially on organizing

communities from municipal

to barangay level.

That the urban poor

sector be fully represented in

the national level and I can

be able to feedback the

results through DC UPNET….”

• What do you hope to

contribute as an Awardee

of this Parangal para sa

Natatanging Paglilingkod?

“One of the important things

for me is furthering the

connections that I’ve already

fostered within the City,

across Mindanao and at

National Level –and be an

inspiration to other urban

poor leaders....To be a model

of a tireless service for the

benefits of the members and

be alleviated with the

present situations. One of my

roles is to work closely with

NAPC...I’m also very active in

promoting and forming

those relationships with

other local bodies....”

• Can you briefly describe

your work as UPOD

Federation President and

DC UPNET President?

“As President of UPOD

Federation, I have to call for

a regular Execom Meeting

and craft and implemented

federation’s plans, programs

and activities. I also attended

Board Meetings and General

Assemblies to CA’s within the

Federation and call for the

Annual General Assembly of

the Federation.

“As President of DC

UPNET, I have to convene

and facilitate regular

meetings. I attended

Community and Federation

Assemblies in the three

districts of Davao. I

spearheaded the Network in

pushing our advocacies

especially the 10-Point

Agenda which we presented

during the Local Candidates

Forum dated April 10, 17

and 24, 2009 and signed by

participative Councilors and

Congressmen. Presently, the

Network is strongly

advocating six out of 10

point Agenda.

• Can you outline important

lessons/activities from your

work in the Local Housing

Board and Regional

Development Council?

“Being in the Local Housing

Board as People’s

Organization Representative

is an opportunity of

participation in Governance.

I appreciate that Davao City

Mayor Duterte

reconstituted the Local

Housing Board thru

Executive Order No. 33.

Proper consultation on PO

representation was

observed. Luckily, I am one

of the four PO

Representatives seated on

the Housing Board. One of

board’s functions is to

introduce and formulate

policies up to their approval

that would benefit the

urban poor sector as far as

Housing and Urban

Development is concerned.

Other major roles of PO

Representatives are to

contribute in the Social

Housing Funds on how to

raise funds/budget and to

participate in the proper

distribution of funds. Just

last week, PO and NGO

(SALORSEDFI)

Representatives have

submitted to the Board the

proposal for formulation of

Local Shelter Plan

partnership with PHILSSA.

“Regional Development

Council on the other hand is

also challenging at the

same time an opportunity

for the Urban Poor to

participate in governance.

Members of RDC-XI are

Governors of Davao Regions

(with four provinces) and

Directors of Agency of

Regional Offices (NEDA,

DPWH, NHA, DEP-ED,

HUDCC, DSWD, etc). I am

the only Urban Poor Sector

Representative in the RDC-

XI.

PO role in the Regional

Council is to participate in

all meetings, propose an

agenda, contribute opinions

and ideas in relation to the

Development of the Region

and to bring the voice of the

poor not just the housing

sector but other

marginalized sectors.

“ What I believed as

one of the opportunities of

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the PO is its functions in the

Council in lobbying

proposals for approval for

endorsement of Annual

Investment Proposal and

Annual Budget Allocation to

the House of

Representatives for

deliberation up to the level

of General Appropriation

Act and the same will

endorsed to DBM as

stipulated in the

Department of Budget and

Management Memo No.

109 - mandating Civil

Society Organization’s

participation in the

formulation of budget

proposal in the region.”

• Tell us about your most

difficult challenges and the

valuable lessons you wish

to share as Urban Poor

Leader?

“One of the greatest

challenges that I’ve had is

actually land acquisition

effort of GHCC. From a mere

member of the Association, I

was immediately chosen as

President and I was the one

who continued the land

acquisition efforts in spite of

the fact that I was not very

knowledgeable to CMP

process way back in 1999. I

personally talked with top

officers of PNR Manila, then

I was able to talk to HUDCC

Chair Mike Defensor and

convinced Defensor to visit

the area. In addition, I

attended the rally last 19

February 2001 with former

President Her Excellency

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

during her visit in Davao

City at Toril Gymnasium.

Then, I went to the

Malacanang Palace to

personally make a follow-up

to take up the said project

and finally succeeded on 5

March 2001.

In the city level, the

difficult challenges were

pushing and advocating for

the realization of the

Comprehensive Shelter Code

of Davao City. The 2006 and

2007 were the most

challenging years for us

because that time the shelter

code alliance meet almost

every week (once or more

than once in a week). We

have been going to radio

stations almost every week

and had television interviews

and rallied on the said Code

even inside the session halls

and offices of the city

councilors. It is very

challenging because our

desire is very sensational to

implement those ordinances

and we knew for the fact if

the ordinance is

implemented there will be a

People’s Organization

Representative in the Local

Housing Board as provided

in the Code.

“I wished that Urban

Poor Groups in

Municipalities and Cities

nationwide will pursue a

continuous, sustainable and

strong partnership with the

government and unified

actions for the liberty of the

urban poor communities

from the bondage of poverty

not only in Davao and

Mindanao but in the entire

Philippines.”

• What specific challenges and

opportunities should Urban

Poor sector embrace today

and in five years?

“The urban poor sector felt

that it was only being used

and exploited during election

time. We were treated like a

sweet-smelling king and

queen to the politicians

before the election but

ultimately after the election

we will be considered as an

eyesore to them. So our call

is to strengthen our sector

and to show our unity, so

that our voices will be heard.

By this time, our sector

should have engagement in

the electoral arena. This will

give us due respect and

dignity… because I believe

that urban poor sector is

not a problem but rather

contributor to the solution

of poverty eradication of

our country.”

“Local sectoral

representation is a great

opportunity for the urban

poor in the next five years.

The dream is to have an

urban poor sector

representative sitting in the

city council as mandated in

the Local Government Code

otherwise known as

Republic Act 7160.”

• Would you recommend

other urban poor leaders

enter the awards hopefully

for this year– and why?

“Of course… I am

encouraging other leaders

to join and participate in

the award to show the

community that there are

improvements of leaders of

the urban poor sector.”

• What’s the best advice you

can share to our fellow

urban poor groups/

leaders?

“I am calling my fellow

urban poor leaders and

urban poor groups to

solidify our unity in the level

of the community

associations and enhance

our leadership up to the

federation level and

participate in municipality

and regional level, and

participate to local special

bodies. Lastly, I am also

urging my fellow leaders to

share and extend their best

services to the needy

without expecting any

rewards.”

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Arlene Trinidad never

imagined herself as a leader of a

community organization.

Comprising 50 families,

ESBACONA Block 2 Homeowners

Association is one of the

hundreds of people’s

organizations in the National

Government Center (NGC)

struggling for the formalization of

their ownership of the land

proclaimed as a socialized

housing site in 1987. The NGC is a

classic example of a government

project fraught with delays and

virtually controlled by squatting

syndicates, so when her

neighbors asked her to be their

president in 1998, Arlene wanted

to turn them down. Timid and

soft-spoken, she thought that she

did not have the qualities of a

leader that will effectively deal

with the seemingly insur-

mountable problems in NGC. But

they were persistent. Even her

husband was among those who

encouraged her to accept the

challenge. And now for more than

The Unlikely Leader

BY JESUS JAYSON MIRANDA

Foundation for the Development of the Urban Poor (FDUP)

13 years, Trinidad has been

serving as ESBACONA’s voice in

its struggle for change in the

community.

A long struggleIn 1979, Pres. Ferdinand

Marcos issued Proclamation No.

1826 which reserved 444

hectares of land along the

Commonwealth (both the east

and west sides) area in Quezon

City for the development of a

centralized government complex.

Eight years after, Arlene and her

family settled in the area. NGC in

1987 was a thriving community

of informal settlers, many of them

bought “rights” from original

settlers and satisfied themselves

living in temporary dwellings

until the area became a

permanent residence for them.

Arlene could recall the rough

pathways meandering through

their rickety homes becoming

muddy during rainy days. Basic

utilities like potable water and

electricity were non-existent. NGC

then was an enclave for

criminals, a “dumping site” for

murder victims.

In 1987, Pres. Corazon C.

Aquino issued Proclamation No.

137 excluding 184 hectares in the

NGC - West side area from the

coverage of Proclamation 1826,

declaring the same open for

disposition to qualified

beneficiaries. In 1994, another

proclamation was made, this

time by Pres. Fidel V. Ramos (who

came after Pres. Corazon C.

Aquino) declaring the NGC-East

side area which covers a total of

238 hectares, open for

disposition to bona fide residents

through Proclamation No. 1169.

This proclamation was made into

law by the former Pres. Gloria

Macapagal-Arroyo through a

Republic Act No. 9207 (National

Government Center Housing and

Land Utilization Act) in 2003. A

year later (2004), the NGC-East

Master Development Plan was

developed and approved by the

Quezon City Council thru

Ordinance No. SP-1386, S-2004.

This was followed by the

approval of the Implementing

Rules and Regulations (IRR) for

R.A. 9207 by the NGC-

Administration Committee.

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Approximately, 20,500

lots had been projected to

be generated for

residential use and were

opened for availment by

the legitimate residents.

Determination of the

legality of residency was

based on the census

survey conducted in 1994

and occupancy

verification survey

conducted in 2000. Both

surveys had recorded

29,931 families belonging

to different homeowners

associations (HOAs). Only

these 29,931 censused

families were considered

as “bona fide” residents

who will be entitled to a

lot allocation as provided

for by R.A 9207.

A total of 298 HOAs exist in

the NGC Eastside. Of this number,

only 258 are qualified to outline

their Community Development

Programs (CDPs) which serve as

guide for all land development

undertakings in NGC-East in the

coming years. It describes the

aims of the proposed land use

plan, the proposed spatial

structure for the area, and

proposed policies for land use

management. This is also one of

the pre-requisites in applying for

the NGC Housing Project.

But for Arlene, the NGC

seemed to be a failure. Although

several government institutions

like the House of Representatives

and the Department of Social

Welfare and Development

(DSWD) had plans much of the

plan did not materialize. The

whole area was not used for the

primary purpose of making it a

hub for key national government

offices, because the population in

the area grew exponentially.

Many have also grown tired and

cynical about the housing project

in the NGC.

A leader’s growthBefore, Arlene’s attention was

only focused on the completion of

their NGC-Eastside Project which

was not easy. A number of

problems have been slowing

down the implementation. For

one, residents have to reblock,

i.e., adjust their houses based on

the approved subdivision plan

and allocated space. And

expectedly, many resisted. Even if

there were families who were

ready to reblock, they could not

proceed unless the owners of

adjacent structures were also

willing and ready to move. The

people have to spend for

reblocking, house construction,

and payment for surveyor. The

need to look for funds forces the

community leaders of NGC-

Eastside like Arlene to look for

solutions outside of their

community.

That effort to source out

other funds widened her sphere

of involvement. “Dagdag trabaho

ito pero positibo naman) (It was

an additional burden but in a

positive way.” In 2008, ESBACONA

Block 2 HOA became a member of

the Urban Poor Alliance of Kyusi

(UPAK), a member-federation of

QC UP-ALL, and Arlene became its

treasurer. Among her other tasks

was to represent UPAK in the

Housing and Urban Livability

Committee, also called the Credit

Committee, of QC UP-ALL. (The

Credit Committee handles the

Quezon City Social Housing

Revolving Fund.) Arlene

was appointed by the

members of the Credit

Committee members as

the convenor. As

convenor, she facilitated

the meetings of the

committee.

For Arlene, QC UP-ALL

opened a window for her

growth as a community

leader. “Noon, mga

problema at isyu lang ng

aking samahan ang

iniintindi ko, pero mula

nang ma-pasama ako sa

maraming gawain ng QC

UP-ALL, nalaman ko na

ang aming mga isyu ay

katulad ng o may

kaugnayan sa ibang

komunidad sa Quezon

City. “ (I used to think only

about the issues and

problems of our community. But

after taking part in the many

activities of the QC UP-ALL, I

realized that our community’s

problems are somewhat related

or connected to the problems of

other urban poor communities.)

As a leader, she has gained

confidence to stand in front of

other people, facilitate meetings

and give presentations. From the

knowledge she gained from the

trainings, sharing sessions and

community exchanges of QC UP-

ALL, she has also observed herself

giving opinions and comments on

housing and other issues

affecting informal settlers.

Because of the richness of the

experiences and ideas from the

members of QC UP-ALL during

formal and informal activities,

Arlene has learned new strategies

which she applies in her own

organization.

An instrument of changeTo help her members comply

with the requirements of

reblocking, Arlene convinced her

organization to apply for a

housing materials loan from the

Quezon City Social Housing

Revolving Fund. Their loan was

approved in November 2009.

Soon after, officers from other

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homeowners associations, who

have heard about ESBACONA’s

loan, started asking her for help.

They requested her to give

orientations on how to avail

loans from the fund. She was also

invited to give orientation on how

to join UPAK and QC UP-ALL. Even

the head of the Project

Monitoring Office (PMO) of the

National Housing Authority (NHA)

in the NGC – Eastside Project

became curious about the fund

and asked her for

an orientation.

After ESBACONA

Block 2 HOA, three

more organizations

– East United HOA,

Kaakibat HOA and

NAMAPPA HOA –

availed of the loan

benefiting a total

of 60 families.

Indeed, her

involvement in QC

UP-ALL’s Social

Housing Revolving

Fund has made her

popular in the

NGC-Eastside area.

Embracing her new roleMore than 13 years after she

was elected as president of

ESBACONA Block 2 HOA, Arlene

said that she has internalized her

being a community leader.

Although she admitted that she

sometimes prioritizes community

work over domestic matters, her

family, specially her husband

who also serves as her “top

adviser,” understands very well

her commitments and supports

her work. Her friend and fellow

leader Erlinda Fabavier said,

“Alam namin na siya ay isang lider

kaya naging masigasig ang

samahan na gawin siyang

president ng ESBACONA nang

mahati ito sa tatlong asosasyon.”

(We always knew that she is a

leader, that’s why we encouraged

her to become

president when

ESBACONA was

divided into

three HOAs.)

The

unlikely leader

is now

convinced and

is willing to

learn how to

become an

effective one.

“Maraming

nagsasabi na

nag-improve

ako bilang

isang lider. At sa

aking palagay ay totoo naman.

Dahil ito sa mga natutuhan ko

mula sa mga kapwa ko lider sa

UPAK at QC UP-ALL.” (People tell

me now that I have improved as a

leader. I feel it’s true. That’s

because I learned a lot of things

from my fellow leaders in UPAK

and QC UP-ALL.)

About QC UP-ALL and its Social

Housing Fund QC UP-ALL is

composed of seven city-wide

federations in Quezon City,

namely the Urban Poor Alliance

of Kyusi (UPAK), LCMP-PO Network

(LCMP-PO), Urban Land Reform

Movement (ULRM), Homeless

People’s Federation Philippines

Inc. (HPFPI), Federation of

Homeowners in Payatas Estate

(FEDHOPE), Alyansa ng mga

Maralita sa Novaliches

(ALMANOVA), and Ugnayang Lakas

ng mga Naninirahan sa

Baybaying Ilog Pasig at mga

Tributaryo (ULAP). As an alliance,

they advocate housing rights and

security of land tenure through

savings mobilization, the

Community Mortgage Program

(CMP) and other modes of tenure.

Through mass mobilization and

critical engagement with the local

government through various

venues including the Local

Housing Board (LHB), QC UP-ALL

resists unjust eviction and

unprogrammed demolitions.

Considered an innovative strategy

employed by QC UP-ALL, the

Quezon City Social Housing

Revolving Fund aims to assist

community associations needing

funding for community-initiated

projects. It was created in 2009

through the Local Innovation and

Leveraging Fund (LILF) of PHILSSA

worth PhP 2.3 million from the

Department for International

Development –United Kingdom

(DFID-UK), and the Asian Coalition

for Community Action (ACCA) fund

worth PhP 2.6 million from the

Asian Coalition for Housing

Rights (ACHR). The fund was set-

up to support community-led

projects (security of tenure,

community upgrading or

livelihood) of the urban poor

communities and was intended to

leverage additional funds from

the local government and other

institutions. This fund is being

managed by the Housing and

Urban Livability Committee

composed of representatives

from QC UP-ALL and the QC NGO

Consortium.

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Disasters happened in the past

years affecting numerous

communities and cities

throughout our country. We

have seen typhoons, flooding,

earthquakes, fires, and many

others. We have seen

evacuation of affected families,

destruction of homes and

property, even loss of lives.

Since 2009, PHILSSA had

included Disaster Risk

Reduction and Management

(DRRM), Climate Change

Adaptation (CCA) and

Community Resilience as part of

the network’s advocacy agenda.

In the past years, PHILSSA were

involved in disaster relief

PHILSSA and Its Work on Disaster RiskReduction and Management, Climate ChangeAdaptation, and Community Resilience

BY BENEDICT O. BALDERRAMA

PHILSSA Secretariat

activities, capacity-building

initiatives in community-based

disaster risk

reduction and

management,

seminars and fora

on concerns related

to DRRM and

Climate Change

Adaptation.

In late 2010,

PHILSSA partnered

with Christian Aid

for a DRRM

advocacy project to

promote community

resilience in

communities

affected by typhoon

Ketsana (Ondoy),

particularly the

Greater Manila

Region. This

initiative brought

about the

consolidation of

federations of

community

organizations into

the Aksiyon para sa Kahandaan

sa Kalamidad at Klima (AKKMA) –

Action for Preparedness for

Disaster and Climate Change as

an advocacy mechanism to

promote a common agenda for

addressing eviction threats and

community resilience concerns.

PHILSSA has included

Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management as part of its

thematic concern on Public

Safety. Through its project with

DFID, PHILSSA had supported

efforts on capacity-building and

community-based DRRM

initiatives.

On 11 September 2010,

AKKMA elected Jose Morales of

ULAP and UP-ALL as Convenor,

and Jaime Evangelista of

MAPAGPALA as co-Convenor.

Morales and Evangelista

reflected on their experiences and

involvement in community

initiatives and advocacy on

DRRM and Community Resilience,

and we are sharing these

reflections.

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Sanay na ako sa baha. Bata

palang ako ay lagi nang

bumabaha sa lugar namin dahil

sa tabing ilog kami nakatira.

Hindi ko naramdaman kailanman

Jose Morales, Urban Poor Leader naUmaaksyon sa Kahandaan sa Kalamidad atKlima

sa aking ginagawa dahil alam

kong tama ako at ang

kumbiksiyong iyan ang

nagtutulak sa aking pamilya,

kaibigan, kasama at maging sa

sa mga mapanganib na

lugar.

2. Makilahok sa pagplano

o pagmonitor sa

pagkontrol ng baha at

mga kaugnay na plano

o proyekto sa GMR.

3. Ipatupad ang DRRM

Law.

4. Isulong ang mga batas

at polisiya kaugnay ng

DRRM sa GMR gaya ng

UDHA amendment, LLCA

Hill at National Land

Use Act (NALUA).

5. Isulong ang dagdag na

badyet sa DRRM at

seguridad sa

paninirahan.

Sinsero kami na sa mga

munti naming tinig at pagkilos

ay magtatagumpay kami sa

aming layuning isulong ang

isang matingkad na usapin na

nakakaapekto sa buhay ng

lahat ng tao sa mundo. Ang

pagsulong na iyan ay

hahantong sa sama-samang

pagtugon upang ang kalikasang

nasira ng pagkagahaman, at

paglapastangan ay

mapamumuhayan ng mga

susunod pang salinlahi.

na kami ay nakatira sa

mapanganib na lugar dahil sa

lugar na iyon ako nabuhay nang

mapayapa at masaya. Noong

mangyari ang Ondoy, ako ay

nagulat at namangha. Napaglimi

ko na ang palasak na

pagbabagong klima ay totoong

nagaganap na.

Maraming dapat sisihin sa

mga pangyayari subalit mas

dapat kong paghandaan at

matamang isipin kung paano ko

gagabayan bilang lider ang aking

mga kasama tungo sa mga

tamang hakbang upang

mabawasan at maiangkop ang

pamumuhay sa nagbabantang

panganib. Kaya’t walang pag-

aalinlangan akong nakilahok sa

AKKMA (Aksiyon sa Kalamidad at

Klima), isang advocacy group na

ang pagbabawas sa panganib na

hatid ng disaster at pagbabagong

klima ang tukoy na kikilusan.

Nabibilad, nauulanan at

minsa’y nasasaktan ako sa

pakikibaka subalit ni minsa’y

hindi ako nanlulumo o nagsisisi

pamahalaan na mamulat na

nabubuhay tayo sa mundong

atin lamang hiniram upang

pangasiwaan nang may

pagmamalasakit at pagmamahal.

Sa ngayon, itinutulak ng

AKKMA ang nabuo nitong limang

puntong adyenda. Ito ay ang mga

sumusunod:

1. Tugunan ang bantang

ebiksiyon sa mga

pamilyang naninirahan

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Ang MAPAGPALA ay isangkoalisyon ng mga mangingisda sakabuuan ng Lawa Laguna. Ito aybinubuo ng pitong pederasyon ngmga mangingisda. Ito ay angUGMMARIZ, KAMMMPI, KAPINA,PSMBB, FEDMASC, PINAGPALA atMAPAGPALA Women. Ang mgapederasyong ito ay nakaranas ngmabigat na dagok sa buhay atpaghihirap noong panahon ngtatlong kalamidad na tumama saatin ; ang Ondoy, Pepeng at Santi.

Ang MAPAGPALA aynakapaloob sa AKKMA (Aksiyon saKahandaan sa Kalamidad at Klima).

Noong 12 Agosto 12, 2011 aynabuo ang AKKMA bilang advocacygroup para sa mabawasan angpanganib na sanhi ng disaster(disaster risk reduction).

Ang AKKMA at MAPAGPALA aynagtutulunganpara itaguyodang mgalayunin sa DRR.

Malakiang naitulongng AKKMA saMAPAGPALA.Isa na dito ayang pagtugonsa bantangpagpapatalsik sa mga naninirahan sapaligid ng Lawa Laguna na dulot ngExecutive Order 815. Isa sa mgaproyektong nakapaloob sa EO 815 ayang paghukay (dredging) sa LawaLaguna . Sama-samang tinutulan ngAKKMA at MAPAGPALA angordinansang ito sa pamamagitan ngmga pagkilos at pakikipag-ugnayan saDILG, NHA, DPWH, MMDA, LLDA, DENRat maging kay Pangulong NoynoyAquino. Ipinaabot ng grupo sa Panguloang mga bantang panganib ng EO 815sa mga mangingisda.

Noong 23 Disyembre 2010,nabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mgapiling lider ng AKKMA na makausap siPangulong Aquino sa Malacañang. Sapamamagitan ng pag-uusap na ito aypersonal nilang naipaabot ang mgahinaing at kahirapan ng mgamangingisda sa Lawa Laguna.

Hindi naman nabigo ang AKKMAdahil sa nakaraang SONA ng Panguloay tahasan nitong binanggit na hindi

siya sang-ayon sa pagkakaroon ngdredging sa Laguna Lake. Ang bagayna ito ay isang malaking panalo saparte ng mga mangingisda.

Ngunit matapos nito aymayroong panibagong pagsubok nakinahaharap ang AKKMA. Ito ay angbantang pagpapaalis sa mga tao na

dulot ng pagbubuo ngpaikot na dikeng daan sabaybayin ng Laguna. Angring dikeng daan umanoay isang paraan paramatugunan ang madalasna pagbaha sa MetroManila. Laguna at Rizal.Sa kasalukuyan aypatuloy na nakikipag-ugnayan ang AKKMA sa

bagong general manager ng LagunaLake Development Authority (LLDA) nasi Sek. Neric Acosta. Ayon kay Sek.Acosta ay pinag-aaralang mabuti ngkanilang ahensiya ang proyekto atbukas sila sapakikipag-usap sasektor ng mgamangingisda ukoldito.

Dahil sapagtulong atpaggabay ngPHILSSA ay naupodin bilang partnerng DILG angAKKMA pagdating sa disaster. Sapamamagitan ni ASEC Angel Ojastrong DILG, ang mga problema ng mgamangingisda sa Lawa Laguna aydirektang naipapaabot kay Sek. JesseRobredo.

Si Sek. Robredo naman angnagiging daan upang maipaabot kayPangulong Aquino ang mga saloobin

Jaime Evangelista, Lider Mangingisda na Kaisasa Aksiyon sa Kahandaan sa Kalamidad at Klima

ng sektor upang mabigyang linaw atsolusyon.

Ang AKKMA ay nagsasagawa dinng mga diyagolo sa mga barangaytungkol sa kahandaan sa mgakalamidad sa NCR, Rizal at Laguna.Kasabay nito ay tinututukan din angpagkakaroon ng kabuhayan atkatiyakan sa paninirahan.

Nagsagawa ang AKKMA ng mgaParticipatory Capacity andVulnerability Assessment sa mgabarangay sa tulong ng mga Municipalat Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction

Management Council. Isinusulong dinng AKKMA na mapabilang ang mgasamahang masa sa mga programa atgawain ng mga barangay, munisipyo atprobinsiya na may kinalaman sadisaster risk reduction.

Bukod sa kahandaan sa kalamidad,gawain din ng AKKMA angpagsusulong, pagpapahayag atpagpapadama ng pangkalahatangproblema ng mga tao sa komunidad.

Nakapagsagawa na ang AKKMAna dalawang malaking aktibidad sapagtatanim ng mga puno. Ang una ayang “Puno para sa Kahandaan saKalamidad at Klima” na ginanap noong26 Setyembre 2011 sa Southville,Baras, Rizal. Nasundan pa ito noong 15Nobyembre 2011 sa Brgy. San Isidro,Montalban, RIzal na nilahukan ni Sek.Jesse Robredo.

Naghanda din ang AKKMA ngmasterlist at economic profiles ng mgamangingisda upang maisama sa NHA

badyet para sa susunodna taon ang kabuhayanat paninirahan ng sektor.

Nakilala ang AKKMAsa pambansang antasdahil sa malalakingkontribusyong ito sapagpapatupad ng mgagawaing abogasiya saDRR.

Ang AKKMA angnagsilbing susi para magkaroon ngpakikipag-ugnayan ang sektor ng mgamangingisda sa iba’t ibang sektor nggobyerno, lokal man o nasyonal.Ngayon ay mas naging bukas na anggobyerno na makinig atmakipagtulungan sa anumang isyungmay kinalaman sa sektor ng mgamangingisda.

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The 2nd Zamboanga Housing

Summit was held on November 26,

2011 at the Grand Astoria Hotel,

Zamboanga City. The year’s theme

was: “Facing the Challenges of

Urbanization in Zamboanga City.”

Speakers from Manila and Davao

City were invited to discuss and

disseminate important and relevant

issues pertaining to housing, land

acquisition, environment, and

poverty alleviation. The affair was

attended by representatives of the

four Urban Poor Federations in

Zamboanga City namely,

Zamboanga Federation of People’s

Organization (ZFPO), Homeowners

and People’s Organization

Federation (HPOF), Panaghiusa sa

mga Kabus sa Zamboanga (PAKAZA)

& Zamboanga City Urban Poor

Assembly (ZACUPA). Representatives

from the different government

shelter agencies and NGOs, as well

as the academe were also present

during the affair.

PHILSSA National Coordinator

Benedict Balderrama talked about

PHILSSA’s Urbanization framework

in view of Addressing Poverty and

Homelessness. He said that it is

PHILSSA’s general objective to

alleviate poverty and improve the

delivery of basic services to urban

poor communities. He further said

that PHILSSA Mindanao Housing

Cluster planned to consolidate and

form convergent efforts among

PHILSSA-Mindanao Member NGOs

and PO Partners before the end of

the three-year DFID Project.

Atty. Angel Ojastro III from the

Informal Settlers Assistance

Program and Action of the

Department of Interior and Local

Government (DILG) was one of the

keynote speakers of the activity. His

topic was “Evolving Informal

Settlers framework in the Context of

Rapid Urbanization.” He discussed

the overall framework for

multisectoral action in addressing

housing and related needs of the

informal Settlers in six years, the

P10B annual Budget for Danger

Areas and the general guidelines

for using it. He also shared to the

group the Naga experience.

Amelia Lanuza, Manager of

Public Affairs Department from the

Social Housing Finance

Corporation, was the other keynote

speaker who attended the affair in

behalf of Ana Oliveros, President

of the SHFC. Lanuza talked about

the New CMP Guidelines, the thrust

of SHFC, and its approach in

addressing the housing need of the

informal sector.

The PO participants

participated in the open forum that

followed, which was facilitated by

Nick de Rosas of PHILSSA.

The highlight of the afternoon

session was about the different

housing innovations and new

technologies shared to POs.

Lionel Manansala, General

Manager of Hybrid Social

Solutions, Inc. shared to the group

about the Solar Home Systems.

This is a kind lighting facility

which they call “Solar Lantern” that

gets its source from the energy of

the sun which could provide light

in communities where there is no

electricity. It is a very convenient

way to cut electric bills.

Che Prudente, Executive

Director of Green STEPS talked on

how to recycle wastewater and

make it advantageous for our

homes and community.

Engr. Eliezer Vicente Bañares,

Consultant of Alterplan, Habitat for

Humanity, & Green STEPS shared

about the different modified

masonry blocks that we can use in

house construction at a very

affordable price.

Demetrio Dawa Jr. talked about

Institutionalizing the Mindanao

Guarantee Fund/City Partnership

Fund. This is a leveraging fund to

expand the LILF after March 2012

and to sustain the different

Regional Activities of PHILSSA

Members in Mindanao.

A lively open forum followed

after the participants learned

about the new housing innovations

and technologies. This was

facilitated by Mr. Junard Amba

from SALORSEDFI.

The last part were the

responses as expressed by the

presidents of the four Urban Poor

Federations (ZFPO, HPOF, PAKAZA,

ZACUPA). “We are overwhelmed and

grateful for the continued support

and efforts to alleviate the plight of

the marginalized sector in

Zamboanga City. Our sincerest

gratitude to PHILSSA and the other

government shelter agencies, the

speakers who amidst their tight

schedule and our distance from

Manila came over to share their

time, knowledge and technologies

to us. Our salute to ZUPISOCDEV

headed by its Executive Director,

Mr. Aniceto Casepe and their

Program Officer Mary Ann

Porquillo, who organized this

successful event. . . kudos to you!”

The 2nd Zamboanga City Housing Summit 2011

BY ROGELIO S. CABELTES

Zamboanga Federation of

People’s Organizations

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BY DENIS MURPHY

URBAN POOR ASSOCIATES

Panunuluyan 2011

Dear Mr. President,

We, the urban poor people and NGOs united in the Tricorps coalition, have praise,

suggestions, criticism and deep affection for Pres. Benigno Aquino III this Panunuluyan

2011.

HOUSING

We praise the formation of the Technical Working Group under Secretary Jesse

Robredo and its efforts to relocate poor families on-site or in-city. There have been many

obstacles and delays. TWG is controversial, as are most important new works. We see

the light at the end of the tunnel, however, in that ground breaking for housing along the

Manila esteros, Pasay esteros and Quezon City waterways will begin, hopefully before

the end of the year.

EVICTION-RELOCATION

Unfortunately your record on evictions, including illegal and violent evictions is, sad

to say, not better than that of former presidents. Please get a full report from your agencies

and take action as promised in the Covenant of the Urban Poor (March 6, 2010, Tondo,

Manila).

PROCLAMATIONS

There have not been any land proclamations in your term of office. There were 94

proclamations under former Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo benefiting 195,475 poor

families (977,375 men, women and children). Proclamations are the quickest, least

expensive way to give poor families land tenure security.

BASIC SERVICES

We have yet to see the joint programs that will bring piped water and metered electric

light to our urban poor areas. The Covenant said government would work out plans with

the public utilities to give all poor areas such light and water.

EDUCATION

To be honest , we haven’t seen any improvements in public education. Would it help

if a ranking Department of Education official were made responsible? It might help to have

one person with whom we can work.

JOBS

We realize it’s hard to create jobs. Are there any plans for large scale public works

program? We must not forget our men and youth. We appreciate the CCT program and its

job component, but much more is needed by way of jobs.

AFFECTION

We believe friends can criticize one another, but that doesn’t lessen our gratitude to

you for the efforts you are making to form a moral, fair and prosperous people.

If you are ever feeling down, please call us and we will come by the thousands to

Malacañang and spent time with you singing and celebrating.

Meanwhile thank you for Secretaries Leila de Lima, Dinky Soliman, Jesse Robredo

and Butch Abad.

We wish you a very happy and merry Christmas. May God bless us one and all!

¬ The Urban Poor of Metro Manila

TRICORPS

On 16 December 2011, giant

puppets of Mary and Joseph

looked down on the thousands of

urban poor gathered to celebrate

the annual Panunuluyan of the

Urban Poor outside of Sto. Niño

Church, Tondo. There were also

hundreds of other poor people

there, the regular children vendors

and beggars that surround any old

church in a poor country. Once

again Joseph and Mary followed

by all the people had searched for

a place where the Christ child

could be born.

Bishop Broderick Pabillo

blessed the tarpaulins that showed

the people’s plans for their on-site

and in-city relocation housing. The

award for Urban Poor Person of

the Year was given to Sec. Jesse

Robredo of the Department of the

Interior and Local Government for

heading the effort by the Technical

Working Group to relocate families

on-site or in-city rather than in far

distant backwater sites where

there are no jobs.

An evaluation of Pres. Benigno

Aquino III’s work for the urban

poor was read by Barangay

Captain Filomena Cinco of Estero

de San Miguel. The following

paragraphs contain the heart of

the evaluation:

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Eviction Monitoring 2011

BY SALOME QUIJANO

URBAN POOR ASSOCIATES

PROCESSUPA eviction monitoring

was done in the field by

interviewing the community

leaders, the families affected

by the evictions, and barangay

leaders and some city hall

officials and staff. UPA

monitoring staff followed

stories and news of reported

evictions on television, radio

and broadsheets. Some cases

were reported to UPA office by

the affected families

themselves, leaders of our

networks, personal friends of our staff and

some government offices like the CHR, PCUP

and DILG. This year, UPA was able to get a

copy of Quezon City’s document on

resettlement and the office followed the

families to the relocation sites for

interview. UPA was able to talk with the

relocation developer in Montalban, Rizal.

Still UPA could not monitor all demolitions.

Some were not reported to it.

July

-Dec

embe

r 20

11

18 Salin-Diwa

DA

TE

LO

CA

TIO

NL

AN

D O

WN

ER

/S

ITU

AT

ION

NO

. O

FF

AM

ILIE

SE

VIC

TE

D

CE

NS

US

/ C

OC

/ N

OT

ICE

/ C

ON

SU

LTA

TIO

N /

VIO

LE

NC

EG

OV

’T A

SS

ISTA

NC

EO

RD

ER

ED

/IM

PL

EM

EN

TE

D B

Y:

CO

MM

EN

T

(1)

Jan

. 1

7,

Fe

b.

8,

Jun

7,

Se

pte

mb

er

(2)

Jan

. 2

5

(3)

Jan

. 3

0,

Ma

y 1

2

(4)

Feb

. 8

-S

ep

tem

be

r

IBP

Ro

ad

,C

om

mo

nw

ea

lth

,Q

ue

zon

Cit

y

Na

rcis

o S

t.,

Co

razo

n d

e J

esu

s,S

an

Ju

an

A.

Le

on

gso

n S

t.,

Brg

y. S

an

Ro

qu

e,

Na

vota

s C

ity

Bo

tan

ica

l, B

rgy.

Ce

ntr

al,

Qu

ezo

nC

ity

Go

vern

me

nt

/E

con

om

ic Z

on

e(b

usi

ne

ss a

rea

)

Go

vern

me

nt

/ fo

rco

nst

ruct

ion

of

Ne

wC

ity H

all

Bu

ildin

g

Go

vern

me

nt

– L

GU

/ fo

r sc

ho

ol

bu

ildin

g

Go

vern

me

nt

– N

HA

Ce

ntr

al

Bu

sin

ess

Dis

tric

t

86

50

46

6

1,2

62

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l (1

8 f

am

ilie

s)F

ina

nci

al

ass

ista

nce

–P

15

,00

0 (

42

fa

mili

es)

With

in t

he

co

mm

un

ityth

roug

h th

eir

HO

A (

26fa

mili

es)

Re

loca

tio

n –

Ta

yta

y,R

iza

l (1

0 f

am

ilie

s)S

taye

din

th

e v

icin

ity (

40

fam

ilie

s)

No

ne

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

an

d G

aya

-ga

ya,

Bu

laca

n

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

NH

A/

LG

U

MM

DA

/C

OP

RIS

S

LG

U

LG

U

NH

A

Par

t of

the

mas

ter

plan

of

the

NG

Cp

roje

ct w

he

rein

Eco

no

mic

Zo

ne

will

be

im

ple

me

nte

d o

n b

oth

sid

es

of t

he I

BP

Roa

d. O

n si

te r

eloc

atio

ndi

d no

t m

ater

ializ

e as

the

re i

s no

te

no

ug

h s

pa

ce t

o a

cco

mm

od

ate

affe

cted

fam

ilies

, th

e ar

ea c

anno

tp

rod

uce

“g

en

era

ted

lo

ts.”

A v

iole

nt

evi

ctio

n.

Re

sid

en

ts,

de

mo

litio

n c

rew

an

d p

olic

em

en

we

re h

urt

in

th

e p

roce

ss.

Re

sid

en

ts t

hre

w s

ton

es

to b

oth

po

lice

me

n a

nd

de

mo

litio

n c

rew

s;p

olic

em

en

use

d t

ea

rga

s o

n t

he

resi

de

nt’s

ba

rric

ad

e;

an

d w

ate

rca

no

n w

as

use

d b

y fir

em

en

to

dis

pe

rse

re

sid

en

ts.

It w

as

sto

pp

ed

wh

en

DIL

G S

ecr

eta

ry R

ob

red

oas

ked

the

May

or t

o pu

t it

on h

old.

Fir

e v

ictim

s. L

GU

did

no

t a

llow

the

fam

ilies

to

go b

ack

to t

heb

urn

ed

site

. T

he

City

pa

sse

d a

reso

lutio

n d

ecl

ari

ng

th

e a

rea

as

aha

zard

are

a af

ter

the

fire.

Fam

ilies

we

re o

ffe

red

re

loca

tion

in

Tow

erv

ille

, S

an

Jo

se d

el

Mo

nte

,B

ula

can

wh

ich

th

ey

did

no

ta

cce

pt.

Th

ey

are

sta

yin

g i

n t

he

eva

cua

tion

ce

nte

r n

ea

r th

e p

lace

.V

iole

nce

occ

urr

ed

du

rin

g t

he

seco

nd

de

mo

litio

n.

Re

sid

en

tsh

url

ed

ro

cks

at

me

mb

ers

of

the

de

mo

litio

n c

rew

, tw

o w

ere

arr

est

ed

.

Fir

e v

ictim

s. L

GU

an

d N

HA

en

cou

rag

ed

th

e f

am

ily t

ovo

lun

tari

ly l

ea

ve (

volu

nta

rye

vict

ion

). L

GU

pa

sse

d a

reso

lutio

n d

ecl

ari

ng

all

info

rma

lse

ttle

me

nts

as

da

ng

er

are

abe

caus

e th

ey a

re f

ire

and

heal

thh

aza

rd a

rea

s.

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

No

Ye

s

July

-Dec

embe

r 20

11

19Salin-Diwa

(5)

Fe

b.

21

(6)

Fe

bru

ary

–O

cto

be

r

(7)

Fe

bru

ary

-O

cto

be

r

(8)

Fe

bru

ary

–S

ep

tem

be

r

(9)

Fe

bru

ary

–O

cto

be

r

(10

) M

arc

h –

Oct

ob

er

(11

) M

arc

h –

No

ve

mb

er

Tab

on

3,

Brg

y.A

lda

na

, L

as

Piñ

as

Cit

y

Mo

the

r Ig

na

cia

,sc

ou

ts Y

ba

rdo

laza

,B

orr

om

eo

, T

ua

zon

,E

sgu

err

a a

nd

Ma

dri

ña

n,

So

uth

Tri

an

gle

, Q

ue

zon

Cit

y

But

iq S

t an

d S

ilenc

ioS

t.,

Brg

y.

Sa

nto

l,Q

ue

zon

Cit

y

Brg

y. S

an

Ro

qu

e,

No

rth

Tri

an

gle

,Q

ue

zon

Cit

y

Ob

er

da

Ba

kod

,D

am

aya

ng

La

gi,

Qu

ezo

n C

ity

Ba

go

ng

Sila

ng

an

,Q

ue

zon

Cit

y

Nis

san

, Q

ue

zon

Ave

nu

e,

Tata

lon

,Q

ue

zon

Cit

y

Pri

vate

Pro

pe

rty

/La

nd f

illin

g

Go

vern

me

nt

La

nd

/L

GU

Go

vern

me

nt

La

nd

/L

GU

Go

vern

me

nt

La

nd

/N

HA

Pro

pe

rty

Pu

blic

La

nd

/w

ate

rwa

ys

Pu

blic

La

nd

/e

ncr

oa

chin

g t

he

riv

erw

ay

s

Pu

blic

La

nd

/e

ase

me

nt

of

Sa

nJu

an

Riv

er

DA

TE

LO

CA

TIO

NL

AN

D O

WN

ER

/S

ITU

AT

ION

NO

. O

FF

AM

ILIE

SE

VIC

TE

D

CE

NS

US

/ C

OC

/ N

OT

ICE

/ C

ON

SU

LTA

TIO

N /

VIO

LE

NC

EG

OV

’T A

SS

ISTA

NC

EO

RD

ER

ED

/IM

PL

EM

EN

TE

D B

Y:

CO

MM

EN

T

48

99

15

1

4,8

49

14

18

2

116

No

ne

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l (9

1 f

am

ilie

s)

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l a

nd

Ga

ya-g

aya

,B

ula

can

Fo

od

ass

ista

nce

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

LGU

-U

PA

O

LG

U

LG

U

NH

A/

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

LGU

-U

PA

O

LG

U(C

OP

RIS

S)

an

d M

MD

A

LG

U(C

OP

RIS

S)

NH

A

NH

A

NH

A

NH

A

Re

sid

en

ts v

olu

nta

rily

de

mo

lish

ed

the

ir h

ou

ses

to g

ive

wa

y to

la

nd

fill

be

ing

do

ne

by

the

pri

vate

cla

ima

nt

wh

en

th

e b

ara

ng

ay

cap

tain

pro

mis

ed

th

em

th

at

the

yw

ill b

e g

ive

n r

elo

catio

n.

Th

ey

ha

ve n

ow

he

re t

o g

o.

Fa

mili

es

are

aff

ect

ed

by

the

ro

ad

imp

rove

me

nt

pro

ject

of

the

LG

U.

Fa

mili

es

are

aff

ect

ed

by

roa

d a

nd

pa

thw

alk

im

pro

vem

en

t p

roje

ct o

fth

e L

GU

.

Aff

ect

ed

fa

mili

es

ba

rric

ad

ed

ED

SA

for

30

min

ute

s. T

he

y th

rew

sto

ne

s to

de

mo

litio

n c

rew

s.

Fa

mili

es

we

re a

ffe

cte

d b

y th

ecl

ea

n-u

p d

rive

alo

ng

th

ew

ate

rwa

ys o

f S

an

Ju

an

Riv

er.

The

se f

amili

es a

re p

art

of t

hefa

mili

es

up

fo

r re

loca

tion

be

cau

seth

ey

we

re a

ffe

cte

d b

y ty

ph

oo

nO

nd

oy

in 2

00

9.

Fa

mili

es

felt

tha

tth

ey

we

re f

orc

ibly

evi

cte

d.

Th

ey

did

n’t

wa

nt

the

re

loca

tion

sin

ceth

ey

ha

ve n

o s

ou

rce

of

inco

me

the

re.

The

se a

ffec

ted

fam

ilies

are

par

t of

tho

se e

vict

ed

in

20

08

an

d 2

00

9a

nd

we

re r

elo

cate

d t

o T

ow

erv

ille

,S

an

Jo

se d

el

Mo

nte

, B

ula

can

.T

he

ori

gin

al

pla

ce w

as

de

velo

pe

din

to a

pa

rk.

16

mo

re f

am

ilie

s w

ere

left

in

the

plac

e an

d ar

e liv

ing

inth

e p

ark

’s p

eri

ph

ery

.

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

Ye

s

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

Ye

s B

rgy.

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

July

-Dec

embe

r 20

11

20 Salin-Diwa

DA

TE

LO

CA

TIO

NL

AN

D O

WN

ER

/S

ITU

AT

ION

NO

. O

FF

AM

ILIE

SE

VIC

TE

D

CE

NS

US

/ C

OC

/ N

OT

ICE

/ C

ON

SU

LTA

TIO

N /

VIO

LE

NC

EG

OV

’T A

SS

ISTA

NC

EO

RD

ER

ED

/IM

PL

EM

EN

TE

D B

Y:

CO

MM

EN

T

(12)

Apr

il 11

–N

ove

mb

er

2

(13)

Apr

il 27

,2

8

(14

) A

pri

l –

Ma

y

(15

) A

pri

l

(16)

Ap

ril

(17

) A

pri

l -

Oct

ob

er

BIR

Ro

ad

, B

rgy.

Ce

ntr

al,

Qu

ezo

nC

ity

Be

rna

rdin

o S

t.,

La

pe

ral

Cm

p.,

Brg

y. G

ua

da

lup

eV

iejo

, M

aka

ti C

ity

Tim

ex,

Qu

ezo

nA

ven

ue

, S

ta.

Cru

z,B

rgy.

78

7,

Qu

ezo

nC

ity

Ro

lex,

Brg

y. W

est

Fa

irvi

ew

, Q

ue

zon

Cit

y

K-9

th a

nd 1

0th,

Wes

tK

am

ias,

Qu

ezo

nC

ity

6th a

nd 7

th S

tree

t,B

rgy.

Ma

ria

na

,Q

ue

zon

Cit

y

Go

vern

me

nt

– N

HA

/ C

en

tra

l B

usi

ne

ssD

istr

ict

Pri

vate

La

nd

/L

ap

era

l F

am

ily

Pu

blic

La

nd

/e

ase

me

nt

of

Sa

nJu

an

Riv

er

Pu

blic

La

nd

/ r

ive

re

ase

me

nt

Go

vern

me

nt

/ L

GU

Pri

vate

(M

r. N

eri

)

71

6

2,7

00

91

32

19

19

3

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l a

nd

Ga

ya-g

aya

,S

an

Jo

se d

el

Mo

nte

,B

ula

can

– 4

33

fa

mili

es.

Fin

an

cia

l –

P3

,00

0 t

oP

5,0

00

Re

loca

tion

–M

on

talb

an

, R

iza

l B

alik

Pro

bin

siya

– f

ree

tran

spor

tatio

n

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l (8

5 f

am

ilie

s)

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l (1

76

fa

mili

es)

LGU

-U

PA

O

LG

U

LG

U

NH

A/

LG

U

LG

U

Cou

rtO

rde

r

NH

A(C

OP

RIS

S)

LG

U

NH

A

NH

A

MM

DA

She

riff

Sta

rte

d w

ith t

he

fir

e v

ictim

fa

mili

es.

LG

U a

nd

NH

A e

nco

ura

ge

d t

he

fam

ily t

o l

ea

ve v

olu

nta

rily

. L

GU

pa

sse

d a

re

sol-

utio

n d

ecl

ari

ng

all

info

rma

l se

ttle

-me

nts

as

da

ng

er

are

a b

eca

use

th

ey

are

fir

e a

nd

heal

th h

azar

d ar

eas.

A

t pr

esen

to

nly

50

fa

mili

es

alo

ng

th

e B

IR r

oa

dre

ma

in.

Th

ey

ha

ve a

gre

em

en

t w

ithth

e LG

U a

nd N

HA

to

vaca

te t

hep

rem

ise

s a

fte

r N

ew

Ye

ar.

28

3fa

mili

es

are

no

t g

ive

n r

elo

catio

n.

Sto

rie

s w

ere

to

ld t

ha

t th

ey

will

pro

ba

bly

re

nt

or

sta

y w

ith t

he

irre

lativ

es

in n

ea

rby

info

rma

lco

mm

un

itie

s.

Fir

e v

icti

ms.

LG

U p

ass

ed

are

solu

tion

decl

arin

g th

e ar

ea a

dang

er z

one

beca

use

it is

a f

ire

ha

zard

. A

ffe

cte

d f

am

ilie

s b

arr

ica

de

dth

e p

lace

bu

t w

ere

me

t b

y 2

tru

cks

of

de

mo

litio

n c

rew

, a

fir

e t

ruck

an

dte

arg

as.

Fa

mili

es

hu

rle

d s

ton

es

at

de

mo

litio

n c

rew

s, m

an

y w

ere

hu

rta

nd

in

jure

d,

mo

stly

yo

uth

. A

ch

ilddi

ed i

n th

e st

agin

g ar

ea b

ecau

se o

fp

ne

um

on

ia.

Rip

rap

pin

g o

f th

e r

ive

r b

an

ks i

so

ng

oin

g.

With

rip

rapp

ing

proj

ect.

Par

t of

the

rive

rwa

ys c

lea

n-u

p p

roje

ct o

f th

eci

ty g

ove

rnm

en

t.

Fa

mili

es

we

re a

ffe

cte

d b

y th

esi

de

wa

lk c

lea

rin

g o

pe

rati

on

of

the

LG

U.

Re

loca

ted

fa

mili

es

cla

ime

d t

ha

t it

isa

pri

vate

pro

pe

rty

bu

t fr

om

th

e L

GU

docu

men

t it

is p

art

of t

heir

roa

dim

pro

vem

en

t p

roje

ct.

Th

e 1

7fa

mili

es

wh

ich

are

no

t ye

t re

loca

ted

are

still

in

the

proc

ess

ofco

mp

letin

g t

he

ir p

ap

ers

so

th

ey

can

still

be

bene

ficia

ries

of

the

relo

catio

n pr

ojec

t of

the

NH

A.

No

ne

Ye

s

No

ne

No

ne

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ne

No

ne

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s

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

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s

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ne

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ne

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s

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s

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s

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s

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ne

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ne

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ne

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ne

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ne

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s_

LG

U

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

July

-Dec

embe

r 20

11

21Salin-Diwa

DA

TE

LO

CA

TIO

NL

AN

D O

WN

ER

/S

ITU

AT

ION

NO

. O

FF

AM

ILIE

SE

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TE

D

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NS

US

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ICE

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LE

NC

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OV

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SS

IST

AN

CE

OR

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RE

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IMP

LE

ME

NT

ED

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ME

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) M

ay

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ly 8

(19

) M

ay

27

;M

ay

3,

4,

31

(20

) M

ay

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ne

(21

) Ju

ne

6

(22

) Ju

ne

13

(23

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ly 1

4

(24

) A

ug

. 4

, 9

(25

) A

ug

. 3

1

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da

ng

so

ra A

ve.,

Ma

tan

da

ng

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lara

,Q

ue

zon

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y

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ezo

n A

v.,

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.C

ruz,

B

rgy.

78

7,

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ezo

n C

ity

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ys.

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ject

6,

Ba

go

ng

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g-a

saa

nd

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ha

y To

ro,

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ezo

n C

ity

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bu

ha

y C

ree

k,E

ast

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nk

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ad

,S

ta.

Lu

cia

, P

asi

gC

ity

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as

MR

B,

Ve

lasq

ue

z S

t.,

Brg

y. 9

9,

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ne

8,

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do

, M

an

ila

Ma

tien

za S

t.,

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ero

de

Avi

les,

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y. 6

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, M

an

ila

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en

wo

od

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,M

arc

elo

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ara

na

qu

e C

ity

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n R

oq

ue

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,C

om

mo

nw

ea

lth

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., M

ata

nd

an

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ra,

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ezo

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ity

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vern

me

nt

/ C

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blic

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nd

/ E

ste

ro

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blic

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nd

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en

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truc

ture

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ject

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blic

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nd

/ C

ree

ke

ase

me

nt

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vern

me

nt

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usi

ng

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ject

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on

de

mn

ed

Bld

g.

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blic

la

nd

an

dP

riva

te /

cre

ek

ea

sem

en

t

LG

U /

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usi

ng

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ject

with

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wa

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alin

ga

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vate

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pe

rty

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san

a P

rop

ert

y)

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00

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0

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0

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an

cia

l A

ssis

tan

ceb

ase

d o

n s

tru

ctu

res

ma

rke

t va

lue

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loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

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ne

Re

loca

tion

FA

– 1

,00

0 f

rom

LG

U;

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cery

Ite

ms

–L

GU

;Re

loca

tion

in

Ga

ya-

ga

ya,

Bu

laca

n –

NH

A

On

-site

ho

usi

ng

pro

ject

of L

GU

in

part

ners

hip

with

Ga

wa

d K

alin

ga

FA

– 2

4,0

00

(3

00

fam

ilie

s)R

elo

catio

n –

Mo

nta

lba

n,

Riz

al

No

ne

On-

site

lot

allo

catio

n

DP

WH

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

NH

A

LG

U

LG

U

DP

WH

LG

U-

CO

PR

ISS

NH

A

LG

U-

BC

EO

NH

A

MM

DA

LG

U

DP

WH

did

not

off

er a

ny r

eloc

atio

n,o

nly

fin

an

cia

l a

ssis

tan

ce.

Aff

ect

ed

fa

mil

ies

“vo

lun

tee

red

” to

de

mo

lish

th

eir

str

uct

ure

s a

nd

acc

ep

tth

e re

loca

tion

give

n to

the

m.

The

nin

ere

ma

inin

g f

am

ilie

s n

ot

yet

evi

cte

dw

ere

livin

g un

der

the

meg

a-bi

llboa

rdan

d fiv

e of

the

m h

ave

pend

ing

case

sa

ga

inst

MM

DA

at

the

Re

gio

na

l T

ria

lC

ourt

file

d in

200

3.

The

thr

ee d

iffer

ent

area

s ar

ea

lre

ad

y cl

ea

red

an

d o

ng

oin

g r

oa

dw

ide

nin

g p

roje

ct i

s b

ein

gim

ple

me

nte

d.

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len

t. 1

6 w

ere

arr

est

ed

, m

an

yw

ere

hu

rt a

nd

in

jure

d.

Re

sid

en

ts’

ba

rric

ad

e w

as

me

t b

y 4

00

mem

bers

of

dem

oliti

on a

nd a

fir

etr

uck

.

Th

e o

ld V

itas

sett

lem

en

t w

hic

hw

as

con

de

mn

ed

by

the

go

vern

me

nt

aff

ect

ed

th

e f

am

ilie

sliv

ing

in

th

e b

uild

ing

.

Th

e a

rea

wa

s u

sed

fo

r th

e M

MD

Ap

um

pin

g s

tatio

n w

hic

h i

s p

art

of

itsflo

od c

ontr

ol p

roje

ct.

11 f

am

ilie

s p

ut

up

re

sist

an

ce d

uri

ng

the

fir

st d

ay

of

evi

ctio

n.

Th

ey

are

sta

yin

g i

n t

he

sta

gin

g a

rea

with

inth

e b

ara

ng

ay.

Th

ese

11

fa

mili

es

are

agai

nst

payi

ng f

or t

he l

and

toth

e L

GU

.

So

me

of

the

re

sid

en

ts d

ism

an

tled

the

ir h

ou

ses

eve

n b

efo

re t

he

de

mo

litio

n c

rew

s a

rriv

ed

. S

om

ejo

ined

the

bar

rica

de a

nd t

ried

to

bloc

k th

e en

tran

ce t

o th

eir

plac

e.5

00

fa

mili

es

we

re n

ot

giv

en

an

ya

ssis

tan

ce a

nd

th

ey

we

re s

tayi

ng

alon

g th

e ro

ads

and

unde

r th

efo

otb

rid

ge

alo

ng

Co

mm

on

we

alth

Av

en

ue

.

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ne

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ne

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ne

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s

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s

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ne

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ne

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ne

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s

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s

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s

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s

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s

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s

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s

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s

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s

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s

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ne

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ne

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ne

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ne

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ne

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ne

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ne

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s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

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s

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s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

July

-Dec

embe

r 20

11

22 Salin-Diwa

DA

TE

LO

CA

TIO

NL

AN

D O

WN

ER

/S

ITU

AT

ION

NO

. O

FF

AM

ILIE

SE

VIC

TE

D

CE

NS

US

/ C

OC

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OT

ICE

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ON

SU

LTA

TIO

N /

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LE

NC

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OV

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SS

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NC

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ER

ED

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EM

EN

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Y:

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) A

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ep

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be

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8)

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mb

er

8 (29

) S

ep

tem

be

r2

1

(30

)Se

pte

mb

er

25 –

30

Cul

iat

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dge

III,

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y. R

am

on

Ma

gs

ay

sa

y,Q

ue

zon

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y

IBP

Ro

ad

co

r. S

an

Ma

teo

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ad

,B

ata

san

Hill

s,Q

ue

zon

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y

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mm

on

we

alt

hA

ve.

cor.

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un

lara

n S

t.,

Brg

y.C

om

mo

nw

ea

lth

,Q

ue

zon

Cit

y

Re

pa

ro S

t.,

Brg

y1

61

(B

ae

sa),

Ca

loo

can

Cit

y

IBP

Ro

ad

, B

ata

san

Hill

s, Q

ue

zon

City

Pu

blic

Pro

pe

rty

/B

rid

ge

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lan

d di

sput

e –

with

in N

GC

an

dw

ith

pri

vate

cla

ima

nt

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vern

me

nt

–N

atio

na

lG

ove

rnm

en

t C

en

ter

(NG

C)

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vate

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pe

rty

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imp

licio

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era

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vern

me

nt

–N

GC

/ E

xpa

nsi

on

of

the

Nat

iona

lB

atas

an H

igh

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oo

l

25

15 5

20

0

25

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ne

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ne

On

-site

allo

catio

n

No

ne

On

-site

allo

catio

n2

0R

elo

catio

n i

nM

onta

lban

– 5

LG

U

LG

U

NG

CH

P

Cou

rt

LG

U a

nd

NG

CH

P

DP

WH

LG

U-

CO

PR

ISS

NG

CH

P-

NG

CR

elo

catin

gTa

sk F

orc

e

Cou

rtS

heri

ff

LG

U

Fa

mili

es

felt

tha

t th

ey

we

re f

orc

ibly

evic

ted

and

the

freq

uent

flo

odin

gw

as

the

re

aso

n u

sed

by

the

go

vern

me

nt.

A t

otal

of

300

fam

ilies

are

up

for

dem

oliti

on i

n th

is s

ite.

Som

e of

the

fam

ilie

s w

ill b

e a

bso

rbe

d b

y th

eH

OA

of

SA

NA

PA

in

thei

r ar

ea t

o be

re-b

lock

ed

. S

om

e f

am

ilie

s a

rest

ayi

ng

in

a s

tag

ing

are

a w

ithin

th

eN

GC

. It

wa

s th

e b

ara

ng

ay

cap

tain

wh

o p

inp

oin

ted

to

th

e L

GU

wh

ose

stru

ctur

e to

dem

olis

h or

not

.

The

tot

al n

umbe

r af

fect

ed f

amili

esis

35

. S

om

e f

am

ilie

s re

sist

ed

th

ed

em

olit

ion

bu

t w

ere

eve

ntu

ally

evi

cte

d.

Th

e p

ort

ion

of

the

irst

ruct

ure

s w

hic

h b

lock

ed

th

e s

tre

et

as

pla

nn

ed

in

th

eir

co

mm

un

ity r

e-

blo

ckin

g p

rog

ram

wa

s d

em

olis

he

d.

Thi

s is

par

t of

the

on-

site

upg

radi

ngp

rog

ram

in

th

e N

GC

co

mm

un

itie

s.

Fa

mili

es

to b

e e

vict

ed

nu

mb

ere

d6

50

. V

iole

nce

occ

urr

ed

du

rin

g t

he

dem

oliti

on a

s bo

ttle

s an

d st

ones

we

re h

url

ed

by

the

re

sid

en

ts a

t th

ed

em

olit

ion

cre

ws.

Tw

o r

esi

de

nts

we

re h

urt

in

th

e p

roce

ss a

nd

aw

om

an

wa

s in

jure

d b

y g

lass

sha

rds.

Fa

mili

es

with

de

mo

lish

ed

stru

ctu

res

did

no

t le

ave

th

e a

rea

.T

he

y w

ere

sca

tte

red

in

sid

e t

he

com

mu

nity

alo

ng

with

th

eir

be

lon

gin

gs.

No

re

pre

sen

tativ

e f

rom

the

go

vern

me

nt

wa

s p

rese

nt

du

rin

gth

e d

em

olit

ion

.

Aft

er a

mon

th o

f de

liber

atio

nb

etw

ee

n t

he

NG

CH

P O

ffic

e a

nd

rep

rese

nta

tive

s o

f th

e o

rga

niz

atio

n,

aff

ect

ed

fa

mili

es

volu

nta

rily

de

mo

lish

ed

th

eir

str

uct

ure

s.

No

ne

No

ne

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

No

ne

No

ne

Ye

s

Ye

s

No

ne

Ye

s

No

Ye

s

Ye

s

Ye

s

July

-Dec

embe

r 20

11

23Salin-Diwa

DA

TE

LO

CA

TIO

NL

AN

D O

WN

ER

/S

ITU

AT

ION

NO

. O

FF

AM

ILIE

SE

VIC

TE

D

CE

NS

US

/ C

OC

/ N

OT

ICE

/ C

ON

SU

LTA

TIO

N /

VIO

LE

NC

EG

OV

’T A

SS

ISTA

NC

EO

RD

ER

ED

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PL

EM

EN

TE

D B

Y:

CO

MM

EN

T

(31

) S

ep

tem

be

r2

8

(32

) S

ep

tem

be

r

(33

) S

ep

tem

be

r

(34

) S

ep

tem

be

r

(35

) S

ep

tem

be

r

(36

) S

ep

tem

be

r

(37

) S

ep

tem

be

r -

Oct

ober

(38)

Oct

ober

26

R-1

0,

Brg

y.,

Sa

nR

oq

ue

, N

avo

tas

Cit

y

Ma

gd

ale

na

Est

ate

,D

am

aya

ng

La

gi,

Qu

ezo

n C

ity

Tu

llah

an

Cre

ek,

Brg

y. S

itio

Un

o,

Qu

ezo

n C

ity

IBP,

Co

mm

on

we

alt

hR

oa

d,

Qu

ezo

n C

ity

Vill

a B

ea

triz

, O

ldB

ala

ra,

Qu

ezo

nC

ity

Ara

ne

ta A

ven

ue

,M

asa

mb

on

g,

Qu

ezo

n C

ity

Bu

wa

ya C

ree

k,B

rgys

. M

an

gg

aa

nd

Ta

gu

mp

ay

Ne

il A

rmst

ron

gA

ve.,

Mo

on

wa

lkS

ub

div

isio

n,

Pa

rañ

aq

ue

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Pu

blic

– C

oa

sta

la

rea

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blic

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nd

/ R

ive

re

ase

me

nt

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blic

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nd

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ase

me

nt

of

Tu

llah

an

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ek

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vern

me

nt

La

nd

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GC

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vern

me

nt

/ L

GU

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vern

me

nt

/ L

GU

Pu

blic

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nd

/E

ase

me

nt

of

Bu

wa

ya C

ree

k

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blic

– C

ree

ksid

e

10

5

63

10

0

3 17

10

0

12

0

47

Eva

cua

tion

Ce

nte

rtu

rned

int

o st

agin

ga

rea

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oke

d f

oo

ds

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l (1

5 f

am

ilie

s)

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l (9

6 f

am

ilie

s)

Re

loca

tion

– M

on

talb

an

,R

iza

l (1

08

fa

mili

es)

Fin

an

cia

l A

ssis

tan

ce –

P5

,00

0.

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U

LG

U-

DS

WD

/B

ara

ng

ay

NH

A

NH

A

MM

DA

MM

DA

MM

DA

NH

A

LG

U

Th

ese

fa

mili

es

we

re a

ffe

cte

d b

yty

ph

oo

n P

ed

rin

g.

Th

ey

we

re n

ot

allo

we

d t

o g

o b

ack

to

th

eir

pla

cea

fte

r th

e t

yph

oo

n a

s it

wa

sde

clar

ed n

ot s

afe

for

hum

anh

ab

itatio

n.

Th

ey

we

re p

rom

ise

dre

loca

tion

eith

er i

n B

ulac

an o

rM

onta

lban

but

no

defin

ite s

ched

ule

yet

ha

s b

ee

n g

ive

n.

The

tot

al n

umbe

r of

aff

ecte

dfa

mili

es

is 2

60

. R

ipra

pp

ing

an

dd

red

gin

g a

re a

lre

ad

y b

ein

gim

ple

me

nte

d i

n t

he

va

cate

d a

rea

.

LGU

doc

umen

ts s

aid

that

28

of t

here

loca

ted

fam

ilies

nee

d to

be

reva

lida

ted

. F

am

ilie

s w

ere

aff

ect

ed

by

the

riv

er

wa

ys c

lea

n-u

p d

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HIGHLIGHTS• There are 39 cases of eviction 2011.

It is eight cases higher than last year

and the highest number of

documented cases since 1994.

• 28 cases happened in Quezon City,

followed by Manila, Navotas and

Parañaque with only two cases

each.

• 20 involved government land, half

of which were owned by LGUs,

mostly Quezon City government.

• 14,774 families or 73,870 individuals

were affected. Pres. Gloria

Macapagal Arroyo’s last year in

office in 2009 had 29 cases of

evictions affecting 3,889 families or

19,445 individuals.

• 92% were illegal (three – no census;

35 – no certificates of compliance;

four – no notice; five – no

consultations)

• Seven were violent (cases 2, 3, 8,

13, 21, 22 and 29)

• Four started with fire (cases 3, 4, 12

and 13); 1 affected by typhoon

(Case 31)

• Five cases did not receive anything

from the government (cases 3, 5, 21,

27 and 29)

• 2,453 families (17%) all evicted

received nothing from the

government

• 29 cases (74%) were LGU ordered

eviction

• NHA and LGU were the

implementers of evictions (14 –

NHA and 11 – LGU)

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The Partnership of Philippine

Support Service Agencies (PHILSSA)

was selected as the NGO partner

for Regions III, V, IX and XII to help

in the campaign on the

Breastfeeding TSEK! Program and

the community empowering

process at the LGU. PHILSSA will

work closely with the CHD staff

involved with the Breastfeeding

TSEK! Campaign including the

community health teams in

providing the necessary technical

assistance to the LGUs.

PHILSSA will be assisted by

local NGOs in implementing the

project in the identified project

sites: Health Alternatives for Total

Human Development (HEALTHDEV)

Foundation for Region III (Malolos,

Meycauayan, Marilao); Associates

in Research and Community

Empowerment Service (ARCES) for

Region V (Naga City); Zamboanga

Urban Poor Institute for Social

Development (ZUPISOCDEV) for

Region IX (Zamboanga City); and,

Katotohanan, Pagkakaisa at

Serbisyo (KPS) for Region XII

(General Santos City). They will be

part of the team to assist in the

implementation of the campaign.

PHILSSA and the local NGOs’

primary objective is to facilitate

a participatory process of

individual and community

empowerment as well as LGU

capacity-building towards a

sustained supportive

environment for exclusive breast-

feeding.

The local NGOs will assist in

the orientation and in the

conduct of consultative meetings

with LGU partners and other

public and private sector groups

in support of the COMBI efforts

on Breastfeeding TSEK. They will

assist in providing the required

administrative support to the City

COMBI Officers who will be

deployed to the DOH-CHDs. They

will help in setting-up functional

monitoring and evaluation

system to be installed for the

COMBI program in the cities.

Partner NGOs will assess the

capacity-building needs of the

city LGUs (in terms of

communication planning,

resource mobilization and policy

formulation) and ensure

community participation, people

empowerment and social

transformation in support of

exclusive breastfeeding as well

as recommend appropriate

interventions; and document the

activities in the city and identify

lessons and good practices

learned from such.

At the end of the project,

PHILSSA and the local

implementing partner-NGOs

should ensure that there is an

increase in number of mothers

participating in project activities

and interventions, particularly

the number of mothers

exclusively breastfeeding in 0-6

months. It is expected that there

will be more trained peer

counselors advocating EBF; and

more health centers actively

supporting peer counselors and

exclusive breastfeeding. Lastly,

there should be more LGUs with

institutionalized programs on

EBF.

PHILSSA and the Local

Partner NGOs’

Implementation Strategies:1. Partnership-building

In the first two months of the

project, the COMBI Officers, with

the Project Management Team,

shall conduct courtesy calls and

project orientations with the

local government unit, especially

the Local Chief Executive, the City

Health Officer, the City Social

Welfare and Development officer,

and the City Council members, as

well as NGOs, community

associations, people’s

organizations, and other civil

society groups.

The partnership-building will

involve:

• First, courtesy call and

coordination visit with

the Center for Health

Development, specially

BY ANNA BELLA D. ESPIRITU

PHILSSA Secretariat

Empowering Women Leaders through thePromotion of Exclusive Breast Feeding

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the Regional Director, the

Regional Health

Promotion Officer, IYCF

Coordinator, as well as

coordinators for related

projects such as the MDG-

F and others;

• Second, meeting with the

City or Municipal COMBI

Committee for delineation

of roles, and coordination

of activities and targets;

• Third, courtesy call with

the Local Government

Unit, specially the Local

Chief Executive, the City

Council members, and

concerned offices such as

the City Health Office, City

Nutrition Council, and

others.

• Fourth, coordination

meetings with NGOs,

community organizations,

academe and other civil

society groups, as well as

private sector groups and

civic organizations.

In the third month, there will

be a formal project and

partnership launch in each city or

municipality as well as multi-

stakeholder planning.

The project and partnership

launch will be done with the city

stakeholders mobilized for the

promotion of EBF. Planning will be

done with them as to how to best

promote EBF among the target

sectors and communities.

The multi-stakeholder

partnership shall have quarterly

meetings for project updating,

action planning and partnership

sustainability.

1. Capacity-building

There will be capacity-

building activities for LGU officials

and peer counselors in the first

three months of the project.

There will be further capacity-

building activities, as needed by

the project partners and

communities.

2. Community Information,

Education and Communication

The project shall disseminate

information and campaign

materials on EBF to the

communities in various venues

and mechanisms such as

barangay assemblies and

activities, as well as meetings

and activities of community

associations, people’

organizations and other civil

society and private sector groups.

3. Peer Counseling

Peer counselors will be

selected and trained for priority

communities to recruit, train, and

advise pregnant women in their

communities on EBF. Target is at

least five pregnant women per

quarter. The peer counselors will

visit them before birth (at least

twice during third trimester), in

first month (weekly) and in

second to fifth month (bi-weekly)

to monitor EBF activities.

Information from the visits are

recorded and submitted to the

assigned midwife in the area.

Selection criteria for peer

counselors shall include:

• Resident of the area

• With strong interest to

participate

• With capacity to make

the time commitment

• Literate

• If possible, experienced

with successful

breastfeeding and

enjoyed it.

Peer counselors will be

recruited primarily from BHW,

BNC, BCPC, and active women

leaders from the community.

Peer counselors will undergo

training, including practicum at

the start of the program. There

will be monthly meetings of peer

counselors in the health centers

for information sharing,

feedbacking and planning.

PHILSSA and its partners see

their role in the project in terms

of mentoring the peer counselors,

and assisting them in their

outreach to new mothers in the

communities. The monthly

meetings would also be a venue

to gather the reports from the

peer counselors towards proper

collation, processing and

analysis of the data.

Initial meetings and

coordination were conducted

since the project started last

November 2011 with the help of

the COMBI Officers of the local

implementing partner-NGOs in

the four target sites. There were

courtesy calls with Dr. Joshua

Brillantes and Dr. Erlyn Hamid of

the Center for Health

Development (CHD) in

Zamboanga City Region IX;

Health Nutrition Officer Joyce

Ocampo of CHD National

Nutrition Council and RND

Nutrition Health Officer III

Angelita Macale Pasos in Region

III. The COMBI Project

Coordinator also had the chance

to personally introduce PHILSSA

and the COMBI Project to the

Regional Director Aristides Tan

of CHD Region IX, Regional

Director Abdullah Dumama of

CHD Region XII, and Provincial

Health Officer Dr. Sandig of

Region XII.

City COMBI Officers

Orientation and Planning was

held on 13 December 2011 at

PHILSSA Conference Hall. Julie

Labitigan, COMBI Project

Coordinator from World Health

Organization, took charge of

giving the orientation about the

project. The Local partner-NGOs

had come up with plan of

activities based on the

implementing strategies and

expected target outputs.

For the first quarter, the

activities would focus mainly on

Project Orientation for the CHD

and CHO staffers, Midwives,

BNS, BHWs and Barangay

Officials. Potential Peer

Counselors would undergo

training and mentoring on

exclusive breastfeeding. The

selection of potential peer

counselors is in close

coordination with the CHO, IYCF

Coordinator, midwives and the

City COMBI officer.

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Breastfeeding saves

lives, according to studies,

and prevents morbidity and

malnutrition. In contrast,

using instant formula milk

presents clear risks, in such

environment as the

Philippines, aside from the

content of infant formula.

With 82,000 Filipino

children dying annually

before reaching age 5, the

Philippines is one of 42

countries accounting for 90

per cent of the under 5 year old

deaths. With 3 million

underweight children, the

Philippines is one of ten

countries accounting for two-

thirds of the global

underweight children. The

current infant and young child

feeding practices contribute to

these problems. Only 16 per

cent are breastfeeding

exclusively at the age of 4-5

months, 50 per cent stopped

exclusive breastfeeding at only

three weeks, yet 49 per cent are

either exclusively or partially

formula feeding. This is despite

breastfeeding initiation being

around 85 per cent.

Study shows that when

mothers are given proper

information and support, they

tend to breastfeed. However, in

environments where there are

confusing messages, mothers

tend to prematurely stop

breastfeeding.

The COMBI (Communication

for Behavioral Impact)

methodology has been

developed in conjunction with

WHO based on industry

methods to promote products,

and now adopted to encourage

the practice and to sustain the

behavior of six month-exclusive

breastfeeding by mothers.

Communication for Behavioral Impact for

Exclusive Breastfeeding in the Philippines*

This methodology

includes:

a. Branding

b. Mobilizing all parts of

the administration of

the health system

c. Modern methods of

public relations and

media-based

promotion

d. Peer Counseling

e. Advertising

f. Point of service

promotion

g. A business

partnership

The National COMBI plan

involves the promotion of

exclusive breastfeeding for six

months by developing peer

counselors and mobilizing the

health system and its partners

to train, support, monitor,

evaluate and sustain the

program.

The National Center for

Health Promotion (NCHP) with

National Nutrition Council

(NNC) and National Center for

Disease Prevention and

Control (NCDPC) are taking the

lead to implement COMBI

nationwide. COMBI aims to

double the number of mothers

“exclusively breastfeeding”

from birth to the end of the

first six months of life in highly

urbanized cities and

municipalities across the

Philippines during the two

year period of July 2010 and

July 2012. “Exclusively

breastfeeding” means that

mothers feed the baby

nothing else but breast milk,

not even water, other

liquids, infant formula, or

food.

A National COMBI

Committee (NCC) shall be

created by the DOH with the

NCHP as convener and with

National Nutrition Council

(NNC) and National Center for

Disease Prevention and Control

(NCDPC) as both co-conveners.

Members of the NCC shall

compose of pertinent offices in

the DOH and Development

Partners implementing or

assisting in MCH programs/

projects and are advocates of

breastfeeding. Regional COMBI

Committees and City COMBI

Committees shall be created by

the respective CHDs and City

LGUs. The City COMBI

Committees shall work closely

or in conjunction with existing

structures at local levels, such

as Interlocal Health Zones, City

Nutrition Councils, and relevant

others.

The Breastfeeding TSEK!

Campaign seeks to increase the

practice of exclusive

breastfeeding among women in

selected highly urbanized cities

through Communication for

Behavioral Impact (COMBI)

strategy. Among the sites are

Bulacan, Naga, Zamboanga City

and General Santos City.

Breastfeeding TSEK! Employs

community based approaches

to support exclusive

breastfeeding including peer

counselors and the creation of

an enabling environment at

LGU and community levels.

*Project of World Health Organization (WHO) and the

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