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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
No
ne
No
ne
Ye
s
No
ne
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
No
ne
No
ne
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
No
ne
No
ne
No
ne
No
ne
No
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
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
IST
AN
CE
OR
DE
RE
D/
IMP
LE
ME
NT
ED
BY
:C
OM
ME
NT
(18
) M
ay
–Ju
ly 8
(19
) M
ay
27
;M
ay
3,
4,
31
(20
) M
ay
-Ju
ne
(21
) Ju
ne
6
(22
) Ju
ne
13
(23
) Ju
ly 1
4
(24
) A
ug
. 4
, 9
(25
) A
ug
. 3
1
Tan
da
ng
so
ra A
ve.,
Ma
tan
da
ng
Ba
lara
,Q
ue
zon
Cit
y
Qu
ezo
n A
v.,
Sta
.C
ruz,
B
rgy.
78
7,
Qu
ezo
n C
ity
Brg
ys.
Pro
ject
6,
Ba
go
ng
Pa
g-a
saa
nd
Ba
ha
y To
ro,
Qu
ezo
n C
ity
Ma
bu
ha
y C
ree
k,E
ast
Ba
nk
Ro
ad
,S
ta.
Lu
cia
, P
asi
gC
ity
Vit
as
MR
B,
Ve
lasq
ue
z S
t.,
Brg
y. 9
9,
Zo
ne
8,
Ton
do
, M
an
ila
Ma
tien
za S
t.,
Est
ero
de
Avi
les,
Brg
y. 6
40
, M
an
ila
Gre
en
wo
od
St.
,M
arc
elo
,P
ara
na
qu
e C
ity
Sa
n R
oq
ue
St.
,C
om
mo
nw
ea
lth
Ave
., M
ata
nd
an
gB
ala
ra,
Qu
ezo
nC
ity
Go
vern
me
nt
/ C
-5
Pu
blic
La
nd
/ E
ste
ro
Pu
blic
La
nd
/G
ove
rnm
en
tIn
fras
truc
ture
Pro
ject
Pu
blic
La
nd
/ C
ree
ke
ase
me
nt
Go
vern
me
nt
Ho
usi
ng
Pro
ject
/C
on
de
mn
ed
Bld
g.
Pu
blic
la
nd
an
dP
riva
te /
cre
ek
ea
sem
en
t
LG
U /
Ho
usi
ng
Pro
ject
with
Ga
wa
dK
alin
ga
Pri
vate
Pro
pe
rty
(Su
san
a P
rop
ert
y)
1,2
00
62
57
17
4
40
0
34
13
1
80
0
Fin
an
cia
l A
ssis
tan
ceb
ase
d o
n s
tru
ctu
res
ma
rke
t va
lue
Re
loca
tion
– M
on
talb
an
,R
iza
l
Re
loca
tion
– M
on
talb
an
,R
iza
l
No
ne
Re
loca
tion
FA
– 1
,00
0 f
rom
LG
U;
Gro
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.
Vio
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
.
No
ne
No
ne
No
ne
Ye
s
Ye
s
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
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
No
ne
No
ne
No
ne
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
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
/ 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
(26
) A
ug
ust
(27
) S
ep
tem
be
r7 (2
8)
Se
pte
mb
er
8 (29
) S
ep
tem
be
r2
1
(30
)Se
pte
mb
er
25 –
30
Cul
iat
Bri
dge
III,
Brg
y. R
am
on
Ma
gs
ay
sa
y,Q
ue
zon
Cit
y
IBP
Ro
ad
co
r. S
an
Ma
teo
Ro
ad
,B
ata
san
Hill
s,Q
ue
zon
Cit
y
Co
mm
on
we
alt
hA
ve.
cor.
Ka
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
With
lan
d di
sput
e –
with
in N
GC
an
dw
ith
pri
vate
cla
ima
nt
Go
vern
me
nt
–N
atio
na
lG
ove
rnm
en
t C
en
ter
(NG
C)
Pri
vate
Pro
pe
rty
–S
imp
licio
Riv
era
Go
vern
me
nt
–N
GC
/ E
xpa
nsi
on
of
the
Nat
iona
lB
atas
an H
igh
Sch
oo
l
25
15 5
20
0
25
No
ne
No
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
/IM
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
City
Pu
blic
– C
oa
sta
la
rea
Pu
blic
La
nd
/ R
ive
re
ase
me
nt
Pu
blic
La
nd
/E
ase
me
nt
of
Tu
llah
an
Cre
ek
Go
vern
me
nt
La
nd
/N
GC
Go
vern
me
nt
/ L
GU
Go
vern
me
nt
/ L
GU
Pu
blic
La
nd
/E
ase
me
nt
of
Bu
wa
ya C
ree
k
Pu
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
Co
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
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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
Department of Health (DOH) thru National Center for Health Promotion (NCHP)
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