The document discusses urbanization trends, informal settlements, and the challenges faced by informal settler families in the Philippines. It notes that urbanization is increasing globally and in the Philippines, contributing to the growth of informal settlements. Informal settler families often live in poverty with limited access to employment, adequate housing, services, and participation in governance. The document outlines the 50 billion peso fund established under the Aquino administration to address informal settlements, including both traditional resettlement approaches and people-initiated "people's plans". It provides examples of specific resettlement projects and discusses both the challenges of resettlement and benefits of participatory approaches.

1. THE INFORMAL
SETTLER FAMILIES

2. Informal
Settlement
DIDR
Involuntary
Displacement
Urbanizatio
n Trends
and
Effects

3. • Urbanization and Its Effect
Urbanization is the growing population of people living in urban areas.
(United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division; UN World
Urbanization Prospect, 2015)
Projected Population and Urbanization Growth
Year Population Percentage Number
2014 7.024 Billion 56% 4.054 Billion
2050 9.500 Billion 66% 6.270 Billion

4. MORE LOCALITIES ARE RAPIDLY URBANIZING AND
MORE PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN URBAN AREAS

14. INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS OR SLUMS ARE VIVID
MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DEEPENING AND
WIDENING URBAN POVERTY IN THE COUNTRY

18. THE URBAN POOR
• Urban poverty is a
multidimensional
phenomenon.
• The urban poor live
with many
deprivations.

19. Their daily challenges may
include:
• limited access to employment
opportunities and income,
• inadequate and insecure
housing and services,
• violent and unhealthy
environments,

20. • little or no social protection
mechanisms, and
• limited access to adequate
health and education
opportunities.
• Limited voice and
participation in governance

21. INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES
• lots without the consent of the owners,
• danger areas along river banks,
• railways, under the bridge and others,
• areas designated for government infrastructure projects,
• protected/forest areas,
• areas for priority development, if applicable, and other government/public lands
or facilities not intended for human habitation.

22. A. Emergence of Informal Settlement and Informal Settler Families
(ISFs)
 Unplanned settlement
 Government Inability to cope with rapid urbanization
 Widening and deepening urban poverty
 2.5 Million Families or 15% of Philippine Urban Population lives in
Informal Settlement
 526, 524 ISFs
(UN Habitat, 2000) (HUDCC, 2014) (DILG 2011)

23. Challenges of Urbanization
• Sustainable Development
• Threats of Climate Change and Disaster
Response
• Planned Development – Urban Planning
• Disaster / Development Induced-Displacement and Resettlement
(HUDCC, NISUS, 2015) (UN, World Urban Prospects, 2015)
Effects
Involuntary Displacement and Resettlement
(World Bank Report, 2010)

24. Involuntary Displacement and Resettlement
- Decision of moving is imposed by an external agent
- People are not part of the planning and implementation process
(World Bank, 2010) (Szwablowski, 2010) (Navarra 2014)

25. LAWS AND POLICIES PROTECTING INFORMAL SETTLER IN
THE PHILIPPINES
- 1987 Constitution
- Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) of 1992
- Comprehensive Shelter and Financing Act (CISFA)of 1994
- Executive Order 82
- Executive Order 69
- Executive Order 708
- DILG-MC 2008-143, DILG-2009-05

26. RESULT OF TRADITIONAL RELOCATION AND
RESETTLEMENT
- Dismal Condition
- Further Impoverishment
- Social and Economic Displacement
- Returning back to informal settlement
- 2.5 million housing backlogs
- 526, 524 ISFs in NCR in 2011
(Navarra, 2014) (PCUP, 2014) (DILG, 2011) (Balesteros, 2010)

27. PEOPLE’S PLAN
• People’s Plan - Community initiated shelter project with the support of Civil
Society, LGUs and NGAs
(The Asia Foundation, 2014) (ISF-NTWG, Operational Guidelines, 2014)
• Open-dialogue, consensus building and promotion of active civil society are key
ingredients in long term sustainable development. Development is a participatory
process. (Stiglitz, 2003)
• Planned development should start with people’s plan (Amon, 2014)

28. THE 50 BILLION ISF FUND
Benigno C. Aquino III Administration

29. WHAT NECESSITATES THE 50 BILLION ISF FUND
• Supreme Court Mandamus
• Typhoon Ondoy
• Ten Point Covenant
• Creation of Informal Settler Families – National Technical Working Group (ISF-
NTWG)

30. BREAKDOWN OF ISFS IN NCR

31. 50 BILLION ISF FUND
• Referred to as the Pnoy Fund, the Special Allotment Release Order No. F-01836
allotted P50 billion pesos for a five-year program (10 Billion per year) for the
provision of housing of ISFs living in Danger Areas. (DBM, 2011)
• Neighborhood Approach, Medium and Low-Rise Building, (PCUP & DILG, 2011)
• Hiearchy of Options - On-site, in-city and off-city (PCUP & DILG, 2011)

32. 50 BILLION ISF FUND (OPLAN LIKAS)
50 Billion
Traditional Resettlement
Approach
(28 Billion - NHA)
People’s Plan Approach
(8.9 Billion - SHFC)

33. OPLAN LIKAS
102, 406 ISFs
Traditional
Resettlement Approach
40, 000 ISFs (NHA)
People’s Plan Approach
17, 261 ISFs
(SHFC Finance)

34. ST. MARTHA HOMES
Bgy. Batia, Bocaue, Bul
acan
Contractor: BAQUE
No. of Units : 2000+1790
AVE FARE: Php 140
TOWERVILLE PH. 6
Bgy. Gaya-gaya San Jose,
Del Monte, Bulacan
Developer: GRDC
No. of Units : 1060 +
1000
AVE. FARE: 139
SAN JOSE DEL MONTE
HTS
Brgy. Muzon, San Jose del
Monte, Bulacan
Developer: LAK-K
No. of Units: 4006 + 1000
AVE. FARE: Php 88
PANDI RESIDENCES
Pandi, Bulacan
Contractor: LAK-K
No. of Units : 1000
AVE. FARE: Php 244
SOUTHVILLE 2, PH. 3
Bgy. Aguado, Trece M Cavite
Contractor: GRDC
No. of Units : 1500
AVE. FARE: Php 172
GOLDEN HORIZON
Bgy. Hugo Perez, Trece M
Contractor: HG3
No. of Units : 2500
AVE. FARE: Php 156
NORZAGARAY HEIGHTS
Brgy. Minuyan,
Norzagaray
Contractor: Mever
No. of Units : 500
AVE. FARE: Php 122
SV 10
Tanay, Rizal
No. of Units: 2000
AVE. FARE: Php 182
CAMARIN RESIDENCES
BRGY 175, UPPER CALOOCAN
No. of Units : 1200
AVE. FARE: Php 120
DISIPLINA VILLAGE
BRGY UGONG , VALENZUELA
No. of Units : 1000
AVE. FARE: Php 33

35. SAN JOSE DEL MONTE HEIGHTS
LOCATION: BRGY. MUZON, CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN

36. TOWERVILLE PH. 6 RESETTLEMENT PROJECT
LOCATION: BRGY. GAYA-GAYA, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN

37. ST. MARTHA ESTATE HOMES
LOCATION: BRGY. BATIA, BOCAUE, BULACAN

38. PANDI RESIDENCE
LOCATION: Pandi, Bulacan

39. NORZAGARAY HEIGHTS
LOCATION: BRGY. MINUYAN, NORZAGARAY, BULACAN

40. SOUTHVILLE 2, PHASE 3
LOCATION: BRGY. AGUADO, TRECE, MARTIREZ, CAVITE

41. GOLDEN HORIZON HOMES
LOCATION: BRGY. HUGO PEREZ, TRECE MARTIREZ, CAVITE

42. SOUTHVILLE 10
LOCATION: BGY. PLAZA ALDEA, TANAY, RIZAL
ACTUAL PHOTO

43. DISIPLINA VILLAGE
LOCATION: BGY. UGONG, VALENZUELA, NCR

44. CAMARIN RESIDENCES
LOCATION: BGY. 175, CALOOCAN CITY, NCR

45. “IMPACTS OF OPLAN LIKAS
RESETTLEMENT APPROACH ON THE WELL-
BEING OF THE ISF RESETTLERS”
“Una pong paglipat namin dito hindi po masyado maganda. Hindi
pa po kumpleto bahay namin. Bintana wala pa po jalousy, likod po
namin hindi pa sementado, yung cr po namin hindi pa po maayos
kaya nakikigamit pa po kami sa iba. Maputik pa po pero after 2
weeks inayos na din po. Yung sa tubig po nung bago pa po kami
wala pa tubig. Nag iigib pa po kami ng tubig sa NHA kaya nalelate
po kami.”
Female high school student, Aguado, 2014

46. OPLAN LIKAS
“OKAY NAMAN ANG KALAGAYAN NAMIN DITO DAHIL LIGTAS NA KAMI
SA BAHA, PERO PROBLEMA NAMIN NGAYON KUNG PAPAANO KAMI
MABUBUHAY BAWAT ARAW DAHIL ANG HIRAP TALAGA NG BUHAY DITO
SA PANDI”.
FEMALE HOUSEHOLD HEAD, PANDI, CACARONG, 2015
“Una pong paglipat naming dito hindi po masyado maganda.
Hindi pa po kumpleto bahay namin. Bintana wala pa po jalousy,
likod po naming hindi pa sementado, yung cr po namin hindi pa
po maayos kaya nakikigamit pa po kami sa iba. Maputik pa po
pero after 2 weeks inayos na din po. Yung sa tubig po nung bago
pa po kami wala pa tubig. Nag iigib pa po kami ng tubig sa NHA
kaya nalelate po kami.”
Female high school student, Aguado, 2014

47. PEOPLE’S PLAN
• People’s Plan - Community initiated shelter project with the support of Civil Society,
LGUs and NGAs
(The Asia Foundation, 2014) (ISF-NTWG, Operational Guidelines, 2014)
• Open-dialogue, consensus building and promotion of active civil society are key
ingredients in long term sustainable development. Development is a participatory
process. (Stiglitz, 2003)
• Planned development should start with people’s plan (Amon, 2014)
• Neighborhood Approach, Medium and Low-Rise Building, On-site, in-city and off-city
(DILG, 2011)

48. ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION
ALONG MANGGAHAN FLOODWAY-PASIG
THE PEOPLE’S ALTERNATIVE OPTION
IN- CITY RELOCATION

49. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
I. Background of Manggahan Floodway
II. Background of the APOAMF
A. Profile and Objective of the Organization
B. Population
C. Job and Livelihood
D. Social Services
III. People’s Plan Process and Initiatives
IV. The Alternative Option

50. BACKGROUND OF
MANGGAHAN FLOODWAY
WESTBANK
FLOODWAY
EASTBANK
FLOODWAY
Man Made River
10 km. long from Pasig, Cainta and Taytay,
Rizal
250m. Widea and 8m. deep
 Has a capacity to carry the 2,400 cu.m.
volume of water
The Use of Floodway
To divert and reverse the 70% of flood
water from Marikina River to Laguna Lake

51. Marikina River water level rapidly rose 4.6 m in 6 hours at
Marikina Bridge on September 26, 2009 due to approximately
400mm rainfall in 6 hours.
Also, Laguna Lake water level rose from Elev. 12.9m at 9:00 AM
on September 26, 2009 to Elev. 13.84 m in 24 hours. 5,000
4,150
3,500
3,000
500
1,200
Inflow:
7,000m3/s
Sierra Madre Mountains
Flood in Pasig-Marikina-Laguna Lake Basin by Typhoon
Ondoy (Unit: m3/s)

52. SOURCE: LLDA

53. BACKGROUND OF THE APOAMF - PASIG
ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE’S
ORGANIZATION ALONG
MANGGAHAN
FLOODWAY,
Pasig
September 26, 2009
Bagyong Ondoy
Objective: Security of
Land & Housing Tenure
specifically on-site devt.
and in-city relocation
June 2010 form a
structure and on July
04, 2010 S.E.C.
Registration
Ten (10) Local Organization Members along the
East and West Manggahan Floodway Bermon the
three (3) Brangays – Sta.Lucia with 1,189 ISF,
Rosario with 536 ISF & Maybunga with 1,142 ISF

54. COMMUNITY PROFILE
28%
28%
21%
17%
JOB AND LIVELIHOOD
Private Employee
Construction Related Job
Local Govt Employee
Self Employed

55. 89%
11%
BASIC SERVICES FROM
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Benefited
Not Benefited
89% of the total
interviewed residents
(948household)
says they enjoy the basic
services given by the Local
government in terms of job,
education, health and
services.
COMMUNITY PROFILE

56. COMMUNITY PROFILE
0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
1000-3000
4000-6000
7000-9000
10,000UP
Total Family
Income
Total Family
Expenses
Household Expenses are
merely compost of the ff;
1. Food
2. Electricity
3. Water
4. Education
5. Transportation
6. Cellphone Load
 Food has a big
percentage of their
expenses along with
Education Expenses

57. Relocation Site Visit – Calauan, Laguna
& Tanay Rizal
PEOPLE’S PLANPROCESS
AND INITIATIVE

58. PEOPLE’S PLANPROCESS AND
INITIATIVE
CONGRESS
INQUIRY STAKEHOLDER’S
FORUM

59. PEOPLE’S PLANPROCESS AND INITIATIVE
PEOPLE’S PLAN PROCESS AND INITIATIVE

60. PEOPLE’S PLANNING PROCESS
AND INITIATIVE

61. THE RESULT OF PEOPLE’S PLANNING
PROCESS
ON-SITE DEVELOPMENT
12 meters strip on the upper
most portion of the berm
stated in PP No.1160
IN-CITY RELOCATION
MMDA Depot along the
embankment side stated in PP
No.458

62. PRESIDENT BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III AND
SECRETARY MANUEL ROXAS III
COVENANT WITH THE URBAN POOR

63. D
THE RESULT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH PNOY’S COVENANT
Site Visit of Sec. Jesse M. Robredo at
Manggahan Floodway, December 2010
December 23, 2010 – PNOY’s Meeting with
the Urban Poor.
Technical Working Group
March 15, 2011- Reccomendation of TWG
August 2011 – PNOY’s allocation of Php50
Billion budget for the ISF living in the danger
areas on NCR.
October 25, 2012 – Site Selection Committee
Site Visit .

64. OFF – SITE RELOCATION ON- SITE DEVT / IN-CITY RELOCATION
Lack of basic services and livelihood
/job opportunities
Adequate basic services and livelihood
/ job opportunities
Bigger cost of transportation from
community to work place, school and
other basic services
Minimal cost of transportation from
community to work place, school and
other basic services
Can accumulate longer time on
transportation
Lesser accumulated time on
transportation
Prone to be a dysfunctional family Family are intact
Comparison Study base on Site Visit in Calauan and Tanay
Relocation Site of APOAMF

65. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF
TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
OFF-SITE- RELOCATION SITE:
WORK OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY
W/ 3 STUDENTS
IN-CITY RESSETLEMENT: WORK
WITHIN THE CITY OR NEAR OTHER
CITY W/ 3 STUDENTS
> Php. 130.00/day X 6 =Php.780.00
/Week X 4 = Php. 3,120.00
> Php. 40.00/day X5 =Php.200.00
/week X 4 = Php. 800.00 / month X 3
Students =Php.2, 400.00
TOTAL COST = Php. 5, 520.00
> Php. 76.00 / day X 6 =Php.456.00
/week X 4= Php. 1, 824.00
> Php. 14.00 / day X 5 =Php.70.00
/week X 4 = Php.280.00 / month X 3
Students =Php.840.00
TOTAL COST = Php. 2, 664.00

66. BACKGROUND
MMDA Motorpool
Along Eastbank Road Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Pasig City
2 hectares or 20,000 sq.m.
Under Presidential Proclamation No. 458
Identified site of the people for IN- City Relocation
since 2009

67. THE PEOPLE’S ALTERNATIVE OPTION RATHER
THAN OFF-SITE RELOCATION……
IN-CITY RELOCATION

68. 24sq.m. Per floor
49 buildings
With three(3) prototype
•Prototype A - 8rm. Per floor
(10 Bldgs.) = 400 units
•Prototype B – 12 rm. Per floor
(26 Bldgs.) = 1,560 units
•Prototype C – 16 rm. Per floor
(13 Bldgs.) = 1,040 units
SITE DEVELOPMENT

69. THE PERSPECTIVE DESIGN

70. Located at South-East of
Metro Manila
Barangay Sta. Lucia,
Manggahan Floodway
Pasig City
900 Families
900 Units
15 Buildings
60 units in each building

71. PEOPLE’S PLAN IN MANGGAHAN FLOODWAY

72. “Nung una parang pangarap lang na magkakaroon kami ng bahay na hindi malayo
sa aming dating tinitirahan, ngayon ay nandito na kami dahil sa pagtyatyaga ng
mga lider… Ang puspusang pag-oorganisa sa aming sarili at kritikal na pakikipag-
usap sa pamahalaan ang naging daan. Ang kabukasan ng pamahalaan sa ilalim ni
PNOY ay naging malaking ambag upang kami ay pakinggan at magtagumpay sa
aming tinatamasa”
- Woman Leader of Floodway

73. HOW DO WE ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF URBAN
POVERTY?
CAN URBANIZATION BE SUSTAINABLE?
CAN ECONOMIC GROWTH BE INCLUSIVE?

74. SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

79. GOAL 11 TARGETS
• By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic
services and upgrade slums
• By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport
systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with
special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children,
persons with disabilities and older persons

80. GOAL 11 TARGETS
• By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for
participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and
management in all countries
• Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural
heritage
• By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people
affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global
gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters,
with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

81. GOAL 11 TARGETS
• By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including
by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste
management
• By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and
public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons
with disabilities
• Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-
urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development
planning

82. GOAL 11 TARGETS
• By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements
adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion,
resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to
disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels
• Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical
assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials

83. ABOUT PCUP
•Serve as the direct link of the urban poor
to the government in policy formulation
and program implementation to address
their needs;
•Coordinate and monitor the
implementation of government policies
and programs for the sector; and
•Accredit legitimate urban poor
organizations (UPOs) for representation in
the formulation of recommendations
relative to the sector.

84. •Participate in policy discussions relating to the urban
poor in board meetings of the Housing and Urban
Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), Key Shelter
Agencies (KSAs), Local Housing Boards (LHBs) or other
similar bodies;
•Undertake social preparation activities related to asset
reform, human development and basic social services,
employment and livelihood and other programs of the
government for the urban poor; and
•Formulate the necessary operational mechanisms and
guidelines to ensure strict compliance with Section 28 of
RA 7279.
ABOUT PCUP

86. PARTICIPATION OF THE URBAN POOR
IN GOVERNANCE
• Empower more Urban Poor Organizations
through Capacity Building Activities
• Support Local and National Coalition Building of
Urban Poor Organizations
• Facilitate the formation of local special bodies
and ensure PO-CSO participation in these
councils
• Ensure the participation of UPOs in Bottom Up
Budgeting through campaigns and awareness-
raising activities

87. ASSET REFORM
• Engage with HUDCC and Key Shelter Agencies
(KSAs) on Enhancing Processes and Mechanisms
on Presidential Proclamation, Community
Mortgage Program and other Asset Reform
programs.
• Sustain Advocacy on Local Shelter Planning
among LGUs
• Institutionalize the Peoples’ Plan Mechanism
• Support the Call for an ISF Housing Budget for
Luzon,Visayas, and Mindanao

88. JUST AND HUMANE DEMOLITION
AND EVICTION
• Enhance the Pre Demolition Conference
and other consultative mechanisms as an
avenue for convergence
• Sustain engagement with the judiciary
and other stakeholders
• Monitoring mechanism on Section 28 of
UDHA

89. BUILDING RESILIENCE: DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION, LIVELIHOODS, AND
SOCIAL PROTECTION
• Develop a more comprehensive
Livelihood Development Framework and
Program for the urban poor especially
for resettled communities
• Sustain the Campaign on Financial
Inclusion and Social Protection
• Community Based Disaster Risk
Reduction

90. BASIC SERVICES FOR THE URBAN
POOR
•Build partnership with NGAs and
CSOs on health and education
programs
•Engage with Public Utilities
Corporations, LGUs, and other service
providers on improving access to
water and electricity

91. NATIONAL HOUSING SUMMIT

95. WHAT CAN YOU DO?
• Research (For Policy and Program Development)
• Volunteer (Work with Communities and Peoples Organizations)
• Dialogue with Policy Makers and Local Executives
• Vote based on Policy and Program Agenda
• Start a Social Enterprise Initiative
• Make Stories to raise consciousness about the issues (Target: Policy Makers,
Middle Class and Upper Class)

96. MARAMING SALAMAT