NUDHF

2009-2016
URBAN DWELLERS
(1/2 PHILIPPINE
POPULATION)

MOST URGENT NEEDS

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
NATIONAL URBAN DEVT DEVELOPMENT& HOUSING FRAMEWORK
(2009-2016)

1 URBAN COMPETITIVENESS

2 POVERTY REDUCTION



3 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY &
DELIVERY

4 MANAGEMENT OF
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY


5 PERFORMANCE ORIENTED
GOVERNANCE
THE URBAN
SYSTEM
HOUSING &
COMMUNITIES
GOVERNANCE
NATIONAL URBAN DEVT DEVELOPMENT& HOUSING FRAMEWORK
(2009-2016)

2005: 53M

2050: 117M

Beacons of
opportunity

Metro Manila
18,000sqkm


NATIONAL URBAN DEVT DEVELOPMENT& HOUSING FRAMEWORK
(2009-2016)

Philippine transformed from agricultural to
an urban economy
NATIONAL URBAN DEVT DEVELOPMENT& HOUSING FRAMEWORK
(2009-2016)

Poverty Incidence between urban and rural areas
Inadequate
infrastructure

Overcrowding
& congestion

Strained
Urban Basic
services

Slums &
Squatters

Poor Urban
Management
NATIONAL URBAN DEVT DEVELOPMENT& HOUSING FRAMEWORK
(2009-2016)


Unemployment rate
Large flow of rural-urban migrants
NATIONAL URBAN DEVT DEVELOPMENT& HOUSING FRAMEWORK
(2009-2016)

Housing and Informal Settlements
METRO
MANILA
500,000
units


2010
3.7M +
NATIONAL URBAN DEVT DEVELOPMENT& HOUSING FRAMEWORK
(2009-2016)

Housing and Informal Settlements
Housing
loans at
relatively
low level
2006 housing
units
Resettlement and relocation program especially in 1900s
NATIONAL URBAN DEVT DEVELOPMENT& HOUSING FRAMEWORK
(2009-2016)

WEAK NATIONAL COORDINATIVE MECHANISMS
Home Guaranty Corporation . Housing & Land Use Regulatory Board
National Housing Authority . National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation .
PAGIBIG. Social Housing Finance Corporation
Institutional Environment of
Urban Environment and Housing : Issues and Problems
Weak LGU governance and planning capacity










-LACK FORMAL PLANNING EDUCATION & POOR
APPRECIATION OF PLANNING LOGIC
- IMPROVED BASIC LOGIC PLANNING



Internal Drivers of Urban System

Private sector-led housing market

- a high population growth rate is a key contributing factor

- Severe shortage in government funding

- 50% housing requirement is in urban

- Lack of government resources for housing why the private
sector dominates the housing production

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

1. URBAN COMPETITIVENESS
- Increase productivity and efficiency of urban-industrial
regions
- Focus export activities
- Increase Metro Manila attractiveness
- Support IT enabled services
- Support tourism sector and its regional/urban-rural link


Actions consideration examples: Airport development

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

2. POVERTY ALLEVATION
- Livelihood programs
- Encourage Smaller size families
- Improve labor mobility
- Increase entrepreneurial opportunities for the poor


Actions consideration examples:
Family Planning Program
Expand Internet connection in rural areas

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

3. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY & DELIVERY

- Increase housing programs funding and resources
- Reduce transaction costs and protect housing
consumers
- Incentives to unlock land for affordable housing
- Encourage access to land for affordable housing
- Link local land use/physical & community devt plans
with industry/ local employment generating investment
programs
- Explore promising financing sources and schemes

Action for consideration: National Land use code and Unified
planning guide, Encourage innovative financing , Loans for
socialized housing

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

4. SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
- Review and revise traditional zoning
- Encourage sustainable development & building practices
in local and metropolitan development plans & zoning
- build capacities of LGUs in development and land use
planning
- Integrate disaster risk management into community
development

Action for consideration: Establish green planning &
building standards , Remove zoning and code obstacles to
application of green technology ,

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

5. PERFORMANCE ORIENTED GOVERNANCE
- Encourage performance based local governance
-Improve coordination among agencies involved in the
provision of shelter
- Support and incentivize interlocal cooperation, harmonize
legal and service management mechanisms among
metro LGUs
-Increase LGU and private sector accountability



Actions for consideration: Standardize and publicize
administrative process, Harmonize local planning,
investment programming and budgeting guidelines.