P 213 A: Urban Plan Implementation

2nd Semester, A.Y. 2022 – 2023

FIC: Dr. Proscoro Ervin A. Mundo

Faculty-Marked Assignment (FMA) No. 1:

Review (Critical Analysis) of an Existing Plan

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SECTOR PLAN (NHUDSP) 2040

John Andrew B. Cruz

2012-03554

Word Count:
927 words
I. INTRODUCTION

A. What is NHUDSP?
 Encompasses work under the mandate of the Department of
Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), and also
cognizant of initiatives undertaken by other government agencies
and organizations involved in sustainable urban development and
housing
 Endeavors to achieve the vision under AmBisyon 2040, as well as
related policies specific to the sector
 Aims to address long-standing as well as emerging issues in urban
development and housing. At the center of concern are informal
settler families, households at risk to climate change and disasters,
and similarly vulnerable communities.
 Serves to consolidate, organize, and institutionalize innovations in
urban development and housing.
 While these initiatives have been recommended in policy
documents and introduced through pilot projects, the Plan will help
normalize them as part of regular programming, allowing them to
gain traction and acceptance in communities.
 underscores the department’s key role in urban governance, and its
mission as a national agency.
 the Plan endeavors to integrate programs and projects of other
government organizations, specifically those that will help achieve
the sector vision

B. How was the plan prepared?

1. Review of Relevant Documents
 Policies – PNUA, NUDHF, NISUS, PDP
 Plans and Programs
 Studies – NSS, PAGIBIG Guidelines on Housing Programs,
Housing Industry Roadmap, CMP, Vertical Housing
2. Review of International Practice
3. Consultations and workshops – NEDA, DILG, DENR, DOTR, DPWH,
BCDA, DOF, DBM, UNH, etc.
4. Policy Integration
5. Drafting of the Plan

C. Content of the Plan Document

1. Legal Bases/Policy Framework
2. Planning Context – Issues and Gaps in Implementation of PPAs
3. The Plan
- Vision
- Banner Programs
- 5 Clusters: Urban Planning and Design, Shelter, Urban Economy
and Finance, Urban Infrastructure, Urban Governance
 - Outcomes, Objectives, and Strategies
- Programs and Projects
4. Guide for Implementation
- Vertical and horizontal integration
- Monitoring and evaluation

II. DISCUSSION

A. PDP 2023 - 2028

 AmBisyon 2040 - “By 2040, the Philippines shall be a prosperous,
predominantly middle-class society where no one is poor. Our
peoples will enjoy long and healthy lives, are smart and innovative,
and will live in a high-trust society.” – MATATAG,
MAGINHAWA, at PANATAG na buhay
 PDP 2023-2028 - Plan for Economic and Social Transformation
(henceforth, the Plan) that accelerates economic and social
recovery toward inclusive and resilient prosperity.
 The Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023–2028 is a plan for
deep economic and social transformation to reinvigorate job
creation and accelerate poverty reduction by steering the economy
back on a high-growth path.
 This growth must be inclusive, building an environment that
provides equal opportunities to all Filipinos, and equipping them
with skills to participate fully in an innovative and globally
competitive economy.
 based on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s 8-point
socioeconomic agenda that tackle immediate, on-the-ground
concerns—high inflation, scarring due to COVID-19 and the tight
fiscal space; address long-standing, critical constraints to
generating more jobs, quality jobs, and green jobs over the
medium; and provide the necessary enabling environment—level
playing field, and peace and security.
 Overarching Goal: To achieve economic and social transformation
for a prosperous, inclusive, and resilient society.
 Objectives:
o Develop and protect capabilities of individuals and families
o Transform production sectors to generate more quality jobs
and produce competitive products
o Foster an enabling environment encompassing institutions,
physical and natural environment, which promotes a
prosperous, inclusive and resilient society.

B. NHUDSP and PDP

 Social development will be pursued through livable communities -
For communities still to be established, access to human, social,
and economic development opportunities will be facilitated by
 design. Simultaneously, there will be programs to upgrade the
conditions in existing communities where these are found to be
inadequate.
 Sub-Chapter 2.3: Establish Livable Communities
o Establishing livable communities aims to upgrade and plan
human settlements in a way that offers equitable, inclusive,
and resilient opportunities for the improvement of human
well-being while contributing to the economic vitality of
the community
o Pursuing livable communities will adopt an integrated use
of space that will bring people closer to work, recreation,
and transit options.

o Challenges:
- challenges in access to basic services (health, education,
food and nutrition, and water and sanitation), employment,
livelihood, transport and accessibility, security of tenure
and housing spaces, and access to open and green spaces
due to COVID-19
- The Philippines is among the most vulnerable countries to
disasters, ranking first in the 2022 World Risk Index and
34th among 191 in the 2023 INFORM risk index.
- Housing backlog persists in the socialized segment due to
affordability issues. Only around 96,269 socialized housing
units were approved or demanded from 2017–2020, which
is indicative of unaffordability
- Housing production faced major challenges in terms of
low allocation and utilization of funding, lack of suitable
land, and delays in permits and clearances.
- The impact of disasters on housing, along with the lessons
from COVID-19, underline the need to revisit requirements
on location, design standards, and open spaces to address
public health risks, build resilience to disasters, and
improve the livability of human settlements
- The livability of communities shall be pursued along three
outcomes: social environment promoted, environmental
quality improved, and built environment upgrade

o Social Environment Strategies

 Build disaster preparedness and resilience of
communities
- Local Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Plan and the Local Climate
Change Action Plan shall incorporate
community programs and projects to build
adaptive and other resilience capacities, and
 reduce risks from hazards and climate
change.
- National government shall prioritize highly
vulnerable, low-income LGUs to access
national programs and funds for disaster risk
reduction, climate change adaptation, and
disaster preparedness.

o Environmental Quality Strategies

 Provide access to green spaces
- increasing green spaces at the city and
barangay levels will enhance environmental
quality, reduce urban heat, promote
biodiversity, and improve health and overall
wellbeing
- Technical assistance will be provided, and
financial resources will be accessed by
LGUs that will enable them to establish
green spaces
- Programs and interventions of LGUs on
developing green spaces will be considered
as part of the performance criteria in the
DILG’s Seal of Good Local Governance.

o Built Environment Strategies

 Mobilize private sector and government resources to
meet housing needs
- will require the mobilization of substantial
financial resources from national and local
governments, as well as government
financing institutions and private banks, with
whom the government will engage to
increase their participation in the housing
sector through their development loans,
homeowners lending programs, and real
estate mortgages
- Availment of fiscal incentives under the
Urban Development and Housing Act (RA
7279) shall be facilitated to encourage more
private sector participation in socialized
housing.
- availability of land, construction materials,
and workers. DHSUD shall develop a human
resources skills program to meet housing
production needs.
 Improve housing affordability
 -Subsidies in the form of mortgage
financing, direct housing production, and
community-driven development will be
continued
- Rental subsidy will be an option for low-
income ISFs and starting families, or as
support for families that may be temporarily
displaced
 Increase access of informal settler families,
homeless, and underprivileged to housing
- An inventory on the number of ISFs and the
homeless will be undertaken, and an
information database system shall be
established.
- Idle government lands will be completely
inventoried and a database established to
identify potential resettlement sites for
informal settlers.
 Integrate accessibility, health, culture, and resilience
outcomes into design of housing and communities
- The implementation of open spaces such as
parks, playgrounds, and community facilities
and amenities shall be strictly enforced
- Green features in housing and community
design shall be adopted—such as renewable
energy, green roofs, rainwater harvesting
systems, rain gardens, permeable pavement,
o Responsive Governance Strategies
 Sustain community livability planning and
implementation
- LGUs shall make an inventory of their
publicly owned land and utilize vacant,
underutilized, and non-essential properties
available for housing development.
- Local housing boards shall be created or
strengthened to support the LGUs’ city- or
municipality-wide community upgrading
strategy.
- The comprehensive land use plan (CLUP)
shall help shape the livability of
communities while ensuring that sectoral
concerns—such as ancestral lands, cultural
heritage, and biodiversity—are preserved.
- Mixed-use as well as integrated use of space
that offer the convenience of walkable,
bikeable, compact, and connected
 communities to reduce travel time and
energy footprint shall be promoted.
- Climate and disaster risk assessment shall be
made a prerequisite in the approval of areas
identified for housing and community
development.
- The National Urban Development and
Housing Framework and the National
Spatial Strategy shall be updated to consider
emerging trends in green and resilient
development and promote multisectoral
needs (e.g., housing, transport,
telecommunications, and public works) for
urban and regional development.
- DHSUD shall establish a comprehensive
housing and urban development monitoring
information system.
o Legislative Agenda
 National Land Use Bill - Address suitable land
availability constraints for housing development by
legislating options such as removing the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)
restrictions to land consolidation while maintaining
land ownership by beneficiaries, completing
inventory of protected areas to ascertain land for
development, and tapping idle or unutilized private
lands.

C. NHUDSP

 Vision: Better, Greener, Smarter Human Settlements and Urban

Systems in a More Inclusive Philippines

 envisions urban systems that are globally competitive,

economically vibrant, and livable

 Thematic Outcomes:

o Urban Planning and Design: Actionable urban plans and

designs that pursue safe, inclusive, resilient and
sustainable urban development

o Shelter: Accessible and affordable housing options,

compact, connected, integrated, inclusive settlements

o Urban Economy: Robust and diverse urban economy

 o Urban Infrastructure: Accessible and reliable urban
infrastructure and services

o Urban Governance: Transparent institutions, accessible

governance platforms, and empowered communities

 PAPs:

o Policy and legislation

o Guidelines and tools

o Enforcement/implementation program

o Institutional reform program

o Capacity development program

 Provide short and concise discussions on the particular plan

 Review (Critical Analysis) of an existing plan (CLUP, CDP, LDIP,
etc.) of any local government unit (LGU) of choice examining both the
process through which the plan was prepared and the content/substance
of the plan document.
 Submission should be made with respect to the September 10, 2018
NEDA Memorandum on the Updating of the 2017-2022 PIP and
Formulation of the FY 2020-2022 TRIP as Input to the FY 2020
Budget Preparation
 Consolidated reaction paper on the 3 NEDA documents and its
implication to "Urban Plan Implementation".

III. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

 Summarize the points being discussed

IV. REFERENCES
 Submission with less than or more than the allowed word count shall
be given zero “0’ points
 Total word count within the range of 1,500 – 2,000 words will be
given maximum points.

NEDA Article

 PIP contains the list of priority programs and projects the government wants to
complete within the plan period to contribute to achieving the goals under the
 Philippine Development Plan (PDP) or the country´s overall development
blueprint.

 The rolling infrastructure program is used to inform the budgeting process for the
government’s key priority projects.

 Balisacan said various government agencies have identified over 3,600 projects
amounting to around $372 billion for the PIP over the medium term.

 Out of these 3,600 projects, we are looking at a shorter list of what we call the
infrastructure flagship projects that we would want to see implemented,
completed, or at least started during the administration up to 2028

 Of the 206 projects, 136 are on physical connectivity, nine are on digital
connectivity, 42 are on water resources, eight are on health, two are on power
and energy, and nine involve other sectors.

 “These projects are chosen for their responsiveness to the goals of the PDP,”
Balisacan said.

 He said many of the 206 projects are likely to be in the form of public-private
partnerships (PPPs).

 “With those projects, we will see a major transformation of the physical landscape
of the country in the next six years,”

 As part of the aim to continue to achieve high economic growth, the government
is pushing for PPPs to address the country’s infrastructure gaps.

 Balisacan said the current administration intends to spend five to six percent of
the country’s gross domestic product for infrastructure development.

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