THE INFORMAL

SETTLER FAMILIES
 Informal
Settlement

Urbanization
Trends
DIDR
and
Effects
Involuntary
Displacement
• Urbanization and Its Effect
Urbanization is the growing population of people living in urban areas.
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

(United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division; UN World Urbanization
Prospect, 2015)
MORE LOCALITIES ARE RAPIDLY URBANIZING AND
MORE PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN URBAN AREAS
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS OR SLUMS ARE VIVID
MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DEEPENING AND
WIDENING URBAN POVERTY IN THE COUNTRY
THE URBAN POOR
• Urban poverty is a
multidimensional
phenomenon.

• The urban poor live

with many
deprivations.
Their daily challenges may include:

• limited access to employment

opportunities and income,
• inadequate and insecure housing
and services,
• violent and unhealthy
environments,
• little or no social protection
mechanisms, and
• limited access to adequate
health and education
opportunities.
• Limited voice and participation
in governance
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.
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)
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)
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)
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
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)

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)
THE 50 BILLION ISF FUND
Benigno C. Aquino III Administration
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)
BREAKDOWN OF ISFS IN NCR
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)
50 BILLION ISF FUND (OPLAN LIKAS)

50 Billion

Traditional
People’s Plan Approach
Resettlement Approach
(8.9 Billion - SHFC)
(28 Billion - NHA)
OPLAN LIKAS

102, 406 ISFs

Traditional
People’s Plan
Resettlement
Approach
Approach

40, 000 ISFs 17, 261 ISFs

(NHA) (SHFC Finance)
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
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
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
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
 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.
ABOUT PCUP

•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.
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
MARAMING SALAMAT