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STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE OF INFORMAL SETTLERS THROUGH INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT ATTY. VIOLETA SOMERA-SEVA
Senior Advisor to the Mayor
City of Makati, Philippines
What is Urban Resilience and Informality?
• Urban Resilience refers to the capability to prepare for, respond to, recover from significant multihazard threats with minimum damage to public safety, health, economy and security (Wilbanks, 2007)
• Informality refers to unplanned settlements and areas where housing is not in compliance with current planning and building regulations. (OECD, 2001)
• It also refers to a category of income-generating servicing or settlement practices that are relatively unregulated or uncontrolled by the state or formal institutions. (Duminy, 2011)
Total Land Area:
27.36 sq. km (4.28% of the total land area of Metro Manila)
Congressional Districts:
District I – 20 Barangays District II – 13 Barangays
Hazard Prone Areas
Makati City Resilience Legal Policy and Institutional Framework
• Anchored on international accords - HFA, Hyogo Framework, Sendai Framework for DRR, SDGs, COP21
• Philippine Constitution, Local Government Code, Climate Change Act of 2009, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010
• National Climate Change Framework and Plan • National Risk Reduction and Climate Change
Framework and Plan • Implementing Rules, Regulations, and Directives • Supreme Court Decision (Continuing Mandamus for
Clearing of Waterways)
Mainstreaming DRR-CCA in Makati
Planning Process
UNISDR MCR LGSAT/Score
card 2010 - 2014
CLUP 2013-2023
Annual Program Review & Planning
Workshop
Annual Investment
Program
Makati DRRM Plan
2013 - 2019
• 9 CDP/LDIP 2013-2019
MAGNITUDE OF INFORMAL SETTLERS IN MAKATI
NUMBER OF IS FAMILIES
DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 TOTAL
Government Lot 477 1,647 2,124
Private Lot 1, 647 1, 007 2,654
TOTAL 2,124 2, 654 4,778
NUMBER OF ISFs in Danger Areas
DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 TOTAL
Government Lot 477 1,453 1, 930
Private Lot 0 90 90
TOTAL 477 1,543 2,020
Source: Makati Social Welfare Department
Makati DRRM Programs where
Informal Sector is Involved
DRRM Community Organization and Empowerment Program
Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Management (CBDRRM) Project
Barangay DRRM Plan
Hazard and Risk Planning
Contingency Planning
Skill Training (Camp Management, Health Emergency Management and First Responders Training)
Drills
MSWD Resettlement and Community Development Program
Dreamland Ville in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Makati Home Ville in Calauan, Laguna
And other NHA projects (Trece Martires and Rodriguez, Rizal)
DRRM Information Education Communication (IEC) Program
Mobile Knowledge Resource Center
Town Watching
Philippine Commission on Urban Poor and City of Makati Partnership Disaster Preparedness Seminar
Awareness Raising Seminars/Workshops, Skills Training for the Private Sector
MSWD Community Building Program • Strengthening of the Neighborhood System
• Linking the communities with NGOs and private companies
• Provide technical support through leadership and community management training
RESETTLEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
“DREAMLAND VILLE” PROJECT
WHAT IS DREAMLAND VILLE? a resettlement and inclusive, resilient community developed jointly
by the City Government of Makati with informal settlers and private partners (GK, Meralco, Caritas, Rotary Club, Holcim) and the local government of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan since 2009
located in Brgy. Kaypian, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan on 32, 341 sq. meter land currently occupied by 412 households
The Dreamland Ville observes 7 pillars of resettlement and community development namely strong community organizing, participatory governance, livelihood and access to market, gender sensitivity, ecological sustainability, food security, health (hygiene and sanitation) towards community resilience
Community Facilities Provided by the Makati City and GK Partners
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Progress Pictures
BEFORE AFTER
RESETTLEMENT PROCESS
• IS Census/Tagging • Social Preparation
– Local Inter-agency Committee Meeting (LIAC) three times prior to resettlement/conference dialogue (with NHA, PCUP, DILG, PNP, MMDA, CHR and Makati City department and barangays)
– Resettlement Site Visit – IEC activity for selection of assistance package
• Relocation in Makati owned projects (free use of the lot + free house with partnership of private sectors, Php 5,000 financial assistance + five days food assistance + trucking services)
• NHA socialized housing projects subsidized low cost for amortization • Balik Probinsya (free fare + PhP 5,000 + five days food assistance) • Financial Assistance for transfer within Metro Manila and nearby provinces (PhP 25,000 +
trucking + 5 days food assistance)
• Actual Resettlement and Continuing Support by Makati City government (medical services, social services, livelihood programs, seminars etc.)
Dreamland Ville Homeowners Association Senior Citizens’ Organization Parents’ Organization (Feeding) Galing Kabataan-Dreamland Youth Rag Making Livelihood Project Team Dreamland Ville Consumer Cooperative KAYPIAN-PALMERA TODA (pedicabs/non-
motorized transport)
RESETTLEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
1. CASH FOR WORK LIVELIHOOD PROJECT
RESETTLEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
2. FOOD FOR WORK LIVELIHOOD PROJECT
RESETTLEMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
3. RICE FOR WORK LIVELIHOOD PROJECT
4. COMMUNAL GARDENING LIVELIHOOD PROJECT
5. RAG MAKING LIVELIHOOD PROJECT
6. NAIL CARE TRAINING LIVELIHOOD PROJECT
7. HOLCIM – GALING MASON CONSTRUCTION SKILLS TRAINING LIVELIHOOD PROJECT
8. 700 HOURS OF “SWEAT EQUITY”
Promotion of People’s Participation and Empowerment
9. SPIRITUAL AND VALUES FORMATION SEMINARS
LESSONS LEARNED
IS are receptive and participative in providing relevant inputs that may be useful in designing/redesigning DRR-CCA policies and programs provided that an enabling environment is established
A comprehensive, inclusive community development program ensures sustainability of community-based initiatives
Social preparation is a necessary ingredient for buy-in of informal settlers of resettlement programs which keeps them out of danger areas
When Typhoon Ketsana occurred, informal settlers were no longer affected by its impacts because they are already safely relocated.
Developing partnerships with the private sector and host local government, provides additional resources and help identify sound strategies and best practices for resilient development
MAKATI’S NEXT STEPS IN COOPERATION WITH INFORMAL
SETTLERS Intensify IEC Program for remaining Informal Settlers
(focus on the possible consequences in living in hazard prone areas)
Explore affordable in-city housing
Optimize partnerships with different organizations
Continuous training on livelihood programs, values formation and social services
Intensify monitoring of new or re-entering IS (DILG Memorandum Circular 2011-017, Prevention of Proliferation of ISFs)
Testimony of a Relocatee “Dito sa Dreamland Ville, kahit paano malaki ang pinagbago kaysa noon. Dito nagtutulungan kami , maganda ang buhay namin sa tahimik na komunidad. Nagpapasalamat kami sa tulong ng Makati dahil hindi kami pinababayaan.” (“Here in Dreamland Ville, somehow our lives have improved significantly. We help each other and live in a safe and peaceful community. We thank the continuous assistance of Makati City for they have not left us behind.”)
-Maricon Cabero, resident of Block 7, Dreamland Ville. A former resident of Guam
St., Brgy. La Paz, Makati
THANK YOU!