{ Generating Private Housing Initiatives To Help LGUs Implement
the Urban Development and Housing Act Diogenes S. Osabel President,
ALAGAD Party-List
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Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development Livable City
Housing with Basic Services Our Governments Dream: Especially for
the homeless urban poor
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Who are the Urban Poor? Are they the dregs of society? Criminal
elements, drug pushers, snatchers, akyat-bahay and bank robbers,
kidnappers, pimps, muggers? Hinayupak kayo! Hindi nagbabayad ng
buwis, at kayong mga illegal settlers dapat kayong pasabugin! Mike
Enriquez of DZBB, morning of August 15, 2012 NO! They are not the
urban poor!
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Given names and faces, the urban poor are the citys service
sector. They are the household helpers, newsboys, carpenters,
masons, electricians, welders, car mechanics, public utility
drivers, security guards, construction workers, vendors of all
kinds, office workers, nurses, messengers, beauticians, delivery
boys, utilities, caregivers, garbage collectors, scavengers, and
contractual workers for the myriad of industrial and commercial
jobs that keep the urban economy grinding and our cities livable.
Rene Catacutan
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Many of them are in public service fresh recruits in the PNP
and the AFP, barangay volunteers and tanods, traffic aides, street
sweepers, and as lowly contractual, temporary or job order
employees. Many of their fathers and mothers work overseas to
secure a better future for their children.
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The development and growth of our cities are accomplished on
the bent backs of urban poor workers, yet the great majority of
them live in appalling conditions and deprivation. Rene
Catacutan
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Poverty and governments inability to generate affordable
housing for our growing population have consigned the poor to
misery in depressed slum communities and danger zones.
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Our Constitution mandated the State to undertake a program
which will make affordable decent housing and basic services
available to underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban
centers...
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Congress enacted R.A. 7279, the Urban Development and Housing
Act (or UDHA) on March 18, 1992, which has become known as the Lina
Law. To increase the inventory of affordable housing; To resettle
urban poor families living in danger areas, affected by public
works development, or to be evicted by Court order; and To contain
the growth of new illegal squatting, spawned by squatting
syndicates and professional squatters.
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After more than 20 years, the Lina Law remains largely
unimplemented by the LGUs its lead implementers.
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Duties and Responsibilities of LGUs: Prepare a Comprehensive
Land Use Plan, and Shelter Plan (Sec. 6 and 39); Land Inventory
every three years (Sec. 7); Identify socialized housing and
resettlement sites (Sec. 8); Register socialized housing
beneficiaries (Sec. 17); Facilitate provision of water,
electricity, sewerage, solid waste management system, access to
transport (Sec. 21); Establish consultative mechanisms for
beneficiaries to participate in decision-making process (Sec. 23);
Neutralize squatting syndicates and professional squatters (Sec.
27);
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Implement rules on eviction and demolition, including provision
of adequate resettlement or compensation (Sec. 28); Resettle
persons in danger areas in public places such as sidewalks, roads,
parks and playgrounds; Prevent new illegal construction of dwelling
units or structures (Sec. 30); Assist in the organization of
Community Mortgage Program (CMP) beneficiaries (Sec. 33); Submit an
annual report to the President and the House of Representatives
(Sec. 41); Impose a socialized housing tax (0.5%) on lands assessed
in excess of P50.000.00 (Sec. 43); Provide resettlement sites with
basic services and access to livelihood opportunities (Sec. 29).
N.B. resettlement site should also be climate proof.
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Current LGU involvement limited to: the SHFCs Community
Mortgage Program; the NHAs housing and resettlement projects; and
Gawad Kalinga and Habitat housing projects. AREA ACCREDITED LGUs
No. of Projects Luzon 8 11 Visayas 1 1 Mindanao 4 21 NCR -- TOTAL13
32 Localized CMP La Paz, Tarlac Malolos City, Bulacan Talavera,
Nueva Ecija Tarlac City Lucena City Pagbilao, Quezon Puerto
Princesa City Naga City Talisay City, Cebu Davao City Island Garden
City of Samal Mati, Davao Oriental Kidapawan, North Cotabato
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LGUs usual constraints: 1.Lack of funds; and 2.Lack of
competent staff.
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Year National Population(an nual growth rate est. 2%) Percent
Urban Urban Population (using annual growth est. 3%) Urban Poor/ISF
Household Population (assuming 20%)
201093,386,3040.6358,833,3722,353,335
201195,254,0300.6460,598,3732,423,935 2012 97,159,1110.6562,416,324
2,496,653 201399,102,2930.6764,288,8142,571,553
2014101,084,3390.6866,217,4782,648,699
2015103,106,0260.6968,204,0022,728,160
2016105,168,1460.7170,250,1222,810,005 Business as Usual: The
Numbers Speak YearNo. of Families Benefited 200514, 199 200613, 783
200711, 822 Total39, 804 Three-Year CMP Performance: 2005-07 1989
to Date: Annual