Innovative Approaches to Deliver Affordable Housing Options in Asia City of Balanga 11/12/2018

Hon. Francis Anthony S. Garcia Mayor, City of Balanga Innovative approaches to deliver affordable housing options in Asia Hon. Francis Anthony S. Garcia Mayor, City of Balanga 11/12/2018 CITIES

Location of the Municipality 11/12/2018 CITIES

Location of the Municipality 11/12/2018 CITIES

1.A Characteristics of the city: -Population - 96,051 as of 2015 City profile 1.A Characteristics of the city: -Population - 96,051 as of 2015 -Area - 11.163 hectares -Demographic density - 8.60/hectare -HDI - 0.729 (2012) Bataan -GDP of the city - Php1,459,629.257 11/12/2018 CITIES

1.B Characteristics of the city: City profile 1.B Characteristics of the city: Balanga City is the capital of the Province of Bataan. Its proximity to Manila is accessible through land and water. Conferred by UNESCO as a Learning City in 2015, Balanga envisions to be a University Town by 2020: The Emerging Hub for Technology-related Businesses in the Philippines. 11/12/2018 CITIES

City profile 2. City’s issues/needs squatting financial constraints to fully implement the housing program no database of informal settlers/housing backlog no specific office to address concerns/issues on housing there is an existing Local Housing Board but is only reactive on the current needs/situation readiness on social intervention through livelihood programs 11/12/2018 CITIES

Institutional structure of the city 3. Description of city’s governance structures for Housing sector Local Housing Board (LHB) Local Housing Management Committee (LHMC) 11/12/2018 CITIES

Municipality initiatives 4.A Specific actions: provide/develop a low-cost housing in Barangay Tenejero in partnership with the National Housing Authority (NHA) conceptualization of the housing project through Workshop on the Preparation of Balanga City Resettlement Action Plan 11/12/2018 CITIES

Municipality initiatives 4.B Specific action (continued): Executive Order No. 51, Series of 2018 Updating the Composition of the Local Housing Management Committee (LHMC) in the City of Balanga, Bataan Workshop on the Preparation of Balanga City’s Resettlement Action Plan (November 15-16, 2018) 11/12/2018 CITIES

Municipality initiatives 5. Involved stakeholders: Housing and Urban Development Council (HUDCC) National Housing Authority (NHA) Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 11/12/2018 CITIES

MANDATES OF HUDCC AND THE KEY SHELTER AGENCIES HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL Office of the President Created by virtue of Executive Order No. 90 (S. 1986) Policy making and coordinating body for housing NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY Housing production arm HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND Funder/lender for housing projects intended for their members SOCIAL HOUSING FINANCE CORP. Funder/lender for housing/secure tenure projects for organized informal settlers/community associations NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORP. (Securitization) Fund mobilizer HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD Regulatory body for housing industry NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY SOCIAL HOUSING FINANCE CORP. The HUDCC, an agency under the Office of the President, was created by virtue of Executive Order 90, issued in 1986 during the Aquino Administration. Under the said EO, the HUDCC serves as the oversight, the over-all coordinator, initiator, enabler and facilitator of all government policies, plans and programs for the housing sector. It sets the overall direction and targets for the sector, determines strategies, formulates appropriate policies, monitors and evaluates the programs, projects and performance of the implementing shelter agencies. HUDCC provides overall administrative supervision to the following Key Shelter Agencies: NHA – the housing production arm for the bottom 30% of the income population, HDMF- funder/lender for housing of its members, SHFC – also a funder and lender for housing/secure tenure projects for organized informal settler-families or community associations, HLURB- the regulatory body for housing and NHMFC and SHFC as the fund mobilizers thru securitization and extension of guarantees on mortgage originated by private commercial banks and real estate developers. Under EO 20 issued in 2001, the HUDCC Chairman was elevated to the rank of Department Secretary and designated him as a Cabinet Member. NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORP. HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD HOME GUARANTY CORP. (Guaranty) Fund mobilizers HOME GUARANTY CORPORATION

Municipality initiatives 6. Policy framework: Conceptualization/consultation on housing project Since informal settlements in the City of Balanga is one of the problems/issues that needs to be addressed, the City is tasked to undertake various activities to focus on socialized housing and resettlement issues because often than not, informal settlers are located in the most undesirable and less infrastructure in the area, the people who live there are the most susceptible to the effects of flooding and natural disasters. 11/12/2018 CITIES

Municipality initiatives 7. Opportunities land owned by the government rent from beneficiaries provides the LGUs with a better perspective of the housing situation within their areas of jurisdiction introduces safer, healthier and more productive communities matches the supply and demand for housing with the available resources. 11/12/2018 CITIES

Thank you! legal.weng@gmail.com +63 919 8264563 MA. ROWENA S. MANLAPID Legal Assistant II City Government of Balanga 11/12/2018