A DHSUD National Quincentennial Commemoration Webinar

June 14, 2021

 MASTERY OF CEREMONIES
Gabay Diwa

EnP Peter Daniel G. Fraginal, CREA

Housing and Homesite Officer IV,
Environmental, Land Use and Urban Planning and
Development Bureau
WEBINAR OUTLINE

Webinar Guidelines

Opening Remarks and Message

National Quincentennial Commemoration

The Spanish Colonial Plaza and Grid in the Philippines: Yesterday and Today

Town Planning After the Spanish Period: From the American Period to the Present

Closing Ceremonies
WEBINAR REMINDERS
Mga Patnubay

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√□ FEEDBACK FORM
 OPENING REMARKS
Pambungad na Pahayag

Melissa A. Aradanas, DMD, EnP

Assistant Secretary
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
 MESSAGE
Mensahe

Atty. Marylin M. Pintor, CPA

Undersecretary
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
 National QUINCENTENNIAL
CELEBRATIONS

Juvelyn D. Nierves
History Researcher
National Historical Commission of the Philippines
A DHSUD National Quincentennial Commemoration Webinar
June 14, 2021
 SPEAKER
Tagapagsalita

LArch./EnP Paulo G. Alcazaren

Principal
PGAA Creative Design
The Spanish Colonial Plaza
and Grid in the Philippines:
Yesterday and Today
The Philippines is 60% urban. Our towns and cities are expanding
and getting more crowded every year. Development has led to loss
of urban heritage spaces of plazas and parks, along with architectural
heritage of the buildings that defined these spaces.
Metro Manila: 613.9 sqkm, 12.8 million residents – obvious lack of parks and open space
along with threatened heritage landmarks of structures and sites
Metro Cebu – 2.8M – few parks and open space system,
impending loss of landmark buildings and sites
Singapore has 320 parks –
2,500 ha, along with park
corridors and civic open spaces
which gives Singaporeans
about 60 sq. meters public
parks and open spaces
(PPOS)/person

Metro Manila has only 200ha of

parks , along with civic spaces
giving about 1 sqm
PPOS/person

Metro Cebu has 20ha of parks,

and some civic spaces, giving
only 0.1 sqm PPOS/person

The goal is to provide a

minimum of 9 sqm(WHO
standard) PPOS/person in
Philippine cities, with access to
a park within 10-15 walk from
home as in Singapore or NYC.
We need 1,800 hectares more
parks and open spaces in Metro
Manila to achieve the target.
10th-16th century – original settlements
19th century – Extramuros
and Grand Manila
 Old Luneta

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 New Luneta

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New Luneta

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Pangasinan Provincial Complex
 University of the Philippines
New Malacanan Palace

The National Capitol Bldg

The Halls of Justice

The Diliman Quadrangle – 400 hectare park

Quezon Bloulevard

The Luneta 1941 Frost/Arellano Plan for Quezon City

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 SWAT 1941

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 Malacanan Palace

Pasig River

500 pound bomb

AGRIFINA Circle

Manila City Hall

Luneta
Intramuros Rizal Monument

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 Possible Capitals
1949 study

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 Quezon City International Airport

Novaliches Reservoir

New Malacanan Palace

Avenue of the Republic Plaza of the Republic New Capitol Bldg

Justice Complex

The National Cathedral

National Athletic Center

University of the Philippines

Quezon Memorial

400-hectare National Cental park Marikina Valley to be

conserved as green space
because of fault line
Quezon Avenue

1949 Capital City Plan – Arellano, Croft, Alquinto Highway 54

Pasig River Old Manila

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 Batasang Pambansa under cosntruction in 1976 – today it is surrounded by 100,000 informal settlers

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Documentation of Philippine Plazas
Tagbilaran
Cagayan de Oro
Taal
Lingayen Provincial Capitol
Vigan Plaza
Binmaley, Pangasinan
Bacong, Negros Oriental
PASIG CIVIC CENTER
Rizal & Bonifacio Plazas
& Park system
 PROPOSED PARK TO BE OPENED UP FOR BETTER PUBLIC ACCESS AND
PROPOSED
NEOCLASSIC TO PROVIDE VISUAL LINK TO END OF SPACE
QUADRANGL PROPOSED NEOCLASSIC BUILDING
FAÇADE TO
EXISTING E PROVIDE WITH CLOCK TOWER: MAY LOCATE
STRUCTU FOCAL POINT MCDONALDS AT GROUND FLOOR.
RES AT END OF UPPER FLOORS TO BE GOVERNMENT
(TO BE SPACE OFFICES OR LEASED TO
UPGRADE COMMERCIAL
PROPOSED NEW PLAZA WILL
PROPOSE D) GENERATE PUBLIC USE AND
D PROVIDE VENUE FOR EVENTS
BARANGA PROPOSED NEW LOCATION OF
Y ANDRES BONIFACIO MONUMENT:
FACILITIE PROVIDES VISUAL AND PHYSICAL
S SETTING TO MATCH RIZAL PARK
EXISTING
CANAL
PROPOSED
WALKWAY OVER
EXISTING CANAL
PROPOSED NEW
LINK
TO GIVE BETTER
CONNECTION TO
PROPOSED CARUNCHO AVE.
STEPS
PROPOSE
PROPOSED D
REFLECTING PEDESTRI
POOL PROPOS AN
ED TREE PROPOSE
CROSSWA
ALLEE
PROPOSED D
LKS
PASIG CITY NEOCLAS
RIZAL PLAZA SIC
PROPOSED SCRAMBLE
THIS AREA MAY BE CLOSED TO WALK PORTAL
TRAFFIC ON SPECIAL EVENTS (LIKE (PEDESTRIAN
NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN) CROSSWALK)
ILOILO CIVIC SPACE &
RIVER ESPLANADE
REDEVELOPMENT
ILOILO CITY
AFTER

ILOILO ESPLANADE
AFTER

ILOILO ESPLANADE
Iloilo Esplanade – 5 kilometers completed
Iloilo Bike Network
Iloilo Bike Capital of the Philippines
Conservation Master Plan (CMP) for Iloilo’s Heritage Core
Conservation Master Plan (CMP) for Iloilo’s Heritage Core
 MOLO PLAZA

REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020
 SITE PHOTOS (GROUND SHOTS)

KEY PLAN

MOLO PLAZA
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MOLO PLAZA
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KEY PLAN

MOLO PLAZA
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 SITE PHOTOS (GROUND SHOTS)

KEY PLAN

MOLO PLAZA
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 SITE PHOTOS (AERIAL SHOTS)

KEY PLAN

MOLO PLAZA
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FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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KEY PLAN

MOLO PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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KEY PLAN

MOLO PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
 SITE PHOTOS (AERIAL SHOTS)

KEY PLAN

MOLO PLAZA

REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020
 PROPOSED SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
MOLO CHURCH

M.H. DEL PILAR STREET

AVANCENA STREET

WATER FEATURE

BASKETBALL COURT
EXISTING FOOD
KIOSK
MARIA CLARA STATUE
(PROPOSED LOC.)
BANDSTAND
BANDSTAND
CHESS AREA
CHILDREN’S
PLAYGROUND

SIGNAGE

MOLO PLAZA
LOCSIN STREET

REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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KEY PLAN

MOLO PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
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MOLO PLAZA
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MOLO PLAZA
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MOLO PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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KEY PLAN

MOLO PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
 AS BUILT

LA PAZ PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
 PROPOSED SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

EXISTING
TENNIS COURT
GAZEBO AREA
LAGOON

PAVILION
OPEN PLAZA
ART DECO
STAGE
MEETING HALL/
SENIOR CENTER
ART DECO
FOUNTAIN
GRANDSTAND
FOOTBALL COURT
(90X60m)

GYM AND
DANCE STUDIO
EXISTING COVERED
COURT
CHILDREN’S
PLAYGROUND
SIGNAGE

LA PAZ PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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KEY PLAN

LA PAZ PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
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LA PAZ PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
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LA PAZ PLAZA
REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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LA PAZ PLAZA

REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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LA PAZ PLAZA

REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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KEY PLAN

LA PAZ PLAZA

REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020
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KEY PLAN

LA PAZ PLAZA

REDEVELOPMENT OF ILOILO PLAZAS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020
In failing to plan, we plan to fail.
THANK YOU AND KEEP SAFE!
OPEN FORUM
 SPEAKER
Tagapagsalita

EnP Roque A. Magno

Executive Vice-President, REhub
President, 9 Keys Professional Development Institute
Philippine Human Settlements and Town Planning during
the Post-Spanish Periods: Learnings and Insights
June 14, 2021

Building Adequate, Livable, Affordable and Inclusive Filipino Communities

Town Planning Post-Spanish period
I. The American Colonial Period
II. The Post-War Third Republic Period
III. Ferdinand Marcos Period 1966 – 1986
IV. Corazon Aquino Period 1986 - 1992
V. Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada Periods 1992 - 2001
VI. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Period 2001 - 2010
VII. Benigno Aquino III Period 2010-2016
VIII. Rodrigo Duterte Period 2016 - Present
 The American Colonial Period

• Preparation for Self-Rule Phase (1899-1935)

 Population (1903) – First American census (7,635,426)
 Level of Urbanization: 13.1%

• Self-Rule through the Commonwealth Government (1935-1946)

 Population (1939) – Last American Census (16,356,303)
 Level of Urbanization: 21.6%
 Preparation for Self-Rule Phase (1899-1935)
Key Government Office:
Bureau of Public Buildings – to improve
infrastructures in the country, particularly in Metro
Manila area.

1905: Arrival of Daniel H. Burnham – He created a

master plan for the urban development of the
Philippines

Burnham’s Plan
- focused on the development of Baguio and Manila
- focus on wide boulevards, public edifices, and Burnham’s Plan for Manila
[Link]
landscaped parks burnham-plan-of-manila-a00297-20200507
City and Town Planning (1928)

• Act No. 3482: Authorized the Bureau of Public Works (BPW) to

prepare general plans for the improvement and future
development of all cities, provincial centers, and municipalities

• Local Planning Commission created in provinces

• Consisted of the provincial governor, the district engineer, district health
officer, provincial treasurer, and the division superintendent of schools.
Housing (1930s)

• Slum clearance and relocation for the urban poor

• Relocation Sites:
Barrio Vitas
Tondo,
Barrio Obrero, and
Kamuning
President Manuel Quezon

“I would rather have a government run like hell by

Filipinos than a government run like heaven by
Americans.”

First President of the Commonwealth Government

“Ama ng Wikang Pambansa”

Implemented policies and programs on Social

Justice, Economic Reforms, Agrarian Reform,
Educational Reforms, and Women’s Suffrage
Self-Rule through the Commonwealth Government
(1935-1946)
• Key Planners
William Edward Parsons – tasked by Burnham to supervise the
implementation of his plans, especially in Manila and Baguio
- Example of his works: Gabaldon schoolhouse, Philippine
General Hospital (1910), Manila Hotel (1912), UP
Padre Faura (1913), etc.

Juan Arellano – His works: Gota de Leche Building and the

Casino Español
 Housing (1936)
• Socialized housing can be traced from President
Quezon’s time as he signed the Commonwealth Act
20 of 1936.

• 1938: People’s Homesite Corporation was created.

• Resettlement was also considered as an option -

Commonwealth Act No. 441 was signed creating
the National Land Settlement Administration in
1938.

• Landless peasants from Luzon were given lands in 1939 Pres. Quezon viewing the Diliman Estate -
Allah and Koronadal valleys of southern Cotabato. [Link]
homesite-and-housing-projects/
President Sergio Osmeña

Second President of the Commonwealth

Restoration of the Commonwealth, Government

reorganization, Rehabilitation of the Philippine
National Bank, and Establishment of the
People's Court

Joined US General Douglas McArthur in Leyte on

October 20, 1944 to begin restoration of Philippine
freedom after Japanese occupation
President Sergio Osmeña’s Administration
(1944-1946)
• Urban Planning (Start of Post-War Era)
Key Government Agencies:
National Housing Commission: created in 1941, they are
primarily tasked to implement the national housing program of
the government.
National Urban Planning Commission: the first physical
planning body in the Philippines (Executive Order 98, 1946)
It was mandated to prepare general plans, zoning ordinances, and
subdivision regulations for war-devastated urban areas.
President Manuel Roxas

First President of the Third Republic of the

Philippines

Reconstruction from war damage and life without

foreign rule

Philippine Rehabilitation Act

Philippine Trade Act

President Manuel Roxas’ Administration (1946-1948)

• Post-war Issues and Concerns

Damaged infrastructures
Rapid population growth
Lack of housing for the people
Sprawling along highways
Inadequate roads and facilities
Damaged sewers and other disposal systems
Insurgency
Development Plans

Hibben Plan (1947)

 the first postwar attempt to formulate an economic development
program
 recommended investment possibilities and the capital requirements for
a balanced agricultural and industrial program.

Beyster Plan (1947-1951)

 had a greater emphasis to agriculture-related industries.
 a significant recommendation by the plan which was carried out was
power development (National Power Corporation) and textile
manufacture (National Development Company).
Housing

• Executive Order 93 of 1947 - National Housing Commission

and the People’s Homesite Corporation (PHC) were merged
and was called the People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation
(PHHC).

Establish low-cost housing for low-income families

Establish housing for the destitute
Conduct slum clearance
Purchase subdivision and resale of landed estates
President Elpidio Quirino

"We shall, as a free and self-respecting nation,

fulfill our duties not only to ourselves but also to
the entire freedom-loving world by participating in
the establishment and preservation of a just
peace for the benefit of mankind.“

Created Social Security Commission and the

Integrity Board to monitor graft and corruption

Transferred the country’s capital from Manila to

Quezon City
President Elpidio Quirino’s Administration
(1948-1953)
• Development Plan:
Cuaderno Plan (1949-1953)

The objectives were:

To better enable the country to make the structural adjustments
necessary in the transition from an agricultural to an industrial
economy
To adjust the economy to the situation after 1954 when US
government payments would have tapered off
Urban Planning

The following agencies were primarily tasked for the

development of the urban areas of the country during the said
period:
Capital City Planning Commission
National Planning Commission
Slum Clearance Committee
Home Financing Corporation
President Ramon Magsaysay

“Magsaysay is our guy!”

Agrarian Reform, Control of the Hukbalahap

Movement, Philippines as one of the cleanest and
most well-governed countries in Asia

National Resettlement and Rehabilitation

Administration (NARRA) and other agrarian
reforms
President Ramon Magsaysay’s Administration
(1954-1957)
Housing
- A master plan was prepared by the NPC for the City of Manila
and it was submitted to President Magsaysay in 1954. Examples
of the projects from the plan, which focused mainly in Metro
Manila, were:
Construction of multi-family dwellings for middle-class families
Low-cost housing projects and industry
Major Thoroughfare Plan for Metropolitan Manila
President Carlos Garcia

“Filipino First!”

Austerity program focusing on Filipino trade and

commerce, revival of cultural arts

Filipino First Policy

President Carlos Garcia’s Administration (1957-1961)

Development Plan: Five-Year Economic and Social Development

Program (1957-1961)
- It was drafted by the Planning Division of the National Economic
Council (NEC) and is considered as the first fully articulated plan
for the Philippines. Its goals are:
Annual growth of six percent in the national income
Reduction of employment and underemployment
Housing

• Squatter housing projects in Sapang Palay, San Jose del

Monte, Bulacan and in Dasmariñas and Carmona in Cavite
- However, it failed due to lack of employment opportunities
for the people in the said relocation sites.
President Diosdado Macapagal

“Poor Boy from Lubao”

Established the first Land Reform Law and

created the Philippine Veteran’s Bank

Minimum Wage Law and declaration of June 12,

1898 to be Philippines’ Independence Day
President Diosdado Macapagal’s Administration
(1962-1965)
Development Plan: Five-Year Integrated Socio-Economic
Program (1961 to 1964)
- Its primary objective is the annual growth of the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) by six percent.

Housing: Through the Executive Order 67 of 1964, the Office of

Presidential Assistant on Housing (PAH) was created. It was
entrusted with the responsibility of studying, formulating, and
implementing the national housing program.
President Ferdinand Marcos

“This nation can be great again.”

Massive Infrastructure Programs

In 1980, the Philippine GNP was four times

greater than 1972.

Proclamation No. 1081 or Martial Law

Pre-Martial Law Third Republic Period (1966-1972)

• Institutionalization and Professionalization of Planning

RA 4341 of 1965: Authorized the University of the Philippines
(UP) to establish an Institute of Planning (IP).
1969: The Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners (PIEP)
was established. It became “an accredited professional
organization for environmental planners with the goal of
promoting the professional status of environmental planners in
the Philippines.”
- They created proposals to professionalize and regulate
the practice of planning in the Philippines.
Martial Law Fourth Republic Period
(1972-1981 up to 1986)
• Development Plans (1978-1987)
• a medium-term plan in this period, aimed to address the problems on:
* Mass poverty
* Unemployment and underemployment
* Social Justice

- Impact on Human Settlements: Development at the community

and neighborhood level. They would be equipped with necessary
services and facilities to actualize a congenial habitat.
Housing

• The National Housing Authority (NHA) was created by virtue of

Presidential Decree 757 in 1975.

• tasked to develop a comprehensive and integrated housing program,

which shall embrace housing development and resettlement, sources
and schemes of financing, and the delineation of government and
private sector participation.
Government Housing Projects from 1970 to 1980

Fort Bonifacio
Tala Estate Development Project
Maharlika Village Project
Bagong Nayon Housing Project
Tatalon Estate
Tondo Foreshore/Dagat-Dagatan
Development Project
Maharlika Village
Lungsod Silangan
Bagong Lipunan Condominiums
and Urban BLISS projects
Imelda-Initiated Infrastructures

Cultural Center of the

Philippines
Philippine International
Convention Center
Philippine Heart Center for
Asia
Lung Center
Kidney Institute
Eye Center
Research Institute for Tropical
Medicine CCP - [Link]
online-free-cultural-shows
Infrastructure Development
(1978-1982 and 1984-1987)
- Focused on the establishment of an integrated, efficient, and
intermodal transport system balancing economic recovery and
agro-industrial development

- Infrastructures focused on:

• Roads
• Railways
• Urban Rail Transits
• Air/Water Transport
Corazon C. Aquino

“Justice, Freedom and Democracy”

EDSA revolution ends the 20-year rule of

President Marcos

A government-wide reorganization was

implemented, decentralizing powers to Local
Government Units

“The Local Government Code of 1991”

 CALABARZON Regional Development

• Promotion of export-oriented industrialization (EOI) through garments and

light manufactures
• Inviting foreign investments and creating new jobs

• But export-led growth relied heavily on imported machinery and fostered the
conversion of farmland into factories and industrial areas
 National Infrastructures - Energy

• Energy projects begged the support of

private funding - new power plants, coal
and geothermal sources.
• 1989 -1992 experienced severe supply
shortages lasting up to 12 hours

“We sort the mail by candlelight,”

explained Postmaster Projecto T.
Tomagan.
 Metro Manila Authority

• Replaced Marcos’ Metro

Manila Commission (MMC)

• The past administration’s

debt had to be controlled
 hindered urban
development

Sta. Cruz,
Manila 1990
 Urban and Housing Development Act – RA 7279
• The Lina Law – named after its
author Jose ”Joey” D. Lina

• LGU’s were given a bigger role

in land use planning, zone
ordinances and the approval of
development permits/licenses

• Stricter enforcement of
environmental laws

• The 20% rule – 20% of the total

subdivision cost/area must be
designated for social housing Joey Lina (right)
 CARP – Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program

• Effort to redistribute ownership of lands

to farmers

• But had many loopholes that left

farmers exploited and poorer

• Not enough monetary compensation

for farmers who opted for cash

• Biased to landowners
Aquino’s Urban Development

• Decentralization and devolution of power

• Tried to increase foreign investment
• PPP to fund infrastructure
• Aquino Administration reluctant to spend on urban
development in Metro Manila due to Marcos’ debt
• Agrarian reform did not protect farmers and was biased
to landowners
Fidel V. Ramos: an overview
“Stabilize, privatize and liberalize”

Ended monopolies, deregulated oil, interisland

shipping, water, and banking, and privatized utilities
such as water distribution and energy generation and
distribution

Institutionalized the Social Reform Agenda through

the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act (RA
8425)

Overall created a legacy of steady economic growth

 Social Reform Agenda (SRA)

• The coming together of different

government agencies in achieving
streamlined initiatives to address
poverty

• Socialized housing became a

flagship program under the SRA

• The government aligned its shelter

policies with UN global Shelter
strategy Socialized housing
Planning as an Aspect of Urban Development
• The government must eliminate bias against less developed rural
areas in the country

• The lack of coordination between agencies are costly in terms of

time, money and effort

• Urban policy must be an overall development that explores the

reduction of population growth, PPP’s, infrastructure financing and
environmental impact mitigation just to name a few

• New land policies need to focus on the supply of urbanized land and
the coordination of government enabling actions with the private
sector
Joseph Ejercito Estrada

“Erap Para sa Mahirap”

Mass housing as the centerpiece program

Philippines was the 14th most populous

country

A slight rise in the growth of service,

agriculture, fishery and forest sectors

Privatization as a continued pattern from

President Ramos
New Policies and Commissions

• Philippine Clean Air Act

• Retail Trade Liberalization Act
• New General Banking Act
• New Securities Act

Section 20 of the Clean Air Act prohibits waste

incineration because of its toxic and poisonous
emissions.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

“Eloquent protest against the

country’s fractured institutions”

Witnessed global slowdown of exports, but

avoided recession due to infrastructure
developments

Strong Republic

Nautical Highway (RORO)

Development Plan

• Eradication of poverty through economic growth, human

development, free enterprise and good governance

• Budgets monitored, restructuring of tax systems where it

responds to the needs of free enterprise and the people

• Restore investor confidence and revive economic stability

National Framework for Physical Planning

• The land use policy guidelines form NFFP covering:

• settlements development
• production land use
• protection land use
• infrastructure development

• National Urban Development and Housing Framework

• Arroyo intended to decongest Metro Manila through Skyway and
construction of other expressways
 Metro Manila Development Authority

“Metro Guwapo, pink urinals and anti-

jaywalking fences”

Eng. Bayani Fernando enhanced the capacity

of MMDA technical staff and engineers

Projects included:
• Upgrade of major roads
• EDSA and urban facelift and beautification
• Gwapotel
• Pedestrian footbridges
 Technology for Planning

• LGU’s began to invest in

technology for land strategies and
urban planning

• Utilization of GIS in mapping

projects such as traffic, route plans,
city revitalization and bridge
development

• Arroyo administration invested in

science and technology for physical
planning and development
Example of land use plan made by GIS
Benigno C. Aquino III

RA 10587 Environmental Planning Act of 2013

Economic growth, foreign businesses and

entrepreneurship

Public Private Partnerships

Human Development through inclusive economic

growth

K-12 Basic Education

Social Services

• President Aquino III invested to improve the quality of life for the
people through his inclusive growth agenda

• Budget allocation was increased for social services

• Government health facilities were upgraded; health

professionals deployed to far-flung areas

• Comprehensive program for free vaccines and financial

protection in health care cost
Socialized Housing - PDP

• A housing gap of 800,000 units per year from 2010-2016

provides profit for potential private developers

• Low-cost housing are still unaffordable for most informal

settlers. They also don’t have access to Home Mutual
Development Fund or Pag-ibig for housing loans
 National Urban Development and Housing
Framework 2009 - 2016
• The NUDHF goals to be pursued
1. Urban competitiveness
• increase productivity/efficiency in urban
industrial regions

2. Poverty reduction
• improve labor mobility and connectivity in
rural-urban areas; manage population
growth and livelihoods

3. Affordable housing
• link development plans with local economic
investment programs, unlock land for
affordable housing, streamline housing
development transaction processes
National Urban Development and Housing
Framework 2009 - 2016
4. Sustainable communities
• encourage sustainable planning and green building, integrate climate change
adaptation and disaster risk management in community and regional
development

5. Performance-oriented governance
• Provide incentives for LGUs to depend less on internal revenue allotment,
increase capacity in strategic planning, investment programming, budgeting and
implementation
President Rodrigo Duterte

“Change is Coming.”

Build, Build, Build Program

Federalism Advocacy

Independent Foreign Policy

Ten-Point Socioeconomic Agenda
1. Continue and maintain current macroeconomic policies, including fiscal, monetary, and
trade policies.

2. Institute progressive tax reform and more effective tax collection, indexing taxes to
inflation.

3. Increase competitiveness and the ease of doing business. This effort will draw upon
successful models used to attract business to local cities (e.g., Davao) and pursue the
relaxation of the Constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership, except as regards land
ownership, in order to attract foreign direct investment.

4. Accelerate annual infrastructure spending to account for 5% of GDP, with Public-Private

Partnerships playing a key role.

5. Promote rural and value chain development toward increasing agricultural and rural
enterprise productivity and rural tourism.
Ten-Point Socioeconomic Agenda (continued)
6. Ensure security of land tenure to encourage investments, and address bottlenecks in
land management and titling agencies.

7. Invest in human capital development, including health and education systems, and match
skills and training to meet the demand of businesses and the private sector.

8. Promote science, technology, and the creative arts to enhance innovation and creative
capacity toward self-sustaining, inclusive development.

9. Improve social protection programs, including the government’s Conditional Cash

Transfer program, to protect the poor against instability and economic shocks.

10. Strengthen implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health

Law to enable especially poor couple to make informed choices on financial and family
planning.
The Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022

The first medium-term development plan anchored on a long-

term vision called Ambisyon Natin 2040 which envisions the
Philippines as a prosperous middle-class society.

Strategies to achieve avowed goals:

A. Malasakit (Solidarity)
B. Pagbabago (Real transformation that reduces inequality)
C. Kaunlaran (Increasing potential growth and sustaining it)
Land Conversions

• September, 2016: The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)

attempted to propose a two-year ban on the processing of
applications for land conversion.
- The review is expected to determine the status of
agricultural lands and to determine the possible illegal land
conversion of agricultural lands to non-agricultural
purposes especially those that are included in the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
 National Urban Development and Housing
Framework 2017 - 2022
The NUDHF 2017-2022 is founded on six (6)
key principles that address challenges and
take hold of opportunities. It identifies viable
strategies and key action areas, based on
the country’s urban development context and
drivers. Key actions focus on urban
demography, urban planning and design,
housing, infrastructure and basic services,
economy and finance, and urban
governance. These focus areas capture the
agenda points of the Philippines’ National
Urban Agenda.
National Urban Development and Housing
Framework 2017 - 2022

VISION AND PRINCIPLES

The NUDHF 2017-2022 adopts the country vision on urban

development, as articulated in the New Urban
Agenda:

“Better, Greener, Smarter Urban Systems in a

More Inclusive Philippines”
National Urban Development and Housing
Framework 2017 - 2022
Vision
“Better, Greener, Smarter Urban Systems
in a More Inclusive Philippines”
 Better Urban Systems → competitive, economically vibrant and
livable

 Greener Urban Systems → environmentally sustainable, climate

resilient and safe

 Smarter Urban Systems → connected physically, spatially, and

digitally
National Urban Development and Housing
Framework 2017 - 2022

• Inclusive Philippines → equitable, participatory, and provides

universal access to quality basic services. It safeguards children,
women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. It equalizes access
to livelihoods opportunities and it enables informal settler families
(ISFs) to transform in the metropolises, living their lives with more
pride and dignity.

• The Vision supports the aspirations of Filipinos as stated in

AmBisyon 2040 and is aligned with the Philippine Development
Plan 2017-2020.
National Urban Development and Housing
Framework 2017 - 2022
PRINCIPLES
1. Urbanization as catalyst for inclusive growth

2. Resilience as a base for spatial structuring

and sectoral development

3. Spatially and thematically integrated settle-

ments within a coherent and efficient urban
systems and forms across scales .
National Urban Development and Housing
Framework 2017 - 2022
PRINCIPLES
4. Urban areas as accessible platforms for social
and economic opportunity, cultural expression,
and innovation.

5. People’s participation and empowerment as

foundations of urban governance, facilitating
sustainable resource use, planning, manage-
ment and finance

6. Sustainable Urban Development

Learnings and Insights

• Most of the planning principles after the Spanish period were

taken and adopted from American/Western urban planners
• Each administration after the Spanish regime had its own
policies and programs related to urban planning
• External and internal factors (international scene, economy,
socio-political situation etc.) affected the priorities of each
administration
 Conclusion

• Five hundred years after the arrival of the Spaniards and

more than one hundred years after the declaration of
Philippine independence, urban planning is still beset with
the same problems – poor planning, political influence and
corruption, disregard for the environment and ultimately the
sustainable development of communities.
• It is important that the new generation or the millennials
must learn to appreciate the importance of good urban
planning so that development will be sustained for
generations to come.
Quote

• “To be young and aware is to know you’re

being lied to; to know that a bright green
future is possible; to know that we can
reimagine the world, rebuild our cities,
redesign our lives, retool our factories,
distribute innovation and creativity and all live
in a world that is not only better than the
alternative, but much better than the world we
have now.” Alex Steffen
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Filipino Communities
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Eduardo D. Del Rosario

Secretary
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
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