Millennium Development Goals Background 1 In September

Millennium Development Goals

Background 1. In September 2000, 189 UN member-nations, rich and poor, reaffirmed their commitment to peace and security, good governance, and attention to the most vulnerable with the adoption of the Millennium Declaration. 2. The declaration reflects the vision of entire nations, working together with international and country-based organizations, to wipe out poverty and the worst forms of human deprivation, and lay the foundations for sustainable human development by the year 2015.

Background 3. The vision is translated into the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) which are targets on specific human development indicators: a) Poverty Reduction; b) Universal Primary Education; c) Gender Equality; d) Reduced Child Mortality; e) Improved Maternal Health; f) Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other Diseases; g) Environmental Sustainability; and, h) Develop Global Partnership for Development. 4. The challenge and need for each nation is to ensure that the MDGs are integrated and given top priority in development planning efforts: monitoring, localization, advocacy, financing, multi-sectoral support, and MDGresponsive policy framework and legislation.

Background 5. The UN fully supports the Philippines and other committed nations in attaining targets : Localization of the MDGs, Cities Alliance project on Slum Upgrading, Unleashing Entrepreneurship. 6. The target on Shelter Development falls under Goal 7 ( Ensure Environmental Sustainability) Target 12 (Achieve a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 M slum dwellers by 2020).

ACCOMPLISHMENTS – GOAL 7 Target 12 1. 382, 285 HH (2001 -2004) provided security of tenure through house and lot, house only, or lot only. This was done through the combined efforts of government and private sector.

Informal Settler Families REGION MAGNITUDE Percentage Philippines 588, 853 100. 0 NCR 174, 085 29. 6 CAR 2, 586 0. 4 Region I (Ilocos) 2, 735 0. 5 Region II (Cagayan Valley) 9, 674 1. 6 Region III (Central Luzon) 24, 064 4. 1 Region IV (Southern Tagalog) 59, 238 10. 1 Region V (Bicol) 47, 122 8. 0

Informal Settler Families REGION MAGNITUDE Percentage Region VI (Western Visayas) 69, 170 11. 7 Region VII (Central Visayas) 33, 136 5. 6 Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 28, 619 4. 9 Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 34, 801 5. 9 Region X (Northern Mindanao) 20, 537 3. 5 Region XI (Southern Mindanao) 36, 334 6. 2 Region XII (SOCSARGEN) 19, 550 3. 3 CARAGA 24, 445 4. 2 ARMM 2, 757 0. 5

Number of Household Beneficiaries PROGRAM HUDCC Asset Reform Program 2001 2002 133, 900 68, 820 2003 Total 1, 000 203, 720 NHA Housing Programs 47, 771 25, 356 15, 205 88, 332 NHMFC Community Mortgage Program (CMP) 28, 474 19, 529 11, 453 59, 456 National Government Center (NGC) East-West Project 8, 739 2, 049 410 11, 198 North and South Rail Relocation - 7, 350 3, 250 10, 600 Gawad Kalinga (GK 777) 1, 000 1, 032 2, 963 4, 994 Habitat for Humanity 1, 878 1, 087 1, 019 3, 984 125, 223 35, 300 382, 285 Total 221, 762

ACCOMPLISHMENTS – GOAL 7 Target 12 2. Policy reforms include revision of the CMP guidelines to increase loan ceiling from P 100, 000 to P 120, 000 in Metro Manila and other urban areas; required document was likewise reduced from 56 to 18; technical assistance and financing provided to communities for transfer of title.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS – GOAL 7 Target 12 3. HUDCC and other shelter agencies work closely with the NGOs and private sector for slum upgrading and provision of dwelling units. 4. EO 272 (s. 2004) was issued authorizing the creation of the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) that will finance the housing needs of the bottom 30% poor population. It also transferred the implementation of the CMP and Abot-Kaya Pabahay Fund programs from the NHMFC to the SHFC as former's subsidiary.

CHALLENGES and PRIORITIES for ACTION 1. Continuing to meet the housing requirements of the informal settlers a. Scaling-up proven multi-stakeholder and cost-effective housing programs; b. Improving security of tenure, improving land registration process, and adopting and developing innovative tenure arrangements to address affordability issue (i. e. leasepurchase, usufruct, rent-to-own, etc. ); c. Relocating informal settlers occupying danger areas in Metro Manila in a just and humane manner (i. e. North and South Rail, Pasig River); d. Supporting LGU and private sector-led housing programs; e. Developing new centers for housing in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

CHALLENGES and PRIORITIES for ACTION 2. Pursuing an asset reform program Urban asset reform program shall be pursued (MTPDP 2004 -2010) by providing property rights to informal settlers – unlocking “dead” capital or lands occupied by IS by granting legal rights – used to raise capital for micro -enterprises. 3. Promoting sustainable source of housing finance SHFC to raise funds for the socialized housing sector

CHALLENGES and PRIORITIES for ACTION 4. Expanding private sector participation in socialized housing finance and construction Pursuing strategic linkages with client and sectoral groups, and private developers for joint venture arrangements.

CHALLENGES and ROLES of YOUNG PROFESSIONALS 1. 2. 3. 4. Provision of technical services (housing designs to suit the incremental mode of building, etc. ) at rates affordable to the sector. Coming up with technologies on housing that will bring down cost of construction. Provision of employee volunteering in the form of technical services and/or actual construction that will lower the construction cost. As potential developers, pursue the option of slum upgrading as mode of compliance to the Balanced Housing Law.