As of 17 October 2007
CITIES ALLIANCE PUBLIC POLICY FORUM
November 5-7, 2007
Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila,
ADB Avenue cor. Ortigas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Quezon City
“Leveraging Resources for Liveable Cities”
DATE/TIME
/ TOPIC/CONTENT / SPEAKER / VENUE /DAY 1 – NOV. 5
6:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m. / MALACANANG ACTIVITIES
§ PRESS CONFERENCE
§ DINNER-RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE PRESIDENT
o President’s Speech
o Cultural presentation / President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo / Heroes Hall, Malacanang
Malacanang
DAY 2 – NOV. 6
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. / SITE VISITS
§ Breakfast-orientation on the site visits
§ Departure for site visits (Cities Alliance members to be grouped into three)
o Southville 2, Trece Martires, Cavite - Relocation site for affected families of Rail Linkage Project
o Muntinlupa City - CDS city
o Marikina City - In-city relocation and CDS city / I / Ballroom D & E Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
LUNCH on the Bus
NOV. 6
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. / OPENING CEREMONIES
§ Welcome Remarks
§ Messages to be delivered by:
o Cities Alliance
§ Keynote Speech / Mayor Benhur Abalos, President, League of Cities
CA Co-Chair Inga Klevby, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat
Vice President of the Philippines Noli de Castro / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
3:00 – 3:10
3:10 – 3:40 / FORUM I: CDS
§ Overview by the Moderator
§ CDS in the Philippines
o Shall showcase (a) the global CDS experience, with specific focus on the Philippines – overview of CDS in the Philippines, its history, impact on cities, expansion and future directions; and (b) new and alternative financing mechanisms now being explored by cities with respect to their capital investment requirements / Moderator: Mary Jane Ortega, Former Mayor, San Fernando, La Union
Mayor Mel Sarmiento,
Calbayog City, Western Samar / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
3:40 – 4:00 / BREAK
4:00 – 4:30
4:30 – 5:00
NOV. 6
5:00 – 6:00 / o Experience of Marikina City, as a CDS city, in undergoing the process and how they have embraced it as their approach in moving forward
§ CDS in Yangzhou, China
DISCUSSION / Mayor Marides Fernando,
Marikina City, Metro Manila
Vice Mayor, Mr. Sun Yukun and Yangzhou Delegation / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
6:30 p.m. / § COCKTAILS/DINNER - tbc / tbc
DAY 3 – NOV. 7
9:00 – 9:10
9:10 – 9:40 / FORUM II: MAINSTREAMING ACCESS TO FINANCING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SLUM UPGRADING
§ Brief description of topics and introduction of speakers
o Discussion of programmes and initiatives undertaken at pilot levels for possible scaling up: pre-requisites for upscaling (general context/situation of the area, presence and capacities of the sector and local facilitators/implementers, financing availability)
o How Local Governments can finance their programmes given the wide range of financing schemes available
§ Philippine successes/learning on leveraging resources
o Shall give overall context of the Philippine situation relative to leveraging resources – successes, failures, challenges in slum upgrading – as well as evolution of policies, frameworks, and programmes on urban development and slum development / Moderator:
Dr. Ana Marie Karaos,
Executive Director,
Institute on Church and Social Issues
Ms. Juanita Amatong,
Former Finance Secretary, Member, Monetary Board and
CA Policy Advisory Board / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
9:40 – 10:00 / BREAK
10:00 – 10:30
NOV. 7
10:30 – 10:50
10:50 – 11:50 / § Community Mortgage Programme or CMP (Philippines)
o Evolution and Reforms in CMP
¨ The first part will dwell on the depth and breadth of the CMP coverage through the past 18 years. CMP is considered to be a flagship programme of many Administrations and is viewed as the most cost-effective social housing and voluntary resettlement programme. It has so far reached over 200,000 poor households in urban and urbanizing centres in the country. Many lessons have been learned.
Part two of the presentation will dwell on the key reforms being introduced into the CMP to make it even more responsive and effective in targeting the housing backlog, particularly the urban poor communities in cities. The CMP aims to combine and leverage national funds and local fund sources. Led by the local governments institutionally collaborating with NGOs, POs, and the private sector, addressing the housing backlog becomes more programmatic, multi-year and highly localized rather than merely decentralized.
o CMP Localization
¨ The presentation will highlight the new and unfolding experience of Naga City as a case demonstration of the localized CMP. Will it really work? What are the challenges?
DISCUSSION / Mr. Dam Vertido,
Board Member,
Social Housing Finance Corporation
Mayor Jessie Robredo, Naga City, Bicol Region / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
11:50 – 12:10 / Presentation of Public-Private Investment Advisory Facility (PPIAF) / James Leigland, Programme Leader for PPIAF Sub-National Technical Assistance / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
12:10 – 1:00 / LUNCH BREAK
Cultural Presentation by Iriga Children’s Choir / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
NOV. 7
1:00 – 1:15
1:15 – 1:45
1:45 – 2:10
2:10 – 2:40
2:40 – 3:45 / CONTINUATION OF FORUM II: MAINSTREAMING ACCESS TO FINANCING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SLUM UPGRADING
§ Overview of topics and speakers
§ Lessons learned from financing programmes for socialized housing in the Philippines (ADB/UN-Habitat Projects)
o Development of Poor Urban Communities Sector Project (DPUCSP)/Integrated Approaches to Poverty Reduction at the Neighbourhood Level (IMPACT)/Metro Manila Urban Services for the Poor Project (MMUSPP)
¨ What do DPUCSP and IMPACT want to achieve?
¨ What have DPUCSP and IMPACT achieved so far?
¨ What are the challenges ahead?
o Strategic Private Sector Partnerships for Urban Poverty Reduction in Metro Manila (STEP-UP)
¨ What did STEP-UP set out to achieve?
¨ What has it achieved so far?
¨ What will be the future of STEP-UP, or which follow-up activities are planned?
¨ Can STEP-UP become sustainable, and replicable?
§ Slum upgrading experience of Ekurhuleni, South Africa, focusing on employment generation
DISCUSSION / Moderator:
Mr. Nathaniel Von Einsiedel,
President, Urban Partnership Foundation
Undersecretary Lucille P. Ortile, Secretary General, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
Executive Director
Gil Salazar,
Philippine Business for Social Progress
Councillor Duma Nkosi
Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
3:45 – 4:00 / BREAK
NOV. 7
4:00 – 4:15
4:15 – 4:45
4:45 – 5:15
5:15 – 5:45
5:45 – 6:15
6:15– 7:00 / FORUM III: INSTITUTIONALIZING COLLABORATION AND LEVERAGING MECHANISMS
§ Overview of topics and speakers
§ North/South Rail Relocation Project (Philippines)
o Shall showcase collaboration of National Government, LGUs, NGOs, and POs in the design and implementation of relocation programmes (Local Inter-Agency Committee experience)
§ India’s Rail Relocation Experience
§ Baan Mankong Programme (Thailand)
§ Gawad Kalinga or GK (Philippines)
o Response from an LGU as a GK partner
DISCUSSION / Moderator: Mr. Yousef Hiasat, CEO, Beit Al-Mal Saving and Investment for Housing (BEITNA) and member of Cities Alliance Policy Advisory Board
Mayor Freddie Tinga,
Taguig City, Metro Manila
Mr. Jockin Arputham, President, National Slum Dwellers Federation
Deputy Prime Minister Paiboon Wattanasiritham, Minister for Social Development and Human Security
Mr. Tony Meloto,
Gawad Kalinga Founder
Mayor Sonia Lorenzo,
San Isidro, Nueva Ecija / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
NOV 7
7:00 – 8:00 pm / CLOSING CEREMONIES
§ Presentation of Resolutions
o Presentation to the plenary of the synthesis of findings, lessons learned, challenges and recommendations
§ Closing Remarks / Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
CA Co-Chair Inga Klevby, Deputy Executive Director, UN-Habitat / Grand Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila
8:00 p.m. / DINNER - tbc / tbc
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