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Innovative Approaches to Affordable Housing in Asia

This article discusses the innovative approaches taken by the City of Balanga in delivering affordable housing options in Asia. It highlights the city's characteristics, issues, governance structures, and initiatives to address the housing needs. The article also mentions the involvement of key stakeholders and the policy framework in place.

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Innovative Approaches to Affordable Housing in Asia

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

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

  3. Location of the Municipality CITIES 11/12/2018

  4. Location of the Municipality CITIES 11/12/2018

  5. 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 CITIES 11/12/2018

  6. 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. CITIES 11/12/2018

  7. 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 CITIES 11/12/2018

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

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

  10. 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) CITIES 11/12/2018

  11. 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) CITIES 11/12/2018

  12. 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 SOCIAL HOUSING FINANCE CORP. NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD Regulatory body for housing industry NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORP. (Securitization) Fund mobilizer NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORP. HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD HOME GUARANTY CORP. (Guaranty) Fund mobilizers HOME GUARANTY CORPORATION

  13. 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. CITIES 11/12/2018

  14. 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. CITIES 11/12/2018

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

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