Taking on the Challenge: Fighting Poverty and Hunger The Right to Food Way

1. Office of the President National Anti-Poverty Commission Taking on the Challenge: Fighting Poverty and Hunger The Right to Food Way Labanan angKahirapan !!! DOLORES DE QUIROS-CASTILLO, CSEE, MNSA, GSC (PAR) NAPC Assistant Secretary

2. Key Areas for Presentation §Our Target: the Poor and Reducing Poverty and Hunger § Government Responses: Winning the War Against Poverty and Hunger: § Our Stakes and Taking On the Challenges Ahead

3. Critical Questions to Answer Who are the poor? Why are they poor? What services do they need?

4. Republic Act No. 8425 - Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act defines: The poor refers to individuals and families whose incomes fall below the official poverty threshold as defined by the government and/or cannot afford to provide in a sustained manner for their minimum basic needs for food, health, education, housing, and other social amenities of life. WHO ARE THE POOR ?

5. Government Responses and Current Priorities: Labanan ang Kahirapan

6. HOW TO FIGHT POVERTY? Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act (RA 8425) - A landmark law that created NAPC Section 2, No. 4 (e) states that “The social reform agenda shall address the fight against poverty through a multi-dimensional and cross-sectoral approach which recognizes and respects the core values, cultural integrity, and spiritual diversity of target sectors and communities;

7. PROPOSED OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK ENHANCED KALAHI “HAPPIER” OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK VISION OPERATIONS • Poverty Incidence reduced by half in 2010 • 2.Population Growth Rate of 1.9% by 2010 • High environmental sustainability by 2015 ANCHORS AGENDA GOALS H U M A N R I G H T S D I M E N S I O N G E N D E R D I M E N S I O N Poverty Reduction Population Management Economic Dimensions Environment Sustainability Enhancing Availment of Public Goods & Services Social Protection, Peace & Order & Security Enhancing Resources Capacities Promoting Market Competitiveness STRATEGIES Participatory Governance Social/ Cultural Dimensions Millennium Development Goals Medium Term Development Plan + Institutional Arrangement Monitoring & Evaluation Advocacy/ IEC Policies Programs MECHANISM MECHANISM Political and Governance Dimensions NATIONAL / PAPR LGU / LPRAP Ecological/Environ-mental Dimensions NGAs LGUs CSOs Private Sector BASIC SECTORS (Poor/vulnerable) LGUs DRIVERS SUPPLY SUPPLY DEMAND

8. ENHANCED KALAHI“HAPPIER” Strategies CURRENT STRATEGY ENHANCED POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY ENHANCING RESOURCES CAPACITIES • Land Resources Improvement/ Utilization • Labor Quality Improvement • Capital Augmentation • Technology Entrepreneurship Improvement ASSET REFORM PROMOTING MARKET COMPETITIVENESS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ENHANCING AVAILMENT OF PUBLIC GOODS AND SERVICES LIVELIHOOD AND EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION INCLUDING PEACE AND ORDER, AND SECURITY SOCIAL PROTECTION

9. OPERATIONAL NEXUSES: OUR FIGHTING TARGETS OPERATIONAL NEXUSES POVERTY POVERTY INCIDENCE REDUCED FROM 34% BY HALF OR AT LEAST 20% BY 2010 HUNGER POPULATION POPULATION GROWTH RATE REDUCED FROM 2.3 TO 1.9 BY 2010 ENVIRONMENT HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BY 2015

10. Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program HUNGER Unavailable or insufficient food to eat No money to buy food Hunger Mitigation Measures Demand Side Supply Side Increase Food Production Enhance efficiency of logistics & food delivery Put more money in poor people’s pockets Promote good nutrition Manage population a) Improve productivity in coconut areas (coconut coir, virgin coconut oil & other value-adding products; coconet production) – DA, PCA, CIIF b) More aggressive micro-financing – PCFC, LBP, DSWD c) Maximize employment opportunities in construction & maintenance of farm-to-market roads, irrigation and roadside maintenance – DPWH, MMDA,PNP d) Aggressive training – TESDA, DOLE, DSWD e) Upland land distribution (4M ha for jatropha, rubber) – DAR a) Conduct social marketing –DOH, NNC/ LGUs b) Promote exclusive breastfeeding, appropriate complementary feeding, and increased consumption of vegetables – DOH/ LGUs c) Nutrition education in schools –DepED Responsible Parenthood – POPCOM / LGUs / ULAP / Leagues of P/C/M/B a) Barangay Food Terminal & Tindahan Natin – NFA, DSWD b) Ports (RORO)-maximum use of private ports, shipping - DOTC/PPA c) Farm to market roads –DPWH, DA, DAR d) Efficient local transport – LGUs/Leagues of P/C/M/B e) Food for School Program- DepED,DSWD f) Creation of NGO net-work to support feeding programs - DSWD g) Community tradeable rice certificates - NFA Productivity programs including livestock, crops, marine regeneration (mangrove and coastal fishery development), farm family (Gulayan ng Masa) and irrigation - DA, DENR, NIA

11. Catalyzing CONVERGENCE, HARMONIZATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION

12. Key Components and Goals POLICY ADVOCACY AND POLICY REFORM REDUCED POVERTY & HUNGER IMPROVED GOVERNANCE EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES CONVERGENT PROGRAM/SERVICE DELIVERY PEOPLE/INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING- CAPABILITY DEV RESOURCES MOB & SOCIAL MARKETING

13. OUR COMMON CHALLENGES Labanan ang Kahirapan! • Converge & ensure unity in directions and efforts • Harmonize & synchronize on GROUNDING initiatives appropriate to LOCAL conditions, while being responsive to national/global needs and dynamics • Focus and accelerate initiatives

14. OUR COMMON CHALLENGES Labanan ang Kahirapan! • Build capacities and enhance skills of poor and key stakeholders, to sustainably develop/manage resources • Strengthen and expand partnerships expand networks

15. Magkapit-bisig at mag- ugnayan Labanan ang kahirapan! MARAMING SALAMAT PO! National Anti-Poverty Commission