Transcript LESSON 12

UPA Package 3, Module 2
SQUATTER RESETTLEMENT IN THE
METROPOLITAN FRINGE: A CASE
STUDY OF THE SAPANG PALAY
RESETTLEMENT PROJECT IN
SAN JOSE DEL MONTE,
BULACAN, PHILIPPINES
3.2.8 Squatter Resettlement in the Metropolitan Fringe: A Case Study of
the Sapang Palay Resettlement Project in San Jose del Monte,
Bulacan, Philippines
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Objectives
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Understand the concepts of relocation and resettlement;
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Identify factors for success/failure;
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Learn from case study
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Bulacan, Philippines
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The SPRP: Origing
Area: 752.5 hectares of riceland
How Acquired: PHHC bought the land to serve as
resettlement area for displaced urban poor families.
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Location of Municipality of San Jose
Del Monte
San Jose del Monte,
Province of Bulacan
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Location of Sapang Palay
Resettlement Program
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Population Growth
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the Sapang Palay Resettlement Project in San Jose del Monte,
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Development under PHHC
PHHC Mandate 1948
To promote physical, social and economic betterment of
the populous areas of the Philippines through low-cost
housing projects and community and institutional
housing.
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Other Housing Agencies
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Presidential Assistant on Housing and Resettlement
(PAHRA)
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Tondo Foreshore Development Authority (TFDA)
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Central Institute for Training and Relocation of Urban
Squatters (CITRUS)
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Presidential Committee
Resettlement (PRECHUR)
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Sapang Palay Development Committee (SPDC)
on
Housing
and
Urban
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Bulacan, Philippines
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Master Plan
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the Sapang Palay Resettlement Project in San Jose del Monte,
Bulacan, Philippines
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Relocation Process
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Relocatees transported on trucks to demarcated lots and
left to themselves;
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Awarding of lots based on relocatee’s expressed desire
to live permanently in resettlement area;
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Relocatee re-assembled
assigned to him/her;
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Government assistance: transporting the squatters,
assignment of lots, initial services.
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Problems Encountered
1.
Relocation site not adequately prepared
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Poor roads
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Inadequate water
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No power
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No drainage / sewerage system
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No facilities for education / health / protective
services
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No / poor transport facilities
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Problems Encountered
2.
Inadequate job opportunities;
3.
Social gap between relocatees and original settlers;
4.
Social problems among relocatees discouraged middle
class population from settling in or near SPRP.
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Government Interventions
1.
Establishment of the Central Institute for Training and
Relocation of Urban Squatters (CITRUS)
2.
Establishment of Industrial Estate
3.
Extension of Social Services
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Development under NHA
1975 - present
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Shift towards social welfare-oriented housing policy
which combined housing production with housing
finance and housing regulation through
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comprehensive and integrated housing program
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administered by highly centralized organizational
structure
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Martial Law Legislations
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Presidential Decree 757 - 1975 - created the National
Housing Authority
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Presidential Decree 1396 - 1978 - created the
Ministry of Human Settlements
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Executive Order 648 - 1981 - created Human
Settlements Regulatory Commission
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Post Martial Law Legislations
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Executive Order 90 - abolished Ministry of Human
Settlements and created the Housing and Urban
Development Coordinating Council
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Republic Act 7279 - 1991 - Urban Development and
Housing Act
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Phase II: Features
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Comprehensive development plan prepared and
implemented first
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Provision of “Core” housing
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Expansion of residential area
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Reduction in lot sizes
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Community facilities and utilities put in place
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Land Use Allocation
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PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
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Inadequate funds due to sheer size of area and
continued influx of population
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Inadequacy of industrial estate to absorb
increasing labor force
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Return of relocatees to metropolis and arrival of
non-beneficiaries to the site
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Stigma of municipality as “home of squatters”
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Lessons Learned
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Resettlement area should provide shelter +
livelihood opportunities + basic services
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Comprehensive development plan should be
prepared
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Close coordination among stakeholders
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