Sharing Canadian

Experiences in the Philippines

Jay Presaldo

Project Manager

Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) – Philippines

CIDA Networking Session, 5th World Urban Forum

22 March 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Four Centres

• Education and Research

• Urban Leadership

• Community Assets

• International Partnerships

Philippines is CUI‟s longest

running program • IAPSUM: International Assistance Partnership for Strategic Urban

Management (1994-1998)

• IPPSUM: International Partnership Program for Strategic Urban Management (1998 – 2001)

• IPPGUG: International Partnership Program for Good Urban Governance (2001 – 2006)

• IUPP: International Urban Partnerships Program (2006 - 2009)

Funded by a contribution from the Canadian Partnership Branch (CPB) of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Making decentralization work in the

Philippines Focus in Western Visayas

• Guimaras (1994)

• +Malay Municipality

(1998)

• +Metro Iloilo (1998)

and now

• Metro Iloilo Guimaras

(MIG) +key urban areas

images of the region:

from urban …

… to rural

… from prosperity

… to poverty.

• Increased multi-stakeholder participation (women and men) in local governance and development.

• Enhanced capacity and leadership within local governments, community groups and sectors.

• Improved and more sustainable social, economic and environmental conditions for communities.

• Enriched body of knowledge about good urban governance practices available to countries where program is based, Canada and internationally.

UPP-Philippines Expected Results

• Core Partners

Metropolitan Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council

(MIGEDC) and its member LGUs; and the Department of Interior and

Local Government (DILG)

• Secondary Partners

Selected key cities/capital towns and their community partners in

Western Visayas, including Malay Municipality

• Regional and National Level

NEDA and DTI and Local Universities, NGOs and Business Groups

with regional reach.

• International Agencies

Collaboration (informal and short-term) with UN Habitat Philippines,

AusAID, JICA, GTZ, world Bank and ADB

PARTNERS migedc

Governance Issues Covered • Metropolitan governance and growth management

• Urban leadership

• Civic engagement

• Jumpstarting local economic development

• Tourism planning

• Rural-urban linkaging

• Healthy and safer communities

• Heritage conservation

• Waste management

• Youth internship

• Knowledge sharing

Civic engagement

Means to Achieve

Urban Leadership development and capacity

Means to Achieve

Ideas for the City

Means to Achieve

• Short-term missions by Canadian volunteer experts

• Engagement of local experts

• Convening of workshops/symposia/conferences

• Study tours to Canada

• South-south exchanges

• Internships (both Canadian and local)

• Youth engagements

• Applied research

• Best practice sharing

• Attending critical international gatherings of urban

practitioners and key training courses

• Support for planning processes and capacity building

• Production of toolkits and other communication and

educational vehicles such as websites and e-newsletters

Approaches

CUI in the Philippines:

„building the regional city‟

UPP Philippines supports Metro Iloilo-

Guimaras Economic Development

Council (MIGEDC) develop model

approaches to enhancing urban

governance and the public realm of

cities as a contribution to urban

sustainability and poverty reduction.

UPP Philippines generates new

knowledge for advancing urban

sustainability and poverty reduction

in city-regions through participation

in local, regional and national

knowledge networks.

Metro Iloilo-Guimaras is a growing urban region

being the 5th Largest Urban Region

LGUs:

Iloilo City

Guimaras Province,

Municipalities of Pavia, Leganes, Oton,

San Miguel and Sta. Barbara

Land area: 988.67 sq. kms.

Population: 806,549

Barangays: 433

migedc: locus and coverage

migedc

heritage city maritime hub

commercial and cultural capital

of Western Visayas

A work alliance of the City of Iloilo, the

Municipalities of Oton, San Miguel, Pavia,

Leganes, Sta. Barbara, and the Province of

Guimaras designed to help address the

area’s emerging problems brought about by

rapid urbanization and the spatial

development challenges of tourism and

economic development.

Metro Iloilo-

Guimaras as a

rapidly growing

urban region

require planning

Greater Vancouver Regional District

Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Planning and Management:

•GVRD and CRD Organizational Models

•City Strategic Planning for Sustainability

•Integrated River and Watershed Management Planning

Economic Development and Heritage Conservation

•Public-Private Sector Partnerships

•Operations of Economic Development Organizations

•Heritage Conservation

•Tourism Management

Environmental Management

•Solid Waste Management: Sanitary Landfill, MRF and Composting

Facilities

•Watershed Management

•Water Quality

Social Services, Public Safety and Security

•Crime and Drug Prevention

•Health, Housing and Community Development

Integrated Infrastructure Management

•Transportation Management

•Ports Management

Addressing urbanization, tourism

and economic development issues

increasing rural / urban poverty incidence

emerging congestion and urban decay at the city center

urban sprawl and encroachment on the neighboring municipalities

inadequacy of public infrastructure and services

low productivity (agriculture, fisheries, tourism, commerce, trade and industry)

environmental risks/hazards and threats to natural eco-systems

migedc: main focus

1. Public Safety and Security

2. Land Use and Management

3. Environmental Management

4. Infrastructure Development

5. Basic Services Delivery

6. Trade & Investment Promotions

7. Tourism Development

8. Traffic Management

9. Special Project Planning and

Development

migedc: areas of collaboration

• multi-stakeholder program for 9 areas of collaboration

• reliance on pooled logistics

• institutional strengthening and capacity building

• compliance with global commitments & national/regional plans (MDG, PGMA 10-Point Agenda, Phil. Medium Term Plan, LGU CLUPs & Dev’t. plans)

• participatory and consensus-built planning and decision-making

• vertical & horizontal linkage

• spatial development based on assumed functional roles

migedc: general work strategies

•Iloilo City as regional center for residential, commercial, educational and governance activities

•Five peripheral municipalities as “satellites” of the metropolitan core

• Pavia as the agro-industrial center

• Leganes as the center for light

industries

• San Miguel as the food basket

• Oton as the dormitory

• Sta. Barbara as the historic and

cultural center

•Island province of Guimaras as a “stop-over” in the Mega-Region‟s Central Visayas Tourism Corridor

migedc: functional roles

Tackling environmental issues

Jumpstarting the

economy

Formulating rural

strategies for the city

region

Planning for

tourism to promote

economic development

and cultural diversity

Exploring transportation options

Planning for Metro Iloilo-Guimaras growth

management framework

CANADIAN EXPERIENCES

Linking Growth Management &

Transportation Planning

MIG Spatial Development Framework

Emphasizing The Public Realm

Heritage

conservation

Culture-led Downtown Revitalization

Expo 86 and the False Creek Revitalization

Canadian Experts and Interns

Canada-Philippines exchange: Officials

from the island of Guimaras, Iloilo

urban region and municipality of Malay

visit local governments in Canada

Strategic Local Economic Development Planning

Beate Bowron, former Director of Community Planning for Toronto‟s South

District and Dr. Gary Davidson, former Director of Planning and Development

for Huron County and President of the Ontario Professional Planners

Association on Regional and Urban Planning and Plan harmonization

Terry Boutilier and Patricia

MacPherson, City of Kitchener

Glenn Miller with

York University

Interns

Supporting the Legal and Policy Framework for

Environmental Rehabilitation in Guimaras

RESULTS

Safer city-region

through public safety

and security initiatives

of recognizing Best

Barangay Tanod (Village

Police) and Best LGU

Public Safety and

Security program

Healthy communities

through establishment

of Metro Iloilo Health

Alliance

Metro Iloilo Road Improvement Program

Guimaras-Iloilo Ferry Terminal System Project

Improved Traffic

Management

Skills Training for Frontline Service Teams (e.g./

Basic Computer and Radio Operations Training Project, Proposal Writing, etc.)

Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Safer Communities Project

Waste Characterization Study

Preparation of Codes: Environment, Investment, Tax, General Ordinances

Plaza Improvement thru Pretty Plaza Banwa Gwapa

Developed

leadership for the

Urban city-region

Upgrading public markets

Preparation of Plan and Study Documents

1. Spatial Framework Plan

2. MIGEDC Road Map 2015

3. Integrated Urban

Infrastructure Plan

4. Tourism Strategy and

Action Plan

5. Downtown CBD

Revitalization Pre-FS

6. Guimaras Iloilo Ferry

Terminal System Pre-FS

7. Metro Iloilo Traffic

Management Study

Production of

knowledge

products and

toolkits

The Western Visayas Local Urban Observatory (WV-LUO)

addresses the urgent need to improve the regional database

of urban knowledge by helping local governments and civil

society to develop and track policy-oriented urban indicators,

statistics and other urban information

A facility that allows sharing and generating ideas on-line as

an initial step in building a body of development knowledge in

a faster, cheaper and an innovative way of convening,

connecting and communicating with urban stakeholders.

www.canurb.com

www.philippines.canurb.com

DIRECTIONS

MIG BIO-REGIONAL INITIATIVE

THE GREEN ZONE –

PROTECTING THE WATERSHEDS

An inclusive, region-wide effort to guide the physical, economic, social, cultural and environmental development of MIG over the next future years.

Supporting in the transformation of the MIG into a sustainable bioregion contributing to global, national and regional poverty reduction and environmental management efforts

Capacity building as over-all approach by enhancing the regional stakeholders‟ capacity in regional governance through regional planning and environmental sustainability.

MIG BIO-REGIONAL INITIATIVE

The watershed area is characterized by deteriorating water quality, landslides, unsustainable catchment management practices, deteriorating ecosystems, low access to water and high poverty levels.

Through the effort to mitigate disaster, investors will be more confident in putting their money in the region. This would more job opportunities for the people. With better access to clean water, women and children will have healthier life.

MIG BIO-REGIONAL INITIATIVE

for sustainable urban future

For more information, please visit

www.canurb.com

www.philippines.canurb.com

www.rlgrc6.org.ph

www.migedc.org.ph

MABUHAY!!!