28th Annual National Convention1 League of Local Planning and Development Coordinators of the , Inc.

Iloilo City’s Urban Transformation: a Story of Good Governance and Local Economic Development

Dr. Jed Patrick E. Mabilog City Mayor May 23, 2017 2

Outline of Presentation

1.Brief Background - Some Demographics 2.2010-2013 Urban Renewal and Redevelopment 3.2013-2016 Urban Expansion and Development 4.2016-2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience

2 3 Brief Background Some Demographics

Iloilo River with Lapaz at left, and City Proper at right Land Area: 78.34 sq.km. Topography: land feature is flat and low level mass (0% - 3% slope) Coastline: 21.3 kms. Riverfront: 113 kilometers Climate: monsoonal (wet and dry) Vulnerabilities • drought, flooding, storm surge, typhoons, sea level rise • earthquake, tsunami, liquefaction • fire, dengue 3 4 Brief Background Some Demographics Population • 447,992 (2015 census) • 150,000 floating population • 5,718 persons/sq.km. (population density) Ave. Annual Growth Rate • 1.02% Average HH size • 4.75 Total no. of HHs • 90,681

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Iloilo City’s Urban Transformation

1.2010-2013 Urban Renewal and Redevelopment (My City, My Pride, ownership of rehabilitation and urban renewal work, benchmarking best-practice models, vision: a Premier City by 2015, public-private partnership)

2.2013-2016 Urban Expansion and Development (I am Iloilo, Proud to be Filipino, ownership of development initiatives, being one of the country’s top performers) 3. 4.2016-2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience (a Premier SMART City of Excellence, benchmarking with world’s bests, renewed focus on anti-drugs/anti-corruption, aiming high for excellence)

5 2010 – 2013 Urban Renewal and Redevelopment 6

1.continuity of plans, programs, activities 2.urban diagnostics and studies 3.capacity building and strengthening of the bureaucracy 4.Public-Private Partnership 5.My City, My Pride

6 2010 – 2013 Urban Renewal and Redevelopment 7 City Vision: Iloilo City: a Premier City by 2015 Vibrant Well-Governed Prosperous

3 1 2 Healthy Equal Center for Arts, & Productive access to Culture & Sports

population basic services CONSTITUENCY

6 Dynamic Public Governance

System ORGANIZATION 7 4 World Class Center for Convention & advanced tourism center 9 knowledge & Adequate learning 5 Progressive mass 8 Housing& Human 10 communication Major hub for Integrated settlement industry Export and Transport INFRASTRUCTURE manufacturing System

11 12 Progressive Major revenue collection Financial

FINANCE program Center 7 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Development 8

1.I am Iloilo, Proud to be Filipino 2.Ten-Point Agenda 3.Three Pillars of Good Governance 4.Iloilo-Batiano River Development Program 5.Heritage Conservation

8 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Development 9 Three Pillars of Good Governance

Unity strategic political will of vision, development development thrusts, participation what is morally right not (vertical and horizontal plan necessarily what is linkages) politically correct

9 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Development 10 Three Pillars of Good Governance Top Ten Mayors of World Mayor 2014

10 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Development 11 Iloilo-Batiano River Development Program

Iloilo River Development Program

Iloilo River Esplanade

11 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Developmentwhere it’s headed12 Iloilo-Batiano River Development Program

Iloilo River Development Road Program Construction

Iloilo River Esplanade

12 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Developmentwhere it’s headed13 Iloilo-Batiano River Development Program

Housing

Iloilo River Development Road Program Construction

Iloilo River Esplanade

13 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Developmentwhere it’s headed14 Iloilo-Batiano River Development Program

Housing

Before Iloilo River Development Road Program Construction

Iloilo River Esplanade Slaughter- house 14After 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Developmentwhere it’s headed15 Iloilo-Batiano River Development Program

Sports and Recreation

Housing

Iloilo River Development Road Program Construction

Iloilo River Esplanade Slaughter- house

15 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Developmentwhere it’s headed16 Iloilo-Batiano River Development Program

Sports and Recreation Ferry Terminal Projects Housing

Iloilo River Development Road Program Construction

Iloilo River Esplanade Slaughter- house

16 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Developmentwhere it’s headed17 Iloilo-Batiano River Development Program

Sports and Recreation Ferry Terminal Projects Housing

Dredging Projects Iloilo River Development Road Program Construction

Iloilo River Esplanade Slaughter- house

17 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Developmentwhere it’s headed18 Iloilo-Batiano River Development Program

Sports and Recreation Ferry Terminal Projects Housing Before Dredging Projects Iloilo River Development Road Program Construction Removal of Punots, derelicts, etc.

Iloilo River Esplanade Slaughter- house 18After 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Development 19 Heritage Conservation Program

Nelly Garden (Jaro)

Avanceña Ancestral House (aka Camiña Balay nga Old Jaro Police Station Bato)

19 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Development 20 Heritage Conservation Program

Nelly Garden (Jaro)

Avanceña Ancestral House (aka Camiña Balay nga Old Jaro Police Station Bato)

20 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience21

1.Iloilo City: a Premier SMART City of Excellence 2.Ten-Point Agenda 3.Community-Based Disaster Preparedness and Resilience 4.Planned City Extension 5.Sustained “Cradle to Grave” Social Service Package 6.Anti-Drugs and Anti-Corruption

21 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience22

New City Vision

Iloilo City: A Premier SMART City of Excellence

(Service, Manufacturing/Agribusiness, Arts and Culture, Research and Technology, Tourism)

22 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience23

Livable Good Governance Sustained Progress

1 2 3 Center of Excellence Drug-free, Healthy, Equal access Iloilo City: a Premier for Arts, Safe and productive to improved SMART City of Excellence

Culture & Sports population basic services CONSTITUENCY

4 Graft/Corrupt-Free Public Governance

System ORGANIZATION 5 6 10 World Class Center for MICE center Medical Center advanced 9 knowledge & Intelligent learning 7 8 Traffic System and 11 World-class Export , Logistics Progressive IT/BPO Government Transport Terminals And Manufacturing industry Regional Center

INFRASTRUCTURE Zone

12 13 Efficient Collection and Major Progressive Revenue Financial

Generation Center 23 FINANCE 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience24

Iloilo City 10-point Agenda

1. Education 2. Health and Social Services 3. Anti-criminality and anti-illegal drugs 4. Anti-corruption programs 5. Jobs and livelihood (MSMEs) 6. Family and spirituality 7. Infrastructure and Utilities 8. Environment 9. Traffic management 10. Sustainable Land Governance

24 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience25 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Education

95.4% literacy rate (DepEd) 20,000 college graduates annually 25 2,500 technical-vocational graduates annually from TIIC 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience26 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Health and Social Services City-wide Health Service Delivery

Business sector participation in Anti-Dengue

Improvement of health centers Iloilo City Hospital Partnerships with the DOH, business and private sectors 26 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience27 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Anti-Illegal Drugs/Criminality

Crime Rate (per 100,000 population) 2016 2,621.04 2015 2,850.25

Crime Solution Efficiency

2016 83.98% 2015 72.87% Iloilo City Police Force: 723 Police Officers 19 Police Stations 27 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience28 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Anti-Corruption

• On-line Business Registration

• 3 Steps for New Application & Renewal of Permit

• Single Electronic Signature

From 10 months to 30 minutes! 28 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience29 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Jobs and Livelihood

50,000 newly generated jobs

95.2% employment rate by PSA 2016

Iloilo Business Summit in Manila 29 2016 – 2019 UrbanHEALTHY Livability, Sustainability and Resilience30 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Family and Spirituality

Paddle boat ride along Iloilo River

WaterworldIloilo River Esplanade in Jaro and other green spaces30 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience31 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Infrastructure and Utilities

Road networks and traffic management

21,000 FTEs in BPOs 31 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience32 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Infrastructure and Utilities

Direct international flights: Singapore Hong Kong USA (via CEBU)

• International/Local ILOILO INTERNATIONAL ILOILO- seaport AIRPORT FASTCRAFT TERMINAL • Fastcraft terminal going to Bacolod City • RO-RO facility going to and Bacolod

New Bus Terminal: Gateway to any point of ISLAND RORO FACILITY ILOILO BUS TERMINAL 32 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience33 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Infrastructure and Utilities

314 Megawatt power plant

Multi billion-peso MIWD, MetroPac Bulk Water Supply joint venture33 project 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience34 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Environment

Sanitary Land Fill in Calajunan,

Environmental and Urban Planning34 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience35 Iloilo City Ten-Point Agenda Sustainable Land Governance

35 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience36 Urban Livability

36 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience37 Urban Livability

37 2016 – 2019 Urban Livability, Sustainability and Resilience38 Urban Resilience

barangay hazards and water resources maps Brgy. Dungon A prepared through the program

rainwater storage at Brgy. Balabago Innovation: CityNET/JICA-assisted community-based disaster preparedness and resilience : World Food Programme-assisted Barangay Hazard Mapping for 5 Barangays, 2014 38 : Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment, UNHABITAT, 2014 : Solar Powered Rainwater Harvesting Project, WFP, 2014 2013 – 2016 Urban Expansion and Development 39 Three Pillars of Good Governance

Unity strategic political will development of vision, development what is morally right not thrusts, participation plan necessarily what is (vertical and horizontal) politically correct

39 madamo guid nga salamat! Thank you very much!

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