metro iloilo-guimaras economic development council

Managing and Coordinating ODA: the Iloilo City Experience

presented by Mayor Jerry P Treñas, Chairperson, MIGEDC Amigo Hotel, Iloilo City, 25 January 2007 World Bank (1981)

ƒ Regional Cities Development Project Mandurriao Sites and Services Project (1981) Bo. Obrero Slum Upgrading Project (1981) Central Market Rehabilitation Project (1981) City Motorpool Rehabilitation Project (1981) World Bank (1998 onwards)

ƒ Feasibility Study for the Proposed Calajunan Sanitary Landfill Facility under SWEEP ƒ EIA Study for the Proposed Calajunan Sanitary Landfill Facility under SWEEP ƒ City Development Strategies EIS Study for the Construction of a Sanitary Landfill IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) 1980

ƒ Construction of the Diversion Road in Mandurriao Diversion Road Construction Project (1981) UNICEF

ƒ CPC 2: Reaching Out to the Children of the Urban Poor Program (1982-1990) ƒ CPC 3 & 4: Urban Basic Services Program (1990-2000) Country Program for Children 2, 3 and 4 CIDA

ƒ Barangay Administration Training Program ƒ Scholarship Programs in MMPM, ERM and DURP ƒ Creation of the MIDC and City ENRO ƒ PEARL Barangay Administration Training Program Partnership with the Canadian Urban Institute Metro Iloilo Development Council AusAID

ƒ Food for Work Program ƒ Nutrition and Education Program for Street and Urban Working Children Street Children Nutrition and Education Project JBIC and JICA

ƒ Iloilo Flood Control Project - watershed management - solid waste management ƒ Iloilo International Airport Project Waste Characterization Study Iloilo International Airport JICA

ƒ Study on the Metro Iloilo Road Network Improvement Project ƒ Transport Planning and Traffic Management in Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Metro Iloilo Road Network Improvement Project Transport Planning and Traffic Management in Metro Iloilo-Guimaras GTZ

ƒ Decentralized Planning Structures Project with NEDA ƒ Iloilo City Investment Incentives Code ƒ Improvement of Permitting and Licensing System at the Iloilo City Hall ƒ Codification Project at MIDC ƒ Solid Waste Management (w/ AHT) Decentralized Planning Structures Project Codification Project with MIDC UNDP - UN Habitat

ƒ MDG Localization Project ƒ Rights and Reforms for Results Project ƒ Mitigating the External Environmental Threats to the MDGs Projects ƒ Project IMPACT: Shelter Planning Project through the ICUPAO ƒ Urban Observatory and Urban Info Project UN MDG Localization Project Project IMPACT: Shelter Planning Project USAID ƒ Pop Dev Program (1990s) ƒ Iloilo River Dev’t. Masterplan (w/ The Asia Foundation, 2001) ƒ Downtown CBD Heritage Building Catalogue Project w/ Ford Motor Co., 2001 ƒ Integrated Water Resources Alliance (w/ USAEP 2001-2002) ƒ Local Initiatives for Affordable Wastewater Treatment Technologies (LINAW) 2002- 2007 Iloilo River Development Masterplanning CBD 01-001 Celso Ledesma Building

Location: J.M. Basa St. Name of owner: Julianita Villanueva Date constructed: 1923

Historical Background

Front Elevation (drawn not to scale)

detail of reinforced concrete capi- tal at building’s façade showing

Architect’s Perspective

1 Downtown CBD Heritage Building Catalogue Project IWRA and LINAW Projects AusAID

ƒ Iloilo Provincial Physical Framework Planning Project (1994) ƒ Street Children Education and Nutrition Project (2000) ƒ AYAD ƒ LAMP ƒ Local Governance Development Program Australian Youth Ambassador for Development Project Local Governance Development Program with the MIGEDC ADB

ƒ Small Town Water Supply Project (w/ MIWD) ƒ Microfinance Projects w/ Land Bank and the Taytay sa Kauswagan What lies ahead? ƒ building a bankable image ƒ networking with and winning the support of NEDA, LCP and ULAP ƒ strategic planning that identifies realistic deliverables ƒ maintaining public-private partnership especially with business community and NGOs ƒ thinking and acting like a region ƒ prioritizing capacity development and staff empowerment Challenges What have we learned? Partnerships work !!! ƒ learning from others ƒ consensus-built issues result in more realistic and achievable programs ƒ strong and enabling environment helps in optimizing ODA resources and technologies ƒ shared program leadership and ownership helps guarantee transparency and accountability ƒ faith and trust with city staff and partners Lessons Dinagyang Festival Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council Thank you very much. See you at the festival!

Madamo gid nga salamat.