Public Forum | Empowering Local Governance in the Philippines: Policy Studies for the National Capital Region

22 October 2019
Social and Political Change, Upcoming Event

The UP CIDS Program on Social and Political Change (PSPC), together with the UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development (AltDev), invites everyone to Empowering Local Governance in the Philippines: Policy Studies for the National Capital Region, a public forum happening on 8 November 2019 (Friday), 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, Lower Ground Floor, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. This forum draws from the research conducted by the UP CIDS and the Department of the Interior and Local Government–National Capital Region (DILG–NCR) showing that there are many opportunities to strengthen and empower local government units (LGUs), especially in the National Capital Region. The papers featured in this forum tackle environmental governance, devolution of health and education services to LGUs, issues on water services in Metro Manila, local insurance, local fiscal governance, urban land use, and socialized housing.

Speakers PANEL ONE

Solid Waste Management, Environmental Governance, and Sustainable Development: Prospects for the National Capital Region Maria Lourdes G. Rebullida, DPA Professorial Lecturer, UP Department of Political Science The State of Health, Delivery of Health Services, and Equity of Access in Metro Manila: Successes, Challenges, and Possible Ways Forward Maria Ela L. Atienza, Ph.D. Professor, UP Department of Political Science and Co-convenor, UP CIDS Program on Social and Political Change Urban Dimensions of Floodings and Holistic Flood Risk Management: Case of Pasig-Marikina River Basin in Metro Manila Guillermo Q. Tabios III, Ph.D. Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, UP College of Engineering Alternative Water Sources for Metro Manila for Water Security and Resilience Guillermo Q. Tabios III, Ph.D. Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, UP College of Engineering Reclaiming Public Services: Giving Back Ownership and Control of Water Services to the Public Sector Eduardo C. Tadem, Ph.D. Convenor, UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development

PANEL TWO

Charting a Strategy on Local Insurance: Risk Transfer Mechanism Dennis G. dela Torre Research Fellow, Center for Local and Regional Governance, UP National College of Public Administration and Governance Does Fiscal Decentralization Benefit the Margins? Examining the Uneasy Relationship Between Transfers and Local Fiscal Governance Rogelio Alicor L. Panao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UP Department of Political Science Urban Farming and Urban Land Use Dilemmas in Metro Manila Kristian Karlo C. Saguin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UP Department of Geography Ensuring the Affordability of Socialized Housing: Towards Livable and Sustainable Homes for the Filipino Poor Chester C. Arcilla, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, UP Manila Basic Education and Federalism: Implications and Options for the National Capital Region Elvin Ivan Uy Director for Operations, Philippine Business for Social Progress

The forum is free and open to the public, but seats are very limited. You may email [email protected] for more information.