World Bank Assistance

to Quezon City

R. MUKAMI KARIUKI
Local Government Program Coordinator
World Bank- Philippines
 QUEZON CITY

Largest city in Metro Manila

both in terms of land area and
population…
25% of the land area of the NCR

More than 25% of the population

of NCR

Mainly composed young and Basic Facts

dependent population… Land Area:

Total Urban Area:
166.2 sq.km.
84.39%
Residential Area: 36%
Ave. Age: 24 years old Population: 2.68 million
Population Growth: 3.36% (national
33% are 15 years old and below growth rate:
2.84%)

QC is the most populous city in the

Philippines
 Quezon City Growth Areas

Highest income-earning city

in the Philippines…
General Fund: Php 8.36 billion
IRA: 24% of income
One of the fastest growing
metropolitan areas in the
country
Growing business area: 59,000
registered business entities
Increasing population growth:
3.36% (higher than national
average of 3.64%)

One of the TOP TEN ASIAN CITIES

of the future…
London Financial Times
 Slums: as % of Total City
Population
But, urban poverty is high…
Slums:
40% of the households belong to 36%
the lowest income deciles

Proportion of households below

the poverty line increased by
40% (from the 2000 level)

Largest informal settlement

population in the country with
192,342 households(2006)

Large open spaces and proximity to employment centers made QC an

attractive location for informal households…
Core Activities

• Concept Paper for Quezon City Central Business

District
• Economic Development Strategy (Cities
Alliance)
• Energy Efficient Cities Initiatives (EECI)
▫ Green Building Program
▫ Rapid Assessment Framework of Urban Energy
Efficiency
 1. PREPARATION OF A FRAMEWORK
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A QC-CBD
Advisory Assistance to Quezon City LGU in 2005-06
Center of
population
Rationale
• Continuing demand for CBD
• QC in excellent position to serve demand
- Demographic distribution and access
to employment
- Infrastructure efficiency (has the scale)
- Has remaining large tracts of land in MM
Center of CBDs
- Strategically located

Development Strategies
• Overall vision: Vibrant environment-friendly
CBD that actively contributes to national and Basic Facts (2006)
metropolitan development and, serves as a
Location: North & East Triangles
model urban environment Land Area: 250 hectares
Land Use: 68% institutional
Slum s: 23 hectares
• Adopts a mixed-use development approach Slum Population: 10,500- 12,7500
households
2. QC-Economic Development Strategy

Technical Assistance for the

Development of a LED
strategy

• Pilot LED Strategy in the Philippines

(CDS for metropolitan cities)
• Funded by Cities Alliance
• Implementation Period: 2008-2010

Objective
•To assist the Local Government to
develop a medium to long term LED
strategy to enhance the city’s
competitiveness, secure sustainable
growth, face upcoming challenges
QC-Economic Development Strategy../2

Technical Assistance for the Development

of a LED strategy

Key Components
1. Secure Stakeholder Participation
2. Understand the local economy and
infrastructure
3. Prepare a comprehensive LED strategy
• Study of QC’s economic drivers
(ICT, health &wellness, informal sector
• Institutional Study in support of the
LED strategy
• Environmental Strategy
4. Develop an action and financial plan
5. Develop an integrated information
management and knowledge sharing
system
 3. Energy Efficient Cities
Initiative (EECI)
One of the pilot cities for EECI
• To be funded by ESMAP in
collaboration with Cities Alliance
• Implementation: 2008-2010

Green Building Program

Objective
•To promote energy-efficient programs
and planning among developing
country cities by developing a specific
energy-efficient building program for
existing buildings and develop
guidance for institutionalizing this in a
city building ordinance in the future Quezon City is the first Philippine
City to enacted a Green Building
Ordinance…
 Energy Efficient Cities
Initiative (EECI)
Rapid Assessment of Urban Energy
Use and Policy Recommendations
• To develop a simple and practical
diagnostic tool called the Rapid
Analytical Framework (RAF), which
can be quickly applied in any socio-
economic setting to provide a big
picture analysis leading to
development of a basic strategy for
choosing and pursuing solutions
particularly in those sectors in which
significant energy savings can be
achieved

Quezon City is the first Philippine City to

have obtained carbon credits…
 Other Activities
• Metro Manila Urban Transport Project
(MMURTRIP)
• Upscaling Urban Poor Community
Renewal Scheme (UPSURGE)
• Credit Ratings for Cities
• Regulatory Simplification (IFC)
 MMURTRIP
• $60 million loan facility
• Implementation Period: 2001-2010
•Agency: MMDA and DPWH

Objective
• To improve the operational
efficiency and safety of the transport
system of Metro Manila, with better
opportunities to use public transport
and non-motorized transport, the
dominant transport modes of low-
income residents

QC Areas Covered
• EDSA
• Commonwealth
• Don Mariano Marcos Ave Ext
• Banawe Ext
• Other secondary roads
 Upscaling Urban Poor Community
Renewal Scheme
($2 million in 5 cities)
Objective: To improve the physical and
social conditions in communities within
selected pilot cities by installing or
upgrading basic infrastructure such as
water systems, roads and drainage, and
solid waste management facilities.
Implementation Period: 2004-06
Agency: PHILSSA and FDA (NGOs)
Participants: 5 cities
Beneficiaries: 3 communities in Sitio
Dormitorio, Quezon City
Subprojects: Water supply, roads,
drainage system
Ave Cost/ household: Php 25,000
 Urban Partnerships for Sustainable
Upliftment, Renewal, Governance and
Empowerment ($2 million

Objective: To institutionalize a viable

model of civil society-local government-
community partnership in improving the
physical, environmental, social and
economic conditions of urban poor
communities

Implementation Period: 2004-06

Agency: PHILSSA and FDA (NGOs)
Participants: 5 cities

Beneficiaries: Phase 2 Pasacola

Community, Sitio Dormitorio, QC

Subprojects: roads and drainage

system, parks and playground

Ave Cost/ household: Php 23,000