Baseco

BASECO 2011-2013 UPDATE

B A S E C O G R O U P

M A P U A I N S T I T U T E O F

T E C H N O L O G Y

S C H O O L O F A R - I D - B E

S U B M I T T E D T O : A R C H . G L O R I A

T E O D O R O

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Prepared by

ALMARIO . AYONG . BATARAO . BULANADI . DANIELS .

.LORENA . MARCOS

Baseco

I. Brief History

Baseco consists of Engineer’s island; Engineer’s island and the breakwater communities have an

area of about 52 hectares. Important events came to the area. Last august 2001, the community

was declared as one of the KALAHI area (Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan) by DSWD.

Barangay 649 was proclaimed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Presidential Proclamation

145, declaring Baseco open for disposition to actual residents of the community of January 18,

2002, Ordinance 7931 declaring 52 Hectares of land be awarded to actual BASECO residents.

II. Community Profile

a. GEOGRAPHICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FIGURES

1. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES

Location: Barangay649 Zone 68, Bagong Lupa Port Area, District V Manila City

Boundaries:

North : Delpan

East : Intramuros

West : Manila Bay

South : Port Area

2. STATISTICS

a. Population as of December 2010.

Total Structures : 8,984

Total No. of Families : 10,712

Total Population : 51,060

b. Age Level:

Below 12 years old : 12,790

13 – 14 years old : 9,210

15 – 17 years old : 8,588

18 – 24 years old : 7,316

25 – 39 years old : 5,448

40 – 49 years old : 3,652

50 – 59 years old : 3,214

60 – above years old : 842

c. MARGINALIZED SECTOR (registered in MDSW Office)

Older Person : 513

Solo Parents : 150

PWD: : 80

3. LAND AREA AND ECOLOGICAL SITUATION

Total land area of barangay 649 Zone 68 : 54 Hectares

Area Visited: OS and APLAYA

4. ECONOMIC CONDITION

1. Primary and secondary Source of income

PRIMARY

- Fishing

- Vending

- Scavenging

- Tricycle/ Pedicab Driving

- Piers

SECONDARY

- Construction Worker/ Laborer

- OFW

- Government/ Private Employee

- Truck/ Private Employee

- Security Guard

2. Average Monthly income of the Family – 10,712 Households as of Dec. 2010

Php 1,000.00 and below : 483

Php 1,001.00 – 5,000.00 : 3,941

5. Housing Condition

a. Tenure Status

Owner : 5,770

Renter : 2,800

Sharer : 250

Rent Free : 195

No Census (late entry) : 1,697

b. Housing Condition 8,984 as of Dec. 2010

Concrete : 228

Semi-Concrete : 3,566

Make-Shift : 5,190

c. No of Structures w/o CR : 4000 more or less

6. Community Resources

Resources Government NGO’s Remarks

1. Daycare Centers/

Learning Center

Day Care Center/

Learning Center (7)

- World Mission

Community

- Hope World Wide

- Open Heart Found

- Sibol

- Lingap Pangkabataan

- Christ Mission Church

- San Juan Bautista

2. School Elementary

High School

Technical

BASECO E.S

Corazon Aquino

H.S.

Escuella Taller

3. Church San Juan

Bautista

Sub-Parish, San

Nicholas

Chapel, Mother

Teresa Chapel,

La Consolacion

Chapel

Most Holy Name Jesus

Chapel, Iglesia ni Cristo

4. Hospitals/ Health

Centers

BASECO Health

Center, Corazon

Aquino Lying in

and Health

Center

5. Police Stations Police

Community

Precinct

6. Fire Stations/

Volunteer Brigade

7. Market Talipapa,

Corazon Aquino

Public Market

7. Political Condition

1. BARANGAY COUNCIL

Chairman :Hon. Kristo E. Hispano

Barangay Kagawad :Editha A. Castillo

Mary Joy V. Campenera

Lanie V. Cantilang

Diana E. Espinosa

Jose V. Adriano

Markdolph J. Navalta

Edmundo B. Cayanan

Secretary :Rowena Imperial Duhilag

Treasurer : Gerry D. Pido

Brgy. Admin. Officer : Reynaldo L. Campanera

1.a. Barangay Council for the protection of the Children

- Resolution was passed creating BCPC on November 5, 2003

- Empowerment of the Barangay Leaders, Volunteer and other stakeholders in the management

of the child abuse cases.

- Creation of children and women’s desk in the barangay

- Intensification of collaboration with other pillars of justice re: reported child abuse cases.

- Information dissemination and educational campaign on child’s right.

- On-going operation of birth right in coordination with the city civil registry office.

- Organizing barangay network for protection of children.

1.b. Katarungang pambarangay existent and Functional

For the year 2010

No. of Cased, filed and heard

- Referred to Court

- Solved/ Settled

- Dismissed

8. The City of Manila under the : Linisin Ikarangal , ang Maynila” of Mayor Alfredo S. Lim

is very supportive of the people’s need in the community as evidenced by the following

project done.

- Construction of 3 storey building named Corazon Aquino High School

- Construction of Corazon Aquino Health Center and Lying Inn.

- Construction of park and playground served as recreational activity for

the young and old.

- Construction of president Corazon C. Aquino Public Market.

- Concreating of seawall and putting up metal barrier from block 6 olf

site to the front of police community precinct to prevent accident to the

family nearby.

- Setting up communal toilet for the fire victims last January 16, 2010 in

Block 1 Gasangan.

- Setting – up of BCPC &VAWC DESK at Barangay Multi-Purpose

Center.

- Setting up of Manila City Hall Satellite office.

STAKE HOLDERS UPDATE

URBAN POOR ASSOCIATES

ANNUAL REPORT

SELAVIP

JANUARY TO AUGUST 2010

This is the delayed report of Urban Poor Associates activities financed by SELAVIP from

January to September 2010. The funding arrived February 5, 2010 but it makes more sense to

begin in January.

I. AREA ORGANIZING

A. BASECO FIRE HOUSING PROGRAM

In January a fire took place in the Northwest corner of Baseco destroying 242 homes. The local

people’s organization, Kabalikat, was luckily in a position to help house the victims. In the

previous two years Kabalikat had made a structural map of the whole of Baseco (56 has. and

about 10,000 families). It also had censused all the families and cataloged all the houses. Thus,

when the fire hit, Kabalikat was able to determine who were the legitimate residents. These

families agreed to live in makeshift conditions until the Kabalikat housing program could be put

into effect, because they knew they would be the beneficiaries. Kabalikat and UPA invited

architects, engineers and students to help. An architect made a

subdivision plan. The engineers surveyed the fire area and divided it into lots. Luckily we were

all lucky to have contacts with Somsook Boonyabancha and the Asian Committee for

Community Action which was able to donate $40,000 to the construction of the fire victim

houses. It was decided to build very inexpensive basic houses that families could finish as they

had more money. The cost of a house is $300, which is only one third the cost of Habitat for

Humanity houses also in Baseco. The great value for the residents of these houses is that they are

the legal “actual occupants” of the plots they occupy. The Baseco land has been proclaimed by

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the residents. The occupants of the fire victim houses are

in line for leases and titles when the Baseco land is finally turned over to individual families. As

of August 122 houses were finished. The above is a summary. We are attaching the pages that

are taken from the ACCA Newsletter explaining the housing project in detail.

B. ULINGAN/DUMPSITE

Most recently in these areas we have determined to go ahead with our plan to provide a chimney

for the toxic smoke that comes from the charcoal ovens (ulingan). They have tried several earlier

remedies but without success. They attach a drawing by Mang Vic, a local leader in the area, that

indicates what we are trying to do. They have an appointment with Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales

to discuss funding for the chimney and to ask his help in all aspects of the problem, especially in

struggles with powerful persons, such as, Reghis Romero, who has plans for the area that most

likely do not include the people. There is more information on Ulingan/Dumpsite in the proposal

we sent in June, Page 8.

C. ISLA PUTING BATO

The water line discussed in previous reports is now serving all the 2,000 plus families of Isla.

Each family saves about P600 a month. Overall the families save P1.5 million which goes now

for food, medicine and schooling above all else (See page 6 of UPA proposal for more details).

D. R-10

Two water dispensing centers serve 800 families. Savings are P.5 million a month. In late 2009

and early 2010 the people were told they would be evicted. They protested, marched and

negotiated winning a promise of good relocation (in Langkiwa, Binan, Laguna), but now the

Department of Public Works and Highways says it has no money to proceed with the relocation,

or with the road construction.

The government has announced plans to modernize the whole North Harbor. This is a

privatization project. Two ranking private companies are in charge. It is expected that all of the

harbor and all the environs will be seriously affected but it is not clear yet how the people will be

affected, except for 600 families actually living in the harbor area who will be evicted. We are

working with them.

E. KOSMA

KOSMA now has 33 groups in its membership. It has extended from the Tondo area to San

Andres, Malate and Paco areas. It has been able to have the Manila City Council create a Local

Housing Board that will help regulate evictions and upgrading efforts. There were problems

however in the voting for people’s seats on the Board. The election has been protested.

They are looking for idle private land in the Tondo area that can serve as relocation sites when

the people are evicted. They have a very influential former senator helping us.

II. LEGAL WORK

Please see section on UPA legal work in the June proposal, page 5.

In addition at a meeting October 14 the lawyers of UPA said they were preparing an Omnibus

Class Suit for the Supreme Court. The Suit will ask the Court to order all mayors to carry out the

census of the poor and the allocating of land for socialized housing that they were ordered to do

in 1992 Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA), but never did.

III. EDUCATION

UPA operates four tutoring centers in Baseco for 5th and 6th Graders, for pre-school children and

for teenagers who have never been to school. Besides tutoring, the program organizes all the

education NGOs in Baseco into a council that pushes for education improvement.

IV. RESUME—UPA’S PLACE AMONG HOUSING GROUPS IN THE PHILIPPINES

The work described above has been and remains the principal work of UPA. It can be said UPA

works at all levels of the housing effort. It organizes poor people, since only organized people

can take advantage of the housing opportunities that exist. It stops the evictions that would

remove the poor from the cities and jobs where the families’ work. It works on the legislation

needed. It organizes large communities, Baseco, for example, so 7,500 families can get housing

on secure land. UPA works with the Community Mortgage Program groups to form the Urban

Poor Alliance (UP-All), which is the national advocacy organization uniting 1,200 NGOs and

people’s groups. It works with the Homeless People’s Federation of the Philippines, and all other

NGOs doing housing because if we don’t work together, we will achieve very little. UPA is part

of the Partnership of Philippine Support Agency (PHILSSA).

BASECO, TONDO MANILA MAPS

GENERAL UPDATED FACILITIES:

ASSIGNED LOCATION: OS,EX,APLAYA

I. CITY STRUCTURE

II. ROAD CONNECTIONS

III. WATER METER/PIPES

IV. CHURCHES

V. TERMINAL

VI. T

VII. HOUSES

CURRENT SITUATION:

Current State of Dwellings. Dwellings along the edge of Aplaya are mostly constructed out of wood or galvanized sheets and have bamboo fencing

Utilities – water, exposed pipes

along streets and pathways

Edge of BASECO along APLAYA. Proposed green belt was not achieved. According to the barangay the trees that

were planted either died or were washed out during the flood.

Stagnant water along the bases of dwelling units The water is dominated by garbage. The dwellings are in stilts to avoid the water below.

Current state of pathway at the edge of OS. The

pathways are cemented. The pathways are either utilized as an extension of their businesses (stores, canteens).

Also serves as an interaction space for the residents.

PROCESS:

PUBLIC CONSULTATION:

Before developments are implemented in the area, the residents are first informed of them

through public consultation. These consultations are held in the barangay covered court and are

usually done by block (e.g., Blk 1 – New Site, Old Site, Gasangan, Habitat for Humanity, Gawad

Kalinga) to avoid overcrowding. Each block is headed by their respective block coordinator, and

although not everyone is present during these consultations, they are eventually informed of what

were discussed through their attending neighbors.

ACTION PLANNING

Action planning is a process which will help you to focus your ideas and to decide what

steps you need to take to achieve particular goals that you may have.

The barangay distributed different tasks to be overseen by each member. Each specific

development area is spear-headed by each leader. The Baseco barangay has its action team as

seen in the picture.

According to Kagawad, they have formulated future endeavors like replanting the planned green

belt, drainage for different areas and the improvement of road works for the next year.

Issues

Road

-development not finished due to houses are obstructing the way. They can't just remove them

because they have no place to relocate them inside Baseco. There is also an old chapel residing

on the proposed path which they cannot just remove.

-Relocation is not easy cause there is no more space inside Baseco.

-Current State of Streets. The streets are mud-covered, water pools become stagnant. Some

houses placed stones in front and around in order to provide an elevated path.

Structures

-Current State of Dwellings. Dwellings along the edge of Aplaya are mostly constructed out of

wood or galvanized sheets and have bamboo fencing.

-Stagnant water along the bases of dwelling units The water is dominated by garbage. The

dwellings are in stilts to avoid the water below.

Utilities

-Water, exposed pipes along streets and pathways

-Some parts of OS OSEX and APLAYA still have no electricity but instead use submeters.

-street lights are possible but there is no budget for making them function. there are parts that

already have street lights but do not have power.

-trash that are found on the shores of APLAYA are not all from the residents but mostly from the

sea.

-collection of garbage is troublesome due to unfinished or undeveloped roads. Trucks cannot go

into tight spaces to collect trash.

Landscaping

-Edge of BASECO along APLAYA. Proposed green belt was not achieved. According to the

local goverment, the trees that were planted either died or were washed out during the flood.

- The pathways are cemented. The pathways are either utilized as an extension of their

businesses (stores, canteens). Also serves as an interaction space for the residents. the fi rst meter

of pathways are developed and not all.

Security

-Mugging, drug pushing, murder, and all sorts of crimes are abundant in areas that are not

developed.

Recommendations:

-Pier for the Market Place by the bay & Marine officers

We have seen that the houses in front of the bay have a good view of the cityscape and the pier.

We would like to take that as an opportunity to propose an architectural solution to the problem.

We would like to have a small pier that is open to the market place for exchange of goods, in this

proposal, we can give the people a job and also to have it as an asset. We would also like to

recommend them to have a marine patrol that can sail the bay to provide control and to stop other

people to come in to baseco using sailing boats illegally.

Current Situation:

Recommendation:

Market Place along the Sidewalk

Pier for the Market Place by the bay & Marine officers

-Hire more security personnel

We would also want to recommend to employ/hire more officers to the barangay because as we

ask the officer, He said that they only have one people who facilitate their precinct and only 5-6

people who roam around Baseco every night for Curfew.

-Ask for sponsorship for the funds of their future project development

As we have told that their projects are quite delay because of the budget allotted for their

projects, the development seems to deteriorate also because of the people that take advantage on

their area. Without continuing the project as soon as possible, they may have problem with what

they have already started. If baseco can find sponsors as quick as possible, the development will

improve and so as the community.

-Have an open meeting with the stakeholders, the barangay, and the community representatives.

In this matter we could enlighten the people on what’s going on to their environment, we can

also provide them knowledge to cope up with the project of their community. The stakeholders

will also know the update to their barangay and may also realize what are the real situation on

their area to give them ideas on what would be the main problems on the community that can be

very beneficial to the people.