Office of the President
National Anti-Poverty Commission
Taking on the Challenge:
Fighting Poverty and Hunger
The Right to Food Way
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DOLORES DE QUIROS-CASTILLO, CSEE, MNSA, GSC (PAR)
NAPC Assistant Secretary
Key Areas for Presentation
§ Our Target: the Poor and
Reducing Poverty and
Hunger
§ Government Responses:
Winning the War Against
Poverty and Hunger:
§ Our Stakes and Taking On
the Challenges Ahead
WHO ARE THE POOR ?
Republic Act No. 8425 - Social Reform and Poverty
Alleviation Act defines:
The poor refers to individuals and families
whose incomes fall below the official poverty
threshold as defined by the government and/or
cannot afford to provide in a sustained manner
for their minimum basic needs for food, health,
education, housing, and other social amenities
of life.
HOW TO FIGHT POVERTY?
Social Reform and Poverty
Alleviation Act (RA 8425)
- A landmark law that created NAPC
Section 2, No. 4 (e) states that
“The social reform agenda shall address the fight
against poverty through a multi-dimensional and
cross-sectoral approach which recognizes and
respects the core values, cultural integrity, and
spiritual diversity of target sectors and communities;
ENHANCED
KALAHI “HAPPIER”
PROPOSED
OPERATIONAL
FRAMEWORK
OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK
VISION
ANCHORS
OPERATIONS
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3.
AGENDA
GOALS
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Poverty Reduction
Economic
Dimensions
Social/
Cultural
Dimensions
Political and
Governance
Dimensions
Ecological/
Environmental
Dimensions
Poverty Incidence reduced by half in 2010
2.Population Growth Rate of 1.9% by 2010
High environmental sustainability by 2015
Population Management
Environment Sustainability
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Millennium
Development
Goals
Medium Term
Development
Plan +
STRATEGIES
MECHANISM
MECHANISM
Enhancing
Enhancing
Promoting
Availment
Participatory
Resources
Market
of Public Goods Governance
Capacities Competitiveness
& Services
Policies
Institutional
Arrangement
NATIONAL / PAPR
NGAs
DRIVERS
Programs
LGUs
LGUs
Social
Protection,
Peace & Order
& Security
Monitoring Advocacy/
&
IEC
Evaluation
LGU / LPRAP
CSOs
SUPPLY
SUPPLY
Private
Sector
BASIC SECTORS
(Poor/vulnerable)
DEMAND
ENHANCED KALAHI
“HAPPIER” Strategies
CURRENT
STRATEGY
ENHANCED POVERTY
REDUCTION STRATEGY
ENHANCING RESOURCES CAPACITIES
ASSET REFORM
•Land Resources Improvement/ Utilization
•Labor Quality Improvement
•Capital Augmentation
•Technology Entrepreneurship Improvement
PROMOTING MARKET COMPETITIVENESS
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES
ENHANCING AVAILMENT OF PUBLIC GOODS AND SERVICES
LIVELIHOOD AND
EMPLOYMENT
PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROTECTION INCLUDING PEACE AND ORDER, AND
SECURITY
OPERATIONAL NEXUSES:
OPERATIONAL NEXUSES
OUR FIGHTING TARGETS
POVERTY
HUNGER
POVERTY INCIDENCE REDUCED FROM 34%
BY HALF OR AT LEAST 20% BY 2010
POPULATION
POPULATION GROWTH RATE REDUCED
FROM 2.3 TO 1.9 BY 2010
ENVIRONMENT
HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY BY 2015
Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program
Unavailable or insufficient food to eat
HUNGER
No money to buy food
Hunger Mitigation Measures
Demand Side
Supply Side
Increase Food
Production
Productivity
programs including
livestock, crops,
marine regeneration
(mangrove and
coastal fishery
development), farm
family (Gulayan ng
Masa) and irrigation
- DA, DENR, NIA
Enhance efficiency of
logistics & food delivery
a) Barangay Food Terminal
& Tindahan Natin – NFA,
DSWD
b) Ports (RORO)-maximum
use of private ports,
shipping - DOTC/PPA
c) Farm to market roads –
DPWH, DA, DAR
d) Efficient local transport
– LGUs/Leagues of
P/C/M/B
e) Food for School
Program- DepED,DSWD
f) Creation of NGO network to support feeding
programs - DSWD
g) Community tradeable
rice certificates - NFA
Put more money in
poor people’s pockets
a) Improve productivity in coconut
areas (coconut coir, virgin
coconut oil & other value-adding
products; coconet production) –
DA, PCA, CIIF
b) More aggressive micro-financing
– PCFC, LBP, DSWD
c) Maximize employment
opportunities in construction &
maintenance of farm-to-market
roads, irrigation and roadside
maintenance – DPWH,
MMDA,PNP
d) Aggressive training – TESDA,
DOLE, DSWD
e) Upland land distribution (4M ha
for jatropha, rubber) – DAR
Promote good
nutrition
a) Conduct social
marketing –
DOH, NNC/
LGUs
b) Promote
exclusive
breastfeeding,
appropriate
complementary
feeding, and
increased
consumption of
vegetables –
DOH/ LGUs
c) Nutrition
education in
schools –
DepED
Manage
population
Responsible
Parenthood –
POPCOM /
LGUs / ULAP
/ Leagues of
P/C/M/B
Catalyzing
CONVERGENCE,
HARMONIZATION
AND
SYNCHRONIZATION
POLICY ADVOCACY AND
POLICY REFORM
CONVERGENT
PROGRAM/SERVICE
DELIVERY
PEOPLE/INSTITUTIONAL
BUILDINGCAPABILITY DEV
RESOURCES MOB &
SOCIAL MARKETING
Key Components
and Goals
REDUCED
POVERTY &
HUNGER
IMPROVED
GOVERNANCE
EMPOWERED
COMMUNITIES
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OUR COMMON CHALLENGES
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Converge & ensure unity in directions
and efforts
Harmonize & synchronize on
GROUNDING initiatives appropriate to
LOCAL conditions, while being
responsive to national/global needs
and dynamics
Focus and accelerate initiatives
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OUR COMMON CHALLENGES
• Build capacities and enhance skills of
poor and key stakeholders, to sustainably
develop/manage resources
• Strengthen and expand partnerships
expand networks
Magkapit-bisig at mag- ugnayan
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MARAMING SALAMAT PO!
National Anti-Poverty Commission