PASIG RIVER FORUM Asian Development Bank, Auditoriums A-D 24 April 2012
PROGRAM Time
8:30 9:00
Subject
Proposed Speaker
Registration Registrat ion Welcoming coffee Session 1: Introduction
9:00 – 9:10
National Anthem Invocation Presentation: Children from Estero de Paco
9:10 – 9:20
Welcome Remarks
9:20 – 9:21
Call-to-Action Video
9:21 – 9:40
Pasig River Rehabilitation: Progress and Plans
9:40 – 9:50
Q&A
Kunio Senga (Director General, Southeast Asia Department, ADB) Regina Lopez (Chair, Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission) [ Presentation ]
Moderator: Amy Leung (Chair, Water COP, ADB) Networking Coffee/Tea Break (9:50 – 10:20) and Exhibition
Time
10:20 – 12:00
Subject Session 2: Learning from Other Countries’ Experiences •
River Settlers: Improving their Welfare
Proposed Speaker
Chair: Woochong Um (Deputy Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB)
Thipparat Noppaladarom (Director, Community •
Getting Rivers Clean: Innovative Wastewater Management
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Riverbank development: Rethinking the Options
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Working Together: Achieving Stakeholder Synergy
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Integrated River Basin Management: Enhancing Governance
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Q&A / Open Forum
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Session Concluding Remarks
Organizations Development Institute, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Thailand) [ Presentation ]
Ditmar Gorges (President, First Environtech Alliance Corporation) [ Presentation ]
Ma Hong (Deputy Manager, Shanghai Chengtou Environment Asset Management) [ Presentation ]
Wilfried Hasiholan Purba (Director, Environmental Health, Ministry of Health, Indonesia) [ Presentation | Video ]
Jin-Hee Lee (Research Fellow, Korea Environment Institute) [ Presentation ]
Woochong Um (DDG-RSDD) Lunch (12:00 – 1pm) Executive Dining Room, ADB
1:00 – 2:30
Session 3: Examining Key Challenges and Choices Group 1: Aligning Urban Renewal and Settlers Panelists: 1. GM Chito Cruz (NHA): Socialized Housing Program [ Presentation ]
2. Fr. Mark Munda: In-City Development: Lessons from Jaime Cardinal Sin Village in Sta. Ana, Manila [ Presentation | Video ] 3. Felino Palafox (Urban Poor Associates): On-Site Development for Riverbank Settlers [ Presentation | Video ] 4. Mayor Del de Guzman (Marikina City): Aligning Urban Renewal and Settlers: The Olandes Resettlement Area [
Chair: GM Chito Cruz General Manager, National Housing Authority (NHA) Co-Chair: Wendel E. Avisado Asst. Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Moderator: Paul Van Klaveren Senior Urban Development Specialist, ADB
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Subject
Proposed Speaker
Presentation ]
5. Mayor Herbert Bautista and Federica Rentoy (Quezon City): Plans and Programs [ Presentation ] 6. Mayor Alfredo Lim and Armando Andres (Manila): Plans and Programs [ Presentation ]
Group 2: Reducing Pollution and Waste Panelists: 1. GM Corazon T. Jimenez (Metro Manila Development Authority): Estero Blitz for Pasig River Clean Up Drive [ Presentation ]
2. Cynthia Villar: Saving the Las Piñas-Zapote River through Waste Management and Social Enterprises 2.a Video: Saving a River, Securing Livelihoods (Las Piñas) 2.b Video: Las Piñas Historical Corridor
3. Jet Pabilona Pabilona (Muntinlupa): Muntinlupa City Lake Rehabilitation and Wastewater Management Program [
Chair: Francis Tolentino Chair, Metro Manila Development Authority) Co-Chair: Roberto Sheen Director, Department of Environment and natural Reources – Environment Management Bureau – National Capital Region (DENR EMB-NCR) Moderator: Sonia Chand Sandhu Senior Environment Specialist, ADB
Presentation ]
4. Raquel Naciongayo (Pasig): Wastewater Treatment Program and Related Environmental Ordinances for Pasig River Rehabilitation [ Presentation ] 5. Francisco Arellano (Maynilad): Piloting Cost-Effective Technologies Technologies for for Wastewater Wastewater and Septage Management Management [ Presentation ]
6. Renato L. Brion (DILG): Role Of LGUs in Solid Waste and Wastewater Management [ Presentation ] Group 3: Zoning in on Riverbank Development Panelists: 1. Mayor Jaime C. Medina and Mario Consolacion (Pateros): Rehabilitation of Four River Systems in Pateros [ Presentation ] 2. Felix Catigay (Taguig): Plans and Programs for Taguig City Rivers and Waterways [ Presentation ] 3. Danny Villas (Makati): Riverbank Development: The Makati
Chair: Rafael C. Yabut Undersecretary, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Moderator: Rudolf Frauendorfer Lead Urban Development Specialist, ADB
Time
Subject
Proposed Speaker
City Way [ Presentation ]
4. Patrick Gatan (DPWH): Embankments, River Channel Improvement and Flood Control [ Presentation ] 5. Justino Arboleda (PRRC): Gains in River Rehabilitation: Estero de Paco Story [ Presentation ] 6. Cynthia Lazo (Department of Tourism): Tourism Potential from Riverbank Development and River Clean up Perspective [ Presentation ]
Group 4: Engaging Stakeholders and Partners Panelists: 1. Mayor Benjamin Abalos, Jr. (Mandaluyong): Relocation, Resettlement and Rehabilitation [ Presentation ] 2. Dante Santiago (San Juan): Plans and programs for San Juan River River and creeks [ Presentation ] 3. Mark Mulingbayan (Manila Water): Partnerships for Sewerage and Sanitation: Lessons Learned [ Presentation ] 4. Girlie Aragon (ABS-CBN Foundation): Partnerships for BayaniJuan - The Calauan Resettlement Site [ Presentation |
Chair: J.R. Nereus Nereus Acosta Acosta, General Manager, Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) Moderator: Elaine Thomas Social Development Specialist (Civil Society and Participation), ADB
Video ]
5. Noel Gaerlan (DENR – Manila Bay Coordinating Office: The Manila Bay Experience [ Presentation ] 6. Gilbert Gonzales (DENR-Environment Management Bureau): Adopt a Estero/Water body Program [ Presentation ] Networking and Coffee/Tea Break (2:30 – 3:00) Reconvene in the plenary location
Session 4: From Talk to Action – Mayors Perspectives
3:00 – 3:10
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3:10 – 3:30
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Presentation: River Warriors from Estero de Paco Mayors Panel: Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Quezon City, Pasig, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig
Chair: Neeraj Jain (Country Director, Philippine Country Office, ADB) Atty. Francis Tolentino (Chair, MMDA)
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Subject Session 5: Pasig River Potential: Making it Happen
3:30 3:30 – 3:50 3:50 – 3:55 3:55 – 4:00 4:00 – 4:30
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Proposed Speaker
Chair: Amy Leung (Chair, Water COP, ADB)
Pasig River Declaration
Hon. Rogelio L. Singson (Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways)
Signing of a Pasig River Declaration Declaration Declaratio n keynote address of H.E. Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines Closing Remarks
Nominated signatories Hon. Ramon JP Paje (Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources)
Kunio Senga (Director General, SERD, ADB)
Photo opportunity for all signatories and participants, Exhibition Tour and Press Conference
