Philippines
A deep analysis of Philippines National Urban Policy
Region: Asia & The Pacific

GDP per capita

Population (2016)

Population growth rate

Inflation Rate (2014)

Drinking water (rural)

Drinking water (urban)

Forested areas

CO2 emissions estimate

Labour force (females)

Labour force (males)

Female life expectancy

Male life expectancy

Unemp % of labour force

Urban population

Male education

Female education
Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

TITLE OF NUP
National Urban Development and HousingFramework (NUDHF) (Explicit)

STAGE OF NUP
Implementation Phase

LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)

TIMELINE
2017

FOCUS
The policy focuses on mainstreaming climate change into National Urban Policies

COMMENTS
The policy was developed with the assistance of UN-HABITAT and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Thematic scope of Philippines NUP

Thematic attention
Economic
Development

Thematic attention
Spatial
Development

Thematic attention
Human
Development

Thematic attention
Environmental
Development

Thematic attention
Climate
Resilience
Graphical Representation
Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information
Measurement of how Philippines NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
Population dynamics
The National Urban Policies for Philippines, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Philippines NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.
YES
Territorial development
Philippines NUP does address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Philippines NUP.
YES
Local fiscal space
Philippines NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.
NO