MALABON City Administrator Dr. Alexander ‘Alex’ Rosete became the Philippines’ pride especially the cities of Manila and Malabon for being a lone Filipino presenter in the recent International Conference on Urban Affairs in New York, United States where he discussed how local government strategies in implementing housing programs help in reducing poverty and promoting resilience and equity and improve the lives of residents.
The ICUA has brought together urban-focused researchers, planners, and policy advocates from various countries to examine strategies to make cities more equitable and resilient in the post-pandemic era.
A former director and chief administrative officer of the city of Manila’s Urban Settlements Office, he presented studies, evaluations, and recommendations for the better implementation of Manila’s Land for the Landless Housing Services Program (LLP) After 40 Years: “ For Intervention On Development Plan”, which helps in eradicating poverty in all forms in the country’s capital.
The program aims to provide aid to tenants/occupants of lands, landed estates and haciendas in the city for them to acquire the lands where their houses were built and ensure that these areas are safe, secure and healthy.
He also shared Malabon’s strategies including housing/relocation programs and a department created to focus on implementing projects that provide safer and better homes for the residents.
“With effective programs and other innovations, the residents of Manila and Malabon will have adequate shelters or homes, and with the recommendations made, we will be able to align our goals for housing to the needs of the residents,” Rosete said in his presentation.
Earlier in April, he attended the Housing Studies Association Annual Conference 2024 in Manchester, United Kingdom where he also served as the only Filipino presenter and discussed strategies in promoting health through the implementation of housing initiatives.
In February 2024, he also discussed to researchers and policy makers the local government of Malabon’s best practices in implementing housing and urban development programs in the 2024 Joint Australiasian Housing Research Conference and Asia-Pacific Network for Housing Research – 13th Australian Housing Researchers’ Conference at the University of South Australia – City West Campus, City of Adelaide.
