TheChallengeThrough the Liveable Cities Challenge, Mayors andkey local officials will be asked to developcomprehensive, replicable, and implementablesolutionstoimprovetheliveabilityoftheircities.TheChallenge’svision is toaccelerate the trend towardsdesigning, building, and developing competitive,sustainable,andresilientPhilippinecities.

TheProjectTheLiveableCitiesChallengeisaprojectdesignedtoworkwithCityMayors,Administrators,andPlannersas well as the Private Sector to make cities moreSustainable,Resilient,andCompetitive.

TheChallengeisopentothe145Philippinecities,toenhance their capabilities to design, and implementprojects in the four key areas: Resilience,Mobility,GovTech,andBasicServices.

Theobjective istomainstreamaplanning-designing-implementat ion cycle complemented withworkshops,mentoring,and immersionwith thebestproject entries acknowledged at the end of eachcycle. The cycle ends with a recognition and/orawarding event that signals the completion of thefirstbatchofcities.

WhyCities?Building local competitiveness is essential inboosting long-termnational competitiveness. Cities are

theprimarymoversofeconomicgrowthandinnovation.Theyarehubsofconsumption,resourceuse,

and waste. They are also generators of wealth, production, and development. However, in this

increasingly urbanworld, today’s cities are facing new challenges. They have become the center of

society’s most pressing economic, social, and environmental issues. They face issues on disaster

preparedness, traffic congestion, lack ofmobility and logistics options, delivery of public goods and

services,andlowglobalcompetitiveness.

Theworldhasbeenonanurbanization trend for some timenow.Over80percentof globalGDP is

generatedincities;70percentofgreenhousegasemissionscomefromcitiesaswell.Overone-halfof

the people in theworld live in cities. And over 30 percent of global city residents live in slums; 75

percentoftheglobalurbanpopulationlivesinadevelopingcountry.

ThePhilippineSituationThePhilippineshashada spotty recordofurban

planning.Whatstartedoutasbeautifullymaster-

plannedcities generationsagohaveendedupas

citiescharacterizedbycongestionandtraffic,little

orpoor access tomass transit, fewopen spaces,

parks, and public spaces, andmany blighted and

derelict sections. And yet we’ve also seen some

areas beautifully-planned and built out in

differentpartsofthecountry.Whetherbydesign

oraccident,thepartsthathavebecome“liveable”

arethriving,booming,anddrivinggrowth.

ForthePhilippines,oneofthekeystobuildingour

national competitiveness is to build city

competitiveness.Withapopulationof105million

people scattered across an archipelago,weneed

to build Liveable Cities beyond our three

traditional major metropolitan areas of Manila,

Cebu, and Davao. We need to build 40 to 50

LiveableCities.

Whatis“Liveability”?

For theChallenge, the competitionwill revolve around four themes: Resilience,Mobility,GovTech, and

BasicServices.

MOBILITYRESILIENCE GOVTECH BASICSERVICESThecitypracticesproperdisasterriskreductionandisresilienttonaturaldisasters.

Harnessingtechnologytoimprovecities’capacitytoprovideservices

Abilitytomovepeopleandgoodswithinthecityandbetweencities

Addressesthebasicneeds,whichareintegraltomakingcityliveable

RESILIENCE: Located in the Pacific Ring of Fireandthetyphoonbelt,thePhilippinesisoneofthe

most vulnerable and disaster-prone countries in

the world which demands that cities be resilient

against natural disasters andman--made hazards.

Thenecessaryinfrastructure,facilities,andservices

are crucial to prevent severe damage during

disastersandtosufficientlymanagetheaftermath.

While natural calamities such as typhoons or

earthquakes cannot be avoided, the degree of

damage and human suffering can be reduced

through advanced planning and robust recovery

andbackupsystems.

Samplethemes:

ResilientPublicFacility,DesignforDisasterPreparedness,Prevention,Mitigation,Response;

EmergencyManagement,WatershedManagement;InfrastructureDesign,EnvironmentalFootprint,

Climate-ResilientGreenGrowth,SustainablePark,ResilientPublicFacility

GOVTECH is apowerful and important tool for cities

to improve theiroverallgovernance. It isanenablerof

reformsfromimprovingservicesystems,purchasingand

payment arrangements, sharing of information, and

doing business. It is critical to make the delivery of

governmentservicesmoreeffective.Byimprovingcities’

capacity to provide services, achieve policy goals, and

increase efficiency and transparency, GovTech

encouragesgreatertrust,participation,andengagement

of citizens. Some GovTech initiatives can refer to the

digitizationofmunicipalservicesfromboththefrontline

servicesandcitymanagementpointsofview.Moreover,

amovement towards “intelligent cities” should lead to

improvement in the delivery of services and

managementofacity.

Samplethemes:

Online Government Services, Smart City,

InternetofThings,RegTech

BASIC SERVICES: Basic services are the buildingblocks for human development and an integral

componentofpoverty reduction since it addresses the

basicneedswhichareprimaryrequirementsthatmakes

acity liveable.Theseinvolveservicessuchaselectricity

and energy, water and sanitation, refuse and waste

removal.

Samplethemes:

Power,water,sewerage,wastemanagement,etc.

MOBILITY:Rapidurbangrowth inthePhilippineshasbroughtanumberofchallengesforcity leaders,

many of them related to increasing fuel prices, increasing traffic congestion, escalating sprawl and

crowded slumsandenergy and resourceuse.Citieshavebecomemore congested, less-productive, and

unhealthy.

Long-term strategic planning in this area should organize the day-to-daymobility needs of citizens, the

logisticsofbusinesses,andtrafficflowsinawaythatvaluesaccessibility.Citiesshouldmatchtheirmobility

conceptwiththeirlong--termdevelopmentplantoenableandsupportdesiredstrategicsocial,economic,

andphysicaltargets.

Samplethemes:

Accessibility,UrbanMobility:movementofgoods&people,MassTransit,Walkability,Bike-ability,

SpatialPlanning

LiveableCitiesDashboardwww.dashboard.liveablecities.phOneof thekey featuresof theLCC is theLiveableCitiesDashboard,whichconsolidatesmultipledata

sources from PSA, DepEd, DOH, and other sources and visually displays it in customized graphs, and

scorecards.Byutilizingdatavisualization,localgovernmentscaneasilyspottrendsandcorrelationsfor

effectivedecision-makingandhelpthemdiagnoseareasforimprovement.

By collecting and analyzing data from a variety of government and private sources, Liveable Cities

Dashboard creates detailed and in-depth visual overview, informative profiles for every city in the

Philippines.

TheLiveableCitiesdashboardtracks10mainmeasureswhichare:BasicInfo,JobsandSkills,Education,

LocalEconomy,DoingBusiness,Mobilityand Interconnectivity,Health,UrbanEnvironment,Resiliency

andEmergencyResponse,andSafetyandSecurity.

SharingtherightknowledgeLiveableCitiesLabsTo gear up the competing cities with the right

knowledge,a seriesof LiveableCities Labswillbe

conductedtoserveasaplatformforsharinggood

practices and innovation on the said four Focus

Areas.Diversepoolofexperts, suchasarchitects,

urban and environmental planners, project

financingconsultants,areinvitedtotalkattheLab

aboutspecificissuesandconcerns.

The Liveable Cities Labs will be attended by city

mayorsand cityofficialswhoplayamajor role in

thecity’splanninganddevelopment.

Howtojoin

1.  KindlyaccomplishtheLiveableCitiesCompetitionFormwhichcontainsyourcity’smostpressing

problems and followed by a proposed solution (which will be done after the application; The

projectorsolutioncanapplytoapart/portionofthecityorthewholecity.Theproposedsolution

maybeanewprojectoranongoingproject).

2.  ParticipatingcitiesshouldformacompetitionteamwiththeMayorasthehead,andcomposedof

representatives from the City Planning andDevelopmentOffice and other relevant departments

andtheprivatesector.

3.  Participating cities will be invited to attend the Liveable Cities Launch and Liveable CitiesWorkshops/Labs

4.  CitieswillbeaskedtosubmittheLiveableCitiesCompetitionFormtotheLCCteamthroughemail

(admin@liveablecities.ph).

5.  Aftersubmissionsarereceived,theLiveableCitiesSteeringCommitteewilldoaninitialreviewof

the problem statements and proposed solutions to check for viability and to make

recommendationsforimprovements.

6.  Aftertheinitialreviewiscompleted,theSteeringCommitteewillpairthecompetitionteamswith

expertswhicharecomposedofexperiencedarchitectsandurbanplanners,developers,andexperts

(dependingonthetopictheychose)toprovidetechnicaladviceandsupporttothecitiesduringthe

planning and design of the chosen entry category (Resilience, Mobility, GovTech, and Basic

Services),andinthepreparationoftherequiredsubmissionmaterials

Mentoring

thechosenentrycategory(Resilience,Mobility,GovTech,andBasicServices),andinthepreparation

oftherequiredsubmissionmaterials.

These Mentors will assist the cities in adapting the principles of city livability, resiliency andsustainabilityintotheirenvisionedsolutionsandguidetheminmakingtheirpresentationmaterials.

The assistance will be provided mainly through three visits to the cities (planning, designing of

solution,finalizationofsubmissionrequirements).

The LiveableCitiesChallengewill run for90days (threemonths)andeachcompeting citywillbe

assigned2MentorswhowillgototheirCityforatotalof9days,dividedinto3visitsandmentoringworkshops.

Thefirstvisitwillbetoguidethecompetingcitiesthroughthefirststagesofassessmentandtohelp

starttheplanningprocess.Thesecondistoguidethemthroughthedesigningofthesolutionwhile

thethirdistohelpfinalizeandpackagethesubmission/entries.

To ensure participating cities' commitment to the competition, they will be asked to providelogisticalsupportforthementorandteams(e.g.,localtransportandmeals).

Togearupthecompetingcitieswiththe

right knowledge, Competition Teams

will be pairedwithMentors to provide

technical advice and support to the

citiesduringtheplanningandDesignof

The“Prize”

The entries will be judged by a Panelcomposed of experts in the fields ofurban planning, design, architecture,technology,engineering,amongothers.Competition entries will be postedonline on a competition website(liveablecities.ph), Facebook account(fb.co/liveablecitiesph),andthroughnewsmediaoutlets.Winnerswillbeannouncedattheendofthecycle.Whilenoformalcashawardisplanned,allentries–especiallythewinningentriesandfinalists–areencouragedtopreparedetailedfundingproposalsforprojectstobefundedeitherbytheNationalGovernment, Local Government, or through the private sector in a Public-Private Partnershipproject. Winning candidates may also attract attention from various international agencies tosupporttheirproject.

City:Province:

Mayor: Email: ContactNumber:

Point-Person(fortheChallenge): Email: ContactNumber:

SelectCategory:

MOBILITYRESILIENCE GOVTECH BASICSERVICES

SelectwhichcategoryyourCitywantstoparticipatein.Note:Youmaychoosemorethanone.

DefineyourCity’sproblem:Thisfirststeptowarddesigningyourcity’sentryistodescribeoneofyourcity’smostpressingproblems.

Whatarethemajorchallengesthatyourgovernmentemployees,citizens,andotherstakeholdersfaceinvariousaspectsoflocalgovernment?

250wordsmaxTip:listentofeedbackfromexpertsandthecommunity

ANNEXACompetitionForm

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TimelineSignUp

SelectCategory

FormTeam

IdentifyProblem

§  Cities will be asked to submit their application to the LCCteam.

§  An initial review of the problem statements and proposedsolutions will be done to check for viability and to makerecommendationsforimprovements.

AssignMentors

DesignSolution

SubmitEntries

LCCAwards

Judging

Screening

§  CitieswhoexpressedtheirinterestwillbejointheChallenge

§  Participatingcitieswillbeaskedtoformacompetitionteamwith the Mayor as the head, and composed ofrepresentatives fromrelevantdepartmentsand theprivatesector.

§  Citieswillbeaskedtoidentifyaproblemorsolutionfortheircity project. They will have to describe their city’s mostpressingproblemsinaparticularcategory.Thiswouldthenbefollowedbyaproposedsolution.

SubmitApplication

Review(Internal)

§  Competition teams will be paired with experts to providetechnicaladviceandsupporttothecitiesduringtheplanninganddesign.

§  Short-listtheentriestojust3finalistspercategory

§  Evaluatetheentriesofthefinalists

§  TheLiveableCitiesAwardswillbetheculminatingactivityofthecompetition.AwardswillbegiventothebestprojectsinGovTech,Mobility,Resilience,andBasicServices

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March2020

§  Designingofsolutions;LiveableCitiesLab/Workshopswillbedoneduringthisperiod.Theprojectorsolutioncanapplytoapart/portion of the city or the whole city. The proposedsolutionmaybeanewprojectoranongoingproject.

§  Deadlineofsubmissionofentries

February2020

NOTE:A Liveable Cities Summit will be done to formally launch thecompetition.ItwillbeheldonOctober17.

Pleasenotethatthesedatesareindicativeonlyandaresubjecttominorchanges.

October17-29

November1– January30

January30

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