Sustainable Sanitation for East Asia (SuSEA)

Philippines Component

Luzon Sanitation
Summit
SuSEA Presentation
April 22, 2007

Managed by:
Stakeholders
 Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
(SIDA)
 Water Sanitation Program (WSP) - World Bank (WB)
 Executing Agencies –Department of Health (DOH-
Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
 Support Agency- Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR- Environmental Management
Bureau)
 6 Partner Local Government Units (LGUs)
 Technical Assistance Management Services (TAMS)-
Coffey International Development

Managed by:
SuSEA Overall Objective

The SuSEA-Philippines Program

aims to increase access to
sustainable sanitation services
by poor Filipinos

Managed by:
Objectives
National Level

Establishment of:
 National Sustainable Sanitation
Program
 National Sustainable Sanitation
Communications Program

Managed by:
Objectives

Local Level

 To improve environmental health and

quality of life particularly benefiting low
income households in the six partner
LGUs

Managed by:
Partner Local Government Units
 Municipality of Bauko (Mt. Province)
 Dagupan City (Pangasinan)
 Municipality of Guiuan (Eastern Samar)
 General Santos City
 Municipality of Polomolok (South
Cotabato)
 Municipality of Alabel (Sarangani)

Managed by:
 Pilot LGUs and Models
 Bauko, Mt. Province CAR Models 1 and 4, nominated by
DoH
 Dagupan City, Pangasinan Region 1 Models 1 and 3,
nominated by DoH
 Guiuan, Eastern Samar Region 8 Models 1 and 4,
nominated by DoH
 Polomolok, South Cotabato Region 12 Models 1 and 2,
nominated by DENR and DoH
 General Santos City Region 12 Models 2 and 3,
nominated by DENR and DoH
 Alabel, Sarangani Region 12 Model 2*, nominated by
DENR and DoH
*Special program site linked to the Polomolok-General Santos River Basin Area

Managed by:
 Objectives

Alabel, Sarangani

 Viable septage treatment facility (STF)

operations in Alabel through marketing,
optimal utilization and other
performance improvement activities

Managed by:
 Approach
Alabel

 Assess conformance with standards of existing

septic tanks
 Community consultation/planning on adoption of
appropriate septic tank design: (a) communal
septic tanks (b) individual septic tanks
 Training on standard septic tank construction
 Local legislation on standard septic tank
construction

Managed by:
 Objectives

General Santos City

 Reduced pollution of Silway River

through the establishment of a septage
management program in the city

Managed by:
 Approach

General Santos City

 Creation of Water Quality Management Area
between Polomolok and General Santos City
 Establishment of septage management
program, septage treatment and transport
arrangement with Alabel
 Strengthening of PD 856 (Sanitation Code)
 Identifying support systems for septage
haulage providers

Managed by:
 Expected Outputs
General Santos City
 IEC campaign on water and wastewater management
 Logistical Studies on septage collection and
transport/storage
 Development of septage management program to
include: a) septage desludging, transport and treatment
system; b) training of septic tank builders; c)
formulation of regulations to implement permitting
system
 Train and provide technical support to local engineers
and planners on sanitation planning and program
management
 Area management plan for sanitation with special focus
on wastewater flows/pollutants

Managed by:
 Objectives

Polomolok, South Cotabato

 Reduced pollution of Silway River (will

need to be quantified at inception)

Managed by:
 Approach

Polomolok

 Public awareness
 Creation of Water Quality Management Area
(WQMA)
 Strengthen enforcement of the Sanitation Code
(PD 856)
 Support investment planning for projects to
reduce wastewater pollution sources

Managed by:
 Expected Outputs

Polomolok
 Communications campaigns targeted to
riverside dwellers and livestock raisers on
Silway River pollution
 Program to address open defecation
 Financial and economic analysis of appropriate
investments
 Silway River water quality monitoring system
 Public market wastewater management
 Water Quality Management Area Plan for
sanitation

Managed by:
 Objectives

Guiuan, Eastern Samar

 Reduce the incidence of Acute Gastro

Enteritis (AGE) - (to be quantified)

Managed by:
 Approach

Guiuan

 Break the fecal/oral route of

transmission
 Protect existing water sources through
sanitation
 Identify interventions to consider
seasonal occurrence of diseases

Managed by:
 Expected Outputs
Guiuan
 Campaigns for environmental sanitation & hygiene done
 Program to address the issue of open defecation carried
out
 Sanitation plans, facilities / programs in place
 AGE risk assessment and intervention program performed
 Water quality team to implement water quality
management system and SOPs operationalized
 Community-based health, hygiene, and sanitation program
strategies and implementation carried out
 Implementation of an improved sanitary permit system /
sanitation surveillance operative

Managed by:
 Objectives

Dagupan City

 Reduce the incidence of acute gastro-

enteritis (AGE) and soil-transmitted
helminthiasis (STH) by 50 percent by
the end of 2010

Managed by:
 Approach
Dagupan City
 Investigate the relationship between flooding and
AGE, and if found significant, develop strategies
to address risks related to flooding
 Control unsanitary and unhygienic practices
among children and caregivers and other groups
at-risk, such as fishers, those serving/ preparing
and eating raw fish, etc
 Introduction to septage management program in
the city, including the development of systems,
plans and supporting appropriate infrastructure
investments
 Complementation of DOH STH program

Managed by:
 Expected Outputs
Dagupan City
 Study 1 done on: “Flooding and Drinking Water Supply
Safety in Relation to Occurrence of AGE
 Study 2 completed on: Fecal contamination of Fishpen
Waters & Aquaculture / Fish Preparation Practices and
Consumption Patterns
 Interventions developed for both Study 1 & 2
 Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) program to
address open defecation carried out
 Hygiene promotion program and campaign
accomplished

Managed by:
 Expected Outputs

Dagupan City

 Program and training on septage management and

operations completed (to include septage desludging,
transport and treatment; training for septic tank builders;
regulations to implement permitting system)
 System for monitoring of drinking water quality and SOPs put
in place
 Improved STH surveillance system adopted
 Interventions for reducing AGE and STH applied

Managed by:
 Objectives

Bauko, Mt. Province

 Reduce contamination of drinking

water sources in low-income
communities

Managed by:
 Approach
Bauko

 Optimize use of water

 Introduce low water use sanitation systems*
 Implement immediate measures to ensure
safety of drinking water
 Support measures for increasing water supply

Managed by:
 Expected Outputs
Bauko
 Water conservation strategies adopted
 Water quality issues addressed and resolved
 Water optimization options studied and appropriately
applied
 Appropriate water optimizing supply and sanitation
systems in place
 Water resources availability map prepared and used
 Water demand/allocation and water-use arrangements
and plans implemented
 Improved local ordinances and implementation
procedures followed

Managed by:
Thank You!

Managed by:
Signing of Manila Declaration

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SuSEA Program Launching (Sept 6,
2007)

Present were (from right): Dr. Eduardo Janairo, CHD – Ilocos, Mr. Alvin Fernandez, City Administrator of
Dagupan, Dr.  Myrna  Cabotaje, CHD – CAR, Hon. Simon Lacwasan, Mayor  of  Bauko Mt. Province, Dr.
Teojenes Baluma, CHD – E. Visayas Hon. Annaliza Kwan Mayor  of  Guiuan E. Samar, Dr. Yolanda
Oliveros, Department of Health and Chair, PSC – SuSEA, Mr. Renato Cruz, DENR, Dr. Virgina Ala, BIHC
DOH. Also present but not in the photo were Hon. Alipio Fernandez Jr., Mayor of Dagupan City, Mr.
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LGU Program Briefing: Alabel

The TAMS Team with Governor Miguel Dominguez

of Alabel, Saranggani
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LGU Program Briefing: Bauko

Meeting with Hon. Simon Lacwasan, Municipal

Mayor of Bauko
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LGU Program Briefing: Dagupan

TAMS Community Visit in Dagupan

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LGU Program Briefing: General Santos

Presentation of MOA for SuSEA to the City Council

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LGU Program Briefing: Polomolok

TAMS visit to Silway River in Polomolok

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Baseline Survey

Training of Interviewers in Dagupan with Dr. Jaime34