Declaration of Support of Urban Poor Federation { Buntatala Relocation Site) of the City For the lloilo Convention Center and the Hosting of the City of Iloilo of the 2015 APEC Ministerial Summit The Urban Poor Federation of the City of Iloilo declares its support for the lloilo Convention Center project and the hosting of our city of the 2015 APEC Ministerial Summit. The marginalized sector of our country has long been suffering, their prayers and pleas for help unanswered by what used to be an apath nresponsive gover = efforts of our Ilonggo leaders in the national government, most notably lloilo City’s Franklin turned its attention to the needs of the poor in Hloilo City. Great economic progress in cities throughout the world have been achieved and sustained through sound economic policy and the construction of sufficient infrastructure to meet the Gemands of the growing citizenries of the metropolitan centers of the world. In Iloilo City, the f the Iloilo Convention Center and of ni other major infrastructure projects have increased the confidence of our members on the ability of our city and of our ‘ocal leaders to uplift our lives. The improvement of our economic conditions is mutually dependent with that of the development of Helle City. We could not improve our ition if Molle City wi stagnate. Accordingly, lloilo City could not become a premier city if we, the poor, would not be granted the opportunity to improve our social stan ditions, The hosting of the APEC Ministerial Summit and the construction of the lloilo Convention Center are signs o nitted to enha! the economic oth the national and local governments are fully corconditions of lloilo City and of all of its sons and daughters. We therefore declare our support for the lloilo APEC Ministerial Summit and for the Hoilo Convention Center. lo Lege, JEREL) aig DO President Vice President Buntatala IFCP Buntatala IFCP