Declaration of Support of Urban Poor Federation { Scoc and Arevalo 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 lloilo declares its support for the lloilo Convention Center project and the hosting of our city of the 2015 APEC Mini ial Summit. ‘The marginalized sector of our country has long been suffering, their Prayers and pleas for unanswered by what used to be an apathetic and unresponsive government. Through the efforts of our llonggo leaders in the national government, most notably lloilo City’s Franklin M. Drilon, the Hoi ‘rable President of the Philippine Senate, the national government has now turned its attention to the needs of the poor in Iloilo City. Great economic progress in cities throughout the world have been achieved and sustained truction of sufficient infrastructure to meet the through sound economic policy and the c demands of the growing citizenries of the metropolitan centers of the world, In lloilo City, the construction of the Hloilo Convention Center and of numerous oth Projects have increased the confidence of our members on the ability of our city and of our local leaders to uplift our lives. The improvement of our economic conditions is mutually dependent with that of the development of lloilo City. We could not improve our financial condition if lo City will stagnate. Accordingly, lloilo City could not become a premier city if we, the poor, would not be granted the opportunity to improve our social standing and living conditions. The hosting of the APEC Ministerial Summit and the construction of the lloilo Convention Center are signs that both the national and local govern: ly committed to enh: conomicConditions of lloilo City and of sil Of its sons for the toile APEC Ministerial s nat tae EG AGNES CONCEPCION President Vice President Project 1 Homeowners Association Project 1 Homeowners Association Me Mawta Ha.Lue waceta Vice Presiden: Project 2 Urban Poor Association Project 2 Urban Poor Association - LUMBO SGncena President ice President Project 3 Urban Poor Association Project 3 Urban Poor Association © Se DIEGO ORLEANS President Vice President Project 4 Neighborhood Association Project 4 Neighborhood Association President Project 5 Homeowners AssociationEUFEMIA p, SANTACERA President Project 6 Homeowners Association MAYETTE BE Baz President Project 7 Sooe Relocation Urban Poor Association sadoct GADIAN President Ale VICTORIAN Vice President Project 6 Homeowners Association Non is Vice President Project 7 Sooe Relocation Urban Poor Association, Mee Ltt ice President Sooc Gawad Kalinga (Smart Amazing Village) Sooe Gawad Kalinga (Smart Amazing Village) Chis Uctanvo President SOOCIFCP Wiicay oo PERRET 44 Vive Piesioent Soon SPew Jit)