GROUP 3

Angat Buhay:
Partnerships against
Poverty
Introduction
Launched in October 2016, Angat Buhay is the contribution of
the Office of Vice President Leni Robredo in the fight against
poverty.

The program aims to As there is no single way to

bring together the public solve poverty in a community,
and the private sectors the office of the Vice
—organizations and President (OVP) capacitates
individuals alike—to key sectors, including
address the needs of disaster-affected families,
families in the farthest grassroot stakeholders, urban
and the poorest poor, women and the youth
communities in the by empowering them through
country. various modes of
engagement.

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 The OVP works with partners in providing interventions
through six advocacy areas:

(1) food security and nutrition;

(2) universal healthcare;
(3) public education;
(4) housing and resettlement;
(5) rural development; and
(6) women empowerment.

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BACKGROUND
AND PROBLEM

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BACKGROUND AND PROBLEM

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Historically, the OVP has faced key constraints in terms of both budget and mandate.
However, VP Leni’s emphasis on the need to serve the last, the least, and the lost
despite these challenges led the Office to rethink its strategic position on how best to
contribute in the fight against poverty. Building on VP Leni’s wide support from private
companies, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and educational
institutions, the OVP implemented the Angat Buhay Program to serve as a
convergence platform that connects marginalized communities with organizations that
can address their needs. As a result of this convergence, developmental organizations
and the OVP can implement responsive interventions that address both the symptoms
and root causes of poverty

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SOLUTION
AND
IMPACT
?

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Given the complex nature of poverty, Angat Buhay promotes a holistic and integrated approach to
addressing poverty.  In adopting this approach, multiple partners that specialize in different advocacies
may be tapped to provide a combination of interventions that address the multiple dimensions of poverty.

An example is the OVP’s work with the farmer groups in Metro Naga in Camarines Sur. For decades,
many of the farmers have been at the mercy of middlemen who have taken advantage of the lack of
sufficient infrastructure granting access to markets for their produce. They would get up as early as three
in the morning and labor all day, only to earn too little from their sweat and toil. They have the grit and
determination to expand their businesses, but without the skills and networks to reach bigger markets
and get their products out there, they fight a losing battle.

In the hope of overcoming these challenges, these farmers joined Angat Buhay’s Omasenso so
Kabuhayan program, whose goal is to connect them with the market. With the help of partners such as
the Metro Naga Development Council and the field offices of various line agencies, the farmer groups are
undergoing sessions to learn new technologies to improve productivity and meet the quantity and quality
requirements of local markets.

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The progress made was not an easy feat as it required the support of various stakeholders,
including institutional buyers across Metro Naga. But the efforts are now bearing fruit for the
11 farmer organizations from across the province. The Omasenso farmers just finished their
third delivery of produce to Liberty Commercial Center last September 2019. For Robert
Buayaban, president of the Agripreneur Farmers and Producers Association, Inc. of
Libmanan, Camarines Sur, the program has made them more confident and proud of the
work they do. 

There are other inspiring stories that Angat Buhay has made possible. But accomplishing
these would not have been possible without the combined efforts of the OVP working in
continuous collaboration with Local Government Units, private and non-governmental
partners, as well as National Government Agencies, that such success becomes possible.

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Since its launch on October 10, 2016, Angat Buhay helped companies, NGOS, and LGUs provide
P145 million worth of services to poor communities in the Philippines:

• P8.5 million for feeding and nutrition programs that benefitted 2,345 stunted and wasted children,
and lactating mothers

• P1.45 million food packs and multivitamins for 5,392 families

• P33 million worth of livelihood opportunities for 7,691 farmers, fisherfolk, and indigent families

• P26.73 million for classroom construction, teacher training, scholarships, school supplies, and other
equipment that benefitted 21,791 students, out-of-school youth, and teachers

• P2.29 million worth of solar kits and generators, water filters, water pumps, hygiene kits, sinks, and
toilet bowls for 1,868 individuals and 725 families 

A total of 75,633 families affected by various natural calamities were given disaster rehabilitation aid –
P30.43 million from Angat Buhay’s partners and another P12.43 million from the OVP.

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Robredo say
s
Angat Buhay As of December 2021, the OVP said it has provided P146.83 million
in donations from the private sector and P85.25 million in relief
is her ‘best l assistance for those affected affected by Taal volcano explosion and
egacy’ Typhoons Nina and Odette.

On COVID response, Robredo’s office has tested 9,757 people in

communities through its Swab Cab and funded 35,656 extraction and
detection kits to help identify infected patients.

The OVP also launched the Bayanihan E-Konsulta, Vaccine Express,

Community Learning Hubs, and Community Mart to support the
national and local government’s pandemic response.

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Robredo loo
ks back on O
VP’s pandem Angat Buhay has also mobilized P82.14 million worth of health projects
ic response i in 124 localities, such as a mental health facility in San Remigio, Cebu,
n 2021 which was also given x-ray machines and medicines with the help of
private partners.

There were 44 projects worth P39.49 million that were initiated to

address malnutrition, among which was the feeding program that
benefited 800 children in Lambunao, Iloilo.

The program also provided scholarships and skills training to more than
120 Filipino youth and reached 138 women entrepreneurs nationwide in
terms of livelihood opportunities, including startup capital and mentoring
from experts.

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Robredo look
s back on OV
P’s pandemic
response in 2
A total of P15.39 million worth of livelihood assistance was also turned
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over to 156 fisherfolk, famers, seamstresses, small businessmen, and
riders in partnership with 33 accredited civil society organizations.

Robredo’s home region of Bicol and Marawi City also benefited from
Angat Buhay’s housing program.

The BAHAYanihan program in Bicol allocated P15.4 million for

construction materials for people living in danger zones, while donations
from the private sector enabled the construction of 72 transitory shelters
for residents displaced by the Marawi siege.

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A yearend report from the Office of the
Vice President (OVP) said the families
have been assisted by Angat Buhay
using more than P520 million worth of
aid, mostly donations from the private
sector.

Robredo’s office has partnered with 372

organizations in the implementation of
its poverty alleviation program in the
past five-and-a-half years.

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Summarize the reasons why the organization is one of the best in
community organizing and engagement

The best strategic use of Angat Buhay is to help local governments design and
successfully implement local development plans and executive-legislative agenda.
Improving the quality of local governance has the greatest impact on improving the
lives of their constituents.

This localization strategy can go as deep as helping barangays and village

homeowners associations. This goes for informal settlements, where quality of life
is most horrendous and in need of immediate improvement.

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 GROUP 3:

RETIS, JAN RAVEN

TORRES, MARGARETTE
MARTIREZ, KORYN
VARGAZ, JANINE
SELIBO, LIA
PULLANTE, YUAN
GUMIRAN, DEIDREY
RODOLFO, MONICA
SUNGA, JESSICA
PELLAS, MARY ROSE
LARU-AN, JANNA THE END

THANK YOU!

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