SHACC

A. THE SAINT HANNIBAL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, Inc. (SHaCC)

A.1 Historical Background

The formation of the Saint Hannibal Christian Community (SHaCC) is a result of a long organizing process undertaken by a group of Rogationatist priests and brothers under the leadership of Fr. Dexter Prudenciano, RCJ. On June 1998, the group started out with community immersion in depressed areas of six barangays in Malibay, Maricaban, Riverside and Apelo Cruz. The immersion lasted for five years within which the concerned group of Rogationatists lived and closely interacted with the people. Eventually, as the needs and concerns of the communities were expressed and explored in depth, the Saint Hannibal Empowerment Center (SHEC) was established to allow for a more methodical and focused approach to helping the communities. The SHEC was officially established on December 2004 through the setting up of an office in Barangay 165, Rodriguez, Malibay, right inside one of the depressed areas and within easy access by the other communities. This was made possible through the blessing of the Philippine-Indian Delegation headed by Fr. Bruno Rampazzo, Major Superior.

Within two years following the establishment of the SHEC, it was able to bind the communities together by their common concerns and aspirations for improved standards of living. The community leaders, with the approval of their members, decided to work together within a formal structure that led to the conceptualization and the eventual formation of the SHaCC. The SHaCC was officially incorporated with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2005.

A.2 Vision, Mision and Goals

The SHaCC vision is to establish the Kingdom of God within and among its members. The people in the communities envision their lives to be an expression and embodiment of God’s kingdom in action.

The mission:
1 To facilitate the values and spiritual formation of its members.
2. To empower and develop the self-help capabilities of members
3. To advocate for an “in-city relocation program” as a response to insecure tenure problem of its members through partnership building with the government and private sector
4. To help improve the living condition of members by pooling and/or grouping individual talents, expertise and resources and through partnership building with different sectors and institutions to effect a collective effort for communal undertaking such as income-generating projects, site development, waste management and disposal, health and sanitation and peace and order

The goals:
1. For all members to imbibe the spiritual values of God’s Kingdom
2. For every member to be given access to decent and secure housing
3. For all members to actively participate in development undertakings to improve their socio-economic condition mainly in livelihood enhancement, education, health and sanitation and other aspects of community development.

A.3 The Members

The members of SHaCC are families (through the family heads) from the communities of informal settlers in six barangays in Pasay. These are:

A.4 The Leaders

A.5 The SHaCC Structure

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B. OVERVIEW OF THE BARANGAYS

With a land area of 2,736 hectares, Pasay City is the third biggest of all the cities comprising the Metro Manila area. But because of its proximity to the inner core of Metro Manila, Pasay City has also become a persistent refuge of urban poor migrants. The National Census and Statistics Office (NCSO), estimates that in year 2000, Pasay City had more than 78,000 population of urban poor families, the biggest population of urban poor among all cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Out of a total population of 354,908 in Pasay City, roughly 73 percent are urban poor.

SHEC is currently working with the urban poor communities in six barangays located along the eastern section of Pasay City. These are as follows:

· Barangay 156 in Aurora Boulevard, Riverside St., Tramo
· Barangay 157 in Apelo Cruz
· Barangay 162 in Malibay
· Barangay 165 Rodriguez & S. De Guzman, Malibay
· Barangay 180 in Isla I, II at III CAA, Lower Valley, Zone 19, Maricaban, Tramo
· Barangay 184 in PAL Gate 1, Andrew Ave. Maricaban

SHaCC covers a total population of about 7,660, disaggregated into 2,010 households. The biggest community in terms of population is Barangay 156. This is followed distantly by 165-Rodriguez. The smallest community is Barangay 162.

What follows presents a summary of major demographic and socio-economic indicators on the communities.

MAPS

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Location and General Land Status

THE COMMUNITIES IN SELECTED KEY DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR