The Role of Naga City Urban Federation in the Passage of Pro-Poor Ordinances and Policies

This study describes the Naga City Urban Poor Federation’s (NCUPF) participation in the local legislative and executive bodies of Naga City and the symbolic relationship between the federation and local government. It focuses on the factors and events that explain why and how policies and ordinances favorable to the urban poor were enacted by the Sangguniang Panglunsod (city council).