Tabuk-City Clup
Tabuk-City Clup
I. Vision
Providing the impetus and motivation in the attainment of the vision is its mission
of “strengthening government capability on excellent delivery of basic services and a
participative and efficient implementation of programs”.
It has an altitude of 200-500 feet above sea level. The western portion is
characterized by interlinking mountain steep slopes, isolated flatlands, plateaus
and valleys while the eastern portion consists of low lands and wide plains of rice
fields. The general climate of Tabuk is classified as the Third Type wherein the
seasons are not very pronounced. The cool months start on September until
February while the short dry season occurs during the summer, from March to
May. Typhoons frequently visit the town especially from July to December. The
average rainy days per month are eleven days, registering October as having the
highest rate of rainfall every year and March as the lowest. The average
temperature is 26.4 degrees Celsius. It reaches its peak during the summer at 30-
35 degrees and its lowest at December to February ranging from 20-25 degrees.
The city has a total land area of 77,447.25 hectares. 22,793 hectares are
classified as alienable and disposable which is only 29.43% of the total land area.
54,654.25 hectares are classified as forest lands or 70.57%. Of the forest lands,
50,904.25 hectares are production forest and 3,750 hectares are protection forest.
Tabuk City has a total population of 103,912 as per 2010 census and it is
growing by an annual average of 6.07%. Total households is 21,175 with an
average household size of 4.9 persons. The population density is at 134 persons
per square kilometer. For the period 2007-2010, urban population is growing by
an average of 7.94% while rural population is growing by 3.50% an indication
that people are migrating to the urban centers.Comparatively, population growth
in Tabuk is higher than the province and the region.
The crude birth rate as recorded in 2010 is 23.2. births per 1,000
population while the Crude Death Rate is at 2.7 persons per 1,000 population.
The potential labor force of the city is 50,586 of which 37,399 are in the
labor force. Employment rate is 98.35% and in all these indicators the males are
more in number than the females. Of the employed people, 49.24% are in
agriculture, fishery and forestry while 42.87% are employed in the service sector,
and only 7.90% are accommodated in the industry sector.
c. Social Services
Education Services. Tabuk has a total of 126 schools catering to formal education.
Pre-school education is offered by eight (8) private schools aside from the
mandatory kinder level offered by public elementary schools. Elementary
education is made available by 82 public schools and eight private schools while
the secondary education is offered by 15 public schools and seven private
schools.Tertiary education is provided by 5 private schools and one public school.
Vocational/ technical services are offered by TESDA and three private schools.
The teacher-student ratio in the elementary level for school year 2013-
2014 in the public schools is 39:1 teacher and 40:1 teacher in the secondary level.
In the private schools the ration is 22:1 teacher and 17:1 teacher in the elementary
and secondary level, respectively.
Health and Sanitation. The general health situation of Tabuk as of latest records in
2010 showed that the crude birth rate is recorded at 23.2 births per 1,000
population while the Crude Death Rate is at 2.7 persons per 1,000 population.
Infant mortality rate is 1.8 while Young Mortality Rate is at 3.6 and maternal
mortality was zero in 2010. Malnutrition rate has decreased from9.74% in 2008 to
7.28% in 2010.
For the period 2008 -2010 the leading causes of mortality are
cardiovascular diseases and accidents. Major cause of morbidity is consistently
by respiratory diseases to include acute respiratory infections, bronchitis,
pneumonia and influenza.
Water and Sanitation.Among urban areas like Dagupan and Bulanao they availed
of the community water system for their potable water needs which is 36% of the
total households of the city. Majority or 44% get their drinking water from deep
wells and 10% from shallow wells, dug wells, rivers and springs. In terms of
sanitary toilets there is an annual average increase of 2.90% using water sealed
flush to sewerage/septic tank and a considerable decrease in the use of open/close
pit toilets.
Protective Services. These services are provided by the Philippine National Police,
Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Burea of Jail Management and Penology.
Recently added is the Disaster Risk Reduction Management. Personnel
requirements in these services are still inadequate. Personnel to population ratio
showed the PNP with 1:1,239; Jail Management is 1:2,478; and Fire Protection is
1:5,080.
Sports and Recreational Facilities. The main sports facilities are the Provincial
athletic ground, the Kalinga Astrodome, the Kalinga olympic size swimming pool,
the Tabuk Gymnasium, and the Tabuk Tennis Court. Other schools and colleges
have their own sports facilities. At least five resorts in the city are providing
venues for recreational purposes.
D. Economic
Poultry and Livestock. Grazing lands for livestock (Cattle and Carabao) is
9,795 hectars with a total volume of 4,554 heads for 2012 and 17,000 heads
of poultry for the same year.
Fisheries. Fish supply in the city is inadequate so that 40% of the fish
requirement of the city populace come from other provinces. Main sources
of fish in Tabuk are the communal bodies of water producing about 70,075
kilograms of fish and individual fishpond owners producing about 21,954
kilograms. Only two fishpond owners are operating commercially and
most are producing mainly for household consumption.
• Tourism
Eco-tourism is a growing industry in the city. The white water
rafting along the Chico River has gained national and international
recognition. The unique culure of the eight sub-tribes of Kalinga living in
the city presented in songs, dances and rituals with colorful costumes add
more fun for visiting tourists. The scenic mountain ranges of unique
formations are natural attractions. In addition are historical sites,
waterfalls, nature, agricultural and industrial tourism types. The yearly
tourism attraction is the “Matagoan Festival” celebrated during the month
of June.
In support to tourism are four DOT-accreditted hotels and
restauants, three banking institutions, recreational facilities, internet cafes,
several gift shops, and mobile phone services.
E. Physical Infrastructure
F. Natural Environment
The areas along the Chico River comprising of Dupag, Naneng,
Bagumbayan and Lucog are declared watrshed areas with a total aggregate area of
6,271 hectares. This is to preserve the chico river being the venue of water rafting
and other tourism activities.
Development issues and constraints that may hamper the attainment of the
development vision of Tabuk that must be addressed are the following:
a. Rampant conversion of agricultural lands into build-up use because of
pressure from rapidly growing population that increased the demand for
residential, commercial and institutional areas.
b. Many settlement areas are within disaster-prone and hazardous areas.
c. Congestion of settlements in urban areas which consequently led to
encroachment of built-up areas on road-right-of-way, government
reservations, protected areas, and along creeks/rivers for either settlement,
business and agricultural purposes.
d. Presence of inappropriate structures and activities within residential areas
e. Illegal mining and quarrying in sites not designated for such purpose
f. Conversion of forest lands to agricultural lands
g. Diminishing forest cover due to kaingin, forest clearing for corn farms and
illegal logging,
h. Lack of effective and continuous management, preservation and stewardship
of watershed areas
In the midst of the issues and concerns are opportunities that can propel the
development program:
a. Tabuk City being being planned to be next or second regional center of the
CAR
b. Partnership opportunities with the private sector in the financing and
development of priority projects through the public-private partnership
mechanism of the government
c. Capital and technical assistance from various government and non-
government agencies and the availability of bilateral and multilateral
assistance from international organizations that can be accessed, directly or
indirectly, by the city government.
IV. Goals and Objectives. There are six (6) major goals and objectives that are
reinforcing and complementing each other in the implementation of the plan.
The above table shows that industrial area has the biggest increase of
252.48% considering the City’s vision of an agri-industrial center and followed by
forest Land with 122.86% increase. The residential areas will also increase by
94.64% to respond to the inevitable increase in population including socialized
housing for the poor but deserving families. In support to the industrialization, the
commercial area will likewise increase by 45.85% as businesses in all forms will
flourish in the city. Institutional areas will also increase by 23.53% to
accommodate government reservations and public buildings with the end view of
improving the delivery of basic government services. In order to ensure internal
access, the areas for road systems shall increase by 20.35% while agricultural land
will likewise increase by 4.32%.
Volume
VOLUME II
THE COMPREHENSIVE
LAND USE PLAN
Chapter BRIEF PROFILE
I-1 OF TABUK CITY
A. BRIEF HISTORY
The name of the valley originated from the word “Tobog,” the name of a living
stream with cool and fresh water flowing from sitio Paligatto in barangay Balawag down
to the Chico River. The areas traversed by this stream were also called Tobog. The name
later on evolved to the term Tabuk.
The City of Tabuk was once called the “Valley of Gamonangs,” the Kalinga tribe
who had dominated Northern Kalinga centuries ago. This tribe was hostile and
antagonistic which provoked anger from the Southern Kalingas and resulted to tribal
wars. Soon, an epidemic followed which almost wiped out the Gamonang tribe. The
survivors fled to the hills bordering the provinces of Isabela and the old Mt. Province.
Since then, the valley became a “No Man’s Land” and was left to deers, wild hogs, wild
horses, wild dogs and wild carabaos.
Repopulation began shortly before the First World War. The American
government sent six volunteer pioneers from sitio Tobog and Lubuagan to re-inhabit the
place. The Lubuagan natives died of malaria, which left only the settlers from Tobog to
continue to till the soil in Laya. They were later joined by their relatives from Tobog.
Between 1922 and 1923, the second group of settlers came from Bontoc. They then
formed a colony at barangay Bantay. Another group from Bontoc and Cervantes, Ilocos
Sur was brought to Tuga and was supplied with necessary farm tools including mosquito
nets and kitchen utensils. Their success inspired the settlers to cross the Chico River
and moved eastward right into the heart of the valley. They were then followed by
migrants from La Union. Malaria casualties continuously depleted the number of these
pioneers but they held on.
In the early 1930s, the dawn of the new era for the town began with the coming of
the Bureau of Lands Survey Party. Four groups of municipal executives held reign before
Tabuk became a regular municipality on June 16, 1950 pursuant to Republic Act 533, an
Act of Congress.
The road networks connecting Tabuk to the Cagayan Valley and to Baguio via
Bontoc brought in more settlers and investments which fast tracked the economic
development of the town. The economy was purely agro-based and was doubly hastened
by the completion of the Chico River Irrigation System. The establishment of banks gave
credit opportunities and business started to boom. Cooperatives were organized, schools
were put up and bus terminals were established.
In June 24, 2007, Tabuk was converted into a city by virtue of Republic Act 9404,
“An Act Converting the Municipality of Tabuk into a Component City.” Tabuk is now
a fifth class city with an income of nearly P508 million in 2012. It is the capital city of
the province of Kalinga and one among only two cities within the Cordillera
Administrative Region, the other being Baguio City.
Tabuk is prominently considered as the rice granary of the Cordillera due to its
large agriculture area, producing large quantities of rice being supplied to other places.
The city has also produced outstanding farmers at the national level for the last two
decades.
The city is further proposed to be the site of the Regional Agro-Industrial Center
of the Cordillera. This is expected to propel the development of Tabuk as the premier
agri-industrial city of the region.
Tabuk City’s steeper, sloping areas are in the western section while flat plains are
in the eastern part, except for the rugged lands in the extreme east that borders the city
with Isabela, Mountain Province and the municipality of Rizal, Kalinga. The northern
area and east of the Chico River, as well as the short distance west of the river banks, are
also flat. South of Bulanao to the border of Mountain Province, except in Barangay Bulo,
are characterized by rolling hills. The steep portions, from 30 degrees to above 50 degrees
slope are in the western barangays which are located in high elevations. (Map I-8).
The natural characteristics of Tabuk that encompasses rugged terrain on the west
and wide plains on the east offer land resource opportunities for developing forest-based
and agricultural-based economic pursuits. The rich forest ecosystem opens up prospects
for such enterprises as ecotourism and sustainable forestry production. The fertile plains
The area of forestland in the city of Tabuk is 54,654.25 hectares accounting for 70.57
percent of the total land area. (Map I-9). The forest lands are further divided into unclassified
forest and permanent forest/timberland. The unclassified forests are subject for re-classification
and can be available for future development. About 93 percent of the total forest land area is
classified as production forest while the remaining hectares are protection forest. The
diminishing forest cover in the city’s mountainous areas is a major concern. This is due
to kaingin, conversion to corn fields and illegal logging.
The main forest cover are dipterocarp accounting for 84 percent of the timber
resources of Tabuk City. The non-timber forest resources are mainly rattan and bamboo.
Table I-5. Estimated Timber & Non-timber Resources, City of Tabuk: 2008
Type of Resource Unit Quantity
Timber cu.m. 306,966
Dipterocarp cu.m. 256,884
Other Species cu.m. 50,082
Non-Timber
Rattan lineal meters 1,454,295
Bamboo pieces 25,993,296
Source: CENRO
C.4 Soil
The following are the soil types in the city:
• Umingan Loam – predominant in barangay Dagupan, Laya East, Magsaysay, Appas,
San Juan
• Umingan Sandy Loam – mostly found along the riverbanks of Calanan, Gobgob,
Cabaritan, Appas, Magsaysay, Laya West, Tuga, and Cabaritan
• Nambaran Clay Loam – predominant in Bulanao, Calaccad, Balawag and some
portions of Lucog and Calanan
• Nambaran Sandy Loam –in Agbannawag, Dilag, Nambaran, Malalao, some portions
of Balong
• Alimudin Sandy Loam – found in Calanan, Gobgob, Cabaritan, Tuga, Lanna,
Masablang, Naneng, Magnao, Bantay, and Dupag
• Barcelona Clay - predominant in Cabaritan, Tuga, Lanna, and Masablang
• Alimudin Clay Loam – found in Guilayon, Magnao, and Nambucayan
• Guingus Clay Loam – predominantly found in the lower portions of Balawag and
Gobgob
The heaviest rains in the entire province of Kalinga occur on the months of June
to September. The average monthly rainfall estimated from 1999 to 2004 shows June at
275 mm rising to a peak of 340 mm on the month of September. The highest annual
rainfall that occurred within this six-year period was in 1999 at a total of 2,891 mm. This
is generally going on a downward trend up to 2004, with a short rise in 2003 as a result of
unusual heavy rains that occurred on the months of August and September of said year.
The mean annual rainfall in the whole of Kalinga from 1999 to 2004 is estimated at 2,195
mm. This is a little lower than the 2,390 mm mean annual rainfall for the Chico River
Watershed which covers parts of Abra, Apayao, Ifugao, Kalinga (including the whole of
Tabuk) and Mt. Province.
Among the Ancestral Domain areas , the Guilayon Ancestral Domains is slated
for final deliberation and approval by the Commission-en-banc anytime to date. It
comprises the three political barangays namely: Guilayon, Magnao and Nambucayan. It
has an area of more or less 7,112.352 hectares. If finally approved it will be the first
ancestral domain title to be issued in the province of Kalinga.
Other Special Interest Areas. Tabuk has a number of special interest areas that
are being intended for ecotourism development. Foremost of which is the Chico River
that is currently used for white water rafting, a comparative advantage of the City in
terms of its world-class tourism appeal. Other interest areas include the culture- and
nature-based tourism assets located in various areas of the city as well as structures that
have historical significance. (Map I-20).
D.1 Transportation
Tabuk can be reached by land and by air. It takes two hours travel from the airport
located in Tuguegarao City and five hours ride to Sta. Ana where Port Irene is located.
The CRIP Trunk Line Road (Baguio- Figure I-2. Distribution of Roads by
Bontoc-Tabuk-Kabugao-Claveria), most Classification, Tabuk: 2012
especially the construction of the SONA
Road will boost the economic activity in
the city. Furthermore, the Kalinga-
Cagayan Lateral Road (Tabuk-Rizal-
Enrile Road), the Kalinga-Cagayan-
Isabela Alternate Road (Abbut-Conner-
Tuao), the links to other transport
facilities like the Airport in Tuguegarao
City and the Port Irene at Sta. Ana will
help to propel the city into an agri-
industrial center and the new economic
frontier of the North.
The length of city road is 4.545 kms., of which 2.165 kms are paved. The
barangay roads have a total length of 224.152 kms. with 10.515 kms. already paved.
Pasonglao bridge, aside from being a linkage within some barangays of the city, is a
major bridge located in Barangay Calanan that connects the city to the other nearby
municipalities in the province. (Map No. I-21)
External Linkages. The road surface in the city is traversed by national roads
with a total road length of 123.345 kilometers with a uniform road right of way of 60-20
meters. These are maintained by the Department of Public Works and Highways.
Provincial roads are accounted to 51.54 kms. with an average road right of way of 60-20
meters and these are maintained by the provincial government of Kalinga. City roads
accounted to 4.545 kms. While barangay roads accounted to 224.152 kms. Thus, there are
more unpaved roads that need to be paved for a better flow of transportation for people,
goods and services.
Table I-15. Labor Force & Employment Status, Tabuk City: 2010
Female Male Total
Potential Labor Force 24,625 25,911 50,586
% of Total Population 48.17% 49.18% 48.68%
In the Labor Force 13,342 24,057 37,399
Labor Force Participation Rate 46% 78% 62%
Employed 13,061 23,722 36,783
Employment Rate 97.89% 98.61% 98.35%
Unemployed 281 335 616
Unemployment Rate 2.15% 1.41% 1.67%
Source of Basic Data: CBMS Survey; NSO 2010 Population Census
Based on the result Figure I-4. Poverty Situation, Tabuk City: 2007 & 2010
of the CBMS survey
conducted in 2010, poverty
in Tabuk City appears to
have worsened from the
2007 situation. From a
total of 42 percent of
households living below
food and poverty threshold
in 2007, this significantly
increased to 75 percent in
2010. The number of
households with income
below food and poverty threshold almost doubled, from 8,095 households in 2007 to
15,964 households in 2010.
Rapid population growth also caused heavy stress on Tabuk’s agricultural lands.
The area of cultivated lands contracted by .03 percent from 2008 to 2012. Agricultural
land presently account for 36 percent of the city’s total land area, down from the 36.03
percent share in 2008. These lands are now being converted to built-up use because of
increasing population that is raising the demand for residential, institutional and
commercial spaces.
Built-up areas currently comprise 3.04 percent of the total land area of Tabuk city,
an increase from the one percent share in the 2008 land use. Due to in-migration from the
nearby municipalities and provinces, the intensity of land use is increasing especially in
the two Barangays of Bulanao and Dagupan which emerged as the commercial centers of
Tabuk City. Commercial establishments and institutional activities are likewise rapidly
growing in barangays Casigayan and Dagupan Weste. These are concentrated along the
roads following linear patterns. Even road right-of-ways along the provincial and
national road are being utilized for built-up purposes in spite of ordinances that prohibit such.
Within these urban centers, agriculture is still the dominant land use, accounting
for 53 percent of the total urban land area. Majority of these agricultural lands are
irrigated, thus, considered as prime agricultural land. Protecting these agricultural lands
on the one hand and meeting the mounting need for built-up spaces on the other remains
among the major land use challenges in Tabuk.
Table I-18. Actual Land Use, Tabuk City: 2008 and 2012
2008 2012 Land Use Change
% of % of Area % Inc/
Land Use Category Area (has.) Area (Has.)
Total Total (Has.) Dec
Agricultural Land 27,904.50 36.03% 27,882 36.0% 77.5 0.28%
Forest Land 33,619.85 43.41% 13,900.47 17.95% -19,719.4 -58.65%
Built-up Area 774.47 1.00% 2,356.18 3.04% 1,581.7 204.23
Residential Land 1,225.68 1.58%
Commercial Area 336.75 0.43%
Institutional Area 518.48 0.67%
Industrial Area 275.27 0.36%
Rivers/Creeks 1432 1.85% 662.77 0.86% -769.2 -53.72%
Roads 201 0.26% 2,944.18 3.8% 2,743.2 1,364.78
Open Space/Grass
13,522.23 17.46% 29,701.65 38.35% 16,179.4 119.65%
Land/Pasture Land
Total 77,454.25 100% 77,447.25 100%
Source: Geo-eye Satellite Image, Oct., 2008, DA, City Assessor’s Office, DENR
Geo-eye Satellite Image, Nov. 2012
Opportunities
• Tabuk City being planned to be the next or second regional center of the CAR
• Partnership opportunities with the private sector in the financing and development
of priority projects through the Public-Private-Partnership mechanism of the
government
• Capital and technical assistance from various government and non-government
agencies like the DA, DTI, DOST, DOT and the availability of bilateral and
multilateral assistance from international organizations that can be accessed,
directly or indirectly, by the city government of Tabuk
The above distills into two potential development strategies where Tabuk City has
the comparative-competitive advantage, as follows:
Goal 4: Orderly and proper development in the urban and rural barangays
5.1 To preserve the natural state and landscape of the city and protect its
critical resources especially natural habitats
5.2 To establish an expanse of woody vegetation that would help in
mitigating air pollution and improving the city’s climate and temperature
5.3 To rehabilitate degraded watershed areas
5.4 To preserve government reservations and lands from encroachments
5.5 To establish an effective and efficient waste management systems for
Tabuk
5.6 To minimize impacts of disaster hazards and risks and improve safety
and security of people from calamities
The agri-industrial development strategy is more congruent with the vision and
goals of this plan. However, even though this strategy will be the focal point of the plan,
the ecotourism development will also be given special accommodation as the
development will encompass all sectors. Moreover, since ecotourism development is
among the long-term strategies in the Tabuk Urban Master Plan, priority for this will
eventually shift in the future as the agri-industrial vision will be realized that will call for
harnessing other strong development potentials of the City.
From the evaluation of alternative strategies and options outlined in the table
above, the most viable options under the agri-industrial development strategy appear to
be small and medium-scale industrial plantations and livestock/poultry production and
light to medium agri-industrial processing endeavors. The costs of developing these
options are more within local capabilities, resource strengths and emerging opportunities.
These are also the scale of economic enterprises that present greater potentials for wider
participation of local communities and entrepreneurs, compared to heavy and large-scale
economic endeavors which entail heavy investments that are not presently accessible to
many in the locality.
Situated between the urban areas of Bulanao and Dagupan are prime agricultural
lands characterized by flat, fertile and well-irrigated rice fields. The green wedges and
outward development expansion scheme recognizes the significance of the existing
advantage of these prime agricultural lands, hence development expansion of both major
centers as well as Nambaran becomes outwards, or away from prime farming lands.
Bulanao’s expansion is aimed southwards, Dagupan sprawling to the north, and
Nambaran swelling in all directions but mainly to the north and east. In such direction of
expansion, the green wedge of agricultural land is preserved, thus securing its role as an
agricultural production core and contributing to local food security.
Cudal on the other hand, will expand in the western direction, closer to vast tracks
of agricultural expansion areas in the west. In this way, settlement areas are to be
established closer to sources of food and livelihood, especially for farmers.
Expansion areas on both banks of the Chico River in Balawag, Suyang, Bado
Dangwa and Bantay are also expected, but in linear west and east directions since both
northward and southward directions are constrained by mountainous areas.
The Tuga Growth Center will also be considered for core development since its
existing built-up center is bounded by the upland areas on the west and the agricultural
areas of the east facing the Chico River. It is best that these agricultural areas are to be
preserved since they can also act as buffers for built-up areas to sprawl too closely and
dangerously near the river, which also makes such built-up areas bemore vulnerable to
flooding.
These schemes guided in the clustering of Tabuk into four development districts,
as follows: a) Northern Business and Commerce Incubator; b) Agro-Industrial
Development District; c) Agri-Industrial, Logistics and Commercial Center; and d)
Western Tourism Development District.
Table I-21. Estimated Future Land Area Requirement for Selected Land Uses
Tabuk City: 2013-2022 (in hectares)
2013 2014 2015 2020 2021 2022
Elementary School Facilities 48.11 50.29 53.19 67.52 72.16 77.12
Secondary School Facilities 63.34 66.26 69.99 124.60 133.01 142.00
Burial Grounds 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.14 0.15 0.16
Sanitary Landfill 6.64 6.97 7.31 10.36 10.99 11.66
Housing/settlement 660.90 693.57 727.82 1,030.96 1,093.54 1,159.92
Social Welfare Facilities 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Police Headquarters 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Sports & Recreation 70.62 71.51 72.45 80.71 82.41 84.22
Croplands 1/ 18,547 18,547 18,547 18,547 18,547 18,547
Industrial Lands 396.27 415.86 436.40 618.16 655.68 695.48
Note: 1/ Cropland area maintains the present cultivated lands for rice and corn as here reflected.
The expansion of residential areas will provide for the housing needs of the ever-
growing population. This will support the attainment of a zero housing backlog including
lands for socialized housing for qualified beneficiaries, and provide residential space for
new household formation.
Agricultural areas will expand by four percent from the present. These are the
remaining prime agricultural lands of the City that will be subject to strict conversion
regulation. The primary objective is to raise the productivity of these areas to support
agri-industrial development objectives and the locality’s pursuit for food sufficiency.
All existing forest lands will increase by 122% and protected as forest
conservation areas. These lands are essential for the improvement of the quality of
Tabuk’s natural environment including the sustainability of water sources. These shall be
protected and managed as part of the wider Chico River Watershed protection and
management objectives.
The area of institutional lands will also increase by more than 23%. This will
include land requirements for government reservations, social services including sanitary
landfill, cemeteries and sports and recreation spaces.
The present use of the proposed expansion areas for built-up purposes (i.e.,
residential, industrial, commercial and institutional) are open spaces/grasslands. Note
that the area of lands categorized as open spaces/grassland/pasture land will lessen by
more than 21,000 hectares which is nearly equivalent to the increases in built-up and
agricultural lands. Some portions of grasslands have arable potentials hence will form
part of future agricultural lands.
Table I-22. Comparison of Proposed Land Use and Existing Land Use, Tabuk City
Existing Land Use Proposed Land Use Change in
Land Use 2012 2022 Land Use
Category % of % of Area %Inc/
Area (Has.) Area (Has.)
Total Total (Has.) Dec
Agricultural Land 27,882.00 36.00% 29,086 37.55% 1,204 4.32%
Forest Land 13,900.47 17.95% 30,978.90 40.0% 17,078.43 122.86%
Residential Land 1,225.68 1.58% 2,385.68 3.08% 1,160 94.64%
Commercial Area 336.75 0.43% 491.16 0.63% 154.41 45.85%
Institutional Area 518.48 0.67% 640.48 0.83% 122 23.53%
Industrial Area 275.27 0.36% 970.27 1.25% 695 252.48%
Rivers/Creeks 662.77 0.86% 662.77 0.85% - 0.00%
Roads 2,944.18 3.80% 3,543.43 4.58% 599.25 20.35%
Open Space/Grass
29,701.65 38.35% 8,688.56 11.23% (21,013.09) -70.75%
Land/Pasture Land
Total 77,447.25 100% 77,447.25 100%
1) Settlement areas shall be provided with adequate amenities including basic utilities
such as water, power, waste disposal, and other services, and circulation system
4) Settlements within geo-hazard areas may be allowed provided that mitigating and/or
protective measures are adopted to address the potential danger or risk to lives and
property within such settlements.
5) Solid waste management and sewerage development programs shall be designed and
implemented to help ensure safety and health of residents and minimize pollution that
can emanate from residential areas
6) Lands for socialized housing and resettlement areas shall be designated for the
immediate and future needs of the underprivileged and homeless within Tabuk City,
pursuant to existing laws and regulations
7) Settlement expansion shall give priority to the optimum utilization of existing built-
up and urban areas including vertical expansion in highly urbanized sections of the
city.
2) All prime agricultural lands shall be protected and their conversion to non-
agricultural use shall be strictly regulated pursuant to existing laws and regulations
3) Areas designated for production purposes shall be provided with the on-site and off-
site infrastructure and other support as may be needed to ensure economic viability
and sustainability and for these to generate employment and income for many so as to
substantially contribute to poverty alleviation in Tabuk City.
4) Production areas, activities and facilities shall be environmentally sustainable and are
hence to strictly comply with pertinent environmental laws and regulations including
waste management, pollution mitigation and safety and security measures.
4) Clear forest management policies shall be formulated and implemented. These shall
define and prescribe, among others, the rules and processes on resources inventory
and monitoring, forest resource utilization, and sanctions and penalties to deter
detrimental and unsustainable forest use
a) Respond to immediate and vital requirements of the local economy with priority on
improving rural infrastructure and the development of the agriculture sector;
b) Upgrade existing facilities to appropriate standards;
c) Address the need for sustainable settlements development; and,
d) Help mitigate the destructive effects of natural disaster-causing phenomena or those
that shall serve as alternatives to existing infrastructures found in natural hazard-
prone areas:
E. BROAD PROGRAMS
1. Tabuk Road Improvement Program (TRIP)
2. Culture and Tourism Promotion and Development
3. Agricultural Development
4. Industry Investment and Promotion
5. Power Generation, Electrification and Communication Program
6. Forest and Watershed Management
7. Social Development Program
8. Comprehensive Peace and Order Program
9. Institutional Development Program
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Crude death rate, on the other hand is a bit erratic, though it can be noted to be
higher in the recent years. CDR in 2010 is 2.7 deaths per 1,000 population, up from the
2.4 recorded in 2006. This is a net addition of about 20.8 persons per 1,000 population in
2010 which is the difference between the CBR and CDR data in the said period, lower
than the 21.4 net in 2009.
Table III-2. Crude Birth Rate & Crude Death Rate, Tabuk City: 2006-2010
Crude Birth Rate Crude Death Rate
Year No. of % No. of %
births/ Inc/ deaths / Inc/
1,000 pop Dec 1,000 pop Dec
2006 17.8 2.4
2007 19.7 10.67% 2 -16.67%
2008 21.6 9.64% 2.3 15.00%
2009 24.5 13.43% 3.1 34.78%
2010 23.2 -5.31% 2.7 -12.90%
Source: MPT Survey, Tabuk
B. POPULATION COMPOSITION
The age-sex composition of Table III-3. Population Distribution by Age and Sex
Tabuk’s population is shown in the Tabuk City: 2010
table on the right and the pyramid Age Group Male Female Both Sexes
that follows. The under-five age Under 1 1,330 1,406 2,737
group comprises 13 percent of the
1-4 5,421 5,485 10,907
total 2010 population, a proportion
5-9 6,822 6,664 13,486
that is lower than the national
10 - 14 6,584 6,304 12,888
average. Population is broadest at
15 - 19 5,806 5,442 11,248
the age groups 5-9 and gradually
tapers down to the under 19 age 20 - 24 4,516 4,302 8,818
group. 25 - 29 3,988 3,869 7,857
30 - 34 3,552 3,360 6,912
The age structure generally 35 - 39 3,342 3,071 6,413
follows the broad-base type, except 40 - 44 2,819 2,700 5,519
for the unusually narrow 45 - 49 2,404 2,310 4,714
proportion of infant population. 50 - 54 1,961 1,917 3,878
This reflects the relatively low 55 - 59 1,405 1,344 2,749
fertility rate in Tabuk, with 60 - 64 905 919 1,825
population growth being driven by 65 - 69 749 815 1,564
in-migration. 70 - 74 502 569 1,071
75 - 79 281 380 661
There are more females in 80 & over 301 366 667
the under-five age group and in the Total 52,688 51,224 103,912
elderly group (i.e., ages 65 and Source: National Statistics Office, 2010
more). On the other hand, males comprise the majority of 5-19 age group population
and the working age population.
C. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Meanwhile, among the rural barangays, Lacnog and Nambaran have the biggest
population. They are proximate to Ipil, and Dilag, which are among the highly
populated urban barangays, and whose population tended to spill-over to the adjacent
areas. Barangay Suyang, on the other hand, has the least population (332 populace),
with population growth curtailed mainly by the relative difficulty of access, requiring the
residents to cross the Chico River by boat to reach the barangay.
Table III-7. Literacy Rate of Population 10 Years Old & Over, Tabuk City: 2007
Labor Force and Employment. The labor force and employment data were
estimated from the age-sex distribution in the 2010 NSO population survey and from the
result of the CBMS survey on employment variables. Estimates show that Tabuk has a
labor force participation rate of 62 percent, with more males in the working age who are
actively looking for work. Actually employed is 98.35 percent, higher among males.
Compared to the provincial average of 93 percent, Tabuk’s employment rate is more than
five percentage higher.
Population by
Ethnicity. The data Figure III-8. Population by Ethnicity, Tabuk City: 2007
shows that most, at 49
Ethnicity Number
percent of the
Kalinga 52,930
population, are of the
Ilokano 39,536
Kalinga ethnicity. This is Kankanaey 4,072
followed by the Ilocanos Ibontoc 2,765
(36.60 percent). The Bontoc 1,858
remaining 14 percent Applai 2,376
were Igorots, Bago, Tagalog 1545
Tagalog, Kankanaey and Igorots 735
other ethnic groups. Sub- Gaddang 627
tribes and /or ancestral Bago 540
domains that are found Other local
1,037
in Tabuk include ethnicity
Guilayon, Tobog, Total 108,021
Gaddang, Colminga,
Source of Basic Data: NSO 2000 Census of Population & Housing
Biga, Dallac, Malbong 2007 projection by CPDO
and Naneng.
As of 2013, Tabuk has a total of 124 schools catering to formal education. Pre-
school education is offered in eight private schools in addition to the mandatory kinder
level offered by public elementary schools. Elementary education is made available in 82
public schools and eight (8) private schools. Secondary education is catered to by 15
public schools and five private schools and with 6 schools catering to Tertiary Education.
Under the public elementary school system, the City of Tabuk is subdivided into
four districts: Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern. The Northern Tabuk District
consists of 17 Elementary schools located in 14 barangays and aggregately covering a
total land area of 17.729 hectares. The Southern Tabuk District covers 19 schools in
seven barangays, the school sites occupying a total land area of 41.208 hectares. The
Western Tabuk District includes 26 schools located in 16 barangays, aggregately
occupying a total land area of 27.958 hectares. The Eastern Tabuk District has 19
schools in 9 barangays with a total occupied land area of 24.398 hectares. In total, the
public elementary schools in the city occupy an estimated land area of 111.293 hectares.
This is an average of 1.36 hectares land area per school. Many schools, particularly in
the rural barangays did not meet the standard area requirements of school site for
elementary schools in rural areas as defined under DepEd’s Standards and Guidelines for
Education. Moreover, among the major concerns of schools, particularly the public
elementary and secondary schools, is the security of tenure of lots on which the schools
were built. In Tabuk, only 33 percent (27 schools) of the public elementary school sites
were titled. Most are still covered by deed of donation, tax declaration or Presidential
Proclamation that can be challenged by other people or groups.
In terms of school facilities in public elementary school, all the schools lack
libraries and clinics. All have comfort rooms but 64 percent are in poor condition. All
have their respective playgrounds but are all found to be in critical condition. These
reflect the general inadequacy and poor state of education facilities in the city.
Table III-13. Schools by Level, Type, Facilities and Condition
Tabuk City: School Year 2013-2014
Area Facilities and Condition1/
Level/Type/ Location Occu- Land Owner-
ship Status Lib- Comfort Play-
Name of School (Brgy) pied Shop
rary
Clinic
Room ground
Others
(Ha)
A. PREPARATORY LEVEL
A.1 Private Schools
Brilliant Jewels Learning
1 Bulanao 0.017 Titled
Academy
2 Jebriel's Day Care Center Titled
MAPHOD Montessori
3 Bulanao 0.013 Untitled
Learning Center
New Age Montessori Learning
4 Bulanao 1.0 Titled
Center
Dagupan
5 St. Theresita's School 1.0 Titled
Centro
6 Tabuk Baptist Christian Academy Bulanao
0.117 Titled
7 Kidz Space Learning Center Casigayan
0.412
UCCP Capitol Early Childhood
8 Magsaysay 0.077 Titled
Learning Center
The location of schools are shown in the figure that follows. There is a high
concentration of schools in Bulanao and Dagupan area, the two core urban centers of
Tabuk.
About 50 percent of all schools presently in Tabuk are located within areas
generally delineated to be prone to liquefaction. A more detailed mapping and investigation
need to be undertaken to determine the real extent of susceptibility of these schools to disasters
and the appropriate measures that should be undertaken to reduce risks.
The next table provides further indications of the level of adequacy of basic
education facilities and services in Tabuk as of SY 2013-2014. All private schools
providing elementary and secondary level education have student-teacher and student-
classroom ratios that are much lower than the DepEd targets for public schools,
signifying a relatively adequate number of teachers but inadequate number of classrooms
in private schools. On the other hand, for public schools, those at the elementary level
have an average student-teacher ratio of 1:39 and student-classroom ratio of 1:42. Both
these ratios do not meet the DepEd target of 1:35 (equally for teachers and classrooms)
for this school level, indicating the inadequacy of public elementary teachers and
classrooms in Tabuk.
For the secondary level, the student-teacher ratio is 1:40 which meets the target
for this school level. On the other hand, the student-classroom ratio is too high at 1:57,
At the secondary level, enrollment in public schools has been continuously going
down from school years 2010 to 2013. This increased in SY 2013-2014 by a huge
margin of more than 12 percent which, together with the 2.54 percent increase in private
school enrollments, upped the overall secondary level enrollment by 9.67 percent.
6-12 year old children who are not attending elementary 2,896
% not attending school 17%
Estimated enrollment participation ratio in elementary 82.95%
Population of 13-16 year old children 9,425
Secon-
The difference in the data on actual enrollment given by DepEd and the number
of children attending school that resulted from the CBMS survey further suggests that
there are about 11 percent of the elementary pupils and 10 percent of high school students
who are enrolled in schools in Tabuk but are not residents of the city. These form part of
the day population of the city.
The school-going age population is projected per school level as presented in the
next table. The interpolation method was used to break down the projected population by
5-year age interval (based on NSO age classification as estimated in the previous chapter)
into specific school-going age groups. The ages that comprise the respective school level
population are the expected age levels of pupils/students under the K-12.
The requirements for classrooms and teachers are based on the projected
enrollment as estimated above and given DepEd’s targets on student-classroom and
student-teacher ratios.
Table III-21. Estimates of Present & Future Requirements for
Classrooms & Teachers by School Year, Tabuk City (Number)
SY 2013-14 (Present) Future Projections
Target
Avai- Surplus/
Ratio Required 2014-15 2015-16 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
lable deficiency
Classrooms
Elementary 35 587 476 (111) 615 651 833 891 954
Secondary 40 245 186 (59) 257 271 483 516 551
Teachers
Elementary 35 587 531 (56) 615 651 833 891 954
Secondary 40 245 293 48 257 271 483 516 551
The currently available classrooms and teachers cannot adequately meet the
present requirements of school children, except for secondary school teachers where there
is a surplus. If the supply will not be increased in the future, the deficiency will
increasingly become acute.
The space requirement for elementary school facilities are estimated as shown in
the table below. These are the minimum requirements estimated based on DepEd’s
Standards and Guidelines for Education. The total present requirement exceeds the total
area of 843,755.50 sq.m.currently occupied by public elementary. However, this is an
aggregation of specific area, of which a number of schools occupy wide spaces but many
still are allocated areas that do not meet the standard minimum space requirement.
Table III-22. Space Requirements for Elementary School Facilities, Tabuk City (sq.m.)
Minimum Present Future Projections
Facility Standard 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Classroom 1.4 sq.m./pupil 28,776 30,126 31,921 40,799 43,673 46,747
Industrial Art/HE bldg 126 sq.m./school 11,466 11,466 11,466 11,466 11,466 11,466
School shop 5 sq.m./pupil 102,770 107,594 114,003 145,710 155,976 166,952
Admin Office 5 sq.m./pupil 102,770 107,594 114,003 145,710 155,976 166,952
Library/Learning 2.40 sq.m./pupil 49,330 51,645 54,721 69,941 74,869 80,137
Resource Center
Medical/dental clinic 28 sq.m. gross 2,548 2,548 2,548 2,548 2,548 2,548
Guidance room 28 sq.m. gross 2,548 2,548 2,548 2,548 2,548 2,548
Computer room 1.4 sq.m./pupil 28,776 30,126 31,921 40,799 43,673 46,747
Gym/auditorium 5 sq.m./pupil 102,770 107,594 114,003 145,710 155,976 166,952
Speech Lab 1.4 sq.m./pupil 28,776 30,126 31,921 40,799 43,673 46,747
Corridor (above ground level) 2 m. min
Playground 140 sq.m. for not 20,554 21,519 22,801 29,142 31,195 33,390
more than 4 classes
Total Space Requirement (sq.m.) 481,082 502,885 531,855 675,171 721,574 771,187
Reference: DepEd. Standards and Guidelines for Education
DepEd’s general standard requirements for school site for elementary level are as
follows: a) 1/2 ha. for a non-central school which has only one or two classes and no
grade above Grade IV; b) 1 ha. for a central school which has six classes or for non-
central school which has from three to four classes; c) 2 has. for schools which have
from seven to nine classes; d) 3 has. for schools which have from ten to twelve classes;
and e) 4 has. for schools which have more than twelve classes. However, for special
cases or where there is difficulty in meeting the above standards, the DepEd allows the
following: a) for rural areas: 1/2 ha. for a central school which has six classes and for a
non-central school which has from three to four classes, 1.5 ha. for schools which have
For the past five years an average of 21 people were added to every 1,000
population while an average of 3 people died for every 1,000 population. About thee
infants and one mother died for every 1,000 live births.
An average of 13,831 patients went on health consultation per year with 17,821 as
the highest recorded consultation in 2010 which may indicate increased awareness about
health concerns.
Due to intensified IEC on safe motherhood, facility based deliveries attended by
skilled health personnel, the number of infant and maternal death decreased in the past
two years.
Table III-24. General Health Situation for the Last Five Years
Tabuk City: 2006-2010
Health Indicator 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Fertility
Crude Birth Rates (CBR) 17.8 19.7 21.6 24.5 23.2
Morbidity
General Medical 10,283 12,388 16,357 12,306 17,821
Consultative Rate 13.6 13.52 17.0
Mortality
Crude Death Rate (CDR) 2.4 2.0 2.3 3.1 2.7
Infant Mortality Rate 2.6 3.7 5.6 3 1.8
Young Child Mortality Rate (YCMR) 3.6
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) 1.6 0 1.6 0.3 0
Source: MPT survey
The decrease in crude birth rate from 2009 to 2010 is partly caused by the higher
contraceptive prevalence rate. This rate was 43.4 percent in 2010 which is much lower
than the 30.2 percent recorded in the previous year. There were a total of 6,247 current
users in 2010, which is 46.51 percent higher than the 4,264 posted in 2009. Still, data
shows that there are more women of reproductive age, about 56 percent, who are not
using any family planning method, or whose family planning needs are not met. This is
due to several factors like religious beliefs, lack of knowledge, stock out, dependent on
free supplies, husband or partner prohibition of use of contraceptives or just plainly
refuses family planning.
Inspector
Sanitary
Doctors
Nurses
Others
wives
Total
Mid-
In terms of morbidity, within the same three year period, from 2008 to 2010,
communicable and preventable diseases consistently topped as the leading causes.
Majority of the causes are respiratory in nature to include Acute Upper Respiratory
Infections, Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Influenza.
Table III-28. Nutritional Status of Children Ages 0-71 Months, Tabuk City: 2008-2010
Weight 2008 2009 2010 % Increase/Decrease
Level No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate 2008-‘09 2009-‘10
Malnourished 1,520 9.74% 1,194 7.62% 1,172 7.28% -27.96% -4.68%
Low 1,341 8.60% 1,053 6.72% 1,042 6.47% -28.00% -3.83%
Very Low 179 1.15% 141 0.90% 130 0.81% -27.60% -11.44%
Overweight 69 0.44% 58 0.37% 67 0.42% -19.58% 11.05%
Normal 12,709 81.48% 14,426 92.01% 14,870 92.31% 11.45% 0.32%
Total 15,598 15,678 16,109
Source: CPT survey 2011
Bulanao cemetery which serves many of the urban barangays, has already reached
its carrying capacity. The cemetery in Dilag, meanwhile, has almost half of its carrying
capacity filled. The privately-owned cemetery in Magsaysay, which caters only to the
UCCP church members, has filled up more than 80 percent of its capacity. This points to
an immediate need to identify and establish new burial grounds for the urban barangays.
The table on the right shows the Table III-30. Estimates of Available Capacity
estimates of available capacities of existing Public Cemeteries, Tabuk: As of 2010
public cemeteries in terms of number of Sq. m.
burials. The total area available for burial is Total area of burial ground 423,240
estimated at 114,675 sq.m. If all plots will be Less use-up capacity:
Bulanao 30,000
for single-niche burial, available burial 50% of Dilag 10,992
grounds can accommodate a total of 109,661 30% others 114,675
burials at a standard burial plot size of 2.44 Total area available for burial 267,574
sq.m. If half of the total available area will be Area per burial 2.44
for two-level niche burial, available capacities Capacity available if 100% single
109,661
burial per plot (number of burials)
can extend up to 50 percent more burials. Note: CPDO Estimates
Table III-31. Volume of Solid Waste Table III-32. Solid Waste Disposal Practices in the
Generated By Source, Tabuk City: 2010 Urban Barangays, Tabuk City: 2010
Waste Generated %
Source % Dist’n Practice
Per Day (tons/day) Composition
Households 14.4 74.42% Pick-up by service garbage trucks/carts .81%
Commercial 4.58 23.67% Burning 6.27%
Industrial 0.09 0.47% Burying
Hospital 0.09 0.47% Other Places .025%
Others 0.19 0.98% Recycling .025%
Total 19.35 100.00% Composting 1.63%
Source: CPDO Source: CPDO
Generally, liquid wastes are disposed to the drainage systems. In addition to this,
the rainfall discharge accounts to 240.40 mm per year which is discharged to the canals.
Table III-35. Current and Projected Needs for Barangay Health Stations, Tabuk City
Projected Population Current Projected Needs for BHS
Barangay
2013 2014 2015 2023 BHS, 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2023
Appas 3,108 3,261 3,422 5,723 1
Balong 1,941 2,037 2,138 3,576 1
Cabaruan 1,998 2,097 2,200 3,680 1
Casigayan 3,243 3,403 3,571 5,972 1
Dagupan Centro 3,810 3,998 4,196 7,017 1
Dagupan Weste 4,605 4,833 5,071 8,482 1
RHU I
For RHU health personnel, the estimated present and future needs are in the next
table. The estimates are based on the requirements as per projected population and
applying the standards in RHU personnel population. Note that the number of actual
health personnel in all of Tabuk’s RHUs is below the standard personnel population.
This is except in the case of midwives which appear to exceed the standard but this is
only because it counted the midwives fielded in the existing barangay health stations.
Table III-36. Current and Projected Needs, Health Personnel, Tabuk City
Actual Present Need Future Need
2011 2013 2014 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023
Pop. Coverage 1/
RHU I 37,122 40,879 42,899 45,017 63,769 67,639 71,745 75,290
RHU II 23,681 26,080 27,370 28,722 40,683 43,153 45,772 48,034
RHU III 48,243 53,124 55,749 58,503 82,870 87,900 93,236 97,841
RHU Category 2/
RHU I VI VII VII VII VIII VIII VIII VIII
RHU II V V V V VII VII VII VII
RHU III VII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII
RHU I 3/ 11 10 10 10 13 13 13 13
Doctors 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Nurses 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Midwives 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
RSI 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
RHU II 3/ 10 6 6 6 10 10 10 10
Doctors 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Nurses 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Midwives 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
RSI 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3
RHU III 3/ 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Doctors 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Nurses 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Midwives 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
RSI 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
BHS Midwives 4/ 18 21 28 43 43 43 48
Total Personnel 31 47 50 57 79 79 79 84
Doctors 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
Nurses 3 8 8 8 10 10 10 10
Midwives-RHU 19 9 9 9 11 11 11 11
RSI 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 9
BHS Midwives 18 21 28 43 43 43 48
Note: 1/ The population projection per RHU is the sum of the projected population of the barangays in Tabuk that are within the
respective service coverage of the RHU
2/ RHU category follows the categorization based on population coverage as provided in RA 1082
3/ Health personnel requirements are estimated using the Standards in RHU Personnel Population per RA 1082
4/ The BHS midwife requirement is estimated on a ratio of one midwife to one BHS
From the estimates in the table below, it would appear that available burial
grounds as of 2011 can amply meet the future need for burial plots given projections on
future deaths. However, it should be mentioned here that most of the unused capacities
are in the rural barangays. In the urban barangays, particularly in the urban cores
comprising of Bulanao and Dagupan, the existing cemeteries may not adequately meet
future needs for burial plots, hence alternative sites for public cemeteries to serve the
urban areas will have to be identified and correspondingly designated.
Table III-37. Current and Projected Needs for Burial Grounds, Tabuk City
Area of Gross Area Required
Proj- Projected
No. of Required with 40% Open
Area
Available for
Year Projected ected No. Burial Space, Circulation,
Pop of Deaths Burials in Burial
1/ Cemeteries Plots Facility spaces (sq.m.)
2/ (sq.m.) 3/ (sq.m.) 4/ 5/
Actual, 2011 106,614 288 202 492 819 267,574
Current, 2013 120,083 324 227 554 923 265,791
2014 126,018 340 238 581 969 264,823
2015 132,242 357 250 610 1,016 263,806
2016 141,779 383 268 654 1,090 262,716
Future Needs
Table III-38. Estimates of Land Area Requirement for Solid Waste Disposal, Tabuk City
Annual Waste Land Area
Year Population Generation (kg) 1/ Requirement for Solid
Waste Disposal (ha) 2/
2013 120,083 21,915,148 6.64
2014 126,018 22,998,285 6.97
2015 132,242 24,134,165 7.31
2020 187,322 34,186,265 10.36
2021 198,692 36,261,290 10.99
2022 210,753 38,462,423 11.66
2023 221,164 40,362,430 12.23
Note:
1/ Annual waste generation estimated at an average of 0.5 kg/person/day
2/ Land area requirements are estimated based on the following assumptions (CLUP Guidelines Vol 2, p. 79):
• 330 kg/m3 waste density utilized by the DENR
• 10 years residence time
• Landfill depth = 10 meters.
Formula used is: Area Requirement = Waste generated (kg/year) x Residence time (year)
Waste Density (kb/m3) Landfill Depth (m)
Table III-39. Housing Situation for the Last Three Censal Years, Tabuk
% Inc/Dec
2000 2007 2010
2000-2007 2007-2010
Population 78,633 87,912 103,912 11.80% 18.20%
Households 13,985 17,280 21,292 23.56% 23.22%
Housing Units - total 13,849 17,164 21,247 23.94% 23.79%
Occupied Housing Units 13,849 17,164 21,247 23.94% 23.79%
Vacant Housing Units 0 0 0
Housing Units to HH Ratio 1.01 1.01 1.00
Source: National Statistics Office; CBMS Survey Result
C.1.2 Housing Backlog Figure III-30. Existing Housing Units & Housing
Backlog Tabuk City: 2010
The housing
backlog estimated as of
2010 is 603 housing units
(HU). This accounts for
three percent of the total
housing needs in Tabuk
City in the said period.
Unacceptable housing
units (i.e., HU with walls
and roof made of wood,
cogon/ nipa/anahaw,
asbestos and others) accounts for the biggest number of the estimated housing backlog.
These are the units that need major repair or complete replacement.
Note that the city has no homeless households under housing backlog. Hence, the
specific groups under the housing backlog, except for the doubled-up housing, are
counted as part of the occupied housing units estimated as of 2010. As such, the 2010
requirement in terms of number of housing units per se can be derived by adding the
There are three resettlement areas in Tabuk, listed in the table below. All these
resettlement areas are provided with water systems, access roads and electricity.
All households are currently served with electricity. Nearly 85 percent are served
with water supply while 73 percent have water-sealed toilets. The lowest coverage is on
garbage collection at only 24 percent of all households. The city government estimated
that about 19 percent of the households do not have any of these facilities.
Table III-47. Current and Projected Housing Need, Tabuk City (No. of Housing Units)
Actual Est. Present Future Need
Housing Needs
2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020 2021 2022
Housing Backlog 1/ 603 633 569 506 442 126 63 (0)
HH Formation due to
1,054 1104 1,719 1,244 1,304 2,641 2,383 2,528
increase in pop 2/
Upgrading - - - - - - - -
Total 1,657 1,736 2,288 1,750 1,746 2,767 2,446 2,528
Notes: The current & projected housing needs were estimated as follows (CLUP Guidelines Vol 2, p. 103)
1/ Housing Backlog : Backlog in Year t = Backlog in Year t-1 – (Backlog in 2012 / 10)
2/ Increase in the number of HH is estimated using the population average annual growth rate of 4.94% from
2010 to 2015, 7.21% from 2016 to 2020 and 6.07 from 2020 to 2022.
HH Fomation in Year t = No. of HH in Year t – No. of HH in Year t-1
Table III-48. Estimated Future Land Area Requirement for Shelter, Tabuk: 2022
2013 2014 2015 2020 2021 2022
Number of HH
Urban 14,644 15,368 16,127 22,844 24,230 25,701
Rural 9,826 10,313 10,822 15,329 16,259 17,246
Total HH 24,471 25,680 26,948 38,173 40,490 42,948
Area Required for Housing (has)
Urban 366 384 403 571 606 643
Rural 295 309 325 460 488 517
Total Area 661 694 728 1,031 1,094 1,160
Note: Total required area = No. of HH x Ave. area of housing lot per HH
at 250 sq.m./HH in urban areas & 300 sq.m/HH in rural areas
Tabuk City has 99 day care centers (DCC), six Senior Citizens Center, one
Livelihood Center, one Women’s Center and one Youth Center. These are the main
social welfare facilities under the City Government of Tabuk.
The City of Tabuk implemented the program enforced through the Republic Act
8980 or the Early Childhood Care and Development Act or the ECCD Law which aims to
take care and ensure the development of the Filipino child at an early age. Through this
Act, day care centers in each of the barangays have been established purposesly to help in
the developmental needs of 3 to 5 year old children. Some barangays have more than one
day care because of higher and more rapid growth of population of children in need. The
existing DCC buildings are generally in fair condition.
The City of Tabuk has one model Senior Citizen Center located in barangay
Dagupan Centro nearby the City hall. The building is made of concrete materials with an
area of 150 square meters. This is in part of the City’s pursuance to RA 7876, “An Act
Establishing a Senior Citizens Center in all Cities and Municipalities and Appropriating
Funds Therefor.” The Center is under the direct supervision of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development, in collaboration with the city government.
The Women Center located in Bulanao Centro is presently used by the Tabuk
City Women’s Federation. It serves as, among others, their training and livelihood
center. The facility is supported by 20 Women’s Center established by the barangay
chapters of the Federation.
Table III-49. Social Welfare Facilities, Services and Clientele, Year 2010
Physical No. of
Barangay Facility Services Type of Clientele Staffing
Condition Clientele
Sr. Citizen Center Fair Meeting Center 60 yrs. old & above 50 Soc.Worker
Day Care Center Fair Day Care Services Children 3-4 yrs. 22 DC Worker
Agbannawag Agbannawag
Fair Day Care Services -do- 60 DC Worker
Centro DCC
Sotto DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 19 DC Worker
Amlao Mabato DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 20 DC Worker
Appas Norte DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 25 DC Worker
Appas DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 25 DC Worker
Nasgueban DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 22 DC Worker
Bado DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 31 DC Worker
Dangwa Isla DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 27 DC Worker
Bagumbayan DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 20 DC Worker
DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 18 DC Worker
Paligatto DCC 1 Fair Day Care Services -do- 22 DC Worker
Balawag
Paligatto DCC 2 Fair Day Care Services -do- 20 DC Worker
Addang DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 18 DC Worker
Day Care Center Fair Day Care Services -do- 35 DC Worker
Balong Agape DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 24 DC Worker
Burayucan DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 29 DC Worker
Display Center of Passersby and Social
Livelihood Center Fair 125
Bantay SEA-K Products water rafters Worker
DCC Critical Day Care Services Children 3-4 yrs. 18 DC Worker
Bulo East DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 27 DC Worker
Bulo DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 22 DC Worker
Burobor DCC Poor Day Care Services -do- 47 DC Worker
Bulo
Casigayan DCC Critical Day Care Services -do- 25 DC Worker
Magassuso DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 23 DC Worker
Turod DCC Fair Day Care Services -do- 27 DC Worker
The number of clienteles served are in the table below. The most number of
clienteles, historically, are the distressed families. Their number peaked in 2009,
accounting for 64 percent of the total population served under the social welfare services
of the city government. This percentage, however, dropped to 41 percent in 2010. In the
latter year, the highest increase in terms of clientele groups served are the disadvantaged
women.
Data suggests that the poverty situation in Tabuk have worsened from 2007 to
2010. The groups that appear to have been most affected are disadvantaged women and
persons with disability. Note that these are the groups that experienced the highest
increases in the population of social welfare and development clientele system.
Source: CLGU/CSWDO/Senior Citizen; NSCB (2007 poverty data); CBMS Survey (2010 poverty data)
The DCCs that are located within areas highly susceptible to flooding are the
Laya West DCC and Malin-awa DCC. The DCCs within areas highly susceptible to rain-
induced landslides are Guilayon DCC in Agcawili and Malin-awa DCC. Those located
in severely eroded areas are: Bulanao Centro Namnama DCC, Purok 6 Bulanao Centro
DCC, Linglingay DCC in Balawag and Paligatto Day Care Center. More than half of the
99 day care centers are within areas susceptible to liquefaction. These sites should be
further investigated to determine the degree of hazard and the corresponding risk-
reduction measures that need to be undertaken.
The social welfare related projects approved/funded in 2010 are listed in the next
table. Almost all these are for day care centers.
The Police Headquarters at Dagupan, Tabuk City is located beside the national
road at the side of the City building. It occupies an area of 1,000 sq. meters. The station is
manned by 82 police personnel. It is equipped with four motorcycles, three mobile patrol
vehicle, firearms of various types and communication facilities. Said station has a jail
facility with one cell besides the City building.
Based on the National Police Commission Qualification Standard, Tabuk City
Police Station is classified as class “A” Station, which has a standard requirement of one
policeman for every 500 inhabitants and a lot area of 2,500 sq.meters. The present
manpower complement and station lot area are far inadequate vis-à-vis these standards.
The City in its effort to sustain the millennium goal of a peaceful community has
its police sub-station and barangay outposts to cater the 42 barangays within the
jurisdiction. As such, the occurrence of crimes is prevented due to the visibility of peace
keepers or law enforcers in their respective areas of responsibility.
The activation of barangay tanods and organization of Barangay Peacekeeping
Action Teams (BPAT) by the PNP aims to address peace and order and public safety
concerns in the context of community-based management and development. As of 2010,
all 42 barangays have their respective BPATs with a total number of barangay tanods at
881.
The Tabuk City Fire Station, meanwhile, is manned by 20 personnel and operates
with two firetrucks. The minimum standard manning level is one fireman to 2,000
population and equipment level of one firetruck to one fireman. There is a clear need to
increase Tabuk’s fire protection manpower and, with it, its equipment support.
For jail management, the City of Tabuk maintains a district jail and provincial jail
for the benefit of the prisoners. The jail rooms for women offenders are separated from
that of male though all of them are equally accommodated regardless of the degree of
their offense.
Most of the youth in the locality have shown their special interest on ball games
and other sports. Hence, the availability of complete facilities helps them to upgrade or
enhance their skills. The sports and recreation facilities/amenities were established
through the initiative of the SK Federation and with the assistance of the city government
that supported these activies for the training and development of potential athletes in the
locality. Among the major sports facilities of Tabuk is the Athletic Field that was
developed when the province of Kalinga hosted the Cordillera Administrative Region
Athletic Association (CARAA). It is located in Bulanao Centro and occupies an area of
45,000 sq.m, public. Furthermore, every barangay has a public and privately owned open
courts being used to enhance the youth’s sports skills in basketball and volleyball.
Table III-57. Sports & Recreation Facilities by Barangay, Tabuk City: as of 2010
Type of recreation/ sports Lot Area Physical
Barangay Ownership
facility (sq.m) condition
1. Agbannawag
Purok 1 Basketball Court 300 Public Fair
Purok 2 Basketball Court 300 Public Fair
Purok 3 Basketball Court 300 Public Fair
Elem. & High school
Playground 900 Public Fair
Compound
2. Amlao Playground 15,000 Public Fair
3. Appas
Appas Elem. School Basketball Court 2,000 Public Fair
Barangay Hall Basketball Court 2,500 Public Fair
Church Compound Basketball Court 2,500 Public Fair
Appas Norte Basketball Court 2,500 Public Poor
4. Bado Dangwa
Volleyball Court - Public Fair
Basketball Court - Public Fair
5. Bagumbayan
Banagan Primary School Playground - Public Poor
Gawidan Primary School Playground - Public Fair
Basketball court is the most common sports facily built in many of the barangays.
Many public and some private schools also have their own playgrounds for sports and
recreation that are open to the general public, particualry those in public schools.
Table III-59. Present & Projected Needs for Sports & Recreation Facilities
Tabuk City
Present Future (sq.m.)
2013 (sq.m.) 2014 2015 2020 2021 2022
City Park 60,042 63,009 66,121 93,661 99,346 105,377
(500 sq.m./1,000 pop)
Public Playgrounds /
Neighborhood Parks 504,000 504,000 504,000 504,000 504,000 504,000
with playgrounds
(1.2 ha/park; 1 park/bgy)
Baskeball Courts 15,288 15,288 15,288 15,288 15,288 15,288
(26 x 14m; 1 court/bgy)
Volleyball Courts 6,804 6,804 6,804 6,804 6,804 6,804
(18 x 9m; 1 court/bgy)
Naneng National High School in barangay Naneng St William’s Cathedral & and Research Center in Bulanao
Houses in Dupag made of mixed materials Old houses at the Naneng Heritage Village
Table III-60. Existing Major Agricultural Crops by Area, Production and Market, 2012
Area Production Prod Market
Major Crops Barangay Hectares % Total Volume (MT) Value (Php) Local Export
Rice City wide 13,440 48.20% 129,218.85 1,453,580
Corn City wide 5,107 18.32% 66,248.40 663,422
Vegetables City wide 123 0.44% 559.74 16,393
Root Crops City wide 26 0.09% 607.68 5,421
Cash Crops City wide 603 2.16% 108,634.48 129,881
Fruits City wide 635 2.28% No data No data
Industrial Crops City wide 3,222 11.56% 1,002.65 80,210
Agro-Forest City wide 4,726 16.95% No data No data
Total 27,882 100%
Source: City Agricultural Office
As gleaned from the table below, the production area for major cops have
decreased from 2009 to 2010. The drop is more notable for vegetables and coffee. The
drop is slight for rice. Yield per hectare also declined, significantly for rice and corn.
Irrigated Lands. The total irrigated lands in Tabuk City as of 2008 measure
1,212 hectares. This accounts for only 12 percent of the total rice land and only half of
the potential irrigable areas. Of this irrigated area, 38 percent needs restoration. This is a
concern that contributed to the decline in rice productivity.
Cropping Season. There are only two major cropping seasons followed by
farmers in Tabuk. First cropping season commences on the early part of June depending
on the availability of water supply and will end on October to November depending on
the majority period of the year for major crops like corn, vegetables and root crops.
Second cropping proceeds immediately after harvesting which often starts during the
months of November up to May in the succeeding year.
Farmers and Farming Practices. It is estimated that Tabuk has about 32,566
farmers. As far as technology and farm practices are concerned, the City Agriculturist
Office in coordination with national and other line agencies extend different agricultural
programs by extending various support service to its clientele.
Grazing/pasture lands for livestock (cattle and carabao) measure 9,795 hectares,
about 13 percent of the total land area of Tabuk. The value of livestock production, Php
90 milion in 2012, is many times higher than the value crop production discussed in the
foregoing. This makes livestock production a major contributor to the economic growth
of the city.
Table III-63. Existing Poultry & Livestock Area, Production and Market, 2012
Area Production Value Product
Barangay Type Classification
(has.) Volume (Heads) (Php) Market
Cattle 1,440 Commercial 551 10,469,000 Local
Malalao
Carabao 180 -do- 78 1,482,000 -do-
Cattle 800 -do- 567 10,773,000 -do-
Nambaran
Carabao 30 -do- 38 722,000 -do-
Cattle 1,680 -do- 1,041 19,779,000 -do-
Bulo
Carabao 240 -do- 129 2,451,000 -do-
Cattle 1,175 -do- 228 4,332,000 -do-
Callagdao
Carabao 50 -do- 42 798,000 -do-
Liv estock
Barangay Bulo has the widest grazing area for cattle and Barangay Lacnog for
carabaos. All livestock are commercially produced and locally marketed. Livestocks
produced in 2012 is estimated at 4,554 total heads of cattles and carabaos, mostly cattle.
For poultry, there were 17,000 heads produced in 2012 from a total of 1.54 hectares of
poultry farm, most of which were in Dilag.
The livestock density per unit of grazing land, on the average, is 2.15 hectares to
one livestock (cattle or carabao). This is a little denser than in 2007’s 2.40 hectares to
one livestock.
Compared to 2007, the area of pasture lands for cattle and carabao is lower in
2012 by 13 percent. The number of carabaos likewise declined but the number of cattles
increased. Inspite of the general decline in livestock production, production value still
grew. This is because of the rise in the farm-gate price of cattle and carabao, from Php
16,935 per head in 2007 to Php 19,000 per head in 2012.
A.1.3 Fisheries
There are two types of sources of fish supply in the locality, namely, communal
bodies of water and individual fishpond owners. The communal bodies of water being
used as fishing grounds have an aggregate area of about 1,019 hectares. The total volume
of fish catch from these sources is estimated at 70,075 kilograms in 2007. Production is
still very low (68 kilograms per hectare for the entire year of 2007) inspite of attempts at
production management and the regular stocking of fingerlings being done by the
government. The proliferation of illegal fishing, with the use of unsustainable fishing
practices, is among the major reasons for the low fish catch from the city’s communal
bodies of water.
Table III-65. Existing Fishing Grounds and Aquaculture Production, Tabuk: 2007
Production Product Market
Fishing Grounds Barangay Volume
Value Local Export
(kgs)
1. Communal Bodies of Water 70,075 5,606,000
Chico River Western Tabuk 30,225 2,418,000 ∕
Alliog Creek Nambaran-Balong 9,513 761,040 ∕
Ammalingan River Calaccad-Cudal 6,000 480,000 ∕
NIA-CRIS Tabuk City 23,625 1,890,000 ∕
Baligatan Creek Bulanao-Balong 712 56,960 ∕
2. SWIP 568 45,440
Tanggal Bulo Bulo 288 23.040.00 ∕
Tuga Swip Tuga 240 19,200 ∕
Cada Lake Tuga 40 3,200 ∕
3. Fishpond 21,954 1,756,320
A.1.4 Forestry
Agrarian reform in
Tabuk City covers a total area Figure III-59. Status of Agrarian Reform Coverage
of nearly 379 hectares, Tabuk: 2010
accounting for two percent of
the city’s total rice and corn
lands estimated in 2012. The
area for the agrarian reform
communities (ARC) comprise
70 percent of the agrarian
reform total coverage, the rest
are non-ARCs. All of the
non-ARC coverage are in the
rural barangays while 91
percent of the ARC areas are
in the urban barangays. The
total area already covered
measures 188 hectares which
is nearly half of the total
Projected future food supply is calculated for rice, vegetables and fish. These
were estimated based on the assumption that the most recent production area, i.e, in 2012,
will be maintained to the future. The assumption on yield per hectare is taken from the
highest yield realized from the data available between 2009 and 2012. The results are in
the table below.
The future food requirement is estimated from standards on per capita dietary
requirement for agricultural food products. These standards were multiplied with the
projected population to arrive at the future annual food requirement for specific
agricultural commodities.
The comparison of projected food requirement and supply from local sources for
selected products are shown in the table below. Tabuk will continue to generate great
surplus in rice. Twenty two percent (22 %) of local rice production volume within the
ten year plan time-frame can fully meet the requirement for cereal and cereal products
within the same period, which means that 78 percent can be supplied to the rest of the
CAR and other nearby regions. On the other hand, Tabuk will incur deficits in
vegetables and fish. The projected vegetable production can meet only eight percent of
the city’s vegetable requirement for the ten year planning period and fish production can
supply barely one percent of the city’s needs for fish, meat and poultry.
Tabuk City is the commercial center of the province of Kalinga. Education and
banking institutions as well as other business activities such as health and wellness,
agribusiness, information technology, and tourism-related enterprises have rapidly
flourished to address the demands of the increasing population in the capital city.
Aside from being the rice granary of the Cordilleras, Tabuk is also a major
producer of processed foods and wines including Kalinga’s famous coffee contributing to
the household’s alternative sources of revenue.
As can be gleaned from the data below, the number of establishments increased
from 2007 to 2011. The total number of business name registrations increased from 216
in 2007 to 613 in 2011. The dominant commercial establishment per business name
registration, is on wholesale and retail trade that accounts for 59 percent of the total
number of establishments registered in 2011. Coming far behind are food and service
activities and communications and information technology. Agriculture is the primary
source of income of the peole of Tabuk City, but very few farmers actually register their
farms as a commercial establishment.
In terms of
average annual Figure III-61. Inventory of Commercial Establishments
Tabuk City: 2007 - 2011
increase, the top three
growing
establishments from
2007 to 2011 are:
communications and
information tech-
nology; transportation;
and, wholesale and
retail trade. Tailing
these are food
processing and food
service activities.
These establishments
belong to the services
and industry sectors
that are typically the
drivers of economic
growth in cities and
urban areas.
Construction 11 23 15 15 15
Sector
Mining 1 1
Sub-total: Industry 32 52 60 39 63
Annual Growth: Industry 62.50% 15.38% -35.00% 61.54%
Communications/ Information Technology 8 10 20 18 35
Transportation 4 2 2 6 17
Wholesale & Retail Trade 102 132 299 302 387
Financial Intermediation 3
Real State Renting Activities 3 8 3
Food Service Activities 17 24 43 52 52
Service
In terms of mining, the only mining activities being done in the city are small-
scale gold panning in the Guilayon area and sand and gravel quarrying along the length
of the Chico River within Tabuk. Mineral resources found in the city are gold and copper.
Allegedly, oil can be found at Cudal as claimed by an exploration done in the early 80’s
by Philippine Oil Drilling Incorporation.
For employment generation, from 2010 to 2011, the total number of persons
employed by the registered commercial establishments increased by 25 percent, from
1,217 persons in 2010 to 1,525 in 2011. The increase in the number of establishments is
at a higher rate, 32 percent, which means that the recently registered establishments may
be employing, in general, slightly lesser number of persons than in 2010 (from an overall
average of 2.5 employed persons per establishment in 2010 to 2.3 persons per
establishment in 2011).
The number of
employed persons in Tabuk Figure III-65. Employed Persons By Sector
Tabuk City: 2010
in 2010 is estimated at
36,560, based on the results
of the CBMS survey. (This
is much greater than the
employment data by
commercial establishments
as presented in the
foregoing section because
the latter captures only
those employed as per
DTI’s business name
registration; it does not
include those employed by
establishments and income
generating activities not registered with DTI). This number of employed persons yields a
98.35 percent employment rate for the year.
Nearly half of the employed persons are in the agriculture sector. Almost 43
percent are in the service sector, the rest in the industry sector. The major source of
income remains to be agriculture together with a rapidly growing services sector and
developing industry sector. This is a positive trend towards the city’s desired
development direction which is agri-industrialization. Tabuk is maintaining its
agriculture as the base of its economic development.
The area occupied by or used for commercial and industrial establishments and
activities is 336.75 hectares as of 2012. In 2008, the commercial area in the major urban
barangays, namely Dagupan Centro, Poblacion, Dagupan Weste and Casigayan was
20.34 hectares. These barangays roughly account for 60 percent of the total commercial
areas in Tabuk. This means an increase of about 45 hectares of commercial areas every
year. Assuming this trend will continue in the next ten years, the total area of
commercial lands will reach 607 hectares in 2022, the last year of the plan period. This
will be an additional area of 270 hectares, an 80 percent increase from the present area of
commercial lands.
The locations of proposed commercial areas are shown in the figure below.
Expansion will be in the highly urbanized areas with generally contiguous commercial
strips along the national road to connect the central business districts in Bulanao and
Dagupan. The proposed locations have surrounding road patterns and accessibility that
allow visibility, full utilization of business potentials and can maximize foot traffic.
Table III-78. Current and Projected Industrial Area Requirement, Tabuk City
(in hectares)
2013 2014 2015 2020 2021 2022
Population Projection 120,083 126,018 132,242 187,322 198,692 210,753
6. High cost of utilities • Cost of doing business • Identify and develop other
(water and electricity) is high which possible energy sources,
discourages increase in especially green and renewable
investments energy
• Develop potential water
sources for domestic use
• Develop rainwater harvesting
techniques and facilities
Tabuk City boasts of diverse land forms and distinct cultural heritage that defines
its uniqueness as a tourist destination. It encompasses wide plains of fertile agricultural
lands, fanning out into mountains that peak to more than 1,000 meters above sea level to
join the rugged topography of its neighboring towns in the interiors of Kalinga. As
diverse as the place are the people who live there. Tabuk City is home to eight sub-tribes
of the Kalinga people whose indigenous cultural heritage is kept alive until today.
The tourism promotion of the City is anchored on these assets. Current tourism
promotion banners Tabuk’s main attraction, white water rafting along Chico River which
is drawing more and more foreign visitors into the City and for which Tabuk is popularly
dubbed as the white water rafting capital of northern Philippines. Its world-class tourism
appeal has already been recognized and accounts as a major reason for the upsurge of
tourist arrivals in Tabuk over the recent years. Other than this, the City is also rich in
natural, cultural and other assets that have strong tourism potentials. These are described
in the table below. Most of the sites are of the nature type of tourist attractions that
showcase the mountains and river landscapes of the City.
The various tourism establishments in the City can be visited or reached by land
transportation and accessible all year round by ordinary vehicle. These establishments
are generally near a national highway that is connected to the international and domestic
airports located, at a distance of between 62 to 70 kilometers, in Tuguegarao City.
For the tourist attractions, the condition of last mile access is described in the
table that follows. Present access is difficult to the adventure landscape destinations on
the western side of the City and on the areas east of Chico River. On the other hand,
travel to the attractions along the Chico River, city center and the eastern area is greatly
facilitated by the good road conditions.
For health and sanitation, Tabuk’s existing local health system and its waste
management facilities that are available to the general public can also support the needs
of the city’s tourism sector. These will, however, have to be further expanded and
developed in the future to adequately meet the requirements for increased tourist arrivals
to the city.
Tourist arrivals substantially increased from 2001 to 2007 when it peaked at more
than 40,000. In the following years, however, arrivals generally declined, down to
25,478 in 2011. Nonetheless,
an overall increase can be Figure III-70. Foreign Tourist Arrivals
noted, by an average of 30 Tabuk City: 2011
percent per annum over the
past 10 years and by two
percent per annum in the last
five years.
The promotion of the city’s cultural heritage, meanwhile, is being carried out in
the LGU’s active involvement in various cultural festivals and performances and the
The potential tourist products/activities listed in the table below are proposals
generated through a tourism planning workshop with the local tourism stakeholders held
third quarter of 2011.
Tabuk City is endowed with diverse natural resources and distinct cultural
heritage that defines its unique sense of place. The proposals aim to anchor Tabuk’s
tourism aspirations on these endowments. The encouraging experience and learnings
Table III-87. Estimates of Current and Future Tourism Requirements, Tabuk City
Actual Future Targets & Requirements
2010 2015 2020 2025
Number of Overnight Visitors 36,453 53,561 70,313 85,546
National target annual growth rate, overnight visitors 8.00% 5.00% 4.00%
Required Number of Rooms 163 326 385 426
Total Guest-nights 56,502 107,123 140,625 171,092
Average Length of Stay (nights) 1.55 2 2 2
Total Room-nights 28,251 53,561 70,313 85,546
Average number of persons per room 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Average Occupancy Rate 40% 45% 50% 55%
Manpower Requirement (Direct Employment) 109 652 771 852
Note: The projections are derived using the following assumptions and formula suggested in the Tourism Development
Planning Guidebook for Local Government Units (DOT & JICA, 2012.):
• Projected number of overnight visitors based on the national annual growth targets on overnight visitors
• Required Number of Rooms = (Total Room-nights / Average Occupancy Rate) / 365 days
• Total Guest-nights = Average Length of Stay x Number of Overnight Visitors
• Total Room-nights = Total Guest-nights / Average number of persons per room
• Assumptions on average occupancy rate are the suggested targets for LGUs
• Direct employment estimated at 2 persons per room
The average length of stay of visitors will likewise increase from 1.55 nights in
2010 to a target of 2.00. This will result as Tabuk City will offer more tourist products
that will persuade tourists to stay longer in the City. And as a tourist arrivals will
increase, the demand for accommodation establishments will also increase. In 2015, the
number of rooms required is estimated at 326 with an average occupancy rate set at 45
percent. This required number of rooms is double the present number, which is 163
Supplying this
increased demand for Figure III-72. Estimates of Current and Future
accommodation Tourism Requirements, Tabuk City
facilities will generate
more employment,
estimated at a total of
652 persons directly
employed by the
accommodation
establishments in year
2015. This employment
target requires that the
accommodation
establishments meet the
standards for quality
service which in turn
will be an added cause
for tourists to maximize
their stay in the City.
The accreditation of
tourist establishments
will have to be intensified if this is to be realized.
• Improvement of
infrastructure facilities and
amenities at the service
centers, namely, Bulanao
and Dagupan
• Improvement of local
capacities for the
sustainable management of
tourist sites and products
2. Declining livestock
production
Terraced rice farms in higher elevations like in Balawag (left) and Dupag (right)
Coffee beans processed into Kalinga Brew Tabuk City Public Market
Accommodation facilities
The City of Tabuk is traversed by national roads with a total road length of
400.662 kilometers and a road right of way of 60 meters. These are maintained by the
Department of Public Works and Highways. Provincial roads, meanwhile, have a total
length of 51.54 kms. with an average road right of way of 60 meters being maintained by
the provincial government of Kalinga. City roads have a total length of 4.545 kilometers
and barangay roads, 224.152 kilometers.
As to road surface, only 21 percent of the total road length are paved, 79 percent
are unpaved. This is a concern in terms of facilitating the flow of people, goods and
services to and out the city.
Figure III-74.
Road Network, Tabuk City, 2012
The bridges that connect the road networks in Tabuk City are listed in the table
below. These are mostly of the croncrete type, in good physical condition and road
capacity of between 15 to 18 tons.
The ancillary road facilities are in the next table. There are 35 pedestrian
crossings in national roads, nine in provincial roads and five in city roads, all located in
the urban barangays. Sidewalks are installed alongside city roads only. Waiting sheds
are along national or provincial roads. Streetlights and road signages are installed along
In 2011, Tabuk has a total of 75 reported cases of road accidents. More than half
of these cases are on reckless imprudence resulting to damage to property. Many of these
accidents took place along roads traversing the highly urbanizing areas, particularly
Dagupan Centro. Some of these resulted to homicide and/or serious physical injury. Note
that accidents are also among the ten major causes of deaths from 2007 to 2010. This
means that road safety measures need to be strengthened and more road safety facilities
need to be established to reduce road hazards.
Table III-92. Road Accidents by Nature, Location and Frequency, Tabuk City. 2011
Nature Location
1. Dagupan Centro
2. Riverside
3. Provincial road
4. Magsaysay, Provincial road
5. Intersection of Quezon St. & Balagtas St.
6. Intersection of Prov’l road & Gen. Luna Rd
7. Laya East to Dagupan Centro
1.Reckless imprudence resulting to physical 8. Dagupan Centro,Prov’l road
injuries 9. Magsaysay ES,Prov’l road
10. Public Market,Mayangao St.
11. Intersection of Gen. Luna & Arellano st.
12. Calanan, Prov’l road
13. Daguitan St, Casigayan
14. Dagupan West
15. Catholic Church,Appas
1 1 Tabuk-Dagupan,Pangasinan
4 4 Tabuk-Bontoc
6 6 Tabuk Conner
3 3 Santiago-Tabuk
30 30 Tabuk-Tuguegarao
6 Lucog-Dagupan
6 Calaccad-Dagupan
5 Cudal-Dagupan
3 Bantay-Dagupan
6 Bado Dangwa-Dagupan
Jeepney
2 Amlao-Dagupan
1 Suyang-Dagupan
2 Balawag-Dagupan
2 Masablang-Dagupan
2 Lanna-Dagupan
2 Tuga-Dagupan
2 Malalao-Dagupan
4 Agbannawag-Dagupan
4 Bulo-Dagupan
2 Dilag-Dagupan
47 47 Pob, Tabuk - Tuguegarao
Van
25 25 Bulanao-Tuguegarao
119 Laya East-Dagupan
102 Dilag- Dagupan
49 San Julian- Dagupan
89 Balong- Dagupan
217 Appas- Dagupan
Tricycles
72 Ipil- Dagupan
71 Cabaruan- Dagupan
32 Jose-Anniban Dagupan
71 Cabaruan-Dagupan
3171 Bulanao Delivery
2274 Dagupan Delivery
43 Lacnog- Dagupan
Total 6,492 133
Source: Sangguniang Panlunsod
Table III-94. Actual Road Length & Projected Road Requirement, Tabuk City
Actual Projected Road Requirement
2010 2013 2014 2015 2020 2021 2022
Urban
Population 71,863 75,411 79,137 112,099 118,903 126,121
Road Length (km) 644.699 71.86 75.41 79.14 112.10 118.90 126.12
Rural
Arable Lands(has) 18,547 18,547 18,547 18,547 18,547 18,547
Road Length (km) 36.2 278.205 278.205 278.205 278.205 278.205 278.205
As shown in the table below, as of 2010, only 20 percent of the population are
served by level III water supply system. Just eight out of the 42 barangays are covered
under this system, primarily in Bulanao, Bulanao Norte, Dagupan, Appas, Magsaysay,
Laya East, Casigayan and San Juan. Majority get their water supply through level I
systems.
Table III-98. Level of Water Supply System by Type and Number of Population Served
Tabuk City. 2010
Barangay Level I Level II Level III
HH. Pop. Served HH. Pop. Served HH. Pop. Served
Number % Number % Number %
Agabannawag 323 33.61 574 59.72 64 6.65
Amlao 12 7.02 134 78.36 25 14.62
Appas 475 82.9 6 1.05 92 16.05
Bado Dangwa 151 46.03 156 47.56 21 6.4
Bagumbayan 13 8.12 144 90 3 1.87
Balawag 114 45.78 135 54.22 0 0
Balong 65 19.06 276 80.94 0 0
Bantay 94 57.32 70 42.68 0 0
Bulanao 420 20.51 368 17.97 1,260 61.52
Bulanao Norte 232 17.22 180 13.36 935 69.41
Bulo 99 14.64 577 85.35 0 0
Cabaritan 170 96.04 5 2.82 2 1.13
Cabaruan 345 98.85 0 0 4 1.15
Calacad 324 96.43 12 3.57 0 0
Calanan 145 64.44 77 34.22 3 1.33
Casigayan 289 54.02 0 0 246 45.98
Cudal 410 96.47 15 3.53 0 0
Dagupan Centro 292 48.99 0 0 304 51
Dagupan Weste 694 73.52 0 0 250 26.48
Dilag 397 61.45 247 38.23 2 0.31
Dupag 0 0 174 100 0 0
Gobgob 104 31.32 223 67.17 5 1.5
Guilayon 89 46.6 93 48.69 9 4.71
Ipil 533 94 34 6 0 0
Lacnog 696 94.31 42 5.69 0 0
Lanna 155 96.88 5 3.12 5 3.12
Laya East 642 82.73 0 0 134 17.33
Laya West 145 83.81 23 13.29 5 2.89
Lucog 45 18.67 194 80.5 2 0.83
Magnao 17 8.25 178 86.41 11 5.34
Magsaysay 349 77.04 26 5.74 78 17.22
Malalao 56 74.66 19 25.33 0 0
Malin-awa 224 80 56 20 0 0
Masablang 98 65.77 46 30.87 5 3.35
Nambaran 196 29.3 473 70.7 0 0
Nambucayan 170 46.45 186 50.82 10 2.73
Naneng 0 0 147 100 0 0
New Tanglag 115 62.16 70 37.84 0 0
San Juan 400 84.03 23 4.83 53 11.13
San Julian 101 55.19 82 44.81 0 0
Suyang 25 30.86 7 8.64 49 60.49
Tuga 155 64.05 55 22.73 32 13.22
Total 9379 52% 5132 28% 3609 20%
Source: Local Waterworks District
Tabuk Water has two systems, one serving the barangays of Bulanao, San Juan,
Appas and Magsaysay. The other covers Dagupan Centro, Dagupan Weste, Casigayan
and Laya East. It is maintaining four pump stations, one in Dagupan Centro, two in
Bulanao and another in Appas.
Table III-99. Level III Local Waterworks System by Type and Number of Consumers and
Average Water Consumption, Tabuk City. Year 2010
Type of Consumer
Total
Domestic Commercial Industrial Others
No. of
2,650 138 2,788
Connections
Ave. Water 473.47 Liter/Day 2,555 Liter/Day
Consumption (year 2007) (year 2007)
Bulanao, Dagupan, Bulanao, Dagupan,
Barangay Appas, Magsaysay, Appas, Magsaysay,
Served Laya East, Laya East,
Casigayan, San Juan, Casigayan, San Juan,
Source: Tabuk Water
For level II water supply system, Tabuk Water is currently serving ten barangays
with total of 2,889 households as of 2010. This is an average annual increase of 6.51
percent from the household population served in 2007.
Table III-100. Level II Water Supply System by Type & Number of Population Served
Tabuk City, 2010
Number Number of No. of HH
Location of Water Barangays
of Communal Population
Sources Served
Pumps Faucets Served
Municipal Compound, Laya East, Dagupan West,
1 57 870
Dagupan Centro Dagupan Centro, Casigayan
Appas 1 Appas,Magsaysay 136
Bulanao Market 1 Bulanao Area, San Juan,
81 1,883
RHU III Compound 1 Appas, Magsaysay
Source: TAWA
Water supply in the rural barangays is mainly through level I water supply
system. These are point sources (such as rain collector, wells and springs) generally for
areas where houses are too thinly scattered to justify a distribution system. Majority of
the population in Tabuk City served by this system uses deepwell.
There is one print media available in the City. This is the Guru Press which is
produced by a private company and weekly distributed to local subscribers.
Table III-104. Type of Print Media Available, Tabuk City: Year 2010
Type of Area Circulation
Location
Print Media Coverage Number Type Frequency
Dagupan
Guru Press Tabuk Weekly
West
Source: CPDO
Ordinance No. 02
Series of 2014
WHEREAS, the Local Government Code of 1991 authorizes local government units to
enact zoning ordinances subject to and in accordance with the existing laws;
WHEREAS, under sec. 2 of RA No. 9729, otherwise known as Climate Change Act of
2009 and other related laws, the local government units are mandated to mainstream disaster risk
reduction and climate change in development processes such as policy formulation, socio-
economic development planning, budgeting and governance, particularly in the areas of
environment, agriculture, water, energy, health, education, poverty reduction, land-use and urban
planning and public infrastructure and housing;
WHEREAS, the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) has spearheaded
and now assists and coordinates the activities of local government units in comprehensive land
use planning;
NOW THEREFORE:
ARTICLE I
TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE
Section 1. Title of the Ordinance. This ordinance shall be known as the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Tabuk and shall hereinafter be referred to as the Ordinance.
ARTICLE II
AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
1. Guide, control and regulate future growth and development of Tabuk City in accordance
with its Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
2. Protect the character and stability of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional,
forestry, agricultural, open space and other functional areas within the locality and
promote the orderly and beneficial development of the same.
3. Promote and protect the health, safety peace and comfort, convenience and general
welfare of the inhabitants in the locality.
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Section 4. General Zoning Principle. This zoning regulation is based on the approved
Land Use Plans as per SP Resolution No. 141 dated August 19, 2014.
ARTICLE III
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Section 5. Definition of Terms. The definition of technical terms used in the Zoning
Ordinance shall carry the same meaning given to them in already approved codes and regulations
such as, but not limited to, the National Building Code, Water Code, Philippine Environmental
Code, Climate Change Act of 2009, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management of 2010 and other
Implementing Rules and Regulations, promulgated by the HLURB. The words, terms and
phrases enumerated hereunder shall be understood to have the meaning corresponding indicated
as follows.
1. Agricultural Zone (AZ) – an area within the city intended for cultivation/fishing and
pastoral activities, e.g. fish, farming, cultivation of crops, goat/cattle rising, etc.
2. Agro-Industrial Zone (AIZ) – an area within the city intended primarily for integrated
farm operations and related product processing activities such as plantation for
bananas, pineapple, sugar etc.
3. HLURB/BOARD – shall mean the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board.
4 Buffer Area – these are yards, parks or open spaces intended to separate incompatible
elements or uses to control pollution/nuisance and for identifying and defining
development areas or zones where no permanent structures are allowed.
6. Climate Change – a change in climate that can be identified by changes in the mean
and/or variablility of its properties and that persists for an extended period typically
decades or longer, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity.
9. Component Cities – cities which do not meet the requirements of a highly urbanized
city and which shall be considered component cities of the province in which they
are located. If a component city is located within the boundaries of two or more
provinces such as a municipality shall be considered component of the province of
which it used to be a municipality. (RA 7160)
10. Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) – a document embodying specific proposal
for guiding, regulating growth and/or development. The main components of the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan in this usage are the sectoral studies, i.e.Demography,
Socio-Economic, Infrastructure and Utilities, Local Administration and Land Use.
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11. Conflicting Uses – uses of land activities with contrasting characteristics sited
adjacent to each other, e.g. residential units adjacent to industrial plants.
12. Conforming Use – a use which is in accordance with the zone classification as
provided for in the ordinance.
13. Easement – open space imposed on any land use/activities sited along waterways,
road-right- of-ways, cemeteries/memorial parks and utilities.
14. Environmentally Critical Areas – refer to those areas which are environmentally
sensitive and are listed in presidential proclamation 2146 dated December 14, 1981.
15. Environmentally Critical Projects – refer to those projects, which have high potential
for negative environmental impacts and are listed in presidential proclamation 2146
dated December 14, 1981.
16. Exception – a device which grants a property owner relief from certain provisions of a
Zoning Ordinance because the specific use would result in a hardship upon the
particular owner, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience or a desire to make
more money.
17. Floor Area Ratio or FAR – is the ratio between the gross floor area of the building
and the area of the lot on which it stands, determined by dividing the gross floor area
and the area of the lot. The gross floor area of any building should exceed the
prescribed floor area ratio (FAR) multiplied by the lot area. The FAR of any zone
should be based on its capacity to support development in terms of the absolute level
of density that the transportation and other utility networks can support.
18. Forest Zone – an area within the city intended primarily for forest.
19. General Commercial Zone (GCZ) – an area within the city designated principally for
trading/services/business purposes.
20. General Institution Zone (GIZ) – an area within the city principally for general
types of institutional establishments, e.g. government offices, schools, hospitals /
clinics academic/research, convention centers.
21. General Residential Zone (GRZ) – an area within the city designated principally for
dwelling/housing purposes.
22. General Zoning Map – a duly authenticated map delineating the different zones in
which the whole city is divided.
23. Gross Floor Area (GFA) – the GFA of a building is the total floor space within the
perimeter of the permanent external building walls occupied by:
25. Locational Clearance – a clearance issued to a project that is allowed under the
provisions of this Zoning Ordinance as well as other standards, rules and regulations
on land use.
26. Mitigating Device – a means to grant relief in complying with certain provision of the
ordinance.
27. New Town – shall refer to a town deliberately planned and built which provides, in
addition to houses, employment, shopping, education, recreation, culture and other
services normally associated with a city or town.
29. Parks and Recreation Zone (PRZ) – an area designated for diversion/amusements and
for the maintenance of ecological balance of the community.
30. Plan Unit Development (PUD) – it is a land development scheme wherein project site
is comprehensively planned as an entity via unitary site plan which permits flexibility
in planning/design, building siting, complementary of building types and land uses,
usable open spaces and the preservation of the significant natural land features.
31. Rezoning – a process of introducing amendments to or a change in the texts and maps
of the Zoning Ordinance. It also includes amendment or change in view or
reclassification under Section 20 of RA 7160.
33. Setback – the open space left between the building and the lot lines.
34. Socialized Housing Zone (SHZ) – shall be used principally for socialized
housing/dwelling purposes for the underprivileged and homeless as defined in RA
7279.
35. Tourist Zone (TZ) – are sites within the city endowed with natural or manmade
physical attributes and resources that are conductive to recreation, leisure and other
wholesome activities.
36. Urban Area(s) – include all barangay(s) or potion(s) of which comprising the
poblacion commercial zones and other built-up areas including the urbanizable land
in and adjacent to said areas and where at least more than fifty (50%) of the
population are engaged in non-agricultural activities. CBD shall refer to the areas
designated principally for trade, services and business purposes.
37. Urban Zoning Map – a duly authenticated map delineating the different zones into
which the urban area and its expansion area are divided.
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38. Urbanizable Land – are designated as suitable for urban expansion by virtue of land
use studies conducted.
39. Variance – a specific locational clearance which grants a property owner relief from
certain provisions of Zoning Ordinance where, because of the particular physical
surrounding, shape or topographical conditions of the property, compliance on
height, area, setback, bulk/and or density would result in a particular hardship
upon the owner, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience or a desire to make
more money.
42. Water Zone (WZ) – are bodies of water within the city, which include rivers, streams
and lakes except those included in other zone classification.
43. Zone/District – an area within the city designated for specific land use as defined by
manmade or natural boundaries.
44. Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer – a city overnment employee responsible for the
implementation/enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance in a community.
45. Zoning Ordinance – a local legal measure which embodies regulations affecting land
use.
ARTICLE IV
ZONE CLASIFICATIONS
Section 6. Division into Zones or Districts. To effectively carry out the provision of this
Ordinance, the city is hereby divided into the following zones or districts as shown in the
Official Zoning Maps.
7. Forest Zone (FZ) – a division of an area intended primarily for forest purposes.
8. Parks and Recreational Zone (PR) – a division of an area designated for
diversion/amusement and for the maintenance of ecological balance of the
community.
9. Tourism Zone – a division of an area designated primarily for tourism service
oriented establishments and tourism development.
10. Utilities and Transportation – a division of an area designed primarily for utilities and
transportation purposes.
Section 7. Zoning Maps. It is hereby adopted as an integral part of this Ordinance, the
official Zoning maps for urban areas and for the whole city (General), wherein the designation,
location and boundaries of the districts/zones herein established are shown and indicated. Such
Official Zoning Maps shall be signed by the local chief executive and duly authenticated by the
Sanggunian Panlalawigan.
Section 8. Zone Boundaries. The locations and boundaries of the above mentioned
various zones into which the city has been divided are hereby identified as follows:
A. The urban core shall be composed of the following barangays, to wit: Agbannawag,
Appas, Bulanao, Bulanao Norte, Bulo, Casigayan, Dagupan Centro, Dagupan Weste,
Dilag, Ipil, Laya East, Magsaysay and San Juan.
I. Residential Zone
1. All existing residential areas within the urban core marked as such in the
Zoning Map.
2. All built-up areas in the different barangays of the city used for dwelling.
3. A parcel of land North of Red Cross Resettlement site in Lanna with an area
of 18 hectares.
4. A parcel of land West of Tuga SWIP at the base of the mountain with an area
of 5 hectares
5. A parcel of land West of Provincial Road in Cabaritan, upper portion of
Cabutaje Subdivision with an area of 5 hectares.
6. A parcel of land 50m both sides of National Highway from Purok Linglingay
(at the intersection of Natl & Provl Road going to Magnao) to the boundary of
Bantay and Bado Dangwa.
7. A Parcel of land West of the Junction (National & provincial road) in
Calanan.
8. A parcel of land in Tuliao, East of provincial Road, bounded by the Irrigation
Canal in the North and Access Road in the South.
9. A parcel of land in Malinawa, bounded in the North by a road from Damsite.
10. A parcel of land in Cudal, a kilometer west of the National/Provincial Road
Junction, bounded in the North by a Creek and by a barangay road in the
south.
11. A parcel of land in Cudal, bounded in the East by the Provincial Road, right
after the bridge.
12. A parcel of land near the Tabuk-Paracelis boundary, bounded in the
Northwest by Provincial Road and on the South is the Boundary.
13. A parcel of land in Sitio Pakak, Agbannawag, bounded in the East by the
National Road and in the South by mini terraces.
14. A parcel of land in Agbannawag, bounded in the West by a Cemetery up to
the creek in the East and South and a barangay road in the North.
15. A 50m buffer surrounding the existing residential areas in Barangay Lacnog,
and Nambaran.
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AREA
LANDOWNERS LOCATION (sq. mtrs)
1. Dominador Balbin Magsaysay, Tabuk City, Kalinga 14,302
2. Harry Dawayan Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga 70,000
3. Antonio Orodio San Juan, Tabuk City, Kalinga 5,000
4. Pastor Soriano Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga 5,283
5. Zacarias Ang-angan Cabaritan, Tabuk City, Kalinga 9,435
6. Alfredo Matulac Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga 18,445
7. Martin Wandag Magsaysay, Tabuk City, Kalinga 10,000
8. Jane Claver Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga 407,457
9. Leon Tay-og Casigayan, Tabuk City, Kalinga 5,000
10. Anita Lugtu Casigayan, Tabuk City, Kalinga 5,000
11. Rosalina Hortellano Laya East, Tabuk City, Kalinga 10,000
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e. All other lands to be applied which are suitable for housing subdivisions.
9. One lot deep north of corner Daguitan Street and Padre Burgos Street
Eastward to Abogado Creek.
10. One lot deep on both sides of Mayangao Street corner Daguitan Street
Northward to corner Roxas Street.
11. The lot owned by Mrs. Elizabeth O. Cam-ed located at Dagupan West
bounded on the South by the road going to Purok Hawaii, on the East by
residential area and on the West and North by agricultural areas with an area
of 2,400 square meters.
12. One lot deep corner Roxas Street and Provincial Road corner General Luna
Street which is bounded on the South by portion of the Tabuk Institute
compound and on the West by residential areas.
13. Areas 50 meters deep East of the Provincial Road corner General Luna Street
which is bounded on the South by portion of the Tabuk Institute compound
and on the West by residential areas.
14. Areas 50 meters deep East of the Provincial Road corner General Luna Street
and bounded on the South by portion of the Magsaysay Elementary School
and on the East of agricultural lands.
15. One lot deep on both sides of the Provincial Road form General Luna Street to
Quezon Street.
16. The whole lot occupied by the GL Trans at Magsaysay.
17. Parcel of land West of the provincial road owned by William Omengan
located at Appas consisting of 30,000 square meters.
18. Parcel of land East of the provincial road located at Appas consisting of
20,000 square meters owned by Jimmy Omengan.
19. Areas owned by the Tabuk Multi-Purpose Cooperative located East of the
Provincial Road at Appas consisting of 15,000 square meters.
20. Areas owned by Nicolas Lopez situated West of the the Provincial Road at
Appas consisting of 40,000 square meters.
21. Areas owned by the late Dionisio Falgui located at Appas consisting of 25,000
square meters.
22. Areas owned by Elvira Falgui located at Appas consisting of 25,000 square
meters.
23. Areas owned by Rolando Mayangao located at San Juan consisting of 7,000
square meters.
24. Areas owned by Nolita Lazaro located at San Juan consisting of 1,000 square
meters.
25. Areas owned by Dr. Robert Gatbonton at San Juan consisting of 15,749
square meters.
26. Areas 50 meters deep on both sides of the national road from Baligatan Creek
to Purok 7 of Bulanao.
27. Area now occupied by the Bayle commercial establishment.
28. Areas 30 meters deep on both sides of the National Road from the Eastern
boundary of St. William’s Parish to Baligatan Creek.
29. Areas 30 meters deep, South of the National Road between the Bayle
commercial establishments and the Trinity Church property.
30. Areas 30 meters deep North of the national road corner Provincial Road
Westward up to Bulanao Creek.
31. The area of Bulanao Public Market.
32. One lot deep on both sides of De Jesus Street bounded on the East by the
Provincial Road and the West by J. Mencio Street.
33. Area 50 meters deep from corner Governor Duyan Street and S. Ortez South
of Governor Duyan Street extending up to the National Road.
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34. One lot deep from national road corner and East of Governor Canao and
Governor Duyan Street.
Areas reserved for market purposes in Barangays Agbannawag and Tuga
35. Area 50m deep on both sides of the Provincial Road, beginning @ Laya East
Elementary School up to Roxas Street.
36. 20m North of G. Weyler St up to Del Pilar St.
37. 20m North of G. Weyler St up to Arellano St.
38. 20m South of G. Weyler St up to Bonifacio St.
39. 20m South of G. Weyler St., from Del Pilar St. up to Mayangao St.
40. One Block East of STS Compound
41. 20m East of Mayangao St, from G. Weyler St. to Daguitan St.
42. 20m North of Daguitan St, from Mayangao St up to Del Pilar st.
43. 20m South of Daguitan St, from Del Pilar St up to Abogado Creek
44. 20m West of Bonifacio St, from G. Weyler St up to Quezon St.
45. 20m both sides of Quezon St, from Del Pilar St up to Abogado Creek
46. 20m both sides of Gen Luna St, from Oroquieta up to Mayangao St.
47. 20m West of Umangil St from Gen Luna to Quezon St.
48. 1 Block West of Umangil St from Gen Luna to Quezon St.
49. 4 Blocks East of Provincial Road up to Abogado Creek, from Quezon St. to
Gen Luna St.
50. 50m both sides of Provincial Road, from Gen Luna St in Dagupan up to the
National Highway, by way of Bado Dangwa St in Bulanao
51. 50m both sides of Provincial Road from Capitan Baac to KAELCO (P-6,
Callagdao)
52. 50m depth both sides of National Road from Bado Dangwa St in P-6 Bulanao
to P-3, Linglingay, Bulanao Norte.
53. 20m both sides of Paul Kamicho St, from Kapitan Baac St to the National
Road
54. 20m East of Paul Kamicho St, from Damaso Estranero St to Capitan Baac St.
55. 20m both sides of Raymundo Ancheta St, from Paul Kamicho St to Camilo
Lammawin St.
56. South East of National Road, in front of ISAP in Ipil with depth of 50m &
length of 200m.
57. 50m depth both sides of National Road from NIA Irrigation Canal, P-1,
Agbannawag to San Isidro (P-4) (near the San Isidro Catholic Church)
58. Portion Lot of Lot # 167-A with an Area of 10,000 SQ.M. owned by Agnes
Mogao located at Appas, Tabuk
X. Agricultural Zones
1. A parcel of land West of NIA Canal (Ipil, Bulo Area) up to the City Road
intersection with the Provincial Road @ Bulo.
2. A parcel of land North of the Boundary of Tuga and Cabaritan up to the
boundary of Cabaritan and Gobgob and @ the East is Provincial Road.
3. A parcel of land on the boundary of Dilag and Nambaran, East of Tabuk
Sanitary Landfill.
4. A parcel of land located on the boundary of Tuga and Cabaritan 300 meters
from the Provincial Road.
1. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the center of
streets or highways, the street or highways right-of-ways lines, shall be construed to
be the boundaries.
2. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines,
such lines shall be construed to be the boundaries.
3. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the
center lines or right-of-way lines of streets or highways, such zone boundaries shall
be construed as being parallel thereto and at such a distance there from as indicated in
the zoning map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the
use of the scale shown in said zoning map.
4. Where the boundary of zone follows approximately railroad line, such boundary shall
be deemed to be the railroad right-of-way.
5. Where the boundary of zone follows a stream, lake or bodies of water, said boundary
line shall be deemed to be at the limit of the political jurisdiction of the community
unless otherwise indicated. Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be
construed to follow such shorelines and in the event of change in the shorelines, shall
be construed as moving with the actual shorelines.
6. Where a lot of one’s ownership, as of record at the effective date of this Ordinance, is
divided by a zone boundary line, the lot shall be construed to be within the zone
where the major portion of the lot is located. In case the lot is bisected by the
boundary line, it shall fall in the zone where the principal structure falls.
8. The textual description of the zone boundaries shall prevail over that of the Official
Zoning Maps.
ARTICLE V
ZONE REGULATIONS
Section 10. General Provision. The uses enumerated in the succeeding sections are not
exhaustive or all-inclusive. The Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals (LZBAA) shall,
subject to the requirements of this Article, allow other uses not enumerated hereunder provided
that they are compatible with the uses expressly allowed.
Allowance of further uses shall be based on the intrinsic qualities of the land and the
socio-economic and ecological/biophysical potential of the locality with due regard to the
maintenance of the essential qualities of the zone.
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Specific uses/activities for lesser density within a particular zone (R-1) may be allowed
within the zone of higher density (R-2, R-3) but not vice versa, nor in another zone and its
subdivisions (e.g. GC, C-1, C-2), except for uses expressly allowed in said zones, such that the
cumulative effect of zoning shall be intra-zonal and not inter-zonal..
Section 11. Use Regulations in General Residential Zone (GRZ). A GR zone shall be
used principally for dwelling/housing purposes so as to maintain peace and quiet of the area
within the zone. The following are the allowable uses:
14. Recreational facilities for the exclusive use of the members of the family residing
within the premises, such as:
a. Swimming Pool
b. Pelota Court
c. Others
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Section 12. Use Regulations in Socialized Housing Zone (SHZ). An SHZ shall be used
principally for socialized housing/dwelling purposes for the underprivileged and homeless as
defined in RA 7279. Allowable uses:
Section 13. Use Regulations in General Commercial Zone (GCZ). A GC Zone shall
be for business/trade/service uses. Within the zone the following types of establishment shall be
allowed:
1. Offices like:
a. office building
b. office condominium
2. General retail stores and shops like:
a. department store d. car shop
b. bookstore and office supply shop e. photo shop
c. home appliance center f. flower shop
3. Food markets and shops like:
a. bakery and bake shop c. grocery
b. wine store d. supermarket
4. Personal service shops like:
a. beauty parlor c. sauna bath and massage clinic
b. barber shop d. dressmaking and tailoring shops
5. Recreational center/establishments like:
a. movie houses/theater
b. play court e.g. tennis court, bowling lane, billiard hall
c. swimming pool
d. day and night club
e. stadium, coliseum, gymnasium
f. other sports and recreational establishment
6. Restaurants and other eateries
7. Short term special education like:
a. dancing schools c. driving schools
b. school for self defense d. speech clinics
8. Storerooms but only as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of the business
9. Commercial condominium (with residential units in upper floors)
10. Commercial housing like:
a. hotel e. dormitory
b. apartment f. pension house
c. apartel g. club house
d. boarding house h. motel
11. Embassy/ consulate
12. Library /Museum
13. Filling Station/ service station
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14. Clinic
15. Vocational/technical school
16. Convention Center and related facilities
17. Messengerial Service
18. Security agency
19. Janitorial services
20. Bank and other financial institutions
21. Radio and television station
22. Building garage, parking lot
23. Bakery and baking of bread, cake, pastries, pies, and other similar perishable products
24. Custom dressmaking shop
25. Custom tailoring shop
26. Commercial and job printing
27. Typing and photo engraving services
28. Repair of optical instruments and equipment and cameras
29. Repair of clocks and watches
30. Manufacture of insignia, badges and similar emblems except metals
31. Transportation terminals/garage with or without repair
32. Repair shops like:
a. house appliances repair shops
b. motor vehicles and accessory repair shops
c. home furnishing shops
33. Printing/publishing
34. Machinery display shop/center
35. Gravel and sand
36. Lumber/hardware
37. Manufacture of ice, ice blocks, cubes, tubes, crush except dry ice
38. Printing and publishing of books and pamphlets, printing cards and stationary
39. Manufacture of signs and advertising displays (except printed)
40. Chicharon factory
41. Manufacture of wood furniture including upholstered
42. Manufacture of rattan furniture including upholstered
43. Manufacture of box beds and mattresses
44. Welding shops
45. Machine shops service operation (repairing/rebuilding, or custom job orders)
46. Medium scale junk shop
47. Repair motorcycles
48. Lechon or whole pig roasting
49. Biscuit factory-manufacture of biscuits, cookies, crackers and other similar dried
bakery products.
50. Doughnut and hopia factory
51. Other bakery products not elsewhere classified (n.e.c)
52. Repacking of food products e.g. fruits, vegetables, sugar and other related products
53. Plant nursery
54. Funeral parlors, mortuaries and crematory services and memorial chapels
55. Parking lots, garage facilities
56. Other commercial activities not elsewhere classified
Section 14. Use Regulations in General Institutional (GIZ) Zone. In GI Zone, the
following uses shall be allowed:
1. Government center to house, regional or local offices in the area.
2. Colleges, universities, professional business schools, vocational and trade schools,
technical schools and other institutions of higher learning.
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Section 15. Use Regulation in Parks and Recreation Zone (PRZ). The following uses
shall be allowed in Parks and Recreation Zones;
1. Parks/gardens
2. Resort Areas, e.g. beaches, including accessory uses
3. Open air or outdoor sports activities and support families, including low rise stadia,
gyms, amphitheaters and swimming pools
4. Golf courses, ball courts, race tracts and similar
5. Memorial/shrines monuments, kiosks and other park structures
6. Sports Club
7. Underground Parking Structures/Facilities
8. Functional wetlands, easement and buffer areas
Section 16. Use Regulations for Agricultural (Agr.) Zone (AGZ). In Agricultural
Zones, the following uses shall be permitted:
1. Cultivation, raising and growing of staple such as rice, corn, cassava and the like
2. Growing of diversified plants and trees, such as fruit and flower bearing trees, coffee,
tobacco, etc.
3. Silviculture, mushroom culture, fishing and fish culture, snake culture, crocodile farm,
monkey raising and the like
4. Customary support facilities such as palay dryers and rice threshers and storage barns
and warehouse
5. Ancillary dwelling units/farmhouse for tillers and laborers
6. Agricultural research and experimentation facilities such as breeding stations, fish
farms, nurseries, demonstration farms, etc.
7. Pastoral services such as goat raising and cattle fattening
8. Home Occupation for the practice of one’s profession or engaging home business such
as dressmaking, tailoring, baking, running a sari-sari store and the like provided that;
a. Number of persons engaged in such business/industry shall not exceed five (5),
inclusive of the owner;
b. There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building premises;
c. No home occupation shall be conducted in any customary accessory uses cited
above;
d. No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volume than
would be normally be expected in a residential neighborhood and any need for
parking generated by the conduct of such occupation shall be met off the street
in place other than required front yard;
e. No equipment or process shall be used in such occupation which creates noise,
vibration, glare, fumes, odors and electrical interference detectable to the
normal sense and visual or audible interference in any radio or television
receiver or causes fluctuation in line voltage off the premises.
9. Home industry classified as cottage industry e.g. mat weaving, pottery making, food
preservation, etc. provided that;
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a. Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty (30%) of the floor area of
the dwelling unit. There shall be no change or alteration in the outside
appearance of the dwelling unit and shall not be a hazard or nuisance.
b. Allotted capitalization shall not exceed the capitalization as set by the
Department of Trade and Industry (DIT).
c. Such all consider same provisions as enumerated in letters c, d and e of Home
Occupation, this section.
Section 17. Use Regulations in Agri-Industrial Zone (AIZ). In Agr.-I Zones, the
following uses shall be permitted:
1. All uses allowed in agriculture
2. Rice/corn mills (single pass)
3. Drying, cleaning, curing and preserving of meat and its by products and derivatives
4. Drying, smoking and airing of tobacco
5. Flour mill
6. Cassava flour mill
7. Manufacture of coffee
8. Manufacture of unprepared animals feeds, other grain milling, n.e.c.
9. Production of prepared feeds for animals
10. Cigar and cigarette factory
11. Curing and redrying tobacco leaves
12. Miscellaneous processing tobacco leaves, n,e,c
13. Weaving hemp textile
14. Jute spinning and weaving
15. Manufacture of charcoal
16. Milk processing plants (manufacture filled, reconstituted or recombined milk,
condensed or evaporated)
17. Butter and cheese processing plants
18. Natural fluid milk processing (paztuering, homogenizing, vitaminizing, bottling of
natural animal milk and cream related products)
19. Other dairy products, n,e,c
20. Canning and preserving of fruits juices
21. Canning and preserving of vegetables and vegetable juices
22. Canning and preserving of vegetable sauces
23. Miscellaneous canning and preserving of fruit and vegetables, n,e,c
24. Fish canning
25. Patis factory
26. Bagoong factory
27. Processing, preserving and canning fish and other seafood, n.e.c.
28. Manufacture of desiccated coconut
29. Manufacture of starch and its products
30. Manufacture of wines from juices of local fruits
31. Vegetable oil mills, including coconut oil
32. Sugarcane milling (centrifugal and refines)
33. Sugar refining
34. Muscovado sugar mill
35. Cotton textile mill
36. Manufacture/processing of other plantation crops e.g. pineapple, bananas, etc.
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37. Other commercial handicrafts and industrial activities plant or animal parts and/or
products as raw materials, n.e.c
38. Other accessory uses incidental to agro-industrial activities.
Section 18. Use Regulations in Forest Zone (FZ). No development use or activity shall
be allowed in forest zone unless consistent with the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) development regulations for forest zones and a permit, lease or license is
issued by the DENR for the following:
1. Contract reforestation with Forest Land Management Agreement (FLMA)
2. Commercial Tree Plantation and Industrial Forest Plantation (ITP/IFP)
3. Integrated Social Forestry Programs (ISF)
4. Community-Based Forestry Management
5. Reforestation Compliance by Forest Users by Temporary Lease Agreement
6. Reforestation Compliance by Pasture Lease Agreement
7. Ecological Evolution Programs (ECOREV)
Section 19. Use Regulations in Water Zone (WZ). The utilization of water resources
for domestic and industrial use shall be allowed provided it is consonance with development
regulation of DENR; provisions of the Water Code and the Revised Forestry Code of the
Philippines, as amended, and provided further, that it is subjected to an assessment of its
carrying capacity, environmental impact and vulnerability assessment prior to the approval of its
use.
Other uses such as recreation, fishing and related activities, floatage/transportation and
mining (e.g. off shore oil exploration) shall also be allowed provided it is in consonance with
provision of the Water Code, and the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines, as amended as
cell as other laws and regulations such as the Water Act, CCA and DRRM.
Such bodies of water shall include rivers, streams, lakes and seas.
Section 20. Regulations in Tourist Zone (TZ). No Tourism project or tourism related
activities shall be allowed in tourist zones unless developed or undertaken in accordance with the
Department of Tourism (DOT) guidelines and standards, subject to an environmental impact and
vulnerability assessment.
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ARTICLE VI
GENERAL DISTRICT REGULATION
Section 21. Development Density. Permitted density shall be based on the zones
capacity to support development.
Section. 22. Height Regulations. Building height must conform to the height restriction
and requirements of the Air Transportation Office (ATO) as well as the requirements of the
National Building Code, the Structural Code as well as all laws, ordinances, design standards,
rules and regulations related to the land development constructions of the various safety codes.
Section 23. Area Regulations. Area regulations in all zones shall conform to the
minimum requirement of the existing codes such as:
1. P.D. 957- the “Subdivision and Condominium Buyer’s Protective Law” and its
revised implementing rules and regulations
2. B.P. 220- “Promulgation of Different Levels of Standards and Technical
Requirements for Economic and Socialized Housing Projects” and its revised
implementing rules and regulations.
3. P.D. 1096-National Building Code
4. Fire Code
5. Sanitation Code
6. Plumbing Code
7. Structural Code
8. Executive Order No. 648
9. Other relevant guidelines promulgated by the national agencies concerned.
Section. 24. Road Setback Regulation. The following road setback regulations shall be
applied:
Section 25. Easement. Pursuant to the provisions of the Water Code: 1) The banks of
rivers and streams and the shores of the lakes throughout their length and within a zone of three
(3) meters in urban areas, twenty (20) meters in agricultural areas and forty (40) meters in forest
areas, along their margins, are subject to easement of public use in the interest of recreation,
navigation, float age and fishing.
No person shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is necessary for space or
recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing or to build structures of any kind.
Plants or trees that shall be planted along the buffer zones shall consider varieties that
have very good water retentive capacity.
The above easement regulations shall be the minimum as provided for by PD 1067 and
shall be increased or enlarged subject to climate change and disaster risk reduction management
studies.
Section 26. Buffer Regulations. A minimum buffer of three (3) meters shall be provided
along entire boundary length between two (2) or more conflicting zones (allocation 1.5. meters)
allocating equal distances from each side of the district boundary. Such buffer strip should be
open and not encroached upon by any building or structure and should be a part of the yard or
open space.
Section 27. Specific Provisions in the National Building Code. Specific provisions
stipulated in the National Building Code (P.D. 1096) as amended thereto relevant to traffic
generators, advertising and business signs, erection of more than one principal structure dwelling
group, which are not in conflict with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, shall be observed.
ARTICLE VII
INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES
Section 28. Innovative Techniques or Designs. For projects introducing flexibility and
creativity in design or plan such as but not limited to Planned Unit Development, housing
projects covered by New Town Development under R.A. 7279, BLISS Commercial Complexes,
etc., the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer shall on ground of innovative development
techniques forward application to HLRB for appropriate action, unless the local government
units concerned has the capacity to process the same.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISONS
Section 29. Projects of National Significance. Projects may be declared by the NEDA
Board as projects of national significance pursuant to Section 3 of EO 72. When a project is
declared by the NEDA Board as a project of national significance the national clearance shall be
issued by HLRB pursuant to EO 72.
Section 31. Subdivision Projects. All owners and/or developers of the subdivision
projects shall be addition to securing a locational clearance under Section 33 of this ordinance be
required to secure a development permit pursuant to provision of PD 957 and its implementing
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rules and regulations or BP 220 and its implementing rules and regulations in the case of
socialized housing projects in accordance with the procedure laid down in EO 71, series of 1993.
ARTICLE IX
MITIGATING DEVICES
Section 32. Deviation. Exceptions, variances or deviations from the provisions of this
Ordinance may be allowed by the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals (LZBAA)
only when the following terms and conditions are existing:
1. Variance
a. The property is unique and different from the other properties in the adjacent
locality and because of its uniqueness, the owners/cannot obtain a reasonable
return on the property.This condition shall include at least three (3) of the
following provisions;
1) Conforming to the provision of this Ordinance will cause undue hardship
on the part of the owner or occupant of the property due to physical
conditions of the property (topography, shape, etc.) which is not self-
created.
2) The proposed variance is the minimum deviation necessary to permit
reasonable use of the property.
3) The variance will not alter the physical character of the district or zone
where the property for the variance sought is located, and will not
substantially or permanently injure the use of the other properties in the
same district or zone.
4) That the variance will not weaken the general purpose of the ordinance
and will not adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare.
5) The variance will be in harmony with the spirit of this Ordinance.
2. Exceptions:
a. The exceptions will not adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare and is
in keeping with the general pattern of development of the community.
b. The proposed project shall support economic- based activities, provide
livelihood, vital community services and facilities while at the same time posing
no adverse effect on the zone/community.
c. The exception will not alter the essential character and general purpose of the
district where the exception sought is located.
Section 33. Procedures for Granting Exceptions and Variances. The procedure for
granting of exception and/or variance is as follows:
1. A written application of variance shall be filed with the Local Zoning Board of
Adjustment and Appeals (LZBAA) citing the section of this Ordinance under which
the same is sought and stating the ground/s thereto.
2. Upon filing the application, a visible project sign, (indicating the same and nature of
the proposed project) shall be posted at the projects site.
3. The Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall conduct preliminary
studies on the application.
ARTICLE X
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 35. Building Permit. No building permit shall be issued by the Local Building
Officer without a valid locational clearance in accordance with this Ordinance.
Section 38. Existing Non-Conforming Uses and Building. The lawful uses of any
building, structure or land at the time of the adoption or amendment of this Ordinance may be
continued, although such uses do not conform to the provisions of this Ordinance, provided:
7. That should such structure be moved for any reason to whatever distance, it shall
thereafter conform to the regulation of the district in which it is moved or relocated. In
addition, the owner of a non-conforming use shall program the phase-out and
relocation of the non-conforming use within ten (10) years of this ordinance.
Section 39. Responsibility for Administration and Enforcement. This ordinance shall
be enforced and administered by the Local Chief Executive through the Zoning
Administrator/Zoning Officer who shall be appointed by the former, under an Independent
Office, and in accordance with the existing rules and regulations on the subject.
1. Enforcement
a. Act on all applications for locational clearances for all projects.
b. Call and coordinate with the Philippine National Police for enforcement of all
orders and processes issued in the implementation of this ordinance.
c. Coordinate with the Fiscal/City Attorney for other legal actions/remedies relative
to the foregoing.
2. Planning
a. Coordinate with the Regional Office of the HLRB regarding proposed
amendments to the zoning ordinances prior to adoption by the Sangguniang
Panlungsod.
Section 41. Action on Complaints and Oppositions. A complaint for violations of any
provision of zoning ordinance or of any clearance or permits issued pursuant thereto shall be
filed with the LZBAA.
Section 42. Functions and responsibilities of the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment
and appeals. There is hereby created a LZBAA which shall perform the following functions and
responsibilities:
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Decisions of the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall be appealable
to the HLURB.
Section 43. Composition of the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals
(LZBAA). The City Development Council shall create a sub-committee which shall act as the
LZBAA composed of the following members:
For purposes of policy coordination, said committee shall be attached to the city
development council.
Section 44. Interim provision. Until such time that the Local Zoning Board of
Adjustment and Appeals shall have been constituted, the HLURB shall act as the Local Zoning
Board of adjustment and Appeals. As an appellate Board, the HLURB shall adopt its own rules
of procedure to govern the conduct of appeals arising from the administration and enforcement
of this Ordinance.
Section 45. Review of the Zoning Ordinance. The City Development Council shall
create a sub-committee, the Local Zoning Review Committee (LZRC) that shall review the
Zoning Ordinance considering the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, as the need arises, based on
the following reasons/situations:
Section 46. Composition of the Local Zoning Review Committee (LZRC). The Local
Zoning review Committee shall be composed of sectoral experts.
These are the Local Officials/Civic Leaders responsible for the operation, development
and progress of all sectoral undertakings in the locality.
For purposes of policy and program coordination, the LZRC shall be attached to the City
Development Council.
Section 47. Functions of the Local Zoning Review Committee. The Local Zoning
Review Committee shall have the following powers and functions:
1. Review the Zoning Ordinance for the following purposes:
b. Determine amendments or revisions necessary in the Zoning Ordinance
because of changes that might have been introduced in the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan.
c. Determine changes to be introduced in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan in
the light of permits given, and exceptions and variances granted.
d. Identify provisions of the Ordinance difficult to enforce or are unworkable.
Section 48. Amendments of the Zoning Ordinance. Changes in the Zoning Ordinance
as a result of the review by the Local Zoning Review Committee shall be treated as an
amendment, provided that any amendment to the Zoning Ordinance or provisions thereof shall
be subject to public hearing and review evaluation of the Local Zoning /review committee and
shall be carried out through a resolution of three fourths (¾)vote of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
Said amendment shall take effect only after approval and authentication by HLURB or
Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
Section 49. Violation and Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by fine not exceeding P2,500 or an
imprisonment for a period not exceeding six (6) months or both at the discretion of the Court. In
Case of violation by a corporation, partnership or association the penalty shall be imposed upon
the erring officers thereof.
Section 50. Suppletory Effect of Other Laws and Decrees. The provisions of the
Ordinance shall be without prejudice to the application of other laws, presidential decrees, letters
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of instruction and other executive or administrative orders vesting national agencies with
jurisdiction over specific land areas, which shall remain in force and effect, provided that the
land use decisions of the national agencies concerned shall be consistent with the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan of the locality.
Section 51. Separability Clause. Should any section or provision of this Ordinance be
declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part declared to be unconstitutional
or invalid.
Section 52. Repealing Clause. All ordinances, rules or regulations in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, that the rights that are vested upon
the effectivity of this Ordinance shall not be impaired.
Section 53. Effectivity Clause. This Ordinance shall take effect upon approval by the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
CERTIFIED CORRECT:
DARWIN C. ESTRAÑERO
Vice Mayor/Presiding Office APPROVED:
FERDINAND B. TUBBAN
City Mayor