Current Situation

In terms of Disaster Risk Reduction Management, they are preventing or not allowing
land owners to build anything in hazardous and in risky areas. As a result, Core Housing
Shelter Projects is continuously supported by the local government for the tragedy that
took place during typhoon Rosing will not be repeated.

Solid Waste Management

Before only one dump truck is used for the operation of collecting biodegradable and non-
biodegradable waste. At present, there are two new dump trucks purchases that can be
used simultaneously for different waste.

Peace and Order Situation

Sampaloc Municipality installed CCTV system in conspicuous places or different

barangays for monitoring of day to day events and for public safety of the community.

Tax Mapping

In terms of updating real property tax. It has been unsuccessfully updated since 2003.
The ongoing project aims that all taxes will be compensated because the people who paid
for their taxes will also be returned to the town through larger projects and programs of
Sampaloc.

Agriculture

In terms of Agriculture, coconuts dominate agricultural activities in Sampaloc both in

terms of area coverage and volume and value of production. Agricultural occupation
groups in Sampaloc are mostly composed of crop farmers (57.31%) working in 14
barangays of the municipality in the rural and urban areas. Other occupation group
includes farmers (33.50%), ornamental plant growers and others (0.05%), livestock and
dairy farmers (8.79%), poultry farmers (0.20%) and other animal producers (0.15%).
Tourism

Municipality of Sampaloc continue to support tourism through the availability of

development projects, programs, activities such as tourism coordinator assignment,
opening of bike trail, information campaign of tourist spots, development of tourism plan
and for the documentation of tourist arrivals.

Municipality of Sampaloc received numerous awards like Galing Pook Award year 1994-
1995, Cleanest and Greenest Municipality (Provincial Level) 1995, Seal of Good
Housekeeping (DILG) 2011, Seal of Good Local Governance 2015, and Hall of Fame,
OUTSTANDING MUNICIPAL GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT FOCAL POINT SYSTEM
in the Province of Quezon for three consecutive years.

How did you come up with such plan?

Having a study of a certain place is quite hard, because internet and asking people is not
enough to collect the perfect data for a development plan, that is why we planned to see
the place. As we visited the town of Sampaloc, we tried to identify what are the things that
they have and they should have. We observed that this town is very rich in tourist
attractions not only in destinations but also in nature, culture and history. The Hangga
falls which is said to be a hidden gem of the Quezon province, The Tower House which
was used as a garrison by Japanese forces during World War II, A hair-raising experience
of crossing Guinto Bridge, a wooden bridge that hangs solely by cables, the annual
Bulihan Festival which is celebrated every 22-26 of April, Sampaloc as the home of buri
products, are just example of the things that tourists should not be missed. However,
there is one recipe to make this town more successful beside from development, it is
lacking of Promotion and advertisement. We see this as the major problem that the town
should solve, and we believe that this place has a great potential to be one most visited
tourist destination in the Philippines and Sampaloc, Quezon is just waiting to be
discovered.