Puerto Galera CLUP 2011-2020 PDF

Municipality of Puerto Galera
Province of Oriental Mindoro
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN

AND ZONING ORDINANCE
2011-2020
Prepared by:
Municipal CLUP Technical Working Group and the
Municipal Planning and Development Office of
Puerto Galera
FACT SHEET
A. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Municipality : Puerto Galera

2. Province : Oriental Mindoro
3. Region : IV-B MIMAROPA
4. Income Class : 1st Class Municipality
5. Number of Barangays: : 13 (1 urban, 3 growth nodes, 9 rural)
6. Planning Period : 2011-2020
7. Edition : 1st Edition
8. Date of Public Hearing : January 27, 2011
9. Submission Date to PLUC : April 14, 2011
B. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CLUP:
1. ROLE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PUERTO GALERA, ORIENTAL MINDORO

IN THE INDICATIVE HIERARCHY OF URBAN CENTERS, ORIENTAL
MINDORO (2010-2016)
Puertro Galera is categorized as a small town in the hierarchy of urban centers as

per Provincial Physical Framework Plan (PPFP). MIMAROPA has been identified to be the
food basket of CALABARZON and Metropolitan Manila. The Regional Physical
Framework Plan (RPFP) of MIMAROPA has identified the province of Oriental Mindoro as
one of the major producers of agricultural products in the Region and was included in
the Region’s tourism circuit. Puerto Galera is distinctly unique in the province in terms
of economic dynamics. While the rest of municipalities in the province largely depend
on agricultural crop production, Puerto Galera depends on tourism industry. The
province, likewise, recognized the competitiveness of the locality in tourism
development. Puerto Galera has been identified as the province tourism pride. In line
with the updated RPFP of MIMROPA, provincial development effort will give due
consideration in supporting tourism development in Puerto Galera. Development
strategy is to enhance tourism development.
2. DEVELOPMENT VISION
In the Visioning and Planning Workshop, multi-sectoral representatives formulated

the Development Vision for the municipality for the year 2020, as follows:
A progressive, globally competitive tourism municipality that upholds and enhances

the rights of the people to a balanced ecology, enriches culture, maintains peace and
order and preserves the comfort and convenience of a God-centered citizenry.
“TOURISM CAPITAL OF ORIENTAL MINDORO”
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3. MISSION STATEMENT
Sustain a responsive, world-class tourism municipality committed to the delivery of

basic services to a God-centered citizenry thru a corps of healthy, hard-working and
honest human resource.
4. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
Geared towards realizing the vision and mission statements specific objectives were
cropped-up. These include:
Enhance economic development applying new technologies;
Establish an efficient system of delivery of basic services to the community as

well as sanitation management;
Ensure sustainable environment conservation and management;
Initiate responsive support services and infrastructure development;
Promote community education for public participation in decision-making

affecting the environment; and
Unite all sectors in the community and gain direct participation.
5. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS
POPULATION: 2007 census

Urban 4,263
Rural 23,772
Total 28,035
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Table 1. PROJECTED URBAN – RURAL TOTAL POPULATION (2009 – 2020)
Total Projected Population

Percent
Barangay
POP'N Share
1990 1995 2000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020
2007
Urban
Poblacion 4,263 15.21 2,407 2,819 2,805 4,586 4,755 4,931 5,114 5,303 5,499 5,702 6,728
Rural
Aninuan 2,485 8.86 1,289 1,670 1,501 2,671 2,770 2,872 2,979 3,089 3,203 3,322 3,919
Baclayan 427 1.52 1,013 697 500 458 475 493 511 530 550 570 672
Balatero 3,172 11.31 2,275 2,664 3,210 3,410 3,536 3,667 3,802 3,943 4,089 4,240 5,003
Dulangan 2,500 8.92 1,765 728 2,282 2,689 2,789 2,892 2,999 3,110 3,225 3,344 3,946
Palangan 1,118 3.99 2,407 2,819 918 1,203 1,247 1,294 1,341 1,391 1,443 1,496 1,765
Sabang 2,702 9.64 1,775 2,291 2,752 2,906 3,014 3,125 3,241 3,361 3,485 3,614 4,264
San Antonio 695 2.48 701 601 585 748 775 804 834 865 897 930 1,097
San Isidro 3,319 11.84 1,529 1,723 1,977 3,570 3,702 3,839 3,981 4,128 4,281 4,439 5,237
Sto. Nino 1,701 6.07 692 659 1,278 1,830 1,898 1,968 2,041 2,116 2,195 2,276 2,685
Sinandigan 1,433 5.11 620 790 931 1,541 1,598 1,657 1,718 1,782 1,847 1,916 2,260
Tabinay 2,579 9.20 1,563 1,583 2,161 2,774 2,876 2,983 3,093 3,207 3,326 3,449 4,069
Villaflor 1,641 5.85 1,705 1,163 1,025 1,764 1,829 1,897 1,967 2,040 2,115 2,193 2,588
Total (Rural) 23,772 84.79 17,334 17,388 19,120 25,564 26,509 27,491 28,507 29,562 30,656 31,789 37,505
Total
Urban-
Rural 28,035 100 19,741 20,207 21,925 30,150 31,264 32,422 33,621 34,865 36,155 37,491 44,233
Source: NSO Population and Housing Census, 2007
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6. DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS
A. OPPORTUNITIES
1. Globally known tourist destinations in the province with significant tourism

investments and varying tourism activities.
2. Being located at the center of the center of biodiversity, abundant and diversified
marine species are found in the municipality.
3. Directly connected to Batangas International Port via RORO and outrigger boat.
4. Identified in the province as one of the possible alternative power sources,
hence, may be considered for research regarding the matter.
5. Abundant sources of water supply for local consumption.
6. Development- oriented local leaders.
B. CONSTRAINTS
1. Multiple entry and exit points that make the major gateway (Balatero Port)
hardly develop due to frequent trips offered by the outrigger boats. This
resulted to very limited and unstable RORO trips.
2. Very limited flat lands that make infrastructure development especially road
network costly.
3. Physical condition is less favourable to crop production that makes the area
nearly dependent from other municipalities in terms of food production.
4. Limited water sources were developed for household distribution.
5. Narrow road right-of-way especially within the growth areas.
6. Inadequate infrastructure support utilities.
7. Limited trips of Public Utility Vehicles providing rural-urban connections.
7. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
A. ENHANCE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
To create significant impact to the overall economic growth of Puerto Galera,

Enhance Tourism Development would be the major local economic development
agenda. Tourism industry in Puerto Galera is already in place accommodating
approximately 60-80 percent of the total provincial’s tourist influx. Municipal income
collection and per capita income largely depend on tourism. Puerto Galera’s
tourism image is widely attached to white beaches where promotion effort has been
concentrated for several years. Coastal areas became the major tourist destination
in town especially Sabang and White Beach, though, upland areas are considered
great potential tourist attraction. Since beach tourism is already established,
strategies will dwell more on engaging upland areas in tourism industry. Creating
forward-backward tourism linkages will be one of the main agenda to augment
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tourism development. This intends to promote; (1) Diversified tourism to suit wider
tourist preference in terms of activities and attractiveness. The objective is to
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enlarge tourism products that could uphold “Year Round Tourism”; (2) Widen
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tourism base that would make the site relevant to a larger tourists categories. By
increasing the market horizon there is a bigger chance to improve frequency of
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travel and tourist volume; (3) Increase community participation in tourism industry
thru discovering the unique characteristics of each barangays. The idea is to uplift
individual competitiveness in the field of tourism.
One of the striking features in the tourism master plan that entails to support
Tourism Development Strategy is barangay clustering, highlighting the tourism
potentials and the existing tourist attractions. Six clusters were established to serve
as a guide in prioritizing tourism development. These are as follows:
1. Cluster 1: San Isidro-Aninuan (White Beach/Green Highlands and

Cascades
2. Cluster 2: Balatero-Sto. Nino-Poblacion (Cultural Heritage/Religious)
3. Cluster 3: Puerto Galera Bay (World’s Most Beautiful Bay)
4. Cluster 4: Palangan-Sinandigan-Sabang (Marine Tourism)
5. Cluster 5: Tabinay-Dulangan-Villaflor (Cascade Wonders)
6. Cluster 6: Baclayan (Upland Tourism)
While barangay Tabinay has been identified part of Cascade Wonders, it was also
identified to promote upland tourism that would specifically focus on Eco-tourism.
An interconnected and diversified tourism activities would also be encouraged in
line with the clustering approach.
8. SUPPORT STRATEGY
A. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION
Without relevant infrastructure support, tourism would gradually depreciate.

These are considered the basic essentials to boost competitive tourism industry.
Having this concept, it would therefore make a difference to affix Infrastructure
Development to tourism industry. Dealing with accessibility would weigh significant
value in placing infrastructure development. Interconnected tourism is not only
promoting linkages in terms of value and character but physical connections as well.
External and internal connections are equally important to complement tourism. To
support upland tourism connecting trails or rural roads will be established.
Strengthening the three ports of entry and exit was also perceived to benefit
tourism industry. Namely: Balatero Port, Minolo Pier and Sabang Pier
Since coastal resorts, beautiful beaches, and marine ecosystem are the major
tourist attractions in Puerto Galera, keeping the natural environment, especially
water quality in shape would be crucial for the following reasons: health-water
contact sports and recreation; aesthetic value-maintain the level of attractiveness;
environment-protect marine ecosystem, as identified by Fortes 1. The increasing
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Dr. Miguel D. Fortes is a Filipino scientist who came out with a list of fish families, mollusks, reptiles, birds and mammals that thrive in
mangrove areas in the Philippines.
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human activities and continuous construction of structures in coastal areas have
already contaminated marine waters. Infrastructure development will have to deal
on protecting marine waters from human and domestic wastes contamination. The
plan to construct Sewerage Treatment Facility (STF) at Barangay Sabang intends to
address issues pertaining to water quality. A comprehensive feasibility study was
already conducted to assess the overall impacts of STF.
Similarly, improper solid waste disposal would also cause ecological imbalance,
and will depreciate urban appeal both for tourists and investors. As part of the local
waste management system, the development of the identified waste disposal site at
Barangay Villaflor shall constitute the local infrastructure top priority programs. As
mandated by the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,(RA 9003), the
controlled dumpsite in Balatero was closed and converted to an ecological park. On
this Ecopark, a Bio-shredder machine is in operation where bio-degradable wastes
are being converted into compost and soft plastic bags are shredded by a
pulverizer, mixed with sand and cement to make bricks and hollow blocks to be
used for pavements and pathways.
The municipality through its duly created Solid Waste Management Council, has
formulated a 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan, (ESWM Program)
which includes the installation of Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in every
Barangay. However, only three barangays have complied and operational, namely,
Poblacion, Sabang and Aninuan. Moreover, the municipality has been strictly
enforcing “no plastic” drive and wastes segregation from the households and other
sources.
Hospital refuse and other hazardous wastes are being disposed off in a mini-
sewerage treatment plant or facility found proximally in the premises of the
institution. Considered as an integral part of the Disposal Facility is the provision for
sites for the management and disposal of these hazardous wastes. The MR501
otherwise known as hospital wastes and mercury treated-busted fluorescent bulbs
are to be disposed and dumped in separate concrete cells integrated in the sanitary
landfill plan.
Hazardous wastes such as car and motorbike batteries are collected and bought
by junk shops for transport to Manila. Used oils are bought by service providers that
can be used for house and building construction, wood treatment and other
construction purposes.
Protection and conservation will not be limited to marine and urban ecosystems,
these shall be equally promoted to upland ecosystem, especially within the areas
covered by CADC, identified sources of potable water/ spring development, and
those with critical topography and slopes. The economic value of the forest can be
best appreciated if maintenance cost is less and long term benefits are sustained.
Ancestral domain, located in portions of Barangays Aninuan, Balatero, Tabinay and
Villaflor and the entire area of Baclayan covers 5,700.872 hectares which shall be
protected and conserved.
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9. LAND USE PROPOSAL
In line with the development strategies and the structure plan, major tourism
expansion was considered in Barangay San Isidro and Sabang. The same was identified
as entry and exit point with service port. Road right-of-way was also incorporated in
the land use proposal in barangay San Isidro. Mixed land uses are expected in these
areas, however, commercial structures that create nuisance will be confined in
identified area. Because tourism development is already in place, diverting investment
preference is complicated. Hence, the proposed land uses created diversity in tourism
environment, whereby, apart from Sabang and San Isidro, serenity is expected in other
tourist areas. Balatero, as the major gateway intends to enhance port facilities and
would also reserve areas for fisher folks. Poblacion will convert Muelle into a historical
tourism site/tourism infrastructure and enterprise zone. Traditional land uses will be
present with increasing urban areas. A total of 3,107. 5608 hectares will be allocated
for urban expansion and development of support services and facilities.
As to water use, dry docking, fish production, sports and recreation, conservation
and protection of marine and urban ecosystems are the proposed uses.
10. LAND USES AND LAND USE PATTERN
10.1 Existing Land Uses
Unlike other municipalities in the province, urban development is not highly

confined in Poblacion area alone. Urban development is also evident in some
barangays outside of Poblacion, especially in San Isidro and Sabang, where
tourism activities are largely predominant. Backyard manufacturing of abaca
exists in Balatero. Poblacion still remains to be the center of urban development
where commerce and trade are more vibrant. Today, Puerto Galera has four (4)
distinct urban land uses. These are as follows:
A. TOURISM
High concentration of tourism related structures like beach resorts, hotels, bars
and restaurants, spa center including commercial support development like
souvenir shops are located in Sabang Beach and San Isidro, White Beach. Tourism
is also starting to develop in Barangay Aninuan, Sitio Talipanan, and other
potential beach areas. The areas being occupied for tourism development
aggregately represents 0.1015% of the total urban land use or 25.6162 hectares.
B. COMMERCIAL
Poblacion, remains to be the center of commerce and trade. Wholesale and

retail of basic goods and commodities is more dynamic in Poblacion compared with
other developed areas. The 600 square meter market place serves as the venue
for trading. Tourism related commercial establishments like souvenir shops,
clustered along P. Concepcion street near the Muelle Wharf. Other commercial
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establishments are located along the same street heading to Tabinay. Similarly,
commercial activities proliferate within major access roads within barangay
centers. Large commercial activities also exist within major tourism areas- San
Isdro, White Beach and Sabang. However, it is more of tourism support rather
than community based commercial. Commercial use aggregately occupied
46.6498 hectares or 0.1848% of the total urban areas.
C. RESIDENTIAL
Around 220.8544 hectares representing 0.8748% of the total urban land use are
being utilized for residential purposes. Dwelling designs is a picture of mixed two
storey and bungalow type structures. Non-exclusive residential is a common
pattern within the nucleus of development where concrete residential structures
co-exist with either low intensity commercial or tourism. In Balatero, very few
residential areas are mixed with livestock raising particularly backyard piggery.
Exclusive residential areas are available in San Isidro, located at the highlands or
the mountainous areas overlooking Puerto Galera Bay. In barangay Sinandigan, an
emerging low intensity residential was spotted within the lighthouse periphery.
D. INSTITUTIONAL
Institutional areas were devoted to educational facilities, government offices,

local churches and chapels, home center for street children. These areas
approximately cover 10.7864 has. or 0.0427% of the total urban areas.
OTHER USES: Infrastructure facilities, open spaces and other land uses which
are not distinctly identified are being accounted to other land uses. These areas
represent 0.5807 hectares or 0.0023 percent of the total urban areas.
11. NON-URBAN LAND USES FALL UNDER THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
A. AGRICULTURE
The municipality is not much into agriculture. Agricultural lands are marginally
productive when it comes to crop production. Only barangay Villaflor and Balatero
are into crop production. However, very small areas are being cultivated for such
purpose. Some areas were utilized for banana and coconut production and are
being planted with perennial trees. At the moment approximately 8,136.71
hectares are being accounted for food production.
B. FOREST
Upland areas are vegetated with secondary growth forest combined with
coconut. Potential identified sources of potable water/ spring development were
already tapped for domestic water consumption in Baclayan and Aninuan while
Tabinay remains intact. Indigenous settlement occupied some portions of the
forest area where utilization is limited to shelter and activities for daily subsistence.
“Kaingin” or slash-and-burn is also a common practice in the upland communities
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but the area is still unaccounted. Nature based activities like hiking were also
promoted to utilize upland resource for economic gain without jeopardizing
vegetation cover. Huge areas representing 6,874.8207 hectares or 27.23% are
considered forest as per existing vegetation.
C. AGRO-INDUSTRIAL
There are two types of land uses that fall under agro-industrial use, (1) Monkey
farm, and (2) Piggery. The existing monkey farm in Barangay San Isidro occupies
0.50 hectares. This is unique in Puerto Galera and rare nationwide. Compared
with other competitors the operation is considered less significant, but it already
penetrates export market. At the moment though, remained challenged to satisfy
international quality standards. On the other hand, two entrepreneurs are engage
in piggery in Balatero. Production level is above backyard scale but yet small
scale. Records from MENRO also show that piggery is likewise present in Dulangan
and Aninuan. A total of 0.5049 hectares of the total land area are being utilized for
agro-industrial uses.
D. GRASSLAND
Grasslands generally surround urban peripheries. These include: (1) north of

medio island; (2) east of Sinandigan; (3) north of Villaflor; (4) rear portion of
urban areas in all barangays; and (5) at the interior part of Villaflor. Grasslands
approximately cover 9,878.7812 hectares or 39.1282% of the total land area.
During reconnaissance it has been observed that large parcel of lands are
enclosed with either concrete or temporary materials. These areas are outside of
the growth centers but are within favorable locations, along the national highway.
Naturally grown fruit bearing trees and other flowering plants sporadically
distributed within the properties. Nevertheless, they remained vacant or idle
lands. They are supposed to be included in other land use category. However,
existing land use map shows that vacant/idle lands were already incorporated
under grassland category. Hence, disaggregate areas for vacant/idle land was not
considered to avoid double count.
E. MINING AND QUARRYING
Marble, gold, sand & gravel resources were already utilized for economic gain
thru mining and quarrying. Topographic location was identified between 348-400
contour lines of barangay Dulangan and Tabinay. The extraction activities of
marble already subside but the physical impact is still visible. Areas exploited for
marble mining and quarrying is approximately 39.2649 hectares representing
0.1555% of the total land area. On the other hand, approximately 8.74 hectares
and 1.00 hectares representing 0.0386% of the total land area were utilized for
gold and Sand & gravel mining respectively.
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OTHER USES: Public and private cemeteries, and the existing categorize wastes
disposal facility were also accounted under other non-urban uses. These areas
aggregately constituted 2.9208 hectares or 0.0116% as against the total land area.
WATER USE: About 200 meters foreshore of almost the entire areas are being
utilized for multiple uses. Water tourism (water sports and recreation, diving, and
others), non-commercial fishing, infrastructure (Ports), coral reefs, and mangroves
are the identified water uses. However, due to overlapping uses and absence of
disaggregated water use distribution data, specific areas for each water use cannot
be distinctly accounted other than infrastructure and mangrove. Coral reefs thickly
scattered in Sabang waters, from Batangas Channel to Escarceo Point, Muelle
cove, Paniquian and medio islands. It is also irregularly present in the waters of
Talipanan point to Balatero cove including Balete Beach, Buwaya point, and
Tabinay beach to Sigayan point.
Mangrove areas which are considered forest in nature are also irregularly
scattered along the municipal coasts. These are situated in Sto. Nino, Palangan,
Paniquian, Muelle Cove, Dalaruan, Minolo Cove and Sigayan point that
aggregately occupies about 55 hectares. Whereas, about 14 hectares were
devoted to port facilities.
Considered as spawning areas for numerous fish, the mangrove areas are
protected. In fact, all sea crafts entering the Muelle cove are given speed limit in
observance of “no wake zone”. Municipal Ordinance No. 21-00 provides a
maximum speed limit of 4 knots or a speed that will not make waves higher than
8 inches. Mangrove rehabilitation programs had been installed during the past
years in Paniquian, Muelle cove and Sigayan. Part of the plan to be carried out by
the environment office is to do numerous mangrove reforestation program to
insure sustainability of these mangrove areas.
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Table 2. PROPOSED AND EXISTING LAND USES, AREA DISTRIBUTION AND
PERCENT TO TOTAL
Existing Percent Proposed Change

Land Use Categories
Area (ha.) to total Area (ha.) (ha.)
1. Urban Use
Residential 220.8544 0.8748 1,804.2266 1,583.3722
Commercial 46.6498 0.1848 160.6070 113.9572
Tourism 25.6162 0.1015 1,099.5313 1,073.9151
Institutional 10.7864 0.0427 42.1103 31.3239
Parks/playgrounds and other

0.5807 0.0023 1.0856 0.5049
recreational spaces
Sub-total 304.4875 1.2061 3,107.5608 2,803.0733
2. Agriculture 8,136.7100 32.2281 15,225.7997 7,089.0897
3. Forest 6,874.8207 27.2300 6,874.8207 0
4. Mining/Quarrying 49.0049 0.1941 0 -49.0049
5. Grassland 9,878.7812 39.1282 0 -9,878.7812
6. Agro-industrial 0.5049 0.0020 4.2235 3.7186
7. Other uses
Cemeteries 2.4208 0.0096 3.8208 1.4000
Categorized Wastes
Disposal Facility 0.50 0.0020 5.2330 4.7330
Special Use Zone 0.00 0.00 25.7715 25.7715
Sub-total 24,942.7425 98.7940 22,139.6692 2,803.0733
TOTAL 25,247.23 100.00% 25,247.23 5,606.1466
Source: Municipal Assessor's Office (Tax Declaration, 2009)
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12. PROPOSED USES
The proposed land uses were designated to guide and direct new developments to
suitable locations thereby insure conformity among different uses. However, the
plan does not only intend to deal with physical arrangement of vertical
developments, it primarily concerns with incorporating growth with the natural
setting. Since Puerto Galera is largely dependent on tourism-based activities,
tourism was given special consideration in determining land uses. Balancing land
utilization in tourism development arrived at different tourism land use categories.
Likewise, the following also serves as a general guide to allocate rational land
uses.
 Development growth will be promoted in Sabang, San Isidro, Balatero, and

Poblacion because of tourism, presence major port, and anchor facilities
respectively.
 Critical forest areas like identified sources of potable water/ spring development
should be protected against settlement intrusion.
 Natural environment is the primary asset of the municipality. Keeping the

environment in shape would mean progress.
 Because of distinct tourism character of the locality, tourism related development

will continuously proliferate.
13. LAND USE POLICIES
In addition to the existing national policies related to land uses and the local
issuances, the following specific policies shall be adopted:
1. There shall be no makeshifts or temporary structures in nature within the

designated tourism areas.
2. All the structures located within the tourists areas should be aesthetically
pleasant that complements with nature.
3. Nature should be primarily considered in all types of development.
4. There shall be no structures within the identified flood-prone and landslide-

susceptible areas.
5. Mandatory five-meter easement on both sides of fault traces on the ground

identified by PHIVOLCS
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FOREWORD
Puerto Galera has finally accomplished the updating of its COMPREHENSIVE LAND
USE PLAN, 2011-2020. Its purpose is to guide the municipal development in order to
attain efficient delivery of basic social services, proper allocation of land uses, effective
environmental management, and economic progress. Following the best planning
approach, series of consultation-workshop have been conducted to collect relevant
information within the planning context. The process was participated in by
representatives from various interest groups.
As a result of collective effort this document presented the existing situation of the
locality based on the available information. Some of which may not perfectly disclose
the real situation but are considered sufficient to come-up with the development ideas
and concepts that will guide the municipality. At any point in time, the data may be
modified to make it relevant to the current situation. It was classified into four (4)
sectors, physical, infrastructure, economic, and social. All of which contain an inventory
of essential elements that indicated the general structure of the locality. In the absence
of updated data, the information herein presented may be utilized as initial data base for
planning purposes and project prioritization. It could also be relevant to establish
historical pattern.
The second part of this document focused on the development concepts that dwell more
on land use component. This part is a translation of development picture that transpires
within the growth areas and the suburbs. It is an attempt to bring the reader into
specific location. The development strategies are anchored in tourism that basically
dictates allocation of future land uses. Among others that might capture the user’s
interest is the incorporation of the structure plan that shows significant role and/or
development potentials of strategic barangays. Potentials were exposed that might
benefit local investors or may possibly invite foreign investments as well.
Corresponding maps were integrated to show a visual representation of ideas and

concepts for easy reference. Nevertheless, this document was written in a manner that
could be possibly understood by the common people.
This plan could be revised and/or modified in due time, hence, open to valuable
recommendations to uphold the common good of Puerto Galera’s local populace.
PREFACE
The Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO)

through the technical assistance of HOUSING AND LAND USE
REGULATORY BOARD (HLURB) – MIMAROPA and the
Technical Working Group (TWG), created for this purpose, after
concerted efforts of conducting series of research, consultation and
careful study, came up with this COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE
PLAN (CLUP) .
Finally achieved and formulated, this plan is essential to policy-

makers, investors and the whole community, to attain the vision for
Puerto Galera to preserve and protect its environment.
This is the best guide to support the commitment of promoting and

enhancing the growth of this municipality with the people’s welfare
and the economic development as main objective.
It is hoped that this plan will lead the way to be followed to facilitate
evidence-based decision making towards improving local governance.
Republic of the Philippines
Province of Oriental Mindoro
MUNICIPALITY OF PUERTO GALERA
OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
EXCERPT FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG

BAYAN OF PUERTO GALERA, ORIENTAL MINDORO FOR THE TERM YEAR 2010-2013
HELD ON DECEMBER 20, 2012 AT THE SANGGUNIAN SESSION HALL
PRESENT:
Hon. Jaime V. Delgado - - Municipal Vice Mayor/
Presiding Officer
Hon. Marlon L. Lopez - - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Graciela M. Magbuhos - - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Policarpio C. Lopez - - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Mark Garry V. Evangelista - - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Edwin C. Axalan - - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Juan V. Ascan III - - Ex-Officio Member (Liga)
ABSENT:
Hon. Edwin C. Suzara - - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Melchor J. Arago - - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Emmanuel L. Lineses - - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Joanna Mae N. Arago - - Ex-Officio Member (SK)
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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-0133
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN (CLUP)

OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PUERTO GALERA, ORIENTAL MINDORO
WHEREAS, the Municipal Development Council of this municipality,

thru the able guidance of the HLURB and Technical Working Group were
able to prepare the Municipal Profile (Politico-Socio-Economic) of Puerto
Galera and will evolve a ten-year Comprehensive Development Plan;
WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Bayan found out that the Municipal

Profile of Puerto Galera covering its Politico-Socio-Economic aspects has
been exhaustively presented and the 5-year Comprehensive
Development Plan will evolve in consonance with the hopes and
aspirations of the people of this municipality and is in line with the current
thrust for development of the National, Regional, and Provincial
Government;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED to adopt the Comprehensive Land
Use Plan (CLUP) of the Municipality of Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro;
RESOLVED FURTHER that copy of this Comprehensive Land Use Plan

(CLUP) be furnished the Honorable Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Calapan
City, for their information and approval;
RESOLVED FINALLY on joint motion of Coun. Marlon L. Lopez, Coun.

Edwin C. Axalan and ABC Pres. Juan V. Ascan, III, jointly seconded by
Coun. Graciela M. Magbuhos, Coun. Policarpio C. Lopez and Coun. Mark
Garry V. Evangelista, said adoption was . . .
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
CERTIFIED CORRECT:
(SGD.) ALLAN KRISTIAN A. ALDOVER

Secretary to the Sanggunian
ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED

TO BE DULY ENACTED:
(SGD.) JAIME V. DELGADO

Municipal Vice-Mayor/
Presiding Officer
Message
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Municipal Zoning Ordinance of the Municipality of Puerto Galera
was last updated last June 2, 1982. Since that time rapid tourism development occurred in this
Municipality, with the enactment of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Municipal Zoning Ordinance
of the Municipality of Puerto Galera, this plan addresses a wide range of elements including
demographics, economic development, natural and historic resources, housing, community facilities and
land use.
The purpose of the update to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance was to create a
more readable ordinance that is simpler to administer and easier for those not accustomed to reading
Zoning Ordinances. All of the proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map were
suggested in an effort to maintain sound planning principles for the orderly growth and development of
the Municipality of Puerto Galera. While certain changes may affect the people in different ways, the
goal of the update was to allow the people to continue using their property as they have been by
minimizing the number of nonconforming uses. In order to ensure that the physical connectivity and
linkages of tourism destinations, the strengthening of the points of entry, the safety of the water
resources, an adequate waste disposal site and the conservation of the Puerto Galera Bay a
Comprehensive Land Use Plan is essential.
With the magnanimous support of all the Members of the Honorable August Body, the resource persons
and to all the people who believed. . . . . . . . Thank You!!!
HON. JAIME V. DELGADO

Municipal Vice Mayor
MESSAGE
"Planning bridges the gap from where we are to where we want to go. It makes it possible for
things to occur which would not otherwise happen" - Koontz and O'Donnel.
As the world is beleaguered with all these catastrophes like, earthquakes,
tsunamis, wars, floods, and the like, nowadays, it is essential that the Municipality of
Puerto Galera emerge with a Comprehensive Land Use Plan. And under my
governance, we are truly blessed that we were able to come up with this plan.
Likewise, with the prompt urbanization and vivid growth of populace, it is but
natural that sensible and proficient supervision of land resources should be given
utmost forethought. And for us to cope with the consequences of urban change, the
restoration of management persistence is definitely a must.
This Comprehensive Land Use Plan portrayed an important role in our

development agenda. Nonetheless, weighing the pros and cons of each alternative
will definitely reduce the risk for not rightfully laid out urban areas, which in return
would be directly affected by natural disasters. As we do plan not off hand , it is but
through strategic and extensive study, and needless to say, continuum of planning is
the focal point, hence, achieving our goals is the zenith.
To the people of Puerto Galera, also my beloved employees and members of

the Sangguniang Bayan, who relatively taking the biggest part of this Comprehensive
Land Use Plan, though I should not express my gratitude anyhow, I still would want
to take this opportunity to thank you for being delighted with my achievements and
for sharing the hard time, and this plan is kindheartedly dedicated.
HUBBERT CHRISTOPHER A. DOLOR, M.D., MPA

Municipal Mayor
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Local Government Unit has now achieved the desire of formulating and completing
the COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN and ZONING ORDINANCE (CLUP/ZO)
2011-2020 through the initiative of the current administration under the leadership
of Mayor HUBBERT CHRISTOPHER A. DOLOR,M.D.,MPA.
The success of vigorous planning endeavor was made possible through the support of
the key contributors in the locality. We would like to sincerely extend our appreciation
and gratitude to the following groups:
KEY CONTRIBUTORS:
The Members of the CLUP Technical Working Group:
Arch. Jameson B. Espanol (MPDC)- Team Leader
Engr. Rodrigo D. Manongsong (MEO)
Mr. Ceasar A. Axalan (MAssO)
Mr. Hector Ilagan (MAO)
Ms. Paulita Aileen N. Bareng (Tourism)
Ms. Edilberta C. Garcilan (MENRO)
Ms. Minda E. Mendoza (MLGOO)
Sangguniang Bayan Members:

Hon. Jaime V. Delgado -Municipal Vice-Mayor
Hon. Marlon L. Lopez -Municipal Councilor
Hon. Graciela M. Magbuhos -Municipal Councilor
Hon. Edwin C. Suzara -Municipal Councilor
Hon. Melchor J. Arago -Municipal Councilor
Hon. Policarpio C. Lopez -Municipal Councilor
Hon. Emmanuel L. Lineses -Municipal Councilor
Hon. Mark Garry V. Evangelista -Municipal Councilor
Hon. Edwin C. Axalan -Municipal Councilor
Hon. Juan V. Ascan, III -Ex-Officio Member (Liga)
Hon. Joanna Mae N. Arago -Ex-Officio Member (SK)
Mr. Allan Kristian A. Aldover -Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan

Barangay Chairmen:
Brgy. Captain Lorna Magpantay (Villaflor)
Brgy. Captain Juan Ascan III (Dulangan)
Brgy. Captain Melchor J. Arago (Tabinay)
Brgy. Captain Herminio Garcia (Poblacion)
Brgy. Captain Danilo M. Visayana (Sto. Nino)
Brgy. Captain Wilbert Candava (Balatero)
Brgy. Captain Eleno Candava (San Isidro)
Brgy. Captain Gloria C. Bunquin (Aninuan)
Brgy. Captain Marcelino Banaag (Baclayan)
Brgy. Captain Francisca Cusi (San Antonio)
Brgy. Captain Dominador Balitaan (Palangan)
Brgy. Captain Benjamin de Chavez (Sabang)
Brgy. Captain Amparo G. Arban (Sinandigan)
Puerto Galera Builders and Contractors Association (PGBCA, Inc.) represented by Engr.
Noel L. Cataquis, DepEd, SIBROA represented by Divine Grace Paguio, Mr. Rafael
Cataquis, MLGOO Sylvia N. Arago and other concerned NGO’s.
HLURB Regional Field Office IV-B: The Regional Officer Alfredo M. Tan II and the town
planning and zoning unit staff namely; Engr. Christopher Jose Mendoza, and Elizabeth
C. Bandojo.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE Page
I Socio-Economic and Physical Profile
1. Historical Background 1–2

2. Physical Attributes
2.1 Location, Total Land Area and Land Area by Barangay 2
2.2 Topography and Slopes 3-4
2.3 Soil Composition 4-6
2.4 Geology, Faults and Trenches 6-7
2.4.1 Geology
2.4.2 Faults and Trenches
2.5 Climatological Conditions 8
2.6 Resources 8 - 16
2.6.1 Mineral Resources
2.6.2 Marine Resources
2.6.3 Forest Resources
2.6.4 Water Resources
2.6.5 Flooding Hazards
2.6.6 Landslide Susceptibility
3. Demography
3.1 Provincial Population 17
3.2 Historical Population Growth 17
3.3 Current and Projected Population by Urban-Rural
Barangays (2009 – 2020) 18 - 20
3.4 Population Density 20 - 21
4. Infrastructure Utilities/Facilities
4.1 Transport System 22 - 26
4.1.1 Internal Road Network
4.1.2 External Accessibility
4.2 Power Supply 26 - 27
4.2.1 Power Source
4.3 Water Supply 27 - 28
4.4 Communication 28
5. Economic Base
5.1 Agriculture 28 - 31
5.1.1 Utilization, support facilities and
Farming Techniques
5.1.1.1 Production
5.1.2 Fishery
5.1.3 Livestock and Poultry
5.2 Commerce and Trade 31 - 33
5.3 Tourism Industry 33 - 57
5.3.1 Accessibility of Existing Tourist Attraction

5.3.2 Facilities in Existing Tourism Establishments
and Markets Catered
5.3.3 Local Employment by Tourism Activities
5.3.4 Other Tourist Facilities
5.3.5 Inventory of Tourists by Country of Origin
5.3.6 Cultural and Tourism Activities
5.3.7 Potential Tourist Attractions in the Locality
6. Social Services
6.1 Education 57 - 58
6.1.1 Elementary
6.1.2 Secondary and Tertiary
6.2 Health 59
6.2.1 Facilities/Manpower
6.3 Social Welfare and Development 59 - 61
6.4 Sports and Recreation 62
6.5 Socio - Cultural Setting 62 - 64
II General Development Framework
2.1 Provincial Role 65
2.2 Municipal Vision and Mission 65
2.3 Development Objectives 66
2.4 Development Strategies 66
Support Strategy 67 - 68
III The Land Use Plan
3.1 Land Uses and Land Use Pattern 68 - 73

3.1.1 Existing Land Uses
3.1.2 Land Use Trend
3.2 Urban Form 73 - 74
3.3 Structure Plan/Concept Plan 74 - 77
3.4 Land Use Accounting 78 - 81
3.5 Proposed Land Uses 81
A. Designated Growth Nodes 82 - 85

B. General Land Uses 86 - 92
3.5.1 Proposed Marine and Coastal Uses
Annexes
Analysis Matrix
Priority Development Projects
GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
1. CLUP - Comprehensive Land Use Plan

2. ZO - Zoning Ordinance
3. MPDC - Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
4. ME - Municipal Engineer
5. MA - Municipal Assessor
6. MENRO - Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer
7. MA - Municipal Agriculturist
8. MLGOO - Municipal Local Government Operation Officer
9. LGU - Local Government Unit
10. PGBCA,Inc. - Puerto Galera Builders & Contractors Association, Inc.
11. DepEd - Department of Education
12. MDTTC - Municipal Development Technical Training Center
13. SIBROA - San Isidro Business Resort Owners Association
14. HLURB - Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
15. SEPP - Socio-Economic and Physical Profile
16. APGR - Average Population Growth Rate
17. NSO - National Statistics Office
18. GPS - Geographic Positioning System
19. PUJ - Public Utility Jeepney
20. RORO - Roll-On-Roll-Off
21. SRNH - Strong Republic Nautical Highway
22. BUTEL - Bureau of Telecommunications
23. MSWDO - Municipal Social Welfare & Development Officer
24. NGOs - Non-Government Organizations
25. NGAs - Non-Government Agencies
26. RPFP - Regional Physical Framework Plan
27. MIMAROPA - Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan
28. CALABARZON - Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon
29. STF - Sewerage Treatment Facility
30. MAB - Man and Biosphere
31. DOH - Department of Health
32. DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources
33. ISWMDF - Integrated Solid Waste Management Disposal Facility
34. MGB - Mines and Geoscience Bureau
35. BSWM - Bureau of Soils and Water Management
36. PAGASA - Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration
37. ACSUMS - Anastacio Cataquis Sabina Unson Memorial School
38. RHU - Rural Health Unit
39. DSWD - Department of Social Welfare and Development
40. ORMECO - Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc.
41. EUF - Environmental User's Fee
42. MPDO - Municipal Planning and Development Office
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Land Area and Percent Share per Barangay

Table 2: Area and Extent of Soils of Puerto Galera
Table 3: List of Accommodation facilities by Barangay
Table 4: Status of the Mangrove Areas
Table 5: Lists Forms and Their Code, Puerto Galera
Table 6: Family Pomocentridae and Labridae Specie
Table 7: Population by Municipality
Table 8: Historical Population Change (1970 – 2007)
Table 9: Historical Population Percent Share by Barangay
Table 10: Projected Urban-Rural Total Population (2009 – 2020)
Table 11: Projected Number of Households per Barangay (2010 – 2020)
Table 12: Population Density by Barangay
Table 13: Inventory of Ancillary Road Facilities, 2008
Table 14: Travel Distance by Barangay from Poblacion
Table 15: Existing Road Length by Category and Barangay
Table 16: Inventory of Sea Transport Providers Utilizing Outrigger Boats
Table 17: Number of Connections by Type of Users and Average Consumption, 2008
Table 18: Number of Consumers and Volume of Consumption
Table 19: Inventory of Livestock and Poultry
Table 20: Inventory of Commercial Establishments by Economic Activities
Table 21: List of All Business Establishment
Table 22: Puerto Galera Transport Facilities
Table 23: Existing Tourist Attractions and Activities
Table 24: Cultural Attraction and Activities
Table 25: Man Made Attraction and Activities
Table 26: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009-Sinandigan
Table 27: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009-San Isidro
Table 28: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009-Aninuan
Table 29: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009-Sto. Nińo
Table 30: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009-Sabang
Table 31: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009-Poblacion
Table 32: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009-Palangan
Table 33: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009-Tabinay
Table 34: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009-Dulangan
Table 35: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010-San Isidro
Table 36: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010-Aninuan
Table 37: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010-Sto. Nińo
Table 38: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010-Tabinay
Table 39: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010-Dulangan
Table 40: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010-Poblacion
Table 41: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010-Sinandigan
Table 42: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010-Palangan
Table 43: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010-Sabang
Table 44: Local Employment by Tourist Activities
Table 45: Ancillary Tourist Facilities
Table 46: Tourist Arrival Based on EUF Collection
Table 47: Potential Attraction and Activities
Table 48: Student-Teacher and Student-Classroom Ratio CY 2008 – 2009
Table 49: List of day Care center by Barangay
Table 50: Number of Senior Citizens by Barangay
Table 51: Number of Mangyan Households per Barangay
Table 52: Existing Land Uses, Area Distribution and Percent to Total
Table 53: Municipal Land Uses
Table 54: Projected Urban Expansion Area
Table 55: Additional Expansion Area
Table 56: Proposed and Existing Land Uses, Area Distribution and Percent to Total
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Location Map

Figure 2. Simplified Tectonic Map of the Philippines
Figure 3. Climate Map of the Philippines
Figure 4. Flood Susceptibility Map of Puerto Galera
Figure 5. Landslide Susceptibility Map of Puerto Galera
Figure 6. Historical Population Growth (1975 – 2007)
Figure 7. Population Density Map by Barangay (2007)
Figure 8. Population Density Map by Barangay (2020)
Figure 9. Road Density Map by Barangay
Figure 10. Road Map of Municipality of Puerto Galera
Figure 11. Production Pattern (2003 – 2007)
Figure 12. Percentage Share to Province’s Livestock of Poultry Production
(2004-2005)
Figure 13. Tourism Map of Municipality of Puerto Galera
Figure 14. Tourism Arrival Based on EUF Collection
Figure 15: Structure/Concept Plan of Municipality of Puerto Galera
Figure 16: Vicinity Map of Barangay Poblacion
Figure 17: Productive Agricultural Land
Figure 18: Location of Conservation Area
1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The 160.5 km long by 84.5 km wide island of Mindoro was first mentioned in Chinese annals
when merchants from Cathay on ships carrying native products traded on the island in 982 AD.
Ship captains and their men often referred to the island as “Mai”, which was later corroborated
by the Chinese historian Chen-Jua Kuan in the first known description of Mindoro in 1225 AD.
The name “Mindoro” was derived from Minoro, sometimes spelled Minolo - a small coastal
settlement northwest of the poblacion of present day Puerto Galera. Captain Martin de Goiti and
Juan de Salcedo explored Western Mindoro on their way to Manila on May 8, 1570. After
fighting with the Moro pirates and capturing the island of Lubang, Legaspi imposed Spanish rule
upon the natives of Northern Mindoro the following year. While Moro piracy was in existence
during the 17th century, the island was organized into a corregimiento, with Puerto Galera as
the capital. The island became part of Bonbon (Taal, Batangas) under the encomienda of
Calilaya (Unisan, Quezon Province).
Since the 10th century, Puerto Galera was known to seafarers as a trading port and a strategic
harbor along the important trade routes to and from the Near East, Indian coast, Indo-Chinese
coast, China, various points within the Philippine archipelago, and the kingdoms of Sumatra and
Java. The Muelle Bay area, recognized as one of the safest natural harbors in Asia, was used
extensively for dock repairs and as a safe anchorage for all types of sailing vessels.
Sixteenth century reference to Mindoro often only meant the harbor of Minolo, which was then
the center of trading between the Chinese and the natives. Chinese merchants bartered glazed
porcelains for gold, jade, corals, shells, birds, rattan, and other forest products that were
abundant on the island. The antiques unearthed from an ancient gravesite near Minolo were
traced back as early as the 10th and 15th centuries. Most are Chinese, but substantial quantities
from Thailand and Vietnam have also been excavated.
When the Spaniards discovered the island of Mindoro in the early 17th century, the natural
beauty and safe heaven that is Muelle Bay astonished them. They thus named the land Puerto
de Galleon or Port of Galleon. It was later called Puerto Galera.
When the Spaniards conquered the whole island, they made Puerto Galera the capital of the
province. Due to the regularity of the Moro attacks, the Spaniards built watchtowers and
stationed battleships outside Muelle Bay to deter the Moros. One such battleship was the
Cañonero Mariveles, which sunk due to a violent storm in 1879. The Spaniards also built a rice
granary in Puerto Galera that was used to stash grains ready for shipment. This grain storage
was believed to have caught fire in the late 18th century, but the carbonized palay grains were
preserved by sea water and remain scattered along Muelle Bay to this day.
The natives primarily lived by fishing, crude farming and hunting. They raised animals, planted
rice, corn, sweet potatoes and other root crops - using the slash and burn method to clear and
prepare the land for planting. Then the Spaniards introduced the plow - increasing the
productivity of the land. However, the tributes and taxes imposed by the Spanish government
discouraged farmers, causing them to seek other means of livelihood.
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Socio-Economic and Physical Profile
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After more than two centuries the capital of the province was transferred to Calapan (the
present capital of Oriental Mindoro), which was geographically blessed with wide agricultural
lands. Puerto Galera became a barrio of Calapan. It was only on December 7, 1927, when the
Philippine Congress passed Act 3415, that the municipality of Puerto Galera was created.
The people of Puerto Galera engaged in shipbuilding and repair, mat weaving, fishing, and
crude farming before the advent of tourism in their town. It was only in the early 1970’s that
Puerto Galera, by word of mouth, was established as a tourist destination. The earliest tourists
would stay in the homes of the locals for periods of several weeks to several months. This was
the origin of backyard tourism in Puerto Galera. This type of hosting, called “bed and breakfast”
in other settings, became the backbone of the thriving tourism program. In Puerto Galera the
trade benefited not only private homes turned pension houses, but local traders, market
vendors and stall owners as well who found new and brisk markets from visitors. The local
transport operators had to expand their fleet to accommodate heavier volumes of visitors,
particularly during the peak tourist months of March to June and November.
2. PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
2.1 Location, Total Land Area and Land Area by Barangay
Puerto Galera is a Y-shaped peninsula located on the north shores of Mindoro Island, 130 km
south of Manila and 14 nautical miles from Batangas City or 13°23' to 13°32'N; 120°50' to 121°00'E
in Geographic Positioning System (GPS). It consists of twelve coastal barangays and one
upland barangay covering a total land Table 1. Land Area and Percent Share by Barangay,
area of 25,247.23 hectares. On the Puerto Galera
northern part is the Verde Island
Passage, and Mt. Baco and Mt. Barangay
Total Land Area Percent
Malasimbo marked the south (ha.) Share (%)
boundaries. It shares common Aninuan 2,168.737 8.59
boundaries with the adjacent town Baclayan 2,736.800 10.84
San Teodoro on the northeast and Balatero 1,431.518 5.67
Abra de Ilog of Occidental Mindoro on Dulangan 1,295.183 5.13
the northwest. Palangan 386.283 1.53
Poblacion 376.184 1.49
Among the 13 barangays, Barangay Sabang 449.401 1.78
Tabinay, the largest barangay, shares San Antonio 113.612 0.45
38.69% or 9,768.153 hectares. San Isidro 853.356 3.38
Baclayan, the only upland barangay, Sinandigan 456.975 1.81
covers 10.84% or 2,736.800 hectares. Sto. Nino 532.716 2.11
San Antonio, the smallest barangay in Tabinay 9,768.153 38.69
Puerto Galera, has a total land area of Villaflor 4,678.312 18.53
only 113.612 sharing 0.45% of the Total 25,247.230 100.00
total municipal territory.
Source: MPDO, 2008

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Source: MPDO, 2008
Figure 1. Location Map
2.2 Topography and Slopes
In general, the coasts of Puerto Galera are characterized by rolling topography, while peaks and
promontories are dominant inland. The highest point in the area is the 1,430 meters peak of
Mt. Balatic, while the lowest is Mt. Alinyaban (934 m.). The rounded mountain ridges indicate
weathering action on resistant rocks. The general northeast trend of the mountain range is
displayed by the drainage divide from Mt. Burburugan to Puerto Galera. This trend is repeated
on the south by the peaks of Mt. Micnic and Mt. Balatic. Draining these two parallel ridges,
numerous streams and rivers empty into the Verde island passage and Apo East passage. The
mountain slopes are steep, particularly those flanking large streams. Sharp V-shaped gullies and
numerous waterfalls reflect the young topography of the area. A wide valley exists at 1000 m.
elevation in the headwaters of Linao Cawayan River, between the peaks of Mt. Burburugan and
Mt. Balatic. This valley may have been formed by fluvial sedimentation on a dammed river and
is presently the site of an indigenous community of Mangyans (Miguel Fortes, 1997).
Puerto Galera is also described as a place of zigzag roads and considered the “Baguio” of
Mindoro because of its rugged topography. The land is generally mountainous and crisscrossed
by numerous streams and rivers. Backed by the Cabarian Ridge, and the 680-meter high
pyramidal Mt. Malasimbo, its 35.25-km long hilly landmass extends towards the sea and
spreads out a maximum of 13.4 km across. There are three mountain ranges in the municipality
covering 11.75 square kilometers, namely: Mt. Alinyaban in Barangay Balatero, Mt. Talipanan in
Barangays Aninuan and San Isidro, and Mt. Malasimbo in Barangay Aninuan.

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The Bureau of Soils and Water Resources reported that approximately 126 hectares of Puerto
Galera’s total land area are characterized of having a slope of 0-1% that are ideal for fishpond
and recreation. Around 1,701 hectares falls under a slope of 0-8% that are suitable for
intensive agricultural production. A slope of 8-15% covers 11,181.23 hectares which can be
utilized for limited cultivation. The remaining 12,239 hectares are upland areas having a steep
slope and are recommended for forest and wild life habitat.
2.3 Soil Composition
The characterization of the soils of Puerto Galera was undertaken through a process, which
began by conducting field mapping. Landscape and underlying formations were examined
systematically in several representative locations. Soils were then characterized morphologically.
Soil borings were made with augers and test pits dug. The soil observations considered the
complexities of the landscape, changes of physiography and soil profile. Soil samples from
selected sites were collected for complete laboratory analysis and from which the profile
descriptions were characterized. At Puerto Galera, five soil series were described. These are the
following:
A. MOGPOG SERIES: Soils are deep, well drained under the coarse loamy family. Formed
on level to nearly level landscapes, which are formerly on fluvial regions, bordering the
narrow coasts surrounded by hills and mountains. These are located at 140 meters, N
60degrees W of Balatero Elementary School and 507.5 hectares in extent.
B. LUGO SERIES: Soils are moderately deep, well drained and under the fine clayey family.
Located at 2,650 meters N 65degrees E of Puerto Galera and about 350 meters north of
Barangay Sinandigan, 465 hectares in extent, more or less.
1. Lugo Clay: 2.0 to 7.0% slopes. Mapped adjacent to the narrow beaches in the
northeastern portion of Puerto Galera, approximately 25 hectares in extent.
2. Lugo Clay: 7.0 to 15% slopes. Mapped at the tip of Mindoro Island in hilly portions
towering the sea, 65 hectares in extent.
3. Lugo Clay: 15 to 25% slopes. 375 hectares in extent. Occurs in hilly to mountainous
or elevated lands. Located at the northeastern portion of the town proper of Puerto
Galera.
C. MAASIN SERIES: Soils are moderately deep, well drained, under the fine
clayey family. This series is formed in moderately steep, hilly and mountainous
locations; developed from shale.
1. Maasin Clay Loam 15 to 25% slopes. Occurring on hilly landscapes, mapped in the
northern part, south of Puerto Galera, 715 hectares in extent.
2. Maasin Clay Loam 25 to 40% slopes. Occurring on steep landscapes. Mapped in the
eastern, northern and southern portions of Puerto Galera, 2110 hectares in extent.
3. Maasin Clay Loam 40 to 60% slopes. Occurring on very steep landscapes in the
western portion and extending up to the portion of Puerto Galera, 4670 hectares in
extent.
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D. MALALAG SERIES: Soil is fine clayey, moderately shallow and well drained. Located on
rugged mountain ranges developed from shale and other quartz material, approximately
300 meters, South 20 degrees West of Barangay Dulangan. Occur on very steep
landscapes. Mapped from the central part of the area extending to the southern and
westerns sides of Puerto Galera, 2,907 hectares in extent.
E. ALIMODIAN SERIES: Occur on very steep landscapes.
The table below shows the extent of the soils of Puerto Galera. The table is
accompanied by the recommended land use and required soil management or
conservation measures to adapt for each soil unit.
So far 11,812.5 hectares of the lands of Puerto Galera have been characterized for their
soil properties.
Table 2. Area and Extent of Soils of Puerto Galera

Recommended Land Use and Required Soil Management or Conservation Measures
Soil Mapping Area Percentage
Recommended Land Use, Soil Management Or Conservation Measures
Unit Name (Ha.) %
Suited to a wide variety of crops like lowland rice, corn, vegetables,
legumes like mongo and soybean, and serghum. Application of organic
Mogpog silt loam
507.5 3.55 matter will improve the fertility level, physical characteristics of the soil,
0.0 to 2.0% slope
and water holding capacity. Fertilization and use of improved variety
pesticides are recommended
Suited to wide variety of crops. Measures to prevent erosion are
Lugo clay
25 0.17 contour flowing, green maturing, crop rotation with legumes as one of
2.0 to 7.0% slope
the crops every 3-4 years, contour planting, fertilization and the like.
Suitable to crops like corn, upland rice, sorghum and others, provided
Lugo clay
contour plowing, terracing, strip cropping, cover cropping, crop
7.0 to 15.0%
65 0.54 rotation, fertilization and buffer strip cropping are employed. Best
slope
suited to permanent crops like coffee, banana, mango, coconut and
slightly
other locally adopted fruit trees, and for pasture purposes.
Suited to coconut, banana, coffee, cashew, abaca, mango, rubber and
Lugo clay other locally adopted fruit trees. Cover crops, fertilization, contour
15.0 to 25.0% planting are also recommended to minimize erosion. Can still be grown
375 2.72
slope to raw crops like corn, upland rice, sorghum and others provided
slightly eroded erosion control measures like terracing, strip cropping and buffering are
employed.
Recommended for pasture if pasture rotation every 3-4 months is
practiced and number of cattle heads is limited to prevent ever grazing.
Maasin clay loam
Can be still be grown to permanent crops like corn, coffee, coconut,
25.0 to 40.0% 360 1.92
mango, banana, abaca, rubber and other locally adopted fruit trees
slope
provided cover cropping, contour planting and other erosion control
measures employed.
Source: Soils and Water Management Bureau, DA (SEPP, 2008)

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Table 2. Area and Extent of Soils of Puerto Galera
Recommended Land Use and Required Soil Management or Conservation Measures
Soil Mapping Area Percentage
Recommended Land Use, Soil Management Or Conservation Measures
Unit Name (Ha.) %
Maasin clay loam Can still be utilized for pasture but best suited for forestry purposes. If
40.0 to 60.0% used for pasture, it will need very liberal fertilization, liming and
slope 1355 9.89 reseeding. For forestry, the trees to be planted should be those growing
no apparent well in the locality.
erosion Selective cutting should be observed.
Can still be utilized for pasture but best suited for forestry purposes. If
Maasin clay loam used for pasture, it will need very liberal fertilization, liming and
40.0 to 60.0% reseeding. For forestry, the trees to be planted should be those growing
3315 23.61
slope well in the locality.
slightly eroded
Selective cutting should be observed.
Malalag clay loam Can still be utilized for pasture but best suited for forestry purposes. If
40.0 to 60.0% used for pasture, it will need very liberal fertilization, liming and
slope 2412.5 16.49 reseeding. For forestry, the trees to be planted should be those growing
no apparent well in the locality.
erosion Selective cutting should be observed.
Can still be utilized for pasture but best suited for forestry purposes. If
Malalag clay loam used for pasture, it will need very liberal fertilization, liming and
40.0 to 60.0% reseeding. For forestry, the trees to be planted should be those growing
495 3.57
slope well in the locality.
slightly eroded
Selective cutting should be observed.
Recommended for pasture if pasture rotation every 3-4 months is
Alimodian clay
practiced and number of cattle heads is limited to prevent ever grazing.
25.0 to 40.0%
Can be still be grown to permanent crops like corn, coffee, coconut,
slope 102.5 0.74
mango, banana, abaca, rubber and other locally adopted fruit trees
no apparent
provided cover cropping, contour planting and other erosion control
erosion
measures employed.
Alimodian clay Can still be used for pasture but best suited for forestry purposes. If
40.0 to 60.0% used for pasture, it will need liberal fertilization, liming and reseeding.
2762.5 19.2
slope apparent For forestry, it will need selective logging.
erosion
Beach sand 32.5 0.22 May be grown to coconut and source of construction materials.
Swamp, Brackish 5 0.03 For wildlife, fish ponds and salt beds.
TOTAL 11,812.5
Source: Soils and Water Management Bureau, DA (SEPP, 2008)
2.4 Geology, Faults and Trenches
2.4.1 Geology
The basement complex of Puerto Galera is pre-Jurassic. It is made of undifferentiated

amphibolite, quartzofeldspathic and mica schist, and phyllites-slates frequently associated with
marble and quartzite. The landform is broadly folded, with some narrow zones of close folding

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broken by up thrusts. The prevailing schistsity is generally parallel; some are oblique and/ or
perpendicular to the bedding.
About the oldest form of life found in the Philippines belongs to the horn coral ( Gshelia), a
conical marine form that once lived during the Carboniferous, some 350 million years ago.
These were recovered in Puerto Galera. Also from Mindoro, thorn species of foramifera have
been identified as having lived about 30 million years ago. These are the Reusella spinolosa,
found in Puerto Galera, similar to a type from the Miocene in Europe, the Globigerinoids ruber,
also going back to the Miocene and the Haurina fragilissima known in Oligocene rocks.
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2.5 Climatological Conditions
Based on the modified Coronas' Climate Classification, Puerto Galera has a Type III climate.
Source: PAG-ASA, SEPP, 2008
Figure 3. Climate Map of the Philippines
2.6 Resources
2.6.1 Mineral Resources
As of 1996, Limestone and Marble are the non-metallic mineral reserves accounted by the
Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB). Marble deposits are about 68,291,850 tons where
17,115,375 tons are found in Barangay San Isidro. The location of the remaining 51,176,475
tons of marble were not specified by the MGB but are locally known to be distributed in
Barangay Dulangan and Mt. Malasimbo in Sitio Talipanan, Barangay Aninuan. There are also
marble deposits in Aninuan that have an extractive potential for 200 years. White, green, cream
and gray are among the varieties of marble deposits in the locality. Marble deposits, however,
are covered by the ancestral domain where claim, extraction, and digging of the mineral either
for commercial or household use is prohibited. The marble deposits of Dulangan and Tabinay
are the only ones that can be extracted in the town. Limestone reserve is quantified at
49,983,025 tons .
Other source identified fine to nugget sizes of gold averaging at 1mm at Ebuyi, Subaang and
Binaybay rivers. Sluice box method is commonly used for gold extraction. Total gold deposits in
the entire area were estimated at 3,000 tons.

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Guano deposits, an organic fertilizer can be found in the Python Cave in Tabinay whereas silica
granules are found along the beaches of San Isidro. Other minerals found in Puerto Galera are
feldspar in the dike, sills, and schists in meta quartzdiorite in northeast of Mount Malasimbo.
2.6.2 Marine Resources
General Condition
Puerto Galera is internationally acclaimed for being rich in marine resources and being at the
center of the center of marine biodiversity. Mangroves, and coral reefs irregularly scattered and
boarder municipal’s coastal and marine areas. It’s five (5) kilometer foreshore are home to
various marine species which is considered protected area and marine sanctuary. It has been
declared as a Man and Biosphere Reserve in 26 December 1973 by virtue of Presidential Decree
No. 354 to promote ecosystem management.
A project report entitled “ An Opportunity to Invest in Puerto Galera, Mindoro Oriental, Sabang
Sewerage System and Wastewater Treatment Facility, described Puerto Galera’s coast.
Accordingly, it has a 42 km long irregular shoreline, rimmed with white beaches and coconut
plantations. At the eastern side of the coast, crescents of white beaches are interspersed with
limestone cliffs and escarpments that are penetrated by inland bays and coves. These
numerous coves and water channels support a rich marine life forming non-coral communities.
Underwater visibility varies from 10m/30ft to 30m/100ft, sometimes even better depending on
water temperature, current strength and wind direction. The best diving conditions are usually
from April to September. As water temperature reaches 290C, the seas are at their calmest and
clearest visibility. In December, water temperature drop to as low as 22 0C on the deeper dives
due to thermo clines caused by upwelling of clear, cooler water. However, conditions remain
good enough for year round diving.
Table 3 . List of Accommodation Facilities by Barangay, 2009-2011
Barangay 2009 2010 2011
Aninuan 11 11 11
Balatero 0 0 0
Baclayan 0 0 0
Dulangan 2 2 2
Palangan 8 7 8
Poblacion 5 5 7
Sabang 61 62 62
San Antonio 0 0 0
San Isidro 56 58 59
Sinandigan 2 2 2
Sto. Nińo 7 6 7
Tabinay 3 3 4
Villaflor 0 0 0
Total 155 156 162
Source: Municipal Tourism Office, 2011

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Currently, coastal and marine areas are generally being utilized for tourism and residential
purposes. Tourists appreciate the value of underwater scenery and water leisure thru diving
snorkeling, swimming, and various water sports activities. Tourism facilities like resorts, hotels
and restaurants, and souvenir shops dominated Sabang and White Beach-San Isidro coasts
encroaching the 25 meters required shoreline setback. Between CYs 1997-2007, the number of
accommodation facilities in Puerto Galera raised from 81 to 140. These resulted to 72.83%
increase in the number of accommodation facilities for a ten year period. In 2009, data shows
that 39.35% of resort establishments are found in Sabang and 36.13% in San Isidro (White
Beach and Minolo). Aside from tourism facilities, outrigger boats which are being used to
convey passengers are scattered despite existing berthing areas. Some resorts and dwelling
units irregularly occupied coastal areas.
Port facilities are also present which are specifically situated in Minolo-San Isidro, Balatero and
Muelle-Poblacion. Aside from being one of the major ports of entry, Muelle Bay became a niche
to Puerto Galera Yacht Club because of its unique character. Municipal Public Park is also
situated along the coastal areas. Regulated fishing still exists for economic gain.
Mangroves thickly scattered in seven areas: Sabang (Dalaruan and Balaytigue), Tabinay
(Sigayan Point), San Isidro (Minolo), Sto. Niño, San Antonio, Palangan (Kabilang Gulod and
Malaking Parang) and Poblacion (Muelle Bay and Balete). Deforestation and cutting of
mangrove species for economic gain occurred in the previous years. However, the community
managed to keep significant quantity of mangrove forest. These serve as erosion control,
breeding ground for a variety of marine species, and protection against typhoons. In 1997,
Miguel Fortes presented in his working paper an account of the Puerto Galera’s four major
mangrove areas (refer to Table below)
Table 4. Status of Mangrove Areas
Area For
Areas No. Of
Location Status Impact Rehabilitation
(Ha.) Species
(Ha.)
Sabang (Dalaruan) Disturbed 6.25 15 Removal 4.00
Tabinay (Sigayan Point) Disturbed 3.68 9 Removal 7.06
San Isidro (Minolo) Undisturbed 10.50 11 Natural 11.16
Poblacion Disturbed 4.75 15 Removal 4.25
Source: Modified from BACONGUIS et. Al (SEPP, 2008)
Other areas are not covered by Fortes Study
Using the same source, Fortes1 likewise stated that there are nineteen trees and palm trees
within the mangrove areas. Bakauan dominate the area, but api-api and bungalon are also
available. Deforestation and rampant cutting of mangrove trees for fuel wood and housing
materials have reduced the existing mangrove area. The mangrove area in Minolo is the largest
(10.50 hectares), most diverse, undisturbed and, primarily because of the concern of the
inhabitants, most preserved of all the mangrove areas in Puerto Galera. Mangrove areas in
Barangays Sabang, Tabinay, and Poblacion have been disturbed due to increased demand for
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1
Dr. Miguel D. Fortes is a Filipino scientist who came out with a list of fish families, mollusks, reptiles, birds and mammals that thrive in mangrove
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agriculture, aquaculture and industrial development. The areas being occupied by mangroves
increased to 55 hectares because of collective rehabilitation efforts from among the various
stakeholders initiated by the local government.
Puerto Galera’s waters teem with marine life. The diverse corals and sea grasses are
responsible for the production of colorful tropical fishes as well as edible species. The Bay of
Puerto Galera has an area of 4.2 square kilometers. It is framed by short projections and
numerous points of Mindoro Island on the west and on the east. Two much smaller islands
called Medio in the north and Paniquian in the northwest cap this. These islands protect Puerto
Galera’s Muelle Bay from the open sea, thus making it an ideal harbor. This protected bay
provides shelter to ships and various vessels during typhoons. The numerous coves and the
channel areas support a rich range of marine life, forming “non-reef coral communities.”
Coral Reefs
In the scientific studies of corals in Puerto Galera, two general trends have been inferred. One
is that the most exposed and sheltered sites have consistently higher similarity values of life
forms than those in the deep and/or channel areas. This implies a narrower range of variation
in life over time. Some of the life forms exhibiting changes and varieties of marine flora and
fauna can be found in Muelle Bay.
Most wave-exposed sites with the least variation in life form suggest the strong persistence of
the patia landscape type present even under the force of typhoon effects. The overall condition
of coral reefs in Puerto Galera is fair, having a 31.40% average of living coral cover, with only
9% for submissive species of Acropora and 23% for the other hard coral species. The abiotic
components accounted for 49%. Porites has the highest occurrence among the non-Acropora
genera. It has 159 recorded occurrences making it the dominant genus in the area.
Denrophyyllids like Tubastrea micrantha comprised most of the submissive to branching form.
They possess remarkable skeletal strength although they do not harbor Zooxanthellae. Fortes
accounted a total of 48 genera of hard corals in his study.
A research study has also found a very rare species of hard coral located only at Muelle, Puerto
Galera, thereby earning the scientific name Puerto Galleriae.

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Table 5. Life Forms and Their Code, Puerto Galera
Category Code Category Code

Hard Corals Algae
Acropora: Macro MA
Branching ACB Turf TA
Encrusting ACE Carolline CA
Submissive (digitate) ACS Halimeda HA
Tabulate ACT Algal Assemblage AA
Non-Acropora: Other Fauna
Branching CB Soft Corals SC
Encrusting CE Sponge SP
Foliose CF Zoanthids ZO
Massive CM Others OT
Submissive (digitate) CS
Mushroom CMR Aboitic
Millepora (fire coral) CME Sand S
Heliopora (blue coral) CHL Rubble R
Silt SI
Dead Scleractinia Water WA
Dead Coral DA Rock RCK
With Algal Covering DCA
Source: SEPP, 2008
Fish
Varieties of multi-colored tropical fishes can be found in the reef fish areas of Puerto Galera.
Species belong to the families such as anemone fish (Amphirondidae), parrot fish (Scaridae),
butterfly fish (Haetodotidae), rabbit fish (Siganidae rat) and surgeon fish (Acanthruridae), Sea
urchins and sea cucumbers are also abundant, though people are not familiar with these
species. They do not harvest these nutritious marine products for food.
Records of the research studies in Puerto Galera show that there are approximately 177 species
of fishes belonging to the pomocenthidae and labridae species. There are 50 recorded
occurrences of ten species belonging to family pomocentridae with a total of 4,451 individuals.
Family Labridae shows the same number of occurrences with 50 of the ten species with a total
of 1,056 individuals.

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Table 6. Family Pomocentridae and Labridae Specie, Puerto Galera
No. Of No. Of % Abundance Cumulative %

Species
Occurrence Individuals Composition Abundance
Family Pomocentridae
Pomacentrus bracblalis 5 1,893 32.80 32.80
P. flavicauda 5 386 6.69 39.49
Paraglyphidodon 5 366 6.35 45.84
Dascyllus trimaculatus 5 354 6.13 51.97
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster 5 344 5.96 57.93
Dascyllus reticulatus 5 322 5.57 63.50
Chromis Weberi 5 254 4.4 67.90
C. termatensis 5 192 3.33 71.23
Pomacentrus amboinensis 5 174 3.02 74.25
Chromis caerules 5 166 2.88 77.13
Family Labridae
Cirrbilabrus cyanopleura 5 818 67.89 67.89
Thalassoma lunare 5 88 7.34 76.23
Labroides dimidiatus 5 26 2.16 77.39
Halichoeres prosopelon 5 23 1.92 79.31
H. boeveni 5 22 1.79 81.11
Coris variegata 5 18 1.5 82.61
Chellinus fasciatus 5 17 1.41 84.02
Chellinus celebicus 5 16 1.32 85.34
Crrbilabrus temminckii 5 15 1.27 86.61
Labropsis manabel 5 13 1.11 87.72
Source: Study of V.V. Holimen and H.T. Yap, MSI-UP
Seagrass
Puerto Galera has one of the densest seagrass meadows in Oriental Mindoro. These consist of
Enhalus acoroides, Cymodocea rotundata, Thalassia hemprichii, C. serrulata, Halodule ininervis
(both narrow and leaf varieties), S. isoetifolum, Halophila ovalis and H. minor. This is 0.70% of
the total number of seagrass species so far reported in Puerto Galera. The sediment types
range from silt to sandy-clay.
2.6.3 Forest Resources
The mountain ranges: Mount Malasimbo along Barangay Aninuan, Mount Alinyaban in Barangay
Balatero and Mount Talipanan spanning the barangays of Aninuan and San Isidro. These
mountains reach peak elevations of 1,400 meters above sea level and provide natural habitats
to rare animals such as the deer, the wild boar, monkeys and the Tamaraw. Its mountain
springs are natural habitats to orchid varieties such as the Tawa-Tawa, the Tiger orchid and the
Mariposa. Forest ecosystems can be classified as mossy and dipterocarp forests. These are
considered easy trekking sites for mountaineers and good sites for ecotourism activities. Molave
Park located at Barangay Sabang covers 3.0790 hectares of Puerto Galera’s total land area. It
has been accounted that the park has a total of 250 molave trees.
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2.6.4 Water Resources
Water is essential for socio – economic development and for maintaining healthy ecosystem.
Properly managed water resources are critical component of growth, poverty reduction and
equity. With higher rates of urbanization, increasing demand for drinking water will put stress in
existing water resources.
Puerto Galera has a rugged topography. The land is generally mountainous and crisscrossed by
numerous streams, lakes and rivers which are scattered throughout. The two (2) barangays
where hot springs can be located, are Barangays Tabinay and Villaflor. In Tukuran, Villaflor
there are streams of cool and crystal clear water. Springs and rivers are being tapped for water
supply which can be found in Baclayan, Tabinay, Dulangan and Villaflor.
2.6.5 Flooding Hazards
Several barangays were identified to be flood susceptible. These include Barangays Aninuan,
San Isidro, Balatero, Sto. Niño, Poblacion, Tabinay, and Dulangan. These are areas for which
the combination of factors is likely to create adverse flood and inundation problems. It includes
areas along active river system, abandoned river channels and areas adjacent to river banks.
Nine (9) active river systems can be found in Puerto Galera. These are Olgan, Ebuye, Abangan
and Visayan rivers in Barangay Villaflor, Dulangan river in Barangay Dulangan, Big Tabinay and
Small Tabinay Rivers in Barangay Tabinay, Talipanan and Aninuan Rivers in Barangay Aninuan.
Other water channels specifically active creeks can be found in Barangays Poblacion, Sto. Nino,
and Balatero.

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Source: Mines and Geosciences Bureau, 2011
Figure 4. Flood Susceptibility Map of Puerto Galera
2.6.6 Landslide Susceptibility
Several barangays were identified to be landslide susceptible. These include Barangays

Aninuan, San Isidro, Balatero, Tabinay, Villaflor, Baclayan and Dulangan. These are areas for
which the combination of factors may adversely influence slope stability and create serious
landslide problems. It also include areas with existing or active landslides, steep natural slopes,
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particularly in weak geologic materials such as colluvial soil and old landslide debris; areas in or
at the mouth of drainages; below cliffs or hills without crop of fractured rocks and steep
construction-related cut or fill slopes.
Source: Mines and Geosciences Bureau, 2011
Figure 5. Landslide Susceptibility Map of Puerto Galera

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3. DEMOGRAPHY Table 7. Population by Municipality
3.1 Provincial Population Population Percentage

Municipality
(2007) Share (%)
Oriental Mindoro has a total population of 735,769 as Calapan City 116,976 15.90
of 2007 National Population Census. Municipal Baco 34,127 4.64
population distribution within the province shows that Bansud 35,664 4.85
Puerto Galera ranks 14th or the second least Bongabong 61,127 8.31
populated area. While Calapan City shares 15.90 Bulalacao 30,188 4.10
percent of the total provincial population, Puerto Gloria 40,561 5.51
Galera shares only 3.81 percent which exceeded San Mansalay 43,974 5.98
Teodoro by only 1.77 percent. Naujan 90,629 12.32
In-migration is expected to significantly contribute to Pinamalayan 77,119 10.48
the municipality’s total population in the succeeding Pola 32,635 4.44
censual year as a pull over effects of vibrant tourism Puerto Galera 28,035 3.81
activities in the area. Roxas 46,711 6.35
San Teodoro 15,039 2.04
Socorro 38,052 5.17
Victoria 44,932 6.11
Total 735,769 100.00
Source: NSO, 2008
3.2 Historical Population Growth
Since 1970, Puerto Galera’s population has been continuously growing at a remarkable rate.
During its peak rate, derived between 1970-1975 at 5.73%, the municipality outgrown the
provincial APGR by 2.3% and the Calapan City by 2.54%. Though declining APGR pattern was
prevalent from 1970-1990, the rate of
increasing population was seemingly high
as compared to the province and Calapan
City. Between 1990-1995, the municipal Province Calapan City Puerto Galera
APGR dropped at its lowest rate of 1.52%
where the province and Calapan City’s 7
Annual Growth Rate (%)
6
APGR was recorded higher. After 1995, 5
population growth rate raised to 2.39%, 4
exceeding Calapan City by .52%. In 2007 3
2
population census, the municipality 1
represents the highest rate of population 0
increase at 3.57%, among the
municipalities' in Oriental Mindoro. It 1975 1980 1990 1995 2000 2007
Year
even surpassed the premier growth center
in the province by 2.14%
Source: NSO, 2008
Figure 6. Historical Population Growth, 1975-2007

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Table 8. Historical Population Change (1970-2007)
Apgr Calapan Apgr Puerto Apgr

Year Province
(%) City (%) Galera (%)
3.3 Current and Projected
Population by Urban-Rural 1970 328,364 - 47,532 - 7,659 -
Barangays (2009-2020) 1975 388,744 3.43 55,608 3.19 10,129 5.73
1980 446,938 2.83 67,370 3.91 12,306 3.97
Out of 13 barangays only Poblacion is 1990 550,049 2.09 85,898 2.41 19,741 3.91
considered urban with a total population 1995 600,616 1.77 96,506 2.35 20,207 1.52
of 4,263 representing 15.21% of total 2000 681,818 2.57 105,910 1.87 21,925 2.39
municipal population. The remaining 2007 735,769 1.09 116,976 1.43 28,035 3.57
23,772 or 84.79% resides in rural Source: NSO Population and Housing Census
APGR Computed using Geometric Method
barangays where significant share of
11.84% and 11.31% dwells in San Isidro
and Balatero respectively.
Using the derived 3.57% APGR, projected total population is estimated at 31,264 by the year
2010 and will reach 44,233 by 2020. Looking at historical percentage share by each barangay,
Baclayan has consistently declining population share since 1990 suggesting out-migration
pattern. Dulangan exhibited the same percentage pattern in 1995. In 2000, Palangan, San
Antonio, and Villaflor started to manifest declining trend in total population’s share joining
Baclayan.
Such out-migration is caused primarily by the indigenous peoples’ nomadic nature. Other
factors that brought about this are the weather conditions, peace and order situation and
meager source of livelihood in the place where they dwell. Aside from their being itinerant, the
presence of a more or less permanent Mangyan settlement area in Sitio Talipanan, Barangay
Aninuan, contributed to the out-migration.
Table 9. Historical Population Percent Share by Barangay

1990 1995 2000 2007
Barangay Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent
Pop'n Share Pop'n Share Pop'n Share Pop'n Share
Poblacion 2,407 12.19 2,819 13.95 2,805 12.79 4,263 15.21

Aninuan 1,289 6.53 1,670 8.27 1,501 6.85 2,485 8.86
Baclayan 1,013 5.13 697 3.45 500 2.28 427 1.52
Balatero 2,275 11.52 2,664 13.18 3,210 14.64 3,172 11.31
Dulangan 1,765 8.94 728 3.60 2,282 10.41 2,500 8.92
Palangan 2,407 12.19 2,819 13.95 918 4.19 1,118 3.99
Sabang 1,775 8.99 2,291 11.34 2,752 12.55 2,702 9.64
San Antonio 701 3.55 601 2.97 585 2.67 695 2.48
San Isidro 1,529 7.75 1,723 8.53 1,977 9.02 3,319 11.84
Sto. Nino 692 3.51 659 3.26 1,278 5.83 1,701 6.07
Sinandigan 620 3.14 790 3.91 931 4.24 1,433 5.11
Tabinay 1,563 7.92 1,583 7.83 2,161 9.86 2,579 9.20
Villaflor 1,705 8.64 1,163 5.76 1,025 4.67 1,641 5.85
Total 19,741 100 20,207 100 21,925 100 28,035 100

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Table 10. Projected Urban-Rural Total Population (2009-2020)
Total Projected Population

Percent
Barangay Share
POP'N
1990 1995 2000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020
2007
Urban
Poblacion 4,263 15.21 2,407 2,819 2,805 4,586 4,755 4,931 5,114 5,303 5,499 5,702 6,728
Rural
Aninuan 2,485 8.86 1,289 1,670 1,501 2,671 2,770 2,872 2,979 3,089 3,203 3,322 3,919
Baclayan 427 1.52 1,013 697 500 458 475 493 511 530 550 570 672
Balatero 3,172 11.31 2,275 2,664 3,210 3,410 3,536 3,667 3,802 3,943 4,089 4,240 5,003
Dulangan 2,500 8.92 1,765 728 2,282 2,689 2,789 2,892 2,999 3,110 3,225 3,344 3,946
Palangan 1,118 3.99 2,407 2,819 918 1,203 1,247 1,294 1,341 1,391 1,443 1,496 1,765
Sabang 2,702 9.64 1,775 2,291 2,752 2,906 3,014 3,125 3,241 3,361 3,485 3,614 4,264
San Antonio 695 2.48 701 601 585 748 775 804 834 865 897 930 1,097
San Isidro 3,319 11.84 1,529 1,723 1,977 3,570 3,702 3,839 3,981 4,128 4,281 4,439 5,237
Sto. Nino 1,701 6.07 692 659 1,278 1,830 1,898 1,968 2,041 2,116 2,195 2,276 2,685
Sinandigan 1,433 5.11 620 790 931 1,541 1,598 1,657 1,718 1,782 1,847 1,916 2,260
Tabinay 2,579 9.20 1,563 1,583 2,161 2,774 2,876 2,983 3,093 3,207 3,326 3,449 4,069
Villaflor 1,641 5.85 1,705 1,163 1,025 1,764 1,829 1,897 1,967 2,040 2,115 2,193 2,588
Total (Rural) 23,772 84.79 17,334 17,388 19,120 25,564 26,509 27,491 28,507 29,562 30,656 31,789 37,505
Total
Urban-Rural 28,035 100 19,741 20,207 21,925 30,150 31,264 32,422 33,621 34,865 36,155 37,491 44,233
With regards to the number of households, there has been no NSO records showing the
number of households. The number of households was derived using the average regional and
provincial number of households, five members for every households. Poblacion has the largest
number of households while Baclayan has the least number of households at 853 and 85
respectively. By 2020, the total number of households is expected to grow at approximately
3,244. Recurring percentage distribution for each barangay were anticipated from 2010 to
2020.

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Table 11. Projected Number of Households by Barangay, (2010-2020)
2007 No. Of Percentage Projected No. Of Households
Barangay
Households Share 2010 2015 2020
Poblacion 853 15.20 951 1,141 1,346
Aninuan 497 8.90 554 665 784
Baclayan 85 1.50 95 114 135
Balatero 634 11.30 708 848 1,001
Dulangan 500 8.90 558 669 790
Palangan 224 4.00 250 300 353
Sabang 540 9.60 603 723 853
San Antonio 139 2.50 155 186 220
San Isidro 664 11.80 741 888 1,048
Sto. Nino 340 6.10 380 456 537
Sinandigan 287 5.10 320 384 452
Tabinay 516 9.20 576 690 814
Villaflor 328 5.90 366 439 518
Total 5,607 100 6,257 7,503 8,851
Source: MPDO,2011
3.4 Population Density
Considering the total land area and the 2007 total population the municipality looks very
sparsely populated at 1 person/hectare. The result practically shows Poblacion to be densely
populated as compared with other barangays. Availability of basic infrastructure facilities and
social services affected the density level in the area. Sabang and San Antonio give density
derived at 601 persons/square kilometer and 612 persons/ square kilometer respectively.
Table 12. Population Density by Barangay

Total 2007 2020
Land
Barangay Density Density
Area Population Population
(Persons/Sq.Km) (Persons/Sq.Km)
(Sq.Km)
Aninuan 21.68737 2,485 115 3,919 181
Baclayan 27.36800 427 16 672 25
Balatero 14.31518 3,172 222 5,003 349
Dulangan 12.95183 2,500 193 3,946 305
Palangan 3.86283 1,118 289 1,765 457
Poblacion 3.76184 4,263 1133 6,728 1,788
Sabang 4.49401 2,702 601 4,264 949
San Antonio 1.13612 695 612 1,097 966
San Isidro 8.53356 3,319 389 5,237 614
Sinandigan 4.56975 1,433 314 2,260 495
Sto. Nino 5.32716 1,701 319 2,685 504
Tabinay 97.68153 2,579 26 4,069 42
Villaflor 46.78312 1,641 35 2,588 55
Total 252.47230 28,035 111 44,233 175
Source: MPDO, 2008

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Source: MPDO, 2011
Figure 7. Population Density Map By Barangay, 2007
Source: MPDO, 2011

Figure 8. Population Density Map By Barangay, 2020
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4. INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITIES/FACILITIES
4.1 Transport System
4.1.1 Internal Road Network
The National Road passing thru the Poblacion known to be Concepcion Street has the most
ancillary facility such as pedestrian, sidewalk, waiting sheds, street lights and road signages.
However, there is a need to enhance road facilities to increase road safety and efficient service
especially the pedestrians crossing and the streetlights. Two-way capacity roads providing
internal linkages have a narrow width with no proper setbacks. One-way street/road was
adopted within developed urban areas to loosen traffic congestion especially going to Sabang
and White Beach and within the vicinity of Poblacion from 6:00am to 6:00pm. Diversion road is
also proposed to serve as an alternate route connecting the southern and western part of the
town. Another possible road for re-routing are; Public Market and Plaza Iluminada to Provincial
Road and Hospital to Sto.Niño to National Highway.
Poblacion’s Y-shaped access roads provide major rural-urban linkages. These are as follows:
1. Poblacion-Palangan road connects Poblacion to the northeastern barangays - Palangan,

Sinandigan, and Sabang.
2. Poblacion-Aninuan road (national road) connects Poblacion to the western barangays-

Balatero, San Isidro, and Aninuan.
3. Poblacion-Tabinay road (national road) connects Poblacion to southern barangays-

Tabinay, Dulangan, and Villaflor.
Poblacion-Sto. Nino roads provide directly connect upland barangays to Poblacion. An

alternative route going to Baclayan is thru Poblacion-Balatero road or Poblacion-Baclayan road.
Table 13. Inventory of Ancillary Road Facilities, 2008
Location Of Ancillary Road Facility
Type Of Ancillary
National Road Provincial Road Municipal Road
Road Facilities
Road Name No. Condition Road Name No. Condition Road Name No. Condition
Marker Paseo de Marker
Pedestrian Crossing Concepcion St. 5 Removed Cataquis 1 Removed
Passable
(both
Sidewalk Concepcion St. 2 sides)
Waiting Sheds 2
66 11 40
Street Lights Concepcion St. 92 Functional 19 Functional 75 Functional
Road Signage Concepcion St. 5 Ok
Source: Municipal Engineering Office, 2008

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The existing road system provides Table 14. Travel Distance by Barangay from Poblacion
internal accessibility connecting Distance
Barangay Travel Time (Min.)
Poblacion to secluded barangays (Km)
using a tricycle, the most common Aninuan 11.00 25
mode of internal public transport. Baclayan 4.50 30
Whereas in Sinandigan, "driver- Balatero 3.00 10
driven motorcycle for hire" formerly Dulangan 7.00 15
referred to as "Habal-Habal" is being Palangan 3.00 10
utilized for public transport. Sabang 5.50 15
San Antonio 2.41 20
The 53.131 kilometers national road San Isidro 7.00 20
also facilitates internal mobility. Out Sto. Nino 1.50 5
of the total kilometer length nearly Sinandigan 7.00 25
negligible percentage are either Tabinay 4.00 5
concrete (18.603 km. or 0.35%) or Villaflor 14.00 30
asphalt (6.323 km. or 0.12%) but are
considered well maintained. Source: SEPP, 2008
The three areas, exhibiting urban character, White Beach, Sabang, and Poblacion are connected
by the national road providing land transport. Sea transport is likewise possible using privately
rented motorized banca. The existing national road likewise connects Villaflor, the
southernmost barangay, and Aninuan the northernmost barangay. Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ)
regularly ply to Aninuan. Whereas, all PUJ going to Calapan pass through Villaflor. Special trips
are provided by tricycles at a higher rate.
Temporary land transport terminal is available in rear end of Poblacion. Provided space,
however, is insufficient to accommodate the volume of standby land transport vehicle.
Meanwhile, relaxed roads were utilized for terminal purposes.
Table 15. Existing Road Length by Category and Barangay

National Road Provincial Road Municipal Road Barangay Road
Name Of
Earth- Earth-
Barangay Concrete Asphalt Concrete Gravel Concrete Concrete Asphalt Gravel
Filled Filled
(m) (m) (m) (m) (m) (m) (m) (m) (m) (m)
Aninuan 2,970 370 2,634
Baclayan 50 3,561
Balatero 1,745 970 200 1,500 5,800
Dulangan 6,966 1,500 1,000 2,000 1,500
Palangan 3,680 800 800
Poblacion 623 1,051 2,794 2,117
Sabang 2,160 100 2,473
San Antonio
San isidro 2,000 4,603 3,550
Sinandigan 1,135 1,249
Sto. Nińo 967 40 960
Tabinay 329 3,335 50 1,816
Villaflor 3,970 9,031
TOTAL 18,603 6,323 7,340 1,000 2,834 3,077 7,308 3,500 32,414
Source: DPWH, Municipal Planning & Development Office, 2011

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Source: Municipal Planning & Development Office, 2011
Figure 9. Road Density Map By Barangay

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4.1.2 External Accessibility
Puerto Galera is directly connected to Batangas City thru a Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) system
Batangas-Balatero route and vice-versa. Alternate route is via passenger/cargo motorized banca
and/or outrigger boats, Batangas-White Beach, Batangas-Sabang, and Batangas-Muelle and
vice-versa. It will take about 1.5 hour sea transport to reach the area via RORO and only 1
hour using large outrigger boats. Fourteen (14) shipping companies are currently servicing the
locality.
About 95.5% of passenger and commodity inter-island mobility are served by sea transport.
During peak season, outrigger boats leave from Batangas Port normally in 15minute interval.
The schedule varies during lean season and will also be affected by the weather conditions and
the loading capacity of the boats. Table 14 shows six (6) active sea transport service providers
via Batangas-Puerto Galera utilizing outrigger boats.
Motorized bancas with a loading capacity between 8-25 passengers facilitates beach hopping
activities by tourists. The same were also utilized to connect Barangay San Antonio to mainland
Puerto Galera. Sabang, Muelle, San Isidro, and Balatero are the four main connecting entry and
exit points going to San Antonio.
Table 16. Inventory Of Sea Transport Provider Utilizing Outrigger Boat
Loading Capacity
Name Of Company Name Of Boat
(No. Of Passenger)
Minolo Shipping Falcon V 65
Lines (MSL) Falcon G 95
Osprey 100
Hawk 130
Father and Son Penguin 1 100
Lines (FSL) Penguin 2 110
Penguin 3 140
Penguin 4 60
Penguin 5 61
Penguin 6 115
Penguin 7 80
Penguin 8 136
Penguin 7 100
Super Gigi 1 40
Super Gigi 2 40
ZCL Lady Zannie 70
Island Cruiser 1 120
Willen 120
Island Cruiser 2 70
Brian Shipping Lines Brian 1 50
Brian 4 50
Brian 5 140

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Table 16. Inventory Of Sea Transport Provider Utilizing Outrigger Boat
Loading Capacity
Name Of Company Name Of Boat
(No. Of Passenger)
M/B Villa Natividad Villa Natividad 1 100
Villa Natividad 2 100
M/B Commandos Commados 4 60
Commandos 6 60
Commandos 7 120
Others Gogonilla 1 100
Russel John 100
John Clea 100
Chelsea 80
Renzo 1 60
Renzo 2 60
Exodus 80
Rhealyne 80
After Dark 80
Captain Gregg's 80
Maritess 100
Everlasting 100
Dreamwave 100
Sulaimar 100
Hiyas n.a.
The existing national road provides land transport that links the municipality to the province’s
premier urban center, Calapan City. Thru the same, Puerto Galera is connected to the recently
established Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH). Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJ) and Public
Utility Van plying Calapan City-Puerto Galera are available from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Car rental
service may be utilized for a more convenient mobility.
There is an existing airstrip in barangay Villaflor, yet idle at the moment either for commercial
flights or for private use.
4.2 Power Supply
4.2.1 Power Source
As per ORMECO sales data, approximately 73.73% of the total number of residential units has
electric power connections. The remaining residents rely on other sources of lighting like
kerosene. Out of 5,044 electric power subscribers, 16.61% are commercial connections utilizing
55.35% of total electric consumption.

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Table 17. Number Of Connections By Type Of
Users And Average Consumption, 2008
Average
No. Of
Type Of Connection Consumption
Connections
(Kwh/Mo)
Residential 4,134 585,118.50
Industrial 2 12,400.40
Commercial 823 768,483.30
Public Building 67 19,874.90
Streetlights (Public) 18 3,134.10
Total 5,044 1,389,011.20
Source: ORMECO, 2008
4.3 Water Supply
Springs, rivers and reservoirs are being tapped for domestic water supply classified as Class AA
or Public Water Supply Class I. The construction of spring reservoir benefited nearly the entire
barangays. Out of 13 barangays, piped water system extends to 11 barangays. Barangays
Dulangan & Villaflor have no access to local waterworks system. As of August 2008, 2,860
connections were accounted for residential consumer and 678 for commercial consumer. The
former has a monthly average consumption of 15.5 cubic meters while the latter utilize 44.86
cubic meters. Between CYs 2005 to 2006 average monthly consumption for both residential and
commercial subscribers is almost uniform. In 2007, decreasing trend became prevalent. One of
the possible reasons that contributed to decreasing water consumption is the water shortage
prevalent in 2007.
Four (4) improved spring water system served Baclayan, Minolo and Small Tabinay, servicing
3,591 household population. In Baclayan it serves roughly 89.4% of the total household
population, 5.7% in Minolo and 4.9% in Small Tabinay. The spring reservoirs servicing the
vicinity of Poblacion, clusters of small Tabinay, Sabang, Palangan and Sinandigan, and areas of
Sto. Nino and Balatero are connected to Baclayan water intake . Aninuan, San Isidro, and part
of Balatero are being supplied by Dimayuga intake water tank. Whereas, Villaflor, Dulangan,
and Big Tabinay, utilized separate water intake tank for local consumption. The reservoirs of
Baclayan, Poblacion, and Dimayuga can provide 500 cubic meters, 20 cubic meters, and 60
cubic meters respectively. Subscribers of Piped Water System are required to provide of their
individual water meter. Though water supply is considered potable, some households prefer
boiled water for drinking while international tourists are comfortable on bottled mineral water.
Ground water were utilized using shallow wells, production level, however, are affected by
lowering water table during dry season. Probable bacterial contamination of shallow wells are
considered high because of disadvantage location.
Springs that are potential for spring water development are available in San Isidro (Dimayuga),
Baclayan, Villaflor, and Aninuan.

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Table 18. Number Of Consumers And Volume Of Consumption
No. Of Consumers Volume Of Consumption (M3)

Year
Residential Commercial Residential Commercial
2005 2,811 696 826,870 626,310
2006 2,875 678 855,798 595,454
2007 2,833 690 825,093 579,582
2008 (Aug) 2,860 678 532,455 364,977
Source: Local Water Works System, August 2008
4.4 Communication
Congruent to other municipalities in the province, basic communication facilities are available in
the area like radio telephone system, telegraphic stations, post office, radio
telecommunications, and privately owned cellular telecommunications. A postal office
accommodated by a private building served as a center for postal mailing and delivery. Two (2)
personnel are currently facilitating postal communication.
With regards to telecommunications, the IPTS, under the direct supervision of the Bureau of
Telecommunications (BUTEL) situated in Muelle, Poblacion provides minimal services to include:
ordinary and social telegram, telegraphic transfer and monogram. Five (5) personnel are in-
charge to operate the telecommunication agency. In early 1998, individual household
connections are made possible by GLOBE Telecom, a privately owned telecommunications. At
the onset, installation of a telephone lines are concentrated within the vicinity of Poblacion. By
2010, target for service expansion is to reach every rural barangays. Cable system benefited
Poblacion, Sto. Nino, and Palangan.
Today, fifteen (15) telecommunications towers owned by three giant telecommunications

company (SMART, GLOBE, and SUNCELLULAR) and a locally owned telecom company (CATSI),
are dispersed in barangays San Isidro, Poblacion, Dulangan, Villaflor, Palangan, Sabang, and
Sinandigan. As of 2011, statistics from the field office of CATSI in the municipality, disclosed
that there are a total six hundred ninety three (693) subscribers, of which 396 are residential
and 297 are commercial.
5. ECONOMIC BASE
5.1 Agriculture
5.1.1 Utilization, support facilities, and farming techniques
Due to generally elevated terrain with slopes ranging from 15 degrees and above, local farmers
preferably cultivate perennial crops. Coconut is considered the major agricultural crops in the
locality covering about 2,625 hectares. Because of increasing demand for high value
commercial crops, expanding land utilization by adding mangoes, citrus, rambutan, lanzones,
banana, pineapple and others has become the strategy. Though most of the farm workers grow
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vegetable products like pole string beans, okra, eggplant, upo, squash, pechay, mustaza, bitter
gourd, tomato, and others. Integrated farming techniques is a common practice where livestock
production are combined with rice. During lean season, local farmers shifted to fishing activities
for their daily subsistence.
Farm-to-market roads (FMR) are available in every barangays but remain to be inadequate.
Majority of the FMR requires proper maintenance to keep them passable at all times particularly
during rainfall months. Whereas there are still production areas which remained not served by
FMR.
Identified post harvest facilities are two (2) ice plants and a slaughterhouse. Other agricultural
support facility includes agri-vet product stores that supply farm inputs. The municipal public
market serves as trading center of farm produce.
5.1.1.1 Production
For the past five years (2003-2007), production pattern is quite unimpressive especially banana
where production nosedive from 7 metric tons in 2003 to 2.5 metric tons in 2007. Decrease in
production level started to manifest between 2004-2005, except for root crops and leafy
vegetables showing slight increase, from 5.5 MT to 6.5 MT, and 3.0 MT to 3.5 MT respectively.
Data shows increasing trend between 2006-2007 indicating slight recovery in agricultural
production except for root crops and banana. Between the same year interval, rice yield
increased by 4 cavans/ha., from 96 cavans/ha.(4.8 MT) to 100 cavans/ha.(5 MT).
8.00
Coconut
7.00
Banana
Annual Production (metric tons/ha.)
6.00
Corn
5.00
4.00 Rice
3.00 Leafy Vegetables

2.00 Fruit Vegetables
1.00
Pineapple
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Rootcrops
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
Source: Municipal Agriculture Office, 2010
Figure 11. Production Pattern (2003-2007)

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5.1.2 Fishery
Twelve (12) out of 13 barangays are located along the coastal area. Practically, fishing is one
of the major sources of income. The use of fish net, hook and line, thrawl, small basing, ring
net, hayhay, and “pana” or arrow are commonly used for fishing. Among the species available
for commercial fishing includes herring, anchovy, salmon, tuna, etc. Using a motorized banca,
local fishers rarely set off to Palawan for commercial fishing. A total fish catch is estimated at 75
metric tons annually.
5.1.3 Livestock and Poultry
Major livestock and poultry products include cattle, carabao, goat, horse, swine, duck, and
chicken. For the period 2003-2007, an increasing livestock and poultry production has been
observed except for chicken where total stocks decreased by 8,500, from 125,000 in 2003 to
128,000 in 2004. In 2007, the number of stocks shoot-up to 137,000 giving a total increase of
16,000 stocks. Cattle has been consistently increasing annually, the increase in stocks grows
from 300 heads between 2003-2004 to 711 heads between 2006-2007. Duck production also
grows annually ranging from 800-1370 heads per annum. Swine exhibited increasing trend in
production, though, the level of increase is considered to be nearly insignificant.
Considering the province’s 2004-2005 livestock and poultry production, Puerto Galera shares
considerable stocks of chicken, swine, goat, and cattle. In 2005, the municipality generated
16% of the province’s cattle and chicken production. In the same year, the municipality
represents 13% and 12% of the province’s total goat and swine production respectively.
Table 19. Inventory of Livestock and Poultry
Population
Species
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Cattle 2,700.00 3,000.00 3,503.00 4,139.00 4,850.00
Carabao 354.00 380.00 398.00 427.00 469.00
Goat 2,800.00 2,890.00 2,890.00 3,150.00 3,530.00
Horse 19.00 25.00 31.00 33.00 48.00
Swine 8,500.00 9,300.00 10,480.00 11,850.00 12,780.00
Duck 1,160.00 1,300.00 1450.00 1,690.00 1,765.00
Chicken 125,000.00 128,000.00 119,500.00 121,000.00 137,000.00
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25 23
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15 13 goat
12 12
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2004 2005
Source: MAO, 2008 Year
Figure 12. Percentage Share to Province's Livestock and Poultry Production (2004 - 2005)
Commercial swine production are located at the interior part of Barangay Balatero. The
production level however still falls on backyard scale which is potentially approaching small
scale.
5.2 Commerce and Trade
Generally, inventory of licensed commercial establishments for the CY 2007-2008 shows

increasing trend for both the total number of commercial establishments and number of
employment. Most of the licensed commercial establishments are categorized for hotel and
restaurants, transport and storage representing 68.15% and 70.54% of the municipality’s total
commercial establishments for 2006 and 2007, respectively. The result shows that tourism
practically influenced preferences on commercial investments. The increasing number of
establishments and employment among tourism related commercial activities also suggest
competitive tourism industry.
Wholesale and retail was seen to be the second most preferred commercial investment.
Though there was a slight decrease in the number of wholesale and retail trade establishments
between the same year, the number of employment grows by 27.10%. Similarly, health and
social work category decreased by the number of establishments but the employment statistics
show remarkable increase by 33.55%. Presently, there are three (3) automated teller machines
(ATM) servicing local and foreign clients. The two-year comparative inventory implied an
expansion in terms of operation and employment capitalization, and greater economic potential
for the two commercial economic categories.

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Table 20. Inventory Of Commercial Establishments By Economic Activities
2007 2008 Increase/Decrease
Economic Activities No. Of No. Of No. Of No. Of % Of % Of
Establish- Employ- Establish- Employ- Establish- Employ-
Ment Ment Ment Ment Ment Ment
Wholesale and Retail Trade 323 107 322 136 -0.31% 27.10%
Hotel and Restaurants,

Transport & Storage 1,329 1,466 1,552 1,568 16.78% 6.96%
Communication 16 68 16 75 0.00% 10.29%
Financial Intermediation 17 24 23 30 35.29% 25.00%
Real Estate Renting

and business Activities 54 40 61 32 12.96% -20.00%
Public Administration
and Defense 1 1 1 1 0.00% 0.00%
Education 1 5 1 5 0.00% 0.00%
Health and Social Work 28 155 23 207 -17.86% 33.55%
Other Community
Social and Personal
Service Activities 131 417 149 494 13.74% 18.47%
Private Household with
employed persons 50 60 52 72 4.00% 20.00%
TOTAL 1,950 2,343 2,200 2,620 12.82% 11.82%
Source: LGU Business Permits Division, 2008
Data from Municipal Business and License Permits Office, Years 2008-2012 were obtained,
indicating diversity of businesses which are linked-up and interconnected with the tourism
industry, and proving itself as the major catalyst for the municipality’s economic progress.
Table 21. List of All Business Establishment

Permits Issued
Business Establishment
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Apartelle/Apartment/Condo Unit 3 4 3 3 3
Appliances Outlet 1 2 2 3 3
Bakery 14 14 13 11 16
Bank 3 3 6 5 5
Bar 128 135 122 130 132
Beauty Parlor/Barber Shop 15 15 12 9 16
Cable TV 1 1 1 1 1
Canteen/Fastfood/Eatery/Snack Bar
etc. 37 45 33 38 49
Cockpit 2 2 1 1 2
Computer Shop/Internet 19 22 18 18 28
Contractor 3 4 4 4 4
Source: Business Permit & Licensing Office, 2011

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Table 21. List of All Business Establishment
Permits Issued
Business Establishment
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Cooperative 1 1 4 2 3
Cottages 26 27 21 15 15
Courier 1 1 1 1 1
Disco 9 8 6 9 9
Distributor 1 3 1 1 1
Dive Shop 40 43 43 42 44
Drygoods Store/Boutique 49 67 63 54 64
Farm (Monkey Farm/Snake Farm) 1 2 1 1 1
Foundation 2 1 2 2 2
Funeral Parlor 1 1 1 1 1
Gasoline Station 2 2 2 4 4
Grocery Store 4 6 7 7 9
Hardware/Paint Center 7 6 8 9 9
Holdings/Realty 10 10 14 7 8
Hotel 15 11 11 11 14
House Rental 21 24 18 9 9
Ice Plant/Ice Cube 2 2 4 4 4
Laboratory 2 1 2 2 2
Lessor 28 27 31 34 36
Lodging House 131 148 156 198 214
Massage Parlor 6 4 8 7 9
Meat Shop 4 6 10 7 13
Medical Clinic 7 5 7 7 5
Memorial Garden 1 1 1 1 1
Microfinancing 2 1 1 4 4
Money Changer 6 6 7 6 10
5.3 Tourism Industry
The first tourist came to Puerto Galera in mid 1970s. They were young backpackers from
Europe, U.S.A. and Australia who stayed as guest in one household and paid a little amount in
return. From then on, tourism became gradually known in the locality and became one of the
major development catalysts. Today, the municipality is the most frequently visited tourist
destination in the entire province. Due to difficulties in establishing tourism data, the number
of tourist arrival is not yet firmly accounted.
With regards to tourism concentration, tourist influx was noted in Barangay Sabang and White
Beach in Barangay San Isidro. To address peace and order issues brought about by high
concentration of tourists in the aforementioned areas, deployment of tourist police and
establishment of tourist police office are necessary. Investment on tourism facilities is also
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largely located in these barangays though there are few that are located in Aninuan, Sto. Nino,
Palangan and Sinandigan.
The municipality is famous for marine and coastal tourism, there are still other tourism potential
areas. The tourism map indicates must- see places in Puerto Galera.
Figure 13. Tourism Map Of Municipality Of Puerto Galera
5.3.1 Accessibility of Existing Tourist Attraction
With thirteen barangays (13) , each of which has something to offer for tourists, they are all
accessible. By land, there is an availability of the following mode of transportation: jeepneys,
tricycles, multicabs and driver- driven motorcycle. For the island barangay and nearby areas,
motorized bancas are on hand to transport people and goods. The estimated travel time and
distance are bearable by tourists because travelling around is already a pleasure.

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Table 22. Puerto Galera Transport Facilities
Barangays Mode Of Transportation Estimated Travel Time Distance
San Antonio Boat 15 minutes 2.41 km.

•Long Beach Boat 20 minutes
•Pink Beach Boat 10 minutes
Sto. Niño* Tricycle* 10 minutes 1.50 km.
Boat* 15 minutes
•Boquete* Tricycle* 10 minutes
Boat* 10 minutes
•Haligue Boat 20 minutes
Balatero Tricycle 15 minutes 3.00 km.
•Balatero Port* Tricycle* 15 minutes
Boat* 20 minutes
Boat* 25 minutes
•White Beach* Tricycle* 20 minutes
Boat* 30 minutes
•Minolo Paradise Boat 25 minutes
•Ponderosa Jeep / Motorbike 25 minutes
Aninuan* Tricycle* 25 minutes 11.00 km.
Boat* 35 minutes
•Aninuan Falls Tricycle & 25 minutes
Hiking 40 minutes
•Tamaraw Beach* Tricycle* 25 minutes
Boat* 35 minutes
•Talipanan Beach* Tricycle* 30 minutes
Boat* 40 minutes
•Talipanan Falls* Tricycle & 30 minutes
Hiking 40 minutes
•Mangyan Seatellement Tricycle 30 minutes
Tabinay Tricycle 10 minutes 4.00 km.
•Small Tabinay Beach Tricycle 10 minutes
•Aplayang Munti Tricycle 15 minutes
Dulangan Tricycle 25 minutes 7.00 km.
Bulabod Beach Jeep / Motorbike 30 minutes
Villaflor Jeep / Motorbike 40 minutes 14.00 km.
•Tamaraw Falls Jeep / Motorbike 40 minutes 14.00 km.
•Tukuran Falls Jeep / Motorbike 50 minutes 17.00 km.
•Ambang River Jeep / Motorbike 50 minutes 17.00 km.
Palangan Tricycle / Jeep 10 minutes 3.00 km.
•Encenada Beach Tricycle / Jeep 10 minutes

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Table 22. Puerto Galera Transport Facilities
Barangays Mode Of Transportation Estimated Travel Time Distance
Sabang* Tricycle / Jeep /Boat* 20 minutes 5.50 km.
•Big La laguna Boat 20 minutes
•Small La laguna Boat 15 minutes
•Behiya Beach Boat 10 minutes
•Dalaruan Boat 10 minutes
•Dive Sites Boat 30 minutes
Sinandigan Jeep 25 minutes 7.00 km.
•Lighthouse Jeep 25 minutes
•Escarceo Point Boat 45 minutes
Baclayan Jeep / Motorbike 30 minutes 5.00 km.
•Mangyan Seatellement Jeep / Motorbike 30 minutes
A. Existing Tourist Attractions and Activities

 Table 23 shows natural attractions and corresponding various activities in Puerto
Galera which are the following:
Table 23. Existing Tourist Attractions and Activities

Natural Attractions Activities
1. Puerto Galera Bay Boating/yachting/souvenir hunting/wind surfing/snorkeling/
/watching concerts and historic
sites/shopping/diving/sail/racing
2. Mt. Malasimbo Climbing/adventure racing
3. Beaches Swimming/relaxing
4. Tamaraw Falls Rappeling/ /photo-ops/picnicking/Viewing orchidarium,
museum and aviary
5. Long Beach Snorkeling/swimming/having massage/picnicking
6. Aninuan Falls Swimming/picnicking/trekking
7. Tukuran Falls Swimming/having massage/carabao riding
carting/trekking/kayaking
8. Ambang River/Falls Immersion/kayaking/swimming/cart riding
9. Hot Spring Swimming/having massage/relaxing
(Tabinay)
10. Talupak/Matala Swimming/fishing/snorkeling/relaxing/picnicking
Beach
11. Bulabod Beach Swimming/fishing/snorkeling/picnicking/fresh water
swimming
12. Aplayang Munti Snorkeling/praying/swimming/picnicking
13. Colina Flora Sightseeing/photo-ops/relaxing
14. Sur’s Place Mangrove walking/swimming/educational tour
15. Tabinay River Wading/swimming/picnicking

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Table 23. Existing Tourist Attractions and Activities
Natural Attractions Activities
16. Python Cave Spelunking/trekking
17. Hondura Bay Island hopping/fishing/kiting/sunrise viewing/doing
water sports
18. Palangan Area- Giant Snorkeling/diving/mangrove trailing
Clam,Punta Buaya
19. Big/Small Lalaguna-San Diving/snorkeling/picnicking/underwater cave
Antonio- tour/educational tour/photo-ops/hiking
Molave Park-Long Beach- /trekking/picnicking/fish feeding/viewing marine life
Third Plateau-Hibiscus Hill-
Underwater Cave
Sinandigan Beaches-Kilima
etc.
20. Aninuan Beaches Swimming/snorkeling/educational tour/diving

21. Varadero Bay Swimming/mangrove trailing/snorkeling/doing water
sports
22. Sandbar (Sto.Nino) Swimming/snorkeling/witnessing low-high tide
occurrence
B. Cultural Attractions
 The cultural attractions and corresponding activities in Puerto Galera are the
following:
Table 24. Cultural Attractions and Activities

Cultural Attractions Activities
1. Talipanan Mangyan *Immersion/educational tour/buying souvenir
Village products/photo-ops
2. Excavation Museum Seeing historic artifacts/educational tour
3. Sipit Saburan Mangyan Trekking/*immersion/watching cultural
Village presentation/educational tour
4. Ambang Mangyan Trekking/*immersion/watching cultural
Village presentation/educational tour
5. Baclayan Mangyan Trekking/*immersion/swimming at the falls/educational
Village tour
6. Malasimbo Trekking/relaxing/educational tour/sightseeing/watching
arts and music festival
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*Immersion as used here means the act of staying and living temporarily with the Mangyans to learn and study their way of life,
customs and traditions.

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C. Man-made and Other Attractions
 The Man-made and other attractions and corresponding activities in Puerto Galera
are the following:
Table 25. Man-made Attractions and Activities

Man-Made Attractions Activities
1. Puerto Galera Yacht Sail boating/yacht sailing/souvenir
Club/ Puerto Galera hunting/windsurfing/snorkeling/kiteing/adventure
Bay racing/doing aqua sports/mangrove trailing/educational
tour
/diving/glass bottom boat riding
2. Paintball/Go Experiencing adventure, fun shooting, relaxing and
Kart/Firing exercising
Range/Tennis court
3. Ponderosa Golf Club Playing golf/sightseeing/zip-lining/unwinding/trekking
/rappeling
4. Lighthouse Sightseeing aviary/orchidarium/ educational tour
(Sinandigan)
5. Baclayan View Deck Sightseeing/unwinding/trekking/*immersion
6. View Deck in Sightseeing/photo-ops/relaxing/trekking
Km.37/Km.40/Paraway
7. Cockpit Arena Cockfighting
8. Ina ng Kalikasan Religious/soul enrichment/photo-ops
Grotto/Immaculate
Conception Church
9. Specific Private Areas Relaxing/witnessing architectural designs/photo-ops
& Resorts
10. Tamaraw Falls Picnic Swimming/relaxing/having massage/picnicking
Grove
5.3.2 Facilities in Existing Tourism Establishments and Markets Catered
The accommodation facilities in San Isidro (White Beach) have more or less similar room types
with the following amenities: air condition unit, cable TV, cushioned mattresses, bath & shower.
Bed capacity ranges from two to four persons with available bigger rooms for group of persons
.Rates vary during lean and peak seasons. Most of them are family enterprise businesses. While
other resorts with added amenities (larger and more spacious area) are likewise available, this
gives clients freedom to choose.
In Sabang, few resorts are family-owned while others are operated by foreign investors.
Room types are more varied. International cuisine abounds. Some resorts cater to high end
tourists.
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Other barangays with competitive accommodations are: Dulangan, Tabinay, Poblacion,
Palangan, Sinandigan, Sto.Nino , and Aninuan.
Almost all structures are concrete, with few ones designed to complement the natural
surroundings.
Furnished houses-for-rent exist and would possibly be part of home stay program.
The following tables contain the Surveyed List of Establishments which is being conducted
annually per resort by Tourism Office Personnel, with adequate information like, name of
establishment and their email address, total number of rooms, number of rooms with
air conditioning unit, number of rooms with kitchen, (if any), room capacity, restaurant
with seating capacity (if any), bar with seating capacity (if any), dive shop (if any),
swimming pool (if any), conference room/ hall (if any) and rates during peak and lean
seasons.
For clarity and specificity, Tables 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 contain
information about tourist establishment per Barangay in 2009.
Table 26. Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2009

Barangay Sinandigan
Tota Rms. Rms. Conferenc

Restaurant Swimm
l No. w/ w/ Room Bar w/ Dive e
Establishments w/ ing Rates Lean
of Airco Kitche Capacity Capacity Shop Rm. w/
Email Add. Capacity Pool Season
Rms. n n Cap.
Coral Cove Resort 16 16 - 3-6 50 50 - - 30-40 Php.1450

50-
Sinandigan Lodge 10 10 - 3 100 100 - - - Php.1500
Table 27. Establishment/Rates of Accommodation Facilities 2009

Barangay San Isidro
Total No. Rms. w/ Rms. w/ Room Restaurant Bar w/ Dive Swimming Conference Rates Peak
Establishments Rates Lean
of Rms. Aircon Kitchen Capacity w/ Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Rm. w/ Cap. Season
Email Add. Season
Agbing Beach Resort 28 28 3 2-4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Apartelle De Francesca 45 43 none 2-10 yes-40 yes-5 none yes 20-70 Php.1500 Php.3k-5k
Bangera Inn 13 13 1 2-4 none none none none none Php. 1000 Php. 2000
Basilico Lodge 11 11 none 2-4 yes-36 yes-36 none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Blue Water Lodge 12 12 none 2-4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php.1500
Blue Marlyn’s Lodge 4 4 none 4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 2000
Buenalynne’s Resort 20 15 1 2-6 yes-45 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 2000
Casa Manuel 12 12 2 4-10 none none none none none Php.500 Php.2000
Coco Aroma 5 3 common 2-3 yes-20 yes-10 none none none Php.1500 Php.2000

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Barangay San Isidro
Total Rms. Restaurant
Rms. w/ Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Conference Rates Peak
Establishments No. w/ w/ Rates Lean
Kitchen Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Rm. w/ Cap. Season
Email Add. of Rms. Aircon Capacity Season
Delgado’s Resort 23 19 none 2-4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Dream Wave Resort 55 55 none 2-5 yes-50 none none none yes-100 Php.1500 Php.3000
6 none none none none none none none Php.800 Php.1200
Felina Guest House 4
Felton Apartelle 4 4 none 7-8 none none none none none Php.800 Php.2500
Galeran’s Rosie Inn 4 4 1 4-6 yes-25 yes-25 none none none Php. 800 Php. 2500
Gray Wall Resort 15 15 none 2-4-5-6 none yes-10 none yes none Php. 2208 Php. 2570
Hollywood Hotel 45
45
common
2-4
yes-300
yes-300
none
yes
yes-300
Php.1500
Php.3500
Palm Beach Resort
Villa Bienvenida Beach Resort 15 15 none 2-4 none none none none none Php. 1000 Php. 2000
Lagundian Hills 6 3 none 4-6 none none none none none Php.800 Php.1500
Lan – Sei Water Resort 16 16 common 2-4 yes-100 yes-15 none yes yes-100 Php.1000 Php.2000
La Solana Suites Resort 21 21 none 2-4-6 yes-20 yes-20 none yes yes-50 Php. 1000 Php. 2000
Las Villas Del Natividad 27 23 none 2-3 yes-35 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 2500
Lenly’s Cottage 8 2 8 2-4-8 none none none none none Php. 500 Php. 1500
Mama Ching Lodge 7 7 none 4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 2500
Manalo’s Lodge 14 12 none 2-3-4 yes-50 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1000
Mende lukes Suites 12 12 common 2 none none none none none Php. 800 Php.1500
Marco Vincent Dive Resort 39 39 none 2-4-6 yes-150 yes-60 yes yes yes-50-80 Php. 4395 Php. 5385
Mindorinne Oriental 32 32 none 2-4-6 yes-50 none none none none Php. 1950 Php. 3200
Mindoro Korea Beach 12 12 none 2-4-8-15 30 none none yes none Php. 800 Php. 2000
Moreno’s Resort 11 4 none 4-6 none none none none none Php.700 Php.1000
Myra & Medelaines 21 21 2 4 yes-50 yes-50 none none none 800 1000
Nautilus Inn 12 10 1 6 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Orchids Lodge 9 6 none 3-4 none none none none none Php 800 Php. 1000
Palangga’s Place 12 7 none 4 none yes-15 none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Paul’s Place 8 8 none 2-4 none none none none none Php 800 Php 3000
Peter’s Inn 12 12 none 4-6 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php. 700 Php. 800
Punta Lodge 5 4 2 3-4 yes-20 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Queen of Isle 4 4 none 4-6 none none none none none Php700 Php 3500
Resedencia Del Mundo 8 4 none 4-8 none none none none none Php.700 Php.2000
Reggae Beach Resort 5 5 common 5-15 none none none none none Php.600 Php.6000
Sea Jewel Beach Resort 25 25 none 2-6 yes-70 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1000
Sheryll’s Inn Resort 10 10 none 3-4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 3000
Summer Connection 22 21 2 4 yes-50 yes-50 none none none Php.600 Php2000
Villa Anastacia 5 4 5 4 none none none none none Php700 Php.2500
Villa Del Car Lodging 20 15 2 4-6 none none none none none Php.800 Php.3500
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Barangay San Isidro
Email Add. Season
Villa Lato Montagna 8 8 none 4-6 none none none none none Php.1000 Php.2000
VM Beach Resort 52 52 none 4-6 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php. 800 Php. 2500
White Beach Guest 14 14 6 2-4-8 none none none none none Php.800 Php.1500
White Beach Lodge
60 60 2 2-4-8 yes-30 none none none 60 Php.1000 Php.2500
White Beach Hotel 30 30 none 3-4 yes-20 none none none none Php.750 Php.1500
White Beach Resort 40 40 2 3-4 yes-50 none none none yes-20 Php.800 Php.2000
Sandra Lodge 6 6 common 3-6 none none none none none Php.800 Php.3500
Villa Panama 4 4 4 2 none none none none none Php.1500 Php.1500
White Stone 4 4 none 6 none none none none none Php.700 Php.15500
Bakawan Forest Resort 14 5 none 2-4 none none none none none Php.600 Php.1000
Residencia de Galera 4 4 none 2-4 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php.800 Php.1500
West Havana 2 2 none 2-4 yes-15 yes-4 yes none none Php.800 Php.2500

Barangay Aninuan
Confe
Total
Rms. Rms. Rest. rence
No. Swim Rates Rates
Establishments w/ w/ Room w/ Bar w/ Dive Rm.
of ming Lean Peak
Email Add. Aircon Kitchen Capacity Capacity Capacity Shop w/
Rms. Pool Season Season
Cap.
Sunset at Aninuan
Beach Resort 33 none 2 30 15 yes yes none Php.2500 php.3000
Tamaraw Beach
Resort 60 41 16 None yes-150 yes-50 yes none yes-700 Php.600 Php.800
Amihan Villa 5 5 none 2 yes-10 yes-10 none yes none Php.2500 Php.3000
Tribal Hill Resort 15 14 3 2 yes-15 yes-4 none yes none Php.2700 Php.3000
Bamboo House 16 13 common 2 yes-30 yes-20 none none none Php.500 Php.1500
El Cañonero 11 11 2 4-6 yes-50 yes-10 yes yes none php.1000 Php.1800

GM’s Beach
Resort 18 18 common 3 yes-50 yes-10 none none yes-50 Php.1000 Php.2000
Lucas Place 13 13 common 2-4 yes-100 none none none none Php.700 Php.1000
Mengie’s Resort 10 9 common 2 yes-30 none none none none Php.500 Php.800
Mountain Beach
Resort 13 8 3 4-5 yes-50 none none none none Php500 Php.1500
Mariners 20 20 common 4-8 yes-20 none none none none Php.1000 Php.2000

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Barangay Sto. Niño
Confe
Total
Rms. Rms. Rest. rence
No. Swim Rates Rates
Establishments w/ w/ Room w/ Bar w/ Dive Rm.
of Capacity Capacity ming Lean Peak
Email Add. Aircon Kitchen Capacity Shop w/
Rms. Pool Season Season
Cap.
Elizabeth
Hideaway 20 20 none 2 50 none yes yes yes-25 Php.1000 Php.1800
Sand Bar Resort

Fishermen’s
Cove 15 6 none 3-4 30 30 yes yes yes-15 Php.2000 Php.2000
The Manor at
Puerto Galera 17 17 2villa 2 40 yes-40 none yes none $78 $78
Moorings
Ocean Palace 10 10 none 2 50 none yes yes none Php.2500 $80/each
Orient Pearl
Resort 6 6 1 2-4 10 3 none yes none Php.3200 Php.3200
Seashore Villa 5 3 2 10 none none none yes yes Php.3000 Php.3000


Barangay Sabang
Email Add. Season
AAA Apartelle 13 10 3 2-4 none none none none none Php.500 Php.700
Angelyn’s Beach Resort 34 34 2 2-4 yes-60 none none yes none Php.1000 Php.1500
At Can’s Inn 15 15 14 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1500
Atlantis Dive Resort 40 40 none 2-4 yes-100 yes-50 yes yes yes-15 $103 $103
Baldris Cottage 8 4 7 2-6 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1500
Big Apple Dive Resort 30 28 3 4-8 yes-50 yes-50 yes yes none Php.500 Php.900
Blue Water Diving 11 11 1 2 none none yes none none Php.500 Php.500
Captain Gregg’s Dive Resort 12 12 none 2 yes-50 yes-50 yes none none Php.1200 Php.1800
Club Mabuhay Resort 38 38 none 2 none none none yes none $52 $52
Club Paradise 14 13 none 2-4 yes-20 yes-8 yes yes none Php.1400 Php.1600
Dive VIP Resort 6 1 5 2 none none yes none none Php.300 Php.500
Downtown 6 3 6 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.800
Garden of Eden 42 40 none 2 yes-100 yes-10 yes yes none Php.2000 Php.2000
Jaa Lodge 3 3 3 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1100
Jhannareans 15 10 none 2 yes-50 yes-50 none yes yes-50 Php.800 Php.1500


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Barangay Sabang
Total
Rms. Restaurant Conference Rates
No. Rms. w/ Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Rates
Establishments w/ w/ Rm. w/ Peak
of Kitchen Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Lean
Email Add. Aircon Capacity Cap. Season
Rms. Season
Jovimel’s Inn 8 3 8 2-4 none none none none none Php.300 Php.500
Mermaid Resort 26 23 none 2-4 80 80 yes yes none $52-$135 $60-$165
Mingay’s Lodge 6 4 4 3 none none none none none Php.600 Php.600
Oriental Sabang Hills 22 22 none 2-4 40 16 none yes none Php.1350 Php.1650
Paradize Dive Zone Resort 32 5 none 2 30 10 yes none none Php.1000 Php.2300
Rapael Rare Chords Bar 2 none 2 2 none 15 none none none Php.500 Php.700
Red Coast 7 4 6 2 none none none none none Php.600 Php.900
Red Coral’s Cottage 9 9 6 3 none none none none none Php.1200 Php.1500
Reynaldo’s Upstair 5 2 3 2-4 none none none none none Php.400 Php.500
Ria-cel Penthouse 4 1 4 2 none none none none nbone Php.300 Php.500
Sabang Oasis Resort 12 12 2 2 none 4 none yes none Php.1200 Php.1800
Sabang Beach Club 5 5 none 2 40 none yes none none Php.500 Php.1200
Sabang Inn 14 14 6 2 none none none yes yes Php.800 Php.1100
Sea Shore Beach Resort 39 35 26 2 40 40 none none none Php.800 Php.1300
Sea Penthouse 2 2 2 2 none none none none none Php.400 Php.800
Sergio’s Lodge 5 4 1 2 none none none none none Php.300 Php.600
Sonny’s Inn 20 12 20 2 none none none none none Php.900 Php.1500
Song of Joy Dive Resort 25 25 1 2-4 yes-50 yes-50 yes yes none Php.1200 Php.1400
Steps & Garden Resort 22 22 1 2 yes-25 yes-25 none yes none Php.1200 Php.1500
Summer Breeze 3 2 none 2 none none none none none Php.400 Php.500
Tessie & Philip Lodge 3 3 none 3 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1200
Tina’s Sunset Cottage 12 8 3 2 yes-11 none none none none Php.500 Php.800
Tropicana Castle 50 50 none 2-4 yes-50 none yes yes none Php.1750 Php.2750
Wendy’s Lodge 4 4 1 2-4 none none none none none Php.700 Php.1200
Banana Moon 10 10 none 2-4 20 20 none none none Php.700 Php.1000
Carmrob 5 5 4 2 none none none none none Php.800 Php.1500
Club Mabuhay Dive Resort 41 41 2 2 yes-50 yes-50 yes yes none $65 $200
El Galleon Beach Resort 30 30 1 2-3 yes-100 yes-100 yes yes yes-20 $51 $165
Girlie’s Inn 8 7 6 2 none none none none none Php.1000 Php.1200
Marilex 7 none none 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1000
Nick & Sonia Cottages 6 4 5 2 none none none none none Php.700 Php.1000
Out of the Blue 9 9 5 2-8 yes-40 yes-40 none yes none $45 $270
Portofino Resort 4 4 4 2-3 yes-10 yes-10 none yes none $52 $52
Red Sun Resort 42 42 none 2-4 yes-100 yes-100 yes yes none Php.2000 Php.6000

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Barangay Sabang
Email Add. Season
Roelyn Inn 4 3 2 2 none none none none none Php.350 Php.500
Sha Che Inn 10 6 6 2 none none none none none Php.750 Php.1000
Amigos Cottage 5 none 1 2 none none none none none Php.5000
Campbell’s Beach Resort 13 13 none 2 yes-20 yes-20 none none none Php.750 Php.950
Cataquis Lodge 11 6 3 2 yers-20 yes-20 none none none Php.800 Php.1000
Diving Park 28 28 none 2-3 yes-100 yes-100 yes yes none $40 $90
Jungle Hill
LBC Ayling Corporation 42 42 none 2-5 yes-50 yes-20 yes yes yes $65 $100
Scandinavian Divers 13 13 2 2-6 yes-20 yes-20 yes yes yes-7 Php.1800 Php.10000
Swengland Resort 13 12 none 2-6 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php.1000 Php.1500
Buri Beach Resort 12 12 none 2-4 yes-40 yes-20 none yes none Php.6900 Php.7900
Coco Beach Resort 109 12 none 2-4 yes-100 yes-100 yes yes yes-150 $20 $60

Barangay Poblacion
Rms. Rms. Restaurant Rates

Total No. Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Conference
Establishments w/ w/ w/ Rates Lean Peak
of Rms. Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Rm. w/ Cap.
Email Add. Aircon Kitchen Capacity Season Season
Badladz Adventure Resort 12 12 common 2-4 yes-30 none yes none none Php.500 Php.1390
Bahay Pilipino 3 none none 2 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php.350 Php.500
Melxa’s Greenhill’s 7 none none 2 none none none none none Php.300 Php.500
Puerto Nirvana Resort 24 24 common 2-14 yes-30 yes-10 none yes yes-100 Php.1250 Php.6000
Villa Calda’s Place 5 none none 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.800
So

Barangay Palangan
Rms. Rms. Restaurant Rates
Total No. Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Conference
Establishments w/ w/ w/ Rates Lean Peak
of Rms. Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Rm. w/ Cap.
Email Add. Aircon Kitchen Capacity Season Season
Blue Crystal Beach Resort 16 16 none 2-12 yes-45 yes-7 none yes none Php.995 Php.1400
Dolphin Bay 18 18 none 2-4 yes-60 yes-8 none 2 yes-60 Php.1750 Php.2100
Encenada Beach Resort 30 25 none 4 yes-35 yes-5 none none none Php.1500 Php.2000
Franklyn Highland Resort 12 2 1 2-10 yes20 yes-20 none yes none Php.1000 Php.1300
Marco Vincent Villa 5 5 common 2-3 none none none yes yes-10 Php.25000 Php.25000
Palangan Bay View 32 29 1 5-4 yes-17 yes-17 none 2 yes-60 Php.2200 Php.2200
Villa Fernandez
U-topia Resort & Spa 7 7 1 2-3 yes-28 yes-4 none yes none Php.4999 Php.6299

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Barangay Tabinay
Email Add. Season
Elna’s Lodging 9 9 2 Php.350 Php.850
Garden of Tabinay 21 21 4-5 40 30 yes 40 Php.6900 Php.7900
Kiteroa House 3 3 3 2

Barangay Dulangan
Total Rms. Restaurant Conference
Rms. w/ Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Rates Peak
Establishments No. w/ w/ Rm. w/ Rates Lean
Kitchen Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Season
Email Add. of Rms. Aircon Capacity Cap. Season
Bamboo Cove 7 5 3-4 30 Php.1500 Php.1800
Oceana Beach Resort 24 24 3 2-8 120 60 yes 100 Php.2200 Php.2200

For clarity and specificity, Tables 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41 contain
information about tourist establishment per Barangay in 2010.

Barangay San Isidro
Total Rms. Rms. Swimmi Rates

Room Restaurant Bar w/ Dive Conference
Establishments No. w/ w/ ng Rates Lean Peak
Capacity w/ Capacity Capacity Shop Rm. w/ Cap.
Email Add. of Rms. Aircon Kitchen Pool Season Season
Agbing Beach Resort 28 3 2-4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Apartelle De Francesca 45 43 none 2-10 yes-40 yes-5 none yes 20-70 Php.1500 Php.3k-5k
Bangera Inn 13 13 1 2-4 none none none none none Php. 1000 Php. 2000
Basilico Lodge 11 11 none 2-4 yes-36 yes-36 none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Blue Water Lodge 12 12 none 2-4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php.1500
Blue Marlyn’s Lodge 4 4 none 4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 2000
Buenalynne’s Resort 20 15 1 2-6 yes-45 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 2000
Casa Manuel 12 12 2 4-10 none none none none none Php.500 Php.2000
commo
Coco Aroma 5 3 n 2-3 yes-20 yes-10 none none none Php.1500 Php.2000
Delgado’s Resort 23 19 none 2-4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Don Leo's
Dream Wave Resort 55 55 none 2-5 yes-50 none none none yes-100 Php.1500 Php.3000
6 none none none none none none none Php.800 Php.1200
Felina Guest House 4
Felton Apartelle 4 4 none 7-8 none none none none none Php.800 Php.2500
Galeran’s Rosie Inn 4 4 1 4-6 yes-25 yes-25 none none none Php. 800 Php. 2500
Gray Wall Resort 15 15 none 2-4-5-6 none yes-10 none yes none Php. 2208 Php. 2570

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Barangay San Isidro
Total Rms. Rms. Swimmi Rates

Room Restaurant Bar w/ Dive Conference
Establishments No. w/ w/ ng Rates Lean Peak
Capacity w/ Capacity Capacity Shop Rm. w/ Cap.
Email Add. of Rms. Aircon Kitchen Pool Season Season
commo
Hollywood Hotel 45 45 n 2-4 yes-300 yes-300 none yes yes-300 Php.1500 Php.3500
HSL Beach Resort 15 15 none 2-4 none none none none none Php. 1000 Php. 2000
Lagundian Hills 6 3 none 4-6 none none none none none Php.800 Php.1500
commo
Lan – Sei Water Resort 16 16 n 2-4 yes-100 yes-15 none yes yes-100 Php.1000 Php.2000
La Solana Suites Resort 21 21 none 2-4-6 yes-20 yes-20 none yes yes-50 Php. 1000 Php. 2000
Las Villas Del Natividad 27 23 none 2-3 yes-35 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 2500
Lenly’s Cottage 8 2 8 2-4-8 none none none none none Php. 500 Php. 1500
Lola’s Recuerdo Inn

Mama Ching Lodge 7 7 none 4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 2500
Manalo’s Lodge 14 12 none 2-3-4 yes-50 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1000
commo
Mende lukes Suites 12 12 n 2 none none none none none Php. 800 Php.1500
Marco Vincent Dive
Resort 39 39 none 2-4-6 yes-150 yes-60 yes yes yes-50-80 Php. 4395 Php. 5385
Mindorinne Oriental 32 32 none 2-4-6 yes-50 none none none none Php. 1950 Php. 3200
Mindoro Korea Beach 2-4-8-
Resort 12 12 none 15 30 none none yes none Php. 800 Php. 2000
Moreno’s Resort 11 4 none 4-6 none none none none none Php.700 Php.1000
Myra & Medelaines
Place 21 21 2 4 yes-50 yes-50 none none none 800 1000
Nautilus Inn 12 10 1 6 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Orchids Lodge 9 6 none 3-4 none none none none none Php 800 Php. 1000
Palangga’s Place 12 7 none 4 none yes-15 none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Paul’s Place 8 8 none 2-4 none none none none none Php 800 Php 3000
Peter’s Inn 12 12 none 4-6 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php. 700 Php. 800
Punta Lodge 5 4 2 3-4 yes-20 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1500
Queen of Isle 4 4 none 4-6 none none none none none Php700 Php 3500
Php.700 Php.2000
Resedencia Del Mundo 8 4 none 4-8 none none none none none
commo
Reggae Beach Resort 5 5 n 5-15 none none none none none Php.600 Php.6000
Sea Jewel Beach Resort 25 25 none 2-6 yes-70 none none none none Php. 800 Php. 1000
Sheryll’s Inn Resort 10 10 none 3-4 none none none none none Php. 800 Php. 3000
Summer Connection 22 21 2 4 yes-50 yes-50 none none none Php.600 Php2000
Villa Anastacia 5 4 5 4 none none none none none Php700 Php.2500

Villa Del Car Lodging
House 20 15 2 4-6 none none none none none Php.800 Php.3500
Villa Lato Montagna 8 8 none 4-6 none none none none none Php.1000 Php.2000

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Barangay San Isidro
Restaurant Rates
Total No. Rms. w/ Rms. w/ Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Conference Rates
Establishments w/ Peak
of Rms. Aircon Kitchen Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Rm. w/ Cap. Lean
Email Add. Capacity Season
Season
VM Beach Resort 52 52 none 4-6 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php. 800 Php. 2500
White Beach Guest
House 14 14 6 2-4-8 none none none none none Php.800 Php.1500
White Beach Lodge 60 60 2 2-4-8 yes-30 none none none 60 Php.1000 Php.2500
White Beach Hotel 30 30 none 3-4 yes-20 none none none none Php.750 Php.1500
White Beach Resort 40 40 2 3-4 yes-50 none none none yes-20 Php.800 Php.2000
Sandra Lodge 6 6 common 3-6 none none none none none Php.800 Php.3500
Villa Panama 4 4 4 2 none none none none none Php.1500 Php.1500

Php.1550
White Stone 4 4 none 6 none none none none none Php.700 0
Bakawan Forest
Resort 14 5 none 2-4 none none none none none Php.600 Php.1000
Residencia de Galera 4 4 none 2-4 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php.800 Php.1500
West Havana 2 2 none 2-4 yes-15 yes-4 yes none none Php.800 Php.2500

Barangay Aninuan
Email Add. Season
Sunset at Aninuan Beach Resort 33 33 none 2 30 15 yes yes none Php.2500 php.3000
Tamaraw Beach Resort 60 41 16 None yes-150 yes-50 yes none yes-700 Php.600 Php.800
Amihan Villa 5 5 none 2 yes-10 yes-10 none yes none Php.2500 Php.3000
Tribal Hill Resort 15 14 3 2 yes-15 yes-4 none yes none Php.2700 Php.3000
Bamboo House 16 13 common 2 yes-30 yes-20 none none none Php.500 Php.1500
El Cañonero 11 11 2 4-6 yes-50 yes-10 yes yes none php.1000 Php.1800

GM’s Beach Resort 18 18 common 3 yes-50 yes-10 none none yes-50 Php.1000 Php.2000
Lucas Place 13 13 common 2-4 yes-100 none none none none Php.700 Php.1000
Mengie’s Resort 10 9 common 2 yes-30 none none none none Php.500 Php.800
Mountain Beach Resort 13 8 3 4-5 yes-50 none none none none Php500 Php.1500
Mariners 20 20 common 4-8 yes-20 none none none none Php.1000 Php.2000

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Table 37: Establishment / Rates for Accommodation Facilities 2010
Barangay Sto. Nińo
Total Rms. Rms. Restaurant Conference Rates
Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming
Establishments No. w/ w/ w/ Rm. w/ Rates Lean Peak
Capacity Capacity Shop Pool
Email Add. of Rms. Aircon Kitchen Capacity Cap. Season Season
Elizabeth Hideaway 20 20 none 2 50 none yes yes yes-25 Php.1000 Php.1800
Fishermen’s Cove 15 6 none 3-4 30 30 yes yes yes-15 Php.2000 Php.2000
The Manor at Puerto Galera 17 17 2villa 2 40 yes-40 none yes none $78 $78
Moorings
Ocean Palace 10 10 none 2 50 none yes yes none Php.2500 $80/each
Orient Pearl Resort 6 6 1 2-4 10 3 none yes none Php.3200 Php.3200


Barangay Tabinay
Total Rms. Rms. Restaurant Conference Rates

Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming
Establishments No. w/ w/ w/ Rm. w/ Rates Lean Peak
Capacity Capacity Shop Pool
Email Add. of Rms. Aircon Kitchen Capacity Cap. Season Season
Elna’s Lodging 9 9 2 Php.350 Php.850
Garden of Tabinay 21 21 4-5 40 30 yes 40 Php.6900 Php.7900
Kiteroa House 3 3 3 2

Barangay Dulangan
Restaurant Conference Rates

Total No. Rms. w/ Rms. w/ Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Rates
Establishments w/ Rm. w/ Peak
of Rms. Aircon Kitchen Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Lean
Email Add. Capacity Cap. Season
Season
Bamboo Cove 7 5 3-4 30 Php.1500 Php.1800
Oceana Beach
Resort 24 24 3 2-8 120 60 yes 100 Php.2200 Php.2200

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Barangay Poblacion
Total
Restaurant Conference Rates
No. Rms. w/ Rms. w/ Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Rates
Establishments w/ Rm. w/ Peak
of Aircon Kitchen Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Lean
Email Add. Capacity Cap. Season
Rms. Season
Badladz Adventure Resort 12 12 common 2-4 yes-30 none yes none none Php.500 Php.1390
Bahay Pilipino 3 none none 2 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php.350 Php.500
Melxa’s Greenhill’s 7 none none 2 none none none none none Php.300 Php.500
Puerto Nirvana Resort 24 24 common 2-14 yes-30 yes-10 none yes yes-100 Php.1250 Php.6000
Villa Calda’s Place 5 none none 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.800

Barangay Sinandigan
Rms.
Total Rms. Restaurant Conference
w/ Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Rates Peak
Establishments No. w/ w/ Rm. w/ Rates Lean
Airco Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Season
Email Add. of Rms. Kitchen Capacity Cap. Season
n
Coral Cove Resort 16 16 - 3-6 50 50 - - 30-40 Php.1450

Sinandigan Lodge 15 12 none 3 yes-60 yes-60 none none none Php.1200 Php.1500

Barangay Palangan
Total
Rms. Restaurant Conference
No. Rms. w/ Room Bar w/ Dive Swimming Rates Rates Peak
Establishments w/ w/ Rm. w/
of Kitchen Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Lean Season
Email Add. Aircon Capacity Cap.
Rms. Season
Blue Crystal Beach Resort 16 16 none 2-12 yes-45 yes-7 none yes none Php.995 Php.1400
Dolphin Bay 18 18 none 2-4 yes-60 yes-8 none 2 yes-60 Php.1750 Php.2100
Encenada Beach Resort 30 25 none 4 yes-35 yes-5 none none none Php.1500 Php.2000
Franklyn Highland Resort 12 2 1 2-10 yes20 yes-20 none yes none Php.1000 Php.1300
Marco Vincent Villa 5 5 common 2-3 none none none yes yes-10 Php.25000 Php.25000
Palangan Bay View 32 29 1 5-4 yes-17 yes-17 none 2 yes-60 Php.2200 Php.2200
Villa Fernandez 10 10 1 2-20 none none none yes yes-30 Php.500 Php.5000

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Barangay Sabang
Rms. Rms. Swimmin Rates

Establishments Total No. w/ w/ Room Restaurant Bar w/ Dive g Conference Rates Lean Peak
w/ Rm. w/
Email Add. of Rms. Aircon Kitchen Capacity Capacity Capacity Shop Pool Cap. Season Season
AAA Apartelle 13 10 3 2-4 none none none none none Php.500 Php.700
Angelyn’s Beach Resort 34 34 2 2-4 yes-60 none none yes none Php.1000 Php.1500
At Can’s Inn 15 15 14 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1500
Atlantis Dive Resort 40 40 none 2-4 yes-100 yes-50 yes yes yes-15 $103 $103
Baldris Cottage 8 4 7 2-6 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1500
Big Apple Dive Resort 30 28 3 4-8 yes-50 yes-50 yes yes none Php.500 Php.900
Blue Water Diving 11 11 1 2 none none yes none none Php.500 Php.500
Captain Gregg’s Dive
Resort 12 12 none 2 yes-50 yes-50 yes none none Php.1200 Php.1800
Club Mabuhay Resort 38 38 none 2 none none none yes none $52 $52
Club Paradise 14 13 none 2-4 yes-20 yes-8 yes yes none Php.1400 Php.1600
Dive VIP Resort 6 1 5 2 none none yes none none Php.300 Php.500
Downtown 6 3 6 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.800
Garden of Eden 42 40 none 2 yes-100 yes-10 yes yes none Php.2000 Php.2000
Jaa Lodge 3 3 3 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1100
Jhannareans 15 10 none 2 yes-50 yes-50 none yes yes-50 Php.800 Php.1500
Jovimel’s Inn 8 3 8 2-4 none none none none none Php.300 Php.500
Mermaid Resort 26 23 none 2-4 80 80 yes yes none $52-$135 $60-$165
Mingay’s Lodge 6 4 4 3 none none none none none Php.600 Php.600
Oriental Sabang Hills 22 22 none 2-4 40 16 none yes none Php.1350 Php.1650
Paradize Dive Zone
Resort 32 5 none 2 30 10 yes none none Php.1000 Php.2300
Rapael Rare Chords Bar 2 none 2 2 none 15 none none none Php.500 Php.700
Red Coast 7 4 6 2 none none none none none Php.600 Php.900
Red Coral’s Cottage 9 9 6 3 none none none none none Php.1200 Php.1500
Reynaldo’s Upstair 5 2 3 2-4 none none none none none Php.400 Php.500
Ria-cel Penthouse 4 1 4 2 none none none none nbone Php.300 Php.500
Sabang Oasis Resort 12 12 2 2 none 4 none yes none Php.1200 Php.1800
Sabang Beach Club 5 5 none 2 40 none yes none none Php.500 Php.1200
Sabang Inn 14 14 6 2 none none none yes yes Php.800 Php.1100
Sea Shore Beach Resort 39 35 26 2 40 40 none none none Php.800 Php.1300
SeaPenthouse 2 2 2 2 none none none none none Php.400 Php.800
Sergio’s Lodge 5 4 1 2 none none none none none Php.300 Php.600
Sonny’s Inn 20 12 20 2 none none none none none Php.900 Php.1500
Song of Joy Dive Resort 25 25 1 2-4 yes-50 yes-50 yes yes none Php.1200 Php.1400
Steps & Garden Resort 22 22 1 2 yes-25 yes-25 none yes none Php.1200 Php.1500

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Barangay Sabang
Rms. Rms. Restaurant Swimmin Conference Rates

Establishments Total No. Room Bar w/ Dive Rates Lean
w/ w/ w/ g Rm. w/ Peak
Email Add. of Rms. Capacity Capacity Shop Season
Aircon Kitchen Capacity Pool Cap. Season
Tessie & Philip Lodge 3 3 none 3 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1200
Tina’s Sunset Cottage 12 8 3 2 yes-11 none none none none Php.500 Php.800
Tropicana Castle 50 50 none 2-4 yes-50 none yes yes none Php.1750 Php.2750
Wendy’s Lodge 4 4 1 2-4 none none none none none Php.700 Php.1200
Banana Moon 10 10 none 2-4 20 20 none none none Php.700 Php.1000
Carmrob 5 5 4 2 none none none none none Php.800 Php.1500
Club Mabuhay Dive
Resort 41 41 2 2 yes-50 yes-50 yes yes none $65 $200
El Galleon Beach Resort 30 30 1 2-3 yes-100 yes-100 yes yes yes-20 $51 $165
Girlie’s Inn 8 7 6 2 none none none none none Php.1000 Php.1200
Marilex 7 none none 2 none none none none none Php.500 Php.1000
Nick & Sonia Cottages 6 4 5 2 none none none none none Php.700 Php.1000
Out of the Blue 9 9 5 2-8 yes-40 yes-40 none yes none $45 $270
Portofino Resort 4 4 4 2-3 yes-10 yes-10 none yes none $52 $52
Red Sun Resort 42 42 none 2-4 yes-100 yes-100 yes yes none Php.2000 Php.6000
Roelyn Inn 4 3 2 2 none none none none none Php.350 Php.500
Sha Che Inn 10 6 6 2 none none none none none Php.750 Php.1000
Sunsplash 7 none 2 2 none none none none none Php.1000 Php.1200
Amigos Cottage 5 none 1 2 none none none none none Php.5000
Campbell’s Beach
Resort 13 13 none 2 yes-20 yes-20 none none none Php.750 Php.950
Cataquis Lodge 11 6 3 2 yers-20 yes-20 none none none Php.800 Php.1000
Diving Park 28 28 none 2-3 yes-100 yes-100 yes yes none $40 $90
LBC Ayling Corporation 42 42 none 2-5 yes-50 yes-20 yes yes yes $65 $100
Scandinavian Divers 13 13 2 2-6 yes-20 yes-20 yes yes yes-7 Php.1800 Php.10000
Swengland Resort 13 12 none 2-6 yes-30 yes-30 none none none Php.1000 Php.1500
Buri Beach Resort 12 12 none 2-4 yes-40 yes-20 none yes none Php.6900 Php.7900
Coco Beach Resort 109 12 none 2-4 yes-100 yes-100 yes yes yes-150 $20 $60

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5.3.3 Local Employment by Tourism Activities
Based on the data provided by the Business and Licensing Office, a multitude of
interconnected work related to tourism industry were created, proving its multiplier effect,
and in the process helping the municipality in combating poverty and alleviating the economic
status of the people.
Table 44. Local Employment By Tourism Activities
Nature of Job 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Attendant 7 5 3 3 3
Baker/Pantry 4 10 4 6 5
Bartender/Barmaid 29 38 35 36
Beautician/Hair Dresser/Manicurist 1 4 3 2 3
Boatman 51 71 52 50 48
Bookkeeper 6 4 3 3 1
Butcher 12 9 5 6 5
Captain 5 6 8 4 24
Caretaker 12 11 8 9 7
Cashier 57 78 65 82 68
Chambermaid 18 21 21 21 20
Clerk 22 20 19 23 17
Cook (Chef/Chief/Assistant) 106 127 111 115 97
Crew 3 11 12 10 8
Disc Jockey 6 10 8 8 4
Dishwasher 12 15 10 12 11
Dive Master 18 18 21 20 9
Diving Instructor 15 16 15 12 9
Doorman 3 4 5 7 10
Driver/Operator 455 40 115 73 71

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Table 44. Local Employment By Tourism Activities
Nature of Job 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Driver/Operator 455 40 115 73 71
Entertainer 210 169 215 68 201
Family Service 11 12 12 12 10
Floor Manager 16 16 23 9 18
Guest Relation Officer 40 110 8 8
Helper 73 109 92 79 49
Housekeeper 31 36 35 35 27
Laundry Woman 10 8 3 4 2
Maintenance 34 57 46 48 40
Manager (Assistant/OIC/General) 46 75 61 51 70
Masseur/Masseuse 55 207 69 39 43
Miner 87 9 400 281 205
Receptionist 27 33 27 91 21
Room Girl/Room Boy 40 33 31 30 19
Saleslady/Salesman 32 33 25 16 18
Secretary 40 32 35 32 23
Security Guard 18 22 25 22 16
Spotter 3 4 3 3 4
Supervisor (Assistant) 16 20 23 26 21
Tattoo Artist 51 40 42 22
Technician 8 10 8 4 6
Tour Guide 42 47 28 45 7
Utility 23 17 24 22 8
Vendor/Peddler 38 72 1 13 5
Waiter/Waitress 232 247 226 201 175
Different Jobs with permit not
listed above 90 107 215 105 119
TOTAL 2,064 2,054 2,198 1,788 1,549

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5.3.4 Other Tourist Facilities
Ensuring the needs of tourists while staying in Puerto Galera is necessary in order to sustain the
industry. Thus, the following are some of important tourist facilities:
Table 45. Ancillary Tourist Facilities
Permits Issued
Transportation
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Cruise Ship 1 1 1
Jeepney for hire/multicab 105 119 113 96 107
Van for hire 10
ATV Motorcycle Rental 3 1 2
Motorbike Rental 6 8 6 10 26
Motorcycle for Hire 72
Motorized Banca 128 271 335 262 452
Motorized Tricycle for hire 534 547 582 550 710
Shipping Lines 18 35 12 10 12
Speed boat 50 64 61 52 29
Truck 21 19 17 26 22
Banana boat/flyfish/turbo blast 9 6 11 13 13
Billiard 15 18 8 13 16
Firing Range 1 1 1 1 1
Golf Course 1 1 1 1 1
Gym 1 2 2 2 2
Swimming Pool 20 24 23 27 39
Tennis Court 2 1 1 1
Water Sports Rental Inc. jetski 3 4 4 4 4
TOTAL 915 1,122 1,177 1,068 1,520

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5.3.5 Inventory of Tourists by Country of Origin
Republic Act 9593, better known as the Tourism Act of 2009 and embodied in the DOT-JICA
Project, Development of Tourism Statistics System for local government units, there is a need to
establish an efficient and effective way of getting tourist arrival by country of origin.
Coming to Puerto Galera, tourist has many entry points. From Calapan City, by land , and from
Batangas City, by boat.
Currently, the EUF System (Environmental Users’ Fee per Municipal Ordinance 06-03) is being
utilized as a gauge in determining tourist arrival.
Table 46. Tourist Arrival Based on EUF Collection
Year Total 250000

2008 205,108
2009 150,968 200000
2010 145,715
150000
2011 122,480
(Source: Municipal Accounting Office, 2011) 100000
50000
0
2008 2009 2010 2011
Figure 14. Tourist Arrival Based on EUF Collection
5.3.6 Cultural and Tourism Activities

The following are the list of Cultural and Tourism Activities:
 Kaaldawan Iraya, (every 3rd week of October), highlights are culture and tradition
of Mangyan Iraya, our local ethnic group.
 Summer Music Festival (Black Saturdays), a night time affair of reggae music.
 Sea Parade (May 13), witness the voyage of Our Lady of Fatima surrounded by
countless elaborate designed motorized bancas honoring Our Lady
 Barangay Fiestas, inherited from Spanish time, each barangay celebrates its own
feast day in honor of their respective patron saints. Showcasing Filipino hospitality,
residents prepare foods and delicacies to welcome visitors and guests.
 De Galera Festival (May 10-12), street dancing, cultural show, beauty contest,
singing contest, food fair, grand parade and other exciting events to drumbeat
Puerto Galera’s tourism industry

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 Founding Day (Dec.7), Puerto Galera by Act of Congress no.3415,became an
independent town. Remarkable and symbolic events comprise the day’s activities.
 Windsurfing Competition, a February fun filled races enticing tourists to come
and join the competition
 Birhen ng Puerto Galera, Ina ng Kalikasan Pilgrimage (April 29),
symbolizing Filipinos’ Christian faith. Mama Mary being dedicated to the town’s
abundance of nature.
 Bathtub Regatta , a paddled boat competition, with obscure shape and colorful
designs made from recycled available materials. Known as “Bangka Hirit”.
 Sari-Saring Huni, Sari-Saring Kulay (May 13), a jamming event joined in by
local and guest bands done within the tropical atmosphere of Puerto Galera Bay.
 Makutitap at Dagitab Event (November) , giving a feel of what Christmas
spirit is, through the holding of lantern parade, just before the start of “Simbang
Gabi”.
 Masayang Disyembre, is a nightly different kind of entertainment in preparation
for the yearly Town Fiesta (December 8). Public and private sectors joined hands in
giving worth watching shows.
 Tourism & Arts Month, held every September of each year, this occasion gives
importance to Puerto Galera’s only industry- tourism.
 Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival , the first of its kind in the Philippines,
celebrating music, arts and nature. The festival is held outdoors around natural
amphitheaters at the foot of Mount Malasimbo, overlooking the Puerto Galera Bay,
a member of the “The Most Beautiful Bays in the World” club. It blends traditional
and contemporary arts and culture with a holistic approach through reforestation
and marine preservation.
 PGYC all Souls’ Regatta (Last week Oct.), a yearly occasion organized by
Puerto Galera Yacht Club, being done along the Puerto Galera Bay

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5.3.7 Potential Tourist Attractions in the Locality
The local government has identified the following areas as potential tourist attractions:
Table 47. Potential Tourist Attractions and Activities

Potential Tourist Attractions Activities
1. Tamaraw Falls Nature Park  Swimmming, Picnic,Viewing
deck,orchidarium,aviary,exhibit
 Area,rapel etc.
2. Coral Garden  Snorkel, Kayak, Island Hop,photo-ops
Underwater Cave, ,fish,dive,adventure trek,
Long Beach Massage,picnic
3. Windmill  Photo-ops,souvenir
4. Horse-back riding (Sinandigan) hunt,trek,climb,adventures,educ.tour
5. Aninuan/Talipanan,Tukuran Falls  Horse back ride,viewdeck,photo-ops,souvenir
6. Beaches hunt,adventures
7. Muelle Integrated Dev’t.Plan  Picnic,carabao-cart ride,swim,trek,climb,Mangyan
products
 Swim,water sports,snorkel,parasail,adventures
8. Retirement Haven  Aqua sports,mangrove trail,fun
fish,adventure,restaurants & bars,night music ,
Spanish design,historical site ,calesa ride etc.
 Recreational activities
6. SOCIAL SERVICES
6.1 Education
6.1.1 Elementary
There are 21 elementary schools dispersed in the locality with a total land area ranging from
0.1017 hectares to 2 hectares. Seven were being utilized by “Mangyan” , the existing
indigenous people in Puerto Galera.
Considering the DepEd student-teacher 2010 target ratio of 1:35 only six (6) elementary
schools are within the target ratio. Others need additional teaching force. With regards to
student-classroom ratio, DepEd has the same target ratio for 2010. Using the similar
benchmark, only two (2) schools have adequate number of classrooms. Nine of the existing
public schools are severely crowded accommodating 50 to 156 students per classroom. The
rest are moderately crowded with 36-50 students per classroom. ACSUMS, Talipanan, and
Villaflor elementary schools are the three (3) most crowded schools that urgently need
additional classroom to cope with the national target.

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Table 48. Student-Teacher And Student-Classroom Ratio
Cy 2008-2009
Student- Student-
No. Of No. Of No. Of
Name Of School Teacher Classroom
Enrollees Teachers Classrooms
Ratio Ratio
1. Ambang Mangyan School 44 1 1 44:1 44:1
2. Anastacio Cataquis Sabina
Unson Memorial School 159 4 1 40:1 159:1
3. Aninuan Elementary School 284 8 3 36:1 95:1
4. Baclayan Mangyan School 125 3 2 42:1 63:1
5. Balatero Elementary School 419 11 9 38:1 47:1
6. Facundo C. Lopez Memorial
School 117 3 3 39:1 39:1
7. Isidro Suzara Memorial School 412 10 8 41:1 52:1
8. Lapantay Mangyan School 17 1 0 17:1 0
9. Lucena Atienza Datinguinoo
Memorial School 186 5 4 37:1 47:1
10. Malago Mangyan School 36 1 1 35:1 36:1
11. Minolo Elementary School 221 6 6 37:1 37:1
12. Paraway Mangyan School 28 1 1 28:1 28:1
13. Puerto Galera Central School 853 25 12 41:1 71:1
14. Sabang Elementary School 430 11 6 39:1 72:1
15. San Antonio Elementary School 154 5 4 31:1 39:1
16. San Isidro Elementary School 216 6 6 36:1 36:1
17. Sipit Saburan Mangyan School 73 0 0 0 0
18. Sto. Nino Elementary School 205 6 6 34:1 34:1
19. Tabinay Elementary School 232 6 3 39:1 77:1
20. Talipanan Mangyan School 228 6 2 38:1 114:1
21. Villaflor Elementary School 199 6 2 33:1 100:1
TOTAL 4638 125 80
Source: DepEd District Office, 2009
6.1.2 Secondary and Tertiary
One (1) public and three (3) privately owned schools located in barangays Poblacion and Sto.
Nino provide secondary education. Puerto Galera Academy managed and operated by a
Catholic church have incorporated in their curriculum the Basic computer in all levels.
Prince of Peace College, already operating for seventeen (17) years, is the only institution that
renders tertiary education in the municipality. Students may earn degree courses under the
curriculum of Bachelor in Commerce and Bachelor in Elementary education. They may also opt
to enroll for technical courses under the curriculum of Computer Programming, Hotel and
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Municipal Development Technical Training Center (MDTTC) on its third year had already
produced 230 graduates with National Competency 2 (NC 2) issued by TESDA. The courses
offered are Tour Guiding, Front Office Service, SMAW, Food and Beverages, and Massage
Therapy.
6.2 Health
6.2.1 Facilities/Manpower
The existing Rural Health Center located in Sitio Aguada is manned by 12 personnel: Municipal
Health Officer, Nurse, Dentist, two (2) Rural Sanitary Inspector, and seven (7) midwives.
Services rendered include maternal and child care, family planning, disease control, dental and
environmental services, nutrition education, and others. Health Centers are available in all
barangays providing basic health care thru a barangay health worker and a designated
midwife.
Private clinics rendering health services are also available three (3) in Poblacion and (1) in
Balatero. A mini hospital was constructed in Poblacion near the RHU. Development of an old
center health into a lying-in clinic and a two(2) storey district hospital has been proposed. The
plan includes provision of a necessary medical staff complement and installation of X-ray
machine.
6.3 Social Welfare and Development
The municipality has left no stones unturned in extending social services to the people. In fact,
different sectors are given much importance, from women, pre-schoolers and children in
general, senior citizens, parents, youth, down to the to- be- married couples.
For the women, they are given first level capital Self Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K)
but prior to the release of funds, they are given social preparation and skills training to enhance
skills capability especially in handling livelihood projects. Funds come from the DSWD given to a
group of fifteen (15) to thirty (30) mixed –client beneficiaries. Currently, two groups are actively
organized in Barangay Sinandigan and another two are in San Isidro. At the same time, Hilot
Wellness skills training program thru the TESDA and DOLE was conducted in the municipality.
Moreover, capital assistance is provided for by the LGU in Poblacion and Villaflor. Closely
monitored and implemented is Republic Act 9262, entitled “An act defining violence against
women and their children, providing for protective measures for victims, providing penalties
therefore and for other purposes” , to protect them from becoming battered women.

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Table 49. List of Day Care Center by Barangay
Barangay Name of Day Care Center No. of Day Care Children

Aninuan Parauan Day Care Center 24
Aninuan Day Care Center 16
Balatero Balatero Day Care Center 40
Baclayan Baclayan Day Care Center 22
Suli Day Care Center 12
Dulangan St. Teresita Day Care Center 50
Palangan Palangan Day Care Center 25
Poblacion Holy Family Day Care Center 115
Sabang Wisdomville Day Care Center 34
Daluran Day Care Center 10
San Antonio San Antonio Day Care Center 25
San Isidro Minolo Day Care Center 65
Sinandigan Sinandigan Day Care Center 42
Sto. Nińo Sto. Nińo Day Care Center 45
Tabinay Tabinay Day Care Center 33
Villaflor Villaflor Day Care Center 20
Total 520
Source: MSWDO 2010
Data from the MSWDO shows that in 2010, Puerto Galera has fifteen (15) daycare centers
(DCC) all over the municipality with 520 children and fifteen (15) day care workers.
Supplemental Feeding Program is being given to the children where their parents, after
orientation as to their obligations and functions in the program, also serve as officers of DCC,
tasked to purchase and cook foods to sustainably carry out the feeding program.
Day care workers, who receive monthly honoraria of 300 pesos for ten months in a year ,
together with the parents and in cooperation with the DOH, are continually
informed with regards to immunization and vitamins considered essential to the children’s
growth and development. Furthermore, Republic Act 7610 also known as an “Act providing
for strong deterrence and special protection against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination
for other purposes, is strongly adhered to by the MSWDO.
Parents and senior citizens are likewise given programs by the municipal government. The
former, whether they are with or without relationships problems, on the one hand, are provided
for with Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) geared towards gaining additional knowledge on
their roles and functions as parents and marriage counseling as couples. Imbued to them is an
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Table 50. Number of Senior Citizens by Barangay
Barangay Male Female Total

Aninuan 73 69 142
Baclayan 18 16 34
Balatero 108 105 213
Dulangan 82 122 204
Palangan 33 43 76
Poblacion 131 167 298
Sabang 97 104 201
San Antonio 17 33 50
San Isidro 63 104 167
Sinandigan 37 49 86
Sto. Nińo 45 54 99
Tabinay 50 76 126
Villaflor 40 40 80
Total 794 982 1,776
Source: MSWDO 2010
The latter, on the other hand, is being protected by RA9994, or the Expanded Senior Citizens’
Act of 2010. As a matter of fact, in 2010, senior citizens, numbering to 1776, statistics provided
for by the MSWDO and the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) , were registered and
issued identification cards. Such issuance of national IDs enables them to avail of the 20%
discount in transportation fare, medicines and foods among others. Besides, the LGU provided
them with financial assistance for medicines, food, transportation,(Balik Probinsya Program) and
burial. In addition, the same assistance is given to victims of calamities such as fire, flood and
typhoon.
Other sectors such as “to-be-married-couples” and youth form part of the beneficiaries of
various and numerous programs. In fact, couples before getting married are given pre-marriage
counseling (PMC) sessions every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. The population officer
gives advice on responsible parenthood while the agricultural technologist talks about home
management as a nurse deals on family planning and the PNP on family violence.
Youth sector primarily benefits from a wide range of programs. Records from the MSWDO
show that in 2010, fifty (50) students were given certificate of indigency as a pre-requisite for
scholarship of which six (6) were recommended and are provincial scholars now.
In every local scenario, having juvenile delinquents and youth offenders, is considered
inevitable, prompting the office of social welfare and development to strictly conforms with the
provisions of RA 9344 or “An act establishing a comprehensive juvenile justice and welfare
system, creating the juvenile justice and welfare council under the Department of Justice,
appropriating funds therfor and for other purposes.” These youngsters referred to as Children in
Conflict with Law or CICL are dealt with accordingly either by rendering community service,
involvement in religious activities or recommended for discernment and released at the same
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6.4 Sports and Recreation
Recreation and Leisure in the Municipality consist mainly of basketball courts, billiard halls,
tennis and pelota courts (privately owned), golf courses (privately owned), hush-hush fun, and
cock fighting among others.
Because Puerto Galera is a coastal town, some water sports that are being undertaken in the
locality are: kayaking, boat racing, swimming, windsurfing, jet-skiing, diving, regatta, and banca
riding while watching the sunrise or sunset.
6.5 Socio-cultural Setting
THE IRAYA MANGYANS
As early as the 13th century, people possessing considerable degree of civilization already
settled in Mindoro. They were regularly trading with the Chinese and Arab merchants. Who
were these early inhabitants? Were they Mangyans or Tagalogs? What was the history behind
the early people of Mindoro?
By the account of the Chinese historian Chao Ju-Kua, they existed no distinction among the
brown inhabitants, save for the black people who settled in the hinterlands. They were
believed to be the Aetas, who settled in the Philippines as early as the Paleolithic age.
The pre-Hispanic Mindoreno settled in the coastal areas living off the fruits of the land and the
bounty of the sea. They traded among themselves and with other foreign merchants. Evidence
shows that they lived in a well-organized settlement and had reached a fair degree of
civilization of their own. Somehow, the coming of the Spaniards brought about manifold
changes in the lives of these peaceful inhabitants. At the onset of the first landfall of the
Spaniards in four different sites in Mindoro – namely Lubang, Mamburao, Baco and Puerto
Galera – the natives offered little resistance amidst the havoc and destruction inflicted in the
invaders. They instead retreated to the uplands of Mindoro and later inter-married with the
nomadic Aeta tribes. Some coastal dwellers opted to stay behind and were later Christianized.
Those who withdrew to the uplands were cut-off from the prevailing pattern of Hispanization
and adapted instead the nomadic lifestyle of the Aeta tribe. Thus, the initial step toward the
formation of a distinct differentiation between the low land Christian and the upland tribes
people took shape. The Muslim incursions on the island dwellers, a consequence of Spanish
colonization, caused further inland movement. Thus, an ethnic diversification among the
upland dwellers took shape too. The Muslim raiders from the south went on further to founding
their own settlements in the scarcely populated Mindoro. The counter force employed by the
Spaniards caused the Muslim settlers to retreat inland – a step that added to the further ethnic
diversification of the hill tribes. Through the years of bloody and destructive piratical assaults,
the ancient Mangyans have passed on the panicky terror to their descendants even up to the
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Even the early writings about the Mangyans by unknown Spanish missionaries noted the
distinct differences of this ethic diversification. The “ Manguianess” separated themselves from
the primitive Bangwe tribe, resulting in a thousand fantastic tales about the customs of the
mountain tribe. They have been left alone and isolated in their lurking places. Another writer
noted how Mangyans set themselves apart from the Buguiles, a half-breed tribe belonging to
the Negrito tribe. There was also a tribe called Tirones referred to as the remnants of the
pirates who came from the island of Tawi-Tawi.
The present day Mangyans are divided into two major groups based on linguistic similitude: the
northern and the southern groups. Each speaking related languages. The Iraya tribe of Puerto
Galera, the Alangan, and the Tadyawan contribute the northern group, while the Honunoo, the
Buhid, and the Batangan constitute the southern groups. The Batagnon, though deemed
Mangyan, are omitted from the grouping since they are not really indigenous to Mindoro As
they speak Cayonon, a Visayan dialect used in Cuyo, Semirara as well as in Palawan.
The Iraya tribe – the largest in terms of population and occupied territory stretching from
Baco, San Teodoro, Puerto Galera, Abra de Ilog, up the west coast of Mindoro as far as
Mamburao – are considered to be in closer affinity with the Toalas on the island of Sulawesi and
the Sakai of the Malay peninsula. All are remnants on the Veddoid population, once found in a
wide area extending from India across Indonesia. Though the I rayas are the product of the
inter-marriage between the pioneer hill tribe and the once Malay lowland dwellers of Mindoro,
they are still the best representatives of the short, curly-haired, dark skinned Veddoids. Owing
to their close proximity with the Tagalog lowlanders, the Puerto Galera Irayas are slowly
assimilating themselves with the Tagalog mainstream culture, quite unlike the other Mangyans
of the municipalities. The Mangyan Iraya of Puerto Galera can point out the good and bad
aspects of this inevitable assimilation.
The Local Government Unit provides all the basic services to the Iraya Mangyans in the
municipality. Special day is also allotted to them to present their culture and tradition with
various services that is brought to them like: Health and Civil Registration Services, not to
mention the mass wedding being celebrated yearly, it is the “Kaaldawan Iraya Mangyan”. In
this day they are also given clothing and foods which they bring home after the whole day
affair. The Mangyan Settlement in Aninuan and Baclayan was also provided with elementary
school and health center. Said settlement provides the Indigenous People, among others, an
educational facility (Talipanan Mangyan School), a health care facility (Amade Clinic), and
livelihood project of making native products. The handicraft that they produce is included in
tourism promotion, sample of which is displayed in the Tourism Information Center at Muelle,
Poblacion. A Mangyan’s Affairs Office was established in the Municipal hall to give Mangyans
direct connection to the government. Section 3 of Republic Act 8371, otherwise known as the
Indigenous People's Republic Act of 1997 (IPRA) protects the rights of the Mangyans to
ancestral domain. In 2003, a total of 5,700.872 hectares in Barangays Baclayan, Aninuan,
Balatero, Tabinay and Villaflor are surveyed for Iraya mangyans, but no records are available
with the National Commission for the Indigenous People with regards to titled land actually
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Table 51. Number of Mangyan Households per Barangay
Barangay Count
Aninuan 285
Balatero 18
Dulangan 63
Sabang 48
Tabinay 318
Villaflor 841
Baclayan 492
Total 2065
Source: CBMS Survey 2008
As per CBMS survey in 2008, the total Mangyan population in the municipality is 2065, of
which 1092 are male and 973 are female. Villaflor inhabited with most number of Mangyans
with 841 while Balatero has the least number with only 18.
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Except specified data source, all the data presented in Socio-economic and Physical Profile (SEPP) came
from concerned local government offices and national agencies. These were the official available data
gathered during 2008 plan formulation. Some of the data presented may not conform to other relevant
data. For planning purposes however, it was utilized to meet the minimum requirements that suffice
situational analysis and come up with relevant/suitable development concept. At any point in time, SEPP
data may be updated to present a more realistic situation.
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II. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
2.1 Provincial Role
MIMAROPA has been identified to be the food basket of CALABARZON and Metropolitan Manila.
The Regional Physical Framework Plan (RPFP) of MIMAROPA has identified the province of
Oriental Mindoro as one of the major producers of agricultural products in the Region and was
included in the Region’s tourism circuit. Puerto Galera is distinctly unique in the province in
terms of economic dynamics. While the rest of municipalities in the province largely depend on
agricultural crop production, Puerto Galera depends on tourism industry. The province,
likewise, recognized the competitiveness of the locality in tourism development. Puerto Galera
has been identified as the province tourism pride. In line with the updated RPFP of MIMROPA,
provincial development effort will give due consideration in supporting tourism development in
Puerto Galera.
2.2 Municipal Vision and Mission

Puerto Galera’s overall vision and mission statements are as follows:
Vision:
A progressive, globally competitive tourism municipality that upholds and enhances the
rights of the people to a balanced ecology, enriches culture, maintains peace and order
and preserves the comfort and convenience of a God-centered citizenry.
Mission:
Sustain a responsive, world-class tourism municipality committed to the delivery of basic

services to a God-centered citizenry thru a corps of healthy, hard-working and honest
human resource.
2.3 Development Objectives

Geared towards realizing the vision and mission statements specific objectives were cropped-
up. These include:
Enhance economic development applying new technologies;
Establish an efficient system of delivery of basic services to the community as

well as sanitation management;
Ensure sustainable environment conservation and management;
Initiate responsive support services and infrastructure development;
Promote community education for public participation in decision-making

affecting the environment; and
General Development Framework and Land Use Plan
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Unite all sectors in the community and gain direct participation.
2.4 Development Strategies
ENHANCE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. To create significant impact to the overall

economic growth of Puerto Galera, Enhance Tourism Development would be the major
local economic development agenda. Tourism industry in Puerto Galera is already in
place accommodating approximately 60-80 percent of the total provincial’s tourist influx.
Municipal income collection and per capita income largely depend on tourism. Puerto
Galera’s tourism image is widely attached to white beaches where promotion effort has
been concentrated for several years. Coastal areas became the major tourist destination
in town especially Sabang and White Beach, though, upland areas are considered great
potential tourist attraction. Since beach tourism is already established, strategies will
dwell more on engaging upland areas in tourism industry. Creating forward-backward
tourism linkages will be one of the main agenda to augment tourism development. This
((11))
intends to promote; (1) Diversified tourism to suit wider tourist preference in terms of
activities and attractiveness. The objective is to enlarge tourism products that could
((22))
uphold “Year Round Tourism”; (2) Widen tourism base that would make the site relevant
to a larger tourists categories. By increasing the market horizon there is a bigger
((33))
chance to improve frequency of travel and tourist volume; (3) Increase community
participation in tourism industry thru discovering the unique characteristics of each
barangays. The idea is to uplift individual competitiveness in the field of tourism.
One of the striking features in the tourism master plan that entails to support Tourism
Development Strategy is barangay clustering, highlighting the tourism potentials and the
existing tourist attractions. Six clusters were established to serve as a guide in
prioritizing tourism development. These are as follows:
1. Cluster 1: San Isidro-Aninuan (White Beach/Green Highlands and

Cascades
2. Cluster 2: Balatero-Sto. Nino-Poblacion (Cultural Heritage/Religious)
3. Cluster 3: Puerto Galera Bay (World’s Most Beautiful Bay)
4. Cluster 4: Palangan-Sinandigan-Sabang (Marine Tourism)
5. Cluster 5: Tabinay-Dulangan-Villaflor (Cascade Wonders)
6. Cluster 6: Baclayan (Upland Tourism)
While barangay Tabinay has been identified part of Cascade Wonders, it was also
identified to promote upland tourism that would specifically focus on Eco-tourism. An
interconnected and diversified tourism activities would also be encouraged in line with
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SUPPORT STRATEGY
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT vis-à-vis PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION.

Without relevant infrastructure support, tourism would gradually depreciate. These are
considered the basic essentials to boost competitive tourism industry. Having this
concept, it would therefore make a difference to affix Infrastructure Development to
tourism industry. Dealing with accessibility would weigh significant value in placing
infrastructure development. Interconnected tourism is not only promoting linkages in
terms of value and character but physical connections as well. External and internal
connections are equally important to complement tourism. To support upland tourism
connecting trails or rural roads will be established. Strengthening the three ports of
entry and exit was also perceived to benefit tourism industry. Namely: Balatero Port,
Minolo Pier and Sabang Pier
Since coastal resorts, beautiful beaches, and marine ecosystem are the major tourist
attractions in Puerto Galera, keeping the natural environment, especially water quality in
shape would be crucial for the following reasons: health-water contact sports and
recreation; aesthetic value-maintain the level of attractiveness; environment-protect
marine ecosystem, as identified by Fortes1. The increasing human activities and
continuous construction of structures in coastal areas have already contaminated marine
waters. Infrastructure development will have to deal on protecting marine waters from
human and domestic wastes contamination. The plan to construct Sewerage Treatment
Facility (STF) at Barangay Sabang intends to address issues pertaining to water quality.
A comprehensive feasibility study was already conducted to assess the overall impacts of
STF.
Similarly, improper solid waste disposal would also cause ecological imbalance, and will
depreciate urban appeal both for tourists and investors. As part of the local waste
management system, the development of the identified waste disposal site at Barangay
Villaflor shall constitute the local infrastructure top priority programs. As mandated by
the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,(RA 9003), the controlled dumpsite
in Balatero was closed and converted to an ecological park. On this Ecopark, a Bio-
shredder machine is in operation where bio-degradable wastes are being converted into
compost and soft plastic bags are shredded by a pulverizer, mixed with sand and
cement to make bricks and hollow blocks to be used for pavements and pathways.
The municipality through its duly created Solid Waste Management Council, has
formulated a 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan, (ESWM Program) which
includes the installation of Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in every Barangay. However,
only three barangays have complied and operational, namely, Poblacion, Sabang and
Aninuan. Moreover, the municipality has been strictly enforcing “no plastic” drive and
wastes segregation from the households and other sources.
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1
Dr. Miguel D. Fortes is a scientist who came out with a list of fish families, mollusks, reptiles, birds, and mammals that
thrive in mangrove areas in the Philippines.
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Hospital refuse and other hazardous wastes are being disposed off in a mini-sewerage
treatment plant or facility found proximally in the premises of the institution. Considered
as an integral part of the Disposal Facility is the provision for sites for the management
and disposal of these hazardous wastes. The MR501 otherwise known as hospital wastes
and mercury treated-busted fluorescent bulbs are to be disposed and dumped in
separate concrete cells integrated in the sanitary landfill plan.
Hazardous wastes such as car and motorbike batteries are collected and bought by junk
shops for transport to Manila. Used oils are bought by service providers that can be used
for house and building construction, wood treatment and other construction purposes.
Protection and conservation will not be limited to marine and urban ecosystems, these
shall be equally promoted to upland ecosystem, especially within the areas covered by
CADC, identified sources of potable water/ spring development, and those with critical
topography and slopes. The economic value of the forest can be best appreciated if
maintenance cost is less and long term benefits are sustained. Ancestral domain, located
in portions of Barangays Aninuan, Balatero, Tabinay and Villaflor and the entire area of
Baclayan covers 5,700.872 hectares which shall be protected and conserved.
III. THE LAND USE PLAN
Generally, settlements demonstrate quite urban character where developments are supported
by tourism and/or tourism related activities rather than agriculture. The land use distribution
according to existing land uses accounting are cited below. The data were collected through
the Municipal Assessor’s Office and validated through reconnaissance.
3.1 LAND USES AND LAND USE PATTERN
3.1.1 Existing Land Uses
Unlike other municipalities in the province, urban development is not highly confined in
Poblacion area alone. Urban development is also evident in some barangays outside of
Poblacion, especially in San Isidro and Sabang, where tourism activities are largely
predominant. Backyard manufacturing of abaca exists in Balatero. Poblacion still remains to be
the center of urban development where commerce and trade are more vibrant. Today, Puerto
Galera has four (4) distinct urban land uses. These are as follows:
TOURISM: High concentration of tourism related structures like beach resorts, hotels, bars and
restaurants, spa center including commercial support development like souvenir shops are
located in Sabang Beach and San Isidro, White Beach. Tourism is also starting to develop in
Barangay Aninuan, Sitio Talipanan, and other potential beach areas. The areas being occupied
for tourism development aggregately represents 0.1015% of the total urban land use or
25.6162 hectares.
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COMMERCIAL: Poblacion, remains to be the center of commerce and trade. Wholesale and
retail of basic goods and commodities is more dynamic in Poblacion compared with other
developed areas. The 600 square meter market place serves as the venue for trading. Tourism
related commercial establishments like souvenir shops, clustered along P. Concepcion street
near the Muelle Wharf. Other commercial establishments are located along the same street
heading to Tabinay. Similarly, commercial activities proliferate within major access roads within
barangay centers. Large commercial activities also exist within major tourism areas- San Isdro,
White Beach and Sabang. However, it is more of tourism support rather than community based
commercial. Commercial use aggregately occupied 46.6498 hectares or 0.1848% of the total
urban areas.
RESIDENTIAL: Around 220.8544 hectares representing 0.8748% of the total urban land use
are being utilized for residential purposes. Dwelling designs is a picture of mixed two storey
and bungalow type structures. Non-exclusive residential is a common pattern within the
nucleus of development where concrete residential structures co-exist with either low intensity
commercial or tourism. In Balatero, very few residential areas are mixed with livestock raising
particularly backyard piggery. Exclusive residential areas are available in San Isidro, located at
the highlands or the mountainous areas overlooking Puerto Galera Bay. In barangay
Sinandigan, an emerging low intensity residential was spotted within the lighthouse periphery.
INSTITUTIONAL: Institutional areas were devoted to educational facilities, government offices,

local churches and chapels, home center for street children. These areas approximately cover
10.7864 has. or 0.0427% of the total urban areas.
OTHER USES: Infrastructure facilities, open spaces and other land uses which are not distinctly
identified are being accounted to other land uses. These areas represent 0.5807 hectares or
0.0023 percent of the total urban areas.
Non-urban land uses fall under the following categories:
AGRICULTURE: The municipality is not much into agriculture. Agricultural lands are marginally
productive when it comes to crop production. Only barangay Villaflor and Balatero are into crop
production. However, very small areas are being cultivated for such purpose. Some areas were
utilized for banana and coconut production and are being planted with perennial trees. At the
moment approximately 8,136.71 hectares are being accounted for food production.
FOREST: Upland areas are vegetated with secondary growth forest combined with coconut.
Potential identified sources of potable water/ spring development were already tapped for
domestic water consumption in Baclayan and Aninuan while Tabinay remains intact. Indigenous
settlement occupied some portions of the forest area where utilization is limited to shelter and
activities for daily subsistence. “Kaingin” or slash-and-burn is also a common practice in the
upland communities but the area is still unaccounted. Nature based activities like hiking were
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cover. Huge areas representing 6,874.8207 hectares or 27.23% are considered forest as per
existing vegetation.
AGRO-INDUSTRIAL: There are two types of land uses that fall under agro-industrial use, (1)
Monkey farm, and (2) Piggery. The existing monkey farm in Barangay San Isidro occupies 0.50
hectares. This is unique in Puerto Galera and rare nationwide. Compared with other
competitors the operation is considered less significant, but it already penetrates export market.
At the moment though, remained challenged to satisfy international quality standards. On the
other hand, two entrepreneurs are engage in piggery in Balatero. Production level is above
backyard scale but yet small scale. Records from MENRO also show that piggery is likewise
present in Dulangan and Aninuan. A total of 0.5049 hectares of the total land area are being
utilized for agro-industrial uses.
GRASSLAND: Grasslands generally surround urban peripheries. These include: (1) north of
medio island; (2) east of Sinandigan; (3) north of Villaflor; (4) rear portion of urban areas in all
barangays; and (5) at the interior part of Villaflor. Grasslands approximately cover 9,878.7812
hectares or 39.1282% of the total land area.
During reconnaissance it has been observed that large parcel of lands are enclosed with either
concrete or temporary materials. These areas are outside of the growth centers but are within
favorable locations, along the national highway. Naturally grown fruit bearing trees and other
flowering plants sporadically distributed within the properties. Nevertheless, they remained
vacant or idle lands. They are supposed to be included in other land use category. However,
existing land use map shows that vacant/idle lands were already incorporated under grassland
category. Hence, disaggregate areas for vacant/idle land was not considered to avoid double
count.
MINING AND QUARRYING: Marble, gold, sand & gravel resources were already utilized for
economic gain thru mining and quarrying. Topographic location was identified between 348-
400 contour lines of barangay Dulangan and Tabinay. The extraction activities of marble
already subside but the physical impact is still visible. Areas exploited for marble mining and
quarrying is approximately 39.2649 hectares representing 0.1555% of the total land area. On
the other hand, approximately 8.74 hectares and 1.00 hectares representing 0.0386% of the
total land area were utilized for gold and Sand & gravel mining respectively.
OTHER USES: Public and private cemeteries, and the existing categorize wastes disposal facility
were also accounted under other non-urban uses. These areas aggregately constituted 2.9208
hectares or 0.0116% as against the total land area.
WATER USE: About 200 meters foreshore of almost the entire areas are being utilized for
multiple uses. Water tourism (water sports and recreation, diving, and others), non-commercial
fishing, infrastructure (Ports), coral reefs, and mangroves are the identified water uses.
However, due to overlapping uses and absence of disaggregated water use distribution data,
specific areas for each water use cannot be distinctly accounted other than infrastructure and
mangrove. Coral reefs thickly scattered in Sabang waters, from Batangas Channel to Escarceo
Point, Muelle cove, Paniquian and medio islands. It is also irregularly present in the waters of
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Talipanan point to Balatero cove including Balete Beach, Buwaya point, and Tabinay beach to
Sigayan point.
Mangrove areas which are considered forest in nature are also irregularly scattered along the
municipal coasts. These are situated in Sto. Nino, Palangan, Paniquian, Muelle Cove, Dalaruan,
Minolo Cove and Sigayan point that aggregately occupies about 55 hectares. Whereas, about
14 hectares were devoted to port facilities.
Considered as spawning areas for numerous fish, the mangrove areas are protected. In fact, all
sea crafts entering the Muelle cove are given speed limit in observance of “no wake zone”.
Municipal Ordinance No. 21-00 provides a maximum speed limit of 4 knots or a speed that will
not make waves higher than 8 inches. Mangrove rehabilitation programs had been installed
during the past years in Paniquian, Muelle cove and Sigayan. Part of the plan to be carried out
by the environment office is to do numerous mangrove reforestation program to insure
sustainability of these mangrove areas.
Table 52. Existing Land Uses, Area Distribution and Percent to Total
Percent
Land Use Categories Area (ha.)
to total
1. Urban Use
Residential 220.8544 0.8748
Commercial 46.6498 0.1848

Tourism 25.6162 0.1015
Institutional 10.7864 0.0427

recreational spaces 0.5807 0.0023
Sub-total 304.4875 1.2061
2. Agriculture 8,136.7100 32.2281
3. Forest 6,874.8207 27.23
4. Mining/Quarrying 49.0049 0.1941
5. Grassland 9,878.7812 39.1282
6. Agro-industrial 0.5049 0.0020
7. Other uses
Cemeteries 2.4208 0.0096
Categorized Wastes Disposal Facility 0.50 0.0020
Sub-total 24,942.7425 98.7940
TOTAL 25,247.2300 100.00%
Source: Municipal Profile 1990-1996, MAssO (Tax
Declaration)

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3.1.2 Land Use Trend
The 1990-1996 municipal profile out of 72.77

Table 53. Municipal Land Uses
percent accounted total land area, urban land Type of land Land Area (ha.) % to total
uses is only 1.2061 percent, agriculture is Residential 220.8544 0.8748
32.2281 percent and other land uses which Commercial 46.6498 0.1848
includes infrastructure and road network, idle Industrial 49.0049 0.1941
and/or vacant lands is 66.5659 percent. The Institutional 10.7864 0.0427
27.23 percent is generally forest which are not Agricultural 8,136.7100 32.2281
covered by taxation system, hence, undeclared. Others 16,783.2245 66.4755
Total 25,247.2300 100.0000
But because of denudation, floods occur in valleys
Source: Municipal Profile 1990-1996
during the wet months mainly in Balatero,
Aninuan, Sto. Nino. Poblacion, San Isidro, Villaflor, Dulangan and Tabinay. About 39.1282 % of
the total land area are open grasslands, some of which are pasture lands. About 32.2281 % is
agriculture and crop production lands, 0.1941 % is of industrial use (marble and minerals) and
0.8748 % residential land (Fortes 1997).
Poblacion Growth
In 2001, the eastern coasts of Poblacion, Palangan-Encenada Beach down to Tabinay beach,
are already being utilized for tourism, though institutional and recreational parks occupied small
pockets. Commercial areas include the public market and the commercial blocks situated along
national highway which can be classified as low intensity. Business establishment varies from
personal services, souvenir shops, and wholesale and retail stores. Whereas, Muelle-Poblacion
area manifests mixed tourism-commercial-recreational-infrastructure development. Institutional
use also covers significant space found along Poblacion-Palangan road, Balete beach road, and
the national highway which distinctly form two (2) big blocks. Residential areas still dominate
the core of the urban center and even its periphery.
Dynamic urban development is more evident in Poblacion where various land uses and higher
functions exist. Compact development is also prevalent such that individual lots are commonly
occupied by concrete structures without proper setback. The intensity of land uses stretch
pressures on infrastructure facilities particularly on road network. Internal mobility using Public
Utility Vehicle like Jeepneys and private vehicles, are becoming tight due to narrow roads.
Various one-way streets were implemented to ease-up traffic situation especially within
saturated areas where higher functions are located. Residential-commercial-institutional land
uses co-exist, however, the nature of activities being undertaken complement one another.
Rural Growth
Mixed-use residential-commercial-tourism has been a practice since early 1980’s particularly in

Sitio Big Lalaguna, Barangay Sabang. In Barangay Sabang then, the ground level of a two
storey residential structures serve as working area for handicrafts production while the upper
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level were exclusive for residential purposes. It is still common today, however, a higher
intensity of land uses have evolved. Household based-handicrafts productions are now replaced
by community and tourism activities. The beach area which used to be residence for fishing
community, shifted to tourism and tourism-based commercial. Fishing communities relocated
to the upper part of Sabang, others resettled to Barangay Sinandigan.
Compact tourism development is more defined in Sabang and White Beach-San Isidro. These
areas accommodate diverse tourism facilities with varying land use intensity, no proper street
patterns and customized height mode. These development types were generally located within
approximately 500 meters inward from shoreline. Mixed-use residential-tourism-commercial
formed beyond the 500 meters but residential use is rather more distinct. Backyard tourism was
also known, wherein residential structures are being rented for lengthy vacations more often by
foreign nationals.
Though tourism started to develop in other barangays especially in Sitio Talipanan-Aninuan,

urban land uses are considered relaxed outside prime tourism areas and Poblacion. Residential
uses are located at relatively elevated areas, though others were visible along the coasts.
Dwelling designs generally follow the contour of the landforms.
The topography and slope of the area would suggest vast forest lands. Limited flat terrain,
however, tends to direct development to the highlands forming upland growth. Few exclusive
residential estates already exist in the highlands and settlements are moving the same direction
following the access roads. Especial establishments that are being utilized for purposes of
research and eco-tourism have also started to develop. Numerical accounts of declining forest
vegetation are yet available but are already visible.
3.2 U r b an Fo r m
Puerto Galera’s urban form fits well with multi-nodal urban character wherein clusters of
development are visible. Basically, Poblacion serves as the major growth center providing
anchor facilities and services and maintains direct linkage with adjacent town, San Teodoro, and
the province’s prime urban center, Calapan City. The linkage extends thru the adjacent
province, Batangas and Occidental Mindoro. Concentric development is visible at Poblacion’s
urban core primarily at the Y-shape major access road. Three barangays are considered
development nodes that include (1) Sabang; (2) San Isidro; and (3) Balatero. These areas belong
to Puerto Galera’s designated three points of entry and exit. Among the three, Balatero is the
only gateway that can facilitate entry-exit of RORO system that is considered comparative
advantage over other areas. Sabang and Minolo-San Isidro shall be treated as secondary ports.
On the other hand, growth nodes 1 and 2 have a steady tourism character that favors them to
become self-sufficient in terms of providing for basic support services. They still maintain
connection with the major growth center for specialized services like hospital and for economic
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While pocket homelots within the interior areas formed dispersed rural settlements, clustered
development are still more evident within the barangay centers. Development density however
is considered less compared with Sabang and San Isidro.
Aside from clustered development, linear or strip development also transpire in the locality.
Apparently, settlements are formed along the major road network connecting the development
nodes and the Poblacion specifically: (1) National road on the southern part of Poblacion
(Poblacion-Tabinay); (2) East of National Road; Provincial Road (Poblacion-Sabang-Palangan);
and (3) West National Road (Poblacion-Balatero-San Isidro). Likewise, strip development can be
also observed along the national highway traversing the three growth nodes though higher
concentration is more visible at the barangay centers.
These development forms may be attributed to Puerto Galera’s physical uniqueness. The
topography and the slope of the locality constrained urban development on the southern part or
interior part. Because of physical hardships, settlements were originally contained within the
growth centers which now created development clusters. For the same reason, settlements are
formed within major access roads and coastal areas where topography and slope favors
development. As population grows, mixed-development practically saturate low lying areas
though there are some residential developments within the highlands.
3.3 Structure Plan/Concept Plan
Considering the urban form, socio-economic condition, physical characteristics, and the
development trend in Puerto Galera, it appears that all the barangays have significant
participation in realizing global competitiveness in tourism industry. For the purpose of
highlighting individual uniqueness to which development focus may be geared, special role was
identified for each barangay. These assigned special roles will serve as a general guide in the
spatial development.
MAJOR URBAN CENTER

Poblacion will maintain its position as the major growth center with established external linkage
and hub of anchor facilities such as educational facilities, municipal hall, public market, hospitals
and others. It will remain as the center of commerce and trade. To strengthen its role, higher
land use intensity will be allowed to prosper in Muelle area and developing new public market
will be looked into. Specialized functions will remain to serve the entire territory.
Linear growth will be developed along Poblacion-Tabinay national highway as this was
designated to be one of Poblacion’s expansion area including areas located at the western part
of hondura creek or eastern part of a proposed Poblacion diversion road. To decongest traffic
volume within the Poblacion, especially within the nucleus, construction of Poblacion diversion
road was proposed. South-west national road direct connection will serve as alternate route
connecting southern barangays to western barangays and vice-versa without passing through
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GROWTH NODES 1 AND 2 (SABANG AND SAN ISIDRO)
Because of tourism primacy, San Isidro and Sabang will serve as the most preferred locations
for new investments, particularly tourism related investments. Mixed-use high intensity tourism
and related commercial development will continuously grow. These types of development will
be contained within these two (2) designated growth nodes San Isidro, White Beach and
Sabang. Urbanization in San Isidro and Sabang will naturally occur, as the process has already
started several years ago. The establishment of a sea market in Minolo is expected to augment
the development in San Isidro. It is anticipated to support Balatero’s role as major gateway.
Local regulations and growth management efforts need to insure that ventilation, safety, and
aesthetic values are sustained despite increase in the intensity of land uses. San Isidro’s spill-
over effect will be seen in Talipanan-Aninuan, as this has started to take part in beach tourism
industry
GROWTH NODES 3 (BALATERO)

It was perceived that urban development in Balatero will take-off only after improving traffic
volume in Balatero Port. Balatero would become the major entry and exit point which intends
to accommodate sizeable cargos. To strengthen its role, development of port facilities coupled
with massive effort on increasing traffic volume should be considered in Puerto Galera’s
development plan.
RURAL BARANGAYS
BACLAYAN (IDENTIFIED SOURCES OF POTABLE WATER/ SPRING DEVELOPMENT AND

POWER SOURCE)
The existing forest cover in Baclayan helps maintain ecological balance and protects the
lowlanders as well. Aside from this, Baclayan will have a significant role in terms of
infrastructure development which greatly affects urban development. Municipality’s major
identified sources of potable water/ spring development area is situated in Baclayan which
currently serve as the primary source of potable water supply. Baclayan is also a potential
source of renewable power source. An area within the highlands of Baclayan has been
identified as potential source of windmill power supply. By developing a windmill, an area could
generate about 14.5MW.
TABINAY (ECO-TOURISM AND UPLAND AGRICULTURE)

Because of the presence of Pythons cave, hot and mountain springs, rock formations, and other
natural attractions in barangay Tabinay, great potential for nature-based or eco-tourism was
recognized. By starting to engage Tabinay into nature-based tourism, initial diversification of
tourism industry is expected to take-off. Likewise regulated upland agriculture is intended to
augment food production for local consumption with a vision to enhance diversified tourism thru
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VILLAFLOR (Rice Producer)
Villaflor has a role in local rice production. It is considered as a rice producer holding the largest
productive agricultural lands in town. Protecting the status quo of the existing agricultural lands
will reduce dependency on agricultural product importation.
OTHER BARANGAYS
In view of increasing community participation and individual competitiveness in tourism

industry, the remaining rural barangays will serve as back-up support to tourism. It is
important however to maintain tranquility in character within these areas to make them distinct.
Palangan and Sinandigan is more of dormitory type barangays. They become nearly exclusive
living space which looks like a living extension of nearby growth area. Commercial activities are
very minimal with rare tourism facilities.
The existing road network traversing growth areas and the existing barangays will facilitate
spatial and economic connectivity within the planning area. The interconnection shall be
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Source: MPDO, 2008
Figure 15. Structure / Concept Plan


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3.4 Land Use Accounting
 BASIC LAND USE POLICIES
Presidential Proclamation no 1801 (November 10, 1978) Declaring certain islands, coves and
peninsulas in the Philippines as tourist zones and marine reserves under the administration of
the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA). This Proclamation states : No development projects or
construction of any purpose shall be introduced within the zones (Port Galera, Balatero Cove,
Medio Island-boquete-Sto. Nino) without prior approval of the President of the Philippines upon
the recommendation of the PTA.
Presidential Decree no 354 (1973), making Puerto Galera a Man and Biosphere Reserve under
UNESCO'S Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB).
Indigenous People’s Rights Act. This policy recognizes the right of the Indigenous People over
their ancestral domain. Grant of Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claim to Indigenous Cultural
Communities has been the major highlight. The sustainable traditional practices and culture of
the indigenous people is acclaimed through declaring them as environmental managers
participating in resource management.
Indigenous concept of ownership holds that ancestral domains are ICCs/IPs private but
community property which belongs to all generations and therefore cannot be sold, disposed or
destroyed. It likewise covered sustainable traditional resource rights.
The right of the ICCs/IPs over their ancestral land include the right to ownership, right to
develop lands and natural resources, right to regulate entry of migrants, right to claim parts of
reservations.
Urban Development and Housing Act (RA 7279). This is a policy to provide for the
comprehensive and continuing Urban Development and Housing Program. Provision include
decentralization of function which charged the local government units as implementers of social
housing program. As implementers, it is envisioned that LGUs be more responsive to the needs
and housing demands of their respective communities.
PD 705. Classifies land below 18 percent slope as alienable and disposable land and those
between 18 and 50 percent slope as production forest and above 50 percent slope as protection
forest land.
DENR Administrative Order No. 97-05 (Procedures in the retention of areas within certain
distances along the banks of Rivers, Streams, and Shores of Seas, Lakes and Oceans for
Environmental protection. Requires the allocation of areas along water bodies for forestry
purposes, specifically: (1) twenty-meter strips of the land along the edge of the normal high
water line of the rivers and streams with channels of at least fifty (50) meters wide; (2) strips of
mangrove or swamps at least twenty (20) meters wide, along shorelines facing oceans, lakes
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PD 1067 (Water Code of the Phil.) Provides buffer along water bodies. This law states that
banks of rivers and streams and the shores of the seas and throughout their entire 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 the easement of public use
in the interest of recreation, navigation, floodgate, fishing and salvage.
 DEMAND COMPUTATION
From Puerto Galera’s structure plan, urban development was perceived to transpire in four
areas, Poblacion, Sabang, San Isidro, and Balatero. As per NSO category, only Poblacion is
considered as urban area. However, looking at development phase, availability of services and
facilities, and the projected population, it would be sensible to consider the four growth areas to
arrive at urban expansion area requirement. Using the 2020 projected urban population of
14,093 and the FAO standards hereunder are derived quantity of estimated urban expansion.
Table 54. Projected Urban Expansion Area
Lower Limit Upper Limit

Land Use Category
(Ha.) (Ha.)
Residential 56.37 84.558
Industrial 5.64 21.1395
Commercial 2.82 7.0465
Administrative 2.82 7.0465
Educational 4.28 8.4558
Health 1.41 2.8186
Open Space 7.05 42.279
Total 118.38 173.3439
:Computed base on Food & Agriculture Organization Standards
Since Puerto Galera has the highest annual population growth rate in the province, safe
estimate is to follow the upper limit requirement suggesting 173.34 hectares urban expansion
requirement by 2020. The additional urban area requirement per land use category was
presented to provide an imaginary area distribution. However, to allow flexibility in land uses
and to promote equal development opportunity, the area shall not be distributed nor allocated
as per above category. Instead, land uses will be distributed in accordance with the
development trend and the prevailing demand. This shall be coupled with regulations to
prevent chaos from possible conflicts in land uses that will be incorporated in the zoning
ordinance. For the purpose of allocating rational expansion areas to the identified growth
nodes, urban expansion for each node will be partially based from the estimated collective
expansion requirement. FAO standard will be likewise utilized to initiate rational estimate of
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Table 55. Additional Expansion Area
Growth Areas Lower Limit (Ha.) Upper Limit (Ha.)
Poblacion 56.52 82.75

Balatero 42.02 61.53
Sabang 35.81 52.44
San Isidro 43.99 64.00
:Computed base on Food & Agriculture Organization Standards
Among the growth nodes, Poblacion requires the largest expansion area while Sabang needs
the least. However, because of dynamic tourism activities in Sabang, a bigger expansion is
required to support tourists' demand and to strengthen tourism development agenda. It is also
safe to provide higher land use intensity where lower intensity is allowed, rather than allocating
lower land use intensity where the corresponding allowed uses are very limited. Outside of the
growth areas, anticipated development will likely cause moderate change in the general land
uses. Scattered home development with pocket other traditional land uses was presumed in
rural areas.
The intent of creating contiguous development space within the growth centers is to
concentrate development in a particular area creating more specialized functions. The idea is to
establish a more development focus and restrain cluttered developments that may build
competing urban environment rather than having an integral functionalities. Leading the
development away from the forest and production areas is also one of the underlying results.
With regards to residential requirement, significant expansion will be allocated in Sinandigan

and Palangan because of its role, Dormitory Barangay, and its proximity to Sabang.
 SUPPLY ANALYSIS
By legal land status only 918.0681 hectares or 3.63% of the total land area is classified
forest/timberland. The rest are already alienable and disposable lands which can be utilized for
urban development. However, there are numerous factors that need to be considered in
allocating lands for urban development. Considering the physical characteristics of Puerto
Galera and the legal issuances related to land uses, hereunder are not suitable for urban
development. These shall be deducted from the inventory of the available land supply for
future development. To wit:
Unbuildable areas which are already occupied by dwelling structures and different
establishments covering 264.7234 hectares or 1.04%.
Areas with steep slopes accounted to about 12,239 hectares. In fact, the slope map of
the municipality suggests very limited urban suitability. Slope data shows that only
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Easements and buffers along rivers, streams, lakes, seas and oceans, including road
network required under the law shall be kept for such purpose and therefore considered
not suitable for urban development. The total area covered by legal easements and
buffers has not been accounted yet, however, it shall be declared for the same purpose
in the zoning ordinance.
Favorable slope ranging from 0-3% are largely located in Balatero and sporadically located in
Tabinay, Poblacion, Dulangan and San Isidro, White Beach. Considering however, the
geohazard map, and historical events, coastal areas are prone to tsunamis and at risk during
storm surge. This is where flat areas are generally located. Hence, expansion could not be
simply geared towards flat areas. Hereunder are major concerns in identifying future
development areas:
1. The physical condition and the possible risks occurring from natural hazards;
2. The existing development trend and land use pattern;
3. The economic activities and interchange, and the prevailing investment preference;
4. Accessibility and the available infrastructure and support services; and
5. Perceived development potentials and identified challenges.
3.5 Proposed Uses
The preceding land uses were designated to guide and direct new developments to suitable
locations thereby insure conformity among different uses. However, the plan does not only
intend to deal with physical arrangement of vertical developments, it primarily concerns with
incorporating growth with the natural setting. Since Puerto Galera is largely dependent on
tourism-based activities, tourism was given special consideration in determining land uses.
Balancing land utilization in tourism development arrived at different tourism land use
categories. Likewise, the following also serves as a general guide to allocate rational land uses.
 Development growth will be promoted in Sabang, San Isidro, Balatero, and Poblacion
because of tourism, presence major port, and anchor facilities respectively.
 Critical forest areas like identified sources of potable water/ spring development should
be protected against settlement intrusion.
 Natural environment is the primary asset of the municipality. Keeping the environment
in shape would mean progress.
 Because of distinct tourism character of the locality, tourism related development will
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A. DESIGNATED GROWTH NODES
The major urban center and the designated growth nodes where urban and suburban
developments are highly visible will serve as the primary locations for new investments and
mixed-use neighborhoods which are connected or integrated with each other.
POBLACION: Development agenda in

Muelle, along the bay, is emphasizing history
and culture. Built structures will create
resemblance of Spanish architecture beyond
25 meters from the perimeter of the
canon/cross, to put accent to historic value.
Passenger disembarking and embarking by
motorized boat shall be allowed at prescribed
schedule for internal linkages while anchorage Source: SEPP
is no longer permitted. Likewise, built form Figure 16. Vicinity Map of Barangay Poblacion
along the national road needs to complement
with historical theme by constructing a pre-spanish façade. Two (2) storey height
regulations will be implemented to protect scenic view along the bay while 11 meters will be
the maximum height limit along the national road. Marine area is still open to controlled
aqua sports and other activities using non-motorized boat. To foster ecological balance,
Muelle pier/port will be closed to passenger and cargo boats providing external connections
such as Muelle-Batangas route. Hence, shall no longer be considered as one of Puerto
Galera’s entry and exit points. Instead, it shall be converted into a Tourism Infrastructure
and Enterprise Zone. Portion of which, will be allocated to accommodate taxi ferry for
internal connections. Whereas, the existing port facility shall be converted into a historical
and recreational facility.
In support to Poblacion’s development role, commercial and institutional center will be

allocated. Medium density commercial activities will be directed to locate in the designated
commercial center along the proposed diversion road. Whereas, identified institutional
center along the Poblacion-Tabinay national road will be intended for institutional facilities
which might not conform to residential use. To protect youth and family interest night bars,
videoke bars and other establishments of similar character will be directed outside of
Poblacion center especially within settlement vicinity.
As functional open space, Plaza Iluminada will be developed to be utilized for cultural
undertakings.
SABANG: The area is already established tourism destination. To upgrade

competitiveness, classy tourism ambience preferably high-end tourism facilities shall be
promoted in western part. Other facilities and/or structures including residential
development will be encouraged to complement with the type of character that western
Sabang wants to portray. Community-based commercial services will concentrate on the
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Additional commercial areas shall include barangay road corner Sabang-Palangan National
Road extending thru the property line of the designated green park. In pursuit of traditional
community values, and dignified tourism, night entertainment establishments and other
establishments of the same nature will be confined along the beach front from Sabang
road to Big Apple Resort. Existing institutional areas will be preserved to maintain essential
functionalities.
Residential areas at the rear portion of tourism space within the barangay center were
occasionally used for tourism purposes while others were gradually modified to promote
tourism activities. The area needs to cope with the emerging development trend while
protecting the residential needs of the local populace at the same time. Hence, these areas
will be designated for residential-tourism wherein dormitory type tourism facilities or
household based tourism facilities co-exist with residential use.
Expansion area at the south-east portion of the provincial road will be allocated for special
tourism areas. Future retirement haven or retirement home and other developments of
similar character will be directed to these areas. The rest of the areas identified for
development expansion shall be intended to accommodate residential and institutional
development.
The southeastern tip going to the property line of the expansion area shall be status quo for
breathing space including Molave Park. These shall be primarily maintained for
environmental consideration but shall be known as Tourism Conservation Area.
Areas identified for construction of Sewerage and Waste Water Treatment Facility shall be
designated special use for the same purpose. Existing vegetation which serves as Sabang’s
forest area will be maintained as life support system.
Considering the various tourism activities and other proposed infrastructure development,
the need for the provision of a concrete road with drainage canal is essential. The 5.94
kilometers stretch of the Provincial road will be widened into an eight (8) meter-wide road
and will be concreted with the provision of one (1) meter concrete canal on both sides.
Portion of the existing reclaimed area intended for port facility shall be allocated for parking.
SAN ISIDRO:
Practically, tourism in San Isidro will cover the national Roads inwards heading to beach
direction except areas being allocated for commercial purposes; and the identified
properties from the national road going to upland direction. These areas shall be intended
for tourism development. The former shall be designated area 1 and 2 while the latter shall
be known area 3. The intended use for area 1 and 2 shall include the following:
1. Low intensity tourism development will be directed towards Bayanan area.

2. Homestay program shall be adapted in consonance with pertinent rules and
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3. Information center will be established to promote centralize tourist desk assistance.
This will serve as primary source of tourism related information such as
accommodation, transportation, recreation, and others.
Whereas, tourism-based commercial development shall be the intended use in area 3,

theme parks/camping area, health and wellness facilities, retirement haven, parking and
transport terminal, mini-market, and other similar development is expected to be located in
area 3.
The existing 0.5 hectare being utilized for monkey farm shall be incorporated in designated
commercial zone. Is shall be allowed to operate at certain conditions. These include no
expansion policy, sanitation, health and safety standards required by DOH, DENR, and other
concerned agencies which must be properly complied.
Minolo pier which is now being used for dry docking, boat construction and repair will be
used as San Isidro’s permanent berthing area. Only disembarking and embarking of
passengers shall be allowed in White Beach. Dry docking will be maintained with
corresponding restrictions in favor of ecological balance. Low intensity commercial will be
directed towards the designated sea market place in Minolo Pier. Though increasing urban
activities intend to augment economic condition in the area, historical value of Minolo will be
given due consideration.
The existing three (3) meters wide road going to white beach area shall be widened into six
(6) meters wide road including the one (1) meter canal on both sides. Fire hydrants shall be
installed on sides of the said road and spaced at twenty five (25) meters from each other.
The existing 1.5 meters walkway connected to the proposed road shall also be widened into
two (2) meters walkway.
BALATERO: Coastal areas on both sides of the port area will not be eligible for tourism
development specifically: (1) left of the pier facing north- 365 meters northwest up to the
property line of Nagura Beach Resort; and (2) right side of the pier starting from the creek-
270 meters southeast up to the property of Yulo family. The intent is not just to protect its
role as a primary gateway in town, but to reserve specific areas for marginal fisherfolks. All
other areas along the coasts shall be conditionally permissible for tourism development.
Large tourism developments will be directed on both ends of Balatero coasts to create low
density tourism area. While the desire is to promote contiguous tourism facilities,
maintaining aesthetic and ecological conditions of the identified tourism areas shall be
primarily considered in completing the development process.
Existing agro-industries located along Balatero-Baclayan road covering three lots and the
one located along east Barangay roads intersecting the national road will be utilized for
poultry and piggery. To mitigate anticipated impacts at the surrounding properties, it shall
be isolated by requiring green space in agro-industrial peripheries. Expansion however, will
not be allowed. To make green areas simultaneously profitable, surrounding properties
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Neighborhood commercial activities will be directed towards identified commercial areas
located within the periphery of the RORO Port specifically: (1) right side of the barangay
road heading to the port; (2) left side of the port facing north starting from existing creek to
the barangay road extending southward; (3) about one (1) lot depth along both sides of the
national road starting from the existing creek. With regards to institutional use, available
institutional functions need not require additional space. Existing areas can support
activities required to efficiently render community service.
The area that has been previously utilized for waste disposal shall be converted into an
ecological park for public use. Portion thereof shall be intended for public cemetery.
Whereas, grasslands will be converted into a productive source of agricultural and forest
products. Other areas will be intended for residential use.
Balatero Pier shall serve as a primary entry and exit points and shall be designated as the
only gateway intended for RORO transport system. Major port development shall be
contained in Balatero pier for aesthetic and ecological reasons.
LAND USE POLICIES:
In addition to the existing national policies related to land uses and the local issuances, the
following specific policies shall be adopted:
1. There shall be no makeshifts or temporary structures in nature within the designated

tourism areas.
2. All the structures located within the tourists areas should be aesthetically pleasant that
complements with nature.
3. Nature should be primarily considered in all types of development.
4. There shall be no structures within the identified flood-prone and landslide-susceptible

areas.
5. Mandatory five-meter easement on both sides of fault traces on the ground identified by
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B. GENERAL LAND USES
(1)
FOREST. As per land classification 18,372.4093 hectares or 72.77 percent of entire Puerto
Galera are considered alienable and disposable making 6,874.8207 hectares forest. By land
classification, 27.23 percent of the total land area can only be utilized for forest use. However,
if critical areas, like identified sources of potable water/ spring development, have been
incidentally located outside of the classified forest areas, protection policies shall be applied to
uphold the interest of the general public. Below are the intended uses for forest areas.
Protection Areas- Forest cover is considered vital for maintaining ample water supply
and to protect lowland communities from landslide/erosion, flashflood and other
disasters. Therefore, protection of identified sources of potable water/ spring
development located in Barangay Baclayan, that falls within the ancestral land claim by
the Mangyans and the one located in Aninuan should be strictly implemented. Water
source located in Sipit Saburan, Villaflor shall be also considered local identified sources
of potable water/ spring development. Settlements other than the existing minorities
shall be restricted and other form of development. Planting of indigenous species and
forest rehabilitation activities, regulated eco-tourism activities, eco-research and other
related activities that complement local government’s preservation effort may be allowed
only with proper coordination to DENR and pertinent national/local agencies. The
918.061 hectares classified forest shall be also protection areas.
Production Areas- Since Puerto Galera has marginal agricultural lands for crop
production, upland agriculture will be promoted, but shall be limited to minimum impact
agriculture. Large scale clearing/cutting of trees will be strictly prohibited. Agro-forestry
which allows utilization of forest land for economic gain and complement forest use at
the same time shall be encouraged in upland Tabinay within areas with no more than 30
percent slope. Nature-based tourism activities which are limited to trekking,
mountaineering and the likes will be likewise promoted to put additional economic value
to forest land. Subsistence agriculture will be allowed within highlands of Baclayan but
shall be outside the existing declared identified sources of potable water/ spring
development.
Another land uses that may be allowed to co-exist with forest use is power generating
infrastructure that utilizes alternative or renewable energy sources like water and wind,
subject to pertinent environmental laws and other related issuances. The areas which
have been evaluated for energy production in upland Baclayan shall be part of the
production forest.
Settlement: The hinterlands may be utilized for living space but shall be limited to
cultural settlement only where indigenous people are the identified occupants. Light
materials dwelling units shall be the preferred housing construction materials and that
dwelling construction shall not cause extreme disturbance to forest vegetation that
might endanger lowland settlements. Cultural settlements and other forms of
development should not be formed within the one (1) kilometer radius of the declared
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Due to the locality’s unique slope and topography, non-indigenous settlement may be
allowed within the existing forest use where the slope is between 18-30% and the land
classification is already A & D. Provided, that said development is in conformity with the
national laws and concerned agencies rules and regulations, and shall be subject to the
performance standards specified to the local zoning ordinance.
(2)
TOURISM. The List of identified uses incorporated in Chapter 5 of Puerto Galera’s Tourism
Plan shall be adopted within the designated tourist areas in addition to herein identified uses.
Categories are as follows:
1. Natural Attraction: Mt. Malasimbo, Beaches, Tamaraw Falls, Long Beach, Aninuan Falls,
Tukuran Falls/River, Ambang Falls/River, Hot Spring (Tabinay), Talupak/Matala Beach,
Bulabod Beach, Aplayang Munti, Sur’s Place, Tabinay River, Python Cave, Hundura Bay,
Palangan-Tangalan Giant Clam Garden, and Big/Small Lalaguna-Beach, San Antonio-
Molave park, long beach, hibiscus hill, and third palateau
Development may be allowed within these areas provided that such development will
not alter or modify the physical character of the location. The natural attraction areas
shall be designated Tourism Conservation where restricted tourism activities and
development shall be applied.
Boquete Island shall also be included in Tourism Conservation but shall be treated
differently due to special proclamation covering the area-Presidential Proclamation no
1801 (November 10, 1978).
2. Cultural Attractions: Mangyan Village (Talipanan), Excavation Museum, Sipit Saburan

(Mangyan Community) and Baclayan
Only development type that blend with the indigenous way of life will be allowed in
these areas to include but not limited to educational and health facilities. The Cultural
Attraction shall be designated as Cultural Tourism.
3. Man-made and other Attractions: Sto. Nino shooting Range, Reptile Park and Zoo,
Baclayan View Deck, Hanging Bridge, Kilometer 37, Paraway and Kilometer 40, Cockfight
arena, Poblacion town-Iluminada park, souvenir shops, Coco-beach-native, nature,
tropical resort, Colina Flora.
Permitted development will include rest areas and refreshment shops like restaurant,
coffee shops and other form of development that will complement the allowed activities
in the areas. Provided, that the performance standards are being followed and the
design development standards prescribed by concerned government agency(ies).
4. Historic: Lighthouse (Sinandigan), Muelle area, Tangalan (Palangan) and Minolo area.

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Puerto Galera recognizes that these areas are unique because of their historic character,
thus, these will be separately identified in addition to the clusters in the tourism master
plan. Though the original structures deteriorated, historic value may be appreciated by
adding flavor to it. Special events, entertainment activities, refreshment, and
recreational activities create reasons for people to visit the area. Arts, cultural and
educational opportunities may also be encouraged. Developments however should be
sensitive to the historic characteristics of the place. These will be designated Historic
Tourism .
While tourism areas has been classified accordingly, all areas for tourism purposes that falls in
any classification, but are located within the forest shall follow the general proposed land use.
Therefore, it shall appear as forest in the zoning map such that any tourism
development/activities to be undertaken shall be in conformity with the DENR policies on forest
use and forest management and other existing related forest laws and regulations. Hence,
while the location has been identified, land area cannot be segregated to avoid double count.
(3)
SPECIAL USE: The five (5) hectare Integrated Solid Waste Management Disposal
Facility (ISWMDF) located in barangay Villaflor shall be designated as special use in the
proposed general land uses. The intended use shall be for disposal of solid waste coming from
different sources, and other activities that support local waste management plan. Other special
uses will include seaport areas covering major port in Balatero and the secondary ports located
in Sabang and Minolo.
(4)
RESIDENTIAL:
Residential Estate: Ponderosa and other areas with similar character will be designated
Residential Estate which are intended to provide for lower residential densities and larger lot
areas than other residential land use categories. Residential Estate shall be characterized by:
(1)
single family detached homes; (2) Generous building setbacks and lot frontages allowing
significant spaces between dwellings to promote residential estate appearance; (4)
environmentally sensitive areas should be preserve as permanent open space; and (5) structural
design should follow performance standards for upland development.
Low Intensity Residential: The area approaching lighthouse periphery located in

Sinandigan is intended for low intensity residential development to restrict dwelling heights in
order to preserve view corridors. Single family detached and open spaces are the preferred
uses within this area.
Socialized Housing Site: The areas adjacent to identified Integrated Solid Waste
Development Facility at Barangay Villaflor, with a total of five (5) hectares, will be allotted for
socialized housing development with one (1) hectare allocation which will serve as buffer zone,
including the five thousand one hundred forty (5,140) square meter lot with lot no. 3 located at
right side of the national highway going south. This shall be intended to cater for the housing
needs of the indigent families and homeless. Development design shall be in accordance with
the design standards of Batas Pambansa 220.
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General Residential Areas: All other residential areas not elsewhere classified will be
designated as general residential areas. These areas will be allotted for the development of
dwelling structures and other neighborhood type development that complement the general
use.
(5)
AGRICULTURE. The existing agricultural lands being utilize for food production particularly
rice, located at the south-east of Barangay Villaflor –adjacent to San Teodoro, will be
designated agricultural areas. Maintaining
the production capacity of these areas and the
open space character shall bear major
consideration. Crop production will be the
preferred land uses in the designated
agricultural areas. Integrated farming system
wherein cultivation of crops are incorporated
with fruit trees and livestock raising is also
recommended. Compact residential
Productive Agricultural
Land development thru infilling will be encouraged in
sitios surrounding the protected production
lands in Villaflor to prevent conversion of such
into a single-family homes. Agricultural
landowners will be encouraged to value
agricultural production rather than converting
Source: SEPP, 2008 their lands for residential thru creating forward-
Figure 17. Productive Agricultural Lands backward linkages.
Mining and quarrying areas in Barangays Dulangan and Tabinay shall be converted into
agricultural areas. All other areas declared as agriculture under the municipal assessor’s office
and are not covered by urban uses shall be maintained for agricultural purposes.

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(1)
PRODUCTION AREA. Municipal marine water is open to fishing except within the
designated conservation area and its 200 meter buffer areas. However, destructive fishing
gears and methods listed in Municipal Ordinance no. 85 that include: fine meshed nets, muro-
ami, kayakas, fishing with the use of explosives and poisonous substance, commercial trawl,
commercial purse seine, electro fishing, and buli-buli shall be prohibited. The designated
production areas shall be intended for utilization of resident fishermen only.
(2)
CONSERVATION AREA
Muelle Bay shall be designated

conservation area where controlled
activities are expected. The entire area
Source: MPDO, 2008
Figure 18. Location of Conservation Area
including existing mangrove at the outskirts may be

utilized for low impact tourism activities like viewing,
trekking. Cutting of mangrove species for economic gain and commercial fishing are strictly
prohibited. Escarceo point (EP) down to Buwaya point (BP) is also designated conservation area
because of its sensitive and unique environment –with existing coral reefs and other marine
resources. To prevent destruction from unnecessary human activities while promoting tourism
in the area, the intended use will be regulated snorkeling and diving activities. Thus, assistance
from a professional and/or accredited diving instructor or marine guide is required to enjoy
underwater scenery within the vicinity of EP to BP. Other water sports activities that may create
nuisance or may cause damage to the underwater ecosystem are strictly prohibited.
(3)
NAVIGATION. Areas being designated by MARINA for purposes of navigation shall be
adapted in this plan. Navigational route are as follows:
 White Beach-Batangas port and vice-versa;

 Sabang-Batangas Port and vice-versa ;
 Balatero-Batangas Port and vice-versa ;
 Muelle-San Antonio and vice-versa;

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(4)
DRY DOCKING. Dry docking will be established at Barangay Tabinay for purposes of
repair and maintenance of sea vessel. Necessary facilities shall be developed in consonance
with the requirement of MARINA and other concerned agencies. Dry docking shall be allowed
only within specified areas of Tabinay coasts. Unless the area is designated dry docking, any
activities related to dry docking shall not be located anywhere along Tabinay coasts.
Table 56. Proposed and Existing Land Uses, Area Distribution and Percent to Total
Existing Percent Proposed Change

Land Use Categories
Area (ha.) to total Area (ha.) (ha.)
1. Urban Use
Residential 220.8544 0.8748 1,804.2266 1,583.3722
Commercial 46.6498 0.1848 160.6070 113.9572

Tourism 25.6162 0.1015 1,099.5313 1,073.9151
Institutional 10.7864 0.0427 42.1103 31.3239

recreational spaces 0.5807 0.0023 1.0856 0.5049
Sub-total 304.4875 1.2061 3,107.5608 2,803.0733
2. Agriculture 8,136.7100 32.2281 15,225.7997 7,089.0897
3. Forest 6,874.8207 27.2300 6,874.8207 0
4. Mining/Quarrying 49.0049 0.1941 0 -49.0049
5. Grassland 9,878.7812 39.1282 0 -9,878.7812
6. Agro-industrial 0.5049 0.0020 4.2235 3.7186
7. Other uses
Cemeteries 2.4208 0.0096 3.8208 1.4000
Categorized Wastes Disposal
Facility 0.50 0.0020 5.2330 4.7330
Special Use Zone 0.00 0.00 25.7715 25.7715
Sub-total 24,942.7425 98.7940 22,139.6692 -2,803.0733
TOTAL 25,247.23 100.00% 25,247.23 5,606.1466
Source: Municipal Assessor's Office (Tax Declaration, 2009)

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GENERAL POLICIES:
1. Marine areas are open to minimum to no impact water leisure and sports activities such as
swimming and other similar activities requiring no mechanical/motorized equipments
specifically; (1) Escarceo point to Bulabod beach-120 meters foreshore; (2) Sabang area-
200 meters foreshore; (3) Talipanan point-100 meters foreshore.
2. There shall be no gathering of marine resources such as coral, seagrass, and others for
commercial and/or souvenir purposes.
3. There shall be no infrastructure development within marine zones for purposes of entry and
exit except within the designated three points of entry and exit. Private jetty pier may be
allowed in areas where land transport is not possible.
4. It was anticipated that in due time, urban development will cause tremendous decrease in
vegetation throughout Puerto Galera. To protect green environment as one of the local
assets, all types of development will be required to provide green space. This policy intends
to ensure that “concrete jungle” would not replace the natural vegetation.
5. All types of development that will be constructed within the highlands having a slope of
more than 18% shall follow the natural topography of the area.
6. Beach side bars and restaurants that promote night entertainment and other mixed tourism-
commercial uses of similar nature shall be confined within the designated areas in Sabang
and White Beach. These types of development will no longer be expanded outside of the
specified locations. New investments should follow proper setbacks and should not obstruct
public access to the beach area.
7. To protect public use and free access to shoreline, any form of either temporary or
permanent structure will be prohibited within the salvage zone. Convenient and/or proper
access or road-right-of-way to coastal areas will be established.
8. The natural view must be free from obstruction to maintain aesthetic value and to promote
an equal opportunity for everyone to enjoy Puerto Galera’s natural beauty, especially
sunrise and sunset by the Bay. Signages and all billboard advertisement shall be regulated
for public safety and for the same purpose.
9. Designated tourism areas outside Sabang and White Beach should portray serenity to create
distinct character.
10. The DENR policies on forest use and forest management, and other existing related forest
laws and regulations shall apply to all areas where other use has been identified but are
covered by the local forest zones.

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EXCERPT FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF PUERTO GALERA, ORIENTAL MINDORO HELD ON
DECEMBER 20, 2012 AT THE SANGGUNIAN CONFERENCE ROOM
PRESENT:
Hon. Jaime V. Delgado - - Municipal Vice Mayor /
Presiding Officer
Hon. Marlon L. Lopez - - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Graciela M. Magbuhos - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Policarpio C. Lopez - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Mark Garry V. Evangelista - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Edwin C. Axalan - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Juan V. Ascan III - Ex-Officio Member (Liga)
ABSENT:
Hon. Edwin C. Suzara - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Melchor J. Arago - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Emmanuel L. Lineses - Municipal Councilor
Hon. Joanna Mae N. Arago - Ex-Officio Member (SK)
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MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 2012-024
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE MUNICIPALITY

OF PUERTO GALERA, ORIENTAL MINDORO AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND AMENDMENT THEREOF AND FOR THE
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
WHEREAS, the implementation of the Comprehensive Land Use Plans

would require the enactment of regulatory measures to translate its planning
goals and objectives into reality; and Zoning Ordinance is of one such
regulatory measures which is an important tool in the implementation of the
comprehensive land use plan;
WHEREAS, the local government code authorizes local government

units to enact zoning ordinances subject to and in accordance with existing
laws;
WHEREAS, the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board has

spearheaded and now assists in and coordinates the activities of the local
governments in comprehensive land use planning;
NOW THEREFORE, the Sangguniang Bayan of Puerto Galera, Oriental

Mindoro in session duly assembled hereby adopts the following Zoning
Ordinance:
ARTICLE I
TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE
Section 1. Title of the Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be known as the

Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the Municipality of Puerto
Galera, ORIENTAL Mindoro and shall be referred to as the
Ordinance.
ARTICLE II
AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
Section 2. Authority. This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the provisions

of the New Local Government Code, RA 7160 Sections 458 a.2 (7-9)
and 447 a.2 (7-9) dated 10 October 1991, “Authorizing the
City/Municipality through the Sangguniang Bayan to adopt the
Zoning Ordinance subject to the provisions of existing laws”, and in
conformity with E.O. No.72.
Section 3. Purposes. This Ordinance is enacted for the following purposes:
1. Guide, control and regulate future growth and development of

the Municipality of Puerto Galera 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, comfort,

convenience and general welfare of the inhabitants in the
locality.
4. Empower small farmers and fisherfolks and increase farmer’s

income by the year 2020.
5. Ensure sustainability of the municipal agricultural resources and

promote food security and maintain self sufficiency in livestock.
6. Provide adequate light, air, privacy and convenience of access to

property.
7. Prevent undue concentration of population and properties.
Section 4. Declaration of Principles
1. Land is a limited national resources and as such must be

managed for the welfare of all in accordance with the Municipal
Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
2. The environment is a life support system and as such it must be

conserved and protected to enhance the quality of life.
3. Land must be used in a most beneficial, rational, and most

efficient manner as to prevent the mixture of incompatible land
uses, environmental hazards, blight depression and artificial
scarcity of land resources. In which case, there is need to
regulatory measures which shall promote such pattern of
development.
4. This zoning Regulations is based on the approved General Land

Use Plans as per Resolution No.2011-039 dated March 2, 2011 for
the Municipality of Puerto Galera.
ARTICLE III
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 and other Implementing
Rules and Regulations, promulgated by the HLRB. The words, terms
and phrases enumerated hereunder shall be understood to have the
meaning corresponding indicated in Appendix A.
1. Agricultural Zone (AGZ)- an area within a municipality intended for

cultivation/fishing and pastoral activities and for agricultural
support facilities e.g. fish, farming, cultivation of crops, goat/cattle
raising, ricemills, etc.
2. HLRB/BOARD- shall mean the Housing and Land Use Regulatory

Board.
3. 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.
4. Central Business District- shall refer to areas designated principally

for trade, services and business purposes.
5. Certificate of Non-Conformance- certificate issued to owners of all

uses existing prior to the approval of the Zoning Ordinance which
do not conform in a zone as per provision of the said Ordinance.
6. Compatible Use- uses or land activities capable of existing

together harmoniously e.g. residential use and parks and
playground.
7. Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)- a document embodying

specific proposals 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 Utilities, Local Administrative and
Land Use.
8. Conflicting Uses- uses or land activities with contrasting

characteristics sited adjacent to each other e.g. residential units
adjacent to industrial plants.
9. Conforming use- a use which is in accordance with the zone

classification as provided for in the Ordinance.
10. Easement- open space imposed on any land use/activities sited

along waterways, road-right-of-ways, cemeteries/memorial parks
and utilities.
11. Environmentally Critical Areas-refers to those areas which are

environmentally sensitive and are listed in Presidential
Proclamation 2146 dated 14 December 1981.
12. Environmentally Critical Projects- refers to those projects which
have high potential for negative environmental impacts and are
listed in Presidential Proclamation 2146 dated 14 December 1981.
13. Exception- a device which grants a property owner relief from

certain provisions of a Zoning Ordinance where because of the
specific use would result in a particular hardship upon the owner,
as distinguished from a mere inconvenience or a desire to make
more money.
14. Forest Zone (FZ)- an area within the municipality intended primarily
for forest purposes.
15. Conservation Zone (CZ)- an area within the municipality intended

for conservation purposes.
16. General Commercial Zone (GCZ)- an area within the municipality

for trading/services/business purposes.
17. Low Density Commercial Zone (C-1)-an area principally for trade,
services and business activities ordinarily referred to as the Central
Business District.
18. Medium Density Commercial Zone (C2)- and area within the
municipality with quasi-trade business activities and services
industries performing functions as principally commercial zone
(CBD).
19. General Institutional Zone (GIZ)- an area within the municipality

principally for general types of institutional establishments e.g.
government offices, schools, hospital/clinics, academic/research,
convention centers.
20. General Residential Zone (GRZ)- an area within the municipality

principally for dwelling/housing purposes.
21. Low Density Residential Zone (R-1)- an area principally for

dwelling/housing purposes with a density of 20 dwelling units and
below per hectare.
22. General Zoning Map- a duly authenticated map delineating the

different zones in which the whole municipality is divided.
23. 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.
24. Mitigating Device- a means to grant relief in complying with

certain provisions of the Ordinance.
25. Non-Conforming use- existing non-conforming uses/establishments

in an area allowed to operate inspite of the non-conformity to the
provisions of the Ordinance subject to the conditions stipulated in
this Zoning Ordinance.
26. Parks and Recreation Zone (PRZ)- an area designed for

diversion/amusements and for the maintenance of ecological
balance of the community.
27. Rezoning- a process of introducing amendments to or a change in
the text and maps of the zoning ordinance. It also includes
amendment or change in view of reclassification under section 20
of RA 7160.
28. Rural Area- area outside of designated urban area.
29. Setback- the open space left between the building and lot lines.
30. Socialized Housing Zone (SHZ)- shall be used principally for

socialized housing/dwelling purposes for the underprivileged and
homeless as defined in RA 7279.
31. Special Institutional Zone (SIZ)- an area within the municipality

principally for particular types of institutional establishments e.g.
welfare homes, orphanages, home for the aged, rehabilitation
and training centers, military camps/reservation/bases/training
grounds etc.
32. Tourist Zone- are sites within the municipality endowed with natural
or manmade physical attributes and resources that are conducive
to recreation, leisure and other wholesome activities.
33. Urban Area(s)- include all Barangay(s) or portion(s) of which

comprising the Poblacion, central business district (CBD) and other
growth areas including the urbanizable land in adjacent to said
areas and where at least more than fifty percent (50%) of the
population are engaged in non-agricultural activities.
34. Urban Zoning Map- a duly authenticated map delineating the

different zones into which the urban area and its expansion area
are divided.
35. Urbanizable land- area designated as suitable for urban expansion

by virtue of land use studies conducted.
36. Variance- a special 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.
37. Warehouse- refers to a storage and/or depository of those business

of performing warehouse services for others, for profit.
38. Water Zone (WZ)- are bodies of water within the municipality
which include rivers, streams, lakes and seas except those
included in other zone classification.
39. Zone/District- an area within the municipality for specific land use
as defined by manmade or natural boundaries.
40. Zoning Administrator/ZONING OFFICER- a municipal employee

responsible for the implementation/enforcement of the Zoning
Ordinance in a community.
41. Zoning Ordinance- a local legal measure which embodies
regulations affecting land use.
ARTICLE IV
ZONE CLASSIFICATIONS
Section 5. Division into Zone or Districts. To effectively carry out the

provisions of this Ordinance, the municipality is hereby divided into the
following zones or districts as shown in the Official Zoning Maps.(Refer
to Annex A for appropriate color code)
1. RESIDENTIAL ZONES
o GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE (GRZ)
o LOW INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE (R1)
o RESIDENTIAL ESTATE
o SOCIALIZED HOUSING ZONE
2. COMMERCIAL ZONES
o GENERAL COMMERCIALZONE (GCZ)
o LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL ZONE (C1)
o MEDIUM INTENSITY COMMERCIAL ZONE (C2)
3. INSTITUTIONAL ZONES
o GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL ZONE (GIZ)
o SPECIAL INSTITUTIONAL ZONE (SIZ)
4. AGRICULTURAL ZONES (AZ)
o GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ZONE (GAZ)
5. FOREST ZONE (FZ)
o PROTECTION FOREST ZONE (PZ)
o PRODUCTION FOREST ZONE (PFZ)
6. MANGROVE FOREST ZONE
7. TOURISM ZONES
o LOW INTENSITY TOURISM ZONE
o HIGH INTENSITY TOURISM ZONE
o CULTURAL TOURISM ZONE (CTZ)
o HISTORICAL TOURISM ZONE (HTZ)
8. PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ZONE (PRZ)

9. WATERZONE
o RECREATION
o CONSERVATION
o PRODUCTION
10. SPECIAL USE ZONES (SUZ)
o SEWERAGE AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
o INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISPOSAL

FACILITY
o SEAPORT/SERVICE PORT
11. AGRO-INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Section 6. Zone Boundaries. The locations and boundaries of the above

mentioned various zones into which the municipality has been divided
are hereby identified and specified in ANNEX B.
Section 7. Interpretation of the Zone Boundary. In the interpretation of

the boundaries for any of the zones indicated on the zoning Map, the
following rules shall apply:
1. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately

follow the center of streets or highway, the street or highway right-
of-way lines, shall be construed to be the zone boundaries.
2. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately

follow the lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be the zone
boundaries.
3. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they are

approximately parallel to the center lines or right-of-way lines of
the streets and highways, such zone boundaries shall be construed
as being parallel thereto and at such 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 a zone follows a stream, lake or any

bodies of water, said boundary line shall be deemed to be the
limit of the political jurisdiction of the community unless otherwise
indicated. Boundaries indicated as following the shorelines shall
be construed to follow such shoreline and in the event of change
in the shorelines, shall be construed as moving with the actual
shoreline.
5. Where a lot of one 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.
6. Where zone boundary is indicated as one-lot-deep, said depth
shall be construed to be the average lot depth of the lots involved
within the each particular municipal block. Where, however, any

lot has a depth greater than the said average, the remaining
portion of said lot shall be construed as covered by the one-lot-
deep zoning district provided the remaining portion has an area
less than fifty percent (50%) or more of the total area of the lot
then the average lot depth shall apply to the lot which shall
become a lot divided and covered by two or more different
zoning districts, as the case may be.
In case of any remaining doubt as to the location of any property

along zone boundary lines, such property shall be considered as
falling within the less restrictive zone.
7. The textual description of the zone boundaries shall prevail over

that of the Official Zoning Maps.
ARTICLE V
ZONE REGULATIONS
Section 8. General Provision. The uses enumerated in the succeeding

sections are not exhaustive nor all-exclusive. The 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 potential of the locality with due
regard to the maintenance of the essential qualities of the zone.
Specific uses/activities of 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 9. 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:
1. Detached family dwelling
2. Multi-family dwelling e.g. row-houses, apartments, duplex
3. Apartment
4. Pension House
5. Lodging Houses
6. Dormitory
7. Boarding House
8. Branch Libraries and museums

9. Customary accessory uses like:
a. Servants quarter
b. Private garage
c. Guard house
10. Home occupation for the practice of one’s profession or for

engaging home business such as dressmaking, tailoring,
baking, managing sari-sari store and the like provided that:
a. The 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 that would normally be expected in a
residential neighborhood and any need for parking
generated by the conduct of such home occupation
and shall be met off the street and in a place other than
the required front yard;
e. No equipment or process shall be used in such home

occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes,
odors and electrical interference detectable to the
normal senses and visual or audible interference in any
radio or television receiver or causes fluctuations in line
voltage of the premises.
11. Home Industry Classified as Cottage Industry provided that:
a. Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty

percent (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
hazard or nuisance.
b. Allotted capitalization shall not exceed the

capitalization as set by the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI).
c. Such shall consider same provisions as enumerated in

the letters c, d, and e number 10, home occupation, this
section.
Section 10. Use Regulations for Low Intensity Residential Zone (R-1) R-1 shall
be used principally for housing/dwelling purposes so as to maintain
the peace and quite of the area within the zone with density of 20
dwelling units and below per hectare. The following are allowable
uses:
1. Detached family dwelling

2. Semi detached family dwelling eg. Duplex and rowhouse
a. Servants quarter
b. Private garage
c. Guardhouse
4. Home occupation for the practice of one’s profession or for

baking, managing sari-sari store and the like provided that:

the owner;



in greater volume that would normally be expected in a
residential neighborhood and any need for parking
and shall be met off the street and in a place other than
the required front yard;

occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes,
odors and electrical interference detectable to the
normal senses and visual or audible interference in any
radio or television receiver or causes fluctuations in line
voltage of the premises.
5. Home Industry Classified as Cottage Industry provided that:

hazard or nuisance.

Industry (DTI).

section.
d. Such home industry shall not occupy more than thirty

hazard or nuisance.
e. Allotted capitalization shall not exceed the
Industry (DTI).
f. Such shall consider same provisions as enumerated in

section.
6. 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
7. Pre-school
8. Multipurpose/Barangay Hall, subject to a written consent of the

concerned HOA
9. Sports Club
10. Clinic, nursing and convalescing home, health care
11. Plant nursery
Section 11. Use Regulations for Residential Estate Zone (RE)
The purpose is to provide areas for low density, single-family residential

use to stabilize and protect the characteristics of these areas, and to
maintain a suitable environment for family living.
The following shall be permitted within residential estate:
1. Single/Detached Family dwellings

2. Preschool to be used by the residence
3. Parks, playgrounds
g. Servants quarter
h. Private garage
i. Guardhouse
5. 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
6. Club house and/or Sports club
7. Greenhouse
The following uses shall be permitted subject to DENR and local rules
and regulations:
1. Water pipeline structures engineered to convey water supply

2. Golf Courses
3. Small Wind/Solar and/or Energy System for exclusive use of the
homeowner
Section 12. Use Regulations for Socialized Housing Zone (SHZ). The SHZ shall
be used principally for socialized housing/dwelling purposes for the
underprivileged and homeless as defined in RA 7279. Allowable uses
shall be all uses allowed in General Residential Zone and R-1.
Section 13. General Commercial Zone (GCZ). A GC Zone shall be for

business/trade/service uses. Within the zone the following types of
establishments shall be allowed:
1. Offices like office building
2. General retail stores and shops like:
a. Department store
b. Bookstore and office supply shop
c. Home appliance store
d. Car shop
e. Photo shop
f. Flower shop
3. Food markets and shops like:
a. Bakery and bake shop
b. Wine store
c. Grocery
d. Supermarket
4. Personal services shops like:
a. Beauty parlor
b. Barber shop
c. Dressmaking and tailoring shops
5. Recreational center/establishments like:
a. Moviehouse/theater
b. Playcourt e.g. tennis court, bowling lane, billiard hall
c. Swimming pool
d. Stadium, coliseum, gymnasium
e. Other sports and recreational establishment, except

cockpits
6. Restaurants, refreshments and other eateries
7. Short term special education like:
a. Dancing schools
b. School for self defense
c. Driving school
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
b. Apartment
c. Apartel
d. Boarding house
e. Dormitory
f. Pension house
g. Club house
11. Library museum
12. Filling station/service station
13. Clinic
14. Vocational/technical school
15. Convention center and related facilities
16. Messengerial service
17. Security agency
18. Janitorial service
19. Bank and other financial institutions
20. Radio and television station
21. Building garage, parking lot
22. Bakery and baking of bread, cake, pastries, pies and other
similar perishable products
23. Custom dressmaking shop
24. Custom tailoring shop
25. Commercial and job printing

26. Typing and photo engraving services
27. Repair of optical instruments and equipment and cameras
28. Repair of clocks and watches
29. Manufacture of insignia, badges and similar emblems except

metal
30. Repair shops like:
a. House appliances repair shops
b. Motor vehicles and accessory repair shops
c. Home furnishing shops
31. Printing/publishing
32. Machinery display shop center
33. Gravel and sand
34. Lumber/hardware
35. Manufacture of ice, ice blocks, cubes, tubes, crush except dry
ice
36. Printing and publishing of books and pamphlets, printing cards
and stationary
37. Manufacture of signs and advertising displays (except printed)
38. Chicharon factory
39. Manufacture of wood furniture uncluding upholstered
40. Manufacture of rattan furniture including upholstered
41. Manufacture of box beds and mattresses
42. Welding shops
43. Machine shop service operation (repairing/rebuilding, or custom
job orders)
44. Medium scale junkshop
45. Repair of motorcycles
46. Lechon or whole pig roasting
47. Biscuit factory- manufacture of biscuits, cookies, crackers and
other similar dried bakery products
48. Doughnut and hopia factory
49. Other bakery products not elsewhere classified (n.e.c.)

50. Repacking of food products e.g. fruits, vegetables, sugar and
other related products
51. Plant nursery
52. Funeral parlors, mortuaries and crematory services and memorial

chapels
53. Parking lots, garage facilities
54. Smoke Fish Processing
Section 14. Use Regulations in Low Intensity Commercial Zone (C-1) shall be
principally for trade, services and business act. Enumerated below
are the allowable uses:
1. Office Building
2. General retail stores and shops like:
a. Bookstore and office supply shop
b. Car shop
c. Home appliance store
d. Photo shop
e. Flower shop
3. Food market and shops like:
a. Bakery and bake shop
b. Wine store
c. Grocery
d. Supermarket
4. Personal services shops like:
a. Beauty parlor
b. Barber shop
c. Sauna bath and massage clinic
d. Dressmaking and tailoring shop
5. Recreational center establishments like:
a. Moviehouse/theater
b. Playcourt e.g. tennis, bowling, billiard
c. Swimming pool
d. Stadium, coliseum, gymnasium
e. Other sports and recreational establishment
6. Restaurants and other eateries

7. Short term special education facilities like:
a. Dancing school
b. School for self-defense
c. Driving school
d. Speech clinic
8. Storeroom and warehouse but only if necessary for the efficient

conduct of the business
9. Commercial housing like:
a. Hotel
b. Apartment
c. Apartel
d. Boarding house
e. Dormitory
f. Pension house
g. Clubhouse
h. Motel
10. Library, museum
11. Filling station/service station
12. Clinic
13. Vocational/Technical school
14. Convention center and related facilities
15. Messengerial service
16. Security agency
17. Janitorial Service
18. Bank and other financial institution
19. Television and radio station
20. Building garage
21. Commercial job printing
22. Typing and photo engraving services
23. Repair of optical instruments and equipment and camera
24. Repair of clocks and watches
25. Manufacture of insignia, badges, and similar emblems except

metal
26. transportation terminal/garage
27. plant nurseries
28. Water refilling station
29. Scientific, cultural, and academic centers and research

facilities, except nuclear radioactive, chemical and biological
warfare facilities
Section 15. Use Regulations in Medium Intensity Commercial Zone (C2)- A C-

2 zone shall be quasi-trade, business activities performing functions as
principally Commercial Zone (CBD). Within the C-2 zone the following
uses are allowed:
1. All uses in C-1 may be allowed in C-2
2. Repair shops like:
a. House appliances
b. Motor vehicles and accessory
c. Home furnishing shops
3. Transportation terminal/garage with repair
4. Publishing
5. Medium scale junk shop
6. Machinery display shop/center
7. Manufacture of ice, ice blocks, cubes, tubes, crush except dry ice
8. Lumber/Hardware
9. Chicharon factory
10. Welding shops
11. Machine shop service operations (repairing/rebuilding, or custom

job orders)
12. Repair of motorcycles
13. Lechon or whole pig roasting
14. Biscuit factory – manufactured of biscuits, cookies, crackers and

other similar dried bakery products
15. Doughnut and hopia factory
16. Other bakery products not elsewhere classified
17. Repacking of food products e.g. fruits, vegetables, sugar and

other related products
18. Funeral parlors, mortuaries and crematory services and memorial

chapels
19. Parking lots, garage facilities
20. Other commercial activities not elsewhere classified subject to

and review and approval of the LZBAA
Section 16. Use Regulations in General Institutional Zone (GIZ). In GI Zone,
the following uses shall be allowed:
1. Government center to house national, 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
3. General hospitals, medical centers, multipurpose clinics
4. Scientific, cultural and academic centers and research

facilities except nuclear, radioactive, chemical and biological
warfare facilities
5. Religious structures e.g. church, seminary, convents
6. Museums
7. Student housing e.g. dormitories, boarding house
Section 17. Use Regulations in Special Institutional Zone (SIZ). In SI Zone, the
following uses shall be allowed:
1. Welfare homes, orphanages, boys and girls town, home for

the aged and the like
2. Rehabilitation and vocational training center for ex-convicts,

drug addicts, unwed mothers, physically, mentally, and
emotionally handicapped, ex-sanitaria inmates and similar
establishments
3. Military camps/reservations/bases and training grounds
4. Large hospitals
5. Large government institutional facilities like fire station
Section 18. Use Regulations for Agricultural Zone (AgZ). In Agr. Zones the
following uses shall be permitted:
1. Cultivation, raising and growing of staple crops such as rice,

corn, camote, 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 warehouses
5. Ancilliary dwelling units/farmhouses for tillers and laborers
6. Agricultural research and experimentation facilities such as

breeding stations, fishfarms, nurseries, demonstration farms,
etc.
7. Pastoral activities such as goat raising and cattle fattening
8. Home occupation for the practice of one’s profession or

baking, managing a sari-sari store and the like, provided that:

the owner;



in greater volume that would normally be expected in
a residential neighborhood and any need for parking
and shall be met off the street and in a place other
than the required front yard;

occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare,
fumes, odors and electrical interference detectable to
the normal senses and visual or audible interference in
any radio or television receiver or causes fluctuations in
line voltage of the premises.
9. Home industry classified as cottage industry e.g. mat weaving,

pottery making, food preservation, etc. provided that:

hazard or nuisance.

Industry (DTI).

the letters c, d, and e number 10, home occupation,
this section.
10. Backyard raising of livestock and fowl, provided that:
a. For livestock- a maximum of 10 heads-with septic tank,

drying facility, water supply and perimeter vegetation
to be inspected by MENRO,
b. For fowl- a maximum of 500 birds-with septic tank, drying

facility, water supply and perimeter vegetation to be
inspected by MENRO.
c. No raising of livestock and fowl shall be allowed along
rivers, creeks, lakes, streams, springs and other forms of
water resources.
d. Backyard raising of livestock and fowls shall be 200

meters away from existing urban areas, residential,
institutional and commercial establishments
Section 19. Use Regulations in Agro-industrial Zone (AgIZ). In AgIZ, the

1. All uses allowed in agricultural zone
2. Drying, cleaning, curing, and preserving of meat and its by

products and derivatives
3. Manufacture of Coffee
4. Manufacture of unprepared animal feeds, other grain milling

n.e.c.
5. Production of prepared feeds for animals
6. Weaving hemp textile
7. jute spinning and weaving
8. Manufacture of charcoal
9. Milk processing plants (Manufacturing filled, reconstituted or

recombined milk, condensed or evaporated)
10. Butter and cheese processing plant
11. Natural fluid milk processing (pasteurizing, homogenizing,

vitaminizing, bottling of natural animal milk and cream related
products)
12. Other dairy products n.e.c.
13. Canning and preserving of fruit and fruit juices
14. Canning and preserving of vegetables and vegetable juices
15. Canning and preserving of vegetable sauces
16. Fish canning
17. Patis factory
18. Bagoong factory
19. Processing, preserving and canning of fish and related

seafoods n.e.c.
20. Manufacture of dessicated coconut
21. Manufacture of starch and its product
22. Manufacture of wines from juices of local fruits

23. Vegetable oil mills including coconut oil
24. Manufacture/processing of other plantation crops e.g.

pineapple, banana, others
25. Other accessory uses incidental to agro-industrial activities
26. Other commercial handicrafts and industrial activities utilizing

plant and/or animal parts and/or products as raw materials,
n.e.c. however subject to review and approval by the LZBAA
Section 20. Use Regulations in Production Forest Zone (PFZ). No

development use, or activity shall be allowed in production forest
zones 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

[TP/IFP]
3. Integrated Social Forestry Programs [ISF]
4. Community-Based Forest Management
5. Reforestation compliance by forest users by Temporary Lease

Agreement
6. Reforestation compliance by Pasture Lease Agreement
7. Ecological Revolution Programs [ERP]
Other allowable uses such as mining, infrastructure development,

fishpond, resettlement purposes should be in consonance with
national policies as enumerated below:
MINING - No extraction excavation or other mining activity shall be

undertaken except in accordance with the Philippine Mining Code
and its implementing rules and regulations, secure ECC, etc.
FISHPOND PURPOSES- Fishing activities within the forest zone shall be

undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the Fisheries Code and its
implementing rules and regulations and the Revised Forestry Code of
the Philippines as amended.
INFRASTRUCTURE, RESETTLEMENT AND INDIGENOUS SETTLEMENT-

Infrastructure development and resettlement and undertaken within
the forest zones shall be consistent with the provisions of the Revised
Forestry Code of the Philippines, as amended, and subject to the
environmental impact assessment, prior to the approval of such
projects in order to determine their environmental impacts and social
acceptability. In addition to the provisions specified above,
indigenous settlement shall be subject to National Commission on
Indigenous People rules and regulations on indigenous communities.
Eco-tourism activities such as bird watching, camping, hiking, biking,
rock climbing and rappelling and other related activities shall be
subject to the following conditions:
1. Registered with the local tourism office;
2. Accompanied by a local tour guide;
Section 21. Use Regulations for Protected Forest Zone (PFZ). The intended
use of PFZ is for identified source of potable water/ spring protection.
No activity shall be allowed in protected forest zones unless
consistent with the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) development regulations for forest protection and
identified source of potable water/ spring protection zones.
Section 22. Use Regulations in Mangrove Forest Zone. Mangrove forest

zones (Sto. Nino, Palangan, San Antonio, Muelle Cove, Dalaruan,
Minolo Cove and Sigayan Point) shall be protected in favor of
ecological balance. Low impact eco-tourism activities shall be
allowed provided that such activities shall not alter nor modify the
natural characteristics of the area and that such uses are in
consonance with the forestry code hereunder enumerated:
1. Strips of mangrove forest bordering numerous islands which

protect the shoreline, the shoreline roads, and even coastal
communities from destructive force of the sea during high
winds and typhoons, shall be maintained and shall not be
alienated.
Such strips must be kept from artificial obstruction so that flood

water will flow unimpeded to the sea to avoid flooding or
inundation to cultivate areas in the upstream.
2. All mangrove swamps set aside for coastal protection purposes

shall not be subject to clear cutting operation.
3. Mangrove and other swamps released to the Bureau of

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for fishpond purposes which
are not utilized, or which have been abandoned for five (5)
years from the date such release shall revert to category of
forestland.
Section 23. Use Regulations in Water Zone (WZ) The utilization of the water
resources for domestic and industrial use shall be allowed provided it
is in consonance with the development regulations of the DENR,
provisions of the water code and the revised Forestry Code of the
Philippines, as amended, provided further, that it is subjected to an
environmental impact assessment prior to 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 the provisions
of the water code, and the revised forestry code of the Philippines,
amended.
Such bodies of water shall include rivers, streams, lakes and seas.
Sub-zones for water zones shall have the following uses:

CONSERVATION ZONE:
a. Water sports and leisure activities using non-motorized

equipments, marine research, and other related
activities in consonance with the DENR policies on water
conservation zones.
b. Diving, subject to local policies
c. Non-destructive fishing, subject to local policies
d. Rehabilitation and reforestation of mangrove areas
e. Government marine conservation projects and

programs
RECREATION ZONE:
a. Low impact water sports and leisure activities subject to

local and national policies:
1. swimming
2. snorkeling
3. boating
4. Banana boat riding
5. jetski
6. other activities of the same nature
b. Non-destructive fishing, subject to local policies

c. Marine research and other related activities
PRODUCTION : These areas shall be intended for resident fishers only.
a. Small scale fishing except, the use of destructive fishing

gears and methods that include: fine meshed nets,
muro-ami, kayakas, fishing with the use of explosives and
poisonous substance, commercial trawl, commercial
purse seine, electro fishing, and buli-buli shall be
prohibited.
b. All uses allowed within conservation and recreation

zone, subject to local rules and regulations
DRYDOCKING: There shall be no dry docking in Puerto Galera coasts

except in areas to be identified by the concerned agencies in
Minolo and Tabinay. These areas shall be subject to MARINA
rules and regulations, local polices, and other pertinent
issuances. These include:
1. Area 1-Minolo- intended for minor repair and

maintenance of boats subject to; and
2. Area 2-Tabinay- intended for major boat repairs.
Section 24. Regulations in Tourist Zone. (TZ) Tourist Zone shall have the
following sub-category and their respective allowed uses:
GENERAL TOURIST ZONE: Except night entertainment tourism related

facilities like billiard/pool bar, night bar and the likes, all tourism project
or tourist related activities shall be allowed in general tourist zone
provided it shall be developed and undertaken in accordance with
the Department of Tourism [DOT] guidelines and standards. The
1. messengerial services
2. building garage, parking lot
3. housing
4. cottages
5. restaurants
6. sauna bath/massage parlor
7. recreational facilities
8. personal services shops
9. jetty port (where there is hardship in land access)
10. other tourism related establishment
LOW INTENSITY TOURISM ZONE (LDTZ): Intended for low tourism

facilities that portrays serenity. The structural design should blend with
nature. There shall be no night entertainment establishment within
low density tourism zone.
HIGH INTENSITY TOURISM ZONE (HDTZ): All uses allowed in Low Intensity
and General Tourism Zone including night entertainment
establishment.
CULTURAL TOURISM ZONE (CTZ): Intended primarily for development

type that blend with the indigenous way of life. The allowed uses are
the following
1. Social support facilities to include but not limited to

educational and health facilities
2. Community immersion program
3. livelihood programs-honey bee production, wild pig

production, goat production and the like
4. Handicrafts display center
5. show case of cultural and traditional activities and

practices
6. Indigenous dwelling/housing units
7. Other facilities related to promotion of local culture and

traditions
HISTORICAL TOURISM ZONE (HTZ): Intended to preserve historical value

of the area. Allowed uses are the following
1. Special events and entertainment activities related to

promotion of historical value of the area;
2. Refreshment, and recreational activities
3. Arts and cultural display
4. Souvenir shops
5. Historical Museums and Library
6. Monuments
7. Other facilities related to promotion of historical value
All the developments listed above shall be subject to local regulations

on tourism.
SPECIAL TOURISM ZONE. The primary purpose is to maintain

ecological balance, however, tourism activities and/or development
may be allowed provided that the physical characteristics will be
preserved and such development and/or activities shall be subject to
DENR rules and regulations and other pertinent national laws.
The specific provisions for special tourism zone to be formulated by

the Sangguniang Bayan shall be applied to Boquete island.
Section 25. Special Use Zone : The following are the Special Use Zones and
their respective allowed uses:
A. SEAPORT ZONE. The planned intention of this area is to

accommodate primarily port and port related uses. The area
should be developed through a comprehensive plan for the
medium or long-term development of deepwater port facilities.
Development shall be in accordance with the guidelines and

standards set by the concerned agency such as the Department
of Transportation and Communications.
Allowed uses for major seaport:
1. Seaport, seaport related installation and facility
2. Passenger and building/facility
3. Cargo Building/Facility
4. Warehouse
5. Government Office
6. Fire/Police/Security Station
7. Transportation terminal station
8. Telecommunication service facility
9. Utilities (including power, water supply and associated

structures)
10. Public facilities (public toilet, public parking area, garage)
11. General retail shop/store
12. Restaurant and food establishment

13. Bank, finance and insurance
14. Lodging houses
Allowed uses for service seaport:
1. Seaport, seaport related installation and facility
2. Passenger and building/facility
3. Warehouse
4. Government Office
5. Fire/Police/Security Station
6. Telecommunication service facility
7. Utilities (including power, water supply and associated

structures)
8. Public facilities (public toilet, public parking area, garage)
9. General retail shop/store
10. Restaurant and food establishment
11. Bank, finance and insurance
B. SEWERAGE AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT ZONE: The

development shall be in accordance with the guidelines and
standards set by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources and other pertinent rules and regulations, and
issuances.
1. Scientific research and studies
2. Accommodation facilities exclusively for the use of SWWTP

employees and visitors
3. Power and water facility
4. Recreational park
5. Parking and garage
6. Sewerage water treatment facilities
C. INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISPOSAL FACILITY

(ISWMDF) ZONE: The plan intention for this area is primarily to
accommodate sanitary solid waste disposal and other related
activities.
The development shall be in accordance with the guidelines and

standards set by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources and the Sanitation Code of the Philippines.
The following shall be allowed uses:
1. Material Recovery Facility and other related waste disposal

facility
2. Waste recycling facility (e.g. bioorganic production facility)
3. Biogas power utilities
4. Warehouse for storage of bioorganic products and other

recycled waste products
5. Plant Nursery
6. Other facilities necessary for waste segregation, recycling and

related facilities to support local and national waste
management program
ARTICLE VI
STANDARD
Section 26. Performance Standard. The local government, in

consideration of public interest and general welfare, require that all
development projects are designed and developed in a safe,
efficient and esthetically pleasing manner. Site development shall
consider the environmental character and limitations of the site and
its adjacent properties.
Development projects should generally be in harmony and enhance

the intended character of the site and its surrounding neighborhood.
Further, the following site performance standards shall apply:
1. Sites, buildings and facilities shall be designated and

developed with regard to safety, efficiency and high
standards of design. The natural environment of the site and
its adjacent properties shall be considered.
2. Height and bulk of buildings and structures shall be designed

that they do not impair the entry of the light and ventilation,
cause the loss of privacy, create nuisance, hazards and
inconveniences to adjacent developments or neighborhood.
3. Abutments to the adjacent properties shall not be allowed

without a notarized written notice to the adjoining property
owner. Said notice shall indicate the development intent for
the property owner putting up a structure or establishment.
4. Capacity of parking areas shall be developed and

landscaped to enhance the aesthetic quality of the facility.
5. Proposed developments that attract significant volume of

transportation shall provide an on-site parking for the same.
Vehicular loading and unloading bays shall be provided to
allow through street traffic flow.
6. All vertical structure projects to be constructed in an area

more than 18% slope should be designed on a split type level
to preserve the natural terrain.
7. All development projects must provide a green space within

the property intended to be developed other than the
prescribed easement in consonance with the building code.
8. There shall be no structure within the one (1) kilometer radius

of existing identified source of potable water/ spring
protection zones (Tabinay, Baclayan, San Isidro, and Villaflor)
9. All types of establishment shall provide two(2) separate

holding tanks, one for sewerage and one for gray waters. The
size of the holding tanks shall be in conformity with the existing
municipal ordinances.
10. All establishments within the municipality shall provide
restroom
11. Restrooms shall be provided by the government/landowner

on public places along the beach
12. Developments along shoreline, riverbank, creek and the like

are allowed to install/construct protection wall provided that
the same shall conform with the existing rules and regulations
and other related existing laws.
13. Developments should not obstruct the waterways.
14. The DENR policies on forest use and forest management, and
other existing related forest laws and regulations shall apply to
all areas where other use has been identified but are covered
by forest zones.
Section 27. Tourism Development. The following standards shall apply to all
tourism development projects and/or tourism areas.
1. Any structure at the beachfront should have a maximum

height of 7 meters with parapet.
2. Clearing and Grading
a. Clearing and grading shall not impede or alter existing

drainage patterns.
b. All area shall be left clean of rubbish or litter.
3. Pathway/Walkway Construction
a. Access footpaths shall be at least 1 meter to 2 meters in

width
4. Marine Habitat
a. The collection of corals, shells, and any form of marine life,

and cutting of mangrove trunks for commercial selling
and/or souvenir shall be prohibited.
b. Swimming areas shall be free from any form of obstructions
c. The disposal of garbage and construction materials at the

sea shall be prohibited
d. No motorized aqua sport and leisure activities within Puerto

Galera Bay
e. No berthing along White Beach coasts in San Isidro.

Berthing area shall be located in Minolo.
5. Construction of Private Jetty Pier/Wharf shall be allowed
a. When establishing land access is not possible due to

physical hardship which is not self impose
b. Said facility shall not impede natural or free flow of marine

water
c. Construction should not destroy nor modify the natural
character of existing mangrove(s) and/or any existing
marine conservation area
d. The location does not obstruct public navigation and/or

cause danger to general public
6. Muelle
a. Built structures will create resemblance of spanish

architecture beyond 25 meters from the perimeter of the
canon/cross, to put accent to historic value.
b. One (1) storey height regulations will be implemented to

protect scenic view along the bay
c. It shall no longer be considered as entry and exit point of

Puerto Galera
7. Miscellaneous Concerns
a. Fences should not block the view of adjoining properties.

The allowed maximum height of fences shall only be 1
meter concrete and the remaining shall conform with the
existing rules and regulations .
b. Structures and facilities should be aesthetically pleasant
c. Temporary makeshift structures and/or shelter shall be

prohibited within the shoreline
d. There shall be no structures within the identified flood-prone

and landslide-susceptible areas.
Section 28. Buffer Yards. Building setbacks shall be considered as buffer

yards. Aside from providing light and ventilation, buffers can mitigate
adverse impacts and nuisance between two adjacent uses. When
necessary, buffers shall be required to be extended or provided with
planting materials in order to ameliorate negative conditions such as
but not limited to noise, for unsightly structures or dangers from fires
and explosions.
Buffer may also contain a barrier such as fence where additional

screening is necessary to provide the desired level of buffer between
various activities.
1. Location of Buffers. The building setbacks shall serve as buffer

locations, at the outer perimeter of a lot or parcel. In no case shall
buffers occupy public or private streets or right-of-way.
2. Types of Buffers. Landscaped buffers with suitable foliage are

encouraged. On developments where it may not be possible to
put in landscaped buffers (such as narrow lots), the developer or
proponent may put up a fence provided the fencing materials is
compatible with the design of the building.
3. Land uses in Buffer Areas. Buffers are part of yards or open spaces,
and in no case shall building encroach upon them. They may,
however, be used for passive recreation such as parks, gardens
and pedestrian trails.
4. Shoreline Buffer/Setback. Shoreline setback will be established to

extend from the high water mark to 20 meters inland.
5. Buffer Regulations. A buffer of 3 meters shall be provided along
the entire boundary length between two or more conflicting zones
allocating 1.5 meters 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 part of the yard or open
space.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL DISTRICT REGULATION
Section 29. Development Density. Permitted density shall be based on the

zones capacity to support development.
There is no fixed maximum density but should be based on the

planned absolute level of density that is intended for each
concerned zone based on the comprehensive land use plan.
Section 30. Height Regulations. Building height must conform to the height
restrictions and requirement of the Air Transportation Office (ATO) as
well as the requirements of the national building code, the structural
code as well as laws, ordinances, design standards, rules and
regulations related to the development and building construction
and the various safety codes.
In addition, the following height restrictions hereunder specified shall

be applied:
1. Those building to be constructed within twenty (20) meter from

the highest water mark up to 20 meters outward, maximum
height of seven (7) meters with parapet.
2. Buildings to be constructed after the 20 meter zone shall be a

minimum of 13 meters and a maximum of 20 meters.
Section 31. Exemptions from Height Regulations for General Residential

Zone. Exempted from the imposition of height regulations GRZ are
the following: towers, church steeples, water tanks, and other utilities
and such other structures not covered by the height regulations of
the national Building Code and/or the Air Transportation Office.
Section 32. Area Regulations. Area regulation in all zones shall conform
with the minimum requirement of the existing codes such as:
P.D. 957 – the “Subdivision and Condominium Buyers’ Protective Law”

and its revised implementing rules and regulations.
B.P. 220 – “Promulgation of Different Levels of Standards and

Technical Requirements for Economic and Socialized
Housing Projects” and it’s revised implementing rules and
regulations.
P.D. 1096 – National Building Code
Fire Code
Sanitation Code
Plumbing Code
Structural Code
Executive Order No. 648

Environmental Rules and Regulations
Other relevant guidelines promulgated by the national agencies

concerned
Section 33. Road Setback Regulations. The road setback regulations shall
be the following:
Prescribed under The New National Building Code and the DPWH
Road Right of Way Front Side Rear

Width (meters) (meters) (meters) (meters)
30.00 & above 8.00 5.00 5.00
25.00 to 29.00 6.00 3.00 3.00
20.00 to 24.00 5.00 3.00 3.00
10.00 to 19.00 5.00 2.00 2.00
Below 10.00 5.00 2.00 2.00
Section 34. Easement. Pursuant to the provisions of the water code:
(1) The banks of rivers, streams and the shores of the seas and lakes
throughout their entire 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, floatage, fishing and salvage.
No person shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is

necessary for space recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing or
salvage or to build structures of any kind.
(2) Mandatory five-meter easement on both sides of fault traces on

the ground identified by PHIVOLCS
Section 35. 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
or rear lots, access yard requirements and dwelling groups, which are
not in conflict with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, shall be
observed.
ARTICLE VIII
INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES
Section 36. Innovative Techniques or Designs. For projects that introduce

flexibility and creativity in design or plan such as but not limited to
Planned Unit Development, housing projects covered by New Town
Development under RA 7279 etc., the Zoning Administrator/Zoning
Officer shall on grounds of innovative development techniques
forward applications to HLRB for appropriate action, unless the local
government units concerned has the capacity to process the same.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 37 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 locational clearance shall
be issued by HLRB pursuant to EO 72.
Section 38. Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) Notwithstanding
the issuance of locational clearance, no environmentally critical
projects nor projects located in environmentally critical areas shall be
commenced, developed or operated unless the requirements of
ECC have been complied with.
Section 39. Subdivision Projects. All owners and/or developers of

subdivision projects shall in addition to securing a locational
clearance be required to secure a development permit pursuant to
provisions of PD 957 and its implementing rules and regulations or BP
220 and its implementing rules and regulations in the case of
socialized housing projects in accordance with the procedures laid
down in EO 71, series of 1993.
ARTICLE X
MITIGATING DEVICES
Section 40. 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:
a. Variance
The property is unique and different from other properties in

the adjacent locality and because of its uniqueness, the
owner/s cannot obtain a reasonable return on the property.
This condition shall include at least 3 of the following provisions:
 Conforming to the provisions of the 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.
 The proposed variance is the minimum deviation necessary to

permit reasonable use of the property.
 The variance will not alter the physical character of the district
or zone where the property for which the variance is sought is
located, and will not substantially or permanently injure the use
of the other properties in the same district or zone
 That the variance will not weaken the general purpose of the
Ordinance and will not adversely affect the public health,
safety or welfare
 The variance will be in harmony with the spirit of this Ordinance.
2. Exceptions
a. The exception will not adversely affect the public health,

safety and welfare and is in keeping with the general
pattern of development in 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 adversely affect the appropriate use
of adjoining property in the same district
d. The exception will not alter the essential character and

general purpose of the district where the exception sought
is located
Section 41. Procedure for Granting Exceptions and Variances. The

procedure for granting of exception and/or variance is as follows:
1. A written application for an exception or 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 thereof.
2. Upon filing of application, a visible project sign, (indicating the

name and nature of the proposed project) shall be posted at
the project site.
3. The Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall

conduct preliminary studies on the application
4. A written affidavit of non-objection of the project by the

owners of the properties adjacent to the project shall be filed
by the applicant with the LZBAA at least fifteen (15) days prior
to the decision for exception/variance.
5. In case of objection, the LZBAA shall hold public hearing
6. At the hearing, any party may appear in person, or be

represented by agent/s. All interested parties shall be
accorded the opportunity to be heard and present evidences
and testimonies.
7. The LZBAA shall render a decision within thirty (30) days from
the filing of the application, exclusive of the time spent for the
preparation of written affidavit of non-objection and the public
hearing in case any objection to the granting of
exception/variance.
ARTICLE XI
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 42. Locational Clearance. All owners and developers shall secure
locational clearance from the Zoning Officer or in cases of variances
and exemptions, from the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and
Appeals [LZBAA] prior to conducting any activity or construction on
their property/land.
Section 43. Building Permit. No building permit shall be issued by the local
Building Officer without a valid locational clearance in accordance
with this ordinance.
Section 44. Non-User of Loational Clearance. Upon issuance of a

locational clearance, the grantee thereof shall have one year within
which to commence or undertake the use, activity or development
covered by such clearance on his property. Non-use of said
clearance within said period shall result in its automatic expiration,
cancellation and the grantee shall not proceed with his project
without applying for a new clearance.
Section 45. Issuance of Zoning Certification. A property or landowner may

request, from the Office of the Zoning Officer, a certification stating
the zone classification of his/her property. The certification issued shall
not be used as a locational clearance.
Section 46. Certificate of Non-Conformance. A certificate of Non-

Conformance shall be applied for by the owner of structure or
operator of the activity involved within six (6) months from the
ratification of the zoning ordinance by the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan (SP). Failure on the part of the owner to register/apply
for a Certificate of Non-Conformance shall be considered in violation
of the Zoning Ordinance and is subject to fine/penalties.
Upon approval of this ordinance, the Zoning Administrator/Zoning

Officer shall immediately notify owners of known existing non-
conforming use to apply for a certificate of non-conformance.
Section 47. Existing Non-Conforming Uses and Buildings. The unlawful uses
of any building structure or land at the time of adoption or
amendment of this Ordinance may be continued, although such
uses do not conform with the provision of this Ordinance, provided:
1. That no such non-conforming use shall be enlarged or

extended to occupy a greater area of land than that already
occupied by such use at the time of the adoption of this
Ordinance or moved in whole or in part, to any other portion
of the lot or parcel of land where such non-conforming use
exists at the time of the adoption of this Ordinance.
2. That no such non-conforming use which has ceased operation

for more than one (1) year be again revived as non-
conforming use.
3. An idle/vacant structure may not be used for non-conforming

activity.
4. That any non-conforming structure, or structures under one

ownership which has been damaged maybe reconstructed
and used as before provided that such reconstruction is not
more than fifty percent (50%) of the replacement cost.
That should such non-conforming portion of structure be destroyed

by any means to an extent of more than fifty percent (50%) of its
replacement cost at the time of destruction, it shall not be
reconstructed except in conformity with the provisions of this
Ordinance.
5. That no such non-conforming use maybe moved to displace

any conforming use.
6. That no such non-conforming structure may be enlarged or
altered in a way which increases its non-conformity, but any
structure or portion thereof may be altered to decrease its
non-conformity.
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 from effectivity of this Ordinance.
Section 48. 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 in accordance with existing rules and
regulations on the subject.
Section 49. Powers and Functions of a Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer.

Pursuant to the provisions of EO 72 implementing RA 7160 in relation to
section 5, Paragraph a and d, and Section 7 of Executive Order No.
648 dated 07 February 1981 The Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer
shall perform the following functions, duties and responsibilities:
I. Enforcement
A. Act on all applications for locational clearances for all projects.
1. Issuance of Locational Clearance for projects conforming with

zoning regulations.
2. Recommend to the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and

Appeals (LZBAA) the grant or denial of applications for
variances and exemptions and the issuance of Certificate of
Non-Conformance for non-conforming projects lawfully existing
at the time of the adoption of the zoning ordinance, including
clearances for repairs/renovations on non-conforming uses
consistent with the guidelines therefore.
B. Monitor on-going/existing projects within their respective

jurisdictions and issue notices of violation and show cause order to
owners, developers, or managers of projects that are violative of
zoning ordinance and if necessary, pursuant to sec. 3 of EO 72 and
sec. 2 of EO 71 refer subsequent actions thereon to the HLRB.
C. Call and coordinate with the Philippine National Police for

enforcement of all orders and processes issued in the
implementation of this Ordinance.
D. Coordinate with the Municipal Fiscal/Municipal Attorney for other

legal actions/remedies relative to the foregoing.
II. Planning
A. Coordinate with the Regional Office of the HLRB regarding

proposed amendments to the zoning ordinances prior to adoption
by the Sangguniang Bayan.
Section 50. Action on Complaints and Oppositions. A complaint for
violations of any provision of the zoning ordinance or of any
clearance or permits issued pursuant thereto shall be filed with the
LZBAA.
However, oppositions to the application for clearance, variance or

exception shall be treated as a complaint and dealt with in
accordance with the provision of this section.
Section 51. Functions and Responsibilities of the Local Zoning Board of

Adjustment and Appeals. There is hereby created an LZBAA which
shall perform the following functions and responsibilities.
A. Act on the Applications of the following nature:
1. Variances
2. Exceptions
3. Non-Conforming Uses
4. Complaints and Opposition to applications
B. Act on appeals on grant or denial of locational clearance grant by

the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer
Decisions of the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals shall

be appealable to the HLRB.
Section 52. Composition of the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and

Appeals (LZBAA) The municipal development council shall create a
sub-committee which shall act as the LZBAA composed of the
following members:
1. Municipal Mayor as Chairman

2. Municipal Legal Officer
3. Municipal Assessor
4. Municipal Engineer
5. Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (if other
than the Zoning Administrator)
6. Two (2) representatives of the private sector, nominated by
their respective organizations and confirmed by the city or
municipal mayor. In the event of non-availability of any of the
officials enumerated above, the Sangguniang Bayan shall
elect the number of its members as may be necessary to meet
the total number above set forth, as representatives.
For purposes of policy coordination, said committee shall be

attached to the municipal development council.
Section 53. Interim Provision. Until such time that the Local Zoning Board of
Adjustment and Appeals shall have been constituted, the HLRB
shall act as the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals. As
appellate Board, the HLRB shall adopt its own rules of procedure to
govern the conduct of appeals arising from the administration and
enforcement of this ordinance.
Section 54. Review of the Zoning Ordinance. The Municipal 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.
a. Change in local development plans
b. Introduction of projects of national significance
c. Petition for rezoning
d. Other reasons which are appropriate for consideration
Section 55. 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, e.g.
a. Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator

b. Municipal Health Officer
c. Municipal Agriculturist
d. President, Association of Barangay Captains
e. Municipal Engineer
f. Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer (MENRO)
g. District School Supervisor
h. Three (3) Private Sector Representatives duly Accredited by the
Sangguniang Bayan
i. Two (2) NGOs/PO Representatives duly Accredited by the
Sangguniang Bayan
For purposes of Policy and Program Coordination, the LZRC shall be

attached to the Municipal Development Council.
Section 56. Functions of the Local Zoning Review Committee. The

Local Zoning Review Committee shall have the following powers and
functions:
A. Review the Zoning Ordinance for the following purposes:
1. Determine amendments or revisions necessary in the Zoning

Ordinance because of changes that might have been
introduced in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan
2. Determine changes to be introduced in the Comprehensive
Land Use Plan in the light of permits given, and exceptions
and variances granted.
3. Identify provisions of the Ordinance difficult to enforce or are
unworkable.
B. Recommend to the Sangguniang Bayan necessary legislative

amendments and to the local planning and development staff
the needed changes in the plan as a result of the review
conducted.
C. Provide information to the HLRB that would be useful in the exercise

of its functions.
Section 57. Amendments to 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
subjected to public hearing and review evaluation of the Local Zoning
Review Committee and shall be carried out through a resolution of
three fourths vote of the Sangguniang Bayan. Said amendments shall
take effect only after approval and authentication by the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
Section 58. Violation and Penalty. Any person who violates any of the
provisions of this Ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a
fine not exceeding PhP2,500.00 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 59. Suppletory Effect of Other Laws and Decrees. The provisions of
this Ordinance shall be without prejudice to the application of other
laws, presidential decrees, letter of instructions and other executive or
administrative orders vesting national agencies with jurisdictions over
specific land areas, which shall remain in force and effect, provided
that land use decisions of the national agencies concerned shall be
consistent with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the locality.
Section 60. 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 so declared to be
unconstitutional or invalid.
Section 61. 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 62. Effectivity Clause. This Ordinance shall take effect upon
approval by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
Author : Hon. Marlon L. Lopez, Hon. Edwin C. Axalan and ABC Pres.
Juan V. Ascan, III Hon. Edwin Suzara
Voted in-favor - Six(6)

Voted not-in-favor - None
Abstain - None
Date Enacted: DECEMBER 20, 2012
CERTIFIED CORRECT:
ALLAN KRISTIAN A. ALDOVER

Secretary to the Sanggunian
ATTESTED:
JAIME V. DELGADO
Municipal Vice-Mayor/
Presiding Officer
APPROVED:
HUBBERT CHRISTOPHER A. DOLOR, M.D.,M.P.A.

Municipal Mayor
Date: _______________
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 2012-024 – ZONING ORDINANCE

The preceding analysis matrices identify observations, technical findings, issues and concerns, as well as
its implications and effects. Recognizing such, various interventions, policy options and possible
solutions were ascertained. Such analyses were made through Focus Group Discussions among and
between the members of the technical working group and other respondents. It is observable though,
that the group represents a multi – sector conglomeration of people who have adequate knowledge of
the situation of Puerto Galera.
Representatives from the Association of Barangay Captains, Puerto Galera Builders and Contractors
Association (PGBCA, Inc.), PTA Federation, Office of the Senior Citizen’s Affair (OSCA), Rudders TF Inc.,
San Isidro Beach Resort Owners Association (SIBROA), The Gallerian Association of Puerto Inc. (TGAPI),
Tourism Sector Coordinating Association (TOSCA), Puerto Galera Pumpboat Operators Association,
Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Education, and the Local Government
Unit.
Identified as focal points, these embrace a multiple dimension of issues from land use and transport,
agriculture, cottage industry, water supply, commerce and trade, information and communication
technology, power, sports and recreation, social welfare and development, health and sanitation, and
waste management which need to be addressed in the preparation of the comprehensive land use plan.
ANALYSIS MATRIX
LAND USE AND TRANSPORT
Observation/Technical Policy Option/Intervention/Possible

Implications/Effects
Findings/Issues Solutions
and Concern
1. Congestion of establishments Inconvenient development, poor Strictly enforce the National Building
at the beach area. (San Isidro ventilation and others Code of the Philippines
and Sabang)
Owners of titled land
maximized areas, no right of
way resulting to narrow
pathways between
establishments.
2. Illegal structures or 1. Accessibility, easement, and 1. Rehabilitation of seaside areas
uncontrolled development. setbacks are neglected 2. Observe setbacks and enforce
Lack of CLUP and Zoning 2. Customized building heights construction restriction such
Ordinance in growth areas as height limit, standard
3. Occurrence of accidents access road provision, etc.
3. Multiple entry and exit points 1. Difficult to account tourist 1. Reduce the number of entry
Currently, there are four arrivals and departure and exit points
ports of entry and exit in 2. Hard to establish tourism 2. Delineate Marine Protected
Puerto Galera namely: data base Areas and regulate activities
Sabang, Muelle, Balatero and 3. Disturbance to marine therein
Minolo. ecology
Location: White Beach, San Isidro, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, 2011
Location: Sabang, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, 2011

LAND USE AND TRANSPORT

and Concern
4. Limited flat lands Developments are moving towards 1. Adopt policy to preserve area
As per actual observation, upland areas (Gradual conversion of classified as forest lands
the only flat lands in Puerto forest area)
Galera are the beach area.
This is why the municipality is
called “Little Baguio”
* The Bureau of Soils and Water Resources reported that approximately 126 hectares of Puerto Galera’s total area are
characterized of having a slope of 0 – 1% that are ideal for fishpond and recreation. Around 1, 701 hectares fall under
a slope of 0 – 8% that are suitable for intensive agricultural production. (SEPP, 2008)
5. Land Speculation / Unfilled Large areas in prime locations are Remaining vacant prime land should
Lands not fully utilized be guided by a master development
Tourism activities are plan
concentrated on the beach
fronts of Barangays Sabang
and San Isidro.
*Records from the Assessors office show that unfilled lands which were not fully utilized are distributed in Barangays
San Isidro (84.00%), Poblacion (0.27%) and Balatero (15.73%) with a total land area of 28.6341 hectares. (MAssO,
2011)
6. Absence of terminal facility 1. Roads are being utilized for 1. Develop terminal for land and
Lack of municipal owned land PUJ parking in selected area sea transport
for public conveyances. that affects traffic flow 2. Designate berthing area in
Meager financial resources 2. Cluttered boat berthing White Beach, San Isidro
and multiple points of entry
and exit.
AGRICULTURE: CROPS, FISHERY, LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

and Concern
1. Unregulated fishing activities 1. Decreasing fish production 1. Implement Municipal
a. Poor information 2. Illegal activities being Ordinance re:
dissemination undertaken in Municipal No. 85-Penalize banned
re: fishing ordinances Water. fishing methods
b. Lack of local ordinance to 3. Unaccounted fishing boats No. 19-Prohibit non-Puerto
identify and require fishing 4. Demoralized Bantay Dagat Galerans from fishing within
boat 3 tons and below to 5. Disturbance in marine Puerto Galera’s Municipal
register ecosystem Waters
c. Lack of incentives for the No. 141-Logo for all passenger
activated Bantay Dagat pumpboats/fishing bancas
Members No. 103-Protection of
Mangroves
No. 15-Reactive Bantay Dagat
Task Force
No. 5-10 Marine Protected
Area
2. Organize Barangay and
Municipal FARMC to be LGU’s
partner in implementing
fishery laws
3. Create Position for Coastal
Resource Management
Officer (under MENRO);
appoint Coast Watch Officer
in every major beach area
(under MENRO)
4. Registration of Fishermen:
assist them to form
associations/cooperatives
5. Incentive for Bantay Dagat
6. Rehabilitate Marine Habitat
7. Encourage community
involvement in monitoring of
illegal fishing activities
*Records from the Magbabantay Dagat showed that there was an increase on the number of violators
apprehended, four(4) in 2008 and 2009, five (5) in 2010 and fifteen (15) in 2011. Violations are among
the following: net and squid fishing within the declared MPA, fine mesh net fishing, muro-ami, habok
and spear fishing with compressor within the MPA.
AGRICULTURE: CROPS, FISHERY, LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Observation/Technical Findings/Issues Policy Option/Intervention/Possible

and Concerns Implications/Effects Solutions
2. Physical condition is less Puerto Galera is largely Increase self-sufficiency in food

favorable for crop production dependent on local production
Topographically, majority of importation for food a. Evaluate suitability to varying crops
lands are steep slope and not supplies aside from rice
suitable for agriculture b. Consider livestocks and poultry
production.
*The Bureau of soils and Water Resources reported that a slope of 8-15% covers 11,181.23 hectares
which can be utilized for limited cultivation. The remaining 12,239 hectares are upland areas having a
steep slope and are recommended for forest and wildlife habitat. (SEPP, 2008)
INDUSTRY (COTTAGE INDUSTRY AND OTHER INDUSTRY)

findings/Issues and Concerns Implications/Effects Solutions
Souvenir items are not produced Local populace missed the 1. Conduct training and seminars to
within the municipality opportunity to earn capacitate concerned
additional income individuals/organizations/cooperatives
2. Coordinate with DTI for creativity
enhancement livelihood projects, and
marketing strategy of locally made
products
*Most of the souvenir items are supplied from Manila being traded predominantly by Muslims and local
traders. Shorts and T-shirts are locally printed with Puerto Galera logo.
WATER SUPPLY

and Concern
1. Water shortage during 1. Create inconvenience and 1. Improve water supply in
summer negative impression White Beach, San Isidro,
Aside from diminishing among visitors Sabang, Sinandigan and
volume of water from its 2. Disrupts domestic and Aninuan
source due to extensive heat, economic activities
volume of tourists influx and
increase in population result
to increase demand for
water.
*Records from Waterworks System Office from March 2011 to July 2011 show a decreasing water level from 15
inches to 5 inches in the distribution tank.
This resulted to a decrease in water consumption from March 2011 to July 2011. Consumed water in cubic meters
are as follows: March – 110, 224; April – 106, 082; May – 103, 251; June – 104, 560; and July – 100, 095.
2. Abundant potential source of 3. Water sources are 2 Total rehabilitation of the
potable water supply (from untapped system to expand benefited
springs) areas and total resolve
problems on water shortage
Consider development of
other water sources.
*There are four (4) identified potential sources of potable water, two (2) in Barangay Villaflor, one (1) in Barangay
Dulangan and one (1) in Barangay Tabinay. (Waterworks System Office, 2011)
3 Baclayan is the largest source 4. Baclayan Watershed has a 3. Declare Baclayan as
of pipe line system water critical role, hence, it must Protected area
supply be protected
*As of January 2012, data from Waterworks System Office show that there are 4, 944 commercial and
residential consumers connected to Baclayan water supply representing 80.49% of the total consumers.
COMMERCE AND TRADE
Observation/Technical findings/Issues Policy Option/Intervention/Possible

1. Overpricing of prime High cost of living 1. Coordination with DTI and
commodities creation of Municipal Price
Law of Supply and Demand Coordinating Council
Comparative Price Analysis of Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities
Suggested Retail Price (DTI –

Products Prevailing Price (August 2012)
August 6, 2012)
Canned Sardines (Ligo – 155grams) 12.80 17.00
Coffee (Nescafe – 25 grams) 19.20 23.00
Laundry Soap (Surf – 400 grams) 18.20 40.00
Instant Noodles (Lucky Me – 55 grams) 7.10 9.00
Meat Loaf (Argentina – 150 grams 15.90 20.00
Corned Beef (Purefoods – 150 grams 48.75 55.00
Vinegar (Datu Puti) – 350 ml.) 12.20 15.00
Soy Sauce (Datu Puti – 350ml.) 13.02 15.00
Toilet Soap (Safeguard – 60 grams) 26.75 30.00
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

and Concern
1. Limited number of 1. Poor / limited mobile signal 1. Request service providers to
communication towers in some areas install additional
communication towers.
*Fifteen (15) telecommunication towers are dispersed in Barangays San Isidro, Poblacion, Dulangan, Villaflor,
Palangan, Sabang and Sinandigan. (MPDO, 2011)
2. Lack of local radio stations 2. Hindrance for LGU – Public 2 Encourage private investors to
Communication put up local radio station/s.
*No radio station
POWER

and Concern
1. Frequent brownouts / power 1. Investment cost is high Close coordination with power
interruptions 2. Damaging to electrical distributor for possible power
Scheduled power shedding appliances and switch up rehabilitation program
by ORMECO and unexpected energy consumption
bogging down of power
plant.
2 About 26.27% of residential Threatened peace and order Provide lighting in various areas (with
units has no power situation / public safety (dark electric cooperative)
connection spots could be unsafe especially
during grave hour)
3 Unsafe/illegal connections Poses danger to motorists Upgrade line connections
(from electrical posts to especially electrical lines
residential units.) crossing the streets.
*As per information from Engr. Humprey A. Dolor, ORMECO Director, the entire province of Oriental
Mindoro is being supplied by the following: NAPOCOR, Globe Power, ORMIN Power, Dulangan Mini –
Hydro and Linao Cawayan Mini – Hydro Lower Cascade providing electricity with a shortage of 6
Megawatts during peak hours (6pm – 10pm). With less than 8, 000 consumers in Puerto Galera alone, it
is inevitable that the municipality experiences intermittent brown – outs due to pre – scheduled power
shedding.
SPORTS AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT

and Concern
1. Prevalence of prostitution in Negative social impression about 1. No night entertainment spots
Sabang and San Isidro the municipality in the municipality except in
It is inevitable when foreign designated areas in Sabang
tourists come, female / male and San Isidro
escorts accompany them. 2. Strict regulation of Gay bars,
instead, introduce
recreational activities.
*As of 2010, sixty eight (68) and eight (8) entertainers and guest relations officers respectively were duly licensed and
in 2011, there are 201 licensed entertainers as per the records from the Municipal Licensing Sections.
*Records from Rural Health Unit show that there are 19 average smears / week / bar, 74 average smears / month /
bar with a total average of 332 smears per month or 3, 564 average smears per year. An average of 100 clients every
6 months undergo HIV screening and Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test for syphilis.
3. Acculturation 1. Dwindling cultures and 3. Develop alternative tourism
Culture is modified or traditions activities such as family tours
changed as a result of 2. Less appreciation on cultural and others
contact with a different beliefs and values 4. Certain customs and
culture or a meeting of traditions revival campaign
cultures.
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Observation/Technical findings/Issues Policy Option/Intervention/Possible

1. No modern medical facilities for Visitors and residents that need 1. Provide first aide facility at
emergency situation. medical treatment seek health Tamaraw Falls, Sabang Escarceo
- Insufficient funds service outside of the and Sinandigan during peak
municipality season
2. Provide public toilets at
Escarceo and Sinandigan
3. Continuing program / project
on hospital building and
facilities upgrading with
complete medical personnel
*13 Rural Health Centers and 11 Barangay Health Stations in the Municipality of Puerto Galera provide
only basic and primary health care services . (MHO, 2011)
WASTE MANAGEMENT

and Concern
1. Uncollected garbage Garbage is becoming an eyesore Implementation of RA 9003
Failure to pick up wastes on destroying environmental condition
schedule due to bad weather and tourism appeal
conditions, dumptrucks
having engine trouble.
*There are two (2) compactors and one (1) dumptruck for biodegradable wastes utilized to collect garbage on a daily
basis. (MENRO, 2011)
2. Increasing waste generation Hard to manage. Increasing demand Strict implementation of the following
increase in local population for collaborative effort. Municipal Ordinaces:
and tourism boom resulted a. MO#143 – all residential
to increased number of and business
establishments and increased establishment should
tourist influx. have standard septic tank
b. MO#8 – local water
pollution law
c. MO#108 – Regulation of
Dry docking and repair of
boats
*In 2008, a series of Waste Analysis Characterization Study (WACS) in strategic areas with active tourism – related
activities, showed a dramatic increase in the wastes generated which was estimated from 8 tons to 10 tons per day.
3 No sewerage system Water pollution 1. Establish Sewerage Treatment
Lack of funds to subsidize a Plant
big project of building a 2. Provide alternative mooring
Sewerage Treatment Facility for yachts outside Puerto
Galera Bay
3. Require every household and
tourist to establishment to
establish reed bed
4. Regulate establishment of
poultry and piggery
Water Sampling and Monitoring of the sea water in Sabang, Puerto Galera, 2006
Fecal Coliform Geometric Mean RQ

Seashore Resort 883.69 4.42
Near Sabang Inn 10, 945.93 54.73
Pavillon Floating Bar 2, 504.30 12.52
Triton Diver 48, 929.66 244.65
Mabuhay Resort 174.64 0.87
La Laguna Beach Club 59.91 0.3
Source: Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Water Quality Monitoring, 2006
*Results showed that Sabang Bay failed to meet the DENR’s water quality criteria (DAO 34) under Class
SB waters in four (4) out of six (6) water quality monitoring stations in terms of total coliform count and
in five (5) monitoring stations in terms of fecal coliform.
BARANGAY STO. NIÑO
LAND USE DESCRIPTION BOUNDARIES and/or LOT NUMBERS
General Residential Zone Lot Nos. 5174, 5178, 5087, 5086, 5080, 5079,
5078, 5088, 5094, 5076, 5095, 5077, 5091,
5092, 5063, 5075, 5064, 5057, 5065, 5074,
5058, 5096, 5059, 5062, 5089, 5061, 5043,
5128, 5129, 5130, 5131, 5060
Low Intensity Commercial Zone Lot Nos. 5047, 5049, 5051, 5050, 5052, 5033,
5054, 5056, 5202, 5005, 5004, 5067, 5066,
5070, 5072, 5073, 5081
General Tourism Zone Lot Nos. 5203, 5177, 5085, 5176, 5084, 5083,
5082, 5071, 5069, 5000, 5001, 5006, 5032,
5037, 5038, 5198, 5009, 5024, 5192, 5190,
5126, 5039, 5033, 5034, 5035, 5036, 5037,
5043, 5044
Low Intensity Tourism Lot Nos. 5012, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5019, 5020,
5018, 5017, 5016, 5011, 5010, 5023, 5022
Agricultural Zone Lot Nos. 5097, 5133, 5098, 5167, 5134, 5136,
5135, 5145, 5146, 5147, 5148, 5141, 5140,
5164, 5163, 5162, 5144, 5142, 5139, 5151,
5166, 5165, 5138, 5137, 5173, 5172, 5178,
5170, 5169, 5168, 5204, 5203
BARANGAY POBLACION
General Commercial Zone 1 Bounded on the North by R. Garcia St., on the

South by E. Brucal Sr. St., on the East by E.
Cobarrubias Sr. St., and on the West by I.
Conception St. (National Road).
Bounded on the North by H. Axalan St., on the

General Commercial Zone 2 South by R. Garcia St., on the East by E.
Cobarrubias Sr. St., and on the West by
Conception St. except Lot Nos. 73 and 86.
General Commercial Zone 3 Bounded on the North by P. San Jose St., on

the South by Hondura creek, on the East by
Plaza Iluminada and Plaza Iluminada St., and
on the West by E. Cobarrubias St. and I. Suzara
St.
Lot Nos. 116-A, 255, 120, 233, 293, 294, 121,

General Commercial Zone 4
234, 122, 235, 123, 236, 124, 237, 125, 238,
129, 239, 127, 240, 128, 241, 129, 242, 243,
258, 257, 130, 262, 261, 283, 284, 288, 343-B,
352-B, 9464

Bounded on the North by E. Brucal St., on the
South by L. Axalan Sr. St., on the East by E.
Cobarrubias Sr. St., and on the West by I.
Conception St. (National Road).
Lot Nos. 50, 286, 287, 342-B

Lot Nos. 358, 365
Low Intensity Commercial Zone
Low Intensity Tourism 1 Lot Nos. 49, 342-A, 355, 356, 357
Historical Tourism Zone 1 Lot Nos. 108-A, 105, 186, 323, 106-B
Historical Tourism Zone 2 Lot Nos. 114, 251, 252, 115-A, 115-B
Bounded on the North by Ariston Atienza St.,

General Residential Zone I on the South by P. San Jose St., on the East by
Plaza Iluminada St., and on the West by E.
Cobarrubias Sr. St. except area covered by
existing school.
General Residential Zone 2 Bounded on the North by Provincial Road, on

the South by Ariston Atienza St. and Varadero
Bay, on the East by Barangay of Palangan, and
on the West by Provincial Road.
Bounded on the North by Muelle Cove, on the

General Residential Zone 3
South by Provincial Road, on the East by
Barangay of Palangan, and on the West by Lot
Nos. 186 and 323.
Lot Nos. 303, 301, 300, 111, 112
Lot Nos. 135, 152, 133, 256, 119-A, 266, 292,
General Residential Zone 5 274, 273
General Residential Zone 6 Lot Nos. 345, 277, 280, 271, 270, 269, 268,
260
Lot Nos. 136, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36,
General Residential Zone 7 35, 34, 33, 32, 26, 27, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42,
43, 44, 45, 188, 46, 47, 48, 28, 29
Lot Nos. 282, 343-A, 169-B,

Lot Nos. 289, 290-A, and 200 meters inward
Low Intensity Residential Zone I from diversion road of Lot Nos. 381, 169-A,
352-A, 353, 354
Plaza Iluminada, Lot Nos. 107,184,106-A

Open Space
Lot Nos. 134-A, 134-B, 386-B, 386-A, 304,
Agricultural Zone 1 384, 382, 143, 109, 131, 104, 132, 103, 102,
140, 142, 144, 290-C, 290-D, 290-E, 380, 387-
A, 387-B, 376, 371, 370, & Lot Nos. 381, 169-
A, 353, 354, except area covered by low-
intensity residential zone
General Institutional Zone 1 Lot Nos. 83, 76
Lot Nos. 113, 110, 108-B, 116-B, 119-B, Lot

General Institutional Zone 2
3, 97-A
BARANGAY BALATERO
LAND USE DESCRIPTION BOUNDARIES and/or/LOT NUMBERS
Low Intensity Tourism Zone I Lot Nos. 6368, 6115, 6114, 50 meters
inward from South of salvage zone (Verde
Island Passage) of Lot Nos. 6113, 6112,
6106, 6105
Low Intensity Tourism Zone II Lot Nos. 6051, 6050, 6049, 6048, 6047,
6046, 6045, 6035, Salvage Zone, 6031,
6033, 6150, 6555
Low Intensity Commercial Zone I Lot Nos. 6335, 6344, 6369, 6051, 6502,
6037, 6032, 6028
Low Intensity Commercial Zone II Lot Nos. 6139, 6007, 6003, 6927, 6004,
6006, 6008, 6009, 6012, & Lot 6013 except
area covered by existing hospital
General Commercial Zone I Lot Nos. 6095, 6080 and 6055
Low Intensity Residential Zone I Lot Nos. 6256, 6254, 6255, 6242, 6243,
6251, 6250, 6274, 6245, 6213, 6241-A,
6241-B, 6234, 6233-A, 6233-B, 6228,
6231
General Residential Zone I Lot Nos. 6113, 6112, 6106, 6105 except
area covered by Low Intensity Tourism
Zone, Lot Nos. 6100, 6097, 6094, 6092,
6091
General Residential Zone II Lot Nos. 6052 and 6027
General Residential Zone III Lot Nos. 6102, 6119, 6491, 6118, 6137,
6136, 6124, 6131, 6130, 6125, 6380,
6379, 6381
General Residential Zone IV Lot Nos. 6014, 6015, 6016, 6017, 6018,
6039, 6038, 6024, 6019, 6291, 6292, 6149,
6148, 6146, 6147, 6143, 6144, 6153, 6156,
6158, 6157, 6159, 6160, 6179, 6178, 6172,
6169, 6170
General Residential Zone V Lot Nos. 6227, 6382, 6127, 6128, 6133,
6134, 6161, 6162, 6163, 6164, 6167, 6168,
6216, 6221
General Residential Zone VI Lot Nos. 6500, 6022, 6290, 6021, 6183,
6184, 6176, 6185, 6187, 6188, 6175, 6174,
6189, 6194, 6195, 6200, 6201, 6204, 6205,
6218, 6440, 6219, 6247, 6411, 6236, 6416,
6917-A, 6917-B, 6917-C, 6235, 6422
Agro-Industrial Zone I Lot Nos. 6432, 6437, 6402 and 6248
Agro-Industrial Zone Lot Nos. 6198, 6197, 6192
Agricultural Zone I Lot Nos. 6393, 6433, 6488, 6423, 6398
Agricultural Zone II Lot Nos. 6392, 6397, 6249, 6403, 6222,

6407, 6412, 6421, 6427, 6191
Agricultural Zone III Lot Nos. 6206, 6207, 6209, 6208, 6210,
6211, 6212, 6215, 6370, 6371, 6376, 6377,
6372, 6373, 6374, 6375, 6378, 6216, 6217,
6214, 6237, 6238, 6240, 6239, 6262, 6263.
6264, 6289, 6261, 6272, 6281, 6282, 6011,
6005, 6271, 6283, 6329, 6267, 6353, 6258,
6020, 6269, 6270, 6286, 6287,6265, 6285,
6284, 6266, 6031, 6030, 6029, 6278, 6279,
6280, 6276, 6274, 6273, 6275, 6259, 6260
6257
Open Space Lot Nos. 6123-C, 6123-B, 6123-A
Institutional Zone Lot No. 6013 - B

BARANGAY ANINUAN
LAND USE DESCRIPTION BOUNDARIES and/or/LOT NUMBERS
Low Intensity Tourism Zone I Lot Nos. 8096, 8089, 8053, 8084, 8000,
8001, 8002, 8003, 8004, 8005, 8006, 8007,
8197, 8009, 8010, 8204, 8015, 8011, 8051,
8045, 8041, 8050, 8055, 8017, 8018, 8019,
8020, 8021, 8022, 8251
Cultural Tourism Zone Lot No. 148
8216, 8211, 8149, 8151, 8082, 8081, 8080,
8079, 8078, 8077, 8076, 8245, 8167, 8074,
8120, 8073, 8102, 8200, 8072, 8067, 8068,
8066, 8133, 8267, 8268, 8125, 8236, 8131,
8132, 8130, 8129, 8128, 8141, 8140, 8139,
8143, 8142, 8215, 8214, 8213, 8212, 8147,
8217, 8210, 8146, 8150, 8145, 8144, 8138,
8137, 8228, 8229, 8230, 8231, 8232, 8233,
8234, 8235, 8136, 8135, 8134, 8065, 8119,
8160, 8156, 8227, 8058, 8059, 8060, 8054,
8061, 8103, 8062, 8063, 8043, 8042, 8208,
8064, 8036, 8037, 8038, 8039, 8035, 8121,
8122, 8123, 8124, 8031, 8126, 8070, 8071,
8069, 8030, 8029, 8028, 8027, 8026, 8025,
8024, 8023, 8250, 8252
Agricultural Zone I Lot Nos. 8075, 8113, 8118, 8152, 8153,

8266, 8154, 8155, 8166, 8165, 8164, 8163,
8162, 8117, 8110, 8243, 8188, 8292, 8108,
8219, 8220, 8221, 8222, 8223, 8224, 8225,
8226, 8109, 8271, 8272, 8273, 8274, 8275,
8276, 8277, 8278, 8279, 8280, 8281, 8282,
8283, 8116, 8169, 8170, 8172, 8173, 8260,
8179, 8259, 8261, 8258, 8257, 8256, 8182,
8183, 8181, 8180, 8218, 8255, 8289,
8288,8287, 8286, 8285, 8284, 8254, 8186,
8253, 8174, 8263, 8264, 8265, 8168, 8189,
8203, 8290, 8293
Forest Zone Lot No. 8291

BARANGAY PALANGAN
Historical Tourism Zone I Lot Nos. 1010, 1332,
Agricultural Zone Lot Nos. 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1335,

1337, 1334, 1012, 1295, 1011, 1197, 1024,
1023, 1021, 1022, 1340
1245, 1143, 1253, 1172, 1086, 1173, 1019,
1013, 1199, 1133, 1125, 1128, 1122, 1124-
B, 1123-B, 1120-B
1094, 1090, 1089, 1068, 1064, 1074, 1243,
1067, 1178, 1035 & 50 meters inward from
Salvage Zone to Lot No. 1029, 1030, 1031,
1032, 1033, 1034, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039,
1040, 1041, 1042
1169, 1170, 1159, 1175, 1198
Low Intensity Residential Zone II Lot Nos. 1101, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109,
1110, 1111, 1105, 1112, 1120-A, 1121,
1123-A, 1124-A, 1126, 1127, 1129, 1130,
1131, 1132, 1268
Low Intensity Residential Zone III Lot Nos. 1251, 1154, 1258, 1135, 1160,
1138, 1136, 1137, 1139, 1140, 1059, 1185,
1153, 1055, 1054, 1051, 1050, 1046, 1047,
1065, 1066, 1201, 1184, 1070, 1071, 1193,
1180, 1181, 1182, 1190, 1063, 1075, 1068,
1187, 1062, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080,
1081, 1082, 1060, 1061, 1072, 1083, 1084,
1085, 1088, 1091, 1092, 1096, 1097, 1102,
1104, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119,
1136, 1191
Low Intensity Residential Zone IV Lot Nos. 1151, 1150, 1147, 1142, 1014,
1015, 1016, 1017, 1057, 1056, 1053, 1052,
1049, 1048, 1045, 1044, 1042, 1030, 1031,
1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038,
1039, 1040, 1041, 1043, 1029, 1193, 1027,
1028
Low Intensity Residential Zone V Lot Nos. 1200, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003,
1004, 1005, 1327, 1309
BARANGAY SABANG
High Intensity Tourism Zone I Lot Nos. 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004,
3233, 3234, 3235, 3027, 3028, 3030, 3236,
3237, 3238, 3239, 3032
3300, 3305, 3308, 3311, 3312, 3317, 3186,
3189, 3199, 3200, 3201, 3203, 3117, 3115
General Tourism Zone I Lot Nos. 3173, 3176, 3228, 3164, 3174,
3175, 3171, 3170, 3254, 3169, 3168, 3167,
3166, 3155, 3151, 3150, 3149, 3148, 3147,
3146, 3145, 3162, 3154, 3153, 3144, 3143,
3198, 3142, 3141, 3140, 3134, 3135, 3136,
3177, 3138, 3139, 3133, 3132, 3131, 3128,
3127, 3126, 3125, 3121, 3123, 3118, 3232,
3129, 3124, 3122, 3231, 3230, 3119, 3120,
3116, 3037, 3036, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042,
3031, 3240, 3241, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014,
3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021,
3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3327, 3116,
3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3337,
3338, 3339, 3156-A
General Tourism Zone 2 Lot Nos. 3061, 3065, 3066, 3064, 3067,
3068, 3062, 3063, 3157, 3069, 3070, 3071,
3072, 3093, 3094, 3091, 3090, 3089, 3088,
3086, 3085, 3073, 3029, 3074, 3075, 3076,
3077, 3078, 3079, 3080, 3081, 3082, 3083,
3084, 3060, 3059, 3058, 3057
General Commercial Zone I Lot Nos. 3038, 3035, 3340, 3118
General Commercial Zone 2 Lot Nos. 3056, 3054, 3055, 3094, 3095,
3099,3100, 3101, 3103, 3051, 3050, 3049,
3048, 3047, 3046, 3045, 3044, 3043
General Residential Zone I Lot Nos. 3165, 3246, 3163, 3348, 3178,
3179, 3180, 3182, 3183, 3184, 3152, 3159,
3158, 3160, 3161, 3190, 3191, 3192, 3193,
3194, 3196, 3197
General Residential Zone 2 Lot Nos. 3342, 3107, 3108, 3106, 3105,
3104, 3103, 3102, 3204, 3205, 3225, 3224,
3219, 3218, 3217, 3216, 3215, 3224, 3210,
3209, 3208, 3207, 3353, 3352, 3347, 3206,
3282, 3220, 3221, 3114, 3113
Agricultural Zone Lot Nos. 3361, 3226
Special Use Zone Lot No. 3156-B
Parks & Open Space Lot Nos. 3202, 3117, 3115

BARANGAY SAN ISIDRO
Low Intensity Tourism Zone 1 Lot Nos. 7060, 7389, 7390
Low Intensity Tourism Zone 2 Lot Nos. 7098, 7380,7451, 7027, 7026,
7030, 7023, 7096, 7094, 7289, 7097, 7105,
7106, 7107, 7108, 7109, 7110, 7112, 7123,
7124, 7122, 7121, 7119, 7118, 7050, 7540,
7101, 7058, 7061, 7395, 7069, 7077, 7083,
7081, 7078, 7084, 7085, 7086, 7087, 7088,
7245, 7540, 7270, 7259, 7182, 7396, 7397,
7092, 7508, 7156, 7111, 7274, 7026, 7080,
7079, 7113, 7114, 7117, 7093, 7116, 7091,
7207, 7201, 7240, 7090, 7089, 7095, 7104,
7103, 7075, 7074, 7073, 7072, 7071
Low Intensity Tourism Zone 3 Lot Nos. 7462, 7284, 7167, 7166, 7165,
7170, 7169, 7554, 7183, 7185, 7519, 7463
Low Intensity Commercial Zone 1 Lot Nos. 7241, 7239, 7237, 7236, 7234,
7233, 7232, 7230, 7227, 7486, 7125, 7509,
7290, 7179, 7494, 7481, 7231
7325, 7324, 7217, 7145, 7147, 7411, 7413,
7056, 7390, 7391, 7057, 7200
7320, 7321, 7149, 7161, 7162, 7323, 7120,
7135
7309, 7263, 7310, 7311, 7312, 7313, 7314,
7315, 7384, 7383, 7382, 7459, 7247, 7238,
7242, 7055, 7146, 7415, 7318, 7317, 7418,
7144, 7143, 7137, 7136, 7521, 7138, 7134,
7130, 7138, 7132, 7127, 7228, 7235, 7196,
7322, 7209, 7215, 7268, 7300, 7253, 7301,
7307, 7306, 7266, 7432, 7433, 7272, 7435,
7271, 7437 7419
General Residential Zone 2 Lot Nos. 7186, 7187, 7188, 7164, 7139,
7163, 7195, 7198, 7448, 7449, 7286, 7924,
7423, 7427, 6123
General Tourism Zone 1 Lot Nos. 7053, 7059, 7049, 7048, 7047,
7046, 7045, 7044, 7043, 7042, 7003, 7515,
7000, 7216, 7004, 7005, 7007, 7008, 7009,
7010, 7011, 7012, 7013, 7014, 7015, 7016,
7041, 7040, 7039, 7038, 7036, 7037, 7035,
7017, 7018, 7019, 7082, 7034, 7031, 7033,
7293, 7029, 7030, 7020, 7021, 7022, 7097,
7454, 7028, 7291, 7332, 7331, 7330, 7292
Agricultural Zone I Lot Nos. 7190, 7192, 7191, 7193, 7160,
7465,7466, 7523, 7288, 7189, 7428, 7381,
7439, 7537, 7531, 7527, 7279, 7280, 7385,
7534, 7532, 7326
Agricultural Zone 2 Lot Nos. 7458, 7457, 7229, 7426, 7425,

7482, 7221, 7222, 7226, 7483, 7225, 7224,
7223, 7460, 7216, 7461, 7302, 7303, 7304,
7305, 7281, 7265, 7529, 7455, 7243, 7273,
7335, 7386, 7387, 7388, 7464
Residential Estate Lot Nos. 7282, 7277
Forest Zone Lot Nos. 7536, 7533

BARANGAY SAN ANTONIO
4039, 4006, 4011, 50 meters inward from
salvage zone of Lot Nos. 4008, 4007, 4004,
4003, 4002, 4050, 4049, 4048, 4001, 4013
4027, 4030, 4031, 4034, 4033, 4032, 4029,
4028, 4025, 4024, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038,
4040, 4044, 4045, 4046, 4047, 4043, 4042,
4041, 4019, 4018, 4017, 4009
4003, 4002, 4050, 4049, 4048, 4001 except
area covered by Low Intensity Residential
Zone
Institutional Zone Lot No. 4000

BARANGAY SINANDIGAN
Historical Tourism Zone Lot No. 2309
Low Intensity Tourism zone I Lot Nos. 2310, 2308, 2081
Low Intensity Tourism Zone II Lot Nos. 2311, 2051, 2050, 2052
2179, 2180, 2183, 2185, 2187, 2199, 2198,
2197, 2196, 2188, 2189, 2190, 2191, 2134,
2135, 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2140, 2141,
2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, 2146, 2147, 2148,
2176, 2177, 2178, 2181, 2182, 2184, 2186,
2158, 2154, 2153, 2159, 2160, 2161, 2162,
2163, 2164, 2165, 2166, 2167, 2168, 2169,
2170, 2171, 2133, 2118, 2195, 2237, 2238,
2239, 2231, 2089, 2084, 2085, 2083, 2124,
2105, 2110, 2111, 2123, 2125, 2130, 2131,
2132, 2129, 2119
Low Intensity Residential Zone 2 Lot Nos. 2201, 2202, 2204, 2203, 2205,
2206, 2207, 2208, 2193, 2155, 2156, 2151,
2150, 2233, 2167, 2228, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018,2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,
2021,2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027,
2028, 2029, 2030, 2031
Low Intensity Residential Zone 3 Lot Nos. 2121, 2113, 2108, 2107, 2102,
2101, 2100, 2112, 2235, 2956, 2104, 2053,
2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2061,
2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2116, 2037,
2036, 2109, 2093, 2227, 2315, 2292, 2293,
2229, 2387, 2386, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078,
2079, 2080, 2296, 2297, 2298, 2299, 2114
Residential Estate Lot Nos. 2200, 2217, 2216, 2213,

2219,2220, 2221, 2222, 2223, 2224, 2225,
2209, 2210, 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215
BARANGAY TABINAY
Low Intensity Tourism Zone Lot Nos. 9089, 9012, 9215, 9218, 9213, 9062
Low Intensity Residential Zone I Lot Nos. 9064, 9058, 9056, 9066, 9068, 9070,
9071, 9072, 9073, 9069, 9142
Low Intensity Residential Zone II Lot Nos. 9221, 9220, 9222, 9223, 9224, 9225,
9226, 9045, 9046, 9077, 9043, 9074, 9065,
9054, 9301-A, 9301-B, 9301-C, 9413
Low Intensity Residential Zone III Lot Nos. 9089, 9088, 9087, 9086, 9154, 9155,
9156, 9158, 9159, 9146, 9145, 9138, 9137,
9132, 9128, 9127, 9130, 9131, 9162, 9161,
9160
Low Intensity Residential Zone IV Lot Nos. 9014, 9010, 9104, 9098, 9101, 9100,
9094, 9093, 9410, 9369, 9141, 9152, 9150,
9148
General Residential Zone V Bounded on the North by Big Tabinay river

and National Road, on the south by Lot Nos.
9175, 9176, 9177, 9178, 9122, 9274, 9126,
9124, 9125, 9134, 9135, 9140, 9143, 9148,
9150, 9141, 9369, 9093, 9094, 9100, 9101,
9098, 9096, 9104, 9010, 9014 except area
covered by Commercial Zone.
General Commercial Zone I Lot Nos. 9063, 9061, 9227, 9228, 9229, 9230,
9231, 9232, 9027, 9059, 9057, 9060, 9048,
9271, 9214, 9219, 9055, 9105, 9047, 9049,
General Commercial Zone II Lot Nos. 9096, 9097, 9005, 9007, 9008, 9009,
9003,9002, 9001, 9000, 9081, 9120, 9080,
9315, 9078, 9304, portion of Lot No. 9011,
9412,
Agricultural Zone Bounded on the North by Barangay of

Poblacion, on the North-East by Residential
Zone, on the South-East by Barangay of
Dulangan, and on the South-West by Lot Nos.
9254, 9252, 9251, 9204, 9203, 9201,
9248,9261, 9202, 9272, 9196, 9200, 9249,
9250, 9079, 9443, 9444, 9442, 9020,
9464,(Man and Biosphere Communal Forest),
9462, 9294, 9293, 9292, 9291, 9289, 9285,
9284, 9283, 9282, and 9281.
Residential Estate Lot No. 9178 (Colina Flora Hilltop)
Mangrove Area Lot No. 9478
Protection Area Lot Nos. 9238, 9469

BARANGAY BACLAYAN
Cultural Tourism Zone Lot Nos. 12000, 12013
Protection Area Lot Nos. 12018, 12019, 12011, 12012, 12022
Agricultural Zone Lot Nos. 5142, 12016, 5204, 5203, 9466,

12026, 12017, 12015, 12014, 12001, 12002,
12003, 12004, 12023, 12005, 12021, 12020,
12009, 12007, 12006, 12008, and Lot Nos.
12019, 12011 except area covered by
protection area

BARANGAY DULANGAN
Low Intensity Tourism Zone I Lot Nos. 10405, 10406
Low Intensity Tourism Zone II Lot Nos. 10068, 10069
Low Intensity Tourism Zone III Lot Nos. 10170, 10172, 10317, 10302, 10301,
10300, 10298, and 10299
10075,
Low Intensity Residential Zone II Lot Nos. 10060, 10059, 10058, 10376, 10375,
10002, 10003, 10008, 10009, 10012, 10019,
10020, 10025, 10030, 10031, 10034, 10496,
10022, 10016, 10015, 10014, 10006, 10005,
10000, 10096, 10110, 10057, 10061, 10017,
10056, 10055, 10053, 10054, 10067, 10065,
10520, 10516, 10517
General Residential Zone II Lot Nos. 10113, 10114, 10062, 10109, 10290,
10136, 10115, 10131, 10143, 10051, 10043,
10044, 10042, 10129
General Residential Zone III Lot Nos. 10319, 10530, 10529, 10157, 10156,
10153, 10151, 10150, 10148, 10145, 10141
General Residential Zone IV Lot Nos. 10080, 10082, 10083, 10084, 10394,
10087, 10088, 10090, 10387, 200 meters
inward from National highway of Lot Nos.
10079, 10078, 10081, 10085, 10292, 10089,
10091, 10108, 10287
General Residential Zone V Lot Nos. 10462, 10212,and 100 meters inward
from National Road of Lot Nos. 10233, 10574,
10234, 10456, 10239, 10458, 10200, 10232,
10199, 10214, 10198
Agricultural Zone I Bounded on the North by Barangay Tabinay,

on the South by Dulangan River, on the East by
National Road except area covered by General
Residential Area-Zone IV, and on the West by
Barangay of Tabinay.
Agricultural Zone II Bounded on the North by Provincial Road

except area covered by General Residential
Area-Zone III, and area covered by Low
Intensity Tourism Zone III, on the South by
National Road, on the East by Barangay of
Villaflor, and on the West by National Road.
Agricultural Zone III Bounded on the North by Dulangan River, on

the South by Barangay Villaflor, on the East by
National Road and Barangay Villaflor, and on
the West by Barangay Tabinay.
BARANGAY VILLAFLOR
Low Intensity Tourism Zone I Lot Nos. 11046 and 11047
Low Intensity Residential Zone I Lot Nos. 11022-A,B & C, 11014-A,11014-B,

11030, 11041, 11027-A, 11027-B, 11027-
C,D,E & F, 11028-A, 11028-B, 11028-C,
11028-D, 11028-E,11024-A, 11024, 11025-A,
11025-B, 11019, 11023-A, 11023-B, 11026-A
D to J, 11026-B, 11026-C, 11033-A & B,
11142, 11132
Low Intensity Residential Zone II Lot Nos. 11021, 11035, 11032-H,G,J,K,E & F
Socialized Housing Lot Nos. 11032-I, 11163-C
Protected Agricultural Zone Lot Nos. 11013-A, 11013-B, 11013-C, 11013-

D, 11017
Agricultural Zone I Bounded on the North by Barangay Dulangan

& Verde Island Passage, on the South by Nat’l.
Road except area covered Low Intensity Res.
Zone I, Protected Agricultural Zone & Low
Intensity Tourism Zone & on the West by
National Road
Agricultural Zone II Bounded on the North by Barangay Dulangan,,

on the South by Municipality of San Teodoro,
on the East by National Rd., & on the West by
Brgy. Dulangan and Forest Zone except area
covered by Special Use Zone, Open Space,
Socialized Housing Zone & Residential Zone II
Special Use Zone Lot Nos. 11121, 11120, 11119
Open Space Lot No. 11163-A

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Municipality of Puerto Galera

Province of Oriental Mindoro

COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN

1. Municipality : Puerto Galera

B. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CLUP:

1. ROLE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PUERTO GALERA, ORIENTAL MINDORO

Puertro Galera is categorized as a small town in the hierarchy of urban centers as

In the Visioning and Planning Workshop, multi-sectoral representatives formulated

A progressive, globally competitive tourism municipality that upholds and enhances

“TOURISM CAPITAL OF ORIENTAL MINDORO”

Sustain a responsive, world-class tourism municipality committed to the delivery of

Enhance economic development applying new technologies;

Establish an efficient system of delivery of basic services to the community as

Ensure sustainable environment conservation and management;

Initiate responsive support services and infrastructure development;

Promote community education for public participation in decision-making

Unite all sectors in the community and gain direct participation.

POPULATION: 2007 census

Total Projected Population

Source: NSO Population and Housing Census, 2007

1. Globally known tourist destinations in the province with significant tourism

A. ENHANCE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

To create significant impact to the overall economic growth of Puerto Galera,

1. Cluster 1: San Isidro-Aninuan (White Beach/Green Highlands and

A. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION

Without relevant infrastructure support, tourism would gradually depreciate.

10. LAND USES AND LAND USE PATTERN

10.1 Existing Land Uses

Unlike other municipalities in the province, urban development is not highly

Poblacion, remains to be the center of commerce and trade. Wholesale and

Institutional areas were devoted to educational facilities, government offices,

11. NON-URBAN LAND USES FALL UNDER THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

Grasslands generally surround urban peripheries. These include: (1) north of

E. MINING AND QUARRYING

Existing Percent Proposed Change

Residential 220.8544 0.8748 1,804.2266 1,583.3722

Commercial 46.6498 0.1848 160.6070 113.9572

Tourism 25.6162 0.1015 1,099.5313 1,073.9151

Institutional 10.7864 0.0427 42.1103 31.3239

Parks/playgrounds and other

Sub-total 304.4875 1.2061 3,107.5608 2,803.0733

2. Agriculture 8,136.7100 32.2281 15,225.7997 7,089.0897

3. Forest 6,874.8207 27.2300 6,874.8207 0

4. Mining/Quarrying 49.0049 0.1941 0 -49.0049

5. Grassland 9,878.7812 39.1282 0 -9,878.7812

6. Agro-industrial 0.5049 0.0020 4.2235 3.7186

Cemeteries 2.4208 0.0096 3.8208 1.4000

Special Use Zone 0.00 0.00 25.7715 25.7715

Sub-total 24,942.7425 98.7940 22,139.6692 2,803.0733

TOTAL 25,247.23 100.00% 25,247.23 5,606.1466

Source: Municipal Assessor's Office (Tax Declaration, 2009)

 Development growth will be promoted in Sabang, San Isidro, Balatero, and

 Natural environment is the primary asset of the municipality. Keeping the

 Because of distinct tourism character of the locality, tourism related development

13. LAND USE POLICIES

1. There shall be no makeshifts or temporary structures in nature within the

3. Nature should be primarily considered in all types of development.

4. There shall be no structures within the identified flood-prone and landslide-

5. Mandatory five-meter easement on both sides of fault traces on the ground

Corresponding maps were integrated to show a visual representation of ideas and

The Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO)

Finally achieved and formulated, this plan is essential to policy-