GEOPHYSICAL INFORMATION

A. LOCATION

Barangay Abella is classified as an Urban Area. It is bounded in the North by

Barangay Sta. Cruz, in the South, by Barangay Igualdad and Sabang, in the East
by Barangay Dinaga and in the West by the Municipality of Camaligan.

B. TOPOGRAPHY

The total land area of Barangay Abella is 0.22 sq. km. or 0.29% of the total
land area of Naga City. It is entirely plain.

C. LAND USE

The commercial area occupies the majority land area of Barangay Abella
with .14 square kilometer or 64% of it’s total land use and the remaining .08
square kilometer or 36% occupies the residential area.

D. HYDROGRAPHY

There are no waterway in the area.

E. MEANS OF ACCESS

The barangay is accessible to all kinds of vehicles. This can be reach through
pedicab, tricycle, multi -cab and the traditionally known "kalesa" and other mode
of transportation.

BARANGAY ABELLA

SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

A. POPULATION

YEAR POPULATION POP. DENSITY

1990*6,348 287
1995*5,740 260
2000 5,190 235
2001 5,087 230
2002 4,985 225
2003 4,886 221
2004 4,789 217
2005 4,693 212

NOTE: the figures with * are taken from the National Statistics Office while the
rest of the populations are projections base from the given figures from NSO.
B. HOUSEHOLD

The total number of household as of 1998 is 1,257 an average of 6persons per

household.

C. SETTLEMENT AND HOUSING DATA

The Community Multi-Sectoral Assembly that was conducted last September 1998 shows
that the out of 1,002 total number of househ old 309 or 31% are two storey or multi
storey, 99 or 10% are split level and the remaining 594 or 59% are single storey.
Moreover in building resistance 279 or 28% are in High Risk with light materials, 203 or
20% are in Medium Risk with Semi -concrete buil ding with G.I. Roofing, 267 or 27% are
in Low Risk with Concrete frame with G.I. Roof and Walls and the remaining 253 or 25%
are No Risk.

D. AGE DISTRIBUTION

NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS

AGE GROUP MALE % FEMALE % TOTAL RANK

under 1 93 2.43 88 2.37 181 6

1-4 356 9.31 339 9.12 695 3
5-14 873 22.84 830 22.32 1703 2
15-49 2048 53.57 1981 53.27 4029 1
50-64 310 8.11 327 8.76 637 4
65-above 143 3.74 154 4.14 297 5
TOTAL 3823 100 3719 100 6513
Source: City Health Office 1998 data

E. GENDER DEVELOPMENT

Barangay Abella has a minimal discrepancy in numbers between Male and Female
population. The later has 3,719 individuals while male has 3,823, having a difference of
104 in number or 2.72 % in percentage. The number and percentage of female in the
Barangay Governance is 3 or 27.27 % .

F. LABOR SEGMENTATION

LABOR GROUP NUMBER PERCENTAGE RANK

Professional 123 24.85 2

Vocational/Technical 41 8.28 3
 Laborer/Worker 296 59.80 1
Overseas Contract Worker 3 0.61 5
Self-employed 32 6.46 6
TOTAL 495 100

G. HEALTH

ILLNESSES NUMBER OF CASES

Cough & colds 358

Fever / Parasitism 208
Skin Disorder 139
Diarrhea 142

H. ACTIVE BASIC SECTORS

1. LAKAS NG KABABAIHAN
2. WORKING YOUTH CLUB
3. RABUZ ORGANIZATION
4. LADIES IN GREEN
5. NAGA CITY YOUTH FEDERATION (ABELLA CHAPTER)
6. SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN (SK)
7. SENIOR CITIZENS FEDERATION
8. PAGIRIBANG BANTAY BARANGAY

GOVERNANCE
A. BARANGAY OFFICIALS

EDUARDO ALBO
Punong Barangay

DOMINIC SANDUCO, Kagawad

REGIE CHUA, Kagawad
NELIA ROMERO, Kagawad
EDWIN BAILEY, Kagawad
APOLINARIO MALANA, Kagawad
JOSE REBLANDO, Kagawad
ARMAN BASBAS, Kagawad
DALIA R. BASTERECHIA, Treasurer
B. BARANGAY INITIATED AND MANDATED ORGANIZATION

1. Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council

2. Senior Citizens
3. Barangay Lupon
4. Barangay People's Council
5. Pag-iribang Bantay Barangay
6. Working Youth Club
7. 4-H Club

ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT

A. TOP TEN (10) MINIMUM BASIC NEEDS FOR SURVIVAL

1. Employment
2. Housing
3. Drainage
4. Education
5. Medicine
6. Garbage
7. Public Transportation
8. Streetlight
9. Water
10. Roads

B. LIVELIHOOD

Residents of this community are small and large entrepreneurs, Bankers, Barbers, Business
Agents, Transportation Operators, Wholesalers and Retailers.

C. COMMERCIAL

There are 191 Commercial Establishments present in Barangay Abella. This includes:
Appliance Centers, Auto and Electric Supplier, Banks, Barber Shop, Beauty Parlor, Boarding
House, Book Center, Computer Centers, Disco, Drug House, Eateries, General Merchan dise,
Grocery Store, Hardware, Hotel, Insurance Company, Jewelry Shops, Medical Laboratory,
Pawnshops, Printing Press, Recreation and Amusement Center, Restaurants, Sari -Sari
Store, Security Agency and Watch Repair Shop.

These commercial establishments con tributed a total annual tax due of 3,296,763.69 to
the City's budget. The Establishment that has the minimum annual tax due amounting to
200.00 and the maximum annual tax due that the City received is 1,305,309.96 from 2
Restaurants. The City is gaining a gross sales of 1,487,839,66.00 computed annually.

D. EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

PROJECTS COST (PhP)

Development of Urban Poor Resettlement Area 300,000.00

Construction of Barangay Hall 1,200,000.00
Construction of Day Care Center and Outpost 390,000.00
Construction and Rehabilitation of Drainage Canal 520,000.00
Concrete Pavement and Rehabilitation of Existing Path
215,000.00
walks
Rehabilitation of Electrical Posts 75,000.00
Elevated Path way ( Zone 2) 173,500.00
Cross Drainage, Bayawas, Street 9,540.00
Regravelling in Jolly Neighbors Association 236,000.00
Widening and Gutter, Abella Street 67,500.00
Concreting of Road at Jolly Neighbors Urban Poor 402,900.00

E. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

PROJECTS LOCATION/COST

Box Type Drainage Canal (Acasia Urban Poor

Z-5 Acacia Interior
Proj.)
Z-2 to Z-4 Corner
Continuation Drainage Canal
Bayawas
Continuation Drainage Canal Z-1 to Corner Felix Plazo
Road Widening Z-4 Bayawas
Disselting all Box Type Drainage --
Concreting Sto. Niño (4 meters width) Zone 6
Continuation Drainage Canal Zone 6
Low Cost Housing (Core Shelter Assist. Project) PhP 300,000.00
Installation of Water System (100 jetmatic
PhP 600,000.00
pumps)