BACOLOD CITY

The City of SMILES

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Bacolod City is a highly urbanized city located in the middle of the
Philippine archipelago, the gateway to Sugarlandia, capital city of
Negros Occidental and lies at the center of the Negros Island Region
(NIR Region 18).

Land Area: 16,145 has.

Including straights and bodies of water
Reclaimed Area: 279 has.
No. of Barangays: 61
(41 urban & 20 sub-urban Barangays)

No. of Puroks: 729

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2015 Population Census

(Philippine Statistics Authority)

> 561,875
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Annual Growth Rate 1.79%
(Increase in the number of individuals in a population)

Average Household Size 4.4

(Total population / No. of households x 100)

No. of Households (2015) 127,699

(2017) 132,311
(No. of occupants in a housing unit)

2016 Projected Population 578,509

2017 Projected Population 582,170
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Housing

1.6% - Unreported
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Health and Social Facilities

NO. OF HOSPITALS
Government 1
Private 6
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Health and Social Facilities

Total Hospital bed Capacity 1,663

Number of Barangay Health Center 29
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EDUCATION
NO. OF SCHOOLS PUBLIC PRIVATE
Elementary 46 155
Secondary 22 43
Tertiary 2 13
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Protective Services
Police Actual Strength
- 651 PNP Personnel
10 Police Stations - scattered strategically to
serve the 61 Barangays
Police to Population Ratio - 1: 888
Ideal Police Force Ratio - 1:750
Ideal No. of Police Personnel - 771
Crime Solution Efficiency - 93.74%
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Campaign Against Illegal Drugs

Operations
212
Conducted

Persons Arrested 352

Shabu 559.8566 grams

Marijuana 55.411 grams

DDB VALUE Php 5.6 Million

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Result of Project Tokhang

No. of Barangays visited 61 Barangays
No. of houses visited 1,479 Houses

Drug personalities surrendered

* User 2,742
* Pusher 276
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Bureau of Fire Protection

Current Firefighters 77
Volunteers 148
Total No. of Firefighters: 225
Ideal No. of Firefighters 260

Current Ratio 1: 6,766

Ideal Ratio 1: 2,000
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Bureau of Fire Protection

Fire Stations : 1Central Fire Station ( San Juan)
6 Fire Sub-stations
• Rodriquez •Libertad
• Pahanocoy • Lopez Jaena
• Sum-ag • Granada

1 Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade

1 Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade
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Bureau of Fire Protection

Fire Trucks: BFP 10
Chamber 7
Amity 4
Ambulance: Chamber 3
Amity 5
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Economic (2016)
Poverty incidence 22.6%
(Households with income below Poverty Threshold)

Poverty Threshold (Region 6) Php14,405

Labor force participation rate 63.60%

(Total working population 15-65 years old)
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Commerce & Trade

Business Permits (As of Aug.2017)
Business Count - 20, 970
Permit Count - 14, 667
Manpower - 60, 398
Current Capital Invested - Php 1,429,680,910.36
Gross Sales - Php 77,583,250,821.22
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Tourism (2016)

Tourist Arrivals = 798,968

Foreign Tourist = 71,233
Domestic Tourist = 727,735
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Tourism (2016)
Top Ten Tourist Arrivals (2015)
USA 10,576
Korea 9,961
Japan 5,716
China 3,835
Australia 3,541
Russia 3,146
Germany 2,701
U.K. 2,612
Canada 2,450
Singapore 1,744
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Agriculture

Rice = 731.20 has.

Corn = 25.60 has.
Root Crops = 70.80 has.
Sugar = 4,400 has.
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Building Permits (2016)

Residential - 784
Commercial - 242
Industrial - 7
Institutional - 17
Others - 2
Total - 1,127
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Infrastructure (Roads)
Concrete 241 km
Asphalt 9 km
Gravel 58 km
Unpaved 0.15640 km

Total 309 km
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Transportation
MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED
Cars = 11,666
UV’s = 28,812
SUV’s = 56,005
Trucks = 9,240
Buses = 191
Motorcycle/Tricycle = 28,686
Trailers = 378
Total = 84,978
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Water

No. of Domestics Users 47,434

No. of Government Users 145
No. of Commercial Users 3,391
Total Populations Served 394,955
No. of Household and Establishment Served:
Active Users 51,000
Billed Users 50,971
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Power
No. of Consumers:
Residential 162, 967
Commercial small 10,272
Commercial large 914
Industrial 152
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Communications
Postal Services 9
Money Transfer Services 8
Internet Services 4
Telephone Services Provider 3
Cell site Network 7
Public Calling Station 1
Cable and Internet 6
A.M. Radio Stations 8
F.M. Radio Stations 14
Television Network 9
Cable T.V. Providers 3
Print Media 8
ICT. Related Firms (IT-BPO) 16
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Local Administration

LGU Budget 2017 Php 2.000 Billion

IRA 2017 Php 1.065 Billion

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“Position our city in the forefront again as the most

competitive city in the Philippines. Sound economic
policies, infrastructure investments, and government
efficiency that can restore investor confidence thus
making it easy to invite additional local and foreign
direct investments.”
-Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia-
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Vision
We dream of a Bacolod thriving on the honest labor of
her sons and daughters; a most competitive, and most
liveable city where business and industry flourish in
an atmosphere of peace and fair competition; where
government serves its people responsibly and with
transparency; a major city not just in the Philippines
but in the rest of Asia as well.
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Mission

Towards this vision, we shall endeavor to

build, strengthen and enhance Bacolod’s
economic fundamentals, infrastructure,
social services, human resources and
public governance.
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