CDP 2017-2023

ORION COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2017-2023 0
Table of Contents
1 Vision and Objectives …………….…..…….…………….…….…………….….….…….…..2

A. Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives …………………….….….….…..…….…...…..2
B. Development Strategies ……………………………….…………………..………....…..4
2 Brief Profile and History ……………………….……………….…….…..….….….…...…....8

A. Brief History …………………………………………...……………………..………....…..8
B. Demographic Profile ………………………………………………………..………....…..9
C. Geographic Location ………………………………………………….…....………....…10
D. Territorial Jurisdiction ……………………………………………………..……….....…10
E. Physical Features and Environmental Condition …………………….……..........….12
F. Land Use ……………………………………………….…….….….…..….…………...….13
G. Transportation ……………………..………........................................................…..16
H. Social Services Facilities ……………………...…….….….………………….…......….18
I. Agriculture and Agri-Industry Facilities ……………………..……………..….....…..19
J. Power, Water, Communication Network ……………………..………….…….....…..20
K. Waste Management ……………………..……………………………………..….....…..20
L. Economic Structure ……………………..………................................................…..22
3 Development Constraints……..…….…….……..….………….……….….….………........24
Development Constraints: Priority Issues and Concerns ……………..………........24
4 Strategies and PPAs……………..……………….……………….……….….….………........29

Major Development Programs ……………………………...……….……….…..........29
5 Development Framework……..…….…….……..….………….……….….….………........35

Vision and Objectives
A. Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives
1
Vision
The Municipality previously adapted the slogan SULONG UDYONG! The slogan stands for ‘Sumusulong,
Umuusbong, Lumalagong Orion NGayon na Udyong!’. The Filipino slogan captures the vision statement
in English.
“A resilient municipality of empowered citizenry living in a

vibrant economy sustained by a responsive and transparent leadership”
Mission
Providing quality services and equal opportunities towards a sustainable economy.
Objectives
The Vision Statement for the Municipality of Orion serves as a description of the future state of the
municipality as desired by its people, which is both realistic and achievable.
The Vision Statement of the previous CLUP of Orion for 2005 to 2035 is:
We, the people of ORION, envision our municipality as a clean and green Agro-Industrial Center and the
Development Gateway of Bataan, where God-loving and empowered citizens dwell in a well-planned,
reliable, attractive and environment–friendly community, with a productive and self-reliant economy, guided
by an empowered and development-oriented local government.
During the Vision Reality Gap Workshop held last March 08, 2017, the descriptors and success indicators
for each development sector were identified wherein the municipality’s major plans and programs shall
be based. The participants in the visioning workshop aims to have the following:
Characteristics of the People of Orion and its Community

They envisioned that the people of Orion are well-balanced, literate, competent and well-disciplined.
Orion recently ranked 5th in Human Development Index within the province of Bataan. The target for the
next ninie (9) years is for Orioneses to have a long and healthy life, are literate or having high
percentage of high school graduates and zero dropout rate, and have a decent standard of living,
denoting that majority of the population has their own houses and the average family income of each
household is relatively high.
Currently, with the anti-drug campaign of the national government, Orion is a drug- free municipality
and has the lowest crime rate within the whole province. This they would like to sustain even without the
anti-drug campaign.
As a community, the participants want every person and community of Orion to be resilient. Resilient in
the sense that they can withstand calamities, reducing or having a zero casualty status for every disaster
and minimum damages to properties. Resiliency is basically recovering from disasters rapidly. They
would like to have a community that both conducive and livable for all Orionese.

Structure of the Built Environment
Orion desires to live in an environment that is adaptive, accessible, sufficient and disaster-resilient.
Adaptive to the rapid development pace of the municipality by means of modernizing all critical
facilities, provision and maintenance of basic services to all households especially those in far flung
barangays, and continuous rehabilitation and construction of roads and bridges to make Orion more
accessible to other neighboring communities and ultimately create an adequate and well maintained
municipality for all its residents.
Another facet of Orion is a disaster-resilient built environment. They believed that this could be attained
through strict implementation of standards for building structures and by removal and relocation of
structures and ISFs in danger zones to safe areas. This in turn will facilitate their aim of having zero
casualty and minimum damage to properties during calamities, thus making Orion a more safe and
livable municipality.
State of the Natural Environment

Orioneses desire to have a conducive and sustainable environment. They know that this can be attained
by protecting the forest land and municipal waters. One strategy is retaining its productive agricultural
lands. Another strategy is to fully implement their approved waste management plan. The plan aims to
maintain cleanliness, improve the health conditions of the community and preserve the natural environment
for its people.
Character of the Local Economy

Currently there is an increasing trend of commercial businesses wanting to be part of the local economy.
The participants all wanted to sustain this interest as well as expand it. They want their local economy to
be vibrant, dynamic and self-sufficient. Vibrant through increase in the number of businesses in all
economic sectors and number of available employment for the local labor force.
They want the local economy dynamic by establishing partnerships with local and big corporations that
will ensure tie-ups with local farmers for their agricultural products such as rice, fish, livestock, and high
value commercial crops (HVCC). This will increase the job opportunities for their young population and
increase the average family income. Once increase in businesses is established and the local agricultural
sector has a healthy partnership with the business sector, only then can they say that the local economy
is self-sufficient.
Quality of the Local Leadership

To pursue and achieve the vision the participants understood that they need a responsive and transparent
local leadership. Responsive through efficient and accessible government services. The Municipal
Government aims to increase the number of public service facilities and services particularly in remote
barangays.
They also want to improving their ranking in the National Competitiveness Index. This will entail Improving
the business processing time and making it cheaper for the business sector to establish their businesses
anywhere in the municipality. Establishment of One-Stop-Shop for business permitting is one strategy
and another is the conduct of client satisfaction surveys to determine their level of services as well as
institutionalizing government transparency and thus in the long run establishing trust amongst its
constituents. The client satisfaction surveys will serve as a feedback mechanism for the LGU. The
implementation of their various development project can now be assessed through the surveys and
determine its initial impacts from its beneficiaries.

For its citizenry, the participants envisioned an empowered citizenry. This will be achieved through the
active participation of the citizenry in the different development programs of the Municipal Government.
For the Municipal Government employees who participated the series of workshops and provided their
insights and inputs, empowerment is definitely present.
B. Development Strategies
The proposed Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) of Orion is aligned with the national, regional
and provincial medium-term development plans. The recently concluded Philippine Development Plan
2017-2022 anchored on the AmBisyonNatin2040 of the Duterte Administration’s Socio-economic
agenda has translated its ‘matatag, maginhawa at panatag na buhay’ vision through its targets. The
targets themselves can be considered as vision of any Filipino. The PDP targets are:
a. The Philippines will be an upper middle-income country by 2022.

b. Growth will be more inclusive as manifested by a lower poverty incidence in the rural areas, from
30 percent in 2015 to 20 percent in 2022.
c. The Philippines will have a high level of human development by 2022.
d. The unemployment rate will decline from the current 5.5 percent to 3.5 percent in 2022.
e. There will be greater trust in government and in society.
f. Individuals and communities will be more resilient.
g. Filipinos will have greater drive for innovation.
These targets will be pursued through the three major pillars of ‘Malasakit’, ‘Pagbabago’, and ‘Patuloy
na Pag-unlad’. The plan identifies the specific strategy per pillar (see Figure 1.1 below).

Figure 1.1 PDP 2017-2022 Overall Strategic Framework
The CDP of Orion aims to pursue all three targets of the PDP by supporting the new proposed land use
plan by providing the needed programs and projects that will realize the preferred spatial form (four
development districts) under the five development sectors. The proposed land use aims to optimize the
use of land, natural resources and available labor force. Integrated in these development districts is the
consideration of natural hazards particularly for flooding, storm surges and rain-induced landslides.
Noteworthy of the districts is the preparation for the national government’s infrastructure program that
will cater to increasing private sector investments on agriculture and manufacturing/processing industries.
The ‘Build!Build!Build!’ program of the Duterte administration will have both direct and indirect impacts
to the development progress of Orion. The Municipality in anticipation of these impact has identified
development zones that will cater to these infrastructure projects and their counterpart economic support
projects.
At the regional level, the development zones identified in the updated CLUP is also aligned with the
approved Central Luzon Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 (NEDA R3). For the CDP, the Central
Luzon Regional Development Plan 2017-2022 has their Regional Development Investment Plan where
they translated the Presidents’ 0-10 Point Socioeconomic Agenda into the following strategies:
0 – promote peace and order

1 – Continue and improve current macroeconomic policies, including fiscal, monetary, and trade
policies.
2 – Institute progressive tax reform and more effective tax collection, indexing taxes to inflation.
3 – Increase competitiveness and the ease of doing business.

4 – Accelerate annual infrastructure spending to account for 5% of GDP, with Private-Public
Partnership playing a key role.
5 – Promote rural and value chain development toward increasing agricultural and rural enterprise
productivity and rural tourism.
6 – Ensure security of land tenure to encourage investments, and address bottlenecks in land
management and titling agencies.
7 – Invest in human capital development, including health and educational systems, and match skills
and training to meet the demand of businesses and the private sector.
8 – Promote science, technology and the creative arts to enhance the innovation and creative
capacity towards self-sustaining, inclusive development.
9 – Improve social protection programs, including the government’s Conditional Cash Transfer
program, to protect the poor against instability and economic shocks.
10 – Step up implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law to enable
especially poor couples to make informed choices on financial and family planning.
Most of the 11 strategies are reflected in the analyses and recommendations made by the participants
of Orion’s Technical Working Group (TWG). These are numbers 0, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10. The strategies
included in the CDP are in support to the realize the four development districts (land use) they believe
would accelerate and optimize the potential of the municipality without sacrificing the quality of the
environment and lives of its inhabitants.
The Bataan Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan 2013-2020’s vision of being the
“preferred location for eco-industrial investments leading to the highest Human Development Index in
the Philippines“, acknowledges the need for protection from environmental abuses as well as the threats
of environmental disasters. The PDPFP used a hierarchy of settlements and growth centers and has
Balanga as its center. But since the plan was earlier finished, the Bataan Provincial government needs to
work on adjusting the plan particularly for the programs and project to align it with the new medium-
term development plans of the national and regional government.
In the PDPFP, the first level in the hierarchy is the Primary Urban Center B, with indicator functions like
specialist medical facilities, with offices of the National Government, with tourism facilities and functioning
as the inter-regional centers. Level two (2) is the Secondary Urban Center A with indicator functions of
comprehensive shopping, tertiary health and education services, processing and marketing and serves
as the center for provincial services and administration. And the third level is the Secondary Urban
Center B with indicator functions of entertainment, full range of convenience shops, extension services
and functioning as small agri-processing and services center. Hierarchy of centers was based on the
functional role and services available in each of the municipalities in relation to the development of the
province.
Balanga City was classified as Primary Urban Center B, being the capital town of the province and the
site of almost all provincial offices of national agencies operating in the province. Secondary Urban
Center A comprised the municipalities of Hermosa, Orion, Limay and Morong.
The municipality of Orion is the fourth most densely populated municipality sharing more than seven
percent (7.0%) of the population of Bataan. Orion in the 7-year plan is that of a Medium Town with a
Secondary Urban Center A or one that will provide provincial services and administration with functions
like comprehensive shopping, tertiary health and education services and processing and marketing. Orion
has the PPA port that is considered strategic for the fast transportation of processed products.

Orion is working towards development with the underlying development frameworks from the national
to the provincial level. The proposed land use plan pushes for the optimization of available land catering
to the business objectives of its owners. The current procurement of private land from big corporations
signify the business directions of top corporations looking for areas to expand their businesses. This is an
indicator to the business climate at the national level. Business is good and they will look for areas to
place their investments. Orion must be able to capture this opportunity.

A. Brief History
Brief Profile and History 2
During the Spanish era, the archipelago of Bataan was divided into two (2): One is “Corregimiento de
Mariveles”, which consisted of the towns of Mariveles, Bagac and Morong extending to the boundary of
Pampanga; while the other part consisted of the towns of Orion, Pilar, Balanga, Abucay, Samal, Orani,
Llana Hermosa and San Juan de Dinalupihan. According to reports, the “Corregimiento de Mariveles”
was under the supervision of Zambales.
In 1571, the Spanish Conquistadores arrived in Pampanga and discovered that Bataan already had an
existing government and a big portion of it was under the territorial jurisdiction of the latter. The
“encomienda” system was enforced during those times which granted huge lands to the influential people.
This system gradually ceased when the Province of Bataan was established in 1754 and separated from
Pampanga through the efforts of then Governor-General Pedro Manuel de Arandia.
It was believed that the town of Orion was established by a Spaniard name Trajano. Through his
perseverance, he was able to clear a large part of the town, which was known as Calungusan and he
was the first to settle there. When he died, his properties were transferred to the Trillana Family.
On April 30, 1667, Orion was established as a district town which was comprised by the barrios of
Pandam and Calungusan. In 1892, forty years later, a big conflagration practically burned the whole
town so that only three houses remained standing. It was Father Campones who tried to reconstruct the
town from the ashes and ruins of the fire. This was the start of the town’s progress. When the movement
against the Spanish regime spread across the country, the Katipunan (KKK) was established and recruited
members from different towns including Orion.
B. Demographic Profile
Growth rate and Trends
The growth of the population of Orion was nearly linear from 1903 to 1939, but decreased by roughly
2,000 in the year 1948 during Second World War. Since then, the population of Orion rose
exponentially to the present. As of 2015, the population of Orion is 56,002.
Based on Orion’s historical population trend, it may be inferred that from the period 2010-2015, Orion’s
growth rate was at 1.77%. Using this growth rate, the doubling period of Orion’s population would be
41 years, or in the year 2055. This is the same with the doubling period of the Philippines, but slower
than the Province (36 years).
Population Share
Region III or Central Luzon, from which the Municipality of Orion belongs to, has an 11% share of the
total population of the country, having about 11 million people at the start of August 2015. The Philippine
population at the same census period is placed at roughly 101 million.

Of the different provinces in Region III, Bataan has the 3rd least share (6.78% or 760,650 people), next
to Aurora (1.91%) and Zambales (5.27%). Of the different municipalities in Bataan, Orion gets only
7.36% of the total population, having a lesser share than Mariveles (16.77%), Dinalupihan (13.98%),
Balanga (12.63%), Limay (8.95%), Orani (8.8%), and Hermosa (8.66%), but more than Pilar (5.5%),
Abucay (5.24%), Samal (4.64%), Morong (3.93%), and Bagac (3.54%).
Age-Sex Distribution
The age group 25-59 has the highest population (24,412) in the municipality, followed by age group
60 and over (12,137), then age group 5-9 (7,398). This indicates that majority of the population of the
Municipality of Orion is comprised of the working age group. Note that the population aged 25-59
comprises 43.6% of the population, 51.5% of which are female. Population aged 60 and above on the
other hand, comprise 21.7% of the entire population, of which majority are male (65%). Overall, there
are 7.34% more males than females.
Dependency Ratio
Overall, the economic dependency ratio is about 1:2. Meaning, every 2 economically active individual
carry the burden of providing for the needs of a dependent person (belonging to the young
and old population) in Orion.
Household Size
Data from PSA (2015) shows that the population of the municipality is 56,002 and total no. of households
is 11,915. The average household size of Orion is therefore 4.70. This is higher compared to the average
household size in the country, Central Luzon, and in the province.
Population Density
PSA data for 2015 shows that the population density for Region 3 is about 512/km 2, while Bataan is
about 554/km2, both rates lower than that of Orion’s (856/km2).
Within Bataan, the municipalities of Dinalupihan, Pilar and Orani have consistently the highest population
densities across the census years 1970-2015. Orion ranks 5th. The municipalities consistently having the
lowest densities are Bagac and Morong.
Literacy Rate
Of Orion’s total population 10 years old and above, about 94.1 percent were found to be literate.
Literacy rate is high and are about the same for both males and females.
Religion
Majority of the population of Orion is Roman Catholic, comprising more than 90% of the population.
Supporters of Combined Baptist and Iglesia ni Cristo follow but compose only 3.6% and 3.4% of the
total population respectively.
Mother Tongue
Majority of the people residing in Orion speak Tagalog as their native tongue. Very few speak dialects
from nearby provinces such as Kapampangan (1%), Pangasinense (1%) and Iloko (1%). There are even
more who speak Cebuano (5%).
Labor Force
Majority of the labor force population are unemployed (60.52%). Also, there are more women who are
unemployed compared to men.

Overseas Workers
The number of overseas workers continues to rise except for the 70% drop in 2014. However, the
increase in 2015 was 5 times more than the previous year, which is a strong indication that more
constituents are going out of the country for work.
C. Geographic Location Figure 2.1 Provinces of Central Luzon

Approximately 132 km away from Manila by land
and around 50 km across Manila Bay, the
Municipality of Orion is geographically located in
the Province of Bataan at Latitude 14- 37-23 N,
Longitude 120-34-30 E. It is about 8 kms. south of
Balanga City, the provincial capital, and about 20
kms. north of Mariveles, the southernmost municipality
in Bataan. With a total land area of 6,541 hectares,
Orion is bordered on the north by the Municipality of
Pilar; Manila Bay on the East; Municipality of Limay
on the South and Municipality of Bagac on the West.

Figure 2.2 Municipalities of Bataan
D. Territorial Jurisdiction
Orion is divided into 23 barangays, of which 14 are classified under “nearly urbanizing barangays”
and 9 under rural barangays. In terms of land area, General Lim in the western part of the municipality
is the biggest barangay, while Lusungan on the eastern part, along the coast, is the smallest barangay.
Urban barangays only cover 6.7874 km2 of the municipality, leaving 58.6226 km2 to the rural areas.
The corresponding population densities for urban and rural areas are 3,833 households/km 2 and 511
households/km2 respectively.
More than half (53.5%) of the total population still reside in the rural areas. Of the 23 barangays,
Bilolo, Daan Pare and Capunitan have the top 3 population shares. This ranking goes the same in terms
of number of households.
In terms of population density, the top 3 most densely populated areas are: Capunitan (710 people/ha),
Lusungan (588 people/ha), and Bagumbayan (337 people/ha). Conversely, the top three least densely
populated areas are: Villa Angeles (1.40 people/ ha), General Lim (1.45 people/ha) and Daan Pare
(4.22 people/ha).
Table 2.1 Population of Barangays

Barangay Population Gross Area (ha) Population Density
Urban
Arellano 644 3.59 179.39
Bagumbayan 1309 3.88 337.37
Balagtas 1963 35.62 55.11
Balut 1391 20.15 69.03
Bantan 1403 141.52 9.91
Daan Bago 969 8.38 115.63
Daan Bilolo 2745 44.09 62.26
Capunitan 5237 7.38 709.62
Lati 1113 5.47 203.47
San Vicente 1391 76.94 18.08
Sto. Domingo 4107 302.4 13.58
Villa Angeles 1161 831 1.40
Wakas 768 14.29 53.74
Wawa 1818 7.08 256.78
Subtotal 26019 678.74 2085.37
Rural
Bilolo 6803 755.23 9.01
Calungusan 1610 124.33 12.95
Camachile 1587 64.56 24.58
Daan Pare 6297 1492.07 4.22
General Lim 3956 2734.68 1.45
Lusungan 1647 2.8 588.21
Puting Buhangin 2696 319.69 8.43
Sabatan 3651 343.76 10.62
Sta. Elena 1736 25.44 68.24
Subtotal 29983 5862.26 727.71
TOTAL 56002 6541 2813.08
E. Physical Features and Environmental Condition

Topography and Drainage
Orion’s topography features a generally mountainous terrain with only 30% of total land area nearly
level. The southwestern portion of Orion is mostly mountainous while the northwestern part is considered
lowland or nearly level. Its elevation ranges from 0 to 100 meters above mean sea level thus
characterized by flat to moderate relief. The flat relief is situated on the northern portion while the
moderate relief is located on the southern part of the municipality.
Orion is home to six (6) main rivers which drain towards Manila Bay. These are Calungusan River, Sto.
Domingo River, San Vicente River, Orion River, Lukong River, and Pandam River. Smaller creeks branch
out of these rivers, among which are Bana Creek and Tabon Creek.
Soil Type
Orion is fit for any agriculture activities as it is largely covered with Pilar silt loam, Antipolo clay and
Pilar fine sandy loam. Aside from those, Antipolo soils were observed in some parts of Daan Pare and
General Lim.

Geology and Geomorphology
In general, Bataan province may be characterized into one volcanic terrain. Most of the highest
elevations are considered portions of the collapsed caldera forming a ring-like structure within the
suspected mouths of Mount Natib and Mariveles. Nonetheless, other high peaks are most likely the
satellite vents of major volcanic craters currently taking place as plugs and dikes along the upper and
mid-slopes of the volcano. Surrounding these morpho-landforms are lava fields and flow plains with
deep incision, steep cliffs, gorges, and minor cascades.
Furthermore, the Bataan Peninsula is tectonically sitting directly on top of an active subduction zone which
centers along the Manila Trench. It is believed that this zone was responsible for the Early Pliocene to
Early Holocene period of volcanic activities giving rise to varied depositions of volcanic rocks in the whole
Peninsula. Similarly, it is also accountable for the young geologic setting of the area. There are three (3)
rock stratigraphic units exposed in the area, these are the Quaternary Pyroclastics (QP) Quaternary
Plug (Qp) and Quaternary Alluvium (Qal).
Land Classification
Bataan province has a total A&D land of 80,207.49 hectares and forest land of 57,088.51 hectares.
Of the total forest land area, lands classified as forest/watershed reservation are 23.89%, timberlands
are 39.67%, national parks are 33.23%, and civil reservation are 3.21%. Orion has a total forest land
area of 913 hectares, or only 1.6% of the total forest land area of the whole Bataan province.
Land Cover
As of 2016, built up areas comprise 18.5 % of Orion’s land cover while mangroves, fishponds and
croplands cover 1.13%, 13.18% and 67.20% respectively.
Water Resources and Coastal Areas

The municipal water boundaries of Orion were already delineated by NAMRIA. Through actual survey,
the length of Orion‘s shoreline is estimated to be 7.823 km.
Orion has natural water resources located mostly within the Agrarian Reform Communities (ARC) that are
also in turn the main water sources. Among the main tributaries include Tala River, Biloo River, Lucong
River, Pandam River, Pita Rover and Balat River. The water provided by these tributaries are utilized
for the purposes of irrigating vast stretches of rice fields and farm lands via the construction of small
impounding structures.
Underground water is abundant and serves as the prevailing source of domestic water and potable
drinking water. Other households that are not reached by the water system usually get their
supply of potable drinking water from free-flows and artesian pumps.
F. Land Use
Existing Land Use
Orion has a total land area of 6,541 hectares. Agricultural land has a total land area of 4,985.65
hectares, comprising 76.22% of Orion’s total land area. Timber and forest land area follows at 1,075.14
hectares (16.44%). Areas under residential, commercial and institutional land classification are at 246.64
hectares (3.77%), 26.53 hectares (0.41%) and 17.86 hectares (0.27%) respectively. Agro-industrial
areas are at 134.55 hectares (2.06%) while industrial areas are at 7.43 hectares (0.11%).
In terms of agricultural use, Orion’s barangays are categorized into 2 groups: a) Non-Agrarian Reform
Communities, b) Agrarian Reform Communities (ARC). Table 2.2 shows that the total agricultural land

area of 19 non-ARC barangays is 1,019.58 hectares, while the remaining 5 barangays with ARC land
have a total agricultural land of 3,966.07 hectares.
Table 2.2 Total Agricultural Land Area 2017

TIMBER/ AGRO- ROADS/
LAND TOTAL RESIDENTI COMME INSTITU INDUST TOTAL TOTAL
FOREST INDUSTRI OPEN
Barangay AREA AGRI LAND AL RCIAL TIONAL RIAL POPUL HOUSE
LAND AL SPACE
(Ha) (Ha) (Ha) (Ha) (Ha) (Ha) ATION HOLDS
(Ha) (Ha) (Ha)
Non- ARC Barangays
Arellano 3.5857 – – 3.2394 0.3463 – – 644 137
Bagumbayan 3.8804 – – 3.8804 – – – 1,309 279
Balagtas 35.6219 15.46 – 17.1437 1.4709 0.0723 1.475 1,963 418
Balut 20.1489 15.82 – 1.3118 – 3.0175 – 1,391 296
Bantan 141.5209 132.876 – 7.5667 0.2386 0.5065 0.3331 1,403 299
Calungusan 124.3254 114.3106 – 8.5648 – 0.8 0.65 1,610 343
Camachile 64.2602 53.7812 – 5.5936 – 0.3306 4.5548 1,587 338
Daan Bago 8.3847 – – 8.3847 – – – 969 206
Daan Bilolo 44.0921 29.017 – 10.2777 0.8028 2.0061 1.9885 2,745 584
Capunitan 7.3775 4.5166 – 2.3177 – 0.5432 – 5,237 1,114
Lati 5.4736 – – 5.4736 – – – 1,113 237
Lusungan 2.7996 – – 2.7996 – – – 1,647 350
Puting
319.6859 300.8807 – 15.4329 1.65 0.2 1.5223 – 2,696 574
Buhangin
San Vicente 76.9445 65.0736 – 4.3767 2.3148 5.1794 – 1,391 296
Sta. Elena 25.4358 17.1976 – 2.0523 0.1 1 5.0859 – 1,736 369
Sto. Domingo 302.0403 262.0298 – 31.2257 2.8742 1.3842 4.527 4,107 874
Villa Angeles 8.3095 – – 8.3095 – – – 1,161 247
Wakas 14.2948 8.6161 – 4.7457 0.8336 0.0994 – 768 163
Wawa 7.0776 – – 5.4095 – 1 0.6681 1,818 387
Sub-Total 913.219 757.5494 – 116.8803 7.757 14.755 6.6082 9.6695 31,188 6,637
ARC Barangays
Bilolo 755.2252 719.5812 – 22.5574 4.8633 0.7233 4 3.5 6,803 1,447
Daan Pare 1492.07 1253.449 185 25.979 2.693 0.5 9.949 14.5 6,297 1,340
Gen. Lim 2734.68 1672.013 890.138 45.4278 4.9981 0.5 110.604 11 3,956 842
Sabatan 343.7628 321.0261 – 4.5711 3.3473 – 10 0.8183 4 3,651 777
Sto. Domingo 302.0403 262.0298 – 31.2257 2.8742 1.3842 4.527 4,107 874
Sub-Total 5627.7783 4228.0991 1075.138 129.761 18.7759 3.1075 134.553 0.8183 37.527 24,814 5,280
TOTAL (Ha) 6,541.00 4,985.65 1,075.14 246.64 26.53 17.86 134.55 7.43 47.20 56,002 11,917
Source: MAO
Based on the updated Existing Land Use Map of Orion (Figure 2.3), Orion is predominantly agricultural
in nature. Barangays which have large tracts of agricultural land are the ARC barangays of Sabatan,
Bilolo and Daan Pare. Although General Lim is also an ARC barangay, its land is mostly forestry in
nature. This is according to the Municipal Agriculturist. But unfortunately, no updater record of the ARC
status can be provided by the MAO. The numerical information on the total land area of the ARCs is
based on the previous CLUP.

Figure 2.3 Existing Land Use Map of Orion
Fishing grounds, Orion‘s other main source of income, are clustered in the Orion northern coastline and
river- sides of barangays Bantan Grande, Calungusan, Camachile, and Sto. Domingo and in the southern
coastline in barangays Daan Pare, Capunitan and Sta. Elena. Smaller fishing grounds can also be found
along San Vicente River in barangays Wawa and Balut.
Orion‘s built up areas are mostly concentrated around the area of the Poblacion proper and along the
central coast line. Other concentration of built-up areas can be found along the three major road
corridors, the fishing grounds in Sta. Elena and the port in Puting Buhangin.
Residential areas, mostly subdivisions in nature, are also found away from the town core, in the northern
barangays of Bantan, Calungusan and Camachile.
As in any typical provincial setting, commercial establishments are mostly clustered around the Municipio.
The junction of the National Road and Manrique Avenue serves as the central point of the commercial
development, and then branches off in the four directions along the road. However, the main commercial
center of Orion (the public market) is located a little further up north in the Barangay of Balagtas.
Except for the western part of the Municipality, institutional areas are generally dispersed all over the
municipality Industrial areas are also just scattered spots in Orion, as there is no common area where the
industrial areas converge, nor is there a large industrial establishment.

There is no large park or public recreational area that can be found in Orion, although smaller parks
and multi-purpose courts can be found in most barangays. The bigger parks or plazas can be found in
the Municipio grounds in Barangay San Vicente and along the coast in Barangay Wawa, near the port.
Land Use Trend

The 2005 CLUP of Orion was approved 2 years later. The Municipal Government have since worked on
pursuing in realizing their preferred spatial development. After more than 10 years, the municipality
was able to accomplish the spatial development they previously aimed. The four development clusters
identified in their 2005-2035 CLUP showed that based on the updated existing land use map made last
December 2016, the present built up areas are still concentrated in Barangays Balagtas, Arellano,
Bagumbayan, Lati, Villa Angeles, Wawa, Daan Bago, Lusungan and Caunitan. Indeed expansion for
residential land uses happened in Barangays Santo Domingo and Calungusan. Settlement areas have
also emerged in General Lim on areas which were previously used for agricultural purposes.
The Minor industrial node in Barangay Bilolo was pursued as additional 3-4 locators are currently in
operation. The increasing number of investors looking for agro-industrial land is a clear sign that Orion
is considered as a good option. The current locators are scattered in several parts of the municipality.
These are found on Bilolo, General Lim, Sabatan, Daang Pare and Santo Domingo.
There are now more fishpond areas in barangays along Manila Bay particularly Camachile, Balut,
Daang Bago and Daang Pare. The Municipal Government was able to maintain the fishpond areas in
Barangays Bantan, Calungusan, Camachile, Wawa, Capunitan, Daan Pare and Sta. Elena.
The commercial node along Roman Hi-way particularly at the Junction point entering Orion expaned
towards the four road networks. Previously identified as a recreational node, the junction is now a hub
for coffee shops, shopping and restaurants.
G. Transportation
Roads and Bridges
Since 2016, the Municipality of Orion has a total road length of 68.972 kms., of which 19.79% are
national road; 25.30% are provincial road; 45.30% are municipal roads; 3.00% are barangay roads;
6.46% are subdivision roads; and 0.14% are port roads. Of the total road length of Orion, about 67%
are concreted; 17.20% are asphalted; 4.63% are gravelled; and the remaining 10.69% are unpaved
roads.
There are roads within the poblacion or Orion’s urban core, but most of them are narrow and therefore
offers limited access. The two arterial roads traversing the municipality are Roman Highway and Bataan
National Highway. Manrique and Camino Road are the main roads crossing the Roman Super Highway.
Roads connecting the poblacion to the mountains are Pita/Eva-Aeta Road, Palonatin Road,
Patok/Mabato Road and Damulog Road. However, most of these are narrow dirt roads, do not end in
a loop and are not continuous.
There are a total of 10 road bridges linking the barangays and sitios of Orion. These have a total span
of 161.50 meters. Eight of them are made of reinforced concrete while two are concrete-piped but all
are classified as national bridges. All of these bridges are in good condition and passable for all types
of vehicles.

Figure 2.4 Road Map of Orion
Land Transportation and Vehicles

The two main inter-regional and intra-regional forms of transportation in Orion are air-conditioned and
ordinary buses. Although there is no direct trip from Manila to Orion, there is a Manila-Mariveles bus
route that passes through Orion via Roman Highway. Similarly, a Manila-Balanga bus route serves as
an alternative trip, going to Orion or Manila since Balanga is only about 8 kms. away from Orion.
At the provincial level, there are ordinary mini-buses, that ply Balanga-Marivels via Roman highway,
and public utility jeepneys, that pass through the route of Balanga- Lamao via National highway, which
can be used by Orion’s residents in their daily activities. There are “Van-for-hires” and “shuttle utility
vans” which service workers from Orion to the export processing and industrial hubs of Mariveles, Bataan.
Within Orion, there are motorized tricycles available for residents in their intra-municipal movements. To
avoid stiff competition between and among tricycle drivers, tricycle units are informally distributed to
operate within designated zones or barangays of Orion.
Since buses, pass via Roman Highway, bus passengers are picked-up or dropped-off at the intersection
of Roman Highway and collector road leading to the poblacion of Orion. Hence, there are no formal
terminals for public transportation observed within Orion. But for public utility jeepneys, there are
designated jeepneys stops (on-street) found near Orion Public Market and another one in Poblacion.

Similarly, there are informal terminals for tricycles near the crossing of Poblacion.
H. Social Services Facilities

Education
There are 19 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools n Orion, with varying conditions in terms of
facilities. Private schools have clinics, shop, laboratories and playgrounds, which most public schools do
not provide. Most libraries and comfort rooms in public schools also entail improvement and repair. Public
schools serve as evacuation centers, hence maintenance of comfort rooms is necessary. Majority of the
schools are not highly vulnerable to hazards.
Health Facilities
The only private hospital in Orion, which is the Orion St. Michael Hospital, has a total bed capacity of
10. Outside Orion, found in Balanga City is the Bataan General Hospital. Both offers consultation on
dental and general health services and special services such as general, emergency, pediatrics, obstetrics
and gynecology and laboratory such as urinalysis, fecalysis, and CBC are also rendered.
Most barangays have their own barangay health stations except for Villa Angeles, Wawa and Sabatan.
These complement hospital services with the implementation of the referral system in health care delivery.
However, 80% of the BHS need repair and one (1) is not operational. Majority of these health stations
are also highly susceptible to flooding and moderately susceptible to tropical cyclone.
Housing
Table 2.3 presents an inventory of the potential lands for the LGU’s housing projects. No data however
is available yet on the susceptibility of these lands to hazards. All of these identified lands are
agricultural lands.
Table 2.3 Inventory of Potential Lands for Housing, Orion, Bataan, 2016
Area Fair Market
Owner Brgy. Classification Actual Land Use
(ha.) Value (Php)
Tuazon, Brigida Sto. Domingo 7.7044 Agricultural Land 2,140,880.00 Fruit/Vegetable Land
Corpus, Diogenes R. m/to
Elizabeth U. Corpus Sto. Domingo 3.6814 Agricultural Land 1,104,420.00 Irrigated Riceland
Lacson, Vicente Bilolo 1.2263 Agricultural Land 405,560.00 Fruitland/Plants & Trees
Santos, Isabel Bilolo 1.0214 Agricultural Land 441,060.00 Fruitland/Plants & Trees
Raymundo, Pablo Bilolo 2.5361 Agricultural Land 800,580.00 Fruitland/Plants & Trees
Baluyot, Jose S. Bilolo 3.0292 Agricultural Land 930,510.00 Fruitland/Plants & Trees
Hrs. of Santos, Domingo Daan Pare 1.2496 Agricultural Land 624,800.00 Irrigated Riceland
Menandro, Alejandro Daan Pare 0.8372 Agricultural Land 334,880.00 Irrigated Riceland
Angeles, Agustin Daan Pare 1.195 Agricultural Land 406,500.00 Fruitland/Plants & Trees
Isidro, Cipriano General Lim 2.2682 Agricultural Land 340,230.00 Cogon Land
Corpus, Ma. Luisa C,
Roman C. Corpus & Roman General Lim 4.5027 Agricultural Land 1,360,630.00 Fruitland/Plants & Trees
C. Corpus
Sabino, Juan General Lim 5.8881 Agricultural Land 883,215.00 Pasture Land
Source:
Social Welfare
A senior facility was established in Orion to provide for the needs of senior citizens. This also functions

as conference venue but is exposed to several hazards such as flooding, earthquake, tsunami, storm
surge and strong wind.
Located in several barangays of Orion are 30 children centers that offer services for the holistic
development of 3-4 year old children. However most of these facilities require renovation and/or
additional extension, and are vulnerable to flooding, earthquake and strong wind.
Burial Grounds
Based on primary survey, there are 3 cemeteries in Orion. Data is not enough to ascertain whether these
are enough for the constituents of the municipality, but it is important to note that these are already
overcrowded.
Protective Services
There is only 1 police headquarters and 1 fire headquarters in Orion. Given the standard personnel to
population ratio, it is apparent that the number of personnel and facilities available are not enough to
serve the residents of the municipality.
Sports and Recreational Facilities

Orion’s sports and recreation facilities, either publicly- or privately- owned, are mostly restricted to multi-
purpose courts (covered and open) and pockets of open areas with some form of landscaping. A total
of 25 sports and recreational facilities were identified in Orion.
I. Agriculture and Agri-Industry Facilities

There is a diversion dam and small water impounding project constructed by the national government in
2010 and 2014 but no data is available on the area or number of households served. Small projects
owned by the private sector are available to support irrigation. Location and number of other
agricultural support facilities are listed below.
Table 2.4 Water Irrigation Systems, Orion, Bataan, 2016

Type of Area Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
Year Type of
Irrigation Ownershi Served
Constructed Irrigation Fl Tc Eq Vo Ln Ts Su
System p (ha)
NO
National 2010 Public D.D. L L L L L L L
DATA
NO
2014 Public SWIP L L L L L L L
DATA
Others
2014 Private STW 120 L L L L L L L
STW/OSP
2013 Private STW 200 L L L L L L L
SWIP NO DATA Private 200 L L L L L L L
Diversion Dam 2000 Public 400 L L L L L L L
Deep Well NO DATA Private 20 L L L L L L L
Source: MAO
Notes:
D.D.: Diversion Dam
OSP: Open Source Pump
STW: Shallow Tube Well
SWIP: Small Water Impounding Project

Table 2.5 Existing Agricultural Support Facilities and Services, Orion, Bataan, 2016
Post-Harvest Barangay No. Type/
Facilities and Capacity
Support
Rice Mill Sto. Domingo 5 O
Corn Shelter Bilolo 1 O
Bilolo 1 O
Multi-Purpose
General Lim 2 O
Drying Pavement
Sto. Domingo 1 O
Bilolo 1 NR
Mechanical Dryer Sto. Domingo 1 NO
San Vicente 1 O
Private Thresher Daan Pare 5 O
Blowers Sabatan 4 NR
Hand Tractor San Vicente 20 O
Source: MAO
Notes:
Remarks – (O) Operational, (NR) Needs Repair, (NO) Not Operational
J. Power, Water, Communication Network

Power
The power supply in Orion is mainly provided by the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO). The
source of power supply comes from TRANSCo, formerly NAPOCOR. As of 2016, PENELCO serves 9,917
out of 12,152 households or 87.74% in all barangays of Orion while there are only few sitios or
households have not yet been connected due to right-of way problems and inaccessibility.
Barangays which have achieved its 100% electrification program are Bagumbayan, Balut, Bantan, Daan
Bago, Sto. Domingo, Villa Angeles and Wakas. Oppositely, barangays of Arellano, Daan Pare and
General Lim still have less than 70% of their total households connected with power supply.
Water
There are a total of 18 deep wells distributed in 12 barangays of Orion that serve a total of 2,140
families or 28.71% of the total households in the whole municipality. There are also 10 waterworks
systems in Orion namely, ORIWAD, Bantan, Bilolo, Calungusan, General Lim, Lati, Mabato, San Vicente,
Sabatan and Wawa Barangay Water System. ORIWAD chiefly serves barangays not served by other
waterworks systems. Other water sources are the 70 underdeveloped springs located in the barangays
of General Lim and Puting Buhangin.
Communication Network
Three (3) barangays has a cell site which is dominated by Globe Telecommunications. There are six (6)
cell sites all in all. Aside from having these cell towers, there are also 1 post office, 1 telephone company
serving 28% of total households of Orion and 1 cargo delivery but is barely used due to lack of facilities.
K. Waste Management
More than 90% of solid wastes generated and collected in Orion come from individual households. This

implies the need for a more persistent campaign for residents on solid waste management, considering
that Orion only has an Open dump disposal site and not so many households practice recycling and
composting.
Majority of the liquid wastes (around 75%) also come from domestic sources, followed by commercial
sources. However, none of these are connected to a central sewerage system.
Current SWM Conditions

More than 90% of solid wastes generated and collected in Orion come from individual households. This
implies the need for a more persistent campaign for residents on solid waste management, considering
that not so many households practice recycling and composting. This is based on the survey conducted
by Orion’s SWM Plan TWG. Wastes are mixed and are burned in open areas. Others, especially those
living near waterways throw their wastes into the river.
Most barangays covered by the garbage collection route operated by the Municipality rely mainly on
garbage truck collection. Garbage is usually placed in sacks, plastic bags or empty cans and are placed
in front of their houses during collection schedule. Others put their wastes in communal waste receptacles
provided by the barangays themselves. These are all not segregated waste.
Some residents practice segregation on their own by separating those that are reusable. Other wastes
are sold to “bote’t dyaryo” buyers or directly to the junkshop.
It was also observed that open burning happens in rural barangays, where residents burn wastes in their
backyard. Also, despite the presence of a provincial ordinance which prohibits open burning, most
farmers still engage in burning palay stalks and hays particularly during harvest time.
Majority of the liquid wastes on the other hand, also come from domestic sources, followed by commercial
sources. However, none of these are connected to a central sewerage system.
The Municipality’s open dumpsite which was closed in 2011 was converted into a controlled dumpsite,
and is now a residual containment area. This facility serves as a staging area of residuals prior to its
transport to Metro Clark SLF, which has an existing Memorandum of Agreement with Orion.
New Facilities
Materials Recovery Facility
Pursuant to RA9003 and cater to the turning in of recyclable materials from barangays, the LGU is
proposing to have a central MRF to be established and operated by the LGU itself. All recyclables
collected by the LGU shall be deposited to the MRF, to include those from the barangay MRF, which is
likewise to be established and operated by the barangay LGUS themselves. Barangay MRFs can
however have the option to sell their materials to preferred buyers, otherwise they can request the
municipality to have their materials collected.
The proposed MRF Building is measured 10m. x 20m., with an estimated construction cost of Php1.5
Million. It is designed to accommodate at least 3 tons of garbage per day. It has a large receiving
area, a sorting area for plastics, metal, glass, pet and paper. The design also provided for an
administrative office and a comfort room.
The LGU likewise envisioned of having a bio-composting facility, to be established within the MRF
premises.

Sanitary Landfill
Moreover, a sanitary landfill shall be established in the 13-hectare ESWM Center in Barangay General
Lim. The proposed SLF shall be constructed at the level area west of the existing open dump. The single
cell SLF shall be designed to maximize the usage of the available area with due consideration of the
space needed for the MRF and composting plant and the presence of steep slopes to the north, west and
south.
For more details, refer to Orion’s 10-year SWM Plan.
L. Economic Structure
Primary
Of the 6,541 hectares, 76.22% is the total agricultural land area. In terms of utilized land area, the top
three (3) agricultural crops of Orion are rice, mango and vegetables. The market for its agricultural
products is mostly local, except for mango and some fruits which are sold for export. Of all these
products, mango is the least susceptible to most hazards. Aside from farming, another significant aspect
of the land-based agriculture of the municipality is livestock-raising. Hogs/swine are the primary types
of livestock raised (10,000 heads), followed by chickens and ducks (1000 heads each). But in relatively
lower quantity, cows and carabaos are also raised. Majority of livestock and poultry farms are located
in Barangay Bilolo. These farms are not highly susceptible to hazards. From 2014 to 2016, areas utilized
for crop production and livestock/poultry have been decreasing.
Besides from being suitable to irrigation purposes, waters in Orion also allow fishing and aquaculture
activities. Products of which were only sold to local market. There are marine fishing grounds in Daan
Pare, Puting Buhangin and Wawa that are moderately susceptible to landslide, storm surge and tsunami
while inland fishing areas in Balut, Camachile and Capunitan which are moderately susceptible to
flooding, storm surge, tropical cyclone and tsunami.
Secondary
San Miguel Foods Inc., Bounty Fresh, Mobymix Concrete Industrial Inc. and Goldridge Construction &
Development Corporation are the only existing industrial establishments in Orion. Since there is no
additional industrial establishment, there is no significant increase in revenues from 2014-2016 as well.
Tertiary
There is a public market located in Barangay Balagtas and some commercial complexes spread in
several barangays of the municipality.
Overall there is a 51.52% increase in commercial areas from 2015-2016. Barangays which have the
biggest increase in commercial areas are Balagtas, Arellano and Puting Buhangin.
More than half of the business permits granted for the years 2012-2016 belong to the Tertiary Sector,
particularly applicable under wholesale and retail trade (which include repair of motor vehicles, motor-
cycles personal & household goods). Increase in wholesale and retail trade activities were also evidenced
by the increase in number of establishments from year 2010-2015. This type of activities is also 51% of
the municipality’s revenue in the year 2016.
Table below shows that in 2010, the top economic activities with the highest employment share are the
following: Wholesale and retail trade; transport, storage and communication; and agriculture, hunting &
forestry. The lowest in terms of employment share are: mining & quarrying; real estate, renting & business
activities; and hotel/restaurants.

Table 2.6 Employment by Type of Economic Activity, Orion, Bataan, 2015
2010
Economic Activity
No. %
Primary
Agriculture, Hunting & Forestry 1706 12.55
Fishing 1192 8.77
Mining & Quarrying 39 0.29
Primary Sub-total
Secondary
Manufacturing 855 6.29
Electricity, Gas & Water Supply 374 2.75
Construction 1292 9.51
Secondary Sub-total
Tertiary
Wholesale & Retail trade/repair of motor vehicles
2160 15.89
motorcycles personal & household goods
Hotel/ Restaurants 195 1.43
Transport, Storage & Communication 1970 14.49
Financial Intermediation 256 1.9
Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities 171 1.26
Public Administration & Defense/ Compulsory Social Security 365 2.69
Education 552 2.24
Health & Social Work 304 2.24
Other Community, Social & Personal Service activities 1087 8
Private household w/ Employed persons 817 6.01
Extra-Territorial Organizations & Bodies 254 1.87
Tertiary Sub-total
TOTAL 13589 98.18
Source:

Development Constraints
Development Constraints: Priority Issues and Concerns
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Health
The health services required by the Orioneses are provided by the BHUs and BHS in every barangay.
But with the projected increase in population for the next 9 years, there is a need for additional personnel
and facilities that will expand the kind of health care services. Currently, the Municipal Government is
not looking into funding a Municipal Hospital as the nearest hospital in Balanga is reachable in 10-15
minutes and there is one private hospital within Orion. The plan is to increase the capacity and capability
of existing BHS.
Protective services
Similar to other municipalities, Orion is in need of additional police personnel and firemen (1:1814 for
police and 1:2,000 for firemen). The demand will be evident as the Municipality pursues and works
toward attracting private investors. Increase in economic activities within the municipality will attract
migrants for possible employment and/or small-scale businesses as well as tourists for recreation. The
development districts will need police visibility and sub-stations for immediate response to any
emergencies and future disasters.
Road conditions
There are roads within the poblacion or Orion’s urban core, but most of them are narrow and thus
provides limited access. Main roads crossing the Roman Super Highway are Manrique and Camino Road.
Roads connecting the poblacion to the mountains are Pita/Eva-Aeta Road, Palonatin Road,
Patok/Mabato Road and Damulog Road. Most of these however are narrow dirt roads, do not end in a
loop and are not continuous. There is a need to improve the road network of the whole municipality to
facilitate the development of the growth centers.

Figure 3.1 Proposed Road Network of Orion
Transportation
There are still no designated terminals for public transportation in the municipality. But discussions of
having one are currently happening at the SB.
Natural Hazards/ Constraints

Bataan falls under the geotectonic area where major fracture zones are as indicated by the thin lines
(as shown in Figure 1.5) and the orogenes as indicated by the full and broken lines. This makes Orion
vulnerable to seismic activities coming directly from the Manila trench-Bataan orogene subduction as
evidenced by the number of earthquakes felt and experienced from December 1677. Bataan has
experienced eight seismic activities since then.
Based on combined information provided by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Geo-hazard
map and Project NOAH map, Orion is exposed to Flooding and Landslide. The barangays with areas
highly susceptible to flooding are the following: Bantan, Camachile, San Vicente, Arellano, Balut, Wakas,
Balag- tas, Capunitan, Wawa and Sto. Domingo. Areas with high susceptibility to landslide are the
mountainous areas of General Lim, Sabatan and Daan Pare.

Figure 3.2 Landslide and Flood Hazard Map of Orion
Based on rainfall data from LCCAP 2016, areas with very high susceptibility to rain-induced landslide
are located in Barangays Daang Pare and General Lim. Orion is also exposed to storm surges. Based
on the DOST-PAGASA-NOAH maps, the high risk areas along the coastal areas extending inwards are
barangays of Bantan, Calungusan, Camachile, Sto. Domingo, Balut, Daan Pare and Sta. Elena.

Figure 3.2 Storm Surge Hazard Map
Impact on Land Use

Flooding is Orion’s major problem. Agricultural areas are mostly affected having 331.25 hectares highly
susceptible to flooding. Other land uses with high susceptibility to flooding are commercial areas with
5.18 hectares and residential areas with 53.82 hectares.
Bantan is the most vulnerable among barangays with built up areas, having 39.48 hectares highly
susceptible to flooding. It is followed by San Vicente (29.17 ha), Balagtas (19.65 ha) and Balut (15.03
ha).
However, according to some residents, there is not much flooding experienced in built up areas of
Balagtas. It is usually experienced in barangays San Vicente, Wakas, Daan Bilolo, Villa Angeles and
Lati. Barangays with high susceptibility to flooding are those who share the river system of Orion.
Enforcement of easements along the river system and tributaries are translated in the provisions of the
Zoning Ordinance. The Municipal Government aims to recover the river easements and improve their
conditions by proposing river side parks. This will take a bit of time as Informal settler families are still
situated in some barangays.
Residential land uses amongst flood-prone areas in the Central Business District will have a mixed-use
classification. These areas are encouraged to increase their building height and use their ground floor
for family business. The same is true for the commercial areas particularly along the main road networks.

Coastal barangays exposed to storm surges currently have productive fish ponds particularly in
Camachile, Sto. Domingo, Wawa, Daan Bago, Lusungan, Kapunitan, Daan Pare, Sta. Elena and Puting
Buhangin. These areas will be retained and serve as protection for the inland residents from storm surges
particularly for 100-year return period typhoons.
Agricultural lands in the upland areas of Barangays Gen. Lim, Bilolo, Sabatan and Daan Pare exposed
to high risks in flooding along waterways and landslides needs to improve the utilization of the land for
agricultural products. Currently there are patches of idle lands. Farm lots in these barangays are mostly
planted with mango that are recently experiencing a great decline. Mango trees are refusing to be
productive in the last 3 years. Farmers are having a hard time recouping their losses. The current investors
in agri-industry like Bounty Fresh and SMC involved in poultry raising (broiler) are occupying large areas.
Given the required 1000-meter distance between industries, opening this area for additional locators
must be done. Local farmers may be encouraged to partner with potential investors to reduce the
overhead cost of production.
The lands located in the eastern portion of Sta. Elena, Daan Pare and Puting Buhangin area has low
susceptibility to flood and landslide that makes the area prime area for industrial, commercial and
residential uses. It is projected that an increasing densification will happen in this area brought about by
market forces. Land values will escalate as soon as the big companies of SMC and SMDC start
construction and operations in the area.

Major Development Programs
Strategies and PPAs 4
Major development programs refer to priority programs that has gone through the prioritization process
of cross and inter-sectoral analysis meant to drive the development of Orion. These development
programs were extracted from the Programs, Projects and Activities (PPAs) recommended in the VRG
and ranked using the Goal Achievement Matrix (GAM) method. Figure 4.0 shows the process on how the
development programs were determined.
Figure 4.1 Process on How Development Programs are Determined
Social
Of Orion’s total population 10 years old and above, about 52,698 or 94.1 percent were found to be
literate or those who are capable of reading and writing. Orion currently is on its way to achieving at
least 90% turn out for high school graduates, and reducing its OSY to 2% and dropout rate to zero.
Oftentimes, the reasons why children drop out of school is because they are required to help in the
household chores or in the family’s livelihood, the family cannot afford the expenses of schooling, or
because of lack of guidance from the parents which leads to teen pregnancy or bad vices. It is therefore
apparent that Orion’s programs for education should focus on the participation and support of parents
to their child’s education that is conduct values formation and parent responsibility program including
nutrition and juvenile delinquency for parents, and orient both parents and students of the importance of
education and their responsibility in order to support the child in his/ her schooling. For poor families, the
local government can provide allowances to students. But this program should entail profiling of families
and students in order to determine the rightful beneficiaries. As for the OSYs, alternative learning system
can be made available to them that will help them land a job even without a high school diploma.
Enrolment for both preparatory and elementary levels has decreased, however there is a significant
increase at the senior high school level due to the implementation of K-12 program in 2012. While there
are enough teachers and classrooms for private schools at the secondary level, inadequacy is seriously
evident in public schools. The classrooms and the auxiliary facilities of the existing public schools can no

longer accommodate the increasing number of students. Crowded schools and classrooms and
inadequate auxiliary facilities will breed an unhealthy environment for learning and will lower the
standard of education thus producing sub-standard graduates that are not competitive when matched
with other public school graduates. As of late, the Bilolo Elementary School, Daan Pare Elementary School
and Sabatan Elementary School has the biggest increase in student population. For Daan Pare and
Sabatan Elementary Schools, construction of additional classrooms buildings are sufficient to cater to
their increase in student population, but for Bilolo Elementary School which expansion area is no longer
available, the initial step is to acquire additional land first in order to add classroom buildings and other
auxiliary facilities.
For Orion, having a well-balanced municipality should have zero maternal mortality rate and zero infant
and children below 5 death rate and increase in life expectancy above 70 years old. Currently, the
percentage of malnourished children in Orion is higher than the Province, and the top 3 leading cause
of mortality are cancer, myocardial infarction or heart attack and pneumonia. These are all caused by
unhealthy lifestyle and bad eating habits. Though there are no existing public hospital in the municipality
only the Bataan General Hospital that provides all health services to the whole province, all barangays
of Orion have accessible and functioning Barangay Health Centers. But providing adequate health
facilities is a reactive approach to an unhealthy community. The solution should start from the roots.
Conduct classes or small trainings for mothers and families to encourage healthy living, and conduct
screening and free check-up for cancer and other diseases that can be prevented and cured through
early detection. Encourage individuals to be healthy by providing facilities such as parks where they can
exercise, and community gardens where they can plant vegetables and fruits is a solution that is more
pro-active than reactive and at the same time more fun for the community.
Majority of the population of Orion is comprised of the working group age or those aged 25-59, which
is at 24,412 or 43.60% of the total municipal population. Orion targets to achieve at least 90% of its
working age population are employed. In order to achieve this, Orion needs to create more job
opportunities by attracting and inviting more investors to put up industrial and agro-industrial businesses
within the municipality. One way of attracting investors is to give tax incentives by assessing and updating
the investment incentive code and include the provision of local labor for all incoming investment. Another
way is to ensure that there is a pool of skilled manpower within the municipality by conducting trainings
and skills matching.
The number of security personnel and facilities available in Orion are not enough to serve the residents
of the municipality. There are however barangay security force and volunteers available that supports
the PNP personnel in traffic, disaster, peace and order, and other auxiliary services needed by the
constituents of Orion. Still, data from local PNP still shows that Index and Non-index crimes for adults
have significantly increased in the year 2015. Crime and drugs go together that is why the national
government is serious in fighting illegal drugs, to eventually lessen if not totally stop crime. Orion supports
this cause and envisions their community to have the lowest crime rate in the whole province and Orion
to be 100% drug-free. In order to achieve this, strict enforcement of the law particularly the RA 9165
or the Dangerous Drug Act, adding police personnel and police satellite stations in strategic areas needs
to be done. Establishment of a rehabilitation center can also be part of making Orion 100% drug-free.
This will ensure that drug users will be fully reformed and will no longer go back to their old ways thus
cutting the chain of being a drug addict.
Of the existing housing units in Orion, more than half are owned, 2% are rented, around 26% are being
occupied for free with consent of owner, 12% are being amortized, and 1% is informal settlements.
These existing houses, especially those of the IPs (Eva-Aeta in Bilolo) are made up of wood, concrete and
mixture of wood and concrete. Some are make-shift which is prone to hazards such as fire, storm surges
etc. People tend to neglect their responsibility of taking care of certain things if they do not own it.
Renters do not bother to maintain their rented homes because it is not theirs and their investment will go

to waste once they leave the housing unit, making their homes sometimes no longer livable. Giving people
ownership of their homes allows them to take care for it. Orion envisions that after nine years, 90% of
the population will live in their own homes through the provision of additional socialized housing by the
government. This will not only ensure that danger areas will be free from informal settlements, but this
will also improve the quality of life of Orioneses. They will live in homes with proper sanitary toilets, they
do not need to worry whenever heavy rains come or worry about fire because their houses are too close
to each other. They will now focus more in uplifting their quality of life. Not only that, the government
will now be assured that all structures follow construction and design standards of the National Building
Code.
Given the following issues for the social sector, the proposed PPAs include the acquisition of new school
site for Bilolo Elementary School, construction of classrooms and additional building at Daan Pare and
Sabatan Elementary School, health facility enhancement program which includes construction of
additional RHU, hiring and training of personnel, healthy lifestyle program which includes the
implementation of the tobacco control ordinance, Zumba for the whole family, cancer screening, nutrition
program, sustainable livelihood program, peace and order program wherein hiring of peace and order
staff is included, and the Orion resettlement program.
Continuing programs included in the PPAs is the day care service/ early childhood care and development
program.
Environment
Deforestation due to illegal logging and forest fire is still prevalent in Orion. Most households involved
in forest based livelihood activities do farming (69.53%). Others are engaged in agroforestry, charcoal
making, among others. And because their livelihood are in these areas, they occupy and build make-
shift houses in these areas for their families. As of the moment there is an increasing number of informal
settlers in mangrove areas of Orion. These activities add to the degradation of forest land and marine
environment which counters Orion’s vision to protect 90% of its forest land and marine environment
including the mangrove areas. For Orion to protect its natural environment, strict implementation of
environmental laws and continuous reforestation and awareness should be done. And because some of
the people’s livelihood is dependent on the natural environment i.e. illegal loggers and fishermen and
charcoal makers, the government should provide alternative livelihood for them to prevent them from
going back to their old ways. The ISFs in mangrove areas and those encroached in water systems should
be relocated. Proper tagging and identification of relocation sites should be done. It is also essential to
develop these easements into parks or other public use to discourage encroachment and other informal
or illegal development.
Currently, Orion residents practice improper waste management. Many households do not practice
recycling and composting, more than 90% of solid wastes are generated by and collected from
individual households and Orion utilizes an open dump site only. With the implementation of RA 9003
or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, Orion targets to implement waste segregation at the
municipal level through installation of municipal MRF system including pyrolysis. The system of liquid
waste of Orion is also problematic. Households produce 75% of the municipality’s liquid wastes, some
of which do not have sanitary comfort rooms, i.e. barangays Camachile, Capunitan, Balut and Daan
Bago. The whole Orion do not have a central sewerage system and a synchronized drainage system.
Most residential outflows are directly to the river systems. If there are drainage systems present, there
are either an unauthorized construction of infrastructure on these drainage systems resulting to
overlapping at waterways, or worst, neglected and unmaintained.
Based on the determined gaps, the PPAs for the environment sector include reforestation program in the
upland and along coastal areas of coastal barangays, beautification program, and alternative
livelihood training program focusing on the indigenous people, upland farmers, kaingineros and illegal

loggers. Continuing programs to further enhance and protect the environment include the coastal resource
program wherein the construction and deployment of artificial reef, establishment of mangrove nurseries,
cleaning and desilting of primary waterways, among others are included.
The Solid Waste Management Plan of the municipality has just been approved. Implementation of this
in order to address the problems in waste management should be done.
Economic
Farmlands are continuously being converted into residential and commercial use. From 2015 to 2016,
there is a significant decrease in area and volume of production for all major crops. Apart from this,
some agricultural lands do not have irrigation systems thus affecting their rice and other high value
commercial crops production. A municipality should be self-sufficient. Usually the marginalized people
are affected if a locality is not self–sufficient because they are the ones who do not have the capacity
to buy or spend. For Orion to be self-sufficient, they should either maintain their productive agricultural
areas, or increase their production. To maintain their productive agricultural areas, Orion needs to have
their Comprehensive Land Use Plan approved and implement it strictly. The LGU aims to regulate closely
the reclassification of prime agricultural lands. Orion is also looking into improving agricultural
productivity. The local farmers can use modern farming techniques and technology, the local government
can provide irrigation systems to all agricultural lands, and support and subsidize pre- and post-harvest
facilities.
Overall there is a 51.52% increase in commercial areas from 2015-2016. More than half of the business
permits granted for the years 2012-2016 belong to the Tertiary Sector, particularly applicable under
wholesale and retail trade (which include repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles personal & household
goods). Orion wants to increase its business establishments by 80% in order to provide products and
services required by the people. In order to encourage investors to invest in Orion, the LGU is working
on creating a business-friendly economic environment. The local government plans to establish negosyo
centers that will attend and cater to investors, improve the peace and order situation of the municipality,
revisit and revise their revenue code and create an ordinance to regulate and protect both the businesses
and the people. Another way is to ensure that Orion can provide them their required skilled manpower
when they decide to put up their business in Orion.
The proposed PPAs to address the issues for the economic sector are those that will increase the
production of agricultural industry such as the construction of farm-to-market roads, irrigation impounding
dam, provision of farm machineries, farm inputs, fishing and post-harvest paraphernalia to farmers and
fisherfolks, and conduct of training and seminars to farmers and fisherfolks on GAP. Other programs
include the establishment of modern processing of agricultural products, promotion of agricultural
products through festivals, establishment of pasalubong center, and a community fish landing center. For
the tertiary sector, the conduct of an investor and producers dialogue semi-annually is proposed.
Continuing programs include those for the tourism sub-sector wherein continuous advertisement of all
tourist spot in Orion and the establishment of a zipline project at Gen. Lim will be done.
Infrastructure
As of 2016, there are 9,917 out of 12,152 households or 87.74% being supplied by PENELCO in all
barangays of Orion. Only few sitios or households have not yet been connected due to right-of way
problems and inaccessibility. For water supply, there is a deficit of 3,023 m³ given the 6,234.52 m³
required water supply to serve the municipality of Orion. It is part of Orion’s vision to provide basic
utility services such as power and water to all its constituents. After nine years, it is targeted that 90%
of Orion’s household already has water and electricity connections through the installation and
improvement of existing facilities and use of alternative power sources such as solar.
All programs for the infrastructure sector are continuing, such as the installation of power and water
connections which is done by private companies and cooperatives, and the construction of roads for

accessibility. Included in the list of PPAs are technology-related programs such as the access to digital
opportunities for the marginalized and public schools, upgrading of the security system of the municipality
and the development of an enhanced centralized computer based information system together with the
establishment of a municipal ID system for the Orioneses and a barangay ID system for the migrants.
Institutional
During the workshop for PPAs the participants identified projects in support to the priority projects of
other development sectors. One in particular is the revision or updating of the Municipal Tax Code, the
Investment Code and guidelines that will improve the monitoring of the Sangguniang Bayan for all
application of re-classification of lands. The initial guideline set by the Chair of the SB, the Vice-Mayor
and agreed upon by the Mayor and other members of the SB is that all application will be submitted to
the MPDC and Assessor’s offices to confirm the original status of the land and to determine the zoning
classification of the said land. The said flow will help regulate the re-classification and hopes to ensure
that productive agricultural lands will be maintained for food security.
Other PPAs are in support to pursuing ICT for the LGU, re-training of personnel and installation of a
department level performance monitoring for all Programs and Project implementation. The Mayor
agreed in calling for a bi-annual department presentation of all PPA Status. This is aimed to provide
immediate solution to any problems met in their implementation. This also will provide the Mayor a macro
view of the LGU’s performance by identifying institutional support that will be need to improve and
achieve the LGU’s annual targets.
After the workshop held last September 26 to 28, 2017, the PPA list was reduced to 23 priority
development projects. The major development projects of the municipality are not necessarily limited to
the list presented in this report. Whenever needed, the Sanggunian can hold special sessions to discuss
additional development projects for the good of Orion.
SELECTION AND PRIORITIZATION OF PROGRAMS/PROJECTS
Random List of Selected Projects
After the Comprehensive Land Use and Comprehensive Development Planning Workshops, as well as
the formulation of the Executive-Legislative Agenda, the Local Development Investment Programming
Workshop was set to yield a considerable number of project ideas which were translated into project
briefs. Simultaneous sectoral workshops participated in by the members of the Municipal Development
Council, all department heads, and members of the expanded Local Finance Committee were
conducted for the initial project screening. This project screening was done to consolidate repetitive
and redundant proposals, reject obviously impractical or undesirable project proposals, and screen out
projects that are more appropriately implemented by other agencies/organizations. To determine
projects that fall under the responsibility of the City, the enumeration of devolved functions and
services as per Section 17 of the Local Government Code was used as a template (See Appendix C). A
list of selected projects classified according to sectoral themes prepared by the technical working
groups and the sectoral committees is shown below. Projects are also classified into “soft” and “hard”
categories. A “hard” project, unlike a “soft” one, involves the acquisition and use of land and entails
the construction of physical structures.
Social Development Sector
• Basic Education Access Program (Pre-Elem to Grade 12)

• Scholarship Program for Agriculture Program

• Supplemental Feeding Program
• Education for All Program
• Health for All Program
• Orion Resettlement Program
• Drug-clear Orion Program/Bahay Pagbabago
• Solving the Teenage Pregnancy Problem
• Hataw na Advocacy Program
• TONY PEP Manpower Development Program
• Procurement of new fire truck
• Construction of additional child development center
• Tobacco Control Program (Smoke-free Orion)
• Opening/Construction of FMRs (Pita, Damulog, Palonatin)
Environment Management Sector
• Eco-Green Orion Program

• Rehab and Clean-up Manila Bay – Orion Coastal Area
• Mainstreaming DRR and CCA to Disaster Management
• Declogging of Orion Rivers Project
• Establishment of Eco-Park/Landfill/Centralized MRF
• Training and seminar on disaster management and handling of hazardous materials
Economic Development Sector
• Skills Training for Trading, Services and Livelihood Opportunities

• Updating/revision of investment and incentive code
• Establishment of Bagsakan centers
• Establishment of Community Fish Landing
Land Use and Infrastructure Development Sector
• Establishment of Orion Memorial Park

• Establishment of Orion Gymnasium
• Revision of CLUP/CDP
• Establishment of irrigation facilities, processing centers, manufacturing facilities and equipment ,
fishery facility
Institutional Development Sector
• Creation of additional plantilla position for midwife

• Modern Slaughterhouse
• Updating of Registry of Barangay Inhabitant
• Information and Education Campaign on Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance
• Updating of databank (CBMS)

Development Framework 5
The Municipality of Orion is a sleepy town with massive potentials given the spatial development they
would like pursue for the next nine years, the development program and projects should be able to
support and facilitate the physical changes.
The initial list of PPAs presented above showed the understanding of the participants to the relationship
of the spatial development they have chosen to the projected needs of future Orion residents. It also
showed that they development framework for their comprehensive development plan has basis on the
four development nodes identified in their proposed comprehensive land use plan. They want to
accommodate both Industrial and Agro-Production developments while still holding true to its agricultural
roots and rich cultural background. In all the while, they can utilize their protected forest in the most
holistic way possible. That is why in the rigorous formulation of their spatial strategy, which began from
the study of three different scenarios since March 08, 2017, it was evident that a Multi-Nodal
Development would be the most appropriate strategy to be able to attend among their wants and
needs.
The Development framework uses the five development sectors for each of the four ‘Districts’. This is to
ensure that all requirements of the population (residents and business sector) are met.
Central Business Distrct
The Central Business District, which used to be the Mixed-Use Node, is the concentration of urban growth
in the Municipality. It is basically where most of the settlements are located and commerce and trade
are more intense. In the core of the Central Business District or CBD is where the existing urban growth is
located. Included in this core are the Barangays of Balut, Arellano, Wawa, Pag-asa, Bagumbayan, Lati,
Villa Angeles, and Capunitan which are already repleted with settlements and will need the neighboring
Barangays of Daang Bilolo, San Vicente, Sto.Domingo and Balagtas to provide for the spill over of
developments. This may become a problem as prime agriculture landowners are already grasping this
opportunity to sell their parcels for housing developments which will then lead to unregulated
densification. As further known, there is an inadequacy in lands for dwelling either because of in-
migration or expanding families. Other inhabitants are into renting which is mostly the case at Brgy.
Bagumbayan. In Barangays Camachile, Capunitan, Balut and Daang Bago, some resort to informal
settling because of wanting to get closer to the proximity of urban development and Balanga or simply
because of their incapability to afford proper housing; Absence of sanitary toilets are common in these
areas causing water and land pollution. As an initiative by the Municipality to balance and regulate the
densification of the CBD, settlement expansion areas are identified over agriculture production lands in
the Barangays of Camachile, Calungusan, Sto. Domingo, Balagtas, Daang Bilolo. Moreover, houses
subject for relocation was pinpointed and an additional resettlement area in the lowland of Barangay
Daang Pare was located. Consequently, this relocation would clear them away from risk of hazard areas
or danger zones in the challenge to make the municipality disaster resilient and would be in line with the

order of the writ of Manila Bay Mandamus. Additional evacuation sites are also to be provided to
achieve the aim towards resiliency with a specific target of zero casualty after any given calamities.
Commercial strips are delineated along three major thoroughfares to provide the land area for venturing
entrepreneurs and accommodate the increasing building establishments. The presence of Jollibee and a
7/11 is such strong indicator of the upcoming rise in investors. These urban corridors are along Bataan
National Road from Calungusan River to Brgy. Daang Bilolo and Wakas. On Camino Road from the
junction of Roman Superhighway to the closing point of a proposed road in Brgy. Santo Domingo another
urban corridor is planned to take advantage of the establishment of the new Institutional Government
Center; This area is foreseen to generate plenty of economic foot traffic and in order to contain the
spread of settlements beyond the prime agricultural lands, the Municipality took the prerogative to set
where the commercial areas are limited. All along the stretch of Roman Superhigway from the boundary
of Pilar to the boundary of Limay are also commercial strips as aligned with the Provincial Development
Plan.
Even among the midst of urban development in the CBD, prime agricultural production lands are to be
preserved. Highlighting in Barangay Bantan, the proposal for a future residential area was ruled out
not just because of their aspiration to maintain the scenic visual corridor along the Bataan National Road,
but also to regulate the decrease in agricultural production. Operational fishponds in Barangays Bantan,
Camachile, Calungusan and Santo Domingo are also to be retained and are encouraged to be taken
care of by the owners. However, even with modern technology at hand, losses due to flooding and storm
surge occurs as these lands are situated over hazard zones. Mangroves are recommended to be planted
in coastal areas to create a buffer zone to help lessen the effect of storm surges.
Also considered in the CBD is the need for increasing the capacity of the health centers to accommodate
the kinds of health services that future population will be requiring. There was a consensus that a
Municipal hospital is not needed and cannot be accommodated by the administration. Dispersal of Rural
health centers with expanded health services is more strategic for immediate provision of health services
given that the Municipal Government will also provide incentives for residents to improve their houses so
as to accommodate mixed use classification. The strategy is to help residents increase their household
monthly income to increase buying power of the family.
New Town
The New Town will be established based on the foundation of industrial developments in the Barangays
of Sta. Elena and Puting Buhangin as in the case of San Miguel Corporation having presence in the area
will change the scenario of non-increasing industrial establishments from 2014-2016. It will also take
advantage of the thriving industrial activities in neighboring Limay which is expected to trickle down to
Orion and so assenting for the extension of the industrial zone’s boundary from the lowland of Puting
Buhangin to the upland of Daang Pare, south of Damulog Road. Specifying which are the industrial lands
will enable the municipality to monitor and evaluate their business activities thoroughly. A close
coordinating relationship with investors will not only increase revenues, but will also help increase the
municipality’s employment of the working force.
This district with the Port of Orion will make the municipality serve as the gateway to Bataan from viable
ports in and out of Manila Bay, conducting as a link for faster logistics not only for efficient transportation
of products but also inviting pedestrian foot traffic into exploring what Orion has to offer. It will serve

as an advantage to the municipality for being the catalyst, generating investors for the allocated
industrial plots. Correspondingly, the port will open many possibilities for the municipality’s tourism and
they will have to equip the area with basic support infrastructure necessities such as transport hubs and
commercial establishments that will make the travelers’ stay comfortable.
The existing residential area may remain and as these developments will need support accessory
facilities such as housing provisions, community and public utilities and social services facilities, settlements
will expand and continue to be a vital part for the growth of the New Town. Several areas were already
identified to be residential and mixed use expansion areas in the lowlands of the three Barangays with
proximity to Roman Superhighway. This also works as a compounding solution to the congesting
settlements of the CBD. Converting what is left of the agricultural lands in this area, what occurs is that
this area becomes the center of urban growth in the New Town and will tend to demand a more conducive
road network as the existing substandard road widths will no longer be tolerable being the new forefront
of the municipality. A proposal for a road widening is already at hand together with the creation of a
masterplan for the drainage system. Aside from utilities however, social infrastructure lapses in this district
such as the lack of public cemetery needs to be addressed and in this case, the construction of a public
cemetery in Barangay Puting Buhangin is already being recommended. As the risk and vulnerability from
flooding and storm surges in Barangays Sta. Elena and Puting Buhangin increases, so shall the preventive
measures to be established. Breakwater on the Manila Bay is expected for expansion.
The New Town will locate the prime lands and will eventually house the financially capable families. This
strategy aims to regulate the number of residents that will locate in the area as the biggest part will be
allocated to industrial uses.
Agro-Production District
The Agro-Production District will cater to investors looking into ventures of livestock and poultry raising
or cultivating of high value crops and other such farming activities. Its coverage traverses the Barangays
of Gen. Lim, Bilolo, Sabatan and Daang Pare only up until Damulog Road; from Roman Superhighway
to the uplands bounding the Protected Forest Area. The current agro-production facilities are dispersed
among these areas of which series forms a cluster and on the outskirts of that cluster is the settlement
areas of these barangays. These built up areas are to be retained and the agro-production facilities
are to be managed taking into account what is already existing, and that on the radius of 1 kilometer,
no other development shall be established but instead, a buffer zone of agricultural production will be
located. This way the settlements become indirectly adjacent to prospective agro-production to prevent
or cushion any hazard coming from the latter such as sanitation and health problems. The influence
becomes threefold as this also targets to regulate the decreasing agricultural area in Barangay Sabatan
and prevent the other Barangays from falling in the same state. It will also enable the municipality to do
a more concise monitoring of the conforming and especially non-conforming companies. The limiting of
the expansion of settlements in the upland to give way for the agro-production is also a sort of means
to lower the risk and vulnerability to its susceptibility to landslides.
To make the Agro-Production District viable for possible and future investors, a series of road networks
to ensure strategic placement and logistics are proposed. Existing barangay roads will open on their
dead ends through segments of roads, connecting and looping from one unto another. An additional
road parallel to Roman Superhighway will traverse through all Agro-Production barangays bypassing
the need to exit to the major thoroughfare at once.

Incentives for locators will be developed to revised the current Municipal Tax Code and Investment
Codes. The Municipal Government decided during the workshops that they need to harmonize their
efforts to have a very efficient business processing system that will not be too expensive and too long
for any businessman to go through. They plan to monitor the locations of the businesses through their
business permits and make sure these locators are in the appropriate zones of businesses.
Eco-Tourism District
The Eco-Tourism District is the whole of the Forest Park Protected Area of Barangays Gen. Lim, Sabatan
and Daang Pare. Because of the forest lands’ attribution, and deforestation is strictly intolerable, the
approach towards the physical development for the Eco-Tourism would be minimal. The ambient
character would be in harmony with the surroundings. To its benefit, the vastness of tree linings and
uninterrupted blue skies would be conducive for Orion to become the Wellness Tourism Center of Bataan.
The open air and will invite tourists to drift away from their occupied lives and let their senses appreciate
all that nature has to offer. Accommodations ranging from cottages, to lodges and homestays will be
offering yoga sessions, spa relaxations, organic food dining or just a tranquil retreat, peacefully far
from any strife. The Tala River is always ready to take on adventure seeking travelers.
This District will have the minimum population as possible to maintain its character. The Municipal
Government also plan to provide incentives for land owners to develop their land for eco-tourism uses.
Local residents will be trained to provide the services of tourists as well as the products that can be
processed locally.

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1 Vision and Objectives …………….…..…….…………….…….…………….….….…….…..2

2 Brief Profile and History ……………………….……………….…….…..….….….…...…....8

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“A resilient municipality of empowered citizenry living in a

Characteristics of the People of Orion and its Community

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State of the Natural Environment

Character of the Local Economy

Quality of the Local Leadership

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a. The Philippines will be an upper middle-income country by 2022.

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0 – promote peace and order

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C. Geographic Location Figure 2.1 Provinces of Central Luzon

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Table 2.1 Population of Barangays

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E. Physical Features and Environmental Condition

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Water Resources and Coastal Areas

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Table 2.2 Total Agricultural Land Area 2017

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Land Use Trend

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Land Transportation and Vehicles

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H. Social Services Facilities

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Sports and Recreational Facilities

I. Agriculture and Agri-Industry Facilities

Table 2.4 Water Irrigation Systems, Orion, Bataan, 2016

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J. Power, Water, Communication Network

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Current SWM Conditions

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For more details, refer to Orion’s 10-year SWM Plan.

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Natural Hazards/ Constraints

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Impact on Land Use

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Figure 4.1 Process on How Development Programs are Determined

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SELECTION AND PRIORITIZATION OF PROGRAMS/PROJECTS

Random List of Selected Projects

Social Development Sector