CLUP Vol. 1

GENERAL INFORMATION
I. BRIEF PROFILE OF THE CITY
A. BRIEF HISTORY
 LGU legal and socio-cultural history
As recorded in the “Estado Geografico Estadistico Historico”, written in 1805 by Father de Huerta, the recorded history of the city began in 1587 through
the missionary work of the Franciscan Fathers. In 1616, Fr. Pedro de Alcareso became the permanent minister and built a church which was dedicated to
the glorious Precursor of our Savior, St. John the Baptist. Up to the present, St. John the Baptist remained the city’s patron saint.
The early inhabitants settled along the seashore, and engaged in fishing and crude farming. Due to the continued attacks of the Moro raiders, the natives
migrated to San Vicente and San Carlos. In 1703, the foundation of the first poblacion was started, while the fishermen transferred to the shores of what is
now known as Cormidal. In 1731, under the administration of the town’s first chief executive Captain Martin Aguirre, a church was built in Cormidal; but
this was destroyed by the Moro raiders, and its ruins is still visible up to the present.
The period from 1780 to 1810 were the thirty years of more or less peaceful existence; this was a prelude to troubled times. In 1811, a terrible typhoon
called Bagyong Oguis (or white typhoon) brought havoc to the city. This was followed in 1814 by a major eruption of Mayon Volcano which showered
the area with ash and stones, and completely buried the town of Cagsawa. These two events rendered many residents homeless and left the fields
unproductive for several years. It took a full decade for the people of Tabaco to recover, during which time they built a cemetery, and laid the foundation
of the present church which was completed in a period of 17 years.
Elias Ataviado, in his “Lucas y Libertad”, Tomo 11, had recorded that the Americans landed in Tabaco on February 9, 1900 under the command of Col.
Walter Howe. Superior arms and better trained soldiers made the American conquest rather quick, but the Tabaqueños nevertheless displayed magnificent
courage and patriotism. During World War II, the same indomitable spirit sustained the residents through the Japanese occupation.
When the war ended and peace was restored, the Tabaqueños rebuilt their homes. Adaptable and hardworking, they absorbed the benefits of the democratic
institutions during the American occupation, so that by the time the country was granted its independence, Tabaco was already a thriving town.
More catastrophes struck the town. In 1952 Typhoon Trix completely devastated Natunawan Island; in 1964 a fire razed the commercial center of Tabaco;
and in 1970 Typhoon Sening slashed through the town.
In 1731, the town’s first chief executive (then called as President) on record was Martin Aguirre. The incumbent mayor, Hon. Cielo Krisel Lagman-
Luistro, whom we address today as the City Mayor, is the 177th to hold the position as the local chief executive.
In 2000, Hon. Krisel Lagman-Luistro introduced House Bill No. 7581, converting the Municipality of Tabaco into a component city of the Province of
Albay. Senate Bill No. 2244, sponsored by Sen. Sergio Osmeña III and Sen. Franklin Drillon was its counterpart in the Senate. Republic Act No. 9020,
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Comprehensive Land Use Plan,
Tabaco City 2021-2030
otherwise known as an Act Converting the Municipality of Tabaco into a Component City of the Province of Albay was signed into law by President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 5, 2001. The municipality was finally converted into a city after a plebiscite was conducted on March 24, 2001.
The Official Seal of the city was conceived from the legend of how the name "Tabaco" came about. It was officially adopted through Municipal Council
Resolution No. 29 on February 23, 1966.
One of the versions on how the city got its name is the “Legend of Pagkamoot”, which tells about a woman who was well-loved by the people because she
was their healer, prophetess and servant. She was called “Pagkamoot”, meaning love. One day, a Spanish vessel arrived asking about the name of the
place. A middle-aged man, some said, the healer's father, fearing that his daughter would be taken captive by the foreigners, shouted at the top of his voice,
"Tabak ko! Tabak ko!” which means, "My bolo! My bolo!". Upon hearing what the man shouted, the Spaniards thought that their question was answered,
and went away, believing that the place they had just visited was called Tabaco.
 Inter – LGU and Intergovernmental Bodies (Civil Society Organizations)
The Special Local Bodies represent the Special Inter-LGU and Intergovernmental and Organizational Bodies created for the purpose of participating in the
pursuit of the city’s local autonomy and development, especially in the implementation of projects and programs as mandated in Chapter 1, Section 2,
paragraph c of the Local Government Code. For the year 2018-2021, Tabaco City has 34 registered Special Bodies, among them, the Albay Provincial
NGO-PO Network of Development (ALPRODEV) Inc., Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipina (KALIPI)., Medical Mission Group (MMG))- Albay, etc.
 Recent Recognition and Awards Obtained from the National Award Giving Bodies
From 2015 to 2019, the City Government of Tabaco was honored with a total of 10 major national awards, such as Red Orchid Award: Best in the
Implementation of 100% Smoke-Free Environment (2015), National Science Clubs Summit Math Sci Engineering Sci Challenge Champion (2015),
Regional Level Gold in Wrestling and Wushu during the Palarong Bicol; and the Division garnered an award during the Regional Secondary Schools Press
Conference as Best in Radio Production and Script Writing in English. In 2016, National Children Science Congress First Placer (2016), Palarong
Pambansa Public Service Achievement Award (2016), Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance for passing the 2017 Child-Friendly Governance Audit,
Hall of Famer for Smoke-Free Tabaco City (2017), Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance for passing the 2018 Child-Friendly Governance Audit, Best
Program Implementation on the National Voluntary Blood Services Program (Municipal Level 2019), National TB Control Program Award Top
Performing Municipality TB Treatment (2019), Most Supportive LCE Award, National Health Insurance Program (2019).
In 2017, the City was on the top three Official List of Good Financial Housekeeping Passers in Region V and in 2018, the City was on the same spot
number three of the Official List of Good Financial Housekeeping Passers.
The Division was awarded 1st in the National Children’s Science Congress and 1 st in the National Research Fair. On the Regional Level, the Division was
awarded 1st in Kembot Nanay Kembot Neneng, 1st in Regional Science and Technology Fair Robotics and 1st in Regional Patiribayan Science Quiz Level
1. In 2017 and 2018, The City Division was awarded Best Brigada Eskwela Implementor.
From 2017 to 2019 the City Agriculture Office received the following awards in the Regional and Provincial Level: Rice Achievers Award (2017-R);
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Outstanding Barangay Communal Garden (2017-P); Rice Achievers Awards (2018-R); and 1 st Runner Up in Cleanest and Greenest City (2019-P). The
awards were given by DA-RFO 5 and the Albay Provincial Agriculture Office.
The City Nutrition Office received the following awards from 2015 to 2018 Regional Level, to wit: Top Performing City in 2015; 1 st Place Best
Performing City for efficiently and effectively implementing the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition in 2016; 2 nd Performing City in the Region in
2017; 1st place in Overall Very Satisfactory Compliance in 2018 and 100% Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation Protocol.
From 2010 to 2019, the City Health Office of Tabaco City obtained the following the awards: “Good Governance Towards Sustaining Health Reforms
(2010) from the Provincial Government, “Healthy Lifestyle and Good Practices (2011) from the Regional Government, “Family Planning Advocacy
Initiatives (2011) from the Regional Government, “Polio-Free Maintenance Immunization Campaign” (2012) from the Provincial Government,
“Recognition of the Outstanding and Continued Dedication and Contribution to attain Millennium Goals” (2012) from the Philippine Pediatric Society,
“Tabaco City Federation towards for being a Dynamic Partner in Health to Provide “Salud Para sa Kagabsan” (UHC) to Bicolanos” (2012) from the
Regional Government, “Leadership of CHO and Health Staff in Improving Women’s Health and Safe Motherhood Outcomes” (2013) a local award from
the LGU-GAD, “Best Performer for MR-OPV Immunization for its Outstanding Performance for the 2 nd Highest Percentage of Immunized Children
(2014) from the Regional Government, “Red Orchid Award – Best in the Implementation of 100% Smoke-Free Environment” (2015) Salud Bikolnon,
Regional and National Awards, “Red Orchid Awards” (2016) from the Regional Office, “Palarong Pambansa Public Service Achievement Award” (2016)
from Region IV – Regional and National Government, “Mental Health Program – Best Implementation Strategies and Initiatives (2017) from the Regional
Government, “TB and Health Check-up in Jails – Best Implementer (2017) from the Regional Government, “Hall of Famer – for Smoke-Free Tabaco
City” (2017) from the Regional and National Government, “Most Liked – 4 th Place Exhibitor during the 7th National Blood Summit Health Fair Exhibits”
(2018) for the Regional Government, “Most Improved Birthing Facility” (2019) from the Regional Government, and lastly, “Most Outstanding Barangay
Health Worker – Individual Category” (2019) from the Provincial and City Government,
B. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
The province of Albay has a total population of 1,314,826 as shown in the 2015 Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) census; and Tabaco City’s population
of 133,868 accounts for almost 10.18% of this total population. Considering the Philippine’s population of 100,980,000, the city’s population also
represents 0.1325% of the country’s total population. Tabaco City ranked second in the whole province with the most number of population, next only to
the provincial capital Legazpi City. From 2010 – 2015, the city registered an annual growth rate of 1.37 percent, which makes it the fastest growing
population in the province; this is higher than the provincial growth rate of 1.22%. (See Table DE-6). The city's population is projected to increase to
143,293 (by 2020), and the doubling time is in year 2066. It is also shown that there are 26,774 households with an average household size of 5.0. There are
no data yet on the population by age group in the PSA 2015 Census.
Based on the 2018 CBMS Data` (Table DE-2) on the city’s population, males slightly outnumbered females in Tabaco . Male-female ratio stands at 1.03,
with males comprising 50.80% of the population and the females comprising 49.19 %.
Tabaco has a generally young population, with 50.54% belonging to the young population (0 - 24 year age group); adult population (aged 25- above)
comprised 49.45%.
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The working age population (15-64 years old) accounted for 64.07% of the city's total population. Young dependent population (aged 0-14years) was
30.18% while the elderly dependent population (65 - above years old), 5.75%. These two population segments combined to form the city’s dependent
population. The city’s dependency ratio is 35.93%. (See Table DE-1).
Regarding the overseas migration of Tabaqueños, it’s noted that per 2018 CBMS Data, a total of 2, 362 professionals/workers (or 1.67% of the city’s
population) are employed in different countries around the world.
C. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Tabaco City is located on the northeastern coast of Albay Province, 13°19'20" North Latitude and 123°39'47" East Longitude. The city is about 455
kilometers from Manila and 25 kilometers from the provincial capital Legazpi City. The boundaries of the city are characterized by the intersection of two
national roads, one traversing the east coast from the southern city of Legazpi, and the other originating from Tabaco going west across the city of Ligao
which, in turn, connects with the Manila south road.
II. TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND BARANGAY SUBDIVISION
The city is bounded by the Municipality of Malinao on the north, the Municipality of Malilipot on the south, the City of Ligao, and Municipalities of Oas and
Polangui on the west, and Lagonoy Gulf on the east. A large part of the city is located in the mainland. The island of San Miguel, located a few kilometers
offshore, is also under the city’s jurisdiction.
According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Land Evaluation Survey Section (LESS), Tabaco City Forest Land Use Plan
(FLUP 2021-2026) the city has a total land area of 12,013.6327 hectares and is politically subdivided into 47 barangays (21 poblacion barangays and 26 rural
barangays). There are five (5) island barangays, eleven (11) coastal, sixteen (16) lowland and fifteen (15) upland barangays.
A. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND CLIMATE
The City of Tabaco, belongs to the Second Type of climate. It is characterized by a non- definite dry season but with a very pronounced rainy period,
which is from November to January. The area has a pronounced warmness and humidity throughout the year with a mean temperature of 26.0 degrees
Centigrade and humidity of 80%. February is the coldest month with a low 21.0 degree Centigrade temperature. The warmest temperature is
experienced during the month of May with a mean temperature of 27.0 degrees Centigrade.
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1. Topography
The diversity of land forms in Tabaco is shown by its numerous topographical features, which range from muddy shores along Tabaco Bay, to highlands
that reached up to an elevation of 2,462 meters at the slope of Mayon Volcano. Agriculture is well-suited at the eastern part of the city especially at the
lower slopes of the volcano. The western half of the city is fairly level, especially along the national highway going to Ligao City. Most of this area is
forested and under the control of the Bureau of Forest Development.
2. Geology/Hydrology
The City of Tabaco has been endowed with extensive natural drainage in the form of several rivers and creeks. The longest river is the Quinale- River
with watersheds originating from Mount Mayon, Mount Masaraga, and Mount Malinao. It runs towards the northeast for a kilometer, meanders along
the rice paddies north of the town of Malinao, then emptied into Tabaco Bay.
To the south of the Quinale River is the San Vicente River. It has a watershed area located on the north slopes of Mt. Mayon and branches into several
small creeks west of the Tabaco proper. The San Vicente River serves as a natural drainage and a source of irrigation for agricultural use.
The Tagas River, on the other hand, serves as drainage of local run-off from the slope of Mayon Volcano to the bay just south of Tabaco port; while the
Bombon River drains along the north of Tabaco and into the bay. Among the several creeks located within Tabaco City, the Panal, San Ramon and San
Lorenzo creeks are most extensively used as drainage channels.
3. Soil Fertility
The City of Tabaco is composed mainly of nine (9) soil types. These are:
a. Mayon gravelly sandy loam
b. Legazpi fine sandy loam
c. Annam clay loam
d. Mountain soil
e. Guinobatan sandy loam
f. Tigaon Clay
g. Lava flows
h. Umingan clay
i. Hydrosol
Of the city’s different soil types, the most predominant is the Mayon gravelly sandy loam with 21.49% of the total area, followed by Legazpi fine sandy
loam, 17.75%, Annam clay loam, 17.70%, Mountain soil, 17.39%, Guinobatan sandy loam, 14.90%, Tigaon clay, 7%, Lava flow 2.19%, Umingan clay
0.83& and Hydrosol, 0.73%.
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4. Slope Stability
The city proper, all urban barangays, including parts of San Miguel Island, and Barangays San Vicente, Guinobat, Matagbac, Quinastillojan and parts of
Barangays San Antonio, Pinagbobong, Cabagñan, Basagan, Mariroc and Bogñabong, is classified as Slope Class 0-3%. Going slightly westward towards
Barangays Comon, Oson, Bonot, San Isidro (formerly Boring), Buhian, Bantayan, and Tabiguian and parts of Cabagñan, Bogñabong, Mariroc,
Pinagbobong, Basagan, Buang, Oras, Sua-Igot, and San Miguel Island, the slope increases to 3-8%. These 2 slope classes comprise a combined 49.74% of
the city’s land area. The area towards the center of the mainland is slope Class 8-18%. The national park, portions of Oras, Buang, and Sua-Igot belong to
18-30% slope. The rest of the national park belongs to 30 - 50% slope.
5. Tidal Levels and Currents
The mean tide level is 0.25 fathom (or 1.5 feet) in its Mean Lower Low Water level (MLLW) and 3.33 fathom (or 5.0 feet) on its Mean Higher High
Water level (MHHW). The time interval between the MHHW and MLLW levels is 11.0 hours.
The currents run easterly during floods and westerly during ebb tide with an average velocity of 1.0 knot along the natural channel between Natunawan
and San Miguel Islands, that may also increase to 2.0 knots on occasions. At high water stand, there is a similar period at which currents swing to the
west. Maximum velocity of currents is usually midway between high and low waters.
The reverse current, reported to start about 1.5 hours after the start of the flood, is felt in the area along the marginal wharf or pier of the city.
During the ebb tide, the eddy is felt through an arc of about 180 degrees from the marginal wharf. Furthermore, during floods, an additional eddy is
experienced in the opposite direction.
B. EXISTING LAND USE and LAND USE TREND
1. Land Classification
Tabaco City is a medium - sized city. The total land area of the city is 12,013.6327 hectares (120.136327 sq.km.). A big portion of the city's land is
classified as alienable and disposable, comprising about 86.85% (10,433.8295 hectares) of the city’s total land area. This land can be made available for
production and settlements use.
Forest land comprise only 13.15% (1,579.8032 hectares) of the city's land, and is composed of mangrove forest, protection forest and production
forest lands. Protection forest is important to protect and conserve the city’s ecology and biodiversity; it also improves the natural ecosystem and
resources of the city; it is found mostly within Mayon Volcano Natural Park in Barangays Oson, Buang, and Magapo, and in Mount Masaraga
Watershed Forest Reserve in Barangays Oras and Sua-Igot. Production forests on the other hand is sustainably cultivated for timber production and for
commercial and industrial purposes. These forests are found in the “pagatpat” forest on the shores of Barangay San Carlos, (See RM-3)
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2. Land Cover
Tabaco City’s land area is covered with dipterocarp (large trees) forest, and plantations of coconut, banana, abaca, as well as grass, shrubs, herbs, and
fast-growing ferns. The area within Mayon Volcano Natural Park is covered with varieties of trees and plant species such as narra, agoho, acacia,
mahogany, and indigenous trees such as. dapdap, anonang. Shrubs and herbs, including ferns, abaca, rattan and lakad-bulan are also found in the
middle to upper slopes of Mt. Mayon. Mangrove and pagatpat forest is found in coastal Barangays San Lorenzo, Salvacion, Bacolod, Tayhi, Pawa, San.
Carlos and in San Miguel Island.
3. General Land Use
Agriculture is the chief economic activity and most dominant land use in Tabaco City. Agriculture uses up about 71.18% (8,550.90 has.) of the city’s
lands. Specifically, 3,142 hectares (26.15% of total area) is cultivated for annual crops and 3,140 ha. (26.14%) is for perennial crops. Coconut lands
occupy 3,428.25 hectares while rice fields cover 1,124 hectares. Small scale backyard livestock-raising is also common in a number of barangays.
Almost 91% the city’s farmlands are naturally irrigated by either communal or private irrigation systems. In terms of size, agricultural lands are
followed by broadleaved closed forests (2,363 ha. or 19.67%) and broadleaved open forests (1669 ha. or 13.89%). Fisheries occupy only about 70
hectares: 18.53 hectares of which are freshwater fishponds, and around 50 hectares are brackish fishponds. Mangrove area occupies the least with 6.47
hectares.
Built-up areas in the city account for 1,363.10 hectares or 11.35% of the total land area. These are mostly found in and near the urban center, where the
City Hall and the Central Business District (CBD) are located. For other specific land uses and their areas, see RM-4.
Table 1. Existing General Land Use
LAND USE CATEGORY AREA (has.) PERCENTAGE (%)
Agricultural 8,550.9000 71.18

Forest 1,533.38 12.76
Built-up 1,363.10 11.35
Pastureland/grassland 231.25 1.92
Mining/Quarrying 285.00 2.37
Tourism 50.00 0.42
TOTAL 12,013.6327 100.00
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Source: Tabaco City FLUP, LESS-DENR, CPDO
4. Urban Land Use
The present urban center of Tabaco City is made up of Barangays Basud, San Juan, Divino Rostro, Sto. Cristo, Quinale-Cabasan, Cormidal, Bacolod
and Tayhi. Agriculture remains the dominant land use even in the city center with 1,318.16 hectares used for farming and aquaculture.
Residential use is the second biggest urban land use with 405.61 hectares (or 22.14%) of the city’s built up area. Commercial use covers 29.47 hectares
(1.61% of built up area); it is one of the fastest growing land use in Tabaco City due to the presence of regional commercial centers such as LCC Mall,
Tabaco City Mall, and Tabaco City Public Market, and as well several fast food chains, hotels, restaurants, transport terminals, gas stations, hardware
shops, and drugstores.
Industrial land use in the city covers about 14.60 hectares which is only 0.80% of the total built up area. Light industries such as abaca
processing, manufacturing of food items such as noodles and pili products, manufacturing of bags, slippers, mats and cutlery items, warehousing and
rice storage, are located within the residential district of the city center. The single biggest industrial establishment in the city is Mayon Docks Inc.,
which is an important ship-building, ship-repair and dry-docking facility located in Barangay Salvacion.
Institutional areas in Tabaco City cover 42.88 hectares (2.34% of built up area). Institutional land use includes establishments dedicated to education,
health and protective services, as well as the land used by the city government, barangay governments, other government units, as well as academic and
religious entities.
Parks and open spaces comprise about 21.02 hectares (1.15% of built up area) which include city parks, plazas, cemeteries, basketball courts and other
recreational facilities.
Table 2. Existing Urban Land Use

Residential 405.61 22.14
Commercial 29.47 1.61
Institutional 42.88 2.34
Industrial 14.60 0.80
Parks and Open Spaces 21.02 1.15
TOTAL 1,831.74 100.00
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Source: Tabaco City FLUP, LESS-DENR, CPDO
5. Land Use Trend and Growth Pattern
The existing Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance of Tabaco City was formulated and enacted in 1999. The plan and ordinance take effect only after
approval of the HLURB.
The 2000- 2004 CLUP was the first attempt of Tabaco to rationalize the allocation and use of its land resources and physical development. Almost two
decades after the existing, CLUP has been outpaced by the urbanization and development especially during the last five years. Also the existing CLUP
tends to demarcate growth and development instead of serving as effective tool in the city’s overall socio-economic development.
The city nonetheless, experienced tremendous strides in physical development during the years’ influx of new investments, dynamic entrepreneurial
spirit and bullish economy. The scope of land use has so widely expanded and diversified that new types of urban functions and commercial activities,
which were alien to present zoning regulations, have taken roots.
Tabaco City is undoubtedly the trading and commercial center of the First District of Albay. The city’s public market is the biggest among the
neighboring LGUs. Commercial area is one of the fastest growing land use in Tabaco City. It boasts of malls, commercial centers, and the highly
acclaimed state university (Bicol University-Tabaco Campus). Tabaco City is considered as the center of education in the 1 st District of Albay, for
having a number of colleges, both academic and technical- vocational schools.
Thus, the city’s quest for the collective vision “A center of excellence in education, trade, commerce, social services and tourism in Bicol” goes forward
unabated the next (5) five years.
Tabaco City’s population continue to increase from a population of 106,660 (projected, 1999 CLUP) in 2000, 143,341 in 2018 (CBMS Census), an
increase of about 34.39%). This increase in population showed a corresponding increase in the built-Up areas to accommodate the increasing
population.
Because of the ever increasing population coupled with horizontal expansion of settlements, informal settlers mushroomed along the coastal and river
easements and within agricultural lands. To help address the problem of informal settlements, the city has established at least ten (10) resettlement sites
in the different parts of the city. Not only that, the city LGU also has proposed new resettlement sites in various parts of the city utilizing new lands
categorized as residential; however, there are some of those lands categorized as agricultural yet, they’re unirrigated and not economically feasible to be
used as agricultural lands; hence, they are suitable for conversion to other uses.
Also, it was observed that along major thoroughfares, be it going north, south or west, the trend is the conversion of agricultural lands to residential land
use; also the conversion of residential to commercial land use is also observed not only within Tabaco City but also in adjacent Municipalities of
Malilipot and Malinao.
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More than 71% of the area of the City are agricultural lands and are usually located in the rural/upland barangays but pockets of agricultural lands are
found within the city proper. Agriculture still remains the dominant land use even in the city center.
The trend in the general land use of the city shows that agricultural lands, pasturelands and grasslands will decline in land areas as the city moves
towards commercial development/expansion. The areas allocated in the previous CLUP for built-up areas is still within the required area needed at
present. The proposed general land use plan intends to increase significantly the areas of the forest lands and tourism areas to further improve the forest
resources, and increase the tourism-related activities of the city.
The CLUP should propose to maintain a strict protection zone (no touch, no development) in the western section of the city, particularly the areas under
the protection zone of Mayon Volcano and Mt Masaraga; these areas should be planted with dipterocarp trees to maintain their watershed functions,
wildlife and biodiversity habitat, upland and slope stability, ecological balance, etc.
The production zone (areas outside the protection zone), or outside the river easement zone, and with a slope of 8-18% may engage in sustainable forest
production utilization; these areas include the selected portions of Barangays Buang, Tabiguian, Sua-Igot, Bonot, Magapo, Oson, Pinagbobong, Mariroc
and Comon; these areas could be utilized for orchard, fruit tree farming, sustainable logging, tourism, trekking and recreation activities.
Areas allocated for mining and quarrying will be reduced to almost 50 percent of its area from 285 to 152 hectares in order to contain the environmental
damages caused by the illegal and unregulated quarrying operations/practices particularly along San Vicente River and Buang River.
The trend in the urban land use in Tabaco City is manifested through the continued increase in residential and industrial uses and it’s expected to
continue in the next ten (10) years. The residential use is predicted to increase by 75% or 664 hectares while commercial use is increased by more than
three-fold in size due to rapid expansion of the commercial activities and increasing demand of commercial spaces in the city.
Currently, Tabaco City has a Jeepney Terminal, a FilCab/GT Express van terminal and a bus terminal all located within the City Central Terminal in
Barangay Pawa. Also, the city has two tricycle terminals and 13 padyak terminals. As regard water transportation, the city has four (4) seaports, namely;
the Tabaco International Seaport where foreign vessels regularly unload cargoes coming from abroad and three (3) other smaller ports located in
Barangay Quinale, San Roque and Fatima; these smaller seaports facilitate the movement of people and goods from and to the city.
Because of the increasing population and the ever expanding residential, institutional, commercial and industrial land uses, the City Government has
formulated various policies and programs to help address the issues and concerns on resettlements, forest and watershed conservation, flood control,
disaster risk reduction, solid and wastewater management and other development within the jurisdiction of Tabaco, as envisioned in the proposed
Tabaco City’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) 2021-2030.
The existing Tabaco City CLUP (2000-2004) data has shown that the Institutional Land Use (Urban Land Use) has allocated a total of 45.00 has
(2.21%) for the said purpose; meanwhile, under the proposed 2021-2030 Tabaco CLUP, the same Institutional Land Use is also allocated the same land
area (45.00 has or 2.19%)
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C. INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND UTILITIES
Table 3. Facilities and Utilities (Facilites /Utilities)

Energy/Power Supply APEC
Water Supply TAWAD
Ziga Memorial District Hospital, A.C.Cope Memorial Hospital, JB Berces Memorial Hospital, Tabaco College
Health Foundation Inc.,Cabredo General Hospital and Rico Hospital , Lying-in-clinics, Barangay Health Station, Health
Center, Sentrong “K”
Bicol University Tabaco Campus, D.B. Peña Memorial College Foundation, Inc., Polytechnic Institute of Tabaco
Inc., Perpetual Help Paramedical College, Amando Cope College, Tabaco College, Computer Communication
Higher Educational Facilities Development Institute, DCLC-Dr. Ruby Lanting-Casaul Educational Foundation, Inc., Bicol Regional Fishery
Training Center
Telecommunications Digitel, Bayantel, PLDT, BTTI, (Cell sites networks-Globe, Smart, Sun Cellular)
Permanent Evacuation Facilities TNHS, San Antonio ES, and SMIsland
Transportation Facilities Tabaco City International Seaport, Tabaco City Central Terminal, City Motorpool
LGU Facilities Old Tabaco City Hall, Tabaco City Hall Annex Building, Barangay Halls, Day Care Centers,
Sport Facilities TNHS Sports Complex, various Covered Courts
Source: CPDO primary survey
D. TRANSPORTATION NETWORK/ROAD NETWORK
The total road network traversing the City of Tabaco is approximately 225.494 kms with 189 road sections, including subdivision roads and bridges.
The two secondary national roads traversing Tabaco are the following: Legazpi City-Tiwi Road and Tabaco City-Ligao City Road. All major and minor
roads are concreted and in good condition. Traffic congestion along Ziga Avenue happens only during peak hours due to lack of alternate roads going
to the city business center. Most government offices, trading and commercial activities are located within the city center and near the Tabaco City Hall.
At present, the 57 city roads in Tabaco are made of concrete and generally in good condition. Most city roads have covered canals on both sides
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however, some have open channels on one side. Likewise, the pedestrian lanes of the roads are or sometimes missing, and there’s no provision for bike
lanes and lacks parking space (for government, commercial and residential uses).
With the Presidential directive to reclaim privately used roads for public use, the Build, Build, Build Program of the government, and the ongoing
clearing operations, roads and bridges have been widened and extended for the benefit of the riding public. Problem occurs when the road intended for
public use is utilized as parking area or as children’s playground.
The road condition in San Miguel Island is classified as poor (uneven ride, large percentage with patched-up or and damaged edges) and narrow by
DPWH standards. The main road is just one lane and the inner roads are just half of the regular lane; and only single motorcycles (habal habal) is used
as means of transportation.
E. SOCIAL SERVICES - Facilities/Amenities
a. Education Services
Tabaco City is the center of education in the First District of Albay. There are 50 public schools and 27 private schools in Tabaco City that offer pre-
school, primary, secondary and tertiary level education. Daniel B. Peña Memorial College Foundation (DBPMCF) and other colleges in the city offers
all three levels of education while Catholic Central School (formerly St. Louise De Marillac School of Tabaco), Tabaco Pei Ching School offers
primary and secondary level education. St. Gregory the Great Minor Seminary offers secondary level of education to seminarians in the Catholic
Church.
Elementary education is provided by 40 public and 9 private elementary schools. Total primary school enrollment in public schools for SY 2019-2020
is 18,323 pupils while in private elementary schools for SY 2019-2020 is 1,112. Tabaco South Central School is the biggest elementary school in the
city with 2,597 enrollees, followed by Tabaco North West Central School with 1,7300 pupils and Tabaco North Central Elementary School with 1,054
enrollees. (Source: DEPED Tabaco City District, (LIS January 5, 2020)
Secondary education is offered by 10 public and 5 (4) private high schools. Total enrollment for SY 2019-2020 is 16,371 Junior High and 7,358 Senior
High students. Tabaco National High School has the biggest high school enrollment with 14,423 students for SY 2019-2020; this comprises more than
half of the city’s total secondary level student population. (See Table SO-3), followed by, San Lorenzo National High School with 2,314, San Antonio
National High School with enrollees at 2,288, and Bantayan National High School with 1,494 enrollees. (Source: DEPED Tabaco City District, (LIS
January 5, 2020)
There are 9 colleges in Tabaco City; 8 are private and 1 is public. Bicol University- Tabaco Campus has the biggest tertiary level enrollment with 2,908
students, followed by Daniel B. Peña Memorial College Foundation with 1,706 students. Courses with the most number of enrollment are B.S.
Education, HRM, Criminology, IT, Management, Accountancy and Nursing.
b. Health Services
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There are 6 general hospitals in Tabaco City; 5 are private and 1 is a government district hospital. Another medical institution, the Holy Face
Rehabilitation Center is built for mental health patients. Ziga Memorial District Hospital (ZMDH), a government district hospital, is the biggest
medical facility in the city with a 50-bed capacity and 57 medical and 52 non-medical personnel.
The government district hospital has a health workforce consisting of 8 doctors, 5 midwives, 44 nurses; while the city’s five (5) private hospitals have a
combined 147 bed capacity staffed with 58 doctors, 143 nurses, 19 midwives, and 162 other personnel. (See Table SO-11).
The city government employs a large health workforce consisting of 5 doctors, 15 midwives, 5 nurses, 6 RSI, 1 dentist, 2 medical technologists, 94 job
order employees and 97 volunteer health workers (VHW) assigned at 23 barangay health stations across Tabaco.
c. Welfare/Social Services
The city government provides a wide range of social and welfare services to its constituents. Aside from the regular services, the city caters to the
needs of the less privileged and vulnerable sectors of the society such as the informal settlers, street children, indigents, unemployed, calamity victims,
people with disabilities, diseased women, elderly, and children.
Some of the more important social welfare services provided by the city government to its people are: feeding programs, supplemental feeding
services, health assistance programs, health check-up and consultation, free immunization, assistance to PWDs, senior citizens care, scholarships and
educational assistance, basic literacy program for street children, day care center services, etc. There are 56-day care centers offering early childhood
development programs.
d. Socialized Housing
The Tabaco City Government has also ventured into socialized and low-cost housing programs, providing housing units with complete amenities to
homeless Tabaqueños. The city has developed ten (10) resettlement sites/area in Tabaco, located in Barangays Buang, Cabagñan, Pinagbobong, Sto.
Cristo and two each from barangays Salvacion, Buhian and San Vicente. Buang Resettlement Site, Salvacion I Relocation Site, Pag-Asa Village,
Pagkamoot Village I (Pinagbobong), Pagkamoot Village II (San Vicente) Buhian proper and Cabagñan Resettlement Site are already occupied by
families while San Vicente Resettlement Site 2, Sto Cristo and Buhian 2, are still for development. The house in various resettlement sites are mostly
made of strong materials specially those core shelters while some made of light materials. Most of the house are finished in different materials; some
have concrete roofs, some have yero (galvanized iron sheets) and few are made of nipa. The walls of the houses are made of unpainted hollow blocks
and bamboo spears. Some have windows made of bamboo or metal railings and recycled glass windows. Most of the households use bamboo spears as
fencing for their lot. Moreover, lamp posts in the community are made of galvanized iron while most pathways are already concrete. (See Table SO-
28).
e. Police Force
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Tabaco City has a combined police force of one hundred thirty-two (132) uniformed personnel and non-uniformed personnel (NUP). Police to
population ratio stands at 1:1,071; this is less than the government standard police to population ratio of 1 police for every 1,000 populations.
The PNP Station is located at the Tabaco City Central Terminal, Barangay Pawa and has two (2) Police Community Action Centers (CPACs): one is
located at Ziga Avenue, Barangay Divino Rostro, and the other at Barangay Visita, San Miguel Island. The city has 5 patrol vehicles and 2
motorcycles.
Tabaco City is home to the District Jail for the first district of Albay, located in Barangay San Lorenzo, with an area of 3,597 sq. meters. The jail
consists of 8 jail cells; 6 of which are assigned to regular male adult inmates, 1 cell for male minors and 1 cell for female inmates. The district jail is
guarded by a total of 47 jail personnel. The jail guard to population ratio stands at 1:56
The 501st Maritime Police Station is strategically located at Bonifacio. St., Cormidal, Tabaco City and manned by thirteen (13) personnel. Likewise,
the Philippine Coast Guard-Detachment located at Pier Site, Cormidal, Tabaco City is manned by eight (8) personnel with K-9. They conduct seaborne
patrol operations, and inspections of passengers and baggage at the international seaport.
The Highway Patrol Group also located at Bonifacio St., Cormidal, Tabaco City is adjacent to 501 st Maritime Police Station; it is manned by two (2)
personnel.
The tanods in the city’s 47 barangays numbered nine hundred seven (907) but only 10 tanods per barangay are receiving additional compensation
from the city government; the tanods are tasked to provide safety and protection to barangay residents.
The most prevalent crimes recorded in Tabaco City are murder, homicide, and theft.
f. Fire Protection
The Tabaco City Fire Department has one fire station located Tabaco City Central Terminal, Barangay Pawa. The city has 44 firefighters and 3 fire
trucks. Firefighter to population ratio stands at 1:3212, which is below the government standard of 1 firefighter for every 2,000 population. The
Filipino- Chinese Fire Volunteers assist the city fire department in the suppression of fires with its own fire trucks.
F. AGRICULTURE AND AGRO- Industrial Facilities
Although the City of Tabaco may not be predominantly agricultural in nature because of its “more developed” state compared to the neighboring
municipalities, agricultural activities are still present and vibrant. Agriculture is one of the primary economic activities that supports the urban growth
of the city.
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Agricultural land use has a total of 8,550.90 hectares (or 71.18%) of all land use in the city; therefore, based on the dominant land use, the city can be
considered an agricultural community. Being an agricultural community, the focus is on growth and trading of various farm products like rice, corn,
vegetables, and root crops. In addition, agricultural land use also includes plantations of coconut, abaca and industrial crops like pili, and cacao.
Livestock and poultry produce consist of swine, cattle, carabao, goat, sheep, horse, chicken and ducks. The agricultural facilities that are presently
assisted by the city government are: the Rice Processing Center (rice mill, flat-bed dryer, mechanical and solar driers) in San Vicente, the small water
impounding system in Hacienda, the ramp pumps in barangays Buhian, Comon and Tabiguian, and the 4WD Tractors in barangay Buang. There are
farm/post-harvest equipment which are privately owned. There is an on-going construction of infrastructure for the Agri-Pinoy Trading Center for
marine products in barangay Fatima. There are 3 communal irrigation and 3 national irrigation systems.
There are 16 (5 island and 11 coastal) coastal barangays in the city where the major livelihood is fishing. Aquatic resources are found in marine water,
fresh water and brackish water, covering an area of 68.53 has. The number of fisher folks registered is 1,834; and the number of fishing vessels, 274
motorized and 50 non-motorized.
G. POWER, WATER, COMMUNICATION NETWORK
i. Power
Power is previously provided by Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO), and in 2013 it was taken over by Albay Power and Energy Corporation
(APEC). Barangay Power Association (BAPA) acts as distribution utilities of electric power to rural barangays. BAPA charges the consumers the
rates with their own transmission charges; APEC, on the other hand, charges the BAPA with the electric charges. Electricity rates of barangays
under BAPA are priced higher than the households in the lowland barangays due to system loss.
ii. Water Sources and Providers
Water facilities are classified into three categories: Levels 1, 2 and 3. Level 1 water facilities refer to point sources, such as rain collectors, shallow
wells, and hand pumps which are distributed in the upland barangays, and are still being used by various households in San Miguel Island. Level 2
refers to communal faucet systems. Both water systems and facilities are managed by the Office of the City Engineer. Level 3 water facilities are
provided by Tabaco Water District (TAWAD). TAWAD has four deep wells and six spring sources; it has its own watershed at Sitio Nagsipit,
Mariroc, Tabaco City covering an area of 14, 875 sq. meters; it also provides water to 29 out of the 47 barangays (or a total of 14,882 water
connections) classified as residential, commercial, semi-commercial or government use. However, some barangays have their own water systems
while the far-flung barangays in Tabaco, obtain water from undeveloped springs and open dug wells.
iii. Telecom Providers and Internet Service
The communication companies present in Tabaco are the Philippine Long Distance Telecommunication, Digitel Telecommunication Company, and
Bayantel Telecommunications, Incorporated. However, with the easy access provided by wireless mobile companies such as Smart, Globe, Sun,
etc., mobile phone has become the preferred type of communication. Cell sites are clustered within the urban barangays and some were scattered in
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rural barangays to obtain the strongest signals for such facilities. Likewise, wired internet services are provided by Digitel and Bayantel while Smart
Communications, Globe Telecommunications and Sun Cellular, Inc. are providers of wireless services.
iv. TV Cable
There are no broadcast communication facilities located within the city. According to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC),
Legazpi City’s telecommunication companies’ expansive signals reach the nearby towns including Tabaco City, providing local free channels such
as ABS-CBN and GMA. Cable TV is provided by Ultra Vision Cable TV and DCTV, Inc. which serve not only the City of Tabaco but the
neighboring municipalities as well. In addition, satellite TV services are available to serve a wider range of areas.
v. Radio Stations
AM radio services are not available in Tabaco. There are three (3) FM stations located in the city: Hot FM located at Brgy. Quinale; One Radio
Broadcasting System, at Brgy. Basud; and Sky Radio, in Brgy. Cobo.
vi. Print Media
No print media facilities are available in Tabaco to provide print media communication. However, national papers such as Philippine Daily Inquirer,
Manila Bulletin, and Philippine Star are readily available. Moreover, regional papers and magazines are also sold by the city’s commercial
establishments.
The Local Government Unit of Tabaco had its own official newsletter the “Ang Tabak”, Tabaqueñong Bareta Asin Kaaraman. Its first issue piloted
last October 25, 2019. The object is to provide information relative to the local governments’ program for the Tabaqueños and encourage
discussion and exchange of information that would eventually result to participative local governance.
vii. Postal Service
For postal and package services including money transfer, the Tabaco City Post Office in Barangay Tayhi, and private couriers such as LBC, JRS
Express, Air 21, 2GO, including pawnshops in partnership with Western Union, are found within the city, serving the majority of the city’s
population. For customers within the poblacion, mails are delivered within the day; on the other hand, delivery period of mails out-side the city
proper differs according to destination and distance.
H. WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
a. Solid Waste Management
The estimated total solid wastes generated in Tabaco City is 45,848.62 kg. per day (Source: CENRO 2019). Of the total solid waste generated from
households, 53.81% are biodegradable, followed by residual waste with 29.10%, recyclables with 13.84%, and special wastes with 3.25%. About
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94.68% of wastes generated came from the household/residential sector. The next highest waste generator is the public market (2.89%), and the general
stores (0.78%).
Garbage is collected daily in the market and poblacion areas, and twice weekly in the residential sections of the city through their Barangay MRFs,
serving an estimated 30,429 households. An estimated 45,848.62 kilograms (45.85 metric tons of garbage are collected every day. The city has 4
garbage trucks and 5 compactors for waste collection and disposal. Tabaco City operates a 5-hectare sanitary landfill at Sitio Nagsipit Barangay
Mariroc, which will be turned later into an Ecological Park. To support the solid waste management system of the city, all forty-seven (47) barangays
have their own material recovery facilities.
San Miguel Island has no waste disposal facility; burning and composting are the most common methods of garbage disposal in the island. The City is
presently looking for an appropriate site in Miguel Island which would pass the requirements for a waste processing facility site to increase the waste
diversion in the island and lessen the practice of open burning of wastes which is a violation of RA 9003
b. Sewer Waste Management
At present, the city does not have a sewerage system and waste water treatment facility. Sewer wastes are disposed directly into creeks and rivers
flowing straight to the coast untreated; this contribute to increased river and coastal pollution.
City Ordinance No. 037-2019 or the “The Sewerage and Septage Management Ordinance of the City of Tabaco” was enacted to require all households and
establishments to pre-treat their wastewater by septic tanks compliant to the standards set by the DOH. Pursuant also to this ordinance, the city shall strive to
operationalize an integrated water quality management system through partnerships and effective coordination of functions and activities between the
City Government of Tabaco and other local stakeholders and shall pursue a combined sewerage-septage management system as its goal, given the fast
growing population of the city.
I. ECONOMIC STRUCTURE BASE - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
a. Revenue sources
The local economy can be divided into the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. Economic data from the 2014 and 2018 CBMS Census of
Tabaco City showed indications of significant changes in the share of the three sectors to the local economy.
i. Primary Sector
The primary economic sector of the city is dominated by agricultural activities, particularly the production of coconut (1,752 farmers); rice (1,479
farmers); corn, (730 farmers); root crops (218 farmers) and vegetable (252 farmers). The total land area of Tabaco devoted to agriculture is 8,966
hectares. CBMS data for 2018 showed that the three barangays with the highest number of households engaged in farming are Hacienda, SMI
(736) or 21.0%, Buang (379) or 10.8% and Magapo (190) or 5.4%.
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Livestock, fisheries, and quarrying activities also contribute significantly to the local economy The barangays with the biggest number of
households engaged in animal raising industry are: Hacienda (541 households) or 56.1%, Pinagbobong (35 households) and San Carlos (134
households)
The 3 barangays with the highest number of households engaged in aquaculture are Sagurong (343), Hacienda (282) and Rawis (125). Mining and
quarrying are dominant among the households of San Antonio (61), Buang (34), and Hacienda (17).
Although 47% of Tabaqueños are engaged in farming, almost half did not own the land they till. Moreover, most of Tabaco's farms are quite small
in terms of size; roughly 7 out of every 10 households cultivate land that is less than one hectare in area; this implies that many of Tabaco ’s
farmers produce crops only for family consumption, not for commercial use.
 Quarrying
Barangays Buang, San Vicente and San Antonio are known quarry sites where sand, gravel, boulder and land ‐fill materials can be obtained.
However, in the 2018 CBMS data indicated that barangays with the highest number of Household engage in Mining and Quarrying Industry are
San Antonio 37.1% (13), Oson 11.4% (4), and Sagurong, San Miguel Island with 11.4% (4), (or 1% percent of the total households in Tabaco
City), are engaged in this type of work.
 Forestry
Based on the DENR LESS-FLUP, Tabaco City 2021-2026, Tabaco City’s forest cover expanded from 2,224.45 hectares in 2003 to 3,157.03
hectares in 2015. This increase has a significant effect on the share of forest cover to the total land area, which increased from 18.52% to 32.64%
of the city’s land area (See Table FO-13 Forest Cover Change). In addition, the number of households engaged in forestry industry increased by
32% from 2008 to 2010. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the households involved in forestry activities have annual income below Php 20,000. The
importance of forest products can be shown in the boat‐ making industry in San Miguel Island. The boat workers earned an average of Php 3,000
for every boat made. These boats are sold to other towns such as Malinao and Tiwi; and even to the provinces of Camarines Sur and Sorsogon.
ii. Secondary Sector
 Manufacturing and Construction
Manufacturing and construction are the main components of the city’s secondary sector. Among Tabaco City’s barangays, San Lorenzo (335)
and San Antonio (234) have the most number of families that are involved in manufacturing and construction activities. From 2016 to 2018,
there are business permits granted for manufacturing (49 for 2016, 83 for 2017 and 71 for 2018) than construction (11 for 2016, 8 for 2017
and 11 for 2018) [See EC-18]. But overall, construction contributes almost twice the number of jobs (2,736 households) than manufacturing
(1,383 households), based on the 2011 EP. The rest of the construction-dependent households make less than Php 100,000 per annum while
only 4% or 54 households have incomes greater than or equal to Php 93,390. This implies that high employment among particular barangays
in Tabaco City does not always translate into income that is over the poverty threshold.
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 Fishing and Boat Making
Numerous households in San Miguel Island are employed in the fishing ‐related activities. 4.28% of the house‐holds engaged in fishing are
from the island barangays. There are 50 non-motorized boats and 580 motorized boats out of these only 238 are licensed according to the City
Fisheries Profile, Tabaco City on March 2019.
These households created demand for boats, which are essential to the fisher folks of San Miguel Island. Though most of these vessels were
bought from nearby Rapu‐Rapu Island, there were about 20 boat builders/repair men in the whole island that sold these boats to the towns of
Malinao and Tiwi. Each worker earned roughly Php3,000 or more depending upon the size of the vessel. A large boat typically costs between
Php35,000 to Php 60,000, which takes a team of builders around two to three weeks to finish. In the case of Barangay Sagurong, the boat‐
makers are hired to build one to three boats per year.
iii. Tertiary Sector
The main components of the tertiary economic sector are transportation, wholesale and retail trade, tourism, and academic institutions.
According to the 2018 CBMS data, 43.9% of Tabaco City’s households are engaged in the service sector, and this increased to 45.76% as of
2010. The City has a large public market that supports not just the locality but the surrounding communities as well. The Tabaco Port not only
generates jobs and spur economic activities but also facilitates the movement of people and goods from and to the city. Tabaco is also
considered a “college town” because of the ten colleges located within the poblacion, where many of the students are actually from neighboring
towns.
The top three barangays that have the highest number of households engaged in tertiary economic sector activities are Santo Cristo (710),
Baranghawon (664) and San Roque (618). San Lorenzo has 272 house‐ holds involved in wholesale and retail trade while 325 households in
Santo Cristo are involved in transportation business. The barangays with the highest number of households engaged in the service sector are
primarily located within the poblacion.
 Wholesale and Retail Trade
Based on BPLO data, the wholesale and retail trade‐based activities, majority of which are located in the City ’s urban barangays, employed
the most number of people. There are 1,830 as of 2016 and 2,543 as of 2017 registered businesses both within and outside the market site;
these are businesses that sell either bulk commodities (i.e. rice, abaca, fuel, motor parts) for retail or the more expensive items and services
(i.e. agricultural equipment, motorcycles, automotive repair).
 Transportation Sector
There are 105 registered GT Express (FilCab) vans that ply the Tabaco- Legazpi route (65) and the Tabaco-Naga route (40); there are also
302 registered buses that ply the Tabaco- Legazpi route; six hundred twenty- six (626) jeepneys plying the Tabaco- Malilipot/ Bacacay/
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Legazpi/ Malinao/ Tiwi routes; and as well as 2,333 tricycles that ply the city’s interior routes. These modes of transportation not only
move people and goods within the city but also generate income for callers, fee collectors, eateries, ambulant vendors, and repair and
machine shops- thus contributing to the city’s economy.
The padyak industry is a big component of the city’s service sector since it involved almost 10% of the total households. In 2015 there
were about 2,600 padyak units; of which 74 were new franchises, 2,412 franchises were renewed and 8 were for service only. There were
roughly 2,600 padyak drivers that ply the city’s 12 routes which are traversed by padyak twenty-four hours a day. On the other hand,
1,500 motorized tricycle units were registered, where 914 units were old and 85 were new franchise. This particular mode of transport has
24 routes within Tabaco.
The Tabaco City Central Terminal, with an area of 2.57 has. is located at Bgy. Pawa; while a van (FilCab) terminal is located at Rizal St.
near the city hall, and two (2) jeepney pick up stations (north/south bound) are located at Bgy Divino Rostro, at the front (right side) of
the city public market.
 Tourism
Tourism is a significant component of the tertiary sector, and Tabaco has adequate attractions and amenities. Mayon Planetarium and
Science Park in Barangay Buang, is one of the major tourist destinations in the Bicol Region together with the Kawa-kawa Hills in Ligao
City and the Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga, Albay.
Located at the lower slopes of Mayon Volcano, at about 2,000 feet above sea level, Mayon Skyline Hotel offers panoramic view of
Tabaco City and the nearby San Miguel Island, Catanduanes, Cagraray Island and Rapu-Rapu. It’s cool climate offers a welcome respite
to residents and tourists alike, especially during the holy week where thousands gathered for the station of the cross.
St. John the Baptist Parish Church, located in Barangay San Juan, is a 139 year-old church build by the Franciscan friars. It is one of only
two churches in the Bicol Region declared as a National Treasure by the National Museum, the other being in Daraga Church.
Tabak, a term from which Tabaco got its name, is an important product of the city. Together with gunting (scissor), these cutlery
products are made in the pandayans of Barangay Cobo and Baranghawon.
The city’s furniture-making, and sikad-sikad are also potential pillars of the area’s cultural tourism.
As of 2019, there are 25 native products and handicrafts stores, 19 restaurants, hotels, and dining facilities, 18 money transfer facilities,
15 pharmaceutical and medical clinics, 11 lodging/pension houses, nine banks, and six resort in Tabaco City. Between 2016 and 2018,
there was a total of 52 business permits approved for hotels and restaurants.
According to a 2019 inventory by the City Tourism Office, there are seven (7) hotels, six (6) resorts, two (2) inns, two (2) lodging houses
and one (1) appartelle. See attached Table EC.34a. As for the inventory of tourism sites/attraction, see attached Table EC-34b.
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Based on 2019 data collected from the City Tourism Office, the summer months from April to June is the busiest season for local visitors
while October to December generally has the most number of foreign tourists.
b. Employment
i. Labor Force
Out of the 98, 682 Tabaqueños aged 15 and older in CMBS Census 2018, 49.3% had work. Unfortunately, there were almost twice as many
employed males (32,108) than females (16,588). Seven out of every ten males 15 years or older were working while only 35 out of every 100
women belong to the same age group had a job. Overall labor force participation rate for Tabaco (52%) is much better than that of the whole
Albay Province (37%).
ii. Average Household Income
According to the 2015 PSA survey, a standard Bicolano family of five (which is also the average household size in Tabaco) needs Php8,948.00 a
month or about Php 107,376.00 annually. The CBMS 2018 data revealed that, only 21,738 (or 67.8% of the total households) earn above the
minimum annual income requirement. The average annual per‐capita poverty threshold in Bicol Region is Php 1,790.00 per month. In Albay
Province, the poverty threshold reached Php 22,080.00 the highest among the Bicol provinces. Households that earn below PSA ‐ projected
poverty threshold for Albay reached 347,000 (or about 27.5%of the total). The annual income of Tabaco laborers is relatively low and
insufficient, compared to the average household needs Data from the 2018 Tabaco CBMS Census indicated that 1,703 or 31.33% out of 5,435
households depended on income below Php20,000 per annum
J. DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS
Priority Issues and Concerns
a. Environmental Issues
i. ENV Issue #1- Inadequate Solid Waste Management
Inadequate solid waste management system is the single biggest environmental problem in Tabaco City. The city generates about 45,849 kilograms of
garbage everyday which are collected and disposed into the city dumpsite.
 Inadequate capacity. City collection and disposal capacity is inadequate using only 3 mini dump trucks and 7 dump trucks that require
several trips to collect the city garbage. Some distant households are not served by the city collection system and resort to burning and
burying their wastes. The city also needs to establish a proper system for the disposal of toxic and medical wastes.
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 Lack of discipline. Another related problem is the lack of discipline among city residents who indiscriminately disposed their garbage into
the rivers and coasts. Trash piles-up along the coasts, and on the seabed; some are swept towards the shoreline of San Miguel Island causing
environmental pollution and health hazards to humans and aquatic animals. It was stated in the 2016 COA Annual Audit Report that
households in barangays still do not practice the waste segregation where biodegradable, non-biodegradable and residual wastes materials
are properly segregated and are brought to collection and segregation centers.
ii. ENV Issue #2 - Inadequate Wastewater Management
The city does not have a sewerage and waste water treatment facilities. Sewer wastes are disposed directly into creeks and rivers and flows straight to
the coast untreated; thus contributing to the increased river and coastal pollution affecting the city’s aquatic resources.
Septic tank system is the most common method of treatment of wastewater in the city, however not all of the septic tanks in the city is compliant to
the standards set by the DOH. A number of these septic tanks are not water-sealed and others are even “bottomless septic tanks”. About 1,261
households still have only either a closed pit, open pit, pail system or other system as a disposal method of their fecal matter/septic effluent and 1,198
households do not have any toilet facility at all.
iii. ENV Issue #3- Inadequate Sanitation
In 2018, the CBMS reported that 5.53% of total households in Tabaco City do not have sanitary toilets. In addition, several households are using
substandard septic tanks that need to be upgraded. Poor urban and rural sanitation may lead to possible groundwater contamination (affecting deep
wells and streams) and may cause acute and chronic health problems.
iv. ENV Issue #4 - Coastal Water Pollution
The coastal water of Tabaco City is currently showing signs of pollution caused by indiscriminate disposal of different kinds of wastes directly into
the rivers, creeks and the coasts. Piles of garbage are visible along the coasts, mangrove areas and the shorelines of San Miguel Island; and plastics
are seen floating on municipal waters. There are also reports of chemicals being dumped by industries within the city and neighboring towns; and as
well as oil spilt from boats and ships. These issues, if not addressed properly, may lead to degradation of coastal and aquatic resources of the city;
this may cause reduced fish catch for fishermen, increased health hazards to humans and aquatic animals, and have negative impact on tourism.
v. ENV Issue #5- Degradation of Forest Resources
The city’s forest areas have decreased in size because of rampant illegal logging, unregulated “kaingin”, and illegal forest conversion; upland forests
converted into farmlands and settlements; while mangrove forests are converted into fishponds or subjected to land reclamation. The degradation of
the uplands’ forest resources significantly affects the city’s water supply, since the origin or headwaters of the city’s water sources (e.g. springs,
streams and rivers) are located within the upland forests. The cutting of trees increases the susceptibility of the uplands to landslides and soil
erosion. Forests are integral to the city’s biodiversity and ecosystems; degraded forest will lead to decreased soil fertility and productivity of
agriculture areas in the lowlands, as well as reduced nutrient load for marine and aquatic resources. And lastly, forest degradation has economic
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impact to the communities in the upland and coastal zones.
vi. ENV Issue #6- Potentially Affected Population in Hazard Areas
Of the city’s 47 barangays, 34 are affected by floods; that is, 17.27% are highly susceptible, and 13.66% are exposed to low susceptibility. As to the
danger of tsunami hazards, 7.43% of the city’s total land area is susceptible. Regarding the volcanic hazards, 9.35% of the city’s total land area is
susceptible to pyroclastic flow; 5.87% to lahar; and 61.21% to heavy ash fall.
b. SOCIAL SECTOR ISSUES
i. SOC Issue # 1- High Incidence of Infectious Diseases
The City Health Unit has reported a high incidence of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, dengue, sexually transmitted infections, pneumonia,
and other emerging infectious diseases. Some of the reported causes of morbidity for the past five (5) years are: upper respiratory tract infection,
dental problem, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, pneumonia, skin disorders, diarrhea, sexually transmitted infection, bronchitis, pulmonary
tuberculosis, and urinary tract infection. The high level of STI can be linked to the city’s port economy, lack of knowledge and awareness on sexual
health. There are also perceived lack of people’s awareness on the prevention of these infectious diseases.
ii. SOC Issue # 2 - High Incidence of Malnutrition among Schoolchildren
The 2019 data gathered by the City Nutrition Council and the Department of Education – Tabaco City Division showed that there are 578 children
(ages 0-5 years old) that were identified as malnourished. This represents 4.9% of children of this age bracket in the city (see Table SO-14). This
problem is linked to the high incidence of poverty and lack of adequate food and people’s lack of awareness on proper nutrition; resulting to poor
health and high incidence of morbidity among kids, low energy and poor performance of these kids in school. Malnutrition is also one of the causes
of school drop outs, and the increasing number of out of school youths in the city.
iii. SOC Issue # 3 - High Incidence of Infant Mortality
As per 2019 City Health Unit record, there was an average of 2.85% infant mortality (infant deaths) per 1,000 live births. This is caused by
inadequate pre-natal and post-natal care for pregnant women, poor hygiene of infants, poor birth giving practices, and poor access to medical
facilities. This condition endangers maternal and infant health, and may cause severe social and psychological trauma and impacts to the affected
families.
iv. SOC Issue # 4 - High Incidence of Poverty
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Tabaco City has a very high incidence of poverty. Almost 32.2% of the total households in the city fall below the poverty threshold (CBMS 2018)
which simply means a big number of people do not have adequate income to provide for their basic needs. Food poverty is declared by 14.9 percent
of the total households. The problem of poverty is more complex than what is normally understood; it’s caused by a combination of factors and
manifested in various forms such as the lack of food, housing, clothing, etc. Poverty should be understood in all its facets including its economic,
socio-cultural and political dimensions. Among the known major causes of poverty are: low economic conditions, unemployment, and lack of
business opportunities; and socio-cultural factors such as low education level, poor work ethics, social stigma and discrimination; and as well as
natural hazards such as typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruption, etc. that threaten the city’s development.
Poverty is usually long-term, cyclical and creates conditions that makes poor poorer; it often leads to hunger, malnutrition, health problems, school
dropouts, drug addiction, unplanned birth, criminality and other social ills. In compliance with the City’s Sustainable Development Goals, Tabaco is
committed to reducing poverty among its people.
c. ECONOMIC SECTOR ISSUES
i. ECON Issue #1 - High Incidence of Poverty
The household income of most Tabaqueños is below the regional standard. Hence, high employment among particular barangays in Tabaco does not
always translate into an income that is over the poverty threshold for a household in the Bicol Region.
ii. ECON Issue #2 - Low Household Income, Lack of Livelihood Opportunities
Tabaqueños are industrious; most of them are engaged in different types of work. However, since the farm lots are small to produce the required
commercial quantity, production is merely for family subsistence. Likewise, with regards to fisheries, the capacity of each boat is also small and
lack the necessary gears and equipment to catch fish commercial quantity.
iii. ECON Issue #3 - High Rate of Unemployment
Most people in Tabaco are in engaged in production and services sector; however, since the income is very small, many of them are now discouraged
to work in this sector. As per CBMS Census of 2018, Tabaco City’s unemployment rate (for 15-64 years old working population) is 48.8 %, with
males comprising 33.4%, and females, 64.7%. The City also lacks GAD monitoring office to evaluate the hiring process of employment agencies to
avoid exploitation of women and young workers.
iv. ECON Issue #4 - Low Agricultural Production, Low Agricultural Productivity
While the total agricultural produce of Tabaco is quite high compared to other municipalities, the city lacks food processing plants and wholesale
warehouses to encourage Tabaqueños to produce more products and commodities for regional and international markets. Likewise, TESDA and
agricultural schools should offer short courses utilizing available materials and agricultural products to produce finished products.
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v. ECON Issue # 5 - Low Tourist Arrivals
Although the city’s facilities are clean, its tourist attractions lack structural maintenance, marketing, advertisement, and tour guides.
d. INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES
i. INF Issue #1 - Inadequate City Infrastructure and Deterioration of Public Buildings
Lack of adequate city infrastructures or facilities is an impediment to development and perpetuates poverty, poor health facilities, urban blight and
delayed delivery of basic services. Lack of infrastructure such as roads, water, power, communications, protective support services, etc. also leads to
unemployment, and discourage investment. People and companies tend to move away from the city when they lack access to the needed facilities.
While Tabaco is rich in natural resources and strategically located, its tourism and commercial potentials are not fully realized due to inadequate
ports, roads, power/water supply, waste water/ solid waste facilities; thus, new businesses that could potentially generate employment and reduce
poverty are hesitant to relocate. Moreover, aside from attending to the housing needs of the informal settlers, the LGU should also consider that the
sources of food and work are within their community.
ii. INF Issue #2 - Inadequate Power Source and Capacity, Intermittent Power Supply
APEC supplies the necessary power needed by Tabaco. And while it enjoys almost 100 % household electrification (with 16,238 household
connections compared to 1,291 commercial, 46 industrial, 157 public buildings/facilities, 53 Street Lights connections and 46 BAPA), the present
situation pose an economic growth problem.
iii. INF Issue #3 - Inadequate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Infrastructure
Limited private investment in this sector may be due to low demand or ability of the consumers to pay for the services. Hence, the limited
infrastructure for wireless connectivity of city business centers and local government units may have something to do with poor infrastructure
planning, or the present location of cell sites are not strategic. Poor infrastructure planning may lead to poor investment, and may be costly to both
the investor and the LGU in the long run. Strategic planning and infrastructure development with policy intervention may resolve the existing
problem and improve the dissemination of information and data linkages without additional cost. By improving the existing services, present users
or service providers may be encouraged to invest in developing related services to improve users- demand.
iv. INF Issue #4 - Inadequate Roads/ Alternate Roads
Tabaco City has a very good road network. However, since the old land-use plan and zoning ordinance were not implemented, the city suffers from
poor traffic scheme, traffic jams or congestion, lack of right of way, and unplanned (multiple) terminals. In addition to this, most activities are
concentrated at the city center where intercity and interregional road users compete with the local road users. Using the urban population standards,
the road network of the city is inadequate.
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Current Urban Road Requirement = Urban Population x Standard Road to Population Ratio – Existing Urban Road Length
= (50,891 x 2.4 km/1000) – 25.61 kms.
= 96.5284 km present urban road requirement of Tabaco City
However, Tabaco City is a 4th class urban city; based on current road usage, the city roads are inadequate. Inadequate infrastructure, poor planning
means delayed service and lost opportunities for Tabaco to attract potential investors. Also, the city center is already congested; lacking in parking
space and greenery; real estate has become very expensive; and the main roads are too narrow to accommodate the increasing number of vehicles.
e. INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
i. INST Issue #1 - Poor Inter-Institutional Coordination for Development Planning and Administration
City Level. The present set up of the city administration is still inefficient given the demands of a fast urbanizing city. The City government should
hire additional staff for Human Resources to initiate staff evaluation and fill up important vacant positions. The work of the City HR is essential in
carrying out the necessary organizational changes needed for efficient delivery of services.
To ensure an efficient and effective bureaucracy, a department level reorganization and streamlining should be undertaken; this includes creating/
merging offices with identical or related job descriptions. The following offices and officers are recommended to be created based on the present
requirement and set-up of the city: the City Building and Estate Management Office/ (instead of City Architect Office), City Economic Resources
and Industrial Development Office (city agriculturist, city veterinarian, industrial, and employment offices should be under one department only),
the City General Services and Logistics Office, River Development Office, Knowledge and Information Management Office (merge website,
city library, CBMS, and other data processing and IT tasks), and City Finance Office (budget office). Likewise, there are still several vacant
positions that should be filled up with permanent staff while four positions are filled-up with Officers- in-Charge (OICs) designation, namely: City
Planning and Development Coordinator, City Agriculturist, and Market Administrator. The creation of these new offices and the appointment of
qualified officers and staff will greatly improve the delivery of basic services, and increase the city’s capability to promote coordination among the
national, regional, provincial, and the local levels – for the proper implementation of programs and activities.
Lack of Non-Government Organizations and Participation. Section 34 of the 1991 LGC highlighted the important role of NGOs and POs in the
operation of any LGU, particularly in pursuing local autonomy and development. LGC Section 2, paragraph c of the code instituted the participation
of the constituents and non-government organizations and states that: “it is, likewise, the policy of the State to require all national agencies and
offices to conduct periodic consultations with LGUs, NGOs, POs, and other concerned sectors of the community before any project or program is
implemented in their respective jurisdiction.” The Head of the NGO/PO networks cited only 11 accredited NGOs since the process of registration
and accreditation are two different things; this implies that not all registered organizations are also accredited. Only the accredited organizations are
allowed to represent the civil-society sector in the City Development Council.
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Hence, aside from motivating the city departments to participate in institutional planning, the CDC and LSBs should be activated and sustained with
permanent office and budget allocation for the development, monitoring and evaluation of sectoral programs (e.g. education, health, solid
waste/water waste board, housing, GAD, etc.). These participative bodies are venues for representation; they play critical roles in participatory
planning, decision making, budget allocation, rational program development and resources’ distribution. Their participation in decision making,
planning and budgeting will ensure continuity of program and plans even after the expiry of the terms of elected officials.
ii. INST Issue #2 - Inadequate Capacity in Managing Land and Water Resources
The City’s departments/offices lacked medium/long -term visions and plans for its development programs and environment sustainability. Both past
and present administrations have difficulty in developing and maximizing the city’s natural resources and strategic advantage because of lack of
zoning ordinance, forest land use plan, coastal resource management plan, and other development plans. Likewise, it is noted that when planning
and implementation are not institutionalized as required by law, the city’s programs and projects often met opposition from the community and
concerned agencies; thus, the rational allocation of funds and the development of limited resources is affected.
The role of City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) is not maximized. Its role is to facilitate the planning process to ensure synchronization
of on-going and proposed projects. Likewise, it’s also expected to develop mechanisms for the implementation and enforcement of city programs,
plans, and ordinances. The CPDO and all the heads of the different departments need capability building in planning related activities to synergize
the city programs. Aside from regular planning and activity assessment sessions, the office of the City Mayor, along with City Council, CPDO,
CENRO, national enforcement agencies and the City Building and Estate Management officials should develop a system of reporting project area
identification/planning, program fine-tuning based on cyclic monitoring and planning and approval procedures for the implementation of the land-
use plan or zoning ordinance; and to mainstream DRRM and Climate Change Initiatives in development programs.
iii. INST Issue # 3 - Ineffective Management of City Properties
The city should create, and strengthen offices to improve government services and its capability to promote coordination, and develop, monitor/
enforce regulations. Hence, the City Architect Office should be renamed as the City Building and Estate Management Office, to broaden its scope
and area of responsibility (to include monitoring and managing the city properties, as well as regulating buildings, housing and related
development). Likewise, the creation of Logistics Office and the City Ports and River Parks Development Office should be considered to improve
the internal services of the LGU and to develop and manage the improvement of parks, playgrounds, waterfront (coastal), ports, cemeteries, river,
and creek trail parks.
f. FISCAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES
i. FISC Issue # 1 - None or Low Collection of Economic Enterprise Taxes
To ensure an effective implementation and collection of taxes, there is a need to implement the duly approved creation, apart from being a
requirement, the Internal Audit Service (IAS). This has been approved already by the Sangguniang Panlungsod. This will ensure an effective
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monitoring scheme that taxes are used accordingly. Apart from this, it should be a requisite for any project to have a Sustainability Plan or
Monitoring & Evaluation wherein the project does not end in the implementation but in ensuring that the expenditure has a positive return for the
LGU and the people in general.
Although, the present administration is determined to break its IRA dependency, the city needs to create and institute economic development and
monitoring committee to review its revenue generating program periodically and develop feasibility studies on how to ensure that the target
revenues/ desired outcomes are met. The review committee may strive to improve the mechanisms for effective delivery/implementation of
services. Similarly, the economic development office may develop strategies on how to increase the city’s revenue, and tap local partners to
maximize their investment by improving the existing facilities. The best examples are the Tabaco Slaughter House and the Tabaco City Mall.
These revenue generating entities should not compete with the local businessmen; they should enhance if not, develop local partners and
franchisers. The slaughter house was put up to discourage proliferation of unsanitary and illegal slaughter houses to protect the health of the
city’s constituents. On the other hand, the Tabaco City Mall failed to attract retail business owners located outside the mall; locally made
products such as tabak and other native products may be relocated in the public market. The city should hire a mall manager with retail and mall
management experience to attract locators that can complement the existing retailers located on the 1st floor of the building.
ii. FISC Issue # 2 - Poor Real-Estate Tax Collection
As mentioned in the 2018 Annual Audit Report, it was noted that per records with the City Treasurer’s Office, collection target for the RPT is
understated compared with the projected income and revenue targets per BLGF. It was recommended that management require the City
Treasurer to revisit the collection accomplishment reports quarterly to come up with other possible measures in improving the city’s revenue
collections as well as for efficient reporting. In response to this, the Revenue Code was updated on the same year, although the requirements
were only fulfilled two years after. Incorporated within the 2018 Revenue Code was the new schedule of Market Values duly approved by the
Sangguniang Panglunsod
g. LAND USE SECTOR ISSUES
i. LU Issue # 1- Informal Settlements in Hazard-Prone and Environmentally Critical Areas
 The City’s Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) 2018 has identified that more than 8.4 percent of the city’s total households are
informal settlers. These settlers are mostly impoverished, with limited resources for adequate housing and facilities; they have low income and
with limited skills and education.
 The biggest land use issue concerning the growing number of informal settlers is that they settle in foreshore areas, coastal areas, volcanic
danger zones and river ravines which are considered hazard prone or environmentally critical areas. In addition, these settlers built their houses
using light and scrap materials that are easily destroyed by strong winds, floods and storm surges during the typhoon season.
 The increasing number of informal settlers (IS) in the city has been linked to aggravated coastal pollution, increased criminal and illegal
activities, worsened sanitation and exposed the settlers to various hazards.
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 Some of the causes of the proliferation of IS in the city are: the increasing number of illegal, and undocumented migrants from neighboring
towns and islands; there are also reports of professional squatters that support and profit from these migrants.
 The lack of city ordinance or barangay regulations on squatting, poor monitoring and insufficient funds for relocation and housing were
identified as key difficulties in addressing the problem of informal settlements in the city.
ii. LU Issue #2 - Illegal and Unregulated Quarrying Practices
 Small-scale quarrying is undertaken along the Buang River in Barangay Buang, and the San Vicente River in Barangays San Vicente and San
Antonio. This seasonally intermittent river is geomorphological young and underdeveloped, with constantly moving and eroding rocks,
pyroclastic and other sediments, and could easily flood and engulf surrounding areas during the rainy season. As such, these should be
categorized as environmentally critical and hazard-prone areas that should be closely monitor; thus these rivers must be protected or any form
of extraction be prohibited as they are in a constant state of instability and flux. The extraction of materials from the rivers is said to be linked to
flooding and increased soil erosion.
 There were also reports of illegal quarrying, over-quarrying, and improper quarrying (e.g. quarrying outside the concession area) in the river.
Inadequate monitoring by the province, the city and the barangays were seen as the difficulties related to the illegal quarry operations.
 Given that quarrying operations were permitted in the area, there should be a proper control mechanism for sustainable quarrying. Flood-control
and erosion-control measures should also be introduced to contain the environmental damage caused either by natural causes or by the
quarrying operations.
K. COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES AND COMPETITIVE EDGE
 Tabaco City is a dynamic port city known for several distinctions. It is the center of trade and commerce, education, health and medical services in the
First District of Albay. It is also known as the “Premier Seaport”, the “Padyak Capital”, the “Tabak City” and most importantly, the “City of Love”.
 Tabaco City is one of the three component cities in the Province of Albay. It is one of the fast-growing urban centers in the Bicol Region, and the center
of trade and commerce in Albay's First District.
 The city is widely known as the center of quality education in Albay. Some of the best primary and secondary schools are found in the city. Students
from private and public schools perform exceptionally well in national assessment tests. Several students from all over Albay prefer to study in Tabaco.
 Tabaco is also known as the center of health and medical services in the district. In addition, the city is home to a number of rehabilitation centers and
spiritual retreat houses. The city also prides itself for the high quality social services the government provides its people.
 The St. John the Baptist Church and the Smith, Bell & Co’s Bahay na Bato, among many cultural artifacts found in the city, offers a glimpse into its rich
cultural heritage and historic past.
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 The city is home to over a thousand uniquely designed padyaks (pedicabs), earning the city the distinction as the Padyak Capital of the Philippines.
 The city is home to two important structures, the Mayon Planetarium and Science Park which brings tourists and guests up close to the beautiful Mayon
Volcano, and the Tabaco International Port, the only international seaport in the Bicol Region. Mayon Docks Inc., a private firm involved in
shipbuilding, ship repair and dry-docking services is also located in the city.
L. FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF THE CITY
As per Provincial Physical and Framework Plan (PPFP) of Albay, Tabaco is classified as a large city and one of the three major growth centers of the
province along with Metro Legaspi (Legaspi-Daraga) and Ligao City. The PPFP of Albay considers Tabaco City as performing the special role of being
the educational center of the first district and site of the international seaport. This role complements that of Legaspi City, Daraga and Ligao City which
were designated for performing the following:
Legaspi City has a special role as the seat of provincial administration, regional center of national government agencies and the center of education of the
Bicol Region. Daraga’s urban center, which is a major commercial area, adjoins Legaspi City in creating the possibility of a new metropolitan area Ligao
City has a special functional role of being Albay’s agro-industrial center.
The three urban centers are all expected to take their roles of being the center of commerce, trade and industry, modern settlements, telecommunications and
medical services in the province.
By 2030, Tabaco City shall continue to be the leading urban center in the First District of Albay; being the center of trade and commerce, financial and
entertainment hub, center of quality education, as well as quality health and medical services. Tabaco City is also gearing to become a haven for
rehabilitation and retirement homes, an important spiritual and pilgrimage destination, and a major tourism hub in the region. The city also hopes to
promote Bicol’s cultural heritage and arts.
Because of its strategic location facing the Pacific and the presence of the region’s sole international seaport, Tabaco will retain its role as Bicol’s prime
port city, a gateway for international and domestic trade and the region’s main center of maritime industry (ship-building and repair, boat-making, and
maritime transportation).
The city is also preparing to become the next agro-industrial center of Bicol; this will help boost the position of Albay as the Agro-Industrial Capital of the
country. Tabaco City is poised to fully harness its rich untapped marine resources; the proposed fishery modernization will make the city a major source of
fish and the aqua-processing center in the region.
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III. THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
A. VISION, MISSION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVE
1. Vision
The Vision Statement expresses the people’s collective aspirations for Tabaco City in the future. Tabaco City’s vision statement was crafted through
barangay-level consultations and was legitimized by the City Council during the Executive Legislative Agenda meeting in 2016. The people’s vision of
Tabaco City is presented as follows:
“A center of excellence in education, trade and tourism in Bicol with God-centered, healthy, empowered and disaster-resilient
people living in a world-class, well-designed, and balanced environment, with a progressive and globally competitive economy
led by gender sensitive and competent leaders committed to good governance and sustainable development. “
The city vision should include five major elements: the quality of the people as individuals of a society; the nature of the local economy; the state of the
natural as well as the built environment; and the capability of the local institutions; and leadership.
2. Mission
To ensure the promotion and development of healthy and progressive TABAQUEÑOS through wise utilization of, and equitable access to, resources
and opportunities, human resource development, shared responsibility in local governance, efficient and effective delivery of basic services and
sustainable economic growth.
3. Strategic Goals
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 Development of Tabaco as center of excellence in education, trade and commerce, and tourism
 Human resource development
 Environmental management
 Efficient and effective delivery of basic services
 Agro-fishery development
 People’s participation in local governance
 Establishment of Tabaco as an international tourist destination
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B. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
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1. Physical Environment Goals
a. Improved Urban and Rural Sanitation
i) Strategies:
 City-wide sanitation plan
 Increase awareness on urban and rural sanitation
 Introduce cost-effective sanitation facilities, technologies, practices
 Introduce integrated waste management system
 Provide safe and sanitary location for solid and liquid waste management facility in the city
b. Adequate Solid Waste Management
i) Objectives:
 Improve solid waste management system
 Reduce solid waste generation
 Increase waste diversion
 Increase solid waste management capacity (vehicles, stations, facilities, personnel, technology, village committees, etc.)
 Increase people awareness on solid waste management
ii) Strategies:
 Update, modernize solid waste management plan
 Conduct waste analysis and characterization survey
 Promote cost effective and environment friendly solid waste management practices (waste segregation, MRF, 3Rs, pre-cycling, bayong, composting,
sanitary landfill-eco-park, etc.)
 Promote solid waste management at source, 3Rs at source (HH and Barangay)
 Establish specialized at-source waste management facility for medical wastes and other toxic and hazardous wastes
 IEC on solid waste management including healthcare wastes
 Activate Barangay solid waste management committees
 Strict Implementation of “No-Segregation, No Collection” policy
 Compel all barangays to hire barangay eco-aides
 Implement Reward/Sanction Systems for the Best Performing Barangay/Institution/Individual in solid waste management
 Strengthen Anti-Plastic Policy by:
- Reuse of plastic containers
- Limit use of plastics as packaging/wrapping for grocery/similar items
- Promote use of eco-bags
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 Encourage public to purchase only from sellers with buy-back programs
 Strengthen the Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees
 Upgrade and increase the capacity of Barangay MRFs
 Acquire and operate a waste processing facility utilizing alternative technology equipment to achieve waste diversion targets
 Establish San Miguel Island’s own central MRF catering the barangays of the island. These central MRF must also have similar alternative
technologies for waste diversion as of that the central MRF at Brgy. San Vicente
c. Adequate Wastewater Management
i) Objectives:
 Improve wastewater management system
 Increase wastewater management capacity (wastewater treatment facilities e.g. sewerage system and sewage treatment plants, personnel, technology,
village committees, etc.)
ii) Strategies:
 Wastewater management program
 Construction of sewage treatment plant and sewerage system
 Strict implementation of sanitary laws and building code to new and proposed developments
 Private-public partnership on infrastructure and utilities projects
 Promote cost effective and environment friendly wastewater management practices (water recycling, water conservation, proper wastewater
disposal, septic tanks, etc.)
 Promote wastewater management at source
 Encourage private sector-led investments, private-funded infrastructure projects
 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation CCA)-sensitive infrastructure projects
 Establish specialized wastewater management facility for the city abattoir wastes and other toxic and hazardous wastes
 Upgrade individual septic tanks (3-chamber septic tank)
 Implement mandatory desludging of septic tanks at least once every four (4) years or before the sludge reaches fifty percent (50%) of the total
tank volume, whichever comes first.
 Increase people’s awareness on wastewater management
d. Improved Environmental Condition of Coastal Waters
i) Objectives:
 Reduce water pollution level of streams, canals, rivers and seas
 Increase wastewater management capacity (wastewater treatment facilities e.g. sewerage system and sewage treatment plants,
personnel, sewage treatment technologies, village committees, etc.)
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 Reduce incidence of oil spills (from ships, boats, industries, etc.)
 To improve the remaining coastal resources of Tabaco City, Albay.
 To reforest 60 hectares of mangrove area.
 Minimize /eliminate the occurrence of illegal fishing activities through increased monitoring and participation of the patrol and surveillance
activities in the city’s coastal waters.
 Identify and develop alternative livelihood activities to diversify the income sources for local fisher folk.
 Increase the accountability and participation of local residents in coastal resource assessments by implementing Participatory Coastal Resource
Assessments (PCRA) in all 13 coastal barangays.
 Improve the awareness of the community on coastal resource management issues and solution through IEC.
ii) Strategies:
 Reforestation activities shall be done in the mangrove areas along the shoreline,
 Conduct sustained surveillance activities in the area
 Initiate awareness of the community on coastal resource management through IEC
 Wastewater management program
 Strict enforcement of individual and industrial wastewater treatment facilities
 Activate coastal management council
 Create Bantay Dagat (ordinance, personnel, training, facilities, equipment, funding, patrol boats)
 Regular water quality monitoring (water quality monitoring system/unit/ personnel/equipment)
 Establish chemical waste treatment facility (ships, dockyards, hospitals, industries)
 Regular coastal clean-up
 Promote cost effective and environment friendly wastewater management practices (water recycling, water conservation, proper wastewater
disposal, septic tanks, etc.)
 Upgrade individual septic tanks (3-chamber septic tank)
 Prevent illegal disposal of untreated chemical and toxic pollutants into bodies of water
 Relocate/resettle the city’s informal settlers from coastal areas to areas with adequate sanitation facilities
 Implementation of Coastal Resource Management (CRM) Plan
e. Improved Forest Condition
i) Objectives:
 Adopt forestry and environmental laws through ordinances
 Manage its forests and its associated resources
 Define the boundaries of FFL through actual delineation and establish permanent monuments
 Increase forested areas
 Protect identified water source areas/ potential water supply for potable water
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ii) Strategies:
 Zoning and Allocating Open Access FFL
 Implement appropriate forest tenurial schemes for effective forest management
 Improved management and conservation of upland and forest resources
 Prevent illegal logging and kaingin practice; Creation of Bantay Gubat/Forest Protection Council
 Prevent forest conversions (upland forests to agricultural uses, mangrove forests to urban uses)
 Promote sustainable forest use practices (sustainable harvesting, agro-forestry, fruit bearing trees, etc)
 Promote community based forest management system
 Inventory all forest occupants and claimants
 Introduce alternative livelihood projects/skills training in the upland areas
 Adopt a forest program
 Eco-Tourism – Forest Tourism
 Conduct IEC on forest resource protection and conservation
 Mangrove protection, rehabilitation and restoration
 Implementation of Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP)
f. Climate change adaptation and reduction of GHG Emission
i) Goals
 Increase resiliency of natural ecosystem from the effects of changing climate in order to sustain the goods and services each ecosystem provides
 Develop climate change resilient communities, equipped with knowledge and capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change
 Ensure water supply sustainability and access
 Improve agricultural production and income through environmentally sound ways while enhancing adaptive capacity
 Achieve energy independence through intensified use of renewable energy
ii) Objectives
 Lessen the exposure/vulnerabilities of communities to all hazards
 Enhance the capabilities of communities to reduce risks within their areas and cope with impacts of all hazards
2. Social Sector Goals
a. Improved Health Condition of the General Population
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i) Objectives:
 Reduce incidence of infectious diseases (TB, dengue, STI, pneumonia, and other emerging infectious diseases)
 Improve urban and rural sanitation
 Improve availability of medical facilities
 Improve delivery of medical services
 Reduce incidence of lifestyle related diseases
ii) Strategies:
 Formulate Local Investment Plan for Health (LIPH)
 Intensify IEC on health and nutrition education and information program (nutrition in emergencies or NIEM)
 Enhance the Integrated Farming System
 Sustain the Integrated Management of Food and Nutrition Program
 Health improvement program
 Increase awareness on infectious and other emerging infectious diseases
 Establish prevention program for infectious diseases
 Improved treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infectious (STI) cases
 Advocacy for 100% condom use
 Advocacy on the prevention of infectious diseases
 Financial assistance to MDR TB
 Sustainable promotion of good health, nutrition and wellness
 Full implementation of benefits for senior citizens
 85% identification of TB cases thru Gene Expert & Direct Sputum Smare Microscopy
 85% provision of TB medicines for treatment
 Adoption of Physical Fitness Program (Hataw/ Zumba Activities/Biggest Loser)
 Revival of Botika ng Bayan Program
b. Improved Health and Nutrition for All Children
i) Objectives:
 Increase nutrition levels of children and the general population
 Reduce incidence of stunting
 Reduce incidence of malnutrition among school children and mothers
 Reduce incidence of poverty
ii) Strategies:
 Intensify health and nutrition education and information program
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 Adopt/Implement the first 1000 days Nutrition Program for pregnant and zero to 2 years old children
 Sustainable promotion of good health, nutrition and wellness program
 Enhance the integrated farming system
 Sustain the integrated management of food and nutrition program
 Establish/Strengthen prevention program against infectious diseases
 Strengthen Immunization Activities
 Strengthen Micronutrient supplementation
 Malnutrition prevention program
 Increase awareness on proper nutrition
 Promote funding program for improving nutrition of schoolchildren
 Conduct deworming of schoolchildren
 Conduct of mother’s classes
 Introduce affordable nutrition, food nutrition
 CCT program, 4Ps
 Improved Philhealth coverage
c. Improved Infant and Maternal Health
i) Objectives:
 Reduce infant mortality rate (50%)
 Reduce maternal deaths
 Improve urban and rural sanitation conditions
ii) Strategies:
 Create adequate critical medical facilities
 Facility based delivery of health services
 Prevention program for infant mortality
 Provide comprehensive infant and maternal health services
 Standardize critical medical services
 Promotion of proper hygiene
 Mobile blood donation project
 Improvement of existing BEMONC facilities
 Immunization of children (100%)
 Provision of Ante Partum (AP) care to pregnant women (80%) – [Apat Dapat]
 Capability Building of Health Worker of AP Management
 Micronutrient supplementation activities
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d. Adequate Health Facilities
i) Objectives:
 Provision of adequate health facilities and infrastructure
 Increase/encourage medical-related investments from the private sector
 Improve health services ratios
 Improve health condition of the population
 Typhoon proofing of health facilities
ii) Strategies:
 Formulate health sector development plan
 Improve planning for health infrastructure
 Construction of properly located new hospitals, clinics and quarantine/isolation facilities to house and treat individuals suspected with
infectious diseases
 Conversion of existing permanent evacuation centers in TCCT at Barangay Pawa into an isolation/quarantine facility in case of high
incidence of infectious and other emerging infectious diseases
 Construction of adequate facilities for specialized medical services
 Encourage private sector-led medical-related investments, private-funded modern medical facilities
 Private-public partnership on health infrastructure
 Coordinate with CEO for typhoon proofing/restructuring of health facilities
e. Adequate Educational Facilities
i) Objectives:
 Provision of adequate educational facilities
 Education for all, Adult Education, Scholarships for the poor
 Improve education ratios
 Reduce incidence of Out of School Youth
ii) Strategies:
 Improve planning for educational infrastructure
 Updating of school site development plan
 Construction of properly located new school sites
 Construction of adequate facilities for Special Education
 Conduct regular coordination meeting with CEO and DepED
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 Strong advocacy on high participation rate
 Expansion and upgrade of school sites
 Increasing the number of teachers/create additional items for teachers and allocate fund
 Fund sources for educational facilities identified and provided
 Private-public partnership to finance educational infra projects
f. Adequate Socio-Cultural Facilities
i) Objectives:
 Increase number of socio-cultural facilities
 Increase social and community interactions/interactivity
 Increase number of socio-cultural, arts, historical, spiritual and heritage events
ii) Strategies:
 Infrastructure planning
 Networking with local, national and international socio-cultural advocacy groups
 Private-public partnership to finance construction of socio-cultural facilities such as:
▪ Tabaco Heritage Park and Museum,
▪ Tabaco Center for the Arts
▪ Tabaco Center for the Performing Arts
▪ Tabaco Rainforest Park
3. Economic Sector Goals
a. Reduced Urban and Rural Poverty
i) Objectives:
 Increase people's educational level
 Increase investments in education
 Increase number of strategic social and economic investments
 Improve investment climate
 Increase employment opportunities
 Increase entrepreneurial/ livelihood opportunities
 Reduce unemployment
 Improve equitable access to land and natural resources
 Improve skills and employment matching
 Reduce cost of agricultural production
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 Improve community resiliency to natural and human-made hazards (typhoons, volcanic eruption, flooding, fire etc)
ii) Strategies:
 Formulate Poverty Alleviation Plan/Program
 Activate Anti-Poverty Council
 Education for all, Adult Education, Scholarships for the poor
 Establish economic zones, industrial parks, business parks, business incubation centers
 Program for the equitable access to resources for the poor (forests, fisheries, agri-land)
 Special agricultural land allocation for the poor
 Informal livelihood spaces – areas within government owned lands (shall be limited only for agri-industrial purposes, special
 trade areas (Bagsakan centers)
 Improve people’s access to appropriate technology for economic activities
 CCT program
 CARP, UDHA implementation
 Intensify, increase number of basic, export-oriented industries
 City promotion for business investments, provide business incentives
 Eco-tourism as anti-poverty strategy
 Skills development program
 Youth employment program, Summer youth program
 Good investment climate, business incentives
 City promotion of tourism
 Micro Financing, Credit cooperatives
 Livelihood cooperatives
 Comprehensive livelihood programs (with marketing component)
 Promote alternative sources of energy
 Increase awareness on labor laws
 Promotion of IGPs
 Promotion of corporate social responsibility
b. Increased Income, Increased Livelihood Opportunities
i) Objectives:
 Provide employment to families, working population
 Increase/diversify number of income generating activities
 Increase number of commercial businesses
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 Increase number of industrial investments
 Increase agricultural and fishery production
 Reduce incidences of labor exploitation
ii) Strategies:
 Sustainable Industrialization and Agro-industrialization Program
 Provide centers for employment skills training and development
 Encourage local and non-local investments
 City promotion for tourism and Eco-tourism
 Youth employment program, summer youth program
 Encourage service sector investments
 Online employment/ work at home
 Employment in sports, culture and arts
 Marketing support ex. Advertising
 Introduction of value adding technologies
 Tax moratorium delinquent tax payers
 Incentives to individuals paying advanced taxes
c. Increased Employment Levels
i) Objectives:
 Increase number of jobs
 Increase number of employment opportunities
 Reduce level of unemployment
 Reduce underemployment
 Increase entrepreneurial opportunities
 Increase livelihood opportunities
 Increase number of alternative livelihood opportunities
 Improve competitiveness of local industries
 Improve skills and employment matching
ii) Strategies:
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 Sustainable Industrialization and Agro-industrialization Program
 Provide centers for employment skills training and development
 Encourage local and non-local investments
 City promotion for tourism and Eco-tourism
 Youth employment program, summer youth program
 Encourage service sector investments
 Online employment/ work at home
 Employment in sports, culture and arts
 Marketing support e.g. Advertising
 Introduction of value- added technologies
 Tax moratorium delinquent tax payers
 Incentives to individuals paying advance taxes
d. Increased Agricultural Productivity
i) Objectives:
 Increase agricultural productivity
 Increase number of strategic agricultural investments
 Increase number of agro-industrial processing plants
 Provide essential farm-to-market roads/ transportation
 Reduce costs of agricultural production
 Improve availability of suitable and appropriate technologies for agricultural production
ii) Strategies:
 Formulate agricultural and fisheries modernization plan/program
 Strengthening marketing support to agricultural and fish products
 Rationalizing LGU Budget allocation to agricultural services
 Introduce high value crops
 Increased agricultural subsidy
 Introduction of vertical agricultural production
 Promotion of agriculture and fishery eco-tourism
 Build processing plants for agricultural and fishery products
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 Promote agro-industrial development
 Introduce crop diversification
 Improve marketing support to agriculture and fishery sector
 Improve price competitiveness of agriculture and fishery products
 Improve typhoon resiliency of agricultural and fishery sector
e. Improved Tourism Revenues
i) Objectives:
 Increase number of tourism facilities and infrastructure (hotels, souvenir shops, restaurants, tour agencies, tour guides, tour packages,
tourist security, tourist assistance center, etc.)
 Increase tourism investments
 Increase tourism events
 Increase number of tourist attractions for high-medium-low income tourists
 Improve transport connectivity, transport ease and convenience
 Improve ICT connectivity
ii) Strategies:
 Tabaco City Tourism Development Plan
 Updated Tourism Maps
 Improve city’s reputation for successful tourism
 Intensify local, regional, national and international tourism promotional campaign
 Incentives to tourism sector, tourism-related investments
 Tourism events
 Eco-tourism Development
 Agricultural Tourism Development
 San Miguel Island – small island, sustainable village, green village tourism
 Tabaco City tourism website
 Develop high-medium-low income tourism packages
 Improve quantity, quality and affordability of city accommodations
4. Infrastructure Sector Goals
a. Adequate, Accessible and Quality Infrastructure
i) Objective:
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 Provision of adequate, accessible and quality infrastructure
ii) Strategies:
 Conduct regular (every 2 years) infrastructure audit to determine infra needs (maintenance needs, replacements, etc.)
 Formulate infrastructure and utilities plan
 Improve capacity for infrastructure planning
 Encourage private sector-led investments, private-funded infrastructure projects
 Private-public partnership on infrastructure and utilities project
 Rationalize international funding on infrastructure and utilities projects
 DRR and CCA-sensitive infrastructure projects
b. Adequate Power Supply and Distribution
i) Objectives:
 Increase power supply and power distribution infrastructure
 Improve availability, delivery and reliability of power
 Increase/encourage energy-related investments
 Introduce clean energy/renewable energy sources
 Increase number of industrial investments
ii) Strategies:
 Promote renewable energy sources
 Identify and develop alternative sources of power
 Improve price competitiveness of electricity
 Zero Brownouts
 Develop sustainable, small-scale sources of clean renewable energy e.g. solar energy, micro-hydro power
 Provide regulatory and financial incentives to attract energy investments
 Establish renewable energy center/park
c. Adequate ICT Infrastructure
i) Objectives:
 Improve ICT infrastructure
 Increase availability, quality and reliability of ICT services
 Increase/encourage number of ICT providers and ICT-related investments
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 Increase number of ICT users, ICT-related businesses
ii) Strategies:
 Provide regulatory and financial incentives to attract private ICT investments
 Encourage private sector-led ICT investments
 Demand for ICT services increased
 Improve ICT connectivity of city (business, tourism, industries, communities)
 Increase information sharing and dissemination
 Improve price competitiveness of ICT services
d. Adequate Road System
i) Objectives:
 Improve City road system
 Increase City road ratio
 Provide/construct alternative roads/by-pass roads
 Reduced traffic congestion along main road and city roads
ii) Strategies:
 Formulate the city’s LPTRP, infrastructure and utilities plan
 Update road inventory
 Conduct regular (every 2 years) infrastructure audit to determine infra needs, maintenance needs, replacements, etc.
 Identify fund sources for transportation infrastructure
 Construction of circumferential road interconnecting the three (3) identified growth centers to be called as PA-SAN-CA-LOR road network
 Acquisition of road right of way/ Road Opening
 Improve accessibility of roads for evacuation and emergency response
 Proposed Traffic Regulation Zone (including tricycle route plan and speed limits on major through-fares)
e. Well- Maintained Public Buildings
i) Objectives:
 Increase number of public buildings inspected, rehabilitated, repaired
 Increase number of preserved, protected and rehabilitated historic buildings and heritage sites
ii) Strategies:
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 Conduct regular (every 2 years) building audit to determine structural safety, maintenance/repair needs of government buildings, schools,
hospitals, historic buildings, monuments, parks, heritage sites, etc
 Protection and rehabilitation of heritage sites, buildings
 Provide regulatory and financial incentives to encourage the maintenance, repair, investments to preserve historic buildings, heritage sites
 Increase public awareness on significance of historic buildings and heritage sites
 Promote regulated use (tourism and commercial use) of historic buildings and heritage sites to generate revenues for the maintenance,
protection and rehabilitation of these sites.
5. Institutional Sector Goals
a. Increased City Revenues
i) Objectives:
 Increase city revenues
 Improve city's fiscal status
 Increase tax base collection
 Increase number of sources of revenues
ii) Strategies:
 Identify and develop allowed revenue-generating activities, city enterprises
 Enhance local taxation and revenue collection
 Improve/modernize tax mapping system
 Rationalize city programming and budget preparation
 Identify local and external sources of funds (foreign investments, international grants, development projects, etc)
 Monitoring and evaluation of cost-effective and high impact programs and projects as basis for city programming and budget appropriation
b. Improved Land Capacity Management/Natural Resources Conservation
i) Objectives:
 Improved city capacity in land management and natural resource conservation
 Increased implementation of development controls and permitting system
 Increase funding for land management and natural resources conservation
ii) Strategies:
 Establish Tabaco City Management Information System (MIS)
 Capacity building for land management and natural resources conservation
 Regulate, monitor, encourage city developments
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 Improve land tax system
 Improve tax mapping
 Strict Implementation of CLUP and Zoning Ordinance
 Introduce effective CLUP implementation tools
 Modernize the city’s land registration system
 Improve city planning capacity
c. Improved Inter-Institutional Coordination for Development Planning and Administration
i) Objectives:
 Make data and information available to various stakeholders and to the general public
 Create oversight boards
ii) Strategies:
 Coordinated development, repair works by different agencies (e.g. coordination with water system, telephony, sewerage, public works, user
committee)
 Development based on integrated planning rather than user-demand
 Reinforcing enforcement mechanisms and regulatory authority
 Fighting corruption and arbitrary decision-making
d. Adequately- Enforced Development Controls
i) Objective:
 Increased implementation of development controls and permit system
ii) Strategies:
 Improve city planning capacity
 Strict enforcement of development controls e.g. CLUP, zoning ordinance, building codes, design standards, fire codes, etc.
 Introduce penalty systems for building code violations
 Capacity building for implementation and enforcement of development controls
 Regulate, monitor, encourage city developments
 Improve land tax system, improve tax mapping
 Introduce effective CLUP implementation tools
 Modernize the city’s land registration system
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6. Settlements and Land Use Goals
a. Improved Housing Situation
i) Objectives:
 Reduced number of informal settlements
 Increase number of affordable housing units for low income families
 Increase number of socialized housing units for the poor
 Reduce in-migration of illegal, informal migrants
 Increase housing stock for high to middle income households
ii) Strategies:
 Comprehensive program for addressing issue of illegal settlements in Tabaco City
 Formulate City Housing/local shelter plan/program
 Conduct inventory, mapping of informal settlers and housing beneficiaries
 Strengthening the local housing board
 Activate Local Special Bodies (LSB)
 Establish Barangay Registration system
 Land banking to acquire land for the housing program
 Strict Implementation of the pro-poor ordinances # 09-1998, 09-2010, Resolution # 09 – 2002 / 116-2002
 Review City Ordinance on Informal Settlers/Settlements
 Monitor and regulate illegal, informal in-migration
 Formulate barangay regulation on illegal and informal settlers/settlements
 Prevent and prosecute professional squatting
 Funding sources for priority housing identified and provided
 Construction of affordable housing, socialized housing, apartment-type housing
 Develop new housing sites with facilities and services
 Socialized housing for low income earners.
 Monitoring of 20% Socialized Housing Requirements of Housing Developments
 Private sector-led development of affordable housing
 Increase capacity of the city and barangay for regulation enforcements on informal settlements (Barangay Tanods, Brgy. Council)
 ON-SITE STRATEGY – Tenural improvements through community mortgage program
 OFF-SITE STRATEGY – Relocate/resettle Tabaqueño informal settlers to safer areas
 Active monitoring of barangay officials on Informal Settlers
 Transforming informal settlers to formal settlers
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 Promote housing repairs/rehabilitation
 Promote new house construction loan programs
b. Improved Safety of Settlements in Hazard-Prone and Environmentally Critical Areas
i) Objective:
 Reduce risks (vulnerability and exposure) of settlements in hazard-prone and environmentally critical areas
ii) Strategies:
 Housing Policy & Program
 Immediate relocation/resettlement of residents in hazard-prone and environmentally critical areas, inside Mayon Permanent Danger Zone
(PDZ), along coastal areas, river ravines, flood plains, etc. to safer areas (RA 10023, homestead, free patent)
 Relocation of illegal settlers
 Strict enforcement of no-development zones in danger areas and environmentally critical areas
c. Sustainable Quarry Extraction
i) Objective:
 Reduce illegal quarrying operations
 Establish proper control mechanisms for sustainable quarrying
ii) Strategies:
 Close and adequate monitoring of the quarrying activities especially those outside the approved concession areas
 Strict implementation of the local ordinance imposing penalties for the apprehended violators
 Construction/rehabilitation and improvement of flood control and erosion control structures along the rivers
d. Adequate Parks, Playground, Open/ Recreational Spaces
i) Objectives:
 Increase number of parks, open spaces, playgrounds, and recreational spaces to comply with urban standards
 Upgrade, maintain facilities
ii) Strategies:
 Inventory of lots designated as O/S and P/P in various private subdivisions that were already donated/turnover to the LGU
 Allocate funds for the development of O/S and P/P in various private subdivisions donated/turnover to the LGU
 Utilize/develop the easement area along the coastal roads into parks, playground, and open/recreational spaces
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e. Improved City Urban Condition
i) Objectives:
 Reduce population density in city center
 Reduce building density in city center
 Reduce traffic generators (retail, institutions, education centers)
ii) Strategies
 Develop new growth centers/growth nodes outside city center
 Increase number of establishments, investments, residents and urban land uses in the new growth center
 Increase number of infrastructure and utilities projects in the new growth centers
f. Improved City Disaster Resiliency (Reduced Disaster Risks from Natural Hazards -potential damages and losses)
i) Objectives:
 Reduce exposure of settlements, properties and lives to natural hazards
 Reduce physical, social and economic vulnerability to natural hazards
 Increase the disaster resiliency of communities
 Improve the disaster resiliency of public and private buildings and infrastructures
 Prevent/protect the PDZ from settlements and human activities
 Strengthen homes, buildings, structures, infrastructure, and others, from strong winds
 Reduce erosion of river banks
 Improve watershed run-off degradation through reforestation and flood engineering techniques
ii) Strategies:
 Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
 Conduct multi-hazard disaster risk assessments
 Disaster risk mapping (hazards, vulnerabilities and exposure mapping)
 Formulation of Emergency Operation Plan
 Establishment of emergency operations center
 Construction of safe, strategically-situated evacuation centers
 Construction of stockpiling storage/warehouse
 Disaster mitigation planning
 Disaster preparedness planning
 Conduct of disaster and emergency drills
 Disaster IEC campaigns
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 Establish multi-hazard early warning system
 Capacity building for DRRM
 Promote community-based DRRM
 Improve city capacity for response and rescue
 Improve city capacity for rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction
 Identification of emergency access, escape, evacuation routes/roads
 Creation of open spaces
 Identify safe locations for development
 OLD STRUCTURES – Regular structural audit/evaluation of old/existing buildings and infrastructure
 Strengthening of existing buildings and infrastructure, Retrofitting of critical buildings (e.g., schools and hospitals) and critical
infrastructure
 Regulatory incentives for strengthening of vulnerable buildings
 Identification/mandatory provision of emergency exits/routes in all public and private structures
 NEW STRUCTURES – Strict implementation of zoning ordinance, building codes, fire codes, DRR policies in new construction
 Strict checking of building plans and designs during building permit processing
 Improved/DRR-sensitive/Climate adaptive regulation for critical facilities such as schools and hospitals
 DRRM and CCA training of planners, architects, engineers, masons, contractors
g. Reduced Earthquake Risks
i) Objective:
 Reduce earthquake risks to lives and property
ii) Strategies:
 Conduct earthquake vulnerability assessment of buildings and infrastructure
 Earthquake retrofitting of historical and cultural heritage building, critical buildings (e.g., schools and hospitals) and critical infrastructure)
 Regulatory incentives for the voluntary retrofitting of privately owned buildings
 Removal/relocation of settlements, structures in areas with moderate to high liquefaction potential
h. Reduced Volcanic Eruption Risks
i) Objectives:
 Reduce volcanic eruption risks to lives and property.
 Disaster mitigation planning, financing
 Prevent/protect the PDZ from settlements and human activities
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ii) Strategies:
 Removal/relocation of settlements at Mayon Volcano’s 6-km. Permanent Danger Zone,
 Protection of city water supply source from lahar, ashfall, lava flow
 Identify alternative sources of water
 Strict implementation of no development policy at PDZ
i. Reduced Typhoon Risks (Reduced Potential Damages)
i) Objectives:
 Reduce typhoon risks to lives and property
 Strengthen homes, buildings, structures, infrastructure, vs. strong winds
ii) Strategies:
 improved typhoon risk reduction program
 Annual typhoon preparedness campaign
 Promotion of typhoon resistant housing, typhoon resistant technologies and construction materials
 Promotion of typhoon-resilient agricultural calendar, crops, technologies and practices
 Construction of Tabaco City all-weather business center
j. Reduced Flood Risks
i) Objectives:
 Reduce flooding in Tayhi, riverine, coastal and low-lying areas
 Reduce flood risk to lives, properties, crops and infrastructures
 Reduce erosion of river banks
ii) Strategies:
 Flood mitigation programs
 Improve watershed management
 Detailed planning of river bank areas.
 Reclaim/protect/enforce river easements (20 meters in agricultural areas, 3-meters in urban areas) on both sides from the edge of the
floodplain
 Use of bioengineering techniques to prevent soil erosion
 River bank protection of river areas
 Relocation of settlements in floodplains, frequently flooded, coastal and low-lying areas
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k. Reduced Flash Flood Risks
i) Objectives:
 Reduce flashflood risks in riverine, coastal and low-lying areas
 Improve watershed run-off degradation through reforestation and flood engineering techniques
ii) Strategies:
 Flashflood mitigation programs
 Improve watershed management
 Detailed planning of river bank areas
 Reclaim/protect/enforce river easements (20 meters in agricultural areas, 3-meters in urban areas) on both sides from the edge of the
floodplain.
 Use of bioengineering techniques to prevent erosion (vetiver grass, coco-fiber, etc.)
 River bank protection of river areas
 Relocation of settlements in floodplains, frequently flooded, coastal and low-lying areas
l. Reduced Tsunami Risks
i) Objective:
 Reduce risks to lives and property. Disaster mitigation planning, financing
ii) Strategies:
 Relocation of settlements in coastal and low-lying areas (City center and San Miguel Island)
 Reclaim/protect/enforce 20-meter easements from the edge of foreshore lands; 40-meters in mangrove areas
 Installation of Tsunami warning system
m. Reduced Storm Surge Risks
i) Objective:
 Reduce risks to lives and property. Disaster mitigation planning, financing
ii) Strategies:
 Relocation of settlements in coastal and low-lying areas (City center and San Miguel Island)
 Reclaim/protect/enforce 20-meter easements from the edge of foreshore lands; 40-meters in mangrove areas
 Installation of Early warning system
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(Risks from Fire, Terrorism, Bio-Chemical Attacks, Epidemics, Rebel Attacks, Stampede, etc.)
i) Objective:
 Reduce risks from human-made disasters
ii) Strategies:
 Formulation of contingency plans versus fire, terrorism, health outbreaks, epidemics, rebel attacks, stampede, etc.
 Enforce building code, fire code and other referral codes
 Establish well-equipped fire and security protection facilities and stations in strategic locations in the city
 Establish emergency operations center
 Establish emergency operations plan including security and emergency protocols during response to human made hazards
 Installation of CCTV cameras, warning and alert systems in strategic points of the city
 NEW AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS - Strict enforcement of development controls e.g. CLUP, zoning ordinance, building codes,
design standards, fire codes, etc.
 OLD STRUCTURES – Regular building audit (every 2 years) to evaluate and assess old/existing buildings for regulation violations.
Subject to penalties, necessary improvements, retrofitting, renovations or adjustments
 Establish network of open spaces as buffers from human-made hazards
 Identify/establish safe zones, peace zones, rescue zones, media zones, etc.
 Construction of evacuation tunnel/s for extreme emergency situations
 Construction of stockpiling storage/warehouse
o. Improved Tabaco City’s Climate Change Adaptability and Resiliency
i) Objectives:
 Improve the climate adaptability and resiliency of Tabaco
 Reduce risks from climate change, extreme weather, sea-level rise, global warming, etc.
ii) Strategies:
 Formulation of Climate Change Adaptation and Resiliency Program
 Conduct assessment of climate change impact and risks to settlements, agriculture, fisheries sector, livelihoods, forests, watershed, human
health, biodiversity, food security, industries, transport sector, etc.
 Improve capacity, resiliency and climate adaptability of all sectors of the city
 Introduce new, climate adaptive agricultural calendar, technologies, practices
 Establish advanced early warning systems for extreme weather events for the agriculture sector
 Relocation of settlements in coastal and low-lying areas in anticipation of sea-level rise (0.50 meters by 2050 IFCC)
 Introduce alternative, sustainable and climate adaptive livelihoods
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 Introduce sustainable, climate adaptive and “green” lifestyle
 Promote green buildings and green technologies
 Introduce alternative, renewable sources of clean energy
 Reduce carbon emissions, reduce dependency on fossil fuels
 Phase-out, prohibit, replace appliances using and emitting CFCs, carbons, harmful gasses from homes, offices, industries and stores
DEVELOPMENT THRUSTS AND STRATEGIES

STRATEGIES/ OPTIONS TO Evaluatio Evaluatio
DEVELOPMENT
PURSUE DEVELOPMENT n Results n Results Implication Positive Intervention
THRUST THRUST 1 2
Option 1. • Establishment of centralized multi Reduced traffic congestion (a). Construction of multi storey
Commercial level parking building within the parking building;
2 4
Development/Urba urban area (b). encourage private sector
n Expansion participation/investment
• Operationalization of the central (a). Increase in number of (a). Establish carbon dioxide
terminal with complete facilities 3 5 vehicles; (b). Increase in emission controler;
and amenities carbon dioxide emission (b). Strive to be EURO-4 Compliant
• Acquisition of right of way for Improved access within the city Construct more access /alternate
access road/alternate road from and the neighboring roads
4 1
central terminal to neighboring municipalities and city
municipalities and city
• Development of growth nodes / (a). Creation of new commercial Construction of circumferential road
center / Investment Priority Areas districts/areas; connecting the proposed four (4)
(IPA) (b). Generation of additional job growth centers of the city.
5 2 opportunities;
(c). Increase in number of business
locators
• Designation of small to medium Increase in the number of (a). Encourage location of new
commercial development zone 6 3 business locators businesses;
(b) Grant of investment incentives
Seamless transportation network (a). Improved local (a). Conduct traffic impact
1 6 transportation route planning; assessment;
(b). Improve traffic management (b). Enactment of traffic code
•Reliable internet connectivity (a). Improved access to service Provide free internet access to all
delivery; barangays
7 7
(b). Fast and efficient
communication;
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(c). Easy access to information
Option 2. • Crop diversification Increase in crop production will Provide adequate funding and
Agricultural 3 2 result to increase in farmers' HH technical support for the farmers
development income
• Provision of required physical (a). Higher agricultural Provide funds from the Local
infrastructures such as FMRs and production/yield; Development Fund (LDF); request
irrigation facilities 1 1 (b). Reduction in the costs of additional funds from NGAs (NIA)
transporting farm produce to the
market
• Mechanized Farming (a). Improved Farming System; (a). Provision of farm machineries
(b). Higher agricultural and equipment;
4 5 production/yield (b). Organize/Strengthen/Capacitate
farmers cooperative/association
• Road openings connecting Improved accessibility will Construction of farm-to-market
farmlands in upland and island result to reduction in the costs of roads/bridges
5 4
barangays to the access point transporting farm produce to the
nearest to the market market
• Organic farming promotion (a). Reduction in Greenhouse (a)Provide trainings to farmers;
Gas Emission; (a) Provide agricultural technology
2 3 (b) Promote healthy living and agricultural support services;
(c.) Intensify agricultural extension
service delivery system
•Abaca rehabilitation (a). Revival of abaca industry; Request funding and technical
(b). Increase in employment assistance from DA
6 7 opportunities;
(c). Increase in farmers's HH
income
Promote Agri-business Linking production with (a). Capacity Development for
processing and other value farmers; (b). Establish
7 6 adding activities marketing linkages/trading center
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Option 3: Tourism • Adequacy/Availability of hotels, • Increase in tourist arrivals; • Enhancement of capacities;
Development restaurants and other facilities • Increase in employment • Development of high quality
opportunities; • standard accomodation operations;
4 3 Increase in social problems; • Development of tourist attractions
• More waste generated; and facilities;
• Ensure compliance with the city's
ESWMP
• Construction of Tabaco City • Increase investments in • Request fund from NGAs
Convention Center @ San Vicente, infrastructure; • Conduct traffic impact assessment;
Tabaco City • Traffic attraction and • Construction of alternate roads;
1 2 generation; • Increased • Ensure compliance with the city's
power and water supply ESWMP
requirements;
• More waste generated;
• Rehabilitation/Improvement of • Increase in tourist arrivals; • Request funds from NGAs;
Mayon Planetarium and Science • Increase in employment • Provision of adeqaute supply of
Park. 2 1 opportunities; • potable water;
Increase in social problems; • Ensure compliance with the city's
• More waste generated; ESWMP
• Development of Natunawan Cove, • Increase in tourist arrivals; • Request funds from NGAs;
Buang and San Miguel as eco and • Increase in employment • Preparation of Master Development
agri-tourism areas 3 4 opportunities; • Plan • Promote island tourism
Increase in social problems; • Ensure compliance with the city's
• More waste generated; ESWMP
Option 4. • Small and medium scale industrial (a). Increase in business Encourage location of new
Industrialization development locators; businesses
3 1 (b). Increase in revenue;
(c) Increase in employment
opportunities
• Provision of access roads leading Easy access to industries Construction of access roads leading
to industries 2 3 to the city port and Karangahan
Boulevard.
Option 4. Establish Agro-industrial center 1 5 Increase support to the value Provision of agro-industrial support
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Industrialization added processing of top and facilities such as warehousing,
agricultural products of the city technological support, financing
assistance, marketing and
promotions, etc.
• Require all industries to put up Lessen pollution; reduced waste •Ensure compliance with clean
their own anti-pollution devices , water/solid wastes air/water act;
proper and appropriate waste water 5 4 • Ensure compliance with the city's
treatment/solid waste disposal ESWMP
facilities
• Eco-zone development / BPO-IT (a). Increase in business Submit proposal/Follow up
Building at Barangay Pawa; (b) locators; endorsement/approval of PEZA
Industrial Zone at Barangay 4 2 (b). Increase in revenue;
Salvacion (c) Increase in employment
opportunities
PREFERRED PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
The selected land use framework of Tabaco City CLUP aims to decongest the city center by re-directing/re-focusing selected development and investment
towards the new growth centers and growth nodes. Growth centers are areas of concentrated activity such as regional shopping centers, higher density offices,
public facilities and institutions, residential developments, medical centers, cultural and recreational activities and other major activities serving both the city
and adjacent towns. Growth nodes, on the other hand, are commercial or mixed-use districts that develop around transportation junctions, and serve
surrounding communities; these are characterized by the presence of mostly commercial and residential land use, public recreation facilities, and serve as hubs
or platforms for various modes of transportation services e.g. bus routes, taxis, boats, and chartered services; these are important meeting points for commuters.
Among the four (4) options and strategies, the City of Tabaco has selected the Commercial Development/Urban Expansion as the preferred development thrust
for the CLUP planning period 2021-2030. The CLUP proposes to pursue the radial and circumferential growth pattern/land use framework for the City. The
preferred framework identifies the city’s new four growth centers and eight growth nodes, with own specialized service function and service area . The four (4)
identified growth centers are Cabagñan, San Antonio, San Carlos-Pawa and Visita in SMI while the eight (8) growth nodes are Mayon Crossing, San Vicente,
Matagbac, Bangkilingan, Tayhi Junction, San Lorenzo, City Port, and Rawis Port in SMI.
The ideal spatial pattern in each growth center is a compact mixed land-use development that provides a variety of transport options such as vehicular, bicycle,
and pedestrian. Each center is expected to have a standard set of facilities, amenities and services e.g. police station, traffic enforcement and monitoring, health
and medical facility, adequate multi-level school facility, emergency management cache/facility, regional parks, sports and recreation, complex, employment
center and medical center among others.
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The proposed circumferential road which shall be called as “PA-SAN-CA-LOR” road network covers the three (3) new growth centers of Pawa-San Carlos,
San Antonio and Cabagñan. Starting at Pawa-San Carlos it will pass through San Carlos-Matagbac Road, then will connect to the National Road (Tabaco-Ligao
Road) leading towards Barangay San Vicente up to Barangay San Antonio, connects to the exisiting Spillway at Barangay San Isidro, down to Barangay
Pinagbobong, then to Barangay Mariroc, pass thru Barangay Bogñabong and link to the road leading to Barangay Cabagñan, and then connect to the National
Road thru Burac Street at Barangay San Lorenzo, turn right to Ziga Avenue, turn left to Santillan Street at San Lorenzo [covered court road], and goes directly
either to TRAMO ROAD or the COASTAL ROAD, all the way back to Barangays Pawa and San Carlos via Ziga Avenue. This circumferential road covers
20.47 kilometers of existing road and 2.15 kilometers of new road or a total length of twenty-two point sixty-two (22.62) kilometers, more or less, which shall
promote economic growth, provide infrastructure support facilities, and effective and efficient delivery of basic social services in various barangays within the
three (3) growth centers.
The city center will retain its urban function e.g. center of regional trade and commerce, city government center, hub for tertiary education (collegiate and
vocational), spiritual center and the cultural heritage zone of Tabaco City. Some of the city services and land uses will be equitably decentralized to the four
growth centers to reduce congestion in the city center. The agro-industrial center will be transferred to Pawa; high end residential, office zones and light
industrial zones to Cabagñan; agricultural support, furniture production to San Antonio; and sustainable tourism to Visita. Decongestion also requires the
decentralization of key traffic-generating land uses such as education, health, trade, transportation and institutions. Hauling and warehousing services should be
positioned in Pawa and San Antonio. The existing elementary and secondary schools in each growth center should be upgraded to regional level to decongest
the heavy enrolment in the central schools. Public or private market places should be built in the proposed centers. Master plans for each growth centers should
be prepared to properly guide developments in each center. The framework envisions equitable redistribution of these land uses to the growth centers in order.
The city center should be subject to building and population density controls. Traffic management system should be re-planned to improve traffic routes while
decentralization is being implemented. Service maintenance and upgrading of facilities and amenities in the center should also be introduced. Parks, open
spaces and recreational facilities should be provided to the city center to improve environmental quality.
i. The North Sector Growth Area in Barangays Pawa-San Carlos will be promoted as the agro-industrial center of Tabaco and the transport terminal. As
the agro-industrial center, the Pawa-San Carlos area will be the hub of agro-industrial production, agro-processing research, technology and innovation, as
well as the incubation center for agro-industrial business, marketing and other support services; it is expected to support the value added processing of the
top agricultural products of Tabaco: coconut, copra, pili nuts, abaca, rice, corn, gabi, vegetables, etc. Agro-industrial support services and facilities such
as warehousing, technological support, financing assistance, skills development training, transport hauling, marketing and promotions etc. will be
encouraged in the center. New roads must be created to link this growth center to the city port and Karangahan Blvd.
ii. Barangay San Antonio is the growth center of the West Sector areas where educational, health and recreational facilities, trade and commerce,
employment and other facilities are also available. San Antonio is strategically located along the national road going to Ligao City which is another urban
center of the Province of Albay. Large tract of vacant lots on both sides of the national highway make this area a potential growth center; it is now
developing into a furniture and cottage enterprise center of Tabaco; it also has the potential to provide agricultural technology and agricultural support
services to both the highland and lowland farms.
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iii. Cabagñan on the South Sector is seen as the best and safest area for urban expansion; the area is elevated, slightly sloping, flood-free, has low liquefaction
potential, and safe from the danger posed by Mayon Volcano’s eruptions; it also enjoys close proximity to Legazpi Airport, and is near the National
Highway. Several vacant lots in this area are suitable for mixed - type of urban development e.g. center for office spaces, mid-rise housing, high end
housing, mixed commercial-residential, light industrial park, educational center, etc.
iv. The San Miguel Island Growth Center in Visita has the bulk of city infrastructure projects and facilities in the island; it should be promoted as the island’s
development growth center. San Miguel Island shall be groomed for sustainable island tourism, small-scale plantations and green island eco-communities.
C. DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT AND STRUCTURE PLAN
The Tabaco City CLUP needs to allocate city lands for the four important land use policy areas – protection, production, settlement development, and
infrastructure. The four (4) land use policy areas will ensure that city land and city resources are well apportioned to the various needs. Each policy area
performs a specific function to establish a more balanced and sustainable city development.
 Development Concept
a) Protection Land Use

Protection land use refers to the use of land for conservation, rehabilitation and protection purposes in order to preserve and enhance the city's natural
environment and life-support systems; it aims to ensure a balance between resource use and the preservation of ecological, aesthetic, cultural and historical
areas of the city; it also aims to remove people, assets and structures from danger zones and environmentally critical areas, to reduce the ill-effects of
natural and human-made hazards. These areas include the following:
 Upland and sloping areas (areas with 18 percent slope and above)
 Coastal zones and foreshore areas
 Hazardous lands (at high risks to volcanic eruption, storm surge, sea level rise, etc.)
 Environmentally-critical areas (high liquefaction potential, ground subsidence, etc.)
 River easements
 Parks and open spaces
 Heritage and cultural zone
 Others
b) Production Land Use

Production land use refers to the utilization of land and resources for economic purposes. This includes areas allotted to:
 Agriculture
 Fishery
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 Livestock production
 Agro-forestry
 Agro-industry
 Mining and quarrying
 Industrial use
 Energy development
 Trade and commerce
 Tourism
c) Settlement Development Areas
Settlement development refers to existing and proposed areas for human dwelling or habitation, as well as the necessary services and facilities. These areas
include land for the following:
 General residential zone

 Subdivisions
 Condominiums
 Apartment housing
 Socialized housing
 Relocation sites
 Mixed-use residential zone
 Transient, temporary housing facilities
d) Infrastructure Development
These are the areas devoted to the city’s infrastructure and utility. It is concerned with: (1) effective linkage of land use and activities; (2) facilitating the
movement of people, products and information; (3) provision of social services such as education, health care and recreation; and (4) provision of utilities
system e.g. water supply, power supply, waste management and disposal etc. This includes areas for the following:
 Highways, roads and bridges

 Streets, sidewalks, street signs, street lightings
 Drainage system
 Water supply and distribution
 Power generation and distribution
 Solid and liquid waste management system
 Social infrastructure (education, health, protective services, recreation facilities)
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 Economic infrastructure (agricultural-support, fishery support, trade and commerce facilities, etc.)
 Disaster risk reduction measures (flood control, slope protection, climate conditioning, etc.)
Table 4. Protection Land Use
Land Use Policy Area Location Policy Interventions

Uplands and Sloping Upland barangays  City ordinance to promote the conservation and maintenance of upland areas.
Areas Mayon Volcano Natural Park,  No Development Zone - should be strictly protected/prohibited from any human use,
(Check w/FLUP) Mount Masaraga Watershed prohibit the utilization of these areas to prevent slope instability and protect its watershed
Forest Reserve functions.
 Should be forested where applicable
 Demarcation of the Tree Line -- the line inside which strict forest protection shall be
imposed. The tree line follows the boundary of land with 18% slope and above,
Coastal Zones, Coastal Barangays (Mainland  Strictly subject to easement public land use in the interest of recreation, navigation,
Foreshore Land and San Miguel) floatage, fishing, and salvage. PD 1067 Art. 51 requires the recovery of 3 meters of
(Environment-ally easement in urban areas, 20 meters in agricultural areas and 40 meters in forest areas in
Critical Areas) the entire length of the coastal zone.
 Demarcation of the Coastal Water Line – The water line demarcates the Coastal Easement
Zone which is also a No Development / No Structures Zone. The line should be placed
20-meter inland from the high tide line +20-cm elevation in anticipation of the projected
20-cm sea level rise in 20 years. The zone inside the water line should have strict
foreshore easement protection or mangrove protection.
Hazardous Land Mayon Volcano Permanent  No Development Zone - should be strictly protected/prohibited from any human use. The
(Environmentally- Danger Zone (PDZ) PhiVolcs placed the Mayon PDZ within the 6-km radius from the crater of Mayon Volcano
Critical Areas)  No Development Zone - should be strictly protected/prohibited from any human use. Standard
Flood Plain Zone (Quinale “B” easement requires the recovery of 3 meters of easement in urban areas, 20 meters in agricultural
River) areas and 40 meters in forest areas from the Flood Plain Line (wider than the river channel).
Coastal Zones  Low density zone, soft structures zone, mandatory mitigation measures. Mandatory requirement
of geo-technical study for the issuance of building permit and locational clearance
High Liquefaction Potential  Mitigation measures required. Expand standard river easements to 20 meters on identified lahar
Areas flow prone areas.
Lahar Prone Areas  Mitigation measures required. Slope protection measures using eco-fiber technology (coco-choir
Moderate Erosion Potential and vetiver grasses)
Areas
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Flood-Prone areas, River portions, Low-lying  Standard river easements apply.
Poorly drained areas areas, Urban areas,  Clearing of structures on and along natural waterways
Agricultural-lands  Dredging of main rivers
 Comprehensive improvement of urban drainage system
 Improvement of agricultural-land drainage system
 For projects requiring areas bigger than 1,000 square meters, mandatory requirement of a drainage
and sewerage plan for the issuance of building permit and locational clearance.
Major Rivers Quinale  No Development Zone - should be strictly protected/prohibited from any human use. Standard
San Vicente regulations require the recovery of 3 meters of easement in urban areas, 20 meters in agricultural
Buang areas and 40 meters in forest areas from the Flood Plain Line (wider than the river channel).
Tagas  Recovery, clearing of natural waterways. Removal of illegal structures and illegal settlements
along rivers
 Creation of a network of linear parks along river easements.
 Riverbank slope protection through tree planting and eco-fiber technology.
Water sources, springs, Upland Barangays  No Development Zone. Strict forest protection in the watershed areas of these water sources
well  Identification of network of existing and potential water sources for the city
 River source protection plan for the preservation, rehabilitation of these areas
Parks and Open To be identified by the city  Creation of city-wide network of public and private parks and open spaces.
Spaces  Landscaping to improve visual amenities of existing and proposed parks.
 Strict implementation of AT LEAST 20% open spaces in subdivisions, building complexes,
schools, compounds, industrial parks, commercial sites, among others. Should expand coverage of
the 20% open space requirements to local communities, street blocks, malls, etc.
Heritage Zone Tabaco Heritage Zone  Preservation, protection, rehabilitation, restoration of the City’s cultural heritage sites e.g.
Ancestral Homes historical, cultural and traditional structures, buildings, monuments, streets and places
Traditional Tabaco Villages  Establishment of museums and heritage parks
 Removal of incompatible/illegal land uses, squatting
 Formulation of design guidelines for the preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of heritage
sites
 Allow adaptive re-use, sustainable use
 Promotion of tourism, educational and cross-cultural activities.
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Table 5. Production Land Use

Agricultural Lands Agricultural-land Barangays  Formulation of the Agricultural Modernization Plan
 Establishment of agricultural facilities and infrastructure to support the
modernization of the agricultural-sector
 Promotion of sustainable farming practices
Fishery Zones Fishing Villages  Formulation of the Fishery Modernization Plan
 Establishment of fishery facilities and infrastructure to support the
modernization of the agricultural-sector
 Promotion of sustainable fishing practices
 Implementation of the Coastal Resource Management (CRM) Plan
Commercial Districts City Center  Formulation of site development plans
Growth Centers (San Antonio,  Initial site improvements to be funded by the city
Cabagñan, San Carlos-Pawa,  Formulation of guidelines to encourage and regulate mixed land-use
Visita) development including building height, density and bulk limitations, required
infrastructures and utilities, traffic generation study, environmental impact
assessment, etc.
Industrial Zones Pawa (Agro-Industrial)  Formulation of master plans for Industrial Parks
Cabagñan (Light Industrial)  Initial site improvements to be funded by the city
San Antonio (Cottage, Handicraft  Formulation of guidelines to encourage and regulate industrial
Industries) development including building height, density and bulk limitations, required
San Lorenzo (Aqua-Industrial) infra and utilities, traffic generation study, environmental impact assessment,
among others
 Creation of environment, sanitation and pollution policies, enabling
laws/ordinances and management plans
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Table 6. Infrastructure Development

Roads City wide  Upgrading, widening of existing city roads
 Introduction of sustainable and climate adaptive design of streets e.g. high
albedo, tree-lined, green tunnel, water-permeable side streets/ sidewalks, drainage,
etc.
 Traffic management plan
 Assessment of disaster resiliency of roads, bridges and infrastructure in the
city
 No on-street parking ordinance
 Proposed Traffic Regulation Zone (including tricycle route plan and speed
limits on major though-fare)
Street facilities To be identified by the city  Creation of sidewalks, planters, street lighting, pedestrian crossing, waiting sheds,
traffic lights, street signs, street furniture, etc.
 Sidewalk recovery project
 Adoption of PWD and elderly friendly designs for overpasses
Schools To be identified by the  Solution of classroom backlog to comply with standard student-classroom ratio
DepEd-SDO and the  Identification and acquisition of new school sites
city/LGU  Formulation of guidelines for safe school sites and building construction such as:
- Locating schools away from major roads
- Construction of school buildings in flood-free sites
- At least 50% parks, playgrounds, greens and open space
 Special schools for PWD children /adults
 Adult education facilities for OSY /undergraduates
Non-Formal Education 4 growth centers  Establishment of technical, vocational schools for Out of School Youth,
unemployed adults, high school graduates to engage in income-generation
activities
Health Clinics City-wide  Establishment of health clinics in all barangays

 City-level clinics in the 4 Growth Centers
 Community-level health clinics in all barangays
 Upgrading and strengthening existing health clinics
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Nutrition Centers City-wide  Establishment of nutrition centers in all barangays
 Integration of nutrition agenda in food production, social welfare and education
sectors
Sports Facilities Recreational City-wide  Establishment of indoor and outdoor sports facilities in all barangays
Facilities  City-level sports facilities in the 4 growth centers
 Community-level sports facilities in all barangays
Public Order and Safety Offices 4 Growth Centers  Provision of fully-equipped fire sub-station, fire hydrant, police sub-station,
(Fire Protection, Peace & Other sites to be identified DRRMC sub-station, traffic sub-station in each of the 4 growth centers
Order, Emergency by the city when necessary
Management, Traffic
Management System)
Power Supply and Distribution City-wide  Ensure reliable, uninterrupted, cheap power supply
 Promote alternative sources of power solar, micro-hydro, bio-fuel, etc.
Telecommunication (internet, City-wide  Ensure reliable, accessible and at least 3 sources of telecommunication
cable TV, etc.) services
Integrated Waste Management City-wide  Updating and upgrading of the City’s Solid Waste management plan
System  Establishment of MRF, composting areas, sanitary landfill, and collection
points, etc.
 Ordinance on proper solid waste reduction, management and disposal
Sewerage System City-wide  Formulation of sewer waste management plan

 Establishment of sewerage treatment plant in strategic sections of the city
 Ordinance on proper sewerage management and disposal
Drainage System and Flood City-wide  Formulation of drainage and flood management plan
Control Facilities
Public Markets Market places  Mandatory site plan and environmental management for market places
Table 7. Settlements Development

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General Residential Zone City wide  Identification of potential urban settlement sites
 Upgrading of facilities and amenities of urban and rural settlements.
 Introduction of sustainable and climate adaptive housing design such as proper
ventilation, strategic orientation of windows and roofs, planting of at least 3 trees
for adequate heating and sunlight protection,
 Ensure structural safety of houses. Ensure emergency safety features such as
emergency exits, fire extinguishers, fire-proofing, etc.
Subdivisions Private subdivisions  Identification of possible areas for high end, medium end and low end housing
for private –led developments
 Provision of site development support when necessary
 Ensure 20% open space and environmental compliance and management
standards
 Encourage planting of trees in strategic locations in private subdivisions
 Explore the possibility of implementing Subdivision License Permits. 5-year
license to regulate the operations and compliance of private subdivisions with
national, city, housing, environmental and other applicable regulations
Apartment Type Housing Apartment Housing  Ensure compliance with environmental design and management standards i.e.
ventilation, lighting, fire exits, plumbing, emergency systems, etc.
 Explore the possibility of implementing Apartment License Permits. 5-year
license to regulate the operations and compliance of apartment-type housing
projects t with- national, city, housing, environmental and other applicable
regulations
Informal Settlements Informal settlement areas  Exploration of site improvement strategies (ex. CMP, on-site housing,
relocation housing, etc.) where applicable.
 Slum upgrading to improve existing facilities, amenities, ventilation,
circulation and movement, waste management, sanitation, utilities, etc.
Relocation Sites To be identified by the city  Formulation of city housing plan
 Identification of existing and potential sites for relocation
 Land pooling/readjustment schemes to upgrade/improve/redevelop existing
relocation sites
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Table 5.1 OUTCOME AND OUTPUT INDICATORS
Goal/Objective Output Indicator (Activities from different sectoral/thematic
Vision (translated into a Concrete/Physical Outcome Indicator
Characteristic) areas)
Center of Provided access to higher education thru the establishment of City
excellence in Education Department/Office Ensured lifelong learning opportunities
education, trade Strengthened "Education for All" program of the DepEd. for all
and tourism in Intensified and expanded the Alternative Learning System (ALS)
Bicol Accessible Quality Education Established/enhanced scholarship grants/ program for poor and deserving
students/learners
Highly motivated students,teachers,
Institutionalized best practices in education
athletes and coaches
Enhanced incentive program for honor students, outstanding teachers,
Strengthened implementation of early childhood care and development Effective school based programs,
programs projects and interventions
Established mechanisms for mapping, profiling, and tracking of learners
and school age children
Attained Zero drop-out rate
Strengthened "Libreng Gamit sa Eskwela" program of the city
Sustained the "Read and feed" program of DepEd
Sustained the "Every Child A Reader" program
Adopted DEAR program or "Drop Everything And Read"
Fully equipped laboratories and libraries in all elementary and secondary
schools, both private and public
Provided instructional materials for all Grade levels
Improved quality of education Provided Teachers' guides and Curriculum guides to all elementary and Improved academic performance
high school teachers
Improved educational facilities such as the Mayon Planetarium, City
Library/Museum, heritage and convention center
Enacted Investment Incentive Code Increased economic activities Increased investments
Intensified investment promotion
Formulated the City Tourism Development Plan
Enacted City Tourism Code programs
Rehabilitated/improved the Mayon Planetarium/Science Park, etc. Increased access to technology
Organized hotel, resorts and restaurants owners/operators Increased tourists arrivals
Sustained trade and eco-tourism Protected the natural gifts such as the
Developed San Miguel Island, Natunawan Cove and Brgy. Buang as eco-
development compliant to sea, the land and Mayon Volcano that
agricultural tourism sites in consonance wih City Ordinance No. 081-
international standards could contribute to the emerging
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markets and economic prosperity.
Increased income/revenues thereby
Increased Local Revenues Revised/updated the Revenue Code of the city attaining the desired sustainable
development
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God-centered, Reduced crime rate Intensified police presence/visibility in all areas of the city Ensured security and public safety
healthy, Attained Zero drug-related cases Conducted Anti-Illegal Drug Symposium/Awareness lectures in all Achieved a drug-free community/city
empowered and schools and barangays of the city
disaster resilient Zero Malnourished Children and • Intensified health and nutrition education and Information program; Improved health and nutrition for all
people/ pregnant women • Enhanced the Home and Community Food Production program
communities
• Ensured 100% civil society Participated in government activities such as in the identification, Empowered and fully engaged citizenry
participation; pritoritization, implementation and monitoring of government projects
• Promoted transparency and
inclusive growth
Reduced vulnerabilities and Identified households and communities at risk in every barangay Increased resilience of individuals and
exposures of communities to communities to disasters and climate
possible hazards change
Conducted vulnerability/risk assessments and updating of hazard maps of Produced updated data of population at
all barangays high risk
Constructed safe permanent and gender-sensitive evacuation centers Assured of available safe evacuation
center
Enhanced capacities of communities Installed solar power energy to all permanent evacuation centers Assured of available energy/power
and cope with the impacts of hazards supply
Installed rain water collection system to all permanent evacuation centers Assured of available water supply
Provided mitigating measures from hazards and risks Reduced the adverse impacts of hazards
and related disasters/risks
Increased capacity of local DDRM council and committees, LDRRMO Capacitated the CDRRM Council and
and operation center at city and barangay levels the Local DRRM Office
Increased the level of awareness of Conducted Information Education Campaign (IEC) in every barangay Communities are equipped with skills
communities to the threats and about hazards affecting their lives and livelihoods and capability to cope with the impact
impacts of hazards, risks and of disasters
vulnerabilities Adopted/Strengthened implementation of community based DRR-CCA Improved adaptive capacity and
approach resiliency of the individuals and
communities
World-class, well- Identified hazard-prone areas in the barangays; analyzed vulnerability of
designed, and the people, their risks and exposures to hazards
balanced Constructed safe and accessible disaster operations center with warehouse
Achieved Zero Casualty during Well-established disaster response and
environment employing green building technology
calamities relief operations system
Implemented existing policy for pre-emptive/forced evacuation of
population at high risk areas
Coordinated with DOST (PAGASA, PHILVOLCS), CHU, CSWDO,
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BFP, TAWAD, PNP, AFP, and other Line Government Agencies
World-class, well- involved in disaster management to ensure the overall wellness of the
designed, and affected people.
balanced Relocate population in high risk zones and population located within the
environment declared 6 KM Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) to safer places
Strengthened partnerships with stakeholders, such as public-private
partnerships for housing projects and harnessing volunteers from the
academe, corporate, non-government and international organizations to
deliver social services and responding to disasters
Implemented risk and gender-sensitive housing programs and policies
including adoption of disaster-resilient housing designs
Provided safer and more secure
Established early warning systems in every barangay Built safe and adaptive communities
places to live
Strengthened Land banking/acquisition and development, curbing .
proliferation of informal settlers and Core Shelter Assistance Program
Installed adequate CCTVs and traffic lights in the CBD and in all major
roads/streets and thoroughfares of the city
All roads/streets within the city were widened, well-maintained and well-
lighted/illuminated; sidewalks are fully recovered
Constructed disaster-resilient infrastructure facilities
Rehabilitated watersheds to minimize flooding at the lowland areas
Coastal ecosystem and coastal habitats preserved and rehabilitated
Reduced magnitude of hazards Increased areas planted with mangroves, corals and sea grass
Established a tree wall along the coastal areas of San Miguel Island and Improved adaptive capacity and
the major rivers at the mainland resiliency of the ecosystem and
Major river systems regularly desilted/dredged communities
Constructed/rehabilitated flood control structures
Flood-free environment
Sustained the regular declogging/desilting of the drainage system of the city
Fully implemented City Septage Management Program
Progressive and Increased number of support infrastructure in key farmland/production areas Increased rice production/hectare
globally- Increased number of available technologies Increased average yield/hectare of land
competitive Increased number of constructed farm-to-market roads Reduced transportation costs
economy Increased agricultural and fishery Constructed additional facilities such as irrigation and farm-to-market
productivity roads
Improved Agriculture and Fisheries
Promoted utilization of farm machineries and equipment, fishing
production
technologies and gears
Promoted quality of inputs
Efficient transportation and Acquired Road right-of-way Improved traffic scheme
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Constructed additional alternate roads conforming to DPWH standards
Provided parking space and greenery and or Constructed elevated parking
facility
communication systems Widened city roads/bridges Reduced vehicular accidents
Improved communication services of
Increased infrastructure for wireless connectivity city business centers and local
government units
Established the sanitary landfill at Sitio Nagsipit, Barangay Mariroc, in
Progressive and compliance with RA 9003
globally- Established the city's composting facility at Barangay San Vicente with
competitive garbage operation area and a centralizaed MRF
Diverted 100% of compostable and recyclable solid wastes Ensured long-term suitable and
economy Environment-friendly economy
Reduced special and residual wastes sustainable solid waste management
Strengthened "No Segregation, No Collection" policy
Strengthened the regulated use of plastics as packaging for
grocery/similar items
Enforced strictly the environmental laws, ordinances and policies
Promoted crop diversification
Increased agriculture and fishery Increased both individual and
Strengthened linkages with agro-processing industries;
enterprise household income
Capacitated agri-fishery based MSMEs
Promoted sustainable management of resources by adopting ecosystem Restored economic activities
Sustained livelihood opportunities management approach
Protected the land tenure security
Adopted policies that are sound and Implemented the no conversion policy of irrigated lands Increased access by farmers and
conducive to economic progress and Completed the delineation and delimiting of municipal waters fisherfolks to land and water resources
social order.
Provided fisherfolks with settlement areas
Organized small farmers and fisherfolks Increased economic opportunities of
Linked remote production areas to markets small farmers and fisherfolks
Provided subsidy to farmers and fisherfolks
Provided credit financing Increased access to financing
Provided risk insurance;
Ensured public access to information
Institutionalized feedback, complaints and response mechanisms at all
Fully engaged and empowered citizenry
times
Promoted transparency and inclusive growth
Good governance Enhanced administrative governance Promoted best practices on good governance Effective and efficient public service
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and sustainable Strengthened results-based performance management
development delivery
Strengthened public financial management reforms
Enhanced local government Improved and simplified government processes and transactions Improved transparency and
processes preferably using information technology accountability
Improved connectivity by enhancing quality transport infrastructure Achieved modern, seamless and
efficient transportation
Improved access within the locality Increased redundancy of infrastructure to reduce vulnerability during Reduced traffic congestion
and with the neighboring localities emergency situations
Reduced high cost of transportation
Increased urban and rural roads
Reduced road accidents
Improved traffic conditions at the CBD and major thoroughfares
Air quality Intensified campaign against open burning of garbage and/or solid wastes Reduced air pollution
Strengthened implementation of No Smoking Ordinance of the City
Protected and maintained watershed areas to ensure sufficient water
supply for domestic use
Sustainable water supply Provided water supply access to poor households Ensured potable water quality
Prioritized surface water for water critical areas using eco-efficient water
infrastructure designs
Established database for the development of new water supply sources
Encouraged investment in clean power generation
Achieved sufficient, stable, affordable
Zero power shortage/interruptions Intensified power conservation measures and environment-friendly power supply
Used power saving devices/fixtures
Expanded internet coverage and increase cell sites Achieved effective,
Improved communication services Intensified interconnectivity among government offices efficient,interconnected and affordable
Provided access to internet in public places communication facilities and services
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Table 5-2. VISION INDICATOR AND TIMELINE MATRIX
Vision Concrete/Physical Possible Spatial
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Statement Characteristics Indicators
Center of Strengthened "Education for All" Sustained and Strengthened Provided access to higher
excellence in program of DepEd "Libreng Gamit sa Eskwela" education thru the establishment
education, program of the city of City Education
Ensured lifelong learning
trade and Department/Office
opportunities for all
tourism in Intensified and expanded the Expanded and upgraded the Constructed safe and properly
Bicol Alternative Learning System (ALS) existing school sites, both located new school sites and
Accessible quality
elementary and secondary facilities for Special Education
education
Enhanced teachers' training/capability Established/enhanced scholarship Institutionalized best practices
building programs to provide quality grants/ program for poor and in education
Highly motivated
classroom instruction deserving students/learners
students, teachers,
Enhanced incentive program for honor students, outstanding teachers, Constructed Tabaco City Center
athletes and coaches for the Arts
Established mechanisms for

Strengthened implementation of early childhood care and development mapping, profiling and tracking
Effective school based programs of learners and school age
Zero drop-out rate programs, projects and children
interventions Strengthen/sustained the “Libreng Gamit sa Eskwela” program of the City
Sustained the "Read and Feed" Adopted DEAR or "Drop Sustained the "Every Child A
program of DepEd Everything And Read" program Reader" program
Improved educational facilities Fully equipped laboratories and
Provided instructional materials for such as the Mayon Planetarium, libraries in all elementary and
all Grade levels City Library/Museum, heritage and secondary schools, both private
Improved quality of Improved academic convention center and public
education performance Provided Teachers' guides and Expanded/upgraded existing Constructed properly located
Curriculum guides to all elementary school sites new school sites
and high school teachers
Enacted Investment Encouraged/promoted business Provided business incentives Increased economic/business

Increased investments
Incentive Code investments activities
Formulated the Tabaco City Eco-Agri Tourism
Intensified investment Formulated the Local Tourism
Tourism Business Plan and Development
Enacted City Tourism promotion programs Development Plan
Workforce Development Plan
Code
Increased access to Conduct/Encourage Local Tourism Rehabilitated/improved the Mayon Develop potential tourism
technology Events Planetarium/Science Park, etc. destination in the city
Center of Sustained trade and Increased tourists arrivals Organized hotel, resort and restaurant Intensified local, regional, national Sustained eco-tourism and agro-
excellence in eco-tourism owners/operators and international promotion tourism development
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education, campaigns
trade and Protected the natural gifts Developed Hacienda View
tourism in development such as the sea, the land Develop potential tourism attractions like the Mayon View Corridor with Deck @ San Miguel Island,
Bicol compliant to and Mayon Volcano that Rest Area @ Matagbac and the Eco-Park @ Nagsipit, Mariroc, both of Natunawan Cove and Brgy.
international standards could contribute to the Tabaco City Buang as eco-agricultural
emerging markets and tourism sites in consonance wih
economic prosperity. City Ordinance No. 081-2003
Increased Enhanced tax collection Impose legal remedies to
Increased Local income/revenues for the Revised/updated the City Revenue efficiency/intensify collection delinquent taxpayers
Revenues desired sustainable Code efforts
development
God-centered, Reduced crime rate Ensured security and Intensified police presence/visibility in all areas of the city
healthy, public safety
empowered Attained Zero drug- Achieved a drug-free Conducted Anti-Illegal Drug Symposium/Awareness lectures in all schools and barangays of the city
and disaster related cases community/city
resilient
community Intensified health and nutrition Established prevention program Sustained promotion of good
education and Information program; against infectious diseases health, nutrition and wellness
Zero Malnourished program
Improved health and Implement the 1st 1000 days Sustained the Integrated
Children and pregnant Enhanced the Integrated Farming
nutrition for all Nutrition Program for pregnant and Management of Food and
women System ( Home and Community
Zero to 2 years old children Nutrition Program/IFS
Food Production, livestock raising
and food processing program
• Ensured 100% civil Empowered and fully Encourage and strengthen the Ensured public access to Participated in government
society participation; engaged citizenry accreditation of all existing and new information activities such as in the
• Promoted CSOs/NGOs/POs identification, pritoritization,
transparency and implementation and monitoring
inclusive growth of government projects
Reduced Identified households and Enacted appropriate ordinances Enforced/implemented

vulnerabilities and communities at risk in every barangay prohibiting settlement in high risk appropriate ordinances
exposures of areas prohibiting settlement in high
communities to risk areas
possible hazards
God-centered, Enhanced capacities of Increased resilience of Established multi-hazard early Conducted vulnerability/risk Constructed safe permanent and
healthy, communities and cope individuals and warning system within the city assessments and updating of gender-sensitive evacuation
empowered with the impacts of communities to disasters hazard maps of all barangays centers
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and disaster Conducted inventory of vulnerable Installed rain water collection Installed solar power energy to
resilient and critical facilities system to all permanent evacuation all permanent evacuation
emergency
community centers centers
occurrences and and climate change
Improved capacity of CDRRMO for Improved capacity of the City for Provided mitigating measures
disasters
response and rescue rehabilitation, recovery and from hazards and risks
reconstruction
Capacitated the CDRRM Conducted DRRM and CCA training Increased capacity of local DDRM improved DRR-Sensitive and
Council and the Local of planners, engineers, architects, council and committees, CC adaptive regulations for
DRRM Office masons and contractors LDRRMO and operation center at critical facilities such as
Increased the level of
awareness of Improved adaptive capacity Adopted/Strengthened city and barangay levels schools, hospitals and
and resiliency of the implementation of community based government-owned
communities to the individuals and
threats and impacts of DRR-CCA approach buildings/facilities
communities
hazards, risks and Communities are equipped Conducted Information Education Empowered Barangay DRRM
vulnerabilities with necessary skills and Campaign (IEC) in every barangay Committees
capability to cope with the about hazards affecting their lives and
impact of disasters livelihoods
World-class, Identified hazard-prone areas in the Enforced strictly the mandatory Constructed safe and accessible
well-designed, barangays; analysed vulnerability of the provision of emergency exits/routes in disaster operations center with
and balanced people, their risks and exposures to all public and private warehouse employing green
environment hazards buildings/establishments building technology
Achieved Zero Well-established disaster Identified safe locations/sites for Implemented existing policy for Relocate population in high risk
Casualty during response and relief future development pre-emptive/forced evacuation of zones including those in coastal
calamities operations system population at high risk areas areas and population located within
the declared 6 KM Permanent
Danger Zone (PDZ) to safer places
Coordinated with DOST (PAGASA, PHILVOLCS), CHU, CSWDO, BFP, TAWAD, PNP, AFP, and other Line
Government Agencies involved in disaster management to ensure the overall wellness of the affected people.
Provided safer and Strengthened partnerships with stakeholders, such as public-private partnerships for housing projects and
Built safe and adaptive
more secure places to harnessing volunteers from the academe, corporate, non-government and international organizations to deliver
communities
live in social services and responding to disasters
Strengthened Land banking/acquisition Implemented risk and gender- Developed new housing units
and development, curbing proliferation sensitive housing programs and with facilities and services for

of informal settlers and Core Shelter policies including adoption of low income earners and informal
Assistance Program disaster-resilient housing designs settlers
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World-class, Installed adequate CCTVs and traffic Established early warning systems Developed new/additional
well-designed, lights in the CBD and in all major in every barangay for extreme parks, playground, open spaces
and balanced roads/streets and thoroughfares of the weather events and recreational facilities which
environment city are compliant to urban
standards
Constructed disaster-resilient All roads/streets within the city were widened, well-maintained and
infrastructure facilities well-lighted/illuminated; sidewalks are fully recovered
Improved watershed management Rehabilitated watersheds to Increased areas planted with

system minimize flooding at the lowland mangroves, corals and sea grass
Reduced areas
impacts/magnitude of Enforced/implemented strictly the Coastal ecosystem and coastal Developed a coastal forest/tree
hazards and related "No Development Policy" in high-risk habitats preserved and rehabilitated wall along the coastal areas of
disasters zones and environmentally critical San Miguel Island and the
Improved adaptive
capacity and resiliency of areas major rivers at the mainland
the ecosystem and Prepared Disaster related IEC Major river systems regularly Constructed/rehabilitated flood
communities materials to be distributed to 47 desilted/dredged and erosion control structures
Flood-free barangays of the city along the rivers
environment Sustained the regular Fully implemented City Septage Formulated the City Drainage
declogging/desilting of the drainage Management Program Master Plan
system of the city
Progressive Provided farm machineries and Constructed additional
Promoted high quality of inputs
and globally equipment irrigation and post-harvest
(certified/hybrid seeds; fertilizers, o/i)
competitive Increased average facilities
economy Increased agricultural yield/hectare of land Introduced high value crops/CC Provided adequate financial and Increased number of
and fishery resistant varieties to farmers technical support for the farmers farming/agricultural
productivity technologies
Reduced transportation Increased accessibility Road openings connecting Increased number of
costs farmlands to the access point constructed farm-to-market
nearest to the market roads
Formulated agricultural and fisheries Promoted utilization of farm Provided marketing support to
Improved Agriculture and modernization program machineries and equipment, agricultural and fishery products

Fisheries production fishing technologies and gears
Progressive Efficient Improved traffic scheme Acquired Road right-of-way Constructed additional alternate Provided parking space and
and globally transportation and roads conforming to DPWH greenery and or Constructed
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competitive standards elevated parking facility
economy Installed appropriate traffic signs Installed adequate CCTVs and
Reduced vehicular and directories along the major traffic lights in the CBD and in
Widened city roads/bridges
accidents roads and thoroughfares of the city all major roads/streets and
communication
thoroughfares of the city
systems
Improved communication Encourage new investors in
services of city business telecommunication and internet Increased infrastructure for wireless connectivity
centers and local services
government units
Established the city's composting Diverted 100% of compos table Identified and purchased
facility at Barangay San Vicente with and recyclable solid wastes additional suitable sites for
garbage operation area and a Sanitary Landfill intended for
centralized MRF San Miguel Island and mainland
Tabaco City
Ensured long-term
Environment-friendly Established the sanitary landfill at Reduced special and residual Established specialized waste
suitable and sustainable
economy Sitio Nagsipit, Barangay Mariroc, in wastes management facility for medical
solid waste management
compliance with RA 9003 and other toxic/hazardous
wastes
Strengthened "No Segregation, No Strengthened the regulated use of Enforced strictly the
Collection" policy plastics as packaging for environmental laws, ordinances
grocery/similar items and policies
Increased agriculture Increased both individual Capacitated Agri-fishery based Strengthened linkages with agri-
Promoted crop diversification
and fishery enterprise and household income MSMEs fishery processing industries;
Sustained livelihood Restored economic Promoted sustainable management of resources by adopting ecosystem management approach
opportunities activities
Increased access by Completed the delineation and Protected the land tenure security Provided homeless farmers and
farmers and fisherfolks to delimiting of municipal waters fisherfolks with settlement areas
Adopted policies that land and water resources Implemented the no conversion policy of irrigated lands
are sound and Organized small farmers and Linked remote production areas to Provided credit financing
Increased economic fisherfolks for registration and markets
conducive to
opportunities of small accreditation
economic progress and
farmers and fisherfolks
social order.
Increased access to Provided subsidy to registered
Provided risk/crop insurance to registered farmers and fisherfolks
financing assistance farmers and fisherfolks
Good Enhanced Effective and efficient Strengthened results-based Promoted best practices on good Strengthened public financial
governance and administrative public service delivery performance management governance management reforms
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sustainable governance
development Improved transparency Ensured public access to information Institutionalized feedback, Improved and simplified
Enhanced local and accountability complaints and response government processes and
government processes mechanisms at all times transactions preferably using
information technology
Achieved modern, Enacted Traffic Code Encouraged private sector Established/developed the
seamless and efficient participation/investment identified new growth
transportation center/nodes of the city
Reduced traffic Conduct regular infrastructure audit Increased redundancy of Constructed circumferential
congestion (every 2 years) to determine infrastructure to reduce road interconnecting the new
Improved access
maintenance repair/replacement needs vulnerability during emergency growth centers/nodes
within the locality and
situations
with the neighboring
Reduced road accidents Prepared the Local Public Improved connectivity by
localities
Transportation Route Plan of the city enhancing quality transport Increased urban and rural roads
infrastructure
Strengthened implementation of No Intensified campaign against open Improved traffic conditions at
Air quality Reduced air pollution Smoking Ordinance of the City burning of garbage and/or solid the CBD and major
wastes thoroughfares
Provided water supply access to
Established database for the Prioritized surface water for water poor households
Sustainable water Ensured potable water development of new water supply critical areas using eco-efficient Protected and maintained
supply quality sources water infrastructure designs watershed areas to ensure
sufficient water supply for
domestic use
Achieved sufficient,
Zero power stable, affordable and Encouraged investment in clean Intensified power conservation Used power saving
shortage/interruptions environment-friendly power generation measures devices/fixtures
power supply
Provided access to internet in public Intensified interconnectivity Expanded internet coverage and
Achieved effective, places among government offices increase cell sites
Improved efficient, interconnected
communication and affordable
services communication facilities
and services
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D. LAND USE PLAN
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The key features of Tabaco City Comprehensive Land Use Plan are grouped into 4 categories of interventions, namely:
1. Proposed arrangement and location of different land uses and resources in the city
2. Rationalizing the efficient and equitable positioning of urban services and facilities
3. Proposed new interventions to encourage the envisioned development of the city
4. Development incentives and controls
1. Proposed Arrangement and Location of Different Land Uses and Resources in the City
GENERAL LAND USE ALLOCATION
a) Protection Forest Zone
The CLUP should propose to maintain a strict protection zone (no touch, no development) in the southern and western sections of the city - covering the
areas under Protection Zone of Mayon Volcano and Mt. Masaraga. These areas shall be kept planted with dipterocarp trees to maintain their watershed
functions, habitats for wildlife and biodiversity, upland slope stability, ecological balance and nutrient sustenance for the lowland and marine ecosystems.
The tree line shall be imposed and physically demarcated to signify the boundary of the Protection Forest Zone. Specially selected tree species
(indigenous, deep-rooted, and easily recognizable) may be planted on the whole length of the protection zone boundary – to serve as the tree line.
Strategically positioned city signs shall provide information about the intent and purpose of the protection of the zone, as well as the restrictions, and
schedule of fines and penalties for violations thereof.
b) Production Forest Zone
Upland communities in areas outside the Protection Forest Zone, or outside the river easement zone, and with the slope 8 - 18 percent may engage in
sustainable forest product utilization; these areas include selected portions of Barangays Buang, Tabiguian, Sua-Igot, Oras, Bonot, Magapo, Oson,
Pinagbobong, Mariroc and Comon. These areas should allow orchard, fruit tree farming, sustainable logging, tourism, trekking and recreation activities.
Strict regulation and monitoring of these uses should be implemented. Permitted activities should not hamper with the watershed and ecological functions
of the upland areas; nor should degrade the habitat for wildlife and biodiversity; and must not increase soil erosion and slope instability in the area.
i. Water Easement Zone

Easements (no developments, no structures) shall be strictly imposed on both sides of rivers and streams and the whole stretch of the seashores
(foreshore lands) and lakes. The mandatory easement of 3 meters throughout the entire length of Tabaco City’s nine (9) major rivers and streams and
the 6+20 meters throughout the entire length of Tabaco’s foreshore lands shall be imposed for biodiversity protection, recreation, navigation, and
salvage functions. Slope protection on these easements should be encouraged by planting trees or introducing natural slope protection measures such as
eco-fiber (coco coir) and vetiver grass. River parks, linear parks and sea parks may also be developed where ground condition permit.
Table 8. Easement Regulation

Location Width
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Urban areas 3m
Agricultural areas 20 m
Forest areas 40 m
ii. Tourism Zone

The city’s tourism zone encompasses Mayon Planetarium and Science Park, Rest House Complex, Oras Falls, numerous springs and beach resorts, the
City Plaza, Natunawan Cove, Mayon View Corridor with Rest Area at Matagbac, Eco-Park at Sitio Nagsipit, Barangay Mariroc, and Hacienda View
Deck at San Miguel Island; these should be developed for Eco-Tourism, Plantation Tourism and Spiritual Pilgrimage Site.
iii. Agriculture Zone

Tabaco’s economy remains predominantly agricultural; hence, a development plan to support its main economic activity is necessary. The land with
middle slopes to the lowland farms shall be allocated for agricultural use. Irrigated lands in the northern section of the city and the city’s CARP areas
shall be strictly protected from conversion to non-agricultural uses. Agricultural support facilities such as irrigation, dams, solar dryer, farm-to-market
roads, etc. should be encouraged. Complementary support services such as nurseries, seedling banks, agro-technology facilities, farm services, fertilizer
and pesticide shops, farm equipment shops and repairs, farm banks and financing, agro-processing facilities should also be allowed. Low-density
residential development should be allowed, provided that a detailed map is prepared for the orderly establishment of housing structures vis-à-vis the
agricultural land and the agricultural-support infrastructure. The barangay government, in coordination with the City Agriculturist Office and City
Planning and Development Office, should prepare an agricultural-land use plan to coordinate and organize the proposed development in their area
iv. Quarry Zone

Quarrying of construction aggregate materials are currently undertaken in river sections of Barangay Buang and San Antonio. The CLUP should
recommend the formulation of a Quarry Extraction Plan - to develop a framework for quarry management/regulation, and encourage rational and
sustainable quarrying activity in the city.
Table 9. Proposed General Land Use

Forestlands 1,579.8032 13.15
Built up area 1,487.6795 12.38
Pastureland/grassland 231.2500 1.93
Mining/Quarrying 100.0000 0.82
Tourism 50.0000 0.42
Heritage 14.0000 0.12
TOTAL 12,013.6327 100.00
Source: City Planning and Development Office
URBAN LAND USE ALLOCATION
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Urban land use shall be encouraged in the city’s eastern section, particularly in areas identified as safe from natural hazards and outside the protected areas. The
City Center shall be regulated to reduce congestion and to decentralize investment, facilities and encourage development stimuli to other sections of the city.
Some of the important urban development projects should be transferred to the new growth centers in the North (San Carlos-Pawa) and in the South (Cabagñ
an). The city’s transport terminals should be relocated to Pawa, while a light industrial park with commercial district is proposed to be developed in Cabag ñan .
Residential expansion shall be encouraged in identified safe areas of the city, particularly around the proposed two (2) urban growth centers (Cabagñan and San
Carlos-Pawa); Pawa is classified under conditional development that need drainage improvement program before major development is allowed.
a) General Residential Zone (GR-Z)
A GR-Z zone shall be used primarily for dwelling housing purposes so as to maintain peace and quiet of the area within the zone, and is intended for the
following purposes: dwelling units, home practice of one’s profession, home business, sports/recreation, educational institutions, health centers/clinics,
and other related uses.
The zone allows the construction of the following dwellings: single detached and as well as semi-detached dwelling units, apartments, pension house,
hotels, dormitories, boarding houses, libraries, museums, subdivisions, condominiums, and other related structures.
The zone also allows home occupation for the practice of one’s profession such as offices of [physicians, surgeons, dentists, architects, lawyers,
engineers, etc.
Also, engaging in home business such as dressmaking, tailoring, baking and sari-sari stores are allowed, provided that the number of persons engaged in
such business/industry shall not exceed five (5), inclusive of owner; that no more than 20% of the building shall be used for such home occupation; that
no traffic shall be generated by the practice of such home occupation in greater volume than would be necessary in a residential neighborhood; and that
no equipment or process shall be used in practice of such home occupation that will create noise, fumes, odors and electrical interference detectable by
normal senses.
Moreover, the following are also allowed in a GR-Z zone: sports club, nursery/kindergarten/elementary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools,
multi-purpose barangay halls, clinics/health centers, drugstores, water refilling stations, banks and the like.
b) General Commercial Zone (GC-Z)
A GC-Z zone shall be intended for business, trade activities and service establishments. The following shall be allowed within the GC-Z zone: office
buildings, stores and shops, food markets, personal service shops, recreational centers, special educational institutions, commercial housing, vocational
and technical schools, banks and other financial institutions, private medical institutions such as hospitals and medical institutions such as hospitals and
medical facilities, and the like.
In a GC-Z zone, offices like office buildings, condominiums, stores and shops such as department stores, bookstores, home appliance stores, jewelry
stores, car shops, photo shops, and the like are allowed.
Also allowed are food markets and shops such as: bakery/bake shops, groceries, supermarkets; personal service shops such as beauty parlors, barber
shops, dress shops, tailoring shops, boutiques; recreational centers/establishments such as movie houses; short-term educational institutions such as
technical/vocational schools, driving schools; store rooms and warehouses; commercial housing such as hotels, apartments, dormitories, boarding
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houses, filling and services stations; banks and other financial institutions; radio and television stations; machine shops and motorcycle repair shops; and
private general hospitals and medical clinics, etc.
c) General Industrial Zone (GI-Z)
Within the I-Z zone, the following are allowed: manufacturing and processing industries that are non-pollutive/non-hazardous, non-pollutive/hazardous,
pollutive/non-hazardous and pollutive/hazardous industries.
Among the non-pollutive/non-hazardous industries allowed are: fish drying, biscuit factory, hopia factory, bakery shops, printing and publishing
industries, manufacture of motorboats and bancas, cold packaging of fish/sea foods and fruits, etc.
Among the non-pollutive/hazardous industries allowed are the following: manufacture of house furnishings, manufacture of bamboo/rattan and baskets,
manufacture of wooden shoes, manufacture of dry ice, etc.
The pollutive/non-hazardous industries are also allowed: manufacture of ham/sausages, ice cream manufacture, corn mill, rice mill, manufacture of fish
meal, manufacture of miscellaneous furniture, sheet metal works, refrigeration industries, slaughterhouse or abattoir, etc.
Moreover, the following pollutive/hazardous industries are allowed also: flour mill, cassava flour mill, coffee manufacture, cigar and cigarette factory,
processing of tobacco leaves, mat manufacture, rope manufacture, manufacture of concrete products, building and repair of boats, manufacture of rattan,
city slaughter house, waste disposal facility, etc.
d) General Institutional Zone (GI-Z)
A GI-Z zone is an institutional zone characterized by government as well as institutional and social services for the entire community and characterized
further by specialized government agencies providing institutional and social services for the region or country as a whole.
Thus, the following are allowed in the GI-Z zone: government centers covering all national, regional or local offices, colleges and universities, business
schools, vocational and trade schools, and other institutions of higher learning, etc.
The GI-Z zone also allow the following: general hospitals, medical and health centers, multi-purpose clinics, day care centers, scientific cultural and
academic centers and research facilities except nuclear radioactive, chemical and biological warfare activities, etc.
Also allowed are the following convention centers, religious structures such as churches, seminaries and convents, museums, dormitories, boarding
houses, etc.
Institutional Land Zone is designated for existing and proposed government offices and facilities, health and education areas, religious and spiritual
centers, and civic/ cultural facilities; This use is widely scattered in the city but its concentration is in the Poblacion barangays where the City Hall and
the Church of San Juan Bautista are located.
i. Waste Management Zone
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Waste management is the biggest environmental problem of the city. To address this pressing problem, the CLUP allocates space for the
management of the city’s liquid and solid waste. This includes the site for the city’s landfill at Sitio Nagsipit, Barangay Mariroc; residual
containment area, composting areas, materials recovery facility in Barangay San Vicente; recycling stations, collection station and sewage
treatment plant.
ii. Parks and Open Spaces
There is limited number and type of parks in Tabaco City. The CLUP proposes the establishment of a network of parks to improve the city’s
attractiveness; provide areas for community interaction, emergency evacuation, buffer against fire and emergencies, and recreation. Various type
of parks maybe introduced such as forest parks, play parks, river parks, water parks, community centers, ponds, sports complex, jogging trail, etc.
Vacant lots and easement zones are potential sites for parks and open spaces. The area designated as Easements along the coastal road may be
utilized as additional spaces for parks and recreation.
e) Heritage Zone
The CLUP recommends the creation of the Tabaco Heritage Zone which encompasses the Old Tabaco City Proper covering Ruivivar, Ziga Avenue,
Bonifacio, Rizal and Llorente Streets; this includes important historical and cultural structures such as the Church of San Juan Bautista, Catholic Central
School, the City Hall, Old Church Ruins, Smith & Bell Co. Trading House (Bahay na Bato) both in Barangay Cormidal, and the proposed Tabaco
Heritage Park and Museum. The heritage zone allows tourism activities, shops, restaurants and hotels and activities for the promotion of the city’s rich
cultural heritage.
Table 11. Propose Urban Land Use
Residential 880 43.21
Commercial 180 8.84
Institutional 45 2.21
Industrial 100 4.91
Parks and Open Spaces 50 2.45
Agricultural 781.74 38.38
Heritage 14 0.68
TOTAL 2,050.74 100.00
2. Rationalizing City Services and Facilities
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The city should be divided into six (6) geographical sectors, each with its own service and influence areas. San Miguel Island with its five barangays should
make one sector with a combined projected population of 20,833 by 2027. Given the fragile environment, limited resources and slow tempo of development in
the island, the number of residents in the island should be restricted to about 25,000; and the standard city services and facilities should be planned for this
population threshold. The island needs an increase in the quality and adequacy of health and education facilities, protective and transport services, economic
and community infrastructure; these are to support the island its goal of creating sustainable plantations, agro- tourism, eco-tourism and pilgrimage site. Such
projects should be equitably spread, but if the budget is limited, the growth center in Visita should be able to accommodate the projects and provide services to
the other 4 barangays.
Table 12. Proposed City Sectors

Population Projected Planned Capacity
Sector Service Area
2015 Population 2020 2030
Comon, Mariroc, Bombon, Bangkilingan, , Matagbac, San

North (11) 37,927 40,599 46,513
Carlos, Pawa, Bogñabong, Pinagbobong, Panal, Guinobat
South (4) Cabagñan, Baranghawon, Cobo, San Ramon,, 13,634 14,594 16,722
East (5) San Lorenzo, San Roque, Salvacion, Fatima, Tagas 21,944 23,489 26,912
San Antonio, Bantayan, Basagan, Bonot, Buang, Buhian,
Magapo, Oras, Oson, Quinastillojan, San Isidro, San Vicente,
West (14) 27,359 29,287 33,554
Sua–Igot, Tabiguian
Quinale, Sto Cristo, San Juan, Divino Rostro, Basud, Tayhi,
Centro (8)
Cormidal, Bacolod 19,888 21,287 24,391
Island (5) Visita, Agñas, Hacienda, Sagurong, Rawis 13,116 14,040 16,085
The North, West, as well as the City Sector each have projected populations of about 40,000 people. The CLUP proposes that these sectors should be planned
to have amenities designed for 50,000 residents. The infrastructure, utilities and facilities for health, education, protective services, traffic management,
sanitation, emergency management and other city services shall be re-evaluated and re-programmed based on the new geographical rationalization of city
service areas; backlog and deficiencies in these facilities should be provided to meet the collective needs of the area.
To address the issue of poverty and unemployment, temporary economic spaces such as farmland allocation in rural areas and temporary commercial spaces in
urban areas shall be made accessible to poor households; priority areas for this poverty alleviation intervention are the barangays with the highest incidence of
poverty. Activities that are encouraged in this economic sector should include cultivation of cash crops and herbs in the allocated farmlands, and the selling of
crafts, souvenirs, etc. in the temporary commercial spaces in the urban areas.
3. Proposed New Interventions.
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a. Road Improvement
Streets are the life blood of any city. They dictate the viability of high impact land uses. Construction of additional new, wider and compliant with the
DPWH Standards roads are necessary. The streets of Tabaco require improvement and upgrading/rehabilitated. The city needs to improve its street
names and road signs, create sidewalks, sheds and planting strategically placed trees; it should also provide railings and lampposts; improvement of
drainage though upgrading and introduction of surface permeable sidewalk pavement is also necessary.
b. Port Area Development

The city’s port area shall be expanded to cover the whole stretch from the international seaport to Mayon Docks ship-building facility. This zone should
include the improvement and expansion of the city port and city fish port to strengthen coastal transportation, and as well as to support the proposed
fishery modernization program.
c. Power Supply Generation

Intermittent and high cost of power is the biggest obstacle to the city’s industrialization program. The city needs to establish a power micro-grid to
reduce its dependence on its sole power source; this may be created though harnessing sustainable alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, micro-
hydro and bio-fuels. The city should identify areas where to conduct research, develop and harness these new energy sources.
d. City Heritage Sites

The CLUP should propose the declaration of important city areas as heritage sites; this include Mayon Volcano, Tabaco Fish Sanctuary, churches, places
of worship and pilgrimage sites. Mayon Volcano is the fundamental source of the city’s air, water and land and is considered as God’s gift to
Tabaqueños; this mountain shall be declared as sanctuary for its biodiversity, and shall be strictly protected from human abuse. The Tabaco City Marine
Protected Area (Fish Sanctuary) in Sagurong is also considered vital to fishermen and shall be protected from all forms of over- exploitation. The city’s
churches, places of worship and pilgrimage sites shall be also declared as sacred places and shall be provided due protection from abuse.
e. Community Centers
Community centers should be created for various purposes such as economic use, public assembly, community programs, etc. The city should ensure
that the necessary facilities are available in every barangay to improve community engagement and social cohesiveness.
f. Climate Change and Disaster Resiliency

The city needs to prepare for the various types of hazards and emergencies. Enhancing the climate and disaster resiliency includes installation of early
warning systems, establishment of permanent and complete evacuation shelters, establishment of stockpiling warehouses for response needs,
enhancement of city’s preparedness and emergency response capacity, and risk reduction measures. The slope protection of upland areas and coastal
protection through mangrove reforestation also improves resiliency of vulnerable areas of the city. The 5-20 meter easements along rivers and coastal
areas provide important buffers from the impacts of sea-level rise and frequent flooding.
4. Development Incentives and Controls

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Various incentives and control measures should be introduced to create an enabling and regulatory environment for the implementation of the CLUP;
incentives that include tax breaks, compensation package, loans, prioritized government programs and services; development controls should include
restrictions and regulations on height, bulk, construction, structural standards, zoning and locational requirements, no development zones, easements, density
controls, development licensing, permits, etc.
E. LAND AND WATER USE POLICIES
The total land area of the city is 12,013.6327 hectares (120.136327 sq.km.). A big portion of the city's land is classified as alienable and disposable, comprising
about 86.85% (10,433.8295 hectares) of the city’s total land area. This land can be made available for production and settlements use. Agricultural land use has
a total of 8,550.9000 hectares (or 71.18%) of all lands in the city; therefore, based on the dominant land use, the city can be considered an agricultural
community.
Forest land is composed of protection forest and production forest lands. Protection forest is important to protect and conserve the city’s ecology and
biodiversity; it also improves the natural ecosystem and resources of the city; it is found mostly within Mayon Volcano Natural Park in Barangays Oson,
Buang, and Magapo, and in Mount Masaraga Watershed Forest Reserve in Barangays Oras and Sua-Igot. Production forest on the other hand is sustainably
cultivated for timber production and for commercial and industrial purposes.
Residential use is the biggest urban land use of the city’s built up area. Commercial use is one of the fastest growing land use in Tabaco City. Industrial land
use in the city covers light industries that include abaca processing, manufacturing of food items such as noodles and pili products, manufacturing of bags,
slippers, mats and cutlery items, warehousing and rice storage. Institutional land use includes establishments dedicated to education, health and protective
services, as well as the land used by the city government, barangay governments, other government units, as well as academic and religious entities. Parks and
open spaces include city parks, plazas, cemeteries, basketball courts and other recreational facilities.
The coastal resources of Tabaco City are rich in traditional fishing ground. The coastal area is located inside Lagonoy Gulf, a semi-enclosed body of water that
provides economic opportunities and benefits to an ever-increasing coastal population around it. The gulf serves as a fishing ground of most of the fishermen
living in thirteen (13) coastal barangays in the city. It is a resource-rich fishing ground with an estimated of twenty-seven thousand (27,000) tons of fish
extraction rate per year with four hundred eighty (480) fish species belonging to one hundred ninety-nine (199) genera and seventy-nine (79) families and
twenty-one (21) species of invertebrates. Lagonoy Gulf has an average live coral of thirty-eight (38%) (Source: Post RSA Lagonoy Gulf).
The coastal area has four major resource units occurring along its shallow coastlines: coral reef, seagrass, mangroves (wetlands) and beach systems. It is known
to host a variety of economically important fishes such as groupers, snappers, rabbit fishes, scads, tunas, goatfishes, emperor bream sweet lips and grunts and
among others. However, the coastal zones have been under intense pressure from overfishing and ecosystem degradation due to overpopulation and coastal
development.
Tabaco City has thirty-five (35) kilometer length of the coastline with fifteen thousand (15,000) hectares of municipal waters, twenty-three hectares of sand bar
and fifty-six (56) hectares of inland fishery development.
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Based on the latest assessment conducted by the Bicol University Tabaco Campus (BUTC), more than fifty percent (50%) coral cover is found in San Miguel
Island, Tabaco City. However, the other reefs were damaged by illegal activities imposed by the people. The reefs of Tabaco are under pressure from blast
fishing, cyanide fishing, and pollution from industries, agriculture and domestic activities. Tabaco City is taking the opportunity to protect and manage its
natural resources and rehabilitate degrading coastal areas. There is a need to have a City Coastal Resource Management Plan to address issues and problems in
the coastal areas.
The management plan is intended to provide inputs for a sustained management and development approach to the coastal and fisheries resource of the city. The
short-term objectives form part of the long-term goals, which are the sustainable economic development of the fishers and coastal resources. In order for
conservation efforts to be effective in checking the rate of environmental degradation, the city needs the cooperation of all sectors of society. Policies
supportive of conservation should be adopted and all environmental laws must be implemented and enforced. Serious consideration should be given to the fully
implementation of coastal development plants. Environmental education must be actively pursued and community consultations regularly done.
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F. MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
The city’s major development Programs and Project were taken from recently formulated CDP/ELA 2020-2026 as listed below:
Table 13. Major Development Programs and Project

Period of
RANK
Cost Estimate
PROGRAM/PROJECT/ ACTIVITY Location/ Sector Implementation
Individual Cumulative START FINISH
Potable Water System Project
100,000 100,000
• Const/Rehab/Improvement of Various Water Infra 2020 2022
,000 ,000
1 System (100,000,000.00)
• Water Source Development (well/s) for New water 30,000 130,000
Infra 2021 2021
System (30,000,000.00) ,000 ,000
35,000,00
2 • Establishment of Waste Water Treatment Facility Infra 165,000,000 2021 2022
0
300,00
3 • Establishment of Septage Facility Environment 165,300,000 2021 2021
0
•Construction of Ramps (for PWD) on Various
Public Buildings
10,000 175,300
4 •Conduct of public awareness re: rules & regulations Infra 2021 2022
,000 ,000
•Properly enforcing existing laws and
reference/related Codes
5,000,00
5 construction of TB DOTS Infra /social 180,300,000 2021 2021
0
6 Typhoon proofing of Health Facilities Infra /social 5,000,000 185,300,000 2021 2021
Flood Control Project
• Construction/Rehab/Improvement of Various River
600,000 785,300
7 Control & Seawall (itemize)[300,000,000.00] Infra 2022 2026
,000 ,000
• Rechanneling/Desilting of Various River Channel
(300,000,000.00)
Administrative Building Facility Upgrade
• Rehabilitation of City Hall Building
100,000 885,300
8 (30,000,000.00) Infra 2022 2026
,000 ,000
• Completion of City Hall Building & Amenities
(15,000,000.00)
9 Parking Space/s & Terminal Development Project 2021 2026
• Establishment of N & S Bound Tricycle 400,000 1,285,300,
(100,000,000.00) Infra
,000 000
• CBD Pay Parking Area (300,000,000.00)
Construction of Passengers' Terminal @ Rawis,
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Period of
RANK
Cost Estimate
Hacienda, San Roque and Maritime Complex
• Construction of additional facilities & buildings at
the existing CCTCC
10 Anti -illegal Drug Program Social 5,000,000 1,290,300,000 2021 2023
Youth Welfare Program
11 Intervention , Diversion and Rehabilitation Program Social 21,300,000 1,311,600,000 2022 2023
for CARs and CICLs
12 Computerization of City Library Social 3,000,000 1,314,600,000 2022 2022
13 Food sufficiency program Economic/agriculture 3,000,000 1,317,600,000 2020 2026
•Upgrading of the slaughterhouse with waste water
14 economic/abattoir 50,000,000 1,367,600,000 2021 2021
treatment facilities
Solid Waste Facility Upgrade & Expansion Program
• SLF Expansion at Sitio Nagsipit, Mariroc
(40,000,000.00)
• Expansion of Central MRF with waste Diversion
Equipment (25,000,000.00)
• Completion of Central MRF (electrification, water
system, road networks, storage area for special
1 waste] (25,000,000.00) 142,000 1,509,600,
Infra/ CENRO 2020 and 2022
5 ,000 000
• Establishment of MRF at SMI with waste diversion
equipment (30,000,000.00)
• Establishment of MRF for Barangays
(7,000,000.00
• Establishment of Leachate Treatment Facility
(15,000,000.00)
'Purchase of Garbage Truck
Installation of streetlights, street names and other
16 Infra 70,000,000 1,579,600,000 2020 2020
significant signage’s along strategic areas
17 City (Urban-Rural) Roads Project 2023 2026
• Construction of Various FMRs [itemize road
segments] (200,000,000.00) 500,000 2,079,600,
Infra
• Rehabilitation of Hacienda-Rawis FMR ,000 000
(300,000,000.00)
• Establishment/Construction of alternate/diversion
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Period of
RANK
Cost Estimate
roads
•Formulation of drainage/sewerage master plan;
300,000 2,379,600,
18 •declogging of canals; infra 2021 2026
,000 000
•construction of drainage systems
•dredging and desilting of rivers and clearing of
obstructions & structures along Tagas , San Vicente,
Tayhi, San Juan-Panal , Pawa-Bombon and Oras 600,000 2,979,600,
19 Infra 2020 2026
rivers; •Construction/Rehabilitation of slope ,000 000
protection and flood control structures (incl. river
gates/flood gates)
•Preparation of feasibility study & the formulation of environment/CENRO
20 300,000 2,979,900,000 2021 2026
sewerage & septage master plan; (infra)
Completion of power and water supply
system(Funded)
•Construction of additional containment dike/cell
separation with complete equipment and Environmental/ 73,000 3,052,900,
21 2021 2026
facilities(part of the ten year SWMP) CENRO ,000 000
(Completion/construction of SLF facilities)
•waste reduction equipment project
•Re orientation of BSWM Committees
22 Peace and Order Program Social 3,000,000 3,055,900,000 2020 2022
Terrestrial and Mangrove Forest Management
• Reforestation
• Mangrove Reforestation
• Community-based Reforestation Project (Nursery) 6,000 3,061,900,
23 • Bantay Gubat Environment 2021 2026
,000 000
• Data Field Gathering/Mapping
•Intensification of IEC
• Expansion of Nursery at Central MRF at San Vicente
• Establishment of nursery at San Miguel Island
Tax Collection Program
Implementation of new Revenue Code /Investment 6,500 3,068,400,
Institution 2021 2026
Code ,000 000
24 RPT Tax Campaign
Purchase of IT equipment and program for business 6,500 3,074,900,
Institution 2021 2026
mapping (Assessor's Office) ,000 000
Business Mapping and software component (CTO) Institution 6,500,000 3,081,400,000 2021 2022
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Period of
RANK
Cost Estimate
•Construction of a multi-purpose building/center for
the aged, infirm & disadvantaged (center for abuse, 50,000 3,131,400,
25 infra 2020 2021
abandoned women and children, etc.) ,000 000
•after Care Program for PWUDs
•Establishment of MRF in SMI; 21,600 3,153,000,
26 environment/CENRO 2021 2022
•Acquisition of lot for the Central Facility ,000 000
27 Computerization Financial System Institution/ Acctng. 16,700,000 3,169,700,000 2021 2022
28 Tech4Ed Social 2,000,000 3,171,700,000 2021 2026
29 Publication of statistical data (CBMS) Social 500,000 3,172,200,000 2021 2026
Project ORAGON (On-site Risk Assessment &
Environment/ 6,650 3,178,850,
30 Geographical Oversight for Networking 2020 2021
CDRRMO ,000 000
• Preparation of Hazard Risk Maps for every Barangay
•Construction/establishment of MRF in the 12 7,000 3,185,850,
31 infra/CENRO 2021 2022
remaining barangays ,000 000
•Formulation of a Capacity Development Agenda
PRIME HRM/( Institutionalization Of Program On 2 3,185,870,
32 institution 2021 2021
Awards And Incentives For Service Excellence 0,000 000
(PRAISE))
33 Biometric System/ Hardware with Payroll System institution 600,000 3,186,470,000 2020 2021
Environment/CDRRM
34 BEFIRST 500,000 3,186,970,000 2021 2022
O
(Program on Re-establishment/Revival of Tabak
20,000 3,206,970,
35 Industry ) Construction of a Center for "Tabak" Economic 2021 2026
,000 000
Industry (lifted from a list submitted by the Infra Sector)
•Implementation of legislative tracking and paperless 2,210 3,209,180,
36 Institutional/ SP 2020 2021
session ,016 016
upgrading of existing ECCD Facilities/construction 5,000 3,214,180,
37 infra/DSWD 2022 2022
of remaining centers ,000 016
•Construction of ossuary and additional city
300,000 3,514,180,
38 cemetery infra 2021 2022
,000 016
•Purchase of lot for this purpose
Technology Demonstration farmer field school 50 3,514,680,
39 Economic/agriculture 2021 2026
(regular program) 0,000 016
Institutionalization and Promotion of Buang Nursery 30,000 3,544,680,
40 Economic 2021 2026
as Farm Tourism Destination ,000 016
41 • Additional facilities of Youth Home/Center infra 20,000 3,564,680, 2021 2022
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Period of
RANK
Cost Estimate
•Establishment of Out of School Youth and Street
,000 016
Children for drug related cases
42 City Nutrition Program Social 4,500,000 3,569,180,016 2021 2026
43 • Codification of Ordinances Institutional/ SP 26,030,000 3,595,210,016 2021 2022
Educational Support Program
5,000 3,600,210,
44 • Bisikleta Project (500,000.00) social 2021 2026
,000 016
• Libreng Gamit sa Eskwela (4,500,000.00)
45 • Strengthening of Task Force Quarry CENRO 1,000,000 3,601,210,016 2021 2026
46 Agri Modern Project Economic/agriculture 3,000,000 3,604,210,016 2021 2022
Support to School Reading Component of
ADM/FLO (incl. procurement of TV sets in reading
rooms) [1,250,000.00] 1,850 3,606,060,
47 Social 2021 2026
• Reproduction of Marungko and Fuller remedial ,000 016
learning materials (300,000.00)
• Mothers as reading tutors (MRTs) [300,000.00]
48 Purchase of buoys Economic/agriculture 500,000 3,606,560,016 2021 2022
49 •Improvement of jail water system facility Social/BJMP 334,800 3,606,894,816 2021 2026
50 •Purchase of a heavy duty generator set Social/BJMP 100,000 3,606,994,816 2021 2022
51 •Construction of Jail Administrative Office Social/BJMP 5,000,000 3,611,994,816 2023 2026
Rehabilitation and enhancement of Mayon 25,000 3,636,994,
52 Economic 2023 2026
Planetarium and Science Park ,000 816
53 •Construction of jail kitchen facility/building Social/BJMP 2,500,000 3,639,494,816 2021 2022
54 Construction of Pet Cemetery Economic 700,000 3,640,194,816 2025 2026
Purchase/Development of Land for the Relocation of
150,000 3,790,194,
55 Informal Settlers, Victim of Calamities and Resident infra 2020 2020
,000 816
with in 6km PDZ
Construction/Rehab of Communal Irrigation or 3,000 3,793,194,
56 eco/agri 2020 2020
Water Impounding system ,000 816
57 Purchase or lease of post-harvest facilities eco/agri 1,500,000 3,794,694,816 2020 2020
Construction/Rehab of Local Roads or bridges
500,000 4,294,694,
58 including purchase of appropriate engineering 2020 2020
,000 816
equipment
59 •Development of new growth centers where satellite 2021 2022
20,000 4,314,694,
markets; city hall satellite office may be established
,000 816
at San Carlos, San Antonio, Cabagñan & San Miguel
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Period of
RANK
Cost Estimate
Island
•Completion & subsequent adoption of the CLUP & 1,500 4,316,194,
60 2020 2021
ZO ,000 816
Land banking/Titling of lands/lots
450,000 4,766,194,
61 Acquisition of Lot through expropriation proceeding Institution 2021 2026
,000 816
and other legal means and land titling
•Lot acquisition for the construction of evacuation 100,000 4,866,194,
62 2012 2026
centers in strategic locations ,000 816
•Construction of evacuation centers in every 100,000 4,966,194,
63 infra 2021 2026
barangay ,000 816
City Mall Improvement Project
50,000 5,016,194,
64 • Improvement of Mall Frontage (20,000,000.00) Infra 2023 2026
,000 816
• Completion of 3rd Floor (30,000,000.00)
•Expansion of Main Rural Health Center Building
•Construction/rehabilitation of health centers & 14,000 5,030,194,
65 Infra 2020 2020
hospitals ,000 816
•Lot purchase for the construction of health facilities
•Construction/Rehab/Improvement of Various Pre-
Schools with child-friendly design 70,000 5,100,194,
66 Infra 2021 2026
schools/classrooms complete with the basic ,000 816
amenities(itemize)
RROW and Sidewalk Recovery Project
•Construction of facility for pedestrians in densely 5,000 5,105,194,
67 infra 2023 2026
populated or heavy traffic areas (overpass bridge ,000 816
along national road)
•Development of Parks, Plazas and Open/Green 1,000 5,106,194,
68 infra 2020 2020
Spaces (Urban Greening) ,000 816
•Procurement of additional 23 units heavy
Environment/ 50,000 5,156,194,
69 equipment for disaster preparedness & motor pool 2021 2026
CDRRMO ,000 816
operation
70 Early Warning System (EWS) Enhancement 2020 2021
•Text Blast Warning System
•Installation of siren/bell in every coastal barangay Environment/ 1,000 5,157,194,
•Conduct of Regular Tsunami/Storm Surge Drills in CDRRMO ,000 816
Coastal Barangays & residents near major river
systems
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Period of
RANK
Cost Estimate
•Massive IEC among residents in coastal areas/those
near major river systems
71 Construction of Greenhouse and Mushroom house Economic 5,000,000 5,162,194,816 2021 2021
• Construction of multi-purpose/covered court
buildings in every barangay;
•Establish buffer zones along the coastal area for
open spaces &public parks; green spaces in the 1,500,000, 6,662,194,
72 infra 2020 2022
CBD and barangays; 000 816
•Construction of parks and playgrounds;
•Construction of a Convention Center (incl. lot
purchase)
•Purchase of lot for the construction of fire sub-
station at SMI and San Antonio; 20,000 6,682,194,
73 infra 2022 2026
•Purchase of fire truck/s and other fighting ,000 816
equipment
•Establishment/construction of CPAC at San
Lorenzo, San Antonio & Cabagñan 10,000 6,692,194,
74 infra 2023 2026
(CPAC at CBD, upland and SMI) ,000 816
•Lot Purchase
75 IEC (Septage, solid waste, etc.) Economic 2,000,000 6,694,194,816 2020 2021
76 Establishment of learning site(Training Center) Social 5,000,000 6,699,194,816 2023 2026
•Construction of additional schools/classrooms with
70,000 6,769,194,
77 school age appropriate design, complete with the infra 2021 2026
,000 816
basic amenities (itemize)
78 Food terminal Eco/BPLU 10,000,000 6,779,194,816 2023 2026
•Construction of Hand washing Facility/(ies) in
Schools (11,700,000.00)
11,700 6,790,894,
79 •Lot purchase for the construction of new/additional infra 2021 2026
,000 816
school facilities
•Titling of school property (including survey)
80 Physical Plant Upgrade (TCPS) Social 832,000 6,791,726,816 2021 2026
81 Strengthening Alternative Delivery Modes 2022 2022
60 6,792,326,
(ADMs)/Flexible Learning Options (FLO) Program Social
0,000 816
(600,000.00)
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Period of
RANK
Cost Estimate
• Reproduction of learning modules
Conversion and development of Natunawan Cove as 100,000 6,892,326,
82 Economic 2023 2026
Eco Tourism ,000 816
Rehabilitation of Historical Sites -Rehab of St. John 3,500 6,895,826,
83 Economic 2020 2022
the Baptist Church and others cultural heritage ,000 816
84 Five year implementation plan of FLUP Social/CPDO 27,800,000 6,923,626,816 2021 2026
85 Establishment of Balay Silangan Social/ CADAC 20,000,000 6,943,626,816 2021 2026
6,943,626,816
Source: Tabaco City LDIP
G. CLUP AND ZONING ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES/ARRANGEMENT
The city’s CLUP will have its implementation mechanism through the Zoning Ordinance (ZO), Comprehensive Development Plan and the Local Development
Investment Plan (CDP-LDIP). The CDP-LDIP provides the list of identified priority development programs and projects including the budget needed in
implementing them in a definite time period. The Zoning Ordinance will serve as the specific policy instrument to implement the strategic development thrust
and objectives of the city’s CLUP. The approved Zoning Ordinance shall be enforced and administered by the Local Chief Executive through the Zoning
Administrator/Zoning Officer who shall be appointed by the LCE.
A Local Zoning Board of Appeals shall also be created which shall act on the following:
(a). Applications on Variances, Exceptions, Non-Conforming Uses and Complaints and Oppositions to Applications;
(b). Appeals on Grant and Denial of Locational Clearance (LC) by the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer; and
(c). Appeals regarding the Non Conformity of existing land uses, buildings and structures.
H. MONITORING REVIEW AND EVALUATION
The monitoring review and evaluation plan is a guide that explains the goals and objectives of the tool for evaluation, the strategy and its key elements. It is a
road map, that helps to define, implement, track and improve a monitoring and evaluation strategy within the particular project or a group of projects, it
includes everything that needs to happen from the project planning phase until the project is done, reaches its goal and felt the intended impact.
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Planning the monitoring and evaluation helps to ensure that there is a robust system in place to monitor the activity of the project and evaluate their success. It
helps other key personalities involve in the project such as the managers to get a clear picture of the main objectives and ensures that the project is on the right
track.
What to observe in monitoring review and evaluation of this plan (CLUP)?

The indicators of a successful project, the objectives are met and with outcome. The implementation from planning to monitoring of projects and programs in
all phases shows ownership, continuity and protection of the project. These are the basis of a well design plan development program of the Local Government
Unit.
Monitoring and evaluation, as one component of all development plans is conducted regularly.
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) is one of the plans submitted for monitoring and evaluation. Results of monitoring and recommendations are
reported to the Office of the City Mayor during the executive meeting for the LCEs guidance and information.
To ensure the systematic and objective assessment of an ongoing-project or completed project, programs or policy design, implementation and result with the
aim of determining the relevance and fulfillment of objectives, development efficiency and effectiveness.
The CLUP shall be monitored every end of the calendar year of its implementation for any recommendation needed after its implementation with the end in
view of monitoring the impact of the programs and projects for mainstreaming and sustainability. An Executive Order is issued mandating the Project
Monitoring Committee to undergo evaluation which will serve as a guide indicating or identifying the portions thereof that needs to be amended or up-dated for
the purpose of enhancing the CLUP.
This monitoring tool will guide and aide the LGU for its transparency and accountability from the approved Zoning Ordinance of the City.
City Monitoring and Evaluation Form for the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Sectoral (CLUP) 2020-2028
Implementation Status as of ___________________________
Remarks:
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Findings:
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Recommendations:
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Reports Consolidated by: _____________________________________
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Planning Core Group
Environmental Planner/OIC-CPDO ENGR NOEL S. BONAOBRA, EnP.
Economist II MA. ANTONIA B. BURABOD
CDRRMO: HUGO G. BUEN
GIS Expert: ANTONIO B. CABAIS
PAUL VICTORIANO OCAMPO
THAMARA FAE JOERS
Technical Staff: OLIVIA T. MEDIADO
Support Group
Adviser: HON. CIELO KRISEL LAGMAN-LUISTRO
HON. NESTOR T. SAN PABLO
SP on Zoning/Land Use: HON. RAUL ROI B. BOREJON
DepEd Tabaco Dist.: JOSE BUENO, Pd.D./ AGNES B. BONAOBRA
HLURB: MARY KATHLEEN CRISTY V. BONTO
City Health Office DR. AUDWIN C. AZADA
BERNADETTE RODRIGUEZ
Nutrition EFLEDA B. BOBOYO
CSWDO: MS. CRISTINA K. BONAGUA
JODELMA CANO
City Engineering Office: ENGR. DINDO BONGALOSA
DANIEL CONFESOR
URPAO ARCH. RANDY BURCE
RENATO ARJONA
CENRO REYNOLD MARTIREZ
ENGR. ZERNAN SERRANO
ENGR. KEVIN BRYAN BRUSELAS
City Agriculture Office ENGR. AILEEN BOMBON
City Treasurer: MS. VERONICA B. BARRAMEDA
City Budget Officer: MS. SHERRY A TRILLES
City Civil Registrar BONIFACIO BORLASA, JR.
City Assessors Office MURIEL IMPERIAL
Business Permit and Licensing Unit SARAH PURISIMA JOERS
PNP Rep: PCPL MC DOWELL DIAZ
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Technical Working Group
Chief ENGR. NOEL S. BONAOBRA, EnP.
Tables and Write-up Preparation MA. ANTONIA B. BURABOD
ENGR. MYLA B. BRONCANO
MA. ROSSANA GAYTANO
ENGR. JESUS BUENDIA
MARVIN CLARINA
JESUS MOLATO
OLIVIA MEDIADO
Barangay Data Gathering EMMANUEL G. BONTO
ELVI BRUTAS
MILANI G. ORALLO
BENJAMIN BRON
ARIEL BORLAGDAN
CHRISTINA QUILINGAN
AIDA BORNASAL
Map Preparation ANTONIO B. CABAIS
PAUL VICTORIANO OCAMPO
THAMARA FAE JOERS
ANDREW B. GONZALES
Disaster Risk Reduction HUGO G. BUEN
GELACIO MOLATO
RESPONSES ON THE COMMENTS OF THE PLUC
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AGENCY CONCERNS COMMENTS RESPONSE
Non-Government Checks whether the plan provides • Education Services- The plan The CBMS research data showed that the minimal out-of-school (OSY)
Organizations access to socio-economic mentioned the city as the center of education in the numbers are caused not by lack of school capacity to accommodate but
(NGO) : opportunities of the under 1st district of Albay. Maybe the need to consider on economic reasons. However, data showed that while the number of
privileged and other basic whether the 50 public schools and 20 private teachers and classrooms in all levels in private schools are within the
sectors, specifically persons at schools in Tabaco City that offer pre-school, ideal ratios set by DEPED, there is a need to increase the number of
high-medium risk to impacts of primary, secondary and tertiary level education teachers and classrooms in all levels in public schools to cope with the
disaster and climate change would be sufficient enough to accommodate the increasing enrollment.
total number of school enrollees, provide Based on the projected classroom, teacher requirements in public
quality education services or even grant subsidy schools by level (Table SO-6 on page 253 Vol. 2 CLUP), by the year
to underprivileged deserving students. 2030, Tabaco City needs to construct the following additional
classrooms per year up to 2030:
4 classrooms for kindergarten;
4 classrooms for elementary;
21 classrooms, secondary Junior H.S.);
33 classrooms, secondary (Senior H.S.)
Likewise, the city needs to hire additional teachers per year up to 2030:
4 teachers for kindergarten;
4 teachers for elementary;
21 teachers, secondary Junior H.S.);
33 teachers, secondary (Senior H.S.)
For further assistance, Libreng Gamit sa Eskwela, Cash Gifts to rank 1
graduates, outstanding athletes, 2M-budget for the modules of the
learners due to blended learning are just few instances to show the
City's commitment in providing education for all.
• Health Services - There are 6 general hospitals, Ziga Memorial District Hospital, Amando Cope Hospital, J.B. Berces
5 private and 1 government district hospital in the Memorial Hospital, Cabredo General Hospital, Tabaco College
city including a rehabilitation center for mental Hospital and Rico Hospital have a combined bed capacity of 197 beds;
health patients, need to consider the bed capacity they also have 121 doctors, 187 nurses, 38 midwives, and 309 other
as well as the medical and non-medical medical and non-medical personnel. There has been no report as to date
personnel as its health workforce to adequately of shortage or incapacity of any hospital to accommodate patients, a
respond to the needs of the population. Also to testament that the capacity of all hospitals can address the medical
consider the availability of barangay health needs of Tabaco City residents. The City Government, on the other
stations at the barangay level with the assistance hand, has a medical workforce of 5 doctors, 15 nurses, 5 midwives, 2
from the Barangay Health Workers. dentists (one deployed), 2 medical technologists, and 230 volunteer
health workers (VHWs); the latter are assigned to various health
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stations spread across Tabaco. With the spread of the corona virus 19,
one building with 10-bed capacity in Ziga Memorial District Hospital
has been devoted to mild COVID 19 patients. Temporary Treatment
and Monitoring Facilities have been available for PUMs and LSIs with
the 300-bed capacity in Tabaco National High School and the 168 bed
facility in San Antonio, both of evacuation centers. The DRRMO also
has few isolation rooms. [Please refer to Table SO-11 on page 260-
261, Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies ].
Non-Government • Welfare/Social Services - The document One of the services offered by the CSWDO is community-based
Organizations mentioned about the city catering to the needs of rehabilitation of vagrants, beggars and street children, scavengers,
(NGO) : the less privileged and vulnerable sectors of the juvenile delinquents, and victims of drug abuse. Regarding the issue on
society such as the informal settlers, street the victims of drug abuse, especially drug surrendeeres, DSWD-Tabaco
children, indigents, unemployed, calamity has instituted the following programs and services for persons who
victims, people with disabilities, diseased used drugs: after care program such as counselling sessions, monitoring
women, elderly, and children providing social and home visitation, referral to other agencies for livelihood assistance,
welfare services such as: health assistance random drug testing, group discussion, and referral for skills training.
programs, assistance to PWDs, senior citizens, DSWD also offers financial and medical assistance to drug
street children, scholarships and educational surrendeeres. To help address the above-mentioned concerns, there are
assistance, day care center services and childhood several PPAs listed in Table 13 page 91-94 of Vol. 1 draft CLUP
development programs. Need also to care about which contain the city’s major development programs and projects, if
handling substance user surrendeeres, and women implemented could help improve the lives of the less-privileged and the
victims of abuses. vulnerable sectors of the society; such as: 1). Intervention, Diversion
and Rehabilitation Program for CARs and CICLs (ranked 11th in the
amount of Php21,30M); 2). Construction of Multi-purpose
building/center for the aged, infirmed and disadvantaged (Center for
abused, abandoned women and children, etc./After-Care Program for
PWUDs (ranked 25th with Php50.0M); and 3). Establishment of Out of
School Youth and Street Children Involved in drug-related cases
(ranked 41st with Php 20.0M); among others.
• Socialized Housing - Table SO-28 (page 275, Vol.2 Sectoral Studies showed the city’s
The city embarked on socialized and low-cost seven (7) developed resettlement sites and the three (3) new sites for
housing programs, providing housing units for development as resettlement areas are well-located with access to
homeless and under privilege families and had health, social and educational needs of the residents. All these
developed four resettlements sites in Barangays resettlement sites/areas are not highly susceptible to major hazards;
Pinagbobong, Cabagñan, Salvacion, and Buang, although some are moderately susceptible to such hazards as flooding,
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and with another four more resettlement sites being storm surge and tsunami, yet the city government is addressing the
developed in Barangays San Vicente, Sto. Cristo, threats through construction of flood/river control projects on both
Buhian, and Oson. Maybe to possibly consider sides of rivers and as well as increasing the heights of existing
making available to the potential beneficiaries the structures higher by a meter; and also through the construction of the
access to basic social services in these sites aside sea walls by the DPWH as protection against tsunami and storm surge.
from the consideration that these resettlement areas PWDs, senior citizens, and victims of abuses are cared for by DSWD.
are not located in hazard and danger zones. The Nutrition Office looks after the nutrition status of children and
pregnant women aside from the health kits provided to them.
Moreover, all developed resettlement areas had secured the necessary
clearances before they were allowed to operate.
• Police Force - Police force to population ratio is As shown in Table SO-44, page 297 Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies, Tabaco
at 1: 1,195 is less than the government standard City needs forty-nine (49) additional police personnel for the next 10
police to population ratio of 1 policeman for every years (2019-2028) broken down as follows: twenty-seven (27)
1000 population. additional policemen for the year 2019-2021, and an average of two (2)
additional policemen every year thereafter. To address the peace and
order issues, the proposed establishment/construction of CPAC in
Brgys. San Lorenzo, San Antonio, and Cabagñan including lot
purchase for the purpose is ranked 74th in the city's approved LDIP
2020-2026 in the amount of Php 10.0M. (Please refer to Table 13,
p.96 Vol.1 draft CLUP).
Non-Government Being the District Jail for the first district of Albay The present District Jail has a total of 47 jail personnel composed of 2
Organizations maybe to consider the area, the jail guard to jail officers and 45 jail guards; there are also 282 inmates. Jail guard to
(NGO) : population and the jail cells to accommodate PDL ratio is 1: 6, which is even lower than the ideal ratio of 1:7. The
inmates with the sensitivity to gender issues. facility’s area of 3,597 sq. m. provides the PDLs with enough space for
other activities such as ALS teaching, livelihood, recreation, clean and
green activities and the like. Gender sensitivity is provided through the
following: separate cells for males and females; female jail guard looks
after female PDLs, while male jail guard take charge of male PDLs;
and activities are conducted according to PDLs gender. To further
improve the city’s jail facility, the following PPAs are incorporated in
Table 13, page 90 Vol. 1 CLUP such as: 1). Improvement of water
system of jail facility (ranked 49th); 2). Construction of Jail
administrative office (ranked 51st); and 3). Construction of jail
facility’s kitchen building (ranked 53rd) in the amount of Php
7.8348M. (Please refer to Table 13, p.94 Vol.1 draft CLUP).
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Good to keep up localizing police forces at the As of 2020, the outposts of Barangay Tanods or Public Safety Officers
barangay level with the current nine hundred seven (BPSO) are present in all the 47 barangays of the city. They are located
(907) distributed in the forty seven (47) barangays near residential, busy areas and main roads (See Table SO-40 page
providing safety and protection to barangay 291, Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies). The Barangay Tanods including
residents. volunteers total 907, giving a ratio of 1:19 which is slightly below the
required 1:20 per barangay. They provide support to the local PNP in
establishing peace and order, managing traffic, assisting residents
during disasters/calamities, and being on hand for auxiliary duties and
other functions delegated by the local officials. For their functions
upgrade, the local PNP conducts capacity building activities on peace
and order maintenance and values formation. Communication links
with the barangays, 24/7 shall be established.
• Employment/Income - It was mentioned that the Increased employment levels could be achieved through the execution
annual income of Tabaco laborers for an average of the following strategies, to wit: Encourage local and non-local
household size of five is relatively low and investments; promotion of tourism and eco-tourism; Youth
insufficient compared to the average household employment program/youth summer program; Introduction of modern
needs. It was mentioned as well that the data from technologies; Provide center for employment skills training and
the 2010 Tabaco CBMS survey indicated that development; Skills development program; on-line employment, and
2,206 out of 12,050 households (18%) depended work at home. To attain the objective of reducing urban and rural
on income below Php20,000 per annum. In relation poverty, the CLUP proposes the following strategies: Formulate
to this, there were strategies specifically for Poverty Alleviation Plan/program; Activate Anti-Poverty Council,
income and employment mentioned under social Special allocation of agricultural land for the poor; CARP, UDHA
sector goals. implementation; City promotion for business investments, provide
business incentives; Youth employment program, Youth summer
program; and Micro Financing, Credit cooperatives. Further, to create
more employment opportunities for Tabaco’s inhabitants, development
of new growth centers with satellite markets in San Carlos, San
Antonio, Cabagñan & San Miguel Island is one of the PPAs
incorporated in Table 13, page 95 Vol. 1 draft CLUP (ranked 59th
with estimated amount of Php 20.0M).
Non-Government Evaluates the CLUP development The Plan has development strategies and goals The Strategies proposed to attain such goals are: City- wide sanitation
Organizations strategies, programs and projects promoting the interest of the basic sectors. plan; provision of safe and sanitary location for solid and liquid waste
(NGO) : promote the interests of the basic Physical environment goals mentioned: Improved management facility in the city; Updating and modernizing solid waste
sectors Urban and rural Sanitation, Adequate Solid Waste management plan; Promotion of cost-effective and environment-
Management, Adequate Wastewater Management, friendly solid waste management practices (waste segregation, MRF,
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Improved Environmental Condition of Coastal 3Rs, pre-cycling, composting, sanitary landfill, eco-park, etc.); Waste
Waters, Improved forest Condition with specific water management program; Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate
strategies; few of those were: Disaster Risk Change Adaptation- Sens+D10itive infrastructure projects; Strict
Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaption implementation of laws/policies regarding new and proposed
(CCA) - sensitive infrastructure projects with development; Relocation/resettlement of the city’s informal settlers
adherence to strict implementation of laws/ living within the coastal areas to other sites with adequate sanitation
policies to new and proposed developments and facilities; Zoning and allocation of open access FFL; and Five-Year
encouraging Private - Public -sector led Implementation of the Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP 2021-2026) which
investments partnerships on infrastructure projects is ranked 84th as per Table 13, p.97 Vol.1, draft CLUP.
and utilities projects.
Social Sector Goals mentioned about: Improved The Strategies mentioned to attain such goals are: Health improvement
Health Condition of the General Population, program; Sustainable promotion of good health, nutrition and wellness;
Adequate Educational Facilities, Adequate Socio Malnutrition prevention program; Promote funding program to
Cultural Facilities, mentioning strategies of improve nutrition of children; Provision of comprehensive infant and
creating adequate critical medical facilities, maternal health services; Immunization of children; Construction of
providing comprehensive infant and maternal properly located hospitals, clinics, and quarantine/isolation facilities;
health services, improve planning for educational Encourage private sector-led medical-related investments; Private
infrastructure and services and increase social and funded medical facilities; Construction of properly located new school
community interactivity for socio-cultural related sites; Expansion and upgrade of school sites; Fund sources for
activities and events. educational facilities identified and provided; Networking with local,
national and international socio-cultural advocacy groups; and
Construction of Tabaco Heritage Park and Museum, Tabaco Center for
the Arts, Tabaco Center for Performing Arts and Tabaco Rainforest
Park. Please refer to the PPAs ranked as 5th, 6th, 42nd, 65th, 77th and
79th in the LDIP, Table 13, pp. 90, 94,96 & 97, Vol.1 draft CLUP.
Connected to the social sector goal is reducing One of the goals of the economic sector is reducing urban and rural
urban and rural poverty as part of the Economic poverty. Some of its objectives include Increasing people's educational
Sector goal aiming at few number of objectives level, increase in employment/ livelihood opportunities, increased
to mention increasing people's educational level, agricultural productivity and improve community resiliency to natural
increase in employment/ livelihood opportunities, and human-made hazards and improve tourism revenues. In order to
increased agricultural productivity and improve achieve these objectives, strategies were identified such as formulation
community resiliency to natural and human-made of Poverty Alleviation Program, Program for the equitable access to
hazards and improve tourism revenues. Few resources for the poor, and improve typhoon resiliency of agricultural
strategies to respond to this as mentioned were to and fishery sector. In the city's approved LDIP, there are PPAs which
formulate Poverty Alleviation Plan/ Program, the city intend to implement starting next year that would help reduce
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Program for the equitable access to resources for urban and rural poverty, specifically PPAs which were ranked as 13th,
the poor inclusive of forests, fisheries and agri-land 14th, 15th, 23rd, 46th, 57th, 70th and 71st. (Please refer to Table 13
and improve typhoon resiliency of agricultural and pp. 91,92,94,& 96, vol.1, draft CLUP)
fishery sector.
Non-Government For Settlements and Land Use goals specifically To attain such goals, the following strategies were proposed:
Organizations for Improved Housing Situation and Safety of Comprehensive program to address the issue on illegal settlements in
(NGO) : Settlements in Hazard Prone and Environmentally Tabaco City; Formulation of the City Housing/Local Shelter Plan;
Critical Areas; aims at reducing number of Activate Local Special Bodies; Strengthening the Local Housing
informal settlements, increasing number of Board; Strict enforcement of no development zones in danger areas and
socialized housing/ affordable housing units for environmentally critical areas; Relocation of illegal settlers; Close and
low income families and reducing risks of adequate monitoring of quarrying activities; Utilize/develop the
settlements in hazard prone and environmentally easement area along the coastal road into parks, playground and open
critical areas (including settlements in permanent recreational spaces; Develop new growth centers/growth nodes outside
danger zones). Strategies mentioned to realize the the city center; Increase the number of infrastructure and utility projects
goal is the comprehensive program for addressing in new growth centers; Conduct vulnerability assessment of buildings
issue of illegal settlements, Formulate City and infrastructures; Removal/relocation of settlements within the 6 km
Housing/local shelter plan/program, Strengthening Permanent Danger Zone around Mayon Volcano; promotion of
the local housing board, activate Local Special typhoon resistant housing, typhoon resistant technology and
Bodies (LSB) specifically created as partner for the construction materials; Flood/flash floods mitigation programs; River
city’s development in the implementation of bank protection of river areas; Relocation of settlements in coastal and
programs and projects as mandated in the Local low-lying areas; Tsunami warning system; Installation of warning and
Government Code and strict implementation of the alert systems in strategic parts of the city; Formulation of Climate
pro-poor ordinances. Change Adaptation and Resiliency program; and Improve capacity,
resiliency and climate change adaptability of all sectors of the city. To
carry out these strategies, the ranked 7th, 45th, 55th, 59th and 70th are
among the priority PPAs listed in Table 13, pp. 90, 94,95, 96, Vol. 1,
draft CLUP.
Evaluates the CLUP vis a vis The plan mentioned about Improved City Disaster The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) has
laws and regulations affecting Resiliency generally aiming across sectoral implemented various programs that are unique and first in Tabaco City,
human rights, gender and other concerns at reducing exposure of settlements, such as the BEFIRST (or Barangay Emergency First Responders
social concerns properties and lives to disaster risks from potential Team) where the target barangay residents are provided with adequate
damages and losses brought by natural hazards and training to enable them to respond to any emergency first hand.
increasing resiliency of communities and looking Various strategies were proposed such as: Comprehensive Disaster
at strategies to mention Comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction and Management; Conduct of multi-hazard disaster risk
Risk Reduction and Management, conduct multi- assessment; and Strict implementation of the Zoning Ordinance,
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hazard disaster risk assessments, Strict building codes, fire code, DRR policies in new projects/constructions.
implementation of zoning ordinance, building Among the PPAs incorporated in the city's approved LDIP 2020-2026
codes and DRR/ CCA policies. which were ranked 6th, 7th,19th,30th, 55th and 70th pertains to
improving the disaster resiliency of the city. Please refer to Table 13
pp. 90-96 Vol.1 draft CLUP.
The CLUP is expected to harmonize and 1. City Resolution No. 491-2017: (Local Shelter Plan of Tabaco);
coordinate other existing plans, policies and 2. City Ordinance No. 023-2018: (Eradicate Professional Squatting);
ordinances of the city. Specifically for the city's 3. City Ordinance No. 014-2013: (Management of Established
aim for reduce number of informal settlements, Relocation Sites);
increase number of socialized affordable housing 4. City Ordinance No. 022-2019: (Enacting the Environment Code of
units for low income families and reduce risks of Tabaco City).
settlement in hazard prone and environmentally Aside from those ordinances and resolution mentioned above, there are
critical areas. also PPAs listed the LDIP-CDP-ELA (2020-2026) that could be tapped
to help address the city’s issues and concerns on informal settlements,
low cost housing, etc.; some of those PPAs are shown below.
Purchase/Development of Land for the Relocation of Informal Settlers,
Victim of Calamities and Resident with in 6km PDZ (ranked 55th in
Table 13 p. 94 Vol. 1 draft CLUP).
Non-Government The city's listed major development programs and In the city's draft CLUP, all major development programs and projects
Organizations projects taken from the formulated CDP/ ELA is taken from the formulated CDP-ELA 2020-2026 if implemented are
(NGO) : presumed to respond to the identified issues and expected to respond substantially to the identified issues and needs
needs listed under development constraints. The listed under the development constraints. The LDIP contains the
implementation of the identified development development programs, projects and activities ranked according to their
programs must be in adherence to the laws and priority will, in one way or another, help ensure the protection of
regulations, policies and covenants taking into human rights and address the gender development concerns of the
consideration human rights and gender population. Incorporated in the city's LDIP are specific gender
development concerns of the population. sensitive PPAs such as those with Rank 4, 5, 10, 11, 25, 37, 39, 41, 42,
44, 47, 65, 66, 67, 68, 72, 77, 79, & 81. Please refer to Table 13
pp.90-97 Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
APSEMO Tabaco CLUP is detailed and comprehensive but I The following risk maps showing areas under high, medium and
can't find risk map showing areas under high, low risks for tsunami, storm surge, rain-induced landslide, erosion,
medium and low risk for flood, landslide, storm ash fall, flooding, lahar flow, etc. were already prepared but were
surge, mudflow. High risk areas are not not attached in the previous submittal. Said risk maps/hazard
recommended for permanent settlement, medium maps showing showing areas under high, medium aand low risk
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risk for protective investments, low and safe zones for flooding, landslide, storm surge, and mudflow are now attached
are areas of high value investments. on pages 1-11 as Annexes, Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies, for reference and
guidance.
The map will serve as basis for safer investment

decision making
PHIVOLCS Future consideration of resettlement of The City Government of Tabaco proposes for the permanent relocation
communities within the pyroclastic flow hazard of all the people living within the 6 KM PDZ of Mayon Volcano like
map or at least within the 6 km PDZ (PHIVOLCS) Barangay Magapo, portion of Comon, Buang, Buhian, Oson, Mariroc
(Sitio Nagsipit). At present, the City of Tabaco has identified and is in
the process of purchasing a lot, a safer place in the south-western
portion of Barangay San Antonio, Tabaco City as the permanent
relocation site for Barangay Magapo. Barangay San Antonio is
considered a safer place it being located outside the 8 KM PDZ of
Mayon Volcano. Said lot is identified as Lot. No. 3975 - B. The City
of Tabaco is aggressive in its land banking program intended primarily
for relocation sites for settlements in Barangay Mariroc and Comon
that are situated within the 6Km and extended 7KM PDZ. In fact,
purchase/development of Land for the Relocation of Informal Settlers,
Victim of Calamities and Resident with in 6km PDZ (ranked 55) is
incorporated in the city's approved LDIP in the amount of Php 150.0M.
Please refer to Table 13 p.94 Vol.1 draft CLUP.
Consider appropriate mitigation measures related As shown in Table SO-28 p. 275 Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies, the city’s
to lahar hazard prone area especially medium to resettlement sites/areas are not located within the medium/high risk
high risk with regards to resettlement (ex. San areas; these areas are classified as areas with low susceptibility to
Vicente) volcanic hazards, hence considered safe from such hazards and need
minimum mitigating measures.
PHIVOLCS Consider risk of tsunami within the eastern It’s also forecasted that about 50,000 of the City’s population (or about
coastline of Tabaco City from PHIVOLCS 35.38% of the total), according to 2018 DRRMO survey, would be
simulated risk scenario for an 8.1 magnitude potentially affected by tsunami. To prepare the city’s coastal barangays
eathquake on Phil. Trench to the possible impact of tsunami and storm surge, the City Disaster
Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) has conducted several
Capability Building Seminars and Trainings that included, but not
limited to, evacuation drills and tsunami drills to the identified Coastal
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Barangays of Tabaco; this is in recognition of the threat should such
scenario occur. The identified evacuation site, at the minimum distance,
is the Tabaco National High School grounds which has an elevation of
at least 6 meters from the sea level. Also, in order to mitigate the
impact of tsunami, Early warning system enhancement was
incorporated in the city's approved LDIP- 2020-2026, pp. 476-483
(ranked 70th) which include text blast system, installation of siren/bell
in every coastal barangay, conduct of regular tsunami/storm surge
drills, and massive EIC among residents of coastal barangays in the
amount of Php 1.0M. Please refer to Table 13 p.96 Vol. 1 draft
CLUP.
Appropriate measures for other hazards from Mayon Volcano is seen as one that could contribute to the emerging
Mayon Volcano related to economy market and prosperity of Tabaco City. As one of the major tourist
attraction, not just in the Bicol Region but also in the Philippines, this
volcano attracts visitors from all over thereby contributing to the
economic boost of the city. Hazards from Mayon’s volcanic activities
such as an eruption would pose significant concern; but this can be
mitigated through appropriate measures such as relocation sites for
barangays that lie within the 6 km Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ),
the ranked 55th PPA included in Table 13, p. 94 Vol. 1, draft
CLUP ; suspension of tourism activities when eruption is imminent;
a back-up plan, just in case of volcanic eruption, should be in place for
economic activities that would be affected, such as but not limited to,
farming, etc. However, because Mayon Volcano eruption is a cyclic
natural occurrence that occurs every ten years (on the average), the
benefits heavily outweighs the disruption on the economic activities of
Tabaqueños; this benefit the city in terms of tourism and economic
growth.
Department of Page 46. Residents of forestland barangays • Table FO-18 on page 188 Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies showed that
Agriculture implement agroforestry practices appropriate for residents of forest lands in the barangays of Buang, Comon, Magapo,
each area. These six barangays, namely Buang, Mariroc, Oras and Sua-Igot all practice slash and burn farming, open
Comon, Magapo, Mariroc, Oras, and Sua-Igot, all cultivation and the use of commercial/chemical fertilizers. • Except for
practice slash and burn farming, open cultivation, Sua-Igot, all the other barangays practiced shifting cultivation, a
and the use of commercial and chemical fertilizers. process that involved temporary cultivation of lands and temporary
Adoption of organic farming has also been noted in abandonement so that the soil can revert to its natural vegetation and
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some areas of the said barangays. fertility [See Table FO-28 page 194 Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies]. • In
order to adapt to its rolling terrain, Barangay Magapo practiced Sloping
Agricultural Land Technology (SALT), as well as organic farming
methods. SALT is a diversified farming system in which rows of fruit
trees and permanent shrubs were planted to prevent soil erosion. Such
cyclical farming method allowed the farmers to have some harvest year
round while reducing soil erosion. The "Ecological Solid Waste
Management Ordinance of Tabaco City prohibits the act of open
burning of solid wastes which include agricultural waste.
Department of Page 93. Based on these numbers, it is clear that To help address the issue on the needed increase in investments and
Agriculture the Tabaco City Government would need to make budget on servcies such as day care, education, health, agriculture and
significant investments and budget on social employment, the following PPAs of the agriculture sector were
services such as day care, education, health and included in the city's approved LDIP 2020-2026: A. For Day
agriculture. In addition, the large number of Care/Education: • Libreng Gamit sa Eskwela/Bisikleta Project (ranked
working-age individuals would mean that efforts 44th), Php 5.0M; •Support to School Reading Component of
are required to fulfill the employment needs of the ADM/FLO and Reproduction of Marungko and Fuller remedial
City's inhabitants. learning materials/ Mothers as reading tutors (ranked 47th), Php
1.85M; • Const./Rehab./Improvement of various pre-schools with
child-friendly design schools/classrooms complete with basic amenities
(ranked 66th), Php 70.0M; • Const. of additional schools/classrooms
with school age appropriate design, complete with basic amenities
(ranked 77th), Php 70.0M; B. Health: Const. of TB DOTS (ranked
5th), Php 5.0M; • Typhoon-proofing of Health Facilities (ranked 6th),
Php 5.0M; • Expansion of Main Rural Health Center
Bldg./Const./Rehab of Health Centers & hospitals/Lot purchase for the
construction of health facilities (ranked 65th), Php 14.0M; C.
Agriculture: • Food Sufficiency Program (ranked 13th) in the amount
of Php 3M; • Technology Demonstration Farmer Field School (ranked
39th) with Php 0.5M; • Agri- Modern Project (ranked 46th) in the
amount of Php 3.0M; and • Purchase or lease of post-harvest facility
(ranked 57th) with Php 1.5M. (Please refer to Table 13, pp.90-96,
Vol. 1 draft CLUP).
Page 131. The only concern, however, with these Although these potential resettlement sites are classified as agricultural
potential resettlement sites is that some of these are lands, actual land use revealed that so me are either horticultural, coco
classified as agricultural lands. From a legal land, abaca land, and uncultivated; others are already used as
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standpoint, the land uses of these plots would have residential areas, and still others are non-irrigated ricelands, hence, they
to reclassify for non-agricultural purposes for it to can be reclassified into residential lands. Moratorium on conversion of
be utilized for housing. On the other hand, the City agricultural lands shall be incorporated in the ZO and shall be strictly
Government should also undertake efforts to implemented to ensure food sufficiency in the city. The inhabited
prevent, as much as possible, the conversion of agricultural areas of Barangay Magapo, portion of Barangays Comon
what are supposed to be agricultural areas to and Buang shall remain agricultural lands after the people residing
ensure food sufficiency. therein shall have been relocated permanently to safer places in Tabaco
City. Again, one of the priority PPAs in the said approved LDIP 2020-
2026 of the city, the food sufficiency program ranked 13th with Php
3.0M allocation. Please see Table 13, p. 91 Vol. 1 draft CLUP).
Page 155. Policy interventions such as a If the percentage of crop land area would continue to decrease, it would
moratorium on agricultural land reclassification, contribute to low crop yield and rice production and thereby reducing
reactivation of price control council, subsidies to the income of the farmers. Likewise, if the degradation of the fishing
agricultural and fishery students, and introduction grounds will not be controlled/prevented, low fish and aquatic
of new farming and fishing technologies production is likely to happen and would result to low inome of the
fishermen. Said policy options are hereby incorporated in the ZO with
the following interventions: Introduction of new farming technology,
soil analysis for agricultural lands, conduct of annual farmers’ summit.
The fishery sector recommends the strict implementation of the City
Fishery Ordinance or the Coastal Environmental Laws, Rehabilitation
of Marine Sanctuary and Fishery reserve in San Miguel Island,
delineation and installation of permanent markers along the boundaries
of the municipal waters of Tabaco City and provision of
educational/alternative livelihood assistance to both farmers and
fishermen. Please refer to Sec. 21 pp.18-19, vol. 3 draft ZO
Department of Page 156. Barangay Buang follows with 25.12 Current data shows that the City has 371.0602 hectares or around
Agriculture hectares of cropland or 7.23 percent of the total. 2.94% of its total land area devoted to planting of high value
Barangay Buang produces chayote, tomatoes, commercial crops such as vegetables, spices, nuts and fruits. Out of this
ampalaya, squash, pole sitaw, and cacao. The total area, 346.61 hectares are planted with vegetables, while only 0.79
Provincial Organic Vegetable Experimental station hectares are planted with spices (siling labuyo). Tabaco City produces
(POVES) located in the said barangay and located around 2,482.92 metric tons of vegetables every year with an estimated
within a 5-hectare area is under the supervision and value of Php 31,630,024.00. Barangay Hacienda comprises the largest
management of the Albay Provincial Agriculture area (52.12%) planted with crops at 181.08 hectares, all of them
Office (APAO) which likewise produces high devoted to vegetables production such as cassava and sweet potatoes.
value vegetables. This is followed by Barangay Buang, comprising 119.955 hectares
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(17.35%) of the reported total land area planted with crops. Barangay
Buang’s produce include eggplant, squash, ampalaya, tomatoes, sweet
potatoes, sayote, winged beans, pole sitaw, cabbage, pili and siling
labuyo. In line with the Tabaco city’ determination to increase its food
production, the following PPAs were incorporated in the city’s
approved LDIP 2020-2026: a). Food sufficiency program (ranked 13th)
in the amount of Php 3.0M, and b). Agri. modernization project (ranked
46th) also in the amount of Php 3.0M. (Please see Table 13, pp.91 &
94, Vol. 1 draft CLUP).
According to the City Agriculture Office, the High The major high value crops in Tabaco City are squash, eggplant,
Value Commercial Development Program cabbage, sweet potato, tomatoes, ampalaya, pole sitaw, sayote, pepper,
(HVCDP) has significantly increased their yield of gabi, pili, and cacao. All crops are planted in areas that are exposed to
high value commercial crops in 2015 at 980 metric medium and low risk natural hazards save for typhoons. In 2019, there
tons, compared to the 931 metric tons reported in were 371.0602 hectares of land in Tabaco City dedicated to the
2014, thereby contributing in food sufficiency of cultivation of such crops. High Value Commercial Development
the city. [See EC -3] . . . Program (HVCDP) has significantly increased the yield of high value
commercial crops in 2019, at 1,862 metric tons, compared to 1,766
metric tons reported in 2018, thereby contributing to some sort of self-
sufficiency of the city. To further highlight the City’s plans and
programs to help the agriculture sector’s goal of increased food
production, again the following PPAs were incorporated in the city’s
approved LDIP 2020-2026: a). Food sufficiency program (ranked 13th)
in the amount of Php 3.0M, and b). Agri. modernization project (ranked
46th) also in the amount of Php 3.0M. (Please see Table 13,
pp.91&94, Vol. 1 draft CLUP).
2015 amounted to 10.505 metric tons, most of it In 2019, the total land area dedicated to rice farming was about
coming from irrigated lands (4.38 metric tons), 2,147.19 hectares; most of which were irrigated (1,942.16) hectares or
followed closely by rain fed farms (4.125 metric 90.45%, followed by rain- fed farms, 173.73 (8.09%) hectares and
tons), while only two metric tons came from upland rice fields, 31.0 (1.44%) hectares. Compared to the 2018 data of
upland rice fields. [See EC - 3]. Rice sufficiency 1,234.66 hectares devoted to rice farming, it’s shown that there’s an
level in the province in 2016 is computed at increase of about 73.90% in the total rice farming area. Also, a
100.6%. comparison of the 2018 and 2019 data showed that rice production
increased by about 14.14% (1.631 MT/ha.). In 2019 the total rice
production was 13. MT/ha; which was produced mostly from irrigated
lands (4.550 MT/ha. or 34.56%), followed closely by rain-fed farms,
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(4.065 MT/ha. or 30.88%). There was no rice production in upland rice
fields due to dry spell. Rice self-sufficiency of the city in 2019 was
reported to be about 78.6%. The same PPAs mentioned above (Food
sufficiency program, ranked 13th; tech. demonstration farmer field
school, 39th; agriculture modernization project, 46th;
construction/rehab of communal irrigation or water impounding
system, 56th; and purchase or lease of post-harvest facilities, 57th are
included among the priority PPAs as listed in Table 13, pp.91,93,94
Vol. 1 draft CLUP will be employed to help address the agriculture
sector’s intensified food production program.
Department of Page 166. As of 2010, 14% of Tabaco's local As of 2018, out of the city’s coastal population of 48,417, some 2,450
Agriculture population is engaged in the fishing industry. (5.06%) were engaged in fishing industry. There are sixteen (16)
There are 13 coastal barangays with a total coastal barangays and the city’s total coastal length is about 43.74
estimated coastal length of 40 kilometers. . . . kilometers (CBMS Census 2018). To address the issues and concerns
Fishponds. A total of Php 524,280 from freshwater of the city’s fishery sector, appropriate PPAs for the said sector were
fishponds and Php 388,200 from brackish water incorporated in the city's approved LDIP 2020-2026, such as:
fishponds have been generated in 2016. [See EC - Terrestrial and Mangrove Forest Management/Mangrove
5]. Fishery postharvest facility implemented by the reforestation/Community-based Reforestation project (Nursery)
DA-BFAR includes Municipal Food Terminal which was ranked 23rd with an amount of Php 6.0M. A
Cold Storage. comparison of the 2016 and 2019 data revealed that in 2016, the total
revenue generated by fresh water fishponds was Php. 524,280.00; while
in 2019, it was Php. 1,302,720.00 or an increase of about 148.48% (Php
778,440.00). As to the contribution of brackish water fishponds, it was
reported that in 2016, the total revenue generated was Php. 388,200.00;
while in 2019 it was only Php. 162,000.00 or a decrease of some
-58.27% (Php 226,200.00). Please see Table 13 page 92 Vol.1 draft
CLUP.
Page 167. Irrigation systems in Tabaco generally There is one worrying problem that beset farmers not only in Tabaco
come from free-flowing streams. If the CIS and City but in other cities/municipalities of the province of Albay with
PIS are combined, there will be a total of 1,489 regards to irrigation system. It is reported that because of uncontrolled
farmers benefit from these 23 irrigation systems quarrying, the river beds and the flowing streams become deeper and
not to mention the Small scale Irrigation Projects deeper, thus, making it impossible for these free-flowing streams to
implemented by BSWM. reach farm lands on both sides, rendering the said lands unirrigated and
unproductive. The following are the PPAs deemed necessary to address
the irrigation problems of Tabaco were incorporated in the city's
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approved LDIP 2020-2026, and they are as follows: a). Strengthening
of Task Force Quarry (ranked 45th) in the amount of Php 1.0M
and b). Construction/Rehabilitation of Communal Irrigation or
Water Impounding System (ranked 56th) with an amount of Php
3.0M. Please refer to Table 13 p. 94 Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
Page 181. Agricultural related projects, Table EC-12 showed that the following agriculture related projects in
approved/funded for implementation, 2016 such as various barangays were already completed: Abaca Product
the windmill at Sitio Malictay, Hacienda; diversion Development and Commercialization, Fish Cage and SWIP project.
dam at Cabagñan both implemented by BSWM, Other projects are still ongoing like Farm to Market Road and Rawis-
and SWIP at Barangay Bogñabong which was Hacienda Road both in San Miguel Island, Integrated Farming in Brgy.
implemented by NIA ROV. Buang, Irrigation Canals in Brgy. Bantayan and San Antonio, and
SWIP project in Brgy. San Ramon. There are several PPAs mentioned
in the city’s approved LDIP 2020-2026 that is worth mentioning that
could be of great help to the agriculture sector needs such as: a). City
(Urban-Rural) Road projects/Construction of various FMRs
segments/Rehabilitation of Hacienda-Rawis FMR
Establishment/Construction of alternate/diversion roads (ranked 17th)
in the amount of PHP500M; b). Construction/Rehabilitation of
Communal Irrigation or Water Impounding System (ranked 56th),
with Php 3.0M; c). Purchase or lease of post-harvest facilities (ranked
57th) with Php 1.5M; d). Food terminal (ranked 78th) with Php
10.0M. Please see Table 13, pp.91,94 & 96, Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
Page 214. It should be noted that Tabaco's rich and To address the concerns of the tourism sector, there are PPAs
unique culture could also attract visitors coupled incorporated in the city’s approved LDIP 2020-2026 such as: a).
by agri-tourism as an emerging tourism business Program on Re-establishment /Revival of Tabak Industry (ranked
today. The city's furniture-making, sikad-sikad, 35th) in the amount of Php 20.0M; and b). Institutionalization and
and cutlery activities are also potential pillars of Promotion of Buang Nursery as Farm Tourism Destination (ranked
the area's cultural tourism. 40th) with Php 30.0M. Please see Table 13, p.93 Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
Page 323. Irrigation systems in Tabaco generally The same issue which was already addressed as cited on page 167.
come from free-flowing streams. If the CIS and
PIS are combined, there will be a total of 1,489
farmers benefit from these 23 irrigation systems
not to mention the Small Scale Irrigation Projects
implemented by BSWM. Nonetheless, the.
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DEPARTMENT a. Checks whether present and At present, residential use is the second largest All existing resettlement sites of Tabaco City are titled properties and
OF proposed residential/ urban land use with 405.61 hectares (or 22.14%) of are free from any legal issues. The main objective in improving the
ENVIRONMEN settlements sites are free from the city’s built-up area. One of the land use sector safety of settlements in hazard-prone and environmentally critical areas
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legal (e.g. tenure) and issues is informal settlements in hazard-prone and is to reduce risks (vulnerability and exposure) of settlements in hazard-
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RESOURCES environmental constraints. environmentally critical areas. Growing numbers prone and environmentally critical areas. To carry out such objective,
(DENR) of informal settlers settle in foreshore areas, coastal the City Government proposes the following strategies: Housing policy
areas, volcanic danger zones and river ravines and program; Relocation/resettlement of residents living in hazard-
which are considered hazard-prone or prone and environmentally critical areas, residents within Mayon
environmentally critical areas. In addition, these Volcano’s 6 km Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ), along coastal areas,
settlers built their houses using light and scrap river ravines, flood plains, etc. to safer places (in accordance with RA
materials that are easily destroyed by strong winds, 7279 , or through homestead and free patent); Relocation off illegal
floods and storm surges during typhoon season. settlers; and strict enforcement of no-development zones within danger
The lack of city ordinance or barangay regulations and environmentally critical areas. To help address the issues and
on squatting, poor monitoring and insufficient concerns regarding the informal settlers in hazard-zone and
funds for relocations and housing were identified environmentally critical areas, Purchase/Development of Land for
as key difficulties in addressing the problem of Relocation of Informal Settlers, Victims of Calamities and
informal settlements in the city. For their proposed Residents of 6 km PDZ (ranked 55th) is one of the PPAs
land use plan, they plan to improve housing incorporated in the City’s LDIP 2020-2026 that must be implemented.
situation and safety settlements in hazard prone Said PPA is listed in Table 13 p. 94, Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
and environmentally critical areas by introducing
several line-up strategies.
b. Check whether there are At present, forest land use comprises only 12.0% The objectives of improving forest condition of the city are the
inconsistencies between areas (1,472.7100 hectares) of the city's land, and is following: Adoption of forestry and environmental laws through
proposed for protection and areas composed of mangrove forests, protection forest ordinances; Management of its forests and associated resources; Define
for production (e.g. mining and production forest lands. Protection forest is the boundaries of FFL through actual delineation and establishment of
leases/permits within protection important to protect and conserve the city's permanent monuments; Increased forested areas; and Protection of
zones) ecology and biodiversity. It also improves the identified water source areas/potential water supply of potable water.
natural ecosystem and resources of the city. It is To carry out the said objectives, LGU Tabaco proposes the following
found mostly within Mayon Volcano Nature Park strategies: Zoning and allocating open access FFL; Implement
in Brgy. Oson, Buang, and Magapo, and in Mount appropriate forest tenurial schemes for effective forest management;
Masaraga Watershed Forest Reserve in Brgys. Improved management and conservation of upland and forest
Oras and Sua-Igot. Production Forest on the other resources; Prevent illegal logging and kaingin practice; Creation of
hand is sustainably cultivated for timber Bantay Dagat/Forest Protection Council; Prevent forest conversions
production and for commercial and industrial (from upland forests to agricultural uses, mangrove forests to urban
purposes. These forests are found in the "pagatpat" uses); Promote sustainable forest practices (sustainable harvesting,
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forests on the shores of Brgy. San Carlos. One of agro-forestry, plant fruit bearing trees, etc.); and Promote community-
the environmental issues identified is the based forest management system. To attain the sustainable
degradation of forest resources. The city's forest development and management of Tabaco City's natural resources, there
areas have decreased in size because of rampant are PPAs included in the city's approved LDIP: one is ranked 23rd and
illegal logging, unregulated "kaingin", and illegal the other is ranked 84th. Please see Table 13 pp.92 & 97 Vol. 1 draft
forest conversion. Upland forests converted into CLUP.
farmlands an settlements, while mangrove forests
are converted into fishpond or subjected to land
reclamation. For the proposed CLUP, they planned
to improve forest condition within the different
strategies like forest management and conservation
of upland and forest resources and prevention of
illegal logging by creating Bantay Gubat.
DEPARTMENT c. Check if there are sites At present, the city operates a Residual Garbage is being collected daily from the market and poblacion areas,
OF identified for disposal projects for Containment Area (RCA) and composting facility and twice weekly from the residential sections of the city their
ENVIRONMEN management of solid waste and both in Brgy. San Vicente while waiting for the Barangay MRFs, serving an estimated 30,429 households. An
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other hazardous waste within the completion of the proposed sanitary landfill at estimated 45,848.62 kgs (45.848 metric tons) of garbage were collected
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(DENR) Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Environmental for waste collection and disposal. Tabaco City operates a 5-hectare
Management Bureau (EMB) recently approved the Sanitary Landfill at Sitio Nagsipit, Barangay Mariroc, which will be
site for the proposed Tabaco City Sanitary Landfill turned later into an Ecological Park. To support the solid waste
in the said barangay. It is designed to operate as a management system of the city, all the forty-seven (47) barangays have
full functioning sanitary landfill which will turn their own material recovery facilities. * San Miguel Island has no waste
later into an Ecological Park. To support the solid disposal facility; burning and composting are the most common
waste management system of the city, there are methods of garbage disposal in the island. The city is presently looking
thirteen (13) barangays with material recovery for an appropriate site in San Miguel Island which would meet the
facilities. San Miguel Island has no waste disposal requirements for a waste processing facility to increase the waste
facility; burning and composting are the most diversion in the island and lessen the practice of open burning wastes
common methods of garbage disposal in the island. which is a violation of RA9003. There are PPAs in the city’s
Under RA 9003 and RA 8749, burning of wastes approved LDIP 2020-2026 that could be employed as strategies to
are prohibited acts. At present, the city does not address the issues and concerns on the city’s solid waste and waste
have a sewerage system and waste water treatment water management. Said PPAs are as follows: 1). Establishment of
facility. Sewer wastes are disposed directly into Waste Water Treatment Facility (ranked 2nd); 2). Establishment of
creeks and rivers flowing straight to the coasts Septage Facility (ranked 3rd); 3). Upgrading of the slaughterhouse
untreated; this contribute to increased river and with waste water treatment facilities (ranked 14th); 4). Solid Waste
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coastal pollution. Discharging untreated Facility Upgrade & Expansion Program (ranked 15th); 5).
wastewater directly to a water body without proper Establishment of MRF in San Miguel Island (ranked 26th). Please see
treatment is prohibited under RA 9275 or the Table 13, pp. 90,91 &93, Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
Philippine Clean Water Act. One of the
environmental issues of the city is inadequate solid
wastes management where the city collection and
disposal is inadequate using only 3 mini dump
trucks, 5 dump trucks and 3 compactors that
require several trips to collect the garbage.
Likewise, another related problem is the lack of
discipline among city residents who
indiscriminately dispose their garbage into rivers
and coasts. Under the proposed CLUP, they have
plans to improve solid waste management system
by reducing solid waste generation, increasing
solid waste management capacity, and increasing
people awareness on solid waste management by
employing different strategies. Also, they have
plans to improve wastewater treatment
management by employing different strategies.
DEPARTMENT d. Checks the consistencies of the The City Solid Waste Management Plan is The City’s Solid Waste Management Plan (2019-2028) has the
OF City/Municipal Solid Waste consistent with the CLUP with its approved 10- following objectives: Improved solid waste management system;
ENVIRONMEN Management Plan with the year Solid Waste Management Plan. Reduce solid waste generation; Increase waste diversion; Improve solid
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RESOURCES solid waste management. These objectives are also incorporated in the,
(DENR) Table 5.1: Outcome and Output Indicators and Table 5.2: Vision
Indicator and timeline Matrix, both of Volume 1 draft CLUP under
Environmental-friendly economy having an indicator of ensuring long
-term suitable and sustainable solid waste management. Tabaco City's
CLUP covers the same period as that of the SWMP which is 2019-
2028. Please see Table 5.1 p. 72 and Table 5.2 P. 78, both of Vol. 1
draft CLUP.
e. Checks if the plan promotes The city's CLUP promotes the enhancement of Development strategies such as: a). Update, modernize solid waste
the enhancement of environmental quality through local initiatives to management plan; Conduct waste analysis and characterization survey;
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environmental quality thru local control water, air and land pollution by employing Promote cost-effective and environment-friendly solid waste
initiatives to control water, air several strategies to improve solid waste management practices (waste segregation, MRF, 3RS, pre-cycling,
and land pollution. management system, improve wastewater composting, sanitary landfill-eco park, etc.); and Acquire and operate a
management system and improve environmental waste processing facility using alternative technology to achieve waste
condition of coastal waters. diversion targets; b). Construction of sewage treatment plant and
sewerage system; Promote cost effective and environment-friendly
waste water management practices; Promote waste water management
at source; Implement mandatory desludging of septic tanks at least
once every four years or before the sludge reaches fifty (50) % of
capacity, whichever comes first; increase people’s awareness on waste
water management; and c). Reforestation activities shall be done in
mangrove areas along the shoreline; Conduct sustained surveillance
activities in the area; Initiate awareness of the community on coastal
resource management through IEC; Strict requirement of individual
and industrial waste water treatment facilities; Activate coastal resource
management council; Create Bantay Dagat; Regular coastal clean-up;
Prevent illegal disposal of untreated chemical and toxic pollutants into
bodies of water; and Relocate/resettle the city’s informal settlers from
coastal areas to safer areas with adequate sanitation facilities. These
strategies are supported by the PPAs (ranked 2nd, 3rd, 14th, 15th,
26th, 31st and 75th) incorporated in the city's approved LDIP 2020-
2026. Please see Table 13, pp. 90,91,93, and 96, Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
DEPARTMENT f. Checks if there are plans for The CLUP has integrated plans for sustainable To attain the objective of having an Improved Forest Condition, the
OF sustainable development and development and management of natural resources following strategies under the city's FLUP 2021-2026 are proposed:
ENVIRONMEN management of natural resources within the city by employing different strategies Zoning and allocating open access FFL; Improved management and
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within the city/municipality. for improvement of forest condition, flood-prone conservation of upland and forest resources; Prevent illegal logging and
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RESOURCES environment and the like. kaingin practice; Creation of Bantay Gubat/Forest Protection Council;
(DENR) Prevent forest conversions (upland forests to agriculture uses,
mangrove forests to urban uses); Promote community-based forest
management system; Inventory of all forest occupants and claimants;
Introduce livelihood projects/skills training in upland areas; Conduct
IEC on forest resource protection and conservation; Mangrove
protection, rehabilitation, and restoration; and Implementation of the
PPAs incorporated in the city's Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP). To
attain the sustainable development and management of Tabaco City’s
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natural resources, there are PPAs incorporated in the city’s approved
LDIP 2020-2026, such as PPAs which were ranked 23rd and 84th
(same as in b.) Please see Table 13, pp. 92 & 97 Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
g. Ensures that the identified The plan ensures that identified areas for urban use The draft CLUP of Tabaco City ensures that the identified four (4)
areas for urban use are not within are not within the coverage of DENR's ECAs. growth centers and eight (8) growth nodes which have been identified
the coverage of DENR's ECAs, if under the development thrusts and strategies for urban
applicable. expansion/commercial development are not within the coverage of the
DENR's environmentally critical areas (ECAs). Please see the
proposed Structure Map on page 80, Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
h. Checks/evaluates the proposed The proposed solid waste management program As of December 30, 2019, the City Government operates the City
solid waste management program conforms with the provision of RA 9003 or the Sanitary Landfill at Sitio Nagsipit, Barangay Mariroc. This engineered
if these conforms with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. SL consists of the necessary components of a Categorized II disposal
provisions of Ecological Solid facility pursuant to RA 9003, and later will be turned into an Ecological
Waste Management Act (RA Park. Only residual wastes are received and disposed of at this facility.
9003) The other types of wastes are processed in the Central MRF located in
Barangay San Vicente, which has composting facility (window and
vermi casting) and a temporary storage area for household special
wastes until hauled by an EMB-accredited transporter. The Central
MRF also has a processing area utilizing alternative technology to
convert residual wastes with potential into useful products such as eco-
bricks. To support the solid waste management system of the city, all
the forty-seven (47) barangays have their own MRF. Instead of the
traditional house-to-house garbage collection, the Office of the City
ENRO now employs the Barangay-MRF scheme wherein only
barangay MRFs serve as the pick-up point for the city’s garbage trucks.
In this new garbage collection scheme, involvement and participation
of the barangays in solid waste management are reinforced since the
wastes in barangay MRF must be segregated at source (household)
before being collected. Please refer to Table 5.1 p. 72 and Table 5.2
p. 78 Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
i. Ensures protection of The plan ensures the protection of watershed and The draft CLUP recommended the following policy interventions
watershed and national parks. national parks. This is discussed under the which must be incorporated in the Zoning Ordinance (ZO): 1). No
Development Concept for Protection Land Use development Zone should be strictly protected from any human use,
which include environmentally critical areas, river prohibit the utilization of these areas to prevent slope instability and
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easements, parks and open spaces, heritage and protect its watershed functions; 2). demarcation of the tree line that
cultural zones and others. follows the boundary of land with 18% slope and above. Please see
Sec. 18, p.17; Sec. 22, p. 21; Sec.23, p.22; Sec. 29.2 p. 24; and Sec.
40 p. 29, Vol. 3 draft ZO.
DEPARTMENT j. If there forestland, checks if There was no mention of forest land use in the Tabaco City has formulated its Forest Land Use Plan 2021-2026
OF forest land use is integrated into proposed CLUP of the city. (FLUP 2021-2026) thru the very strong support of the personnel of
ENVIRONMEN the CLUP. LESS-DENR RO5 , is a significant step in rationalizing allocation and
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management of the city’s forest and forest lands. Said plan was
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(DENR) accountability and stakeholders’ participation. The identified problems
and issues by various stakeholders were: declining forest resources and
its associated resources due to deforestation and other illegal forest
activities, minimal local government participation in the
implementation of FFL programs, and absence of livelihood
opportunities. To help protect and conserve Tabaco City’s forest lands,
the Five (5) year implementation plan of FLUP which was ranked
84th contain various PPAs that were incorporated in the city’s LDIP
2020-2026 in the amount of Php 27.80 M. Please see Table 13, p.97,
Vol. 1 draft CLUP
k. If applicable, ensures that The plan ensures that areas with slope 18% and The city proper, all urban barangays, including some parts of San
areas with slope 18% an above above are not designated for urban use and the Miguel Island and up to Barangays San Vicente, Pinagbobong and
are not designated for urban use. forest and A&D are also delineated. Cabagñan, fall under Slope Class 0-3%. This slope classification
Delineate which is for forest and comprises 21.2% of the city’s total land area, and is designated as
which is A & D. suitable for urban use. Westward, the slope increases to 3-8% and
comprises 32.09% of the entire city. The area towards the center of the
mainland belongs to class 8-18% which is suitable for production land
use. The national park, portion of Oras, Buang, Sua-Igot and San
Miguel Island, have steeper topography at 18-30%. The rest of the
national park has 30-50% slope (See Table RM-2, p. 5, Vol. 2
Sectoral Studies). Alienable and Disposable (A&D) lands are found
mostly in lower- lying areas with an elevation of 0-100 meters above
sea level. Around 7,600 hectares (62.27%) of all A&D lands fall within
the 0-100 meters’ elevation. All A&D lands can also be found in areas
with 0-18% slope. Forest lands are mostly located at an elevation of
1,000 meters above sea level and above, and in areas with slope of 18%
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& above. Delineation of forest and forest lands is included in the
Year 1 WFP of the FLUP 2021-2026.
l. Checks if there endangered There was no mention in the plan of endangered Based on Table FO-31, page 196 Vol. 2, Sectoral Studies, there are
flora and fauna in the area and if flora and fauna in the area. five (5) fauna species that are considered endangered like the
there are corresponding programs/ Philippine hawk, monkey, deer, singalong and wild pig. As per latest
projects for the protection or report, there are no endangered flora species in Tabaco City.
conservation of such areas.
m. Checks if the land use plan The land use plan and zoning ordinance directs The draft CLUP of Tabaco City proposes development strategies and
and zoning ordinance directs development away from medium-and-high-risk risk reduction/development objectives for the following policy areas
development away from medium- areas. such as protection areas, buffer areas, production/settlement (limited
and-high-risk areas. use) areas, and production/settlement (multiple use) areas. These risk
reduction/development objectives are embodied under Table CL-20
found in page 159, Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies.
n. Checks if municipal waters, Municipal waters, foreshore and coastal areas are The municipal waters and the coastal/foreshore areas of Tabaco City
foreshore and coastal areas are delineated, mapped and reflected in the CLUP/ZO. have been mapped as depicted in the proposed General Land Use Map,
delineated, mapped and reflected and delineated as described in Volume 3, draft Zoning Ordinance,
in the CLUP/ZO. pp. 65-67, Annex E: Table 1- Zone - Boundary Delineation of the
different land use sectors, and attached to the Zoning Ordinance
(Volume 3) as an Annex. The technical descriptions of the municipal
waters of Tabaco City have been confirmed and approved by the
adjoining LGUs of Malilipot and Malinao.
DEPARTMENT o. Evaluates the CLUP vis-à-vis CLUP is in consonance with approved agency The draft CLUP is in consonance with the approved City
OF approved agency related related policies/plans/programs. policies/plans/ordinances such as: City Ordinance No. 037-2019
ENVIRONMEN policies/plans/programs (Establishing a Proper Sewerage and Septage Management System in
T AND
the City of Tabaco); City Ordinance No. 022-2019 (Environment Code
NATURAL
RESOURCES of the City of Tabaco); Forest Land Use Plan 2021-2026; Resolution
(DENR) No. 106-2019; and City Resolution No. 108-2020,City Ordinance No.
014-2013 (Adopting a Code of Policy in the Management of
Established Relocation sites and Implementation of socialized housing
program of Tabaco City); ); City Ordinance No. 023-2018
( Establishing an Institutional Mechanism to Eradicate Illegal Activities
of Professional squatting syndicates and squatters); City Resolution No.
491-2017 (Adopting the Local Shelter Plan of the City of Tabaco);
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City Ordinance No. 007-2019 (Tabaco City Investment and Incentives
Code); among others.
DAR Memorandum Circular #4, Series 2014 As shown in Table EC-10-A “LAND COVERED BY CARP” 2018
entitled "Guidelines Governing Landholdings that data, pages 325-326 Volume 2 Sectoral Studies, there’s a total of
are for INCLUSION in or DEDUCTION from 3,617.3252 HAS of CARP lands found within 27 Barangays of Tabaco.
CARPER Land Acquisition and Distribution These CARP Lands are broken down as follows: CERTIFICATE OF
(LAD) Database”. Landholdings are tagged as low LAND OWNERSHIP AWARD (CLOA), 2,804.7920 HAS with 1,474
priority or which are for deduction from LAD AGRARIAN – REFORM BENIFICIARIES (ARBs); and
Database as well as new identified landholdings to EMANCIPATION PATENTS (Eps), 812.5332 HAS of CARP Lands
be coverable under CARP for inclusion in the intended for some 489 ARBs.
CARPER LAD Balance.
The MC is issued for processing and evaluation of As mentioned in the comment under concern #2 of DAR, as of
landholdings for INCLUSION in and December 31, 2017, there were a total of 18 landholdings with a total
DEDUCTION from the CARPER LAD Balance. land area of 128.884 HAS. that are found within 12 barangays, that
were included in the carper LAD balance of Tabaco City. The said
Landholdings for INCLUSION are agricultural carper LAD balance was updated on November 5, 2019 where three
lands which were not included in the Presidential (3) landholdings (14.9463 HAS.) from Baranghawon and another one
Agrarian Reform Council (PARC) ExeCom (0.2205 HAS.) from Pinagbobong were deducted from the LAD
approved of CARPER LAD Balance, but have balance, leaving an updated total CARP Land of 113.3082 HAS.
been validated to be under CARP.
Landholdings for DEDUCTION refers to the

Landholdings listed in the CARPER LAD Balance,
but have been found to be not coverable under
CARP as evidenced by final/executory
decisions/orders from appropriate entity and have
been previously approved or Deduction by the
LAD Technical Review Committee pursuant to
DAR MC #8, S. 2010
There are several reasons for Deduction as

stipulated in MC #4, S. 2014. Among others are
Upland areas/sloping areas, Hazardous Land
(environmental-critical areas) such as Mayon
Permanent Danger Zone. Generally, the latter is
also in support on Protection Land Use for CLUP.
b. On Agricultural Zone for CLUP:
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Department of Tabaco City’s CARP areas as growing city shall • As embodied in Volume 2 Sectoral Studies page 305 , specifically,
Agrarian Reform strictly observe/protect the conversion of land from Table EC-1 “Agriculture Analysis Matrix”, it is shown that to
(DAR) agricultural to non-agricultural uses. Several Rules address the issue on reducing crop land area, one of the intervention
on Land Use Conversion were promulgated to proposed is the moratorium of converting agricultural lands to other
provide effective means of evaluating land uses.
(applications) for land use conversions. DAR • Also, according to the local government code of 1991, or RA 7160
Administrative Order #01, Series 2002, provides a specifically, Section 20 “Reclassification of Lands" which states that:
Comprehensive Rules on Land Use Conversion. (a) A city or municipality may, through an ordinance passed by the
Sanggunian after conducting Public Hearings for the purpose, authorize
the Reclassification of Agricultural Lands and provide for the manner
of their utilization or disposition in the following cases: (1) when the
land ceases to be economically feasible and sound for agricultural
purposes as determined by the Department of Agriculture; or (2) where
the land shall have substantially greater economic value for residential,
commercial, or industrial purposes, as determined by the Sanggunian
concerned provided, that such Reclassification shall be limited to the
following percentage of the total agricultural land area at the time of
the passage of the ordinance two percent (2%) for component cities and
first to third class municipalities, ten (10%) percent. Provided, further,
that agricultural lands distributed to agrarian reform beneficiaries
pursuant to Republic Act No. 6657, otherwise known as “The
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law”, shall not be affected by the
said reclassification and the conversion of such lands into other
purposes shall be governed by Section 65 of said Act. (Please refer to
Section 21 page 18 of Volume 3 or the draft Zoning Ordinance).
DAR Administration Order # 2, Series 2002 covers Adopted/provided in Volume 3 draft Zoning Ordinance under
agricultural lands, which provides that irrigated Section 21 item 13 on page 19 therein
and irrigable lands are Non-Negotiable for
conversion.
Private agricultural lands (in excess of five (5) Adopted/provided in Volume 3 draft Zoning Ordinance under
hectares of retention) devoted to a suitable to Section 21 item 14 on page 19 therein
agriculture regardless of agricultural products
raised or that can be raised herein (Sec. 4 of RA
6657 as Amended by Sec 3, of R.A. 9700,
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specifically paragraph d).
Evaluate the CLUP vis-à-viz CARP covered agricultural lands which include the A resolution should be endorsed to the Sangguniang Panglunsod
approved agency related following; adopting pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 6657, otherwise
plans/policies/programs known as “the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law”, to address the
issues/s on agricultural lands covered by CARP in Tabaco City.
(1) CARP agricultural lands with Emancipation As shown in Table EC-10-A “Land Covered by CARP”, page 325-
Patents (EPs), and with Certificate of Land 326 Volume 2, Sectoral Studies, Tabaco, a total of 3,617.3252 has. of
Ownership Award (CLOAs) CARP lands are found within the 27 Barangays of the city benefiting
some 1,963 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs), broken down as
follows: Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA), 2,804.7920
has. that benefit some 1,474 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs);
and Emancipation Patents (Eps), 812.5332 has., awarded to some 489
ARBs.
(2) Landholdings included in the Land Reflected in the LAD Balance as of December 31, 2017, it’s shown
Acquisition and Distribution (LAD) – TABACO that there were 18 landholdings containing a total CARP Area of
City CARPER LAD Balance as of December 31, 128.884 has, spread out in 12 Barangays of Tabaco. According to
2017 DAR, the said carper LAD balance was updated on November 5, 2019
where three (3) landholdings (14.9463 has.) and another one (0.2205
has.) from Pinagbobong were deducted from the LAD balance, thereby
reducing the total balance to just 14 landholdings with a remaining
area of 113.3082 has..
LAD Scope (Hectares) -

4,234.1998
Deducted (Scope) -
1,005.2492
Working Scope (Hectares) - 3,228.9506
EP/CLOA Accomplished (Hectares)

as of December 31,2017 -
3,100.0666
CARPER LAD Balance (Hectares)
As of December 31, 2017 -
128.884
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BARANGAYS WHERE WE STILL HAVE LAD BALANCE
Sum of AREA (Total Less Partial)/ LAD CARPER
Row Labels
(as of Nov. 05, 2019)
BARANGHAWON 14.9473
BASAGAN 0.6795
HACIENDA SAN MIGUEL 15.2783
MATAGBAC 30.6052
ORAS 7.0499
OSON 18.3268
PANAL 6.6638
PINAGBOBONG 0.2205
POBLACION 6.1430
QUINASTILLOJAN 0.0817
SAN CARLOS 6.9164
SUA-IGOT 6.3968
Grand Total 113.3082
DEPARTMENT a. Checks/evaluates if the The existing rural road length of Tabaco City requirement is sufficient
OF PUBLIC proposed road network and other enough to cover the rural road length requirement. By the year 2026,
WORKS AND infrastructure facilities and Tabaco City would need around 97.0 kilometers of urban road length
HIGHWAYS
utilities are adequate to support which would help spur economic activities in the four (4) identified
(DPWH)
the various land uses. new growth centers in Tabaco City. Please see p. 25 Volume 1 draft
CLUP.
b. Evaluates if the CLUP is Prior to implementation, all infrastructure development programs and
consistent and in sync with the projects proposed by the DPWH for the City of Tabaco are
DPWH plans and programs, and appropriately endorsed by the City Development Council to the
disaster risks are identified. Regional Development Council for inclusion in the Regional
Development Investment Program (RDIP) is an indication that the
city's CLUP is consistent and in sync with the DPWH plans and
programs.
c. Determine if appropriate In the city's CLUP, various infrastructures were identified belonging to
mitigation and adaptation either high, moderate or low susceptibility area per hazard, e.g.,
measures for climate change and flooding, tropical cyclone, landslide, storm surge, tsunami, earthquake,
disaster risks are identified. and volcanic. For high risk areas, risk reduction/development
objectives are being proposed such as ensuring safety of existing
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settlements by mitigation, warning and evacuation systems and
relocation programs. Likewise, no future development shall be allowed.
Please see Table CL-20 p. 159 Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies.
DEPARTMENT d. Checks if the proposed Traffic As of this date, the adjacent municipalities of Tabaco City in the 1st
OF PUBLIC Management Plan (TMP) has District of Albay (Malilipot, Malinao, etc.) has no existing Traffic
WORKS AND linkage with the TMPs of Management Plan. Tabaco City is open to working with the adjacent
HIGHWAYS
adjacent cities and municipalities. LGU’s should they create their own TMP. The TMP of Tabaco City
(DPWH)
will be made available for any interested neighboring municipalities to
achieve a harmonized Traffic Management Plan.
e. Evaluates the CLUP vis-à-vis The CLUP is in consonance with the approved City
appoved agency related policies/plans/programs
policies/plans/programs. such as: City Ordinance No. 016-2018 ( River Dike Protection
Ordinance of the city of Tabaco); City Ordinance No. 024-2018
(Ordinance Amending Section 8 of the City Ordinance No. 011-2018
Otherwise Known as the "Road Restriction Ordinance of the City of
Tabaco"); City Ordinance No. 491-2017, City Ordinance No. 022-
2019; City Resolution No. 108-2020 and City Resolution No. 046-
2020, among others. Please see copies of the same in Annex ___ of
Vol. 3 draft zoning Ordinance.
DEPARTMENT 1. Check the institutional 1.1 The organization of the LDC and the The City of Tabaco has a very active and functional Local
OF INTERIOR Capability of the LGU to presence/designation of a Zoning Administration Development Council composed of the 47 barangay captains, 17
AND LOCAL implement the CLUP and enforce and a Local Building Official is indicative of the members representing the civil society organizations (CSOs), a
GOVERNMENT the Zoning Ordinance
Institutional capability of the LGU to implement representative from the Sangguniang Panglunsod, the representative of
(DILG)
CLUP/Zoning ordinance the Congressman of the First district of Albay, and the Local Chief
Executive as the chairperson. The CPDC act as the head of the
Secretariat. As per Organizational Structure of Tabaco City, the City
Planning and Development Office is in charge of the processing and
issuance of Zoning/Locational Clearance in the meantime that there is
no appointed/designated Zoning Administrator yet. Moreover, the City
Architect is also the designated Local Building Official of Tabaco City.
1.2 Creation of the Local Zoning and Review The draft Zoning Ordinance (ZO) Vol. 3 of Tabaco City has the
Committee and the Local Zoning Board of following provisions: a). Section 67, p. 37, Composition of the Local
Adjustment and Appeals (LZBAA) and the Zoning Board of Appeals (LZBA) with two (2) members coming from
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strengthening of the participation of CSOs in the the private sector; b). Section 70, p. 38, Composition of the Local
process involved would greatly enhance LGU Zoning Review Committee (LZRC) w/ two (2) members from the
capability. private sector and another two (2) members from the NGO.
1.3. Some suggestions on the provisions of the

Zoning Ordinance:
1.3.1 With reference to section 71 & 72, the On page 38, Section 70 of the proposed ZO, Vol. 3 provides that for
Local Zoning Review committee (LZRC) can be purposes of policy and program coordination, the LZRC shall be
created as a sub-committee under the institutional attached as a sub-committee under the institutional sector of the City
sector of the LDC.
Development Council (LDC).
1.3.2 On Section 73, Item 2, add the phrase, Section 71, Item 2, p. 38 Vol. 3 or the draft Zoning Ordinance, as
"through the Local Development Council" after the corrected, would now read as follows: " Recommended to the
word Panglunsod. Thus, recommended to the Sangguniang Panglunsod, through the Local Development Council,
Sangguniang Panglunsod, through the Local necessary legislative amendments to the local planning and
Development Council, necessary legislative. . development staff the needed changes in the Plan as a result of the
review conducted."
1.3.3 On Section 74 include "publication Section 80 page 39, Volume 3 draft Zoning Ordinance, as
requirement". corrected would now read as follows: "This Ordinance shall take
effect upon approval and immediately after satisfaction of the
publication requirement in a local newspaper".
1.3.4 We may also consider the organization The Local Zoning Board of Appeals (LZBA) shall be created as an
of the Local Zoning Board of Adjustment and independent body composed of the following members: xxxxx. See
Appels (LZBAA) as an Independent board/body Sec. 67 page 37 draft ZO
not as a sub-committee of the LDC.
DEPARTMENT 2. Ascertain the complementation 2.1 No basis for the discussion in the absence of See attached copy of City Ordinance No. 020-2018 or the Revenue
OF INTERIOR and harmony of CLUP & Zoning the document/codes referring to. Only the copy of Code of the City of Tabaco; City Ordinance No. 007-2019 or the
AND LOCAL ordinance with other Local Code the CLUP and Zoning Ordinance were provided to Tabaco City Investment and Incentives Code and City Ordinance No.
GOVERNMENT
such as the Revenue Code, this level. 022-2019 or the Environment Code of the City of Tabaco, for easy
(DILG)
Environmental Code, Investment Suffice it to say, we can only suggest that reference. Copies of the same are to be attached to the ANNEXES of
and Administrative Code. where situation exists that runs counter to these the ZO
codes, the existing land use may continue to be
adopted until such time that its actual use ceases
and therefore automatically converted into the
present Land Use as provided in the approved
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Zoning Ordinance
3. Check if the proposed 3.1 Substantially complies with the LGC. Section 109 of the LGC enumerates the functions of the LDC and one
implementing and monitoring of which is to "coordinate, monitor and evaluate the implementation of
schemes are consistent with Local development programs and projects". The CLUP of Tabaco City shall
Government Code be implemented by virtue of the Zoning Ordinance and the monitoring
and evaluation report shall be submitted by the PMC to the LDC thru
the LCE as the chairman. The responsibility for administration and
enforcement is vested upon the Zoning Officer who shall be appointed
by the LCE (Sec. 61 Article X page 36 Volume 3 draft ZO).
Pursuant to the provisions of EO 72 and RA 7160 Sec. 5 & 7 of EO
No. 648, the duties, functions and responsibilities of the Zoning
Officer were specifically stated (See Sec. 62 Article X pp. 36-37
Vol. 3 draft ZO).
4. Evaluates the CLUP vis-à-vis 4.1 Substantially complies with the policies. The draft CLUP is in consonance with the approved City
approved related policies/plans/ordinances such as: City Ordinance No. 014-2013
policies/plans/programs. (Adopting a Code of Policy in the Management of Established
Relocation Sites and Implementation of Socialized Housing Program of
Tabaco City); City Resolution No. 491-2017 (Adopting the Local
Shelter Plan of the City of Tabaco); City Ordinance No. 020-2018
(Revenue Code of the City of Tabaco); City Ordinance No. 023-2018
( Establishing an Institutional Mechanism to Eradicate Illegal Activities
of Professional squatting syndicates and squatters); City Ordinance No.
007-2019 (Tabaco City Investment and Incentives Code); City
Ordinance No. 022-2019 (Environment Code of the City of Tabaco);
Forest Land Use Plan 2021-2026; Resolution No. 106-2019; and City
Resolution No. 108-2020, among others. Request copies of the same to
SP Secretary & attached to ANNEXES of ZO.
5. Other comments 5.1 CLUP, Vol. 1, page 19, Item 3. The words CLUP, Vol. 1, page 2, would read now as follows: Inter-LGU and
registered Special Bodies should be changed to Inter-Governmental Bodies (Civil Society Organizations)
registered Civil Society Organization (CSOs) or The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) represents the Special Inter-
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(Non-Government Organizations) (NGOs) LGU and Inter-Governmental and Organizational Bodies created for
the purpose of participating in the pursuit of the city’s local autonomy
and development, especially in the implementation of programs and
projects as mandated in Section 2, Chapter 1, paragraph c of the Local
Government Code. For the year 2018-2021, Tabaco City has 34
registered Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), among them, the
Albay Provincial NGO-PO Network of Development (ALPRODEV)
Inc., Kalipunan ng Liping Pilipina (KALIPI), Medical Mission Group
(MMG) – Albay, etc.
DEPARTMENT 1st sentence, under 1st paragraph

OF TOURISM Almost eight out of evry ten Pls. check this statement as there are major As corrected, it would read now as follows:Tourism is a significant
(DOT) tourists groups considered Mayon destinations in Bicol which are frequently visited. component of the tertiary sector, and Tabaco has adequate
Planetarium as their only In Albay alone, most visited, per data on tourist attractions and amenities. Mayon Planetarium and Science Park in
destination in Bicol Region
arrivals is Kawa Kawa Hills and Cagsawa Ruins Barangay Buang, is one of the major tourist destinations in the
during their stay in the area
Park which are situated just along the highway. Bicol Region together with Kawa-Kawa Hills in Ligao City and
Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga, Albay. Please see page 20, Vol. 1 draft
CLUP.
Please include a statement regarding places of Located at the middle slopes of Mayon Volcano, at about 2,000 ft.
interest in the area which are visited like Mayon above sea level, Mayon Skyline Hotel, together with Mayon
Skyline (formerly Mayon rest House), St. John the Planetarium and Science Park, offer a panoramic view of Tabaco City,
Baptist Church which was declared as National Catanduanes, Cagraray and Rapu-Rapu Islands. The cool climate up
Cultural Treasure by the National Museum, Tabak, there offers a welcome respite to residents and tourists alike, especially
where the name of the City "Tabaco" was taken during the Holy Week, where thousands gathered for the station of the
from, and has been an important part of the cross.
people's culture - Tabak making. St. John the Baptist Parish Church is a 140 year old church built by the
Franciscan friars. It’s one of only two churches in the Bicol Region
declared as a National Treasure by the National Museum, the other
being in Daraga Church.
• Tabak, a term from which Tabaco got its name, is an important
product of the city. together with gunting (scissor), these cutlery
products are made in the pandayans (blacksmith shops) of Barangays
Cobo and Baranghawon.Please see discussion on tourism under the
tertiary sector on page 20, Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
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There are 14 establishments in Please note that establishment is different from Please refer to Table EC-34a Inventory of Tourism-Related
Tabaco City. Five of the attraction, hence, make a separate inventory for Establishments, 2019 on page 353 Volume 2 Sectoral Studies
establishments are cultural establishments and specify whether the
attractions, three offer nature
establishment is accomodation (like hotels, resorts,
tours,….
inns, pension house, lodging house, etc.)
Offering nature tours is part of the activity at the Please refer to Table EC-34b. Inventory of Tourism
attaction or tourism site, hence it should not be Sites/Attractions, 2019 on page 354 Volume 2 Sectoral Studies
included as part of the establishment
Table EC - 34. Inventory of It is hereby recommended that instead of Please refer to Table EC-34a. Inventory of Tourism-Related
Tourism Establishments, 2016 Establishment use Tourism - related establishments Establishments, 2019 on page 353 Volume 2 Sectoral Studies
(TREs) or Accomodation Establishments which
refers to hotels, resorts, inns, pension house,
lodging house, etc. Hence the 1st column should be
Name of TREs or Accomodation Establishment
instead of Name of Tourist Attraction, and under
the 5th column-Description, use instead
Classification.
For the 1st column, which is Name of Tourist Please refer to Table EC-34b. Inventory of Tourism
Attraction it should be replaced by Name of TREs Sites/Attractions, 2019 on page 354 Volume 2 Sectoral Studies
or Accomodation Establishment, which should be
next to the inventory of Tourist Attraction.
Dhio Endheka, Borcel Nature Spring Resort, Please refer to Table EC-34a. Inventory of Tourism-Related
should be made part of the TREs as these are Establishments, 2019 on page 353 Volume 2 Sectoral Studies
privately owned/operated.
Add another table for Inventory of Tourism Please refer to Table EC-34a. Inventory of Tourism
sites/Attractions, which should come first before Sites/Attractions, 2019 on page 353 Volume 2 Sectoral Studies
the Inventory of TREs or Accomodation
Establishments as these are the places of interest
and visited for tourism purposes.
DEPARTMENT under 4th column - Classification, specify whether Please refer to Table EC-34b. Inventory of Tourism
OF TOURISM the attraction is nature, culture, or man-made. Sites/Attractions, 2019 on page 354 Volume 2 Sectoral Studies
(DOT) Please see example below:
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Name of Toutist Attraction Classification
Mayon Planetarium and Science Park Educational
Mayon Skyline Nature
Angela Manalang's Bahay na Bato Cultural
Tabaco Park Man-made
San Miguel Island Marine Fish Sanctuary Nature
Oras Falls Nature
St. John the Baptist Church Cultural
Cutlery (Cobo), should be included in the cottage Cutlery (Cobo) was already deleted in Table EC-35 on page 355
industries, i.e., abaca/native products and Volume 2 Sectoral Studies
handicraft stores
Support Infrastructure, like Tabaco seaport must not be included in the list of Tabaco International Seaport and Tabaco City Central Terminal were
Tabaco Seaport, terminal establishment, as it is categorized as support already deleted in the list of tourism establishment but were included in
infrastructure Table 3, Infrastructure Facilities and Utilities, page 11, Vol. 1 CLUP;
Table IF-9, "Other Modes of Trasport and Facilities, p.423 Vol. 2.
Sectoral Studies includes Tabaco International Seaport.
Events and Activities, like Tabak These events/activities should not be labeled as Please refer to Table EC-34c. Events and Activities with their
Festival, Tabaco City Fiesta, Holy Existing Tourism Establishment and Tourist corresponding dates/schedules on page 355 Volume 2 Sectoral
Week Attraction, but rather, tourism events/activites and Studies.
put the corresponding date
HLURB Checks whether the LGU By 2030, Tabaco City shall continue to be the leading urban center in
identified its functional role and the First District of Albay; being the center of trade and commerce,
whether the proposed land use financial and entertainment hub, center of quality education, as well as
plan and development strategies
quality health and medical services. The preferred development thrust
are consistent with its vision
that the City of Tabaco will be pursuing is commercial
development/urban expansion which includes the development of new
growth center/nodes/investment priority areas as one of its strategies.
such development thrust is consistent with the city's vision of being the
"center of excellence in education, trade and tourism in Bicol. Please
refer to page 29- 30, Volume 1 draft CLUP.
Evaluates if the plan is in As per Albay PDPFP, the existing land uses between Tabaco City and
harmony with the land use plans Ligao City are maintained. Tabaco City and Ligao City are both urban
of adjacent cities and growth centers of Albay Province. The protected areas under MVNP
municpalities, and takes into and MMWFR on their boundaries are maintained and preserved.
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account existing and potential Likewise, their agricultural lands which are suitable for rice/vegetable
conflicting uses, and shared production and cultivated annual crops are also preserved. On the
climate and disaster risks, with south, the existing land uses between Tabaco City and the Municipality
other municipalities of Malilipot, the areas on their boundaries are maintained as built-up
areas/expansion areas for the spillover of development in Tabaco.
Towards the north, the existing land uses betrween Tabaco City and the
Municipality of Malinao, the areas are still reserved for additional
built-up areas due to increase in settlements from Malinao to seek
greater opportunities in the city. There are no known existing and
potential conflicting land uses between Tabaco City, Ligao City, and
the Municipalities of Malilipot and Malinao.
As to shared climate and disaster risks, there are several barangays
located along the boundaries of Tabaco City and Ligao City that are
similarly vulnerable to volcanic hazards, landslide and strong winds.
Large agricultural lands of both cities are considered highly
vulnerable to volcanic hazards, landslide and flooding.
Evaluates the CLUP if it is in Tabaco City's CLUP is in accordance with the development policies of
accordance with the development the Region and of the Province. The Provincial Physical and
policies of the Region and Framework Plan (PPFP) of the Province of Albay considers
Province
Tabaco City as performing the special role of being the
educational center of the first district and site of the international
seaport (Page 29-30, Vol. 1 draft CLUP). Accordingly, the growth of
Tabaco City in the west side follows the path of Sabluyon national road
which is considered as the tertiary growth node in the CLUP of Ligao
City. On the south, it will follow the main path of the national road and
converge with the urban growth of the Municipality of Malilipot. On
the north, the growth will expand to the national road and converge
with the urban growth of the Municipality of Malinao.
Evaluates if the land/space Existing and proposed land uses should be Report and presentation size maps are already prepared and properly
requirements for basic services properly labelled (report and presentation size labelled. The same are hereby presented. Please refer to pp. 6-8 and
and facilities are identified, maps are required for evaluation) pp. 81-85 of Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
quantified and properly delineated
Presentation maps for General & Urban LUMap on pp. 1 to 4
(Volume 2 Annexes)
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Evaluates if the location of Although different land uses are delineated in the With the approval of the city's FLUP , the LGU-CENRO and the
different land uses are suitable, plans, areas such as forest and coastal/marine concerned baraangay officials in coordination with the DENR Region
properly allocated, and ecosystems, including required easements along V and PENRO Albay shall jointly delineate on the ground the
delineated, such as forest and inland water, coastal and marine bodies were identified Protection and Production Forests Zones at the barangay
coastal/matine ecosystems, not properly detailed level to clearly define their respective boundary jurisdictions. Aside
including required easements from establishing concrete monuments, planting of trees along its
along inland water, coastal and perimeters is highly recommended. In implementing the FLUP, the
marine bodies; and buffer areas to Year 1 WFP would cost Php 1,80M while the Five Year WFP need a
reduce land use conflicts and risks budgetary requirement of Php27.80M. The municipal waters and the
coastal/foreshore areas of Tabaco City have been mapped as depicted
in the proposed General Land Use Map, and delineated as described in
Table 1- Zone - Boundary Delineation of the different land use sectors,
and attached to the Zoning Ordinance (Volume 3) as an Annex. The
technical descriptions of the municpal waters of Tabaco City have been
confirmed and approved by the adjoining LGUs of Malilipot and
Malinao. Please refer to Table 1 - Annex E, pp.71-74, Volume 3
draft Zoning Ordinance.
Evaluates if proposed socio- There were specific programs/projects presented Tabaco City has at present: • 50 public and 27 private schools; • 56 Day
cultural and other infrastructure but not identified/detailed as to specific location care centers; • 6 hospitals and 1 mental health rehab center; • 197 total
support facilities are adequate and and should be properly presented in the sectoral bed capacity; • 355 medical & 43 non medical personnel; • 155 PNP
supportive of the studies personnel with 5 patrol vehicles; • 907 barangay tanods; • 44
city's/municipality's functional firefighters and 3 firetrucks; • 47 jail personnel and 8 jail cells; • 10
role and development thrust resettlement sites; • 8 commercial/universal banks, 3 thrift baks & 2
rural banks; • 44 lending institutions. With the presence of the
following socio-cultural and other infrastructure support facilities in
Tabaco City, we can say that these facilities are adequate and
supportive of the city's functional role and development thrust. This
could be furhter enhanced by the proposed infrastructure projects that
were included and considered priority projects in the Local
Development Investment Program (LDIP) 2021-2026 of Tabaco City.
These proposed projects are: ü Rehab/enhancement of Mayon
Planetarium and Science Park (ranked 52nd); ü Construction of
Convention Center/Colliseum, Museum and Playgrounds (ranked
72nd); ü Conversion and development of Natunawan Cove as Eco-
tourism (ranked 82nd); and ü Rehab of historical sites [Rehab of
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SJBPC and other cultural heritage] (ranked 83rd). Please see Table 13
pp.94, 96, & 97, Vol. 1 draft CLUP.
Checks if sites for socialized Clear location of Socialized housing sites and/or We can see in Table SO-32 page 278-279, Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies,
housing are identified and resettlement sites must be properly delineated in the inventory of potential lands that can be developed for socialized
properly delineated pursuant to the report and presentation size maps housing of Tabaco City. The actual land use of these identified sites are
RA 7279 (Urban Development either residential, horticultural, cocoland, uncultivated and non-
and Housing Act of 1992) irrigated lands.
Checks if the locality has other Squatting problems were identified, but no specific The City of Tabaco is aggressive in its land banking program intended
programs and projects to address programs or projects were offered to address the primarily for relocation/resettlements sites for in informal settlers that
the squatting problems problem (e…g. identification of relocation) are situated within the areas considered as danger zones. To address the
problem on squatting and/or informal settlements, the city has
prioritized the programs/projects of the city which is the
purchase/development of Land for the Relocation of Informal
Settlers, Victim of Calamities and Resident with in 6km PDZ. Said
PPA was ranked 55th and is incorporated in the city's approved LDIP
in the amount of Php 150.0M. Please see Table 13 page.94, Vol. 1,
draft CLUP.
Checks consistency with and Table EC-1 page 305, Volume 2., Sectoral Studies: Agricultural
compliance to MC 54 (… Analysis Matrix
Reclassification of Agricultural Legal Basis:
Lands to Non-agricultural uses) Section 20, R.A. 7160 or the LGC;
Chapter 3, Article 3 Section 458.2 R.A. 7160 or the LGC;
Please see Volume 3 draft Zoning Ordinance (ZO) pp. 3-4,
Checks whether the land use plan No Zoning Map presented to translate textual The Land Use plan is translated into Zoning Ordinance with clear zone
is translated into the requisite description of the Zoning Ordinance boundaries. The prepared Zoning Map as presented translate the textual
Zoning Ordinance with clear zone description of the Zoning Ordinance. Please refer to Table 1, Annex E
boundaries pp. 48-86 (Volume 3, draft ZO or the draft zoning ordinance.
Checks integration/mainstreaming Minimal discussion on the mainstreaming of * A participatory mapping and inventory of biodiversity was conducted
of climate change and disaster climate change and disaster risk reduction in the concerned barangays to have a database of flora and fauna
risk reduction management, management as well as the integration of critical species that are often sighted within the said areas. See [FO-32]
biodiversity, heritage resources such as biodiversity, heritage pp.197-198, Vol. 2 Sectoral Studies. The city needs to conduct
conservation, ancestral domain conservation and green growth in the CLUP and regular profiling and assessment of its biodiversity. Counting the
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and green growth in the CLUP ZO respective populations of these species and mapping their habitats are
and ZO recommended; these activities will serve as the foundation for
protecting and conserving the ecological integrity, scenic quality, as
well as the scientific, educational and recreational significance of these
species and ecosystems. The status of the threatened and endangered
species should be closely monitored.
* Protection land aims to ensure a balance between resource use and
the preservation of ecological, aesthetic, cultural and historical areas of
the city; include the heritage and cultural zone (page 61 & Table 4 pp.
63-64 Vol. 1 draft CLUP).
* The CLUP recommends the creation of the Tabaco Heritage Zone
which encompasses the Old Tabaco City Proper covering Ruivivar,
Ziga Avenue, Bonifacio, Rizal and Llorente Streets; this includes
important historical and cultural structures such as the Church of San
Juan Bautista, Catholic Central School, the City Hall, Old Church
Ruins, Smith & Bell Co. Trading House (Bahay na Bato) and the
proposed Tabaco Heritage Park and Museum. The heritage zone allows
tourism activities, shops, restaurants and hotels and activities for the
promotion of the city’s rich cultural heritage. (See pages 85 & 87 Vol.
1). Strategies to Improved Tabaco City’s Climate Change Adaptability
and Resiliency that promote green growth include the following: •
Introduce sustainable, climate adaptive and “green” lifestyle; • Promote
green buildings and green technologies;
• Introduce alternative, renewable sources of clean energy; • Reduce
carbon emissions, reduce dependency on fossil fuels; • Phase-out,
prohibit, replace appliances using and emitting CFCs, carbons, harmful
gasses from homes, offices, industries and stores (See p. 55 Vol. 1).
An exhaustive and lengthy discussion on Climate Change Adaptation
and Disaster Risk Reduction, please refer to pp. 37-160, Volume 2
Sectoral Studies.
Evaluates the CLUP vis-à-vis Needs compliance with CLUP Guidelines, re: In compliance with CLUP Guidelines, report and presentation maps
approved agency related report and presentation maps labelled as: were properly labelled as:
policies/plans/programs 1. Existing General Land Use Map, page 1 Vol. 2 Annexes
1. Existing General Land Use Map,
2. Existing Urban Land Use Map, page 2 Vol. 2 Annexes
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2. Existing Urban Land Use Map,
3. Proposed General Land Use Map, page 3 Vol. 2 Annexes
3. Proposed General Land Use Map,
4. Proposed Urban Land Use Map, page 4 Vol. 2 Annexes
4. Proposed Urban Land Use Map,
5. Zoning Map page 5 Vol. 2 Annexes
5. Zoning Map
Additional Notes There were mentioned Should identify specific programs/projects for the The four (4) development thrusts in their order of priority are as
Development Strategies per sector CLUP/ZO's targeted planning period follows:
but shoud identify specific 1). Commercial Development/Urban Expansion;
Development Thrust as a result of 2). Agricultural Development:
the structural/Conceptual 3). Tourism Development; and
Framework 4). Industrialization.
(Please see Table for Development Thrusts and Strategies with
positive intervenetions on pp. 56-59 Vol. 1, draft CLUP).
On page 14, Article IV - Zoning It is preferred to indicate distinctly the zoning See Section 9 Article IV p.8 Vol. 3 or the proposed Zoning Ordinance
Classifications, Sec. 9 - Table 1, boundaries of all the zone classifications. and
#s 7, 8, 10, and 11 - are missing Annex E, Table 1, Zone boundary Delineations, pp.48-86, Vol. 3
in terms of order draft Zoning Ordinance
On page 18, Article V - Zone Change to LZBA (Local Zoning Board of The Local Zoning Board of Appeals (LZBA) shall be created as an
Regulations, Sec. 12 - No longer Appeals); independent body composed of the following members: xxxxx. Its
LZBAA; ...................................................................... creation as an independent body is covered by a specific provision
Sec. 13 # 25. Religious Use Define this specific use. under Sec. 67 p. 42 in the draft Zoning Ordinance, Volume 3.
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GENERAL INFORMATION

I. BRIEF PROFILE OF THE CITY

 LGU legal and socio-cultural history

 Inter – LGU and Intergovernmental Bodies (Civil Society Organizations)

II. TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND BARANGAY SUBDIVISION

A. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND CLIMATE

5. Tidal Levels and Currents

B. EXISTING LAND USE and LAND USE TREND

3. General Land Use

Table 1. Existing General Land Use

LAND USE CATEGORY AREA (has.) PERCENTAGE (%)

Agricultural 8,550.9000 71.18

Table 2. Existing Urban Land Use

5. Land Use Trend and Growth Pattern

Table 3. Facilities and Utilities (Facilites /Utilities)

Sport Facilities TNHS Sports Complex, various Covered Courts

Source: CPDO primary survey

D. TRANSPORTATION NETWORK/ROAD NETWORK

E. SOCIAL SERVICES - Facilities/Amenities

F. AGRICULTURE AND AGRO- Industrial Facilities

G. POWER, WATER, COMMUNICATION NETWORK

ii. Water Sources and Providers

iii. Telecom Providers and Internet Service

vi. Print Media

vii. Postal Service

H. WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES

a. Solid Waste Management

b. Sewer Waste Management

I. ECONOMIC STRUCTURE BASE - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

ii. Secondary Sector

 Manufacturing and Construction

iii. Tertiary Sector

 Wholesale and Retail Trade

ii. Average Household Income

Priority Issues and Concerns

i. ENV Issue #1- Inadequate Solid Waste Management

ii. ENV Issue #2 - Inadequate Wastewater Management

iii. ENV Issue #3- Inadequate Sanitation

iv. ENV Issue #4 - Coastal Water Pollution

v. ENV Issue #5- Degradation of Forest Resources

vi. ENV Issue #6- Potentially Affected Population in Hazard Areas

b. SOCIAL SECTOR ISSUES

i. SOC Issue # 1- High Incidence of Infectious Diseases

ii. SOC Issue # 2 - High Incidence of Malnutrition among Schoolchildren

iii. SOC Issue # 3 - High Incidence of Infant Mortality

iv. SOC Issue # 4 - High Incidence of Poverty

c. ECONOMIC SECTOR ISSUES

i. ECON Issue #1 - High Incidence of Poverty

ii. ECON Issue #2 - Low Household Income, Lack of Livelihood Opportunities

iii. ECON Issue #3 - High Rate of Unemployment

iv. ECON Issue #4 - Low Agricultural Production, Low Agricultural Productivity

i. INF Issue #1 - Inadequate City Infrastructure and Deterioration of Public Buildings

iv. INF Issue #4 - Inadequate Roads/ Alternate Roads

iii. INST Issue # 3 - Ineffective Management of City Properties

f. FISCAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES

i. FISC Issue # 1 - None or Low Collection of Economic Enterprise Taxes

ii. FISC Issue # 2 - Poor Real-Estate Tax Collection

g. LAND USE SECTOR ISSUES

i. LU Issue # 1- Informal Settlements in Hazard-Prone and Environmentally Critical Areas

ii. LU Issue #2 - Illegal and Unregulated Quarrying Practices

K. COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES AND COMPETITIVE EDGE

L. FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF THE CITY