Historical Background

The primal composition of the ancient settlement in the southeastern region

of Bonbon Lake (now Taal Lake) was composed of elements of the dispersed
colonial families founded by Datus Dumangsil and Balkasusa in Taal, Batangas
between the 10th and 13th century AD. These pioneer settlers under the leadership
of Datu Puti, chief of state of the then mighty Sri-Vishayan Empire, purchased the
lowlands from King Marikudo of the Mountain Province at his kingdom. The
purchased lands consisted of Panay in the Visayas, and the lowlands in Luzon
including Batangas. The ten Bornean datus divided the lands among themselves,
and the Batangas Bay was apportioned among the clans of Datu Dumangsil and
Datu Balkasusa.

Out of these Bornean Tribes of the Dumangsil and Balkasusa Clans was
born the ancestry of Lipa and as later on their descendants spread out towards
Laguna de Bay and Bicol Peninsula. The remains excavated from their ancient
settlements in Butong, Taal, Calatagan Bay Area and Balayan will attest to the fact
of their presence in the said site at least in the latter part of the 12 th century down
to the coming of Goiti and Legaspi in Batangas in 1570. The flourishing trade
relations between these early Batangueños with a number of Chinese merchants
prior to the Spanish conquest explained the presence of hundreds of Chinese
wares from potteries to stonewares and vases of Sung Dynasty period to the latter
part of 16th century, in the burial grounds of Calatagan sites of Pulung Bakaw, Kay
Tomas, Pinagpatayan I and II at Butong, Taal, Batangas.

By origin, the early Lipeños were Buddhist in religion and Indian in

civilization. As such the heritage of the Lipeños was the ancient eastern civilization
of India whichj was twenty times older thatn its counterpart in Mesopotamia and
Nile of the Western World. With its not infrequent contact with the Chinese traders,
the Batangueños have absorbed and been influenced too by another giant and
ancient civilization that of China herself. And with Spaniards civilization of the
Philippines and the Salcedo conquest of Batangas in 1572, the Lipeños were
forced to embrace the Western Civilization. This is the reason why in Lipa, the
east also meets the west.

By characteristics, the early Lipeños like that of their fellow Borneans

scattered all over the coasts of Batangas, were average in height range which
approximates the present Filipino in rural areas. Anthropologists classified them
as dark, stocky with thick lips and large noses.

At the coming of the Spaniards to Batangas in 1570, the Malay settlements

along the southern shore of Taal Lake at Tagbakin was inhabited by the warlike
descendants of the two datus, called the Tagalogs. In 1605, after Marshall Gabriel
de Vera received the encomienda of Bonbon, the Augustinian Fathers made
Tagbakin the first settlement of the Lipeňos and established a mission center
named San Sebastian, perhaps after the installed Patron Saint which exists to this
day. The settlement was made a regular municipality in 1702 and a regular parish
in 1716 with Fray Diego de Alday as the first curate.

However, with the eruption of the Taal Volcano in 1724, the people moved
to what is now “Lumang Lipa”. In 1754, another volcanic eruption displaced the

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people who resettled in Balete for two years. In 1756, they moved further inland
which is now their present location, perhaps for more security from volcanic
eruptions.

When Don Galo de los Reyes was the gobernadorcillo of Lipa, he

introduced the cultivation of coffee. The seeds of the Arabica species were said
to be of two chupas brought in from Mexico by an Augustinian missionary. The
coffee industry flourished and made Lipa the richest municipality in the country
with an annual income of P4,000,000.00 that on October 21, 1887, the Queen
Regent Maria Christina of Spain, acting for the young King Alfonso XIII, elevated
Lipa to a city known as “Villa de Lipa”. Later, the Queen authorized to use the
Coat of Arms by the Royal Overseas Minister Don Victoria Bagner on December
13, 1887.

On August 31, 1947, Lipa was inaugurated as a chartered city created

under Republic Act No. 162 approved on June 20, 1947.

Geo-physical Characteristics

A. Location, Land Area and Political Subdivision

Lipa City is located at Batangas Province. The City is bounded by the

municipality of Sto. Tomas in the northeast, San Pablo City, Laguna and the
Municipality of San Antonio, Quezon in the east; the Municipalities of Padre Garcia
and Rosario in the southeast; Ibaan and San Jose in the southwest; the
Municipalities of Cuenca and Mataas na Kahoy and Taal lake in the west and the
Municipalities of Balete and Malvar in the northwest.

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 Lipa’s proximity to the country’s capital, Manila, having an approximate
distance of 86 kilometers or an hour and half drive via the Southern Luzon
Expressway enhances its strategic access to development trends.

Lipa’s nautical location is latitude of 13 degrees 56 minutes north and a

longitude of 121 degrees 10 minutes east of the meridian. It is a relatively cool
place with an elevation of 310 meters (1,025 feet) above sea level (masl).

The total land area of Lipa is 20,940 hectares.

B. Topography, Soils, and Physiography

In general, the topography of Lipa is characterized by irregular rolling

plateau of generally slight gradients, and undulating with higher gradients in the
eastern portion. Western fringes or mountains shows a rugged terrain and a
volcanic cone located along Taal Lake and creek embankments. The City’s slope
is generally sloping to undulating making it suitable not only for cultivation but also
for urban development.

Aside from slope, soil and physiographic characteristics are integral parts
of and play vital roles in the identification of the different landscapes and various
types of soils in Lipa. The broadest classification of land forms and landscapes
identified and delineated are called the Geomorphic Mapping Units which are
further subdivided into smaller units called the Land Management Units. These
LMUs serve as the basic foundation of most disciplines for the evaluation of natural
resources to various uses.

Based on the detailed study conducted by the Bureau of Soils and Water
Management, Lipa’s general soil fertility is moderate. It is principally Class B
(subclass B) that requires easily applied conservation practices. The crops highly
suitable in the area include palay, vegetables, fruit trees, sugarcane, coconut,
citronella and pasture.

The soil series found in the City is the Lipa Series which consists of soils
representing the decomposition of the underlying volcanic tuff materials and other
volcanic rock formations. The geologic formation is made up of extrusive igneous
rocks and predominantly in Taal tuff. Most of the soils are classified as Lipa loam.
Terrace residual slope is the dominant landform.

C. Climate

The climate of Lipa City is characterized by two (2) pronounced seasons:

wet and dry. Rainy period is from June to October with heavy downpour occurring
in the months of June to September. The dry season usually starts on November
lasting through May. The hottest period is usually recorded in the months of April
and May. The dry season spans seven (7) months while the wet season spans
five (5) months.

Due to the City’s favorable elevation of 310 meters (1,025 feet) above sea
level, Lipa residents and visitors enjoy a generally cool climate, except for the
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summer months. Lipa is also fortunate to be off the typhoon path that it is seldom
the center of tropical depression and calamities.

The weather pattern in Lipa is characterized by the northeast monsoon that

reaches Lipa City from the north and east direction affected by the North pacific
Trade Winds from December and January. These are tropical air masses
characterized by strong subsidence invasion of about one (1) kilometer above the
earth’s surface causing more rainfall at a lower level.

During April, there usually occurs an easterly wind oriented north to south
approaching Lipa City from the east, causing equal distribution of rainfall from north
to south.

The month of May is a transition period between the trade wind season
prevalent during the months of July to September. Around this time, rainfall
distribution is determined by orthography.

From June to October, the southwest monsoon reaches Lipa City from the
southwest to west. During this period, the distribution of rainfall is influence by the
vertical situation of the shoreline between the South Pacific Trade and Southwest
monsoon with its moon position passing through Batangas Province. The
southwest monsoon and South Pacific Trade are very moist and usually extend to
a great height due to the nature of their origin. At which period, the tract lines are
from southwest to west inducing rainfall in the City.

The volume of rainfall increases with altitude due to orthographic effect

compared with the great depth of moist air. November brings another transition
period between the southwest and northeast monsoon that increases rainfall in the
north and northeastern part of the City. This is attributed to the high topography
and less rainfall at the southern part of the City owing to its lower elevation.

Rainfall varies with the high averages occurring between the months of
June and October and the low averages between the months of January and April.

The average monthly normal temperature varies from 19˚C to 32˚C.

Population and Demographic Profile

A. Population Growth Trends

Projecting from the results of the 2007 National Statistics Office (NSO)
Census of Population, Batangas Province will have a total population of 2,475,152
in 2011. Lipa City accounts for 11.60% of this total with a population of 287,170.
This grew from the 11.46% share of the City in the 2000 Census. Comparatively,
Batangas City accounts for 13.15% with a population of 325,371 while the City of
Tanauan accounts for 6.35% with a population of 157,089 in 2011.

In terms of tempo of growth, Lipa City’s population has steadily increased

in size in the last years. For the period 2000-2007, the City registered a population

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growth rate of 2.46% the same with Batangas City but lower than that of the City
of Tanauan which registered a growth rate of 2.69%. This growth rate is lower than
4.50% rate registered by the City for the period 1995-2000. However, the City’s
growth rate is still higher than the registered growth rate of the Philippines (2.04%)
and Batangas Province (2.29%).

B. Age-Sex Distribution

In 2007, the males slightly outnumbered the females with a sex ratio of 101
males for every 100 females. This is the same ratio for the Province of Batangas.
This is also the same ratio recorded in 2000 both for the City and the Province.
The ratio is projected to hold true for the year 2011.

Following the national trend wherein women generally outlive the male
population, females in the City dominate the age group 45 years and above while
the males dominate the age group 44 years and below.

Population Distribution by Sex, Lipa City 2011

160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
All Ages 0-44 45 & above
Male 143,899 120,606 23,293
Female 143,271 117,373 25,898

Source: Projected from NSO National Census of Population, 2007

Adults, ages from 15-64 years old, dominate the City with a 62% share of
the total population. Children from the age of 0-14 years, on the other hand,
accounts for 34% while the elderly posts the lowest contribution of 4%. The age
structure of the city holds great potential for its growing economy. The abundance
of the working-age population ensures the steady supply of workers for the City’s
manufacturing, commercial and trade sector. Also, the dominance of the
economically active population translates to a bigger market base for businesses
in the city particularly those in the trade and service sectors.

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 Population Distribution by Age and Sex,
Lipa City 2011
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
0-14 (34%) 15-64 (62%) 65 & above (4%)
Male 50,800 88,550 4,549
Female 47,205 89,468 6,598
Source: Projected from NSO National Census of Population, 2007

C. Dependency Ratios

Based on the 2011 population figures, the population pyramid of the city
has a broad base. The 0-14 age group occupies the base of the pyramid tapering
off at the 15-64 age-group and rounded-off by the old-dependent group.

Population Pyramid, Lipa City 2011

Male Female

80 and over
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
1-4
Under 1

20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000

Source: Projected from NSO National Census of Population, 2007

The strong number of the working population against the young and old
dependents has tempered down the dependency of the population. As of the year
2011, Lipa’s total dependency ratio is registered at 62. This means that for every
100 persons in the working population age group, there are 56 young dependents

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and 6 old dependents. This ratio is almost the same as that of the whole Philippines
which is at 63.

Dependency Ratio, Philippines & Lipa City, 2011

Philippines1 Lipa City2
Young Dependency Ratio 57 56
Old Dependency Ratio 7 6
Total Dependency Ratio 63 62
Sources: 1www.worldbank.org; 2Projected from NSO National Census of Population 2007

D. Urban and Rural Household Population

Based on NSCB Resolution No. 9 series of 2003, a barangay is considered

urban if it satisfies any of the following criteria:

a. Has population size of 5,000 or more;

b. Has at least one establishment with minimum of 100 employees;
c. Has 5 or more establishments with a minimum of 10 employees, and 5 or
more facilities within the two-kilometer radius from the barangay hall

Following these criteria, 26 barangays of Lipa are considered urban in 2007.

This increased to 27 in 2011. These 27 barangays constitute 54% of the City’s total
population in 2011.

E. Population Density

The population density of Lipa in 2007 is computed at 12.44 per hectare.

This density is higher than that of the Batangas Province, which is 7.09 and
Batangas City at 10.68. On the other hand, it is lower than the City of Tanauan’s
13.30 persons per hectare. In 2011, the population density of the City is computed
at 13.71.

Looking at the population density of the barangays, the poblacion area has
higher densities than that of the other districts. As expected, more people are
sharing a hectare of land in the urban center than its rural counterpart. The 12
barangays in the Urban District, in aggregate, have a density of 129.07 persons
per hectare of land in 2011.

F. Mother Tongue/Ethnicity

An overwhelming 94% of the Lipeños said that they hail from the Tagalog
region and speak the dialect, while the remaining 6% trace their roots from the
Bicol, Visayas and Mindanao area. Hence, a minority of the City’s population can
speak the following regional vernaculars:

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 Population, By Mother Tongue, Lipa City, 2000 and 2011
Ethnicity % Share 2000 2011
Lipa City 100.00 217,694 287,170
Tagalog 94.39 205,481 271,060
Bikol/Bicol 1.34 2,910 3,848
Bisaya/Binisaya 1.60 3,473 4,595
Cebuano 0.29 626 833
Hiligaynon/Ilonggo 0.39 858 1,120
Others 1.69 3,679 4,853
Other Foreign Ethnicity 0.01 27 29
Not Reported 0.29 640 833
Source: Projected from NSO National Census of Population 2000

G. Religion

Catholicism continues to be the prevalent religion in the City with 94% of

the population. The rest of the residents are part of other religious groups such as
the Iglesia ni Kristo, Jehovahs Witness and the Protestant faith to name a few.

Population, By Religious Affiliation, Lipa City, 2000 and 2011

Religion % Share 2000 2011
Lipa 100.00 217,694 287,170
Catholic 94.14 204,946 270,342
Protestant 0.18 385 517
Iglesia ni Kristo 2.43 5,289 6,978
Jehovah’s Witness 0.16 338 459
Others 3.09 6,736 8,874
Source: Projected from NSO National Census of Population 2000

Social Services

A. Educational Institutions

Lipa City hosts to over 300 schools that offer education from day care until
the tertiary levels.

As of the SY 2010- 2011, elementary and high school going age children
can avail of education from the 81 public schools and 64 private schools operating
in the city, excluding the St. Francis de Sales Minor Seminary for high school .
Children and adults alike, who would like to continue their formal education, can
choose between the city’s 1 public, 2 state colleges and university, and 4 private
tertiary educational institutions. Additionally, the city has also 4 institutions that
offer vocational/technical courses. Although not considered as part of the Basic
Education Hierarchy, parents who wish to enroll their children in “play schools” or
“pre-schools”, there are 105 daycare centers and 114 pre-elementary schools
found in the city.

B. Health Facilities

To date, the City has 11 Hospitals and 5 District Health Centers. Among the
11 hospitals, 8 are privately owned and operated while 3 are government-owned.
Among the private hospitals are two primary, one secondary and 5 tertiary
hospitals. The 5 tertiary hospitals account for 385 beds. The 3 public hospitals are
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is under the administration of the Batangas Provincial Government and Ospital ng
Lipa under the Lipa City Government.

Inventory of Hospitals, Lipa City

Hospitals Type
1 Mary Mediatrix Medical Center Private/Tertiary
2 Lipa Medix Medical Center Private/Tertiary
3 N.L. Villa Memorial Medical Center Private/Tertiary
4 San Antonio Medical Center of Lipa Inc. Private/Tertiary
5 Metro Lipa Medical Center Private/Tertiary
6 Divine Love Hospital Private/Secondary
7 Lipa Doctor's Hospital Private/Primary
Dra. Araceli Mendoza Memorial Medical
8 Private/Primary
Clinic
9 Fernando Air Base Hospital Public/Secondary
10 Lipa City District Hospital Public/Secondary
11 Ospital ng LIpa Public/Secondary

Economy

A. Agriculture

Crop Production

Based on land use, the City of Lipa remains agriculture-based with 70% or
14,744.97 hectares of its total land area classified as agricultural. Aside from
Coffee, for which the City is well-known, a variety of perennial and annual crops
are cultivated such as rice, corn, sugar cane, coconut, black pepper, root crops,
fruit trees, root crops and vegetables.

In 2011, only about 6,177.45 hectares or 39.60% of the City’s agricultural

area is devoted to crop production. Coconut lands account for almost half (46.94%)
of the total croplands in the City with 2,900 hectares followed by coffee with 608.80
hectares (9.86%). Green corn, Black Pepper and Lanzones, hybrid corn and black
pepper round-off the top 5 crops cultivated in the City in terms of area planted.
Rice accounts only for 1.38% or 85.30 hectares.

In terms of production, sugarcane had biggest volume of production

followed by hybrid corn, mango, banana and coconut.

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Livestock and Poultry

Also known, for its robust livestock industry, Lipa continues to be a source
of chicken, hogs, cattle, goats and horses.

Swine Population by District, Lipa City 2011

Piglet/
District Sow Boar Grower
Weaner
North 1,920 53 6,775 2,252
South 3,990 189 16,453 8,893
East 8,897 56 22,363 15,883
West 1,945 21 12,851 2,609
Urban 0 0 0 0
Total 16,752 319 58,442 29,637
Source: City Veterinarian Office-Lipa, 2011

Poultry Population by District, Lipa City 2011

Fighting
District Broiler Layer Native Duck Turkey
Cocks
North 40,196 22,564 2,310 209 93 3,180
South 78,402 432,950 5,689 386 124 4,853
East 307,996 193,043 6,784 454 101 5,496
West 59,617 158,500 2,400 359 166 4,728
Urban 0 0 0 0 0 530
Total 486,211 807,057 17,183 1,408 484 18,787
Source: City Veterinarian Office-Lipa, 2012

Other Livestock Population, Lipa City 2011

District Cattle Carabao Goat Horse Rabbit

North 1,756 26 769 457 75

South 1,136 33 861 622 1,141
East 1,533 36 513 228 335
West 455 18 672 215 714
Urban 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4,880 113 2,815 1,522 2,265
Source: City Veterinarian Office-Lipa, 2012

Commerce and Trade

Lipa City, with its strategic location, can be considered as the commercial
and trading center of the province. It is so, because Lipa is strategically located
that almost all the surrounding municipalities and even provinces pass through her
and perform trading activities here.

The Central Business District (CBD) of the city is the poblacion area with
the City’s Public Market as the center of activities.

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 Statistics show that the city has a total of 6,178 registered business
establishments for the year 2011. Of this total, 5,291 or 85% are old businesses
while 897 or 15% are newly registered businesses.

The biggest number of business belongs to retail trade. Those belonging to

the retail numbered 3,364 or 54% of the total. This is followed by those engaged
in services at 1,642 or 27%.

Number of Registered Business by Type, Lipa City 2011

Type Renewal New Total
Retail Trade 2,928 436 3,364
Services 1,291 351 1,642
Industry 202 21 223
Banking & Finance 50 13 63
Institutional 83 9 92
Wholesalers 161 12 173
Insurance 69 4 73
Real Estate 497 51 548
Total 5,281 897 6,178
Source: City Permits & Licenses Office-Lipa, 2011

Business Process Outsourcing

Lipa City is one of the Top 10 Next Wave Cities and host to a number of
Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) companies. The first two who established
their business in Lipa are Teletech and Alorica.

TeleTech Lipa began its operation in September 2006 occupying an area

of 7,500 square meters in Robinsons Place Lipa with a starting headcount of 200.It
is the first contact center in Batangas Province. The site expanded to 10,709
square meters in 2008 with 1,453 production seats and now has 1,400 employees.
The company provides Voice and Non-Voice services (email/back office support),
technical support for broadband and desktop Customer service for
telecommunications and health care and sales.

Advanced Contact Solutions, Inc. or ACS (now Alorica) is the second

locator and was established in SM City Lipa in December of 2006. The company
has 800 employees. It provides 24x7 telephone and internet-based help desk,
customer service and product support

Industries

LiMA Technology Center, Nestle Philippines, PKI and other multi-national

companies has spurred a new era of economic growth in the City. Manufacturing
companies now located in the City has created more jobs and in turn more
economic opportunities for the City.

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Infrastructure and Utilities

A. Road Inventory

As of 2011, the city has a total road length of 340.5906 kilometers. This
translates to a ratio of 1.86 kilometers of roads for every square kilometer of land
area.

There are seven national roads connecting the city to Manila and to other
parts of the province, as follows:

• Southern Tagalog Access Road (STAR)

• Manila-Batangas Road
• New City Hall Road
• Lipa-Balete Road
• Lipa-Rosario Road
• Fernando Air Base Road
• Banay-Banay-Cuenca-Mojon Road

These highways, spanning a total of 39.7570 kilometers, are interconnected

with a network of arterial roads within the City Barangay roads comprise 71%
(276.3598 kms.) of the total roads of the city, while city roads span a length of
24.4738 kms (6%). Most of the city roads are already paved, with only 90.8278
kms (23%) made of compacted gravel.

Lipa City Road Inventory, 2011

National Barangay
Road Type City Roads TOTAL
Roads Roads
Total Length
39.7570 24.47380 276.35981 340.5906
(km)
Width (km) - - No data
Length of Pavement
Concrete 3.4970 7.5226 184.0333 195.0529
Concrete with
0.00 14.3937 8.3454 22.7391
asphalt overlay
Asphalt 36.2600 0.3560 15.1449 51.7609
Gravel 0.00 2.2015 68.8362 71.0377
Source: Department of Public Works and Highways/Office of the City Engineer

B. Transport Network

The City lies along the route of many public utility buses and jeepneys.
Buses going to and from Manila and other municipalities in Batangas, Quezon and
Bicol pass through the City either via the STAR or Manila-Batangas Road. The city
has a Grand Terminal in SM City Lipa. Jeepney routes going to and from the
neighboring towns of Ibaan, Mataas na Kahoy, Rosario, San Jose, Lemery and
San Juan and as far as Tiaong, Quezon are available. Public Utility Vans (PUVs)
with terminal at Mataasnalupa are also available with routes to other municipalities
and cities of Batangas, Quezon Province, Laguna, Cavite and even Manila. This
indicates how well the city is served by public transportation by making it

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accessible from different parts of the region. This also indicates that the city is the
convergence point of many inter-town and inter-province routes.

In-city transportation is provided by the numerous public jeepneys, multi-

cabs and tricycles that ply the area.

C. Water Supply and Distribution System

1. Water Supply

Metro Lipa Water District (MLWD) is the agency responsible for the
distribution of water supply in Lipa City and its neighboring municipalities, namely
Malvar, Mataas na Kahoy, Balete and San Jose of Batangas Province and the
Municipality of San Antonio, Quezon Province.

MLWD is supplying 66 barangays of the city, not including Barangays

Fernando Air Base and Halang (West District), Talisay, Lumbang, Plaridel and San
Lucas (North District) which have their own water system through barangay
cooperatives. LIMA Industrial Estate, Mount Malarayat and Summit Golf Courses
likewise have their own supply system.

Groundwater (through deep wells) is the principal source of water of MLWD.

Shallow wells are also still popularly used in the rural barangays outside of the
waterwork’s coverage area. However, these are for household purposes only and
not used for drinking. Still some depend on rivers and streams for their water
supply. Based on data gathered, 39,885 households in Lipa have individual faucets
installed in their homes (Level III water). The other remaining households get their
water from communal faucets, and the rest source their water from dug wells,
tubed/piped deep wells and spring sources located at Sto. Niño and Malitlit.

2. Storage and Distribution

As of 2011, the water district maintains 75 storage tanks and 185 pumping
stations.

There were 58 overhead steel tanks, six (6) bolted steel tanks, five (5)
ground concrete tanks and five (5) elevated steel tanks. Collectively, the tanks
can store as much as 2,406,789 gallons or 9,111.71 cu.m. of water. The smallest
tank is located in the Public Market, with a capacity of 2,000 gallons, while there
are three large tanks located in Sico, Tibig and San Sebastian, each with a capacity
of 264,000 gallons. A list of storage tanks is presented in Table 6-10.

As of 2011, the total production capacity of these pumping stations is

11,913.94 gallons per minute. This translates to 45.26 cubic meters per minute,
or 65,174.40, cubic meters per day.

D. Power and Electrification

Lipa City is served by the Batangas Electric Cooperative (BATELEC II) for
its power needs on a 24-hour basis. As of 2011, electricity is available in all 72

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barangays of the city with a total of 51,960 active connections. This is higher by
2,553 connections in 2010 (5% increase). The average volume of consumption
per month is 16,973,685 kwh.

There are 3,980 low voltage consumers, 57 high voltage consumers, and
47,923 residential consumers (Communal and BAPA) serviced by BATELEC.

E. Telecommunications

The City is connected nationwide and worldwide through landline facilities

provided by PLDT, Globe Telecom and Digitel (now under PLDT). Mobile phone
services are likewise available from Globe, Smart and Sun Cellular. Internet
services are also available from different providers.

Environment

A. Natural Resources

1. Forest Areas

Mt. Malarayat Forest Reserve was established as watershed protection and

timber production by virtue of Proclamation Number 842. The total area of the
forest reserve assessed in the City is 1,210.66 hectares, covering the portion of
Mt. Malarayat. This is equivalent to 5.78% of the City’s total land area.

2. Rivers and Creeks

There are major and principal rivers within the City. There are also networks
of smaller rivers and creeks which are tributaries to the major ones. These rivers
go to Calumpang River which empties or drains out at South China Sea, while Lipa
River directly goes to the Bulaklakan Channel and empties at Taal Lake.

Hydrogeologic Features

According to the Local Governance in Environmental Planning and

Management (EPM) Report in 1999, the water capability of Lipa is influenced by
its gentle to steep topography and high altitude at the terrace, which render the
natural water resource capability of Lipa City very limited and critical. Water
resources consist mainly of rainfall, surface run-off and groundwater storage.

3. Protected Areas

a. National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS)

Halang, Bagong Pook, Bulaklakan and Duhatan are among the barangays in
the city that are covered by the NIPAS Law. Classified as Manage Reservation
Zone (MRZ), these areas with a slope of 18% and above and is geologically high
risk. Of the barangays under this zone, Halang has the biggest area covered,
being the closest to Taal Lake. Manage Reservation Zone disallows any activity
that will directly threaten or destroy Taal Lake.

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b. Non-NIPAS Areas

Non-NIPAS areas are not covered under the NIPAS Law but are classified
reserved and protected zones. There are two (2) identified protected areas in the
city namely: Fernando Air Base and Mt. Malarayat. Fernando Air Base is
classified as a military reserve area while the latter is proclaimed as a forest
reserve.

A critical issue in the Mt. Malarayat Forest Reserve is the destruction of

forest cover due to illegal cutting of trees. This results to soil erosion and
sedimentation of the riverbeds and consequently, the reduction of water supply for
domestic and industrial use.

Projects to protect the Malarayat Forest Reserve have been implemented

both by the DENR and the City Government of Lipa through its local agencies such
as the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), City Agriculturist
Office and the City Planning and Development Office. Their activities are mostly
on reforestation through establishment of dipterocarp plantations (mahogany and
narra) in Malitlit and Talisay areas of the forest reserve covering a total area of 35
hectares. Watershed projects have also been implemented through the
construction of a 30 cubic meter-impounding dam in Talisay, planting of hedgerows
intercropped with mahogany in Talisay, and planting of narra and mahogany in
Malitlit, both of which represent an area of about 7 hectares.

c. Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zone (SAFDZ)

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 8435, Lipa City adopted Resolution No. 141,
series of 2000 implementing the SAFDZ law.

Under the said resolution, the City has identified the Strategic Agriculture
and Fisheries Development Zones which will serve as centers of development in
agriculture in order to ensure the efficient utilization of lands for food production.
Among the 72 barangays in the city, Rizal and San Guillermo are classified “non-
negotiable” for any commercial and industrial developments as prescribed by the
Act, they, having the only irrigated lands with a total of 35 hectares from both
barangays.

B. Environmental Quality and Conditions

1. Water Quality

The City of Lipa is abundantly endowed with water resources such as rivers,
ground water and coastal waters. From the latest survey of the conditions of rivers
and creeks in the City of Lipa, the clean running water existed only in 10 barangays
and the rest are either semi-polluted or dry.

Improperly disposed solid wastes, combined with toxic and hazardous liquid
wastes discharged by some industries, e.g. acid washing, and by poultry and

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piggery farms in creeks and rivers or in areas adjacent to them, are the main
threats to overall maintenance and protection of the hydrologic system of Lipa City.
To prevent and control water pollution from farms and other industries, the
City ENRO conducted environmental compliance inspection prior to issuance of
Mayor’s Permit; addressed complaints through recommending mitigating
measures; adopted the river clean-up project (Bantay Ilog); enforcement of local
sanitation ordinances; and, IEC campaign through local radio station and
distributions of leaflets.

2. Air Quality

The rapid urbanization and industrialization of Lipa City has adversely

affected air quality especially in the urban center. The presence of light to medium
industries including poultry and livestock industry, the substantial increase in public
utility vehicles and private car ownership, the volume of traffic coming and going
in the City and the increase of subdivisions in Lipa impacts air quality.

C. Solid Waste Management

1. Solid Waste Generation

The major sources of solid wastes in Lipa City are categorized as domestic
(households), industries, commercial establishments particularly the city market
and agricultural producers and some hospitals (dry and non-infectious wet waste).
About 60% of the city’s solid waste is generated from households.

Excluding wastes from agricultural sector, industries and commercial

establishments, the City is estimated to generate 147 tons of solid waste per day.
It is expected that the household sector will generate more wastes in the years
ahead based on the rapid industrialization and urbanization taking place in the City.
The public market, being situated in the Central Business District generates
approximately 13 tons of garbage per day, which constitutes 8.8% from the total
wastes generated in the City.

2. Disposal Site

The City of Lipa has neither dumpsite nor sanitary landfill. Currently, the
wastes of the City are transported and disposed in a private sanitary landfill outside
the city.The former dumpsite, a 1.5-hectare open dumpsite located in barangay
San Isidro that was utilized for 17 years, is already closed and has been
rehabilitated. It is now converted into a butterfly garden and an eco-park.

Institutional

A. Political Subdivision

Lipa City is composed of seventy two (72) barangays divided into four (4)
districts namely, Urban, North, East, South and West District.

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B. Organizational Structure

As of 2011, there are 24 composite departments/offices of the city

government. Of these, 14 are headed by mandatory appointive officials
corresponding to the nature of the city offices while 8 are headed by optional
appointive officials.

The mandatory positions include:

1. City Administrator
2. City Legal Officer
3. City Budget Officer
4. City Planning and Development Coordinator
5. City Civil Registrar
6. City Social Welfare and Development Officer
7. City General Services Officer
8. City Assessor
9. City Accountant
10. City Veterinarian
11. City Engineer
12. City Treasurer
13. City Health Officer, and
14. Secretary to the Sanggunian

The optional positions appointed in the city government are:

1. City Community Affairs Officer
2. City Agriculturist
3. City Cooperatives Officer
4. City Environment and Natural Resources Officer

The other offices under the city government are:

1. City Personnel Office which was created by virtue of a joint memorandum
of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Civil
Service Commission (CSC)
2. Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Lipa (formerly Lipa City Public College/LCPC) was
established on March 14, 1994 by virtue of Ordinance No. 94-08
3. City Public Order & Safety Office which was created by virtue of Special
Ordinance No. 59-2008
4. City Permits & Licensing Office which was established on September 28,
2009 by virtue of Special Ordinance No. 110-2009

According to the 2011 Manpower Strength, the City has a total of 1,610
employees; 1,104 of them are regular, 115 are casual while 391 are job-order
employees. Based on the status of appointment, the City Government has a total
of 14 elective officials, 1,023 permanent employees and 67 co-terminus
employees.

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Vision and Mission

The vision sets the framework for the future growth and development of the
City. It also provides a snapshot of the important elements of the community and
the character or attributes of these elements that are to be achieved, namely: the
quality of the people as individuals and as society, the nature of the local economy,
the state of the natural environment, the condition of the built environment and the
capability of the local leadership.

Vision

A globally competitive, caring, livable and God-loving city that provides

meaningful administration of services towards an empowered and vibrant
community.

Mission

To provide Lipeños with better quality of life by implementing prompt,

efficient and responsive programs and projects concerning infrastructure,
information and communication technology, health, education, environment,
disaster risk reduction, livelihood and peace and order, thus strengthening the
participation of civil society in local governance and creating a business friendly
environment that is globally competitive.

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Observation/ Technical Implications/ Effects Policy Option/
Findings/ Issues and Intervention/ Possible
Concerns Solutions

Social Sector: Education

Deficiency in teaching Not conducive to learning

force, classrooms, due to: Hiring of additional
equipment and fixtures • Overloaded teachers
teachers Construction of additional
a. Teaching force • Overcrowded classrooms
(public schools) classrooms
Elementary:
• Current
ratio: 1:44
• Standard
ratio: 1:35

Secondary:
• Current
ratio: 1:43
• Standard
ratio: 1:40

b. Classrooms
Elementary:
• Current
ratio: 1:46
• Standard
ratio: 1:35

Secondary:
• Current
ratio: 1:60
• Standard
ratio: 1:40

c. Equipment
• Inadequate Computer literacy not at Procurement of additional
number of par with private school computers
computers counterparts Seek sponsorship from
in public private and non-
elementary governmental organizations
schools
d. Fixtures
• Inadequate Not conducive to learning Procurement of additional
number of desks/ armchairs
desks/
armchairs in
some
elementary
schools
SY 2010-2011
Low performance based Significant number of
on the ff. indicators: out-of-school youths

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 a. Elementary Provision of more
• participation employment/ livelihood
rate – 78.13% opportunities
• cohort survival
rate – 72.81%
• completion rate
– 72.68%

b. Secondary
• participation
rate – 53.01%
• cohort survival
rate – 63.26%
• completion rate
– 60.91%

Limited public schools Limited access to special Provision of incentives/

offering special education education for differently- assistance to public
for differently-abled abled children schools offering special
children education

Limited awareness of Differently-abled children Conduct of information and

parents on the were not given the education campaign
importance of basic chance to acquire
education for the special education
differently-abled children
of the city

Social Sector: Health

URTI remains to be the Poor air quality Intensify IEC on the

top cause of morbidity for Presence of smokers importance of healthy and
all ages for the past 3 clean living
years
Strict implementation of city
ordinance banning smoking
in public places and
transportation
Coronary Artery Disease, Unhealthy lifestyle Intensify IEC on the
Cancer and Hyper importance of healthy and
Vascular Disease clean living
continues to be the top 3
causes of mortality from Encourage people to
2008-2010 practice preventive health
care

High cost of Limited or no access to Level-up the accreditation

hospitalization and quality medical services of Ospital ng Lipa
medical treatment

Lack of functional health Health issues and Reorganization and

committees as mandated concerns not strengthening of the Local
by RA 7160 to Local immediately addressed Health Board
Health Boards by sectoral
representatives

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Social Sector: Housing

Created Local Housing Housing-related issues Conduct of regular

Board is not fully not regularly discussed meetings
functional and addressed

Low-cost housing High number of renters Coordination with

(socialized housing) is and multi-family dwelling concerned developers/
still not affordable for low- agencies to make low-cost
income groups housing more affordable

No budget appropriation Absence of relocation Allocation of budget for

intended for resettlement sites resettlement sites
sites
Presence of informal Identification of possible
settlers resettlement areas

Social Sector: Social Welfare/ Services

Presence of vagrants/ Unsafe environment Strict implementation of

mendicants Balik Probinsiya Program
for non-Lipenos

For Lipenos, family re-

integration

Provision of livelihood
opportunities to families of
vagrant children/
mendicants

Social Sector: Protective Services

Police and firemen below Increasing crime rate Request the DILG for
the standard ratio to and decreasing crime additional policemen
population solution efficiency rate

Low police visibility

Inadequate modern Operations are Procurement/ provision of

facilities & equipment for hampered modern facilities and
the police and fire equipment
department

Social Sector: Sports And Recreation

Absence of sports No suitable place for big Construction of sports

complex sporting events complex

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 Observation/ Implications/ Effects Policy Option/
Technical Findings/ Intervention/ Possible
Issues and Concerns Solutions

Economic Sector : Agriculture (Crops, Fishery, and Livestock & Poultry)

Productivity remains Low crop production Modernization of the

low for some crops agricultural sector by
transforming this sector
form a resource-based
to a technology-based
industry

Inadequate access to Farmers/fisherfolks has Credit programs for

credit facilities less or no capital farmers and fisherfolks

Inadequate postharvest Less production Construction of post-

facilities harvest facilities

Livestock/ poultry Poor air and water Strict implementation on

related pollution condition local and national laws
Poor health condition of on air and water
nearby residents pollution

Economic Sector: Commerce And Trade

Congested CBD Inconvenience for the Decongestion of the

consumers CBD of vehicular traffic
and sidewalk vendors
Economic Sector: Industry

Entry of new investors Less investment and Amendment of Local

in the industrial sector employment opportunities Incentive Code
has plateaued

Economic Sector: Tourism

Untapped potential of Possible income from the Formulation of Master

tourism Tourism Sector is not Tourism Plan
realized

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 Observation/ Implications/ Effects Policy Option/
Technical Findings/ Intervention/ Possible
Issues and Concerns Solutions

Infrastructure and Utilities Sector: Transportation

Traffic congestion in Congested roads Installation of traffic

major thoroughfares lights, signs

Opening of subdivision
roads to public
Presence of mini- Vehicles load and Strict implementation of
transport terminals unload passengers local laws/ ordinances
anywhere they want regarding traffic

Designation of proper
terminals in strategic
locations in adition to
the grand terminal
Poorly designed and Flooding Declogging.
maintained drainage
system in major Proper coordination
thoroughfares between officials of
adjacent barangays
Infrastructure and Utilities Sector: Water

Lack of supply of water Inadequate supply of Installation of

during power water generators
interruptions
Tapping of other
possible sources of
water
Infrastructure and Utilities Sector: Power

Unannounced/Unsched Additional cost to Upgrading of power

uled power interruptions business establishments lines
(cost of fuel for
generators)

Possible closure of
business

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A. Social

1. Health and Nutrition

Goal:

A healthy citizenry and accessible health resources that are equitably

distributed among the people.

Objectives:

a. To ensure that public service facilities are within national standards,

local laws and are cost efficient.
b. To control the increasing incidence of top three morbidity cases by at
least 20% annually.
c. To increase the percentage of women provided with complete pre-
natal care or should have accessed complete pre-natal care by 35%
annually.
d. To increase percentage of barangays with functioning health centers/
stations.
e. To meet the minimum service standard public health workers to
population ratio.
f. To reduce the mortality rate particularly caused by heart and lung
diseases and cancer by 5%.
g. To achieve a high rating on the percentage of fully immunized children.
h. To activate and ensure the functionality of Barangay Nutrition
Councils.
i. To significantly improve the health and nutritional status of children
under 6 years old.
j. To continuously improve the services of barangay and district health
centers.
k. To achieve Level 2 accreditation of the Ospital ng Lipa.

Strategies:

a. Undertake intensive and extensive information and dissemination

campaign on preventive health care.
b. Strengthen participation and operation linkages of other government
agencies and private organizations and agencies on their health
service delivery.
c. Intensify and improve the Maternal and Child Care Program.
d. Launch a more effective Nutrition Program.
e. Equip the Main Health Center and District Health Centers with basic
facilities for curative treatments.
f. Continuously train and update the health personnel and workers on
health matters.
g. Intensify delivery of continuous program of immunization against
serious communicable disease.
h. Integrate hospital and public health services through continuous
referrals and favorable action thereto.
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 i. Accommodate the hiring of the much needed staff.

2. Education

Goal:

A responsive, literate citizenry, able to compete globally but imbued with

good, moral values of the Lipeños.

Objectives:

a. To meet the minimum standard ratio for classroom, teacher, textbook

and desk per student in schools for elementary and secondary level.
b. To meet the minimum requirements of fixtures and upgraded
equipment and facilities for elementary and secondary level.
c. To ensure that the school going age children are kept in school.
d. To ensure that the Lipeño children are provided with equal
opportunities for the K to 12 program.
e. To achieve 80% completion rate of the division’s (DepEd Lipa) PPAs.
f. To improve and strengthen the proficiency levels and skills of the
teaching force specifically in Math, Science and English.
g. To improve the ranking of Lipa City in National Achievement Test and
National Career Assessment Examination both Elementary and
Secondary Level.
h. To achieve a minimum passing rate of 55% in Licensure Exams of KLL
graduates.

Strategies:

a. Upgrade the existing school buildings at elementary and secondary

levels in public schools.
b. Train and hone the students in the advancement of technology through
the extensive use of computers.
c. Give achievement and honor awards to outstanding teachers.
d. Develop and maintain an academic facilities and equipment upliftment
scheme in the public schools.
e. Intensify the functional and productive capability of the residents
through the alternative learning system.
f. Seek assistance from alumni and civic organizations for the upkeep
and improvement of public school facilities and equipment.
g. Involve the Parents Teachers Community Association (PTCA) in the
formation, monitoring and implementation of school policies.
h. Upgrade and modernize the T. M. Kalaw Public Library.
i. Strengthen the special education programs.
j. Collaborate with the private sector in the implementation of education
programs.
k. Encourage alternative learning modes, especially for the illiterate.

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3. Social Welfare

Goal:

The welfare of the disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors of the society are
protected.

Objectives:

a. To establish a Violence against Women and Children (VAWC) Desk

in all barangays and ensure their functionality.
b. To establish an accredited residential care facility.
c. To ensure that local public buildings are compliant to laws pertaining
to PWDs and Senior Citizens.
d. To intensify the promotion of the protection of children.
e. To deliver more efficient and reliable social services to the
communities and individuals in need.

Strategies:

a. Families and Community

▪ Adopt the computerized data banking and monitoring system on
poverty reduction in the city.
▪ Formulate a registry/directory of poor families or a master list of
families belonging to the poverty threshold to serve as a ready
reference for extension for emergency assistance to requesting
individuals of target clientele.
▪ Allocate an annual budget for Philhealth coverage of indigent
families in 72 barangays.
▪ Increase budgetary allocation for education and livelihood
programs.
▪ Organize a multi-purpose cooperative to be run by the registered
indigent families at every barangay.
▪ Provide marketing opportunities/outlets for the cooperatives
products and services.
▪ Extend relative trainings to the cooperatives.
▪ Coordinate and cooperate with Philippine Mental Health
Association (PMHA) Lipa Chapter for the conduct of Parent
Effectiveness Seminars and Family Oriented Seminars particularly
on matters affecting family structure and solidarity e.g. Solo
Parenthood brought about by temporary separation of spouse
working abroad.
▪ Tap the services of different family oriented organizations (Couples
for Christ, Family Life Apostolate) in organizing / orienting families
at risk of dissolution and all other families on Family Life Values and
Solidarity.

b. Children and Youth

▪ Prioritize children in budgetary allocation.
▪ Provide scholarship program for out-of-school youth.
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 ▪ Revise/Update the Development Plan for Children.
▪ Mobilize/Activate the Council for the Welfare of Children.

c. Youth Offenders and Drug Dependents

▪ Provide scholarship program for out-of-school youth.
▪ Implement the Dangerous Drug Act strictly.
▪ Institutionalize Anti-Drug Substance Abuse in the curriculum.
▪ Expand Bahay ni Kuya.

d. In School and Out of School Youth

▪ Implement youth program for youth empowerment productivity and
employability.
▪ Linkage with private agencies thru Public Employment Service
Office (PESO).
▪ Prepare and update master list of child laborers.

e. Women
▪ Undertake gender responsive development planning focusing on
women.
▪ Reactivate of Women’s Organization.
▪ Conduct regular women’s meetings.
▪ Advocate and conduct education on women’s rights.
▪ Provide self-development trainings for women.
▪ Provide loans as starting capital for business and monitor, evaluate
status of business.

f. Women in Special Cases

▪ Form partnership with agencies addressing violence against
women.
▪ Collaborate with different sectors for prevention and control of
teenage juvenile pregnancy.

g. Senior Citizens
▪ Provide accessible geriatric health care services.
▪ Inventory/profiling of facilities and number of senior citizens.
▪ Encourage other prominent business establishments to honor the
senior citizen ID card by giving discounts.
▪ Provision of express lanes and special toilet cubicles at government
and commercial establishments for the elderly.
▪ Encourage extended family support.
▪ Full operation of the Social Welfare Village.
▪ Provide yearly health check-up for registered senior citizens at the
Ospital ng Lipa

h. Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)

▪ Allocate funds for PWD programs.
▪ Pursue and promote the education of children with disabilities.
▪ Provide employment and technical skills for adult persons with
disabilities.
▪ Capability Building Program.
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 ▪ Provide rehabilitation program for PWDs and design a community
outreach program to raise awareness about the PWDs
▪ Promote the economic self-sufficiency and independence of poor
disabled persons.

i. Community
▪ Conduct dialogues with community leaders and volunteers.
▪ Enhance community participation.

j. Mendicants
▪ Enhance participation of Task Force Anti-Mendicants
▪ Prepare master list of mendicants based on round-up operations

4. Peace, Security and Disaster Preparedness and Risk Management

Goals:

a. Peaceful, safe and secure communities.

b. Enhanced operational and technical efficiencies of the City Government
to manage calamity, disasters and civil emergencies in the city.

Objectives:

a. To strengthen coordination with peace keeping agencies and groups

based in the city.
b. To improve the services of the drug rehabilitation center
c. To provide standard facilities for the inmates.
d. To meet the standards of inmates to size of cell ratio.
e. To improve the traffic situation of the city
f. To provide modern facilities and equipment for the police and fire
department to improve the delivery of protective services to the people.
g. To increase emergency preparedness skills of Lipeños especially in
disaster prone areas of the city through community seminars and
emergency drills.
h. To train and equip the City DRRMO personnel on emergency and
paramedic services.

Strategies:

a. Coordinate with the Department of Interior and Local Government

(DILG)/Philippine National Police (PNP) for additional police and fire
personnel.
b. Utilize and maximize services of police, fire, barangay tanods and traffic
aides.
c. Conduct regular fire drills/lectures on fire prevention.
d. Institutionalize Disaster Risk Reduction and Management.

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5. Shelter/Housing

Goal:

Shelter needs of citizens are addressed.

Objectives:

1. To improve access of poor urban communities to land tenure,

affordable shelter, basic city infrastructure and services of financing
their shelter and livelihood needs.
2. To reduce and prevent the proliferation of informal settlers.
3. To improve quality of life for the informal settlers of Lipa.
4. To minimize the housing backlog in Lipa.

Strategies:

1. Provide housing programs or resettlement site for households living in

informal settlements.
2. Formulate activities that will lead to the creation of a functional
federation of the urban poor.
3. Continuing people’s organization and people empowerment
4. Strictly implement Housing and Building Codes
5. Improve access to infrastructure and human development service as
provided for in RA 7160 and RA 7279 (UDHA)
6. Creation of finance resources for housing projects.
7. Implement Core Shelter Assistance Program.
8. Sustain linkages of UPAO with National and International related
Housing Agencies and Private Agencies.
9. Encourage housing cooperatives, non-profit housing associations and
building associations especially those that cater to low and moderate
income families.
10. Explore innovative local housing finance scheme.

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B. Economic

Goal:

Economic prosperity through strategic economic activities in the rural

sector such as agriculture, agro-industry and eco-tourism that are mutually
enforcing with trade and industry services in the urban sector, with the
highest regard to preserving environmental integrity.

1. Agriculture and Fisheries Development

Goals:

a. Increased agricultural crop production

b. Sustained livestock and poultry production

Objectives:

a. To modernize the production sector through the use of new

technology.
b. To support farmers in the marketing scheme of the produce.
c. To diversify agricultural crop production and enhance productivity by
transforming the sector from a resource-based to a technology-based
industry.
d. To sustain existing livestock and poultry production compliant with
ecological waste management regulations.

Strategies:

a. Provide agricultural credit guarantee to the farmers’ cooperative and

crop insurance.
b. Coordinate with concerned agricultural agencies in assessing which
type of crops are best suited to the particular type of soil in the city.
c. Encourage multiple cropping and intensify compact farming to utilize
idle lands.
d. Seek the assistance of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
to conduct regular seminars to educate the fishermen on fish culture
and improved fishing techniques.
e. Involve all sectors in agro-industrial fairs for the promotion of agro-
industrial products.
f. Provide farmers access to updated production techniques, product
development and marketing.
g. Enhance profits and income in the agriculture and fisheries sectors,
particularly for the small farmers and fisherfolks, by ensuring equitable
access to assets, resources and services, and promoting high value
crops, value added processing and agri-business activities.
h. Encourage the agriculture and fishery sectors to ascend continuously
the value-added ladder by subjecting their traditional or new products
to further processing in order to minimize the marketing of raw,
unfinished or unprocessed products
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 i. Adopt policies that will promote industry dispersal and rural
industrialization by providing incentives to investors to establish
industries that have backward linkages to the city’s agriculture and
fisheries resource base

2. Entrepreneurship, Industry, Business and Investment Promotion

Goal:

Lipa City as a major center of commerce and trade.

Objectives:

a. To increase access of Lipeños to opportunities to engage in micro,

cottage and small scale industries through promotion of access to
capital and development of entrepreneurial skills.
b. To develop tourism potential and adequate provision of necessary
support facilities and services essential for family-oriented activities.
c. To harness the capability and competency of the labor force to match
the demand of domestic and international labor markets.
d. To re-activate the Lipa City Investment Incentive Board.
e. To enhance the permitting procedures of the LGU.
f. To prepare and adopt a Small & Medium Enterprise Development
Plan.
g. To establish a database of the economic condition of the citizenry.
h. To create/designate an Investment Promotion Unit.
i. To amend the Lipa City Investment Incentive Code.
j. To re-activate the Lipa City Investment Incentive Board.
k. To promote the accreditation and participation of business groups in
the LGU.
l. To prepare and adopt a Master Tourism Plan.

Strategies:

a. Promote the expansion of commercial and industrial activities in order

to provide more employment opportunities.
b. Maximize the use of brochures, catalogues, pamphlets and other
reading materials showing local products.
c. Avail the technical assistance of the agencies concerned with the
development of cottage industries.
d. Pursue an aggressive and focused export promotion through
databank/information system and networks on market opportunities,
designs and packaging and product quality improvement, continuing
research and development.
e. Facilitate the complementation of economic sub-sectors in terms of
resource use and production to minimize competition for similar land
resource, without prejudice to the protection of environmental integrity.
f. Promote economic viability through strategic economic initiatives.

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C. Infrastructure and Utilities

Goal:

Infrastructure needs of each sector are addressed.

Objectives:

1. To provide infrastructure support to the social, economic and public

administrative sectors.
2. To address the basic utility needs of citizens such as adequate and
uninterrupted supply of clean, safe potable water, improved/stabilized
power distribution facilities, equipment and services and availability of
communication facilities and services citywide.
3. To have adequate and efficient transport and utilities system and public
service facilities that adequately support settlement and production areas
and that are in conformity to the city’s desired urban design and compliant
with environmental requirements.

Strategies:

1. Ensure the provision of needed infrastructure.

2. Ensure the continuous, adequate and efficient services of public utilities.

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D. Environmental and Natural Resources

1. Natural Resources Management

Goal:

Preserve the city’s natural resources and maintain strong biodiversity for
present and future needs

Objectives:

a. To strengthen community organization and mobilization of Barangays

Talisay, Malitlit and Sto. Nino through community-based Bantay Gubat
or similar initiatives.
b. To engage in partnership nurturing with Metro-Lipa Water District,
NGOs academe and other supportive sectors.
c. To preserve and protect watershed areas and aquifer zones.
d. To coordinate the efforts of MLWD, LGUs and community people.
e. To consult with MLWD for improved water resources management and
help maintain adequate supply of potable water.
f. To sustain multi-sectoral initial reforestation endeavor that maintains
ecological balance and sustains supply and quality of water source.
g. To ensure necessary substantial policies are established and
mainstreamed in all regulatory policies of government concerning land
use.
h. To strengthen “co-management” and partnership between
government and end-users such as households, business sectors and
civil society groups.
i. To ensure sustainable and continuous water supply.

Strategies:

a. Protect the forest and watershed areas.

b. Enact an Environmental Code.
c. Ban illegal logging and quarrying.
d. Prepare and adopt a Climate Change Adaptation Plan.

2. Waste Management and Pollution Control

Goals:

An environmental condition conducive to human health, employment,

income generation and recreation.

Objectives:

a. To acquire lot to be used for Solid Waste Management Facility.

b. To intensify policy advocacy campaign on solid waste management
best practices.
c. To provide adequate and efficient collection and disposal equipment.
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d. To conduct Clean Air education and enforcement campaign to:
• Minimize smoke belchers plying major thoroughfares for a
continuous reduction of level of air pollutants in the city; and
• Reduce pollutants especially Total Suspended Particulates (TSP)
coming from vehicular emissions which can cause serious
respiratory ailments.
• Ensure that industries comply with the National Emission Standards
for Source Specific Air Pollutants (NESSAP) set under the Clean
Air Act
e. To capacitate CENRO personnel, barangay officials and other
stakeholders on technical, legal and administrative matters to protect
the City’s airshed.
f. To promote urban greening and establish environmental infrastructure
to help abate air pollution.
g. To develop convergence between and among the city government,
national agencies, Metro Lipa Water District and barangay
functionaries in coordinating efforts to address water pollution issues.
h. To set up data banking on water management and pollution control
i. Improvement of methods, effective services for solid and liquid waste
disposal system and minimization pollution potential;
j. To strengthen informational and technical assistance on source
reduction, recycling, re-use and composting opportunities
k. To establish greenbelts within commercial districts.
l. To establish coordinating mechanism to bring on board the Lead and
Line agencies with ENR concerns and functions
m. To enhance the implementation systems on waste management and
pollution control

Strategies:

a. Intensive policy advocacy campaign on solid waste management.

b. Seek the support of barangay officials on the enforcement of sanitation
laws and ordinances.
c. Provide technical assistance and lecture on ecological solid waste
management, reduction and recycling programs and pollution
prevention.
d. Press relation and media campaigns on Solid Waste Management.
e. Distribute leaflets and material on recyclable garbage.
f. Establish organic gardens and demo plots.
g. Implement the Start Segregating at Source (SSS) strategy to all the
barangays.
h. Establish markets for recycled materials.
i. Monitor incidence of waste related diseases.
j. Strictly implement RA 9003 and local ordinances.
k. Impose non-renewal / revocation of business permits to violators.
l. Provide incentives / awards to the barangay, community or individual
with the most innovative and efficient solid waste management. This
will stimulate their interest and participation in waste management
programs of the city government.

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E. Institutional

1. Organization and Management

Goals:

a. Provide a comprehensive and balanced personnel career

development and relevant training programs.
b. Administer a sound recruitment, selection and appointment of
personnel consistent with the organization’s human resource policies.
c. Sustain continuing Awards and Incentives Programs for service
excellence, productivity and improvement of employees.
d. Create a nurturing environment to improve rapport and harmonious
accord between top management and rank and file employees that will
support and prescribe employee’s compliance to order.

Objectives:

a. To employ apt career development, recruitment, election and

appointment and reappointment procedures to ensure appropriate
competence, training, experience, licensing and credentialing of all
appointees.
b. To ensure that appropriately trained and qualified staff are available to
undertake the type and level of activity performed by the organization.
c. To orient staff members on their accountabilities and responsibilities
that specify their roles and how it contributes to the attainment of the
goals and maintaining quality of service from hiring time.
d. To develop programs to meet the supplementary educational needs of
management and staff.
e. To institutionalize the Gender and Development (GAD) Program.
f. To fully implement the SPMS.
g. To fully comply with the provisions of the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA).
h. To improve and enhance the processing time of documents and
response time to services sought by clients.
i. To revisit the Local Investment and Incentive Code.
j. To solicit the active involvement of civil society organizations in the city
government programs and projects.
k. To continuously enhance the LGU processes.

Strategies:

a. Provide periodic trainings to employees to enhance their capabilities.

b. Encouragement of city government employees, especially those
holding technical positions to pursue post graduate studies and to avail
of scholarship grants.
c. Identify gaps in the requirements of good governance and fulfillment
of the same.
d. Exercise participatory local governance to solicit support and
cooperation of constituents.
e. Update and revise local plans.
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 f. Institutionalization of feedback mechanism.

2. Fiscal Management

Goal:

Sound fiscal management

Objectives:

a. To employ a 100% effective and strict enforcement of tax laws and

local ordinances.
b. To improve and enhance processing time of documents and response
time to services sought by clienteles.
c. To have 100% collection efficiency in taxes, fees and delinquencies.
d. To maintain 20% increase in revenues every year from local sources
and to surpass revenues from national sources like Internal Revenue
Allotment (IRA).
e. To improve and enhance the procurement system of the city
government.

Strategies:

a. Strictly implement approved tax laws, ordinances and regulatory laws.

b. Continuous adherence to laws and guidelines on budgeting,
disbursement and procurement.

3. Development Planning

Goal:

Comprehensive local development that is based on effective and

consultative planning aided by modern technology.

Objectives:

a. To establish mechanism for meaningful representation of civil society

which are in-built systems and structures for local planning and
development, decision making process and project management and
monitoring.
b. To adopt a computer-based system on local development planning.

Strategies:

a. Fully implement the Geographic Information System (GIS) technology

so as to more effectively assist local planners and decision makers.
b. Further improve the Computerization Project of the revenue
generation departments to meet the need of the LGU to be more
competitive and technologically advanced.
c. Avail of the upsurge of opportunities and to reconfigure its
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regional development that is taking place in the CALABARZON.
d. Ensure that the delivery of front line services are in accordance with
the approved local development plan.
e. Maintain a record of the city’s accomplishments to be used as an
assessment tool in evaluating itself based on national standards.
f. Encourage every barangay to prepare their respective barangay
development plan based on the city’s local development programs.
g. Implement the Community-Based Monitoring System.

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 Priority Programs and Projects

Infrastructure
1. Construction of a new City Hall Building
2. Construction of a bigger Rehabilitation Center
3. Construction of building for the Lipa City Center for Training and
Development
4. Establishment of a Theme Park
5. Completion of the Lipa Academy for Sports, Culture & Arts
6. Construction of 3-Storey Tourism & Library Building with Mini Theater
7. Construction of Evacuation Center
8. Construction of Nursing & Midwifery School attached to the Ospital ng Lipa
Building
9. Establishment of a Social Welfare Village- Senior Citizen’s Recreation
Center and Center for Women and Children
10. Rehabilitation of the public market buildings
11. Construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of drainage system, sidewalk,
curb and gutter at both city and barangay streets
12. Rehabilitation and maintenance of barangay roads
13. Construction of barangay infrastructure projects like pathways, gyms, multi-
purpose halls and covered courts
14. Opening of alternate routes to ease traffic congestion at some congested
areas
15. Refurbishing and rehabilitation of public buildings
16. Housing Program

Information and Communication Technology

1. Continuous enhancement of Geographical Information System (GIS)
2. Automation of LGU processes through the establishment of IT Network
3. Updating of LGU website
4. Adoption and implementation of the Community Based Monitoring System
(CBMS)

Health
1. Strengthening of the district health centers through continuous provision of
both preventive and curative health services
2. Free executive check-up for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
at the Ospital ng Lipa
3. Full operation of the Ospital ng Lipa – Level 2
4. Continuous extension of mobile health services
5. Intensified supplemental feeding program for malnourished children
6. Distribution of MAS Health Cards and PhilHealth Cards

Education
1. Scholarship program to include elementary and high school students
2. MAS Scholarship Program
3. Sagip Eskwela
4. Construction of additional classrooms in support to the K-12 program of
DepEd
5. Allocation of classrooms at the Lipa Sports Academy for the K-12 program
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school students under the K-12 program
7. Coordination with Philippine Sports Commission for possible trainers for
sports development
8. Extension of Training Center services in the barangays
9. Provision of allowance to Lipeno students of KLL
10. Establishment of Nursing & Midwifery School
11. Additional short courses at the Lipa City Center for Training and
Development

Environment
1. Conduct thorough study on the city’s water sources
2. Review existing ordinances and other local laws regarding solid wastes
particularly wastes from piggeries and poultries
3. Establishment of an Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility
4. Continuous strict implementation of city ordinances pertaining to
preservation and conservation of environment
5. 2 Million Trees Project

Livelihood
1. Additional allocation for the Microfinance Program
2. Coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry regarding various
livelihood trainings and marketing strategies
3. Coordination with Department of Labor and Employment and the
Commission on Higher Education
4. Ensure that local businesses employ 80% Lipenos in their businesses
5. Coordination with Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and
other government agencies for potential work abroad
6. Develop tourist spots such as the Tagbakin Water Sports
7. Continuous granting of Cooperative Loan assistance and Capital Loan
assistance
8. Regular conduct of job fairs and local recruitment activities
9. Provision of agricultural support to farmers and other livestock raisers
through modern technologies

Peace and Order

1. Transfer of the BJMP
2. Installation of additional CCTV cameras
3. Strict implementation of traffic regulations
4. Towing Policy
5. Installation of traffic lights
6. Installation of check points in all entry points of the city
7. Requiring all business establishments to put up CCTV cameras for their
security
8. Continuous coordination with the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire
Protection and City Peace and Order Council
9. Strengthening of City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
and City Peace and Order Council

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