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Western Visayas Development Framework
Western Visayas Development Framework
FRAMEWORK
PLAN:2001-2030
WHEREAS, the RPFP provides the analytical parameter for the planned allocation, use and
management of the region's land and other physical resources to guide public and private sector
decisions at the regional and sub-regional levels;
WHEREAS the RLUC has organized a Technical Working Group (TWG) composed of
technical staff from the Regional Line Agencies and Provinces to update the RPFP of Western Visayas
Region;
WHEREAS the RLUC-TWG has undergone seminar workshops, internal planning workshops
and consultations with various line agencies and local government units to generate inputs and validate
outputs in RPFP preparation;
WHEREAS, the draft RPFP was largely considered in the preparation of the Western Visayas
Regional Development Plan, 2004-2010;
WHEREAS, the draft RPFP was harmonized with the RPFPs of other regions in the Visayas
and Mindanao areas to ensure plan complementation, especially with those Region VI shares common
natural resources and has strong trade and transportation linkages;
WHEREAS, the draft RPFP was also subjected to technical review, not only by the RLUC
members, but also by other line agencies who are members of other sectoral committees of the RDC.
UNANIMOUSLY approved during the 1st quarter meeting of the Regional Development
Council held on March 10, 2006 at Puerto Real de Iloilo, Lapaz, Iloilo City.
Certified Correct:
Approved:
OIC RD ARTURO G. VALERO
GOV. SALVACION Z. PEREZ RDC VI Secretary
RDC VI Chairperson
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Regional DevelopmentCouncil VI
Iloilo City
Over the past decades, the region has that the region's resources can sustain.
been undergoing changes that impact on
the use of land and otherresources. I strongly urge planners in the region to
For example, the rapid populationgrowth make the RPFP a major consideration in the
coupled with intensified socio-economic formulation of future plans at the regional and
activities over limited land resources has local levels. The RPFP affects, integrates or
increased the demand for land for settlements, links with the National Framework for Physical
infrastructureand other urban uses. These Planning, the national and regional socio-
changes arising from the modernization efforts economic plans, the investment programs,
have constrained the development of Western the comprehensive land use plans of the
Visayas region. local government units and the sectoral plans
of the various agencies. In effect, the RPFP
As chairperson of the Regional sets the framework into which all other plans
Development Council (RDC), I am pleased to should fit.
note that the Regional Land Use Committee
of the RDC and the National Economic and For the RPFP to be an effective and useful
Development Authority have initiated the tool, it must be translated in the context of
updating of the Regional Physical Framework each provincein the region. Thus, I call on
Plan (RPFP) in order for it to be more the local chief executives to utilize the RPFP
responsive in guiding decisions in the use, in guiding development directions in their
allocation, management and development of respective area taking into account their
land and other resources. potentials and constraints and the aspirations
of their populace.
The RPFP provides an inventoryof land
and other physical resources in the region Finally, it should be emphasized that
and indicates the rationale for the present the RPFP shall not be regarded as a static
planning document. A periodic review of the
and future land use patterns in the region in
plan is necessary to imbue it with the currency
relation to the multi-dimensionalfactors that
and flexibility reflective of the dynamics of the
affect it. Specifically, the future development
regional development environment.
scenarios proposed in the plan consider the
physical and environmental constrains that
limit the optimum utilization of the region's
resources such as the natural hazards due SALVACIONZ. PEREZ
to its geographic, geological and tectonic Governor of Antique and
settings. Thus, it sets the parameters to attain Chairperson, RDC VI
the development goals and objectives
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QYOREWORD
commend the officers and members of of the country's land and other physical resources
the Regional DevelopmentCouncil, the NEDA as well as planners and decision-makersin
Regional Office as well as the Regional Land the private sector whose investmentinterests
Use Committee for spearheading the updating of affect or are affected by these resources. Local
the Regional Physical FrameworkPlan (RPFP). government units will find the document
helpful
in providing data, information,and
reference
The updated RPFP links the national and material on the region's land and physical
provincial framework plans and takes into resources and in aligning their own plans,
account various developments. These include PPFPs, CLUPs and development plans, withthe
changes in land uses; enactmentof new laws, regional development objectives and strategies.
plans and policies; new data sets generated from Nongovernment organizations and academic
the latest census; and adjustmentsin the LGU institutions could also utilize the documents when
composition of various regions. undertaking land use and physical planning-
related activities.
The Plan also upholds the policy
recommendations provided in the National It is expectedthat the use of the RPFP will
Framework for Physical Planning and at the same result in specific policies, programs and strategic
time considers the desired development direction interventions to support economic growthwithin
of LGUs as cited in the Provincial Physical the context of sustainable development especially
FrameworkPlans (PPFPs) and Comprehensive in these areas: (a) food security and agricultural
Land Use Plans (CLUPs). development; (b) mining; (c) environmental
protection and biodiversity conservation; (d) urban
The updated RPFP benefited from development; (e) infrastructure development; and
interregional consultations which identified (f) disaster mitigation, among others.
complementing spatial development strategies
among the regions sharing common boundaries The challenge now is for us to work together
and naturalresources as well as among regions so that the region succeeds in attaining its vision
with established physical and economic linkages. towards growth and development.
The Plan is thus expected to be more responsive
to the demand for the proper use, allocation,
management, and development of land and other
natural resources at the regional and subregional
levels.
AUGUStO B. SANTOS
The target users of the RPFP are government NEDA, Deputy Director-General and
agencies involved in the formulationof policies NLUC Chairman
and plans for the development and management
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AEFACE
Che Regional Physical FrameworkPlan government units and regional line agencies.
(RPFP) of Region VI was preparedwith a Likewise, the plan is greatly enhanced with
conscious effort to vertically and horizontally the substantive inputs from the private sector
integrateplans and processes at all levels. representatives of the Regional Development
The National Framework for Physical Planning Council.
(NFPP), serves as guide in the preparation
of the RPFR The RPFP, which providesthe We are especially grateful to the Province
framework for regional development and the of Capiz and the DENR Region VI for their
desired spatial configurationand landscape generous assistance in mapping activities
in the region, reiterates and upholds the through their GIS facilities. Also, the
policies and recommendations provided in Decentralized Planning Structures Project of
the NFPP, while at the same time, considers the German Technical Cooperation (DPSP-
the desired development direction of the local GTZ) has supported the updating of this plan
government units through an iterative and to address the challenge of linking regional
consultative process. On the other hand, and local development processes. The
it also links with the medium term socio- ultimateintentionis to ensure that regional
economic development plan of the region and local plans, as blueprints of development,
as well as the sectoral plans of regional line are relevant and responsive to the needs of
agencies. the people in their respective areas.
ABLE OF CONTENTS
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PREFACE
LIST OF ACRONYMS ix
LIST OF ANNEXES xv
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
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A. Rationale/Objectives of the Regional Physical Framework Plan
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B. General Assumptions/Principles Underlying the Plan
C. Organization/Parts of the Plan 2
C. Institutional Environment 58
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B. Development Opportunities 69
C. Development Administration 72
B. Long-Term Goals 73
CHAPTER 5. IMPLEMENTATION
A. Plan Review, Approval and Adoption 105
ANNEXES
Annex 1 - AlternativeSpatial Strategies 115
Annex 4 - List of Programs and Projects, Land Use Component, 2005-2030 149
CREDITS 165
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1ST OF ACRONYMS
Alienable and Disposable
AFMA Agriculture and Fisheries ModernizationAct
AO Administrative Order
ARC Agrarian Reform Community
ATO Air Transportation Office
BAS Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
BBRMC Banate Bay Resource ManagementCouncil
BFAR Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BOO Build-Operate-Own
BOT Build-Operate-Transfer
BREDCO Bacolod Real Estate DevelopmentCorporation
BSWM Bureau of Soils and Water Management
CADC Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claim
CADT Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title
CARL Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law
CARP Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
CBFM Community-Based Forest Management
CBFMA Community-Based Forest ManagementAgreement
CENRO City Environmentand Natural Resources Officer
CEP Coastal Environment Program
CFP Community Forest Program
CIS Communal IrrigationSystem
CLUP Comprehensive Land Use Plan
CMTS Cellular MobileTelephone Service
CPDC City Planning and DevelopmentCoordinator
CPDO City Planning and Development Office
CPU-ANEC Central Philippine University-AfflliatedNon-Conventional Energy Center
DA Department of Agriculture
DAO Department Administrative Order
DAICs District Agri-lndustrial Centers
DAR Department of Agrarian Reform
DC Department Circular
Dep Ed Department of Education
DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DILG Department of Interiorand Local Government
DOE Department of Energy
DOH Department of Health
DOJ Department of Justice
DOST Department of Science and Technology
DOT Department of Tourism
DOTC Department of Transportation and Communication
DPWH Department of Public Works and Highways
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2.29 Number of Post Offices and Mail Carriers, 1990 and 2004 33
2.44 Gross Regional Domestic Product by Industrial Origin, Region VI, 1980-2000 55
(In Thousand Pesos, at Constant 1985 Prices)
2.46 Employment Share, by Industry Group, Philippines and Region VI: 2001 57
4.1 Spatial Strategy, 2004-2010 79
4.2 Spatial Strategy, 2011-2016 80
4.3 Spatial Strategy, 2017-2030 81
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HAPTER 1
Introduction
A. RATIONALE/OBJECTIVES OF THE REGIONAL The RPFP, which provides the framework for
PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK PLAN regional development and the desired physical
configuration and landscape in the region, is primarily
The Regional Physical FrameworkPlan (RPFP), guided by the NFPP. It therefore reiterates and
2001-2030 is an updated version of the RPFP upholds the policies and recommendations provided
prepared by the Regional Land Use Committee in the NFPP, while at the same time, considers the
(RLUC) and adopted as a planning document by the desired development direction of local government
Regional Development Council (RDC) in the early units through an iterative and consultative process.
1990s. It is the regional counterpart of the National On the other hand, it also links with the Medium-
Frameworkfor Physical Planning (NFPP), which is Term Regional Socio-economic Development
prepared at the national level. The RPFP provides Plan and the sectoral plans of the regional line
the analytical parameter for the planned allocation, agencies. Towardthis end, technical staff from the
use and management of the region's land and other provincial and city planning and development offices
physical resources to guide public and private sector of the six provinces and two highly-urbanized cities
decisions at the regional and sub-regional levels. and representatives from regional line agencies
A long-term plan approach was adoptedfor the were involved in all phases of plan preparation.
RPFP (30 years) in order to give due consideration Likewise, inputs from the private sector groups are
to protracted environmental impacts of many solicited through their official representatives to
economic and other social activities, the non- the developmentcouncils and the RLUC and the
renewable and irreversible nature of land resources Regional Development Council.
and the expectedroleof the RPFP as a long-term
foundation for regional economic development. The B. GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS/PRINCIPLES
RPFP is designed to be updatedevery ten years UNDERLYING THE PLAN
in order for it to be more responsive in guiding
decisions on the use, allocation, management The RPFP adheres to the principles articulated
and development of land and other physical in the NFPP that land use, physical and related
resources. planning activities shall be undertaken within the
The updating of the RPFP is necessary context of the principles that support the allocation
because of the emergence of several major and use of land and water resources with due
legislations, sectoral plans and policies that are regard to their sustainability. These guiding principles
expected to have considerable impact on the use of are the following:
land and other natural resources, the revision of the
NFPP at the national level and the completion of the EQQd—securjty. Rational utilization and
land use plans at the provincial,city and municipal management of the region's land and water
levels. Also, the generation of new sets of data from resources that would provide sufficient and
the latest census and other related reports, and affordable food to the present and future
the adjustment in the LGU compositionof various generations through local production and/or
regions have necessitated its revision and updating. importation;
The Decentralized Planning Structures Project Environmental stability and ecological integrity.
of the German DevelopmentCooperation (DPSP- Achieving environmental stability through
GTZ), which is implementedin the Visayas regions, the observance of appropriatestandards, and
has supported the updating of this plan to ensure that ensuring ecological integrity through effective
plans and planning processes at all levels are natural resource management and balancing
integrated vertically and horizontally. the demand of land using activities vis-å-vis
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HAPTER 3
Figure 3.I
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Slightly elevated levels of seismic fumarolic and/or May lead to more steam and ash ejections which affect the
Slight unrest other volcanic activity. Isolated steam bursts or crater and summit area only. The source of activity is shallow,
ash ejections near crater. No magmatic activity is indicated. No entry within
the4 km radiusPDZ
Alert Level 2 Elevated levels of any of the following: seismic, Probable ascent and intrusionof magma. Events could lead to
Elevated level of fumarolic and/or other volcanic activity. Repeated hazardous eruption. No entry within the 4 km radius PDZ.
volcanic unrest ash ejections
Alert Level 3 Seismic swarms, tremor and high level of other Magmatic processes underway. Events could lead to hazardous
High level of volcanic monitoredparameters. More energetic and more eruption. Danger zone extended to at least 6 km. radius from
unrest frequent steam/ash the active crater.
ejection
Alert Level 4 Intense unrest which may be characterized by Gas-charged magma is close to or at crater surface. Hazardous
Eruption eminent frequent periods of high frequency and low eruption is likely, possibly within hours or days.
frequency volcanic quakes, tremors, some felt
vigorous steam/gas discharge from crater. Danger zone extended to 10 km radius.
Summit incandescence, lava dome
Alert Level 5 Hazardous eruption in progress with billowing tall Hazardous eruption in progress. Flowing or falling materials
Life-threatening ash-laden eruption clouds and/or pyroclastic flows/ encroach into settlements.
eruption lava flows. Lahars.
If there is reason to believe that explosive eruption shall
intensify, the danger zone may be extended to 14 km.
Most of the areas prone to landslides are mountainous areas of Antique fronting the coast,
found in the province of Antique and along the are prone to severe erosion. This situation is also
boundaries of the four provinces in Panay island. true in the central part of Aklan and some areas
in Capiz. For Negros Occidental, the areas with
1.1.4 Areas Subject to Volcanic Eruption,Fallouts, severe erosion are not as widespread as in Panay
Lahars, Ash Clouds, Lava Flow,etc. island. These are scattered in small patches
in southern Negros and in the mountainous
The region has three inactive and one active areas of the northern part of the Island.
volcanoes. Kanlaon Volcano (10 0 24.7'N, 123 0 7.9
E) in Negros Island is one of the six most active 1.1.7 Areas Subject to Tropical Cyclones and
volcanoes in the Philippines and has had at least 23 Storm Surges
episodes of historical activities since 1866. Kanlaon
Volcano forms part of the west facing Negros Like most parts of the country, the whole of
volcanic arc which is the result of the eastward Region VI is most often affected by storm surges
subduction of the Sulu Basin along the Negros every time a typhoon hit the archipelago. This
Trench. This arc has been active since the Miocene condition is usually associated with heavy rains
period. Other volcanoes of the Negros arc include and intense strong winds that bring devastation
Mt. Silay, Mt. Mandalagan and Cuernos de Negros. to crops, properties, infrastructures and even
Most of Kanlaon's record of phreatic activity to the lives of the people. On the other hand,
are clusters of minor outbursts in the form of record from the PAG-ASA shows that tropical
ash ejections of varying intensities and duration, cyclone hit the region' at least once a year.
generating column heights between 0.5-3 km.
Assuming that the eruption shall take place at or 1.1.8 Areas Subject to Flooding
near the vicinity of the present active creater of Mt.
Kanlaon, the areas that will be affected by volcanic Floods are usually attributedto overflowing
eruption fallouts, lahar, lava flows, ash clouds, of river due to excessive run-off coupled with
airfalls tephra and ballistics projectiles, etc. are bad channel characteristics such as steep slopes
the municipalities of Moises Padilla, La Castellana, and poor drainage capacity of the river system.
and La Carlota City in Negros Occidental. Figure The flood plain in Aklan, where Aklan River
3.2 shows the Canlaon volcano pycroclastic runs, is relatively narrow compared to other major
flow and lahar hazard areas while Figure 3.3 flood plain in the region. It is about one to three
shows the areas with volcanic lava flow hazard. kilometers wide from Libacao to Banga where it
fans out to about 20 kilometerswide at Sibuyan
1.1.5 Areas Prone to Liquefaction Sea. The flood plains has an area of approximately
169 sq. km. covering the towns of Kalibo,
Liquefaction is a process whereby firm clay, Banga, Libacao, Madalag, Balete, Numancia,
free sands and silts can become liquefiedand Lezo, New Washington, Tangalan and Makato.
either flow as a fluid, or cause objects which In Capiz, flood or flood episodes, especially in
they have been supporting to sink. Liquefaction the Panay River Basin, are commonlyattributed
is an earthquake-induced hazard. Areas prone to to overflowing of the river and its tributariesdue
liquefaction are Iloilo City; Kalibo, Aklan; Roxas to high precipitation, excessive run-off, narrow
City, Pan-ay, Pontevedra, in Capiz; and reclaimed channel, steep slopes and meandering at the
areas in Bacolod City. Coastal areas and floodplains lower reaches of the river. During high stages
which are underlain by loosely compacted of the river flow, the following ares are affected:
sediments are highly prone to liquefaction. Roxas City, Pan-ay, Pontevedra, Panit-an, Dao,
Dumalag, Cuartero, Dumarao, Maayon, Ivisan,
1.1.6 Areas Subject to Erosion Mambusao, Pilar, Pres. Roxas, Altavas and Sigma.
In Iloilo province, the flood plain of Jalaur River
Severely-eroded areas or those prone to includes the municipalities of Leganes, Zarraga,
severe erosion are found in various parts of Dumangas, Barotac Nuevo, Pototan, Dingle,
Western Visayas. These are primarily located Duenas, Passi and Calinog. With the exceptionof
in places where there are abrupt changes in Duenas, Passi and Calinog, all other municipalities
elevation like in mountainousareas, particularly in the flood plain are below the irrigation dam in
those that are denuded with forest cover. Several Moroboro, Dingle. Floods in these areas are
parts of northern Iloilo, the border of Iloilo and usually caused by the bank overflowof the Jalaur
Antique provinces, and the whole range of River. The City of Iloilo on the other hand, has
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been experiencing dangerous flash floods during in urban areas or an increase of 306,453 persons
heavy downpours because of the overflow from the 1990 urban population of 1,925,701.
from Jaro River and poor drainage systems. While the region's growth rate is one of the lowest
In Negros Occidental, the flood-plain of Ilog- in the country today, Region VI ranks 5th in terms of
Hilabangan Rivers covers 26 barangays of the populationdensity, or the number of persons per
municipalities of Ilog and Kabangkalan. The square kilometer.It has an average density of 307
inundation from flood waters is primarily caused persons per sq km in 2000 higher than the national
by poor drainage capacity of its river system. figure of 255 persons per sq. km and an increase of
6.8 percent from the 1995 figure of 286. This problem
1.1.9 Drought-Prone Areas is greatly felt in urban centers where densities reach
as high as 6,000 persons per sq. km. Notably,
Drought,which can be regardedas a weather- population density in Iloilo City, which has a land
related hazard, occurs when there is insufficient
area of only 56 sq. km., rose by an average of about
water to meet requirements for various uses such
500 persons per sq. km. per year from 1975 to 2000.
as irrigation, power generation and household
consumption. The drought-prone areas are
The density map (Figure 2.30) shows that
usually the alluvial plains. The Region suffered population densities are relatively high in the highly
several drought cases in the past 15 years due urbanized cities of Iloilo and Bacolod as well as in
to the occurrence of the El Nino phenomenon. other major growth centers like Roxas City, Kalibo,
One of the worst cases was experienced in 1997 Estancia and San Jose. Also, municipalities near
which prompted the national government to these urban centers are more densely populated
declare the province of Negros Occidental under compared with those municipalities located farther
a state of calamity because of prolongeddrought. away. Their proximityto these growth centers make
these municipalities strategically located to absorb
1.1.10 Areas with Saline Water Intrusion the spill over of the growth centers' population.
Figure 3.3
Canlaon Volcano Lava Flow Hazard Map
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km
Muncapal bour•dary
Barangay bmjndary
City/ Town
CONOurnterval
River Systern
Source: PHIVOLOS
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overfishing, illegal
summer, and unfavorable weather conditions such into tourist attractions. However,
of coral reefs and seagrasses,
as prolonged dry spells that adversely affect the fishing, destruction
rampant illegal quarrying of white sands along
region's agriculture-based economy.
beaches resulted in the destruction of these scenic
1.3.2 Agriculture/LowIand Ecosystem spots. Likewise, construction and establishment
of infrastructure facilities in tourist areas without
The inappropriate practices in land resource proper assessment/study to consider their physical
utilization has resulted to deforestation, erosion, characteristics and carrying capacities eventually lead
marine ecosystem.
siltation and sedimentation that eventually affect to the degradation of the coastal and
agricultural and fishery productivity.The Bureau of
Soils and Water Management (BSWM) in 1988 has 1.3.4 Urban Ecosystem
estimated that 46 percent or 6,312 sq. km. of the total
watershed areas in Region VI are eroded, withthe most Air pollutionof the ambient environment is one
denuded having 85 percent level of erosion. Watershed of the significant environmental problems being
denudation has marked impact on downstream water experienced in urban areas today. The rapid growth
users lower and less reliable water flows reduces in the number of motor vehicles, public and private
irrigation viability, increases siltation of canals/ constructions and industrialization are among the
drainage systems and dams, clogs river mouths, causes of air pollution. Based on the DENR monitoring
and increases the extent and severity of flooding. results in terms of total suspended particulates (TSP)
The physical growth and development of matter on the ambient air quality of Iloilo City brought
settlements as a result of increasing population by motorvehicles, there is a decreasing trend in the
and expansion of economic activities inevitably TSP levels over the past three years, but the annual
impact on the environment. Productive agricultural spatial mean from 2001-2003 was 166 mg/NCM
lands are subjected to conversion due to their (microgram/normalcubic meter) which is still over
proximity and accessibility to existing urban growth the standardof 90 mg/NCM based on the National
centers. Also, protected agricultural lands and Air Quality Guidelines Values set by the DENR.
environmentally-critical areas become alternative In terms of water quality, there were 31 major
sites for settlements and other economic activities. rivers, three coastlines and one bay that have
(See Figure 2.27 on protectedagriculturallands). been monitoredand classified in accordance with
best usage based on the following parameters:
1.3.3 Marine/CoastaI Ecosystem temperature, color, BOD (biological oxygen demand),
pH, dissolved oxygen, total suspended solids and
The destruction of mangroves, seagrasses fecal and total coliform counts. Results show that
and coral reefs, siltation from the uplands and these water bodies still conform to the standards set
lowlands, pollution caused by agricultural chemicals, except the Iloilo City coastline where the total and
improper disposal of effluents of factories, household fecal coliform counts exceeded the standards set
wastes and some aquaculture facilities resulted and is not suited for bathing and other recreational
to serious environmental problems in the coastal purposes. This condition could be attributedto the
areas. According to the Task Force on Mangrove proliferationof shanties and expansion of structures
jointly organized by the Southeast Asia Fisheries along the coastline without proper sanitation facilities.
DevelopmentCenter (SEAFDEC) and the University To hasten the implementationof the Ecological
of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV), the region lost and Solid Waste Management Act (RA 9003),
94 percent of its mangroves from 1951 to 1988 at a the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)
rate of 1,250 hectares per year, considered one of the
highest in the country.As of 2003, the Departmentof
Environmentand Natural Resources (DENR) reported
•that the region has only about 3,437 hectares with
mangrove stand since a large part of the original
area has been converted to fishponds because of the
lucrative profits from prawn farming in the early 1980's.
The region is endowed with beautiful natural
seascapes and landscapes such as white beaches,
on-shore areas and islets and mountain ranges with
panoramic view, some of which have been developed
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is assisting selected pilot local government units as development guides contributed to low land
to serve as a showcase. Technical assistance productivity, prevalence of squatting, and the
is extended on waste segregation, segregated location of industries and settlements within the
collection, establishment of materials recovery environmentally-criticalareas. Local chief executives
facilities, composting and conversion of open should thus fully recognize the importance of
dumpsites into controlled ones. So far, there formulating, updating and implementing their
are already 18 local government units that have respective CLUPs, prepare these plans according
prepared their 10-year solid waste management to sound technical and participatory processes,
plans. Only few LGUs have initiatedthe conversion and strictly enforce the zoning ordinances.
process of their open disposal site into a controlled
one. Some have already identified the proposed 2.3 Low Public Acceptance of Mining Activities
sites for controlled dumping or sanitary landfill
but these need further evaluation by the DENR. There has been a significant increase in sensitivity
and activism to the social, cultural and environmental
2. Policy and Legal Constraints issues and concerns associated with mining activities.
Mining is perceived as a despoiler of the environment
2.1 Low Agricultural Productivity rather than a producer of valuable materials and a
major contributorto economic output. This perception
Region VI remains to be one of the major is attributedto bad experiences in the past when there
producers of agricultural products in the country. were no significant enforcement of environmental
The region excels in rice, fishery, sugarcane, mango, laws and regulations on mining operations.
among others. In terms of productivity levels, however,
the region did not fair well. Agricultural productivity in 2.4 Lack of Well-Defined TasWResponsibiIity
the region is relatively low. Rice yield in Region VI as Areas Among Implementing Agencies,
of 2003 is only 3.06 mt/ha,while the national average Resulting to the Overlapping of Functions/
is 3.37 mt/ha. Compared with other regions, like Jurisdictions
Regions Il and Ill, the productivitylevel of Western
Visayas is still low. Although the region's productivity 2.4.1 Land valuation of lands covered by the
performance is improving, itstill ranked 1Ith from 2000 Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
to 2002 nationwide. It slightly improved its ranking in (CARP). CARP encountered hitches in the
2003 to number 10 for rice and number 9 for corn. responsibility for land valuation between
The low level of agricultural productivity the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
in the region could be attributed to insufficient and the Land Bank of the Philippines(LBP).
support services and facilities and the failure
to maximize the potential of lands through the 2.4.2 Land Management. There are various
application of appropriate farming practices. agencies involved in the management and
disposition of alienable lands, which resulted
2.2 OutdatedLand Use Plans and Guidelines in overlapping of functions and confusion
and created uncontrolleddispositionof lands,
The Local Government Code has mandated resulting to issuance of spurious and fake titles.
cities and municipalities to prepare and update their Among the issues noted are the following:
respectivecomprehensiveland use plans (CLUPs)
and enactthese throughzoning ordinances. Provinces Multiple mode in the issuance of
are also mandated to prepare their Provincial Physical tenurial instrument. DAR, DENR,
Framework Plans (PPFPs) pursuant to EO 72. As of NCIP and LRA issue titles and have
November 2004, there are only four PPFPs and 92 their own land management policies;
CLUPs approved. With 117 municipalities and 16 o Overlapping and/or inconsistency on land
cities, this compliance is just about 69 percent.The policies. DENR, DAR, NCIP, LRA, NAMRIA,
rest of the LGUs have not yet prepared or updated MGBundertake land surveys prescribing their
their plans because of lack of funds, technical skills, ownstandards andkeeping theirownrecords;
facilitation and integration skills on the part of planning o Multiple system in land valuation.
officers, and inadequate personnel to undertake the Assessor, DENR, LBP and BIR have
planning activity, and many intervening priorities. their own land valuation system.
The lack of updated land use plans to serve
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the effec •vityof UDHA, (March 28, 1993), all LGUs 2. Sufficient Ground Water Supply for
shall con uct an inventoryof land and improvements Agricultural, Industrial and Domestic Use
thereon within their respective localities and
identifyla ds for socialized housing, copy furnished There are several river basins or water divides that
HUDCC. owever, many LGUs have not complied are scattered in the island of Panay and the province
with this rovision, which resulted in an incomplete of Negros Occidental that can adequately supply the
and unrelia le data that could be used as basis for regional requirements for domestic, agricultural and
planning and prioritizingsocialized housing projects. industrialuses. It has three major basins (drainage
Consequently, Section 20 of UDHA requires developers area of more than 1,400 square kilometers) and 33
of proposed subdivision projects to develop an area for principalbasins (drainage area of 41 to less than 1,400
socialized housing equivalent square kilometers). Likewise, it has 36 rivers found in
to at least 20 percent of the total subdivisionarea or all provinces throughout the region.
total projectcost, at the optionof the developer,within A study of the Japanese International Cooperation
the same city or municipality,whenever feasible. This Agency (JICA) in 1998 has cited that the region has
rticularprovisionof the law is not strictlyfollowed sufficientground water supply for the next 20-30
because HLURB guidelines allow the 20 percent years. Nevertheless, low priority is given to proper
socialized housing component to be located outside utilizationand scientific management of this resource to
of the city or municipality where the main project is, in ensure adequate water supply. The concern for water
case the LGUs have not come up with the inventory security has been increasing because of the pressures
of lands and identifiedsites for socialized housing and of population growth and the depletion of water supply
have not conducted registrationof socialized housing sources. Watershed capacities have been reduced
beneficiaries. and global climatechanges have led to erratic water
supply situations. These are made even worse by
2.11 Inadequate Manpower and Technical and uncontrolled and inefficient water use and distribution
Financial Capability of Line Agencies and and poor infrastructure (distribution and network
LGUs facilities) planning.
Most line agencies and LGUs do not have enough 3. Diverse Range of Tourist Attractions
manpower and technical and financial capability to handle
resource development and management pursuant to The region is endowed with natural and man-
existing laws such as RA 8850 (PhilippineFisheries made tourist attractions that have placed the
Code of 1998), RA 9147 (WildlifeResources Conservation Philippines in the internationaltourism map. It has
and ProtectionAct), RA 9072 (National Caves and Cave several beaches and colorful festivals that continue
Resources Management Protection Act), and DAO 99-36 to draw tourists in the region.
(Revised Rules and Regulations goveming administration, Considered as the most famous of the region's
management, development and disposition of forest lands destination, a number of international tourist
used for grazing purposes. organizations have regarded Boracay Island as one
of the best beaches in the world. Nevertheless, there
B. DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES are other beautiful beaches that can be found in
mainland Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, Antique and
1. Available Areas for Agricultural Expansion Negros Occidental that need to be further explored.
Caves for exploration are also found in Capiz, Aklan,
The region has large tracts of land suitable for Iloilo and Antique. Golf courses are also found in
growing various crops. Based on current land use, the region. These are located in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
areas classified as croplands cover about 1.3 million (considered as the oldest golf course in Asia), in
hectares, representing about 63 percent of the total Bacolod City and Victorias City and in Boracay
land area of the region. Of the total agriculturallands, Island. Iloilo, Bacolod and Silay Cities are also
about 61 percent is identified as strategic agricultural and hosts to antiques, heritage houses and centuries-old
fisheries development zones (SAFDZ). Of the identified edifices and churches.
SAFDZ areas, only 707,000 hectares are under intensive Colorful festivals and celebrations, known locally
cultivation for major crops such as rice, com, sugarcane, and abroad, are held throughoutthe year. Annually,
coconut, mango and banana. Figure 3.2 presents the mardi gras-type festivals are held in most provinces
map on land use opportunity in the region. of the region, many of which revolved around the
colorful interpretations of the 13th century barter
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honoring the child Jesus. Figure 2.11 presents the (Antique), Buruanga Peninsula (Aklan-Antique)
various tourist attractions in the region. and Southwest Negros. The presence of ophiolite
(oceanic crust) in Southwest Panay, particularly in
4. Existence of LGU Alliances to Manage Antique, indicates the possible presence of chromite,
Resources manganese and massive sulphides. Gemstones
found in Sibalom and San Remegio, Antique are
The Local GovernmentCode of 1991 provides associated with ophiolite suites. Exploration works
for inter-localgovernment relations as a means of for gold can be conducted in Pilar and Maayon
achieving greater unity and enhancing broader economic (Capiz), Barbaza, Tibiao, Culasi (Antique), Lambunao
cooperation. Inspired with this provision, several (Iloilo), northeastern part of Iloilo and southwest
municipalities in the region decided to form alliances to Negros. Other non-metallic deposits of economic
manage their resources. At present, a total of 11 LGU importance found in the region are guano and
alliances are organized in the region. Most of these phosphate,dolomite,silica in rock and sand form,
alliances are formed to address a common concern, and marble that can be utilized as dimension stone.
such as judicious use of a fishing ground or a bay, and In 2001, Region VI has been the second
a rational exploitation of one common upland area. biggest contributor in term of gross value added
They group themselves because they realize that the to the mining and quarrying sector in the country.
common resource cannot be managed effectivelyand However, mining operations in the region at the
efficiently if done individually and that collective effort is moment are limited to small-scale mining and
essential for long-term solutions to common concerns. quarrying because of the suspension of operation
One of these alliances is a metropolitan of Maricalum Mining Corporation in 2001 and the
arrangement formed between Iloilo City and the four closure of Philex Gold Philippines, Inc., in 2002.
adjacent municipalitiesof Leganes, Oton, Pavia and
San Miguel. The Metro Iloilo Development Council 6. High Biodiversity
(MIDC) was formally formed in February 2001 to
address the problems associated with rapid urban The region has high biodiversitywith its various
expansion of Iloilo City, being the regional capital natural parks, marine and forest reserves, and wildlife
of Western Visayas. Having encounteredproblems sanctuary that are the habitats of rare flora and fauna.
plaguing growing urban areas such as environmental The areas include: Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park in Negros
and waste management woes, floods, traffic Occidental that hosts a number of endemic flora and
congestion, and land shortage, among others,the five fauna such as Bleeding Heart Pigeon, Warty Pig and
LGUs composing the MIDC hope to come up with an Dipterocarp species; the Sibalom Natural Park in
integrated and coordinated development to address Antique, which is home to one of the world's biggest
urbanization,economic growth,environmentalconcerns flowers, scientifically known as Rafflesia speciosa; and
and issues in service delivery.Already, the Metro Iloilo the NorthwestPanay Peninsula in Antique and Aklan,
FrameworkLand Use Plan has been prepared to which is the only remaining low elevationforestland in
serve as an overall policy framework for planning and the region with intact old growth forest. Likewise, the
development decisions withinand across the five LGUs. Samponong Bolo Bird Sanctuary in Sara, Iloilo, is where
the migratory Purple Heron or Dugwak and Rufuos
5. Rich in Metallic and Non-metallic Mineral Night Heron or Lapayon have been nesting or breeding.
Resources The Philippinesis recognizedas one of the
19 mega-diversity countries that collectively claim
The region is believed to have vast mineral within their boundaries 2/3 of the earth's biological
deposits, both metallic and non-metallic. diversity. However, there is high rate of biodiversity
However,there is a need for a long-termmineral loss because of increasing social and commercial
exploration and development program to assess demands for terrestrialand coastal resources by the
the mineral potentials of the region's mountainous growing population.Region VI is estimated to have 205
and other areas believed to contain significant threatened and 300 non-threatenedwild fauna and 1,000
primary and secondary mineral deposits. wild flora species. Thus, the forest areas in all provinces
Previous geological mapping and sampling of the region, except Guimaras, are rated as extremely
activities show the presence of copper, gold, massive high priorityareas for biodiversityconservation under
sulphides and chromite, to name a few. Copper the Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Program.
mineral districts include Ajuy and vicinities (Iloilo),
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C. DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION there is difficultyin utilizing spatial administrationunits
such as the province, city or municipality as an integrating
The review under this section considered the mechanism for activities of the national sector agencies
aspects on policy-making, development planning in the region and at the local levels. (ADB 2004)
and budgeting, public and private investment The concept of comprehensive development
management, and gender-responsive planning. planning is not fully understood and appreciated
The implementationof the different aspects was by most LGUs. External planning expertise such
reviewed in consonance with horizontal and vertical as hiring of contractors in plan preparation was
flow taking into consideration the national/regional obtained, thus minimal transfer of technical knowledge
arrangement, Visayas-wide arrangement, regional exists. In addition,the LGUs, especially the planning
and local linkages, inter-agency relations,government/ offices, face issues such as lack of staff to cover
private relations and government/civilsociety relations. wider territorial coverage, lack of formal planning
expertise, and logistical support for project monitoring.
1. Policy Making
3. Public Investment Management
The Local Govemment Code (LGC) provides
that regional/local development councils serve as the The 1991 LGC allows LGUs to invest and manage
policy-making body of the region/LGUs. Moreover, their resources. However, LGUs rely on central
the LGC provides that the membership of the private government for their IRA (Internal Revenue Allocation)
sectors and civil society comprise one-fourthof the and in the identification of programs and projects.
total membership. However, as private and civil
society members in the RDC participate actively in the 4. Private Investment Management/CivilSociety
development planning, the participationof the NGOs/ Involvement
POs in the LDC at the sub-regional levels is specified
only in the formulation, coordinationand monitoring Private sectors have been invited to participate
aspects of developmentplanning. Plan implementation in govemment projects through BOO (Build-
is still repose on govemment. (Gaffud, undated) Operate-Own), BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer)
Generally, the policy making in the region schemes among others. The membership of private
follows the top-down approach as directives, sectors in regional and local development councils
mandates and guidelines emanate from the national vouched for their entry into govemment projects.
govemment and the region are mere recipients of Civil society, including NGOs/POs, have been
these guidelines. At the local level, the Local Chief participating in implementing development projects
Executives (LCEs) exercise almost unimpeded most especially among the grassroots level. It has
authorityover the whole planning process and is able been observed that duplication of programs and
to dictate his/her development agenda. (DPSP 2003) projects are inevitable. Thus, there is that need
As for the Visayas-wide arrangement, the to strengthen civil society's involvement as, in
establishment of the Regional Development addition to bringing in their development programs
Committee or. RDCom under the NEDA Board and projects, they also bring in 'conscience' to
serves as an important mechanism where policies govemment development efforts. (Gaffud, undated)
to address inter-regional concerns are formulated.
5. Gender-Responsive Planning
2. DevelopmentPlanning and Budgeting
The passage of RA 7192 recognizes the role
There is still lack of well-coordinatedsystems of women in nation building. Guidelines have
for the integrationof plans between the national and been provided to planners with a GAD-oriented
regional, regional and local, and among line agencies, framework in integrating gender perspective in the
despite effortsto address the issue. It is observed that refinement/revision
of the RPFP and RDP. There
national prerogatives still prevail, whether mandated is an apparent lack of technical know-how on GAD
by a national agency or an intemationaldonor agency. plan formulationand lack of regional GAD plan.
Priority simply cascaded below in terms of sectoral The integration of socio-economic, demographic
targets and ready-made project packages. As such, and physical factors into a holistic
planning system
the RDC encounters difficultyin influencing the budget is constrainedby lack of adequate
and reliable
allocation of RLAs and LGUs in accordance with the planning data which are sex-disaggregated,
approved plans and programs of the region. Likewise, resources, particularly at regional and local levels.
Regional Physical FrameworkPlan, Region VI 105
HAPTER 5
Implementation
A. PLAN REVIEW, APPROVAL AND ADOPTION B. PHASING OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
The RPFP will undergo a process of legitimization I. Infrastructure/SettIementsPrograms/Projects
through formal endorsement and adoption of the plan
so that the government agencies, local government First Phase (2004-2010)
and the private sector would acknowledge its
significance as well as fulfill its functions of integrating The first six years will take into account projects
their various development activities and in guiding that have been identified to support the National
detailed land use planning and developmentat the Agenda of the President,both
Development/10-Point
sub-regional levels. for implementationwithinthe 2004-2010 time frame
The RPFP will guide detailed land use planning and may already be supported by enabling documents,
and development at the sub-regional and local levels such as RDC endorsements,RDlPs, MTPIP, and
through the various legal and political controls Agency Budgets, among others. Also included are
operating at those levels. Under present conditions, other projects which will hasten the realization of
the main leverage of the national and regional line regional spatial developmentstrategy. The projects
agencies lies in the use of public investmente.g., listed in Annex 5-A include both locally-funded and
through the RDIP and regional budgeting. Likewise, foreign-assisted projects. The list will be re-evaluated
the regional and provincial land use committees every two years.
exercise control through their review powers of land
use plans as mandated under Executive Order No. Second Phase (2011-2016)
72. On the other hand, local government units use
their planning and zoning powers in addition to their The second phase will include programs and
capital investment programs while the private sectors projects that are expected to be started during the
(land developers and industrial/businessinvestors), first phase but may not yet be completed during that
have crucial roles to play in achieving the plan period.Also included are continuing projects and those
objectives. However, their decision to invest may that are still in the identificationand conceptualization
depend to a large extent on the region's resource stage. Except for a few, it is expected that most of these
endowment, available manpower, and peace and programs and projects will not have any feasibility
order situation. studies and other supporting documents, and will still
The plan implementationprocess starts with undergo the project development process. These
the official adoption of the draft RPFP by the RDC programs and projects are also expected to undergo
after completion of the first draft by the RLUC-TWG. validationfrom various stakeholders before they can be
It is then submittedto concerned RDC sectoral finally implemented. These listings will be re-evaluated
committeesand the RLUC member agencies for every two years.
review. Likewise, it is presented to the National Land
Use Committee and the concerned NEDA Regional Third Phase (2017-2030)
Offices for peer review. The reviseddraft RPFP
which incorporates the valid comments of these The last phase or the Future Perspective Phase
review groups is submitted to the RDC for approval may be considered as a 'Wish list" of programs
and adoption as the "final" RPFP. Eventually this and projects that the region/locality are expected
will be presented to the Office of the President for to require, based on projection and insights. This
Presidential proclamation. The steps in this process phase would be more of a "vision of the future" and
are shown in Figure 5.1. would require the test of time and future conditions
before they can be determinedas feasible
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Figure 5.1
Steps in the Legitimization of the RPFP
Step 1: Sufficient hard and/or electronic copies of the draft RPFP are produced and
Review of circulated to all involved agencies and groups to enable them to review the draft
draftRPFP documents simultaneously. Initially,this will be presentedto the RLUC and the
other sectoral committeesof the RDC, i.e. IDC, EDC, SDC and DAC. Although all
agencies and groups are encouraged to read and comment on the document in its
entirety, it is essential that responsibility for special portions of the draft RPFP be
assigned to particularsectoral committeesof the RDC. The Committeesare
expected to pass a resolutionendorsingthe adoptionand approvalof the RPFP.
Overall responsibility for orchestrating the review process remains with NEDA.
Accredited NGOs and POs will also be involved in the review process.
Step 2: The draft RPFP will be presented to the Provincial Land Use Committees to solicit
Provincial their comments and suggestions and to familiarize them with those provisions of
Consultation the RPFP that affect their province. This would be done in coordinationwith the
PPDO, which had been actively involved in plan updating as members of the
RLUC-TWG.
Step 3: Consultation sessions for the purpose of rationalizing and reconciling inter-regional
Inter-regional development policies, programs and projects will be done with adjoining regions,
Consultation especially Regions Vll and IV-B. Region VI is linked with Region Vll through the
Negros provinces while it has strong linkage with Region IV-B through the RO-RO
system under the Strong Republic Nautical Highway and the other port systems.
This will be done through the peer review system under the auspices of the NEDA
and the conduct of an interregional complementation workshop.
Step 4: With the endorsement for approval from the sectoral committees, the RDC shall
Revision of then approve and adopt the RPFP through an appropriate resolution. If any further
Draft refinementsare introducedby the RDC, the documentshall be returnedto the
RLUC-TWG. The RDC shall set a time frame for incorporatingthe refinements and
schedule a session for the presentation,approval and final adoption of the RPFP.
Step 5: The approved RPFP shall then be submitted to the National Land Use Committee
Presidential through the NEDA, which will then submit a copy of RPFPs of all regions to the
Proclamation Office of the President. The legitimization process will culminate with the
issuance of a Presidential proclamationadopting the RPFP.
Regional Physical FrameworkPlan, Region VI 107
and be elevated in the pipelineof implementable activities in land transactions. There must be
programs and projects. This listing will be re- intensified informationcampaign on the joint
evaluated every three or five years. DENR-DAR MC No. 2003-01 to define the
jurisdictionof each agency and to log down
2. Protection and Production Land Use the procedure and specific guidelines in
Programs/Projects implementing the same.
Forest-based Resources. Incentives shall be
First phase (2004-2010) provided to those private individual and/or
private investors who are engaged in tree
Programs, projects and activities for the plantation projects by exempting them from
first phase of plan implementationwill focus on paying of other improvements (trees/plants)
improving the productive capacity of production of real propertytax of the lands where the
lands and rehabilitating/enhancingthe ecological plantation is located within 5 years reckoning
integrity of protection lands/protected areas. from the date of plantation establishment.
Imposition of double taxation shall also be
Second and Third Phases (2011-2016and 2017- applied to undeveloped lands.
2030)
To make the industry more competitive, it should
The second and third phases will be restructure to promote the modernization
the continuation and expansion, for some, of prcessing plant to suit the raw materials
implementation of programs and projects available and the products being manufactured
undertaken during the first phase. The implementing through incentives such as tax and duty
entities however, have to make sure that all exemption on imported capital equipment, tax
programs and projects being introduced are in credit on domestic capital equipment and other
accordance with the proper and intended land uses applicable fiscal incentives consistent with
whether in production or in protection lands. This the provisionof EO 226 otherwise known as
is to ensure the continued productive capacity of Omnibus Investment Code. The lifting of the
the environment and natural resources. ban on the exportationof processed lumber
Annex 5-B is the list of programsand projects shall be imposed by the national government.
for land use component of the RPFP.
1.2 Local Ordinances
C. AGENDA FOR LAND USE POLICY
ENFORCEMENT Special Economic Zones. The LGUs should
pursue the development of their ecozones
To ensure the implementation of land use by processing the necessary requirements,
plans and to address issues and constraints provide the necessary infrastructure support
identified, several agenda for land use policy and incentives to attract investors, and
enforcement are proposed for national legislation, integrate the identified ecozone sites in
local ordinances and administrative issuances: their respective land use plans. The LGUs
are encouraged to adopt the ecozone
1.1 National Legislation concept as a strategy for investment
generation and agri-industrial development.
Land Use Conversion. With the rampant r te ic A ricultur n Fi h ie evelo men
conversion of prime agricultural lands, the Zones. The LGUs should identify or delineate
passage of the National Land Use Act must be SAFDZ areas in their comprehensive land
vigorously pursued in Congress. The proposed use plans (CLUPs) and the same should
bill should provide stiff penalty for illegal land be submitted to the BSWM for integration.
use conversion. Munipipa/Waters.The LGUs are encouraged
I-and Administration. There is that need to have an approved municipal water use
to lobby for the refiling of the pending bill plan, which designates zones and their
toCongress on the creation of Land corresponding uses. With no proper zonification
Administration Authority (LAA) to integrate and of municipal waters, management and
rationalize the management and disposition, conservation measures as well as utilizationof
registration, evaluation, appraisal and other resources cannot be fully implemented.
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Fishpond Lease Agreements (FLAs). The of caves and cave resources can be tapped.
FLAS of fishpond operators who failed to Range Management. Pursuant to Section
comply with the terms and conditions of RA 18 of DAO 99-36, agreements among
8550 will be subjected to cancellation. The DENR, DA and LGU concerned should be
DENR, in coordination with DA, LGUs and outlined in the MOA. In addition, training
other concerned offices, shall determine on bio-physical assessment to personnel
which of the abandoned, underdeveloped or involved in Range Management should
underutilized fishponds covered by FLAS can be conducted and appropriate budgetary
be reverted back to its original state. Fishponds allocation for proper implementation of
with FLAS that have been cancelled for failure Department Order should be provided. It is
to comply with terms and conditions of the recommended to require all grazing leases
lease contract shall be subject for application to incorporate in the grazing management
to any interested and qualified applicants. plan the establishment of pasture grasses.
Forest Resources Co-management approach in Easement along Rivers. Seas and Similar
the development, protectionand conservation of Bodies of Waten DAO 99-21 , s. 1999 resolved
the natural resources shall be adopted by the the issue whether easements along rivers,
DENR by executinga MOAwithLGUs, NGOs, seas and similar bodies of water be delineated
POs and other government agencies. There is a as separate lot or should form part of the
need to further strengthen this approach through private property Provisions of this DAO show
the implementationof the joint DENR-DILG that for survey of complex subdivision, the
Memorandum Circular No. 2003-01 that called easement shall be a separate lot to form
for the strengthening and institutionalizationof part of the requirementof open space. In the
the DENR-DILG-LGU partnershipon devolved subdivision of judicially titled lands, easement
and other Forest Management Functions. shall be demarcated as dotted lines and form
Organizations/groups/individuals such as part of the property.For survey of public
bantay-gubat, bantay-dagat, bantay-katunggan, land, the easement shall be demarcated
etc.) can be deputizedas deputyenvironment and preserved as permanent timberland.
and natural resource officers. Further on, there Foreshore. Marshy Lands and Other
is a need for the implementationof poverty Land Borderinq Bodies of Water. LGUs
alleviation program through the strengthening are encouraged to consider the
of CBFM in the upland in terms of financial, following policies provided in DAO 99-34:
organizational/institutional, and technical support. o Promote the improvement and sustainable
Waste Management. RA 9003 (Ecological use of the country's foreshore areas
Solid Waste ManagementAct) requires LGUs to through an effective and efficient
close all open dump sites and convert the same management schemes and strategies;
into controlled dump and ultimately construct a o Institutionalize a cohesive partnership
sanitary landfill while RA 9275 (Clean Water Act between government and foreshore
of 2004) mandates the LGUs to treat domestic contract holder for the conservation and
wastes through the constructionof sewerage maintenance of an ecologically balanced
and treatmentsystem. LGUs are also required environment without compromising
to provide or identify sanitary landfill and the financial benefit to be derived
wastewater treatment facility sites, including from users fee and services fee; and,
material recovery facilities and integrate the same o Provide generally accepted schemes
in their CLUPs. Thus, LGUs are encouraged to ensure its free access to the area for
to comply with the requirementsof these Acts. recreation, educational and sports purposes.
Cave end Cave Resources. Protectionand Ancestral Domain. In order for ICC/lPs
managementof caves and cave resources, to support the well-intentioned policy of
require co-management schemes among the the government on ancestral domain,
stakeholders, wherein institutionalarrangement some strategies in the programs/projects
shall be made. A MOA shall be forged among implementing policies require balancing of
the stakeholders and private landowner(s)for development objectives vis-a-vis human rights,
the provision of a right of way. The expertise and social concerns and peoples culture. These
resources ofothergovernment/LGUs and private strategies have to be culture sensitive to the
agencies in the assessment and management IPs. Thus, a true and genuine participatory
Regional Physical FrameworkPlan, Region VI 109
development approach involving the ICCs the vicinity of an LGU or even the region.
concerned from conceptualization to SAFDZ Areas. The BSWM should review
management of project/program should be the SAFDZ areas submitted to them by
adopted. Community dialogue, information the LGUs and reconcile these with
dissemination and confidence-building those identified in the approved CLUPs.
approach are highly suggested. "Credible" Fishpond Rentals. The annual rent of Php50.00
people should be fielded out to the ICCs to do to Phpl ,000.00 per hectare is still very low
the job. Likewise, the review of FBI and FPIC compared to the actual resource valuation
process by the NCIP should be fast tracked for the utilization of mangrove area for fish
to shorten the timeframe for processing and production. This valuation should be reviewed
clarify issues and activities subject of FPIC. to have a more realistic valuation of rentals.
Rationalization of Issuance of Land Titles. The
1.3 Administrative Issuances overlapping of functions and inconsistencies in
land policies resulted in uncontrolled disposition
Land Use Conversion. To monitor illegal of lands which caused the issuance of spurious
conversion of prime agricultural lands and fake land titles. The issuance of tenurial
to other uses, the DAR and DOJ should instrumentsof various agencies like DAR,
create a task force with DOJ taking the DENR, NCIP and LRA should be rationalized.
lead in the prosecution of offenders. o Declaration of Lands in Boracay Island
Land Valuation.EO 405, s. 1993 should be as Alienable and Disposable for Tourism
reviewed defining the functions of DAR and Purposes. DOT should coordinatewith DENR
the LBP in land valuation. It is suggested and DAR on policy proposals concerning
that DAR shall take the responsibility the declaration and identification of A&D
for land valuation while LBP could be for tourism purposes in Boracay to include
responsible for the payment to landowners. provisions of Proc. 1801 and RA 8059.
There should be clear policy guidelines on
pending valuation of properties covered by D. INTEGRATION OF PLANS AND PLANNING
Homestead Patents and subdivision ofproperties PROCESSES
after June 15, 1988 without clearance from DAR.
The multiple system in land valuation The implementation of the RPFP will be carried
of the Assessor, DENR, LBP out through the RDC-NRO network. With that, it
and BIR should be rationalized. requires that the applicable portions and phases of
Mining Resources. A Mineral Action Plan the RPFP become an integral part of the medium-
for mining development anchored on term and short-term planning processes and outputs
the guiding principles and implementing directing the RDC and its member agencies and
strategies of EO 270 and EO 270-A that local authorities. Furthermore, it requires that vertical
have been formulated should be enforced. and horizontal dimensions be considered in the
Forest-based Resources. Amendment of DAO process of plan integration.
Figure 5.2 shows how the physical and socio-
2003-53 of DENR, authorizingthe Regional economic plans and investment program, could be
Executive Director to issue the original wood
best integrated horizontally and vertically at various
processing permit and while the duration of levels.
same shall be given at least five years renewable
for another five years provided that the raw 1.1 Vertical Integration
material is coming from private plantation.
Socialized Housing Prpgram. In order Vertical integration is achieved by aligning,
to address the inequitable distribution rationalizing or reconciling spatial policies at the
of socialized housing projects, it is
regional level with those of the national level, on
recommended that: (a) DILG should reiterate the one hand, and ensuring that provincial, city
and ensure compliance of LGUs on Sections 7, and municipal comprehensive land use plans take
8 and 14 of RA 7279 on identificationsites for the RPFP into consideration, on the other hand.
socialized housing and require LGUs to submit Despite efforts to align the RPFP with the NPFP
the inventoryof lands to HUDCC and DILG.; during the plan preparationstage, it may well be
and, (b) HLURB should review its guidelines that new issues and concerns arise later which
especially that which allow 20 percent cannot be unilaterally resolved by the Region.
socialized housing to be located outside
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Figure 5.2
Vertical and Horizontal Linkages of Plans
Public
Investment
MTPDP
Pro ram
NationalAgency
o Plans
Pro rams
RpFp RDIP
MTRDP
Regional NGA
Plans
o Pro rams
Provincia(City
PROVINCE ppFp PDP/CDP NGA Plans PDIP/CDIP
CITY Pro rams
Municipal MunicipalNGA
Comprehensive plans
c Pro rams
Dev't Plan
MunicipalLand
Use Plan & I-DIP
Zonin
approval process as mandated by the NEDA Board. PENRO and CENRO to monitor changes that
As an oversight-initiatedM & E system, the take place in lands of the public domain, and the
RME is still in its pilot stage. It is envisioned to be provincial, city and municipal assessors to monitor
integrated with the existing M & E systems. It will changes in A & D lands. This shall be done in close
be linked with the Regional Project Monitoringand coordination with the planning and development
Evaluation System (RPMES) at the sub-national offices and the zoning administrators. NGOs and
level and with the Official DevelopmentAssistance POs will be encouraged to actively participate
(ODA) annual portfolioreview at the national level. in this process. Any change in land use shall
With RME, current M & E processes and reports be reflected in the zoning map. Records of land
would include not only the actual performance on transaction furnished by the Register of Deeds
physical and financial targets but would also cover should also be reflected in the official zoning map.
results, outcomes and impacts of project intervention.
The ODA portfolio review is conducted F. IMPLEMENTATIONSUPPORT ACTIVITIES
annually since 1991 in compliance with NEDA
Board instructions and pursuant to the ODA Act of 1.1 Public Information Programs
1996 (RA 8182). RA 8182 provides that the NEDA
shall conduct an annual review of the status of Planners customarily use technical jargon in
all projects financed by ODA, identifycauses of plan documents. Hence, plans are not easily read by
delays, reasons for bottlenecks, cost overruns, the ordinary man on the street, yet planning needs
both actual and perspective, and continued viability, popular understanding and support to be effective.
and report to Congress. Outcomes of the ODA There is a need to write a précis of the plan in a non-
Portfolio Review are used as inputs to budget technical language and disseminate this through the
allocation, fiscal programming and overall resource different media of communication. The services of
allocation processes of the national government. an IEC specialist may be required for this purpose.
These are presented to the internationalfunding The RPFP could be translated into a local dialect
agencies, and finally to the President and the and in comic form to enable the ordinary citizens
NEDA Board for policy and decision-making. to understandwhat is it all about and how it affects
s
Project monitoring and evaluation will them.
continue to be the joint responsibility of the
implementing agency and the planning agency. 1.2 Capability Building Programs
1.3 Monitoring Environmental and Land Use The original RLUC-TWG members have
Changes benefitedfrom the on-the-job training conducted in
conjunction with the preparation of the first draft of
For purposes of building up a feedback information RPFPs, but new and future members of the TWG
base for cyclical planning, it is not enough to have a may not have the same advantage. Training and
system of project monitoring and evaluation. What is retraining programs should be conducted regularly
essential is a system that captures changes over time on various aspects of physical and land use planning
to the physical and socio-economic environment
to enable TWG members to keep abreast of recent
as a consequence of planned and unplanned
developments in physical planning concepts and
developments both in the public and private sectors.
techniques. This may include training on geographic
The organizational set-up for this type of
activity is not yet in place. However, the RLUCs information system (GIS), urban and regional
and PLUCs could meanwhile perform this planning, tourism planning, industrial development,
function. At the regional level, the RLUC will be monitoringand evaluation, etc. Likewise, training is
responsible for monitoring changes in land use needed on gender analysis and planning to better
and other physical resources, whereas the NRO analyze and plan for gender concerns that influence
could take care of monitoringchanges in the socio- sectoral policies and plans. Scholarships both locally
economic environment. At the provincial level, and abroad may be sourced from time to time to help
the PLUC and the PPDO could handle this while facilitate training of local planners.
at the city and municipal levels, this responsibility
could be handled by the CPDO and MPDO. 1.3 Further Research
The most effective level at which environmental
change monitoringcan be undertakenis at the Areas for further research are identified during
provincial level. The PLUC-PPDO can co-opt the the planning process. During the preliminary regional
Regional Physical Framework Plan, Region VI 113
analysis, data gaps were identified,some of which
the planning team were not able to investigate Population, urban-rural, (various censuses)
in time for the required planning inputs. Gender-responsive indicators for physical
These planning
would need further study during the next cycle
of Rationalization of issuance oftenurial instruments
planning or during plan refinement. Other subjects
for in-depth study arose from the map overlay of various agencies
Rationalization of planning guidelines
analysis where conflicting land tenure and land use
Evaluation of location of proposed industrial/
categorizations may be identified which cannot be
economic zones in the region vis-a-vis impact on
resolved immediately due to insufficient knowledge
environment, traffic, public services and utilities,
about the subject land. etc.
Another data gap is the lack of sex-disaggregated
Assessment of implementation of various laws
data. This is needed to measure the needs and
vis-a-vis objectives, by province, e.g. CARL,
activities of men and women so asto plan for them UDI-IA, SAFDZ, PRA, mining laws, etc.
adequately and appropriately in line with the national Others
policy. Initially the following are areas that would
require further research (list not exhaustive): These areas requiring further research may
Migration pattern, various periods (men and generate interest among academic institutions,
women, urban-rural, inter-intra regional, outside research organizations, foreign aid agencies and the
the country) like, which may undertake the studies themselves.
Regional Physical FrameworkPlan, Region VI 115
NNEX 1
Hierarchical Strategy
Regional Major Urban Minor Urban Satellite
Center Center Center Municipalities
Sta. Barbara,
IloiloCity Oton,Pavia, San Miguel,Leganes, Zarraga,
New Lucena, Cabatuan, Maasin,
Alimodian, Leon, Tigbauan
Miagao Guimbal, Igbaras, San Joaquin, Tubungan
Dumangas Barotac Nuevo, Anilao, Banate
Barotac Viejo San Rafael, Ajuy
Sara Concepcion, Lemery, San Dionisio
Estancia Carles, Balasan, Batad
Janiuay Lambunao, Calinog, Bingawan
Pototan Mina, Dingle
Passi City San Enrigue, Duenas, Dingle
Bacolod City Pulupandan, Murcia, Valladolid, San Enrique,
Pontevedra
Talisay City
Silay City
Victorias City EB Magalona
Cadiz City Manapla
Sagay City
Escalante City
San Carlos City Salvador Benedicto, Calatrava, Toboso
Bago City La Castellana. M.Padilla, Isabela
La Carlota City
Himamaylan
Kabankalan City Ilog
hopefully be reduced in Iloilo City since Bacolod City Anilao, and Barotac Nuevo in Iloilo; the NIACDEV,
will share the toll. On the positive note, economies Northern Iloilo Alliance for Coastal Development
of scale will be achieved which is necessary to (NIACDEV), consisting of Estancia, Balasan, Carles
establish capital-intensive infrastructure facilities and San Dionisio in Iloilo;the LIPASECU, composed
and services. Since developmentis concentrated of Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste and Culasi in Antique;
in the two metropolitan areas, rural areas will not and Pilar Pan-ay, Pontevedraand President Roxas
be encroached upon, thus prime agricultural lands in Capiz as members;NorthernAklan Coastal Area
will be preserved. Development Alliance for Tangalan, Ibajay, Nabas,
There are some perceived disadvantages though. Malay and Buruanga were formed to protect and
Other potential growth centers will be relegated manage sustainably the rich fishing grounds of the
to the background since economic opportunities coastal zones. Similar alliances are organized such
will be concentrated in the two metropolitan areas. as NorthwestPanay Peninsula, of the municipalities
Duplication of functions of the two metro areas will of Buruanga, Malay, Nabas in Aklan and Libertad
likely happen. It must be noted that the periphery of and Pandan in Antique. Other alliances formed in the
Metro Iloilo and Metro Bacolod are irrigated lands region includes the 2nd Iloilo IAD whose members
and thus if development is not controlled within the are the municipalities of Alimodian, Leon, New
urban boundary, productive agricultural lands will be Lucena, San Miguel and Sta. Barbara in Iloilo; the
used up. This strategy also requires capital-intensive Coast Haven, alliance of the municipalities of Anini-y,
infrastructure because of the need to beef up more Hamtic, San Jose and Tobias Fornier in Antique; and
services and facilities in the two areas. the CPEU composed of Altavas, Batan, Libacao in
Aklan and Jamindan and Tapaz in Capiz.
C. METROPOLITANIZATIONAND METRO- This spatial strategy will strengthen inter-
POLITAN ARRANGEMENTS local cooperation and partnership among member
LGUs, thus facilitatingnetworkingas a unified area,
This strategy recognizes not only Metro representing a single entity in business deals within
Iloilo and Metro Bacolod but also other and outside the region. Greater access to services
metropolitan arrangements and alliances of cities and facilities will be expected within the identified
and municipalities. Metropolitanis defined by the US metropolitan arrangement and since there will be
Bureau of Census as an urban area with one or not one but four metropolitan arrangements, the
more central cities having a population of at least regional center will be decongested in terms of
50,000 with a density of not less than 58 persons/ population and urban pressure. Economies of scale
sq. km. Total populace of the spatial system must will be achieved, with the LGUs sharing resources
be at least 100,00C and a density of 386 persons/ and facilities for a common purpose.
sq.km. Angotti defines a metropolis as a large urban It should be noted, however, that this strategy can
settlement with at least one million population. If the result to the reclassification and conversion of prime
above definitions are to be used, no metropolitan agricultural lands to npn-agricultural use especially
arrangement in Region VI will qualify. For this in areas adjacent to the metro core. Likewise, since
regional plan, the operational definition by Mercado major programs and projects are concentrated within
and Manasan is adopted whereby a metropolitan the metro core, other potential growth areas can
arrangement is where a highly-urbanized city and the be deprived of economic opportunities.
local government units contiguous with it enter into
a cooperative venture in planning and implementing
urban development activities. Potential areas for
metropolitan arrangements are Metro Roxas to
include Roxas City, Pan-ay and Ivisan, and Metro
Kalibo which will include Kalibo, Numancia,
Banga and New Washington. Hopefully, Roxas City
and Kalibo will be elevated as highly urbanized
cities.
There are also existing and proposedalliances
in Region VI which are composed of adjoining
municipalities which have grouped together for a
commoncause. Banate Bay Resource Management
Council, -Inc. (BBRMCI), which includes Banate,
118 I
Metropolitanization and Metropolitan
Arrangements
uu
Regional Physical FrameworkPlan, Region VI 119
NNEX 2
land area of 53.4 hectares. Site B covers about 40.9 As a result, the promotion and marketing
hectares owned by 15 landowners and 14 families of the RAIC as an investment area to
owned a total area of around 75.4 hectares in Site C. investors proved to be quite difficult.
The phased development of the three sites
into an industrial complex is estimated to be Since its launching 18 new industries/firms
around P535 million. The three-phase were established in Pavia as of 2001. This is
development of the industrial complex was in addition to the nine establishments that are
expected to span 11 years with Phase I already existing before 1990. Most of these firms,
covering 26.3 hectares for Site A, 14.5 hectares for however, are located outside the proposed
Site B and 24.3 hectares for Site C or a total of 65 RAIC core site. Investments poured in to the
hectares expected to be completed in four years. local economy amounted to P83.755 million for
Despite the provision of off-sitethe period 1996 -1998 alone. Presently, some
infrastructure support facilities (e.g., power, water of the areas designated as industrial zone in the
and telecommunications) by the government, local land use plan have already been earmarked
the original concept of an estate type of for residential and other non-industrial uses.
development for the RAIC did not materialize due As an option, the Regional Growth Center Task
to various factors. These include the following: Force led by DTI, pursuantto RA 7916 of 1995,
has identified an alternativesite for economic
1. The legal restrictions on the conversion of zone developmentin Barangays Mali-ao,Amparo
irrigated and irrigable agricultural lands to non- and Pal-agon, all in the municipalityof Pavia with
agricultural uses. Administrative Order No. 20 the end in view of attracting investors in the area.
provides for the non-negotiable conversion The recurring problem of land speculation was
of irrigated and irrigable agricultural still identified as a bottlenedk to the marketing
lands into non-agricultural uses. Based on of the new ecozone as an investment area.
the evaluation of BSWM, about 75% of the While the development in Pavia in terms of
total land area of Pavia is devoted to irrigated agri-industrial development is still wanting, the
rice lands. This situation poses problem economic zone development concept is also
in the conversion of irrigated and irrigable adopted as a tool to encourage both local and
lands within and outside the RAIC core site. foreign investors to put up their businesses not
2. Not all landowners in the RAIC core only in Pavia but also in other growth centers.
site are willing to make their lands
available for industrial purposes because b. The District Agro-industrial Centers
they found the land use conversion
process tedious and time consuming. In support of the countryside development
3. Highertaxes are levied on industrial lands, which strategy of the Aquino administration, smaller
discourage landowners to immediately centers known as the District Agro-industrial
undergo the land use conversion process. Centers or DAICs were identified in the different
4. Speculation of price of the land by strategic areas of the various provinces throughout
landowners. The P46 million worth of off-site the region. A DAIC is a city or town in each
infrastructure support facilities provided by the congressional district, which is considered
government appreciated the cost of land in strategically located and as the potential to
the RAIC site, which ultimately increased the become an economic growth area and the center
price of lands in the RAIC site, benefiting of trade, commerce and industry for the district.
the landowners, some of whom have not The selectionof the 19 DAICs in the regiontakes
committed their lands to the project. into account the agglomeration principle, strategic
5. Investors' preference to locate their location, economy of scale, industry mix in the
investments along the major road network area and the influencearea of such core city or
towards Iloilo City despite the comparatively town. The identification of DAICs is to denote an
low cost of land inside the RAIC core site. area where industrial activity can occur and where
A major factor that influences the decision a wide range of potentialinvestors can be sited.
of these investors is the need for visibility A total of 19 DAICs were identifiedin
to showcase their products and activities. congressional districts of the region. Activities to
6. Strong competition from more developed promotethese DAICs were undertaken.Briefings
industrial centers like Mactan, and orientations with the private sector groups
CALABARZON, Subic and PHIVIDEC. were conducted. The RDC initiatedthe conduct
Regional Physical FrameworkPlan, Region VI 121
an on-the-job training for local government Economic Zone Authority has already approved
unit personnel for the formulationof the municipal the application of these local government units.
industrial framework plan for the identified However, their declaration as ecozones by the
DAICs. Also, support studies to identifylinkage President is still subject to their submission
enterprises for the DAICs were undertaken. to PEZA of necessary supporting documents.
While there were initial activities on the
operationalizationof the DAICs in the early part 1.2.2 Expansion and Upgrading of Inter-
of the planning period, it has not fully taken off provincial Transport Channels and
as planned. Expectations were high that with Facilities
their designation as DAICs, the concerned local
government units would be beneficiaries of Road programs and projects embodied in the
major infrastructure support projects. It was RPFP were premised on the inefficiency of the
planned that a comprehensive road network that coastal highway system in the region. Hence, it called
will link the RAIC to essential productionareas for more cross-island routes. These cross-island
such as the Iloilo-Capiz-Aklan major highway routes were considered as laterals which provide
and the San Remegio-Leon road would be also for alternative access among various provinces.
constructed. However, due to lack of funds and Actual projects on ground as implemented by
the worsening peace and order situation in the DPWH were faithfulto the policy directions of the
hinterlands, most of these major road networks RPFP. The projects implemented during the plaq
still have to be completed as of date. Likewise, period were several cross-island routes in Negros
changes of chief executives may have also Occidental (specifically to enhance interaction with
contributedto low .priorityaccorded to the DAICs. Negros Oriental) as well as the improvementof
With the enactment of the Special Economic the primary coastal highway that stretches from
Zone Act of 1995 (RA 7916), which provides for San Carlos City in the north down to Bacolod
the legal framework and mechanisms for City and all the way to Hinoba-an in the south.
the creation, operation, administration and In the island of Panay there is the lateral
coordinationof Special Economic Zones or starting from the coastal towns of northern Iloilo,
ecozones, priorityat the local level has shifted which will untimately connect to Antique. The
to these areas considering that benefits would constructionof the Leon-San Remegio Road is
eventually accrue to the host local government perhaps the single most strategic inter-provincial
units. The available incentives provided in RA link currently being implemented. Opening
7916 for investors, have encouraged three up the link is expected to introduce dynamic
local government units in the region to apply changes between Antique and Aklan ang
as ecozones. These are Buenavista in Guimaras, further boost access to the New "oilo Airport pf
Leganes and Pavia in Iloilo. The Philippine International Standard located in Cabatuan, Iloilo
122 Annex 2
NNEX 3
LIST OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS,
INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT, 2005-2030
Programs/Projects Estimated Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Description Proj. Cost Location 2005- 2011- 2017-
(in PM) 2010 2016 2030
I. Transportation
A. Roads and Bridges
National Arterial Roads
1. Arterial Road Links Dev't
Project Road, 24th Yen-JBIC
1.1 IloiloEast CoasVCapiz Rd Const/improvementof 39.52 km 1 ,695 Iloilo and x
road Capiz
2. National Roads Impnit Mgt 504.027 Negros x
Project (NRIMP) IBRDAssisted, Occidental
Phase 1
a. Road Improvement
a.l San EnriqueVallehermosoImprovement 367.887 Negros x
Rd, La CastellanaCanlaon Occidental
Section
a.2 KabankalanBasay Road Improvement 175.35 Negros x
(Hinoba-anBasay Section) Occidental
First Phase (2005-2010) - Includes projects supportive of the NationalDevelopment/IO-PointAgenda Ofthe President. Supported by enabling documents, i.e.
RDC Endorsements, RDIP, MTPIP and Agency Budgets. Also include projects supportiveof the regional spatial developmentstrategy. To be re-evaluated
every two years.
Second Phase (2011-2016)- Includes carry-over projects started during the first phase, continuing projects and those that are still in the identificationand
conceptualizationstage. Projects may need to undergo projectdevelopmentprocess. To be re-evaluatedevery 'swoyears.
Third Phase (2017-2030) - "Wish List" of programs and projects. More of a "vision of the future"and would require the test of time and future conditions before
they can be determined as feasible.
124 Annex 3
22. San Carlos-Dumaguete Road 167 km road improvement 2,004 Neg. Occ. x
and Oriental
23. Farmto-MarketRoads Regionwide x x x
24. National Road Improvement&
Mgt.Program 2 (NRlMP2)
Projects/lBRD
a. Iloilo-Roxas Road
a.l Jct Jaro-MontinolaBFZarraga Rehabilitation/upgrading12km) 694.6 Iloilo and
Section Capiz
a.2 Zarragælvisan Section Rehabilitation/upgrading84.80
km)
b. Kalibo Bridge Rehabilitation/upgradingO.42 km 240.9 Aklan x
c. Bacolod-Kæbankalan Rd
C.I Bacolod-Bago Section Rehabilitation/upgrading14.20
636.7 Negros Occ. x
c.2 Bago-San Enrique Section Rehabilitation/upgrading16.60
27. New Bacolod AirportAccess 10.1 km—road construction 643.20 Silay City x
Road
28. PinaSuclaran Road (Jordan Concreting of 5.238 km road 55 Guimaras x
San Lorenzo Road Link)
29. San Migue4Sebaste Road Concreting of 12.826 km road 140 Guimaras x
(Jordan-Sibunag Road Link)
30. IloiloCityCaticIan (Aklan) 222 km road improvement/ 2,664 Iloilo and x
Highway maintenance Aklan
C. Airports
D. Railway
1. Rehabilitation of Panay Railway 117 krn-railway transit system 31 ,040 Iloilo and x
System from Iloilo City to Roxas City, Capiz
Capiz crossing 26 singlespan
and 22 multispan steel bridges
(to include procurement of eight
(8) train units consisting of 3
passenger cars and 1 cargo
trailer per train unit.)
Antique x
5.2 CulasÆibalom 69 KV SCSPICP1339336.4
TIL Extension MCM, 84 km
69 KV ST-DC 1-336.5MCM, 2
Aklan x
5.3 Nabas S/S Cu&into Kalibo,
Na-bas 69 KV TIL
2—50 WA, 138/69/13.8KV
Aklan x
5.4 Nabas SIS new)
3—138KV PCB Capiz x
5.5 Paniun S/S
Expansion
1,865.60 Panay x
Southem Panay Backbone Will extend the existing
Project transmission backbone towards
the southem part of Panay to
ensure continuous flow of power
& sys-tem integrity during sys
contingencies.
138 KV DOST 1-336.4 MCM, 2 Iloilo x
5.6 —inPt.
Sta.Barbara-Sibalom 138 KV km
Line
Iloilo
5.7 —inPt. 69 KV DOST 1-336.4 MCM, 2
Sta.BarbaræSibalom 69 KV km
Line
Iloilo x
5.8 Tigbauan S/S
138 Annex 3
A. Flood Control
1. Completion of Iloilo City Flood Improvement of the Jaro and 5,600 IloiloCity x
Control and Environmental Iloilo Rivers, construction of the
Infrastructure Project Jaro Floodway and channel/
drainage development
2. Panay River Basin Flood Control 1st Stage: detailed design and 4,505 Capiz x x
Project construction of 10.91 km Cogon
Hamulauon Floodway and
installation of Flood Forecasting
and Warning System in the
projectarea; and 2nd Stage: rive
improvement of the 3.63 km
stretch of Panay River and 13.49
krn-stretchof Pontevedra River
and the dredging of the 1.90 km
stretch of Tinagong Dagat. (1st
stage: CY 2004 special Termfor
Economic Partnership (STEP}
Japan)
3. Locally4unded projects of NIA for Repair and rehabilitation of 45 Regionwide x
repair/rehab of drainage and fi drainage and flood protection exoept
protection works works maras
4. IlogHilabangan River Flood 710 Negros x
Control Project Occidental
NNEX 4
LIST OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS,
LAND USE COMPONENT,2005-2030
Phase I PhaseIl Phase Ill
Programs/Projects
2005-2010 2011-2016 2017-2030
Rehabilitation Of Open And Denuded Areas Through
Forest Plantation Establishment
Reforestation Project
Aklan x x x
Antique x x x
Capiz x x x
Guimaras x x x
Iloilo x x x
Negros Occidental x x x
Industrial Forest Management Agreement (IFMA)
Aklan x x x
Antique x x x
Capiz x x x
Guimaras
Iloilo x x x
Negros Occidental
Community-based Forest Management (CBFM) Project
Aklan x x x
Antique x x x
Capiz x x x
Guimaras x x
Iloilo
x x x
Negros Occidental
x x x
150 Annex 4
Aklan x
Antique x
Capiz x
Guimaras x
Iloilo x
Negros Occidental
Regional Physical Framework Plan, Region VI 153
Kapapphycus
Antique x x x
Guimaras x x x
Iloilo x x x
Gracilaria
Capiz x x x
Iloilo
x x x
Negros Occidental
x x x
Establishment of/Maintenance and Operation of Sea Cages
Guimaras
x x
Iloilo
x x
Negros Occidental x x
154 Annex 4
LOSSARY OF TERMS
Agrarian reform community. Barangay or cluster of contiguous barangays with critical mass of farmers or
farmworkers wherein the main thrust of agrarian development land tenure improvement and effective delivery
of support services is being implemented(RA 8435).
Agriculture and fisheries modernization. Process of transforming agriculture and fisheries intodynamic,
technologically advanced and competitive sectors centered on human development, and guided by the sound
practices of sustainability and the principles of social justice (RA 8435).
Agricultural land. Land devoted to, or suitable for, cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of trees,
raising of livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture production, including the harvesting of such farm products, and
other farm activities and practices by persons whether natural or juridical and not classified by law as mineral
land, forest land, residential land, commercial land, or industrial land (RA 8435).
Aaricultural sector. Engaged in the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of fruit trees, raising of
livestock, poultry or fish including the harvesting and marketing of such farm products and other farm activities
and practices.
Aqroforestry area. Area allotted for sustainable land managementsystems characterized by an integrated
production of agricultural crops, trees, and forest plants and/or animals and the application of management
practices which are compatible with the cultural patterns of the local community (Draft National Land Use Act
(NaLUA), NLUC, 1995).
Airport. feeder. Any national airport that serves communities and towns with limited traffic.
Airport. international. Airport designated by the Philippine Government as an airportof entry and departure
for international air traffic, where the formalities incidental top customs, immigration, public health, agricultural
quarantine and similar procedure are carried out.
Airport. national. Airport owned, operated and maintained by the national government.
Alienable and disposable lands. Lands of the public domain subject to the present system of classification
and declared as not needed for forest purposes (PD 705); lands of the public domain which have been
delineated, classified and certifiedas such and available for dispositionunder the Public Land Act (NaLUA,
1995).
Ancestral domain. Areas generally belonging to indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples (ICCs/lPs)
comprising lands, inland waters, coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim of ownership,
occupied or possessed by ICCs/lPs by themselves or throughtheir ancestors, communally or individually
since time immemorial, continuously to the present except when interruptedby war, force majeure or
other voluntary
displacement by force, deceit, stealth or as a consequence of government projects or any
and which are necessary to
dealings entered into by government and private individuals/corporations,
lands, forest, pasture, residential,
ensure their economic, social and cultural welfare. It shall include ancestral
or otherwise, hunting grounds,
agricultural, and other lands individually owned whether alienable or disposable
other natural resources, and lands which may no
burial grounds, worship areas, bodies of water, mineral and
ICCs/lPs but which they traditionallyhad access to for their subsistence
longer be exclusively occupied by
who are still nomadic and/or shifting
and traditionalactivities, particularlyby the home ranges of ICCs/lPs
cultivators.(Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA) RA 8371, 1997)
156 Glossary of Terms
Aquaculture. Fishery operations involving all form of raising and culturing fish and other fishery species, in
brackish and marine areas (RA 8550).
Artificial reef. A structure created by people and installed in a certain pan of the sea; it is intended for fisheries
productivity and/or habitat enhancement; it mimics natural reefs.
Averaqe Annual Growth Rate (AAGR). The rate at which the populationincreases or decreases in size
usually expressed in yearly percentage.
AAGR = [antilog(logPn/Po)/t]
-1 x 100
Where:
Beaches. Unvegetated part of the shoreline formed by loose materials, usually sand, that extends from the
lower "berm" edge to high water mark.
Biodiversity or biological diversity. This refers to the variabilityamong living organisms from all sources
including inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of which
they are part. This includes diversity within species, between species and ecosystems, and the ecological
complexes of which they are part.
Brackishwater. A mixture of sea water and freshwater,the salinity varies with the tidal movements, e.g.
mouths of rivers and swamps where saltwater enters.
Bridge, A structure across a waterway or any other gap serving as a pathway and/or roadway with a minimum
clear span of six (6) meters.
Brushland Degraded areas dominated by a discontinuous cover of shrubby vegetation (FMB, DENR).
Civil reservation. Refers to forest lands which have been reserved by the President of the Philippines
for civil purposes.
Coastal area/zone. A band of dry land and adjacent ocean space (water and submerged land) in which
terrestrial processes affect oceanic processes and uses, and vice versa. Its geographic extent may include
areas within a landmark limit of one (1) kilometer from the shoreline at high tide to include mangrove swamps,
brackish water ponds, nipa swamps, estuarine rivers, sandy beaches and other areas within a seaward limit
of 200-meter isobath to include coral reefs, algal flats, seagrass beds and other soft-bottomareas (RA 8550).
Commercial fishinq. The taking of fishery species by passive or active gear for trade, business of profit
beyond subsistence or sport fishing, and further classified as: (a) small-scale commercial fishing,
fishing
with passive or active gear utilizing fishing vessels of 3.10 gross tons (GT) up to 20 GT; (b) medium-scale
commercialfishing, fishing utilizing active gears and vessels of 20.10 GT up to 150 GT; and (c) large-scale
commercial fishing, fishing utilizing active gears and vessels of more than 150 GT (RA 8550).
Cropland. Land used primarily for the production of adapted, cultivated, close growing
fruits or nut crops for
harvest, alone or in association with sod crops (NPFP, 1992)
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Ecotourism. A form of sustainable tourism within
a given natural and heritage area. Community participation,
protectionand management of natural resources, culture
and indigenous knowledge systems and practices,
environmental education and ethics, as well as
economic benefits are fostered and pursued for the enrichment
of host communities and satisfaction of visitors.
Employment Rate (ER). The proportion in percent of the total number of employed persons to the total number
of persons in the labor force.
Erosion. "Weavering away of land surface by running water wind" "ice or geological agents, including such
processes as gravitational creep".
Expansion areas. Idle and/or underutilizedlands mostly grasslands/shrublands that have high potential
for various forms of and well managed agricultural uses with low to moderateland developmentcosts
(BSWM).
fauna: Animal life in general, especially the indigenous animals of a certain region, environment or period".
Fisheries. Activities relating to the act or business of fishing, culturing,preserving, processing, marketing,
developing, conserving and managing aquatic resources and fisheries areas including the privilege to fish and
take the aquatic resources thereof (RA 8550).
Fishinq. commercial. The taking of fishery species by passive or active gear for trade, business or profit
beyond subsistence or sports fishing.
Fishing. municipal. Fishing within the municipal waters using fishing vessels of three gross tons or less, or
fishing not requiring the use of fishing vessels (RA 8550).
Fishpond. A land-based facility enclosed with earthen or stone material to impound water for growing fish ; are
bodies of water (artificial and natural) where fish and other aquatic products are cultured, raised or cultivated
under controlled conditions (RA 8550).
Food security. Policy objective, plan and strategy of meeting the food requirementsof the present and
future generation of Filipinos in a substantial quantity,ensuring the availability and affordabilityof food to all,
either through local production or importationor both, based on the country's existing and potential resource
endowment and related national development objectives, strategies and policies. However, sufficiency in rice
and white corn should be pursued (RA 8435).
Food self-sufficiency. Ability to meet food requirements, specifically rice and corn, of the country's population
through local production (Cabinet Cluster Plenary, 1998)
or more which are at least ten percent
EQ.L2S.t(based on land use classification). Areas of one hectare
bamboo or brush. Narrow strips of land
Stocked with forest trees (including seedlings and saplings), wild palm,
in size to qualify as forest. Industrial plantation
bearing forest must be at least 60 meters wide and one hectare
and tree farms, one hectare or more in size are also included.
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Forestland. Land of the public domain comprising of public forests, permanent/established forest reserves
and forest reservation (DENR DAO No. 15 s. 1995 and PD 705), lands of the public domain which have
been legally designated for multipleuses such as productionforest, agroforestry,rangeland forestland reservations,
inland water bodies, protectionforest, resettlements and military reservations (NaLUA, NLUC 1995).
Forest. manqrove. A forest type occurring on tidal flats along the sea coast and sometimes extending along
streams where the water is "brackish and mainly composed of bakawan, pototan, langaral," api-api, nipa, pals and
the like; mangrove species along" this area are obligatoryhalophytesor haloresistantspecies whose optimum
salinity varies from species to another.
Forest. protection. Refers to the existing forests including areas which are delimited by the people to be
permanently protected and developed into forest for ecological, aesthetic, recreational, educational and
research purposes.
Forest reservation. Forestland that have been reserved by the President of the Philippines for any specific
purpose or purposes (PD 705).
Free trade zone. Isolated policed areas adjacent to the port of entry. (such as the seaport) and/or where important
goods may be unloaded for immediate transshipment or stored, repacked, sorted, mixed, or othenwisemanipulated.
However, movement of these imported goods from the free-trade zones to a non-free trade area in the country shall
be subject to customs and intemal revenue rules and regulations(DTI).
Fresh water. Water withoutsalt, such as generally found in lakes, lagoons, basins, rivers, canals, channels, dams,
reservoir, paddy fields and swamps.
Game refuqe and bird sanctuary. Forest land designatedfor the protectionof game animals, birds and fish and
is thus closed to hunting and fishing in order that the excess population may flow and restock surrounding areas (PD
705).
Geoaraphic information system (GIS). A computer-based technology which integrates textual or attributedata
and geographic informationfrom various sources into a system which make it possible to store, retrieve, analyze,
manipulate, and present such data or informationfor differentusers' purposes.
Grassland. Land with natural grass cover withouttree or very few isolated trees (NFPP, 1993-2022, NLUC, 1992).
Grazinq/Pasture lands. Portion of the public domain set aside in view of the suitabilityof topographic and
vegetation, for the raising of livestock. (DENR DAO No. 15 , s 1995, PD 1559 and PD 705).
Grid An interconnected system in which high voltage, high capacity backbone lines overlay and are connected
with network of lower voltages.
Gross Reaional Domestic Product (GRDP). Measurethe totalvalue of the totalgoods and services produced
in a region. It is the aggregate of the gross value added or income originatingfrom each sector of the regional
economy.
Hiqhlands. Areas 500 meters or more above sea level having the potentialfor growing semi-temperateand
usually high value crops (NPFP: 1993-2022, NLUC, 1992)
Hospital. A health institution that provides short-termand long-termmedical care consisting of observational,
diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitativeservices for persons suffering or suspected to be suffering from a disease
or injury.
Hospital bed capacity. The number of beds permanently retained at the hospital for the treatment of inpatients.
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Human development index. An aggregate measure based on three indicators, namely,life expectancy at
birth,educational attainmentand real GDP per capita.
Industrial development areas. Areas found suitable for the location of manufacturing/processingor any other
industrialestablishmentswhere the supportfacilities requiredare available or could be feasibly put up. These
areas can be in the form of ecozones, such as industrialestates, export processing zones, free trade zones,
Regional Agri-industrialGrowth Centers, Growth Networks/Corridors(RGCs/GNs/GCs), and Provincial Industrial
Centers (PICS) and in other feasible areas where infrastructure facilities and services allow economic/
industrial activities. Industrial establishments may therefore involve the productionor processing of the following:
(a) agriculturalinputs; (b) agriculturalproduct which include marine and forest production;(c) mineral and natural
resources; (d) building materials; (e) consumer goods; (f) traditionalhandicraft;(g) intermediateproducts/spare
parts (component parts); and (h) capital goods such as machinery and equipment (DTI, 1998).
Industrial tree plantation. Any tract of forestland purposely and extensively plantedto timber crops primarily to
supply the raw material requirements of existing or proposed processing plants and related industries (PD 705).
Informal settler. One who settles on the land of another without title or right, whether in urban or rural areas.
Irriqable land. Land whose marked characteristics justify the operation of an irrigationsystem (RA 8435).
Irrigated land: Land serviced by natural irrigationor man-made irrigationfacilities. These include lands where
water is not readily available as existing irrigationfacilities need rehabilitationor upgrading or where irrigation
water is not available year-round (RA 8435).
Labor Force (LF). Population 15 years old and over who are either employed or unemployed in accordance
with the following definitions:
Employed - include all those who, during the reference week, are 15 years old and over as of their last birthday
and were reportedas either.
At work - those who do any work for pay or profit,or work withoutpay on the farm or business enterprise
operated by a member of the same household related by blood, marriage or adoption.
With a Job but not at work - those who, during the reference week, are 15 years old and over as of their last
birthday and are actively looking for work. The desire to work must be sincere and the person must be serious
about working. Also, included are persons reported as wanting full-time/part-timework, but not looking for work
because of the belief that no work is available or because of temporary illness, bad weather, waiting for retum
or job recall or other valid reasons.
Labor productivity. The output per unit input of labor. It is expressed in terms of GDP per employed person.
Land reclassification. Process of allocating the desired alienable or disposable land of the public domain
to specific uses such as agricultural,residential,industrialor commercial (PPFP Training Program and Leaming
Materials, NLUC, 1995).
Land use conversion. Process of changing the currentuse of a piece of land into some other uses (NaLUA,
1995).
Land use plan. A document containing a set of policies embodying the community-desired pattern of population
distribution and proposal for the future allocation of land to the various land-using activities, in accordance with
the social and economic activities of the people. Through maps and similar illustrations,it identifies the location,
character, and extent of the areas' land resources to be used for differentpurposes and includes the process and the
criteria employed in the determination of land uses (RA 8435).
Local exchanae service. Refers to a telecom service, primarily but not limited to voice-to-voice service with a
contiguous geographic area fumished to subscribers undera common local exchange rate schedule. Differentiating
form the services of a public calling office (PCO), calls for the local exchange terminate in a local switch where
users can access other subscribers within the local networkwithoututilizing the toll or long-distance facilities. The
service also offers local and director operator-assistedtoll-switchedcalls providingaccess to the Public Switched
Telephone Network.
Manqrove. Acommunity of inter-tidalplants including all species of trees, shrubs, vines and herbs found on coasts,
swamps, or border of swamps (RA 8550).
Marine park. Refers to any public offshore area delimited as habitat of rare and unique species of marine flora and
fauna.
Marine waters. These cover beds, banks, shell fields, zones areas and regions of Philippine waters totaling some
I sq. km. For town planning purposes, marine waters refer to municipal waters.
Metallic minerals. Minerals with a high specific gravity and metallic luster such as copper, gold, chromium and
nickel; these are good conductors of heat.
Metropolitan Areas. An urban area with one or more central cities having a populationof at least 50,000 plus
adjacent, adjoining or contiguous units having populationdensities of at least 150 persons per square mile (389
persons per square kilometer). The total population of the spatial system must be at least 100,000 and the average
density at least 1,000 persons per square mile (2,590 persons per square kilometer).(U.S. Bureau of Census)
Military reserve. Refers to forest lands which have been reserved by the President of the Philippines for military
purposes.
Minerals. All naturally occurring inorganic substance in solid, gas, liquid, or any intermediatestate excluding energy
materials such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, radioactivematerials,and geothermalenergy (RA 7942).
Mineral agreement. A contract between the govemment and a contractor,involving mineral production-
sharing agreement, co-production agreement, or joint-ventureagreement (RA 7942).
Mineral exploration. The systematic searching or prospecting for mineral resources including energy resources
(DENR-MGB).
Mineral land. Any area where mineral resources, including energy resources, are found (RA 7942).
Mining area. A portionof the contract area identifiedby the contractorfor purposes of development,mining,
utilization,processing and rehabilitation,and sites for supportfacilities or in the immediatevicinity of the mining
operations (RA 7942).
Minina operation. Mining activities involving exploration, feasibility, development, utilization,processing and
rehabilitation(RA 7942).
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Municipal waters. Include not only streams,
lakes, inland bodies of water and tidal waters within the
municipalitywhich are not included within the protected
areas as defined under RA 7586, but also marine
waters included between two lines drawn perpendicular
to the general coastline from points where the
boundary lines of the municipality touch the sea at low tide
and third line parallel with the coastline including
offshore islands and 15 kilometers from such coastline. Where
two municipalities are so situated on opposite
shores that there is less than 30 kilometers of marine waters between
them, the third line shall be equally distant
from opposite municipalities.
National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS). The system which shall encompasses
outstandingly remarkable areas and biologically important public lands
that are habitats of rare and endangered
species of plants and "animals, bio-geographic zones and related ecosystems",
"whetherterrestrial,wetland or
marine, all of which shall" be designated as "protectedareas".
National park. Refers to a forest reservation essentially of natural wilderness character where settlement,
occupancy or any form of exploitation is prohibitedexcept in conformitywith approved management plan and
set aside as such exclusively to conserve the area or preserve the scenery, the natural and historic objects, wild
animals and plants therein and to provide enjoyment of these features in such areas (RA 7586).
Natural monument. Is a relatively small protected area seeking to protector preserve nationally significant
naturalfeatures on account of their special interest or unique characteristics (RA 7586).
Natural park. Is a relatively large area unaltered by human activity and where extrsactive resource uses
are not allowed. It is maintained to protect outstanding natural and scenic areas of national or international
significance for scientific, educational and recreational use (RA 7586).
Networkof Protected Areas for Agriculture and Agro-Industrial Development (NPAAAD). Agricultural
areas identified by the DA in coordination with NAMRIA to ensure the efficient utilizationof land for agriculture
and agro-industrial development and promote sustainable growth. The NPAAD COVERS: (a) all irrigated
areas, irrigable lands already covered by irrigation projects with firm funding commitments; all alluvial
plain land highly suitable for agriculture whether irrigated or not; (b) agro-industrialcroplands or lands
presently planted to industrial crops that support the viability of the agriculture infrastructure and agro-based
enterprises; and (c) highlands, or areas located at an elevation of 500 meters or above and have potentialof
growing semi-temperate and high-value crops of which will result in serious environmental degradation, and
mangrove areas and fish sanctuaries (RA 8453).
Non-Metallic mineral. Minerals which lack the properties of metallic minerals such as bright metallic luster,
hardness, density and good conductors of heat. Examples are carbon, boron and sulfur rock salt.
Open land. All denuded forest lands, croplands and grazing lands that have been abandoned; also areas of
exposed soil resulting from landslide or erosion.
Ore. A naturally occurring mineral aggregate from which a metal or several metals may be extracted at a
profit.
Ore reserves. Ore of which the grade and tonnage have been established withreasonable assurance
by drillingand other means.
Pasture land/Grazinq land. Portion of the public domain which have been set aside in view of the suitability
of its topography and vegetation for livestock grazing.
need not be replaced after each
Permanent crops. Crops which occupy the land for a period of time and
harvest, like fruit trees and crops for industrial purposes such as cacao, coffee and others.
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Population. Total number of individuals in a territoryor a locally living at a specific period of time with an agreed
definition of residence whether time is regarded as discrete or continuous. Normally given as an annual rate.
E.Q!L A shelter harbor where marine terminal facilities are provided, consisting of piers or wharves where ships berth/
dock while loading or unloading cargo, transit sheds and other storage areas where ships may discharge incoming
cargo, and warehouses where goods may be stored for longer periods while awaiting distribution or loading.
port. base. Aport that is the center of administrative and other operational powers within the port district.
Port. municipal. A public port owned and maintained by the municipal government.
port. national. A public port owned and maintained by the national government that is of primary importance to
foreign inter-island and inter-provincialcommerce.
Port. private. A port owned and operated by a private entity. It may be commercial or noncommercial as may be
allowed by Philippine Ports Authority.
Postal office. Offers complete postal services (stamps, mail delivery, etc.)
Postal station. Offers limited services, usually refers to a barangay postal station which maybe located at the
residence of a Barangay Chairman. It sells stamps and serves as a collectionpointfor outgoingand community
mails.
Production forest. Includes natural and artificially regenerated forests, and areas below 50 percent slope or less
than 100 meters (DENR DAO 15, s. 1995); forestland managed primarily for the productionof timber and other
tree product (Maul, 1995); includes the residual dipterocarpforests, mangrove and pine forests, forests available
for logging, rangelands for grazing, areas under the Industrial Forest Plantation management; areas for Community
Forestry Program; Integrated Social Forestry areas (agroforestry),watersheds not yet proclaimed as watershed
reserve, multiple-use zones under the NIPAS Act; and other forest land for special land uses (NPFP, 1992).
Production land use. Direct and indirect utilization of land to generate outputs usually from the following
activities: agricultural, fish farming or aquaculture, timber or agroforestry, grazing, and pasture, mining, industry and
tourism (NPFP, 1992).
Protected areas. Identified portion of land and water set aside by reason of their unique physical and biological
diversity and protected against human exploitation (DENR DAO,s. 1995).
Protected area system. Areas with legally defined boundaries established to afford protection and conservation
to significant natural and cultural features.
Protection forest vs. Production forest. Protection and production forest are almost the same only that their use
and purpose differ. The former mainly emphasizes intangible benefit while the latter deals with tangible economic
benefit.
Public domain. Property destined for public use or which belongs exclusively to the State withoutbeing devoted
to common use or which is destined to some public services or to the development of the national resources and of
mines untiltransferred to private persons (Philippine Law Dictionary, 1972); lands which belongs to the State, which
may either be agricultural, forest, timber, mineral or national park as provided for in the Constitution (NaLUA, 1995).
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public forest. Land of the public domain that has not been the subject of the present system of classification for
thedeterminationof which lands may be needed for forest purposes and which are not (PD 705, and DENR DAO
15,s.1995).
ublic lands Lands that have been subject to private property rights or subject to sale or other modes of acquisition
of concession, under the general laws and are devoted to public use (NaLUA, 1995). Also refers to the national
domain not subjected to private right devoted to public use. In some circles, public lands are habitually used in limited
sense to describe such as lands subjected to sale or other modes of acquisition or concession under general laws;
althoughgenerallysynonymous with the lands of the public domains (DENR DAO 15,s. 1995).
pycrolastic flows. Are turbulentlyflowing masses of fragmented volcanic materials and hot gases (500-8000C)
movingat high speed (60 km/hr. or faster).
Rainfed palay farm. Palay farm that depends solely upon rainfall for their water supply.
Reforestation. Artificial establishment of the forest on land which carried forest within the previous 50 years or
within living memory.
Regional agro-industrial center. Identified area in a region that will be provided with the full range of infrastructure
and utilitiesto enable industries to operate there on a competitive footing.
Road national Road forming part of the main trunklinesystem that is continuousin extent. It includes roads
leading to national port, airports and park. City roads and streets form the secondary trunkline system.
Seaqrass. A flowering plant of the Order Helobiae that completes its life history submerged in seawater, growing
best on sandy-muddy substrates (Phil. Biodiversity Assessment, 1997).
Social infrastructure Services seeking to improve human capital such as those related to health, nutrition,
educationand housing.
Telecommunications. Any transmission, emission or receptionof signs, signals, writing,images and sounds or
intelligenceof any nature by wire, radio optical or any electronic system.
Tephra falls. Commonly refer to the material extruded by volcanic explosions and transported to the air. These
includesparticles and fragments of any size ranging from huge blocks of volcanic bombs (more than 64 mm in size)
to lapilli (2-64 mm in size) to ash (less than 2 mm in size). Volcanic bombs are juvenile lava blown out from the vent
withballistic trajectories. Lapilli reach farther distances and are usually still hot when they fall. Volcanic ash, a kind
Ofpowderytephra, can be thrown high upward, remain airborne for a long time and be carried by prevailing winds
to far distances.
Tourism development areas. Refer to contiguous land areas endowed with natural and man-made physical
attributesand resources that are conductive to recreation, leisure and other wholesome activities. Tourism resources
can be characterized in two levels: 1) the natural and cultural characteristics indigenous to an area, and 2) the
attractions,activities and facilities needed to draw, entertainand accommodate tourist and travelers to the area.
164 Glossary of Terms
such as lifestyle,motivation,
Tourism transcends the scope of travelingand involves unquantifiabledimensions
experience and education.
national and regional tourism
Specific sites for tourism development located in areas identified as priorities in the
master plans as well as those designated through legislative and executive issuances as touristspots and zones
complexes, and other
which can be developed into tourism estate or integratedresort, leisure, and recreation
tourism facilities (DARA07,s. 1997).
President and/or by
Tourist zone. A geographic area with well-defined boundaries proclaimed as such by the
introducedwithinthe zone
acts of Congress. No development projects for any purpose shall be initiated and
coordination with the
prior to the formulationof a Tourism Master Development Plan, which shall be undertaken in
the enhancement
Department of Tourism and the Philippine TourismAuthority. A tourist zone is established for
as well as the preservation of cultural and
and/orthe conservation of natural attributesand man-made resources
(DOT, 2001 ).
historical heritage for the appreciation and enjoyment of the local population and the visitors
their present job
Underemployed. All employed persons who expressed the desire for additional hours ofwork in
or in an additionaljob or have a new job with longer working hours
Areas
Urban Area. As defined by the Inter-agency TWG on the Formulationof an Operational Definitionof Urban
in the Philippines (2003), an urban area in the Philippines should meet one of the following criteria:
On 2), the establishments are defined as those engaged in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing with the
following classification: a) small with 10-99 employees; b) medium with 100-199 employees; and c) large
with 200 and above employees.
Facilities under item 3 include banking/financial institutions, commercial establishments, recreational establishments,
personal service establishments, hotel/lodging establishments, landline telephone system, hospital, public market
and college.
Watershed. Is a land area drained by a stream or fixed body of water and its tributarieshaving a common outlet
for surface run-off (PD 705).
Watershed. critical. A drainage of a river system supporting existing and "proposed hydro-electirc power, irrigation
works or domestic" water facilities needing of immediate protection or rehabilitation.
Water supply. A general term for the sources of water for the public or private use. Also refers to the furnishing
of good potable water under satisfactory pressure for domestic, commercial, industrial and public services, and an
adequate quantity of water under reasonable pressure for fire fighting.
Wildlife sanctuary. Comprises an area that assures the naturalconditions necessary to protect nationally
significant wildlife species, groups of species, biotic communitiesor physical features of the environmentwhere
these may require specific human manipulationfor their perpetuation(RA 7586).
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REDITS
Dir. Truman Cainglet, Chairperson 1996-2005 /OIC RD Arturo Valero, Chairperson Present (NEDA); Dir. Ricardo
Oblena/ Dir. Jindra Linda Demeterio (DA); Din Ramon Benjamin, Jr./ Dir.Alexis Arsenal (DAR); RED Julian Amador /
RED Raoul Geollegue /RED Vicente Paragas (DENR); Dir. Rexdito Reyes/ Dir. Evelyn Trompeta (DILG); Dir.Wilfredo
Agustino/ Dir. Rolando Asis (DPWH); Dir. Zinnia P. Teruel (DOST); Dir. Jovero (TELOF); Dir. Edwin Trompeta
(DOT); Dir. DominicAbad (DTI); Reg'l. CoordinatorEva Maria Marfil(HUDCC); Reg'l. Technical CoordinatorPilar
Jamandre (HLURB); Mr.Florendo Besana (RAFC Foundation); Mr.MelvinPurzuelo (Green Forum);Dir. Leo Van
Juguan (MGB); Dir. Bienvenido Lipayon (EMB); Dir. Sonia Seville/ Dir. Drusila Esther Ong (BFAR); Reg'l. Irrigation
Manager Samuel Japitana/ Reg'l. IrrigationManager Felix Razo (NIA)
Ms. Ma. Lourdes Miado/ Mr. Othelo Derecho/ Ms. Ma. Isabel Blancia/ Ms. Erlinda Chiu/ Ms. Leah Letrero/ Mr. Manuel
Luis Dionio (NEDA); Ms. MiraTalabong (DA); Ms. Edna Locsin/ Ms. Lorraine Fuentes/ Mr.Elizur Militar/Ms. Regina
Tuliva (DENR); Engr. Virgilio Fabronero (EMB); Mr.Florian Jimenez (MGB); Ms. Eileen Zurita (DAR); Ms. Roselyn
Quintana (DILG); Engr. Orlando Labitan/Engr. MercedesSabidong (DPWH); Engr. Rose MarieBermejo(HLURB);
Ms. Eva Maria Marfil(HUDCC); Ms. Lea Gonzales/ Mr. Henry Tampani (DTI); Mr. Rene Cortum (DOT); Mr. Robert
Espinosa/ Ms. Jessica Esmao (BFAR); Mr.AlbertMontaño(NIA); Engr. Jose MarieLamparero (TELOF)
Ms. Juliana Cepel Ms. Vivian Barillo/Ms. Jocelyn Tua (PPDO-Antique); Engr. Roger Esto/ Mr.GodofredoIsedenia
(PPDO-Aklan); Mr.Antonio Asis/ Mr. Stephen Bediones (PPDO-Capiz); Mr. Federico Jimenez, Jr. (PPDO/GIS-
Capiz); Mr.Jimmy Baban/ Engr. Evan AnthonyArias (PPDO-Guimaras); Mr.Mario Nillos/Ms. Ivy Bromo (PPDO-
lloilo); Ms. Merma Bayona/ Mr. Roland de la Rosa/ Mr.Al Ceralbo (PPDO-Negros Occidental); Mr.Jose Roni
Peñalosa (CPDO-lloiIo City); Mr. Henry Liboon/ Ms. Ana Ma. Carmen Principe (CPDO-Bacolod City)
OTHER COOPERATINGAGENCIES
ATO, NTC, NPC, PPA, TRANSCO, LTO, ppc, PHIVOLCS, BSWM, NCIP, NAMRIA, DepEd, DOH, DSWD, NNC,
NSO, NSCB, CHED, NEA, PECO, BAS, LWUA
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (RDC) OFFICIALS
Gov. Salvacion Perez (RDC Chairperson); Mr. Wilfredo Homicillada (RDC Co-Chairperson); OIC-RD Arturo G.
Valero (Vice Chairperson); Engr. Ramon Hechanova (Chairperson, InfrastructureDevelopmentCommittee); Mr.
Florendo Besana (Chairperson, Social Development Committee); Dir. Dominic Abad (Chairperson, Economic
Development Committee)
166 Credits
TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVESUPPORT
Atty. Raul Aniocotan (NEDA-MICAD); Ms. Estela Paredes (NEDA-SDD); Mr. Nicholas Rivas (NEDA-IDD); Mr.
Alexander Valenciano (NEDA-EDD); Ms. Benita Brillantes (NEDA-OD); Engn Gilberto Altura (NEDA-MICAD);
Ms. Cynthia Lumampao (NEDA-SDD); Ms. Teresa Guadalupe (NEDA-EDD); Ms. Ingrid Magno (NEDA-OD);
Ms. Elizabeth Bugna (NEDA-MICAD); Ms. Erlinda Ortiz (NEDA-MICAD) Ms. Mary Ann Brotarlo (NEDA-OD); Ms.
ChristinneAnne Paras (NEDA-OARD); Ms. Nelly Sustiguer (NEDA-OARD); Mr.Danilo Molato(NEDA-OARD); Mr.
Gregorio Sierra (NEDA-OD); Mr.Romeo Hiponia(NEDA-OD), Mr.Romeo Cabayao (NEDA-OD); Mr.NestorSupiido
(NEDA-OD); Mr. Warlito Gucana (NEDA-OD)•, Mr. Erwin Francisco (NEDA-OD); Mr.Antonio Villanueva (NEDA-OD);
Mr. Ismael Dacula (NEDA-OD); Mr.Larry Jalandoon (NEDA-OD); Ms. Sandra Serguino (NEDA-OD).
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