Barangay Profile

a. History

Barangay Bulasa is one of the 45 Barangay’s under the City/Municipal Government of

Argao, a first class Municipality under the Province of Cebu.
According to our forefathers, the first people who settle in the Barangay is called
“BULASANHON”. They came from Bulasa. The Barangay was first named Bulasa meaning a
Fruit Shrub. Presently, the Barangay is named Bulasa.
Based on the 2018 Commission on Election (COMELEC) records, the Barangay has
2,520 (No.) of registered voters; 1,224 are males and 1,296 females. It has 6 (No.) of Precincts).
Barangay Bulasa has 9 number of Sitios.
Table 1. Name of Sitios

Name of Sitios Name of Sitios

1. Sitio Proper – Purok Bolbolan 8.Sitio Minggay - Purok Malacopa
2.Sitio Canohoy - Purok Doldol 9. Sitio Lala-an – Purok Santol
3.Sitio Mansalagon – Purok
Makugihon
4.Sitio Upper Anna - Purok Mangga
5.Sitio Tiposo - Purok Chicos
6.Sitio Tikyo - Purok Mansanitas
b. Location and Total Land Area

Barangay Bulasa, a hilly, rural, coastal and mountainous barangay, is

geographically located at the northern part of the Municipality of Argao and has a
total land area of 379.14 hectares. It has three (9) sitios/ (8) Puroks, namely:
Sitio Proper, Sitio Canohoy, Sitio Minggay, Sitio Lala-an, Sitio Tikyo, Sitio Tulo-
tulo, Sitio Mansalagon, Sitio Upper Anna and Sitio Tiposo . The barangay is
bounded on the East of BOHOL STRAIGHT, West of SUA, North of TALOOT
and South of BINLOD.

Figure 1: Locational Map of Barangay Bulasa

c. Situational Analysis

Social Sector

Demography

The population of Barangay Bulasa, as of year 2021 based on barangay

records, totals to 4,568 consisting of 2,329 males and 2,239 females. The number
of households is 1,012 while there are 1,175 families.

Table 2. Barangay Population by Purok/Sitio

Name of Purok/Sitio Total No. of HHs/Families

1. Purok Bolbolan/ Sitio Proper
2. Purok Doldol/ Sitio Canohoy
3. Purok Malacopa/ Sitio Minggay
4. Purok Mansanitas/ Sitio Tikyo
5. Tulo-tulo
6. Purok Santol/ Sitio Lala-an
7. Purok Sambag/Sitio Mansalagon
8. Purok Chicos/ Sitio Tiposo
9. Purok Mangga/ Sitio Upper Anna
TOTAL
Source: BHW Records
212 HHs / 246 Families
131 HHs / 138 Families
100 HHs / 114 Families
80 HHs / 89 Families
38 HHs / 41 Families
172 HHs / 209 Families
95 HHs / 127 Families
64 HHs / 70 Families
120 HHs / 141 Families
1,012 HHs / 1,175 Families

Considered rural with a very high population, the barangay still enjoys the wide
spaces and plenty of area to explore and develop.

Education

There is an elementary school (Primary Level) in the barangay and most of the
children are attending school. There is also a high school (Secondary Level) in the
barangay and the students have to go to schools for their secondary education.
Preschoolers with ages 3 to 4 years old are being taken care of by one (1) Day Care
Worker. With the support from the Municipal Social Welfare Development Office
(MSWDO) the barangay through the Day Care Worker provides feeding program to
preschoolers.

Health

The barangay personnel in charge of implementing health programs is composed of

six (7) Barangay Health Workers and one (1) Barangay Nutrition Scholar. These
personnel normally assist in the immunization program, administer first aid to patients,
do house to house survey on dengue and similar cases, provide TB-DOTS to identified
patients and promote other similar health programs.
 Peace and Order

Peace and security in the barangay is being maintained by sixteen (16) Barangay
Tanods and one (1) Chief Tanod. Aside from roving every night and monitoring the
peace and order situation in the barangay, they also assist the barangay officials and
personnel in effectively implementing their programs, like providing safety and order in
every activity conducted and even serve summons to respondents for Lupon hearings.

Economic Sector

In general, the barangay is dependent on the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) to

perform and
deliver its services Table 3. Barangay Fiscal Information
or do other
government TOTAL INCOME AMOUNT IN PESOS
functions. The A. External Sources:
income generated 1. Internal Revenue Allotment [IRA] 4,045,196.00
from the local 2. Others (Share from Nat’l Wealth, 0
sources cannot share from E-Vat, subsidy, etc.)
effectively support
most of the B. Local Sources:
programs, projects 1. Real Property Tax Share 64,306.88
and activities 2. Fees & Charges 55,585.00
(PPAs) 3. Share from CTC 12,839.03
implemented by 4. Others/ Municipal Aid 1,000.00
the barangay. Total =4,178,926.91

Agriculture

The major economic activity in the barangay is mostly farming and fishing. It can be
said that there is an abundance of farm products in Barangay Bulasa since farmers are
mostly engaged in growing vegetables like eggplant, bitter gourd (Ampalaya) to name a
few and legumes like peanuts, beans or even garlic. Banana and sweet potato consist
also as major products of the barangay while some are cultivating rice and corn. Agro-
industry is a growing economic investment in Barangay Bulasa.

Table 4. Agriculture Products Found in Barangay Bulasa, Argao

Existing Potential Production

Production Consumption
Product Production Production Consumption
(mt)/yr (mt)/yr
Area (ha) Area (ha) Ratio
Rice
Corn
Vegetables
Onion
Garlic
Beef/ Carabeef
Chicken
Eggs
Commerce and Services

There are fifteen (15) sari-sari stores operating in the barangay and one (1) bakery.
Businesses like pharmacy or refilling station is not present in the barangay so that
residents have to go to neighboring barangays in case there is a need for medicines or
even buy some refilling water.

TOURISM

Barangay Bulasa is blessed in terms of natural wonders because it has the “Linaw
Spring” and “Arnis Spring”. Recently, the spring has become an attraction not only
within the municipality of Argao, but throughout the neighboring municipalities as well.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Land Use and Productivity

Barangay Bulasa, a hilly, rural, coastal and mountainous barangay, is

geographically located at the northern part of the Municipality of Argao and has a
total land area of 379.14 hectares. There are no more areas considered as
timberland and it is classified as rural, upland and mountainous barangay.

Solid Waste Management

The Barangay Solid Waste Management Committee (BSWMC) is taking charge of the
waste management in the barangay. Part of the program is to encourage every
household to have their own compost pit in order to reduce the volume of garbage. The
Material Recovery Facility (MRF) of the barangay is already in place, however further
efforts have still to be done to make it really functional. Segregation at source is not yet
practiced by majority of the constituents.

DRRM

Barangay Bulasa is prone to flooding because of the spring and the river that
overflows during heavy rains. The farms near the river are usually affected and there
were times when the vegetables and other crops were eroded or destroyed by floods.
There are also areas near the river that are prone to landslide because of the type of soil
and there are no natural barriers like trees. The barangay does not have enough
equipment for use in time of emergencies as shown in Table 6 below.
Table 5. Disaster Risk Profile-A: Significant Events that Happened in the Barangay for
Past 3 Years
No. of affected
No. of affected individual
(/) if it Specific source of living
Kinds of
happened dates / Separated
Significant Events
(X) if not years Died Wounded Missing from
family
Typhoon / 2015 0 0 0 0 0
Flooding / 2019 0 0 0 0 0
Drought X 0 0 0 0 0
Earthquake / 2015 0 0 0 0 0
Volcanic eruption X
Landslide / 2018
Tsunami X
Storm Surge X
Fire in properties X
Forest fire X
Epidemic X
Pest infestation X
Livestock/poultry
X
diseases
Armed Conflict X

Table 6. Disaster Risk Profile-B: Purok/Sitio Susceptible to Disasters

No. of No. of No. of
affected affected affected
Areas that will Areas that will Areas that will
Risk / Threat families families families
be affected be affected be affected
Mediu
Low High
m
Typhoon 181 Barangay-wide
Flooding 50 East to West 30 North to South 4 East to West
Drought 181 Barangay-wide
Earthquake East to West
Volcanic
eruption
Landslide 3
Tsunami
Storm Surge
Fire in properties
Forest fire
Epidemic
Pest infestation
Armed Conflict
 Table 7. Inventory of Emergency Equipment

Presence (/)
Equipment No. of pieces Remarks
Absence (X)
Chainsaw /
Axe X
Fuel /
Emergency Medicine Kit /
Hand-held Radio /
Helmet or hard hat X
Rain Coats & Boots X
Search light X
Flash light X
Megaphone /
Life vest X
Batteries /
Whistle X
Portable Generator X
Spine Board /
Rubber Boats X
Emergency Service Vehicle /

Infrastructure

The barangay performs its function and do services through its facilities. Most of the
activities are conducted in the new multi-purpose building. The barangay is planning to
construct an Evacuation Center and Completion of Covered Court since. Both the Day
Care Center and the Health Center are in the same predicament because they are
located in the same lot.