Cebu City Profile-Edited

Vision
“Cebu City is a globally competitive and ecologically balanced

city where people are safe, healthy and have equitable
opportunities for success and happiness.”
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Goal and Objectives
The Goal:
“Achieving a higher standard of living for its people comparable to

world standard.”
Specific Objectives:
 To achieve higher level of economic growth and

development equitably and sustainably.
 To protect its environment.
 To achieve the highest and best use of its resources.
Objectives are based on the following basic principles:
1) High level of economic growth and development is essential for

the fulfillment of the aspirations of people to live a better life
with dignity and security.
2) Growth and development should be meaningful to people so the

benefits should be equally shared to the different sectors of
society.
3) Growth and development should be sustained for the longest

time through judicious use of scarce resources and responsible
exploitation of the environment.
4) Use of land, the most critical resource of the city, is directed to

the most socially productive use, more efficient functioning of
the city system, and for the people to be assured of a decent
place for their homes and daily activities.
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A Glimpse of Its Past
The name Cebu came from the word “SEBU” meaning animal fat. Long before the
coming of the Spaniards, it was a fishing village ruled by
Rajah Humabon.
Cebu metamorphosed in more ways than one, but

always for the better. From a sleepy fishing village to a
fledging trading port in 1521, from the first Spanish
settlement named Villa del Santisimo Nombre de Jesus
in 1575 to a municipality in 1901, Cebu finally became a
chartered city on February 24, 1937. Being the first and http://www.cebucitytourism.com/
oldest city in the country, antedating Manila by 7 years,

having the oldest school and oldest street and being the cradle of Christianity in the Far
East (i.e. Magellan's cross planted in Cebu as a symbol of
natives embracing the Christian faith), Cebu is replete
with historical firsts.
The streets of Tres de Abril and V. Rama were the

sites of a fierce battle on
April 3, 1898 when
General Leon Kilat of
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Bacong, Negros Oriental
spearheaded the revolution against Spanish colonialism.
The Spaniards sought refuge at the Fort San Pedro and
three days of relentless attacks would have spelled victory
for the rebels were it not for the propitious arrival of the
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Miguel Lopez de Legazpi then urged his men to construct the oldest and smallest fort
in the country: Fort San Pedro. As Spain intensified its
colonization efforts, indignant islanders showed opposition
by way of intermittent attacks against the colonizers.
Thus the rebellion paved the way to the construction of
Fort San Pedro, a Spanish military stronghold.
However, the fort

fell to the hands of the
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Americans commanded
by Commodore George Dewey vanquished the Spanish
fleet in December 1898 in the battle of Manila Bay. With
the American reign in full force in 1901, then Senate Pro
Tempore and late President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. and then
Congressman and majority floor leader in the House of
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vigorously lobbied for Philippine Independence.
February 24, 1937 was a milestone in Cebuano history as Cebu City was granted its
charter by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 58 enacted by Congress on October 20, 1936.
The late Senator Vicente Rama, formerly representative of Cebu's 3rd district was
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instrumental as author and sponsor of the bill. It was at that time that Secretary of Interior
and Local Government Elpidio Quirino appointed the mayor and board members of Cebu
City in his capacity as representative of Manuel Quezon.
Shortly after the landing of the Japanese Army in

Cebu City on April 10, 1942, the entire province became
the principal Japanese base due to its strategic location
and substantial population. Cebu finally saw the light of
freedom in March 1945 when American liberation forces
landed in Talisay town. Liberation came in full circle in
March 1946 and to restore law and order, a civil
government dubbed as Philippine Civil Affairs Unit (PCAU)
was established in the city.
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In April 1965, the entire Christian world focused its

attention on Cebu City, considered as the cradle of
Christianity in the Far East as it played host to the 40th
Anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines. The
celebration highlighted the contributions of Miguel Lopez
de Legazpi and Fray Andres de Urdaneta in proselytizing
Christianity by way of establishing a Spanish settlement
in the province. In a country where Catholics
predominate, the conferment of the San Agustin Church
to the title Basilica Minore del Satabnto Niño proved to
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representative Papal Legate, His Eminence Ildefonso

Cardinal Antonuitte.
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Physical Uniqueness
Geographical Location
Cebu City is located on the central eastern part of Cebu Province, an island at the
center of the Visayas in Southern Philippines. As defined by the Bureau of Land Location
Monument (BLLM) No. 1, Cebu Cadastral Survey, it is 10 degrees 17 minutes North Latitude
and 123 degrees 54 minutes East Longitude. It is bounded by Mandaue City in the North
and the City of Talisay in the South. On the East is Mactan Channel and on its West are the
Municipality of Balamban and the City of Toledo.
Topography and Slope
The topography of Cebu City is rugged and mountainous with elevation reaching up
to 900 meters above mean sea level. Flat lands are found only along the shorelines that
extend a few kilometers inland. Cebu City’s flat land occupies about 23 square kilometers,
representing eight (8%) percent of its total land area but it contains over 40 barangays and
about two thirds of its population. (see Topographic Map)
Any land surface with steeply inclined slopes under climatic condition where rainfall
exceeds the water absorption capacity of the soil would suffer from soil erosion. This applies
to Cebu City, a larger part of which is subjected to severe erosion. This includes the critical
watershed areas that are mostly above 50 percent in slope. (see Slope Map)
Land Cover
The increasing urbanization of the city now leads to the increasing use of its land for
housing, commercial, industrial, institutional and other related activities. Farmlands
remained only in the upland or hilly land areas of Cebu City. Presently the city’s upland
areas and watersheds are mostly covered with grass and shrubs with patches of corn,
coconuts, bananas, cassava and vegetables. Fruit trees are also planted, notably the exotic
mango, which is an export product of Cebu. Very little (9.6%) of the natural forest are left
in the upland areas of the city. Even the city’s watersheds are lacking in trees that are
necessary for their protection. (see Existing Land Use Map and Land Forms Map)
Geology
Cebu City is made up of structurally complex sedimentary and volcanic rocks that
have undergone various degrees of metamorphism. There are seven rock formations or
geological units in the city. Sedimentary rocks constitute 60 percent of the city that include
the Cebu Coal Measure, Malubog Formation, Barili Limestone, Carcar Limestone and the
Recent Alluvium. (see Geologic Map)
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Soil
Soil in Cebu City is generally classified into five types. The parent material of the soil
primarily determines its type and its distribution. However, elevation to a certain extent is
also related to soil distribution. (see Soil Map) Five (5) soil types predominate in the city
and their main characteristics and distribution are summarized below.
a.) Baguio Type
Baguio soils are characteristic upland soils derived from intrusive rocks of
quartz diorites and metavolcanic rocks. They are the most extensive soil mapping
unit covering mainly slopes at 50% and above with a total area of 9,408 hectares
(94.08 sq.km.). These series cover highly rugged and mountainous landscape
consisting of dissected and steep ridges. Erosion, due to the steep slope, is severe to
very severe.
This soil is well drained and with a very shallow solum depth of 20 to 50
centimeters. The soil reaction is acidic (pH 5.7 to 6.0), the parent material being
volcanic rock and non-calcareous. It has dark brown color and a medium coarse
granular structure. Shrubs and grasses are the dominant vegetation. This soil type is
found in the highland portions of the 27 barangays within the city.
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b.) Mantalongon Type
The second most predominant soil type in the city is the Mantalongon type,
specifically the Mantalongon Clay Loam. It is formed from the sedimentary materials
of shale and sandstone. The soil is observed covering an area of 7,246 ha. (72.46
sq.km.) and found particularly in seventeen (17) hilly land barangays. Mantalongon
soils cover the whole slope range over 8% and can be found in any elevation over
100 meters. Erosion is moderate to severe, worsening as the slope increases.
Mantalongon soils are well drained with solum depth ranging from 20-60 cm.
getting shallower as the elevation increases. These light-to-dark brown soils are
fairly friable and can be easily worked on. However, since most patches are found in
higher slope range, only a smaller part can be cultivated. Areas of this soil type are
extensively grasslands and brushes. Agricultural crops grown include corn,
vegetables, root crops, banana, coconut and mango trees.
c.) Faraon Type
Faraon soils are developed from limestone. They cover the entire elevation
ranges, but are generally found in the slope range of 30 to 50%.
These soils cover 6,830 ha. (68.30 sq.km.), that are found generally, in areas
of undulating to rolling and hilly to mountainous relief. These soils have higher
organic matter contents (2.0 to 2.2 %), as compared to other soil types.
The Faraon soils are typified by exposed limestone rock outcrops and
denuded hilly and mountainous landscape. Soil color is dark gray to dark grayish-
brown. The vegetative covers are mostly grasses, shrubs, coconut, corn and sporadic
patches of fruit trees, as well as, second growth forest species.
d.) Mandaue Type
Mandaue soils are geologically recent depositions of alluvial materials or

sediments, which have been eroded and transported downhill and downstream. They
can be generally found in areas below 100- meter elevation and within a slope range
of 0 to 5.0%. The soil type, Mandaue silt loam, covers 1,166 ha. (11.66 sq.km.).
The Mandaue soils, clay loam or silt loam, are moderately to poorly drained
type. The soils are deep (around 100 cm.) and free from boulders and larger stones,
thus, can allow deep plowing. The soils are also rich in organic matter (2.0-2.9%)
and fertile. Erosion is only slight. Talahib, cogon and bamboo groove make-up the
main vegetation of areas with this type of soil.
e.) Lugo Type
Lugo soils are residual soils derived from sedimentary materials of shale and
sandstone. The Lugo Clay covers only 273 ha. (2.73 sq.km.)
These types of soils have a deep solum (100 cm.) are well drained and
contain only 1.5 to 1.6 % organic matter. It has black color with a granular structure
and moderately eroded. Although silty to clayey, the surface soil seldom hardens up
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when dried and is very friable. It is sticky and strongly plastic when wet and the sub-
soil is as thin as the surface soil and has the same structure and consistency.
Elevation
The lowlands are generally located within elevations below 100 meters while upland
areas are in elevation between 100 and 900 meters above sea level. (see Elevation Map)
Land Classification and Protected Areas
In the Philippines only lands with 18 % slope or less are generally declared as
alienable and disposable, where human settlements and cultivation of land are allowed.
Higher sloping lands are to remain as forest or other special uses. But while only 28 % of
Cebu City is within the 18 % slope or less range, about 64 % of the city’s lands are
classified by the national government as alienable and disposable (see Land Classification
Map). The rest are classified as forest or timberland. Lands classified as timberland include
areas that are within the critical watersheds and other protected areas of the city.
Cebu City has 76.3 % of its land covered under the NIPAS or Nationally Integrated
Protected Areas System. These include the Mananga, Kotkot and Lusaran watersheds, the
Central Cebu National Park, Sudlon National Park and Cebu Watershed Reservation
(Buhisan). The four watersheds are considered important source of water for Cebu City and
the rest of Metro Cebu. Twenty-three of the city’s 80 barangays are totally or partially
located in the four watershed areas, now declared as Central Cebu Protected Landscape
(CCPL). (see Protected Area Management Zone Map)
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Land Area (refer to Table 1)
Cebu City Area : 29,124.78 hectares

Urban Area : 5,598.53 hectares
Rural Area : 23,526.25 hectares
North District Area : 12,341.15 hectares

South District Area : 16,783.63 hectares

Number of City Barangay 80

North District 46
South District 34
Classified Urban Barangay 50
Classified Rural Barangay 30
Table 1
Land Area per Barangay of Cebu City:
North & South District, Urban & Rural Barangays
URBAN BARANGAYS
North District South District
Name of Barangay Land Area (ha) Name of Barangay Land Area (ha.)
1) Apas 203.97 1) Basak Pardo 74.53
2) Banilad 257.60 2) Basak San Nicolas 119.59
3) Busay 509.11 3) Bulacao 246.60
4) Capitol Site 53.75 4) Calamba 43.30
5) Carreta 16.90 5) Cogon Pardo 51.02
6) Cogon Ramos 26.20 6) Duljo Fatima 41.60
7) Day-as 13.42 7) Guadalupe 739.82
8) Ermita 20.42 8) Inayawan 253.65
9) Hipodromo 74.31 9) Kinasang-an 127.76
10) Kalubihan 15.03 10) Labangon 118.23
11) Kamagayan 11.81 11) Mambaling 61.76
12) Kamputhaw 135.63 12) Pahina San Nicolas 7.44
13) Kasambagan 189.43 13) Pasil 9.22
14) Lahug 555.87 14) Poblacion Pardo 168.44
15) Lorega San Miguel 20.45 15) Punta Princesa 203.94
16) Luz 31.14 16) Quiot 101.46
17) Mabolo 153.18 17) San Nicolas Proper 28.15
18) Pahina Central 26.26 18) Sawang Calero 22.32
19) Pari-an 9.84 19) Suba 8.10
20) Sambag I 51.29 20) Tisa 206.15
21) Sambag II 45.15
22) San Antonio 12.78
23) San Roque 46.89
24) Santa Cruz 26.07
25) Santo Niño 29.70
26) Talamban 333.03
27) Tejero 26.81
28) Tinago 24.40
29) T. Padilla 15.48
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URBAN BARANGAYS
30) Zapatera 29.53
Total 2,965.45 Total 2,633.08
RURAL BARANGAYS
North District South District
Name of Barangay Land Area (ha) Name of Barangay Land Area (ha.)
1) Adlawon 1,206.08 1) Babag 310.99
2) Agsungot 521.77 2) Bonbon 1,183.46
3) Bacayan 75.84 3) Buhisan 702.03
4) Binaliw 565.20 4) Buot Taup 582.43
5) Budlaan 682.30 5) Kalunasan 531.63
6) Cambinocot 697.06 6) Pamutan 777.04
7) Guba 828.27 7) Pung-ol Sibugay 765.82
8) Lusaran 618.06 8) Sapangdaku 1,079.31
9) Mabini 470.61 9) Sinsin 822.68
10) Malubog 550.62 10) Sudlon I 1,347.21
11) Paril 434.59 11) Sudlon II 2,613.20
12) Pit-os 158.55 12) Tabunan 1,506.08
13) Pulangbato 638.33 13) Tag-bao 914.93
14) San Jose 286.84 14) Toong 1,013.74
15) Sirao 1,209.95
16) Taptap 431.63
Total 9,375.70 Total 14,150.55
TOTAL LAND AREA OF CEBU CITY 29,124.78
Source: NSO, 2000
Weather and Climate
Weather and climate are determined by temperature, moisture and movement of air.
The principal climate zones are defined in terms of temperature averages, which occur in
the broad areas of the earth. These are tropical, polar, and temperature climate zones. The
Philippines is within the tropical climate zones.
Temperature
Mean annual temperature - 28.2 degree centigrade

Mean highest monthly temperature - 33.5 degree centigrade
Mean lowest monthly temperature - 23.3 degree centigrade
Coldest Month - December
Warmest Month - June
Relative Humidity
The city has an average relative humidity of 75 %. Relative humidity refers to the
amount of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that
the air could hold at a given temperature. The moisture or water vapor content of the air is
referred to as humidity. The weight of water vapor in a given volume of air is absolute
humidity. The air is said to be saturated when it contains the maximum amount of water
vapor possible at a given temperature. The dew point is the temperature of the air when it
is saturated. When the temperature of the air falls below the dew point, some of the water
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vapor contained in the air condenses, clouds form, and precipitation can result in the form
of rain.
Rainfall (Source: PAG-ASA)
Average annual rainfall : 2,134.8 mm

Rainfall increases : 31% from normal
Wind Velocity and Direction
Average Wind Velocity : 3 m/s
Average Direction : Northeast
Typhoons usually come on : October to March
Atmospheric Disturbance that : TS Urduja (Dec.12- 19, 2017)
affected Metro Cebu & Cebu STS Vinta (Dec. 20- 24, 2017)
Province (within 100km radius)
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The Constituents
Historical Population
As of the 2000 census, the total population of Cebu City was counted at 718,821. It
was equivalent to 42.4% (refer to Table 4) of the total population in Metro Cebu
(Compostela in the North, to Naga in the South) and 30.2% of the entire population of the
province (refer to Table 2).
Table 2
Population History
Census Year Total City Percent (%) to Intercensal Intercensal % Annual Population
Population Province’s Population Change Average Density (Pop./
Total Change Average/Yr. Growth Rate Sq. km.)
1903 45,994 7.71 141.1
1918 65,502 8.52 19,508 1,300 2.36 200.9
1939 146817 16.24 81,315 3,872. 3.84 450.2
1948 167,503 17.88 20,686 2,068 1.32 5413.7
1960 251,146 23.86 83,643 6,970 3.38 770.2
1970 347,116 28.26 95,970 9,597 3.24 1,064.4
1975 413,025 31.07 65,909 13,181 3.48 1,266.6
1980 490,281 32.88 77,256 15,451 3.43 1,503.5
1990 610,417 32.89 120,136 12,013 2.19 1,871.9
1995 662,299 32.09 51,882 10,376 1.64 2,031.0
2000 718,821 30.23 56,522 11,304 1.77 2,204.0
2007 798,809 32.74 79,988 11,426 1.52 2,535.9
2010 866,171 35.4 67,362 22,454 1.88 2,656.1
2015 922,611 31.39 56,440 11,288 1.27 2,829.2
Source: PSA Census Report
Annual Growth Rate
The population of the city was greater by 56,522 over the census population of the
city in 1995 (refer to Table 2). This represented an annual growth rate of 1.64% from 1995
to 2000 (refer to Table 3), the lowest among the cities and towns in Metro Cebu during this
period.
Compared with the past, the city’s population growth rate is on declining trend. Per
record, the population growth of the city was higher at 2.19% per year from 1980 to 90. It
was even much higher at 3.43% per year from 1975 to 1980 and at 3.48% from 1970 to
1975 (refer to Table 2). While Cebu City is suffering from declining growth rate in
population, some parts of the city are still growing fast. In particular the city’s South
District grew at a much faster rate of 2.3% from 1995 to 2000 compared to the North
District that grew only by 0.71%. The other noticeable trend is the rapid population growth
in the city’s rural or upland areas. It registered an annual growth of 3.97% from 1995 to
2000 (refer to Table 3).
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Table 3
Total Cebu City Population, Density and Annual Growth Rate
By District, Urban and Rural
Annual Growth
Total Population Density Per Sq. Km
Rate, 2010-2015
Cebu City 922,611 3,167.29 1.27
Urban 766,790 13,696.27 1.08
Rural 155,821 662.33 2.24
North District 396,099 3,209.58 0.63
Urban 323,516 10,529.51 0.29
Rural 72,583 774.16 2.24
South District 526,512 3.137.06 1.77
Urban 443,274 16,834.81 1.68
Rural 83,238 588.23 2.23
Source: Census, PSA
Population Density
In 2000, the population density of the city was 2,204 persons per square kilometer.
Metro Cebu only had an average density of 1,990 persons per square kilometer in the same
period while the whole province only had 603 persons. Within Metro Cebu, Mandaue City
had the highest density of 6,743 persons per square kilometer, followed by Cordova with
3,146 and Talisay with 3,062 (refer to Table 4). While Cebu City’s average density in 2000
was lower than the three places mentioned, the city actually had a higher average density
of 7,753 persons per square kilometer in its urban area (refer to Table 3).
Table 4
Comparative Total Population and Annual Growth Rate Metro Cebu, Province,
Region VII and Philippines
Total Population Population Density Annual Growth Rate 2010-

August 1, 2015 per Sq. Km. 2015 (%)
Metro Cebu 2,849,213 2,681 2.13
Compostela 47,898 889 3.91
Liloan 118,753 2,586 3.23
Consolacion 131,528 3,552 4.07
Cordova 59,712 3,502 3.3
Lapulapu 408,112 7,024 2.94
Mandaue 362,654 10,400 1.74
Cebu City 922,611 2,929 2.76
Talisay 227,645 5,710 2.42
Minglanilla 132,135 2,014 2.99
Naga City 115,750 1,135 2.52
Province 2,938,982 623.86 1.21
Region VII 6,041,903 404.28 1.76
Philippines 100,981,437 351.17 1.72
Source: PSA 2015
Number of Households and Household Size
The city had a total household population of 718,821 in 2000. Household population
excludes those living in institutions like convents, schools and prisons.
The number of households in the city rose to 149,754 in 2000, with 4.8 as average
household size. The rural area of the city registered with a smaller number of households at
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15,814 but with a higher household size, 5.0, as compared to the urban area with 133,261
households and 4.8 as household size.
The total household population in the urban area of the city is eight times bigger
than in the rural areas. The South district had 6,597 more households than the North. It
also had a bigger household size of 5.0 compared to the North with 4.7. Cebu City has an
average of five (4.8 household size) persons per household (refer to Table 5).
Table 5
Household Population and Household Size, 2015
Annual Growth
Total Population Density Per Sq. Km
Rate, 2010-2015
Cebu City 922,611 3,167.29 1.27
Urban 766,790 13,696.27 1.08
Rural 155,821 662.33 2.24
North District 407,642 3,209.58 0.63
Urban 323,516 10,529.51 0.29
Rural 72,583 774.16 2.24
South District 930,867 3.137.06 1.77
Urban 443,274 16,834.81 1.68
Rural 83,238 588.23 2.23
Source: PSA Census
Age-Sex Composition
Cebu City had more females than males in 2000. The sex ratio or the number of
males for every 100 females was 96.0. The proportion of the population aged 0 to 14 was
33.06 percent. The population aged 15 to 64 years, the work force or productive age,
comprised 63.87 percent of the total population. Only 3.06 percent of the population were
65 years old and above. The median age of the population in 2000 was 22.1 years.
Table 6
Percent Distribution of Population by Age Group and Sex, 2015
Age Group Total Population Percent Percent Male Percent Female

Total
All Ages 910,678 100.00 49.33 50.67
Under 1 23,278 2.56 1.30 1.25
1–4 85,783 9.42 4.79 4.63
5–9 96,086 10.55 5.28 5.27
10 – 14 88,436 9.71 4.92 4.79
15 – 19 88,706 9.74 4.76 4.98
20 – 24 96,648 10.61 5.21 5.41
25- 29 82,638 9.07 4.53 4.55
30 – 34 67,947 7.46 3.79 3.68
35 – 39 56,556 6.21 3.14 3.07
40 – 44 48,923 5.37 2.68 2.69
45 – 49 44,924 4.93 2.40 2.54
50 – 54 38,091 4.18 2.03 2.16
55 – 59 30,785 3.38 1.62 1.76
60 – 64 24,644 2.71 1.24 1.46
65 – 69 15,925 1.75 0.77 0.98
70 – 74 9,526 1.05 0.43 0.62
75 – 79 6,206 0.68 0.24 0.44
80 – 84 3,409 0.61
0.20 0.41
85 – over 2,167
Source: PSA 2015 Census
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The dependency ratio or the number of persons aged 0 to 14 and 65 years and
above was 56.5 percent. Specifically, for every 100 persons in the working ages (15-64
years), there were 56 dependents, consisting of 51 persons aged 0 to 14 years (young
dependents) and 5 persons aged 65 years old and over (old dependents) (refer to Table 6).
Population
In 2000 Census, the city’s population and number of households were 718,821 and
2,468 respectively. Cebu City has an average of 5 (4.9 household size) persons per
household (refer to Table 7).
Table 7
Total Population, Population Density, Number of Households and Household Size
per Barangay of Cebu City, 2015
Total Population Density Number of

NAME OF BARANGAY Household Size
Population (per sq. m.) Households
1) Adlawon 4,028 236 937 4.8
2) Agsungot 2,290 335 533 5.0
3) Apas 24,591 7,595 5,719 5.0
4) Babag 4,452 1,134 1,035 5.3
5) Bacayan 15,919 11,345 3,702 4.6
6) Banilad 7,890 2,026 1,835 4.9
7) Basak, Pardo 19,415 18,684 4,515 5.0
8) Basak, San Nicolas 35,422 26,624 8,238 5.0
9) Binaliw 3,417 446 795 4.9
10) Bonbon 5,632 367 1,310 5.1
11) Budla-an 5,316 351 1,236 5.2
12) Buhisan 14,977 1,305 3,483 5.3
13) Bulacao 30,450 8,064 7.081 4.9
14) Buot-taop 2,475 288 576 5.0
15) Busay 13,048 1,423 3,034 5.0
16) Calamba 11,177 24,328 2,599 4.6
17) Cambinocot 3,099 326 721 4.7
18) Capitol Site 11,307 23,213 2,630 4.7
19) Carreta 12,557 42,047 2,920 4.7
20) Cogon Pardo 21,276 17,973 4,948 4.7
21) Cogon Ramos 3,339 12,527 777 4.8
22) Day-as 4,817 23,651 1,120 4.5
23) Duljo 17,664 36,594 4,108 4.7
24) Ermita 8,451 39,153 1,965 4.8
25) Guadalupe 61,238 6,084 14,241 5.0
26) Guba 4,976 501 1,157 4.9
27) Hipodromo 9,684 12,660 2,252 5.1
28) Inayawan 30,707 6,366 7,141 5.0
29) Kalubihan 866 4,065 201 3.6
30) Kalunasan 26,756 1,913 6,222 5.0
31) Kamagayan 2,170 16,071 505 4.6
32) Kamputhaw 20,030 13,173 4,658 4.9
33) Kasambagan 8,428 3,272 1,960 5.1
34) Kinasang-an 15,185 7,941 3,531 5.1
35) Labangon 33,477 23,062 7,785 5.0
36) Lahug 38,584 6,346 8,973 4.9
37) Lorega San Miguel 11,873 51,912 2,761 4.8
38) Lusaran 2,931 333 682 5.1
39) Luz 18,313 41,946 4,259 5.0
40) Mabini 1,909 305 444 4.8
41) Mabolo Proper 22,008 17,951 5,118 4.8
42) Malubog 2,568 342 597 4.9
43) Mambaling 32,564 42,774 7,573 4.9
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Total Population Density Number of
NAME OF BARANGAY Household Size
Population (per sq. m.) Households
44) Pahina Central 5,258 200.23 1,223 4.7
45) Pahina San Nicolas 3,196 429.57 743 4.4
46) Pamutan 1,862 2.40 433 5.3
47) Parian 1,574 159.96 366 3.5
48) Paril 1,479 3.40 344 5.0
49) Pasil 8,593 932.00 1,998 5.1
50) Pit-os 6,244 39.38 1,452 4.5
51) Poblacion Pardo 12,596 74.78 2,929 4.9
52) Pulang-bato 5,988 9.38 1,393 4.9
53) Pung-ol Sibugay 2,556 3.34 594 4.5
54) Punta Princesa 22,369 109.68 5,202 5.2
55) Quiot, Pardo 24,200 238.52 5,628 4.9
56) Sambag I 13,434 261.92 3,124 4.2
57) Sambag II 11,223 248.57 2,610 4.3
58) San Antonio 1,928 150.86 448 4.2
59) San Jose 6,870 23.95 1,598 5.6
60) San Nicolas Proper 6,694 237.80 1,557 4.0
61) San Roque 4,444 94.78 1,033 4.6
62) Sapang-daku 7,594 7.04 1,766 5.0
63) Sawang Calero 8,259 370.03 1,921 5.0
64) Sinsin 2,161 2.63 503 4.8
65) Sirao 3,456 2.86 804 4.7
66) Sta. Cruz 2,316 88.84 539 4.6
67) Sto. Niño 1,213 40.84 282 3.9
68) Suba Pasil 11,026 1,361.23 2,564 4.7
69) Sudlon I 2,777 2.06 646 4.9
70) Sudlon II 3,913 1.50 910 4.9
71) T. Padilla 7,646 493.93 1,778 4.8
72) Tabunan 2,138 1.42 497 4.7
72) Tagba-o 1,767 1.93 411 5.1
74) Talamban 32,139 96.50 7,474 4.9
75) Tap-tap 2,093 4.85 487 4.6
76) Tejero 14,496 540.69 3,371 5.0
77) Tinago 6,743 276.35 1,568 4.8
78) Tisa 37,766 183.20 8,783 5.1
79) To-ong 4,178 4.12 972 5.4
80) Zapatera 3,146 106.54 732 5.0
Source: NSO, Census 2000
Meanwhile, in 2005, the city’s population and number of households have increased
to 784,062 and 137,864 respectively. Barangay Guadalupe marked as the highest in
population with 49,139 persons while Barangay Kalubihan has the lowest with 667 persons.
There were more females than males in the city (refer to Table 8).
Table 8
Population (Male & Female) and Number of Households 2015
Number of
NAME OF BARANGAY Male Female Total Population
Households
1) Adlawon 4,028 1,563 4,028 621
2) Agsungot 2,290 959 2,290 381
3) Apas 24,591 8,507 24,591 3,382
4) Babag 4,452 1,936 4,452 769
5) Bacayan 15,919 4,725 15,919 1,878
6) Banilad 7,890 2,867 7,890 1,139
7) Basak, Pardo 19,415 7,647 19,415 3,040
8) Basak, San Nicolas 35,422 17,483 35,422 6,951
9) Binaliw 3,417 1,383 3,417 549
10) Bonbon 5,632 2,385 5,632 948
11) Budla-an 5,316 1,316 5,316 523
12) Buhisan 14,977 5,030 14,977 2,000
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Number of
Households
13) Bulacao 10,790 10,920 30,450 4,342
14) Buot-taop 911 921 2,475 366
15) Busay 3,930 3,978 13,048 1,581
16) Calamba 5,716 5,784 11,177 2,300
17) Cambinocot 1,232 1,247 3,099 495
18) Capitol Site 6,770 6,851 11,307 2,724
19) Carreta 3,856 3,902 12,557 1,551
20) Cogon Pardo 4,975 5,036 21,276 2,002
21) Cogon Ramos 1,781 1,802 3,339 716
22) Day-as 1,722 1,743 4,817 693
23) Duljo 8,260 8,359 17,664 3,323
24) Ermita 4,338 4,390 8,451 1,745
25) Guadalupe 24,422 24,717 61,238 9,827
26) Guba 2,251 2,278 4,976 905
27) Hipodromo 5,105 5,166 9,684 2,054
28) Inayawan 8,762 8,867 30,707 3,525
29) Kalubihan 332 335 866 133
30) Kalunasan 5,517 5,583 26,756 2,220
31) Kamagayan 1,030 1,042 2,170 414
32) Kamputhaw 9,694 9,811 20,030 3,901
33) Kasambagan 3,363 3,404 8,428 1,353
34) Kinasang-an 5,504 5,571 15,185 2,215
35) Labangon 14,794 14,972 33,477 5,953
36) Lahug 19,139 19,370 38,584 7,701
37) Lorega San Miguel 5,760 5,829 11,873 2,317
38) Lusaran 1,118 1,131 2,931 449
39) Luz 7,087 7,173 18,313 2,852
40) Mabini 779 788 1,909 313
41) Mabolo Proper 14,919 15,100 22,008 6,003
42) Malubog 1,021 1,033 2,568 410
43) Mambaling 14,333 14,506 32,564 5,767
44) Pahina Central 3,481 3,523 5,258 1,400
45) Pahina San Nicolas 1,889 1,912 3,196 760
46) Pamutan 745 754 1,862 299
47) Parian 937 948 1,574 377
48) Paril 623 630 1,479 250
49) Pasil 4,223 4,274 8,593 1,699
50) Pit-os 1,762 1,784 6,244 709
51) Poblacion Pardo 8,220 8,320 12,596 3,308
52) Pulang-bato 1,963 1,986 5,988 789
53) Pung-ol Sibugay 673 682 2,556 271
54) Punta Princesa 12,198 12,345 22,369 4,908
55) Quiot, Pardo 7,239 7,326 24,200 2,913
56) Sambag I 8,062 8,160 13,434 3,244
57) Sambag II 7,049 7,134 11,223 2,836
58) San Antonio 1,041 1,054 1,928 419
59) San Jose 1,509 1,528 6,870 607
60) San Nicolas Proper 2,874 2,908 6,694 1,156
61) San Roque 2,630 2,661 4,444 1,058
62) Sapang-daku 2,481 2,510 7,594 998
63) Sawang Calero 3,840 3,886 8,259 1,545
64) Sinsin 1,210 1,225 2,161 487
65) Sirao 1,628 1,647 3,456 655
66) Sta. Cruz 1,345 1,361 2,316 541
67) Sto. Niño 724 732 1,213 291
68) Suba Pasil 4,496 4,550 11,026 1,809
69) Sudlon I 1,063 1,076 2,777 427
70) Sudlon II 1,379 1,395 3,913 554
71) T. Padilla 5,419 5,485 7,646 2,180
72) Tabunan 536 542 2,138 215
72) Tagba-o 794 804 1,767 319
74) Talamban 9,682 9,798 32,139 3,896
75) Tap-tap 930 941 2,093 374
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Number of
Households
76) Tejero 8,778 8,883 14,496 3,532
77) Tinago 4,444 4,497 6,743 1,788
78) Tisa 16,032 16,226 37,766 6,451
79) To-ong 1,670 1,691 4,178 672
80) Zapatera 2,100 2,126 3,146 845
TOTAL 384,278 386,555 784,062 137,864
Source: Cebu City Health Department, 2015
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Economic Attributes
Economic Base
Cebu City is the second biggest growth center in the country next only to Metro
Manila not only now but also in the past. Commonly, the economic base of any locality is
based on its agriculture, mining or in manufacturing, neither of these contributes largely to
the economy of the city. Instead the city is more dependent on its trade and service
activities that now accounts for almost three fourths of its employment.
The dominance of trade and service activities in the City is made possible by its
strategic location in the central part of the Visayas and the presence of a good seaport.
Surplus products from Cebu Island including those coming from the nearby provinces in
Central Visayas and Mindanao are normally brought to the City for export or for processing
and redistribution to other parts of the country. Many products manufactured in Manila or
imported from abroad are also channeled to Cebu prior to their distribution to the different
provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Because of its vibrant trading activities many financial institutions and other
supporting business activities also are located in the City. Allied with the trading and
financial services in the city is the growing tourism industry. The growth of tourism is made
possible by the presence of many recreation, entertainment and shopping facilities in the
City. The City, of course, is well known for its rich cultural heritage and history being the
cradle of Christianity in Asia and the first city being built by Spaniards in the country.
Besides business and tourism the city is also the center of health, educational and other
important social and professional services that meet not only the needs of the people of the
city but also those coming from other provinces in southern Philippines. The presence of
many services and amenities makes Cebu City one of the most livable cities in Asia.
Tourism
Cebu City’s tourism industry is characterized mainly as historical, cultural and

religious. Being the trade and service center in the region, the city accommodated an
estimated 80% of the region’s total tourist arrivals, mostly domestic and business tourists.
It also indirectly accommodated about 80% of the holiday and adventure-seeker tourists, as
the city is also noted as recreation and shopping destination in the region.
Table 9
Number of Hotel Establishment and Room by Type
TYPE OF HOTEL NO. OF HOTEL

NO. OF HOTEL ROOMS
ESTABLISHMENT ESTABLISHMENT
First Class 1 562
Standard 11 1,295
Economy 9 631
TOTAL 21 2,488
Source: DOT VII, 2005
As of 2005, the city hosts 21 hotels with a total number of 2,488 rooms (refer to
Table 9), 30 movie theaters, 26 restaurants and 14 museums (refer to Table 10).
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Table 10
List of Existing Museums in Cebu City
Names of Museums Address/ Location of Museum Contact No. Contact Person

Tel. Nos.: 255-
1) Basilica Minor del Santo Niño Museum Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City 6697 to 99 Fr. Ambrosio Galindez, OSA
Fax No.: 254-0934
Tel. No.: 255-5630
2) Casa Gorordo Museum 35 Lopez Jaena St., Cebu City Ferlyn Canoy
Fax No.: 253-2380
3) Cebu City Museum (Rizal Museum & Tel. No.: 255-4997

Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City
Library) Fax No.: 254-1109
4) Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral Convent Tel. Nos.: 232-

T. Burgos St., Cebu City
Museum 8650, 232-8509
Tel. No.: 253-6223

5) Cebu Normal University Museum Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City Dr. Romula O. Savillion
Fax No.: 254-1130
6) Fort San Pedro National Museum Fort San Pedro, Cebu City Tel. No.; 256-2284 Ederick Miaño
Tel. No.: 254-4593

7) Guadalupe Church Museum Guadalupe, Cebu City
8) Julian Jumalon Butterfly Sanctuary

20-D Macopa St., Basak, Cebu
and Tel. No.: 261-6884 Osman Jumalon
Art Gallery Museum City
9) Pres. Sergio Osmeña Memorabilia & Tel. No.: 253-6519

60 Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City Mary Abad
CAP Art Gallery Fax No.: 253-8102
Telefax No.: 253-

10) South Western University Museum Urgello St., Cebu City Dr. Lydia Alfonso
6500
Tel. No.: 253-6337

11) St. Theresa’s College Museum R. Aboitiz St., Cebu City Sis. Delia Coronel
Fax No.: 253-4928
12) University of San Carlos Biology

Talamban, Cebu City Tel. No.: 346-1128 Fidel Bendanillo
Museum
13) University of San Carlos (Main)

P. del Rosario St., Cebu City Tel. No.: 253-1000 Malou Samson
Museum
14) University of Southern Philippines Tel. No.: 232-5932

Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu City Lucio Pulmones
Rizaliana Museum Fax No.: 231-0178
Trade and Industry
Cebu City’s economic structure is more dependent on the service sector. It

constitutes 73% of the economy, far greater than the industry and agriculture sectors, with
20% and 7%, respectively. Needless to say, the service sector is the prime mover of the
economic growth of the City the last several years. As a result, it propelled the average
income of non-agriculture dependent families to an unprecedented level compared to the
province, regional and national rates. Wages and salaries derived from the non-agricultural
activities comprised 59% while only 20% are derived from entrepreneurial activities.
Income derived from wholesale and retail trade topped the list.
Direct foreign trade of Cebu City comprised 30% of the entire Visayas figures and is
equivalent to 52% of the entire foreign trade of Mindanao. The city also controlled 70% of
ship calls and 90% of the passenger traffic made in Cebu Province.
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The city accounted an estimated 45 to 50% of Cebu’s total imports of good from
other countries with 50% of which are mostly capital goods, 34% intermediate goods and
8% consumer goods as shown in Figure 1. Exports, on the other hand, comprised mainly of
non-traditional goods which is about 92 to 98% of the city’s total exports. The city’s total
exports are estimated at 38% of the region’s total exports. Cebu City, to note, is a net
importer of foreign goods.
Figure 1
Cebu City Foreign Imports
Domestic trade covers 10% of the national average values in which the city is a net
importer. Most of the products that the city imports are: agricultural products (30%),
intermediate goods (17%), capital goods (12%) and consumer goods (8%). All transactions
are made possible through coastwise trade.
As of 2005, Cebu City being the center of trade and industry in Central Visayas, its
region has accumulated a total of 8,935.60 millions SEC/PEZA-registered investments while
12,165 numbers of SEC-registered partnerships/corporations and business establishments.
Its value of foreign trade amounting to $8,095.85 millions in which exports is higher than
the imports (refer to Table 11).
Table 11
SEC & PEZA Registered Investments, Number of
Partnership/Corporations/Business Establishment, & Foreign Trade of Central
Visayas, 2005
Data Value Unit

SEC-registered partnership investments 57.75 In Million
SEC-registered corporation investments 3,952.00 In Million
PEZA-registered investments 4,983.60 In Million
TOTAL 8,935.60 In Million
Number of SEC-registered partnerships 164 Number
Number of SEC-registered corporations 894 Number
Number of business establishments 12,165 Number
TOTAL 12,165 Number
Import value of foreign trade 3,383.27 In Million US Dollar
Export value of foreign trade 4,712.58 In Million US Dollar
TOTAL 8,095.85 In Million US Dollar
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Banking
As of the third quarter of 2005, Cebu City’s bank resources 1

of its 191 banking
institutions amounted to Php 111.944 billion.
Employment
Structurally, most of the employed workers in Cebu City are now engaged in service
activities. Census data in 2000 showed that 73.2% of the city’s employed labor force was
found in trade and other related service activities such as banking, real estate, and
insurance, community and personal services and others. Some 18.8 % were employed in
industry while only 7.8% were engaged in agriculture and related activities (refer to Table
12).
The situation in the city was in contrast to the province, the region and the country
where more than 40% of the employed labor force were still engaged in agriculture and
related activities.
Table 12
Employment Structure by Sector
Cebu City, 2015 (In Percent)
Economic Sector / Sub-sector Unit

Agriculture 3.08
Skilled Agricultural Forestry and Fishery Workers 3.08
Industry 25.09
Technician and Associate Professionals 6.60
Craft and Related Trades Workers 10.74
Plant and Machine Operators 7.75
Services 71.63
Managers 11.37
Professionals 9.29
Clerical Support Workers 12.29
Service and Sales Workers 23.13
Elementary Occupations 15.46
Armed Forces Occupations 0.09
Not Stated 0.19
All Sectors 100.00
Source: PSA Census 2015
Cebu City has been the center for job seekers from Visayas and Mindanao
regions. In 2005, Central Visayas has recorded a 7.8% unemployment rate or 205,000
unemployed persons and 92.2% employment rate or 2.4 million persons employed with
19.8% belong to underemployment rate (refer to Table 13).
Table 13
Employment, Unemployment, Underemployment and
Participation Rate and Numbers, 2015
Data Number Rate

Employment 2,419,000 92.2%
Unemployment 205,000 7.8%
Underemployment 479,000 19.8%
Labor Force Participation 2,623,000 66.5%
1
Data is sourced from the Statement of Condition of banking units based in Cebu City. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Supervisory
Data Center, April 21, 2006
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Agriculture
The dominant agricultural activity of Cebu City centers on the production of

ornamental plants, vegetables and fruits, which comprises 94% of the actual total crop
production. Livestock production, on the other hand, is limited only on a backyard scale as
majority of the pasture areas is inaccessible to livestock.
A total of about 8,415 hectares is identified as agricultural areas but only less than
8,000 hectares are presently being utilized. About 57% of the agricultural lands are fully
owned while 40% are tenanted by tenure agreement.
In 1995, 16,913 households, or 7.5 percent of the city’s total household population,
are deriving their major source of income from agriculture. Seventy-one percent (71%) of
these households are self-employed; sixteen percent (16%) are employers while only
thirteen percent (13%) are working as tenants. About ninety two percent (92%) of these
agricultural workers acquired their skills through non-formal training.
As of 2005, thirty-one (31) of the barangays in Cebu City were into backyard farms
wherein a percentage of their commodities were distributed by the market outlets (refer to
Table 14).
Table 14
List of Barangays engaged in Backyard and Commercial Farms & its Flow of
Commodity, 2005
Annual Growth
Name of Barangay Backyard Farms (ha.) Commercial Farms (ha.)
Rate, 1995-2000
1) Adlawon 397.98 50 4 times/week - 10 tons
2) Agsungot 172.26 20 3 times/week - 5 tons
3) Babag 102.63 60 3 times/week - 5 tons
4) Bacayan 25.08 - -
5) Binaliw 186.45 - -
6) Bonbon 390.39 - -
7) Budla-an 225.06 - 3 times/week - 2 tons
8) Buhisan 231.66 - -
9) Buot-taop 192.06 - -
10) Busay 167.97 100 3 times/week - 4 tons
11) Cambinocot 230.01 70 4 times/week - 7 tons
12) Guba 273.24 50 4 times/week - 8 tons
13) Kalunasan 175.56 - -
14) Lusaran 203.94 200 4 times/week - 10 tons
15) Mabini 155.43 100 2 times/week - 2 tons
16) Malubog 181.83 30 3 times/week - 2 tons
17) Pamutan 256.41 - -
18) Pasil 143.53 20 2 times/week - 3 tons
19) Pit-os 52.47 - -
20) Pulang-bato 210.54 - -
21) Pung-ol Sibugay 252.78 60 3 times/week - 4 tons
22) San Jose 94.71 - -
23) Sapang-daku 362.01 - -
24) Sinsin 271.59 100 3 times/week - 7 tons
25) Sirao 399.30 150 2 times/week - 6 tons
26) Sudlon I 444.51 300 4 times/week - 30 tons
27) Sudlon II 862.29 250
28) Tabunan 496.98 100 2 times/week - 12 tons
29) Tagba-o 301.95 10
30) Tap-tap 142.56 - 3 times/week - 5 tons
31) To-ong 334.62 - -
TOTAL 7,937.80 1,670
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Social Aspects
Education
Cebu City has 68 public elementary schools and 44 public high schools accessible to
its constituents for free (refer to Table 15).
Table 15
Master List of Government Elementary and Secondary Schools
School Year 2016-2017
Name of Barangay Public Elementary School Public Secondary School

ADLAON 1) Adlaon Elementary School 1) Adlaon National High School
Kang-Atis Elementary School
AGSUNGOT 2) Agsungot Elementary School 2) Agsungot National High School
APAS 3) Camp Lapulapu Elementary School 3) Camp Lapulapu Nat'l. High School (Day & Night)
BABAG 4) Babag Elementary School 4) Babag National High School
BACAYAN 5) Bacayan Elementary School -
BANILAD 6) Banilad Elementary School 5) Banilad Night High School
BASAK, PARDO 7) Don Vicente Rama Mem. Elementary School 6) Basak National High School (Day & Night)
- 7) First High School for the Hearing Impaired
BASAK, SAN NICOLAS 8) Basak Community Elementary School 8.) Basak Community High School
BINALIW 9) Binaliw Elementary School 9) Binaliw National High School
BONBON 10) Bonbon Elementary School 10) Bonbon National High School
BUDLA-AN 11) Budlaan Elementary School 11) Budlaan Integrated School
BUHISAN 12) Buhisan Elementary School -
BULACAO 13) Bulacao Community Elementary School 12) Bulacao National High School( Day & Night)
BUOT-TAUP 14) Dr. Emilio Osmeña Elementary School 13) Dr. Emilio National High School
BUSAY 15) Busay Elementary School 14) Busay National High School
CAMBINOCOT 16) Cambinocot Elementary School 15) Vicente Cosido Memorial National High School
CARRETA 17) Bagong Buhay Elementary School -
DULJO 18) San Nicolas Elementary School -
GUADALUPE 19) Banawa Elementary School 16) Ramon Duterte memorial National High School
20) Guadalupe Elementary School
GUBA 21) Guba Elementary School 17) Guba National High School
HIPODROMO 22) Hipodromo Elementary School -
INAYAWAN 23) Inayawan Elementary School 18) Inayawan National High School
KALUNASAN 24) Oprra Elementary School 17) Oprra Night High School (Day & Night)
25) Kalunasan Elementary School
KAMPUTHAW 27) Kamputhaw Elementary School -
LABANGON 28) Labangon Bliss Elementary School 18) Cebu City National Science High School
29) Labangon Elementary School 19) Don Sergio Osmeña Sr. Mem. Nat'l. High School
LAHUG 30) Lahug Elementary School 20) Lahug Night High School
LUSARAN 31) Lusaran Elementary School 21) Lusaran National High School
LUZ 32) Barrio Luz Elementary School 22) Barrio Luz Night High School
MABINI 33) Mabini Elementary School 23) Mabini Integrated School
MABOLO PROPER 34) Bagong Lipunan Elementary School 24) Florencio Urot Memorial National High School
35) Mabolo Elementary School
MALUBOG 36) Malubog Elementary School -
MAMBALING 37) Alaska Elementary School 25) Mambaling Night High School
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Name of Barangay Public Elementary School Public Secondary School
38) Mambaling Elementary School
PAHINA CENTRAL 39) Regino Mercado Elementary School 26) Regino Mercado Night High School
PAMUTAN 40) Pamutan Elementary School -
PARIL 41) Paril Elementary School 27) Paril National High School
PASIL 42) Pasil Elementary School 28) Pasil National High School
PIT-OS - 29) Pit-os National High School
Source: DepEd VII, Cebu City
The city also has 105 private schools catering the pre-school, elementary and
secondary education (refer to Table 16).
Table 16
List of Private Schools
(Pre-school, Elementary and Secondary/High School Education)
COURSE
SCHOOLS
Pre-School Elementary Secondary
1) Academia De Santa Monica \ \ \
2) B.R.I.G.H.T. Academy \ \
3) Bethany Christian School \ \ \
4) Bethel Preschool, Inc. \
5) Bob Hughes Christian Academy \ \ \
6) Cambridge Child Development Center \
7) Capitol Center SDA Elementary School \ \
8) CBD College \ \ \
9) CCCC Child Center, Inc. \ \
10) Cebu Bradford School \ \ \
11) Cebu CFI Coop Learning Center, Inc. \ \
12) Cebu Cherish School, Inc. \ \ \
13) Cebu Children of Hope School \ \
14) Cebu City Achievers Learning Center, Inc. \ \
15) Cebu City SDA Elementary School \ \
16) Cebu City YLAC Free School, Inc. \
17) Cebu Distance Learning Center, Inc. \
18) Cebu Eastern College, Inc. \ \ \
19) Cebu International School, Inc. \ \ \
20) Cebu Learning Center Mainstream, Inc. \ \
CEBU MARY IMMACULATE COLLEGE \ \ \
21) (Mary Immaculate Learning Center, Inc.)
22) Cebu Trinity Christian School, Inc. \ \
23) Center for International Education, Inc. (Global) \ \ \
24) Child Development Center-Cebu Campus \ \
25) Child Learning Foundation, Inc. \ \
26) Childlink Learning Center, Inc. (ES Grade IV only) \ \
27) Children's Learning Center Inc. \ \
28) CIT (Cebu Institute of Technology) \ \
29) Colegio del Sto. Niño \ \
30) Colegio dela Immaculada Concepcion \ \ \
31) Concord High School \
32) Don Bosco Technology Ctr. \ \ \
33) Evangelical Theological of the Phils. Laboratory School \ \
34) FBC Christian School Inc. \ \ \
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COURSE
SCHOOLS
35) Formation School & Kiddies Learning Center, Inc. \ \ \
36) Gloria Maris School \
37) Gopher Wood Learning Center, Inc. \
38) Gualandi Effata Catholic School for the Hearing Impaired \ \
39) Harvest Christian School International of Cebu, Inc. \ \ \
40) Holy Rosary School of Pardo \ \ \
41) Knowledge Garden Learning Center \ 1
42) Lahug Christian School \ \
43) Little Angels Montessori School of Cebu \ \ \
44) Living World Christian Learning Center of Cebu, Inc. \ \
45) Lourdes Kinder School, Inc. \
46) Mabolo Christian Academy \ \ \
47) Maria Montessori Children's House \ \ \
48) Marianne Childhood Education Center \ \ \
49) Marie Ernestine School, Inc. \ \ \
50) Matilda L. Bradford Christian School \ \ \
51) Mount Sinai Learning Center, Inc. \ \
52) M-ZED Christian School \ \ \
53) Nazarene Christian School, Inc. \ \
54) Oneworld Montessori House \
55) Our Lady of Good Success Early Child Development (Extension) \ \
56) Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Preschool Dev't. Ctr. \
57) Our Lady of Sacred Heart Parish Children's Training Center, Inc. \
58) Pardo Christian School \
59) Paref-Southcrest, Inc. \ \
60) Paref-Springdale, Inc. \
61) Phil. Christian Gospel School \ \ \
62) Play House Children's Center (Preschool) \
63) Pope John XXIII Seminary \
64) Precious Jewels Child Dev. Center \
65) Rainbow Connection Child Learning Center, Inc. \
66) Risen Lord Christian School, Inc. \ \ \
67) Royal Oaks International School \ \ \
68) S.O.S. Nursery & Kinder School \ \
Sacred Heart School - Hijas De Jesus \ \ \
69) (Sacred Heart School for Girls)
Sacred Heart School-Jesuit \ \ \
70) (Sacred Heart School for Boys)
71) Sae Young Christian School \ \
72) Saint Anthony's Montessori Learning Cntr. \ \
73) Saint Mary's Academy \ \ \
Saint Paul College Foundation, Inc. \ \ \
74) (Cebu Saint Paul College)
75) Salazar Institute of Technology \ \ \
76) Samantabhadra Educational Institute \ \ \
77) San Isidro Parish, Inc. \ \ \
78) Santa Isabel Child. Dev. Center, Inc. \ \
79) Saved by Grace Learning Center \ \
80) Southwestern University - Main \ \ \
81) St. Anthony's Learning Center-Guadalupe \
82) St. Arnold Janssen Learning Cntr.
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COURSE
SCHOOLS
St. Augustine Int'l. School \ \ \
83) (AMA Computer College Learning Center, Inc.)
St. Benedict Childhood Education Center, Inc. \ \
84) (St. Benedict Learning Center, Inc.)
85) St. Francis of Assisi School \ \ \
86) St. Martin de Porres Special School \ \
87) St. Paul Learning Center, Inc. \ \
88) St. Theresa's College \ \ \
89) Stages Center, Inc. \ \
90) STI Prep School-Cebu City \
91) Sunshine Center (School for Special Children) \ \
92) Talamban Christian School, Inc. \ \
93) The Triune of God Dev. & Leaning Center Inc. \ \
94) Tutor Time Cebu Child Care, Inc. \
95) University of Cebu \ \
96) University of San Carlos Boys School \ \ \
97) University of San Carlos-Girls High School \
98) University of San Jose Recoletos \ \ \
99) University of Southern Philippines \ \ \
100) University of the Visayas - Pardo \ \ \
101) Villamor Learning Center \
102) Visayan Nazarene Bible College \ \
103) Woodridge School Cebu \ \
104) Word of Life Christian Academy \
105) YLAC San Nicolas Cebu City Foundation, Inc. \
Source: DepEd VII, Cebu City, 2005
A drastic decrease on achievement rate both in elementary and secondary level was
observed in school year 2003-2004 (refer to Table 17). Plans and programs have been
formulated by the local authorities to address the problem. However, in general, the
educational performance of the city has increased considering that it has been able to
maximize the resources by offering night high school in order accommodate such huge
number of enrolling students and increase the teacher-student ratio.
Table 17
Performance Indicator based on Basic Education Integrated System (BEIS)
School
Gross Enrol. Net Enrol. Reconstructed Completion
Promotion Leavers
School Transition Rate
Cohort Rate
Year Ratio (GER) Ratio (NER) Rate Rate
Survival Rate
Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec.
2000-2001 108.97 94.25 73.87 87.66 75.69 77.39 87.76 64.52 8.51 12.19 104.7 133.43 75.25 72.41
2001-2002 105.41 119.2 105.18 84.85 77.9 75.91 90.31 79.15 6.21 12.13 130.96 160.71 66.2 43.25
2002-2003 100.15 76.4 83.04 48.77 81.24 58.89 91.91 72.08 5.98 14.65 98.89 109.93 58.61 30.79
2003-2004 98.52 76.33 79.62 50.34 79.33 56.23 91.79 76.4 6.67 20.65 98.13 106.54 69.28 42.28
2004-2005 92.83 70.28 77.17 45.01 72.97 71.53 88.66 82.49 8.1 11.62 96.46 72.27 61.67 62.09
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Simple
Repetition Graduation Achievement
School Failure Rate Retention Rate Dropout STR
Rate Rate
Year Rate Rate
Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec. Elem. Sec.
2000-2001 3.84 6.66 93.56 91.76 0.54 5.5 2.99 5.1 94.41 95.18 49.4 44.32 - -
2001-2002 4.54 10.90 95.93 90.46 1.43 3.43 2.7 6.23 76.72 55.88 54.43 41.11 - -
2002-2003 6.19 18.56 96.35 87.03 1.9 9.36 3.74 6.57 93.89 87.18 74.19 50.56 37.99 46.22
2003-2004 5.96 15.2 94.93 82.38 2.25 8.4 3.74 5.42 95.34 83.23 41.68 41.58 37.19 45.55
2004-2005 7.96 8.08 93.83 91.65 3.38 9.44 4.72 3.93 91.5 88.04 51.29 47.89 36.86 44.32
Source: DepEd VII, Cebu City, 2005
Health and Nutrition
The city maintains 32 rural health centers and 50 urban health centers, a total of 82
health stations. As of 2005, the city employs 872 government health personnel including 49
doctors, 66 nurses and 98 midwives assigned in the different barangays of the city (refer to
Table 18). This excludes the health personnel that run the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC).
Table 18
Cebu City Health Personnel
2005
Health Personnel Number of Personnel
Doctors 49
Nurses 66
Midwives 98
Nurse Aides 21
Dentists 28
Dental Aides 2
Medical Technician 13
Medical Laboratory Technician 1
Sanitation Inspectors 46
Pharmacist 1
Barangay Health Aide 1
Fumigator 2
Barangay Health Workers 374
Traditional Birth Attendant 170
TOTAL 872
For provision of the public health services, the City of Cebu has a total of sixteen
(16) existing hospitals with a total number of about 3,363 beds, the biggest of which is
Chong Hua Hospital, a private hospital with 1,073 bed capacity and the smallest is the Guba
Emergency Hospital which has only 20 bed capacity (refer to Table 19).
Table 19
Existing Government and Private Hospital in Cebu City
Name of Hospital Bed Capacity Class Service

GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS
Cebu City Medical Center 98 Tertiary General
Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center 1,200 Tertiary General
Guba Emergency Hospital 25 Primary OPD
PNP Station Hospital 10 Secondary General
St. Anthony Maternal & Child Hospital 25 Secondary OB-Gyne
Cebu Puericulture Center & Maternity Hospital 75 Secondary OB-Gyne
Camp Lapulapu Station Hospital, Centcom, AFP 50 Secondary General
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PRIVATE HOSPITALS
Cebu Doctor's Hospital 300 Tertiary General
Chong Hua Hospital 660 Tertiary General
Visayas Community Medical Center 200 Tertiary General
Cebu Velez General Hospital 200 Tertiary General
St. Vincent General Hospital 140 Tertiary General
Sacred Heart Hospital 150 Tertiary General
Miller Sanitarium Hospital 100 Tertiary General
North General Hospital 200 Tertiary General
Vicente Gullas Memorial Hospital 70 Tertiary General
Perpetual Succour Hospital 200 Tertiary General
Secondary OB-Gyne
TOTAL 3,703
Source: DOH, Cebu City Health Department, 2015
In 2005, birth rate and death rate in the city were, 24.18 and 5.37, respectively
(refer to Table 20). In the same year, infant death rate was recorded at 6.95.
Table 20
Health Statistics
2001-2005
YEAR 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

731,546 744,493 757,629 771,076 784,729
Measures Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
Birth 19,036 26.02 18,073 24.27 19,117 25.23 19,253 24.97 18,977 24.18
DEATHS
Total 4,760 6.50 4,995 6.71 4,982 6.580 4,985 6.460 4,219 5.37
Infant 334 17.55 307 16.98 294 15.380 330 17.140 132 6.95
Neonatal 185 9.72 146 8.00 164 8.580 182 9.450 164 8.64
Foetal 198 10.40 174 9.63 186 9.730 194 10.08 146 7.69
Child 96 1.172 182 1.73 120 1.420 116 1.350 111 1.26
Maternal 25 1.31 29 1.59 24 1.25 27 1.40 22 1.15
As of 2005, the ten leading causes of infant mortality are pneumonia, diarrhea,
sepsis, congenital anomaly, measles, sudden infant death syndrome, pre-maturity,
malnutrition, dengue and renal disease (refer to Table 21).
Table 21
Causes of Infant, Neonatal and Foetal Mortality
Infant Mortality
Causes Rate (per 1,000 live births)
Pneumonia 2.47
Diarrhea 2.26
Sepsis 0.57
Congenital Anomaly 0.47
Measles 0.21
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 0.21
Prematurity 0.21
Malnutrition 0.15
Dengue 0.1
Renal Disease 0.05
Neonatal Mortality
Prematurity 2.48
Sepsis Neonatorum 2.11
Perinatal Asphyxia 1.16
Pneumonia 0.58
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Meconium Aspiration 0.32
RDS 0.21
SIDS 0.16
Cord Complication 0.11
Diarrhea 0.11
Hemorrhagic Dse Newborn 0.05
HIE III 0.05
Perinatal Hypoxia 0.05
Tetanus Neonatorum 0.05
Foetal Mortality
Causes Rate (per 1,000 child pop.)
IUFD 5.32
Cord Complication 0.95
Prematurity 0.74
Meconium Aspiration 0.16
Asphyxia Neonatorum 0.11
Sepsis 0.05
Among mothers, the leading causes of deaths are eclampsia, pneumonia, PTB, post
partum hemorrhage, uterine atony, rheumatic heart disease and myocardial infection (refer
to Table 22).
Table 22
Causes of Maternal Mortality
Causes Maternal Deaths (per 1,000 live births)

Eclampsia 0.32
Pneumonia 0.21
PTB 0.11
Post Partum Hemorrhage 0.11
Uterine Atony 0.05
Abortion 0.05
Rheumatic Heart Disease 0.05
Myocardial Infraction 0.05
In 2005, it has been noted that pneumonia and diarrhea being the causes both in
mortality and morbidity cases based on the record of Cebu City Health Department (refer to
Table 23).
Table 23
Ten Leading Causes of Mortality and Morbidity
Morbidity Mortality
Proportionate Mortality Rate
Causes Causes
Morbidity Rate (per 1,000 pop.)
URTI 44.68 CVD 14.33
Bronchitis 5.71 Pneumonia 9.27
Wound 5.34 Neoplasms 5.87
Pneumonia 4.97 Sepsis 3.54
Intestinal Parasitism 4.77 Tuberculosis Pulmonary 3.36
Animal Bite 3.31 Medico Legal Cases 2.37
Diarrhea 3.18 End Stage Renal Disease 1.68
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Morbidity Mortality
Proportionate Mortality Rate
Causes Causes
Morbidity Rate (per 1,000 pop.)
Hypertension 2.78 Diarrhea 1.46
Anemia 1.57 Diabetes Mellitus 1.35
Dermatologic 1.27 IUFD 1.27
Housing
The local government unit (LGU) is the principal implementing body with regards to
land use, housing and infrastructure development in their respective localities with the
implementation of RA 7279 otherwise known as the Urban Development and Housing Act
and RA 7160 or the Local Government Code.
Cebu City being a highly urbanized city is facing an enormous problem of informal
settlers. To be able to response and challenge to provide shelter to its homeless and
underprivileged constituents and to effectively and efficiently implement its new mandates,
a local shelter plan is necessary.
A Local Shelter Plan is a document which provides information on the analysis of the
present housing situation, i.e., the identification of housing problems, upgrading and future
housing needs, household’s affordability and local resources such as land, provision of basic
services and finance. It also contains the main shelter strategies and a corresponding
implementation plan, which provides the details of actions needed to realize the housing
objectives.
The Local Government Unit is mandated to address the issue on housing for both the
formal and informal settlers. The housing development for the informal settlers (squatters)
is the one, which Government have to be more concerned of because those that can afford
descent housing with their incomes are always adequately served by the private sector with
minimal assistance from Government.
The Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) classifies the informal settlers
basically in terms of tenure status:
Permanent (Owned, Being Amortized)
Permanent tenure are those that owned the land they are occupying and currently
paying through the different schemes of Government-aided amortization programs.
a.) Temporary (Being Occupied with Consent)
Those occupying lands with consent from the landowners who are either
Government (National and Provincial) and/or private owners who have agreed to sell
the lots to the bonafide occupants. These are those with temporary tenure and
needs assistance in acquiring the land they have occupied or award of the land in
case of Government land. They will also need the provision of the basic services and
support facilities as with those with permanent tenures.
b.) Informal Settlers (Being Occupied without Consent and DDUT)
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Informal settlers are those settlers in lots without the consent of the owner
whether Government or Private and those termed as Displaced Dwelling Units in
Time (DDUT). The latter groups are those settling in un-inhabitable areas like
creek/river easements, sidewalks and those affected by roads, bridges and other
infrastructure improvements and/or evicted by the courts. These are those that
need greater intervention from Government in terms of financial resources for the
purchase and acquisition of new housing sites plus the provision of the basic services
and support facilities like the first two groups of informal settlers.
Article V, Section 17 in Urban Development and Housing Act states that “The
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, in coordination with the local
government units, shall design a system for the registration of qualified Program
beneficiaries in accordance with the Framework.”
In response, Cebu City together with DWUP created the City Registration Committee
(CRC) in 1993, which was primarily tasked to register socialized housing beneficiaries of the
city, accounting a total of 58,712 families (refer to Table 24).
Table 24
Number of Registered Urban Poor as of March 2006
AREA 1993 1996 2000 2001 2002 2003 2006 TOTAL

North 19,066 1,913 14,278 959 182 135 837 37,370
South 10,766 1,863 7,443 374 598 86 212 21,342
TOTAL 29,832 3,776 21,721 1,333 780 221 1,049 58,712
Source: Cebu City, Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP), 2006
As for the status of the city’s socialized housing beneficiaries, out of the total
registered beneficiaries about 38,702 beneficiaries need to be served (refer to Table 25).
Table 25
Status of Cebu City’s Socialized Housing Beneficiaries
No. of No. of Beneficiaries Served per Program No. of

Registered Special Project Beneficiaries Yet
Beneficiaries CHAPEL CORE CMP Resettlement to be Served
(PPs)
58,712 1,596 1,920 2,997 4,574 8,923 38,702
City Ordinance 1656 was approved in 1992 declaring Batch 1 and 2 socialized
housing sites. It was further amended by City Ordinance 1772 in 1996 incorporating
another district of identified socialized housing sites (refer to Table 26). City Ordinance
1866 was enacted in November 2000 and incorporated another district identified as
socialized housing sites comprising about 282 private lots.
Table 26
Sites Identified for Socialized Housing
Area No. of Total Land Area No. of

(All in Cebu City) Lots (in sq.m.) Beneficiaries
National Gov't. Owned Lands covered by
31 306,667 2,893
Zoning Ordinance 1656
Local Government Lands 143 1,756,499 12,935
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As of December 2005, the exposure of city to land acquisition totaled to P418.3
million for the different projects (refer to Table 27).
Table 27
Land Acquisition
No. of Total Area Exposure

Classification of Projects
Beneficiaries (in sq.m.) (in pesos - Php)
City Housing Acquired Privately-owned lots (CHAPEL) 1,596 155,736
341,288,977.27
Resettlement/ Relocation Sites 4,574 331,895
Rehabilitation of Estate (CORE) 1,920 120,822 60,150,264.69

CMP (Buffer Fund) 909 40,051 16,889,920.45
Total 8,999 648,504 418,329,162.41

Cebu City has created the Local Housing Board and other committees mandated to
assist and monitor the delivery of housing services (refer to Table 28).
Table 28
Local Housing Board and Other Mechanism
Composition Date Formed Scope of Involvement/Function Mechanism/Policies
 Formulate Cebu City’s Shelter

Plan  Weekly Meetings
LHB (19 members) May 19, 1999  Set a policy direction  Shelter Planning
 Develop and implement the  Annual Assessment
housing plan
 Bi-monthly
screening
Beneficiary Selection
 BSC resolution
Committee (LHB sub- Screens and approved qualified
2003 approval by LHB
committee) with 5 socialized housing beneficiaries
 Endorsement of
members
qualified
beneficiaries to SP
 Formulate criteria on valuation

Cebu City Land Valuation of lands
September 1,
for Socialized Housing  Evaluate/rationalize/recommend Monthly Meetings
1999
Committee (11 members) valuation for government or
private lands for SH purposes
Creation of Balanced Scrutinize, examine and study

Housing Monitoring Team June 16, 1999 applications for Subdivision/building
(C.O. 1770) – 7 members permits
Social Welfare
Cebu City’s social welfare is a composite of programs and services provided to a

segment of the population (individuals, families and communities) who are disadvantaged or
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marginalized in terms of physical, mental and social well-being. The programs and projects
are provided to the disadvantaged sector to meet their minimum basic needs, cultivate their
self-reliance, and empower them so that they will become active members of the
community. These programs and services include community-based services for children
and youth; family and community welfare services; women’s welfare; welfare of the elderly
and persons with disabilities; community-based rehabilitation programs for vagrants,
beggars, street children, scavengers, juvenile delinquents and victims of drug abuse; and
emergency assistance.
Cebu City faces a gigantic task of providing basic social welfare services to large
segment of population belonging to the marginalized sector. Its biggest challenge is
poverty alleviation and the provision of adequate social welfare services to the socially
disadvantaged groups. The sector is also faced with the challenge of maintaining a database
of age/sex groups needing specific social welfare interventions (i.e., victims of domestic
violence, prostitution and drugs abuse).
According to Census 2000, it has been recorded that 10,778 of the Cebu City’s
population has disability condition wherein female has a higher number than the males
(refer to Table 29).
Table 29
Disabled Persons by Type of Disability: 2000
Type of Disability Male Female Total

Total Blindness 227 195 422
Partial Blindness 233 250 483
Low Vision 2,782 3,424 6,206
Total Deafness 152 136 288
Partial Deafness 227 271 498
Hard of Hearing 119 129 248
Oral Defect 129 113 242
Loss of one or both arms/hands 134 115 249
Loss of one or both legs/feet 291 199 490
Quadriplegic 261 157 418
Mentally Retarded 320 265 585
Mentally Ill 185 198 383
Multiple Impairment 146 120 266
Total 5,206 5,572 10,778
Source: NSO Census, 2000
In 2005, Cebu City has a total of 173 day care centers established both in North and
South districts, 26 of which are located in the rural areas catering to the basic social and
educational needs and services among the children.
Protective Services
This sub-sector generally includes the provision of services that will redound to the
order and security not only of the residents in the locality concerned but its visitors and
guests as well. Specifically, it shows the number and types of crimes committed and their
solution efficiency. It also indicates the readiness of the locality to contain incidents of fire.
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In 2005, the crime volume in Cebu City was 5,435 or equivalent to 57.78% average
monthly crime rate. Of the total number of crimes committed, 70.45% were crimes against
persons and properties (index crimes) while 29.55% were crimes other than those
committed against persons and properties (non-index crimes). However, the city’s crime
solution efficiency rate was 63.74% with a ratio of one (1) policeman for every 915 persons.
Thirty-four (34) suicide cases and one hundred ninety-eight (198) violent crimes were
reported.
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Infrastructure & Utilities
Transportation
Cebu City is a component city of Metro Cebu. The transportation system of Cebu
City forms part of the system of transportation of Metro Cebu as a whole. Hence, being an
integral part, not only Cebu City’s transport system is considered but also it is inter-
relatedness to Metro Cebu in general.
Metro Cebu has a well-integrated transport system, consisting of roads, ports and
airports. Intra-provincial movements are catered for mainly by land transport and to a
lesser extent by water transport. The Mactan International Airport and Port of Cebu, which
are part of the national truck line system, provide for inter-provincial and even international
movements.
The airport and port has been greatly improved to an international standard while
the port has an on-going rehabilitation. The Cebu International Port (CIP) Complex has a
total area of 14 hectares with 10 hectares as back-up area, 690 meters as berthing space
and 8.5 meters as MLLW controlling draft. It has the following features: 2,015 TEU ground
slots; 27 reefer container slots; 1,250KVA standby generator and a newly constructed one-
stop shop. Meanwhile, the Cebu Base Port (domestic zone) has 21 an area of 21 hectares
with 3,838.47 meters berthing space and 6.5 meters as MLLW controlling draft. It featured
a 5 passenger terminals and six (6) active cargo handling service providers (refer to Table
30).
Table 30
Inventory of Active Cargo Handling Service Providers
Cebu Base Port
(as of January 2006)
Cargo Handling Service Providers Base Port

1) CASSCOR (Cebu Arrastre and Stevedoring Services Corp.) Domestic Zone
2) CIA (Cebu Integrated Arrastre) Domestic Zone
3) MCASSI (Metro Cebu Arrastre and Stevedoring Services) Domestic Zone
4) OPASCOR (Oriental Port and Allied Services Corp.) Cebu International Port
5) Puerto Servicio de Cebu, Inc. Domestic Zone
6) USDI (United South Dockhandlers, Inc.) Domestic Zone
Source: Cebu Port Authority
In 2005, traffic statistics in Cebu Port has shown an increased number due to the
advancement and improvement in terms of its present facilities and equipment (refer to
Table 31).
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Table 31
Port Traffic Statistics
Cebu City Ports
2004-2005
Base Port
Particulars
2004 2005
A) Shipcalls 47,459 44,868
Foreign 423 428
Government Ports 422 418
Private Ports 1 10
Domestic 47,036 44,440
Government Ports 46,947 44,329
Private Ports 89 111
B) GRT 33,426,764 33,474,112
Foreign 3,398,812 3,033,972
Government Ports 3,392,022 3,017,048
Private Ports 6,790 16,924
Domestic 30,027,952 30,440,140
C) Cargo Throughput (in Metric Tons) 10,133,722 10,952,670
Foreign 1,910,781 2,584,565
Import 1,213,639 1,557,391
Bulk 60,931 58,601
Breakbulk 192,140 346,654
Containerized 960,569 1,152,136
Export 695,643 1,010,275
Bulk 6,000 -
Breakbulk 31,735 21,254
Containerized 657,908 989,021
Import 1,499 16,899
Bulk 1,499 16,899
Breakbulk - -
Containerized - -
Export - -
Bulk - -
Breakbulk - -
Containerized - -
Domestic 8,222,941 8,368,105
Inbound 4,090,353 4,175,302
Bulk 78,396 70,573
Breakbulk 1,852,455 1,740,712
Containerized 2,159,502 2,364,017
Outbound 4,027,351 4,070,021
Bulk 99,700 37,200
Breakbulk 2,255,197 2,332,549
Containerized 1,672,455 1,700,272
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Base Port
Particulars
2004 2005
Inbound 105,237 111,190
Bulk 105,237 109,232
Breakbulk - 1,957
Containerized - -
Outbound - 11,592
Bulk - 11,592
Breakbulk - -
Containerized - -
Transshipment - -
D) Container Traffic (in TEUs) 471,511 473,546
Government Port 431,563 446,127
Foreign 120,282 128,808
Fulls 99,957 105,623
Import 56,899 57,227
Export 43,058 48,396
Empties 20,325 23,185
Import 7,856 6,636
Export 12,468 16,549
Domestic 311,282 317,319
Fulls 236,603 232,599
Inbound 135,129 135,631
Outbound 101,474 96,968
Empties 74,679 84,720
Inbound 20,699 26,054
Outbound 53,980 58,667
Transshipment 39,948 27,420
Foreign 19,861 22,417
Imports - Fulls 17,329 18,860
Export - Fulls 2,533 3,558
Domestic 20,087 5,003
Inbound - Fulls 14,042 3,498
Outbound - Fulls 6,045 1,505
E) Passenger Traffic 11,785,915 11,944,740
Government Port 11,785,915 11,944,740
Disembarking 5,961,572 6,184,201
Embarking 5,824,343 5,760,539
Private Port - -
Disembarking - -
Embarking - -
Source: Cebu Port Authority, 2005
Cebu City has a complex mode of intra-city transportation system. It consist of

public utility jeepneys (includes mini buses), taxi, vehicles for hire (SUVs) and motorized
tricycles. These modes of transportation are essentially the basic system in transporting
residents, employees and students of Cebu City to their destination within and outside the
city. Buses are the primary mode of public transportation in going to other
cities/municipalities in the province of Cebu.
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Roads and Bridges
Cebu City has twenty-eight (28) national bridges and an annual average daily traffic
of 40,210 (refer to Table 32). Generally, the condition of roads and bridges in the city has
satisfactorily served the fundamental function to the public commuters and drivers.
Table 32
Cebu City List of National Bridges
Name of Bridge Name of Road Section

1) Bulacao Bridge I & II N. Bacalso Ave.
2) Kinalumsan Bridge I N. Bacalso Ave.
3) Guadalupe Bridge N. Bacalso Ave.
4) Kinalumsan Bridge II C. Padilla St.
5) Colon Bridge Colon St.
6) Forbes St. Magallanes – Tupas St.
7) B. Rodriguez Bridge B. Rodriguez St.
8) M. Velez Bridge M. Velez St.
9) Sanciangko Bridge Sanciangko St.
10) Gen. Maxilom Bridge Cebu North Road (Mango Ave.)
11) Subangdaku Bridge Cebu North Road (Subangdaku)
12) F. Sotto Bridge F. Sotto Drive
13) San Jose dela Montaña Bridge J. Luna Ave.
14) F. Cabahug Bridge F. Cabahug Extension
15) CIP Bridge I & II Second Ave.
16) Mahiga Bridge Gov. Cuenco Ave.
17) Talamban Bridge I & II Gov. Cuenco Ave.
18) Canduman Bridge Gov. Cuenco Ave.
19) Imus Bridge I & II Imus New Road
20) Tabacalera Bridge M.J. Cuenco Ave.
21) Tejero Bridge M.J. Cuenco Ave.
22) Arellano – Tejero Bridge Arellano Blvd.
23) Arellano – Palma Bridge Arellano Blvd.
24) Mc Arthur – Palma Bridge S. Osmeña Blvd.
25) Mc Arthur – Tejero Bridge S. Osmeña Blvd.
26) Mc Arthur – T. Padilla Bridge S. Osmeña Blvd.
27) Camputhaw Bridge N.G. Escario
28) Tiguib Bridge Transcentral Highway
Source: Cebu City District Engineering Office, 2005
Power
Electric power industry in the region includes the generation of electricity and bulk
transmission by the National Power Corporation (NPC) from different energy sources, and
distribution to areas with minor or no power generation by the National Electrification
Administration (NEA) cooperatives and other utilities. Power utilities are generally
dependent on four traditional energy sources, which are classified as geothermal, diesel,
coal thermal and hydro.
Power supply in Cebu, including the City of Cebu and the four other component cities
is being generated by National Power Corporation, CEBECO (12MW for Toledo), VECO (75
MW) CPPC-EAUC. These are being distributed through various power distribution utilities.
Metro Cebu’s power supply is being distributed by two private utilities, the Visayan Electric
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Company (VECO) for Cebu City and nearby municipalities and the Mactan Electric Company
(MECO) for the island of Mactan.
As of February 2006, Cebu City’s power consumption 2 was 144,763.214-mega watt

per hour serving the 141,242 customers of different classification; residential, commercial,
industrial and street lights (refer to Table 36). However, there were 121,152 dwellings in
the area with electricity.
Table 36
Power Consumption of Cebu City
As of February 2006
Customer Classification Power Consumption (MWH) Number of Customers

Residential 48,086.857 121,152
Commercial 32,236.564 19,576
Industrial 62,165.895 488
Street Lights 2,273.898 26
Total 144,763.214 141,242
Source: Visayan Electric Company (VECO), 2006
Water
Metro Cebu’s water supply covers the water produced by water systems, their
treatment, transmission and distribution to the different consumers namely: domestic,
commercial, industrial and institutional. Classification of water supply systems generally
follows the HLURB planning standard:
Level I - point source,

Level II - communal faucet, and
Level III - individual connection
The institutional bodies mandated to oversee water supply, management and

development, include the following:
a.) National Water Resources Board (NWRB), attached to DPWH;

b.) Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), for Level II and III;
c.) Presidential Task Force on Water Resources Management (PTFWRM), for long
term sustainable management of scarce water resources; and
d.) Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD).
For Cebu City, water supply is the responsibility of the Metro Cebu Water District.
MCWD was organized under PD 198 with a mandate to develop both water supply and
sewerage systems within the boundaries of Metro Cebu. The coverage of the water district
includes the four cities of Cebu, Talisay, Mandaue and Lapu-lapu and the four municipalities
of Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela and Cordova.
In 2005, Cebu City has a total of 157,383 households with water sources by type, in
which L III or individual connection has the highest number with 74,099 households and
non-potable water source as the lowest with 1,616 numbers of households (refer to Table
37).
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Three (3) barangays of Cebu City namely: Sinsin, Sudlon I and Sudlon II were partially served by CEBECO, but CEBECO has no
available data for the three barangays. VECO 2005
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Table 37
Households with Water Sources by Type, 2005
Name of Barangay LI L II L III Non Potable Total

1) Adlawon 251 310 - 60 621
2) Agsungot 77 293 - 11 381
3) Apas 166 1,126 2,090 - 3,382
4) Babag 738 31 - - 769
5) Bacayan 872 1,006 - 1,878
6) Banilad 62 508 569 - 1,139
7) Basak, Pardo 1,044 117 1,879 - 3,040
8) Basak, San Nicolas 3,735 201 3,015 - 6,951
9) Binaliw 434 9 - 106 549
10) Bonbon 293 335 - 320 948
11) Budla-an 392 116 - 15 523
12) Buhisan 637 1,200 163 - 2,000
13) Bulacao 1,533 168 2,641 - 4,342
14) Buot-taop 137 57 - 172 366
15) Busay 1,111 394 767 - 2,272
16) Calamba 575 773 952 - 2,300
17) Cambinocot 73 398 - - 471
18) Capitol Site 941 79 1,704 24 2,748
19) Carreta 550 87 914 - 1,551
20) Cogon Pardo 1,218 35 749 - 2,002
21) Cogon Ramos 19 111 586 - 716
22) Day-as 39 20 634 - 693
23) Duljo 511 1,597 1,215 - 3,323
24) Ermita 17 1,121 607 - 1,745
25) Guadalupe 3,086 1,698 5,043 - 9,827
26) Guba 406 481 - 18 905
27) Hipodromo 710 79 1,265 - 2,054
28) Inayawan 2,172 34 1,319 - 3,525
29) Kalubihan 8 8 117 - 133
30) Kalunasan 355 133 1,732 - 2,220
31) Kamagayan 44 47 323 - 414
32) Kamputhaw 624 151 3,126 - 3,901
33) Kasambagan 167 327 859 - 1,353
34) Kinasang-an 1,081 43 1,091 - 2,215
35) Labangon 4,690 603 660 - 5,953
36) Lahug 339 74 7,288 - 7,701
37) Lorega San Miguel 202 1,068 1,047 - 2,317
38) Lusaran 37 402 - 10 449
39) Luz 336 322 2,194 - 2,852
40) Mabini 110 180 - 23 313
41) Mabolo Proper 1,423 1,215 3,305 - 5,943
42) Malubog 299 111 - - 410
43) Mambaling 2,660 323 2,784 - 5,767
44) Pahina Central 135 589 676 - 1,400
45) Pahina San Nicolas 196 204 360 - 760
46) Pamutan 270 29 - - 299
47) Parian 77 64 236 - 377
48) Paril 160 90 - - 250
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Name of Barangay LI L II L III Non Potable Total
49) Pasil 17 468 1,214 - 1,699
50) Pit-os 661 48 - - 709
51) Poblacion Pardo 1,967 96 1,245 - 3,308
52) Pulang-bato 637 137 - 15 789
53) Pung-ol Sibugay 211 60 - - 271
54) Punta Princesa 2,161 2,155 592 - 4,908
55) Quiot, Pardo 1,141 366 1,406 - 2,913
56) Sambag I 365 197 2,682 - 3,244
57) Sambag II 180 788 1,868 - 2,836
58) San Antonio 11 15 393 - 419
59) San Jose 507 - 100 - 607
60) San Nicolas Proper 341 461 354 - 1,156
61) San Roque 38 603 417 - 1,058
62) Sapang-daku 384 135 318 - 837
63) Sawang Calero 217 796 532 - 1,545
64) Sinsin 164 105 - 218 487
65) Sirao 344 272 - 39 655
66) Sta. Cruz 37 59 445 - 541
67) Sto. Niño 8 30 253 - 291
68) Suba Pasil - 761 1,048 - 1,809
69) Sudlon I 247 105 - 75 427
70) Sudlon II 364 86 - 104 554
71) T. Padilla 370 912 898 - 2,180
72) Tabunan 51 137 - 27 215
73) Tagba-o 180 108 - 31 319
74) Talamban 564 489 2,843 - 3,896
75) Tap-tap 347 6 - 21 374
76) Tejero 289 1,279 1,964 - 3,532
77) Tinago 27 611 1,150 - 1,788
78) Tisa 5,387 403 661 - 6,451
79) To-ong 258 87 - 327 672
80) Zapatera 14 31 800 - 845
Total 52,501 29,167 74,099 1,616 157,383
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Communication
Telecommunication
As of 2005, there are eighteen (18) telecommunications provider in Cebu City

offering a variety of services from basic telephone service, cellular mobile telephone service,
broadband service, domestic and international record carrier to public coastal service (refer
to Table 33) and the designated areas they have served.
Table 33
Telecommunications Provider in Cebu City
Company Services Services Area
1) PLDT Basic Telephone Service Region wide
2) PILTEL Cellular Region wide

Basic Telephone/Broadband
3) ISLACOM Region wide
Service
4) SMART Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Region wide
5) ICC VSAT Region wide
6) GLOBE TELECOM Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Region wide

Domestic Record Carrier (leased
7) PT & T Region wide
line)
Domestic Record
8) RCPI/BAYANTEL Region wide
Carrier/ILD/Coastal
Cebu City, Mandaue City & part of
9) INFOCOM Paging
Mactan
Domestic Record Carrier (leased
10) TELOF Region wide
line) & Basic Telephone System
11) GMCR, INC. Int'l. Record Carrier (leased line) Region wide
12) RADIO MARINE PHILS, INC. Public Coastal Cebu City
13) TEODORO ROMASANTA Public Coastal Cebu City
14) UNIVERSAL TELECOM SYSTEM Public Coastal Cebu City

Golden Peak Hotel, Gorordo Ave.,
15) MERIDIAN TELEKOMS, INC. Value Added Service (wireless)
Cebu City
16) TEXTRON CORP. Value Added Service Region wide
17) ZENNITH TELECOMMUNICATION CO., INC. Public Coastal Metro Cebu
18) DIGITEL CORP. Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Region wide

Source: National Telecommunication Commission, 2005
Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (CMTS) coverage for Cebu City was Globe, Islacom,
Smart, Piltel, Extelcom and Digitel3.
3
NTC: Islacom is merged with Globe Telecom, data as of June 2004; Piltel is merged with Smart, data as of August 2004;
Extelcom, data as of 1999; and Digitel, data as of June 2003.
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In 2004, the city has a total of 1,294,284 telephone lines. Of the said total, there
were only 81,727 telephone subscribers/connections both residential and business
establishments listed (refer to Table 34). A greater number of individuals favor using
cellular mobile phones because of convenience and its accessibility.
Table 34
Number of Telephone Lines of Cebu City: 1995-2004
Year Telephone Lines

1995 47,992
1996 59,320
1997 97,805
1998 165,363
1999 190,979
2000 218,688
2001 219,369
2003 147,384
2004 147,384
Total 1,294,284
Subscribers 81,727
Source: National Telecommunication Commission, 2005
Cebu City has nested twenty-four (24) FM Radio stations, twelve (12) AM Radio
stations and five (5) television stations (refer to Table 35).
Table 35
Radio and TV Broadcast Stations
FM RADIO STATIONS
No. Frequency Call Sign Power Owner/Licensee Transmitter Location Address
Southern Broadcasting Grown Bldg. 6th Rd., Reclamation
1 88.3 MHZ DYAP 5.0 kw Quiot, Pardo, Cebu City
Network, Inc. Area, Cebu City
Filipinas Broadcasting USC Main Campus,
2 89.1 MHZ DYDW 10 kw USC Pelaez St., Cebu City
Ass. (CWO) Pelaez St., Cebu City
Primax Broadcasting Boys Scout Camp, Cebu
3 89.9 MHZ DYKI 5.0 kw Boys Scout Camp, Cebu City
Network, Inc. City
Ermita Electronic Inc. Luisa Bldg., Fuente Luisa Bldg., Fuente Osmeña,
4 90.7 MHZ DYAC 20 kw
(Ultrasonic Brdctg.) Osmeña, Cebu City Cebu City
Cebu Broadcasting Golden Peak Tower, Golden Peak Tower, Gorordo
5 91.5 MHZ DYES 10 kw
Company Gorordo Ave., Cebu City Ave., Cebu City
Boys Scout Camp, Cebu
6 92.3 MHZ DYBN 20 kw Quest Broadcasting Boys Scout Camp, Cebu City
City
Mareco Broadcasting Pier 1, Port Area, Cebu
7 93.1 MHZ DYWF 3.0 kw Port Area, Cebu City
Network City
Brgy. Kalunasan,
8 93.9 MHZ DYXL 10 kw Radio Mindanao Network Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City
Guadalupe, Cebu City
Boys Scout Camp, Cebu
9 94.7 MHZ DYLL 20 kw FBS radio Network, Inc. Boys Scout Camp, Cebu City
City
Consolidated
10 95.5 MHZ DYMX 25 kw M. Velez St., Cebu City M. Velez St., Cebu City
Broadcasting Services
Exodus Broadcasting Golden Peak Tower, Golden Peak Tower, Gorordo
11 96.3 MHZ DYRK 10 kw
Co. Gorordo Ave., Cebu City Ave., Cebu City
Golden Peak Tower, Golden Peak Tower, Gorordo
12 97.9 MHZ DYBU 20 kw Manila Broadcasting Co.
Gorordo Ave., Cebu City Ave., Cebu City
Far East Broadcasting
13 98.7 MHZ DYFR 3.0 kw Banawa Hills, Cebu City Banawa Hills, Cebu City
Co., Inc.
Republic Broadcasting Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu
14 99.5 MHZ DYRT 25 kw Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City
System City
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Rajah Broadcasting Centerpoint Hotel, Cebu
15 100.3 MHZ DYRJ 20 kw Centerpoint Hotel, Cebu City
Network City
Cebu Plaza Hotel, Cebu
16 101.1 MHZ DYIO 5.0 kw GVM Radio/TV Corp. Cebu Plaza Hotel, Cebu City
City
Nation Broadcasting Juana Osmeña, Cebu
17 101.9 MHZ DYNC 5.0 kw Juana Osmeña, Cebu City
Corp. City
Pacific Broadcasting Golden Peak Tower, Golden Peak Tower, Gorordo
18 102.7 MHZ DYTS 10 kw
System, Inc. Gorordo Ave., Cebu City Ave., Cebu City
19 103.5 MHZ DYCD Ditan Communication Busay Hills, Cebu City Ayala Center, Cebu City
United Visayan
20 104.3 MHZ DYEZ 10 kw UV Colon St., Cebu City UV Colon St., Cebu City
Broadcasting Corp.
21 105.1 MHZ DYUR 25 kw Ultimate Entertainment Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City
Audiovisual Kalunasan, Guadalupe,
22 105.9 MHZ DYBT 10 kw Centerpoint Hotel, Cebu City
Communicators, Inc. Cebu City
Centerpoint Hotel, Cebu
23 106.7 MHZ DYQC 25 kw Aliw Broadcasting Corp. Eggling Hilltop, Cebu City
City
Progressive 14th Flr. Sundowner 14th Flr. Sundowner Hotel, Cebu
24 107.5 MHZ DYNU 10 kw
Broadcasting Corp. Hotel, Cebu City City
Republic Broadcasting Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu
14 99.5 MHZ DYRT 25 kw Nivel Hills, Apas, Cebu City
System City
AM RADIO STATIONS
Radio Audience Dev't.
1 540 KHZ DYRB 1.0 kw Mambaling, Cebu City C. Padilla St., Cebu City
Integrated Org.
CSCST Compd., V. Sotto, CSCST Compd., V. Sotto, Cebu
2 576 KHZ DYMR 50 kw Radyo ng Bayan System
Cebu City City
3 612 KHZ DYHP 10 kw Radio Mindanao Network Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City
Fuente Osmeña, Cebu
4 648 KHZ DYRC 5.0 kw Manila Broadcasting Co. Fuente Osmeña, Cebu City
City
Nation Broadcasting Juana Osmeña, Cebu
5 765 KHZ DYAR 5.0 kw Juana Osmeña, Cebu City
Corp. City
Vis Min. Confed. Of
6 909 KHZ DYLA 5.0 kw Mambaling, Cebu City Port Area, Cebu City
Trade Union
Peoples Broadcasting Alaska, Mambaling, Cebu
7 963 KHZ DYMF 10 kw Borromeo St., Cebu City
Services, Inc. City
Republic Broadcasting
8 999 KHZ DYSS 5.0 kw Nivel Hills, Cebu City Nivel Hills, Cebu City
System
Catholic Welfare
9 1215 KHZ DYRT 10 kw Mambaling, Cebu City USC Pelaez St., Cebu City
Organization
Sarraga Integrated in front Toyota Ofc., Martinez,
10 1260 KHZ DYDD 10 kw MEPZ, Lapulapu City
Management Corp. Cebu City
Eagle Broadcasting
11 1305 KHZ DYFX 10 kw Tangke, Talisay City Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City
Corp.
Allied broadcasting Albulario Bldg., Gen. Max., Cebu
12 1584 KHZ DYAY 10 kw Minglanilla, Cebu
Center, Inc. City
TELEVISION STATIONS
Southern Broadcasting San Carlos Heights, San Carlos Heights, Pardo, Cebu
1 CH. 6 DYCP 5.0 kw
Network, Inc. Pardo, Cebu City City
2 CH. 7 DYSS 30 kw GMA 7 Busay Hills, Cebu City Nivel Hills, Cebu City
3 CH. 21 DYET 5.0 kw ABC Dev't. Corp. Camp Marina, Cebu City Centerpoint Hotel, Cebu City
Amcara Broadcasting
4 CH. 23 DYAC 1.0 kw Busay Hills, Cebu City Busay Hills, Cebu City
Network, Inc.
Republic Broadcasting
5 CH. 27 DYLS 10 kw Busay Hills, Cebu City Nivel Hills, Cebu City
System
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The Pacific CATV, Inc. (Sky Cable) has catered the cable television of the entire city
serving also the areas of Mandaue City, Consolacion, Talisay City and Minglanilla.
Postal Communication
As of 2005, the City of Cebu has a total number of twelve (12) post offices. The
city’s postal density (ratio of population to post office) is placed at one post/barangay office
for every 65,339 persons. This does not meet the standard of one post office for every
30,000 inhabitants and is also below the national figure of 1:21,448. The City has eighty-
six (86) registered mail carriers making the mail carrier to population ratio of 1:9,117.
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Environmental Elements
Solid Waste Management
In an effort to improve solid waste management in the country, R.A. 9003, or the
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 was enacted. The framework aims to
protect public health and safety and the environment as a whole through secure disposal of
solid wastes. It calls for a gradual phase out of open dumping by requiring all local
government units in the country to upgrade their existing open dumps to a more
environmentally acceptable and secure method of waste disposal like a sanitary landfill.
Through Republic Act 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of the
Philippines, functions such as those on solid waste management have already been
devolved to the local government units, thus making the local chief executive as the final
authority of any given locality. The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Cebu City enacted City
Ordinance No 2017, dated October 19, 2004, laying the foundation for the enforcement of
R.A. 9003 in the local level.
Cebu City is one of the few fortunate cities in the country that has implemented an
environmentally sound method of waste disposal. The City has not only shown its concern
but has likewise adopted a solution to its hounding garbage problem with the construction
and operation of a sanitary landfill in Barangay Inayawan, based on the semi-aerobic landfill
design.
The mayor of Cebu City is actively pursuing a public awareness campaign in support
to the city’s solid waste management program. In 1997, he launched the “Clean and Green
Hapsay Sugbo Program” which was designed to generate awareness on the problem of
garbage disposal, three years ahead of the national law on solid waste management.
To ensure the success of the project and to coordinate the executive and legislative
forces, the mayor also created the Cebu Environment and Sanitation Enforcement Team
(CESET), which is mainly responsible with the enforcement of anti-littering ordinances and
other related laws of the city.
To tap the expertise of existing local government agencies, private organizations,

and non-government organizations, the mayor created the Solid Waste Management Board
(SWMB) in 2003. This is a decision making body actively involved in policy-making,
implementation and monitoring processes of solid wastes.
The city also has many civic and private initiatives, which are aimed at maintaining
cleanliness and improving the solid waste management system of the city. The central
office responsible for all cleaning and greening activities as well as management of solid
waste in Cebu City is the Department of Public Services (DPS).
As per record of Department of Public Service in 2005, Cebu City has a total
collection of 70,926 tons of wastes for the 51 barangays (refer to Table 38).
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Table 38
Barangay Waste Collection Data, 2005
Volume of Garbage Volume of Garbage

NAME OF BARANGAY NAME OF BARANGAY
Collection (tons) Collection (tons)
1) Apas 2,295.94 48) T. Padilla 1,113.83
2) Bacayan 570.09 49) Talamban 1,370.26
3) Banilad 822.2 50) Tejero 873.52
4) Basak Pardo 1,942.31 51) Tisa 3,496.69
5) Basak San Nicolas 3,177.61 Total 70,926.00
6) Buhisan 614.12
7) Bulacao 2,494.98
8) Busay 365.78
9) Calamba 1,006.97
10) Capitol Site 4,870.50
11) Carreta 630.91
12) Cogon Pardo 822.12
13) Cogon Ramos 1,006.45
14) Day-As 702.25
15) Duljo 1,739.27
16) Ermita 2,085.32
17) Guadalupe 7,023.08
18) Inayawan 3,233.87
19) Kalubihan 620.48
20) Kalunasan 852.55
21) Kamagayan 558.42
22) Kamputhaw 2,485.01
23) Kasambagan 605.23
24) Kinasang-An 1,143.03
25) Labangon 1,994.59
26) Lahug 2,675.21
27) Lorega San Miguel 1,002.56
28) Luz 2,165.05
29) Mabolo Proper 2,150.10
30) Mambaling 2,958.63
31) Pahina Central 1,327.74
32) Parian 532.76
33) Pasil 1,489.59
34) Pit-Os 522.79
35) Poblacion Pardo 2,690.03
36) Pulangbato 350.46
37) Quiot 2,415.61
38) Sambag I 3,121.52
39) Sambag II 2,297.31
40) San Antonio 505.7
41) San Nicolas Proper 1,206.19
42) San Roque 613.13
43) Sapangdaku 122.21
44) Sawang Calero 1,178.62
45) Sta. Cruz 918.82
46) Sto. Nino 726.4
47) Suba Pasil 1,645.92
Source: Cebu City Department of Public Services, 2005
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Drainage and Sewerage Management
As early as 1982, the Cebu City Government through Ordinance No. 1125, entitled,
“Pollution Control Ordinance”, set guidelines and regulations in the discharge of industrial
and other wastes into city’s air and bodies of water.
With the enactment of the R.A. 9275, otherwise known as the Clean Water Act of
2003, in addition to setting the requirements for sewerage and septage systems for highly
urbanized cities (HUCs), the city shares the responsibility for the improvement and
management of the water quality within its territorial jurisdiction. Drainage and sewerage
systems are basic infrastructures that are a must for all developing and developed cities.
These require appropriate planning and design that will have to consider efficient operation
and maintenance to sustain the level of efficiency in conveying storm water and liquid waste
from individual sources down to the main treatment facility.
In general, Metro Cebu has a combined drainage and sewerage system. This means
that storm water and domestic sewage are conveyed through a single pipeline, culvert or
open canal and is directly discharged to rivers or into the sea with minimal treatment.
Compounded with the uncollected solid waste, a number of these drainage systems are
clogged and silted rendering them almost useless. Flooding of the City streets and low-lying
areas are a common sight even during a slightly heavy rain. In addition, the storm water is
contaminated by domestic and industrial waste.
Storm water and sewage from domestic waste are simply allowed to infiltrate into
the ground that in the process had affected our groundwater source. If present conditions
would continue unabated, there is danger that the general populace would suffer heath risks
as a result.
While having embarked on implementing quite a number of drainage system projects

the past several years, Cebu City still could not satisfy the overall drainage requirements
even up to the level of the existing development. At present, there are still areas with out
drainage, much more sewerage facilities.
Drainage and its efficient management is the responsibility of the Local Government
Unit like the City of Cebu. This particular aspect is the responsibility of the Department of
Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) being the technical and engineering arm of the City.
Sewerage, however, is included in the mandate of MCWD although at this point in time,
MCWD has not yet undertaken any sewerage implementation, operation and much more
maintenance in any of the Metro Cebu LGUs, Cebu City’s sewerage system is not even
serving a tenth of the requirements of the existing development.
In 2005, 84% of the household in the city has access to sanitary toilet or 116,064
houses in Cebu City have clean toilets to dispose their wastes (refer to Table 39).
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Table 39
Number and Percentage of Households with Access to
Sanitary Toilets per Barangay, 2005
Number of Households Percentage of Households

NAME OF BARANGAY with Access to Sanitary with Access to Sanitary
Toilets Toilets
1) Adlawon 390 62%
2) Agsungot 295 78%
3) Apas 3,316 98%
4) Babag 669 87%
5) Bacayan 1,741 92%
6) Banilad 914 80%
7) Basak, Pardo 2,775 91%
8) Basak, San Nicolas 5,898 85%
9) Binaliw 464 84%
10) Bonbon 588 62%
11) Budla-an 406 77%
12) Buhisan 1,834 92%
13) Bulacao 3,865 89%
14) Buot-taop 242 66%
15) Busay 1,474 93%
16) Calamba 2,100 91%
17) Cambinocot 395 79%
18) Capitol Site 2,638 97%
19) Carreta 1,385 89%
20) Cogon Pardo 1,870 93%
21) Cogon Ramos 676 94%
22) Day-as 660 95%
23) Duljo 2,958 89%
24) Ermita 856 49%
25) Guadalupe 8,903 91%
26) Guba 513 63%
27) Hipodromo 1,920 94%
28) Inayawan 2,960 84%
29) Kalubihan 129 97%
30) Kalunasan 2,087 94%
31) Kamagayan 319 77%
32) Kamputhaw 3,712 95%
33) Kasambagan 1,239 91%
34) Kinasang-an 1,940 86%
35) Labangon 5,500 92%
36) Lahug 7,395 96%
37) Lorega San Miguel 1,745 75%
38) Lusaran 295 65%
39) Luz 257 89%
40) Mabini 213 68%
41) Mabolo Proper 5,305 88%
42) Malubog 321 78%
43) Mambaling 4,075 71%
44) Pahina Central 1,134 81%
45) Pahina San Nicolas 726 96%
46) Pamutan 144 48%
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Number of Households Percentage of Households
NAME OF BARANGAY with Access to Sanitary with Access to Sanitary
Toilets Toilets
47) Parian 366 97%
48) Paril 196 78%
49) Pasil 1,095 64%
50) Pit-os 622 87%
51) Poblacion Pardo 3,186 96%
52) Pulang-bato 646 81%
53) Pung-ol Sibugay 216 80%
54) Punta Princesa 4,561 93%
55) Quiot, Pardo 2,801 95%
56) Sambag I 2,937 91%
57) Sambag II 2,617 92%
58) San Antonio 403 96%
59) San Jose 524 86%
60) San Nicolas Proper 1,105 96%
61) San Roque 959 91%
62) Sapang-daku 810 81%
63) Sawang Calero 1,409 91%
64) Sinsin 446 92%
65) Sirao 491 74%
66) Sta. Cruz 517 96%
67) Sto. Niño 285 98%
68) Suba Pasil 1,609 89%
69) Sudlon I 298 70%
71) T. Padilla 1,915 89%
70) Sudlon II 327 68%
72) Tabunan 161 74%
73) Tagba-o 178 55%
74) Talamban 3,685 94%
75) Tap-tap 198 52%
76) Tejero 3,193 90%
77) Tinago 155 87%
78) Tisa 6,038 94%
79) To-ong 347 52%
80) Zapatera 794 94%
Total 116,064 84%
Water Resource Management
The National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) governs the majority of the
water resources found within Cebu City, which is under the jurisdiction of the Protected
Areas Management Board (PAMB), which the Cebu City Government has a vague
representation. City Ordinance No. 1997, or the Ordinance Creating the Cebu City Rivers
Management Council (CCRMC), which protects the rivers as the city’s water resource was
enacted.
Water resources in Metro Cebu have both physical and hydrological limitations in the
catchment area. MCWD estimates show that about 84 percent of the existing water supply
for Metro Cebu is sourced from groundwater, primarily from the coastal aquifer. This
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constitutes about 280,000 m3 per day of water extracted by MCWD and private well owners
combined. At the present situation this source is already experiencing contamination from
domestic sewage and from seawater intrusion.
There are other sources of water that are not yet developed because their
development requires a substantial amount of money and both the Local Government and
the National Government could not afford the amount at this time. It is vital therefore that
water resources development should continue. Managing what is distributed to the
community through water conservation programs are key components for sustainable
development. Hence, appropriate planning for water resource development sources
protection and the corresponding water distribution systems are deemed very important.
Water resource and its development are under the control and management of
National Water Resources Board (NWRB), created through executive order 124-A, signed on
July 22, 1987. NWRB is responsible for coordinating and integrating all activities related to
water resources development and management. It formulates policies, evaluates and
coordinates water resources programs, regulates and controls the utilization, exploitation,
development and conservation of the country’s water resources. It also regulates the
operations of water utilities. Specifically, it is tasked to issue water permits to various water
users including water districts and water bottling companies.
The operation and distribution of water in Metro Cebu area is given to the Metro
Cebu Water District (MCWD), a quasi-public corporation organized under Presidential Decree
198. It is tasked to acquire, install, operate, maintain and improve water supply and
distribution systems for domestic, industrial and municipal uses of residents within the
boundaries of its coverage district that is Metro Cebu.
Other agencies, which have concern over waterworks development, are the Local
Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), established through Executive Order No. 52 in 1986
and the Provincial Waterworks and Development Task Force (PWDTF).
One of the unique functions of LWUA is that it provides funds (through lending) to
LGUs for water development projects while PWDTF provides the technical and engineering
assistance for water development in the Province.
Air Quality Management
Republic Act No. 8749, or the Clean Air Act of 1999, sets the national guidelines for
the control of air pollution and management of air quality. Cebu City enacted Ordinance No.
1491 in January 27, 1994, which provides for the prevention, control and abatement of air
pollution, however, said ordinance mainly tackles issues on mobile source emissions and
has left stationary source emissions, dust control, green house gases and other factors
affecting local and global air pollution. There were issues arising from inconsistencies with
the national law, the city’s ordinance being 5 years ahead of its time. On the other hand, as
early as 1982, the Cebu City Government through Ordinance No. 1125, entitled, “Pollution
Control Ordinance”, set guidelines and regulations in the discharge of industrial and other
wastes into city’s air and bodies of water. However, this ordinance was largely
unimplemented.
Air pollution is the presence of undesirable materials in air, in quantities large

enough to produce harmful effects. This may result to damage in human health, vegetation,
human property, or the global environment. Air contaminants will also affect aesthetic
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conditions in the form of brown or hazy air or unpleasant smells. The principal sources of
these pollutants are human activities.
Air pollution sources are: 1a) combustion stationary sources (i. e., power stations
and industrial plants, incineration of wastes, open burning of agricultural wastes, and forest
fires) and 1b) combustion mobile sources (i.e., internal combustion engine of automobiles),
2) land use changes and agricultural activities (i. e., change of forest land into farmland,
change of grassland into farmland, and increasing consumption of fertilizer), 3) eruption of
volcano, 4) regional war and oil well fire, and 5) indoor air pollution.
Most common air pollutants in the Philippines are: 1) total suspended solids (TSP),
2) sulfur dioxide, 3) nitrogen oxides, 4) photochemical oxidants, 5) carbon monoxide, and
6) lead.
Total suspended particulates are primarily comprised of small solid particles such as
dust, metallic and mineral particles, smoke, mist and acid fumes.
Sulfur dioxide results from burning of fossil fuel where sulfur present in dry air is
converted into sulfur dioxide. When released in massive amounts, it may increase the
acidity of the atmosphere.
Nitrogen oxides are mixtures of nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen monoxide. The
presence of nitrogen oxides in air is largely derived from internal combustion engines and
boilers. Agricultural activities and use of fertilizers are the other source of nitrogen oxides.
Photochemical oxidants are secondary air pollutants. These are the products of
photochemical reactions of hydrocarbons with relatively high concentrations of nitrogen
oxides. Ozone (O3), oxidizing agents, and other trace substances which participate in the
chemical reaction as oxidizing agents - this means they can oxidize other air pollutants - are
considered photochemical oxidants.
Carbon monoxide is generated during incomplete combustion of organic matter.

About 80 % of the carbon monoxide found in urban air originates from motor vehicle
exhausts, open fire and boiler.
Most lead entering into the atmosphere is traced to tetraethyl lead, which is used as
an octane improver in most motor gasoline in the world. The remaining sources of lead
come from the remaining small amount of leaded gasoline, miscellaneous industrial
processes, and waste incineration.
Table 40 below shows the initial list and values of the hazardous air pollutants with
the corresponding air quality guideline values for each criterion pollutant. These are
considered national standards. These values refer to the concentration of air over specified
periods classified as short-term and long-term, intended to serve as goals or objectives for
the protection of health and/or public welfare.
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Table 40
National Ambient Air Quality Guidelines for Criteria Pollutant
Short Term Long Term

Averaging Averaging
Pollutants Ug/Ncm ppm Time Ug/Ncm ppm Time
Suspended Particulate Matter ©
- TSP 230 (d) 24 hours 90 - 1 year
- PM 10 150 (f) 24 hours 60 - 1 year
Sulfur Dioxide © 180 0.07 24 hours 80 0.03 1 year
Nitrogen Dioxide 150 0.08 24 hours - - -
Photochemical oxidants 140 0.07 1 hour - - -
As Ozone 60 0.03 8 hours - - -
Carbon Monoxide 35 mg/Ncm 30 1 hour - - -
10 mg/Ncm 9 2 hours - - -
Lead 1.5 - 3 months g) 1.0 - 1 year
a) Maximum limits represented by 98 % values not to exceed more than once a year.
b) Arithmetic mean.
c) SO2 and Suspended Particulate Matter are sampled once every 6 days when using the manual methods. A minimum of 12
sampling days per quarter or 48 sampling days each year is required for these methods. Daily sampling may be done in the
future once continuous analyzers are procured and become available.
d) Limits for Total Suspended Particulate Matter with mass median diameter less than 25-50 micrometer.
e) Annual Geometric Mean.
f) Provisional limits for suspended Particulate Matter with mass median diameter less than 10 microns and below until sufficient
monitoring data are gathered to base a proper guideline.
g) Evaluation of this guideline is carried out for 24-hours averaging time and averaged over 3 moving calendar months. The
monitored average value for any 3 months shall not exceed the guideline value
Source: Republic Act No. 8749 or The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999.
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City Officials
Hon. Tomas R. Osmeña Hon. Michael L. Rama

CITY MAYOR CITY VICE MAYOR
North District Councilors
Hon. Hilario P. Davide III
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

hdavide@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Nestor D. Archival Sr.
Committee on Infrastructure
Committee on Parks and Playground, Wildlife,
Ecology and Environmental Management
narchival@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Sylvan B. Jakosalem
Committee on Games, Amusements and Sports

Committee on Energy, Transportation,
Communications and Other Utilities
sjakosalem@cebucity.gov.ph
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Hon. Edgardo C. Labella
Committee on Laws, Ordinances, Public
Accountability and Good Government
elabella@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Christopher I. Alix
Committee on Markets
Committee on Health, Hospital Services and
Sanitation
calix@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Edwin R. Jagmoc Sr.
Committee on Public Services

ejagmoc@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Lea Ouano-Japson
Committee on Family and Women
Hon. Augustus G. Pe Jr.
Committee on Public Order and Safety

junpe@cebucity.gov.ph
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South District Councilors
Hon. Rodrigo A. Abellanosa
Committee on Social Services

rabellanosa@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Eduardo R. Rama Jr.
Committee on Labor, Employment, Livelihood and

Manpower Development and Placement
erama@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Gerardo A. Carillo
Committee on Urban Planning and Development

Committee on Education, Arts, Culture, Science
and Technology
gcarillo@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Arsenio C. Pacaña
Committee on Trade, Commerce, Cooperatives

and Entrepreneurship
Committee on Tourism and Local
International Relations
apacana@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Raul D. Alcoseba
Committee on Traffic Management

ralcoseba@cebucity.gov.ph
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Hon. Jose C. Daluz III
Committee on Budget and Finance

jdaluz@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Richard Z. Osmeña
Committee on Housing
Hon. Roberto A. Cabarrubias
Committee on Information Technology

racabarrubias@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Eugenio F. Faelnar

Association of Barangay Captains
PRESIDENT
Committee on Barangay Affairs

efaelnar@cebucity.gov.ph
Hon. Glena C. Bontuyan

Sangguniang Kabataan
CHAIR
Committee on Youth and Sports Development

gbontuyan@cebucity.gov.ph
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Departments / Offices
Frontline Services
Cebu City Police Office Sr. Supt. Patrocinio Comendador Jr.
Cebu City Fire Department Fire Marshal Esmael C. Codilla
Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) Dr. Myrna R. Go

Cebu City Office on Substance Abuse Prevention
Mr. Jolito Lazarte
(COSAP)
Cebu Traffic Operations Management (CITOM) Mr. Arnel C. Tancinco
City Agriculture Department (CAD) Mr. Joelito l. Baclayon
City Health Department (CHD) Dr. Fe. A. Cabugao
City Parks and Playground Commission Ms. Marietta J. Ebo
Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) Engr. Antonio B. Sanchez

Department of Manpower Development & Placement
Ms. Edna J. Jaca
(DMDP)
Department of Public Services (DPS) Engr. Dionisio S. Gualiza
Department of Social Welfare Services (DSWS) Ms. Catherine R. Yso
Department of Veterinary Medicine & Fisheries (DVMF) Dr. Alice T. Utlang
Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) Engr. Danilo R. Gabiana
Office of the City Civil Registry (OCCR) Atty. Evangeline T. Abatayo
Revenue Services
City Assessor’s Office (CAO) Mr. Eustaquio B. Cesa
City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) Ms. Tessie C. Camarillo
Support Services
Cebu City Resource Management & Development Center
Mr. Rene B. Sanapo
(CREMDEC)
City Budget Office Ms. Nelfa R. Briones
General Services Office (GSO) Ms. Ester E. Cubero
Internal Control Office (ICO) Ms. Remedios B. Belderol
Management Information & Computer Services (MICS) Mr. William Cris V. Artajo
Office of the City Accountant Ms. Marietta Gumia
Office of the City Administrator Mr. Francisco L. Fernandez
Office of the City Secretary Ms. Estrella F. De Los Reyes
Office of the Mayor Executive Staff Mr. Agapito F. Cugay Jr.
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Support Services
Personnel Transaction Services Atty. Ralph J. Sevilla
Protocol Office
Mr. Nagiel B. Banacia
Public Information Office (PIO)
Policies and Planning Services

City Legal Office (CLO) Atty. Rodolfo P. Golez
City Planning & Development Office (CPDO) Engr. Nigel Paul C. Villarete
Office of the Mayor Hon. Tomas R. Osmeña
Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Ms. Estrella F. Delos Reyes
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Barangay Captains
NORTH DISTRICT
URBAN BARANGAYS RURAL BARANGAYS
APAS Ramil Ayuman ADLAON Nieves Narra
BANILAD Maryluz Tabar AGSUNGOT Jong-jong Alcover
BUSAY Eliodoro Sanchez BACAYAN Zenaida Colina
CAPITOL SITE Erwin Guanzon BINALIW Wilson Bacor
CARRETA Eduardo Lauron BUDLAAN Nerissa Antolijao
COGON-RAMOS Noel Godiz CAMBINOCOT Cesario Doncillo
DAY-AS Rey Ellery Cañada GUBA Rene Limotan
ERMITA Felicisimo Rupinta LUSARAN Armando Ermac
HIPODROMO Petronilo Fat MABINI Rey Oybenes
KALUBIHAN Rick Millan MALUBOG Federico Bontilao
KAMAGAYAN Celestino Avila PARIL Casimiro Pilones
KAMPUTHAW Lorenzo Basamot PIT-OS Nilo Tariman
KASAMBAGAN Jun Lim PULANGBATO Mary Velasquez
LAHUG Mary Ann De los Santos SAN JOSE Mary Arinasa
LORETA SAN MIGUEL Lorenzo Monsanto SIRAO Felix Limotan
LUZ Nida Cabrera TAPTAP Teresita Tabal
MABOLO Rey Ompoc
PAHINA CENTRAL Sesinio Andales
PARIAN Mark Balaga
SAMBAG I Jerry Guardo
SAMBAG II Carl Stephen Belarmino
SAN ANTONIO Allan Masecampo
SAN ROQUE Rogelio Ruizo
SANTA CRUZ Jerome Lim
SANTO NIÑO Pancho Ramirez
TALAMBAN Alvin Arcilla
TEJERO Jesielou Cadungog
TINAGO Domingo Lopez
T. PADILLA Michael Ralota
ZAPATERA Jose Marino Benedicto
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SOUTH DISTRICT
URBAN BARANGAYS RURAL BARANGAYS
BASAK PARDO Dave Tumulak BABAG Rita Sabal
BASAK SAN NICOLAS George Rama BONBON Alexander Ebarita
BULACAO Romeo Alit BUHISAN Rustica Asid
CALAMBA Victor Quijano BUOT-TAUP Richie Sibla
COGON PARDO Eugenio Gabuya KALUNASAN Edelito Mabano
DULJO FATIMA Elmer Abella PAMUTAN Nenita Bacus
GUADALUPE Eugenio Faelnar PUNG-OL SIBUGAY Joe Cadampug
INAYAWAN Rustom Ignacio SAPANGDAKU Henry Labra
KINASANG-AN Susan Enriquez SINSIN Ramon Ylaya
LABANGON Felix Abella SUDLON I Eglen Cabiles
MAMBALING Rodolfo Estella SUDLON II Prescillo Albores
PAHINA SAN NICOLAS Tony Caruzca TABUNAN Bernabe Arcayan
PASIL Romeo Ocarol TAG-BAO Elvis Tabal
POBLACION PARDO Danilo Lim TOONG Teotimo Bacalso
PUNTA PRINCESA Rolly Diorico
QUIOT Vicente Ramos Jr.
SAN NICOLAS PROPER Edgar Lauron
SAWANG CALERO Benjamin Zabate
SUBA Joel Sable
TISA Eduardo Cabulao
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Printed January 2008
For inquiries, please contact:
City Planning and Development Office

8/F Executive Building, Cebu City Hall, MC Briones St.
Brgy. Sto. Niño, Cebu City, Cebu 6000
Telephone No. (032) 255-7380/255-1884

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Vision

“Cebu City is a globally competitive and ecologically balanced

“Achieving a higher standard of living for its people comparable to

 To achieve higher level of economic growth and

Objectives are based on the following basic principles:

1) High level of economic growth and development is essential for

2) Growth and development should be meaningful to people so the

3) Growth and development should be sustained for the longest

4) Use of land, the most critical resource of the city, is directed to

Cebu metamorphosed in more ways than one, but

oldest city in the country, antedating Manila by 7 years,

The streets of Tres de Abril and V. Rama were the

However, the fort

vigorously lobbied for Philippine Independence.

Shortly after the landing of the Japanese Army in

In April 1965, the entire Christian world focused its

representative Papal Legate, His Eminence Ildefonso

Topography and Slope

a.) Baguio Type

c.) Faraon Type

d.) Mandaue Type

Mandaue soils are geologically recent depositions of alluvial materials or

e.) Lugo Type

Land Classification and Protected Areas

Cebu City Area : 29,124.78 hectares

North District Area : 12,341.15 hectares

South District Area : 16,783.63 hectares

Number of City Barangay 80

Weather and Climate

Mean annual temperature - 28.2 degree centigrade

Average annual rainfall : 2,134.8 mm

Wind Velocity and Direction

Average Wind Velocity : 3 m/s

Average Direction : Northeast

Typhoons usually come on : October to March

Atmospheric Disturbance that : TS Urduja (Dec.12- 19, 2017)

Province (within 100km radius)

Annual Growth Rate

Total Population Population Density Annual Growth Rate 2010-

Number of Households and Household Size

Age Group Total Population Percent Percent Male Percent Female

Total Population Density Number of

Cebu City’s tourism industry is characterized mainly as historical, cultural and

TYPE OF HOTEL NO. OF HOTEL

Names of Museums Address/ Location of Museum Contact No. Contact Person

3) Cebu City Museum (Rizal Museum & Tel. No.: 255-4997

4) Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral Convent Tel. Nos.: 232-

Tel. No.: 253-6223

Tel. No.: 254-4593

8) Julian Jumalon Butterfly Sanctuary

9) Pres. Sergio Osmeña Memorabilia & Tel. No.: 253-6519

Telefax No.: 253-

Tel. No.: 253-6337

12) University of San Carlos Biology

13) University of San Carlos (Main)

14) University of Southern Philippines Tel. No.: 232-5932

Trade and Industry

Cebu City’s economic structure is more dependent on the service sector. It

Data Value Unit

As of the third quarter of 2005, Cebu City’s bank resources 1

Economic Sector / Sub-sector Unit

Data Number Rate

The dominant agricultural activity of Cebu City centers on the production of