SOCIO ECONOMIC PROFILE OF PADRE GARCIA , BATANGAS

Batangas

Batangas is a province of the Philippines of the first class located on

the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. It is bounded to
the north by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna, and to the east by Quezon.
Its capital is Batangas City. The island of Mindoro is located to the south of
the Verde Island Passages, while the South China Sea is located to the west.
Batangas is frequently referred to poetically by its ancient name, Kumintang.
Batangas is one of the most frequented tourist spots in the vicinity of
Metro Manila. The province boasts numerous beaches and is renowned for its
great diving places, notably Anilao in Mabini, Sombrero Island in Tingloy, and
Ligpo Island in Bauan, sometimes referred to as Anilao. Matabungkay in Lian,
Punta Fuego in Nasugbu, Calatagan and Laiya in San Juan.
After Metro Manila, Batangas boasts the second largest international
seaport in the Philippines. As a result of the city's designation as an industrial
growth center in the region and as the focal point of the CALABARZON
program, the number of businesses in the city's Central Business District
(CBD) and the number of companies operating in the province's industrial
parks have increased.
Batangas is a premier province in the Philippines that specializes in
food manufacturing and interior design. As of 2015, the region is home to
about 160 economic zones and industrial parks. The majority of these
economic zones concentrate in outsourcing business processes, technology,
tourism, and the production of various goods.
Agriculture is the main economic activity in Batangas. The major crops
produced by the province are palay, sugarcane, coconut, and coffee. The
province is also the major supplier of cattle to Metro Manila.

Top Commodities based on Production Value

Production Value (php)
Sugarcane 49.67 billion
Livestock 36.95 billion

Table 4. Top Commodities based on Production Value

Mango 896.44 million
Rice (palay) 692.56 million
Vegestables 477.56 million
Coconut 375.35 million
Corn 209.22 million

Padre Garcia

Padre Garcia is a landlocked municipality in the coastal province of

Batangas. The municipality makes up 1.33% of Batangas' overall size with a
land area of 41.51 square kilometers (16.03 square miles). 51,853 people
were living there as of the 2020 Census. This amounted to 1.78% of Batangas
province's whole population or 0.32% of the entire CALABARZON region's
population. These numbers are used to calculate the population density,
which is 1,249 people per square kilometer or 3,235 people per square mile.
Padre Garcia's original name was Lumang Bayan, since it was formerly
the capital of the nearby town of Rosario. Padre Vicente Garcia, a resident of
Barangay Maugat, was one of the town's most illustrious sons, hence the
origin of the name. He was one of the early defenders of Noli Me Tangere by
Jose Rizal. During the period when they were fighting for Philippine
independence from Spain, he and Rizal were buddies.
 It is bordered by Lipa City to the north and northwest, San Antonio,
Quezon to the east, and Rosario to the south and southwest.
History
Padre Garcia, formerly known as Lumang Bayan, was the center of
administration of the Municipality of Rosario, Batangas throughout the middle
of the 18th century, until the former town was burned during the Philippine-
American war of 1902. Lumang Bayan was the location of the Parish of Sto.
Rosario in 1776, which served as a place of sanctuary for the residents of the
Lobo, Batangas coastal town from pirate attacks. Since its destruction and
abandonment, the capital has been relocated to the current city of Rosario. In
1928, the parish of Sto. Rosario was re-administered by the oblates of St.
Joseph, but it was destroyed once more during World War II. Along with its
rehabilitation and designation as Most Holy Rosary Parish in 1949. Executive
Order No. 279 established Padre Garcia as an independent municipality.

Cattle Trading Capital of the Philippines

In 1952, three years after the town's creation, local authorities initiated
the foundation of the Padre Garcia community's claim to genius and industry
to this day. In anticipation of the need to bolster the town's coffers, the first
elected mayor Jose A. Pesigan, vice mayor Rustico K. Recto, and councillors
Narciso Calingasan, Ciriaco Bolilia, Lucas Recinto, Jose Katigbak, Anastacio
Dimaculangan, and Amado Bacordo established the cattle market or "
bakahan". The uncertainties and hardship of the community serve as fuel for
their determination.
As pioneering enterprises, they were confronted with almost impossible
challenges, the largest of which was the well-established livestock market of
neighboring Rosario. Padre Garcia, then known as LumangBayan or Sambat,
was a part of Rosario, a city that is approximately four and a half times larger.
The first cattle market was held in what is now the Municipal Gym or Plaza
adjacent to the Park, which was formerly the Municipal Hall.
The cattle market day has traditionally been held on Fridays; its origins
can be traced back to post-war 1945 as the Lumang Bayan market day, which
was then rescheduled to coincide with that of Rosario's, not to compete with
but to capture any stray livestock tradings from the latter. A twenty-year-long
competition was sparked by the initial few months of poor operations, which
led to marketing strategies that the leadership of neighboring Rosario
interpreted as a threat to its pre-war cattle market.
The Municipality aims to become a globally competitive agro-tourism
and agro-industrial municipality with efficient and effective governance,
values-oriented and empowered citizenry living in an ecologically balances,
secured and safe community.

Mobility and Circulation Network

Throughout the municipality, there are 45 bridges constructed that connects
different barangays and areas to one another. The national road spans at
12.3 kms in the municipality. On the other hand, provincial roads span at 19.9
kms while the municipal road is at 3 km. with 53.66 kms, the barangay road
spans the longest. These roads are the main access through the borders of
Padre Garcia and a way going to Lipa City,

Transport
The municipality has 11 tricycle terminals all throughout the main market.
These terminals are for reaching the barangays from Poblacion.
Although transport facilities are very limited, many transportation vehicles
pass through Poblacion like Jeepneys and Buses. Jeepney routes are very
convenient through the area. Lipa- Tiaong routes pass through Poblacion,
which provides transport for people going to Quezon. Rosario and San Juan,
Batangas is also very accessible through the national road as Lipa – San
Juan route jepneeys also pass through the heart of the municipality. Due to
the recent typhoon, Lucena-Batangas City Supreme line buses travels
through Poblacion making it a more convenient ride from Padre Garcia going
to Batangas City and Lucena, Quezon.
Utilities
Water supply all throughout the municipality is provided by different
waterworks of different barangays. The Padre Garcia Municipal Waterworks
supplies most of the household with 2847 number of households. All other
waterworks are banaba rural, BAwi Rural, Castillio Manggas, Pansol, Payapa,
Quilo-Quilo, San Miguel, San Felipe and Tangob. Meanwhile 917 households
get their water supply through deep wells and 6 households on spring.
Electrical power is provided by Batelec 2 Electrical Company. 11,363
residential connections were provided with electricity. 93% of the households
have access to electric power.
Cell sites present on the Municipality are Globe telecom with a total of 3 and
smart Communications Inc. with a total of 2 cell towers. Other internet service
providers include Pldt homes, converge and GTSi Internet Services.
Infrastructure
A total of 54 educational facilities are present within the area. 8 Schools are
for secondary education, 22 for elementary educations and 24 are day care
centers. Most of the barangays have their own elementary education facilities.
Private institutions exists in the proximity as well, Specifically Holy Trinity
School, Holy Family Academy, Magnum opus School and Touching Minds
Learning center which provides not only elementary education but also
secondary and senior high school education.
1 Regional health unit and 17 Health Facilities also exists throughout the area.
Other facilities present in the municipality are the local market, cemeteries
and the Premiere Livestock Auction Market which is located in Poblacion,
Padre Garcia, Batangas.
Padre Garcia is a landlocked municipality in the coastal province of Batangas.

The municipality has a land area of 41.51 square kilometers or 16.03 square
miles which constitutes 1.33% of Batangas's total area. Its population as
determined by the 2020 Census was 51,853. This represented 1.78% of the
total population of Batangas province, or 0.32% of the overall population of
the CALABARZON region. Based on these figures, the population density is
computed at 1,249 inhabitants per square kilometer or 3,235 inhabitants per
square mile.
Demographics

Households
The household population of Padre Garcia in the 2015 Census was 48,297
broken down into 11,109 households or an average of 4.35 members per
household.

Economy
The annual regular revenue of Padre Garcia for the fiscal year of 2016 was
₱141,589,666.14.
Vision
Padre Garcia, Batangas as the Premiere Livestock Auction market in the
Philippines and in the Asia Pacific Region governed by committed,
responsible and transparent leaders working harmoniously with their
empowered, God-loving, disciplined citizenry, enjoying progressive and
dynamic growth in an ecologically sustainable, climate change resilient and
well-built environment.

Mission
To enhance local economy by providing conducive environment for livelihood
and commercial development while sustaining agricultural production and
process with effective and efficient basic services, including improved facilities,
through transparent, participative and good governance.
Padre Garcia Livestock Auction Market

The Padre Garcia Livestock Auction Market is the home of the Cattle Trading
Capital of the Philippines.

The place bustles especially on Friday mornings as livestock (mostly cattle,

but also carabao, horses, pigs, and goats) are auctioned alongside stalls that
sell farm implements.

The market started catering to animal traders from Pangasinan, Masbate,

Marinduque, and the Bicol region in the 1950s.

Padre Garcia’s livestock market has been in operation for almost 70 years
and is now regarded as a major economic contributor, bringing in nearly 12
million pesos per year.
Their livestock auction market transaction is handled through agreed-upon
prices between seller and buyer rather than through bidding.

Mata-Mata

Weighing of cattles and other livestock is not the most practical method since
the sheer volume of daily transactions are overwhelming.

The locals practice mata-mata (approximation) for faster negotiations. On the

other hand, Other buyers and sellers in the auction market may use different
trade approaches in selling and buying livestock.

The Padre Garcia Live Auction Market welcomes livestock agriculture traders
from anywhere in the Philippines.