SLUM AREAS IN PUERTO

PRINCESA
HOUSING 1

ALCANTARA, Earl Julius

FERNANDO, Khea Micole May
GAYONGAN, Zyrah
REQUIREMENTS:

1. IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT SLUM

AREAS IN PUERTO PRNCESA
2. BE ABLE TO PRESENT PICTURE OR
ACTUAL SCENARIOS OF THE SLUM
AREAS
3. BE ABLE TO PRESENT BASIC
INFORMATION ABOUT THESE
PLACES.
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY IS BORDERED BY A BAY FROM THE NORTHWEST
TO THE SOUTH. THUS, THE LARGE COAST OF THE BAY ADJACENT TO THE
TOWN BECAME THE PERFECT PLACE FOR THE MIGRATING POPULATION
TO SQUAT.

THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY CULMINATED IN THE INVASION

OF SETTLERS IN PUERTO PRINCESA BAY THAT INCREASES THE NUMBER
OF SLUMP AREAS ALONG THE COAST. 74%, OR 49 OF ITS 66 BARANGAYS,
ARE SITUATED ON THE COASTAL FRINGES AND ARE HOME TO
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIVELIHOODS ARE VITAL TO THE SEA.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE COASTAL SLUMP AREAS IN THE CITY.

ABANICO COASTAL ROAD AREA, BGY. SAN PEDRO
 ABANICO AREA, BGY. SAN PEDRO

LOCATION: BGY. SAN PEDRO

TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 22,089 AS OF 2015. DENOTES A
POSITIVE GROWTH RATE OF 1.48%
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 4, 102
AREA: ABANICO COASTAL ROAD IS A FLOOD PRONE AREA DUE TO IT’S
LOCATION
LIVELIHOOD: FISHING, SELLING, MANPOWER
BGY. BANCAO-BANCAO
 BGY. BANCAO-BANCAO

LOCATION: BGY. BANCAO-BANCAO

TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 13,612 AS OF 2015 CENSUS. THIS
REPRESENTED 5.34% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF PUERTO PRINCESA.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 2,416
AREA: A PORTION OF THIS BARANGAY IS A FLOOD PRONE AREA DUE TO
IT’S COASTAL LOCATION BUT HAS EASY ACCESS TO THE CENTER OF THE
CITY
LIVELIHOOD: FISHING, SELLING, MANPOWER
NEW BUNCAG/OLD BUNCAG, BGY. MANDARAGAT
 NEW BUNCAG/OLD BUNCAG, BGY. MANDARAGAT

LOCATION: BGY. MANDARAGAT

TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 9,210 AS OF 2015 . THIS
REPRESENTED 3.61% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF PUERTO PRINCESA.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 1,989
AREA: A PORTION OF THIS BARANGAY IS A FLOOD PRONE AREA DUE TO
IT’S COASTAL LOCATION BUT HAS EASY ACCESS TO THE CENTER OF
THE CITY
LIVELIHOOD: FISHING, FARMING, SMALL BUSINESSES, MAN POWER
CHINESE-MUSLIM ROAD, BGY. MAUNLAD
 CHINESE-MUSLIM ROAD, BGY. MAUNLAD

LOCATION: BGY. MAUNLAD

TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 3,865 AS OF 2015
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 982
AREA: A PORTION OF THIS BARANGAY IS A FLOOD PRONE AREA DUE TO IT’S
COASTAL LOCATION BUT HAS EASY ACCESS TO THE CENTER OF THE CITY
LIVELIHOOD: FISHING, FARMING, SMALL BUSINESSES, MAN POWER
HARTMAN ROAD, BGY. SAN PEDRO
 HARTMAN ROAD, BGY. SAN PEDRO

LOCATION: BGY. SAN PEDRO

TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 22,089 IN 2015. DENOTES A POSITIVE GROWTH
RATE OF 1.48%
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 4, 102
AREA: CONGESTED AND A PORTION OF THIS BARANGAY IS A FLOOD PRONE
AREA DUE TO IT’S COASTAL LOCATION BUT HAS EASY ACCESS TO THE CENTER
OF THE CITY
LIVELIHOOD: FISHING, SELLING, SMALL BUSINESSES, MAN POWER
HONDA BAY SERVICE ROAD, BGY. STA LOURDES
HONDA BAY SERVICE ROAD, STA. LOURDES

LOCATION: BGY. STA. LOURDES

TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 5,171 AS OF 2015
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 1,020
AREA: COASTAL
LIVELIHOOD: FISHING, SELLING, ACCESS IN TOURISM
REYNOSO ROAD, BGY, MASIGLA
 REYNOSO ROAD, BGY, MASIGLA

LOCATION: BGY. MASIGLA

TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 609 AS OF 2015
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 134
AREA: CONGESTED, COASTAL AREA BUT HAS EASY ACCESS TO THE CITY.
LIVELIHOOD: FISHING, SELLING
SEAPLANE, PORT AREA, BGY. LIWANAG
 SEAPLANE, PORT AREA, BGY. LIWANAG

LOCATION: BGY. LIWANAG (LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST PERIMETER OF THE

CITY)
TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 1,202 AS OF 2015
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 228
AREA: CONGESTED, COASTAL AREA BUT HAS EASY ACCESS TO THE CITY.
LIVELIHOOD: FISHING, SELLING
APLAYA AREA, BGY. TAGBUROS
 APLAYA AREA, BGY. TAGBUROS
LOCATION: BGY. TAGBUROS
TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 7,045 AS OF 2015
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 4429
COMMUNITY: MOSTLY RESIDING IN THE AREA ARE BADJAOS
AREA: CONGESTED, NO PROPER WASTE SEGRAGATION SYSTEM, AND A PORTION
OF THIS BARANGAY IS A FLOOD PRONE AREA DUE TO IT’S COASTAL LOCATION.
LIVELIHOOD: FISHING, SELLING
HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALSO SLUM AREAS IN PUERTO PRINCESA CITY
THAT WERE LOCATED IN A HEAVILY-TRAVELLED ROADS AND BY ROAD
CORNERS AND INTERSECTIONS. A COMMON CHARACTERISTIC OF SLUMS
IN THESE CASES ARE THEIR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO COMMERCIAL HUBS
OF DUE TO THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. MATERIALS USED TO
BUILD HOUSING UNITS WITHIN SLUMS CAN RANGE FROM WOOD,
BAMBOO, STEEL, AND CONCRETE BLOCKS.

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE.
PSU HEIGHTS, BGY. TINIGUIBAN
 PSU HEIGHTS, BGY. TINIGUIBAN

LOCATION: BGY. TINIGUIBAN

TOTAL BARANGAY POPULATION: 12,285 AS OF 2015
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD: 3,890
AREA: NOT A COASTAL COMMUNITY BUT AND A PORTION OF THIS BARANGAY IS
A FLOOD PRONE AREA, HAS AN EASY ACCESS TO THE CITY
LIVELIHOOD: SELLING, GARDENING, SMALL BUSINESSES