Municipality of San Pablo

Updated
COMPREHENSIVE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2019 - 2024
Table of Contents Page No
Chapter 1: General Introduction 7
1.1. Executive Summary 8
1.2 Local Planning Organization 9
1.3. Plan Components 10
1.3.1. Updated LGU Mandate 10
1.3.2. Updated Ecological Profile 11
1.3.3. Updated Sectoral Plans - Social, Economic, Infrastructure, 12
Environmental Management, Institutional Development
Chapter 2: The CDP Formulation Process and Methodology 14
2.1. Key Planning Approaches 15
2.2. Preparatory Stage 16
2.3. Vision and Plan Review 17
2.4. Ecological Profiling and PPA Formulation 18
Chapter 3: Municipal Vision and Development Goals 20
3.1.The Municipality of San Pablo’s Vision 22
3.2. Outward-looking Vision: San Pablo’s Role Beyond its Municipal 23
Borders
3.2.1. A Key Supplier of Agri - Fishery produce in the Province 23
3.2.2. A Major Ecotourism Destination in the Province 24
3.3. Inward-looking Vision: San Pablo as a Desirable Human 27
Settlement
3.3.1. Desired Qualities of the Citizenry 27
3.3.2. Desired Characteristics of its Local Economy 28
3.3.3. Desired Quality of the Environment 29
3.3.4. Desired Characteristics of the Built Environment 31
3.3.5. Desired Qualities of Local Governance 32
3.4. Alignment with Higher Plans 33
3.4.1. Alignment with United Nations SDG 2030 33
3.4.2. Alignment with Ambisyon 2040 35
3.4.3. Alignment with PDP 2022 37

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 3.4.4. Alignment with Regional and Provincial Development 38
Thrusts
Chapter 4: Municipal Profile 39
4.1. History 40
4.2. Geophysical Characteristics 42
4.2.1. Location and Accessibility 42
4.2.2. Topography and Land Area 43
4.2.3. Climate Patterns 45
4.2.4. Hydrogeologic Data and Natural Drainage 46
4.2.5. Land Use 47
4.3. Population and Demographics 52
4.3.1. Population Growth 52
4.3.2. Population Distribution 54
4.3.3. Population Density 57
4.4. Social Services Profile 60
4.4.1. Education 60
4.4.2. Health 63
4.4.3. Housing 67
4.4.4. Social Welfare 70
4.4.5. Public Order and Safety 71
4.5. Local Economy 72
4.5.1. Trade and Commerce 72
4.5.2. Agriculture 73
4.5.4. Tourism 74
4.6. Environment & Natural Resources 78
4.6.1. Solid Waste 78
4.6.2. Water Resource 78
4.6.3. Forest and Land Resources 79
4.6.4. Coastal Resources 79
4.7. Infrastructure & Utilities 81
4.7.1. Water 81
4.7.2. Power 82

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 4.7.3. Transport 82
4.7.4. Communication 89
4.8. Institutional Sector 90
4.8.1. Fiscal Management 90
4.9. Climate Disaster & Risk Profile 91
Chapter 5: Development Challenges and Opportunities 99
5.1. Cross Sectoral Challenges 100
5.1.1. Rapid Local Migration and Urbanization 100
5.1.2. Persistent Poverty Incidence 101
5.2. Social Development Challenges 101
5.2.1. Education 102
5.2.2. Health 103
5.2.3. Social Welfare 105
5.2.4 Housing 107
5.2.5. Public Order and Safety 108
5.2.6. Other Social Concerns 109
5.3. Economic Development Challenges 110
5.3.1 Local Economic Enterprise (Entrepreneurship, Business and 110
Industry)
5.3.2 Agriculture and Fishery 111
5.3.3 Eco-Tourism 112
5.4. Environmental Challenges 114
5.4.1 Disaster Risk Reduction 114
5.4.2 Solid Waste Management 116
5.5. Infrastructure Challenges 117
5.5.1 Service Utilities 119
5.5.2 Communication 119
5.5.3 Transportation 120
5.5.4 Establishments 120
5.6. Institutional Development 121
5.6.1 Local Legislation 121

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 5.6.2 Revenue Generation / Resource Allocation and Utilization 122
(Fiscal Management)
5.6.3 Human Resource Development and Management 123
(Organization and Management)
Chapter 6: Vision - Reality Gap 124
6.1. Vision Reality Gaps in Desired Roles 126
6.1.1. As a key supplier of Agri Fishery Produce in the Province 126
6.1.2. A Major Ecotourism Destination In The Province 126
6.2. Vision - Reality Gaps in Sectoral Characters 127
6.2.1. Gaps in the Desired Qualities of Population 127
Chapter 7: Social Development Plan 129
7.1 Education 132
7.2 Health and Nutrition 142
7.3 Public Order and Safety 148
7.4 Social Welfare 152
7.5 Other Social Concerns 162
Chapter 8:Economic Development Plan 164
8.1 Agriculture and Fishery 166
8.2 Entrepreneurship, Business and Industry 170
8.3 Ecotourism 174
Chapter 9. Environmental Management Plan 180
9.1. Environmental Management 183
9.2. Disaster Risk Reduction And Management 185
Chapter 10. Infrastructure and Physical Development Plan and 209
Municipal Land Use Development Plan
10.1. Infrastructure & Physical Development Plan 210
Chapter 11. Institutional Development Plan 216
11.1 Local Legislation 218
11.2 Revenue Generation 220
11.3 Human Resource Management 221
Chapter 12. Local Development Implementation Plan 222

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 MESSAGE FROM THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR

The Comprehensive Development Plan

(CDP) of the Municipal Government of San Pablo,
Zamboanga Del Sur (Municipality of San Pablo) is
the primary guide reflecting the multi-year direction
required to fulfill its mandate in accordance with
Section 6 of Republic Act 7160 (RA 7160) more
commonly known as the Local Government Code of
1991.

Municipality of San Pablo frames this CDP specifically with a lens to articulate
the development thrusts of the municipality which embodies the shared vision,
goals and objectives, priority programs and activities of the municipal constituents.

Following the Rationalized Planning System (RPS) prescribed by the

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), this CDP complies with
the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991 with regards to people-driven
and multi-stakeholder approaches of plan formulation and policy harmonization
involving different promulgations put forward by various national agencies.

This plan is the result of a painstaking process and intense collaboration

amongst the many internal and external development stakeholders in the
municipality. This intentional procedural thoroughness is aimed at extracting and
constructing the common vision mirroring the general welfare of the people of
Municipality San Pablo. Let me acknowledge with deep gratitude the hardwork and
commitment exhibited by the Technical Working Group (TWG), Municipal
Development Council Committees, Barangay officials, People’s Organizations (POs)
and key Municipality of San Pablo personnel whose brilliant ideas and passion for
development are embodied in each and every word of this plan. Special
appreciation is accorded to Prof. Paul Omar Gangoso and his team from the
Southeast Asia Institute of Public Management for sharing their expertise and
wisdom in the field of local government planning.

I call upon the people of Municipality of San Pablo to support and push the
CDP’s implementation forward towards building the San Pablo we all dream of.

HON. MAYOR DANILO A. TAUCAN

Municipal Mayor

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 Chapter 1:
General Introduction

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1.1. Executive Summary

The Municipal Local Government of San Pablo embraced the challenge of

revising its CDP, 3-Year Local Development Investment Plan (LDIP), and
Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). This plan is updated as of 2020.

Municipality of San Pablo has always adhered to and is guided by the

provisions of RA 7160. Municipal planning is implemented in light of the RPS
developed and promulgated by the DILG. The RPS is a set of systems and
procedures that serves as the key methodological framework for this plan.

This undertaking responds to the requirement of incorporating Climate

Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) into the CDP. In addition, the activity will enable
the new set of local officials to push towards the realization of identified long term
changes geared to catapult the municipality to become more developed and
vibrant.

The formulation of the CDP is the responsibility of the Local Development

Council (LDC) as provided for under Section 20, 106, 109 and 458 of RA 7160. Said
plan serves as the basis for the development of the LDIP, Annual Development Plans
and Annual Investment Plans.

Municipality of San Pablo engaged the services of Prof. Paul Omar P.

Gangoso of the Southeast Asian Institute of Public Management, Incorporated as a
consultant to assist in refining the CDP and guide the planning team in developing
the CDP.

This CDP resulted from countless hours of painstaking effort of the

Municipality of San Pablo, particularly the local planning office.

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 The limiting factor encountered by the planners is the fact that the CLUP,
which is a major resource for the CDP in terms of spatial data from zoning policies,
is still in the process of being updated in light of recent policy developments.

1.2 Local Planning Organization

The Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO) plays a central role
in the development of this plan as they act as the Secretariat of the Municipal
Planning and Development Council (MPDC) which is mandated by law to formulate
the CDP. The MPDC ensures that the procedural requirements of CDP formulation
are followed and that key offices and personnel involved in the entire planning
process harmoniously work together.

On the other hand, the Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council) takes charge
of the actual development of the key elements of the CDP, taking into account the
consolidated and verified information herein incorporated. Said information is both
quantitative and qualitative data gathered from the field, local special bodies,
National Government Agencies (NGAs), and LGU offices including inputs from other
pertinent internal and external municipal stakeholders such as non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), people’s organizations (POs), barangay level LGUs, etcetera.

Sectoral committees are formed to help identify key sectoral issues and their
respective solutions. Membership in these committees are flexible. Members are
invited on a needs - basis and as fluid as possible to cater any and all persons and
organizations who have specific interest or concern. RA 7160 and its Implementing
Rules and Regulations provide the legal basis for this. These sectoral committees
are tasked with the following:
● Provide the LDC with data and information essential to the formulation of
plans, programs and activities;

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 ● Define sectoral and functional objectives, set targets, and identify programs,
projects and activities for the particular sector or function;
● Collate and analyze information and statistics and conduct related studies;
● Conduct public hearings on vital issues affecting the sector or function;
● Provide the LDC with data and information essential to the formulation of
plans, programs and activities;
● Define sectoral and functional objectives, set targets, and identify programs,
projects and activities for the particular sector or function;
● Collate and analyze information and statistics and conduct related studies;
● Conduct public hearings on vital issues affecting the sector or function;
● Coordinate planning, programming and implementation of programs,
projects and activities within each sector;
● Monitor and evaluate programs and projects; and
● Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the LDC.

1.3. Plan Components

The CDP formulation of Municipality of San Pablo is aimed at producing the
following mandated components:

1. Updated Mandate (Vision- Mission- Goals);

2. Updated Ecological Profile;
3. Updated Sectoral Plans- Social, Economic, Infrastructure, Environmental
Management, Institutional Development; and
4. Local Development Investment Plan (LDIP).

1.3.1. Updated LGU Mandate

The Vision, Mission and Sectoral Goals of Municipality of San Pablo is revised
by analyzing the results of the previous CDP vis a vis current objective conditions
and in light of future thrusts. It also incorporates new paradigms in LGU visioning.

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 The revised version is a fusion of the past, current and future realities
capturing what the people of San Pablo seek to achieve and how they want to build
their community for the generations ahead.

1.3.2. Updated Ecological Profile

Planning is a rational act that seeks to reduce the uncertainties of the future
by relying on information, its analysis and interpretation, as the basis for policy and
action. The quality of the plan is therefore influenced by the type and nature of
information available for use by planners and decision-makers.

Generating the data that goes into the Ecological Profile (EP) is the first step
in characterizing the planning area - whether it is a province, city, municipality,
barangay or any other geographical or political territory.

This CDP presents a brief, concise and merged socio-economic and

biophysical profile of Municipality of San Pablo mirroring the latest data available.
Information is presented in an easy-to-comprehend and visually compelling way for
ease of use to a wide range of readers- researchers, policymakers, media and
general population.

This part is for general reference purposes only and does not exclusively and
entirely dictate how the specific programs, projects and activities are determined,
albeit the information is as comprehensive as possible to draw an entirely factual
profile of the municipality where key sectoral issues and plans are drawn upon.

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1.3.3. Updated Sectoral Plans - Social, Economic, Infrastructure,
Environmental Management, Institutional Development

The CDP provides a well-structured presentation of the five mandatory

Sectoral Plans.

The Social Development Plan (SDP), also referred to as “neighborhood

planning” focuses on enhancing the quality of life for all members of the
community. It helps provide a direction for future decisions addressing specific
sectoral problems in the key development areas identified by the community
members themselves. The SDP delivers a detailed analysis of facts and figures
concerning the conditions of education, health, social services, housing, general
welfare, gender and social justice issues, among others.

The Economic Development Plan (EDP) assists in the realization of the

community’s economic vision. It equips both the public and private sectors to
understand the economic priorities of the community by providing detailed
information pertaining to the local economy- its challenges, problems, opportunities
and prospects for development. EDP also tackles concerns related to local
revenues, private capital and supply-chain sustainability and resiliency issues. Key
economic sub-sector players like Agriculture and Trade are given significant
attention along with emerging sectors like Tourism and Fisheries.

Insufficient infrastructure has been a major constraint to economic growth

and poverty reduction. The Physical / Infrastructure Development Plan (P/IDP)
focuses on creating a realistic road map directing the expansion and improvement
of the necessary urban and rural infrastructure services, including required zonal
development plans, that will serve all stakeholders and spur development.

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 The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is an environmental
management tool used to ensure that undue or reasonably avoidable adverse
impacts of the construction, operation and decommissioning of projects are
prevented and that positive benefits of the projects are enhanced. It provides an
outline of problems pertaining to environmental issues, forecasts of the impacts of
development activities to the environment and their solutions.

The Institutional Development Plan (IDP) component of the CDP consolidates

the human resource and institutional challenges of the Local Government. It
attempts to draw a practical and responsive set of solutions to skills and knowledge
gaps of LGU personnel, policy gaps, technology gaps, and frontline service
efficiency gaps.

The Local Development and Investment Plan (LDIP) is a term-specific detailed

discourse of programs, projects, and activities the current administration gives
priority to. The LDIP incorporates both public and private spending patterns of
priority LGU projects based on the sectoral plans of the CDP.

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 Chapter 2:
The CDP
Formulation
Process and
Methodology

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 The Municipal Local Government of San Pablo implemented a tedious,
scientific, and participatory process in developing this CDP. The entire population of
the municipality, stakeholders both from the private and public sectors, were
actively engaged in every step of data collection, consolidation, and analysis.

Activities leading to the drafting of this plan are consistent with the policies
of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and other government
instrumentalities pertaining to the Development Plan formulation.

2.1. Key Planning Approaches

In light of several schools of thought pertaining to planning, Municipality of

San Pablo embraced a multidisciplinary approach consistent with the prescriptions
provided by RA 7160, other relevant DILG issuances and internationally accepted
methodologies to formulate its CDP.

Municipality of San Pablo applied the key principles of Consultation,

Participation, and Inclusiveness throughout the planning process:

The purpose of a Consultation is to hear out the constituent's needs and

help identify a plan of action for solving their problems and accomplishing their
goals. It is key to ensuring that all municipal stakeholders are given an opportunity
to voice out their concerns and provide inputs to significant development issues. To
this end, the municipal Planning Team organized several activities providing
windows of opportunity for stakeholders to voice out their concerns and
suggestions. Key activities include informal and informal consultation sessions with
LGU Department Heads as well as Barangay LGU Officials aimed at soliciting views
and concerns from the constituents. Barangay officials participated in the crafting of
Programs, Projects and Activities (PPAs) based on their own priority programs. In this
manner, the Municipality of San Pablo Local Chief Executive (LCE) ensured that the
thrusts of the municipality mirrored what the people wanted.

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 Participation means the involvement of intended beneficiaries in the
planning, design, implementation and subsequent maintenance of the
development intervention. It means that people are mobilized, manage resources
and make decisions that affect their lives.1 Many of this plan’s data are gathered
using participatory tools in Participatory Rural Appraisal, Rapid Resource Appraisal
and Communication for Social Change approaches. Participatory methods and tools
are extensively used in the collection, analysis and interpretation of both
quantitative and qualitative data. SWOT analysis, problem tree and fish bone matrix,
transect walks, and focus-group discussions are used in many ways. Overlapping
and complementary data are analyzed and integrated into usable visual and
baseline information.

An inclusive development approach ensures that all people are included and
can participate fully in and benefit from development efforts. A growing body of
evidence demonstrates that an inclusive development approach leads to better
development outcomes. Rights-Based (RBA) and Theory of Change approaches
were utilized in the activities particularly in policy review and formulation workshops
to ensure Inclusiveness.

2.2. Preparatory Stage

In 2019, the Municipal Planning and Development Office conducted a series

of activities that eventually led to the formal formulation of this plan. An Executive

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Price S, Mylius B (1991) ‘Social Analysis and Community Participation.’

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Order creating the Technical Working Group (TWG) was issued. The Technical
Working Group was responsible for the review of existing data and the formulation
of new development thrusts.

2.3. Vision and Plan Review

The CDP of the Municipality of San Pablo for the years 2016-2019 was
reviewed. The review utilized the four-step approach:
1. Inventory of existing local plans
2. Vision-Reality Gap Analysis
3. Plan Harmonization
4. Identification of Existing and Proposed Programs, Projects and Activities

The MPDO led the Inventory of existing plans, taking into account new
challenges in the political landscape and the parallel effort of developing all other
mandated plans of the LGU. The primary purpose of this intervention is to identify
which among the plans are still relevant and may be mainstreamed, interfaced or
integrated into the new and updated medium term plan.

A Vision - Reality Gap Analysis was conducted through a participatory

workshop facilitated by experts from the DILG. Members of the TWG participated
in the workshop. The conduct of this workshop aims to determine how large the
difference is between the vision or ideal state of the LGU and the existing situation
or how near the current situation in the municipality is to the vision as defined by
the constituents and the LGU. The session is a crucial step in the effective
formulation of a new medium term plan to guide the LGU.

The outputs of the Vision - Reality Gap Analysis serve as the main framework
for the formulation of a more comprehensive and responsive plan that will address

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the striking realities of the time. It also serves as the jump-off point for the
identification of CDRA - based profiles.

2.4. Ecological Profiling and PPA Formulation

Ecological Profiling and the Structuring of the PPAs immediately follows the
completion of the Vision-Reality Gap sessions. “An Ecological Profile (EP) is the
more comprehensive replacement of the usual. socio-economic profile which gives
equal coverage to the physical, biological, socioeconomic, cultural and built
environments…”2

Ecological profiling course through a linear and systematic data collection

approach that involves using the Local Development Indicator System (LDIS) and
raPIDS, and review of verified sectoral baseline data. The structured list of PPA’s is
developed through the review of the outputs of the Vision - Reality Gap Analysis
and the ELA which have been developed ahead of the CDP.

A crucial aspect of Ecological Profiling is the review and mainstreaming of

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) issues and plans in accordance with the guidelines
issued by Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) in Climate Disaster Risk
Assessment (CDRA) integration into the CDP.

CDRA is “the process of studying risks and vulnerabilities of exposed

elements — people, urban areas, agriculture, forestry, and fishery production areas,
critical point facilities, and lifeline infrastructure associated with natural hazards and
climate change”. 3

2
https://www.dilg.gov.ph/PDF_File/reports_resources/DILG-Reports-2011718-491fe6b178.pdf
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HLURB, CCC, UNDP, & Australian Government.

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 DILG Memorandum Circular 2015-77 stipulates that the CDRA framework
consists of six steps, accomplished by completing the following:
● Collect and organize climate change and hazard information;
● Scope the potential impacts of hazards and climate change;
● Develop the exposure database;
● Conduct a climate change vulnerability assessment;
● Conduct a disaster risk assessment; and
● Summarize findings.4

Municipality of San Pablo’s updated tourism sectoral issues and plans are
also taken into consideration in the development of the ecological profile and
identification of key PPAs. The CDP formulation teams ensured that the tourism
sector’s plans are well aligned with the broader development indicators of the CDP.
Plans of national Government Agencies (NGA’s) were also reviewed to ensure that
the municipality’s local plans are aligned. The Municipality of San Pablo made sure
that Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRR-CCA) data are
integrated in the profile and CDR lens is integrated in the vision. 5

https://www.apn-gcr.org/bulletin/article/enhancing-resilience-through-capacity-building-in-lccap-formulation-in-t
he-local-government-of-aurora-philippines/
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CDP+
https://niccdies.climate.gov.ph/files/documents/Guidelines%20for%20Mainstream%20DRR-CCA%20in%20the
%20CDP---.pdf

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 Chapter 3:
Municipal
Vision and
Development
Goals

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 The Vision Statement of Municipality of San Pablo, crafted within the
regional, national and international frameworks, clearly draws the picture of the
shared vision of development embraced by both its people and its government.
This vision gives the municipality direction and emphasizes the LGU’s overall
purpose.

This vision defines the priorities of the municipality and serves as a guide in
formulating PPAs and policies aimed at accomplishing the vision of the Municipality.
Municipality of San Pablo is cognizant of the fact that after crafting the vision comes
the challenge of articulating, passionately owning, and relentlessly driving the
dream into completion.

In attaining the Vision of Municipality of San Pablo, its translation into specific
actions and timelines across key development sectors, namely: economic, social,
infrastructure, environmental management, and agriculture, is crucial.

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 3.1.The
Municipality of
San Pablo’s
Vision

“San Pablo Is A Peaceful, Resilient and

Progressive Municipality that Harnesses
Its Agro-Fishery and Tourism Potentials
in A Clean and Green Environment
where People Enjoy a Better Quality of
Life under an Efficient, Transparent and
Accountable Local Governance.”

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3.2. Outward-looking Vision: San Pablo’s Role Beyond its
Municipal Borders

In view of its many assets and comparative advantages, Municipality of San

Pablo is poised to assume a major role in future developments beyond its borders.
A series of participatory planning workshops conducted in 2019 by the
duly-constituted Municipal Development Council came up with and identified the
following outward - looking vision:

● A key supplier of Agri - Fishery Produce in the Province

● A major ecotourism destination in the province

Municipality of San Pablo is seen to become a high Quality Community, a

desirable place with - a competitive economy; an efficient and unhampered flow of
goods and services with an improved road network; and, a safe and inspiring place
for domestic tourists to explore and enjoy.

3.2.1. A Key Supplier of Agri - Fishery produce in the Province

Municipality of San Pablo looks outward to become a key source of

Agriculture and Fishery produce in Zamboanga del Sur. With almost all of its
abundant resources still left untapped, the municipality ventures into the future
confident in its ability to optimize its competitive advantages relative to other local
economies in the province.

The municipality aims to systematically upgrade its support infrastructures

with the intention of improving the productivity of the agri - fishery sector. It also
seeks to bolster the supply - chain of its agricultural production and improve the
market reach of its local produce beyond its borders.

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 The local fishing industry will be given support to stimulate its production
values. Simultaneously, conditions for sustainable extraction of aquatic resources will
be established.

The local economy will be diversified with the intent of developing its
strength and fortifying its resiliency to withstand any eventual local or international
economic crisis. In addition, this strengthening via diversification prepares the local
economy to support rapid or unprecedented growth in population.

3.2.2. A Major Ecotourism Destination in the Province

Ecotourism is “a low-impact, environmentally-sound and

community-participatory tourism activity in a given natural environment that
enhances the conservation of biophysical and cultural diversity, promotes

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environmental understanding and education, and yields socioeconomic benefit to
the concerned community. “ 6

Given the fact that ecotourism stands as one of the most promising and
improving sectors of the economy of Municipality of San Pablo, the municipality is
faced with the challenge of sustaining and further increasing current revenue trends
from tourism activities whilst guarding the area’s carrying capacity and ensuring that
identified natural areas remain untouched by human activity so that biodiversity and
ecological processes continue undisturbed.

Municipality of San Pablo is confident that this can be achieved through

brand development, ecotourism governance, and tourism-related waste
management.

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Guidelines for Ecotourism for Development of the Philippines. Joint DENR-DOT Memorandum Circular No.
98-02. 29 June 1998.

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 Current tourism activities revolve around the LGU’s operation of the Rebi
Beach Resort with several potential spots still untapped to date. Ticala island, white
sand beaches, ecosystem sanctuaries, waterfalls and mountain treks are among
other potential tourism hotspots.

Municipality San Pablo may consider the

possibility of entering into Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP) targeted towards financing,
designing, implementing and operating tourism
infrastructure facilities and services. PPPs can be
broadly defined as a contractual agreement
between the LGU and a private firm that presents
monetary and non-monetary advantages for the
former while the latter gets a reasonable rate of
return on its investment. This will address the
limited funding resources for local infrastructure or
development projects of the Municipality of San
Pablo and allow it to allocate funds for other local
priorities.

Key tourism issues such as safety and security, internet connectivity,

marketability of products and services are among its top priority areas for program
and project development.

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3.3. Inward-looking Vision: San Pablo as a Desirable Human
Settlement

The people of the Municipality of San Pablo see their town as a High Quality
Community affording good life balance: work, family and leisure.

This vision translates to a picture of Municipality of San Pablo providing

townsfolk with various opportunities to attain a high quality of living characterized
by a more prosperous and resilient economy, a safer and more livable peri-urban
landscape that inspires a good sense of place and pride, and a well-served
constituency.

3.3.1. Desired Qualities of the Citizenry

In order to attain the state of being a High Quality

Community, Municipality of San Pablo needs to
empower the community by opening windows of
opportunity enabling people to increase control over
the factors and decisions that shape their lives. This
will eventually lead to an empowered, resilient and
God-fearing citizenry.

People in an empowered community are directly

involved in the affairs of the LGU particularly in policy
making processes. Thus, it is imperative for the
Municipality of San Pablo to engage its constituency in
dialogues and consultations. Participation of local
non-government organizations (NGOs), peoples
organizations (POs) and other stakeholder groups in
the planning, implementation, monitoring and

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evaluation of programs and projects of the LGU is ideal. All this translates into the
development of an empowered citizenry who understands the critical importance of
democratic participation towards the realization of the shared vision.

It is incumbent upon the Municipality of San Pablo to be more active and

assertive in increasing the resiliency of its citizens and transforming them to become
its reliable partners and enablers for sustainable development.

“One effective tool to realize sustainable

development is through education. It is vital to
cultivate in the minds of people, especially our
young ones, a sustainable lifestyle and resilient
character that will allow them to reach their full
potential while moderately using resources and
mitigating climate change.”7

A God-fearing citizenry is religious and behaves

according to the moral rules of their religion. The
people of San Pablo are peace-loving, honest,
reliable and caring, child-friendly, and law-abiding.
Children are nurtured with inputs of positive local
moral and cultural norms.

3.3.2. Desired Characteristics of its Local Economy

Municipality of San Pablo seeks to build a local economy that is competitive,

vibrant and diversified ensuring a livable environment and sustainable economic
growth for all.

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https://www.panaynews.net/developing-resilient-citizens/

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 The LGU strives to build a competitive local economy by creating a
business-friendly atmosphere in order to encourage a steady influx of investments
and continue the steady growth of local revenues. Consistent provision of stimulus
will be given to the agriculture sector value-chain though capital and technology
support. Local farm producers will be encouraged to expand their productivity
through the utilization of organic farming practices. In addition, the ecotourism
potential of the municipality shall be developed not just by improving its external
competitiveness but also by encouraging local competition and boosting private
investment.

The vibrancy of the local economy will be strengthened through the

implementation of programs and projects designed to stimulate development of
the domestic market. Infusion of several public and private investment driven
projects is seen to generate employment and local revenues that will produce
long-term economic benefits to the municipality. Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs) must be accorded a healthy space to set up and expand
operations within the municipality.

Diversification of the local economy shifts the municipality away from

supporting a single income source toward multiple sources from a growing range of
sectors and markets. This approach has been traditionally applied as a strategy to
encourage positive economic growth and development. By dispensing equal
attention to several areas of the local economy, Municipality of San Pablo will be
able to build economic stability and resiliency. Opportunities in agriculture, fishery
and tourism must be seized and transformed into actual economic development
gains through massive micro infrastructure and capacity-building
interventions.

3.3.3. Desired Quality of the Environment

A clean and green environment implies absence of pollution and

a better quality of life. Green on the other hand has a direct link

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to promoting good health. Literally a green environment means abundance of trees
and greenery. Trees are instrumental in purifying air by absorbing the dangerous
gases and giving out Oxygen. Said environment is conducive to rural and peri-urban
living and is beneficial to both local residents and visitors. In order to determine
success in achieving this goal, specific indicators were set to measure performance
in various areas of concern.

Municipality of San Pablo is CLEAN when it is able to implement and

maintain a solid waste management system in accordance with standards prescribed
by law. The following must exist in the municipality:

● Garbage-free surroundings;
● Significant reduction in generated waste ;
● Improved practices of waste management at the household levels;
● Ambient Air Quality is achieved and maintained at levels within legal
standards;
● A new dumpsite with facilities and machineries compliant with relevant
environmental laws; and
● Functional Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs).

Municipality of San Pablo is GREEN when it is able to significantly increase its

existing forest cover. The municipality should be able to
adopt an aggressive plan of action advocating
tree-planting and rain-forestation. Barangays must
construct accessible and environment-friendly parks that
contribute to keeping the entire municipality green. The
people of San Pablo should actively engage in the
protection, care, preservation and conservation of its
environment. To attain the greening of the municipality,
the following must be achieved:
● Establishment of at least 20 hectares of
mangrove cover;

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 ● Formulation and enforcement of policies on biodiversity conservation;
and
● Functional bio-reactor processing plan that can produce organic
fertilizers.

3.3.4. Desired Characteristics of the Built Environment

An attractive, complementary and interlinked peri-urban landscape makes for

a high quality of life for people living in the Municipality of San Pablo. Key progress
indicators, tabled below, are defined for each character of the built environment.

ATTRACTIVE
The Municipality of San Pablo will be attractive when:
● drainage systems in the Poblacion area constructed;
● amusement infrastructures, such as the Municipal
Gymnasium, constructed;
● Rebi Beach Resort rehabilitated and improved; and
● Open spaces are converted into public recreational
green parks.

COMPLEMENTARILY DESIGNED

The Municipality of San Pablo will be designed to:

● Build and maintain civic heritage sites to

complement public open spaces for family leisure
and recreational activities; and
● With zonal policies in place, infrastructures for
economic, social and institutional developments
will be strategically built in a manner that will have

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 these respective areas support each other but with safety and human settlement
policies taken into consideration.

INTEGRATED

The development thrusts of Municipality San

Pablo must:
● Integrate open space into urban built-up
areas
● Integrate ensure that residential
communities are established consistent
with the aesthetic and architectural
standards set by law
● Ensure that urban development is consistent with local zonal policies
● Ensure that urban expansion areas must be pre-identified and adequate
enough to address peripheral expansion of the existing urban magnets
● Ensure infrastructure programs are designed to address poverty incidence
while at the same time boost existing economies

3.3.5. Desired Qualities of Local Governance

A dynamic and sound governance system must be achieved in order for the
Municipality of San Pablo to become a HIGH QUALITY COMMUNITY. Having a
dynamic system governance means:

● Adoption of technology for improved efficiency in business licensing,

taxation and revenue services;
● Adoption of software for legislative information system;
● Competent and well-skilled employees of the LGU;
● Recognition by government and non-governmental bodies of LGU
performance;

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 ● A comprehensive and realistic Human Resource Development Plan must be
developed and implemented; and
● Key plantilla positions are filled in. A sound system of governance, on the
other hand means:

FISCAL MANAGEMENT LOCAL LEGISLATION

● Improved Revenue ● Adequate and responsive
Performance of the Local Ordinances are developed and
Government Unit implemented by the LCE
● Self-reliance in the ● A new Revenue Code must be
municipality’s finances through implemented
more efficient local enterprise ● An efficient and harmonious
operations coordination between the
● Compliance to Budget Cycle Legislative and Executives
policy offices exists

3.4. Alignment with Higher Plans

3.4.1. Alignment with United Nations SDG 2030

The Comprehensive
Development Plan of the
Municipality of San Pablo will be
able to significantly contribute to
the achievement of SDG 11:
“Make cities and human
settlements inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable”.

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 Municipal Programs and Projects identified in this plan are well-aligned with
the key indicative outcomes of SDG 11. The contributions towards achieving
resilient and sustainable settlements are among the key vision level descriptors of
the CDP.

Central to the realization of the shared vision is the empowerment of

resilience and capacity building that contributes disaster risk reduction in the long
run, sustained by more improved state of environment and natural resources by
providing services and livelihood especially to resource-dependent communities,
under high quality stewardship of the municipality government by officials who are
motivated spiritually and installed by the popular will.

Under Agenda 2030, SDG 2

seeks to “End hunger, achieve food
security and improve nutrition and
promote sustainable agriculture.”

The Vision of Municipality of

San Pablo is well aligned with SDG 2
with emphasis on the agricultural and
fisheries sector. Under the
municipality’s development thrusts,
projects and activities are identified
to bring about positive changes to
issues of food security among its constituents and the sustainability of the
agri-fisheries sector.

The aspiration of the municipality is to conserve its natural areas for

ecotourism destinations and guarantee an ecosystem that promotes and supports
the growth and performance of agriculture and fisheries that meaningfully stated in
its vision.

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3.4.2. Alignment with Ambisyon 2040

The collective long-term vision and aspirations of the Filipino people for
themselves and for the country in the next 25 years.

It describes the kind

of life that people want to
live, and how the country
will be by 2040. As such, it
is an anchor for
development planning
across at least four
administrations. AmBisyon Natin 2040 is a picture of the future, a set of life goals
and goals for the country. It is different from a plan, which defines the strategies to
achieve the goals. It is like a destination that answers the question “Where do we
want to be?”. A plan describes the way to get to the destination; AmBisyon Natin
2040 is the vision that guides the future and is the anchor of the country’s plans.

AmBisyon Natin 2040 is the result of a long-term visioning process that

began in 2015. More than 300 citizens participated in focus group discussions and
close to 10,000 answered the national survey. Technical studies were prepared to
identify strategic options for realizing the vision articulated by citizens. The exercise
benefitted from the guidance of an Advisory Committee composed of government,
private sector, academe, and civil society.

The Municipal Development Plan of San Pablo will contribute to the

attainment of the vision of AmBisyon Natin 2040:

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1. Filipinos are strongly rooted: Matatag.

The long-term programs of the Municipality of San Pablo as

defined in this Comprehensive Development Plan includes
the following:
● satisfy social welfare needs of its growing population
● maintain the health of its physical environment with
all of its natural resources well-conserved for the generations ahead
● provide its people access to affordable housing

2. Filipinos are comfortable: Maginhawa.

Within the framework of this Comprehensive Development

Plan, San Pablo will be able to help ensure that no one is
ever hungry with the following targeted outcomes:
● satisfy social welfare needs of its growing population
● ensure that its local economy will be able to exploit and absorb its growing
labor force
● expand its transportation and communication infrastructure networks
● raise its army of highly-skilled labor and professional force
● ensure that the people are resilient to the impacts of climate change
● manage a sustainable population growth rate according to this resource
threshold capacity
● Very high participation and survival rate in higher education
● zero illiteracy rate

3. Filipinos are secure: Panatag.

This Comprehensive Development Plan includes the

following sectoral outcomes:

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● Improved security system and training of personnel
up to the barangay level
● A highly responsive DRRMP
3.4.3. Alignment with PDP 2022
On governance, Enhancing the Social Fabric
(“Malasakit”), Municipality of San Pablo adheres to the
sectoral goal of PDP 2022 to achieve a government that
is clean, efficient, effective and people- centered.

Basic services that the Municipality of San Pablo is

mandated to provide to its citizens must be delivered
through a whole-of-government approach and in a
timely, efficient and effective manner. This CDP will
contribute towards achieving Subsector Outcome 2:
Seamless service delivery achieved.

This CDP will also contribute towards the

achievement of Outcome 12: Building Safe and Secure
Communities under the PDP’s “Pagbabago”. The
Municipality of San Pablo takes cognizance of the need
to develop integrated neighborhoods and sustainable
communities particularly for low-income households.

The physical infrastructure of housing and location

of human settlements must also ensure compliance with
disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and
climate change adaptation (CCA) requirements to
mitigate risks and address vulnerability.

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3.4.4. Alignment with Regional and Provincial Development Thrusts

The Comprehensive Development Plan of the Municipality of San Pablo in

within the same development path as the Regional Development Plan of the
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) of Zamboanga Peninsula.

Under the Updated Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Development Plan for

2017-2022, the following development outcomes and their respective indicators are
the direction to which the programs, projects and activities of San Pablo and
moving towards:

● Expanding Economic Opportunities in Agriculture

● Accelerating Human Capital Development
● Reducing Vulnerability of Individuals and Families
● Building Safe and Secure Communities
● Ensuring People-Centered, Clean and Efficient Governance
● Ensuring Security, Public Order and Safety
● Accelerating Infrastructure Development
● Ensuring Ecological Integrity, Clean and Healthy Environment

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 Chapter 4:
Municipal Profile

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 4.1. History

San Pablo was once a part of the vast stretch of Subanen tribe’s ancestral
domains in Mindanao prior to the introduction of Islam in Mindanao (Subanen
History:1981). The Subanens were believed to have occupied the vast majority of
the Zamboanga Peninsula and the northernmost parts of Mindanao prior to the
expansion of the Moro Sultanates.

Although there had been very limited literature that could prove the extent of
the Subanen foothold in the area, San Pablo, on many accounts, was referred to as
Sitio Malbog. It was also constituted as a barrio of the town of Dinas during the
Spanish era. It must be noted, however, that prior to the Spanish occupation, the
Subanens of the Baganian peninsula were under the protection of the Sultanate of
Maguindanao.

There were two widely contested versions of the origin of the term
“Malbog”. On one hand, it was coined from the
name of a former Subanen Chieftain in the area.
This claim remained to this date lacking tenable
literary citation. On the other hand, it was believed
to be derived from the Maguindanao word
“malubog” which means “turbid or murky” in
reference to the murky waters of the Malbog river.
The latter version appeared more historically apt
as Malbog river was a key factor in San Pablo’s
history of human settlement.

During the Spanish occupation of

Mindanao, the Municipality of Dinas served as a
hotbed of moro defiance against colonial powers

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primarily because it had a high concentration of Islamized population. No wonder
why the Municipality of Dinas was considered a “cradle of Islamic and Maguindanao
culture” in Baganian peninsula.

On countless historic accounts, many Subanens which were converted into

Islam were considered as a sub-tribe “Kolibugan”. Those who refused to convert to
Islam moved towards the more interior parts of the peninsula. By local verbal
historical accounts, the Subanens gradually moved towards the more interior
forested and highland areas to give way to the expanding numbers of Islamized
converts and Moro settlers. Sitio Malbog was among these areas.

It was believed that many residents of Malbog fled to Cotabato for safety at
the onset of World War II. And that at the conclusion of World War II, a number of
non-muslim and christianized Filipinos found Malbog a potential area to develop a
settlement. According to local accounts, Cesario Lafable, Bonifacio Mamawe and
Pedro Deleverio were among the first to settle; then followed by an increasing wave
of settlers. With reference to their Christian religious affiliation, the leaders and
community members moved for the branding of Malbog to “San Pablo” in honor of
St Paul.

On September 17, 1957, the Municipality of San Pablo was officially created
through Executive Order No. 268 signed by then President Carlos P. Garcia. The first
Municipal Mayor was Hon. Pastor Catiil.

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4.2. Geophysical Characteristics

4.2.1. Location and Accessibility

San Pablo is located in Region IX (Western Mindanao), in the Province of

Zamboanga del Sur. It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of Dumalinao;
south, by the Municipality of Dinas; west, by the Municipality of Guipos; and east,
by Yllana Bay. The municipal center of San Pablo is situated at approximately 7° 39'
North, 123° 28' East, in the island of Mindanao, Philippines.

From Pagadian City, San Pablo there are two ways to reach San Pablo. One is
via a 1-hour public transport ride. And another, via sea travel for almost the same

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amount. Modified buses and vans are available on a select schedule of trips each
day.

4.2.2. Topography and Land Area

LGU San Pablo is a coastal municipality of Zamboanga Del Sur. The land area
is characterized as gently undulating and moderately rolling, sloping in many
directions. The poblacion and peri-urban area features slightly sloped terrains
geared towards no particular direction. From the west, the land is hilly and is sloping
towards the eastern portions, linking the coastal area with mangroves. It has an
elevation of 16.6 meters above sea level.

Its natural features include five primary riverine systems and several creeks
and tributaries distributed in most of the barangays. Culasian and Sagasan rivers in
the north, the Malbog and Sacbulan rivers in the middle, and the Miasin and Saluka
rivers in the south, serve as natural drainage channels where floodwater and
anomalous levels of rainwater are directed towards the Yllana Bay.

The municipality has a land area of 149.90 square kilometers or 57.88 square
miles which constitutes 3.34% of Zamboanga del Sur's total area. The result of the
Cadastral Survey conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) showed that the total land area of the municipality is
approximately 11,222.340 hectares, representing 2.37 percent of Zamboanga Del

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Sur’s total provincial area. Of the municipal area, 3.35% percent or 375.90 hectares
constitute the adjacent urban barangays of Poblacion and Marcos Village, while the
remaining percentage are distributed among the twenty six barangays.

TOTAL 11,222.34 100%

Source: Municipal Assessor, San Pablo, ZDS., DENR, Provincial Office, Pagadian City

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4.2.3. Climate Patterns

Seasonal Trends

The Municipality of San Pablo shares similar climatic characteristics with the
other municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur. Dry season now covers the months of
November to May while wet season begins in June and ends in October.

Rainfall, Humidity & Wind Direction

Average annual rainfall is pegged at 211.32mm.

San Pablo is relatively humid. Peaked in February at
around 90%, humidity is at its lowest by March at 78%.

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4.2.4. Hydrogeologic Data and Natural Drainage

Hydrogeologic
Based on existing records, the LGU San Pablo has
a mineral deposit of manganese. However, lack of
substantial geological testing inhibits acquisition of
accurate data on the aggregate volume of the deposit.

Natural Drainage
The river vine system of the municipality is made up of
five principal rivers and several creeks traversing most of the
barangays. Small mountain streams and creaks abound and
they sometimes swell up to three times their size in the rainy
months. During rainy days, the water in the municipality are
drained by the creeks in the northern portion though the
Culasian and Sagasan Rivers then off to Illana Bay, in the
middle of the municipality, by the Malbog and Sacbulan
Rivers then off to Illana Bay, and in the south by Miasin River
and Saluka Creek then off to Illana Bay.

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4.2.5. Land Use

Urban Land Use

The present Built-up areas in the Poblacion and the adjacent

barangay Marcos Village has a total land area of 47.5058
hectares which constitute approximately 7.86 percent of the
total urban area. Of this, 3.62 percent constitute the residential areas which is
distributed within the Poblacion and the adjacent barangay of Marcos Village, .13
percent or .7751 hectares are commercial establishment the Market Site and 2.63
percent or 15.896 hectares are institutional area which composed the Public and
privately owned educational institution, the Municipal Hall and other government
buildings as well as the religious institutions. The industrial area occupies about
0.185 hectares representing .03 percent and 1 hectare or .17 percent is occupied by
the Public Cemetery. The remaining lands are agricultural which consist of corn
land, coconut land, irrigated and upland rice. About 23.7082 hectares of mangroves
areas in the Poblacion are presently developed into fishponds.

Projected Urban Land Use

LAND USES NUMBER OF PERCENT OF
HECTARES TOTAL
Residential 21.878 3.62
Commercial .7751 .13
Institutional 15.896 2.63
Industrial .185 .03
Municipal Park .3807 .06
Public Cemetery 1.0000 .17
Roads 8.391 1.39
Fishpond 23.7082 3.92
Mangrove/Sewag 5.1193 .85
e
Rivers and Creeks 3.5700 .59
Agricultural 523,1861 86.61
Total 604.0894 100.00

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 General Land Use

The municipality of San Pablo is predominantly agricultural.

This is evidenced by the vast agricultural area which covers
11, 392.4773 hectares or about 76 percent of the total
municipal area. This area is presently occupied by corn
land, coconut land, upland and irrigated rice lands and areas planted to permanent
crops. The swamp and mangroves constitute approximately 29.8809 hectares or
0.20 percent of the municipal area. Fishpond occupies an estimated area of 31.
2082 hectares or 0.21 percent. The total Built-up areas in the municipality consist of
68.2471 hectares, 0.45 percent of the total municipal area.

Project General Land Use

LAND USES NUMBER OF PERCENT OF
HECTARES TOTAL
Built-up Area 68.2471 .45
Agricultural 392.4773 76.00
Roads 44.5578 .30
Swamps and 29.8809 .20
Mangroves
Rivers and Creeks 42.0000 .28
Fishpond 31.2082 .21
Grassland/Pasture Land 3,370.6287 22.49
Scout Camps & Parks 11.00 .07
Total Municipal Area 14,990.000 100.00

Structure Plan

The structure plan of the municipality of San Pablo is the basic

premise for the development of functional areas within the
community as it acts as a focal point for the land use plan and
the formulation of relevant development policies.

The development of San Pablo is geared towards agricultural and commercial

livestock production, inland and offshore fishing and secondary on annual crop

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production due to its wide expanse of land suitable to rice and corn growing. As
such, maximum utilization of the land for agricultural development will trigger the
economic upliftment of the residents. The thrust of growth is envisioned to improve
its major projects such as flood control, irrigation projects, seed banks/nurseries for
high yielding varieties of crops, plant protection and pest control, and likewise the
establishment of a commercial livestock farm, expansion of its inland and offshore
fishing industry and construction of farm feeder roads to facilitate easy travel for
farmers to transport their farm produce to the market. Along with these,
agro-industrial development can be started on the processing of these agricultural
crops.

Land Use Development Projection

LAND USE 2005 2010 2015 TOTAL EXPANSION
Residential 21.878 2.8863 1.573 4.4597
0 4
Commercial .7751 0.8166 0.043 .8601
5
Institutional 15.896 - - -
0
Industrial 6.3000 12.100 0.800 12.9000
0 0
Roads 8.391 - - -
Total 15.802 2.416 18.2198
9 9

Circulatory System

Aside from the existence of the 56.689 kilometers barangay

road which is being maintained by the municipal government,
San Pablo is served by a Provincial Road that traversed
through the municipality leading to the Poblacion. With these
arterial connections, accessibility to the municipality’s Nodal Growth Centers is
facilitated. However, construction of more feeder roads is proposed to link the
unserved outlying barangays.

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Major Functional Areas

1. Agricultural Area
Considering Presidential Decree 815, Administrative Order 20
and Memorandum Circular no. 54, s. of 1993 which limits the
conversion of prime agricultural land to other purpose as well
as complementing the necessity for future expansion of all
major functional areas which will provide for the projected increase in population,
the current agricultural land of 11,392.4773 hectares will considerably be reduced to
about .16 percent or 18.2198 hectares to give way to the increasing social and
economic activity.

2. Industrial Area
To boost the increasing agro-economic pursuit of the
municipality, industrial development will be given primordial
consideration. Accordingly, a total of 12.1000 hectares is
allocated for the purpose until the year 2010 which will be
further increase to 0.800o hectares for the year 2015. The
area identified is located in barangay Pantad. All light industries will be established
in this area.

3. Commercial Area
In order to promote commercial development in the
municipality, the existing commercial area in the Poblacion
will have to be increased. Considering the development
trend of commercial activity, the commercial area should be
expanded towards the northwest and southwest portion of
the present Market Site.

On the other hand, the most suitable location for Growth Centers in the
municipality are the Barangays of Culasian, Kapamanok and Payag. These

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barangays are pinpointed due to its strategic location which will eventually provide
equitable distribution of commercial facilities throughout the municipality.

4. Residential Area
Expansion for residential areas in the Poblacion will be
determined by the use of the Medium Density category
considering the wide area of urbanizable land found in the
Poblacion. Considering the non-negotiability of converting
the irrigated rice land into other uses, the residential area
shall be expanded towards the northwest portion of the Poblacion and likewise be
extended towards the cost of barangay Marcos Village. Hence, the agricultural land
in the said areas will be utilized for future residential purposes.

Towards this end, a total of 2.8863 hectares is needed for residential

expansion for the year 2010 and an additional of 1.5764 hectares for the year 2015.

5. Institutional Area
Majority of the institutional area found within the
Poblacion is occupied by both private and government
educational institution. Considering the wide area
occupied by these institutions, minimal expansion within
the ten year period will be allowed for construction of
additional government buildings.

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4.3. Population and Demographics

4.3.1. Population Growth

Historical Growth
The population of LGU San Pablo grew from 10,364 in
1960 to 26,648 in 2020. That equates to an increase of
16,284 people over the course of 60 years. The latest
census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate
of 0.43%, or an increase of 542 people, from the
previous population of 26,106 in 2015.

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 Projected Growth

The full transfer of the regional center from Zamboanga

City to Pagadian City resulted in an economic boom for
Zamboanga del Sur which in turn radiated into a
positive peripheral growth for neighboring economies,
San Pablo included.

With Pagadian City now moving a step closer towards

becoming a Highly Urbanized City, LGU San Pablo
should expect a parallel growth in its local economy and population. Development
spillover from Pagadian City will result in municipal economies to grow as more and
more economic opportunities are moving outside of the province’s key urban center
towards emerging pre-urban magnets such as that of San Pablo. As economies
grow inclusively, so will the local population.

From its 26,648 actual population as of 2020, the Municipality of San Pablo is
expected to reach a total of 43,731 by 2040. From 1950 to 2010, the projected
average growth rate was 38%. There was a consistent increase in population during
the last five decades. It was estimated that San Pablo would have at least 18.1%
increase of its population in 2020 as compared to its 2015 baseline figures.
Unfortunately, the estimated 34, 338 population for 2020 fell short as the actual
census for the year 2020 is only 26, 648.

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4.3.2. Population Distribution

Age & Gender Distribution

LGU San Pablo’s human resource remains relatively young with half of the
entire population aged less than 22 and the other half over it, with the median age
set at 22 years old.

Given that the

economically active
population or potential
members of the
workforce aged 15-64
constitute a total of
58.81% (15,352), this
means that the age
group with the highest
population in San
Pablo is 5 to 9, with
3,295 individuals.
Conversely, the age
group with the lowest
population is 80 and
over, with 181
individuals, this means
that the municipality has a massive amount of reserve employable labor force.

Combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the
young dependent population which include infants/babies, children and young
adolescents/teenagers, make up an aggregate of 36.24% (9,461). Those aged 15 up
to 64, roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential members
of the workforce, constitute a total of 58.81% (15,352). Finally, the old dependent

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population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 4.95%
(1,293) in all.

The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of San
Pablo, there are 62 youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population;
there are 8 aged/senior citizens to every 100 of the working population; and overall,
there are 70 dependents (young and old-age) to every 100 of the working
population.

The median age of 22 indicates that half of the entire population of San Pablo are
aged less than 22 and the other half are over the age of 22.

As of 2020, there is an estimated total of 13,856.96 male and 12,791.04

female. This means that there are 13 male individuals for every 12 female residents
in the Municipality of San Pablo.

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Barangay Distribution

As of 2020, the total population of LGU San Pablo was distributed among 28
barangays. The lowest population with 266 individuals is situated in Brgy. Buton,
contributing to 1% of the total population. Followed by Brgy. Senior with 375
individuals (1.41%) and Brgy. San Juan with only 403 individuals (1.51%).

The highest population of San Pablo are from Brgy. Poblacion with 3,770
individuals (14.15%). Next is Brgy. Panatad with 1,478 individuals (5.55%), followed
by Marcos Village with 1,385 population (5.20%).

Language

Cebuano remains the dominant language spoken by most, if not all of the
people of San Pablo. Maguindanao and Subanen are also spoken and used by a
significant portion of the population.
Urbanization & Household Size

The urban population growth rate from 2010 to 2020 of LGU San Pablo
reached 67.9% marked by a recorded increase from 3,500 to 5,155 in population.

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 In the rural setting, the population rate went down by -17%, from 23,000 in
2010 to 21,493 in 2020. This is an indication of local migration from the rural areas
presumably to the more urbanized barangays.

Average household size

dramatically reduced between
the periods 1990 and 2000 from
5.35 to 4.95. There was a
recorded increase from 2000 to
2007 but household size
dropped to a 4.55 in 2010 and
4.5 to 2015.

4.3.3. Population Density

The LGU San Pablo population as determined by the 2020 Census was
26,648. This represented 2.54% of the total population of Zamboanga del Sur
province, or 0.69% of the overall population of the Zamboanga Peninsula region.

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 Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 178
inhabitants per square kilometer or 460 inhabitants per square mile or 1.78 person
per hectare. The most densely populated barangays are Poblacion, Ticala Island
and Marcos village, with Ticala island factoring in its having a very small geographic
area. Barangays Bag-ong Misamis and Mabuhay have the least population density
attributed to its proximity from the urban center.

Given the Municipality’s vision for a livable community, there is a clear need
for the LGU to develop a strategy of peri-urban development distribution by
establishing urban magnets in the adjacent barangays of the Poblacion. This will
prevent uncontrolled urbanization in the near future. In key barangays outside of the
urban center, rural development corridors may be established for specific economic
areas such as agriculture, econo-tourism and green areas like natural reserves.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

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4.4. Social Services Profile
4.4.1. Education

There are 37 schools safeguarding the learning

opportunities of the children and youth in LGU San
Pablo as of S.Y. 2020-2021. 28 of these are purely
elementary schools, 5 offer both junior and senior high
schools, 3 others solely cater to junior high school, and
1 school offers a tertiary level of education. All of the
schools for basic education are DepEd-managed
public schools except for one Sectarian private school.
These schools are strategically distributed in such a
way that all 28 barangays of the municipality host at
least 1 school rendering accessible primary level
education to the far flung places of LGU San Pablo.

The education sector of LGU San Pablo has no

existing good records management. It has failed to implement the Basic Education
Information System (BEIS) of DepEd, as per DepEd Memo No. 211, dated October
2002, thereby making circumstantial data and statistics (like quick summaries on
total enrollment, number of nationally-funded teachers, instructional rooms, and
school furniture) inaccessible. Their current enrollment record only holds up to three
years back, as shown in the table below.

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 S.Y. 2018-2019 S.Y. 2019-2020 S.Y. 2020-2021
Primary Level 4,418 4,135 4,173
Secondary Level 2,375 2,644 2,848
Tertiary Level No Data Available

Historical data shows a decrease in enrollment of 245 pupils in the

elementary level for the last three school years. On the other hand, the secondary
level posted an increase of 473 students.

The elementary school enrollment showed an abrupt decline by 6.8% from

4,418 in SY 2018-2019 to 4,135 in SY 2019-2020. For SY 2020-2021, elementary
enrollees have increased by 0.4% from 4,135 in SY 2019-2020 to 4,173 in SY
2020-2021.
In the secondary level, recorded enrolment is 2,375 for SY 2018-2019 to
2,644 for SY 2019-2020, noting an increase of 11.3 percent. However, the
enrollment for SY 2020-2021 had increased by 7.7% to 2,848 students.

Number of Schools

Leve Kindergarten Elementary High School Tertiary Total

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Privat Publi Privat Publi Privat Publi Privat Publi
e c e c e c e c
Qty 0 28 0 28 1 7 0 1 65

Total 28 28 8 1

The enrolment record in the municipality exhibits fluctuating trends for three
school years as observed during each school year which could be ascribed to the
rising cost of education and the financial capacity of the parents to send their

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children to school. This condition somehow caused a disturbance in the regular and
continuing school-going children.

In the next ten (10) years, instructional supervision; adoption of

planning interventions shall upgrade National Competency-Based Teacher
through school facilities’ construction/ Standards (NCBTS); and, intensifying
rehabilitation/improvement. Such as curriculum materials development. As
basic science laboratory rooms, of 2020-2021, the total enrolled
computer rooms, clinics, libraries, and learners in Elementary is 4,173; and in
sanitary toilets with water supply; Secondary, 2,848. Based on the
provision of well-edited books, elementary standard for classroom
furniture, and other school equipment; and pupil ratio of 1:40, the
provision of teachers; improvement of municipality needs more classrooms to
leadership/management and accommodate the gap.

The teacher-to-student ratio at the elementary school in San Pablo is 1:240

meaning, for every one teacher there are 240 students. In the high school level,
the ratio teacher to student ratio is 1:36.

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4.4.2. Health

Community Health

The Municipal Health Office

(MHO) of San Pablo has
been a recipient of the
DOH Achievers’ Award
(2016) for their exemplary
performance in NBS and
Infectious Diseases Cluster Awards (2015) as the
Best Practice Implementer for TB DOTS. Despite
being of good repute, various health resource
limitations and service gaps need to be addressed.
First, the San Pablo’s Main Rural Health Unit has a
relatively weak capacity to provide services to the
municipality’s constituents. The current 8-bed
capacity of the RHU falls short of the ideal
beds-population ratio prescribed by the
Department of Health (DOH). It is insufficient to the
needs of its current population of 26,648. They also
do not have any pharmaceutical health resources
thus the need for the procurement of a Botika ng
Bayan in the RHU is recognized.

The Municipality of San Pablo houses a

Primary Level of Health Care Facilities as per DOH’s
standards on the healthcare delivery system of the
Philippines.

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There are ten (10) DOH registered
National Health Facilities in the
municipality of San Pablo
consisting of one (1) Rural Health
Unit, eight (8) Barangay Health
Stations, and one (1) Birthing
Home serving the 26,648
residents of the municipality.

They also possess a Type 1 Ambulance which they

mainly use to refer patients with severe cases
beyond the capabilities of the LGU to the nearest
tertiary hospitals. There is no tertiary hospital in the
Municipality of San Pablo. Major health services are
only available in either Zamboanga del Sur Medical
Center in Pagadian City or Margosatubig Regional
Hospital. There exists an informal communication
mechanism for patient transfer between the local
health authorities and the immediate tertiary health
institutions in the province.

These facilities are all under the administrative and

technical supervision of the LGU, with the San Pablo
RHU as the main health unit serving the whole
municipality by providing basic health services and
primary health care to the people. These include
maternal and health care including normal delivery
services, minor surgeries, deworming services,

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family planning, immunization programs,
nutrition, dental care services, control
and/or treatment for some communicable
and non-communicable diseases, promotion
of healthy lifestyle and health education,
and programs involved in uplifting the
overall physical, mental, and social
well-being of the patient in line with WHO’s
definition of health.

Barangay Poblacion strategically hosts three

(3) out of the ten (10) health facilities. This
includes the Main RHU, a certified Newborn
Screening (NBS) facility with eight (8) bed
capacities, and is compliant with PhilHealth’s
TB-DOTS package accreditation standards.
It is situated in a 17.50m x 21.45 m (375 sq.
m.) single-story modern building along with
the PhilHealth Maternity Care Package
accreditation compliant San Pablo RHU -
Birthing Clinic. This serves as the main
birthing facility for the whole LGU so it is
imperative that their Basic Emergency
Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC)
facility be upgraded.

Furthermore, there is no equitable

access to healthcare because of the RHU’s
incapacity to reach the far-flung barangays
along with the lack of communication
towers, preventing real-time updates and
immediate requests for aid. An

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LGU-operated land base radio station (TX/RX: 137.500 MHz) is located at the RHU
to compensate for the communication problems.

Statistics show that the LGU has an adequate number of nurses, midwives,
and dentists to provide for a functional health unit while their RHU, doctor,
MedTech, and sanitary inspector-to-population ratio only comes close to the DOH
ideal ratio. Regardless of the satisfactory HRH-to-population ratio, the problem lies
in the concentration of these personnel in the main RHU rendering a shortage in
health care responders deployed to remote areas. The table below shows the
Health Resources to Population ratio of LGU San Pablo in comparison to the set
ideal standards of DOH.

RATIO OF HEALTH RESOURCES TO POPULATION

Indicators No. available DOH Ratio San Pablo Personnel

in LGU Standards to Patient Ratio

Health Facilities

RHU 1 1:20,000 1:26,648

Hospital Beds 8 1:1,000 1:3,331

Health Human Resource

Doctor 1 1:20,000 1:26,648

Nurse 13 1:20,000 1:2,050

Midwife 9 1:5,000 1:556

Med Tech 1 1:20,000 1:26,648

Sanitary Inspector 1 1:20,000 1:26,648

Dentist 1 1:50,000 1:26,648

Pharmaceuticals

Botika ng Barangay : 0 1:3 0:28

Barangay Ratio

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 Name of/ Barangay Ownership Area Capacity Remarks
Cemetery/ (Public or (Has)
Memorial Parks Private)

San Pablo Public Poblacion Public 10,00 Unaccounted Congested

Cemetery 0 sqm
Pao Public Pao Public 7,856 Unaccounted
Cemetery sqm

Cemetery

The municipality of San Pablo has two (2) existing cemeteries which are
publicly owned. The two cemeteries are San Pablo Public Cemetery and Pao Public
Cemetery. San Pablo cemetery has a total land area of 10,000 square meter while
Pao Public cemetery has 7,856 sqm. These two cemeteries are unaccounted for in
terms of its capacity. Congestion is one of the issues in San Pablo cemetery needing
a response in terms of area expansion or acquisition of additional land.

4.4.3. Housing
At present, the demand for decent housing in this
municipality remains unmet despite past efforts to
address the problem. The supply of houses has not been
increasing and the cost of available housing is

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unaffordable, especially to low income families who have no access to financing or
credit.

This matter is exacerbated by a land market that limits reallocation of rights

to the most valued use of land. As a result, informal settlements continue to persist.
Mostly, a significant portion of the households do not have access to socialized
housing, forcing them to resort to informal settlements characterized by congestion,
poor housing and poor living conditions and other urban social problems.

The housing in the municipality is confronted with a huge housing backlog.

This situation is primarily triggered by the increasing number of informal settlers,
displaced families and double-up households. In 2007, the housing backlog
reached 237 units. Out of these backlogs, doubled-up households and unaccepted
housing units account for 3.37 and 87.76 percent respectively.

Most of these units are occupied by informal settlers or the landless dwelling
in private and public lands mostly occupying those dangerous and blighted areas
which can be found in squatted areas, riverbanks, and open spaces. The makeshift
and improvised housing units only comprised almost 9% of the over-all backlogs.

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 The demand for housing should be
traced from the municipality’s history of
occupations, utilization of land, its
conversions and the economic activities of
its people. The faster the urbanization, the
faster residents converge in centers or
Poblacion.

The problem of housing therefore

must be solved from its roots; that is to
develop agriculture and industries in the
rural barangays.
1. Identify where the densely
populated areas are
2. Ownership of these areas
3. Who are the informal settlers
4. Where they came from
5. And why are they staying in these
congested areas

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4.4.4. Social Welfare
Poverty incidence in the Municipality of San Pablo remains
high and under unwavering increase of 11% from 2009 to
2015. As of 2015, the poverty incidence rate is 52.9% at
CoV of 7.9. The FIES is a nationwide survey conducted by
the PSA every three years. 8It uses a 70-page questionnaire
to collect information on household income and
expenditure, as well as some socio-demographic characteristics of the family. It is
the main source of income and expenditure data, which are used for the estimation
of the official poverty statistics in the country. The 2015 FIES is a regular module of
the Integrated Survey of Households (ISH), with sampling design still based on the
2013 Master Sample with regions as its domain. It was conducted among 40,056
sample households, distributed across the 17 regions in the country.

A.s of 2012, all barangays of the municipality have access

to Day Care Centers. Of the 31 day-care centers, 15 are in
good condition while the rest are very poor and drastically
need new construction in order to have a more comfortable
and convenient class for children.

With the increasing population of children aging 3-5 years, there must be a
concerted effort to accredit more day care centers and workers to ensure proper
day care services There are several projects aligned for the
provision of social services to the residents of San Pablo. A
daycare center in Brgy. Villakapa was set to be established
in 2018. No update was made for the said project.

Social services and facilities for the vulnerable and

the disadvantaged groups, particularly the elderly, are still
inadequate as gleaned from the fact that only one barangay of the Municipality has
access to the Senior Citizens Center and Women Center.
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PSA, Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015

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 The Municipal Social Welfare Office in Barangay
Poblacion is providing social services which covers the
family life education and counseling, family planning
assistance, day care services and supplemental feeding,
medical care and relief and rehabilitation.

4.4.5. Public Order and Safety

The San Pablo Police Municipal Office has 22 personnel.

The police station is equipped with serviceable police
car and 10 service pistol (9mm) and 8 long firearm
(M16). The standard police-population ratio is 1:1,163.
Using this measure, San Pablo is slightly below
standard at one policeman per 1,000 populations. The
manpower compliment needs to augment their police force in order to meet the
1:1,000 police-population standards.

The San Pablo Police Station maintains peace and order with the support of
LGU, government agencies, NGOs, community leaders, and other force multipliers.
The campaign against crimes is carried out not only in the field, but also in the
conference halls and classrooms where public officials, government and private
sector employees, community leaders, NGOs, and the youth attend activities that
promote peace and order.

At present, San Pablo doesn’t have fire protection station

and jail management facilities. The minimal case of fire
incident in the municipality may have been the reason for
setting aside priorities for having a reliable fire-fighting unit
in that locality. Thus, the municipality is fully dependent on
its neighboring towns and Provincial facilities for its own fire
protection needs.

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 Crime Incidence

The Municipality of San Pablo has very little or insignificant

crime rate. Most recorded cases involve petty crimes such as
theft, and juvenile delinquency.

4.5. Local Economy

4.5.1. Trade and Commerce

The Municipality of San Pablo’s local trade and commerce is dominated by

small-medium sized retail and agriculture-based trading.

Barangay Poblacion serves as the town’s main economic hub with micro-commercial
activities present also in the Barangays of Pantad, Kapamanok and Marcos Village.
Barangay Poblacion hosts the town’s major grocery, merchandise and retail
establishments. The Municipal Public Market serves as the center point of local
trade and commerce where commodities are available.

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 Basic household commodities available in San Pablo are coming from the
City of Pagadian. Construction materials are sourced out from the City of Pagadian
as well while construction aggregates are coming from nearby municipalities. There
is but one fuel station in the municipality.

The Municipality of San

Pablo’ economic dynamism
ranking according to City &
Municipality Competitiveness
Index is low at -25% with
Productivity and Economic
Infrastructure as among the
lowest scoring criteria.

4.5.2. Agriculture

Of the Municipality’s land area, 86% of the entire area is dedicated to

agricultural production. This covers 9,655.86 hectares where 9% or 869.03 hectares
is devoted to Agro-Forestry while a mere .94% is utilized for Agri-Industrial use. A
vast majority of its agricultural land is dedicated to Agricultural Crop Production
taking 90.06% or 8,695.82 hectares of the total land category utilization. These
areas are used for multiple usage, intercropping and animal production as well.

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 As to areas
dedicated to major
crops, corn is
planted in at least
61% of the crop
production lands.
Meanwhile, coconut
consumes 35% of
the particular land
category and as little as 4% is utilized for rice.
As to yield, rice remains the primary produce of San Pablo with an average of
82, 792 metric tons of average annual produce. Corn follow with 29,061 metric tons
of average yearly harvest. Coconut is third with an average of 7,831 metric tons of
annual produce.

This means that the Municipality of San Pablo is predominantly a rural,

agricultural municipality where the local economy is primarily driven by its
agricultural sector.

4.5.4. Tourism
While the Municipality is still in its early stage for promoting a Sustainable
Tourism development, it is important to cite the existing locations of tourism
activities. The Municipality of San Pablo has five (5) main tourist attractions,
namely:

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 ● Rebi Beach Resort and Convention Center.
● Ticala Island Beach Resort
● Buton Wharf
● Daplayan, Senior and Kundom Falls
● Bag-ong Misamis Highlands

There are three beach resorts in San Pablo. These are Rebi Beach Resort, the
Ariang Beach Resort and the Ticala Island Resort. Of the three, Ariang is the least
developed and the Rebi Beach Resort is the most popular and developed.

Rebi Beach Resort and Convention Center.

The Resort is owned and

operated by the Local
Government Unit of San Pablo. It
features three swimming pools,
two function halls and facilities for
overnight accommodation. It
currently accepts guests on an
RSVP scheme. While the resort is
relatively developed and
physically secure from
unauthorized persons and equipped with a CTTV system, cellular signal is very
limited in the site and there are no lifeguards on duty during its operating hours.
Among the best features of the resort is a stretch of white sand beach. But it has a
very limited capacity given that its beachfront only goes as far as 200 meters. The
resort can host small to some decent size gatherings and functions, it currently does
not offer catering services and WiFi. The resort has the potential to generate LGU
revenues up to 1 million pesos a month.

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Ticala Island Beach Resort

Ticala Island Beach Resort is a stretch of fine sand in the Ticala Island and a sand
bar which is highly visible and accessible during low tide. It can be accessed by
motorized boat. It takes approximately 20-30 minutes to reach the island.

Buton Wharf

The wharf is a functional fishery facility used by local

fishermen. What makes the wharf a tourism magnet is its
picturesque location offering visitors an open view of the
Moro gulf and a good spot for sunrise viewing.

Daplayan, Senior and Kundom Falls

The waterfalls of Daplayan, Senior and Kundom are existing

eco-tourist sites in San Pablo. While these falls are
underdeveloped and has very limited accessibility, they
possess potentials for development. Given their features,
they have fair competitive advantage for local tourism but it
has inferior features compared to those of neighboring
municipalities. They can serve as part of a cluster of local
tourism package.

Bag-ong Misamis Highlands

At 415.5 feet above sea level, the highland is an overlooking

section of Barangay Bag-on Misamis. It is about 13
kilometers from the municipal proper. There is a recent
trend of mountain view tourism and this highland part of San
Pablo is a good candidate for development.

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Other Sites

● Sandayong White Sand Beach. Fine white sand. Underdeveloped. Open to

locals.
● Marcos Village-Tandubuay Mangrove Park. Mangrove forest cover.
● Malbog Marine Protected Area. A Marine Protected Area.

Tourism Activities Currently Available

● Beach and pool activities

● Outdoor treks, biking and mountaineering
● Island hopping/ Sandbar
● Sight-seeing

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4.6. Environment & Natural
Resources

Development brought a lot of changes

towards the community and the environment and
natural resources sector is the most affected and is
continually challenged with the many concerns.

4.6.1. Solid Waste

Increasing solid wastes and

unmanageability of waste disposal is an attribute
of a rapidly growing population in a developing
municipality. Solid waste management at the
barangay level lacks awareness on proper waste
segregation and disposal.

4.6.2. Water Resources

Flow of water sources are continuously diminishing due to unprotected water

source area that is unmonitored and unregulated extraction that will eventually lead
to the depletion of water sources. Another pressing concern is the continuous
climate change. Marine resources such as coral reefs are destroyed and others are
dead , Illegal fishing practices are also very rampant in the municipality.

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4.6.3. Forest and Land Resources

With the continuous development and modernization of the municipality,

rapid conversion of agricultural lands to non-agricultural ( Commercial and housing
settlements) uses became rampant. The continued conversions will soon lead to the
diminishing agricultural food supply and food insufficiency in the municipality.
Agricultural land became denuded due to wrong agricultural
practice such as use of inorganic fertilizer and uncontoured plowing.

Forest resources are the major habitat of

biodiversity and supplier of woods and
source of oxygen, but the irresponsible and
lack of forest conservation became a trend
that the forest became degraded and
denuded of its natural glory that led to a
greater risk of soil erosion ,landslide and
flooding.

4.6.4. Coastal Resources

The municipality has approximately 312.60 square km

of municipal waters in Yllana Bay and it has a total coastline
of 17.57 kilometers. Its annual yield of sea products is
around 123.84 metric tons. It is among the municipalities in
Zamboanga del Sur with the largest municipal water
territory.

Its mangrove forest resource is estimated at around 12 hectares and an

inventory of 8 different species. With around 110 hectares of combined seagrass
area between Ticala and Teniapan, San Pablo has a significantly healthy seabed
biodiversity.

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 According to a study conducted more than a decade ago, the coral reef
profile of the coastal waters of San Pablo is suffering from human-related damages
and some bleaching.

The municipality has three Marine Protected Areas. One is in Rebi, Teniapan,
another in Sagasan, and there is one in Ticala island. The Culasian-Teniapan Marine
Protected Area (Rebi) has a total area of 25 hectares.

The Sagasan MPA has a total area of 26.141 hectares. Meanwhile, the
Tibutabu (Ticala- Bubual, Tandubuay and Buton) MPA is the largest of the three with
163.528 hectares. The Tibutabu MPA is considered as the primary area for
protected fish spawning.

All of San Pablo’s Marine Protected Areas are jointly-managed by the

Municipal Local Government Unit and the concerned Barangay LGU’s.

The Municipality of San Pablo does not have an active Community-based

Coastal Resource Management Plan.

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4.7. Infrastructure & Utilities

4.7.1. Water
Potable Water Supply

There are 6,890

households that are
being served by level I
water systems. Of this
total number, 5,313 households are using deep
wells and 1,577 improved spring. About 7
percent or 102 total numbers of households have
access to level 2 water supplies. As of to date,
there are 102 communal faucets located at various water sources and 25 water
pumps serving 1,907 households. On average, most of the barangays in San Pablo
have 1 unit water pumps except the Barangays of Ticala Island and Tubo-Pait. The
Barangays of Kalilangan, Pantad and Culasian has the most numbers of communal
faucets serving almost 527 households. San Pablo has only 10 barangay being
serviced by the Local Water Enterprise. It can be noted that at present, around
1,604 consumers are connected to the locally initiated water enterprises. In the
same year, there are 510 households population of the municipality which do not
have access to safe water supply and are largely dependence from other water
sources like undeveloped spring, open dug wells, rainwater and water peddlers.
Majority or 411 households are sourcing water from undeveloped spring and 180
from the open dug wells. The rest are drawing water from rainwater and water
peddlers.

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4.7.2. Power
The main source of energy power in LGU San Pablo comes from the Zamboanga del
Sur Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO-I). It lights up
__ out of the 28 barangays in the municipality. A
different power source is provided for Brgy. Ticala,
which is under the Solar Power Energy Project of the
Department of Energy (DoE). As of CY 2021, __% of
the total rural households are energized. However,
____ are considered backlogs. Among the urban
households. __% are energized while ___ remains
unserved. In 2010, the municipality aimed to actively pursue small-scale
hydro-based power generation as a way of further enhancing its position to
energize the households with power backlog. One of its LGU strategy is to look for
private investors to implement such projects under the mandate of 2001 Electric
Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) which encourages and prioritizes the private
investors’ participation in the power industry. There is no significant number of
households or establishments using alternative renewable energy but there are
visually observable structures using off-grid stand-along solar lighting devices.

4.7.3. Transport

Road Network

The existing road networks of LGU San Pablo provide

access to all its barangays from the urban center
(poblacion) except for Ticala, an island barangay. The
Municipality of San Pablo is connected through a
secondary national road to the Pan-Philippine Highway, the main road artery linking
the municipality to the rest of the country. The existing roads traversing the

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municipality are classified into national secondary, provincial, municipal and
barangay roads and has a total length of 102.95 kilometers.

The national secondary road has a length of 21.62 kilometers stretching from
Canunan, Guipos in the west to Tandubuay, San Pablo in the east. The sole
provincial road in the municipality has a length of 14.61 kilometers. All other
existing roads, except the national secondary roads within the poblacion, are
municipal roads with a total length of 8.95 kilometers. The roads classified as
barangay roads have a total length of
57.66 kilometers. These are roads within
the built-up areas in all rural barangays.

As to the type of surfacing for

paved roads in 2020, a total of 34.72
kilometers are concreted. This concreted
road length is broken down into 19.62
kilometers of national secondary roads,
9.43 kilometers of provincial roads, 3.55 kilometers of municipal roads, and 2.12
kilometers of barangay roads.

Graveled roads amounted to 55.93 kilometers. The graveled road length is

broken down as follows: 2 kilometers national
secondary roads, 5.18 kilometers provincial
roads, 5.41 kilometers municipal roads, and
42.34 kilometers barangay roads. Eight
barangays still have earth road surfaces
totaling 13.20 kilometers.

MLGU San Pablo still suffers from a shortage

of roads. Although major growth areas within
the municipality exhibiting high potential for
agroforestry development have road access,

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several transportation nodes are already in bad condition. This deteriorating road
network situation constrained socio-economic linkages and hampered the much
needed economic growth of the municipality.

Inventory of Roads

Secondary National Roads

No Name of Total Length by the type of Surface Remarks

Secondary Road Length (km)

Concrete Gravel Earth

1 Poblacion - Culasian Road 7.10 7.10 Good

0. Poblacion - Kalilangan Road 14.52 12.52 2.00 Fair

Total 21.62 19.62 2.00

Provincial Road

The only Provincial Road of San Pablo has a total length of 14.61kilometers.
This road stretches from Poblacion to Payag and possesses 9.43 kilometers of
concreted road while the remaining 5.18 kilometers are graveled.

No Name of Total Length type of Surface Remarks

Provincial Road Length (km)

Concrete Gravel Earth

1. Poblacion to Payag 14.61 9.43 5.18 Fair

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 Municipal Road

The municipal road network consists of 18 roads with an 8.95 kilometer total
road length. This network consists of:

Manuel Quezon Avenue with a length 0.75 km, 0.60 km of which is concrete and
0.15 km is gravel. Manuel Roxas Street has a length of 0.75 km all graveled. Burgos
Street has 0.40 km of graveled road. Zamora Street has a length 0.20 km, 0.04 km of
which is concrete and 0.16 km is gravel. Gomburza Street has a total road length of
1.25 km, 0.80 km of which is concrete and 0.45 km is gravel. Lapu-Lapu Street with
a length of 1.01 km of gravel road. R. Magsaysay has a 1.34 km length of concrete
road. Jose P. Laurel St. has a 0.41 km road length, 0.35 of which is concrete and
0.06km is gravel. Emilio Jacinto Street has 0.25 km of graveled road. Lopecillo
Street has 0.32 km of graveled road. Juan Luna Street with a total length of 0.65km,
0.20 km of which is concrete and 0.45 km is gravel. Sergio Osmena Street has a
total of 0.17 km of graveled road. Mabini Street has a total road length of 0.36 km,
0.12 km of which is concrete and 0.25 km of graveled surface. Claro M. Recto Street
is a 0.32 km stretch of graveled surface. -

No Name of Secondary Road Total Length by type of Surface Remarks

Length (km)

Concrete Gravel Earth

1. Manuel Quezon Avenue 0.75 0.60 0.15 Fair

2. Manuel Roxas St. 0.75 0.75 Poor

3. Burgos St. 0.40 0.40 Poor

4. Zamora St 0.20 0.04 0.16 Poor

5. Gomburza St. 1.25 0.80 0.45 Fair

6. Lapu-lapu St. 1.01 1.01 Poor

7. R. Magsaysay St. 1.34 1.34 Good

8. Jose P. Laurel St. 0.41 0.35 0.06 Good

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 9. Emilio Jacinto St. 0.25 0.25 Poor

10. Lopecillo St. 0.32 0.32 Bad

11. Juan Luna St. 0.65 0.20 0.45 Poor

12. Sergio Osmenia St 0.17 0.17 Poor

13. Mabini St. 0.36 0.12 0.25 Fair

14. Claro M Recto St. 0.32 0.32 Poor

15. Road G 0.11 0.11 Bad

16. Road E 0.16 0.10 0.06 Fair

17. Road C 0.28 0.28 Poor

18.. Road B 0.22 0.22 Poor

Total 8.95 3.55 5.41

Road G has a total length of 0.11 km of graveled road. Road E stretches for 0.16
km, 0.10 km of it is concrete while the remaining 0.06km is graveled. Last is Road B
with a graveled surface road length of 0.22 km.

Barangay Road

MLGU San Pablo has 21 Barangay Roads with a total road length of 57.66
kilometers. This barangay road network consists of the following:

o Lower Pantad - Miasin - Kalilangan Road stretches for 5.37 km, 0.26 km is
concreted while 5.11 km is graveled. Jct Pao - Daplayan Road has a total length
of 3.60 km graveled road. Kapamanok - Pao Road has 1.16 km of gravel surfaced
road.

o Juncton Kapamanok - Elementary Road has a 0.18 km total road length, 0.05 km
of it is concreted and the remaining 0.13 km graveled. Pao - Kalilangan Road is
3.21 km in total length, 0.45 km is concrete and 2.76 km gravel. Sitio Loquibong

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 - Songgoy has a total length of 6.03 km, 0.14 km is concrete and the remaining
5.89 km gravel. Jct Pongapong - Tubo Pait is a graveled 1.63 km road.
Mabuhay - Digos Road is a 2.03 km earth surfaced road.Jct Pahayag - Malukay
Road is also earth surfaced and stretches for 1.85 km.

o Jct Upper Pantad - Villakapa Road has a total road length of 2.83 km, 0.38 km is
concrete and 2.45 km is gravel. Upper Pantad - Miasin Road is a 0.85 km earth
surfaced road. Jct Sagasan - Sacbulan is 9.95 km long, 0.75 km is concreted and
the remaining 9.20 km is all graveled. Jct Sagasan - Mariguato has a total road
length of 1.10 km, 0.09 km is concrete and 1.01 km is gravel. Jct Dalid - San
Juan is 2.75 km gravel surfaced road. San Juan - Jct Bagong Misamis is 2.30 km
and is earth surfaced. Jct Bagong Misamis - Mahayahay has a total length of 1.00
km and is also earth surfaced. Jct Sacbulan - Bagong Misamis is a gravel
surfaced road stretching for 3.65 km. San Juan - Culasian is a 2.70 km earth
surfaced road. Jct Mulansong - Mantos Farm is 1.80 km in length, 1.00 km is
gravel and 0.80 km is earth surface. Villakapa Brgy Hall - Purok is a 1.67 km
earth surfaced road. Jct Miasin - Lambayongan Road, which is 2.00 km long, it is
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No. Name of Barangay Road Total Length Length by type of Surface Remarks
(km)

Concrete Gravel Earth

1. Lower Pantad - Miasin - Kalilangan Road 5.37 0.26 5.11 Poor

2 Jct Pao -Daplayan Road 3.60 3.60 Poor

3 Kapamanok-Pao Road 1.16 1.16 Poor

4 Jct Kapamanok - Elementary Road 0.18 0.05 0.13 Poor

5 Pao - Kalilangan Road 3.21 0.45 2.76 Poor

6 Sitio Loquibong - Songgoy 6.03 0.14 5.89 Poor

7 Jct Pongapong - Tubo pait 1.63 1.63 Poor

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 8 Mabuhay - Digos Road 2.03 2.03 Bad

9 Jct Pahayag - Mulakay Road 1.85 1.85 Bad

10 Jct Upper Pantad - Villakapa Road 2.83 0.38 2.45 Poor

11 Upper Pantad - Miasin Road 0.85 0.85 Bad

12 Jct Sagasan - Sacbulan 9.95 0.75 9.20 Poor

13 Jct Sagasan - Mariguato 1.10 0.09 1.01 Poor

14 Jct Dalid - San Juan 2.75 2.75 Poor

15 San Juan - Jct Bagong Misamis 2.30 2.30 Bad

16 Jct Bag - ong Misamis - Mahayahay 1.00 1.00 Bad

17 Jct Sacbulan - Bagong Misamis 3.65 3.65 Bad

18 San Juan - Culasian Road 2.70 2.70 Bad

19 Jct Mulansong - Mantos Farm 1.80 1.00 0.80 Bad

20 Villakapa Bgy. Hall - Park 1.67 1.67 Bad

21 Jct Miaisin - Lambayongan Road 2.00 2.00 Bad

Bridges

The municipality has 7 steel and concrete bridges connecting some of the
barangay roads. Majority of these bridges are passable and relatively in good
condition. Most of these bridges have the capacity of 10-20 metric tons.

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 4.7.4. Communication

The two big mobile networks in the country, Smart

Communications and Globe Telecom are present in the
Municipality of San Pablo. They each have one (1) cellular
base station (cell site/cell tower) located in Barangay
Poblacion servicing the entire municipality.
Only four (4) out of the twenty-eight (28) barangays of
the municipality have strong signal access. These are barangays Poblacion, Marcos
Village, Sagasan and Tandubuay. The remaining twenty-four (24) barangays all have
weak signal access. These are barangays Bag-ong Misamis, Bubual, Buton, Culasian,
Daplayan, Kalilangan, Kapamanok, Kondum, Lumbayao, Mabuhay, Miasin,
Mulansong, Pantad, Pao, Payag, Pongapong Sacbulan, San Juan, Senior, Songgoy,
Teniapan, Tubo - Pait, Ticala Island and Villakapa.

Radio and television are also utilized as alternative means of communication

and acquiring information.

Radio stations whose coverage reaches San Pablo are DXBG (1242 AM)
broadcasting as DXBG Radyo 13 1242 Zamboanga and RMN - DXPR Pagadian 603.

For free over-the-air broadcast television signals, only GMA Network is

accessible to San Pablohanons. Most residents enroll with G-Sat, a
subscription-based direct-to-home satellite television service commercially available
in the country, which allows them to access forty broadcast channels.

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4.8. Institutional Sector

4.8.1. Fiscal Management

The Municipality of San Pablo is classified

as 4th class municipality. Its revenues come from
the taxes, licenses, and fees it is allowed to levy and collect, and from the Internal
Revenue Allotment or the share of local governments to the collectibles of the
national government. Internal Revenue Allotment for the Municipality on the last
five years (2007-2012) exhibited an increased for the last five (5) years. In 2012,
abrupt decline was noted by 3.05% . The municipality’s IRA is running an annual
average growth rate of 9%. In 2012, the municipality’s Internal Revenue Allotment
has reached to Php49.4 Million registering a decreased of 3% or Php1.5 Million
compared to the 2011 IRA’s of Php50.9 Million. The municipality’s locally
generated incomes has showed positive growth for the period 2007-2012. In 2007,
Php1.5 Million generated local income and then it went up by 31% or Php2.0
Million in 2008. Generated income in 2009 had decreased by 2% and then it
managed to grow by 10% in 2010 to 2012. In 2010, consistent growth was recorded
from Php2.2 Million to Php 5.8 Million in 2012. Locally generated income for San
Pablo in a six-year period showed an average yearly increase of 34% or Php.8
Million.

The Self-Reliance Index shows the percentage of locally-generated income

against total yearly income. San Pablo’s self-reliance index for the past six years has
been erratic to say the least. It grew from 2009 from 5.2% and then dropped in
2010 and 2011 by 4.38% and 4.55% respectively. The year 2012 saw a remarkable
growth as it increased by almost 5.6 percent. The fluctuated growth in the
self-reliance index of San Pablo can be attributable to the decline of
locally-collected income in 2009. Its improving self-reliance index in 2012
necessitates the municipality to double its efforts and creativity in improving
revenue generation from local sources.

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4.9. Climate Disaster & Risk
Profile

San Pablo is prone to many hazards, both

natural and human induced. Recently, the MLGU
of San Pablo identified the vulnerability of the municipality
against the following hazards, as follows:

Rain-induced Landslide

The location is at the neighboring barangays of Payag and Mabuhay. Soil

quality, cutting of trees and continuous heavy rain would trigger the area to
experience landslides. There are also some barangays like Lumbayao, Pantad,
Villakapa and Tubo-pait but of less vulnerability. The Mabuhay situation is most
alarming because the hazard location is at the center of governance where the
barangay hall, health center, day care center, the elementary school, public market
and 30 houses are at risk. Gradual sinking of land has been observed. From
approximately 75 meters, the barangay hall is now just a meter away from the steep
cause by land movement while 15 meters away is the provincial road. At this point
of time, LGU officials must start the initiative to inform higher government agencies
as precautionary measures to avert the damages and loss of lives and economic
disruption should the landslide occur at barangay Mabuhay.

Flood

San Pablo experienced a flood last 1979 that inflicted damages on

agricultural crops and livestock estimated at 1.5M per record from the Municipal
Agriculture office. The flood was caused by pouring down of heavy rain to include 7
small tornados at the upper portion particularly at barangay Villakapa. The

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vulnerable places are the barangays Poblacion and Marcos Village. Since then, there
has been flooding but not as big as that in 1979.

The situation will affect the economic condition of our people for the reasons
that crops are destroyed. Destruction of crops will result in poverty and in turn will
result in malnutrition of children, especially children of farmers and other
low-income families.

Human Induced Hazards

Among the five hazards identified, terrorism has cause the loss of great
number of lives as experienced in San Pablo. Barangay Kalilangan in the late part of
the 70s, was for two times, invaded by terrorists. Mass burning of houses followed
by strafing that caused the death of 16 persons and the displacement of more than
50 families were experienced. During the 2nd terrorist invasion, 7 people died and
the displacement of more than 30 families. Victims and not were forced to leave
Kalilangan for safety leaving behind their farm, their source of livelihood that made
them poor and hungry. In barangay Culasian, last 1989, the clashes between the
Civilian Volunteers (CHDF) and the terrorist group resulted in the death of more
than 30 people from both sides. Displacement of families followed.

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Landslide and Flood Susceptibility Map of the Municipality of San Pablo

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Earthquake, Tsunami, Storm Surge & Seawater Rise

San Pablo lies along the Cotabato Fault. Historically, the

place experienced two remarkable earthquakes followed by
tsunami, in 1918 and 1976. The 7.2 intensity of the 1976
earthquake followed by tsunami left San Pablo the loss of 7
lives, damages of properties that was estimated to reach up
to 2 million pesos, displacement of more than 200 families
and the disruption of economic activities.

The most vulnerable are the 350 families that settle along the coastline of
the 8 barangays of San Pablo. The length of time from 1976 to present is enough to
believe that anytime of the year and the years to come, an earthquake followed by
tsunami will relatively strike San Pablo.

As to seawater rise, the most at risk barangay is the Ticala Island as it stands
isolated from the mainland and is sitting low above the sea level. It is also the most
vulnerable when it comes to storm surge. Other areas vulnerable to tsunami and
sweater rise are Culasian, Tiniapan, Marcos Village, Sagasan, Tandubuay, Buton and
Bubual.

Concerning the hazards identified above, the government of San Pablo was
found to be totally incapable to respond to those disasters because at that level of
governance it has never been seriously giving attention to disaster preparedness
and responsiveness initiatives.

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 Summary of Climate Disaster Risk Vulnerability of
the Municipality of San Pablo
Hazard Susceptibility Magnitude Speed of Frequen Areas
Onset cy Covered
and/or
Duratio
n
Flood Moderate Low Slow Yearly Villakapa,
Susceptibility Marcos
Village,
Poblacion
Rain Induced Moderate Low Slow Yearly Payag,
Landslide Lumbayao,
Villakapa,
Tubo-pait,
Pantad,
Mabuhay
Storm Surge High Severe Rapid Decade Ticala,
Marcos
Village
Ground Rupture n/a n/a n/a
Ground Shaking n/a n/a n/a
Liquefaction n/a n/a n/a
Earthquake Low Low Slow Yearly
Induced
Landslide
Tsunami High Severe Rapid 20 years Culasian,
Tiniapan,
Marcos
Village,
Ticala,
Sagasan,
Tandubuay,
Buton,
Bubual
Volcanic Hazard n/a n/a n/a
Others

Climate Change Projections

The projected mean seasonal temperature increase, seasonal rainfall change

and frequency of extreme events in 2020 and 2050 under the medium-range
emission scenario for the Municipality of San Pablo is based on the provincial-level
projection of PAGASA.

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For the Municipality of San Pablo, the
projected values in 2020 are:
● DJF mean temperature = (26.8
°C+0.9 °C) = 27.7 °C;
● DJF rainfall =
{294.5mm+294.5(11.2%)mm} =
(294.5+33.0)mm or 327.0mm;
● number of days with Tmax > 35 C (centered at 2020) = 114;
● number of dry (centered at 2020) = 7,058; and
● number of days with rainfall > 300mm (centered at 2020) = 1. 10

Based on reliable climate modelling projections it is expected that when

considering the medium range emissions scenario by 2050:
• Annual mean temperatures will have risen by some 2.0OC
• The number of days the maximum temperature will exceed 35OC will
increase in San Pablo from some 2 days per year to 24 days
• Average seasonal rainfall will by only some 10%
• The number of dry days will decrease by some 21%
• The number of days with rainfall greater than 300mm/day will increase
to some 4 days

Sea level rise is considerable.

Using mean figures from projection
models, the Municipality of San Pablo
may experience an 82cm rise of
sea-level by year 2100.

Climate projections are subject to

uncertainty, because they are typically

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based on assumptions concerning future socio-economic and technological
developments that may or may not be realized.

Climate change is one of the most fundamental challenges ever to confront

humanity. Its adverse impacts are already being seen and may intensify
exponentially over time if nothing is done to reduce further emissions of
greenhouse gases. Decisively dealing NOW with climate change is key to ensuring
sustainable development, poverty eradication and safeguarding economic growth.
Scientific assessments indicate that the cost of inaction now will be more costly in
the future. Thus, economic development needs to be shifted to a low-carbon
emission path.

The first task is to address the root cause by reducing greenhouse gas
emissions from human activity. The means to achieve this are very contentious, as it
will require radical changes in the way many societies are organized, especially in
respect to fossil fuel use, industry operations, land use, and development. Within
the climate change arena, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is called
“mitigation”. The second task in responding to climate change is to manage its
impacts. Future impacts on the environment and society are now inevitable, owing
to the amount of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere from past decades of
industrial and other human activities, and to the added amounts from continued
emissions over the next few decades until such time as mitigation policies and
actions become effective. The Municipality of San Pablo is committed to changes in
the climate.

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 Chapter 5:
Development
Challenges and
Opportunities

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 As extensively as possible, this chapter will discuss the different challenges
MLGU San Pablo is currently facing. These challenges emanate from identified LGU
weaknesses and threats from the current objective realities. These challenges,
however enormous, are opportunities for MLGU officials and the citizenry as a
whole in establishing their ideal vision of the municipality.

5.1. Cross Sectoral Challenges

5.1.1. Rapid Local Migration and Urbanization

With the unprecedented economic growth of Pagadian City as the Province’s

center for trade and commerce, MLGU San Pablo has to bear the impact of
development spillover, sudden demand for skilled labor and agricultural produce,
and population growth.

The rapid increase of population in the urban barangays which reached 67%
over a short period of 10 years from 2010 to 2020 is naturally a cause for worry to
the LGU.
The bigger problem relating to population growth is the inverse relationship
between rural and urban growth rates.

From 2010 to 2020, population growth in the rural areas dropped down to
-17%. A parallel growth rate means there is an equal distribution of development
impacts in both areas. But an inverse growth rate means that there is an increasing
polarization of development and wealth distribution. The improvement of road
networks are supposed to bring development to the more remote areas of the
municipality and improve the competitiveness of the agricultural sector; rather, it
results in local migration from the highland to the urban areas. This trend, if not held

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back, will result in the rural barangays getting dried up of economic activities and
taking the loser role in an unfair wealth distribution.

Unprecedented rate in urbanization means a growing demand for housing

and social services. It also means an increasing volume of household and
commercial solid waste.

5.1.2. Persistent Poverty Incidence

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) defines poverty incidence as the

proportion of families/individuals with per capita income/expenditure less than the
per capita poverty threshold to the total number of families/individuals. In layman’s
terms, incidence of poverty shows the proportion of people who are under the
poverty line. As of 2015, the poverty incidence rate of MLGU San Pablo is pegged
at 52.9%.

5.2. Social Development Challenges

The human development and anti-poverty agenda of MLGU San Pablo are
anchored from its vision to create “A Peaceful, Resilient And Progressive
Municipality that Harnesses Its Agro-Fishery and Tourism Potentials in A Clean and
Green Environment where People Enjoy a Better Quality of Life under an Efficient,
Transparent and Accountable Local Governance”.

At present, there are areas of education, health, social welfare and protective
services that first needs to be addressed—as observed from the development of the
population from recent years.

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5.2.1. Education

Lower Achievement Rate In Public Schools

The National Achievement Test (NAT) conducted recently earned the schools
division of San Pablo) a Median Percentage Score (MPS) of 65.2% which is 9.8%
below the planning standard of 75%.

Shortage And Rehabilitation Of School Buildings And Facilities

As of SY 2020-2021 there are a total of 36 schools in San Pablo to

accommodate the 4,173 elementary students and 2,848 high schoolers. The
progressive enrollment trend since SY 2018-2019 indicates the need for more
improved facilities and establishment of additional school buildings. In the recent
years, some school properties remain undocumented or have unsettled land titles.
Moreover, there are only limited sports facilities to support the athletic development
of the students. Most schools also lack water and sanitation facilities. For a more
productive performance of local educational offices, the issue of the absence of
internet connection at the District Office must also be addressed.

Poor Monitoring And Evaluation Performance On Educational System

Implementation

There are significant number of Muslim communities in San Pablo, hence, a

need to integrate the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Eductaion (ALVE)
particularly to elementary schools with prominence of Muslim learners.

A more enhanced monitoring and evaluation system must also be

implemented to improve the school heads and teachers’ work ethics and
professionalism to address the reported poor deployment practices.

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Enrolment Decline Among Elementary Schools

The enrolment record in the municipality exhibits fluctuating trends from

2018-2021. The drop-out trend can be ascribed to poverty, lack of interest, peer
pressure, instructional gaps, poor health, and lack of parental support for education
These conditions caused disturbance in the number of regular and continuing
school children.

5.2.2. Health

Upgrading Of Health Offices

There are ten (10) DOH registered National Health

Facilities in the municipality of San Pablo consisting of
one (1) Rural Health Unit, eight (8) Barangay Health
Stations, and one (1) Birthing Home in service. These
municipal and barangay health centers however have poor physical facilities and

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lacking necessary equipment for the effective delivery of services--particularly the
BEmONC facility. The existing laboratory however still needs accreditation from the
Department of Health (DOH).

Lack Of Primary Health Services

For emergency situations, there is only one ambulance accessible for the
MHO. The local pharmacy or Botika ng Bayan at the MHO has limited supplies and
inadequate materials. Aside from the primary health care facilities that need to be
established, upgraded, and maintained, there are no available wellness centers
within the municipality.

Proliferation Of Prostitution

One alarming issue is the proliferation of prostitution within the locality. The
involvement of minors is a red flag. Documented cases mostly involve minor boys
being offered sums of money by adult gays in exchange of sexual services.

Increasing Number Of Teenage Pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy is an emerging sectoral concern. Although a deeper

study is yet to be done to determine the extent of the problem, the causes and the
mitigating measures that the MLGU needs to adopt .

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5.2.3. Social Welfare

On Community Social Welfare

1. Poor and inadequate facilities and services

● Lack of budget allocation to projects under the
MSWDO such as assistance to indigents
● Low appreciation of LGU officials on the need for social welfare services
● Poor availability of information (CBMS)
● Minimal capacity building programs on GAD
● No proper venue for social gatherings

2. Inadequate facilities in MSWDO

● The current Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office has very
limited capacity to perform administrative, frontline services and field work.

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On Women , Youth and Elderly

1. Lack of facilities and services for WEDC and VAWC

victims
One of the most vulnerable sectors in society are the
women. There are no established grievances or help desks
for complaints on VAWC incidents. Moreover, there is no shelter or recovery center
to accommodate Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances (WEDC).

2. Increasing Number Of Children In Conflict With The Law

The recorded crime incidence indicates an increased involvement of minors.

Cases are mostly petty crimes such as theft and alcohol- related issues.

3. Small Number Of Social Welfare Providers

There are only a few social workers in San Pablo. Most of them are from
(public/private) organizations. The Municipal Social Welfare and Development
Office is short of personnel.

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5.2.4 Housing

One significant issue in Housing is the increasing

number of informal settlers in the urban areas. The
Municipality of San Pablo has to collectively work on
addressing the backlogs in housing.

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5.2.5. Public Order and Safety

1. Absence Of CCTV Monitoring Systems On Public Offices

Most of the government offices in San Pablo are located at

the Poblacion. Setting-up and utilizing CCTV cameras on
each office would help in real-time monitoring of the
government activities. With the absence of implementing policy requiring the
government offices, public places, and even business establishments to put up
CCTV cameras, there is still a difficulty in conducting efficient monitoring and
evaluation.

2. Minimal Emergency Situation Training Programs Conducted

There is no consistent conduct of training to every barangay or institution per

se for disaster preparedness and emergency response. As of the moment, there is
one (1) fire department on standby, and __ police stations deployed to different key
locations in the municipality. Their performance, however, is minimally monitored
and evaluated to fully assess their duties and responsibilities.

3. Poor Regulation And Intervention On Drug-Related Cases

● No. regular drug testing to all LGU Personnel
● Weak capacities of BADAC and MADAC ot fulfill their mandate

4. Absence Of Community Police Assistance Centers

There are a very limited number of barangay-level community police
assistance center that could augment the services of the local police force.

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5.2.6. Other Social Concerns

The Municipality of San Pablo has poor sports and family amusement
facilities. It's Multi-purpose sports center needs major rehabilitation.

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5.3. Economic Development
Challenges

One of the main thrusts of San Pablo is the economic growth of the
municipality through strengthening its agro-fishery and tourism potentials. However,
achieving this goal is dependent on how well the following issues are addressed:

5.3.1 Local Economic Enterprise

(Entrepreneurship, Business and Industry)
Agriculture and fishing are one of the main
industries in San Pablo. However, there are
pre-existing conditions that hinder the municipality’s
economic productivity:

1. There is no slaughterhouse within the locality.

2. Despite the abundance of coconut trees in the area, no coconut water and
vinegar production are established.

3. No programs and projects were implemented to support the mat-weaving

production.

4. With all the foregoing economic opportunities, no functional commercial centers

are available.

The local farmers and fisherfolks, as well as traders, need the establishment
of a One Town One Product (OTOP) Center or a municipal buying station for
agriculture and marine supplies. Another factor that slows down the local economy’s
progress is the poor waterworks in the municipality.

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5. There is no business service center that will respond to the needs of business
investors and provide basic information on business-related undertakings.

5.3.2 Agriculture and Fishery

San Pablo is rich with farm lands with a number of

holdings: 2,871 area of holdings 4,601, average area of
holding farm 1.6. 3,454 farm parcels covering 4, 601
hectares with an average of 1.3 hectare farm parcels. To
fully maximize these assets, the local farmers need more
farming machinery, a more enhanced implementation and assistance for swine and
large cattle production and dispersal, provision of poultry production and
egg-laying machine, and cassava production program.

The coastal barangay of Marcos Village needs a municipal ordinance

centralizing the fish-catch landing area.

There are no community based organizations initiated to represent the

farmers and fisherfolks. It remains a challenge for these primary industries to

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promote their enterprise given the lack of fundamental coordination and support to
boost their business.

5.3.3 Eco-Tourism

As of 2021, the Municipality of San Pablo has

formulated and adopted a Sustainable Tourism Plan which
outlines the LGU’s thrust on eco-tourism development.

1. Inadequate Site Infrastructure

One of the most common factors that bring in tourists is the availability of
facilities and infrastructure. This includes basic amenities and services that cater to
guests. Unfortunately, there is no such facility in San Pablo. At the present, the
municipality has no lodging house, pension house or inn that provides
accommodation for staying tourists. The nearest available facility can be found in
neighboring municipalities of Guipos, San Miguel, Tabina, and Pagadian City. Other
amenities like access roads/pathways leading to tourist sites, electricity and dining
facilities are also inadequate and need improvement.

2. Limited Tourist Attractions

While the municipality of San Pablo offers diverse tourist attractions such as
beaches, aquatic parks, waterfalls, and highland areas, these are yet to be
developed and not ready for the influx of tourists.

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3. Inadequate Capacity Among Local Tourism Stakeholders.

In an industry where customer service and satisfaction is the key to

sustainability and success, tourism management and operational capacity are
requisites. These ranges from guest relations management, tour management, basic
hospitality and marketing and promotions Currently, capacity in these areas remains
inadequate among San Pablo tourism stakeholders with untrained personnel who
lack knowledge and skills on tourism management and unclear tourism
management protocols and procedures.

4. Unmaximized Local Tourism Enterprise

A lot of tourism potential can be taken from San Pablo. The existing tourism,
however, remains simple and reactive, or not anchored to long-term goals on
sustainability. As a result of these “single-sided” programs and projects, the
uncoordinated tourism-related sectors do not coincide with local tourism services:
poor road access, inadequate public transport vehicles to cater to tourist,
uncoordinated transport system, limited access to potable water, electricity,
communication facility, homestay facilities and restroom.

5. Age-Old Problem On Peace And Security

The geographical location of San Pablo is along the coastline of Celebes Sea
and hidden behind the mountainous terrain of Zamboanga del Sur. The peace and
order situation is hence threatened with the presence of insurgent military groups
that reside somewhere in the secluded areas in the municipality. This pre-existing
notion about the locality hinders the influx of tourists to San Pablo.

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6. Problematic Topographic Features And Geographical Setting

The mountains given the topography of San Pablo, soil erosion resulting in
landslides are possible scenarios that may come in any time due to unpredictable
weather conditions.

5.4. Environmental Challenges

It is the LGU’s goal to provide a healthy environment that is favorable and

sustainable for local residents. Given the topography of San Pablo, it is prone to
several environmental concerns that affect the welfare of the community. Such as
resources depletion and environmental degradation, low economic productivity,
lack of infrastructure support and growing number of disasters due to changing
climate. The preservation and conservation and management of protected areas
within the territorial of the LGU are central concerns of this sector.

5.4.1 Disaster Risk Reduction

1.Weak Disaster Preparedness and Response.

Even with the creation of the Municipal Disaster
Risk Reduction Council (MDRRMC), the municipality still lacks an effective disaster
control organization to orchestrate support and assistance from government

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agencies, line agencies and volunteer groups. The LGU are provided with calamity
funds to be accessed for rescue and rehabilitation during and after calamities and
disasters as well as for disaster preparedness. More often, however, these funds are
not enough to purchase the necessary equipment to be used during calamities and
disasters.

2. Low Capacities On Disaster Risk Reduction And Climate Change Adaptation.

The LGU of San Pablo have low capacity to reduce disaster risks and adapt
to climate change. They have not been able to establish effective and efficient
systems to prevent extensive reach and cost of damage brought by natural and
man-made disasters in the municipality. A very slow e attempts to improve
investments toward establishment of early warning systems, flood protection
measures, reforestation, watershed rehabilitation, provision of alternative livelihoods
for people at-risk, among others. Thus, LGU will continue to face a vicious cycle of
restoration and then picking up the pieces of destruction after each calamity.

3. Data Gap On The Frequency Of Occurrence And The Consequence Or Severity

Of Hazards.

Available data are still incomplete or inaccurate. Planners need to continually

consult with engineers, geologists, hydro-meteorologists, social scientists and
economists to improve planning analyses and decision making;

4. Existing Land Use Is Often Very Difficult To Change.

Land use decisions, however, must seek a balance between individual needs
and the good of the entire community. For example, the decision to restrict
settlements from the delineated high risk zones would imply the resettlement of

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affected families to other areas or the implementation of the attendant structural
measures that should ensure the safety of the rest of the families within the bigger
community.

5. Lack Of Integration Of Jurisdictional Boundaries.

Dealing with the impacts of disasters requires the necessary integration of

various jurisdictional boundaries, particularly where cumulative impacts occur. Such
impacts are very difficult to foresee and plan for all possible contingencies.

6. Getting Local Ownership Support And Implementation.

It is very important that the communities affected are able to know the
disaster risks that they are confronted with so that they are in a better position to
decide on the appropriate mitigation and coping options. At the very least, they can
come to realize the consequences of not treating the risks. There is an absence of a
24/7 functional Disaster Operation Center.

5.4.2 Solid Waste Management

1. Fully Occupied And Controlled Dumpsite

2. Lack Of Enforcement Of Ra No. 9003

● Unavailability of Shredder Pulverizer Machine
● Establishment of Material Recovery Facility

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5.5. Infrastructure Challenges

Infrastructure programs, projects and activities that supports and aligns to the
attainment of the other sectoral goals was accorded with priority by the Municipal
Government. Business investments, expansions and local socio-economic
development that help alleviate poverty are greatly affected by the quality of
infrastructure facilities within the area. Key issues and concerns arise in regards to
the existing infrastructure and facilities within the municipality that is summarized as
follows:

In a developing municipality water and electricity are an important necessities in

all household and business establishments that leads to many economic and social
benefits. It is of great importance that adequate supply of electricity and water in
the municipality is secured, current issues associated with water and electricity
supply in the area are: 1. Inadequate potable water supply in few areas of San Pablo
due to undeveloped sources of potable water and 2. lack of electric access of the
remaining households especially in the far flung barangays of the municipality.

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 Having safe and comfortable roads are crucial in the development of a
community, therefore, adequate road network capacity, connectivity and linkages
between sitios, barangays and major arterial roads must be given priority for an
efficient and fast delivery of products and services within and outside the
municipality .
The Municipal Government is hard-pressed to deal with the following road-
network related issues:

● Barangay and municipal roads needs improvement

● Lack of footbridge

that leads to the slow delivery of goods and services in the area.

Perennial flooding along major rivers,creeks and number of roadways could

be credited to an increasing municipal population with improper waste disposal
systems that clogged drainage and sewerage systems. It is observed that the
municipality lacks a flood control system as well as Seawall in the different coastal
barangays susceptible to floods and disaster.

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 Key issues that affect the municipality of San Pablo in regards to the social
support infrastructure are: Inefficient medical services due to lack of medical
facilities; and inefficiency of providing social services; as well as lack of educational
facilities.

In order to provide the greatest service to the constituents and development of

the municipality the need to have an improved and efficient public support
infrastructure is a must. Key issues that are identified in relation to this are:
● Inefficient municipal gymnasium
● Inconvenient Public Market Space
● No Slaughterhouse
● Unimproved Bus and Jeepney Terminal

5.5.1 Service Utilities

1. Rehabilitation Of Water System
There are at least 3,735 households potable water supplies served out of
6,082 households and 801 underdeveloped spring or dug wells out of 1,347
households in San Pablo.
● rehabilitation of the water system (Poblacion, Sagasan, Marcos Village,
Sacbulan, Pongapong, Bubual and Ticala Is.)

2. Poor Irrigation System

● Construction of drainage canal in the Poblacion
● Installation of Box Culvert in Brys. Villakapa, Daplayan, and Songgoy

3. Provision Of Power Supply To Households

The MLGU needs to work closely with ZAMSURECO

5.5.2 Communication
1. Weak Cellular Signal and Poor Services of Internet Provider

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 Currently in the digital age, the Municipality of
San Pablo is left behind in terms of technological
adaptation and advancement. Although this is an
expected scenario for most rural municipalities in the
country, San Pablo only has one (1) cell tower for each
network, Smart and Globe Cellular, a total of 2 cell
towers that are both situated at Barangay Poblacion in the central area. Out of 28
barangays in the municipality, only 4 barangays have strong signals identified as
Barangay Poblacion, Marcos Village, Sagasan and Tandubuay. The remaining
barangays are said to have weak signals. This technological constraint hinders
productivity and connectivity among the locals.

5.5.3 Transportation

1. Some Roads Needs Fixing

2. Dilapidated Transportation Modes
3. Road Concreting In Brgys. Bagong Misamis,
Teniapan, Sacbulan, Tandubuay, And The Poblacion

MLGU San Pablo still suffers from a shortage of roads. Although major
growth areas within the municipality exhibiting high potential for agroforestry
development have road access, several transportation nodes are already in bad
condition. This deteriorating road network situation constrained socio-economic
linkages and hampered the much needed economic growth of the municipality.

5.5.4 Establishments

1. Re-Construction Of Municipal Gymnasium

● Lack of manpower in the Municipal Engineering
Office
● Lack of budget

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5.6. Institutional Development
Challenges

Administrative governance focuses on the capability of the LGU as an

institution to run the government - from planning, resource generation, utilization,
down to manpower capability to provide efficient services to clientele. This also
includes the legislative support mechanism necessary for the attainment of the
vision of the municipality. The focal point of analysis of this sector is the capability of
the LGU in planning, budgeting, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of
projects that is public oriented development investment.

Programs, projects, and activities of the municipality from the different

sectors must be provided with the necessary institutional support so that immediate
and strategic delivery of the committed goals would be implemented. As a sectoral
support system the Institution or the municipal government and its staff should be
capable and competent to manage the developmental changes brought by the
different sectors.

5.6.1 Local Legislation

1. Delayed Upgrading And Poor Implementation Of

Municipal Ordinances

Some ordinances move through the legislative

much faster than others. This can be traced to lack of lobby groups, the nature of
proposed ordinances as well as political, social, economic and personnel - related
factors. This leads to compromised public service delivery, prolonged conflicts, and
delayed implementation of development programs.

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2. Lack Of Public Participation

There is seemingly a lack of public

consultation on some proposed ordinances that
involve or affect certain barangays. This is related to the problem of lack of
transparency and failure to properly inform and consult with concerned barangay
officials and representatives. In turn, the concerns of affected barangays may not be
sufficiently addressed. The challenge now is to institute additional mechanisms to
ensure participation of barangay representatives in the consultations; otherwise, it
will be difficult for the city government to get the full support of the barangays for
future legislative measures.

5.6.2 Revenue Generation / Resource

Allocation and Utilization (Fiscal
Management)
1. Emphasis On Revenue Monitoring
● Outdated Revenue Code
● Lack of IT Personnel for iTAX/eRPT
maintenance
● Logistic support for revenue generation program
● IRA dependent
● No Ordinance crafted for the collection of Environmental Fee
● Computerization of licensing, business tax, permit and fees, water (BPLS) is
needed

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2. Provision Of Public Office Supplies
● Generator requirement for iTAX/eRPT
● Lack of Collectors
● lack of stock room
● no internet connection

5.6.3 Human Resource Development and

Management (Organization and Management)

1. Poor Performance Of Some Employees, Absenteeism,

And Tardiness
2. Lack Of Trainings And Seminars For Employees
3. Lack Of Office Personnel

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 Chapter 6:
Vision - Reality
Gap

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 This chapter explains briefly the differences between the desired end-state
conditions in Chapter 4 and the current status of development of the Municipality of
San Pablo as presented in Chapter 5. This Chapter consequently analyzes the
causes of identified indicative gaps of each section as discussed in the preceding
chapters and the bases for the identification intervention measures to take in order
to address such gaps.

The gaps in the desired roles of the Municipality of San Pablo, the gaps
pertaining to the desired characteristics of the municipality, and the gaps between
the realities and the desired state of sectoral issues are covered under this chapter.
In this section, the operative words of the municipality’s vision above are assessed
qualitatively to determine where the municipality stands at the present. These
operative words are as follow:

● Supplier of Quality Agri-fishery Products

● Center for Ecotourism Destination
● Peaceful, Resilient and Progressive
● Clean and Green Environment
● Efficient, Transparent and Accountable Governance

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6.1. Vision Reality Gaps in Desired Roles

6.1.1. As a key supplier of Agri Fishery Produce in the Province

In its desire to be a key supplier of agricultural fisheries products in the

province, the Municipality of San Pablo has to develop programs to increase its
yield of high value crops by at least 25% from an estimated 200 hectares of
productive lands to 250 hectares. Yield for rice and native corn is 75% short of its
desired vision state. In livestock and poultry production, the gap is set at 25%

In the fisheries sector, yield from the current to the desired state needs to
achieve at least 20% increase.

To close these gaps, the LGU needs to improve its infrastructure and
production support system to farmers and fisherfolks. It needs to develop more
responsive policies to address illegal practices in fish catch. It also needs to develop
a sustainable approach to knowledge and technology transfer needs of agri fishery
organizations and individuals.

6.1.2. A Major Ecotourism Destination In The Province

When it comes to ecotourism, the Municipality of San Pablo is confronted

with an ecotourism bubble that is beyond its desired economic indicators a few
years ago.

The vision of the LGU of San Pablo is to achieve at least 5,500 visitors each
year for 8 destinations. However as of 2020, the Municipality has an unprecedented
tourist influx that will cover its annual target by just a few months of operations. Still,

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it seeks to increase its current trend of tourist arrivals in order to increase the income
of its communities and stir further economic activities in the municipality.

It seeks to achieve at least 90% of compliance rate among tourism centers/

destinations to municipal ordinances and other policies concerning solid waste.

Key interventions to achieve the desired success indicators include the

development of a Sustainable Tourism Plan that will incorporate the development of
specific interventions to develop and promote existing and potential tourism spots.
The Tourism Plan must include cultural heritage, community-driven livelihood
programs on producing delicacies and souvenirs.

The achievement of vision indicators also involves the need for the
Municipality of San Pablo to develop and strictly enforce policies concerning solid
waste management, anti-smoking and tourism regulation.

6.2. Vision - Reality Gaps in

Sectoral Characters

6.2.1. Gaps in the Desired Qualities of Population

Between the future and current realities, San Pablo need to closes the gaps on:
● A more prosperous and resilient economy
● a safer and more livable peri-urban landscape that inspires a good sense of
place and pride
● and a well-served constituency

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 San Pablo also has to work on building a culture of An empowered and
God-fearing citizenry. With the above indicators of success, the following gaps are
identified:
● Many out-school-youth do not opt to participate in the ALS program and the
NAT results are below the national standard. Key learning facilities are shot of
the actual demands.

● Changes in the trend and lifestyle of the residence leads to the incidence of
Non Communicable Diseases(Lifestyle Diseases). The delayed detection of
diseases is also one of the rising problems in the municipality paired with the
increasing rate of HIV/AIDS/STI and TB cases in the locality. Policy
enforcement on smoking and alcohol is still weak. It is a very crucial role of
social welfare to ensure that the marginalized sector of the municipality is
taken care of, but many indigent senior citizens are not included in the list as
well as PWD list. The release of the senior citizen pensions are also delayed
and the OSCA head doesn't have honorarium for her meetings and seminars.
Many documents are destroyed and damaged due to non-air conditioned
rooms.

● Increasing crime rate and offenses involving children and continuous

occurrence of violence against women and children is the current situation in
the municipality. There are also cases of drunkards and illegal gambling
(Tong - Hits) in the municipality and the Juvenile Justice System (RA 9344) is
not properly imposed and implemented.

● No sports center where individuals and families can enjoy and relax.
Increasing cases of teenage pregnancy in the municipality is an emerging
problem.

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 Chapter 7: Social
Development Plan

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 Chapter II Section 16 of the Local Government Code of 1991 states that
“Every local government unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those
necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate, or
incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to
the promotion of the general welfare.

Within their respective The Social Development Plan

territorial jurisdictions, local (SDP) of MLGU San Pablo and its
government units shall ensure and vision to be a peaceful, resilient and
support, among other things, the progressive municipality is anchored
preservation and enrichment of on the aforementioned mandate.
culture, promote health and safety,
enhance the right of the people to a Also referred to as

balanced ecology, encourage and “neighborhood planning”, this SDP is

support the development of considered as MLGU San Pablo’s

appropriate and self-reliant scientific “human development and

and technological capabilities, anti-poverty agenda which envisage

improve public morals, enhance increasing the municipality’s growth

economic prosperity and social justice, potential by providing the people of

promote full employment among their San Pablo with adequate basic

residents, maintain peace and order, services while increasing their

and preserve the comfort and capabilities to be educated and

convenience of their inhabitants.” This skilled; healthy and well-nourished;

expressly illustrates the policy of the productively employed; socially

state to prioritize the general welfare secured and protected from natural

and well-being of its citizens. hazards.”

Focusing on enhancing the quality of life for all members of the San Pablo
community, this SDP “seeks to improve the state of well-being of the local
population and upgrade the quality of social services” in education, health and
nutrition, social welfare, public order and safety, and women, youth and the elderly,
and other concerns.

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 The growth and success of the community rely upon the people within that
society, therefore planning and ensuring the social and physical well-being of the
municipality residence through an equitable and sustainable delivery of services to
address prevailing issues that will hinder the empowerment and resilience of the
people as society is also given an importance. Human resources plays a significant
role in the municipalities development as active agents who build up capital,
mobilize the political and socio-economic alliances , harness the natural and
man-made resources, and push the municipality’s development agenda therefore
they should be socially secured and protected from natural hazards.

This Social Development Plan is geared

toward fulfilling the desired Characteristics of its
people as a whole: an empowered, resilient and
God-fearing citizenry.

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7.1 Education

Education is a fundamental need in realizing social empowerment and

liberation. Its value as a crucial instrument in improving welfare and alleviating
poverty is widely acknowledged globally. The United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) realized this need and declared the right to
free and accessible quality education as a basic human right.

MLGU San Pablo is dedicated to ensuring inclusive and quality education for
all and promotes lifelong learning among its constituents through relevant formal,
non-formal, and informal education and training.

Goal 1: Improve the quality of basic education and promote 21st

Century skills to learners.

Objective(s): Bring up the National Achievement Test Mean Percentage Score (NAT
MPS) of 65.2%, which is 9.8% below the planning standard, to 75%.

Strategies:

● Conduct of Review Classes

The curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd) is a standard- and
competency-based curriculum that is inclusive and built around the needs of the
learners and the community. It is designed to ensure effective assimilation of
lessons on the part of the student thus guaranteeing improved performance. In the

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same manner, MLGU San Pablo wishes to pursue a rigorous Review Classes Program
in light of the prevailing poor showing in the NAT MPS. These review classes will,
hopefully, build upon and strengthen previous learning so that students will gain a
stronger grasp of subject matters.

● Conduct of Feeding Programs

First implemented in the Philippines in 1997, MLGU San
Pablo aims to establish School-based Feeding Programs (SBFP)
to improve school attendance and the nutritional status of target
beneficiaries in the hope of boosting learning. This hopefully will
translate to improved student learning capacity and
performance.

● Deployment Protocol Implementation

In the midst of a pandemic that has profoundly altered
many aspects of life, the continued effective delivery of
education in all levels is, more than ever, of paramount
importance.

It is imperative to respond positively to the distinctive challenge by ensuring

proper and effective deployment of teachers.

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Eliminate existence of non-readers which comprises 20% of the total district

enrolment
o Conduct training on Teaching Reading Readiness and Beginning
Reading
o Implement Every Child A Reader Program (ECARP)

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 o Conduct search for Best Readers across grade levels
o Award Outstanding Reading Teacher in K-Grade III
o Implement No Read, No Write, No Compute, NO Promotion Policy of
DepEd

● Intensify instructional supervision to teachers:

o Provide technical assistance and support to Senior High School
through INSETs, SLAC
o Enhance professional development program for Senior High School
o Develop Instructional Materials and Learning Resources especially for
the Least-learned Competencies

● Ensure that teacher deployments adheres to protocols, is need-based and

assessment-driven

Legislative Agenda:

● Craft ordinance strengthening municipal school board (MSB)

● Task MSB to formulate a municipal learning continuity plan to respond to the
needs of students and other stakeholders including educators, parents,
community members
● Craft resolution exhorting all municipal stakeholders to plan and implement a
support feeding program for students

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 Goal 2: Develop human resources responsive to the needs of learners
and the community.

Knowledge and education are the basis for all things that can be
accomplished in life. Teachers provide the power of education to today's youth,
thereby giving them the possibility for a better future. Teachers simplify the
complex, and make abstract concepts accessible to students.

Objective(s): Uplift the school heads and teachers morale and passion for the
teaching profession.

Strategies:

● Values Restoration
The Values Restoration Program is the soft-approach to combat the problem
of graft and corruption, inefficiency, and broken working relationships between
government employees in their workplace. It is a public - private partnership
program of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Council for the Restoration
of Filipino Values (CRFV).

● Revisiting Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers serves as a guide for teachers
specifically to new teachers for them to exhibit proper behavior to the learning
community at all times. It is imperative for educators to observe and practice this set
of ethical and moral principles, standards, and values.

Teachers have great influence in the lives of their learners. They are expected
to be professionally competent in the practice of their profession. Moreover, they
also need to possess a good reputation not only in the school but in the entire
community.

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Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Develop desirable work ethics amongst educators:

o Conduct re-orientation on the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
and the Code of Conduct for Public Officials
o Design a Values Restoration Program for Teachers
o Strengthen Merit, Incentive and Reward System
o Awarding of Outstanding SHs and Teachers in the municipality
o Equip multigrade teachers with skills and appropriate strategies for
handling multigrade classes.

● Create linkages and partnerships between the school and the community.

Legislative Agenda:

● Task MSB to initiate the creation of mechanisms and structures to support

educators
● Task MSB to put up linkages tying educators and the community together

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 Goal 3: Improve inclusivity in Education.

Objective(s): Establish classes for Arabic Language and Values Education (ALIVE)
classes particularly in Muslim communities within the municipality.

Strategies:

● Establishment of ALIVE Classes

ALIVE is a flagship program implemented in public schools that aims to
provide additional subjects on Arabic language and Islamic values in the regular
basic education curriculum of the DepEd.

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Coordinate with LGU for the deployment of teachers to handle ALIVE classes
and provision of financial support;
● Conduct advocacy; and
● Identify ALIVE learners in each of the Muslim barangays within the
municipality.

Legislative Agenda:

● Task MSB to coordinate the implementation of ALIVE classes and other

programs aimed at fostering inclusivity in education within the municipality
● Task MSB to identify other sectors or disadvantaged groups within the
municipality and embrace them into the appropriate inclusivity programs

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 Goal 4: Improve Monitoring and Evaluation of all DepEd thrusts and
Programs, Projects and Activities.

Objective(s): Monitor and Evaluate schools on a more regular basis using

appropriate assessment tools.

Strategies:

● Create Monitoring Team and Identify DepEd thrusts and PPAs to be

monitored;
● Identify appropriate assessment tools and Train
Monitoring Team;
● Conduct of monitoring activities.

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Train Monitoring Team on identified assessment

tools;
● Coordinate with MLGU San Pablo
o Secure access approval and transportation
o Request for financial support
● Schedule and implement monitoring missions.
Legislative Agenda:

● Creation of the Monitoring Team

● Resolution tasking MSB and Monitoring Team to
create coordination mechanisms to facilitate
implementation of monitoring activities

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 Goal 5: Secure Land Titles For School Sites.

Objective(s): Resolve school site issues and problems and secure formal titles.

Strategies:

● Coordinate with pertinent local and national agencies with purview on

resolving identified school site issues and problems in schools.

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Request for allocation of funds for titling of school sites.

Legislative Agenda:

● Resolution tasking MSB to urgently move on the matter of securing school

site titles
● Resolution creating a special task multi-sectoral force or committee to handle
the requisites of identifying school sites with title concerns and securing
school site titles
● Allocate funds for titling of school sites

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 Goal 6: Improve Health And Sanitation Of Learners In Schools.

Objective(s):
● Improve water and sanitation facilities in all schools within the municipality.
● Produce competitive learners in sport.

Strategies:

● Installation of water and sanitation facilities in all schools within the

municipality.
● Provide for School Sports Facilities and equipment.

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Request for financial support from LGU and other possible benefactors
● Identify specific urgent needs of schools pertaining to water and sanitation
facilities
● Identify specific sport disciplines where San Pablo youths have a chance of
excelling

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocation of funding for health & sanitation and sports

● Ordinance mandating strict implementation of health &
sanitation measures within the municipality
● Formulation of a Municipal Sports Development Program
● Resolution encouraging the private sector to participate in
strengthening the municipality’s sports programs

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 Goal 7: Improve Communication.

Objective(s): Ensure clear and unobstructed flow of communications and

transactions with pertinent offices and entities.

Strategies:
● Internet Connectivity Installation

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Coordinate with LGU / DepEd

● Request for allocation of funds
● Install internet connectivity in the District Office for online transactions and
other communication requirements

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds for installation of internet connectivity

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7.2 Health and Nutrition

Geographical, demographic, political, and socio-economic factors are

attributes to the health outcomes inequalities. The Philippines embodies a distinct
geographical landscape with many geographically isolated and disadvantaged
localities. This allows for the high disparity in the distribution of resources across
socio-economic classes, limiting the institutionalization of sustainable health
programs.

The Municipality of San Pablo acknowledges this setback and seeks to

improve the delivery of a comprehensive, quality, and sustainable community-based
health care programs, projects, and activities that are accessible, especially to the
most vulnerable sector.

The goal for the health and nutrition sub-sector is to promote health, a
General Welfare goal as mandated by RA 7160 in line with uplifting the overall
physical, mental, and social well-being of the MLGU San Pablo citizenry.

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 Goal 1: Improve Quality And Delivery Of Health Services.

Objectives:
• Reduce child and maternal mortality
• Reduce incidence of communicable diseases
• Reduce morbidity and premature mortality from non -
communicable diseases
• Promote mental health and well-being
• Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse
• Achieve universal health insurance coverage

Strategies:

● Improve capability of existing staff

o attendance to capability building seminar-workshop and
trainings

● Upgrade the quality of health facilities.

o Provision of additional supply of medicines, wellness
equipment, a fully-equipped ambulance, and more birthing
facilities
o Rehabilitation and Improvement of Miasin and Bag-ong
Misamis Barangay Health Station

● Provide immediate response during emergencies.

● Conduct of EIC as to the effects of early pregnancy
● Enforce existing ordinance prohibiting smoking in public places

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Programs/Projects/Activities:

● Procurement of additional supply for medicines, wellness equipment, a

fully-equipped ambulance, and more birthing facilities
● Conduct EIC on the effects of teenage pregnancy and prostitution
● Operation Timbang Plus (OPT Plus) 2020
● strict regulation on the Milk Code
● Implement voluntary Blood Donation Program
● NTB (TB) Program
● Wireless Access for Health (WAH)
● Procurement of permanent information signage prohibiting smoking in
public places

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds to cover procurement of supplies and equipment aimed at

improving municipal health services
● Ordinance reiterating and mandating strict implementation of
anti-smoking rule in the municipality
● Formulation of municipal advocacy / information campaign plan on health
concerns

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 Goal 2: Implement reproductive health programs to ensure better
health services for women and children

The MLGU San Pablo recognizes the importance of reproductive health as a

state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system
and to its functions and processes.

Objectives:
● Raise awareness on Republic Act 10354 (The Responsible Parenthood
and Reproductive Health Act of 2012)
● Improve maternal health and reduce maternal and newborn mortality
● Provide comprehensive health services to indigent women

Strategies:

● Coordinate and link municipal health initiatives with provincial and

national health programs
● Create access to pre- and post-natal maternal health care services
● Provide efficient medical assistance to women and children
● Provide assistance and programs in ensuring maternal well-being.
o Establishment of Lactation Area
● Address pregnancy and infant health and nutrition
● Ensure health and nutrition among children.
● Increase nutrition awareness and management of severe acute
malnutrition (SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), Stunted,
Undernourished, and Overweight
● Provide financial assistance for various medical related fees to indigent
women

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Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Information campaign to provide complete knowledge about the early

pregnancy, infertility, birth control methods, pregnancy, post-childbirth care
of the baby and mother

● Information campaign to Secondary School Children on HIV/AIDS & STI and

Teenage Pregnancy in support of formal Sex education classes

● Creation of linkages with provincial and national health offices, and NGOs
catering to reproductive health

● Maternal Health Care Program

o Hatud Serbisyo para sa Kababainhan sa Kabarangayan
o Medical, Dental, Surgical, Laboratory services and Psychosocial
Assistance
o Counseling for Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW)
o Maternal Care Receptivity (MCR) Services
o Health Teaching / Advocacies - Information, Education, and
Communication (IEC) material on R.A. 9710
o Family planning methods, advocacies and services

● Maternal, Newborn, Child Health & Nutrition Program (MNCHN) and Infant
and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Program
o Establishment of Breastfeeding Corner / Room in the Public / Private
Institutions
o through promotion of breastfeeding, providing comfortable venue for
women during pre-delivery

● Repair of Bahay ni Nanay to provide a comfortable venue for pre delivery

period

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 ● National Voluntary Blood Donation Program
o Financial Assistance to Indigent Women in need of blood products
processing fee

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds for municipal reproductive health initiatives

● Creation and strengthening of a municipal health coordinating committee
with purview to link with external health groups (provincial and national
instrumentalities, NGOs and CSOs)
● Mandatory reproductive health education for Secondary School Children

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7.3 Public Order and Safety

Goal 1: Ensure Security, Public Order, And Safety.

Objective(s): Enhance the capability of the MLGU San Pablo police force to protect
and secure the municipality and its people.

Strategies:

● Formulate and implement Peace and Order and Public Safety program in
coordination with pertinent municipal, provincial and national government
bodies. Inclusion of private stakeholders is a must.
● Formulate Project Proposals and other documentary requirements requesting
for the immediate acquisition and installation of CCTV cameras in LGU
buildings and other strategic (ingress / egress points) areas within the
municipality. This is inclusive of financial assistance requests to concerned
local and national offices.
● Coordinate with the Sanggunian for the formulation of a Municipal Ordinance
requiring business establishments to have functional CCTVs in their business
premises.
o Conduct information campaign activities
o Publicize policies regarding surveillance camera usage and the
disciplinary consequences for misuse
● Provide standing funds for peace and order and public safety program
● Improve peace and order situation with an increase number of police

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Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Craft and implement Peace and Order and Public Safety Program
● Install CCTV cameras in LGU buildings and other strategic (ingress / egress
points) areas within the municipality
● Repair and maintain the PNP vehicle for deployment
● Increase the size of the police force to meet the existing and projected needs
of the municipality
● Improve coordination among law enforcement agencies and mobilize
citizenry in the anti-crime effort
● Promote and improve police-community relations
● Decrease the annual average annual crime rate
● Strengthen or enhance the local crime information system

Legislative Agenda:

● promulgate a Peace and Order and Public Safety Program for MLGU San
Pablo
● Allocate funds for monitoring technology and maintenance of existing
equipments
● Mandate to increase size of police force
● Resolution strengthening local crime information system through improved
police-community relations

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 Goal 2: Maintain MLGU San Pablo Drug-free.

Objective(s):
● Strengthen the capacities of MLGU San Pablo police force to detect,
investigate, prosecute, and adjudicate drug cases, usage, and abuse.
● Uphold the reputation of MLGU San Pablo employees as drug-free.

Strategies:

● Organization of the Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council (BADAC) and the

Municipal Anti-Drug Abuse Council (MADAC)
● Procurement of Drug Testing Kit

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Conduct of illegal drugs information campaigns

● Conduct Drug Testing for all LGU Personnel
● Request funding for the local ADACs

Legislative Agenda:

● mandate regular drug testing for all LGU Personnel

● Allocate funds to support police counter drug activities
● Allocate funds for local ADACs
● Allocate funds for information campaign on illegal drugs

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 Goal 3: Improve Awareness And Response Capability In Case Of Fire
Incidents.

Objective(s):
● Provide strategic and skills-based knowledge on fire incidents and how to
properly and effectively respond
● Ensure speedy, efficient and effective response to fire emergencies
● Provide fully equipped, empowered and skilled fire fighters

Strategies:
● Fire Safety Advocacy throughout the municipality
● Request for Basic and Advanced Fire Fighting Trainings
● Allocation of Funds for Fire Fighting equipment

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Conduct of Fire Safety Measures Training in all municipal barangays of San
Pablo inclusive of Fire Drills Simulation Exercises
● Celebration of Fire Prevention Month and Disaster Resilience Month
● Procurement of Fire Fighting equipments

Legislative Agenda:
● Allocate funds for Fire Fighting equipments and Fire Safety Measures
Training
● Resolution promulgating the Celebration of Fire Prevention Month and
Disaster Resilience Month

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7.4 Social Welfare

Social welfare is directed towards improving the quality of life of the poor
and disadvantaged sectors. MLGU San Pablo seeks to provide its people with
access to social welfare and protection programs and facilities responsive to the
development needs of the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged individuals,
families, and communities

Numerous programs ranging from nutrition, health care, livelihood and

employment assistance and initiatives for the welfare and protection of children,
women, elderly, disabled and other disadvantaged sectors of society and relief and
rehabilitation during disasters are done by the San Pablo Municipal Social Welfare
and Development Office.

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 Goal 1: Improve delivery of social welfare services and residential care
to MLGU San Pablo citizenry.

Objective(s): Provide more support and funding to MSWDO and other LGU offices
to increase performance in the implementation of social welfare programs and
assistance.

Strategies:

● Obtain adequate funds for the welfare programs under the Municipal Social
Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) and address the lack of adequate
facilities for social activity.
● Coordinate with LGU officials (Mayor or Sangguniang Bayan) and advocate
the necessity for improving the facilities in the MSWDO
● Coordinate with local officials to increase the budget for the welfare
programs
● Provide legal assistance and facilitate wedding ceremonies of common law
couple
● Conduct Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) - based Gender and
Development Planning and Budgeting
o 9 days CBMS Module Training and Workshop covering the 28
barangays of the municipality
● Promote knowledge on Gender Sensitivity, Gender and Development (GAD)
Program, related laws and issuances
o Capability Building for GAD Focal Point System (GFPS) Members,
Municipal Officials, and Employees
o GFPS Quarterly meetings

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 Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Assistance for Recovery, Rehabilitation, Relocation of

Displaced / Hazard Prone Families

● Construction of Municipal Gymnasium

● Civil Registration Program: Kasalan ng Bayan

● Conduct of training on CBMS Based GAD Planning

and Budgeting

● Conduct training on Basic GAD Concepts

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds for MSWDO and other LGU offices to improve delivery of

social welfare services

● Allocate funds to improve municipal facilities dedicated to social welfare

services

● Allocate training funds aimed at improving social welfare services delivery

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 Goal 2: Ensure The Positive Well-Being Of Women Subjected To
Violence And Abuse.

Objective(s): Provide essential needs and support to women survivors of violence

and abuse: Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances (WEDC) and Violence
Against Women (VAW) victims.

Strategies:

● Provide a temporary shelter for WEDC and VAW victims

● Create windows providing financial, medical, and legal aid for
Indigent Women, WEDC, and VAW victims
● Equip women with the necessary skills to provide additional
income and establish self-sustenance
● Highlight women empowerment, strength, and resilience
o Allow women victims of trauma and abuse to recognize
their strengths and control over their lives
o Develop a positive outlook on traumatized victims aimed
at helping them recover
● Strengthen the capacity and capability of VAW Desk Officers in performing
their tasks effectively and efficiently to ensure continuity of VAW programs
and services

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Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Construct temporary shelter for WEDC and VAW

victimsFormulate programs providing financial, medical,
and legal aid to Indigent Women, WEDC, VAW victims
and existing Accredited Women’s Organization at the
Barangay Level
● Creation of a Women’s Center for Products and Produce
for Accredited Women’s Organization
● Provision of Skills Training and Livelihood Programs for
Accredited Women’s Organization
● Women’s Month Celebration
● Conduct of capacity development programs for VAW
Desk Officer

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds for the construction of a temporary shelter

for
WEDC and VAW victims
● Resolution enjoining all concerned to formulate programs
aimed at supporting and providing aid to Indigent
Women, WEDC, VAW victims and existing Accredited
Women’s Organization at the Barangay Level
● Information campaign on R.A 9710 An Act Providing for
Magna Carta of Women
● Resolution promulgating the celebration of Women’s
Month in the municipality
● Mandating the creation of a Women’s Center for Products
and Produce with the corresponding allocation of funds
for the construction of the Center

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Goal 3: Safeguard the future and lives of MLGU San Pablo’s Children
and Youth

Objective(s): Provide development, protection, and welfare

programs for children and youth.

Strategies:

● Support the education of indigent children and pregnant

teenage students
● Provide assistance to Children in Need of Special
Protection (CNSP)
● Enhance skills and knowledge of Child Development
Workers (CDW) in handling children
● Capacitate the children and youth in disaster
preparedness
● Enhance the performance of the Municipal Council for
the Protection of Children (MCPC)
● Enhance the knowledge and skills of Children
Representatives
● Recognize the gain and success in the promotion of the
protection of Children’s Rights

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Provision of learning materials to 140 elementary

and 35 secondary indigent children
● Extend scholarship programs inclusive of cash
allowance, book allowance, uniform allowance, and free tuition &
fees to teenage pregnant students

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 ● Extend basic medical, financial, and legal needs to statutory rape
victims, Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL), and Children at risk,
abandoned / neglected
● Comprehensive Emergency Program for Children
● Strengthening of MCPC through the conduct of quarterly meetings
● Capability Building for Children’s Representatives and Child
Development Worker
● Celebration of National Children’s Month

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds for programs supporting and providing aid to San Pablo
children and youth
● Resolution promulgating the celebration of National Children’s Month in the
municipality
● Craft and promulgate a Comprehensive Emergency Program for Children
● Resolution strengthening the Municipal Council for the Protection of
Children (MCPC)

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 Goal 4: Uplift The Total Well-Being Of The Elderly.

Objective(s): Uphold the rights of senior citizens and practice traditional Filipino
values in caring for the elderly.

Strategies:

● Advocate Republic Acts Number 7432 & 9994

● Enact measures providing financial, medical and burial assistance for senior
citizens of MLGU San Pablo
● Encourage immediate families and the community to recognize the elderly as
an integral part of society
● Provide social enhancement activities to senior citizens

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Orientation on Republic Acts Number 7432 & 9994

● Provide financial, medical and burial assistance to Senior Citizens
● Senior Citizens Month Celebration
● Provision of supplies for OSCA
● Conduct social enhancement activities to senior citizens
● Provide meals and travel allowances for Senior Citizens
● Monthly meeting of Senior Citizen Federation

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds to provide support and assistance to Senior Citizens

● Allocate additional funds for OSCA

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● Information dissemination regarding RA 7432 (An Act Maximizing the
Contribution of Senior Citizens to Nation Building, Grant Benefits and Special
Privileges and for other Purposes) and RA 9994 (An Act Granting Additional
Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens)
● Resolution promulgating the celebration of Senior Citizen’s Month in the
municipality

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 Goal 5: Improve the quality of life for Persons with Disability.

Objective(s): Promote the rights and welfare of Persons with Disability (PWDs) as
enshrined in Republic Act 7277, more commonly known as the Magna Carta for
Disabled Persons, which was further expanded by Republic Act 10754.

Strategies:

● Adopt measures whereby the PWDs of MLGU San Pablo are provided
with financial and medical assistance
● Encourage public awareness on PWDs and their rights to social equity

Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Provide financial and medical assistance for PWDs

● Celebration of PWD Month & conduct of SPED Athletic Celebration
● Purchase of supplies & materials for PWD office and provision of
budget for meals and snacks during PWD meeting
● Provide training and livelihood assistance to PWDs
● Provision of annual honorarium for PWD Focal Person

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds to provide support and assistance to PWDs

● Resolution promulgating the celebration of PWD Month in the
municipality
● Allocate funds to provide livelihood trainings to PWDs

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7.5 Other Social Concerns

Goal 1: Recognize and preserve the cultural identity and integrity of

MLGU San Pablo.

Objective(s): Protect cultural properties and heritages in MLGU San Pablo and raise
cultural awareness amongst the people.

Strategies:

● Establish the cultural profile of the local tribes in the municipality

● Increase understanding and appreciation of cultural differences and
similarities by promoting cultural literacy and awareness
● Identify and acquire ownership of the significant tangible and intangible
cultural properties within the municipality
● Adopt measures to maintain and preserve the significant cultural properties
of MLGU San Pablo

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Programs, Projects, Activities:

● Conduct of Cultural Profiling and Cultural Awareness Advocacy

● Acquisition of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage
● Preservation and Maintenance of Cultural Properties

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds for the conduct of cultural profiling and advocacy

● Allocate funds dedicated to acquiring Tangible and Intangible Cultural
Heritage
● Allocate funds to preserve and maintain cultural properties

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 Chapter 8:
Economic
Development Plan

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 Chapter II Section 16 of RA 7160 stipulates that every local government unit
shall ensure and support, among other things, the preservation and enrichment of
culture, promote health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a balanced
ecology, encourage and support the development of appropriate and self-reliant
scientific and technological capabilities, improve public morals, enhance economic
prosperity and social justice, promote full employment among their residents,
maintain peace and order, and preserve the comfort and convenience of their
inhabitants.

Although it is not the mandate addition, the status of the local

of MLGU San Pablo to engage in economy also determines to a large
business in general, it is incumbent on extent the amount of locally derived
the MLGU to create a revenues the MLGU gets.
business-friendly atmosphere that will
boost local economic growth. The Economic Development
Plan (EDP) manifests measures which
The condition of the local the local government intends to
economy of San Pablo determines implement to support the local
family income and employment and economy and create a favorable
hence, the welfare of its residents. In climate for public investments.

These measures include a combination of policies and public investments

necessary to enable private investment to flourish and assure the residents of steady
supply of goods, adequate food, services, jobs and household income.

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8.1 Agriculture and Fishery

Goal 1: Build A Competitive And Sustainable Agri-Fishery Sector Driven

By Productive And Progressive Farming And Fishing Communities,
Supported By Efficient Value-Chains Contributing To Inclusive Growth
And Poverty Reduction

Objectives:

● Strengthen agri-fishery organizations and enable them to access support

● Provide physical structures geared toward boosting commerce
● Provide support structures to boost fishery products trade
● Empower fisherfolks to improve their socio-economic status by developing
their capacities to become coastal resource and enterprise managers

Strategies:

● Provision of training and other support services to strengthen Agri-Fisheries

Community Based Organizations
● Provision of training for fisherfolks to develop capacities as coastal resource
and enterprise managers
● Assist livestock farmers in accessing funds to level up swine, large cattle and
poultry production
● Introduction of alternative livelihood aimed at augmenting
● Centralization of boat landing at the Community Fish Landing Center
located at Marcos Village which was formally turned-over to MLGU San
Pablo last June 08, 2017
● Upgrade livestock and poultry industry

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Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Identification and provision of training needs to strengthen Agri-Fisheries

Community Based Organizations
● Provision of training on coastal resource and enterprise management
● Identification and linkage with government programs and funding sources for
swine, large cattle and poultry production
● Disseminate improved technology on animal production
● Identification and provision of training for alternative livelihood aimed at
augmenting income for agri-fishery folks
● Preparation of the Community Fish Landing Center at Marcos Village to cater
to the centralization of boat lading

Legislative Agenda:

● Allocation of funds to support activities aimed at strengthening Agri-Fisheries

CBO’s and providing training for alternative livelihood
● Ordinance mandating the centralization of boat lading at the Community Fish
Landing Center at Marcos Village
● Create tie-ups with other government instrumentalities with purview on
agri-fishery

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 Goal 2: Increase Resilience And Adaptive Capacity To Effects Of
Extreme Climate / Weather Events

Objectives:

● Build the community’s capability to weather and adapt to adverse impacts of

extreme climate / weather events

Strategies:

● Activate municipal Climate Information Center and Early Warning System

● Information campaign on RA 9729 more commonly known as the the
“Climate Change Act of 2009”
● Link with government agencies with purview on Climate Change

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Conduct of Climate Resiliency Field Schools Training

● Creation of MLGU San Pablo Climate Information Center and Early Warning
System
● Conduct of Climate Change Forum and linkage with the Climate Change
Commission
● Community Seed Banking
● Enrollment in Sagip Buhay at Saka, a short messaging service (sms) designed
to communicate climate-based warnings to farmers, fishers and other
community members that provides communities with timely updates to help
prevent losses due to weather disturbances

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Legislative Agenda:

● Allocate funds for capacity building and information dissemination

● Mandate for the creation of MLGU San Pablo Climate Information Center and
Early Warning System
● Allocate funds for Climate Resiliency Field Schools Training
● Resolution endorsing the establishment of a community seed bank in MLGU
San Pablo

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8.2 Entrepreneurship, Business
and Industry

The Municipality of San Pablo seeks to implement programs and projects in

consonance with its VISION of becoming a resilient and progressive municipality.

Goal 1. Create An Appropriate Business Environment For Local

Entrepreneurs And SME’s To Thrive Not Only To Encourage
Investments But Also To Allow Businesses To Grow.

Objectives:

● Institutional Strengthening. It is essential for MLGU San Pablo to have strong

and efficient support institutions in order for commercial activity to thrive
over the long term. Offices like the municipal registry and tax office provide
critical services and play a major role in determining how smoothly
businesses can conduct their affairs. Unreasonable delays on simple
transactions or bureaucratic red tape are obstacles to business processes.
● Supportive Legislative Framework. MLGU San Pablo must work on putting
regulations in place to provide adequate protection for key stakeholders.
Such creates a healthy business environment and assures protection for
investments.
● Alignment with RA 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient
Government Service Delivery Act of 2018. This law aims to streamline the
current systems and procedures of government services. It specifically
pertains to improving the competitiveness of and ease of doing business in
the Philippines.

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Strategies:

● Review existing MLGU legislations and strengthen business related

ordinances
● Review of and alignment with RA 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and
Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018
● Provide support infrastructure for businesses
● Improve LGU revenue collection
● Encourage new enterprise development and intensify promotion of
developments in identified priority areas

Programs, Projects, and Activities

● Construction of:
o new Municipal Public Market
o Municipal Slaughterhouse
o Integrated Bus and Jeep Terminal
(IBJT)
o Coconut Water Vinegar production
facility
o One Town One Product (OTOP) Center
o Municipal Buying Station

● Improvement of Municipal Water Services

through construction of additional reservoir
and water distribution system
● Establishment of a community-based
organization of women for mat weaving
enterprise

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Legislative Agenda:

● Alignment of MLGU systems and procedures with the prescriptions of RA

11032
● Appointment of a Municipal Economic Enterprise and Development Officer
● Allocate funds for the construction of the following:
o new Municipal Public Market
o Municipal Slaughterhouse
o Integrated Bus and Jeep Terminal (IBJT)
o Coconut Water Vinegar production facility
o One Town One Product (OTOP) Center
o Municipal Buying Station

● Craft municipal legislations aimed at creating a healthy business

environment and protecting investments

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Goal 2. Ensure Infrastructure Support To Facilitate The Development Of
The Local Economy Of San Pablo

Objectives:
● Provide the necessary physical infrastructure to support production and
transportation of goods and services
● Increase productivity and profitability for farmers and fisherfolks for food
security
● Provide facilities ensuring the organic inputs for a sustainable environment

Strategies:
● Improve the transportation networks of the municipality
● Improve LGU-managed water system
● Increase public investments in rural infrastructure and support services
● improve transportation and communication network in the municipality

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Mobilization and operationalization of LGU-owned heavy equipment/s for the
repair and maintenance of local roads and Concreting of major streets
● Inventory and improvement of LGU-managed water system
● Construction of drainage canals in Poblacion and Installation of Box Culverts
in Barangays Villakapa, Daplayan and Songgoy

Legislative Agenda:
● Allocate funds for the maintenance/rehabilitation of barangay roads
● Allocate funds for the concreting of major municipal streets

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8.3 Ecotourism

Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of

1991, mandates Local Government Units to undertake tourism development and
promotion as part of the mechanisms in the move to self-reliant and participatory
local governance.

The Global Tourism Code importance, which must be harnessed

acknowledges the significance and the as an engine of socio-economic
role of tourism as a means of growth and cultural affirmation to
alleviating poverty and improving generate investment, foreign
people's quality of life while keeping exchange and employment, and to
the integrity of the environment, at the continue to mould an enhanced sense
same time consistent with the of national pride for all Filipinos.”
principle of sustainable development.
According to The International
Section 2 of RA 9593, otherwise Ecotourism Society (TIES), ecotourism
known as the Tourism Act of 2009, can be defined as “responsible travel
stipulates that ”the State declares to natural areas that conserve the
tourism as an indispensable element environment, sustains the well-being
of the national economy and an of the local people, and involves
industry of national interest and interpretation and education”

In the Philippines, Section 4 of RA 11365 formally defined Ecotourism as a

form of sustainable tourism within a natural area where community participation,
protection and management of natural resources, cultural and indigenous
knowledge and practices, environmental education and ethics, as well as economic
benefits are fostered and pursued for the enrichment of host communities and the
satisfaction of visitors.

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 The municipality of San Pablo has strong potential as a tourist destination
primarily because of the presence of pristine beaches in the area. With other
municipalities strengthening their local tourism programs, MLGU San Pablo realized
that it is high time to formulate a more purposive local tourism development that
not only considers short-time benefits but also looks into long-term strategic impact
on the municipality.

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 A five-year Sustainable Tourism Development Plan was crafted to set the
direction of the tourism development of the municipality.

San Pablo Tourism Vision 2025

“San Pablo is a prime tourist destination

of the province, where San Pablohanons
enjoy sustainable economic development
in a peaceful, clean and green
environment.”

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 Goal 1: Increase Domestic Tourist Arrivals And Revenues In Order To
Contribute To The Overall Attainment Of Socio-Economic Growth And
Sustainable Ecotourism Development In The Municipality.

Objectives:

● Develop ecotourism sites

● Improve access to local tourist sites
● Improve local security
● Increase MLGU revenue
● Increase household income
● Improve institutional and organizational capacity of the MLGU

Strategies:

● Upgrading of existing tourist spots and establishments

● Development of new tourist spots and destinations
● Improvement of road access to tourism sites
● Strategic promotion and marketing in support to local tourism development
● Strengthening local structures for peace and order monitoring
● Engaging community stakeholders in peacekeeping
● Establishment of security outpost in key tourist destinations
● Operationalization of key tourism services
● Revenue shall generate from proceeds of LGU-owned establishments and
from regulatory fees
● Livelihood and employment support to community members
● Capacity building on livelihood development and management
● Providing local producers and sellers better access to market
● Capacity-building on wide-ranging themes that support or relate to
managing local tourism development for all stakeholders - from managing
local tourism to managing specific establishments

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 ● From guaranteeing service quality and customer satisfaction managing safety
and security
● From day-to-day tourism industry operation to financial management

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Improvement and Operationalization of the Rebi Beach resort and

Convention Center
● Improvement of the Ticala Island Beach Resort
● Establishment of Buton Floating Cottages
● Establishment of off-shore viewing and diving deck
● Improvement of the Kundom and Senior Waterfalls
● Improvement of the Sandayong Beach Park
● Establishment of the Marcos Village - Tandubuay Aqua-Marine Park
● Development of the Bag-Ong Misamis Highland Park
● Capacity Development Support
● Auxiliary Support Activities
● Promotion and Marketing Support
● Security Support

Legislative Agenda:

● Enactment of the Local Tourism Code

● Municipal resolution on the reconstitution and expansion of the Local Tourism
Development Council
● Municipal Ordinance of the adoption of the Clean and Green Standards in
the entire municipality
● Municipal Ordinance requiring Environmental Fee from visiting tourists
● Municipal Resolution requesting technical skills assistance from DOLE,
TESDA for community skills enhancement, and subsequently authorizing LCE
to enter into MOA with them

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● Mun. Ordinance for the Adoption of Organic and the Establishment of
Organic Hub in the Municipality
● Municipal Ordinance prohibiting the use of plastic bags in all establishments
● Formulation and Adoption for the Local Environmental Code
● Municipal Ordinance prohibiting single-use plastics in the municipality

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 Chapter 9.
Environmental
Management Plan

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 Article II, Section 16 of the 1987 Constitution stipulates that it is the policy of
the State to protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful
ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature. This Environmental Plan
mandates MLGU San Pablo to ensure the protection of the natural resources of the
municipality amidst development activities as the municipality modernizes.

The Municipal Environment such as resource depletion and

Development Plan addresses environmental degradation, low
mitigating and preventive measures economic productivity , lack of
for the anticipated environmental infrastructure support, and growing
implications of all development number of disasters due to the
activities within the municipality. It changing climate.
also embodies programs aimed at
maintaining and preserving the quality The sector plan lays down
of natural resources and for overarching policies that cultivate and
rehabilitating degraded environments promote the protection and
to enable them to support the conservation of the environment In
requirements of socio-economic particular, the plan puts forward
development and ecological balance strategies that shall address natural
across generations. induced hazards such,land
degradation, deforestation, watershed
Certain types of natural destruction and marine and coastal
resources that provide non-economic vulnerability. It seeks to create a
ecological services such as wildlife and healthy environment that is favourable
biologically diverse ecosystems are for local residents. The
also included in its protective purview. preservation/conservation and
management of protected areas within
This plan seeks to address the the territorial jurisdiction of the LGU
growing environmental concerns are central concerns of this sector.
which put greater pressures on the Specifically, this sector ensures the
environment as well as largely affect attainment of the general welfare goal
the general welfare of the constituents

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to enhance the right of the people to sustainable solid waste management,
a balanced ecology. and potential for eco-tourism. Given
its topography, San Pablo is one of
The Environment and Natural the most disaster-prone municipalities
Resources (ENR) sector plays a vital in the province. Climate change has
role in harmonizing the different led to a growing number of disasters.
sectors. Nature provides all people Maintaining a healthy and good
with sustainable food, water, and quality environment has been
resources. Preserving and increasingly compromised due to
strengthening the resilience of the mismanagement, misuse, and
environment and natural resources overexploitation of resources, leading
majorly impacts the growth and to depletion and degradation of the
performance of other sectors. This is environment. The challenge arises
especially evident in a from devising plans to achieve
resource-dependent municipality like socio-economic development targets
San Pablo. while maintaining and preserving the
environment’s integrity.
The municipality of San Pablo is
a highly rural municipality that The Environmental
depends mainly on its natural resource Development Plan includes specific
base to support its economy - strategies to rehabilitate and restore
agriculture, fisheries, forestry, tourism, degraded natural resources, provide
among others. Its environmental inclusive growth, protect fragile
profile poses advantages for the ecosystems, and improve the welfare
MLGU like abundant natural resources, of the resource-based municipality of
excellent air and water quality, San Pablo.

Consequently, it is geared towards provisioning, regulating, supporting, and

instigating cultural projects like recreation and tourism. It is in the LGUs best interest
to ensure a sustainable and healthy environment for the overall improvement of the
welfare of MLGU San Pablo and its constituents.

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 9.1. Environmental
Management

The growth and survival of the society mainly relies

upon the environment and natural resources present
within the society, therefore this sector must provide
Programs, Projects and Activities that will maintain the sustainability of water, air and
land resources will modernization keep arising so that the quality of natural
resources will be preserve to support future requirements in economic development
and ecological balance across generations.

The environment and natural resources plan encompasses all mechanisms

and strategies necessary to enforce existing laws and regulations as well as
adaptation, mitigation and prevention of the municipals development impacts. This
sector areas of concerns are group as:
1. Land Resources: Public domain, private , alienable and disposable lands, and
ancestral domain;
2. Forest Lands: Protection and production forest;
3. Water Resources : freshwater and marine; and
4. Waste Management.

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Goal 1 : Protected , Conserved And Developed Sustainable Municipal
Environment And Natural Resources.

Objectives:

● Land Resources . Efficiently optimized and utilized land resources in the

municipality.
● Forest Resources. Protected and ecological balance productive forest.
● Water Resources. Sufficient clean and fresh water resources for the whole
municipality with sustainable supply of marine wildlife and species.
● Waste Management. Clean and waste free municipality with residence that is
fully aware about proper solid waste management.

Strategies:
Land Resources
● To enforce Organic farming
● To have Sloping Agricultural Land Technology
● To have SALT Farming

Forest Resources
● To stop kaingin system
● To conduct tree planting/tree growing activity
Water Resources
● To organize “Bantay Water Source”
● To impose Water Source Protection Policy
● To implement coral reef planting
● To purchase additional equipment for monitoring and evaluation of water
resources
● To request assistance from Bfar (training/funds)
Waste Management
● To construct MRF and Septic vault.

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9.2. Disaster Risk Reduction And Management

The Local Government Code of 1991

mandates all local government units (LGUs) to be the
frontline of emergency measures during and after
disasters.

Further, the enactment of Republic Act 10121

strengthened the capacities of LGUs through the
promotion of bottoms-up and participatory approach in disaster risk reduction and
management (DRRM).

Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Act of 2010 (DRRM Act) transformed the Philippines' disaster
management system from disaster relief and response towards disaster risk
reduction (DRR).

“Disaster Risk Reduction and Management" is the systematic process of

using administrative directives, organizations, and operational skills and capacities
to implement strategies, policies and improved coping capacities in order to lessen
the adverse impacts of hazards and the possibility of disaster. Prospective disaster
risk reduction and management refers to risk reduction and management activities
that address and seek to avoid the development of new or increased disaster risks,
especially if risk reduction policies are not put in place.

The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (DRRMP) is divided into
four thematic areas. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Disaster Preparedness,
Disaster Response, and Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery.

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Thematic Area 1: Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation provides key strategies

revolving around hazard operations, vulnerability analyses,
identification of hazard-prone areas and mainstreaming
DRRM into development plans. This highlights the need for
scientific analysis of the underlying vulnerability factors,
hazard risks, and disasters.

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 Goal 1: Mainstream and integrate DDRM and CCA in the local
development policies, plans, and budget

Objective(s):

● Utilize 100% of the 5% LDRRMF for the implementation of DRRM-responsive

CLUP and CDP related activities
● Mainstream DRRM and CCA in various plans (CDP and CLUP), laws, and/or
ordinances
● Create and ensure functionality of local DRRM councils and offices

Strategies:

● Ensuring the recognition of risk impacts on development programs and

projects in government plans
● Supporting decisions that facilitate the financially and economically-sound
mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) and
Climate Change Adaptation (CCA)
● Enhancing CSO participation in the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Council (MDRRMC)
● Integrating measures to reduce vulnerability and increase capacity to cope
into plans, programs, and projects

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 ● Identifying measures to ensure that programs and projects do not contribute
to further risks.

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Capacity building to effectively mainstream DRRM and CCA in development

planning, investment programming, project development, and evaluation
● Development of the selection criteria and accreditation for NGO
participation in the MDRRMC councils
● Establishment of an MDRRMC Council
● Establishment of MDRRMC offices - facility, manpower, and budget
● Institutionalization of MDRRM Office with permanent plantilla positions for
the MDRRMC Officers budget

Legislative Agenda:

● Municipal ordinance appropriating 1.15% of the budget for DRRM and CCA
activities
● Review and amending EO 72 Section 2 to include OCD, DOST, and CCC as
members of the Provincial Land Use Committee (PLUC)
● Municipal ordinance, as per RA 1012, creating the MDRRMC Council of LGU
San Pablo and defining duties and functions thereof
● Municipal ordinance creating plantilla positions for the institutionalized
MDRRMC Office

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Goal 2: Environmental Management Of MLGU San Pablo’s Natural
Resources That Is DRRM And CCA-Sensitive

Objective(s):

● Align environmental management plans with Local Disaster Risk Reduction

and Management Plans (LDRRMP) and Local Climate Change Action Plans
(LCCAP)
● Integrate DRRM and CCA in the objectives of environment-related policies
and plans (land use and natural resources management)

Strategies:

● Reviewing and integrating DRRM and CCA into various environmental

policies, plans, programs, and projects
● Creating environmental policies with DRRM and CCA as key components
● Reviewing DRRM and CCA laws and implementing rules
● Establishing a joint work-plan of LDRRMC and LCCAC

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● DRRM and CCA-integrated environmental policies, plans, programs, and

projects
● Development of a joint work-plan of LDRRMC and LCCAC

Legislative Agenda:
● Develop Barangay-level ordinances

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 Goal 3: Enhance Disaster Mitigation And Preparedness Of
Infrastructures

Objective(s):

● Increase the disaster resilience of infrastructure systems

Strategies:
● Supporting the implementation of the building code and use of green
technology
● Conducting risk assessment and inventory of critical facilities and
infrastructures
● Standardizing the redesign, retro-fitting, or operational modification of the
infrastructures
● Integrating DRRM and CCA in local ordinances

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Building code and use of green technology advocacy

● Inventory, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment of critical facilities and
infrastructures
● Development of the guidelines on redesign, retro-fitting, or operational
modification of the infrastructures
● Integration of the DRRM and CCA into local ordinances

Legislative Agenda:
● Municipal ordinance on the implementation of the building code and the use
of green technology

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Goal 4: Community Based And Scientific DRRM And CCA Assessment,
Mapping, Analysis, And Monitoring

Objective(s):

● Availability of hazard data and information-based hazards and risk

assessments in key sectors of MLGU San Pablo
● Capacity enhancement for LGUs and communities on susceptibility
assessment, analysis, and monitoring activities

Strategies:

● Increasing the availability of updated and accurate data and information on

hazards mapping and assessment in MLGU San Pablo
● Utilizing hazards mapping and risk assessment information for planning and
decision making
● Research and data gathering on related technical information on hazards and
risks
● Conducting of disaster prevention interventions for armed conflict situation
and climate change affects
● Peace-building conflict resolutions regarding the scarcity of resources due to
climate change, leading to conflict or disaster
● Strengthening inter-agency and local media collaborations
● Maintaining and increasing accessibility of hazards information and updates
for the use of the general public
● Immediate response on calls related to disaster events

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Programs, Projects, and Activities:
● Geo-hazard mapping program down to the purok level
● Conduct of Peace Educations, Bayanihan with local populace, Military
visibility, Coastal clean-up, and Scubasurero
● Establishment of information center within MDRRMO
● Information and Education Campaign (EIC) to all sectors
● Provision of Hotline Numbers in Disaster Command Centers 24/7

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 Goal 5: Community Access To Effective And Applicable Disaster Risk
Financing And Insurance

Objective(s):

● Ensure availability and accessibility of disaster risk financing and insurance

schemes for vulnerable groups and / or communities

Strategies:

● Encouraging hazard insurance coverage for government, private

infrastructures, and other business establishments
● Updating the directory of available financing windows for LGUs
● Promotion of insurance schemes among production sector, supply sector,
local communities, and responders
● Developing of the mechanisms for increased risk financing modalities
● Encouraging communities to avail risk financing options

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Information, Education, and Communication activities for the insurance

coverage of establishments
● Updating the directory on available financing windows for LGUs
● Development of new modalities for risk financing schemes
● Development of advocacies and risk communication plans

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Thematic Area 2: Disaster Preparedness

Disaster Preparedness directs actions that give

importance to community awareness and understanding,
contingency planning; conduct of local drills, and the
development of a local disaster response plan. In
preparing communities and governments for possible
disasters, predetermined needs based on information
available are crucial. Risk-related information coming
from the Prevention and Mitigation aspect is necessary to address the needs of the
community. Also, policies, budget and institutional mechanisms established under
the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation aspect will be further enhanced through
capacity building activities, development of coordination mechanisms, among
others. Through these, coordination, complementation and interoperability of work
in DRRM operations and essential services will be ensured.

It should be noted that the activities in this thematic area are not linear, but
cyclical, and anticipate continuous development. Behavioral change created by the
Preparedness aspect is eventually measured by people’s responsiveness. At the
frontlines are local government units and communities. Overall, the bottom line is
having citizens and a government ready to face disasters.

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 Goal 1: Establish And Strengthen Capacities Of Communities To
Anticipate, Cope, And Recover From The Negative Impacts Of
Emergency Occurrences And Disasters

Objective(s):

● Increase level of awareness of the community to the threats and impacts of all
hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities
● Equip the community with the necessary skills to cope with the negative
impacts of disasters
● Increase capacity of institutions
● Develop and implement comprehensive local disaster preparedness policies,
plans, and systems
● Strengthen partnership among all key players and stakeholders

Strategies:

● Enhancing the capacity of the community to threats and impacts of all

hazards by developing IEC materials
● Targeting IEC campaigns to the MLGU San Pablo populace
● Promoting knowledge on Disaster Preparedness
● Equipping communities with necessary skills and capability to cope with the
impacts of disasters
● Training communities, especially those prone to tsunamis, on disaster
preparedness and response
● Specialized training on teams delegated for response
● Targeted training on DRRM managers and key decision makers

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 ● Increasing DRRM and CCA capacity of MDRRM Councils and Offices for a
more self-reliant and fully-functioning DRRM Council
● Conducting of trainings to operationalize DRRMCs of MLGU San Pablo
● Conducting of seminar workshops for the formulation of DRRM plans
● Conducting of formulation workshops for developing municipal contingency
plans
● Specialized training for ICS teams
● Training and organization of Municipal All Hazards Incident Management
(MAHIMIT)
● Increasing number of coordination mechanisms formulated and partnership
mechanisms included in the Municipal Contingency Plan

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Distribution of IEC Materials

● Orientations and trainings on Disaster Preparedness
● Conduct of DRRM Forum
● Conduct of First Aid and Basic Life Support, Earthquake Drills, Fire Drills,
Water Search and Rescue (WASAR)
● Establishment and institutionalization of an Incident Command System (ICS)
in the municipality of San Pablo
● Conduct of Tsunami Drills
● Establishment of a community-based early warning system along coastal
areas
● Development of DRRM and CCA materials for formal education and training
programs
● Distribution of compendium of disaster preparedness protocols to all BLGUs
and stakeholders
● Establishment of linkages with the CSOs, LGUs, and other private sectors on
Disaster preparedness

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Legislative Agenda:

● Municipal Ordinance creating specialized teams trained in disaster response

● Resolution approving the capacity development agenda for the instillation of
knowledge on disasters, hazards, and risks, to the communities of MLGU San
Pablo and to equip them with the skills needed to cope
● Resolution approving the disaster risk preparedness and response plan
● Integration of DRRM, CCA, and IEC learning materials in the public
education system, adoption DepEd Order No 55, S 2007

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Thematic Area 3: Disaster Response

Disaster Response is the provision of emergency services and public

assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health
impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people
affected. Being predominantly focused on immediate and short-term needs, it is
sometimes referred to as “disaster relief”.

Disaster Response manages all activities during actual disaster operations

such as needs assessment, search and rescue, relief operations, and early recovery
activities.

Projects identified below will be carried out either before response

operations or during the disaster event. Activities which require completion prior to
actual response operations will be linked to activities in the preparedness aspect.
Overall, the success and realization of these projects rely heavily on the completion
of activities under both the prevention and mitigation and preparedness aspects.

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Goal 1: Well-Established Disaster Response Operations

Objective(s):

● Setting up of a Fully functional Incident Command System (ICS) by the first

responder on site
● Ensure provision of accurate and reliable real-time information during
response
● Ensure presence of appropriate precautionary and safety measures in the
event of evacuation
● Build up Search, Rescue, and Retrieval (SRR) capability

Strategies:

● Identify and register Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

● Identify the coordination needs and gaps among clusters and agencies
responsible for Food, Health, Wash, Protection, Education, Livelihood, and
Information Management
● Ensure health safety and sanitation of IDPs
● Support victims of hazards and other IDPs psychosocially and mentally
● Coordinate with concerned agencies / stakeholders / clusters via referral
cases and partnerships with regards to proper interventions, services, and
interventions
● Undertake rehabilitation in coordination with concerned agencies
● Extend institute assistance programs to affected families and IDPs

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Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Development of IEC and advocacy materials on RA 10121, DRRM and CCA

● Establishment of a Centralized database, Municipal DRRM Pool of Trainers,
End-to-End Early Warning Systems, and Local Flood early warning systems
● Rapid assessment, needs monitoring, and data consolidation with regards to
casualties, injuries, and damages to affected individuals and families.
● Provision of Logistics Supply, Human Resource, Communication Systems and
Facilities
● Activation of Quick Action Response Team (QART)
● Establishment of Search and Rescue team members and agencies concerned
● Disease surveillance amongst IDP by establishment of health stations and
promotion of hygiene
● Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services
● Immediate distribution of relief goods
● Search, Rescue, and Retrieval Operations

Legislative Agenda:

● Municipal Ordinance creating the Local Search and Rescue team of MLGU
San Pablo along with linking them to relevant member agencies
● Appropriate funds for rehabilitation and repair of damages

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Goal 2: Extend Shelter And Necessities Provision To Persons And
Communities Affected

Objective(s):

● Provide temporary and permanent evacuation centers as well as resettlement

plans for the victims
● Efficient relief distribution mechanisms and systematic service extended to
persons affected

Strategies:

● Establishment of a regular cycle of food distribution to areas impacted by

hazards and natural calamities
● Identification of the location of the strategic resettlement with consideration
to place of preference by IDPs
● Provision of an ample budget
● Timely transportation of affected persons / victims
● Restoration of education services in instances where schools are identified as
evacuation centers
● Provision of a separate area for poultry, livestock, and pets in the evacuation
centers
● Ensure security

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Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Establishment of evacuation centers, operation centers, command posts,

communication center, and adaptive security measures
● Spot mapping and transport access of vulnerable areas and families
● Deployment of food and non-food resources, like stockpile, daily food
baskets, hygiene kits, and family kits) to strategic and at risk areas
● Proper distribution of camp assets and infrastructures with regards for the
host community
● Provisions of transportation - Land, Sea, and Air - to evacuate affected
people and families
● Transportation services to resettlement areas
● Establishment of temporary shelters for affected families and persons.
o Evacuation centers with livelihood training programs for the people
o Evacuation centers with areas for nursing mothers
o Evacuation centers with gender segregated, PWD sensitive latrines
and bath cubicles
o Evacuation centers with established health stations and referral
hospitals
● Cash for Work / Food for Work program
● Child Friendly Space / Temporary Learning Centers
● Provision of First-Aid Kits

Legislative Agenda:

● Appropriate funds for the procurement of food and non-food resources

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Goal 3: Promotion Of Psychosocial And Mental Well-Being Of Affected
Population And The Efforts For Early Recovery

Objective(s):

● Provide trauma debriefing to affected population and persons undergoing

psychological stress

Strategies:

● Identifying number of people undergoing trauma

● Debriefing of the families and people undergoing trauma
● Providing psychological stress debriefing to at least 25% - 30% of the
affected population
● Ensuring the participation and coordination of stakeholders
● Targeting 30% of the vulnerable population to be provided with adequate
risk protection measures
● Monitoring the return process, safety, and security to safeguard the dignity of
affected population
● Mobilizing resources and manpower of neighboring municipalities
● Identifying source of goods and distributors for delivery of supplies

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

● Mental Health and Psychological Services
● Financial and Livelihood assistance to affected population
● Orientation and training to affected population

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 ● Establishment of long term development projects in safeguarding the
vulnerable individuals
● Development of local strategic plans based on pre-identified environmental
problems and risks

Legislative Agenda:

● Implementation of MHPSS programs in the Philippines

● Local ordinance imposing a ceiling price in disaster-stricken areas

Thematic Area 4: Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

The most important aspect of any post-disaster effort is the rehabilitation of

the affected communities. This envisages resetting of the disturbed communities
through rebuilding of the affected communities in terms of social and economic
aspects as well as rebuilding/retrofitting of the damaged houses.

Rehabilitation and Recovery points to the restoration or improvement of

livelihoods and health, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural and
environmental assets, systems and activities, of a disaster-affected community or
society, aligning with the principles of sustainable development and “build back
better”, to avoid or reduce future disaster risk.

The focus is more of rebuilding the affected communities, restoring

livelihoods, effectively preventing the recurrence of disasters and harnessing
conditions for future development.

This covers pre- and post-disaster activities from gathering disaster data,
formulating rehabilitation and recovery plan and its subsequent financing and
implementation, facilitating emergency procurement, crafting a communications
strategy, and instituting monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.

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Goal 1: Assessment Of Damages, Losses, And Needs Of The Affected
Population To Facilitate Strengthening And Expanding Of The
Restoration Of Economic Activities

Objective(s):

● Restore and revive livelihood activities

Strategies:

● Identify required assistance and formulate the appropriate response

programs and activities
● Identify and mobilize funding sources

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Community-based training programs and projects

● Training for Work Scholarship Program
● Provision of Calamity Loan
● Provision of seeds (rice and corn) based on buffer stock available through
cooperatives and/or farmers organization
● Provision of livelihood trainings for Municipal Agricultural Office (MAO) /
Provincial Agricultural Office (PAO) by LGUs

Legislative Agenda:

● Appropriation of funds for affected sectors and calamity loans

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Goal 2: Mainstreaming DRRM / CCA Elements In Achieving Disaster
And Climate Change-Resilient Human Settlements And Reconstruction
Of Damaged Infrastructures

Objective(s):

● Fulfill MLGU San Pablo’s mandate to ensure the protection of the human
security of its people through the provision of disaster and climate
change-resilient human settlements and reconstruction of damaged
infrastructures

Strategies:

● Identify suitable relocation sites based on mandated guidelines provided by

government instrumentalities such as the National Housing Authority (NHA),
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), etcetera
● Perform social preparation prior to relocation
● Monitor compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS)
in the construction / reconstruction of all social infrastructures like hospitals
and schools
● Incorporate DRR and CCA concepts in rehabilitating and restoring health
facilities

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Conduct of social preparation trainings and activities to avoid or reduce

conflict in resettlement areas

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 ● Restoration and rehabilitation of infrastructural facilities in accordance with
national safety and resiliency standards as prescribed by the National
Building Code of the Philippines
● Construction of hazard-resilient houses based on national safety and
resiliency standards as prescribed by the National Building Code of the
Philippines
● Explore the use of indigenous, environment friendly, recyclable and
inexpensive construction materials

Legislative Agenda:

● Resolution urging the proper implementation of Health and Safety, Building

Code, Fire Code, and other national guidelines and standards issued by
pertinent agencies such as the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
(HLURB), Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC),
etcetera
● Issuance of a resolution to urgently formulate the municipal Land Use Plan
● Issue resolution to utilize the Build Back Better (BBB) approach to
reconstruction and recovery

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Goal 2: Psychologically Sound, Safe, And Secured Citizenry That Is
Highly Resilient And Protected From The Effects Of Disasters

Objective(s):

● Provide adequate and appropriate risk protection measures to vulnerable

populations of MLGU San Pablo

Strategies:

● Develop systems for appropriate risk protection

● Develop system of support and communication among key stakeholders
● Build capacities of psychosocial care providers and counselors and improve
local psychological and rehabilitation centers and facilities

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Conduct of post-disaster / conflict needs analysis with affected communities

● Enhancement and development of Psychological Centers, Rehabilitation
Centers, and Facilities

Legislative Agenda:

● Resolution urging the use of appropriate risk protection measures to

vulnerable populations of MLGU San Pablo

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 Chapter 10.
Infrastructure
and Physical
Development Plan
and Municipal
Land Use
Development Plan
Alignment

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10.1. Infrastructure & Physical Development Plan

Goal 1: Well-developed and complete resilient infrastructure that

supports the whole growth of the different sectors in the community.

Sub-sector Goals

● Economic Support Safe and accessible roads and bridges as well as flood
controls and seawalls that support economic growth and distribution of
electricity and potable water supply.
● Social Support Infrastructure facilities that are fully developed and
complete that holistically foster and support human well-being necessities.
● Public Support Public infrastructure amenities are advanced , resilient
and conducive that ensures better delivery of public services to the
municipality.

Sectoral Objectives and Targets

The table below highlights the objectives and targets set for each
sub-categories under the Infrastructure and Physical Development Plan.

Economic Support Objective: To significantly improve

the economic support infrastructure of the Municipality
with the following indicators:
● 100% of the total households without
electricity are installed with Solar Powered
Electricity.
● Improve (7.56 km) Municipal streets.
● Improve (41.005 km) Barangay roads.

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 ● Improve transportation facilities
that shall promote intra-and-inter
Municipal linkages and ensure
adequate and quality Farm to
Market Road (FRM).
● Prevent rain-induced flooding

Programs, Projects and Activities for Economic Support

1. To install solar powered energy.
2. To construct flood control structures
3. Safeguard the welfare of people through a comprehensive drainage system t
4. To construct seawall to prevent high casualties in times of disaster.
5. To construct a footbridge.
6. To construct additional reservoirs and a Potable Water System.
7. Rehabilitation of Barangay roads.
8. Construct flood control in two major barangays.
9. Construct seawall in the three coastal barangays in San Pablo.
10. Construct a footbridge in the four target Barangays in San Pablo.
11. Construct 6 level III Potable Water System.

Social Support Objective: To improve the delivery of

social service to its people.

Programs, Projects and Activities for Social Support

1. To construct the Barangay Health Center.
2. To construct an infirmary hospital.
3. To Improve and rehabilitate the MSWD office to cater more clients.
1. To construct educational facilities for basic education students.
2. Construction of Barangay Health centers in the 4 target barangays.
3. Construction of Infirmary hospital with 10 beds capacity.

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 4. Bigger MSWD Office (9m x9m)
5. Construction of Grand stand and Two Storey 12 classroom building.

Public Support Objective: To raise the standards of

living of the people through improved amusement
amenities, public transport and access to basic
commodities.

Programs, Projects and Activities for Public Support

1. To improve facilities of the municipal

gymnasium.
2. To improve and reconstruct the public market.
3. Rehabilitate the municipal gymnasium's amenities.
4. New Public Market.
5. Construction of Slaughterhouse.
6. Construction of Bus and Jeepney Terminal.

Development Strategies

Development strategies so that the targets under this sector will be deliver are
classified into the following:

1. Increase the fund and allocations of the budget to support the infrastructure
projects of the municipality vigorously through increased public investments.
2. Infrastructure projects will be immediately implemented.
3. Infrastructure facilities builded should be
compliant to the safety protocols and
requirements.

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 4. The government shall engage in community involvement in social-related
infrastructure.
5. Maintain strong coordinative linkages with national agencies for assistance
seeking.

Major Programs and Projects

The following are some of the identified programs and projects that will be
implemented by departments and offices :

Economic Support
● Installation of Solar Powered Energy in barangay :
●Ticala Island
● Songgoy
● Bagong Misamis
● Kalilangan
● Lumbayao
● Payag
● kundom
● Villakapa
● Sacbulan
● San Juan
● Culasian
● Municipal and barangay road improvements
● Concreting of municipal streets
● Concreting of Farm to Market Road (FMR) from:
● Tubo-pait to Sacbulan
● Sagasan to Teniapan to San Juan
● Kapamanok to Pao to Daplayan
● Pantad to Miasin to Kalilangan
● Pantad to Villakapa
● Pongapong to Kundum to Lumbayao to Songgoy
● Upper Pantad to Miasin
● Pao to Kalilangan
● Buton to Bubual
● Pantad to Miasin to Kalilangan
● Sagasan to Senior to Sacbulan

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 ● Construction of flood control and
comprehensive drainage in barangay:
● Poblacion Cemetery to DownTown (800
l.m.)
● Culasian River (500 l.m.)

● Construction of seawall in barangay:

● Marcos Village (300 l.m)
● Tandubuay (200 l.m.)
● Teniapan/Rebi (350 l.m.)

● Construction of footbridge in barangay:

● Villakapa (30 l.m.)
● Purok Tangke, Poblacion (60 l.m.)
● Purok Molakay, Payag (60 l.m.)
● Purok 4, Songgoy (60 l.m.)

● Construction of Water Supply System

● Water Supply System to Barangay Ticala Island
● Construction of Potable Water System Level III in barangay:
● Sacbulan
● Pongapong
● Bagong Misamis
● Poblacion
● Bubual
Social Support
● Construction of Barangay Health Center in :
● Poblacion
● San Juan
● Daplayan
● Kalilangan
● Construction of Infirmary Hospital
● Improvement and Rehabilitation of MSWDO

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 ● Construction of educational facilities
● Construction of grand stand @
Central Elementary School
● Construction of JHCSC two storey
12 classroom school building

Public Support
● Improvement and rehabilitation of
the Municipal Gymnasium
● Comfort Rooms
● Benches
● Amenities
● Reconstruct and Improve San Pablo Public Market
● Construction of Slaughterhouse
● Construction of Bus and Jeepney terminal

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 Chapter 11.
Institutional
Development Plan

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 The Institutional Development Plan of MLGU San Pablo Focuses on
strengthening its capability as an organization to effectively manage planned
growth and development in the municipality -- from planning, resource generation,
utilization, down to manpower capability to provide efficient services to the people.
This includes the legislative support mechanism necessary to attain the vision of the
municipality. The key areas of concern are as follows:

● strengthening the MLGU’s The overall local administrative

effectiveness and efficiency in the functions are assumed by the local
delivery of basic services and Chief Executive, the Mayor in the case
facilities; of MLGU San Pablo. This pertains to
● increasing the capability of the the implementation of the local
MLGU in planning, policies and development plans and
development-oriented public the supervision and control over the
investment programming and entire local government personnel
budgeting, implementation and including the local police force. The
monitoring and evaluation; local government policies, programs,
● strengthening the capability of the projects and activities are carried out
LGU to generate and manage together with all concerned
financial resources; and departments.
● nurturing the involvement of
private sectors in the preparation, The formulation and enactment

implementation, monitoring and of local policies in the form of

evaluation of different sectoral ordinances and resolutions is the

programs, projects and activities. responsibility of the Sangguniang

Bayan composed of the vice-mayor as
Local governance is divided the presiding officer, eight elected
into two major local government councilors and two ex-officio
functions, namely local administration members. The municipal federation
and local legislation. president of the Kabataang Barangay
and the municipal president of the
League of Barangays are the two

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ex-officio members of the legislative council and are assigned to
Sangguniang Bayan. a cluster of barangays to monitor
community affairs and the
The Sangguniang Bayan implementation of different programs,
members also hold positions as projects and activities of the
chairpersons or members of different municipality and the barangays.
working committees of the local

The functional structure of the local government unit is separated into

executive and legislative offices wherein both branches observe some levels of
autonomy as a way of practicing separation of powers and checks and balances.

11.1 Local Legislation

Local Legislation in the Philippines, as a process, is the interaction of the local

legislative body with the executive branch, civil society including constituents,
nongovernmental organizations and the private sector resulting in ordinances and
resolutions that promote the development of a local government unit (LGU).

This function of the local government is enshrined in The Local Government

Code of 1991, Chapter 3 Section 48 which stipulates that “Local Legislative power
shall be exercised by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for the province; the
Sangguniang Panlungsod for the city; the Sangguniang Bayan for the municipality;
and the Sangguniang Pambarangay for the barangay.”

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 Goal 1: Improve Local Legislation Service.

Objectives:

● Revise and update existing Municipal Ordinances to reflect actual objective

conditions in the municipality
● Improve implementation of existing Municipal Ordinances
● Improve Municipal Ordinance tracking

Strategies:

● review of existing ordinances and observe strict implementation of existing

Municipal Ordinances
● Encourage members of the Sangguniang Bayan to install a system to track
legislative records, ordinances and resolutions

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Conduct an inventory and review of existing Municipal Ordinances

● Amendment / Improvement / Strengthening / Removal of identified outdated
or bad municipal ordinances
● Installation of Electronic Legislative Tracking System
● Codification of Ordinances

Legislative Agenda:
● Mandate to conduct a review and improvement of existing Municipal
Ordinances
● Allocate funds for Legislative Tracking System software

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11.2. Revenue Generation

Goal 1: Improve Revenue Generation.

Objective/s:

● Build the fiscal resilience of MLGU San Pablo to fund delivery of basic
services and facilities and better serve vulnerable communities

Strategies:

● Review and update Municipal Revenue Code

● Increase tax collection

Programs, Projects, and Activities:

● Updating of Revenue Code

● Hire dedicated IT personnel for iTAX / eRPT maintenance
● Provide logistic support to the revenue generation program of the
municipality
● Digitalization of the Tax Map
● Implementation of the eBPLS (electronic Business Permits and Licensing
System)

Legislative Agenda:

● Approval of amendments to existing municipal ordinances

● Formulate ordinance for the collection of Environmental Fees

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11.3. Human Resource Management

Goal 1: Improve Human resource development and

Management.

Objective: Improve LGU operations and management

Programs, Projects and Activities:

● Update Citizen’s Charter per RA11032
● Implementation of SPMs
● Establishment of LGU Website
● Establishment of legislative tracking system
● Establishment of archive for the MCR
● Revisiting and revision of the LGU Operation Structure and staffing
pattern

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 Chapter 12:
Local Development
Implementation
Plan

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 This Comprehensive Development Plan of San Pablo, Zamboanga Del Sur
fully complies with the mandate of the Municipal Development Council (MDC) to
initiate the preparation of a "multisectoral development plan". It is also a multi-year
plan: long- term, medium-term and annual. (Section 106-108, RA 7160). This CDP,
therefore, is a rich source of programs and projects, services and regulatory
measures which future municipal administrations can use to steer the city towards
the desired state as articulated in the vision statement.

The preparation of this CDP consumed enormous amounts of time and effort
and is the result of a painstaking process and intense collaboration amongst the
many internal and external development sectors and stakeholders in the
municipality. Procedural thoroughness was applied to generating and analyzing
available planning databases because the integrity and reliability of the database
depend on the validity and responsiveness of the proposed actions and policy
interventions. All these are aimed at extracting and constructing the common vision
mirroring the general welfare of the people of the Municipality of San Pablo.

12.1 Preparatory Activities

A number of preparatory activities were performed by the sectoral Technical

Working Groups aimed at laying the groundwork for the conduct of formal planning
workshops. These preparatory activities are grouped around the three types of
policy interventions, namely:
● programs / projects;
● non-projects or services; and
● proposed legislations.

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12.1.1. Structuring Proposed Projects

Projects are the basic inputs to the 5-year Local Development Investment
Program (LDIP) from which annual components to be included in the Annual
Investment Program (AIP) will be culled out. It is necessary to ensure that the
municipal administration will have a sense of ownership of the plan and thus feel
compelled to implement it.

Prior to the LDIP process the following preparatory activities were undertaken
by each sectoral committee.

Sifting Projects according to Ownership

The lists of projects in this CDP represent what the sectoral committees have
determined to be necessary in addressing the issues and filling the gaps that
emerged in their respective data analysis. Some of the projects identified are the
responsibility of the national government; others properly belong to the individual
barangays. Still other projects could be assumed by non-government sectors. These
should now be classified and distributed to the different agencies and sectors
concerned. Only those for which the municipality is responsible shall be collected as
inputs to the LDIP process.

Prioritizing Projects within each Sector

Not all projects listed by each sector,

even if all of these are owned by the
municipality, may be submitted to the
MDC for inclusion in the LDIP. Because
of the large number of projects from all
the sectors combined, it may be
necessary for the MDC Secretariat to

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limit the number of projects to be submitted by each sector. When this happens,
each of the sectors should select projects which they deem to be urgent. For this
purpose, tools for short-listing projects such as the Conflict-
Compatibility-Complementarity (CCC) Matrix, the Project-Resource Impact Matrix,
or the Urgency Test may be used. For easy reference, the criteria for determining
the levels of urgency of projects are listed according below:

Preparation of Project Briefs

Before submitting their priority projects for consideration in the LDIP process,
each of the sectors or its proponent/s should prepare a project brief for every
proposed project. The project brief should have the following contents:

1. Name and Type of Project

2. Activity Components
3. Estimated Cost of Resource Inputs per Activity Component

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 4. Justification for the Project
5. Target Beneficiaries
6. Target Outputs or Success
Indicators
7. Possible Risks or External
Factors
8. Expected Private Sector
Response

12.1.2. Structuring Non-Projects

The long list of non-projects or services which the different sectors deemed
as necessary to carry out the identified policy interventions have to be further
processed as well. The first thing to do is to check whether the identified service can
be upgraded to a project.

Upgrading non-projects to projects.

An activity that is listed as a non-project can be changed into a project if it

satisfies the following criteria:.
● There is a definite output to be produced.
● There is a sense of urgency to produce the output.
● The activity is not likely to be repeated within the next 5 years.

If upgrade is possible, the new project should be added to the list of projects
to be considered for inclusion in the LDIP. On the other hand, if upgrade is not
possible, the activity should be retained as non-project and further analyzed as
follows:
● Break the service or non-project into its specific activity or task
components.

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 ● Identify the office or department responsible for carrying out the
service as part of its functions.
● Match the needed tasks with the capacity of the responsible office or
department.
● Suggest appropriate actions as needed.
● Summarize the results into the following format:

The results of this process should provide inputs, first, to the Budget Office as
an aid to determining the level of increases in the MOOE of individual offices. This
should put to an end the practice of giving uniform fixed-rate escalation of the
MOOE component of the local budget. Secondly, the results should provide a basis
for the HRMO to design intra-and inter-office / department capability building
programs.

12.1.3 Structuring Needed Legislations

Finally, the list of needed regulatory measures identified by the different

sectors should find its way into the legislative agenda of the Sangguniang Bayan.

It is not possible for the different sectors to determine whether the legislation
ideas they identified are already existent or still non-existent. To simply put it, the
CDP formulation stakeholders through different activities throughout the entire
formulation process identified key policy gaps whether these are in the absence of a
local ordinance or the lack of implementation on an existing one. In finalizing the
legislative requirements for the implementation of this plan, the following are used
as litmus test criteria:
● Jurisdiction.
● Existence.
● Soundness
● Implementation

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12.2. LDIP Process

The results of the project structuring preparatory activities set the stage for
the preparation of the 5-year LDIP by the reconstituted LDC.

12.3. ELA Process

The LDIP, added to the results of the preparatory structuring of legislative

proposals, will become an input to the preparation of the next 3-year Executive-
Legislative Agenda (ELA). The adoption of a new ELA covering 2020-2022 paved
the way for the untimely revisiting and reforms of the plan.

12.4. CDP Legitimization

This Revised Comprehensive Development Plan is set for approval by 2021.

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Updated Comprehensive Development Plan
MUNICIPALITY OF SAN PABLO
Province of Zamboanga del Sur

Technical Consultant/Writer:
Prof. Paul Omar P. Gangoso

Contributing Writers:
Edsel C. Naguit
Cosmelito D. Palomo
Jovelyn B. Aberion

Field Researchers:
Hasmin E. Mangondato
Effrielle Delight T. Toledo
Ruselle Roeoe Cagoco
Dexter Carl Corpuz

Photographers:
Faidz E. Adel
Renato B. Lariosa
Joshua D. Teleron

This paper is a progressive plan of the Municipal Local Government of San Pablo,
Zamboanga del Sur Province. For copyright and citation purposes, please address
to:

The Municipal Mayor

Municipality of San Pablo
Province of Zamboanga del Sur, 7031

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