Coastal Resource Management Plan, CY 2008-2017, Leganes, Iloilo, Philippines

Coastal Resource Management Plan CY 2008-2017 i
Coastal Resource Management Plan CY 2008-2017 1
Coastal Resource Management Plan, CY 2008-2017
by
Municipal Planning and Development Office, Municipality of Leganes
2011
Printed in Leganes, Iloilo, Philippines
Citation: Municipal Planning and Development Office-Leganes. 2011. Coastal Resource

Management Plan CY 2008-2017. Municipality of Leganes, Iloilo, Philippines.
This publication was made possible through the efforts of the Municipal Planning and
Development Office of the Municipality of Leganes. The publication may be reproduced
or quoted in other publications as long as proper reference is made to the source.
CRMP Document No. 01-CRM/2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 3
Conceptual and Operational Definition of Terms 5
Foreword 8
Preface 10
Chapter 1. Introduction
Why the Plan? 13
Scope of the Plan 14
History of the Planning Process 15
Coastal Resource Assessment 15
Integrated Coastal Management Plan’s Vision, Mission and 17
Goals
Chapter 2. Coastal Environmental Profile
Brief Historical Background 20
Geography and Physical Settings 21
Demography 24
Economic Resources 35
Social Services 42
Land Uses of Coastal Areas 48
Status of Coastal Resources 49
Infrastructure 49
Institutional Support for CRM 53
Chapter 3. Management Issues, Strengths and Opportunities
Strengths 56
Management Issues 57
Opportunities 59
Chapter 4. Management Programs, Strategies and Policies
Key Result Areas, Objectives, Strategies and Policies
Fisheries and Habitat Management 61
Livelihood and Enterprise Management 63
Coastal Land Use and Zoning 64
Coastal Tourism 66
Shoreline and Waste Management 66
Legal Arrangement and Institutional Development 68
Chapter 5. Administration and Coordination of Implementation
Guiding Principles 69
Organization and Management 69
Plan Implementation, Processes and Mechanism 74
References 75
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ABC - Association of Barangay Councils

AQD - Aquaculture Department
BFAR - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
BFARMC - Barangay Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council
BN - Below Normal
BNS - Barangay Nutrition Scholars
BNVL - Below Normal Very Low
Brgy. - Barangay
CDA - Cooperative Development Authority
CDP - Comprehensive Development Plan
CENRO - Community Environment and Natural Resources Office
CEP - Coastal Environmental Program
CLUP - Comprehensive Land Use Plan
CRM - Coastal resource management
CRMP - Coastal Resource Management Plan
DA - Department of Agriculture
DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DepEd - Department of Education
DOLE - Department of Labor and Employment
DOST - Department of Science and Technology
DOT - Department of Tourism
DPWH - Department of Public Works and Highways
DTI - Department of Trade and Industry
EO - Executive Order
FRMP - Fishery Resource and Management Program
ICM - Integrated Coastal Management
ICRMP - Integrated Coastal Resource Management Plan
IEC - Information and education campaign
IGC - Industrial Growth Center
ILECO I - Iloilo Electric Cooperative I
LCC - Leganes Commercial Complex
LCE - Local Chief Executive
LGC - Local Government Code of 1991
LGU - Local government unit
MAO - Municipal Agriculture Office
MARICOM - Maritime Command
MCD - Municipal Coastal Database
MCEP - Municipal Coastal Environment Profile
MDC - Municipal Development Council
MEA - Monitoring, evaluation and adjustments
MFARMC - Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council
MIGEDC - Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council
MIS - Management Information System
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement

MPA - Mangrove Protected Areas
MPDC - Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
MPDO - Municipal Planning and Development Office
MTWG - Municipal Technical Working Group
MTWG-ICM - Municipal Technical Working Group on Integrated Coastal
Management
NEDA - National Economic and Development Authority
NGA - National Government Agency
NGO - Non-governmental organization
NIA - National Irrigation Administration
OGA - Other Government Agency
OTOP - One town, one product
PCG - Philippine Coast Guard
PCRA - Participatory coastal resource assessment
PEZA - Philippine Economic Zone Authority
PNP - Philippine National Police
PO - People’s organization
PS - Preschoolers
RDC - Regional Development Council
SB - Sangguniang Bayan
SEAFDEC - Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
SK - Sangguniang Kabataan
TESDA - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
UPV-BAC - University of the Philippines in the Visayas Brackish Aquaculture
Center
URC-CPU - University Research Center–Central Philippine University
ZSL - Zoological Society of London
CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
Aquaculture: fishery operations involving all forms of raising and culturing fish and other
fishery species in fresh, brackish and marine areas.
Base map: a predrawn map of selected features that serves to orient the mapper to the
area and provides a consistent scale for the mapper to draw in additional
features or elements of the coastal resource system.
Closed season: the period during which the taking of specified fishery species by a
specified fishing gear is prohibited in a specified area or areas in Philippine
waters.
Coastal area profile: a document produced using various resource assessment and
analysis techniques, including PCRA. It presents a variety of information
required for effective decision-making and planning, including
environmental and socioeconomic information, and analyses of problems
and opportunities for sustainable coastal development.
Coastal habitat: any ecologically distinct ecosystem that supports the production of
coastal resources, including coral reefs, mangrove swamps, tidal flats,
seagrass beds, and beaches.
Coastal resource management: the wise use of coastal resources to promote and maintain
sustainable development in coastal areas. CRM involves maximizing the
utility of coastal resources by regulating human behavior and activities in
coastal areas. Successful CRM requires multi-sectoral collaboration and
strong community participation.
Coastal resource regime: the system of rights and responsibilities that governs the use of
coastal resources. Often, the operative or de facto regime is not the same
as the legal or de jure regime. Despite a relatively well developed de jure
regime of laws and regulations, the operative coastal resource regime in
many areas of the Philippines is described as an open access regime, an
unregulated free-for-all situation in which sustainable use is unlikely to
occur.
Coastal resource system: a diverse human-ecological system composed of all coastal

habitats and the various aspects of coastal economies related to the
production, distribution and consumption of coastal resources, as well as
other products and economic activities derived from coastal resources.
Coastal resource: any non-living or living natural product, such as finfish, marine
invertebrates and aquatic plants, that is found in coastal areas and is of use
or value to humans.
Commercial fishing: the taking of fishery species by passive or active gear for trade,
business or profit beyond subsistence or sports fishing.
Community worker: any person involved in community organization or community

development, usually associated with NGOs and LGUs.
Fish refuge and sanctuary: a designated area where fishing or other form of activities
which may damage the ecosystem of the area is prohibited and human
access may be restricted.
Fisheries: refers to all activities relating to the act or business of fishing, culturing,
preserving, processing, marketing, developing, conserving and managing
aquatic resources and the fishery areas, including the privilege to fish or
take aquatic resources.
Local coastal resource users: coastal residents who live in the management area,
including municipal fishers and small-scale aquaculturists, whose primary
basis of livelihood or subsistence involves capturing, harvesting or
growing of any fishery resource; or deriving economic (cash and non-
cash) benefit from coastal resources.
Municipal fishing: refers to fishing within municipal waters using vessels of three(3)
gross tons or less, or fishing not requiring the use of fishing vessels.
Municipal waters: include not only streams, lakes, inland bodies of water and tidal waters
within the municipality which are not included within the protected areas
as defined under Republic Act No. 7586 (the NIPAS Law), public forest,
timber lands, forest reserves or fishery reserves, but also marine waters
included between two(2) lines drawn perpendicular to the general
coastline from points where the boundary lines of the municipality touch
the sea at low tide and a third line parallel with the general coastline
including offshore islands and fifteen(15) kilometers from such coastlines.
Non-government organization: an agency, institution, a foundation or a group of persons

whose purpose is to assists people’s organizations/associations in various
ways including but not limited to, organizing, education, training, research
and/ or accessing resources.
Participatory coastal resource assessment: resource assessment accomplished with

extensive participation and contributions from local coastal resource users.
People’s organization: a bona fide association of citizens with demonstrated capacity to

promote the public interest and with identifiable leadership, membership
and structure. Its members belong to a sector/s who voluntarily band
themselves together to work for and by themselves for their own

upliftment, development and greater good.
Private sector: private sector shall refer to individuals/institutions/entities privately

operated/managed whose activities or operations involve the use of or
affect the coastal environment and is considered a stakeholder of the
coastal resources. These may include but not limited to operators/owners
of shipping and navigation companies, ship building, beach resorts, tourist
attractions, factories, mining and quarrying operations, logging, oil
refineries and hotels.
Propagules: The germinating seeds of the family rhizophoraceae while still attached to
the mother tree. Also known as viviparous seeds.
Resource assessment: the process of producing information required for effective

resource management planning; a research process involving a variety of
methods and techniques that allow a better understanding of
environmental and social factors affecting coastal resource systems, and
the elucidation of problems and opportunities for sustainable development
in coastal areas. A resource assessment usually culminates in the
production of a coastal area profile.
FOREWORD
For a coastal municipality like Leganes, with much of the municipality’s territory
and much of its development potential lie in its coastal and marine waters – composed of
seagrass beds and mangrove forests.
Yet the importance and potential of our coastal and marine ecosystem have been
unappreciated. Their conservation has been neglected; habitat loss, overexploitation, and
destructive fishing practices are increasingly threatening coastal biodiversity and
livelihoods. Our shores have come under pressure from rapid population growth and
uncontrolled development. The consequence of this coastal degradation is the decline in
fisheries catch-per-unit effort. As a result, we find the phenomenon of poverty amidst
potential wealth in the coastal barangays. In a very short time we could find ourselves in
a situation of increasing poverty, as the vicious cycle of poverty and environmental
degradation proceeds at an alarming pace.
While existing laws and regulations provide a basic framework for coastal
management, in practice coastal management has been inefficient and piecemeal. Public
participation and involvement in coastal law enforcement and heightened awareness of
the state of these resources are crucial in improving management and sustainability. The
protection and conservation movement will bring understanding to the importance and
potential of our coastal and marine waters to the larger public.
This document will assist in valuing our natural resources. It will serve as a
reference in making informed decisions about when and how to protect and manage
coastal resources in the municipality. It will be used to manage and ensure resource
sustainability for the future.
The CRMP provides stopgap measures for resource utilization and allocation of
natural seagrass, mangroves, fisheries and coastal water quality. It provides information
on the economic and other values of coastal habitats and ecosystems in terms of direct
production, loss of earnings from destruction and values created by tourism. Ensuring the
vitality of coastal resources and their ability to continue providing benefits to society and
economies is critically important.
This document is a first in the municipality that aims to protect and conserve our
local coastal resource. What has been formulated is a document that goes beyond the
biology of mangroves and fisheries, and involves people and communities. The plan has
been the outcome of a series of stakeholder consultations involving national agencies,
civil society, the academe and local communities. Implementation of this plan will go a
long way in reversing coastal degradation.
This plan will help remedy existing problems by assisting us to value our
immediate sources of subsistence and putting them in perspective with various options
for development.
Indeed in a short time, it is expected that our work will produce the critical mass
of Leganesnons that are not only committed but also well-informed advocates of coastal
conservation. The political will, so necessary to shift from today’s destructive
exploitation to one of sustainable development, would then be generated.
We hope that this plan will raise awareness of the technical and policy aspects of
coastal management and improve local capacity to implement the far-reaching reforms
necessary to protect valuable coastal resources.
There is hope yet for our coastal and marine resources-but this ultimately depends
on all of us.
ENRIQUE M. ROJAS ATTY. JOSE ROMI S. MARAÑON

Municipal Mayor Municipal Vice Mayor
PREFACE
It is a fact that ecosystems are vital, complex and interdependent. An ecosystem is

the basic functional unit of ecology where both biotic communities and abiotic
environment are inseparably connected and interacts, maintaining the equilibrium
necessary for life.
All biotic organisms are bound together in a bioregion – food chains, symbioses,
nutrient cycles and other ecological interactions. We cannot limit our view to a specific
locality as there are tight linkages between upland and coastal ecosystems, what occurs in
one ecosystem inevitably affects the other.
Man is an integral part of this bioregion. We have shaped and re-shaped our
environment, sometimes changing it, for better or worse. Human interactions with the
various ecosystems are perhaps the most influential factor affecting the coastal
environment and the vital natural processes occurring therein.
The coast is central to the Filipino culture and identity. Our countrymen rely on
these seemingly endless resources for food, medicine and livelihood. In the coastal
barangays of the municipality, the majority of households are dependent on coastal
resources for subsistence and income. Although it may seem inexhaustible, the fact
remains that our needs far exceed what nature can provide.
There is an accelerating demand for resources that is stretching the existing

capacity to near limit. The interminable population growth and ceaseless influx of in-
migrants continue to feed the demand. The growing gap between demand and supply
threatens to hold back the sustainable economic transformation of the municipality. The
rate of daily fish catch is directly proportional to income of coastal households,
compromising nutrition security and wellbeing. If the trend will continue, it will be
insufficient to provide the basic needs of the family.
Some fisherfolks have resorted to destructive fishing techniques involving

dynamite, cyanide and over-fishing that is putting strain on our sensitive coastal
resources to serve the ever growing demand. The extraction of sand and gravel from
coastal ecosystems for construction, pollution from domestic and industrial sources, and
the clearing of mangroves are the more pressing environmental concerns that compound
the problem of depleting coastal resources.
Being in a tropical zone, our climate is naturally prone to typhoons; there has
been a four-fold increase in the frequency of typhoons between 1990 and 2009. Recorded
floods and storms have also risen dramatically due to increasingly erratic and intense
rainfall. These changes to precipitation patterns and the resultant disasters damage fishing
grounds and infrastructure and increase the rate of soil erosion. Rising sea level is also
already evident.
The social and economic implications of climate change for coastal communities
are profound. Climate change will aggravate the environmental degradation already
apparent in Leganes, and intensify existing pressures on coastal resources. This can give
rise to spontaneous, unplanned, and poorly managed development activities and resource
use conflicts that can put local livelihoods at risk.
It is clear that only a comprehensive response to these environmental impacts

would allow our coastal communities to tackle the core issues of livelihood and nutrition
security. The local government of Leganes has joined forces with the Community
Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR), the Barangay and Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources Management Council, and with coastal communities to introduce an
environmental intervention. The plan evolved through a series of consultations and
workshops conducted at the grassroots level.
Covering all six coastal barangays of the municipality, this plan is the
amalgamation of the multi-faceted agenda of sustainable development as it harmonizes
the interplay of environmental quality, social equity, economics and governance in its
objectives; and it will proactively respond to debilitating realities of climate change and
environmental decline.
The plan will focus on strengthening the governance of coastal communities

through a carefully planned intervention for the protection and conservation of resources
as mechanisms for achieving the goals of sustainable development. Particular attention is
given to the assessment of the resources in relation to development needs, crafting
administrative mechanisms and enhancement of democratic accountability for the
development and management of coastal resources, and deploy co-management
initiatives and collaborative partnership with stakeholders and civil society organizations
associated with managing coastal resources towards the efficient, effective, and
efficacious delivery of holistic development on the shoreline and around associated
watersheds.
Increased fish yields, environmental restoration, and greater cooperation within

communities to protect their livelihoods are a few of the promising results of this
intervention.
We recognize the inextricable role of economics in the management of our coastal

ecosystems to ensure the sustainability of these resources. The income base of
households should be diversified so it releases some pressure on coastal resources.
Coastal resource management is above all else aims to manage people and our
negative impacts on the coastal environment. This plan is the first step in a long road to
sustainability. It provides long-term solutions to problems that have plague our coastal
barangays. We may not see the immediate results of this plan but it will ensure the
preservation of our susceptible coastal resources for future generations.
Implementing this plan is a challenge that will test our determination to

sustainably manage and equitably utilize our scarce resources without jeopardizing future
rewards.
ENGR. SAMSON J. JASPE

MGDH I – Municipal Planning and
Development Coordinator
ERNEST-CARL J. BADANA SHIRLEY J. SALIGBON

Planning Assistant Administrative Aide VI
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
WHY THE PLAN?
Brief Description of the Municipality
The Municipality of Leganes is one of the nineteen (19) coastal towns of the
Province of Iloilo. It is the only municipality that shares a common boarder with Iloilo
City, which is the provincial and regional administration center of Western Visayas in
Region VI. It is located along the Guimaras Strait, opposite the town of Buenavista
which is only about 4.5 kilometers from Leganes shoreline in the Island-Province of
Guimaras.
The municipality has six (6) coastal barangays namely: Camangay, Bigke, M.V.
Hechanova, Napnud, Gua-an and Nabitasan with a total coastline of approximately six
(6) kilometers. The Guimaras Strait is considered as the only fishing ground for
marginalized fisher folks of the municipality.
Key Indicators for Sustainable Coastal Resource Management
Identifying the following critical areas which requires specific intervention

concerning coastal resource management issues and problems, planners can on the basis
of quantitative information, analyze the causes and provide a diagnostic tool to the Local
Government of Leganes in formulating programs and activities that aimed at improving
sustainability of coastal resources.
A. Coastal Habitat Productivity
1. Percent of mangroves remaining. Indicates the level of production of an

important coastal resource that protects the land from storm surges, recycles
nutrients and is important for fish breeding.
2. Coastal fish catch. Determines productivity of coastal and marine fishing
grounds.
3. Percent of wetlands/marshland reclaimed. Determines extent of loss of
marshland areas.
4. Mangrove conservation. Determine the extent of mangrove degradation.
5. Illegal fishing. Determines the extent of illegal fishing such as fine mesh
nets, etc. and indicates the destruction of coastal fishery habitats.
6. Incidence of fish kills. Phenomenal environmental event indicating high
levels of pollution from land that may have resulted in toxic algal bloom or
pollution from some other source has caused massive destruction.
B. Coastal Water Quality
1. Level of water pollution. Indicates water quality and extent of coastal water
pollution.
2. Presence of polluting industries located in coastal areas without pollution
control facilities or wastewater treatment facilities.
3. Presence of squatter household on coastline. Indicates the extent of coastal
water pollution in the absence of water quality monitoring data.
4. Presence of waste heaps on coastline
5. Marine floating waste
Purpose of the Plan
The Plan will serve as a guide of the municipal government in the implementation
of its mandated functions and defined roles relative to coastal resource management.
This will be considered as a component of the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP)
and a complementary to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) of the municipality.
It sets the framework and operational mechanisms by which all municipal level CRM
implementers will base their interventions, decisions and or actions towards an efficient
and effective coastal resource management. The purpose of the plan is indicated as
follows:
1. Provide baseline data on the coastal resources and socio economic condition of
the municipality.
2. Define directions and guidelines in the formulation, implementation, monitoring
and evaluation of CRM sectoral programs, projects and activities.
3. Clarify mandates, authority, accountability and commitments in the
implementation of CRM in the municipality.
4. Leverage for internal and external support for sustainable CRM effort
5. To raise the level of local awareness and consciousness of coastal resource
management issues and concerns by providing information to the local
population, cause oriented Non-governmental Organizations and People’s
Organization. This helps them rally behind important issues and problems that
should be given proper attention by local government officials.
SCOPE OF THE PLAN
The Municipality of Leganes Integrated Coastal Resource Management Plan

(ICRMP) is a ten (10) year plan starting year 2008 to 2017, formulated to address on the
rehabilitation, development, and management of the coastal resources of the
municipality. This will serve as a reference by which all municipal level CRM
implementers could effectively discharge their functions in project implementation within
a legal framework. Its purpose is largely to set a guiding document by which all
municipal and barangay level implementers will base their interventions, decisions or
actions in accordance with the legal jurisdictional mandate.
HISTORY OF THE PLANNING PROCESS
The formulation of the Ten-year Coastal Resource Management Plan was

implemented through the effort of the local government of the Municipality of Leganes
with technical assistance of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
personnel. This went through a three-year planning process with interventions from the
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Zoological Society of London. These
include coastal barangay Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment, Mangrove
Management Training and Fishery Law Enforcement Training. The municipal coastal
resource management planning started on June, 2005.
COASTAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
The coastal resource assessment made use of primary data from the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the Municipality of Leganes 2004-2014.
The secondary data collection involved the participation of stakeholders in the six
(6) coastal barangays (i.e. Camangay, Bigke, MV Hechanova, Napnud, Gua-an, and
Nabitasan).
A major output of the coastal resource assessment was the Municipal Coastal
Environment Profile that presents facts and information on the various coastal habitats in
land and foreshore fisheries, tourism, management issues and problems and development
initiatives.
To facilitate the assessment process, the six (6) coastal barangays were clustered
into three based on geographical and resource considerations. The three clusters are:
1. Barangay Bigke and Camangay

2. Barangay MV Hechanova and Napnud
3. Barangay Gua-an and Nabitasan
CRM Planning
On August 17-19, 2005, the Municipal Government of Leganes, Iloilo in

collaboration with Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO),
Iloilo City, of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had jointly
conducted a three day Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment (PCRA) Training
Workshop. The training-workshop was attended by participants from the six (6) coastal
barangays of the municipality which comprised of barangay officials, Bantay Dagat
members, Barangay/Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council
(B/MFARMC) members, fisher folks and coastal residents, some Sangguniang Bayan
members and department heads. Various issues and concerns affecting the depletion of
coastal resources were identified.
Output of the first level of the planning process was presented to the community
on June 26 to 27, 2006 in the form of barangay consultation purposely to validate the
consolidated information and to gather additional relevant inputs especially in legal and
jurisdictional mandates, programs and projects to be included in the coastal profile of the
municipality. The activity was spearheaded by the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO).
To further the planning process, the personnel from CENRO, Iloilo City in
coordination with the Local Chief Executive of the municipality has initiated another
barangay consultation of the six (6) coastal barangays on April 14, 15 and 16, 2009. It
was attended by barangay officials, barangay health workers, tanods, Sangguniang
Kabataan representatives, civilian volunteers organization members and the marginal
fisher folks. The following concerns were discussed during the consultation:
1. Presentation to the community the proposed coastal zoning, boundaries of

municipal territorial waters and other proposed projects;
2. Information and education campaign (IEC) on Municipal Fishery Ordinances and
functions of the Municipal/Barangay Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Management Councils (M/BFARMC); and,
3. Identification of pertinent issues and problems to be incorporated in the
finalization of the Municipal Coastal Environment Profile (MCEP).
Gathered information during the barangay consultations are vital inputs for the
Coastal Resource Management Planning (CRMP) Training Workshop.
In coordination with DENR, Coastal Resource Management Planning (CRMP)

Training-Workshop was finally conducted on May 19 to 21, 2009 attended by 28
participants (11 female and 17 male) composed of Municipal Agriculturist, Municipal
Planning and Development Office (MPDO) representatives, MFARMC Chairman,
Punong Barangays, Barangay Kagawads, fisher folks of the six (6) Coastal Barangays
and representative from the Zoological Society of London.
There were nine (9) management options prepared by the participants during the
workshop which formed part of the Coastal Resource Management Plan to include
Livelihood and Enterprise Development, Waste Management, Coastal Zoning, Legal and
Institutional Development, Habitat Management, Shoreline Development, Coastal
Tourism, Watershed and Fisheries Management Option.
The objectives, strategies, activities, location, time frame, budget funding source
and institution involved in each management option including the formation of vision,
mission, goals and objectives, implementing structure and the composition of the CRM-
TWG were jointly prepared by the participants.
To finalize the formulation of the Municipal’s CRM Plan, Atty. Adolfo E. Jaen,
the Local Chief Executive of Leganes organized the Municipal Technical Working Group
for Integrated Coastal Management (MTWG – ICM) per Executive Order No. 17, s. of
2009 composed of:
1. Municipal Agriculturist
2. Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
3. SB Chairman, Committee on Fisheries and Agriculture
4. SB Chairman, Committee on Environment
5. Captain of six (6) coastal barangays
6. Bantay Dagat
7. MFARMC
8. DENR
9. DA/BFAR/DOT,PNP (OGAs)
10. APEX Club of Leganes and other NGOs
11. UPV Brackishwater Aquaculture Center (Academe)
The MTWG-ICM is tasked to consolidate the results of series of community

consultations and prepare a draft of CRM Plan. The proposed plan will be presented in
multi sectoral forum to fill up the data gaps relative to the plan.
After consolidating relevant comments and suggestions, the plan will be

submitted to the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council
(MFARMC) and Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO) for review,
evaluation and recommendation for approval. Then the plan will be submitted to the
Sangguniang Bayan (SB) for legislation. Then it will be forwarded to the Municipal
Mayor for approval. Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the plan will follow.
INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN’S VISION, MISSION AND

GOALS
Vision
A progressive municipality with rich and diverse coastal resource collectively

managed by healthy, God-loving and environmentally-awake community.
Mission
To implement an integrated coastal land base development programs that will

ensure the sustainable utilization and management of the coastal and marine resources
through the collective efforts of the different stakeholders in the community.
Goals
1. To protect and conserve the coastal and land base resources of the municipality.
2. To uplift the living condition of the people
3. To achieve food security
4. To develop and promote the eco-tourism potential of the municipality
PARTICIPATORY COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CRM)

PLANNING
CRM PLANNING Participatory Monitoring and

WORKSHOP Evaluation
Conduct of Community/Brgy.
Consultation on: CRM Plan Implementation
 Issues, problems and
Opportunities
 Proposed Zoning of
Coastal areas Submission and Legislation
 Strategies and actions  Municipal Fisheries and
 Policies Aquatic Resource Mgt.
 Implementation Process Council (MFARMC)
 Municipal Development
Council (MDC)
 Sangguniang Bayan (SB)
Creation of CRM Plan Multi-  Mayor
Sectoral Technical Working
Group (TWG)
Finalization of the CRM Plan
Consolidation of Results of
Community Consultation and Presentation/Critiquing of the
Drafting of CRM Plan Proposed CRM Plan in a Multi-
Sectoral Forum
Chapter 2
COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE
This chapter presents the Municipal Coastal Environmental Profile in terms of

history, geography and physical settings, status of resources, population, demography,
socio-economics, resource uses. This will also include the legal and institutional
framework that indicates the policy, jurisdictional and administrative mandates of the
municipal government relative to coastal resource management.
BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The Municipality of Leganes sprang from a small settlement in the early part of
1840 in the site now known as Barangay Guihaman. The word “guihaman” originated
from the presence of wild boars or “guiham” which inhabited the place. The early
founders of the municipality named the place “Valencia”, a town in Spain whose patron
saint is San Vicente Ferrer. Learning the existence of the settlement, Don Isidro A.
Brudit, the Spanish Governor of Iloilo decreed in 1856, that the settlement be registered
as a “pueblo” otherwise a fine of P600 will be levied upon the inhabitants. In compliance
to the decree, the place was registered as pueblo in 1858.
The little pueblo at the time had grown into a thriving community with the influx
of settlers from the adjacent towns of Jaro and Sta. Barbara. One of its founders, Don
Miguel Valencia, seemed to enjoy unmerited, if not unusual honor after the settlement
was named Valencia. The other founders moved to have the name changed through a
petition to the Alta Mar in Spain. The Spanish authorities, annoyed by the complaint,
named the pueblo Leganes---after a town in Spain which is of little significance, just to
settle the seemingly heedless dispute. The other originators, Don Angel Gustilo, Don
Mariano Gustilo, Don Jacinto Sandoval, Don Lorenzo Gustilo, Don Juan Hilado and Don
Fulgencio Espino fought hard for the autonomy and independence of the little pueblo.
After having been administered by “Kapitanes” from 1860 up to the close of the
Spanish rule in 1899 the town under the American regime appointed its first president,
Zacarias Jaen who reigned from 1900 to 1902. He was succeeded by Tomas Gustilo who
headed the pueblo from 1902 to 1904. Because of slow progress and lack of harmony
among leaders, the pueblo was annexed as an arrabal of Sta. Barbara by order of
Governor Martin Delgado in 1905.
Leaders like Councilor Tomas Gustilo and Mariano Jagunap who represented the
pueblo from 1907-1908 and Arsenio Guillergan together with Eugenio Marañon from
1914-1915 gave their best in working for the autonomy of infrastructure projects like
building of school houses, police station, wells, roads, etc.. They also put up a fight in
transferring the revenues of Leganes fishpond from Sta. Barbara to the town treasury of
Leganes. With the aid of Jaro councilors Petronilo Gumban and Valentin Jordan, the
fishpond revenue was eventually moved from Sta. Barbara to Leganes. This was used in
the improvement of roads around the plaza and telephone connections to Jaro.
Through the efforts of then Jaro President Petronilo Gumban and his successor
Valentin Jordan, Leganes was transferred as an arrabal of Jaro on January 1, 1916. Under
these two successive presidents of Jaro who were in sympathy with the cause of the
Leganesnons, the arrabal progressed steadily. Philanthropic landowners, notably
Florencio S. Jagunap and Melencio Espinosa donated lots for school sites on which the
school buildings of Leganes Primary School (now Leganes Elementary School) were
constructed.
The Sta. Barbara Irrigation System was constructed in 1919 and was completed
on July 4, 1922. A monument for Dr. Jose Rizal was erected in the school site of Leganes
Primary School and completed on October 21, 1927 from funds raised by the people and
donations from the wealthy family of spouses Modesto Jinon and Capitana Anding
Espino. A concrete Gabaldon type school building was built and finished in 1929 from
Insular funds through the efforts of Assemblyman Vicente Ybiernas.
A new era of peace and progress began when Leganes finally gained its autonomy
from Jaro and became a full pledge town through the efforts of the late Congressman
Tomas Confesor, then Governor of Iloilo Province. Leganes was created a Municipality
pursuant to Executive Order No. 241 of then Commonwealth President Manuel Luis
Quezon on January 1, 1940. Marcos Espino was appointed mayor; Martin Jaen as vice
mayor, while Constantino Gulmatico, Vicente Guinalon, Severino Quidato, Simplicio
Griño, Primitivo Gustilo and Marcial Jacildo were appointed councilors. Their tenure of
office lasted only for one year because of the election that followed in November, 1940.
In that election, the following candidates were elected: mayor-Marcos Espino; vice
mayor-Marcial Jacildo. For councilors: Felix Trespeces, Primitivo Gustilo, Simplicio
Griño, Valencia Solinap, and Fausto Espinosa.
GEOGRAPHY AND PHYSICAL SETTINGS
Geographic Location
The Municipality of Leganes is one of the nineteen (19) coastal towns of the
Province of Iloilo. It is the only coastal municipality that shares a common border with
Iloilo City, which is the provincial capital and regional administration center of Western
Visayas in Region VI. It is located along the Guimaras Strait, opposite the town of
Buenavista (which is only about 4.5 kilometers from Leganes’ shoreline) in the island-
Province of Guimaras. It is adjacent to the city of Iloilo in the South, bounded by Pavia
in the Southeast, Sta. Barbara in the West and Zarraga in the North. It is eleven (11)
kilometers from the Poblacion of Pavia and approximately five (5) kilometers from the
Poblacion of Zarraga. Leganes can be found between the coordinates of 122°39’35” west
to 122°39’45” east latitude and between 10°51’48” north to 10°45’15” south longtitude.
Land Area
Leganes has a total land area of 3,220

hectares. It ranks as the third smallest town of
the forty two (42) municipalities and one (1)
component city (Passi City) of the Province of
Iloilo. The smallest town is San Miguel with an
area of 2,130 hectares. The second smallest
municipality is Pavia which has a land area of
3,139 hectares. It is smaller than Leganes by
only 81 hectares. The Poblacion of Leganes has
a total area of 58.9198 hectares.
Topography and Slope
Well cultivated fields, coconut trees and bamboo clumps dominate the landscape
of the entire municipality. The terrain is characterized by level plains but slightly higher
in the northwest of Lapayon and Calaboa with a slope of not exceeding 3%.
The plains are prime agricultural lands that produce rice which is the
municipality’s prime commodity. The areas along the coastline are swampy and a large
portion of these swampy areas had been converted into fishponds and salt beds.
Soil Type
The soil of Leganes is classified by the Bureau of Soils in two categories: soil of
swamps and marshes and soil of the lowlands and plains. The lowland plain soil is of
Sta. Rita clay loam variety, which covers 75% of Leganes or 2,415.5 hectares of land.
The swamp and marsh land is of Umingan fine sandy loam type which covers 25% or
804.5 hectares. This type of soil can be found in portions of Barangay Cari Mayor, Cari
Minor, Nabitasan, Gua-an, Napnud and MV Hechanova. There is no forest area in
Leganes.
Water Source
Leganes’ sources of Level III potable water are the deep wells in the barangays of
Guihaman and Cagamutan Sur. The municipality has adequate underground water
supply, which can be tapped for domestic and commercial uses. The surface water in
Calaboa Creek, Carismo-an Creek and Janipaan River are utilized for irrigation purposes.
Hydrology
The Buntatala and Janipaan are the major river systems traversing in the
municipality that drain to the sea. The Janipa-an river winds from Calaboa to Cagamutan
Norte to Cari Mayor where it merges with Buntatala River then to the big Jalaur River
that empties into the Iloilo Straight. The Buntatala River traverses the barangays of
Buntatala, Guintas, Napnud, Guinobatan, Gua-an, Cari Mayor and Cari Minor, where it
merges with Janipa-an River in Barangay Cari Mayor to Jalaur River then to Iloilo
Straight.
The two (2) rivers (Buntatala and Janipa-an) had ceased to be effective natural
water drainage since their course have been narrowed and obstructed by nipa clumps,
vegetative growth, floating logs, debris, rubbish and indiscriminate construction of
fishpond dikes along both banks of the rivers. These obstructions have created
bottlenecks that force back water during continuous rain and spill off towards the low-
lying residential and agricultural areas of the municipality. The situation resulted to the
flooding of rice fields in Cari Mayor, Cari Minor, Guinobatan, Gua-an, Napnud and
Nabitasan. At its highest level in 1995, the flood reached portions of Guihaman,
Buntatala, Poblacion and Cagamutan Norte covering an area of about one-third of the
entire Municipality of Leganes.
Tributaries of Janipa-an and Buntatala rivers traversing the swamp lands to the
sea are no longer visible having been converted into fishponds. This has aggravated the
worsening flood problem that brings tremendous losses to private and public properties.
There is no proper drainage system and drainage problem is serious concern of

the municipality. The canals and natural outlets of water are fast disappearing due to the
rapid pace of development. Man-made structures have contributed to the siltation of
natural drainage.
Resolving the flood problem has been already discussed with the Department of
Public Works and Highways. A flood control program has been already designed where a
cut-off channel shall be constructed to redirect floodwater to Guigui Creek towards the
Iloilo Straight. Two (2) of the fishpond owners that will be affected by the proposed cut-
off channel have already expressed willingness to provide the right-of-way. As to the
voluminous number of floating logs, debris and rubbish, dredging and clearing of the
silted Buntatala Creek has been proposed. Once the funded and implemented by DPWH,
the said flood control program will eventually solve the problem on recurrent floods in
the municipality during continuous heavy rains.
Climate Pattern
Leganes has two distinct seasons, wet and dry. The wet season is from July to
November and dry season is from December to June. It is cold in the months of
December, January and February and usually hot during the summer months of March,
April and May. There is a slight difference in the weather condition in the barangays
along the coast compared to the non-coastal barangays as the former barangays are more
humid due to their proximity to the sea.
Accessibility
Leganes is only about 11 kilometers from Iloilo City and about 13 kilometers
from the Iloilo Airport through the provincial access road. It can be reached from Iloilo
City through the National Highway to the North or the Coastal Highway to the
Municipality of Dumangas. The coastal road serves as the shorter link of the town to the
International Port in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City and to some of the municipalities in
the north. There also barangay roads that connect the municipality to the adjacent towns
like Sta. Barbara and Pavia.
Political Subdivisions
Barangay Area Distance from the Poblacion

(km)
Bigke 41.5521 3.00
Buntatala 116.1105 1.30
Cagamutan Norte 148.4318 3.00
Cagamutan Sur 138.5658 0.50
Calaboa 286.7967 3.90
Camangay 39.4935 3.30
Cari Mayor 344.0093 3.50
Cari Minor 113.0945 2.10
Gua-an 157.1484 3.60
Guihaman 140.1166 0.60
Guinobatan 115.0624 1.50
Guintas 103.7392 2.90
Lapayon 426.0592 3.50
M. V. Hechanova 69.7926 2.20
Nabitasan 583.9182 4.80
Napnud 138.0531 1.60
Poblacion 75.5000 -
San Vicente 182.5561 1.30
DEMOGRAPHY
Population
A. Historical population and growth rate
Leganes has steadily grown in population from 3,837 in 1903 to 27,555 in year
2008 based on the actual total enumeration conducted by the local government unit
(LGU) of Leganes through its barangay nutrition scholars (BNS). Its population has
grown by 23,718 in a period of one hundred five (105) years. Over these years, growth
rate ranged from 0.72% to 3.98% with the lowest growth rate in year 2008 and the
highest in year 2000.
In 1918 and 1939, Leganes was not surveyed as a municipality because the town
was a part of the former Municipality of Jaro, which is now a district of Iloilo City.
Historical Population and Growth Rate
Year Population Increase/ Decrease Growth Rate per Year (%)*

1903 3,837
1948 7,447 3,610 1.47
1960 9,244 1,797 1.80
1970 11,480 2,236 2.17
1975 12,328 848 1.43
1980 14,285 1,957 2.95
1990 18,505 4,220 2.59
1995 19,235 730 0.77
2000 23,475 4,240 3.98
2006 27,103 3,628 2.58
2007 27,357 254 0.94
2008 27,555 198 0.72
*Growth rate from 1903-2000 was based on the national average.
Growth Rate
4.50
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
%
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
-
1903 1948 1960 1970 1975 1980 1990 1995 2000 2006 2007 2008
Year
B. Actual and projected population
Actual and Projected Population by Year and Age Group

CY 2006 – 2015
Actual Population Projected Population*

Age Group 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
0-4 2,671 2,907 2,524 2,554 2,480 2,407 2,333 2,260 2,186 2,113
5-9 2,904 3,070 2,729 2,726 2,639 2,551 2,464 2,376 2,289 2,201
10-14 2,887 3,051 2,729 2,731 2,652 2,573 2,494 2,415 2,336 2,257
15-19 2,876 2,914 2,676 2,622 2,522 2,422 2,322 2,222 2,122 2,022
20-24 2,538 2,589 2,631 2,679 2,725 2,772 2,818 2,865 2,911 2,958
25-29 2,344 2,287 2,471 2,494 2,558 2,621 2,685 2,748 2,812 2,875
30-34 2,038 1,993 2,193 2,230 2,307 2,385 2,462 2,540 2,617 2,695
35-39 1,768 1,739 1,826 1,836 1,865 1,894 1,923 1,952 1,981 2,010
40-44 1,600 1,535 1,698 1,709 1,758 1,807 1,856 1,905 1,954 2,003
45-49 1,370 1,302 1,465 1,474 1,522 1,569 1,617 1,664 1,712 1,759
50-54 1,149 1,088 1,244 1,255 1,303 1,350 1,398 1,445 1,493 1,540
55-59 880 813 1,066 1,106 1,199 1,292 1,385 1,478 1,571 1,664
60-64 665 655 742 764 803 841 880 918 957 995
65-69 501 510 611 651 706 761 816 871 926 981
70-74 361 381 395 413 430 447 464 481 498 515
75-79 296 278 310 309 316 323 330 337 344 351
80-above 255 243 245 238 233 228 223 218 213 208
TOTAL 27,103 27,357 27,555 27,790 28,016 28,242 28,468 28,694 28,920 29,146
Population for 2006-2015
29,500
29,000
28,500
Population
28,000
27,500
27,000
26,500
26,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Year
The actual population of the Municipality of Leganes, as a result of the

enumeration conducted during calendar year 2008, is 27,555. It has increased by 198 or
0.72% since last year. It is estimated that the municipal population will reach 29,146 in
2015.
Population by Year and Barangay

CY 2006 – 2015
Barangay Actual Population Projected Population

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Bigke 602 608 599 600 599 597 596 594 593 591
Buntatala 1,342 1,346 1,357 1,363 1,371 1,378 1,386 1,393 1,401 1,408
Cagamutan Norte 2,303 2,286 2,120 2,053 1,962 1,870 1,779 1,687 1,596 1,504
Cagamutan Sur 1,534 1,806 1,801 1,981 2,114 2,248 2,381 2,515 2,648 2,782
Calaboa 1,431 1,261 1,340 1,253 1,208 1,162 1,117 1,071 1,026 980
Camangay 590 436 560 499 484 469 454 439 424 409
Cari Mayor 1,288 1,274 1,463 1,517 1,604 1,692 1,779 1,867 1,954 2,042
Cari Minor 698 804 735 783 801 820 838 857 875 894
Gua-an 1,066 1,086 1,186 1,233 1,293 1,353 1,413 1,473 1,533 1,593
Guihaman 2,089 1,866 2,036 1,944 1,918 1,891 1,865 1,838 1,812 1,785
Guinobatan 2,056 2,060 1,955 1,923 1,872 1,822 1,771 1,721 1,670 1,620
Guintas 1,160 1,134 1,196 1,199 1,217 1,235 1,253 1,271 1,289 1,307
Lapayon 2,085 2,242 2,197 2,287 2,343 2,399 2,455 2,511 2,567 2,623
M.V. Hechanova 571 600 607 629 647 665 683 701 719 737
Nabitasan 2,628 2,651 2,739 2,784 2,839 2,895 2,950 3,006 3,061 3,117
Napnud 1,850 1,780 1,921 1,921 1,957 1,992 2,028 2,063 2,099 2,134
Poblacion 2,619 2,767 2,443 2,434 2,346 2,258 2,170 2,082 1,994 1,906
San Vicente 1,191 1,350 1,300 1,389 1,444 1,498 1,553 1,607 1,662 1,716
TOTAL 27,103 27,357 27,555 27,790 28,016 28,242 28,468 28,694 28,920 29,146
Population by Year and Barangay Bigke

Buntatala
3,500 Cagamutan Norte
Cagamutan Sur
3,000 Calaboa
Camangay
2,500 Cari Mayor
Population
Cari Minor
2,000
Gua-an
1,500 Guihaman
Guinobatan
1,000 Guintas
Lapayon
500
M.V. Hechanova
- Nabitasan
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Napnud
Poblacion
Year
San Vicente
Nabitasan recorded the highest population with 2,628 or 9.94% of the total
population of the municipality. In contrast, Camangay has the lowest population of only
560 or 2.03% of the total population of Leganes.
Percentage to Total Population by Barangay

CY 2008
Barangay Population Percentage to Total Population

Bigke 599 2.17%
Buntatala 1,357 4.92%
Cagamutan Norte 2,120 7.69%
Cagamutan Sur 1,801 6.54%
Calaboa 1,340 4.86%
Camangay 560 2.03%
Cari Mayor 1,463 5.31%
Cari Minor 735 2.67%
Gua-an 1,186 4.30%
Guihaman 2,036 7.39%
Guinobatan 1,955 7.09%
Guintas 1,196 4.34%
Lapayon 2,197 7.97%
M.V. Hechanova 607 2.20%
Nabitasan 2,739 9.94%
Napnud 1,921 6.97%
Poblacion 2,443 8.87%
San Vicente 1,300 4.72%
TOTAL 27,555 100.00%
C. Male-female population distribution
The male population in 2008 across various age groups is 13,752, while the
female population is 13,803 or with a ratio of, roughly, 99 males for every 100 females.
D. Population density
The municipality of Leganes has a density of nine persons per hectare. The
Poblacion is the most densely populated with thirty-two persons per hectare. The
barangay with the lowest density is Cari Mayor with only four persons per hectare.
The Poblacion has the highest density considering that it has a small land area, its
accessibility to the national highway, most public facilities are located within the area,
and the concentration of subdivisions in the area to accommodate the spillover from the
city.
The urban barangays of the municipality has a density of fifteen persons per
hectare while the rural barangays has a density of seven persons per hectare.
Male-Female Population by Barangay

CY 2008
Barangay Sex
Male Female
Bigke 304 295
Buntatala 692 665
Cagamutan Norte 1,049 1,071
Cagamutan Sur 858 943
Calaboa 670 670
Camangay 299 261
Cari Mayor 737 726
Cari Minor 373 362
Gua-an 607 579
Guihaman 1,032 1,004
Guinobatan 957 998
Guintas 587 609
Lapayon 1,126 1,071
M.V. Hechanova 303 304
Nabitasan 1,400 1,339
Napnud 981 940
Poblacion 1,121 1,322
San Vicente 656 644
TOTAL 13,752 13,803
Male-Female Population by Barangay for CY 2008
1,600
1,400
1,200
Population
1,000
Male
800
600 Female
400
200
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Population Density by Barangay Classification

CY 2008
Barangay Area (hectares) Population Population Density (person/ha.)
A. Urban
Buntatala 116.1105 1,357 12
Cagamutan Sur 138.5658 1,801 13
Cari Minor 113.0945 735 6
Guihaman 140.1166 2,036 15
Guinobatan 115.0624 1,955 17
Poblacion 75.5000 2,443 32
Sub-total 698.4498 10,327 15
B. Rural
Bigke 41.5521 599 14
Cagamutan Norte 148.4318 2,120 14
Calaboa 286.7967 1,340 5
Camangay 39.4935 560 14
Cari Mayor 344.0093 1,463 4
Gua-an 157.1484 1,186 8
Guintas 103.7392 1,196 12
Lapayon 426.0592 2,197 5
MV Hechanova 69.7926 607 9
Nabitasan 583.9182 2,739 5
Napnud 138.0531 1,921 14
San Vicente 182.5561 1,300 7
Sub-total 2,521.5502 17,228 7
TOTAL 3,220.0000 27,555 9
Population Density by Barangay Classification
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Urban Rural Municipal
Average
E. Urban-rural population distribution
The barangays adjacent to the Poblacion and along the National Highway are
classified as urban barangays.
The urban barangays are situated along the National Highway and are centers of
residential subdivisions growth and expansion. The municipality’s urban to rural
population ratio is 3:5. Among the urban barangays, Poblacion is the most populated due
to the presence of three subdivisions and population catalysts like business
establishments, and major public and social service institutions.
Six (6) of the rural barangays – Bigke, Camangay, Gua-an, M.V. Hechanova,
Nabitasan and Napnud are coastal barangays and are situated along the coastal Highway
connecting Iloilo City and the municipality of Dumangas.
The municipality has a total urban population of 10,327 and a rural population of
17,228.
Population by Year and Barangay Classification

CY 2006 – 2015
Barangay Actual Population Projected Population

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
A. Urban
Buntatala 1,342 1,346 1,357 1,363 1,371 1,378 1,386 1,393 1,401 1,408
Cagamutan Sur 1,534 1,806 1,801 1,981 2,114 2,248 2,381 2,515 2,648 2,782
Cari Minor 698 804 735 783 801 820 838 857 875 894
Guihaman 2,089 1,866 2,036 1,944 1,918 1,891 1,865 1,838 1,812 1,785
Guinobatan 2,056 2,060 1,955 1,923 1,872 1,822 1,771 1,721 1,670 1,620
Poblacion 2,619 2,767 2,443 2,434 2,346 2,258 2,170 2,082 1,994 1,906
Sub-total 10,338 10,649 10,327 10,427 10,422 10,416 10,411 10,405 10,400 10,394
B. Rural
Bigke 602 608 599 600 599 597 596 594 593 591
Cagamutan 2,303 2,286 2,120 2,053 1,962 1,870 1,779 1,687 1,596 1,504
Norte
Calaboa 1,431 1,261 1,340 1,253 1,208 1,162 1,117 1,071 1,026 980
Camangay 590 436 560 499 484 469 454 439 424 409
Cari Mayor 1,288 1,274 1,463 1,517 1,604 1,692 1,779 1,867 1,954 2,042
Gua-an 1,066 1,086 1,186 1,233 1,293 1,353 1,413 1,473 1,533 1,593
Guintas 1,160 1,134 1,196 1,199 1,217 1,235 1,253 1,271 1,289 1,307
Lapayon 2,085 2,242 2,197 2,287 2,343 2,399 2,455 2,511 2,567 2,623
M.V. Hechanova 571 600 607 629 647 665 683 701 719 737
Nabitasan 2,628 2,651 2,739 2,784 2,839 2,895 2,950 3,006 3,061 3,117
Napnud 1,850 1,780 1,921 1,921 1,957 1,992 2,028 2,063 2,099 2,134
San Vicente 1,191 1,350 1,300 1,389 1,444 1,498 1,553 1,607 1,662 1,716
Sub-total 16,765 16,708 17,228 17,363 17,595 17,826 18,058 18,289 18,521 18,752
TOTAL 27,103 27,357 27,555 27,790 28,016 28,242 28,468 28,694 28,920 29,146
Population by Year and Barangay Classification
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
Population
12,000
Urban
10,000
Rural
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Year
F. Households
Household Size per Barangay

CY 2008
Population Number of Households Average Household Size
A. Urban
Buntatala 1,357 299 4.54
Cagamutan Sur 1,801 376 4.79
Cari Minor 735 146 5.03
Guihaman 2,036 430 4.73
Guinobatan 1,955 406 4.82
Poblacion 2,443 696 3.51
Sub-total 10,327 2,357 4.39
B. Rural
Bigke 599 125 4.79
Cagamutan Norte 2,120 436 4.86
Calaboa 1,340 254 5.28
Camangay 560 105 5.33
Cari Mayor 1,463 300 4.88
Gua-an 1,186 222 5.34
Guintas 1,196 280 4.27
Lapayon 2,197 458 4.80
M.V. Hechanova 607 129 4.71
Nabitasan 2,739 542 5.05
Napnud 1,921 396 4.85
San Vicente 1,300 273 4.76
Sub-total 17,228 3,520 4.89
TOTAL 27,555 5,873 4.69
The total number of households in the municipality is 5. Poblacion has the highest
number of households with 696 while Camangay has the lowest with 105.
The total number of households in barangays classified as urban is 2,357 and

3,520 in rural barangays. The average household size in the municipality is 5 persons per
household.
Family Size per Barangay

CY 2008
Barangay Population Number of Families Average Family Size

A. Urban
Buntatala 1,357 325 4.18
Cagamutan Sur 1,801 376 4.79
Cari Minor 735 150 4.90
Guihaman 2,036 469 4.34
Guinobatan 1,955 429 4.56
Poblacion 2,443 721 3.39
Sub-total 10,327 2,470 4.18
B. Rural
Bigke 599 128 4.68
Cagamutan Norte 2,120 492 4.31
Calaboa 1,340 273 4.91
Camangay 560 113 4.96
Cari Mayor 1,463 324 4.52
Gua-an 1,186 248 4.78
Guintas 1,196 319 3.75
Lapayon 2,197 516 4.26
Nabitasan 2,739 602 4.55
Napnud 1,921 454 4.23
San Vicente 1,300 274 4.74
Sub-total 17,228 3,897 4.42
TOTAL 27,555 6,367 4.33
Number of Families per Household

CY 2008
Barangay Number of Families Number of Number of Families per

Households Household
A. Urban
Buntatala 325 299 1.09
Cagamutan Sur 376 376 1.00
Cari Minor 150 146 1.03
Guihaman 469 430 1.09
Guinobatan 429 406 1.06
Poblacion 721 696 1.04
Sub-total 2,470 2,353 1.05
Barangay Number of Families Number of Number of Families per

Households Household
B. Rural
Bigke 128 125 1.02
Cagamutan Norte 492 436 1.13
Calaboa 273 254 1.07
Camangay 113 105 1.08
Cari Mayor 324 300 1.08
Gua-an 248 222 1.12
Guintas 319 280 1.14
Lapayon 516 458 1.13
Nabitasan 602 542 1.11
Napnud 454 396 1.15
San Vicente 274 273 1.00
Sub-total 3,897 3,520 1.11
TOTAL 6,367 5,873 1.08
Number of Toilets per Barangay

CY 2008
Barangay Number of households with toilets None/ Shared

Fushed/ Water Sealed Antipolo/ Pit Privy Open Pit
Bigke 95 10 7 13
Buntatala 276 - 5 18
Cagamutan Norte 421 9 3 3
Cagamutan Sur 376 - - -
Calaboa 222 32 - -
Camangay 92 8 1 4
Cari Mayor 263 16 18 3
Cari Minor 94 51 - 1
Gua-an 76 74 55 17
Guihaman 388 17 15 10
Guinobatan 362 32 - 12
Guintas 236 - 9 35
Lapayon 430 - 1 27
M.V. Hechanova 103 2 15 9
Nabitasan 417 - 10 115
Napnud 353 21 11 11
Poblacion 696 - - -
San Vicente 232 - 4 37
Total 5,132 272 154 315
Number of Households with Vegetable Gardens and Livestock per Barangay

CY 2008
Barangay Vegetable Garden Livestock

Bigke - 30
Buntatala 2 24
Cagamutan Norte 111 240
Cagamutan Sur 84 17
Calaboa 182 201
Camangay 27 47
Cari Mayor 146 440
Cari Minor 20 106
Gua-an 45 103
Guihaman 165 210
Guinobatan 15 -
Guintas 50 130
Lapayon 123 202
M.V. Hechanova 39 13
Nabitasan 12 38
Napnud 35 81
Poblacion 58 61
San Vicente 107 88
Total 1,221 2,031
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
Agriculture
Area Devoted to Agricultural Crop Production

CY 2008
Crop Area % to Total % to Total

(has.) Agricultural Land Area of
Land Area the
for Crop Municipality
Production
Rice 1,694.98 88.349 52.639
Other crops
Mongo and watermelon (secondary crops after rice) 216.30 11.274 6.717
Vegetables 7.00 0.365 0.217
High value crops
Ornamental 0.22 0.011 0.007
Total Agricultural Land Area for Crop Production 1,918.50 100 59.581
Total Land Area of the Municipality 3,220.00
Number of Rice Farmers per Barangay

CY 2008
Barangay Area (has.) No. of Crop Farmers

Bigke 23.60 28
Buntatala 53.00 34
Cagamutan Norte 88.30 46
Cagamutan Sur 65.75 35
Calaboa 226.95 125
Camangay 30.35 19
Cari Mayor 137.60 84
Cari Minor 74.80 53
Gua-an 42.25 33
Guihaman 91.50 66
Guinobatan 99.73 62
Guintas 83.95 70
Lapayon 359.00 180
M.V. Hechanova 32.00 45
Nabitasan 34.80 16
Napnud 62.40 49
Poblacion 7.50 8
San Vicente 181.50 95
Total 1,694.98 1,048.00
Major and Minor Occupational Groups

CY 2008
Major and Minor Occupational Groups Location Number of Producers

A. Farmers
Crop farmers 18 barangays 1,048
Orchard farmers Napnud 1
Ornamental plant growers Buntatala, Cagamutan Norte, 18
Cari Mayor, Gua-an, Poblacion,
San Vicente
Rice seed growers Calaboa, Lapayon 4
Livestock farmers 18 barangays 3,780
Poultry farmers 18 barangays 1,570
Game fowl producers 18 barangays 50
B. Aqua farm cultivators/Brackish water Bigke, Gua-an, M.V. 22
fish producers Hechanova, Nabitasan, Napnud
C. Inland water fish producers Napnud 1
Total 6,494
Area Production and Value of Rice Production

CY 2008
Type of Area % to Total Agricultural Production Value of Production

Riceland (has.) Land for Rice Production Total (in MT) at P 12.00/kg (Php)
Irrigrated 1,660.18 97.95 12,484.93 149,819,160.00
Non-irrigated 34.80 2.05 161.02 1,932,240.00
Total 1,694.98 12,645.95 151,751,400.00
Total Number of Livestock and Poultry

CY 2008
Livestock/Poultry No. of Heads

Commercial Backyard Total
Carabao - 104 104
Cattle - 446 446
Hog/Swine - 2,811 2,811
Goat - 510 510
Duck - 3,260 3,260
Chicken
Broiler 10,500 - 10,500
Layer 6,500 - 6,500
Native - 8,355 8,355
Total 17,000 15,486 32,486
Aquatic Resource Land Area
Coastline length (km.) 6.23
Aqua farm/Brackish water (has.):

Title areas 446
Fishpond lease agreement with BFAR 13
Municipal fishpond 187 of which 120 has. is semi-developed
Total 646
Tourism
A. Events
Calendar of Annual Events
Date Event Title Venue Description Program of

Activities
January 1 Parada sa Poblacion, Parada sa Kasisidmun is a torch parade Torch parade, short
Kasisidmun/ Leganes, during the twilight of January 1 when program in
Foundation Iloilo Leganes celebrates its Foundation celebration of the
Anniversary Anniversary. The torch paraded by the Leganes founding
participants of the parade which include anniversary and
LGU officials and employees, DepEd fireworks display.
and the church brings about a message
of hope, that despite the political and
economic turmoil the country is facing,
Leganesnons believe that there is still
hope and that the people’s dreams and
aspirations for this town will serve as a
benchmark towards excellence.
April 4 Saad Poblacion, This is a dance drama and street dancing Dance drama and
Festival: Leganes, competition participated in by the street dance
Panaad kay Iloilo different elementary and high schools in competition, band
San Vicente the municipality. The dance drama staged after the
Ferrer depicts the Leganesnons humble history awarding ceremony
and the peoples’ way of life with the in the afternoon
intervention of St. Vincent Ferrer, the
Patron Saint of the town. It is
highlighted by the “palapak”, this is the
treading of the image of the saint to the
head of the devotees while they make a
vow or saad to be fulfilled for their
sickness to be healed. A sought after
event before the day of the town fiesta,
this festivity showcases the
Leganesnons innate skills and artistry in
dancing. It has strengthened the
collaboration among the 3 basic
institutions-the LGU, the church and the
school.
April 5 Leganes Poblacion, Celebration of the town’s annual fiesta Ms. Leganes Youth
Town Fiesta Leganes, done with pageantry featuring the for Progress Beauty
Iloilo beautiful youths of Leganes. Pageant, the
awarding of
Outstanding
Leganesnons and a
night for the
Balikbayans
Coronation of the
year’s fiesta queen
June 24 Biray Piraw M.V. Leganesnons coming from the coastal Food fest, Boat
Hechanova, areas are widely known as undefeated sailing
Leganes, riggers and bangka sailers in the annual
Date Event Title Venue Description Program of

Activities
Iloilo Piraw Regatta competition in the City.
To exploit the opportunities brought
about by their innate skill, so emerged
Biray Piraw to boost Leganes tourism
and give livelihood to some of the
residents. Sail lovers can have a taste of
sea air while riding in the paraw and can
experience biray-biray. It is a once in a
lifetime experience for beach and sea
lovers.
Dec. 16- Paskwa Poblacion, A Christmas celebration activity Daigon Contest,
31 Fiesta Leganes, highlighted by the Christmas trees Christmas Tree
Iloilo lighting ceremony Making Contest,
Bibingka Feast
Leganes is a town of essence, Mecca of Western Visayas. Leganes is known for

its miraculous Patron Saint, Vincent Ferrer, the tutelage of the sick. Leganes has been the
visitation area of the devotees of the winged saint to make a vow or “saad”. Ones visit to
Leganes will not be complete without attending the mass and experiencing the “palapak”
wherein the image of St. Vincent Ferrer is being treaded on ones head accompanied by
the faith of the latter that his illness will be healed.
The people of Leganes, even those residing or are working abroad come home to
celebrate together the feast of the miraculous saint every April 5. Along with this joyous
and remarkable festivity is the Saad Festival which is a religious-cultural presentation
showcased a day before the fiesta and the crowning of the year’s Leganes Fiesta Queen.
With the holding of Saad Festival, now on its 4th year, Leganes joined the yearly
Kasadyahan Festival conducted by the Dinagyang Foundation of the Iloilo City
Government. Leganes won the grand prize and was invited to join the Aliwan Festival in
Metro Manila. This is an indication that albeit financial constraint, Leganesnons has
talents to offer and ingenuity to compete.
Cultural Attractions
Site Name Location Description

St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Poblacion, Leganes, Iloilo The museum features the old images and
Museum church paraphernalia used since the 1870’s.
Historical Attractions
Site Name Location Description

Gabaldon Building Leganes Central The Gabaldon Building was built during the
Elementary School pre- Japanese era and was used as the
Japanese garrison. It is now used until today
as classrooms.
Living Cultural Attractions
Attraction Title Description/Details Other Information

Pangaypot asin During the summer season, the saltbeds are As early as the month of
glistening again with crystal white salt and November, when the climate so
this signals pagpangaypot or the gathering of warrants, salt beds owners are
salts. It seems like the people in this activity already busy preparing the salt for
are enjoying so much that would be mistaken salt making. When the summer
as if they’re fiesta a fiesta out there. This is season starts in the early part of
one of the activities Leganes is known for. the year, the pangaypot starts as
The town boats its crystal clear produced early as the mid-month or
salts. February until June.
B. Accommodation
The Jaen Beach Resort in M.V. Hechanova, Leganes, Iloilo is a venue for an
overnight stay in nipa huts (cottages) for families and lovers alike. For as low as P
200.00/night, one can have a breath of cold and fresh sea breeze and a fascinating view of
Guimaras. These one-bedroom cottages can accommodate 2-4 persons with a toilet and
bathroom. It has a window overlooking the sea where one can wander ones eyes around
the mesmerizing beauty of sunrise and of sunset. It offers a rural ambiance, away from
the busy urban life.
Aside from staying in the hut and gaining ones spiritual strength there, one can
have a videoke experience at the beach pavilion.
With a reservation or upon request, paraw (a non-motorized bangka with sails)

riggers may be available for a biray-biray (boat sailing) along the Iloilo and Guimaras
Strait.
The Gethsemane Retreat House in Napnud is an ideal place for retreats and live-in
seminars with its soothing ambiance. It has eight bedrooms, which can accommodate four
persons per room. It has a big gazebo where lectures can be conducted. It has also a
chapel for spiritual activities.
C. Foods
Restaurants and Food Specialty
Facility Name Location Food Specialty Other Services

Tipong’s Gamefishing Nabitasan, Leganes, Bangus sisig, bangus belly sinigang, Hook fishing
and Restaurant Iloilo boneless grilled bangus (pamunit)
Leganes Commercial Poblacion, Leganes, Fresh half-boiled or steamed talaba
Complex Iloilo
Hut Stop Guihaman, Leganes, Pata
Iloilo
Big K Bigke, Leganes, Iloilo Plant nursery
D. Specialty (Products)
The municipality is known for its bangus and salt production. The municipal
government is into studies at making bangus its product to the OTOP (one town, one
product). Hence, the research for other food products that be made out of this “milky
fish.”
The municipality is also a venue for the ukay-ukay from Saturday to Sunday
weekly.
Specialty Products
Specialty (Products) Description Rates/Price

Woodcrafts These are products made of finely carved woods like From P 200.00 to
lamps, wine holders, ships and the like that manifests P 2,000.00
aestheticism and conscientiousness
Lanot lampshades Exported to other countries and widely sold in Boracay From P 500.00 to
as well as in the city, these lanot lampshades are made P 10,000.00
from carefully chosen abaca fibers with the use of
other indigenous products to produce an electricity-
driven lamp with a touch of artistry and could bring
about a message of serenity.
Paper flowers From the unused newspapers and other paper From P 25.00 to
materials, these are recycled and made into strips and P 100.00
covered with colored plastics to make up paper
flowers.
Rattan and bamboo The rattan raw materials can’t be found in Leganes yet From P 5,000.00 to
furniture bamboo is abundant. Despite the absence of the P 20,000.00
former in the locality, some Leganesnons ventured into
this business for they have seen its marketability and
displaying the products on the national highway going
to the northern part of the province is but a strategic
location where one may stop and shop first at Leganes
finest rattan furniture ranging from sala set to dining
tables and beds. Bamboo made furniture are paired
with rattan for both displays equal aesthetics
depending on the tastes and preference of the
consumers.
E. Entertainment
Entertainment Facility
Facility Name Location Description

Gallera de Cagamutan Sur, The Gallera de Leganes teems with people during weekends and
Leganes Leganes, Iloilo special occasions. Cock fighting aficionados go to Leganes for a
different and enjoyable experience.
Leganes Poblacion, The Leganes Gymnasium is the venue for cultural, sports and
Gymnasium Leganes, Iloilo historical events. It can cater to as much as 3,000 people.
Leganes Poblacion, The Amphitheater offers a nice ambiance for open-air concerts
Amphitheater Leganes, Iloilo and other cultural activities.
Facility Name Location Description

Fiesta Pavilion Poblacion, The historical Fiesta Pavilion (Public Plaza) witnesses every year
Leganes, Iloilo the crowning of the Leganes Fiesta Queen and other related
events. It is also designated as the Freedom Park.
Tennis Court Poblacion, The Tennis Court is available daily for lawn tennis and other
Leganes, Iloilo sports activities. On weekends, the area is used as flea market
(ukay-ukay).
SOCIAL SERVICES
Health
Health Status
CY 2008
Crude birth rate 20.00 /1,000 population

Crude death rate 4.80 /1,000 population
Infant mortality rate 7.00 /1,000 live birth
Maternal mortality rate -
Fetal mortality rate -
General consultation rate 23.00 %
10 Leading Causes of Morbidity

CY 2008
Cause Number of Cases

Upper respiratory tract infection 1,623
Urinary tract infection 282
Dermatitis 252
Wounds 251
Hypertension 221
Gastroenteritis 186
Gastritis 163
Bronchial asthma 161
Roll out allergy 124
Myalgia 123
10 Leading Cause of Mortality

CY 2008

Multi-organ failure 20
Hypertensive cardiovascular disease 18
Pneumonia 13

Diabetes mellitus 11
Bronchial asthma 10
Cancer 9
Pulmonary tuberculosis 8
Drowning 7
Myocardial infarction 7
Aspiration pneumonia 3
Causes of Infant Mortality

CY 2008

Dehydration 2
Sepsis 1
Asphyxia 1
Nutritional Status of Preschool Children

CY 2008
Barangay No. of No. of % Nutritional Status Total %to
Preschoolers Preschoolers Covered Normal Below Below Above BN Total
Weighed Normal Normal Normal and No. of
Very BNVL PS
Low weighed
Bigke 70 70 100.00 60 10 - - 10 14.29
Buntatala 143 114 79.72 91 20 - 3 20 17.54
Cagamutan Norte 258 258 100.00 222 35 1 - 36 13.95
Cagamutan Sur 183 181 98.00 175 4 - 2 4 2.21
Calaboa 162 162 100.00 121 40 1 - 41 25.31
Camangay 81 81 100.00 73 8 - - 8 9.88
Cari Mayor 167 167 100.00 144 11 3 1 14 8.38
Cari Minor 65 65 100.00 49 14 2 - 16 24.62
Gua-an 153 153 100.00 139 12 - 2 12 7.84
Guihaman 226 221 97.79 183 33 4 2 37 16.74
Guinobatan 191 191 100.00 160 29 - 2 29 15.18
Guintas 147 147 100.00 125 12 1 9 13 8.84
Lapayon 212 203 95.75 169 31 2 1 33 16.26
M.V. Hechanova 78 77 98.72 72 6 - - 6 7.79
Nabitasan 396 395 99.75 147 57 3 - 60 15.19
Napnud 247 247 100.00 235 6 - 6 6 2.43
Poblacion 215 215 100.00 184 19 4 8 23 10.70
San Vicente 152 152 100.00 108 41 3 - 44 28.95
Total 3,146 3,099 98.51 2,457 388 24 36 412 13.29
Nutrional Status of Preschool Children
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Barangay 2006 2007 2008

No. of BN BNVL Total No. of BN BNVL Total No. of BN BNVL Total
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Weighed Weighed Weighed
Bigke 84 8 - 8 79 8 - 8 70 10 - 10
Buntatala 132 20 - 20 135 27 - 27 114 20 - 20
Cagamutan Norte 214 42 9 51 295 38 2 40 258 35 1 36
Cagamutan Sur 129 4 - 4 109 2 - 2 181 4 - 4
Calaboa 161 38 5 43 161 40 4 44 162 40 1 41
Camangay 69 3 - 3 73 4 - 4 81 8 - 8
Cari Mayor 157 35 6 41 155 25 6 31 167 11 3 14
Cari Minor 64 8 2 10 66 14 3 17 65 14 2 16
Gua-an 141 10 - 10 160 18 1 19 153 12 - 12
Guihaman 219 29 8 37 224 33 10 43 221 33 4 37
Guinobatan 222 28 3 31 221 25 1 26 191 29 - 29
Guintas 148 14 5 19 153 24 1 25 147 12 1 13
Lapayon 219 21 1 22 222 16 - 16 203 31 2 33
M.V. Hechanova 61 3 - 3 75 6 - 6 77 6 - 6
Nabitasan 394 75 3 78 387 75 3 78 395 57 3 60
Napnud 226 24 - 24 228 22 - 22 247 6 - 6
Poblacion 187 32 3 35 206 30 1 31 215 19 4 23
San Vicente 151 35 - 35 155 31 - 31 152 41 3 44
Total 2,978 429 45 474 3,104 438 32 470 3,099 388 24 412
Comparative Results of Malnourished Preschool Children

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Health Manpower
CY 2008
Position Number
Physician 1
Nurses 2
Medical Technologist 1
Dental Aides 1
Dentists 1
Midwives 5
Sanitary Inspectors 2
Barangay Health Workers 146
Nutrition Action Officers 1
Barangay Nutrition Scholars 26
Total 186
Barangay Health Stations 4
Family Planning
No. of Married Couples Practicing Family Planning per Barangay

CY 2008
Barangay No. of Married Couples Practicing Family Planning

Bigke 14
Buntatala 60
Cagamutan Norte 56
Cagamutan Sur -
Calaboa 30
Barangay No. of Married Couples Practicing Family Planning

Camangay 18
Cari Mayor 28
Cari Minor 21
Gua-an 25
Guihaman 74
Guinobatan 78
Guintas 39
Lapayon 50
M.V. Hechanova 12
Nabitasan 48
Napnud 71
Poblacion 50
San Vicente 30
Total 704
Social Welfare
Number of Clients Served

CY 2008
Clientele Category Number

Family heads and other needy adults 296
Children
Needy preschoolers 559
Children in need of special protection
Children in conflict with the law 25
Victims of abuse 10
Children at risk 75
Youth
Out of school 10
Needy in school 700
Youth offender 5
Women 727
Persons with disabilities 50
Senior citizens 4,500
Solo parents 10
Individual/Families in crisis situation 4,656
Total 11,623
Education
Public School Performance Indicators

SY 2007 – 2008
Indicator Elementary Lapayon National Leganes National Nabitasan National

High School High School High School
Participation Rate 97.91% 96.98% 71.56% 94.00%
Retention Rate 93.77% 90.01% 86.57% 98.00%
Survival Rate 67.58% 85.71% 80.73% 87.00%
Graduation Rate 95.82% 95.00% 95.79% 99.00%
Transition Rate 97.10% 78.12% 75.28% 38.00%
Drop-Out Rate 4.70% 4.71% 6.79% 7.50%
Completion Rate 74.66% 90.47% 91.53% 96.25%
Repetition Rate 5.27% 13.40% 2.24% 3.80%
Teacher-Student Ratio 1:31 1:25 1:31 1:27
Classroom-Student Ratio 1:31 1:1 1:60 1:43
Furniture-Student Ratio 1:1 1:1
Textbook-Student Ratio 1:4 1:3 1:6 1:1
Literacy Rate 93% 93% 93% 93%
Public Order and Safety
Crime Volume
CY 2008
Index Crimes Non- Total Crime Crime

Against Person Against Total index Crimes Solved Solution
Property Crimes Efficiency
Murder Homicide Physical Rape Robbery Theft Rate
Injury
3 8 - 2 2 7 22 10 32 31 96.88%
Fire Incidence
CY 2008
Total Fire Incidence 2

Resulting in:
Death -
Injury -
Amount of damages to property P 81,000.00
LAND USES OF COASTAL AREAS
Based from the approved Municipal Comprehensive Land Use Plan (MCLUP),
the coastal barangays of the Municipality of Leganes has the following general land uses,
to wit:
Built-up Areas
Built-up areas used as residential,

commercial, institutional and recreation areas
cover approximately 121.6950 hectares or
11.85% of the total land area of the six (6)
coastal barangays of the Municipality of
Leganes.
Industrial Areas
Coastal area was considered as the industrial growth center of the Municipality of
Leganes in which 11.84% of the total land areas of the six coastal barangays were
converted into industrial areas. Industries started to grow in coastal area in 2004, like
wood treatment plant, oxy-acetylene refilling station, LPG gas tank repair, ice plant,
water refilling stations and warehousing and a slaughterhouse.
Parks and Open Spaces
These are the children’s playground and barangay basketball court in the six (6)
coastal barangays. These cover about 15.36 hectares or 1.49% of the total land area of
thee coastal barangays
Agricultural Areas
Farmers of the coastal barangays adopt the diversified farming technology.

Agricultural farms in this area which comprises 20% of the total land area do not avail
the services of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Rice farming is on seasonal
basis specifically during the on-set of the rainy season. To maximize its use, farmers
utilize some areas as vegetable gardens, planted fruit trees and root crops.
Marshes and Swamps
Marshes and swamps cover an area of 21.2

hectares or 2.05% of the total land area of the
coastal barangays of Napnud, Gua-an and
Nabitasan. These could be found along the river
bank of Buntatala River that serves as the natural
boundary to the adjacent barangays.
Fishponds and Salt beds
These areas are located along the coastal barangays

of Bigke, MV Hechanova, Napnud, Gua-an and
Nabitasan. These covers an area of 573.5473 has.
or 52.77% of the total area of the coastal barangays.
Dumpsite
A privately owned 0.2 has. Unutilized fishpond of Mayor Adolfo E. Jaen is

presently being used as the municipal open dumpsite. It is located in Brgy. M.V.
Hechanova in a flat tidal environment.
STATUS OF COASTAL RESOURCES
The Municipality of Leganes is endowed with diverse and economically

productive coastal and marine resources. These resources if properly managed could
sustainably contribute towards food security.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Physical infrastructure that support the fishery industry of the municipality consist
of public wharves, wet market in the Leganes Commercial Complex (LCC) and shore
protection infrastructure.
The municipality has two (2) public wharves, the Jalaur River Wharf constructed
by DPWH located in Sitio Pandan, Brgy. Nabitasan and the Gui-gui Creek Wharf located
in the barangay proper of Barangay Nabitasan. The capacity of these wharves limits
usage to marginal fishing bancas only. The Gui-gui Creek Wharf which was constructed
during the term of Mayor Josil P. Jaen that accommodate cargo vessel is no longer used
for cargo transport. Rehabilitation of the creek bed to remove accumulated silt caused by
the presence of various fish traps and oyster culture set-ups is necessary.
The shoreline protection is limited only to areas previously occupied by Southeast

Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Barangay Nabitasan and a wave
breaker spur dike constructed in Barangay Bigke. Because of lacks of technical
knowledge in hydraulics and coastal engineering the wave breaker dike in Brgy. Bigke
did not serve its purpose in minimizing soil erosion.
All six (6) coastal barangays of the municipality are served by the Iloilo Electric
Cooperative I (ILECO I). An exemption to this is coastal squatter household built
outside household cluster of the coastal barangays.
There is one (1) aquaculture research center in the municipality. The University
of the Philippines in the Visayas – Brackishwater Aquaculture Center (UPV-BAC)
located in Barangay Nabitasan has a complete laboratory facilities and research programs
for aquaculture. New technologies can be availed to enhance aquaculture production.
Fisheries and other marine commodities
The Municipality of Leganes is teemed with various species of fish and mollusk
identified during the PCRA Training Workshop are the following: sap-sap, lilang, asu-os,
gurayan, gonggong, balanak, pagi, gusaw, sumaral, talakitok, lapu-lapu, alimusan,
bangus, lipis, liwit, lokus, lambiyaw, pasayan, (shrimp), alimango (mud crab), kasag
(blue crab). Shellfish or bivalves also in seasonal basis like green shells, bay-ad and litub.
A. Municipal Fishing
The Municipal Fishing operation is characterized by small-scale fishing which

makes the use of unmotorized and motorized bancas and marginal fishing that makes use
of hook and line method and trap and gill nets. As presented during the PCRA, marginal
fisherfolks faced the problem of low fish catched. This is the result of coastal resource
over exploitation like illegal fishing and habitat destruction.
Based on the summary of fish catch the community could hardly get two (2) kilos
of fish catch per unit effort.
B. Aquaculture and/or Mariculture
Aquaculture and/or mariculture are characterized by brackishwater, fishpond,

seaweeds and oyster culture. Presently, the estimated area occupied by brackishwater
ponds is 646 hectares distributedly located in Brgys. Bigke, MV Hechanova, Napnud,
Gua-an and Nabitasan.
Brackishwater fishponds are utilized for bangus, tilapia and shrimp production
adopting traditional culture method. Target production is from 300 kgs to 500 kgs per
hectare per year. However, current conditions of these fishponds require major repairs on
damages brought about by flush flood during Typhoon Frank that occurred in June 21,
2008.
Seaweeds and oyster culture are found along the watered area of Gui-gui Creek in
Barangay Nabitasan in a small scale production set-up. Financial and technical support
from the local government, NGOs and NGAs and other financial institution is needed to
improve harvest of mariculture products. Mariculture is considered to be the
supplemental source of income of marginal fisherfolks of Barangay Nabitasan.
Despite the presence of large fishpond areas in the municipality, only few is
currently productive. Fish produced is unable to meet the level of demand of the
municipality. To fill in the supply and demand gap, the municipality source out its
supply of marine, brackishwater fish from neighboring towns.
Coastal Habitats
The coastal habitats are varied results of Participatory Coastal Resource

Assessment (PCRA) conducted through the Coastal Resource Management Project
(CRMP) of the DENR. The assessments provide the actual condition of the state of the
coastal habitats of the six (6) coastal barangays of the Municipality of Leganes.
A. Mangroves
Mangroves are essential to the ecological and socio economic condition of the
area in which they grows. They play an important role in nutrient cycling and provide a
habitat to many species of fish and mollusk. They also control soil erosion and sediment
deposits in sea beds.
Approximately, 1.0 hectare of natural grown and planted mangrove thrive along
the shorelines and estuarine of Barangay Camangay and Bigke, almost 1.0 hectare
naturally grown mangrove in Barangay Gua-an, and estimated 3.0 hectares mangrove
cover that sporadically grown in a 10.0 hectare abandoned fishpond owned by the
Municipality of Leganes, about 2.0 hectares of mangrove forest in the area previously
occupied by SEAFDEC, 1.0 hectare fully grown mangroves that covers an islet at the
delta of Jalaur River in Barangay Nabitasan, and a 3.0 hectares mangroves that protect
the riverbank along Jalaur River. Dominant mangrove species found in the Municipality
of Leganes as follows:
1. Bungalon
2. Pagatpat
3. Bakhaw
4. Nipa
B. Coral Reef
All coastal barangays of the Municipality of Leganes has no coral reefs within
their territorial waters. This was determined when a group of divers from DOST make an
underwater assessment in early 2009 as a one of the requirements for the proposed
reclamation project of Leganes Industrial Growth Center. Siltation was noticed to have
accumulated in seabed to approximately 0.66 meters to 0.90 meters depth. This condition
is due mainly to the discharge of Jalaur River and the Salog River.
C. Sea Grass
The Sea grass eco system serves as habitat to many marine species where fish
juvenile thrive and fed themselves with marine micro-organisms that sticks on the leaves.
A 2.50 hectares sea grass cover was noticed by DOST divers about a kilometer distance
from the shore, on territorial waters of Barangay Nabitasan.
Coastal Tourism
Leganes being a coastal municipality with a coastal road from Iloilo City to
Dumangas traversing it, is an ideal area for eco-tourism. It is eleven (11) kilometers from
the city and fifteen (15) kilometers away from the New Iloilo Airport of International
Standard. It is a thirty (30) and forty five (45) minutes ride respectively through a public
utility vehicles. The coastline may not be so inviting due to presence of seaside dwellers
that contribute to coastal pollution but making a closer look through would reveal more
of significant number of attractions.
Attractions Location Description

Jaen Fish Fun and Brgy. M. V. It is a beach resort and the venue of the annual
Beach Resort Hechanova biray paraw sa Leganes. One can go fishing and
biray-biray in this place
Inayan Beach Brgy. With cottages situated in the water, one can feel
Resort Camangay the cool breeze of the sea and have a sight seeing
of the different colored jellyfish swimming during
summer on knee deep water.
Jalaur River Barangay Surrounded by nipa on both sides of its body, the
Nabitasan Jalaur River is teeming with fish and has been the
source of water on inland fishfarm. The site is
also conducive for boating.
Lulubog-lilitaw Barangay It is a more or less one (1) hectare islet located at
islet Nabitasan the delta of Jalaur River. This islet is fully
Attractions Location Description

covered with mangroves that serves as sanctuary
for various species of shore birds and fish
juveniles. During the occurrence of high tide, the
islet is fully underwater and during low tide the
islet will again appear showing the fully grown
mangroves.
A 10 hectare abandoned fishpond owned by the
Mangrove Sitio 30, municipal government where almost 3 hectares of
Protected Reserve Barangay fully grown mangrove is visible and the remaining
area Nabitasan area is sporadically covered by secondary grown
mangrove. Thru the effort of Zoological Society
of London (ZSL) the vacant spaces are being
planted with mangrove seedlings.
Whenever in Leganes, local and foreign tourist
Tipong’s Game Barangay may enjoy game fishing delectable seafood. They
Fishing and Nabitasan will experience the thrill of hook fishing, taste the
Restaurant fresh seafood a breath of fresh air and wide
parking space.
It is an ideal place for live-in training and retreats.
Jamora’s Orchard Barangay It is also an ideal venue to commune with nature
Napnud and for those who want to get away from the
urban crowd. It is a place where one can truly
relax his mind and meditate. It has a big gazebo
wherein lectures can be conducted.
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR CRM
An effective coastal resource management should be provided with an

institutional arrangement that relate to annual operational budget, logistical support,
staffing, policy issuances, enforcement of fishery and environmental laws, development
programs, capability enhancement and operational systems linkages. The absence or
presence of these components indicates the level of priority accorded to the performance
of CRM-related functions.
Organization
There are various organizations that operate within the municipality to promote
effective coastal resource management. These organizations include the municipal
government, non-governmental organizations and national government agencies.
A. Municipal Government
The municipal government is headed by the Municipal Mayor who is the Local
Chief Executive. Under the mayor are the various executive instrumentalities as follows:
1. The Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO) serves as the

center for the local planning activities. MPDO also serves as technical
secretariat for the Municipal Development Council.
2. The Municipal Agriculture Office looks into the fisheries management aspect
of coastal resources management together with the concern enterprise and
livelihood management.
3. The Tourism Office deals with the coastal tourism concerns which linked to
the over-all tourism development plan of the municipality.
4. The legislative branch of government at the municipal level, which is the
Sangguniang Bayan headed by the Vice Mayor. He acts as presiding officer
to the eight (8) elected SB members, two (2) sectoral representatives from the
Federation of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and Association of Barangay
Councils (ABC). To pass an effective legislation, public consultations are
needed. To focus issues and concerns on sectoral basis twenty (20) Standing
Committees were created. To address the concerns on food security, the
environment and coastal resources, the Committee on Agriculture and the
Committee on Environmental Protection should study and recommend
policies and regulations including management and livelihood options and
other development projects.
5. Non-governmental organizations (NGO) and Private Sector. A major actor
outside the control of the municipal government are non-governmental
organizations (NGO) that implement CRM related programs and projects
either solely through government funding or in partnership with foreign
donors. To name a few are the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and
IKAW AKO Japan Negros Partnership for Environmental Protection.
6. National Government Agencies
a. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Create
the Coastal Environmental Program (CEP) as an approach to
environmental protection management and conservation
b. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) created the
Fishery Resource and Management Program (FRMP)
B. Legal Basis
1. MOA between Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Municipal

Government in the implementation of the Community-Based Mangrove
Rehabilitation Project that covers two sites Barangay Bigke and Barangay
Nabitasan of the Municipality of Leganes.
2. Executive Order No. 17 Series of 2009: Creation of Municipal Technical

Working Group on Integrated Coastal Management (MTWG-ICM) of the
Municipality of Leganes.
C. Projects
Community-Based Mangrove Rehabilitation Project. This is a Three-Year (2008-

2010) project, which provides technical assistance and training in coastal resource
management and rehabilitation to coastal barangays.
Chapter 3
MANAGEMENT ISSUES, STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES
This chapter presents management issues and strengths prevailing within the six
(6) coastal barangays and the opportunities by which the Municipal Government can
effectively assist in carrying out their respective CRM functions.
The strength and opportunities of each barangays as well as those of the

municipality are also highlighted. Strengths refer to the physical, natural, human and
institutional attributes while opportunities are the situations that maybe capitalized on.
These management issues are classified into the following:
1. Resource degradation relate to the state of coastal habitat productivity and

coastal water quality that are affected by various factors, mostly human-
induced. It reflects haw communities and institutions, whether they are
from upland, lowland or coastal areas do their part in the proper
management and utilization of limited and fragile resources.
2. Socio-economic and livelihood pertain to the limited or lack of
opportunities for people to improve their lives through productive means.
3. Legal or institutional and/or administrative concerns link to the absence or
weak mechanism that makes CRM implementation effective.
4. Awareness and people participation describe how people’s level of
awareness hinders meaningful participation in CRM related endeavors.
The analysis presented in this chapter derives foundations from data and
information presented in Chapter II on Coastal Environmental Profile. The analysis will
serve as a guide, most especially to the municipal implementers in deciding on strategy
options that would best address the issues presented and packages of programs, projects
and activities that would effectively bring about the desired outcome.
STRENGTHS
A closer look at the municipality and its six (6) coastal barangays reveals the
following strengths:
1. Organized municipal technical working group on integrated coastal

management represented by different sectors.
2. On-going CRM project (Community-Based Mangrove Rehabilitation Project
of the Zoological Society of London).
3. On-going livelihood assistance projects (salt making and fish vending by the
Department of Agriculture) in support to CRM program implementation.
4. Budget allocation for coastal clean up
5. Active support of Local Chief Executive and Legislators

6. A one hundred eighty seven (187) hectares of municipal owned fishpond
7. The presence of Brackishwater Aquaculture Center of the University of the
Philippines in Barangay Nabitasan that extends technical support to fishpond
operators
8. The existing 2.5 hectares sea grass beds in Barangay Nabitasan and Gua-an
and 1.0 hectare in Barangay Camangay indicates that the habitat is still
healthy and capable of supporting marine life
9. A ten (10) hectares secondary grown mangrove on the abandoned municipal
owned fishpond that will eventually restore fish sanctuary and fish nutrient
recycling area
10. The existing mariculture and handicraft (lanot making) in Barangay
Nabitasan offer chances for augmenting family income without relying too
much on fishing
11. The newly completed farm to market road of Sitio Panusu-on, Nabitasan for
easy transport of fishery products
12. Inter-agency collaboration and convergence of efforts of national, provincial,
municipal and barangay agencies and or organizations towards effective
implementation of CRM programs and projects.
13. On-going land based projects in Barangay Gua-an, Napnud, Bigke and
Camangay which though need regulations to lessen impacts to coastal
habitats, provide employment and alternative livelihood to people
14. Beautiful beaches in Barangay Camangay and M. V. Hechanova that support
the tourism industry
15. The presence of specialized manufacturing fabricating industries in Brgy.
Camangay and Bigke that offers work opportunities.
MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Resource Degradation
Declining Fisheries. Based on the summary of fish catch, a fisherfolk could

hardly get two (2) kilos of fish catch per unit effort per fishing activity for the past three
(3) years that reveals an alarming coastal resource productivity. This resulted to the
number of people who depend on the resources of the sea for their livelihood making
competition for scarce resources.
Unstable Fishing Practices
To ensure a substantial catch per unit of effort, fisherfolk resort to the use of
unsustainable and or highly efficient but destructive fishing gears and methods (such as
fine mesh nets) and unregulated fishing activities that caused resource degradation.
Pollution
Industrial and agricultural wastes, municipal waste and erosion contribute to the
habitat destruction and resource degradation.
Industrial and Agricultural Wastes
Discharge of agricultural chemicals, inorganic fertilizers, industrial waste of sugar

centrals and other liquid and solid wastes by agricultural farms and land-based industries
are highly concentrated at the delta of Jalaur River and the Jaro River. High suspended
and settleable solids saturates the sea water area of the coastal barangays of Nabitasan,
Gua-an, Napnud, M.V. Hechanova, Bigke and Camangay. This affect the on-going
mariculture activities in this coastal barangays which depends on the sea as their main
source of water during this fish culture period.
Municipal Waste
Municipal sewage directly to the river (Buntatala, Janipa-an and Jalaur River) into
the sea without undergoing treatment. Although the local government is aware on the
problems of liquid and solid waste implementation of an integrated solid waste
management system is limited and concentrated in the Poblacion only. Segregation of
waste into biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials is not practiced at source.
Plastic materials are evidently scattered along beaches.
Erosion
Upland erosion contributes to habitat destruction and resource degradation that

causes siltation and sedimentation on water ways that also ends up in coastal areas and
sea beds. It significantly affects sanctuaries and other coastal resources. Almost 30% of
the coastal barangays land areas were eroded due to its exposure to open seas that directly
destroy growing mangroves along the coastline.
Socio-economic and Livelihood
A. Inadequate Alternative Livelihood and Lack of Settlement Area
The inadequacy of alternative livelihood opportunities and lack of settlement area

in some part of the province pushes people to live in coastal areas and engage in activities
that adds more pressure to the existing settlers for livelihood. Low level of educational
attainment, poverty and unemployment also contributes to the issue.
B. Legal and Institutional/Administrative
Lack of institutional arrangements. For the past years, the coastal resource
management was neglected by the local government. In spite of some interventions by
NGOs and government agencies by introducing trainings and projects to restore the
coastal habitat, the activities could not be implemented. The absence of a
Comprehensive Ordinance for the protection of mangrove and the Municipal Fishery
Ordinance Compounds the prevailing issues especially that of resource degradation.
The need for database organization and management is seen as necessary for any
development planning activities from the municipal level to the barangay level.
Relevant, updated and accurate data serve as important tools for decision making.
At present, coastal development planning activities are only confined to the limited
information available.
C. Awareness and People Participation
Limited people awareness and participation. This is the prevailing issue in all
coastal barangays. People awareness and participation is important in all CRM
interventions to ensure best results. It is a common observation that community
participation has been limited since the past years. At the LGU level, coastal resource
management are not well defined. Therefore, all programs, projects and activities
relative to CRM are not given due priority.
OPPORTUNITIES
At the municipal level, the following attributes are considered opportunities for
better CRM implementation:
1. The ten (10) hectares secondary grown mangrove in Barangay Nabitasan and the
one (1) hectare fully grown mangrove in an islet at the north of Jalaur River is an
opportunity for the establishment of Mangrove Protected Areas (MPA) and eco-
tourism industry.
2. Beautiful beaches offer an opportunity for the development of the tourism
industry.
3. The on-going salt making and fish vending livelihood project in Barangay
Nabitasan promote economic enterprise.
4. Organized Bantay Dagat in Barangay Camangay may be an opportunity for
effective law enforcement.
5. The active support of Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Metro Iloilo
Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC), the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Agriculture
(DA), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) may be a good channel
to generate funds.
6. Portion of 187 hectare of municipal-owned fishpond that could be converted into
various aquaculture livelihood projects.
Chapter 4
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, STRATEGIES AND POLICIES
The current state of coastal resources of the Municipality of Leganes indicates the
intensified abused on the utilization of these resources in the coastal areas that resulted to
environmental and special program. This situation gradually affected the economic
activities of the coastal barangays especially those who solely depends on fishing as a
source of livelihood.
In support for an efficient and effective performance of the coastal resource

management functions, formulation of strategies and policies is needed. This will serve
as guideline and common reference of the municipality and the coastal barangays in
discharging their mandated functions and roles.
KEY RESULT AREAS, OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND POLICIES
Fisheries and Habitat Management
This key result area addresses problems on coastal resource productivity. The
over exploitation of coastal areas and the destructive method of fishing activities was due
to the absence of an ordinance protecting the coastal resources.
A. Objectives
1. To rehabilitate existing habitats to restore productivity of coastal resources.

2. To enhance people participation in the conservation, protection and proper
management of coastal habitats.
B. Strategies
1. Provision of technical assistance to the municipality and the coastal barangays

in the:
a. establishment of fish sanctuaries
b. formulation of ordinances pertaining to the proper utilization of coastal
resources
2. Develop a monitoring mechanism and strengthen law enforcement unit.
3. Organize and form community organization and councils for the protection
and conservation of coastal resources.
4. Conduct massive information and education campaign on the importance of
coastal habitat.
C. Policies
1. Users of Municipal Waters
a. The municipal waters should be reserved for municipal fisheries. Other

activities, such as, but not limited to, research and monitoring activities
may be allowed under appropriate regulation for purely research and
scientific, technological and educational purposes.
b. Commercial fishing vessel will be allowed to operate within the municipal
waters.
c. The coastal barangays should maintain a registry of fishers for the purpose
of determining priorities among them, of regulating and limiting entry into
the municipal waters and of monitoring fishing activities and other related
purposes. Such list of fishers should be updated annually or as often as
may be necessary and should be posted in barangay halls and other
strategic locations open to the public.
d. List of local fishing vessel, boat, type of gears and other fishing
paraphernalia should be maintained by the barangay.
e. Duly registered and accredited organizations, cooperatives of coastal
barangays fishers and people organizations having fisherfolks as majority
of their numbers should be given preference in the grant of exclusive
fishery privilege by the Sangguniang Bayan, pursuant to Section 149 of
the Local Government Code of 1991.
2. Fisheries Protection Measures
The municipality should initiate inter barangay law enforcement activities

among coastal barangays, the different community based law enforcement
groups such as Bantay Dagat and other people organizations.
3. Habitat Protection Measure
a. The municipal government in coordination with the DENR and FARMCs

should initiate in the mangrove development projects that promote and
ensure community participation.
b. The municipality through an ordinance should establish and declare a
twenty (20) meters strip toward the sea along the coastal area of Barangay
Camangay to Barangay Nabitasan as Greenbelt Area.
c. The municipality should declare the area where vast of secondary grown
mangroves are found in an abandoned ten (10) hectares municipal owned
fishpond as mangrove reserve and protected area.
d. Conduct massive information and education campaign on the importance
of habitat protection measures.
e. The municipality should pass a comprehensive ordinance prohibiting the
conversion of mangrove areas into other uses, regulating the presence of
marine squatter/household on coastline, required waste water treatment
plant of industries in coastal areas and strict prohibition of raising

domestic animals at large in mangrove areas.
f. The municipality should declare the water area where presence of sea
grass is found as special marine protected area.
4. Aquaculture Development
a. The municipality should consider aquaculture as a means to promote

supplemental sources of income and preservation of coastal resources.
b. The municipality should establish an effective monitoring and evaluation
mechanism on the culture method used by fishpond operators that may
contribute to adverse ecological changes especially the quality of seawater
that serves as source of water in the water management activities during
culture period.
c. The municipality in coordination with DA, BFAR should require fishpond
operator that adopt an intensive culture of high value sea products to
provide the culture area with a waste treatment pond or canal that will
allow toxic effluents to evaporate before it will be discharged to the sea.
5. Fishery Licensing and Permitting System
a. The municipality should maintain a Registry of Municipal Fishers as the

basis in issuance of non-transferable fishery license.
b. The holders of fishery license should unconditionally comply with all the
laws, orders, policies, rules and regulations governing fishing operations.
c. The municipality should formulate a Comprehensive Fishery Ordinance in
support to CRMP.
Livelihood and Enterprise Management
This corresponds to the need of coastal barangays who have come in search for an
alternative livelihood opportunity that develop their entrepreneurial skills without
sacrificing the sustainability of coastal resources. This will also divert their dependency
on coastal services as their only source of income.
A. Objective
To provide supplementary and alternative source of income to coastal barangays

from land base enterprises and other livelihood activities.
B. Strategies
1. Introduction of skills development training in the production of fishery based

value added commodities like fish processing and other related small-scale
industry.
2. Provision of financial assistance as initial capital in the implementation of
livelihood projects.
3. Extending technical assistance in the identification, development and
implementation of an environment friendly and sustainable aquaculture and
mariculture livelihood projects.
C. Policies
1. The municipality should coordinate with the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA). The Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) should
provide appropriate technology to fisherfolks that includes, research, credit,
production, packaging, marketing assistance and training for supplementary
livelihood.
2. The municipality in coordination with the Cooperative Development
Authority (CDA) should encourage fisherfolks of coastal barangays to
organize a cooperative in search for an appropriate livelihood technology.
3. The municipality should allocate portion of 187.0 hectare municipal owned
fishpond for aquaculture and mariculture livelihood projects for marginal
fisherfolks.
Coastal Land Use and Zoning
Proper zoning scheme could be considered as an effective coastal resource

management strategy. This will delineate and ensure compatibility of coastal resource
and will resolve conflicting interest of users.
A. Objective
To assign specific resource uses in the coastal areas and eliminate conflict in the
utilization of municipal waters.
B. Strategies
1. Pass an ordinance for coastal zoning that focus in the delineation of municipal
coastal waters and designation of zone for specific uses.
2. Conduct massive information and education campaign (IEC) regarding

specific zone assignment and use.
C. Policies
1. The municipality and the coastal barangays should establish and implement
coastal zoning scheme that is simple and manageable. The following are the
supplemented zones:
a. Greenbelt Zone (twenty meter strip of coastline toward the sea)

i. Cutting of mangroves is not allowed
ii. Raising of domestic animals at large that destroy secondary grown
mangroves is prohibited in the area
iii. Mangrove reforestation project is encourage
iv. Conversion of the area into other uses is not allowed
b. Mangrove Protected and Eco-Tourism Zone (ten (10) hectares
abandoned municipal owned fishpond where secondary growth mangroves
are found and the more or less one (1) hectare islet at the mouth of Jalaur
River)
c. Aquaculture Zone (the tidal flat areas before the green belt zone)
i. Construction of fishpond is allowed but cutting of mangroves is
prohibited; and,
ii. An aquasilvi culture technology is suggested where mangroves
inside the pond is preserved at the same time culture of marine
commodities is on going.
d. Industrial Zone (refer to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan)
i. Establishment of manufacturing and fabricating industries
including warehousing is allowed but a waste treatment facility is
required.
e. Protected Fish Sanctuary Zones
i. Fishing is not allowed; and,
ii. Other human activities or access such as research and other
scientific purposes to the area may be allowed but with limitations.
2. Existing coastal resources in the area such as mangroves, sea grass beds
estuarine, etc. should be protected.
3. Land uses of the coastal area should harmonize with coastal zoning scheme.
Present but inappropriate use should be corrected so that adjacent areas
complement each other.
Coastal Tourism
Developing a coastal eco-tourism is an alternative way of protecting the coastal

resources and preserving the natural coastal environment. It also deals with opportunities
that respond to a sustainable socio-economic development.
A. Objectives
1. To protect and preserve coastal environment by promoting eco-tourism

projects.
2. To provide economic incentives and other income generating opportunities to
coastal barangays.
3. To develop local capability in establishing eco-tourism projects that
contributes to a better coastal resource management.
B. Strategies
1. Conduct seminar workshops on the formulation of Municipal Tourism Plan

2. Introduce tourism related policies and standards with focus on the coastal
habitat protection.
3. Promotion of the user’s fee concept.
4. Encourage coastal barangays to identify potential coastal areas for tourism
projects and activities.
C. Policies
1. The municipality through an ordinance should allow the utilization of

abandoned 10 hectares municipal owned fishpond located in Sitio 30,
Barangay Nabitasan for eco-tourism project.
2. The coastal barangays where beaches are located should formulate measures
that would regulate on site pollution brought by beach goers and other
activities that contribute to the destruction of ecosystem.
3. Local communities within the coastal tourism sites should not be deprived of
opportunities for a gainful livelihood and generating local revenues.
Shoreline and Waste Management
In support to the intention of developing Leganes Industrial Growth Center (IGC),

the Leganes Comprehensive Development Plan adopted by the Sangguniang Bayan in
1995, (Resolution No. 40) designating an area of 850 hectares as the site of the Leganes
IGC. The target area is by means of reclaimation. Also in May 14, 1997, the Philippine
Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) under Resolution No. 97-144 approved the application
of Leganes IGC as special economic zone. In 1998, the National Economic Development
Authority (NEDA) and the Regional Development Council (RDC) Region VI granted the
“green light” for its development. The LGC is positioned for medium and heavy
industries, ship repair/building with wharf facilities. The impact of this industrial growth
will likewise be seen to spur economic development, an environment that is so inviting
for coastal informal settlers. This lay result area will present options and policy
directions that would prevent and mitigate the risk of coastal ecosystem destruction.
A. Objectives
1. To prevent potential effect of coastal soil erosion, water quality deterioration

and destruction of marine life;
2. To eliminate the adverse impact of industrial waste to the environment as well
as health issues of the affected community; and,
3. To avoid disruption of sea based livelihood activities of fisherfolks.
B. Strategies
1. Establishment of green belt and mangrove protected areas;

2. Conduct massive information and education campaign (IEC) on the
importance of coastal habitat coastal water quality;
3. Regulation of activities that would affect the condition of coastal habitat and
coastal water;
4. Conduct trainings to coastal community and coastal water quality monitoring,
domestic waste segregation and waste water treatment; and,
5. Conduct monitoring, control and surveillance activities.
C. Policies
1. Reclamation area should be established 75.0 meters to 100.0 meters offshore

providing a sea water access channel that will serve as supply canal to
aquaculture and mariculture set ups adjacent to the reclamation site;
2. Strict hydraulic and coastal engineering interventions should be applied in any
activities that would result to the destruction of mangroves and cause soil
erosion;
3. The municipality should organize a technical working group that would
closely monitor all activities in the coastal areas that will affect water quality
parameters, cause soil erosion and mangrove destruction.
Legal Arrangement and Institutional Development
This key result area requires interventions from different institutions like DENR,
FARMC,DA-BFAR, other research institutions like SEAFDEC AQD, UPV, URC-CPU,
etc. and the local government that have a define knowledge in organizing and developing
individual capacities for an effective management of coastal resources. This includes
capability building in the development of coastal resource management scheme,
legislative support development, etc.
A. Objectives
1. To strengthen capability of the municipality in the delivery of coastal resource

management related services; and,
2. To improve community participation in coastal resource management
planning, legislation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
B. Strategies
1. Legislation of comprehensive coastal resource management ordinance;

2. Creation of CRM implementing structure;
3. Enhancement of knowledge and skills of The Municipal CRM core team
through continuous training;
4. Development of coastal data base;
5. Establishment of monitoring and evaluation system of CRM programs,
projects and activities; and,
6. Mobilization of funds and other resources for CRM.
C. Policies
1. The municipality should include/allocate a regular annual budget for coastal

resource management programs, projects and activities;
2. The municipality shall collaborate with national agencies, donor-assisted
projects private organizations, academic institutions, NGOs in the
implementation of its coastal resource managements programs;
3. There should be a CRM Section in every municipality for the purpose of
attending to the needs on coastal resource management; and,
4. The CRM plan should be integrated in the CLUP.
Chapter 5
ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF IMPLEMENTATION
The implementation of the Ten-year Municipal Coastal Resource Management

Plan of the Municipality of Leganes is shared task and responsibility of the Office of the
Municipal Mayor, the Municipal Planning and Development Office, the Municipal
Agriculture Office and the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Council. The
Municipal Mayor shall however, have the over-all administrative control of CRM
implementation.
This chapter presents the process that will be adopted in the implementation of
CRM plan. It discusses the institutional arrangement through which the Municipal
Coastal Resource Management Plan can be most effectively implemented.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
The following principles shall guide the municipal CRM responsible actors in the
implementation of the Municipal CRM Plan.
1. People empowerment and community participation. People empowerment is

realized when stakeholders such as the Local Government Unit (LGU), the coastal
barangays, people and non-governmental organizations, programs and project
implementers who are the target beneficiaries and change agent, get involved and
actively participate in the change process. This can be achieved through
capability building such as skills and technology development, technical
assistance, information, education and community.
2. Multi-agency, multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approach. The municipal

government is limited only by its mandate and resource capability. As such, it
recognizes the critical role that the various agencies and sectors at the national,
provincial, municipal and barangay levels could contribute. It is also being
considered that multi-disciplinary application of field expertise enhances in
achieving CRM plan, goals and objectives as defined in the previous chapter.
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
The Municipal CRM Implementing Structure
The Municipal CRM implementing structure as shown in the figure has both
policy making body and implementing body. The Municipal Mayor shall have the over-
all administrative control of CRM implementation.
A. Municipal Mayor
 Shall have the over-all administrative control of CRM implementation
B. Sangguniang Bayan
 Shall formulate ordinances and resolutions related to CRM
 Shall approve and appropriate funds for the CRM programs and projects
 Shall conduct ocular inspection and monitoring on the programs and projects
whether the same was implemented accordingly
C. Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (MPDC)

 Shall assist in the planning and implementation of CRM programs
 Shall conduct inspections and monitoring on the process of the plan
D. Philippine National Police (PNP)

 Shall be the lead agency on the enforcement of fishery laws
E. Municipal Agriculture Office

 Shall oversee the proper implementation of CRM programs and projects
F. MFARMC
 Shall assist the CRM Section in planning and programming
 Monitoring and evaluation
 Shall recommend programs and projects to the SB for legislation
G. CRM Section
As the lead coordinating office, the CRM Section shall oversee the
implementation of the Municipal CRM Plan 2004-2014 given a functional structure that
is defined by five programs areas, namely:
1. Database Management Program

2. Information Education and Communication Program
3. Training and Development Program
4. Project Development and Management Program
5. Institutional Development Program
A CRM Officer shall be appointed and designated to assist the Municipal Mayor
in the performance of his responsibility with the following functions:
1. Ensure that the programs and projects are well coordinated;

2. Regularly monitors the implementation of plans and projects under each
program area;
3. Identifies and communicate gaps in the performance of the respective program
coordinators to come up with measures to fill the gaps;
4. Assesses and facilitates the needs of each program area; and,
5. Constantly updates the Municipal Mayor on development relative to CRM.
Under the CRM Officer are Program Coordinators to be designated by the

Municipal Mayor specifically to perform the following functions:
1. Facilitate the implementation of plans and projects under his/her respective

programs area;
2. Coordinate with other CRM program coordinators, concerned national,
provincial and municipal offices and non-governmental
institution/organization in the implementation of plans and projects;
3. Regularly update the Municipal Mayor on developments of the assigned
specific program area; and,
4. Share relevant information with his/her co-programs coordinators for effective
performance of their functions.
MUNICIPAL INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT

IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURE
Municipal Mayor
Sangguniang Bayan
MFARMC ICM Technical Working DA/BFAR
Group PAO Fisheries
DENR
DPWH
Municipal Department Municipal Agriculturist MARICOM
Heads PCG
OGAs
NGOs, etc.
CRM Section
Brgy. Nabitasan
Brgy. Gua-an
Brgy. Napnud
Hechanova
Brgy. M.V.
Brgy. Bigka
Brgy. Camangay
Scope of Work per Program Area
The scope of works of the municipality based on its mandated functions are as
follows:
A. Database Management Program
1. Establishment of a Management Information System (MIS) that include the

Municipal Coastal Database (MCD).
2. Regular monitoring and evaluation of interventions to update the database and
ensure that targets are within schedule.
B. Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Program
1. Development of an effective IEC scheme for CRM.

2. Dissemination of CRM information through “pulong-pulong” involving
residents of the coastal barangays.
C. Training and Development Program
1. Skills development in the implementation of CRM related programs and

projects
2. Coordination with various government and non-governmental agencies with
development and implementation of CRM training projects
D. Project Development and Management Program
1. Development and management of CRM programs and projects that addresses

key results areas.
2. Generation of internal and external resources to support CRM programs,
projects and activities.
a. International capability building of staff through interventions such as

training, educational visits, etc.
b. b. Establishment of networks of CRM practitioners, implementers and
supporters to strengthen the implementation of CRM programs.
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION, PROCESSES AND MECHANISM
The Municipal CRM implementers shall undertake or employ the following

processes and mechanism to effectively and efficiently implement the Municipal CRM
plan:
1. Coordination and Collaboration. To achieve a functional coordinative

relationship, the Municipal Mayor shall call regular municipal coordination
meeting with its key CRM partners to update each other of developments, discuss
and or settle issues and concerns. The Municipal government shall also
coordinate with the other relevant agencies and organizations in delivering its
CRM functions.
2. Collaboration will be by way of the Municipal CRM composite team that will be
assigned to perform the information and education campaign (IEC) training,
technical assistance extension, monitoring, evaluation and adjustments (MEA).
3. Information and Education Campaign (IEC). In order to reach target clientele,
partners and stakeholders and building constituency for CRM programs and
project as regular and continuous IEC should be undertaken. This is by means of
multi media presentation, print, etc.
4. Resource Generation. The target set in the plan can never be realized without the
needed financial, logistical and human resources. Outsourcing is by various
means such as the preparation of project proposal, feasibility studies, etc. All
programs coordinators shall share in the task of resource generations.
5. Monitoring, Evaluation and Adjustment. Monitoring is the periodic review and
assessment of the Municipal CRM Plan to measure progress of programs, project
implementation. Education is the process of assessing the degree by which the
objective as set in the plan have been achieve, analyzing contributing and
constraining factors and recommending appropriate steps. Adjustment is the
process of doing the necessary corrective actions, interventions to ensure that the
programs or projects are implemented as planned.
The monitoring, evaluation and adjustment shall be a joint undertaking between

the Office of the Municipal Mayor as the lead coordinating unit and the Municipal
Planning and Development Office who is the lead monitoring and evaluation arm of the
municipal government for all municipal programs and projects.
The ten-year Municipal CRM plan shall be reviewed annually to ascertain if its
content are still relevant, responsive and attainable.
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Coastal Resource Management Plan, CY 2008-2017

Municipal Planning and Development Office, Municipality of Leganes

Printed in Leganes, Iloilo, Philippines

Citation: Municipal Planning and Development Office-Leganes. 2011. Coastal Resource

CRMP Document No. 01-CRM/2011

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ABC - Association of Barangay Councils

MOA - Memorandum of Agreement

CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS

Coastal resource system: a diverse human-ecological system composed of all coastal

Community worker: any person involved in community organization or community

Non-government organization: an agency, institution, a foundation or a group of persons

Participatory coastal resource assessment: resource assessment accomplished with

People’s organization: a bona fide association of citizens with demonstrated capacity to

themselves together to work for and by themselves for their own

Private sector: private sector shall refer to individuals/institutions/entities privately

Resource assessment: the process of producing information required for effective

ENRIQUE M. ROJAS ATTY. JOSE ROMI S. MARAÑON

It is a fact that ecosystems are vital, complex and interdependent. An ecosystem is

There is an accelerating demand for resources that is stretching the existing

Some fisherfolks have resorted to destructive fishing techniques involving

It is clear that only a comprehensive response to these environmental impacts

The plan will focus on strengthening the governance of coastal communities

Increased fish yields, environmental restoration, and greater cooperation within

We recognize the inextricable role of economics in the management of our coastal

Implementing this plan is a challenge that will test our determination to

ENGR. SAMSON J. JASPE

ERNEST-CARL J. BADANA SHIRLEY J. SALIGBON

WHY THE PLAN?

Brief Description of the Municipality

Key Indicators for Sustainable Coastal Resource Management

Identifying the following critical areas which requires specific intervention

A. Coastal Habitat Productivity

1. Percent of mangroves remaining. Indicates the level of production of an

B. Coastal Water Quality

Purpose of the Plan

SCOPE OF THE PLAN

The Municipality of Leganes Integrated Coastal Resource Management Plan

HISTORY OF THE PLANNING PROCESS

The formulation of the Ten-year Coastal Resource Management Plan was

COASTAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT

1. Barangay Bigke and Camangay

On August 17-19, 2005, the Municipal Government of Leganes, Iloilo in

1. Presentation to the community the proposed coastal zoning, boundaries of

In coordination with DENR, Coastal Resource Management Planning (CRMP)

The MTWG-ICM is tasked to consolidate the results of series of community

After consolidating relevant comments and suggestions, the plan will be

INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN’S VISION, MISSION AND

A progressive municipality with rich and diverse coastal resource collectively

To implement an integrated coastal land base development programs that will

PARTICIPATORY COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CRM)

CRM PLANNING Participatory Monitoring and

Finalization of the CRM Plan

This chapter presents the Municipal Coastal Environmental Profile in terms of

BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

GEOGRAPHY AND PHYSICAL SETTINGS

Leganes has a total land area of 3,220

Topography and Slope

There is no proper drainage system and drainage problem is serious concern of

Barangay Area Distance from the Poblacion

A. Historical population and growth rate