The Newly Reconstituted BLISTT and its Updates

Revival of the BLIST Concept through the signing of the MOU, except for Sablan

Inclusion of Tublay in the BLIST due to its proximity to La Trinidad and its current urbanizing state BLISTT Mayors Forum membership firmed-up to include the BLISTT LGUs, NEDA-CAR, Benguet Governor, Baguio Congressman and the Baguio Centennial Commission Designation of NEDA-CAR as head of the BLISTT TWG Agreement on a participatory cost-sharing scheme to defray funding requirements for the BLISTT Master Plan

Approval of the Work and Financial Plan to formulate the BLISTT Strategic Development Plan 2009 and Beyond

Approval of a Plan to formulate a 30-year BLISTT Strategic Development Framework to cover not only the urban BLISTT but also BLISTT rural areas Approval of a Resolution addressed to Baguio for the release of the PhP 500,000 as seed money for the Forum

Implementation of the Work and Financial Plan

Opening of a Bank Account with the Land Bank

BLISTT General Profile

POPULATION AND GROWTH RATE, BLISTT: 1980, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2007 BAGUIO
LA TRINIDAD

POPULATION 1980 1990 1995 2000

ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE 1980- 1990- 20002007 1990 2000 2007 4.40 5.39 2.64 0.66 2.67 3.26 3.43 (2.76) 1.35 (0.32) 2.59 5.34 0.62 1.74 0.60

119,00 183,14 226,88 252,38 301,92 92 3 6 6 28,713 48,523 63,089 67,963 97,810 47,605 61,773 47,781 46,705 48,778 7,900 8,440 9,170 9,652 10,890 30,449 39,635 39,589 38,366 40,008

ITOGON SABLAN TUBA

TUBLAY 9,686 11,479 13,263 13,672 15,096 1.71 1.76 1.43 io and La Trinidad 2007 population account for 78% of the BLISTT population wh 399,7 428,7 TT accounts for243,36 33% of 352,9 the population of CAR. 514,5 TOTAL 2 92 75 44 08 3.79 1.96 2.64

Annual Population Growth Rate by Barangay, BLISTT

Population has been growing fast in the mining areas of Itogon and Tuba from 1980-1990, but this suddenly declined between 1990-2000 especially for the Barangays of Ampucao, Ucab, Gumatdang, Poblacion and Tuding in Itogon and Ansagan, Poblacion and Camp 3 in Tuba. Meanwhile, the population in Baranga Alno, Bineng, Wangal and Alapang in La Trinidad have been growing fast betwe 1990-2000.

Annual Population Growth Rate by Barangay, BLISTT

For the period 2000-2007, Twin Peaks in Tuba and Wangal in La Trinidad reached a high population growth rate from 9.1% to 15%. This is followed by Balluay in Sablan, Caponga and Daclan in Tublay, and Tadiangan, Poblacion and Taloy Norte in Tuba.

Population Density: BLISTT Area, 1980 1990, 1995, 2000, 2007

BAGUIO
LA TRINIDAD

LAND AREA (HAS.) 5,751 7,004 44,973 10,563 29,597 10,255

POPULATION DENSITY (POPN/HAS.) 1980 1990 1995 2000 2007 20.69 4.10 1.06 0.75 1.03 0.94 31.85 6.93 1.37 0.80 1.34 1.12 39.45 9.01 1.06 0.87 1.34 1.29 43.89 9.70 1.04 0.91 1.30 1.33 52.50 13.96 1.08 1.03 1.35 1.47

ITOGON SABLAN TUBA TUBLAY

TOTAL 108,143 2.25 3.26 3.70 3.96 4.76 Source of Basic Data: National Statistics Office BLISTT land area is 6% of the regions total land area. CARs land area is 5% of the countrys total area.

Population Density (Popn/Has.) by Barangay, BLISTT

Population Population Density (Popn/Has.) by Barangay, BLISTT

Population Density (Popn/Has.) by Barangay, BLISTT

2007 Inventory of Subdivisions and Condominiums in the BLISTT Area

No. of Subdivisions Area (Has.)

Baguio La Trinidad Itogon Sablan Tuba

% Share

Baguio La Trinidad Itogon Sablan Tuba Tublay TOTAL

66 12 3 2 9 92

228.88 36.55 16.36 12.38 78.43 372.60

61.43 9.81 4.39 3.32 21.05 -

Source of basic data: HLURB-CAR

Water surface quality, BLISTT

Year Classified Name of River Location Class

1975 1992 1976 (1993) 1979 (1993) 1993 1994 2001 2001 2001

Upper Naguilian River Asin Galiano River Agno River (Upper) Ambalanga River Bued River Amburayan River Budacao River Dapanay River Pugo River

Sablan Tuba Itogon Itogon Tuba Kapangan Tuba Tuba Tuba

A B A C C B A A B

A Good; B Bad; C - Worst

Source : DENR-CAR

LGU Income classification: BLISTT (As of 2008)

LGU INCOME CLASS 1st 1st 1st 5th 1st 5th
BAGUIO CITY LA TRINIDAD ITOGON SABLAN TUBA TUBLAY
Source of Data: NSCB and DBM

IRA (PhP Million) 323.32 79.53 70.65 26.23 56.23 28.74

Tourist spots, BLISTT (As of 2003)

Existing Tourist Spots
La Trinidad Trading post Strawberry field

Potential Spots
Tawang stone church Bineng freshwater springs Bodiweng hotsprings Bodiweng mini rice terraces

Benguet Provincial Capitol Benguet State University and Food Processing Center

Camp Bado Dangwa Peril burial caves BSU Agro-forest farms Kadutan caves Bahong and Ambiong Rose Kulong burial caves Sautan cave

Tourist spots, BLISTT (As of 2003)

Existing Tourist Spots
Itogon

Potential Spots

Balatoc Mines Tourism Dalupirip hot Village springs Balatoc Mines Binga via Batuang Twin River Binga Dam via Ambuklao Binga Dam via Bua Itogon National Road Crosby Park via Virac Itogon Suyoc Mines Tinongdan Mt. Ugo Trek

Tourist spots, BLISTT (As of 2003)

Existing Tourist Spots
Towing waterfalls Orchard and fruit farms Brown Madona Grotto Kennon Road Marcos Highway Asin hotspring Mt. Santo Tomas Colorado falls Bridal veil falls Tublay Sablan

Potential Spots
Sacdol waterfalls Sabdang waterfalls Takuan burial caves Tamocmoc caves Tujang caves Sinimba-an caves Silver bell

Tuba

Ambongdolan cluster Benedictine convent of caves Los-oc tower urce of Data: 2003 Benguet Socio-economic Profile Tuel hot springs viewpoint

ost all-weather roads lead to Baguio. There are just a few all-weather roads in th TT areas.

BLISTT is endowed with numerous water bodies which may be developed for water supply, agriculture-use, agri-industry, ecotourism, water-based power, etc.

Land use Agriculture Brushland Built-up Grassland Mossy forest Other landuse Pine forest Residual forest Source of basic data: DENR-CAR River bed/water

% 5.39 18.0 9 2.17 41.4 7 0.01 2.22 22.1 8 0.46 0.43

Unclassified 7.57 tracks of land in BLISTT are waiting to be developed for settlement, agro-forest TOTAL 100 ourism and other uses.

Summary and Unbalanced Conclusions development in the BLISTT area with

the continuing growth / congestion of Baguio and La Trinidad CBDs while the rest are underdeveloped
Rapid population growth in the Baguio-La Trinidad areas Relatively low level infrastructure facilities and services in ISTT Concentration of services and livelihood in the Baguio-La Trinidad areas

Need to capitalize on the comparative advantages of the BLISTT (i.e., eco-tourism, tertiary education center, agriculture, regional center, cut-flower industry, manufacturing, food-processing, waterbased power development, etc.) to enhance its local economy Need for inter-local collaboration and synchronized planning, development and disaster management efforts

Thank you and good evening