Republic of the Philippines

Province of Batangas
Municipality of Taal

SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND
PHYSICAL PROFILE
(SEPP)

BRIEF PROFILE OF TAAL

BRIEF HISTORY
Legend has it that Taal Lake was settled late in the 13 th century by
Southeast Asian Moslems from Borneo and Brunei. Previous to the 16 th
century, the town of Taal was known to have been located at Balangon. The
second site as then at the area which is presently known as San Nicolas. By
1575, Fray Diego Espinas founded the town. However, by 1754, the year of
the great eruption, the municipality was displace to its present at Caysasay
overlooking Balayan Bay.
The origin of the name Taal is not actually positively known. Paulina
Gahol Orlina in the book Taal states a few possible speculations:
An anecdote talks of a native Taaleo, who was asked what the town
was called, thought the question has reference to what he was hiding and he
replied, ta-ad, which is the Batangueos word for sugarcane points. From
ta-ad, according to the same storytellers, came TAAL.
Places in the Philippines usually get their names from the plants or
trees that grow in profusion near or around it. Tal-an trees have always
been identified with Taal settlers and livelihood of the people. This makes
the appellation tal-an (where the tal-an trees grew) much more relevant than
ta-ad. Perhaps it was Datu Puti who coined the name shortly following their
landing amidst the Tal-an trees at the mouth of the Pansipit River but time
and the people have a way of corrupting words, hence Tal-an became Taal.
Perhaps, too, with the establishments of the Catholic missions, some friars
from the region around Barcelona, Spain, must have found the sound Talan almost the same as his native Catalan. Cherishing sentiments from the
province of his birth, he must have given preference to Tal-an rather than
ta-ad with the native propensity of skipping syllables or slurring them with
Catalan was shortened to Taal and the name has stuck ever since.
Linking the town to its past is the existence of terra cotta and Chinese
potteries excavated along the banks of the Pansipit River.
These
archeological pieces have been documented by local and foreign
anthropologists and are now exhibited at the National Museum.

Taal, by 1732, being the pride of Southern Tagalog, became the capital
of the new Taal Province. The 1754 eruption however forced the relocation of
the town from San Nicolas, leaving only 900 residents. The title of provincial
capital was then transferred to Batangas, together with its name. A few
know of this short-lived Taal province which unfortunately fell prey to the
force of nature.
During the Spanish revolution, the sons and daughters of the town as
any Filipino nationalist in their struggle against the regime. From the
revolution of 1896 until the Treaty of Paris in 1898, the people of Taal made
their mark in the annals of Philippine History. Such examples of heroes with
Taal blood are in the likes of Felipe and Marcela Agoncillo, Feliciano Joson,
Vito Belarmino. Miguel Malvar , Elueterio Marasigan and Felipe Calderon,
used the town as one of their transient residences.
The History of Taal further reveals that the municipality had contained
a much larger area. The political coverage included five other towns along its
periphery. These are the towns of Sta. Teresita, San Nicolas, San Luis,
Lemery, and Agoncillo.
During this century, however, growth of the
municipality and the power of legislation created these towns.
The culture being inscribed in the townsfolk must have been the
source of keeping the look and feel of the Poblacion. Furthermore, the
indigenous trades, such as jusi embroidery and balisong making, have been
kept alive, adding to the present treasures. There are number towns left in
the world, much less in the country, which shows more than a century of
history through the preservation of its architecture. This alone makes Taal
included in to the World Heritage List.
To understand TAAL is to understand its history.
Taal, a heritage village is located in the northwestern part of the
province about 131 kilometers distance from Manila via Tagaytay City,
134.50 kilometer from Manila via Lipa City and 23.8 kilometers away from
the Provincial Capitol.
Taal was founded by Spanish friars in 1575 somewhere in Pansipit
River. During that time, the Provincial Capitol was situated in Taal but
because of frequent eruptions of Taal Volcano, the Capitol was transferred to
Batangas now Batangas City in 1754. According to records, the most violent
eruptions took place on August 11, 1749 and January 27, 1911.
Taal is a mixture of hills and slopes with only small portion of the area
as level or plain. Barangay Butong is the only coastal barangay out of the
forty-two (42) barangays comprising the whole municipality.
Taal has two distinct seasons: the dry and the rainy reasons. Stormy
weather usually occurs during the rainy reason starting in the month of
June to December. During the said weather condition, the people are usually
experiencing heavy rainfall, gusty winds and floods in the low-lying areas.

Taal main source of livelihood generally derives from agricultural

endeavor like sugar cane plantation, cattle rising, poultry and swine rising.
Other services include jusi embroidery and balisong making.
Taal is not only known here in our country but also in other parts of
the world because of its local products and historical landmarks.
The embroidered barong tagalog and the homemade knife or
balisong are being sold here to local and foreign tourists. The church of
Taal, which is considered to be, the biggest in Asia is included in the list of
top tourist attraction up to the present.

HUMAN RESOURCE
The first censal year 1903 recorded a total population of 17,525. The
steady increase in population up to 1948 may be due to the growth of
economic activities in the area. The average growth rate from 1903 to 1948 is
2.24%.

The decrease in population in censal year 1960 was due to the

creation of the Municipality of San Nicolas on August 9, 1955 under
Republic Act No.1229 and House Bill No.3407, taken from Taal and Lemery.
The minimal increase by 1,907 in the year 1970 was due to the
creation of the Municipality of Sta Teresita on December 28, 1962 under
executive Order No.454, taken from Taal, San Nicolas and San Luis.
The municipalitys growth rate showed an increasing trend from 1.40%
to 2.15% between the periods 1970-1975 and 1975-1980, respectively.
Total population almost doubled in 1990. By 1995, with a growth rate
of 2.09%, total population is 38,722 and continued to increase in censal year
2000 registering a total population of 43,455 and a growth rate of 2.33%.
The municipalitys growth rate is lower compared to that of the province at
2.78%. As projected, current population (2005) is 48,759.
These figures are shown on Table No. 1 Historical Growth of
Population.

Table No. 1
HISTORICAL GROWTH OF POPULATION
Municipality of Taal
1903-2005

Year

Population

Average
Growth
Rate

Increase or
(Decrease)

1903
17,525
1918
21,155
3,630
1939
23,004
1,849
1948
26,044
3,040
1960
23,000
(3,044)
1970
24,907
1,907
1975
26,705
1,798
1980
29,699
2,994
1990
34,925
5,226
1995
38,722
3,797
2000
43,455
4,733
*2005
48,759
5,304
Source: National Statistics Office
*Projection

1.26
0.40
2.51
(1.03)
0.80
1.40
2.15
1.63
2.09
2.33
2.33

Of the total population of 48,759, about 19% or 9,270 reside in the

urban areas while the remaining 81% or 39,489 reside in the rural areas.
With an Average Household Size (AHS) of 5.17 total household for the
current year is 9,413. Of this figure, 1,812 are urban households while
7,601 are rural households.
The thickly populated barangays in the rural areas are Butong, Buli
and Balisong. Butong is a coastal barangay while Buli and Balisong are near
the central business district.

Table No. 2

Total Population Per Barangay

As of May 1, 2010
Barangay
A. Urban Barangays
Poblacion 1
Poblacion 2
Poblacion 3
Poblacion 4
Poblacion 5
Poblacion 6
Poblacion 7
Poblacion 8
Poblacion 9
Poblacion 10
Poblacion 11
Poblacion 12

Population

*Household

Area (Has.)
97.27

401
323
918
395
1,710
828
258
761
925
760
355
249

77
66
155
63
316
122
45
202
200
135
70
39

Poblaci1on 13
Poblacion 14
B. Rural Barangays
Apacay
Balisong
Bihis
Bolbok
Buli
Butong
Carsuche
Cawit
Caysasay
Cubamba
Cultihan
H. Gahol
Halang
Iba
Ilog
Imamawo
Ipil
Laguile
Latag
Luntal
Mahabang Ludlod
Niogan
Pansol
Pook
Seiran
Tatlong Maria
Tierra Alta
Tulo
TOTAL

449
529

80
90

1,955
2,839
572
1,027
3,460
4,627
669
1,843
577
772
1,812
1,060
1,250
2,633
1,113
615
712
2,544
950
1,186
1,089
341
819
1,077
2,678
1,159
893
2,370
51,503

439
512
140
215
803
1,031
133
400
108
164
371
200
270
640
305
123
159
600
194
244
260
64
155
206
610
240
206
465
10,917

145.82
78
25.09
54.96
260.65
119.01
123.36
178.36
7.35
118.53
106.49
100.71
93.5
217.78
85.98
51.76
125.65
219.8
99.26
104.21
59.5
2.55
109.3
88.8
51.24
10.8
31.49
209.2

(As of 2010 Census of Population & Housing)

Urbanization is defined as growth in the proportion of a population

living in urban areas and takes place when there is development.
With an urban population of 9,270, Taals urbanization level is
19%.The urban area totals to 97.27 hectares, with an urban population of
9270, urban density is 95 persons per hectare. Thus, it is a low density area.
There are 39,489 persons living in the rural barangays with an area of
2879.15 hectares, rural density is 14 persons per hectare.
Given the above figures, gross density is 16 persons per hectare.
Labor force or the economically active population refers to population
15 years old and over and who are either employed or unemployed.

For 2005, the municipality has a total labor force of 28,656. Of this
figure, about 50.59% are employed while 6.0% are unemployed. A total of
12,439 persons are not in the labor force as shown in Table No. ___
Employed persons refer to persons who work for pay in any
government or private enterprise or those who work for a profit or with pay
on the farm or business operated by a member of the same household
related by blood, marriage or adoption regardless of the number of hours
devoted to work. Also included are those who are temporarily absent from job
or business because of such reason as temporary illness, vacation, strike or
other valid reasons. Unemployed persons include all those who are reported
wanting and looking for work on a full time basis. The desire to work must
be sincere and the persons must be serious about working.

PHYSICAL FEATURES
a. LOCATION
The Municipality of Taal is centrally located at latitude 13 53 00 N
and longitude 120 56 00E. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality
of San Nicolas; on the east by the Municipality of Sta. Teresita; on the south
by the Municipality of San Luis; and on the West by the Municipality of
Lemery.
The total land area of Taal is 2976.42 hectares. It consists of 42
barangays. There are 14 urban barangays and 28 rural barangays.
Table No. shows the distribution of population by barangay.
The urban areas occupy about 97.27 hectares while the rural areas
occupy 2879.15 hectares. Among the rural barangays, Buli has the biggest
land area at 260.65 hectares while Niogan has the smallest land area at 2.55
hectares.

PHYSICAL INFRASTRACTURE RESOURCES

a. TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
a.1 CIRCULATION SYSTEM

Taal is accessible by land transportation. It is about 23.8 kilometers

from Batangas City, the provincial capitol. One can reach Taal from Manila
via the CALABARZON expressway passing through Lipa City and the
municipalities of Cuenca, Alitagtag and Sta. Teresita. Another route is via
Tagaytay City then turning left at the Boundary of Nasugbu passing through
the Municipality of Lemery.
The national road serves as the main ingress and egress road linking
the municipality to the municipalities of Sta. Teresita, Lemery, Agoncillo and
San Nicolas. Connecting to the major road are the provincial roads linking to
the municipalities of San Luis and San Nicolas and the Poblacion to
Barangays.

a.2 ROAD NETWORK

As of 2005, the road kilometerage totals to 76,688.67. Thus density is
30.39 kilometers per 100 hectares of land. This is above the standard of 1.5
km/100 hectares of land.
The road system is classified into national (9,182.30_kms), provincial
(6,424.05 kms.), municipal (8,368.68 kms.) and barangay (52,707.64 kms.).
With regards to type of pavement, about 73.38% is concreted, 9.49% is
asphalt, 1.56% is gravel and 15.59 % is earth-filled. Roads are presently
being repaired and constructed through the municipal and barangay funds.
Urban road is 8,368.68 kilometers with a total of 9270 urban
population, existing road urban population is 0.90 km/1,000 population.
Compared to the ideal 2.4km per 1000 population, Taal has
inadequate urban roads.
While there are adequate rural roads, This shall not constrain the LGU
to open barangay roads.
Table No. 5
INVENTORY OF ROADS
Municipality of Taal
2005
Road Name and
Administrative
Classification

Road Surface
Length
(m.)

Width
(m)

A. National
9,182.30
7.00
B. Provincial
6,424.05
6.00
C. Municipal
8,368.68
4.00
D. Barangay
52,707.64
4.00
Total
76,688.67
Source: Municipal Engineering Office

Paved

Unpaved

Concrete

Asphalt

Gravel

Earthfill

Length
2,465.52
6,424.05
8,073.55
39,248.21
56,211.33

Length
6,716.78
0.00
0.00
558.83
7,275.61

Length
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,193.28
1,193.28

Length
0.00
0.00
295.13
11,713.32
12,008.45

Table No. 6
INVENTORY OF ROADS
Municipality of Taal
2005
Road Name and
Administrative
Classification

Road Surface
Length (m.)

Width (m)

Paved
Concrete

Asphalt

Gravel

Earthfill

Length

Length

Length

Length

6,716.78

A. National
Balisong
Bihis
Buli
Carsuche
Cawit
Halang
Laguile
Latag
Mahabang Ludlod
Niogan
Tierra Alta
Tulo
Zone 4
Zone 7
Zone 11
Subtotal

782.92
497.86
1,540.00
538.71
1,024.39
554.88
301.82
732.62
1,274.06
176.82
275.91
655.18
598.17
58.23
170.73
9,182.30

7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

B. Provincial
Bihis
Butong
Cubamba
Cultihan
Zone 1
Zone 5
Zone 6
Zone 7
Zone 12
Subtotal

473.78
1,700.60
1,069.20
1,434.45
43.28
576.52
519.51
198.17
408.54
6,424.05

7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

C. Municipal
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Zone 5
Zone 6
Zone 7
Zone 8
Zone 9
Zone 10
Zone 11
Zone 12
Zone 13
Zone 14
Subtotal

746.74
824.08
387.80
291.16
876.52
785.67
414.33
742.69
769.51
616.77
521.04
78.05
639.93
674.39
8,368.68

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

746.74
688.71
387.80
239.03
876.52
785.67
414.33
635.06
769.51
616.77
521.04
78.05
639.93
674.39
8,073.55

4,349.98
1,599.88
2,022.86
2,124.68
2,488.69
3,142.34
2,267.66
443.58
1,932.61
810.97
1,713.40
2,073.45
4,275.55
2,717.97
1,819.70
1,517.36

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

2,657.61
1,509.95
1,473.47
1,188.71
2,231.38
1,494.49
1,785.65
443.58
1,847.25
810.97
1,021.33
1,906.99
3,057.26
2,105.17
1,801.10
159.44

D. Barangay
Apacay
Balisong
Bolbok
Buli
Butong
Carsuche
Cawit
Caysasay
Cubamba
Cultihan
H. Gahol
Halang
Iba
Ilog
Imamawo
Ipil

Unpaved

672.56

513.10
176.82
275.91

110.36
497.86
1,540.00
538.71
1,024.39
554.88
301.82
732.62
760.96

655.18
598.17
58.23
170.73
2,465.52
473.78
1,700.60
1,069.20
1,434.45
43.28
576.52
519.51
198.17
408.54
6,424.05

135.37
52.13

107.63

295.13
1,692.37
89.93
549.39

935.97
257.31
1,647.85
482.01
85.36
692.07
166.46
146.95

1,218.29
465.85
18.60
1,357.92

Laguile
Latag
Luntal
M. Ludlod
Pansol
Pook
Seiran
T. Maria
Tulo

1,598.77
1,882.00
1,484.74
351.82
2,755.47
1,849.99
1,462.18
792.36
5,235.63
Subtotal

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

1,488.41
1,872.86
1,239.32
296.03
1,091.46
1,275.60
1,462.18
792.36
4,235.64

110.36
9.14
245.42
55.79
1,664.01
574.39

999.99

52,713.64

39,248.21

558.83

1,193.28

11,713.32

GRAND TOTAL
76,688.67
Source: Municipal Engineering Office

56,211.33

7,275.61

1,193.28

12,008.45

a.3 BRIDGES
By type of administration, two (2) are national bridges namely Butong
and Balisong and one (1) provincial bridge that is Butong Bridge.
By type of construction, ten (10) are concreted and two (2) are of the
steel type.
Table No. 6
INVENTORY OF BRIDGES
Municipality of Taal
2005
Location
Barangay

Bridge Name

1. Balisong Bridge
2. Butong Bridge
3. Tatlong Maria Bridge
4. Maugat Bridge
5. Seiran-Cawit Bridge
6. Seiran-Tatlong Maria
Bridge
7. Imamawo Bridge
8. Iba bridge
9. Laguile Bridge
10. Taal Poblacion Bridge
11. Ilog bridge
12. Buliran Bridge

Balisong
Butong
Tatlong Maria
Butong
Seiran-Cawit
Seiran-Tatlong
Maria
Imamawo
Iba
Laguile
Poblacion Zone 2
Ilog
Pook

Source; Municipal Engineering Office

Legend:
L - Length (in meter)
W - Width (in meter)
LC - Load capacity (in metric tons)

b. SOCIAL SERVICES
b.1 EDUCATION

Concrete
L

12
6
7
22
10

8
6
8
8
7

30
12
15
36
5

11
4
5
11
7

L
C
20
15

Remarks/ General
Condition

Steel
L

L
C
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good

15

15
15
20
15
22
37

8
8

10

Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Newly constructed
Newly constructed

Education is important because it denotes the methods by which a

society hands down from generation to the next, its knowledge, culture and
values. The individual, being educated, developes physically, emotionally,
mentally, morally and socially. Being so, the Municipal Government gives
importance to it. For SY 2004-2005, Taal has a total of 21 schools, four (4) of
which are private schools and the remaining 17 schools are public schools.

Table No. 7
INVENTORY OF SCHOOLS
NAME, LOCATION AND AREA OF SCHOOLS
Municipality of Taal
2005
School
Aguedo Lota Asinas
MES
Apacay Elementary
Balisong Elementary
Buli Elementary
Butong Elementary
Carmino Biscocho MES
Cubamba-Gahol Elem.
Cultihan-Bolbok Elem.
Gov. Vicente Noble MES
Halang Elementary
Isabelo Baleros MES
Tulo Elementary
Latag Elem
Luntal Primary
Cawit Primary
Taal Central

Location

(sq.m.)

Categor
y

Course
Offered

5,030.00

Public

Pre Elem. & Elem.

Apacay, Taal
Balisong, Taal
Buli, Taal
Butong, Taal
Iba, Taal
Cubamba, Taal
Cultihan, Taal
Laguile, Taal
Halang, Taal
Seiran, Taal
Tulo, Taal
Latag, taal
Luntal, Taal
Cawit, Taal
Calle G. Marella,
San Martin St,
Taal
Poblacion, Taal,
Batangas

3,891.00
5,000.00
5,001.00
6,565.00
5,030.00
4,039.00
5,698.00
5,454.00
4,242.00
6,861.00
4,272.00
3,891.48
965.00
1,000.00
21,998.00

Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public
Public

Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre
Pre

Fame Academy of
Science & Tech.

St. Martin Montessori

Caysasay, Taal

Land Area

Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.
Elem.

&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&

Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem
Elem

1,011.00

Private

8,383.00

Private

Pre Elem, Elem. &

Secondary

A. Delas Alas St.,

161.00

Private

Secondary

Taal National High

School

I. Ilagan St., Taal

7,183.00

Public
(Nat'l)

Secondary

Rizal Colege of Taal

G. Marella St.,
Taal

8,750.00

Private

Secondary &
Tertiary

Our Lady of Caysasay

Academy

TOTAL

Source: DECS - District Office & Schools

114,425.48

St. Martin Montessori, a private school offers pre-elementary and

elementary learning; Our Lady of Caysasay Academy (OLCA), also a privately
categorized school, offers pre-elementary, elementary and secondary
education; Rizal College of Taal, on the other hand offers secondary and
tertiary learning and Fame Academy of Science and Technology (FAST) offers
secondary education only.
Of the 17 public schools, 16 offer pre-elementary and elementary
educations where Taal Central School located at Calle G. Marella, occupies
the largest land area of 21,998 square meters.
Taal National High School, one of the public schools, offers secondary
education and occupies a total land area of 7,183 square meters. Refer to
Table No.7.
The table above shows that thirteen public schools have an
administrative office, one has sports facilities, 9 have a shop/practical arts
room, one with laboratory room, all have a playground area, 9 have clinic
facilities, 14 have a H.E. Room, 2 have canteen, each one has a stage and as
a necessity all have a comfort room.

All four private schools are equipped with laboratory, library, sports
gym, administrative office, clinic, playground and canteen.
In SY 2005-2006 there is a total of 5,815 elementary students in Taal
public schools, where 547 of this are pre-elementary students.

b.2 HEALTH RESOURCES, FACILITIES AND SERVICES

The Municipality of Taal now enjoys a two-store Rural Health Unit
(RHU) located at Tierra Alta, Taal, Batangas rendering health services to the
42 barangays. Said RHU is composite of _____ personnel. There is only two
(2) Public Health Nurse, 6 midwives, 2 sanitary inspectors, 1 dentist and 1
medical technologist. It has twenty eight (28) barangays under its care,
Medical and Dental consultations are done daily.
Equipment available in the RHUs are the basic tools for diagnosis of
illness and detection of vital signs such as sphygmomanometer, stethoscope
and the likes. And some tools needed for health programs; microscope (PTB
Program), dental equipment (Dental Care Program). We likewise have
autoclave, minor sets and instruments for pap smear.
Most recent
acquisition is the blood analyzer machine.
The main function of the RHUs is the proper implementation of the
various DOH programs aimed towards prevention of diseases. The DOH had
devolved to the LGUs concerned public health programs and projects in

Primary Health Care

Maternal and Child Health Care

Dental Health
Nutrition
Family Planning
Environmental Health
Communicable and non-communicable diseases control

In the absence of a municipal hospital, there are two (2) private

hospitals in Taal. These are Taal Polymedic Hospital and Assumpta Medical
Hospital. Both are considered as secondary hospitals and are accredited by
the Philippine Health Insurance. They are equipped with modern hospital
facilities and amenities. Other medical services are categorized as internal
medicine, dental, optical and clinical services.

b.3 SOCIAL WELFARE

The Municipal Government of Taal extends its social welfare services to
its constituents through the Municipal Social Welfare and Development
Office (MSWDO). Its office is located at the Municipal Hall and occupies an
area of about 35.6 square meters and is being manned by three personnel
headed by the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer. Social
Welfare programs/services include family, community welfare, women
welfare and child development.

Table No. 8
DAY CARE CENTERS
Municipality of Taal
2005
Day Care Center
Holy Trinity (Apacay)
Mary's Angel (Balisong)
Our Lady of Peace (Bihis)
St. Joseph (Bolbok)
St. Vincent (Buli)
St. Isidore (Carsuche)
Holy Rosary (Cawit)
Mary Immaculate (Cultihan
Lucky Home (Imamawo)
Holy Angels (Iba)
St. Peregrine (Ilog)
Our Lady of Fatima (Laguile)
Kerubin (Mabang Ludlod)
St. Roque (Pansol)

No. of Day
Care
Worker
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

No. of Day
Care
Children
17
12
17
10
30
10
13
25
10
29
13
17
9
13

Our Lady of Caysasay (Zone 5)

1
15
St. Martin (Zone 6)
1
19
Little Angels (Zone 7)
1
64
Angelus (Zone 10)
1
10
St. Stephen (Tulo)
1
15
TOTAL
348
Source: Municipal Social Welfare Development Office

For the year 2005, the MSWDO maintains and supervises nineteen
(19) Day care centers in nineteen barangays with seventeen (17) Day Care
Workers conducting session at the same time act as surrogate parents to
three hundred forty eight (348) Day Care children. See Table 47 on the List of
Day Care Centers existing in the Municipality of Taal.
The Senior Citizens Office is located at the ground floor of the
Municipal Building.

b.4 HOUSING
The NSO Census of 1990 recorded a total population of 34,925 and
total households of 6,472. Average household size then is 5.39. In 1995,
population increased to 38,722 with total households of 7,186. Censal year
2000 registered 43,455 total population and 8,381 total households. As
projected, total population for 2005 is 48,759 and 9,413 households.
Average household size is 5.18.
As per 1990 Census of Population and Housing, There are 6,595
housing units in the municipality; of which 97% or 6,369 are occupied.
There are 226 vacant housing units at the time of survey. These are housing
units with absentee owners living and working abroad or in other places of
the country. Refer to Table No. 9

Table No. 9
HOUSING UNITS, OCCUPIED AND VACANT
Municipality of Taal
1960, 1970 and 1990
Year
1960
1970
1980
1990

Occupied
4,115
4,236
5,202
6,369

Source: National Statistics Office

Vacant
102
9
145
226

Total
4,217
4,245
5,347
6,595

Table No. 10
NAME, LOCATION, AREA AND NUMBER OF LOTS
IN PRIVATE HOUSING PROJECTS
Municipality of Taal
2005
Name of Subdivision
Hacienda Villas Subdivision
Arlene Ville Subdivision
Arian Hill Subdivision
Villa Lolita Subdivision
Buckingham Hills Subdivision
Taal Bayview Estates
Villas del Pueblos

Location
Tierra Alta & Pooc, Taal
Butong,Taal
Ipil, Taal
Butong, Taal
Buli & Cultihan, Taal
Tulo

Area
(sq.m)

No. of
Lots

106,282
17,899
39,264
37,660
133,543
85,278

520
54
259
159
372
394

334,648

1,364

Buli

TOTAL

Source: Municipal Planning & Development Office

Considering the total households of 6,472 in 1990, it can be noted

that there is an excess of 123 housing units with the occupancy of 97% of
those housing units. It shows that the households of 6,472 were housed or
living with each other in 6,369 occupied housing units. Housing units
household occupancy ratio is 1:1.016, meaning 3% of the households are
doubling up or doubled up households.
Subdivision development is booming in the municipality. There are five
(5) residential subdivisions, one of which is a BP220 project. Refer to Table
No. 10 on the listing of the different subdivisions.
With a total residential area of 346.82 hectares, residential density is
141 persons per hectare of residential area. The municipality is a low
density area. Household density is 27 households per hectare of residential
area. Given this figure, average lot size is 370 square meters.
Urban residential areas total to 61.15 hectares with an urban
population of 9,270. Urban density is 30 households per hectare of
residential area thus giving an average lot size in the urban areas at 333
square meters.

c. INFRASTRACTURE AND UTILITIES SECTOR

c.1 WATER

The Municipality of Taal is being served by three (3) different

Municipal Systems. One located at Barangay Buli utilizing a deep
well/pump/gravity serving Barangays M. Ludlod, Buli and Bihis. There is
another one located at Barangay Seiran by means of spring/reservoir/pumps
serving Barangay T. Maria, Caysasay, Seiran and the rest of the Poblacion
area. Another one is in Balisong utilizing an existing reservoir and deep well.
Under construction is another Municipal System located at San Martin St.
Poblacion Zone 11.
There is a total number of 2,846 households being served by Taal
Water District. Only twenty three (23) of the forty two (2) barangays are being
served. The other barangays are being served by Barangay Water Works
System operated by an association, funded by Barangay and is independent
of the Municipal System.
The daily rate consumption by household and by other uses are _____
cubic meter per day. The rates of water service are Php110.00 per house
connection for the first ten (10) cu.m. of consumption. Excess water usage
thereof shall be charged ____ per cubic meter.

c.2 POWER
Prior to May 7, 1984, electric service in the municipality is provided by
the Taal Electric System (TELS) under a municipal franchise granted by the
defunct Public Service Commission in 1957. Because of economic
difficulties, inflation and rampant pilferage of electricity the local government
thru the Intervention of the National Electrification Administration (NEA)
turn-over the operation and management of TELS to Batangas I Electric
cooperative, Inc. (BATELEC I). Both TELS and BATELEC I obtain and
purchase electricity from the National Power Corporation (NPC) at its
substation located in Butong, Taal, Batangas.
At present energization rate is 100% since the 42 barangays are all
energized. The source of power supply is BCFTPP/Luzon Grid located at
Calaca, Batangas. It has two (2) substations which serve the municipality.
One is located in Palanas, Lemery and the other one is located in Barangay
Butong. It has a total number of 9,232 connections consisting of residential,
commercial, street lights and others with an average consumption of
1,102,777 kilowatt per month.

3.3 COMMUNICATION
c.3.1 MASS MEDIA
Newspaper, magazines and other bulletins from the National Capital
Region and local papers from Batangas City reaches the municipality. Radio

programs and television shows aired in Metro Manila are clearly received in
the locality. Cable television is also operational serving the urban and some
rural barangays. The Municipal government acquired a time slot from this
cable television airing the regular session of the Sangguniang Bayan and
other municipal programs and projects and other information.

c.3.2 POSTAL SERVICES

Taal Post Office, under the administration of government run
Philippine Postal Corp. is located at C. Ilagan St., Poblacion, manned by five
(5) personnel headed by a postmaster.
Post office lacks postal facilities such as mail boxes, stamping
machine, and money order machine but there are two (2) transport facilities,
motorbicyle. These are used in the delivery of mails in rural barangays while
the mails within Poblacion and other nearby barangays were delivered by
foot.

c.3.3 TELEGRAPH FACILITY

The only telegraph facility in the municipality is owned and operated
by the Bureau of Telecommunications with office at the Ground Floor,
Municipal Building near the Taal Police Station The old system of transmittal
and poor obsolete transmission lines make the government telegraph system
very unreliable and inefficient, thus, the people tend to avail the services of
private telegraph system.

c.3.4 TELEPHONE SYSTEM

DIGITEL, Globe, PLDT and Western Batangas Telephone System
(WBTS) are the telephone companies in the municipality. Some telephone
companies also operate cellular mobile telephone. These are Globe and
Smart, so communication in the municipality is effective.

c.4 WASTE MANAGEMENT

c.4.1 Solid Waste Disposal
The existing dumpsite is in Buliran, Brgy. Pook where the
municipalitys 3 mini dump trucks are unloading the segregated garbage
collected from the Poblacion areas. Meanwhile in the barangays, residents
differ in disposing their solid wastes either by background pit, burning,
some throwing them at the creeks and roadside. To conform with the
provisions of R.A. 9003 and the Municipal Ordinance No. 01 Series of 2004

the Buliran Dumpsite had been constructed with gate and fence to prevent
the people from throwing their garbage at this site and it is right now being
used as the material recovery facility in segregating the garbage.
The solid wastes in this site are being treated with chemicals
purchased to control foul odor at the same time disinfecting it and
eliminating flying and crawling insects
At present the local government has purchased a lot with an area of
9000 square meters in Barangay Gahol for the proposed material recovery
facility. A solid waste machine capable of grinding the collected garbage
which are eventually converted into decorative bricks had been purchased.
The municipality has a waste collection system. Biodegradable wastes
are collected separately from non-biodegradable. In 2005, there is no landfill
but wastes are dumped in a creek between the boundary of Poblacion and
Barangay Pook. There are three (3) garbage trucks being utilized.
For most folks, they resort to either burning or burying their
household wastes.
Table No. 9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE OF TOILET FACILITY BEING USED
Municipality of Taal
1990 and *2005
Usual Manner of Garbage Disposal
Picked-up by Garbage Truck
Dumping in Individual Pit (Not Burned)
Burning
Composting (Later Used as Fertilizer)
Burying
Feeding to Animals
Others
TOTAL
Source: NSO
*Projection

1990
118
432
5675
123
115
0
9

% to
Total
1.82
6.67
87.69
1.9
1.78
0
0.14

*2005
171
628
8254
179
168
0
13

6472

100%

9413

c.4.2 Sanitary Toilet Facilities

As to type of toilet facilities, 6108 households have sanitary toilet
facilities while 1656 households do have sanitary toilet facilities. Households
without any toilet facility total to 1649 households. These are mostly in the
rural areas.
Table No. 10
HOUSEHOLDS BY USUAL MANNER OF GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Municipality of Taal
1990 and *2005

Kind of Toilet facility

Water-sealed, sewer/septic tank used exclusively by the HH
Water-sealed, sewer/septic tank shared with other HH
Water-sealed, Other Depository used Exclusively by the HH
Water sealed, Other Depository shared with other HH
Closed Pit
Open Pit
Others (Pail System, etc.)
None
TOTAL
Source: NSO
*Projection

1990
3156
289
518
237
456
652
30
1134

% to Total
48.76
4.47
8
3.66
7.05
10.08
0.46
17.52

*2005
4590
421
753
344
664
949
43
1649

6472

100%

9413

c.4.3 Hospital Wastes

Both toxic and non-toxic wastes are also being collected by the
municipal garbage truck.

c.4.4 Cemeteries and Burial Grounds

The municipality has two (2) cemeteries and a memorial park adjacent
to each other and all are located in Barangay Tierra Alta.It take care the
interment requirements not only to Taal but also the neighboring towns of
San Luis, San Nicolas and Sta.Teresita. Both the Roman Catholic Cemetery
and Municipal Cemetery are already congested. A private memorial park,
Holy Land Memorial which offers a modern trend for burial practice is
available to those who can afford its price. Aggregate area occupied by those
burial grounds is 38,461 square meter.

ECONOMIC SECTOR
a. AGRICULTURE
Taal aside from being a Heritage town is also an agricultural
community. The main sources of income include farming, livestock and
poultry raising and fishing. Of the municipalitys total land area of 2976
hectares, 2523.22 hectares or 84.77% is classified as agricultural. Of these
1119.43 hectares or 44.36% are devoted to crop production.
a.1 Crop Production
Table No. 11
AREA DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION
AND VALUE PRODUCTION
Municipality of Taal
2005

% to Total
Area
(Hectares)

Crops
1. Rice
1.1 Partially Irre
1.2 Upland
2. Corn
2.1 Yellow
2.2 Green
3. Sugarcane
4. Coconut
5. Mango
6. Others
7. Vegetables
7.1 Fruit
vegetables
7.2 Root
vegetables
7.3 Legumes

Agricultural
Land Devoted
to Crop
Production

% to Total of
Municipality's
Land Area

Production
Value of
Production
(Million P)

Total
(MT)

10.83
2.00

0.97
0.18

0.36
0.07

48.73
4.00

0.41
0.03

2.00
2.10
865.00
185.00
36.00
1.50

0.18
0.19
77.27
16.53
3.21
0.13

0.07
0.07
29.07
6.22
1.21
0.05

6.00
8.40
69.20
23.23
540.00
12.00

0.06
0.06
2.16
0.35
10.8
0.18

3.00

0.27

0.1

24.00

0.36

8.00

0.71

0.27

64.00

1.08

4.00
1119.43

0.36
100

0.13
37.62

5.20
804.76

0.15
15.64

TOTAL
Source: Municipal Agricultural Office

The agricultural land devoted to crop production in 2005 total to

1119.43 hectares or about 37.62% of the total land area. Sugarcane is
planted to 865 hectares or 77.27% of the total agricultural land devoted to
crop production. Coconut ranks second occupying 185 hectares or 16.58%
of the total crop production area. Mango is planted to 36 hectares. Other
crops planted by farmers include fruit vegetables, root vegetables, legumes,
among others. Refer to table No. 11 on the area devoted to Agricultural Crop
production.

a.2 Livestock and Poultry

Livestock farming in Taal consists of swine, cattle, horse and goat raising. A
good number of hog farms are in Taal. A lane horse ranch is located in
Barangay Bolbok. Some families are into background raising of swine, cattle
and goat.
Tapa making is a major source of income in Taal and this explains why some
families engage in the swine raising activity.

Table No. 12
INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY FARMS
Municipality of Taal
2005

Name of Farm

Location

Area
(Has.)

Employm
ent Size

Production
Total Value
(MT)) (P.M.)

1. Hog Farm
1.1 Alberto Heath
1.2 Urbamo Capul
1.3 Evelyn de Castro
1.4 Roberto Samson
1.5 Virgilio Villanueva
1.6 Isidoro Maligaya
1.7 Felizardo Mangubat
1.8 Valeriano Panganiban
1.9 Gaudencio Banaag
1.10 Lita Maligaya
2. Horse ranch
Paz magt Services Inc.
3. Backyard raising
3.1 Swine (5,125 heads)
3.2 Cattle raising (612 heads)
3.3 Goat (1,420 heads)
TOTAL

Iba
Iba
Iba
Imamawo
Apacay
Ilog
Ilog
Ilog
M. Ludlod
M. Ludlod
Bolbok

2.50
0.25
0.15
2.00
0.30
0.20
0.25
0.15
0.04
0.25

5
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1

64.00
6.40
12.80
19.20
4.40
12.80
12.80
9.60
12.80
19.20

11.00

45.00
0.40
91.80
1.40

8.57
0.85
1.71
2.57
0.60
1.71
1.71
1.28
1.71
2.57

27.47
14.69
0.25

17.09

Source: Municipal Agricultural Office

a.3 Fisheries
Fishing is another source of income of residents along the coastal
barangay of Butong.
a.3.1 National Fisheries Biological Center
A research center of the National Fisheries Research and Development
Facilities is existent in Barangay Butong. It is the research area of the
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). It sits in a 2.56 hectare
lot adjacent to pansipit River and Balayan Bay. There are 12 ponds
measuring 600-2000 sq.m. with a total water area of 1,820 sq.m. There are
nine (9) permanent and seven (7)contractual employees who man the center.
Services being rendered include:
Tarinings on ornamental and indigenous fishes
Technical assistance
On-the-job training (students)
Site evaluation and monitoring
Primary Functions of the NFBC:
Undertake R and D programs for the improvement and
upliftment of the ornamental and indigenous fish industry
Conduct biological studies of freshwater and marine ornamental
fishes and indigenous fishes
Develop suitable technologies on the breeding and production of
ornamental and indigenous species
Stocks assessment, biological and population studies of
indigenous species

Resource and ecological assessment of inland bodies of water

especially Taal Lake and Pansipit River
Coordinate and collaborate with universities, other research
institutions, LGUs, fisherfolk organizations and other agencies
on fisheries research and development

Facilities of NFBC:
Administrative Building
12 research and production ponds 600-2,000 sq.m./pond; total
water area of 1,800 sq.m.
Fish biology laboratory
Lecture room, air-conditioned (25 seating capacity)
Dormitory (15 persons capacity)
Research tanks (9 units)
Natural food (Artemia) room
Freshwater pumping system
Marine pumping system
Dirty kitchen
Working sheds

Highlights of Accomplishments (R and D Projects) Jan-June 2006:

1. Experimental Breeding of Caranx ignobilis, Maliputo
3 breeding trials conducted (March, April, May 2006)
Succesful spawning occurred in all the 3 breeding trials
conducted
Successful hatching of eggs occurred in April 2006 (2nd breeding
trial)
Maliputo larvae survived for 7 days in the larval earing tanks
Succeeding experiments will focs on larval rearing
Marine hatchery facility is now in the process of bidding,
spawning tanks are expected to be constructed this year
NFBC ia collecting/purchasing fingerlings and juveniles for
broodstock development
72 juveniles (11 months 1 year old)
130 fingerlings (4 months old)
2. Selective Breeding and Induced Spawning of Popular Freshwater
Ornamental Fishes
A. Line-crossing system for selective breeding now at F2 generation
(goldfish, angelfish, fighting fish, guppy)

F2 generation offsprings are now being reared to maturity for

subsequent production of F3 generation
Percentage of good quality offsprings were higher in F1 than
in F0 (more than 50% in F1 compared to less than 30% in
FO)
In goldfish, body roundness index (body length over body
depth) has improved in F1 (1.46) compared to(1.73)

B. Induced Breeding of artificially-spawned ornamental fishes

Tinfoil barb, rainbow shark, red pacu

Have conducted induced breeding at NFBC for these 3
species
Refinement of breeding method already done and
packaging of technology
Continue induced breeding experiments this August to
September 2006 (comparison of different hormones)

3. Experimental Breeding of Clownfish (Amphiprion sp.)

3 species being studied (tomato clown, false percula clown,

African clown)
273 breeders
Clownfishes are reared to maturity in ponds, matured
fishes are set in aquariums (in pairs)
No spawning activity yet in fishes being bred in aquarium
as of the present
Positive spawning and hatching occurred in pond-reared
clown fishes
On March 2006, one tiny tomato clownfish (1 cm length)
was observed/recovered from the pond
On June 2006, another two tiny African clownfish was
recovered from the pond (1.5 cm length)

On-Going Research Projects:

Experimental Breeding of Caranx ignobilis Maliputo

Selective Breeding and Induced Spawning of Freshwater
ornamental fishes
Experimental Breeding of clownfish Amphiprion sp.

Fishes at NFBC:

Marine fin fish (for breeding)

Maliputo (Caranx ignobilis)
Mangrove red snapper (Luftanus argentimaculatus)
Milk fish, bangus (Chanos chanos)
Spadefish, kitang (Scatophagus argus)
Ornamental Fishes

Freshwater ornamentals
o Live-bearers (guppy, swordtail, molly, platy)
o Goldfish, koi carp, angelfish, fighting fis,
gourami, cichlids
o Red pacu, tinfoil barb, rainbow shark,
hammerhead shark

Marine ornamentals
o Clownfish, blue tang

a.4 Carpable Areas

Data from the Municipal Agrarian Reform Office revealed that about
35.4238 hectares are considered CARPable areas. These can be found in
portions of Barangays Butong, Cawit, Iba, Pook, Halang and Imamawo. There
are 39 benefeciaries of the programs.

Table No. 13
AREA, NUMBER AND LOCATION OF CARPABLE AREAS
Municipality of Taal
2005
Location
Butong
Cawit
Iba
Pook
Halang
Imamawo
TOTAL
Source: MARO

Area (Has.)
8.7853
1.6071
4.7273
12.1524
7.2214
0.9303
35.4238

No. of
Beneficiaries
12
7
5
7
7
1
39

Table No. 14
AREA, NUMBER AND LOCATION OF LEASEHOLD SCOPE
Municipality of Taal,2005
Location
Apacay
Bihis
Bolbok
Buli
Butong
Carsuche
Cawit
Cubamba
Gahol
Iba
Laguile
Luntal
Mahabang Lodlod
Pansol
Pook
Tierra Alta
Tulo
TOTAL
Source: MARO

Area (Has.)
3.0000
2.1000
9.9000
16.4413
4.5000
8.0000
21.2700
10.7300
5.0000
7.0000
6.9300
40.2528
1.9500
10.3900
3.8000
4.5000
15.0185
170.7826

Farmer
Beneficiaries
1
3
5
8
3
9
26
8
4
10
10
36
3
10
2
3
6
147

1.2.6 EXISTING LAND USE

GENERAL LAND USE
The general land uses of the total land area of 2976.42 hectares are
categorized into built-up, agricultural, special use.

a. BUILT-UP AREAS
The built-up areas are the contiguous areas occupied by a cluster of at
least ten (10) structures with land use categories such as residential,
commercial, institutional, open space, and roads occupying an aggregate
area of 435.71 hectares or 14.64% of the total land area. In the urban
barangays or Poblacion, the built-up areas total to 75.53 hectares or
17.34% of the total built-up area. The remaining 82.66% or 360.17
hectares are rural built-up areas.
Gross built-up density is 112 persons per hectare; urban built-up
density is 123 persons per hectare and rural built-up density is 110
persons per hectare.
The breakdown of existing built-up areas: Urban and rural are shown
on Table No. 12.

Table No. 12
DISTRIBUTION OF BUILT-UP AREAS
Municipality of Taal
2005
Total Built-up Areas

Land Use
Categories
Residential areas
Commercial Areas
Institutional Areas
Functional Open Spaces

-Park & Playground

-Cemetery
-Dumpsite/Utilities
Roads

Area
(Has.)
346.81
6.14
17.64
14.12
3.95
8.36
1.81
50.99

Urban Built-up

% to
Total
Land
Area

% to
Total
Built-up
Area

Area
(Has.)

11.65
0.21
0.59

79.60
1.41
4.05
3.24
11.7
1.92
0.42
11.70

61.15
2.46
5.32
0.79
0.78
0.01
5.81

0.13
0.28
0.06
1.71

Total
435.71
14.64
100.00
75.53
Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC

% to
Total
Builtup
Area
14.04
0.57
1.22

Rural Built-up
Area
(Has.)

% to
Total
Builtup
Area
65.56
0.84
2.83

1.33
0.002
1.33

285.66
3.68
12.32
13.33
3.17
8.36
1.80
45.18

0.73
1.92
0.41
10.37

17.34

360.18

82.66

a.1 RESIDENTIAL AREAS

Residential areas total to 346.81 hectares or 79.60% of the total builtup areas and about 11.65% of the total land area. Of these residential
areas, 285.66 hectares or 65.56 % are in the rural areas. With the total
households of 9413 distributed to 1812 urban households and 7601
rural households, the residential area household density is 141
households per hectare of residential area.
In the rural areas, residential areas are usually on the roadside and
others are adjacent to farmlands where people tend to flock or settle
together.
Residential density in the urban area is 152 persons per hectare of
residential area. Household density is 30 households per hectare of
residential area. Average lot size per household is 333 square meters.

For the rural areas, residential density is 138 persons per hectare of
residential area. Household density is 27 households per hectare of
residential area. Average lot size is 370 square meters per household.
a.2 COMMERCIAL AREAS

Commercial areas total to 6.14 hectares, which constitute about 1.41%

of the total built-up area. The center of commerce is concentrated in the
Poblacion barangays particularly along M.H. Del Pilar Street and other
commercial establishments scattered in different parts of the Poblacion.
In most residential blocks, sari-sari stores, eateries and the like are
interspersed with residential houses.

a.3 INSTITUTIONAL AREAS

Institutional areas include the location of the Municipal Building,

churches, chapels, educational institutions, health institutions and other
institutional establishments.
There is a total institutional area of 17.64 hectares or 4.05% of the
total built-up areas. Urban institutional areas total to 5.32 hectares while
rural institutional areas total to 12.32 hectares.

a.4 FUNCTIONAL AREAS

Functional open spaces include parks and playground, cemetery and

dumpsite with a total of 14.12 hectares or 3.24% of the total built-up
area.

The urban functional open spaces with an aggregate area of 0.79

hectare are occupied by the covered court, church, patio and playfields.
The municipal cemetery is located in Barangay Tierra Alta occupying
8.36 hectares.
The dumpsite with an area of 0.93 hectares is located in Barangay
Gahol.

a.5 ROADS

The road network of Taal covers an area of 50.99 hectares; of which,

5.81 hectares are urban roads. The rural roads occupy about 45.18
hectares. The total area is about 11.70 % of the built-up area. These
include the national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads.

b. AGRICULTURAL AREAS
The municipality is primarily agricultural with 2523.22 hectares or
about 84.77% of the total land area. Agricultural lands are predominantly
planted to sugarcane, the major crop of the town. Food crops include
coconut, corn, banana, root crops, coffee, vegetables, fruit trees and other
agricultural product.
Other agricultural activities include fisheries and livestock/poultry
production.

c. SPECIAL USE AREAS

Special use areas include agro-industrial, industrial and tourism with
a total area of 17.50 hectares or 0.5880 % of the total land area.

d. WATERBODIES
The various water bodies that traverse the municipality are considered
intermittent rivers only.
The distribution of the different general land uses is shown on Table
No. 13.
Table No. 13
GENERAL LAND USE DISTRIBUTION
Municipality of Taal
2005

Land Use Categories

Built-up Area
Urban
Rural
Agricultural Area
Special use
Agro-industrial
Industrial
Tourism
Total

Area Occupied

Percent to
Total

435.71
75.53
360.17

7.19
1.56
8.75

2.5376
12.1008
2523.22
84.7736
17.50
0.5880
0.2416
0.0523
0.2941
2976.42

100.0000

Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC

URBAN LAND USE

The poblacion of Taal is composed of fourteen (14) barangays, Zones 1
to 14. It has a total land area of 97.27 hectares.
It is the center of major and minor activities in the municipality. The
terrain is relatively flat with slopes ranging from 0-3%. The poblacion is
bounded on the North by Barangay Caysasay, on the south by Barangay
Butong, on the East by Barangay Niogan, and on the west by Pansipit River.
The poblacion is accessible by land transport. It is served by public
utility jeepneys and buses as well as tricycles.
As of 2005, the total urban population is 9270. With an area of 97.27
hectares, the urban density is 95 persons per hectares classifying the
Poblacion as a low-density area. There is a marked concentration of
residential, commercial, and institutional establishments.
Breakdown of the different urban land uses is shown on Table No. 14.
Table No. 14
EXISTING URBAN LAND USES
Municipality of Taal
2005
Area
Percent to Total
Land Use Categories
(Hectares)
Urban Area
Built-up Area
Residential
61.15
62.87
Commercial
2.46
2.53
Institutional
5.32
5.47
Functional Open Space:
P/P
0.79
0.81

Roads
Agricultural
Tourism
Total

5.81
21.20
0.54

5.97
21.80
0.55

97.27

100.00

Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC

A. RESIDENTIAL AREAS
The core of the Poblacion is predominantly utilized for residential
purposes. As per foot survey conducted, residential area accounts to 61.15
hectares, which is about 62.87% of the total urban area. Residential blocks
are usually interspersed with small commercial establishments, institutional
structures.
As to type of dwelling units, mostly are low or medium structural
quality made of light mixed and semi-concrete building materials wherein
majority are single detached although other types are present in
considerable quantities. Most buildings along the busy Poblacion roads are
two-storey, the second floor of which is being utilized as residences and the
ground floor as commercial spaces.

b. COMMERCIAL AREAS
Commercial areas occupy 2.46 hectares or about 2.53% of the total
urban area. The center of the municipalitys commercial activities is the
temporary public market, which is located at Poblacion Zone 7. A fire in
2004 gutted the public market; hence traffic was closed to give way to the
constructed stall which will serve as temporary public market.
Minor and major commercial establishments are mostly lined-up along
M.H. Del Pilar Street and other light commercial establishments are
scattered in the different parts of the Poblacion. In most residential blocks,
sari-sari stores, eateries and the like are interspersed with residential
houses.
c. INSTITUTIONAL AREAS
Urban institutional areas include the location of the Municipal
Building, churches and chapels, educational institutions, health institutions
and other spaces occupied by institutional establishments. There is a total
institutional area of 5.32 hectares. This constitutes about 5.47% of the total
urban area. The largest share on the institutional area is taken by the
educational sector.
d. FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACES

The areas occupied by parks, the church patio and playfields are
classified as functional open spaces. These are located along the institutional
districts. The area occupied by this use accounted to 0.79 hectares which is
about 0.81% of the total urban area.
e. ROADS
Municipal streets have a total of 83.69 kilometers having an average
width of 5.0 meters. The land area occupied by the urban road network is
about 5.81 hectares or 5.97% of the total urban area.
f. AGRICULTURAL AREAS
Agricultural areas found in the urban core total to 21.20 hectares or
21.80% of the total urban area.
g. TOURISM AREA
Tourism urban lots within the Poblacion account to 0.54 hectares
about 0.55% of the total urban area. These lots are in between the
residential lots within the core.
The National Historical Institute (NHI) declared portions of the urban
area as Taal Heritage Village bounded by Calle G. Marella, Calle Tomas
Cabrera and Calle Dr. M. Castillo on the North, Calle A. De Joya, Calle
Marcela Agoncillo and Calle Justice Ramon Diokno on the west, Calle Rizal
on the South and Calle San Martin on the East.

COMPARATIVE/COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
Taal is an interim-municipality which is mainly approached from the
Province of Cavite passing through Tagaytay City and from the Southern
Tagalog Access Road (STAR) passing through Lipa City.
A certification from CENRO revealed that all lands within Taal are
alienable and Disposable (A and D).
The people of Taal are peace-loving people which makes them
contribute to the internal strengths of Taal. They are very industrious hence
the embroidery industry continue to flourish over the years. The home made
knife or balisong is another industry in Taal.
Other internal resources contributing to development are the urban
and rural linkages in the area. Good roads link the municipality to its
adjoining municipalities as well.

Taal has a rich culture. From the revolution of 1896 until the Treaty of
Paris in 1898, the people of Taal made their mark in the annals of Philippine
History. Such example of heroes with Taal block are Felipe and Marcela
Agoncillo, Feliciano Jocon, Vito Belarmino, Miguel Malvar, Eleuterio
Marasigan and Felipe Calderon.
Linking Taal to its past is the existence of terra cotta and Chinese
potteries excavated along the banks of the Pansipit River. The same are now
exhibited at the National Museums.
The national Historical Institute declared portions of the urban area as
Taal Heritage Village. To preserve the aesthetic character of the town, the
local government unit created the Tourism Committee to monitor the
structures on this area.

EXISTING LAND USE

GENERAL LAND USE

The general land uses of the total land area of 2976.42 hectares are
categorized into built-up, agricultural and special use.

E.1.a BUILT-UP AREAS

The built-up areas are the contiguous areas occupied by a cluster of at
least ten (10) structures with land use categories such as residential,
commercial, institutional, open space, and roads occupying an aggregate
area of 435.71 hectares or 14.64% of the total land area. In the urban
barangays or Poblacion, the built-up areas total to 75.53 hectares or
17.34% of the total built-up area. The remaining 82.66% or 360.17
hectares are rural built-up areas.
Gross built-up density is 112 persons per hectare; urban built-up
density is 123 persons per hectare and rural built-up density is 110
persons per hectare.
The breakdown of existing built-up areas: Urban and rural are shown
on Table No. 14.

Table No. 15
DISTRIBUTION OF BUILT-UP AREAS
Municipality of Taal
2005
Total Built-up Areas

Land Use
Categories
Residential areas
Commercial Areas
Institutional Areas
Functional Open Spaces

-Park & Playground

-Cemetery
-Dumpsite/Utilities
Roads

Area
(Has.)
346.81
6.14
17.64
14.12
3.95
8.36
1.81
50.99

Urban Built-up

% to
Total
Land
Area

% to
Total
Built-up
Area

Area
(Has.)

11.65
0.21
0.59

79.60
1.41
4.05
3.24
11.7
1.92
0.42
11.70

61.15
2.46
5.32
0.79
0.78
0.01
5.81

0.13
0.28
0.06
1.71

Total
435.71
14.64
100.00
75.53
Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC

% to
Total
Builtup
Area
14.04
0.57
1.22

Rural Built-up
Area
(Has.)

% to
Total
Builtup
Area
65.56
0.84
2.83

1.33
0.002
1.33

285.66
3.68
12.32
13.33
3.17
8.36
1.80
45.18

0.73
1.92
0.41
10.37

17.34

360.18

82.66

E.1.a.1 RESIDENTIAL AREAS

Residential areas total to 346.81 hectares or 79.60% of the total builtup areas and about 11.65% of the total land area. Of these residential
areas, 285.66 hectares or 65.56 % are in the rural areas. With the total
households of 9413 distributed to 1812 urban households and 7601rural
households, the residential area household densities are 141 households
per hectare of residential area.
In the rural areas, residential areas are usually on the roadside and
others are adjacent to farmlands where people tend to flock or settle
together.
Residential density in the urban area is 152 persons per hectare of
residential area. Household density is 30 households per hectare of
residential area. Average lot size per household is 333 square meters.
For the rural areas, residential density is 138 persons per hectare of
residential area. Household density is 27 households per hectare of
residential area. Average lot size is 370 square meters per household.

E.1.a.2 COMMERCIAL AREAS

Commercial areas total to 6.14 hectares, which constitute about 1.41%

of the total built-up area. The center of commerce is concentrated in the

Poblacion barangays particularly along M.H. Del Pilar Street and other
commercial establishments scattered in different parts of the Poblacion.
In most residential blocks, sari-sari stores, eateries and the like are
interspersed with residential houses.

E.1.a.3 INSTITUTIONAL AREAS

Institutional areas include the location of the Municipal Building,

churches, chapels, educational institutions, health institutions and other
institutional establishments.
There is a total institutional area of 17.64 hectares or 4.05% of the
total built-up areas. Urban institutional areas total to 5.32 hectares while
rural institutional areas total to 12.32 hectares.

E.1.a.4 FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACE AREAS

Functional open spaces include parks and playground, cemetery and

dumpsite with a total of 14.12 hectares or 3.24% of the total built-up
area.
The urban functional open spaces with an aggregate area of 0.79
hectare are occupied by the covered court, church, patio and playfields.
The municipal cemetery is located in Barangay Tierra Alta occupying
8.36 hectares.
The dumpsite with an area of 0.93 hectares is located in Barangay
Gahol.

E.1.a.5 ROADS

The road network of Taal covers an area of 50.99 hectares; of which,

5.81 hectares are urban roads. The rural roads occupy about 45.18
hectares. The total area is about 11.70 % of the built-up area. These
include the national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads.
E.1.b AGRICULTURAL AREAS
The municipality is primarily agricultural with 2523.22 hectares or
about 84.77% of the total land area. Agricultural lands are predominantly
planed to sugarcane, the major crop of town. Food crops include coconut,
corn, banana, root crops, coffee, vegetables, fruit trees and other agricultural
product.
Other agricultural activities include fisheries and livestock/poultry
production.

E.1.c SPECIAL USE AREAS

Special use areas include agro-industrial, industrial and tourism with
a total area of 17.50 hectares or 0.5880 % of the total land area.
E.1.d WATERBODIES
The various water bodies that traverse the municipality are considered
intermittent rivers only.
The distribution of the different general land uses is shown on Table
No. 15.

Table No. 16
GENERAL LAND USE DISTRIBUTION
Municipality of Taal
2005
Land Use Categories
Built-up Area
Urban
Rural
Agricultural Area
Special use
Agro-industrial
Industrial
Tourism
Total

Area Occupied

Percent to
Total

435.71
75.53
360.17

7.19
1.56
8.75

2.5376
12.1008
2523.22
84.7736
17.50
0.5880
0.2416
0.0523
0.2941
2976.42

100.0000

Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC

E.2 URBAN LAND USE

The poblacion of Taal is composed of fourteen (14) barangays, Zones 1
to 14. It has a total land area of 97.27 hectares.
It is the center of major and minor activities in the municipality. The
terrain is relatively flat with slopes ranging from 0-3%. The poblacion is
bounded on the North by Barangay Caysasay, on the south by Barangay
Butong, on the East by Barangay Niogan, and on the west by Pansipit River.

The poblacion is accessible by land transport. It is served by public

utility jeepneys and buses as well as tricycles.
As of 2005, the total urban population is 9270. With an area of 97.27
hectares, the urban density is 95 persons per hectares classifying the
Poblacion as a low-density area. There is a marked concentration of
residential, commercial, and institutional establishments.
Breakdown of the different urban land uses is shown on Table No. ___.
Table No. 16
EXISTING URBAN LAND USES
Municipality of Taal
2005
Land Use Categories
Built-up Area
Residential
Commercial
Institutional
Functional Open Space:
P/P
Roads
Agricultural
Tourism
Total

Area
(Hectares)

Percent to Total
Urban Area

61.15
2.46
5.32

62.87
2.53
5.47

0.79
5.81
21.20
0.54

0.81
5.97
21.80
0.55

97.27

100.00

Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC

E.2.a RESIDENTIAL AREAS

The core of the Poblacion is predominantly utilized for residential

purposes. As per foot survey conducted, residential area accounts to 61.15
hectares, which is about 62.87% of the total urban area. Residential blocks
are usually interspersed with small commercial establishments, institutional
structures.
As to type of dwelling units, mostly are low or medium structural
quality made of light mixed and semi-concrete building materials wherein
majority are single detached although other types are present in
considerable qualities. Most buildings along busy Poblacion roads are twostorey, the second floor of which is being utilized as residences and the
ground floor as commercial spaces.

E.2.b COMMERCIAL AREAS

Commercial areas occupy 2.46 hectares about 2.53% of the total
urban area. The center of the municipalitys commercial activities is the
temporary public market, which is located at Poblacion Zone 7. A fire in

2004 gutted the public market; hence traffic was closed to give way to the
construction of stalls which will serve as temporary public market.
Minor and major commercial establishments are mostly lined-up along
M.H. Del Pilar Street and other light commercial establishments are
scattered in the different parts of the Poblacion. In most residential blocks,
sari-sari stores, eateries and the like are interspersed with residential
houses.
E.2.c INSTITUTIONAL AREAS
Urban institutional areas include the location of the Municipal
Building, churches and chapels, educational institutions, health institutions
and other spaces occupied by institutional establishments. There is a total
institutional area of 5.32 hectares. This constitutes about 5.47% of the total
urban area. The largest share on the institutional area is taken by the
educational sector.

E.2.d FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACES

The areas occupied by parks, the church patio and playfields are
classified as functional open spaces. These are located along the institutional
districts. The area occupied by this use accounted to 0.79 hectares which
are about 0.81 of the total urban area.
E.2.e ROADS
Municipal streets have a total of 83.69 kilometers having an average
width of 5.0 meters. The land area occupied by the urban road network is
about 5.81 hectares or 5.97% of the total urban area.

E.2.f AGRICULTURAL AREAS

Agricultural areas found in the urban core total to 21.20 hectares or
21.80% of the total urban area.
E.2.g TOURISM AREA
Tourism urban lots within the Poblacion account to 0.54 hectares
about 0.55% of the total urban area. These lots are in between the
residential lots within the core.

The National Historic Institute (NHI) declared portion of urban area as

Taal Heritage Village bounded by Calle G. Marella, Calle Tomas Cabrera and
Calle Dr. M. Castillo on the North, Calle A. De Joya, Calle Marcela Agoncillo
and Calle Justice Ramon Diokno on the west, Calle Rizal on the South and
Calle San Martin on the East.