The Municipality of Bulan is located at the southwestern most

SITE STATEMENT

tip of the Bicol Peninsula of the island of Luzon. It has an area of

exactly 20,094 hectares and is the terminal and burgeoning center
of trade and commerce of its neighboring towns. It comprises fiftyfive (55) barangays and eight (8) zones and is populated by people
of diversified origin. This municipality is bounded on the north by the
Municipality of Magallanes, on the east by the municipalities
of Juban and Irosin, on the south by the Municipality of Matnog, and
on the west by Ticao Pass. It has a distance of 667 kilometres
(414 mi) from Manila, 63 kilometres (39 mi) from the province's
capital Sorsogon City, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the town
Sixty-four kilometer south of Sorsogon City is the peaceful
of Irosin and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the town of Matnog.
town of Bulan in Province of Sorsogon. Bulan is a first class
The proponent determined the area which is a governmentmunicipality in the south of Luzon Island, Sorsogon Province,
owned

lot

for

the

PROPOSED

REDEVELOPMENT

OF

Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population 93,943

PANTALEON GOTLADERA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
inhabitants.

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LOCATION

SURVEY DATA
A. SITE ORIENTATION
SITE PICTURES

The lot for the PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OF

PANTALEON GOTLADERA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is located at
Brgy. Fabrica, Bulan, Sorsogon. The parcel of lot where the
proposed projects site is located. The area is bounded with
agricultural land which is also a government-owned lot and the
national road going to the Poblacion and out of town.

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LOCATION OF THE SITE

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LOT BEARING
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

LOT NO.

6672

TIE
LINE
BOUNDARY
LINE

DISTANCE

BEARING

BLLM - 1

1643.55

N5
35E

1-2

53.35

N88
39E

2-3

4.10

S2
31E

3-4

111.58

S2
13E

4-5

111.77

N83
55W

5-6

101.38

N22
13W

6-1

57.25

N88
47E

AREA IN
SQUARE
METER

12,000SQM
Table 1. Technical Description

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The following data are based on the 2010 National

Statistics Office Survey

SITE ANALYSIS

Year

Pop.

% p.a.

The rainfall in the Municipality is type II. No

1990

66,450

definite dry season with the most rainfall from

1995

74,219

2.24%

November to January.

2000

82,688

2.18%

2007

91,730

1.49%

2010

93,943

0.80%

a.) Weather Condition

b.) Soil Type

The soils that are predominant in the site are
sandy clay loam which can be found all over the area.
The rock formation on the site is stable. The site soil
condition and geology are evaluated along flood
hazard and landslide which are hazardous to people.
c.) Demography

Source: National Statistics Office

Table 2. Demography
d.) Socio-Economic
Residents of the Bulan are now looking forward
on its cityhood because of its rapid-economic growth

This focuses on the towns population and its

considering the fact that it is cited as the richest

characteristics, which serves as the base line data of

municipality in the province and 5th among the 1st

other sectors in the estimate of needed requirements.

class municipalities in Bicol Region with an average

annual income of Php 58.8M. If it happens, Bulan will

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be the second city in the province and will be the 9th in

the region.

Bulan has fixed landline phones from Digitel and

PLDT. Mobile or cellular networks are Globe, Smart

Major exports of this town are from its coastal

and Sun Cellular Telecommunications Companies.

waters, agricultural lands, produce rice, copra, and

For transportation, Bulan has pedicabs and

abaca fiber. Most of the revenues come from the

tricycle as the main operator. Jeepneys, cabs and

fishing port of Bulan and businesses.

other vehicles are also accessible; water transportation

There is one commercial bank in Bulan,

due to numerous motor boats and active ports are used

the Allied Bank (with 2 ATMs), and a rural bank Rural

in

Bank of San Jacinto, Masbate.

respectively. The Bulan Airport is still pending, but if so,

There

are

also

lending

institutions

like

the

electricity,

powers

and

water

supplies

it would be a great help for Bulan.

Intertrade, GSAC, and PALFSI that are very popular to

SMEs.
e.) Infrastructure
This

sector

includes

transportation,

communication, power and water supply sectors.

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