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I. BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

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Lapu-Lapu City is named after the first Filipino fighter who

successfully defeated the Spanish invaders in the Battle at Barangay
Mactan, which was fatal to the Spanish Leader, Magellan. Composed of
nineteen (19) barangays in the mainland and eleven (11) barangays in
Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City (formerly the Municipality of Opon )
created under R.A. 3134 as Lapu-Lapu City on June 17, 1961 and became a
Highly Urbanized-City through a plesbiscite on June 21, 2007.

The City is separated from the province of Cebu by the Mactan

Channel, however, at present it is connected with the Province of Cebu by
two (2) bridges, known as the 1st Mandaue – Mactan Bridge and Marcelo H.
Fernan Bridge. Lapu-Lapu City and Municipality of Cordova comprises
the whole Mactan Island. These are connected by two (2) bridges, bound
from Suba-Basbas, the Suba-Basbas-Gabi bridge and bound from Babag,
the Babag-Pilipog bridge. Her proximity to a highly developed area which
is Cebu City has resulted in a mutually reinforcing relationship.

Lapu-Lapu City utilizes some of the facilities of Cebu City in the

field of education (undergraduate and graduate studies) and
communication (television, radio and newspaper). The Metro Cebu Water
District has included Lapu-Lapu City in its distribution of water supply.

It is the seat of Mactan-Cebu International Airport and considered as

the gateway to the Pacific, on the other hand, Cebu City and the rest of
Metro Cebu make use of the Airport for domestic and international air
travel. The airport is a vital international gateway to the country’s
economic prosperity and is the country’s second busiest airport. It services
domestic flights to and from major cities of the country, as well as
international flights to Japan (Narita), Sourth Korea (Inchon and Pusan),
Singapore, Qatar (Doha), Taiwan (Taipei), Hongkong, China (Pudong and
Kaoshiung), Thailand (Bangkok) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).
Lapu-Lapu City is noted for being tourist haven for her historical
spots, her beautiful, pristine sandy shores and white sand beaches on one
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Marigondon, Agus, Suba-basbas, Maribago, Mactan and Pta. Engaño

which also made Lapu-Lapu City a major destination attracting domestic
and foreign tourists to spend their weekends and vacations.

The other side of the island facing Cebu has no sandy shores. The
deep harbors, however along this coast has made it the ideal location for
the oil companies, for ship-building & repair, dry-docking industry, for the
construction of the giant industrial complex like the General Milling
Corporation and for the various industries in the Mactan Economic Zone.

It is expected that more industrial establishments will move to Lapu-

Lapu City considering the convenience she can offer to investors plus the
services extended by the industries located in the Mactan Export
Processing Zone (MEPZ I & II) and Cebu Light Industries Park (CLIP).

These economic zones serve as the base of operations of various

multi-national companies engaged in the manufacture of electronics,
apparel, iron and steel, electronics, camera and camera parts, binoculars,
novelty items, processed food, plastic products, industrial chemicals gases,
machineries, bags and luggages, fashion jewelries, wood products, paper
and paper products, rubber products, watches, optical lenses, glass filters,
electrical machinery, industrial gloves, auto wire harness, parts and
accessories.

II. HUMAN RESOURCE

The population of Lapu-Lapu City experienced an increasing trend since the 1970
census up to the last one undertaken in 2007. From a population of 69,268 persons in
1970, it has increased to 292,530.

The average annual growth rate of 4.20% during the 2000-2007 period was far
higher than that of the country, region, and Province of Cebu which were pegged at
2.04%, 1.59% and 1.68%, respectively. It was also higher compared to Mandaue City
and Cebu City at 2.86% and 1.46%, respectively.

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The City’s population in 2007 is about twelve percent of the total population of
Cebu province. Barangays Gun-ob, Pusok and Basak have the highest population at
29,824, 26,647 and 25,297, respectively. The Islet Barangay of Caohagan, on the other
hand, has the lowest at 507.

Population by Barangay, as of 1 August 2007

Population
Barangay % Increase
2000 2007
Agus 6,531 9,699 48.51
Babag 6,759 17,426 157.82
Bankal 7,414 10,555 42.37
Baring 2,377 2,934 23.43
Basak 14,449 25,297 75.08
Buaya 5,436 10,710 97.02
Calawisan 4,505 6,625 47.06
Canjulao 5,550 9,585 72.70
Caw-oy 1,438 1,582 10.01
Caohagan 390 507 30.00
Caubian 2,159 2,114 (2.08)
Gun-ob 29,542 29,824 0.95
Ibo 2,722 6,775 148.90
Looc 9,782 13,249 35.44
Mactan 15,342 19,889 29.64
Maribago 7,057 9,141 29.53
Marigondon 9,005 13,802 53.27
Pajac 9,423 14,061 49.22
Pajo 22,377 19,827 (11.40)
Pangan-an 1,724 1,723 (0.06)
Poblacion 11,225 8,486 (24.40)
Punta Engaño 6,330 6,313 (0.27)
Pusok 21,191 26,647 25.75
Sabang 4,275 4,424 3.49
Santa Rosa 2,870 3,751 30.70
Suba-basbas 2,698 4,943 83.21
Talima 4,260 4,945 16.08
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Tungasan 1,734 1,754 1.15

San Vicente 2,847 3,192 12.12
Total 224,059 292,530 30.56
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The fastest growing barangays in terms of population are Babag, Ibo, Buaya, Suba-
Basbas, Basak and Canjulao, whose population count in 2007 increased by 72.70% to
157.82% from that of Year 2000. However, a 24% drop in the total population count in
Barangay Poblacion was observed in 2007.

Historical Growth of Population

Lapu-Lapu Cebu Mandaue
Year Cebu City Region VII Philippines
City Province City

1970 69,268 1,228,487 348,163 58,574

1980 98,723 1,490,731 488,255 110,043
1990 146,194 1,855,815 610,417 180,285
1995 173,744 1,890,357 662,299 194,745 5,014,588 68,616,536
2000 217,019 2,160,569 718,821 259,728 5,706,953 76,506,928
2007 292,530 2,439,005 798,809 318,575 6,398,628 88,574,614
AAGR (%)
1970-1980 3.54% 1.93% 3.38% 6.31%
1980-1990 4.00% 2.21% 2.23% 4.94%
1990-1995 3.29% 2.01% 1.54% 1.46%
1995-2000 4.88% 2.90% 1.77% 6.36% 2.81% 2.36%
2000-2007 4.20% 1.68% 1.46% 2.86% 1.59% 2.04%
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At the end of the planning period, the projected population of Lapu-Lapu City will
reach 531,676 persons.

Population Density

Lapu-Lapu City has an average population density of 46 persons per hectare in

2007 from a population density of 35 persons per hectare in 2000. The island Barangay
of Caubian ranks first in terms of population density of 243 persons per hectare.
Barangay Calawisan on the other hand has the lowest population density with one seven
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At the end of the planning period, Lapu-Lapu City will have a population density
of 83 persons per hectare. Total area by this time will increase by 400 hectares with the
completion and operationalization of the MNRDP. This figure is 61% higher than the
present population density.

Projected Population Density (per sq.m.)

Land Area
Barangay 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
(sq.m)

2,112,02 161.5 154.7 148.3 136.1 130.4 125.0

1 Agus 183.58 175.91 168.57 142.11
9,699 5.00 2 7 1 7 9 3

3,071,24 130.7 125.2 120.0 110.2 105.6 101.2

2 Babag 17,42 148.59 142.38 136.43 115.02
3.00 3 7 4 2 1 0
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2,008,26 141.1 135.2 129.5 118.9 114.0 109.2
3 Bankal 10,55 160.41 153.71 147.29 124.17
9.00 3 4 9 8 1 5
5
914,42 231.1 221.5 212.2 194.9 186.7 178.9
4 Baring 262.75 251.78 241.26 203.40
2,934 3.00 8 2 7 0 6 6

6,031,99 176.8 169.4 162.4 149.1 142.8 136.9

5 Basak 25,29 201.03 192.63 184.58 155.61
4.00 7 8 0 1 8 1
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2,714,70 188.0 180.1 172.6 158.5 151.8 145.5
6 Buaya 10,71 213.70 204.77 196.21 165.42
6.00 2 6 3 1 9 4
0
9,569,96 1,217. 1,166. 1,118. 1,071. 1,026. 983.8 903.3 865.6 829.4
7 Calawisan 48 72 942.72
6,625 3.00 83 95 20 2 4 0 3

1,558,67 120.6 115.5 110.7 101.6

8 Canjulao 137.10 131.37 125.88 106.13 97.44 93.37
9,585 7.00 2 8 5 9

422,75 198.2 189.9 182.0 167.1 160.1 153.4

9 Caw-oy 225.29 215.88 206.86 174.40
1,582 2.00 2 4 0 1 3 4

45,2
10 Caohagan 75.24 72.10 69.09 66.20 63.43 60.78 58.25 55.81 53.48 51.25
507 49.00

86,8
11 Caubian 34.64 33.19 31.80 30.47 29.20 27.98 26.81 25.69 24.62 23.59
2,114 53.00

2,269,18
12 Gun-ob 29,82 64.15 61.47 58.90 56.44 54.08 51.82 49.65 47.58 45.59 43.69
3.00
4
1,480,96 162.1 155.3 148.8 136.7 130.9 125.5
13 Ibo 184.29 176.59 169.21 142.66
6,775 4.00 4 7 8 0 9 1

1,042,94
14 Looc 13,24 66.37 63.59 60.94 58.39 55.95 53.61 51.37 49.23 47.17 45.20
8.00
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4,952,94 184.7 177.0 169.6 155.7 149.2 142.9
15 Mactan 19,88 209.95 201.18 192.77 162.52
8.00 2 0 1 3 3 9
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2,831,34 229.7 220.1 210.9 193.7 185.6 177.8
16 Maribago 261.13 250.22 239.77 202.14
9,141 4.00 5 5 6 0 1 5

Marigondo 4,514,46 242.6 232.4 222.7 204.5 196.0 187.8

17 13,80 275.76 264.24 253.20 213.46
n 0.00 2 8 7 5 0 1
2
2,588,96 136.5 130.8 125.4 115.1 110.3 105.7
18 Pajac 14,06 155.23 148.74 142.53 120.16
9.00 8 7 0 4 3 2
1
1,540,00
19 Pajo 19,82 65.48 62.75 60.13 57.61 55.21 52.90 50.69 48.57 46.54 44.60
2.00
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460,65 198.3 190.0 182.0 167.1 160.2 153.5
20 Pangan-an 225.40 215.98 206.96 174.48
1,723 0.00 1 3 9 9 1 1

355,18
21 Poblacion 35.29 33.81 32.40 31.05 29.75 28.51 27.32 26.17 25.08 24.03
8,486 0.00

Punta 2,183,99 256.6 245.8 235.6 216.3 207.3 198.6

22 291.66 279.48 267.80 225.77
Engano 6,313 8.00 1 9 2 4 0 4

1,533,41
23 Pusok 26,64 48.51 46.49 44.55 42.68 40.90 39.19 37.56 35.99 34.48 33.04
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1,952,79 327.4 313.7 300.6 276.0 264.5 253.4

24 Sabang 372.14 356.59 341.69 288.07
4,424 6.00 2 4 3 4 0 5

Santa 1,831,37 362.1 347.0 332.5 305.3 292.5 280.3

25 411.62 394.42 377.94 318.63
Rosa 3,751 4.00 5 2 2 2 6 4

Suba- 1,657,21 248.6 238.2 228.3 209.6 200.9 192.5

26 282.65 270.84 259.53 218.80
basbas 4,943 0.00 8 9 4 6 0 1

1,682,87 252.4 241.8 231.7 212.8 203.9 195.4

27 Talima 286.91 274.93 263.44 222.10
4,945 6.00 3 9 8 2 3 1

962,81 259.7 248.8 238.4 218.9 209.8 201.0

28 Tingo 295.17 282.84 271.02 228.49
2,750 1.00 0 5 5 4 0 3

861,59 364.3 349.1 334.5 307.1 294.3 282.0

29 Tungasan 414.13 396.83 380.25 320.58
1,754 0.00 6 4 5 8 5 5

San 1,003,05 233.0 223.3 214.0 196.5 188.3 180.4

30 264.93 253.86 243.25 205.08
Vicente 3,192 4.00 9 5 2 1 0 3

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162.9 156.0 149.5 137.3 131.5 126.1
total 92,53 64,241, 185.14 177.41 170.00 143.32
0 9 7 3 9 0
0 921.00

Population by Sex

The 2007 census showed that majority of the City’s population is

composed of the 5-9 age group with a participation ratio of 11.69%, while the 80 and over
age group has the lowest participation rate of 0.36%. It also showed that the City’s
population is denominated by females at 51%.
Age Distribution both Male and Female for the year 2007
Both Sexes PR Male Female Sex Ratio
0.02289618
under 1 6679 3423 3256 105.1
4
1-4 30041 0.10298312 15569 14472 107.6
0.11689086
5-9 34098 17603 16495 106.7
3
0.10021322
10-14 29233 14737 14496 101.7
7
0.10790585
15-19 31477 14944 16533 90.4
1
0.10743963
20-24 31341 14629 16712 87.5
1
0.10302082
25-29 30052 14388 15664 91.9
9
0.08250030
30-34 24066 11720 12346 94.9
9
0.06901079
35-39 20131 10261 9870 104
2
0.05204176
40-44 15181 7660 7521 101.8
8
0.04060224
45-49 11844 5924 5920 100.1
6
0.03199432
50-54 9333 4719 4614 102.3
3
0.02239568
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0.01465163
60-64 4274 1954 2320 84.2
8
0.01076076
65-69 3139 1392 1747 79.7
1
0.00712013
70-74 2077 875 1202 72.8
4
0.00398686
75-79 1163 477 686 69.5
4
80 and 0.00358577
1046 373 673 55.4
over 8

School Age Population

School age population of the city is at 42% equivalent to 122,365 students

in 2007. It is dominated by the elementary population of 37,999 students. At the end of
the planning period it is projected that the school age population will reach 222,400.

School Age Population

Yea Yea
Partici Year Year Year Year Year Year
Grouping Base Year r r Year
pation 201 201 201 201 201 202
s Year 2014 201 201 2021
Rate 2 3 7 8 9 0
5 6

Populatio 292,53
n-2007 0
School
Going
Populatio
n
Pre- 0.09797
28660 35,47 37,02 38,63 40,32 42,08 43,91 45,83 47,82 49,91 52,09
School 285
7 4 8 3 1 5 0 8 4 0

Elementa 0.12989
37999 47,03 49,08 51,22 53,46 55,79 58,22 60,76 63,41 66,17 69,06
ry 778
7 8 8 2 3 5 4 3 8 4

Secondar 0.08301
24284 30,06 31,37 32,73 34,16 35,65 37,21 38,83 40,52 42,29 44,13
y 370
0 1 8 6 6 0 2 6 2 6

0.10741
Tertiary 31422
462
38,89 40,59 42,36 44,20 46,13 48,14 50,24 52,43 54,72 57,11
6 2 2 9 6 8 7 8 4 0

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In the 2007 census, Lapu-Lapu City has an estimated labor force of 184,232
equivalent to 63% of the total population. By the end of the planning period of City’s
labor force is projected to reach 334,844.

Labor Force

Yea Yea Yea Yea

Year Year Year Year Year Year
Group r r r r
201 201 201 201 201 202
ings 201 201 201 202
2 3 4 5 7 1
6 8 9 0

Labor 228,0 237,9 248,3 259,2 270,5 282,2 294,6 307,4 320,8 334,8
Force 53 96 73 02 03 97 05 50 54 44

III. PHYSICAL FEATURES

The City of Lapu-Lapu is located in Mactan Island, beautifully surrounded by

white sandy beaches. It is bounded on the north and west by the Mactan Channel, on the
east by Bohol Strait, and on the south by the Municipality of Cordova.

Lapu-Lapu City is geographically located at the following coordinates:

Westernmost point: 123o59’55 (longitude), 10o20’6.115 (latitude)

Easternmost point: 124o01’7.8971 (longitude), 10o19’5.4611 (latitude)

The City is about 1.5 km. from Mandaue City and 8 km from Cebu City, although
it is only about 350 meters from Cebu City at the nearest portion of Mactan Channel. The
City is approximately 365 km or a one-hour trip by plane from Metro Manila.

Access to the City is provided through two bridges, the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge
and the Marcelo H. Fernan Bridge, which connect it to mainland Cebu. Ferry boat
service is also available between Pier 3 in Cebu city and Muelle Osmeña in Lapu-Lapu
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Lapu-Lapu City has a total land area of 6,424.1921 hectares with 19 mainland
barangays and 11 island barangays. Of the total land area, approximately 1,300 hectares
are used for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, 1,067 hectares are used for the
Mactan Benito Ebuen Airbase and 119 hectares of land are occupied by the Mactan
Export Processing Zone I (MEPZ I). It must be noted that 100 hectares within the
Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base have been developed into MEPZ I. Sixty-three ( 63)
hectares of land in barangay Basak have also been developed as an economic zone which
is the City Light Industrial Park (CLIP).

A. Land Area

Land Area by Barangay (in Hectares)

AREA (IN
BARANGAY HAS.)
Mainland Agus 211.2025
Babag 307.1243
Bankal 200.8269
Basak 603.1994
Buaya 271.4706
Calawisan 956.9963
Canjulao 155.8677
Gun-ob 226.9183
Ibo 148.0964
Looc 104.2948
Mactan 495.2948
Maribago 283.1344
Marigondon 451.4460
Pajac 258.8969
Pajo 154.0002
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Punta Engaño 218.3998

Pusok 153.3410
Suba-Basbas 165.7210
5,401.75
Sub-Total 00
Islets Caohagan 4.5249
Caubian 8.6853
Pangan-an 46.0650
Olango Island Baring 91.4423
Caw-oy 42.2752
Sabang 195.2796
Santa Rosa 283.4428
Talima 168.2876
Tingo 96.2811
Tungasan 86.1590
San Vicente 100.3054
1,022.44
Sub-Total 00
Total 6,424.1921
B. Slope Classification

Lapu-Lapu City is topographically flat except for some areas in the northeastern
part, which are slightly elevated. The land is made up entirely of hard coral rock.

About 40% of the area is of rocky terrain. There are no major rivers or creeks in
Mactan mainland and in the island barangays.

The whole island has a ground slope of 0 – 3%. Basically, because of its
geological formation and topography, the island is not susceptible to erosion.

C. Land Suitability

There are four classifications of soil type in the City, namely: Bolinao Clay,
Faraon Clay, Beach Sand, and Hydrosol.

The geology of Mactan island is mostly coral based, with little top soil. It is
mainly made up of alluvium deposits, and tertiary limestone, quaternary limestone and
Cretaceous rocks in the whole island. The quaternary alluvium is prevalent in the south
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soil makes the surface run-off seep through. It is difficult to undertake excavation work
for pipelaying and canal works on the type of formation of Mactan. Controlled blasting is
commonly done to excavate trenches.

D. Climatic Condition

Mactan island falls under Type III of the Modified Coronas Classification of
Philippine climates. It is characterized by a not very pronounced or distinct season. It is
relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. Based on
PAG-ASA-Mactan station records, the island receives 78% of its annual rainfall from
June to December. The driest month is April, which receives 34.6 mm of rainfall, while
the wettest is July with 189.4 mm of rainfall. The average annual rainfall is 1,470 mm.
On the average, there are 130 rainy days in a year. The entire island is generally remote
from the normal path of tropical cyclones originating from the Pacific Ocean.

The monthly prevailing wind in Mactan from October to May is northeast, while
from June to September is southwest. Current patterns along the coastal region of
Magellan Bay are influenced by the tidal force and wind direction. The wind speed is in
the range of 2 to 3 meters-per-second (m/c). The highest wind recorded was 5.5 m/sec
along the south direction on November 20, 1990.

The average annual temperature in Mactan is 28.1oC. The coolest month is

January with a temperature of 23.8oC, while the hottest period occurs in May at 32.9oC.

Based on primary tide station 2002 data at the Port of Cebu, the following selected
indicators show the average tidal ranges:

Main Higher High Water (MHHW) : 0.78m

Main High Water (MHW) : 0.51m
Mean Sea Level (MSL) : 0.00m
Mean Low Water (MLW) : -0.51m
Mean Low Low Water (MLLW) : -0.69m
Highest Tide Recorded : 1.50m (1952)
Lowest Tide Recorded : -1.16m (1970)

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PHYSICAL/ INFRASTRUCTURES RESOURCES

A. Transportation Network (internal and external linkages)

While it can be said that Cebu is the hub of the Visayas, Mactan Island contributes
a major role in this respect specifically because of the presence of the Mactan-Cebu
International Airport which serves as one of the gateways of the Visayas.

The Transport Sector Development is a matter of great importance in Lapu-Lapu

City. For that reason, this section analyzes road, sea and air transport individually as well
as integrally.

B. Social Services facilities/utilities/amenities

Large portions of land in Lapu-Lapu City are occupied by industrial, tourism and
commercial establishments, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, MEPZ I and II, the
Cebu Light Industrial Park, and the Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base, thus limiting the land
available for human settlement. The need for housing and the increasing number of
squatters in public and coastal areas are indications of lack of land for the rapidly
increasing population of the city.

Lapu-Lapu City has seen an increase in the demand for housing subdivisions, both
for upscale/high-end and socialized ones. Since 1995, twenty-nine (29) housing
subdivisions were established in Mactan Island with a total land area of 121.9090
hectares. Of this total, 31.77 hectares are developed as socialized housing projects
offering a total of 3,534 saleable lots.

These residential subdivisions are mostly located on the central, eastern and
western parts of the city.

Certain areas in Lapu-Lapu City are home to informal settlers. Data provided by
the City Planning and Development Office revealed that there are currently 1895
families living on land owned by government or other private citizens for 10 to 49 years
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Informal Settlement Areas

Area Land Ownership No. of Years
Barangay
(Has.) Government Private Families Occupied
Basak 2.2980 2.2980 272 18
Bankal 0.3322 0.3322 44 10
Gun-ob 0.8246 0.8246 90 32
Ibo 0.1989 0.1989 222 17
Mactan 0.7817 0.7817 84 49
Pajo 1.3525 1.3525 219 41
Pusok 7.4321 5.0240 897 32
Suba-basbas 0.3000 0.3000 67 27
Source: CPDO

HEALTH FACILITIES:

There are two government-run hospitals in Lapu-Lapu City. The Lapu-Lapu City
Hospital, which is a secondary hospital that provides definitive care in the four (4)
basic specialties, namely: medicine, surgery, obstetrics, gynecology and pediatrics.

The second government-run hospital is located in Sta. Rosa, Olango Island. The
Sta. Rosa Community Hospital is categorized as a primary hospital and serves the
barangays in Olango Island.

In addition, private health facilities are also operating within Lapu-Lapu City.
However, there is still the perception that people have poor access to quality
health services and that the city hospital have sub-standard facilities.

Twenty-four (24) of the City’s 30 barangays have one Barangay Health Unit each,
while six, owing to their large population, have more than one health facility.
These are Barangays Babag with 2, Mactan with 3, Pusok with 2, Pajo with 3,
Gun-ob with 3 and Basak with 2.

EDUCATION:

The educational institutions offering pre-school, elementary and highschool are

well distributed throughout Mactan Island and the other island barangays. All
barangays have their own public elementary schools, while most have their own
public high schools.

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Most of these schools are concentrated in Barangays Babag, Basak, Gun-ob,

Looc, Pajo, Poblacion and Pusok. Total land area occupied by the publicly-ran
schools is 43.31 hectares.

PEACE AND ORDER:

Peace and order situation in the City is stable with the presence of the 127-man
police force, barangay tanods, private security guards and other volunteer civic
groups that are so concerned with the security condition of the City. The
assistance of these concerned groups is of great help to the undermanned
Philippine National Police organization of the place.

Police manpower of the city is inadequate, with only 127 personnel, a number
which does not meet the population ratio of 500 to one Policeman. The National
Statistics Office census report for the year 2007 shows that the City has a total
population of 292,530. Based on the standard ratio of 1:500 the required number
of uniformed Police personnel is 585. There is a gap of 458 police personnel to
compliment the total required number, though every Barangay of the city has also
its own Barangay Tanod Force.

The City’s police force has one (1) headquarter and five (5) sub-stations
distributed in the strategic locations of the City. There are seven (7) police service
vehicles that are presently being used to monitor peace and order situation of the
city.

The Fire Station has a manpower compliment of eighty-seven (87) firemen

distributed over the different fire sub-stations as follows: Central Fire Station, 41,
Marigondon Fire sub-station, 7, Olango Fire sub-station, 14, Babag Fire sub-
station, 12 and Mactan Fire sub-station, 13. There are also nine (9)
firetrucks/equipments available which are all serviceable. Fire hydrants are
installed in various parts of the City for the entire City of Lapu-Lapu the ratio of
fire personnel over the population is 1:3,363.

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Generally, the main situation of the City’s social welfare services is seen to be
inadequate as manifested by the absence of some facilities and personnel needed
to cater to the needs of the lowly sector of the society particularly the needy
families. Aside from the absence of social welfare facilities, the need to formulate
a doable social welfare plan and to pass a stronger legislative measures to help
the less privilege of the society is strongly recommended.

SOCIO-CULTURAL:

The City of Lapu-Lapu has been recently declared as a highly urbanized City. The
City introduced and developed different sports and recreational activities such as :
basketball, volleyball, softball, badminton, soccer, lawn tennis, swimming track
and field and indoor games. Since Lapu-Lapu City is active in participating on
the different sports activities sponsored by the different agencies, sport program is
one of the priority programs of the City to keep its people always active, strong
and healthy and to keep the youth away from illegal drug addiction.

Inventory of cultural facilities in Lapu-Lapu City indicated that a number of these

facilities (at least 2) are existing in each barangay. Covered basketball courts and
so-called multi purpose pavements can be found in almost all barangays of the
City. The newly constructed Lapu-Lapu City Commercial and Entertainment
Complex (also known as Lapu-Lapu City Hoopsdome) is located in Barangay
Gun-ob.

A number of resorts have swimming pool facilities which are all located along the
beach line of the City.

3.0 Utilities: Power, Water, Communication Network, Waste Management

Power dependable capacity for Cebu is much less lower than its demand. For the
morning peak (1 am to 8am)) the power demand for Cebu is 480 megawatts and
the dependable capacity is only 211 megawatts. Between 2 pm to 6 pm the
demand reached 471 megawatts while the dependable capacity is only 225
megawatts. For the evening peak (6pm to 12 midnight0 the total demand is 505
megawatts against the dependable capacity of 225 megawatts This is the usual
demand and dependable capacity from Monday to Friday, which goes down by
only 50 MW during Saturdays and Sundays .

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Although nearly all water used for urban purposes in Metro Cebu originate from
groundwater sources, the wide variety of means by which households obtain
access to that groundwater A not too recent survey conducted in Metro Cebu
showed that about two thirds of the households rely solely on MCWD piped water
connection. In addition, 3 to 4 percent of households also have MCWD
connections but because of rationed supply, they also use other sources primarily
its own wells. In fact, about 20% of households have two or more sources of
water. These households use own well or vended water to supplement limited
MCWD water for drinking and cooking from neighbors to supplement the less
potable water from artesian wells and other vended water. The relatively high
percentage of households with MCWD connections were located not far from the
public transportation routes where most of the MCWD lines are, so the chances of
getting MCWD services were higher. Aside from MCWD, small private
waterworks catering mostly to residential subdivisions provide tap water to the
rest of the households. A greater proportion of households are fully self-supplied
using primarily deep wells.

In line with its vision to “leapfrog” into the digital age, the city government of
Lapu-Lapu will strengthen its computerization project and expand its computer
literacy program to include elementary schools. The Mayor has envisioned
making Lapu-Lapu City the Asia’s version of Silicon Valley. To do this, the city
will first develop the human resources in the area by urging the local school board
to expand local government computer literacy project. The City is also studying
the expansion of its vocational technological program to be included in the city
college. The City is inviting computer schools and colleges to put up campuses in
the City to better serve the community so that the vision of the City to have
computer savvy generation will be achieved.

At present, 470 computer work stations have been distributed to different

barangays to be used by high school students The City also identified the Mactan
North Reclamation and Development Project as the site where the City will put up
its version of he Silicon Valley.

Although the project is still in its planning stage, the City government will pursue
the undertaking since most school children are eager to learn.

Aside from Information and Communication technology, tourism as a major

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rolling our an intensified tourism campaign through a program dubbed “The

Sunny Side of Mactan”

The rapid increase in the population of Lapu-Lapu City and its burgeoning
economy has made Solid Waste Management an urgent concern for the City. The
establishment of three special economic zones (MEPZ I, MEPZ II and Cebu Light
Industrial Park), the expansion of facilities like the Mactan-Cebu International
Airport, the establishment of other commercial, industrial and institutional
businesses have led to an increase in the volume of solid waste generated by the
City. Add to these the changing lifestyle of the Lapu-Lapu City residents.

Results of the waste characterization conducted by the Solid Waste Management

Office of Lapu-Lapu City revealed that only 7% of the wastes collected are
residual in nature, with 42% non-biodegradable and 51% biodegradable.

Fig. 1. Nature of Waste Generated

There are four kinds of wastes generated by companies inside the MEPZ, namely:
recyclables, toxic and hazardous wastes, kitchen wastes, and other wastes. Only
the residual wastes are disposed through private garbage contractors to the Lapu-
Lapu City Controlled Dumpsite.

On the other hand, the bulk of the waste generated outside the MEPZ is organic
with high moisture content.

Total average waste generation in the City is 47 tons per day.

Waste Generation by Source, 2007

Source Volume
Estimates per Individual 0.50 kg. per day
Barangays 47 tons per day
MEPZ 113 tons per day
City Garbage 51 tons per day

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Public Market 6 tons per day

Source: LLC Solid Waste Management Board Study

Waste generators are required to segregate their garbage into compostable and
non-compostable. These will have to be placed in separate containers that are
sealed or tied. Garbage not stored in this way are not collected by the barangays
or the city garbage collectors.

The following table shows the inventory of equipment and personnel for garbage
collection of the City.

Inventory of Waste management Equipment and Personnel, 2009

Equipment/Personnel Number
Lapulapu City
Garbage Vehicles Mini-Dumptrucks 6
(6 cu.m. capacity)
Compactor (13 1
cu.m. capacity)
Compactor (9 5
cu.m. capacity)
Compactor (7 5
cu.m. capacity)
Personnel Drivers 14
Collectors 42
Mactan Island Barangays
Garbage Vehicles Mini-Dumptrucks 26

Lapu-Lapu City has 14 garbage collection groups consisting of 1 driver and 3

collectors. Collection is done between 8PM to 5AM only, except for the public
market where collection is done at daytime and evening.

MEPZ companies have their own garbage collectors, as with big establishments
like Mactan Shangrila, Plantation Bay, and General Milling Corporation.

Collected garbage is disposed of in the City’s Material Recovery Facility located

4 km from Lapu-Lapu City proper. Straddling between barangays Mactan and
Bankal, it has a total area of 2 hectares.

E. The Economic Structure

1.0 Revenue sources (Industries, agriculture, etc.)

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The City of Lapu-Lapu plays a vital role to the overall development of Cebu
Province and to Region VII as a whole. The Mactan International Airport provides
the gateway of the region to the rest of the world and serves as transshipment
point by air of cargoes and people plying to and from neighboring provinces in the
Visayas and Mindanao. This factor favors the proliferation of airport oriented high
value added industries.

The historic significance of the city, its attractive coastline with world-class resort
hotels makes the area a prime destination to foreign and domestic tourist.
Considering that tourism enhances goodwill among nations, the city has become a
show window of Philippines culture, products and sea sports activities. The
presence of three progressive economic zones made Lapu-Lapu City an important
industrial center of the region as well as the country at large. Geared to supply the
needs of the modern world, it has become the melting pot of technology thus
upgrading further the labor skills of Central Visayas.

Lastly, receipts from tourism and export manufacturers contributed to the much
needed dollar for our country to sustain development.

Services sector includes economic activities related to transportation, storage,

communication, wholesale and retail, banking and finance, real estate, private
services (i.e. education, medical, hotel and restaurant, recreation and culture)
business services, personal services and government services.

Classified as a highly urbanized city having a tourism and industry inclined

economy with very limited agricultural potential due to land constraint, services
sector is the biggest contributor in terms of employment and production value. In
the absence of Gross City Domestic Product Income Account, value of production
of Lapu-Lapu City could not be ascertained. However, based on Gross Regional
Domestic Product (GRDP) of Central Visayas, the service sector contributed 55
percent of total value of goods and services produced in the economy in 2005
growing by 9.00 percent annually in the last decade.

Service sector in Lapu-Lapu City is dominated by hotel and restaurant, wholesale

and retail, real estate renting, transportation and storage. In 2007, 654 service
establishments were registered with the business permit and license office. . This
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Significant growth is in transportation and storage increasing by 55.00 percent,

followed by real estate development and renting (48.19 %), wholesale and retail
(34.17 %), education (32.35 %) and health with 22.22 %.

Agriculture sector covers the sub-sector on crops, livestock and poultry, fisheries,
and forestry. Except for fishery, the development potential of agriculture for Lapu-
Lapu City is limited due to land constrain. With only 6,424 hectares of land area,
the geology of the Mactan Island is mostly coral based, with little top soil for crop
cultivation.

Secondly, classified as highly urbanized city and part of the Cebu Metropolis
urban type of development is appropriate. As the site of the second largest
international airport in the country, a leading tourist beach destination, and houses
one on the more important export processing zone in the Philippines, its
comparative advantage is towards the development of the service and industrial
sector.

However meager is development potential of agriculture, a significant number of

its population is still dependent on fishery and livestock production as their
livelihood. The protection and rehabilitation of its marine resources will
compliment the tourism thrust of Lapu-Lapu City.

2.0 Employment

Employment in the industry sector totaled 53,446 in year 2000. This increased to
72,455 in 2008 growing 3.87 percent per year. The sector is the major
employment generator contributing half of the total city’s employment (Table
3.3.1). Employment is classified as local and transient workers. Local workers are
those that reside in the city while transient workers are those residing elsewhere.

In 2000, transient workers were estimated to constitute 30 percent of the total

sectoral employment. This increased to 41 percent in 2008 to indicate that more
workers residing outside the city are hired by local establishments particularly
those located inside industrial zones.

Employment in the service sector is estimated at 68,019 in 2008 contributing

46.00 percent of the total employment of the city (Table IV-21). These are mostly
in the hotel and restaurant business, wholesale and retail trading, and
transportation service accounting 65 percent of total employment in the service
sector.

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In 2008, the number of people engaged in agriculture as means of livelihood is

estimated at 7,393 contributing around 5.00 percent to total employment of the
city . These are mostly in fishery, and livestock production.
3.0 Average Family Income and Expenditure vis-à-vis Poverty Level

The National Statistics Office recently released the Family Income and
Expenditure Survey (FIES) for 2006. The results were at the national and
regional. For purposes of this planning exercise, Region 7 results were used. The
FIES revealed that the average annual family income in the region was PhP
122,000 with average annual expenditures at PhP 104,000.

Family Income and Expenditure Survey, 2006

2003 2006

Region No. of Average Average Average No. of Average Average Average

Families Income Exp. Savings Families Income Exp. Savings
(000) (P000) (P000) (P000) (000) (P000) (P000) (P000)

PHILIPPINES 16,480 148 124 24 17,403 142 121 21

Region VII 1,216 121 102 19 NA 122 104 17

Source of data: National Statistics Office, 2003 and 2006 Family Income and Expenditures Survey Final
Results.

In March, 2009, the National Statistical Coordination Board in cooperation with

the World Bank released the 2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates. It
revealed that the Poverty Incidence in Lapu-Lapu City was 5.63, ranking 1,568 th
among 1,622 cities/municipalities covered, with 1 being the poorest.

Poverty Indicators, Lapu-Lapu City

Indicator Result
Poverty Incidence 5.63
Rank (Poorest = 1) 1,568
Poverty Gap 1.21
Severity of Poverty 0.40
Source: 2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates (NSCB)

3.0 Existing Land Use and Land Use Trends

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The urban and commercial area for Lapu-lapu City is presently located at the
Poblacion and Pajo area, to northward stretch of the Poblacion up to the MEPZ
boundary and up to the airport boundary. Commercial establishments are also
found along the 1st Mactan Bridge – Marigondon Road and some along Mactan
East Circumferential Road, from Punta Engaño to the municipality of Cordova.

Tourism

The island of Mactan is bestowed by nature with beautiful beaches which has a
bright appeal to international tourism. It has an area of about 120 hectares in a
strip along the eastern shoreline, part of the total tourism land use of 1,356.15
hectares (12.11%).

Most of the barangays along the shoreline enjoyed this natural beauty of nature
where visitors can swim in the clear blue seas adjoining the beach fronts, dive
underneath the surf where coral formations and marine life forms abound or just
simply enjoy the Vista. These are found in Barangays Suba-Basbas, Marigondon,
Maribago, Mactan and Punta Engaño.

Environmental Protection

Mangrove forests are natural land uses on an archipelagic chain of land like the
Philippines. The total mangrove forest in Mactan is 85 hectares. This number is
distributed at the shoreline along the barangays located at the northern and
southern ends of the city. The other mangrove forest is located in Olango Island.

The mangroves belong to the Environmental Protection Area of Lapu-Lapu City,

which has a total land area of 471.40 hectares (7.34%).

Industrial

Industrial Land in Lapu-Lapu City is concentrated at the MEPZ I and II and Cebu
Light Industrial Park. The zones are 100% industrial and the land use is strictly
enforced by the authority although the prevalence of squatters at the southern and
northern end in MEPZ I represents intrusion of residential land use into the zone.
Total land area for industrial/SEZ is 208.31 hectares (3.24%).

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Aside from the MEPZ areas, there are other existing firms located in the
commercial and residential zones of the City. This highlights non-conformity of
land uses.

Airport

The Mactan Cebu International Airport has a total land area of 797 hectares which
is shared by Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base and extends from the northeast of
Barangay Pusok to Barangay Bankal. It covers part of the areas of Barangays
Pusok, Buaya, Basak, Bankal and Ibo.

Further it comprises a strip of the area along the peripheral boundary of Pajac and
Maribago.

Existing Land Use, Lapu-Lapu City

Lapu-Lapu City Land Use And

Zone District Classification
LAND USE AREA (HA.) % Distribution

TOTAL LAPU-LAPU CITY 6,424.19 100.00

Urban Commercial 1,231.77 19.17

Tourism 1,356.15 12.11
High Level Residential 923.16 14.37
Low Level Residential 1,226.83 19.10
Environmental
Protection 471.40 7.34
Recreation, Parks,
Greens 184.79 2.88
Mixed Land Use 323.30 5.03
Industrial/SEZ 208.21 3.24
Airport 473.58 7.37
Institutional 25.00 0.39

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4.0 Comparative/Competitive Advantages
. Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threat (SWOT)
Strength
 Presence of International Airport and
Ecozones
 Existence of world class resorts and
hotels
 Rich historical site and good diving
spots
 Skilled labor and available training
institute
 Proximity to highly-urbanized ciites
(Cebu-Mandaue)
 Strategic location in the Pacific Rim
 Lone congressional district
Threat
 Economic recession and competing
investment site
 High in-migration and urban congestion
 Land speculation
 Drug related crime and deteriorating
moral values
 Emerging pollution and ecological
destruction
 Traffic congestion, flooding
 Presence of informal settlers
 Effects of climate change
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Opportunities
 Revenue enhancement
 Bankable assets of the LGU
 Funding support
 Technology transfer
 Strong public-private interface
 Shallow coastline for space
expansion
Weaknesses
 Limited fragmented land area
 Inadequate and high coast of power
and water
 Inadequate infra required by a
highly urbanized city
 Absence of tourism officer to
handle tourism related programs
and activities
 Inadequate resources to implement
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5.0 Functional Role of Lapu-Lapu City

 As major gateway of the region to the rest of the world. It serves

as a transshipment point of cargoes and people
 A major tourist destination for both foreign and domestic tourist
 As region’s industrial and export processing center
 As melting pot of modern technology
 As show window of Philippines culture, products and natural
 Supplier of basic necessities of its islet barangays

COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN

Vision :

“By Year 2021, Lapu-Lapu City shall be the leading haven for tourism and investments,
peopled by healthy and empowered citizens living in safe, clean and peaceful environs
conducive to good governance and multi-sectoral interaction geared towards socio-
economic growth through sustainable development within its political jurisdiction
including its municipal waters.”

Mission :

1. To continue the modernization of Lapu-Lapu with new and upgraded facilities

and services, supported by improved roads, bridges and international airport;
2. To enhance the natural attractiveness of the City and strengthen its reputation as
one of the country’s primary tourism areas through cleanliness and beautification
drives, as well as historical and environmental conservation campaigns;
3. To explore the potentials of the City as a business hub by establishing and
maintaining local and international linkages and supporting allied export
industries;
4. To develop a harmonious and proactive culture of dynamism by incorporating
technological advancements into the promotion of values-oriented education,
cooperativism, and entrepreneurship.

 The Concept/Structure Plan

1. Socio-Economic Development Framework

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The City of Lapu-Lapu will continue to play a vital role to the overall development of
Cebu Province and to Central Visayas Region as a whole. The presence of the Mactan
Cebu International Airport makes it the gateway of the region to the rest of the world. It
serves as a transshipment point of cargoes and people plying to and from neighboring
provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao. About 83% of the shipping industry in the
country is based in Cebu.

Industry and Tourism shall be prioritized as the lead sectors for expansion. The presence
of the progressive special economic and/or export processing zones shall be maintained
and enhanced in terms of optimization of output. Tourism activities shall likewise be
improved and enhanced to make the city a show window of Philippine culture, products
and natural beauty.

The historical significance of the city, its scenic coastal waters with world-class hotels,
resorts and the existence of ocean recreation facilities will make it a primary destination
of both local and foreign tourists.

On the overall, tourism and export manufacturers will be the major contributors to the
much needed dollar for our country. Lastly, being and island city, Lapu-Lapu City
mainland shall continue to supply the basic necessities of its islet barangays that also
cater tourists and fishers.

2. Population Development Framework

The population of Lapu-Lapu City is projected to grow by 4.0% to 3.5% per annum
within the next decade. This population growth cannot carry the planned expansion of
the economic sector/sub-sectors and needs the identification of residential areas within
the city to serve the expected increase of population, which will be employed by
economic activities within the island.

The unprecedented high growth in population will result to the doubling of the city’s
inhabitants by year 2021. This will put to limit the carrying capacity of the land utility
resources to absorb the economic and housing requirements of the city. This necessitates
the identification of expansion sites in the adjacent municipality of Cordova and the
development of reclamation projects.

An efficient housing development program shall be employed to produce low-cost

affordable residences for the population living in the island. Housing shall be developed
in such a way as to maximize the utilization of the available land allocated to residential
land use.

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For people lining outside the island, an efficient transportation shall be developed. This
includes the establishment of ferry landing service in the pre-identified ferry points in the
city to service between Mactan and Cebu and between Mactan and Bohol. And, the
construction of a third bridge between Mactan and Cebu City.

3. Environmental Management

Critical issues of concern for Environmental Management are described below:

On Mactan Channel and Magellan Bay

 Disposal of untreated effluent from the surrounding industries which may

contain highly polluting substances, affecting aesthetics and exerting
oxygen demands in coastal waters;

 Dumping of biodegradable and non-biodegradable, toxic and hazardous

wastes into the channel bay; and

 Siltation, particularly in areas along the port.

On Coastal/Marine Waters and Tourism Zones, Parks and Reservation Areas

 Illegal and destructive fishing practices still proliferate in the island and
neighboring islets;

 Deteriorating condition of the Coastal Zone areas due to massive

extraction of coral reefs; and

 Increasing number of settlement/squatter villages along coastal zone.

On Industrial and Domestic Wastes

 Presence of some polluting industries with no proper waste treatment

facilities;

 Improper garbage disposal and collection; and

 Lack of suitable dumpsite for industrial and domestic waste.

Environmental Management Development Objective

The main objective of the environmental management sector in the overall development
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the ecological balance in the island and protect the environment from future degradation
due to the influx of development interventions.

Recommended Environmental Action Plan

a) Coastal Environmental Program

b) Groundwater Utilization and Water Quality
c) Industrial Pollution Control
d) Managing Domestic Waste
e) Managing Air Pollutants Emitted from Mobile Sources
f) Beautification Projects
g) Strict enforcement of environmental laws and policies

4. Tourism Development Framework

Tourism development in Lapu-Lapu City shall be hinged on the development of the

whole eastern seaboard as resort areas and in the creation of additional tourist zones in
the proposed Mactan North Reclamation and Development Project.

The tourism activities in the reclamation areas shall be specially developed to cater to
world-class international clientele and shall be connected directly to the international
airport by an expressway to pave way for the declaration of these areas as free port
zones.

The following strategies/activities are proposed:

 Increase its capacity with respect to the total number of visitor

accommodation units and larger resort properties;

 Upgrade the standard of its accommodations (3 to 4/5 star level);

 Reposition itself towards business-conferences- incentive travelers, plus

group/leisure travelers; and

 Significantly broaden its base of visitor activities and attractions.

To support the above strategies, the following improvements are recommended:

Infrastructure Requirements -

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This includes improvement of the transportation system, water supply, power and
communications. Additionally, drainage system, wastewater and sewerage system and
solid waste system shall be improved to serve the requirements of the intended
developments.

Resort Character –

An integrated tourism master plan shall be prepared for the development of the city’s
tourism sector.

An Integrated Resort Design shall be undertaken to shape the future environment of the
tourism area. This shall include the type, category and character of the different resort
precincts with harmony to one another; and the compatibility of the resort character to
the social and cultural arrangements for the resort zone.

5. Physical Development Framework

The physical development framework takes into account the salient points of the various
sectoral frameworks as described in the above discussion.

From the development framework, three alternative strategies were identified:

Alternative Strategy 1 – The City of Lapu-Lapu envisions a modern industrial base

economy. Given the international airport, the industry sector will be improved and
enhanced over long term. The other sectors will just compliment toward sustainable
urban development.

Alternative Strategy 2 – The City of Lapu-Lapu will continue to be the leading tourist
destination and a vital point of entry in international travel. Tourism will be the base
economy and the Industry sector shall be the second priority for development.

Alternative Strategy 3 – A combination of Alternative Strategies 1 and 2.

Alternative Strategy 3 was chosen as the preferred development alternative for Lapu-
Lapu City (as indicated by the City Development Strategy Program in 1999-2020).

When this was discussed during the two updating workshops (March 23-24, 2009 and
July 2-3, 2009), the stakeholders adopted this as the preferred alternative for Lapu-Lapu
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Adopted Alternative Strategy (Strategy 3)

The City of Lapu-lapu envisions a modern industrial and tourism base economy
complimenting each other towards a sustainable natural environment that supports eco-
tourism development. The City shall be a leading historic tropical island paradise in the
Pacific amidst economic progress brought about by MEPZ, one of the most important
industrial estates in the country. The presence of the Mactan Cebu International Airport
serves as a gateway for tourists and of the production market.

Tourism shall become a part of the global tourism network raking a substantial amount of
tax revenues and foreign exchange earnings. It shall be able to respond to travel
arrangement of every market segment as transportation and telecommunication systems
become state-of-the-art. It should have created a modern and functional tourist and
investment information centers operated by the combined efforts of the government and
private sector.

By the end of the planning period the city shall have a highly diversified environment-
friendly and socially responsive industry that provide employment openings, produce
world-class products for export and domestic consumption, and enhanced retail and
merchandizing business operating under the regime of industrial peace and sustained
productivity.

Certainly, the fast growth of tourism and industry should have improved income levels of
those affiliated with the sectors faster than those employed elsewhere. Towards this end,
the City’s comprehensive land use plan and city development strategy program will be
designed to have a mix poverty alleviating program addressed to the marginalized
segment of society.

In terms of physical development, Lapu-Lapu City shall be an expanded growth center

complete with updated ICT and inter-modal transportation facilities, sustainable water
and power supply, effective drainage and sewerage systems and waste treatment facility
with beautifully landscaped roads.

Inter-local government cooperation is deemed necessary as Mactan Island is part of the

Cebu Metropolis – where integrated urban infrastructure and common service facilities
can be better managed. Public-Private partnership or joint-venture will increase
investment for revenue-generating projects. Coordination with the national agencies and
other implementing bodies will help achieve the development vision. This includes the
monitoring and evaluation of on-going and pipe-lined foreign-assisted projects, line
agency priority programs/projects and new proposals to be funded by private investors.

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The adopted development strategy shall put in place measures to dictate where
development shall occur. This is anchored on a development philosophy of compatibility,
efficiency and sustainable urbanization. The development of tourism and industry is
designed to ensure co-existency and complimentation over a long period.

To achieve this, a well designed hierarchy of urban settlement pattern and sound land use
plan shall be prepared and approved/adopted by legislation.

 Land Use Plan

INTRODUCTION

Lapu-Lapu City is fast expanding in terms of socio-economic activities due to the

presence of the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ), CLIP and tourist area
development.

The MEPZ has been expanded with the establishment of MEPZ 2 and the Cebu Light
Industrial Park. Tourism, on the other hand has likewise taken its hold on the whole
island of Mactan the last five years. The shape of the beach areas are now overshadowed
by plush beach resorts and high-rise resorts with elaborately manicured landscape and
immaculate beach fronts. Lapu-Lapu City now is considered as a premier tourist
destination and tourism has slowly become an economic base beside the MEPZ.

Both industrial and tourism expansion propels the population growth of the island due to
migration of workers for the two fast growing sectors. Both sectors also benefited the
presence of the Mactan Cebu International Airport. But even with the airport, industrial
and tourism expansion, the growth of the whole Metro Cebu Area is reason enough for
the high population growth. The tremendous growth of tourism and industry as well as
the concomitant growth of population are proven by the increasing demand for land for
industrialization, commercial, tourism as well as housing subdivisions and residential
needs.

The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) for 2000-2009, has emphasized that each
year the scarce resource of Lapu-Lapu City is being leveled off and developed to give
rise to new establishments. The city is experiencing undirected development which could
result to the unsustainable land use of the city. With this undirected land utilization, the
City Government of Lapu-Lapu realized the major setback on policy making towards
sustainable development. Thus, a major updating of the land use and zoning has been
seen as a necessity.

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1. EXISTING LAND USE OF LAPU-LAPU CITY

The existing land use of the City is undirected and unregulated. The plan seems to be
formulated in response to existing land uses at the time and with the desire of local
planners to put up pockets of industrial areas in sparsely populated and developed areas
without regard for harmony and compatibility. The existing land use map (see map)
shows that the commercial establishments are concentrated on the western portion of the
city and along the first Mactan-Mandaue Bridge to Marigondon Road Corridor. MEPZ 1
occupies the north western portion of the city, MEPZ 2 and Light industry in the interior
portion. The beach resort/tourism areas are along the eastern strip of the island. The rest
of the area are left for residential use, intermixed with the other pre-determined land
uses.

2. PROPOSED LAND USE OF LAPU-LAPU CITY

Land use planning is now the primary concern among development planners as the City
of Lapu-Lapu, now a highly-urbanized city, gears toward the next century.

The main issue is how to put Lapu-Lapu City in a better perspective for future
development, in line with internalization strategy of the Cebu Integrated Area
Development Master Plan while preserving and enhancing the natural environment
consistent with the thrust of environmental protection, disaster-resillent and with
consideration of being a prime tourist destination in the Philippines.

In the updating of the Lapu-Lapu City Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), there are
basic considerations which were adopted so that full utilization of the land will be
realized. One of these is the existence of the international airport at the heart of the city,
the existing Mactan Export Processing Zones and the existing Tourism activities
especially on the eastern coast of the Island. Other considerations also are the provision
of commercial uses along the roads which will address the needs of its adjacent land
uses. And the major consideration being adopted is the plan of the city to develop a
reclamation project in the northern part of the city.

In the preparation of the updated CLUP, the proposed land use plan must focus on the
limited land area of the City and the heavy demand for utilities such as water and power.
The demand and pressure exerted by both the industrial and tourism sectors needs
prioritization of the issues, strategies under certain parameters.

Commercial Area

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The proposed urban and commercial area for Lapu-Lapu City is expanded from the
present location at the Poblacion and Pajo to cover the entire stretch from the Poblacion
up to the MEPZ boundary and widens up to the airport boundary. This area will service
the commercial requirements for the industry and other support service sectors.
Additionally, the presence of an international airport will create an international office
hub in this area where international companies may put up their regional offices,
especially those which cater to freight handling and communications business.

The commercial area extends from the western portion traversing across the city, passing
through Barangay Gun-ob up to Barangay Marigondon. Another commercial
agglomeration will be set up in Marigondon, Suba-basbas, Babag, Canjulao, Pajac and
Bankal areas to service the tourism zone at the eastern shoreline. This urban and
commercial expansion will utilize strips of the areas on both sides of the Mactan
Circumferential Road and City Roads.

In Olango Island, a commercial district will be established at the heart of Barangay Sta,
Rosa where the wharf/ferry landing is located. This will serve the commercial needs of
the island. The commercial district will extend on both sides of the

In the proposed reclamation project of the city, commercial districts will be developed to
service the requirements of the tourism, housing and industry sectors of which the
reclamation are mainly designed for,

Tourism

Under the proposed tourism development, the eastern strip of Mactan Island stretching
from Barangay Punta Engaño in the North to Barangay Suba-Basbas in the South
covering portions of Barangays Mactan, Maribago, Marigondon and Agus are being
reserved for tourism purposes. Likewise, a considerable area in the proposed MNRDP is
also allotted for tourism development.

The tourism zone will house world class beaches, resorts and hotels that may range from
cottage type or low rise structures to high-density high-rise buildings catering to the
high-end market. Other related support establishments will intersperse the area. The zone
will cater foreign and domestic visitors. The zone will also have convention centers both
for local and international conferences.

The other side allocated for tourism is the eastern part of the island of Olango. The
proposed area is along the eastern coastal zone of Olango Island facing Bohol Strait and
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compared to that of the main Mactan Island in the sense that the preservation of ecology
will be the prime concern in tourism development. This eco-tourism type of activity will
promote sustainable development of the rich ecological system of the area.

The Tourism area of Olango will be anchored on the adjacent environmentally protected
area of the Olango Wildlife Sanctuary. To a greater degree than possible, tourism in this
island should be limited to daytime visitors, prompting day tour arrangements, where
visitors stay at mainland Mactan and visit Olango during daytime.

In the long term, tourism activities in Lapu-Lapu City, especially on the high-end,
international scenario will be concentrated on tourism islands to be reclaimed in the
north.

Residential Area

The residential area of Lapu-Lapu City is proposed to be situated in Barangays Gun-ob,

Canjulao, Babag, Calawisan, Bankal, Pajac, Basak, Maribago, Mactan and Agus.

The residential area in the island of Olango, is proposed to be located at Barangays Sta.
Rosa, Talima, Baring, Tingo, Caw-oy, Sabang and San Vicente.

A socialized housing is also proposed to be developed in Barangay Canjulao.

Environmental Protection

The coastline of Barangays Suba-basbas, Basak, Babag and Calawisan facing the
Municipality of Cordova shall be declared as environmentally protected zone.

Recreational Area/Park/Green

To preserve a wholesome and balanced land use, certain areas of the city will have to be
kept open and green. These are designated as recreational areas and areas for parks and
open spaces.

A strip of land between the two bridges at the Mactan side is proposed for a new
recreational park. Areas that are designated as green or open space including those found
within residential subdivisions may also serve as a recharge area for the city’s
underground water. Parks, greens and open spaces are also designated in the proposed
north and south reclamation projects.

Industrial/Special Economic Zone/ICT Park

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The attractiveness of Lapu-Lapu City to export processing industries prompted the

development planners to expand the present industrial land.

Due to limited land for expansion, industrial areas are proposed in Mactan North
Reclamation and Mactan South Reclamation Projects.

Airport

The present size and area of the Mactan Cebu International Airport is currently shared
with Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base with a total land area of 797 hectares.

Institutional

Institutional areas are where the schools, churches, government centers, hospitals and
other related public and social service facilities are to be located, as projected on the
future land use of the city. These facilities do not necessarily occupy so much large
space.

Memorial Parks/Cemeteries

The existing privately-owned memorial park should be preserved and should maintain its
beautiful aesthetics. Cemeteries within the city will have to be enhanced and improved.
Another proposed site to be developed by the city will be located in Barangay Suba-
basbas and Mactan to address the needs in the southern and eastern parts of the island.

Mactan North Reclamation Development Project (MNRDP)

The MNRDP, established as a Special Economic Zone by the President is now on the
pre-implementation phase. The proposed island-type reclamation is about 400 hectares
and is divided into four (4) island-areas or lots separated by waterways. The breakdown
of the general land use plan of the proposed MNRDP is shown below:

Proposed Mactan North Reclamation Development Project Lapu-Lapu City

General Land Use Area (Has.) % Share

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Lot A – Port & Port Related Development Zone 92 23

Lot B – Airport Clearance Area (low impact dev’t) 70 17.5
Lot C – Town Center and Commercial Zone 78 19.5
Lot D – Tourism, Resorts & Retirement Village 40 10
Open Spaces, Roads and other green areas 120 30
TOTAL 400 100

Shown below is the Proposed Land Use Plan of Lapu-Lapu City by Percent Distribution.

COMPARATIVE LAND USE PLAN, LAPU-LAPU CITY

EXISTING PROPOSED
LAND USE AREA % AREA %
(HA.) Distribution (HA.) Distribution
Sub-Total 6,424.19 94.14
Urban Commercial 1,231.77 19.17 1,231.77 18.05
Tourism 1,356.15 21.11 1,356.15 19.87
High Level Residential 923.16 14.37 923.16 13.53
Low Level Residential 1,226.83 19.10 1,226.83 17.98
Environmental Protection 471.40 7.34 471.40 6.91
Recreation, Parks, Greens 184.79 2.88 184.79 2.71
Mixed Land Use 323.30 5.03 323.30 4.74
Industrial/SEZ 208.21 3.24 208.21 3.05
Airport 473.58 7.37 473.58 6.94
Institutional 25.00 0.39 25.00 0.37
Memorial Parks/Cemeteries
MNRDP 400.00 5.86

Grand Total (Sub-Total +

MNRDP) 6,424.19 100.00 6,824.19 100.00

Urban Settlement Plan

By year 2021, Lapu-Lapu City will have a well dispersed population with good access to
workplace, livelihood activities and basic service facilities. On the basis of contiguity,
population size, dominant economic and social service amenities, Lapu-Lapu City
barangays are grouped into five clusters, with an identified nodal service center in each
cluster. The five Major Growth Centers are Barangays Basak, Poblacion, Mactan,
Canjulao and Sta. Rosa.

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Structure Development Map

Growth Centers

Central Northern Eastern Western Island

Cluster Cluster Cluster Cluster Cluster

Major Growth Major Growth Major Growth Major Growth Major Growth
Center: Center: Center: Center: Center:
Basak Poblacion Mactan Canjulao Santa Rosa

Satellite Brgy: Satellite Brgy: Satellite Brgy: Satellite Brgy: Satellite Brgy:
- Gun-ob - Pajo - Punta Engano - Looc - Tingo
- Pajak - Pusok - Maribago - Calawisan - Baring
- Ibo - Agus - Babag - Talima
- Buaya - Marigondon - Caw-oy
- Bankal - Suba Basbas - Caubian
- Sabang
- Tungasan
- Pangan-an
- Caohagan
- San Vicente

Functional Role Functional Role Functional Role Functional Role Functional Role
- Industrial -Primary - Tourism - Commercial - Tourist Belt
- Residential Growth Center - Residential - Residential -Protected Area
- Institutional -Protected Area -Fishing Village
- Industrial
- Service

SECTOR/RANK

Environment & Natural Resources

1 Establishment of City Environment & Natural Resource Officer (CENRO)

1.1 Office/laboratory equipment and vehicle

1.2 Office space

1.3 Creation of new positions

2 LLC Waste Management System Program

2.1 Installation of Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) at Abattoir

2.2 Installation of Sewerage Treatment Plant at Public Market

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2.3 Installation of Sewerage Treatment Plant at SWM Complex

2.4 Installation of Sewerage Treatment Plant at Basak-Sudtunggan Drainage Outfall

2.5 Acquisition and Installation of Air Quality Monitoring Machines

2.6 Full Closure of LLC Dumpsite/Purchase of Pipes/pond for leachate

containment/top soil cover

2.7 Purchase of Weighing Scale (Truck) (Weigh Bridge) for SWM

2.8 Purchase of Bulb-Eater for Waste Fluorescent Lamps)

2.9 Purchase of 10 Organic Shredders

2.10 Purchase of garbage trucks for 6 barangays

2.11 Enactment of Ordinance Amending the LLC Environment and Sanitation Code
(Ord. 484-97) to Include provisions mandated by Ra 9003, Clean Air Act, Clean
Water Act and the proposed CENRO

2.12 Preparation of corrected Solid Waste Management Plan and Re-Submission to

NSWM Commission, Manila for approval

2.14 Retrieval of Public Beaches Phase I

2.15 Installation of Rain Water Gutters and Fabrication of Rain Water Catchment
for Segregation Building

2.16 Construction of MRF for Barangay Clusters

3 Implementation of Coastal Resource Management & Biodiversity Conservation

3.1 Mangrove Reforestration/Rehabilitation

4 Undertaking activities for Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP)

5 Mactan Bubble Project

Housing
1 Pursue development of the Socialized Housing Projects

2 Enhance technical personnel of the City Planning and Development Office

3 Creation of Housing office

4 Fill-up vacant positions to ensure adequate enforcement of Zoning Ordinance

Health
1 Upgrade hospital and health personnel, facilities, supplies & equipment

1.1 Additional funds for medical supplies

1.2 Construction/repair of barangay health centers and lying-in clinics (Suba-

basbas, Gun-ob, Caw-oy, Sabang, Marigondon)

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1.3 Conversion of LLC Hospital from secondary to tertiary

1.4 Conversion of Sta. Rosa Community Hospital from primary to secondary

2 Purchase of additional equipment and vehicles for BFP, PNP, CTMS, BJMP

2.1 PNP - 2 units

2.2 BFP - 1 unit rescue van and other rescue tools and equipment

2.3 BJMP - ambulance and prisoner's van

2.4 CTMS - towing equipment / vehicles

3 Construction of new 2-storey building for Lapu-Lapu City - PNP

4 Construction/repair of school buildings

5 Additional building for detention cell and repair of perimeter fence for BJMP

6 Creation of positions of additional teachers for elementary and high schools

Additional budget for deliver of basic social services (Emergency Assistance, Cash
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Assistance, Burial Assistance, etc.)

8 Purchase of textbooks

9 Purchase of armed chairs

10 Filling-up of vacant positions for fast and effective delivery of services -CSWDO

Creation of Force Multipliers (PNP, BJMP, BHW's, CTMS, Day Care Workers &
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BFP)

12 Construction of Museum Building & Public Library

13 Purchase of Supplemental Feeding for School Children

14 Purchase of Micronutritional Supplementation

15 Purchase of Reproductive Health Supplies (Pills, IUD, Injectables)

16 Purchase of Anti-TB Drugs

17 Purchase of STI/HIV Aids, supplies and materials

18 Purchase of chemical & equipment for dengue

19 Promotion of accessibility to Persons with Disability

19.1 Provision of ramps

19.2 Improvement of comfort rooms

19.3 construction of building for PWDs

20 Repair of old Fire Station (Poblacion Fire Sub-Station)

21 Enterprise Development and Income Diversification

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Economic
1 Comprehensive Tourism Plan for Lapu-Lapu City

2 Construction & Manning of the Lapu-Lapu Tourism Center

3 Development of Culture of Tourism

4 Construction/repair of Public Market and Slaughterhouse

4.1 Repair of existing Public Market

4.2 Construction of new Public Market at Gun-ob (FS/DE only)

4.3 Repair of existing Slaughterhouse

4.4 Construction of new Slaughterhouse (preparation of FS)

5 Expansion of the Skills and Manpower Development Center

6 Establishment of satellite market in cluster barangays

7 Establishment of the Fish Port

8 Establishment of Urban Agriculture

8.1 Establishment of Urban Vegetable Garden

8.2 Establishment of Greenhouse

Institutional

1 Creation of new Offices/Department and filling up of vacant positions

1.1 CENRO

1.2 Local Statistics Office

1.3 City Economic Enterprise Development & Management Office

1.4 City Housing Office

1.5 HRMO

1.6 City Tourism Information Center

2 All PPAs geared at improving LGU finances

2.1 Installation of electronic tax payment system (e-tax)

2.2 Updating of RPT assessment

2.3 Revision of Revenue Code

2.4 Creation of new revenue source through reclamation project (MNRDP)

3 Construction of bigger offices/buildings

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3.1 New City Hall building to house all service departments both local & national

4 Opening an information channel through the tri-media and internal

4.1 Ang Lapu-Lapu Karon Project

5 Improving the capacity and quality of government workers

5.1 OPLAN MATALINO

5.2 PROJECT HAGPAT ABILIDAD

5.3 Establishment of computer-based MIS & GIS (hardware, software & training)

6 Infrastructure Project Completion

6.1 Task Force Sulbad Palpak

7 Enterprise Development and Income Diversification

Infrastructure

Roads
1 Open new routes to link strategic sites

2 Widen roads network (sidewalk)

3 Improvement of road network to aide planned urban development

4 Widening and Concreting of Sta. Rosa Causeway Phase 2

5 Concreting of Coastal Roads in Olango Island Phase 2

Construction of overpasses from city center to major city points (Poblacion-Mactan,
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Poblacion-Marigondon, Poblacion- Babag)
Construction of pedestrian underpasses in major road intersections e.g. Poblacion
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intersection
8 Construction of tunnel from Lapu-Lapu City to Cebu City, Bohol and Olango Island

Traffic Management
1 Integrate inter-modal transport system

2 Enforcement of laws on sidewalk vending related to traffic

3 Improvement of traffic efficiency of routes

4 Recruitment and training of additional traffic aides

5 Bus Rapid Transit System

1 Mactan Drainage System Project-Phase 2

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2 MDS Management

3 Additional funds for MDS

Sewerage
1 Mactan Sewerage System Development Project

2 Additional funds for MSSDP

3 MDS Management

Ports
1 Fish Port

2 Establish international seaport to be located on strategic location

Sea Port Management

1 Improve ferry transport system to service the needs of tourist

2 Abattoir Lot Acquisition and Construction

3 Cebu-Mactan Ferry Service

4 Bohol-Mactan Ferry Service

Improvement of Existing Port Facilities, 5 locations (Muelle, Punta Engaño, Mactan,
5 Marigondon, Maribago)

Water

1 Mitigating control measures

2 R & D on non-traditional viable water source

Social Infrastructure
1 Public Cemetery lot acquisition and construction

2 Construction of City Market Complex

3 Construction of City Sports Complex

Other Infrastructure Projects with External Implementors

1 Mactan International Airport Expansion

2 Mactan Solar Electrification Expansion

3 R & D on other appropriate power supply

4 Mactan Electric Company Service Expansion

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