Volume 1 The Comprehensive Land Use Plan PDF

COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN VOLUME I 2017-2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I – BRIEF PROFILE OF THE CITY 1
Chapter 1 – Brief History…………………………………………………………. 2

Chapter 2 – Demographic Profile……………………………………………… 7
2.1 Population Size and Growth Rate…………………………………… 7
2.2 Total Population and Household Population…………………....... 7
2.3 Urban-Rural Household Population
Distribution by Barangay…………………………………………..... 8
Chapter 3 – Geographic Location and Geologic Characteristics………… 13
3.1 Geographic Location and Geologic Characteristics………………… 13
3.2 Watersheds……………………………………………………………... 14
3.2.1 Status of Sub-watersheds………………………………….. 14
3.3 Forestry…………………………………………………………………. 15
3.4 Territorial Jurisdiction and Topography……………………………… 19
Chapter 4 – Physical Features and Environmental Condition…………… 24
4.1 Topography……………………………………………………………. 24
4.2 Geology/Hydrological Features and Hazards……………………… 24
4.3 Climatological Condition……………………………………………… 31
4.4 Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment………………………….. 33
Chapter 5 – Existing Land Use and Land Use Trends……………………. 47
5.1 Commercial Area………………………………………………………. 47
5.1.1 Major Central Business District…………………………… 47
5.1.2 Minor Commercial Node……………………………………. 48
5.2 Residential……………………………………………………………… 53
5.3 Solid Waste Management……………………………………………. 53
5.4 Water Uses…………………………………………………………….. 53
5.5 Land Use Trends on Timber Lands…………………………………. 54
5.6 Land Use Trends on Agricultural Lands……………………………. 54
5.7 Land Use Trends on Heritage Sites…………………………………. 54
Chapter 6 – Infrastructure, Facilities and Utilities………………………….. 57
6.1 Transportation/Road Network………………………………………… 57
6.1.1 Transportation Facilities…………………………………….. 57
6.1.2 Roads…………………………………………………………. 64
6.1.3 Traffic Problems, Engineering &Solutions……………….. 69
6.1.4 Solutions to Traffic Problems……………………………… 73
6.1.5 Traffic Management Plan…………………………………… 73
6.1.6 Traffic Trends………………………………………………… 75
6.1.7 Road Capacity……………………………………………….. 75
6.1.8 Current and Projected Road Needs………………………. 75
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6.2 Power…………………………………………………………………… 77
6.2.1 Power Generation…………………………………………… 77
6.2.2 Power Transmission………………………………………… 77
6.2.3 Power Distribution and Service…………………………… 77
6.2.4 Power Connection………………………………………….. 78
6.3 Water and Water Supply…………………………………………….. 81
6.3.1 Description of the State of Water Service……………….. 90
6.4 Information and Communication Technology……………………… 103
6.5 Social Service Facilities/Utilities/Amenities………………………… 108
6.5.1 Day Care……………………………………………………… 108
6.5.2 Protective Services…………………………………………. 111
6.5.3 Education…………………………………………………….. 112
6.5.4 Social Welfare Facilities……………………………………. 119
6.5.5 Housing Facilities…………………………………………… 122
6.5.6 Health Facilities……………………………………………… 122
Chapter 7 – Waste Management……………………………………………….. 127
7.1 Institutional; Arrangements…………………………………………… 127
7.2 Solid Waste……………………………………………………………. 128
7.2.1 Contributors to Garbage Volume………………………….. 129
7.2.2 Generated Waste…………………………………………… 129
7.2.3 Disposed Waste…………………………………………….. 130
7.2.4 Source Reduction…………………………………………… 131
7.2.5 Diverted Waste………………………………………………. 131
7.2.7 Collection and Transfer……………………………………… 132
7.2.7 Market for Recycles…………………………………………. 132
7.3 Liquid Waste……………………………………………………………. 132
7.3.1 Septage Treatment and Facilty…………………………….. 138
Chapter 8 – Economic Structure………………………………………………. 140
Chapter 9 – Development Constraints: Priority Issues and Concerns… 147
Chapter 10 – Comparative Advantages and Competitive Edge…………. 147
Chapter 11 – Functional Role of the City…………………………………….. 151
1. Trading Hub……………………………………………………………. 151
2. Economic Power House in the Region……………………………… 151
3. Investment Destination of the Philippines………………………….. 153
4. Industrial Center in the Region……………………………………… 154
5. Local Tourist Destination of the Philippines……………………….. 154
6. Center of Culture, Arts and Education……………………………… 155
7. Center of Local Governance…………………………………………. 156
8. Health Center in the Region………………………………………….. 156
9. Resilient Model City of Eastern Visayas…………………………….. 157

II – THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN……………………………….. 158
Chapter 1 – Vision and Mission Statements…………………………………. 159

1.1 Vision Indicator Analysis………………………………………………. 164
1. Commercial and Industrial Center…………………………….. 164
2. Strategic hub for Education Excellence……………………….. 164
3. Preserved Cultural Heritage…………………………………… 165
4. The Environment………………………………………………… 165
5. Governance……………………………………………………… 166
Chapter 2 – Development Thrusts and Strategies…………………………. 167
Chapter 3 – Development Concept and Structure Plan…………………… 176
3.1 Residential……………………………………………………………… 177
3.2 Coastal and Aquaculture Development…………………………….. 177
3.3 Planned City Extension (Northern Barangay Development)…….. 178
3.3.1 Light Industrial……………………………………………….. 178
3.3.2 Agricultural Plains (Agri-Ecotourism)……………………... 178
3.4 Critical Facilities……………………………………………………….. 178
3.4.1 Water………………………………………………………….. 178
3.4.2 Storm Water and Flood Control…………………………… 179
3.4.3 Transportation Network (A life-line)…………………………. 179
3.4.4 Forest Protection and Production…………………………… 179
3.4.5 Roads and Highways…………………………………………. 179
3.4.6 Maritime Highway……………………………………………… 180
3.4.7 Sanitation and Sewerage…………………………………….. 180
Chapter 4 – Land Use Plan………………………………………………………… 181
4.1 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation………………………….. 184
4.2 Proposed Land and Sea Uses…………………………………………. 185
4.2.1 Land Uses……………………………………………………… 185
4.2.1.1 Commercial Use……………………………………. 188
4.2.1.2 Residential Area……………………………………. 192
4.2.1.3 Agricultural Land Use………………………………. 194
4.2.1.4 Agri-Industrial Area…………………………………. 196
4.2.1.5 Light Industrial Area………………………………… 199
4.2.1.6 Solid Waste Management………………………… 199
4.2.1.7 Slaughterhouse…………………………………….. 203
4.2.1.8 Cemetery……………………………………………. 206
4.2.1.9 Eco-Tourism………………………………………… 208
4.2.1.10 Parks and Open Space………………………….. 210
4.2.1.11 Reclamation/Buffer (Protected Area)………….. 212
4.2.1.12 Utilities, Transportation Network and Services.. 212
4.2.1.13 Timber Land (Public and Protected Area)……… 213
4.2.2 Water Uses…………………………………………………….. 217
4.2.2.1 Creeks and Rivers………………………………….. 217

4.2.2.2 Sea Water Use……………………………………… 222

4.2.2.3 Seaport and Utilities……………………………….. 223
4.2.2.4 Conflict between Land Uses……………………… 223
4.2.2.5 Protection…………………………………………… 223
4.2.2.6 Shoreline Embankment and Road Heightening
Protection…………………………………………… 225
4.2.2.7 Mangrove…………………………………………… 229
4.3 Land and Water use Policies…………………………………………. 229
A. Protection Policy………………………………………………… 229
B. Buffer Protection Policy………………………………………… 232
C. Production Land Use Policy……………………………………. 232
4.4 Major Priority Development Programs……………………………… 240
Chapter 5 – CLUP and ZO Implementation Strategy/Arrangement………. 250
Chapter 6 – Monitoring Review and Evaluation System…………………… 254

LIST OF MAPS
1. Map of the Philippines i
2. Map of the Region ii
3. Map of the Province iii
4. Map of the City iv
5. Topographic Map 18
6. Watershed Map 21
7. Topographic Map 26
8. Proposed Land Use Map 27
9. Land Cover Map 28
10. Tenurial Condition Map 29
11. Geologic Map 30
12. Ground Shaking Map 41
13. Liquefaction Hazard Map 42
14. Flood Hazard Map 43
15. Storm Surge Hazard Map 44
16. Tsunami Hazard Map 45
17. Rain-Induced landslide Hazard Map 46
18. Map of Existing Commercial Areas 52
19. Map of Existing Residential Areas 55
20. Map of Proposed Residential 56
21. Existing Road Network Map 70
22. Location of Bridges 71
23. Communications Network Map 107
24. Location of Daycare Centers 110
25. Location of Public Elementary Schools 117
26. Location of Public Secondary Schools 118
27. Location of Social Welfare Facilities 121
28. Location of Government Health Centers and Health Stations 126
29. Location of Proposed Waste Water Treatment Facilities 137
30. Location of Proposed Septage Treatment Facility 139
31. Structure Map 176
32. Proposed land use Map 181
33. North Development Map 186
34. Commercial Zone Map 191
35. Map of Proposed Residential Areas 193
36. Map of Proposed Agricultural Areas 195
37. Map of Proposed Agri-Industrial Areas 198
38. Map of Proposed Light Industrial Areas 201
39. Well-Engineered Sanitary Landfill 202
40. Map of Proposed and Existing Slaughter House 205
41. Map of Proposed and Existing Cemeteries 207
42. Map of Proposed Eco-Tourism Areas 209
43. Map of Proposed Parks and Recreation Areas 211
44. Location of Transport Utilities 214
45. Timberland Map 216

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Tacloban City Average Rate of
Annual Growth Rate per Census Year 7
Table 2 Actual & Projected Population Household Population
& Household 2000-2025 Tacloban City 8
Table 3 Urban-Rural Actual and Projected HH Population
Tacloban City 2014 – 2025 9
Table 4 Protection Potential Per Sub-Watershed Tacloban City 15
Table 5 Forest and Forest Land Use Types, by Category and Area 15
Table 6 Sub-Watersheds by Category, Tacloban City 17
Table 7 Barangay Jurisdiction Matrix Tacloban City 19
Table 8 Area Classification Matrix 23
Table 9 Geologic Classification Tacloban City 25
Table 10 Comparative Mean Monthly Rainfall, Tacloban City 31
Table 11 2015 Mean and Minimum Monthly Temperature in Degrees
Centigrade, Tacloban City 32
Table 12 2015 Percentage of Humidity, Tacloban City 32
Table 13 2015 Mean Monthly Cloudiness Tacloban City 33
Table 14 Barangay Vulnerability/Hazard Matrix 37
Table 13 Transportation Terminals by Location and Condition Year 57
Table 14 Inventory of Public Land Transportation Vehicles
By Type and Service Routes 59
Table 15 Other Modes of Transport and Facilities Tacloban City 61
Table 16 Transport Related Projects, Approved/Funded for
Implementation Tacloban City 2015 62
Table 17 Tacloban City Transportation Analysis Matrix 62
Table 18 Inventory of Ancillary Road Facilities Year 2015 64
Table 19 Inventory of Bridges by Location, Type, Capacity and Condition
Tacloban City 2015 65
Table 20 Inventory of Ancillary Road Facilities 2015 67
Table 21 Projected Urban Road Damaged Matrix Tacloban City 76
Table 22 Road Traffic Analysis Matrix Tacloban City 76
Table 23 Households Served with Electricity for the Past Three Years 78
Table 24 Number of Connections by Type of Users and Average
Consumptions for the past Three Years 79
Table 25 Projected Numbers of Connections by Type Users and Average
Consumption (KWH / Mo.) 80
Table 26 Power Substations 2015 80
Table 27 Power Analysis Matrix 81
Table 28 Number of Consumption by Type of Water Connection
Table 29 Level 1 Water Supply System by Type and Number of Population
Served Tacloban City 2015 91
Table 30 Water Sources of Level II Water Supply System 97
Table 31 Existing Surface Water Resources by Type and
Classification Year 2015 97
Table 32 Water Requirement by Barangay Population Year 2015 98
Table 33 Classification of Fresh Surface Water 102

Table 34 Water Analysis Matrix 102

Table 35 Communication Services Facilities Year 2015 103
Table 36 Type of Print Media Available Year 2015 104
Table 37 Cell Site Network Year 2015 104
Table 38 Information and Communication Technology Analysis Matrix 106
Table 39 Location of Day Care Centers Tacloban City 108
Table 40 Protective Services by Facilities and Equipment
Year 2015 Tacloban City 111
Table 41 Public Elementary and High Schools Facilities Tacloban City 112
Table 42 Social Welfare Facilities Tacloban City 2015 119
Table 43 Housing Facilities and Utilities Situation for the Past Three
Censal Years (2007,2010, 2014) Tacloban City 122
Table 44 Medical Health Facilities and Personnel Tacloban City 2015 123
Table 45 Key Characteristics of Generated Waste, Tacloban City 128
Table 46 Household Waste Characteristics Tacloban City 129
Table 47 Projected Solid Waste Generation Tacloban City 2016-2025 129
Table 48 Percentage Distribution of Garbage in Tacloban City 130
Table 49 Existing Major Agricultural Crops by Area, Production and Market
Agricultural Support Facilities 140
Table 50 Comparative Agricultural Crop Areas and Production
Tacloban City 2014 to 2015 141
Table 51 Existing Livestock and Poultry Farms Tacloban City 2015 141
Table 52 Revenue Derived From Livestock and Poultry Business
Table 53 Existing Fishing Grounds and Aquaculture Production
Tacloban City 142
Table 54 Area and location of Forestlands by Sub-Category and
Primary Use 144
Table 55 Volume of Production by Forest Concessionaires, Year 2015 144
Table 56 Employment by Type/Classification/ Type of Business and Trade 145
Table 57 Local Revenue and Industrial Establishment 2011-2015 146
Table 58 Income Class by City Region VIII, 2011 152
Table 59 Density, Population Growth, Average Household, Migration Pattern
and Poverty Incidence by City Region VIII, 1995-2000 Census 152
Table 60 Vision Indicators Tacloban City 161
Table 61 Proposed Land Use s 183
Table 62 Summary of Projected Climate Changes in Tacloban City 184
Table 63 Existing and Proposed Commercial Zone Tacloban City 190
Table 64 Agricultural Zone Land Use Tacloban City 194
Table 65 Proposed and Existing Agri-Industrial Zone Tacloban City 197
Table 66 Proposed and Existing Light-Industrial land Use Tacloban City 199
Table 67 Proposed and Existing Solid Waste Zone Tacloban City 200
Table 68 Existing and Proposed Slaughterhouse Facility Tacloban City 203
Table 69 Proposed and Existing Cemeteries Tacloban City 206
Table 70 Existing and Proposed Eco-Tourism Tacloban City 208
Table 71 Existing and Proposed Parks and Open Spaces Tacloban City 210
Table 72 Existing Transport and Utilities Tacloban City 212
Table 73 Existing and Proposed Timber Land Tacloban City 215
Table 74 Water Uses Tacloban City 217

Table 75 Burayan River 218

Table 76 Mahayahay River 218
Table 77 Kanpayapau River 219
Table 78 Tanghas-Lirang River 219
Table 79 Abucay River 219
Table 80 Nula-tula River 220
Table 81 Naga-naga River 220
Table 82 Bagacay River 220
Table 83 Tigbao River 220
Table 84 Diit River 221
Table 85 Abucay River 1 221
Table 86 Buruguan River 2 221
Table 87 Suhi River 1 221
Table 88 Suhi River 2 221
Table 89 Sta. Elena River 1 222
Table 90 Sta. Elena River 2 222
Table 91 Existing Land Protection Area Tacloban City 224
Table 92 Summary of River Easements Tacloban City 224
Table 93 Existing Mangrove Area Tacloban City 229

MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES
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MAP OF THE REGION
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MAP OF THE PROVINCE
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MAP OF THE CITY
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INTRODUCTION
Tacloban City is in its early stage as a Highly Urbanized City having been
proclaimed by President Gloria Arroyo through Proclamation No. 1637 on Oct. 1,
2008 and ratified through a plebiscite on December 18, 2008 with a unanimous
“Yes” vote. From here, imminent change took place and from this point, there
was no turning back.
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) of TaclobanCity is prepared in

observance of mandate RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government
Code of the Philippines, supported by other issuances, orders and memoranda of
the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLRB), the Department of Interior
and Local Government (DILG), the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) and other agency stakeholders.
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan is one effective tool that will point to
the physical structures, infra -utilities and facilities, environmental and economic
development thrust and direction of Tacloban City. Taking into account climate
change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction management (DRRM), it
has been mainstreamed into the 10-year development planas a timely mitigating
tool towards progress and expansion. Altogether, the spatial and locational
framework plans will be synchronized based on the land use categories of the
city, to match with the plans, programs and implementation activities of various
stakeholders.
Following the city’s vision, goals and objectives is not a fool proof strategy
for development. It has to go hand in hand with some regulatory actions in terms
of fiscal measures, private sector investment and honing of institutional
capabilities that will make way for an improved public service. Moreover, the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan will construct and organize the delineations of
economic, social and physical considerations for a realistic land use, anchored on
the actual present land use, its potential utilization and physical planning
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standards. This will simplify theimplementor’s activities based on the pragmatic

use of economic resources, physical availability of land areas and administrative
thrusts in terms of practicality and accuracy of services to the people of Tacloban.
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan consists of three (3) volumes.

Volume1 has three (3) components:
A. The Preliminary Pages
The preliminary pages shall include the resolution adopting the

CLUP and the enactment of the Zoning Ordinance. It shall also include
the foreword and executive summary, acknowledgement, table of
contents, list of maps, figures and tables.
B. Brief Profile of the City
This component shall include the brief history of the city, its human
resource, physical features, physical/infra resources which include
infrastructure network, social services, existing utilities like power, water,
information-communication network, solid waste management, the marine
structure, the existing land use and land use trends,
comparative/competitive advantage, weakness as well as the functional
role of the city.
C. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
This particular section shall have the vision/mission statements of

the city, goals, objectives and strategies, the concept structure plan and
the land use plan in text and map format as well as the priority programs
and projects which are land use based.
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Volume 2consists of the Zoning Ordinance and presents in two parts the
following contents:
A. The Zoning Ordinance in text form, and the

B. Zoning Map
Lastly, Volume 3 shall comprise the detailed documentation of the sectoral

studies of the six major sectors detailed as follows:
1. Demography
2. Physical Environment
3. Social Sector
• Housing
• Health
• Education
• Protection Services
• Sports and Recreation
• Social Welfare
4. Economic Sector
• Industry
• Commerce and Trade
• Agriculture
• Forestry
• Tourism
5. Infrastructure and Utilities
• Transportation
• Power
• Water
• Communication
• Solid Waste Management
6. Institutional Capability
• Organizational Management
• Financial Management
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Situational Evaluation Analysis
The City Government of Tacloban recognizes the need for thorough

evaluation and situation analysis of the current issues on land use. The present
administration is committed to resolve these issues by consulting the various
stakeholders, departments and agencies for their respective technical
assessment on the present land use and its utilization.
With the identification of the following concerns, the needed response will
pave the way for long-tern solution on the present use of land utilization and
management as stated below.
 Urban congestion
 Housing needs and backlog
 Road and waterways easements
 Industrialization
 Watershed and forest management
 Other ecological and environmental considerations
 Flooding situation and drainage system
 Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
Management
Tacloban City is an expeditiously expanding city in terms of population

while the land area remains the same. As congestion has become imminent,
expansion has been creeping into the northern part of the city, diverting some
agricultural and other idle lands or areas to residential, commercial or industrial
use. The diversion partly fulfills the housing backlog but not in a progressive
manner.
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On the other hand, flooding is one major point of concern that has not
been fully addressed in the light of the disturbing facts of unregulated structures
and improper drainage lines of private and government constructions.
The traffic congestion of Tacloban City is one perennial concern even in

the years past. The City Government has been devising measures to correct the
situation where it has proved effective. The City Traffic Enforcers, deployed not
only along busy streets has been a plus factor in the city’s traffic regulatory
activities. Moreover it gave the City Police Traffic Management Bureau a lift as it
concentrated its activities to crime prevention and eradication.
Another concern of the city government is the proper management of the

city’s watershed and forest areas to safeguard our water reserves and protect soil
erosions and landslides in denuded areas. Plans on eco-system management
must be well placed to ensure the conservation of our watershed areas and at the
same time, mitigate the flooding problems in the city.
Tacloban City is in its infancy with regards to its new classification as a

Highly Urbanized City. As such, it has to learn the ways of other highly urbanized
cities who have successfully steered their city to become economically and
socially responsive and administratively capable with their fiscal management
system. Tacloban City can learn from their land use strategies and in turn
formulate its own land use to practically make way for future policies on land
issues.
Urban growth and development will never be discounted as one of the

signs of a city moving in an unprecedented upward direction. This direction has
one setback – the city’s land area is definitely not increasing and so the direction
of growth should be directed towards the suburbs. In Tacloban City, suburbs
refer to the barangays in the northern rural barangays. Idle lands and other
agricultural lands that are no longer used for agricultural production can be
classified and converted to accommodate proposed urban uses. The Eastern
Visayas Regional Agri-Industrial Center is situated in the northern portion of the
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city with an area of about 237 hectares. If developed, this can accommodate
various medium industries and residential areas to solve the problem on housing
backlog and other similar social concerns of the city.
Climate Change is one effect that is beginning to manifest into the lives of
people and with it, natural disasters due directly or indirectly to climate change
have been changing people’s lives. Recently, the city was totally devastated by
super typhoon Yolanda leaving thousands of people dead and homeless. This is
one concern that has to be addressed to include housing needs, health needs
and others that should be addressed with immediacy.
As the largest populated city in Region VIII, Tacloban City is not far from
being the human capital of the region with its 2.73 percent annual growth rate.
With this fact and the present situation on housing backlog, not to mention the
continued proliferation of informal settlers, the city is hard put but is bent on
solving this problem. Tenement housing and Socialized Housing under RA 7279
for the informal settlers are seen as planned solutions, while private developers
are encouraged to continue their socialized housing projects under B.P. 220 for
the poor and marginalized citizens of the City. Hand in hand, the City
Government, Department of Socialized Housing Finance Corp. under HUDCC
and the private sector will work together to make Tacloban a livable city for its
citizenry.
1.2 Land Use Development Concept
The formulation of a conceptual land use plan included a review of the

important considerations which include the following:
 Identification of problems, issues and concerns

 Recognition of strengths, weaknesses and opportunities and threats
 Vision and Mission Statements
 General Objectives and Strategies
 Existing Land Use and Land Use Trends
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The following land use objectives were formulated after the evaluation of
the problems, issues and concerns in the sectoral situational analysis.
 To decongest the central business district (CBD) by expanding towards

the northern and southern portions of the city.
 Revise the master drainage plan of the city, in conformity to the present
flood situations to address the worsening flooding problems in the city
proper and other nearby low lying areas.
 To formulate a pragmatic policy for urban informal settlers to prevent the
proliferation of illegal structures and provide housing opportunities to
qualified beneficiaries.
 To provide land area development for light to medium industries in the

Eastern Visayas Agri-Industrial Growth Center (EVRGC) to address
unemployment and thereby generate economic activities in the periphery
of EVRGC.
 Adopt an effective conservation plan for ecologically sensitive areas such
as denuded forests and watershed areas, mangrove areas, swamps and
wetlands.
 To classify land areas suitable for agricultural uses for cultivation of short
term crops for an adequate supply of vegetables and other agricultural
products in the local market.
 To strictly implement the land use plan and regulate land use conversions
to sustain land use objectives and purpose.
1.3 Land Use Strategies
The following strategies are formulated in support of the land use

objectives towards the attainment of its Vision Statement. The land use
objectives as enumerated above, will use these strategies and approach to
sustain the development plan on land use.
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The decongestion of the urban proper through expansion of the

central business district leads to the following strategies:
 Construction of road networks to open new exits and entrances to the city
proper.
 Expand zoning of commercial areas towards the south and northern
portions of the City.
 Develop a new business and financial park and buffer zone thru
reclamation of the coastal areas along Cancabato Bay.
 Extend Magsaysay Blvd from the south end towards the airport and from
the north end towards Naga-Naga district.
 Establish a free-way highway along the foot of Caiba-an, Utap, Naga-Naga
and Nulatula mountain ranges to complement Maharlika Highway.
 Extend Caiba-an road up to the national road in Pawing.
 Provide two parallel roads linking Marasbaras and Manlurip.
 Provide a main thoroughfare linking Marasbaras and Maharlika road.
 Establish more ancillary road facilities in appropriate areas especially in
the CBD.
To control flooding in the city proper and other low lying areas in the
city, the following mitigating activities are drawn:
 Redesign the Master Drainage Plan adapted to adapt to climate change to

be dubbed as “Storm Drainage and Flood Control system” to address the
present flood situation.
 Design a pumping station specifically in low areas in the city proper.
 Establish main drainage lines for the following:
 Mangonbangon River all the way to the mountain-side of Bgys. Utap
and Apitong.
 Burayanriver all the way to V & G, mountain-side of Caibaan and
Imelda Village.
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 Establishment of waste water treatment plant on all rivers prior to the

outfall.
 Establishment of a network of drainage piping systems on all perennial
flooded-areas.
To respond to the worsening proliferation of urban informal settlers

and housing backlog, the following are conceptualized:
 Construction of socialized housing units for the informal settlers under R.A.
7279.
 Encourage realtors and developers to construct more social housing
subdivisions by extending tax holidays and other similar incentives
specifically for developers of low-cost housing projects.
 Offer for sale lots in the city government relocation areas to legitimate
beneficiaries presently occupying said lots.
 Identification and conversion of more lots for residential use for more
housing settlements specifically for Yolanda victims and those still living
along the shorelines and riverbanks or danger areas..
The Eastern Visayas Agri-Industrial Park will provide adequate land

area for light to medium industries and the following methodology will
ensure investors/locators acceptable terms with the city government:
 Promote the Agri-Industrial Park and its existing tax incentives to industrial
investors/locators
 Provide land development to include basic facilities.
 Acquire the remaining identified agri-industrial park areas that have not
been up for negotiations and acquisition for a contiguous industrial zone.
To effectively harness the ecological conservation plan, the city calls

for its full protection by way of implementation of regulatory laws and
coordination with the concerned specific agencies for the management,
rehabilitation and sustained development of the following concerns:
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 Mangroves and fish sanctuaries

 Watershed areas
 Hilly and mountainous areas prone to landslides
 Wetlands and swamps
 Easements
 Other areas of ecological and geological importance for the preservation of
our environment.
1.4 Conclusion
Land Use Planning is one definite tool towards the realization of the city’s
development thrust and response to make the first Highly Urbanized City of
Region Eight a convenient economic, social and industrial hub of Eastern
Visayas. To put this into reality, the various sectoral divisions of the society and
governance were consulted and thorough dialogues, brainstorming, meetings
and conferences resulted in the identification of problems, availability of
resources and highlighted the city’s strengths.
The different stakeholders made the consultations and writeshops part of

the whole process of land use planning and development planning. They have
identified their respective sectoral concerns and laid out all aspects of
development for a cohesive approach towards the attainment of the Vision
Statement.
Land allocation and planning will underline the various identified

geographic and demographic issues of the city and its response shall be
reflective of the different sectoral call for continued progress and growth.
The City Government of Tacloban on the other hand signified its

commitment to visualize a better Tacloban City with a functional land use based
development planning.
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FOREWORD
Tacloban City, the premier city of Region 8, the gateway to Mindanao and
Luzon and the economic hub of Eastern Visayas, has been through a massive
devastation but she is unfazed and has begun the next step to recovery, healing
and redevelopment.
In reference to the Haiyan (Yolanda) disaster, Tacloban City’s

Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) that has been up for approval before
Yolanda struck, has been considered lacking and bereft of the real physical
development needs and recovery thrust post Yolanda situation. Three years
after the devastation we are still in a recovery stage and much is yet to be done.
The CLUP will be considered the “bible” of these sectoral development
thrustswith considerations on financial constraints and limitations. At any given
situation, the city government is in a positive stance and as the development
layout has been conceptualized, the path towards redevelopment has been
paved in coordination with various international organizations and national
agencies.
Just like other local government units, Tacloban City’s CLUP, is inscribed
to the locale’s unique features and socio-economic and physical thrusts. Aside
from the mandate, the CLUP is the direction by which the City Government of
Tacloban will take in terms of physical development, social service, economic
plans and environmental concerns until 2025. All these in one regulatory
manuscript, the Tacloban City Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
With the commitment of the various departments of the City Government

of Tacloban and the support of the national agencies, other stakeholders,
international non-government organizations (INGOs) to include the USAID, UN
Habitat, Habitat for Humanity, JICA, OXFAM, WHO, CRS and others who gave
technical and financial assistance, the revision of the CLUP is deemed
technically successful.
As the redevelopment should be in conformity with the new guidelines set

by the Home and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), the Plan has included
and mainstreamed climate change adaptation and risk reduction measures.
Moreover, the sectoral studies and strategies were laid out in the barangay level
perspective which was not done in the previous and/or existing CLUP.
In the standpoint of the City Government of Tacloban, the Comprehensive

Development Plan is the essential guide for resiliency practices, recovery and
redevelopment attuned to climate change and environmental protection and
conservation.
City Planning and Development Office xv

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The formulation and revision of the 2017-2025 Comprehensive Land Use
Plan (CLUP) of the City Government of Tacloban is not only a mandate for every
local government unit but more on the fact that Tacloban City has been
devastated by super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). The aftermath brought many
changes to the city such as the demographic profile, economic opportunities,
social thrusts, infra-utilities and environmental diversity. Considering climate
change and its global effects particularly to governments, could only be seen as
reason enough to formulate a land use plan that is encompassing and compliant
to climate change and disaster risk reduction reflective of the sectoral thrusts of
every local government unit.
Tacloban City would like to acknowledge the assistance of the various

Philippine national agencies for supporting the city with their development
programs, the RAY project on infrastructure and other such activities that were
directly provided to the constituents of Tacloban City.
Accordingly, Tacloban City Government is likewise grateful to the various

non-government organizations (NGOs) who lent a helping hand in the recovery
and redevelopment plans and programs particularly in the socio-economic and
infrastructure sectors. Nothing could be more fitting than to recognize the
technical and financial assistance extended by the different international non-
government organizations (INGOs) in the development planning to include but
not limited to USAID, UN Habitat, Habitat for Humanity, Japan’s JICA, CRS,
OXFAM, WHO, WASH and other stakeholders/representatives who were
instrumental in the formulation and revision of this Comprehensive Land Use
Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
It is also appropriate to thank the various departments of the City

Government of Tacloban and other government and non-government
stakeholders for their cooperation and coordination with the CLUP team to be
able to come up with an exact and reliable long-term redevelopment, land use
plan and land use classification.
Credit is properly extended to City Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez for his

support in the whole process of the CLUP conceptualization, on-board planning
and finalization. He was an inspiration to the success of this manuscript.
Particular acknowledgement is extended to the City Planning and

Development Office with its CLUP Team headed by EnP. Rolando G. Hidalgo
together with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) for crafting
the CLUP in accordance to the HLURB guidelines and outline.
Lastly, to God Almighty, for making everything possible, in all His glory
and mighty name. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.
xvi City Planning and Development Office

I. BRIEF PROFILE OF THE CITY
City Planning and Development Office 1

CHAPTER 1
BRIEF HISTORY
Its Beginnings
Tacloban City was formerly known as Kankabatok, named after the first settler
Kabatok who occupied the area around the present Sto. Niño Church. Other
inhabitants who came later were Gumoda, Haranging and Huraw who settled then in
nearby areas. The Kanhuraw Hill where the City Hall is presently situated was
formerly Huraw’s domain. The whole settlement area was called Kankabatok,
meaning Kabatok’s property.
Kankabatok was formerly under the political administration of Palo but under
the parochial jurisdiction of Basey, Samar. The Augustinian Mission discovered
Kankabatok in 1770 and subsequently, the Franciscans came later in 1813. During
this period, Kankabatok was renamed "Tarakluban” which means the place where
the inhabitants use the “Taklub”, a bamboo contraption, to catch crabs, shrimps and
fish. Later, the name of the place evolved from "Tarakluban" to its present name,
Tacloban.
Although no official records show, it is commonly believed that Tacloban was

officially proclaimed a municipality in 1770, after the provinces in Leyte and Samar
were separated in 1768. Since then Tacloban became a trading point between the
two provinces because of its strategic location. On February 26, 1830, Tacloban
became the capital of Leyte because of the ideal location of its port which is well
sheltered and had adequate facilities.
Before and During the War
Colonel Murray arrived in Tacloban in 1901 and became the first Military
Governor of Leyte. He opened the Tacloban port to world commerce, especially for
copra and abaca, which were exported in large quantities. Before World War II,
Tacloban was the center of commerce, education, social and cultural activities in
Leyte. The educational institutions were: Leyte Normal School, now the Leyte
Normal University; Leyte High School now known as the Leyte National High School;
Leyte Trade School which today is the Eastern Visayas State College; Holy Infant
Academy, which is now Holy Infant College and the Tacloban Catholic Institute.
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On May 25, 1942, Japanese Forces landed in Tacloban and started a three-
year Japanese occupation of Leyte. The Japanese forces fortified Tacloban,
improved its airfield and established San Pedro Bay as a port of call and entry for the
Japanese Imperial Naval Forces. During the Japanese occupation, many guerilla
forces were organized and the most famous was the group of Colonel Ruperto
Kangleon.
As the people of Tacloban and those from other municipalities in Leyte and
Samar fought for their freedom, there was always a complement of brave men and
women for the cause and together, as they made alliances with the movement,
helping in any way they could, they were aware that the day will come when tyranny
will be vanquished by the Allied Forces.
On October 20, 1944, General Douglas MacArthur and his troops landed on
the Tacloban-Palo beaches (White Beach and Red Beach) and the neighboring town
of Dulag (Blue Beach) and liberated Leyte from the Japanese Forces. October 23,
1944, General MacArthur, accompanied by President Sergio Osmeña made
Tacloban the temporary seat and temporary capital of the Commonwealth
Government until final liberation of the country. Famous landmarks during the
liberation were the Joseph Price Mansion where General MacArthur set up his
headquarters and the Redoña Residence. It was when the provincial government of
Leyte and the municipal government of Tacloban were re-established. Atty.
Paulo Jaro was the Liberation Mayor of Tacloban and Mr. Epifanio Aguirre became
the first mayor upon the inauguration of the Philippine Republic.
From a Municipality to a Component City
The Municipality of Tacloban was now a booming locality as it became the

center of trade and industry owing to its strategic location. Traders and
businessmen opened their respective businesses in the municipality as Tacloban
evolved to become an economic potential for commerce.
OnJune 20, 1952, Tacloban was proclaimed a chartered city by virtue of

Republic Act No. 760 which took effect on June 12, 1953. The charter was signed
by President Elpidio Quirino and witnessed by then incumbent Mayor, Ildefonso
Cinco, who by operation of law, became the first City Mayor.
On June 30, 1954, on the Feast Day of Sr. Sto. Niño, the Patron Saint of
Tacloban, Speaker of the House of Representatives Jose B. Laurel did the honor of
laying the cornerstone for the Tacloban City Hall at Kanhuraw Hill.

As a new city, Tacloban attracted businessmen looking for sound investment

prospects while people from neighboring towns slowly began to look for opportunities
and laid roots in the city.
Artemio E. Mate, the second City Mayor of Tacloban City succeeded Hon.
Ildefonso Cinco who became Governor of the Province of Leyte. The decade of the
60's ushered economic and physical developments in the city under the
administration of President Ferdinand E. Marcos with his First Lady Imelda
Romualdez Marcos, who hails from Tolosa, Leyte.
During the late 60's and the early 70's Tacloban City was gradually changing
from a less obvious to a remarkable city. Government institutions and cultural
awareness were created and established such as the National Maritime Polytechnic,
UP Tacloban, Sto. Niño Shrine and the People's Center and Library and others, were
established in the City. All these, in addition to the construction of the San Juanico
Bridge, the longest span of bridge in the Philippines linking the islands of Leyte and
Samar. Simultaneously, the construction of the Maharlika Highway, the
improvement of the DZR Airport and the Tacloban Sea Port and many other
infrastructure projects promoted Tacloban City to the business sector and to the
national and foreign investors.
On September 24, 1972, Tacloban became a part of the Integrated

Reorganization Plan by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1 of the New Society under
Proclamation 1081 declaring Martial Law in the Philippines. During the time, Mayor
Filomeno Arteche was the incumbent mayor
On May 12, 1976, President Marcos appointed Obdulia R. Cinco as Mayor of

Tacloban City and was returned to the seat when she won in the local elections on
January 30, 1980 becoming the first elected lady mayor of Tacloban City.
Aftermath of the EDSA Revolution
In 1986, afterCorazon Aquino was placed into the presidency by virtue of the
EDSA Revolution, Mayor Cinco was replaced by Emmanuel K. Veloso who stayed
until the elections of 1988. This time, another Mate was elected as Mayor. The
younger brother of former Mayor and Congressman Artemio E. Mate, Uldarico E.
Mate won the elections and became the first elected Mayor after the EDSA
Revolution.
Mayor Uldarico E. Mate was given a mandate of three terms as mayor of

Tacloban City. During his term, Tacloban City evolved and progressed, lifting its
economic, social and infrastructure sectors as Tacloban was categorized as a First

Class City. The business sector's confidence in the economic standing of the city
boosted its prospects and local and international entrepreneurs came in to put up
businesses in the city.
In the mid portion of the 90's, Tacloban City worked out for the acquisition of
237 hectares of land for its Economic Zone, which was finally realized and approved
by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No.
1210 on April 23, 1998. The Eastern Visayas Agro-Industrial Growth Center
(EVRGC) was then officially registered as an Eco-Zone with the City Government of
Tacloban as the developer/operator.
On June 30, 1998, where the last term of Mayor Mate ended, it began for
Mayor Alfredo T. Romualdez. June 12, 2003, was a golden day for Tacloban City as
it celebrated its Golden Anniversary with fitting rites and activities with Mayor
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Alfredo T. Romualdez at its helm. Celebrating the 50 anniversary of Tacloban's
cityhood showed the long trail of significant activities leading to the present status of
Tacloban by which economic, infrastructural and social gains were achieved.
Mayor Alfredo T. Romualdez was given a three term mandate by the people
of Tacloban. Before ending his term on June 30, 2007, his son, Alfred S. Romualdez
won in the mayoralty race during the May, 2007 elections where the son would
obviously succeed the father to continue the vision that the older Romualdez have
for Tacloban City - to make Tacloban City a Highly Urbanized City.
A Highly Urbanized City
Treading in the path of the former Mayor Alfredo Romualdez, the incumbent
Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez prepared Tacloban City for its conversion from a
component city to a highly urbanized city. On October 15, 2008, President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo declared Tacloban City a Highly Urbanized City by virtue of
Presidential Proclamation No. 1637 which was ratified by a unanimous Yes vote on
December 18, 2008, officially converting Tacloban from a component city to a highly
urbanized city.
Tacloban City has become independent from the province of Leyte by virtue
of this historical ascend. From its modest beginnings, Tacloban City became the
premier city of Eastern Visayas, gateway of the region and the center of commerce,
trade and industry, educationand communication and technology.

The Devastation of the City
On November 8, 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan, was spotted and was

forecasted to enter the Philippines which was then locally named Yolanda as it
entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). In a very audacious fate,
Tacloban City lay in its path and its people were unaware of what was to come with a
storm that was categorized as a super typhoon. As super typhoon Yolanda made
landfall in the city at around 5 AM, its recorded strength by international weather
forecasters hit 378 kph. It was considered the world’s strongest recorded typhoon
and as fate has put it, Tacloban City was directly in the center of the typhoon. In the
events that followed, the howling winds which lasted about 5 hours brought total
devastation to the city.
The aftermath was more destructive as storm surges went as high as 25 to 35

feet along shorelines and went inwards toward the downtown area and most
barangays in the low lying areas, destroying everything along its path. The
destruction was unimaginable as it almost wiped out the entire city. The casualties
were everywhere as it was estimated to have reached about ten thousand dead and
missing.
This was the most horrific situation that the city faced. The odds of the
government becoming helpless without any choice for immediate recovery was
imminent. Luckily, the international community and national government gave its
hand and support poured in. In a matter of months, the city started to pick up the
pieces and with support coming from all over the world, Tacloban City made its way
towards recovery and rehabilitation. The resiliency of its people was tested to the
core and the Taclobanon’s showed its inner strength and determination to stand up
and never will allow obstacles to deter its resolve to have a new life in a place they
called home.
The first HUC of Region VIII, with economic opportunities for its people and
the nearby municipalities, Tacloban City eventually hastened the pace of recovery
despite the odds. Tacloban City achieved more in a conspicuous state and
continued to grow in terms of physical, economic and social returns and left no
stone unturned in the delivery of service to its people and governed them in the most
practical, humane and equitable manner.
As growth was accompanied by pain, there was the gain to look forward to
and in the process and it was sweet in the end. Tacloban will no longer be the same
and there is no looking back – only forward stance towards a bright future for the city
and its people, despite amplified odds.
CHAPTER 2
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
2.1 POPULATION SIZE AND GROWTH RATE
Tacloban City records a steady growing population count since 1903 until the
1948 census and fluctuated in the succeeding years but the highest recorded
Average Annual Rate of Increase recorded for the period was 4.90% during the
censal year 1980. Inversely, the lowest recorded growth rate of 1.07 percent was
recorded during the censal year 1975. Below is the table showing actual population
count from 1903 to the most recent, 2014.
Table 1
Tacloban City Average Rate of Annual Growth Rate
Per Census Year
CENSUS ACTUAL
GROWTH RATE
YEAR POPULATION
1903 11,943 1.78
1918 15,787 3.47
1939 31,233 3.92
1948 45,421 4.25
1960 53,551 1.38
1970 76,531 3.64
1975 80,707 1.07
1980 102,523 4.90
1990 136,890 2.93
1995 167,310 3.84
2000 178,639 1.41
2007 217,199 2.73
2010 221,174 2.16
2014 239,938 2.13
2015 242,809 2.13
Source: NSO
2.2 TOTAL POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD POPULATION
As of 2014 census, the Household Population of Tacloban City was counted

at 239,938. While Total Population as of August 1, 2015 was recorded by the Phil.
Statistics Authority (PSA) at 242,089.Tacloban City’s total household is counted at
50,890 with an average household size of 4.3 members. The table below will show
the corresponding projected population and projected number of households with an
annual growth rate of 2.13% and the average household size of 4.3 members per
household.

Table 2
Actual & Projected Population
Household Population & Households
2000-2025- Tacloban City
Total
Year HH Population No. of HHs
Population
2000 178,639 177,602 34,758
2007 217,199 216,414 42,522
2010 221,174 219,314 45,478
2014 240,629 239,938 50,890
2015 242,089 245,049 56,988
2016 247,245 250,268 58,202
2017 252,512 255,599 59,442
2018 257,890 261,043 60,708
2019 263,461 266,603 62,001
2020 269,072 272,282 63,321
2021 274,084 278,082 64,670
2022 280,657 284,005 66,048
2023 286,635 290,054 67,454
2024 292,740 296,232 68,891
2025 298,976 302,542 70,359
Source: PSA, CPDO Computation of Projected HH& Total Population uses AGR of 2.13
Bold numbers are actual population count/household count
2.3 URBAN-RURAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY

BARANGAY
Of the 138 barangays of Tacloban City, 17 are Rural Barangays and 121 are
Urban Barangays. Given the 2014 census, the city’s household population of
239,938 is concentrated in the urban barangays with a total urban household
population count of 202,251 while the rural population count is 37,687. In
percentage distribution, urban population is 84.29% of the total population while
15.71% accounts for the population in the rural barangays.
In the following table, the projected urban and rural population until the year
2025 is shown given the rate of annual increase of 2.13%.

Table 3
Urban-Rural Actual and Projected HH Population
Tacloban City - 2014-2025
RURAL LAND ACTUAL PROJECTED
BRGYS. AREA 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
12 46.84 2,219 2,266 2,315 2,364 2,414 2,466 2,518 2,572 2,627 2,682 2,740 2,798
37-A 39.79 1,223 1,249 1,276 1,303 1,331 1,359 1,388 1,417 1,448 1,478 1,510 1,542
93 1,110.84 5,242 5,354 5,468 5,584 5,703 5,825 5,949 6,075 6,205 6,337 6,472 6,610
94-A 135.84 1,555 1,588 1,622 1,656 1,692 1,728 1,765 1,802 1,841 1,880 1,920 1,961
97 389.58 3,312 3,383 3,455 3,528 3,603 3,680 3,758 3,839 3,920 4,004 4,089 4,176
98 970.51 1,367 1,396 1,426 1,456 1,487 1,519 1,551 1,584 1,618 1,653 1,688 1,724
99 225.17 5,670 5,791 5,914 6,040 6,169 6,300 6,434 6,571 6,711 6,854 7,000 7,149
100 432.05 2,989 3,053 3,118 3,184 3,252 3,321 3,392 3,464 3,538 3,613 3,690 3,769
101 203.74 1,441 1,472 1,503 1,535 1,568 1,601 1,635 1,670 1,706 1,742 1,779 1,817
102 117.55 484 494 505 516 527 538 549 561 573 585 598 610
103 600.66 4,142 4,230 4,320 4,412 4,506 4,602 4,700 4,800 4,903 5,007 5,114 5,223
103A 494.37 534 545 557 569 581 593 606 619 632 646 659 673
104 397.84 2,214 2,261 2,309 2,359 2,409 2,460 2,512 2,566 2,621 2,676 2,733 2,792
105 817.25 1,619 1,653 1,689 1,725 1,761 1,799 1,837 1,876 1,916 1,957 1,999 2,041
106 585.70 1,539 1,572 1,605 1,639 1,674 1,710 1,746 1,784 1,822 1,860 1,900 1,941
107 188.88 1,148 1,172 1,197 1,223 1,249 1,276 1,303 1,331 1,359 1,388 1,417 1,448
108 308.18 989 1,010 1,032 1,054 1,076 1,099 1,122 1,146 1,171 1,196 1,221 1,247
TOTAL 37,687 38,489 39,311 40,147 41,002 41,876 42,765 43,677 44,611 45,558 46,529 47,521
URBAN LAND ACTUAL PROJECTED

BRGYS. AREA 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1&4 36.54 1,184 1,209 1,235 1,261 1,288 1,316 1,344 1,372 1,401 1,431 1,462 1,493
2 15.44 410 419 428 437 446 456 465 475 485 496 506 517
3 60.81 2,674 2,731 2,789 2,849 2,909 2,971 3,034 3,099 3,165 3,233 3,301 3,372
5 2.85 358 366 373 381 389 398 406 415 424 433 442 451
5A 2.32 404 413 421 430 440 449 458 468 478 488 499 509
6 12.25 1,209 1,235 1,261 1,288 1,315 1,343 1,372 1,401 1,431 1,462 1,493 1,524
6A 3.04 1,730 1,767 1,804 1,843 1,882 1,922 1,963 2,005 2,048 2,091 2,136 2,181
7 1.38 320 327 334 341 348 356 363 371 379 387 395 403
8 1.67 253 258 264 270 275 281 287 293 299 306 312 319
8A 1.23 199 203 208 212 217 221 226 231 236 241 246 251
13 1.21 107 109 112 114 116 119 121 124 127 129 132 135
14 2.17 162 165 169 173 176 180 184 188 192 196 200 204
15 2.04 93 95 97 99 101 103 106 108 110 112 115 117
16 1.15 246 251 257 262 268 273 279 285 291 297 304 310
17 2.09 103 105 107 110 112 114 117 119 122 125 127 130
18 0.94 223 228 233 238 243 248 253 258 264 270 275 281


BRGYS. AREA 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
19 1.59 243 248 253 259 264 270 276 282 288 294 300 306
20 2.85 492 502 513 524 535 547 558 570 582 595 607 620
21 0.90 295 301 308 314 321 328 335 342 349 357 364 372
21A 1.65 266 272 277 283 289 296 302 308 315 322 328 335
22 1.13 90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 107 109 111 113
23 1.64 470 480 490 501 511 522 533 545 556 568 580 593
23A 1.29 534 545 557 569 581 593 606 619 632 646 659 673
24 2.44 299 305 312 319 325 332 339 347 354 361 369 377
25 19.96 1,409 1,439 1,470 1,501 1,533 1,566 1,599 1,633 1,668 1,703 1,740 1,777
26 1.39 184 188 192 196 200 204 209 213 218 222 227 232
27 3.27 236 241 246 251 257 262 268 274 279 285 291 298
28 1.54 302 308 315 322 329 336 343 350 357 365 373 381
29 1.37 188 192 196 200 205 209 213 218 223 227 232 237
30 1.15 119 122 124 127 129 132 135 138 141 144 147 150
31 1.73 321 328 335 342 349 357 364 372 380 388 396 405
32 1.46 115 117 120 123 125 128 131 133 136 139 142 145
33 1.36 212 217 221 226 231 236 241 246 251 256 262 267
34 1.47 155 158 162 165 169 172 176 180 183 187 191 195
35 0.81 196 200 204 209 213 218 222 227 232 237 242 247
35-A 1.12 469 479 489 500 510 521 532 544 555 567 579 591
36 1.03 1,295 1,323 1,351 1,380 1,409 1,439 1,470 1,501 1,533 1,565 1,599 1,633
36-A 34.40 779 796 813 830 848 866 884 903 922 942 962 982
37 8.95 3,515 3,590 3,666 3,744 3,824 3,906 3,989 4,074 4,161 4,249 4,340 4,432
38 2.33 381 389 397 406 415 423 432 442 451 461 470 480
39 21.07 3,056 3,121 3,188 3,255 3,325 3,396 3,468 3,542 3,617 3,694 3,773 3,853
40 1.18 176 180 184 187 191 196 200 204 208 213 217 222
41 1.32 94 96 98 100 102 104 107 109 111 114 116 119
42 1.48 905 924 944 964 985 1,006 1,027 1,049 1,071 1,094 1,117 1,141
42-A 5.53 2,526 2,580 2,635 2,691 2,748 2,807 2,867 2,928 2,990 3,054 3,119 3,185
43 1.72 397 405 414 423 432 441 451 460 470 480 490 501
43-A 2.47 1,116 1,140 1,164 1,189 1,214 1,240 1,266 1,293 1,321 1,349 1,378 1,407
43-B 6.59 1,036 1,058 1,081 1,104 1,127 1,151 1,176 1,201 1,226 1,252 1,279 1,306
44 3.20 448 458 467 477 487 498 508 519 530 542 553 565
44-A 3.25 226 231 236 241 246 251 256 262 268 273 279 285
45 6.17 255 260 266 272 277 283 289 296 302 308 315 322
46 1.70 434 443 453 462 472 482 493 503 514 525 536 547
47 3.28 582 594 607 620 633 647 660 675 689 704 719 734
48 1.54 377 385 393 402 410 419 428 437 446 456 465 475
48-A 1.49 567 579 591 604 617 630 643 657 671 685 700 715
48-B 1.57 519 530 541 553 565 577 589 602 614 627 641 654


BRGYS. AREA 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
49 14.73 1,952 1,994 2,036 2,079 2,124 2,169 2,215 2,262 2,311 2,360 2,410 2,461
50 5.57 264 270 275 281 287 293 300 306 312 319 326 333
50-A 7.52 749 765 781 798 815 832 850 868 887 905 925 944
50-B 2.83 844 862 880 899 918 938 958 978 999 1,020 1,042 1,064
51 1.64 329 336 343 350 358 366 373 381 389 398 406 415
51-A 0.65 227 232 237 242 247 252 258 263 269 274 280 286
52 4.16 1,092 1,115 1,139 1,163 1,188 1,213 1,239 1,266 1,293 1,320 1,348 1,377
53 4.08 663 677 692 706 721 737 752 768 785 801 819 836
54 7.89 820 837 855 874 892 911 931 950 971 991 1,012 1,034
54-A 2.49 770 786 803 820 838 856 874 892 911 931 951 971
55 4.28 868 886 905 925 944 964 985 1,006 1,027 1,049 1,072 1,094
56 6.59 1,227 1,253 1,280 1,307 1,335 1,363 1,392 1,422 1,452 1,483 1,515 1,547
56-A 3.12 603 616 629 642 656 670 684 699 714 729 744 760
57 4.01 1,191 1,216 1,242 1,269 1,296 1,323 1,352 1,380 1,410 1,440 1,470 1,502
58 5.64 873 892 911 930 950 970 991 1,012 1,033 1,055 1,078 1,101
59 37.38 3,364 3,436 3,509 3,584 3,660 3,738 3,817 3,899 3,982 4,067 4,153 4,242
59-A 14.86 3,998 4,083 4,170 4,259 4,350 4,442 4,537 4,634 4,732 4,833 4,936 5,041
59-B 5.90 735 751 767 783 800 817 834 852 870 889 907 927
60 3.51 1,122 1,146 1,170 1,195 1,221 1,247 1,273 1,300 1,328 1,356 1,385 1,415
60-A 3.62 898 917 937 957 977 998 1,019 1,041 1,063 1,086 1,109 1,132
61 6.41 749 765 781 798 815 832 850 868 887 905 925 944
62 15.81 1,500 1,532 1,565 1,598 1,632 1,667 1,702 1,738 1,775 1,813 1,852 1,891
62A 16.60 5,471 5,588 5,707 5,828 5,952 6,079 6,209 6,341 6,476 6,614 6,755 6,898
62-B 16.60 4,583 4,681 4,780 4,882 4,986 5,092 5,201 5,312 5,425 5,540 5,658 5,779
63 14.52 2,472 2,525 2,578 2,633 2,689 2,747 2,805 2,865 2,926 2,988 3,052 3,117
64 9.57 2,318 2,367 2,418 2,469 2,522 2,576 2,630 2,686 2,744 2,802 2,862 2,923
65 9.40 1,452 1,483 1,515 1,547 1,580 1,613 1,648 1,683 1,719 1,755 1,793 1,831
66 4.08 1,291 1,318 1,347 1,375 1,405 1,434 1,465 1,496 1,528 1,561 1,594 1,628
66-A 3.64 1,289 1,316 1,344 1,373 1,402 1,432 1,463 1,494 1,526 1,558 1,591 1,625
67 5.54 1,315 1,343 1,372 1,401 1,431 1,461 1,492 1,524 1,557 1,590 1,624 1,658
68 8.92 2,058 2,102 2,147 2,192 2,239 2,287 2,335 2,385 2,436 2,488 2,541 2,595
69 32.42 2,542 2,596 2,651 2,708 2,766 2,825 2,885 2,946 3,009 3,073 3,138 3,205
70 4.49 1,032 1,054 1,076 1,099 1,123 1,147 1,171 1,196 1,222 1,248 1,274 1,301
71 80.13 5,879 6,004 6,132 6,263 6,396 6,532 6,671 6,814 6,959 7,107 7,258 7,413
72 15.57 750 766 782 799 816 833 851 869 888 907 926 946
73 4.29 414 423 432 441 450 460 470 480 490 500 511 522
74 115.38 8,662 8,847 9,035 9,227 9,424 9,625 9,830 10,039 10,253 10,471 10,694 10,922
75 17.50 757 773 790 806 824 841 859 877 896 915 935 955
76 15.11 918 938 958 978 999 1,020 1,042 1,064 1,087 1,110 1,133 1,158
77 70.21 3,211 3,279 3,349 3,421 3,493 3,568 3,644 3,721 3,801 3,882 3,964 4,049


BRGYS. AREA 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
78 38.54 2,289 2,338 2,388 2,438 2,490 2,543 2,598 2,653 2,709 2,767 2,826 2,886
79 22.63 1,604 1,638 1,673 1,709 1,745 1,782 1,820 1,859 1,899 1,939 1,980 2,023
80 15.09 1,332 1,360 1,389 1,419 1,449 1,480 1,512 1,544 1,577 1,610 1,645 1,680
81 58.50 822 840 857 876 894 913 933 953 973 994 1,015 1,036
82 59.06 1,444 1,475 1,506 1,538 1,571 1,604 1,639 1,674 1,709 1,746 1,783 1,821
83 14.49 2,647 2,703 2,761 2,820 2,880 2,941 3,004 3,068 3,133 3,200 3,268 3,338
83-A 15.85 1,781 1,819 1,858 1,897 1,938 1,979 2,021 2,064 2,108 2,153 2,199 2,246
83-B 71.13 2,860 2,921 2,983 3,047 3,112 3,178 3,246 3,315 3,385 3,457 3,531 3,606
83-C 10.99 3,873 3,955 4,040 4,126 4,214 4,303 4,395 4,489 4,584 4,682 4,782 4,884
84 100.86 6,312 6,446 6,584 6,724 6,867 7,013 7,163 7,315 7,471 7,630 7,793 7,959
85 6.90 1,376 1,405 1,435 1,466 1,497 1,529 1,561 1,595 1,629 1,663 1,699 1,735
86 8.72 1,179 1,204 1,230 1,256 1,283 1,310 1,338 1,366 1,396 1,425 1,456 1,487
87 59.06 3,217 3,286 3,356 3,427 3,500 3,575 3,651 3,728 3,808 3,889 3,972 4,056
88 224.49 7,036 7,186 7,339 7,495 7,655 7,818 7,984 8,155 8,328 8,506 8,687 8,872
89 99.70 4,319 4,411 4,505 4,601 4,699 4,799 4,901 5,006 5,112 5,221 5,332 5,446
90 27.93 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108
91 687.85 10,343 10,563 10,788 11,018 11,253 11,492 11,737 11,987 12,243 12,503 12,770 13,042
92 129.26 4,706 4,806 4,909 5,013 5,120 5,229 5,340 5,454 5,570 5,689 5,810 5,934
94 124.06 2,606 2,662 2,718 2,776 2,835 2,896 2,957 3,020 3,085 3,150 3,217 3,286
95 133.06 7,170 7,323 7,479 7,638 7,801 7,967 8,137 8,310 8,487 8,668 8,852 9,041
95-A 132.72 3,915 3,998 4,084 4,171 4,259 4,350 4,443 4,537 4,634 4,733 4,834 4,936
96 53.98 6,838 6,984 7,132 7,284 7,439 7,598 7,760 7,925 8,094 8,266 8,442 8,622
109 60.69 5,364 5,478 5,595 5,714 5,836 5,960 6,087 6,217 6,349 6,484 6,623 6,764
109-A 90.16 7,554 7,715 7,879 8,047 8,218 8,394 8,572 8,755 8,941 9,132 9,326 9,525
110 286.13 5,372 5,486 5,603 5,723 5,845 5,969 6,096 6,226 6,359 6,494 6,632 6,774
TOTAL 202,251 206,557 210,960 215,455 220,041 224,729 229,515 234,406 239,400 244,494 249,701 255,018

CHAPTER 3
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND GEOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS
Tacloban City is located in the northeastern part of the Island of Leyte, one of
the islands in Eastern Visayas or Region 8. It lays 11 degrees 14’ 38.19” north
latitude and 125 degrees 0’ 18.24” East longitude and is situated about 580
kilometers southwest of Manila.
Tacloban's land area is 20,172 hectares or 201.72 sq. km. that included the
small islands within the territorial bounds of the city. As confirmation, the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) submitted to the City Government of
Tacloban the Land Management Bureau Certified Masterlist of its land area, as
prescribed under Circular Letter No. 2001-21 of the Oversight Committee on
Devolution (OCD) dated September 25, 2001, prescribing the submission by the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Land Management Bureau
(DENR-LMB) of Certified Masterlist of Land Areas to the DBM.
3.1 NATURAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM
The urban area of Tacloban City has four major natural drainage ways
namely; Abucay and Mangonbangon rivers which empties to Anibong bay, while
Tanghas-Lirang and Burayan rivers empties to Cancabato Bay. Likewise, these
urban natural drainage ways, Abucay, Mangonbangon and Burayan Rivers serve as
urban drainage channels
Likewise, the city has four bodies of water serving as drainage outlets of these
rivers and creeks. These bodies of water are Anibong and Panalaron Bays situated
in the North, and Cancabato, San Pedro and San Pablo Bays situated in the East.
The other smaller natural drainage ways located at the northwestern part of
Tacloban, drain the watershed areas of the city such as those found in Barangays
Camansihay, Bagacay, Cabalawan, Sto. Niño, San Roque and Tigbao towards the
San Juanico Strait and Anibong Bay.
The Abucay river, located at the northwestern side of the city’s watershed
area was previously tapped for irrigation of the farm lands in barangays Abucay and
Naga-Naga. It has a catchment area of about 2.4 square kilometers and drains to the
Anibong Bay. Mangonbangon River runs 5 kilometers along the western side of the
City proper and carries part of the City’s runoff, storm water and drains towards
Panalaron Bay.

The upper stretch of the national highway is swampy. Its catchment area is
around 5 square kilometers. Burayan River with a total length of 4 kilometers, has a
catchment area of 6.5 square kilometers, flowing from southwest to northeast on the
southern part of Tacloban.
The mountainous area serving as the watershed is located west of the City. A
small hilly area partitions the Tacloban city’s central plain. The eastern plain
occupies the Tacloban’s Central Business District and the other half on the western
side starts to be developed into a mixed residential and commercial use.
3.2 WATERSHEDS
The stakeholder profile of the City’s forest and forestland areas, offers an
understanding of the current realities in watershed management. From a forest
planning standpoint, decision support systems can be developed to respond to the
peculiarities of the City’s watershed landscape which is dissected into different
watershed management units. Each of these sub-watersheds covers a cluster of
barangays suggesting spatial and functional connectivity relationships, in terms of
demography and land use. There are ten (10) sub-watershed units that had been
delineated based on topographical orientation.
3.2.1 Status of Sub-watersheds
Tacloban’s landscape is host to six (6) distinct sub-watershed management

units. The sub-watershed with the largest concentration of watershed-embedded
barangays is the Tigbao –Diit sub-watershed. This covers key barangays such as
Barangays 103-A, 103, 37-A, 12, 94, 94-A, 104, 91 and 110.
The areas of significant cover are found in the portions of barangays

Camansihay, Bagacay .Sto. Nino and Sta. Elena, which occur in the north-western
part of the City transect. The Caibaan-Utap sub-watershed is host to the Caibaan
CBFMA which has expanded to 105 hectares in the low relief mountain at the south-
western end of the City. The downstream part has been the scene of major flooding
in the City, in recent years.

Table 4
Protection Potential Per Sub-Watershed
Tacloban City
Estimated Protection Areas Status
SWs (has.) (proclaimed or
Total
proposed for
OGF Mangrove Others
proclamation)
Salvacion 3.17 Old Plantation 10 has RWRC
Palanog RNF 440 has
(secondary)
Nula-Tula
Caibaan Plantation 105 has CBFM
Camansihay RNF 109 has
3.3 FORESTRY
Table 5
Forest and Forest Land Use Types, by Category and Area
Tacloban City
Areas Percentage
Category Location
(hectares) (%)
ProductionForest
1. Timber production None
(natural) 109.95 2.66
2. Timber production
(plantation) 935.12 22.60
2.1 Community-
Based Forest 241.78 5.84
Management Areas
2.2 Integrated Forest Utap, San Isidro,
Mgt. Areas (IFMA) Caibaan, 440.00 10.64
Salvacion,
2.3 Co-Management Bagacay (Manobo
Settlement) 54.00 1.31
2.4 FLMA San Roque,
Palanog 1,006.44 24.33

Areas Percentage
Category Location
(hectares) (%)
2.5 CSC Palanog,
Camansihay, San 184.64 4.46
Roque
3. Agro-forest Mineral
Exploration Permit 1,069.37 25.85
4.Coconut, Mt. Naga-naga,
pasture/grazing land Utap and Nula- 4.62 0.11
tula, Abucay
5. Mineral Areas -
6. SpecialLand Use -
Permits
ProtectionForest -
NIPAS Area -
Non-NIPAS AreaDiit, Tigbao, Dio
(Mangrove Rehab. Island, San Jose, 50.00 1.21
Project)- City
Tagpuro, San
Government Isidro, Old
Kawayan,
Burayan, Nulatula,
Naga-naga
Non-Nipas Area All coastal
(Remaining barangays except 41.30 1.00
Mangrove Area UP mangrove
Study,2002) plantation projects
Watershed protection Tigbao, Diit, San -
areas Roque, Palanog,
Camansihay,
Paglaum (sab-a
river basin).
TOTAL 4,137.22 100.00

Table 6
Sub-Watersheds By Category
Tacloban City
SUB WATER- AREA BARANGAYS CURRENT LAND USES
SHEDS (SW) OF SW COVERED
1. Barugawan- 1,709.14 San Isidro GL, REFO, RNF

Suhi
Cabalawan GL, RNF, AL, Coconuts/Perennials
Sto.Nino GL, RNF, Coconut, Tree plantation
(CBFMA)
Bagacay GL, RNF, AL, REFO (IFMA-Manobo
tribe)
Camansihay GL, RNF, AL (CSCs), Coconut
2. Tigbao-Diit 2,652.38 Brgy. 37-A RNF, GL, AL, REFO, A&D
GE Palanog GL, Resettlement, A&D
Basper GL/BL, REFO, AL, RL, A&D
Tigbao GL, AL, RNF, A&D
Salvacion GL, AL, RL, Plantation (CBFM), RNF
(ANR), A&D
Abucay GL, RNF, AL (CSCs), A&D
San Roque GL, RNF, AL (CSCs), Coconut, A&D
3. Naganaga- 180.15 Upper A&D
Nulatula Nulatula
Lower RNF, Coconut, RL, A&D
Nulatula
4. Lukay- 1,105.68 Paglaum AL, RNF, REFO, Coconut
Paglaum-Picas
San Roque RNF, AL (CSCs), Coconut
Palanog RNF, AL, Coconut, Tree plantation
(CBFMA)
5. Bagacay 398.69 Bagacay GL, Refo (IFMA-Manobo tribe), AL,
Coconut, A&D,GL, AL, A&D
Cabalawan GL, A&D
Diit, GL, RNF, AL (CSCs), Coconut, A&D
Camansihay
6. Caibaan- 253.25 Caibaan RNF, Tree plantations (CBFM), A&D
Utap
Apitong RNF, Tree plantations (CBFM), A&D
Utap RNF, Tree plantations (CBFM),
Coconut, A&D


3.4 TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND BARANGAY SUBDIVISION
The City of Tacloban has one hundred thirty eight (138) Barangay divided into
ten political subdivisions or areas. The matrix below lists the different barangays by
area of jurisdiction.
Table 7
Barangay Jurisdiction Matrix
Tacloban City
AREA 1
Barangay Boundaries/Territorial Jurisdictions
Barangay 3 Upper Nulatula
Barangay 65 Paseo de Legaspi, (Seaside)
Barangay 66 Paseo de Legaspi and Anibong
Barangay 66-A Paseo de Pagaspi
Barangay 67 Paseo de Legaspi
Barangay 68 Anibong District
Barangay 69 Rawis, Anibong
Barangay 70 Rawis, Anibong
Barangay 71 Naga-Naga
Barangay 72 PHHC (Seaside)
Barangay 73 PHHC (Mountainside)
Barangay 74 Lower Nulatula
AREA 2
Barangay 1 & 4 Libertad, Lopez Jaena Extension
Barangay 2 Jones Street
Barangay 5 Lopez Jaena and Salazar Extension
Barangay 5-A Lopez Jaena Street
Barangay 6 Sto. Niño and T. Claudio Streets
Barangay 6-A Sto. Niño Extension
Barangay 8 Sto. Niño, Salazar and del Pilar Streets
Barangay 8-A Del Pilar, Salazar and J. Romualdez Sts.
Barangay 13 Tacloban Shopping Center Area
Barangay 14 Salazar, j. Romualdez, del Pilar&Sto. Niño Sts.
Barangay 15 Zamora, J. Romualdez, del Pilar&Sto. Niño Sts.
Barangay 16 Salazar, Rizal Ave., Gomez & Zamora Streets
Barangay 17 Gomez, Salazar, del Pilar& Zamora Streets
Barangay 25 Rimas Colon and DYVL

AREA 3
Barangay 79 Marasbaras District
Barangay 81 Marasbaras District
Barangay 82 Marasbaras Boundary
Barangay 83 Paraiso, San Jose District
Barangay 83-A Burayan, San Jose District
Barangay 83-B Burayan, San Jose District
Barangay 83-C Taguictic, Burayan San Jose District
Barangay 84 Cogon, San Jose and Manlurip
Barangay 85 Bay View, San Jose District
Barangay 86 San Jose Parish Church
Barangay 87 Manlurip, San Jose Elem. School
Barangay 88 San Jose Airport, Costa Brava
Barangay 89 Baybay, San Jose
Barangay 90 Baybay, San Jose (Seaside)
AREA 4
Barangay 58 Aslum, Sagkahan District
Barangay 59 Picas, Sagkahan District
Barangay 59-A Sampaguita District
Barangay 59-B Real Street corner Kalipayan Road
Barangay 60 Real Street, Sagkahan District
Barangay 60-A Old Road, Sagkahan District
Barangay 61 Real Street, Sagkahan
Barangay 62 Km. 4, Sagkahan District
Barangay 62-A Km. 4 (Ilong’s), Sagkahan District
Barangay 62-B Kalipayan Road
Barangay 63 Real Street corner Sagkahan, Sitio Mangga
Barangay 64 Calanipawan BLISS Project, Sagkahan District
Barangay 75 Coca-Cola Junction, Real Street
Barangay 76 Fatima Village
AREA 5
Barangay 32 Ave. Veteranos, Burgos, Sto. Niño & Paterno Sts.
Ave. Veteranos, Burgos J. Luna and Paterno
Barangay 33
Streets.
Cong. Mate Ave., Ave. Veteranos, Salazar St.,
Barangay 43
Mangonbangon River

Quarry Dist., Salazar St., Cong. Mate Ave. &

Barangay 43-A
Mountainside
Quarry Dist., Salazar St., Cong. Mate Ave. &
Barangay 43-B
Mountainside
Barangay 44 Sta. Cruz and Salazar Sts., Mangonbangon River
Mangonbangon, Salazar Street and Ave.
Barangay 44-A
Veteranos
Barangay 45 Mangonbangon River, Sta. Cruz &Paterno Street
Barangay 46 Sta. Cruz, Ave. Veteranos and Real Streets
Barangay 47 Independencia, Avenida Veteranos& Real Streets
Barangay 48 Independencia, Ave. Veteranos and Real Streets
Barangay 48-A Independencia, Ave. Veteranos & EsperasAve.
Barangay 48-B Esperas Ave. and Magallanes District
Barangay 49 Youngfield Area
AREA 6
Barangay 7 Del Pilar, Zamora and Gomez Streets
Barangay 18 Gomez, Zamora and Sto. Niño Streets
Barangay 21 Del Pilar, Sto. Niño and Burgos Streets
Barangay 21-A Burgos, Sto. Niño and Gomez Streets
Barangay 26 Sto. Niño, Paterno, J. Romualdez & Gomez Sts.
Barangay 27 J. Romualdez, Gomez, J. Luna and Paterno Sts.
Barangay 28 Sto. Niño, Paterno, Burgos and Gomez Streets
Barangay 29 Paterno, J. Luna, Gomez & Burgos Sts.
Barangay 30 Burgos, Gomez, Real & J. Luna Sts.
Barangay 31 Pampango and P. Burgos Streets
Barangay 34 Ave. Veteranos, Burgos, J. Luna & Real Streets
Ave. Veteranos, PBurgos, Pampango and Real
Barangay 35
Streets
Barangay 35-A Pampango Dist. and Esperas Avenue
AREA 7
Barangay 36-A Imelda Village
Barangay 77 Bañezville
Barangay 78 Bañezville II
Barangay 80 Marasbaras
Barangay 91 Abucay
Barangay 92 Apitong
Barangay 95 Caibaan

Barangay 95-A Caibaan

Barangay 96 Calanipawan
Barangay 109 V&G Subdivision
Barangay 109-A V%G Subdivision
Barangay 110 Utap
AREA 8
Barangay 19 Rizal Ave. Gomez, Salazar, Gomez & P Burgos Sts
Barangay 20 Salazar, del Pilar, Gomez & Burgos Sts.
Barangay 23 Salazar, Rizal,Veteranos & P. Burgos Sts.
Barangay 23-A Del Pilar, Burgos, and Avenida Veteranos Sts.
Barangay 24 Del Pilar, Sto. Niño, Ave. Vet., P. Burgos Sts
Barangay 36 Sabang District
Barangay 37 Reclamation Area
P. Burgos Ext., AvenidaVeteranos Ext. & F. Torres
Barangay 38
Streets
Barangay 39 AvenidaVeteranos, Calvary Hill
Barangay 40 Tarcela, P. Burgos, Rizal Ave. & Torres Sts.
Barangay 41 Ave. Veteranos, Burgos, Rizal Ave. & Torres Sts.
Barangay 42 Rizal Ave. Ext. & Avenida Veteranos
Barangay 42-A Rizal Ave. Ext., and Mangonbangon River
AREA 9
Barangay 12 G.E. Palanog
Barangay 37-A Palanog Resettlement Area
Barangay 93 Bagacay
Barangay 94 Tigbao
Barangay 94-A Basper
Barangay 97 Cabalawan
Barangay 98 Camansihay
Barangay 99 Diit
Barangay 100 San Roque
Barangay 101 New Kawayan
Barangay 102 Old Kawayan
Barangay 103 Palanog
Barangay 103-A Paglaum
Barangay 104 Salvacion
Barangay 105 San Isidro
Barangay 106 Sto. Niño

Barangay 107 Sta. Elena

Barangay 108 Tagpuro
AREA 10
Barangay 50 Independencia and Real Streets
Barangay 50-A Youngfield and Mangonbangon River
Barangay 50-B Youngfield, Ninoy Aquino Ave. & Mangonbangon
River
Barangay 51 Independencia, Esperas Avenue and Arellano Sts.
Barangay 51-A Independencia, Real & Arellano Streets
Barangay 52 Magallanes District
Barangay 53 Real Street, Redemptorist Church
Barangay 54 Real, Esperas Ave.,Lukban and Dadison Streets
Barangay 54-A Esperas Avenue
Barangay 55 El Reposo Area
Barangay 56 Dadison, Real and Esperas Ave. Streets
Barangay 56-A Old Road Sagkahan
Barangay 57 Sampaguita District
Tacloban City’s territorial jurisdiction starts from the ridge to reef passing
through the different micro-watersheds whose status is at risk considering the new
climatic phenomena and urbanization. The timberland and forest areas claim 20.84%
(4,204.18 hectares); alienable and disposable (A & D) land constitutes 31.26%
(6,306.68 hectares), and the water bodies constitute 47.89% (9,661.14 hectares) of
the total city inland jurisdiction.
Table 8
Area Classification Matrix
Tacloban City
Area Classification Area %
A & D & Islets 6,306.68 31.26
Timberland / Forest 4,204.18 20.84
Water bodies 9,661.14 47.89
Total 20,172.00 100.00
Source: DENR,CPDO

CHAPTER 4
PHYSICAL FEATURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION
4.1 TOPOGRAPHY
Tacloban City’s mean elevation is 3.05 meters above sea level. In the
western vicinity, along Naga-naga mountain range has a steep slope of 40% with a
highest elevation of 305 meters. On the Northern part, the Sta. Elena mountain
range has a steeper slope of 60.5% with the highest elevation of 575 meters. These
ranges serve as the boundary between Tacloban and its adjacent municipalities
such as Palo, Sta. Fe, Alang-Alang, San Miguel and Babatngon. While on the
northeastern portion of the city proper, Kanhuraw Hill, seat of the Local Government
of Tacloban, has an elevation of 15.09 meters above mean sea level, lies as a
landmark overlooking Cancabato Bay.
4.2 GEOLOGY / HYDROGEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND HAZARDS
Four rock formation units can be found within the immediate area of Tacloban
City and its nearby towns. These are: the Quaternary Alluvium (1.6 mya to present);
the Turbidite (successively layered rocks) sequence of Bagahupi Formation, which is
Pliocene (0.01 to 1.6 mya) in age; the San Ricardo Formation, which is Early to
Middle Miocene (11 to 23 mya) in age; and the Tacloban Ophiolite (Balce, C., 1997,
pers. Comm..), which encompasses the successive sequence of Schists, Volcanic,
Serpentine and Gabbroic rocks all thought to be of Cretaceous (65 to 135 mya) in
age.
The Tacloban Ophiolite is represented by the long stretch of small mountain

chains located west of Tacloban, which extends in a northwest-southeast manner.
Limited observations of igneous rock exposures at Salvacion and Tigbao suggest
basaltic origin of the rocks found in the areas mentioned. The northern portions of
Tacloban, specifically those located at the rolling hills, are underlain by the slightly
dipping Bagahupi sedimentary sequence, which has some outcrop exposures at
road cuts of hilly portions and along the shoreline of Tagpuro facing the San Juanico
Strait. Exposures are also present at the protruding headland at Anibong Bay where
three fuel depots are located.
The Tacloban City proper is underlain by the Sedimentary sequence of the

San Ricardo Formation, which is very slightly dipping. This can be observed at the
Kanhuraw Hill which is characteristically rising within a generally lowland area.
The Quaternary Alluvium overlies most of the older rock units in different
areas and it consists of recent soil deposits and sands, which can be loose or
compacted. The coastal areas and plains are covered by this kind of rock unit, like
those found along the bounding bodies of water. The Tacloban Airport at San Jose

is in itself underlain by compacted young sand deposits, which form a characteristic

sand spit structure (a coastal feature which denotes a protruding sand body towards
the sea and is attached to the mainland). Many places are underlain by the
compacted sands and soils, such as those at San Jose and places southwest of
Tacloban City proper.
Two minor fault lines have been previously mapped out in the immediate area
of Tacloban. One is located at the western flank of the mountain chains west of
Tacloban, while the other exists at the northern area, which serves as the boundary
between the Tacloban Ophiolite and the Bagahupi formation. These faults are
identified as thrust faults and are possibly inactive, but detailed studies and data
regarding the actual nature of these two geologic structures are non-existent.
The potential of these structures as earthquake generators cannot be

discounted at the moment.
Tacloban City has deposits of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources.
Metallic deposits consist of copper and iron. Non –metallic minerals are comprised
of red-burning clay which is used for producing bricks and pottery and chert
dimension stone used as interior and exterior building materials.
Table 9
Geologic Classification
Tacloban City
Geologic Type Area Covered Location
Along coastal areas ; areas
Quaternary Alluvium San Jose District
southwest of city proper
Tagpuro facing San Juanico
Bagahupi Formation Brgy. 108
Strait
San Ricardo
Tacloban City proper Kanhuraw Hill
Formation
Northern Barangays, small
mountain chains west of
Brgy. 104, 94,
TaclobanOphiolite Tacloban, extending to the
Anibong Bay
northwest-southeast side of the
city
Source: CPDO






4.3 CLIMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
Climate in the city is classified by Tacloban PAGASA as falling between the

boundary of Type II and Type IV which indicates that there is no dry season and no
pronounced period for maximum rainfall which normally runs from July to December,
but that rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year except on
adverse periods where there is La Niña or El Niño.
As demonstrated in the matrix below, the month of January, 2015registered

the highest rainfall with 419.8 mm. Inversely, May, the driest month for the year
registered only 5 mm of rainfall. Hereunder is Table 3, showing the Mean Monthly
Rainfall for year 2015.
Table 10
Comparative Mean Monthly Rainfall
Tacloban City
MEAN MONTHLY RAINFALL (mm)
M0NTH 2014 2015
January 596.4 419.8
February 73.1 142.2
March 371.5 66.7
April 284.9 64.6
May 55.7 5.0
June 234.8 274.5
July 241.9 37.5
August 167.2 143.4
September 206.9 254.4
October 220.0 86.4
November 155.8 304.6
December 825.1 468.7
Total Rainfall 3,433.3 2,267.8
Source: PAGASA
In a similar tabular information, the period January-December of the years

2014 and 2015, shows the comparative mean monthly temperature as captured in
Table 2, showing that the year in review saw drier season which could be attributed
to the el niño phenomenon.

Table 11
2015 Mean and Minimum Monthly Temperature in Degrees Centigrade
Tacloban City
MONTH MEAN Temp.
January 26.4
February 26.5
March 27.1
April 28.2
May 29.1
June 28.4
July 28.7
August 28.8
September 28.6
October 28.7
November 27.9
December 27.2
Source: PAGASA
Tacloban City shows a correlative pattern in humidity and cloudiness as

presented in tables 4 and 5 attesting to the fact that there is no distinct dry or rainy
season as demonstrated in the percentage of humidity and cloudiness of the area as
indicated in the tables.
Table 12
2015 Percentage of Humidity, Tacloban City
MONTH HUMIDITY ( % )
January 91
February 82
March 80
April 79
May 77
June 84
July 84
August 75
September 82
October 80
November 85
December 88
Source: PAGASA

Table13
2015 Mean Monthly Cloudiness, Tacloban City
MONTH MEAN CLOUDINESS
January 190/6 oktas
February 143/5 oktas
March 131/4 oktas
April 128/4 oktas
May 122/4 oktas
June 179/6 oktas
July 172/6 oktas
August 174/6 oktas
September 171/6 oktas
October 150/5 oktas
November 147/5 oktas
December 166/5 oktas
Source: PAGASA
4.4 CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
In terms of climate change the Philippines is on the third spot according to a United
Nation Agency study. Our country is visited by an average of twenty (20) typhoons every
year making us susceptible to landslides, flash floods and storm surges. The Philippines is
located in the Pacific Ring of Fire making us vulnerable to sink holes, liquefaction and the
devastating earthquake.
It is inevitable therefore, that the Tacloban City Government shall formulate a climate
and disaster risk sensitive Comprehensive Land Use Plan that would guide the allocation
and regulation of land use so that exposure and vulnerability of population, infrastructure,
economic activities and the environment to natural hazards and climate change can be
minimized or even prevented. Following the planning Guidebook and standards of the
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board the focus of intervention is mainstreaming climate
change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) into the comprehensive land use
plan in the light of local government units (LGUs) exposure and vulnerabilities are becoming
more pronounced.
In August 2015, the US AID conducted a seminar in Taloban City using the data of
Manila Observatory as a reference for long term spatial planning and medium term multi-
sectoral planning of local government units . Based on the climate projections, Tacloban City
will be affected by 3 major climate change drivers: increasing temperature, changes in
rainfall in various seasons, and increasing occurrences of extreme events in 2011 and 2065.

Figure 1
Temperature Projections of Tacloban City
Based on the baseline projection 1971-2000 (colored yellow) the lowest average
temperature of Tacloban is in January at 26’C and the average highest temperature is in
May at 28.5’C
Based on the projection 2011-2040 (colored red) the lowest average temperature of
Tacloban is in December at 28.5’C and the average highest temperature is in April at 30’C
Because of climate change (temperature increase, rainfall extremes, drought, floods,

sea level rise, and strong typhoons) there is an impact on food and water resources,
ecosystem and biodiversity, human and society, and human health. As part of the climate
change adaptation there are socio-economic development pathways particularly land use,
economic growth, population governance, and environment protection.

Figure 2
Rainfall Projections of Tacloban City
Based on the baseline projection 1971-2000 (colored red) the lowest average rainfall
of Tacloban is in August at 200mm and the average highest rainfall is in December at
400mm.
Based on the baseline projection 2011-2040 (colored violet) the lowest average
rainfall of Tacloban is in August at 120mm and the average highest rainfall is in December at
400mm.
There is an effect on the abnormal rainfall pattern especially in agriculture wherein in

the month of August rainfall is scarce. The month of August is critical since the crops need to
survive until October wherein wet season is coming. There will be less produce or none at all
and as an effect will put our food security in peril. Measures such as building of dam, water
impounding facilities, water conservation, and development of new breed of crops adaptable
to lesser rain are possible solutions to the problem.

Figure 3
CLIMATE MODEL PROJECTIONS 2020-2050 by GTZ
Based on the data above there is a possible 1cm sea level rise every year in
Tacloban City. In the next 50 years, half meter (50cm) of sea level rise is alarming
considering that some parts of the city is within low slope (0-1%). Some part of the city will
be submerged, frequent flood, damage to eco system and biodiversity.
Tacloban in the past decade is used to typhoon 180-220 kph strong. In the next 2
decades the frequency of typhoons will be the same but the intensity is much stronger.
Super typhoon Yolanda is an example wherein 378 kph of gustiness was experienced and
similar super typhoons are experienced in other parts of the Philippines after the 2013
typhoon.

Hazards in Tacloban City
The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world when it comes to
natural hazards and human induced disasters. Tacloban City is one of the most hazard
prone cites and Taclobanons are the most vulnerable.
While barangays differ in risks to hazards, all 138 barangays of the City are
susceptible to typhoons.Barangays in the northern portion of the city are most prone to rain
induced landsides while flood hazard is mostly contained in the city proper and in low lying
barangays. The San Jose District which is composed of several barangays is most likely to
be affected by storm surge hazard together with the rest of the barangays along the
Cancabato Bay, San Pedro and Anibong Bays as they are the most vulnerable barangays
along the sea coast.
While barangays differ in risks to hazards, all 138 barangays of the City are
susceptible to typhoons.Barangays in the northern portion of the city are most prone
to rain induced landsides while flood hazard is mostly contained in the city proper
and in low lying barangays. The San Jose District which is composed of several
barangays is most likely to be affected by storm surge hazard together with the rest
of the barangays along the Cancabato Bay, San Pedro and Anibong Bays as they
are the most vulnerable barangays along the sea coast.
The table below indicates the vulnerabilities of the barangays in Tacloban City
with its corresponding percentage of risk.
Table 14
Barangay Vulnerability/Hazard Matrix
Tacloban City
Rain- Earthquake
Ground Fault Storm
Flooding Induced Induced Liquefaction Tsunami
Shaking Line Surge
Brgy. Landslide Landslide
Vul % Vul % Vul. % Vul % Vul. % Vul % Vul % Vul %
. . . . .
1&4 √ 100 √ 80 √ 100 95
2 √ 50 √ 100 √ 100 √ 84 100
3 √ 100 √ 100
5 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
5-A √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
6 √ 50 √ 100 √ 100 95
6-A √ 80 √ 100 √ 100 100
7 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
8 √ 50 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
8-A √ 50 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
12 √ 5 √ 15 √ 100 √ 100

Rain- Earthquake
Ground Fault Storm
Shaking Line Surge
. . . . .
13 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
14 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
15 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
16 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
17 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
18 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
19 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
20 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
21 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
21-A √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
22 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
23 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
23-A √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
24 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
25 √ 23 √ 100 √ 27 √ 50 50
26 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
27 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
28 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
29 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
30 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
31 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
32 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
33 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
34 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
35 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
35-A √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
36 √ 100 √ 8 √ 90 90
36-A √ 40 √ 100 √ 100
37 √ 30 √ 100 √ 100 100
38 √ 100 √ 70 √ 50
39 √ 100 √ 10 50
40 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 10
41 √ 100 √ 100 √ 73 100
42 √ 100 √ 100 √ 95 √ 25 73
42-A √ 12 √ 100 √ 5 25
43 √ 100 √ 95 √ 43 20
43-A √ 100 √ 21 43
43-B √ 25 √ 100 √ 34 75
44 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 √ 19 20
44-A √ 100 √ 100 √ 60 19
45 √ 40 √ 100 √ 100 √ 90 60
46 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 90
47 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
48 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100

Rain- Earthquake
Ground Fault Storm
Shaking Line Surge
. . . . .
48-A √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
48-B √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
49 √ 40 √ 100 √ 80 √ 25 100
50 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 25
50-A √ 100 √ 5 100
50-B √ 100 √ 100 √ 90 5
51 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 90
52 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
53 √ 100 √ 80 √ 100 100
54 √ 100 √ 100 √ 90 100
54-A √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 90
55 & 55-A √ 100 √ 10 √ 5 100
56 √ 100 √ 100 √ 60 5
56-A √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 60
57 √ 100 √ 70 100
58 √ 5 √ 100 √ 100 √ 95 20
59 √ 100 √ 100 95
59-A √ 100 √ 100 40
59-B √ 100 √ 100 30
60 √ 9 √ 100 √ 100 √ 55 45
60-A √ 100 √ 100 √ 80 55
61 √ 100 √ 50 √ 100 80
62 √ 100 √ 100 100
62-A √ 70 √ 100 √ 100 100
62-B √ 70 √ 100 √ 100 100
63 √ 100 √ 100 √ 67 100
64 √ 100 √ 100 67
65 √ 100 √ 30 √ 30 100
66 √ 100 √ 10 √ 30 70
66-A √ 100 √ 30 √ 30 45
67 √ 100 √ 45 √ 30 50
68 √ 100 √ 60 √ 69 45
69 √ 100 √ 90 √ 70 80
70 √ 100 √ 60 √ 100 80
71 √ 40 √ 40 √ 100 √ 80 √ 20 100
72 √ 13 √ 100 √ 100 √ 20 95
73 √ 80 √ 100 √ 75 50
74 √ 50 √ 3 √ 100 √ 52 √ 30 10
75 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 55
76 √ 40 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
77 √ 14 √ 100 √ 100 √ 80 100
78 √ 15 √ 100 √ 100 80
79 √ 100 √ 100 √ 10 100
80 √ 5 √ 100 √ 100 10

Rain- Earthquake
Ground Fault Storm
Shaking Line Surge
. . . . .
81 √ 30 √ 100 √ 100 100
82 √ 40 √ 100 √ 100 100
83 √ 20 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
83-A √ 15 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
83-B √ 7 √ 100 √ 100 √ 50 100
83-C √ 20 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 50
84 √ 15 √ 100 √ 100 √ 75 100
85 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 75
86 √ 40 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
87 √ 7 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
88 √ 12 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
89 √ 35 √ 100 √ 100 100 100
90 √ 30 √ 100 √ 100 √ 100 100
91 √ 40 √ 70 √ 17 √ 100 √ 30 100
92 √ 30 √ 1 √ 100 √ 50 10
93 √ 1 √ 100 √ 15 √ 7 10
94 √ 12 √ 30 1 √ 100 √ 50 √ 20 22
94-A √ 33 √ 40 √ 100 √ 50
95 √ 9 45 √ 100 √ 60 5
95-A √ 20 78 √ 100 √ 40 10
96 √ 100 √ 100 √ 3 10
97 √ 100 √ 5 55
98 √ 3 √ 10 √ 100 30
99 √ 100 √ 15
100 √ 100 √ 20 70
101 √ 100 √ 5
102 √ 100 15
103 √ 20 √ 100 10
103-A √ 11 √ 100 20
104 √ 55 √ 8 √ 100
105 6 √ 100 √ 20 √ 8
106 √ 100 √ 10 √ 4 8
107 √ 6 √ 100 10
108 √ 8 √ 100 √ 30
109 √ 7 √ 100 √ 100 45
109-A √ 10 √ 100 √ 100 55
110 √ 20 √ 50 √ 9 √ 100 √ 40 95
The map below shows that almost all barangays in Tacloban City are exposed to
various hazards, including but not limited to: (a) Earthquake-induced Landslide; (b) Rain-
induced Landslide; (c) Flooding; (d) Ground Shaking; (e) Storm Surge; (f) Liquefaction; and
(g) Tsunami. See multi-hazard map below.







CHAPTER 5
EXISTING LAND USE AND LAND USE TRENDS
5.1 COMMERCIAL AREA
5.1.1 Major Central Business District
In spite of super typhoon “Yolanda’s“ damage toll, the existing 60 hectares of

what is now the central business district of Tacloban City as shown in Figure 4
constitute 1% of the urban area and 0.56% of Tacloban City’s total land area.
Known in the locals as “sawang”, it is a century old business center dating back from
the American period of occupation when the port of then municipality of Tacloban
was the island’s busiest loading point.
Figure 4
As the busiest port in the region then for local and overseas ocean-going
cargo vessels, it contributed to the development of the vicinities surrounding the
facility and marked a core of commerce and trading area which was later called as
the “downtown” area upon acquiring the cityhood status.
Through all these years, such formation continued to expand further until the
present identification and zonification of the central business district.

With the city’s growing population, the central business district needed to
expand to accommodate more locators and entrepreneurs. In 2013, Tacloban’s
population soared to 239,938 with a sizeable number of new business
establishments locating outside the central business and in time, forming another
nucleus of commerce and trading area.
5.1.2 Minor Commercial Node
1.Marasbaras Commercial Land Use Trend
The nearest location of business expansion that formed outside the existing
CBD is along Imelda-Real-Sagkahan-Marasbaras, along the strip of national road
going to the direction of the Municipality of Palo. It is in the Southern portion of the
existing CBD stretching south to Marasbaras District where Robinson’s Place is
located as seen in Figure 5.
Figure 5
With the opening of Robinson’s Place, several medium and micro enterprises
including financial establishments positioned their establishments strategically in
front or in proximity to the mall to take a share of the mall market-going public. A
total of 98 hectares is being occupied by this commercial area.

2. Abucay Commercial Land Use Trend
The Abucay commercial activity in the northwest side of the existing CBD
started when the public bus terminal in Anibong District was closed to the public to
pave way for the operations of the city government-run 6-hectare Abucay Bus
Terminal in Bgy. Abucay which is only about 3 kilometers away along the newly
constructed and opened four lanes Abucay Bus Terminal concreted road.
Figure 6
Another major thoroughfare, Congressman Mate Avenue, opened when Rizal

Avenue was extended to link with Maharlika Highway. This created another stretch
of commercial area along the spread with major economic and commercial activities
immediately taking place. Warehouses, the newly opened Tacloban Doctors
Hospital, Gasoline stations and service-oriented line of businesses are among the
new economic ventures present in Congressman Mate Avenue. A total of 74
hectares of land is occupied by this emerging commercial area.

Figure 7
3. Utap-Apitong-Caibaan Commercial Land Use Trend
In Figure 5, commercial activities along the service line of business

entrepreneurship started to sprout with the opening of the Angelicum in the junction
of Maharlika and San Jose-Coca-Cola diversion road, a private run educational
institution offering pre-elementary, elementary and secondary courses. Since then,
a number of business establishments opened up, and very familiar is the huge
structure of Citi Hardware branch of Tacloban City and the Leyte Home Depot. A
total of 35 hectares has been covered by this commercial area.
Figure 8

4. Ext. Naga-Naga Junction to Bgy. Lower Nula-tula and Diit
Although affected by the November 8, 2013 super typhoon “Yolanda” storm

surge, located in the northern portion of Tacloban City, from Brgy. Lower Nula-Tula
along Maharlika Highway from Naga-Naga Junction all the way to Brgy. Diit, a surge
of commercial business establishments strategically positioned themselves one after
another, see fig. 6. In the span of five years, 6 gasoline stations were opened for
business literally in close competition with each other since they are only about a
kilometer distance apart from one another, while two (2) savings bank opened 1
Naga-Naga junction and the other one close to corner congressman Mate Avenue
and Maharlika highway. Several warehouse complexes, a food additive processing
plant and coconut oil processing plant are among the locators in this area of
commercial expansion.
Figure 9


5.2 RESIDENTIAL
When the surge of water inundated the urban center of the city at the height of
the super typhoon Yolanda, almost all of the residential structures surrounding its flat
lands were affected and incurred heavy damage. In the areas fronting the seas, the
residential structures were wiped out, uprooted or left only with its skeletal frames.
All of the informal settlers whose structures are composed of light construction
materials were totally in wreckage.
The building of socialized housing units by the National Housing Authority in

the safe zones of the Northern portion of the city is a trend initiated by the
government to catalyzed residential growth away from the danger zone of the
existing central business district 15 to 30 kilometers away north of Tacloban with a
total area covered for residential development is 202.14 hectares
5.3 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
The location of the solid waste controlled dumpsite in Bgys. San Isidro, Sto.
Niňo, New Kawayan and Old Kawayanare within the location of the 32 hectare
acquired property of the city of Tacloban which is part of the identified settlement
areas. Because of conflicting land uses, a new site is identified and developed in the
hilly portion of San Roque Mountain within the critical habitat and watershed area.
5.4 WATER USES
As a result of the building up of development of residential having a

population estimated to be hundred thousand or more in the northern barangays, the
existing land based transport service could not cater the need to transport of goods
and passengers from the central business district to the new settlement and vice-
versa. Therefore, the maritime route is an upcoming transport trend in the very near
future.
A motorized wooden banca utilizing the existing docking facility of pump boats
at the back of McDonalds building and perhaps a temporary docing facility in Bgy.
Old Kawayan may ferry passengers from and to the two points referred to. Light
cargoes may also be allowed to be serviced along with the passengers in the same
boat.

5.5 LAND USE TRENDS ON TIMBER LANDS
The timber lands comprising 4064.34hectares of both productive and

protected forests are vegetated with second growth forest trees. The forest lands
within the vicinity of built up barangay areas is where the productive forest are
located and were awarded for tenurial contract for the harvest of forest products by
the Forest Management Bureau.
The core and steep slope forest mountain were classified as protected forest
and considers to be not within the commerce of men being a critical ecosystem and
bio-diversity area.
Even with the demarcation between forest for production and forest for
protection, both forest areas have been encroached deliberately with illegal logging
activities for both commercial and domestic use.
Mostly the production forest areas which have been traversed with road
network long before, have been encroached with unaccounted informal settlers with
toleration from either the national and local government.
5.6 LAND USE TRENDS ON AGRICULTURAL LANDS
As of this writing, 202 hectares of lands have been reclassified by the

Sannguniang Panlungsod from Agricultural areas into socialized housing to pave
way for socialized housing projects. These areas are located in Bgy. Salvacion,
Cabalawan, Suhi, Sto. Niṅo and Tagpuro.
5.7 LAND USE TRENDS ON HERITAGE SITES
Only 2 heritage sites have been added to the list of identified heritage sites
(see Cultural Heritage) in the city of Tacloban. The two (2) identified super typhoon
“Yolanda” landmarks in Sagkahan in the vicinity of Tacloban Convention Center and
the washed ashore wreckage of cargo ships in Bgy. Anibong. Both identified
heritage sites carries with them the significance of history of deaths and destruction
of properties of super typhoon “Yolanda” in November of 2013.



CHAPTER 6
INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND UTILITIES
6.1 TRANSPORTATION / ROAD NETWORK
6.1.1 Transportation Facilities
Tacloban City is accessible by land, sea and air travel. It is the gateway to the
south and north by land travel through the San Juanico Bridge. The city built a
spacious new North Bus Terminal to accommodate vehicles going to and from
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. This new facility has improved the land
transportation system in the city and brought convenience to the riding public.
Tacloban City, a highly urbanized city is the center of aviation in the region
and is the 8th busiest airport in the Philippines. The Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport is
located 4.3 nautical miles southeast of Tacloban City proper, having a road distance
of about ten (10) kilometers from kilometer zero (0) origin. The airport runway is
2,140 meters long and 45 meters wide with 1,000 meter wide easements. The width
of the runway is enough to accommodate Boeing 737 planes. The airport is being
maintained and managed by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). At
present, plans are being considered for it to become an airport of international
standards.
Table 13
Transportation Terminals by Location and Condition, year 2015
Name of Year Physical Owner/ Type of Terminal Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
Area Barangay
Termi-nal Constructed Condition Operator Terminal Facilities FL TC EQ LN TS SU Others
Water
Port of Tacloban 3.5 ha Brgy. 1 & 4 1944 Fair Administered by Seaport Berthing Facilities, M M L L M H L
Port Area, (please see (Good condition) Philippine Conventional
Tacloban City attached port Ports Authority RoRo (2- RoRo
layout plan for –PMO Eastern Ramp),
Open Storage Area
the succeeding Leyte / Samar
Working Area,
repair/rehabili- Lighting System,
tation works) High mast steel,
towers w/halogen
floodlights,
Solar Farm
Lighting,
Fendering System,
Rubber dock
fenders,
Mooring Facilities,
Cast
iron mooring

bollards w/
T-heads, 25T
capacity
Warehouse /
Transit Shed,
Port Operations
Building,
Land Covered Walkway
Abucay Bus Brgy. 91 Fair Bus, Passengers Lounge

Terminal 1.8 ha 2007 LGU Tacloban Jeepney, Ticketing Booths M M L L M H
Toll Gate
Philtranco 0.40 ha Police Sub Station
Bus Line Brgy. 91 Fair Canteen
2015 Philtranco Bus M M L L M M
Air
Daniel Z. 81 ha
Romualdez Airport Brgy. 88 Fair
1950 CAAP Airport X-Ray Machines M M L L H H
Passengers Lounge
Ticketing Offices
Luggage Carousel
Runways
Arrival Area
Airport Operations
Bldg.
Parking Area
Source: LTO, PPA, CAAP, TOMECO; 2016
In terms of available Public utilities for commuting public, the city has buses,
vans, jeepneys routing within the Region accessing the six (6) provinces. Within the
city area, there are about 1,387 tricycles as well as multicabs and pedicabs servicing
all the barangays of the city as reflected in table 14

Table 14
Inventory of Public Land Transportation Vehicles by Type and Service Routes,
Year 2015
From other
Registered in Tacloban City
City/Municipality
Route/Destination
Type of
Route/
Public Barang
Total Within Barangay Total Destination
Utility ay to City
No. Barang to City No.
Barang Center
ay Center
ay
6 Ormoc
2 Palompon
2 Naval
Buses 4 Eastern Samar

2 Northern Samar
Western Samar
8 Luzon
4 Mindanao
62 Eastern Samar
12
Northern Samar
19
Western Samar
Van
34 Ormoc
24 Naval
16 Maasin
Northern 77
PUJ/Multica
1009 Barangays- Babatngon
bs
CBD
Sagkahan 278
Basey
Area- CBD
San Jose 352
Airport Sta, Rita
Area- CBD
From other
Registered in Tacloban City
City/Municipality
Route/Destination
Type of
Route/
Public Barang
Total Within Barangay Total Destination
Utility ay to City
No. Barang to City No.
Barang Center
ay Center
ay
Southern 163
Palo,
Barangays-
Tanauan,Tolosa
CBD
139 Sta,fe,
Barangay
alangalang, Jaro,
109,109-
San Miguel,
A,95-95-
Tunga, Barugo,
A,96- CBD
Carigara
2116 Baranga CBD Anibong
Tricycles
y 74, 3 Area Area- CBD
Barangay
71,72,73-
CBD
Northern
Others
14 Barangays-
(Multicab)
CBD
Southern
8 Barangays-
CBD
Source: LTO, New Bus Terminal, TOMECO; Kanhuraw Business Center 2015
In a tabular form, other modes of transport are listed herein. As the gateway
to the rest of the ports, terminals and or destinations, Tacloban City has the three
basic modes of transports – land, air and sea. It could be noted that air
transportation dominates the service which could be attributed to the convenience of
travel and the availability of an airport with ample space for improvement and
extensions.

Table 15
Other Modes of Transport and Facilities, 2015
Frequency of
Modes Facilities Capacity Location Condition
Service/Trips
Sea
Transport
Masbate 40 passengers Tacloban Good 1 x week
City
Air Transport
Philippine Ticketing 150 Tacloban Good 3 x daily
Airlines Office passengers City
Cargo
Terminal
Passenger
Cebu Pacific Terminal 150 Tacloban Good 4 x daily
Air passengers City
Ticketing
Office
Cargo
Terminal
PAL Express Passenger 150 Tacloban Good 1 x daily
Terminal passengers City
Zest Air/Air Ticketing

Asia Office 150 Tacloban Good
Cargo passengers City 3 x daily
Terminal
Passenger
Terminal
Ticketing
Office
Cargo
Terminal
Passenger
Terminal
Source: CAAP, PPA,2015

Table 16
Transport Related Projects, Approved/Funded for Implementation, 2015
Proponent Estimated
Name /Location of (Government, Estimated Date of
Location Type
Project Private, Start Date Completion
Other)
Rehabilitation/Expansion Barangay
of Daniel Z. Romualdez 88 San Airport Government On-going 2017
Airport Jose
Tacloban Port
Improvement/ Port of
Wharf Government On-going 2017
Rehabilitation Project – Tacloban
Phase 2
Source: CAAP, PPA, 2016
Considering transportation as one factor of development, it cannot not be

dismissed that good transportation facilities can open up many opportunities and
prospects in the name of development on economic, social and technical aspects.
Table 17, the Transportation Analysis Matrix would be a great input to analyze the
present transportation situation in the city.
Table 17
Transportation Analysis Matrix
Technical
Possible Solutions
Findings, Implications/Effects/Im
(Legislation, Policies, Programs,
Issues, pacts
Projects)
Concerns
Insufficient Traffic & Congestion of 1.Open up additional roads;
roads Vehicles 2. Widen existing roads to the maximum
standard;
3. Establish all road shoulders,
sidewalks, parking areas in CBD areas;
4. Construct and establish complete
ancillary road facilities i.e; Waiting
sheds, pedestrian lanes, others;
5. Strictly implement Traffic Rules and
Regulations;
Insufficient Occurrence of Flooding,
Drainage Occurrence water-borne
ways diseases, Increased
flood-related accidents
to motorists and Revise the 30 year old Master Drainage
pedestrians, Risk of lives Plan to adapt the global climate Change

Technical
Possible Solutions
Issues, pacts
Projects)
Concerns
and properties
The proposed revision should consider

storm drainage and flood control
measures;
Conduct advocacy workshops,
information dissemination and other
modes in Bgys. Located along rivers,
creeks and shorelines.
Undefined Occurrence of Flooding, Construct flood control structures e.g.
Water Ways Occurrence water-borne riprap, etc.
diseases, Increased
flood-related accidents Encourage planting of trees along banks
to motorists and of water bodies.
pedestrians, Risk of lives
and properties
No Drainage Stagnant Water Construct immediately Storm water
ways at all drainage systems;
Clogged Occurrence of Flooding Clean clogged waterways

Waterways Organize permanent Drainage and
Waterways Division within the City
Engineer’s Office whose activities shall
include among others the maintenance
for an efficient Storm water drainage;
Unregistered Discourage all transport
small operator terminals in the business
district, they apply for
canteen or store but it’s
a terminal instead
Excessive Traffic & Congestion of Prohibit MCH means of transportation in
number of Vehicles CBD area
Motorcycle for Air Pollutant allow MCH to operate within subdivision

Technical
Possible Solutions
Issues, pacts
Projects)
Concerns
hire (MCH) Regulation of old areas only
plying in CBD vehicles Regular monitoring of air quality (thru
area Promotion of bicycle use DENR,EMB) and strict implementation of
emission testing cars
Promote e-transportation
6.1.2 Roads
Tacloban City has a total of 198.049 kms. road network. The figure include
national roads, 69.901 kms; city roads, 49.047 kms. and barangay roads, 79.497
kms.
The city government is continuously upgrading or repairing its roads and there
are new ones being constructed that are not yet included in the inventory. These
new roads are being built owing to the expansion and development of some
barangays. Likewise, with the construction of the new North Bus Terminal, a new
road network was constructed for the purpose. The tables below illustrate the roads
and bridges inventory in the city and their corresponding length.
Table 18
Inventory of Ancillary Road Facilities, Year 2015
Road Name per Road Type of Ancillary
No. Condition
Classification Road Facilities
Primary
Pedestrian Crossing 14 Faded
Waiting Sheds 8 Bad
DaangMaharlika
Street Lights 318 Good
Road Signages 90 Bad
Secondary
Waiting Sheds 12 Bad
TaclobanBaybay South Under
Overpass
Road 1 construction
AvenidaVeteranos Road
Traffic Lights 1 Good
Road Signages 2 Bad
Burgos St. Pedestrian Crossing 14 Faded


No. Condition
Overpass 1 Fair
Naga-naga-Anibong Road Waiting Sheds 4 Bad
Overpass 1 Good
Apitong-Paterno Road Waiting Sheds 3 Bad
Rizal Avenue
Pedestrian Crossing
Extension(S00006LT) 2 Faded
Benjamin “Kokoy”
Pedestrian Crossing
Romualdez Diversion Road 4 Faded
Picas-San Jose DZR Airport Waiting Sheds 3 Bad
Road Street Lights 373 Good
Road Signages 60 Fair
Trece-Martirez Road Waiting Sheds 1 Bad
Waiting Sheds 4 Bad
Leyte-Samar Road
Caibaan Road Waiting Sheds 3 Bad
Calanipawan Road Waiting Sheds 3 Bad
Road Signages 1 Bad
San Jose-Manlurip-
MacAthur Park Road
Tigbao-Sta.Fe-San Miguel Waiting Sheds 2 Bad
Road Street Lights 84 Good
Waiting Sheds 2 Bad
Justice Romualdez Street

No. Condition
Waiting Sheds 1 Bad
Rizal Avenue Road Street Lights 6 Good
Road Signages 5 Bad
Magsaysay Road Street Lights 77 Good
Table 19
Inventory of Bridges by Location, Type, Capacity and Condition
Tacloban City, 2015
Hazard
Year Load Physi
Susceptibility
Bridge Constr Len Typ Capaci cal
Barangay (H/M/L)
Name uc- gth e ty Condi
F T E L T S
ted (Tons) tion O
L C Q N S U
1. San Juanico Bridge 97, Cabalawan 1975 2.16km. RCDG 15 Tons Good L L M L L M
90 Bay-bay, San
26.0m RCDG 20 Tons Good H M M M H H
2. Payapay Bridge Jose
3. Kawayan Bridge 90 Old Kawayan 14.0m RCDG 20 Tons Good M L L L L L
4. Suhi Bridge 105 San Isidro 15.0m RCDG 20 Tons Good M L L L L L
5. Barugu-an Bridge 97 Cabalawan 32.0m RCDG 20 Tons Good L L L L L L
6. Burayan Bridge 83-A 25.0m RCDG 20 Tons Good H M L L L H
7. Apitong Bridge 110 12.0m RCDG 20 Tons Good L L L L L L
8. Diit Bridge 99-Diit 22.0m RCDG 20 Tons Good H L L M M M
9. Diit Bridge II 99-Diit 22.5m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L M L L
10. Bagacay Bridge 93 Bagacay 10.0m RCDG 20 Tons Good M L M L L M
11. Tigbao Bridge 94-Tigbao 46.0m RCDG 20 Tons Good H L M M L H
12. Upper Nula- Tula 3- Upper 10.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good L L M M L L
13. Camansihay Bridge 98 10.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L M L H
14. Aslum Bridge 58 & 60 8.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L L L H
15. Dadison Bridge 54 & 56 Pericohon 8.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L L L H
16. Magallanes Bridge 54-A 10.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M M L L L H
17. Palanog Bridge 12- GE 22.5m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L M L L
18. Scandinavian Bridge 99-Diit 10.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good L L M L L L
19. San Roque Bridge 100 8.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L H L L
20. Utap Bridge 110 12.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L L L L
21. Utap Bridge 2 (HIC) 110 10.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L L L L
22. Utap Bridge 3 (Going to 110 10.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good L L L L L L
Maharlika
23. MangonbangonBridge 1
49 & 50 24.0m RCDG 15 Tons M L L L L M
(Siren, Quarry) Good
24. Mangonbangon Bridge 2
65 12.0m RCDG 20 Tons H M L L M H
( Anibong )
Good
25. Mangonbangon Bridge 3
36 10.0m FVR 15 Tons Good L L L M L H
( Anibong Brgy. 36 )
Box
26. Marasbaras Bridge 80 & 82 8.0m 15 Tons Good H L L L L M
Culvert
27. Siren Bridge 36 10.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L L L M
28. Quarry Bridge 43-A 10.0m RCDG 15 Ton Good M L L L L M
29. Sta. Cruz Bridge 45 24.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L L L L
30. Paterno Bridge 80 & 82 10.0m RCDG 15 Tons Good M L L L L L
Source: Tacloban City Engineering Office (TCDEO) and City Engineers Office,2015
Table 20
Inventory of Ancillary Road Facilities, 2015
Ancillary Hazard Susceptibility
Road Road Name Per Road Condition (H/M/L)
No.
Facilities Classification (TONS) F T E L T S O
Present L C Q N S U
National Road
Pedestrian 10 Fair M L L L L L
Crossing Daang Maharlika (S00002LT)
Daang Maharlika (S00013LT) 2 Fair L L L L L L
Tacloban Baybay South Road(S00025LT) 8 Fair L L L L L L
Avenida Veteranos (S00003LT) 5 Fair L L L L L L
Burgos St. (S00008LT) 3 Fair L L L L L L
Burgos St. (S00031LT) 4 Fair L L L L L L
Naga-naga-Anibong Road(S00015LT) 4 Fair M L L L L M
AvenidaVeteranos(S00004LT) 1 Fair L L L L L L
Naga-naga - Anibong Road 1 Fair M L L L L M
Apitong-Paterno Road 4 Fair L L L L L L
Tacloban-Baybay South Road(S00027LT) 3 Fair L L L L L L
Avenida Veteranos (S00003LT) 5 Fair L L L L L L
Burgos Street (S00008LT) 3 Fair L L L L L L
Burgos Street (S00031LT) 4 Fair L L L L L L
Rizal Avenue Extension (S00006LT) 2 Fair L L L L L L
Benjamin “Kokoy” Romualdez Diversion Road 4 Fair M L L L L H
Picas-San Jose DZR Airport Road 4 Fair M L L L H L
Rizal Avenue (S00009LT) 4 Fair L L L L L L
Trece-Martirez Road 3 Fair M L L L L H
Tacloban-Baybay South Road(S00012LT) 3 Fair L L L L L M
Tacloban-Baybay South Road(S00020LT) 3 Fair M L L L L M
Leyte-SamarRoad(S00003LT) 3 Fair L L L L L L
Caibaan Road(S00018LT) 2 Fair M L L L L L
Calanipawan Road (S00019LT) 2 Fair L L L L L L


No.
Present L C Q N S U
San Jose-Manlurip-MacAthur Park Road 4 Fair L L L L L H
Calanipawan Road (S00028LT) 2 Fair L L L L L L
Caibaan Road (S00029LT) 2 Fair L L L L L L
Tigbao-Sta.Fe-San Miguel Road(S00030LT) 1 Fair L L L M L L
Tigbao-Sta Fe-San Miguel Road (S00033LT) 3 Fair L L L L M L
Overpass Naga-Naga Anibong Road 1 Fair L L L L L L
Apitong-Paterno Road 1 Good L L L L L L
Tacloban-Baybay-South Road(S00020LT) 1 Good L L L L L L
WaitingSheds Daang Maharlika (S00002LT) 5 Fair L L L L L L
Leyte-Samar Road 4 Fair L L L L L L
Tigbao-Sta. Fe-San Miguel Road 2 Fair L L L M L L
Picas-San Jose-DZR Airport Road 3 Fair L L L M L L
Naga-Naga – AnibongRoad 4 Fair M L L L L M
Trece-Martirez Road 1 Fair L L L L L H
Apitong-Paterno Road 3 Fair L L L L L L
Caibaan Road 2 Fair L L L L L L
Calanipawan Road 3 Fair L L L L L L
Justice Romualdez Street 2 Fair L L L L L L
Rizal Avenue 1 Fair L L L L L L
Streetlights DaangMaharlika 318 Good L L L L L L
Leyte-Samar Road 117 Good L L L L L L
Tigbao-Sta. Fe-San Miguel Road 84 Good L L L L L M
Picas-San Jose-DZR Airport Road 373 Good L L L L L M
San Jose-Manlurip-MacArthur Park Road 60 Good L L L L M H
Tacloban-Baybay South Road 85 Good L L L L L L
Justice-Romualdez Street 28 Good L L L L L L
Rizal Avenue 6 Good L L L L L L
Caibaan Road 89 Good L L L L L L
Calanipawan Road 72 Good L L L L L L
Apitong-Paterno Road 55 Good L L L L L L
Magsaysay Road 77 Good L L L L L H
Trece-Martirez Road 11 Good L L L M L H
Naga-Naga – Anibong Road 76 Good M L L L L M
Burgos Street 38 Good L L L L L L
AvenidaVeteranos Road 52 Good L L L L L L
Traffic Lights Justice-Romualdez Street 2 Bad L L L L M L
Rizal Avenue 2 Bad L L L L M L


No.
Present L C Q N S U
AvenidaVeteranos Road 2 Bad L L L L M L
Apitong 1 Bad L L L L M L
Abucay ( Corner Bus Terminal, Maharlika 1 Bad L L L L M L
Highway)
Calanipawan (Corner Pajara) 1 Bad L L L L M L
Road Signages AvenidaVeteranos Road 2 Fair L L L L M L
Naga-Naga – Anibong Road 47 Fair L L L L M L
Apitong-Paterno Road 28 Fair L L L L M L
Calanipawan Road 1 Fair L L L L M L
Rizal Avenue Road 5 Fair L L L L M L
Tacloban-Baybay South Road 84 Fair L L L L M L
Leyte-Samar 120 Fair L L L L M L
DaangMaharlika 90 Fair L L L L M H
Picas-San Jose- DZR Airport Road 60 Fair L L L L H H
San Jose-Manlurip-MacArthur Park Road 10 Fair L L L L H L
Tigbao-Sta. Fe-San Miguel Road 154 Fair L L L M L L
TOTAL 2,766
Source: Tacloban City Engineering Office (TCDEO) 2015
6.1.3 Traffic Problems, Engineering & Solutions
In the central business district, roads along the main arteries and in the public
market area have become choke points and these areas most often experience
vehicular traffic jam. This situation is a common sight during peak hours of the day
mostly 8 to 9 in the morning, 11 to 12 at noon and 4 to 6 in the afternoon. Outside of
these peak hours, road users in the central business district create traffic congestion
at manageable level.
Traffic problems occur during road accidents but they are considered isolated
cases. Traffic Aides are deployed to manage and maintain street orderliness and
facilitate emergency rescue during accidents and expedite the immediate response
of law enforcers.



A. Road Management in CBD
While the road area in the CBD is fixed, the number of vehicles is in an
upward swing increasing in numbers which is directly proportionate to the city’s
economic development. Once the level of road users reaches saturation level,
proper road management should be applied for an organized road and traffic control.
Road user regulation should be implemented to expressly control traffic and

optimum road use and at the same time generate income for the city government.
Road parking is a tricky situation that affects the road usage for other running
vehicles. About 30% of the specific road length is occupied by a single parked
vehicle and could affect other motorists.
Despite this arrangement, traffic flow is still manageable at a lesser degree
and with limited effectiveness, thus needing the presence of a traffic enforcer.
Parking fees must be collected for the use of the road as parking area for a specific
time. In Tacloban CBD, parked vehicles numbers an average of 200 vehicles per
hour starting from 8 in the morning up to 6 in the afternoon. With this statistics, the
city government of Tacloban could earnP10,000.00 per day or P200,000.00 a month,
depending on the regulatory fee imposed on pay parking.
B. Pedestrian Traffic
Another traffic problem needing urgent resolution is the pedestrian traffic - on

the use of sidewalks or in its absence, construction of sidewalks and installation and
maintenance of ancillary facilities such as pedestrian crossing, jeep stops, road signs
and waiting sheds, among others. It is important that the CBD should have a defined
standard sidewalk/shoulder separate from a side parking space for vehicles.
One contributory element to traffic problem in the CBD which is common to

many localities is unmanaged pedestrians and lack of ancillary facilities or the
absence of any of the two or both. Keeping pedestrians in the sidewalk, enforcing
pedestrian’s crossing, right use of waiting stops and putting traffic signs and
operational traffic lights in the right places will keep pedestrians off the streets,
solving vehicular traffic by about 50%.
Situations that cause vehicular traffic problems in Tacloban and a possible

reason for traffic alarm in the future:
1. Visual Traffic
Traffic jam should not be a sight in Tacloban City being a countryside city
outside of a metropolitan area where the interconnections of cities and big
municipalities is the cause of the overpopulation of vehicles regardless of road
capacity.

In Tacloban City, the traffic problem is already visible not only in the central
business district but has spilled over to almost all intersections of the city roads, the
national highways such as the Maharlika Highway even in lean hours.
2. Theoretical Traffic
In year 2015, based from the standard road to population ratio, records
showed that Tacloban city is short of 274 kilometers of roads considering a
population of 217,199 in order to be compliant to the standards. The existing road of
Tacloban City was only 180.66 kilometers. Based from the disparity, it is not
surprising if vehicular jams are a common sight in road intersections.
6.1.4 Solutions to Traffic Problems
Organizational Set up
The approach to the organization of the city’s traffic body must be anchored
on sustainability so that it can be handed on from one local government executive to
the incoming one at the end of the term regardless of the political figure managing
the city as its chief executive.
6.1.5 Traffic Management Plan
The traffic management plan must encompass policy-direction, the charging

of particular source of funds, personnel complement in engineering, law, fiscal and
technical management and enforcement and fund generation.
The most encouraging aspect of incorporating traffic in the city’s organic

structure is its potential to generate funds within the framework of law. This will
sustain the traffic operations and will contribute to the city’s income considering the
importance of the services offered to the public without necessarily raising taxes or
create new taxes.
One of the traffic engineering approaches to the traffic problem with a long
term effect is to conform to the road to population ratio which as of year 2011 urban
road length should have been two hundred seventy three 273 kilometers as
projected based on the population census of 2015.
1. Establishment of Traffic-related Infrastructure
The proposed priority roads to be constructed could be formed as parts of the

traffic engineering approaches are the following:

a. Proposed Coastal road linking Magsaysay Blvd to DZR airport;
While the end objective of constructing a coastal road linking Magsaysay road
direct to DZR airport is intended to add ingress and egress which will serve as
another main thoroughfare to the city’s transport routes will absorb the traffic
congestion in the central business district, it will cleanse the once depressed areas
and ultimately enhance the natural beauty of Cancabato Bay and its environs which
could be a potential tourist destination.
b. Service road parallel to coastal road going to Bgy. San Jose;
The presence of both the coastal and service roads which are parallel to Real
Street will unload the street by ¾%of the usual vehicle bulk that will be absorbed in
turn by the coastal and service roads. The remaining 1/3 of the vehicles will
continue using Real street. This will dramatically reduce to the maximum if not
ensure zero traffic of the main thoroughfare anytime of the day;
c. Sub-lateral road that provide link to the parallel coastal and service roads.
It also allows motorists a choice of routes either to the service or coastal road
at any point of both roads. The presence of the sub-lateral road will doubly ensure
zero traffic along this area;
d. Reopening, widening and construction of a network of cadastral roads in

Tacloban City which are already occupied by informal settlers.
The reopening of cadastral roads in both the urban and rural areas must be
acted the soonest and as early before the occupancy of illegal settlers for the time
that the problem on informal settlers is still manageable.
e. Link all dead end roads in subdivision projects, barangay roads and other
dead-end roads;
f. The slicing of a big block into two to three sub blocks by linking dead end
roads widening the widths into standard roads and allow them to become
thoroughfare is also a solution to the problem on vehicular congestion. The
extension of the Jones Street to link Paterno extension road to provide another
length of road is only but an example in the urban area. The details of which can be
browsed in the proposed zoning map for the year 2017 to 2025.
g. Construction of By-Pass Roads.
The by-pass road is a road that runs parallel with Maharlika highway located
along the foot of Caiba-an, Utap, Abucay and Nula-tula mountain ranges. The
purpose of which is to unload 50% of the vehicles that utilize Maharlika, thus
reducing traffic by 50%.

h. Establishment of several intersection, junctions and islands.
The intersection of the by-pass road, Maharlika and city roads could provide a
best traffic flow situation if it is provided with a well-planned intersection that
optimizes the use of the road, provide traffic information and reduces the problem of
traffic bottleneck, overcrowding of vehicles and jamming.
6.1.6 Traffic Trends
The solutions laid out above are intended to preempt the projected serious
traffic complication that may occur once the problems are left unattended. To
catalyze the future development, this present administration should implement the
solutions and projects presented to manage and address worsening situation.
6.1.7 Road Capacity
Given the existing road length of the urban area to be 290 kilometers in year
2015, (please see projected road demand matrix), the length of the road during that
censal year should have been 588 kilometers in so far as the 245,048 population
count is considered since the road to population ratio is 2.4 kilometers road length to
1000 urban population. An additional 298 kilometers road length should have been
constructed in the year 2015 for the city to be free from traffic problems and proper
road management.
6.1.8 Current and Projected Road Needs
Shown below is the projected Urban road Demand Matrix which will show
projected urban population and the corresponding road length demand. It is
assumed that 5% of the road length demand will be constructed each year.
- Parallel Road
- By-Pass Road
- Bridge Linking Magsaysay and D.Z.R. Airport.
Table 21 showed that Tacloban City’s farm to market roads or rural roads
exceeded the rural road demand by more than 200 percent. The administration
prioritized the construction of the farm to market roads for farmers to easily transport
local products to the market. This is a very basic economic concern that has been
effectively addressed by the city government.

Table 21
Projected Urban Road Damaged Matrix
Tacloban City
Existing
Road to Current Road Length
Urban Urban
Year Population Urban Road (Demand in
Population Road
Ratio Requirement Kms)
Length
2015 245048 0.0024 588 290 298

2016 250267 0.0024 601 304.5 296.5
2017 255598 0.0024 613 320 293
2018 261042 0.0024 626 336 290
2019 266602 0.0024 640 353 287
2020 272281 0.0024 653 371 282
2021 278081 0.0024 667 390 277
2022 284004 0.0024 682 410 272
Source: CPDO, 2015
Note : Bold figures are projections / assumptions
Table 22
Road Traffic Analysis Matrix
Tacloban City
Technical
Implications,
Findings, Possible Solution (Legislations, Policies,
Effects,
Issues, Programs, Projects)
Impacts
Concerns
Traffic and Construct new roads and link existing roads to newly
Insufficient Roads congestion of constructed ones to decongest traffic. Widen the
vehicles existing roads
Confusion to
Obsolete ancillary road
motorists and Create an office that will solely oversee the repair and
facilities
pedestrian maintenance of all the road ancillary facilities
No established sidewalk Pedestrians walk on
Establish walk ways for pedestrian
for pedestrian the main road
Parking on both side of Strictly implement one side parking in all city streets.
Narrowing of roads
the street Impose pay parking to generate income.
Prohibit or control Enact regulatory ordinance on ambulant and sidewalk
Rampant vendors along
vendors along vendors
streets and sidewalks
streets and sidewalk
Enforcers are some-
Lack of competent
times the cause of Train and employ enforcers with at least two years
traffic enforcers
traffic college education
Enact an ordinance that will address all these issues
Apprehension of traffic violators should not be seasonal
Full implementation of traffic regulatory laws and
ordinances.

6.2 POWER
6.2.1 Power Generation
All power consumption of Tacloban City traces its two (2) sources from the
renewable, natural, abundant and environmental-friendly Tongonan geothermal-
based power generation in Ormoc City and municipality of Kananga around 48-60
km. south-west of Tacloban City. The one provider is 200 MW coal-fired power plant
Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) in Brgy. Colon, Naga, Cebu.
After a thorough exploration test and a study conducted by an independent

geo-exploration company that surveyed and investigated the subsurface of several
numbers of wells to determine their viability for long-term development into a source
of power, it has been turned over to a generating company. A private power
generating company that takes charge of the operations of the well whose thermal
pressure forced turbine to turn on to generate electric power.
6.2.2 Power Transmission
Once power is being generated by a power transmission provider, a private

power company manages the transmission of power to distribution companies
including electric cooperatives. In the case of Tacloban City, Leyte Electric
Cooperative II services the retailing of power to the first district of Leyte including the
city of Tacloban.
A power transmission highway, operated and maintained by a power

transmission company traverses the Municipality of Babatngon going to the direction
of Samar Island and eventually to the greater Luzon area. Along this transmission
highway, particularly in Babatngon, a 69 Kilovoltage power substation junction is
established for Tacloban’s power supply.
Another transmission highway runs towards the direction of Southern Leyte

and Mindanao Grid where a sub power station is also established and where
Tacloban originally gets its sole power supply. The 69 kV line in Babatngon power
connection is only but an alternate power source anytime during breakdown
occurrences of the original power line source.
It is then assumed that power supply for Tacloban city from LEYECO II is
uninterruptible, continuous and constantly available unless the two transmission
highways where Tacloban has both the power sources broke down at the same time.
6.2.3 Power Distribution and Service
The Leyte Electric Cooperative II has jurisdiction over electric power

distribution direct to the power consumers in retail and at a power rate being fixed by
the distributing power cooperative under the regulation and control of the National
Electric Administration, a government agency attached to the Department of Energy,
which office, is based only in Manila.

There are two (2) power sub stations for Tacloban city. One is located in
Barangay Abucay and the other one is located in Sagkahan, Tacloban City.
6.2.4 Power Connection
Tacloban City has more than sufficient provision of power supply by the Leyte
II Electric Cooperative or LEYECO II. With its main office in Real Street, Tacloban
City, it has three substations, two of which are located in Tacloban City. One is
located in Barangay Abucay and in Sagkahan, Tacloban City. The total capacity of
power generation is 45 megawatts, enough to supply any projected increase of
power needs for the next five years. Tacloban City is 100 percent energized and
although there are power outages, they are immediately addressed.
Based on 2014 statistics, the average consumption of the city dropped by

20% as compared to 2012 data. The damage caused by the typhoon in 2013 is the
main cause of the low consumption, a proof that the city has not yet totally recovered
from the disaster.
These households without power connections are composed of the

marginalized sectors of the Tacloban populace where the capita income of the head
of the family is perhaps much lower than the set minimum wage for the region and
whose household may be located in the slum areas of the urban zone and some in
the rural areas.
Shanties that mushroomed along river easements, in esteros, along salvage

zones in the shorelines and abandoned idle lands and temporary dwelling units that
cannot be issued a building permit, electrical permits and other such requirements
are those that usually do not have power connections.
Table 23
Households Served with Electricity for the Past Three Years
2013 2014 2015
Type of No. of No. of No. of
Consumer Connect MWH % Connect MWH % Connecti MWH %
ions ions ons
51. 54.
Residential 45,128 73,270 31 42,978 52,491 53.32 45,959 56,070 49
16. 17.
Commercial 4,504 24,156 92 4,278 17,072 17.34 4,448 17,748 25
20. 18.
Industrial 765 28,775 15 18,814 18,814 19.11 18,884 18,884 35
Public 9.2 7.9
Buildings 564 13,209 5 481 8,021 8.15 489 8,157 3
Street 2.3 1.9
Lights 185 3,376 6 69 2,050 2.08 69 2,050 9
100 100.0 102,90 100

TOTAL 51146 142786 .00 66620 98448 0 69,849 9 .00
Source: LEYECO II

Table 24
Number of Connections by Type of Users and Average Consumptions for the
Past Three Years
2013 2014 2015
Type of No. of No. of No. of
Consumer Connecti MWH % Connecti MWH % Connectio MWH %
ons ons ns
51.3
Residential 45,128 73,270 1 42,978 52,491 53.32 45,959 56,070 54.49
16.9
Commercial 4,504 24,156 2 4,278 17,072 17.34 4,448 17,748 17.25
20.1
Industrial 765 28,775 5 18,814 18,814 19.11 18,884 18,884 18.35
Public
Buildings 564 13,209 9.25 481 8,021 8.15 489 8,157 7.93
Street Lights 185 3,376 2.36 69 2,050 2.08 69 2,050 1.99

100.
TOTAL 51146 142786 00 66620 98448 100.00 69,849 102,909 100.00
Source: LEYECO II, 2016
Graph 1
Power Consumption ( MWH ) by Type of Consumers, Year 2015
2,050
8,157
Residential
18,884 Commercial
Industrial
56,070 Public Buildings
Street Lights
17,748

Graph 2
Power Consumption by Type of Consumers,Year 2015
60,000
50,000
40,000
2012
MWH
30,000
2013
20,000
2014
10,000
-
Residential Commercial Industrial Public Street Lights
Buildings
TYPE OF CONSUMER
Table 25
Projected Number of Connections by Type Users and Average Consumption
(KWH / Mo.)
Type of 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 PERCENT
Consumer MWH MWH MWH MWH MWH MWH %
Residential 56,070 58,484 61,002 63,628 66,368 69,225 54.49
Commercial 17,748 18,512 19,309 20,140 21,008 21,912 17.25
Industrial 18,884 19,697 20,545 21,430 22,352 23,315 18.35

Public
Buildings 8,157 8,508 8,874 9,257 9,655 10,071 7.93
Street Lights 2,050 2,138 2,230 2,326 2,427 2,531 1.99
TOTAL 102,909 107,340 111,961 116,781 121,809 127,054 100.00

Source: CPDO, 2016
Table 26
Power Substations 2015
Area
Name of Year Capacity Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
Barangay Occupied
Substation Constructed (MW)
(ha) Fl Tc Eq Ln Ts Su O
SagkahanSubstation Sagkahan 0.25 20 M M L L M M
Abucay Substation Abucay 0.24 20 L L L L M L
Source: LEYECO II

Table 27
Power Analysis Matrix
Possible Solutions
Technical Findings, Issues, Implications/Effects/
(Legislation, Policies,
Concerns Impacts
Programs, Projects)
Power
Prohibitive cost of providing No industrial locators to Establish direct
power supply to households establish business; power line to power
thinly scattered in the outskirts producer/s in
of the urban Barangay Tongonan;
Prohibitive cost of providing
power supply to Industry Poor and slow Develop EVRGC;
locators economic growth
Regressive Invite private partners
in the field of
industrial realty
development,
industrial realty
financing, industrial
realty management
and industrial realty
selling in the
development of
EVRGC
6.3 WATER SUPPLY
Leyte Island is characterized by two distinct types of climate: Type II and IV.
Tacloban falls under type II climate, which indicates having no definitive dry season
and a pronounced maximum precipitation from November to January. It has been
increasing throughout the baseline period, reaching the highest observed
temperature in the 1990s.
• Mean temperature
The output in Tacloban is lower than the observed (Figure 11). After applying
bias correction, the mean daily temperature across all months closely resembles the
seasonal profile in observed data, with the highest difference between the observed
and model output being around 0.1°C in several months (Figure 10).

Figure 10.Monthly mean temperature (1971-2000). Error bars indicate the

interannual variability at each month derived using the standard deviation.
The PDF for the model output have lower variability. However, the ensemble
model was able to capture the distribution for mean daily temperature, although it still
has a higher peak and shorter tails (Figure 12). After bias correction, while the PDFs
for the corrected model data exhibited a higher peak and shorter tails, they peak at
the same mean temperature as the observed PDF.
Figure 11.Monthly mean temperature (1971-2000). Error bars indicate the


The PDF for the model output have lower variability. However, the ensemble
model was able to capture the distribution for mean daily temperature, although it still
has a higher peak and shorter tails (Figure 12). After bias correction, while the PDFs
for the corrected model data exhibited a higher peak and shorter tails, they peak at
the same mean temperature as the observed PDF.
Figure 12.Probability density functions for mean daily temperature (1971-2000).
The mean daily temperature was increasing throughout the baseline period in
both the observed and corrected model outputs, although the trends in the model
output (with and without bias-correction) resemble the observed trend more closely
(Figure 13). While there were periods in the annual model trends which do not
capture the increase or decrease in temperature relative to the observed trends, both
lie mostly within the yearly variability of the observed data, increasing confidence in
the validity of the corrected model outputs.

Figure 13.Annual mean daily temperature (1971-2000). Error bars indicate the
The increase in mean daily temperature throughout the baseline period is also
reflected in Figure 14, which depicts the decadal monthly mean temperature. There
was a higher average increase in mean temperature from 1970s to 1980s
(~0.245°C) than the 0.237°C increase from 1980s to 1990s (Figure 14).
Figure 14.Decadal monthly mean temperature for the baseline period (1971-
2000).

There has been an overall increase in mean daily temperature by decade across
all months except in March from the 1970s to the 1980s, although the decrease is
less than 0.05°C (Figure 14). While there was only an average increase of less than
0.1°C from the 1970s to the 1980s from March to May, the temperature increase was
generally larger for these months from the 1980s to the 1990s. A higher increase in
mean daily temperature was observed from September to January from the 1980s to
the 1990s..These months typically have longer nights, which indicate that the large
increase in mean daily temperature would lead to warmer nights.
• Precipitation
Figure 15 shows that the RegCM4 model outputs do not reflect the seasonal
trend of mean precipitation from PAGASA. Trends peak between June to October.
Type II climate of Tacloban, where the maximum precipitation rate occurs during
December to February. After applying the bias correction to model outputs, the
respective corrected resemble the observed trends, although the rainfall values are
slightly higher than the observed (Figure 15).
Figure 15.Monthly total precipitation in(1971-2000).Error bars indicate the


(b)
Figure 16. Annual total precipitation (1971-2000).Observed data from 1971-1972

and 1976-1977 are missing and are not included in the analysis. Error bars
indicate the interannual variability at each month derived using the standard
deviation.
Despite the huge disparities in seasonal trends, most of the annual precipitation
values and trends from the model outputs were close to the observed data for most
years (Figure 16). Hence, annual precipitation trends is not as reliable of an indicator
of climate trends as seasonal trends, although it can still be useful for providing
general long-term trends in the study areas. It can be observed that the annual shifts
in precipitation patterns become more extreme throughout the baseline period.
Figure 17 shows similar patterns in rainfall distribution. However, the ensemble

model output was able to resemble the observed histogram such that the frequency
of days with 0-20 mm rainfall is higher than the number of days with zero rainfall
(Figure 17).

Figure 17.Histogram for precipitation in (1971-2000).
The decadal mean monthly total precipitations are depicted in Figure 18. A
continuous decline in precipitation throughout the baseline period were observed
from July to September, which are historically wet months, as well as March and
April, characterized as dry months (Figure 18).
There is an observed overall decadal decrease in mean precipitation throughout

the baseline period, which indicates drier conditions in more months during the year
(Figure 18). A decadal increase in precipitation was only observed in May and
August, which are normally two of the driest months in the city. A continuous decline
in rainfall was observed during the period with the highest precipitation (November to
January), except in December, which saw an increase in rainfall from 1971 to 2000.

Figure 18.Decadal monthly total precipitation in for the baseline period (1971-2000).
• Analysis of projected climate
This section focuses on the projected changes in precipitation and mean daily
temperature for Tacloban relative to the baseline climate of 1971 to 2000.
In this section, the mean values for the period 2011-2040 will be referred to as
the 2025 mean, while those for the period 2036-2065 will be termed the 2050 mean.
As the previous section displayed
• Conclusion
Using climate data from four global climate models and bias correction
techniques, the regional climate model (RegCM4) was able to simulate historical
trends for precipitation and mean daily temperature in Tacloban City based from
observation data from PAGASA weather stations. Specifically, the ensemble model
outputs closely resembled the monthly trends in said climate parameters across all
cities. Although discrepancies from observation data were observed in annual
trends, they were still reliable for describing general long-term climate trends in these
areas. The projected climate simulations in the three cities using the downscaled
GCMs under the moderate RCP4.5 scenario determined that total precipitation will
increase in the three cities by 2025 and 2050. The mean daily temperatures will
increase by an average of at least 1.6°C and 2.6°C in these cities for 2025 and 2050,
respectively. Monthly trends indicate long-term shifts in climate, with impacts

such as increased precipitation in historically dry months and relatively higher

increments in mean temperatures during historically cooler months becoming
common in the future. Data and information generated from this study can be used
to prepare communities in these cities and the surrounding areas for potential shifts
in climate that would result in events such as stronger hydrological extremes by
increasing their climate resilience. This, in turn, can help strengthen long-term water
security for populations in these areas, which is vital for sustainable development in
theirthe necessity for bias correction of model output, only the bias-corrected model
outputs will be shown in this section.
Temperature
I. Existing Situation
Tacloban City’s main water supply is from the Leyte Metropolitan Water
District or LMWD, which is at present managed by the Province of Leyte. The water
source is from Tingib River of Pastrana and Dagami, Leyte. Although Tacloban City
is the biggest water concessionaire, as it has 70.68% of the total connections as of
2008, its water supply is inadequate. This number of connections is due to LMWD’s
policy of “one subdivision - one meter”. Ironically, other municipalities under their
service areas are sufficiently supplied with water 24 hours a day.
Tacloban City water connections from LMWD are concentrated in the urban
area while in the northern barangays where there is no piped water service; people
use deep wells or shallow wells for their water needs. Others have their water
supply delivered in tanks by LMWD while some residents resort to the use of electric
motor driven deep wells.
The water supply condition in the city is not sufficient compared to other
municipalities being serviced by LMWD but the City Government of Tacloban is
trying to look for ways to improve the situation and the possibility of having its own
water system.
Table 5.4.1 below reflects the number of water consumers and the number of
connections per type of consumer and its corresponding consumption. It shows that
an industrial consumer has the biggest consumption and commercial with the least
consumption.
Tacloban City’s main water supply is from the Leyte Metropolitan Water
District or LMWD, which is at present managed by the Province of Leyte. The water
source is from Tingib River of Pastrana and Dagami, Leyte. Although Tacloban City
is the biggest water concessionaire, as it has more than 70% of the total connections
as of 2008, it has an inadequate water supply. LMWD’s policy of “one subdivision -
one meter” is quite restrictive and does not account the actual individual water
concessionaire which is presumed to be about 80 to 85%. Ironically, other
municipalities under their service areas are sufficiently supplied with water 24 hours
a day.
Tacloban City’s water connections from LMWD are concentrated in the urban
area while in the northern barangays where there is no piped water service; people
use deep wells or shallow wells for their water needs. Others have their water

supply delivered in tanks by LMWD while some residents resort to the use of electric
motor driven deep wells.
The water supply condition in the city is inadequate compared to other

municipalities being serviced by LMWD but the City Government of Tacloban is
trying to look for ways to improve the situation and the possibility of having its own
water system.
Table 28
Number of Consumption by Type of Water Connections
Tacloban City, 2015
Type of No. of Average
connection Connection Billed Water Consumption
Residential 12,279 3,515,321 23.86
Government 245 272,998 92.86
Commercial 6,948 862,222 10.34
Industrial 23 249,448 903.80
Bulk Sale 4 33,716 702.43
Total 19,499 4,933,705 346.66
Source: LMWD
Another water service provider is Mactan Rock which derived its source from
sub-surface and with series of filters. It supplies part of V&G and Tacloban North
subdivision (GMA) in barangay New Kawayan in the north.
6.3.1 Description of the State of Water Service
Almost all of these connections are concentrated in the urban area of the city
of Tacloban. Despite of being connected with water pipe either on level II or
whatever, the standard requirement of 100-110 liters per capita per day that the
water service provider is mandated to deliver to all water concessions, only droplets
of water came out from the faucet in the 24 hour water service, a situation
experience by the water consumers in the extreme northern part of Tacloban city.
Somewhere in Upper Nula-tula and nearby vicinities, the same sad tale has
been experienced by the residents in the northernmost barangays. In fact, true to all
water consumers the anecdote that says, “It is better to have cut off water service
connection rather than constantly paying the minimum water fees being collected by
LMWD even if no water being delivered coming from the respective faucets.”
However, in Lower Nula-tula right at the vicinity of the Office of the Leyte
Metropolitan Water District and its vicinities down to PHHC and portion of Naga-naga
where Kassel Cristina and Kassel Homes Subdivisions are located, sometimes few
droplets of water drip out from the faucet and that is only in the graveyard hour of the
night. One must vigil the night out to keep watch for the water to start dripping and
gets water any amount of water ahead.

The same fate is being experienced by water consumers with location

somewhere in Bgys. Utap, and Abucay which is located just adjacent to the Central
Business District.
In the periphery of the Central Business District, right at the foot of the Calvary
Hill where the biggest above-ground reinforced concrete reservoir of LMWD is
located, erratic to no water service have been experienced by the water consumers
and still the water service is synonymous to worse if not worst.
This is likewise experienced by the water consuming public right at the heart
of the central business district where almost all water connections are commercial.
Since these areas cannot afford to have no water supply at all because of the need
of the business, sadly, if not all of the connections are being attached with motorized
pump in tandem with heavy duty pressure tank to force pump water out of the pipe, a
must-do situation in order to maintain the head-on business competition especially
on restaurants and fast food operators.
In V&G subdivision and its adjacent Calanipawan and Sagkahan areas,

located in the southern part of the city where the transmission pipe of the water is
just but a few distance away, water consumers suffer the same worst water service.
Table 29
Level I Water Supply System by Type and Number of Population Served, Year
2015
Shallow Well Deep Well Improved Spring
Hazard Susceptibility
HH Pop. HH Pop. HH Pop. (H/M/L)
Baran
N Po Served No served No served
gay
o. p. H . No . E L
% % No. % Fl Tc Ts Su
H . q n
10 1.96 No No No No
Brgy. 2 10 511 0 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L H
2,5 49 0.31 No No No No
Brgy. 3 8 42 8 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L H
Brgy. 1 1,0 21 0.19 No No No No
&4 2 69 0 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L H
1.96 No No No No
1.96 No No No No
Brgy. 6- 1,3 26 0.22 No No No No
A 3 35 2 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L H
1.96 No No No No
1.96 No No No No
Brgy. 1.96 No No No No
13 1 62 12 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L H
14 7 341 67 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L M

Baran
gay
o. p. H . No . E L
H . q n
16 4 192 38 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L L
Brgy. 12 1.31 No No No No
21-A 5 240 47 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L L
Brgy. 1,9 37 0.32 No No No No
Brgy. 1.96 No No No No L
35-A 12 883 3 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L M
36 7 48 5 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L L


Baran
gay
o. p. H . No . E L
H . q n
39 6 94 9 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L H
43-A 5 16 9 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L M L L
43-B 6 97 5 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L M L L
Brgy. 1.96 No No No No L
44 9 441 86 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L M L L
49 2 07 5 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L M L L
50-A 4 711 9 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L L
50-B 5 59 7 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L L
Brgy.
55 and 15 0.98 No No No No
55-A 8 813 9 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L L
57 10 18 0 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L M
Brgy. 9 1,2 23 0.75 No No No No None None L L L L L H

Baran
gay
o. p. H . No . E L
H . q n
58 07 7 % ne ne ne ne
60-A 8 73 8 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L M H
61 12 65 8 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L M M
65 10 75 0 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L M H
66 9 87 2 % ne ne ne ne None None M M L L M H
66-A 10 21 9 % ne ne ne ne None None M M L L M H
67 11 79 1 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L M H H
68 10 06 3 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L M H H
69 9 39 0 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L H H
Brgy. 1,1 22 0.87 No No No 1,156
70 10 56 7 % ne ne ne 1 .00 289 L L L M H H
72 16 802 7 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L M H
73 9 481 94 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L M M L
Brgy. 15 761 14 1.96 No No No No None None L L L L L L

Baran
gay
o. p. H . No . E L
H . q n
81 9 % ne ne ne ne
83-A 14 61 5 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L M H
89 8 52 6 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L M K
Brgy. 5- 1.96 No No No No
A 9 473 93 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L H
48-A 4 644 6 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L M L L
48-B 4 656 9 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L H
51-A 5 231 45 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L M
Brgy. 6 816 16 0.74 No No No No None None L L L L L M

Baran
gay
o. p. H . No . E L
H . q n
54-A 0 % ne ne ne ne
56-A 3 563 0 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L H
59-A 6 09 9 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L M
59-B 8 831 3 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L M
62-B 8 15 9 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L L L M
83-B 8 09 2 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L H
83-C 7 94 5 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L H
Brgy. 8- 1.96 No No No No
A 5 239 47 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L L L M
100 12 52 1 % ne ne ne ne None None L L M H L L
101 10 506 99 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L M L M
102 7 381 75 % ne ne ne ne None None M L L M L H
Brgy. 2,9 57 0.41 No No No 2,943 735.7
103 12 43 7 % ne ne ne 4 .00 5 M L L H L L
Brgy. 1,8 35 0.33 No No No 1,829 457.2
104 6 29 9 % ne ne ne 3 .00 5 L L L M L L
105 3 41 3 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L H L L
106 8 822 1 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L H L L
107 5 972 1 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L M L L
108 3 573 2 % ne ne ne ne None None H L L L L H
12 10 02 4 % ne ne ne ne None None H L L M L L
37-A 5 907 8 % ne ne ne ne None None H L L M L L
Brgy. 2,7 53 0.15 No No No 2,729 682.2
93 4 29 5 % ne ne ne 1 .00 5 M L L M L H
Brgy. 2,2 44 0.22 No No No 2,249 562.2
97 5 49 1 % ne ne ne 1 .00 5 M L L L L H
Brgy. 6 1,1 22 0.52 No No No No None None M L L H L L

Baran
gay
o. p. H . No . E L
H . q n
98 46 5 % ne ne ne ne
Brgy. 5,5 10 0.11 No No No 5,501 1,375
99 6 01 79 % ne ne ne 1 .00 .25 M L L H L H
94-A 8 42 4 % ne ne ne ne None None L L L H L L
Source: LMWD; 2016
Notes:
• % = (No. of HH served/No. of households) x 100
Table 30
Water Sources of Level ll Water Supply System
Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)

Water Source Barangay Physical Condition
Fl Tc Eq Ln Ts Su O
103
Deep Well Palanog Proper Operational(Domestic Type) L L H L L L
Deep Well 25 Operational(Domestic Type) M L L L M H
107
Rain Harvesting Sta. Elene Operational (for Repair) L L L L L L
Source: LMWD
Notes:
•Physical Condition: fair, poor, critical
•Indicate level of susceptibility for all hazards: High (H), Moderate (M), Low (L)
•Types of hazards – Flood (Fl), Tropical cyclone (Tc), Earthquake (Eq), Volcano (Vo), Landslide (Ln),
Tsunami (Ts), Storm Surge (Su), Others (e.g. coastal erosion, sea level rise, land subsidence, liquefaction,
strong wind, change in temperature, change in rainfall, etc.)
Table 31
Existing Surface Water Resources by Type and Classification, Year 2015
Surface Water
(e.g. lakes, rivers, water Location Classification
impounding structures, etc.)
Bgy. San Agustin, Jaro
Binahaan River, Intake Structure Leyte Class A
Bgy. Hibunawon, Jaro,
Maitom Creek , Intake Dam Leyte Class A
Atipolo Creek, Intake Dam Bgy. Atipolo, Jaro, Leyte Class A
Magculo Creek, Intake Dam Bgy. Atipolo, Jaro, Leyte Class A
Bgy. Macalang,Dagami,
Hitomnog River, Intake Dam Leyte Class A
Bgy. Macalang,Dagami,
Hiabngan River, Intake Dam Leyte Class A
Source: LMWD

Table 32
Water Requirement by Barangay Population, Year 2015
Population/
Population Water Projected water
BRGY. Water supply Deficit/ surplus number of establish-
(2015) Requirement requirement
ments in year 10*
Urban 206,558
2 634 LMWD 14,328.40
3 3,153 LMWD 71,257.80
1&4 1,326 LMWD 29,967.60
5 561 LMWD 12,678.60
6 368 LMWD 8,316.80
6-A 1,656 LMWD 37,425.60
7 392 LMWD 8,859.20
8 323 LMWD 7,299.80
13 77 LMWD 1,740.20
14 423 LMWD 9,559.80
15 92 LMWD 2,079.20
16 238 LMWD 5,378.80
17 283 LMWD 6,395.80
18 308 LMWD 6,960.80
19 391 LMWD 8,836.60
20 759 LMWD 17,153.40
21 294 LMWD 6,644.40
21-A 298 LMWD 6,734.80
22 119 LMWD 2,689.40
23 686 LMWD 15,503.60
24 479 LMWD 10,825.40
25 2,358 LMWD 53,290.80
26 362 LMWD 8,181.20
27 285 LMWD 6,441.00
28 450 LMWD 10,170.00
29 205 LMWD 4,633.00
30 220 LMWD 4,972.00
31 835 LMWD 18,871.00
32 220 LMWD 4,972.00
33 270 LMWD 6,102.00
34 414 LMWD 9,356.40
35 336 LMWD 7,593.60
35-A 1,095 LMWD 24,747.00
36 1,424 LMWD 32,182.40
37 3,901 LMWD 88,162.60
38 502 LMWD 11,345.20
39 3,218 LMWD 72,726.80

Population/
ments in year 10*
40 350 LMWD 7,910.00
41 175 LMWD 3,955.00
42 1,134 LMWD 25,628.40
43 563 LMWD 12,723.80
43-A 1,384 LMWD 31,278.40
43-B 1,485 LMWD 33,561.00
44 547 LMWD 12,362.20
44-A 321 LMWD 7,254.60
45 495 LMWD 11,187.00
46 594 LMWD 13,424.40
47 781 LMWD 17,650.60
48 581 LMWD 13,130.60
49 1,993 LMWD 45,041.80
50 330 LMWD 7,458.00
50-A 882 LMWD 19,933.20
50-B 1,438 LMWD 32,498.80
51 645 LMWD 14,577.00
52 1,632 LMWD 36,883.20
53 848 LMWD 19,164.80
54 1,002 LMWD 22,645.20
55-55A 1,008 LMWD 22,780.80
56 1,430 LMWD 32,318.00
57 1,263 LMWD 28,543.80
58 1,497 LMWD 33,832.20
59 3,768 LMWD 85,156.80
60 1,512 LMWD 34,171.20
60-A 1,951 LMWD 44,092.60
61 1,569 LMWD 35,459.40
62 1,859 LMWD 42,013.40
63 3,240 LMWD 73,224.00
64 2,911 LMWD 65,788.60
65 1,458 LMWD 32,950.80
66 1,721 LMWD 38,894.60
66-A 1,639 LMWD 37,041.40
67 1,462 LMWD 33,041.20
68 2,612 LMWD 59,031.20
69 2,529 LMWD 57,155.40
70 1,434 LMWD 32,408.40
71 7,533 LMWD 170,245.80
72 995 LMWD 22,487.00
Population/
ments in year 10*
73 597 LMWD 13,492.20
74 8,223 LMWD 185,839.80
75 1,161 LMWD 26,238.60
76 1,357 LMWD 30,668.20
77 4,607 LMWD 104,118.20
78 2,385 LMWD 53,901.00
79 1,506 LMWD 34,035.60
80 1,440 LMWD 32,544.00
81 944 LMWD 21,334.40
82 1,516 LMWD 34,261.60
83 3,095 LMWD 69,947.00
83-A 2,184 LMWD 49,358.40
84 7,021 LMWD 158,674.60
85 1,792 LMWD 40,499.20
86 1,620 LMWD 36,612.00
87 3,916 LMWD 88,501.60
88 12,261 LMWD 277,098.60
89 4,530 LMWD 102,378.00
90 548 LMWD 12,384.80
91 7,765 LMWD 175,489.00
92 4,716 LMWD 106,581.60
LMWD/ 60,161.20
94 2,662
DELIVERY
96 4,690 LMWD 105,994.00
95 7,169 LMWD 162,019.40
109 7,675 LMWD 173,455.00
109-A 10,860 LMWD 245,436.00
110 5,204 LMWD 117,610.40
5-A 587 LMWD 13,266.20
36-A 800 LMWD 18,080.00
42-A 2,052 LMWD 46,375.20
48-A 799 LMWD 18,057.40
48-B 814 LMWD 18,396.40
51-A 287 LMWD 6,486.20
54-A 1,012 LMWD 22,871.20
56-A 698 LMWD 15,774.80
59-A 3,981 LMWD 89,970.60
59-B 1,031 LMWD 23,300.60
62-A 5,545 LMWD 125,317.00

Population/
ments in year 10*
62-B 4,484 LMWD 101,338.40
83-B 3,236 LMWD 73,133.60
83-C 4,334 LMWD 97,948.40
95-A 3,506 LMWD 79,235.60
8-A 296 LMWD 6,689.60
23-A 538 LMWD 12,158.80
Rural : 38,489 778,592.60
100 2,918 DELIVERY 65,946.80
101 628 DELIVERY 14,192.80
102 473 DELIVERY 10,689.80
DELIVERY/DEEP 82,512.60
103 3,651
WELL
103-A 593 SPRING 13,401.80
104 2,269 DELIVERY 51,279.40
105 1,787 DELIVERY 40,386.20
106 1,020 DELIVERY 23,052.00
RAIN 27,255.60
107 1,206
HARVESTING
108 711 DELIVERY 16,068.60
12 2,111 DELIVERY 47,708.60
37-A 1,125 DELIVERY 25,425.00
93 3,385 DELIVERY 76,501.00
97 2,790 DELIVERY 63,054.00
SPRING/ 32,137.20
98 1,422
DELIVERY
LMWD/ 154,222.40
99 6,824
DELIVERY
LMWD/ 34,826.60
94-A 1,541
SPRING
Source: LMWD
Notes:
• Year 10 = Current year + 10 years
• Water supply at distribution source is based on current capacity.
• Domestic water requirement is based on the projected population in 10 years.
•Commercial, industrial and institutional water requirements are based on the projected number of
establishments in 10 years.

Table 33
Classification of Fresh Surface Water
(RIVERS, LAKES, RESERVOIRS, ETC.)
Classification Beneficial Use
Class AA Public Water Supply Class I. This class is intended primarily
for waters having watersheds which are uninhabited and
otherwise protected and which require only approved disinfection
in order to meet the National Standards for Drinking Water
(NSDW) of the Philippines.
Class A Public Water Supply Class II. For sources of water supply that
will require complete treatment (coagulation, sedimentation,
filtration and disinfection) in order to meet the NSDW.
Class B Recreational Water Class. For primary contact recreation such
as bathing, swimming, ski diving, etc. (particularly those
designated for tourism purposes).
Class C 1. Fishery water for the propagation and growth of fish and
other aquatic resources.
2. Recreational Water Class II (boating, etc.)
3. Industrial Water Class I (for manufacturing processes after
treatment.)
Class D 1. For agriculture, irrigation, livestock watering, etc.
2. Industrial Water Supply Class II (e.g. cooling, etc.)
3. Other inland waters, by their quality, belong to this
classification
Source: DENR AO No. 34 otherwise known as “Revised Water Usage and Classification/ Water Quality Criteria” amendingsection nos. 68
and 69 Chapter III of the 1978 NPCC Rules and Regulations.
Table 34
Water Analysis Matrix
Possible Solutions
Technical Findings, Issues, Implications/Effects
Concerns /Impacts
Projects)
one connection per residential Poor water services Penalize subdivision owners/developers
subdivision project with political will
Higher rate of water fees Cause the stoppage of the operations
of subdivision by owners/developers
Water quality may be put to
risk
poor services from LMWD in Northern LGU concern shall provide Establish separate water supply system
Barangays with water connection alternative water supply system intended for northern barangays only
even without private partnership
involvement
no potable water distribution line for no potable water supply
Northern Barangays

6.4 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Tacloban City is a Media saturated city. Residents have within their grasp, a
variety of media outlets – print, broadcast and Internet. As the city progresses, mass
communications is gradually evolving to electronic transmission paving the way for
digitized information technology.
Print media boasts of six (6) broadsheets with region wide distribution,
complementing national dailies of which one (1) broadsheet offers daily issues, while
the rest have weekly publications. The city is reached by seven (7) radio stations, six
(6) broadcast using FM bands, one (1) in AM band. Only in the periphery of the city
limit is within the capacity of the transmission of the private television network. In the
farther north of the city of Tacloban, TV broadcast is available if a powerful antenna
is attached to boost reception.
Moreover, cable television service in urban area of the city and in residential
subdivisions and shared by Fil-products Cable Corporation and Leyte Net Cable
Incorporated.
Table 35
Communication Services Facilities, Year 2015
Year Cons- Area Occu- Ownership Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
Type Barangay
tructed pied (ha)
Public Private Fl Tc Eq Ln Ts Su Others
Postal
Services
Postal Services
Gov’t
Phil. Postal 1980 0.06 1&4 L M L L M H
Corp.
Corp.
LBC 0.015 12 Outlets √
JRS 20, Gomez √ L L L L L M
Aboitiz Go/Air √
23, A. Veteranos L L L L L L
Cargo
15, J,
DHL √ L L L L L L
Romualdez
Telephone
Service Provider
6-A, Sto. Nino
Bayantel/ Globe 1986 0.02 √ L L L L M M
Ext.
PLDT 2014 0.02 5 √ L L L L M H
Cell Sites
Network
Smart 2014 0.02 26- Sites (Bgy.) √ L L L L M L
Globe 2014 0.02 17- Sites(Bgy.) √ L L L L L L
Sun Cellular 2014 0.01 77-Robinsons √ L L L L L L

Year Cons- Area Occu- Ownership Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)

Type Barangay
tructed pied (ha)
Public Private Fl Tc Eq Ln Ts Su Others
Broadcast and
Television
Network (radio
television, cable)
ABS-CBN 1990 0.02 23-A Veteranos √ L L L L M M
Bombo-Radyo 1988 0.01 35- Real √ L L L L M M
YXY-Radio
Mindanao 1990 0.01 20-Burgoz √ L L L L M L
Network
Source: NTC, Public/Private Companies
Notes:
• Ownership – Public/Private
• Type of Ownership – Public/Private
Indicate level of susceptibility for all hazards - High (H), Moderate
Table 36
Type of Print Media Available, Year, 2015
Type of Print Area Circulation
Location
Media Coverage Number Type Frequency
Leyte Samar Brgy. 25, Regionwide 1000 Tabloid Daili
Daily Express Zamora
EV Mail Tacloban City Regionwide 1000 Tabloid Weekly
Sunday Punch Tacloban City Regionwide 1000 Tabloid Weekly
D People Forum Tacloban City Regionwide 1000 Tabloid Weekly
Brgy.49 Leyte Regionwide 1000 Tabloid Weekly
Tacloban Star Sport Center
EV Bulletin Tacloban City Regionwide 1000 Tabloid Weekly
Source: National Telecommunication Commission/Local Companies
Table 37
Cell Site Network, Year 2015_
Area Antenna Date Catchment
Location Owner
Occupied (ha) Height Installed Radius (km)
Aquino Avenue 0.01 48.00 FEB. 2014 Smart Communications Inc.
Brgy. 77 Banezville, Fatima Village 0.01 48.00 Feb. 2005 Smart Communications Inc.
Brgy. 99 Diit 0.01 48.00 Feb. 2005 Smart Communications Inc.
Brgy. Nulatula 0.01 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
Burgos cor MH del Pilars 0.01 48.00 2001 Smart Communications Inc.
Fatima Village 0.01 48.00 2001 Smart Communications Inc.

Area Antenna Date Catchment

Location Owner
Occupied (ha) Height Installed Radius (km)
V&G Subd. 0.01 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
San Jose, Brgy. Poblacion 0.01 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
MH Del Pilar Street 0.01 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
Jones Street 0.01 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
Mt. Naga Naga, Brgy. Nula Tula 0.01 48.00 2007 Smart Communications Inc.
Veteranos Ave. 0.01 48.00 2012 Smart Communications Inc.
Tacloban4-Manlurip 0.01 48.00 2012 Smart Communications Inc.
Rovic Bldg., Zamora St. 0.004 24.00 2014 Smart Communications Inc.
Gaisano Mall 0.003 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
Leyte Park Hotel 0.01 48.00 2012 Smart Communications Inc.
UPV Campus 0.01 48.00 2012 Smart Communications Inc.
PNP Provl HQ, Tacloban Airport 0.008 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
Jones St cor MH del Pilar St., Brgy.
0.094 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
2
Brgy. 109-A, Poblacion 0.005 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
Brgy. 59 0.005 48.00 2012 Smart Communications Inc.
Marasbaras 0.005 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
Romualdez Bldg. Veteranos Ave. 0.01 24.00 2014 Smart Communications Inc.
Brgy. 96 (Calanipawan) 0.005 48.00 Smart Communications Inc.
Calvary Hills 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy. 58 Old Road Sagkahan 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy. 83, San Jose 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy. 110 Apitong 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy.77, Fatima Village 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
GaisanoTacloban - Main 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Globe Tacloban Business Center 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
J. Romualdez St.,Gaisano Bldg. 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Dynasty Bldg., Zamora St. 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy. San Isidro 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Leyte Park Hotel 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy. 81, Marasbaras 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy. 3 & 3A, Nula-Tula 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy. 97, Cabalawan 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy. 86, Tigbao 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy. 95-A, Caibaan 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Brgy 55&55A, El Reposo 0.01 48.00 Globe telecom Inc.
Notes:
• Catchment Radius – refers to the service radius covered by the cell site network.
• Owner – refers to the company owner of the cell site network

Table 38
Information and Communication Technology Analysis Matrix
Technical Findings / Observations Implications / Effects Recommended Interventions
Lack of social acceptability of cell Low economic investment Advocacy for social acceptability of
sites due to assumed telecommunication facilities.
health/security reasons.
No telephone services available Residents deprived of fast Representation/coordination with ICT
and lack of internet access in the modem & efficient companies to extend services in the area of
northern portion of the city telecommunication services establish public-private partnerships in the
implementation of ICT projects.
Inadequate ICT investment in city “Constricting ICT potential to Invest in ICT (both hardware and soft) and
offices and various barangays of bridge the knowledge gap” in make available cost-efficient and citizen-
tacloban. terms and boundless centric ICT infrastructure, systems and
opportunities available to resources
Taclobanons and as instruments
of good governance and global
competitiveness.
Lack of ICT literacy among many Disempowers individuals in all Provide opportunities for digital literacy down
Taclobanons walks of life to seek evaluate, to the barangay level through formal and
use and create information informal IT education classes
effectively in order to achieve
their personal, social,
occupational and educational
goal.
Weak network signal Limit chances to avail of current Encourage ICT companies to ensure an
updates in the digital world, that efficient and reliable network signal.
may affect financial, social and
other aspects of life.


6.5 SOCIAL SERVICE FACILITIES / UTILITIES / AMENITIES
6.5.1 Day Care
For the 3-4 years old children the early childhood care and development is
provided through the daycare service program. Tacloban City has an existing 58 Day
Care Centers located at the different barangays with an average area of 48-50
sq.meter per day care center. The average number of day care children in a day
care center is 30. If there are more than 30 children in the barangay the sessions
can be divided into two sessions. One in the morning and one in the afternoon.
(See Table 39 for the Location of Daycare Centers Subsequently Typhoon Yolanda
damaged these Day Care Centers . Presently these day care centers were
reconstructed, retrofitted making it more resilient. Day Care Centers were built on
safer areas. For the new Tacloban North 31. Day Care Centers will be needed
within three years where more families will be relocated.
Table 39
Location of Day Care Centers
Tacloban City, 2015
No. Name of Day Care Center Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
(DCC) Address/Location Fl Ty Eq Ln Ts Su Others
1. Barangay 66-A DCC Brgy. 66-A Paseo de Lagazpi H
2. Barangay 68 DCC Barangay 68 Anibong Central
H
School
3. Barangay 69 DCC Barangay 69 Anibong DCC H
4. Barangay 71 DCC Barangay 71 Naga-Naga M
5. Barangay 73 DCC Barangay 73 PHHC DCC/Brgy.
Hall
6. Barangay 74 DCC Barangay 74 Lower Nula-Tula
7. Barangay 3 DCC Barangay 3 Upper Nula-Tula
8. Barangay 2 DCC Barangay 2 Jones DCC H
9. Barangay 25 DCC Barangay 25 Paterno/SP
M
Compound
10. Barangay 83 DCC Barangay 83 Paraiso H
11. Barangay 83-A DCC Barangay 83-A Burayan DCC H
12. Barangay 83-B DCC Barangay 83-B Cogon/Lolita H
13. Barangay 83-C DCC Barangay 83-C Taguictik H
14. Barangay 84 DCC Barangay 84 San Jose/RJD
H
Subd.
15. Barangay 85 DCC Barangay 85 San Jose Proper H
16. Barangay 87 DCC Barangay 87 San Jose back of
H
Brgy. Hall
17. Barangay 88 DCC Barangay 88 Fisherman’s
H
Village
18. Barangay 89 DCC Barangay 89 San Jose Brgy.
H
Hall
19. Barangay 79 DCC Barangay 79 Marasbaras Elem.
M
School
20. Barangay 59 DCC Barangay 59 Picas M

No. Name of Day Care Center Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)

(DCC) Address/Location Fl Ty Eq Ln Ts Su Others
21. Barangay 60-A DCC Barangay 60-A Old Road H
22. Barangay 62-A DCC Barangay 62-A Sagkahan H
23. Barangay 62-B DCC Barangay 62-B Molave H
24. Barangay 63 DCC Barangay 63 Mangga Sagkahan H
25. Barangay 64 DCC Barangay 64 Bliss Sagkahan H
26. Barangay 75 DCC Barangay 75 Fatima H
27. Barangay 43-A DCC Barangay 43-A Quarry District M
28. Barangay 44 DCC Barangay 44 Quarry M
29. Barangay 50-A DCC Barangay 50-A Youngfield H
30. Barangay 56 DCC Barangay 56 Pericohon H
31. Barangay 48-B DCC Barangay 48-B Magallanes H
32. Barangay 77 DCC Barangay 77 Fatima H H
33. Barangay 91 DCC Barangay 91 Abucay Elem.
School
34. Barangay 92 DCC Barangay 92 Apitong Elem.
H
School
35. Barangay 95 DCC Barangay 95 Caibaan Elem.
M
School
36. Barangay 95-A DCC Barangay 95-A Caibaan M
37. Barangay 96 DCC Barangay 96 Calanipawan
Lolita Village
38. Barangay 110 DCC Barangay 110 Utap M
39. Barangay 42-A DCC Barangay 42-A Cong. Mate
H
Avenue
40. Barangay 39 DCC Barangay 39 Calvary Hill
H
(Siren)
41. Barangay 36 DCC Barangay 36 Sabang H
42. Barangay 37 DCC Barangay 37 Reclamation Area
H
(Seawall)
43. Barangay 94 DCC Barangay 94 Tigbao H
44. Barangay 94-A DCC Barangay 94-A Basper
45. Barangay 12 DCC Barangay 12 Palanog
Resettlement
46. Barangay 93 DCC Barangay 93 Bagacay
47. Barangay 99 DCC Barangay 99 Diit
48. Barangay 97 DCC Barangay 97 Cabalawan
49. Barangay 100 DCC Barangay 100 San Roque M
50. Barangay 100 DCC Barangay 100 Scandinavian
M
Village
51. Barangay 103 DCC Barangay 103 Core Shelter M M
52. Barangay 103 DCC Barangay 103 Palanog Proper M
53. Barangay 104 DCC Barangay 104 Salvacion M
54. Barangay 105 DCC Barangay 105 San Isidro M
55. Barangay 106 DCC Barangay 106 Sto. Nino M
56. Barangay 107 Barangay 107 Sta. Elena M
57. Barangay 108 DCC Barangay 108 Tagpuro
58. Barangay 108 DCC Barangay 108 Tagpuro
Transitional Shelter


6.5.2 Protective Services
Table 40 presents the different facilities of Tacloban City Police Office

(TCPO), Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) and Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology (BJMP). of Tacloban City. The Tacloban City Police has 1 main police
headquarters, and 2 Police Stations located at Brgy. 91 Abucay, Brgy 84 San Jose.
There are 5 Police Community Precincts located strategically at the different parts of
Tacloban. For the Tacloban Central Fire Station there are 3 Fire Sub Stations and 1
Central Fire Head Quarters. All of these facilities are retrofitted and rehabilitated to
make it resilient to hazard.
Table 40
Protective Services by Facilities and Equipment
Year 2015 Tacloban City
Type of Area Physical No. of Personnel to Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
Services Brgy (Sq. m.) Condition Personnel Population
of Facility No. Types Fl Ty Eq Ln Ts Su Others
Police
1 Patrol
Brgy.
Headquarters 106 3 Car, 2 L H M
25
Motorcycle
Police 1 Car, 5
59 6 L H M
Station. 1 Motorcycle
Police Station. 1 Car, 5
53 6 L H M
2 Motorcycle
2 Patrol
Mobile Patrol
Car, 6
Unit 43 8 L H M
Motorcycle
City Public
1 Patrol
Safety
54 10 Car, 9
Company
Bicycles
All
Outpost M H M
Brgys.
Fire Protection
Brgy.
Headquarters
25
Brgy.
3
109-A
Brgy.
86
3 H
San
Jose
Brgy.
3 H
88

Jail
Management
Brgy.
City
25
Others NONE
6.5.3 Education
The enrollment for every elementary and secondary public school is

presented in Table 41. For the elementary level San Jose Elementary School has
the highest enrolment for the school years 2014-2015 & 2015-2016. For the
secondary level the Leyte National Highschool has the highest number of enrollees
for two school years. Generally the enrolment increased in school year 2015-2016 by
2.3%.
Table 41
Public Elementary and High Schools Facilities
Tacloban City, 2015
Used as Hazard Susceptibility
Facilities and Condition
Area Evacuation (HML)
School Brgy.
(Has.) Labo- Lib- Comfort Play- Center Oth
Shop CIinic Others Fl Ty Eq Ln Su
ratory rary Room ground (Y/N) ers
District
Learning I
1. Rizal Central Brgy.
0.393 g g g g g Y M H
School 25
2. Remedios T. Brgy.
Rumualdez 6 1.2 g g g g g Y L M
Elem. School
3. Lorenzo Daa Brgy.
Memorial 103-A 1 g g g g g Y M M
School Paglaum
4. Salvacion Brgy.
Elementary 104 4.591 g g g g g Y M M
School Salvacion
5. Caibaan Brgy.
Elementray 95 0.6714 g g g g g Y M L L
School Caibaan
6. Bliss Brgy.
Elementray 74 0.3084 g g g g g Y L L L
School Bliss
7. Tagpuro Brgy.
Elementary 108, 1 g g g g g Y M L
School Tagpuro


School Brgy.
District
Learning II
8. San Brgy.
Fernando 53 2.0233 g g g g g Y H H
Central School
9. Bañez Brgy.
Memorial Elem. 75 1 g g g g g Y M M
School
10. Palanog Brgy.
Ressetlement 12 3 g g g g g Y M
School Palanog
11. San Roque Brgy.
Elementary 100 Sn 1 g g g g g Y M
School Roque
12. Bayanihan Brgy. 73
0.4 g g g g g Y
Elemtary School PHHC
13. Judge Brgy.
Antonio R. 91
0.5 g g g g g Y H M
Montilla Sr. Abucay
Elem. School
14. Utap Elem. Brgy.
0.1226 g g g g g Y H M
School 110 Utap
15. Kapangian Brgy.
0.2975 g g g g g Y L M
Central School 23
16. Sto. Niño Brgy.. 6
1 g g g g g Y M H M
Speed Center T.Claudio
Brgy.
17. Sta. Elena 107 Sta. 1.320 g g g g g Y M
Elem. School. Elena
18. Cabalawan Brgy. 97
0.9244 g g g g g N M L
Elem. School Cabalwan
19. Basper Brgy.
Elementary 94-A 0.9915 Y M
School Basper
Brgy.
20. Palanog 103 0.4816 Y M
Elem. School Palanog
21. B. Bulante Brgy.
Elementary 105, Sn 0.7688 Y M
School Isidro


School Brgy.
District
Learning Center
IV
Brgy. 8-A
22. Panalaron Del Pilar 1.2777 g g g g g Y L M
Central School St.
Brgy.
23. Sagkahan 62-B 1.4857 g g g g g Y M
Elem. School Sagkahan
24.Tigbao-Diit Brgy. 99
1.035 g g g g g Y H H
Elem. School Diit
25. Bagacay Brgy. 93
0.8259 g g g g g Y H
Elem. School Bagacay
26.Mercy Ville Brgy. 99
Y M
Elem. School Mercyville
District
Learning Center
V
27. Sn Jose Brgy. 87
Y H H
Central School Sn Jose
Brgy. 79
28. Marasbaras Maras- 0.5031 g g g g g Y H L
Elem. School baras
29. Don Brgy.
Vicente 92
0.5 Y H L
Quintero Memo. Apitong
Elem. School
30. Nula-tula Brgy. 3
0.3481 g g g g g Y H
Elem. School Nula-tula
Brgy.98
31. CamansihayCamansih 1 g g g g g Y H
Elem. School ay
Brgy.
32. Sto Niño 106 Sto. 0.05 g g g g g Y H
Primary School Niño
33. Fisherman's Brgy.
Village Elem. 88 San 0.5591 g g g g g Y H H
School Jose
34. Manlurip Brgy. 84
0.5408 g g g g g Y H H
Elem. School Manlurip


School Brgy.
District
Learning Center g g g g g
VI
35. City Central Brgy.
0.6943 g g g g g Y H
School 44
36. Anibong Brgy. 69
5.0319 Y H H
Elem. School Anibong
37. V&G Brgy.
Memorial Elem. 109 0.5 g g g g g Y M H
School V&G
38. Lucio Brgy.
Vivero Elem. 101 New 1 g g g g g Y H
School Kawayan
39. Old Brgy.

Kawayan 102 Old 2.2524 g g g g g Y H H
Primary School Kawayan
40. Brgy.
Scandinivian 100 Sn 0.3297 g g g g g Y H
Elem. School Roque
Total Area
45.7875
Public Elem. g g g g g Y
has.
School
Secondary
School (Public)
1. Leyte Brgy. 49
National High Aquino 8.049 g g g g g Y H
School Avenue
2. Marasbaras Brgy. 81
National High Marasbar 0.8316 g g g g g Y H H H
School as
3. Cirilo Roy Brgy. 6
Montero T.
0.8222 g g g g g Y H M
National High Claudio
School St.
4. Sagkahan Brgy
National High 64 1.5 g g g g g Y H H L
School Sagkahna


School Brgy.
5. San Jose Brgy.
National High 87 Sn. 0.9923 H H
School Jose
6. Tacloban Brgy
City National 93 2.4986 g g g g g Y H H
High School Bagacay
7. Tacloban Brgy. 49 Compd.
City Night High Aquino Leyte g g g g g Y
School Ave. NHS
8. San Jose Manlurip Compd.
Night Hgh San San Jose g g g g g Y
School Jose NH
9. Tacloban Brgy
National Agri 94-A 14 g g g g g Y H
School Basper
Brgy. 6
T. Compd.
10. Cirilo Roy Claudio
Cirilo
Montejo Night. St. g g g g g Y
Roy
High School
Montejo
11. Northern Brgy.

Tacloban City 106/101
153.04 g g g g g Y H
Natl High Sto.
School Niño
12. Anibong Brgy.
Night High 68 H H
School
Brgy.
13. Antonio
103 -A
Balmes Nat'l Y H
Sn
High school
Paglaum
14.Scandinavian Brgy.
Natl High 100 Sn Y H
School Roque
Total Has.,
Public
43.7 has.
Secondary
Schools
Source: Division of Tac. City, DepEd


6.5.4 Social Welfare Facilities
Table 41 presents the different social welfare facilities in the city both
government & private. The clientele served are the disadvantage persons/families,
and the vulnerable sector which needs protection. (PWD, Senior Citizen, children &
women. These facilities provide different services from financial assistance, referrals,
shelter assistance, counseling, trainings, and livelihood opportunities among others.
The Women Center and Day Center for Street Children provides temporary
residential care and protection to the abandoned, orphaned, abused, exploited and
neglected children, youth and women.
children the early childhood care and development is provided through the daycare
service program. Tacloban City has 58 Day Care Centers located at the different
barangays with an average area of 48-50 sq.meter. (See Table 3.4.3 for the Location
of Daycare Centers). Subsequently Typhoon Yolanda damaged these Day Care
Centers . Presently these day care centers were reconstructed, retrofitted making it
more resilient. Day Care Centers were built on safer areas. For the new Tacloban
North 31. Day Care Centers will be needed within three years where in more
families will be relocated.
Table 42
Social Welfare Facilities
Tacloban City, 2015
Barangay Type of Area Physical Services Offered Type of No. of
Facilities Covered Condition Clientele Personnel
58 Day Care Early Childhood Care and Children 3-4 years
Good
Centers Development old 56
Disadvantaged
Brgy. 25 families, individuals,
Good
Magsaysay CSWDO communities, PWDs,
(Temporary)
Blvd. Senior Citizens &
103
children
DSWD Educational, Medical, Burial, Transpo.,
Magsaysay Disadvantaged
Regional Office Good Livelihood, Food and Financial
Blvd. Families & individuals
08 Assistance for victims of calamities.
Women’s in difficult
Homelife services, rescue operation,
circumstances and
facilitates issuance of BPO, TPO, PPO,
Brgy. Women’s their children,
25 Good attendance to court hearings on 13
Paterno Ext. Shelter children & youth
VAWC, trafficked victims & abused
victims of abuse and
children & youth.
trafficked person.
Homelife services, educational
Social Dev’t.
Brgy. 108 1000 sq. assistance, saturation drive, rescue
Center for Good 9
Tagpuro meters operation, psychosocial support
Children
services.
Brgy. 99 SOS Children’s Good Residential care/ homelife services, Abandoned, orphaned,

Barangay Type of Area Physical Services Offered Type of No. of

Facilities Covered Condition Clientele Personnel
Diit Village educational assistance neglected children
and youth
Mendicants, neglected,
Missionaries of
Brgy. 62-B Residential care/ homelife services seekly older persons
Charity
& children
Streetlight Psychosocial support services, mental Drug & alcohol
Good
Philippines health care services dependents
Psychosocial Psychosocial support services, mental Drug and alcohol
Brgy. 74 Good
Center health care services. dependents
Farm
Brgy. 64 Psychosocial support services/ mental Drug and alcohol
Rehabilitation Good
Bliss health care dependents
Center
Women in difficult
Brgy. 106 Women’s Advocacy on social protection issues
Good circumstances & other
Sto. Niño Friendly Space for women
needy women.
Women in difficult
Women Good Advocacy on social protection issues
Brgy. 101 circumstances & other
Friendly Space (temporary) for women
needy women
Information &
CSWDO Out of school youths,
Communica-
Balyuan Good Computer literacy/ values formation PWDs and other
tion Techno-
Park needy adults.
logy Center


6.5.5 Housing Facilities
Presented below in Table 43 are the housing facilities for the last 3 censal
years. For the city of Tacloban majority of households are served with essential
facilities and utilities such as water, electricity and garbage collection system.
However there is a lot to be desired in terms of efficiency and quality of service with
these mentioned facilities and utilities. Almost all household in the city are not
satisfied with the water system due to its insufficient flow of water. Likewise the
increasing electric bill is a cause for much complain from electric consumers. In
terms of garbage collection, households have to practice waste segregation so as to
minimize garbage. Collection of garbage is sometimes inefficient because schedule
is not followed.
Table 43
Housing Facilities and Utilities Situation for the Past Three Censal Years
(2007,2010, 2014)
Tacloban City
Censal 2010 Censal 2014
Utilities No. of
Housing No. % No.
Housing % Served
Units Served Served Served
Units
Electricity 44,758 42,002 94% hh=50890 42,861 84%
Water-
Sealed 44,578 43,686 98% 50,890 44,050 87%
Toilets
Garbage
Collection 44,578 22,537 50.50% 50,890 22,867 44%
System
Water
44,578 41,840 93% 50,890 44,870 88%
Supply
6.5.6 Health Facilities
Table 43 shows that various health facilities and manpower resources could
be easily availed of in the city. It has six operating hospitals. Two are government
owned hospitals namely: Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) which
is under the Department of Health RO8 and Tacloban City Hospital under the City
Government of Tacloban. Four other hospitals are privately owned such as Divine
Word Hospital, Remedios Trinidad Romualdez (RTR) Hospital, Mother of Mercy
Hospital and Tacloban Doctors Medical Hospital. In line with the hospital capabilities,
EVRMC and Divine Word Hospital are providing the highest level curative care
(Tertiary Care/Level III) while others provide secondary level/Level II of care.

The city provides, with efficiency, all the priority government health services in
its 6 District Health Centers and 24 primary health care facilities. These 6 District
Health Centers are all PhilHealth accredited with PCB, MCP and TB-DOTS and 1
special health unit (MASA) accredited with PCB. Tacloban City Hospital is a 25-bed
hospital providing general adult and pediatric medical, obstetrics-gynecology and
surgical care. It is a CEmONC center and is PhilHealth-accredited. It still lacks
equipment for more complex clinical care.
There are 2 newly built Health Centers donated by INGO’s which the city is
planning to establish as District Health Center (Abucay District Health Center and
Sto. Niño (GMA) District Health Center).
Following the DOH-prescribed population to health personnel ratios, the city

does not conform with the standards. As shown in table above it is evident enough
that the city really needs additional manpower resources. We are in dire need of
doctors, nurses, midwives, medical technologists and other allied health workers that
will cater the primary health care needs of the constituents with quality and efficiency
although the DOH provides health manpower support through their Deployment
Program (NDP’, RHMPP’s, PHA, DDP, MDP).
The voluntary sector such as Barangay Health Worker’s (BHW), Barangay

Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and Barangay Service Point Officers (BSPO’s) also
provides support at the health center and community levels. They are our active
partners in the delivery of basic health care services on the field.
All these health facilities (hospitals, district health centers and barangay
health stations) are susceptible to typhoon (Low, Medium, High). Flood prone BHS is
Apitong BHS while other BHS such as Magallanes BHS, Bliss Sagkahan BHS, Ilong
BHS, Fatima BHS, Seawall BHS, Cabalawan BHS, Burayan BHS and Fisherman”s
BHS are storm surge susceptible.
Table 44
Medical Health Facilities and Personnel
Tacloban City, 2015
Personnel (NO.) Physi-
Type of Capacity (HML)
Owner- cal
Brgy. Health (No. of Admin &
ship Condi-
services Beds) D N M Allied SI Oth To- FI Ty Ln Ts Su Others
ers tal tion
Medical
HOSPITAL
Brgy.
1. EVRMC Public 450 111 150 12 209 225 707 O L L L L
1&4

Personnel (NO.)
Physi-
Owner- cal
ship Condi-
ers tal tion
Medical
Brgy. 2. City
Public 25 9 23 1 33 O L M L
82 Hospital
Total Personnel Public Hospital 120 173 13 209 225 740
3. Divine O
Word Private 140 197 19 356 M
Hospital
Brgy. 4. RTR Private O
165 69 13 247 M
96 Hospital
5. Mother of Private O
Mercy 148 78 4 45 275 L
Hospital
6. Tacloban Private O
Brgy. Doctors
77 55 109 241 L
91 Medical
Hospital
7. Caremed Private O
Brgy. 8 Maternity 7 3 3 3 3 19 M M
Hospital
Total Personnel Private Hospital 537 402 39 112 48 1138
District
Health
Center
Brgy. Public O
1. V&G* 1 1 2
109-A
Brgy. Public O
2.San Jose* 1 1 1 3 M M L H
86
Brgy. Public O
3.Sagkahan 1 1 1 3 M H
99
Brgy. Public O
4. Diit M H
105
Brgy. Public O
5. Suhi* 1 1 1 3 M M
37
Brgy. Public O
6.MASA 1 1 1 3 L M
25
7. Main Public O
Brgy.
Health M L
25
Center

Personnel (NO.) Physi-
Owner- cal
ship Condi-
ers tal tion
Medical
Brgy. Health
Stations
Brgy. Public O
1.Masa H H
37
Brgy. Public O H
2. San Jose H
88
Brgy. Public O H
3.Seawall 1 1 H
64
Brgy. Public O H
4. Tigbao 1 1 2 H
94
Brgy. 5. Public O H
1 1 H
97 Cabalawan
Brgy. 6. Public O H
1 1 H
78 Marasbaras
Brgy. Public O H H
7. Anibong 1 1 2
68
Brgy. Public O H H
8. Quarry 1 1 2
44
Brgy. Public O H H
9. Fatima 1 1
76
Brgy. Public O H H
10. Aptiong 1 1
92
Brgy. 11. New Public O H H
101 kawayan
Brgy. 12. Nula- Public O H H
1 1
71 tula
Brgy. 13. Ssan Public O H H
83-B Jose
Brgy. 14. Public O H H
1 1
62 -A Sagkahan
Brgy. 15. Public O H H
1 1
51 Magallanes
Brgy. 16. Public O H
98 Camansihay
Brgy. 17. San Public O H
100 Roque
Source: City Health Office


CHAPTER 7
WASTE MANAGEMENT
The City Council enacted Ordinance No. 2004-9-09 otherwise known as
Tacloban City Solid Waste Management Board Ordinance. This board was created
to develop and implement a solid waste management program consistent with the
Environmental Protection Programs of the City. The Chief Executive sits as the
Chairman of the Board while the City ENRO Officer is the Vice-Chairman. A
representative from the City Council also sits as member of the board.
It is projected that by 2025, Tacloban City will generate 202.97 tons per day.
This is a challenge for Tacloban City as a Highly Urbanized City in terms of an
effective and efficient disposal system in compliance with RA 9003 and rationalize
the integration of its solid waste management in its development agenda.
7.1 INSTITUTIONAL ARRAGEMENTS
The following are the general functions and programs of City Government
Offices undertaking the task of addressing related solid waste management issues
of the city in the same time that the Environmental Code of Tacloban City has
mandated the City Government to implement the following functions with the Chief
Executive as the Head for operations.
1. To promote the practice of waste segregation and waste minimization at

source.
2. To assist barangay councils in the preparation of a multiyear SWM
program, including information, education and communication materials;
3. To facilitate establishment of supportive linkages between barangay and
other government and private sector organizations;
4. To assist barangays that may decide to group themselves, consolidate or
coordinate their efforts, services and resources for the purpose of
establishing a common SWM system or facilities;
5. In coordination with the City Waste Management Board, City ENRO, City
GSO, City CEO, DENR, NGO’s, and the Liga ng mga Barangay, facilitate
the establishment of a model barangay unit that demonstrates an
effective and efficient SWM system,;
6. To train city personnel to provide technical assistance services,
particularly in SWM and EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) to the
City Government; and
7. To install an operational monitoring system to ensure sustainability of
SWM Program.

LGU Barangays
The role of the different barangays as mandated by the Local Government

Code is crucial in the implementation of the solid waste management plan. The
barangays, as articulated in RA 9003 are the key stakeholders for the successful
implementation of segregation and waste reduction programs for the city. The
creation of the Barangay Solid Waste Management Committees will streamline and
facilitate the different implementation strategies in solid waste management of
Tacloban City.
Other Offices
The following offices will support the initiatives through judicial, logistical,
technical and other related assistance deemed necessary in implementing solid
waste management initiatives:
City General Services, Sangguniang Panlungsod, City Engineers Office, City

Planning and Development Office, City Assessor’s Office, City Health Office, City
Veterinary Office, City Division Office City Interior and Local Government and the
Barangays.
7.2 SOLID WASTE
Tacloban City’s waste management is under the City Environment and

Natural Resources Office (CENRO). Measures on proper waste disposal and
management at the Barangay level and business sector are strictly implemented
other than the regular information dissemination on proper waste management
through the media and other forms of information materials and venue. On the other
hand, industrial waste is treated differently as it entails specific handling and
disposal.
Table 45
Key Characteristics of Generated Solid Waste, Tacloban City2011
Per capita Generation 0.38 kg/day
Average Daily Generation 180 tons/day
Average Bulk Density 619.84 kg/cu meter

Source: City ENRO, TaclobanCity

7.2.1 Contributors to Garbage Volume
The characterization study revealed categories of waste and its respective

volume generated. The following tables and figures show insights of the study.
These data are useful in estimating potential waste that can be diverted from the
waste stream flow. It can be perceived from the data that a large percentage of
generated wastes are biodegradable which can be potentially diverted from the main
waste stream thus saving landfill space.See Table WM_2
Table 46
Household Waste Characteristics Tacloban City, 2015
Waste Component, Average Wt.
Percentage (%)
Household (kg/capita/day)
Yard waste & leftover 0.2290 60.20
Recyclables 0.0594 15.60
Residuals 0.0915 24.0
Special waste 0.0008 0.20
Total 0.3807 100
Source: City ENRO Office
7.2.2 Generated Waste
The rapid urbanization of TaclobanCity allows SW managers to identify

level of pressures on solid waste generation, collection and disposal. It provides
a good estimate on how the volume of waste can change over time, a good
indicator for appropriate response mechanism of the City Government. It was
observed how the volume of waste changes over time. Commercial and industrial
waste generation and collection are based on General Services Office record. An
increase of 3% is assumed including wastes derived from street sweeping, debris
and others. The initial data from waste characterization conducted by City
ENRO show per capita waste generation of 0.4 kg/ca/day. However, 0.5 is used
as a safe figure for future projection. Estimated collection rate is around 70%.
The remaining 30% is uncollected, recycled or composted at household level.
Table 4.38 shows the projected solid waste generation of TaclobanCity until the
year 2025.
Table 47
Projected Solid Waste Generation Tacloban City, 2016-2025
Year Populati Domesti Commercial Street Other Total Waste
on c waste , Industrial, Sweepi source- waste in Collecte
in tons Institutional ng in private & tons d in tons
in tons tons LGUs (In
tons)
2014 239,938 91.18 80.07 10.25 6.40 187.90 173.00
2015 245,049 93.12 81.78 10.47 6.54 191.90 176.68
2016 250,268 95.10 83.52 10.69 6.68 195.99 180.45
2017 255,599 97.13 85.30 10.92 6.82 200.16 184.29

2018 261,043 99.20 87.11 11.15 6.96 204.42 188.22

2019 266,603 101.31 88.97 11.39 7.11 208.78 192.23
2020 272,282 103.47 90.86 11.63 7.26 213.23 196.32
2021 278,082 105.67 92.80 11.88 7.42 217.77 200.50
2022 284,005 107.92 94.78 12.13 7.58 222.41 204.77
2023 290,054 110.22 96.79 12.39 7.74 227.14 209.13
2024 296,232 112.57 98.86 12.65 7.90 231.98 213.59
2025 302,542 114.97 100.96 12.92 8.07 236.92 218.14
Source: City ENRO, CPDO
7.2.3 Disposed Waste
A study conducted by City ENR Office of Tacloban on solid waste

characterization for household sector in 2005 revealed that the average daily waste
generation per person 0.38 kilogram. The average total daily waste generation is
approximately 180 tons/day (this includes domestic, commercial & Institutional,
Street sweeping and other waste.) as described in the following matrix of per capita
generation of waste in the city.
Domestic waste (Residential) is the largest contributor at 48.52% of the total

tonnage followed by Commercial, Institutional, Market waste which is 42.61%, and
street garbage at 5.46% and lastly garbage from other sources at 3.41%. The trend
on percentage waste contribution to the total waste stream was reported by the City
General Services Department in 2015. See Table 46
Table 48
Percentage Distribution of Garbage in Tacloban City, City ENRO
Waste Type Tons Percentage

Domestic 91.18 48.52
Commercial 80.07 42.61
Street Garbage 10.25 5.46
Other source 6.40 3.41
Total 187.90 100.00

Graph 3
Percentage Distribution of Garbage
7.2.4 Source Reduction
At present, observations and monitoring conducted by the City ENRO and the
City General Services of Tacloban revealed that the residents, including business
establishments in the city, do not practice segregation of their wastes. However,
some residents have their own means of reducing waste by recovering mostly
metals and plastic products. These are sold to junkyards and becomes another
source of income. Food and other biodegradable leftovers are usually fed to the pets
while other biodegradables are collected by the City garbage collector.
7.2.5 Diverted Waste
At present, the city has no centralized materials recovery facilities for the
recyclable waste materials. Instead, there are twenty-one (21) registered junk shop
operators. The significant increase is an indicator of potential existence of
recyclables in the area. These operators buy recyclable materials such as metal,
paper products and plastic products. All these materials are delivered to Manila or
Cebu for recycling process. A rapid survey conducted by City ENRO has estimated
that these junkshops can recover materials of about 150 ton per month or about 5
ton/day on average.
Currently, the city has about 138 barangay-owned Materials Recovery

Facilities (MRF) and Composting Facilities, but it was observed that some of the said
facilities are no longer functional or not operated properly. No data is available on
the volume of waste diverted through the operation of these MRFs.

7.2.6 Collection and Transfer
There are three general contractor of garbage that hauls the garbage from
different barangays to the dumpsite. The City general service is supervising the
operation in the dumpsite. The garbage is being covered by top soil every now and
then to prevent foul odor and make the decomposition of garbage faster.
Generally, waste are collected and hauled un-segregated. The

frequency of collection varies according to location of generators. For
commercial areas, daily collection of garbage is done, while for residential areas it
ranges from 2 to 3 times a week and in some areas once a week collection is
scheduled.
7.2.7 Market for Recyclables
There are about six big operators who buy recyclable materials such as metal,
paper products and plastic products. All these materials are delivered to Manila or
Cebu for recycling process. It is difficult to quantify how much volume of these
materials comes from the city. However, considering the proximity of these shops,
and based from interview of the operators, the volume may be used as an indicative
figure in providing insights on what Tacloban City is generating.
7.3 LIQUID WASTE

Water wastes from residential areas are usually drained to their respective
septic tanks while some have their water wastes connected directly to canals in the
vicinity of their residences. This practice is being done in the absence of a specific
waste water disposal system and a corresponding water treatment facility.
The City Government of Tacloban is aware of this situation and has in its
boards conceived waste water treatment facilities in some of the built-up areas. A
total of 6 waste water treatment facilities are proposed in the following city proper
areas (New Bus Terminal, Old Public Market, Slaughterhouse, Tacloban Convention
Center, City Hall Compound, Tacloban City Hospital) and 8 additional facilities
located north of the city. See map below.
1. New Bus Terminal 8M

2. Old Public Market 8M
3. Slaughterhouse 5M
4. Tacloban Convention Center 5M
5. City Hall Compound 8M
6. Tacloban City Hospital 8M
The discharge of untreated waste water (sewage) into San Juanico Strait is
considered to pose an alarming threat to the population of the northern barangays'

health, the viability of mariculture activities in the strait and the general economic
development of the area.
As a result, a comprehensive set of waste water (sewage) treatment facilities is to

be established in the Tacloban North relocation sites in order to ensure each
socialized housing subdivision and other sources of wastewater area is compliant
with the standards set by both the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Waste Water (sewage) from each relocation site is to be treated through an

approved treatment system, such as Septic Tanks coupled with Planted Gravel
Filters, prior to it being discharged into adjacent creeks or rivers flowing into San
Juanico Strait. Such systems would require space allocation of approximately 2.5
square meters per household.
In addition to this, a centralized sewage system to be developed in the 2017-

2019 timeframe is proposed for Tacloban North in order to provide a long term
solution for sewage management in the northern barangays and ensure residential,
commercial and industrial development taking place outside of the relocation sites
does not represent a waste water threat to San Juanico Strait
Special Wastes
Special wastes are classified as bulky items, hospital/medical wastes, toxic
and hazardous waste materials and other related waste materials. At present the
city government is collecting these types of wastes and disposed the same at the
common controlled dumpsite facility. There is no special storage area for this
purpose.
Toxic and Hazardous Wastes

Classified as special wastes, Tacloban City has no special storage or disposal
system of these types of waste materials. At present, the city’s controlled dumpsite
at Brgy. Sto. Niño has become an open dumpsite and these specific waste materials
are dumped in the usual place together with the other waste products and are
similarly handled just like any other waste materials.
A plan to have a Sanitary Landfill Project in Tacloban City is long overdue and
will address the problem on proper waste disposal. Also, this will make Tacloban
City the first in the region to have this type of waste disposal.

Waste Management at Barangay Level
The different Committees will be mirrored at the Barangay level. Overtime,

responsibilities will be devolved to the Barangay as they acquire skill and
capacity to implement the SWM System.
The waste management can only be as effective as the level of political will of the
local chief executives and the different city government agencies. The synergy of
the city government and the different barangays provides a good opportunity to
change the behavioral pattern of the Taclobanons towards appropriate solid
waste handling. The participation of the Public Market Administrator is critical
because the market is significantly generating biodegradable waste and is
frequently visited by the public.
Successful waste management in the public market may be a milestone for

Tacloban City in addressing solid waste issues. This synergy among
stakeholders is critical to the institutionalization and sustainability of solid waste
management of the city.

The figure below shows the Controlled Dumpsite at Brgy Sto Nino in full
operation. Satellite Photo taken September 2006.
The figure below shows the remaining cell of the Controlled Dumpsite at Brgy
Sto Nino still being used by the city as of May 2016. The 3 cells were full and
covered recently. Satellite Photo taken May 2016.

Status of Dumpsite:
The 4 hectare controlled dumpsite in Brgy Sto. Nino was divided into 4 cells.
Each cell has an average area of 1 hectare. At present the 3 cells were already full
and covered. The dumpsite was filled at a fast rate due to the debris and residuals
as an effect of typhoon Yolanda in 2013. Only one cell is operational and the city
needs to build a new landfill in a different location. There are new socialized housing
nearby and the need to have a new landfill far from the existing dumpsite needs to
be built for health reasons.
In anticipation on the event that the existing Dumpsite in Brgy. Sto Nino will no
longer be operational, there is an on-going construction of the Well-Engineered
Sanitary Landfill located in Brgy San Roque with a total area is 5 hectares. The new
landfill will be intended for temporary holding area of the garbage since another
facility beside the landfill is under negotiation that will process the collected waste
and converted into recyclable materials as a zero waste policy.


7.3. 1Septage Treatment and Facility
All domestic septage must be processed and treated in strict conformance with
the DOH Operations Manual on the Rules and Regulations governing Domestic
Sludge and Septage and all other relevant national and local laws. Septage facilities,
including treatment and disposal facilities and septage truck yards must maintain a
hygiene and safe work environment. Facilities must be properly designed installed
and maintained. A vector control strategy must be included to insure that no disease-
causing elements shall thrive in the treatment facility and a maintenance schedule
for clearing excess vegetation growth.
The septage treatment facilities in Tacloban shall use lime stabilization

methods composed of lime mixing/treatment pit, anaerobic baffled reactor,
facultative pond, and maturation or aerobic ponds. The lime mixing/treatment pit
and the anaerobic baffled reactor shall be made of concrete. Mixing or treatment of
lime shall be fully mechanized. All stabilization ponds shall be lined with high density
polyethylene (HDPE) geo-membrane on top of highly compacted soil. Jointing of
adjacent sections of geo-membrane sections shall be in accordance with
manufacturers’ jointing guidelines. Effluent from the last aerobic pond shall flow into
a constructed wetland to ensure that the quality of the final effluent shall meet DENR
standard for the receiving water body. Periodically, the solid material that
accumulates in the receiving tank and ponds shall be removed and deposited in
sludge drying beds. Dried sludge shall be recovered as compost material, soil
conditioner or landfill material. This shall comply with the DOH Operations Manual on
the Rules and Regulations governing Domestic Sludge and Septage.
The operations and maintenance plan also includes provisions for reducing system
upset, including immediate actions to prevent the occurrence of foul smells and
release of partially treated effluent from the system.
Objectives of the project
The final stage of Phased Approach to the Total Sanitation (PhaTS) involves
the safe management of solid and liquid wastes and strengthening water quality
monitoring systems, allied with the promotion of water supply protection. As
barangays continue to improve their sanitation and hygiene practices, it will become
important to have a facility to treat the septage.
The objective of the project is to demonstrate and promote cost effective

wastewater management solution, to reduce pollution of nearby water bodies,
remove disease water causing organisms and contaminants in the wastewater and

prevent the spread of water borne diseases. This facility will directly benefit more
than 245,000 people in 138 barangays of TaclobanCity.
As the first of its kind in the region this can be a showcase to other LGUs they
can have best available technology without entailing excessive cost.
City ordinance for the operation including the integration of corresponding fees in the
Real Property Tax was drafted and in the for approval by the City Mayor and council.
Location and Condition of the area
The Septage Treatment Facility is located in Barangay, Sto. Nino, in the northern
part of of Tacloban City. The location is owned by the city government, the land
location is adjacent to the Sanitary Landfill.

CHAPTER 8
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
Given its natural endowments, agriculture and fisheries remain as the primary
sector of the economy in the wider region despite its high vulnerability to natural
disasters. The overall goal is to strengthen the sector asone of the sources of jobs
and income among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) through higher farming
and fishing productivity and the use of natural and sustainable technologies at the
livelihood and enterprise levels that serve the local, regional and national markets.
Disaster resilience elements will be the key considerations in the technologies to be
adopted and in the institutional arrangements, given the geographical and climatic
context of the area.
Considering the vulnerability of the area to disasters, provision of off-resource

livelihood opportunities for farming and fishing families through training in other skills
of interest is important to diversify sources of incomes. This will target other
members of the family and train them on specific skills demanded by the market in
the other economic sectors (e.g. construction, health and wellness, hotel
housekeeping, etc.) to promote disaster-resilient economic activities and ensure that
at least 2 members of the family have different sources of income.
Further presented in succeeding tables are the different sources of income of

the city (primary, secondary, tertiary) and the contributions they bring about to the
local economy.
Table 49
Revenue Derived from Existing Major Agricultural Crops by Area and
Production, 2015
Major Area Annual Production
Crop ha. % utilization Volume (m.t.) Value (PhP/M)
Rice 496.75 19.20 1,049 17.83
Corn 54.61 2.11 1,410.55 24.88
Vegetables 308.83 11.94 3,744.55 110.98
Fruit Crops 156.21 6.04 552.13 11.04
Coconut 1,420.88 54.93 1,984.25 49.64
Root Crops 149.25 5.77 524.29 20.95
TOTAL 2,586.53 100 9,264.77 235.32

Source: City Agriculturist Office/Crops Section, 2016

Table 50
Comparative Agricultural Crop Areas and Production
Tacloban City 2014 to 2015
Area (ha) Volume of Production (in

metric tons)
Major
% %
Crops
2014 2015 Increase/ 2014 2015 Increase/
(Decrease) (Decrease)
Rice 386.00 496.75 28.69 1,531 1,050.56 (31.38)
Corn 43.67 54.61 25.05 1,100.79 1,417.27 28.75
Veggies 175.80 308.83 75.67 2,249.64 2,287 1.66
Fruit 37.88 156.21 312.38 14.18 553 3,800
Crops
Coconut 2,654.00 1,425.87 (46.27) 200.00 1,990 895
Root 70.00 149.25 113.21 216 523.44 142.33
Crops
TOTAL 3,367.35 2,586.53 (23.19) 5,311.61 7,821.27 47.25
Source: City Agriculturist Office, 2016
Table 51
Existing Livestock and Poultry Farms
Tacloban City 2015
Production
Type Area (ha.) No. of Heads Volume
Value
(kg./yr.)
Poultry 12.6000 69,850 469,071 12,027,960.00
Swine 0.7500 1,527 235,600 47,126,000.00
Carabao 85.75 355 88,760 24,500,000.00
Cattle 19.25 77 18,530 5,584,000.00
Goat 37.7000 377 5,655 1,809,760.00
Sheep 1.2000 12 180 57,600.00
Horse 8.7500 35
TOTAL 166 72,233 817,796 91,105,320.00

Source: City Veterinary Office, 2016

Table 52
Revenue Derived From Livestock and Poultry Business
Tacloban City 2015
Animal Number of
Number of Kilos Value (in Pesos)
Commodity Heads
Carabao 355 88,760 24,500.00
Cattle 77 18,530 5,584,000.00
Swine 1,527 235,600 47,126,000.00
Dressed Chicken 69,850 469,071 12,027,960.00
Goat 377 5,655 1,809,760.00
Sheep 12 180 57,600.00
T O T A L 72,198 817,796 P66,629,820.00
Source: City Veterinary Office, 2016
Table 53
Existing Fishing Grounds and Aquaculture Production
Tacloban City 2015
Production
Fishing Grounds Volume
Value
(mt)
Marine .96 96,000.00
42.24 4,224,000.00
16.32 1,632,000.00
.48 48,000.00
23.52 2,352,000.00
1.92 192,000.00
1.92 192,000.00
28.80 2,880,000.00
12.48 1,248,000.00
21.12 2,112,000.00
15.36 1,536,000.00
7.68 768,000.00
3.84 384,000.00
3.84 384,000.00
1.44 144,000.00
27.36 2,736,000.00
23.52 2,352,000.00
1.44 144,000.00
6.72 672,000.00
.96 96,000.00
2.88 288,000.00
11.04 1,104,000.00
.48 48,000.00
4.32 432,000.00

Production
Value
(mt)
11.04 1,104,000.00
2.40 240,000.00
.48 48,000.00
.48 48,000.00
.48 48,000.00
4.80 480,000.00
7.20 720,000.00
15.36 1,536,000.00
21.12 2,112,000.00
25.44 2,544,000.00
32.64 3,264,000.00
17.28 1,728,000.00
2.88 288,000.00
19.20 1,920,000.00
1.32 1,632,000.00
24.00 2,400,000.00
1.92 192,000.00
10.08 1,008,000.00
67.68 6,768,000.00
1.44 144,000.00
7.20 720,000.00
17.28 1,728,000.00
16.80 1,680,000.00
17.28 1,728,000.00
.96 96,000.00
15.6 1,56,000.00
227.52 22,752,000.00
184.32 18,432,000.00
39.84 3,984,000.00
79.20 7,920,000.00
34.56 3,456,000.00
7.68 768,000.00
24.00 2,400,000.00
Aquaculture
Production
(Bangus) 81.01825 8,101,825.00
3.94475 394,475.00
1.468 146,800.00
1.376 137,600
(Seaweeds)
Fresh 19.204 230.448.00
6.78 81,360.00
.5 6,000.00
1.5 18,000.00

Production
Value
(mt)
Dried .696 20,880.00
.3 9,000.00
.204 6,120.00
TOTAL 1,317.111 128,874,260.00
Source: City Agriculturist Office/Fisheries Sector, 2016
Table 54
Area and Location of Forestlands by Sub-Category and Primary Use
Name of Location Area (ha) Annual Production Reforestation

Forestry Volume Value (Php) Activity Area
Area (m3) (ha)
Bagacay 349.38 3,493.8 6,987,600.00 69.876
Abucay 90.92 909.2 1,818,400.00 18.184
Basper 1.8 18.0 36,000.00 0.36
Brgy. 12 4.92 49.2 98,400.00 0.984
Palanog
Brgy. 37-A 6.61 66.1 132,200.00 1.322
Production
(Palanog)
Camansihay 210.063 2,100.6 4,201,200.00 42.012
Paglaum 305.82 3,058.2 6,116,400.00 61.164
Palanog 362.54 3,625.4 7,250,800.00 72.508
(103)
Salvacion 144.43 1,444.3 2,888,600.00 28.886
San Isidro 90.46 904.6 1,809,200.00 18.092
San Roque 103.83 1,038.3 2,076,600.00 20.766
Sto. Niño 21.46 214.6 429,200.00 4.292
TOTAL 1,692.233 16,922.3 33,844,600.00 338.446
Source: City ENRO, 2016
Table 55
Volume of Production by Forest Concessionaires, Year 2015.
Area Production
Forest Reforestation
Covered
Concessionaire Total Value Activities (ha)
(ha)
CBFM PO
BSIRA 23.77 71.31 142,620.00 7
CFLA 11.72 35.16 70,320.00 4
PIAFDA 540.86 1,622.58 3,245,160.00 150
BURAC 97.95 293.85 587,700.00 30
IFMA (Manobo) 116.12 348.36 696,720.00 35
CSC 603.86 1,811.58 3,623,160.00 200
FLMA 30 90 180,000.00 9
TOTAL 1,424.28 4,272.84 8,545,680.00 435
Source: City ENRO, 2016

Table 56
Employment by Type/Classification/Type of Business and Trade
Type/Classification Kind of Business No. of

Revenue (in PhP)
and Trade Employment
Wholesale Trade and Retail 4,272 63,180,969.60
Banking and Finance 571 9,693,619.05
Real Estate/ Construction 630 4,856,407.26
Services 659 19,579,102.23
Boarding House 219 849,976.75
Contractor & Services 8,058 19,579,102.33
Cooperative 4 400
Eatery 3,010 9,904,801.63
Entertainment 207 198,056.05
Financial Institution 1,457 9,693,619.05
Gen. Merchandise/
Essential-Retailer 2,393 11,553,405.23
Gen. Merchandise/
Essential-Wholesaler 903 4,799,982.93
Gen. Merchandise/
Non-Essential-Retailer 5,025 35,819,504.31
Gen. Merchandise/
Non-Essential-Wholesaler 2,417 10,531,216.70
Gen. Merchandise/
Non-Essential-Retailer 8 1,419.75
Gen. Merchandise/ Rice & Corn –
Retailer 86 267,244.60
Gen. Merchandise/ Rice & Corn –
Wholesaler 117 209,615.83
Hotel 469 2,078,546.18
Manufacturer/Essential 903 1,561,665.01
Manufacturer/ Non-Essential 407 3,994,250.10
Non-Government Organization 24,289.00
Publication 29 53,202.98
Real Estate Lessor 1,353 4,856,407.26
Sari-Sari Store 780 1,509,138.36
TOTAL 33,977 195,216,839.96
Source: City Treasurer’s Office/City Mayor’s Office-Permits and Licenses Division/MIS, 2016

Table 57
Local Revenue and Industrial Establishment, 2011 - 2015
Year Revenue Increase/(Decrease) Employment Increase/Decrease
2011
Business tax 84,985,858.18
All Source 110,146,214.58
Total= 195,130,072.76 19,518
2012
All Source 125,516,028.24
Total= 222,002,802.16 13.77 22,029 12.87
2013
All Source 134,267,612.41
Total= 237,277,506.56 6.88 22,108 0.36
2014
All Source 94,571,798.03
Total= 165,977,215.90 (30.05) 18,180 (17.77)
2015
Business tax 71,356,539,96
All Source 102,846,094.29
Total= 174,202,634.25 4.95 24,800 36.41
Source: City Treasurer’s Office, City Mayor’s Office/MIS, 2016

CHAPTER 9
DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS: PRIORITY ISSUES AND

CONCERNS
Tacloban City has its own share of limitations and vulnerability.

Nevertheless, drawbacks are considered challenges that contest the resolve of
the city government to maximize its development potentials.
The following issues and concerns raised are testing grounds for the city
government to make good on its vision and mission statements for the plan
period. The list does not necessarily follow the order as listed in terms or
urgency or priority.
1. Well Engineered Sanitary Landfill is located in a protected zone.

2. Increasing waste and refuse material
3. Lack of garbage truck and personnel
4. Flooding in almost all of the flat lands in the urban district.
5. Inadequate drainage system
6. Lack of public high schools, school buildings and classrooms
7. Lack of local employment opportunities
8. Undeveloped Agri-Industrial Zone
9. No utilities at the EVRGC site
10. Absence of Water supply system in all resettlement sites in the
northern barangays.
11. Over crowded public cemetery
12. Lack of modern health equipment at the Tacloban City Hospital
13. The need to expand the DZR Airport and improve the facilities to
answer thelimited space against increasing volume of
passengers.
14. Proliferation of informal settlers
15. Overcrowded resettlement areas/lack of resettlement areas/sites
16. Increasing housing backlog
17. Mangrove forest denudation at Cancabato Bay
18. Inadequate water supply
19. Limited and insufficient income of fisher folks due to limited fish
catch.
20. Insufficient roads and the presence of unpaved Barangay roads
21. Traffic congestions
22. Absence of permanent standard buildings of the different offices
of the city such as the CTO, CSWDO, City Veterinary Office, City

Tourism, City Health, Cultural Affairs Police Headquarters and

BJMP
23. Lack of and underdeveloped existing tourist spots
24. Lack of facilities for persons with disabilities
25. Denuded forest resources
26. Lack of sports and recreational facilities
27. Lack of development for eco-tourism establishments
28. Absence of industrial power rate competitive with other
PEZA/EPZA zones.

CHAPTER 10
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES AND COMPETITIVE EDGE
Highly Urbanized City
Tacloban City is a highly urbanized city, the first in Eastern Visayas and
considered as the central hub of the region. It is endowed with rich bio-diversity
in terms of marine and forest resource together with its strategic physical features
and structures. Being at the center of the transport link of the Luzon and
Mindanao road network, Tacloban City’s location is vital and significant in the
internal and external road transportation structure in the country.
Ecosystem and Biodiversity
In the northern portion of the city, there lies vast forest reserve serving as
carbon sink and provider of fresh air. Aside from this dominant value, there is the
aesthetic significance of this reserve, such as its natural beauty and charm of
natural forests.
The city has rich with diverse marine resources such as fish, shells,
crustaceans, seaweeds and others resources giving economic opportunities to
the local fisherfolks, what with its four (4) productive bays serving as fishing
grounds.
The navigable San Juanico Strait serves as path for sailing vessels
coming from other regions like Manila, Cebu and the local motorboats from
Samar and other provinces in the region. There are also some foreign cargo
vessels that dock in the Tacloban City harbor to load or unload cargoes.
The San Juanico Bridge, with more than 2 kilometers span, is considered
as the longest bridge in the Philippines links the islands of Samar and Leyte and
is the prime tourist attraction of Tacloban City. Tacloban has become the
gateway of the rest of the provinces in the region and thus connects Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao.
The City’s northern barangays are abundant with agricultural products

where light and medium industries could be established. Moreover, the city has
an existing PEZA registered economic zone. There are still vast areas available
for potential commercial development.

Transport of Goods and Services - Gateway
Tacloban City’s 24/7 public transport facility is available by land to Manila

in the North and cities of Cagayan De Oro city and Davao city in Mindanao.
Tacloban City has 12 flights a day to Manila through Tacloban Airport facility and
1 flight a day to Cebu
On the other hand, there is a 24/7 public transport facility available by boat
to Cebu city and the improved Port facility of Taloban is effective for the
movement of cargoes.
Abundance in Human Resource
Tacloban City has several quality tertiary educational institutions as well

as health care and medical institutions like modern and fully equipped hospitals
making the city the prime institutional area in the region that provide education to
residents in Leyte-Samar and Biliran region.
Center of Trade and Commerce
Trade and commerce is likewise alive in the city with its shopping centers
and malls attracting local and national investors, business entrepreneurs, clients
and the general public thereby generating economic activities and addressing
the unemployment problem in the City of Tacloban.
Availability of Health Services
3 tertiary privately run hospitals

1 regional hospital
Eco-Tourism
Tacloban city has the Tacloban Convention Center that can host large
events like seminar workshops/conferences or may be convention. Lodging and
boarding facility requirement for the convention-like seminar workshops can be
accommodated by the existing hotels and restaurants.
Light and Power
The abundance of stable power supply of the city because of the proximity
of the geothermal power source in Ormoc City and Municipality of Kananga
makes it as strength of the city to attract business locators whose industry
requirement for power is voracious.

CHAPTER 11
FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF THE CITY
1. Trading Hub
By location, Tacloban City is strategically one of the major nodes of the air
transport network and a recipient of airport infrastructure projects of the
Philippines courtesy of the Department of Transportation and Communication. It
is the provider of air transport facility with 12 commercial daily flights by major air
transport players in the Philippines. This makesthe Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
one of the busiest commercial airport facility in the region. The regional
command of the Philippine Air force is likewise located right at the airport facility
as its command center. Private aviation firms also use the DZR airport facility as
its landing point and a start off to anywhere in the region either by land or sea
transportation to their destinations.
Next to the cities of Cebu in the Central Visayas and Davao in Mindanao, it
is hoped that Tacloban City will consistently rank third among the Vis-Min cities
vis-à-vis the frequency of daily flights in the Philippines in the next ten years.
However, to attain this, Tacloban City has to be economically viable through the
operation of its industrial park to attract more investors and entrepreneurs and in
turn be a business and tourist destination.
The present logistic situation and strategic location of the city makes it the
Trading Hubof the region. The city intends to maintain this key role until the next
succeeding decade. With this scenario, Tacloban City is where business deals
are made by and among national business leaders. This is a strategic posture for
the establishment of regional marketing offices and the place to forging specific
business transactions and agreements. Tacloban City is likewise the perfect
place for trade and commerce and the storage of goods in the region, the center
for the flow of goods and services.
In effect, this will bring better economy for Tacloban City and will help keep
the market of Tacloban City afloat and dynamic.
2. Economic Power House in the Region
In terms of income, the cities of Tacloban, Ormoc and Calbayog shared

similar level of income for the year 2011. Among the four cities, only MaasinCity
has an income below 200 million and comes second in rank.

Table 58
Income Class, By City
Region VIII, 2011
Tacloban Ormoc Maasin Calbayog
Class First First Fourth First
Amount in 400 m> 400m> 160 m >< 240m 400 m
Million
Source: RSET
Tacloban City’s Land Use Plan positively placed the economic scenario of
the city up front in the development base of its commercial land use and other
interrelated sectors such as social, infra and utilities to make up for an
economically viable and balanced land use. The city’s economy will depend not
only in revenue generation but on the economic condition of its people. The
efficient delivery of basic services to its people means economic capability.
Moreover, the infrastructure boom and commercialization of the city brought to
core its economic advancement and at this standpoint, there is no turning back
and there is no letting up.
Private enterprise, business ventures and service oriented ventures made

good in the city and have doubled in number ever since. Banking and financial
institutions set up branches in the city with more at least 200 private and
government small, medium and large scale local, national and international
financial institutions to prop the local economy.
Although Tacloban City’s population is the highest among the five (5)
ranking cities in Region 8, it prioritizes the delivery of basic services with financial
requirements for social, infrastructure and other services forts population with
some savings for speculative investments which the city may adopt as a
corporate-like organization.
Table 59
Density, Population Growth, Average Household,
Migration Pattern and Poverty IncidenceBy City
Region VIII, 1995-2000 Census
1995-2000
Populati 1995-2000
Average HH Out- Poverty
CITIES Density on In-migration
Size migration Incidence
Growth Pattern
Pattern
Tacloban 1,076.70 2.73 5.10 10,146 22,581 16.56
Ormoc 289.30 1.95 4.70 572.90 16,210 31.29
Calbayog 185 1.47 5.10 4,556 8,827 66.48
Borongan 125.30 1.02 4.70 20.87

Catbalogan 33.20 1.30 5.40 51.69

Catarman 174.60 2.52 5.30 35.06
Maasin 376.60 1.58 4.70 3,045 2,631 26.59
Source: RSET, NSCB
Tacloban city is the most populated city in the region and the imminent
problem on informal settlement mostly dotting in the danger zones. Although it is
more densely populated than the rest of the cities in the region, it has ironically
the lowest poverty incidence in the region – a proof that Tacloban City is the
economic power house of the region.
Supportive City Role
In terms of support to LGUs in the region, the city plays a big brother of
other LGUs in the region from banking and finance, health, education, local
governance, travel & leisure and among other things.
3. Investment Destination of the Philippines
Tacloban city has been a trying hard to be an industrial center. In fact, it

has been through with the board room brainstorming activity for the last decade
planning out to host an industrial processing zone where light and medium agri-
based industries will operate.
The complete blue-print of this undertaking has been completed courtesy

of the South Korean government who provided funds for the preparation of the
Feasibility Study. With the national government agency’s program during the
presidency of Fidel V. Ramos, it was on top of the national agenda which
eventually gained PEZA the green light to operate.
The more than 200 hectares Eastern VisayasAgri-Industrial Growth Center

(EVRGC) became the priority project of the past administrations although beset
with problems in the acquisition of the agricultural properties, the Light Industrial
area was reduced to 22 hectares.
However, the present administration sees the importance of an agri-

industrial park for light to medium industrial investors and locators, local or
otherwise. The development plan identified land use areas classified for this
purpose. This will ensure that Tacloban City, within the planning period, will be
the investment destination of the region and the Philippines
Once this is put in place, investors, seeing an open opportunity will

eventually locate with their respective industrial ventures where human resource
is not only employer friendly but qualified, competent, trained and readily
available from a shortlist of applicants with private employment agencies and the
local PESO Office of the city government.
4. Industrial Center in the Region
As the regional center, Tacloban City’s trade and commerce is bustling

and alive with the advent of modern malls and other commercial establishments.
The recent business locators in communications, hotels, retail trade, services,
food chains and recreation among others in the city, have set the business and
commercial activities in the region in a forward motion that radiates to nearby
municipalities thereby setting a good economic stance for the city and the region.
This is quite a situation in trade and commerce but in the industrial sector,
the Agri-Industrial Park is still in the process of making its mark in the processing
business. As the EVRGC was botched due to technical reasons and
administrative preferences, an Agri-Industrial Park now reduced to 22 hectares
will take its place to boost the agri-industrial zone. Once this sector becomes fully
operational, the city will take in what there is to gain such as increased revenue
generation. The administration has to see beyond the development plan and put
it into action. The present advantage of the city should be harnessed to visualize
its economic potential in terms of industrialization and infrastructure boom. Trade
and commerce is thriving and all that the city government has to do is make the
most of the situation and cater to the commercial and industrial needs of potential
locators. The momentum of pouring in investments by the players in the industry
may shift away from Taclobanif there is no ideal industrial site. The force of the
market should be shaped by the policy-makers in the local government. The
private sector and the industry will follow the dictates of the market and derive
economic returns in the process.Tacloban City sees this as an opportunity and
the Agri-Industrial Park is there to make a turn-around for the city to make it the
industrial and economic leader in the region.
The successful operation of the Agri-Industrial Park will contribute to a

better fiscal position of the city in the years to come. There is a need to strive to
have the best economic base to offer the constituents because of the positive
demographic condition of Tacloban City such as population, migration pattern
and low poverty incidence.
5. Local tourists Destination of the Philippines
Accommodation facilities that can cater mammoth gathering i.e.

conventions, sports events and or big time concerts of international figure in the

entertainment industry complemented with efficient infrastructure facilities will

make Tacloban City become a regional tourist destination center of the
Philippines. One such infra utility that can be used as a tourist attraction is the
San Juanico Bridge. The longest bridge in the Philippines and one of the modern
bridge facilities in the country. At present, this has already captured many
tourists wanting to see its infra domination with the magnificent backdrop of the
islets of Tacloban City and Samar.
The on-going planned improvement of the Tacloban City Convention

Center, can help in propping-up the city as tourist destination. Tacloban City has
several fine hotels and dining places fit for tourists of any kind. From
international standards to local ambiance, the city has something to offer to
tourists.
The 50 hectare San Juanico Golf Course and Country Club facilities in
Barangay Cabalawan possesses a magnificent overlooking view of the golf
course and verdant mountain scenery and its backdrop is a perfect vacation area
that could attract vacation planners and convention organizers in metropolitan
Manila. Owing to the fact that it is the only sports facility in the region with ultra
modern amenities and one of the few good golf courses in the Philippines, it has
already brought in several golf enthusiasts to the city. This is one good tourist
destination in the Philippines, not only to golf enthusiast but also environmental
lovers and week end vacationers who likes to spend a quiet rest and recreation.
By standing, Tacloban City may lags behind its neighbor island Bohol in so
far as foreign tourist count is concerned. A Master Tourist Plan has to be
formulated with full support of the local chief executive so Tacloban City could
have a slice of the tourism market pie which other cities are already enjoying.
6. Center of Culture, Arts and Education
Region VIII is composed of Leyte-Samar and Biliran islands and is

endowed with a very rich Waray-Waray culture and tradition. The customs and
traditions reaching way back before the conquest of the Spaniards are safely
archived in the People’s Center Museum. The isolation of Leyte-Samar and
Biliran islands from other islands in the Visayas and the Philippines distinctly
webbed together the people’s culture as one despite the separation of the islands
from each other. The Waray-Waray traditions, culture and arts are literally
preserved and archived, in Tacloban City for ready reference and research of the
young generations and other people with different ethnic origins.

This is the role of Tacloban City with the help of the academe to fashion
how to preserve this rich culture and even promote them for tourism purpose.
Since TaclobanCity has many educational institutions over the rest of the region
where arts and culture is being promoted, the city eventually became the center
of culture, arts and education. Tacloban City as the educational center of the
region has several colleges, universities and educational centers in the city
extending quality education, cultural knowledge and appreciation of the arts.
Nonetheless, other cities and municipalities in the region, from Samar and
Biliranhave their own educational facilities and institutions to accommodate the
educational needs of their respective constituents for reasons of economic
considerations and so with quality education.
7. Center of Local Governance
TaclobanCity, before it was categorized as a Highly Urbanized City (HUC),

was the capital of Leyte Province. Being so, it became the center of local
governance in the region what with the various regional offices located in the city.
The Department of Interior and Local Government, Regional Office VIII is located
adjacent to the Tacloban City Hall. As the governing body of local government
units, DILG does not give preferential attention to the city government. On the
contrary, the office is more conscientious with other local government units with
considerations on the proximity of the LGU tot the regional office.
The strategic location of the DILG makes it accessible to other LGUs in

region eight. As such, Tacloban City is not only the center of education, health,
trade and industry. It is also the center of local governance.
8. Health Center in the Region
In the social sector, the local government provides health services for its
constituents. The regular conduct of Baranggayan augments the Barangay
Health Centers in the extension and delivery of basic health and sanitation
services to the people directly to the barangay level. There are also five private
and two government modern and fully equipped hospitals to give the best
medical care for the people in the region. Tacloban City can provide for the best
medical service with its hospitals with modern facilities and competent medical
specialists not only for the Taclobanons but for all the people in the region.
The health service extended by these medical facilities is accessible to all

the people in the region, up to the most remote corner of Leyte, Samar and
Biliran islands. This role is unquestionable, attainable and can be sustained for

the next decade of another planning period. This means Tacloban City is the
provider of health services in the region since the most top-of-the-line medical
and health facilities are in Tacloban City. The professional services of competent
medical professionals practicing in the city also hold private clinics that can be
availed of by anybody in the region.
The medical training institutions who molded these professions are also
established in the City of Tacloban to complement the growth of the medical
profession.
Presently, Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center’s new location in Bgy.

Bagacay is located in a more safer and resilient and vulnerable-free against
natural hazards and the impact of climate change. In fact, A billion pesos worth
of infrastructure is about to be completed in a year or two. Delivery of state-of-
the-art medical equipment will follow suit after the completion of the multi-storey
medical buildings.
9. Resilient Model City of Eastern Visayas
After being devastated by the storm surge of super typhoon “Yolanda”,

rehabilitation and restoration efforts fully assisted by the private sector, the
charitable organizations, local and international non-government, the city
government modeled a climate change and climate mitigated approach of
development on resettlement, commercial and industrial on these hazard free
areas in the northern barangays. The existing central business district, however,
will be subject for urban renewal and redevelopment in the principle of green
growth approach to keep pace with sustainable development while steady
economic activity are pursued.

ll. THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN

CHAPTER 1
VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS
VISION OF TACLOBAN CITY

2017-2025
A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE, GREEN AND RESILIENT

CITY, PROPELLED BY GOD-LOVING, GENDER-RESPONSIVE
LEADERS AND EMPOWERED CITIZENRY.
Guided by this vision, the MISSION that the city is set to accomplish is:
TO DEVELOP TACLOBAN INTO A RESILIENT, COMMERCIAL

AND INDUSTRIALIZED CITY WITH A FAST GROWING ECONOMY,
ECOLOGICAL BALANCE AND SOCIAL EQUITY TO MAINTAIN ITS
STATUS AS THE STRATEGIC HUB OF EASTERN VISAYAS
Goals
Directed by the Vision and Mission Statements, the city aims to attain two
goals by the end of 2025. These are:
1.) to achieve a sustainable socio-economic growth; and
2.) to attain a more equitable distribution of income and wealth
Objectives
In support of these goals, the specific objectives are:
• to generate employment opportunities and income;
• to increase production particularly in livestock, poultry, fruits and

vegetables;

• to promote protection of the urban and upland forests and coastal waters;
• to provide resilient housing facilities especially among the low and middle
income groups;
• to improve/upgrade existing infrastructure facilities and utilities, supportive

of both the economic and social sectors; and
• to institutionalize and mainstream climate change adaptation and disaster

risk reduction management in local governance.
Targets
The following targets will be pursued within the plan period:
1. To increase employment rate from 96% in 2016 to 100% in 2022;
2. To decrease underemployment rate from 15% in 2015 to less than 10% in

2022;
3. To increase production of vegetables, fruits, livestock, and poultry by 5%

annually during the period 2017 – 2025;
4. To construct more resilient housing units in safe areas for the low and
middle income groups during the period 2017 to 2025;
5. To construct tenement houses in designated areas to relocate informal

settlers in the city;
6. To fully decongest the city streets by the year 2017; and
7. To increase the income of the city government by 10% annually for the
first 3 years of the plan period (2012 – 2014) and 20% annually for the last
three years of the plan period (2015 – 2017).
Strategies
To meet the above targets, the following strategies will be employed:
1. Provision of more employment opportunities through economic and

industrial activities;
2. Adoption of production technologies to reduce prices of commodities and

increase income;
3. Adoption of compatible land uses supportive of the city’s mission as the

strategic hub of the region;
4. To build/construct infra-utilities and facilities conforming to environmental
conditions and would-be climate change effects; and

5. Intensified revenue collection.
The pattern of development of the city will be steered by the goals and
objectives drawn to specifically channel all its resources towards its realization. The
Vision Statement of the City of Tacloban was defined and guided by the following
elements, descriptors and success indicators. These goals will be realized with the
potentials and capabilities of the city in terms of its physical and logistic resources.
Table1 shows the Matrix of the city’s vision elements, its descriptors and success
indicators.
Table 60
Vision Indicators
Tacloban City
VISION ELEMENTS DESCRIPTORS SUCCESS INDICATORS

Outward looking
ECONOMIC Globally • Modern information,
Competitive communication and
transportation system in
place.
• Sufficient number of banks
and other financial
institutions.
• Availability of varied job
opportunities.
• Sustained power supply of
coverage area.
• 24 hour availability of safe
drinking water.
• Majority of schools
gathered national awards
for excellence (board/bar
topnotchers).
• Highly completed human
resource
• WHO facilities and health
equipment is at par with
international health
standards
• Developed and establish
renewable power sources.
• Available opportunities for
digital and I.T. literacy

Inward looking
ENVIRONMENT Green • Low level of emissions of
different pollutants per
source.
• Acceptable ratio of built
form to parks, playground
and open space.
• Strict enforcement of clean
air act.
• Presence of tree parks and
green belts in abundance.
• Soil erosion protection in
placed.
• Protected Forest Land and
forest resources
• Mangrove and marine
resources protected.
• High quality of Major
Freshwater bodies
sustained.
• Well maintained natural
ecosystem.
• Protected critical habitat.
• Solid waste mgt. policy
• Protected Water Recharge
Areas
• Reduced pollution of water
bodies
• Creeks, rivers, flood control
and drainage system.
• Utilized alternative Water
Resources
• Developed Maritime
Highway
• Achieved inclusive growth
& Poverty Reduction
• Prevented environmental
degradation & biodiversity
loss


INFRASTRUCTURE Resilient • Hazard resistant
infrastructures & dwelling
units
• Empowered constituents
on Disaster Risk
Reduction, Preparedness
& Management
• Adequate number of
evacuation centers with
complete facilities
• Functional disaster
protective services
• Mainstreamed DRRM
• Formulated and
Implemented Risk
Mitigation, Plans, Projects
and action.
• Implemented Land Use
Planning.
• Enforced land use policies
resources management.
• Achieved prepositioning of
emergency relief goods,
medicines, medical
supplies and equipment at
hazard free area.
INSTITUTIONAL God-Loving • Peace loving
Leadership • Honest, trustworthy
• Reliable
• Law abiding
• Caring
• Leadership by example
and persuasion
• Transparent Governance
• Observance and conduct
of religious and cultural
activities
SOCIAL Gender • Full implementation of
Responsive GAD Code.
• Full implementation of RA


9262.
• Construction of gender
responsive infrastructures.
• Equal opportunity for girls
and boys in elementary,
secondary and tertiary
school.
• Equal share of women in
agricultural and non-
agricultural wage
employment.
SOCIAL Empowered • All 6-12 child are in school.
citizenry • All 13-16 children are in
school.
• Majority of 17-21 yrs. are in
tertiary school.
• Absence of informal
settlers.
• Zero incidents of domestic
violence.
• All households eat 3
square meals a day.
• Low poverty incidence.
• Absence of malnourished
children.
• No maternal deaths.
• No deaths due to
HIV/AIDS, malaria
tuberculosis, and other
diseases.
• No death of children under
5 years old due to illness.
• Full employment.
• Low underemployment
rate.
• Highly skilled labor force.
• Achieved 100% literacy
rate.
• Zero incidence of index
crime.


• Active membership
(functionality) of CSOs,
barangays and other
stakeholders in the City
Development Council and
Local Special Bodies
(functionality of the CDC,
CHB, CSB, POC, FARMC).
• Achieved zero incidence of
non-index crime.
• High income per capita.
Vision Indicator Analysis
The Vision of Tacloban City is the very basis for all its development thrusts.
The administration will play a very vital role in its implementation that when
accomplished, will make Tacloban City the premier urban destination in Region VIII.
The following descriptors, as analyzed will help in the realistic approach and
policy formulation on the sectoral development plans.
1. Commercial and Industrial Center
Tacloban City is a fast growing urban city with fast paced commercial
activities. Altogether, with the city’s small and medium scale industrial thrust, the
previous identified site for commercial/industrial center, part of which has been
turned to residential areas owing to the need for housing facilities due to the
displacement of residents during typhoon Haiyan. Located at the northern portion of
the city on a 237 hectare site, it is not yet fully developed but it has the potentials for
a residential and light to medium scale industrial area. Presently, there are no
provisions for utilities on site but this can be provided should there be stakeholders
wanting to use the area for industrial use.
Although there are some functional agri-industrial locators in the city, the
number is not that significant and necessitates promotions to encourage and sell the
city for more stakeholders and industrial entrepreneurs where the double take could
be more employment opportunities and increased revenue for Tacloban City. On the
other hand, the commercial pace by which the city is experiencing, post Yolanda
situation is quite phenomenal. Many business entrepreneurs have signified to open
new businesses or branches. While some started relocating in the central business
district of the city, some opted to locate in the Tacloban North, which is being

developed as the new expansion site for commercial, residential and institutional
area of the city.
2. A Strategic Hub for Educational Excellence
Tacloban City can be considered the educational center of Eastern Visayas

with its institutions giving good quality education, equal to some of the best schools
or universities in the country. Both public and private schools and universities, from
elementary to tertiary levels, garnered national awards for excellence in addition to
having produced board or bar top notchers. Most of the schools and universities in
the city meet the national standards of teaching, teacher to classroom ratio
standards and the courses offered are relevant to national development with
technical courses becoming in demand.
While teachers in these private and public educational institutions are highly
specialized in their respective field of expertise and curricula, the city government
looked into those who cannot afford the mainstream academic courses. To give
equal opportunities for the working group and the less marginalized, the city offered
the Alternative Learning System (ALS). Offering free basic education and
technical/vocational courses for the poor and the working sector, it aims to give the
same educational and economic opportunities with those in the mainstream
academe.
3. Preserved Cultural Heritage
Tacloban City takes pride in its cultural identity. With all the regional ethnicity,
Tacloban keeps its own identity, heritage and customs. Its history and other
traditional information are kept in public libraries and archives that are well
maintained and preserved. Likewise, historical sites in the city are preserved while
some are being restored to keep its historical impact in the present times.
Historically, Tacloban was once a sleepy town and from its modest beginnings, has
grown to what it is today and to be able to leap forward, Tacloban City has to look
back to its humble beginnings.
4. The Environment
The City of Tacloban is a geographically endowed community. All the

environmental indicators point to a sustained environmental security and balanced
habitat for all its inhabitants. Although flooding occurs during rainy season, the
problems on the areas concerned are not physical or geographic induced but
manmade and change initiated. Because of the non-compliance in some drainage
plans, flooding occur in some areas in the city. But in general, the functionality and
flow of the creeks, rivers, flood canals and other bodies of water are maintained and
sustained at an operational level. Moreover, the city tries to keep its high extent of
soil conservation through legislative measures and regulation.
To balance all the environmental elements in land, air and water, several
ordinances were passed and national mandates are implemented to secure the city’s
environment. Also, activities to preserve the environs and make way for a healthy
and balanced ecosystem are in place such as promotion of more tree parks and
green belts, protection of mangrove and marine resources, restoration of critical
areas, clean air monitoring and other such measures to ensure that the balance of
our environment are kept at bay.
5. Governance
The City Government of Tacloban prioritizes the efficient and effective

delivery of basic services to its people. To do this, the Chief Executive has given the
mandate to all officials and employees of the city government to be dynamic and
render quality customer service to the people. To an extent, transparency is
practiced as mandated where information and accessibility to public documents are
adhered to. Moreover, participatory governance is practiced as more Non-
Government Organizations (NGOs), People’s Organizations (POs) and other
sectoral representations are made members of the City Development Council and
other local Special Bodies to assist in the development planning and implementation
of developmental activities.
As the administration emphasizes quality service, it has drawn activities that
will likewise improve the capabilities of its employees and reinforce value formation
to create a credible work force, sensitive to the needs of the people.
To equate all these to good governance, the national code and policy on
gender sensitivity and equality is fully implemented. Moreover, there is a hands-on
leadership from the officials down to the supervisors, inspiring a leadership by
example, unbiased compulsion and persuasion. In all, there is a strict adherence to
the mandate of the Civil Service Commission as a commitment to the sworn duty of
public service and good governance.

CHAPTER 2
DEVELOPMENT THRUSTS AND STRATEGIES
Analysis and Evaluation of Development Thrusts:
Industrialization:
For the next nine year development, 2017-2025, the city of Tacloban shall aim
at hosting a processing center for light and agri-industrial products in the Eastern
Visayas region. If this will materialize, the first four (4) years could be a development
stage, and the next year thereafter could start operations by prospective locators.
Such move, once successful and operational may be one of the sources of
increased income in terms of permits and taxes for the city government.
This stance could be in answer to the expected bulk expenditures for the
proposed development projects lined up for the northern barangays. In the absence
of income generating projects, these proposed socio-economic development projects
lined up to be implemented very soon that would require much investment in terms
of finances, may be put on hold.
Sustained Agricultural Development:
Since the city of Tacloban’s agriculture has limited rice lands because of the
limited area, absence of an irrigation facility and the terrain characteristic, a better
option for agriculture is agri-processing for the agricultural products in the region.
Eco-tourism Development
Another source of possible increase in income to the city tacloban is in the

field of eco-tourism. The land use for eco-tourism for the next 9 years is being
increase to a big proportion hoping to attract investors.
Climate Change Adaptation Thrust
There are a lot of projects lined up this land use revision related to risk
reduction measure against the potential of natural and man-made hazards.
From river protection to coastal development then to establishing sewerage

system are example of the development thrust that protect the city from calamity.

ICT Projects
Since ICT related projects require only limited amount of space and having an
information highway infrastructure established by the telecommunication industry
players in the city of Tacloban, it is proposed to forge agreement with companies in
the telecom industry to locate in the city. This will somehow improve the
communications facilities in the city and the region and generate income for the city.
Rehabilitation of Airport Facility
To sustain competitiveness with cities in the Visayan region in the field of

commerce, eco-tourism and trade, the airport facility located in the city of Tacloban
have to be in tiptop condition all the time for efficient operations.
It is proposed to complete the airport upgrading projects before the end of the
second decade in the second millennium.
The following development strategy matrices will define the thrust of

development for the plan period as shown.
Development Thrusts and Strategies Matrix
DEVELOPMENT THRUST
 Airport rehabilitation (modernization of facilities
and services).
 Invite investors to put hotels that can offer high-
end facilities or attractions highlighting the
distinct features of Tacloban City as a globally
competitive, resilient and green city.
 Invite investors and encourage local
restaurateurs to promote the city’s special menus
at a high-end level.
 North:
• Opening of the Public Market
DEVELOP TACLOBAN CITY
• Promote the Scenic Seaside and Mountain
AS EASTERN VISAYAS’
side for Hotels/Resorts and Recreational
CENTER FOR COMMERCE
Center.
AND TRADE
• Training and Development Center.
 South:
• Opening of a New Bus Terminal at the
South.
 Encourage Green Architecture Advocacy to
business establishments and other infrastructure.
 Introduction of green parks and other green-
related facilities especially in commercial areas.
 (Commercial Greenbelt Zone)
Regulation of Arrastre Service Fee’s at Tacloban
Port Area.

DEVELOPMENT THRUST
 intensify land utilization for agricultural production
in 3,500 has. land through diversified farming
system (coco-based and diversified farming
system).
 Construction of rainwater impounding/catchment
structures to include drainage canals and pipes
to the farms.
 Construction of vermi composting facilities.
 (1,800 sq.m) – 12 units.
 Maximum utilization of Mariculture Zone for
SUSTAINED
fishery production 300 has.
AGRICULTURAL
 Establishment of fishery product processing
DEVELOPMENT AND
facilities. (0.1 ha.)
IMPROVED AGRI-
 Adopt or practice organic farming.
PRODUCT QUALITY.
 Ordinance to regulate the conversion of primary
agricultural lands.
 Construction of trading posts. (0.2ha.)
 Agri-Eco-Tourism Development at Brgys. San
Isidro &Sto. Nino. (13.8 has.)
 Establishment of multiplier organic farms. (14.5
ha)
 Construction of “AAA” Slaughterhouse (5 ha).
Production of local feed materials (establishment
of community-based feed mill/45 has.)
 Properly allocate and develop urban and
COMPETITIVENESS industrial functions by taking advantage of
resources and characteristics of each area to
strengthen economic growth engines.
 Tourist attraction through conservation of
historical assets such as the Sto. Nino Shrine
and Heritage Museum, People’s Center Library,
Redona House, Anibong Shipwreck, Yolanda
Memorial, Plaza Libertad, San Juanico, Madonna
of Japan, Capitol Building, CAP Building, etc.).
 Development of MICE Facilities (Meetings,
Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions)
TOURISM  Attraction of potential travel management
companies that will offer historical trips within the
city and neighboring town (Palo, etc.).
 Eco-Tourism through granting of investment
incentives to existing investors (i.e., Villa
Francisco) and attraction of potential investors
for mountain resorts and hotels.
 Medical and Healthcare Services – Attraction of
state-of-the-art medical facility investors (ACE
Medical, etc.).
ENTERPRISE  Economic growth and employment generation/job
creation through IT/BPO (Business Process

DEVELOPMENT THRUST
Outsourcing), KPO (Knowledge Process
Outsourcing), the retirement business for
foreigners and the development of Tacloban-
originated new businesses, creative industry and
manufacturing.
 Proposed Forestland Allocation
• Agroforestry (Sta Elena, Cabalawan)
• Assisted Natural Regeneration (2,124 has.)
Sto. Nino Camansihay
 Mangrove Eco-park Along Rivers
ECOLOGY / ECOSYSTEM Mangrove reforestation using storm surge-
resilient. e.g. banig, nipa, pagatpat, bungalon,
api-api, miyapi, malibago.
30m x 2000m = 6.00 has. (TagpuroDiit)

DEVELOPMENT THRUST
 Fish Landing Center along Brgy. Tagpuro

Construction of typhoon-resilient fish port (1 ha.)
Tagpuro
 Fish Cages along Old Kawayan Adopting the
new fish cage technology of Japan (3.85 has.)
Old Kawayan
 River Protection
Embankment using (Bamboo Plantation) 121
has. (Tigbao)
 Coastal Clean-Up
Implementation of Cash-for-Work Projects
(All Coastal Brgys)
 Cancabato Bay Clean-up Drive
Conduct of quarterly coastal monitoring at
Cancabato
 Coastal Resource Assessment
Coordination with DENR, BFAR and LGU to a
Technical
Working Group in coastal assessment both
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT
inland and
Underwater (All Coastal Brgys.)
 River System Clean-Up
Dredging of principal waterways at
Mangonbangon River, Tanghas-Lirang Creek,
Burayan and Mahayahay Creek
 River System Clean-Up
Dredging of principal waterways at
Mangonbangon River, Tanghas-Lirang Creek,
Burayan and Mahayahay Creek.Sagkahan, San
Jose, Sagkahan, Utap
 Production of Shellfish, Crabs and other
marine products located on mangrove areas.
Introduction of aqua-silviculture to residents
outside hazard zones. (Cabalawan, Tagpuro
 Improve productivity and supply of priority

products using natural technologies and
providing protection coverage from disasters so
IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY &
as to increase incomes for farmers and fisher folk
INCOME groups. Support backyard level self-sufficiency
farms for naturally-grown short-gestating
vegetables in the relocation sites to address
nutritional needs and contribute to family income.

DEVELOPMENT THRUST
 Focus on products with potential for upscaling
based on market demand and create links to light
EXPAND PRODUCT, agri-fisheries processing supported by medium to
large agri-businesses through technical
MARKET AND AREA assistance and marketing. Expand to wider areas
COVERED in the region and sustain commercial scale
natural and disaster-resilient farming/fishing (raw
material and processed products) enterprises in
the region for the local and export markets.
 Sustain links of producers with technical
institutions for continuing support for new
STRENGTHEN PRODUCER technologies and practices on natural
CAPACITY AND SUSTAIN farming/fishing. Upgrade capacity on higher level
LINKS TO MARKETS enterprise and financial management and gear
up Tacloban City as export hub of high-value
processed naturally grown products to other
regions in the country and even internationally.
 Promote Agro-Industry and Light Manufacturing
to take advantage of the raw outputs from
agriculture, aquaculture/ fisheries, other natural
resources and finished materials/ components
which are produced locally from the surrounding
municipalities and from the rest of the region.
PROMOTE AGRO-  Generate more diversified and inclusive
employment and livelihood opportunities for the
INDUSTRY AND LIGHT IDPs in Tacloban North and the rest of the region
MANUFACTURING by attracting medium to large agri-fisheries food
processing companies and manufacturing
companies.
 Increase contribution to the City’s Annual Tax
Revenues by strengthening its status as the
secondary economic revenue earner thereby
increasing the economic resilience of the IDPs,
the city and the rest of the region.
 Establish and reconstruct a Storm Drainage Plan
and flood control system.
 Development and dredging of natural waterways
and flood catchment areas (Mangonbangon,
RISK REDUCTION Tanghas- Lirang, Burayan Rivers and Naga-
MEASURES TO RESPOND Naga Creek).
TO NATURAL AND MAN-  Develop a city sewerage system.
MADE DISASTERS  Shoreline mangrove reforestation on identified
areas
 Construction of Evacuation Centers on identified
areas in the urban center and north barangays.
 Develop and construct Shoreline

DEVELOPMENT THRUST
embankment on specific shoreline area.
 Establish and develop urban and rural rain
catchment system.
 Establishment and Construction of Livelihood
centers.
 Establishment of 10 hectare Sanitary landfill.
 Redevelop of Balugo falls.
 Develop and establish a 1 hectare Solar
Power Storage System in the northern part
of the city.
 Reforestation/re-greening of balding forests.
 Develop and maintain watershed areas in
the northern part of the city to be tapped as
possible water source.
 Redevelopment of shorelines areas as Eco-
Tourism Parks.
 Construction of resilient resettlement/housing
projects in identified areas.
 Construction of Migration Resource Center.
 Construction of Baffled Anaerobic Reactor
and Engineered Reed Systems in V&G,
Apitong, Caibaan and Abucay areas.
 Develop and construct Shoreline Embankment
on specific shoreline areas.
 Establish and develop urban and rural rain
catchment systems.
 Establishment and construction of Livelihood
Centers
 Establishment of a 10 hectare Sanitary Landfill
 Redevelopment of Balugo falls
 Develop and establish a 1 hectare Solar Power
Storage System in the northern part of the city
 Reforestation/re-greening of balding forests
 Develop and maintain watershed areas in the
northern part of the city to be tapped as possible
water sources
 Development of world-class human resources
through technical and business education and
skills training on the bases of ‘Waraynon
EDUCATION Hospitality,’ and enhancement of K-12 and
higher education for adaptive curriculum to
advanced industries and English language
programs.
ENABLERS  Development of enablers for competitiveness,

DEVELOPMENT THRUST
including utilities (stable electric and water supply
and ICT).
 Realize livable communities by providing a
healthy and comfortable living environment with
basic urban services and disaster-resistant
infrastructure through environmentally
LIVABILITY
sustainable practices, such as conservation of
natural resources, utilization of
untapped/renewable energy and recycling
resources.
 24 hours safe water supply.
 robust and sufficient drainage and sewage
BASIC SERVICES system.
 accessibility to public amenities (parks, coastal
areas, etc.).
 utilization of energy management untapped/
renewable energy.
 low-emission vehicles and e-jeep.
ENVIRONMENT  recycling resources (solid waste management).
 water waste management.
 bio-diversity and preservation of ecological
sensitive areas.
 Resilience from natural disasters (flooding, storm
SAFETY surge, earthquake, landslides).
 Strong peace and order for safety and crime
prevention.

CHAPTER 3
DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT AND STRUCTURE PLAN
STRUCTURE MAP

3.1 RESIDENTIAL
With an addition of close to 15000 on-going construction of new housing units

located in the different areas in the northern barangays as a resettlement for the
displaced informal settlers from danger zones of the urban area, a new settlement
will soon rise which requires basic services for health, education, water, power,
transport services and such other amenities.
In the next 9 years planning period, the planned city extension of the city of
Tacloban dubbed as the “Tacloban North” development will be populated with a
combined households of around 20,000. 15,000 of which are newly constructed
socialized housing units intended to be occupied by mostly informal settlers resettled
from the danger zone areas in the urban center of the city which were affected by
super typhoon Yolanda’s storm surge.
Informal Settlement
The remaining informal settlers inside government properties, along road-

right-of-ways, within the easements of creeks and rivers are expected to be moved
to the northern barangay settlement after all the first batch of families have been
transferred.
While informal settlement problem in the urban area is slowly provided with
solution, the informal settlement in the forest land is continuously gaining in numbers
without an effective solution to prevent environmental degradation of the forest
areas.
3.2 COASTAL AND AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
In the next 9 years planned period, sea level rise on the shoreline of the city of
Tacloban may not be felt as it could only be at 9cm level yet PAGASA predicted that
its impact on sensitive marine biodiversity may start to be felt because of extreme
weather which may alter and affect development programs to be introduced on the
water use.
In Cancabato bay area, having been declared Marine Protected and Fishery
Reservation area, there is a need to protect the bay from the polluted waste water
from the tributary creeks and domestic waste by putting up waste water treatment
system in all river and creek outfalls.
This is to ensure survival of marine life inside the protected area. For a long period
of time, the bay was the source of livelihood of marginal income fishermen to many
of the residents living along the shore line. This source of living stopped when fish
catch from the bay was no longer sufficient because of complex reasons, one of
those were overfishing and water pollution.
On the San Pedro Bay, on the periphery of Diu island, a 50 hectare of marine
sanctuary has been enacted into an ordinance just a few years back. If protected
and properly managed, fish of various species will be in abundance and could be a
source of food to many families.

About the whole stretch of San Juanico strait having been declared
mariculture zone will be developed as such to augment livelihoods for the new
resettled families.
3.3 PLANNED CITY EXTENSION (NORTHERN BARANGAY DEVELOPMENT)
3.3.1 Light industrial
The once planned Eastern Visayas Growth Center with an area of 200
hectares from the previous land use has been reduced to 27.72 hectares, a location
designed for industrial processing related business undertaking in a safe zone.
During the development and construction stage of the industrial zone, it will
generate direct employment opportunities of skilled, non-skilled and even
professionals mainly sourced from the residents of the industrial city. When
industrial processing starts to operate, permanent employment could be available
from the establishments locating in the industrial zone.
Gainful employment opportunities during the operations of the industrial

establishments will also be derived such as maintenance contracting work, security
services, food retailing business and other support services.
Commercial
The Philippine Statistics Authority defines an Urban area when a community

reaches a population of 50,000. Such level of population requires commercial
services to meet the needs of the already large and complex community. Therefore,
city government shall catalyze commercial development in the planned city
extension.
3.3.2 Agricultural plains (agri-ecotourism)
The areas in the northern barangays even after it succumbed to urban

development remains a vast agricultural areas fitted for gainful agricultural
undertaking. To cope with the built-in market right in the corridor, there is a need to
adopt modern agricultural approaches to keep sustainable harvest of livestock,
poultry, piggery or agri-produce to supply the ready market.
3.4 CRITICAL FACILITIES
3.4.1 Water
Potable water is a critical facility. Forget North Development as a safest zone

if there is no continuous and sufficient supply of water. The first impact of Climate
Change is the shortage of water during long droughts and over supply during
prolonged wet season according to PAG-ASA model. This is a challenge for next 9
years for whoever reigns the City Local Administration. She or he has to face It is a
high demand for industrial and domestic use. Huge Investment must come in from
either the government, private-public partnership, private enterprise alone to act as
service provider for water to the north development. Since it requires so much

investment, government has to take a lead role to convince financing institution to

consider funding the project for a minimal interest.
3.4.2 Storm Water and Flood Control
Another critical facility, the natural water system is in danger of extinction

when development starts to pick up as waste water will be dumped into the river
unabatedly. To remedy this problem, a storm water and flood control system with
waste water treatment shall be established.
With the development to be in place and to prevent environmental

degradation, there is a need to put in place this utility.
3.4.3 Transportation network ( A life-line)
The north development started with the construction of close to more than a
dozen thousands of housing units. Next to the problem of no water supply available,
transportation network, commercial areas, parks, playground and open spaces,
institutional services are also a problem to reckoned with. There is tremendous work
to be undertaken.
3.4.4 Forest Protection and Production
There is a need to program social development projects geared towards the

improvement of the lot of the informal settlers in the timber land area so as to
minimize their dependency on the agriculture activities inside the forest zone.
3.4.5 Transportation Facility
The DZR airport is one of the important facility that was affected by super
typhoon “Yolanda”. Right after the typhoon, efforts have been poured to clear the
airfield, the landing facility, to paved way for the landing of military aircrafts relief
goods for distribution.
In the next 9 years, a lot of improvements and upgrade for the DZR airport are
scheduled to continuously function even right after disaster.
3.4.6 Roads and Highways
The Department of Public Works and Highways have been busy doing
widening and concreting works on right-of-ways on Maharlika highway. A new 6.5
kilometer by-pass road from Bgy.Caiba-an to Bgy. Tigbao is up for completion within
the next 9 years.
The Tacloban-Sta. Fe Diversion road concreting works is almost complete.

3.4.7 Maritime Highway
Upon the urbanization of the northern development project, the San Juanico
strait could be utilized for maritime navigation for North barangay-Central business
route to augment the land based transportation.
3.4.8Sanitation and Sewerage
The Clean Water Act of 2004 mandates highly urbanized local government
unit to establish a sewerage system within the next five (5) years after the approval
of RA 9275 as a mitigation effort relative to climate change.

CHAPTER 4
LAND USE PLAN

LAND USE PLAN
The 2017-2025 Land Use Plan is a climate and disaster risk resilient plan
utilizing as reference the two landmark environmental Philippine laws, Climate
Change Act of 2009, (RA 9729) and the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Act of 2010 (RA 10121) as a tool to a hazard-free land use plan.
Primarily, the main direction of this plan is geared towards ensuring the
harmonization of the four Land Use policy areas; settlement, production,
protection and infrastructure development and be safe from an unprecedented
and extreme disastrous event that may happen within the period 2017-2025 due
to the irreversible warming of the global atmosphere.
Secondly, having ensured of being safe and resilient, social and economic
progress is pushed to move on to attain prosperity in the principle of green
growth since a lot has to be done for the urbanization of the northern part of
Tacloban.
The proposed Land Use of the city of Tacloban recognizes the primacy of
the National Framework for Physical Planning 2001-2030 and following its
hierarchy, it is likewise in harmony with the Regional Physical Framework Plan of
Leyte-Samar-and Biliran region as its next higher level of the hierarchy.
On conflicting uses, efforts had been made to narrow down to the least
contradicting and colliding interest of land uses among stakeholders and see to it
that the best reconciled interest, most harmonious and appropriate, progressive
and safest land use plan is favorably attained.
• Challenging Tasks
This Land use Plan for the year 2017-2025 which highlighted the
urbanization of over 3,000 hectares of higher ground terrain of the northern part
of the city of Tacloban, 20 to 30 kilometers away from the existing central
business district is just a dye cast for the future development.
The solution towards realizing a new multi-sectoral, multi-dimensional

community development comes with a multitude of technical, financial,
budgetary, social and environmental plans to be backup with resources. There
are many challenging situations the city government are facing at this instant
moment. One (1) is the appropriation and depletion of the production area and its
replacement with settlement which constitute an expense. The other one is the
spreading of the urbanization which constitute a disadvantageous physical
development and costly fiscal position. The most challenging one, among others,
is the situation to have no resources at all to start with the development taking off
the ground.

Table 61
Proposed Land Uses

4.1 CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
In 2011, DOST-PAGASA published “Climate Change in the

Philippines” as a reference for long term spatial planning and medium term multi-
sectoral planning of local government units. The changes in climate for 2020 and
2050 were projected using the mid-range emission scenario (A1B) developed by
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The A1 scenarios
considered rapid economic growth, global population that rose to 9 billion then
gradually declines quick spread of new and efficient technologies, and extensive
social and cultural interactions worldwide. The A1B has a balanced emphasis on
all energy sources both fossil and non-fossil fuels. Based on the climate
projections, Tacloban City will be affected by 3 major climate change drivers:
increasing temperature, changes in rainfall in various seasons, and increasing
occurrences of extreme events in 2020 and 2050.
The table below shows that almost all (131 out of 138) barangays in
Tacloban City are exposed to various hazards, including but not limited to: (a)
Earthquake-induced Landslide; (b) Rain-induced Landslide; (c) Flooding; (d)
Ground Shaking; (e) Storm Surge; (f) Liquefaction; and (g) Tsunami. The figure
below illustrates that most of the barangays in Tacloban City are susceptible to
soil liquefaction, flooding and tsunami.
While barangays differ in risks to hazards, all 138 barangays of the City
are susceptible to typhoons.
Table 62
Summary of Projected Climate Changes in Tacloban City
General Changes
Climate Expected in Specific Change Expected Information about patterns of
Variable Climate and Reference Period change
Variables
Tempera- Increase 0.9°C to 1.2°C by 2020 Slightly more warming in summer
ture and 1.8°C to 2.3 °C in (MAM) and in the JJA season.
2050 Days are becoming hotter
throughout the city.
Rainfall Seasonal Season 2020 2025 Reduction during the summer and
increase/ DJF +3.0% +9.4% Habagat seasons in 2020 and
decrease MAM -8.9% -18.9% 2050.Increase during Amihan
JJA +9.5% +19.6% season, but amount of rain
SON +7.4% +19.5% expected to be lesser than the
Habagat and transition seasons.
Drier summer months. Wetter
amihan months
Extreme Increasing 1398 days exceeding Significant increase in the number
events number of hot 35°C in 2006-2035 of hot days expected in 2020 and
days (exceeding 2495 days exceeding 2050.
35°C) 35°C in 2036-2065
From observed baseline
of 52days
Heavy daily 10 days with rainfall >150 More extreme daily rainfall
General Changes
Climate Expected in Specific Change Expected Information about patterns of
Variable Climate and Reference Period change
Variables
rainfall >150 mm mm in 2020 expected (>150 mm) in 2020 but
increasing in 15 days with rainfall >150 more in 2050 compared to
2020 and mm in 2050 baseline.
decreasing by From observed baseline
2050 of 1 day
DOST, Region 8
The 2014 HLURB supplemental guidelines were followed in the Land Use
Planning exercise in the mainstreaming for climate change and reducing risks.
The effect of the damages brought about by the super typhoon “Yolanda”
more specifically of the storm surge, guided this land use planning activity and
land use policy framing exercise to a projected wise use of lands resilient against
natural hazards and adapted for climate change. Should there’ll be cases that
such use of lands even in the vulnerable areas is inevitable, mitigation measure
either structural or non-structure will be adopted to reduce risk to the minimum,
lessen the vulnerability and prevent the loss of lives, damage to properties and
prevent disaster.
4.2 PROPOSED LAND AND SEA USES
4.2.1 LAND USES
North Development
The 3,272.64 hectare area of land for north Development, a planned city
extension of Tacloban city to include the carefully planned resettlement area,
commercial zone where economic activities start to catalyze, light industrial, agri-
industrial and the ecological system in the forest of the timber land area and its
infrastructure has faced local executive with insurmountable challenge on how to
strategize for the attainment of a sustainable and equitable urban development
growth starting from a scratch.

North Development Map
Considerations for Land Use Allocations
Physical Environmental features
This refers to the type of land where different functional uses such as
residential, commercial, industrial area as well as agricultural activities will be
located. The residential, commercial and industrial areas need stable ground in
the average of 98 Kn bearing pressure in order to build a safe and sound
structure.
On the agricultural land suitability issue, soil type is an established factor

to consider its productivity. Likewise, whether an existing agricultural land could
be considered for urban use expansion would depend on the kind of agricultural
area if it is covered by A0 20 or the irrigated, irrigable or with the firm funding
commitment for irrigation facilities, which are considered as non-negotiable for
conversion, it is one of the constraints to urban use expansion/development.
• Flooding Areas
Most of the existing urban use areas are affected by flooding. To mitigate
the problem, it is proposed to formulate new storm water drainage and flood
control system to guide future flood control and drainage projects implemented
with precision and sheer functionality so as to meet the demand for a safe urban
use against flood problem.

• Fault Lines
There is no fault line along Tacloban city.
• Wind Direction
Anywhere in Tacloban, structures for residential, commercial or industrial

purposes are affected by the behavior of the extreme wind flow either easterlies
(“silangan”), Norheast monsoon (Amihan”) and Southwest monsoon (“habagat”)
winds and during tropical cyclone as the city of Tacloban is the end of the funnel-
shaped Leyte Gulf facing the Pacific Ocean.
Since Tacloban City is not a rice producing city, wind direction

consideration may not be a factor for this type of primary crop. However, as
climate changes, adaptation measures must be instituted.
• Other Physical Limitations
Currently, flat lands or those within the 0-3% are now fully utilized.
Developers have the tendency to target hilly or rolling lands for residential
subdivision or housing projects.
By the time the flat land areas for residential are leveled off, housing
developers will have to resort developing the mountain side of the land whose
slope is above +18% which the revised Forestry Law considers strongly steep
slope and hilly not suitable for housing project and therefore recommended for
reversion to timber land area.
• Existing and Future Activity Patterns
It was super typhoon “Yolanda” that forced the pattern of the North
Development growth of mixed type as the safe area for the future urban
development and not follow the existing growth pattern for residential instead.
The existing urban center of mixed residential-commercial-institutional is being
left to grow provided that it must be mainstreamed with disaster sans the
residential area.
• Public sentiment on land use issues
The public is sensitive to land use classification issues, an exercise this

updating considers. It is because the amendment of land uses triggers the
increase of real property assessments and taxes. It also alters opportunities and
may changes the benefit of the location. As a result, the year 2016-2025 land
use updating will open for public discussion during a public hearing to be
attended and represented by the cross-section of society or organizations, non-
government organization and private organization, etc. as a venue for every
stakeholder to suggests amendment, raise issues and may be oppose changes
before an adoption.

• Land Values
The value of a real property does not decrease but almost always kept on
increasing as the demand for the increasing population increases for spaces for a
living and production. The demand for residential areas in the danger areas of
Barangays San Jose, Magallanes and Anibong may have ceased for a while
especially so that the land use policy of the proposed revision of the land uses
changes to Eco-tourism already and the construction of residential housing units
are absolutely no longer allowed for this 2016-2025 revision. In most cases, land
valuation keeps on going high to the advantage of the property owners. Thus,
land values are speculated to go high as update usually follows the trend of
economic growth.
• Aesthetic Factors
Since Land Use planning exercise involves arts and science, it is but
reasonable that aesthetic is being embedded as part of the factors being
considered to arrive at a good and functional Land Use Plan bereft of adverse
issues and critical public opinion applying the Urban design.
• Proposed Transportation Layouts
The Land use scheme that will complement and satisfy the demand for
transportation free from the hassle of vehicular congestion must results in a
smooth traffic flow of vehicles and provides ancillary facilities for pedestrian is
one of the utmost considerations.
4.2.1.1 Commercial Use
The commercial zones is the fall back for shortage of the residential areas
provided that the corresponding structure, a minimum of two-storey building is
sturdy enough to resist hazards of various forms.
The net commercial area for year 2017 to year 2025 is 379.13 hectares
mostly of prime residential land in the urban area reclassified into commercial
uses owing to the fact that these residential areas turned commercial because of
reasons of high vulnerability against natural hazards. Other commercial areas
expected to rise is the safe zones in the northern barangays where close to
100,000 to 150,000 population will instantly populate because of the relocation of
more than 15,000 families from the danger zones in the urban area. Most of
these relocates are homeless victims of the storm surge of the super typhoon
“Yolanda” in November of 2013.
The 379.13 hectares of commercial land area is equivalent to 228.63% of

the existing commercial land area computed to be 25.40% commercial growth
per annum in the basis of an assumed spatial development boom in the next 9-
year period.

The sudden surge for the commercial area to unprecedented figure is

attributed to the climate change mitigating policy that all areas in the urban center
inundated ominously by the storm surge of the super typhoon “Yolanda” will be
reclassified as Commercial zones. However, it should allow any application for
locational clearance for the construction of a residential structure, provided that it
shall be of a minimum of two (2) storey structure built of reinforced concrete and
structurally designed to resist storm surge, typhoon, earthquake and tsunami
hazard as plans, specifications and structural computations being prepared is
signed and sealed by a Structural Engineer.
Therefore, the area that has significant rise is attributed primarily to

resiliency reasons while development growth comes secondary.
The following are the proposed areas for commercial zones being the
pattern of business growth nodes:
• The Abucay Bus Terminal and Public Market area
In the light of the opening of this transport and market facility, other
businessesfollowed. This makestheland uses of thebus terminal immediate
vicinity to be reclassified into commercial from mostly agricultural land use.
• Apitong-Caiba-an commercial growth area.
The opening of the two giant hardware stores in barangays Utap and
Apitong area along Maharlika highway, the immediate vicinities also became
the object for reclassification into commercial use more commercial activities
followed suit.
• Sagkahan-Marasbaras commercial growth area
The establishment and operations of Robinsons place, ripens the

location of the residential areas in Sagkahan, Fatima, Marasbaras and part of
Bgy. San Jose to be considered as commercial areas. The polarization of the
Robinsons place started in the Boy Scout junction going to the direction of Bgy.
San Jose, Bliss Sagkahan along diversion road, Marasbaras and from the main
point of Robinsons place about 100 meters radius shall be amended to
commercial area from both residential and Agricultural.
• Naga-Naga Nula-Tula junction
In the north, specifically from junction of Naga-Naga going to the

direction of Tigbao, Utap along Maharlika road and Anibong along Naga-Naga-
Anibong road is also commercial growth node zoned as commercial area.
• Pocket Commercial areas
The rural barangay’s urbanized zone in the countryside have been

reclassified to commercial zone of all barangays where micro businesses are
located and similar important activities are held during special occasions i.e.
Barangay general assembly, pulong-pulongshall likewise be amended as
commercial land area.
These commercial areas are carefully designed not only to afford

convenience and economy to local residents in the procurement of goods and
services they need, these are also a source of employment to a substantial
portion of the labor force.
Table 63
Existing and Proposed Commercial Zone
Tacloban City
Commercial Land Use
Proposed Ha. Sq. km
C1 544.95 5.4495
C2 15.49 0.1549
C3 57.79 0.5779
Total 618.23 6.1823
Existing 505.30 5.0530
Net area for 2017- 2025


4.2.1.2 Residential Area
The resettlement area (Socialized Housing Zone)
The pioneer locators of the Northern Barangay development dubbed as

NORTH DEV. are the socialized housing projects auspices of the National
Housing Authority scattered in the barangays in the north. The nearest socialized
housing project separated from the rest of the batch of socialized housing project
from the central business district is the Salvacion heights in Barangay Salvacion.
All other NHA-led socialized housing projects are in Barangays

Cabalawan, Camansihay, San Isidro, New Kawayan, Sta. Elena and Tagpuro.
There are housing projects initiated by instant housing cooperatives

organized for the purposes are concentrated in Barangay Bagacay. These
housing projects are self-help type of endeavor expecting financial assistance
through a loan extended by Housing and Finance Corporation for the land
acquisition, site development works up to the construction of the housing units.
There are also socialized housing projects being assisted and organized
by international non-government organization. One is the projects is the New
Hope located at the foot of the mountain of Palanog, and the mountainous area
of Bgy. Bagacay which is assisted by the Christian Relief Services. In Bgy. Diit,
another project is developed as self-help housing approach being assisted by the
Roman Catholic Church.
Each of these project met some weakness as regards of its location and the
level of hazard vulnerability.
The socialized housing projects of the National Housing Authority

developed for the homeless victims of storm surge of the super typhoon
“Yolanda” is the St. Francis Housing Project developed by Atlanta developer is
the most vulnerable with regards to exposure to natural hazards. The area is
located at Bgy. San Isidro which has an average elevation of only 2 mtrs above
sea level and assessed to have been inundated by the storm surge of super
typhoon Yolanda.
Upon request of the developer, an inspection was conducted confirming its

location to be highly vulnerable to storm surge and Tsunami because of its
depressed topography. At the time of the inspection, site development works has
already in momentum and there exist already a contract entered into by the
National Housing Authority and between the developers.


4.2.1.3 Agricultural Land Use
The proposed area of agricultural zone is 1,565.20 hectares. Because of

the advent of urbanization of the agricultural areas in the northern barangays as a
result of the location of several resettlement areas numbering around 12,000 to
16,000 housing units distributed in different barangays, around 1,343.66 hectares
of agricultural lands have been formed into a nucleus of urban setup and
therefore reclassified into mixed use of residential zones, socialized housing
zones, parks and opens spaces, commercial zones, a network of roads and the
needed infrastructure, defined creek and river easements and salvage zone
along the San Juanico strait.
The housing footprints do not include existing residential structures that

were not heavily damaged by the strong winds of the super typhoon “Yolanda”
who stood the ground and only minor repair works were done. There were also
heavily damaged residential structures that were replaced with new materials.
Because of the demand for land use of close to 100,000 to 150,000 instant
populations, thus the reclassification into the multiple uses considers to be an
area for settlement, making a living, production and infrastructure mixed use
within the vicinity.
The identification of the safe areas of the northern barangays as the

planned city extension is based on the assessment about the area of being free
from the storm surge of the super typhoon “Yolanda” that inundated almost all of
the flat lands of the urban district of the city of Tacloban that excluded the higher
ground of the northern barangays. The inundation however includes parts of the
depressed and lower level of the northern barangays which are not included for
north development.
Table 64
Agricultural Zone Land Use
Tacloban City
Agricultural Land Use
Land Use Ha. Sq. km.
Proposed 1565.20 15.6520
Existing 2908.86 29.0886
Net Area of 2017-2025 1343.66 13.4366


4.2.1.4 Agri-Industrial Zone
This Agri-Industrial zone is a processing center for agri-based raw materials

into a finished product. It plays a vital role in the urbanization of the north. It is
identified as an area for making a LIVING, thus projected to partially provide
solution to unemployment problem of the 100,000 to 150,000 instant populations
in the next nine (9) years. If successfully done, the effort will credit to the person
sitting as Local Chief Executive of the city government. It will lessen the problem
of crime against properties and persons. It will provide solution to the problem of
unemployment. It will somehow increase income to the city coffers and the
income of service providers for the supply of goods and services.
The use of the land is purely intended for production use which will benefit
the City of Tacloban if in operational for the next 9 years in terms of employment,
micro-business enterprise, construction-contracting and supply of goods and
services.
With the urbanization of the Northern barangays, availability of human

resources by the locators will pose no problem as almost 100% of the population
of about 100,000 to 150,000 or even more have gained education of various
disciplines e.g. computer literate or trainable for office, laboratory and
administrative, finance or technical work.
There is a big chance of a realization of the development of the PEZA

accredited industrial zone, as the nagging problem of water supply may be solve
because of a captured and potential market of 100,000 water consuming public in
addition to the industrial zone locators as more than twice water users that will
favorably decide prospective water service provider, developer and operator to
make an investment.
The problem of water supply haunted the past two (2) administrations as
the reason of shelving EVRGC’s development.
An unsolicited tip to the local chief executive, there is a need to designate a

progressive and positive-minded point person as think thank to the development
of medium industrial zone in the north taking into consideration the following:
a) The problem of water supply as of the present both for domestic use and
for the demand of the industrial zone will draw more investor/s and active
players in the water industry as compared to the previous scenario
because of the presence of a captive market.
Just take cognizant of the existing PEZA accredited Mactan Export

Processing Zone in Mactan, Cebu which completely imports the entire
volume of water supply needs from mainland cebu which is also having an
ailing water problem yet operates smoothly, successfully and profitably.

b) The designated point person to the development of medium industrial

zone shall open the horizon of opportunities that Republic Act 6957 , as
amended with RA 7718, a law that allows LGU for the engagement direct
to the private sector in the financing, operation or both of development
project under BOT, BTO, BLT, BOO, BT capsulized schemes, among
others.
c) The designated point person shall replicate operational peza accredited

industrial zones in Baguio, provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Bataan and the
island of Mactan in the province of Cebu.
d) There is so much opportunity for one in Tacloban city taking consideration

of the abundant and could be cheap supply of power, if water supply is
solved, that is one point solved, air, and land and water availability. The
problem that is left undone is the provision of infrastructure for the
industrial zone which can be remedied through Build-Transfer-Operate
scheme under RA 7718.
Table 65
Proposed and Existing Agri-Industrial Zone
Tacloban City
Agri-Industrial Land Use
Land Use Ha. Sq.km.
Proposed 27.72 .2772
Existing 27.72 .2772
Net Area for 2017-2025


4.2.1.5 Light Industrial Zone
Another source for LIVING is the proposed Light Industrial zones located
in the north development site just beside the Agri-industrial zone. The biggest in
terms of area and the only proposed Light Industrial zone, it is expected that once
occupied and operated by locators, it will, likewise, create opportunities for
employment, micro-industries and demand for support services which will
positively impact on the local economy. There are however two (2) existing Light
industrial zones being retained for the next planning period in Bgy. Anibong
where the depot of petroleum products of different players in the petroleum
industry had been in operations up to the present and the present location of the
Coca-Cola plant in Bgy. Sagkahan which continues operation upon the takeover
of operations of new management.
Table 66
Proposed and Existing Light-Industrial Land Use
Tacloban City
Light-Industrial Land Use
Land Use Ha. Sq,km
4.2.1.6 Solid Waste Management
The 3 hectare proposed solid waste facility dubbed as Well Engineered

sanitary Landfill is located 2.3 km from the national highway in Bgy. Diit and sits
in the sloping mountain and watershed area, classified as Timber Land partly
occupying the protected forest and mainly occupying production forest in Bgy.
San Roque with downstream Tigbao river, one of the biggest and active river in
the city as its immediate victim, in case of a slight failure of a mitigating measure,
if any. By gravitational law, an accidental seepage, failure of detailed engineering
design and or failure of construction, the leachate will eventually create ecological
disaster in unimaginable proportion of pollution of the downstream Tigbao river
killing in the process the aquatic life, destroying the biotic system and losing
forever its beneficial uses.
By observation during the inspection visit to appreciate the critical facility,

by qualification, it appeared that its location is in the critical slope and within the
recharge of aquifers. Barangays Palanog, Basper, and Tigbaos benefited the
water resource by way of irrigation, community use, swimming and bathing and a
source of drinking water for livestock.
By being located in a timber land area its location may fall in a Critical
Project Area per ECA category of Presidential Decree no. 2146 of 1981.
Likewise, Section 69, Chapter IV PD 705 of the revised Forestry Reform Code of
the Philippines, prohibits the occupation of timber land area. Occupying a
declared timber land is considered a criminal offense upon court conviction.
Even then, it seemed there exist a potential danger of environmental disaster

during operation when specifications is not strictly followed. Once leakage of

leachate happened, the ecosystem of the Tigbao River will be in great danger.
The biodiversity that depended Tigbao River will also die.
Lastly, being in the Timber Land and partly occupying the protected forest
and fully occupying the production forest, the operation, occupation and
management of the critical facility will mostly endanger the biodiversity of the
forest. As a suggestion, it is strongly advised to relocate and transfer said critical
facility on the other side of the same mountain within the administrative boundary
of the city of Tacloban and in a manageable slope within the alienable and
disposable area of Barangay Paglaum.
Table 67
Proposed and Existing Solid Waste Zone
Tacloban City
Solid Waste Management Program
Land Use Location Ha. Sq.km.
Proposed Bgy. San Roque 3 .03
Existing Bgy. Sto. Niño 4 .04
Net Area for 2017-2025 -1.00 -0.01



4.2.1.7Slaughterhouse
The existing slaughter house, a critical facility operated by the city

ofTacloban, is located at the edge of the San JuanicoStrait and is highly
vulnerable to both storm surge and Tsunami. It was totally damaged by the
storm surge caused by super typhoon “Yolanda” in November of 2013. For this
reason, another area has been identified by the City Veterinary Office located
approximately 200m from Bgy. Salvacion going to Balugo falls which can be
access from the Bgy.Tigbao-Sta. Fe Diversion road.
The proposed site, although it is deemed ideal due to the fact that is not in
the proximity of the city’s central business district, has the following observations
that must be given due attention.
a) Its location falls in the agricultural zone of Bgy. Salvacion;
b) It has a limited area of 9,098 sq.m. bordering a dying Balugo river, a source
of potable water and for other uses of the residents of the Barangay which,
the operation of a slaughterhouse could pollute the river;
Table 68
Existing and Proposed Slaughterhouse Facility
Tacloban City
c) No document would show the availability of an access road going to the site
although established on the ground;
d) It is closely situated in a medium density residential area of Barangay

Salvacion residential zone;
e) The other important reason why the existing slaughterhouse is still a better
location as compared to the proposed location is the availability of the sea
water to be utilized in the tidying and disinfection of the facility and its
immediate environs. Summing them all up, the three (3) deciding factors
needed to considered are; 1) Mitigate the construction of the facility air-tight
against natural hazards, 2) construct a waste water treatment system in the
disposal of both solid and waste water.
f) The location falls on the Eco-Tourism zone of the proposed Land Use Plan
2017-2025 because of the potential of the Balugo falls and its ecosystem to
be developed as a tourist attraction for both domestic and foreign tourists.

As a mitigation measure, it is suggested that the proposed slaughterhouse

facility shall construct and maintain the following:
1. Waste Water Treatment Plant
A waste water treatment plant facility shall be established,

operated and maintained to ensure that the industrial waste
water shall be treated and only clean water shall be discharge
unto the Balugoriver in compliance to the provision of RA 9275
otherwise known as the Clean Water Act of 2004
2. Sewage Treatment Facility
A separate Sewage Treatment facility shall be constructed,

maintained and operated by the city within the site to ensure that
effluents, septage and sludge from the operation of the
slaughterhouse shall be separately treated before its reuse for
agricultural purpose;
3. A Flood control structure shall be constructed along the length of the

property that adjoins Balugo river;
4. A Retaining wall structure shall be constructed along the length of the

property that are sloping to prevent the possibility of landslides to the
facility in the future;
It is further suggested that the following activities shall be conducted and

complied before its operations:
1. An access road from the diversion highway going to the facility shall be
defined, delineated and its subdivision survey shall be approved;
2. The Land use of the proposed site shall be reclassified from

agricultural zone to commercial zone C-1;
3. Allow an access road to pass and traverses the property going to the
direction of the Balugo falls.
4. A buffer zone of 10 meter wide shall be established and maintained

between the residential zone and the side of the proposed
slaughterhouse that adjoins the residential area to be vegetated with
trees to ensure that harmony of the two (2) zones with conflicting uses
will be attained.


4.2.1.8Cemetery
North Cemetery
The existing public cemetery located at Bgy. Basper has no room for
expansion for a long time. All of its vacant spaces intended for the underground
and tiered tombs has been utilized. Because of its being a small area, the
recycling of old tombs is not sufficient to cater even at the normal mortality rate.
Since there is no other spaces left and no other public cemetery in operations,
the marginalized income earning families of the dead person opted to bury their
dead appropriating the non-burial spaces i.e. concrete roads of the cemetery, the
road easements, the spaces in the LibinganngmgaBayani and all other spaces
not intended for burying the dead bodies had been converted into a graveyard.
The proposed 29.67 hectares public cemetery located at Bgy. Cabalawan

may answer the demand for graveyard spaces for the dead extending the 9 year
planning period. Considering its area which is quite big, it can be perpetually be
able to recycle tombs and graveyards without getting choke with the problems of
disposal of dead bodies.
South Cemetery
Over a decade ago, the public cemetery operated in the Sagkahan area of
the city government of Tacloban was closed down upon the opening of the Public
Cemetery in Barangay Basper. The closed down cemetery is reclassified as
Parks and Open Space for the meantime pending further study as to what kind of
urban renewal shall be introduced. Since there are three (3) operators of this
cemetery, the remaining operators; the Diocese of Palo and the other operator
identified as the family of Quintero continued to accept burial activities. It could
be because, of the exhaustion of the burial spaces of the public cemetery in Bgy.
Basper.
Table 69
Proposed and Existing Cemeteries
Tacloban City
CEMETERY
Land Use Ha. Sq.km


4.2.1.9Eco-Tourism
The city of Tacloban lags behind ecotourism industry as compared to the

city of Tagbilaran. In the city of Tagbilaran, very evident of tourists presence are
fast craft coming from Cebu City bound for the city of Tagbiliran ferrying mostly
tourists of Asian, Caucasian and Europian nationals.
Hoping to slice a share of the tourist market in the Visayan area, an

increase of 206.25 hectares equivalent to 3,239.27%of land is classified to pave
way for locators to develop ecotourism projects for leisure or business intentions.
If the city can host investors who can build world-class accommodation facilities
who cater the taste of various nationalities, then it can help prime pump local
economy.
The vast beach of land fronting San Pedro bay has the biggest land area
reclassified for Eco-tourism.
Table 70
Existing and Proposed Eco-Tourism
Tacloban City
Eco-Tourism
Land Use Ha. Sq.km.
Proposed 212.82 2.1282


4.2.1.10 Parks and Open Spaces
The total land area for the proposed parks and open spaces is 272.79
hectares which is 3,239% increase from the existing 6.57hectares or a total
increase in area of 206.25 hectares. (Please see Map showing Parks and Open
Spaces)
This goes to show that the area of parks and open spaces intended for
rest and recreation, special events, and diversion is fully provided for even more
than the required space vis-à-vis the standard for this year 2016-2025 revision.
While the projected population of 302,542 for the year 2025, on special
occasion, where influx of visitors, domestic tourists, Balikbayan and officials in
the national government may be around to grace the occasion, the population
instantly swells to the most, the allotted spaces for parks and open spaces,
although in different location, can still accommodate such mammoth event.
The sudden increase of the Parks and Open Spaces is attributable to the
proposed North Development where a big slice of the vast tract of the area is
reclassified from agricultural zone to Parks and Open spaces in anticipation of
the surge of settlement and the operations of industries.
Table 71
Existing and Proposed Parks and Open Spaces
Tacloban City
Parks and OpenSpaces
Land Use ha. Sq.km.
Proposed 272.79 2.7279


4.2.1.11 Reclamation/Buffer (Protected Area)
With the establishment of the coastal road to link Magsaysay boulevard all
the way to San Jose because of the tide embankment project, the area in the
polygon in between the existing shore line and the coastal road can be called a
reclaimed area and a buffer area at the same time.
This is strategizing to lure private real estate development companies to

pour in investments whose objective is to develop the area for commercial
purposes for the next ten years.
Buffer Areas
As discussed in reclamation under other land use categories, buffer areas

is synonymously labeled as reclamation with an area of 300 hectares.
4.2.1.12 Utilities, Transportation Network and Services
This area provides a vital link between and among the different land use
areas as well as support the activities for living and those for making a living.
Table 72
Existing Transport and Utilities
Tacloban City
TRANSPORT UTILITIES
Airport Land Transport Transport
LAND USE PLAN Airport & Bus Jeep Road & Utility
Facility Terminal Terminal Transport Areas
Facility Facility Network
Year 2017-2025 98.49 35.26 1.88 350.00 485.63
Existing 50.00 6.00 163.29 219.29
a. Airport Facility
There is an ongoing development of the DZR airport into a world class

standard and climate change responsive and sensitive facility in its present
location to withstand the natural hazards. The plans and programs are being
prepared by the Department of Transportation and Communications.
b. Bus Terminal
A north bound bus terminal located at the proposed north city hall grounds.
It is a facility integrated in an institutional area.
c. Road Transport Network
Few months after super typhoon Yolanda, a 4 lane-8”thk and 30 meter

wide concrete by-pass road, 6.5 kilometers in length has been constructed
starting from Bgy. Caiba-an passing along the foot of the mountain and Naga-
Naga exiting to Bgy. Tigbao. This road will play a vital role of easing the
vehicular traffic along the Maharlika highway at that road segment and add up to
the road network of the city.
South and north bound passenger/cargo vehicle may use the by-pass road
thereby easing traffic congestion of vehicles along Maharlika highway in the road
segment of the city of Tacloban.
Along Apitong road starting from Maharlika highway, activities have been
going on by the national government to improve the road into a 4 lane highway
with concrete sidewalk. The main purpose of which is to again, for the smooth
flow of the vehicular traffic along the line.
Along the whole stretch of Maharlika highway of the city of Tacloban, the
road improvement into a 4 lane highway with sidewalk has been going on right
after super typhoon “Yolanda”.
The completion of this infrastructure projects will be within the projected

planning period of 9 years up to year 2025.


6.2.1.13 Timber Land (Public Domain and Protected Area)
The Environment and Natural Resources Office of the City of Tacloban

assessed our forest ecosystem to have been in the state of degradation of
various causes and at certain critical level. This is the most important natural
biodiversity that contributes to mitigate the warming of the global atmosphere and
offers fresh air, cool and balanced nature for the city’s polluted atmosphere which
the city environment office is task to preserve. Although under the national
government’s jurisdiction, the city government, through the city ENRO, co-
manage the forest land which is long under threat of degradation with the
occupation so much so with the presence of the informal settlers.
Conflict in area
The records of the regional office of the, Forest Management Bureau of

the Department of Environment and Natural Resources revealed a total of 5,210
hectares of forest lands. Since there was no accompanying map available during
the time the researched was done with FMB, DENR, regional office 8, and the
technical descriptions of Tacloban timber land which is available in CENRO-
Tacloban was plotted and compared with their available Land Classification map.
The output of the plotting activity produces only 4,714.56 hectares which is
496 hectares lesser. Such output is reflected in the proposed zoning map for the
city of Tacloban until year 2022.
However, the output figure is reduced some more because of the

reduction of the timber land area a result of reclassification of portions in
Barangays Sto. Niño, Sta. Elena and Bgy. New Kawayan from Timber land to
Alienable and Disposable areas as records have been discovered showing the
areas to have been registered by various owners of various sizes who have been
in their possession in accordance to Act 496 otherwise known and Land
Registration law. This includes the property registered in the name of the
University of the Philippines.
Table 73
Existing and Proposed Timber Land
Tacloban City
TIMBER LAND
Land Use Ha. Sq.km.
Proposed 3903.58 39.0358
Protection 1993.47 19.9347
Production 1910.11 19.1011
Existing 3903.58 39.0358


4.2.2 WATER USES
Table 74
Water Uses
Tacloban City
LAND WATER USES
USE Piers Fish Marine Mariculture River Eco- Navigation SUB-
/ Port Transport Network Tourism
PLAN Ports Cancabato
TOTAL
Bay
2017-2025 45 20 45 400 77.58 382.62 8,705.80 9,676.00
Existing 15 15 200 77.58
4.2.2.1 Creeks and Rivers
There are 17 major and natural water drainage system of the city of
Tacloban. Three (3) of these rivers namely Mangonbangon, Tanghas-Lirang,
and Mahayahay rivers criss-cross the urban landscape of the city.
The remaining 13 major and natural water ways are located up north of
Tacloban crossing the Maharlika highway and national road going to the
municipality of Babatngon.
The last one major and natural waterway is the Burayan river that started
in Caiba-an-Calanipawan–Marasbaras and eventually Burayan in San Jose
where it outflows to CancabatoBay.
Perennial Flood Problem
The Department of Public Works and Highways has been on the subject of
criticism on a flood problem that occurred every time torrential rains poured for an
hour or less on the watershed area of Nula-tula . In less than an hour the
cascading rains enters the narrow storm water drainage and flash floods the
downstream rendering the Nula-tula segment of the Maharlika highway
impassable to motorist of various kind.
Turbulent rain waters flash flood the highway at more than knee deep or
even higher that renders the road segment impassable to any vehicle. The
scene is very dangerous even to heavy vehicles against overturning.
This bothers most the national government’s infrastructure office-the

DPWH Tacloban District. It is national government office taking charge of the
implementation of infrastructure projects of the city of Tacloban under the
national jurisdiction such as this flooding problem of the Nula-Tula River that
crossed Maharlika Highway
There is no scientific approach and technical study for the solution being
conducted on this flooding problem. Year end and year out, an improvement

activity has been conducted by this office aimed at providing solution to the
flooding problem.
Recommendation:
1. Widen and deepen the channel of the existing storm drainage canal to
about triple and double the measurement, respectively starting from the
upper Nula-tula where the RCDG bridge was constructed up to the
outflow in San Juanico strait;
2. Re align the river alignment by appropriating private properties that will

be affected with the new river route;
3. Construct a two span RCDG bridge or a measurement more than the

existing RCDG bridge in upper stream in Barangay Upper Nula –tula.
All of these rivers play vital role in the respective communities where they
flow.The creeks not specifically mentioned are being accounted for being part in
both the Timber land areas.
Detailed information of these rivers, will be shown in the following tables.
Table 75, Burayan River
Table 76Mahayahay River

Table 77Kanpayapay River
Table 78 Tanghas- Lirang River
Table 79

Table 80
Table 81
Table 82
Table 83

Table 84
Table 85
Table 86
Table 87
Table 88

Table 89
Table 90
4.2.2.2 Sea Water Use
San Juanico Strait
The San Juanico Strait is a 4,377.92 hectares of sea water that divides
the island of Leyte and Samar. The San Juanico Bridge is the only permanent
man-made structure that links the two island. The Tacloban side of the strait is
declared as Mariculture Zone through an Ordinance. Its other uses are the
following: navigation, fishing, leisure and fish culture of chosen specie.
Anibong Bay
This bay is 489.99 hectares bounded with Barangays Naga-Naga,

Anibong and Nula-tula. This is where the cargo petroleum is loaded from the bay
to the depo of several petroleum companies.
Panalaron Bay
The Panalaron Bay is 328.10 hectares in area. The Tacloban seaport and
fish port are located along this bay. The Philippine Ports Authority operates the
seaport for cargo and ferrying interisland passenger. The samar bound small
motorized banca utilized Panalaron bay as its mooring facility just within the
Public Market shoreline.
The fish port operated by the Philippine Fisheries Development authority is

located just beside the Tacloban Public Market area.

Cancabato Bay
A 562.26 hectares bay. More than a decade ago, the City’s

SangguniangPanlungsod passed an Ordinance declaring Cancabato Bay as
Marine Protected and Fishery Reservation Area;
San Pedro Bay
A 3,801 hectare San Pedro bay is facing Leyte Gulf and is being shared by
the Municipality of Palo. The City’s SangguniangPanlungsod passed an
Ordinance declaring 50 hectares portion of the bay as Fish Sanctuary which is
located in the vicinity of the Diu Island.
4.2.2.3 Seaport and Utilities
The water portion of the port of the Philippine Ports Authority located in its
existing facility at the tip of the central business with an area of 45 hectares is use
for seaport. Such area is sufficient for the port operations of the city.
4.2.2.4 Conflict between Land Uses
Basic example of land use conflict is the Cancabato Bay area being
classified as a protected area and likewise utilized as an eco-tourism area.
This conflict should be resolved through policy guidelines which shall

uphold protective and non-pollutiveactivitieswith the promotion of sustainable and
eco-tourism activities to keep its biodiversity.
There is also a conflict of figure on Land area on the timberland area as

well as the alienable and disposable area. The records of DENR, is not the
samewith the CLUP 2011-2022.
The most salient of all variances is the parcellary map to be overlayed, may
have differences with the zoning map. Thiswill necessitatecareful adjustment.
4.2.2.5 Protection
River Easement
An area of34.75 hectares, have been allocated for river easement to

protect banks of rivers with a width of 3 meters measured from the riverbank.This
tiny area of a strip is strictly non-buildable and non-alienable and to be kept open
anytime.
This strip of land will likewise be used for maintenance purposes during
desilting, de-clogging and the construction of river dikes, walls and riprap.
This public easement is defined in the revised Forestry Cod ( PD 705) and
Philippine water code (PD 1067).

Table 91
Existing Land Protection Area
Tacloban City
LAND PROTECTION
Total
LAND USE PLAN River NIPAS Cultural Salvage
Protection
Easement Heritage Zones
Year 2017-2025 34.7528 - - 216.59 251.34
Existing 2016 34.7528 - - 216.59 254.34
% increase/ 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Decrease
Table 92
Summary of River Easements
Tacloban City

4.2.2.6 Shore line Embankment and Road Heightening Protection
From the unabated destruction of the natural disaster which caused the
loss of thousands of lives and damage to properties of the storm surge of the
super typhoon “Yolanda”, the lesson had been learned to provide enough
protection for the urban area as a good intervention to mitigate similar event of
disaster in the future.

Route of Tide Embankment
Cross Section Tide embankment
The national government with the assistance from the Japan

International Cooperation Agency (JICA) jointly conducted an assessment
of the damage done right after the onslaught of the storm surge. To
prevent similar gargantuan disaster of similar cause, a structural measure
of road heightening and shoreline protection came into the design as an
effective deterrent to the disaster within the economic parameters.

Cross-section Tide Embankment 2
The road heightening and shoreline embankment is a structure measure

designed to protect the urban area of the city of Tacloban against natural hazard
of 4-6 meters height of raging storm surge and tsunami including the turbulence
of retreating water thereby reducing the damage that may inflict during such a
calamity.
Perspective tide embankment
From a starting point in Payapay, coinciding the administrative boundary

line along Tacloban-Palo, a 12 kilometer shoreline embankment of 4.00 meters in
height with a bicycle lane on top will be constructed along the shorelineup to
Magsaysay Boulevard,. The shoreline embankment corridor sliced a shoreline
area of 5.25 hectares of land that cuts and disturbs several privately owned
properties in the urban area, even in the foreshore lands, several pieces of lands
have been successfully registered by the private parties of various methods, thus
a need for an acquisition of right of ways.

Super typhoon “Yolanda” destruction
From the end of the shoreline protection in Magsaysay Boulevard starts

the 18.63 kilometers road heightening of 15.60 meters in width and winds up to
Bgy. Diit in the north. To keep away from the complexity of road right-of-way
acquisition, this road heightening sits on top of the existing Magsaysay
boulevard, Anibong road and Maharlika highway and utilizes an area of 14.04
hectares of road corridor.
I.2 Buffer Strip and Salvage Zone
A total of 216.59 hectares is defined as salvage zone with a width of 20

meters measured from the shoreline. It has a total length of 56.02 kilometers
which is intended to be non-buildable, non-alienable and to be kept open all the
time for public use in the event of emergency, disaster and even for jovial event.
This buffer strip is where the government builds protective measure by

constructing sea walls, retaining walls or tidal flood control structure to keep the
settlement in the inland safe. It is being reserved under the Water Code of the
Philippines.
No person shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is necessary for
recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing or salvage or to build structures of any
kind.
This public easement is likewise contained in the revised Forestry Code

(PD 705) and Article 51 of the Water Code of the Philippines (PD 1067) and the
Civil code of the Philippines.

4.2.2.7 Mangrove
The Mangrove forest of 190 hectares is a highly protected area being part
of the timber land, a land of public domain. This area is a natural protection and
fish sanctuary area located
Table 93
Existing Mangrove Area
Tacloban City
Mangrove
Land Use Ha Sq.km.
For rehabilitation 190 1.9
Existing 190.00 1.9
Net area for 2017-2025 0.00 0.00
All the 190 hectares of mangrove areas need rehabilitation as all of them
since typhoon “Yolanda” have not undertaken rehabilitation activity i.e. re-
plantation, cleaning up of debris, clearing up of informal settlers and others.
4.3 LAND AND WATER USE POLICIES
This Land and Water use policy covers the land use protection, buffer and
production zones.
A) Protection Policy:
a.1. Coastal and Municipal Water Use Policy:
The water use policy covers water bodies which include; bays, straits, sea,
rivers, creeks, lakes and the like. It is guided with the following applicable laws,
relevant administrative guidelines and others.
National:
• RA 8550-Revised Philippine Fisheries Code

• RA 8435-AFMA law-Agricultural Fisheries and Modernization Act
• RA 9003-Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, PD 1076-Water
code of the Philippines,
• RA 9275- Philippine clean Water Act
Enabling Ordinances:
• City Ordinance Nos. 2003-8-139, Declaring Water Vicinity of Dio Island

with a 50 ha. as Fish Sanctuary
• City Ordinance 2003-8-138, Declaring Cancabato Bay as Marine
Protected and Fishery Reservation Area;
• City Ordinance No.2005-9-66, Declaring identified areas along San
Juanico strait as Mariculture zone
a.2 Rivers and Creeks (man-made or natural)
a. The whole stretch of the legal easement on both sides of rivers

and or creeks shall be free from obstruction of any kind;
b. No throwing and disposing of solid wastes and untreated waste

water, Solid waste of any kind, form and substance directly to the
river.
c. The river bed shall be widened enough to have continuous draining

of waste water;
d. There shall be an access road on both sides of the completely

cleared easement from obstruction to keep informal settlers from
occupation of the space and allow the periodic maintenance work to
take place either by administration or through a third party service
provider;
e. A river protection measure on the urban area shall be provided

along both sides of the river with a combined grey and green
infrastructure at certain sensitive and critical river sections and
sides.
f. A river protection measure on the rural area shall be provided with a

green infrastructure as a measure of river bank protection from
erosion.
a.3. Cancabato Bay - A fish prawn and sanctuary area;
a. There shall be no commercial fishing is allowed all throughout the

year except for hook and line only;
b. Throwing and disposing of solid wastes and untreated waste

water Solid waste is strictly prohibited;
c. The easement and salvage zone shall be free from obstructions

(informal settlers) of any kind;
d. Provision of shore protection of all the shoreline with grey and

green infrastructure combined along the inland coastal zone or
salvage zone;
e. A fish pawning and culture activity is encourage.
f. The salvage zone shall be free from any obstruction, occupation

and or settlement of any kind even temporary in nature.

a.4 San Juanico Strait
a. The whole stretch of San Juanico strait is a mariculture zone;

b. A maritime commercial route is allowed subject to other
existing laws, regulations, circulars relative thereto;
a.5 San Pedro Bay
a. Municipal fishing (below 3 tons) is allowed on the municipal

water within the territorial jurisdiction of the city of Tacloban
subject to the existing laws and regulations;
a.6 Prime Agricultural Land

For agricultural lands considered as prime agricultural areas planted with
prime crops, existing rural irrigated rice land and high demand crops classified as
agricultural protection zone, reclassification into other land uses is strictly
prohibited.
a.7 Timber Land
Protection sub zone
The timber land use policy is guided with the following national laws,
namely: PD 705-Revised Forestry code, Commonwealth Act 141-the Public
Land Act, PD 1076-Water code of the Philippines and DENR administrative
releases.
There shall be an absolute no development to be introduced to timber land

classified as sub protection zone. There shall be no settlement on Forest
protection sub zone. Any activities like farming, gathering, picking, harvesting,
cutting forest products and hunting of wildlife, or any activities that will alter,
change its form, disturb and threaten the bio-diversity’s status quo and the
ecosystem existence of the flora and fauna is strictly prohibited.
In areas of timber land having a slope of 50% or more, an elevation of

1,000 meters or more, virgin or close canopy forest or mangrove forest, within the
critical watershed areas and critical geo-hazard high risk areas shall be zoned as
Forest Protection zone.
Production sub zone
The following activities with the permission of the City Planning and
Development Officer may be allowed and limited only to the following:
• Industrial Forest Plantation and full production of tree plantation

development, fruit orchard, pasture, agro forestry development,
agricultural incorporating soil and water conservation measure, tourism
and recreation, herbal plantation and such other related activities may

be allowed subject to the permission of the city planning and

development officer;
• Special use such as: development of energy sources, electric power

lines, telecommunication facilities and research development.
a.8 Parks and Recreation zone

There is a need for Urban renewal and redevelopment of
Parks and Open space. Through a principle of city’s urban green
growth and a carbon sink city, it shall be vegetated with green
infrastructure rather than grey infrastructure in order to prevent
environmental degradation while economic growth continue to
progress.
B) Buffer Protection Policy (No build zones and expanded on rivers and creek
easements)
There shall be an established marker on ground the 40 meter wide No

build Zone or Green Belt and Protection zone along the shoreline of the city of
Tacloban starting from the southern tip of Payapay in Manlurip, San Jose up to
the Northern most tip in Bgy. Tagpuro .
This policy is guided with the Republic Act 8550 otherwise known as the
Philippine Fisheries code of 1998, Water code of the Philippines and Philippine
Water Act OF 2004 , RA 9275, Climate Change Act of 2009-RA 9729 and RA
10021-The Philippines Disaster Risk Reduction Act
In accordance to section 14 of the RA 9729 otherwise known as the

Climate Change Act of 2009, as a mitigation and adaptation policy, A 40 meter
wide space reckoned from the foreshore line going inland along the coastline of
Tacloban City starting from Payapay are in San Jose in the sought going to up to
Bgy. Tagpuro in the north being a highly susceptible to Storm Surge having been
severally damaged by the inundation of the Super typhoon Yolanda in November
2013 and could be doubly highly susceptible to Tsunami is hereby declared a 40
meter NO BUILDING ZONE or a Greenbelt and Protection zone.
A 3 meter wide easement reckoned from the bank on all creeks and rivers
in the urban area of the city of Tacloban shall be cleared from illegal structures.
C)ProductionLand Use Policy
c.1 Central Business District:
• The existing central business district of the city of the Tacloan is a

prime tourist attraction for both domestic and foreign tourists,
common to all cities. It is the convergence of people from all walks
of life. It is the center of trade, commerce, health facilities,
education and many others. Almost all ofits facilities are run by

theprivate sector. As such, all of these facilities shall be of world-

class standard, or to say the least, must be of standards set by the
government institutions.
o Accommodation facilities and its hotel staffs must be world

class standard;
o Transportation facility/ies must be clean, efficient and with

honest drivers;
o Commercial establishments offering goods and services

must be friendly and shall extend utmost courtesy and
assistance;
• The central business district shall be traffic-free, pollution-free and

pedestrian-friendly at all times and compliant to the provisions
provided for in the Persons with disability law. Likewise, it must be
responsive and sensitive to gender and senior citizens issues.
• All amenities and ancillary facilities as hereunder enumerated,

among others, in the central business shall be provided and
established to promote an orderly city.
o Putting up of complete ancillary facilities ;
o Conduct continued IEC for pedestrians for the appropriate

use of ancillary facilities as a mode to attain a traffic-free
CBD;
o Mandatory requirement of basement parking for buildings

applying for Locational clearance and building permits for
commercial buildings;
o Identifying pay parking areas in the central business districts;
o Without private participation, government shall assign,

construct and manage vehicular parking facility/ies as a
measure towards the end;
o Enforcing a No Parking Zones on identified streets in the

central business districts.
• Since the Central Business District was completely inundated by

the storm surge of the super typhoon “Yolanda”, there is a need for
a policy on redevelopment and urban renewal program into a form
and design resilient against not only for storm surge, but includes
the hazards of tsunami and earthquake, etc.

• Lastly, to sustain its economic growth without environment

degradation, a green growth idea shall be mainstreamed as a
strategy to attain sustainable development;
c.2 Growth Nodes

A resilient and compact land use plan for growth nodesshall be strictly
observed, monitored and managed to ensure its orderly and the optimize
utilization of the limited land resource satisfying the needs of the 9 year planning
period and preserving the needs of the future generation.
• Commercial Growth Nodes shall be the following:
o Marasbaras Growth Node

Center of growth:Robinsons Place and immediate vicinities
Growth problem: commercial development along the

national road will create vehicular traffic problem. The favored
growth, a matter of policy shall be the utilization of the vast open
area at the back of Robinson’s place for the next 9 years.
Major road: going South Marasbaras, going North to Tacloban’s

central business district
Minor road: going East several subdivision roads Going west

Greenville subd. and V&G subdivisions
o Naga-Naga Utap Growth Node

Center of growth: Naga-naga rotunda, PHHC ,Tacloban City
Homes and vicinity or Abucay Bus Terminal
As a policy, the favored center of development shall start on

the Abucay bus terminal as traffic problem could be minimal and
manageable. The Naga-naga rotunda was affected by the
inundation of the super typhoon Yolanda.
Major road: going N Maharlika highway to San Juanico Bridge

Going S Maharlika highway to CBD
Minor Roads: PHHC subdivision, City Homes, Kassel City, BLISS

Nula tula, etc.
o San Jose Growth Node

Center of Growth: San Jose Rotunda, its vicinity If economic
growth is inevitable, since heavily damaged by
the inundation of the super typhoon Yolanda,

the policy could be the minimum commercial

establishment shall only be a 2 storey building.
Major road: Going East to airport National Road Going South

thru Manlurip Road to Municipality of Palo. Going W
thru National road to CBD
Minor road: Urban center of San Jose, several subdivisions in
the nearby vicinities
o Sagkahan-Apitong-Caiba-an Growth Node

Center of Growth: Apitong Rotunda
As a matter of land use policy and to keep
traffic away from the rotunda, the favored
growth shall be open and vast area at the
back of IP gasoline station.
Major Road: Going N via Maharlika road to CBD

Going S via Maharlika road to Bgy. Caiba-an
Minor Road: nearby vicinity subdivision Caiba-anbarangay

road, picas road, apitong road
c.3 Rural Barangay with commercial zone
There shall be commercial zones in each rural barangay in the city of

Tacloban having commercial activities with a classification of commercial zone (c-
1), a low density commercial zone appropriate to the need of the barangay.
Its maiden purpose is to promote an equitable commercial activities in the

barangay level.
c.4 North Development, a planned city extension
• The city expansion in the northern barangay areas dubbed as

“North Dev” has been identified and considered as safe zones
is a mixed-type of development, so therefore, a comprehensive
and hazard-free development shall be observed.
• The residential and commercial zones shall be located in areas

safe from a five (5) meter storm surges as well as landslides.
The landslide threat will be based on a slope of 18% or more in
accordance to the Forestry Code of the Philippines.
• It shall be provided with potable water supply level III, at least,

on all completed socialized housing units and the existing
communities either through existing water concession or with a
new player in the water service industry of the city of Tacloban;

o Development of water diversion and water impounding of

water surface;
o Development of water storage facility at source;
o Development of water treatment facility;
o Development of water transmission;
o It shall create sustainable employment opportunity to the
newly resettled community by catalyzing tourist,
commercial and light industrial development growth thru:
• Establishment of an Agro-industrial and light manufacturing

technology park with PEZA accreditation (150 hectares) in the
areas southern part of Bgy. Tagpuro, western side of Barangay
old Kawayan and part of Bgy. New Kawayan.
• Establishment of Eco-tourism zones with TIEZA accreditation
along the San Juanico strait coast.
• Opening commercial maritime route plying from CBD to Bgy.
Old Kawayan thru San Juanico strait serving purposely for the
needs of the public;
• Establishment of docking facility in Bgy. Old road Kawayan to
encourage investor/s;
• Establishment of fish landing facility in Bgy. Old Kawayan;
• Establishment of a new and separate road from Bgy. old
Kawayan to link the Tacloban-Babatngon highway
• A carbon “sink” type of climate change compliant development
approach by establishing green infrastructure park along San
Juanico strait within the coastal zones as defined in RA 8550
otherwise known as the Fisheries code, along major roads and
arterial roads, along easements on rivers and creeks, along the
salvage zone.
• A storm water drainage and flood control system shall be
established to free the community of the usual flooding and
sanitary and health problems in the future.
• Establishment of a waste water treatment process system from
the outfall of existing residential and socialized housing project
the outfall of all rivers and creeks man made or natural to
ensure a pollution-free san juanico strait.
• Both extreme sides of all road right of ways must be lined up
with trees as carbon dioxide absorbent, shade provider and
atmosphere cooling agent;
• A green arteries shall be established along creeks and rivers
through 40 meter easements on each sides. Parks shall also
be established within the new development taking advantage of
the topography of the terrain.

c.5Residential and Socialized Land Uses
It is encouraged that the development intended for settlement in the city of

Tacloban shall be in the safe zones of the North Development areas as identified
in the CCVand DR assessment document. Therefore developers for residential
subdivision must be informed of the policy.
In no case, only two (2) storey residential building built with strong material
i.e reinforced concrete structure to be shown in the required detailed engineering
plans and its detailed structural computations signed and sealed by a registered
civil engineer shall be allowed to be constructed in areas classified as residential
zones in the existing urban districts inundated by Storm Surge of the super
typhoon Yolanda.
c.6 Socialized Housing Zones(References: RA 9729, RA 10021 and RA

7279)
Partly in compliance to section 18 to 20 of Republic Act 7279, otherwise

known as UDHA law, All socialized housing zones are located in the planned city
extension of the northern barangays. The existing and on-going construction of
socialized housing units and its immediate areas along its borders are classified
as socialized housing zones.
Redevelopment and urban renewal of existing socialized housing projects

located in Bgy. 88, San Jose into commercial development with a minimum of 2
storey residential building only signed and sealed by a competent engineer as a
mitigation measure against disaster.
c.7 Agriculture Lands
Reclassification of land uses under production land use in agriculture

production zone into other land uses may be allowed up to 15% of its total land
agricultural area for the planning period provided that such lands are not covered
under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and such other restrictions
provided by memorandum circular 54, and section 20 of R160, subject to the
approval of the HLURB.
c.8. Cultural and Heritage Site
This cultural and heritage policy is guided with RA 10066 otherwise known
as Heritage Zone and its implementing rules and regulations.
In accordance to section 15 of the same act, the designated and Identified

Heritage and Cultural zones are the following:
• Madonna of Japan along Magsaysay boulevard

• Price Mansion corner sto. Niño streets and J. Romualdez st.
• Redoña residence along T. Claudio street
• Leyte Provincial Capitol building and vicinities
• Tacloban City hall and vicinities

• Sto. Niño extension and vicinities
• Super typhoon Yolanda Landmarks in Astrodome site and
• Sunken wreckage in Anibong
No repair, renovation, alteration and or demolition of the above cultural

and heritage zones shall be done without the prior clearance from the City
Planning and Development Office.
The government through the city government of Tacloban shall have the
rights to initiate a renovation and or maintenance program to the said cultural and
heritage zones and appropriate corresponding budget in the pursuit of promotion,
preservation and prevention degradation in accordance to the purpose prescribed
by law.
c.8 Infrastructure and Utilities Zone - Roads and Transport
Junctions and Rotunda - To promote a traffic-free urban zone and

road safety, there is a need for the
construction of Rotundastructure on the
corners of the following:
• At junction of Maharlika road and Rizal Avenue extension;

• At junctionof By-pass road and Maharlika highway in Bgy. Caiba-
an;
• At junction of y-pass road and Maharlika highway in Bgy. Tigbao;
• At junction Tacloban Babatngon and Tacloban-San Juanico
Bridge;
• At junction Apitong road and Maharlika highway

Road Widening
The following roads needs to be widened to the standard width to increase

the road capacity vis-à-vis the volume of the vehicles in use:
1. Kalipayan-Caiba-an road. To be widened to a total road-right-

of-way width of 20 meters. A minimum carriage way of 6.50
meters consisting of two lanes, and 2.0 meters shoulder each
side and curbs and gutter.
2. Picas road. To be widened to a total road-right-of-way width of

20 meters. A minimum carriage way of 6.50 meters consisting
of two lanes, and 2.0 meters shoulder each side and curbs and
gutter.
3. Mango Sagkahan to Diversion road. To be widened to a total

road-right-of-way width of 20 meters. A minimum carriage way
of 6.50 meters consisting of two lanes, and 2.0 meters shoulder
each side and curbs and gutter.
c.9 Cemetery and Memorial Park
The establishment of a memorial park and cemetery on the southern area

of the city by private investor/s is hereby encourage. The city government will
support by way of reclassification any land appropriate for the purpose on this
area.
c.10 Land Fill and Dumpsite
Any final site conducive for the said purpose, not within the watershed
area and not adversely affect the environment especially the water table of the
community will be supported with land use classification.
c.11 Informal Settlement
The urban area of the city of Tacloban having been inundated by the storm
surge of super typhoon Yolanda is prohibited with the occupation of informal
settlers including areas in danger zones, property belonging to the government,
on easements on rivers and creeks, right of ways of roads and salvage zones.

4.4 MAJOR PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
1. Construction of Houses/Socialized Housing/ Permanent Dwelling Units.

(14,659 Housing units with total area of 176.98 has.)
2. Construction of additional school building, classroom and other facilities to
fully support the education program. (655 Classroom) 3.8 has.
3. Rehabilitation of waterlines and fittings.
Scope of work:
 Watertanks installations and their accessories.
 Waterline re-installations
 Waterlines Fitting and their accessories
 Sanitary and their fittings
4. Construction of warehouse/ storage area for medicines to be located at Brgy
25.
5. Construction of Sanitary Landfill, Brgy. 105, San Roque 5.0 Has.
6. Construction of Evacuation Center/Multi-Purpose Bldg. (Northern Brgy./ 0.10
ha.)
7. Construction of Mangonbangon Tanghas-Lirang, Naga-Naga Creek and
Burayan River drainage and flood control system 12.0 has.
8. Construct and develop a Public Cemetery at Brgy. Manlurip 3.6 has, Brgy. 94-
A Basper 3.75 has. and Tac North 2.75 has.
9. Redevelopment/Retrofit of D.Z.R. Airport 100 ha. (Land Area)
10. Construction of Sports and Recreational Facilities (Football Field, Lawn
Tennis Center, open Court Volleyball, Beach Volleyball Court, Basketball
Court and Chess Park).Tac. North 5.0 has.
11. Coastal and Shore Line Development.
12. Additional substation in Brgy. 93 and Tacloban North. Lot donation from the
LGU / Brgy.
13. Construction of Police sub-station in New Kawayan, Tagpuro& Downtown
areas (0003 has). 100 sq.m per substation.
14. Establishment of 33 DCs in strategic areas at Brgy. 97, 98, 105, 106, 101,
102, 108.
15. Installation of jetmatic Hand pump/local pipeline.
16. Improvement of City Hospital:
17. Rehab & Repair of existing Brgy. Hall & Basketball court which is resilient &
can be used as evacuation center.
18. Installation of Fire Hydrant in strategic identified area.
19. Construction of Concrete perimeter fence (411 Linear Meter)?
20. Installation of 1 youth friendly space at Tac. North, Brgy 105, San Isidro, near
Health Center. Furnished Complete IEC.
21. Establishment of Info Communication & Technology Training Center in Brgy.
106 at an area of 200 sq.m.
22. Establishment/ Construction of CSWD district office in Tacloban North at an
area of 200 sq. m.
23. Construction of Day Center for Senior Citizen area 500 sq. m.
24. Coastal Resource Rehabilitation (Mangrove, Sea Grass & Corals).
• San Pedro Bay
• San Juanico
• Cancabato Bay
• San Pedro
• Anibong Bay
• San Juanico Strait
• From 69 (Anibong to Tagpuro)
• 88 (Kataisan)
• San Jose Area.
25. Construction of rainwater impounding dam/system. (3,has) at Brgy. 107, 106,
105, 98, 100 and 103-A.
26. Establishment of a demo farm with an area of 2 has.
27. Establishment of multiplier farm & community-based feed mill at Brgy. 108 (2),
106 (2), 105 (2), 93(2), 100(2), 99(2), 102, 101, 94, 37-A, 94-A and 103-A with
an area of 14.5 has.
28. Construction of “AAA” Slaughterhouse in Barangay 104 (1ha.)
29. Reforestation/Rehabilitation in upland and Mangroves.
30. Construction of Migration Information Center at Brgy. 25 w/ an area of 25
sq.m.
31. Fisher folks settlement/resettlement.
32. Construction of Tenement-style in safe areas but close enough to the sea to
make livelihood accessible.
33. Open public foreshore areas for fisher folks economic activities,
aquasilviculture or Costal Area Management
34. Construction of Storage Facility (Meat, Chicken, Vegetables)
35. Provision/Construction of permanent market space. (In various strategic
areas.)
36. Construction of Tide Embankment 23.00 km.
37. Construction of Sanitary Landfill
38. Construction of Tide Embankment (23 km)
39. Construction of City Hall Building Complex (Kanhuraw Hill/0.9 ha.)
40. Construction of City Engineer Gym, (CEO Compound/0.04 ha.)
41. Construction of a Walk-In-Fire proof document vault for the City Treasurer’s
Office (0.05 ha.)
42. Construction of 3,000 units 3-tierred tombs at Brgy. Basper Public Cemetery
(2.5 has.)
43. Construction of L.T.O. Regional 8 Office, Brgy. Nula-tula, San Gerardo Hgts.
0.250 ha.
44. Balugo Falls Spring Development, Brgy. Salvacion, 3.0 has.
45. Develop Waste Water Management (Sewage Treatment Plant) 3.0 ha.
46. Construction and Expansion of all Health Center / Station of 1.0 ha./Center.
47. Construction of Fire Station bldg. at Northern Brgy. 0.5 ha.
48. Construction of Police Station Bldg. at Northern Brgy. 0.5 ha.
49. Construction of City Veterinary Office and Clinic 0.5 ha.
50. Construction of a 1-Storey Office bldg. for persons w/ Disability 0.02 ha.
51. Conversion of City Roads Classification into National Road (Old Road and
Magallanes Street).
52. Construction of Sub-Lateral Roads at the Proposed Cancabato Bay
Commercial Districts (1.2 km. 0.12 has. 10.00 wide).
53. Construction of Service Road parallel to coastal road going to San Jose (6.0
ha., 6.00 KM. 10.00 Width).

54. Establishment of several junctions. Islands, intersection and additional road

ancilliaries along major thoroughfares 2.0 ha.
55. Establishment of a boat and ferry station terminal at Brgy. Old Kawayan,
Cabalawan, Panalaron and Cancabato Bay Station 0.02 ha.
56. Construction of a by-pass/ Free way road 7.2 kms.
57. Construction and reopening of Cadastral roads.
58. Construction of roads to link all dead-end (Cul-de-sac) subdivision.
59. Roads 5 ha. 10.00 m. wide.
60. Establishment of Brgy. Boundaries.
61. Construction and Development of South Terminal, Marasbaras 2.5 has.
62. Restoration Development and Maintenance of Cultural, Historical and
Yolandas Landmarks.
63. Development of Tourism-Oriented ventures by utilizing Indigenous
Architectural forms reflecting the City’s Traditional Atmosphere.
64. Improvement and Construction of a New Deck at brgy. 36, Serin, Calvary Hill
0.02 ha.
65. Construction of a 2-Storey City Tourism bldg. 0.5 ha

POTENTIALS AND OPPORTUNITIES
 Historical Significance and Heritage Resources

• Balyuan Grounds (Historical site for exchange of Sto. Niño with
Basey Samar)
• Leyte Provincial Capitol (Seat of Commonwealth WWII)
• Joseph Price Mansion, where General MacArthur set up his
headquarters.
• Redoña Residence home to Pres. Osmeña during World War II
• Old Leyte Provincial Jail, which held prisoners of war during WWII
• Hotel Alejandro, which currently serves as WWII museum
• Madonna of Japan (World War II memorial ) at City Hall Grounds
• Crucified Christ
• Calvary Hill
• Leyte and Samar History Museum (LVD or Divine Word University
grounds)
• Old store houses of the city port area
• Japanese pillboxes in Patio Victoria
• Existing Airport
• Increasing number of Malls, Banks, Hospital, Health Center with
Improved medical equipment.
• Existing physical road network.

CHAPTER 5
CLUP AND ZO IMPLEMENTATION

STRATEGY/ARRANGEMENT
Information and Educational Campaign (IEC)
Without the cooperation of identified national agency/s whose function is

related to property regulation, among others, the implementation of the approved
CLUP could be in peril and its very purpose will come to naught. Therefore, there
is a need to invite the support of concerned national government institution for
cooperation, understanding and respect. The city government shall immediately
devise advocacy programs for the following:
i. Land Registration Authority. There is a need to inform this office of the

approved CLUP. It will affect the process of granting registration of real
properties in Tacloban City especially in subdivision project where LRA entertains
and processes application for subdivision and verification of survey returns even
without prior issuance of Development Permits from the concerned LGU. With
the approved CLUP, LRA shall be enjoined to respect the process of land
subdivision approval in accordance to the following laws, rules and
regulations:Sections 16,20(c), 447(2)(vii), 458(2)(vii), 447(2)(ix), 447(a)(2)(vi),
458(a)(2)(vi), 444(b)(3)(vii, 455 (b)(3)(vii): ) of Republic Act 7160 as a
requirement before any application to their office will be accepted.
In short, no transaction shall be entertained by LRA without the development

permit issued by the Local Government.
ii. Register of Deeds-Tacloban. The Office of the Register of Deeds

processes and issues transfer certificate of title for subdivision projects must take
note without the required Development Permit and Approved Subdivision Plan
issued by the City Mayor and the Sangguniang Panlungsod, respectively, the
office must not process the transfer of land titles even if it has the approval of the
Land Management Bureau.
iii. Land Management Bureau. There are rampant violations in the past
committed by Lands Management Bureau as regards the implementation of the
existing CLUP either deliberate or misinformation. So much number of
subdivision projects in Tacloban City does not have approved subdivision plan
and development permit issued by the City Mayor yet possess the approved
Land surveys in violation to the provision of the CLUP and to the detriment of the
same. This is not only chaotic but it puzzles the public no end and such action
puts in danger the beneficiary user of such land if such is located in a highly

vulnerable and hazardous areas and using it for productive purpose other than
the required in the land use plan will endanger the lives and damage to
properties.
iv. The Building Official. There is still a need to inform the building official, its
personnel assigned in the processing of building permits and other relevant
requirements not to process applications for building permits and relevant ones
without prior clearance cleared from CPDO so as not to maintain protocol.
v. Business Permits and Licensing Division. The city’s personnel in the

business permits and licensing division shall likewise be informed of the
developments and provision of the CLUP. This is a very useful reference prior to
the granting of business permits since all of these applicants for business permits
are land based.
vi. City Assessor-Tacloban City. The city Assessor and its personnel
processing the issuance of new tax declaration for issued transfer certificate of
title must be informed that for subdivision projects, issuance of new tax
declaration must require copy of the approved development permit and the
approved subdivision scheme and its engineering detail approved by the City
Mayor.
vii. Bureau of Internal Revenue. The District Revenue Officer of the BIR must
be informed that any transaction that concerns payment of Capital Gains Tax and
other taxes relevant to the sale of subdivision property requires the copy of the
approved development permit issued by the City Mayor in compliance with the
provision of E.O. 72, and compliant with the CLUP of the city.
viii. Home Development Mutual Fund (PAG-IBIG). There is a need to make

arrangement with the management of this office informing them that any property
utilized for loan application for construction of a housing unit, purchase of lot or
both must have an approved Development Permit with the City Government of
Tacloban for properties located in the city.
Without the support of the above offices, the approved CLUP and its
Zoning Ordinance will be useless, its primary purpose will be put into go vain.
Permitting system:
Locational Clearance & Zoning Certification issuance
For a systematic issuance of permits and a tampered-proof Land use Plan,

there is a need to automate the issuance of Locational clearance and Zoning
Certification by the developing an application of GIS link Relational Database

management system which issues tampered-proof Locational clearance easily by

any employee available.
Monitoring Plans & Strategies
“As-issued” Land Use Map layer
A separate layer map of Land Use “as-issued” shall be developed,

maintained, stored in a separate file in order to draw and study comparison vis-
vis Land Use Plan to determine gaps and trends on development for research,
analysis and statistical record purpose.
A monthly report shall be printed, filed and submitted to the City Planning
and Development Coordinator to be abreast of the ground situation as reference
for decision to revisit and revision.
Field Work Personnel
There is a need to hire field personnel to enforce the provision of the

issued Locational Clearance and Zoning Certification on the ground. Before
issuance of the said locational clearance, a pre field inspection shall be
necessary to determine if construction activity has started and violation of the
provision has already been committed.
If such thing has happened, corresponding corrections shall be imposed

and instruction to stop the on-going construction until after clearance shall be
issued.
There must be penalization measure to those applicant/s who have

committed violations on or before the issuance of the locational clearance.
Reconstruction of Parcel Layer Map
No better Comprehensive Land Use Plan can be realized in the absence

of a perfect parcel map.
The existing parcel layer map of the City Planning and Development office
is a map source not from the authority but from outside office within the City
Government of Tacloban. After series of test for overlay and geo-referencing, it
was found out that such layer map is not in harmony with all other map layers.
Further trials revealed that its eccentricity error is insurmountable, unacceptable
as it is out of geo-referencing standards and irreconcilable with other map layers
who have an exact geo-reference.
In spite of these discoveries, it is being utilized temporarily for planning

purpose and implementation while a final parcel map layer is still planned to be
developed. The existing parcel layer map weaknesses are the following:

1. Non-dynamic Map;
2. Full of inconsistencies,
3. Unreliable, uneditable and unlayerable
4. Chaotic and unreconcilable
5. Distinctive and foreign to all other maps
6. Non progressive map
7. Eccentric Map
Therefore, being the most important, critical and working map layer among
all other maps utilized for both planning and implementation stages of the land
use planning exercise, there is an absolute need to reconstruct the same in
accordance to the cartographic standard using geographic information system.

CHAPTER 6
MONITORING REVIEW AND EVALUATION SYSTEM
In order to come up with a close monitoring of the Comprehensive Land

Use Plan 2016-2025, there is a need to:
a. Develop a new Parcel Maps geo-reference through Coordinate

Geometry replacing the existing parcel map;
b. Develop a GIS-operated Land Use Database Management System

which shall function, among others, the following:
1. Provide a GIS-based “as-built” and “as-constructed” Land Use

Plan and Zoning Map;
2. Provide a GIS-operated Land Use Database Management

system that can issue systematic issuance of Locational
clearance and zoning certification;
3. Provide a GIS-based periodic reporting system as to granted

and denied Locational clearances Land Use applications;
4. Allow the Multi-user operations of the issuance of GIS-

operated Land Use Database Management system;
5. Provide a comparative Land Use Plan and “as-issued” Land

Uses.
c. Allow the issuance of Certificate of Completion by the City Planning
and Development Office prior to the issuance of Certificate of
Occupancy by the Building Official;
d. Allow the conduct of inspection by the technical personnel of the City

Planning and Development Office prior to the issuance of Zoning
Certification for application for Business Permit.
e. Sought the successful cooperation of the following offices:

National Government:
1. Land Management System. Management of A& D lands,

Approval of Survey Plan
Needed cooperation: Advice applicant
for survey plan to Secure Development
Permit and or Locational clearance prior
to processing of survey plan

2. Land Registration Authority. Approval of Survey Plan and

registration of properties.
for property registration and or survey
plan approval to Secure Development
Permit and or Locational clearance prior
to processing of survey plan
3. Register of Deeds. Registration of properties.

Needed cooperation: advice applicant
for registration of property to Secure
Development Permit and or Locational
clearance prior to processing of survey
plan
4. Forest Management Bureau. Management of Timber Lands

and Management of Land Classification
and issuance of OCT of lands through
administrative proceedings.
Needed cooperation: Allow a co-
management of timber land. For
application for OCT, advice applicant to
secure Locational clearance from the
LGU prior to the processing of OCT
application.
5. Department of Agriculture. Management of Agricultural

Lands and issuance of Certification for
lands no longer fit for agriculture per
memorandum circular 54.
Needed cooperation: Provide copy of
inventory of agricultural lands no longer
fit for agricultural undertaking.
6. Department of Agrarian Reform Management of Lands

subject for Agrarian reforms and
issuance of titles through administrative
proceedings.
Needed cooperation: Provide copy of
inventory of agricultural lands under
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program.
7. PAG-IBIG A government housing financing

institution.
for house an lot or lot financing to
Secure Development Permit and or
Locational clearance prior to processing
of survey plan
8. Supreme Court Hears property registration for Original

Certificate of Title through court
proceedings.
Needed cooperation: Advice petitioner
for land registration to secure Locational
clearance with the City Planning and
Development Office.
Local Government:
1. City Building Official Issuance of Building Permits, etc.

for Building Permit to secure locational
clearance with the City Planning and
Development Office prior to the
processing of the application.
2. City Assessor’s office Issuance of Tax Declaration

for issuance of Tax Declaration to
secure locational clearance with the City
Planning and Development Office prior
to the processing of the application.

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COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN VOLUME I 2017-2025

I – BRIEF PROFILE OF THE CITY 1

Chapter 1 – Brief History…………………………………………………………. 2

City Planning and Development Office

City Planning and Development Office

II – THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN……………………………….. 158

Chapter 1 – Vision and Mission Statements…………………………………. 159

City Planning and Development Office

4.2.2.2 Sea Water Use……………………………………… 222

City Planning and Development Office

City Planning and Development Office

City Planning and Development Office

Table 34 Water Analysis Matrix 102

City Planning and Development Office

Table 75 Burayan River 218

City Planning and Development Office

MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES

City Planning and Development Office i

MAP OF THE REGION

City Planning and Development Office ii

MAP OF THE PROVINCE

City Planning and Development Office iii

MAP OF THE CITY

City Planning and Development Office iv

The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) of TaclobanCity is prepared in

City Planning and Development Office v

standards. This will simplify theimplementor’s activities based on the pragmatic

The Comprehensive Land Use Plan consists of three (3) volumes.

A. The Preliminary Pages

The preliminary pages shall include the resolution adopting the

B. Brief Profile of the City

C. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan

This particular section shall have the vision/mission statements of

vi City Planning and Development Office

A. The Zoning Ordinance in text form, and the

Lastly, Volume 3 shall comprise the detailed documentation of the sectoral

City Planning and Development Office vii

1.1 Situational Evaluation Analysis

The City Government of Tacloban recognizes the need for thorough

Tacloban City is an expeditiously expanding city in terms of population

viii City Planning and Development Office

The traffic congestion of Tacloban City is one perennial concern even in

Another concern of the city government is the proper management of the

Tacloban City is in its infancy with regards to its new classification as a

Urban growth and development will never be discounted as one of the

City Planning and Development Office ix

1.2 Land Use Development Concept

The formulation of a conceptual land use plan included a review of the

 Identification of problems, issues and concerns

x City Planning and Development Office

 To decongest the central business district (CBD) by expanding towards

 To provide land area development for light to medium industries in the

1.3 Land Use Strategies

The following strategies are formulated in support of the land use

City Planning and Development Office xi

The decongestion of the urban proper through expansion of the

 Redesign the Master Drainage Plan adapted to adapt to climate change to

xii City Planning and Development Office

 Establishment of waste water treatment plant on all rivers prior to the

To respond to the worsening proliferation of urban informal settlers

The Eastern Visayas Agri-Industrial Park will provide adequate land

To effectively harness the ecological conservation plan, the city calls

City Planning and Development Office xiii