NAME: CHENTES, JAHMAE CATHERINE C

STRAND: HUMSS 12-A

PORAC, PAMPANGA
Brief Background
– Porac, officially the Municipality of Porac, is a 1st class municipality in the
province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a
population of 140,751 people. The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway traverses this
town, the exit of which is located in Barangay Manuali. 
I. Identify the barangays
1. Babo Pangulo
2. Babo Sacan
3. Balubad
4. Calzadang Bayu
5. Camias
6. Cabgatba
7. Diaz
8. Dolores
9. Inararo
10. Salung
11. Mancatian
12. Manibang Libutad
13. Manibang Paralaya
14. Manibang Pasig
15. Manuali
16. Mitla Proper
17. Palat
18. Pias
19. Pio
20. Planas
21. Poblacion
22. Pulong Santol
23. Salu
24. San Jose Mitla
25. Santa Cruz
26. Sapang Uwak
27. Sepung Bulaun
28. Sinura
29. Villa Maria
II. Identify the problems of barangays
1. Babo Pangulo – Garbage segregation problems
2. Babo Sacan – Garbage collection problems
3. Balubad – Garbage segregation problems
4. Calzadang Bayu – Garbage segregation problems
5. Camias – Garbage
6. Cabgatba – Garbage segregation problems
7. Diaz – Garbage collection problems
8. Dolores – Lack of water access
9. Inararo – Garbage segregation problems
10. Salung – Garbage collection problems
11. Mancatian – Flood inundation
12. Manibang Libutad – Flood inundation
13. Manibang Paralaya – Flood inundation
14. Manibang Pasig – Flood inundation
15. Manuali – Garbage
16. Mitla Proper – Garbage segregation problems
17. Palat –Lack of School
18. Pias – Flood
19. Pio – Garbage collection problems
20. Planas – Garbage segregation problems
21. Poblacion – Garbage
22. Pulong Santol – Garbage collection problems
23. Salu – Roads and infrastructure
24. San Jose Mitla – Garbage
25. Santa Cruz – Flood, Broken Roads
26. Sapang Uwak – Garbage segregation problems
27. Sepung Bulaun – Garbage segregation problems
28. Sinura – Garbage
29. Villa Maria – Garbage
III. Similarities of problems in each barangay in Porac, Pampanga
— Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 140,751.
This represented 5.77% of the total population of Pampanga
province, or 1.13% of the overall population of the Central
Luzon region. Based on the articles online about the Porac,
Pampanga, the population density is computed at 448 inhabitants
per square kilometer or 1,161 inhabitants per square mile. And
the main problem or the general problem of the municipality is
the improper solid waste management or specifically the garbage
collection and segregation problems. While the secondary
problem is the flooding at some parts of the municipality of Porac,
Pampanga.

IV. Reference

🔸https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r03/pampanga/porac.html
🔸https://www.alviera.ph/news/discover-pampanga-all-about-porac/
🔸https://psa.gov.ph/content/porac-pampanga