CEBU AGRICULTURAL PROFILE 2000

Soure: Department of Agriculture

Agribusiness & Marketing Assistance Division, Regional Field Unit VII
M. Velez St., Cebu City

PROVINCE OF CEBU
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IDENTIFIED 2000

1. Long Line w/ pumpboat 16.Corn Production

2. Squid net w/ pumpboat 17. Green Corn Production
3. Bottom set gill net w/ pumpboat 18. Potatoes Production
4. Multiple Hand line w/ pumpboat 19. Sweet Potato Production
5. Fish pots (deep sea) w/ pumpboat 20. Peanut Production
6. Farmers Garden Tools 21. Ginger Production
7. Native Chicken Upgrading 22. Citrus Production
8. Swine Dispersal (Fattening and breeding) 23. Pineapple Production
9. Native Pineapple Production (for fiber) 24. Eggplant Production
10. Ornamental and Cutflower Production 25. Cabbage Production
11. Red/Green Pepper Production 26. Brocolli Production
12. White Squash Production 27. Carrots Production
13. Yellow Squash Production 28. Beekeeping Production
14. Mechanical Drier 29. Solar Salt Production
15. Corn Mill 30. Ring net (complete w/ radar and sonar Fish finder
w/ Payaos ring net Accessory)

PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL SITUATION

A. Profile of the Province

1. General Information
a. Location
Midway from Mindanao to Luzon, Cebu is centrally located in the Vises Island. It is
approximately between 9 degrees 25 minutes and 11 degrees 15 minutes latitude and between
123 degrees 13 minutes and 124 degrees 05 minutes east longitude. It is separated from the
island of Bohol on the southeast by the Bohol Strait from Negros on the westby the Tañon
Strait and from the Province of Leyte on the northeast by the Camotes Sea. The province is
composed of about 167 islands and islets, which include the island groups of Mactan and
Camotes on the east and Bantayan on the north east.

At present, Cebu has seven (7) congressional districts, five (5) cities, fifty (53) municipalities
and one thousand two hundred (1,201) barangays.

b. Land Area
The province has the total land area of 508,839 has. About 30% of the total land area of
Region VII.

c. Topography
Cebu is a long narrow island located almost at the center of the Vises Island of the
Philippines. It is composed of 166 islands and islets, the biggest of which is mainland Cebu.
Cebu province is a narrow strip of land stretching about two hundred twenty (220) kilometers
from north to south and about forty-one (41) kilometers at its widest portion which is central
part of the province. The province is hilly and mountainous. A rugged mountain range
traverses the entire length of the island from north to south although flatland can also be
found along the island coastline.
 Two types of climatic conditions affect the climate of Cebu Province: Northern Cebu falls
under the fourth type, which is characterized, where rainfall is evenly distributed throughout
the year. It also receives the moderate effects of northeast monsoon, easterly wave and
typhoon during these months. The central and southern part of Cebu falls in the third type of
climate. The maximum rain periods are not very pronounced with short dry season lasting one
to three months. Most part of the island is open to the southwest monsoon from July to
September. Rainfall in this area is dependent mainly from the southwest monsoon and the
seven (7) percent of the typhoon occurrence in the months from June to November

d. Prevailing Winds
The most common air currents are the northeast monsoon (from the high-pressure area of
Asia); the trade winds (from the Pacific); and the southeast monsoon (from the southern
hemisphere). The general directions of winds from these sources are from North to East
(October to January), from the East to Southeast (February to April) and Southerly (May to
September).

e. Typhoon Frequency
The province, lying within 10oC 18' latitude, is very near the typhoon belt such that it more
seriously affect the area, since the year 1948 to 1993, a total of 25 typhoons; 12 storms; 13
depressions occurred in 45 years. The frequency on 45 years is 1.1 cyclone per year.

f. Drainage
The province of Cebu as a whole is well drained. The topography of the land and the naturally
porous underlying bedrocks favor rapid drainage. The alluvial plains have poor drainage
while the bottom lands keep standing water throughout the year. Mactan and Bantayan Islands
have rolling lands with very low hills and soils, with the exception of the Medellin series have
a good to excellent permeability, which prevents the concentration of run-off.

2. Demographic Information
Municipality Total Total Area Area for Municipal Total Income
Population (Ha.) Agriculture Class (Pesos)
(Ha.)
District I
Carcar 82,304 11,650.6 6,495 3rd 36,000,000
Minglanilla 68,407 6,718 2,000 3rd 24,000,000
Naga 73,003 9,356 1,550 2nd 32,000,000
San Fernando 40,333 74,04.61 786 4th 27,000,000
Sibonga 37,135 13,345 6,755 4th 17,000,000
Talisay 131,941 8,640 1,999 1st 68,000,000
TOTAL 433,123 57,114.2 19,585

District II
Alcantara 10,224 3,515 2,343 6th 7,959,194
Alcoy 12,485 6,263 1,426 5th 9,301,962
Alegria 18,403 8,657 7,791 5th 11,438,405
Argao 55,450 51,523 7,000 4th 17,000,000
Badian 29,200 10,211 7,972 4th 160,000,000
Boljoon 12,604
Dalaguete 48,923 15,282.6 8,000 4th 21,758,050
Dumanjug 35,279 8,544 6,290 4th 17,853,115
Ginatilan 12,257
Malabuyoc 17,089 7,516 6,712 6th 9,000,000
Moalboal 221,200 7,290.96 4,688 5th 13,000,000
Oslob 21,000 13,319.59 1,862 5th 12,000,000
 Ronda 17,338 4,649.81 2,100 5th 10,525,274
Samboan 15,100 6,600 3,000 5th
Santander 12,821 2,800 1,700 6th 9,000,000
TOTAL 339,373 116,171.96 60,884

District III
Aloguinsan 21,472 7,421 2,968 5th 10,200,000
Asturias 33,355 18,850 7,805 4th 18,000,000
Balamban 51,779 33,700 23,164 3rd
B arili 53,976 11,715 8,830 4th 23,000,000
Pinamungajan 45,065 11,725.3 5,452 4th 18,347,404
Toledo City 122,158 24,433.2 24,163 2nd 70,000,000
Tuburan 47,850 29,316 23,072 3rd 21,000,000
TOTAL 375,455 137,160.5 95,454

District IV
Bantayan 63214 8404.7 5128 3rd
Bogo 60457 10000 70000 2nd
Daanbantayan 67565 9227.36 6830 3rd
Madrejos 26820 2415.55 2212 5th
Medellin 41976 8078 7076 3rd
San Remegio 39525 8377 4375 4th
Santa Fe 21451 3443 5th
Tabogon 28993
Tabuelan 17653 8500.8 3550 5th
TOTAL 367654 58446.4 99172

District V
Borbon 27284 8898 5th
Carmen 32357 8179 3662 4th
Catmon 22479 11152 5233 5th
Compostela 28715 4900 700 5th
Danao City 82907 16235 5059 3rd
Lilo-an 51763 5210 603 4th
Pilar 11021 3264 1542 6th
Poro 22596 5480 4239 5th
San Francisco 40733 9592.6 8040 4th
Sogod 25176 11744 4005 5th
Tudela 9537 3240 1887 6th
TOTAL 354568 87894.6 34969

District VI
Consolation 53082 3900
Cordova 53082 780 10
Lapu-lapu City 187421 5190 700
Mandaue City 201296 3750 364
Cebu City 693371 32880 4000
TOTAL 1163866 46500 5074

GRAND TOTAL 303403 502287.6 315138

3. Inventory of Irrigation, Post Harvest/Processing Facilities & Farm Market Road

Communal Irrigation Program Operation and Maintenance of Completed CIS Cebu Province
Name of System Municipality Cong. Farmer Service Irrigated Remarks
 Area
Served District Ben. Area Wet Dry
1. Aloguinsan CIS Aloguinsan 3rd 42 55 0 0 Rehab on going
2. Anajao CIS Argao 2nd 42 25 0 7 Rehab on going
3. Argao CIS Argao 2nd 300 110 10 0 Rehab on going
4. Calbo CIS Argao 2nd 32 20 16 5 Rehab-Comp
5. Catang CIS Argao 2nd 18 15 15 0 Rehab-Comp
6. Langub CIS Argao 2nd 22 25 0 0 Rehab on going
7. Obaob Argao 2nd 40 25 25 15 Rehab-Comp
8. Bago Asturias 3rd 65 65 65 0 Rehab-Comp
9. Owak San Isidro CIS Asturias/Balamban 3rd 219 600 400 0 Rehab on going
10. Tag-amakan CIS Asturias 3rd 27 55 45 0 Rehab-Comp
11. Taytay CIS Badian 2nd 52 295 115 0 Rehab-Comp
12. Arpili-Buanoy CIS Balamban 3rd 88 128 60 60 Operational
13. Mantayupan CIS Barili 3rd 96 170 105 0 Rehab-Comp
14. Becerril CIS Boljoon 2nd 19 20 20 10 Operational
15. Lunop CIS Boljoon 2nd 15 25 25 0 Operational
16. Lagang-Ocana CIS Carcar 1st 162 270 180 0 Rehab-Comp
17. Bawo CIS Catmon 5th 29 45 10 0 Operational
18. Corazon CIS Catmon 5th 17 25 25 0 Rehab-Comp
19. Lusaran CIS Cebu City North 25 15 15 15 Operational
20. Salug CIS* Dalaguete 2nd 50 40 21 15 Operational
21. Dumanjug CIS Dumanjug 2nd 65 282 100 0 Rehab-Comp
22. Paradahan CIS Ginatilan 2nd 30 25 8 8 Operational
23. Suba CIS Ginatilan 2nd 27 20 6 6 Operational
24. Kotkot CIS Carmen 5th 40 0 0 Non-operational
25. Lanao-Budlot CIS Moalboal 2nd 60 140 85 60 Operational
26. Tomonoy CIS Moalboal 2nd 50 15 15 13 Operational
27. Tolosa CIS Malabuyoc 2nd 30 25 25 25
28. Anapog-Sagay CIS Pinamungajan 3rd 89 110 110 80 Rehab-Comp
29. Pandan CIS Naga 1st 18 0 0 Non-operational
30. Lamak-Punod Sibago CIS Pinamungajan 3rd 200 125 125 100 Operational
31. Candianita CIS Poro, Camotes 5th 60 84 20 10 Rehab on going
32. Bagonbon CIS Ronda 2nd 16 25 20 0 Rehab-Comp
33. Bagacay CIS Sibonga 1st 12 30 10 10 Operational
34. Cagay CIS Sibonga 1st 46 40 35 35 Operational
35. Lamakan CIS Sibonga 1st 26 40 18 18 Operational
36. Maingggit CIS Toledo City 3rd 47 42 28 18 Operational
37. Matab-ang CIS Toledo City 3rd 27 38 38 15 Rehab-Comp
38. Mohon Pook Candayo CIS Talisay 1st 35 25 25 25 Operational
39. Pinton CIS* Cebu City North 27 10 8 5 Operational
40. Batallon CIS* Cebu City North 30 15 15 8 Operational
41. Cambinucot CIS* Cebu City North 31 17 17 10 Operational
42. Monte Alegre CIS Tuburan 3rd 31 18 15 15 Operational
43. Bulak CIS Dalaguete 2nd 55 25 25 20 Operational
44. Upper Sudlon II CIS* Cebu City South 40 30 30 Not yet turned over
45. Lower Sudlon CIS* Cebu City South 38 16 16 Not yet turned over
46. Balungag CIS San Fernando 1st 15 15 Newly turned over
47. Babayongan CIS* Dalaguete 2nd 15 15 Newly turned over
48. Calidngan CIS* Carcar 1st 15 15 Newly turned over
TOTAL 2432 3328 1991 608
• Irrigating vegetables & cutflowers
Source: NIA
Post Harvest Facilities in Cebu
DISTRICT RICE MILLS CORN MILLS
Unit Capacity* Unit Capacity*

1st 10 90.3 18 404.3

2nd 8 40.0 25 126

3rd 6 40.0 10 53

4th 2 6.0 22 115.3

5th 12 68

6th 8 898

CEBU CITY 1 5.0 7 673

North and South
TOTAL 27 181.3 102 2,337.8
* in Bags of 50 kg/hour

Farm to Market Roads

As of September 15, 1998
Location Particulars Allocation Status

District IV

Tabuelan Brgy. Tabunok-Brgy. Manas 250,000.00 for bidding

Bantayan Const. of roads to Brgy. Mabuhay 300,000.00 RIV on process
Masbaranon Road
Medellin Improvement of Sitio Bacalero 200,000.00 Awarded
Brgy. Tindog
San Remigio Concreting of Brgy. Poblacion 200,000.00 for bidding
Tambungon, Anapog and
Bangkasan 200,000.00 Completed
Tabogon Concreting of Brgy. Samosa Road 200,000.00 Awarded

Tabuelan Const./Improvement of Brgy. 200,000.00 On going del. of Const.

Marabella Materials

District V

Catmon Improvement of Brgy. Aguwao, 400,000.00 for bidding

Anapog Road
Poro, Camotes Cansabusab, Tengis Road 187,500.00 On going
400,000.00 Completed
400,000.00 Completed
District VI

Consolacion Brgy. Garing to Brgy. Panas 250,000.00 On going

Panoypoy Road 250,000.00 Awarded
Panoypoy Consolacion Road 1,000,000.00 Awarded
Improvement of Brgy. Lamac Road 200,000.00 Prep. of contracted papers
Cebu City Brgy. Sirao 250,000.00 Completed
Brgy. Mabini 250,000.00 Completed
AGRICULTURAL SITUATION

A. General Situation

Extreme poverty characterized the general situation of Cebu's population especially the farmers,
fisherfolks and agricultural workers.

It has the highest number of agricultural population by farm households in the region of about 339,000
peasants. Most of them are tenants tilling an average farm size of about 0.25 to 0.29 hectares per
household. The income from cultivating the said area has not at all been sufficient for the subsistence
of an ordinary household whose members are six on the average.

The problem of landlessness and near landlessness aggrevated by petrochemical farming have lowered
the productivity of the peasants who have to give the landlord his clean 1/3 share despite the fact that
the farmers bear the production costs and give all the labor.

Worsening the problem is the lack of support services to agriculture like credit, transport services,
irrigation, etc. and the lack of social services like health, education, etc. With the increasing cost of
production and basic needs, the predominantly primitive farm technology and the lack of capital that
spells productivity and the lack of agricultural support and social services, aggravated the proliferation
of land use conversion in the countryside to give way to the government development plans, the
farmers are pushed out of agriculture which ceased to be a lucrative endeavor and into the urban
centers to scrounge around for a living in sub-human conditions.

Such situation in the countryside is aggravated by the ecological degradation brought by

mismanagement of the province's forest ,soil and other land resources. Cebu has barely 1% or 5,000
hectares of forest cover where ideally 40% forest cover is needed to maintain a balanced ecosystem.

Thus, the top soil is easily washed ddown from bald mountain sides. With this, Cebu exhibits perhaps
the most severe soil erosion condition in the entire archipelago. This is true especially that Cebu's soil
are physically and chemically highly unstable and thus extremely susceptible to erosion once denuded
of their plant cover. Predominantly, 85% of Cebu's soils show moderate to severe erosion.

Massive tree-cutting has also resulted to the lowering down of freshwater level because there are no
more tree roots to absorb and retain rainwater. And because of the never-ending pumping out of
underground fresh water, salty water rises up to freshwater level thereby threatening the portable water
supply. The estimated seawater intrusion in Metro-Cebu is already two kilometers from the shoreline.

The enormous soil erosion due to environmental mismanagement in the uplands not only cause
damage to upland areas but also brought about rampant destruction to our coastal/nearshore areas as
well. Per survey, only about 15-45% of the natural reefs in the coastal waaters of Cebu are healthy
while the rest have either been phased out by dynamite fishing, trawl fishing, etc. The ongslauht of
situation has been made faster with the continuing destruction of mangrove areaseither for fishpond
development or more fuel use. Situation also has been blamed for the sea grassed and mollusks
thrivinng on coasline.

In its over-all assessment, ecological destruction of the nearshore has brought about the demise of
important marine habitat and spawin areas that dramatically leadto the decline in fish population. Thus,
fishermen now go farther out to sea and spend more time to catch what they used to do.

Thus, lowly fisherfolks have to complete with biggtime commercial fishing operations. If not, they
would need fishing inputs and high cost paraphernalia- which makes fishing unaffordable to a lowly
 fishermen. Many are thus forced to resort again to destructive fishin methods in their desperate pliht
for survival.
There is also the proliferation of private ownership, commercialization of beaches and the operation of
this fish and prawn farms that seals off the small fisherfolks access to what formerly were their
communal fishin waters.

Moreover, the lack of support services in the fishing industry and the lack of marine life presservation
mechanism and the social services have exacerbated the wounds of destitution.

Like our brother tillers, the small fishermen are driven into the urban centers to seek a better life. But
agin , the cities can not offer much especially to a less educated people. So again, many ends up in
misery and were trapped in illea; activities, burgeoning the slum populatio dubbed as "eyesoree" of the
society.

Cebu in its entirely, has lon been noted for the environmental problems caused by the servere
denudattion of its hills and mountains and the improper land useby its inhabitants.

B. Food Situation

Commmodity Production Consumption Surplus/Deficit Sufficiency Remarks

(MT) (MT) (MT) Level (%)
White Corn
1995 66,364 165,278 (98,914) 40.15 Per capita
1996 66,852 168,369 (101,517) 39.71 corn
1997 56,034 171,517 (115,483) 36.67 consumption is
1998 57,973 174, 724 (116,751) 38.18 56.58 kg.

Rice
1995 11,302 149,270 (137,968) 7.57 Per capita rice
1996 11,991 152,061 (140,070) 7.89 consumption is
1997 13,433 154,905 (141,4722) 8.67 51.10 kg.
1998 7, 116 157,802 (150,686) 4.51

Fish
1995
1996 64,068 107,127 (48,059) 59.81 Per capita fish
1997 73,323 109,131 (35,808) 67.19 consumption is
1998 67,183 11,171 (43,988) 60.43 36.0 kg.

Note: 1) Data on rice and corn is based on surveys conducted by BAS

2) The 1998 population of Cebu province is estimatedat 3,088,105 basedon population projections
released by NSO.
Ave. Total
Municipality Irrigated Rice Rainfed Rice Yield Production
(mt/h) (MT)
Area Area Total Area Area Total
Planted Harvested Production Planted Harvested Production
(Ha.) (Ha.) (MT) (Ha.) (Ha.) (MT)
District I 391.0 391.0 753.81 133.0 233.5 233.5 987.31
District II 560.5 560.5 1595.1 58.0 69.2 69.2 1664.26
District III 641.0 641.0 1967.75 47.0 103.66 103.66 2071.41
District IV 0.0 0.0 0.00 15.0 15.0 10.50 10.50
District V 75.5 75.5 259.0 267.0 267.0 150.1 409.08
District VI 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Grand Total 1668.0 1668.0 4575.62 520.0 520.0 566.94 5142.56

Rice Production Situation in Cebu Province

Crop Year July 1997-June 1998 Season: PALAGAD
Ave. Total Production
Municipality Irrigated Rice Rainfed Rice Yield (MT)
(mt/ha)
Area Area Total Area Area Total
Planted Harvested Production Planted Harvested Production
(Ha) (Ha) (MT) (Ha) (Ha) (MT)

District I 369.0 369.0 741.93 73.0 73.0 145.5 887.43

District II 165.0 165.0 271.9 45.0 40.0 49.4 321.26
District III 456.0 456.0 822.15 126.9 126.9 114.96 9.81 937.11
District IV 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
District V 14.5 14.5 72.70 100.0 90.0 2.7 75.39
District VI 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Grand 1004.5 1004.5 1908.63 344.9 329.9 312.56 2221.19

Total

Table 1.c Rice Production Situation in Cebu Province

Crop Year July 1997-June 1998 Season: DRY
Ave. Total
Municipality Irrigated Rice Rainfed Rice Yield Production
(mt/ha) (MT)
Area Area Total Area Area Total
Planted Harvested Production Planted Harvested Production
District I 292.0 292.0 520.93 10.0 10.0 15.00 535.93
District II 406.1 406.1 1236.6 5.0 5.0 7.1 1243.65
District III 283.0 283.0 521.96 0.0 0.0 0.00 521.96

Table 2.a White Corn Production Situation in Cebu Province

Crop Year: July 1997-June 1998 Season: WET
Municipality Area Planted Area Harvested Total Production Ave. Yield
(Ha) (Ha) (MT) (mt/ha)
District I 6500.0 6500.0 7189.85 1.11
District II 9384.0 9371.0 13190.4 1.41
District III 6764.8 6764.8 6153.52 0.91
District IV 8815.5 8815.5 9818.70 1.11
District V 15182.2 12407.3 13568.87 1.09
District VI 1109.5 906.0 1642.11 1.81

Grand Total 47756.0 44764.6 51563.40 1.15

Table 2.b White Corn Production Situation in Cebu Province
Crop Year: July 1997-June 1998 Season: DRY
Municipality Area Planted Area Harvested Total Ave. Yield
(Ha) (Ha) Production (mt/ha)
(MT)
District I 3047.0 3047.0 3585.25 1.18
District II 3493.2 3386.0 5365.2 1.58
District III 3275.8 3235.8 2702.84 0.84
District IV 5537.8 5537.8 4538.0 0.82
District V 5827.00 5809.5 2900.10 0.50
District VI 665.0 663.8 1135.94 1.71

Grand Total 21845.70 21680.0 20227.32 0.93

Table 3a. Yellow Corn Production Situation in Cebu Province

Crop Year: July 1997-June 1998 Season: WET

Municipality Area Planted Area Harvested Total Ave. Yield
(Ha) (Ha) Production (mt/ha)
(MT)
District I 130.0 130.0 145.35 1.12
District II 259.0 257.0 519.8 2.02
District III 267.3 267.3 200.05 0.75
District IV 241.5 241.5 467.9 1.94
District V 119.8 117.8 163.37 1.39
District VI 78.0 77.5 109.48 1.41

Grand Total 1095.6 1091.1 1605.91 1.47

Table 3b. Yellow Corn Production Situation in Cebu Province

Crop Year: July 1997- June 1998 Season: DRY

Municipality Area Planted Area Harvested Total Ave. Yield
(HA) (Ha) Production (mt/ha)
(MT)
District I 125.0 125.0 134.72 1.08
District II 148.0 148.0 303.1 2.05
District III 247.3 247.3 191.55 0.77
District IV 184.7 184.7 234.4 1.27
District V 40.0 40.0 21.94 0.55
District VI 0.0 0.0 0.00
Grand Total 745.0 745.0 885.78 1.19

Table 4. Root & Tuber Production Situation in Cebu Province

Crop Year: July 1997-June 1998

Overall
Municipality Camote Cassava Others Total
Production
(MT)
Area Total Area Total Area Total
Planted Production Planted Production Planted Production
(Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT)
District I 32.8 170.3 35.00 88.0 84.0 268.00 526.28
District II 324.6 1355.5 159.5 741.5 706.0 3578.3 5675.28
District III 284.0 756.5 1522.00 4881.0 243.5 621.21 6258.73
Districtg IV 107.0 465.8 1606.0 2876.0 109.0 193.00 3534.75
District V 734.5 2877.6 988.00 4126.9 592.5 811.4 7815.85
District VI 46.0 71.0 49.00 206.1 113.0 67.6 344.73
Grand Total 1528.9 5696.7 4359.52 12919.5 1848.0 5539.43 24155.62

Table 5. Vegetable Production Situation in Cebu Province

Crop Year: July 1997-June 1998

Green Leafy Yellow & Fruit Beans & Other Overall Total
Municipality Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Production
(MT)
Area Total Area Total Area Total
Planted Production Planted Production Planted Production
(Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT)
District I 35.5 80.7 627.00 11528.1 54.0 964.4 12573.17
District II 1051.3 8604.6 373.1 3953.7 361.0 1088.9 13647.16
District III 20.0 184.0 286.30 2626.8 30.9 127.54 2938.33
District IV 20.5 52.3 108.8 717.9 3.5 2.4 772.50
District V 45.0 279.1 386.50 2526.3 437.0 568.1 3373.51
District VI 23.0 27.0 46.00 64.9 75.0 93.3 185.14

Grand Total 1195.3 9227.6 1827.65 21417.6 961.4 2844.62 33489.81

Table 10. Fruit Production Situation in Cebu Province

Crop Year: July 1997- June 1998
Overall
Municipality Mango Jackfruit Banana Total
Production
(MT)
Area Total Area Total Area Total
Planted Production Planted Production Planted Production
(Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT) (MT) (MT)
District I 331.0 20907.5 89.0 21563.5 699.0 30868.0 73339.0
District II 442.2 1599.5 1486.1 1294.7 405.7 2839.4 5733.58
District III 827.5 2887.2 757.31 5436.9 2466.0 4237.04 12561.18
District IV 389.8 2919.6 140.4 1029.7 291.7 2213.0 6162.23
District V 728.0 4522.0 153.90 627.3 579.0 4141.6 9290.92
District VI 2342.3 633.1 134.30 940.3 292.5 2070.0 3643.36
Grand Total 5040.8 33468.9 2761.03 30892.4 4733.9 46369.06 110730.27

Table 11. Fish Production Situation in Cebu Province

Crop Year July 1997-June 1998
Total
Municipality Aqua-inland Products Captured/Marine Products Production
(MT)
Tilapia Bangus Others Galunggong Tulingan Others
(MT) (MT) (MT) (MT) (MT) (MT)
District I 0.02 37.54 27.00 377.20 269.21 440.30 1151.27
District II 4.08 147.18 52.44 413.28 640.52 1210.2 2467.72
District III 9.69 160.69 40.00 546.69 389.46 2 1968.33
District IV 0.80 106.08 0.50 271.79 314.63 821.80 10103.42
District V 25.09 112.29 0.00 413.54 949.34 9409.6 3202.91
District VI 0.19 167.51 0.00 255.00 303.00 3 1590.49
1702.6
4
864.80
Grand Total 39.87 731.29 119.94 2277.50 2866.16 14444 20484.14
9.38

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ISLAND OF CEBU

Of the 7,100 islands comprising the Philippines, Cebu has the most historical significance.

At the time of the global scramble for exotic spices in the East, a Portuguese navigator sailing for Spain,
Fernando Magallanes, came upon Zubu (Cebu) on April 7, 1521. The island then was already a flourishing
village with “many sailing vessels from Siam (Thailand), China and Arabia docked at the port” as
described by Antonio Pigafetta, Magallanes’ chronicler. Thus began the Spanish era in the Philippines.
This however deteriorated upon the death of Magallanes in the hands of the brave local warrior, Lapulapu,
only to resurrect with the arrival 44 years later, in 1565, of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. Cebu came a
chartered city on February 24, 1937.

In the 19th century, Cebu started to exercise a dominant role in Southern Philippines’ economic limelight.
Agriculture, especially sugar can cultivation and sugar manufacturing, pushed Cebu into playing an
important role in this part of the country. But even more crucial than the agricultural products was her
participation in trade and commerce.

Referred to as the Queen City of the South and the seat of early Filipino Christianization, Cebu is also
famous for its musical stringed instruments like banduria, guitar and piccolo.

Today, Cebu boasts of being the only city in the Philippines with the perfect blend of a business center and
an entertainment hub.

BASIC FACTS

Capital : Cebu City

Districts : Eight (8)
Cities : Six (6), namely, Cebu, Danao, Lapu-lapu, Mandaue, Talisay, and Toledo cities
Municipalities : Forty-eight
Barangays : One thousand two hundred and one (1,201)
Land Area : 508,939 hectares
( 5,088.4 sq. kms)
Agricultural Products : corn, rice, legumes,fruit trees, root crops,ornamental plants, coffee, cacao and
spices
Power Capacity : over 600 MW
Water Supply : 107,337 Cu. M.
Road Network
Total Road Length : 3,811.650 km
Type of Pavement (in km)
Concrete : 195.602
Asphalt : 605.294
Gravel : 2,837.435
Earth : 173.320
Existing Road Category (km)
National Road : 622.857
Provincial : 950.074
City : 188.614
 Municipal : 404.510
Barangay : 1,645.595

Population (1995)
Cebu Province : 2.92 M
Metro Cebu : 1.5M
Labor Force
Employed : 1.287M (88%)
Unemployed : 183,000 (12%)

PortsCebu
Sea Ports : Cebu International Port & 44 Domestic Ports
Location : Cebu City
Lay-out of the port of Cebu :
It is located Cebu City and is basically made of marginal wharf with three (3)
finger piers. The maximum draft is 8.5 meter due to a corral stone along the
channel, however, the draft alongside ranges from 4.5 to 8.5 meters deep.

The baseport of Cebu is divided into two main parts: a) international port, and b)
domestic port. The Cebu International Port is under one management office
while the domestic port is sub-divided into four (4) management offices.

Port Facilities :
Along the quay at CIP are two rail-mounted Gantry Cranes with lifting capacity
of 35 tons each at the rate of 28 moves per hour. At the container yard are ten
(10) transtainers for the stacking of containers at 4 high and 5 deep.

CIP has a berth length of 693 meters with 14 meter-wide working apron. Cargo
handling service for foreign vessels at CIP is provided by Oriental Port and
Allied Services (Opascor). Aside from the cranes, they also have other
equipments like: forklifts, reach stackers, hoppers, clamp shells and others.

The container freight station (CFS) at CIP has a total holding capacity of 7,700
square meters.

At each of the three finger piers in the domestic port is a transit shed for short-
term shelter for cargoes discharged in the area. Each transit shed at piers 1 & 2
has an area of 1,305 square meters while pier 3 has an area of 405 square meters.

Cargo handling services at the domestic port are provided by five (5) private CH
containers, namely: 1) United South Dockhandlers, Inc., 2) Cebu Arrastre &
Stevedoring Services Corp., 3) Metro Cebu Arrastre & Stevedoring Services,
Inc., 4) Puerto Servicio de Cebu, Inc., and 5) Cebu Integrated Arrastre.

The domestic port has a berth length of 4.7 kilometers with a 9 meter-wide
working apron. Cargo handling equipment is provided by the
Arrastre/Stevedoring contractors and the shipping companies.

Port Access :
The port of Cebu has nine (9) entry/exit gates. Immediately outside the port is
either national or city streets passable by light to heavy vehicles.

Shipping Companies Operating at the Port :

The port of Cebu caters to all types of vessels and cargoes both foreign and
domestic. Among the foreign shipping lines/ship agents are:
 American President Lines Maersk-Filipinas Inc.
Baliwag Shipping Maritime Managers
Ben Line Agencies MOF Company
Bonex Shipping Mercury Freight
Eastern Shipping Lines Overseas Freighters
Evergreen Philippines Corp. RCL (PTE) Ltd.
Hapag Lloyd AG Phils. Sky International
Goldlink Steamship South Ship Handlers
JBA Shipping Agencies Wallem Philippines

Among the domestic shipping lines are:

Cebu Ferries Corp. Maypalad Shipping

Cokaliong Shipping Lines Negros Navigation Co., Inc.
Delta Fast Ferries Palacio Shipping, Inc.
Escaño Lines, Inc. Premier Shipping Lines, Inc.
George & Peter Lines, Inc. Socor Shipping Lines, Inc.
Lite Shipping Sulpicio Lines, Inc.
Lorenzo Shipping Corp. Trans-Asia Shipping Lines
K & T Shipping Lines WG&A

Major Commodities shipped in/out of the port in containers, bags or as loose cargoes are:

Rice Steel Projects

Corn Logs & Lumbers
Flour Rattan & other forest products
Cement Hogs & other live animals
Feeds

Data on shipping cost, shipping arrangements are not available to date.

Please refer to Annex for the following data: Shipping Guide, Major Agribusiness Commodities Shipped
in/out of the port.

Airports : Mactan-Cebu International Airport & 5 Feeder Airports

Location : Lapu-Lapu City
Airport Access : type of access road: Major thoroughfare-Concrete
Means of transportation from the market-jeepneys, taxis, car for hire

Airline Companies operating at the airport:

1. Domestic
A/L Type of Aircraft Used
a. PAL B747, B737, A320, A330, A340
b. Cebu Pacific Air DC9
c. Air Phil B737
d. Asian Spirit YS11
e. Seair LET410
f. Others General Aviation Airplanes

II. International
A/L Type of Aircraft Used

a. PAL B747, A320, A330, A340

b. Cathay Pacific A330, A340, B747, B777
c. Silkair A320
d. Malaysia Airways B737
 e. Mandarin Airlines F100
f. Federal Express A310 (International Cargo)

Please see Annex for the following data : Airline Schedule, Major Agribusiness
Commodities Shipped in/out of the Airport.

Rails - there is no existing railway in this province that caters to passengers (only for sugarcane farms)

Communications
Telephone : 248,740 digital lines
70,410 non-digital lines
2 land based telephone companies
5 cellular phone firms
5 pager companies
15 internet service providers
Media Facilities : 7 local television channels
3 cable TV stations
20 FM & 13 AM radio stations
a variety of local, national and international newspapers

Please refer to the Agribusiness Directory, AGRIMATE 2000 for the following data:
• Input dealers (fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide)
• Agricultural Machinery dealers (farm tractors, etc.)

Utilities
All cities and municipalities in Cebu are served with electricity. The state-run National Power
Corporation, with a power generating capability of 517.7 mw, generates the electric requirements of the
province, distributing it to three major electric firms: Visayan Electric Company (VECO), Mactan Electric
Company (MECO), and the Cebu Electric Cooperative (CEBECO). In 1997, power generated was 1.691
M mw while consumption reached 1.689 M mw.

Water supply in the province is provided by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD), individually
owned wells and independent water districts. MCWD serves about 30% of the province’s population while
the privately owned wells and independent water districts handle the remaining areas.

Cebu is the first province in the Philippines to have a complete telephone system. All of its 5 cities and 48
municipalities are provided with an efficient and advanced telephone system.

Cebu has wide range of media facilities. There are 7 local television channels, 3 cable TV stations, 20 FM
and 13 AM radio stations and a variety of local, national and international newspapers.

Transportation
A total of 874,773 vehicles were registered in the past five years showing an annual increase of 21%. To
cope with problems in this area, the road and bridge system in the province is undergoing considerable
improvement. Two significant projects are : 1) the 2nd Mandaue – Mactan 4 – lane bridge (finished) and 2)
the 12 – km Cebu Coastal Expressway that will by pass traffic congestion in the city.

Eight percent of the country’s shipping lines are based in Cebu as shown by the presence of 44 local
shipping lines.