Chapter 3 CLUP

Chapter
3
Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Batangas
City (2009-2018)
3.0 INTRODUCTION
3.0.1 Legal Mandate
The comprehensive planning of Batangas City derives its legal basis from
Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code (LGC) of
1991. The LGC envisions local government units (LGUs) to become “self-reliant
communities as well as effective partners in the attainment of national goals”
(Section 2a). Through the national policy of devolution, LGUs are to enjoy more
powers, authority, responsibilities and resources with which to manage growth
and change within their territorial jurisdiction. The LGC stipulates that the local
government units shall, in conformity with existing laws, continue to prepare their
respective comprehensive land use plans (CLUP) enacted together with zoning
ordinances which shall be the primary and dominant bases for determining future
use of land and other natural resources (Section 20). Section 109 of the Code
likewise mandates LGUs to prepare long-term, medium-term, and annual socio-
economic plans and public investment programs.
To further reiterate this responsibility of the LGUs, the Department of the Interior
and Local Government (DILG) issued Memorandum Circular 2001-77 dated July
6, 2001 urging LGUs to fast track preparation of their Comprehensive
Development/Land Use Plans. This was followed by Memorandum Circular 2002-
30 dated February 27, 2002 providing guidelines and prescribing time periods for
the adoption, review and approval of CLUPs and zoning ordinances.
3.0.2 Linkages with other Initiatives
Batangas City has been playing a key role in regional and national development.
This is reflected in the Provincial Physical Framework Plan (Batangas Province)
for CY 2005-2020 and the Region IV-A: CALABARZON Development Plan 2004-
2010. These plans consider Batangas City as one of the identified Urban Growth
Zones in the area with the main objective of transforming it into an alternative
industrial site and international sea gateway for Metro Manila. The Batangas Port,
as mentioned in these plans, will be developed into a world class international
container port terminal south of Manila.
Updating/Revision of the Batangas City
Ten Year Comprehensive Development Plan,
Land Use Plan, and Zoning Ordinance for CY 2008 – 2018
Chapter 3. COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN FOR BATANGAS CITY (2009-2018)
3.0.3 Land Use Planning Principles
Towards preparing the future land use plan of Batangas City, the planning team
was guided by the following principles of sustainable development stated as
follows:
 Primacy of developing full human potential because people are at the core of
transforming Batangas City into a modern, progressive, livable, environment-
friendly and self-contained city with a balanced mix of various land uses.
 Nurturing the cultural, moral and spiritual sensitivity of the different

stakeholders is primordial to harness their inherent strengths and core values.
 Nature is our common heritage and thus respecting its limited carrying
capacity and integrity in the development process is to minimize negative
impacts of land using activities on the environment.
 Self-determination through stakeholder participation ensures that the people

concerned decide the course of their own development.
 Gender sensitivity is a way of recognizing the important and complementary

roles and the empowerment of both men and women in development.
 Peace and order secures the right of all to a peaceful and secure existence.
 Social cohesion and harmony through equitable distribution of resources and

providing the various sectors and stakeholders with equal access to
development opportunities and benefits today and in the future.
 Empowerment of all concerned sectors and stakeholders can be enhanced

through their participation in decision-making processes and consensus-
building activities.
 Sustainable development is a shared collective responsibility which calls for

institutional structures that are built around the spirit of solidarity, convergence,
and partnership between and among the different stakeholders.
 Development founded on a stable economy where the benefits of economic

progress are equitably shared by the different stakeholders.
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 Achieving sustainable population takes cognizance of the limited carrying

capacity of nature and the interweaving forces of population, culture,
resources, environment and development.
 Community-based resource management ensures that all concerned

stakeholders involved in decision-making should be responsible for the proper
management of community resources or the “common good.”
3.1 VISION STATEMENT
The Vision Statement for Batangas City serves as the rallying point for all
Batangueños as they strive for the ideal situation upon which all major plans and
programs will be anchored. The vision is an enhanced version of the 1998-2007
vision prepared by participants of a Visioning Workshop entitled “Batangas City
Road Map to the Future” held on January 22, 2009. It reads as follows:
A well diversified agro-industrial and ICT center and international gateway,

with a tourist-friendly and safe environment and quality infrastructure,
powered by a globally-competitive citizenry, and inspired by transparent,
firm, and fair leadership towards sustainable development.
3.2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
3.2.1 GOALS
 Accelerate economic growth by expanding and widening the

opportunities for urban growth and physical development and provide
for their planned direction; and
 Ensure that the citizenry will have an access and provision of basic
needs such as shelter, food, water, social, health, education and safety
services
3.2.2 OBJECTIVES
 Provide for a more rational guide for directing the growth and
development of the city in a well-planned and coordinated manner,
efficiently utilizing space and physical resources to be able to meet and
satisfy the socio-economic needs of the people.
 Allocate new areas as growth centers, integrating its functional

components based on a more coherent relationship among places of
residence, work, recreation, shopping and education.
 Promote the efficient and equitable utilization, acquisition and

disposition of land as a limited resource.
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 Designate land uses that will promote productivity and sustainable

ecological balance
 Promote and implement efficient circulation system
3.3 DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The following discussions on the factors that hamper and promote the
development of Batangas City are derived mainly from the Ecological Profile and
other relevant documents and from the series of sectoral and inter-sectoral
workshops.
Development constraints are generally classified into “inherent” and “derived”

constraints.1 Inherent constraints pertain to the geophysical features and natural
environment; derived constraints, on the other hand, are the issues that arise out
of the effort of man and society to adapt to or modify the environment to further
their individual and collective well-being.
3.3.1 Inherent Constraints
1. Batangas City is divided into two land masses by the Calumpang River; the
northern portion composed of 49 barangays (24 of which are in the Poblacion)
with an approximate area of 5,051.84 hectares or 17.7% of the total land area
and the southern portion comprised of 56 barangays including Verde Island
with a combined area of 23,366.88 hectares or 81.87% (Figure 3.1). The
northern and southern portions are linked by only two concrete bridges both
located in the Poblacion, the Calumpang Bridge and the Bridge of Promise.2
Being linked to Metro Manila and major growth centers in Batangas Province
by the Alangilan-Balagtas-Concepcion national road and the recently opened
Southern Tagalog Access Road (STAR Tollway), the northern portion has
urbanized at a faster rate compared to the southern portion. The international
seaport also located in the northern portion has also contributed to the
latter’s rapid urbanization.
2. Most of the relatively flat (0-8%) and arable lands are located in the northern
portion (Figures 3.2 and 3.3). The rolling to very steep terrain is found mostly in
the southern portion. A small portion on the western side in Barangays
Malitam, Libjo, Tabangao Ambulong, and Pinamucan Ibaba where several
industrial establishments are located is relatively flat. Towards the southeast,
elevations increase and slopes get steeper especially in Barangays Simlong,
1
City of Dagupan, Technical Working Groups and Sectoral Committees with assistance from UP Planning
and Development Research Foundation, Inc. Comprehernsive Land Use Plan (2002-2032).
2
City of Batangas, City Planning and Development Office, Socioeconomic, Ecological and Physical Profile,
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Figure 3.1 Base Map
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Malibayo, San Miguel, Sto. Nino, Cumba, Talumpok Silangan and Talahib
Payapa. The highest elevation is Mt. Banoy in Barangay Talumpok Silangan
which is roughly 9683 meters above sea level.
3. Saltwater-intruded ground water. Most establishments in the Poblacion that

rely on deep wells have reported instances where water drawn from the
wells has a salty flavour. Interviews with the City ENRO revealed that many
of the heavy industries located along the western boundary of the city
along Batangas Bay draw thousands of gallons of groundwater a day to
cool their engines. If left unchecked, the situation may aggravate a wider
area in the city rendering the groundwater less potable. To the extent that
water supply for domestic consumption is dependent on ground sources,
the unreliable quality of groundwater will be a constraint to urban
development.
4. Southern portion prone to storm surges. The flat terrain in the southern
portion of the City, particularly in Barangays Dela Paz Proper and Dela Paz
Pulot Aplaya and in Talahib Pandayan are prone to storm surges limiting
the potential of transforming these areas to tourism destinations.
3.3.2 Derived Constraints
1. Shortage of buildable land in the Poblacion. Given the highly built-up area in
the northern portion and the unabated annual population growth rate of 2.46%,
residents in Batangas City have started to experience difficulty in acquiring
land in the Poblacion to build their houses. Because of this, many have opted
to build their houses away from the Poblacion in the southern portion where
the price of land is relatively cheaper. This trend has resulted in the urban
sprawl seen in Figures 3.4 and 3.5 where the newer residential structures
appear to cluster along major roads that radiate away from the Poblacion.
2. Settlements not properly located. Partly due to the shortage of buildable

land and partly out of ignorance (if not blatant defiance) of the law, some
house builders, a number of whom are informal settlers, are found to have
constructed their houses in places that ought not to be built over. These
areas that are off-limits to human settlements but are somehow being
encroached upon include foreshore lands, riverbanks and river easements
in Barangays Sta. Clara, Cuta and Wawa, road rights-of-way, and other
environmentally constrained areas.
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Figure 3.2 – Slope Map
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Figure 3.3. 3-D image of Batangas City
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Figure 3.4. Building Footprint Map
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Figure 3.5. Existing Land Use Map (2008)
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3. Perennial Traffic Congestion and Air pollution. Like all older settlements in the
Philippines, Batangas City is plagued with perennial traffic congestion because
of the narrow roads-right-of-way and lack or non-availability of adequate
parking spaces alongside commercial and institutional establishments. The
traffic situation is worse in the Poblacion where many commercial
establishments, government offices and schools are still located. The same
road network also links the northern and southern portions of the city. The
smoke emissions from vehicles are a common source of air pollution.
4. Unavailable land for large-scale agricultural production. As mentioned in

Section 3.1, most of the City’s flat land (0-8%) and potential arable land of
about 6,759.15 hectares (23.7%) is built-up. The city’s designated land for
agricultural development, 6,492.99 hectares (20.21%) is located in the
southern portion. Slopes in these areas range from 8-25% and are suitable
only to mango, coconut, bamboo production, corn, sugar cane, upland rice,
coffee, and other fruit bearing trees. There is no large-scale production of any
agricultural crop in Batangas City perhaps because the soil condition and
sloping terrain make the area unsuitable for this type of activity.
5. Conversion of agricultural lands. The scarcity and high cost of land in the
Poblacion and many barangays in the northern portion has brought about
the observed urban sprawl in the southern portion (Figures 3.4 and 3.5).
This and the recent demand for middle to higher income residential
subdivisions built on rolling terrain with mountain and ocean views has brought
about the rise in converting agricultural land into residential and commercial
uses. The absence of irrigation systems and the low economic return due
to poor agricultural yield has hastened the desire of landowners to convert
their agriculture land. As a result Batangas City has not been able to focus
on rice production and other valuable crops for its own requirements.
Shortfalls in rice production however, are easily covered up by importation
from the nearby areas. In a manner of speaking, Batangas City can afford
to give up a substantial portion of its croplands especially the unproductive
ones.
6. High concentration of pollution along Calumpang River and Batangas Bay. The
high concentration of pollutants in the Calumpang River and Batangas Bay has
ruined any plan to transform land in these areas into tourism destinations.
Only beaches in Verde Island, because of their relative distance from the city
and thus, the relative cleanliness of the beaches, can be used for recreational
and tourism activities. The remaining activities for tourism and recreational
activities may be found in the higher elevations such as is Barangay Pagkilatan
and the barangays surrounding Mt. Banoy.
3.3.3 Development Opportunities
1. International sea gateway and port south of Metro Manila. The Batangas Port
serves as an alternative to South Harbor in Manila City and Subic Port in
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Zambales. This international port was built in anticipation that the international
ports in Hong Kong and Singapore would eventually become too congested to
handle additional cargo. In addition to international cargo, the Batangas Port is
handling passengers and cargo to and from various provinces in the country
such as Oriental and Occidental Mindoro and Romblon. It is foreseen that
these port activities will spur demand in terms of commercial and residential
land uses in the near future.
2. Presence of basic industries. In spite of the world financial crisis and economic
slowdown, it is likely that the heavy industries in Batangas City will not be
affected since these cater to man’s basic need, i.e. electricity. The Kepco-Ilijan
Power Corporation (KEILCO) and the First Gas Power Corporation (FGPC)
supply electricity to Luzon Island with a combined generating capacity of 2,700
MW using natural gas from Palawan. In the coming years, demand for
electricity will increase. Other major industries in the area that maintain a high
demand for their products are: Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation that
processes crude oil, Shell Gas Eastern, Inc. that produces LPG products,
SPEX Onshore Gas Plant (MOGP) that processes natural gas, J.G. Summit
Petrochemical Corporation, and San Miguel Food, Inc. (SMFI) that
manufactures flour. The depth of Batangas Bay also encourages the
establishment of private ports to serve an industrial facility’s requirements.
Presently, the Tigerland Realty Corporation is building a private port and tank
farm in Barangay Mabacong to service an Agro-Industrial Economic Zone and
Industrial Complex for Warehousing, Storage and Port Facilities.
3. Southern Tagalog Access Road (STAR Tollway). The Southern Tagalog

Access Road (STAR Tollway) has decreased travel time to and from Manila by
almost half. Travel time is expected to reduce further once the rehabilitation
and extension of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) is completed and linked
to the STAR Tollway. The savings in travel time and cost of transporting goods
plus direct access to the Batangas Port will further encourage investors to
establish their company headquarters or warehouses within or adjacent
Batangas City. Currently, there are vacant lands along the STAR Tollway and
the Batangas Port Diversion Road leading to the port that can accommodate
this type of activities/land uses.
4. Center of Education. Batangas City is a center for education, playing host to

several universities including the Batangas State University, the University
of Batangas, Lyceum of the Philippines University, the Golden Gate
Colleges, St. Bridget College, and the two-year old Colegio ng Lungsod ng
Batangas which opened in 2006. The city therefore is not just the
educational center of the province but also of the CALABARZON Region.
Total enrollment in all levels for SY 2006-2007 is about 101,315, with 63%
in public institutions and 37% in private schools.4
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5. Presence of SM Batangas City in Barangay Pallocan Kanluran. The

establishment of an SM Mall across the Calumpang River in Pallocan Kanluran
signals the “birth” of the alternative CBD. Already in the vicinity of this area are
Batangas City’s two premiere hotels, the Days’ Hotel and the Pontefino Hotel.
The Parish of the Holy Trinity, the alternative to the Immaculate Concepcion
Basilica, growing number of commercial establishments, office buildings, and
government offices, condominiums, a hospital and an international school are
other activities already established in this area.
6. Growing interest by Manila-based real estate developers to invest in land

development in the City. Many Manila-based real estate developers such as
Sta. Lucia Realty Development Corporation, Ayala Land Inc., and Robinson
Land Corporation have already invested in the Batangas City land market.
Several medium to upper income residential subdivisions around SM Batangas
City are currently being developed. Examples are Greenwood South, San
Isidro Village, Residenza Milano, and AVIDA Residence. This trend may be
observed from Pallocan Kanluran going east. Another major undertaking is the
planned construction of education facilities in Barangay Sampaga. Other
developments in this area will include agricultural estates, small
farms/orchards, training centres, and resorts.
7. The Oratory of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Monte Maria. Situated on a five
hectare property in Barangay Pagkilatan, the Mary Mother of the Poor
Foundation will build the Oratory of the Blessed Virgin Mary to “serve as a
place for spiritual renewal and conversion … a place to experience God
through the Blessed Virgin Mary.”5 Facilities will include6 a) Dambana ni Maria
Ina ng Dukha, b) Center for Healing and Rejuvenation, c) International Center
of Apostolate for the Poor, d) Eucharistic Adoration Chapel, e) Rosary Garden,
f) Stations of the Cross, g) St. Joseph Chapel, h) Divine Mercy Chapel, i)
House of Mary, j) House of Joseph, k) Scala Santa, l) Retreat Houses, m)
Pilgrim Houses, and n) Procession Road.
Lands adjacent this facility (initially around a hundred hectares) have already
been planned for various mixed use activities such as residential subdivisions,
commercial centers, recreation facilities, and the like.
Once fully developed, it is envisioned that development in this area would

cover the rest of Barangay Pagkilatan and reach as far as Pinamucan Proper
in the north and Dela Paz Pulot Aplaya in the east.
5
Mary Mother of the Poor Charitable Organization Newsletter, December 2008.
6
The Monte Maria Chronicles Newsletter, March 2009.
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3.4 DEMAND-SUPPLY BALANCING OF LAND REQUIREMENTS
Land, as the platform of activities, is finite while population and socio-economic

development activities increase through time. Demand-supply balancing,
therefore, seeks to find out whether there is adequate supply of land to meet the
projected demand for urban use 10 years hence. This activity proceeds as follows:
1) projection of future demand; 2) assessment of land supply; and 3) matching
demand with supply.
3.4.1 Future Demand for Land
The population of Batangas City is projected to reach 386,974 in 2018. This

figure was derived using the 2007 population census of 295,231 as the base
population and assuming the 2000-2007 growth rate of 2.46% will continue.
In determining urban land demand, the space allocation standards of the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory
Board (HLURB) are usually used. These standards are at best indicative
guidelines. Urban land requirements (built-up area) are usually estimated per
1000 population. These standards are shown in Table 3.1 below.
Table 3.1
Standards Used for Estimating Demand for Urban Land Uses
Standard (hectare per
Land Use Category
1,000 population)
1
Commercial 0.50
Industrial1 1.50
1
Residential 6.00
2
Infrastructural 1.90
Institutional1 0.43
2
Recreational 0.05
1
FAO standards (high estimate)
2
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) standards
Using the above standards, the built-up area of Batangas City at five-year
population projection intervals was estimated and is shown in Table 3.2 below.
By 2013, the city’s built-up area is estimated to be 3,551.09 hectares and in 2018,
expand to 4,016.79 hectares. Land requirements for residential uses are
estimated at 2,053.12 hectares for 2013 and 2,321.84 hectares for 2018.
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Table 3.2
Land Area Requirement by Urban Land Use using FAO and HLURB
Standards, Batangas City, Various Years
Land Area Requirement (hectares)
Infrastructural
Commercial
Institutional
Recreational
Residential
Industrial
Projected
Year
Total
Population
2009 310,120 155.06 465.18 1,860.72 589.23 133.35 15.51 3,219.04

2013 342,187 171.09 513.28 2,053.12 650.16 147.14 17.11 3,551.90
2018 386,974 193.49 580.46 2,321.84 735.25 166.40 19.35 4,016.79
2023 437,623 218.81 656.43 2,625.74 831.48 188.18 21.88 4,542.53
2028 494,901 247.45 742.35 2,969.41 940.31 212.81 24.75 5,137.07
Data from a satellite image show the actual 2008 built-up area of Batangas City to
be 3,587.97 hectares7 while the residential area as 2,886.89 hectares. The 2008
figures are much larger than the 2013 projected land area if FAO and HLURB
standards are used.
Given the above situation, the urban land density method used by UP PLANADES
in preparing the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of Dagupan City8 will be adopted
in determining future built-up area requirements for Batangas City. Assuming
current development trends continue the urban land density method may be
regarded as a conservative technique in estimating future urban land use
requirements.
Table 3.3 gives the 2008 land utilization trend by land use category in Batangas
City.9 Using 302,584 as the estimated population size in 2008,10 man/land ratios
for the different urban land use categories for every 1,000 population were derived
and used to project land requirements for 2013 and 2018. These are presented in
the fourth and fifth columns of Table 3.3 below:
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Chapter 4.
8
City of Dagupan, Comprehernsive Land Use Plan (2002-2032).
9
Chapter 4. See Table 4.2.
10
The 2007 population growth rate of 2.46% was used to project population growth until 2028.
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Table 3.3
2008 Man/Land Ratio of Various Urban Land Use Categories and
2013 and 2018 Urban Land Requirements, Batangas City
2008 Man/Land Ratio 2013 2018
Land Uses
Area (Has) 2008 Actual Area (Has) Area (Has)
Built-up Areas
Residential 2,886.89 9.54 3,264.81 3,692.05
Resettlement 27.83 0.09 31.47 35.59
Commercial 114.41 0.38 129.39 146.32
Mixed-Use 8.60 0.03 9.73 11.00
Institutional 160.93 0.53 182.00 205.81
Agro-Industrial - - - -
Heavy Industrial 383.45 1.27 433.65 490.39
Parks/Open space 0.97 0.00 1.10 1.24
Cemetery 4.90 0.02 5.54 6.27
Utilities - - - -
Total Built-up Areas 3,587.97 11.86 4,057.66 4,588.66
By 2013, the total built-up area is Batangas will increase by around 470 hectares
to 4,057.66 hectares compared to the 2008 figure of 3,587.97 hectares. By 2018,
the built-up area will increase by another 531 hectares and will reach 4,477.21
hectares. Residential land uses comprise the largest urban land use category. In
Section 3.3, it is mentioned that Manila-based real estate developers have taken
an interest in the real estate development in Batangas City. It is expected that the
demand in residential land uses will further increase once the Oratory of the
Blessed Virgin Mary at Monte Maria in Barangay Pagkilatan will become operational.
Land for residential uses is projected to increase to 3,264.81 hectares in 2013 and
3,692.05 hectares in 2018. These translate to roughly 378 more hectares in 2013 and
427 hectares in 2018 or a total of 805 more hectares of land for residential uses for a
ten year period (2009-2018).
It is worth noting that the provision of parks and open spaces is given low priority in
Batangas City. However, with growing concerns of providing more liveable
environments, especially in light of growing advocacies to minimize global warming,
the provision of more parks and open spaces in Philippine urban areas is bound to
increase.
3.4.2 Assessment of Land Supply
Batangas City has a total land area of 28,541.44 hectares. Of this total, only
3,587.97 hectares or 12.57% is built-up. The remaining 24,953.47 hectares or
87.43% are distributed among agricultural uses, tourism uses (beach areas), idle
lands within the Poblacion, the controlled dumpsite and the Calumpang River
(Table 3.4). Batangas City does not have any forest lands. The 100 hectare
forest area identified in the 1997 Land Use Map no longer appears in the 2008
map. Based on records from the CPDO, ENRO and City Assessor’s Office, the
entire Mt. Banoy range is privately owned and is presently classified as agriculture
land. Another land use type that no longer appears in the 2008 Land Use Map is
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the 17 hectare swamp and marsh area. Most likely this area was cleared when
the deep harbour in the Batangas Port was built.
Table 3.411
1997 and 2008 Land Use Categories, Batangas City
1997 Land Use Map* 2008 Land Use Map**
Land Uses
Area (Has) % Area (Has) %
Built-up Areas 3,062.00 11.06 3,587.97 12.57
Residential 1,729.00 6.24 2,886.89 10.11
Resettlement - - 27.83 0.10
Commercial 41.00 0.15 114.41 0.40
Mixed-Use - - 8.60 0.03
Institutional 182.00 0.66 160.93 0.56
Agro-Industrial 34.00 0.12 - -
Heavy Industrial 589.00 2.13 383.45 1.34
Parks/Open space 1.00 0.00 0.97 0.00
Cemetery 2.00 0.01 4.90 0.02
Utilities 64.00 0.23 - -
Infrastructure 420.00 1.52 1,495.73 5.24
Idle Urban 54.00 0.20 18.81 0.07
Tourism/Beach - - 25.02 0.09
Agricultural 24,452.00 88.32 23,284.62 81.58
Open Grassland - - - -
Forest 100.00 0.36 - -
Dumpsite 2.00 0.01 7.00 0.03
Swamps and Marshes 17.00 0.06 - -
Calumpang River - - 122.29 0.43
Total 27,687.00 100.00 28,541.44 100.00
The only environmentally constrained areas in Batangas City are areas with
slopes greater than 50%12 and the Calumpang River. Areas with slopes greater
than 50% are estimated at 6,150.27 hectares. The Calumpang River is around
122.29 hectares. There are no flood prone areas in the city or areas prone to
violent earthquakes and liquefaction. The city does not also have prime
agriculture lands because most of the lands suitable for farming on a large scale
are already built up. A few areas in Barangays Dela Paz Proper, Dela Paz Pulot
Aplaya and Talahib Pandayan in the south are prone to storm surges though.
Table 3.5 below shows that approximately 15,064.59 hectares representing

52.78% of Batangas City’s total land area can absorb the expanding built-up
areas. Based on population projections, only an additional 1,001 hectares are
needed to absorb the increased built-up area by 2018 as presented in Table 3.5 in
Section 4.1. This figure is less than the area allowed for land conversion by Sec.
20 of the Local Government Code for urban uses.
11
Table adopted from City of Batangas, City Planning and Development Office, Socioeconomic, Ecological
and Physical Profile, Chapter 4.
12
Slope categories adopted from City of Batangas, City SEPP, Chapter 1.
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Table 3.5
Land Available for Future Urban Land Requirements until 2017
Batangas City
Land Area Percent of
Land Supply
(has.) Total
Total Land Area of Batangas City 28,541.44 100.00
Less:
Lands with Slopes greater than 50% 6,150.27 21.55
Calumpang River 122.29 0.43
Controlled Dumpsite in Barangay San 7.00 0.02
Jose Sico
Lands with Slopes between 25-50% 3,609.32 12.65
Existing built-up areas including 3,587.97 12.57
various infrastructure
Sub-total 13,476.85 47.22
Total open land available for future
15,064.59 52.78
urban expansion
3.4.3 Sieve Analysis
Lands indicated by the yellow colour in Figure 3.6 show where in Batangas City
can development occur. A process known as Sieve Analysis was used to “sieve
out” lands not suitable to absorb the expansion of built-up areas. These lands
include areas that are already built upon, lands with slopes greater than 50%, the
controlled dumpsite in Barangay San Jose Sico, and the Calumpang River.
Lands having slopes of 25%-50% were likewise not included since these lands
together with those with slopes greater that 50% will be reserved for forest
rehabilitation and conservation purposes.
3.5 CONCEPT PLAN
3.5.1 Strategic Development Concept
In line with Batangas City’s vision of its future development, the planning team
proposes to replan the City as a modern, progressive, livable, and environment-
friendly community with a balanced mix of land uses focusing on industrial, agro-
industrial and tourism activities. This overall development concept strengthens the
city’s strategic importance given its role in the region, the province and its
proximity to Metro Manila. Considering its comparative advantages, the city of
Batangas has potentials of being revitalized and transformed into an investment-
friendly area for mixed uses consisting of low- to high-density residential-
commercial structures, and light, medium and heavy industries. Such a mix of
land uses will be promoted in harmony with the essential characteristics of the city
in order to maintain, to some degree, a continuity of preexisting conditions in
Batangas – dominance of residential land uses, industries, medium to high-
intensity commercial and community-support activities, and an urban character
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Figure3.6. Areas for future expansion
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enhanced by open spaces such as agricultural lands, a river system, beaches and
forest highlands. Therefore, based on the natural qualities, resource constraints
and opportunities of the city, the land use plan of Batangas City will promote
wealth-generating and employment-creating activities taking into careful
consideration the negative impacts of future development on the environment and
quality of life aspects.
3.5.2 Hierarchy of Settlements and Centrality Index
In Chapter 3 of the Ecological Profile a hierarchy of human settlements for the city
of Batangas was analyzed using the Centrality Index Method. This method
describes the strengths of all the barangays in terms of the prevailing economic
activities.13
Centrality indicates the level of importance of a given barangay in terms of its

existing functions in relation with the other barangays. The wider the range of
existing economic activities the more important and central a barangay is.14 In
preparing the proposed spatial development strategy, development nodes or
growth centres are introduced in barangays having a low centrality index in order
that investments in the form of projects and programs can be distributed equitably
in a planning area.
Figure 3.715 shows that the poblacion area is the most central among all the
barangays of Batangas City. The second-order central places are barangays
along the national road from the STAR Tollway leading to the Poblacion -
Kumintang Ibaba, Alangilan, Balagtas, Calicanto, and Cuta. The third-order
central places are Barangays Bolbok, Sta. Clara, Sta. Rita Karsada, Banaba
South, Concepcion, Mahabang Parang, Sta. Rita Aplaya, Kumintang Ilaya,
Pallocan West, Gulod Itaas, Gulod Labac, Libjo, San Isidro, Sampaga, and
Bilogo.16 The remaining barangays are fourth-order central places.
None of the barangays in the southern portion of the city belong to the first and
second order central places. Among the fifteen third order central places, seven
are located in the southern portion of the city. Six of these eight barangays
comprise the emerging alternative CBD. These are Barangays Libjo, Pallocan
West, Gulod Labac, San Isidro, Gulod Itaas, and Sampaga. It is interesting to
note that the remaining one, Barangay Bilogo is situated at a distance from the
sphere of influence of this emerging CBD. A large number of the fourth order central
places are located in the southern portion of the city.
13
Chapter 3,
14
Ibid.
15
Adopted from Figure 3.2 of City of Batangas, SEPP.
16
City of Batangas, SEPP , Chapter 3.
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Fig 3.7 Centrality Index Map
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3.5.3 Existing Land Uses Versus Land Requirement
The city exhibits four major land use classifications in the City Comprehensive
Land Use Plan (CLUP) for CY 1998-2007 out of about 27,687 hectares total land
area. In the said land use plan, the city’s land area is 27,687.73 hectares but after
clarification from the City Assessor’s Office, it was found out that the actual city’s
land area is 28,541.44 hectares. The corrected land area will be used in the
revised land use plan for CY 2009-2018.
The city’s built-up areas is made up of residential, institutional, commercial,

industrial, parks and open spaces and infrastructure facilities. It sprawls linearly
but irregularly in four directions from the Poblacion area in the north towards the
municipality of San Jose, in the east towards the municipality of Lobo, in the south
towards existing industrial zones in Libjo, Tabangao, Pinamucan, Simlong and
Mabacong area; and in the west towards the municipality of San Pascual.
The other areas comprises the CLUP CY 1998-2008 are agricultural area,
ecological area and international port.
With the rapid growth of city’s population and city’s designation as industrial
centers and international port, the demand for urban land uses increases, with an
estimated land area of 8,824.23 hectares, which is 30.92% of the city’s total land
area.
The city’s mountainous area with slope of 18% and above will be designated as
forest management area with an estimated land area of 3,707.26 hectares or 13%
of the city’s total land area. This area will be reserved for forest rehabilitation and
conservation purposes.
In order to give way to the process of urban development, encroachment of

agricultural lands will be allowed. Land designated for agricultural development
has been reduced to 8,140.82 hectares or 28.52% of the city’s total land area.
Establishment of poultry and livestock industry is increasing due to demand for

poultry and livestock products, the area allocated for agro-industrial is
approximately 486.30 hectares or 1.70% of the city’s total land area.
The area allocated for agro-forestry is 5,523.0 hectares or 19.35% of the city’s
total land area. This area is for cultivation of agricultural crops combined with tree
crops and forest plants. It also covers areas for protection of land drained by
stream or fixed body of water and its tributaries.
To ensure the provision of areas conducive to recreation, leisure and other

wholesome activities and are intended for use of travellers, all areas that are
endowed with natural or man-made physical attributes and resources are
designated as eco-tourism development area with an estimated area of 1,504.0
hectares or 3.69% of the city’s total land area.
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A total area of 634.96 hectares or 2.22% of the city’s total land area is allocated
for general road utilities and infrastructure purposes within the planning period
2009-2018. The proposed circumferential road from Gulod area connecting to
Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) in Tingga Itaas aim to decongest the
worsening traffic problem along national highway from Kumintang Ibaba up to
Balagtas area.
The area designated as protected area is about 27.0 hectares or 0.09% of the
city’s total land area, which include the mangrove areas in Malitam and Wawa.
This area shall remain as mangrove area, wherein any development shall be
prohibited.
The area designated as special land use area is 20.18 hectares or 0.02% of the
city’s total area, wherein the city’s controlled dumpsite is located and proposed
sanitary landfill will be established.
The area allocated for river and water easement is 123.70 hectares or 0.43% of
the city’s total land area. This area covers the existing rivers, streams and creeks
within the city.
3.5.4 Proposed Spatial Development Strategy
During an inter-sectoral workshop held on April 2, 2009, it was agreed to adopt a

“multi-nodal, dispersed concentration” spatial strategy for Batangas City. The
multi-nodal, dispersed concentration urban form will re-direct development away
from the city centre toward identified and proposed urban growth areas. This
spatial strategy is characterized by clusters of development with each cluster
having its own specialization and sphere of influence. No other alternative
strategy was discussed because it was agreed during the workshop that major
growth centers that can spur growth and development are already in place in
Batangas City. What is needed is a management plan that would enhance and
regulate the present situation to guide development towards the less developed
barangays.
Nine growth centers have been identified in Batangas City (Figure 3.8). Five
already exist and have only to be enhanced while four are emerging. The five
existing growth centers are a) the financial and commercial activities in the
poblacion area including the Batangas Port and the educational and government
institutions in Barangays Alangilan and Kumintang Ibaba; b) agro-industrial
activities in Soro-soro Ibaba; c) the light to heavy industries located along the
coastal barangays to the west from Barangay Libjo to Barangay Mabacong; d) the
emerging alternative CBD in Barangay Pallocan Kanluran; and, e) the agro-
industrial activities in Barangay Bilogo.
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The emerging four growth centers on the other hand are a) the increasing number
of commercial activities along the Batangas Port Diversion Road in Barangays
Balagtas, Alangilan, Banaba South, Bolbok, Calicanto and Sta. Rita Karsada; b)
the ongoing construction of the Oratory of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Monte Maria
in Barangay Pagkilatan; c) the agro-forestry activities in the upland barangays
particularly in Haligue Silangan and Talahib Payapa; and, d) the growing number
of investments in middle to high income residential subdivisions in Barangays
Libjo, San Isidro, Pallocan Silangan, Sampaga, Dumuclay and Dumantay. The
designated alternative education center in Barangay Sampaga belongs to this
growth center.
Each growth center is envisioned to have a specialized role based on its existing
and emerging potentials that would enable it to contribute to the realization of the
long-term vision of the city. This ensures complementation and sustainability
among the different centers. Each growth center would contain a mix of land uses,
i.e. residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial land uses that will be
planned in support of the distinct role each will play.
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Figure 3.8: CONCEPT MAP OF BATANGAS CITY
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Table 3.6
Existing Land Uses VS Proposed Land Requirement
2008 2018 Difference
LAND USES Area % Area %

AREA
(has) Total (HAS) Total (has)
Residential Area 2886.89 10.12 3,692.05 12.94 805.16
Socialized Housing Area 27.83 0.10 35.59 0.13 7.76
Commercial Area 1,114.41 3.90 1,910.07 6.69 795.66
Mixed Used Area 8.60 0.03 11.00 0.04 2.40
Institutional Area 160.93 0.56 205.81 0.72 44.88
Light Industrial Area 120.00 0.42 954.60 3.35 834.60
Heavy Industrial Area 383.45 1.34 1,840.01 6.45 1,456.56
Port Area 150.60 0.53 175.10 0.61 24.50
Eco-Tourism Dev't Area 40.00 0.14 1,054.00 3.69 1,014.00
Agricultural Dev't. Area 17,356.52 60.81 8,140.82 28.52 (9,215.70)
Agro-Industrial Area 366.00 1.28 486.30 1.70 120.30
Agro-Forestry Area 5,057.00 17.72 5,523.00 19.35 466.00
Forest Management Area 100.00 0.35 3,707.26 13.00 3,842.00
Protected Area 144.48 0.51 27.0 0.09 (117.48)
Special Land Use Area 7.00 0.02 20.18 0.07 13.18
Infrastructure (Road/Bridges) 495.73 1.74 634.96 2.22 139.23
River 122.00 0.43 123.70 0.43 1.70
Total 28,541.44 100.00 28,541.44 100.00 -
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Table 3.7
Growth Centers/Corridor and Influence Areas, Batangas City
Growth Center/Corridor (Core Barangays) Influence Areas (Barangays)

Existing Growth Centers
1) Poblacion – Kumintang Ibaba – Alangilan Wawa, Sta. Clara, Sta. Rita Aplaya, portions of
Growth Center Bolbok, Cuta, Calicanto, Tingga Labac,
portions of Tingga Itaas, portions of Balagtas,
(Barangays 1-24, Kumintang Ibaba, Kumintang portions of Soro-soro Karsada, portions of
Ilaya and Alangilan) Mahabang Parang, and portions of Concepcion
2) Soro-soro Ibaba Growth Center Portions of Tingga Itaas, Soro-soro Karsada,

Soro-soro Ilaya and portions of Mahabang
(Barangay Soro-soro Ibaba) Parang
3) Pallocan Kanluran Growth Center Pallocan Silangan, Gulod Labac, Gulod Itaas,
Dalig, Libjo, and San Isidro
(Barangay Pallocan Kanluran)
4) Industrial Area Growth Center Malitam, portions of Libjo, portions of San

Isidro, Tabangao Dao, and Pinamucan Proper
(Barangays Tabangao Ambulong, Tabangao
Aplaya, Pinamucan Ibaba, Simlong and
Mabacong)
5) Bilogo Growth Center Catandala, Maapas, Paharang Silangan,

Paharang Kanluran, Tulo, and San Jose Sico
(Barangay Bilogo)
Emerging Growth Centers

1) Sampaga – Dumuclay Growth Center San Isidro, Libjo, Dumantay, Tulo, portions of
Paharang Kanluran, Sirang Lupa and Conde
(Barangays Sampaga and Dumuclay) Labac
2) Batangas Port Diversion Road Growth Balagtas, Alangilan, Banaba South, Banaba
Corridor East, Banaba Center, Banaba West, Calicanto,
Bolbok, and Sta. Rita Karsada
3) Pagkilatan Growth Center Mabacong, Ilijan, Dela Paz Proper, Dela Paz
Pulot Aplaya and barangays in Verde Island
(Barangay Pagkilatan)
4) Haligue Silangan – Talahib Payapa Growth Portions of Haligue Kanluran, portions of

Center Talahib Pandayan, Cumba, portions of
Maruclap, portions of San Miguel, portions of
(Barangays Haligue Silangan and Talahib Sto. Domingo, portions of Talumpok Kanluran,
Payapa and portions of Talumpok Silangan
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Barangays outside the area of influence of the existing and proposed growth
centers consist mainly of the upland barangays. The strategy for these areas will
be to maintain them as low density and low impact development areas while
improving the support infrastructure and protecting environmentally-sensitive
areas from encroachment. Dominant land uses in these areas will be limited to
low-density residential development, barangay level institutional facilities, low-
intensity commercial establishments, barangay sports and recreational facilities,
and support transport and utilities infrastructure. Zoning measures will be strictly
enforced to regulate ribbon developments and to direct development away from
environmentally-sensitive areas such as danger zones, river easements, salvage
zones, and the like.
Few investments in infrastructure are needed to realize the proposed spatial

strategy because all eight growth centers already exist. Policies for development
however, have to be formulated to regulate and enhance these centers.
Implications when this spatial strategy is realized include:
1) Access of people to city-wide services
i. Greater access of people to city-wide services due to decentralized

government offices, banks and lending institutions, public markets,
shopping centers, tertiary schools and health facilities.
ii. Verde Island barangays will be brought into the mainstream of city life
once development in the southern portion of the city starting with
Barangays Pagkilatan, Ilijan and Dela Paz Proper begin.
2) Sustainable use of natural resources
i. More open space and wildlife habitats can be recovered and preserved.
3) Reduced traffic problems and more efficient transportation systems
i. The new urban nodes will intercept inbound traffic thus relieving traffic in
the city center.
4) Potential for increased LGU revenue
i. Decentralized city services help intensify local revenue collection.
5) Prospects for more jobs and higher income
i. More jobs generated resulting in higher household income due to

increased investments in the new and enhanced urban nodes.
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6) Batangas City’s leading role in the CALABARZON area maintained
i. New and enhanced growth centers with specialized functions and the
availability of more expansion areas for commercial centers, non-pollutive
light to heavy industries, economic zones, industrial estates and
warehousing facilities, recreation and tourism facilities, education
facilities, and residential subdivisions will contribute to maintaining
Batangas City’s leading role in the south.
3.5.5 Thematic Zones
The nine growth centers may be divided into four thematic areas given Batangas
City’s present physical and natural characteristics and the current state of land
use activities (Figure 3.9).
The first area comprising the entire northern portion of the city contains the
financial and commercial centres (the Poblacion area), the educational centre,
agro-industrial centre, and a few of the light to heavy industries. A common
requirement of these activities is their high dependence on transportation and
distribution facilities. The international port and the STAR Tollway provide this
service. It is recommended that warehousing facilities and an economic zone be
set up in this area along the Batangas Port Diversion Road.
The second area is comprised of the medium to heavy industries located along
the coastal barangays at the western boundary of the city from the Batangas Port
all the way to Barangay Mabacong in the south. Residential land uses will be
allowed here in support of these industries but buffer zones in the form of open
spaces and agriculture lands between these land uses will be prescribed. A road
linking this area to the diversion road without passing the Poblacion will be
proposed so that this industrial zone will have ready access to both water and
land transportation facilities.
The third area is the emerging CBD area comprised of Barangays Libjo, San
Isidro, Pallocan West, Pallocan East, Gulod Labac, Gulod Itaas, Dalig, Dumantay,
Dumuclay and Sampaga. Commercial, educational and residential subdivisions
form the main economic activity in this area.
The fourth area represents the leisure zone of the city. This area is comprised of
the barangays in the southern portion as well as in Verde Island. Economic
activities in this area shall revolve around agriculture, recreation, tourism, agro-
forestry, and residential activities. The Oratory of the Blessed Virgin Mary at
Monte Maria in Barangay Pagkilatan together with proposed mixed use
developments around it form the major investments in this zone.
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Figure 3.9. Thematic Zones
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3.6 LAND USE POLICY FRAMEWORK
3.6.1 Proposed Land Use Distribution in Batangas
Based on data from the City Assessor’s Office, the entire 28,541.44 hectare land
area of Batangas City is privately owned. Data from the same office also reveal
that lands with slopes greater than 50% in the upland barangays surrounding Mt.
Banoy are classified as agricultural and not forest lands. In the wake of Super
Typhoons Ondoy (Ketsana) and Pepeng (Parma) that caused heavy flooding and
landslides in Metro Manila and Northern Luzon, all lands with slopes greater than
50% shall be classified as Forest Management Areas or Zones (Figure 3.10).
The Proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan shall consist of four broad land use
categories namely, protected land uses, production land uses, settlements, and
infrastructure.
3.6.1.1 Protected Areas
Protected areas comprise the resources and areas of the city that (1) enhance the
proper functioning of its natural environment, (2) to a certain extent, protect
human settlements from different forms of natural hazards, (3) promote
biodiversity and the unique natural charms and physical endowments of the area,
(4) promote sustainable agriculture, tourism and eco-tourism development, and
(5) create an aesthetically-pleasing and psychologically-enhancing living
environment in the city.
3.6.1.2 Production Areas
Production areas are areas with relatively few constraints regarding their
continued use for production purposes. These areas are capable of sustaining
intensive and multiple uses primarily geared for the production of food and cash
crops or the extraction of natural resources for their economic value.
In Batangas City, land uses that comprise production areas consist of commercial-
mixed uses (Primary and Secondary Urban Core), tourism-leisure areas,
agriculture areas, agro-industrial areas, industrial areas, and municipal waters.
3.6.1.3 Settlement Areas
The city’s settlement areas encompass primarily the residential portion of the built-
up environment. These include all private subdivisions, self-built housing sites,
public housing areas, transient housing facilities, and socialized housing.
3.6.1.4 Infrastructure Areas
Infrastructure areas include economic, social, administrative, and utilities and

transportation infrastructure.
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Figure 3.10. Proposed Land Use Plan
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3.6.2 Land Use Policies by Area
3.6.2.1 Policies on Protected Areas
In Batangas City, protected areas are those areas requiring local legislation
and/or community action as well as those covered by specific laws and
administrative issuances. They include identified environmentally-constrained
areas such as areas with slopes greater than 50%, areas that are prone to floods
and storm surges, salvage zones, river and road easements, and historical
buildings and their sites.
a) Environmentally-Constrained Areas
These are areas prone to natural hazards either hydrologic or geologic in nature.
Although settlement development has occurred and continues to occur in these
locations, this can be prevented in the future through the adoption and
implementation of a city open space development program that will restrict certain
developments or human activities in areas that pose environmental hazards or
risks to human settlements.
Areas in Ilijan, Dela Paz Proper, Dela Paz Pulot Aplaya and Talahib Pandayan
that are frequently exposed to weather and water-related hazards such as storm
surges will be surveyed and delineated on ground. As much as possible, these
areas will be kept in their open natural state or, if built upon, restricted to low
density developments and protected with engineering interventions.
b) Easements of Public Use
Article 51 of the Philippine Water Code (PD1067) stipulates:
The banks of rivers and streams and the shores of the seas and lakes
throughout their entire length and within a zone of three (3) meters in urban
areas, twenty (20) meters in agricultural areas, and forty (40) meters in
forest areas, along their margins, are subject to the easement of public use
in the interest of recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing and salvage. No
person shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is necessary
for recreation, navigation, floatage, or salvage or to build structures of any
kind.
To prevent destructive developments along the river system, all legal easements
will form part of the city’s open spaces that will have equal status with other land
uses. The above provision of the law is hereby adopted in this CLUP and all non-
conforming uses shall be subject to the mitigating measures to be provided in the
zoning ordinance.
In line with the city’s thrust to recover as well as rehabilitate its legal easements,
policy and legislative intervention will focus on the following:
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1. Enforce the implementation of Article 51 of the Water Code to recover legal

easements.
2. Reclaim riverbanks that have been destroyed or built upon.
3. Prohibit the construction of permanent structures along the riverbank.
4. Redevelop portions of the bank into public open spaces such as linear parks.
5. Protect the riverbank through tree planting and riverside vegetative protection.
6. Ensure that riverside constructions along riverside roads should be at the side
away from the river and not on the river.
7. Ensure the preservation of visual corridors in line with the city’s open space
program.
c) Beachfront and Salvage Zone
The city has extensive beachfront areas. These are from Barangay Sta. Rita
Aplaya to Pagkilatan, from Pagkilatan to Talahib Pandayan, and around Verde
Island. However these areas have not yet been delineated. In the context of a
management plan that shall protect, rehabilitate, and develop the city’s foreshore
area, the limit of the salvage zone and beach front shall be demarcated on the
ground.
d) National Road Easements
National roads customarily function as arterial roads, that is, they handle through
traffic. This function is, however, often jeopardized by the popular practice of
building too close to the road, even to the extent of encroaching on the road right-
of-way.
To allow national roads to continue to function effectively, a 10-meter regulatory

setback measured from the edge of the right-of-way (ROW) shall be enforced for
new national roads. This will prevent encroachments along both sides of the road
and contribute to the preservation of the city’s open space.
3.6.2.2 Policies on Production Areas
Production areas are grouped as follows: a) The Primary and Secondary Urban
Core and the General Development Areas; b) industrial areas; c) agricultural
areas; d) agro-industrial areas; e) tourism and recreation areas; and, f) municipal
waters.
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a) Primary and Secondary Urban Core
Encompassing the city’s financial and business district, land uses within the
Primary and Secondary Urban Core and along the arterial roads leading to them
will comprise of medium to high density mixed uses such as wholesale and retail
trade, banking and finance, personal and community services, transportation and
telecommunication, and tourism related uses. Existing academic institutions and
hospitals will be allowed to remain but their expansion will be directed to the other
growth centers.
The policy agenda for this area will focus on its regeneration or renewal not only
to revitalize the local economy but also to improve the quality of life within the
urban fabric. The following policy objectives are hereby adopted to strengthen the
Primary and Secondary Urban Core through inner city regeneration:
i. Removal of blight in or near the Primary and Secondary Urban Core which
depresses property values;
ii. Assembling sites on which new developments such as office buildings and
other public structures could be undertaken;
iii. Convincing private developers or property owners within or near the Primary
and Secondary Urban Core to invest in the redevelopment of rundown
premises;
iv. Creating a more favourable investment climate for development; and,
v. Adding substantially to the tax base of the city through the appreciation of the
assessed value of properties as a result of urban renewal.
Through urban renewal as the policy to spur growth in the area, public
intervention may include not only measures to encourage and direct private
investments toward revitalization efforts but also acquisition, clearance, relocation
and redevelopment by the city government itself. Public intervention to modify or
influence appropriate land uses within the Primary and Secondary Urban Core
may also include a range of policy or legislative activities on the following:
i. Land banking to forestall inappropriate developments on an unplanned basis;

ii. Integration of open spaces into the design of the built-form to enhance urban
aesthetics and thus increase property values;
iii. Investment in economic development activities to create new or maintain
existing employment opportunities;
iv. Circulation system to serve different segments of the population;
v. Improvement in the quality of city services;
vi. Historical preservation designed to restore, or make useful, facilities of
aesthetic or historical merit; and
vii. Design or development guidelines on outdoor signages; street furniture; traffic
management schemes; threshold capacity of utilities, traffic generation
potential, among others.
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b) Industrial Areas
This industrial areas cover the entire areas of Barangays Sta Rita Aplaya,
Tabangao Aplaya, Pinamucan Proper and Pinamucan Ibaba, and portions of
Barangays Libjo, Malitam, Tabangao Ambulong, Simlong, Mabacong and Ilijan.
Public action for the city’s industries will focus primarily on the formulation of
environmental and sanitation policies and enabling ordinances.
c) Agricultural Areas (Croplands)
The general policy with respect to croplands not covered by protection policies is
to maximize their productivity through crop diversification. Owners of idle lands
suitable for agricultural purposes will be encouraged to invest in high value crop
production through government-initiated programs that provide credit assistance
and financial incentives. Legislative action will focus on encouraging land owners
to make their lands productive again through the enactment of special levies on
idle lands and ordinances that support public-private partnerships in agricultural
development.
d) Agro-Industrial Areas
Barangays Soro-soro Ibaba, Bilogo and San Jose Sico shall serve as the main
agro-industrial centers of the city. Spill-over areas may include Soro-soro Ilaya,
Soro-soro Karsada, Bucal, San Pedro, Mahacot Kanluran, Mahacot Silangan,
Catandala, Paharang Kanluran, and Paharang Silangan.
Activities such as backyard raising of livestock and fowl as well as food

processing factories will be regulated to ensure that these do not pollute existing
creeks that lead to the main river system. The policy that will be adopted will be to
strictly enforce the provisions of environmental protection laws, particularly
Presidential Decree 1586, which provides for the establishment of the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System and subjecting environmentally-
critical projects to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. The
process usually requires agro-industrial and industrial establishments to effect or
set up mitigating measures such as treatment of waste effluents and the
construction of a settling pond.
The city government, with the help of the Environmental Management Bureau
(EMB) and other law-enforcing agencies, will be compelled to observe a regular
monitoring process on compliance with the requirements set during the study
phase of the EIS System even if these establishments have already been granted
their Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC).
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e) Tourism and Recreation Areas
Policy action towards developing the city’s tourism and recreational potentials will
be the formulation of a city-wide tourism plan that will lay down the necessary
guidelines for the use and development of certain areas for tourism and
recreational purposes. In line with the development of a Tourism Promotion
Program, such guidelines will be used especially to influence tourism-related
developments to be located in Barangays Talumpok Silangan in the upland areas
and Pagkilatan, Ilijan, Dela Paz Proper, Dela Paz Pulot Aplaya and Talahib
Pandayan in the coastal areas. For eco-tourism sites located in Verde Island,
public action will include the formulation of eco-tourism guidelines as well. The
necessary support facilities such as low to medium-rise hotels (maximum of 4
storeys) and convention facilities, restaurants, shopping centers, souvenir shops,
tourism information offices will be established through public-private partnership
arrangements initiated by the LGU.
The city government implements tree planting program which is included in the
regular city’s annual budget. Other related similar projects up to the barangay
level is already in placed like the annual search for cleanest and greenest
barangays, the provisions of tree planting materials for target barangays and the
partnership with different stakeholders and private companies with similar
environmental projects.
f) Municipal Waters
Batangas City has an extensive network of municipal waters consisting of primary,

secondary and tertiary rivers, as well as marine waters forming part of Batangas
Bay. Municipal waters are considered part of production areas because the
management, conservation, development, protection, utilization, and disposition of
all fish and aquatic resources within these areas are the responsibility of the LGU,
as provided for in the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 (RA 8550, Sec. 16).
In Batangas City the municipal waters on the other hand, are the main resource
base for the fishery industry. The marine waters support municipal catch fisheries
both by the use of motorized and non-motorized fishing gear. The city government
has the exclusive authority to grant territorial use rights for fisheries and to issue
licenses for, and regulate the operation of fishing vessels of three (3) gross tons
or less (RA 7160, Sec. 149).
For this purpose the Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) shall enact a local fisheries
ordinance, specifying, among other things, the limit of river surfaces that may be
utilized for fishpen operations or erection of fish corrals or fish cages. The
ordinance shall likewise designate and demarcate navigational lanes which
should be kept unobstructed at all times (RA 8850, Sec. 55).
In the case of the marine water component of the city’s municipal waters, the SP
shall initiate the process, in coordination with the provincial government, of
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integrated fishery resource management by all LGUs abutting Batangas Bay,

pursuant to Sec. 16 (RA 8550). Among the possible matters requiring
consideration are a) delineation and delimitation of municipal water boundaries; b)
enactment of a unified fisheries ordinance, c) color coding of municipal fishing
vessels, d) integrated enforcement of fisheries laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations, e) safeguarding the operations of critical industries abutting Batangas
Bay, f) coordinating various uses of the Bay, and, g) delineating navigation routes
for local and international seagoing vessels.
3.6.2.3 Policies on Settlement Areas
Settlement areas comprise primarily the residential portion of the built

environment. They encompass all private subdivisions, self-built housing sites,
public housing areas, transient housing facilities, and socialized housing.
In general, the following laws should guide all types of residential developments in
Batangas City:
i. Presidential Decree 957 (regulating the sale of subdivision lots and

condominiums)
ii. Batas Pambansa 220 (providing standards and technical requirements for
economic and socialized housing projects),
iii. Presidential Decree 1096 or the National Building Code (containing specific
provisions relevant to dwellings or groups of dwellings, traffic generation,
advertising and business signages, fire zones, erection of more than one
principal structure, rear lots, etc.)
iv. Presidential Decree 1216 (requiring 30 percent open spaces in a subdivision
and amending Presidential Decree 957 with regard to the provision of roads,
alleys, sidewalks and open spaces)
v. Presidential Decree 953 (requiring the planting of trees in subdivisions, open
spaces and roads/streets), and
vi. Presidential Decree 296 (prohibiting reclamations or occupancy of portions of
rivers, creeks, esteros and drainage channels).
a) Private Subdivisions
Development of residential subdivisions will be guided by the provisions of

Presidential Decree 957 and Batas Pambansa 220.
b) Self-built Houses
For self-built houses, public action will focus on the enforcement of relevant
provisions of the National Building Code. The zoning ordinance will provide
supplemental guidelines on such requirements as setbacks, firewalls, open space,
building height and bulk, etc.
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c) Public Housing
Development of housing for government employees such as the one to be built in

Barangay San Isidro, will be guided by the provisions of Presidential Decree 957
and Batas Pambansa 220 particularly on such requirements as setbacks,
firewalls, open space, building height and bulk, etc.
d) Transient Housing
This type of housing plays a significant function in the urban environment, as it

caters to where the city’s teeming population of students, sales representatives,
national government functionaries, corporate executives, and other transients who
seek accommodation for a limited period in the city. Public action will cover the
formulation of development guidelines for transient housing to ensure their
comfort, convenience and safety. These guidelines will cover such aspects as
minimum room size, maximum occupancy, lighting and ventilation, fire exits and
safety equipment, parking and open space, gender-sensitive facilities, among
others.
e) Socialized Housing
The provisions particularly of Republic Act 7279 (Urban and Housing

Development Act) are relevant especially with regard to the following:
i. Provision of socialized housing for the poor and the informal settlers;
ii. Promotion of on-site housing through the Community Mortgage Program
(CMP);
iii. Urban renewal in urbanized areas; and,
iv. Resettlement of informal settlers living alongside roads leading to the
Batangas Port, in hazard-prone areas and in privately owned lots.
3.6.2.4 Policies on Infrastructure
a) Economic Infrastructure
1. Public Markets – In line with the city’s thrust to disperse economic activities
from the traditional urban center, public action will focus on the selection of
appropriate sites for public markets in the different growth centers. This will
require the following activities:
i. Site selection;
ii. Detailed technical survey and mapping;
iii. Master development planning, to include conduct of a market study to
determine market prospects as well as economic/financial feasibility
study of the project, site development planning, development phasing
and programming plan;
iv. Business development planning, including investment programming;
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v. Plan implementation, to include land acquisition, plan monitoring and

evaluation, among others.
2. Slaughterhouse – this facility will be used for the local market and will be
planned in accordance with the requirements of the National Meat
Inspection Commission, related policies of the Department of Agriculture,
and standards set by the National Building Code. In determining the
feasibility of such a facility, the same activities detailed in Item 1 above will
be conducted.
b) Social Infrastructure
1. Public Schools – Public action will require land acquisition preferably of

adjacent lots to accommodate additional increases in student population.
The growth centers will provide new sites for proposed secondary school
campuses. Local legislation will ensure that planning guidelines for school
building construction include the following:
i. Location should be away from all major roads.

ii. Site should be flood-free i.e. elevated and provided with efficient
drainage system.
iii. Vertical development and expansion should be encouraged.
iv. There should be enough space to accommodate projected student
population.
Public action will ensure that budget allocation from the Department of
Education and LGU will augment the Special Education Fund (SEF) for the
development of the new sites.
2. Private Schools – The expansion of private schools will be redirected

towards identified growth centers within the city. These new sites will be
planned and developed in accordance with a supplemental local ordinance
to the National Building Code containing campus planning and design
standards.
3. Non-Formal Educational Facilities – Legislative action will take the form of

a request for the establishment of a proposed secondary trade school with
the objective to prepare the graduates to engage in income-generation
activities.
4. Public Libraries and Archives in the growth areas will be a priority. A

program to put up and modernize existing public libraries in the city will be
adopted.
5. Reading Centers – These will be established in all barangays.
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6. Sports and Recreational Facilities – This community facility will be

established in all growth centers through public-private partnership. They
can be co-managed by the Department of Education and the LGU. Public
action will require public schools to open their sports facilities for use by the
residents outside of school hours.
7. Private Recreational Facilities – Public action will focus enforcement of,

and ensuring their compliance with fire safety standards. Legislative action
will increase sanctions and penalties for violations. Land uses in the
southern portion of the city are intended for tourism and recreational
activities.
8. Public Assembly Areas – these are facilities such as the Mabini Plaza
fronting City Hall in the Poblacion and the Batangas City Sports Center in
Barangay Cuta. Public action will focus on rationalizing their utilization so
that they could be used for various purposes. Their maintenance and
profitability will be sustained through the General Services Office. These
facilities will serve as functional elements in the city’s network of open
spaces.
9. Memorial Parks and Cemeteries – these are mainly located in the

Poblacion area and the emerging CBD. Public action will focus on
expansion activities to include the setting up of condominium type grave
sites and a crematorium. Legislative action will generate development
guidelines for the establishment and maintenance of cemeteries and
memorial parks.
c) Administrative Infrastructure
1. Government Center – the policy of the city government is to relocate some

functions of the city government to the emerging CBD area in Barangay
Pallocan Kanluran. Public action will include the following:
i. Site selection;
ii. Detailed technical survey and mapping;
iii. Master development planning, to include conduct of an
economic/financial feasibility study of the project, site development
planning, development phasing and programming plan;
iv. Business development planning, including investment programming;
and
v. Plan implementation, to include land acquisition, plan monitoring and
evaluation, among others.
2. Ecological Waste Management System – Stricter enforcement of the

ordinance requiring segregation and composting of wastes at the
household level. The controlled dumpsite in Barangay San Jose Sico
should be transformed into a sanitary landfill as mandated by the Solid
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Waste Management Act. The General Services Office should see to it that
the following facilities are operated properly:
i. Ecological Waste Management Center, with a sanitary landfill in

Barangay San Jose Sico.
ii. Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
iii. Composting areas
In this connection, the banning or prohibition of backyard burning anywhere

in the city as well as discarding any form of waste into bodies of water
should be strictly enforced.
d) Utilities and Transportation
1. Power Supply and Distribution – Legislative intervention will focus on

formulating regulations (based on industry standards) on exploring
alternative sources of power supply such as bio-gas, solar, and wind.
2. Telecommunication – Regulation will focus on the location of cell sites for

public health and safety considerations.
3. Sewerage System – Legislative action will entail the enactment of a local

sanitation ordinance and increase penalties for violators.
4. Drainage System and Flood Control Facilities – this will require the Local
Development Council (LDC) to pass a resolution seeking the support of the
Regional Development Council (RDC) for the conduct of a comprehensive
drainage study to flooding problems plaguing the city.
5. Water Supply and Distribution System – Development of public and private

wells shall be undertaken jointly by the Batangas City Water District
(BCWD) and the Local Government in coordination with the National Water
Resources Board (NWRB). The city will conduct a study on alternative
sources of water to ensure its sustainability.
6. Arterial Roads – public action will focus on the recovery of road-rights-of-

way and to develop them into an additional lane. To minimize traffic
congestion within the city, the “no on-street-no parking” policy will be strictly
enforced especially within the central business district. A minimum lateral
access to arterial roads at an interval of 500 meters will be enforced.
7. Collector Roads –A minimum lateral access along proposed collector roads

to be not less than 250 meters will be enforced and that only a collector
road will connect to an arterial road.
8. Distributor Roads – The development of dead-end roads will be

discouraged and that all roads must form part of a loop or series of loops.
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9. Subdivision Roads –Subdivision developers will be compelled to connect

their main subdivision road only to collector and distributor roads. The LGU
Road design standards will be used as a basis for improving existing local
roads. These standards and guidelines will be imposed on new road
construction and will include provisions on sidewalks, ramps, planting
strips, street lighting, waiting sheds, and others.
10. Street Furniture – Standards for street furniture, traffic signages, and
overpass design will be formulated. Traffic signals on on-grade pedestrian
crossing will be put up.
11. Parking Facilities – Provisions on parking and open space requirements

shall conform to the Local Traffic Ordinance and Zoning Ordinance of the
City.
12. Bus Terminals – Appropriate sites within the growth centers for multi-modal
bus terminals will be identified.
13. Water Transport Terminals – All-weather water transport docking facilities

along the Calumpang River will be constructed. In this connection,
navigational lanes for water transport will be identified and properly
signalized.
3.6.3 Proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan by Management Zone
The proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan in Figure 3.10 will be reconstituted
into “management zones” to allow for mixed uses to take place. This strategy,
adopted in the 1998-2007 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, made the land use
structure in the City “policy-driven” allowing it to “maximize opportunities for
creativity, innovation and provide room for the land markets to develop within the
framework of the City’s overall goals and objectives.”17 The rational behind this
strategy is the difficulty of prescribing a range of land use activities for specific
locations given “shifting economic conditions and changing market preferences.”
To this end, a dominant land use activity is prescribed for each management zone
supported by complementary and compatible land uses. Table 3.7 below and
Figure 3.11 present the recommended management zones.
3.6.3.1 Primary Urban Core (PUC)
The Primary Urban Core (PUC) is the financial and commercial center of the City.
It is the central business district and will consist of the 24 Poblacion barangays,
Cuta, Kumintang Ibaba, Calicanto, Pallocan Kanluran, Gulod Labac, and portions
of Libjo. This area shall be geared for high-intensity mixed-use development.
Dominant types of development to be allowed include retail, offices, residential
17
1998-2007 Batangas City Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
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uses, hotels, financial institutions, the government center, schools, universities,

hospitals, sports facilities, parks, and the like.
3.6.3.2 Secondary Urban Core (SUC)
The Secondary Urban Core (SUC) shall provide support facilities to the PUC. This
area shall be developed at a lower intensity than the PUC. Immediately
surrounding the PUC, the SUC shall be composed of Kumintang Ilaya, Alangilan,
portions of Balagtas, Tingga Labac, portions of Libjo, San Isidro, Pallocan
Silangan, Gulod Itaas, and portions of Dalig. The SUC shall allow for
the development of low- to medium-intensity commercial uses; low- to high-
density residential uses; government offices, parks and the like. Facilities for
socialized housing are provided in this zone.
3.6.3.3 General Development Area (GDA)
The General Development Area (GDA) shall be the “suburban” residential area
and shall provide for a complete set of community facilities and amenities. The
GDA shall predominantly be used for low- to medium-density residential areas.
Customary activities such as neighbourhood-scale commercial facilities, churches,
recreation centers, tourism facilities, schools and the like shall be allowed. The
development of commercial activities, especially at the vicinity of nodal points
defined by major road intersections, are specifically encouraged in these areas.
Facilities for socialized housing are provided in this zone.
3.6.3.4 International Port Area
This area covers the Batangas City International port and its vicinity which shall be
allotted for port and port-related activities.
3.6.3.5 Industrial Areas
Areas for industrial uses shall be grouped into medium- to heavy-industries

located at the western section of the City and light-industries located on both
sides of the Batangas Port Diversion Road all the way to Mahabang Parang and
Concepcion in the north.
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Table 3.8
Comparison between 1998-2007 and 2009-2018 CLUPs
1998-2007 CLUP 2009-2018

Management Zone Area SHARE Area SHARE
(HAS.) (%) (HAS.) (%)
Primary Urban Core 625.72 2.19% 852.50 3.00%
Secondary Urban Core 1,755.35 6.15% 1,274.38 4.50%
Gen. Dev’t. Area 4,105.72 14.39% 3,692.05 12.94%
Socialized Housing Area 446.42 1.56% 35.59 0.13%
Light Industrial Area 736.52 2.58% 954.6 3.35%
Heavy Industrial Area 1,592.04 5.58% 1,840.00 6.45%
International Port Area 401.46 1.41% 175.10 0.61%
Ecological Development Area
- Forest Management Zone 389.86 1.37% 3,707.26 13.0%
- Agro Forestry Area 5,057.65 17.72% 5,523.00 19.35%
- Watershed 4,301.32 15.07% 0 0.00%
- Tourism 1,209.89 4.24% 1,054.00 3.69%
Agricultural Development Area 6,492.55 22.75% 8,140.82 28.52%
Agro-Industrial Area 1,354.81 4.75% 486.30 1.70%
Special Land Use Area 72.13 0.25% 20.18 0.02%
- Sanitary Landfill (7.0) (0.02%)
- Open Space (65.13) (0.23%)
Protected Area 0.00 0.00% 27.00 0.09%
Roads / Bridges 0.00 0.00% 634.96 2.22%
River 0.00 0.00% 123.70 0.43%
Total 28,541.00 100.00% 28,541.45
3.6.3.6 Agro-Industrial Areas
The Agro-Industrial Areas cover portions of the City that shall be used principally
for production, agro-processing and marketing activities of farm products.
3.6.3.7 Agricultural Development Areas
Agricultural Development Areas (ADA) shall be primarily devoted to agriculture

production activities such as those involved in crops, livestock and poultry, tree-
farming, and the like. Settlements herein shall be limited to agro-residential
scales.
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Figure 3.11 Proposed Land Use Plan by Management Zones
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3.6.3.8 Agro-Forestry Areas
The Agro-Forestry Areas shall be for cultivation of agricultural crops, combined

with tree crops and forest plants. It also covers areas for protection of land drained
by streams or fixed bodies of water and their tributaries.
3.6.3.9 Forestry Areas (Forest Management Zones)
The Forestry Areas cover all lands having slopes of 50% or more within the
permanent forest or forest reserves of Mt. Banoy.
3.6.3.10 Tourism Areas
The Tourism Areas cover areas that are endowed with natural or man-made
physical attributes and resources that are conducive to recreation, leisure and
other wholesome activities (e.g. educational) and are intended for use of
travellers.
All areas declared as Ecotourism areas shall be planted with appropriate tree
species to ensure the greening and enhancing of these areas for nature travellers
and visitors.
3.6.3.11 Special Land Use Zone
This area contains the current seven (7) hectare controlled dumpsite in Barangay
San Jose Sico. Under the Solid Waste Management Act, the facility will be
converted into a sanitary landfill. Other facilities in the area include the Ecological
Waste Management Center, Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), and Composting
Areas.
3.6.3.12 Protected Areas (High Risk Areas)
Areas designated as Protected Areas or High Risk Areas shall remain as

permanent open spaces. The barangays of Wawa and Malitam are prone to
deep floods and storm surges because of their location at the mouth of the
Calumpang River. Owners of existing structures in these areas shall be advised of
the risks of remaining in the area and shall be told to relocate. Establishment of
new structures in these areas shall be prohibited.
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3.6.3.13 Land Area Breakdown
Table 3.9
Land Area Breakdown
LAND USE CLASSIFICATION AREA (HAS.) SHARE (%)
Primary Urban Core Area

852.50 3.00
Secondary Urban Core Area
1,274.38 4.50
Gen. Development Area
3,692.05 12.94
Socialized Housing Area
35.59 0.13
Light Industrial Area
954.60 3.35
Heavy Industrial Area
1,840.00 6.45
Port Area
175.10 0.61
Eco-Tourism Development Area
1,054.00 3.69
Agricultural Development Area
8,140.82 28.52
Agro-Industrial Area
486.30 1.70
Agro-Forestry Area
5,523.00 19.35
Forest Management Area
3,7 07.26 13.0
Protected Area
27.00 0.09
Special Land Use Area
20.18 0.02
Infrastructure
634.96 2.22
River
123.70 0.43
Total 28,541.44 100.00
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Figure 3.12 Land Use Plan Map
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Figure 3.13 Urban Land Use Map
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3.7 PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
3.7.1 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
a) Project Title: Construction of Clinica ng Bayan
Brief Description: The Clinica ng Bayan building will be constructed adjacent to

the City Hall on the existing site of the Batangas City Fire Station. It will be
become an additional facility of the City Health Office.
Classification: New
Objective:
 To build a Clinica ng Bayan that will provide health services which are
promotive, preventive, curative and to a certain extent, rehabilitative in nature.
Benefits and Beneficiaries: Provision of the following health programs and

services to the residents of Batangas City:
 Maternal and Child Health Care

 National Tuberculosis Program
 Family Planning Program
 Drug Prevention and Control Program
 Expanded Program on Immunization
 National Leprosy Control and Prevention Program
Number of Project Phases: One
Duration: 1 year
Project Start: Short-term
Implementor or Proponent: City Government
Cost Estimate: PhP 10 M
b) Project Title: Construction of School Buildings in Various Barangays
Brief Description: This project is one of the priorities of the present

administration. It involves the construction of new school buildings and other
school facilities in various barangays of the city to accommodate the increasing
student population. The new school buildings will vary in the number of
classrooms, depending on the number of students in the barangay. Dilapidated
old buildings will be replaced, including other school facilities like Industrial Arts
Building, H.E. Buildings and school stage. Comfort rooms for males, females and
the disabled will be provided in each classroom.
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Classification: New
Objective:
 This project aims to build additional educational infrastructure in the various
barangays of the city.
Benefits and Beneficiaries: Adequate and complete school buildings for

students in various barangays
Duration: Two years
Estimated Cost: PhP 100 M
c) Project Title: Establishment of a Technical-Vocational Education and

Training (TVET) Program
Brief Description: The Batangas City government will collaborate with the
Region IV-A office of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) to develop a technical-vocational education and training program tailor-
fit to Batangas City residents. The local government will coordinate with industries
in the city to develop an apprenticeship program for Batangas City men and
women. The government will work out a scheme with training institutions and
colleges as well as with private industries to participate in the dual training system.
Classification: New program. This will support the TVET programs and services
currently being offered by TESDA
Objective:
 To establish a city TVET program in collaboration with TESDA in order to
develop the Batangas City workforce and match industrial requirements with
skilled manpower
Benefits and Beneficiaries: Relevant TVET training given to the following:

 High school graduates, secondary school leavers, college undergraduates and
graduates who want to acquire competencies in different occupational fields
 Unemployed persons who are actively looking for work
 Returning overseas Filipino workers who decide to discontinue working abroad
 Those currently employed who want to upgrade their skills or acquire new
skills
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The TVET participants will eventually be employed by companies in Batangas City

and beyond or will start their own businesses.
Duration: 24 months
Implementor or Proponent: City Government, TESDA Region IV-A
d) Project Title: Establishment of a Government Housing Project in San

Isidro
Brief Description: The city government bought a 7.72 hectare land in Barangay
San Isidro for its housing project for city government employees and
underprivileged residents of the city. The land was already subdivided for a low-
cost housing project. The project is divided into three phases, namely: Phase I –
120 sq. m.; Phase II – 75 sq. m.; and Phase III – 50 sq. m.
Classification: New project
Objectives:
 The project aims to provide homeownership to underprivileged residents and
qualified city government employees. It also aims to provide a higher degree
of security and an overall improvement in the quality of life of families.
Benefits and Beneficiaries: Affordable and decent housing for Batangas City
residents
Number of Project Phases: Three
Duration: 3 years
Project Start: Medium-term
e) Project Title: Establishment of Bahay Pag-asa
Brief Description: Batangas City has been identified by the DSWD as a possible
site for a transition and rehabilitation home for disadvantaged children because of
the presence of the international port which is believed to be an important reason
for the increasing number of crimes committed against and by minors. Those who
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are apprehended are detained alongside adult prisoners which has resulted in
some negative outcomes. An appropriate intervention measure would be the
establishment of a Center for Children in Conflict with the Law(CICL) to implement
an important provision of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006(R.A. 9344).
Objectives:
 Provide temporary care, protection and immediate social services in a safe
and home-like environment to the disadvantaged child;
 Facilitate the comprehensive assessment of the child’s developmental growth
in relation to the child’s anti-social behavior;
 Identify and implement individualized rehabilitation program that will provide
each child enough opportunities for physical, emotional, spiritual and
technical/vocational skills development;
 Work out placement of the client in foster care, adoption, or return/reunification
with families or relatives when appropriate; and
 Network with other government and non-government agencies to maximize
assistance/services to the client and his family.
Target Clientele/ Beneficiaries: Male disadvantaged children who are:

 Fifteen years old and below alleged to have committed a heinous crime and
therefore, in need of immediate protection from a highly risky and unsafe
environment while undergoing intervention and rehabilitation;
 Sixteen to eighteen years old who are in conflict with the law, with no parents
or relatives willing to take them in to which assessment of discernment is being
undertaken; and
 Abused, neglected and exploited by parents or relatives who are irresponsible,
unemployed with low parental skills and have serious behavioral problems.
Project Phases: Four

 Construction of a Residential Facility. The building will provide shelter for a
maximum of 25 male children and will have ample space for group living,
educational, spiritual and physical activities conducive for rehabilitation. It will
have a clinic, psychological testing and counseling room, training /class rooms,
and an administrative office.
 Support Services. Delivery of programs and services such as Social Service,
Medical and Psychological Service, Dietary Service, Counseling Service,
Group Home Life Service, Character Building and Life Skills, Educational
Service, Sports, Socio-cultural and Recreational Service, Livelihood and
Productivity Skills Training/Job Placement, Agro Farming, Family Intervention,
and Foster Placement/Kinship Care/Group Home Service.
 Development of Assessment Tools and Technical Procedures.
 Staff Development
Duration: 6 years
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Project Start: Medium-Term
Implementer/Proponent: City Government and DSWD
Estimated Cost: The budget for the first year of implementation of the project will
amount to Php 4,650,682, which will be spent mostly for the construction of the
center. Budget is also allocated for the purchase of center and office furniture and
fixtures, food, capability building and staff support. Operational budget also
includes allocation for maintenance, utilities, supplies, food, learning materials,
medical/dental supplies, medicines, capability building, staff support, networking,
and professional fees.
The expenses will be shared by the City (in the amount of Php 2,125,682.00) and
the DSWD (in the amount of Php 2,525,000).
It is assumed that the local government will provide land with a minimum area of
one (1) hectare where the center will be constructed and that the facility will serve
children from other provinces/municipalities/cities on a cost-sharing scheme.
f) Project Title: Development of Recreation Areas and Leisure Facilities
Brief Description: This program will cover the following:

 Development of additional public parks and sports/leisure centers
 Improvement of support facilities (e.g., toilets) in the identified recreation and
tourism areas in the city
Classification: Expansion of existing programs
Objective:
 To develop additional recreation areas and leisure facilities in Batangas City in
order to provide the residents opportunities for relaxation, recreational activity,
and social interaction
Benefits and Beneficiaries: Recreation opportunities and physical well-being for

the Batangas City general population
Cost-recovery schemes can be applied.
Duration: 3 years
Project Start: Long-term
Estimated Cost: 6 M
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3.7.2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
a) Project Title: Livelihood Project for Fisherfolk
Brief Description: The livelihood project for fishermen include providing

technical and financial assistance to fishing communities through the various
fishing organizations in support of eco-tourism.
Livelihood projects may include:

a) provision of boats for rental to potential tourists,
b) lifeguard services,
c) serving as tourist guide for those who go scuba diving and snorkeling, and
d) Production of souvenir items made of sea shells and other indigenous
materials, among others.
This project will cover will cover all coastal barangays of Batangas City, with
priority on those with areas declared as marine sanctuaries.
Classification: New
Objectives:
 Provide technical assistance to fisherfolk in support of eco-tourism activities;
and
 Make credit available to fisherfolk who would like to venture into eco-tourism
related activities
Benefits and Beneficiaries:

 Trained about 25% of the 1,121 fisherfolk in Batangas City,
 Provided financial assistance through loans and grants to interested and
qualified individually or through the fishermen’s organizations in Batangas City
Number of Project Phases: Two

 Phase I: Technical Training on Tourism Activities (Six Months)
 Phase II: Funding of Livelihood Projects (1.5 years)
Duration: Two (2) years (Medium-term)
Implementor:
 Local Government of Batangas City and Concerned Barangays
 Private Sector
Cost Estimate: PhP 3 million for two years

 Training: PhP 1 million
Livelihood Assistance: PhP 2 million
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b) Project Title: Tourism Master Planning
Brief Description: This entails preparation of a master plan for barangays with
potential for eco-tourism (i.e., marine protected areas, upland areas, and
waterfalls), mass-based tourism, and other options such as medical tourism.
Classification: New
Objectives: This project aims to prepare a tourism master plan for barangays
with potential for tourism in order to:
 Advocate a "culture of tourism" among the people in the city of Batangas;
 Develop and promote tourist destinations and potential tourism investment
sites of the city of Batangas; and
 Ensure quality management of tourism investments and services to tourists
Benefits and Beneficiaries: A Master Plan document for barangays with the
following tourism potential:
 Marine Protected Areas Ecotourism – in barangay Pagkilatan and the 6
barangays of Isla Verde;
 Upland Ecotourism – Mt. Banoy, Talumpok, Silangan, Sto. Domingo, Cumba;
 Mass Tourism – Monte Maria in Pagkilatan; and
 Medical Tourism
Number of Project Phases: None
Duration: Six (6) months (Short-term)
Implementor: City Investment and Tourism Office
Cost Estimate: PhP 3 million
c) Project Title: Upgrading of the City Slaughterhouse
Brief Description: This project requires the construction of an AAA slaughter

house, which is an upgrade from the existing AA type. The new slaughter house
will result to improving the quality of meat for consumption in Batangas City and
adjacent towns, and for processing.
Classification: New
Objectives:
 Construct a slaughter house with AAA category in Batangas City; and
 Determine the appropriate site to locate the slaughter house.
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Benefits and Beneficiaries: All livestock raisers in Batangas City
Number of Project Phases:

 Phase I: Year 1
 Phase II: Year 2
Duration: Two years (Medium-Term)
Implementor: City Investment and Tourism Office
Cost Estimate: PhP 20 million
3.7.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
a) Project Title: Air and Water Pollution Control and Monitoring Project
Brief Description: This project will address the primary issues and concerns in
improving the air and water quality of the City. The project will consists of several
interrelated components and activities to include: 1) establishment of air and
water quality sampling and/or monitoring stations in the City proper; 2) regular
monitoring of ambient air quality in the City proper and water quality of Calumpang
River; 3) monitoring the compliance of industrial firms to air and water quality
standards and maintaining a data base and development of a reporting system for
the firms’ compliance; 4) conduct of anti-smoke belching campaign, 5) application
of the Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) as part of the EIA for projects which are
heavy generators of traffic such as shopping malls, schools and large-scale
residential subdivisions; 6) issue ordinance and enforce odor and noise pollution
control particularly for animal farms and videoke bars and similar noise-generating
establishment; and 7) monitoring of industrial wastewater discharges and solid
waste dumping in rivers and household wastewater discharges in rivers especially
by informal settlers.
Classification: Mandated project and some new projects
Objectives:
 The main objective of the project is to improve air and water quality of the City
through improve monitoring, reporting and enforcement systems.
Benefits and beneficiaries: An improved air and water quality of the City will
minimize the threats of air and water pollution on the health and well being of the
City’s residents and visitors. Improvement in water quality will result, over the
long term, in the restoration of the productive use and aesthetic value of river
system in the City. This will benefit the domestic and industrial users of water.
Number of Project Phases: None
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Duration by Phase: Monitoring and enforcement of air and water quality

regulations will be a continuous activity. The establishment of air and water
quality sampling/monitoring stations will be a short term activity of about 3-4
years.
Project Start: Medium to long-term
Implementor or Proponent:
 City ENRO in partnership with EMB,
 Tripartite Monitoring Team, and
 the industries located within the City
Cost Estimate:
 Components 1 and 2: Php 5 million (equipment); Php 2 million per year (MOE);
 Component 3 Data base development and report preparation): Php 1 million
(equipment); Php 500,000 per year (MOE) the cost of monitoring and
measurements is borne by the industrial firms.
 Component 4: Php 3 million (equipment) + Php 1.5 million (MOE)
 Components 5 and 6: P1 million (equipment) + Php 1 million (MOE)
 Component 7: Php 1.5 million (MOE) The cost of monitoring and laboratory
analysis of wastewater discharge will be borne by the industries.
 Total cost: Php 19 million (equipment) + Php 6.5 (MOE) per year.
b) Project Title: Urban Green Parks Establishment
Brief Description: The project will involve the establishment of green parks
within the City particularly in open public spaces and river easements. It will
conduct the survey and mapping of sites within the City that can be made into
urban green parks. It will also involve the preparation of detailed design and
establishment or urban green parks.
Objectives:
 The main objective of the project is to improve the vegetation cover of the City
and provide leisure parks for its residents. It aims to establish green parks in
the City by planting trees and shrubs in open spaces in public lands including
easement areas along the Calumpang river.
Benefits and beneficiaries: Increasing vegetation cover within the City will
provide several benefits to its residents, namely: better air quality with the trees
absorbing carbon dioxide and other gaseous pollutants from vehicular emissions;
cooler environment due to the shades provided by trees and the oxygen they
liberate; a park where residents can visit and enjoy; and more stable river banks
due to the presence of trees.
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Number of Project Phases: Two phases
Duration by Phase: 3 to 4 years.

 Phase 1. Survey, mapping, planning and detailed design of sites for urban
park establishment.
 Phase 2. Establishment of Urban Parks.
Project Start: Medium term
Implementor or Proponent: City Government – City ENRO
Cost Estimate:
 Phase 1. Php 2.0 million
 Phase 2. P20 million (establishment of vegetation including the construction of
park facilities such as tables and chairs and public toilets).
c) Project Title: Mangrove Reforestation
Brief Description: The project will undertake the reforestation of denuded

mangrove areas. Its activities would include the identification of denuded sites,
assessment of the suitability of identified sites to reforestation, evaluation of
suitable species of mangroves to use, establishment of nurseries and the conduct
of reforestation employing coastal residents and fishermen. The project will be
undertaken with the participation of and funding support from the industries along
the coastal areas, which are located adjacent to mangroves.
Objectives:
 Improve mangrove forest cover in coastal areas through reforestation of
denuded areas.
Benefits and beneficiaries: Improving mangrove cover through reforestation will

improve the productivity of coastal fisheries that would benefit the local fishermen.
Mangroves also would protect coastal settlements and industries from the
destructive effects of storm surges during typhoons. Once fully established, the
mangroves will prevent coastal erosion and the inundation of nearby agricultural
farms from tidal waves.
Number of Project Phases:
Duration: 1 to 3 years
Project start: Short term
Implementor or Proponent: City ENRO, Industries, NGOs, Fishermen

Organizations, and DENR CENRO or PENRO
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Cost Estimate:
 Identification of denuded sites and suitability assessment: Php 0.5 million
 Establishment of nurseries: Php 1.0 million
 Reforestation and maintenance of 20 hectares: Php 1.0 million
 Total cost: Php 2.5 million
d) Project Title: Sanitary Landfill Construction
Brief Description: The project will involve two main components: 1) conduct of
Feasibility Study and Detailed Engineering Design on the Construction of 7-
hectare sanitary landfill at Sico dumpsite; and 2) Closure and rehabilitation of 2.5-
hectare Sico dumpsite following the guidelines for closure issued by NSWMC and
simultaneously construct the 7-hectare sanitary landfill at Sico dumpsite.
Classification: New and mandated project.
Objectives:
 To fully comply with the requirements of the Solid Waste Management Act;
 To provide a facility for the proper and safe disposal of solid wastes in the City;
and
 To generate revenues for the maintenance and operations of the sanitary
landfill.
Benefits and beneficiaries: The presence of a facility to safely dispose solid

wastes will reduce pollution and safeguard the health of residents against vector
borne diseases caused by poor disposal of solid wastes. The residents of the City
will greatly benefit from this project. The project will also generate revenues for the
City Government enabling it to improve solid waste collection and disposal.
Number of Project Phases: Three phases.
Duration by Phase: Medium Term

 Phase 1. Conduct of FS and Detailed Engineering Design for the sanitary
landfill construction and operations (Year 1); and
 Phase 2. Closure and rehabilitation of 2.5 hectare-Sico dumpsite
simultaneously with the construction of the 7-hectare sanitary landfill (Year 2-
3).
Implementor or Proponent: City Government of Batangas City
Cost Estimate:
 Phase 1. Php 6 million;
Phase 2. Php 400 million
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3.7.4 TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
a) Project Title: Construction of Roundabout (Rotonda) at Gulod Junction
Brief Description: The Gulod junction is perennially congested during morning

and afternoon peak hours. In order to facilitate the efficient flow of vehicles at this
intersection, a roundabout or rotunda can be employed so that only right-turning
movements will be accommodated. With a roundabout, continuous flow of
vehicles can be achieved.
Classification: New
Objectives:
 To reduce number of possible vehicle movement conflicts.
 To improve traffic flow efficiency in the area.
 To serve as landmark or focal point for this part of the City in creating a sense
of place.
Benefits & Beneficiaries: Benefits include travel time savings, reduced fuel
consumption and emission, reduced vehicle movement conflicts.
Beneficiaries are residents and visitors of Batangas City who are traveling to and
from the southwestern portion of the city.
Duration: 6 months
Timeframe: Medium-term
Implementor: City Government
Cost Estimate: PhP 15 Million
b) Project Title: Construction of Viaduct between Sta. Clara and Bay Road
via Malitam
Brief Description: The existing highway connecting the new center in Pallocan
and the southern portions of the city including the industrial zones and the
emerging Monte Maria is a 2-lane road that serves both short local trips and
through trips. This road also serves the high-volume truck traffic going to the
heavy industries along the coast. Highly mixed traffic is therefore served by this
highway. With the emergence of a major important tourism development in Monte
Maria, there may be a need for an alternate road that does not have to pass
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through the residential areas of Pallocan and Libjo. Moreover, this alternate road
can also serve truck traffic.
An alternate road recommended here is in the form of a 3.5-km viaduct that will
pass through Barangays Sta. Clara, Malitam, and Cuta. This viaduct will directly
connect to the STAR Tollway through the Port Diversion Road. Travelers
(including trucks) with origin at the STAR Tollway in Balagtas and destination
anywhere south of San Vicente may choose to take this alternate road. Such an
alternate road will relieve the existing highway and improve its level of service. A
potential of at least 1,700 trucks per day (as surveyed in a 16-hour volume count)
may use this alternate road.
Classification: New
Objectives:
 To provide an alternate access coming from the Port area to the southern
portion of the city including Monte Maria and the industrial areas along the
coast.
 To relieve the existing national highway and improve its level of service.
 To reduce the vulnerability of residential area along the existing national
highway to heavy truck traffic.
consumption and emission, reduced vulnerability of residents along the existing
national highway to truck traffic, availability of alternative routes going to the
industrial areas and Monte Maria along the coast.
Beneficiaries are the residents and visitors of Batangas City who will access the
southern portion of the city.
Duration: 12-24 months
Timeframe: Long-term
Implementor: City Government & National Government
Cost Estimate: PhP 1.60 Billion
c) Project Title: Traffic Signal System Improvement Project
Brief Description: At present, there are seven (7) signalized intersections in the
city. There is a need to enhance the traffic signal system by adding nine (9)
intersections for signalization. These are located at the following intersections:
 Pallocan / Libjo Nat’l Highway
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 Lion’s Marker Junction

 Tingga / Nat’l Highway (Makro)
 Tolentino Rd. / Ebora Rd. Intersection
 Arce / BIR Rd. Intersection
 Bolbok Diversion Road Intersection
 Diversion Rd. / DJPMM Extension Intersection
 Rizal Avenue Extension / DJPMM Access Rd. No. 2
 D. Silang / Evangelista St. Intersection
Aside from the installation of additional traffic signals, ten (10) CCTV cameras are
needed to improve the monitoring of traffic conditions for more timely and prompt
incident response and management.
Location of additional CCTV Cameras:

 Bolbok Diversion Intersection
 Calicanto / Lawas Junction
 Lion’s Marker Junction
 Balagtas Circle
 P. Herrera / Noble St. Intersection
 Rizal Avenue / DJPMM Intersection
 New Market
 D. Silang / MH Del Pilar St. Intersection
 Gulod Junction
 Pallocan / Libjo Intersection (Shell)
Classification: New
Objectives:
 To improve traffic management at major intersections in the city through the
use of additional traffic signals.
 To strengthen the incident response and management capability of the TDRO
through the installation of additional CCTV cameras for better monitoring.
consumption and emission, reduction in traffic accidents, more efficient incidents
response.
Beneficiaries are the residents and visitors of Batangas City.
Number of Project Phases: Four
Duration: 2 years
Timeframe: Short-term
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Cost Estimate: PhP 100 Million (inclusive of cost of geometric improvements)

d) Project Title: Construction & Widening of Barangay Roads
Brief Description: At present, there are 370 kms of barangay roads in Batangas
City. Of this, 61% is concrete, 13% is asphalt, 11% is gravel, and 16% is
unpaved. There is a need to construct, widen, or improve barangay roads in
different places in Batangas City in order to enhance the accessibility of remote
areas. The City Government has identified the locations of the needed
construction or improvement.
Classification: New
Objectives:
 To improve the accessibility of remote barangays;
 To improve the level of service of some existing barangay roads
Benefits & Beneficiaries: Benefits include improved accessibility to remote

areas for transport of people and produce, reduction in travel time, improved road
safety
Number of Project Phases: 1
Duration: 6 months
Cost Estimate: PhP 20.00 Million
e) Project Title:Channelization of Pallocan-Libjo National Highway Junction
Brief Description: The Pallocan-Libjo National Highway Junction is an

unsignalized T – intersection close to SM City Batangas. As one of the major
intersections usually used by most road users towards Poblacion via Calumpang
Bridge 2, it becomes congested during peak hours. In the morning, left turning
volume of vehicles coming from Libjo and Tabangao is heavy as quantified in
traffic volume counts conducted in the study.
The intersection is recommended for signalization (as part of the Traffic Signal
System Improvement Project for the city). Channelization of this intersection is
proposed to complement its traffic signalization.
Classification: New
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Objectives:
 To reduce number of possible vehicle and pedestrian movement conflicts.
 To improve traffic flow efficiency in the area.
consumption and emission, improved traffic safety in the area.
Beneficiaries are residents and visitors of Batangas City who are traveling to and
from the southern portion of the city.
Duration: 6 months
Timeframe: Medium-term
Cost Estimate: PhP 15 Million
f) Project Title: Pre-Feasibility Study of STAR Tollway-Gulod Bypass Road
Brief Description: The current links between STAR Tollway and the Poblacion
and the southern and southeastern portions of the city are the existing national
highway via Balagtas and Alangilan and the Port Diversion Road that connects to
the Poblacion in Bolbok and Calicanto. The national highway via Balagtas and
Alangilan pass through heavily built-up residential, commercial, and institutional
areas, making it a very congested corridor especially during peak hours. The
traffic delays on the national highway offset the travel time savings that have been
made possible by the STAR Tollway. The Port Diversion Road still has excess
capacity, but it provides very long travel for trips between the STAR Tollway and
the areas south and southeast of the Poblacion. These are the expected and
projected new growth areas in the City. It is therefore important to provide new
links to these areas of growth and expansion.
A potential corridor that lies east of the congested national highway has been
identified. It starts at the existing highway in Gulod Labac, goes east to Gulod
Itaas until it reaches the junction to Dalig. From this point, a new road opening is
proposed that will proceed from Dalig to San Pedro, Tingga Itaas, then link to the
existing road going to the STAR Tollway where a new tollgate is to be proposed.
The total length of the bypass road is approximately 6 kms.
Such a major infrastructure project should be well planned, designed, and

implemented. It is therefore important to first to study the feasibility of the project
by looking at its market, technical, environmental, social, institutional, financial,
and economic prospects. A pre-feasibility study is therefore warranted.
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Classification: New
Objectives:
 To assess the demand, technical, environmental, social, institutional, financial,
and economic feasibility of the project.
 To provide the city government with a strong basis for the identification of
funding for this infrastructure project.
Benefits & Beneficiaries: Benefits include clear understanding of the project’s

feasibility. Beneficiaries of the study are ultimately the potential users of the
facility that include residents and visitors of the city. Ultimate beneficiaries also
include current users of the Balagtas National Highway who will experience travel
time savings and improved environment as a result of reduced traffic volumes.
Number of Project Phases: 1
Duration: 6 months
Cost Estimate: PhP 1.5 Million
g) Project Title: Batangas City Drainage Master Plan
Brief Description: The Batangas City Drainage Master Plan will allow the City to
undertake a comprehensive assessment and planning of city drainage facilities in
order to minimize, if not eliminate street flooding which bring about not only
inconvenience for pedestrians, vehicles and establishment, but also pose health
hazards. The planning exercise will allow the City to determine and assess flood
levels, probable sizing and discharge routes and identify overall requirements as
preparation for a future detailed engineering design, and will need to be
undertaken in consideration of the road development plans within the city.
Information from the 1998 CDP indicates that the CPDO/CEO have existing plans
for the rehabilitation of the drainage system. This may be used as starting point in
the overall planning of the city drainage system.
Classification: New
Objectives:
 undertake overall planning of city drainage system
Benefits & Beneficiaries: the master plan will allow the city to have an
integrated approach to drainage-related issues, and prevent the current flooding
concerns from becoming major issues affecting health and safety of city residents;
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beneficiaries are residents and commercial establishments along main and

secondary roads
Duration: Eight (8) months [SHORT TERM]
Implementor: CPDO
Cost Estimate: PhP 5M
h) Project Title: Poblacion Drainage Rehabilitation
Brief Description: The project will consist of the design and construction for the
rehabilitation of the existing drainage along the main roads of the Poblacion. This
may form part of the implementation program which the Drainage Master Plan
may identify, and since the roads within the Poblacion serve the most number of
residents and establishments, rehabilitation of the drainage system will create an
immediate impact at the city level. The CPDO/CEO have previously identified
areas which may form part of the initial rehabilitation plan, which includes sections
along the main access road at the PPA area (Recto St. to PPA, Vergara St., and
Poblacion 024 to Access Road). These areas will need to be tied to the overall
plan in order to confirm routing, section, and sizing requirements.
Classification: New
Objectives:
 undertake detailed design of identified drainage sections at the Poblacion;
 undertake rehabilitation of the existing drainage system;
 install new drainage lines where necessary
Benefits & Beneficiaries: the project will reduce occurrence of flooding along
the existing Poblacion roads and increase safety of pedestrians and vehicles
during the rainy season; beneficiaries include the residents and establishments
along the Poblacion roads, as well as visitors to the city, during the rainy season
Number of Project Phases: One, may be extended to a second phase

depending on funding
Duration: Five (5) years [MEDIUM TERM]
Implementor: CPDO & CEO
i) Project Title: Poblacion Sewerage Project Phase 1
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Brief Description: The absence of an integrated sewerage system was

previously identified in the 1998 CDP, with residential and commercial
establishments continuing to use individual septic tanks which discharge into the
drainage system. Effluent, most often unmonitored for quality, eventually drains
into the Calumpang River and Batangas Bay. The setting up of a sewerage
collection and treatment system is consistent with requirements of PD984, among
others, and are in consonance with environmental protection initiatives. This
project is intended to be the first among several phases which will set up a
citywide collection and treatment system, beginning with the Poblacion, being the
most populous. The components planning and design of the Phase 1 project; the
setting up of common treatment facilities (perhaps in sub-blocks), the laying of
collection lines and finally the interconnection of the individual discharge points to
the main lines
The requirement for the Poblacion sewerage collection and treatment is

immediate (short-term), those for the adjacent barangays may be planned in the
medium to long-term; and for the rest, long term.
Classification: New (mandated)
Objectives:
 undertake design and construction of the Poblacion Sewerage Treatment
Project Phase 1 to cover the main residential and commercial areas of the
Poblacion.
Benefits & Beneficiaries: the project will allow the existing residences and
establishments within the Poblacion area to discharge into a properly designed
collection and treatment facility instead of Calumpang River/Batangas Bay,
reducing pollution caused by untreated effluent; beneficiaries include the residents
of the Poblacion as well as the communities along the Calumpang River/Batangas
Bay
Duration: Three (3) years [MEDIUM TERM]
Implementor: CPDO and CEO
3.7.5 INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
a) Project Title: Geographic Information System (GIS) Project
Brief Description: The GIS Project in the local government of Batangas City
includes 1) the establishment of a GIS Room equipped with modern software and
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hardware for GIS processing; 2) training of personnel on the efficient use of GIS
software for planning.
Classification: New
Objectives:
 To provide up-to-date and accurate demographic as well as economic and
fiscal data of the local government as inputs to planning, decision-making,
policy formulation, and research.
 To update the tax map of all businesses and assessed values of real
properties using the GIS.
Beneficiaries: Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator, Office

of the City Engineer, Office of the City Treasurer, Office of the City Assessor
Number of Project Phases: Two
Duration: 12 months
Implementors: Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator, Office

of the City Engineer
Cost Estimate:
 GIS Software/Hardware P9M
 Training of Staff P1M
b) Project Title: Management Information System Project
Brief Description: The development and implementation of a management

information system (MIS) assists decision-makers and the general workforce in
performing any tasks related to the processing of information that will be useful
inputs to planning and decision-making. Thus, the utilization of modern
information and communications technology to process data is a vital tool in the
operation and delivery of services of the city government.
The project has four components: a) conversion of existing raw data into a
database; b) development of a software application capable of accessing the
database and providing information through a web-based system; c) upgrading of
existing workstations; d) training of personnel on the efficient use of the MIS.
As regards, the following databases must be established:

 human resource profile (includes employees records, skills inventory of
residents, etc.)
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 fiscal profile (new Revenue Code, assessment of real properties, updated

record of businesses and tax-paying individuals, etc.); and
 list of all approved ordinances and executive orders.
Classification: New
Objectives:
 To deliver cost-effective Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
solutions that strengthen the efficiency of government processes, introduce
better controls, greater accountability and improved decision-making.
 To convert existing data into a database accessible through a programmed
client-side environment.
 To transform data into information useful for planning and decision making
through the development of a web-based management information system.
 To train local government staff on the usage of the MIS as well as to equip key
persons with the technical capability to update and add new data to existing
database using an admin-side application.
 To provide the public useful data and statistics of the city government which
may be accessed through the city government website.
Beneficiaries: decision-makers, local staff, general public
Number of Project Phases: Three
Duration: 12 months
Implementor: Public Information Officer
Cost Estimates:
 Application/Database/Web Development P10M
 Procurement of New Workstations P 2M
 Training of Staff P 1M
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3.0.1 Legal Mandate

3.0.2 Linkages with other Initiatives

3.0.3 Land Use Planning Principles

 Nurturing the cultural, moral and spiritual sensitivity of the different

 Self-determination through stakeholder participation ensures that the people

 Gender sensitivity is a way of recognizing the important and complementary

 Social cohesion and harmony through equitable distribution of resources and

 Empowerment of all concerned sectors and stakeholders can be enhanced

 Sustainable development is a shared collective responsibility which calls for

 Development founded on a stable economy where the benefits of economic

 Achieving sustainable population takes cognizance of the limited carrying

 Community-based resource management ensures that all concerned

3.1 VISION STATEMENT

A well diversified agro-industrial and ICT center and international gateway,

3.2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

 Accelerate economic growth by expanding and widening the

 Allocate new areas as growth centers, integrating its functional

 Promote the efficient and equitable utilization, acquisition and

 Designate land uses that will promote productivity and sustainable

 Promote and implement efficient circulation system

3.3 DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Development constraints are generally classified into “inherent” and “derived”

3.3.1 Inherent Constraints

Figure 3.1 Base Map

3. Saltwater-intruded ground water. Most establishments in the Poblacion that

3.3.2 Derived Constraints

2. Settlements not properly located. Partly due to the shortage of buildable

Figure 3.2 – Slope Map

Figure 3.3. 3-D image of Batangas City

Figure 3.4. Building Footprint Map

Figure 3.5. Existing Land Use Map (2008)

4. Unavailable land for large-scale agricultural production. As mentioned in

3.3.3 Development Opportunities

3. Southern Tagalog Access Road (STAR Tollway). The Southern Tagalog

4. Center of Education. Batangas City is a center for education, playing host to

5. Presence of SM Batangas City in Barangay Pallocan Kanluran. The

6. Growing interest by Manila-based real estate developers to invest in land

Once fully developed, it is envisioned that development in this area would

3.4 DEMAND-SUPPLY BALANCING OF LAND REQUIREMENTS

Land, as the platform of activities, is finite while population and socio-economic

3.4.1 Future Demand for Land

The population of Batangas City is projected to reach 386,974 in 2018. This

2009 310,120 155.06 465.18 1,860.72 589.23 133.35 15.51 3,219.04

3.4.2 Assessment of Land Supply

Table 3.5 below shows that approximately 15,064.59 hectares representing

3.4.3 Sieve Analysis

3.5 CONCEPT PLAN

3.5.1 Strategic Development Concept

Figure3.6. Areas for future expansion

3.5.2 Hierarchy of Settlements and Centrality Index

Centrality indicates the level of importance of a given barangay in terms of its

Fig 3.7 Centrality Index Map

3.5.3 Existing Land Uses Versus Land Requirement

The city’s built-up areas is made up of residential, institutional, commercial,

In order to give way to the process of urban development, encroachment of

Establishment of poultry and livestock industry is increasing due to demand for

To ensure the provision of areas conducive to recreation, leisure and other

3.5.4 Proposed Spatial Development Strategy

During an inter-sectoral workshop held on April 2, 2009, it was agreed to adopt a

Figure 3.8: CONCEPT MAP OF BATANGAS CITY

2008 2018 Difference

LAND USES Area % Area %

Residential Area 2886.89 10.12 3,692.05 12.94 805.16