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SWOT ANALYSIS
SOCIAL ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURAL LOCAL AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL
GOVERNMENTAL
STRENGTHS ● Basic social ● The city is the ● Infrastructures ● Competent and ● The soil type ● Together with other
services in the commercial hub of the city are highly trained is generally municipalities, the
barangays are of the province more advanced personnel who Adtuyon clay city plays a role in
easily where trade and available can perform covering the co-management
accessible. and commerce compared to duties and 27.89 % of of watersheds and
● Proper disaster are continually other functions with the total city river basins within
risk sprouting. municipalities. minimal area which is its jurisdiction to
management ● The entry of ● Highly technical supervision suitable for adapt to climate
consistent with banana and communication ● Transparent annual change and thereby
Republic Act pineapple equipment and procurement cultivated reduce disaster risks.
No. 10121 plantations facilities procedures crops and ● The city belongs to
(PDRRM Act of owned by ● Availability of ● Strategic location pastures. major watershed
2010) multinational functional of the city as ● It has a total tributaries of
● Harmonious companies post-harvest center of trade & existing area Pulangui to Rio
relation contributed to facilities in all commerce of 34, 927.51 Grande of
between the the economic barangays hectares Mindanao.
organizations shift from ● Availability of allotted for
having disaster purely modern heavy crop
response agricultural to equipment for production.
capability agri-industrial. infrastructure ● The
(radio group & ● Presence of development preservation
emergency quasi-commerci of lowland
responders in al-industrial rice and corn
the locality). activities that production
● PhilHealth are accessory to areas
Accredited agri-industrializ contributed
maternity care ation increases to the
and production growing
trend of
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puericulture ● Center of agro-industri

center commerce and alization in
● Sports trade in Central the city.
activities for Mindanao ● Large-scale
everyone and poultry
● Abundant raising are
sources of considered as
potable water one of the
primary
agro-based
industries in
Valencia.
● Abundant
sources of
surface water
● Upland
farming was
the major
source of
livelihood
from the 17
upland
Barangays of
Valencia.

WEAKNESSES ● Insufficient ● The financial ● Insufficient ● Proliferation of Job ● Low ● Vulnerable to

fire response capacity of the technical Orders production of different types of
facility and LGU shows an working force ● Less responsive crops during natural hazards such
equipment 87.5% Internal ● Low voltage of implementation of natural as floods, landslides,
● Inadequate Revenue power lines to the approved disasters earthquakes,
disaster Allotment (IRA) over extended organizational ● Slow delivery volcanic eruption,
dependent. secondary line structure of agricultural drought, and etc.
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management ● Low income from ● Underdeveloped ● Partial or extension ● Forestland in five

funds local sources access road for incomplete services barangays is most
● Lack of ● Lack of power line implementation of ● No price exposed to
housing manpower & maintenance information system control rain-induced
programs for transportation and expansion regulation on landslides (Lurogan,
informal facilities ● Illegal agricultural Tongantongan,
settlers/dwelle ● Inadequate road connection of products Banlag, Concepcion
rs & parking spaces water and ● Improper use and Lumbayao).
● Prevalence of ● Business center power line application of These barangays are
street children is heavily ● Insufficient chemicals, characterized by
● Prevalence of congested standby fertilizers, and steep slopes and
malnutrition ● Poor tourism generating other highly erodible soil
program power for public chemical structures.
buildings and inputs in the
offices soil that
● Problems on resulted to
road right of soil depletion
way acquisition ● Lack of
● Disaster-proof expansion &
infrastructures maintenance
in the city are of
still inadequate. farm-to-marke
t roads

OPPORTUNITI ● Skills and ● Processing ● Implementation ● Advance ● There are

ES knowledge activities also ● Local, national of Salary technology supplemental
transfer from began to thrive and foreign Standardization brought by budgets that
Philippine in the area in fund/aids/grant Law 3 the major support DRR/CCA
Red Cross, support of trade which could be ● Grants from agricultural such as budget
Office of Civil and commerce, tapped/ national infrastructure allocation for the
Defense, from home level mobilized to government s establish on National Greening
PAGASA, to medium fund ● Influx of investors 2019 by the Program/Climate
PHIVOLCS industries and CAgO Change Adaptation
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from mostly infrastructure ● A potential of – the bulk of which

seminars. agri-based. development being an funds the city’s tree
● Existence of ● Influx of agri-based planting activities.
colleges and Investors economy ● Soil and water
state ● Agriculture and with vast and conservation
universities in Fishery productive technologies are
the nearby Modernization agricultural proven to prevent
town/city Act (AFMA) lands suited excessive soil
● Strong ● Republic Act for growing a erosion in sloping
support of No. 10068 - variety of areas. Some of
stakeholders Organic crops. these are the
● Continuing Agriculture Act ● Knowledge Sloping Agricultural
extension of 2010 transfer to Land Technology
programs of ● Grant from the local (SALT), contour
CMU/BukSU national & farmers from farming, and
for teachers international the agroforestry.
development programs Department
● It has several of Agriculture
tourist spots through
occupying a seminars
total area of ● Agriculture
16.88 hectares and Fishery
that has the Modernizatio
potential for a n Act (AFMA)
tourism ● Republic Act
economy. No. 10068 -
Organic
Agriculture
Act of 2010
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THREATS ● Continuous ● Unstable peace ● Discontinuation of ● Agricultural ● The uncontrolled

development ● Disasters are and order in previous resources are business
of expected to put the hinterlands administration’s threatened environment poses
subdivisions a strain on ● Forest projects with the a great threat to
on areas public finances. denudation ● Political disputes irregular and the ecosystem,
susceptible to ● Presence of ● Natural and during election unpredictabl specifically the
volcanic active volcano man- made e weather forests as a result
eruption (Mt. (Mt. Musuan) calamities. pattern. of continued
Musuan, ● The city and ● Increasing ● Most of the clearings in the
considered as barangays will number of agricultural uplands to pave
the 6th most need enormous motorelas land will be agricultural farming
active volcano financial contribute to unproductive ● Hillside farmers
in the requirements the existing , thus, will cultivating in steep
country). for recovery and traffic problems become slopes expose the
● Congested rehabilitation in the city limited due soil to severe
streets within due to disasters to weathering and
the city due ● Unhealthy vulnerability extreme water
to poor land agricultural of some saturation leading
use planning products areas to to a landslide
● Occupation of ● Climate change climate hazard event.
inhabitants change. ● Wet months result
on high ● Possibility of to increase in
disaster risk water flooding
areas shortage ● Environmental
● Water during dry effects of
shortage due months multimillion
to exponential agri-firm operation
increase of in the city
population ● Global
● Global warming/climate
warming/clima change effect (El
te change Niño/La Niña)
effect (El phenomena.
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Niño/La Niña)
phenomena.
● Prevalence of
internet cafes
and play
stations
accessible to
school children
● Environmental
effects of
multimillion
agri-firm
operation in
the city
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Aspect of Interest SWOT Analysis
1. Basic social services in the barangays are easily
accessible, 2. Inadequate disaster management funds
Social 3. Existence of colleges and state universities in the
nearby town/city 4. Congested streets within the city due Local Communist Armed Conflict. They are the
to poor land use planning
1. The entry of banana and pineapple plantations owned
by multinational companies contributed to the economic
shift from purely agricultural to agri-industrial. 2. Poor
Economic tourism program 3. Processing activities also began to
thrive in the area in support of trade and commerce, from
home level to medium industries and mostly agri-based.
4. Unhealthy agricultural products
1. Infractures of the city are more advanced and
available compared to other municipalities 2.
Disaster-proof infrastructures in the city are still
inadequate. 3. Higher demand for power, water,
Infrastractural
telecommunication connection and infrastructure
development by investors and increasing population. 4.
Increasing number of motorelas contribute to the existing
traffic problems in the city
CPDC Interview General Recommendations
- Proper characterization of disaster funds
- A transparent network which overlooks
"Therefore, the problems are the residents and the budget in times of calamity - In
their attitude. However, there’s no problem with addition, additional accreditation must be
the funding and budget for infrastructure since we achieved by the performing universities in
can ask from the DILG, especially for road the area in order to compete and be on
projects. We have many sources, such as the par with the other top-performing SUC's in
NTF-ELCAC or the National Task Force to End the region. The construction of farm-to
market roads to enhance and improve the
ones who fund our farm-to-market roads. The goal presence of other local competitors in the
is to penetrate the areas where our brothers and area. One final recommendation is the
sisters in the mountains live or the indigenous construction of social facilities such as
peoples." museums, training centers, sports
specialization centers, and mental health
centers as well.
- The authors recommend the
publicization of the private arena which
was mentioned by the Planning Officer
"The creation of a Central City Park should help during the interview. Additionally, since
the demand. This would create new job proper land use planning is an issue that
opportunities, and other income-generating the city still grapples with, the
projects as well." improvement, maintenance, and
rehabilitation of already-existing tourist
spots should be made rather than creating
and constructing new spots.
"Last year, we had a meeting about the transport - Collectively, there has to be an effort in
plan. What we are trying to prioritize are the upgrading telecommunication systems
routes of the motorelas because the Department around the city in order to cope up with the
of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is ever-growing demand that is needed by
now strict about motorelas using national the population. Additionally, since the city
highways. They want to lessen the number of of Valencia grapples with the common
motorelas using the national highways. So, we are effects of climate change such as
creating new routes from Lumbo (south) inclement weather and other storms, the
stretching up to Bagontaas (north). As much as incorporation of a GIS System could prove
possible, we are building new roads for the to be very beneficial when it comes to
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1. Competent and highly trained personnel who can motorelas so that they don’t need to use our mapping landslide and flood-prone areas,
perform duties and functions with minimal supervision 2. national highways." especially that Valencia City is situated on
Partial or incomplete implementation of information a valley that has a river. - Construction of
Local system 3. Implementation of Salary Standardization Law more alternative roads to give way for
Governmental 3 motorelas and to minimize their utilization
4. Discontinuation of previous administration’s projects 5. of national highways with the help of the
Less responsive implementation of the approved DPWH. - Construction of New City Hall
organizational structure Building
Land banking for Research,
1. The soil type is generally Adtuyon clay covering 27.89 "Then, we also have an agricultural production Demonstration, and Production area for
% of the total city area which is suitable for annual zone. These are areas that have a variety of Agricultural Products such as rice, corn,
cultivated crops and pastures. 2. Slow delivery of crops, such as cassava, corn, and sugarcane. pork, beef, poultry, and fish. The
agricultural extension services 3. Knowledge transfer to There is also identified as an Agri-industrial zone rehabilitation and maintenance of
Agricultural
the local farmers from the Department Agriculture in which crops such as sugar cane were currently-existing irrigation and water
through seminars 4. Agricultural resources are processed and turned into molasses. We also treatment facilities is also needed because
threatened with the irregular and unpredictable weather have industrial, commercial, residential, or of its aging state. This is pursuant to the
pattern. settlement zone, along with an institutional zone." answers of the interview conducted by the
proponents of this study.
Endowment of money from the National
Government to actualize the plans of the
1. Together with other municipalities, the city plays a role
LGU to create SWM processing plants.
in the co-management of watersheds and river basins "We proposed having industrial processing plants.
Apart from that, a strengthened sense of
within its jurisdiction to adapt to climate change and Actually, we have already negotiated with the
partnership also has to be observed as the
thereby reduce disaster risks. 2. Vulnerable to different manufacturers of the facility. However, the
LGU mentions of a privately-owned facility
types of natural hazards such as floods, landslides, problem is the funding because it is a private
that can cater to the needs and the
earthquakes, volcanic eruption, drought, and etc. 3. company, and they call for a large amount of
amount of waste produced by the city. In
There are supplemental budgets that support DRR/CCA money. We are now trying our best to pursue the
Environmental addition, a wastewater management
such as budget allocation for the National Greening proposed plans of having processing plants that
system also has to be put in place so that
Program/Climate Change Adaptation – the bulk of which can be up to 5 hectares of area. What we
the city's wastewater treatment systems
funds the city’s tree planting activities. 4. The currently have is we had two automatic waste
do not get overwhelmed by the growing
uncontrolled business environment poses a great threat segregation machines. It is not enough because
demand in the future. We recommend a
to the ecosystem, specifically the forests as a result of solid wastes are hard to decompose, and it
construction of a high-capacity integrated
continued clearings in the uplands to pave agricultural requires burning to eliminate."
wastewater and SWM treatment facility in
farming
order to save land space in a city that is
also suffering from poor land use.