CLUP MALOLOS BULACAN - Volume 1 The Comprehensive Land Use Plan 2018 2026

Zoning map
M E S S A G E
Foremost, the City Government of Malolos would like to give praise to Almighty God for His
blessings and the gift of natural resources and loving people in the historic City of Malolos. We
would also like to express our deepest gratitude to the planning team comprising of the
following offices from the City Government of Malolos, national government agencies, private
sector representatives and all stakeholders, for their cooperation and valuable assistance
extended which have greatly contributed to the preparation and successful completion of this
document.
Office of the City Mayor

Office of the City Vice-Mayor
Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod
Office of the Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod
Office of the City Administrator
Office of the City Assessor
Office of the City Treasurer
Office of the City Accountant
Office of the City Civil Registrar
City Training, Employment and Cooperative Office
City General Services Office
City Budget Office
Office of the City Engineer
City Social Welfare and Development Office
City Human Resource Management Office
Office of the City Agriculturist
City Economic Enterprise and Development Office
Office of the City Veterinarian
Department of interior and Local Government
City Health Office
Philippine National Police - Malolos
Bureau of Fire Protection - Malolos
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Department of Education
Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs
Department of Trade and Industry
Department of Public Works and Highways
Real Estate Developers
City of Malolos Water District
Irrigator’s Association
United Architects of the Philippines – Barasoain and Malolos Republica Chapters
Punong Barangays of the City of Malolos
Special merit to the City Planning and Development Office headed by Engr. Eugene C. Cruz, En.
P., for providing the necessary data and information and the untiring support and dedication
they extended to ensure that all steps in the planning process are adhered during the
preparation of this plan.
Thank you and God bless!
I urge every fellow Maloleňos to join me as partners-stakeholders in taking this very first step
toward sustainable development.
God Bless Us All!
ATTY. CHRISTIAN D. NATIVIDAD

City Mayor
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) translates the City of Malolos’ vision into a set of
development policies and locational guidelines on protection, production, settlements and
infrastructure. The realization of this objective is through a set of interrelated economic, social,
infrastructure, environmental, administrative and investment development studies,
assessments, and strategies. These development strategies are integrated into a land use plan,
which in turn, is implemented through the zoning ordinance and other priority legislations and
instruments.
The land use plan complements other delivery mechanisms available to the local government
such as other local development programs, infrastructure development and fiscal incentives. It
should be understood that the land use plan focuses on land use, and that other development
strategies are to be found in other policy devices and plan documents that are adopted by the
local government from time to time.
More importantly, the CLUP shall strategically direct future land uses: commercial, agricultural,
settlements, industrial, and tourism areas - thus, giving the City of Malolos a development
framework that will be a guide to a sustainable land use pattern, incorporating various disaster
risk reduction and climate change adaptation principles and components in the overall city’s
spatial development strategy.
The succeeding parts outline the results of this initiative. Following the guidelines of the Housing
and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), the City of Malolos produced the necessary documents
in updating its CLUP. Volume 1 discusses the spatial development strategies, and land use
policies of the City of Malolos. Volume 2 is the Zoning Ordinance, which is the primary
implementing lever of the CLUP. Volume 3 is the Planning Environment of the City of Malolos,
showcasing the various development sectors namely: Social, Economic, Institutional,
Environmental, and Physical/Land Use.
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The pursuit of this CLUP is engaged with transparency, sincerity, gender sensitivity and equality,
as well as the genuine consideration of socio-economic, cultural and historical heritage and
environmental impacts.
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E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
The City of Malolos is one of the 24 municipalities and cities comprising the province of Bulacan.
It is bounded on the North by municipalities of Calumpit and Plaridel, Guiguinto on the East,
Paombong on the West and Bulakan and Manila Bay on the Southeast and South respectively. In
terms of its relative geographic location, the City of Malolos lies approximately within the
longitudinal coordinates 120° 46' 48.50" E and 120° 51' 53.00" E and within the latitudinal
coordinates 14° 45' 26.00" N and 14° 53' 29.86" N.
The City of Malolos is situated about 42 kilometers northeast of Manila and is easily accessible
to all types of vehicles through the North Luzon Expressway and MacArthur Highway. The main
arteries of the city’s road network are A. Mabini St., F. Estrella St. and Paseo del Congreso which
are all national roads. The local roads, on the other hand, serve as the lifelines that link the
different barangays. These roads provide access to markets, basic services, both social and
economic, and employment opportunities.
The wide-ranging topography of the City of Malolos is relatively flat of about 0.81% to gently
sloping of 2.17%. The slope of the land descends towards west, southwest to southern direction.
The highest land elevation is about 6.0 meters above sea level while the lowest is only half a
meter below sea level. A network of natural waterways and rivers of various sizes and
importance is traversing its landscape down south to Manila Bay.
The soils of the area belong to the young soils of the lowlands and do not have developed
profiles. They are classified as soils of the alluvial landscape, soils of the coastal landscape and
miscellaneous soil type based on the profile development and parent rock. There are three soil
types from the major said type of Bulacan, the soils of the alluvial landscape and these are
Quingua Series, San Manuel Series and the Tagulod Series. Other soil types comprising the soil
map of the City of Malolos are the Matimbo Series and Masantol Series, which belongs to the
soils of the coastal landscape, Loamy Tidal Swamp and Mucky Tidal Swamp from the
miscellaneous soil types.
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Development issues and concerns of the City of Malolos were identified through the collection,
examination, and interpretation of primary and secondary data in social; economic;
infrastructure and utilities; and institutional and financial sector. The generated information
were validated during a consultation workshop with the stakeholders and numbers of issues and
concerns were identified within each sector.
With these thrusts (agricultural, commercial and tourism), the development of commercial and
industrial based activities will be able to highlight the role of the City of Malolos not only within
the province or region but in the country as a whole.
This land use plan gives the development direction to social, economic and physical attributes of
the City of Malolos consistent with the aspiration, goals, and objectives of the Maloleňos. The
CLUP will also detail strategies committed to the principles of inclusive economic growth,
environmental justice, and social progress as it also consolidates the multi-stakeholder interests
of the community towards environmentally sound land use pattern.
Through this plan, the City of Malolos envisions to achieve the end-state scenario:
Philippines’ premiere historical city of skilled, intellectual, disciplines, God-loving

and empowered citizens with better quality of life embracing global challenges
under a dynamic leadership.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE NUMBER
MESSAGE i
INTRODUCTION iii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v
BRIEF PROFILE OF THE CITY
A. Brief History I-1
B. Demographic Profile I-2
C. Geographic Location I-7
C.1. Territorial Jurisdiction and Barangay Subdivision
D. Physical Features and Environmental Condition I-12
D.1. Topography
D.2. Climate
D.3. Slope
D.4. Soil Classification
D.5. Land Classification I-13
D.6. Geology
D.7. Water Quality I-19
D.8. Strategic Agriculture and Fishery Development Zone (SAFDZ)
D.9. Network of Protected Areas for Agricultural and Agri-Industrial
I-22
Development (NPAAAD)
D.10. Environmentally Critical Areas I-26
E. Infrastructure, Facilities, and Utilities I-28
E.1. Transportation
E.1.1. Roads and Bridges
E.1.2. Ancillary Road Facilities I-31
E.1.3. Transport and Terminals
E.2. Power Utilities
E.3. Water
E.4. Information and Communication Technology I-32
E.4.1. Postal Services
E.4.2. Telephone Service Provider
E.4.3. Mobile Communication Service
E.4.4. Broadcast and Television Network (Radio, Television,
I-33
Cable)
E.4.5. Internet Service
F. Waste Management
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G. Social Services Facilities, Utilities, and Amenities I-34

G.1. Health and Nutrition
G.1.1. Health Status
G.1.2. Health Facilities I-37
G.1.3. Health Manpower I-38
G.2. Water and Sanitation I-39
G.2.1. Household with Access to Safe Water
G.2.2. Household with Access to Sanitary Toilet Facilities
G.2.3. Cemeteries and Memorial Parks I-40
G.3. Education
G.4. Housing I-42
G.5. Social Welfare Services I-43
G.6. Peace and Order I-44
G.6.1. Police Protective Services
G.6.2. Crime Statistics I-45
G.7. Sports and Recreation
H. Economic Structure
H.1. Trends and Development - Primary Sector I-47
H.1.1. Palay Production
H.1.2. Other Agricultural and Fishery Commodities I-49
H.1.3. Total Agricultural Land I-51
H.2. Trends and Development - Secondary Sector I-52
H.3. Trends and Development - Tertiary Sector I-54
H.3.1. Cooperatives I-55
H.3.2. Tourism I-56
EXISTING LAND USE AND LAND USE TRENDS II-1
PRIORITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS III-1

A. Social Sector
A.1. Health
A.2. Education
A.3. Social Services III-2
B. Biodiversity
C. Economic Sector III-3
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C.1. Agriculture
C.2. Service and Industry
D. Infrastructure and Utilities Sector
D.1. Road and Transportation
D.2. Water
D.3. Power
D.4. Information and Communication Technology III-4
D.5. Flood Control
D.6. Support Facilities (Social Sector)
E. Institutional and Financial Sector
F. Special Areas
F.1. Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and
III-5
Management
F.2. Heritage Conservation
FUNCTIONAL ROLES OF THE CITY IV-1

A. One of Philippine’s Potential Regional Centers
B. Part of Mega Manila as Emerging Urban Center IV-2
C. Role in Linking Major Growth Areas (Manila-Clark) IV-3
D. Among the Next Wave Cities
E. One of the Provincial Commercial and Industrial Centers
THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN V-1

A. Rationale
B. Vision V-2
C. Planning Period V-3
D. Development Strategies (Structure Plan)
D.1. Development Thrusts/Options V-4
D.1.1. Agricultural Development
D.1.2. Commercial Development V-5
D.1.3. Tourism Development V-6
D.2. Development Strategies V-7
D.3. Evaluation/Selection of Preferred Development Thrusts and
V-8
Strategies
D.4. The Structure Plan/Map V-9
E. Land Supply and Land Demand Balancing V-11
E.1. Land Area Computation
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E.2. Supply of Land V-13
E.3. Demand for Land V-16
E.3.1. Projection Standards
E.3.2. Estimating Future Land Requirements
E.3.2.1. Residential Area
E.3.2.2. Commercial Area V-19
E.3.2.3. Industrial Area V-20
E.3.2.4. Institutional Area V-22
E.4. Matching Land Demand with Land Supply V-23
F. The Land Use Plan V-26
F.1. Commercial Development
F.1.1. City of Malolos Central Business District (CBD)
F.1.2. Sub-Centers
F.2. Tourism Development V-27
F.2.1. Heritage and Cultural Town District
F.3. Transport Linkages V-28
F.4. Land Distribution Matrix V-29
LAND USE POLICY FRAMEWORK VI-1

A. Environment
A.1. Rivers and Waterways
A.2. Solid Waste Management VI-2
A.3. Water Supply
A.4. Prime Agriculture/Production Lands
A.5. Mangrove Forest VI-3
A.6. Fishpond Areas
B. Biodiversity
C. Settlement VI-4
D. Economic VI-6
D.1. Production Areas
D.1.1. Commercial and Industrial Areas VI-7
D.1.2. Agricultural Areas VI-8
D.1.3. Tourism Areas
E. Infrastructure VI-9
F. Institutional
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G. Special Areas VI-10

G.1. Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management
G.2. Cultural Heritage
PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS VII-1

A. Environment
B. Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management
C. Infrastructure VII-2
List of Maps PAGE NUMBER

Map I.1 - Location Map I-10
Map I.2 - Administrative Map I-11
Map I.3 - Topographic Map I-14
Map I.4 - Slope Map I-15
Map I.5 - Soil Map I-16
Map I.6 - Land Classification Map I-17
Map I.7 - Geologic Map I-18
Map I.8 - Strategic Agriculture and Fishery Development Zone Map I-21
Map I.9 - Network of Protected Areas for Agriculture and Agro-Industrial
I-24
Development Map
Map I.10 - Highly Productive Irrigated Land Map I-25
Map I.11 - Environmentally Critical Areas Map I-27
Map IV.1 - Hierarchy of Network Settlements per Luzon Spatial Development
IV-2
Framework Plan
Map V.1 - Structure/Concept Plan V-10
Map V.2 - Existing General Land Use Map V-15
Map V.3 - Development Constraints Map V-25
Map V.4 - Proposed Infrastructure Map V-31
Map V.5 - Proposed General Land Use Map V-32
List of Figures
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Figure I.1 - Inventory of Roads I-29
Figure I.2 - Structure of the Local Economy: Indicative Number of Businesses and I-46
Total Gross Receipts (in Billion PhP), 2015
Figure I.3 - Historical Annual Gross Receipts (in Billion PhP), 2009-2015 I-53
Figure I.4 - Trends in the Tertiary Sector, 2009-2015 I-54
Figure IV.1 - Regional Centers per National Spatial Strategy IV-1
List of Tables
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Table I.1 - Historical Events I-1
Table I.2 - Ranking of Population among other Towns in the Province I-2
Table I.3 - Population Size and Growth for Malolos and Bulacan
Table I.4 - Population Density I-3
Table I.5 - Population Projection per Barangay (2016-2030) based on AGR 2010-
I-5
2015
Table I.6 - Land Area Distribution by Barangay I-8
Table I.7 - Inventory of Bridges I-29
Table I.8 - General Health Situation, 2011-2015 I-34
Table I.9 - Malnourished Children (0-71 months old), 2015 I-35
Table I.10 - Nutritional Status of Public Elementary School Children, 2011-2015 I-36
Table I.11 - Leading Causes of Morbidity, All Ages (2010-2015)
Table I.12 - Leading Causes of Death, All Ages (2010-2015) I-37
Table I.13 - Public Health Service Workers, 2015 I-39
Table I.14 - Number of Schools by Level, 2015 I-40
Table I.15 - Student-Teacher and Student-Classroom Ratio by Level, SY 2015-2016 I-41
Table I.16 - Education Indicator, SY 2014-2015 and SY 2015-2016 I-42
Table I.17 - List of Government Housing Project, 2015
Table I.18 - Informal Settlement Areas, 2015 I-43
Table I.19 - Protective Services Personnel, 2015 I-44
Table I.20: Crime Statistics, 2011-2015 I-45
Table I.21: Trends in Palay Production, 2008-2015 I-48
Table I.22: 2015 Rice Deficit
Table I.23: Trends in Other Agricultural and Fishery Commodities, 2008-2015 I-49
Table I.24: Agricultural Land (in Hectares), as of 2015 I-51
Table I.25: Historical Cooperative Figures, 2011-2015 I-55
Table I.26: Average Monthly Tourist Arrivals, 2013-2016 I-56
Table V.1: Development Strategies V-7
Table V.2: Development Strategy Evaluation using Goal-Achievement Matrix
V-8
(GAM)
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Table V.3: Development Areas and Influence Barangays V-11
Table V.4: Land Supply Accounting, as of Year 2017 V-13
Table V.5: FAO Prescribed Urban Land Distribution V-16
Table V.6: Estimates of Future Land Requirements using FAO Standards by Year
V-17
2026
Table V.7: Land Use Distribution Matrix V-30
ACRONYMS
A&D Alienable and Disposable

AFMA Agricultural and Modernization Act
AGR Annual Growth Rate
ARI Acute Respiratory Infections
AURI Acute Upper Respiratory Infections
BBIM Barangay Boundary Index Mapping
BBWSP Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project
BHS Barangay Health Station
BHW Barangay Health Workers
BMC Bulacan Medical Center
BSWM Bureau of Soils and Water Management
CAgO Office of the City Agriculturist
CHO City Health Office
CICL Children in Conflict with the Law
CL-RDP Central Luzon Regional Development Plan
CLUP Comprehensive Land Use Plan
CMWD City of Malolos Water District
CPDO City Planning and Development Office
CSWDO City Social Welfare and Development Office
DA Department of Agriculture
DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DENR-LMB Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Land Management Bureau
DepEd Department of Education
DOH Department of Health
Department of Science and Technology - Information and Communication
DOST-ICTO
Technology Office
DSWDO Department of Social Welfare and Development Office
ECA Environmentally Critical Areas
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FBIC First Bulacan Industrial City
GAM Goal-Achievement Matrix
GIS Geographic Information System
HLURB Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
IBPAP Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines
IT Information Technology
IT-BPM Information Technology - Business Process Management
LGU Local Government Unit
LPC Leechu Property Consultants
MRCF Material Recovery and Composting Facility
MRF Material Recovery Facility
NAMRIA National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
NEDA National Economic Development Authority
NHA National Housing Authority
NHCP National Historical Commission of the Philippines
NHI National Historical Institute
NIA National Irrigation Authority
NIPAS National Integrated Protected Areas System
NPAAAD Network of Protected Areas for Agricultural and Agri-Industrial Development
NSS National Spatial Strategy
NWRB National Water Resources Board
OSY Out-of-School Youth
PDPFP Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan
PIA Philippine Information Agency
PLDT Philippine Long Distance Telephone, Co.
PNSDW Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water
PWD Persons with Disabilities
RCB Residual Containment Box
RHU Rural Health Unit
SAFDZ Strategic Agriculture and Fishery Development Zone
TDS Total Dissolve Solids
USAID US Agency for International Development
WB-WSP World Bank - Water and Sanitation Program
VOLUME I
BRIEF PROFILE OF CITY The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
BRIEF PROFILE OF THE CITY

A. BRIEF HISTORY
Among the theories of origin of the name “Malolos”, the most popular one was
presumably derived from the Tagalog word “paluslos” meaning downwards when some
Spanish missionaries searching for inhabited places came across some natives in a
riverside barrio (now Canalate) and asked for the name of the place. The natives, not
knowing the Spanish tongue, answered that the flow of the river in that part was
downstream “paluslos”, which was corrupted to “Malolos” by the Spaniards for
euphony.
Table I.1: Historical Events
YEAR EVENTS
Malolos was founded by the Augustinians under the direction of Fray Diego
1580
Ordoñez de Vivar.
1854 Malolos was divided into three districts: Malolos, Barasoain, and Sta. Isabel.
The three districts (Malolos, Barasoain, and Sta. Isabel) were created into
1859 municipalities with respective capitanes municipals through a Superior
Decree.
1898
The convent of the La Purisima Concepcion church (now Malolos Cathedral
September 10 to March
Basilica Minore) served as the official residence of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.
Gen. Aguinaldo transferred his government from Bacoor, Cavite to Malolos,
September 14
Bulacan.
September 15 The Malolos Congress convened at Barasoain Church.
September 18 Malolos was proclaimed by Gen. Aguinaldo as the capital of the Philippines.
The Malolos Congress ratified the Act of Declaration of Independence of
September 29
June 12, 1898.
1899
January 20 Malolos Congress approved the Malolos Constitution.
January 23 The Philippine Republic was proclaimed with Gen. Aguinaldo as President.
Malolos became the capital of the province of Bulacan by virtue of Public

February 27, 1901
Law No. 88 of the Philippine Commission.
Integration of the three districts (Malolos, Barasoain, and Sta. Isabel) to
1903
Malolos.
A plebiscite was conducted for the ratification of the conversion of the
December 18, 1999 municipality of Malolos into a component city. The conversion was rejected
by the majority votes cast.
Promulgation of the Second Division of COMELEC’s Resolution No. EPC 99-2
October 8, 2001
granting the protest filed impugning the results of the plebiscite.
November 8, 2001 COMELEC Resolution No. EPC 99-2 became final and executory.
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B. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
The 2015 Census of Population of the City of Malolos resulted to a total of 252,074
inhabitants which is 7.66 percent of the total population of Bulacan. With these figures,
the city ranks third among other cities and municipalities in terms of 2015 Census of
population. The City of Malolos grows at a slower rate than that of the province and the
country at Annual Growth Rate (AGR) of 1.41 percent based on the Census of population
in 2010. The records of population show that the growth is faster from 1970 onwards
and with the current rate, the City of Malolos will double its population in almost 52
years. The table below shows the historical Censuses of Population including that of the
province, which population growth is usually faster than that of City of Malolos except in
1970, 2000, and 2010.
Table I.2: Ranking of Population among other Towns in the Province

% TO TOTAL BULACAN
RANK MUNICIPALITY/CITY 2015 POPULATION
POPULATION
BULACAN 3,292,071 100.00
DISTRICT I 717,820 21.80
1 City of San Jose Del Monte 574,089 17.44
2 Santa Maria 256,454 7.79
3 MALOLOS (CAPITAL) 252,074 7.66
4 Marilao 221,965 6.74
5 Meycauayan City 209,083 6.35
Table I.3: Population Size and Growth for Malolos and Bulacan
CENSUS YEAR CITY OF MALOLOS AGR (%) BULACAN AGR (%)
1918 26,109 -0.23 239,969 0.72

1939 33,384 1.17 319,339 1.36
1948 38,779 1.66 394,642 2.35
1960 48,968 1.94 514,346 2.21
1970 73,996 4.13 737,975 3.61
1975 83,491 2.41 899,529 3.96
1990 125,178 2.69 1,505,219 3.17
1995 147,414 3.27 1,784,441 3.40
2000 175,291 3.46 2,234,088 4.49

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Continuation… Table I.3: Population Size and Growth for Malolos and Bulacan, Census Years 1918-2015
CENSUS YEAR CITY OF MALOLOS AGR (%) BULACAN AGR (%)
2007 225,244 3.58 2,822,216 3.34

2010 234,945 1.41 2,924,433 1.19
2015 252,074 1.41 3,292,071 2.37
The City of Malolos is composed of 51 barangays, which are all classified as urban. The
Table I.4 shows the land area distribution per barangay, the 2015 population, and the
population density based on the 2015 figures. San Gabriel, Liang, San Agustin, Mojon,
and Atlag are the barangays with the highest population density with 190, 176, 174, 140
and 140 people per hectare respectively.
Table I.4: Population Density

LAND AREA IN % TO TOTAL 2015 POPULATION DENSITY (POP.
BARANGAY HAS. LAND AREA POPULATION DISTRIBUTION /HA.)
1. Anilao 132.30 1.86 3,078 1.22 23.27

2. Atlag 37.88 0.53 5,294 2.10 139.74
3. Babatnin 440.24 6.20 958 0.38 2.18
4. Bagna 89.44 1.26 5,321 2.11 59.49
5. Bagong Bayan 68.12 0.96 3,688 1.46 54.14
6. Balayong 134.47 1.89 3,338 1.32 24.82
7. Balite 178.68 2.51 2,813 1.12 15.74
8. Bangkal 122.92 1.73 12,437 4.93 101.18
9. Barihan 222.45 3.13 5,833 2.31 26.22
10. Bulihan 413.75 5.82 13,510 5.36 32.65
11. Bungahan 93.41 1.31 2,965 1.18 31.74
12. Caingin 55.67 0.78 6,899 2.74 123.93
13. Calero 150.16 2.11 1,281 0.51 8.53
14. Caliligawan 95.98 1.35 302 0.12 3.15
15. Canalate 30.70 0.43 4,124 1.64 134.31
16. Caniogan 42.15 0.59 5,132 2.04 121.74
17. Catmon 25.83 0.36 2,382 0.94 92.21
18. Cofradia 50.83 0.72 3,937 1.56 77.46
19. Dakila 249.85 3.52 5,352 2.12 21.42
20. Guinhawa 42.20 0.59 4,086 1.62 96.83
21. Liang 9.45 0.13 1,661 0.66 175.73

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Continuation… Table I.4: Population Density

LAND AREA IN % TO TOTAL 2015 POPULATION DENSITY (POP.
BARANGAY HAS. LAND AREA POPULATION DISTRIBUTION /HA.)
22. Ligas 183.92 2.59 6,624 2.63 36.01

23. Longos 405.14 5.70 14,864 5.90 36.69
24. Look 1st 140.48 1.98 6,808 2.70 48.46
nd
25. Look 2 71.91 1.01 3,108 1.23 43.22
26. Lugam 77.52 1.09 4,711 1.87 60.77
27. Mabolo 141.08 1.99 6,435 2.55 45.61
28. Mambog 217.72 3.06 2,673 1.06 12.28
29. Masile 92.68 1.30 832 0.33 8.98
30. Matimbo 288.36 4.06 6,516 2.58 22.60
31. Mojon 130.19 1.83 18,239 7.24 140.10
32. Namayan 193.26 2.72 771 0.31 3.99
33. Niugan 72.12 1.02 828 0.33 11.48
34. Pamarawan 231.99 3.27 3,336 1.32 14.38
35. Panasahan 704.65 9.92 8,818 3.50 12.51
36. Pinagbakahan 144.09 2.03 6,087 2.41 42.25
37. San Agustin 13.02 0.18 2,262 0.90 173.73
38. San Gabriel 13.02 0.18 2,467 0.98 189.47
39. San Juan 76.92 1.08 4,388 1.74 57.05
40. San Pablo 128.03 1.80 5,240 2.08 40.93
41. San Vicente (Poblacion) 25.44 0.36 2,790 1.11 109.65
42. Santiago 40.04 0.56 1,973 0.78 49.27
43. Santisima Trinidad 134.41 1.89 6,524 2.59 48.54
44. Santor 215.26 3.03 8,646 3.43 40.17
45. Sto. Cristo 42.68 0.60 2,025 0.80 47.45
46. Sto. Niño (Poblacion) 10.11 0.14 561 0.22 55.48
47. Sto. Rosario (Poblacion) 67.28 0.95 7,633 3.03 113.45
48. Sumapang Bata 114.81 1.62 2,645 1.05 23.04
49. Sumapang Matanda 169.02 2.38 7,554 3.00 44.69
50. Taal 92.68 1.30 2,231 0.89 24.07
51. Tikay 180.87 2.55 10,094 4.00 55.81
TOTAL 7,105.16 100.00 252,074 7.66 35.48
The next table presents the population projection per barangay from 2016 to 2030.

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Table I.5: Population Projection per Barangay (2016-2030) based on AGR 2010-2015
PROJECTED POPULATION
BARANGAY
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
1. Anilao 3,120 3,162 3,204 3,248 3,291 3,336 3,381 3,426 3,473 3,520 3,567 3,615 3,664 3,713 3,763
2. Atlag 5,365 5,438 5,511 5,586 5,661 5,737 5,815 5,893 5,973 6,053 6,135 6,218 6,302 6,387 6,473
3. Babatnin 971 984 997 1,011 1,024 1,038 1,052 1,066 1,081 1,095 1,110 1,125 1,140 1,156 1,171
4. Bagna 5,393 5,466 5,539 5,614 5,690 5,767 5,844 5,923 6,003 6,084 6,166 6,250 6,334 6,419 6,506
5. Bagong Bayan 3,738 3,788 3,839 3,891 3,944 3,997 4,051 4,105 4,161 4,217 4,274 4,332 4,390 4,449 4,509
6. Balayong 3,383 3,429 3,475 3,522 3,569 3,618 3,666 3,716 3,766 3,817 3,868 3,921 3,973 4,027 4,081
7. Balite 2,851 2,889 2,928 2,968 3,008 3,049 3,090 3,131 3,174 3,216 3,260 3,304 3,348 3,394 3,439
8. Bangkal 12,605 12,775 12,947 13,122 13,299 13,479 13,660 13,845 14,032 14,221 14,413 14,607 14,804 15,004 15,207
9. Barihan 5,912 5,991 6,072 6,154 6,237 6,321 6,407 6,493 6,581 6,670 6,760 6,851 6,943 7,037 7,132
10. Bulihan 13,692 13,877 14,064 14,254 14,446 14,641 14,839 15,039 15,242 15,448 15,656 15,868 16,082 16,299 16,519
11. Bungahan 3,005 3,046 3,087 3,128 3,171 3,213 3,257 3,301 3,345 3,390 3,436 3,482 3,529 3,577 3,625
12. Caingin 6,992 7,086 7,182 7,279 7,377 7,477 7,578 7,680 7,784 7,889 7,995 8,103 8,212 8,323 8,435
13. Calero 1,298 1,316 1,334 1,352 1,370 1,388 1,407 1,426 1,445 1,465 1,485 1,505 1,525 1,545 1,566
14. Caliligawan 306 310 314 319 323 327 332 336 341 345 350 355 359 364 369
15. Canalate 4,180 4,236 4,293 4,351 4,410 4,469 4,530 4,591 4,653 4,716 4,779 4,844 4,909 4,975 5,042
16. Caniogan 5,201 5,271 5,343 5,415 5,488 5,562 5,637 5,713 5,790 5,868 5,947 6,028 6,109 6,191 6,275
17. Catmon 2,414 2,447 2,480 2,513 2,547 2,581 2,616 2,652 2,687 2,724 2,760 2,798 2,835 2,874 2,912
18. Cofradia 3,990 4,044 4,099 4,154 4,210 4,267 4,324 4,383 4,442 4,502 4,562 4,624 4,686 4,750 4,814
19. Dakila 5,424 5,497 5,572 5,647 5,723 5,800 5,878 5,958 6,038 6,120 6,202 6,286 6,371 6,457 6,544
20. Guinhawa 4,141 4,197 4,254 4,311 4,369 4,428 4,488 4,549 4,610 4,672 4,735 4,799 4,864 4,929 4,996
21. Liang 1,683 1,706 1,729 1,752 1,776 1,800 1,824 1,849 1,874 1,899 1,925 1,951 1,977 2,004 2,031
22. Ligas 6,713 6,804 6,896 6,989 7,083 7,179 7,276 7,374 7,473 7,574 7,676 7,780 7,885 7,991 8,099
23. Longos 15,065 15,268 15,474 15,683 15,894 16,109 16,326 16,546 16,770 16,996 17,225 17,458 17,693 17,932 18,174
24. Look 1st 6,900 6,993 7,087 7,183 7,280 7,378 7,478 7,579 7,681 7,785 7,890 7,996 8,104 8,213 8,324
25. Look 2nd 3,150 3,192 3,236 3,279 3,323 3,368 3,414 3,460 3,506 3,554 3,602 3,650 3,700 3,750 3,800

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BARANGAY
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
26. Lugam 4,775 4,839 4,904 4,970 5,038 5,106 5,174 5,244 5,315 5,387 5,459 5,533 5,608 5,683 5,760
27. Mabolo 6,522 6,610 6,699 6,789 6,881 6,974 7,068 7,163 7,260 7,358 7,457 7,558 7,660 7,763 7,868
28. Mambog 2,709 2,746 2,783 2,820 2,858 2,897 2,936 2,976 3,016 3,056 3,098 3,139 3,182 3,225 3,268
29. Masile 843 855 866 878 890 902 914 926 939 951 964 977 990 1,004 1,017
30. Matimbo 6,604 6,693 6,783 6,875 6,968 7,062 7,157 7,254 7,351 7,451 7,551 7,653 7,756 7,861 7,967
31. Mojon 18,485 18,735 18,987 19,244 19,503 19,766 20,033 20,304 20,578 20,855 21,137 21,422 21,711 22,004 22,301
32. Namayan 781 792 803 813 824 836 847 858 870 882 893 906 918 930 943
33. Niugan 839 850 862 874 885 897 909 922 934 947 960 972 986 999 1,012
34. Pamarawan 3,381 3,427 3,473 3,520 3,567 3,615 3,664 3,714 3,764 3,815 3,866 3,918 3,971 4,025 4,079
35. Panasahan 8,937 9,058 9,180 9,304 9,429 9,556 9,685 9,816 9,949 10,083 10,219 10,357 10,497 10,638 10,782
36. Pinagbakahan 6,169 6,252 6,337 6,422 6,509 6,597 6,686 6,776 6,867 6,960 7,054 7,149 7,246 7,343 7,443
37. San Agustin 2,293 2,323 2,355 2,387 2,419 2,451 2,485 2,518 2,552 2,586 2,621 2,657 2,693 2,729 2,766
38. San Gabriel 2,500 2,534 2,568 2,603 2,638 2,674 2,710 2,746 2,783 2,821 2,859 2,898 2,937 2,976 3,016
39. San Juan 4,447 4,507 4,568 4,630 4,692 4,755 4,820 4,885 4,951 5,017 5,085 5,154 5,223 5,294 5,365
40. San Pablo 5,311 5,382 5,455 5,529 5,603 5,679 5,755 5,833 5,912 5,992 6,072 6,154 6,237 6,322 6,407
41. San Vicente 2,828 2,866 2,904 2,944 2,983 3,024 3,064 3,106 3,148 3,190 3,233 3,277 3,321 3,366 3,411
42. Santiago 2,000 2,027 2,054 2,082 2,110 2,138 2,167 2,196 2,226 2,256 2,286 2,317 2,349 2,380 2,412
43. Santisima Trinidad 6,612 6,701 6,792 6,883 6,976 7,070 7,166 7,262 7,360 7,460 7,560 7,662 7,766 7,871 7,977
44. Santor 8,763 8,881 9,001 9,122 9,245 9,370 9,497 9,625 9,755 9,886 10,020 10,155 10,292 10,431 10,571
45. Sto. Cristo 2,052 2,080 2,108 2,137 2,165 2,195 2,224 2,254 2,285 2,315 2,347 2,378 2,410 2,443 2,476
46. Sto. Niño 569 576 584 592 600 608 616 625 633 641 650 659 668 677 686
47. Sto. Rosario 7,736 7,840 7,946 8,053 8,162 8,272 8,384 8,497 8,612 8,728 8,846 8,965 9,086 9,209 9,333
48. Sumapang Bata 2,681 2,717 2,754 2,791 2,828 2,867 2,905 2,944 2,984 3,024 3,065 3,107 3,148 3,191 3,234
49. Sumapang Matanda 7,656 7,759 7,864 7,970 8,078 8,187 8,297 8,409 8,523 8,638 8,754 8,872 8,992 9,113 9,236
50. Taal 2,261 2,292 2,323 2,354 2,386 2,418 2,450 2,484 2,517 2,551 2,585 2,620 2,656 2,692 2,728

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Continuation… Table I.5: Population Projection per Barangay (2016-2030) based on AGR 2010-2015
BARANGAY
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
51. Tikay 10,230 10,368 10,508 10,650 10,794 10,939 11,087 11,237 11,388 11,542 11,698 11,855 12,015 12,178 12,342
TOTAL 255,476 258,923 262,417 265,958 269,547 273,184 276,871 280,607 284,394 288,231 292,121 296,063 300,058 304,107 308,211
C. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
The City of Malolos lies in the southern portion of the Province of Bulacan approximately within the longitudinal coordinates 120° 46'
48.50" E and 120° 51' 53.00" E and within the latitudinal coordinates 14° 45' 26.00" N and 14° 53' 29.86" N. It belongs to the five (5)
coastal towns of Bulacan with a coastline reaching to more than 4 kilometers. It is accessible by land through the Manila North Road,
which is about 40 kilometers north of Manila.
There are five (5) municipalities surrounding the City of Malolos. Two (2) of which also belongs to the coastal towns of Bulacan, the
Municipalities of Paombong and Bulakan located on the western and eastern part respectively. The rest of the municipalities
surrounding the city are part of the lowland towns of Bulacan comprising the Municipality of Plaridel on the north, the Municipality of
Guiguinto on the east and the Municipality of Calumpit on the west. The southernmost part of the city is bounded by the Manila Bay.
C.1. Territorial Jurisdiction and Barangay Subdivision
The City of Malolos has a total land area of 7,105.16 hectares based on the Barangay Boundary Index Mapping (BBIM) survey
done by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Land Management Bureau (DENR-LMB) in year 2014-2015.
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Table I.6: Land Area Distribution by Barangay
BARANGAY AREA (HAS.) PERCENT
1. Anilao 132.30 1.86

2. Atlag 37.88 0.53
3. Babatnin 440.24 6.20
4. Bagna 89.44 1.26
5. Bagong Bayan 68.12 0.96
6. Balayong 134.47 1.89
7. Balite 178.68 2.51
8. Bangkal 122.92 1.73
9. Barihan 222.45 3.13
10. Bulihan 413.75 5.82
11. Bungahan 93.41 1.31
12. Caingin 55.67 0.78
13. Calero 150.16 2.11
14. Caliligawan 95.98 1.35
15. Canalate 30.70 0.43
16. Caniogan 42.15 0.59
17. Catmon 25.83 0.36
18. Cofradia 50.83 0.72
19. Dakila 249.85 3.52
20. Guinhawa 42.20 0.59
21. Liang 9.45 0.13
22. Ligas 183.92 2.59
23. Longos 405.14 5.70
24. Look 1st 140.48 1.98
nd
25. Look 2 71.91 1.01
26. Lugam 77.52 1.09
27. Mabolo 141.08 1.99
28. Mambog 217.72 3.06
29. Masile 92.68 1.30
30. Matimbo 288.36 4.06
31. Mojon 130.19 1.83
32. Namayan 193.26 2.72
33. Niugan 72.12 1.02
34. Pamarawan 231.99 3.27
35. Panasahan 704.65 9.92

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Continuation… Table I.6: Land Area Distribution by Barangay
BARANGAY AREA (HAS.) PERCENT
36. Pinagbakahan 144.09 2.03

37. San Agustin 13.02 0.18
38. San Gabriel 13.02 0.18
39. San Juan 76.92 1.08
40. San Pablo 128.03 1.80
41. San Vicente 25.44 0.36
42. Santiago 40.04 0.56
43. Santisima Trinidad 134.41 1.89
44. Santor 215.26 3.03
45. Sto. Cristo 42.68 0.60
46. Sto. Niño 10.11 0.14
47. Sto. Rosario 67.28 0.95
48. Sumapang Bata 114.81 1.62
49. Sumapang Matanda 169.02 2.38
50. Taal 92.68 1.30
51. Tikay 180.87 2.55
TOTAL 7,105.16 100.00

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D. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION
D.1. Topography
The City of Malolos is characterized by flat terrain extending from its narrow
coastline at the south to the agricultural plains in the north. This is evident by
the largely spaced contour lines in the northern part of the city and spot
elevations on the south. Having the Manila Bay at its coastal boundary, major
rivers, and tributaries traverses the town and drains all the way to the sea
including the rivers of Pamarawan, Galas, Malaway, Pangagtan, and Bugwan.
These rivers and many other tributaries interweaving the City of Malolos cover
4.00 % of its total land area.
D.2. Climate
The City of Malolos has two (2) pronounced seasons; the wet season which is
usually from the month of May to November and the dry season which is usually
from December to April. The climate appears to be almost equally distributed
among the land of the city which is basically a flat terrain from south to the
north.
D.3. Slope
Bulacan is categorized into three (3) thematic areas: the coastal area, lowland
area, and upland or highland area. Lowland areas are characterized by slopes
having 0 to 3% or level to gently sloping. These areas have the greatest portion
in Bulacan totaling to about 41% of the whole area of the province.
The City of Malolos belongs to coastal area of Bulacan. The whole territory of
the city is characterized by a slope ranging from 0 to 3% or having a land with
generally flat terrain.
D.4. Soil Classification
Quingua soil series comprises majority of the soil types found in the territory of
the City of Malolos representing about 37% of its entire territory. This soil series
is where the rich soil of the city can be found. This is evident by the areas’
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D.5. Land Classification
Land Classification in Bulacan is divided into two (2) major types, Alienable and
Disposable (A & D) and Forest Lands. A & D refers to lands of public domain
which have not been the subject of the present system of classification and
declared not needed for forest purposes. This is further classified into
settlements, built-up, and production areas. It is estimated that about 66%
(1,851 sq.km.) of the total land area in Bulacan is A & D (source, LMB). Forest
Lands are further categorized into three (3), protected forest land (NIPAS), NON-
NIPAS Protection Forests, and the production forests. The whole area of City of
Malolos falls within the A & D classification of public domains.
D.6. Geology
The whole territory of the City of Malolos has a geologic composition of

alluvium formation which indicates suitability for urban development. Alluvial
rock formation is the result of the deposition of weathered rock materials by
rivers, creeks, and streams of low-level areas. It is a term used when the
generally characterized with soils that are loose at the surface, well-drained and
permeable, with good water-holding capacity.
Alluvial rock formation characterizes the majority of the geologic structure of

the Province of Bulacan which are commonly found in its western section and
estimated to cover about 40% to 50% of its landmass.

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D.7. Water Quality
Based on the classification system used by the Department of Environment and

Natural Resources (DENR) on surface water bodies, it can be deduced that the
major rivers in the City of Malolos can be described as Class C surface water
body: Fishery Water, Recreational Water Class II, or Industrial Water Supply
Class I-Intended for propagation and growth of fish and other aquatic, boating,
manufacturing processes after treatment
One related study that found useful in this document is the Water-related
Environment Sector Study for the Pampanga River Basin with focus on coastal
areas in the Manila Bay including the City of Malolos. Based on the study, 35
out of 71 sampling points in Bulacan yield high Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and
Chloride values that exceed the Philippine National Standards for Drinking
Water (PNSDW) by the DOH. According to the study, 7 of these samples (10%)
show extremely high TDS which is double the limitations. This water quality
index are indicators of high salinity. Judging from these alarming values, it
appears that saline intrusion has become a matter of grave concern in some
parts of Bulacan especially in the shoreline areas. In 2005-2008, it is estimated
that saline water intrusion reaches Malolos to about 0-14 km. from the
shoreline.
D.8. Strategic Agriculture and Fishery Development Zone (SAFDZ)
The primary objective of delineating SAFDZ areas according to Agricultural and

Modernization Act (AFMA) or RA 8435 is to identify lands that could be
modernized in the agriculture and fisheries sector by transforming these lands
from a resource-based to technology-based industry. These efforts are also
geared at enhancing the profits and incomes of the small farmers and fisher
folks by ensuring equitable access to assets, resource and services, and
promoting higher-value crops, value-added processing, agribusiness activities,
and agri-industrialization. Because of the importance of these areas, Section 10
of RA 8435 requires LGUs to integrate SAFDZ into their CLUP.

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In the City of Malolos, both crops and fisheries sectors are covered by the sub-
development zones of AFMA. Areas devoted to SAFDZ are located in the
southern part of the city. The areas for Strategic Crop Sub-Development Zone,
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D.9. Network of Protected Areas for Agricultural and Agri-Industrial

Development (NPAAAD)
NPAAAD as defined by DA Administrative Order No. 37, s. 1999, refers to

agricultural areas identified by the Department of Agriculture through the
Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) in coordination with National
Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) in order to ensure the
efficient utilization of land for agriculture and agri-industrial development and
promote sustainable growth. NPAAAD is further described as to the following:
 All irrigated areas including all irrigable lands already covered by irrigation
projects with firm funding commitments;
 All alluvial plain land highly suitable for agriculture whether irrigated or
not;
 Agri-industrial crop lands or lands presently planted to industrial crops that
support the viability of existing agricultural infrastructure and agri-based
enterprises;
 Highlands which are areas located at an elevation of five hundred (500)
meters or above and have the potential for growing semi temperate and
high-value crops;
 All agricultural lands that are ecologically fragile, the conversion of which
will result in serious environmental degradation;
 Mangrove areas;
 Fish sanctuaries.
Considering that NPAAAD are areas classified as prime agricultural lands, it is a

fundamental layer in the risk and suitability analysis of the plan, wherein areas
declared under NPAAAD will be part of the physical constraints and should not
be considered or planned for urban expansion.
However, in order to draw the actual agricultural lands that are highly
productive in the City of Malolos, a consultation and dialogue with irrigators and
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Agriculturist and City Planning and Development Office. Highly productive lands
consider the presence of irrigation facilities and presently being planted with
cropping of more than one (1) per year. According to the key informants, the
identified highly productive lands are areas covered by programs of the city
government as well as from the national government agencies.

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D.10. Environmentally Critical Areas
As defined by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), the
following are considered Environmentally Critical Areas (ECAs):
 Areas ranging from national parks to areas frequently exposed to hazards;
 Areas that are historically interesting;
 Areas declared as watershed reserve, wildlife preserves and sanctuary;
 Areas which constitutes the habitat for any endangered or threatened
species of indigenous Philippine wildlife (flora and fauna);
 Areas of unique historic, archaeological, geological or scientific interest;
 Areas that are frequently visited and/or hard-hit by natural calamities
(geological hazards, floods, typhoons; volcanic activity, etc.);
 Mangrove forest and coral reefs.
Considering the types of ECAs defined by the HLURB, this plan has identified two
(2) Environmentally Critical Areas in the City of Malolos. First is the town center
of Malolos which has been declared as a National Historical Landmark and a
Heritage Town by the National Historical Institute (NHI) by virtue of its
Resolution no. 2, series of 2001. The declaration covers historic road networks
and heritage houses that have played significant roles in the history of the
Malolos Congress. The second ECA is the wall of mangrove forest that lies
across the coastal Barangays. The City Government of Malolos is presently on
the process of declaring these mangrove forest in their coastal Barangays in
their effort to preserve and conserve the remaining mangrove forest due to its
ecological function and as a natural defense against natural hazards such as
storm surge.

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ECA (Map I.11)

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E. INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND UTILITIES
E.1. Transportation
The City of Malolos is traversed by MacArthur Highway. The said highway

connects the city to adjacent Municipalities of Calumpit and Guiguinto. Three
(3) other national roads, A. Mabini, F. Estrella, and Paseo del Congreso act as
main arteries of the city’s road network.
The local roads, on the other hand, serve as the lifelines that link the different
barangays. These roads provide access to different markets, basic services, both
social and economic, and employment opportunities.
The segment of North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) traversing the city serves as a
gateway to nearby provinces and cities. NLEx makes the City of Malolos more
accessible for social and economic activities.
E.1.1. Roads and Bridges

The City of Malolos has a total road network of 136.95 km. The city’s
national roads account for 21.30 km, all of which are asphalted. The
total length of provincial roads and city roads are 25.38 km and 30.79,
respectively. Barangay roads account for the largest part of the road
network with the total length of 59.48 km. 79% of the length is either
paved with concrete or asphalted, indicating good mobility.
The information on inventory of roads is referenced to year 2009. The

survey to update the information is scheduled and will be spearheaded
by the Road Board.

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Figure I.1: Inventory of Roads
The City of Malolos has a total of 31 bridges that connects the different
barangays within the city. All of the bridges are of concrete type except
the Malolos Flyover in Guinhawa which is asphalt-laid prefabricated
steel. The width of the bridges ranges from 3.00 to 8.85 meters with
usual capacity of 14 tons. Table I.7 summarizes the inventory of
bridges.
Table I.7: Inventory of Bridges
BRIDGE LENGTH WIDTH CAPACITY

BRIDGE NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION
ID/CODE (M) (M) (TONS)
Mabey
Flyover
BR#-FO Malolos Fly-Over Guinhawa System 343.64 8.85 -
(Prefab Steel)
Asphalt
BR#-11 Anilao Concrete 15.00 7.32 14

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Continuation… Table I.7: Inventory of Bridges
BRIDGE LENGTH WIDTH CAPACITY

BRIDGE NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION
ID/CODE (M) (M) (TONS)
Atlag -
BR#-21 Atlag Bridge Concrete 20.00 6.00 14
Bagna
BR#-22 Sevilla Bridge Atlag Concrete - - -
BR#-23 Buhangin Bridge Atlag Concrete - - -
BR#-31 Babatnin Bridge Babatnin Concrete - - -
BR#-61 Balayong Bridge Balayong Concrete 10 3.00 -
BR#-62 Balayong Concrete 10 3.00 -
BR#-71 Balite Concrete - - -
BR#-72 Balite Concrete - - -
BR#-141 Canalate Bridge Canalate Concrete - - -
Paseo del
BR#-161 Catmon Concrete 6.60 6.20 14
Congreso Bridge
BR#-162 Valenzuela Bridge Catmon Concrete - - -
BR#-171 Cofradia Bridge Cofradia Concrete - - -
BR#-181 Dakila Bridge Dakila Concrete 6.00 6.70 14
BR#-191 Catmon Bridge Guinhawa Concrete 12.00 16.00 14
BR#-201 Caliligawan Bridge Caliligawan Concrete - - -
BR#-211 Liang Bridge Liang Concrete - - -
BR#-231 Longos Bridge Longos Concrete - - -
BR#-261 Lugam Bridge Lugam Concrete - - -
BR#-281 Mambog Bridge Mambog Concrete 15.00 7.32 14
BR#-301 Matimbo Bridge Matimbo Concrete - - -
BR#-321 Namayan Bridge Namayan Concrete - - -
BR#-411 Santiago Bridge Santiago Concrete - - -
BR#-431 Sto. Cristo Bridge Sto. Cristo Concrete 15.00 7.32 14
BR#-441 Malolos Bridge Sto. Niño Concrete 15.00 6.20 14
Sumapang Sumapang
BR#-491 Concrete - - -
Matanda Bridge Matanda
BR#-511 Tikay Bridge Tikay Concrete 9.40 6.70 14
Bulihan -
Concrete
Caingin
Bulihan
Diversion Concrete
Road
Bulihan,
MacArthur
Concrete
Highway -
BPC

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E.1.2. Ancillary Road Facilities

There are 13 pedestrian crossings and 4 footbridges situated along
MacArthur Highway.
E.1.3. Transport and Terminals

Modes of transportation within the urban centers and nearby barangays
are cars, jeepneys, buses, tricycles, motorcycles, bikes, and pedicabs (e-
bikes/tricycles). While in the coastal barangays and settlements along
fishpond area strips, only boat and pedicabs are available. There are 85
terminals with 93 different routes.
There are also 10 ports in the city where local transport is the usual
activity.
E.2. Power Utilities
MERALCO served the City of Malolos for its power needs on a 24-hour basis.
Electricity is available in all barangays, reaching 60,777 of the total households.
At the end of 2016, the electrification level is already at 99.17%.
Power supply is secured for the city through the presence of two substations in
Pinagbakahan and Tikay. The electric power distribution system provides
current of 220 volts and 440 volts, which assures sufficiency for future
developments in the city.
E.3. Water
Water is supplied mainly by the City of Malolos Water District (CMWD). CMWD
provides Level III of water supply to 41,405 service connections; 40,133 are of
domestic type and 1,272 are of commercial type. CMWD sources out water
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Water is also being supplied by the three rural waterworks systems in Babatnin,
Bulihan, and Pamarawan. There are also other publicly and privately owned
artesian wells to meet the water need of the populace.
“Listahang Tubig”, a project led by National Water Resources Board (NWRB)

with the support of the World Water and Sanitation Program (WB-WSP) and the
US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Water for Resilient
Economic Growth and Stability (Be Secure) Project, has identified the other
water sources: LGU-Run Utility, Home Owner’s Association, Real Estate
Developer, Peddler, and other Private Operators.
E.4. Information and Communication Technology
E.4.1. Postal Services

The City of Malolos has postal services located at the Provincial Capitol
Compound (Main) and has extension offices in Sto. Rosario and at
Robinson’s Place, MacArthur Highway, Sumapang Matanda. There are
private courier services to complement these postal services.
E.4.2. Telephone Service Provider

There is one office of Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT), Co.
located at Sikatuna St., Catmon and the other is Globe lines at
Graceland Mall, Guinhawa.
E.4.3. Mobile Communication Service

For mobile communication, Globe Telecom, Sun Cellular, and SMART
Communications, Inc. offer their services to the populace. Their
coverage continues to improve as they strategically build
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E.4.4. Broadcast and Television Network (Radio, Television, Cable)

Big television networks located in Metro Manila have good signals as
well as radio frequencies of major radio stations. Two (2) local radio
stations are available; Radyo Bulakan (FBIC, Tikay) and FM 90.3 DWJC
(Mabolo). Cable TV operators Skywatch Cable Network Corporation,
Brightmoon Cable Network, Inc. and Cignal Cable have been present in
the city to provide their services.
E.4.5. Internet Service

Three of the major internet service providers are present in the City of
Malolos to serve the needs of households, as well as government
facilities, commercial, and industrial establishments: PLDT DSL/Fiber,
Globe Telecom and SMART Broadband, Inc.
F. WASTE MANAGEMENT
At present, households’ solid wastes are being collected and disposed to the Material
Recovery and Composting Facility (MRCF) located in Barangays Matimbo and Mambog
with more than 5 hectares of land area. Recyclable materials are being sorted by the
“eco boys” for marketing to end-user manufacturers.
The city government is strengthening the barangays to participate in the collection of

segregated wastes from the households to common collection points like Material
Recovery Facility (MRF) with designated Residual Containment Box (RCB). As of 2015,
27 out of the 51 barangays in the city have existing MRF for the recyclable and residual
wastes.
The sewage or wastewater on the other hand, is being disposed to the sewage pipes of
the households to the drainage canals along the roads. It is essential that waste
disposal system is intensified for the control of generation, collection, transport,
processing, and disposal of solid waste materials in a way that best adopt the scope of
public health and other environmental considerations. In line with the Clean Water Act,
the City of Malolos Water District in Joint Venture Agreement with Primewater

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Infrastructure Corp. is planning to establish a Water Treatment Plant (Septage and

Sewage) within the vicinity of Material Recovery and Composting Facility.
G. SOCIAL SERVICES FACILITIES, UTILITIES, AND AMENITIES
G.1. Health and Nutrition
G.1.1. Health Status

The general health situation of the people in the City of Malolos for the
past five years is presented in Table I.8. The statistics show that from
2011-2013; the crude birth rate of the city is lower than that of the
province. However, from 2014-2015 the birth rate of the city grew and
registered for more than 10 percentage points higher than that of the
province in 2014 and more than 24 percentage points in 2015. This
indicates faster growth of population of the city in terms of birth rate.
Conversely, crude death rate of the city is consistently higher than that
of the province for the past five years (2011-2015). Infant death rate
was lower than that of the province for the past five (5) years.
However, maternal death rate was fluctuating over the years. The
highest rate was registered for 2011 and 2013 wherein the rate was
higher than that of the province at the 0.82 and 0.95, respectively.
Table I.8: General Health Situation, 2011-2015

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
MALOLOS
MALOLOS
MALOLOS
MALOLOS
MALOLOS
BULACAN
BULACAN
BULACAN
BULACAN
BULACAN
HEALTH INDICATOR
FERTILITY
Crude Birth Rates
19.09 14.30 19.96 18.05 19.13 16.56 15.43 26.28 14.50 38.71
(CBR)
MORTALITY
Crude Death Rate
3.92 4.63 3.97 4.61 4.12 4.32 4.31 10.36 3.60 4.26
(CDR)
Infant Mortality
5.11 0.33 5.60 0.96 4.98 0.26 4.78 0.13 5.00 0.28
Rate (IMR)
Maternal Mortality
0.58 0.82 0.61 0.22 0.46 0.95 0.44 0.43 0.50 0.10
Rate (MMR)
Source: City of Malolos Ecological Profile

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Meanwhile, the registered malnourished children under five years old

that includes severely underweight and underweight were 3.55 percent
(847) in 2015. This is higher than Bulacan average (excluding cities) of
1.56 in the same year. More male children were malnourished than
female. Overweight children on the other hand were 2.95 percent of
the total weighted children. Undernourishment and over nutrition are
both concerns in nutritional status of the children. This indicates that
proper nutrition should be promoted among the parents with children
0-71 months old.
Table I.9: Malnourished Children (0- 71 months old), 2015
NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF NUMBER PERCENT TO TOTAL (%)

CHILDREN
M F T M F T
Below Normal 475 372 847 1.99 1.56 3.55
Severely Underweight 124 88 212 0.52 0.37 0.89
Underweight 351 284 635 1.47 1.19 2.66
Normal 11,598 10,706 22,304 48.62 44.88 93.50
Overweight 406 297 703 1.70 1.25 2.95
T O T A L 12,479 11,375 23,854 52.31 47.69 100.00
Children with normal weight had an average of almost 94 percent out of

the total weighted children for the last three years. However, the
abovementioned malnourished children should not be taken for
granted.
Conversely, the nutritional status of public school children, Grade One

to Grade Six shows that children with wasted/severely wasted weight
and overweight fluctuates over the past five years. In 2015, the percent
of children that had wasted and severely wasted weight was 9.56 which
were higher than that of Bulacan rate of 4.53 of the same year.
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proper nutrition should regularly be conducted and subsequently

monitored to attain zero malnutrition in school children.
Table I.10: Nutritional Status of Public Elementary School Children, 2011-2015
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

INDICATOR
NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. %
Wasted +
2,784 12.10 2,627 11.45 1,429 6.18 2,564 11.1 2,256 9.56
Severely Wasted
Normal 18,998 82.55 19,022 82.92 20,567 88.94 19,153 83.3 19,843 84.12
Obese +
1,232 5.35 1,292 5.63 1,129 4.88 1,280 5.60 1,490 6.32
Overweight
The leading cause of illnesses of Maloleños for the past six (6) years was
Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI)/Acute Upper Respiratory Infections
(AURI). This illness is infectious and remarkably dangerous to children,
older adults, and people with immune system disorders. It is also worth
mentioning that environmental related illnesses like skin diseases and
diarrhea have been on the top cause of morbidity in the community.
Heart diseases which are considered as lifestyle related illness were
consistently on the leading cause of morbidity in the City of Malolos.
Table I.11: Leading Causes of Morbidity, All Ages (2010-2015)

5-YEAR AVERAGE
2015
CAUSES (2010-2014)
NUMBER RANK NUMBER RANK
Acute Upper Respiratory Infection (AURI)/ Acute
12,888 1 16,174 1
Respiratory Infection (ARI)
Skin Disease 3,475 2 2,714 2
Heart Diseases 2,278 3 14 24
Diarrhea 1,079 4 1,070 3
Urinary Tract Infection 870 5 651 4
EENT 821 6 225 10
Gastro-Intestinal Tract Infection 686 7 495 5
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) 331 8 418 7
Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis 300 9 139 13
Diabetes Mellitus 252 10 64 18
Pneumonia 101 15 384 9
Hypertension 385 8
Musculo-Skeletal Problem 463 6

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Meanwhile, causes of death recorded like myocardial infarction, cancer

of all forms, among others were classified by health experts as lifestyle
related illnesses. These illnesses were the leading cause of mortality for
the past six (6) years. It is worth considering the age group of patients
whose cause of death may also complications due to old age.
Table I.12: Leading Causes of Death (All Ages), 2010-2015
5-YEAR AVERAGE
CAUSES OF DEATH 2015
(2010-2014)
Myocardial Infarction 225 167

Cancer, all forms 133 110
Pneumonia 111 102
Cardio Vascular Disease 96 125
Heart Disease 62 36
Septicemia 46 41
Diabetes Mellitus 38 48
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB)/Pulmonary Diseases 22 55
Organ Failure 16 19
Cerebral Hemorrhage - 31
Others 407 161
G.1.2. Health Facilities

The City of the Malolos has seven (7) Rural Health Units (RHUs) and
thirty-nine (39) Barangay Health Stations (BHSs). Barangay Health
Stations are located in every barangay except in San Agustin, Santiago,
San Gabriel, San Juan, Canalate, and Sto. Niño. Health services in the
said barangays are being provided in the barangay hall. The BHSs are
used for the delivery of primary health care services such as basic
consultation, health education, and referral to RHU and core referral
hospital. Each RHU on the other hand, has its catchment barangays for
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care services such as consultation, basic treatment, and referral facilities

of complicated cases to the next level hospital. Further, maternal and
child health care, dental health, nutrition, family planning, and
environmental health are being provided in the RHUs. The medical
services are being complimented by a number of privately owned
facilities like 14 hospitals, 124 clinics (EENT, dental, maternity,
medical/surgical, pediatric), and 17 laboratory clinics. The Bulacan
Medical Center (BMC) operated and owned by the provincial
government is also situated in the City of Malolos to provide tertiary
hospital services.
G.1.3. Health Manpower

Public Health Service Workers deliver services to the people in the
community to promote preventive health care as mandated to the Local
Government Unit (LGU) through its City Health Office (CHO). The CHO
focuses on maternal and child health care, which includes family
planning, nutrition and dental care, diarrhea disease control, and
tuberculosis control program. There are eight (8) doctors leading the
delivery of health services, 25 nurses, 7 dentists, 35 midwives, 7 sanitary
inspectors, 5 nursing aide, and 10 dental aides. The status of
employment of health workers varied from permanent plantilla
positions and casual. The delivery of health services are being assisted
by the volunteer work of 280 Barangay Health Workers (BHWs)
dispersed across barangays. They were assisting the assigned midwife
in barangay health station in the delivery of primary health care.
Meanwhile, the doctors, nurses, and other health workers are stationed
at the RHUs. However, the required number of RHU personnel is guided
by the standards stipulated in the revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations on the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers or R.A. 7305.
It is based on the population of the LGU as follows: Rural Health
Physician = 1:20,000; Public Health Nurse = 1:20,000; Rural Health
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Dentist = 1:50,000 populations. Presented in Table I.13, is the number

of health personnel of the CHO.
Table I.13: Public Health Service Workers, 2015
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE WORKERS 2015 RATIO
Doctor 8 1: 31,509
Nurse 25 1:10,082
Dentist 7 1: 30,010
Medical Technologist 3 1: 84,024
Midwife 35 1:7,202
Sanitary Inspectors 7 1:36,011
Nursing Aid 5
Dental aide 10
Barangay Health Worker 280 1:900
G.2. Water and Sanitation
G.2.1. Household with Access to Safe Water

In 2015, the average of households in the city with access to safe water
was a little more than 98 percent. It is higher than the provincial
average of 88 percent. Forty-three (43) barangays (84.3%) have 100
percent of households with access to safe water. Barangay Barihan on
the other hand, has the lowest percent of households with access to
safe water at only 61.76 percent. Barangays Tikay and Pamarawan have
86.7 and 88.6 percent of households with access, respectively.
G.2.2. Household with Access to Sanitary Toilet Facilities

In the same year, the access of the households to sanitary toilet
facilities had an average of a little more than 83 percent. It is lower
than the provincial average of 89 percent. Eleven (11) barangays
(21.6%) have 100 percent access while five barangays (Barihan,
Canalate, Look 1st, Lugam, and Mabolo) have less than 50 percent of its
households with access to sanitary toilet. Barangay Look 1st had the
least percent of households with access to sanitary toilet at 17.14
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G.2.3. Cemeteries and Memorial Parks

Maloleños have many options on the selection of burial grounds. The
city has nine (9) existing cemeteries and ten (10) memorial parks.
Cemetery in Barangay Caniogan is public (owned by the City
Government of Malolos) while the rest are private. The public cemetery
is observed already congested and become flood prone.
G.3. Education
The national government thru the Department of Education (DepEd) provide

kindergarten, elementary, and secondary education across the country.
Kindergarten education is a mandatory entry stage to basic education. Other
privately-owned schools on the other hand, provide up to tertiary level
education. The city has 86 pre-elementary school facilities, 83 elementary, 36
secondary/high school, 6 technical/vocational, and 6 college or tertiary facilities.
The constituents of the City of Malolos have options where to enroll for
education from various institutions. The registered 107 public schools are
complemented by 110 private schools from pre-elementary to college
education.
Table I.14: Number of Schools by Level, 2015
LEVEL PUBLIC PRIVATE TOTAL
Pre – Elementary 45 41 86
Elementary 45 38 83
High School 14 22 36
Technical/Vocational 2 4 6
College 1 5 6
T O T A L 107 110 217
Regarding the adequacy of school classrooms and teachers, the standard ratio
of DepEd for student-to-teacher and student-to-classroom ratio both in the
elementary and high school level is 1:45. For SY 2015-2016, public schools have
conformed to the standard of DepEd.

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Table I.15: Student - Teacher and Student - Classroom Ratio by Level, SY 2015-2016
PUPIL/STUDENT-
TEACHER-PUPIL/
LEVEL (SY 2015-2016) CLASSROOM
STUDENT RATIO
RATIO
Pre - Elementary 1:55
Elementary 1:37 1:33
Secondary 1:24 1:37
Source: DepEd/CPDO
The performance of education in the City of Malolos is depicted in some major

indicators presented in Table I.16. Percentage of children who are not
attending elementary school increased from 7.97 in SY 2014-2015 to 12.07 in SY
2015-2016. In secondary level, it was registered for more than 21 percent.
Consequently, the net enrolment ratio of elementary decreased from 92
percent in SY 2014-2015 to nearly 88 percent in the following school year. The
percent of children that are not attending elementary school in SY 2015-2016
was higher than that of the Bulacan Schools Division and Meycauayan City
Division. Survival rate on the other hand, which defined as the percentage of
enrollees at the beginning grade or year in a given school year that reached the
final grade or year of the elementary/secondary level also shows decreasing
rate from 96 in SY 2014-2015 to 85 percent in SY 2015-2016. The City of
Malolos Division’s survival rates for SY 2015-2016 in elementary level was the
lowest among the schools divisions of the province. In the secondary level, the
registered survival rate of little more than 91 percent is the same as that of
Bulacan Division (91.67) but higher than Meycauayan City Division and San Jose
Del Monte City Division at 81.60 and 80.20, respectively.

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Table I.16: Education Indicator, SY 2014-2015 & SY 2015-2016
ELEMENTARY SECONDARY
INDICATOR
SY 2014-2015 SY 2015-2016 SY 2014-2015 SY 2015-2016
Percent of children who are not
7.97 12.07 21.18
attending school
Net Enrolment Ratio 92.03 87.93 78.82
Survival Rate 96.36 85.58 91.37
Average Drop-Out Rate 0.90 0.82
Further, there is a significant number of out-of-school youth (OSY) recorded in

the city. According to the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO),
they have identified more than 1,300 OSY in 2015.
G.4. Housing
The housing facilities are being provided by the 81 residential subdivisions

situated across the city aside from the housing facilities along the barangay and
the city roads. There are also two (2) government housing projects in the area
with more than 3,300 housing units situated in Barangays Bangkal and Mabolo.
The Northville 8 in Barangay Bangkal is a resettlement site to more than 3,200
families being managed by the National Housing Authority (NHA). The Bagong
Tuklas Resettlement in barangay Mabolo is administered by the city
government.
Table I.17: List of Government Housing Project, 2015

NAME OF NUMBER OF
RESETTLEMENT BARANGAY HOUSEHOLD/ ADMINISTRATION
AREA HOUSING UNITS
National Housing
Northville 8 Bangkal 3,254
Authority
Bagong Tuklas City Government of
Mabolo 107
Resettlement Malolos
The informal settlers in the city as of 2015 were around 550 families. They are
scattered in 6 barangays of the city. Barangays Tikay, Look 2nd, and Atlag have
the most number of informal settlers recorded at 162, 141, and 103,
respectively.

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Table I.18: Informal Settlement Areas, 2015
LOCATION FAMILIES
1. Atlag 103
nd
2. Look 2 141
3. San Pablo 5
4. Sto. Rosario 95
5. Taal 44
6. Tikay 162
T O T A L 550
G.5. Social Welfare Services
As of SY 2015-2016, there were 53 Day Care Workers for the 61 Day Care
Centers situated across barangays in the city. The presence of Day Care Centers
and Senior Citizens Centers in the city is compliant with the related laws on
social welfare services for the total development and protection of children and
senior citizens mandated in the Republic Act 6972, RA 7876, and RA 8980.
Senior citizens on the other hand, were more than 15,800 as of 2015. They are
being provided social services such as issuance of SC IDs and booklets for
availment of privileges and benefits, incentives for centenarians, referrals for
nebulizer, cane, wheelchair, and the like at the senior citizens’ center.
Social and livelihood assistance are being provided by the city government to
children in conflict with the law, persons with disability, solo parents, and poor
families.
The recorded persons with disabilities (PWDs) were increasing from the past
five (5) years (2011-2015). As of 2015, there were more than 1,300 PWDs in the
city. The accessibility of PWDs to the public and private facilities is a social
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As of 2016, there were 27 children in conflict with the law (CICL). Thirteen (13)
barangays have this concern and the highest number is in Barangay Bangkal.
As of 2016, there were almost 2,000 solo parents in the city and almost 85
percent are female. Of the total number of solo parent, more than 46 percent
are separated, almost 20 percent are single, and almost 34 percent are
widow/widower. There were also 17 solo parents recorded at their early age of
15-20 years old.
The “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program” (4Ps) of the national government

through the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office (DSWDO)
has more 3,100 beneficiaries in the City of Malolos. There were family-
beneficiaries across all the barangays of the city. Ten (10) barangays have more
than 100 4Ps beneficiaries. The highest number of family beneficiaries is in
Barangay Bangkal with 532. Barangays Santor, Look 1st, Mojon, and Pamarawan
are included in the top five barangays with highest number of 4Ps beneficiaries.
G.6. Peace and Order
G.6.1. Police Protective Services

The city government has one (1) Police Station, one (1) Fire Protection
Unit, and Peace Keeping Barangay Patrol/Tanod. The minimum
standard ratio of police to population is 1:1,000 and 1:2,000 for
firemen. As of 2015, the policemen and firemen to population ratios
are 1:1,909 and 1:14,828, respectively.
Table I.19: Protective Services Personnel, 2015
PERSONNEL TO
TYPE OF SERVICES NUMBER OF PERSONNEL
POPULATION RATIO
Municipal Police Station 132 1:1,909
Fire Protection 17 1:14,828

Nurse (Emergency Medical
7 -
Services)
Barangay Peace Keeping Patrol/
1,010 1:250
Tanod

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G.6.2. Crime Statistics

Crime statistics of the city shows that there was a significant decrease in
the number of index crimes in 2015 with 377 from the past four years
(2011-2014). Non-index crimes on the other hand, have an increasing
trend for the past five years (2011-2015). Crime volume fluctuates over
the years. Crime solution efficiency on the other hand, is increasing and
registered for almost 69 percent in 2015.
Table I.20: Crime Statistics, 2011-2015
INDICATOR 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Index Crimes 664 635 836 681 377

Non-Index Crimes 655 557 1,118 1,362 1,430
Crime Volume 1,319 1,192 1,954 2,043 1,807
Crime Solution Efficiency

14.48 19.30 8.90 56.00 68.95
Rate
Average Monthly Crime
43.27 39.10 65.50 67.21 58.34
Rate
Source: PNP-Bulacan
G.7. Sports and Recreation
A number of privately owned sports and recreational facilities are present in the
city. There are 12 resorts, 2 leisure/amusement centers, and 3 badminton
courts. Basketball courts as sports and recreational facilities are also present in
every barangay except Barangays Cofradia, San Gabriel, Santiago, Sto. Cristo,
and San Vicente. Further, seven barangays have no public basketball courts but
private courts. Other barangays have other sports facilities like park, volleyball
courts, and golf course among others. As of 2015, all the courts are in fair
physical condition.
H. ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
The economy of City of Malolos is driven by the secondary (industry) and the tertiary
(service) sectors. The tertiary sector dominates in terms of number at 87 percent, but
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receipts at 69 percent. It suggests that the businesses under the industry group are
larger with huge capitalization. Specifically, the biggest sub sectors are manufacturing
for the industry group while trading for the service sector.
Given that the urbanization level in the City of Malolos is advancing, the contribution of
the primary sector to its economy is not as substantial as that of the other sectors. It
only constitutes less than 1 percent of the annual gross receipts, and the same
percentage holds true with the number of registered businesses.
Figure I.2: Structure of the Local Economy: Indicative Number of Businesses and Total Gross
Receipts (In Billion PhP), 2015
The primary sector includes agriculture, fishery, livestock, and forestry. Meanwhile, the
secondary sector is also referred as the industry group. It relates to the production of
goods production such as mining and quarrying of minerals; manufacturing; generation
of electric power; production of gas and steam; development of waterworks systems;
and construction. And finally, the tertiary or the service sector are the businesses of
wholesale and retail trading; transportation, storage, and communication; finance,
insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal
services.

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H.1. Trends and Development - Primary Sector
The City of Malolos does not really specialize in agriculture to propel its
economy. Aside from the minimal share to the economy, agriculture has also
been moving on a downtrend based on the 2008 to 2015 figures. Among the
commodities produced in the city are palay, vegetables, fruits, poultry, livestock,
and fishery.
H.1.1. Palay Production

Table I.21 shows that palay production recorded a negative slope as a
result of the shrinking total area planted and decreasing productivity.
The decline in almost all the indicators for palay stem from the low
interest in this commodity as a source of livelihood among residents. In
addition to this, the city has experienced commercial and residential
developments which heavily affected the areas devoted to agriculture.
City of Malolos only has 49 percent of barangays producing palay but

not all have high yields. The biggest producers are Balite, Dakila, and
Sumapang Bata. Presently, there are around 1,427 farmers in the city
which is slightly higher than the 2008 figure.

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Table I.21: Trends in Palay Production, 2008-2015

TOTAL PRODUCTION (MT) AREA PLANTED (HA.) AVERAGE YIELD (MT/HA)
YEAR IRRIGATED IRRIGATED IRRIGATED
WET DRY WET DRY WET DRY
2015 3,192.91 7,702.17 1,074.35 1,723.55 2.97 4.47
2014 5,757.32 7,702.87 1,463.75 1,725.55 3.93 4.46
2013 5,517.45 6,080.93 1,623.65 1,425.60 3.40 4.27
2012 7,727.69 9,443.58 1,774.00 1,774.00 4.36 5.32
2011 5,224.47 7,454.56 1,269.80 1,505.85 4.11 4.95
2010 7,184.56 - 1,699.55 - 4.23 -
2009 5,534.52 - 1,678.32 - 3.30 -
2008 6,130.39 - 1,557.46 - 3.94 -
Slope -261.27 -124.55 -49.74 38.70 -0.27 -0.18
TREND DOWNWARD DOWNWARD DOWNWARD UPWARD DOWNWARD DOWNWARD
The declining trend aggravates the condition of City of Malolos as not

rice self-sufficient. Based on an average per capita consumption of
0.11434, the palay production is not enough to meet its demand for rice
as shown in the computation below. It means that it relies heavily on
outside supplies, making vulnerability of its food supply high.
Table I.22: 2015 Rice Deficit
INDICATOR IN MT
Supply 10,895.08
Requirement (Population X 0.11434 metric ton) 28,822.14
DEFICIT (17,927.06)
Source: City Planning and Development Office
Since the demand (function of population) and palay production are

moving in opposite directions, the deficit would be wider in the years to
come unless the city clearly targets to narrow the gap or reverse the

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condition. The downtrend is attributed to damage caused by calamities

and land conversion.
H.1.2. Other Agricultural and Fishery Commodities

Among the major fruits produced in the city are mango, guyabano,
jackfruit, and guava, while vegetable productions include string beans,
eggplant, bitter gourd, okra, and bottle gourd (upo). Like palay
production, these commodities are on a downtrend which is attributed
also to change in use of agricultural areas. Meanwhile, poultry and
livestock production are growing, but it is not substantial to create
glaring impact to the economy. Based on estimates, livestock
production is only growing at 125 heads, while poultry production is
increasing at 4,145 heads annually. Hogs, swine, and goat make up the
biggest part of the total livestock production. Largest livestock
producers include Ligas, Bulihan, Barihan, Anilao, and Atlag. On the
other hand, broiler and native chicken is the main commodity for
poultry production. Barangay Bungahan takes the lion’s share of this
production. City of Malolos has around 4,176 poultry and hog raisers.
Table I.23: Trends in Other Agricultural and Fishery Commodities, 2008-2015
COMMODITY SLOPE TREND
AGRILAND IN HAS. -286.6275 Downtrend

FRUITS
No. of Trees -526 Downtrend
Area Harvested (In has.) 0.15 Uptrend
Production (In Kilograms) -73,067.89 Downtrend
VEGETABLES
Area Harvested (In has.) -34.99 Downtrend
Production (In Kilograms) -10,376.50 Downtrend
Livestock Production (Number of heads) 125 Uptrend

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Continuation… Table I.23: Trends in Other Agricultural and Fishery Commodities, 2008-2015
COMMODITY SLOPE TREND
Poultry Production (Number of heads) 4,145 Uptrend

Inland Water Fish Catch in Metric Tons 18.64 Uptrend
Municipal Water Fish Catch in Metric Tons -10.3534 Downtrend
Source: Office of the City Agriculturist
Being part of the coastal areas in Bulacan, it is inherent for City of

Malolos to become a producer of fishery commodities. Based on the
2016 monitoring report of the Office of the City Agriculturist (CAgO), the
city has 78 fishpond operators with production area of 1,730.80
hectares and production volume of 953.64 metric tons in 2016. The
biggest operations are located in Babatnin, Panahasan, Calero, Masile,
and Pamarawan at almost 67 percent of the total fishpond areas.
Among the commodities grown are milkfish, tilapia, sea bass, grouper,
vannamei, prawn, and crab. The trend for fishpond operations could
not be established because there are no baseline figures. The
concerned office just started monitoring fishpond operations in 2016.
There are also inland and municipal water fishing activities in the city.
The inland fishing refers to catching of fish in inland waters like lakes,
rivers, dams, marshes, etc. through the use of simple gears and fishing
boats (some are motorized) with a capacity of less than or equal to
three gross tons; or fishing that does not need the use of fishing boats.
On the other hand, municipal water fishing refers to catching of fish
within municipal waters using fishing vessels of three gross tons or less,
or fishing that does not need the use of fishing vessels. While inland
water fishing is on uptrend, the municipal water fishing is moving on a
downtrend. There are around 1,305 fishermen in City of Malolos based
on the monitoring record of the Office of the City Agriculturist. The
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The usual suspects causing the decline or slow growth in fishery

production are natural calamities and deteriorating water quality.
H.1.3. Total Agricultural Land

The City of Malolos has a total agriculture land of 2,810.91 hectares as
of December 2015 which is 25.12 percent lower than the 2008 figure.
The dwindling agricultural land is attributed to conversion, specifically
for commercial and residential uses. About 32 barangays are sharing in
this agricultural area wherein the biggest portions are in Babatnin,
Pamarawan, and Namayan. It should be noted that this 2015 figure
includes the fishery areas.
Table I.24: Agricultural Land (in Hectares), as of 2015
AGRICULTURAL LAND
BARANGAY
HAS. % SHARE
1. Babatnin 376.54 13.39
2. Pamarawan 232.21 8.26
3. Namayan 230.38 8.20
4. Calero 131.83 4.69
5. Dakila 130.00 4.62
6. Barihan 120.90 4.30
7. Sumapang Bata 116.90 4.16
8. Bulihan 109.50 3.90
9. Balite 108.50 3.86
10. Santor 92.50 3.29
11. Bangkal 88.50 3.15
12. Caliligawan 83.89 2.98
13. Matimbo 79.10 2.81
14. Masile 78.06 2.78
15. Ligas 72.50 2.58
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AGRICULTURAL LAND
BARANGAY
HAS. % SHARE
17. Taal 69.40 2.47
18. Bungahan 63.60 2.26
19. Look 1st 62.10 2.21
20. Santisima Trinidad 58.90 2.10
21. Balayong 57.50 2.05
22. Niugan 55.80 1.99
23. Sumapang Matanda 54.00 1.92
24. San Pablo 52.70 1.87
25. Mabolo 42.00 1.49
26. Tikay 42.00 1.49
27. Bagong Bayan 36.00 1.28
28. Mojon 25.00 0.89
29. Look 2nd 23.20 0.83
30. Longos 20.80 0.74
31. Panasahan 15.10 0.54
32. Anilao 10.50 0.37
T O T A L 2,810.91 100.00
Based on the ecological profile, the city has 1,522.10 hectares of

irrigable land to be serviced by the National Irrigation Administration
facilities and 155.90 hectares by communal/pump irrigation system.
These irrigable areas are located in twenty-six (26) barangays wherein
the biggest are in Dakila (130.00 hectares), Barihan (120.90 hectares),
Sumapang Matanda (116.90 hectares), Bulihan (109.50hectares), and
Balite (108.50 hectares).
H.2. Trends and Development - Secondary Sector
Overall, the industry group in City of Malolos is growing. The total annual gross
receipts of the sub-sectors are all increasing, but the substantial value is with
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dominating sub-sector of the industry group. In 2015, it contributed an

indicative amount of 17.48 billion pesos to the local economy of the City of
Malolos. It is also glaring that this sub-sector is growing over the last five (5)
years given the upward direction of its total annual gross receipts.
About nine (9) barangays host at least 64 percent of all the manufacturers in the
city which include Tikay, San Vicente, Panasahan, Dakila, Bulihan, Guinhawa,
Mojon, Sumapang Matanda, and Sto. Rosario. But, the biggest manufacturers
are the locators in the First Bulacan Industrial City (FBIC) in Tikay and Santor.
Specifically, the manufacturers in the City of Malolos are processing chemicals;
medicines; food; construction products; metallic and non-metallic products;
textile; leather; and related products; and tobacco.
The other sub-sectors such as construction and electricity, gas, and water are
almost stationary over the last five (5) years. Unlike manufacturing, there are
no additional big investments for these sub-sectors, and the existing related
businesses did not achieve substantial growth in their gross receipts.
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H.3. Trends and Development - Tertiary Sector
Generally, there is a slow growth in the service sector over the last five (5)
years. Figure I.4 shows that none of the four (4) sub-sectors have experienced a
consistent increase in the indicative annual gross receipts. In fact, two of these
sub-sectors such as trading and transport, storage, and communication have a
negative slope, indicating a decline in gross receipts.
Figure I.4: Trends in the Tertiary Sector, 2009 - 2015
Given the kind of establishments that are proliferating in the city in recent
years, it supports the upward trend in the other two (2) sub-sectors such as
finance, insurance, real estate, and other business services and community,
social, and personal services.
Figure I.4 also illustrates that the biggest among the sub-sectors is trading,
which is followed by finance, insurance, real estate, and other business services.
In terms of location, more than 86 percent of the service-related businesses are

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accessible and closer to their market, it is logical that they locate in these
densely-populated barangays.
1. Bulihan 9. Liang
2. Catmon 10. Longos
3. Guinhawa 11. Mabolo
4. Mojon 12. Panasahan
5. San Vicente 13. Pinagbakahan
6. Sumapang Matanda 14. Sto. Nino
7. Tikay 15. Sto. Rosario
8. Bagong Bayan 16. San Pablo
9. Dakila
H.3.1. Cooperatives
City of Malolos has 8.48 percent of the total active cooperatives in the
Province of Bulacan which operate with a combined asset of PhP1.51
billion. In terms of assets, it can be concluded that the cooperatives in
the city are among the biggest in Bulacan at 16.47 percent. These
financial institutions are mostly into financing employing more than
67,000 individuals. The trend for this sub-sector is positive, indicating
that they grow specifically in terms of assets and memberships. The
growth in number is not substantial. More than financing, these
cooperatives must engage more on employment and livelihood
generation to help improve the lives of its members and other
stakeholders.
Table I.25: Historical Cooperative Figures, 2011-2015
ACTIVE TOTAL ASSESTS TOTAL

YEAR
COOPERATIVES (IN PhP) MEMBERSHIPS
2015 47 1,512,438,777.95 67,454
2014 55 1,517,511,733.69 69,644

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Continuation… Table I.25: Historical Cooperative Figures, 2011-2015
ACTIVE TOTAL ASSESTS TOTAL

YEAR
COOPERATIVES (IN PhP) MEMBERSHIPS
2013 55 1,524,526,601.60 66,871
2012 52 1,004,000,000.00 32,756
2011 47 1,004,000,000.00 45,476
SLOPE 0.3 153,038,928.96 8,084
ALMOST
TREND UPWARD UPWARD
STATIONARY
Source: PCEDO
H.3.2. Tourism
Table I.26 shows that tourism in the City of Malolos is growing based on
the average tourist arrivals from 2013 to 2016. However, there are
conclusions that cannot be derived from the available data such as
employment contribution, combined revenues (money spent by the
tourists), and type of tourists (residents or non-residents). The tourism
sector includes restaurants, churches, resorts and hotels, heritage
houses, and convention centers. The highest growth belongs to
restaurants/food which is very evident with the proliferation of these
tourism-related enterprises, while the lowest growth is with heritage
houses.
Table I.26: Average Monthly Tourist Arrivals, 2013-2016
TREND
ESTABLISHMENT 2013 2014 2015 2016
SLOPE INTERPRETATION
Restaurant/Food 22,753 27,957 49,116 62,158 13,937 Upward
Churches 17,593 25,785 36,474 33,828 5,940 Upward
Resort/Hotel 9,007 10,523 14,472 14,840 2,145 Upward
Heritage House 200 303 382 347 52 Upward
Convention Center 36,924 53,918 72,511 61,653 9,278 Upward
T O T A L 86,477 118,486 172,954 172,826 31,352 Upward

Source: Office of the City Mayor - Arts, Culture, Tourism and Sports Division

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EXISTING LAND USE AND LAND USE TRENDS The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
EXISTING LAND USE AND LAND USE TRENDS

The Poblacion area where the Malolos Public Market is located, comprising of barangays San
Vicente, Sto. Rosario, and Sto. Nino, is the primary business district of the city. The traditional
plaza complex is still evident in the City of Malolos where the City Hall is facing the Minor
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Malolos Cathedral) and vice-versa. From these two
prominent seats of influence going to the Malolos Crossing through the Paseo del Congreso a
sort of mixed-use development exists where commercial, institutional, and residential uses are
interspersed. The Malolos Crossing area (Bulihan, Guinhawa, Catmon, and Sumapang Matanda)
along the Manila North Road (MacArthur Highway) is another magnet of activities especially
with the establishment of Robinsons Place Malolos where a satellite transport terminal and a
public utility vehicles (PUV) bay is available or accessible. The Bulihan-Longos area along the
MacArthur Highway is likewise attracting commercial activities. A business hub, The Cabanas,
sited in the Bulihan-Longos area is attracting financial, medical, and academic activities not to
mention the numerous restaurants that are present. Vista Mall is being constructed in front of
the residential estate Provence.
The productive agricultural area or ricelands of the City of Malolos, on the other hand, are
located in Barangays Santor, Look 2nd, Balite, Taal, Niugan, Matimbo, Mambog, Dakila,
Bungahan, Sumapang Bata, Ligas, and Dakila.
Industrial activities are mainly concentrated in the Tikay-Santor area. The First Bulacan
Industrial City and Mighty Corporation are both in Barangay Tikay while a Cargill plant is being
built in Barangay Santor in FBIC II. The stretch of MacArthur Highway from Tikay to Longos is
punctuated with mixed-use development comprising of residential subdivisions, commercial
establishments, bank branches, schools, and government agencies satellite offices. The
Provincial Capitol is likewise along this major road.
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PRIORITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
PRIORITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Development issues and concerns of the City of Malolos were identified through the collection,
examination, and interpretation of primary and secondary data in social; economic;
infrastructure and utilities; and institutional and financial sector. The generated information
was validated during a consultation workshop with the stakeholders and a number of issues and
concerns have been identified within each sector.
A. SOCIAL SECTOR
A.1. Health
 There is significant number of malnourished pre-school and elementary

school children. Undernourishment and over nutrition are both concerns in
nutritional status of the children.
 Increasing cases of lifestyle related illnesses like Myocardial Infarction, cancer
of all forms, among others as leading causes of mortality
 Insufficient supply of potable water. Barangay Barihan has the lowest percent
of households with access to safe water at only 61.76 percent.
 Low access to sanitary toilet facilities. Five (5) barangays (Barihan, Canalate,
Look 1st, Lugam, and Mabolo) have less than 50 percent of its households with
access to sanitary toilet. Barangay Look 1st had the least percent of
households with access to sanitary toilet at 17.14 percent.
 Inadequate number of service providers. Specifically, for health services, the
city government still needs additional doctors and midwives to serve its
constituents.
A.2. Education
 High percentage of children who are not attending school both in elementary
and secondary level.
 Low survival rate. The City of Malolos Division’s survival rate for SY 2015-2016
in elementary level was the lowest among the schools divisions of the
province.
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A.3. Social Services
 Presence of informal settlers scattered in 6 barangays of the city. Barangays

Tikay, Look 2nd, and Atlag have the most number of informal settlers recorded
at 162, 141, and 103, respectively.
 High number of out-of-school-youth (OSY) of more than 1,300 in 2015
 Increasing number of PWDs that needs intervention in ensuring accessibility
to public and private facilities
 Significant number of children in conflict with the law (CICL). Thirteen (13)
barangays have this concern and the establishment of Bahay Pag-asa that
would cater to CICL may also be considered for their transformation.
 Inadequate number of firemen and policemen to provide services to the
constituents
 Inadequate number of facilities for social services to cater to CICL, solo
parents, PWDs, and other vulnerable groups
 Lack/absence of monitoring of street children/families
B. BIODIVERSITY
Biodiversity management for the City of Malolos focuses on the coastal areas
particularly on sustainable use of coastal resources and equitable sharing of its benefits.
Primarily, it is the policy of this plan to protect the mangrove areas to promote its
conservation and proliferation of the various species thriving in these areas. This
includes the mangrove forest areas designated for high potential ecotourism in
Barangays Pamarawan and Caliligawan which are seen to contribute in the job creation
and growth of other economic related opportunities in these coastal communities of
Malolos. However, the policy on mangrove ecotourism site shall cover the use of non-
permanent structures must be harmonized and based on the natural landscape of the
area. Apart from its function as breakwater against storm surges and tidal waves, it shall
also provide as a spawning and protection grounds for fishery and other marine
biodiversity. Research and monitoring projects shall support the effective management
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to the great wall of mangrove program of the present administration, the key policy is to
reforest the defined great wall of mangrove area.
C. ECONOMIC SECTOR
C.1. Agriculture
 Decreasing production of agricultural commodities due to conversion of

agricultural land to other uses, damage caused by natural calamities, and
deteriorating water quality
C.2. Service and Industry
 The potentials of and opportunities for the industry group and service sectors
are not optimized (weak enterprise, investment, and tourism promotion and
other related initiatives)
D. INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES SECTOR
D.1. Road and Transportation
 Traffic congestion; large volume of vehicles

 Undersized, constricted, weak bridges; narrow roads
 Illegal parking; illegal terminals
 Pedestrians and motorists road behavior
 Poor walkability and safety for pedestrians
 No designated paths for bicycles
D.2. Water
 Insufficient supply of potable water

 Low pressure during peak hours
 Water quality problems due to salt water intrusion
D.3. Power
 Limited power supply in remote barangays

 Site acquisition for power facilities
 Social acceptance of building new power facilities

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D.4. Information and Communication Technology
 Weak telecommunication signals in remote areas

 Social acceptance of building new telecommunication facilities
D.5. Flood Control
 Flooding (especially in Malolos Public Market)

 Silted and garbage-filled waterways, creeks and canals
 Clogged, poor drainage system
D.6. Support Facilities (Social Sector)
 Poor accessibility of schools to public highways

 Outdated Meralco facilities in schools
 Lack of usable water supply
 Limited/no sites available for construction of classrooms
E. INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL SECTOR

 Limited coverage of the City Government of Malolos computerization
 Lack of trainings and capacity building activities for the employees
 Insufficient incentive mechanism for the employees that recognize outstanding
accomplishments
 Inactive local councils, boards, committees, task force and technical working group
 Longer time of processing transactions in the City Government
 Continuous budget re-alignment
 Insufficient technical competencies of employees
F. SPECIAL AREAS
Likewise, under the special study areas on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management; and Heritage Conservation, the following concerns have
been identified:

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F.1. Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management
 The direct impact of sea level rise in coastal Barangays of Pamarawan,
Caliligawan, Namayan, Masile, Babatnin, Panasahan, and possibly other
adjacent barangays. It would contribute more to flooding hazards.
 High exposure to hydro-meteorological hazards such as flooding, storm
surges, rising of tides, and other similar water-based related hazards
 Disaster-prone when it comes to geologic hazards
F.2. Heritage Conservation

 Promotion and popularization of cultural heritage of the city both tangible
and intangible culture; and
 Preservation of cultural heritage/tourism facilities

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FUNCTIONAL ROLES OF THE CITY The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
FUNCTIONAL ROLES OF THE CITY

As a political subdivision, the City of Malolos is expected to become effective partners in
pursuing national development goals, and it has endowed with powers to manage its territorial
jurisdiction for and in behalf of the National Government. It is the same principle behind the
state regulation on land use that there must be vertically integrated physical framework plans
from the national to municipal/city level. Thus, this section takes the functional roles of City of
Malolos as stated in the national, regional, and provincial frameworks as critical inputs in
crafting the long-term physical development plan.
A. ONE OF THE PHILIPPINES’ POTENTIAL REGIONAL CENTERS

City of Malolos is identified as one of the potential regional centers per the National
Spatial Strategy (NSS) of the Philippines. The regional centers are “regional markets and
service centers” for several provinces. They have markets that are large enough to
support a range of services and investments with the most direct linkages to
metropolitan centers. They are regional administrative centers, international gateways,
and tourism hubs. In other words, these areas have the population, services, natural
physical features, and strategic locations, enabling them to perform specific functions
for development.
Figure IV.1: Regional Centers Per National Spatial Strategy
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The NSS recognizes the increasing role of cities as drivers and venues of growth. It shall
develop integrated neighborhoods and sustainable communities particularly for low-
income households. Further, it will be used to arrest the challenges of agglomeration
economies, connectivity, and vulnerability. With NSS, the growth and development of
urban centers and human settlements shall be pursued in a rational and sustainable
manner. The network settlements of the NSS include metropolitan centers, regional
centers, and sub-regional centers. The NSS Strategy forms part of the Philippine
Development Plan 2017-2022 “Ambisyon Natin 2040”, a plan centered on creating
matatag, maginhawa, at panatag na buhay. It aims to have a prosperous middle class
where no one is poor and shall pursue a high-trust society where families thrive in
vibrant, culturally diverse, and resilient communities.
B. PART OF THE MEGA MANILA AS EMERGING URBAN CENTER

City of Malolos is part of the spatial grouping called Mega Manila based on the Luzon
Spatial Development Framework. Under the concentration strategy, the immediate
sphere of influence of Metro Manila is expanded to a radius of 60 kilometers, covering
adjacent regional centers such as Metro Dasmariñas, Metro Antipolo, Metro Calamba,
and Metro Malolos. It means that being a regional center, City of Malolos will play a
role in reducing congestion in the upper tier of hierarchy (Metro Manila) and shall be
developed as the new urban center.
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The Luzon Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) forms part of the Central Luzon
Regional Development Plan (CL-RDP) 2017-2022. This plan provides regional dimension
to the national priorities as stated in the PDP 2017-2022 without neglecting local
challenges. The land use and development activities in the Luzon island group will be
anchored on LSDF.
C. ROLE IN LINKING MAJOR GROWTH AREAS (MANILA-CLARK)

Various flagship projects on improving internal access and interregional activity also
count City of Malolos as an important player. The new railway system from Manila to
Clark International Airport and the P2P (point-to-point) bus service to link the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport in Manila and the Clark International Airport include the
City of Malolos. These projects are expected to decongest Metro Manila and bring
growth to the North, specifically Central Luzon.
D. AMONG THE NEXT WAVE CITIES

The city is also among the top locations for local and international Information
Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector as identified by the
Department of Science and Technology Information and Communication Technology
Office (DOST-ICTO), Information Technology and Business Process Association of the
Philippines (IBPAP), and Leechu Property Consultants (LPC) It means that City of Malolos
has the ideal talents, infrastructure, cost, and business environment for IT-BPM.
E. ONE OF THE PROVINCIAL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CENTERS

Consistent with PDP’s NSS and the Next Wave Cities, the Bulacan Provincial
Development and Physical Framework Plan (2010-2030) classified the City of Malolos as
one of the large towns functioning as centers for commercial and industrial
establishments. It is also part of the Malolos-Meycauayan Growth Corridor where
investments and physical infrastructure development shall be promoted and pursued.
The Bulacan PDPFP is the blueprint for the physical and strategic development of the
province. The existing Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) also confirms the role of
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THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN

A. RATIONALE
Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, provides
that LGUs shall continue to prepare their respective comprehensive land use plans
enacted through zoning ordinances which shall be the primary and dominant bases for
the future use of land resources. Accordingly, the code provides the share with national
government the responsibility in the management and maintenance of ecological
balance in its territorial jurisdiction (Section 2a, 15 and 3i). Further, as directed by the
Constitution … “to regulate the acquisition, ownership, use, and disposition of
property...” (Article XIII, Sec 1), the City of Malolos has updated its Comprehensive Land
Use Plan.
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the City of Malolos shall guide the city in realizing
the physical development it aspires for the next nine (9) years. It shall give directions in
the rational and judicious approach of allocating available land resources to different
land use activities including agriculture, residential, industrial, and other functions
consistent with the overall development vision/goal of the city.
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (2018-2026) of the City of Malolos is a product of
various planning approaches such as analysis of the planning environment relative to
the demographic condition of the city, critical issues of different sectors, and the
analysis of the existing condition and the future demand of the physical environment.
Furthermore, it includes review of the local and national policies and conduct of a wide
range of consultations/deliberation and workshops with multi-stakeholders. One of the
most significant initiative and demonstration of public participation led by Hon. Atty.
Christian D. Natividad and Vice Mayor Engr. Gilbert T. Gatchalian is the conduct of
consultative workshops with all the stakeholders encompassing all the sectors in the
society. Based on the findings, and learning from the planning approaches, techniques
employed and consultations, the most preferred development option of the City of
Malolos for the planning period is agricultural, commercial and tourism development
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considering a multi-nodal structure plan focusing on transport-oriented development

strategy and information technology hub.
From the preferred spatial strategy, the plan introduces growth nodes and sub-centers
for future socio-economic development. The spatial strategy will boost the agricultural,
commercial, and tourism potentials of the city being its vision. For future land use,
policy recommendations are made for each of the land use policy areas of settlement,
production, open space areas, and infrastructure areas in consideration of the disaster
risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies. And this will serve as a
framework or long-term guide for the physical development of the City of Malolos for
the next nine (9) years. Consequently, the CLUP will be enacted into a zoning ordinance
(RA 7160, Sec. 20c) to become a statutory plan whose provisions are not merely
indicative but are legally enforceable. However, the zoning ordinance will be more
detailed on the delineation of each policy area.
B. VISION
The vision statement of the City of Malolos is a product of consultations with various
stakeholders representing the different sectors. In its formulation, the components of
an ideal LGU vision were considered and reflected in the final statement such as the
desired role that the city can play or the contribution it can give to the development of
Bulacan and the desired state of the Malolos as an environment for its inhabitants to
live in and make a living. During these consultations, stakeholders gave highlights on
historical significance of the City of Malolos towards the development of the whole
country. While in the development of the city as a place to live and work in; they
focused on the state of human resource as to education and character, and state of
environment as to global challenges i. e. technology advancement, environmental
issues, climate change and disaster resilience.
Through this plan, the City of Malolos envisions to achieve the following end-state
scenario:
Philippines’ premiere historical city of skilled, intellectual, disciplined, God-loving and
empowered citizens with better quality of life embracing global challenges under a
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C. PLANNING PERIOD
A Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) provides framework for the physical
development of a local territory in a long-term basis. It should offer continuing
management over the physical territory of a town where public and private investments
should be properly allocated. And this should be within the direction of the attainment
of the city’s vision which cannot be achieved in a short period of time. Further, the time
frame should be long-term for it to be aligned with higher level plans.
According to the recent Board Resolution No. 906 of HLURB, the planning period or time
of a CLUP should cover a planning period of nine (9) years at the maximum. Further, the
review, updating, and amendment should be after three (3) years from its date of
approval. This activity may coincide with the term of the Mayor and other locally
elected officials, for their awareness and for continuity of plan implementation. The
time frame and review period will also provide opportunity to harmonize the new
administration’s development agenda with the approved CLUP.
The years it will take the population of the City of Malolos to double its number can also
be a basis for the planning period. This will enable the plan to physically prepare for the
city’s future where the population of the city is double its size given a fixed land area.
Considering the doubling timeframe, Malolos is set to double its population size in the
next 52 years at the present growth rate. This, however, is too far to be able to predict
or plan the future physical development of the city as too many variables may come into
play. Alternatively, the plan may also synch its time frame with the planning period of
the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP) of the Province of
Bulacan at 2010-2030. However, this plan opted to follow the prescribed time frame set
by the HLURB, hence, covering a planning period of 2018-2026.
D. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES (STRUCTURE PLAN)

A crucial part of the planning process in comprehensive land use planning is establishing
the development thrust and spatial strategies. The result of the planning process at this
stage would be the basis in the design and shaping of the future physical development
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vision, goals, and objectives from the result of the sectoral studies shall be bridged with
the possible development options that the city may pursue.
To establish the development options and land use strategies, a participative planning
workshop was conducted with local officials, department heads of the local government
and various stakeholders including civil society organizations, businessmen,
professionals, and real estate developers in the city using simple planning techniques.
The workshop entails a clear presentation of the city’s adopted vision, goals, and
objectives together with the result of the situational analysis of the development
sectors; social, economic, infrastructure, and environment. Other considerations for
determining the development thrusts includes the analysis of the external and internal
environments, functional role of the city based on higher level or inter-area
development plans, environment (climate change and disaster risks), demographics and
socio-economic conditions.
D.1. Development Thrust/Options
By performing a brainstorming session, possible development options for the

City of Malolos were identified. The participants were provided with all the
inputs required including the adopted visions, goals, objectives, and the result
of the situational analysis. The identified development options were presented
to the plenary and shortlisted through a consensus. By focusing on these
development options, they believe that these thrusts will ensure the attainment
of the long-term vision of the city. Hence, the development thrusts that will be
pursued by the City of Malolos within the planning period, based on the result
of the brainstorming activity, are the following:
D.1.1. Agricultural Development

In spite of the generally declining trend of agricultural performance of
the City of Malolos in the past years, the city opted to adopt agriculture
development as one of their major development thrusts. The thrusts
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by sustaining locally produced agricultural products through land use

policy interventions. This involves agricultural intensification of the
agricultural activities by the improvement/advancement of farm and
fishery support facilities. The required physical infrastructure and
services includes irrigation facilities, farm to market roads, credit
facilities, technology, and increasing access to markets end users. But
foremost, the agricultural development option will require the city to
protect the significant tract of prime agricultural lands or highly
productive areas as the major intervention to ensure that efforts in the
plan are oriented towards development of the agriculture sector.
D.1.2. Commercial Development

The analysis of the local economic structure of the City of Malolos
indicates an upward trend in the tertiary or the service sector
comprising of the trading businesses; transportation, storage, and
communication; finance, insurance, real estate, and business services;
and community, social, and personal services. Given the significant
level of urban functions and services in the city, intensified
commercialization was adopted to be one of the development options
they would like to pursue. This option is also aligned with the functional
role of City of Malolos in the development framework of Bulacan as part
of the Malolos-Meycauayan Urban Growth Corridor where investments
and infrastructure development are promoted. Further, it is the city’s
respond to its recognition as one of the top locations for local and
international Information Technology and Business Process
Management (IT-BPM) sector.
Likewise, the industry group particularly the manufacturing sector

provides a very significant contribution in improving the local economic
structure of City of Malolos. To complement and further augment the
commercialization of the city, the output of the manufacturing and
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be noted that the secondary sector is steadily increasing over the years
and provides the largest share in terms of revenues for the City of
Malolos. With this, the industry group will certainly play a significant
part to intensify and strengthen commercial development in the city.
With this thrust, the development of commercial and industrial based

activities will be able to highlight the role of City of Malolos not only
within the province or region but in the country as a whole.
D.1.3. Tourism Development

As envisioned, becoming a premiere historical city does not stop from
proclamations and scenic landmarks but largely requires a clear policy
direction and a strong development thrusts that is oriented towards
tourism development. In this view that the development of cultural and
historical tourism was chosen as one of the development options that
the city opted to pursue within the planning period.
The City of Malolos has already marked its place in the history of our
country as the capital of the First Philippine Republic. The town center
of City of Malolos was even declared as a National Historical Landmark
and a Heritage Town because of the well-preserved ancestral houses
and old buildings. City of Malolos is also rich with intangible cultures
such as customs, traditions and numerous festivals. These and other
tourism-related enterprises are the reasons for the growing tourist
arrivals in the city for the past years. The growing trend of tourist
arrival should be translated into additional employment and revenues
for the government. Hence, the tourism development shall cover
measures to protect and conserve the tangible history of the city as its
prime focus. This will ensure that the intensification of tourism
development will not affect or damage historical landmarks and
heritage structures. Further, the great wall of mangrove near the
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declaration of these mangrove sites as protection areas shall also be the

prime consideration of this plan to ensure that this opportunity is
oriented at realizing tourism thrust. Detailed activities, programs and
projects that support this thrust may also be included in the tourism
plan of the city and in the Comprehensive Development Plan.
D.2. Development Strategies
In pursuing the development thrusts presented, several development strategies

were generated during the participatory planning workshop. Each sector group
has contributed their perceived strategies that would support the attainment of
the given thrust. Table V.1 presents the summary of development strategies
per thrust:
Table V.1: Development Strategies
DEVELOPMENT THRUST DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
1. Strict implementation of environmental laws

2. Improvement and rehabilitation of irrigation facilities
AGRICULTURAL 3. Integrated farming system and farm and fishery modernization
DEVELOPMENT 4. Declaration of protected area for agriculture and fishery
production
5. Develop product value chain/value-adding
1. Establishment of infra support facilities (health and educational

centers, workers’ housing facilities)
2. Establish one-stop-shop to assist investors
COMMERCIAL 3. Establish cultural, training and trade centers
DEVELOPMENT 4. Establish BPOs
5. Strict implementation of related laws including traffic
management, BP 344, etc.
6. Access to financial institutions
1. Cultural and heritage preservation and conservation

2. Development of coastal and sports tourism and promotion of
wellness activities
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT 3. Improvement of tourism infrastructure (Meetings, Incentives,
Conventions and Exhibitions or MICE)
4. Integrated urban water and waste management (solid waste
management, septage and sewerage system)

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Continuation… Table V.1: Development Strategies
DEVELOPMENT THRUST DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
5. Transport and traffic management

6. Availability of technology (wi-fi connections, CCTVs, etc)
7. IEC campaign inclusion of local history in public school curricula
8. Declaration of heritage zone/s
D.3. Evaluation/Selection of Preferred Development Thrust and Strategies
To facilitate the selection process, a modified Goal-Achievement-Matrix (GAM)

as the evaluation technique was utilized. Using GAM as the tool, the degree of
contribution of each strategy in the attainment of the vision was gauged. The
results are as follows:
Table V.2: Development Strategy Evaluation using Goal-Achievement Matrix (GAM)
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY SCORE
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
 Develop product value chain/value-adding 155
 Integrated farming system and farm and fishery modernization 100
 Declaration of protected area for agriculture and fishery production 96
 Strict implementation of environmental laws 84
 Improvement and rehabilitation of irrigation facilities 76
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
 Establish cultural, training and trade centers 69
 Strict implementation of related laws including traffic management, BP 344, etc. 64
 Establishment of infra support facilities (health and educational centers, workers'
47
housing facilities)
 Establish BPOs 47
 Establish one-stop-shop to assist investors 44
 Access to financial institutions 28
TOURISM
 Improvement of tourism infrastructure (MICE) 63
 Transport and traffic management 56
 Development of coastal and sports tourism and promotion of wellness activities 55
 IEC campaign including inclusion of local history in public school curricula 53
 Declaration of heritage zone/s 53

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Continuation… Table V.2: Development Strategy Evaluation using Goal-Achievement Matrix (GAM)
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY SCORE
TOURISM
 Integrated urban water and waste management (Solid Waste Management, septage,
45
and sewerage system)
 Cultural and heritage preservation and conservation 44
 Availability of technology (wi-fi connections, CCTVs, etc.) 43
As shown in Table V.2, the list of development strategies were ranked according
to the degree of its contribution in the attainment of the development thrust.
The higher the numerical score, the higher the strategies’ perceived importance
in the fulfilment of the particular thrust.
D.4. The Structure Plan/Map
The envisioned development thrusts and strategies shall be depicted into a map
form that will outline or shape the overall physical and development framework
of the city. Map V.1 shows the general locations of the development areas for
commercial, tourism, and agriculture. The map also depicts the interaction of
each development options and the target growth nodes. Given this, each
development areas have its own specific development role relative to the
strategies previously identified.
The development areas illustrated in the map is characterize by a multi-nodal

growth pattern (Map V.1). This pattern describes the intended physical
development of the City of Malolos for the next decade. The structure plan also
illustrates the growth center and sub-nodes that are intended to provide
support facilities and services to the proposed developments and acts as
linkages to the other sub-nodes. This will now constitute the spatial strategy
which shall be the basis in forming the framework that would guide the city in
the allocation and location of its various future activities and facilities. Table V.3
presents the summary of the various development areas with the corresponding
nodes and influence areas.

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MAP V.1

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Table V.3: Development Areas and Influence Barangays

DEVELOPMENT
STRUCTURE PLAN INFLUENCE BARANGAY
THRUSTS
Barihan, Bungahan, Ligas,
Sumapang Bata, Dakila, Balite,
 Agriculture Development Node
Bangkal, Niugan, Taal, Look 2nd,
Agricultural Matimbo, and Mambog
Development Bagna, Panasahan, Calero,
Matimbo, Mambog, Babatnin,
 Fishery Development Node
Masile, Namayan, Pamarawan,
and Caliligawan
 Major Growth Center Guinhawa, Bulihan, Mojon,

 Malolos Commercial Business District Catmon, Caniogan, Sumapang
(CBD) Matanda, and Cofradia
 Longos Sub-center Longos and Bulihan
Commercial Tikay, Balite, San Pablo, Bagong
 Tikay Sub-center
Development Bayan, and Dakila
Atlag, Sto. Cristo, San Juan,
 Atlag Sub-center Bagna, Balayong, Calero, and
Mabolo
 Pinagbakahan-Santisima Trinidad Sub- Pinagbakahan, Santisima
center Trinidad, Lugam, and Look 1st
 Malolos Urban Center Sto. Nino, Sto. Rosario, San

Gabriel, Liang, Catmon,
Tourism
 Heritage and Cultural Town District Caniogan, Santiago, Canalate,
Development and San Vicente
 Eco-Tourism Park Pamarawan and Caliligawan
E. LAND SUPPLY AND LAND DEMAND BALANCING
E.1. Land Area Computation
In comprehensive land use planning, the proposed land use estimates should be
based on the most precise estimation of the actual land area of the planning
unit. There are several sources of information that could be used for the land
area accounting. Although the authority in determining land area of local
government units rest on DENR-LMB, it is important that the land area to be
used in the comprehensive land use plan is the true representation of the area
within the actual metes and bounds of the planning unit.
This plan looks at three possible sources of land area. First is from the available
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is estimated at 7,427 hectares. This was based on the quarterly report on real
property assessment as of 1st quarter of 2017 which is also founded on the
inventory record and parcellary maps of the said office. The area includes all
taxable and exempted land properties in the territory of the city. Second is the
land area as generated from the Geographic Information System (GIS) using the
digitized parcellary map data of the Provincial Government of Bulacan. The said
system has generated a total area of 7,137 hectares for the City of Malolos.
Finally, the land area estimates from the Barangay Boundary Index Mapping
(BBIM) survey done by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) in year 2014-2015 for the City of Malolos. The area generated by the
BBIM survey totaled to 7,105.16 hectares with corresponding technical
descriptions. According to DENR, the map-based output is also aimed at
assisting the local government units in defining their administrative boundaries
for land use and zoning purposes.
Accordingly, this plan shall use the land area from the BBIM survey done by
DENR being the authority relative to land area declaration. In particular, the
delineation of the boundaries in the land use plan of the city which is based on
the technical descriptions from the said BBIM survey that are processed using
GIS as the main planning tool. Since the land area per barangay is based on the
survey of DENR, the boundaries can therefore also be used as basis in declaring
official boundary and land area of each barangay in Malolos. Further, in
estimating area per land use category, the actual parcellary maps were used as
the primary source. These were processed using GIS and validated with the City
Planning and Development Office and key informants from the Office of the City
Agriculturist and irrigators association representatives. Actual land uses were
also validated using latest images from Google Earth and ground assessment.
However, it should be noted that the boundaries and land area computations in
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E.2. Supply of Land
In estimating the land supply for the City of Malolos, the actual land use from
the parcel maps of the Office of the City Assessor were used as the principal
source. These data sets were processed and computed using GIS. Consultation
with the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) were also conducted to
update and fill-in the gaps of the parcel maps. Satellite images from Google
Earth were also used and overlaid to verify the actual land uses. Other layers
such as road networks and water bodies including major rivers and irrigation
canals were based on GIS data sets from the Provincial Government of Bulacan.
Table V.4 presents the land supply accounting for the City of Malolos which
shows that the available land for future urban expansion is approximately 3,131
hectares. The said area was estimated based on the premise that the built-up
area which is composed of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional
areas would not be part of the expansion area as necessitate by the population
growth. These built environments also include space occupied by roads,
bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure facilities are also not part of the
expansion area. Approximately, the built environment totalled to 2,569
hectares. Similarly, highly production areas and environmentally critical areas
particularly found in the coastal area should be preserved, protected, and free
from major land developments that would alter the nature of its existing
functional use. The areas for protection is approximately 1,068 hectares.
Table V.4: Land Supply Accounting, as of Year 2017
EXISTING LAND AREA IN

LAND USE CATEGORY % SHARE
HAS.
Residential 1,642.60 23.12
Commercial 101.10 1.42
Institutional 108.55 1.53
Industrial 94.28 1.33
Agricultural 4,198.32 59.09
2
Key Production Areas 1,067.50 15.03

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Continuation… Table V.4: Land Supply Accounting, as of Year 2017, City of Malolos
EXISTING LAND AREA IN

LAND USE CATEGORY % SHARE
HAS.
Other Production/ Agricultural Lands3 1,022.47 14.39
Fishponds 2,108.35 29.67
Roads and Bridges 597.40 8.41
Railroad (PNR ROW) 25.00 0.35
Open Space – PNR (OS-PNR) 15.51 0.22
Rivers/Creeks/Irrigation System 284.40 4.00
Mangrove Area 38.00 0.53
T O T A L 7,105.16 100.00

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E.3. Demand for Land
E.3.1. Projection Standards

In estimating future land requirement of the city, the plan considers two
projection standards. First is the urban land distribution estimates
prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization or FAO of the United
Nations as presented in Table V.5. According to the agency, for every
land category, there is an ideal ratio of population in a given space in
order to attain optimum productivity, sustainability, and meets the
needs of the society.
Table V.5: FAO Prescribed Urban Land Distribution

FAO VALUES
CATEGORY (HAS./1,000
POPULATION)
Residential 4.0-6.0
Institutional 1.1-4.3
Administrative 0.2-0.5
Education 0.3-0.6
Health 0.1-0.2
Open Space 0.5-3.0
Commercial 0.2-0.5
Industrial 0.4-1.5
Source: FAO
This plan also considers the use of the standards prescribed by the
HLURB in estimating future land requirements. In particular, the future
expansion is projected on the basis of the agency space standard per
sector multiplied by the population growth. These space standards are
applied depending on the identified functional role of an area and the
chosen development strategy in promoting the city’s vision.
E.3.2. Estimating Future Land Requirements

E.3.2.1. RESIDENTIAL AREA
Considering the FAO standard for an ideal urban space to
population ratio, the City of Malolos should have allotted only
a maximum of 1,554 hectares of land for residential use given

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its estimated present population of 258,923. However, it can

be noted from the land use accounting for year 2017 that the
actual residential area in the City of Malolos has already
reached 1,689 hectares. This means that the space occupied
by residential use already exceeded the maximum ideal
residential space requirement of the FAO. Although the data
may suggest that the city should no longer allow allocating
additional space for settlement, it should be noted that the
1,689 hectares of residential area are not fully occupied. For
the past decade, residential subdivisions in the City of Malolos
have flourished and grow rapidly. A large track of land has
been developed and was classified into residential use.
Looking at the occupancy rate of most of these residential
subdivisions, observations revealed that about 20-30% of
these residential areas are still unoccupied or vacant. Since
space for settlements are complementing land use to other
land category, the need to allot new residential space is
imperative. Area for settlement also includes relocation sites
of informal settler families. Residential areas however, should
be located properly and must be aligned with the
development thrusts of the city.
Table V.6: Estimates of Future Land Requirement using FAO Standards by Year 2026
LAND REQUIREMENTS (IN HAS.)

LAND USE CATEGORY
MINIMUM MAXIMUM
Residential 132.79 199.19
Commercial 6.64 16.60
Institutional 36.52 142.75
Industrial 13.28 49.80
In estimating future residential land area of the city, the plan

considers the standards of FAO and HLURB as guide. Table
V.6 presents the minimum and maximum range values than

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can be used in the allocation of future space requirement per

land use category. For residential area, a minimum of 133
hectares may be used to absorb settlement expansion by year
2026.
On the other hand, HLURB standard for high density ratio of

residential space at 250 persons per hectare is more
appropriate to use. This would regulate further horizontal
expansion of settlements in the city to balance the land use
allocation in the city. With this, the existing unoccupied
residential area will be maximized by pushing settlements
towards these areas. Also, since the City of Malolos is
regarded as a slow growing city in Bulacan for the past years,
allocation of more space for settlement should be controlled
to prevent further increase of residential space surplus.
Looking at the density of residential area in the city, there are

about 158 persons per hectare in the City of Malolos. This is
less than the high residential density value set by the HLURB
in projecting future land area requirement of 250 persons per
hectare. Thus, in employing the high residential density space
standard, the City of Malolos will need about 133 hectares of
additional residential space. But in order to balance the
surplus for residential space per FAO calculations, in-filling of
vacant spaces as supply strategy shall be employed in the
plan. Accordingly, approximately 70% of this projected
residential area requirement shall be used.
Hence, the plan adopts an increase of 93 hectares of

additional residential space to balance the increase of
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E.3.2.2. COMMERCIAL AREA

Considering that the City of Malolos vision is geared towards
boosting its economic status through intensification of
commercial activities, high standard estimates were used in
projecting its future commercial land requirement. Based on
the standard prescribed by HLURB, a maximum 3% of the
total built-up area may be allocated for commercial use. In
year 2017, the City of Malolos has a built-up area of 2,569
hectares. Accordingly, the city is projected to have a built-up
area of 2,898 hectares in year 2026 base on the same density
computation. This would mean an increase of about 330
hectares of built-up space in nine (9) year time. Using this
value, the city will need additional 10 hectares of commercial
space by year 2026.
On the other hand, considering high value estimates from

FAO, 0.5 hectares per 1,000 populations may be allocated to
absorb the future commercial space need of the City of
Malolos. This would generate about 17 hectares of additional
commercial space by year 2026 as shown in Table V.6. The
FAO estimate is almost the same if the current density
method is employed which generates an additional
commercial space of about 16 hectares.
Although the projections presented are already high value

estimates, the projected area may not be sufficient to absorb
the future need of the city for commercial space especially
with identified development thrusts of the City of Malolos.
Hence, in order to absorb the anticipated intensification of
commercial activities, the high value estimates will be
increased several times. This will allow more commercial
space to accommodate the potential influx of investments as

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envisioned. This is also in response to the declaration of the

City of Malolos as one of the new next wave Cities for
Information Technology which suggests ideal sites for IT Parks
and Centers. The potential development of IT Park or Center
will certainly induce high level commercial activities. Below
are the computed values used in estimating future
commercial area requirement:
2017 Total Built-up Area: 2,568.93 Has.

Density: 101 persons/ has.
2026 Total Built-up Area: 2,898.30 Has.

Increase in Built-up Area: 329.38 Has
Future Space Requirements for Commercial 10 Has.

Area if 3% will be used:
Future Space Requirement for Commercial 12.96 Has
Area using current density method:
E.3.2.3. INDUSTRIAL AREA

The industry group as described in the planning environment
is the major contributor of the growing economy of the City of
Malolos in terms of gross receipts. Particularly, the big
players are the manufacturing sectors which are located in
the nine (9) barangays of the city where the largest are found
at the First Bulacan Industrial City I and II in Barangays Tikay
and Santor.
According to HLURB standard for medium intensity industrial

development, the City of Malolos should have a density of
0.002 hectares of industrial area per person. In view of the
additional population of Malolos in year 2026 and the said
HLURB standard for medium intensity industries, the city will
have to allocate an additional 66 hectares of land for
industrial use.

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Following the FAO standard, the city may provide a maximum

of about 50 hectares of additional area for industrial use. This
is equivalent to allocating a 1.5 hectare of industrial space per
1,000 populations.
Considering that the City of Malolos is also progressing

towards industrial development together with city's
competitive advantage, the plan adopts high value estimates
in projecting future need for industrial land or an allocation of
2.0 hectare of industrial space per 1,000 population. This will
also allow the potential development of Industrial Estates or
Economic Zones in the city since the province of Bulacan is
situated in the industrial belt of the W-Growth Corridor of the
Regional Development Plan.
Given this, the proposed industrial activities will be properly

located to afford convenience, economy, and avoid
environmental degradation. Although low to medium
intensity industrial development may be located in
conjunction with commercial and residential land uses,
required buffers must be properly observed.
The following computed values were used in projecting future

needs for industrial land:
HLURB allowable allocation for medium 0.002 Hectares

intensity industries: /Persons
Additional Population in Year 2026: 33,198 persons
Industrial area requirements: 66.40Hectares

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E.3.2.4. INSTITUTIONAL AREA

Referring to Table V.6, the city may opt to allocate 37
hectares up to 43 hectares of land for institutional use based
on FAO standards. This is more than 32% increase from the
current supply of institutional lands in the city. The increase
would be very difficult to realize if purchase will be the mode
of acquisition. Looking at the past performance of the City
Government of Malolos, land banking is not a common and
easy activity it practices. Additional space for institutional
areas, if needed, are oftentimes resulted to just increasing the
density of an existing institutional facility.
On the other hand, employing current urban density approach

as suggested by the HLURB was also looked at. By examining
the density of institutional land use in year 2017, there are
about 2,385 persons per hectares in the City of Malolos.
Dividing this with the projected increase in population by year
2026, the city needs to allocate an additional 14 hectares of
land for institutional use.
Institutional land uses in the city consist of Government-

owned lands where public facilities are situated. For the City
Government of Malolos, its largest owned real property is
situated along the Manila North Road in Barangay Bulihan.
This was a 10-hectare land assigned to the City Government
of Malolos by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 597, s.
2004. Beside this 10-hectare property of the city are also
government-owned lands. These are the properties of the
Provincial Government of Bulacan with an area of about 12
hectares, Philippine Information Agency (PIA) with an area of
5 hectares, and the Bulacan State University, just beside the
PIA lot, embracing a total area of 25 hectares. Other

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institutional area includes land occupied by education

facilities, barangay halls, and health facilities which are
scattered all over the city.
Given that the actual use of the lands owned by the provincial
government, Bulacan State University and PIA are still
agricultural, only portions of these properties are seen to be
classified for institutional purposes if commercialization is to
be pursued by the city government. Hence, this plan opts to
allocate the minimum range value prescribed by FAO for
future land allocation of institutional area.
E.4. Matching Land Demand with Land Supply
The land accounting for the City of Malolos revealed a sufficient supply of land
necessary to absorb the demand for future urban expansion. As a common
practice, the supply of land comes from reclassifying the agricultural lands into
other uses where the benefits from agricultural activities are traded for better
economic and social gains. However, unproductive agricultural areas shall be
the primary target for urban expansion. This brings the foremost land use policy
of this plan which is to protect the prime agricultural lands that are highly
productive. The plan identified about 1,067.50 hectares of prime agricultural
lands that needs protection. The remaining agricultural areas are farmlands and
fishponds which could be considered for urban expansion. However, the
selection of agricultural areas for urban expansion should also be based on
existing laws which allow the conversion of these lands on certain conditions
based on usage and productivity. Pockets of agricultural lands situated within
the built-up areas and those idle agricultural spaces found in the fringes of
urban areas are the primary candidate for urban expansion. In these areas also
where natural expansion of development is directed.
Land supply analysis also entails assessment of the various development

constraints in the city. In particular, development constraints are focused on

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natural hazards that should be covered by strict policies to mitigate the impacts
hazard inflicted areas where urban expansion is indispensable. Map V.3 shows
the development constraints map which was considered in detailing land uses
within the proposed future development areas. Looking at the map, the darker
the shade the more constraints present in that particular area. On the contrary,
the lighter the shade in the map, the lesser the development constraints are.
This means that the white areas in the map are free from hazards that will
potentially endanger people’s lives and properties.
In order to efficiently utilize the existing land supply of the city, other supply
management strategies were adopted in the plan. Foremost is the in-filling of
vacant urban lands particularly for settlement use. As previously discussed, it
also aims at addressing the unoccupied residential areas in the built-
environment in order to balance the surplus in residential area of the city.

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F. THE LAND USE PLAN
F.1. Commercial Development
F.1.1. City of Malolos Central Business District (CBD)

The City of Malolos CBD shall be developed to serve as the commercial
and business center of the locality. It shall be the most dominant
growth center which shall be connected to neighboring sub-centers or
growth nodes. This central hub shall house commercial, office, and
retail businesses with large investments, but it will not preclude micro,
small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to locate in this area. As part of
the Next Wave Cities, City of Malolos can accommodate the information
technology and business process management sector with this
proposed development. There are eight (8) influence barangays for the
CBD such as Guinhawa, Bulihan, Mojon, Catmon, Caniogan, Sumapang
Matanda, and Cofradia.
F.1.2. Sub-Centers
In order to disperse the development, there are four (4) sub-centers
that shall be developed in the city, including the Longos Sub-Center
(Longos and Bulihan), Tikay Sub-Center (Tikay, Balite, San Pablo, Bagong
Bayan, and Dakila), Atlag Sub-Center (Atlag, Sto. Cristo, San Juan,
Bagna, Balayong, Calero, and Mabolo), and Pinagbakahan-Santisima
Trinidad Sub-Center (Pinagbakahan, Santisima Trinidad, Lugam, and
Look 1st). These growth nodes shall be developed as mixed-use zones
consisting of commercial establishments, light industrial park, and
settlement area. These areas shall prioritize the promotion and growth
of local businesses.
The industry group is also seen as a vital contributor in the local

economic development of the City of Malolos. Therefore, this plan also
computed for the land requirement for potential development of
Industrial Estates or Economic Zones. The development in this sector of
the local economy shall be done to support commercialization.

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F.2. Tourism Development
F.2.1. Heritage and Cultural Town District

The historic town center of Malolos which was declared as National
Historical Landmark and Heritage Town by the National Historical
Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) will be developed in such a way
that its historical values and features will be conserved and protected.
To realize its vision as a premiere historical city, the city government
shall provide infrastructure support to promote heritage tourism. The
concept of walkable community will be employed as strategy to soothe
traffic flow aside from the possible tourism package within the area.
The streets and intersections included in the Heritage Town shall be
redeveloped and appropriate architectural design shall be adopted. It
covers the areas of Paseo del Congreso St. from the Barasoain Church to
the Old Malolos Bridge; Padre Jose Burgos St. bounded by Enriquez St.
and Old Malolos Bridge; Hipolito St. bounded by P. Burgos St. and
Enriquez St.; Cigarillera St.; Pariancillo St.; Sto. Niño St.; F. T. Reyes
bounded by Sto. Niño St. and M. Tengco St.; M. Tengco St. bounded by
F. T. Reyes St. and F. Estrella St.; F. Estrella St. bounded by Liang River
and Kanto Boy St.; including the Santiago-Cruz House at Guareňo St.;
the Pineda and Aldaba Houses at F. T. Reyes St.; the Water Cistern; and
the Old Malolos Bridge. Sidewalks shall be cleared from obstructions
and pedestrian facility design shall complement the overall design
concept of the town center. The architectural design of infrastructures
within the heritage zone shall be regulated to preserve the tangible
cultural heritage of the city.
Barasoain Church, Casa Real Shrine, Malolos Cathedral, Kamistisuhan

Houses among others shall be developed and create a tourism loop to
popularize the rich tangible and intangible heritage of the city among its
constituents and further promote to other local and foreign tourists.
Heritage tourism package may be developed to promote the city’s rich
heritage at the local and foreign levels. The landscape on the other

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hand, which includes the Kalayaan tree that has been witness to many
historical events in the city, may also be developed without defeating its
historical significance.
Likewise, the intangible cultural heritage of the city shall form part of
the heritage tourism that will be developed.
F.3. Transport Linkages
Land uses for the developments stated in this plan and transport are directly
related. Land provides the platform for the execution of the said developments,
while transport provides the connection between them. In order to stimulate
the growth in the identified growth centers, it is imperative to create an
efficient transportation network connecting these centers to each other and to
other parts of the city. The proposed developments are projected to draw an
increase in the volume of traffic, goods and services. Thus, to maintain
efficiency and to still secure delivery of basic services to the community,
construction, and rehabilitation of roads are required. Creation of new
transport modes and routes are also necessary to influence the development
pattern and ultimately achieve the desired impact. (See Map V.4)
This plan proposed for widening of a number of roads connecting the City of
Malolos Commercial Business District (CBD) to sub-centers in Longos, Atlag,
Tikay, and Pinagbakahan-Santisima Trinidad. In relation to promote ecotourism,
improving the access leading to mangrove sites in Barangay Pamarawan and
Barangay Caliligawan is recommended.
Aside from the development within the city, the transportation network should
also connect the city effectively to external linkages. As such, the right-of-way
of Philippine National Railways (PNR) must be maintained to pave the clearance
for the North South Commuter Railway Project. In addition, construction of a
diversion road from the Municipality of Bulakan to Barangay Atlag is highly
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Bulakan. Designation of facilities to accommodate new modes of transportation

to-and-from nearby cities and provinces is also highly recommended. Creation
of terminals and route plan will make the new modes integrate to the existing
modes and ultimately establish the city as a transit hub of the region. The
existing Malolos Central Terminal along with the impending Malolos commuter
train station of the NSCR shall function as the catalyst of growth of a modern
transit-oriented-development in the city.
F.4. Land Distribution Matrix
Based on the future land estimates previously discussed, Table V.7 presents the
summary of land area demand per land use category for the City of Malolos in
the next nine (9) years. It can be noted that the future land area requirement is
less than 10% of the total agricultural land area allowable limit prescribed under
section 20 of the Local Government Code of the Philippines otherwise known as
RA 7160 for reclassification of agricultural lands to other uses. This reveals that
the City of Malolos has sufficient supply of open agriculture space necessary to
absorb the demand for future urban expansion. Although it is always a practice
to use the agricultural land as option for future expansion area, this plan is
considering the unproductive agricultural areas including grasslands and idle
agricultural areas to cater the demand for land. As a primary policy, the
identified highly productive lands shall be conserved and protected.
However, the selection of agricultural lands for urban expansion should also be
based on existing national policies which regulates the conversion of these lands
based on the actual usage and productivity. Also, the identification of future
land expansion entails assessment of the various development constraints
particularly restrictions imposed by natural hazards. Guiding urban
development towards unconstrained areas promotes the safety and well-being
of future residents while ensuring the protection of areas which are ought to be
free from human intrusion because of its indispensable value to ecological
balance and food security.

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Table V.7: Land Use Distribution Matrix

PROPOSED
EXISTING PROPOSED
INCREASED
LAND AREA IN LAND AREA IN
LAND USE CATEGORY % SHARE (OR
HAS. (YEAR HAS. (YEAR
REDUCTION)
2017)1 2026)
IN HAS.
Residential 1,642.60 23.12 93.00 1,735.60
Commercial 101.10 1.42 85.00 186.10
Institutional 108.55 1.53 37.00 145.55
Industrial 94.28 1.33 67.00 161.28
Agricultural 4,198.32 59.09 (332.14) 3,866.18
2
Key Production Areas 1,067.50 15.03 0.00 1,067.50
Other Production/
1,022.47 14.39 (303.14) 719.33
Agricultural Lands3
Fishponds 2,108.35 29.67 (29.00) 2,079.35
Roads and Bridges 597.40 8.41 21.14 618.54
Railroad (PNR ROW) 25.00 0.35 0.00 25.00
Open Space – PNR (OS-PNR) 15.51 0.22 0.00 15.51
Rivers/Creeks/Irrigation
284.40 4.00 0.00 284.40
System
Mangrove Area 38.00 0.53 29.00 67.00
T O T A L 7,105.16 100.00 0.00 7,105.16

Notes:
1
GIS Generated Area
2
Productive Agricultural Lands for Protection
3
Agricultural Areas including idle lands, grasslands, pasturelands, orchards, barren lands
Agricultural areas to be reclassified through this plan for future urban use
requirements are in the following barangays:
1. Residential - Balayong, Balite, Bulihan, Longos, Look 2nd, Lugam, Mabolo,
Panasahan, Pinagbakahan, San Pablo, Santor, Sto. Cristo, and Tikay;
2. Commercial - Bulihan, Catmon, Dakila, Longos, Mabolo, Mojon, Panasahan
and Stma. Trinidad;
3. Industrial - Balite, Ligas, and Santor;
4. Institutional - Bulihan and Mojon; and
5. Cemetery/Memorial Park - Bagong Bayan

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Nevertheless, this plan already enumerated several land supply-demand

management strategies in the previous discussions to optimize the use of
agricultural lands for development. This includes in-filling strategies and
densification to absorb most of the future requirement for settlement area
instead of entirely relying on horizontal expansion. Essentially, some of the
projected land area, totalling to more than 300 hectares of land, to
accommodate the population and other land use activities of the City of Malolos
in the next nine years (2018-2026) can be absorbed by the existing built-up
areas.

Map V.4
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MAP V.5
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LAND USE POLICY FRAMEWORK The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
LAND USE POLICY FRAMEWORK

A. ENVIRONMENT
A.1. Rivers and Waterways
Consistent with national policies, rivers and waterways in the City of Malolos
shall be open and free from permanent structures.
This plan shall also adopt policies from higher level plans including river bank
stabilization, control of settlement encroachment, and pollution from industry,
households, and commercial establishments. A minimum of three (3) meters
buffer strip should be retained adjacent to the river bank to protect water
bodies from encroachments. Areas covered by the buffer strips that are already
occupied by structures should be reclaimed. Only natural vegetation, roads,
and street furniture shall be allowed within the river buffer strips. The National
Irrigation System (NIA) canals, as the primary support infrastructure of the
agricultural development, should also be cleared from obstructions and
encroachments. The plan also supports policies of NIA on augmenting irrigation
water inflow especially during dry season.
Strict enforcement of Clean Water Act and local ordinances that prohibits illegal
disposal of liquid and solid waste in all river and waterways in the City of
Malolos.
Management of the waste water is also one of the utmost concern of the city.
Since the existing water service provider of the City of Malolos have no
operational septage treatment facility, the city shall explore ways and means to
manage the disposal of waste water. One strategy is through partnership with
private sanitary service provider. This may require legislative intervention to
realize. Another is by compelling the local water districts to collect and dispose
the septage from its service area as part of their obligation.
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A.2. Solid Waste Management
RA 9003 should be strictly observed for sanitation, hygiene, and environmental

concerns. The City Government of Malolos should invest in green technology or
waste to energy facilities, particularly in the disposal of wastes coming from
hospitals, medical clinics, funeral parlors, slaughterhouse, and the public
market.
A.3. Water Supply
Water supply covers domestic and irrigation water in the city. For domestic
water supply, this plan supports the use of surface water as alternative to
groundwater extraction. In particular, the city has participated in the Bulacan
Bulk Water Supply Project (BBWSP) to use surface water from the Angat Dam.
This will ensure the supply of safe, reliable, and sufficient supply of water to
meet its present and future requirements. For irrigation water, it is the policy of
this plan to protect the irrigation canals from encroachment of informal settlers.
Irrigation canal facilities should be a no-build zone and free from any
obstructions.
Adoption of green technology including rain water harvesting shall be promoted

to augment water supply.
A.4. Prime Agriculture/Production Lands
Covering more than 1,000 hectares of highly productive farmlands, allowed

activities in these areas shall be restricted to those that complement and
enhance its existing function. The policy is to protect these areas from human
activity that are destructive to the efficient and sustainable functioning of these
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A.5. Mangrove Forest
Mangrove forests shall be designated under the strict protection land use. As a
protection policy, no settlements or other forms of structures shall be permitted
within the area. Any human activities that are destructive or disruptive to the
conservation of the mangrove forest including extraction of the mangrove
resources especially with the use of mechanical or motorized equipment are
prohibited.
Considering that the city is aspiring to promote and improve the socio-economic
and environmental condition of the coastal areas, the Great Wall of Mangroves
was initiated to become an eco-tourism destination. As a policy, areas
designated for the Great Wall of Mangroves shall also be declared to be a
restricted area. Permanent structures/facilities for settlement are not allowed
except for scientific observation posts and view decks. Tourism activities and
support facilities that are not destructive and disruptive to the species found in
the area shall be allowed.
A.6. Fishponds Areas
Almost 30% of the land areas of the City of Malolos are classified as fishponds.
These are part of the production areas of the city where activities and uses are
also subject to restrictions. In particular, conservation, protection, and
sustainable management of the fishery and aquatic resources shall be covered
by RA 8550 or Philippine Fisheries Code.
B. BIODIVERSITY
Biodiversity management for the City of Malolos focuses on the coastal areas
particularly on sustainable use of coastal resources and equitable sharing of its benefits.
Primarily, it is the policy of this plan to protect the mangrove areas to promote its
conservation and proliferation of the various species thriving in these areas. This
includes the mangrove forest areas designated for high potential ecotourism in
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and growth of other economic related opportunities in these coastal communities of

Malolos. However, the policy on mangrove ecotourism site that shall cover the use of
non-permanent structures must be harmonized and based on the natural landscape of
the area. Apart from its function as breakwater against storm surges and tidal waves, it
shall also provide as a spawning and protection grounds for fishery and other marine
biodiversity. Research and monitoring projects shall support the effective management
of the network of protection and conservation areas in the coastal barangays. In support
to the great wall of mangrove program of the present administration, the key policy is to
reforest the defined great wall of mangrove area.
C. SETTLEMENT
Settlement areas include private subdivisions and areas with self-built houses, public
houses, and socialized housing facilities. The settlements in the City of Malolos are
sprawling all over its fifty-one (51) barangays. At present, the concentration of
settlements is on the central and northern and part of the city. Accordingly, the
increase in population of the town with growth rate of 1.41 (2010-2015) will require
additional land for settlements. Hence, proper planning on residential pattern is
necessary to promote the general welfare of the Maloleños.
The 81 residential subdivisions are scattered in 34 barangays of the city. The most
number of subdivisions is situated in Barangay Sumapang Matanda followed by
Barangay Longos and Barangay Mojon. However, based on observations in existing
subdivisions in the city, there are around 20-30 percent of lot parcels remained
unoccupied. In addition, the present land utilization (1,718 hectares) vis-à-vis land
requirement (maximum of 1,554 hectares) based on the FAO previously presented for
residential use given its estimated present population has already exceeded. Thus,
development of new residential subdivision may already be discouraged. The policy is
to strictly observe the implementation of applicable laws (e.g. National Building Code)
particularly the requirements on setbacks, open space, structure heights and bulks,
easement, and buffer. Likewise, the provisions on Presidential Decree 957 (Regulating
the sale of Subdivision Lots and Condominiums, Providing Penalties for Violations
thereof) and Presidential Decree 953 (Requiring the planting of trees in subdivisions and

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open spaces) among others should be observed. Presidential Decree 1216 (Defining
"Open Space" In Residential Subdivisions and Amending Sec. 31 of Presidential Decree
No. 957 Requiring Subdivision Owners to Provide Roads, Alleys, Sidewalks and Reserve
Open Space for Parks or Recreational Use)
Self-built houses on the other hand, are results of the deliberate approach of individual
households. The unplanned sprawling of self-built houses may result to undesirable
consequences in the future. Thus, the policy is to strictly observe the mandatory
setbacks, open space, or direct road access to every house and lot. Settlements must
maintain easements of 40 meters from riverbanks as specified in the HLURB guidelines.
The existing unoccupied residential areas should be maximized and encourage
settlements in such areas. The policy is to encourage infilling of vacant spaces should be
encouraged for residential housing development. Further, the execution of all
applicable provisions of the National Building Code (PD1096) should be monitored.
Policies related to the required setbacks, height and bulk of the structure, open space,
etc. should be included in the zoning ordinance. Barangay tree parks may also maintain
in support of biodiversity. Monitoring system should be in place from the issuance of
building permit to the issuance of occupancy permit to ensure compliance with the
pertinent laws and local ordinances.
Public housing site should be identified to be used as relocation site for informal
settlers. The allocated residential space may be used for the development of public
housing facilities. Subsequently, strict adherence to the guidelines of the HLURB
particularly on the provision for common facilities like parks, commercial store, and
community hall and to the National Building Code on the provisions on setbacks,
ventilation, open space, etc. should be observed.
Socialized housing facilities shall be provided by the city government in accordance with
the pertinent laws such as Batas Pambansa Blg. 220.

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The city government will also adopt the applicable strategies for the settlement areas
stated in the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan of the province of
Bulacan, to wit:
 All developments in the settlement areas should be risk sensitive. The city
government will provide the livable environment and will further ensure that the
residential areas are free from natural and man-made hazards;
 Community designs should be oriented towards minimal use of motor vehicles in
accessing community facilities and services. The effective implementation of
locational clearance system and subdivision regulation shall strictly be observed to
restructure residential patterns;
 Promote medium rise residential development as part of infilling development
strategy for settlements;
 Development and use of surface water, and rain water utilization should be
pursued;
 Go around the limitation on land supply by maximizing existing supply;
 Agree on appropriate development plan for urban mixed-use development and
land readjustments;
 Encourage pedestrian and/or bike access between uses, public spaces, and
secondary areas;
 Barangay Sto. Niño and surrounding barangays as the major node should be
revitalized and redeveloped for new and more intensive uses and transit services;
 Evacuation sites must be identified aside from the current evacuation centers.
D. ECONOMIC
D.1. Production Areas
The land use policy framework for production areas is focused on enhancing
competitiveness and ensuring sustainable and inclusive growth. It shall build
the economic capacity and overall business atmosphere of the City of Malolos
to effect economic progress.

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D.1.1. Commercial and Industrial Areas

 The general policy is to make these areas ready for investments
with the City of Malolos playing as regional center (new urban
center) of the country.
 Create a business-conducive climate.
 Pursue public-private partnerships to hasten commercialization.
 Undertake urban renewal or blight clean-up to near the CBD to
maintain property values.
 Encourage private developers or property owners within or near
CBD to redevelop their facilities.
 Consider land swapping with the current lot owners for priority
development areas.
 Harmonization of local economic development policies and
programs.
 Develop entrepreneurial/corporate mindset of the local
government units
 Improve access, mobility, and connectivity by investing in physical
infrastructure and implementation of appropriate traffic
management scheme.
 Ensure climate and disaster-resiliency of the locality.
 Ensure sustainability of local economic development programs
and policies beyond the term of local chief executive.
 Support MSMEs through financing and other technical assistance.
 Avoid creating and implementing stiff rules for businesses.
 Conduct an aggressive promotion to attract large investments.
 Invest in workforce development.
 Support the growth of particular clusters newly emerging and
promising businesses.
 Improve local governance and management.
 Formulate development guidelines on mixed-use development in
growth nodes.

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D.1.2. Agricultural Areas

 The general policy for agricultural areas not covered by protection
policies is to optimize the use of these lands for food security and
local economic development.
 Pursue public-private partnerships in agricultural development.
 Legislation focus on encouraging land owners to make their
agricultural lands productive like provision for incentives.
 Adoption of the latest technologies used in agriculture.
 Aggressive promotion of crop diversification (high value crops
production) and hybrid program.
 Improve irrigation facilities and other government interventions
such as provision of farm inputs, technical assistance, and
technology transfer.
 Encourage crop insurance and use of organic fertilizer.
 Promote aquaculture, livestock, poultry, and vegetable
production.
 Empower bantay dagat with the appropriate equipment and skills
for effective and efficient stewardship.
D.1.3. Tourism Areas

 The policy is to also optimize tourism for local economic
development.
 Preserve historical sites, culture, and tradition with the intention
of using them for transformational tourism.
 Craft a tourism plan that shall guide the development of areas
identified to attract tourists.
 Pursue public-private partnerships to establish the necessary
facilities such as hotels, convention center, souvenir shops,
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E. INFRASTRUCTURE
In terms of the physical planning, provision of land and infrastructure requirements shall
ensure that areas with high economic activity remain viable and competitive to benefit
the City’s long-term development. To fortify the competitive advantage and growth
potentials of identified centers in the spatial development strategy, these centers will be
prioritized in the land and infrastructure development program of the City. In addition,
promotion of non-motorized transport and its corresponding infrastructure support
such as additional footbridges and pedestrian lanes, wider sidewalks and dedicated
bicycle lanes shall be observed.
All policies shall be observed in all barangays in each of the following infrastructure
areas:
Transport Network
• Implementation of the road right-of-way and required road
easements/minimum setback from the right-of-way
Utilities
• Implementation of right-of-way and required buffer from the right-of-way
Social Infrastructure
• Strict implementation of the National Building Code of the Philippines (RA 6541)
• Provision of access to social services
Economic Infrastructure
Administrative Support
• Provision of access to administrative services
F. INSTITUTIONAL
Land use policy for institutional areas is centered on providing public convenience by
offering high level of public accessibility to various government and related institutions.
Accordingly, the City Government of Malolos aims to establish large institutional
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best serve the population and be well supported by residents and businesses. This is the
main consideration for relocating the city hall from the Poblacion which is currently
experiencing negative impressions from lack of parking areas, noise and traffic. The said
10-hectare property of the City Government of Malolos shall also accommodate other
government structures and is planned of becoming a government center where people
can enjoy easy access to amenities and services offered by the City.
Other facilities occupying the remaining institutional land uses including Catholic
Churches and places of worship, hospitals, health centers and medical clinics, museum,
public and private schools of all levels shall be maintained and properly planned to
accommodate future space requirement cause by increasing demand.
G. SPECIAL AREA
G.1. Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management
High risk areas to various hazards and climate-induced disasters shall be highly
restricted, if not, prohibited. Restrictions shall follow conditions prescribed by
structural codes and the National Building Code of the Philippines. These areas
are mostly found along the major riverbanks of the City and coastal
communities. No permanent form of structures/facilities for settlements are
allowed except for scientific monitoring/observation posts made of light and
natural materials. Policy areas as identified and designated based on existing
laws particularly the Climate Change Act and National Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Act shall also be covered.
G.2. Cultural Heritage

The historic town center of Malolos was declared as National Historical
Landmark and Heritage Town by the National Historical Commission of the
Philippines (NHCP) on August 15, 2001. It covers the areas of Paseo del
Congreso St. from Barasoain Church to Old Malolos Bridge; Padre Jose Burgos
St. bounded by Enriquez St. and Old Malolos Bridge; Hipolito St. bounded by P.

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Burgos St. and Enriquez St.; Cigarillera St.; Pariancillo St.; Sto. Niño St.; F. T.
Reyes St. bounded by Sto. Niño St. and M. Tengco St.; M. Tengco St. bounded by
F. T. Reyes St. and F. Estrella St.; F. Estrella St. bounded by Liang River and Kanto
Boy St.; including the Santiago - Cruz House at Guareño St.; the Pineda and
Aldaba Houses at F. T. Reyes St.; the Water Cistern; and the Old Malolos Bridge.
Hence, the said historic sites and structures in the town center cited above must
be maintained to preserve its historical significance and extend its lifespan and
usability. The maintenance of the historic sites and structures shall conform to
the guidelines of the NHCP.
To further promote the City of Malolos as a historic town center, this plan is
extending the area coverage of the Heritage Town from Barasoain Church up to
Malolos Crossing. This will create an atmosphere and a deeper feeling of the
historical significance of the historic town of Malolos upon entering the city
proper from Malolos Crossing.
The City Government of Malolos in collaboration with the national, provincial,

other local government units, private sectors should actively assist in the
conservation and development of historic tangible and intangible cultural
heritage of the City of Malolos. Likewise, the city government should take
appropriate measures for the protection, conservation, and preservation of
tangible and intangible cultural heritage situated within the city. The
conservation and development initiatives should conform to the related
national policy (e.g. RA 10066, RA 7356 among others), guidelines, and
techniques.
The city government should take all necessary steps to ensure the promotion
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PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS The Comprehensive Land Use Plan
PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

A. ENVIRONMENT
 Construction of Waste Management Facilities such as Materials Recovery Facilities
(MRF) at the barangay level
 Sagip Ilog Program
 Bulacan Bulk Water Supply System (as alternative source to ground water to arrest
saline water intrusion)
 Formulation of Solid Waste Management Plan
 Construction/Rehabilitation of local government owned potable water system
 Urban Greening Program
 Water Testing Facility
 Creation/deputization of Environment Green Armies/Bantay Basura/Ilog Team
 Procurement of motorized bancas for coastal management
 Establishment of Air and River Water Quality Monitoring System
 Dredging/desilting of Rivers and its tributaries (Pamarawan River, Tangib River
Panasahan, Canalate, and Calero River)
 River slope protection projects
 Relocation of Informal Settlers Family (ISF) within high susceptible to hazards
 Coastal
 Great Wall of Mangroves Program
 Mangrove reforestation along rivers and coastal areas
 Coastal clean-up and rehabilitation of mangrove areas
 Construction of Bantay Dagat Office
 Development of river transport system
B. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

 Establishment of Evacuation Centers
 Modernization of City DRRMO (Establishment of Public Safety Solutions Project)
 Capability building of City Emergency Response Team
 Formulation/Updating of DRRM Plan and Climate Change Action Plan
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 Adoption of disaster resilient architecture designs, climate-proof and green building

technologies
 Adoption of Renewable Energy Technology
 Regulation of building structures to withstand events of flooding and strong ground
shaking
C. INFRASTRUCTURE
 Proposed Relocation of City Hall
 Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project
 Proposed North-South Commuter Railway Project
 Heritage Streets Restoration and Beautification
 Proposed Coastal Highway
 Proposed Rehabilitation of Lighthouse in Pamarawan
 Proposed Seawall Rehabilitation and Extension
 Proposed Tertiary Hospital
 Proposed Rehabilitation of Waste Disposal Site
 Proposed Mangrove Observation Deck
 Proposed Fish port and Ferry Service Facility
 Improvement of City Central Transport Terminal
 Proposed Widening/Improvement of Roads
 Sto. Cristo - Mabolo Diversion Road
 Dakila Road
 Barihan Road (Lucas St.)
 Mojon Diversion Road
 Paseo del Congreso Road
 Malolos - San Marcos via Bulihan Road (Hangga St.)
 Guiguinto-Malolos via Sta. Isabel Road
 Malolos-Paombong Road
 Sumapang Matanda - Ligas Road
 Proposed New Roads
 Malolos - Hagonoy Bypass Road

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 Balite - Santor Bypass Road

 Panasahan – Balite Diversion Road
 Mambog - Balite Diversion Road
 Guinhawa - Bulihan Diversion Road
 Sumapang Bata - Barihan Diversion Road
 Ligas - Barihan Service Road
 Maunlad Homes - Barihan Road
 Ligas - Bungahan Road

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Philippines’ premiere historical city of skilled, intellectual, disciplines, God-loving

G. Social Services Facilities, Utilities, and Amenities I-34

EXISTING LAND USE AND LAND USE TRENDS II-1

PRIORITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS III-1

FUNCTIONAL ROLES OF THE CITY IV-1

THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN V-1

LAND USE POLICY FRAMEWORK VI-1

G. Special Areas VI-10

PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS VII-1

List of Maps PAGE NUMBER

A&D Alienable and Disposable

BRIEF PROFILE OF THE CITY

Table I.1: Historical Events

Malolos became the capital of the province of Bulacan by virtue of Public

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Table I.2: Ranking of Population among other Towns in the Province

CENSUS YEAR CITY OF MALOLOS AGR (%) BULACAN AGR (%)

1918 26,109 -0.23 239,969 0.72

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CENSUS YEAR CITY OF MALOLOS AGR (%) BULACAN AGR (%)

2007 225,244 3.58 2,822,216 3.34

Table I.4: Population Density

1. Anilao 132.30 1.86 3,078 1.22 23.27

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Continuation… Table I.4: Population Density

22. Ligas 183.92 2.59 6,624 2.63 36.01

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C.1. Territorial Jurisdiction and Barangay Subdivision

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Table I.6: Land Area Distribution by Barangay

BARANGAY AREA (HAS.) PERCENT

1. Anilao 132.30 1.86

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Continuation… Table I.6: Land Area Distribution by Barangay

BARANGAY AREA (HAS.) PERCENT

36. Pinagbakahan 144.09 2.03

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D. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION

D.4. Soil Classification

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D.5. Land Classification

The whole territory of the City of Malolos has a geologic composition of

Alluvial rock formation characterizes the majority of the geologic structure of

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D.7. Water Quality

Based on the classification system used by the Department of Environment and

D.8. Strategic Agriculture and Fishery Development Zone (SAFDZ)

The primary objective of delineating SAFDZ areas according to Agricultural and

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