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Chapter III.5. INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES SECTORS

V.1.1 TRANSPORTATION

V.1.a Situational Analysis

The municipality of Argao is traversed by the Natalio Bacalso National Highway in

about 18 kilometers from Barangay Guiwanon to Barangay Casay. The National Highway
is supplemented by Provincial, Municipal, and Barangay Roads that connect all barangays
of Argao.
At present, the traffic conditions in Argao can be described as very manageable
through the establishment of A-TEAM under the Traffic Code of the Municipality. The
increase in the number of commercial and economic establishments in the Poblacion area
has generated traffic compounded with illegal parking and lack of delivery spaces.
Legislators of the municipality have started crafting measures to regulate the construction
of the said establishments by requiring them to include in their building plans the
provision of parking or delivery spaces.

V.1.1.a Land Transportation

Roads

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Fire Safety service in the Municipality of Argao is rendered by the Argao Fire
Station (AFS). It is manned by fifteen (15) able-bodied personnel for a population of
72,366. Based on the ideal fireman to population ratio which is 1:2,000, the station has
manpower shortage of twenty-one (21) personnel.

There are two (2) serviceable 1,000 gallons capacity fire trucks and eleven (11) fire
hydrants but three (3) of these are defective. The fire hydrants that are functional are
located at Maayo Stay Argao (hotel area), Public Market, three (3) along San Miguel Street,
Brgy. Binlod and Brgy. Tulic. The defective ones are at Cosey Corner and another three (3)
along San Miguel Street.

Along with this, series of firefighting trainings is relevant to the newly hired
firefighters to ensure not only the safety of the lives of people and property but for their
own protection. Despite of the limitations, fire incidents in the Municipality of Argao has
reduced by 17.39% from 23 fire incidents in 2018 to 19 fire incidents in 2019.

Part of the annual programs and activities of the station are celebrations of Fire
Prevention Month in March, Disaster Prevention Month in July, “Ugnayan sa Barangay”,
Fire Safety Awareness Campaign through Recorida and Distribution of Fire Safety
Information Materials, fire drills and lectures in establishments.

III.1.c Situational Analysis: BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY

The Argao District Jail, which was established on June 26, 2018 and started its
operation on March 15, 2019, is manned by sixteen (24) BJMP personnel and it has a total
jail population of two hundred seventy seven (277) persons deprived of liberty (PDLs),
269 are males and 8 are females.

The minimum ratio of personnel to inmates is 1:7 or one custodial personnel as to

7 inmates. However, at present this Jail has only 24 personnel manning 277 inmates or the
present ratio is 1:11.55 which means there should be at least 16 additional personnel to
meet the required standards set by the United Nations to uplift the living condition of
inmates while they are incarcerated.

In order to provide a more humane and conducive atmosphere for rehabilitation

the personnel have designed correctional programs and activities that could help the
inmates in their eventual reintegration into society. Presently, Argao District Jail occupies
a lot area of 10,000 sq. m. with a floor area of 297 sq. m. and has only a cell area of 168 sq.
m. with the ideal capacity of 36 inmates. However, at present it caters 277 inmates or it
exceeds about 241 inmates from the ideal capacity or 669.44% congested.

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The rate of congestion is increasing rapidly which might cause adverse condition to
inmates like health problems due to climate change (cells in jails are not well ventilated).
Consequently, there is a great and urgent need of additional jail buildings in Argao District
Jail so that health and living condition of inmates will be protected while they are still
behind bars.

The Jail Management plans to address the problem of congestion by proposing

improvements in facilities and or acquire a bigger space for construction of additional
buildings to meet the required standard for jail establishments.

Table III.1
Protective Services Issue Matrix

Technical
Implications When Policy Options
Findings/Observations
Unresolved (Effects) (Interventions)
(Issues/Problems)

PNP

Lack of Police Personnel

Less Law enforcers; more
which is very far from the Hire more Police Officers
crimes
standard ratio of 1:1000 ratio

Lack of High-powered long More criminal groups in

Purchase long firearms
firearms mountain barangay

Lack of Communication
low in responding alarms Purchase radios
equipment/radios

Continued disregard of Updating of Traffic Code

Low enforcement of traffic
traffic rules and and Enforcement of traffic
rules and regulations
regulations rules and regulations

Unregistered electronic Registration of electronic

vehicles (Racal) vehicles

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Unregulated use of videoke
(during night time)
Rampant illegal gambling in
the community
BJMP
Congestion
Less secured Perimeter
Absence Visiting Area
Absence of Recreation and
Religious Area
BFP
No Standard Fire Station
Lack of fire sub-stations in
mountain barangay
Need of New Fire truck
(tanker)
Insufficient water supply in
responding to fire incidents
No road access on highly
populated areas for
emergency vehicles
Continued disturbance
during wee hours of the
night due to noise from
videoke
Continued illegal activities
on gambling
This will create untoward
incident such as noise
barrage
This will give them
opportunity to escape
Visitors are prone into
hostage taking
Help PDL's to be physically
and mentally fit
Below standard office
condition
Causes Delay of 2nd
Response in fire
Suppression especially in
Northern Part of Argao and
some uphill brgys.
Causes delay in fire
suppression especially in
highly congested
Residential Areas.
Causes delay in Fire
suppression
Delays access of
Responding fire
trucks/emergency vehicles
Regulation of the use of
videoke during night time
Regular PNP operation to
eradicate all forms of
illegal gambling
Construction of additional
cells
Ongoing construction of
Perimeter Fence
Construction of Visiting
Area with inner Perimeter
Fence for security
purposes
Construction of Sports and
Religious area with inner
perimeter fence for
security purposes
Acquisition of lot for
establishment of standard
fire station
Establishment of Fire Sub
Stations
Purchase/acquire new fire
truck tanker with 5,000
gallons of water
Procurement of water
pump
Full compliance of the
Building Code and Zoning
Ordinance

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Road clearing especially
illegal parked private
vehicle, dangling utility
wire such as cable wires
and telephone wires.

Figure III.1
Distribution of Crimes by type, CY 2014-2019
Municipality of Argao

0.021 0.002
0.047 Murder
0.013
Homicide
0.116 0.030
Physical Injury

0.002 Rape
0.071 0.001 Robbery

0.018 Theft

Carnapping

Catle Rustling
0.290
Reckless Imprudence resulting to
Homicide
0.214 Reckless Imprudence resulting to
Physical Injury

Reckless Imprudence resulting to

Damage to Property

Violation of Special Laws

Other Non-Index Crimes

0.176

Table III.1
Crime Incidence by type, CY 2014-2019
Municipality of Argao

201 201 201 % Crime

Types of Crime 4
2015
6
2017 2018
9
Total
Distribution

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Murder 13 13 8 5 4 8 51 2.08%
Homicide 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 0.16%
Physical Injury 16 18 24 23 25 10 116 4.74%
Index Crime

Rape 6 10 3 8 2 4 33 1.35%
Robbery 20 9 15 9 18 3 74 3.02%
Theft 39 21 37 23 23 30 173 7.07%
Carnapping 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.16%
Catle Rustling 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.12%
Total Index Crimes 99 74 88 70 72 55 458 18.72%
Reckless Imprudence resulting to Homicide 10 8 10 4 6 6 44 1.80%
Non-Index Crime

Reckless Imprudence resulting to Physical Injury 138 29 63 98 94 101 523 21.37%

Reckless Imprudence resulting to Damage to Property 57 9 35 109 125 95 430 17.57%
Violation of Special Laws 123 113 117 114 129 113 709 28.97%
Other Non-Index Crimes 33 28 48 29 99 46 283 11.57%
Total Non-Index Crimes 361 187 273 354 453 361 1989 81.28%
TOTAL 460 261 361 424 525 416 2447 100.00%

Table III.1
Current and Projected Requirement for Police and Firemen
Municipality of Argao

Projected Police Force Firemen

Censal Year
Population Requirement Requirement
2019 123,153 123 62
2020 125,212 125 63
2021 127,158 127 64
2022 128,997 129 64
2023 130,728 131 65
2024 132,355 132 66
2025 133,870 134 67
2026 135,402 135 68
2027 136,952 137 68
2028 138,520 139 69

Table III.1
CCA + DRRM Connectivity for Protective Services

Indicators CCA + DRRM Connectivity

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What is the
What is the impact/effect
impact/effect of
of the indicator in
changing climate Policy Options
attaining climate
and occurrence of (Interventions)
resiliency/reduction of
disaster to the
disaster risks?
local development?
BFP
The LGU shall
Established
Well established fire provide lot for the
standard fire Increase Local
station will result to construction of
station & sub- Revenue.
effective distance response. standard fire
stations.
station.
Provision of
adequate Allocation of funds
facilities and for Land Banking
equipment
BJMP

Increase efficiency rate in Resolution

Adequate and
job performance to Request budget from requesting funds
standard jail
improve the condition of the National Agency. from National
facilities.
inmates and personnel. Agency.

Decrease rate of
congestion.
PNP

Increase budget Allocation of

Increase Sustained police visibility
allocation from NGA National Funds for
number of for safe and security of the
for personal additional
personnel community.
services. personnel

Modernized
protective Improve the efficiency of
Increase budget
services safeguarding for anti-
allocation from NGA.
equipment terrorism.
and facilities.

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