Transportation, Access and Circulation

Road transport is the primary mode of transportation in the province particularly in

the urban areas. Sea transport is also available in the coastal municipalities and barangays.
There is also the presence of airport facilities for air transport services.

a) Land Transport

The province has a total road length of 1,550.448 kilometers, 236.394 kms.
national roads; 154.808 kms. provincial roads; 169.988 kms. municipal roads; and
989.258 kms. barangay roads (Table 67).

Table 67
Road Inventory by Classification: CY 2015
Province of Camarines Norte
Total
Road Classification Length SURFACE TYPE (km)
(km) Concrete Asphalt Gravel Earth
3.
National Road * 236.394 80.316 131.899 20.946 233
Provincial Road * 154.808 79.358 60.442 15.007 -
Municipal Road ** 169.988 57.570 40.007 32.267 40.144
Barangay Road ** 989.258 31.669 47.371 404.184 506.034
TOTAL 1,550.448 248.913 279.719 472.404 549.411
Source: RBIA Generated Report, Department of Public Works and Highways
Provincial Engineer’s Office

Note: * Updated February 2015

** Updated 2014
*** Updated 2009

Concrete roads totals to 248.913 kms. (16.05%); asphalt road is 279.719

kms. (18.04%); gravel and earth roads are 472.404 kms. (30.47%); and 549.411
kms. (35.44%), respectively. This shows that there is almost 65.91% of the total
roads in the province to be upgraded to either asphalt or concrete.

Of the 235.160 kms. national roads, 79.710 kms. (33.90%) are concrete and
133.000 kms. (56.56%) are asphalt. The Daang Maharlika which is part of the
national roads, has a total length of 123.965 kms. consisting of 121.559 kms.
asphalt and 2.406 kms. concrete.
Inventory of National Road by Classification: CY 2015
Province of Camarines Norte
Total Length SURFACE TYPE (km)
Name of Road
(km)
Concrete Asphalt Gravel Earth
Quirino Highway 1.780 - 1.780 - -
Daang Maharlika 123.965 2.406 121.559 - -
Bagong Silang - Capalonga Road 32.546 28.807 2.480 1.259 -
Talobatib-Jose Panganiban Port Road 20.478 20.267 0.211 - -
Batobalani-Paracale Road 7.740 7.740 - - -
Sta. Elena-Capalonga By Pass Road (Section 1) 12.090 3.640 - 8.250 0.200
Sta. Elena-Capalonga By Pass Road (Section 2) 5.700 0.181 - 2.690 2.829
Sta. Elena-Capalonga By Pass Road (Section 3) 13.190 3.643 0.596 8.747 0.204
Tagas-Daet Poblacion-Magang 4.375 0.085 4.290 - -
Daet-Airport Road 4.339 4.339 - - -
Daet-Mercedes Road 6.145 5.569 0.576 - -
Daet-Gahonon Road 1.418 1.011 0.407 - -
Pres. Cory C. Aquino Boulevard (Bagasbas
1.229 1.229 - - -
Boulevard-Mercedes Section)
Pres. Cory C. Aquino Boulevard (Bagasbas
0.700 0.700 - - -
Boulevard-Talisay Section)
Pres. Cory C. Aquino Boulevard (Bagasbas
0.699 0.699 - - -
Boulevard)
TOTAL 236.394 80.316 131.899 20.946 3.233
Source : Department of Public Works and Highways

Inventory of Provincial Road by Classification: CY 2014

Province of Camarines Norte
Total Length
Road Classification SURFACE TYPE (km)
(km)
Concrete Asphalt Gravel
Daet-San Vicente Road 8.900 6.456 2.444 -
Labo-Contod-Vinzons-Cruzero Road 11.340 9.660 1.680 -
Daet-San Lorenzo Road 12.770 5.383 7.387 -
Daet-Mambalite Road 6.302 3.462 2.840 -
Labo-Tulay na Lupa Road 9.120 9.120 - -
Labo-Fundado-Bakal Road 16.100 6.738 8.092 1.270
Jct. Basiad-Sta.Elena 5.600 2.100 3.500 -
Basud-Mangcamagong-Masalong Salong Road 15.518 7.220 8.298 -
Angas-Manguisoc Road 7.800 4.203 3.597 -
Plaridel-Salvacion Road 7.000 5.926 0.864 0.210
Bulhao-Bakiad-Sta. Cruz Road 3.502 2.022 1.480 -
Labo-Calabasa Road 0.780 0.070 0.710 -
Jct. Talisay-Sta. Cruz Road 4.400 2.256 2.144 -
Jct. Talisay-San Jose Road 6.080 6.080 - -
Jct. Capalonga-Calabaca Road 11.800 2.374 3.529 5.897
Jct. San Felipe-Patag Road 8.620 2.529 4.091 2.000
Cadawingan-Guinatungan Road 3.700 0.090 0.030 3.580
 Jct. Daet-Borabod Road 1.400 0.739 0.661 -
Bagasbas-Mercedes Beach 0.870 0.870 - -
San Vicente-San Jose Road 4.090 0.543 3.547 -
J. Lukban St. (Poblacion, Daet) 0.540 0.540 - -
Provincial Capitol Loop Road 0.250 0.250 - -
Provincial High School Loop Road 0.200 0.200 - -
Provincial Hospital Loop Road 0.180 0.180 - -
Jct. Sta. Elena-Pulongguit-guit Road 8.218 0.618 5.550 2.050
Provincial Hospital Loop Road 2.180 2.180 - -
Provincial Hospital Loop Road 3.180 3.180 - -
Provincial Hospital Loop Road 4.180 4.180 - -
TOTAL 164.620 89.169 60.444 15.007
Source: Provincial Engineer’s Office

The full stretch of this highway passes along the towns of Basud, Daet,
Labo and Sta. Elena which are the main routes in going to and from the provinces
of Quezon and Camarines Sur. These roads are likewise the main route in going to
the different municipalities of the province.

There are still a 1.259 kms. gravel surface road which is found along the
Bagong Silang-Capalonga Road which need to be upgraded because this connects
the municipality of Capalonga.

These national secondary roads also serve as access roads to the different
barangays and municipality of the province.

At present, there is a total of 2,617.91 linear meter National Bridges in the

province, of which 2,385.79 linear meters are concrete and 49.50 linear meters are
steel.

Number of
Bridges Length (lm) Width (lm) Surface Type
Span
Cabuluan Bridge 39.01 7.35 3 RCDG
Makahadok Bridge 30.60 7.30 3 RCDG
Basiad Bridge 40.30 7.30 1 PSCG
Centunion
Santol Bridge 30.00 7.30 3 Composite Steel
Girder
Minasag Bridge 63.30 7.30 3 RCDG
Bulala Bridge 1 49.60 7.35 1 Through Truss
Bulala Bridge 2 18.55 7.40 1 RCDG
Bayabas Bridge 41.00 7.30 1 Through Truss
Guisican Bridge 35.00 7.30 3 PSCG
Tigbinan Bridge 47.50 7.20 3 RCDG/S.I. Beam
Dagook bridge 1 62.50 7.30 3 S.I. Beam
Dagook Bridge 2 30.96 7.30 1 S.I. Beam
 Austrian steel
kanapawan Bridge 57.00 7.30 1
Bridge
Anameam Bridge 30.00 7.30 3 PSCG
Austrian steel
Malatap Bridge 42.00 7.30 1
Bridge
Magatip Bridge 18.80 7.35 1 P.S. Conc.
Macogon Bridge 47.00 7.40 1 Through Truss
Daguit Bridge 2 52.00 6.75 1 Through Truss
Namukanan Bridge 33.16 7.30 3 S.I. Beam
Naboongan Bridge 42.00 7.30 1 Through Truss
Binuang Bridge 24.00 6.76 3 RCDG
Daguit Bridge 1 41.00 7.30 1 Through Truss
Potot Bridge 54.95 7.30 3 S.I. Beam
Galocan Bridge 21.30 7.30 1 RCDG
Malacbang Bridge 60.58 7.35 4 S.I. Beam
Masalong Bridge 38.00 7.35 1 RCDG
Labo Bridge 1 148.40 7.30 3 P.S. Construction
Bical Bridge 53.84 6.75 4 RCDG
Malatap Bridge 28.00 7.30 3 RCDG
Hanlab Bridge 30.92 7.35 3 RCDG
Pinaglapaan Bridge 23.50 6.70 1 S.I. Beam
Calimoog Bridge 18.40 6.70 1 S.I. Beam
Alayao Bridge 53.75 7.30 4 RCDG
Mataque Bridge 34.80 7.30 3 RCDG
Talagpucao Bridge 23.65 7.34 3 RCDG
Malakbang Bridge 31.00 7.35 1 S.I. Beam
Batobalani Bridge 30.90 7.28 3 RCDG
Capacuan Bridge 27.90 7.30 1 S.I. Beam
Calogcog Bridge 7.00 7.30 1 RCDG
Tawig Bridge 23.95 6.70 3 RCDG
Paracale Bridge 48.90 6.60 3 RCDG
Labo Bridge 2 148.40 7.30 3 RCDG
Alinao Bridge 16.01 7.35 1 S.I. Beam
Mampaod Bridge 6.54 7.35 1 RCDG
Crucero Bridge 10.20 7.40 1 RCDG
Talisay Bridge 24.95 7.35 1 SPI GIRDER
Itomang Bridge 12.20 7.35 1 RCDG
Daet Bridge 2 121.33 7.40 7 RCDG/S.I. Beam
Mabulao Bridge 2 59.57 7.38 4 RCDG
Tulay na Bato Bridge 15.55 7.40 2 RCDG
Matnog Bridge 31.20 7.40 1 S.I. Beam
Laniton Bridge 26.74 6.80 3 RCDG
Langga Bridge 30.75 7.40 1 RCDG
Pagsangahan Bridge 49.75 7.30 1 P.C. Conc.
Mantugawe Bridge 18.80 7.30 1 S.I. Beam
Potot Bridge 27.80 7.40 1 RCDG
Calambusing Bridge 28.10 7.30 3 RCDG
 Parapatuangan Bridge 25.65 7.40 1 S.I. Beam
Kalagdo Bridge 30.90 7.35 1 S.I. Beam
Tuaca Bridge 24.00 7.39 3 S.I. Beam
Dagang Bridge 21.60 7.40 3 RCDG
Magkalabig Bridge 50.99 7.45 1 Through Truss
Nalisan Bridge 27.75 7.35 1 RCDG
Makabubos Bridge 19.10 7.30 2 RCDG
Makalukso Bridge 1 17.56 7.40 2 RCDG
Makalukso Bridge 2 20.00 7.35 1 RCDG
Pinaguidanan Bridge 24.00 7.35 3 RCDG
Daet Bridge 1 74.55 7.30 3 P.C. Conc.
Mabulao Bridge 1 9.90 6.75 1 ARCH
Tagongtong Bridge 9.00 6.92 2 RCDG
TOTAL 2617.91
Source: Department of Public Works and highways

Inventory of Provincial Bridges by Classification: CY 2014

Province of Camarines Norte

Total Length
Bridges Surface Type (lm)
(lm)
Steel Concrete Timber Others
Jct. Labo-Fundado Road 110.00 45.00 65.00 - -
Labo-Contod-Vinzons Crucero Road 68.00 - 68.00 - -
Jct. Labo-Tulay na Lupa Road 88.00 - 88.00 - -
Daet-Mambalite Road 42.50 - 42.50 - -
Jct. Plaridel-Salvacion Road 84.00 - 66.00 18.00 -
Jct. Cadawingan-Guinatungan Road 60.00 - - 60.00 -
J. Lukban Road (Pob. Daet) 50.00 - 50.00 - -
Jct. Basud-Mangcamagong-Masalong-
303.00 70.00 233.00 - -
salong Road
Jct. Capalonga-Calabaca Road 90.00 90.00 - - -
Daet-San Vicente Road 10.00 - 10.00 - -
TOTAL 905.50 205.00 622.50 78.00
Source: Provincial Engineer’s Office

The province has nine (9) tertiary school/colleges. Seven (7) are offering complete degree
courses wherein five (5) of these are also offering post secondary school/vocational courses.
Camarines Norte State College is the only public college in the province with four campuses located
in Daet, Jose Panganiban, Mercedes and Labo.
 Existing Tertiary Schools/Colleges: CY 2014
Province of Camarines Norte
CATEGORY
Offers Post
SECONDARY
LOCATION Complete Secondary
SCHOOL/COLLEGE
Degree School
Courses (Voc,/Tech)
Camarines Norte College Labo / /
Cam. Norte State College
- Main Campus Daet / -
- Aboño Campus Daet / -
- J. Pang, Campus J. Pang. / /
- Mercedes Campus Mercedes / -
- Labo Campus Labo / -
- Entienza Campus Sta. Elena / -
Camarines Norte School of Law Talisay / /
La Consolacion College Daet / /
Mabini College Daet / /
Our Lady of Lourdes College Daet / -
Foundation, Inc.
Our Lady of Peñafrancia College Daet - /
Sta. Elena College Sta. Elena - /
Capalonga College Capalonga / -
Source: Various Colleges in the province of Camarines Norte

Water
Of the 106,747 households in Camarines Norte, 50,173 households or 47% are served by
Level I and II Water System.

Summary of Total Coverage of

Water Supply System; CY 2008
Province of Camarines Norte

Total Household % of Household

LEVEL Number of Household
Served Served

I 32,443 30.39
II 17,730 16.61
TOTAL 106,747 50,173 47.00
Source: Provincial Engineer’s Office
LGUs

The Level III Water Supply of the province as of 2003 is

served by the Camarines Norte Water District which covers 7
municipalities. Four (4) municipalities such as Jose Panganiban, Paracale,
Sta. Elena and San Lorenzo Ruiz have their own Level III water systems
and 1 Barangay Waterworks Service Association in Talobatib, Labo,
Camarines Norte. A total of 50,173 individual connections is being served
by these Water District and Municipal Water Systems in the 11
municipalities of the province. Only the municipality of Capalonga is not
yet being served by a Level III water facility.
 Level III Water Supply of the province still proved deficient in
responding to the requirements since these existing water District and
Municipal Water Systems served only 63.90% of the total population in the
area. Meanwhile, household connections have only 26.29% individual
connections in relation to the number of households in the service areas.
This means that a very large percentage of households in the covered area
are not yet served with Level III facilities. As to water supply assets,
sources are 10 springs, 2 dams and 10 deep wells.

In terms of households served by piped water supply system, as of

2003, 19,420 households (21.1%) were served out of the 91,866 households
in the province. The municipality of Daet has the highest of 9,547
households or 58.7% of the total number of households in the municipality.

This situation shows that the low percentage of population served

is due to the low percentage also of individual connections and minimal
number of water sources for Level III. It may also be noted that the
Camarines Norte Water District, which serves 7 municipalities, population
served is still a small percentage of the total population in the service area
(Table 107). It is however, notable that 4 municipalities have existing
municipal Water Systems and Barangay Talobatib in Labo has an existing
Rural Waterworks and Sanitation Association which provides Level III
water supply. (Figure 34)

Household Served by Level III Water Supply Facilities

By Municipality: CY 2012
Province of Camarines Note

Actual Percentage
Household Served by Category Total
Household of
Municipality Household
Number Household
Served
(CY 2007) Served
Commercial/
Domestic Gov’t
Industrial
Basud 7,678 777 15 11 803 10.46
Capalonga 5,908 0 0
Daet 19,988 12,296 1,019 191 13,506 67.57
Jose Panganiban 10,468 700 59 10 769 7.35
Labo 18,046 2,431 236 47 2,714 15.04
Mercedes 9,125 1,260 26 32 1,318 14.44
Paracale 9,816 1,377 146 8 1,531 15.60
San Lorenzo Ruiz 2,531 392 9 401 15.84
San Vicente 2,028 509 5 22 536 26.43
Sta. Elena 8,106 1,070 61 6 1,137 14.03
Talisay 4,891 1,664 21 42 1,727 35.31
Vinzons 8,162 2,123 59 58 2,240 27.44
TOTAL 106,747 24,599 1,647 436 26,682 25.00
Source: CNWD, Municipal Water System/ District

Power

The efficient provision of power services is one major factor of

development especially in the rural and far-flung areas. The demand of
 population and industrial activities will depend on the pronounced
availability of services.

There is one (1) rural electric cooperative, the Camarines Norte

Electric Cooperative, operating in the province under the supervision of the
National Electric Administration (NEA). CANORECO covers the 12
municipalities of the province. As of 2003, a total of 252 barangays or
92.31% of the 273 barangays in the province have been energized. The 9
additional barangays in Sta. Elena are not yet included in the service
coverage of CANORECO, which are still under the service area of the
province of Quezon. Number of house connections stood at about 61,893
or 94.51% of the potential households to be connected. (Table 109)

In an effort to energize island and coastal barangays, CANORECO

has served 105 solar system, 65 units in Mercedes, 20 in Paracale and 20 in
Vinzons. (Table 1110)

Number of Barangays and Sitios with electricity and household connections: CY 2015
Province of Camarines Norte
Number Served Household Connections
Municipality
Barangay Percent Sitio Percent Potential Actual Percent
Basud 29 100 22 78.57 8,765 6,887 78.57
Capalonga 22 100 9 69.23 7,173 4,623 64.45
Daet 25 100 14 77.78 22,633 27,175 120.1
Jose Panganiban 27 100 5 62.5 13,135 10,472 79.73
Labo 52 100 57 80.28 21,034 17,324 82.36
Mercedes 26 100 9 60 10,615 7,839 73.85
Paracale 27 100 18 66.67 12,743 10,349 81.21
San Lorenzo Ruiz 12 100 8 88.89 2,841 2,330 82.01
San Vicente 9 100 3 50 2,360 1,982 83.98
Sta. Elena 10 100 12 66.67 6,214 5,088 81.88
Talisay 15 100 8 47.06 5,494 4,872 88.68
Vinzons 18 94.74 11 68.75 9,350 6,734 72.02
TOTAL 272 99.83 176 71.54 122,357 105,675 86.37
Source: Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative
Note: Potential consumer connection is based on the Department of Energy (DOE) data for 2015.
Exclusive of 9 disputed barangays Sta. Elena which are still under the service of the province of
Quezon.

Barangays with Solar System and number of

Households served: CY 2012
Province of Camarines Note
 No. of Household
Municipality Date Installed
Served
MERCEDES
Apuao 25 July 23 2004
Caringo 20 On-going
Quinapaguian 20 On-going
PARACALE
Macolabo 20 September 3, 2003
VINZONS
Pinagtigasan 20 June 11, 2003
TOTAL 105
Source: CANORECO