Executive Summary

2020-2029 MAYDOLONG, EASTERN SAMAR COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN (CLUP)
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The Maydolong, Eastern Samar Comprehensive Land Use Plan ((CLUP) 2020 – 2029
was crafted pursuant to the mandate of the Local Government Code of 1991 (R.A. 7160)
where LGUs are required to prepare their land use plan and correspondingly enact Zoning
Ordinance regulating land use based on the formulated CLUP.
The preparation of the CLUP had been done with the participation of the Municipal
Development Council, sectoral representatives, and various stakeholders. For the
technical aspect of CLUP preparation, the Municipal Government had sought the
assistance of the Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD)
through its six-module training workshops.
I. Vision
“A tourism and high-value crop center of Eastern Samar with competitive,

educated, healthy and god-fearing citizenry living in a sustainable economy
and a clean, well-balanced environment with a safe adaptive, disaster-
resilient community under a responsive, dynamic and participatory
leadership.”
II. Brief Situationer
Location, Land Area, General Topography, Physical Features, and DRR
Maydolong, Eastern Samar is located in the central part of the province directly facing the
Pacific Ocean. It is bounded on the north by the City of Borongan; on the southeastern
portion by the Municipality of Balangkayan; on the Southwestern part by the Municipality
of Llorente; on the west by the municipalities of Basey and Calbiga, Western Samar, and
on the east by the Pacific Ocean.
The total land area of Maydolong is 39,963.93 hectares comprising 20 barangays. From
these land areas, 4,103.68 hectares are classified as A & D while the Timberland Area
totals 35,860.25 hectares of which 26,874.07 hectares are within the SINP.
Maydolong is characterized by patches of narrow plains in between numerous

successions of rolling hills along the coastal areas. Moderately steep to very steep and
rough mountains dominate the area, particularly deep into the interior of the municipality
densely covered with diverse tropical vegetation crisscrossed by minor rivers, streams,
and creeks draining to the Suribao River.
In terms of slope and land suitability, much of the land of Maydolong may be described
as moderately good land in terms of land capability classification. Over these areas are
found some portions with agricultural capability depending on the type of crops to be
produced. Agriculture ventures over these areas will necessitate careful planning against
erosion, careful management, and intensive conservation practices. This occupies more
or less 96% of the total land area or about 38,365.52 hectares.
Municipal Planning and Development Office 1

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The climate of Maydolong falls under Climate Type “E” characterized by marked rainfall
throughout the year and has two (2) distinct seasons recurring throughout the year; the
dry season during March until August except for June and the rainy season during
September all through February including June. The rainiest months start from November
to January while the driest months are May, April, and August.
In terms of Geology, There are four (4) major rock formations found within the
municipality, namely: Caroline limestones, metavolcanics, ultrabasic, and sandstone and
shale. The mineral resources of Maydolong comprises an estimated 13,000 MT deposit
of Chromite and undetermined deposits of Laterite Iron, Citaniferous, Magnetite, and
Titaniferous and bauxite.
On the other hand, there are three (3) principal soil types found in the municipality: 1)
mountain soil is the dominant soil type of the municipality’s forestlands; 2) Bolinao Clay
Loam found over the areas of Barangays Patag, Del Pilar, San Gabriel, Tagaslian, and
Canloterio or practically over all the areas of the upstream barangays of the municipality;
and, 3) Maydolong Sandy Clay Loam found over the coastal barangays of Omawas,
Camada, Campakirit and over the urban area of Maydolong. Parts of the urban area of
the municipality also have beach sand, including the Barangays of Maytigbao, Lapgap,
and Malobago.
Facing unobstructed to the Pacific Ocean is both a blessing and a bane for Maydolong.
A blessing because the municipality enjoys the riches of the sea: a wide expanse of the
coral reef system, scenic beaches, diverse marine flora, and fauna. These marine
resources boost its tourism and fishing potential.
While the geographic advantage of Maydolong is a blessing, it is likewise a bane when it

comes to disasters generated by typhoons typically formed in the Pacific Ocean.
Maydolong is highly vulnerable as it lay bare to its onslaught and with global warming is
expected to become more devastating.
As shown in the CDRA (Climate Change and Disaster Risk Assessment) prepared by the
municipality, which forms part of the CLUP, it identified six MDAs (Major Decision Areas)
due to extreme flooding arising from typhoons and monsoon season. Besides flooding,
the coastal barangays are likewise at high risk to storm surges and tsunami. Because of
the life-threatening risk to the settlement areas with the MDAs, the CDRA recommends
an avoidance policy to limit the risk exposure of the population.
The CLUP seriously take the tsunami threat, Maydolong is just 80 kilometers from the
Philippine Trench. While it is acknowledged that tsunamis generated by tectonic
movement takes geologic times, the telltale signs of its probable occurrence is already
imminent: earthquake swarm occurring in Surigao –Guiuan area of the trench.
According to USGS, the Philippine Plate and Sunda Plate left-lateral strike-slip fault have
a long-term slip rate of 24-40mm/year is currently locked. With such a situation, the locked

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plates are building up enormous pressure which, sooner or later, is bound to snap
resulting in a devastating consequence. Such tectonic movement was demonstrated in
the Sendai earthquake1 (2011) generating powerful tsunami waves growing as high as
40.5 meters in Miyako and traveling at 700 km/hr and up to 10 kilometers inland in Sendai.
The devastation was total, the estimated damage was $360 billion US dollars2. Or by the
Sumatra-Andaman earthquake in 2004 triggering massive tsunami waves reaching as
high as 30 meters and killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, making it, one
of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
Demography
Maydolong has a total population of 14,473 with an annual growth rate of 1.61 percent
(PSA, 2015). Population density ranges from 134.81 (Barangay 05, Poblacion as most
dense barangay) to 0.03 (Barangay Patag, the least dense barangay). The average
population density for the entire municipality is 17.21. The municipality had posted a
45.3% urbanization level in 2015.
According to the 2015 Census data, 51.86% of the municipality’s population is male
(7,646), while 48.14% is female (7,097). The municipality’s labor force stood at 9,645
comprising 4,989 males (51.73%) and 4,656 females (48.27%). Employment-wise, 70.8%
(3,533) are employed from the male labor force and only 37.6% (1,751) from the female
labor force.
Local Economy
Maydolong is a fourth-class municipality with agriculture and fishery as the dominant

economic activity.
The crops produced in Maydolong include rice, corn, root crops, vegetables, legumes,
fruits, bananas, abaca, and coconut. Like the rest of the province, coconut is the primary
commercial crop in the municipality.
▪ Coconut lands had a total area of approximately 4,674.64 hectares which is

28.26% of the total cropland of the municipality. Average copra production
per hectare is recorded at 1.92 metric tons, lower than the provincial
average of 6 metric tons per hectare.
▪ Root crops which include camote, cassava, gabi, and palawan are planted
to approximately 161.08 hectares. There is surplus production of these
crops with the bulk of the products are sold to Guiuan and Borongan.
1
http://www.sms-tsunami-warning.com/pages/tsunami-japan-2011#.WCFREOB94uF Retrieved: March 9, 2021
2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami Retrieved: March 9, 2021

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▪ Banana is also an important crop of the municipality with a production area

of 95.85 hectares and an estimated annual production of 479.25 metric
tons.
▪ Rice production in Maydolong is low at an average of 460.63 metric tons

per year utilizing 167.50 hectares of production area.
Other crops with smaller land areas include corn, vegetables, fruit trees, cacao, and
coffee.
On the fishery sub-sector, there are 509 fishermen with 225 motorized bancas in the
entire municipality coming from the coastal barangays of Camada, Campakirit,
Maybocog, Omawas, and the seven Poblacion barangays. Fish production was
estimated at 373.43 metric tons annually.
The municipality is one of the biggest tuna producers in the province and a tuna buying
station that operates in Poblacion 5 exporting tuna regularly to General Santos City.
There is a potential for inland fisheries as the municipality has abundant inland waters
like rivers, creeks, and springs.
The Commerce and industry of the municipality are still in their infancy. Industries are
limited to the cottage and micro-industries like hollow block making, rice milling (kiskisan
type), bakery products, sand and gravel extraction, and cottage level fabrication of
ironworks. While there is two medium-scale construction business registered in the
municipality, they are based in Tacloban City. The service sector on the other hand is
dominated by wholesale and retail of basic commodities, followed by Hotels/Restaurants
with 19 establishments. Other registered businesses under this sector include
dormitories and other establishments that cater to the community, social, and personal
services.
Existing land use and land use trends
Maydolong is a rural municipality. Generally, the land use pattern of Maydolong is

dominated by vast forest lands (26,115.65 has.) located on the interior portion of the
municipality and concentrated mostly at some distance from existing settlement areas.
Second is the agricultural land area, including those within the timberland classification.
Some of these are kaingin areas utilized for single cropping of upland rice either planted
with coconuts as perennial crops or completely abandoned or largely undeveloped
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The main built-up area is at the Poblacion, along the coast, which hosts a variety of mixed
urban use. Minor settlements along major roads3 were established based on accessibility4
and concentration of farming areas. Characteristically, the larger barangays are within the
National Road.
The Poblacion Barangays comprising the primary built-up area have the lowest land
areas. The trend of barangay land area progressively increases as it goes to the interior
farming communities of the municipality. Presented below are the land areas of 20
barangays of Maydolong together with their land classification:
Barangay Timberland SINP A&D TOTAL Percent

Poblacion 1 104.54 104.54 0.26%
Poblacion 2 9.98 9.98 0.02%
Poblacion 3 74.00 74.00 0.19%
Poblacion 4 134.83 134.83 0.34%
Poblacion 5 6.54 6.54 0.02%
Poblacion 6 10.16 10.16 0.03%
Poblacion 7 29.38 29.38 0.07%
Camada 99.60 302.31 401.91 1.01%
Campakirit 300.37 300.37 0.75%
Canloterio 2,299.13 535.26 345.86 3,180.25 7.96%
Del Pilar 609.99 6,982.62 4.03 7,596.64 19.01%
Guindalitan 123.67 205.88 329.55 0.82%
Lapgap 1,166.10 393.38 1,559.47 3.90%
Malobago 435.75 217.72 653.47 1.64%
Maybocog 185.22 336.18 521.40 1.30%
Maytigbao 990.50 803.61 1,794.11 4.49%
Omawas 396.78 396.78 0.99%
Patag 949.46 16,696.38 17,645.84 44.15%
San Gabriel 1,102.33 872.28 284.47 2,259.08 5.65%
Tagaslian 1,024.43 1,787.07 144.14 2,955.64 7.40%
Total 8,986.17 26,873.62 4,104.14 39,963.93 100.00%
3
except for Barangay Patag and Barangay Malobago, whose main access is thru the Suribao River
4
This accessibility consideration was even before the construction of roads, settlements already established before
their construction. Thus Barangays Canloterio, San Gabriel, Tagaslian, and Del Pilar are located within the proximity
of the Mayon River, and Barangays Malobago, Guindalitan, and Patag are located respectively along the Suribao
River.

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III. Development Constraints and List of Prioritized issues and Concerns
Settlement a. Disaster risk exposures

b. Disaster risk exposure of institutional and critical facilities
c. Relocation constraints
d. Non-observance of easements as mandated by national
laws
Production a. Disaster risk exposure of natural resource production

areas
b. Low utilization rate of agricultural production area
c. Low agricultural production
d. Lack of irrigation facilities
e. Inadequate FMRs (Farm-to-Market Roads)
f. Land tenure issues classification.
g. Declining fish catch
h. Unregulated marine production area
i. Absence of commercial areas on strategic growth centers
j. Absence of essential industries that provide forward and
backward linkage of agriculture and fishery
k. Lack of tourism
Protection a. Declining forest and forestlands

b. Destruction of critical habitats due to forest degradation
c. Denuded watersheds
d. Destruction of Mangrove Forest
e. Open access condition of forestlands
Infrastructure a. Absence of transport terminal

b. Lack of access road to Barangays Malobago and Patag.
c. Clogged and inefficient drainage system
d. Non-observance of houses and establishment easement
and setbacks
e. Potable water supply issues

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IV. Comparative/Competitive Advantage and Functional Role of the Municipality
Comparative Advantages
As a prime Adventure and Eco-Tourism Destination - Maydolong possesses unique eco-

tourism sites which other municipalities don’t have. The potential and allure of the
diversity of flora and fauna of its remaining closed-canopy forest had been proven when
the European Elf Adventure selected the area in one of their adventure segments5. Aside
from the diversity of flora and fauna which a good number of them are endemic to the
area, it is complemented with scenic natural landscapes, caves, waterfalls, and rapids
that make a wholesome nature trek or even adventure irresistible.
As a first-rate Tourism Destination - Aside from the closed canopy, it also has the
Menasnge beach resort, Nabungsod marine protected area, and Omawas surfing area
where its development is currently being initiated and promoted by foreigners who was,
evidently captivated by its magnificence. These areas had unique and enthralling
features not commonly found in other tourism areas.
Potential-wise, the coast area of Maydolong is endowed with an ideal coastal ecosystem
comprising the mangrove, seagrass, coral reef, seaweeds, and reef flat. This ecosystem
has diverse flora and fauna that could mesmerize and pique the interests of tourists
whatever it might be.
The vast area of its reef system (320.3 Hectares) is very ideal for educational marine
tours as it has a very diverse flora and fauna. The tidal pools and cove of Maydolong are
likewise a haven for scuba and skin diving where diverse coral formation enlivens the
underwater scenery.
For nature lovers, the Suribao River likewise has a lot of potential as a tourist destination
with its picturesque river banks with diverse flora and fauna, waterfalls, and rapids.
Another Potential tourist attraction is the vast mangrove areas of Barangays Campakirit
and Maybocog which was relatively undamaged by the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda.
These unique and impeccable tourism attractions the municipality has can lend itself to
different packages to cater to almost all segments of the tourism industry and lend
credence to its vision as “a tourism and high-value crop center of Eastern Samar”.
As production center for High-Value Crops – the municipality is endowed with vast arable
agricultural lands which are ideal production areas for fruit trees, banana, root crops, and
other High-Value Crops. Despite the reduction of agriculture use within the timberland
classification and SINP of 6,908.14 hectares the remaining allocation for agriculture use
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is still 6,545.04 hectares. Should these farmlands be fully cultivated, as envisioned, the
municipality could indeed be transformed into a High-Value Crop center of the province.
Renewable Energy potential – the water resource of the municipality is tremendous, of

which, several areas could be developed for hydroelectric generation. Currently,
Gabonan Falls along Bihid River is identified by the Department of Energy (DoE) as a
viable source for a 22.1 MW Hydroelectric development. Aside from Gabonan Falls,
Kaglusong Falls within Mayon River in Barangay Del Pilar is likewise highly viable for
hydroelectric development.
Abundance of Non-Timber Products - non-timber forest products for raw materials such
as Buri, Tikog, Hagnaya, Bariw, Bamboo, Rattan, Nito, among others are important
resources in the uplands. These raw materials in the municipality are potential for small
cottage industries for farmers. These will serve as an alternative livelihood to farmers
solely dependent on shifting cultivation as a source of living. Basketry enterprise, home
decorative production, and other cottage industries has the potential to boom in the
municipality considering sustained utilization of these non-timber forest species will be
implemented. The municipality is also abundant in guano as a source of organic fertilizer.
Competitive Advantage
Maydolong-Basey Road - the opening of Maydolong-Basey Road will open doors of

opportunities for Maydolong. The province of Eastern Samar could be considered as
within the periphery of regional economic activity. Its major needs (from hardware
materials to processed food products) are sourced out from wholesalers in Tacloban or
NCR. Likewise, the main outlet for copra (the primary agricultural product of the province)
is Tacloban.
The ripple effect of Maydolong-Basey Road therefore would be enormous for the overall
economic development of the province considering that Borongan City, the provincial
capital and main economic hub, is located in the central part of the province (just 21
kilometers from Maydolong). The reduction of travel time alone to Tacloban, by as much
as 50%, would provide a big impact on the development of commerce and trade and
even the viability of agri-based industries. The major impact and opportunities highly
considered by the CLUP are as follows:
a) Tremendous boost and competitiveness of its tourism industry - inbound and

domestic tourists don’t have to travel four grueling hours from Tacloban City
(the major regional gateway) to reach Maydolong. Instead, it would just be a
two-hour ride traversing breathtaking backdrops of the closed-canopy forest of
Maydolong.
b) Logistical Hub of the Province - warehousing and merchandise distribution

center for the entire province would make Maydolong an ideal location due to

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its strategic advantage being at the central part of the province with a shorter
travel time from the regional center.
c) Enhanced viability for agri-based downstream industries – with the attainment

of commercial-scale production of root crops and other HVCs, processing
would become more viable with the transport and marketing advantage within
the province, region, and even national market.
d) Commerce and trade development – investment from the private sector would
become more attractive given the comparative and competitive advantage of
the municipality. Should the development of the subsector as presented above,
commerce and trade development will become the natural and logical outcome
as this is what Rostow’s refers to as a pre-condition for “take-off” of economic
growth6.
Functional Role of the Municipality
The development vision for the Province of Eastern Samar guided the 2017-2022
PDPFP (Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan):
“Eastern Samar, a center for agriculture and prime eco-tourism destination in the Asia-
Pacific Region with God-loving empowered, healthy and globally competitive people fully
engaged in a vibrant economy with equitable access to sustainable natural resources
living under climate change adaptive and disaster-resilient communities governed by
responsive and transparent institutions led by accountable, honest and competent
leaders.”
To achieve the above provincial vision, the province’s development framework adopts a
dispersed concentration of settlements anchored on clustering as one of its spatial
strategies. Towards this end, the framework ”encourages the Maydolong-
Balangkayan-Llorente area to pursue commercial crop farming as a support
mechanism towards agri-industrialization that will ultimately serve as a major
income and employment source.”
6
Rostow, W. W. (1960). "The Five Stages of Growth-A Summary". The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-
Communist Manifesto. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 4–16.

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Major Development Goals and Objectives
The primary development goals and objectives of the Municipality are as follows:
Goal 1
Sustainable economic development is enabled by responsible utilization and

investments in its physical endowments, particularly in tourism and agricultural
development opportunities, together with CCA-DRR oriented investment on support
infrastructures.
Objectives
• To develop and promote existing and potential tourism areas to include spelunking
and mountain trekking activities;
• To establish eco-tourism hub in Mayon Cluster to provide amenities and

operational management of eco-tourism in the area;
• To establish Pasalubong Center where locally crafted souvenir items and native
delicacies is promoted;
• To enhanced tourism appeal by ensuring a quality environment, easy transport

system, good tour guides/site guides, well-maintained tourism sites, and way-
finding signs and markers;
• To establish inclusive opportunities whereby stable, adequate, and gainful

employment for its labor force by promoting investment and business-friendly
environment;
• To improve agricultural/fisheries production with value-adding agribusiness and

fishery business opportunities;
• To ensure production of High Valued Commercial Crops (HVCC) at identified safe

production areas to promote stable and adequate income of subsistence farmers;
• To establish market support structure, facilities, and linkages for agricultural

products as an integral component for attaining commercial crop production level
of specific crops ensuring sustainable growth of the local economy.

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Goal 2
Inclusive total human development and social cohesiveness with an educated and
empowered citizenry living in safe, healthy, secure, and resilient communities.
Objectives
• To establish facilities and equipment within safe areas to facilitate activities that
will encourage youth participation in community affairs likewise activities that will
raise global competitiveness by well-educated, literate, and law-abiding citizenry;
• To establish education facilities and utilities within safe areas to facilitate high
performance in all levels of education coupled with enhanced school management
and programs;
• To attain competent constituents by developing an empowered young generation

with competent skills and education as evidenced by increased levels of literacy
and numeracy starting among children (ages 3-5 years old) and elementary grades
through the provision of suitable education manpower, facilities, and utilities;
• To established health station facilities within safe areas, including maternity clinics
and nutrition facilities to foster healthy, well-nourished people with adequate
facility-based deliveries;
• Improved household access to Level III Water System;
• To institutionalized Health Emergency Preparedness Response and Recovery

Plan;
• To established social welfare facilities like VAWC, teens, children centers that
nurture well-cared for and protected children, women, and differently-abled
citizens;
• To ensure total human development among its constituents;
• To promote positive values and social cohesiveness through well-cared-for and

protected children, women, and differently-abled citizens that include public order
and public safety;
• To reduce housing backlogs and improve the living conditions of economically

marginalized constituents.
• To improve health and sanitation and attainment of ZOD among its barangays.

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Goal 3
A balanced local ecosystem with a stable environment and natural resources through
risk-informed and people-participated rehabilitation, protection and development
measures.
Objectives
• To develop well-maintained protected areas like Pasig Fish Sanctuary and

Nabungsod Marine Protected Areas to ensure sustainability and regeneration of
marine resources;
• To promote a sanitary, pollution-free environment by maintaining the integrity of its

eco-systems;
• To preserve the diverse flora and fauna of its forest and marine resources;
• To strengthen enforcement of environmental laws to protect and conserve its

remaining forest particularly its close canopy forest and other first growth areas;
• To undertake reforestation and ANR (Assisted Natural Reforestation) of

abandoned kaingin areas to further increase the carbon sequestration capacity of
the municipality;
• To protect land resources from environmental degradation including erosion, toxic

chemical pollution, and other forms of contaminants;
• To maintain ecological management of solid wastes;
• To regulate development along coastlines, riverbanks, estuaries, and creek

embankments;
• To inculcate the value of self-help and community-help as community-based

disaster preparedness and adaptation measures;
• To adopt technologies or steps to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate

change or reduce the effects of disaster risks.
Goal 4
A responsive, dynamic, and participatory governance, incorporating smart structures

and systems to attain efficiency.
Objectives
• To sustain a participatory approach in development planning and growth

management;

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• To improve tax collection efficiency using digital technologies;
• To improve revenue generation and fiscal management using digital technologies;
• To improve the bureaucracy’s work structure and in-house competence and

professionalism;
• To reduce if not eliminate graft and corruption;
• To sustain public-private partnership in governance;
• To improve enactment of more responsive legislation;
• To formulate and promote policies, laws, and ordinances on resiliency to CC/DR

impact with transparency and accountability;
VI. Development Thrusts and Spatial Strategy (Structure/Concept Plan)
Multi-Nodal Urban Form
For the entire municipality the CLUP will adopt the multi-nodal urban form as Patterned
after Kevin Lynch Urban Form (Dispersed Concentration Type), designating growth
nodes and satellite centers such that development is redirected away from the urban core
or the Poblacion with the following major characteristics:
✓ Brgy. Lapgap will be designated as the growth node for upland barangays to support
the development needs of clustered barangays and their satellite centers.
✓ The growth and satellite centers are aimed at creating opportunities suitable and
conducive to particular types of economic activities.
✓ Each cluster will be supported with essential social and environmental services and
infrastructure utilities.
✓ Enhance the movement of people, resources, goods and services, trading, and other
opportunities within the confines of the municipality especially in outlying barangays
and its fringes.
✓ The attainment of commercial production of agricultural crop requires clustering of

Barangays as production areas with identified common crop best suited to the area.
Each cluster will be considered an Integrated Area Development for Agriculture
focused on specialized crop.
✓ The Poblacion will be the major urban and dominant growth center where
infrastructure and utilities will be concentrated to sustain the developmental thrust of
the municipality.

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Urban Design of Poblacion Area
The main feature of the Poblacion area is its livability. The overall design supports five
fundamental aspects of great, livable Maydolong: robust and complete neighborhoods,
accessibility and sustainable mobility, a diverse and resilient local economy, vibrant public
and open spaces, and affordability. Thus, the urban design for the Poblacion will adopt
the ecological model known as Multiple Nuclei Model created by geographers Chauncy
Harris and Edward Pullman in 1945 as shown in the figure below, to serve the diverse
functional areas within the settlement area.
The Poblacion should

make walking a joy—
safe, comfortable,
interesting. The quality
of sidewalks, parks, and
plazas—life “between”
buildings—is one of the
ultimate signs of a
healthy Maydolong.
Buffering pedestrians
from traffic, reducing the
speed of traffic on
residential streets, and
widening sidewalks will
be undertaken.
Streets have a triple role –

to move people, as social space, and as part of the Poblacion environmental
infrastructure. Where current traffic engineering practice tries to do one thing—move
vehicles quickly—livable street design pays attention to all modes of transportation and
to the quality of urban space that the transportation system supports making transit faster,
walking safer, and public life more pleasant.
This urban design assumes that even distribution of resources and people in safe
residential areas are given value. Good qualities of urban design are achieved through
various principles. One such urban principle is permeability that follows a well-organized
movement, connecting focal points, making them easily accessible to people. This allows
a maximum choice of how people make their journey taking into account varied modes
such as by foot, bicycle, public transport and private car (in that order of importance).
Permeability provides a more pedestrian-friendly approach that integrates the

surrounding community and links existing and proposed streets, ultimately providing
direct links to bus terminals for mass transport.

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Commercial Business District
The existing residential area of the Poblacion is highly vulnerable to potentially

devastating disasters as bared by the CDRA result. Since the underlying development
cost of the existing structures and infrastructures is enormous, it is prudent to convert its
current use to a commercial zone. The risk exposure of its population will be minor with
such policy, particularly during the night when the risk is magnified and highly
unmanageable.
Likewise, the expected growth of commerce and trade resulting from the spinoff being a
potential logistic and distribution hub for the province with Maydolong-Basey road will
need the CBD. Additionally, the tourism development thrust of the municipality will require
the development of a commensurate Commercial Business District designed to cater to
the needs of tourism in terms of adequate facilities and amenities. Thus, urban design
should be specifically biased to the specific needs of tourism. Business establishments
on Ditalo Street shall specialize in restaurants, cafes, and boutiques. Similarly, Quirino
Street will offer novelty items, native delicacies, and handicrafts. Said streets will be
closed to vehicular traffic with landscaping designed to enhance the ambiance
complementing such specialization.
Maydolong Urban Renewal
The Maydolong Urban Renewal addresses the threat of hazards while capitalizing on its
intrinsic value. The low-lying Poblacion, about two meters above the sea level during high
tide, is indeed vulnerable to storm surge and more so to a tsunami. A buffer of 30 meters
from the shoreline will be a permanent danger zone with no permanent dwelling structure
permitted. This hazard-prone coastal area will be transformed into a business center cum
recreation zone. It will accommodate businesses like grilled barbeque and other
merchandise that entice people to visit the place for relaxation.
The buffer zone will meet the need to make the place safer, comfortable, varied, and
attractive such that it can be well-used and well-loved. It will transform the area to be
distinctive offering variety, choice, and fun.
Vibrant places offer opportunities for meeting people, playing in the street, and watching
the world go by (CLUP Guidebook 2014:Volume2).
It likewise considers environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic viability to

create livable places of beauty and unique identity (Liewellyn-Davies, 2000). Such is the
lofty vision of urban renewal.
Coastal Site Development Plan will be designed to be responsive to disaster risk

mitigation, venue for livelihood activities of fisherfolks together with other members of the
community. It should enhance the beauty of the place by appropriate architectural
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Residential Zone
On the other hand, the expansion of its residential area will at safer higher grounds will it
will be relatively safe from the hazards as identified by the CDRA. Amenities such as
recreation and parks, public market, and daycare centers shall be established in the area.
The Rural Health Center shall be relocated to the expansion area as it is similarly at risk
to numerous hazards.
Development Concept & Structure Plan
The development concept and structure plan will be the primary frame of reference for
the future physical development of the municipality. With the structure plan, the proposed
interventions are assured that they will relate vertically to the Provincial Development and
Physical Framework Plan. The major components of the structure plan are settlements,
production, protection, transport/other infrastructure, and the impact of climate change on
DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction).
The municipality has a distinct geophysical endowment comprising of coastal areas with
a large tract of interior lands characterized by hilly and mountainous terrain. The spatial
strategy of the municipality should therefore be dispersed – concentration which envisions
the development of the Poblacion and 20 barangays into four clusters, with each cluster
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Development of Four Satellite Centers
The development of strategic satellite centers, namely Barangays Guindalitan, San

Gabriel, and Maybocog are essential to integrate and complement the development
efforts of the municipality thereby providing the needed services and opportunities the
influence barangays in a more cohesive, comprehensive, and responsive manner given
the limited resources of the LGU.
Aside from its contiguousness, the four clusters take into account the present transport
route system. Barangays Malobago and Patag, for example, are the only two barangays
of the municipality whose accessibility is thru the Suribao River with a take-off point in
Barangay Guindalitan. The limited resource of the LGU will be focused on the
development of satellite centers to serve the needs of other barangays within its influence.
The concept is to establish several strong and disaster-resilient satellite centers with the
necessary infrastructure and facilities that can also catalyze the development of smaller
settlements within its influence. The satellite centers can provide production input
requirements, act as market centers, and focal points for more effective and efficient
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radiated towards the cluster centers which will ultimately serve the barangays within its
influence.
The proposed clusters are as follows:
Suribao Brgy. Brgy. Guindalitan – Mayon Brgy. San Gabriel – Satellite

Cluster Satellite Center Cluster Center
Brgy. Canloterio Brgy. Tagaslian
Brgy. Malobago Brgy. Del Pilar
Brgy. Patag
Poblacion Poblacion Barangays Carline Barangay Maybocog – Satellite
Cluster Cluster Center
Brgy. Campakirit Brgy. Omawas
Brgy. Maytigbao Brgy. Camada
The Poblacion Cluster shall serve as the leading urban zone of Maydolong. As a leading
urban zone, it will serve as the financial, trade, commercial, and services center of the
municipality. Trade and commerce of commodities and services shall be facilitated from
this cluster. Financial institutions, big commercial establishments, as well as government
agencies shall be encouraged to locate in said place.
Likewise, government services on health, protection, and education shall also be centrally
administered and delivered from this area with minor service points made available in
other barangays through the satellite growth centers. This cluster will serve as the main
residential area of the municipality.
The smaller growth centers, on the other hand, will have respective cluster centers that
shall have facilities for the entire cluster such as:
• Trading Center
• Agricultural crop consolidation facility
• Health Center with birthing facility
• Women’s and Children’s Welfare Center
• National standard Day Care Centers
The Growth Node
While the cluster concept is being promoted, the development of a growth node in
Barangay Lapgap will be pursued to act as the focal point in the delivery of higher-level
services for the upland barangays. The choice of Barangay Lapgap is strategic as it is the
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The development of Barangay Lapgap as a growth node will provide the basic services
provided by the Poblacion cluster, although to a lesser degree and scope. By doing so,
the upland barangays won’t need to go to Poblacion to access the required services.
Key Protection Areas
The haphazard conversion of forestlands for agriculture use mainly thru slash-and-
burn (kaingin) farming is inducing adverse impact not only to the environment but likewise
to the well-being of upland settlement with frequent flash floods, soil erosion, and siltation
of tributaries, and, ultimately to the coastal barangays as the turbid waters of Suribao
River makes the coastal water murky for days impacting greatly to the sustainability of
marine life.
To mitigate the situation, reforestation activities must be undertaken particularly in Sub-

watersheds 1 to 3. Furthermore, to attain more sustainable development and enhance
the municipality’s contribution to the sequestration of carbon gas, the CLUP identified
protection and conservation forest (particularly with a slope above 50% and the remaining
first growth forests). Another area of significant importance is the reconversion of
abandoned kaingin farming areas to forestlands through ANR and reforestation.
The restoration, preservation, and conservation of the habitat area for its diverse flora
and fauna both within its forestland and coastal areas is deemed critical for the
sustainability of the municipality’s ecosystem.
On the coastal areas, the mangrove areas located in Barangays Maybocog, Campakirit,
Poblacion 4 and 7 together with the Fish Sanctuary and Marine Protected Area are
designated as key protection areas.
Towards these end, the following areas are designated as key protection areas:
1. SINP except those that are designated as multiple-use zone

2. 2,161 hectares, and 19 hectares within the Timberland Area and A & D respectively
in Sub-Watershed 1-3, identified for reforestation located Barangays Canloterio (594
has. In Timberland and 19 has in A & D), Del Pilar (256 has. Timberland), Patag
(621 has. Timberland), San Gabriel (421 has. Timberland), and Tagaslian (268
has.).
3. 847.58 hectares steep areas with 50% and above slope located in Sub-Watershed
1-3 of Barangays Del Pilar (1,083 Has.), Canloterio (809 has.) and Patag (2,344
has.).
4. 20,606 hectares of forestlands identified for ANR (Assisted Natural Reforestation)
located in Barangays Camada (12 has.), Canloterio (528 has.), Del Pilar (5,454
has.), Guindalitan (30 has.), Lapgap (108 has.), Malobago (137 has.), Maytigbao
(118 has.), Patag (11,311 has.), San Gabriel (705 has.), and Tagaslian (2,203
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5. Mangrove Forests located in Barangays Campakirit (12.08 has), Maybocog (4.51

has.), Poblacion 4 (3.14 has.), and Poblacion 7 (2.71 has.)
6. Fish Sanctuary located in the Municipal Waters of Barangays Maybocog (19.17
has.) and Poblacion 4 (3.95 has.).
7. 6.11 hectares of Marine Protected Areas in Poblacion 7.
8. 579 hectares of Riparian.
9. High-risk areas identified in CDRA.
Key Production Areas
Being an agricultural municipality, one of its major resources is the vast arable lands for
agriculture development. Another significant resource of the municipality is its varied and
multi-faceted tourism site potentials. The key production area, therefore, are the
Agricultural Zone, Tourism Zone, Industrial and Commercial Zone, and the development
of potential Hydro-Electric as alternative power generation. All in all, the key production
areas include the following:
1. 6,342 hectares of Agricultural Zone comprising of 4506 hectares devoted for

perineal crops and 1,836 for annual crops.
2. 175 hectares Fuelwood plantation and 375 hectares of Fast Growing Trees.
3. The commercial and industrial zones in each barangay and the commercial
business district of the Poblacion, the Agri-Industrial Zone in Barangay Maytigbao,
and the Industrial Zone in Barangay Omawas.
4. The existing tourism sites in Menasnge Beach Resort, Nabungsod, Omawas
Surfing Camp, Closed-canopy forest in Barangay Del Pilar, and the potential
tourism sites that includes caves, waterfalls, rapids and eco-tour for Suribao and
Mayon Rivers.
Transport and other Infrastructures
The proposed urban development of the Poblacion will require a transportation movement
system that will facilitate access to various points. A proposed main transportation route
for public conveyance serving the entire urban settlement area of the Poblacion is
presented below. This transportation route links up the whole Poblacion barangays
requiring encompassing movement due to the spread of residential and commercial areas
whose locations are predetermined by the level of hazard exposure of the intended use
of a particular zone. These also link up important points of interest within the urban
development area.
The main transportation route does not only extend from one central business district
(CBD) but to several points of importance in the entire Poblacion barangays. These also
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Furthermore, the main transportation route will nurture walking within the various points
of interest within the barangay as they are within a walkable distance from the said main
route.
So in terms of infrastructure development, the urban area of the Poblacion will require a
circumferential road, and secondary roads to serve the expansion of residential areas.
Aside from the road requirements within the Poblacion, a Public Transport Terminal is an
integral facility to serve the internal and external transport requirements of the
municipality.
The result of the CDRA risk assessment compels Barangays Malobago, Guindalitan,
Canloterio, San Gabriel, and Patag to relocate to safer grounds due to extreme flooding.
Likewise, Barangays Campakirit and Omawas need to relocate to higher grounds due to
tsunami and storm surge risk besides flooding. These will require the re-establishment of
new urban use areas and conversion of old urban use areas into new uses other than
residential areas. The need to resettle residential areas of Barangays Campakirit,
Omawas, Malobago, Guindalitan Canloterio, San Gabriel, and Patag will require massive
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Alongside the need for access roads, as an interim disaster risk reduction measure, said
high-risk disaster barangays will require the construction of evacuation centers. For the
coastal settlement areas, it likewise urgently need construction of tsunami escape routes
to its nearest high grounds.
The transport need, as presented on its road developmental need, the municipality has a
backlog of 163.27 kilometers of rural roads or FMR to serve its agricultural area. For the
Poblacion Barangays, on the other hand, the phase-out zoning scenario for its residential
area has a backlog of 16.42 kilometers of urban roads.
Notwithstanding the road requirements, it is vital for lifeline facilities within the high-risk
zones to be relocated to safer grounds. Similarly, the construction of much-needed
tourism facilities and amenities should be given priority consideration.
Direction of Physical Development
The effect of rising global temperature on the occurrence of more severe natural disasters
like a typhoon, as indicated by scientific studies is given paramount importance to the
spatial development of the CLUP. In addition to the rising global temperature, the
municipality is likewise threatened by the possible tectonic movement of the Pacific Plate
and Sunda Plate which is currently locked, according to the studies of USGS (United
States Geological Survey) and is building up enormous pressure that may result in a
gigantic earthquake and disastrous tsunamis.
These twin untoward natural events and the accompanying devastation it portends
compels an avoidance policy as a disaster risk reduction measure, particularly on its
population. Thus the direction of urban development of coastal settlements will be in a
general direction away from the coastline on identified safer places as indicated by hazard
maps. This decision was bolstered by the realities of the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda
and the impact of the storm surge it generated.
Also, the result of the risk assessment of CDRA compels Barangays Malobago,
Guindalitan, Canloterio, San Gabriel and Patag to be relocated to safer grounds due to
extreme flooding. This will require the re-establishment of new urban use areas and
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VII. Proposed Land and Water Uses and Zoning Ordinance
Existing Percent of Increase/De

Land Use Proposed
Area Total crease
Timberland Classification
Protection Forest
Assisted Nat. Regeneration 1,393.64 3.49% 1,393.64
Reforestation 2,160.78 5.41% 2,160.78
Forest 1,926.49 355.99 0.89% (1,570.50)
Protection Forest (50% slope) 847.58 2.12% 847.58
Inland Water 44.67 44.67 0.11% -
Riparian 200.19 200.19 0.50% -
Sub-Total Protection Forest 2,171.35 5,002.85 12.52% 2,831.50
Production Forest
Agriculture 6,799.31 2,997.61 7.50% (3,801.70)
Residential 4.87 5.81 0.01% 0.94
Commercial 0.01 1.41 0.00% 1.40
Recreational 0.15 0.16 0.00% 0.00
Tourism 0.003 51.79 0.13% 51.79
Institutional 0.69 1.12 0.00% 0.43
Industrial 2.78 0.01% 2.78
Infrastructure 0.001 0.00% (0.00)

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Land Use Proposed
Area Total crease
Road Network 9.732 31.63 0.08% 21.89
Fuelwood Plantation 175.11 0.44% 175.11
Fast Growing Trees - 55.52 0.14% 55.52
Reforestation (Communal Forest) 374.84 0.94% 374.84
Shade Loving Fruit Trees 285.50 0.71% 285.50
Sub-Total Production Forest 6,814.77 3,983.27 9.97% (2,831.50)
SINP
Protection Zone
Assisted Nat. Regeneration 19,217.71 48.09% 19,217.71
Forest 23,306.05 78.27 0.20% (23,227.78)
Protection Forest (50% +
3,384.24 8.47% 3,384.24
Slope)
Reforestation 3,281.81 8.21% 3,281.81
Inland Water 128.11 128.11 0.32% -
Riparian (Protection Zone) 333.51 333.51 0.83% -
Multiple- Use Zone
Agriculture 3,106.44 0.00% (3,106.44)
Tourism 0.05 432.36 1.08% 432.32
Industrial 1.43 0.00% 1.43
Infrastructure 0.69 0.00% 0.69
Road Network 16.03 0.04% 16.03
Sub-Total SINP Area 26,874.16 26,874.16 67.25% -
Total Timberland Classification 35,860.28 35,860.28 -
A&D
Agriculture 3,282.64 3,547.43 8.88% 264.79
Cemetery 1.18 1.89 0.00% 0.71
Commercial 4.02 36.96 0.09% 32.94
Industrial 0.51 17.82 0.04% 17.31
Institutional 235.99 236.61 0.59% 0.62
Solid Waste Containment Area 0.13 0.13 0.00% 0.00
Recreational 1.04 10.43 0.03% 9.39
Tourism 0.81 6.19 0.02% 5.38
Residential 105.51 85.51 0.21% (20.00)
Socialized Housing 9.97 0.02% 9.97
Forest 363.04 5.12 0.01% (357.92)
Infrastructure 0.57 0.88 0.00% 0.31
Road Network 51.32 68.73 0.17% 17.40
Reforestation 19.11 0.05% 19.11
Inland Water 12.01 12.01 0.03% -
Riparian (Protection) 44.87 44.87 0.11% -
Total A&D 4,103.65 4,103.65 10.27% -
Total Land Uses 39,963.93 39,963.93 100.00% -
Water Use
Protection Zone -
Nabungsod MPA 7.78 7.78 0.06% -
Campakirit MPA 4.52 0.04% 4.52
Mangrove 22.44 22.44 0.18% -
Fish Sanctuary 23.13 23.13 0.19% -
Sub-Total Protection Zone 53.35 57.86 0.47% 4.52

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Land Use Proposed
Area Total crease
Production Zone -
Inland Water 166.99 166.99 1.37% -
Municipal Water 11,636.58 11,621.96 95.39% (14.62)
Reef 279.95 279.95 2.30% -
Sea Grass Bed 29.56 29.56 0.24% -
Sea weeds Production 14.00 24.10 0.20% 10.10
Abalone Production 3.51 3.51 0.03% -
Sub-Total Production Zone 12,130.58 12,126.07 99.53% (4.52)
Total Water Use 12,183.93 12,183.93 100.00% -
The land uses enumerated in this 2020-2029 CLUP are neither exhaustive nor all-
inclusive and as maybe recommended by the Local Zoning Review Committee and
approved by the Sangguniang Bayan. In circumstances deemed necessary, the
committee can recommend to allow other uses not previously defined here. This is
possible if they are compatible with the allowable uses and that they are not expressly
prohibited by this Plan’s accompanying Zoning Ordinance. Allowance of further uses shall
be based on the intrinsic qualities of the land and the socio-economic potential of the
locality with due regard to the maintenance of the essential qualities of the zone.
To effectively chart the city’s future spatial development and growth, the City is hereby
classified into the following land uses as shown in the Official Land Use Map:
1. Forest Zone (FZ)
Protection Forest Sub-Zones:

• Forest Reserve Sub-Zones (FR-SZ)
• National Park Sub-Zone (NP-SZ)
• Samar Island Natural Park (SINP)
• Mangrove Sub-Zone (Mn-SZ)
• Reforestation Sub-Zone (R-SZ)
• Protection Forest: 50% Slope (PF-S-SZ)
• Reforestation Communal Forest Sub-Zone (RCF-SZ)
• NIPAS: Strict Protection Sub-Zone (NSP-SZ)
• Assisted Natural Regeneration Sub Zone (ANR-SZ)
Production Forest Sub-Zones

• NIPAS: Multiple Use Sub-Zone (NMU-SZ) Annual Perennial
• Industrial Forest Plantation Sub-Zone (IFP-SZ) Fuel Wood
• Fast Growing Trees/ Species (FGT-2)
• Shade Loving Fruit Trees Zone (SLFT-Z)
• Annual Crop Land Zone (ACL-Z)

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2. Agricultural Zone
• Agriculture Zone (AGZ)
3. Municipal Waters Zone (WZ)

• Protection Water Sub-Zones:
• Fishery Refuge and Sanctuary Sub-Zone (FRS-SZ)
• Foreshore Land Sub-Zone (FL-SZ)
• Mangrove Sub-Zone (Mn-SZ)
• Fishery Reserve Sub-Zone (FR-SZ)
• Delta/Estuary Sub-Zone (D/E-SZ)
• Riparian Protection Sub-Zone (RP-SZ)
• Production Water Sub-Zones
• Municipal Fishing Sub-Zone (MF-SZ)
4. General Residential Zone

• Residential-1 (R-1) Zone
• Residential-2 (R-2) Zone
5. Socialized Housing Zone (SH-Z)
6. General Commercial Zone (GC-Z)

• Commercial-1 (C-1) Zone
• Commercial-2 (C-2) Zone
7. General Industrial Zone (GIS-Z)
• Industrial-1 (I-1) Zone
• Agri-Industrial Zone (AI-2)
8. General Institutional Zone (I-Z)
9. Parks, Parking and Recreation Zone (PRZ-SZ)
10. Cemetery Zone (C-Z)
11. Buffer/Greenbelt Zone (GBZ)
12. Utilities, Transportation, and Service Zone (UTS-SZ)
13. Tourism Zone (T-Z)
Overlay Zones
• Landslide Overlay Zone (LSD-OZ)

• Flood Overlay Zone (FLD-OZ)

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• Heritage Overlay Zone (HTG-OZ)

• Ecotourism Overlay Zone (ETM-OZ)
• Ancestral Domain Overlay Zone (AD-OZ)
LAND AND WATER USE POLICIES
Protection Areas
1. Activities in protected areas shall be restricted to those that complement and

enhance the area’s existing functions. Any human activity considered
destructive, injurious disruptive, or disturbing to the efficient, sustainable, and
effective functioning of the protection land use areas shall be prohibited.
2. No settlements, production, and infrastructure development shall be allowed in

protected areas with high risk and severely threatened by geo-hazards and
climate-induced disasters. These zones are classified as “unfit for habitation”.
3. The use of strict protection zones shall be limited only to scientific research,
inventory, assessment, and monitoring of species or resources. No settlements
and major infrastructure projects and facilities shall be allowed in such areas
except those that are essential lifeline facilities and infrastructure. The use of
mechanical or motorized equipment/vehicles may be used in strict protection
areas. In this connection, no permanent forms of structure/facilities shall be
allowed except for scientific monitoring/observation posts/decks and resting
areas and shall be made of light and natural materials only.
4. The utilization of resources in protected areas shall be banned except for limited
extraction related to scientific research and cultural/spiritual practices of locales.
5. Any land, whether public or private shall be declared a protected area when
identified and designated based on existing laws such as P.D. 705, National
Integrated Protected Areas System, Agriculture, and Fisheries Modernization
Act, Water Code, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act and such other
laws or agreements by local stakeholders.
Production Areas
Subject to restrictions imposed by the Municipal Zoning Ordinance, activities inside

production areas shall be those identified for residential, commercial, industrial,
institutional, infrastructure, agriculture/fisheries, and production forestry.
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1. All areas that surround or bound identified protection land areas shall be
considered buffer areas. These shall serve to separate protection, production, and
development areas. Allowable activities in buffer areas shall be restrictive in the
layers closer to the protection area and less restrictive in areas closer to the
production or development area.
2. Buffer areas may be designated within production and development areas. These
shall serve to separate different land use categories within production and
multiple-use areas. Green and open spaces shall be established to serve as
barriers against other conflicting land uses, easements/corridors along inland
waters, and residential/commercial activities.
3. Agriculture and Forestland/Timberland Buffer areas shall be established to
minimize disturbance and intrusion to agricultural or timberland areas while
protecting residential/settlement areas from possible safety and noise/pollution
effects of agricultural and timberland operations.
4. Allowable uses in exclusion areas within the buffer areas shall be limited to simple
and non-machinery-based activities. Structures that may be allowed in such areas
shall have a floor area/building footprint of 100 square meters, and be made of
light materials, single story, and non-permanent.
5. Distances of structures should be scattered or clustered, the density of which shall
be less than 3 hectares with lot sizes of less than 500 square meter and floor
area/building footprint maximum of 100 square meter.
6. Industrial/Residential Buffer Areas shall be established to separate residential
land uses from designated Business Park/Industrial Areas.
7. Sensitive Habitat Buffers shall be established along streams, creeks and river
corridors, sensitive species habitats, and urban greenery/open spaces to avoid
degradation of the important habitat from runoff from pavement carrying
pollutants, air pollution emissions, traffic, noise, glare, and increased pedestrian
access. Allowed uses shall be limited to passive activities such as walking, hiking,
and biking. The easements in riparian areas set by the Water Code shall be 40
meters in forestland areas, 20 meters in agricultural areas, and 3 meters in urban
areas throughout the entire length of a water body.
8. Public facility buffers shall be established along with solid waste facilities and
other land uses that are perceived as a nuisance or incompatible with other land
uses, considering the presence of odors, wind-borne debris, noise from vehicles,
and potentially hazardous materials.
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND DRRM POLICIES
In consonance with the CDRA and Sendai Framework, the Plan shall adopt the
following policies:
1. Existing public facilities and infrastructures shall be relocated to areas outside the
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residential and other functional areas of settlements in areas with high to moderate
risk from climate stimulated and geophysical hazards.
2. New structures such as, the police station, fires station, municipal hall, barangay
halls, daycare centers, evacuation centers, health centers, and similar facilities
shall not be located in areas with high susceptibility to flooding, storm surge,
tsunami, and landslides.
3. No further development shall be undertaken in areas highly susceptible to hazards

but shall be maintained as open space. In areas where development has taken
place, structural and non-structural controls measures shall be installed. This
policy shall set areas inundated by floods or storm surge and areas within the
danger zone of known fault lines as open space with no built structures allowed.
Under no circumstances shall buildings for human habitation or use as well as
critical facilities be allowed in areas highly susceptible to hazards and where risk
is unmanageable. However, under certain conditions, some non-critical facilities
may be allowed. Areas with manageable risk can be considered for development
but with limitations on land use, development intensity, site development, and
building design.
4. Schools and hospitals and health centers including water, transportation, and
telecommunications infrastructure shall be built with proper design and
construction shall use universal design and standard building materials and nurture
a culture of maintenance as advocated by Priority 3 of the Sendai Framework.
Resilience shall be ensured so that these facilities remain safe, effective, and
operational during and after disasters to provide life-saving and essential services.
5. Land-use intensity, buildings value, and occupancy shall be kept to a minimum in

areas with moderate susceptibility to any hazard.
6. The easement shall be expanded in both river and coastal areas, the distances of
which shall be based on the hazard modeling and risk assessment studies as well
as with the historical trends and projections in sea-level rise and coastal erosion.
Built properties within the expanded easement shall be treated as non-conforming
uses under the conditions in the approved Zoning Ordinance or its use shall be
restricted to open space or agricultural use.
7. Ecological buffer areas shall be established in both coastal and river areas to
protect water bodies from the impacts of development.
Zoning Ordinance
The Zoning Ordinance of Maydolong, Eastern Samar divides the municipality into zones
categorized earlier, sets the policies on allowable uses in each zone. This CLUP includes
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intends to strengthen the implementation of the previously defined flood overlay zone
regulations.
VIII. Proposed Major Spatial Programs and Projects
• Poblacion Residential Expansion Development: Construction of circumferential and

secondary roads, establishment of public market, relocation of Rural Health Center,
national standard Barangay Day Care Centers, parks and recreation facilities, bike
lanes, lighted and greened pedestrians walkways, street furniture and waiting sheds,
directional signage, and drainage system.
• Commercial Business Districts Development: Shopping, hotel, dining and
entertainment establishments, business and government offices, health care and
other tourism amenities and facilities.
• Maydolong Urban Renewal: Coastal road development cum esplanade, improvement
of lighting, bike lanes, improvement of fish port, heritage bay park development,
preservation of mangrove in Barangay 4 and establishment of mangrove garden for
eco-tourism.
• Urban Mobility Development: Establishment of main transport route, transport
terminal, municipal-wide bike lanes, lighted and greened pedestrian walkways, street
furniture and waiting sheds, directional signage, improved road, safe walking corridor
within tourism zones and safe pedestrian access to scenic corridors.
• Road and Bridge Development: Construction of Lapgap-Malobago access road,
Construction of Tagaslian-Patag access road, Construction of Canloterio-Tagasliaan
FMR, Construction of Barangay 2-Sitio Guinduhaan FMR, Improvement of Sitio
Kabagsangan-Maytigbao FMR, Construction of Canloterio Bridge.
• Tourism Development: Improvement of Menasnge Beach Resort and Nabungsod,
establishment of tourism facilities and amenities in Barangays Campakirit, Barangay
Camada, Omawas Surfing Site, Eco-tourism Hub in Mayon Cluster, improvement of
eco-tourism facilities of the closed-canopy forest.
• Barangay Lapgap Growth Center: Commercial Sub-Center, satellite Rural Health
Center, improvement of Lapgap National High School, Establishment of Police Sub-
station, agri-product consolidation facility and trading center, public market,
establishment of public cemetery.
• Satellite Center: Trading Center, agricultural crop consolidation facility, health Center
with birthing facility, women’s and Children’s Welfare Center, national standard day
care centers.
• Relocation Development: Land banking, construction of barangay roads with street
lights, national standard day care centers, parks and recreation facilities, elementary
school relocation.
• Socialized Housing: Site development, installation of power and water facilities, and
construction of housing units.
• Agricultural Development: Establishment of demo-farms in each agri-production
cluster, agriculture extension hub, and warehouse, irrigation development of
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• Industrial Development: Installation of power, communication and water facilities,

warehousing facility, provision infrastructure support facility.
• Hydro-electric development of Gabonan Falls
• Health and sanitation: Water treatment facility for Poblacion water system, upgrading
of level II Barangay Water System to level III, level I to level II, establishment of
elevated water tank and communal faucet in Barangay Maytigbao, water source
development for Barangays Del Pilar, Tagaslian, Camada and Omawas, water sealed
toilet provision for indigent households, relocation of a risk Barangay Health Station
• Solid Waste Management: Expansion solid waste containment area, construction of
main MRF, septic vault, and warehouse.
• Expansion of Public Cemeteries: Expansion of Maydolong Memorial Park, and
Barangay Canloterio cemetery.

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2020-2029 MAYDOLONG, EASTERN SAMAR COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN (CLUP)

“A tourism and high-value crop center of Eastern Samar with competitive,

II. Brief Situationer

Location, Land Area, General Topography, Physical Features, and DRR

Maydolong is characterized by patches of narrow plains in between numerous

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While the geographic advantage of Maydolong is a blessing, it is likewise a bane when it

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Maydolong is a fourth-class municipality with agriculture and fishery as the dominant

▪ Coconut lands had a total area of approximately 4,674.64 hectares which is

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▪ Banana is also an important crop of the municipality with a production area

▪ Rice production in Maydolong is low at an average of 460.63 metric tons

Existing land use and land use trends

Maydolong is a rural municipality. Generally, the land use pattern of Maydolong is

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Barangay Timberland SINP A&D TOTAL Percent

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III. Development Constraints and List of Prioritized issues and Concerns

Settlement a. Disaster risk exposures

Production a. Disaster risk exposure of natural resource production

Protection a. Declining forest and forestlands

Infrastructure a. Absence of transport terminal

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IV. Comparative/Competitive Advantage and Functional Role of the Municipality

As a prime Adventure and Eco-Tourism Destination - Maydolong possesses unique eco-

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Renewable Energy potential – the water resource of the municipality is tremendous, of

Maydolong-Basey Road - the opening of Maydolong-Basey Road will open doors of

a) Tremendous boost and competitiveness of its tourism industry - inbound and

b) Logistical Hub of the Province - warehousing and merchandise distribution

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c) Enhanced viability for agri-based downstream industries – with the attainment

Functional Role of the Municipality

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Major Development Goals and Objectives

Sustainable economic development is enabled by responsible utilization and

• To establish eco-tourism hub in Mayon Cluster to provide amenities and

• To enhanced tourism appeal by ensuring a quality environment, easy transport

• To establish inclusive opportunities whereby stable, adequate, and gainful

• To improve agricultural/fisheries production with value-adding agribusiness and

• To ensure production of High Valued Commercial Crops (HVCC) at identified safe

• To establish market support structure, facilities, and linkages for agricultural

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• To attain competent constituents by developing an empowered young generation

• Improved household access to Level III Water System;

• To institutionalized Health Emergency Preparedness Response and Recovery

• To ensure total human development among its constituents;

• To promote positive values and social cohesiveness through well-cared-for and

• To reduce housing backlogs and improve the living conditions of economically

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• To develop well-maintained protected areas like Pasig Fish Sanctuary and

• To promote a sanitary, pollution-free environment by maintaining the integrity of its

• To strengthen enforcement of environmental laws to protect and conserve its

• To undertake reforestation and ANR (Assisted Natural Reforestation) of

• To protect land resources from environmental degradation including erosion, toxic

• To maintain ecological management of solid wastes;

• To regulate development along coastlines, riverbanks, estuaries, and creek

• To inculcate the value of self-help and community-help as community-based

• To adopt technologies or steps to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate

A responsive, dynamic, and participatory governance, incorporating smart structures

• To sustain a participatory approach in development planning and growth

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