CASE STUDY:

LAS PINAS CITY

CADELINA
PAZ
PRIVADO
URBAN DEVELOPMENT & LAND USE
01 From “the salt center of Manila” to its bright present as a
rapidly urbanizing residential-commercial center.

02 Las Piñas is distinguished as one of Metro Manila’s fastest-

growing communities.

03 Las Piñas have earned the distinction of being Metro Manila’s

cleanest and most peaceful city for three years straight.

04
 Las Pinas is known for:

Bamboo Organ Salt Beds Jeepney Factories

With the construction of the South Super
Highways in the 1960s, Las Piñas became a
first-class municipality. For urbanites wanting
to escape the congestion of Greater Manila’s
inner cities, it became a welcome alternative,
whether for residence or business.
 EXISTING
LAND USE
• Established as a small fishing port and
became a major sea salt-producing mu-
nici-pality, Spanish Era
• Residential, commercial and industrial
su-burb of Metro Manila.
 DISTRICTS AND
BARANGAYS
• Divided into 20 barangays.
• District 1: northwestern half of the city
• District 2: remaining half.
 POPULATION
• 2015 census: 588,894.
GEOGRAPHY AND
GEOLOGY
• Northeast: Parañaque
• Southeast: Muntinlupa
• West and Southwest: Bacoor
• Northwest: Manila Bay

• Half of its land area: residential

• Remaining half; commercial, industrial
and institutional purposes.

• Three zones: Manila Bay, coastal margin

and the Guadalupe Plateau.
 CONSERVATION
• Las Piñas has maintained its stand on
protecting the environment.

• The local government also initiated the

planting of trees, as well as the landscaping
of open spaces.

• It has also established a Plant Nursery

and Orchidarium within the city.
 EDUCATION
• 12 public high schools
• 22 elementary schools
• 77 day care centers with feeding
programs in 20 barangays within Las
Piñas.
 ROAD NETWORK
• Alabang–Zapote Road (N411)
• The Manila-Cavite Expressway (E3)
• Daang Hari (N62)
• Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX)
 FRIENDSHIP
ROUTE
• BF Homes
• Pilar Village
• BF Resort.
URBAN PLANNING AND LAND USE PLAN
URBAN LAND USE PLAN: LAS PINAS CITY

01 Shows the city’s corresponding classification of urban land into

specific uses.

02 Residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, utilities,

parks, and open spaces, and various special uses.

03 The current land use trend, physical constraints and socio-

economic parameters had been given primary consideration
in
land use planning.

04
EXISTING LAND USE PLAN
 Problems in Existing Land Use

01 Violations and lack of permits on expansion of residential, industrial and commercial land
uses

02 Lack of open spaces for community parks and playgrounds

03 Incompatible Land Uses

04 Land use and density issues along proposed major roads and highways, like C-5
and other transportation projects, like LRT extension.
05 Urban blight

06 Traffic congestion in existing roads

07 High traffic density

08 Unemployment

09 Presence of informal settlements in private and government lands

LAND USE MANAGEMENT AND STRAT-
EGY
01 Intensify restraint on expansion of existing commercial, industrial and other high intensity
uses and activities

02 Urban renewal of old and deteriorated aesthetic quality of structures in blighted areas

03 Improvement of transport infrastructure and utilities

04 Integration of inter-modal facilities into the design of urban renewal projects

05 Ensure structural integrity located in the Regeneration Development Area

HISTORY VS PRESENT, PROBLEMS,
OPPORTUNITIES: ANALYSIS
 HISTORY VS PRESENT

- small fishing port - the city has grown into an important residential,
- major sea-salt producing municipality commercial and industrial suburb of Metro Manila
 Old Town of
Las Pinas
“Laws of the Indies”

• Grid planning is
present in the oldest
part of the city
• The main church is
surrounded by differ-
ent institutional struc-
tures

Diego Cera Ave – Historical Corridor

 OPPORTUNITIES

01 Availability of vacant lands for priority Planned Unit Developments.

02 Development of new transportation projects like C-5 extension and LRT extension.

03 Development of new growth corridors like Daang-Hari, Manuyo Dos and Pulanglupa Uno; an
urban core in the Alabang-Zapote area; and a regional nucleus in the Coastal area.

04 Development of tourist areas.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT

Memorial Complex

Previous Open Areas

Commercial
 REFERENCES:
• Las Pinas Comprehensive Land Use Plan 2009-2024; City Planning Development Office
• Las Pinas Existing Land Use Map 2008; City Planning Development Office
• Las Pinas Barangay Map 2008; City Planning Development Office
• Las Pinas Population Density 2008, City Planning Development Office
• Las Pinas Geology Map 2008, City Planning Development Office
• Las Pinas Conservation Areas Map 2008, City Planning Development Office
• Las Pinas Day Care Centers Map 2008, City Planning Development Office
• Las Pinas Road Network Map 2008, City Planning Development Office
• Las Pinas Friendship Route Map 2008, City Planning Development Office
Thank you