Volume 1 Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Volume 1 Comprehensive Land Use Plan
The updating of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the Municipality Floridablanca is for
the needs of the municipality and its communities to achieve an improved quality of life, to
guide the orderly development of the municipality by providing guidelines for the appropriate
use of natural resources, promoting sustainable development and preserving special natural
features. A vision for the future possibilities of development in neighborhoods or any defined
planning area for aesthetic, orderly disposition of land, resources, facilities and social
efficiency, health and well-being of urban and rural communities of Floridablanca.
The Local Government Units (LGUs) are mandated to prepare/update their respective
Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) as their planning instrument in pursuant to the Local
Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act no. 7160). A CLUP is a long-term plan that
translates into spatial and land use terms which are the requirements of the social, physical,
economic, environmental, and institutional sectors in a given locality. It should embody
specific proposals to guide and regulate local development translated into spatial
dimensions; to allocate various sectoral land requirements; and to include in land use map
the factors indicating the socially desired mix of land uses and a set of policies to guide
future development.
With the two (2) laws that were enacted, the R.A. 9729 (“Climate Change Act of 2009”) and
the R.A. 10121 ("Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010"), the
LGUs are the more mandated to update their respective CLUP to mainstream/integrate the
two new enacted laws for their long term plan.
The CLUP, implemented through a zoning ordinance, takes the form of a regulatory
instrument to implement the police power of the State. At the local government level, the
LGUs are mandated by the Local Government Code of 1991, otherwise known as Republic
Act No. 7160, to formulate a CLUP as the primary and dominant basis for the future use of
land resources and to take into consideration the requirements for food production, human
settlements, and industrial expansion (Sec. 20[c]). This is pursuant to the responsibility of
the LGUs to promote general welfare and protect public interest in their respective territories
as clearly stated in the general welfare clause of the Local Government Code of 1991 (Sec.
16).
Republic Act No. 7279 (Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992) refers to land use
plan as “the rational approach of allocating available land resources as equitably as possible
among competing user groups and for different functions consistent with the development
plan area and the Program under [Republic Act No. 7279]”. The law mandates the LGUs to
prepare a CLUP for their respective localities. The process of land use planning, as defined
in Republic Act No. 10121, refers to “the process undertaken by public authorities to identify,
evaluate and decide on different options for the use of land, including consideration of long-
term economic, social and environmental objectives and the implications for different
communities and interest groups, and the subsequent formulation and promulgation of plans
that describe the permitted or acceptable uses”.
The review of other relevant laws and policies that may influence how land resources are
used in a given locality was also done to ensure that the CLUP of Floridablanca not only
complies with the legal requirements but also is guided by the policy statements in these
laws. These laws that were considered in the formulation the Municipality’s CLUP included
the following:
Commonwealth Act No. 141 (The Public Land Act) - provides for the classification,
delimitation, and survey of lands of the public domain
Presidential Decree No. 856 (Code on Sanitation of the Philippines) - stipulates that
industrial establishments will be allowed to operate only in designated areas as provided
for in zoning ordinances
Presidential Decree No. 1067 (The Water Code of the Philippines) - governs the
ownership, appropriation, utilization, exploitation, development, conservation and
protection of water resources and rights to land related thereto
Presidential Decree No. 1096 (The National Building Code of the Philippines) -
regulates the location and siting of building structures through the permits system based
on their conformity with the local zoning ordinances and land use plan
Republic Act No. 6657 (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988) - provides that
lands covered by may not be converted to non-agricultural uses without the order of
conversion coming from the DAR
Republic Act No. 7586 (National Integrated Protected Areas System Act [NIPAS] of
1992) - lays down the process by which an area could be declared as a protected area
including the criteria (natural features, management objectives, and allowable human
activities) in identifying what category of protected area such area would fall under
Republic Act No. 7076 (People’s Small Scale Mining Act of 1991) - governs small
scale mining and the authority of the LGUs to impose limitations on mining activities
within their respective territorial jurisdictions consistent with national laws and
regulations
Executive Order No. 72 (1993) - provides for the preparation and implementation of
the CLUPs of LGUs pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991 and other
pertinent laws and devolved the powers of the HLURB over the review and approval of
the CLUPs of component cities and municipalities to the LGUs concerned.
Executive Order No. 124 (1993) - establishes priorities and procedures in evaluating
areas for land conversion in regional agricultural/industrial centers, tourism development
areas and sites for socialized housing
Republic Act No. 7942 (Philippine Mining Act of 1995) - the main legal framework for
the regulation of the mining industry
Republic Act No. 8371 (Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997) - provides for the
identification and delineation of ancestral domains which are areas generally belonging
to indigenous cultural communities and/or indigenous peoples
Republic Act No. 8550 (The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998) - provides for the
authority of the municipal government in the granting of permits to operate within the
municipal waters as defined in the same law
Republic Act No. 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2003) - provides
for an ecological solid waste management program with provision on the roles of LGUs
in solid waste management
Republic Act No. 9593 (National Tourism Act of 2009) - mandates LGUs to prepare
local tourism development plans that integrate zoning, land use, infrastructure
development, the national system of standards for tourism enterprises, heritage and
environmental protection imperatives in a manner that encourages sustainable tourism
development.
Republic Act No. 10066 (National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009) which provides for
the protection and conservation of cultural and heritage sites
In addition, the CLUP must not only be anchored on the higher level plans but must also be
localized in the sense that local conditions and situations are considered in its preparation so
that it complements the National Physical Framework Plan. The same vertical integration is
necessary in ensuring that the CLUP of Floridablanca complements the Provincial Physical
Framework Plan of the Province of Pampanga as well. The need is premised on the idea
that the review and approval of the CLUP of Floridablanca is lodged with the Provincial Land
Use Committee of Pampanga.
The National Framework for Physical Planning 2001-2030 provides the analytical
parameters for the planned allocation, use, and management of the country’s land and other
physical resources. It is intended to serve as a framework to guide the planning and
management of these resources at the national and sub-national levels. In the updating of
the CLUP of Floridablanca, the following principles as identified in the NFPP, have been
considered:
• Food Security
• Environmental Stability and Ecological Integrity
The Central Luzon Regional Physical Framework Plan 2005-2030 serves as a guide on
how land and natural resources may be put to the most beneficial use for the people and, at
the same time, indicates how such resources may be managed and conserved for the
benefit of present and future generations of the population. The vision for Central Luzon is
as follows:
“To have globally competitive human resources, a highly productive and profitable
agricultural sector, self-propelling LGUs ably supported by the national government,
seamless and integrated physical access and, a transshipment and logistics hub in the Asia-
Pacific Region, a favored international convention center and tourist destination, a
developed industrial heartland in Southeast Asia and a model of sustainable utilization and
management of forest and mineral resources.”
To realize the vision, the CLRPFP adopted the Enhanced “W” Growth Corridor strategy as
presented in Figure 2.
“We envision Pampanga as a prosperous and competitive province and a home to resilient
communities and environment, where every Kapampangan enjoys fullness of life nurtured
by a synergized good governance and responsible citizenry; and an efficient and effective
public-private partnership.”
The vision of the Province of Pampanga is guided by the following 12-point development
agenda:
Good governance
Poverty alleviation
Social amelioration
Sustainable quality health services
Equal access to quality education
Environmental sustainability and disaster resiliency
Attractive investment climate
Adequate infrastructure support
Peace and order and public safety
Conservation and promotion of Kapampangan Culture, Arts and Heritage
Tourism promotion
Promotion of public-private partnership
Data were gathered from the national government agencies concerned such as the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Agriculture
(DA), and National Mapping Resources Information Authority (NAMRIA), Project NOAH, etc.
Several interviews from both municipal and provincial planning officials were conducted. Site
visits and validation were also undertaken to get information on existing land uses and
assess economic development in the respective areas. These were done to ensure
comprehensiveness of the plan to cover all geographical locations.
The updating and revision process generally conformed to the following procedure of Local
Comprehensive Planning Process existing in literature and being put into practice by LGUs
in the country, among them are the following:
Inclusive and expansive governance. This involves the active participation of the
three actors in governance – the state, the civil society and the private sector. The
collaboration of these actors will lead to a plan built upon the foundations of good
governance, one that is participatory, accountable, responsible, transparent and sustainable.
Bottom-up Approach. The barangay-level plans and profile are integrated to the
municipality-level plan in order to harmonize the development goals and objectives of the
municipality and the barangays. This will also lead to the identification and reconciliation of
inconsistent and incompatible plans among barangays.
Resilience. As the CLUP mainstreams disaster risk reduction and climate change, it
aims to develop the Municipality’s ability to resist, absorb, accommodate, and recover from
the effects of a hazard by ensuring that vulnerabilities to disasters are addressed while
improving the Municipality’s institutional capacity.
The updating of the CLUP of Floridablanca followed the suggested 12-step HLURB
process as presented in the 2013 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Guidebook.
HISTORY
Before Floridablanca was founded, there were in existence and settlements within the area
villages called “hacienda”. Hacienda is a Spanish word for estate, in the case of this town
was a plantation estate belonging to the order of Saint Augustine.
The town was first established in 1823 as hacienda of Spanish friars. The mission was under
the Parish of Lubao and supervised by a capellan (priest). There was a chapel with a
capellan and the place was named Hacienda de San Jose de Calampaui in honor of Saint
Joseph who eventually became the patron saint of the town.
Entries of the Capellanes in 1867 showed that “Hacienda de San Jose de Calampaui” was
renamed in the same year as “Pueblo de Floridablanca”.
Floridablanca is a Spanish word for “Maputing Sampaga” in the vernacular and “white
flower” in English. However, there were two versions as to how the town got its name. One is
that the name Floridablanca was in honor of a Conde de Floridablanca whom they believed
visited the place and hunted wild games in the early 1800’s. But nowhere in the history of the
Philippines was a certain Count by that name had ever visited the country.
The other one, which is regarded as more credible, is anchored on the existence of the lowly
pandacaqui plant (Scientific name: taberra pandacaqui poir) which abound and thrived under
the lush forest cover of the town during that period. The plant has plenty of white florescence
and may grow up to eight feet when it reaches maturity. It is valued and is often used for its
medicinal efficacy in treating different diseases. It is widely believed that what greeted the
Spaniards when they set foot on this soil were myriad of white flowers of pandacaqui, thus
the name Floridablanca.
In the 1920s, the Pampanga Sugar Mill (PASUMIL) was set up in Del Carmen that became a
major sugar manufacturer in the Philippines.
In 1947, the Philippine Air Force established the Basa Air Base, a major fighter base in an
American military airfield in the municipality.
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
The municipality of Floridablanca has a total population of 125,163 as reported in the 2015
census (Philippine Statistical Authority). The Population distribution of each barangay is
summarized and shown in Table 1 and Figure 4 respectively.
From its 1960 population of 28,655, Floridablanca’s population has reached 110,846 in 2010
and 125,163 in 2015. The highest average population growth rate was recorded from 1960-
1970. However the municipality’s population growth had decelerated by 0.81% from the
1970 rate of 3.27% to 2.64% in 2010 although it has increased by 0.18 percent between the
2010 and 2015 census.
AVERAGE ANNUAL
CENSUS YEAR POPULATION
GROWTH RATE (%)
1960 28,655 -
1970 39,830 3.27%
1980 51,648 2.63%
1990 66,146 2.50%
2000 85,394 2.58%
2010 110,846 2.64%
2015 125,163 2.46%
Source: NSO, Various Censuses
During the 2010 census, the three most populated barangays in the municipality are
barangays Apalit (8,882), San Jose (6,966), and Valdez (6,337), which accounts for 20.01%
of the total population or 8.01%, 6.28%, and 5.72% respectively. These three barangays
continue as the most populated in the 2015 census - amounting to 19.53% of the total
population of Floridablanca, with Apalit as the most populous (9,068), followed by Valdez
(7,722), and San Jose (7,656). On the other hand, the three least populated barangays in
the 2010 census which are barangays Maligaya (0.87%), Mawacat (1.04%), and Benedicto
(1.38%) also remain as the least populated in the 2015 census with percent shares of the
total population as follows: Benedicto (1.32%), Mawacat (1.24%), and Maligaya (0.77%).
Using the latest available provincial population growth rate for Pampanga of 1.68 (2010-
2015 estimates) and average household size of 4.8 as of July 2015, it is estimated that there
are around 127,266 persons in Floridablanca or 29,730 households by 2016.By 2024 or at
the end of the planning period, the population is expected to reach 150,397 with households
numbering 32,946.
It is approximately 23 kilometers from the City of San Fernando and 90 kilometers from
Manila.
The Municipality of Floridablanca has a total land area of approximately 13,000 hectares,
however, if areas under dispute with neighboring LGUs are to be considered, total area can
reach 18,734 hectares. It is one of the largest municipalities in Pampanga in terms of
geography, being the third after Porac and Candaba.
It has thirty-three (33) barangays composing of 31 lowland and 2 upland barangays. It has
four cultural minority settlements – Nabuclod, Mawacat, Malabni, and Camatchiles. The
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) recognizes only Nabuclod and
Mawacat as barangays, whereas the settlements Malabni and Camachilles were not
recognized due to technicalities when they failed to field candidates and participate in the
1982 barangay elections.
Based on DENR Political Boundary Map, the total land area of Floridablanca, excluding
areas under dispute, is 13, 000.644 hectares. However, adding the areas subject of dispute
with other LGUs, the total is 18,734.83 hectares, broken down as follows:
The total land area of the municipality cannot be determined with certainty considering the
several land disputes with its neighboring LGUs and even among the barangays. But for the
purpose of land use planning, the Municipality of Floridablanca will approximate the land
areas based on DENR Political Boundary Map data with a disclaimer that these are not the
definite areas.
AREA
BARANGAY NAME
(Hectare)
ANON 287.71
APALIT 108.33
BASA 528.44
BENEDICTO 49.59
BODEGA 350.87
CABANGCALAN 309.31
CALANTAS 545.82
CARMENCITA 349.61
CONSUELO 375.82
DAMPE 692.45
DEL CARMEN 59.68
FORTUNA 300.01
GUTAD 682.78
MABICAL 28.18
MALIGAYA 29.37
MAWACAT 490.13
NABUKLOD 1213.88
PABANLAG 1808.24
PAGUIRUAN 389.32
PALMAYO 230.52
PANDAGUIRIG 283.14
POBLACION 60.19
SLOPE
The slope varies in several areas of the Municipality of Floridablanca. Most of these have a
slope category of 0-18% (Level to Very Gently Sloping by 48% up to Undulating to Rolling
with 27.78%), indicating that most of the land resources here are in the developable area.
18,734.834 100%
Table 6. Shows the Slope Category per area of Floridablanca
Source: MPDO (ArcGIS generated Area of the DENR Political Map 2015)
ELEVATION
The Elevation map of the Municipality of Floridablanca is ranging from 9 to 691 above sea
level. This increases from east to west as the lowland and built-areas of the municipality
transition to mountainous regions. Most of the built-up areas of the municipality located in
the eastern side, have an elevation between 9-50 meters. The Mountainous areas on the
western side have the highest elevation levels with ranges of 691 above sea level.
The soils of the Angeles series – Angeles Fine Sand and Angeles Coarse Sand – consist of
pale brownish grey, or ash grey to nearly whitish grey in the surface layer. The subsoil is
brownish-gray to light reddish-brown sand with gravel. These soils have been developed
from the continual deposition of soil materials from the surrounding hills and uplands by
flowing waters from the Porac, Caulaman and Gumain Rivers.
Soils of the La Paz series are quite extensive, covering the vicinities of Lubao, Floridablanca,
Porac, Santa Rita, Angeles and San Fernando. The surface soil is brownish grey and pale
grey to yellowish-grey porous, loose, and friable sandy subsoil.
Upland barangays are mostly pyroclastic material whereas the area near the peak of Mt.
Pinatubo is classified as volcanic cone.
HYDROGRAPHY
The three major bodies of water that traverse at the municipality of Floridablanca are, Porac
River, Gumain River and Caulaman River. Porac River passes through barangays Calantas,
Benedicto, Del Carmen, Paguiruan, Valdez, San Isidro, Mabical, Solib and San Antonio.
Gumain River on the other hand, passes through barangays San Jose, Pandaguirig, Apalit,
Pabanlag, Palmayo, Consuelo, Sta. Monica, Gutad, Cabangcalan and San Pedro. Finally,
the Caulaman River passes through barangays Pabanlag, Carmencita, Dampe, Gutad and
Bodega.
RAIN-INDUCED LANDSLIDE
The Rain-Induced landslide hazard of the municipality of Floridablanca came from the Mines
and Geoscience Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR). It points out that most of the landslide hazard would take place in the mountainous
portions of the Municipality particularly the Barangay Nabuclod, San Ramon and Mawacat.
FLOOD HAZARD
The flood susceptibility map from MGB show that several areas in Municipality of
Floridablanca are flood prone. This susceptibility ranges from low to high: areas located near
bodies of water have a higher susceptibility than other areas in the municipality.
The disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and climate change action can be
found in the Floridablanca MDRRM and CCA Plan, 2014-2018. That plan is in compliance to
Republic Act No. 10121 (or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of
2010).
By virtue of Executive Order No. 02-2013, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council (MDRRMC) of Floridablanca, Pampanga is reorganized. The Council
is headed the municipal mayor, with the heads of the offices of MDRRM, planning and
development, social work and development, health, agriculture, and budget, as members
among many others, including non-government sectors.
The plan provides for the DRRM systems and protocols including early warning, rescuer
deployment, monitoring and reporting, and evacuation. It also describes the municipality risk
and vulnerability assessment. It has an action plan that spells out the recommendations and
activities for each of the thematic areas summarized as:
2) PREPAREDNESS
3) RESPONSE
The goal for response thematic area is to provide life preservation and meet the basic
subsistence needs of affected population based on acceptable standards during or
immediately after a disaster. To achieve this, the activities are the issuance of a resolution
regarding preemptive evacuation, conduct of actual preemptive evacuation, and creation of
an information desk.
For recovery and rehabilitation, the stated goal are to restore and improve facilities,
livelihood and living conditions and organizational capacities of affected communities, and
reduce disaster risk in accordance with the “build back better” principle. The activities
covered in this area are: formulation of joint guideline regarding availment of financial
assistance for areas declared under state of calamity; provision of services which will help
restore morale of people in affected areas and provide material assistance which will hasten
restoration of condition to normalcy; undertaking of the repair/rehabilitation of damaged
structures, utilities and facilities, and train rural health personnel on mental health
psychological services.
Floridablanca is accessible via major trunklines and arterial roads, with a total length of
393.3 kilometers. There are four categories of roads: national, provincial, municipal, and
barangay roads.
The eastern side of Floridablanca is accessible from the North Luzon Expressway via Jose
Abad Santos Avenue – Pasbul Highway, which passes through San Fernando, Bacolor and
Guagua, Pampanga. From Jose Abad Santos Avenue, Floridablanca can be accessed via
the Siran National Road, which leads all the way to the town proper / poblacion.
Siran National Road can also be accessed from the west through Dinalupihan, Bataan, when
coming from the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), through the San Fernando-
Dinalupihan Highway, which then connects to Pasbul Highway.
A 14.4 kilometer segment of the SCTEX traversed the following barangays: Bodega, Dampe,
Pabanlag, San Ramon, San Jose.
Various access roads to Floridablanca intersects to the SCTEX, while the Floridablanca
interchange in the northern side of the Municipality connects Basa Airbase to the SCTEX,
which then leads to the Poblacion.
The municipal planning office overlay the Strategic Agriculture Fishery Development Zone
(SAFDZ) Map of the Province Pampanga, coming from the Department of Agriculture
Regional Field Office III – Bureau of Soil and Water Management (DARFOIII – BSWM).
According to the SAFDZ map that was overlay in the municipality, two strategic zone were
covered in the municipality. One is the strategic crop sub-development zone, containing an
area of 3,030.15 hectares. And the other was the strategic Livestock sub-development zone
with an area of 2,719.56 hectares approximately.
LABEL AREA
The Floridablanca Ayta Ancestral Domain has total land area of Five Thousand Four
Hundred Fifty Seven and 710717/10000 (5,457.710717) hectares as amended situated in
two (2) barangays of the Municipality of Floridablanca, Pampanga namely: Brgys. Nabuclod
and Mawacat bearing CADT no. RO3-FLO-1206-057-A issued on April 17, 2009 and
awarded by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on May 27, 2009 at Barangay Nabuclod,
Floridablanca, Pampanga.
See Map 16. for more detail of the Floridablanca Ancestral Domain.
The existing land use distribution of Floridablanca is discussed in this section. The general
land of the municipality of Floridablanca in 2015 is composed of Commercial, Institutional,
Industrial, Residential, Parks and Recreation, Cemetery/Memorial Parks, Agriculture, Agri-
Industrial, Fishpond, Quarrying, Forest, Rivers and Creeks, and Roads.
Floridablanca’s land area covers a total of 18,734.83 hectares according to the Municipal
Planning and Development Office. Majority of the land is for agriculture which comprise of
12,623.61 hectares or 67.38% of the total land area of the Municipality. A more detailed
classification for built-up areas and other land uses is presented in table 10.
This chapter presents the result of the situational analysis done in the Municipality of
Floridablanca culled from the Socio-Economic Profile, Climate Change Vulnerability and
Disaster Risk Assessment, and other workshops conducted for the purpose. The data
gathered, collated, and generated for the Socio-Economic Profile and Climate Change
Vulnerability/Disaster Risk Assessment of the Municipality of Floridablanca served as an
input to the analysis of the development constraints and opportunities. Various meetings and
workshops participated in by various stakeholders were conducted using various analytical
tools towards the analysis of the present condition of the Municipality.
In particular, development constraints and potentials for each of the development sectors in
the Municipality of Floridablanca have been identified and are discussed below. In general,
the development constraints observed in the Municipality can easily be addressed by
appropriate intervention and effective implementation of policies, programs, and projects.
SOCIAL SECTOR
Constraints
Non-compliant RHU personnel count. This may lead to decreased quality of health
service, as well as inability of health service providers to cater to a larger
number of people at the shortest possible time, which may lead to higher incidences of
morbidity and/or mortality.
Inadequate Fire Protection Personnel and Facilities. There are twelve (12) fire
protection personnel engaged by the Floridablanca Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
giving a fire fighter-to-population ratio of 1:10,430. This is below national standards,
which is 1:2,000. In this regard, there is a need for the municipality to employ
additional fire fighters to comply with the national standards.
Opportunities
Decreasing Malnutrition Problem. The data shows in the year 2009 - 2014 that there is
a decrease in both underweight and severely underweight children in the municipality.
Social Welfare Clientele decrease. The Municipal Social Welfare and Development
Office (MSWDO) has been servicing a decreasing number of clientele, which are
categorized as follows: Disadvantaged families, depressed area residents,
disadvantage women (18-59 years old), children (0-12 years old), PWDs, and older
persons (60 years old and above)
Health and Social Welfare Facilities. The facilities in the Municipality are relatively in
good condition in terms of quality and quantity. Even the Municipality’s health statistics
are not a cause of concern but have to be monitored to ensure that a decline would be
avoided.
ECONOMIC SECTOR
Constraints
Opportunities
Although there is slight decrease in the areas used for rice production, the Municipality
still has managed to increase its crop production. Twenty-eight (28) barangays
produce rice, the main agricultural product of the municipality, and is produced in 41%
of the total agricultural area. In 2014, total rice production was 17,929 metric tons with
a total value of PHP358,500,000.00.
The investments resulting from the improvement of structures such as SCTEX, the
development of Porac which may trigger the development of Floridablanca, and the
financial assistance from other towns/ politicians.
ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR
There is no MENRO due to lack of funds. The effect of this is the ineffective of the
implementation of proper solid waste management.
Limited budget and lack of support/ financial assistance from the national and
government for the implementation of RA 9003.
Pollution of rivers and other bodies of water in the municipality is another issue of the
municipality. A number of participants in the workshop have mentioned that there
some contractors and truck haulers of gravel and sand with deliveries in Metro Manila
and other nearby provinces that were loaded with garbage and hospital wastes at the
rivers (Caulaman, Gumain and Porac Rivers) eventually leading to Manila Bay.
Poor drainage and flood control facilities. Granting that the municipality is moderately
high in elevation, there still reported cases of flash flooding in the municipality.
Opportunities
Constraints
Improve Farm to Market Roads. There is lacking farm to market roads within the
municipality. This is a major concern since agriculture is one of the major economic
activities of the municipality of Floridablanca., and the linkages needs to be improved
in order to support the delivery of crops and other agricultural necessities.
Opportunities
INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR
Constraints
Organizational Structure.
1. The Municipal Assessor’s Office lacks technical staff to perform its tax
mapping and information system functions. Instead of hiring casuals to augment its
inadequate staff, the municipal government may try to recruit qualified and technically
competent staff as its financial resources would allow;
3. It was observed that the Municipal Treasurer’s Office and the Office of the
Local Economic Enterprise turned out to be the biggest office in the LGU in terms of
personnel. Most are doing manual office work and few are fielded to monitor and
Adequacy and effectiveness of Local Government Personnel. Most of the local offices
have inadequate personnel. Also, no training is organized by the municipal
government for the professional and career development of its personnel, particularly
for those involved in the local fiscal administration. The Human Resource Management
Office has not conducted career development training or seminar for the personnel.
Records show that seminars or training programs that have been attended by
personnel were those sponsored by other organizations/agencies. Inadequate and
ineffective personnel can be attributed to the overlapping of functions, budget
constraint to create new positions, and lack of training incentives for personnel to
effectively perform their functions and maximize work productivity.
Weak Monitoring and Enforcement of zoning regulations. Laws such as the National
Building Code (PD 1096), Subdivision Laws (PD 957 and BP 220), Sanitary Code,
local ordinances, among others, are not strictly enforced in the municipality. In
particular, the absence of Zoning Administrator made the MPDC as the deputized
officer, in charge of issuing locational clearance. Being understaffed and with the lack
of service vehicle, the MPDO is having difficulty in monitoring development activities in
the municipality, resulting in weak monitoring and enforcement of zoning regulations,
PD 1096 and other local ordinances.
Soundness of Local Fiscal Policies. The low level of revenue from local sources
such as tax revenues from the Real Property Tax, business taxes and receipts from
economic enterprises is attributed to inefficiency in collection and low tax base. For
Real Property Tax, the existing Local Tax Ordinance is found to be outdated. Low
collection of real property tax collection is also attributed to high delinquency rate, due
to lack of field personnel who understand tax mapping and the absence of appropriate
information system.
VISION STATEMENT
STRATEGIES / SPATIAL
GOALS OBJECTIVES
STRATEGY
1. Environment
- Safely - to reduce disaster - updating the Municipal
environment risk and Disaster Risk Reduction and
vulnerabilities Management and Climate
Change Adaptation Plan
2. Social
- Peaceful - create/generate list with
Community - To minimize Crime location of drug listed
Rate personalities
- Progressive
Community - To improve quality - Minimize unemployment
of living with and underemployment
adequate and rate by inviting investors
suitable area for thereby creating job
living opportunities.
- Empowered,
Healthy and - To improve quality - create/establish schools
Educated of education and and alternative learning
Citizenry lessen OSY schools for OSY
3. ECONOMY
- Premiere center
for agriculture, - to increase - Improvement of
industry and agricultural agricultural facilities and
commerce Production infrastructures (FMR,
irrigation facilities,
Processing facilities and
etc.)
- upgrade skills and
introduce innovative
Opening of SCTEX.
Development of Clark Green City
Development of neighboring Porac
The role of the Municipality of Floridablanca in the wider environment
(which is the hierarchy of plans, from national to regional down to
provincial)
Among the spatial alternatives, the “do-nothing” scenario requires the least regulation
of development since the local government will just let the urban expansion follow the
current trends. And given the current trends in Floridablanca. If the current
development continue, the existing growth centers in Floridablanca include the
following:
Commercial Growth centers in Poblacion
Growth of Residential Settlements at every barangay
Resettlement areas in San Jose, Nabuclod, Apalit, Palmayo, Pandaguirig and
Pabanlag.
The do-nothing scenario would mean expansion of areas along the residential areas
and the urban town center.
This strategy may not reach the full potential of the municipality for its economic
growth. It may also cause traffic congestion at the urban areas of the municipality.
LEGEND
Urban Development
Agricultural Production
Eco-Tourism Development
Industrial Development
The Alternative spatial strategies that could realize the vision of the Municipality of
Floridablanca were evaluated through a workshop participated in by relevant
stakeholders. Using Social Cost-Benefit Analysis, the stakeholders evaluated the
three alternative spatial strategies. The evaluation criteria included the benefits that
would amass to the Municipality; the costs implications of each of the spatial
strategies; the ease of implementation; the time within which the benefits would be
seen; and, the secondary impacts of each of the spatial strategies. Below is the
rating scale used for the Social Cost-Benefit Analysis.
Table 12. Summary of Results of Social Cost-Benefits Analysis of the Three (3)
Alternatives.
The evaluation of the three spatial development strategies resulted in the selection is
the Multi-Nodal Development as the spatial strategy that will provide for the
framework for the physical development of the Municipality of Floridablanca. This
framework is expected to facilitate the realization of the vision of the Municipality by
2025 anchored on its identified role as a premier center for agriculture, industry and
commerce and a prime tourist destination.
ECO-TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT
URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL
AGRI-INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
DEVELOPMENT
Commercial 0.50
Industrial 1.50
Residential 6.00
Educational 0.60
Health 0.20
Administrative 0.50
Open Space (parks and
0.30
Recreation)
Table 15. Shows the computation area requirement of urban area for the year 2025.
Standard Land
Standard (hectare
Projected Population Use Requirement
per 1,000
Land Use Category by 2025 For 2025 in
population)
(A) hectares
(B)
(A x B) / 1000
Industrial 147,854
1.50 221.781
Residential 147,854
6.00 887.124
Institutional 147,854
1.30 192.2
(D) (E) (F = E – D)
73.927
Commercial 30.839 43.088
Industrial 6.694
221.781 215.087
Residential 1,405.563
887.124 (518.439)
Institutional 57.652
192.2102 134.5582
Open Space (parks 44.3562 31.2492
13.107
and Recreation)
TOTAL 423.982
Note: the residential land use exceeded the required area for the next 2025 years.
The map overlay analysis is a tool to determine which areas in the municipality are
appropriate for expansion of land uses. Various thematic maps undergo a process of
overlaying or sieve analysis in order to determine suitable areas for development.
This process also determines which areas in the municipality have development
constraints.
Chart Show the Conceptual Framework for Site Selection of Urban Land Area
Suitability Expansion. While Suitability Level, Priority Level and with corresponding
description were done for Analysis. See table 17.
Figure 6. Conceptual Framework for Site Selection of Urban land Area Suitability
Expansion
LAND CLASSIFICATION
MAP
ELEVATION MAP
SAFDZ MAP
SLOPE MAP
RIVER MAP
RAIN-INDUCED LAND
SLIDE MAP
FLOOD SUSCEPTIBILITY
MAP
This section presents the land use policy framework which was prepared following the data
generated from the analysis of the socio-economic profile and taking consideration of the
result of the Urban Area Expansion Suitability of the Municipality of Floridablanca and the
preferred spatial strategy which is the Multi-Nodal Development. In particular, the five
general land use policy areas are delineated and mapped: settlements, protection,
production, and infrastructure. The proposed general land use is shown in the table below.
Taking note that the Fish pond area of the municipality were converted into agriculture area
in line with the climate change happening that causes insufficient water accompanied by
high cost of fuel. And the proposed commercial area of the municipality were exceeded
beyond the required basic FAO urban area distribution requirement attributable to the
present trends that is going along the major roads of the municipality.
Table 20. Comparison of the existing and Proposed Land Use of Floridablanca
Cemetery/Memorial
15.56 0.08% 20.36 0.11% 4.80 0.03%
Park
SETTLEMENTS AREAS
The settlement areas cover the residential areas of Floridablanca including the resettlement
sites.
Prohibited use:
No Commercial
Establishments
PROTECTION AREAS
The use of protected areas is restricted to those that complement and enhance the areas’
existing functions or purpose (restricted land use). Any human activity that shall be
destructive, injurious, disruptive, or disturbing to the efficient, sustainable, and effective
functioning of the protection land use areas shall not be allowed.
Production areas are areas where all types of activities and uses can be conducted subject
to restrictions imposed by LGU zoning ordinance.
INSTITUTIONAL Areas suitable for the All barangays Allowable Use: Can also
Allowable uses:
utilitarian/ functional uses or
occupancies, characterized
mainly as a low-rise or
medium-rise
building/structure for low to
high intensity community
support functions, e.g.
terminals, inter-modals,
multi-modals, depots, power
and water
generation/distribution
facilities, telecommunication
facilities,
drainage/wastewater and
sewerage facilities, solid
waste handling facilities