EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Comprehensive Land Use Plan ( CLUP ) 2001-2010 of Bacolod City

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PART I. INTRODUCTION Location, Land Area and Political Subdivision How to Get There Topography, Soil and Climate Purpose of CLUP How the CLUP was prepared How to use the document DEMOGRAPHY Provincial Population Growth by Cities Urban Population Growth by Barangay Population, Population Projection Projected Household Population Average Household Size Change of Households Bacolod City Employment Data, Employment Past Growth Rate PART II. AREA DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK PART III. SECTORAL PLANS Economic Sector Social Sector Infrastructure Sector Environment Sector LAND USE SECTOR City Ordinance No.140, Series of 1957 City Ordinance No.859, Series of 1966 City Council Resolution No.153-A, Series of 1976 City Council Resolution No.5792, Series of 1977 Reclamation Area Existing Land Use The Land Supply and Land Requirement Estimated Land Requirement The Development Options Comparative Advantage Local Administration Sector PART IV. IMPLEMENTATION back to top PART I. INTRODUCTION This part presents the location, land area, political subdivision, topography, soil, climate, purpose of CLUP, how CLUP was prepared, and Demography. Location, Land Area and Political Subdivision Bacolod City is the capital of Negros Occidental. It is located on the northwest coast of Negros in Western Visayas, Region VI in central Philippines. It has a total land area of 16,145 hectares including straits and bodies of water and is composed of 61 Barangays and 639 puroks, smaller units composing a Barangay. Its global location is 10 degrees, 40 minutes 16.14 seconds Latitude and 122 degrees 56 minutes 28.12 seconds Longitude with Bacolod City Public Plaza as the benchmark. back to top How To Get There Bacolod City is 50 minutes from Manila and 30 minutes from Cebu. By boat, Bacolod is 20 hours from Manila and approximately seven (7) hours from Cebu. It is also accessible by boat and then by bus from Bohol via Dumaguete. Travel time is approximately six (6) hours. From Mindanao area like the port of Dipolog, Bacolod is approximately 6 7 hours. From Cagayan de Oro City, Bacolod is approximately 10 hours by fast craft and then bus via Dumaguete City. Topography, Soil and Climate

The City is ideally located on a level area, slightly sloping as it extends toward the sea with an average slopes of 0.9 percent for the City Proper and between 3 to 5 percent for the suburbs. The altitude is 32.8 feet or 10.0 meters above sea level. The benchmark is the Bacolod Public Plaza. By soil type, the different varieties of soil covering the entire area fall into several broad types and qualities like Bago Fine Sandy Loam, Bago Sandy Clay Loam, Guimbala-on Fine Sandy Loam, Guimbala-on Loam, Hydrosol, Rough Mountainous Land, Silay Loam, Silay Sandy Loam and Tupi Fine Sandy Loam. Bacolod has two (2) pronounced seasons, wet and dry. The rainy season starts from May to January of the following year with heavy rains occur during the months of August and September. Dry season starts from the month of February up to the last week of April. back to top Purpose of the CLUP The CLUP is a document that translates the vision of the city governance, the city development goals, objectives and policies into a spatial plan indicating the manner in which land shall be put into use and development effort shall be geared into during the ten-year period from 2001-2010. It also serves as a guide in the efficient and effective implementation of the programs and projects designed for sustainable growth and development of Bacolod City. It guides the implementation of various services needed by its residents and in promoting the goals and objectives of the national government and its various lead service agencies. The CLUP also provides mechanism to resolve land use and land resource management issues and concerns to achieve an efficient and equitable spatial interrelationship among Barangays and neighboring towns and cities of Bacolod. It further delineates the direction and extent of expansion of urban, suburban and other built-up areas in the city, all major land developments proposed during the ten (10) year period, the major locations of infrastructure [projects, services and facilities and all other development programs and projects. Furthermore, it takes the form of a comprehensive development plan, an integrated social, economic, infrastructure, environment, settlement, land use and land resource management and local administration plan. Its serves as a Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Bacolod City that will guide the decision makers, investors, business sector, property owners and agencies concerned in government and private sector and the citizens as a whole in the development of the City for the next 10 years. The socio-economic and land resource characteristics of the City of Bacolod and the spatial relationship and implications are, therefore, highlighted. There are three (3) major volumes constituting the CLUP document. Volume 1 is the Socio-Economic Profile that covers the Historical Development, Physical Features and Demographic Characteristics of the City. Volume 2 is the CLUP which embodies the Ten-Year Plan covering the Table of Contents, Maps and Plans List, Tables List, Acronyms List and Executive Summary, Introduction, Social Development Sector, Economic Development Sector, Infrastructure Sector, Environment Sector, Land Use Sector and Local Administration Sector. To be included in Volume II as appendices are Figures, Summary of Transport and Traffic Study, Annual Investment Plan, List of Members of the CDC, List of Members of the CLUP-TWG and others. Volume III is the Zoning Ordinance. back to top How the CLUP was prepared

The Comprehensive Land Use Plan was prepared after completing a series of activities. The City Government and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) signed a Memorandum of Agreement establishing the PRMDP (Philippine Regional Municipal Development Project) in the City of Bacolod and adopting the AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development) Component on Capability Building. One of the components under this project if the Planning and Development Component that is tasked in completing the formulation of the CLUP. AusAID conducted a series of training on CLUP, Socio-Economic Profile, Land Supply and Demand Analysis, Structure Planning and Integrating Sectoral Issues in the CLUP, among others. A series of community consultations was conducted in all 61 Barangays of the City involving the private sectors, civil society groups, academe, developers, investors, students, market vendors, drivers, farmers, fisher folks planters, urban poor, disabled persons, senior citizens and the general public. The issues and concerns raised by the community during the consultations were gathered, collated and arranged according to sector: social, economic, infrastructure, environment, land use and local administration. The issues were analyzed and prioritized by the sectoral committees of the CDC through the assistance of the CLUP-TWG and the CPDO. The three (3) top issues were treated as the most prioritized issues felt by the people in the community. There were similarity of ideas raised by the participants from 61 Barangays but the most common issues that jibed with the various City Government Departments Analysis of the various sectors were considered as Key Issues of the different sectors. Out of these issues, vision, goals and objectives were formulated by the members of the CDC and some city government department heads in attendance during one of the sessions. Strategies, targets and the list of programs and projects were also identified and listed in a separate training and workshops conducted by AusAID for this purpose. From the SEP and other relevant city development related documents, the analysis of existing situation by sub-sector was prepared by the members of the Technical Working Group or TWG who represented their respective departments or offices who have active and relevant participation or contribution in the drafting of the CLUP. back to top How to use the document In using this document, it would be easy to refer to the Table of Contents and select what specific area or topic the reader is interested in. The CLUP can be used as a guide in the identification of programs and projects that would be relevant in the development of a specific area of Barangay in the City. It also tells what specific land area or areas to choose in siting the project as well as what consideration the reader has to take. By using simple format and language and being sensitive to the role of gender in development, the CLUP is, therefore reader-friendly. DEMOGRAPHY Provincial Population Growth by Cities Of all cities in the Province of Negros Occidental, Bacolod is considered as the thickly populated being the seat of the provincial government and the center of commerce, trade, industry education and cultural activities. In 1995 the NSO reports a 9.49 percent increase in the Citys population of 364,180 in 1990 to 402,345. Following Bacolod are the cities of Kabankalan and Bago then Cadiz and Sagay. The cities of Talisay and Victorias have slightly bigger population than the City of La Carlota, the least populated city in the province. Urban Population Growth by Barangay In 1995, 25.14 percent of the total population resided in the urban areas. This presented a higher

figure of 100,041 registered in 1990. This rapid growth of population is attributed to economic difficulties prevalent in other municipalities and cities in the province. Population, Population Projection The 1995 population figure of 402,345 (NSO) and 429,075 in 2000 is projected to increase to 482,006 in 2005 and 541,768 in the year 2010. back to top Projected Household Population In 1995, there was 400,450 household population compared to 362,825 in 1990 or an increase of 25.5 percent. The projected household population is 517,629 by 2005 and 588,535 in 2010 or an increase of 13.69 percent. Average Household Size In 1990, the average household size was 5.5 persons or a decrease over the 1995 figure of 5.1 persons. Change in Households In 1995 there was a total of 78,195 households or an increase of 11,771 over the 1990 figure of 66,424 households. The increasing trend in households is projected to continue by 46.96 percent. This is due to the increasing growth of population also brought about by the increasing trend in migration and births. Bacolod City Employment Data, Employment Projection The NSO 2000 Census report stated that there were 258 labor force in the City of Bacolod from the total population 15 years old and over. Labor participation rate is 74 percent or 190,920; employment rate is 69 percent or 131,735; unemployment rate is 31 percent or 59,185 and visible underemployment rate is 19.9 percent or 26,215. Using the 1990 date on household population aged 15 years old and over, it is projected that by year 2010 there will be 224,698 persons employed using the annual growth rate of 2.6 percent. Past Growth Rate In 1980, the National Statistics Office reported that with the citys population of 262,416, the annual growth is pegged at 2.97 percent. In 1990 the population was 364,180 and the AGR is 3.33 percent. In 1995 the population was 402,345 and the AGR pegged at 2.6 percent. back to top PART II. AREA DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK This part establishes the relationship of the CLUP with the Philippine Development Plan, the Western Visayas Regional Development Plan and the Provincial Physical Framework Plan of Negros Occidental. It, moreover, jibes with the provincial development and the Citys Vision, Mission and Major Sectoral Goals. The City of Bacolod adopts the national development concept of reducing poverty especially in the depressed areas and improve the distribution of income, greater access of the disadvantaged to government institutions and a larger contribution of rural areas to economic growth could be a measurable indicator that will be used to assess the performance of this Plan.

The City of Bacolod must also adopt the concept of Sustainable Development path anchored on growth and social equity as well as the provision of employment and reduction of poverty in the City. The City must also provide infrastructure facilities and greater access to basic social services, strengthen competitiveness in areas of privatization which would allow private initiative to grow and flourish in the City, ensuring investments and active participation of domestic and foreign investors and promoting an efficient and effective public governance through Civil Society/NGO and private sectors participation anchored on a the principle of people empowerment. Parallel to the vision of the Western Visayas Regional Development Plan, the City of Bacolod must also implement programs and projects to promote ecologically balanced and progressive Region. As embodied in the Provincial Physical Framework Plan of the Province of Negros Occidental, the City of Bacolod as the capital city will remain as the service center of Negros Occidental and the neighboring key cities in the region and will serve as one of the nucleus of seven (7) cities as expansion of spatial development called the Metro Bacolod Area. In totality, the development of airport, sea port as well as the improvement of social, economic, infrastructure, environment, land use management and local administration are the common and major direction to develop the City of Bacolod. back to top PART III. SECTORAL PLANS The Sectoral Plans present the various issues of each sector and provides target, strategies, programs and projects in order to respond to these issues. At the end, the list of projects are identified and listed in the Annual Investment Plan or AIP for funding and implementation of the City Government. Those which have land use requirement will be dealth with accordingly by the City Government. Economic Sector The Economic Sector presents the scenario in Commerce, Trade and Industry, Tourism, Agriculture and Fisheries. It also discusses existing business activities, investment opportunities and employment. The major goal of this sector is: Increased investment to bring about economic growth thereby providing employment opportunities and improve the quality of life of the people. Among the major programs and projects to be undertaken in this sector as a response to the issues and concerns raised during the community consultations are the following: o o Review and amend the Local Investment Code Infrastructure Development Program * Construction and establishment of the One-Stop-Shop Investment Center which involves the identification of sites for office, provision of office facilities, equipment and logistics. * Upgrading of Public Markets. * Construction of a new public market or improvement of existing ones in the outskirts of Bacolod City like Sum-ag, Alijis or Circumferential Road in the north side of the City, that will also serve as Bagsakan Center. Economic Research and Study Program Skills Development and Livelihood Program Economic Development Assistance Program Marketing and Investment Promotion Program Alangilan Natures Park Development Project

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Recreational Land and Park at Villa Esperanza Construction/Improvement of Abattoir. Agricultural Conservation/Protection Program * Planting of mangroves along the identified shorelines. back to top

Social Sector The Social Sector discusses the health, educational, social welfare, sports and recreation, housing and protective services concerns of the City. The social development program of Bacolod City focuses on the basic social services in support of the national governments thrusts with emphasis on poverty reduction and housing program for the squatters and homeless families. The major goal of this sector is: Accessible, effective and efficient social services to all Bacoleos through government support and community participation to achieve a better quality of life for all. Among the major programs and projects of the Social Sector are the following: Reproductive Health and Family Planning Program Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Program Socialized Housing Project 2001-2010 Construction and upgrading of health facilities Acquisition of health equipment Skills upgrading program Public information and outreach program Construction of Bacolod City College Building Facilities, Equipment Acquisition Program Protective Services Manpower and Resource Upgrading Intensified Campaign Programs Against Drug Use Institutional Development Program for Social Welfare Street Children Program Construction of Sports and Recreation Facilities Sports and Recreation Program back to top Infrastructure Sector The Infrastructure Sector focuses on transportation, Water Supply, Power Supply, Drainage and Sewerage and Communication. The major goal of this sector is: provision of infrastructure facilities for greater accessibility, mobility and delivery of basic services to the people. Among the major programs and projects are the following: Traffic Management Program (From PRMDP TTM Studies) Construction of Traffic Signal Supply Application & Installation of Traffic Facilities Along Major Routes

Widening of the runway of Bacolod Airport Construction of Outer Circumferential Road Construction of Taculing-Alijis Bridge Construction of Gatuslao Extension Bridge (To Robinsons Place) Farm to Market Roads Improvement Program Water Expansion and Development Project (BACIWA) Rural Electrification Program (6 rural Barangays) Revetment Wall for Lupit River (Phase I, II, III, IV) Improvement and Extension of Channel for Mabuloc Creek (Phase I to IV PLDT and ISLACOM Expansion Program. back to top

Environment Sector The Environment Sector discusses the issues and strategies in achieving a well-balanced ambient air quality, water and aquatic resource and land management. The major goal of this sector is: Adequate, efficient and effective management of land and water resource and ambient air quality. The major programs and projects in this sector are the following: Landfill Acquisition and Operation Program Tree Planting Program at Watershed, Coastal and other areas Rehabilitation of the Coastal Areas. Creek Rehabilitation Program Construction of Centralized Sewerage Treatment Plant (Brgy 10) Integrated Air Quality Framework Plan Formulation Advocacy Campaign on the following areas: * Land Use Policies and Zoning Ordinance * DENR Administrative Orders and others * Landfill * Waste Segregation * Air Pollution * Others Establishment of Material Recovery Center at Barangay Level Equipment Acquisition Program for Air, Water Resource Management back to top LAND USE SECTOR Land Use Sector puts emphasis on land implications of each sector, development issues and constraints, land use proposals and implications for the Zoning Ordinance. It also presents the Development Options for the South West Sector of Bacolod City, Northeast Sector, Southeast Sector and Central Sector. It proposes development plans in these areas by Phase within the next 10 years from 2001 2010. City Ordinance No. 140, Series of 1957 The first Zoning Ordinance which provides for the zoning of Bacolod City in accordance with the general plans prepared and adopted by the National Planning Commission pursuant to Executive Order

No. 98, series of 1946 and No. 367, series of 1950 of the President of the Philippines. This was aimed to put order and plan for the future growth of the City by enumerating Land Use Regulation. City Ordinance No. 859, Series of 1966 This Ordinance divided the City into residential, commercial, light and heavy industrial districts, zones which were not stipulated in the previous city ordinance. This Ordinance only zonified the Poblacion. or City Proper and some portions of some major roads. Thus, zonified about 12 to 15 percent of the total area of the city. City Council Resolution No. 153-A, Series of 1976 This Resolution approved the Framework Plan of Bacolod City for the planning period from 1975-2000. back to top City Council Resolution No. 5792, Series of 1977 This Resolution approved the Comprehensive Town Plan of Bacolod City for the planning period from 1975 2000. The Framework Plan and the Comprehensive Town Plan of Bacolod City were the same. The only difference was the title. Included in the Comprehensive Town Plan were the anticipated land use requirement of Bacolod City from 1975-2000. Aside from rivers and streams, the rest of the remaining areas were classified as nonagricultural use. Bacolod City Comprehensive Town Plan was approved by the Human Settlements Regulatory Commission (now HLURB) on September 24, 1980. No significant change has occurred in the land uses since then. Reclamation Area The Reclamation Project was covered by the 1995 Comprehensive Revised Reclamation Agreement between BREDCO, the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation and the CITY OF BACOLOD, to complete the entire project which includes port development and land reclamation in 13 years and nine (9) months from the signing of the contract in March 16, 1995. In 1999, the total reclaimed area is 157 hectares or an increase of 84 hectares compared to 1995. The Zoning of the Existing Reclamation Area is Commercial and Light Industrial. The Institutional Arrangement is covered by a Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Bacolod and BREDCO and followed by a Tripartite Agreement among the City of Bacolod, the BREDCO and the Public Estate Authority. Existing Land Use The Existing Land Use of Bacolod City is based on the survey enumeration conducted by the City Planning and Development Office in 1999. The result of the survey was encoded by the G.I.S., the Geographical Information System already existing in the city. There is no significant change in the existing land uses compared to the 1977 Comprehensive Town Plan. back to top

The Existing Land Use CPDO, 2000 Classification RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTIONAL PARKS AND OPEN SPACES AGRICULTURAL VACANT (A) FISHPONDS ROADS RIVERS Total Ha. 4,675 321 155 442 167 9,101 41 173 827 243 16,145 Ha. % 29 2.0 1.0 2.7 1.0 56.4 0.3 1.1 5.1 1.5 100% back to top The Land Supply and Land Requirement Under the auspices of the PRMDP-AusAID, the Land Supply and Demand Analysis was done in October 1998. Using the approved Zoning Map as frame of reference in the land classification, the following data was obtained. Land Supply Available for Expansion CPDO, Bacolod City, 1998 Classification of Land Use Residential Commercial Industrial Institutional Agricultural/Residential Parks, Open Space, etc. Total Area in Hectares 4,847,2835 ha. 334.20 ha. 646.00 ha. 194.40 ha. 3,099.261 ha. 406,4149 ha. 9,528.6377 ha. back to top Estimated Land Requirement Using all data and information to aid in the analysis of land requirement for the next 10 years, 20012010, the following data was obtained by the CPDO. Classification of Land Use Area in Hectares Percentage

Residential Commercial Industrial Institutional Open Space Roads Total

720 ha. 100 ha. 60 ha. 140 ha. 70 ha. 350 ha. 1,440 ha.

50% 7% 4% 10% 5% 24% 100% back to top

The Development Options After identifying all vacant and or available areas for development, an analysis of the infrastructure facilities and services was conducted after which the areas were grouped by Sector because of contiguity and proximity. Four sectors or Development Options were developed. The Infrastructure Development Committee members (also composed of representatives of Infrastructure Utility Companies) of the City Development Council sat down to rate the four development options using several criteria. After a thorough data analysis of the four (4) Development Options, one option stood out as the Preferred Option and this is the South West Sector comprising the Barangays of Tangub, Alijis, Pahanocoy, Cabug, Singcang, Punta Taytay and Sum-ag. The South West Sector is ideal for residential purposes specifically along the area of Circumferential Road Pahanocoy up to part of Tangub near Bell Aire and up to Alijis along Circumferential Road. Some areas like Cabug and Pahanocoy Alijis Circumferential Road can be ideal for institutions like schools or bus terminal and market. Infrastructure services like water supply, power supply, road network and telephone lines can be easily extended to areas of development. Development may follow a Neighborhood Model where there will be presence of school, market, park and sport facility, transportation terminal, health center and others. South West Sector is accessible to other services at the lowest travel time (less than 20 minutes). In other Options, development may be done by private developers or land owners provided they will provide the infrastructure requirements which the City may find too expensive in providing or not practical and economical due to its limited financial resources. back to top COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE 1. As capital of Negros Occidental, Bacolod is service center for commercial, educational, health and medical, sports and other area for inter-regional activities such as: cultural activities, among others. Its educational institutions are popular in the Visayas and Mindanao like University of St. La Salle and the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos. 2. its port facilities and airport development. 3. Jump-off point for eco-tourism of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Dumaguete City, island of Bohol, the nearby provinces and islands in Mindanao like Zamboanga, the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Dapitan, Dipolog, Surigao, Camiguin Island and others. 4. Bacolod can be a conducive Convention Center in the South because of its modern facilities in hospitality industry from hotels to technology information, communication and others. 5. As home of regional offices of some national government agencies, Bacolod can be an ideal regional center of One Island-One Region Concept as embodied in the Provincial Physical

Framework Plan of Negros Occidental.

back to top LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECTOR This sector focuses on the existing income and expenditure patterns, projected income and expenditure trend and its implication to the Sectors Annual Investment Program, proposed institutional framework, and budget forecasts. This sector recommends an efficient mainstreaming of devolved functions and personnel into the organizational structure of the city to create harmony in both fiscal and administrative aspects. A stronger sense of Executive-Legislative Partnership must be pursued setting aside political affiliations and work effectively for the common good of the Bacolod City residents. The creation of new offices and the restructuring of existing ones in order to make these offices concerned more relevant to the over-all city governments operation. This includes creation of the City Agricultures Office as a department and strengthening of the City Tourism Office by creating new positions in research and information division. back to top PART IV. IMPLEMENTATION This part discusses the importance of plan integration with the national, regional and provincial development plans. It also focuses on how the plan links with other agencies and enumerate several instructions, memorandum circulars and other documents relevant to the drafting of the CLUP. Part of the discussion also focuses on the necessity that the CLUP must be presented to the CDC and it must endorse the same to the Sangguniang Panlungsod. As soon as this is completed, a public hearing must be conducted where the general public, the CDC Members, private sectors, NGOs and other stakeholders must be invited to elicit their comments and suggestions and commitment to the CLUP. Another topic is the process of refining the Draft CLUP and the process of refining the Draft LDIP. Final CLUP adoption, approval and implementation is also discussed in Part IV. The adoption process emphasizes on the CDCs endorsement of the plan to the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The SP approves the plan and submits it to the RDC/RLUC and HLURB for review and final approval.
Prepared by: CITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE CITY OF BACOLOD MARCH 5, 2002