Sectoral Analysis

City of Cauayan
Comprehensive Land Use Plan 2018-2027, Volume 2 Sectoral Analysis
CHAPTER I
DEMOGRAPHY
This chapter provides a general picture of the demographic profile of the people, the different
population distributions and composition of the city. Population distribution patterns determines
centers of population, urbanization and density levels while population composition shows
characteristics of the population in terms of age groupings, sex structure, marital status and labor
force of the locality.
Population Size and Growth Rate

This sector presents the demographic characteristics of the City of Cauayan, Isabela in terms of its
historical growth, population composition and distribution, dependency ratio, literacy rate and marital
status, among others. Population Projections are also made based on the computed rate of population
change.
Historical Growth of Population

The first recorded census of Cauayan was in 1903 with a total population of 3,954 which increased to
10,083 in 1918. Latest census conducted by the NSO in 2000 shows that the City of Cauayan has a
total population of 103,952. A primary survey conducted in 2005 showed Cauayan city to have a
population of 116,652. Historical growth of population is shown in Table No. 1.
Table No. 1
HISTORICAL GROWTH OF POPULATION
CENSUS TOTAL INCREASE AVERAGE
YEAR POPULATION (DECREASE) GROWTH RATE
1903 3,954
1918 10,083 6,129 5.82
1939 17,518 7,435 2.54
1948 20,486 2,968 1.80
1960 25,744 5,258 1.90
1970 40,732 14,988 4.51
1975 47,235 6,503 2.96
1980 62,224 14,989 5.48
1990 83,591 21,367 3.00
1995 92,677 9,086 2.08
2000 103,952 11,275 2.30
2005* 116,652 12,700 2.30
2007 114,254 2,398 1.36
2010 122,335 8,262 2.30
2015 129,523 7,188 1.45
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Total Population
1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 Actual Population
The total population of Cauayan in 1995 was 92,677 and 103,952 in 2000 with an annual growth rate
of 2.30%. In year 2005, an actual survey conducted by the city showed 116,652 populations rising by
12,700 or an annual growth rate of 2.30%.
Based on the last two censal years conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), now, Philippine
Statistics Authority, Cauayan City has a population of 122,335 in 2010, which, increased in 2015 to
129,523 or a 7,188 added population in a span of five years indicating a growth rate of 1.45%.
City Vis-à-vis Provincial Population
In year 2000, the City of Cauayan has reached the 100 thousandth mark population and during the
same year, the share of the City relative to the provincial population was 8.0% garnering third place
in the population ranking of the 35 municipalities and two cities in the province of Isabela. In year
2015, Cauayan City was ranked third most populous cities in Isabela and 4th most populous cities in
Region 2 based on the 2015 PSA actual Survey.
Population by Barangay
As shown Table No. 2, of the total 65 component barangays of the city in 2015, Barangay San Fermin
shared the biggest number in terms of population with 10,856 or 8.38%, followed by District 1 with
10,662 (8.23%) and Cabaruan with 7,150 (5.52%) all situated in the urban core.
In year 2005 actual survey and 2010 census, District I topped the barangay population scoreboard as
the most thickly populated barangay in the city followed barangays San Fermin and District III, all
urban barangays.
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Table No. 2 Population by Barangay

Barangay Population Gross Area (Ha)
URBAN
Alicaocao 1,564 72.6433
Alinam 1,167 302.6647
Cabaruan 7,150 271.2628
District I(Pob) 10,662 211.0226
District II (Pob) 1,817 37.4128
District III (Pob) 5,465 47.8182
Marabulig I 3,993 579.9665
Minante I 6,276 234.5657
Minante II 2,642 599.5989
Nungnungan II 943 313.8278
San Fermin 10,856 972.9403
Sillawit 2,885 450.3490
Tagaran 4,271 535.4564
Turayong 3,198 140.0590
Sub Total 62,889 4,769.5880
RURAL
Amobocan 1,151 444.9415
Andarayan 426 94.0886
Baculod 1,679 1,160.5616
Baringin Norte 231 63.9268
Baringin Sur 1,118 185.1169
Buena Surte 1,126 240.9025
Bugallon 553 64.0651
Buyon 1,255 1,060.3933
Cabugao 782 838.7614
Carabatan Chica 617 69.4971
Carabatan Grande 291 32.7002
Carabatan Punta 475 82.3232
Carabatan Bacareno 243 83.8691
Casalatan 644 722.0950
Cassap Fuera 111 94.2998
Catalina 106 46.1843
Culalabat 898 164.4664
Dabburab 1,117 216.0057
De Vera 822 829.9281
Dianao 675 999.1694
Disimuray 1,052 1,001.7349
Duminit 1,514 122.7922
Faustino 1,442 397.9073
Gagabutan 492 203.9542
Gappal 2,616 1,308.7947
Guayabal 1,275 111.6474
Labinab 2,161 464.6782
Linglingay 724 177.2372
Mabantad 1,192 108.8456
Maligaya 2,273 1,699.9495
Manaoag 1,666 723.2870
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Marabulig II 1,713 452.7139

Nagcampegan 307 93.0040
Naganacan 1,338 399.7877
Nagrumbuan 3,693 1,714.8295
Nungnungan I 1,989 845.7555
Pinoma 3,606 1,008.1437
Rizal 650 192.8260
Rogus 1,528 2,021.8435
San Antonio 2,988 1,086.4398
San Francisco 2,322 479.2750
San Isidro 1,120 332.7468
San Luis 2,367 1,611.6373
San Pablo 1,736 1,401.8398
Santa Luciana 2,013 537.8679
Santa Maria 905 1,065.6621
Sinnippil 306 378.8377
Union 1,407 206.1511
Villa Conception 3,647 997.4075
Villa Luna 1,863 272.3229
Villa Flor 409 653.0760
Subtotal 66,634 29,566.2919
Total 129,523 34,335.8799
Population Density
Population Density and Distribution
In 2005, the population density was placed at 337 persons per square kilometer twice greater than
the provincial density of 122 persons per square kilometer for the same period. For year 2010,
population density was computed at 347 persons per square kilometer while in 2015, population
density was 390 persons per square kilometer. This exactly shows that as the city’s population
increases the higher the number of persons per square kilometer. This is attributed to population
growth, in-migration and to some extent, uncontrolled birth.
The City of Cauayan is predominantly rural, wherein 51.28% or 62,737 populations lived in rural areas
in 2010 and 51.45% in 2015. Meanwhile, the urban population in 2000 was placed at 40.1% slightly
higher than that of the 2005 urban population which was 39.98%. In 2010, the urban population
constituted 59,598 or 48.72%. This is slightly higher than in 2015 which is 48.55%.
Population Density by Barangay
As gleaned from Table No. 3, for year 2010, Barangay District II was the most densely populated
barangay in the city with 81.56 persons per hectare followed by District III with 71.75 persons per
hectare while Barangay District I came in third with 68.90 all located within the urban core. For the
2015 recent survey, the most densely-populated barangay in the urban core is Barangay District III
with 114.28 persons per hectare followed by District I with 50.53 persons per hectare and Barangay
District II came third with 48.57 persons per hectare.
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Population Density by Barangay, Year 2015

20000
10000
Population
0
Alicaocao
District III (Pob.)
San Fermin
Andarayan
Bugallon
Carabatan Punta
Culalabat
Duminit
Labinab
Marabulig II
Pinoma
San Isidro
Sinippil
Barangay Name
Population
Outside the urban core, Barangay Guayabal was the most densely populated barangay in the year
2010. For 2015 however, PSA survey showed that Barangay Duminit dislodged Barangay Guayabal in
the number one slot with 12.33 per person per hectare and Barangay Guayabal took the second slot
with 11.42. The least barangay in terms of population density was Villa Flor with 0.63 followed by
Dianao with 0.68 and Sinippil with 0.81 people per hectare, all of the forest region.
Table No. 3 Population Density by Barangay

Population
Barangay Population Gross Area (H.A) Density(Gross
Barangay Area)
URBAN
Alicaocao 1,564 72.6433 21.53
Alinam 1,167 302.6647 3.86
Cabaruan 7,150 271.2628 26.36
District I(Pob) 10,662 211.0226 50.53
District II (Pob) 1,817 37.4128 48.57
District III (Pob) 5,465 47.8182 114.29
Marabulig I 3,993 579.9665 6.88
Minante I 6,276 234.5657 26.76
Minante II 2,642 599.5989 4.41
Nungnungan II 943 313.8278 3.00
San Fermin 10,856 972.9403 11.16
Sillawit 2,885 450.3490 6.41
Tagaran 4,271 535.4564 7.98
Turayong 3,198 140.0590 22.83
Sub Total 62,889 4,769.5880 13.19
RURAL
Amobocan 1,151 444.9415 2.59
Andarayan 426 94.0886 4.53
Baculod 1,679 1,160.5616 1.45
Baringin Norte 231 63.9268 3.61
Baringin Sur 1,118 185.1169 6.04
Buena Surte 1,126 240.9025 4.67
Bugallon 553 64.0651 8.63
Buyon 1,255 1,060.3933 1.18
Cabugao 782 838.7614 0.93
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Carabatan Chica 617 69.4971 8.88

Carabatan Grande 291 32.7002 8.90
Carabatan Punta 475 82.3232 5.77
Carabatan Bacareno 243 83.8691 2.90
Casalatan 644 722.0950 0.89
Cassap Fuera 111 94.2998 1.18
Catalina 106 46.1843 2.30
Culalabat 898 164.4664 5.46
Dabburab 1,117 216.0057 5.17
De Vera 822 829.9281 0.99
Dianao 675 999.1694 0.68
Disimuray 1,052 1,001.7349 1.05
Duminit 1,514 122.7922 12.33
Faustino 1,442 397.9073 3.62
Gagabutan 492 203.9542 2.41
Gappal 2,616 1,308.7947 2.00
Guayabal 1,275 111.6474 11.42
Labinab 2,161 464.6782 4.65
Linglingay 724 177.2372 4.08
Mabantad 1,192 108.8456 10.95
Maligaya 2,273 1,699.9495 1.34
Manaoag 1,666 723.2870 2.30
Marabulig II 1,713 452.7139 3.78
Nagcampegan 307 93.0040 3.30
Naganacan 1,338 399.7877 3.35
Nagrumbuan 3,693 1,714.8295 2.15
Nungnungan I 1,989 845.7555 2.35
Pinoma 3,606 1,008.1437 3.58
Rizal 650 192.8260 3.37
Rogus 1,528 2,021.8435 0.76
San Antonio 2,988 1,086.4398 2.75
San Francisco 2,322 479.2750 4.84
San Isidro 1,120 332.7468 3.37
San Luis 2,367 1,611.6373 1.47
San Pablo 1,736 1,401.8398 1.24
Santa Luciana 2,013 537.8679 3.74
Santa Maria 905 1,065.6621 0.85
Sinnippil 306 378.8377 0.81
Union 1,407 206.1511 6.83
Villa Conception 3,647 997.4075 3.66
Villa Luna 1,863 272.3229 6.84
Villa Flor 409 653.0760 0.63
Subtotal 66,634 29,566.2919 2.25
Total 129,523 34,335.8799 3.77
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AGE AND SEX STRUCTURE
Population Distribution
Age Distribution and Composition
In 2015, the child and youth composed of 0-14 age group has a total population of 39,367 comprising
30.39% of the total population. Of this figure, 20,393 or 51.80% are male outnumbering the female
with 18,974 or 48.20%. For year 2010, there were 38,711 young children of 0-14 years of age or
31.65% of the total household population
Table No. 4 Population Distribution by Age Group and Sex CY 2010 and 2015
Source: National Statistics Office/ Philippine Statistics Authority/CPDC Records
Censal Year 2 (2015) Censal Year 1 (2010)

Age Group
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Unde 1 1,281 1,238 2,519
7,068 6,536 13,604
1-4 5,616 5,368 10,984
5-9 7,068 6,487 13,555 6,739 6,022 12,761
10-14 6,428 5,881 12,309 6,348 5,998 12,346
15-19 6,444 6,146 12,590 6,485 6,425 12,910
20-24 6,279 6,406 12,685 5,927 5,709 11,636
25-29 5,906 5,514 11,420 5,080 4,899 9,979
30-34 5,016 4,649 9,665 4,958 4,573 9,531
35-39 4,756 4,439 9,195 4,408 4,124 8,532
40-44 4,149 3,715 7,864 3,777 3,619 7,396
45-49 3,531 3,387 6,918 3,394 3,185 6,579
50-54 3,014 2,919 5,933 2,629 2,657 5,286
55-59 2,306 2,426 4,732 2,092 2,035 4,127
60-64 1,821 1,868 3,689 1,395 1,469 2,864
65-69 1,095 1,254 2,349
70-74 618 760 1,378
2,038 2,704 4,742
75-79 396 565 961
85 and over 271 506 777
Total 65,995 63,528 129,523 62,338 59,955 122,293
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Productive Age Population
Population Distribution by Age Group and Sex

CY 2015 vs CY 2010
85 and over
75 - 79
70-74
65 - 69
60 - 64
55 - 59
50 - 54
45 - 49
40 - 44
Age Group
35 - 39
30 - 34
25 - 29
20 - 24
15 - 19
Female CY1
10 - 14
Male CY1
5-9
Female CY2
1-4
Male CY2
Under 1
10000 5000 0 5000 10000

Male Female
Population
PSA survey in 2015 shows that the productive population or working age group (15-64) was 84,691 or
65.39% of the total population which, consist of 43,222 male and 41,469 females showing a slight
increase of 6.9% as compared to that of year 2010 which was 64.47% or 78,840.
Population by Gender (sex composition)

Table No. 5 Population Distribution by Age Group and Sex CY 2010 and 2015
Censal Year 2 (2015) Censal Year 1 (2010)
Age Group
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Unde 1 1,281 1,238 2,519
7,068 6,536 13,604
1-4 5,616 5,368 10,984
5-9 7,068 6,487 13,555 6,739 6,022 12,761
10-14 6,428 5,881 12,309 6,348 5,998 12,346
15-19 6,444 6,146 12,590 6,485 6,425 12,910
20-24 6,279 6,406 12,685 5,927 5,709 11,636
25-29 5,906 5,514 11,420 5,080 4,899 9,979
30-34 5,016 4,649 9,665 4,958 4,573 9,531
35-39 4,756 4,439 9,195 4,408 4,124 8,532
40-44 4,149 3,715 7,864 3,777 3,619 7,396
45-49 3,531 3,387 6,918 3,394 3,185 6,579
50-54 3,014 2,919 5,933 2,629 2,657 5,286
55-59 2,306 2,426 4,732 2,092 2,035 4,127
60-64 1,821 1,868 3,689 1,395 1,469 2,864
65-69 1,095 1,254 2,349
70-74 618 760 1,378
2,038 2,704 4,742
75-79 396 565 961
85 and over 271 506 777
Total 65,995 63,528 129,523 62,338 59,955 122,293
Source: National Statistics Office/ Philippine Statistics Authority/Municipal Records
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Dependency Structure
For year 2010, the total dependency ratio was 35.52%. This implies that there are 36 total dependents
for every 100 productive populations. Old age dependency ratio on the other hand is .06% implying
that for every 100 able bodies, six (6) senior citizens depend on them. Young age dependency is
49.10% meaning that 49 children depend upon every 100 productive age population.
Table No. 6 Population Composition by School-Age, Working-Age, and Dependent-Age

Group and Sex, Year 2015
Both Male Female
Age Group Sex Ratio
Sexes No. % No. %
School going population
Pre-school (3-6) 2,792 1,424 51.0 1,368 49.0 1.04
Elementary (7-12) 35,866 18,640 52.0 17,226 48.0 1.08
Secondary (13-18) 7,267 3,608 49.6 3,659 50.4 0.99
Tertiary (19-22) 9,131 4,112 45.0 5,019 55.0 0.82
Working Age (15-64) 84,691 43,222 51.0 41,469 49.0 6.00
Labor Force (15 and over) 87,040 44,317 50.9 42,723 49.1 1.04
Dependent Population 44,832 22,859 92% 21,895 99% 1.04
Young (0-14) 39,367 20,696 52.6 19,172 48.7 1.08
Old (65-over) 5,465 2,163 39.6 2,723 49.8 0.79
Source: Computed based on latest NSO/PSA data on household population by age group
The total dependent population for the year 2015 (0-14 and 65 and over) was 44,832 or 34.61% of the
total population. Of this figure, 22,773 or 50.80% are male and 22,059 or 49.20% are female and the
dependency ratio of this is 53 total dependents for every 100 productive populations.
Population Composition by School-Age, Working-Age,

Dependent-Age Group and Sex, Year 2015
48,000
46,000
44,000
42,000
40,000
38,000
36,000
34,000
32,000
30,000
Population
28,000
26,000
24,000
22,000
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
-
Male
Female
Age Group
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Labor Force
Labor force refers to the population 15 years old and over that is gainfully employed or
unemployed. It does not exclude those persons who are not currently seeking work such as
students, housewives, retirees and the physically handicapped.
Age grouping and Labor Force
Labor force refers to the population 15 years old and over that is gainfully employed or
unemployed. It does not exclude those persons who are not currently seeking work such as
students, housewives, retirees and the physically handicapped.
Total Labor Force
In year 2010, the total labor force in the city was 45,829 or 37.47% of the total household
population of 122,293, based on the 20% household population sample of the Philippine
Statistics Authority. The labor force in the city of Cauayan increased in 2015 by 42.67% or
55,071 of the total population based on PSA survey.
Urban and Rural Population
Table No. 7 Urbanized Level for the Past 20 Years

Average Yearly
Average 5-
City/ Municipal Population Population Level of Urbanization (%)
Year Tempo of
Year Growth Rate (%)
Urbanization
City
Urban Rural Total Urban Rural (%) Provincial
/Municipal
1990 38,493 45,098 83,591 46.05 45.50
1995 44,217 48,430 92,647 2.97 1.48 0.05 47.73 44.80
2000 49,275 54,677 103,952 2.29 2.58 0.06 47.40 44.00
2010 57,947 64,388 122,335 1.76 1.78 0.29 47.37 45.20
2015 62,889 66,634 129,523 1.71 0.70 0.14 48.55 47.00
Next
censal - - -
year
Notes: Average 5-Year Tempo of Urbanization (%) = (Ave. Urban Pop’n Growth Rate – Ave. Rural Pop’n Growth Rate) Level of Urbanization =
Urban Population/ Total Population) x 100
Urban Household Population Growth
In 2015, 62,889 or 48.55% of the total household population of Cauayan lived in urban area
which is tremendously higher than the 59,598 in 2010. Barangay San Fermin shared the
biggest urban population percentage with 8.38%, followed by District 1 with 8.23% and
Cabaruan with 5.52% as per PSA Survey 2015. Barangay San Fermin ranked 4 th with a
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population size of 10,856 on the Top 10 most populous barangays in Region 2 followed by
District 1 with a 10,662 population size as per 2015 PSA survey.
Rural Household Population Growth
The City of Cauayan is predominantly rural in nature considering its vast area. In 2010, a total
of 62,737 or 51.28% lived in the rural areas. In 2015 66,634 or 51.44% chose rural existence
showing a slight increase in growth between years 2005-2010. Nagrumbuan shared the
biggest rural population with 3,693 in 2015 followed closely by Villa Concepcion with 3,647.
Tailing in third place is Pinoma with 3,606.
Barangays Catalina and Cassap Fuera have the least number of rural populations not even
reaching the 200th mark. This situation could be attributed to their proximity to the Cagayan
River that is oftentimes subjected to flooding.
Tempo of Urbanization
As presented in Table No. 7, from 1990 to 1995, the urban population growth rate is higher
compared to the rural area with 2.97% and 1.48% respectively showing a 0.05% tempo of
urbanization. However, during the period 1995 to 2000 and 2000 to 2010, the rural
population growth rate is higher with 2.29% urban and 2.58% and, 1.76% urban and 1.78%
rural population growth rate in 2000 to 2010 depicting a 0.06% and 0.29% tempo of
urbanizarion. For the period 2010 to 2015, the urban population growth rate increased to
1.71% while that of the rural population growth decreased to 0.7% with a 0.14% tempo of
urbanization.
Level of Urbanization
The City of Cauayan shows an increasing level of urbanization with 46.05% in 1990, it grew to
48.55% in 2015 as gleaned from Table No. 7. During the same period, the level of urbanization
of the City of Cauayan is higher than that of the Province of Isabela.
Others (Religious Affiliation and Mother Tongue, migration, etc)
The Roman Catholic Church dominates all other religious affiliations with 96,202 or 74% of
the total population of 129,523 for the year 2015 followed by Iglesia Ni Cristo with 6,963 or
5% share on population and Born-Again Christian came in third with 4,441 or a 3% share.
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Table No. 8 Population by Religious Affiliation, Year 2015

% of Total
Religious Affiliation No. of People
Population
Catholic 96,202 74%
Iglesia ni Cristo 6,963 5%
Born Again Cristian 4,441 3%
Protestant 1946 2%
Not Stated 13789 11%
Other 6182 5%
Total 129,523 100%
Population by Religious Affiliation

Year 2015
Catholics Iglesia ni Cristo
Born Again Cristian Protestant
Not Stated Other
11% 5%
2%
3%
5%
74%
Mother Tongue
Majority of the city’s population are Ilocanos with a total of 97,870 or 75.56%, followed by
Tagalog 19,382 or 14.96 and Gaddang came in third with a 9,650 or 7.45% of the total
population of the city.
Table No. 9 Household Population by Mother Tongue, Year 2015
% of Total 1% 0%
Mother Tongue Household No. 0%
Households Mother Tongue Distribution among
Ilocano 97,870 75.56 1% Households
7%
Tagalog 19,382 14.96
Gaddang 9,650 7.45 Ilocan
Ybanag 1,166 0.90 15% o
Itawis 508 0.39 Tagal

og
Kankanai 905 0.70 76%
Others 42 0.03
Total 129,523
Source: Census of Population, NSO/PSA
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CHAPTER II
PHYSICAL FEATURES
Geographic Location
The City of Cauayan is one of the two cities and 35 municipalities of the Province of Isabela.
It is situated in Central Isabela and at some point, is centrally located in the entire Cagavan
Valley Region. It is bounded by eight municipalities, on the north by Reina Mercedes; on the
northeast by Naguilian; on the east by Benito Soliven; on the Southeast by San Guillermo; on
the south by Angadanan; on the southwest by Alicia; and on the northwest by Luna and
Cabatuan. It is located at 121-47' longitude and 16-46' latitude.
Cauayan is directly accessible to all its neighboring municipalities. From Naguilian and Reina
Mercedes, 15.04 and 11.24 kilometers respectively on the concrete-paved Maharlika
Highway; from Luna, Cabatuan, and San Mateo, 7.19, 11.7, and 23.50 kilometers respectively.
It is 34.5 kilometers south of Ilagan, the capital town of Isabela, about 117 kilometers away
from Tuguegarao City, and approximately 375 kilometers to Manila or about 8 hours trip by
land and less than an hour flight by plane.
Territorial Jurisdiction
Cauayan comprises an aggregate area of 343.358799 square kilometers representing 3.219%

of the total land area of the province which is 10,664.56 sq. kilometers. It ranks tenth highest
in terms of land area among the 37 Local Government Units of the province of Isabela.
Political and Barangay Subdivision Map
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Political and Barangay Subdivision
The total land area of the city of Cauayan is divided among its 65 component barangays as
listed in Table No. 1 and shown in Map 1.
Table No. 1 List of Barangay, Barangay Captains, and Area & Distance
Distance fr. City Hall

BARANGAY BARANGAY CAPTAIN AREA (Has)
Kms.
Alicaocao Teresa T. Bual 72.6433 2.20
Alinam Ronald V. Peralta 302.6647 10.00
Amobocan Eduardo C. Duad 444.9415 16.20
Andarayan Eligio P. Taguibao 94.0886 7.10
Bacolod Jonathan R. Blas 1,160.5616 19.00
Bar. Norte Jordan R. Mallillin 63.9268 6.00
Bar. Sur Pablo A. Gammad 185.1169 6.48
Buena Suerte Dennis A. Dela Cruz 240.9025 2.43
Bugallon Luis L. Zipagan, Jr. 64.0651 7.45
Buyon Jessie B. Eder, Sr. 1,060.3933 25.00
Cabaruan Benjamin J. Dy, III 271.2628 1.70
Cabugao Ronald D. Antonio 838.7614 16.25
Car. Bacareño Flordeliza R. Salvio 83.8691 5.05
Car. Chica Brando B. Dela Cruz 69.4971 3.20
Car. Grande Jimmy M. Rodriguez, Sr 32.7002 3.75
Car. Punta Jocelyn R. Zipagan 82.3232 4.34
Casalatan Orlando T. Bartolome 722.0950 16.90
Cassap Fuera Imelda C. Mallillin 94.2998 6.75
Catalina Rolando R. Taguibao 46.1843 6.82
Culalabat Roel W. Rumbaoa 164.4664 4.20
Dabburab Joseph A. Benigno 216.0057 6.20
De Vera Jerry T. Hermoso 829.9281 31.80
Dianao Roel A. Quebral 999.1694 29.54
Disimuray Pablo D. Pabigayan 1,001.7349 22.50
District I Esteban Q. Uy 211.0226 0.75
District II Marco Paolo C. Delmendo 37.4128 0.70
District III Bagnos R. Maximo, Jr. 47.8182 0.05
Duminit Arsenio B. Cacal 122.7922 3.20
Faustino Joey M. Collado 397.9073 7.20
Gagabutan Sherwin C. Garcia 203.9542 3.30
Gappal Leonila D. Ortiz 1,308.7947 24.96
Guayabal Mariano L. Maribbay II 111.6474 5.09
Labinab Juanito A. Estrada, Jr. 464.6782 1.80
Linglingay Joel M. Visitacion 177.2372 33.08
Mabantad Francisco A. Asuncion, Sr. 108.8456 4.00
Maligaya Raymart D. Mallillin 1,699.9495 21.70
Manaoag Sonny G. Nonan 723.2870 27.73
Marabulig I Jaime L. Partido 579.9665 3.50
Marabulig II Ryan Dennis A. Delmendo 452.7139 8.50
Minante I Clay Dean S. Dy 234.5657 3.50
Minante II Saturnino M. Aggarao, Jr. 599.5989 4.50
Naganacan Renato G. Aquino 399.7877 11.50
Nagcampegan Rodolfo A. Dela Cruz 93.0040 4.90
Nagrumbuan Nena R. Velasco 1,714.8295 8.18
Nungnungan I Leopoldo C. Aquino 845.7555 9.50
Nungnungan II Severino D. Covita 313.8278 6.40
Pinoma Patrocinio B. Balaan 1,008.1437 12.00
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Rizal Faustino C. Cabauatan 192.8260 4.80

Rogus Faustino S. Gapasin, Sr 2,021.8435 34.90
San Antonio Bolivar C. Salvador 1,086.4398 13.80
San Fermin Victor H. Dy, Jr. 972.9403 1.50
San Francisco Heherson S. Miranda 479.2750 8.20
San Isidro Jose C. Edra 332.7468 8.00
San Luis Jhonny R. Calimag 1,611.6373 11.60
San Pablo Mario B. Asis, Sr. 1,401.8398 8.55
Sillawit Michael D. Evangelista 450.3490 7.50
Sinippil Arsenio Bite 378.8377 17.80
Sta. Maria Teofilo B. Cabansag 1,065.6621 25.70
Sta. Luciana Darwin T. Tolentino 537.8679 7.20
Tagaran Wilson R. Dacuycuy 535.4564 4.00
Turayong Silverio G. Ramones 140.0590 1.50
Union Danilo Asuncion 206.1511 9.50
Villa Concepcion Soledad A. Quijano 997.4075 27.20
Villa Flor Mario M. Dela Cruz 653.0760 42.10
Villa Luna Oscar A. de Luna 272.3229 8.30
Topography
Table No. 2 SOIL TYPES/SERIES, ESTIMATED AREA AND RECOMMENDED USE

SOIL TYPES/SERIES AREA (Has.) PERCENT RECOMMENDED USE
1.0 BAGO SERIES 3,797.548 11.06% Paddy rice and lowland rice, diversified
1.1 Bago Clay Loam 3,797.548 11.06% Crop land, trees or agro-forest.
2.0 CAUAYAN SERIES 15,403.075 44.86% Paddy rice and lowland rice, diversified
2.1 Cauayan Clay Loam 10,190.889 29.68% Crop land, trees or agro-forest.
2.2 Cauayan Sandy Clay Loam 5,212.186 15.18%
3.0 ILAGAN SERIES 2,029.250 5.91% Fruit trees and vegetables, corn, tobacco,
3.1 Ilagan Clay Loam 2,029.250 5.91% Peanut and mongo.
4.0 QUINGUA SERIES 2,691.933 7.84% Diversified crops like corn, mongo,
4.1 Quingua Clay Loam 449.800 1.31% peanut, beans, upland rice and vegetables
4.2 Quingua Silt Loam 1,284.162 3.74%
4.3 Quingua Sandy Loam 436.066 1.27%
4.4 Quingua Silty Clay Loam 521.905 1.52%
5.0 SAN MANUEL SERIES 223.183 0.65% Diversified crops, fruit trees or
5.1 San Manuel Silt Loam 223.183 0.65% permanent crops.
6.0 RUGAO SERIES 8,978.832 26.15% Rice is not suitable. Best suited only for
6.1 Rugao Clay Loam 8,978.832 26.15% permanent tree crops.
7.0 TAGULOD SERIES 532.206 1.55% Rice, diversified crop land like corn,
7.1 Tagulod Clay Loam 532.206 1.55% peanut, tobacco, vegetables, sugarcane,
fruit trees or agro-forest.
Miscellaneous Land Type 61.806 0.18%
Riverwash Sandy 618.046 1.80%
TOTAL 34,335.879 100.00%
Source: Bureau of Soils
The City of Cauayan has mixed topographic landscape. The southeastern portion is
mountainous while the western and central portions are land or plains. Portion of the north
and northeastern areas have gently sloping relief. Moderately undulating and gently rolling
areas are found on the eastern portion of the city. The highest elevation is around 185 meters
above sea level (masl) and the lowest point (at the center of Cagayan River) is about 45 masl.
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Soil Types
The soil type of the City determines the crops and agricultural production technologies that
is appropriate to optimize the potentials and maximize the production within the crops
production areas. Cauayan Series is the largest in terms of area. It comprises 44.86% of the
entire City. This area is recommended for paddy rice, diversified cropping and can be
combined with trees and agroforest species. Except the Rugao Series which comprises 26.15%
of the City’s land area, which is suitable only for permanent tree crops such as forest and fruit-
trees, all the rests are suitable for cereals, nuts, beans, and other cash crops.
Other land uses are also compatible with the physical characteristics of the city in view of its
flatlands, availability of ground and surface water, and low-risks to various disastrous factors
such as climate change, volcanic, erosion and landslides, and earthquakes. The following
table (Table 12) shows the soil types in the City, their extent, and the recommended crops
and land uses.
Soil Classification and Uses
Based on the data supplied by the Bureau of Soil and Water Management, there are seven (7)
soil types found in Cauayan falling under the following soil series:
BAGO (Bo) SERIES
Soil under this series is poorly drained mainly because of the compact and fine textured
subsoil and substratum. It is very difficult to work on this soil type during summer as it
hardens and cracks. Soil under this series is primarily suited for lowland rice production with
irrigation water. Soil type found under this series is Bago Clay Loam (BoHA, BoHB and BoHC)
range from 0.0% to 2.0% slope category.
CAUAYAN (Cy) SERIES
These soils are found on alluvial terraces, moderately dissected by gullies, shallow to
moderate deep clayey and imperfectly drained. The relief varies from level to gently sloping.
Sometimes, manganese-iron boulders are present on the surface and few to many
concretions on the slum. The level areas are subject to non-slight seasonal run-off flooding
and the higher slopes are utilized to produce lowland rice, diversified crops and portion are
open to grassland and residential sites. Soil mapped found on this series are Canaan Clay Loam
(CyJA, CyJB, CyJC, and CyJDI) range from 0.0% - 8.0% slope category.
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ILAGAN (Il) SERIES
Ilagan soils are probably of alluvial deposit under sandstone formation. They occur on very
deeply to sloping to rolling relief, shallow to moderate depth, well drained externally but
imperfectly drained internally. Loam to clayey soil under this series is subject to severe
erosion. Soil mapped found in this series is Lagan Clay Loam (IlHE2) which range from 8.0% -
15.0 % slope category and Lagan Clay Loam (IlHG3) which range from 25.0% - 40.0% slope
category. The area is best suited for pastures and permanent tree-crops.
QUINGUA (Qg) SERIES
Quinga series has a moderate high water holding capacity and moderate to full organic
matter. This soil occurs on medium to high continental river alluvial terraces above river
flooding. The soil is clayey, deep, moderate well-drai9ned, slightly dissected with gullies and
cultivated to diversified crops such as corn, tobacco, peanut, mango, watermelon, upland
rice, and vegetables to which they are well-suited. Quingua Clay Loam (QgHB) range from
1.0% - 2.0% slope category, Quingua Silty Clay Loam (QgGCI) range from 1.0% - 8.0% and
Quingua Sandy Loam (QgQB) which range from 1.0% - 2.0% slope categories are found on this
series.
SAN MANUEL (Sm) SERIES
The San Manuel Series is alluvial soils. They are nearly level to gently sloping, deep, well
drained and subject to seasonal flooding. The soils on this series are best suited for short
season diversified crops like beans, corn, peanut, mango, etc. Sandy texture can be
encountered on this soil with a surface of thick brown to dark and yellowish-brown silt loam
having yellowish brown and brownish brown and brownish yellow mottles. Soil found under
this series is San Manuel Silt Loam (SmMCO4).
RUGAO (Ro) SERIES
Rugao series is found on high terraces. The relief varies from gently sloping to strongly
sloping; shallow to moderate deep, loamy to clayey soil subject to slight to severe erosion.
Many stones and pebbles are often found on the surface. Soil found in these areas is
moderately dissected by gullies. Most part are open grassland and remain uncultivated.
Some parts are left idle or being plowed primarily to restore fertility of the soil. Diversified
crops and fruit trees are grown on the cultivated areas. Different trees are also found on the
scattered location along gullies and waterways. Soil mapped found on this series is Rugao
Clay Loam (RoHDI, RoHE2, RoHF2) which range from 5.0% - 25.0% slope category.
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TAGULOD (Tg) SERIES
Tagulod soils are found on slightly dissected low alluvial terraces above river flooding. They
occur on level to sloping relief, deep imperfectly drained and belonging to clayey soil. The
surface of the soil is sticky, plastic and firm, few small soft and hard firm concretions are
present. Soil found on this series is Tagulod Clay Loam (TgHA, TgHB) which range from 0.0%
- 2.0% slope category.
MISCELLANEOUS LAND TYPES:

Riverwash Sandy or Gravelly (Rw)
This miscellaneous land type is delineated along Cagayan River. It is a good source of road fill
or materials for hollow blocks. The area and recommended use of the various soil types are
listed on Table No. 2.
Slope
The terrain of the city is generally flat with 18,502.248 hectares falling under the 0-5% slope
category which constitutes about 55% of the total land area of Cauayan. The remaining
15,138.203 hectares are classified under the 5-40% slope category. Slope classification is
shown in detail at Table 10 and Figure5 shows the slope categories of the City of Cauayan. As
seen in the Map, there are four (4) categories of slopes characterizing the terrain of the City.
Table 3 SLOPE CLASSIFICATION

SLOPE SLOPE GROUPING LAND AREA PERCENT RECOMMENDED USE
CATEGORY INTERPRETATION (Has.)
Intensive Agriculture; High Density Urban
A Flat or Level Land 5,205.319 15.16%
Development
Intensive Agriculture; High Density Urban
B Level or nearly Level 7,100.660 20.68%
Development
Very gently sloping or gently Intensive Agriculture with Soil Conservation
C 7,838.881 22.83%
endulating Measures also High Density Urban Development
D Gently sloping or endulating 6,437.978 18.75% The Soil is best suited to permanent tree crops
E Moderate sloping or Rolling 4,954.667 14.43% Best suited to permanent forest tree crops
F Strongly Sloping or Strongly Rolling 1,040.378 3.03% Best suited to permanent tree crops
G Steep or Hilly 1,081.581 3.15% Best suited for pasture and forest
MISCELLANEOUS 58.370 0.17%
RW - Riverwash Sandy 618.045 1.80%
or Gravelly River
TOTAL 34,335.879 100.00%

Source: Bureau of Soils - Ilagan, Isabela
As observed in the slope map (Figure 5) the flat lands are concentrated in the western portion
of the City and extend further in the eastern side of the Cagayan River. The steepest slope of
the City ranges from 18% to 30%. These areas are located in the eastern side of Madalan River
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Watershed. The areas with slopes ranging from 8% to 18% are situated in the eastern fringes
of the City.
Map No.2 Slope Classification Map
Land Capability
Based on the survey conducted by the Bureau of Soils and the Department of Agriculture,
there are eight (8) land capability classes found within the locality namely Class A, Class B,
Class Bw, Class Ce, Class Cw, Class De, Class Ls, and Class M.The soil types classified under the
land capability class A are Bago Clay Loam, Cauayan Clay Loam, and Cauayan Sandy Clay Loam
which are under the 0.0%-1.0% slope category. Bago Clay loam, Quinga Silt and Clay Loam
and Tagulod Clay Loam also belong to this class which is under 1.0%-2.0% slope category.
These are good land and can be cultivated safely requiring only simple but good farm
management practice.
The soil types classified under the land capability Class Be are Quinga Sandy Clay Loam,
Canaan Sandy Clay Loam ranging from 1.0%-2.0% slope category. And also Quinga Silt Loam,
Quinga Clay Loam, Cauayan Sandy Clay Loam, Cauayan Clay Loam, and Bago Clay Loam which
are under the range of 2.0%-5.0% slope category.
Soil types under the land capability class Bw are Cauayan Clay Loam and Tagulod Clay Loam
which are under from 0.0%-1.0% slope category. This soil type is a good land; nearly level;
occurs in depression; can be cultivated safely requiring well designed canals, drainage system
and protection dikes to protect it from occasional overflow. It crops production and
management observes the time of planting used at high yielding varieties, right kind and
quantity of fertilizers, control of weeds, pests and diseases.
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Soil types under the land capability class Ce are Rugao lay Loam and Ilagan Clay Loam which
are under 8.0%-15% slope category. This type is moderately good land; moderately sloping;
moderately to severely eroded; can be cultivated safely if carefully planned with erosion
control measure, careful management and industrious conservation is practically observed.
Soil type under the land capability class Cw is San Manuel Silt Loam which is under the 2.5%
slope category. The soil under this class is moderately good land; nearly level; occurs in
depression, can be cultivated safely but requires protection from frequent overflow, carefully
designed drainage system, and careful management -practice.
Another land class is Rugao Clay Loam which is under from 15%-25% slope category which is
under the land capability class De. This land is fairly good, strongly sloping, severe to very
severely erode, can be cultivated occasionally if handled with care; requires very careful
management and complex conservation practices. Level to nearly level land, too stony or
sandy which make cultivation impractical recommended for pasture or forest with food soil
management.
The last of the land capability classes is class M. Under this class is Lagan Clay Loam which
range from 25%-40% slope category. This kind of land is steep, very severely to excessively
erode or shallow for cultivation. Vegetation are secondary growth forest and grasses with
patches of cultivated areas. Careful management is needed.
Land Suitability
Based on the data supplied by MRMP-ADD-NIA, arable lands within Cauayan are classified
into three, namely diversified cropland classes, Riceland classes, and dual class lands.
Diversified Crop Land Classes
These lands are those that have good natural surface drainage. Even during intense rains, the
soil profile remains wet for only a short duration of time and not mottled with thick gravel
underlying slum. This is composed of two major classes enumerated below:
Class 2. Lands under this class are suited to all climatically adapt diversified crops such as
corn, peanut, beans, tobacco and others. These lands have either drainage or topographic
deficiencies or both.
Class 3. Lands under this class have relatively serious physical limitations which reduces its
productivity. However, it can be successfully irrigated and is valuable increment to the
project. It has limited crop adaptability because of flooding hazard, topography or soil
conditions.
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Rice Land Classes
These are lands that can be flooded without deep percolation water loss. Some subsurface
drainage is desirable but not excessive. Lands of this category possesses the capacity of soil
surface for paddling; moderate to slow permeability of the soil or subsoil and a barrier in the
subsoil or substratum which will prevent higher water losses. The following are the lands
classified under this class:
Class 1R. These are land classes that lie above the present flood level which are not subject
to serious flooding. Land development is minimal consisting of simple farm drainage and
ditches.
Class 2R. These are lands well suited for paddy rice. They have moderate soil deficiency:
topography or flooding, which reduces yield below class 1R.
Class 3R. These are lands that have topographic deficiency or are low lying wherein
wastewater from adjacent lands accumulate or are lands that have undulating or irregular
surface or both.
Dual Class Lands
Cauayan has lands that have potentials for both rice and diversified crop production. Lands
belonging to this category are used for rice production during the wet season and can be used
for diversified crop production during the dry season with subsurface drainage provided at
moderate cost.
Non-arable lands are areas not fit for irrigated crops production management. Lands under
this are M lands and Class 6 lands.
M lands are those areas occupied by city proper and barangay sites, subdivisions, and land in
the active stage of subdividing.
Class 6 lands are those not suited for irrigation development because of serious physical or
economic factors. These include steep lands over 8% slope, rolling lands that are difficult to
irrigate, undulating lands with soils to shallow for leveling prior to irrigation, lands in low
portions where excess wastewater from surface or subsurface may accumulate, and lands
subject to serious flooding from overflow.
Geologic Structure and Characteristics
Based on the soil survey conducted in the province of Isabela, alluvium comprises most of the
areas along the Cagayan River. Underneath this alluvium are Baton and Vigor formations of
the middle Neocene epoch. The rolling lands and high places along the Cagayan River are of
marine and terrestrial sediments associated with reef limestone and pyroclastic materials.
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There are also marl and reworked tuff in some places. Sporadic terrace gravel deposits are
found in coastal and fluvial tracts. In some elevated flat lands, surfaces are plateau red earths.
WATER BODIES
Water Resources
Owing to its geographical location, Cauayan City has abundant water resources. This includes
the mighty Cagayan River whose head waters come as far as the mountainous province of
Quirino. Also, river tributaries from nearby municipalities including the Santiago City drain in
the City flood plains. Wetlands are also found in the City which serves as source of fresh water
fish to farmers. Magat Dam serves as source of irrigation for Cauayan City
Based on the Groundwater Resources and Vulnerability Assessment Program of the MGB, the
City has a vast resource of ground water for domestic use specially drinking water. As shown
in the Ground Water Potential map, the whole of the City considered local and productive
aquifers which are constantly replenished through extensive surface water by the mass
network of creeks and rivers. This type of aquifer covers the whole of the City. Based on MGB
data, ground water is usually found within 5 to 10 meters deep in the City.
Surface Drainage and Watershed
As stated in the FLUP, the importance of integrated area development using the watershed
as a management unit is indespensible because of the inter-connectedness of the various
ecosystems and their management regimes. The impairment of one ecosystem will affect the
entire watershed and especially the communities inhabiting the area. Table 4 presents the
area distribution of the three subwatershed areas in the city of Cauayan with Minante –
Alicaocao Subwatershed occupying the largest area at 14,693.46 hectares equivalent to
42.77% of the total land area of Cauayan followed by Cabugao – Rogus Watershed with
11,054.48 hectares or 32.18% and the least in terms of land area coverage is the Madalan
Subwatershed with 8,607.93 hectares or 25.06%.
The mighty Cagayan River and its tributaries form the natural drainage of Cauayan. It
traverses the entire city from south to north cutting it almost equally into two segments.
The tributaries of the river are seven (7) creeks namely Minanga, Caonayan, Bulod,
Nungnungan, Alinam, Marabulig, and Minante. The Caonayan and Marawi-rawi creeks
serve as outlet of the forest region while Bulod creek serves as outlet of Tanap region to the
Cagayan River. These water bodies within the locality are good sources of fresh water fishes
and also provide water for irrigation purposes.
These water bodies also form the four (4) Subwatersheds of Cauayan City. These are the
MARAB-ALI Subwatershed (SW1) with an approximate area of 11,326.47 hectares comprising
32.99% of the entire area of the City; Tagaran Subwatershed (SW2) comprising an area of
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9,,512.59has or 27.70%; Marawi-rawi Sw (SW3)- 6,030.05has or 17.56% and Caonayan

Subwatershed (SW4) comprising an area of 7,466.77has or 21.75% of the City.
Table 4. Area Distribution per Subwatershed and their major uses
Area
Subwatershed Name Major use %
(Has)
Subwatershed 1 MARAB-ALI Riceland Agriculture,
Sw settlements and 11,326.47 32.99
Institutional Area
Subwatershed 2 Marawi-rawi Settlements, livestock,
Sw cornland agriculture, fruit 6,030.05 17.56
orchard & forest plantations
Subwatershed 3 Caonayan Corn, Cassava, Sugarcane,
Sw livestock and fruit and forest 7,466.77 21.75
plantations
Subwatershed 4 Tagaran Sw Industrial and commercial
centers, housing projects,
social service facilities and
9,512.59 27.70
memorial gardens,
cornland, livestock, and
mineral lands
Total Area 34,335.88 100.00
Map 1.Sub WaterShed Map
The Forest and Forestlands (FFL) has an inherent provisioning function such as source of food,
fiber, wood materials, freshwater, fuelwood, and medicines, and other natural forest
products that can be converted to cash, or can be directly consumed such as fruits, leaves,
and shoots. Given the abundance of these forest products with proper on-site management,
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the lowland or upland farms need not be over-exploited for cash crops production, rather,
managed sustainably with the consideration of environmental conservation.
Based from the land classification map of the City, Cauayan has around 668.94 hectares of
forestlands, so small area that can contribute to the local economic scale or to the global
scale. Nonetheless, with considerable naturally grown species of plants, it can still be
significant in preserving the endemic species of plants and including wildlife that can be the
source of planting materials.
Figure 2. Land Classification Map of Cauayan City
Table 5. The Land Distribution by Classification

Land Classification Area %
Cauayan City 34,355.88 100
Alienable or Disposable Lands (A & D) 33,686.93 98.05
Forestlands (FL or Timberland) 668.95 1.95
The A&D and Forestlands are further subdivided into a specific land management zones to
strategize its development and protection from conversion. The Strategic Agriculture and
Fisheries Development Zone (SAFDZ) Map reflects the various sub-zones of the areas
applicable to the agricultural areas such as: Strategic Crop Sub-Development Zone, Strategic
Livestock Sub-Development Zone, Strategic Fishery Sub-Development Zone, Strategic
Integrated Crop/Livestock Sub-Development Zone, Strategic Integrated Crop/Fishery Sub-
Development Zone, Strategic Integrated Crop/Livestock/Fishery Sub-Development Zone,
Strategic Integrated Fishery/Livestock Sub-Development Zone, and likewise the current land
uses of the non-SAFDZ areas.
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Industrial Importance of Forest and Forest Lands
For the City of Cauayan which is run by the agricultural industry as its economic life-blood and
assurance of food security, the FFL plays an important role especially in relation to its
regulating functions such as, but not limited to: climate regulation (rainfall and temperature),
flood and erosion regulation, disease regulation, water purification, air pollution regulation,
and other related functions.
In many industrial places like the City of Cauayan, the forests and forestlands play a great role
in the agricultural industry operation. Although the City has a very negligible forest and
forestland areas, the forests nearby regulates not only the micro-climate and macro climate
but also the flow of ecosystems services such as freshwater supply- a major input to the
industry, as regulator of air-pollutant substances, and noise pollution control which emanate
from the industry.
In view of these regulative functions that directly addresses pollution problems emanating
from the mechanical operations in the City, it is necessary for owners or operators of
warehouses and engine-operated processing equipment and facilities, the FFL functions
should be emphasized and forest boundary buffers should be maintained.
Political Importance of FFL
In many instances, the watersheds within the FFL extends beyond political boundaries such
as municipalities and provinces. In cases like this, it is very important for political leaders to
harmonize their plans and identify areas of collaboration in such a way that all municipalities
concerned are equally benefited and exercise equitable access to such benefits, and at the
same time, have a common and shared concern for managing the watershed. The City, as a
governing body and vested with powers plays a big role in influencing its constituents and
adjacent municipalities in collaborating effective management over their watersheds to
cushion or reduce the impacts of calamities.
Understanding the scale at which disasters effects and impacts over the livelihood, properties,
and infrastructures of their constituents, local leadership are aided with plans how to reduce
the exposure to risks and impacts of calamities, and prepare for effective and low-cost
recovery plans to affected communities and constituents. Thus, as a political body with
powers, are also not spared of accountabilities to provide safe environment for the habitat
and economic activities of the people within their area of responsibilities as the essence not
only in adherence to the mandates of RA 7160, but as a matter of consciousness in chartering
a safe haven for economic ventures of the City stakeholders.
Reduction of flood damages
Cities and municipalities lie within watershed. Reduction of flood damages depends on the
characteristics of the watershed. The exposure of these areas to risks of floods, landslides,
and flash-floods depend on some factors such as the size, form, slope, forest or vegetative
cover, and presence of structures are contributory to the occurrence of floods to flood-prone
areas. Floods and its effects to crops, livestock, businesses, infrastructures and even lives of
the people affect the development of the city, the community and the households,
specifically.
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The FLUP is a tool that can be used by the City LGU to reduce the damages and extent of
impacts of floods by: (a) identifying flood-hazard areas, (b) limiting settlements, investments
within flood hazard areas, (c) constructing structures to prevent flooding within flood prone
areas, (d) promoting soil and water conservation mechanisms in steep slopes tapped for
agricultural activities, (e) implementing the riparian law and protection of the
river/streambanks, and (f) developing community-based disaster risk reduction plans.
Hazard Information
Hydro-meteorological Hazards
This section involves the identification and characterizing recurring as well as potential
hazards that threatens the City of Cauayan using hazard maps from mandated agencies and
historical occurrence, damage and lost information. Also, the potentials, origin, triggering
factors, affected areas, properties, population affected are analyzed. As such, this chapter
shows historical data on disaster which happened in the city. Likewise, the potential hazards
that threaten based on existing information from mandated agencies such as PHIVOLCS,
PAGASA and MGB were characterized. The impact of these hazards to the element-at-risk is
studied and analyzed.
Based on existing data and historical information, the City is susceptible to both Hydro -
Meteorological and geological hazards. The following sub-section presents in detail several
accounts of previous disaster events. Likewise, this section will describe all-natural hazards
affecting the City and their probability of occurrence within a given time and their coverage
in terms of affected areas and population, intensity and strength in the case of flooding and
earthquakes.
The DRR/CCA Mainstreaming Guidelines by NEDA, AusAid and UNDP describes

Hydrometeorologic hazards as those that are related to water and the atmosphere caused by
climate processes. They are considered natural hazards and whose occurrence may cause
damage or even loss of life and damage to properties. They also have great impacts on the
environment as well as the socioeconomic condition of the locality.
The Hazard Map from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Regional Office II was
overlaid with the administrative map of Cauayan City using Geographic Information System
(GIS). The resulting map was later overlaid with other derived maps of the city including
derived building footprints, existing land use maps, road networks, agricultural maps and
other relevant maps to determine susceptibility of the elements-at-risk for analysis.
Flooding
As defined under the DRR/CCA mainstreaming Guideline, Flooding is a temporary covering of
land by water outside its normal confines. Technically, based on causes, there are two types
of flooding; first is coastal flooding which caused by occurrence of storm surges; second is
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river flooding which is usually caused by the excessive run-off that was brought about by
torrential rains. River flooding which lead to overflowing of riverine systems was the focus of
this assessment for the City.
Flooding in the City comes annually because of heavy rains brought about by the northeast
monsoon rains and typhoons. Areas along the river systems and low laying areas are most
vulnerable to river inundation. The unusual heavy rainfall amount also leads to the
widespread and massive flooding in the City and aggravated sometime by the opening of
floodgates of nearby dams (Magat Dam and Pantabangan Dam).
Cauayan City hosts and serves as a basin for the mighty Cagayan River and its tributaries
whose head waters come as far as the mountains of the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and
Quirino. As part of flood plain, the City valley floor serves as the drainage area for all water
run-off that are not absorbed by the soil that comes from nearby areas upstream. Flood plain
elevation of the flood plain rises gradually from sea level at the mouth of the river in Aparri,
Cagayan to about 38 meters in Cauayan. While the elevation level should have guaranteed
immediate flushing of flood waters other factors such as river siltation, river constriction,
additional water from the dam, prolonged river flooding in the City for number of days.
Likewise, unsustainable farming and upland agriculture such as deforestation and kaingin (e.g.
converting production and protection forests into banana or corn production areas)
aggravate flooding in the area.
Furthermore, impacts of increased precipitation and extreme rainfall in the city generally
results to soil and river bank erosion, landslides, flooding, flashfloods and extended
disruptions agricultural and other economic activities. Table 3.1 show the City flooding matrix
from the MGB flood assessment through the CPDO which contain list of barangays susceptible
to flooding and approximate number of affected population.
Data generated from the CPDC-GIS shows that about 6,005.60 hectares (Table 2.1) is affected
by Floods especially during the rainy season and intense rainfall brought by typhoons that
perennially visit the City. In general, flooding in the City is regarded as dangerous and costly.
Most of affected areas are agricultural lands, infrastructures such as roads and settlements
that are in low lying areas and along the Cagayan River which dissects the Cauayan City into
two sections (Figure 1)
In general, effects of climate and water related hazards in the province particularly typhoons
are regarded highly disastrous. The cost of damage to agriculture, infrastructure and
properties are high. Loss of lives is irreparable.
Currently, flooding in the city is being monitored by the automatic rain gauge sensors and
water level monitoring systems installed by the DOST in flood-prone areas as assessed by the
MGB.
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Figure 1. Flood Susceptibility Map
Table 1: List of Barangays at Risk of River Flooding, 2011

FLOOD SUCESPTIBILITY FLOOD SUCESPTIBILITY
RATING and NO. OF RATING and NO. OF
BARANGAY AFFECTED FAMILIES BARANGAY AFFECTED FAMILIES
HIGH MEDIUM HIGH MEDIUM
1.Alicaocao 30 19.Gappal 21
2.Amobocan 20 20.Guayabal 25
3.Andarayan 94 21.Labinab 49
4.Baringin Norte 17 22.Mabantad 226
5.Baringin Sur 4 23.Nagcampegan 63
6.Buena Suerte 15 24.Nungnungan II 10
7.Bugallon 27 25.San Francisco 11
8.Buyon 35 26.San Luis 50
9.C. Bacareno 41 27.San Pablo 50
10.C. Chica 90 28.Sta. Luciana 35
11.C. Grande 75 29.Tagaran 19
12.C. Punta 125 30.Union 62
13.Catalina 22 31.Villa Luna 120
14.Culalabat 20 32.Cabaruan 29
15.Dabburab 13 33.Cabugao 11
16.District III 52 34.Cassap Fuera 6
17.Duminit 59 35.Rizal 17
18.Gagabutan 107 Sub-Total 741 63
Sub-Total 846 Totals 1,587 63
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Table 2: River Flooding, 2017

TROPICAL WATER LEVEL (Meter)
PERIOD COVERED
CYCLONE ALICAOCAO BRIDGE MAGAT HIGH DAM
JOLINA August 24-26 8.5 Not Passable 183.34
ODETTE October 1-14 6.8 Not Passable -
SALOME November 8-10 9.5 Not Passable -
VINTA December 20-22 4.4 Not Passable 190.52
Table 3: Flooding Hot spots in the City of Cauayan

Barangay Purok/Sitio Extent / Cause of Flooding
Alicaocao Purok 5 Residents in the vicinity of Alicaocao Elementary School were affected by high
floods emanating from a creek situated just a few meters from the school.
Agricultural areas adjacent to the Cagayan River were flooded and severely
damaged.
The Alicaocao Overflow bridge which links the eastern and western areas of
Cauayan City accumulates debris which and threatens the bridge to collapse
during flooding. In addition, the bridge approach is scoured by high turbid
floodwaters and a section of the bridge slightly sunk during a clearing operation.
Amobocan Purok 1, 2 and 3 The areas are situated along Cagayan River and are often inundated with flood
waters as high as 1 to 2 meters.
Andarayan Being situated along the Cagayan River, the entire barangay is often inundated
Baringin Norte Purok 1 and 3 These areas are seasonally affected by more than one meter high of river flood.
The remaining areas are moderately flooded. This Barangay also experience
massive riverbank erosion during flooding. Eroding prime agricultural lands in the
area.
Baringin Sur Overflowing of Cagayan River causes 1 to 3 meters deep flooding and massive
riverbank erosion affects the area.
Buena Suerte Purok 1, 2, and 3 The area is moderately flooded with about breast level depth of flood waters
during strong typhoon and prolonged heavy rainfall damaging/scouring road
infrastructure and displacing road surface aggregates
Bugallon This area is adjacent to barangay Andarayan and experiencing moderate to high
flooding affecting most settlements and agricultural areas.
Carabbatan Bacareno The entire barangay is highly susceptible to flooding being situated at the inner
meander of the Cagayan River. Based on anecdotal accounts, the area had
already been hit by flood of more than 3 meters high in the 1970’s.
Carabbatan Chica Although flood depth in the area is usually less than than a meter high, the entire
barangay is still highly susceptible to flooding owing to its geomorphologic
location being at the inner meander of the Cagayan River. This is attested by the
more than 3 meters deep flood that hit the barangay in the late 1970’s and again
during TS Pedring in September 21, 2011 that literally submerged the entire
barangay. This situation remains unless engineering intervention is implemented
and that that the Cagayan River condition is improved
Carabbatan Grande Puroks 1 to 3 experience flooding up to 3m deep
Carabbatan Punta Entire Barangay is affected as attested by older residents’ experience flooding of
up to 2 meters high.
Cassap Fuera High. Situated near the Cagayan River. peoples account the area was flooded of
up to 2meters high in the late 70’s
Dabburab High in Purok Bagnos and purok Maharlika and areas adjacent to the river
including the Dabburab-Baringnin Elem School with flood level of up to more than
1 meter during Cagayan river overflow and heavy prolonged rainfall. The entire
river bank along the barangay is often eroded and a barangay road is almost
encroached. The rest of the barangay is being inundated by about half meter deep
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District 1 Purok 6 The area is regularly flooded by about 1.5-2 meters high by the Marabulig creek.
Several dwelling units is flooded.
District 3 Purok 6 and 7 District 3 experience flooding of up to 5meters deep with 1.5m deep in its outskirt
(Purok 1 and 3)
Duminit All Puroks except prk 6 are seasonally inundated with up to 5meters deep. prk 5
inundated with more than 1meter high
Faustino Purok 5 & 6 High risk of flooding emanating from the overflowing irrigation canal
Gagabutan Purok 1&2 Affected by up to 1meter high while the rest are as high as 5meters
Guayabal Puroks 1,4, 6 Experience 1-2 meters deep of flooding from the Cagayan River. Also, the area
and 7 experiences river bank erosion.
Labinab Purok 1&2 Seasonal flooding of about 1-2 meters especially during prolonged rainfall causing
the Cagayan River to swell. Other Puroks are moderately flooded.
Mabantad Seasonal flooding of up to 1.5m deep because of Cagayan River swelling. In 2011,
the barangays is literally submerged but 5 houses on the onslaught of typhoon
Pedring.
Minante 2 Purok 1, 2 & 4 Due to its proximity with Minante Creek, the area experiences 2 m flooding
Nagcampegan Based on the community anecdotal account, the area had experienced 2- meter
deep flooding in the pass and it was again inundated in 2011.
Nungnungan 1 Purok 6 A chest-deep flooding emanating from the nearby creek is experienced by the
community for about 3-4 days.
San Antonio Purok 4 Flooding (1m deep) of the area is caused by the bulging of the Cagayan River
San Francisco Puroks 3, 5 & 6 A meter-deep flooding cause by torrential rain rendered the roads impassable in
2011 flooding.
San isidro Purok 5, 6 & 7 The area is high susceptible to 3m high flooding. The adjacent areas are
moderately flooded.
San Pablo The entire barangay is highly susceptible with up to 1.5m deep floods due to its
proximity to Cagayan River
Sillawit Purok 3,4 & 6 Prolonged inundation is experienced for about 3 days due to constricted outlet of
flood water.
Sta Luciana The entire barangay is inundated as it is situated adjacent to Cagayan River. A
continuous rainfall caused the river to swell resulting to waistline to chest deep
flooding. Massive riverbank erosion is likewise experienced in the area.
Union Purok 1 The area is prone high susceptibility river flooding. The other Puroks also
experienced knee-deep flooding. According to senior residents, the area used to
suffer 2m deep prior to the construction of Magat Dam
Villa Luna Purok 4-A The area experienced 2m deep flooding during river inundation.
Based on the inhabitants’ account on the flooding events, Table 3 shows flooding hot spots in
the City. The community regarded each flooding event as highly disastrous to lives, properties
and socio-economic activities. Most of the flooded areas are communities and areas along
the Cagayan River and its tributaries highlighting vulnerability of people settling on low lying
areas.
These accounts were later simulated and validated using Global Mapper flood simulator
feature the result of which is discussed in the Consequence Analysis chapter and detailed in
the discussion of the pilot barangays with the integration of some geo-coded features for the
building footprints generated.
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Table 4: LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY RATING AND POPULATION AFFECTED
BARANGAY LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY RATING and NO. OF AFFECTED

FAMILIES
High Medium
Cabaruan
District III (Pob) 7
De vera
Rogus 5
Villafror 1
Alicaocao 1 15
Santa Maria
TOTALS 8 21
Source: MGB/PPDO
Table 5 below shows the barangays that have areas prone to landslide. Most of these areas
have observable mass movement indicating erosion or landslide potentials.
Table 5 – Cauayan City Landslide Susceptibility Matrix

Overall, based on the MGB assessment, Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
Barangays Cabaruan and District III cracks)
have high landslide susceptibility.
There are three (3) barangays with
moderate landslide susceptibility (De
Vera, Rogus and VillaflorBuyon
Cabugao Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks)
Low
Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks; observe for sunken or displaced road surfaces; constant
communication and updates with Barangay Disimuray on Geohazard
situation; localize soil creeping in the area
Dianao Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks)
Disimuray Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks); observe for sunken or displaced road surfaces; constant
communication and updates with Barangay Baculod and Casalatan on
Geohazard situation; localize soil creeping in the area
Gappal Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks
Labinab Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks
Linglingay Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks
Maligaya Low Monitor progress of mass movement (e.g., landslides, Tension cracks)
Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide, tension cracks)
Constant communication and updates with Barangay and Santa Maria
on geohazard situation; local soil creeping with terracettes in Purok 2
and 5
Manaoag Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks)
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CarabatanChica Low Monitor progress of mass movement (e.g., landslides, Tension cracks);
Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide, tension cracks)
Constant communication and updates with Barangay Cabugao on
geohazard situation; local soil creeping in Purok 2
Cassalatan Moderate Monitor progress of mass movement (e.g., landslides, Tension cracks)
Tagaran Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks)
Turayong Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g., landslide and tension
cracks
Villa Concepcion Low Monitor progress of mass movement
Table 6 show, that in terms of flood susceptibility, fifty-six (56) of the City’s assessed
barangays were found to be susceptible to flooding. These barangays are in low-lying areas
and/ or lie near a major drainage system such as the Cagayan River.
Thirty-one (31) barangays are under the high flood susceptibility (Alicaocao, Amobocan,
Andarayan, Baringin Sur, Buena Suerte, Bugallon, Buyon, CarabatanBacareño,
CarabatanChica, Carabatan Grande, Carabatan Punta, Catalina, Culalabat, Daburrab, District
III (Pob), Duminit, Gagabutan, Gappal, Guayabal, Labinab, Mabantad, Nagcampegan,
Nungnungan II, San Fransisco, San Luis, San Pablo, (Casap Hacienda), Santa Luciana, (Daburab
2), Tagaran, Union, Villa Luna.
Four (4) Barangay falls under the moderate flood susceptibility (Cabaruan, Rizal, Cassap Fuera,
Rizal). While there are twenty-one (21) barangays with low flood susceptibility (Alinam, De
Vera, Dianao, District I (Pob), District II (Pob), Faustino (Sipay), Linglingay, Marabulig I,
Marabulig II, Minante I, Minante II, Naganacan, Nagrumbuan, Nungnungan I, pinoma, San
Fermin, San Isidro, Santa Maria, sillawit, Turayong, Villa Concepcion.
In contrast with the indicators used by the MGB on flood susceptibility rating (High, Moderate,
Low), following the inundation level, this report utilizes the opposite on per meter inundation
levels. The “high susceptibility” indicator for instance is used in this report to means flooding
is highly possible in certain areas given 1-3 meters of increased river depth. The moderate
susceptibility captures flooding in areas inundated by a 4-6-meter rise in river depth and so
on. The details of this methodology are discussed in the presentation of consequence analysis
for the whole city.
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TABLE 6: CAUAYAN CITY FLOODING SUSCEPTIBILITY MATRIX

Barangay Flood
Susceptibility Remarks
Rating
Alicaocao Identify evacuation site; Purok 5, 6, & 7, which are located along a creek (a tributary
High
of Cagayan River) are flooded during rainy season.
Amobocan Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/river water levels, possibly
High
accompanied by increased turbidity (soil content)
Andarayan High Active embankment erosion along the Cagayan River.
Baringin Norte High Embankment erosion; Embankment protection should be continued until Guayabal
Baringin Sur Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek, river water levels, possibly
High
Buena Suerte Observe for increase/ decrease in creek/ river water levels, possibly accompanied by
High
increased turbidity (soil content)
Bugallon High Identify evacuation site; Riverbank erosion affects Purok 1, 2, & 7
Buyon Observe for rapid increase/ decrease in creek/river water levels, possibly
High
CarabatanBacareño High All portion of the Barangay are flooded during rainy season.
CarabatanChica Identify evacuation site; Riverbank erosion along Cagayan River. Flooding occurs
High
when Magat and Pantabangan dams release water; Activate BDCC
Carabatan Grande Identify evacuation site since all portions of the barangay are eroded; Riverbank
High erosion along Cagayan River. Flooding occurs during typhoon and rainy seasons and
whenever Pantabangan dam releases water.
Carabatan Punta High Identify evacuation site.
Catalina Identify evacuation site; Activate BDCC; Riverbank erosion along Cagayan River also
High affects the area; Flooding occurs when dam releases water and during typhoon/
rainy seasons.
Culalabat High ¼ of Barangay flooded during rainy season; Cornfields main area affected.
Daburrab Observe for rapid increase/ decrease in creek/river water levels, possibly
High
District III (Pob.) Relocate houses/ people living beside the creek. 12 houses destroyed due to
High
riverbank erosion. Upper part of the Barangay not susceptible to flooding.
Duminit High
Gagabutan Flooding in the barangay proper due to release of water from the Magat dam and
High
swelling of Cagayan river, Activate BDCC
Gappal Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/ river water levels, possibly
High
Guayabal Bank erosion along Cagayan river at Purok 7 is already threatening four (4) houses.
High
Consider relocating the affected houses.
Labinab High The Cagayan River already eroded 1 hectare of land (mainly utilized as cornfields)
Mabantad High Riverbank erosion along the Cagayan River also affects the area.
Nagcampegan High Affecting all houses; River bank erosion affects farmlands
Nungnungan II High Residential areas near river/creek are being flooded during typhoon.
San Fransisco High observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/river
San Luis High Affecting farmlands and residential areas in purok 7,6,5& 4.
SanPablo(Casap Hacienda) Affecting farmlands and approximately 340 houses; Embankment erosion is also a
High
problem in areas adjacent to the Cagayan River.
Santa Luciana (Daburab 2) Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/river water level, possibly
High
Tagaran High Flooding generally affects the cornfields.
Union High Most of the barangay is located within the floodplain of Cagayan River.
Villa Luna Affecting Puroks 9&12; these areas are inundated by waters emanating from
High
Cagayan River.
Cabaruan Moderate Flooding only affects low-lying portions of the barangay.
Cabugao Local flooding in low lying areas of Purok 3 brought about by situation and clogging
Moderate of the Garibao and Madalag creeks; Constant communication and updates with
Barangay Sinippil on geohazard situation.
CassapFuera Moderate
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Rizal Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/river water levels, possibly

Moderate
Alinam Low
De Vera Low
Dianao Low
District I (Pob) Low Floods are only confined along the bank of Saul creek, affecting about 50 families.
District 2 (Pob) Low
Faustino (Sibay) Low
Linglingay Low
Marabulig I Low
Marabulig II Low
Minante I Low
Minante II Low
Naganacan Low
Nagrubuam Low
Nungnungan I Low
Pinoma Low
San Fermin Low
San Isidro Low
Santa Maria Low
Sillawit Low
Turayong Low
Villa Concepcion Low
Source: MGB/PPDC: Community Account on Field Validation, CPDO Interview Report
Geologic Hazards
The Philippine Archipelago occupies a segment of the western rim of the Pacific Ocean and
that of the “Ring of Fire”. This segment lies along a zone where two tectonic plates, the
Eurasian and Pacific Plates, interact through collision and compression. With this tectonic
setting, the Philippines is vulnerable to many geologic hazards such as large magnitude
earthquakes. The presence of active and inactive fault had brought to the devastation of the
province during the 1990 Luzon earthquake that killed many lives and destroyed millions
worth of structures and facilities. This tremendous ground shaking fractured and loosen
mostly the uplands rock, posing a threat for landslides and erosions.
Earthquake Hazard Characterization Using REDAS
There are two sources of ground shaking maps, the Phivocs MGB maps and the Project READY
maps. The Phivolcs maps identified with certainty the fault lines and the location of the
epicenters. Thus, it was possible for a scenario simulation of damage using REDAS. The
scenario building (as used in this report) used a worst-case scenario of 7-9 intensity. The
Project READY maps identified new fault lines within the area the locations however are
approximations.
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Figure 1: Location map fault lines and of earthquakes that occurred in the vicinity of Cauayan City
The City is naturally affected by the movements of major fault lines in the North Philippines.
Figure 1 show the epicenters of the historical earthquakes that happened near Cauayan City.
The strongest of which is a magnitude 7.3 generated by the Palanan Fault in 1968 with a depth
of 37 kilometers and about 60 kilometers away from the City. Also, a 7.0 magnitude ground
shaking is recorded by the USGS on March 18, 1977 with a depth of 37 kilometers originating
from Casiguran Fault. The 1990 killer quake is about 150 kilometers away but based on
community accounts it was felt at intensity 5-6 in Cauayan City proper sending flagpole
swaying during the event. Based on the final report for this catastrophe, at least 1,621people
killed, more than 3,000 people injured and properties severely damaged with ensuing hazards
of landslides, liquefaction, subsidence, and sandblows in the Baguio-Cabanatuan-Dagupan
and in other areas. Also, surface faulting is recorded along the Philippine and Digdig Faults.
Figure 1 also shows various Philippine Fault systems that may impact the City due to
groundshaking. These groundshaking generators include the Addalam Fault, (16.198°
Longitude and 120.912° Latitude) which is about 80 kilometers away from the City. The
Divilacan and Palanan Faults, which both are about 70 kilometers east of the City and several
Philippine Fault Systems crisscrossing the Caraballo Mountains which extends southwards
towards the prominent DigDig fault that trigger the 1990 groundshaking.
To depict potential ground shaking from any of the above mentioned active generators,
several earthquake hazard scenarios were generated using the REDAS developed by the
PHIVOLCS. Three distinct fault line including an undefined fault just 2-5 kilometers east of the
city. The other two reference fault lines are the Divilican Fault, the Philippine Fault Zone East.
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The analysis used the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS) (Figure 2). To illustrate
worst case scenarios, earthquake scenarios were assigned the highest possible ground waves
intensity scale at the generator fault. Assumption included depth based on the MMIERs scale.
The resulting maps from REDAS were used to simulate grounds shaking impacts to elements
at risk. It was also the basis for creating and simulating ensuing hazards such as liquefaction
and earthquake induced landslides in the City.
The Maps were derived during one of the Mapshops conducted for the TA where the potential
ground-shaking scenarios were created using the PHIVOLCS’ Rapid Earthquake Damage
Assessment System (REDAS) software. The resulting raster format outputs of the REDAS
software was later processed and converted in GIS software to allow further analysis and data
conversion (Figure 2). Figure 3 also show the derived Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) which
could serve as vital reference for building structural interventions in the City’s CLUP updating.
Details of these will be presented in the consequence analysis potion.
Figure 2 REDAS Groundshaking Scenarios in raster format, using different fault reference
Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 2
Figure 3. Peak ground acceleration, in raster format, the same ground shaking scenarios
Source: GIS CPDO
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Figure 3. Liquefaction, in raster format, using the same ground shaking scenarios
Ground Shaking
Most of the destructive and life-threatening effects of earthquakes can be attributed to high-
intensity ground shaking. The intensity of ground movement which is measured as Peak
Ground Acceleration (PGA) and visually by observed behavior of objects and people during
the earthquake depends on the magnitude and depth of the earthquake, distance from the
epicenter and surface geology.
Table 7 Earthquake Magnitude and Description
Magnitude Description
1 Not felt. Detected only by sensitive seismographs under favorable conditions.
2 Hardly perceptible. Detected by seismographs.
3 “Very feeble”. Felt only near the epicenter.
4 “Feeble”. Generally felt. But doesn’t usually cause any damage
5 “Moderate” earthquakes. May cause local damages.
6 “Strong” earthquakes. usually cause local damages
7 “Major” earthquakes. Cause considerable, widespread damages. may be
accompanied by surface fault rupture and tsunami
8 “Great” earthquakes. Potentially devastating.
9 Rare earthquakes. Only 7 recorded since 1900.
Source: PHILVOLCS
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Earthquake-Induced Landslide (EIL)
The landslide hazard characterized in the Hydrometeorologic discussion is more of a rain-

induced landslide that would induce riverbank erosions and mass movement of soil due to
water related impacts. For this analysis Earthquake-induced landslide in not include as it is
not possible within the city as the slope characteristic is below 18 o with most of the city is
relatively flat.
The only possible earthquake-related hazards which the city is vulnerable to are landslide and
liquefaction. This early, it had to be set that liquefaction has no direct impact to loss of lives
but when accompanied with ground shaking, then and only that risk of death becomes a
possibility.
Table 8 PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale
PEIS Description
I Scarcely perceptible. Perceptible to people under favorable circumstances. Delicately
balanced objects are disturbed slightly. Still water in container oscillates slowly.
II Slightly felt. Felt by individuals at rest indoors. Hanging objects swing slightly. Still water in
container oscillates noticeably.
III Weak. Felt by many people indoors especially in upper floors of buildings. Vibration is felt
like one passing of a light truck. Dizziness and nausea are experienced by some people.
Hanging objects swing moderately. Still water in container oscillates moderately.
IV IV Moderately strong. Felt generally by people indoors and by some people outdoors. Light
sleepers are awakened. Vibration is felt like a passing of heavy truck. Hanging objects swing
considerably. Dinner plates, glasses, windows and doors rattle. Floors and walls of wood
framed buildings creak. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Liquids in containers are
slightly disturbed. Water in containers oscillates strongly. Rumbling sound may sometimes
be heard.
V V Strong. Generally felt by most people indoors and outdoors. Many sleeping people are
awakened. Some are frightened, some run outdoors. Strong shaking and rocking felt
throughout building. Hanging objects swing violently. Dining utensils clatter and clink; some
are broken. Small, light and unstable objects may fall or overturn. Liquids spill from filled
open containers. Standing vehicles rock noticeably. Shaking of leaves and twigs of trees are
noticeable.
VI VI Very strong. Many people are frightened; many run outdoors. Some people lose their
balance. Motorists feel like driving flat tires. Heavy objects or furniture move or may be
shifted. Small church bells may ring. Wall plaster may crack. Very old or poorly built houses
and man-made structures are slightly damaged though well-built structures are not affected.
Limited rock falls and rolling boulders occur in hilly to mountainous areas and escarpments.
Trees are noticeably shaken.
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VII Vii Destructive. Most people are frightened and run outdoors. People find it difficult to stand
in upper floors. Heavy objects and furniture overturn or topple. Big church bells may ring.
Old or poorly-built structures suffer considerable damage. Some well-built structures are
slightly damaged. Some cracks may appear on dikes, fish ponds, road surface or concrete
hollow block walls. Limited liquefaction, lateral spreading and landslides are observed. Trees
are shaken strongly. (Liquefaction is a process by which loose saturated sand lose strength
during an earthquake and behave like liquid.)
VIII Viii Very destructive. People panicky. People find it difficult to stand even outdoors. Many
buildings are considerably damaged. Concrete dikes and foundation of bridges are destroyed
by ground settling or toppling. Railway tracks are bent or broken. Tombstones may be
displaced, twisted or overturned. Utility posts, towers and monuments may tilt or topple.
Water and sewer pipes may be bent, twisted or broken. Liquefaction and lateral spreading
cause man-made structures to sink, tilt or topple. Numerous landslides and rock falls occur
in mountainous and hilly areas. Boulders are thrown out from their positions particularly
near the epicenter. Fissures and faults rupture may be observed. Trees are violently shaken.
Water splash or slop over dikes or banks of rivers.
IX IX Devastating. People are forcibly thrown to ground. Many cry and shake with fear. Most
buildings are totally damaged. Bridges and elevated concrete structures are toppled or
destroyed. Numerous utility posts, towers and monuments are tilted, toppled or broken.
Water sewer pipes are bent, twisted or broken. The ground is distorted into undulations.
Trees are shaken very violently with some toppled or broken. Boulders are commonly
thrown out. River water splashes violently and slops over dikes and banks.
X X. Completely devastating. Practically all man-made structures are destroyed. Massive
landslides and liquefaction, large scale subsidence and uplifting of land forms and many
ground fissures are observed. Changes in river courses and destructive seiches in large lakes
occur. Many trees are toppled, broken and uprooted.
CLIMATE INFORMATION
Current Climate
The City of Cauayan falls under two distinct types namely Type III and Type IV. Type III is
characterized by no pronounced season relatively wet from May to November, dry for the
rest of the year. Maximum rain periods are not very pronounced, dry season lasts from one
to three months. Area is partly sheltered from the northeast monsoon and tradewinds but
open to the southwest monsoon or at frequent storms.
Type IV is characterized by the even distribution of rainfall throughout the year. The most
common air currents in the country are the northeast monsoon (from the higher) pressure of
Asia, to tradewinds (from the Pacific), and the southeast monsoon (from the southern
hemisphere). The general direction of winds from these sources are from north to east
(October to January), from east to southeast (February to April) and going south (May to
September).
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Table 9 Climate Information

Climate data for Cauayan City
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C
29 30 32 35 35 35 34 33 32 31 30 28 32
(°F) (84) (86) (90) (95) (95) (95) (93) (91) (90) (88) (86) (82) (89.6)
19 20 21 23 23 24 23 23 23 22 21 20 21.8
Average low °C (°F)
(66) (68) (70) (73) (73) (75) (73) (73) (73) (72) (70) (68) (71.2)
Average precipitation 31.2 23 27.7 28.1 113.5 141.4 176.4 236.6 224.9 247.7 222.9 178 1,651.4
mm (inches) (1.228) (0.91) (1.091) (1.106) (4.469) (5.567) (6.945) (9.315) (8.854) (9.752) (8.776) (7.01) (65.023)
Averagerainy days 10 6 5 5 13gi 12 15 15 15 17 16 15 —
Source: World Weather Online[11]
Rainfall Distribution
The climate is tropical in the City of Cauayan (Chart 1). There is significant rainfall in most
months of the year. The short dry season has little effect on the overall climate. The annual
rainfall here averages 1,651.4 mm or 65.023 inches. There are 144 days throughout the year
and the maximum rainfall depth is 247.7 mm that recorded in November with a rainfall
duration of 17 days. The dry months start from February until April and torrent rains start in
the month of May. While tropical cyclones often come in the months of July to November and
sometimes extends until December.
Chart2. The change in the climate is attributed to the global warming and greenhouse effect.
May is the warmest month with an average of 29.0 °C. January has the lowest average
temperature of 24.0 °C.The driest month is February.The average annual temperature is 26.8
°C.
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Temperature Chart
Temperature
Based from data obtained from PAG-ASA’s records, the temperature of the City of Cauayan
ranges from 280C to 350C and an average 0f 320C (Average high) and 190C to 240C Average
low of 21.80C observed. The hottest temperature of 350C is observed in the months of April,
May and June representing the dry months. Relative humidity is high at above 80% in the
months of August until early September, which sometimes extends to October. The table
(Table 11) shows the average temperature and precipitation for the City of Cauayan.
Typhoon Occurrence
An average of 19 typhoons is visiting the country and an average of five land in the province
of Isabela affecting Cauayan City yearly leaving heavy toll on agricultural crops,
infrastructures, and even lives and properties. However, with the initiatives and
commitments of the LGU to reduce the impact of climate change, most residents have been
able to adopt with climate change resulting to the economic and livelihood resiliency of the
City’s stakeholders.
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Table 1. INVENTORY OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
Highest PSWS/TCWS
Year Name of Tropical Cyclone Date
Raised
2010 Tropical Storm DOMENG AUG. 3 1

2010 Tropical Storm ESTER AUG. 6-9 1
2010 Typhoon JUAN OCT. 16 - 21 3
2011 Tropical Storm BEBENG MAY 6 -11 1
2011 Typhoon CHEDENG MAY 23 - 28 3
2011 Tropical Depression EGAY JUN. 17 - 20 1
2011 Tropical Storm JUANING JUL. 25 - 28 1
2011 Typhoon MINA AUG 21 - 30 2
2011 Typhoon PEDRING SEPT. 24 - 28 3
2011 Typhoon QUIEL SEPT. 29 - OCT. 2 3
2012 Typhoon AMBO MAY 31 - JUN 5 2
2012 Tropical Storm DINDO JUN. 26 - 29 1
2012 Tropical Depression FERDIE JUL. 20-24 1
2012 Tropical Storm HELEN AUG. 12 - 16 2
2013 Tropical Storm ISANG JUL. 16 - 18 2
2013 Typhoon LABUYO AUG. 9 - 12 2
2013 Tropical Storm NANDO AUG. 25 - 29 1
2013 Typhoon ODETTE SEPT. 16 - 22 1
2013 Typhoon SANTI OCT. 8 - 13 2
2013 Typhoon VINTA OCT. 29 - NOV. 1 3
2014 Typhoon LUIS SEPT. 12 -15 3
2014 Tropical Storm MARIO SEPT. 17 - 21 1
2015 Typhoon CHEDENG APRIL 1 - 5 2
2015 Typhoon DODONG MAY 7 - 12 3
2015 Severe Tropical Storm EGAY JUL. 2 -7 2
2015 Typhoon INENG AUG. 18 - 23 2
2015 Typhoon LANDO OCT. 14 - 21 2
2016 Typhoon BUTCHOY JUL. 5-8 1
2016 Tropical Storm CARINA JUL. 29- AUG.1 2
2016 Typhoon FERDIE SEPT. 11- 14 2
2016 Typhoon KAREN OCT. 12-16 2
2016 Super Typhoon LAWIN OCT. 17-20 5
2017 Typhoon JOLINA AUG. 24-26 2
TOTAL 33
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Projected Climate
Table 2. Projected Changes in Climate Variables, City of CAUAYAN, Province of ISABELA 2020-2050
Infrast
Climate Critica Urba
Natural ructur
Variable Observed Baseline Specific Change Expected and General Changes in Information about Patterns of Populati l n Use
resourc e and
(climate (1971-2000) Reference Period Climate Variables Change on Faciliti Area
es Utiliti
stimuli) es s
es
A B C D E F G H I J
Temperature 24.1°C during the DJF 24.9°C by 2020 and +26.1°C by 2050 Increasing in temperature for all Slightly warmer in the month of MAM, M M L L L
27.9 °C during the MAM during the DJF seasons expected in 2020 and SON and DJF season by 2020 and 2050
28.7°C during the JJA 28.8°C by 2020 and +29°C by 2050 2050
26.8°C during the SON during the MAM
28.79°C by 2020 and +30.8°C by 2050
during the JJA
27.6 °C by 2020 and 28.7°C by 2050
during the SON
Rainfall 412.2mm during the DJF 428.28 by 2020 and 515.7 by 2050 Increasing in rainfall from 2020 Decrease in rainfall during summer and M M M M M
325.0mm during the during the DJF and 2050 during DJF habagat seasons in 2020 and 2050
MAM 297.05 by 2020 and 230.1 by 2050 -Decreasing rainfall during MAM -Increase during amihan season, but
530.8mm during the JJA during the MAM for 2020 and 2050 amount of rain expected to be lesser than
867.0mm during the SON 557.9 by 2020 and 576.98 by 2050 -increasing rainfall between JJA the habagat and transition season
during the JJA for 2020 and 2050 -Decrease in rainfall during the MAM and
984.045 by 2020 and 881.74 by 2050 -increasing rainfall between SON JJA month
during the SON for 2020 and 2050 -Wetter amihan months DJF and SON
Number of Hot 2769 days 3930 days exceeding 35°C in 2020 Increased in the days Exceeding Significant Increase in the number of Hot M M M M M
days 5119 days exceeding 35°C in 2050 35°C days expected in 2020 and 2050
Number of Dry 8573 days 6513 days with <2.5 mm of rain in 2020 Decreasing number of dry days There will be more days with rainfall (less M M M M M
days 6580 days with <2.5 mm of rain in 2050 (<2.5mm of rain) days without rainfall compared to
baseline)
Extreme daily 6 extreme rainfall events 25 days with >150 mm of rain in 2020 Heavy Daily rainfall >200 mm More extreme daily rainfall expected M M M M M
Rainfall Events exceeding 200 mm 22 days with >150 mm of rain in 2050 increasing in 2020 and (>200mm) in 2020 but more or less the
decreaseing by 2050 same in 2050 compared to baseline
Typhoon/Supe ___Strong wind / heavy See PAGASA projections M M M M M
rtyphoon rain events
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Climate Change Projection for Isabela

CMIP5 Ensemble Mean (2020-2049 and 2015-2079)
Rainfall 20C3M RCP 4.5 RCP 8.5
2020- 2050- 2020- 2050-

(mm) 2049 Projection 2079 Projection 2049 Projection 2079 Projection
DJF 176.9 50.5 266.2345 82.7 323.1963 42.3 251.7287 110.1 371.6669
MAM 141.3 49.5 211.2435 100.2 282.8826 63.6 231.1668 179.4 394.7922
JJA 350.9 64.2 576.1778 99.4 699.6946 68.2 590.2138 167.5 938.6575
SON 345.9 53.6 531.3024 81.2 626.7708 53.4 530.6106 141.5 835.3485
Annual 254 51.6 385.064 83.1 465.074 58.6 402.844 137.5 603.25

Mean
20C3M RCP 4.5 RCP 8.5
Temperature
2020- 2050- 2020- 2050-
C 2049 Projection 2079 Projection 2049 Projection 2079 Projection
DJF 23.2 1 24.2 1.8 25.0 1.5 24.7 2.8 26
MAM 25.9 1.4 27.3 2.1 28.0 1.7 27.6 3 28.9
JJA 26.7 1.1 27.8 1.6 28.3 1.2 27.9 2.3 29
SON 25.4 1.3 26.7 1.9 27.3 1.5 26.9 2.7 28.1
Annual 25.3 1.2 26.5 1.9 27.2 1.5 26.8 2.7 28

Mean 20C3
RCP 4.5 RCP 8.5
Temperature M
2020- Projectio 2050- Projectio 2020- Projectio 2050- Projectio
C 2049 n 2079 n 2049 n 2079 n
DJF 23.2 1.1 24.3 1.28 24.48 1.8 25 3.1 26.3
MAM 25.9 1.6 27.5 2.4 28.3 1.9 27.8 3.4 29.3
JJA 26.7 1.5 28.2 2.1 28.8 1.6 28.3 3 29.7
SON 25.4 1.5 26.9 2.4 27.8 1.8 27.2 3.4 28.8
Annual 25.3 1.4 26.7 2.3 27.6 1.7 27 3.3 28.6
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CHAPTER III
SOCIAL SECTOR
3.1 HOUSING
Current Housing Situation
Based on the 2015 Census the total population is 129,523 and there are 30,623 households.
The occupied housing units totals to 30,207 with an average household size of 4.21 and the
ratio of household sharing per dwelling unit is 1.01.
In Cauayan City, majority or 90% has single houses. Only a few or 5% live in duplex, multi-
residential units, and rest are either living in non-residential units or unreported. The outer
walls of the housing units are made of varied materials, majority of which about 70% of the
total housing stocks are a combination of concrete & steel. Only 30% live in bamboo, nipa,
sawali, cogon, salvaged materials and wood. The most common roofing materials used are
galvanized iron/aluminum. Majority of the houses in Cauayan City were constructed between
1990 & 2015. These comprise about 18,125 units or 60% of the total housing stock. This
means that most of the houses are relatively new, thus, few need major repair.
Of the 30,207 occupied housing units, 25,676 or 85% are owned or being amortized. This
lends a semblance of secured tenure. The remaining are either renting, occupying the land
for free with or without consent of the land owner.
As regards to lighting facility, almost all houses are energized by ISELCO I, this comprises
97.56% of the housing stock. For water facility, only 13,168 or 43 % use their own piped water
system or the community water system. The rest either do have their own piped water
connection or are sharing sources of water with other residents. Toilet facilities are varied.
There are water-sealed toilets exclusively used by the household, water-sealed toilets shared
with other households. There are also instances where the households have separate toilets
but share a common depository with neighbors.
Assumptions and Definitions
The city shelter Plan covers a nine-year period, commencing on 2016 and will expire at the
end 2024. In assessing the housing situation in Cauayan City, the baseline data used were
taken from the 2015 Census on Population of the PSA.
Baseline Data:
1. The population growth rate of 1.45%, based on the 2015 Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) Census will be used all throughout the planning period.
2. Housing Stock is computed to be 30,623 based on the 2015 Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) Census on households.
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3. Household size during the base year is 4.21 based on the 2015 Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) Data.
4. Number of households needing relocation (displaced units) totals to 1,015. They
are presently found in the following locations:
Table 1 Informal Settlers Families in Private Lands

Location Number
Barangay District 1 349
Barangay Cabaruan 80
Barangay San Fermin 220
Barangay Turayong 36
Barangay Tagaran 20
Affected by Infrastructure Project 0
Eviction / with court orders 0
with threats of eviction 0
Total 1,015
5. Adequate land tenure referred to lands that are being owned, amortized, and
covered by lease or usufruct agreements.
6. Number of households that needs tenure upgrading totals to 980, these are LCMP
& CMP Beneficiaries. They are presently found in the following locations:
Sitio Research, Minante 1 800

Banna Uy St., District 1 180
Total 980
7. Adequate power supply is energized by ISELCO II. 97.56% of the HHs has electrical
connection.
8. Adequate water supply means presence of PCWS service lines within the site.
9. Adequate sanitary facility is one that is water-sealed with a depository.
10. Adequate garbage disposal system means regular collection of garbage for proper sorting
and disposal. Composting is being practiced and the sanitary landfill project had
commenced and can accommodate even adjacent municipalities.
11. Adequate drainage will be addressed by the City Engineer’s Office.
12. The development/construction of adequate road access is assumed to go hand-in-hand
with the development/construction of the drainage system.
13. Units needing structural upgrading referred to unacceptable housing units such as those
classified as unfinished, dilapidated, condemned, and needing major repair)
14. Income data used in the Affordability Analysis were based on the perceived livelihood
and economic activities being engaged by the residents of identified sites needing
relocation and upgrading of tenure status.
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Demands for Shelter
New Units Needed Due to Backlog and Future Growth
Backlog
Based on the data gathered, the present housing need or the backlog is computed to be 1,995
units. There is no data on homeless households or homeless individuals in the City of
Cauayan. The backlog is therefore composed of the displaced units totaling to 1,015
households and the doubled-up units or sharers, numbering some 416 households. These
data reveal that 3.32 % of the housing stock comprised the displaced units while 1.36 % is
doubled-up. Lots should be made available for these 2,411 households because the displaced
units need to be relocated to a suitable site which can give them secure tenure, and safer
abodes, and the sharers should be provided with their own home lot because ideally, one
house should be occupied by only one household. Table 2 below depicts the figures for the
housing backlog.
Based on the capacity of the LGU to attend to the housing backlog, it was assumed that the
doubled-up households will be given assistance starting 2016 up to 2021. This means that
416 doubled-up households will be provided with home lots every year for 3 years. However,
the displaced households will be attended to starting 2016 until 2024, and 196 households
will be provided with home lots annually for nine years.
Table 2New Units Needed Due to Backlog

TOTAL ANNUAL PROGRAM PERIOD
Doubled-up units 416 70 2016-2021 (6 years)
Displaced units 1,995 222 2016-2024 (9 years)
Homeless 0 0
TOTAL 2,411
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The displaced households which are targeted for relocation are presently situated in the following
areas:
Table 3 Informal Settler Families in Private Lands

Barangay Cabaruan 80
Barangay San Fermin 220
Barangay Turayong 36
Barangay Tagaran 20
Affected by Infrastructure Project 0
Eviction / with court orders 0
with threats of eviction 0
Total 1,015
Future Growth
The City of Cauayan has an annual population growth rate of 1.45%, Based on this growth
rate, the population was projected for the whole planning period. The future housing need,
comprised of the new households formed due to population increase sums up to 3,669 units.
Table 4: New Units Needed Due to Population Growth
Planning Period Total Annual

I. 2018-2020 1,140 380
II. 2021-2023 1,221 407
III. 2024-2028 1,308 436
Total 3,669
Total Demand
Based on the above computations for the backlog and the new units needed due to
population growth, the total housing need of Cauayan City for the period 2016 to 2024 is
7,852 units (see Table 4 above).
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Table 5 Summary of New Units Needed Due to Backlog and Population Growth were computed as
follows:
Summary of New Units Needed Due to Backlog and Population

Growth
Planning Period Total
I. 2018-20120 2,016
II. 2021-2023 2,097
III. 2024-2028 1,974
Total 6,087
Summary of Total Housing Need and the Number of Units Targeted for Assistance
Annually.
Total for
Doubled- Population Annual
Displaced the planning
up Increase Total
period
2016 70 222 380 672
2017 70 222 380 672 2,016
2018 70 222 380 672
2019 70 222 407 699
2020 70 222 407 699 2,097
2021 70 222 407 699
2022 222 436 658
2023 222 436 658 1,974
2024 222 436 658
TOTAL 6,087
Upgrading Needs
Upgrading means improvement or betterment. Upgrading needs, therefore, means the need
to improve the three aspects pertinent to housing, namely:
a) Land tenure
b) Infrastructure / basic services (water, power, sanitation, access roads), and
c) Structure or housing unit
The LGU determined the criteria used for upgrading. The main question asked was: What is
adequate land tenure, water supply, electricity, access road, sanitation, garbage disposal
system, etc. for the LGU concerned?
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ADEQUACY was based on the capacity of the LGU without going below standards. Capacity
does not only mean monetary considerations coming from the LGU’s coffers but likewise their
ability to tap external resources, such as grants and loans.
All units classified as needing upgrading are understood to be upgradable in place; therefore,
no additional land is needed.
Table 6Summary of Upgrading Needs

% of housing Program
Total Annual
stock Period
1. Tenure Need 3.20% 980 108.89 2016-2024
2. Infrastructure Need
Units w/o electricity 2.44% 747 83 2016-2024
Units w/o adequate water supply 3.20% 980 108.89 2016-2024
Units w/o adequate sanitation 2.3% 704 78.22 2016-2024
Units w/o drainage system 3.20% 980 108.89 2016-2024
Units w/o regular garbage collection
Units needing road upgrading within project sites 1.28% 300 33.33 2016-2024
Structural improvement need
Partially damaged
Totally damaged
Note: Housing Stock is 23,488
Tenure upgrading means that the need of those households that are considered to have
inadequate security of tenure on the land they occupy is improved; i.e. from rent-free
occupant to a legal owner with a title to the land. These households will not be relocated but
will be given assistance to purchase the land they are illegally occupying, since the landowners
are willing to sell the property to them. In Cauayan, those needing tenure upgrading comprise
about 8.94% of the housing stock or 2,100 households. These are households located in the
following areas:
Sitio Research, Minante 1 800

Banna Uy St., District 1 180
TOTAL 980
Infrastructure upgrading means to provide the affected households with access to

standardized or acceptable infrastructure facilities, particularly electricity, potable water
supply, sanitation, drainage, road access and garbage disposal, which they are not presently
enjoying.
In Cauayan City, only about 2.44% of the housing stock are still not energized as of 2015 PSA
census. This comprises about 747 units. They use gas lamps fuel by kerosene, oil, or LPG. The
number of those not having adequate supply of potable water is about 918 units or about 3%
of the housing stock. Theyeither get water from their own deep wells or fetch water from
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deep wells and shallow wells shared with other residents. Those without adequate sanitation
total to 704 units or 2.3% of the housing stock. There are no reliable figures for pertaining to
adequate road access and adequate drainage system, but ocular inspection of Cauayan City
reveals that these two infrastructure facilities need to be upgraded in order to deliver better
services to theresidents. The City Government of Cauayan proposed to construct its own
Sanitary Landfill to address its problems on garbage disposal and is expected to start in 2017.
Table 7 Flood Susceptibility Levels of Buildings and Population, by Barangay

Number of Buildings Affected Number of Population Affected
Very
Barangay Low Mod Very Low Mod
Low Total Low Susc Total
Susc Susc Susc Susc
Susc
Cabaruan 329 146 - 475 1,315 586 - 1,901
San Luis 317 100 1 417 1,267 398 2 1,668
Union 256 59 - 315 1,025 235 - 1,260
Villa Luna 184 120 1 305 734 480 5 1,219
Mabantad 15 243 9 267 60 972 36 1,068
District 1 100 99 14 212 398 396 55 850
Labinab 163 44 - 207 650 178 - 828
Guayabal 161 27 - 188 646 108 - 754
Tagaran 145 43 - 188 581 173 - 754
Duminit 125 46 - 172 502 185 - 686
District 3 38 71 20 128 151 283 79 514
Buena Suerte 116 1 - 118 466 5 - 470
San Pablo 98 7 - 105 394 26 - 420
CarabatanChica 77 27 - 104 307 108 - 415
Bugallon 67 37 - 103 266 146 - 413
San Fermin 90 7 - 97 360 29 - 389
Carabatan Punta 63 34 - 97 252 134 - 386
Alicaocao 45 41 - 86 180 166 - 346
Gagabutan 31 53 5 89 125 214 19 358
Andarayan 68 16 - 84 271 65 - 336
Turayong 43 30 - 73 170 120 - 290
Nagcampegan 2 70 1 73 7 281 2 290
Culalabat 71 - - 71 286 - - 286
Baringin Sur 65 3 - 68 262 12 - 274
Carbatan Bacareno 23 31 - 53 91 122 - 214
Carabatan Grande 43 2 - 45 173 7 - 180
Cassap Fuera 23 6 - 29 94 24 - 118
Rizal 25 - - 25 101 - - 101
Baringin Norte 13 7 - 19 50 26 - 77
Catalina 10 5 - 15 41 19 - 60
Minante I 11 4 - 15 43 17 - 60
Dabburab 11 - - 11 43 - - 43
San Francisco 10 - - 10 41 - - 41
Faustino 2 - - 2 10 - - 10
Amobocan 1 1 - 2 5 2 - 7
Gappal 1 - - 1 5 - - 5
Bacolod 1 - - 1 2 - - 2
Santa Luciana - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2
TOTAL 2,843 1,381 51 4,271 11,374 5,519 198 17,095
Table 7 shows that that there are 4,271 buildings and 17,095 populations affected by flooding
in various degrees. Most of these are found in the Barangays lying along the Cagayan River
particularly those situated in the flood prone area of the city. Relevant measures should be
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taken into consideration when planning for resettlement sites so as to avoid or minimized
risks and hazard. High susceptible areas for flooding shall be designated as no-build zone.
ASSESSMENT OF AFFORDABILITY
This part of the Plan looks into how much can the target group afford to pay for their housing
taking into considerations their monthly household income. The total number of households
needing new units between periods from 2016 to 2024 is 6,087. These are then segregated
into four income groups. Table No. 7 reveals that 65% of those needing new units belongs to
the lowest income group, 20% belongs to the second income group, 10% and 5% belong to
the third and fourth income groups, respectively. Every income group’s affordability for
housing is then analyzed in order to determine the maximum amount that they can afford to
allocate from their monthly household income, for the payment of housing and its related
services.
For the first three income groups, using the annuity factor for 6% interest rate and a maximum
repayment period of 25 years, the first income group, earning a typical income of P 2,500.00
per month, and allocating 15% of this income for housing and its related services, their
affordable housing loan is P 57,523.00; the second income group can be extended a loan of
not more than P 161,066.00; and the third income group can afford to loan P 299,122.00. The
fourth income group is already charged with 7% interest rate since their affordable loan
amount is over P 300,000, the maximum amount for socialized housing packages. The fourth
income group can afford to loan P 461,498.00. All these affordable housing loan figures
exclude Mortgage Redemption Insurance and Fire Insurance.
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Table No. 8 AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOAN OPTIONS
Cost of Infrastructure
Total land Cost of House 12% Indirect Total Unit
Lot Size Land cost (P) (Land Development)
Main Options need /unit Construction (P) cost Cost
(m2) (P)
(m2) (P) (P)
/ m2 / unit / m2 / unit / m2 / unit
A. LOT WITH 30 m² SD CORE 350.00
HOUSE (with roof, columns, 64 91 100.00 9,100.00 Subsidized by 31,850.00 DSWD Core Shelter Project 4,914.00 45,864.00
flooring but no walls ) LGU
A1. LOT WITH 30 m² SD CORE 500.00
HOUSE (with roof, columns, 40 57 100.00 5,700.00 Subsidized by 28,500.00 DSWD Core Shelter Project 4,104.00 38,304.00
flooring but no walls ) LGU
NHA
500.00
B. LOT WITH 30 m² SD Resettlemen
64 91 100.00 9,100.00 Subsidized by 45,500.00 90,000.00 6,552.00 151,152.00
COMPLETE HOUSE t
LGU
Project
800.00
C. LOT WITH 30 m² SD 5,000 x 30
72 103 150.00 15,450.00 Subsidized by 82,400.00 150,000.00 29,742.00 277,592.00
COMPLETE HOUSE m²
LGU
800.00
D. LOT WITH 36 m² SD 6,000 x 36
120 171 500.00 85,500.00 Subsidized by 82,400.00 216,000.00 46,068.00 429,968.00
COMPLETE HOUSE m²
LGU
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Table No. 8 above shows the various housing options for every income group that correspond
with their affordability. The first income group which can avail a housing loan of P 57,523.00
can apply for OPTION A or A1 which has a lot size of 64 m² and 40 m² respectively with a 30
m² core house. The second income group with an affordability level of P 161,066.00 can opt
for OPTION B which is also a 64 m² home lot with a 30 m² single-detached complete house.
The third income group, with an affordability level of P 299,122.00 can afford OPTION C which
has a 72 m² lot size with a 30 m² single-detached complete house. The fourth income group
with an affordability level of P 461,498.00 can avail of OPTION D which has a lot area of 120
m² with a 36 m² single-detached complete house.
To accommodate all the 6,087 households needing new units with the identified options, a
total of 51.83 hectares are needed for the home lots and the corresponding open spaces and
communal facilities.
ASSESSMENT OF RESOURCES FOR SHELTER PROVISIONS
Table 9 Resources Needed for Housing
Total
Std
Baselin Reqt
Per Capita Wood Reqt Projected Demand for Wood ('000 Cu.M/Year)
e ('000
Requirement (Cu.
Cu.M)
M)
2015 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
129,52 133,80 135,26 136,73 138,22 139,73 141,25 142,79 144,35 146,40 148,09 149,78
City of Cauayan 1.09
3 5 3 8 8 5 8 8 4 8 6 4
Average HH Size &
4.21 30,766 31,783 32,129 32,479 32,833 33,191 33,553 33,919 34,288 34,776 35,177 35,578
Increase
Projected Annual
339 346 350 354 358 362 366 370 374.75 379 383.25
Household Increase
Housing of new
3 339 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.09 1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13 11.82
households (Vol, m3)
Repair of old houses
2 3,077 6.15 6.71 7.31 7.97 8.69 9.47 10.32 11.25 11.75 12.47 13.20 105.29
(Vol, m3) (10%Hh)
Institutional building
1000 1000 1.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.01
(Vol, m3)
Commercial building
constructions (Vol, 1000 1000 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.12 1.13 11.75
m3)
General Construction
1000 1000 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.12 1.13 11.75
(Vol, m3)
6. Woods for other
uses
6.1. Charcoal (Vol,
4 6,153 24.61 24.88 25.15 25.43 25.70 25.98 26.27 26.55 26.82 27.10 27.37 285.86
m3) (20%)
6.2 Fuelwood
4 6,153 24.61 24.88 25.15 25.43 25.70 25.98 26.27 26.55 26.82 27.10 27.37 285.86
(WPArea) (20%)
Totals 59.43 59.54 60.72 61.96 63.27 64.64 66.10 67.63 68.70 70.02 71.33
713.33
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Land Need for Housing (for new units)
A total aggregate area of 51.83 hecatres of Residential land is required to satisfy the land
requirements for new housing units in the next ten years as presented in Table No. 10 below.
Table No. 10 Affordability Assessment
Income Group 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Income (minimum, maximum) Below 3,500 3,500-6,999 7,000-12,499 12,500-20,499

% of new units 65% 20% 10% 5%
Number of units (6,087) 1978/1978 1,218 609 304
Typical monthly income 2,500 5,250 9,750 16,500
Potential % of income for upgrading/new housing 15% 20% 20% 20%
Potential annually for capital cost of housing 4,500 12,600 23,400 39,600
Loan Terms
* Interest rate 6% 6% 6% 7%
* Repayment period, years 25 25 25 25
Affordable housing loan 57,523 161,066 299,122 461,498
Affordable Option A/A1 B C D
Land Area per unit (sq.m.) 91/57 91 103 171
Lot Size (sq.m.) 64/40 64 72 120
Required Land (Has.) 18/11.28 11.08 6.27 5.20
Total Land Requirement (all income groups): 51.83 hectares
Note: All resettlement areas shall be located in R-1 Subzones only
Inventory of Available Lands for Socialized Housing
Table 10 provided by the city assessor’s office presents the available lands for socialized
housing program. Most of these lands are classified as marginal agricultural lands and are
free from flooding and landslide hazards
Table No.11 - Inventory of Available Lands for Socialized Housing

OWNER AREA (m²) LOCATION ZONING CLASSIFICATION
Antonia C. Reyes 48,390 Alicaocao Agriculture
Samuel C. Reyes Jr. 30,000 Alicaocao Agriculture
Bernadette T. Gavino 37,137 Alicaocao Agriculture
Samuel C Reyes Jr. 40,665 Alicaocao Agriculture
Samuel C Reyes Jr. 18,684 Alicaocao Agriculture
Laureto Pastor 26,777 Cabaruan Agriculture
Antonia C. Reyes 171,873 Cabaruan Agriculture
Samuel C Reyes 35,392 Cabaruan Agriculture
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Aurelio Cortez 37,664 Cabaruan Commercial/Agriculture

Pilar Calimag 12,863 Cabaruan Agriculture
Samuel C Reyes 64,181 Cabaruan Residential/Agriculture
Vergara Alvarez 12,933 Cabaruan Agriculture
Sps Felimon & Camilla Fajardo 27,870 Cabaruan Agriculture
Vicente Alvarez 15,920 Cabaruan Agriculture
Lina Judith Bautista et al 46,694 Cabaruan Commercial/Agriculture
Lina Judith Bautista et al 123,778 Cabaruan Agriculture
Francisco Ramirez 33,246 Cabaruan Agriculture
Jacinta Banigan 34,992 Cabaruan Agriculture
Manuel Banigan 34,991 Cabaruan Agriculture
Lucas Banigan 34,000 Cabaruan Agriculture
Vicente Banigan 34,000 Cabaruan Agriculture
Leon Banigan 34,000 Cabaruan Agriculture
Benigna Banigan 34,000 Cabaruan Agriculture
Juanita Banigan 34,000 Cabaruan Agriculture
Evelyn Cabantac 30,448 Cabaruan Agriculture
Visitacion Corpuz 15,434 District 1 Residential/Agriculture
Lourdes Atienza 10,000 District 1 Agriculture
Bonifacio Villarta 13,716 District 1 Agriculture
Phil. Nation Bank 30,001 District 1 Residential/Agriculture
Estrella Quijano 34,017 District 1 Agriculture
Isabelo S. Villarta 75,275 District 1 Residential/Agriculture
Lorna V. Gonzales 18,545 District 3 Residential/Agriculture
Florfina Damatan 26,362 District 3 Residential/Agriculture
Pacita Bautista 65,094 San Fermin Agriculture
Benito Lucas 28,480 San Fermin Residential/Agriculture
Manuel Alejandro 28,438 San Fermin Agriculture
Cesar Javier 106,038 San Fermin Agriculture
Dominador Baysa 40,086 Tagaran Agriculture
Pedro Olivete 12,826 Tagaran Agriculture
Pilar Simangan 17,055 Tagaran Agriculture
Ma. Christine Ordonez 17,055 Tagaran Agriculture
Leopoldo C. Ordonez 17,055 Tagaran Agriculture
Arthuro Ordonez Jr. 17,055 Tagaran Agriculture
Salud Dela Cruz Ordonez 17,055 Tagaran Agriculture
Elizabeth Almonte 17,055 Tagaran Agriculture
Beatriz Levostre 17,055 Tagaran Agriculture
Cesar Odonez 17,055 Tagaran Agriculture
Charito Rosario Aggabao 17,055 Tagaran Agriculture
Nathan Piniera 20,000 Tagaran Agriculture
Victoria Dauag 30,000 Tagaran Agriculture
Rogelio Olivete 19,433 Tagaran Agriculture
Faustino Baysa 90,000 Tagaran Agriculture
Carmen Dalauidao 39,495 Tagaran Agriculture
Antonia C. Reyes 83,120 Tagaran Agriculture
Feliciano Bucag et al 240,000 Tagaran Agriculture
Doris Labog 154,417 Tagaran Agriculture
Noel Ibarra et al 39,937 Tagaran Agriculture
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Manuel Alejandro 47,477 Minante I Agriculture

Feliciano Bucag et al 40,308 Nungnungan 2 Agriculture
City Government of Cauayan 30,000 Cabaruan Residential
City Government of Cauayan 10,000 San Pablo Residential
Total 259.6748 Has.
The total land requirement for residential lots is 75.539 has. (see Table No. 12). Table No. 9
above shows that this is only about 26% of the total land inventory of the proposed land
acquisition by the city government from the private owners which is consisting of 259.6748
has.
Table No. 12 Comparison between land required and land available
TOTAL LAND AVAILABLE (Has.) TOTAL LAND NEEDED REMARKS
259.6748 51.83 Land is more than enough for all income

groups
Infrastructure Need for Housing (for new units and upgrading of infra facilities)
Table No. 13.Assessment of Need vs. Capacity of Service Provider

NEW UNITS NEEDED
NEW UNITS SERVED ANNUALLY
BASIC SERVICES PROVIDER Total Remarks
ANNUALLY New sites Upgrading
(average) sites
Water CCWD, LGU 872.44 6,087 Sufficient supply
(deep wells) 35 deep wells x 25 To be constructed
HHs
Power ISELCO I 872.44 6,087 Adequate supply
Drainage LGU 980 980 To be constructed
Garbage Disposal LGU 6,087 980 7,067 Adequate area
Road Access LGU 872.44 6,087 To be constructed
Financial Requirements for Housing
To finance the project, the city government shall provide funding from the following sources:
1. Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA)
2. Real Property Tax (RPT) thru imposition of ½ of 1% of assessed value of
RPT exceeding P 50,000.00.
3. Create linkages with national offices for possible funding.
Institutions in support of housing (NGOs, POs, private sector, government, etc.)
Comparison of Resources Needed and Available
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ONGOING / COMMITTED SHELTER INITIATIVES
1. DSWD Core Shelter Project – a socialized housing in cooperation with The City
Government, this is located at Sitio Manalpaac in Barangay San Pablo covering an
area of 2 hectares to cater 150 housing units wherein 100 units have lately been
completed and awarded to qualified beneficiaries
RESIDUAL DEMAND
As of the present, City of Cauayan has a total housing backlog of 6,087 households. Housing
backlogs is categorized into two; the displaced and the doubled-up.
Based on the tabulation there are 416 household of doubled-up and 1,015 displaced
households.
To address the problem, the city government facilitated the implementation of the DSWD
Core Shelter Housing Program for low income families. This project can provide 150 dwelling
units.
Furthermore, City of Cauayan will purchase lands intended for housing program, this will be
funded out from the city’s AIP from 2016 to 2024.
SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES AND CONCERNS
Affordability & Willingness to Pay for Shelter
Of the 6,087 expected beneficiaries, the income group was categorized into four (4) income
groups the first comprising 65% or 3,956 of the total having a typical monthly income of P
2,500.00 with potential percent of income for upgrading or new housing at 15% or P 4,500.00
annually were the ambulant vendors, housekeepers, sacadas or having menial jobs. The
second income group were those employed with job description such as utilities, security
guard, drivers etc. with monthly income of P 3,500.00 to P 6,999.00, the third income group
with monthly income of P 7,000.00 to P 12,499.00, and the forth income group with monthly
income of P 12,500.00 to P 20,499.00.
For affordable housing options, the first income group can avail of two options, Option A and
Option A1 (see table 8) lot with 30 m² core house, 64 m² and 40 m² lot sizes and 91 m² and 57
m² land area requirements, valued at P 45,864.00 and P 38,304.00 respectively, payable
within 25 yrs. with an interest rate of 6% per annum. The second income group can avail of
the Option B lot with 30 m² single-detached complete house, 64 m² lot size and 91 m² land
area requirement, valued at P 151,152.00 payable within 25 yrs. with interest rate of 6% per
annum. The third income group can avail Option C lot with 30 m² single-detached complete
house, 72 m² lot size and 103 m² land area requirement, valued at P 277,592.00 payable
within 25 yrs. with interestrate of 6% per annum. The forth income group can avail Option D
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lot with 36 m² single-detached complete house, with lot size of 120 m2 and 171 m2 land area
per unit requirement, valued at P 429,968.00 payable within 25 yrs. with an interest rate of
7% per annum.
New and old residential buildings need wood for construction materials. In the DENR
estimates, a new medium built house needs at least 2-3 cubic meters of good lumber
materials for roofing, sidings, door and window frames. For a bungalow house, it can consume
about 5 cubic meters of good lumber. Given the increasing population and developing new
households at the rate of 1.09% annually, a considerable volume of lumber may be required
to construct new houses for new families. In addition, there are other private and government
infrastructures such as business firms, government institutions, and commercial
establishments that need some volume of good lumber for construction purposes.
Given these needs, assumptions were drawn to estimate the volume of wood requirements
of local stakeholders required to operate their businesses. If this is so, it will be a concern for
the local government to facilitate the provision of sources of wood materials, or create a
policy to address the needs for raw materials of wood such as use of alternative durable
housing materials that is cost efficient and accessible even by poor households.
Social Welfare Services
Social Services Facilities/Utilities/Amenities
Situational Analysis
Social Welfare Facilities, Services and Clientele
The provision of social welfare services in the City of Cauayan is a prime responsibility of the
City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) located at the Central transport
Terminal Compound in barangay Cabaruan. The Office is headed by a City Social Welfare and
Development Officer and capable work force.
A social welfare system is a program that aids needy individuals and families through
programs such as health care, food stamps, unemployment compensation, housing assistance
and child care assistance. The types and amount of welfare services available to individuals
and families vary for the City or Province.
Alongside with the CSWDO in providing social welfare services to the residents are some
government agencies and non-government organization (NGOs) such as the Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine
National Red Cross (PNRC). Locally based organizations are assisting it such as the Day Care
Service Parents Group (DCSPG), the Senior Citizens Association (SCA), Women’s organizations
and others.
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Facilities
Table 1presents the current facilities dedicated to social welfare and development. These
includes the CSWD Office in Cabaruan, one Senior Citizens’ Office and 65 senior citizens’
centers located in the 65 barangays, 77 day-care centers found in the 65 barangays of
Cauayan City, PWD Center also in Cabaruan, the Bahay Pag-asa in sitio Manalpaac in san Pablo
and a food bank located at the left wing of the FL Dy Coliseum.
Table 2presents the status of the 77 day-care centers of which, 53 are in good condition while
28 are in poor condition needing either improvement or retrofitting while the DCC in Maligaya
is in critical condition needing immediate replacement and another DCC in San Fermin needs
immediate relocation as it encroached the Airport Road. There are also 11 DCCs that are
highly susceptible to flooding and some are vulnerable to typhoons. No data on the status of
the 65 Senior Citizens’ Centers including their susceptibility to hazards were provided by the
CSWD Office although there are 11 Barangays that are highly susceptible to flooding
particularly those lying along the Cagayan River.
The PWD Center which was inaugurated early this year caters to the needs and concerns of
persons with disabilities while the Bahay Pag-asa in sitio Manalpaac, San Pablo serves as a
rehabilitation center for children in conflict with the law, catering not only in the city but also
from other Provinces in Region 2. The Food Bank, the first of its kind in the region, serves as
a feeding center for indigent children wherein the food served come from business
establishments and private individuals who wish to sponsor meals for a certain number of
children at a time.
Table No. 1. Social Welfare Facilities, Services and Clientele, CY 2016

Type of No. of
Facility Barangay Services Offered Staff Ownership
Clientele Clientele
Senior Citizen 1-SCO and 65- Special Program -
Indigent Senior Citizens LGU LGU
Centers SCCs Medical Mission
77-DCCS IN 65 Day Care Services -
Day Care Centers 3-4 Years Old Children LGU LGU
Barangays Supplementary Feeding
PWD Center Cabaruan PWD services Persons with disabilities LGU LGU
Bahay Pag-Asa CICL Rehabilitation Program Children in Conflict
San Pablo LGU LGU
Rehab Center / Intervention for CICL with the Law
Food Bank District 3 Feeding center indigent Children LGU LGU
Services offered
Family life education and Counseling – this service is informational and motivational in nature
as it aims to promote the awareness of married couples on the advantages of small family
size to foster responsible parenthood as a way of life. It is also the provision of knowledge
and skills to parents involved in child caring on early childhood care and development,
husband-wife relationship and parenting rights and duties.
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Marriage Counselling Service – this is provided to couples to acquire knowledge on the

responsibilities of conjugal and family life, assess and decide their readiness to face and fulfil
the obligation of conjugal family life.
Day Care Service – the rationale of this program is to provide supplementary feeding to
underweight pre-school children of poor families and at the same time serves as substitute
for parental care. While the children are being taken cared in the Day Care Centers they are
afforded opportunities for physical, social and emotional development.
Table No. 2. Physical Condition of Facilities, by Barangay: 2016

Senior Citizen Rehabilitation Women's
BARANGAY Day Care Center Food Bank
No. Care Center Center Center
G P C G P C G P C G P C G P C
1 ALICAOCAO √
2 ALINAM √
3 AMOBOCAN √
4 ANDARAYAN √
5 BACULOD √
6 BARINIGN NORTE
7 BARINIGN SUR √
8 BUENA SUERTE √
9 BUGALLON √
10 BUYON √
11 CABARUAN √
12 CABUGAO √
13 CARABATAN BACAREÑO
14 CARABATAN CHICA √
15 CARABATAN PUNTA √
16 CARABATAN GRANDE
17 CATALINA
18 CASALATAN √
19 CASSAFUERA √
20 CULALABAT √
21 DABBURAB √
22 DE VERA √
23 DIANAO √
24 DISIMURAY √
25 DISTRICT 1 A √
26 DISTRICT 1 B √
27 DISTRICT 2 √
28 DISTRICT 3 A √ √
29 DISTRICT 3 B √
30 DUMINIT √
31 FAUSTINO √
32 GAGABUTAN √
33 GAPPAL √
34 GUAYABAL √
35 LABINAB √
36 LINGLINGAY √
37 MABANTAD √
38 MANAOAG A √
39 MANAOAG B √
40 MARABULIG 1 √
41 MARABULIG 2 √
42 MINANTE 1 √
43 MINANTE 2 √
44 MALIGAYA √
45 NAGANACAN √
46 NAGCAMPEGAN √
47 NAGRUMBUAN A √
48 NAGRUMBUAN B √
49 NUNGNUNGAN 1 √
50 NUNGNUNGAN 2 √
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51 PINOMA √
52 RIZAL √
53 ROGUS √
54 SAN ANTONIO √
55 SAN FERMIN A √
56 SAN FERMIN B
57 SAN FERMIN C
58 SAN FRANCISCO A √
59 SAN FRANCISCO B √
60 SAN LUIS √
61 SAN ISIDRO √
62 SAN PABLO √ √
63 MANALPAAC, SAN PABLO √
64 STA. LUCIANA A √
65 STA. LUCIANA B √
66 STA. MARIA √
67 SINIPPIL √
68 SILLAWIT √
69 TAGARAN A √
70 TAGARAN B √
71 TAGARAN C √
72 TURAYONG √
73 UNION √
74 VILLA FLOR √
75 VILLA CONCEPCION A √
76 VILLA CONCEPCION B √
77 VILLA LUNA √
Source: CSWDO
Self-employment Assistance – this is a social welfare program that is pervasive as it serves

almost all eligible clients. This program involves giving of non-interest, non-collateral loans
for income generating projects that an individual or group may put up to augment family
income.
Payments are made through easy installment terms depending on the project that was
determined by the MSWDO. Returned capital is passed on to other eligible clients to start
subsequent projects.
Aid In Crisis Situation - it is the provision of limited assistance, in cash or in kind, to

individuals/ families who are hampered to function normally because of socio-economic
difficulties. The nature of difficulty is usually short term and emergency in nature, thus the
assistance is on a one-shot deal basis.
Social Service for Elderly – these services is designed to assist the elderly who need physical
and emotional assistance. They are implemented through referrals for medical intervention,
socio-cultural activities or formation of self-help and interest groups and even mortuary aid.
A senior citizen’s building has been constructed to cater important concerns of all senior
citizens in the locality.
Disaster Relief – the provision of timely and appropriate assistance to help alleviate the
conditions/situations of distressed/displaced individuals/families and those who are victims
of disaster and in need of food, clothing, temporary shelter, provision of ready to eat food
and financial and material assistance.
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Maternal and Child Care Skills Development – refers to the provision of knowledge and skills
as well as the teaching of values to women based on their specific needs in the areas of self-
care including personal hygiene, breast feeding and weaning, care ofchildren, nutrition
education, environmental sanitation, etc. Under this program, several clienteles availed;
however, the exact number of beneficiaries was not recorded.
Others:
Livelihood Assistance to Out of School Youth
Mother’s Classes
Immunization
Mortuary Aid
Capital Assistance
As shown in Table No. 3, there were 25,954 clienteles provided with various type of social
welfare services. The bulk of services rendered to clienteles was the provision of capital
assistance with a total of 12,588 or 49%. Of this figure, 9,966 or 79.17 % are male while 2,622
or 20.83% are female. A total of 11,878 persons belonging to poverty threshold but not below
food threshold received capital assistance wherein 9,802 or 82.52% are male while 2,076or
17.48% are female. There were also 530 persons belonging to below food threshold families
were provided with Self-Employment Assistance SEA. Of this total, 49 or 9.2 % are male while
481 or 90.75% are female.
Practical Skills Development

A total of 249 persons or 0.96 percent were provided with practical skills development
trainings. Of this figure, 116 or 46.59% are male and 133 or 53.41% are female. There were
134 youth belonging to below food threshold families who completed practical skills
development training wherein 61 or 45.52 % are male while 73 or 54.48% are female.
Another 115 persons with disabilities or special group persons belonging to below food
threshold families who completed practical skills development training comprising 55 or
47.83% males and 60 or 52.17% females.
Family Welfare
On Family welfare, a total of 7,054 or 27.18 % of the total clienteles were assisted in 2016. Of
this figure, 3,433 or 48.67% are male and 3,583 or 50.79% are female. In detail, there were
4,286 Engaged or Married were given marriage counselling services and 2,678 parents were
assisted on Responsible Parenthood Services of which 1,290 or 48.17% are male and 1,388 or
51.83% are female. There were also 52 solo parents provided with special services and 38
families were counselled on families/casework.
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Women Welfare
Under this program, community participation of women was enhanced, and self-
enhancement skills capability building program (SESCB) was offered.
On Women welfare, there were a total of 2,024 or 7.80 % of the total clienteles that were
assisted in 2016. Of this figure, 1,917 mothers were given nutritional education sessions, 106
women were able to complete self-enhancement skills and one woman completed
community participants skills development training.
Child Development
Of the total 25,954 clienteles assisted in 2016, there were 3,123 or 12.03% children were
served. Of this figure, 1,522 or 48.74% were males and 1,601 or 51.26% were females. In
detail, a total of 2,678 Preschool children aged 0-6 years old were served in Day Care Centers
wherein 1,290 or 48.17% are males while 1,388 or 52.12% are female. There were also 255
Moderate and severely underweight preschoolers provided with supplemental feeding. Of
this number, 135 or 52.94% are male and 120 or 47.06% are female. Meanwhile, a total of
165 Out-of-School Youths were trained wherein 79 or 47.88% are male and 86 females
representing 52.12%. Another 25 Street children were provided with community-based
services composed of 18 males or 72% and 7 females or 28%.
Youth Development and Emergency Assistance
On Youth Development and Emergency Assistance, there was a total of 341 or 1.31% of all
the clienteles served in 2016. Of this number, 73 or 21.41% are males and 68 or 19.94% are
female. In detail, a total of 31 Pre-delinquent-youths were provided with community-based
services wherein 30 or 96.77% are males and one or 3.23% is a female. There were also 100
persons provided with financial/material assistance composed of 35 males and 65 females.
There were also 100 persons provided with food for cash incentive and another 100 families
were provided with materials/cash for construction.
Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Republic Act 7432, “An Act to Maximize the Contribution of Senior Citizens to Nation Building,
Grant Benefits and Special Privileges and for Other Purposes.”
1. To motivate and encourage the senior citizen to contribute to nation building;
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2. To encourage their families and communities they live with to reaffirm the valued Filipino
tradition of caring for the senior citizens. In accordance with these policies, this act aims to:
a) Establish mechanism whereby the contribution of the senior citizens is

maximized;
b) Adopt measures whereby our senior citizens are assisted and appreciatedby the
community as a whole;
c) Establish a program beneficial to the senior citizens, their families and the rest of the
community that they serve.
The country shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development
which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to all
the people at affordable cost. There shall be priority for the needs of the underprivileged,
sick, elderly, disabled, women and children.”
Of the total 25,954 clienteles served in 2016, a total of 387 Elderly and Persons with
Disabilities representing 1.49% were served. Of this number, 203 or 52.45% are males and
184 or 47.55% are female. Part of this figure includes 253 persons with disabilities wherein
141 or 55.73% are males while 112 or 44.27% are female. There were also 84 individuals at
risk assisted in early detection of and intervention for their disability situation disaggregated
into 51 or 60.71% males and 33 or 39.29% female.Forty PWDs who actively participate in
family and community activities were also served wherein male and 35 or 87.5% are female.
After Care and Follow-up Services
For the After Care and Follow-up Services there was a total of 188 clienteles representing
0.72% of the total clienteles served in 2016. Of this figure, 185 or 98.40% are males while 3
or 1.60% are female. In detail, there were 186 Recovered drug dependents provided with care
and follow-up services wherein 183 or 93.39% are male while 3 representing 1.61%.
Improved mental patients discharged from institutional care provided care and follow-up
services account for two who are both male patients.
TABLE 3. SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES PROVIDED, 2016
CAPITAL ASSISTANCE Femal % of

Total Male % of Total
No. Data e Total
1 Persons belonging to below-food threshold families
Persons belonging to poverty-threshold but not below food-
2 11,878 9,802 82.52 2,076 17.48
threshold
3 Persons belonging to above-poverty threshold
Persons belonging to below-food threshold families provided
4 530 49 9.25 481 90.75
Self-Employment Assistance (SEA)
Persons belonging to poverty-threshold but not below food-
5
threshold provided SEA Capital grants
Persons belonging to above-poverty threshold provided SEA
6 80 75 93.75 5 6.25
grants
7 Youth belonging to below-food threshold families
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Youth belonging to below-food threshold families provided

8 36 31 86.11 5 13.89
capital grants
9 Elderly persons belonging to below-food threshold families
Elderly persons belonging to below-food threshold families
10 28 7 25 21 75
provided SEA capital grants
Persons with disabilities/ special group persons belonging to
11
below-food threshold families
12 36 2 5.56 34 94.44
below-food threshold families provided SEA Capital Grants
Persons belonging to poverty threshold families but not below
13
family threshold
12,588 9,966 79.17 2,622 20.83
PRACTICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Persons belonging to below-food threshold families who
14
completed practical skills development training
Persons belonging to below-food threshold families still
15
undergoing Practical Skills Development training
Youth belonging to below-food threshold families who
16 134 61 45.52 73 54.48
completed Practical skills Development Training
Elderly persons belonging to below-food threshold who
17
completed practical skills development (PSD) training
18 below-food threshold families who completed Practical Skills 115 55 47.83 60 52.17
Development Training
Persons belonging to poverty threshold families but not below
19
family threshold who completed PSD Training
Persons belonging to above-poverty threshold who completed
20
PSD Training
249 116 46.59 133 53.41
FAMILY WELFARE
21 Solo Parents provided special services 52 52 100
22 Engaged/Married given marriage counselling services 4,286 2143 50 2143 50
23 Couples assisted on Responsible Parenthood Services 2,678 1,290 48.17 1,388 51.83
24 Families counselled on families/Casework 38
7054 3433 48.67 3583 50.79
COMMUNITY WELFARE
25 Persons who participated in community/group actions
26 Volunteers trained/mobilized for community services
27 Functional community welfare structures organized
WOMEN WELFARE
28 Women who completed maternal/child care Training
29 Women who completed self-enhancement skills training 106 106 100
Women who completed community participants skills
30 1 1 100
development training
31 Mothers given nutritional Education Sessions 1917 1917 100
2024 2024
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
32 Pre-School children (0-6 years old) served in Day Care Centers 2,678 1,290 48.17 1,388 51.83
Moderate and severely underweight preschoolers provided
33 255 135 52.94 120 47.06
supplemental feeding
34 Out-of-School youth trained 165 79 47.88 86 52.12
35 Street children provided community-based services 25 18 72 7 28
3,123 1,522 48.74 1,601 51.26
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
36 Pre-delinquent youths provided community-based services 31 30 96.77 1 3.23
37 Persons who completed training on disaster management
38 Persons provided food/cash incentive 100
39 Stranded persons provided appropriated assistance 10 8 80 2 20
40 Persons provided financial/material assistance 100 35 35 65 65
41 Families provided materials/cash for constructions 100
341 73 21.41 68 19.94
ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
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Individuals at-risk assisted in early detection of and intervention

42 84 51 60.71 33 39.29
for their disability situation
43 Persons with disabilities assisted in acquiring technical aids 253 141 55.73 112 44.27
Elderly who acquired vocational skills and place for
44
employment
Elderly who actively participate in family and community
45
activities
46 Elderly enable to form interest group/or self-help organizations
47 PWDs who acquired vocational skills and place for employment 10 6 60 4 40
PWDs who actively participate in family and community
48 40 5 12.5 35 87.5
activities
387 203 52.45 184 47.55
AFTER CARE AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES
Recovered drug dependents provided care and follow-up
49 186 183 98.39 3 1.61
services
50 Recovered alcoholics provided care and follow-up services
186 183 98.39 3 1.61
AFTER CARE AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES
51 Released prisoners provided care and follow-up services
52 Negative hessonites provided care and follow-up services
Improved mental patients discharged from institutional care
53 100
provided care and follow-up services. 2 2
2 2
25,954 15,498 59.71 10,218 39.37
Table No. 4 provided by the CSWD Office describes the historical number of population
served by type of clientele from CY 2014 to CY 2017.
Table No. 4 Historical Number of Population Served by Type of Clientele,

2014 to 2017
% OF
TYPE OF CLIENTELE % OF % OF CURRENT
INCREASE
2014 2015 INCREASE/ 2016 INCREASE/ YEAR
/
DECREASE DECREASE 2017
DECREASE
1 Disadvantaged Families 3,963 3,784 -4.52 4,368 15.43
2 Disadvantaged Communities
3 Disadvantaged Women 724 1,081 49.31 2,310 15.70
4 Disadvantaged Children 16 20 25 17 -15 12 -29.41
5 Disadvantaged Youth 175 200 14.29 225 12.5
6 Persons with Disabilities 486 945 94.44 458 -51.53 1,317 187.55
7 Senior Citizens 813 1,029 26.57 1,472 43.05 415 -71.81
8 Victims of Natural Disasters 21,638 13,878 -35.86
9 Victims of Man-made Disasters
10 Others
TOTAL 6,177 28,697 8,850 15,622
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Disadvantaged Families
In 2014, there were 3,963 Disadvantaged Families served. This figure decreased by 4.52% in
2015. However, the number of disadvantaged families served increased by 15.43% in 2016.
Disadvantaged Women
As gleaned from Table No. 4, an increasing trend in the number of disadvantaged women
served is very notable. With a total number of 724 disadvantaged women were served in
2014, it almost doubled that increased to 1,081 or a 49.31% change in 2015. This figure again
increased by 15.70% bringing the total number served to 2,310 in 2016.
Disadvantaged Children
In 2014, there were 3,963 Disadvantaged Families served. This figure decreased by 4.52% in
2015. However, the number of disadvantaged families served increased by 15.43% in 2016.
Space and Standard Requirements

Presently, the aggregate land area occupied by the 77 Day Care Centers is 7,384.85 square
meters or 0.702 hectares. Although the space requirement is satisfied, expansion of Day care
centers in some barangays is imminent hence additional space is required. One of the 3 day-
care centers of San Fermin particularly in Purok 2 needs to be relocated as it encroached the
Airport Road while that of Maligaya DCC needs immediate replacement. The Senior Citizens’
Centers located in the different barangays occupies a portion of the Barangay Halls. This
means that the City Government must allocate additional area for this purpose.
Table No. 5 AREA OF DAY CARE CENTERS, 2017

NO. DAY CARE CENTER AREA (SQ.M) NO. DAY CARE CENTER AREA (SQ.M)
1 SILLAWIT 143 39 ALICAOCAO 48
2 SAN ISIDRO 76.3 40 RIZAL 46
3 GAPPAL 88.4 41 GAGABUTAN 62.95
4 NUNGNUNGAN 1 54 42 SAN ATNONIO 70
5 NUNGNUNGAN 2 278 43 LABINAB 59.4
6 ALINAM 98.9 44 BACAREÑO 67.4
7 DISTRICT 3 120 45 BUENA SUERTE 75.7
8 DISTRICT 3 38 46 BARINGIN NORTE 65
9 DEVERA 65 47 BARINGIN SUR 48.5
10 DIANAO 56 48 DISIMURAY 48
11 FAUSTINO 75 49 MANAOAG 56
12 ROGUS 223 50 MANAOAG 62.5
13 ANDARAYAN 74.8 51 CULALABAT 73.4
14 DIST 1 243 52 DUMINIT 83.5
15 DIST 1 24.8 53 GUAYABAL 70.8
16 AMOBOCAN 30.1 54 DABURAB 152
17 MARABULIG 1 51.1 55 STA LUCIANA 83.9
18 MALIGAYA 70.2 56 STA LUCIANA 65
19 CABARUAN 579 57 SAN FRANCISCO 152
20 MANALPAAC 70 58 SAN FRANCISCO 120
21 CABUGAO 83.4 59 CARABATAN CHICA 56.4
22 SINIPPIL 150 60 MABANTAD 104
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23 BACULOD 93.5 61 BUYON 89.8

24 TAGARAN 57.6 62 VILLA LUNA 121
25 TAGARAN 65 63 NAGANACAN 52
26 TAGARAN 45 64 NAGCAMPEGAN 46
27 MINANTE 2 84.3 65 CATALINA 14.3
28 MINANTE 1 74.3 66 BUGALLION 48
29 GRANDE 62.5 67 PUNTA 35
30 DISTRICT 2 72.7 68 SAN PABLO 63
31 MARABULIG 2 47.8 69 CASSAP FUERA 188
32 NAGRUMBUAN 52.4 70 SAN LUIS 76.9
33 NAGRUMBUAN 50 71 UNION 63.3
34 PINOMA 75.3 72 CASALATAN 195
35 SAN FERMIN 101 73 VILLA CONCEPCION 178
36 SAN FERMIN 115 74 VILLA CONCEPCION 150
37 SAN FERMIN 121 75 TURAYONG 36
38 VILLA FLOR 64.6 76 STA. MARIA 75.9
77 LINGLINGAY 42.5
SUB-TOTAL 3,874.00 SUB-TOTAL 3,145.15
GRAND TOTAL 7,019.15
Sub-Sector Matrix Analysis

Technical Findings Implications Policy Option/Intervention
Inadequate Social Welfare Low provision of Increase number CSWDO Workers and personnel
Workers/Volunteers services Encourage participation of volunteer citizen to render
free services.
Insufficient learning materials such as -do- Encourage the people and non-governmental
visual aids, books and/or learning organizations (NGOs) in the delivery of social welfare
materials. services.
Endeavour possible sources of funds for social welfare
Financial Resources Low provision of programs and projects.
social services Give orientation and/or education campaign the
importance of Social Welfare Services.
Intensify community organizing processes to empower
the marginal sector of the local populace
BAHAY PAG ASA
In compliance to RA 10630, an Act Strengthening the Juvenile Justice Act, Bahay Pag Asa was
established through the initiative of the late Mayor Benjamin G. Dy and in coordination with
the DSWD Region 2 and was constructed at Sitio Manalpaac, San Pablo, Cauayan City, Isabela
through the Priority Development Assistance Fund of Senator Pia Cayetano amounting to 1.2
million. Bahay Pag Asa is a twenty four (24) hour residential care facility that provides
restorative and rehabilitative programs and services to Child at Risk (CAR) Children in Conflict
with the Law (CICL), and Children in Need of Special Protection (CNSP) and 24 hour security
guard on duty who will be in charge on the safety and security of the whole center. Bahay Pag
Asa initial operation was on November 25, 2014. From August 15, 2015 to present, 25 children
in Conflict with the Law ages 12-17 years old, three (3) are from Cauayan City and the rest are
from the town of Cabatuan, Ramon, Alicia, Echague, San Isidro, San Guillermo, Benito Soliven,
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Luna, San Pablo and Santiago City. The center caters disadvantaged children and implements
programs and services such as homelife services, recreational activities, social services,
alternative learning system and health services. To be able to restore psychosocial
functioning, develop life skills, lead a productive life and properly equipped for reintegration
to family and the community.
3.2 EDUCATION
Educational Facilities
Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution provides, “The state shall protect and promote the right
of all citizen to quality of education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to make such
education accessible to all”.
This sub-sector presents an analysis of the existing educational facilities in the municipality.
It includes among others, the existing numbers of teachers and classrooms and their
respective ratio on the number of students enrolled. From the analysis, the development
needs would be determined which will be the basis in the identification of goals, objectives,
and targets.
Data Gathering and Processing
1. Schools by Level, Type, Facilities, and Condition
Education facilities are the facilities provided to students, so that they can use every
opportunity to develop their full potential. Educational facilities include buildings, fixtures,
and equipment necessary for the effective and efficient operation of the program for public
education classrooms, libraries, rooms and space for physical education, space for fine arts,
restrooms, specialized laboratories, cafeterias, media centers, building equipment, building
fixtures, furnishing, related exterior facilities, landscaping and paving, and similar items which
the Department of Education may determine necessary.
It is generally assumed that better facilities will affect the quality of education in schools, but
evidence concerning this assumption is often not considered or even known. It is important
to examine the influence of facilities on science teaching. Provision of good facilities may not
change educational practices dramatically; they help to foster science teaching activities
which involve students in a variety of stimulating activities. In general terms, the evidence
reviewed in relation to science teaching is consistent with the notion that the students’
physical environment affects their study behavior.
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Table No. 1. Schools by Level, Type, Facilities and Condition, SY 2017-2018
Used as
Evacuation
Facilities and Condition Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
Center
(Y/N)
Area
School Barangay Occupied Ownership
Comfort Room
(ha)
Drainage
Canteen
Covered
washing
System
F V
ground
Facility
School
Library
Protec
Fence
Stage
Slope
Clinic
Hand
Shop
Gym
Lab.
Play
tion
Tc Eq Ln Ts Su Others
l o
Elementary
Alicaocao ES Alicaocao 1 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N P N P N N P N Y N N N N N N
Alinam ES Alinnam 0.5985 DOD- DepED N N N N P P P N N P N N P N N N N N N N N
Amobocan ES Amobocan 1.02 DOD- DepED N N N N P P N P N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Andarayan-
Andarayan 0.7514 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P P N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Bugallon ES
Baculod ES Baculod 1.552 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P P N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Buduan ES Buduan 1 DOD- DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Buena Suerte F. Survey Plan -
Buena Suerte 0.9 N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Pante ES DepED
Buyon ES Buyon 2 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Cabugao ES Cabugao 0.8463 TCT-DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Casalatan ES Casalatan 1.3 DOD- DepED N N N N P P P N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Cassap Fuera ES Cassap Fuera 0.0192 Tax Dec - PrvtE N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Cauayan East CS
Villa Concepcion 7 Special Patent N N N N P P N P N N N N P N N N N N N N N
- Main
Cauayan North
Turayong 4.1278 TCT-DepED N N N N P P N N N P N N P N N N N N N N N
CS
Cauayan South
District I 1.6 Tax Dec - DepED P N P N P P P P P P N N P N N N N N N N N
CS
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Cauayan West
Minante I 1.3177 TCT-DepED N N N N P P N N P P N N P N N N N N N N N
CS
Culalabat ES Culalabat 0.245 DOD- DepED N N N N P P P N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Dabburab-
Dabburab 1.1252 DOD- DepED N N P N P P P N P N N N P N N N N N N N N
Baringin ES
De Vera ES De Vera 1 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Dianao ES Dianao 0.3213 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Diparicao ES Diparicao 1 DOD- DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Disimuray E/S Disimuray 1.9975 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Don Faustino N.
Minante I 0.8875 N N N N P P N P N P N N P N N N N N N N N
Dy ES
Doña Pacita C. Tax Dec & DOD
Cabaruan 1 N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Bautista ES - DepED
Duminit ES Duminit 0.972 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P P N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
E.B Tomaneng
San Fermin 0.5 TCT-DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
ES
TCT & Tax Dec-
Faustino 0.867 N N P N P P N P N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Faustino ES DepED
Tax Dec & DOS -
Gaggabutan 0.54 N N N N P P N N N N N N P N Y N N N N N N
Gaggabutan ES LG
Gappal ES Gappal 2.053 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N P P P N N P N N N N N N N N
Guayabal ES Guayabal 0.9201 N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Labinab Angeles
Labinab 0.763 TCT-LGU N N N N P P N P P P N N P N N N N N N N N
ES
Linglingay ES Linglingay 2 TCT-DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Mabantad North
Mabantad 1.2 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P P P P N N N P N Y N N N N N N
ES
Mabantad South Tax Dec & TCT-
Carabatan Chica 1.2 N N N N P P P P N P N N P N Y N N N N N N
ES DepED
Maligaya ES-
Maligaya 3.1605 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Main
Maligaya ES-
Maligaya 0.25 DOD- DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Annex
Manaoag ES Manaoag 1 Tax Dec -DepED N N P N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Tax Dec & DOD -
Marabulig I 1 N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Marabulig I ES DepED
TCT & Tax Dec -
Marabulig II 1 N N N N P P P N N P N N P N N N N N N N N
Marabulig II ES DepED
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Minante II ES Minante II 1 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N P P P N P N N N N N N N N
Naganacan ES Naganacan 2 TCT - DepED N N P N P P P N N P N N P N N N N N N N N
TCT-PrctE & Tax
Nagrumbuan 2 N N N N P P P P N P N N P N N N N N N N N
Nagrumbuan ES Dec - DepED
Nagrumbuan ES -
Nagrumbuan 0.1 DOD- DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Annex
TCT & Tax Dec -
Nungnungan I 1 N N N N P P P P N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Nungnungan I ES DepED
Nungnungan II
Nungnungan II 0.995315 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N P N N N N P N N N N N N N N
ES
Tax Dec & DOD -
Pinoma 1.0049 N N N N P P P N P P N N P N N N N N N N N
Pinoma ES DepED
Rizal ES Rizal 0.3187 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N N P N N P N N N N N N N N
TCT- PrvtE &
Rogus 2 N N N N P P P N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Rogus ES DOD- DepED
San Antonio ES -
San Antonio 0.2 DOD- DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Annex
San Antonio ES -
San Antonio 0.948 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N P N P P N P N N N N N N N N
Main
TCT- PrvtE &
San Fermin 1 (DOD & Tax Dec) N N N N P P P N N P N N P N N N N N N N N
San Fermin ES - DepED
San Francisco ES
San Francisco 0.8 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
- Annex
San Francisco ES
San Francisco 1.98 TCT- DepED N N N N P P N P N N N N P N N N N N N N N
- Main
San Isidro ES San Isidro 0.9 DOD- DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
San Luis ES San Luis 4 DOD- DepED N N N N P P N N P P N N P N N N N N N N N
San Pablo E/S San Pablo 1.1632 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Sillawit ES Sillawit 2 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N P N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Sinippil ES Sinippil 0.3476 DOD- DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Tax Dec - DepED
Sta. Luciana ES -
Sta. Luciana 1 & Lease N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Main
Contract- MOA
Sta. Luciana ES Lease Contrt-
Sta. Luciana 0.1 N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Annex MOA
TCT & Tax Dec -
Sta. Maria 2 N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Sta. Maria ES DepED
Tagaran ES Tagaran 1 TCT-DepED N N N N P P P N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
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Union ES Union 1.2784 DOD- DepED N N N N P P P N N N N N P N N N N N N N N

Villa Flor
Villa Flor TCT & Tax Dec -
Elementary 0.2 N N N N P P N N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Elementary DepED
School
Villa Luna ES -
Villa Luna 0.042 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P N N N N N N P N Y N N N N N N
Annex
Villa Luna ES -
Villa Luna 0.9455 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P P N N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Main
Secondary N N N N N N N N
Cauayan City Tax Dec & DOD -
Turayong 2 N N P N P P G P P P P P N N N N N N N N
NHS DepED
Gappal NHS Gappal 1.17 TCT - DepED C N N N P P P P N P N P N N N N N N N N
Linglingay NHS Linglingay 0.8 DOD- DepED N N N N P P C N N P N P N N N N N N N N
Tax Dec - DepED
Pinoma 1.8 G N N N P P P P P N N P N N N N N N N N
Pinoma NHS & DOS-LG
San Antonio NHS San Antonio 0.9479 Tax Dec - DepED N N P N P P G P N P N P N N N N N N N N
Villa Concepcion
Villa Concepcion 2.3699 TCT - DepED P N P N P P G N P P N P N N N N N N N N
HS
Lease Contrt-
Villaluna 1.8299 N N N N P P G P N N N P N N N N N N N N
Villaluna NHS Waiver
West Tabacal Tax Dec & DOD -
Culalabat 1.7 G N P N P P G N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Region NHS DepED
Sillawit National
Sillawit 1 N N N N P P P P N N N P N N N N N N N N
High School
Cauayan City
NHS - Cabaruan Cabaruan 1 TCT-PrvtE N N N N P P P N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Ext.
Cauayan City
Minante I 0.3105 P N N N P P N P N N P P N N N N N N N N
NHS - Research
Cauayan City
NHS -Marabulig Marabulig 1 Tax Dec - DepED N N N N P P G N N N N P N N N N N N N N
Ext.
Villa Concepcion
Baculod 2.1 DOD- DepED N N N N P P G N N N N P N N N N N N N N
HS - Baculod
Villa Concepcion TCT-PrvtE &
Rogus 3 N N N N P P G N N N N P N N N N N N N N
- Rogus Ext. Ext. DOD- DepED
Source: DepEd District Office, Primary School
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Table 2. Student-Teacher and Student-Classroom Ratio by Level, SY 2017-2018

Enrollment No. of Teachers No. of Student/ Teacher Student/ Classroom
Type/Level
Male Female Total Male Female Total Classrooms Ratio Ratio
Private
Preparatory
Elementary 1360 1226 2586 351 158 7 16
Secondary
Junior High School (Grade 7 –
1019 977 1996 149 80 13 25
10)
Senior High School (Grade 11 -

1069 1243 2312 82 45 28 51
12)
Sub-Total 3448 3446 6894 0 0 582 11 12 627
Public
Kindergarten 0
Elementary 10027 9206 19233 75 534 609 594 32 32
Secondary
Junior High School
3918 4284 8202 69 202 271 202 30 41
(Grade 7 – 10)
Senior High School
1301 1428 2729 53 67 120 78 23 35
(Grade 11 - 12)
Sub-Total 15246 0 30164 197 803 1000 15 30 2011
Source: DepEd District Office, Individual Private School
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Public Elementary School
Data provided by the Cauayan City Schools Division Office show that all public schools in the
City of Cauayan, comprising 65 Elementary have a fair physical condition Table No. 1. In Table
No. 2, it is further defined that no public elementary is used as Evacuation Center. However,
there are five (5) Elementary Schools that are susceptible to flooding namely: Alicaocao E/S,
Gagabutan E/S, Mabantad North E/S, Mabantad South E/S, and Villa Luna E/S-Main. All the
65 public elementary schools in Cauayan City have Comfort Rooms, Playgrounds and
Handwashing Facility but all of these are in poor condition needing improvement and/or
upgrading. Likewise, all public elementary schools in Cauayan City have no Shop, Clinic, Slope
Protection, and Laboratory except for Cauayan South C/S that has a Laboratory but in poor
condition needing improvement.
Of the 65 E/S in Cauayan, only five (5) have School Library namely: Cauayan South C/S,
Dabburab-Baringin E/S, Faustino E/S, Manaoag E/S and Naganacan E/S; and four (4) have
Drainage System but also needing improvement. Only twenty (20) of the 65 public E/S in
Cauayan have School Canteen and sixteen (16) have Fence that also need improvement. Nine
(9) public E/S in Cauayan City have Covered Gym and eighteen (18) have Stage that also need
improvement.
Public Secondary School
Similarly, as reflected in Tables 1 & 2, all the 14 Secondary Schools in the City of Cauayan have
fair physical condition and none is used as Evacuation Center. Likewise, no public secondary
school is affected by flooding. All 14 public secondary schools have Comfort Room,
Playground, Handwashing Facility but all are in poor condition that needs improvement. None
of the 14 secondary schools have Shop, Clinic and Drainage System except for Cauayan City
NHS which, have a Drainage System but in poor condition. Also, all the secondary schools
have Canteen except for Cauayan City NHS-Research.
Of the 14 secondary schools in Cauayan City, nine (9) have no Laboratory. Pinoma NHS and
West Tabacal Region NHS have Laboratory that are in good condition while that of Villa
Concepcion HS and Cauayan City NHS-Research are in poor condition that need improvement
and that of Gappal NHS is in critical condition requiring priority action. Only four of the 14
secondary schools have Library and seven (7) out of the 14 secondary schools have no Fence
and only three (3) have Covered Gym and only five (5) have stage but all are in poor condition.
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Enrollment in Public Schools
As presented in Table 2, for the current School Year 2017 to 2018, there is an aggregate total
of 19,233 enrollees in the sixty-five (65) public elementary schools in the City of Cauayan,
Isabela. Out of this figure, there are 10,027 males and 9,206 females or a ratio of 1:1.09 or 1
female is to 1.09 males.
Cauayan South Central School located in Brgy. District 1 has the largest number of enrollees
with 3,238 broken down into 1,703 males and 1,535 females followed by Cauayan North
Central School in Barangay Turayong with a total enrollment of 1,807. Of these figures, there
are 930 males and 877 females. The third largest number of enrollees is registered at San
Fermin Elementary School with a total of 783 of which 404 are males and 379 females, while
the least number of enrollees for School Year 2017-2018 is registered in Sinippil Elementary
School located in the Forest Region with a total of 43 wherein 19 are males and 24 females.
Enrollment in Private Schools
For the Private Elementary School, there are 2,586 enrollees composed of 1,360 males and
1226 females.
Table 3 presents the Historical Enrollment by Level for the past 5 Years in the private schools
in the city of Cauayan. In general, the enrollment in the private schools registered an
increasing trend with a total enrollment of 6,085 in SY 2013-2014 increased to 7,574 in SY
2017-2018 registering an increase of 19.65%. It is noted that during the period SY 2013-2014
to SY 2014-2015, the enrollment registered a decreasing trend with a total enrollment of
6,085 in SY 2013-2014 decreased to 5,257 in SY 2014-2015 or 15.75%. However, the trend
started to bounce back as enrollment increased in SY 2016-2017 with a total enrollment of
6,090 and 7,574 in SY 2017-2018 or a 19.59% increase which is attributed to the full
implementation of the K12 Program of the DepEd.
By level, a decreasing trend in the Preparatory is observed with a total enrollment of 813 in
SY 2013-2014 down to 489 in SY 2017-2018 or a decrease of 66.25%. Same through with the
Elementary level with a total enrollment of 2,791 in SY 2013-2014 decreased to 2,440 in SY
2017-2018 or a decrease of 22.58%. For the Secondary level, enrollment in the Junior High
School covering the period SY 2013-2014 to SY 2015-2016 saw a decreasing trend of 7.06%
and SY2016-2017 at about 4.45% respectively.
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Table 3. Historical Enrollment by Level for the Past Five School Years (PRIVATE SCHOOLS)
SY 2013-2014 SY 2014-2015 SY 2015-2016 SY 2016-2017
Level Increase/ Increase/ Increase/
M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total
Decrease (%) Decrease (%) Decrease (%)
Preparatory 435 378 813 394 336 730 -10.20910209 303 273 576 -21.1 182 155 337 -41.49305556
Elementary 1,444 1,347 2,791 1,309 1,198 2,507 -10.2 1,241 1,130 2,371 -5.4 1,236 1,102 2,338 -1.4
Secondary
Junior High School
1,274 1,207 2,481 1,241 1,167 2,408 -2.9 1,183 1,127 2,310 -4.1 1,140 1,067 2,207 -4.5
(Grade 7 - 10)
Senior High School
- - - 568 640 1,208
(Grade 11 - 12)
Technical/Vocational - - - -
Tertiary - - - -
TOTAL 3,153 2,932 6,085 2,944 2,701 5,645 2,727 2,530 5,257 3,126 2,964 6,090
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Table 4. Projected Classroom, Teacher Requirements in Public Schools by Level
Planning Period
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2025 2027

Level
55,854 56,664 57,486 58,319 59,165 63,581 65,954

Projected Enrollment
Elementary 36,386 36,914 37,449 37,992 38,543 41,419 42,947
Secondary 7,372 7,479 7,588 7,698 7,809 8,392 9,203
Classroom 1,224 1,242 1,260 1,278 1,296 1,393 1,457
Elementary 1,040 1,055 1,070 1,085 1,101 1,183 1,227
Secondary 184 187 190 192 195 210 230
Teacher 1,353 1,373 1,392 1,413 1,433 1,540 1,618
Elementary 1,040 1,055 1,070 1,085 1,101 1,183 1,227
Secondary 313 318 322 327 332 357 391
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Tertiary Level
ACADEMIC YEAR ENROLLMENT

MALE FEMALE TOTAL
2013 - 2014 6,781 7,296 14,077
2014 - 2015 7,363 7,944 15,303
2015 - 2016 6,160 7,699 13,859
2016 - 2017 5,614 6,338 11,952
2017 - 2018 4,112 5,019 9,131
Data provided by the CHED Regional Office 02 presents the Historical Enrollment in the
tertiary Level for the past 5 Years in the in the City of Cauayan. In general, the enrollment in
the tertiary level registered a decreasing trend. The enrollment during the period AY 2013-
2014 of 14,077 increased to 15,303 in AY 2014-2015. However, the enrollment started to
wane during the succeeding academic years with only 9,131 enrollees in AY 2017-2018.
Projected Classroom, Teacher Requirement in Public Schools by Level
Class size information for schools in some states and student-teacher ratio information,
depending on what’s available in each locality from the respective Department of Education.
It’s important to understand the difference between these two types of data and what they
indicate about the school.
Some classes maybe larger or smaller than the average number, this is especially true in
schools which have standard requirements per students to classroom ratio of the Department
of Education particularly in the lower grades have mandated lower class sizes in grades
kindergarten.
Student-teacher ratios are based on the total number of school instructional staff divided by
the total enrolment of students. So this number may include specialist teachers in the arts,
literacy specialists, physical education and special education teachers, who may teach smaller
groups of students. As a result, student-teacher ratios may show smaller numbers than the
actual average class size.
As provided in Table 4, there is a total aggregate of 1,224 classrooms in 2016 and 1,278 in
2017 in Public Schools in Cauayan City. Of this total, 1,040 classrooms in 2016 and 1,055 in
2017 are utilized in the Elementary level while the Secondary level has an aggregate total of
184 in 2016 and 187 in 2017. During the Planning Period (2010-2027) the City Schools Division
Office needs an additional 215 classrooms to satisfy the standard requirement. Of this total,
172 classrooms for the Elementary and 43 classrooms for the Secondary level shall be
provided.
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Meanwhile, The City Schools Division Office has a total of 1,353 teachers in 2016 and 1,373 in
2017. Of this figure, 1,040 teachers in 2016 and 1,055 in 2017 are in the Elementary level
while a total of 313 teachers in 2016 and 318 in 2017 are in the secondary level. To satisfy
the standard requirement for public school teachers during the Planning Period, the City
Government of Cauayan needs an additional 245 teachers. Of this total, 172 public
elementary school teachers and 73 public secondary school teachers should be hired.
PREPARATORY/ELEMENTARY
Primary education aims to provide basic literacy and establish foundations in reading,
mathematics, and the sciences among all children.
Primary education is provided basically in schools, where the children stay in advancing
classes until they finish and move on to secondary schools. In both public and private schools,
the children are placed in one-teacher classes. The teacher is then responsible for their
education and welfare for a particular level. The continuity with a single teacher and the
opportunity to establish close relationships with the whole class is a notable feature of
primary education system.
Primary education is divided into two parts or levels: the primary level, which consist of
grades 1 to 3, and the intermediate level which includes grades 4 to 6. Philippine elementary
education covers a wide curriculum, based on the guidelines set by DepEd. The core subjects
include Mathematics, English, Filipino, Social Studies, Home Economics and Values Education
present in Public Schools. Starting at grade 3, Science becomes an integral part of the core
subjects. Other subjects include Music, Arts and Physical Education. However, in private
elementary schools, the subjects include Mathematics, English Science, Social Studies, Basic
Computer, Filipino, Music, Arts and Technology, Home Economics, Health and Physical
Education. In catholic schools, Religion or Christian Living is added to the curriculum.
For School Year 2016-2017 elementary level of the City of Cauayan, in the sixty-five
elementary schools have a total enrollee of 18,784; 609 teachers and 594 classrooms. The
average student - teacher ratio is 1:30.8 while the student-classroom ratio has an average of
1:31.6 which falls well within the prescribed standards. However, Sta. Luciana Elementary
School has a student to teacher ratio of 1:99.7 indicating inadequate teachers and San Fermin
Elementary School has student to classroom ratio of 1:48.9 showing lack of classrooms. This
is very alarming since it would result into low quality of education and health problems.
SECONDARY
Secondary education is where the training of children is received during their teenage years,
has been recognized as fundamental to development of jobs, skills and other elements that
affect the ability to function productively as a member of society. Economic pressures
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typically force children into the workforce at much earlier age. Accordingly, fewer individuals
are well enough educated to make significant contributions to the economic and social
development.
Secondary education is becoming more widely available in the City of Cauayan as extensions
of existing secondary schools continue to be established in the rural areas purposely to bring
the schools closer to the students and to mitigate the effect of natural disasters, diseases, or
widespread economic hardships.
The indicator is used to monitor progress toward the goal of achieving primary education
identified in both the “17 Sustainable Development Goals” and “Education For All” initiatives.
Net enrolment refers only to pupils of official primary school age. Since some children of this
age group might enter primary school early and advance to secondary school before they
reach the official upper age limit of primary education. Net enrolment rates below 100
percent provide a measure of the proportion of primary school age children who are not
enrolled in primary.
Currently, as presented in Table No. 3,there are 14 public schools offering secondary courses
in the City of Cauayan. The Cauayan City National High School – Main Campus located in Brgy.
Turayong occupies a total land area of 20,000 square meters.
Historical Enrollment Participation Rate
Kindergarten
Data provided by the Cauayan City Schools Division Office as gleaned from the Table below
indicates a decreasing Participation rate of enrolment in the Kindergarten with 93.16% in SY
2013-2014 sharply decreased to 61.60% in SY 2016-2017. However, SY 2015-2016 presents
the highest enrollment Participation rate with 93.48%.
Year Enrollment Participation Rate (EPR)
2017 61.60%
2016 93.48%
2015 89.58%
2014 93.16%
2013
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Elementary
For the Elementary level, an increasing participation rate is observed for the last four school
years as shown in the Table with 88.83% in SY 2013-2014 increased to 91.54% in SY 2016-
2017 with SY 2014-2015 registering the highest enrollment Participation rate with 92.11%.
2017 91.54%
2016 90.82%
2015 92.11%
2014 88.83%
Secondary
An increasing trend of enrollment participation rate for the Secondary level is likewise
observed as shown in Table with 59.75% in SY 2013-2014 increased to 67.86% in SY 2016-
2017.
2017 67.86%
2016 64.30%
2015 61.02%
2014 59.75%
Table No. 5: Historical Enrolment Participation Rate

Year No. Of Enrolees Enrolment Annual Growth
Rate
Elementary
2011-2012 4,258
2012-2013 4,524 6.2%
2013-2014 4,668 3.18%
2014-2015 4,817 3.19
Preparatory
2011-2012 -
2012-2013 760
2013-2014 779 2.5%
2014-2015 798 2.43%
Secondary
2011-2012 4,396
2012-2013 4,660 6%
2013-2014 4,939 5.98%
2014-2015 5,235
Data Source: DepEd
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Literacy Rate
Out of the total household population 10 years old and over of 101,322 in 2015, the highest
number of literates belong to age-group 20-24 with 12,584 or 99.7% followed by age groups
12-19, 25-29 and 30-34 with 99.6% literacy rate each. The third rank is again occupied by
three age groups specifically age group 10-14, 40-44 and 45-49 with a rating of 99.5% each.
On the contrary, the age group 65 years old and above has the least rate in literacy with 96.7%.
SCHOOL GOING AGE POPULATION 2015
Both Sexes Male Female
PRIMARY AGE 6-10

10,842 5,652 5,190
2,461 1,285 1,176
13,303 6,937 6,366
INTERMEDIATE AGE 11-12

4,923 2,571 2,352
SECONDARY AGE 13-16

4,923 2,571 2,352
4,890 2,511 2,379
9,813 5,082 4,731
COLLEGE AGE 17-21

7,335 3,766 3,569
5,050 2,502 2,548
12,385 6,268 6,117
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Table No. 6 Literacy Rate of Population 10 Years Old and Over, by Sex Year 2015
City/Municipality Regional
Indicator Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex

Rate Rate Rate
No. Rate % No. Rate % No. Rate % No. No. No.
% % %
Literate 51,446 49,876 101,322 99.40 1,362,982 97 1,323,403 97 2,686,385 97
96.94% 96.94%
Illiterate 366 305 671 .60 41,612 3 38,576 3 80,188 3
3.06 3.06
Total (Population
51,812 100 50,181 100 101,933 100 1,404,594 100 1,361,979 100 2,766,573 100
>10yr)
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School Age Projected Population

Base year Participation Projected Population
Grouping
2015 Rate 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Population 129,046 1.45 130,917 132,815 134,741 136,695 138,677 140,688 142,728 144,798 146,898 149,028 151,189 153,381
School going
38,044 0.29 38,596 39,155 39,723 40,299 40,883 41,476 42,078 42,688 43,307 43,935 44,572 45,218
population
Pre-school 3,401 0.03 3,450 3,500 3,551 3,603 3,655 3,708 3,762 3,816 3,871 3,928 3,985 4,042
Elementary 16,995 0.13 17,241 17,491 17,745 18,002 18,263 18,528 18,797 19,069 19,346 19,627 19,911 20,200
Secondary 22,788 0.18 23,118 23,454 23,794 24,139 24,489 24,844 25,204 25,570 25,940 26,317 26,698 27,085
Tertiary 9,131 0.07 9,263 9,398 9,534 9,672 9,812 9,955 10,099 10,246 10,394 10,545 10,698 10,853
Labor Force 55,071 0.43 55,869 56,679 57,501 58,335 59,181 60,039 60,910 61,793 62,689 63,598 64,521 65,456
Dependent
Young (0-14) 39,367 0.31 39,938 40,517 41,104 41,700 42,305 42,919 43,541 44,172 44,813 45,463 46,122 46,791
Old (65 and
5,465 0.04 5,544 5,625 5,706 5,789 5,873 5,958 6,044 6,132 6,221 6,311 6,403 6,496
over)
Source: Computed based on NSO/PSA Data
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Development Needs
Existing Needs
Considering the standards set by the Department of Education of one (1) teacher per 40
students and one (1) classroom per 40 students, educational institutions in the City of
Cauayan in general, is still within the said standards. However, on a per school basis, there
are schools that require additional teachers and classrooms
The projected teacher and classroom requirements in public schools by level for the planning
period is presented in Table 4. However, classrooms that need to be repaired must be
prioritized by the local government adaptive to climate anddisaster riskresilience structures
to safeguard the lives and properties and to provide conducive learning centers for students
likewise, the provision of more additional reading materials e.g. books, computers to cope up
with the changing times in advance technology.
2.3 HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health and Sanitation services are one of the fundamental sectors of society and the economy. The
decent working conditions for health workers are essential to provide health services and to ensure
that all members of society have access to social health protection. The inadequacy of any
government to provide health services has significant effects on individual and public health, poverty,
income generation, labor market productivity, economic growth and development. While the burden
of disease and demand for health services varies in each community, the affordability of health care
challenges most. Therefore, many governments have considered or implemented wide-spread
reforms in their health care systems, reshaping the employment environment for health care workers.
Table 1. Health and Sanitation Analysis Matrix

Implications
Technical Findings/ Observations (Effects) Policy Options/ Interventions
Poor condition of barangay health Additional cost incurred for health Promotion of preventive rather than curative
stations care and medications approach to health
Provision of additional brgy. health worker and
CHO-2 and 4 Barangay Health medicines in Brgy. A
Stations are susceptible to flooding Intensify health programs and services in Brgy. A
Congested public cemetery Risks of burials spilling on adjoining Expansion of existing cemetery in suitable areas
properties/ critical areas
Improper disposal /inadequate Population at risk to infection/spread Policy that waste generators shall be responsible
treatment of hazardous/pollutive of diseases for the proper management and disposal of waste
hospital/industrial wastes and to bear the costs attendant to it.
Provision of space/ technology for the disposal
/treatment of hospital/industrial hazardous
wastes
Imposition of pollution charge policy
Presence of ecoli / contamination of Exposure to diseases Periodic testing of water source
sources of water supply/ bodies of Health risks to families /individuals Study source of contamination and propose
water using water from these actions accordingly
sources/bodies of water
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Health Facilities and Location
As gleaned from Table 2, the City of Cauayan has fifty-one (51) Barangay Health Stations (BHS)
two Main Health Centers namely: City Health Office I located in Poblacion Area specifically at
the Cauayan City Central Transport Terminal Compound in Brgy. Cabaruan and City Health
Office II located at Brgy Villa Luna on the other side of the Cagayan River. The construction
of a City Health Office III building is underway located in Brgy. Nnungnungan II and is expected
to become operational in the middle of 2018 while the Proposed City Health Office IV building
will start construction early in 2018 and will be constructed in Brgy. Dabburab. The Cauayan
District Hospital located in Brgy. District 1 is operated by the Provincial Government of Isabela
with a 50-bed capacity. There are also seven (7) privately-owned Hospitals in the City of
Cauayan all located within the Poblacion Area while the Mauricio Hospital is constructing
another hospital in Brgy. Alinam.
Both the Family Hospital and the Godswill Hospital has a 10-bed capacity each and both are
in Brgy. District 2 while the Cauayan Medical Specialist Hospital with a 47-bed capacity is
likewise located in Brgy.District 2. The Bucag Hospital with a 13-bed capacity and Ross
Mauricio Memorial Hospital with a 15-bed capacity are both located in Brgy. District 1. The
Esther R. Garcia General Hospital located in Brgy. San Fermin has a 30-bed capacity while the
Isabela United Doctors Medical Center has a 98-bed capacity and is in Brgy. Cabaruan. Said
hospital is currently constructing yet another building to accommodate its growing clientele.
All in all, there are 273 bed-capacity servicing the City of Cauayan and adjacent municipalities.
All health facilities mentioned above are compliant to RA 1082 describing DOH standards.
Table 2 likewise show that none among the hospitals in Cauayan City is susceptible to any
hazards. However, the City Health Office II located in Brgy. Villa Luna is affected by flooding
including four Brgy Health Stations namely Alicaocao BHS, Carrabatan Punta BHS, Carrabatan
Chica BHS and Mabantad BHS. Actions need to be taken to remedy the current situation as
these health facilities play a very important role especially during the onslaught of calamities
and emergencies.
Health Personnel
Currently, there are 96 permanent medical personnel/health care providers employed by the
city government of Cauayan composed of 3 medical doctors, 3 dentists, 14 nurses, 52
midwives, 3 sanitary inspectors and 36 other health personnel. This is further complimented
by 23 midwives and 14 other health care providers employed as casual in status.
Meanwhile, there is a total of 392 health care providers in all the 51 Barangay Health Stations
in the City of Cauayan composed of 47 midwives and 344 other health workers.
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There are also nine (9) medical doctors in Cauayan District Hospital, 15 nurses and 101 other
health care providers composed of 33 permanents and 68 casual employees. On the other
side, there are currently 637 health care providers employed by the seven (7) private hospitals
in the City of Cauayan composed of 310 doctors of various fields of specialization, resident
and visiting in capacity; 269 nurses and seven (7) midwives.
Table 2. Medical Health Facilities and Personnel, Year 2016

Capacit No. of Personnel
Name of Health Ownershi y (No. Sanitary
Brgy.
Facility p of Doctors Nurses Midwives Inspector Others Total
Beds) s
Hospital
P-
Prov'l
a.CDH Dist.1 50 9 15 0 0 33,C- 125
Govt.
68
b.Family Hosp Dist.2 Private 10 2 6 1 0 9
c.God'swill hosp Dist.2 Private 10
MD-1,Visiting
d.Bucag hosp Dist.1 Private 13 8 2 0 24
Physicians-13
e. Ross Mauricio MD-1,Reliever
Dist.1 Private 15 13 1 0 22
hosp. 2,Consultant-5
f.IUDMC hosp. Cabaruan Private 98 42 134 0 0 176
San
g.ERGGH Private 30 88(MD,Visiting) 47 2 0 137
Fermin
h.CMSH Dist.2 Private 47 161 61 1 0 269
Main/District/City
Health Centre
P-
a. CH Office 1 Cabaruan City Gov't opd 2 11 P-17,C-11 2 69
17,C-9
P-4,C-
b. CH Office 2 Villaluna City Gov't opd 1 3 P-12,C-12 1 27
6
273 298 3 858
The Table below presents the resources and equipment of City Health Office 1 & 2 in
Cauayan City:
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT (CHO I & II)

NO. EQUIPMENTS UNIT
1. Autoclave 2
2. Suction Machine 2
3. Oxygen Tank with Regulator 1
4. Oxygen Tank Small 1
5. BP Apparatus (Sphygmomanometer) 5
6. Stethoscope 2
7. Generator/Inverter 2
8. Sterilize (Dental) 2
9. Nebulizer 1
10. Wheelchair 4
11. Stretcher (Portable) 2
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12. Copier 2
13. Examining Table 2
14. Weighing Scale (Detecto) 2
15. Weighing Scale (Newborn) 1
16. Foot Stool 1
17. Emergency Light 2
18. Delivery Table 2
19. IV Stand 1
20. Differential Counter 1
21. Counter Chamber 1
22. Glucometer 1
23. Pharmaceutical Refrigerator 2
24. Hospital Beds 2
25. Bed Side Table 1
26. Medicine Cabinet 2
27. Glass Beads Sterilizer 1
28. Bassinet 1
29. Ambulance 2
30. Dental Bus (with complete accessories
-Dental Chair 3
-Sterilizer 2
-Compressor 2
31. Mobile Clinic (with x-ray Machine) 2
32. Microscope CHK2 2
33. Microscope CH40 2
34. Microscope Binocular 1
35. Microscope Nikon 1
36. Microhematocrit 24 Placer 2
37. Centrifuge 8 Placer 20
40. Micropipette 1ml 2
41. Micropipette 0.1ml 2
42. Hexacare Sterilize 1
43. Rotator (Pipette) 1
44. Differential Counter 2
45. Genexpert (DOH National – PBSP) 1
Both the CHO-1 and CHO-2 offer basic health services like Expanded Program onImmunization
(EPI), control on Acute Respiratory Infection, control on diarrheal diseases,
nutrition/micronutrient supplementation, maternal and child health and delivery, National
Tuberculosis Program, social hygiene, disease surveillance, environmental sanitation,
medicine distribution and others.
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Table 2. Medical Health Facilities and Personnel, Year 2016

Capacit No. of Personnel
Name of Health Ownershi
Barangay y (No. Midwive Sanitary
Facility p Doctors Nurses Others Total
of Beds) s Inspectors
Barangay Health Station
Alicaocao BHS Alicaocao City Gov't opd 0 0 2 7 9
Alinam BHS Alinam City Gov't opd 0 0 0 8 8
Amobocan BHS Amobocan City Gov't opd 0 0 0 8 9
Bacolod BHS Bacolod City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
Bar. Sur BHS Bar. Sur City Gov't opd 0 0 1 7 8
Bar. Norte BHS Bar. Norte City Gov't opd 0 0 0 3 3
Buena Suerte BHS Buena Suerte City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
Buyon BHS Buyon City Gov't opd 0 0 1 7 8
Cabaruan BHS Cabaruan City Gov't opd 0 0 2 6 8
Cabugao BHS Cabugao City Gov't opd 0 0 1 5 6
C.Chica BHS C.Chica City Gov't opd 0 0 1 5 6
C.Punta BHS C.Punta City Gov't opd 0 0 0 4 4
Disimuray BHS Disimuray City Gov't opd 0 0 1 5 6
Culalabat BHS Culalabat City Gov't opd 0 0 0 6 6
Dabburab BHS Dabburab City Gov't opd 0 0 1 4 5
Dist.1 BHS Dist.1 City Gov't opd 0 0 2 8 10
Dist.2 BHS Dist.2 City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
Distr.3 BHS Distr.3 City Gov't opd 0 0 2 10 12
Duminit BHS Duminit City Gov't opd 0 0 1 8 9
Faustino BHS Faustino City Gov't opd 0 0 0 6 6
Gagabutan BHS Gagabutan City Gov't opd 0 0 1 4 5
Gappal BHS Gappal City Gov't opd 0 0 1 5 6
Guayabal BHS Guayabal City Gov't opd 0 0 1 8 9
Labinab BHS Labinab City Gov't opd 0 0 1 8 9
Linglingay BHS Linglingay City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
Mabantad BHS Mabantad City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
Maligaya BHS Maligaya City Gov't opd 0 0 1 10 11
Manaoag BHS Manaoag City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
Marabulig 1 BHS Marabulig 1 City Gov't opd 0 0 1 7 8
Marabulig 2 BHS Marabulig 2 City Gov't opd 0 0 0 7 7
Minante 1 BHS Minante 1 City Gov't opd 0 0 1 9 10
Minante 2 BHS Minante 2 City Gov't opd 0 0 1 10 11
Naganacan BHS Naganacan City Gov't opd 0 0 0 7 7
Nagrumbuan BHS Nagrumbuan City Gov't opd 0 0 1 7 8
Nungnungan 1 BHS Nungnungan 1 City Gov't opd 0 0 1 10 11
Nungnungan 2 BHS Nungnungan 2 City Gov't opd 0 0 1 10 11
Pinoma BHS Pinoma City Gov't opd 0 0 0 9 9
Rizal BHS Rizal City Gov't opd 0 0 0 4 4
San Antonio BHS San Antonio City Gov't opd 0 0 1 8 9
San Fermin BHS San Fermin City Gov't opd 0 0 2 11 13
San Francisco BHS San Francisco City Gov't opd 0 0 1 8 9
San Isidro BHS San Isidro City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
San Luis BHS San Luis City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
Sta.Luciana BHS Sta.Luciana City Gov't opd 0 0 1 5 6
Sta Maria BHS Sta Maria City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
Sillawit BHS Sillawit City Gov't opd 0 0 1 8 9
Sinippil BHS Sinippil City Gov't opd 0 0 1 4 5
Tagaran BHS Tagaran City Gov't opd 0 0 1 6 7
Turayong BHS Turayong City Gov't opd 0 0 1 7 8
Union BHS Union City Gov't opd 0 0 1 5 6
V.Concepcion BHS V.Concepcion City Gov't opd 0 0 2 6 8
Total 0 0 47 344 392
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Rural Health Stations
Aside from the Barangay Health Stations, the Local Government of Cauayan City is serving the
rural Barangays, conducting medical and dental services. Each Barangay is covered by its
respective Barangay Health Stations, all being manned by a Rural Health Midwife and
volunteer Barangay health workers.
Each station is equipped with medical instruments and facilities such as BP apparatus,
stethoscope, weighing scale, thermometer and many others for rendering health care to the
populace. The RHM and BHWS administer vaccination, maternal and childcare and delivery.
Distributes medicines and educate the people on family planning and proper nutrition.
Private Clinics
The City of Cauayan has a total of 3 medicals, 9 dentals, 3 EENT, 10 optical, 2 dermatology,
and 2 surgical clinics mostly located within the poblacion area rendering health services to
emergencies and general health services in accordance to their respective practices. None of
these private clinics are susceptible to flooding.
The projected Needs
If the system for delivery of primary care in 2027 were to remain fundamentally the same
today, there will be a projected shortage of 4 primary health care physician from 2018 to 2025
and 2 more up to 2027. The demand for primary care services is projected to increase through
by 2027, largely because of aging and population growth. The above table show that the City
of Cauayan needs additional 6 Doctors; 2 Midwives and 5 Sanitary Inspectors during the entire
planning period.
Table No. 2 CHO-1 Current and Projected Requirement for Medical Personnel
Year
Medical 2017 -
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Personnel Current
133,306 135,239 137,200 139,190 141,208 143,255 145,333 147,440 149,578 151,747 153,947
Medical Health
3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
Officer
Public Health
14
Nurse
Rural Health
29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 31
Midwife
Rural Sanitary
3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
Inspector
Data Source: Rural Health Unit
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Standard Rural Health Unit Personnel

1 Municipal Health Officer per 20,000 populations
1 Public Health Nurse per 20,000 population
1 Sanitary Inspector per 20,000 populations
1 Rural Health Midwife per 5,000 population
Fertility, Mortality, Morbidity Rate
Table 3 presents the General Health Situation in the City of Cauayan for the past five years.
Table 3. General Health Situation for the Past Five Years

City/Municipal Provincial
Health Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No %
Fertility
1,97 2,05 15.6 20.6 16.3
15.41 2,763 2,114 2,063 15.70
Crude Birth Rates (CBR) 3 2 7 2 2
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Morbidity
General Medical 17,4 20,2 25,68 20,87 23,37
Consultative Rate 29 13.6 82 15.5 5 19.2 0 15.2 9 16.7
Hospitalization Rate
Mortality
Crude Death Rate (CDR) 476 3.7 409 3.1 690 5.1 678 4.9 617 4.4
Proportioned
Mortality Rate(PMR)
Infant Mortality
Rate(IMR) 10 5.1 17 8.3 18 6.5 17 8.0 12 5.8
Young Child Mortality
Rate(YCMR) 14 9 25 28 23 11.1
Maternal Mortality
Rate (MMR) 1 0.78 1 0.77 1 0.76 3 2.25 1 0.74
Crude Birth Rate
In 2012, there were 1,973 births or 15.41% crude birth rate which means less than 16 persons
were born per 1,000 population. There was a slight increase in 2013 with 15.67% then went
to as high as 20.62% in 2014, the highest recorded number of births in the last five years.
However, a downtrend began to appear in 2015 with 16.32% then slightly slipped to 15.70%.
General Medical Consultative Rate
During the past five years (2012-2016), an aggregate total of 107,645 have undergone medical
consultation or an average of 21,529 annually. From 17,429 or 13.6% in 2012, the number of
medical consultations grew to 20,282 (15.5%) in 2013 then increased again to 25,685 or 19.2%
in 2014, the highest recorded in the past five years. This increasing trend however was
reversed in 2015 as the number of medical consultation went down to 20,870 or 15.2%. This
number however slightly increased to 16.7% of 23,379 medical consultations recorded. For
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the last five years, only an annual average of 16% of the total population of Cauayan City went
to see a doctor for medical consultation. A regular medical consultation should be advocated
to avoid illnesses and prevent the spread diseases.
Crude Death Rate
As presented in Table 3, there were 476 deaths as recorded by the Local Civil Registry Office
of the City of Cauayan in 2012 implying a crude death rate (CDR) of 3.72% deaths per 1,000
populations meaning less than 4 persons die for every 1,000 population. This slightly
decreased to 3.12 percent in 2013 then increased to 5.15 percent in 2014, the highest rate so
far in the last five years. In 2015 however, a downtrend began to appear with 4.95 percent
crude death rate that went down further to 4.40 percent in 2016.
Morbidity
Morbidity refers to the disease state of an individual or incidence of illness in a population or

the incidence of death (number of deaths in a population.) Officials and other responsible
personnel for administrative planning have had benefit of a periodic census giving a solid basis
of demographic and economic data on the total population. The volume of diseases varies
greatly in kind and seriousness; the borderline between sickness and health.
Table 4. Ten Leading Causes of Morbidity for the Past Five Years (2012-2016)
No. of Cases
Causes
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
1. URTI 11,731 13,731 9096 10,382 8395
2. AGE 1439 1536 919 1169 2075
3. HYPERTENSION 1175 1325 2130 2050 1199
4. BRONCHIAL ASTHMA 885 985 845 1075 1014
5. LESIONS/DERMATITIS) 802 1076 1416 1192 924
6. MYALGIA/DIZZINESS/EOR 295 345 734 1467 617
7. URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS 216 396 303 286 384
8. GASTRITIS 160 285 254 746 788
9. FEVER 216 396 312 209 239
10. TB (ALL FORMS) 206 218 303 343 364
TOTAL 17,125 20,293 16,312 18,919 15,999
Source: City Health Office / Hospital Records/ Local Civil Registrar
Table 4 presents the Ten Leading Causes of Morbidity in the City of Cauayan for the past five
years (2012-2016), as provided by the City Health Office. Urinary Tract Infection leads the
pack averaging 10,667 or 60% of the total cases annually for the past five years were
attributed to URTI followed by Hypertension with an average case of 1,576. On the third spot
is due to old age with an average of 1,428 cases followed by Lesions/Dermatitis with an
average of 1,082.
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Bronchial Asthma came in 5th in rank with an average of 961 followed by

Myalga/Dizziness/EOR with 692 cases. Gastritis and Urinary Tract Infections occupied the 7 th
and 8th spots with 447 and 317 average cases, respectively. Occupying the 9 th and 10th spots
are TB (all forms) and Fever averaging 287 and 274 respectively. All in all, there were 88,648
cases of afflictions recorded in the last five years caused by these illnesses with an average of
17, 730 cases annually. The bulk of illnesses occurred in 2013 with 20,293 cases and 69% of
these cases is attributed to URTI. Health care providers should seriously investigate the
reasons behind this unabated risk and take critical actions to combat URTI.
Ten Leading Causes of Morbidity for the past Five Years (2012-2016)
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
1.URTI
TOTAL
2. AGE
4.BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
6.MYALGIA/DIZZINESS/
Causes
8.GASTRITIS
10.TB(ALL FORMS)
5.LESIONS/DERMATITIS)
7.URINARY TRACT
9.FEVER
3.HYPERTENSION
INFECTIONS
2012
EOR
2013
2014
2015
2016
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Table 5 Ten Leading Causes of Mortality for the Past Five Years
Causes 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Y5
M F Total % M F Total % M F Total % M F Total % M F Total % M F Total %
Pneumonia 78 71 149 36.2 103 83 186 33.2 95 74 169 32.8 54 42 96 25.1 43 37 80 16.1 50 39.4
Cerebro
Vascular 36 17 53 12.8 67 40 107 19.1 49 20 69 13.4 35 21 56 14.7 38 37 75 15.1 22 17.3
Accident
Pulmonary
4 0 4 0.9 12 16 28 5.0 6 4 10 1.9 13 2 15 3.9 13 4 17 3.4 12 9.4
Tuberculosis
GI Bleeding 11 1 12 2.9 3 2 5 0.9 5 4 9 1.7 3 2 5 1.3 7 5 12 2.4 12 9.4
Malignancy 15 8 23 5.5 18 24 42 7.5 22 21 43 8.3 22 22 44 11.5 20 29 49 9.8 10 7.9
Congestive
5 8 13 3.1 13 12 25 4.5 6 6 12 2.3 8 9 17 4.5 17 32 49 9.8 8 6.3
Heart Failure
Respiratory
31 20 51 12.4 49 24 73 13.0 40 28 68 13.2 23 21 44 11.5 32 12 44 8.8 4 3.1
Arrest
Chronic kidney
7 6 13 3.1 12 7 19 3.4 9 4 13 2.5 8 9 17 4.5 13 10 23 4.6 4 3.1
disease
Myocardial
45 36 81 19.7 2 51 40 7.1 62 37 99 19.2 37 21 58 15.2 57 33 90 18.1 3 2.4
Infraction
Multi organ
8 4 12 2.9 21 14 35 6.3 14 10 24 4.7 16 14 30 7.9 26 33 59 11.8 2 1.6
failure
TOTAL 411 560 516 382 498 127
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Mortality Rates
Table 5 shows the Ten Leading Causes of Mortality in the City of Cauayan as provided by the
City Health Office. For the past five years (2012-2016), Pneumonia is the top killer averaging
136 or 28.7% of deaths annually for the past five years. This is followed by Myocardial
Infraction with an average of 74 deaths or 15.5%. On the third spot is due to CerebroVascular
Accident with an average of 72 or 15.2% cases annually followed by Respiratory Arrest with
an average of 56 cases annually. Malignancy came in 5th rank with an annual average of 40
followed by Multi-organ Failure with 32 annual deaths on the average.
Congestive Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Diseases occupied the 7 th and 8th spots with 23
and 17 average cases, respectively. Occupying the 9th and 10th spots are Pulmonary
Tuberculosis and Gastro Intestinal Bleeding with an annual average of 15 and 9 deaths
respectively. All in all, there were 2,367 deaths recorded in the last five years caused by these
illnesses with an average of 473 deaths annually. The highest number of deaths occurred in
2013 with 560 wherein 33.2% was attributed to Pneumonia.
Although Pneumonia is the main culprit in the total number of deaths in the past five years,
it is interesting to note, however, that it is gradually decreasing from 36.2% in 2012, down to
16.1% in 2016 which is far lower than the Province’s 39.4%.
Table No. 6 Health Indicator for the Past Five (5) years 2012-2016
Health Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Fertility
Crude Birth Rates (CBR) 1,973 16 2,052 16 2,763 21 2,114 16 2,063 15
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Morbidity
General Medical 17,429 20,282 25,685 20,870 23,379
Consultative Rate 13.7 15.6 16 15.7 17.3
Hospitalization Rate
Mortality
Crude Death Rate (CDR) 476 3.72 409 3.12 690 5.15 678 4.95 617 4.4
Proportioned Mortality
Rate(PMR)
Infant Mortality Rate(IMR) 10 5 17 8.2 18 6.5 17 8.2 12 5.8
Young Child Mortality
14 9 25 28 23 11.1
Rate(YCMR)
Maternal Mortality Rate
1 0.78 1 0.77 1 0.76 3 2.25 1 0.74
(MMR)
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Projected Number of Deaths
As presented in Table 6, there were 476 deaths as recorded by the Local Civil Registry Office
of the City of Cauayan in 2012 implying a crude death rate (CDR) of 3.72% deaths per 1,000
populations while in year 2016 the crude death rate was placed at 4.4%. This means that less
than 5 persons died per 1,000 populations on said period. Using the CDR above, the projected
number of deaths during the plan period is shown on the table below
Table No. 7 Projected Number of Deaths

Year Population Projected No. Of Deaths
2017 - Current 133,306 587
2018 135,239 595
2019 137,200 604
2020 139,190 612
2021 141,208 621
2022 143,255 630
2023 145,333 640
2024 147,440 649
2025 149,578 658
2026 151,747 668
2027 153,947 677
Nutritional Status
Table 8 presents the status of malnutrition in the City of Cauayan for the past five years
particularly children 0-71 months old as provided by the City Health Office. It is interesting to
note that the number of malnourished children 0-71 months old from 2012 to 2016 is
gradually decreasing both in the underweight and severely underweight degrees indicating a
rather successful implementation of the city’s nutrition program. With a total of 302 or 1.90%
underweight and 117 or 0.74% severely underweight in 2012, these figures went down to 148
(1.12%) and 34 (.26%) respectively.
Although the nutrition program is gaining, the city government still needs to address this
concern considering that malnutrition is devastating. It plays a part in more than a third of all
child deaths in developing countries. Proper nutrition help give the child the best start in life.
While significant progress has been made in relation to vitamin A supplementation and salt
iodization, micronutrient deficiencies remain significant.
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Table 8. Malnourished Children for the Past Five Years

City/Municipal Province
Degree of
Malnutrition 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Underweight 302 1.90 283 1.66 227 1.45 183 1.18 148 1.12
Severely
117 0.74 83 0.49 55 0.35 46 0.30 34 0.26
Underweight
Total No. of
15,62 17,04 15,60 15,48
Children (0- 13,253
1 7 7 4
71 MONTHS)
Source: Municipal Health Office, Municipal Nutrition Council
DOH Health Services Offered:
1. Family Health
1.1 Child Health
-Breastfeeding and Complimentary Feeding
-Oral Health
-Deworming
1.2 Maternal Health

-Pre-Natal Check up
-Post-Natal Check up
1.3 National Immunization Program

-Nutrition
-Family Planning
2. Communication Diseases
2.1 National Tubercolosis Program
2.2 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV/AIDA
2.3 Rabies Control Program
2.4 Dengue
2.5 Malaria Control Program
2.6 Leprosy
3. Non-Communicable Diseases
3.1 Healthy Lifestyle
3.2 Phil. PEN Protocol
3.3 Complete Treatment Pack
3.4 Smoking Cessation Counselling
4. Dental/Oral Health
-Tooth Extraction
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-Dental Check-up
-Pre-Natal Dental Check-up
5. Environmental Sanitation
-Sanitary Permit
-Individual Health Permit
-Exhumation/Transfer of Cadaver
6. Laboratory
-Complete Blood Count

-Hemoglobin, Blood Typing, Platelet Count
-Urinalysis
-Fecalysis
-Pregnancy Test
-Fasting Blood Sugar
-Random Blood Sugar
-Gram Staining
-Sputum Examination
-HIV Screening Voluntary
7. Radiology
-Chest Ultrasound
8. Pharmacy
-Dispensing of Medicine
Table 9. Summary of Health Services Facilities and Functions

Level of Kinds of Treatment/
Health Facilities
Services Function/Services
First Level Referral Non-departmentalized hospital that provides clinical care and management
Hospital on the prevalent diseases in the locality
Clinical services include general medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and
gynecology, surgery and anesthesia
Provides appropriate administrative and ancillary services (clinical laboratory,
radiology and pharmacy)
Provides nursing care for patients who requires immediate, moderate and
partial category of supervised care for 24 hours or longer
Second Level Referral Departmentalized hospital that provides clinical care and management on the
Hospital prevalent diseases in the locality, as well as particular forms of treatment,
surgical procedure and intensive care
Clinical services provided in the First Level Referral Hospital as well as specialty
clinical care
Provides appropriate administrative ancillary services (clinical laboratory,
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Nursing care provided in the First Level Referral Hospital, as well as total and
intensive skilled care
Third Level Referral Teaching and training hospital that provides clinical care and management on
Hospital the prevalent diseases in the locality, as well as specialized and sub-specialized
forms of treatment, surgical procedure and intensive care
Clinical services provided in the Second Level Referral Hospital as well as sub-
specialty clinical care
Provides appropriate administrative ancillary services (clinical laboratory,
Nursing care provided in the Second Level Referral Hospital, as well as
continuous and highly Specialized critical care
Infirmary A health facility that provides emergency treatment and care to the sick and
injures, as well as clinical care and management to mothers and new born
babies
Birthing A health facility that provides maternity service and post-natal care, normal
Home spontaneous delivery and care of newborn babies
Acute- A health facility that provides medical service nursing care, pharmacological
Chronic treatment and psychosocial intervention for mentally ill patients
Psychiatric
Care Facility
Custodial A health facility that provides long term care, including basic human services
Psychiatric such as food and shelter to chronic mentally ill patients
Care Facility
Table 10. Standards in RHU Personnel Population per RA No. 1082
LGU/Catchment
Category Personnel
Population
Doctor Nurse Midwife RSI
I 2,000 or less - - 1 1
II 2,001 - 5,000 - 1a 1a
III 5,001 - 10,000 1 1 1 1
IV 10,001 - 20,000 1 1 2 1
V 20,001 - 30,000 1 2 2 1
VI 30,001 - 40,000 2 2 2 2
VII 40,001 - 50,000 2 2 3 3
VIII 50,001 - over 2 4 4 3
Standard Area per Hospital/Clinic
Municipal Hospital = 1.5 ha
Provincial Hospital = 1.5 ha
Regional Hospital = 2.5 ha
Medical Center = 3.5 ha
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Development Needs
As presented in Table 11, the City of Cauayan needs to construct additional 16 BHS to satisfy
the requirement of the growing population preferably in barangays without BHS, hence, an
additional 1,920 square meters at a minimum lot area of 120 square meters per BHS is
required. Likewise, 42 existing BHS needs immediate repair/renovation while the BHS in
Dianao needs to be completed. The city government also needs to establish another RHU to
serve the growing population of the 11 barangays in West Tabacal Region with a projected
population of 14,376 by end of plan period, requiring a minimum lot area of 500 square
meters preferably in barangay Dabburab.
Currently the city government is constructing a City Health Office 3 in barangay Nungnungan
2 to cater to the health needs of the 10 barangays of Tanap Region with a projected
population of 27,067 in 2027. Currently, the ten-bed Infirmary in barangay Villa Concepcion
is likewise being refurbished with funding from the DOH Regional Office 2. When completed,
it will serve the health needs of far-flung barangays of the Forest region. The City Government
is also proposing to establish a City Hospital to be constructed in the 50-hectare lot donated
by San Miguel Corporation in barangay San Luis.
TABLE 11 PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR BARANGAY HEALTH CENTER

BARANGAY 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
ALICAO Renovation
ALINAM Renovation
AMOBOCAN Renovation
ANDARAYAN Const. of BHC
BACOLOD Const. of BHC
BARINGIN NORTE Renovation
BARINGIN SUR Renovation
BUGALLON Const. of BHC
BUYON Renovation
CABARAUN Renovation
CABUGAO
CAR. BACARENO Const. of BHC
CAR. CHICA
CAR. GRANDE Const. of BHC
CAR. PUNTA Renovation
CASALATAN Const. of BHC
CASSAP FUERA Const. of BHC
CATALINA Const. of BHC
CULALABAT Const. of BHC
DABBURAB Renovation
DE VERA Const. of BHC
DIANAO Completion
DISSIMURAY Renovation
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DISTRICT I Renovation
DISTRICT II Renovation
DISTRICT III Renovation
DUMINIT Renovation
FAUSTINO Renovation
GAGABUTAN
GAPPAL Renovation
GUAYABAL Renovation
LABINAB Renovation
LINGLINGAY Renovation
MABANTAD Renovation
MALIGAYA Renovation
MANAOAG Renovation
MARABULIG I Renovation
MARABULIG II Renovation
MINANTE I Const. of BHC
MINANTE II Renovation
NAGANACAN Renovation
NAGCAMPEGAN Renovation
NAGRUMBUAN Renovation
NUNGNUNGAN I Construction
NUNGNUNGAN II
PINOMA Renovation
RIZAL Renovation
ROGUS Const. of BHC
SAN ANTONIO Renovation
SAN FERMIN Const. of BHC
SAN FRANCISCO Renovation
SAN ISIDRO Renovation
SAN LUIS Renovation
SAN PABLO Renovation
STA. LUCIANA Renovation
STA. MARIA Renovation
SILLAWIT Renovation
SINIPPIL Renovation
TAGARAN Renovation
TURAYONG Renovation
UNION Renovation
VILLA CON Const. of BHC
VILLA FLOR Const. of BHC
VILLA LUNA
Burial Ground/Cemetery
In 2016, there are 15 cemeteries in the city of Cauayan as presented in Table 8. Two of these
however, the Cauayan public cemetery ang the Roman catholic cemetery located in San
Fermin and District 1 respectively, were closed on January 1, 2016 as they were already
congested. Of the remaining 13 cemeteries, 8 are public while 5 are privately-owned.
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Public Cemetery
Currently, there are 8 public cemeteries in the city of Cauayan. These are the New Cauayan
Public Cemetery located in San Francisco that opened in January 1, 2016 just in time when
the Cauayan public cemetery and the Roman Catholic cemetery were closed. The new
cemetery is in a 3.5 hectares lot purchased by the city government. As planned, the new
public cemetery has 100 lots for mausoleum, apartment type niches that can accommodate
1,852 remains, 866 underground burial lots capable of two coffins per lot and 5,240 bone
chambers. Most interments in the city is done here since 4 of the 8 public cemeteries are
congested while 3 are almost full and are being doubled-up meaning residents still use these
by doubling up as bereaved parties construct niches on top of the existing niche of their
relatives.
Although the new public cemetery can accommodate the projected 6,941 deaths for the next
ten years, it is still necessary to provide cemetery lots especially in the fur-flung barangays
since most of the people in the barangays could not afford to avail in private cemeteries, and,
for convenience of the bereaved families and their relatives, and further, to lengthen the life
of the new cemetery. As a minimum requirement, the city government must allocate 1.3
hectares for burial and another 1.3 hectares for the circulation and other amenities required
by a cemetery.
Private Cemetery
Currently, there are 5 private cemeteries in the city of Cauayan. These are the Cauayan
Memorial Garden located in San Fermin and New Heaven’s Memorial Park in Tagaran.
Although these two cemeteries still have 10,226 lots that are not occupied, almost all of these
are already bought by private individuals not only from Cauayan but from nearby
municipalities as well. The other three private cemeteries include the Chinese cemeteries
located in San Fermin and District 1, and the Muslim cemetery in Naganacan. Like the other
cemeteries, these Chinese cemeteries are almost full in capacity. The Muslim cemetery in
Naganacan is yet to be developed and is intended for our Muslim brothers in the Province of
Isabela.
None of the current cemeteries and burial grounds in Cauayan city are susceptible to flooding
except for the Cemetery at San Luis. This only happens though when the flood level reaches
the 10-12 meters height above mean se level. Except for the Chinese Cemetery in the
poblacion area which, is also congested and needs relocation, all other cemeteries are far
from natural water sources and settlements, thus complying with the Sanitation Code (P.D.
856) of the Philippines.
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The name and location, and other details of all the cemeteries in the city of Cauayan is listed
in Table 1.
Table 1. Cemeteries and Memorial Parks, Year 2016

Capacity (No. of
Name of Cemetery/ Area
Brgy. Ownership Plots) Remarks
Memorial Park (ha)
Planned Vacant
New Cauayan Public San
Public 2,823 Opened in January 2016
Cemetery Francisco 3.50 3,684
San
Public -
San Francisco Cemetery Francisco 1.17 2,398 Congested
Maligaya Cemetery Maligaya Public 0.65 1,332 - Congested
Naganacan Cemetery Naganacan Public 1.04 2,128 - Congested
Gappal Cemetery Gappal Public 1.40 2,869 86
Disimuray Cemetery Disimuray Public 0.34 697 35
San Luis Cemetery San Luis Public 1.22 2,500 - Congested
Buyon Cemetery Buyon Public 0.17 348 17
Chinese Cemetery San Fermin Private 0.94 1,926 - Congested
Chinese Cemetery District 1 Private 0.16 328 - Congested
Heaven's Memoirial
6,812
Garden Tagaran Private 5.24 5,369
Cauayan Memorial
6,162
Garden San Fermin Private 4.74 4,857
For development of
3,197
Muslim Cemetery Naganacan Private 1.56 3,836 Crematorium
22.13 34,381 17,023
Old Public Cemetery San Fermin Public 1.46 Closed in January 1, 2016
Old Catholic Cemetery District 1 Public 1.54 Closed in January 1, 2016
Development Needs
As presented in Table 1, most of the existing cemeteries in the City of Cauayan are congested
while the two major cemeteries in the poblacion area were closed in 2016. Of the 5 private
cemeteries in the city, 2 are already congested. The other 3 private cemeteries still have
vacant plots but accordingly, most have been sold to residents and non-residents of Cauayan.
With this information, the city government must rely to public cemeteries, but the remaining
2,961 vacancies cannot accommodate the projected 6,941 deaths in the next ten years.
Although the New Cauayan City Cemetery has still 2,823 vacancies, it would be uncomfortable
for the residents of far-flung barangays to bury their dead here.
In view of this, the city government plans to close the congested cemeteries and purchase
lands for this purpose. In anticipation of the rather fast pace of development that the city is
currently experiencing, it opted to acquire lands more than the required area taking into
consideration the siting requirement of PD 856 as stated below hence, an aggregate area of
10 hectares will be allocated in the next ten years intended to be situated in the 5 regions of
the city.
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Location Criteria/Guidelines for Cemeteries

As per PD 856 (Sanitation Code of the Philippines), burial grounds, cemeteries, memorial parks,
or any place duly authorized by the government for permanent disposal of the dead should
be:
• At least twenty (20) meters distance from any dwelling unit, and no house shall be
constructed within the same distance from any burial ground (Sec. 90b).
• Fifty (50) meters distance from either side of the river or fifty (50) meters distance from any
source of water supply (Sec. 90 c).
• No burial ground shall be located in an area with high water table, water recharged aquifers,
water bearing rocks or where soil is permeability is good.
• Cemeteries are preferably designed in sparsely populated area but not outside city/
municipality limits or on the periphery of the town proper and away from the city/ municipal
water system.
• Cemeteries are preferably located on grounds free from flood hazards.
• A new cemetery should also be located in an area not distracting the opening of future
streets and arterial grounds.
• Cemeteries should be away from watershed of lakes or streams to maintain safe water
supply.
Garbage Disposal System
Current Waste Generation of Various Sources
Table No. 1presents the current waste generation by major waste sources. As shown in the
Table, the total waste generation of the city is 51,448 kg/day. Of this total, 77.61% or
39,930.10 kg/day comes from residential; 16.71% equivalent to 8,599.19 kg/day are waste
generated by commercial establishments; industries accounts for 0.50% or 256.35 kg/day;
hospital waste is 4.50% or 2,316.65 kg/day while waste from other sources accounts for 0.67%
or 345.71 kg/day. Breakdown for commercial establishments, hospital waste and waste from
other sources is further detailed in Table SO-18.
Composition of Solid Waste Generated in kg/day
As gleaned from Table No. 1, the biodegradable component is more than half of the total
waste generation which is 55.08% equivalent to 28,336.61 kg/day with the residential sector
contributing most of the biodegradable wastes. The recyclable component occupies the
second slot with 23.38% or12,029.42 kg/day while residual account for 19.16% equivalent to
9,858.05 kg/day. The least composition of the waste generated is special waste with only
2.38% or 1,226.57 kg/day.
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It is interesting to note that the waste generated by households constitutes 77.61% equivalent to
39,930.10 kg/day of the total waste generated in the whole city. Of this total, 54.8% are
biodegradable, 23.9% are recyclable, 18.5% are residual and 2.8% are special waste.
Likewise, the public market, general stores and food establishments are also major generators
of biodegradable waste.
This information clearly indicates that the City of Cauayan should focus on the households
and business sectors if it wants to remarkably reduce the City’s waste generation and increase
its waste diversion or material recovery through recycling and composting. This does not
mean though that it should not also put effort in promoting reduction of non-biodegradable,
non-recyclable waste. These data also suggest that the city LGU can immediately initiate
programs such as information, education, and communication (IEC) and incentives directed
at the waste sources while it undertakes all the preparatory work for the establishment of the
mandatory SWM facilities.
Current Waste Collection Area
Currently, the city government employed the services of a private waste collector to
systematically collect garbage (mixed wastes) from the poblacion area and other barangays
on a scheduled collection basis. There are 8 barangays covered in the Poblacion area, 16 in
Tanap Region, 13 in East Tabacal and 11 in West Tabacal totaling 48 barangays of Cauayan
City. The estimated daily collection based from weighing done by the City ENRO is almost 38
tons/day.
Table No. 1. Solid Waste Generation by Source, Year 2017

Major Waste Sources Total Waste Generated Composition of Waste Generated (kg/day)
Kg/day % to Total Biodegradable Recyclable Residual Special Waste
A. Domestic
Residential 39,930.10 77.61 21,881.69 9,543.29 7,387.07 1,118.04
B. Commercial
Food
Establishments 1,517.58 2.95 916.62 262.54 338.42
Public Market 2,330.88 4.53 1,885.68 60.60 382.26 2.33
Service Centers 836.38 1.63 201.57 357.13 265.13 12.55
General Stores 3,829.36 7.44 1,681.09 1,164.13 961.17 22.98
Recreation Centers 84.99 0.17 46.07 18.53 19.55 0.76
C. Industrial
Industries 256.35 0.50 172.53 56.14 27.43 3.83
D. Hospital
Special Wastes 1,029.30 2.00 468.33 264.53 234.68 60.93
Institutions 1,287.35 2.50 762.11 302.53 217.56 5.15
E. Others
Slaughterhouse 274.91 0.53 274.91
Dirt, Dust, etc. 70.80 0.14 46.02 24.78
TOTAL 51,448.00 100.00 28,336.61 12,029.42 9,858.05 1,226.57
Percent to Total 55.08 23.38 19.16
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Current Waste Disposal into Dumpsite
Currently, there are about 37,769.26 kg/day or 73.41% of the total waste generation in the
whole city is disposed of at the sanitary landfill daily by the private collector hired by the city
government. The data indicates that about 75.26% equivalent to 28,425.15 kg/day of
biodegradable and recyclables could potentially be diverted from disposal through recovery,
recycling and processing. By giving preferential attention on these components, the local
government can realize the 25% waste diversion rate under RA 9003.
An environmental awareness campaign would reduce waste disposal and increase material
recovery. Likewise, a joint venture support on waste processing (composting) would maximize
diversion and generate employment and income, thereby, pump-priming the local economy.
Table No. 2 Daily Waste Disposals at Dumpsite, 2017

Total Waste Generation Daily Waste Disposal
Type of Materials Percent
(kg/day) (kg/day)
Biodegradable 28,333.82 26,185.43 69.33%
Recyclable 12,029.55 2,239.72 5.93%
Residual 9,858.06 9,227.03 24.43%
Special Waste 1,226.57 117.08 0.31%
Total 51,448.00 37,769.26 100.00%
Waste Generation Projections, 2018-2027
The Table No. 3 below presents the projected waste generation based from the actual waste
data generated during the previous years. It shows waste generation over the 10-year period
under a no-intervention scenario, i.e., waste generation with no reduction at source and no
program for materials recovery and composting. As shown in the tables, Cauayan will be
generating a total of about 58 tons/day by the time it operates its sanitary landfill in 2019.
Waste generation will be more than 96 tons/day at the end of 2027.
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Table No. 3 Projected Waste Generation of Entire Cauayan City, By Source 2018-2027 (kg/day)
Major Waste Current Projection
Sources 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
A. Domestic
Residential 39,930 43,029 46,368 49,966 53,843 58,021 62,524 67,376 72,604 78,238 84,309
B. Commercial
Food
Establishments 1,518 1,522 1,526 1,531 1,535 1,540 1,544 1,549 1,553 1,558 1,562
Public Market 2,331 2,341 2,352 2,362 2,373 2,384 2,395 2,405 2,416 2,427 2,438
Service Centers 836 838 839 840 842 843 844 846 847 849 850
General Stores 3,829 3,858 3,886 3,915 3,944 3,973 4,003 4,032 4,062 4,092 4,122
Recreation
Centers 84.99 85.01 85.03 85.04 85.06 85.08 85.10 85.11 85.13 85.15 85.16
C. Industrial
Industries 256 258 259 260 262 263 264 265 267 268 269
D. Hospital
Special Wastes 1,029 1,031 1,033 1,035 1,038 1,040 1,042 1,044 1,046 1,048 1,050
Institutions 1,287 1,291 1,294 1,297 1,300 1,304 1,307 1,310 1,313 1,317 1,320
E. Others
Slaughterhouse 275 275 275 275 275 276 276 276 276 276 276
Dirt, Dust, etc. 70.80 70.80 70.81 70.82 70.82 70.83 70.84 70.85 70.85 70.86 70.87
TOTAL 51,448 54,598 57,988 61,638 65,568 69,799 74,354 79,259 84,541 90,228 96,353
The projections highlight the need to promote recycling and composting, and the provision
of incentives to households, commercial establishments, and institutions as these are the
main sources of biodegradable and recyclable waste materials. The data presented does not
include wastes that come from partner LGUs in Metropolitan Cauayan.
Table No. 4 Projection Wastes on Metropolitan Cauayan 10 years

Waste Current Projection
Component 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Total
Biodegradable 28,337 29,897 31,544 33,282 35,115 37,049 39,090 41,243 43,514 45,911 48,440
Total
Recyclable 12,029 12,311 12,598 12,893 13,194 13,503 13,819 14,142 14,472 14,811 15,157
Total
Residual 9,858 10,047 10,239 10,436 10,636 10,839 11,047 11,259 11,474 11,694 11,918
Total
Special Waste 1,227 1,229 1,232 1,235 1,238 1,241 1,244 1,247 1,250 1,253 1,256
Total 51,451 53,484 55,614 57,846 60,183 62,632 65,199 67,890 70,711 73,669 76,771
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LGU SWM Services and Resources
Current SWM Services
Environmental management is one of the priority services being provided by the city
government and barangay LGUs and this includes solid waste collection, and the cleaning of
streets, esteros and canals. The city’s present waste collection program covers 17 barangays
while the remaining 48 barangays are covered by the private collection. Some barangays
though collect and dispose their residuals in the temporary controlled dump site.
The city government regularly conducts competition on the Cleanest and Greenest Barangay
with awards given during the city’s foundation anniversary celebration and even included the
schools in the competition aimed primarily to keep the city surroundings clean. Waste
segregation at source has been introduced in households, in schools and in commercial
establishments.
Currently, the city government collects commercial establishments/institutions the amount

of PhP735.00 per year, which is collected when these establishments apply or renew their
annual business permits. Government institutions are exempted from payment of fees.
Although the City Environmental Code provides for garbage fee of PhP350.00 per year,
households covered by the collection service pay nothing to the city government.
Existing SWM Facilities
The old sanitary landfill started its operation in 1997 and it was permanently closed last year
as it reached its capacity. But before its closure, the city government was able to acquire a 4-
hectare lot adjacent to old facility and is currently constructing a sanitary landfill. Currently,
the city government dumps collected garbage in a temporary dump site where solid wastes
are dumped and are covered daily with soil scraped from the adjacent slope within the lot. It
is located in Barangay San Pablo, about 13 kilometres away from the city proper. It is centered
approximately at the intersection of geographical coordinate 16° 54’ 27” north latitude and
121° 49’ 31” east longitude. It is accessible by any type of land transportation through a fairly-
maintained gravel road that connects eastern barangays to the city proper. The current
facility is not susceptible to flooding and is granted with ECC Clearance form the MGB.
The city’s present waste collection program covers 17 barangays while the remaining 48
barangays are covered by the private collection. Some barangays though collect and dispose
their residuals in the temporary controlled dump site.
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Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003 otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000, all local government units are required to set up Materials
Recovery Facilities. A materials recovery facility (MRF) is a place where solid waste is delivered
to be further sorted, processed and stored for later use as raw material for remanufacturing
and reprocessing.
In compliance, the City Government established a Materials Recovery Facility located at

Barangay Cabaruan covering an area of 300 square meters but later it was transferred to the
sanitary land fill in San Pablo when the facility started operation in 2007. This project is to
transform biodegradable wastes into composts which can be utilized for various purposes,
such as for agricultural purpose, for garden, and for domestic field.
The activity components include the following:
Pre-Processing bio-wastes are sorted to remove contaminants such as plastics and may be
shredded for size reduction. Bulking wastes such as coir dust or sawdust are added for
moisture control and to ensure the right proportion of carbon rich materials in the biomass.
Bio-Processing – The bio-wastes undergo a controlled decomposition process through

windrows or the use of rotary composter equipment. The process involves 7 to 10 days of
proper mixing of biomass, moisture and air. The materials then undergo curing phase of at
least 7 to 10 days.
Post-processing phase. The composted products are sieved and bagged at 25 kilos each.
Every barangay in the city has also established their own MRF in every purok where garbage
truck will pick up garbage. The City Government also discourage residents who practice
burning of waste in compliance to the National Air Act, R.A 9003 on Solid Waste Management
as it greatly contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer, a condition which will surely cause
a global warming phenomenon. Residents are advised to bury their respective biodegradable
wastes in individual pits to be covered with earth.
Composting Project
The public market of the City of Cauayan, Isabela is the main source of the project. The public
market produces and generates an average volume of about 2,300 kg of waste per day. Eighty
percent of these wastes are biodegradable and is subject for composting.
The activity includes hauling and transporting these biodegradable wastes to the MRF. The
MRF is manned by three job order personnel, trained to maintain and practice composting
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with their proper gear and health guard uniform provided by the LGU. Initially, the facility
produced about 45 to 60 bags output of soil conditioner per month at 45 kg per bag, sold at
a low cost of PhP1.00 per kilo.
During its first year of operation, the project generated a gross income amounting to
PhP10,000.00 pesos. Fifty percent of the produce, however, was distributed to barangays for
free as an incentive in the clean and green program.
The soil conditioner was introduced to the Department of Agriculture for soil testing. The
result of the laboratory test dated July 18, 2003 showed that the product has the following
contents: Nitrogen = 3.31%; Phosphoric Acid = 0.72%: potassium = 2.56% and with 10.00%
moisture content.
The composting facility is currently producing 120 to 200 bags of output per month, at 25
kilos per bag. Compost is sold at PhP2.00/kilo.
The City Government also discourage residents who practice burning of waste in compliance
to the National Air Act, R.A 9003 on Solid Waste Management as it greatly contributes to the
depletion of the ozone layer, a condition which will surely cause a global warming
phenomenon. Residents are advised to bury their respective biodegradable wastes in
individual pits to be covered with earth.
Development Needs
In anticipation of the proposed plan to accept residual wastes from Metro Cauayan member
LGUs which is composed of Luna, Cabatuan, Alicia, Reina Mercedes, Aurora and San Manuel,
the city government purchased another 8-hectare lot intended for yet another sanitary
landfill in barangay Sinippil when the new sanitary landfill in San Pablo will have reached its
capacity. The City Government is in the process of establishing a Waste-to-Energy Project
ahead of the national government’s plan to establish such project in cluster municipalities.
Toilet Facilities
Table No. 1provided by the City Health Office presents the number and type of toilet facilities
of households in occupied housing units. Of the total household population of 36,797 in 2016,
about 35,401 households or 96.21 percent use sanitary toilet facilities while 1,396 households
or 3.79 percent use unsanitary toilet facilities.
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Sanitary Toilet
Of the 35,401 households using sanitary toilets, around 85.61 percent or 30,306 households
own a flush type toilet while 4,305 or 12.16 percent share flush toilet and 790 households or
2.23 percent use closed pit latrine. Majority of households in Barangays Guayabal and
Alicaocao still use closed pit latrine with 250 and 247 households respectively and both have
only 22 households each that own flush type toilet. There were also 100 households in
Pinoma, 66 in Nagrumbuan and 55 in Minante 2 that use closed pit latrine. Although most of
the households in some Barangays own flush toilet, a considerable number of households in
those barangays still share flush toilet such as in Nagrumbuan with 349 households, 347 in
District-1, 313 in Minante-2 and 271 in Turayong. Same through with Brgys Pinoma with 212,
Sta. Luciana and San Fermin with 169 and 167 respectively. More households though in Brgy
Manaoag still share flush toilet with 352 and about 291 own flush toilets. More details are
shown in Table SO-16.
Unsanitary Toilet
As of 2016, as Table No. 1presents, there are 1,396 households using unsanitary toilets
wherein 1,288 or 92.26 percent uses open pit latrines. Likewise, here are still 108 or
households that have no toilet facility. Of the 1,288 households using open pit latrines, 295
are in Rogus, 146 and 145 in Villa Concepcion and Maligaya respectively, 123 in Devera, 107
in Buyon, and 101 in Villa Flor. Other barangays have less than 100 households each that uses
open pit latrines.
On the other hand, of the 108 households that do not have toilets, 88 are found in Pinoma
and 20 in Barangay District 1. Information and education campaign must be undertaken by
barangay officials concerned on the health hazards and dangers brought about by this
situation.
Table No. 1. Number of Households in Occupied Housing Units by Type of Toilet Facilities, 2016
Type of Toilet Facility (No.)

Sanitary Unsanitary
Barangay
Closed Pit Open Pit Drop/ No Facility/
Own Flush Shared Flush TOTAL TOTAL
Latrine Latrine Overhang Field
Alicaocao 22 0 247 269 0 0 0 0
Alinam 305 32 0 337 0 0 0 0
Amobocan 207 73 0 280 0 0 0 0
Andarayan 83 25 0 108 0 0 0 0
Bacolod 267 74 0 341 44 0 0 44
Baringin Norte 56 5 0 61 0 0 0 0
Baringin Sur 265 12 0 277 0 0 0 0
Buena Suerte 365 6 0 371 0 0 0 0
Bugallon 119 5 0 124 0 0 0 0
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Buyon 160 50 0 210 107 0 0 107

Cabaruan 1746 32 10 1788 0 0 0 0
C.Bacareno 49 0 0 49 0 0 0 0
C,Chica 125 18 0 143 0 0 0 0
C. Grande 121 13 0 134 0 0 0 0
C.Punta 190 0 0 190 0 0 0 0
Casalatan 64 58 0 122 37 0 0 37
Cassap Fuera 27 4 0 31 0 0 0 0
Catalina 18 4 0 22 0 0 0 0
Culalabat 231 14 0 245 0 0 0 0
Dabburab 260 8 0 268 5 0 0 5
Devera 55 0 0 55 123 0 0 123
Dianao 109 9 0 118 40 0 0 40
Disimuray 180 71 0 251 0 0 0 0
Dist.1 3337 347 30 3714 0 0 20 20
Dist.2 2447 21 0 2468 0 0 0 0
Dist.3 1567 142 0 1709 0 0 0 0
Duminit 249 71 9 329 1 0 0 1

Faustino 218 138 6 362 3 0 0 3
Gagabutan 115 10 0 125 0 0 0 0
Gappal 600 9 0 609 50 0 0 50
Guayabal 22 50 250 322 3 0 0 3
Labinab 419 107 1 527 0 0 0 0
Linglingay 175 7 0 182 0 0 0 0
Mabantad 192 102 0 294 0 0 0 0
Maligaya 331 100 0 431 144 0 0 144
Manaoag 291 352 0 643 69 0 0 69
Marabulig 1 589 0 0 589 5 0 0 5
Marabulig 2 410 0 0 410 5 0 0 5
Minante 1 1351 93 0 1444 0 0 0 0
Minante 2 523 313 55 891 0 0 0 0
Naganacan 273 91 3 367 0 0 0 0
Nagcampegan 109 0 0 109 0 0 0 0
Nagrumbuan 590 349 66 1005 22 0 0 22
Nungnungan 1 429 38 0 467 0 0 0 0
Nungnungan 2 303 74 0 377 0 0 0 0
Pinoma 608 212 100 920 30 0 88 118
Rizal 155 15 0 170 0 0 0 0

Rogus 66 5 0 71 295 0 0 295
San Antonio 681 0 0 681 0 0 0 0
San Fermin 3158 167 0 3325 0 0 0 0
San Francisco 482 114 0 596 0 0 0 0
San Isidro 252 63 0 315 0 0 0 0
San Luis 715 8 0 723 0 0 0 0
San Pablo 318 109 0 427 20 0 0 20
Sta. Maria 249 6 0 255 10 0 0 10
Silliawit 895 103 1 999 0 0 0 0
Sinippil 43 22 0 65 13 0 0 13
Sta. Luciana 239 169 0 408 0 0 0 0
Tagaran 700 36 12 748 0 0 0 0
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Turayong 616 271 0 887 15 0 0 15

Union 278 77 0 355 0 0 0 0
Villa Concepcion 779 0 0 779 146 0 0 146
Villaflor 30 1 0 31 101 0 0 101
Villaluna 478 0 0 478 0 0 0 0
Total 30,306 4,305 790 35,401 1,288 0 108 1,396
Sub-Sector Matrix Analysis

Technical Findings Implications Policy Option
Unregulated construction of plots given Congestion and eye sore. Land utilization is Expansion and/or construction/development of new
permits to bury their dead in public cemetery. not maximized. public cemetery.
Encourage investors in development of Memorial
Parks and introduction of Columbarium to save
space.
Education Campaign on nutrition and health status
of children.
Alarming malnourished children. Increase poverty and morbidity in the Monthly Medical Mission and encourage
locality. participation of private medical doctors.
Regular Monitoring and supplemental feeding
program.
Inadequate Health Personnel Cannot accommodate the increasing Additional Health Personnel
demand on health services
Upgrade medical equipment and facilities.
Unsecured Sanitary Landfill Pollution, danger to health of the Construction of perimeter fence.
community. Planting of Trees within the site to reduce air
pollution and refreshing the area.
Compliance to RA 9003
Burning of Garbage Global Warming and Greenhouse Effects Information/Education Campaign.
Issue penalty that violates provision on Solid Waste
Management & Disposal System.
537 Household used open pit Unsanitary and could cause diseases to To construct Public Toilet in strategic Barangays
residents. where more residents/households have financial
difficulty in constructing.
Air pollution Proper Management and Maintenance shall be
undertaken by the Barangay Officials.
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3.4 PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Protective and Safety Services
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
Republic Act No. 6975, an act establishing the Philippine National Police (PNP) under a
reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and for other purposes.
Under Section 1 of the said act, it shall be known as the “Department of the Interior and Local
Government Act of 1990” and Section 2 of the same declares the policy of the state: “To
promote peace and order, ensure public safety and further strengthen the local government
capability aimed towards the effective delivery of the basic services to the citizenry through
the establishment of a highly efficient and competent police force that is national in scope
and civilian in character.” Towards this end, the State shall bolster a system of coordination
and cooperation among the citizenry, local executives, and the Integrated Law Enforcement
and Public Safety agencies, created under this Act.
The Police Force shall be organized, trained and equipped primarily for the performance of
police functions. Its national scope and civilian character shall be permanent. No element of
the Police Force shall be military nor shall any position thereof, by active members of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the protection of lives and properties.Maintains
peace and order and takes all necessary steps to ensure public safety.Investigate and prevent
crime, affect the arrest of criminal offenders, bring offenders to justice and assist in their
prosecution.Exercise the general powers to make arrest, search and seizure in accordance
with the Constitution and pertinent laws.Detain an arrested person, so detained of all his
rights under the Constitution.Issue licenses for the possession of firearms and explosives in
accordance with law.Supervise and control the training and operations of security agencies
and security guards and private detectives, for the practice of their professions; and,Perform
such other duties and exercise all other functions as may be provided by law.
As gleaned from Table No. 1, The Cauayan City Police Office Headquarters is located at the
Central Transport Terminal Compound at Barangay Cabaruan. The City Police Headquarters
is a two-story building constructed in 2015 erected on a 1,300-square meter lot. The Cauayan
City Police Station falls under Class “A”, hence, a Type “A” building (972 sq. m. floor area)
should be constructed on a lot not less than 2,500 square meter lot area. Although the floor
area is satisfied, the lot area however still fell short of the standard requirement by 1,200
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square meters. The current Police Station is located on high grounds hence, is not susceptible
to flooding.
The facility is manned by 83 police personnel and equipped with eleven motor vehicles and
motorcycles. There are currently two Police Sub-stations. The Police Community Precincts
located in Barangay Tagaran has a lot area 42 square meters and manned by 8 police
personnel while that of SM City PCP has an area of 18 square meters and manned also by 8
police personnel. Both PCPs have one motor vehicle each.
Aside from the two CPCs, there are also three Police Outposts. The Outpost located at Barangays San
Fermin and District-I has an area of 12 square meters each and manned by eight police personnel each
while the Outpost at Barangay Minante-I has an area of 80 square meters and likewise manned by
eight police personnel. Each of the two PCPs and the other three (3) Police Outpostshas one motor
vehicle each and all can be reached through radio. As of 2016, the current police force is 123 giving a
police officer to population ratio of 1: 1,068 which, is slightly below the standard police to population
ratio of 1: 1,000. To satisfy the requirement, additional eight police personnel should be added. None
of the existing police facilities are susceptible to flooding. However, the headquarters could sustain
damages if subjected to extreme events such as typhoon and earthquake.
Personnel
Data provided by Cauayan City Police Office as of end of December 2016 reveal that there are
presently 123 police officers manning the peace and order situation of the city. The effective and
efficient maintenance of peace and order made Cauayan a two-time national, and three-time regional
awardee for Best Police Office and a national and regional awardee for outstanding Peace and Order
Council.
Table No. 1 Protective Services by Facilities and Equipment
Area Physical Condition No. of Personnel to Vehicles

Type of Services Barangay
(sq m) of Facility Personnel Pop'n Ratio No. Types
Police
Headquarters Cabaruan 1,300 Fair 123 1:1,053 16
Sub-Station:
Tagaran PCP Tagaran 42 Fair
SM PCP San Fermin 18 Fair
Outpost
San Fermin San Fermin 12 Fair
District 1 District 1 12 Fair
Minate 1 Minante 1 80 Fair
Traffic
Fire Protection
Headquarters District 2 120 Fair 20 1:6,476 4 Trucks
Sub-Station
Jail Management
Provincial Jail
District Jail Cabaruan 1,000 38 1:6
City/Mun. Jail
Others
Total
Others
Source: Philippine National Police, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Bureau of Fire Protection
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PNP Cauayan City is composed of 1 Police Superintendent, 1 Police Chief Inspector, 7 police
inspectors and 118 non-commissioned officers, 7 non-uniformed personnel and augmented
by 5 casual employees from the LGU assigned to boost the administrative staff of the police
office.
As of 2016, the police force is serving a population of 131,401 or 1 policeman for every 1:
1,053 populations. This reflects a current deficiency of 8 policemen following the 1:1000
police-population ratios.
LOGISTICS
Firepower
To maintain its operational and administrative capability, the police station has received
supplemental and timely support not only from higher headquarters but as well as from the
city government, NGOs and CCS thus enabling the office to achieve its various objectives and
projects. As of 20017, there are 78 Long Firearms (LFA) of different make issued to police
officers of which 64 were issued by the city government. Of the total 78 LFAs, there is one
Ga. 12, 44 7.62mm and 33 5.56mm caliber. For Small Firearms, there are 107 wherein 7 came
from the city government. Of the total 107 SFAs, there is one 38mm, four 45mm and 102 of
9mm caliber pistol. There were also 3,418 rounds of ammunition for short firearms all issued
by PNP and 6,142 rounds for long firearms wherein 4,500 rounds came from the city
government.
Mobility
Mobility is likewise crucial to maintain peace and order in the city. Currently, there are eight
(8) four-wheel vehicles and 12 motorcycles. Of these, one four wheels, an Isuzu jeep which
was issued in 1987 and two motorcycles, a Honda issued in 2011and a CPI issued in 2015 are
unserviceable. The Isuzu jeep is declared as BER or beyond economical repair. The Toyota
Innova which was issued in 2009 and the Nissan Navarra issued in 2011 as well as the four
motorcycles, one issued in 2001 and three in 2010 have outlived their lifespan. Although these
vehicles are still serviceable, anytime soon they may breakdown due to wear and tear and
require replacement to maintain efficiency in the police force. Repalcement of these
unserviceable vehicles is therefore paramount if only to ensure safety of the residents
especially in barangays where criminality is rather high.
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Communication
Currently, there are 23 VHF/UHF base, 30 VHF/UHF handheld radios and 2 cellular phones
aside from the landlines and hotline used for communication by the City Police Office.
Table No. 2 PNP Logistics

COMMUNICATION TYPE NUMBER
Motorola UHF 1
ICOM VHF 1
BASE-Motorola GM-338 6
BASE-KENWOOD 15
HandHeld-Motoroal CP1660 23
Handheld-BAOFENG UHF 6
handheld KEENWOOD NX340 1

CELLULAR PHONE Samsung Galaxy V 2
LONG FIREARMS, 2017

TYPE MAKE CAL ISSUED BY NUMBER
Riffle Armcor GA12 PNP 1
Riffle M14 7.62mm PNP 1
Riffle Berretta 7.62mm PNP 1
Riffle Elisco 5.56mm PNP 21
Riffle AK-47 7.62mm LGU 42
Riffle Assault Rifle 5.56mm LGU 12
TOTAL 78
SMALL FIREARMS, 2017
TYPE MAKE CAL ISSUED NUMBER
Pistol Stroegun Couger 800F 9mm PNP 1
Rev38 Smith & Wesson 38mm PNP 1
Pistol Glock 9mm PNP 60
Pistol Berretta 9mm PNP 31
Pistol Taurus 9mm PNP 3
Pistol Norinco 45mm PNP 2
Pistol Anad 45mm PNP 2
Pistol Taurus 9mm LGU 7
TOTAL 107
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AMMUNITION - SHORT FIREARMS, 2017

TYPE MAKE CAL ISSUED ROUNDS
Pistol Ber 9mm PNP 830
Pistol Glock 9mm PNP 2,391
Pistol Taurus 9mm PNP 131
Pistol Norinco 45mm PNP 15
Pistol Anad 45mm PNP 15
Revolver Smith & Wesson 38mm PNP 36
TOTAL 3,418
AMMUNITION - LONG FIREARMS, 2017
TYPE MAKE CAL ISSUED ROUNDS
Riffle Armrcor GA12 PNP 12
Riffle M14 7.62 PNP 180
Riffle Elisco 5.56mm PNP 1,450
Riffle 5.56mm LGU 4,500
TOTAL 6,142
Table No. 3 Mobility

MOBILITY
FOUR WHEELS
NO. TYPE MODEL DATE ISSUED CONDITION SOURCE
1 Jeep Isuzu 1987 Ber
2 Innova Toyota 2009 svc
3 Back-Back Isuzu 2014 svc
4 Navara Nissan 2011 svc
5 Crosswind Isuzu 2016 svc
6 Mahindra 2016 svc
7 Everest Ford svc
8 Van 2014 svc
MOTORCYCLES
1 MC Honda 2001 svc
2 MC Honda 2010 svc
3 MC Honda 2010 svc
4 MC Honda 2010 svc
5 MC Honda 2011 Unsvc
6 MC Rouser 2016 svc
8 MC Rouser svc
10 MC CPI 2015 svc
11 MC CPI 2015 svc
12 MC CPI 2015 Unsvc
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THE CAUAYAN CITY CRIME LABORATORY OFFICE
Facilities and Equipment
The Cauayan City Crime Laboratory Office is currently located in a 400 square-meter lot within
the premises of the Isabela State University – Cauayan Campus as its temporary location. The
office was activated on February 15, 2015 under the operational control of Regional Crime
Laboratory Office 2. The creation of the office was made possible when City Mayor Bernard
Faustino M. Dy and the Isabela State University accepted the proposal of the Regional Crime
Laboratory Office 2 to establish said office in Cauayan City and provided the basic equipment
for use of Forensic Chemist.
The Cauayan City CLO currently provides Forensic Services to 10 LGUs in the province of
Isabela such are; the City of Cauayan, Reina Mercedes, Cabatuan, Luna, San Manuel, Aurora
including the four coastal municipalities of Palanan, Divilacan, Maconacon and Dinapigue.
THE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER 2
Facilities and Equipment
The RTC 2 is the Training School of the Philippine Public Safety College created to assume
overall responsibility for the training, human resource development and continuing education
of the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology. The RTS 2 is established in a four-hectare lot provided by the
Provincial Government of Isabela located at Minante 1, Cauayan City. The facility has never
been flooded before as it is located on high grounds. However, the old buildings must be
retrofitted to withstand signal No. 4 tropical storm.
Currently, there is a total of 32 structures constructed in the facility occupying a total

aggregate area of 4,365.32 square meters. There structures are consisting of a two-story, 384
square meters Administration Building; an E-Library with 169.74 sq.m.; a Multi-purpose
building with an area of 351 sq.m.; a Covered Court with an approximate area of 240 sq.m.; a
Stage with an area of 100.5 sq.m.; a Firing Range with an aggregate area of 120 sq.m., and a
Rappelling Tower with an area of 10.24 sq.m.
There are 8 Barracks of which 7 are for males and 1 for female trainees occupying a total
aggregate area of 1,753.39 square meters. There are also five Quarters totaling 332.87 square
meters wherein 2 need immediate replacement. There are also seven Classroom Buildings
consisting of 12 classrooms with an aggregate area of 794.4 square meters wherein one 3-CL
building is dilapidated and needs immediate replacement. The 3 comfort rooms occupy a
total area of 109.18 square meters. Other training facilities include mud ponds, obstacle
course area and training ground.
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Personnel
The facility is manned by 40 personnel consisting of 2 male commissioned personnel, 17 non-

commissioned personnel consisting of 11 male and 6 female; and 21 organic personnel
composed of 8 regular employees – 1 male and 7 female and 13 contractual
employeeswherein 5 are male and 8 are female.
Table No 4. Personnel of Cauayan City Police Station
PERSONNEL NUMBER REMARKS

MALE FEMALE
Commissioned Officers 2 0 Organic from PPSC
Non-Commissioned Officers 11 6 5 Organic from NPTI & 12 from PRO2
Regular 1 7 Organic from PPSC
Contractual Employees 5 8 CMI
TOTAL 19 21 40
The Regional Training School 2 is an active partner of the city government in various fields of
endeavors such as in augmenting the city police force during the conduct of big events and
even in times of emergencies by actively participating in the Incident Command System and
other activities like medical and dental missions, feeding programs, Lecture and Info Drive on
Crime Prevention and Dissemination, Brigada Eskwela, Clean and Green, Tree-Planting, DRRM
seminar and blood-letting activities.
The RTS 2 is also a regular partner of the BFP in the annual conduct of Fire Drill during the Fire
Prevention month of March and provides technical assistance to the City Police personnel on
Police Report Writing and Police Functions.
For its exemplary performance in the attainment of its objectives, the Regional Training
Center 2 was adjudged as the Best RTC for CY 2017.
Crime Incidence
Table No. 5provided by the city police office presents the crime incidence in the city of
Cauayan from 2012 to 2016.
In summary, from 2012 to 2016, there was a total of 4,180 crimes committed. Of this figure,
a total of 1,956 or 46.79 percent were solved while the rest are still pending in courts of law.
Of the total crimes committed during the same period, 3,436 or 82.20 percent were
committed by male offenders while 791 or 18.92 percent were committed by female.
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Of all types of crimes committed from 2012 to 2016 numbering 4,180, a total 1.250 or 29.90
percent are index crimes while 2,930 or 70.10 percent are non-index crimes. Most of the
crimes recorded during that five-year period were committed in 2016 with 1,204 or 28.8
percent, 884 cases or 21.15 percent was registered in 2013, 826 or 19.8 percent in 2015 and
only 11.72 percent or 490 crimes committed in 2012.
As presented in Table No. 5, crime incidence in the city of Cauayan shows an increasing trend
with only 490 crimes committed in 2012, this increased to 884 or 80.41 percent in 2013. This
figure however slightly went down to 776 or a decrease of 12.22 percent in 2014. But from
2014 to 2015, crime incidence began to increase again to a total of 826 or a 6.44 percent
increase and again in 2016, it posted a 45.76 percent increase to a total of 1,204 crimes
committed.
Index and Non-Index Crime per Barangay
Table No. 5 also provides the crime incidence in the 65 barangays of the city of Cauayan from
2012 to 2016. Of the total 4,192 crimes committed during the period, 1,237 or 29.51 percent
happened in brgy San fermin followed by brgy District 1 with 657 or 15.67 percent and brgy
Cabaruan came in third with 449 or 10.71 percent. The fourth place was occupied by Brgy
District 2 with 407 or 9.71 percent followed by Brgy District 3 with 216 or 5.15 percent and
Brgy Tagaran came in 6th with 195 or 4.65 percent while Brgy Minante 1 came in 7th place with
181 or 4.32 percent and Brgy Sillawit occupied the 8th place with 138 or 3.29 percent, all are
urban barangays of the city. There are also three barangays with no crimes registered during
the 5-year period namely, Brgys Cassap Fuera, Catalina and Sinippil.
Table No. 5. NO. OF CRIMES (INDEX AND NON-INDEX) 2012-2016

BARANGAY No. BARANGAY No.
Alicaocao 28 Linglingay 2
Alinam 38 Mabantad 12
Amobocan 5 Maligaya 11
Andarayan 2 Manaoag 4
Bacolod 8 Marabulig I 66
Bar. Norte 1 Marabulig II 7
Bar. Sur 8 Minante I 181
Buena Suerte 8 Minante II 86
Bugallon 5 Naganacan 6
Buyon 3 Nagcampegan 4
Cabaruan 449 Nagrumbuan 16
Cabugao 2 Nungnungan I 17
Car. Bacareño 5 Nungnungan II 55
Car. Chica 6 Pinoma 18
Car. Grande 2 Rizal 4
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Car. Punta 3 Rogus 2

Casalatan 5 San Antonio 19
Cassap Fuera 0 San Fermin 1237
Catalina 0 San Francisco 10
Culalabat 7 San Isidro 9
Dabburab 7 San Luis 12
De Vera 4 San Pablo 15
Dianao 6 Sillawit 138
Disimuray 3 Sinnippil 0
District I 657 Sta. Maria 6
District II 407 Sta. Luciana 9
District III 216 Tagaran 195
Duminit 7 Turayong 52
Faustino 11 Union 1
Gagabutan 11 Villa Concepcion 11
Gappal 9 Villa Flor 3
Guayabal 15 Villa Luna 13
Labinab 33
Total 1,971 Total 2,221
Grand Total 4,192
Index Crime – Crimes against Persons
Table No. 5.1 MURDER CASES for the Past Five (5) years 2012-2016
NO. BARANGAY Offender
Total Cases Solved Male Female

1 ALICAOCAO 1 0 1 0
2 ALINAM 1 0 1 0
3 BUENA SUERTE 1 0 1 0
4 BUGALLION 1 0 1 0
5 CABARUAN 8 4 7 1
6 CABUGAO 1 0 1 0
7 CAR PUNTA 1 0 1 0
8 CAR BACARENO 1 0 1 0
9 SAN PABLO 1 0 1 0
10 DIANAO 2 2 2 0
11 DISIMURAY 1 1 1 0
12 DISTRICT 1 2 2 2 0
13 DISTRICT 2 8 1 8 0
14 DISTRICT 3 1 1 1 0
15 GUAYABAL 1 0 1 0
16 MARABULIG 1 1 0 1 0
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17 MINANTE 1 2 1 2 0
18 NAGRUMBUAN 1 0 1 0
19 PINOMA 1 1 1 0
20 ROGUS 1 1 1 0
21 SAN ANTONIO 1 1 1 0
22 SAN FERMIN 7 3 5 2
23 STA MARIA 4 1 2 0
24 SILLAWIT 1 0 1 0
25 TAGARAN 1 0 1 0
26 VILCON 1 0 1 0
27 VILLA LUNA 2 1 1 1
TOTAL 54 20 50 4
Table No. 5.1 likewise provides the type of crimes committed. From 2012 to 2016, a total of
54 murder cases were committed. Most of these crimes happened in 2016 with 18 cases or
33.33 percent and 16 or 29.63 percent happened in 2012. In 2013, a total of 13 murders or
24.07 percent were also committed, 5 or 9.26 percent in 2014 and least number of murder
case happened in 2015 with only 2 cases or 3.70 percent.
From 2012 to 2015, the number of murder cases recorded show a decreasing trend with 16
murder crimes committed in 2016, this figure went down to 13 or a decrease of 18.75 percent.
This further decreased to 5 or 61.54 percent in 2014 and again from 2014 to 2015, the figure
went down to 2 or a decrease of 60 percent from 2014 to 2015. However, murder cases
dramatically went up by 800 percent or a total of 18 murder cases committed in 2016 from a
mere 2 cases in 2015.
Of the 54 murder cases registered during the five-year period, a total of 20 cases or 37.04
percent were solved while the remaining 34 are yet to be resolved. During the same period,
50 or 92.59 percent of the murder cases were committed by male while only 4 or 7.41 percent
were committed by female offenders and all the four crimes committed by female offenders
happened in 2016.
Barangays Cabaruan and District 2 registered the number of murder cases with a total of 8
cases each followed by Brgy Fermin with 7 murder cases and 4 in Brgy Sta. Maria. Two murder
cases each were registered in Brgys District 1, Dianao, Minante 1 and Villa Luna. There were
also 19 barangays that registered one murder case each while 38 of the 65 component
barangays have zero murder case.
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Homicide
From 2012 to 2016, a total of 30 homicide cases were registered. Most of these crimes
happened in 2013 with 15 cases or 50 percent and 6 or 20 percent happened in 2012. In
2014, a total of 4 homicide cases or 13.33 percent were also committed, 3 or 10 percent in
2015 and least number of homicide case happened in 2016 with only 2 cases or 6.67 percent.
From 2012 to 2013, the number of homicide cases increased from 6 recorded cases, it went
up to 16 showing a 150 percent increase. However, from 2013 to 2016, a decreasing trend is
noticeable with 15 homicide crimes committed in 2013, this figure went down to only 4 or a
decrease of 73.33 percent. This further decreased to 3 or 25 percent in 2015 and again from
2015 to 2016, the figure went down to 2 or a decrease of 33.33 percent.
Of the 30 homicide cases registered during the five-year period, a total of 17 cases or 56.67
29 or 96.67 percent of the homicide cases were committed by male while only 1 or 3.33
percent were committed by female offender and this happened in 2013 at Brgy San Fermin.
Barangay San Fermin registered the most number of homicides with a total of cases followed
by Brgys Cabaruan, District 1, and Minante 1 with 3 cases each. Two homicide cases each
were registered in Brgys Minante 2 and Pinoma. There were also 8 barangays that registered
one homicide case each while 50 of the 65 component barangays have zero homicide case.
Table No. 5.2 HOMICIDE for the Past Five (5) years 2012-2016
Cases Solved
Offender Male Female
1 ALINAM 1 1 1 0
2 ANDARAYAN 1 1 1 0
3 BUGALLION 1 1 1 0
4 CABARUAN 3 1 3 0
5 SAN PABLO 2 2 2 0
6 DISTRICT 1 3 2 3 0
7 GUAYABAL 1 0 1 0
8 MALIGAYA 1 0 1 0
9 MINANTE 1 3 2 3 0
10 MINANTE 2 2 1 2 0
11 NUNGNUNGAN 2 1 1 1 0
12 PINOMA 2 1 2 0
15 TAGARAN 1 1 1 0
TOTAL 30 17 29 1
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Table No. 5.3 PHYSICAL INJURY for the Past Five (5) years 2012-2016
Total Cases Solved
Male Female
1 ALICAOCAO 5 2 5 0
2 ALINAM 4 4 4 0
3 AMOBAOCAN 2 1 2 0
4 ANDARAYAN 1 1 1 0
5 BACULOD 3 1 3 0
6 BARINGIN SUR 3 1 3 0
8 CABARUAN 45 25 44 1
9 CABUGAO 1 0 1 0
10 CAR CHICA 1 1 1 0
11 CASALATAN 3 0 3 0
12 SAN PABLO 3 2 3 0
13 CULALABAT 1 1 1 0
14 DABBURAB 1 1 1 0
15 DEVERA 2 0 2 0
16 DIANAO 1 1 1 0
17 DISTRICT 1 83 43 71 12
18 DISTRICT 2 40 19 36 4
19 DISTRICT 3 50 26 43 7
20 DUMINIT 3 1 3 0
21 FAUSTINO 5 2 5 0
22 GAPPAL 1 1 1 0
23 GUAYABAL 3 2 3 0
24 LABINAB 7 4 7 0
25 LINGLINGAY 1 0 1 0
26 MABANTAD 3 0 3 0
27 MALIGAYA 3 0 3 0
28 MANAOAG 1 1 1 0
29 MARABULIG 1 13 7 10 3
31 MINANTE 1 30 14 20 10
32 MINANTE 2 4 2 4 0
33 NAGCAMPEGAN 2 0 2 0
34 NAGANACAN 3 2 3 0
38 PINOMA 5 5 5 0
39 RIZAL 1 1 1 0
41 SAN FERMIN 130 66 106 24
42 SAN FRANCISCO 3 3 3 0
43 SAN ISIDRO 4 4 4 0
44 SAN LUIS 2 1 2 0
45 STA MARIA 1 1 1 0
46 SILLAWIT 9 6 6 3
47 TAGARAN 18 10 17 1
48 TURAYONG 4 3 4 0
49 VILCON 2 0 2 0
50 VILLA FLOR 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 530 279 465 65
Physical Injury
During the period 2012 to 2016, a total of 529 physical injury cases were registered by the
city police office. Most of these crimes happened in 2013 with 153 cases or 28.92 percent and
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147 or 27.29 percent happened in 2015. In 2012, a total of 80 physical injury cases or 15.12
percent were also committed, 94 or 17.77 percent in 2014 and least number of physical injury
case happened in 2016 with only 55 cases or 10.40 percent.
From 2012 to 2013, the number of physical injury cases increased from 80 recorded cases, it
went up to 153 showing a 91.25 percent increase. However, from 2013 to 2014, the figure
decreased with 153 physical injury crimes committed, it went down to 94 or a decrease of
38.56 percent in 2014. From 2014 to 2015, the figure went up again to 147 cases or an
increase of 58.38 percent. However, during the period 2015 to 2016, a sharp decrease in the
number of physical injuries committed was registered with 147 cases in 2015, it decreased to
only 55 cases in 2016 registering a 65.59 percent decrease.
Of the 530 physical injury cases registered during the five-year period, a total of 279 cases or
52.64 percent were solved while the remaining 251 or 47.36 percent are still awaiting
resolution. During the same period, 465 or 87.90 percent of the physical injury cases were
committed by male while only 65 or 12.29 percent were committed by female offenders.
As in other crimes committed, Barangay San Fermin again registered the most number of
physical injury with a total of 130 cases followed by Barangay District 1 with 83 cases. Brgy
District 3 came in third with 50 cases followed by Brgy Cabaruan with 45 cases. Brgy District
2 was 5th with 40 cases followed by Minante 1 with 30 registered cases. Brgy Tagaran came
in 7th place with 18 cases while Marabulig 1 registered 13 cases. All other barangays registered
less than ten cases each except for the 15 barangays that registered zero physical injury case
namely Baringin Norte, Bugallon, Buyon, Carabbatan Grande, Carabbatan Punta, Carabbatan
Bacareno, Cassap Fuera, Catalina, Disimuray, Gagabutan, Rogus, Sta. Luciana, Sinippil, Union
and Villa Luna.
Rape Cases
Table No. 5.4 RAPE CASES for the Past Five (5) years 2012-2016
Total Cases Solved
Male Female
1 ALINAM 3 0 3 0
2 BACULOD 1 0 1 0
3 BUYON 2 0 2 0
4 CABARUAN 10 6 10 0
5 DIANAO 1 1 1 0
6 DISATRICT 1 5 3 5 0
8 GAGABUTAN 1 1 1 0
10 MINANTE 1 1 0 1 0
12 PINOMA 1 0 1 0
14 SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 1 0
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15 SAN ISIDRO 1 1 1 0
16 SAN LUIS 1 0 1 0
17 SILLAWIT 2 1 3 0
18 TAGARAN 1 1 1 0
19 TURAYONG 3 2 3 0
20 VILLA FLOR 1 1 1 0
TOTAL 49 25 49 0
From 2012 to 2016, a total of 49 rape cases were registered by the city police office. Majority
of these crimes happened in 2015 with 24 cases or 48.98 percent and 8 cases or 16.33 percent
happened in 2016. In 2013, a total of 9 rape cases or 18.37 percent were also committed, 6
or 12.24 percent in 2014 and the least number of rape case happened in 2012 with only 2
cases or 4.08 percent of the total 49 cases registered during the five-year period.
From 2012 to 2013, the number of rape cases increased from 2 recorded cases, it went up to
9 showing a 350 percent increase. However, from 2013 to 2014, the figure decreased with 9
crimes committed in 2013, it went down to 6 or a decrease of 33.33 percent in 2014. From
2014 to 2015, the figure went up again to 24 cases or an increase of 300 percent. However,
during the period 2015 to 2016, a sharp decrease in the number of rape cases committed was
registered with 24 cases in 2015, it decreased to only 8 cases in 2016 registering a 66.67
percent decrease.
Of the 49 rape cases registered during the five-year period, a total of 25 cases or 51.02 percent
were solved while the remaining 24 or 48.98 percent are still awaiting resolution. It is also
interesting to note that all 8 rape cases committed in 2016, all are solved within the year.
During the same period, 49 rape cases were committed by male offenders.
Barangay Cabaruan has the highest registered number of rape cases during the five-year
period with a total of 10 cases followed by Brgy. San Fermin with 8 cases. Brgy District 1 came
in third with 5 cases followed by Brgy District 2 with 4 cases. Brgys Alinam and Turayong came
in 5th with 3 cases each followed by Sillawit and Buyon with 2 registered rape cases each.
There were other 12 barangays that registered one rape case each while 45 barangays
registered zero rape case.
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Index Crime – Crimes against Property

Robbery
Table No. 5.5 ROBBERY for the Past Five (5) years 2012-2016
Total Cases Solved
Male Female
1 ALICAOCAO 2 0 2 0
3 BUYON 1 0 1 0
4 CABARUAN 28 4 26 0
5 CAR CHICA 1 0 0 0
6 DISTRICT 1 29 7 26 0
9 FAUSTINO 1 0 1 0
10 LABINAB 2 1 3 0
13 MINANTE 1 2 0 1 0
14 MINANTE 2 4 0 4 0
15 RIZAL 1 0 1 0
16 SAN FERMIN 62 14 63 0
17 TAGARAN 9 0 8 0
18 TURAYONG 1 0 1 0
19 VILLA LUNA 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 168 38 160 2
As deduced from theTable, from 2012 to 2016, a total of 168 robbery cases were recorded.
Most of these crimes were committed in 2013 with 54 cases or 32.14 percent and again 41 or
24.55 percent happened in 2012. In 2016, a total of 27 robbery cases or 16.17 percent were
also committed, 25 or 14.97 percent in 2014 and least number of robbery cases happened in
2015 with 20 cases or 11.98 percent.
For the period 2012 to 2013, the number of robbery cases recorded increased by 31.71
percent with 41 cases in 2012, it went up to 54 cases in 2013. However, from 2013 to 2015,
the trend started to decrease with 54 cases in 2013, this figure went down to 25 in 2014 or a
decrease of 53.70 percent and again, it further slid down to 20 cases or a decrease of 20
percent in 2015. However, robbery cases started to rise as figure went up 27 in 2016 or an
increase 35 percent.
Of the 168 robbery cases registered during the five-year period, only 46 cases or 27.54
156 or 93.41 percent of the murder cases were committed by male offenders while only 12
or 6.59 percent were committed by female offenders and most of these robberies committed
by female offenders happened in 2016.
During the five-year period, Barangays San Fermin registered the most number of robbery
cases with a total of 62 cases followed by Brgy District 1 with 29 robbery cases. Brgy Cabaruan
came in third with 28 cases followed by District 2 and Tagaran registering 9 cases each. Brgys
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District 3 registered 7 robbery cases, Marabulig 1 has 6 cases while Minante 2 registered 4
robbery cases. Two robbery cases each were registered in Brgys Alicaocao, Labinab and
Minante 1 while Buena Suerte, Buyon, Faustino, Marabulig 2, Rizal, Turayong and Villa Luna
have one robbery case each. The other 47 barangays of the city have registered zero robbery
case.
Theft
Table No. 5.6 THEFT for the Past Five (5) years 2012-2016
Total Cases Solved
Male Female
1 ALICAOCAO 1 0 1 0
2 BARINGIN SUR 1 0 1 0
3 CABARUAN 38 17 34 4
4 CAR GRANDE 1 0 1 0
5 DABBURAB 1 0 1 0
6 DISTRICT 1 62 14 55 10
7 DISTRICT 2 44 14 43 7
8 DISTRICT 3 29 15 26 5
9 GUAYABAL 1 0 1 0
10 LABINAB 1 1 1 0
11 MABANTAD 1 1 1 0
12 MALIGAYA 1 1 1 0
13 MANAOAG 1 0 1 0
14 MARABULIG 1 13 4 13 4
16 MINANTE 1 11 7 12 1
17 MINANTE 2 5 4 3 2
22 SAN FERMIN 166 69 135 48
23 SAN LUIS 1 0 1 0
24 STA LUCIANA 2 0 2 0
25 SILLAWIT 8 3 11 1
26 TAGARAN 18 5 12 4
27 TURAYONG 3 1 3 1
TOTAL 421 160 375 90
Also, from 2012 to 2016, a total of 421 theft cases were recorded and majority of these crimes
were committed in 2013 with 107 cases or 25.42 percent and in 2012 with 106 or 25.18
percent. In 2014, a total of 85 theft cases or 20.19 percent were also committed, 77 or 18.27
percent in 2015 and least number of robbery cases happened in 2016 with 46 theft cases or
10.93 percent.
Again, for the period 2012 to 2013, the number of theft cases recorded shows a rather
decreasing trend. In 2012, a total of 106 cases were recorded that increased to only one case
in 2013 with 107 theft cases or a 0.94 percent increase. From then on, the trend started to
decrease with 107 cases in 2013, this figure went down to 85 in 2014 or a decrease of 20.56
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percent and again, it further slid down to 77 cases or another decrease of 9.41 percent in
2015. This figure further went down to 46 in 2016 or a decrease of 40.26 percent.
Of the 421 theft cases committed during the five-year period, only 129 cases or 31 percent
were solved while the remaining 292 or 69 percent are yet to be resolved. During the same
period, 375 or 89.07 percent of the theft cases were committed by male offenders while only
46 or 10.93 percent were committed by female offenders.
During the five-year period, Barangay San Fermin registered the most number of theft cases
with a total of 166 cases followed by Brgy District 1 with 62 theft cases. Brgy District 2 came
in third with 44 cases followed by Cabaruan registering 38 cases. Brgy. District 3 registered 29
theft cases, 18 in Tagaran, 13 in Marabuli-1, Minante-1 registered 11 theft cases, 8 in Sillawit,
5 theft cases each in Minante 2 and Nungnungan 2 and 3 theft cases in Nungnungan 1 and
Turayong while Sta. Luciana and Marabulig 2 has 2 theft cases each. Barangays Alicaocao,
Baringin Sur, Carabbatan Grande, Dabburab, Guayabal, Labinab, Mabantad, Maligaya
Manaoag, Nagrumbuan, San Antonio and San Luis have one theft case each while the other
38 Brgys have registered zero theft case.
CITY OF CAUAYAN Table No. 5.7 NUMBER OF NON-INDEX

BARANGAY CRIMES
Alicaocao 16
Alinam 29
Amobocan 3
Andarayan 0
Bacolod 4
Bar. Norte 1
Bar. Sur 4
Buena Suerte 5
Bugallon 3
Buyon 0
Cabaruan 317
Cabugao 0
Car. Chica 5
Car. Grande 1
Car. Punta 2
Car. Bacareño 4
Casalatan 2
Cassap Fuera 0
Catalina 0
Culalabat 6
Dabburab 5
De Vera 2
Dianao 2
Disimuray 2
District I 473
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District II 302
District III 129
Duminit 4
Faustino 5
Gagabutan 3
Gappal 8
Guayabal 9
Labinab 23
Linglingay 1
Mabantad 9
Maligaya 4
Manaoag 2
Marabulig I 32
Marabulig II 1
Minante I 132
Minante II 71
Nagcampegan 2
Naganacan 3
Nagrumbuan 7
Nungnungan I 12
Nungnungan II 41
Pinoma 9
Rizal 2
Rogus 1
San Antonio 14
San Fermin 857
San Francisco 6
San Isidro 4
San Luis 8
San Pablo 9
Sta. Luciana 7
Sta. Maria 1
Sillawit 118
Sinnippil 0
Tagaran 147
Turayong 41
Union 1
Villa Concepcion 8
Villa Luna 10
Villa Flor 1
TOTAL 2,930
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Non-Index Crime
As presented in Table No. 5.8, from 2012 to 2016, a total of 2,930 non-index crimes were
recorded and most of these crimes were committed in 2016 with 1,048 cases or 35.77 percent
and again in 2014 with 557 cases or 19.01 percent. In 2013 and 2015, a total of 533 cases
each or 18.19 percent were also committed while the least number of non-index crime cases
happened in 2012 with 239 cases or 8.16 percent.
For the period 2012 to 2013, the number of non-index crime cases recorded increased by
123.01 percent with 239 cases in 2012, it went up to 533 cases in 2013. This figure slightly
increased again by 4.50 percent with 533 cases in 2013, it went up to 557 in 2014. For 2014
to 2015, the figure slightly decreased to 553 or 18.87 percent decrease. However, from 2015
to 2016, non-index crime cases almost doubled as figures went up by 89.51 percent increase
with 1,048 non-index crime cases registered.
Of the 2,930 non-index crime cases registered during the five-year period, a total of 1,411
cases or 48.16 percent were solved while the remaining 1,519 or 51.84 percent are yet to be
resolved. During the same period, 2,712 or 92.56 percent of the non-index crime cases were
committed by male offenders while 217 or 7.41 percent were committed by female offenders.
During the five-year period, Barangay San Fermin registered the most number of non-index
crime cases with a total of 857 cases followed by Brgy District 1 with 473 non-index crime
cases. Brgy Cabaruan came in third with 317 cases followed by District 2 registering 302 cases.
Brgys District 3 registered 129 non-index crime cases, Sillawit has 118 cases while Minante 2
registered 71 cases. There were also 5 barangayts that registered less than 50 cases each
while 45 barangays registered less than 20 non-index crime cases each while only 6 barangays
of the city have registered zero non-index crime case.
Civic Sector and Community Participation
The City of Cauayan organized Barangay Tanod or Civilian Volunteer Organization (CVO) to
promote peace and order in the locality. Alongside within the Local PNP, these CVO’s are
distributed in Sixty-five (65) component Barangays in the city.
These Civilian Volunteers Organizations (CVO’s) conduct “Rondas” at night and they are
equipped with nightsticks and flashlights. Their task is to assist the Barangay Captains and
Barangay Council members in promoting peace and order within their respective jurisdiction.
Crimes that they could not manage even with the assistance of Barangay Officials are brought
to the attention of the City Police Office. These civilian volunteers are recognized under PD
1232 as effected auxiliary elements in the maintenance of peace and order. They help
promote peace and order situation and ensure safety to their constituents.
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There are also Non-Government Organizations involved in the maintenance of peace and
order namely: the Isabela anti-Crime Task Force (IACTF); the Isabela Volunteers Against Crime
(IVAC), and SCAN International among others. The City Anti-Drug Abuse Council and 65
Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils were also organized within the city.
The 3rd Platoon of the Isabela Provincial Mobile Force Company of the PNP stationed at
barangay Alinam with a strength of 33 composed of 1 PSI, 1 SPO-3, 1 SPO-1, 3 PO-3, 9 PO-2,
and 18 PO-1 is also participating in the maintenance of peace and order. Although the 3rd
Platoon of the Isabela Provincial Mobile Force Company building is not susceptible to flooding,
it needs to be retrofitted to withstand signal no. 4 tropical storm.
Composite Air Support Force of the Philippine Air Force stationed near the Cauayan City
Domestic Airport at San Fermin is also active in the maintenance of peace and order.
There are also 4 Security and Investigation Agencies extending services to the government
and private institutions with 33 employees and with offices at District-1, Cabaruan and San
Fermin. Some large establishments though, the like of SM, Primark, Puregold and commercial
banks hire security guards from agencies in Manila or are provided by their main business
offices.
Table No. 7 Number of Barangay Tanod, 2017
Number of
Barangay Punong Barangay
Tanod
1 ALICAOCAO TERESA T. BUAL 10
2 ALINAM DOMINGO M. PULIDO 5
3 AMOBOCAN EDUARDO C. DUAD 13
4 ANDARAYAN ELIGIO P.TAGUIBAO 9
5 BACULOD FRANCO B. BAUTISTA 9
6 BARINGIN NORTE JAYSON N. DEZA 3
7 BARINGIN SUR PABLO A. GAMMAD 10
8 BUENA SUERTE DENNIS A. DELA CRUZ 8
9 BUGALLON LUIS L. ZIPAGAN, JR 7
10 BUYON LESSIE B. EDER, SR 11
11 CABARUAN ALEJANDRO V. DIVINA 7
12 CABUGAO TRANQUILINO A. GONZALO 7
13 CARAB BACAREÑ ROLLY O. SALES 5
14 CARAB CHICA BRANDO B. DELA CRUZ 8
15 CARABATAN GRANDE JIMMY M. RODRIGUEZ, SR 8
16 CARABATAN PUNTA JOCELYN R. ZIPAGAN 6
17 CATALINA ROLANDO R. TAGUIBAO 2
18 CASALATAN ORLANDO T. BARTOLOME 10
19 CASSAP FUERA JEORGE G. BALLESTEROS 4
20 CULALABAT ROEL W.RUMBAOA 5
21 DABBURAB JOSEPH A. BENIGNO 7
22 DEVERA JERRY S. HERMOSO 6
23 DIANAO ROEL A. QEUBRAL 10
24 DISIMURAY PABLO D. PABIGAYAN 8
25 DISTRICT 1 ESTEBAN Q. UY 12
26 DISTRICT 2 JOSEPHINE M. RIVERA 7
27 DISTRICT 3 BAGNOS R. MAXIMO, JR 8
28 DUMINIT ARSENIO B. CACAL 12
29 FAUSTINO JOEL M COLLADO 11
30 GAGABUTAN JOEL B. TAGUBA 6
31 GAPPAL JOSELITO A. ORTIZ 10
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32 GUAYABAL MARIANO MARIBBAY 10

33 LABINAB JOEY C. CALMA 8
34 LINGLINGAY MARLON A. VISITASCION 10
35 MABANTAD FRANCISCO A. ASUNCION, JR 8
36 MALIGAYA MAURICIO A. BENIGNO 14
37 MANAOAG SONNY G. NONAN 15
38 MARABULIG I ORLANDO S. VILLA, SR 7
39 MARABULIG II RYAN DENNIS DELMENDO 7
40 MINANTE I SAMUEL L. CORTES 7
41 MINANTE II SATURNINO M. AGGARAO 7
42 NAGANACAN RENATO G. AQUINO 10
43 NAGCAMPEGAN RODOLFO A. DELA CRUZ 4
44 NAGRUMBUAN NENA R. VELASCO 7
45 NUNGNUNGAN I LEOPOLDO C. AQUINO 17
46 NUNGNUNGAN II SEVERINO D. COVITA 7
47 PINOMA ROMEO D. GALLEMA 13
48 RIZAL FAUSTINO C. CABAUATAN 5
49 ROGUZ FAUSTINO S. GAPASIN 7
50 SAN ANTONIO BOLIVAR C. SALVADOR 14
51 SAN FERMIN VICTOR H. DY.JR 10
52 SAN FRANCISCO REYNALDO G. RAMOS 6
53 SAN ISIDRO RODOLFO M. JUNIO 7
54 SAN LUIS JHONNY CALIMAG 8
55 SAN PABLO WARLITO A. RUMBAOA. SR 10
56 STA. LUCIANA ALBERTO D. MENDOZA 9
57 STA. MARIA TEOFILO B. CABANSAG 8
58 SILLAWIT MICHAEL D. EVANGELISTA 9
59 SINIPPIL ARSENCIO BITE 3
60 TAGARAN HIPOLITO G. ABRITO 10
61 TURAYONG ROMEO A. CAMBRI 5
62 UNION DANILO A. ASUNCION 6
63 VILLA CONCEPCION SOLEDAD A. QUIJANO 12
64 VILLA FLOR MARIO M. DELA CRUZ 8
65 VILLA LUNA OSCAR A. DE LUNA 10
Total 542
Table No. 8 REGISTERED SECURITY AGENCY, 2016
NAME PROPRIETOR LOCATION No. of Employees
VM SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCY MAGUSIB, VICENTE G. CABARUAN 10
SMC SECURITY INVESTIGATION SERVICES COLOMA, MARIENETTE M. DISTRICT I 4
ECC SECURITY INVESTIGATION SERVICES, INC. SAN FERMIN 14
JG SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCY GUBAN, JESUS G. SAN FERMIN 5
TOTAL 33
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Drug-Free Barangays
Currently, there are seven (7) drug-free barangays composed of Barangays Catalina, Cassaf
Fuera, Carabbatan Grande, Casalatan, Manoag, Devera and Rogus while the rest are drug-
clear as reported by City Police Office.
Table No. 9 PUBLIC OFFICE SAFETY DIVISION
AREA OF ASSIGNMENT No. of Personnel

Security Officer - POSD Office 2
Staff - POSD Office 3
Duty Office 6
Duty Alpha Day Time 16
Duty Traffic Aide 6
Duty Towing Day Time 2
Duty Towing Night Time 2
Duty Bravo Night Time 9
Duty Mayor's Office 1
Duty City Hall Entrance 2
Duty City Treasurer's Office 1
Duty UPHS 1
Duty RTC Branch 19 Day Time 1
Duty RTC Branch 20 Night Time 2
Duty RHU 1 Night Time 1
Duty Cabaruan Terminal Night Time 1
Duty RHU 2 Night Time 2
Duty OCE Motorpool Day Time 1
Duty OCE Motorpool Night Time 2
Duty Children's Park Day Time 1
Duty Children's Park Night Time 1
Duty City Library Night Time 1
Duty Hacienda De San Luis 2
Bahay Pag Asa San Pablo 3
REACT 14
TOTAL 86
A total of 86 personnel of Public Safety Order Division, 2 Security officers, 3 staffs and 81
POSD personnel were assigned in different offices and area of assignment to implement City
Ordinance.
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Year 2017 a total of 1,684 apprehended violators, 736 violators was caught and impounded
their vehicles, and 948 violators are confiscated their Driver’s license by the POSD personnel.
A total of 158 settled complaints against drivers violating the City Ordinance for the period of
January 1 to Decemeber 31, 2017 mostly for the violation of Over Charging, Refusal to Convey
Passenger and Discourteous Driver.
Development Needs
The current ratio of policemen to population in 2016 which is 1:1,053 populations is over the
standard of 1:1000. Observing the cases recorded for the three (3) census years, Cauayan
City Police Office should maintain a police population ratio of 1:1000 to further improve the
peace and order situation of the locality and to provide more effective protective services to
the increasing number of population. For the current year 2016, the city needs eight (8) more
police force in addition to the 131 present personnel.
In consideration to the standard 1 police outpost per 10,000 populations, currently, the city
has a backlog of six (6) police outposts in addition to the existing two sub-stations and three
outposts. By the year 2027, there should be at least fifteen (15) police outpost or an
additional eight more to satisfy this requirement. In terms of land area requirement, there
should be at least 1,600 square meters of land allocated for each of these new outposts and
some of these should be located strategically in the eastern and western portion of the city
particularly in identified growth corridors or Nodal Growth Centers; and in anticipation of the
creation of a New Town Center and the Proposed Isabela Special Agri-Economic Zone
Authority in Barangay San Luis.
Aside from the backlogs stated, police visibility, mobility and responsiveness of the police
force requires additional 8 patrol cars for the proposed 8 police outposts during the plan
period. Communication facilities should also be acquired to establish efficiency and speedy
communication network with the different Barangays.
Police personnel should also undergo value orientation seminars, schooling, and training to
improve their efficiency and effectiveness in maintaining and promoting peace and order in
their area of responsibility.
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BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

Powers and Functions
FIRE STATIONS
Chapter IV, Sec. 55-56 of RA 6975 provides the organization and establishment of Fire Station.
“… At the city or municipal level, there shall be a fire station, each headed by a city/ municipal
fire Marshall: provided that, in the case of large cities and municipalities, a district office with
subordinate fire stations headed by a district fire marshal may be organized as necessary”.
The local government units at the city and municipal levels shall be responsible for the fire
protection and various emergency services such as rescue and evacuation of injured people
at fire- related incidents and in general, all fire prevention and suppression measures to
secure the safety of life and property of the citizenry.
Establishment of Fire Station- There shall be established at least one (1) fire station with
adequate personnel, firefighting facilities and equipment in every provincial capital, city and
municipality subject to the standards, rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the
Department. The local government unit shall, however, provide the necessary land or site of
the station.”
Personnel
There are currently 21 firemen including the City Fire Marshall stationed in the city of
Cauayan. By standards, the current firemen-to-population ratio is 1:6,476 far below the
standard ratio of 1:2,000. To satisfy this shortage, an additional 107 firemen should be
employed for the current year. However, during the outbreak of fire and emergencies, fire-
fighting units of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and firemen from neighboring
municipalities quickly respond upon request.
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Table No. 9 POPULATION PROJECTION OF PROTECTIVE PERSONNEL
Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Population* 129,523 131,401 133,306 135,239 137,200 139,190 141,208 143,255 145,333 147,440 149,578 151,747 153,947
Police Force** 130 131 133 135 137 139 141 143 145 147 150 152 154
Fire Force 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77
Jail Personnel 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 71 76 81 86 91 96
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Equipment
Fire-fighting equipment includes 4 fire trucks complete with fire-fighting accessories such as
hose, axe and ladder. There are also fire hydrants strategically located within the city proper
but there are no longer serviceable. Fire alarm, though, is present in public buildings, at the
public market and other commercial establishments.
To assist the BFP in cases of fire are 2 fire truck units of the Fil-Chinese Chamber of Commerce
and some private businessmen of Cauayan City have their own fire trucks.
Since Cauayan is presently experiencing a fast phase of development as evidenced by the

mushrooming of tall buildings and other structures, it is only but appropriate for the local fire
station to acquire ‘state-of-the-art’ fire-fighting facilities and equipment to be efficient in fire
prevention and suppression, if only to secure life and property of the citizenry.
Fire Incidence
As presented in Table SO-41, for the past five years 2012-2016, there were a total of 48 fires
that occurred in the city. The highest number of fire incidence was in 2013 and 2015 with 13
fire occurrence each followed by 2016 and 2014 with 12 and 7 each respectively. Year 2012
has the least number of fire occurrence with only 3 fire incidences. The causes of most of the
fire occurrence were classified as accidental fire with 45 or 93.75% while there 3 or 6.25%
cases were classified as intentional.
During the same period, most of the fire incidences happened in Barangay San Fermin with
16 cases or 33.3 percent, all classified as accidental fire. Occupying the second slot was Brgy
District 1 registering a total of 13 fire occurrence or 27.1 percent with 12 classified as
accidental and one intentional fire. On the third place was Barangay Tagaran with 4 fire
incidences or 8.3 percent, two each for intentional and accidental fire. There were also 3 fire
cases in Pinoma, all classified as accidental, two fire cases each in Brgys District 2, San Isidro
and Turayong, again, all were classified as accidental fire. Barangays Bugallon, Cabaruan,
District 3, Faustino, San Francisco, and Villa Luna have one fire case each all classified as
accidental fire.
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Table No. 10 CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE CASES AND FIRE INCIDENTS PER BARANGAY 2012-2016
CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE CASES

BARANGAY FIRE CASES UNDER
INTENTIONAL FIRE ACCIDENTAL FIRE UNDETERMINED TOTAL
INVESTIGATION
DISTRICT 1 0 1 0 0 1
SAN FERMIN 0 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 2012 0 3 0 0 3
BUGALLON 0 1 0 0 1
PINOMA 0 1 0 0 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 1
TURAYONG 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 2013 1 12 0 0 13
FAUSTINO 0 1 0 0 1
TURAYONG 0 1 0 0 1
VILLA LUNA 0 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 2014 0 7 0 0 7
PINOMA 0 1 0 0 1
SAN ISIDRO 0 1 0 0 1
TAGARAN 1 1 0 0 2
CABARUAN 0 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 2015 1 12 0 0 13
CABARUAN 0 1 0 0 1
SAN ISIDRO 0 1 0 0 1
TAGARAN 1 1 0 0 2
TOTAL 2016 1 11 0 0 12
GRAND TOTAL 3 45 0 0 48
% TO TOTAL 6.25 93.75 0 0 100
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BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY
Powers and Functions

Personnel
The city district jail is headed by a city jail Senior Inspector and one (1) Jail Inspector plus
nineteen (19) non-officers rank.
Existing Facilities and Services
The Cauayan City Jail is located at Barangay Cabaruan adjacent to the PNP building of Cauayan
PNP Office. It consists of 3 cells: Two (2) for male and One (1) for female. The Cauayan City
District Jail is designed to accommodate an ideal capacity of fifty (50) inmates, however, the
jail population has reach to an average population of 95 per month adult inmates.
The Cauayan City Jail is surrounded with a concrete perimeter fence and have an open space
wherein rehabilitation programs were being implemented like the sport activities such as
boxing, chess, and dama; livelihood projects such as artificial flower making, furniture making,
cock raising and pastilles making. The facility is located on high grounds and is not susceptible
to flooding. A two-storey jail building is currently being constructed within the same
compound to house female inmates.
The BJMP maintains the “ZERO-ESCAPE” incidents, preventing any form of jail disturbances
as to riot, jailbreaks & others. Routinary inspection of window grills and iron bars, frequent
conduct of greyhound operation, untiring support and cooperation from GOs/NGOs, unity
and camaraderie among personnel and strict implementation of Rules and Regulations of the
Bureau.
Cauayan City Rescue 922
The Cauayan City Emergency Rescue Service, more commonly known as Rescue 922, is a Unit
created to cater the needs of Cauayeños for quick response to emergencies, disasters and
destructive climate occurrences.
It was created under Executive Order No. 5 series of 2010 duly signed and approved by the
then City Mayor, Hon. Benjamin G. Dy. About 60 personnel representing different City
Departments, 10 Registered Nurses included, were submitted to almost 45 days of
unparalleled rigorous skills development trainings until a team of capable and committed
rescuers was formed.
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Vision
“Motivated to become a leading Rescue Team in providing the best rescue, emergency and
lifesaving services”.
Mission
To “SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTIES” by providing the highest level of rapid response to any
emergencies, providing ambulance transport, and implementing sustainable Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management programs
Personnel
The Office has a total of 97 responders working under the Department of Cauayan City
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office composed of 21 permanent status, 50 casual
positions and 26 active volunteers who are granted monthly stipend. Rescue 922 is
operational and alert 24/7 through a rotating roster wherein three teams go for 24-hours duty
on a flexi-time basis. An ambulance is always on stand-by for transport service requests and
can be adjusted according to the public’s need for assistance.
Services Rendered
In the pursuit of proficient, consistent and sincere public service, Rescue 922 at present is
offering three (3) main services namely the Emergency Rescue Service, Ambulance Transport
Service and the Disaster Management Service and seeks further excellence to continuously
provide the best public service to its constituents.
The Cauayan City Rescue 922 Emergency Medical Service isdedicated to providing out of
hospital acute medical care, transport to definitive care and other medical transport to
patient with illnesses and injuries. Personnel also provide immediate care and treatment to
those in need of urgent management including bleeding control, advanced oxygen and
ventilation skills, vital signs monitoring and other emergency care geared for extrication, fire
suppression and water search and retrieval operations.
Response During Calamities
Rescue 922 remains to be an active part of the Disaster Response Team. It is a composite unit
created under Executive Order No. 3 s. 2013 and amended in the Executive Order No. 14 s.
2013, purposely to strengthen the CDRRM Council’s capability and establishing the National
Program on Community Disaster Preparedness.The Disaster Response Team (DRT) is
composed of the Cauayan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office,Cauayan City
Rescue 922, City Engineering Office, City Social Welfare and Development, City Health Office,
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Bureau of Fire and Protection, Philippine National Police and the Isabela Anti-Crime Task
Force in cooperation with the Tactical Operations Group Region 2.
THE CAUAYAN CITY RESCUE 922 COMMAND CENTER
A Command Center exists for command and control purposes by gaining/maintaining

situational awareness and coordinating resources and response activities. Communication is
a critical component of any emergency response and the success of that response is
dependent upon effective communication. It is important that personnel involved in
emergency responses have a thorough understanding of how to communicate, and the
factors present during emergencies that can impact the communication process.
The Cauayan City Rescue 922 Command Center provides a central location where government
at any level can provide interagency coordination and executive decision making in support
of the incident response.
The RESCUE 922 QUICK RESPONSE BASE – 1is a satellite office located at the Maharlika
Highway of the City.
Our hotline numbers can be seen by passers-by all throughout the day at the busiest part of
the City.
Location of pan-tilt-zoom and fixed cameras used to monitor the streets of the City
District I – PTZ Camera (Rizal Park)
District I – PTZ Camera (Infront of Mac Paint)
District II – PTZ Camera (Piedad Clinic)
District II – PTZ Camera (Lorenzo Building)
District II – PTZ Camera (Infront of Willy and Sons)
District III – PTZ Camera (Infront of Parish Church)
District III –PTZ Camera (Infront of City Hall)
Boarder of District III and Labinab – Fixed Camera (Sipat Bridge)
Turayong – PTZ Camera (Infront of Waiting Shed)
San Fermin – PTZ Camera (Kanto Cabatuan)
San Fermin (Infront of Mayor Ben Residence)
San Fermin – PTZ Camera (Front of Nova Trading)
San Fermin (Over Pass)
Alicaocao – Fixed Camera
Tagaran (Front of DPWH)
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OWNED RESOURCES - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE EQUIPMENT
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED)

PULSE OXIMETER
PORTABLE (MESH) NEBULIZER
PORTABLE DOPPLER FETAL MONITOR
Mindray BeneHeart D6 Portable AED
Defibrillator/Monitor with CE FDA and code master defibrillators
FORMABLE PLINT
PORTABLE SUCTION MACHINE
HELMET WITH ACTION CAMERA
INDIGENOUS OR IMPROVISED MATERIALS
GRAB BAG is a portable kit that normally contains the items one would require to survive for
at least seventy-two hours when evacuating from a disaster, however some kits are designed
to last longer periods. The focus is on evacuation, rather than long-term survival
A THROWBAG or throw line is a rescue device with a length of rope stuffed loosely into a bag
so it can pay out through the top when the bag is thrown to a swimmer. The POLE is used to
extend the rescuers reach for the victim to grab on and improvisedfloatationdevice is a piece
of equipment designed to assist a wearer to keep afloat in water
An Improvised Rain Gauge is an instrument used to gather and measure the amount of liquid
precipitation over a set period.
Alternate instruments like this are used to back up instruments like the Automated Rainfall
Gauge for continuous monitoring even if signals or internet connection are down.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE EQUIPMENT

(50) Fifty Rescue protective vest (Blue – EMS, Red – Fire, Green – Driver)
(42) Fourty two pieces wood splints
(10) Ten C-Collar (2 fixed size & 4 adjustable)
(9) Nine Bag-Valve-mask Device (adult & child)
(7) Seven adult manual BP apparatus
(6) Six Portable Oxygen tanks
(6) Six McPak Spine Board
(6) Six Pulse oximeter
(5) Five Kendrick’s Extrication Device (KED)
(5) Five Cardiac Monitor with accessories
(5) Five sets Head Immobilizer
(11) Eleven X Collar
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(5) Five Spider Straps

(5) Five Trauma Bag
(4) One Automated External Defibrillator
(4) Four Breakaway Stretchers
(4) Four CPR Boards
(3) Three Infrared Ear Thermometers
(3) Three Wooden Spine Boards
(3) Three sets intubation set
(3) Three foldable stretchers
(3) Three sets Airway Kit
(3) Three Stair Chair
(2) Two Digital Blood Pressure Apparatus
(2) Two Pedia manual BP apparatus
(2) Two wooden short board devices
WATER RESCUE/RETRIEVAL EQUIPMENT
(38) Thirty-Eight Life Vests
(1) one Life Buoy Can
(2) two poles
(1) Stoke Basket
(15) Wet Suit
(15) pair Water Shoes
(15) Helmet
ROPE RESCUE EQUIPMENT
(100) Meters of Kermantle Rope (red) (4) Four Petzl Sit Harness
(100) Meters Kermantle Rope (white) (3) Three Conquer Sit Harness
(20) Twenty meters Prusik Cord 8mm (2) Two Petzl Rescue Pulley small
(10) Ten Steel Cabineers (2) Two Petzl Twin Double Pulley
(6) Six Sets Leather Gloves (2) Two Alloy Paw M
(5) Five Alloy Cabineers Silver (1) One Set Anchor Strap (Rescue Basket)
(5) Five Alloy Cabineers Black (1) One Roll Flat Webbing
(4) Four Strap for Rescue Basket (1) One Rescue Brake
(4) Four Alloy Cabineers Blue (1) One Stroke Basket
(4) Four Rescue 8 Steel (1) One Rescue Brake
(4) Rescue Sender (1) One Rope Bag
EXISTING LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT

(5) Five Improvised Throw Bag
(5) Five Improvised Throw Can
One lifebuoy ring (tire interior)
One Transistor Radio
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CPR manequin (Adult, Child, Infant)

One set first aid kit using indigenous materials
Pocket knife
Potable water
Whistles
Extra clothes
Lighter
Non-perishable goods
Over-the-counter medicines
Flash light with extra batteries
Blanket
DISASTER RESPONSE SUPPLIES AND OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

(40) Forty sleeping bags
(34) thirty-four Conquer Poncho
(12) CT working helmets
(8) Eight Mega Phone
(6) Six Portable Search Light
(6) Six Jump Kits
(4) Four chainsaws
(3) Three Portable chainsaws
(2) Two Rechargeable Portable Light
(1) One Philippine Tracking Chart
(1) One Flood Hazard Map
Rescue helmets
Goggles
Mats
MOBILITY/ TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
TYPE II AMBULANCE
This Type II Ambulance, a Toyota Hi-Ace was acquired on December 29, 2014 by the City
Government of Cauayan. “Hi-Ace” mainly serves as a front line response vehicle and is greatly
beneficial having set-up with live-saving equipment and supplies. This shows the utmost
dedication of the CGU and Rescue 922 in saving more lives.
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TYPE II AMBULANCE
This is A TYPE 2 - Ford, advanced life support ambulance. It has built-in suction machine and
oxygen system. It contains an oxygen tank, defibrillator, trauma bag, nebulizer, stair chair,
spine boards, cardiac board, splints, cervical collars and other EMS supplies.
TYPE II AMBULANCE
spine boards, cardiac board, splints, cervical collars and other EMS supplies.
TYPE II AMBULANCE
spine boards, cardiac board, splints, cervical collars and other EMS supplies
MULTI PATIENT AMBULANCE
This ambulance can accommodate three victims at maximum. It contains a complete set of
response supplies and equipment.
KIANA.
This Type II Ambulance, a Kia utility vehicle serves as a main transport and disaster
management service. It contains a complete set of response supplies and equipment.
MOTORCYCLE AMBULANCE
This is a motorcycle ambulance locally fabricated in Region 2, an innovation of Cauayan City

Emergency Rescue Service (Rescue 922). This ambulance a.k.a. “MINI” became a solutionto
the high fuel expenses of advanced life support ambulances. This is also loaded with basic first
aid kit and equipment. This is very useful in responding to areas with narrow passageways.
TYPE III AMBULANCE
This is a TYPE III - Ford, advanced life support ambulance. It has built-in suction machine and
spine boards, cardiac board, splints, cervical collars and other EMS supplies
FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Pyro is a rescue fire truck with a 900-liter capacity ideal for narrow alleys in fire suppression.
It also contains a set of extrication device used for vehicular accidents.
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DISASTER RESPONSE VEHICLE
This FORD WILDTRAK Unit serves as a vehicle in monitoring, responding DRV to and during
the rehabilitation process after disasters. It can transport equipment for disasters such as
chainsaws, extrication devices, medical supplies and stock pile. “Wildtrak” was acquires on
July 16, 2014.
EVACUATION TRUCK
This truck is used to transport evacuees to evacuation centers and it is also used for delivery
of supplies to victims during and after calamities.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT SERVICE

Two (2) plastic boats, (1) One Fiber Glass Boat and (1) One Porta Bote with 40hp Outboard
Motor used in responding to flooded areas and are also used in retrieval operations.
RESCUE VOLUNTEERS
DATE OF TRAINING:
Batch 1: October 20-29, 2010
Batch 2: January 24-29, 2011
Batch 3: March 23-29, 2011
Batch 4: August 21-31, 2011
Batch 5: February 1 – 16, 2012
Batch 6: August 20 – September 5, 2012
Batch 7: January 19 – February 2, 2015
Batch 8: April 16 – May 01, 2016
Another important contribution our volunteers are their contribution for the development of
other Batches of volunteers through donations for the trainings and also rendering time and
effort by conducting trainings to update all Rescue 922 personnel free of charge. This practice
has been notably commended by our CDRRM Office and the Mayor Himself.
COURSE OF TRAINING:
Basic Jungle Survival and Simulation Drills

Disaster Preparedness and Management
Basic Fire Fighting and Fire Suppression
Ambulance Operation Management
Map reading and Land Navigation
Patient Handling and Moving
Basic Life Support Training
Standard First Aid Training
Rubber Boat Management
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Air to Ground Operations

Basic Jungle Survival
Basic Ropemanship
Basic Extrication
Basic Swimming
Cauayan City Rescue 922 has already conducted eight (8) batches of Rescue Volunteer
Training with the aim to save lives through education. Majority of the trainees from the seven
batches continued to be part of Rescue 922 in uplifting the mission of saving lives by becoming
part of the team of volunteers. Handling different cases of emergency calls have paved way
for career and personal growth. They have been able to enhance their knowledge and skills
and have also learned life-long lessons along the way.
THE CITY INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
The City Government of Cauayan is now using ICS in every event that needs to be managed
like Fiestas, All Soul’s Day, Typhoons and emergency response.
Executive Order No. 08 Series of 2015, CREATING THE CITY INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
(CICS) STRUCTURE OF THE CITY OF CAUAYAN, COMPOSITION AND DEFINING ITS TEAM
FUNCTIONS AS AN ON-SCENE DISASTER RESPONSE AND MANAGEMENT MECHANISM, AND IS
ACTIVATED ONLY IN RESPONSE TO DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES AND SITUATIONS, BOTH
NATURAL AND HUMAN-INDUCED, APPROCHING CRISIS LEVEL.
THE DISPATCHER
The dispatcher gathers the vital information such as the exact place (specific location) land
marks, the kind of accident, number of victim identified on the scene, extent of injury, the
name of the caller, and the address of caller if possible and alerts the team on duty.
THE GROUP LEADER
On site, the Group Leader acts as an incident commander. It is his role to survey the scene,
identify the severity of each victim or what we call tagging and triage, and the one who
updates the dispatcher of the whereabouts.
THE LOGISTICS
Logistics is the one responsible with the needed supplies on site. He dispenses what the aider
needs or what he requests. He is also responsible for the after care of supplies and makes
sure that equipment is complete before and after the operation.
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THE FIRST AIDER
The first aider’s role is to provide the necessary care from the site of the incident to the
hospital, identifies key action to maintain or preserve life of the victim, conduct thorough
assessment and properly endorsing the victim to the physician on duty.
THE HEAD IMMOBILIZER
Head immobilizer maintains the immobility of the head to prevent further injury to the spine
when there is suspected spinal cord injury.
Interoperability Mechanism/Coordination System
The Rescue 922 works with different agencies to further perform its given tasks effectively.
Since coordination with the different agencies of the LGU is key in responding to victims of
typhoons and calamities, thus, the EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 18 SERIES OF 2016 aimed to
strengthen the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s capability and to
establish the National Program on Community Disaster Preparedness. This is mainly about
Disaster Response Team composition and its functions.
Prearranged Agreement with Other Agencies and Strategies with Other Organizations
Many organizations, agencies and schools have been partners of the Cauayan Emergency
Medical Service (in its projects during calamities and other emergencies, helping us provide
services better to the populace. Partners include the following: PDRRMC, IACTF, CCNHS
Junior Rescue Team, Mercury Drug Corp., ISU Junior Rescue Team, Farmacia Carmina,
Australasian Registry of EMTs, American Safety & Health Institute, Cauayan City National High
School – Main SDRRMC & Red Cross Youth, Department of Education Schools Division of
Cauayan City, Kabalikat Civicom 27 Chapter-Central Base, Regional Training Center 02, PAF
Tactical Operations Group 02.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURE
The Cauayan City Emergency Medical Service (Rescue 922) is operational 24hours/day 7 days
a week. The Unit is divided into 3 groups mainly Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie.
A team is on duty (1-day duty, 2-days off) for 24 hours and the following 24 hours will be their
off duty. While the next 24 hours is their standby/on call, meaning, whenever additional
personnel is need in cases of mass casualty incidents and the like they can be called to be on
duty. There are no holidays for us. A team is still on duty even during holidays.
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This is the emergency response procedure on a 24hour shift:

1. Endorsement Routine
2. Receiving of call.
3. Recording of Information
4. Dispatching of the Responding Team.
5. Dispatching Activity.
6. Intervention
7. Return to QRB or CCDRRMO.
STATISTICS REPORT FOR THE PAST THREE (3) YEARS 2015-2017
Number of Runs 2015 2016 2017 TOTAL

Vehicular Accident 878 946 963 2787
Mauling 130 134 93 357
Hacking 10 10 14 34
Stabbing 18 15 20 53
Gunshooting 10 26 20 56
Stoning 5 12 7 24
Fire Incident 0 1 1 2
Work/Industry Related 17 23 11 51
Sport-related 32 52 56 140
Household-related 6 9 8 23
Medical 851 943 1158 2952
OB 131 91 152 374
Fall 98 103 102 303
Hanging 1 6 11 18
Self-inflicted 12 11 14 37
Self-accident 22 10 26 58
Electrocution 8 3 7 18
Animal Bite 5 1 9 15
Poisoning 11 4 7 22
Near Drowning 2 4 6 12
Foreign Body Ingestion 0 0 3 3
Burn 3 2 3 8
Goring 1 3 3 7
Fire Cracker Incident 2 4 1 7
TOTAL 2,255 2,413 2,695 7,361
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Number of Victims 2015 2016 2017 Total

Vehicular Accident 1263 1263 1408 3934
Mauling 154 154 144 452
Hacking 10 10 16 36
Stabbing 20 20 22 62
Gunshooting 12 12 26 50
Stoning 5 5 7 17
Fire Incident 0 0 0 0
Work/Industry Related 17 17 7 41
Sport-related 34 34 62 130
Household-related 6 6 7 19
Medical 882 882 1166 2930
OB 144 144 188 476
Fall 97 97 106 300
Hanging 1 1 11 13
Self-inflicted 12 12 15 39
Self-accident 23 23 33 79
Electrocution 7 7 7 21
Animal Bite 7 7 11 25
Poisoning 12 12 8 32
Near Drowning 3 3 8 14
Foreign Body Ingestion 0 0 3 3
Burn 3 3 3 9
goring 0 0 2 2
Fire Cracker Incident 3 3 0 6
TOTAL 2,708 2,708 3,260 8,676
Projected REQUIREMENT
Year Population
Police Backlog Firemen Backlog Fire Backlog
Force Truck
2016 131,401 8 66 46 5 1
131
2017 133,306 133 10 67 47 5 1
2018 135,239 135 12 68 48 5 1
2019 137,200 137 14 69 49 5 1
2020 139,190 139 16 70 50 5 1
2021 141,208 141 18 71 51 5 1
2022 143,255 143 20 72 52 5 1
2023 145,333 145 22 73 53 5 1
2024 147,440 147 24 74 54 5 1
2025 149,578 150 27 75 55 5 1
2026 151,747 152 29 76 56 5 1
2027 153,947 154 31 77 57 5 1
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3.5 SPORTS AND RECREATION
Sports and Recreation
Sports and recreation plays a vital role in local development. Hence the city government of
Cauayan in coordination with the DILG, DepEd, the Philippine Sports Commission, and the
private sector puts premium in the promotion of sports and recreation among the city
populace. Efforts of the city for the improvement of the physical wellness are in conjunction
with the Batang Pinoy Program of the national government.
Existing Sports and Recreation Facilities
Numerous sports facilities are found in the city. The biggest so far is the F. L. Dy Memorial
Coliseum located at the city center with an area of 2,400 square meters. The coliseum had
been a witness to a lot of sports activities particularly basketball, boxing, and martial arts
competition. It even boasted of hosting a PBA game. It is also where the Inter-Barangay,
Inter-Office/Color or Summer League tournaments are held. Cauayan also invites annually
movie personalities for an invitational basketball/volleyball tournament, chess tournaments,
concerts and benefit show and even band competitions.
Basketball is the most popular and most played sports game in the city as evidenced by the
fact that all barangays within the city have at least one basketball court. Primary survey
indicates that at present, there are 90 basketball courts located in various community centers
and schools within the city. Most of these sports facilities are publicly owned. There are also
two tennis courts, a pelota and a cockpit arena. A basketball court is usually converted into a
volleyball court when a volleyball tournament is played.
Track and field is also found within school grounds. School Playgrounds are used for sports
like basketball, baseball, volleyball, softball, soccer and track & field. The area of these sports
and recreation facilities totaled 7.25 hectares.
Currently, the City Government is constructing a Sports Complex complete with amenities
and compliant to the Philippine Sports Commission’s standards. It is being established in an
8-hectare lot in Tagaran and is expected to be completed in 2020 in time for the CAVRAA
which, Cauayan City will be the host. Meanwhile, the Provincial Government of Isabela will
be constructing in 2020 a multi-million Convention Centerdesigned to accomodate large
spectators to be erected in a 2-hectare lot near the D’Spot Rail, a wake boarding spot in San
Fermin.
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With the establishment of the Cauayan City Sports Complex, it is hoped that Cauayan athletes
may soon fare better in sports competitions such as CAVRAA wherein the city landed 7 th place
out of 8 contingents early this year.
Vulnerability assessment conducted in June 2015 reveals that there are 17 covered courts
that are highly susceptible to flooding, eigth (8) are moderate, four (4) are low and twelve
(12) falls under very low susceptibility rating.
Table No. 1 INVENTORY OF EXISTING SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES, 2016

Area (SqM)
Physical Hazard
Sports / Recreation Facilities Ownership
Urban Area Brgy Agency condition Susceptibility
Center /School
Recreation Sports Public Private G P C Fl Tc Eq Ln
Alicaocao 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 M
Alinam 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Cabaruan 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 M
District I 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
Ben Pua 545.60 Open Court Tennis 1
District II 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
District III 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 L
FL Dy Coliseum 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Marabulig II 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Minante I 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
NIA-MRISS 545.60 Open Court Tennis/Pelota 1 1
RTC-2 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Minante II 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
Nungnungan II 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
San Fermin 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
Basketball
ISU 10,000.00 Covered Court 1
/Soccer
OLPI College 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 1
OLPI HS 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Sillawit 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Tagaran 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 L
ICAT 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
JayCee
15,000.00 Covered Court Cockpit 1 1
Amusement
Turayong 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 M
Sub-Total 7,638.40 31,110.40 17 6 22
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Area (SqM)
Sports / Recreation Physical Hazard
Ownership
Rural Area Facilities condition Susceptibility
Brgy Agency
Center /School
Recreation Sports Public Private G P C Fl Tc Eq Ln
Amobocan 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
Andarayan 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Baculod 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
Baringin Norte 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Baringin Sur 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 M
Buena Suerte 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Bugallon 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Buyon 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Cabugao 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1

Carabatan
545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Chica
Carabatan
Grande
Carabatan
Punta
Carabatan
Bacareno
Casalatan 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Cassap Fuera H
Catalina 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Culalabat 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 M
Dabburab 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
De Vera 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Dianao 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Disimuray 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Duminit 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Faustino 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 L
Gagabutan 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Gappal 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
Guayabal 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Labinab 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Linglingay 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Mabantad 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Maligaya 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Manaoag 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Marabulig I 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Nagcampegan 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Naganacan 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Nagrumbuan 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Nungnungan I 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Pinoma 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Rizal 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 M
Rogus 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
San Antonio 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
San Francisco 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
San Isidro 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
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San Luis 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 M
San Pablo 545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 L
Manalpaac 450.00 Covered Court 1 1
Santa Luciana 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 VL
Santa Maria 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Sinippil 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Union 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H

Villa
545.60 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Concepcion
Villa Luna 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1 H
Villaflor 545.60 Covered Court Basketball 1 1
Sub-Total 27,280.00 6,451.60 51 0 50 1
Total 34,918.40 37,562.00 68 6 72 1
RECREATION
Playgrounds and covered courts found in the different schools within the city are usually used
during playground demonstrations, cultural presentation and sports festivals. However, the
most popular manner of spending recreational time is usually through TV viewing through
direct satellite or through the auspices of the Cable TV supplied by NSCV, Sky Cable or Dream
Satellite, and lately watching movies through mobile phones which diminished the use of VCD
or DVD players. Listening to music through radios or own music players is also a way of
recreation among the populace.
Reading is also a past time among the people. There are also 8 public libraries/reading centers
in the city that includes the Cauayan City Library which was inaugurated in 2016 which was
already awarded as one of the ten outstanding public libraries in the country. The rest are
either housed at the different schools or in Barangay Halls within the city.
There are also two (2) School OF Music teaching kids to sing or to play expertly any kind of
music instruments of their choice. Other forms of entertainment enjoyed by the residents
are benefit dances, cultural presentations, concerts, boxing and martial arts tournaments and
other forms of entertainment which are usually held during fiesta celebrations. The city
celebrates its founding anniversary every 30th of March that will run through the fiesta every
11th up to the 13th of April every year and so with the Patronal fiesta which is held every
October 10-12; followed by “Paskuhan sa Cauayan” that starts on mid-December until the
New Year revelry.
These important dates are celebrated with pomp and joy. It is during these celebrations that
a lot of recreational activities are witnessed.
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Space Requirements
Currently, the City of Cauayan has a total land area occupied for parks and recreation of 17.25
hectares. With a projected population of 153,947 by 2027 and applying the standard
requirement of 1,000 populations is to 500 square meters, this result to 7.7 hectares demand
wherein the current area utilized has easily surpassed. However, the 17 covered courts that
are highly susceptible to flooding, meaning getting inundated when the mean sea level rises
by 1-3 meters need to be relocated or at least raised and retrofitted and this requires at least
1 hectare of land excluding parking space requirement estimated to be another one hectare.
The other 8 basketball courts subjected to a moderate flooding susceptibility also need to be
raised or retrofitted. Athletic fields have to be built at least one in each of the 5 Regions of
Cauayan City (clustered barangays).
The provincial government of Isabela will also be constructing a multi-million Convention

Center to be located in a 2-hectare lot adjacent to D’Spot Rail wakeboarding site in barangay
San Fermin. Likewise, the city government is also encouraging each barangay to establish
children’s parks in suitable location within the barangay center.
Table No. 2 Projected Land Requirements in Hectares, 2018-2027

Land Requirement
Year Projected Population
Parks Athletic Field
2017 133,306 6.67 66.65
2018 135,239 6.76 67.62
2019 137,200 6.86 68.60
2020 139,190 6.96 69.59
2021 141,208 7.06 70.60
2022 143,255 7.16 71.63
2023 145,333 7.27 72.67
2024 147,440 7.37 73.72
2025 149,578 7.48 74.79
2026 151,747 7.59 75.87
2027 153,947 7.70 76.97
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Chapter IV
ECONOMIC SECTOR
THE ECONOMIC SECTOR STUDY
A detailed presentation of the economic situation of the City of Cauayan is the main highlight
of this section. To be discussed are the existing scenarios of the different subsectors
agriculture, tourism, commerce and trade, and industry. The roles they play in the actual
development and their contribution to the directional growth of the city is likewise given
focus.
4.1 AGRICULTURE
Key Grain Areas and Key Commercial Crop Areas
The City of Cauayan is identified by the Department of Agriculture as one of the Key Grain
Areas in the Cagayan Valley Region. Recently, the Province of Isabela topped all other
provinces in the entire archipelago in rice and corn production wherein the city contributed
so much to this endeavor. Under the Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zone
(SAFDZ), Cauayan, in 2014, has an aggregate total of 18,146.48 hectares intended for Strategic
Crop Development Zone but this area has gradually increased to 19,959.09750 hectares in
2016 or a 7.23% increase despite settlement encroachment and land
reclassification/conversion. This is largely attributed to the increase in corn production area
particularly in the forest region where forest land is utilized for corn production.
Existing Major Agricultural Crops by Area, Production and Market
Table No. 2 presents the existing major agricultural Crops by area, production and market. Of
the 65 component barangays of Cauayan city, only three barangays do not engage in
agricultural crop production specifically the urban barangays of District I, II and III. Of the 62
barangays producing agricultural crops, 34 are devoted to producing corn; 18 are devoted to
rice production while the remaining 10 barangays produce both crops. In totality, there are
23,732.18 hectares devoted to the production of rice and corn in these barangays and all are
practicing modern farming technology and all barangays are mechanized using tractors, hand
tractors, rotavators and combine harvesters for pre and post-harvest activities.
Of the 62 barangays producing major agricultural crops in Cauayan City, Barangay

Nagrumbuan topped the list in terms of area utilization with 6.48 percent equivalent to 1,385
hectares of the total agricultural area planted to major crops. San Pablo occupied the second
slot with 5.85 percent or 1,249.49 percent followed by Gappal with 5.52 percent or 1,179
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hectares. On the 4th place is Maligaya with 4.84 percent equivalent to 1,034.50 hectares
followed by Rogus at 4.80 percent or 1,025.92 hectares. The 6 th to 10th place was occupied
by Villa Concepcion with 4.04 percent, Pinoma with 3.91 percent, San Antonio with 3.44
percent, Buyon with 3.20 percent and Manaoag with 3.03 percent. On the other hand, the 5
least barangays in terms of agricultural area utilization was Barangin Norte with 0.094 percent
equivalent to 20 hectares followed by Carabbatan Grande with 0.108 percent or 23 hectares.
On the 3rd slot was Catalina with 0.112 percent or 24 hectares followed by Alicaocao with
0.116 percent or 24.70 hectares. On the 5th slot was Carabbatan Chica with 0.16 percent
equivalent to 34.28 percent.
Corn Area Utilization
As deduced from Table No. 2, there are 34 barangays in the City of Cauayan that plant corn
as their major crop. More than one half or 50.34 percent equivalent to 10,752.23 hectares of
the total agricultural major crop production area of 21,359.09 hectares are found in these
barangays. Of these 34 corn-producing barangays, San Pablo has the largest area utilized with
11.62 percent or 1,249.49 hectares followed by Maligaya with 9.62 percent or 1,034.50
hectares. Filling up the 3rd slot is barangay Rogus with 9.54 percent equivalent to 1,025.92
hectares tailed by Villa Concepcion with 8.03 percent or 863.73 hectares. Santa Maria came
in 5th with 7.60 percent followed by Buyon with 6.36 percent equivalent to 683.70 hectares.
The 7th to 10th place was occupied by Manaoag with 6.03 percent, Baculod with 5.46 percent,
San Luis with 4.53 percent, and Disimuray with 4.19 percent.
On the other hand, the 5 least barangays in terms of agricultural area utilization was Barangin
Norte with 0.094 percent equivalent to 20 hectares followed by Carabbatan Grande with
0.108 percent or 23 hectares. On the 3rd slot was Catalina with 0.112 percent or 24 hectares
followed by Alicaocao with 0.116 percent or 24.70 hectares. On the 5th slot was Carabbatan
Chica with 0.16 percent equivalent to 34.28 percent.
Table No. 1. Existing Major Agricultural Crops by Area, Production and Market, 2016
Existing Agricultural Support
Area Type of Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
Major Location Facilities
Farming
Crop (Barangay) % Post- T D E L
ha Technology Pre-Harvest Fl Others
Utilization Harvest c r q n
Reaper
Corn Alicaocao 24.70 0.116 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined H L H
Harvester
Rice Alinam 186.00 0.87 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn/Rice Amobocan 304.10 1.42 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Andarayan 43.40 0.20 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Baculod 586.80 2.75 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn/rice Bar. Norte 20.00 0.094 Modern Rotavator Harvester M L H
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Reaper
Corn Rice Bar. Sur 126.70 0.59 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined M L H
Harvester
Corn/Rice Buena Suerte 209.00 0.98 Modern Tractor Combined M L H
Corn Bugallon 42.49 0.20 Modern Rotavator Harvester M L H
Reaper
Corn Buyon 683.70 3.20 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Cabaruan 72.00 0.34 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Cabugao 107.00 0.50 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Car. Chica 34.28 0.16 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined H L H
Harvester
Corn Car. Grande 23.00 0.108 Modern Tractor Combined H L H
Corn Car. Punta 69.50 0.33 Modern Rotavator Harvester H L H
Reaper
Corn Car. Bacareno 78.00 0.37 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined H L H
Harvester
Corn Casalatan 143.40 0.67 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn San Pablo 1,249.49 5.85 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Cassap Fuera 40.00 0.19 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Catalina 24.00 0.112 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn/Rice Culalabat 132.50 0.62 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn/Rice Dabburab 159.80 0.75 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn De Vera 380.14 1.78 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Dianao 353.40 1.65 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Corn Disimuray 450.30 2.11 Modern L L H
Reaper
Corn Duminit 97.40 0.46 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined H L H
Harvester
Rice Faustino 272.00 1.27 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Gagabutan 171.50 0.80 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn/Rice Gappal 1,179.00 5.52 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Guayabal 88.00 0.41 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn/Rice Labinab 337.90 1.58 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn/Rice Linglingay 147.00 0.69 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Mabantad 76.06 0.36 Modern Tractor Combined H L H
Corn Maligaya 1,034.50 4.84 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Manaoag 648.00 3.03 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Rice Marabulig 1 354.54 1.66 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Rice Marabulig 2 405.86 1.90 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Rice Minante 1 128.50 0.60 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Rice Minnate 2 308.10 1.44 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Nagcampegan 53.50 0.25 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
RIce Naganacan 349.00 1.63 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
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RIce Nagrumbuan 1,385.00 6.48 Modern Tractor Combined L L H

RIce Nungnungan I 610.00 2.86 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Rice Nungnungan II 182.00 0.85 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
RIce Pinoma 836.00 3.91 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
RIce Rizal 118.20 0.55 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Rogus 1,025.92 4.80 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
RIce San Antonio 734.28 3.44 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Rice San Fermin 390.20 1.83 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Rice San Francisco 503.15 2.36 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Rice San Isidro 237.18 1.11 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn San Luis 486.80 2.28 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn/Rice Santa Luciana 424.00 1.99 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Santa Maria 817.27 3.83 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Rice Sillawit 350.00 1.64 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Sinippil 268.00 1.25 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Rice Tagaran 216.70 1.01 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Turayong 47.50 0.22 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Union 148.80 0.70 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Villa Concep 863.73 4.04 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Villa Luna 232.80 1.09 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Villa Flor 287.00 1.34 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
21,359.09 100.00
Of the 34 major corn-producing barangays, there are 7 barangays that are highly susceptible
to flooding. These are barangays Alicaocao, Carabbatan Chica, Carabbatan Grande,
Carabbatan Punta, Carabbatan Bacareno, Duminit and Mabantad. An aggregate area of
402.94 hectares or 3.75 percent of the total corn crop area in these 34 barangays are highly
vulnerable to flooding during prolonged downpour or when the Cgayan River swells. Only
Barangay Bugallon is listed under medium susceptibility and the rest belong to the low
susceptibility to flooding hazard. Likewise, all the 34 major corn-producing barangays have
low susceptibility to tropical cyclone yet all are highly susceptible to drought.
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Area Type of Existing Agricultural Support Facilities Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
Major Location Farming
% T Oth
Crop (Barangay) ha Technol Pre-Harvest Post-Harvest Fl Dr Eq Ln
Utilization c ers
ogy
Reaper
Corn Alicaocao 24.70 0.23 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined H L H
Harvester
Reaper
Corn Andarayan 43.40 0.40 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Baculod 586.80 5.46 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Bugallon 42.49 0.40 Modern Rotavator Harvester M L H
Reaper
Corn Buyon 683.70 6.36 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Cabaruan 72.00 0.67 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Cabugao 107.00 1.00 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Car. Chica 34.28 0.32 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined H L H
Harvester
Corn Car. Grande 23.00 0.21 Modern Tractor Combined H L H
Corn Car. Punta 69.50 0.65 Modern Rotavator Harvester H L H
Reaper
Corn Car. Bacareno 78.00 0.73 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined H L H
Harvester
Corn Casalatan 143.40 1.33 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn San Pablo 1,249.49 11.62 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Cassap Fuera 40.00 0.37 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Catalina 24.00 0.22 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn De Vera 380.14 3.54 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Dianao 353.40 3.29 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Disimuray 450.30 4.19 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Reaper
Corn Duminit 97.40 0.91 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined H L H
Harvester
Corn Gagabutan 171.50 1.59 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Corn Guayabal 88.00 0.82 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Mabantad 76.06 0.71 Modern Tractor Combined H L H
Corn Maligaya 1,034.50 9.62 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Manaoag 648.00 6.03 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Nagcampegan 53.50 0.50 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Rogus 1,025.92 9.54 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn San Luis 486.80 4.53 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Corn Santa Maria 817.27 7.60 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Reaper
Corn Sinippil 268.00 2.49 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Turayong 47.50 0.44 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
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Reaper
Corn Union 148.80 1.38 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn Villa Concep 863.73 8.03 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Corn Villa Luna 232.80 2.17 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn Villa Flor 287.00 2.67 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
10,752.38 100.00
Rice Area Utilization
As construed from Table No. 2, there are 18 barangays in the City of Cauayan that plant rice
as their major crop. Of the total 24,463.18 hectares utilized for major agricultural crop
production area, an aggregate total of 7,566.71 hectares or 30.93 percent are found in these
18 rice-producing barangays. Of these 18 rice-producing barangays, Nagrumbuan has the
largest area utilized with 1,385 hectares or 18.30 percent of the 7,566.71 hectares devoted
to palay production followed by Pinoma with 11.05 percent or 836 hectares. Filling up the 3rd
slot is barangay San Antonio with 9.70 percent equivalent to 734.28 hectares. Nungnungan-1
came in 4th with 8.06 equivalent to 610 hectares and the 5th place was occupied by San
Francisco with 503.15 hectares or 6.65 percent. These 5 barangays utilize 53.77 percent or
4,068.43 hectares of the 18 rice-producing barangays.
On the other hand, of the 18 rice-producing barangays, the 5 least barangays in terms of
agricultural area utilization was Rizal with 1.56 percent equivalent to 118.20 hectares
followed by Minante-1 with 1.70 percent or 128.50 hectares. On the 3rd slot was Nungnungan-
2 with 2.41 percent or 182 hectares followed by Alinam with 2.46 percent or 186 hectares.
These 4 rice-producing barangays utilize around 8.12 percent or about 614.70 hectares of the
total 7,566.71 hectares used for rice production in the 18 major rice-producing barangays.
It is likewise noted that the 18 major rice-producing barangays have low susceptibility to
flooding and tropical cyclone hazards, but all are highly susceptible to drought. Mitigating
measures must be put in place such as sufficient irrigation facilities to avert destruction of
crops during the onslaught of drought.
Major Location Facilities
Farming
Crop (Barangay) % Post-
ha Technology Pre-Harvest Fl Tc Dr Eq Ln Others
Utilization Harvest
Rice Alinam 186.00 2.46 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Rice Faustino 272.00 3.59 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Rice Marabulig 1 354.54 4.69 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Rice Marabulig 2 405.86 5.36 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Rice Minante 1 128.50 1.70 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
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Rice Minnate 2 308.10 4.07 Modern Tractor Combined L L H

Reaper
RIce Naganacan 349.00 4.61 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
RIce Nagrumbuan 1,385.00 18.30 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
RIce Nungnungan I 610.00 8.06 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Rice Nungnungan II 182.00 2.41 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
RIce Pinoma 836.00 11.05 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
RIce Rizal 118.20 1.56 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
RIce San Antonio 734.28 9.70 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Rice San Fermin 390.20 5.16 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Rice San Francisco 503.15 6.65 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Rice San Isidro 237.18 3.13 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
Rice Sillawit 350.00 4.63 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Rice Tagaran 216.70 2.86 Modern Tractor Combined L L H
7,566.71 100.00
Of these 10 rice and corn producing barangays, 3 have moderate level of susceptibility to
flooding. These are barangays Baringin Norte, Baringin Sur and Buena Suerte and the other 7
have low susceptibility to flooding. Again, all of these 10 barangays have low susceptibility to
tropical cyclone but highly susceptible to drought.
Rice and Corn Area Utilization
Aside from the 34 major corn-producing and 18 major rice-producing barangays, there are
also 10 barangays that produce both rice and corn as their major crops in their barangays
sharing 14.23 percent or 3,040 hectares of the 21,359.09 hectares utilized for major
agricultural crop production area. Out of these, Gappal topped the list with 38.78 percent or
1,179 hectares followed by Sta. Luciana with 424 or 13.95 percent. The 3rd slot was occupied
by Labinab with 337.9 hectares or 11.12 and Ammobocan came in 4 th with 10 percent
equivalent 304.10 hectares. On the other hand, the least user was Baringin Norte with only
20 hectaresor 0.66 percent followed by Baringin Sur with 126.70 hectares or 4.17 percent.
On the 3rd slot was Culalabat with 132.50 hectares or 4.36 percent.
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Table No. 4Existing Major Agricultural Crops by Area, Production and Market, 2016
Location Facilities
Major Crop Farming
(Barangay) % Post-
ha Technology Pre-Harvest Fl Tc Dr Eq Ln Others
Utilization Harvest
Corn/Rice Amobocan 304.10 10.00 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Corn/rice Bar. Norte 20.00 0.66 Modern Rotavator Harvester M L H

Reaper
Corn Rice Bar. Sur 126.70 4.17 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined M L H
Harvester
Buena
Corn/Rice 209.00 6.88 Modern Tractor Combined M L H
Suerte
Corn/Rice Culalabat 132.50 4.36 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn/Rice Dabburab 159.80 5.26 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Reaper
Corn/Rice Gappal 1,179.00 38.78 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Corn/Rice Labinab 337.90 11.12 Modern Rotavator Harvester L L H
Reaper
Corn/Rice Linglingay 147.00 4.84 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Harvester
Reaper
Santa
Corn/Rice 424.00 13.95 Modern Handtractor/Tractor Combined L L H
Luciana
Harvester
3,040.00 100.00
Crop Production
Area Devoted to Agricultural Crop Production
As gleaned from Table No. 3, for year 2017, Cauayan has a total land area of 34,335.87
hectares and out of this, 71.25 % or 24,463.18 hectares are utilized for agricultural crop
production, showing a rather significant increase of 3.60% of the total area devoted to
agricultural crop production in 2016 with 23,583.24 hectares. This is attributed to the
increase of corn production area in the forest region utilizing portion of the forest lands.
Despite the decrease in coconut production area from 496 in 2016 down to 253 in 2017 or (-
96.05%), there was also a corresponding 48.99% increase in the mango production area.
Rice Production
Rice is the most significant commodity in the country today being the staple food of the
Filipino people and major source of income, hence, remains to be one of the main thrusts of
the city government in the next ten years.
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Based on Table No. 3 provided by the City Agriculture Office, palay production is the second
major user of agricultural land after corn. For year 2017, total production reached 121,916.38
metric tons, registering a 2.64% increase compared to the 2016 production of 118,703.20
metric tons. The average yield per hectare per cropping is 5.3 metric tons per hectare for 2017
and 5.1 MT for 2016.
AREA HARVESTED AND ACTUAL PRODUCTION IN MT

AREA
RICE PRODUCTION AREA AREA (HA) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
(HA)
DRY SEASON 51,111.06 51,485.50 51,953.55 52,421.60 53,109.49

IRRIGATED
AREA
WET SEASON 9,361.00 51,204.67 51,485.50 51,859.94 52,421.60 9,399.91 54,049.48
TOTAL - IRRIGATED 102,315.73 102,971.00 103,813.49 104,843.20 107,158.97
RAINFED DRY SEASON 6,510.00 6,930.00 6,300.00 6,720.00 7,502.37

AREA
WET SEASON 2,100.00 6,300.00 6,741.00 6,930.00 7,140.00 2,061.09 7,255.04
TOTAL - RAINFED 12,810.00 13,671.00 13,230.00 13,860.00 14,757.40
GRAND TOTAL 115,125.73 116,642.00 117,043.49 118,703.20 121,916.38
AREA HARVESTED AND AVERAGE PRODUCTION IN MT/HA

AREA AREA
RICE PRODUCTION AREA 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
(HA) (HA)
IRRIGATED DRY SEASON 5.46 5.5 5.55 5.6 5.65
AREA WET SEASON 5.47 5.5 5.54 5.6 5.75
9,361.00 9,399.91
AVERAGE 2 - CROPPING 5.47 5.50 5.55 5.60 5.70
RAINFED DRY SEASON 3.10 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.64

AREA WET SEASON 3.0 3.21 3.30 3.40 3.52
2,100.00 2,061.09
3.05 3.26 3.15 3.3 3.58
AVERAGE 2 - CROPPING
Of the total 121,916.38 metric tons produced in 2017, approximately 3,657.49 metric tons or
3% was estimated as wastage, 7,924.56 metric tons or 6.5% was utilized as animal feeds and
2,438.33 metric tons or 2% was reserved for seeds. With a recovery rate of 64%, Cauayan had
69,053.44 metric tons in 2017 indicating self-sufficiency in terms of effective demand. Based
on the per capita cereal requirement of 124 kg/year or 16,529.99 metric tons for the entire
city population of 133,306 in 2017, there was an assured surplus of 52,523.44 metric tons of
rice.
Total value of palay production for 2017 when deducting 14,020.38 metric tons composed of
the 3% wastage, 6.5% animal feeds and 2% seeds for planting was 107,896 metric tons
reached a total of PhP2, 219,763,920.45. Meanwhile, the value of the surplus rice production
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for year 2017 which was 52,523.44 metric tons was placed at PHP 1,129,253,960.00 at
PhP21.50/kg.
The following tables below present the actual area harvested and actual rice production per
season per barangay, irrigated and rainfed area. From 2013 to 2017, rice production
continuously increased as modern farm technology and practices continue to be
implemented.
Table No. 4. Comparative Agricultural Crop Areas and Production, 2016 - 2017
Area (ha) Volume of Production MMT
Major Crops %Increase/ %Increase/
2016 2017 2016 2017
Decrease Decrease
Rice 11,461.00 11,461.00 0.00 118,703.20 121,916.38 2.64
Corn 11,273.24 12,271.18 8.13 121,750.99 134,982.98 9.80
Coconut 496.00 253.00 -96.05 3,676.00 3,911.00 6.01
Mango 131.00 253.00 48.22 5,550.00 5,204.00 -6.65
HVCC/Vegetables 222.00 225.00 1.33 836.00 844.00 0.95
TOTAL 23,583.24 24,463.18 250,516.19 266,858.36 3.91

3.60
Noticeably, as presented in the following tables below, the average rice production per
cropping during dry and wet season are almost the same but the trend is clearly increasing.
In 2013, the average production per hectare per cropping for irrigated land was 5.47 MT. This
went up to 5.75 MT/ha in 2017. Similarly, rainfed area also increased with only 3.05 MT/ha
in 2013, it increased to 3.58MT/ha in 2017. Adoption of modern and climate resistant farming
technology should be sustained in order to benefit the marginalized sector involved in
farming.
Table No. 1 AREA HARVESTED AND ACTUAL PRODUCTION IN MT
IRRIGATED AREAS (DRY SEASONS)
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
BARANGAY AREA (HA) ACTUAL AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE IN METRIC TONS
AREA
5.46 5.5 5.55 5.6 5.65
(HA)
1 Alinam 259.8 1,418.51 1,428.90 1,441.89 1,454.88 259.8 1,467.87
2 Amobocan 185.0 1,010.10 1,017.50 1,026.75 1,036.00 185.0 1,045.25
3 Baringin Sur 68.0 371.28 374.00 377.40 380.80 68.0 384.20
4 Buena Suerte 262.4 1,432.70 1,443.20 1,456.32 1,469.44 262.4 1,482.56
5 Culalabat 98.0 535.08 539.00 543.90 548.80 98.0 553.70
6 Dabburab 119.0 649.74 654.50 660.45 666.40 119.0 672.35
7 Faustino 264.0 1,441.44 1,452.00 1,465.20 1,478.40 264.0 1,491.60
8 Labinab 180.8 987.17 994.40 1,003.44 1,012.48 180.8 1,021.52
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9 Manaoag 51.8 282.83 284.90 287.49 290.08 51.8 292.67

10 Marabulig I 300.0 1,638.00 1,650.00 1,665.00 1,680.00 300.0 1,695.00
11 Marabulig II 465.0 2,538.90 2,557.50 2,580.75 2,604.00 465.0 2,627.25
12 Minante I 180.0 982.80 990.00 999.00 1,008.00 180.0 1,017.00
13 Minante II 321.7 1,756.48 1,769.35 1,785.44 1,801.52 321.7 1,817.61
14 Naganacan 431.6 2,356.54 2,373.80 2,395.38 2,416.96 431.6 2,438.54
15 Nagrumbuan 1,263.5 6,898.71 6,949.25 7,012.43 7,075.60 1,263.5 7,138.78
16 Nungnungan I 614.8 3,356.81 3,381.40 3,412.14 3,442.88 614.8 3,473.62
17 Nungnungan II 224.4 1,225.22 1,234.20 1,245.42 1,256.64 224.4 1,267.86
18 Pinoma 950.1 5,187.55 5,225.55 5,273.06 5,320.56 950.1 5,368.07
19 Rizal 112.0 611.52 616.00 621.60 627.20 112.0 632.80
20 San Antonio 739.0 4,034.94 4,064.50 4,101.45 4,138.40 739.0 4,175.35
21 San Fermin 303.0 1,654.38 1,666.50 1,681.65 1,696.80 303.0 1,711.95
22 San Francisco 752.9 4,110.83 4,140.95 4,178.60 4,216.24 752.9 4,253.89
23 San Isidro 194.0 1,059.24 1,067.00 1,076.70 1,086.40 194.0 1,096.10
24 San Pablo 35.6 194.38 195.80 197.58 199.36 35.6 201.14
25 Sillawit 472.0 2,577.12 2,596.00 2,619.60 2,643.20 472.0 2,666.80
26 Sta. Luciana 364.6 1,990.72 2,005.30 2,023.53 2,041.76 364.6 2,059.99
27 Tagaran 66.0 360.36 363.00 366.30 369.60 66.0 372.90
Villa
28
Concepcion 99.00 - - - - 38.91 219.84
29 Villa Luna 82.0 447.72 451.00 455.10 459.20 82.0 463.30
TOTAL 9,361.0 51,111.06 51,485.50 51,953.55 52,421.60 9,399.91 53,109.49
Table No. 1a AREA HARVESTED AND ACTUAL PRODUCTION IN MT

IRRIGATED AREAS (WET SEASONS)
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
AREA ACTUAL AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE IN METRIC TONS
BARANGAY
(HA) AREA
5.47 5.5 5.54 5.6 5.75
(HA)
1 Alinam 259.8 1,421.11 1,428.90 1,439.29 1,454.88 259.8 1,493.85
2 Amobocan 185.0 1,011.95 1,017.50 1,024.90 1,036.00 185.0 1,063.75
3 Baringin Sur 68.0 371.96 374.00 376.72 380.80 68.0 391.00
4 Buena Suerte 262.4 1,435.33 1,443.20 1,453.70 1,469.44 262.4 1,508.80
5 Culalabat 98.0 536.06 539.00 542.92 548.80 98.0 563.50
6 Dabburab 119.0 650.93 654.50 659.26 666.40 119.0 684.25
7 Faustino 264.0 1,444.08 1,452.00 1,462.56 1,478.40 264.0 1,518.00
8 Labinab 180.8 988.98 994.40 1,001.63 1,012.48 180.8 1,039.60
9 Manaoag 51.8 283.35 284.90 286.97 290.08 51.8 297.85
10 Marabulig I 300.0 1,641.00 1,650.00 1,662.00 1,680.00 300.0 1,725.00
11 Marabulig II 465.0 2,543.55 2,557.50 2,576.10 2,604.00 465.0 2,673.75
12 Minante I 180.0 984.60 990.00 997.20 1,008.00 180.0 1,035.00
13 Minante II 321.7 1,759.70 1,769.35 1,782.22 1,801.52 321.7 1,849.78
14 Naganacan 431.6 2,360.85 2,373.80 2,391.06 2,416.96 431.6 2,481.70
15 Nagrumbuan 1,263.5 6,911.35 6,949.25 6,999.79 7,075.60 1,263.5 7,265.13
16 Nungnungan I 614.8 3,362.96 3,381.40 3,405.99 3,442.88 614.8 3,535.10
17 Nungnungan II 224.4 1,227.47 1,234.20 1,243.18 1,256.64 224.4 1,290.30
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18 Pinoma 950.1 5,197.05 5,225.55 5,263.55 5,320.56 950.1 5,463.08

19 Rizal 112.0 612.64 616.00 620.48 627.20 112.0 644.00
20 San Antonio 739.0 4,042.33 4,064.50 4,094.06 4,138.40 739.0 4,249.25
21 San Fermin 303.0 1,657.41 1,666.50 1,678.62 1,696.80 303.0 1,742.25
22 San Francisco 752.9 4,118.36 4,140.95 4,171.07 4,216.24 752.9 4,329.18
23 San Isidro 194.0 1,061.18 1,067.00 1,074.76 1,086.40 194.0 1,115.50
24 San Pablo 35.6 194.73 195.80 197.22 199.36 35.6 204.70
25 Sillawit 472.0 2,581.84 2,596.00 2,614.88 2,643.20 472.0 2,714.00
26 Sta. Luciana 364.6 1,994.36 2,005.30 2,019.88 2,041.76 364.6 2,096.45
27 Tagaran 66.0 361.02 363.00 365.64 369.60 66.0 379.50
Villa
28
Concepcion 99.00 - - - - 38.91 223.73
29 Villa Luna 82.0 448.54 451.00 454.28 459.20 82.0 471.50
TOTAL 9,361.0 51,204.67 51,485.50 51,859.94 52,421.60 9,399.91 54,049.48
Corn Production
The City of Cauayan is one of the leading corn producers in the province of Isabela. Like rice
production, the performance of the City of Cauayan in yellow corn production serves as a
barometer for corn industry users like the livestock sector to influence the importation of the
commodity. The land resource of the City of Cauayan and the unpredictable weather pattern
in the province seemingly favor increase in corn production notwithstanding the profitability
prospect getting better the past seasons. Cauayan City is foreseen to stay in the forefront of
corn production in the province given its Corn Roadmap as channel and conduit and
convergence of support.
Corn is the second most important crop in the country as some Filipinos prefer white corn as
their main staple food. In Cauayan however, corn production is the major source of income
for the people. As presented in Table No. 3, a total aggregate area of 12,271.18 hectares is
devoted for corn production, yielding a total of 134,982.98 metric tons of corn in 2017.
Modern farming technologies and high-yielding hi-breed corn seeds has enabled the increase
of production as evidenced by the 9.80% increase as compared to the 121,750.99 metric tons
of corn produced in a 121,750.99 hectares of corn production area in 2016. By comparison,
the average metric tons per hectare in 2016 was 5.40 while in 2017, it was 5.50 MT/ha.
Yellow corn accounts for about 70% of livestock mixed feeds. It is also processed into high
value products such as cornstarch, corn oil, and snacks. Covering an area of 12,271.18
hectares, with an average yield of 5.5 metric tons per hectare per cropping, and a cropping
intensity of two, Cauayan was able to produce 134,982.98 metric tons of yellow corn in 2017.
With a total production of 134,982.98 metric tons minus 14,020.38 metric tons representing
the 3% wastage, 6.5% animal feeds and 2% seeds for planting, the value of corn production
in 2017 reached PhP1,732,169,090.85 at PhP14.50/kg.
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Various programs provided by the Department of Agriculture including farm mechanization

program promises a brighter hope for corn farmers.
Physical area by eco-system
The total corn area of the City of Cauayan is 12,271.18 hectares. Their position in the corn
production landscape makes the City of Cauayan strategic in terms of the volume of
production. In any given weather condition in the city, production could be very substantial
because of the area distribution in the ecosystems as shown in TableNo. 5 below:
Table No. 5 CORN AREAS BY ECOZONE, 2017

Ecosystem Area (Ha) Percent Share
River Flood Plain - Lower Terrace 1,801.30 14.68
River Flood Plain - Upper Terrace 1,156.90 9.43
Broad plains 3,010.78 24.54
Hilly lands 6,302.20 51.36
TOTAL 12,271.18 100
The river flood plains composed of the lower and higher terrain constitute 14.68% and 9.43%
of the total area respectively, are the most productive and are considered as the prime corn
land of the city. The broad plains and hilly lands are usually planted earlier than the river flood
plains with acceptable production under favorable conditions despite their inherent
limitations in terms of soils, topography and water. However, the flood plains are being
threatened by river erosion gradually reducing the area of these fertile corn lands.
Interventions such as riverbank protection, structural and non-structural alike, must be
implemented to protect and preserve these lands.
Coconut
Coconut production area decreased by 48.99% with 496 hectares in 2016, it went down to
only 253 hectares in 2017. However, although the production area decreased significantly,
the volume of production increased from 121,751 MT in 2016 to 124,006 MT in 2017 or 1.82%
increase. The value of coconut production in 2017 reached PhP1, 922,093,000.00.
Mango
In 2016, a total aggregate area of 131 hectares was utilized for Mango production. This
increased to 253 hectares in 2017 or by 48.22% increase. But despite the increase in
production area, the volume of production decreased by 6.65% with 5,550 MT in 2016 it went
down to 5,204 MT in 2017. This was attributed to mainly to tropical typhoons that passed by
Cauayan area during the period.
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High Value Commercial Crops HVCC/Vegetables
In 2016, a total aggregate area of 222 hectares was utilized for HVCC crops production area. This
increased by 1.33% or 3 hectares in 2017. Likewise, the volume of production also increased from 836
MT in 2016 to 844 MT in 2017 or 0.95%.
Comparative Area Utilization of Significant Agricultural Activities
As presented in Table No. 6, in 2015, of the total aggregate area of 23,064.44 hectares utilized
for significant agricultural activities, 48.88% was utilized for corn production with 11,273.24
hectares followed by irrigated rice production with 9,361.00 hectares or 40.59 percent. Non-
irrigated or rainfed rice production area accounts for 9.10% equivalent to 2,100 hectares.
Only a small portion of the total agricultural area of the city was utilized for vegetable and
fisheries production with 220 hectares or 0.95 percent and 110.20 hectares or 0.48 percent,
respectively.
For 2016, the total aggregate area of agricultural production area increased to 23,071.74
hectares or a 0.032% increase. Of this total area, 48.86% was utilized for corn production and
40.57% was utilized for irrigated rice production while rainfed rice area remained the same.
Vegetable and fisheries production utilized 0.96% and 0.50%, respectively.
A significant increase in the total area for significant agricultural production in 2017 was
observed as shown in Table No. 6 with an aggregate total of 1,003.08 hectares or 4.17% was
added to the total agricultural crop production bringing the area to 24,074.82 hectares. This
was attributed to the increase of corn production area 8.13% particularly in forest region
barangays utilizing portion of the forest area. Notably, corn production utilization area
remained on top utilizing 50.97 percent followed by irrigated rice with 39.04%. There was
however a slight decrease in the rainfed area due to the operationalization of the Villa
Concepcion small water impounding project initially servicing about 38.91 hectares. A very
slight decrease in area utilization was likewise noted for vegetables and fisheries production
with 0.93 and 0.49 percent in 2017.
Table No. 6. Comparative Area Utilization of Significant Agricultural Activities

2015 2016 2017
Activities
Area (ha) % Area (ha) % Area (ha) %
Rice Production - Irrigated 9,361.00 40.59 9,361.00 40.57 9,399.91 39.04
Rice Production - Rainfed 2,100.00 9.10 2,100.00 9.10 2,061.09 8.56
Corn Production 11,273.24 48.88 11,273.24 48.86 12,271.18 50.97
HVCC/Vegetables Production 220 0.95 222 0.96 225 0.93
Fisheries Production 110.2 0.48 115.5 0.50 117.64 0.49
TOTAL 23,064.44 100.00 23,071.74 100.00 24,074.82 100.00
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PROJECTED RICE PRODUCTION IN IRRIGATED AREA, (DRY SEASON). 2018-2027

IRRIGATED AREA (DRY SEASON)
AREA
BARANGAY ACTUAL PROJECTED RICE PRODUCTION (MT)
(HA)
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
1 Alinam 259.8 1,467.87 1,508.68 1,550.62 1,593.73 1,638.03 1,683.57 1,730.37 1,778.48 1,827.92 1,878.73 1,930.96
2 Amobocan 185.0 1,045.25 1,065.95 1,087.05 1,108.58 1,130.53 1,152.91 1,175.74 1,199.02 1,222.76 1,246.97 1,271.66
3 Baringin Sur 68.0 384.20 386.89 389.60 392.32 395.07 397.84 400.62 403.43 406.25 409.09 411.96
4 Buena Suerte 262.4 1,482.56 1,524.07 1,566.75 1,610.61 1,655.71 1,702.07 1,749.73 1,798.72 1,849.09 1,900.86 1,954.08
5 Culalabat 98.0 553.70 559.57 565.50 571.49 577.55 583.67 589.86 596.11 602.43 608.82 615.27
6 Dabburab 119.0 672.35 680.89 689.54 698.29 707.16 716.14 725.24 734.45 743.78 753.22 762.79
7 Faustino 264.0 1,491.60 1,533.66 1,576.91 1,621.38 1,667.10 1,714.12 1,762.45 1,812.16 1,863.26 1,915.80 1,969.83
8 Labinab 180.8 1,021.52 1,041.24 1,061.33 1,081.81 1,102.69 1,123.98 1,145.67 1,167.78 1,190.32 1,213.29 1,236.71
9 Manaoag 51.8 292.67 294.28 295.90 297.53 299.16 300.81 302.46 304.13 305.80 307.48 309.17
10 Marabulig I 300.0 1,695.00 1,749.24 1,805.22 1,862.98 1,922.60 1,984.12 2,047.61 2,113.14 2,180.76 2,250.54 2,322.56
11 Marabulig II 465.0 2,627.25 2,757.82 2,894.89 3,038.76 3,189.79 3,348.32 3,514.73 3,689.42 3,872.78 4,065.26 4,267.30
12 Minante I 180.0 1,017.00 1,036.53 1,056.43 1,076.71 1,097.38 1,118.45 1,139.93 1,161.81 1,184.12 1,206.86 1,230.03
13 Minante II 321.7 1,817.61 1,880.13 1,944.80 2,011.70 2,080.91 2,152.49 2,226.53 2,303.13 2,382.35 2,464.31 2,549.08
14 Naganacan 431.6 2,438.54 2,550.96 2,668.56 2,791.58 2,920.27 3,054.89 3,195.72 3,343.05 3,497.16 3,658.38 3,827.03
15 Nagrumbuan 1,263.5 7,138.78 8,102.50 9,196.34 10,437.85 11,846.96 13,446.30 15,261.55 17,321.86 19,660.31 22,314.45 25,326.90
16 Nungnungan I 614.8 3,473.62 3,701.84 3,945.05 4,204.24 4,480.46 4,774.82 5,088.53 5,422.84 5,779.12 6,158.81 6,563.45
17 Nungnungan II 224.4 1,267.86 1,298.30 1,329.46 1,361.37 1,394.04 1,427.49 1,461.75 1,496.84 1,532.76 1,569.55 1,607.22
18 Pinoma 950.1 5,368.07 5,912.92 6,513.08 7,174.16 7,902.33 8,704.42 9,587.92 10,561.09 11,633.04 12,813.80 14,114.40
19 Rizal 112.0 632.80 640.39 648.08 655.86 663.73 671.69 679.75 687.91 696.16 704.52 712.97
20 San Antonio 739.0 4,175.35 4,504.79 4,860.21 5,243.68 5,657.41 6,103.78 6,585.37 7,104.95 7,665.53 8,270.34 8,922.88
21 San Fermin 303.0 1,711.95 1,767.42 1,824.68 1,883.80 1,944.84 2,007.85 2,072.90 2,140.07 2,209.40 2,280.99 2,354.89
22 San Francisco 752.9 4,253.89 4,595.89 4,965.40 5,364.62 5,795.94 6,261.93 6,765.39 7,309.32 7,896.99 8,531.91 9,217.88
23 San Isidro 194.0 1,096.10 1,118.79 1,141.95 1,165.59 1,189.71 1,214.34 1,239.48 1,265.14 1,291.32 1,318.05 1,345.34
24 San Pablo 35.6 201.14 201.90 202.67 203.44 204.21 204.99 205.77 206.55 207.34 208.12 208.92
25 Sillawit 472.0 2,666.80 2,801.21 2,942.39 3,090.68 3,246.45 3,410.08 3,581.94 3,762.47 3,952.10 4,151.29 4,360.51
26 Sta. Luciana 364.6 2,059.99 2,140.12 2,223.37 2,309.86 2,399.72 2,493.07 2,590.05 2,690.80 2,795.47 2,904.22 3,017.19
27 Tagaran 66.0 372.90 375.55 378.21 380.90 383.60 386.33 389.07 391.83 394.61 397.42 400.24
28 VillaConcepcion 38.91 219.84 228.94 238.42 248.29 258.57 269.27 280.41 292.02 304.11 316.70 329.81
29 Villa Luna 82.0 463.30 467.38 471.49 475.64 479.82 484.05 488.31 492.60 496.94 501.31 505.72
TOTAL 9,399.9 53,109.49 56,427.83 60,033.89 63,957.46 68,231.75 72,893.78 77,984.86 83,551.10 89,644.00 96,321.09 103,646.73
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IRRIGATED AREA (WET SEASON)
AREA
(HA)
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
1 Alinam 259.8 1,493.85 1,535.38 1,578.06 1,621.93 1,667.02 1,713.37 1,761.00 1,809.95 1,860.27 1,911.99 1,965.14
2 Amobocan 185.0 1,063.75 1,084.81 1,106.29 1,128.20 1,150.53 1,173.31 1,196.55 1,220.24 1,244.40 1,269.04 1,294.16
3 Baringin Sur 68.0 391.00 393.85 396.73 399.63 402.54 405.48 408.44 411.42 414.43 417.45 420.50
4 Buena Suerte 262.4 1,508.80 1,551.05 1,594.48 1,639.12 1,685.02 1,732.20 1,780.70 1,830.56 1,881.81 1,934.50 1,988.67
5 Culalabat 98.0 563.50 569.42 575.40 581.44 587.54 593.71 599.95 606.24 612.61 619.04 625.54
6 Dabburab 119.0 684.25 692.94 701.74 710.65 719.68 728.82 738.07 747.45 756.94 766.55 776.29
7 Faustino 264.0 1,518.00 1,560.81 1,604.82 1,650.08 1,696.61 1,744.45 1,793.65 1,844.23 1,896.24 1,949.71 2,004.69
8 Labinab 180.8 1,039.60 1,059.66 1,080.12 1,100.96 1,122.21 1,143.87 1,165.95 1,188.45 1,211.39 1,234.77 1,258.60
9 Manaoag 51.8 297.85 299.49 301.14 302.79 304.46 306.13 307.82 309.51 311.21 312.92 314.64
10 Marabulig I 300.0 1,725.00 1,780.20 1,837.17 1,895.96 1,956.63 2,019.24 2,083.85 2,150.54 2,219.35 2,290.37 2,363.67
11 Marabulig II 465.0 2,673.75 2,806.64 2,946.13 3,092.55 3,246.25 3,407.59 3,576.94 3,754.72 3,941.33 4,137.21 4,342.83
12 Minante I 180.0 1,035.00 1,054.87 1,075.13 1,095.77 1,116.81 1,138.25 1,160.10 1,182.38 1,205.08 1,228.22 1,251.80
13 Minante II 321.7 1,849.78 1,913.41 1,979.23 2,047.31 2,117.74 2,190.59 2,265.95 2,343.90 2,424.53 2,507.93 2,594.20
14 Naganacan 431.6 2,481.70 2,596.11 2,715.79 2,840.98 2,971.95 3,108.96 3,252.28 3,402.21 3,559.06 3,723.13 3,894.77
15 Nagrumbuan 1,263.5 7,265.13 8,245.92 9,359.12 10,622.60 12,056.65 13,684.29 15,531.67 17,628.45 20,008.29 22,709.41 25,775.18
16 Nungnungan I 614.8 3,535.10 3,767.36 4,014.87 4,278.65 4,559.76 4,859.33 5,178.59 5,518.82 5,881.41 6,267.82 6,679.61
17 Nungnungan II 224.4 1,290.30 1,321.27 1,352.98 1,385.45 1,418.70 1,452.75 1,487.61 1,523.32 1,559.88 1,597.31 1,635.65
18 Pinoma 950.1 5,463.08 6,017.58 6,628.36 7,301.14 8,042.21 8,858.49 9,757.63 10,748.03 11,838.95 13,040.60 14,364.22
19 Rizal 112.0 644.00 651.73 659.55 667.46 675.47 683.58 691.78 700.08 708.48 716.99 725.59
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20 San Antonio 739.0 4,249.25 4,584.52 4,946.23 5,336.49 5,757.54 6,211.81 6,701.92 7,230.70 7,801.21 8,416.72 9,080.80
21 San Fermin 303.0 1,742.25 1,798.70 1,856.98 1,917.14 1,979.26 2,043.39 2,109.59 2,177.94 2,248.51 2,321.36 2,396.57
22 San Francisco 752.9 4,329.18 4,677.24 5,053.29 5,459.58 5,898.53 6,372.77 6,885.14 7,438.70 8,036.77 8,682.93 9,381.04
23 San Isidro 194.0 1,115.50 1,138.59 1,162.16 1,186.22 1,210.77 1,235.83 1,261.42 1,287.53 1,314.18 1,341.38 1,369.15
24 San Pablo 35.6 204.70 205.48 206.26 207.04 207.83 208.62 209.41 210.21 211.01 211.81 212.61
25 Sillawit 472.0 2,714.00 2,850.79 2,994.47 3,145.39 3,303.91 3,470.43 3,645.34 3,829.07 4,022.05 4,224.76 4,437.69
26 Sta. Luciana 364.6 2,096.45 2,178.00 2,262.73 2,350.75 2,442.19 2,537.19 2,635.89 2,738.42 2,844.95 2,955.62 3,070.59
27 Tagaran 66.0 379.50 382.19 384.91 387.64 390.39 393.16 395.96 398.77 401.60 404.45 407.32
28 Villa Concepcion 38.91 223.73 232.91 242.45 252.40 262.74 273.52 284.73 296.40 308.56 321.21 334.38
29 Villa Luna 82.0 471.50 475.65 479.83 484.06 488.32 492.61 496.95 501.32 505.73 510.18 514.67
TOTAL 9,361.0 54,049.48 57,426.54 61,096.38 65,089.36 69,439.25 74,183.75 79,364.88 85,029.56 91,230.21 98,025.39 105,480.58
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PROJECTED RICE PRODUCTION IN RAINFED AREA, (WET SEASON). 2018-2027

RAINFED AREA (WET SEASON)
AREA
(HA)
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
1 Bacolod 83.9 295.33 307.14 319.43 332.20 345.49 359.31 373.68 388.63 404.18 420.34 437.16
2 Buyon 59.5 209.44 215.37 221.46 227.73 234.17 240.80 247.62 254.62 261.83 269.24 276.86
3 Cabugao 62.0 218.24 224.68 231.31 238.13 245.15 252.39 259.83 267.50 275.39 283.51 291.88
4 Casalatan 55.1 193.78 198.85 204.06 209.41 214.90 220.53 226.30 232.23 238.32 244.56 250.97
5 De Vera 27.1 95.53 96.77 98.01 99.28 100.56 101.86 103.17 104.50 105.85 107.21 108.60
6 Dissimuray 122.2 430.14 455.18 481.67 509.70 539.37 570.76 603.98 639.13 676.33 715.69 757.34
7 Gappal 783.0 2,756.16 3,783.93 5,194.96 7,132.16 9,791.74 13,443.09 18,456.01 25,338.26 34,786.89 47,758.93 65,568.23
8 Linglingay 142.0 499.84 533.63 569.70 608.21 649.33 693.22 740.09 790.12 843.53 900.55 961.43
9 Maligaya 93.0 327.36 341.86 357.01 372.82 389.34 406.59 424.60 443.41 463.05 483.56 504.98
10 Manaoag 231.6 815.23 905.15 1,004.99 1,115.84 1,238.92 1,375.57 1,527.30 1,695.76 1,882.80 2,090.47 2,321.05
11 Rogus 38.3 134.82 137.27 139.77 142.31 144.90 147.54 150.22 152.96 155.74 158.58 161.46
12 San Luis 11.2 39.28 39.49 39.70 39.91 40.12 40.34 40.55 40.76 40.98 41.20 41.42
13 San Pablo 157.0 552.64 593.98 638.41 686.16 737.48 792.65 851.94 915.66 984.16 1,057.77 1,136.89
14 Sinippil 49.0 172.48 176.50 180.61 184.82 189.13 193.53 198.04 202.66 207.38 212.21 217.15
15 Sta. Maria 31.7 111.58 113.27 114.98 116.72 118.48 120.27 122.08 123.93 125.80 127.70 129.63
16 Union 14.0 49.10 49.43 49.75 50.08 50.41 50.75 51.08 51.42 51.76 52.10 52.44
18 Villa Flor 40.5 142.56 145.31 148.12 150.97 153.89 156.86 159.89 162.97 166.12 169.32 172.59
TOTAL 2,100.0 7,392.00 8,457.38 10,136.18 12,361.42 15,331.11 19,316.58 24,689.80 31,960.87 41,829.43 55,255.33 73,555.56
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RAINFED AREA (DRY SEASON)
AREA
(HA)
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
1 Bacolod 83.9 305.40 317.61 330.32 343.53 357.27 371.56 386.42 401.88 417.96 434.67 452.06
2 Buyon 59.5 216.58 222.71 229.01 235.49 242.16 249.01 256.06 263.30 270.76 278.42 286.30
3 Cabugao 62.0 225.68 232.34 239.19 246.25 253.51 260.99 268.69 276.62 284.78 293.18 301.83
4 Casalatan 55.1 200.38 205.63 211.02 216.55 222.22 228.04 234.02 240.15 246.44 252.90 259.52
5 De Vera 27.1 98.79 100.06 101.35 102.66 103.99 105.33 106.69 108.06 109.46 110.87 112.30
6 Dissimuray 122.2 444.81 470.70 498.09 527.08 557.76 590.22 624.57 660.92 699.38 740.09 783.16
7 Gappal 783.0 2,850.12 3,912.93 5,372.06 7,375.30 10,125.55 13,901.37 19,085.19 26,202.06 35,972.81 49,387.07 67,803.51
8 Linglingay 142.0 516.88 551.82 589.12 628.95 671.47 716.86 765.32 817.05 872.28 931.25 994.20
9 Maligaya 93.0 338.52 353.52 369.18 385.53 402.61 420.45 439.07 458.52 478.84 500.05 522.20
10 Manaoag 231.6 843.02 936.01 1,039.25 1,153.88 1,281.15 1,422.47 1,579.36 1,753.57 1,946.99 2,161.74 2,400.18
11 Rogus 38.3 139.41 141.95 144.53 147.16 149.84 152.57 155.35 158.17 161.05 163.98 166.97
12 San Luis 11.2 40.62 40.84 41.05 41.27 41.49 41.71 41.93 42.15 42.38 42.60 42.83
13 San Pablo 157.0 571.48 614.23 660.17 709.55 762.63 819.67 880.98 946.88 1,017.71 1,093.83 1,175.65
14 Sinippil 49.0 178.36 182.52 186.77 191.12 195.57 200.13 204.79 209.56 214.45 219.44 224.56
15 Sta. Maria 31.7 115.39 117.13 118.90 120.69 122.52 124.37 126.24 128.15 130.09 132.05 134.04
16 Union 14.0 50.78 51.11 51.45 51.79 52.13 52.48 52.82 53.17 53.52 53.88 54.23
18 Villa Flor 40.5 147.42 150.27 153.17 156.12 159.13 162.21 165.34 168.53 171.78 175.10 178.47
TOTAL 2,100.0 7,644.00 8,745.70 10,481.73 12,782.83 15,853.75 19,975.08 25,531.48 33,050.41 43,255.39 57,138.99 76,063.09
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4.2 LIVESTOCK and POULTRY
Existing Livestock and Poultry Farms
As presented in Table No. 7 provided by the Business Permit and Licensing Office, there are
20 licensed Livestock and Poultry Farms in 2016 operating in the City of Cauayan. These 20
farms employed 78 farm workers and the volume of production reached 29,439,896.65
kilograms of poultry and livestock meat.
Table No. 7. Existing Livestock and Poultry Farms, 2016

Years Capit No. Production
Type of in al- of Industry
Name of Establishment Owner Barangay
Activity Opera izatio Empl Volume (kg) Market Classification
tion n oyees
1. JUMBO FARM/UY,CLIFFORD FAUSTINO POULTRY 6 10 2,810,000.00 LOCAL I-1
2. MATTHEW'S FARM/TY, POULTRY I-1
MARABULIG I 5 5 3,694,500.00 LOCAL
MARICAR F.
3.ORTIZ POULTRY FARM/ORTIZ, POULTRY I-1
GAPPAL 1 707,741.73 LOCAL
SIANITA LEONILA D.
4.VIVA INTEGRATED POULTRY I-1
NUNGNUNGAN II 15 2,600,000 LOCAL
FARM/VALCOS, NORMA D.
5. MAGNUS AURELIUS FARM/SIN, POULTRY I-1
MINANTE II 8 2,341,262.98 LOCAL
JOGINDER .
6.ESWJ FARMS/CALZADA, POULTRY I-1
STA. LUCIANA 1 3,461,545.94 LOCAL
EDUARDO C.
7.JZG POULRTY FARM/GUMIRAN POULTRY I-1
SAN PABLO 1 500,000 LOCAL
JAQUELYN Z.
8.CDL ABRENICA'S FARM/ POULTRY I-1
MARABULIG I 3 50,000.00 LOCAL
GONZALES, ANGELITA
9.RANCHO ORO/ GUINTO, ENRICO POULTRY I-1
CASALATAN 6 3,240,507.00 LOCAL
ARTURO A.
10.FARMERS PRO PIG I-1
SILLAWIT PIGGERY 4 78,500.00 LOCAL
CENTER/PETINES,MANUEL Y.
11.BGD FARM/DY, BERNARD PIGGERY I-1
NAGRUMBUAN 1 2,412,077.98 LOCAL
FAUSTINO M.
12.WILLINGTON GOLDEN PIGGERY I-1
NUNGNUNGAN II 1 2,500,000.00 LOCAL
FARM/PUA WINSTER
13.WONG'S FARM/WONG, SEE OU NUNGNUNGAN II PIGGERY 3 1,182,500.00 LOCAL I-1
14.GOLDEN SWINERY/GUINTO, PIGGERY I-1
MINANTE II 3 699,517.80 LOCAL
CARLO ESTEBAN
15.CORTEZ HATCHERY/CORTEZ, I-1
MINANTE I HATCHERY 1 45,300.00 LOCAL
SAMUEL D.
16.DEE-Y FARM/DY, CAESAR G. NUNGNUNGAN II INT. FARM 2 1,694,550.00 LOCAL I-1
17.BAJONG INTEGRATED I-1
MARABULIG I INT. FARM 1 200,000.00 LOCAL
FARM/ONG, ESTELITO B.
18.R.J PETINES FISH I-1
NAGANACAN FISHING 6 1,031,272.00 LOCAL
HATCHERY/PETINES, ROBERT
19.THREE K AQUA I-1
PINOMA FISHING 1 65,000.00 LOCAL
PRODUCTS/QUIJANO, NATHANIEL
20.R.C. ALFARO INTEGRATED I-1
NUNGNUNGAN II FISHING 5 125,621.22 LOCAL
FARM/ALFARO, RENATO C.
TOTAL 78 29,439,896.65
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Type Production
No. of
Area No. of Production Product
LIVESTOCK / Tenants
(ha) Heads Classification Volume (kg) Value (Php) Market
POULTRY (Raisers)
CARABAO 4,605 Backyard 1,075,750 248,050,000.00 Local 2,072
CATTLE 5,461 Backyard 1,356,290 310,870,000.00 Local 1,934
GOAT 1,934 Backyard 38,760 5,703,000.00 Local 448
SHEEP 176 Backyard 4,400 792,000.00 Local 13
SWINE 11,242 Backyard 890,930 103,030,800.00 Local 2,382

TOTAL -
23,418 3,366,130 668,445,800.00 6,849
LIVESTOCK
CHICKEN 507,158 Backyard/Commercial 800,352 114,214,624.00 Local 5,532
DUCK 24,791 Backyard/Commercial 44,583 5,449,130.00 Local 1,958
TOTAL-POULTRY 531,949 844,935 119,663,754.00 7,490
TOTAL 555,367 Backyard/Commercial 4,211,065 788,109,554.00 Local 14,339
Of the 23,418-livestock population in 2016, there were 4,605 carabaos 5,461 cattle, 1,934
goats, 174 sheep and 11,242 swine where all are raised in the backyard. The total production
of livestock reached 3,366,130 metric tons valued at PhP668,445,800.00. The total poultry
population meanwhile reached 531,949 composed of 507,158 chickens and 32,791 ducks.
Most of these are raised for commercial purposes. The total volume of poultry production
was 844,935 metric tons valued at PhP119,663,754.00.
The City Veterinary Office implements various livestock programs and activities including laws
and policies aimed for the betterment of livestock raisers in the city. The City Veterinary
Office is mandated to implement four extension services such are:
1. Animal Health Services

2. Animal Production Serviceds
3. Meat Inspection Services and
4. Regulatory Function
Animal Health Services
This extension work is performed solely to help control the outbreak of economically
important animal diseases (Hog Cholera, Hemorrhagic Septicemia, NCD, etc…) and animal
diseases of public health concern (Rabies, Anthrax, Bird Flu, etc…) thru Mass Vaccination. Also
included in this service are Animal Treatment and Mass Deworming Program. Below are our
accomplishments for the year 2018 for Animal Health Services.
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Mass Vaccination Program

Type of Vaccine No. of Animal Vaccinated
Hemorrhagic Septicemia Vaccination 2,1245
Rabies Vaccination 10,382
Hog Cholera Vaccination 1,158
New Castle Diseases Vaccination 8,794
Deworming Program
No. of Animal Dewormed 2,264
Animal Treatment
No. of Animal Treated 89
Animal Production Services
These services rendered by our office deals with the production aspect of the local livestock
sector. We offer technical assistance to farmers in need, asc well as conduct seminars and
trainings to interested individuals, groups and/or students.
The Veterinary Office is also maintining a Small Ruminants Breeding Station located at Brgy.
San Pablo, Cauayan City. Also in our care are Bulgarian Buffaloes for breeding purpose. Below
listed are the animals currently under our care:
Type of Animal No. Head/s

Bulgarian Buffalo 2
1. Carabull 1
2. Caracow 1
3. Caraheifer 0
Sheep
1. Ram 1
2. Ewe 16
3. Grower 4
4. Lamb 4
Graded/Boer Goats 15
Buffalo Breeding Program
No. of Animal Served 12
Artificial Insemination Program
The City Veterinary Office together with the Provincial Veterinary Office renders Artificial
Insemination services to the local raiser within the City. The aim of this program is to upgrade
stocks produced at backyard level.
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The Artificial Insemination Office is located at Barangay Cabaruan, Cauayan City.
Artificial Insemination Program

Animal Specie No. of Animals Inseminated
1. Cattle 0
2. Carabao 0
3. Goat 0
4. Swine 1,464
Meat Inspection Services
Meat Inspection Service is the main thrust of the City Veterinary Office. All Animals
slaughtered in our City Abattoir undergoes throrough examination and scrutiny from our
Meat Inspector. All meat coming out from the City Abattoir is guarantee fresh and safe, fit for
human consumption. The following are slaughterhouse production record for calendar year
2018.
MONTH HOG CATTLE/CARABAO

Total Hds Total Kg Total Hds Total Kg
January 3,067 180,311 235 46,370
February 2,847 172,382 127 24,470
March 3,086 190,043 125 23,810
April 3,272 190,209 135 26,030
May 3,160 188,854 144 27,790
June 3,027 175,022 286 55,340
July 3,236 179,852 287 55,340
August 3,133 184,861 278 54,380
September 2,931 167,484 229 45,600
October 3,204 189,753 226 45,460
November 3,331 199,350 224 43,180
December 3,734 222,217 235 46370
Total 38,028 2,247,337 2,531 494,140
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Regulatory
The City Veterinary Office resreves the right to inspect all animals, Animal Product and by-
products shipped outside the city prior to the issuance of Veterinary Health Certificate. Same
is true with regards to the issuance of Meat Inspection Certificate.
Type of Certificate No. of Ceertificate Issued

Veterinary Health Certificate 75
Meat Inspection Certificate 1
BRO Livestock and Dispersal Program
In support to farmers engaged in livestock and poultry production, the provincial Government
of Isabela through its “Paiwi ni BRO” Program provides livelihood assistance amounting to
PhP 3,000.00 to small farmers who wants to engage in “Paiwi ng Baboy”. This project is only
available to qualified women farmers and it entails the provision of one (1) swine for breeding
or one (1) swine for fattening. The financial consideration is used to buy feeds and medicines.
The “Paiwi ng Manok” project entails the provision of ten (10) chicks while the “Paiwi ng
Kambing” project entails the provision of two (2) native goats also for breeding purposes
aimed to augment the livelihood of small farmers.
Table No.9. Existing Livestock and Poultry Farms, 2016

Type Production No. of
LIVESTOCK / Tenants
(ha) Heads Classification Volume (kg) Value (Php) Market
POULTRY (Raisers)
CARABAO 4,605 Backyard 1,075,750 248,050,000.00 Local 2,072

CATTLE 5,461 Backyard 1,356,290 310,870,000.00 Local 1,934
GOAT 1,934 Backyard 38,760 5,703,000.00 Local 448
SHEEP 176 Backyard 4,400 792,000.00 Local 13
SWINE 11,242 Backyard 890,930 103,030,800.00 Local 2,382
TOTAL - LIVESTOCK 23,418 3,366,130 668,445,800.00 6,849
CHICKEN 507,158 Backyard/Commercial 800,352 114,214,624.00 Local 5,532
DUCK 24,791 Backyard/Commercial 44,583 5,449,130.00 Local 1,958
TOTAL-POULTRY 531,949 844,935 119,663,754.00 7,490
TOTAL 555,367 Backyard/Commercial 4,211,065 788,109,554.00 Local 14,339
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Production No. of
Type Barangay Volume Tenants
(ha) Heads Classification Value (Php) Market
(kg) (Raisers)
Carabao Alicaocao 26 Backyard 6,500 13.000,000.00 Local 12
Alinam 35 Backyard 8,750 1,750,000.00 Local 20
Amobocan 109 Backyard 27,250 5,450,000.00 Local 83
Andarayan 48 Backyard 12,000 2,400,000.00 Local 30
Baculod 282 Backyard 70,500 14,100.000.00 Local 160
Baringin Norte 39 Backyard 9,750 1,950,000.00 Local 15
Baringin Sur 52 Backyard 13,000 2,600,000.00 Local 22
Buena Suerte 59 Backyard 14,750 2,950,000.00 Local 30
Bugallon 43 Backyard 10,750 2,150,000.00 Local 19
Buyon 103 Backyard 25,750 5,150,000.00 Local 40
Cabaruan 30 Backyard 7,500 1,500,000.00 Local 9
Cabugao 205 Backyard 5,250 10,250,000.00 Local 118
Carabatan Bacareno 17 Backyard 4,250 850,000.00 Local 10
Carabatan Chica 14 Backyard 3,500 700,000.00 Local 5
Carabatan Grande 29 Backyard 7,250 450,000.00 Local 10
Carabatan Punta 24 Backyard 6,000 1,200,000.00 Local 11
Casalatan 134 Backyard 33,500 6,700,000.00 Local 63
Cassap Fuera 17 Backyard 4,250 850,000.00 Local 7
Catalina 18 Backyard 4,500 900,000.00 Local 11
Culalabat 25 Backyard 6,250 1,250,000.00 Local 8
Dabburab 28 Backyard 7,000 1,400,000.00 Local 12
De Vera 106 Backyard 26,500 5,200,000.00 Local 40
Dianao 62 Backyard 15,500 3,100,000.00 Local 23
Disimuray 132 Backyard 33,000 6,600,000.00 Local 75
District 1 18 Backyard 4,500 900,000.00 Local 4
Duminit 46 Backyard 4,500 2,300,000.00 Local 20
Faustino 52 Backyard 13,000 2,600,000.00 Local 32
Gagabutan 37 Backyard 9,250 1,850,000.00 Local 17
Gappal 299 Backyard 14,750 14,950,000.00 Local 90
Guayabal 64 Backyard 16,000 3,200,000.00 Local 30
Labinab 36 Backyard 9,000 1,800,000.00 Local 11
Linglingay 61 Backyard 15,250 3,050,000.00 Local 23
Mabantad 40 Backyard 10,000 2,000,000.00 Local 17
Maligaya 200 Backyard 50,000 10,000,000.00 Local 50
Manaoag 116 Backyard 29,000 5,500,000.00 Local 60
Marabulig 1 50 Backyard 50,000 10,000,000.00 Local 35
Minante 1 32 Backyard 8,000 1,600,000.00 Local 11
Naganacan 38 Backyard 9,500 1,900,000.00 Local 14
Nagcampegan 23 Backyard 5,750 1,150,000.00 Local 12
Nagrumbuan 53 Backyard 13,250 2,650,000.00 Local 23
Nungnungan 1 42 Backyard 10,500 2,100,000.00 Local 20
Pinoma 50 Backyard 12,500 2,500,000.00 Local 30
Rizal 30 Backyard 7,500 1,500,000.00 Local 10
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Rogus 67 Backyard 16,750 3,350,000.00 Local 25

San Antonio 170 Backyard 42,500 8,500,000.00 Local 65
San Fermin 33 Backyard 8,250 1,650,000.00 Local 10
San Francisco 60 Backyard 15,000 3,000,000.00 Local 30
San Isidro 53 Backyard 13,250 2,650,000.00 Local 22
San Luis 105 Backyard 26,250 5,250,000.00 Local 20
San Pablo 182 Backyard 45,500 9,100,000.00 Local 74
Sillawit 50 Backyard 12,500 2,500,000.00 Local 33
Sinippil 105 Backyard 26,250 5,250,000.00 Local 42
Sta. Luciana 76 Backyard 19,000 3,800,000.00 Local 30
Sta. Maria 156 Backyard 39,000 7,800,000.00 Local 63
Tagaran 29 Backyard 7,250 1,450,000.00 Local 16
Turayong 59 Backyard 14,750 2,950,000.00 Local 15
Union 58 Backyard 14,500 2,900,000.00 Local 30
Villa Concepcion 209 Backyard 52,250 10,450,000.00 Local 130
Villa Flor 46 Backyard 11,500 2,300,000.00 Local 20
Villa Luna 86 Backyard 21,500 4,300,000.00 Local 39
TOTAL 4,605 1,075,750 248,050000.00 2,072
Production
Area No. of Production Product No. of
Type Barangay Volume Value
(ha) Heads Classification Market Tenants
(kg) (Php)
GOAT Alicaocao 29 Backyard 580.0 87,000.00 Local 5
Alinam 59 Backyard 1,180.0 177,000.00 Local 11
Amobocan 34 Backyard 680.0 102,000.00 Local 15
Andarayan 28 Backyard 560.0 84,000.00 Local 7
Baculod 39 Backyard 780.0 117,000.00 Local 12
Baringin Norte 28 Backyard 560.0 84,000.00 Local 8
Baringin Sur 24 Backyard 480.0 72,000.00 Local 6
Buena Suerte 26 Backyard 520.0 78,000.00 Local 4
Bugallon 25 Backyard 520.0 75,000.00 Local 7
Buyon 40 Backyard 820.0 12,000.00 Local 9
Cabaruan 37 Backyard 740.0 111,000.00 Local 7
Cabugao 35 Backyard 700.0 105,000.00 Local 8
Carabatan Bacareno 19 Backyard 380.0 57,000.00 Local 5
Carabatan Chica 15 Backyard 300.0 45,000.00 Local 4
Carabatan Grande 20 Backyard 400.0 69,000.00 Local 5
Carabatan Punta 18 Backyard 360.0 54,000.00 Local 4
Casalatan 62 Backyard 1,240.0 186,000.00 Local 8
Cassap Fuera 24 Backyard 480.0 72,000.00 Local 6
Catalina 18 Backyard 360.0 54,000.00 Local 3
Culalabat 30 Backyard 600.0 90,000.00 Local 6
Dabburab 19 Backyard 380.0 57,000.00 Local 6
De Vera 18 Backyard 360.0 54,000.00 Local 3
Dianao 22 Backyard 440.0 66,000.00 Local 7
Disimuray 48 Backyard 960.0 144,000.00 Local 11
District 1 36 Backyard 720.0 108,000.00 Local 11
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Duminit 13 Backyard 260.0 39,000.00 Local 5
Faustino 43 Backyard 860.0 129,000.00 Local 7
Gagabutan 15 Backyard 300.0 45,000.00 Local 5
Gappal 54 Backyard 1,080.0 162,000.00 Local 7
Guayabal 16 Backyard 320.0 48,000.00 Local 3
Labinab 18 Backyard 360.0 54,000.00 Local 3
Linglingay 18 Backyard 360.0 54,000.00 Local 7
Mabantad 19 Backyard 380.0 57,000.00 Local 3
Maligaya 28 Backyard 560.0 84,000.00 Local 8
Manaoag 24 Backyard 480.0 72,000.00 Local 5
Marabulig 1 48 Backyard 960.0 144,000.00 Local 9
Marabulig 2 31 Backyard 620.0 93,000.00 Local 5
Minante 1 25 Backyard 520.0 75,000.00 Local 3
Minante 2 30 Backyard 600.0 90,000.00 Local 10
Naganacan 28 Backyard 560.0 84,000.00 Local 9
Nagcampegan 18 Backyard 360.0 54,000.00 Local 7
Nagrumbuan 20 Backyard 400.0 60,000.00 Local 4
Nungnungan 1 50 Backyard 1,000.0 150,000.00 Local 6
Nungnungan 2 23 Backyard 460.0 69,000.00 Local 4
Pinoma 29 Backyard 580.0 87,000.00 Local 12
Rizal 26 Backyard 520.0 78,000.00 Local 7
Rogus 19 Backyard 380.0 57,000.00 Local 5
San Antonio 50 Backyard 1,000.0 150,000.00 Local 8
San Fermin 38 Backyard 760.0 114,000.00 Local 13
San Francisco 35 Backyard 700.0 105,000.00 Local 9
San Isidro 24 Backyard 480.0 72,000.00 Local 11
San Luis 38 Backyard 760.0 114,000.00 Local 8
San Pablo 63 Backyard 1,260.0 189,000.00 Local 12
Sillawit 32 Backyard 640.0 96,000.00 Local 9
Sinippil 17 Backyard 340.0 51,000.00 Local 6
Sta. Luciana 50 Backyard 1,000.0 150,000.00 Local 7
Sta. Maria 31 Backyard 620.0 93,000.00 Local 7
Tagaran 45 Backyard 900.0 135,000.00 Local 8
Turayong 20 Backyard 400.0 60,000.00 Local 7
Union 20 Backyard 400.0 60,000.00 Local 8
Villa
24 Backyard 480.0 72,000.00 Local 5
Concepcion
Villa Flor 22 Backyard 440.0 66,000.00 Local 5
Villa Luna 33 Backyard 660.0 99,000.00 Local 7
TOTAL 1,934 38,760.0 5,703,000.00 448
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Production
No. of Production Product No. of
Type Barangay Area (ha)
Heads Classification Volume Market Tenants
Value (Php)
(kg)
Sheep Baringin Sur 7 Backyard 175 31,500.00 Local 1
Linglingay 3 Backyard 75 13,500.00 local 1
Marabulig 2 6 Backyard 150 27,000.00 local 1
Nagrumbuan 15 Backyard 375 67,500.00 local 1
Pinoma 10 Backyard 250 45,000.00 local 1
San Fermin 37 Backyard 925 166,500.00 local 3
San Pablo 61 backyard 1,525 274,500.00 Local 2
Sillawit 14 backyard 350 63,000.00 Local 1
Sta. Luciana 23 backyard 575 103,500.00 Local 2
176 4,400 792,000.00 13
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Production
Type Barangay Volume
(ha) Heads Classification Value (Php) Market Tenants
(kg)
Swine Alicaocao 80 backyard 6,400 736,000.00 Local 15
Alinam 95 backyard 7,600 874,000.00 Local 20
Amobocan 205 backyard 16,400 1,886,000.00 Local 37
Andarayan 102 backyard 8,160 938,400.00 Local 35
Baculod 431 backyard 34,480 3,965,200.00 Local 55
Baringin Norte 105 backyard 3,400 966,000.00 Local 18
Baringin Sur 178 backyard 14,000 1,610,000.00 Local 32
Buena Suerte 505 backyard 40,400 4,646,000.00 Local 73
Bugallon 113 backyard 9,040 1,039,600.00 Local 20
Buyon 187 backyard 14,960 1,720,400.00 Local 65
Cabaruan 146 backyard 11,680 1,343,200.00 Local 40
Cabugao 155 backyard 9,200 1,058,000.00 Local 59
Carabatan Bacareno 100 backyard 8,000 920,000.00 Local 25
Carabatan Chica 77 backyard 6,160 708,400.00 Local 22
Carabatan Grande 67 backyard 5,360 616,400.00 Local 21
Carabatan Punta 93 backyard 7,440 855,600.00 Local 30
Casalatan 167 backyard 13,360 1,536,400.00 Local 54
Cassap Fuera 248 backyard 19,840 2,281,600.00 Local 15
Catalina 79 backyard 6,320 726,800.00 Local 15
Culalabat 129 backyard 10,320 1,186,800.00 Local 25
Dabburab 143 backyard 11,440 1,315,600.00 Local 38
De Vera 152 backyard 12,160 1,398,400.00 Local 48
Dianao 69 backyard 5,520 634,800.00 Local 25
Disimuray 121 backyard 9,680 1,113,200.00 Local 31
District 1 78 backyard 6,240 717,600.00 Local 18
Duminit 105 Backyard 8,400 966,000.00 Local 21
Faustino 194 Backyard 15,520 1,784,800.00 Local 22
Gagabutan 107 Backyard 8,560 984,400.00 Local 23
Gappal 203 Backyard 16,240 1,867,600.00 Local 76
Guayabal 113 Backyard 9,040 1,039,600.00 Local 47
Labinab 131 Backyard 10,480 1,205,200.00 Local 28
Linglingay 168 Backyard 13,440 1,545,600.00 Local 60
Mabantad 83 Backyard 6,640 763,600.00 Local 16
Maligaya 179 Backyard 14,320 1,646,800.00 Local 58
Manaoag 168 Backyard 13,440 1,545,600.00 Local 50
Naganacan 139 Backyard 11,120 1,278,800.00 Local 25
Nagcampegan 144 Backyard 11,520 1,324,800.00 Local 31
Nagrumbuan 377 Backyard 30,160 3,468,400.00 Local 17
Pinoma 128 Backyard 10,240 1,177,600.00 Local 25
Rizal 116 Backyard 9,290 1,067,200.00 Local 30
Rogus 134 Backyard 10,720 1,232,800.00 Local 33
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San Antonio 235 Backyard 18,800 2,162,000.00 Local 45

San Fermin 200 Backyard 16,000 1,840,000.00 Local 41
San Francisco 220 Backyard 17,600 2,024,000.00 Local 30
San Isidro 119 Backyard 9,520 1,094,800.00 Local 25
San Luis 184 Backyard 14,720 1,692,800.00 Local 39
San Pablo 179 Backyard 14,320 1,646,800.00 Local 64
Sillawit 377 Backyard 30,160 3,468,400.00 Local 48
Sinippil 109 Backyard 8,720 1,002,800.00 Local 55
Sta. Luciana 211 Backyard 16,880 1,941,200.00 Local 48
Sta. Maria 188 Backyard 15,040 1,729,600.00 Local 67
Tagaran 197 Backyard 15,760 1,812,400.00 Local 48
Turayong 209 Backyard 16,720 1,922,800.00 Local 65
Union 84 Backyard 6,720 772,800.00 Local 17
Villa Concepcion 287 Backyard 22,960 2,640,400.00 Local 126
Villa Flor 138 Backyard 11,040 1,269,600.00 Local 47
Villa Luna 148 Backyard 11,840 1,361,600.00 Local 31
TOTAL 11,242 890,930 103,030,800.00 2,382
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Production
(kg)
Duck Alicaocao 153 backyard 306 33,660.00 Local 10
Alinam 51 backyard 102 11,220.00 Local 15
Amobocan 190 backyard 380 41,800.00 Local 53
Andarayan 60 backyard 120 13,200.00 Local 5
Baculod 73 backyard 146 16,060.00 Local 10
Baringin Norte 122 backyard 244 26,840.00 Local 7
Baringin Sur 145 backyard 290 31,900.00 Local 60
Buena Suerte 230 backyard 460 50,600.00 Local 85
Bugallon 120 backyard 240 26,400.00 Local 10
Buyon 155 backyard 310 34,100.00 Local 14
Cabaruan 75 backyard 150 16,500.00 Local 10
Cabugao 110 backyard 220 24,200.00 Local 8
Carabatan
55 backyard 110 12,100.00 Local 6
Bacareno
Carabatan Chica 68 backyard 136 14,960.00 Local 10
Carabatan
126 backyard 252 27,720.00 Local 14
Grande
Carabatan Punta 10 backyard 20 2,200.00 Local 3
Casalatan 120 backyard 240 26,400.00 Local 22
Cassap Fuera 39 backyard 78 8,580.00 Local 8
Catalina 56 backyard 112 12,320.00 Local 10
Culalabat 113 backyard 226 24,860.00 Local 8
Dabburab 250 backyard 500 55,000.00 Local 18
De Vera 55 backyard 110 12,100.00 Local 12
Dianao 52 backyard 105 11,550.00 Local 13
Disimuray 155 backyard 310 34,100.00 Local 38
District 1 38 backyard 76 8,360.00 Local 10
Duminit 68 backyard 136 14,960.00 Local 40
Faustino 150 backyard 300 33,000.00 Local 35
Gagabutan 95 backyard 190 20,900.00 Local 40
Gappal 65 backyard 130 14,300.00 Local 25
Guayabal 51 backyard 102 11,220.00 Local 13
Labinab 55 backyard 110 12,100.00 Local 18
Linglingay 32 backyard 64 7,040.00 Local 10
Mabantad 95 backyard 190 20,900.00 Local 16
Maligaya 75 backyard 150 16,500.00 Local 14
Manaoag 73 backyard 146 11,060.00 Local 15
Marabulig 1 130 backyard 260 28,600.00 Local 25
Marabulig 2 1,735 backyard/Commercial 3,470 381,700.00 Local 25
Minante 1 112 backyard 224 24,640.00 Local 40
Naganacan 4,052 backyard/Commercial 3,104 891,440.00 Local 67
Nagcampegan 42 backyard 84 9,240.00 Local 8
Nagrumbuan 6,395 backyard/Commercial 12,790 1,406,900.00 Local 77
Nungnungan 1 1,050 backyard 2,100 231,000.00 Local 165
Nungnungan 2 150 backyard 300 33,000.00 Local 23
Pinoma 4,250 backyard/Commercial 8,500 935,000.00 Local 148
Rizal 72 backyard 144 15,840.00 Local 9
Rogus 101 backyard 202 22,220.00 Local 15
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San Antonio 556 backyard 1,112 122,320.00 Local 55

San Fermin 221 backyard 442 48,620.00 Local 82
San Francisco 256 Backyard 512 56,320.00 Local 52
San Isidro 259 Backyard 518 56,980.00 Local 52
San Luis 302 Backyard 604 66,440.00 Local 16
San Pablo 155 Backyard 310 34,100.00 Local 102
Sillawit 348 Backyard 696 76,560.00 Local 120
Sinippil 97 Backyard 194 21,340.00 Local 6
Sta. Luciana 160 Backyard 320 35,200.00 Local 14
Sta. Maria 40 Backyard 80 8,800.00 Local 5
Tagaran 160 Backyard 320 35,200.00 Local 11
Turayong 36 Backyard 72 7,920.00 Local 13
Union 120 Backyard 240 26,400.00 Local 18
Villa Concepcion 60 Backyard 120 13,200.00 Local 32
Villa Flor 45 Backyard 90 9,900.00 Local 15
Villa Luna 206 Backyard 412 45,320.00 Local 12
TOTAL 24,791 44,583 5,449,130.00 1,958

Production
(kg)
Duck Alicaocao 153 backyard 306 33,660.00 Local 10
Alinam 51 backyard 102 11,220.00 Local 15
Amobocan 190 backyard 380 41,800.00 Local 53
Andarayan 60 backyard 120 13,200.00 Local 5
Baculod 73 backyard 146 16,060.00 Local 10
Baringin Norte 122 backyard 244 26,840.00 Local 7
Baringin Sur 145 backyard 290 31,900.00 Local 60
Buena Suerte 230 backyard 460 50,600.00 Local 85
Bugallon 120 backyard 240 26,400.00 Local 10
Buyon 155 backyard 310 34,100.00 Local 14
Cabaruan 75 backyard 150 16,500.00 Local 10
Cabugao 110 backyard 220 24,200.00 Local 8
Carabatan Bacareno 55 backyard 110 12,100.00 Local 6
Carabatan Chica 68 backyard 136 14,960.00 Local 10
Carabatan Grande 126 backyard 252 27,720.00 Local 14
Carabatan Punta 10 backyard 20 2,200.00 Local 3
Casalatan 120 backyard 240 26,400.00 Local 22
Cassap Fuera 39 backyard 78 8,580.00 Local 8
Catalina 56 backyard 112 12,320.00 Local 10
Culalabat 113 backyard 226 24,860.00 Local 8
Dabburab 250 backyard 500 55,000.00 Local 18
De Vera 55 backyard 110 12,100.00 Local 12
Dianao 52 backyard 105 11,550.00 Local 13
Disimuray 155 backyard 310 34,100.00 Local 38
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Duminit 68 backyard 136 14,960.00 Local 40
Faustino 150 backyard 300 33,000.00 Local 35
Gagabutan 95 backyard 190 20,900.00 Local 40
Gappal 65 backyard 130 14,300.00 Local 25
Guayabal 51 backyard 102 11,220.00 Local 13
Labinab 55 backyard 110 12,100.00 Local 18
Linglingay 32 backyard 64 7,040.00 Local 10
Mabantad 95 backyard 190 20,900.00 Local 16
Maligaya 75 backyard 150 16,500.00 Local 14
Manaoag 73 backyard 146 11,060.00 Local 15
Marabulig 1 130 backyard 260 28,600.00 Local 25
Marabulig 2 1,735 backyard/Commercial 3,470 381,700.00 Local 25
Naganacan 4,052 backyard/Commercial 3,104 891,440.00 Local 67
Nagcampegan 42 backyard 84 9,240.00 Local 8
Nagrumbuan 6,395 backyard/Commercial 12,790 1,406,900.00 Local 77
Nungnungan 1 1,050 backyard 2,100 231,000.00 Local 165
Nungnungan 2 150 backyard 300 33,000.00 Local 23
Pinoma 4,250 backyard/Commercial 8,500 935,000.00 Local 148
Rizal 72 backyard 144 15,840.00 Local 9
Rogus 101 backyard 202 22,220.00 Local 15
San Antonio 556 backyard 1,112 122,320.00 Local 55
San Fermin 221 backyard 442 48,620.00 Local 82
San Francisco 256 Backyard 512 56,320.00 Local 52
San Isidro 259 Backyard 518 56,980.00 Local 52
San Luis 302 Backyard 604 66,440.00 Local 16
San Pablo 155 Backyard 310 34,100.00 Local 102
Sillawit 348 Backyard 696 76,560.00 Local 120
Sinippil 97 Backyard 194 21,340.00 Local 6
Sta. Luciana 160 Backyard 320 35,200.00 Local 14
Sta. Maria 40 Backyard 80 8,800.00 Local 5
Tagaran 160 Backyard 320 35,200.00 Local 11
Turayong 36 Backyard 72 7,920.00 Local 13
Union 120 Backyard 240 26,400.00 Local 18
Villa Concepcion 60 Backyard 120 13,200.00 Local 32
Villa Flor 45 Backyard 90 9,900.00 Local 15
Villa Luna 206 Backyard 412 45,320.00 Local 12
TOTAL 24,791 44,583 5,449,130.00 1,958
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4.3 FISHERIES and AQUACULTURE
Aside from the Cagayan River and its 7 tributaries, there are also 7 small water impounding
projects (SWIP) where residents raise and catch fish as alternative source of protein and
income. Likewise, there are also some 34 barangays in the city that are raising fish to augment
their income. Table No. 1presents the barangays where fishponds are located including the
volume and value of production. In 2016, these fishponds yielded 132.99 metric tons of fish
meat valued at PhP13,303,337.98. However, this volume of catch was not enough to satisfy
the fish meat requirements of the city ‘s population of 131,401 in 2016 which was 7,095.66
metric tons. The 7,065.56 MT deficiencies were supplied from other sources. This deficiency
in fish meat however was easily satisfied with surplus production of poultry and livestock
meat.
Table No. 1. Existing Fishing Grounds and Aquaculture Production, 2016
Fishing Production
Barangay
Grounds Volume (mt) Value (PhP)
Marine
Inland Alinam 3.68 368,333.33
Amobocan 3.20 320,666.66
Baculod 1.63 162,500.00
Baringin Norte 0.54 54,166.00
Baringin Sur 2.49 249,166.66
Buena Suerte 1.09 109,416.66
Cabugao 1.63 162,500.00
Dabburab 2.22 222,083.33
De Vera 0.05 5.41
Disimuray 4.00 400,833.33
Faustino 9.53 953,333.33
Labinab 1.57 157,083.33
Manaoag 2.16 216,666.67
Marabulig 2 4.00 400,833.33
Marabulig1 8.28 828,750.00
Minante 1 1.67 167,916.67
Minante 2 1.67 167,916.67
Naganacan 7.80 780,000.00
Nagrumbuan 12.67 1,267,500.00
Nungnungan 1 16.14 1,614,166.66
Nungnungan II 0.76 75,833.33
Pinoma 10.73 1,072,500.00
Rizal 0.54 54,166.66
San Antonio 6.14 614,250.00
San Fermin 2.28 227,500.00
San Francisco 4.34 434,416.66
San Isidro 4.94 494,000.00
San Luis 0.22 21,666.66
San Pablo 1.84 184,166.66
Sillawit 3.36 336,916.66
Sta Luciana 8.66 866,666.66
Tagaran 0.25 24,916.67
Union 0.22 21,666.66
Villa Concepcion 2.71 270,833.33
TOTAL 132.99 13,303,337.98
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Table No. 2 STARTEGIC AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT ZONES, (2018-2027)

Total Area
SAFDZ Areas
Hectares Percent
1 Strategic Crop Sub-Development Zone 18,636.48 54.28
2 Strategic Livestock Sub-Development Zone 1,077.12 3.14
3 Strategic Fishery Sub-Development Zone 117.64 0.34
4 Strategic Crop/Livestock Sub-Development Zone 34.68 0.10
5 Strategic Integrated Crop/Fishery Sub-Development Zone 6.18 0.02
6 Strategic Integrated Crop/Livestock Sub-Development Zone 90.31 0.26
Total 19,962.41 58.14
Non-SAFDZ Area 14,373.47 41.86
Grand Total 34,335.88 100.00
Land Suitability and SAFDZ
Land suitability is a classification of land into categories based on the degree to which the
characteristics of the land can satisfy the environmental requirements of specific crops
without deterioration.
Existing land use is not necessarily in accordance with land suitability. For example, corn can
be sustainably cultivated on 4% slope. Or, it may be grown on slopes of 15%, which is most
likely unsustainable because of the resulting soil erosion caused by the cultivation involved.
Or, it may be grown on slopes of 55% in a “slash and burn” farm lot, which would not only be
unsustainable but also within land that is classified as protection.
Hence, “existing land use” can only be used as reference for land use planning. To use it as
the main basis for land use planning is to perpetuate the misuse of land and the land
degradation problem.
The principles inherent in the land use sustainability approach to land resource management
are:
1. All land should be used in such a way that production from it is sustainable in
perpetuity. It should not be used in such a way or at such intensity that it
deteriorates, and loses productive capacity for any forms of the use that it initially
possessed.
2. Sustainable land use can only be achieved by using land with the limits of its
suitability for use.
3. Good agriculture land is a finite, scarce and non-renewable resource and should
be protected for agriculture use.
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The land suitability was determined by referring to the Strategic Agricultural and Fisheries
Development Zone map (SAFDZ), a special map prepared by the Department of Agricultural
and other participating agencies. For each relevant form of land use, the environmental
requirements or physical characteristics needed for satisfactory production of maps,
livestock, and fishery such that no deterioration of the land resource will occur.
The existing land use map was overlaid with the SAFDZ map to be able to delineate on a new-
map, the land suitability information, which is valuable for determining whether existing land
use is in accordance with the suitability of the land for that use.
Map 1. SAFD
Farmers and Farming Practices
The City of Cauayan has around 12,004 rice and corn farmers while 73 works in poultry and
livestock industry. There are also 6,957 ARC beneficiaries who work on their own farm. The
farmers in Cauayan has adopted new farming methods, and most of them are into farm
mechanization. Those who do not have farm machinery hire the services of others in plowing
their farms while some farmers still use carabaos or cows in plowing their fields.
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Table No. 3. Labor Force Population by Sex and Employment Status, 2015
*Not
Population Population
Sex in
15 Yrs and Employed % Unemployed % 15 Yrs and Employed % Unemployed %
Labor
Over Over
Force
Male 45,385 37,753 42.1 1,577 1.8 560,540 469,698 42.5 21,884 2.0
Female 44,301 17,318 19.3 676 0.8 545,336 203,368 18.4 8,475 0.8
Both Sexes 89,686 55,071 61.4 2,253 2.5 1,105,876 673,066 60.9 30,359 2.7
4.4 SUPPORT SYSTEM
Physical Infrastructure
Irrigation Facilities
Cauayan City has an abundant source of water for household and irrigation purposes. The
Cagayan River traverses the city cutting it almost equally into two segments. It has also seven
tributaries that serve as irrigation water source and other marine products. In 2017, a total
aggregate area of 9,399.91 hectares of rice lands are being irrigated by various irrigation
types. A total aggregate area of 7,670 hectares of agricultural lands is fully irrigated by the
Magat Dam through the NIA-MRRIS Irrigation System. Laterals and ditches of the NIA-MRRIS
Irrigation System are periodically dredged to ensure efficiency. Concreting of lateral canals
within MINAGMARCO ARC is also being undertaken by the NIA-MRRIS under the auspices of
the Agrarian Reform Community.
Currently, there are also 7 Small Water Impounding Projects in the City of Cauayan with an
aggregate area of 13.506 hectares. These SWIP are located at Barangays Sta. Maria, Manaoag,
Baculod, San Pablo, Sinippil, Villa Concepcion and the recently completed SWIP in Maligaya
serving a total area of 207 hectares of rice lands. There are also two SWIP that are currently
undergoing construction located at Barangays Buyon and Maligaya with a total area of 0.83
hectares. There are also around 767 shallow tube wells and 22 small farm reservoirs. The
Gappal CPIP under CARP-IC capable of irrigating 800 hectares of land is currently
unserviceable because the water intake at the Cagayan River is filled up with sediments and
needs to be relocated. At present, there are 783 hectares of rice lands that is requiring
immediate irrigation to increase rice production in Gappal as it used to be. More details about
water irrigation system in the City is presented in Table EC-6.
Currently, there are around 767 shallow tube wells, 22 small farm reservoirs, 6 small water
impounding projects and another 2 is undergoing construction. Even if the 2 SWIP in Buyon
and Maligaya will be completed, there are still areas that need to be irrigated such as the
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remaining rainfed rice areas totaling 2,061.09 hectares of arable land. At the average, one
SWIP can irrigate 50 hectares of land hence, an additional 4 SWIP needs to be constructed.
Meanwhile, an analysis conducted by Mindanao Grains in 2012 suggests that the city
government of Cauayan needs an additional 122 units of water pump engines required to
sufficiently irrigate the corn lands. These estimate however does not include the newly
opened corn production area in the forest region.
Table No. 4 SMALL WATER IMPOUNDING PROJECTS
NO. LOCATION AREA HA. REMARKS
1 San Pablo 4.87
2 Sinippil 4.43
3 Bacolod 2.5
4 Manaoag 0.72 Newly rehabilitated
5 Villa Concepcion 0.31 Completed in 2017
6 Sta. Maria 0.15
8 Maligaya 0.52 Recently completed
SUB-TOTAL 13.5
7 Buyon 0.31 Ongoing
TOTAL 0.33
TOTAL 13.81
Farm-to-Market Roads
Farm-to-Market roads play a significant role in the livelihood and food security not only of
farmers but the entire country’s rural economy as well. Good reliable FMRs can increase local
trade productivity, reduce transportation costs of farm input and output, and minimize post-
harvest losses. Rural roads are also necessary for communication. In their absence, people
become isolated, less participative in information exchange, and more vulnerable to
deceptive market deals.
The Department of Agriculture is tasked in promoting agricultural development as it is

mandated to raise farm income and work opportunities for farmers, fisherfolks, and other
rural workers. Access to infrastructure could only help but will not completely eradicate
poverty. After putting the roads in place, we still need to work on productivity and quality of
products and improve farming practices. There is no other way but building Farm-to-Market
roads close the deficit.
Currently, the City of Cauayan has an aggregate total of 296.6 kilometers of barangay roads
which constitutes 64.27% of the total road network of the city. Of the 217 kilometers of
barangay roads, only 26.83% or 79.59 kilometers are concrete-paved and most of these are
in barangay centers. The remaining 73.17% equivalent to 217 kilometers are gravel roads
that serve as Farm-to-Market roads where most are in poor state which poses as a constraint
in transporting farm produce. Although the city government regularly maintain these roads,
they are often rendered impassable especially during the rainy season, hence, requires
concreting if only to sincerely help the farmers alleviate their current situation.
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Aside from the unpaved barangay roads that serve as FMRs, there are also 56.4 kilometers of
NIA access roads that were turned over to the city government for maintenance. Similarly,
although these are gravel roads, most become hardly passable during rainy season.
Post-Harvest Facilities
Pre and Post-Harvest Facilities
Aside from the irrigation systems earlier discussed, the other pre and post-harvest facilities
presently available include 194 multi-purpose drying pavement, 661 multi-purpose threshers,
2,049 hand tractors, 127 4-wheel tractors and 164 combine harvesters. There are also 14
mechanical dryers, 15 baby-cono type rice mill, 18 multi-pass rice mills and 13 storage
facilities used by the farmers in the 65 Barangays of Cauayan. Despite the presence of these
farm machineries, Cauayan farmers still lack the requirements to become fully mechanized.
To satisfy this requirement, the city government may also consider the result of the study
conducted by Mindanao Grains as earlier mentioned. This include the provision of 160 multi-
purpose threshers, 34 corn shellers, 1,241 multi-purpose dryers, and 141 rice threshers. The
recent advent of large scale rice mills and mechanical dryers in the city and in neighboring
municipalities however, became a great relief for some farmers as they could now sell their
produce without the requirement of solar drying.
Table No. 5 FARM MACHINERIES/EQUIPMENT AND IRRIGATION FACILITIES

NO. OF UNITS
NO. FACILITY/EQUIPMENT
DA-LGU PRIVATE TOTAL
1 STW 767 767
2 SFR 22 22
3 SWIP 5 5
4 MPDP 130 64 194
5 MECHANICAL DRYER 8 13 21
6 MULTI-PURPOSE THRESHER 661 661
7 THRESHER 676 676
8 CORN SHELLER 302
9 BABY CONO TYPE RICE MILL 15 15
10 RICE MILL 18 18
11 FOUR WHEEL TRACTORS 35 92 127
12 COMBINE HARVESTER 87 77 164
13 HAND TRACTOR 1,024 1,025 2,049
14 STORAGE FACILITY 3 10 13
Four Wheel Tractors Operation
In 2012, the city government was able to acquire four (4) units four-wheel tractor to provide
minimal tractor fee. The primary beneficiaries of the tractor operation are families with .2 to
1.5 hectares most commonly low-income families to augment farming expenses. Fees
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collected are lower by 20% as compared to private tractor operators in the area. Evaluation
and Monitoring is being conducted every after-planting season through the City Agriculture
Office.
In 2016, 12 four-wheel tractors were provided to various farmer cooperatives with funding
from PDRP at a cost of PhP12,000,000.00. Another two units 4-Wheel tractors were provided
to farmer beneficiaries funded under the BUB-DA/LGU Projects. The Kubota L3608 was
provided to the San Isidro Tribal Council amounting to PHP700,000.00 and the Massey 49HP
costing PHP1,820,000.00 was awarded to the Veterans’ Association based in San Pablo. Aside
from these, The CAFC of Labinab also received two units of Kubota Walk-behind Transplanter
amounting to PHP700,000.00 for the two units.
Farm Equipment (Thresher/ Hand Tractors)
In 2012, farm equipment and implements; 8 units rice thresher, 8 units hand tractor and 14
units corn sheller distributed to selected rice and corn areas through a memorandum of
agreement between the Barangay Government Unit and City Government Unit with its
purpose at providing minimal fees on operation and for additional income of the barangay as
net income from operation is divided equally for the CGU for maintenance.
Again in 2016, 12 Irrigators Association were provided with one unit each of Rotavator funded
out of the PRDP fund under the I-Reap Project. The City Agriculture Office was tasked to
monitor and take charge of the operation/implementation of this project
Customized Service of LGU Combine Harvester
Priorities for this project are the small farmers. The primary objective in the acquisition of
these facilities is to sustain timely and intensified cropping system for rice and corn crop to
increase and improve the quality of our farmers produced. The service fee collected is lower
compared to private operators at P200.00 to P500.00 per hectare savings.
Again, under the BUB-DA/LGU Projects, the CIASI, a people’s organization in barangay Sillawit
was a beneficiary of one unit rice combine harvester Kubota DC-70.
At present, the City Government Unit owned two (2) units Combine Harvester, acquired
through the Agri-Pinoy On Farm Post Harvest and Machineries Program at 85-15
counterparting scheme.
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Credit and Finance
Material Support
The City government is allocating funds for Micro-Nutrient fertilizer subsidy for rice area. In
DS 2012, a total of 1,500 packs @ 5 kilograms was procured and distributed to rice cluster
areas. Zinc Phosphide is also provided as counterpart of the City during Rodent Infestation
Season. Livelihood Assistance is also provided for Institutional Development Projects.
Other material support for the agriculture is being provided for Agri-fisheries, livestock and
HVCC for the hunger mitigation project. The Isabela Artificial Insemination Center was
established in Cauayan City to cater the whole province of Isabela.
BRO Loan Assistance for Marginalized Farmers Program (BRO-LAMFP)
The provincial government of Isabela has established various programs aimed at alleviating
the plight o marginalized farmers in the province and many farmers in the city of Cauayan are
current beneficiaries. One of the programs is the BRO-LAMFP. This program provides rice and
corn farmers with an interest-free capital of of Php 3,000.00 and PhP 4,000.00 per farmer per
hectare during the rainy season and dry season respectively.
Aside from the capital assistance, additional benefits provided by this program include
financial support of PhP 4.00 per kilogram of rice and PhP 2.50 per kilogram of corn when sold
at NFA warehouse and a PhP 0.50 fare support per kilo of rice or corn. Crop insurance is also
given free to all qaualified rice and corn farmers.
Loans/Credit Facilities
Some of the loan or credit outlets for farmers in the city are provided by lending institutions
but most are provided by rice and corn traders operating in the city with the condition that
they, the farmers, will sell their produce to the traders who provided them with credit or loan.
Market Linkages
Marketing Support Facilities
The producers of rice, corn and other farm products sell their harvests thru the to the various
grains centers operating in the city and other traders from other provinces and also in the
Public Market. Furthermore, cooperative members sell their products to the NFA while few
of them still market their products outside the city. Currently, the city government
constructed 3 warehouses that serve as storage facilities for grains funded out of the PRDP.
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Agricultural Support Programs and Technical Assistance
MAINTENANCE OF BARANGAY BAGSAKAN PROJECT
The Barangay Food Terminal is operating in the strategic areas of the City of Cauayan
(Minante 1 and Villa Luna) to provide affordable, fresh, safe and accessible source of food
supply for our constituents. The food terminal also serves as drop points/bagsakan area for
all the commodities produced by our farmers from their backyard projects be it fresh or
processed e.g. rice, root crops, vegetables, fish, meat and chicken. Barangay Food Terminal
Project was established through counterparting scheme between the LGU beneficiary and the
Department of Agriculture for the Food Security.
VERMICULTURE PRODUCTION / COMPOSTING PROJECT
The City Government provided vermin starter kit and technical assistance through training on
vermiculture and composting to 1000 households. Vermicast produced serves as organic
fertilizer for vegetables and other commodities. Vermiculture and composting contributed
for effective and efficient waste management among households such that biodegradable
waste was utilized for vermin production. Because of satisfactory adaption of our recipients
on this project, two (2) units of shredder were provided by the Department of Agriculture for
the City Government used in the CENRO, Gappal and San Francisco.
The City Government is now producing 200 bags vermin- compost from the City Vermiculture
Project and vermin worms is being dispersed to farmers/households to increase production
of organic fertilizer and to sustain Eco. Waste Management in the countryside. Successful
recipients of vermin-worms are also source of the worm dispersal project of the city.
Maintenance of the City Nursery/Green House
The city nursery is operating to provide assorted vegetable seedlings for backyard, school
gardens, communal gardens and barangay nurseries all year round to stabilize supply of
vegetable in the city. Modern Technologies on vegetable production showcased in the city
nursery.
As a recipient of Green House Project of the DA-RFO 02, the production of quality assorted
vegetable seedlings year-round was intensified under Green House Technology. Currently,
the City Government is building 5 Green Houses in the five regions of Cauayan and one each
for the Bahay Pag-asa and Core shelter beneficiaries in support to the organic farming
program of the city government.
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Maintenance of the Gulayan ng Bayan (Gagabutan, Guayabal and Duminit)
The barangays above as the vegetable basket of the city was maintained and higher
productivity attained in this area through crop diversification. The LGU is extending Technical
Assistance on Integrated Pest Management in support to Human Ecological Safety measures.
The local government unit with the assistance of the Department of Agriculture through the
HVCDP, hybrid ampalaya and eggplant seeds was provided to farmers in the cluster areas
affected by EL NINO PHENOMENON. A total of eighteen has. (18.0) area for vegetable
production with 45 farm families has provided planting materials.
Ecological Support
Establishment of Bamboo Nursery for propagules production and promotion of bamboo

culture to identified areas/barangays along river banks and creek lines, as well as other
schools in the barangays as proposed plantation for livelihood project and in support to global
climate change mitigation advocacy.
Types of Technical Assistance and Extension Services
Technical Extension Support Service
The Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform and the National Irrigation
Administration support the agricultural activities of the city by promoting food production
and conducting trainings for farmers and the out-of-school youths. The city government
likewise, through the office of the City Agriculturist provide technologists to oversee farming
activities in the city. In 2017, the City Government provided the City Agriculture Office with
Agri-Van, a vehicle packed with state-of-the-art technology wherein agricultural technicians
can assess the soil suitability and recommend the appropriate soil conditioner for certain crop
on site. It also serves as a demo vehicle wherein farmers are taught various modern farm
practices to increase productivity and income.
Conduct of Farmer-Led Extension Techno-Demo
Farmer Led Extension Technology Demonstration on Rice and Corn established in the City
showcasing Modern Technologies to increase production and to develop awareness of
farmers in the cost reduction techniques through integrated pest management;
Farmer-Led Extensionists (FLE’s) are trained farmer-leaders on modern technologies as

counterpart of our Agricultural Technologist in the provision of Technical Services to our
farmers right at their doorstep. The technology demonstration area being established every
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season serves as the study area for actual observation and application of intervention with
the FLE farmer enrollees.
Field days are conducted depending on the intervention applied/showcased most probably
at vegetative and maturity stage of the crop. The performance of the crop (yield/crop stand)
will be the basis for recommendation in comparison to the farmers practice. This program of
the Department of Agriculture and LGU aims to increase adaption of modern technologies
among farmers to realize higher production and greater income.
Maintenance of Farmers Information Center
The FITS was established in collaboration with the CVARRD/SUC’s and DA/DENR/TESDA with
its aim to provide one-stop shop of information for the agricultural sector; the technology
adaptors, producers, processors, educators and stakeholders. Office equipment /facilities
/reading materials were provided in the FITS through counterparting scheme between the
linking agencies and the LGU. In the establishment of the FITS, a Magsasaka Siyentista (MS)
was in the person of Ms. Floresma A. Dacuycuy designated to conduct technology
demonstration on Vegetable Farming using various interventions/innovations to increase
productivity on High Value Commercial Crops (HVCC-Vegetable) as the flagship commodity of
the city including the OTOP – Mushroom project. The MS Techno Demo serves as a show
window for other vegetable farmers. The FITs serve also as a venue for technical briefings and
individual instructions to farmers, fisher folks and stakeholders.
Comparative Analysis of LGU Revenues Derived from Agriculture with Other Revenue Sources
As presented in the Table No. 6, the City of Cauayan generated a total Revenue of PhP
68,741,240.73 from the various economic activities in 2016. The tertiary sector contributed
the largest amount to the city coffer with PhP45,581,852.07 representing 66% of the total
revenue generated from economic activities. The secondary sector contributed
PhP22,786,069.87 or 33%, while the least contribution came from the primary sector with
PhP373,318.79 or 1% of the total revenue generated.
Table No. 6. Value/Volume of Production and LGU Revenue by Type of Economic Activity
Value/Volume of Production LGU Revenue
Economic Activity
No. % No. %
Primary
Agriculture, Hunting & Forestry 28,218,003.43 95.85 329,777.52 88.34
Fishing 1,221,893.22 4.15 43,541.27 11.66
Mining & Quarrying - -
Total 29,439,896.65 0.002 373,318.79 0.01
Secondary
Manufacturing 4,067,273,583.80 87.50 21,518,053.91 94.44
Electricity, Gas & Water Supply 523,545,182.69 11.26 747,473.46 3.28
Construction 57,411,249.35 1.24 520,542.50 2.28
Total 4,648,230,015.84 0.298 22,786,069.87 0.33
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Tertiary
Wholesale & Retail trade/repair of motor
vehicles motorcycles personal & household 7,855,045,115.49 71.87 25,647,641.68 56.27
goods
Hotels/Restaurants 667,375,832.66 6.11 4,487,133.06 9.84
Transport, Storage & Communication 337,680,024.79 3.09 2,179,963.92 4.78
Financial Intermediation 124,315,961.74 1.14 6,407,654.63 14.06
Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities 123,265,426.98 1.13 1,553,828.30 3.41
Public Admin & Defense/Compulsory Social
- - -
Security
Education 210,866,692.07 1.93 163,092.50 0.36
Health & Social Work 232,022,612.80 2.12 1,971,784.92 4.33
Other Community, Social & Personal Service
1,376,205,950.66 12.59 3,144,003.06 6.90
activities
Private Household w/Employed Persons - - -
Extra-Territorial Organizations& Bodies 3,479,237.60 0.03 26,750.00 0.06
Total 10,930,256,854.79 0.700 45,581,852.07 0.66
TOTAL 15,607,926,767.28 1.00 68,741,240.73 1.00
4.5 AREAS COVERED BY NATIONAL/LOCAL POLICIES
NPAAAD
SAFDZ - refers to the areas within the NPAAAD identified for production, agro processing and
marketing activities to help develop and modernize, with the support of government, the
agriculture and fisheries sectors in an environmentally and socio-culturally sound manner.
(RA 8435 or Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997)
SAFDZ should be recognized and incorporated into the local plans and implemented because
they contribute or have the potential to contribute to attaining food self-sufficiency. These
should be designated as key production areas and should be protected from land conversion.
Table No. 7. Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones, (2018-2027)

Total Area
SAFDZ Areas
Hectares Percent
Total 19,962.41 58.14
Grand Total 34,335.88 100.00
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CARPable Areas/Land
All alienable and disposable lands of the public domain devoted to or suitable for agriculture
fall under CARP Law, considering ecological development and equity considerations. CARP,
with Land Distribution as its major component has a Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program encompassing all agricultural land and the distribution of tenure lands to 3.9 million
farmers’ beneficiaries Philippine wide.
Land awards are given to farmers if their lands are covered by P.D. No. 27, that is, in excess
of 7 hectares, and R.A. No. 6657, that is, in excess of 5 hectares, regardless of crops, fruit
produce and tenure arrangement.
Table No. 9 AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES, 2016

No. of
Name of ARC Area in Hectares
Beneficiaries
MINAGMARCO ARC
Marabulig 1 147 169.94
Marabulig 2 126 123.57
Minante 1 210 219.72
Minante 2 210 219.72
Nagrumbuan 871 828.68
Pinoma 524 505
San Francisco 119 98.24
Sub Total 2,207 2,164.87
Villa Luna Cluster ARC
Villa Luna 155 72.58
Union 143 58.02
San Pablo 455 632.3
San Luis 699 399.93
Sub Total 1,452 1,162.82
Gappal ARC 1,485 1,413.07
Rogus ARC 343 1,421.78
Villa Flor ARC 153 334.23
Total 5,640 6,496.77
MARO/DAR
Table No. 8 provides the Agrarian Related Concerns in the City of Cauayan. In 2016, there
was an aggregate total of 13,200 hectares of CARPable lands wherein 10,434 hectares are
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already covered while 2,766 hectares are to be covered. These lands are in the various
barangays of the city. Currently, there are 6,957 farmer-beneficiaries.
Table No. 8. Agrarian Related Concerns, 2016

No. of Farmer -
Concerns Location Area (ha)
Beneficiaries
A. CARPable Lands
1. Covered 6,496.77 5,640
2. To be Covered 2,766 330
B. Agrarian Reform
Communities (ARCs)
Total
9,262.77 5,957
Source: MARO, PARO
Agrarian Reform Communities (ARC’s)
Agrarian Reform Community is geographical area composed of a Barangay at the minimum,

or a cluster of Barangays where there is a critical awareness of farmers of farm works awaiting
the full implementation of Agrarian Reform.
The ARC development strategy will enable to pool all the resources of the implementing
agencies in strategic priority areas and / or rural growth points to deliver support services to
the communities where there are substantial numbers of Agrarian beneficiaries. Likewise,
ARCs shall be the main conduits in carrying out the key production areas strategy of the
Department of Agriculture.
Currently, there is an aggregate area of 6,496.77hectares covered with a total of 5,640 ARBs
as of 2016. These 5 Agrarian Reform Communities are composed of the following: the Villa
Flor ARC with 153 ARBs, Rogus ARC with 343 ARBs, Gappal ARC with 1,485 ARBs, the
Minagmarco ARC consisting of Minante-1, Minante-2, Nagrumbuan, Marabulig, Pinoma and
San Francisco with 2,207 ARBs and lastly, the Villa Luna Cluster ARC with 1,452 ARBs. The
Department of Agrarian Reform and the Department of Agriculture are providing various
programs, projects and activities aimed at increasing productivity and production of agrarian
reform beneficiaries such as the BuB funded projects.
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Conversion and Reclassification Areas
One of the most pressing concerns of the agricultural sector in the country today is the
rampant conversion of agricultural land into other land uses. Small land-holders find it more
profitable to sell their land to developers and in exchange for cash, especially since they lack
capital for seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and wages for hiring workers to plant and harvest the
crops. Based from the approved 2007-2011 CLUP of Cauayan City, there was a total 25, 992
hectares of agricultural lands in 2005. With this figure, a total aggregate area of 2,599.20
hectares representing 10% of the total agricultural area is allowable for conversion into other
land uses. Records provided by the City Council shows that from 2004 up to the present, a
total aggregate area of 173.85 hectares equivalent to 6.69% of the 2,599.20 hectares of
agricultural lands have been reclassified into other land uses since 2004. Of the total 173.85
hectares reclassified into other land uses, 30.29% representing 52.66 hectares were
reclassified into residential use, 57.40% or 99.80 hectares were reclassified into commercial
use while 12.29% equivalent to 21.36 hectares were reclassified into industrial use and a
minimal 0.02% or 0.03 hectares were reclassified into institutional use.
Although there are still 2,425.35 hectares or 93.31% agricultural lands available for
reclassification and the fact that Cauayan City is identified as the Regional Industrial Growth
Center aside from being one of the Region’s trade and economic centers, the City
Government is cautious in reclassifying agricultural lands into other land uses especially those
that are deemed non-negotiable believing that agriculture is indispensable for the sustainable
development of the city as stated in the SDGs.
The bulk of the reclassified agricultural lands are in San Fermin with 38.48 hectares
representing 22.13% followed by Nungnungan-2 with 16.8% equivalent to 29.21 hectares. On
the 3rd slot was Minante-2 with 28.14 hectares or 16.19% followed by Sillawit with 27.52
hectares or 15.83% of the total reclassified agricultural lands during that period.
However, a vast pasture lands owned by the San Miguel Corporation in Barangay San Luis has
to be reclassified into other land uses as Cauayan was identified to be the location of the
Proposed Isabela Special Economic Zone. Result of initial negotiations with the landowner is
that a total area of 500 hectares would be allocated for this purpose.
In addition, the SMC will also donate a 50-hectare lot exclusively for the proposed New Town
Center of Cauayan and another 100 hectares of land for the relocation of the Isabela State
University. It is also in this vast landholding of the SMC is where the Cauayan Eco-tourism
project is located with a total area of 3.5 hectares and another 1.5 hectares or more will be
allocated for the project expansion. Also, a 300-hectare land area would also be allocated for
commercial purposes.
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Aside from these, a total land area of 215.3 hectares would also be allocated and reclassified
when necessary specifically for the construction Cauayan By-pass and Diversion Roads as well
as other roads to satisfy the requirement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and that
of the Provincial and Regional Development Plans.
Table No. 10 AGRICULTURAL LANDS RECLASSIFIED INTO OTHER LAND USES (AREA IN SQM):
2004-2018
INSTITUTION
OWNER LOCATION RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL
AL
NOT INDICATED 528.00
SCPA PROPERTIES INC ALINAM 5,980.00
SCPA PROPERTIES INC ALINAM 5,980.00
BEN BULAN ALINAM 17,936.00
HENSON JESUS A. DULDULAO CABARUAN 5,000.00 5,000.00
SOTERO FLORES/GEMMA DELA CRUZ DISTRICT 1 300.00
ANSON R.LUY/CHARO U. LUY MARABULIG 1 7,539.00
BILLY U. UY MARABULIG 1 15,700.00
ANDY L. PUA NAGRUMBUAN 36,895.00
KRISTAL ANNE P. QUE MARABULIG 1 31,114.00
RONALD ALPECHO MINANTE 1 20,000.00
AIDA PADILLA MINANTE 1 20,000.00
ANDY L. PUA MINANTE 1 3,001.00
JAYSON P. PUA MINANTE 1 4,903.50
BERNARDO J. CORTES MINANTE 1 74,632.00
A-4 TRADE CENTER INC. MINANTE 2 58,956.00
FRANCICO A. ISIDRO MINANTE 2 16,865.00
MARIA LOISA V. TAN MINANTE 2 24,107.00
BENJIE UY PUA MINANTE 2 7,263.00
ANJANETTE PUA QUE MINANTE 2 22,000.00
RYAN JAY PORTACIO LAI MINANTE 2 10,000.00
ALVIN R. PUA MINANTE 2 5,030.00
ARMENIO I. INIEGO MINANTE 2 58,429.00
BENJIE UY PUA MINANTE 2 26,245.00
EASON UY PUA MINANTE 2 22,549.00
JOSE TAN UY/BILLY JOE YAO UY MINANTE 2 30,000.00
JAYSON P. PUA NUNGNUNGAN 1 10,270.00
JESSIE C. SAN JUAN NUNGNUNGAN 1 19,864.00
ALEX UY NUNGNUNGAN 1 20,011.00
JAYSON P. PUA NUNGNUNGAN 1 5,127.00
JESSIE C. SAN JUAN NUNGNUNGAN 1 19,864.00
ALEX UY NUNGNUNGAN 1 20,011.00
WELLING PUA NUNGNUNGAN 2 39,362.00
HENRY UY PUA NUNGNUNGAN 2 26,231.00
RIFA UY PUA NUNGNUNGAN 2 10,000.00
JOY ANNE BELLE CRISOSTOMO-HUANG NUNGNUNGAN 2 10,000.00
MARVIN U. PUA NUNGNUNGAN 2 40,940.00
ROGER UY PUA NUNGNUNGAN 2 30,854.00
MARVIN U. PUA NUNGNUNGAN 2 29,785.00
BILLY U. UY NUNGNUNGAN 2 12,745.00
WELLEN P.UY NUNGNUNGAN 2 6,781.00
EASON UY PUA NUNGNUNGAN 2 6,690.00
EASON UY PUA NUNGNUNGAN 2 5,881.00
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ALLEN BULAN TAN NUNGNUNGAN 2 26,825.00

MARY GRACE R. MINA NUNGNUNGAN 2 4,227.00
ROGER UY PUA NUNGNUNGAN 2 15,000.00
JOHNSON P. UY SAN FERMIN 9,959.00
JOHNSON P. UY SAN FERMIN 9,959.00
EVELYN FRANZ JAVIER SAN FERMIN 26,943.00
JANET D. UY-MANAPAT SAN FERMIN 20,000.00
ISABELA I ELECTRIC COPERATIVE SAN FERMIN 1,100.00
EDDIE M.PUA SAN FERMIN 30,000.00
JANET D. UY-MANAPAT SAN FERMIN 22,569.50
SONDY UY/RIZZA UY SAN FERMIN 5,000.00
GRANDVIEW MEMORIAL PARK INC. SAN FERMIN 28,851.00
ACT MACHINERIES AND MENTAL CRAFT SAN FERMIN 207,645.00
SONDY UY/RIZZA UY SAN FERMIN 22,788.00
JOY ANNE BELLE CRISOSTOMO-HUANG SAN ISIDRO 8,000.00
JAYSON P. PUA SAN ISIDRO 26,507.00
CAMELLA HOME CAUAYAN SILLAWIT 190,940.00
REMEGIO V. ROQUE SILLAWIT 7,874.00
JOSEPH UY SILLAWIT 40,000.00
RENATO B. CUNANAN SILLAWIT 36,443.00
ARMENIO I. INIEGO TAGARAN 20,153.00
AVELINO CO/LUCRECIA PUA TAGARAN 3,148.00 40,000.00
EQUITY SHELTERS, INC. TAGARAN 20,000.00
MARANAN HOMES SUBDIVISION CMP. TAGARAN 36,329.00
TOTAL 526,625.00 996,927.00 213,602.00 300.00
TOTAL (SqM & Has) 1,737,454.00 173.75
Livelihood Areas Susceptible to Flooding, 2015
Table No. 11 presents the flood impact to various land uses and the estimated cost of damage
based from the study conducted by the NEDA Regional Office 2 and AusAid in partnership
with the City Government of Cauayan which was completed in June 2015. High susceptibility
are those areas that would be denuded when the mean sea level rises to 1-3 meters while
very low susceptibility area are areas that are only flooded when the mean sea level rise will
reach 10-12 meters. The highest flood level measured by the Rescue 922 so far reached 9
meters deep.
Corn fields particularly those lying along the river banks are the areas most frequently
subjected to flooding the moment the Cagayan River swells. A total of 258.71 hectares are
found to be highly susceptible while 861.55 hectares are moderately susceptible to flooding.
Meanwhile, a total of 1,068.92 hectares of corn lands also become denuded when the
Cagayan River backflows and floodwaters follow its tributaries flooding farm lands near the
creeks. This happens only when rain continues for about 3 to five days without letup.
No rice area is susceptible to a 3-meter flood water level rise. However, when the water level
rise reaches 4-6 meters, an aggregate area of 80.73 hectares of rice fields will become
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denuded and around 226.89 hectares more will be underwater when the flood level reaches
7-9 meters deep. On a worst-case scenario, another 754.21 hectares of rice lands have a very
low susceptibility to flooding.
Only a minimal 4.01 hectares of settlement area is subjected to high susceptibility flooding
and these are residential areas found near the Cagayan River and its tributaries. There area
also 23.17 hectares that are moderately susceptible to flooding and these are the barangays
lying along the lower delta. However, when flood waters reach 7-9 meters high, a total of
226.89 hectares of settlement area become denuded and these happens during continuous
rains of up to 3 days or more. Again, on a worst-case scenario, another 362.22 hectares will
also become denuded when water level rise will reach the 10-12 meters mark which rarely
happens at all. More details is shown in Table 2.5 below.
Flood Impact Estimated Cost of Damage, 2015
Meanwhile, Table No. 12 presents the flood impact estimated cost of damage on crops and
tree plantation areas. Corn area is the most susceptible to flooding as these areas are located
on the river delta that are easily denuded when the Cagayan River swells. An estimated corn
crop damage would cost P9,054,979.50 and PhP7,825.04 of tree plantation or a total of
PhP9,062,804.54. Should the flood rise to yet another 3-6 meters high, some rice field areas
would be added to the corn and tree plantation areas that would be flooded with an
additional damage cost amounting to PhP33,570,149.84 that would bring a cumulative cost
of damage to a staggering PhP42,632,954.38. And if intense downpour continues, there
would be a possibility that even the low and very low susceptible areas becomes denuded,
this may add up to an additional cost of damage of PhP47,569,377.50 and PhP51,213.082.54
bringing the total cost of damage to around PhP141,415,412.42.
Table No. 11 Livelihood Areas Susceptible to Flooding
(Based on General Land Use, in hectares)

Moderate Very Low
Livelihood/Land Use High Susceptibility Low Susceptibility
Susceptibility Susceptibility
Corn Field 258.71 861.55 1,068.92 548.94
Rice Field 80.73 226.89 754.21
Settlement 4.01 23.17 244.03 362.22
Tree Plantation 0.39 1.26 31.37 16.17
Wood Land 46.83 27.76
Grass Land 0.96 0.66 399.31 387.45
Sub-Total 264.08 967.37 2,017.37 2,096.75
Sand Bar 168.29 4.82 0.29 0
Creek 3.15 0.79
River 415.95 35.33 17.18 1.68
Cemetery 2.57 5.29
Sub-Total 584.25 40.15 23.18 7.76
Total 848.33 1,007.52 2,040.55 2,104.52
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Table No. 12 Flood Impact Estimated Cost of Damage, 2015

(Based on General Land Use, in PhP)
Susceptibility Level
Livelihood/Land Use Moderate Very Low
High Susceptibility Low Susceptibility
Susceptibility Susceptibility
Corn Field 9,054,979.50 30,154,180.91 37,412,365.41 19,213,001.54
Rice Field - 3,390,837.49 9,529,545.69 31,676,758.76
Settlement - - - -
Tree Plantation 7,825.04 25,131.44 627,466.40 323,322.24
Wood Land - - - -
Grass Land - - - -
Cost of Damage 9,062,804.54 33,570,149.84 47,569,377.50 51,213,082.54
Cumulative Cost of Damage 42,632,954.38 90,202,331.88 141,415,414.42
Table No. 13 Flooding, Area Affected and Estimated Cost of Damage per Barangay
Area Affected (in hectares) Cost of Damage (in Peso)
Barangay Corn Tree Tree
Rice Field Corn Field Rice Field
Field Plantation Plantation
Alicaocao 17.53 - - 613,553.64 - -
Amobocan 79.07 4.41 - 2,767,288.02 185,034.78 -
Andarayan 78.40 56.31 - 744,166.92 2,364,885.98 -
Bacolod 45.55 163.96 - 1,594,227.88 6,886,371.45 -
Baringin Norte 39.74 0.03 - 1,391,059.50 1,302.71 -
Baringin Sur 28.40 13.98 - 993,884.43 586,988.09 -
Buena Suerte 31.57 48.84 - 1,104,963.09 2,051,095.37 -
Bugallon 45.92 5.80 - 1,607,151.98 243,688.54 -
Cabaruan 33.96 - - 1,188,483.56 - -
Cabugao - - - 64.54 - -
Carabatan Chica 48.30 - - 1,690,457.09 - -
Carabatan Grande 13.51 - - 472,756.41 - -
Carabatan Punta 62.99 - 1.06 2,204,597.15 - 21,106.30
Carbatan Bacareno 74.12 - - 2,594,187.61 - -
Cassap Fuera 59.95 - - 2,098,359.34 - -
Catalina 26.65 - - 932,857.66 - -
Culalabat 38.28 - - 1,339,732.59 - -
Dabburab 12.75 - - 446,307.05 - -
Dianao 76.66 - - 2,682,944.15 - -
District 1 - 4.83 - - 202,928.17 -
District 3 1.49 0.56 - 52,228.30 23,454.77 -
Duminit 88.98 - - 3,114,385.65 - -
Faustino - 117.04 - - 4,915,812.43 -
Gagabutan 187.63 - - 6,567,062.18 - -
Gappal 198.95 - 0.43 6,963,106.29 - 8,685.84
Guayabal 52.63 - 1,841,882.00 - -
Labinab 85.00 310.47 2.29 2,975,105.63 13,039,573.64 45,722.44
Mabantad 89.14 - - 3,119,881.49 - -
Minante I - 0.34 - - 14,286.55 -
Minante II - 41.93 1.05 - 1,760,932.91 20,932.68
Nagcampegan 99.54 - - 3,483,827.24 - -
Nungnungan II - 7.95 - - 333,833.77 -
Rizal - 113.36 - - 4,761,170.95 -
San Antonio 3.30 0.03 - 115,382.51 1,285.12 -
San Fermin - 31.51 - - 1,323,625.38 -
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San Francisco - 42.03 - - 1,765,278.69 -
San Luis 292.72 0.37 41.24 10,245,310.81 15,666.50 824,873.06
San Pablo 345.65 27.35 0.42 12,097,869.53 1,148,508.65 8,327.44
Santa Luciana 36.05 0.73 - 1,261,917.34 30,819.52 -
Tagaran 24.52 10.44 - 858,354.53 438,607.18 -
Turayong 74.96 - - 2,623,568.47 - -
Union 151.88 7.22 2.31 5,315,748.66 303,303.97 46,254.28
Villa Luna 192.34 52.35 0.39 6,731,900.39 2,198,689.88 7,843.08
Total 2,738.13 1,061.84 49.19 93,834,573.63 44,597,145.00 983,745.12
Development Needs and Opportunities
Cauayan City is the first LGU to localize and implement the 17 SDGs as early as 2016. As such,
various programs are currently being prioritized and implemented. For the Agriculture sub-
sector, the city government aims to double agricultural productivity and income of family
farmers and fisherfolks within the plan period. Various measures such as modern technology
transfer, climate-resiliency, financial servicers and farm mechanicanization, among others,
must therefore be provided.
Crop Production
Infrastructure and irrigation facilities coupled with modern farming technologies that are
adaptive to climate change are crucial in the development of the agricultural sector. The
2,061 rain fed areas require at least 4 SWIPS to irrigate while the existing Gappal CPIP suction
engines requires relocation and its irrigation canal structures must be rehabilitated to be able
to irrigate the 783 hectares of rice lands. Meanwhile, the corn production areas need at least
122 units of water pump engines to be able to resist the ever-changing climate condition.
Climate-resistant varieties must be introduced as well as climate change adaptive farming
technologies should be promoted.
The agriculture sector likewise need additional farm machinery to satisfy the requirement.
This include the provision of 160 multi-purpose threshers, 34 corn shellers, 1,241 multi-
purpose dryers, and 141 rice threshers. Farmers should organize themselves into
cooperatives to be able access funds from concerned national government agencies of funds
and capitalization to cope up with the ever-increasing costs of farming inputs or they may opt
to access the BRO program of the provincial government of Isabela proven to be of great help
to farmers and fisherfolks.
Proper monitoring of the soil suitability to determine appropriate technologies to be applied

in crop production must be investigated by the city agricultural technicians/ technologists.
Although financial lending institutions are available, farmers could hardly produce the needed
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requirements hence, prompting farmers to borrow from loan sharks and grains traders thus
eating a large portion of their harvest and finally, their income.
The city government must find ways and means to provide equal access to productive
resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value
addition and non-farm employment to the agriculture sector especially to small-scale
farmers.
As discussed in the rural road requirements in sub-sector transportation, the city of Cauayan
needs additional 12.0 kilometers of farm-to-market roads to satisfy the requirements for
2016. Aside from the current deficit in rural road requirement, the city government has
likewise decided to provide additional roads in anticipation of the proposed relocation of the
seat of the city government and the establishment of Isabela Special Agri-Ecozone in San Luis
in addition to the circumferential roads that the Metro Cauayan requires.
Construction of additional Farm-to-Market roads is therefore necessary. Aside from this, only 26.83
percent or 79.59 kilometers of barangay roads and 38.9 kilometers or 72.02 percent provincial roads
are concrete-paved. A total of 217 kilometers of barangay roads and 15.11 kilometers of provincial
roads need to be concreted. Road repair and rehabilitation is likewise crucial particularly the 50.05
kilometers of barangay roads and the 10.41 kilometrs farm-to-market roads that are affected by
flooding must be climate-proofed if only to effectively serve the needs of the rural population.
The Table No. 14 below presents the list of 17 existing farm-to-market roads proposed for road
concreting which was submitted to the DPWH-DTI for possible funding under the Roll-It program with
a total length of 54.43 kilometers. When realized, this will tremendously ease the burdens of many
farmers which, will eventually increase their output and income.
Table No. 14 PROPOSED CONCRETING OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS
No. Project Title Length (Kms.)

1 BRGY. CASSA FUERA - BUGALLON ROAD 3.12
2 BRGY. NAGRUMBUAN - MINANTE 2 ROAD 3.50
3 BRGY. CASALATAN - STA. MARIA ROAD 10.06
4 BRGY. BACULOD - MALIGAYA ROAD 2.79
5 BRGY. NUNGNUNGAN 2 - STA. LUCIANA ROAD 7.30
6 BRGY. SAN PABLO - STA. LUCIANA ROAD 3.03
7 BRGY. DISTRICT 1 - LABINAB ROAD 1.80
8 BRGY. DISTRICT 1 - MINANTE 1 ROAD 3.12
9 BRGY. CULALABAT - TURAYONG ROAD 5.11
10 CONCRETING of P7 BRGY. LABINAB ROAD 2.60
11 BRGY. SAN PABLO - GAPPAL ROAD 1.97
12 BRGY. ROGUS - VILLA FLOR ROAD 2.59
13 BRGY. DABBURAB - STA LUCIANA ROAD 1.00
14 BRGY. GUAYABAL - BARINGIN ROAD 0.64
15 BRGY. DUMINIT - GUAYABAL ROAD 0.99
16 BRGY. LABINAB - DUMINIT ROAD 3.03
17 BRGY. TURAYONG - GAGABUTAN - DUMINIT ROAD 1.80
TOTAL 54.43
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Crop Production Area
One of the main development thrusts of the city’s economic development as contained in the
Sustainable Development Goals is the increase of crop production on agriculture and fisheries
as alternate livelihood opportunity of the community.
Agriculture contributes to the city in terms of economic stability. About 21,970.80 hectares
or 63.99 % of the total land area of Cauayan is allocated for agricultural crop production,
795.90 hectares for agri-industrial use or 2.32% and 117.64 or 0.34% is allocated for fisheries
or aqua-culture. Another 2,342.50 hectares or 6.82% of total land area is likewise allocated
for other agricultural uses.
Cauayan City must give way to settlement expansion because of population increase. Some
agricultural areas, specifically a two hundred (200) meters strip on both sides along the
Maharlika Highway going to Santiago City on the south, Ilagan on the north and another 200-
meter strip on both sides along Gov. Faustino N. Dy Avenue going to Cabatuan on the west
will be reclassified into built-up areas. However, vast tracts of open grasslands located at the
Tabacal and Forest regions will be utilized for crop production.
A reduction in agricultural area is expected to give way for the construction of By-pass and
Diversion roads estimated to reach 215.3 hectares that will later serve in transporting farm
produce as it will cross vast agricultural area. However, this reduction will be compensated
by the reclassification of open spaces to agriculture hence, the total agricultural area remains
at 25,667.83 hectares representing 74.76% of the total land area of Cauayan City. The city
government must initiate measures to protect and preserve these agricultural areas from
encroachment or reclassification into other land uses for a sustainable agriculture.
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SWOT ANALYSIS
SECTOR: AGRICULTURE
STRENGTHS – S WEAKNESSES – W
INTERNAL ORGANIZATION Major Trading Center for Northern Isabela Inadequate/poor farm-to-market roads
Surplus producer of rice and corn Inadequate post-harvest facilities
Presence of water resources (Cagayan and
Pinacanauan Rivers, Siffu Falls) for irrigation Inadequate irrigation facilities
purposes
Strong political will of present leaders limited access to credit/market
Industrialization limited development fund
Inadequate financial support to
Stable peace and order situation
farmers/fisherfolks
Large labor force lack of crop diversification
Educational Center and Administrative Seat of
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT poor value system
Isabela
weak institutional development
OPPORTUNITIES – O SO – STRATEGIES WO – STRATEGIES
AFMA rural industrialization infrastructure development
Large area for Agro-Industrial
agriculture/fishery modernization marketing/financing institutionalization
Development
Large area for agro-forestration agriculture/fishery -based people orientation pre/post-harvest facilities development
Package of Technology business promotion institutional development
Presence of ARC Barangays crop diversification
THREATS – T ST - STRATEGIES WT – STRATEGIES

Irresponsible land conversion
Disaster mitigation/rehabilitation crop diversification promotion
practices
frequent typhoon
Ecology rehabilitation technology transfer/values education
occurence/flooding
strict implementation/enforcement of relevant reorganization/clustering/strengthening
environmental degredation
laws of
poor post-harvest facilities farmers cooperatives/association
inactive/insolvent cooperatives
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Agriculture Matrix Analysis

Technical Findings/ Implications Policy Option/ Interventions
Observations
Inadequate Water Supply for Low production Development of Water Impoundment
fisheries System.
High Losses
Inadequate support facilities and Unavailability of water during
services summer that cause destruction of Development of Irrigation System.
crops.
Establish brood stock farm.
Low production
Provision and development of post-
High Losses harvest facilities.
Establishment of Fish Market “Bagsakan”

Low income Distribution of quality seeds, stocks and
Low variety of crops produced Farm outputs quality not for planting materials.
exportation but for local
consumption. Promotion of highly viable and
exportable crops.
Trainings to farmers in new technology in

farming.
Introduced organic farming with high
variety of outputs.
Insufficient Funding Non-productive arable lands. Establishment of Credit Assistance
facility to develop non-productive
agricultural lands.
Poverty/ Low income of farmers. Promotion of rice technology through
Low production of rice the use of high yielding rice varieties and
Insufficiency of rice supply certified seeds.
Silted Rivers and creeks Flooding during heavy rains that Dredging of rivers and creeks to mitigate
affects agricultural areas. flooding in low lying areas.
Destruction of crops Strict implementation of fishing laws and

Low Income regulations
Unpaved farm to market roads Delay of transporting goods and
services Concreting of roads in the rural
Barangays
Increase in the cost of gasoline.
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PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES (PPA’s)

CROPS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
RICE PROGRAM:
Hybridization program
Model rice cluster techno demo
Rice crop manager
Soil sampling/geo-tagging
Seed inspection/regulatory services
Reporting (planting and harvesting)
Monitoring of pests and diseases
Philippine Crop Insurance Program (PCIC)
Technical assistance to farmers
CORN PROGRAM:
Good Agricultural Practices for Corn (GAP-Corn)

Sustainable Corn Production in Sloping Areas (SCoPSA)
Reporting (planting and harvesting)
Monitoring of pests and diseases
Philippine Crop Insurance Program (PCIC)
Technical assistance to farmers
HIGH VALUE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
3.1. Assorted vegetable seedlings dispersal

Greenhouse establishment (Organic Agriculture)
Climate Smart Farm Business School
Solar-Power Irrigation System
FISHERY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
Fingerlings Dispersal
Fiberglass Boat Making Training
Livelihood Trainings
Production reporting
Boat registration
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INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Rural Improvement Clubs

Organization/Re-organization
Conduct of Livelihood Trainings
Farm home visits
Projects monitoring
Farm Youth Development Program (4-H Clubs)
Organization/Re-organization
Conduct of Livelihood Trainings
Farm youth home visits
Projects monitoring
AGRI-INFRA SUPPORT SERVICES/OTHER SERVICES:
1. Philippine Rural Development Projects (I-Build)

Warehouse with solar dryer (3 units)
a. Isabela Seed Grower MPC @ Bgry. Alinam, Cauayan City, Isabela
b. Brgy. Buyon, Cauayan City, Isabela
c. Sitio Manalpaac @ Brgy. San Pablo, Cauayan City, Isabela
2. Monitoring of PRDP (I-Reap) Projects (12 units Rotavator)

CEE La Suerte IA
Sta. Luciana IA
CRBD IA
Green Fields IA
Golden Grain IA
DP Tagalog IA
Salucag IA
Faustino IA
Jupiter IA
Minante 1 Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative
M2N2 IA
New Life IA
3. Small Water Impounding Projects (SWIP’s)

3.1 Maligaya SWIP construction
3.2 Buyon SWIP construction
3.3 Casalatan SWIP construction
3.4 Manaoag SWIP rehabilitation
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Multi-Purpose Drying Pavements (MPDP’s)
Greenhouse establishment in 5 regions of Cauayan City

Four wheel tractor custom service
Irrigation Support Services (STW’s/OSP’s)
Monitoring of BUB Projects:
8.1 BUB Projects 2014

LOCATION OF NAME OF BUDGET LGU
NO. NAME OF PROJECT
PROJECT RECIPIENT FROM NGAs COUNTERPART
Tagaran, Cauayan Cauayan City Green

1 Mushroom Production City, Isabela Ladies Organization P 640,000.00 128,000.00
Tagaran, Cauayan Cauayan City Green

2 Food Processing City, Isabela Ladies Organization P 200,000.00 40,000.00
San Pablo, Cauayan

3 Gulayan Sa Paaralan City, Isabela ISU-Cauayan City P525,000.00 105,000.00
Cabaruan, Cauayan City Agriculture
4 Gulayan sa Barangay City, Isabela Office P 200,000.00 40,000.00
Rogus, Cauayan City, Indigenous People

5 Banana Production Isabela Farmers Dev’t Coop. P 400,000.00 80,000.00
Villa Luna, Cauayan P

6 Swine Breeding City, Isabela Villa Luna MPCI 1,000,000.00 200,000.00
Villa Luna, Cauayan P

7 Egg Layer Production City, Isabela Villa Luna MPCI 1,500,000.00 300,000.00
Vermicompost and
vermiworms Cabaruan, Cauayan City Agriculture
8 Production City, Isabela Office P 200,000.00 67,386.00
Establishment of Baculod, Cauayan

9 Fishcages City, Isabela Attarata na Gaddang P 650,000.00 P 130,000.00
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BUDGET FROM LGU

NO. NAME OF PROJECT LOCATION OF PROJECT NAME OF RECIPIENT
NGAs COUNTERPART
Sillawit, Cauayan City, Sillawit Indigenous

1 Duck Raising Project Isabela People’s Organization P 660,000.00 440,000.00
Marabulig 1, Cauayan
2 Swine Project City, Isabela PGBI P 660,000.00 440,000.00
LOCATION OF NAME OF BUDGET FROM LGU

NO. NAME OF PROJECT
PROJECT RECIPIENT NGAs COUNTERPART
Rice Combine Harvester Sillawit CIASI 1,100,000.00 440,000.00
1 Kubota DC 70
Swine Breeding Project San Pablo CORDEV 1,000,000.00 400,000.00
2
Farm Mechanization Project - San Isidro San Isidro Tribal 500,000.00 200,000.00
Kubota L3608- 1 unit Council
3
Farm Mechanization Project - San Pablo Veteran’s 1,300,000.00 520,000.00
4 4W Tractor (Massey 49Hp)
Farm Mechanization Project - Labinab CAFC 500,000.00 200,000.00
Walk-behind transplanter (Kubota) 2 units
5
GAWAD SAKA/RICE ACHIEVERS AWARDS/NATIONAL QUALITY CORN ACHIEVERS AWARDS:
Gawad Saka Awards

Outstanding Barangay Food Terminal (BFT) – Villa Luna MPCI BFT @ Villa Luna, Cauayan City
Rice Achievers Awards
City category
AEW category
National Quality Corn Achievers Awards
City category
AEW category
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4.6 COMMERCE AND TRADE
Next to agriculture, commerce and trade is the secondary source of income within the City of
Cauayan. The existing commercial activities are wholesale merchandise, retail trade, sari-sari
stores, banking and finance and a considerable number of service-oriented commercial
establishments.
Trading Patterns and Flows
Cauayan City is one of the major trading centers of Isabela. It being centrally located in the
province ang to some extent in the Cagayan Valley Region is very accessible by good
circulation roads and the resumption o the operations of Cauayan domestic Airport make it a
very strategic place for engaging in different commercial activities. From the north and south
is the Maharlika Highway linking the city to agricultural producing municipalities like Reina
Mercedes, Naguilian, Alicia and Angadanan. Even products from the San Mariano, Benito
Soliven are transported to the city in as much as there are public utility jeepneys and
minibuses that ply to and from the city to these different municipalities.
The National Road linking Cauayan City to Luna and Cabatuan has progressively improved
trading relations with these areas. People patronize the different goods in the city as these
are cheaper and of a wider variety. At the same time, the nearby municipalities make Cauayan
as the market of their local products. Daily trips to and from the city is very available at any
hour for the commuters. The inter-circulation roads are concrete and well maintained.
Although the roads within the CBD are in good condition, the traffic situation however is
getting worse as more and more traders are coming to the city. Mobility is becoming a
problem due to inadequate parking space for customers utilizing portion of the roads thereby
creating traffic situation. A study conducted by MMDA suggest that the roads within the CBD
is adequate. It only requires an efficient traffic management and improving existing roads to
ease the traffic situation. Because of fast pace of development, the traffic condition along
Maharlika Highway especially the section passing through the CBD is getting heavier.
Existing Commercial Areas
The Central Business District (CBD)
The urban barangays District I, District II, District II, Cabaruan, and San Fermin are the major
commercial areas of the City. Produce coming from the neighboring municipalities, the
outlying and interior barangays for marketing are brought to the public market or in other
private enterprises adjacent and/or near the public market.
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In 2015, the City Government of Cauayan entered into a Public-Private Partnership scheme
with SM Prime Holdings to develop a new Public Market replacing the old one. This
undertaking is the realization of the proposed redevelopment of the public market as
envisioned in the CDP. The new Public Market is now known as Primark. It is located at
Barangay San Fermin. It has a wet and dry market, and a bagsakan area. It also houses the
Savemore Market, Mc Donald and BDO. The new facility is complete with water, toilet and
power utilities and also provided with parking space for customers. It operates daily with
ambulant vendors and traders come to sell their produce and to buy their needs. Transient
businessmen from neighboring municipalities also come to the area to do their business
activities. This public-private partnership has garnered for the LGU as “best practice” in
economic development conferred by the DILG Region 02 in 2017.
Another major business establishment operating in the city is the SM City Cauayan located at
Barangay District II. It occupies an aggregate area of 6.0 hectares. Other establishments
located in the CBD include Talavera Supermart, Mart One, Uno, Puregold with two stores,
various fast food chains and major banking institutions.
Outside the Central Business District lies the Cauayan City Central Transport Terminal located
at barangay Cabaruan. The facility is provided with commercial stalls, and complete with
support facilities such as parking area, paved roads, water, power, toilet, paging system and
CCTV cameras. It occupies an aggregate area of 2.89 hectares. The facility currently houses
the Land Transportation Office and the city’s Negosyo Center. It is also here where the City
Health Office-I is located including the Office of the City Social Welfare and Development; the
Office of the City ENRO, the PWD Center, the BGD Senior Citizens Multi-Purpose Center, the
Cauayan City District Jail and The City Police Office.
Table No. 15. Historical Data on Commercial Areas

Commercial Areas (ha) % Increase/
Location
2015 2016 Decrease
ALICAOCAO 0.149 0.05 -198
ALINAM 0.0327 0.0327 0
BARINGIN SUR 0.03 0.03 0
CABARUAN 18.06 18.25 1.066502996
CULALABAT 0.10 0.11 10.48034934
DISTRICT I 8.19 8.69 5.743807011
DISTRICT II 10.85 10.67 -1.730430487
DISTRICT III 1.09 1.23 11.83604908
DUMINIT 0.007 0.004 -75
FAUSTINO 5.01 5.00 -0.2
GAPPAL 0.69 0.69 0
GUAYABAL 0.001 0.001 0
LABINAB 0.03475 0.061 43.03278689
MINANTE I 5.34 5.60 4.641063674
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MINANTE II 6.58 6.56 -0.327312231
NAGRUMBUAN 0.12 0.20 43.27628362
NUNGNUNGAN I 0.0655 0.0675 2.962962963
NUNGNUNGAN II 9 9 0.898360208
PINOMA 0.014 0.016 12.5
RIZAL 0.0075 0.0085 11.76470588
SAN FERMIN 15.96 19.29 17
SAN FRANCISCO 0.003 0.005936 49
SILLAWIT 4.92 4.39 12
TAGARAN 3.23 3.47 7
TURAYONG 0.35 0.45 23
VILLA CONCEPCION 0.0075 0.0117 36
VILLA LUNA 0.66 0.66 0
Source: LGU Business Permits Department/Primary Survey

Note: LGUs may opt to present a 5-year interval data for the last 5 to 10 years
Existing Commercial Area
As viewed from Table No. 15, there is currently an aggregate area of 94.35 hectares of land
currently used as commercial area. An increase of 4.59% compared to the 90.21 hectares
utilized in 2015. This represents 2.07% of the total built-up area of the city.
Currently, Barangay San Fermin has the largest commercial area with 19.29 hectares being
host to the Primark, the city’s Public Market, registering a 17% increase compared to the
15.96 hectares in 2015. This is attributed to the vast open area in the barangay available for
commercial use. This is closely followed by Cabaruan, host to the Central Terminal with 18.25
hectares. Barangay District II, where SM City is located came in third with 10.67 hectares. It is
interesting to note that the commercial area of District II decreased by 1.73% as some
business establishments opted to locate at SM city. Nungnungan II came in 4 th with 9.0
hectares followed by District I with 8.69 hectares.
Business Permits Granted for the Past Five Years
As gleaned from Table No. 16, the number of business establishments in the city of Cauayan
shows a decreasing trend from 2012 to 2015 with a total of 3,259 in 2012, the number was
reduced to 2,755 in 2015 or a 7.67% decrease in a span of four years. This was attributed to
the demolition of the old public market to give way for the construction of Primark. However,
the number of registered business establishment bounced back to 3,418 in 2016 when
Primark started to operate. So from 2012 to 2016, there was a 4.88% increase of business
establishments.
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Table No. 16 Business Permits Granted for the Past Five Years, 2012-2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Business Permits
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Primary
Agriculture, Hunting & Forestry 8 67% 38 88% 20 80% 29 100% 52 88%
Fishing 4 33% 5 12% 5 20% 0 0% 7 12%
Mining & Quarrying 0% 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Primary Sub-Total 12 0% 43 1% 25 1% 29 1% 59 2%
Secondary
Manufacturing 50 98% 26 67% 30 56% 23 88% 44 70%
Electricity, Gas & Water Supply 0% 8 21% 23 43% 3 12% 1 2%
Construction 1 2% 5 13% 1 2% 0 0% 18 29%
Secondary Sub-Total 51 2% 39 1% 54 2% 26 1% 63 2%
Tertiary 0
Whole sale & Retail trade/repair of motor 1746 55% 1540 49% 1665 57% 1377 51% 1976 60%
vehicles personal & household goods
Hotels/Restaurants 311 10% 230 7% 279 10% 347 13% 304 9%
Transport, Storage & Comm. 72 2% 70 2% 44 2% 65 2% 89 3%
Financial Intermediation 79 2% 107 3% 90 3% 124 5% 114 3%
Real Estate, Renting & Business Act. 270 8% 153 5% 248 9% 185 7% 209 6%
Public Administration & Defense/ 0% 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

Compulsory Social Security
Education 19 1% 16 1% 20 1% 21 1% 29 1%
Health & Social Work 13 0% 6 0% 31 1% 41 2% 12 0%
Other Community, Social & Personal 684 21% 649 21% 526 18% 538 20% 557 17%
Service activities
Private Household w/ Employed Persons 0% 350 11% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Extra territorial Organizations & Bodies 2 0% 0% 2 0% 2 0% 6 0%
Tertiary Sub Total 3196 98% 3121 97% 2905 97% 2700 98% 3296 96%
TOTAL 3259 3203 2984 2755 3418
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Table No. 17 Inventory of Commercial Establishment by Economic Activities, 2015-2016

2015 2016 % Inc/(Dec.) Over Previous
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of

Establishments Employment Establishments Employment Establishments Employment
Wholesale and Retail Trade 1377 4511 1976 5095 30 11

Hotel and Restaurants, Transport & Storage 347 1467 304 1249 14 17
Communication 65 85 89 382 27 78
Financial Intermediation 124 1115 114 1441 9 23
Real Estate 185 237 209 298 11 20
Renting and Business Activities 0 0 #DIV/01 #DIV/01
Public Administration and Defense 0 0 0 #DIV/01 #DIV/01
Education 21 485 29 425 28 14
Health and Social Work 41 473 12 42 242 1.026
Other Community, Social and Personal Service
538 2052 557 2307 3 11
Activities
Private Household with Employed Persons 0 0 0 0 #DIV/01 #DIV/01
Extra Territorial Organizations and Bodies 2 6 6 48 67 88
TOTAL 2700 10431 3296 11287 18 8
Source: LGU Business Permits Department/Primary Survey
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Inventory of Commercial Establishments by Economic Activities
As shown in Table No. 17, the number of Commercial Establishments by Economic Activities
is likewise increasing in trend with 2,700 in 2015 went up to 3,287 or an 18% increase in 2016
from previous year. Extra Territorial Organization with Bodies posted the highest increase
with two establishments in 2015 increased to six in 2016 or 67% followed by wholesale and
Retail Trade with 1,377 in 2015 increased to 1,976 in 2016 or a 30% increase. Meanwhile, the
Education and Communication activities increased to 28% and 27% respectively, white the
Real Estate activity increased by 11% and the Other Community, Social and Personal Service
Activity posted a 3% increase. The Health and Social Work Activity posted a sharp decrease
of 242% followed by Hotel & Restaurants, Transports and storage with 14% and 9% in
Financial Intermediation.
Employment Generation in Commercial Establishments by Economic Activities
Table No. 17 likewise presents the employment generated in 2016 over the previous year with only a
meager 8% increase. Although most of the economic activities generated an increase in employment,
the health and social work activity registered a sharp decrease in employment with 1,026% negating
the gains of the other economic activities. Hotel and restaurants, transport with storage also posted
a 17% decrease in employment. However, although the financial intermediation decreased in the
number of economic activities, it still posted a 23% increase in employment generation. In contrast
the education activity posted an increase in the number of activity but decreased in employment
generation by 14%.
At present, there are big establishments found in the locality such as the wholesale and retail trade,
hotels, communication, the growth rate of commercial establishments is growing at a rate of 4.88
percent each year which shows that there will be a total of 5,773 commercial establishments by the
end of the planning period CY 2027.
Year Projected Number of Establishments
2016 3,418
2017 3,585
2018 3,760
2019 3,943
2020 4,136
2021 4,337
2022 4,549
2023 4,771
2024 5,004
2025 5,248
2026 5,504
2027 5,773
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The commercial activity is very varied in terms of the type and scale of activity in the livestock
market, located at Central Business District. It has also commercial buildings that house firms
offering various services.
Population served/
Table No.18
No. of Markets catered
Type/Classification Kind Revenue (Php)
Employment Outside
of Business and Trade Local
(export)
Wholesale Trade and Retail 5,095 25,647,641.68
/
Banking and Finances 1,441 6,407,654.63

/
Real Estate/ Construction 298 1,553,828.30

/
Services 2,307 3,144,003.06 /
Others
TOTAL 9,141.00 36,753,127.67 /
Income Generated
As presented in Table No. 18, in 2016, the City of Cauayan has generated a total of
PhP36,753,127.67 in Business and Trade. Out of these figure, a total of PhP25,647,641.68 or
69.78% were collected from the Wholesale and Retail Trade activities. Banking and Finance
contributed PhP6,407,654.63 or 17.43% followed by Services with a total revenue generation
of PhP3,144,003.06 or 8.55% while Real Estate/Construction generated PhP1,553,828.30 or
4.23%.
Employment Generated
Again, as presented in Table No. 18, also in 2016, the Business and Trade sector has generated
a total of 9,141 jobs. Out of these figure, Wholesale and Retail Trade activities contributed
the highest employment with 5,095 or 55.74% followed by Services with 2,307 or 25.24%.
Banking and Finance came in third generating 1,441 jobs or 15.76% while Real
Estate/Construction generated 298 jobs or 3.26%.
Development Needs
The City of Cauayan demands for more commercial spaces and services as the population increase.
Based on the projected population for calendar year 2027 the land required for commercial activities
would increase to 98.65 hectares. However. The City Government needs to allocate more than the
required area for commercial activity in anticipation of the proposed establishment of a New Town
Center in barangay San Luis and the strengthening of the Metro Cauayan aside from the proposed
establishment of Isabela Special Agri-Industrial Eco-Zone. To facilitate the need, identification of
strategic location for the expansion of commercial areas to be located outside flood prone or
risk areas to encourage investors.
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The City of Cauayan has one (1) slaughter house located at Barangay Cabaruan with an area
of approximately 120 square meters floor area and a 1,300 square meters lot area. However,
there is a plan that the existing slaughter house will either be raised and retrofitted or
relocated since the existing facility is highly susceptible to flooding. Liquid and solid wastes
generated by the slaughterhouse go directly to the septic vault. The slaughterhouse is
equipped with facilities and very well monitored by a sanitary inspector to ensure its
cleanliness and healthy operations.
The City of Cauayan has a healthy commercial environment that continues to grow. All major
infrastructure and institutions necessary to incubate a developing commercial sector are in
place, such as transportation, power, communications, and banking. Waste and flood
management are concerns that have to be addressed more efficiently since flooding can
inhibit the conduct of trade while an efficient waste management system absorbs some of
theenvironmental costs attributed to commercialization. There are Junk shops in various
Barangays that also help in salvaging any wastes that still have some economic value.
Existing Programs and Plans for Commerce and Trade
Cauayan Mega Market
In the realization of SDG 8, the city government is more determined to promote sustained,
inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent
workfor all. As such, the LGU continues to advocate for PPP wherein the private sector is
encouraged to actively participate in the economic development and employment
generation. Just recently, the city government in partnership with Ropali Realty Management
and Development Corporation conducted a ceremonial groundbreaking for
the proposed Cauayan Mega Market aimed to establish a modern commercial center in the
city. This project is located along the Maharlika Highway in Minante 1, approximately five
kilometers away from the city center. The proposed mega market will be established in 4.5 -
hectare prime lot. The contractor for the land development phase of the project has started
processing the required development permit.
City Entertainment Center
Aside from the Mega Market, the same developer, in partnership with the City Government
of Cauayan is proposing to establish an Entertainment Center where wholesome
entertainment for the family as well as the residents of Cauayan and nearby municipalities
can spend. This facility will also accommodate the former “red light district” occupants as
they, too, both entertainers and customers alike, deserve a decent place to work and enjoy.
This will be established in 24-hectares lot in San Fermin.
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Bagsakan and Livestock Bidding Center
The City Government continues to provide various assistance to local farmers that they may
be able to benefit from the gains of the city government. A Bagsakan and Livestock Bidding
Center will also be established in Barangay Cabaruan on a 1.5 - hectare donated lot. The
facility is where local farm produced will be dropped-off and sold to consumers at a 10% lower
price.
The Metropolitan Cauayan
Another undertaking of the city government to realize SDG 8 is the organization of the
Metropolitan Cauayan. Metro Cauayan is a mutual collaboration between and among the city
government of Cauayan, Alicia, Cabatuan, Luna and Reina Mercedes for socio-economic
cooperation and development to promote and enhance investment opportunities, towards
becoming the Investment Hub in Central Isabela. Representatives from member LGUs are
conducting regular meetings to facilitate its immediate operationalization.
Investment and Incentive Code of 2017
To further enhance economic development in the city, the City Council just recently passed
and approved Ordinance No. 2017-153 amending the Revised Investment and Incentive Code
aimed to entice more business locators to put up or expand their operations in the locality.
Space and Future Requirements:
The projected land area for commercial expansion in the City of Cauayan is 658.33 hectares
representing 13.8% of the total proposed urban core area. This includes the initial
requirement plus the demands to realize the aspiration of the City government and its
inhabitants and this is to establish a New Town Center. This requires allocation of settlement
areas around its vicinity to entice locators in the area taking into consideration the result of
the vulnerability and risk assessment to ensure safety and sustainability.
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SWOT ANALYSIS SECTOR: COMMERCE AND SERVICES

Major Trading Center for Northern
INTERNAL ORGANIZATION Deteriorating traffic condition
Isabela
Educational Center in Isabela Flooding during heavy downpour
Presence of irrigation facilities Inadequate solid waste disposal system
Surplus producer of rice and corn
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT Presence of health facilities Lack of urban roads

Identified by the RDC 2 as Agro- Conduct Trade and Investment Intensify community involvement in clean
Industrial Growth Center Promotion activities and green activities
Strong political will of present Conduct Festivals, concerts,
Utilize incident management team
leaders tournaments to increase
Selected as Regional Agro-Forest
Tourist and Visitors Utilize incident management team
Center
Presence of Potential Tourist Spots
THREATS – T ST – STRATEGIES WT – STRATEGIES
Continuous river siltation that Intensify efforts in Environmental Planning
Increase reforestation efforts
aggravates flooding. and
Steep terrain for the urban Involve community in maintaining Management planning particularly in
barangays which delimits areas for cleanliness and in keeping drainage Flooding, Soil erosion, Garbage collection
commercial expansion lines free from obstruction. and Traffic congestion
Commerce Matrix Analysis
Technical Findings/Observations Implications Policy Options/ Interventions
Congestion within CBD Increased traffic volume Traffic Management Plan

Implement workable traffic improvement.
Unregulated sidewalk vendors. Cause of clogging the drainage canals. Clearing all side-walks, and strict
Traffic along sidewalks implementation of road-right-of Way.
Inadequate parking space Allocation of funds to improve existing
Discourage investors drainage system in Public Market and other
Increasing number of population. Infra support facilities in the Commerce
Increase demand for goods and and Trade Sector.
services.
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4.7 INDUSTRY
This sub-sector discusses the existing activities of the industrial sector in the City of Cauayan
to analyze and determine the needs to further improve and enhance this sub-sector.
The Regional Development Council 2 has long identified the City of Cauayan as the Regional
Agri-Industrial Growth Center. Since then, the city is struggling to entice large manufacturing
entities to locate in the Cauayan City. From 2012 to 2016, records provided by the BPLO
indicates a growing trend registered industrial establishments. As of 2016, based on the
number of employment, majority of the existing industrial activities in the locality are
engaged in micro and cottage industry with a total of 103 establishments. There are also 24
establishments engaged in small-scale industry while the Agri-Component is the only
establishment classified as medium-scale industry. The existing industrial establishments are
discussed as follows:
Commercial Livestock and Poultry
Table No. 1presents the existing registered commercial Poultry and Piggery operating in the
city in 2016. The 10 poultry farms generated a total of 19,450,857.65 kilograms of poultry
meat valued at PhP2,762,021,786.30 and employed a total of 50 workers. Meanwhile, the 7
piggery farms produced a total of 8,767,145.78 kilograms of pork valued at
PhP2,016,443,529.40 and employed 15 workers. Most of these poultry farms are contract
growers hence, their market is local while the piggery farm operators sell their produce in
bulk to licensed butchers within the province. None of these farms are susceptible to flooding
except for tropical storms.
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Commercial Fishpond
The 3 establishments engaged in fishery production produced a total of 1,267,193.22

kilograms of fish meat valued at PhP152, 063,186.40. These 3 commercial fishponds
employed a total of 10 workers. None of these fishponds are susceptible to flooding.
Table No. 1. List of Primary Economic Activities by Employment, Volume of Product, 2016
Name of Establishment Type of No. of Production Industry
Barangay
Owner Activity Employees Gross Sales Market Classification
JUMBO FARM FAUSTINO POULTRY 10 2,810,000.00 Local I-1

MATTHEW'S FARM MARABULIG I POULTRY 5 3,694,500.00 Local I-1
ORTIZ POULTRY FARM GAPPAL POULTRY 1 707,741.73 Local I-1
VIVA INTEGRATED FARM NUNGNUNGAN II POULTRY 15 2,600,000 Local I-1
MAGNUS AURELIUS FARM MINANTE II POULTRY 8 2,341,262.98 Local I-1
ESWJ FARMS STA. LUCIANA POULTRY 1 3,461,545.94 Local I-1
JZG POULRTY FARM SAN PABLO POULTRY 1 500,000 Local I-1
CDL ABRENICA'S FARM MARABULIG I POULTRY 3 50,000.00 Local I-1
RANCHO ORO CASALATAN POULTRY 6 3,240,507.00 Local I-1
50 19,405,557.65 Local
FARMERS PRO PIG CENTER SILLAWIT PIGGERY 4 78,500.00 Local I-1
BGD FARM NAGRUMBUAN PIGGERY 1 2,412,077.98 Local I-1
WILLINGTON GOLDEN FARM NUNGNUNGAN II PIGGERY 1 2,500,000.00 Local I-1
WONG'S FARM NUNGNUNGAN II PIGGERY 3 1,182,500.00 Local I-1
GOLDEN SWINERY MINANTE II PIGGERY 3 699,517.80 Local I-1
DEE-Y FARM NUNGNUNGAN II FARM 2 1,694,550.00 Local I-1
BAJONG INTEGRATED FARM MARABULIG I FARM 1 200,000.00 Local I-1
15 8,767,145.78 Local
CORTEZ HATCHERY MINANTE I HATCHERY 1 45,300.00 Local I-1
R.J PETINES FISH HATCHERY NAGANACAN FISHPOND 6 1,031,272.00 Local I-1
THREE K AQUA PRODUCTS PINOMA FISHPOND 1 65,000.00 Local I-1
R.C. ALFARO INTEGRATED
NUNGNUNGAN II FISHPOND 5 125,621.22 Local I-1
FARM
13 1,267,193.22 Local
TOTAL 78 29,439,896.65
Rice Mill
As of 2017, there are 20 registered establishments engaged in rice milling occupying a total
aggregate area of 15.28 hectares. Eleven of these establishments are in the poblacion
barangays while 9 are located outside the poblacion area. The total capitalization of these
establishments reached a total of PhP79,294,875.25 which is rather miniscule as most of
these rice mills are multi-pass that requires a minimum of PhP20,000,000.00 for the
machinery alone not to include the building, the land acquisition cost and these multi-pass
rice mills have their own mechanical dryers installed. The total employment generated by
these rice mills are 130. In 2017, there was a rice mill facility located near the Minante Creek
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that is susceptible to flooding but relocated to Reina Mercedes. Currently, none of the
remaining rice mill facilities are susceptible to flooding.
Metal Craft
Table No. 2 Inventory of Existing Industrial Establishments by Intensity, Capitalization and

Employment, 2016
No. of Production Industry
Area
Name of Establishment Barangay Employee Classificatio
(SqM)
s Gross Sales Market n
EXPERT MACHINE SHOP

CABARUAN 293.00 4
380,750.00 Local I-2
JARA MACHINE SHOP
DISTRICT I 64.00 1
125,500.00 Local I-2
MRJ 3 BROTHERS MACHINE WORKS
SAN FERMIN 64.00 1
300,400.00 Local I-2
LUCKY 18 MACHINE AND ENGINEERING
DISTRICT I 30.00 1
WORKS 125,500.00 Local I-2
WILSON MACHINE SHOP
DISTRICT I 50.00 2
300,000.00 Local I-2
AGAT MACHINE SHOP
DISTRICT II 49.00 6
245,316.96 Local I-2
TRANS MACHINE SHOP
DISTRICT I 500.00 8
833,144.35 Local I-2
M ONE MACHINE SHOP
SAN FERMIN 72.00 1
169,750.00 Local I-2
SAMMY'S MACHINE SHOP
SAN FERMIN 32.00 4
100,000.00 Local I-2
2,580,361.3
Total 28
1,154.00 1
As presented in Table No. 2, there are currently 26 entities engaged in metal craft. Six of these
are engaged in Agri-machinery production wherein their products are sold nationwide.
There are also 3 entities engaged in metal forming for use in construction such as roofing
materials. Likewise, there are also 5 entities engaged in the manufacture of doors and
windows and allied products using aluminum and glass materials while the rest are welding
shops engaged in the manufacture of side cars and allied products. These establishments
occupied an aggregate area of 4.49 hectares of land, generated a total of 377 employment
and the gross sales reached PhP208,606,562.95. Most of these establishments are in the
poblacion area except for 2 that are in Culalabat and Villa Luna.
Machine Shop
As of 2016, there 9 establishments engaged in machine shop occupying a total land area of
1.15 hectares and employed a total 28 workers. These establishments are all located in the
poblacion area and generated a total gross sale of PhP2,580,361.31. None of these machine
shops are susceptible to flooding.
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Table No. 3. Inventory of Existing Industrial Establishments by Intensity, Capitalization and Employment,
2016

Name of Establishment Barangay Area (SqM) Employee Classificatio
s Gross Sales Market n
EXPERT MACHINE SHOP CABARUAN 293.00 4 380,750.00 Local I-2
JARA MACHINE SHOP DISTRICT I 64.00 1 125,500.00 Local I-2
MRJ 3 BROTHERS MACHINE WORKS SAN FERMIN 64.00 1 300,400.00 Local I-2
LUCKY 18 MACHINE AND ENGINEERING

DISTRICT I 30.00 1 125,500.00 Local I-2
WORKS
WILSON MACHINE SHOP DISTRICT I 50.00 2 300,000.00 Local I-2
AGAT MACHINE SHOP DISTRICT II 49.00 6 245,316.96 Local I-2
TRANS MACHINE SHOP DISTRICT I 500.00 8 833,144.35 Local I-2
M ONE MACHINE SHOP SAN FERMIN 72.00 1 169,750.00 Local I-2
SAMMY'S MACHINE SHOP SAN FERMIN 32.00 4 100,000.00 Local I-2
Total 1,154 28 2,580,361.31
Distillery and Soft Drinks
Table No. 3 provided by the BPLO shows that there are 7 establishments engaged in bottling all located
within the poblacion area that includes Coca-Cola, Pepsi, RC Cola and Zest-O are engaged in the
manufacture of soft drinks, carbonated water and instant beverages and syrup while the San Miguel
Brewery and Ginebra Distillery are engaged in the manufacture of wine and malt liquors both in San
Fermin. The gross sales of these 7 establishments reached PhP2,308,171,160.76 and employed a total
of 260 in 2016. None of these establishments are susceptible to flooding except for the RC Cola but
the company backfilled to raise the site and provided adequate drainage system.
Table No. 4. Inventory of Existing Industrial Establishments by Intensity, Capitalization and Employment, 2016
Production Industry
Name of Establishment Type of Capitali No. of
Barangay Classification
Owner Activity zation Employees Gross Sales Market
San Miguel Brewery Inc. San Fermin Manufacturing 20 860,042,183.86 I-3
Pepsi Cola Products Phil. Tagaran Manufacturing 50 219,486,056.00 I-3
Zest-O Corporation Cabaruan Manufacturing 14 42,484,558.53 I-3
ARC Refreshments Corp. Cabaruan Manufacturing 75 531,466,144.68 I-3
Coca-Cola Phil. San Fermin Manufacturing 31 498,672,416.72 I-3
Mega Asia Bottling Corp. Cabaruan Manufacturing 10 48,251,472.14 I-3

Esat Pacific Star Bottlers
San Fermin Manufacturing 60 107,768,328.85 I-3
Phil., Inc.
TOTAL 260 2,308,171,160.78
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Bakery
Currently, there 39 establishments engaged in baking industry wherein 36 are located within the
Central Business District while the other 3 are in Buena Suerte, Nungnungan 2 and Sillawit. These
establishments occupy an aggregate area of 1.79 hectares. The gross sales in 2016 reached
PhP18,703,959.67 valued at PhP425,109.09. The raw materials used is flour and are bought locally
and their products are likewise sold locally. None of these establishments are susceptible to flooding.
Table No. 5. Inventory of Industrial Establishment by Manufacturing/Industrial Process; Raw Material Input;
Production and Markets, 2016
Pr
Type of od
Industr Number uct
Raw Material Production
y of Ma
Name of Industry Brgy. Area SQM rke
(Light, Employe
Medium es t
, Heavy) Materia Lo
Source Volume Value
l cal
P-NOY BAKERY DISTRICT II LIGHT 7 18.00 FLOUR Local 993,850.00 25,257.76 /
RED RIBBON SAN FERMIN LIGHT 2 55.00 FLOUR Local 500,000.00 17,050.00 /
RED RIBBON DISTRICT II LIGHT 2 25.00 FLOUR Local 500,000.00 17,844.00 /
CINDY'S BAKESHOP /
DISTRICT II LIGHT 2 69.55 FLOUR Local 409,703.00 26,335.56 /
RESTAURANT
FBA BAKESHOP DISTRICT II LIGHT 2 20.00 FLOUR Local 365,000.00 5,687.50 /
GOLDEN HEART
Buena Suerte LIGHT 3 25.00 FLOUR Local 75,000.00 2,900.00 /
BAKESHOP
JEMONG'S
MALUNGGAY District I LIGHT 2 15.00 FLOUR Local 62,500.00 1,825.00 /
PANDESAL
JEMONG'S
MALUNGGAY District II LIGHT 2 15.00 FLOUR Local 62,500.00 1,425.00 /
PANDESAL
CORNER BAKESHOP Minante II LIGHT 3 20.00 FLOUR Local 62,500.00 2,475.00 /
Dela CRUZ
San Fermin LIGHT 2 26.00 FLOUR Local 62,500.00 2,475.00 /
BAKESHOP
MILOSTONE BAKERY Nungnungan II LIGHT 2 9.00 FLOUR Local 62,500.00 2,475.00 /
Isabela JS Breadhouse
and Grocery
LAM-MAR
BAKESHOP / Sillawit LIGHT 4 200.00 FLOUR Local 420,475.69 16,057.06 /
RESTAURANT
PESIGAN BAKERY San Fermin LIGHT 1 8.00 FLOUR Local 62,500.00 2,475.00 /
DELILAH DELA CRUZ
BAKESHOP
TOTAL 47 738.55 4,888,563.74 161,828.64
GRAND TOTAL 125 1,791.4..2 18,703,959.67 494,762.91
Source: Treasurer’s Office/Mayor’s Office
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Furniture Shop
Table No. 6 provided by the BPLO shows that there are 10 establishments engaged in furniture-making
all located within the poblacion area. These establishments occupy an aggregate area of 0.7 hectares
and generated a total 28 workers. The product of these establishments is sold locally. Total gross
sales generated in 2016 reached PhP5,167,983.01.
Table No. 6. Inventory of Existing Industrial Establishments by Intensity, Capitalization and Employment, 2016

Name of Establishment Barangay Area (SqM)
Employees Classification
Gross Sales Market
FND BOULEVARD AND SASH SAN
50.00 3 150,000.00 Local I-2
FACTORY FERMIN
SAN
KEKKELEK FURNITURE 30.00 3 62,500.00 Local I-2
FERMIN
MCL FURNITURE CABARUAN 120.00 1 848,419.50 Local I-2
THE TRADERS DESIGN FURNITURE SAN
5,917.00 10 2,981,510.51 Local I-2
SHOP FERMIN
EMFAYB FURNITURE & LUMBER DISTRICT I 200.00 2 137,800.00 Local I-2
FND BOULEVARD AND SASH SAN
50.00 3 Local I-2
FACTORY FERMIN 150,000.00
MONTILLA'S FURNITURE DISTRICT II 20.00 1 312,080.00 Local I-2
PRECIOUS FURNITURE-SASH ALICAOCAO 500.00 2 301,243.00 Local I-2
VALLO'S FURNITURE DISTRICT II 20.00 1 154,430.00 Local I-2
GRACE FURNITURE MINANTE I 50.00 2 70,000.00 Local I-2
Total 7,009.00 28 5,167,983.01
Other Industries
As presented in Table No. 7, there are three (3) establishments engaged in food processing while one
is in vinegar manufacturing. These 3 establishments are all located in the poblacion area and occupies
a total land area of 345 square meters. These establishments generated a total of 13 employees and
a gross sale of PhP3,545,951.96. There are also 2 ice plants in the poblacion area occupying 1,800
square meters of land. These ice plants generated a total of 7 employees and a gross sale of
PhP93,492,961.80. A business establishment engaged in the manufacture of cigarette is in Minante-
1 occupying 1,200 square meters of land. This establishment generated a total of 45 and a gross sale
of PhP611,313,770.32. None of these establishments are susceptible to flooding.
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Table No. 7. Inventory of Existing Industrial Establishments by Intensity, Capitalization and

Employment, 2016
Area No. of Production Industry
Name of Establishment Barangay
(SqM) Employees Classification
Gross Sales Market
DEL-SON ENTERPRISES (Vinegar) DISTRICT III 100.00 2 100,000.00 Local I-2
BABES-H.A. FOOD PRODUCTS (Meat) SAN FERMIN 220.00 10 3,315,165.71 Local I-3
LOFIEL FOOD PRODUCTS SILLAWIT 25.00 1 130,786.25 Local I-3
Total 345.00 13 3,545,951.96
ELAJAMIK ICE PLANT TAGARAN 1,000.00 4 2,992,961.80 Local I-1
ARCTIC GLACIER ICE PLANT SAN FERMIN 800.00 3 500,000.00 Local I-1
Total 1,800.00 7 3,492,961.80
PMFTC INC. MINANTE I 1,200.00 45 611,313,770.32 Local I-2
Total 1,200.00 45 611,313,770.32
Local Revenue and Industrial Establishment (2012-2016)
As presented in Table No. 7, the income generated in industrial establishment shows an

increasing trend as the City of Cauayan has generated a total of PhP491,389,084.39 revenue
in 2012. This increased by 9.55% in 2013 bringing the total revenue to PhP543,285,245.68 in
2013. This further increased to PhP595,413,918.65 representing 8.76% increase in revenue in
2014. In 2015, a total of PhP689,449,080.38 or 13.64% increase in revenue, the highest
increase incurred for the past five years, and again, a 6.6% increase in revenue was registered
with a total of PhP738,608,509.13 revenue generated in 2016. From 2012 to 2016, revenue
generation in industrial establishment registered an increase of 33.47%.
Employment Generated Livestock and Poultry Industry
Again, as presented in Table No. 7, an increasing trend is very visible as there were 9,337
employments generated in the industrial establishments in 2012. This figure increase by
4.98% in 2013 bringing the total employment to 9,826. Again, in 2014, a 12.30% increase in
employment was registered, the highest increase in the five-year period. The following year
showed a rather minimal increase with only 0.70% but bounced back to an 8.16% increase in
2016 registering a total employment generation of 11,285. From 2012 to 2016, the
employment generation in industrial establishments increased by 24%.
Table No. 8. Local Revenue and Industrial Establishment
Year Revenue Increase/ Decrease Employment Increase/

Decrease
2012 491,389,084.39 9,337
2013 543,285,245.68 51,896,161.29 9,826 489.00
2014 595,413,918.65 52,128,672.97 11,204 1,378.00
2015 689,449,080.38 94,035,161.73 11,283 79.00
2016 738,608,509.13 49,159,428.75 12,285 1,002.00

Source: Treasurer’s Office/Mayor’s Office
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Industry Classification According to Employment
As presented in Table No. 8, the Micro-Industry is the largest employer of all the industries in
the City of Cauayan from 2012 up to 2016 in an increasing trend with 2,408 employees in
2012, the micro-industry generated a total of 3,074 employees in 2016 showing a 27.2%
increase during the five-year period. This is followed by Small-Scale Industry with 176
employees in 2012, it increased to 245 in 2016 or a 32.24% increase. Likewise, the Medium-
Scale Industry employed 60 in 2012 and 76 in 2016 or a 2.22% increase while the least industry
in terms of employment generation is the Large-Scale Industry with 15 in 2012, it grew to 24
in 2016 showing a 0.7% increase. Overall, the industrial establishments in the city show an
increasing trend with a total of 2,659 in 2012, it grew by 22.22% equivalent to 3,419 in 2016.
Table No. 9. Industry Classification According to Employment Size 2012-2016
Employment size
Scale
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Micro-Industry 2,408 2,569 2,724 2,448 3,074
Cottage Industry - - - - -
Small-scale Industry 176 150 176 214 245
Medium-scale Industry 60 58 65 73 76
Large-scale Industry 15 16 19 20 24
Total
2,659 2,793 2,984 2,755 3,419
Comparative Income Generation of Economic Activity, 2016
As presented in Table No. 8, the City of Cauayan generated a total Revenue of PhP
68,741,240.73 from the various economic activities in 2016. The tertiary sector contributed
the largest amount to the city coffer with PhP45,581,852.07 representing 66% of the total
revenue generated from economic activities. The secondary sector contributed
PhP22,786,069.87 or 33%. while the least contribution came from the primary sector with
PhP373,318.79 or 1% of the total revenue generated.
As deduced from Table No. 8, the manufacturing sector contributed PhP21,518,053.91

representing 31.30% of the total revenue generated. Meanwhile, the agriculture and fishing
sectors provided PhP329,777.52 and PhP43,541.27 or 0.48% and 0.6% respectively. In
totality, industrial activities comprising the primary sector and manufacturing of the
secondary sector contributed a total of PhP21,891,372.70 representing 31.85% of the total
revenue generated from economic activities in 2016.
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Table No. 10. Value/Volume of Production and LGU Revenue by Type of Economic Activity
Value/Volume of Production LGU Revenue
Economic Activity
No. % No. %
Primary
Agriculture, Hunting & Forestry 28,218,003.43 95.85 329,777.52 88.34
Fishing 1,221,893.22 4.15 43,541.27 11.66
Mining & Quarrying - -
Total 29,439,896.65 0.002 373,318.79 0.01
Secondary
Manufacturing 4,067,273,583.80 87.50 21,518,053.91 94.44
Electricity, Gas & Water Supply 523,545,182.69 11.26 747,473.46 3.28
Construction 57,411,249.35 1.24 520,542.50 2.28
Total 4,648,230,015.84 0.298 22,786,069.87 0.33
Tertiary
Wholesale & Retail trade/repair of motor
vehicles motorcycles personal & household 7,855,045,115.49 71.87 25,647,641.68 56.27
goods
Hotels/Restaurants 667,375,832.66 6.11 4,487,133.06 9.84
Transport, Storage & Communication 337,680,024.79 3.09 2,179,963.92 4.78
Financial Intermediation 124,315,961.74 1.14 6,407,654.63 14.06
Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities 123,265,426.98 1.13 1,553,828.30 3.41
Public Admin & Defense/Compulsory Social
- - -
Security
Education 210,866,692.07 1.93 163,092.50 0.36
Health & Social Work 232,022,612.80 2.12 1,971,784.92 4.33

Other Community, Social & Personal Service
1,376,205,950.66 12.59 3,144,003.06 6.90
activities
Private Household w/Employed Persons - - -
Extra-Territorial Organizations& Bodies 3,479,237.60 0.03 26,750.00 0.06
Total 10,930,256,854.79 0.700 45,581,852.07 0.66
TOTAL 15,607,926,767.28 1.00 68,741,240.73 1.00
Development Needs
Industries are considered as one of the economic drivers for economic growth and
development. Although the number of registered industrial establishments is generally
increasing, it is perceived that the industrial activity in the city is sluggish. It could be
attributed to some factors such as stiff competition with cheaper imported products, rising
power costs and lack of capital investments for cottage industries.
Table No. 9 presents the industrial area requirement for the next ten years in City of Cauayan
based from the projected population. The City government however, allocated more than
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this required area in anticipation of the proposed establishment of Isabela Special Agri-
Economic Zone Authority (ISAEZA) in Barangay San Luis and Cabugao.
Table No. 11. Projected Industrial Area Requirement, 2018-2027

Year Population Area (in Ha.)
2017 133,306.40 333.27

2018 135,239.34 338.10
2019 137,200.31 343.00
2020 139,189.72 347.97
2021 141,207.97 353.02
2022 143,255.48 358.14
2023 145,332.69 363.33
2024 147,440.01 368.60
2025 149,577.89 373.94
2026 151,746.77 379.37
2027 153,947.10 384.87
SWOT ANALYSIS
SECTOR: INDUSTRY
INTERNAL ORGANIZATION Major Trading Center in Northern Isabela Deteriorating traffic condition
Educational Center in Northern Isabela Flooding during heavy downpour
Seat of the Provincial Government Inadequate solid waste disposal system
Presence of irrigation facilities No designated transport terminal
Surplus producer of rice and corn Inadequate parking areas
EXTERNALENVIRONMENT Adequate health facilities
Identified as Agro-Industrial Conduct Trade and Investment Promotion
Intensify community involvement in
Growth Center activities
Strong political will of present Conduct Festivals, concerts, tournaments to
clean and green activities
leaders increase
Selected as Regional Agro-Forest
Visitors and tourists Utilize NGOs in traffic management
Center
Presence of Potential Tourist Spots
THREATS – T ST – STRATEGIES WT – STRATEGIES
Intensify efforts in Environmental
Initiate and support community-based
Planning and Management Planning
economic enterprises with emphasis on export
Continuing depreciation of the peso particularly in Flooding, Soil erosion,
favorites and on products with least
Garbage collection, and Traffic
dependence on imported inputs
congestion
Availability of imported cheaper
products
Pollution from industries
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Agri-Industrial Matrix Analysis

Technical Findings/ Observations Implications Policy Option/ Intervention
Danger to Health of the populace. Strict implementation of the

environmental code and other conditions
Complaints of adjoining municipalities and imposed in the Environmental Compliance
Air Pollution households. Certificate given by the DENR.
Tree planting within the vicinity of

livestock and poultry area.
Limited resources and capital of livestock Importation of meat and poultry products. Encourage investors.
farmers LGU support program for livestock and
poultry raising
Insufficient Trading Center Difficulty in trading farm produced. Development of trading center in strategic
locations, aside from having the Central
Poverty / low income Business District.
Destruction due to flooding Low production Introduce new technology in livestock

farming.
Pestilence of live stocks Subsidized food supplement for and other
farm inputs.
4.8 TOURISM
Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening diversification
to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. Modern tourism is
closely linked to development and encompasses a growing number of new destinations.
These dynamics have turned tourism into a key driver for socio-economic progress.
Today, the business volume of tourism equals or even surpasses that of oil exports, food
products or automobiles. It has become one of the major players in international commerce
and represents at the same time one of the main income sources for many developing
countries like the Philippines. This growth goes hand in hand with an increasing diversification
and competition among destinations. Tourism indeed is an economic and social
phenomenon.
For the City of Cauayan, tourism development is just beginning to happen. Although Cauayan
is not endowed with natural tourist attractions, it is however, opting to become a major
tourist stopover. With the creation of a Tourism Office mandated to promote tourism
development in the city, sooner than later, the City of Cauayan will become an irresistible
place to visit.
While the city of Cauayan has no natural tourist attractions, nevertheless, it is opting to be a
tourist destination because the city possesses tourism support facilities and amenities. Like
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other towns in the Region with tourism potentials, the city has Hispanic church and ruins of
its grandeur past, the indigenous Gaddang Culture, and other natural tourist potentials
awaiting development.
Inventory of Tourism Establishments
Currently, there are four establishments in the city engaged in tourism activities. They are the
Hacienda de San Luis, an ecotourism park located in a property owned by the San Miguel
Corporation; D’Spot Rail Park, a resort with hotel accommodation located in San Fermin;
Dacuycuy Farm, a sanctuary garden found in Sillawit and the OPLI Church, an 18 th century
Hispanic church located at Barangay District 3 in Poblacion. All establishments can be reached
by land and can be accessed all year round. All establishments mentioned are not susceptible
to any hazard except for Hda. De San Luis which is susceptible to flooding.
Table No. 1. Inventory of Tourism Establishments, 2016

Type of Hazard Susceptibility
Accommodation
Name of Tourism (H/M/L)
Area No. of Name of
Tourist Brgy. Product Description
(ha) Visitors No. of Owner
Attraction and Type Fl Tc Eq Others
Services Rooms
HACIENDA Eco
LGU CAUAYAN
DE SAN SAN LUIS 3.4 C tourism 6,964
CITY
LUIS park ̸
D'SPOT SAN CAESAR S. DY
RAILPARK 3.6 DM resort HOTEL 6
FERMIN JR.
DACUYCUY sanctuary FLORESMA
SILLAWIT 2.4 N
FARM garden DACUYCUY
OUR LADY
OF THE
OLPI
PILLAR DIST. III 1 C
PARISHIONERS
PARISH
CHURCH
Existing Tourism Support Facilities
The city’s strategic location through the years has attracted many businessmen to embark on
the establishment of hotels, resorts and recreational facilities that can attract tourists to make
a stop over the city. The hotel and recreational facilities may not be comparable to that of
five-star hotels in Metro Manila, but they can offer the convenience and safety that foreign
and local tourists are looking for.
Data obtained from the BPLO reveals that there are currently 19 hotels, 6 hotel and
restaurants, and 15 travel and tour agencies operating in the city. There are also 39
restaurants, 11 fast food chains such as Jollibee with 3 stores; Chowking, Greenwich and Mang
Inasal with 2 stores each; and MCdo and KFC with one store each.
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Income Generated from Tourism Activities
As presented in Table No. 2, from 2012 to 2016, the City of Cauayan has generated a total of
PhP2,033,679.69 from Tourism Activities. Out of these figure, a total of PhP134,509.52 was
generated in 2012, more than doubled to PhP310,800.97 in 2013 but slightly went down to
PhP278,072.92 in 2014. In 2015 though, the collection redounds to PhP371,989.11 then more
than tripled to PhP938,307.17 or an increase of 152.24 percent in 2016. More focus on the
development of tourism industry can bring wonders to city offer.
Employment Generated from Tourism Activities
Again, as presented in Table No. 2, the employment generation in Tourism Activities also
shows an increasing trend with a mere 89 employees in 2012, it added 99 to a total of 188 in
2013. In 2014 and 2015 though, increase in jobs generation slowed down to 213 and 222 with
a minimal increase of 25 and 9 jobs respectively. In 2016 however, the number of jobs
generated increased by 160 bringing the total jobs generated to 382 from 222 in 2015. With
a total of 1,094 jobs created from 2012 to 2016, 608 or 55.58 percent are female while 486
or 44.42 percent are male. The establishment of more tourism-related facilities and services
will certainly create more jobs during the plan period.
Table No. 2. Local Revenue and Employment by Tourism Activities for the Past Five Years
Employment (No.) Increase/
Year Local Revenue
M F Total (Decrease)
2012 134,509.52 37 52 89
2013 310,800.97 85 103 188 99
2014 278,072.92 94 119 213 25
2015 371,989.11 96 126 222 9
2016 938,307.17 174 208 382 160
Source:LGU
Table No. 3. Accessibility of Existing Tourism Establishment and Tourist Attraction, 2016
1Means
2
Distance Distance Distance Access Road
of
from from from
Name of Tourism Transpo 3Accessibility
Nearest Nearest National
Establishment rtation Conditio
Airport Seaport Highway Pavement
Availabl n
(km) (km) (km)
e
HACIENDA DE SAN LUIS LAND 13.6 km 12 km Cement Fair 1
D'SPOT RAIL PARK LAND 2.9 km 2.5 km Cement Good 1
DACUYCUY FARM LAND 7 km 8 km Cement Fair 1
OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR
LAND 2.4 km 1.2 km Cement Good 1
CHURCH
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Table No. 4. Inventory of Tourism Establishments and Support Facilities, 2016

1Facilities Present
No. of
Name of Tourism s Markets
f c m othe Emplo
Establishment af ef / tr Catered
f f f rs yees
f
Picnic area, comfort rooms, Local, National,
HACIENDA DE SAN LUIS 21
vehicular parking International
Hotel, comfort rooms, Local, National,
D'SPOT RAIL PARK 6
Cottages, comfort rooms, Local, National,
DACUYCUY FARM 5
OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR Comfort rooms, vehicular Local, National,
8
CHURCH parking International
TOTAL 40
Table No. 5. Inventory of Tourism Establishments and Support Facilities, 2016

1Facilities
Markets
Present
No. of Catered
Name of Tourism
s Emplo
Establishment f c m othe
af ef / tr yees
f f f rs
f
Picnic area, comfort rooms, Local, National,
HACIENDA DE SAN LUIS 21
Hotel, comfort rooms, Local, National,
D'SPOT RAIL PARK 6
Cottages, comfort rooms, Local, National,
DACUYCUY FARM 5
OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR Comfort rooms, vehicular Local, National,
8
CHURCH parking International
TOTAL 40
Table No. 6. Cultural and Tourism Activities/Festivals

Activity 1Frequency of Activity 2Duration of Activity
BAMBANTI FESTIVAL YEARLY 7 DAYS
Conduct IEC-Ecotourism Programs, Tourism MONTHLY
Promotions Programs and safety in Tourism area 5 DAYS
Ecotourism Program and Natural Conversation MONTHLY 5 DAYS
Tourism Marketing and Promotions Marketing MONTHLY 5 DAYS
Culture and Arts Celebration YEARLY 5 DAYS
Cityhood Anniversary YEARLY 1 DAY
GAWAGAWAY-YAN FESTIVAL YEARLY 15 DAYS
Development and Maintenance of Tourist Attraction
YEARLY
and Facilities 5 DAYS
Santa Cruzan YEARLY 1 DAY
Isabela Day Celebration YEARLY 2 DAYS
Independence Day Celebration YEARLY 1 DAY
Tourist Destination, Tourism Establishment
Inspection MONTHLY 5 DAYS
Tourism Month Celebration YEARLY 7 DAYS
Hacienda de San Luis Anniversary YEARLY 1 DAY
Tourist Information Desk and Welcome Performer at
the arrival area, Cauayan City Airport MONTHLY 4 DAYS
Mandatory Accreditation YEARLY 5 DAYS
Paskuhan sa Cauayan YEARLY 15 DAYS
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Table No. 7. Potential Tourist Attraction in the Locality

Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)
Within
2Within Forest A & D
Barangay 1Potential Attraction
Land (ha) Lands Fl Tc Eq Vo Ln Ts Su Others
(ha)
VILLA
/
CONCEPCION OLD BALETE PRODUCTION /
SAN LUIS HACIENDA RIVER
/ /
CRUISE PRODUCTION /
GAPPAL ORTIZ'S LEISURE FARM PRODUCTION / /
VILLA VIRGILIA LEISURE
/
NUNGNUNGAN II FARM PRODUCTION /
MINANTE II LINDON FARM PRODUCTION / /
SAN FAUSTINO BONSAI FARM PRODUCTION / /
LORNA VILLE LEISURE
/
LABINAB FARM AND RESORT PRODUCTION /
Source: LGU
Constraints to Tourism Development
The gradual loss of the Gaddang culture remains a constraint to the tourism development of
the city wherein neighboring Asian countries like Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia cash in on
tourism mainly based on their indigenous cultures and historical landmarks. The local tourist
spots like the Hispanic church is losing its grandeur. Although the Cauayan Domestic Airport
just undergone rehabilitation and expansion in 2017, the existing transportation services of
the is not attractive to potential tourist as its flights could not accommodate night flights.
Development Needs
Research, restoration and preservation efforts must be initiated through the institution of a
Cultural Heritage Development Center that will undertake these tasks. Further, the
accommodation of night flights shall be prioritized for the city to benefit from the economic
gains brought about by tourism industry. New enterprises must be put up and existing ones
need to be strengthened which would provide steady source of revenues and jobs. Likewise,
the establishment of parks in strategic locations and the development of the Cagayan River
into a picnic/recreation site must also be seriously considered aimed to entice local and
foreign tourists.
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PRIMARY ACCREDITED TOURIST ACCOMMODATION

NAME OF GENERAL
ADDRESS PHONE NO. CLASSIFICATION
ACCOMMODATIONS MANAGER
Don Jose Canciller Ave., Dist. I, (078) 652-3972
THE HOTEL ANDREA MARICAR F. TY HOTEL
Cauayan City (078) 652-2023
CASAROSA BED & (078) 260-0698 VIRGINIA TD.
Bucag St., Dist. I, Cauayan City TOURIST INN
BREAKFAST LTD.CO. (078) 652-2269 PACABA
JAPI TRAVELLER'S HOTEL & Maharlika Highway, Brgy. Sillawit,
(+63)917-542-4625 DENNIS YAP TOURIST INN
RESTAURANT Cauayan City
National Highway, San Fermin, MA. CARAYO T.
NEW AMITY HOTEL CORP. (078) 652-2010 TOURIST INN
Cauayan City PEREZ
San Fermin, Cauayan City (078) 652-0035 CARMENCITA
HOTEL RIO MOTEL
ochoaltariohotel@yahoo.com (078) 652-1243 U. PASCUAL
Prenza Highway, Dist. I, Cauayan City (078) 652-1907 VICTORINO D.
OCHO RIOS HOTEL MOTEL
cauayanvicar@gamail.com (078) 652-1243 PASCUAL
JESUS Q.
CV TRAVEL EXPRESS #29 F.L.Dy St., Dist. I, Cauayan City (078) 260-0860 TRAVEL AGENCY
PARAISO
GLOBAL MILES TOURS & Manlapaz Bldg., Quezon St., Dist. I, (078) 305-2681 ANALIZA C. TRAVEL AND TOUR
TRAVEL Cauayan City (078) 652-4323 MANINGDING AGENCY
ISABELA AIR GIGIE B.
(078) 652-0199 TRAVEL AND TOUR
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & #20 Quezon St., Dist. I, Cauayan City PASCUAL-
0917-517-3015 AGENCY
TOURS CUSTODIO
LEISURE PERKS TRAVEL & #72 Martin Bldg., Roxas St., Cauayan (078) 652-1949 MARIA LUISA TRAVEL AND TOUR
TOURS City (078) 652-4265 CHUA AGENCY
Maharlika Highway, San Fermin, REIZZA MAY A. TRAVEL AND TOUR
MR TRAVEL AND TOURS (078) 652-1911
Cauayan City SALVADOR AGENCY
TERTIARY ACCREDITED TOURIST ACCOMODATION

NAME OF RESTAURANT ADDRESS PHONE NO. GENERAL MANAGER
ALING LURING'S GOTOHAN Dalupang St., Dist. I, Cauayan City 0917-563-3999 VERONICA L. TRINIDAD
Don Jose Canciller Ave., Dist. I, Cauayan
KUSINA KAWAYAN SA CAUAYAN (078) 652-2622 JOSEFINA L. MABAGOS
City
OTEP'S TINUNO RESTO Banigan St., San Fermin, Cauayan City (078) 652-1271 JOSEPHINE S. ESCAÑO
ROCIO AND BROS KITCHEN (HAP Manlapaz Bldg., National Highway,
RAYMOND P. TAN
CHAN) Cauayan City
TERTIARY REST AREA
JAPI FUEL STATION AND SERVICE National Highway, Brgy. Sillawit, Cauayan
(078) 622-1750 DENNIS YAP
CENTER City
TERTIARY HOSPITAL
ISABELA UNITED DOCTORS Maharlika highway, Brgy. Cabaruan,
(078) 652-4177
MEDICAL CENTER, INC Cauayan City
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PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF HDA. DE SAN LUIS ECOPARK

PROPOSED PROJECTS
1 Concreting of Access Road (2.3km x 6.2m x 0.20m)
2 Repair/Rehab of Existing Access Road (1.5km)
3 Installation of Street Lights along Access Road
4 Construction of Jetty Port
5 Construction of Pavillion
6 Construction of Tourist Information Center
7 Construction of Swimming Pool
8 Construction of Playground
9 Provision for Floating Restaurant
10 Construction of Theme Park (w/ Murals)
11 Installation of Park Lights
12 Provision for River Cruise
13 Construction of Rest Rooms /Shower Rooms
14 Provision for Cottages (Picnic Grounds along Cagayan River)
15 Provision for Horseback Riding Facilities
16 Construction of Entrance/Exit Gates w/ Guard House
17 Provision for Promotional Activities
4.9 FORESTRY
Forest Lands
A forest is a large area of land covered with trees or other woody vegetation. Forest are the
dominant terrestrial ecosystem of Earth and are distributed across the globe. Forest account
for 75% of the gross primary productivity of the earth’s biosphere and contain 80% of the
Earth’s plant biomass and contain 80% of the earth’s plant biomass, according to the research
of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFA).
Human society and forests influence each other in both positive and negative ways. While
forest provide ecosystem services to humans and serve as tourist attractions, forest can also
impose costs, affect people’s health and interfere with tourism enjoyment. Human activities,
including harvesting forest resource, can negatively affect forest ecosystem.
Forest, being one of the country’s natural resource base, needs imperative attention. Forest
denudation in the country and even in the entire world is threatening the environment and
the very place we live in – the earth.
At present, as per CENRO statistics, the City of Cauayan has only 1,700 hectares of forest lands
found at the southeastern part of the city known as the forest region. Cauayan used to have
a vast forest reserve but due to indiscriminate and irresponsible logging and kaingin activities,
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we only now have what is left. In fact, when one visits the place, what is exposed before one’s
eyes are tracts of agricultural land planted with corn and other crops.
The forest that once a long time ago was a protected area, is now being utilized for production
purposes.
This is a challenge that the city must resolve. Forest is very important and plays a very crucial
role in the maintenance of a favorable environment and ecological balance. Whether to
prioritize food security or to preserve environmental balance must be answered by the
agencies involved in this matter.
The measure to be initiated by the city government must go along with which aspect they
prefer. Working along continuing its present use as production area must need a republic act
to legalize its present utilization. Sustaining its land classification as forest would cause the
city government to preservation and initiate measures to reforest denuded forest land taking
advantage of the programs of the CENRO.
Currently though, the city government sought the assistance of the CENRO Cauayan to assist
the city government in formulating a Forest Lan Use Plan (FLUP) with the main objective of
protecting the remaining production area and to introduce a sustainable development for
future generations.
Table No. 1. Volume of Production by Forest Concessionaires, 2016

Area
Dominant Tree
Area Estimated Developed
Forest Species/ Other Total Reforestation
Covered Percent Number of for
Concessionaire Products Production Activities (ha)
(ha) Workers Agricultural
derived
Value Crops (ha)
Baculod ISF Project 274.13 16.32 Gmelina, Corn 140 137 55
Sta. Maria ISF
Project 187.32 11.15 Gmelina, Corn 57 28 37
Maligay-Buyon ISF
Project 144.45 8.60 Gmelina, Corn 58 29 29
Rogus-1 ISF Project 345.00 20.54 Gmelina, Corn 100 57 69
Total 1679.51 100.00 0 0 563 364 336
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Integrated Social Forestry (ISF) Project
Table No. 1 shows that there are currently 6 forest concessionaires in the City of Cauayan
involve in the Integrated Social Forestry Project of the DENR in the forest land of Cauayan City
occupying 98.79% or 1,679.51 hectares of the total 1,700 hectares of forest land while the
remaining 1.21% or 20.49 hectares are used for public infrastructures. Of these 6
concessionaires, Rogus ISF Project-3 occupies the largest area with 30.08% equivalent to
505.14 hectares followed by Rogus ISF Project-2 with 20.54% or 345 hectares. The 3rd slot is
occupied by Baculod ISF Project covering 274.13 hectares or 16.32% followed by Rogus ISF
Project-2 with 223.47 hectares or 13.31%. Sta. Maria ISF Project has 187.32 hectares
or11.15% and the least in terms of area occupied is Maligaya/Buyon ISF Project with 8.6% or
187.32 hectares of the total concession area.
Of the total 1,679.51 hectares ISF Project area, 41.68% equivalent to 700 hectares are utilize
as production area. With this figure, there are 364 hectares developed for agricultural crops
and 336 hectares are utilized for reforestation project. No data was provided by the CENRO
Cauayan Office on the production and value of forest products although most of the trees
plante are Gmelina popularly known as paper tree. The agricultural area though is planted
with yellow corn. Other private individuals have planted the same on their own though in
smaller quantity, knowing the benefits that can be derived from trees. Barangay Villa
Concepcion and Rogus are likewise identified by the CENRO as protection forest of the city.
Aside from timber, other forest products available in the forest region are bamboo of
different varieties most abundant of which is the ‘buho”, commonly used as an external wall,
floor and even roof of rural houses.
Currently, there are 563 beneficiaries provided with Certificate of Stewardship (CSC) of the 6
ISF projects wherein their status has already expired, and that the entire area has been
devolved to city government of Cauayan.
Development Needs
The remaining 17 hectares of forest land in the City of Cauayan must be preserved at all cost
considering the ill-effects of climate change. Technical and financial assistance must be
provided to the beneficiaries so that they can focus on the reforestation of the area and
become a source of their livelihood so that they may refrain from planting corn and other
crops.
The benefits that will be derived when the forest area is restored to its previous status would
be enormous not only to the inhabitants of Cauayan but to the environment as well. Religious
implementation of the Forest Land Use Plan must be supported and implemented by all
sectors as this will redound to the benefit of every Cauayeno.
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1. Commerce & Trade
a. Insufficient area for 1. Traffic Congestion 1. Improved existing commercial facilities.
commercial activities 2. Improvement of Public Sanitation 2. Increase commercial activities
3. Bring down the municipal economy, 3. Develop/identify areas for expansion.
where people go to adjoining 4. Identify Commercial Centers.
b. Inadequate Commercial municipalities with complete facilities and 5. Improvement of Public Sanitation
facilities more choices for daily needs and 6. Encourage investors to established commercial
commodities. ventures
7. Identification of minor commercial centers in the
rural barangays.
2. Industry Promote labor and intensive industries that will
Inadequate investors for Low employment and poverty increase income of the people in the Locality.
large scale industries. Expansion and identification of land suited for
Out-migration industrial activities.
Encourage local and foreign investors.
Absence of industrial Provision of incentives for the expansion of existing
cooperatives. industries.
Established industrial cooperatives
3. Tourism
Development of potential site for eco-tourism
Limited potential site for People in the locality tend to go outside activities in conformity to the Provincial Government
tourism activities. the locality for recreation and relaxation. Tourism Plan as well as that of national government
(DOT) tourism plans, programs and projects.
Allocate budget for the conduct of Capability building
and Information Education Campaign to the
following:
Inadequate skills and proper Bring down the local economy. Barangay Protective Services Officers
training of the community and Transportation Sector
barangay officials to improved Commercial or other retail establishments
marketing strategies in tourism Frontline establishments (cottage providers, food,
industry beverages and others)
5. Agriculture
1. Some areas for agriculture 1. Low Agricultural production. 1. Introduce crops that are resilient to drought and
are flood prone. 2. Conversion of Agricultural land to other adaptive to flooding.
2. Inadequate mitigating land uses for profit. 2. Collaborate with other government agencies for
measures, programs/projects 3. Loss of livelihood and income. financial assistance to farmers.
for agricultural facilities. 4. Cause Poverty 3. Insurance System
3. Insufficient Irrigation System. 5. Loss of lives and property. 4. Development of irrigation facilities that are
6. Low crop production climate-proof.
4. High Cost of Agricultural 5. Conduct trainings and seminars to farmers for
Inputs such as fertilizer. adaptation measures and introduce new technology
of farming adaptive to drought and floods.
6. Introduce organic farming (chemical free farming)
6. Industry
1. Air Pollution Complaints Compliance to environmental laws on
2. Low production of fish during Insufficiency of food supply and low poultry/piggery, grains milling establishments and
typhoons and droughts. income of fisher folks. the like.
Conduct training skills to livestock and poultry
farmers on new technology.
7. Forest 1. Landslide/erosion
2. denudation of forest
1.Denudation of forestlands 3. Decreasing release of oxygen and FLUP/Reforestation
contributes to the increase in
2. Illegal Logging temperature.
4. Reduction of water resources
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CHAPTER V
INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES
This section endeavors to show the existing scenarios of the tertiary sectors of the city such
as the transportation systems, communication systems, water system, power/energy system
and other infrastructures in terms of road network, irrigation and other physical facilities. The
interplay of these different sub sectors determines the efficiency of the movement of goods
and services for the population and at a large extent influences the development of the city.
Infrastructure refers to the services that are derived from the set of public works to enhance
private sector production and to provide for household consumption. Infrastructure could be
examined in two perspectives – the physical facilities themselves and the services drawn from
the physical facilities. Infrastructure profiling and planning is done to enhance productivity
and to improve accessibility to opportunities and services in support to production.
Infrastructure and utilities are essential to the rate and direction of growth and development.
Their presence and conditions indicate a locality’s development level and economic status.
Included are facilities for transport, power, water, communications, liquid and solid waste,
flood control, health education, recreation and leisure, protective services, and social welfare.
As a service sector, infrastructure serves as the central ink to the physical framework plan
components for settlements and land resources.
In Cauayan City, there is a difference in the adequacy of infrastructure facilities in urban and
rural areas. Generally, the closer the area is to the main service center of the city, i.e. the
Poblacion, the better are the facilities for production and distribution of goods and services.
The analysis in this sector is based on the existing infrastructure facilities and those
considered in the pipeline for 2018 – 2027 implementation.
5.1 Transportation
The existing infrastructure provision for transportation of Cauayan City is shown in Table No.
1, the city has a total of 461.51 kilometers of roads. Roads are classified into national,
provincial, city and barangay roads including the NIA access roads turned over to the city
government. In totality, 290.43 kilometers or 62.93 percent of all roads are gravel while
171.08 kilometers or 37.07 percent are concrete-paved. Currently, there are 5 roads in
Cauayan classified as national roads with a total aggregate length of 20.87 kilometers that are
all concrete-paved. There are also 3 roads classified as provincial roads with a total length of
54.0073 kilometer wherein 15.11 kilometers or 27.98 percent are gravel and 38.89 kilometers
or 72.02 percent are concrete. This does not include the on-going concreting project of the
provincial government starting form Villa Concepcion to Rogus. The City roads is consisting
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of 65 streets with an aggregate total length of 33.6422 kilometers wherein 31.73 kms or 94.32
percent are concrete and the remaining 1.91 kms or 5.68 percent are gravel. Barangay roads
has a total aggregate length of 296.60 kms. of this total, 217.01 kms or 73.17 percent are
gravel while 79.59 kms or 26.83 percent concrete. Meanwhile, all nia access roads totaling
56.40 kms of gravel roads were turned over the city government for improvement and
maintenance.
TABLE No. 1 ROAD INVENTORY BY CLASSIFICATION, 2016

percent to
NO. GRAVEL PERCENT CONCRETE PERCENT TOTAL
CLASSIFICATION TOTAL
1 BARANGAY 217.01 73.17 79.59 26.83 296.60 64.27
2 CITY 1.91 5.68 31.73 94.32 33.6422 7.29
3 PROVINCIAL 15.11 27.98 38.89 72.02 54.0073 11.70
4 NATIONAL 0 0.00 20.87 100.00 20.87 4.52
5 NIA ACCESS ROADS 56.40 100.00 0 0.00 56.40 12.22
TOTAL 290.43 62.93 171.08 37.07 461.51 100
NATIONAL ROADS
ROAD LENGTH Road Right Of Culvert
Location Bridge
NO. ROAD NAME (kms) Way Width Numbe
Number
GRAVEL CONCRETE TOTAL (Barangay) (m) r
1 Gov. F. N. Dy Avenue - 3.24 3.24 San Fermin 15 - -
Rizal Avenue 0.847
2 - 0.847 Cabaruan 12 1 -
Extension
3 Rizal Avenue - 0.769 0.769 District 2 & 3 12 -
4 Quezon Street - 0.8265 0.8265 District 1 12 - -

Don Jose Canciller 1.03
5 - 1.03 District 1 12 1 -
Avenue
14.15 District 1 & 2,
Maharlika Highway Cabaruan,
- 14.15 20 - 6
(AH-26) Tagaran&Minante
1 and 2
TOTAL - 20.87 20.87 2 6
National Roads
The national roads allow the operation of various bus and jeepney operators in the City of
Cauayan and neighboring towns and areas to transport passengers and cargo to any point of
Luzon, making the City of Cauayan one of the transport pivotal points in the Cagayan Valley.
Of the total 461.51 kilometers of roads in the city of Cauayan, 20.87 kilometers or 4.52
percent are classified as national roads providing mobility and access to the neighboring
towns, provinces and regions. These roads are the Cagayan Valley Road also known as the
Maharlika Highway and now designated as ah-26 with a total length of 14.147 kms of 4-lane
concrete and a road right of way of 15–20 meters. It has also a total of 6 RCDG bridges
currently undergoing widening. Rizal Avenue and Rizal Avenue Extension are 0.769 kms and
0.847 kms long concrete-paved road respectively both with 12.0 meters road right of way
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while D.J. Canciller Avenue is 1.032 kms long concrete-paved road and with a 12.0m RROW.
D.J. Canciller Avenue and Rizal Avenue Extension have one cross drainage culvert each.
Currently, no portion of the national road is susceptible to any hazard and its entire length is
undergoing widening including the provision of drainage and sidewalks. Even the bridges
along the national road are being widened as well.
A City By-pass and Diversion Road is currently undergoing construction starting from the
boundary between Cauayan City and Reina Mercedes in barangay Tagaran passing through
Dadap (Mun. of Luna) - San Fermin and ends in Nungnungtn 2 just in front of the Mines Rice
Mill with an approximate length of 13.5 kilometers. This diversion road when completed in
2020 will improve the settlements, the movement of goods and services and even the flow of
traffic in the city. The estimated construction cost for this will reach PhP 600 million.
Aside from this, the DPWH 3rd Engineering Office is in the process of plan preparation
necessary for funding requirements for yet another By pass road starting either from Sillawit
or from Nungnungan-2 going to Sta.Luciana – San Pablo proposed RCDG Bridge. This proposed
diversion road will soon become the major road that leads to the proposed Isabela Special
Economic Zone and the New Town Center where the seat of the City Government is planned
to be relocated.
Provincial Roads
Of the 54.0073 kilometers of provincial roads, 27.98 % or 15.11 kilometers are gravel while
72.02 percent or 38.89 kilometers are concrete. Currently though, the provincial road starting
from Villa Concepcion to Rogus is now concrete-paved while the section from Rogus to Villa
Flor undergoing concreting works by the provincial government. The provincial road from
barangay San Luis to Rogus is the city’s longest stretch of concrete road with a total length of
kilometers. This road serves as link to the forest barangays of adjacent municipalities of San
Guillermo, Angadanan, San Mariano, and Benito Soliven.
Only a portion of the provincial road particularly in barangay San Luis is being flooded when
the Cagayan River overflows rendering the road unpassable to small type of vehicles. It is also
noted that concrete roads in that particular area easily sustain cracks due to liquefaction.
Structural measures must be undertaken to protect the integrity of the road network system
in the area
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Table No. 2. Inventory of City Streets, 2016

ROAD LENGTH (meters) Location Road Right
Culvert Bridge
NO. ROAD NAME Of Way
GRAVEL CONCRETE TOTAL (Barangay) Number Number
Width (m)
1 A. Liggayu Street 0.09 0.09 District 2 6.00 - -
2 A. Carag Street 0.18 0.09 0.27 Alicaocao 5.00 1.00 -
3 Albano Street 0.39 0.39 District 3 10.00 - -
4 Alcabedas Street 0.45 0.45 District 1 6.00 - -
5 Angel Pua Street 0.06 0.06 District 1 6.00 - -
6 Atty. Lindain Street 0.10 0.58 0.68 District 3 &Turayong 6.00 - 1.00
7 B. Abu Street 0.22 0.22 Alicaocao 5.00 - -
8 Banigan Street 0.22 0.22 District 1 8.00 1.00 -
9 BannaUy Street 0.22 0.22 District 1 8.00 - -
10 Basilio Reyes Street 0.56 0.56 District 1 10.00 1.00 -
11 Burgos Street 0.78 0.78 District 1 & 2 12.00 1.00 -
12 Capt. Nestor Bala Street 0.49 0.89 1.38 San Fermin 5.00 - -
13 Consuelo Lucas Street 1.26 1.26 San Fermin 8.00 - -
14 Cortes Street 0.60 0.60 District 2 10.00 - -
15 Don Juan Dacanay Street 0.66 0.66 San Fermin 8.00 - -
16 Domestic Airport Road 0.99 0.99 San Fermin 15.00 - -
17 Don Lucas Banigan St. 0.41 0.41 San Fermin 10.00 - -
18 Don Lauriano Lucas Street 0.53 0.53 San Fermin 10.00 - -
19 Dona Fronie Avenue 0.88 0.88 San Fermin 10.00 - -
20 E. Baligod Street 0.08 0.08 District 3 8.00 - -
21 E. Birung Street 0.16 0.16 District 3 6.00 - -
22 E. Reyes Street 0.15 0.15 District 3 6.00 - -
23 F. Bucag Sr. Street 0.17 0.17 District 3 8.00 - -
24 F. Ramirez Street 0.07 0.07 District 3 10.00 - -
25 F.L. Dy Street 0.78 0.78 District 1 & 2 10.00 - -
26 Fr. P. Cortes Street 0.15 0.15 District 3 6.00 - -
27 G. Tumabat St. 0.44 0.44 Alicaocao 10.00 1.00 -
28 Golden Shower Avenue 1.43 1.43 San Fermin&Cabaruan 12.00 2.00 -
29 Ipil Street 0.30 0.30 District 1 10.00 - -
30 J. Africano Street 0.67 0.67 District 1 & 2 10.00 - -
31 Jose G. Lucas Street 0.53 0.53 San Fermin 10.00 - -
32 Judge R. Valle Street 0.50 0.50 San Fermin 10.00 - -
33 Justice S. Reyes Street 0.65 0.65 Cabaruan 12.00 1.00 -
34 L. Banigan Street 0.52 0.52 San Fermin - - -
35 L. Roxas Street 0.28 0.28 Alicaocao 6.00 - -
36 Mabini Street 1.34 1.34 District 1 & 3 8.00 - -
37 Manuel Bucag Street 0.195 0.12 0.31 San Fermin 6.00 - -
38 Mariano Bucag Street 0.69 0.69 District 1 10.00 1.00 -
39 Mayor G. Blas Street 0.12 0.12 San Fermin ` - -
40 N. Tolentino Street 0.06 0.06 District 2 6.00 - -
41 Napocor Street 0.24 0.24 District 1 10.00 - -
42 Narra Avenue 2.93 2.93 Minante 1 12.00 1.00 -
43 Narra Avenue Extension 1.09 1.09 Minante 1 10.00 - -
44 Nieto Street 0.220 0.22 Turayong 6.00 - -
45 P. Albano Street 0.09 0.09 Turayong 6.00 - -
46 P. Mallillin Street 0.12 0.12 District 3 6.00 - 1.00
47 P. Maramag Street 0.56 0.56 San Fermin 8.00 - 1.00
48 P. Rivera Sr. Street 0.35 0.35 District 2 6.00 - -
49 Pablo Argonza Street 0.18 0.31 0.49 San Fermin 8.00 - -
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50 Paraiso Street 0.86 0.86 San Fermin&Cabaruan 6.00 - -

51 Pilar Street 0.65 0.65 District 3 10.00 - -
52 Roxas Street 0.59 0.59 District 2 12.00 - -
53 Roxas St. Extension 0.24 0.24 San Fermin 6.00 - -
54 S. Gauiran Street 0.62 - 0.62 Alicaocao&Cabaruan 12.00 - -
55 S. Nuesa Street 0.07 0.07 District 1 8.00 - -
56 Sipat Street 0.49 0.49 District 3 10.00 - -
57 Subido St. 0.28 0.28 San Fermin 8.00 - -
58 T. Ambatali Street 0.07 0.07 Alicaocao 6.00 - -
59 T. Dalog Street 0.11 0.11 District 1 3.00 - -
60 T. Dalupang Street 0.87 0.87 District 1 & 2 10.00 - -
61 T. Laggui Street 0.10 0.10 Turayong 4.00 1.00 -
62 Turayong Street 1.05 1.05 Turayong 12.00 - -
63 Villarta Street 0.77 0.77 District 1 10.00 - -
64 W. Abuan Street 0.14 - 0.14 Tagaran 8.00 - -
65 Zipagan Street 0.59 0.59 District 1 8.00 2.00 -
TOTAL 1.91 31.73 33.64
PERCENT TO TOTAL 5.68 94.32 100.00
City Streets
As shown in Table No. 2, there are 65 city roads with an aggregate total length of 33.64 kms.
Of this total, 31.73 kms or 94.32% are concrete-paved while 1.91 kms or 5.68 percent are
gravel roads. The city roads are approximately 7.29% of the total roads in Cauayan City. Also,
about 50% of the city roads particularly those outside the urban core have no drainage canals
and sidewalks and some needs re-blocking or asphalt-paving to make it safer for commuters.
The city road starting from the Alicaocao to overflow bridge is being flooded and the city road
from CarabbatanChica to Villa Luna is rendered impassable to all types of vehicular traffic
during flooding, disrupting movement of goods and services that oftentimes lasts for three to
four days. These flooded roads need to be raised and provided with efficient drainage canals
to make it passable at least during the rainy season. For business to flourish not only in the
poblacion area, all city streets must be provided with effective drainage canals and sidewalks
and need to be concreted or asphalted within the plan period.
The result of the Vulnerability and Risk Assessment conducted by NEDA Region 2 and AusAid
in partnership with the City Government of Cauayan shows that there are 15.52 kilometers
or 16.27% of the total road length of Cauayan City are susceptible to flooding. Climate-
proofing of these city streets must be given primordial attention as these serves as lifelines
especially during the occurrence of calamities and emergencies.
Likewise in 2015, the MMDA prepared a Traffic Management Plan for the City Government of
Cauayan stating therein that city roads particularly in the central business district is sufficient
in terms of kilometrage but recommended that a traffic management system should be put
in place to efficiently direct vehicular traffic as there are traffic interruptions especially in
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major thoroughfares during peak hours. Encroachment of road right of way with illegal
structures render these roads inefficient hence must be dealt with accordingly.
Barangay Roads
The barangay roads are important as they provide mobility and access in the settlement areas.
With each new settlement area, barangay roads are initiated with private homeowners’
efforts, provided the road is donated to the government, for concreting and maintenance.
The government later augments the private road development.
Barangay roads total 296.6 kilometers or 64.27% of the total 461.51 kilometers of roads in
the city. Of this length, 73.17% or 217.01 kilometers are gravel roads and only about 79.59
kilometers or 26.83% are concrete. Of the 296.6 kilometers of barangay roads, there are
50.05 kilometers or 16.87% and 10.41 kilometers or 3.51% used as farm-to-market roads are
susceptible to flooding. Length of flood susceptible barangay and farm-to- market roads are
presented in Table 2.8 below.
Majority of barangay roads especially those within the 13 flood-prone barangays are being
rendered impassable during flooding. These roads must be given due priority action to be
climate-proofed as these roads serves as lifelines during the onslaught of calamities and
emergencies. Likewise, all barangay roads that are not yet concrete-paved especially those
that connect the barangay center to a major road needs to be given priority for concreting in
compliance to the provision of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Table No. 3. Road Classification Affected by Flooding per Barangay, 2015 (in kilometers)
City National Urban
Barangay Brgy Bridge FTMR Residential TOTAL
/Provincial Road Street
Alicaocao - 0.28 0.17 - - 0.59 - 1.04
Amobocan 0.03 - - - - - - 0.03

Andarayan 0.62 0.16 - - - - - 0.79
BaringinNorte 1.66 - - - - - - 1.66
Baringin Sur 1.85 0.09 - 0.32 - - - 2.26
Buena Suerte 1.11 1.14 - 2.50 - 0.30 - 5.05
Bugallon 1.59 0.50 - - - - - 2.08
Cabaruan 2.01 0.41 0.03 - 0.82 8.21 - 11.48
Cabugao - 0.01 - - - - - 0.01
CarabatanChica 0.67 0.83 0.09 - - 0.12 - 1.72
Carabatan Grande 0.69 - - - - - - 0.69
Carabatan Punta 2.80 0.38 - - - - - 3.18
CarbatanBacareno 1.49 0.73 - - - - - 2.22
CassapFuera 0.30 - - - - - - 0.30
Catalina 0.21 - - - - - - 0.21
Culalabat 0.67 0.50 - 1.01 - - - 2.18
Dabburab 0.42 - - - - - - 0.42
District 1 - - - - - 2.04 0.59 2.63
District 3 - - 0.02 - - - 0.60 0.62
Duminit 1.38 - - - - 1.38 - 2.76
Faustino - 0.22 - 0.42 - - - 0.64
Gagabutan 2.10 - - - - 0.47 - 2.57
Gappal 0.15 - - - - - - 0.15
Guayabal 3.54 - - - - - - 3.54
Labinab 2.53 1.73 0.02 4.78 - 0.84 - 9.89
Mabantad 0.08 1.02 - - - 0.87 - 1.97
Minante I 0.03 - - - - 0.01 - 0.05
Nagcampegan 0.49 1.23 - - - 0.34 - 2.06
Rizal 0.14 0.54 - 1.26 - - - 1.94
San Fermin 0.68 - 0.01 - - 0.33 0.64 1.67
San Francisco - 0.24 - 0.12 - 0.03 - 0.39
San Luis 8.05 1.79 - - - - - 9.84
San Pablo 3.72 2.35 - - - - - 6.07
Tagaran 0.55 - 0.05 - - 0.09 - 0.68
Turayong 0.62 - - - 0.30 0.44 - 1.36
Union 4.21 0.10 - - - - - 4.31
Villa Luna 5.66 1.27 - - - - - 6.93
Total 50.05 15.52 0.39 10.41 1.12 16.06 1.83 95.39
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5.2 ROAD DENSITY
Urban Road Requirement
As of 2016, the urban core has a total household population of 62,241, hence, the urban road
requirement is 149.38 kilometers. With a total existing road length of 94.61 kilometers, urban
core needs an additional 54.77 kilometers of roads. By the year 2027 with a projected urban
population of 72,921, an additional 80.4 kilometers of roads are required. With this road
length multiplied by 8 meters RROW, the city government needs an additional 64.32 hectares
for road construction within the plan period. Aside from this, the city government also needs
to allocate land for road construction particularly for by-pass and diversion roads as a
requirement to enhance economic development in connection with and among the member
municipalities of Metropolitan Cauayan
Rural Road Requirement
As of 2017, the city of Cauayan has a total rural road network of 349.12 kilometers. The
standard for rural road provision is 1.50 kilometers for every 100 hectares of arable land in
the rural areas. The current agricultural area is 24,074.82 hectares. With the current rural
road requirement of 361.12 kilometers, the city of Cauayan needs an additional 12.0
kilometers to satisfy the requirement for 2016. Aside from the current deficit in rural road
requirement, the city government is likewise opting to provide additional roads in anticipation
of the proposed relocation of the seat of the city government and the establishment of Isabela
Special Agri-Ecozone in San Luis in addition to the circumferential roads that the Metro
Cauayan requires.
Construction of additional Farm-to-Market roads is therefore necessary. Aside from this, only
26.83 percent or 79.59 kilometers of barangay roads and 38.9 kilometers or 72.02 percent
provincial roads are concrete-paved. A total of 217 kilometers of barangay roads and 15.11
kilometers of provincial roads need to be concreted. Road repair and rehabilitation is likewise
crucial to effectively serve the needs of the rural population.
Drainage System
The city’s main drainage canal is currently undergoing construction as part of the DPWH
national road widening project. All city road drainage canals will be tapped to the DPWH main
drainage canal and drains in the creeks leading to the Cagayan River. The city drainage system
is currently undergoing improvement on a phasing basis with low-lying major streets being
given priority as these are ones that are easily flooded due to clogging and being undersized.
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Bridges
The city’s road network includes 26 permanent bridges, 23 of which are concrete structures
including 7 reinforced concrete deck girder (RCDG) bridges and 3 steel bridges. Specifically,
these are as follows - 7 RCDG, 10 concrete overflow bridges, 6 overflow culverts including one
under construction, and 3 steel or bailey bridge. The bridges span a total aggregate length of
710 lineal meters. Three RCDG bridges along the Maharlika highway have just undergone
widening under the build, build Program of the current administration. However, The
Alicaocao Overflow Bridge spanning 266 meters was hit by disastrous flood in 1998 causing
the bridge’s 2 spans to a near collapse particularly at the CarabbatanChica portion limiting
vehicular traffic to light vehicles only. The bridge plays a crucial role to the development of
the other side of the Cagayan River for this is the only route going to that place except when
you take Naguilian Bridge via Minanga in Naguilian which is a tormenting stretch aside from
causing delay.
Presently, there are 9 bridges/box culverts in the city road network system that are single
lane specifically the Alicaocao OFB, Minante-1 Bailey Bridge, Marabulig-1 OFB, Tabbaruk OFC
in San Antonio, Gappal OFB, Buyon OFB, Buyon-Maligaya OFB, Disimuray OFB, and Faustino
OFB. These bridges/culverts need either immediate replacement or widening to make the
city road network system efficient.
Currently, the City Government in coordination with the DPWH 3 rd Engineering District has
caused for the approval and funding endorsement to the Regional Development Council
Region 2 of an all-weather bridge to be located at Sta. Luciana-San Pablo. The feasibility study
will be conducted by the DPWH as a pre-requisite. Meanwhile, the city government also
proposed to construct another lane along the Alicaocao overflow bridge to allow a two-way
traffic system or yet seek the benevolence of the DPWH to consider funding for another all-
weather bridge to be constructed along the Tagaran-Mabantad section of the Cagayan River.
Meanwhile, there are 10 bridges/box culverts that are rendered unpassable during flooding
such as the Sipat RCDG Bridge in District-3, Alicaocao Overflow Bridge, TurayongDurok Bailey
Bridge, Gappal OFB, CMP Padilla Overflow Culvert in Tagaran, Sillawit OFB, Ragpatan OFC in
District-1, Buduan OFC in San Pablo and the recently completed overflow box culvert at the
back of the Central Terminal.
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No. of
Permanent
LENGTH Lanes
NAME OF Name of Road Section
NO LOCATION IN P C B Others
BRIDGE Where
Double
METERS CONC Steel
Single
(Pls. Specify)
Marabulig 1-Sn.
1 21.0
Marabulig 1 Marabulig 1 Fermin x x Overflow bridge x
2 Marabulig 1 Marabulig 1 6.0 Marabulig 1 x x RCDG x
Marabulig 2 - Luna
3 15.0
Marabulig 2 Marabulig 2 road x x RCDG x
Minante1- Sn.
4 20.0
Minante 1 Minante 1 Francisco x x RCDG x
5 Minante 1 Minante 1 16.0 Minante 1 and 2 x x Steel x
6 Sn. Antonio Tabburuk 10.0 Sn Antonio Road x x Overflow culvert x
Alicaocao - Car. Chica
7 266.0
Alicaocao Alicaocao Road x x Overflow bridge x
Gappal - Sn Pablo
8 32.0
Gappal Gappal road x x Overflow bridge x
9 Dianao Dianao 15.0 Dianao - Gappal road x x Overflow culvert x
10 Buyon Buyon 15.0 Buyon road x x Overflow bridge x
Buyon - Maligaya
11 12.0
Buyon Buyon road x x Overflow bridge x
12 Disimuray Disimuray 6.0 Disimuray Road x x Overflow bridge x
Sn. Luis- Minanga
13 56.0
Sn. Luis Sn. Luis road x x RCDG x
14 Sn. Fermin Sn. Carlos 12.0 SnFermin road x x RCDG x
Faustino -
15 18.0
Faustino Faustino Nungnungan 2 x x Overflow bridge x
District 3 - Labinad
16 30.0
Sipat Sipat Road x x Overflow bridge x
17 Dist. III Dist. III 12.0 District 3 - Albano St. x x RCDG x
18 Sta. Maria Sta. Maria 10.0 x x Overflow bridge x
19 Cabaruan Cabaruan 10.0 x x Overflow bridge x
20 Tagaran Tagaran 42.0 x x RCDG x
Turayong -Gagabutan
21 36.0
Turayong Durok Road x x Bailey bridge x
Terminal - Housing
22 5.0
Cabaruan Terminal Rd. x x Overflow culvert x
Housing - CMP Padilla
23 5.0
Tagaran Padilla Rd. x x Overflow culvert x
San Fermin - CMP
24 5.0
Sn. Fermin CGD Rd Padilla x x Overflow culvert x
San Fermin - CMP Overflow culvert -
25 5.0
Sn. Fermin CGD Rd Padilla x x ongoing x
26 Sn. Fermin CGD Rd 30.0 San Fermin - Aves x x Bailey bridge x
TOTAL 710.0
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Terminals
The Cauayan City Central Terminal located at barangay Cabaruan which costed the city PHP
70.00 million was constructed in this rapidly urbanizing city. It can accommodate 500 vehicles
at one time. The presence of the terminal has improved the effectiveness and efficiency of
the city’s transportation system. It likewise has provided additional prime commercial area to
the city aside from increasing the city’s income through the fees collected from every public
utility vehicle that passes the city daily.
The recent construction of an overflow box culvert and the opening of a newly-constructed
road at the back of the central terminal leading to the Municipal Housing is expected to
revitalize the economic activity in the Central Transport Terminal especially when the
construction of the City Sports Complex and the relocation of the Regional Training Center is
completed.
Currently, the City Government through the Traffic Management Council has just come up
with a draft traffic plan designating traffic flow as well as loading and unloading areas for the
different vehicles passing through Cauayan City to avoid traffic congestions and vehicular
accidents. The same is up for series of testing and hopefully will be implemented soon
enough.
Airport
The Cauayan Domestic Airport located at San Fermin completes the infrastructure provision
for transport for the city of Cauayan with provincial and regional impact. It is a secondary
airport as per CAAP classification. The airport runway has a total length of 2,500 meters and
30 meters wide capable of accommodating Boeing 737s. It is equipped with VHF Omni Range
Transmitter, VHF Air/Ground single band radio and provided with fire-fighting equipment and
facilities. It is likewise provided with facilities for arriving and departing passengers. The
entire airport facility is provided with a perimeter fence.
At present, the facility is undergoing upgrading of facilities intended to accommodate

international cargo flights including installation of special lights to accommodate night
landing. The proposed relocation of the Cauayan City Domestic Airport in Barangay San Luis
is very timely since Cauayan has been selected to host the Proposed Isabela Special Economic
Zone to be located in barangay San Luis.
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TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS MATRIX

TECHNICAL FINDINGS/OBSERVATIONS IMPLICATIONS (EFFECTS)
POLICY OPTIONS/INTERVENTIONS
The greater length of the road mobility is hampered Improvement and upgrading of
network is still gravel surfaced urban road network system
Poor barangay road conditions accessibility problems Concreting of barangay roads

especially during rainy season during rainy season
Insufficient urban and rural roads Less productivity, traffic Road construction/opening
flow disruption
Clogged drainage canals Flooding, water-borne Upgrading of road network and

diseases, poor road drainage system, community
condition, traffic participation in drainage
congestion maintenance
Development Needs:
Urban Road Requirement
As of 2016, the urban core has a total household population of 62,241, hence, the urban road
requirement is 149.38 kilometers. With a total existing road length of 94.61 kilometers, urban
core needs an additional 54.77 kilometers of roads. By the year 2027 with a projected urban
population of 72,921, an additional 80.4 kilometers of roads are required. With this road
length multiplied by 8 meters RROW, the city government needs an additional 64.32 hectares
for road construction within the plan period. Aside from this, the city government also needs
to allocate land for road construction particularly for by-pass and diversion roads as a
requirement to enhance economic development in connection with and among the member
municipalities of Metropolitan Cauayan.
Rural Road Requirement
As of 2017, the city of Cauayan has a total rural road network of 349.12 kilometers. The
standard for rural road provision is 1.50 kilometers for every 100 hectares of arable land in
the rural areas. The current agricultural area is 24,074.82 hectares. With the current rural
road requirement of 361.12 kilometers, the city of Cauayan needs an additional 12.0
kilometers to satisfy the requirement for 2016. Aside from the current deficit in rural road
requirement, the city government is likewise opting to provide additional roads in anticipation
of the proposed relocation of the seat of the city government and the establishment of Isabela
Special Agri-Ecozone in San Luis in addition to the circumferential roads that the Metro
Cauayan requires.
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Construction of additional Farm-to-Market roads is therefore necessary. Aside from this, only
26.83 percent or 79.59 kilometers of barangay roads and 38.9 kilometers or 72.02 percent
provincial roads are concrete-paved. A total of 217 kilometers of barangay roads and 15.11
kilometers of provincial roads need to be concreted. Road repair and rehabilitation especially
roads identified to be susceptible to flooding must be acted upon immediately as these are
crucial to effectively serve the needs of the rural population.
Bridge/Culvert Requirement
Bridges play a crucial role to the development of the other side of the Cagayan River for this
is the only route going to that place except when you take Naguilian Bridge via Minanga in
Naguilian which is a tormenting stretch aside from causing delay. The construction of all-
weather bridges spanning the Cagayan River is therefore necessary. Several overflow bridges
within the city also needs immediate replacement and around 16 bridges and 18 RCCP
culverts more need to be constructed/replaced to make the city road network system
efficient.
Currently, the City Government in coordination with the DPWH 3 rd Engineering District has
caused for the approval and funding endorsement to the Regional Development Council
Region 2 of two all-weather bridges to be located at Sta. Luciana-San Pablo and Tagaran –
Mabantad crossing the Cagayan River. The feasibility study will be conducted by the DPWH
as a pre-requisite. Meanwhile, the city government also proposed to construct another lane
along the Alicaocao overflow bridge to allow a two-way traffic system.
PROPOSED CONCRETING OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS

No. Project Title Length (Kms.)
1 BRGY. CASSA FUERA - BUGALLON ROAD 3.12
2 BRGY. NAGRUMBUAN - MINANTE 2 ROAD 3.50
3 BRGY. CASALATAN - STA. MARIA ROAD 10.06
4 BRGY. BACULOD - MALIGAYA ROAD 2.79
5 BRGY. NUNGNUNGAN 2 - STA. LUCIANA ROAD 7.30
6 BRGY. SAN PABLO - STA. LUCIANA ROAD 3.03
7 BRGY. DISTRICT 1 - LABINAB ROAD 1.80
8 BRGY. DISTRICT 1 - MINANTE 1 ROAD 3.12
9 BRGY. CULALABAT - TURAYONG ROAD 5.11
10 CONCRETING of P7 BRGY. LABINAB ROAD 2.60
11 BRGY. SAN PABLO - GAPPAL ROAD 1.97
12 BRGY. ROGUS - VILLA FLOR ROAD 2.59
13 BRGY. DABBURAB - STA LUCIANA ROAD 1.00
14 BRGY. GUAYABAL - BARINGIN ROAD 0.64
15 BRGY. DUMINIT - GUAYABAL ROAD 0.99
16 BRGY. LABINAB - DUMINIT ROAD 3.03
17 BRGY. TURAYONG - GAGABUTAN - DUMINIT ROAD 1.80
TOTAL 54.43
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5.3 POWER
Electricity is one of the most important blessings that science has given to mankind. It has
also become a part of modern life and one cannot think of a world without it. Electricity has
many uses in our daily life. It is used for lighting rooms, working fans and domestic appliances
like using electric stoves air-conditioning units and more. All these provide comfort to people.
In factories, large machines are worked with the help of electricity. Essential items like food,
cloth, paper and many other things are the product of electricity.
Modern means of transportation and communication have been revolutionized by it. Electric
trains and battery cars are quick means of travel. Electricity also provides means of
amusement, radio, television and cinema, which are the most popular forms of
entertainment, are the result of electricity. Modern equipment like computers and robots has
also been developed because of electricity. Electricity plays a pivotal role in the fields of
medicines and surgery too — such as X-ray, ECG. The use of electricity is increasing day by
day.
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
Electric Power
The Isabela Electric Cooperative - 1 (ISELCO-1) provides electric power in the City of Cauayan. ISELCO-
1 operated under National Electrification Administration (NEA), a government agency that provides
financial assistance to Electric Cooperatives and other electric power providers. The distribution of
electricity, maintenance of electric system, and the collection of bills are shouldered by ISELCO-1
which charges P5.33 per kilowatt hour.
As of 2016, the entire 65 component Barangays in the city are energized with around 94.2% or 15,064
of the total 15,985 households in the urban area and about 74.4% or 12,765 households of the 17,160
households in the rural area are served. There are also 920 or 5.8% of the total urban households
were not served and 25.6% equivalent to 4,397 households in the rural barangays was not served.
In totality, 27,829 or 84% of the total 33,144 households in the City of Cauayan are already served
while 5,315 or 16% are not served. The service of ISELCO-1 is available 24 hours a day and it assured
every consumer of a 220 volts electric service except during summer time where power interruptions
sometimes occur.
It is also noted that during the past 3 years, the average number of service connections in the urban
barangays was 94.8% while that of the rural barangays averaged 73.5% only resulting in an 83.8%
average service connection rate in the city of Cauayan during the period.
The ever-changing climate also put pressure on the performance of electricity providers especially
during the occurrence of strong typhoons wherein electric post are downed bringing heavy losses not
only to the electricity providers but also to businesses and to all inhabitants as a whole. It is for this
reason that the ISELCO-1 is now replacing its electric posts with ones that could withstand wind
velocity of not less than 250 kph.
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Table No. 3. Households Served and Unserved with Electricity for the Past Three Years
2014 2015 2016
Total No.
CAUAYAN Total No. Served Unserved Total No. Served Unserved Served Unserved
of HH
of HH of HH
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
URBAN 14,059 13,664 97.2 395 2.8 15,752 14,649 93.0 1,103 7.0 15,984 15,064 94.2 920 5.8
RURAL 15,159 11,307 74.6 3,852 25.4 16,917 12,102 71.5 4,815 28.5 17,160 12,765 74.4 4,395 25.6
GRAND
29,218 24,971 85.5 4,247 14.5 32,669 26,751 81.9 5,918 18.1 33,144 27,829 84.0 5,315 16.0
TOTAL
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Urban Households Served and Unserved
As presented in Table No. 4, there are 14 urban barangays in the City of Cauayan. O these
number, 5 barangays are fully energized specifically barangays Cabaruan, District-1, District-
2, San Fermin and Sillawit. Barangay District-3 is 96.45 energized, Tagaran has 93.2%,
Turayong with 91.7% while Minante-1 and Minante-2 have energization rate of 88% and 87%
respectively.
On the other hand, barangays Alicaocao and Marabulig-1 have the most number of urban
households unserved with 33.2% and 23.6% respectively while Nungnungan-2 and Alinam
have 17.6% and 12.8% respectively.
Rural Households Served and Unserved
In the same manner, Table No. 4, presents the number of rural households with service
connection per barangay. Of the 51 rural barangays in the City of Cauayan, there are 7 rural
barangays that are 100% energized specifically barangays Baringin Norte, Buena Suerte,
Gagabutan, Rizal, San Francisco, San Isidro and San Pablo. There are also 4 rural barangays
with more than 90% of service connection rate namely: Barangay Carabbatan Grande with
95.7%, Naganacan with 91.1%, Culalabat with 90.9% while Nagcampegan has an energization
rate of 90%.
Meanwhile, barangays Sinippil and CassapFuera have the most number of urban households
unserved with 86.3% and 67.9% respectively, followed by CarabbatanChica with 46.8% while
Santa Maria and Disimuray have 48.1% and 42.7% respectively.
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Table No. 4. Urban Households Served and Unserved with Electricity for the Past Three Years
2014 2015 2016
Barangay Total Served Unserved Total Served Unserved Total Served Unserved
No. of No. of No. of
HH No. % No. % HH No. % No. % HH No. % No. %
Urban
Alicaocao 343 228 66.5 115 33.5 391 243 62.1 148 37.9 397 265 66.8 132 33.2
Alinam 254 201 79.1 53 20.9 292 253 86.6 39 13.4 296 258 87.2 38 12.8
Cabaruan 1,281 1,281 100.0 0 0.0 1,788 1,788 100.0 0 0.0 1,813 1,813 100.0 0 0.0
District 1 2,709 2,709 100.0 0 0.0 2,666 2,666 100.0 0 0.0 2,704 2,704 100.0 0 0.0
District 2 657 657 100.0 0 0.0 454 454 100.0 0 0.0 461 461 100.0 0 0.0
District 3 1,127 1,127 100.0 0 0.0 1,366 1,305 95.5 61 4.5 1,386 1,336 96.4 50 3.6
Marabulig 1 743 712 95.8 31 4.2 998 743 74.4 255 25.6 1,013 774 76.4 239 23.6
Minante 1 1,294 1,294 100.0 0 0.0 1,569 1,360 86.7 209 13.3 1,592 1,401 88.0 191 12.0
Minante 2 562 536 95.4 26 4.6 661 554 83.8 107 16.2 670 583 87.0 87 13.0
Nungnungan 2 291 181 62.2 110 37.8 236 181 76.7 55 23.3 239 197 82.4 42 17.6
San Fermin 2,396 2,396 100.0 0 0.0 2,714 2,714 100.0 0 0.0 2,753 2,753 100.0 0 0.0
Sillawit 733 733 100.0 0 0.0 749 749 100.0 0 0.0 766 766 100.0 0 0.0
Tagaran 987 931 94.3 56 5.7 1,068 961 90.0 107 10.0 1,083 1,009 93.2 74 6.8
Turayong 682 678 99.4 4 0.6 800 678 84.8 122 15.3 811 744 91.7 67 8.3
TOTAL 14,059 13,664 97.2 395 2.8 15,752 14,649 93.0 1,103 7.0 15,984 15,064 94.2 920 5.8
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Table No. 5. Rural Households Served and Unserved with Electricity for the Past Three Years
2014 2015 2016
Total Served Unserved Total Served Unserved Total Served Unserved
Barangay
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
HH HH HH
Amobocan 258 168 65.1 90 34.9 288 175 60.8 113 39.2 291 184 63.3 107 36.7
Andarayan 95 69 72.6 26 27.4 107 71 66.4 36 33.6 107 75 69.9 32 30.1
Baculod 412 243 59.0 169 41.0 420 256 61.0 164 39.0 425 308 72.4 117 27.6
Baringin Norte 51 51 100.0 - - 58 58 100.0 - 0.0 58.00 58.00 100.0 - 0.0
Baringin Sur 259 198 76.4 61 23.6 280 204 72.9 76 27.1 282 208 73.6 74 26.4
Buena Suerte 287 285 99.3 2 0.7 282 282 100.0 - 0.0 284 284 100.0 - 0.0
Bugallon 120 94 78.3 26 21.7 138 96 69.6 42 30.4 139 99 71.4 40 28.6
Buyon 274 191 69.7 83 30.3 314 201 64.0 113 36.0 317 207 65.3 110 34.7
Cabugao 178 115 64.6 63 35.4 196 120 61.2 76 38.8 197 132 66.9 65 33.1
Carab. Bacareno 49 41 83.7 8 16.3 61 41 67.2 20 32.8 62 45 72.9 17 27.1
Carab. Chica 119 71 59.7 48 40.3 154 78 50.6 76 49.4 154 82 53.2 72 46.8
Carab. Grande 75 47 62.7 28 37.3 73 48 65.8 25 34.2 73 70 95.7 3 4.3
Carab. Punta 113 86 76.1 27 23.9 119 88 73.9 31 26.1 120 91 75.8 29 24.2
Casalatan 131 79 60.3 52 39.7 161 87 54.0 74 46.0 162 99 61.2 63 38.8
CassapFuera 27 9 33.3 18 66.7 28 9 32.1 19 67.9 28 9 32.1 19 67.9
Catalina 22 8 36.4 14 63.6 27 8 29.6 19 70.4 27 19 70.3 8 29.7
Culalabat 220 191 86.8 29 13.2 225 200 88.9 25 11.1 227 206 90.9 21 9.1
Dabburab 274 227 82.8 47 17.2 279 235 84.2 44 15.8 281 242 86.0 39 14.0
De Vera 178 114 64.0 64 36.0 206 122 59.2 84 40.8 207 125 60.3 82 39.7
Dianao 154 125 81.2 29 18.8 169 129 76.3 40 23.7 170 139 81.8 31 18.2
Disimuray 201 138 68.7 63 31.3 263 147 55.9 116 44.1 265 152 57.3 113 42.7
Duminit 322 234 72.7 88 27.3 379 255 67.3 124 32.7 383 262 68.3 121 31.7
Faustino 283 230 81.3 53 18.7 361 245 67.9 116 32.1 365 261 71.5 104 28.5
Gagabutan 109 109 100.0 - - 109 109 100.0 - 0.0 109 109 100.0 - 0.0
Gappal 624 415 66.5 209 33.5 654 513 78.4 141 21.6 667 519 77.8 148 22.2
Guayabal 317 214 67.5 103 32.5 319 226 70.8 93 29.2 322 235 72.9 87 27.1
Labinab 436 408 93.6 28 6.4 540 440 81.5 100 18.5 549 488 88.9 61 11.1
Linglingay 158 101 63.9 57 36.1 181 107 59.1 74 40.9 182 111 61.0 71 39.0
Mabantad 249 205 82.3 44 17.7 298 213 71.5 85 28.5 301 231 76.8 70 23.2
Maligaya 523 295 56.4 228 43.6 568 387 68.1 181 31.9 578 419 72.5 159 27.5
Manaoag 545 233 42.8 312 57.2 417 247 59.2 170 40.8 422 260 61.6 162 38.4
Marabulig 2 344 259 75.3 85 24.7 428 270 63.1 158 36.9 434 286 66.0 148 34.0
Naganacan 327 234 71.6 93 28.4 330 299 90.6 31 9.4 331 304 91.9 27 8.1
Nagcampegan 77 60 77.9 17 22.1 77 61 79.2 16 20.8 78 70 90.0 8 10.0
Nagrumbuan 907 677 74.6 230 25.4 923 712 77.1 211 22.9 949 747 78.7 202 21.3
Nungnungan 1 428 391 91.4 37 8.6 497 422 84.9 75 15.1 505 442 87.6 63 12.4
Pinoma 856 614 71.7 242 28.3 902 642 71.2 260 28.8 927 663 71.5 264 28.5
Rizal 146 146 100.0 - - 163 154 94.5 9 5.5 164 164 100.0 - 0.0
Rogus 360 230 63.9 130 36.1 382 239 62.6 143 37.4 387 251 64.9 136 35.1
San Antonio 613 469 76.5 144 23.5 747 491 65.7 256 34.3 764 508 66.5 256 33.5
San Francisco 541 541 100.0 - - 551 551 100.0 - 0.0 561 561 100.0 - 0.0
San Isidro 274 239 87.2 35 12.8 276 276 100.0 - 0.0 278 278 100.0 - 0.0
San Luis 526 441 83.8 85 16.2 592 460 77.7 132 22.3 603 473 78.5 130 21.5
San Pablo 395 372 94.2 23 5.8 434 398 91.7 36 8.3 440 440 100.0 - 0.0
Sinippil 66 54 81.8 12 18.2 503 59 11.7 444 88.3 511 70 13.7 441 86.3
Sta. Maria 232 112 48.3 120 51.7 226 115 50.9 111 49.1 228 118 51.9 110 48.1
Sta. Luciana 391 326 83.4 65 16.6 397 331 83.4 66 16.6 398 345 86.7 53 13.3
Union 306 246 80.4 60 19.6 352 262 74.4 90 25.6 356 271 76.2 85 23.8
Villa Concepcion 763 496 65.0 267 35.0 912 535 58.7 377 41.3 938 566 60.4 372 39.6
Villa Flor 101 58 57.4 43 42.6 102 65 63.7 37 36.3 103 75 72.5 28 27.5
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Villa Luna 443 348 78.6 95 21.4 449 363 80.8 86 19.2 450 402 89.2 48 10.8
TOTAL - RURAL 15,159 11,307 74.6 3,852 25.4 16,917 12,102 71.5 4,815 28.5 17,160 12,764 74.4 4,396 25.6
Number of Connections by Type of Users, 2014-2016
As presented in Table No. 5, the total service connections in 2014 reached 166,700 with the
residential consumer registering the largest number of connections with 153,724 followed by
commercial consumers with 9,943 connections. On the 3rd slot was the other consumer like
public buildings, facilities and street lights with 2,741 connections and the least was Industrial
consumers with 292 service connections.
In 2015, the residential users still lead in the number of service connections registering an
increase of 3.59% with 159,450 connections from 153,724 during the previous year.
Similarly, the commercial consumers also increased by 3.88% with 9,943 in 2014, it went up
to 10,344 connections. Industrial users registered the highest increase in service connection
with only 292 in 2014; it went up to 306 in 2015 or a 4.58% increase. The other consumers
like public buildings, facilities and street lights also increased in connections with 2,741
connections in 2014, it registered 2,832 connections in 2015 or 3.21% increase. All in all, the
number of consumer for all types increased by 3.6%
For 2016, the residential users remained on top with 165,580 service connections increasing
by 3.7% from the previous year. Although the commercial users remained in the 2 nd slot as
top user, its service connections slid down by 0.29% with 10,344 in 2015 it went down to
10,314 in 2016. The other consumers like public buildings, facilities and street lights remained
as the 3rd top user registering so far, the highest increase in terms of service connections by
4.39% or 2,962 service connections in 2016 from 2,832 in 2015. Although the industrial
consumer remained as the least user, it continued to increase however by 2.86% with only
306 service connections in 2015, it went up to 315 in 2016. In totality though, the total service
connections for all type of consumers combined increased by only 3.48% for 2015-2016 as
compared to the 3.60% in 2014-2015 period.
Average Consumption (KWH/MO), 2014-2016
During the year 2014, as shown in Table IF-14, a monthly average of 22,701,958 KWH of
electric power was consumed. Of this total, the residential users consumed a monthly average
of 9,694,530 KWH or 42.70% followed by commercial consumers with 6,871,826 KWH or
30.27%. On the 3rd slot were Industrial consumers with a monthly average consumption of
4,668,783 KWH while other consumers like public buildings, facilities and street lights
consumed a monthly average of 1,466,820 KWH.
Again in 2015, the residential type of users remained as the top consumer of electric power
consuming an average of 11,440,634 KWH per month equivalent to 44.67% of the total
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monthly average consumption of 25,613,054 KWH in the entire city in 2015. The commercial
users remained to be the second largest consumer of electric power with a monthly average
consumption of 7,482,089 KWH followed by Industrial users with a monthly average
consumption of 5,030,563 KWH. The other consumers like public buildings, facilities and
street lights was the least consumer of electric power in 2015 with only 1,659,768 KWH
monthly average consumption.
In 2015, the total monthly average consumption increased by 11.0% with 22,701,958 KWH in
2014, it increased to 25,613,054 KWH in 2015. However, in 2016, the total monthly average
consumption decreased by 1% with a total monthly average consumption of 25,613,054 KWH
in 2015, it went down to 25,451,955 KWH in 2016. This is attributed to the 25.55% decrease
in the monthly average consumption of the other consumers like public buildings, facilities
and street lights with a monthly average consumption of 1,659,758 KWH in 2015, it went
down to only 6,472 KWH in 2016. Similarly, the residential consumers posted a very minimal
increase in power consumption with only 0.013% increase in 2016.
The residential users again remained as the top consumer of electric power consuming a
monthly average of 11,442,150 KWH or 44.96% of the total monthly average consumption of
25,451,955 KWH in 2016 followed by the commercial users with 29.72% or a monthly average
consumption of 7,564,793 KWH. The industrial users remained on the 3rd slot with a monthly
average consumption of 6,438,540 KWH or 25.30% while the other consumers like public
buildings, facilities and street lights consumed only about 0.03% or an average of 6,472 KWH
per month.
Power Substations, 2016
Currently there three power substations in the City of Cauayan. One located in Barangay
District-1 is owned by the National Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO). It is situated in a
418-sq. meter lot and is not susceptible to flooding or any other hazard. The other two is
owned by ISELCO-1 located within their Cauayan Office in District-1 occupying a 120-sq. meter
lot which was constructed in 2013. The other substation of ISELCO- is in San Fermin that was
constructed in 2017 occupies a 120-sq. meter lot as well. Both substations are not susceptible
to flooding or any other type of hazard as well. These 3 substations have a typical voltage of
13.2 kilovolts (kV) capacity.
Table No. 6. Number of Connections by Type of Users and Average Consumption (KWH/Mo.) for
the Past Three Years
2014 2015 2016
TYPE OF
CONSUMERS KW % KW % KW %
connections connections connections
Residential 153,724 9,694,530 42.70 159,450 11,440,634 44.67 165,580 11,442,150 44.96
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Commercial 9,943 6,871,826 30.27 10,344 7,482,089 29.21 10,314 7,564,793 29.72
Industrial 292 4,668,783 20.57 306 5,030,563 19.64 315 6,438,540 25.30
Institutional
Other: Public
Buildings
2,741 1,466,820 6.46 2,832 1,659,768 6.48 2,962 6,472 0.03
/Facilities; Street
Lights
TOTAL 166,700 22,701,958 100.00 172,932 25,613,054 100.00 179,171 25,451,955 100.00
DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS AND NEEDS
The National Power Corporation (NPC) provides electricity to the city supplied by a power
sub-station located at District I through the Isabela Electric Cooperative – I (ISELCO-I) based
in Alicia. Although electricity is available in the city, power interruptions or “brown-outs”
often occur and during peak hours, low voltage is often experienced to the disgust of many
consumers. Reasons are insufficient power supply and some transformers are supplying more
than the designed capacity sometimes causing it to burst and some are attributed to technical
problems.
Electricity is necessary among the population as it provides convenience and comfort in their
daily lives. Electricity is likewise one among the basic ingredients for business to flourish. The
provision of electricity is a national government’s thrust as it continues to entice business
locators into the different provinces in the country.
The remaining 5,315 households which are not yet served with electricity should take
advantage of the national government’s program of providing free connection to all unserved
households.
Table No. 7. Households Served and Unserved with Electricity for the Past Three Years
2014 2015 2016
Total
CAUAYAN Total Served Unserved Total Served Unserved No. of Served Unserved
No. of No. of HH
HH HH
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
URBAN 14,059 13,664 97.2 395 2.8 15,752 14,649 93.0 1,103 7.0 15,984 15,064 94.2 920 5.8
RURAL 15,159 11,307 74.6 3,852 25.4 16,917 12,102 71.5 4,815 28.5 17,160 12,765 74.4 4,395 25.6
GRAND
29,218 24,971 85.5 4,247 14.5 32,669 26,751 81.9 5,918 18.1 33,144 27,829 84.0 5,315 16.0
TOTAL
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Likewise, in anticipation to the increase in the industrial, commercial and domestic activities,
such as the entry of Robinsons in Cauayan City, the establishment of Cauayan City Mega
Market in Minante-1 in 2020 and the establishment of a New Town Center and Isabela Special
Agri-economic Zone in San Luis require enormous power.
Currently not all barangays of Cauayan City are supplied by the present substations of ISELCO-
1 located in in the city. Some barangays obtain their electricity from substations in the
municipalities of Luna and Reina Mercedes. Additional power sub-stations should be
provided or upgrading of the existing substations should be undertaken to cope up with the
ever-increasing demand for electricity.
When passed, the recently filed House Bill 2893 seeking for the establishment of a Special
Economic Zone in the province of Isabela wherein Cauayan is the host LGU, and when the
Proposed Regional Agro-Industrial Growth Center will be operational, the demand for a huge
amount of electricity will be imminent requiring at least another 13.2 kV Power Substation in
the area.
The Regional Development Council maintains in their programs the development of clean coal
technology as a source of power generation. Cauayan, particularly at the Barangays of
Sinippil, Casalatan, Cabugao, part of Sta. Maria, Baculod and San Pablo have been tested
positive of coal mine deposits. The exploration, extraction and processing of these deposits
to power a coal-fired power plant will solve the power shortage in the city and eventually spur
economic development in the city and in the entire province of Isabela as well.
TYPE OF BASE CURRENT PROJECTED CONNECTIONS

CONSUMER 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026 2026 2027
Residential 165,580 174,356 183,597 193,327 203,574 214,363 225,724 237,688 250,285 263,550 277,518 292,227
Commercial 10,314 11,263 12,299 13,431 14,666 16,015 17,489 19,098 20,855 22,774 24,869 27,157
Industrial 315 324 333 342 351 361 371 381 391 402 413 425
Institutional - - - - - - - -
Other: Public
Buildings
2,962 2,984 3,007 3,029 3,052 3,075 3,098 3,121 3,144 3,168 3,192 3,216
/Facilities;
Street Lights
TOTAL 179,171 190,944 201,253 210,129 212,398 214,692 246,682 260,287 274,676 289,894 305,992 323,024
Existing facilities of ISELCO-1 and TRANSCO such as electric poles should also be upgraded
preferably from wooden to concrete post that could withstand super typhoons, and proper
maintenance should also be done such as cutting of tree-branches to serve the projected
demand.
ISELCO-1 and TRANSCO should monitor illegal acts such as wire-tapping to minimize pilferages
and systems loss and further, to avoid untoward accidents such as fire and electrocution.
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Likewise, streetlights should be adequately provided in the urban areas and in major
thoroughfares in the rural areas.
The city government may also entice private investors to venture in the development of
alternative power or energy sources through public-private partnership like in the production
of methane/bio-gas, solar or wind and other renewable energy sources to satisfy the future
power requirements needed in its charted development.
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TYPE OF BASE CURRENT PROJECTED MONTHLY AVERAGE CONSUMPTION IN KWH

CONSUMER
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026 2026 2027
Residential 11,442,150 12,048,584 12,687,159 13,359,578 14,067,636 14,813,221 15,598,321 16,425,032 17,295,559 18,212,224 19,177,472 20,193,878
Commercial 7,564,793 8,260,754 9,020,743 9,850,652 10,756,911 11,746,547 12,827,230 14,007,335 15,296,010 16,703,242 18,239,941 19,918,015
Industrial 6,438,540 6,615,600 6,797,529 6,984,461 7,176,533 7,373,888 7,576,670 7,785,028 7,999,117 8,219,092 8,445,118 8,677,358
Institutional
Other: Public
Buildings
6,472 6,521 6,569 6,619 6,668 6,718 6,769 6,820 6,871 6,922 6,974 7,026
/Facilities;
Street Lights
TOTAL 25,451,955 26,931,458 28,512,000 30,201,309 32,007,749 33,940,374 36,008,990 38,224,215 40,597,556 43,141,481 45,869,504 48,796,278
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5.4 WATER
WATER UTILITIES
Better access to clean water, sanitation services and water management creates tremendous
opportunity for the poor and is a progressive strategy for economic growth. The close link
between water and the economy requires that investing in water management and services
is essential for the eradication of poverty and is a necessary condition for enabling sustained
economic growth.
The poor gain directly from improved access to basic water and sanitation services through
improved health, averted health care costs and time saved. Good management of water
resources brings more certainty and efficiency in productivity across economic sectors and
contributes to the health of the ecosystem.
This infrastructure sub-sector presents the existing potable water resources in the City of
Cauayan and its adequacy of water supply to households.
SOURCE OF DOMESTIC WATER
Level III Water Supply System
The Cauayan City Water District
The Cauayan City Water District (CCWD) is the only LUWA franchisee in the City of Cauayan.
It is the primary supplier of potable water particularly within the urban community supplying
water requirements of 11 barangays, 8 in the poblacion area and 3 outside the poblacion.
As of 2016, The Cauayan City Water District supplies 4 types of consumers with a total
connection of 9,844 consuming an average of 244,270 liters per day. Of the total service
connections, Domestic consumers account for 81.99% or 8,071 connections consuming
69.14% or 168,877 liters per day of the total 244,270 liters average consumption per day. The
‘Commercial type of consumers have 16.23% share equivalent to 1,598 connections and an
average daily consumption of 46,092 liters or 18.87%. Industrial connections account for only
0.76% or 75 connections with a daily average consumption of 8,577 liters per day or 3.51%.
The ‘Others’ meanwhile have 100 connections or 1.02% and a daily average consumption of
20,724 liters per day or 8.84%.
As presented in Table No. 8, almost one third of the 8,071 domestic consumer connections
are accounted in Barangay San Fermin with 2,467 connections and consuming a daily average
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of 47,593 liters per day equivalent to 28.18% of the 168,877 liters average daily consumption
of domestic consumers. This is followed by District-1 with 1,836 connections or 22.75% and
an average daily consumption of 29,056 liters or 17.21%. The third major domestic consumer
is Cabaruan accounting for 12.74% equivalent to 1,028 connections with a daily average
consumption of 23,554 liters or 13.95%.
On the other hand, the three Barangays outside the poblacion area shared the least number
of domestic consumer connections as well as in consumption. Of these three barangays,
Culalabat shared the least number of domestic consumer connections with only 31 and a daily
average consumption of 380 liters per day followed by Labinab with 46 connections
consuming a daily average of 865 liters per day while Buena Suerte have 56 connections and
a daily average consumption of 811 liters or commercial consumers, San Fermin again has the
most number of connections with 438 or 27.41% of the 1,598 commercial consumer
connections and a daily average consumption of 15,025 liters per day or 32.60% of the 1,598
liters daily average consumption of commercial consumers. Similarly, District-1 shared the
second slot with 249 connections or 15.58% and an average consumption of 10,466 liters per
day equivalent to 22.71%. Cabaruan came in third with 204 connections and a daily average
consumption of 5,746 liters. Again, the three barangays outside the poblacion area shared
the least in terms of commercial consumer connections as well as consumption.
Barangay San Fermin still leads in industrial consumer connections with 24 out of the 75
industrial consumer connections or a 32% share. San Fermin also accounts for 33.76% of the
8,577-daily average consumption of industrial consumers. This is equivalent to 2,896 liters
daily average consumption. District-1 occupies the second slot with 19 connections or 25.33%
but came in third place in terms of consumption with only 1,600 liters daily average
consumption compared to that of Ditrict-2 with an average consumption of 2,818 liters per
day. District-2 came in third in terms of connections with 18 industrial consumer connections
but came in second in terms of consumption.
For the other consumers, District-1, leads with 20 connections followed by San Fermin and
Cabaruan with 19 connections each. Barangay District-2 however, has the highest daily
average consumption with 6,238 liters or 30.11% of the 20,724 liters daily average
consumption of the other consumers. San Fermin came in second followed by Cabaruan with
6,170 and 2,943 liters daily average consumption. There are no industrial and other
consumers in the barangays outside the poblacion area.
Aside from the Cauayan City Water District, there are also two barangays with Level III water
supply system. These are the Minante-1 Waterworks System and Rogus Waterworks System.
In 2016, there were 308 households in Brgy. Rogus served with an average consumption of
122 liters per day while the Level III water supply system in Minante-1 serves 250 households
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with an average consumption of 250 liters per day. Of the total 31,691 households of Cauayan
City in 2016, 8,927 households representing 28% are served by Level III water supply System.
Table No. 8. Level III – Local Waterworks System by Type and Number of Consumers and Average
Water Consumption, 2016
Type of Consumer
Name of Domestic Commercial Industrial Others

Barangays
Served No. of
Ave. Water No. of Ave. Water No. of Ave. Water No. of Ave. Water
Conne
Consumption Connections Consumption Connections Consumption Connections Consumption
ctions
Cauayan City Water District
District 1 1,836 29,056 249 10,466 19 1,600 20 1,107
District 2 791 18,745 196 4,215 18 2,818 9 6,239
District 3 657 16,761 142 3,050 5 459 9 1,614
San Fermin 2,467 47,593 438 15,025 24 2,896 19 6,170
Turayong 582 13,564 138 2,940 1 67 12 2,129
Cabaruan 1,028 23,554 204 5,746 8 737 19 2,943
Alicaocao 245 7,974 100 1,987 - - 4 76
Tagaran 332 9,574 124 2,541 - - 8 446
Labinab 46 865 1 35 - - - -
Buena Suerte 56 811 5 77 - - - -
Culalabat 31 380 1 10 - - - -
Sub Total 8,071 168,877 1,598 46,092 75 8,577 100 20,724
Rogus WS 308 122 - - - - - -
Minante 1 WS 548 250 22 112 - - 3 29
TOTAL 8,927 169,249 1,620 46,204 75 8,577 103 20,753
Source: Cauayan City Water Distric, RogusWS, Minante 1 WS
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Level II Water Supply System
The Core Shelter of the DSWD in SitioManalpaac, San Pablo have a Level II water supply
system. Phase-1 of the project is the installation of the deep well and construction of a
20,000-liter capacity steel elevated water tank that was completed in 2016 funded by DILG-
BUB and the City Government of Cauayan. Phase 2 involves the laying of distribution lines to
the core shelter and Phase 3 involves the laying of distribution supply lines to the entire
residents of SitioManalpaac. Although the funding requirement for Phase 1 and 2 is not yet
available, the City Government in partnership with the Isabela State University and Temasek
Polytechnic of Singapore installed 5 communal faucets in 2017. The water supply system is
currently serving 100 households. The project is designed to be upgraded to Level III upon
completion with a target household connection of 660.
In 2017, the Office of the City Planning and Development together with the City Engineering
Office prepared 5 Feasibility Studies of Level III Water System for Barangays Villa Concepcion,
Linglingay, Sinippil, Devera and Sta.Maria. These Feasibility Studies were forwarded to the
Office of the 3rd Congressional District of Isabela for possible PRDP funding.
Table No. 9. Level II Water Supply System by Type and Number of Population Served, 2016
No. of
Pump ID/ Year Pump Water Barangays No. of HH Physical
Barangay Communal
Name Constructed Capacity Source Served Served Condition
Faucets
20,000
San Pablo San Pablo 2016 Deep well 5 1 100 fair
liters
Level I Water Supply System
Table No. 10 shows that there were 9,759 shallow wells serving 17,049 households and 1,879
deep wells providing domestic water supply to 3,442 households representing 53.8% and
10.86% respectively of the total 31,691 households in the City of Cauayan in 2016. Although
the table presents a seemingly satisfying level of service, it is sad to note however, that many
of the shallow wells and deep wells are not working properly requiring immediate repair or
replacement. Most housing subdivisions within Cauayan have their own water supply system
ranging from Level I to Level III. Meanwhile, industrial establishments have their own water
supply system like rice millers, ice and soft drink manufacturers.
The establishment of Level II or Level III water supply system in every barangay or cluster of
barangays would be ideal since potable water supply is primordial in the daily lives of the
residents.
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Table No. 10 Level I Water Supply System by Type and Number of Population Served, Year: 2016
Shallow Well Deep Well Level III Percenta
Year No. of Total
HH Served HH Served HH Served ge of
Barangay Const Househ Household
Total HH
. old No. No. % No. No. % No. % Served
Served
Alicaocao 366 2 56 15.30 30 64 17.49 245 66.94 365 99.73
Alinam 261 231 238 91.19 0 0 - - - 238 91.19
Amobocan 280 59 59 21.07 27 27 9.64 - - 86 30.71
Andarayan 93 35 93 100.00 0 0 - - - 93 100.00
Bacolod 424 103 390 91.98 13 33 7.78 - - 423 99.76
Baringin Norte 57 2 8 14.04 20 45 78.95 - - 53 92.98
Baringin Sur 267 7 15 5.62 133 250 93.63 - - 265 99.25
Buena Suerte 283 47 221 78.09 4 4 1.41 56 19.79 281 99.29
Bugallon 126 40 124 98.41 0 0 - - - 124 98.41
Buyon 294 78 265 90.14 0 0 - - - 265 90.14
Cabaruan 1,940 17 435 22.42 5 5 0.26 1,028 52.99 1,468 75.67
Cabugao 194 3 10 5.15 47 180 92.78 - - 190 97.94
C,Bacareno 61 29 49 80.33 0 0 - - - 49 80.33
C.Chica 194 92 163 84.02 0 0 - - - 163 84.02
C.Grande 79 36 74 93.67 0 0 - - - 74 93.67
C.Punta 117 36 117 100.00 0 0 - - - 117 100.00
Casalatan 142 44 35 24.65 105 105 73.94 - - 140 98.59
C.Fuera 28 10 20 71.43 3 8 28.57 - - 28 100.00
Catalina 25 7 22 88.00 0 0 - - - 22 88.00
Culalabat 223 7 165 73.99 6 6 2.69 31 13.90 202 90.58
Dabburab 291 292 281 96.56 3 3 1.03 - - 284 97.59
Devera 170 43 170 100.00 0 0 - - - 170 100.00
Dianao 167 65 167 100.00 0 0 - - - 167 100.00
Disimuray 236 128 236 100.00 0 0 - - - 236 100.00
District 1 2,379 150 205 8.62 20 20 0.84 1,836 77.18 2,061 86.63
District 2 411 0 0 - 0 0 - 411 100. 411 100.00
District 3 1,286 186 456 35.46 0 0 - 657 51.09 1,113 86.55
Duminit 404 48 140 34.65 139 239 59.16 - - 379 93.81
Faustino 328 265 328 100.00 0 0 - - - 328 100.00
Gagabutan 131 124 124 94.66 1 1 0.76 - - 125 95.42
Gappal 615 635 615 100.00 0 0 - - - 615 100.00
Guayabal 303 0 0 - 250 285 94.06 - - 285 94.06
Labinab 485 183 260 53.61 123 141 29.07 46 9.48 447 92.16
Linglingay 175 53 175 100.00 0 0 - - - 175 100.00
Mabantad 273 114 273 100.00 0 0 - - - 273 100.00
Maligaya 573 171 69 12.04 40 489 85.34 - - 558 97.38
Manaoag 391 131 391 100.00 0 0 - - - 391 100.00
Marabulig 1 938 109 918 97.87 0 0 - - - 918 97.87
Marabulig 2 400 59 80 20.00 0 0 - - - 80 20.00
Minante 1 1,377 55 355 25.78 46 125 9.08 861 62.53 1,341 97.39
Minante2 614 561 561 91.37 0 0 - - - 561 91.37
Naganacan 354 367 354 100.00 0 0 - - - 354 100.00
Nagcampegan 77 20 77 100.00 0 0 - - - 77 100.00
Nagrumbuan 984 978 978 99.39 0 0 - - - 978 99.39
Nungnungan 1 515 335 485 94.17 0 0 - - - 485 94.17
Nungnungan 2 246 305 246 100.00 0 0 - - - 246 100.00
oPinoma 889 977 889 100.00 0 0 - - - 889 100.00
Rizal 162 73 142 87.65 0 0 - - - 142 87.65
Rogus 401 - 12 68 16.96 308 76.81 376 93.77
San Antonio 728 68 265 36.40 446 446 61.26 - - 711 97.66
San Fermin 2,905 250 312 10.74 0 0 - 2,467 84.92 2,779 95.66
San Francisco 558 595 558 100.00 0 0 - - - 558 100.00
San Isidro 309 309 309 100.00 0 0 - - - 309 100.00
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San Luis 564 81 248 43.97 100 275 48.76 - - 523 92.73
San Pablo 435 117 232 53.33 107 200 45.98 - - 432 99.31
Sta. Luciana 441 185 398 90.25 0 0 - - - 398 90.25
Sta.Maria 234 59 206 88.03 9 9 3.85 - - 215 91.88
Sillawit 784 327 745 95.03 0 0 - - - 745 95.03
Sinippil 76 60 76 100.00 0 0 - - - 76 100.00
Tagaran 1,192 68 768 64.43 5 5 0.42 332 27.85 1,105 92.70
Turayong 653 85 70 10.72 0 0 - 582 89.13 652 99.85
Union 351 11 48 13.68 167 300 85.47 - - 348 99.15
Villa Con 868 33 822 94.70 1 3 0.35 - - 825 95.05
Villaflor 106 0 0 - 17 106 100.00 - - 106 100.00
Villaluna 458 199 458 100.00 0 0 - - - 458 100.00
TOTAL 31,691 9,759 17,049 53.80 1,879 3,442 10.86 8,860 27.96 29,351 92.62
Irrigation Facilities
Cauayan City has an abundant source of water for household and irrigation purposes. The Cagayan
River traverses the city cutting it almost equally into two segments. It has also seven tributaries that
serve as irrigation water source and other marine products. In 2017, a total aggregate area of 9,399.91
hectares of rice lands is being irrigated by various irrigation types. A total aggregate area of 7,670
hectares of agricultural lands is fully irrigated by the Magat Dam through the NIA-MRRIS Irrigation
System. Laterals and ditches of the NIA-MRRIS Irrigation System are periodically dredged to ensure
efficiency. Concreting of lateral canals within MINAGMARCO ARC is also being undertaken by the NIA-
MRRIS under the auspices of the Agrarian Reform Community.
Currently, there are also six Small Water Impounding Projects in the City of Cauayan with an aggregate
area of 12.98 hectares. These SWIP are located at Barangays Sta. Maria, Manaoag, Baculod, San Pablo,
Sinippil and Villa Concepcion serving a total area of 207 hectares of rice lands. There are also two
SWIP that are currently undergoing construction located at Barangays Buyon and Maligaya with a total
area of 0.83 hectares. There are also around 767 shallow tube wells and 22 small farm reservoirs. The
Gappal CPIP under CARP-IC capable of irrigating 800 hectares of land is currently unserviceable
because the water intake at the Cagayan River is filled up with sediments and needs to be relocated.
At present, there 783 hectares of rice lands that is requiring immediate irrigation to increase rice
production in Gappal as it used to be. More details about water irrigation system in the City are
presented in Economic Sector.
Irrigation Type of Capacity of Irrigation

Year Constructed Type of Irrigation Area Served (ha)
System Ownership System (cu3/day)
National GOV"T OWNED National 7,670.00

Communal 2000 TO PRESENT GOV"T OWNED CIS 3.0 HA/DAY 390
Others 2010 TO 2015 GOV"T OWNED SWIP 3.0 HA/DAY 207
GOV"T / PRIVATE
2000 TO PRESENT OPEN SOURCE 1,047.91
OWNED 3.0 HA/DAY
2000 PRIVATE SFR 5.0 HA/DAY 35
2000 PRIVATE SPRING 1.0 HA/DAY 50
9,399.91
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Currently, there are around 767 shallow tube wells, 22 small farm reservoirs, 6 small water
impounding projects and another 2 is undergoing construction. Even if the 2 SWIP in Buyon
and Maligaya will be completed, there are still areas that need to be irrigated such as the
remaining rain-fed rice areas totaling 2,061.09 hectares of arable land. At the average, one
SWIP can irrigate 50 hectares of land hence, an additional 4 SWIP needs to be constructed.
Meanwhile, an analysis conducted by Mindanao Grains in 2012 suggests that the city
government of Cauayan needs an additional 122 units of water pump engines required to
sufficiently irrigate the corn lands. These estimates however do not include the newly opened
corn production area in the forest region.
SMALL WATER IMPOUNDING PROJECTS

NO. LOCATION AREA HA. AREA SQ.M. REMARKS
1 San Pablo 4.87 48,720.00
2 Sinippil 4.43 44,318.00
3 Bacolod 2.50 24,958.00
4 Manaoag 0.72 7,244.00
5 Villa Concepcion 0.31 3,064.00
6 Sta. Maria 0.15 1,539.00
SUB-TOTAL 12.98 129,843.00
7 Buyon 0.31 3,117.00 Ongoing
8 Maligaya 0.52 5,220.00 Ongoing
SUB-TOTAL 0.83 8,337.00
TOTAL 13.81 138,180.00
5.5 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Previous research has found that information technology (IT) investment is associated with
significant productivity gains for developed countries but not for developing countries. Yet
developing countries have continued to increase their investment in IT rapidly. Upper-income
developing countries have achieved positive and significant productivity gains from IT
investment in the more recent period as they have increased their IT capital stocks and gained
experience with the use of IT. The productivity effects of IT are moderated by country factors,
including human resources, openness to foreign investment, and the quality and cost of the
telecommunications infrastructure. The academic implication is that the effect of IT on
productivity is expanding from the richest countries into a large group of developing
countries. The policy implication is that lower-tier developing countries can also expect
productivity gains from IT investments, particularly through policies that support IT use, such
as greater openness to foreign investment, increased investment in tertiary education, and
reduced telecommunications costs.
This sector analyzes the existing communication and information technology services and
facilities that influence development in the City of Cauayan.
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Services and Facilities
The City of Cauayan enjoys the services of various Telecommunications providers like PLDT,
Globe, Smart and Sun Cellular. The advent of new technology on communication gadgets and
other means of communication like Facebook, internet and other applications are also
enjoyed by the people especially in areas where the signal is favorable. There are areas
however that signal transmission is weak denying the affected residents of fast and easy
access to telecommunication services. Table IF-30 presents the Existing Communication
Services and Facilities in the City of Cauayan.
Postal Services
As shown in Table No. 11, the Postal Corporation of the Philippines has its office along Pilar
Street in District-2 just beside the F. L. Dy Coliseum. The Post Office is housed in a two-storey
concrete structure with an estimated floor area of 80 square meters constructed in a 300
square meter lot and is manned by a Postmaster with three postal personnel which process
incoming and outgoing mails. There is also one unit of delivery vehicle for the delivery of the
mails to the different Barangays. The facilities include one (1) stamping machine, tables,
chairs, filing cabinet and vault.
The advent of telegraphic and electronic technology has largely diminished the importance of
public postal services in receiving letters for mailing not only in the City of Cauayan but for
the entire country in general.
Aside from the Postal Corporation, there are also 22 establishments engaged in the
courier/cargo services, foreign exchange, money transfer, bills payment and related services.
The PLDT provides landline telephone and mobile services to its wide range of clients. It has
its own office building with a signal-transmission tower mounted on its roof deck. The PLDT
occupies a 450 square meter lot in District-2.
Broadcast and Television Network include the Northstar Cable Vision situated in a 300-sqaure
meter lot in District-2. It is the only cable network provider in the city. Aside from cable
services, NSCV also provides internet services to its clients. There are also 5 radio broadcast
stations in the city consisting of 2 AM and 3 FM band. All these establishments including the
cell sites occupy an aggregate area of 1.15 hectares.
Wireless Communication Facilities
One of the best-known examples of wireless technology is the mobile phone, also known as
a cellular phone, with more than 6.6 billion mobile cellular subscriptions worldwide as of the
end of 2010. These wireless phones use radio waves from signal-transmission towers to
enable their users to make phone calls from many locations worldwide. They can be used
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within range of the mobile telephone site used to house the equipment required to transmit
and receive the radio signals from these instruments.
Currently, there are 37 signal-transmission towers commonly known as “cell sites” in the City
of Cauayan, managed and operated by the Globe with 20 towers; Smart has 9; and Sun
Telecommunications has 8 towers, all having a 40-meter height. Three of these are mounted
on top of existing buildings. The total area occupied by these towers reached 0.901 hectares.
The use of wireless communications like mobile phones and the advent of various applications
for social media and in the fields of science, technology and other fields of knowledge have
made mobile phones a necessity. Of the 37 cell sites, 19 are in the poblacion area and 18 are
strategically located in the various barangays outside of the city. The PLDT has its own tower
on top of its building along the national road in District-2. In 2017, the PLDT installed
underground fiber optics within the poblacion area to upgrade its services while Globe
Telecom installed its own fiber optics to enhance its internet services.
Based from the result of the consequence analysis conducted in June 2015 by NEDA and
AusAid in partnership with the city government, there are 5 signal-transmission towers that
are susceptible to a 12-meter flooding such are Sun Cellular in Cabaruan, Villa Luna and San
Luis; Smart tower in San Luis and Globe tower in Carabbatan Punta which was later raised and
retrofitted. Cell sites’ vulnerability to flooding reduces the area coverage in sustaining
communications given that wireless communication had been the most common trend
nowadays. Reducing communication levels increases the vulnerability of people to seek
support, assistance and rescue. Currently, the city government has started initiating the
establishment of a Geographic Information System Center to aid the city planning team in
mapping out areas where infrastructure and utilities are most suitable to be built or located
in order to eliminate or at least to mitigate the ill-effects of disasters and calamities.
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Table No. 11. Communication Service Facilities, 2016

Hazard
Area
Year Ownership Susceptibility
No. Type Occupied Barangay
Constructed (H/M/L)
(ha)
Public Private Fl Tc Eq
Postal Services
1 BUTEL/DIGITEL 300.00 DISTRICT-2 1
LBC EXPRESS, INC.-CARGO,MONEY
2 50.00 SAN FERMIN 1
REMIT/BILLSPAYMENT
3 30.00 DISTRICT-1 1
REMIT/BILLSPAYMENT
REMIT/BILLSPAYMENT
BLOOMBERRY ENTERPRISES-COURIER, MONEY
REMIT/PAYMENT
6 ALBA LOGISTICS EXPRESS-COURIER SERVICES 30.00 DISTRICT-1 1
TAMBROSIS PAWNSHOP INC-MONEY CHANGER
/REMIT
CEBUANA LHUILLIER PAWNSHOP-MONEY
8 15.00 CABARUAN 1
CHANGER/ REMIT/ BILLS PAYMENT
10 15.00 DISTRICT-1 1
11 34.94 DISTRICT-2 1
REMIT/BILLSPAYMENT
COLDCASH PAWNSHOP INC-MONEY CHANGER
12 80.00 DISTRICT-2 1
/REMITTANCE
UNIVERSAL STOREFRONT SERVICES CORP- MONEY
13 15.00 DISTRICT-2 1
REMIT /CHANGER
REMIT /CHANGER
15 ETC PAWNSHOP- MONEY TRANSFER /REMIT 21.00 SAN FERMIN 1
16 25.00 DISTRICT-1 1
REMIT /CHANGER
HENRY LHUILLIER PAWNSHOP AND JEWELLER-
MONEY TRANSFER/ REMIT
18 35.00 DISTRICT-2 1
REMIT /CHANGER
HL VILLARICA PAWNSHOP, INC.FOREX /MONEY
REMIT/ BILLS PAYMENT
E-BUSINESS SERVICES, INC- FOREX /MONEY
20 56.00 DISTRICT-1 1
TRANSFER /PAYMENT
CMC PAWNSHOP-0 FOREX /MONEY TRANSFER
/REMIT
RICHWELL PAWNSHOP - FOREX /MONEY TRANSFER
/REMIT
BLESSED ARNOLD PAWNSHOPS, INC- MONEY
TRANSFGER /AIRLINES TICKET
917.88 22
Telephone Service Provider
1 PLDT 450.00 DISTRICT-2 1
Public Calling Stations
Broadcast and Television Network (radio, television, cable)
1 NORTHSTAR CABLE VISION 300.00 DISTRICT 2 1
2 DWDY-AM 250.00 MINANTE-1 1
3 DWDY-FM 250.00 MINANTE-1 1
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4 Love Radio DISTRICT-1 1

5 88.5 DISTRICT-2 1
6 BomboRadyo 300.00 MINANTE-2 1
1,100.00 6
TOTAL 2,467.88 1 29
Smarter City
A city can be defined as 'smart' when investments in human and social capital and traditional
(transport) and modern (ICT) communication infrastructure fuel sustainable economic
development and a high quality of life, with a wise management of natural resources, through
participatory action and engagement.
The present leadership of the City Government of Cauayan recognizes that the greatest
impact of the attainment of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) starts with the
participation of the local government units. Thus, as early as 2016, the city government
started initiating activities to localize these set of goals and had it mainstreamed in its local
development agenda geared towards the promotion of Smarter City by providing basic
services using technology and digital solutions.
Table No. 12. Communication Service Facilities, 2016
Year Area Occupied Ownership Hazard Susceptibility (H/M/L)

No. Type Barangay
Constructed (ha) Public Private Fl Tc Eq Ln Others
Cell Sites Network
1 GLOBE 2013 250.00 CARABATAN PUNTA 1 X
2 GLOBE 2013 250.00 MARABULIG 2 1
3 GLOBE 2013 225.00 MINANTE 1 1
4 GLOBE 2013 250.00 SAN FRANCISCO 1
5 GLOBE 2013 256.00 SAN FERMIN 1
6 GLOBE 2013 225.00 BUENA SURTE 1
7 GLOBE 2011 CITY AIRPORT 1
8 GLOBE 2010 MACARILAY BLDG. 1
9 GLOBE 2010 300.00 SAN FERMIN 1
10 SUN CELLULAR 2010 225.00 MARABULIG 1 1
11 SUN CELLULAR 2010 256.00 CABARUAN 1 X
12 SUN CELLULAR 2009 225.00 VILLA LUNA 1 X
13 SUN CELLULAR 2009 225.00 MINANTE 1 1
14 SMART 2010 225.00 MALIGAYA 1
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15 SUN CELLULAR 2009 250.00 DISTRICT-1 1

16 SUN CELLULAR 2008 250.00 SAN FERMIN 1
17 SUN CELLULAR 2008 225.00 SAN LUIS 1 X
18 GLOBE 2006 300.00 SAN ANTONIO 1
19 GLOBE 2006 300.00 BACULOD 1
20 GLOBE 2005 300.00 PINOMA 1
21 SMART 2005 250.00 ALINAM 1
22 SMART 2005 300.00 MINANTE 1 1
23 GLOBE 2005 250.00 CULALABAT 1
24 SMART 2012 300.00 GAPPAL 1
25 SMART 2012 300.00 NAGRUMBUAN 1
26 GLOBE 2005 400.00 GAPPAL 1
27 GLOBE 2005 250.00 SILLAWIT 1
28 GLOBE 2005 300.00 VILLA CONCEPCION 1
29 GLOBE 2005 300.00 SAN LUIS 1
30 SMART 2004 300.00 SAN LUIS 1 X
31 SUN CELLULAR 2003 225.00 DISTRICT 1 1
32 GLOBE 2002 250.00 DISTRICT 1 1
33 GLOBE 1998 300.00 CABARUAN 1
34 SMART 1998 225.00 SAN FERMIN 1
35 SMART 1998 300.00 DISTRICT 1 1
36 SMART 1997 225.00 DISTRICT 2 1
37 GLOBE 2017 GARCIA HOSPITAL 1
TOTAL 9,012.00 37
GRAND TOTAL 11,679.88 1 66
Source: CTO/CPDC
Cauayan City became the First local government unit in Cagayan Valley to:
➢ Adopt the Public-Private Partnership
➢ Implement the Cauayan City Identification System
➢ Be ISO Certified in Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001: 2015)
➢ Be adjudged as Smarter City
➢ Create and implement free mobile application called Cauayan City Connect
➢ Provide free Wi-Fi spot in the 65 barangays of Cauayan
➢ Implement the DOST’s Juan Time campaign
➢ Upgrade website for E-commerce
➢ To launch the increased internet connectivity making Cauayan city the first
Digital/Fiber City.
Being one of the fastest growing economies in Region 2, Cauayan City has been chosen as the
Model for Smarter City in the Philippines and Mayor Bernard Faustino M. Dy was awarded
the Science Ambassador award by no less than the DOST Secretary to promote Smarter
Philippines.
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In 2017, the City government of Cauayan in partnership with the Department of Information
and Communication Technology (DICT) and Department of Industry (DTI), conducted a Rural
Impact Sourcing (RIS) Program aimed to provide technical training targeting the unemployed
and financially unstable. The six weeks training program consists of a 3-week hands-on and a
3-week online course with the objective of increasing one’s chance to be hired by providing
technical training focusing on the development and improvement of ICT skills and utilize it for
employment opportunities.
The training program was attended by student-scholars that went thru series of lectures in
different modules focusing on e-Commerce by MSMEs in the city. Topics that were taken up
include Branding for Companies, Products and Service; Web Development;
Product/Photography Content Writing; CRM and Email Follow Through or creation of E
templates; Data Privacy Law; Digital Marketing Ethics, Cyber Crime Law; Search Engine
Optimation and Email Marketing; Social Media Content; Planning and Calendar; Business
Blogging; Social Media Content Creation and, Building Freelancer Profile.
Integrated Infrastructure Sector Study

1. Water
There are still households that use level II Hygiene Upgrading Level II to Level III water supply
types of water supply. High Water Cost system
Low Level of Income
Affects Health of the Populace
2. Power Encourage improvement of services by
a. Poor services through power Loss to income ISELCO
interruptions Increase power consumption
Destruction of Office and Home equipment Adapt power conservation program
due to fluctuation of current. Venture into Green Technology
3. Transportation
Below standard road width in the rural Cause Traffic Congestion in the future Allocation of fund for road widening and
Barangays concreting.
Unpaved Barangay roads
4. Infortmation and Technology Poor signal Additional Cell sites
5. Irrigation Low Productivity Expansion & Improvement of existing

Insufficient Irrigation Supply irrigation system
CHAPTER VI
ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS
6.1 Forest Ecosystem
A vibrant city propelled by its natural wealth and ingenious human resources, the City of
Cauayan is the hub of agricultural industry in the province of Isabela and the entire
Cagayan Valley as a whole. The City’s perfect location as the centrifugal for agri-industrial
activity is supported by the Provincial Physical Framework for Development of Isabela,
more so, the Regional Physical Framework for Development.
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A 3rd class component city of Isabela, it is virtually located in the heart of the province which
is its advantage over other cities and nearby municipalities to be the axle of agricultural
industrialization. As the provincial hub, the City of Cauayan has become the agri-economic
convergence of its neighboring towns creating an active agricultural and industrial businesses
for the Region. These economic magnets has brought the ballooning population of agri-
business industries in the City. Thus, boosting the agricultural-based industry and economy.
Because the City is dependent in agricultural products to propel its industry, crop production,
value-adding and marketing are the three major concerns that require critical attention from
the local government and the involved communities. On the other side, the City must also be
concerned on the sustainability of the productive capacity of the natural assets it possess;
manage the land use allocation to reduce pressures from competing land uses- to address
food and social security without compromising environmental safety; provide sufficient social
and economic services and support facilities; and enhance the resiliency of disaster prone
communities and economies to adapt manageable and socially acceptable strategies against
aggravating impact of climate change.
The tall order of managing the biophysical resources as natural capital for the socio-economic
and social services require a management plan. Relative to this, the city government in
partnership with the CENRO Cauayan (DENR) formulated a Forest land Use Plan (FLUP) that
will proactively address the prevailing problems, issues and needs of the communities; tap
the opportunities by crafting strategies that will effectively and efficiently answer the socio-
economic development aspirations with equal efforts to sustain a habitable environment for
the local residents, the LGU and other stakeholders.
Forests affect lives of people – the City LGU’s constituents, whether they be in uplands,
lowlands or urban centers. The effect of a well-managed forestlands is directly proportional
to the flow of ecosystem services enjoyed by the people. On the other hand, the impact of a
degraded forestlands is also directly proportional to the magnitude of negative impact to the
socio- economic activity of the people. Once the negative impacts of degradation affect the
agri-industry, poverty will emerge which may cause escalated degradation to water and
forestlands.
Further, most of the forestlands and natural resources are part of the watersheds. The health
of the watersheds and the economy of the local communities have strong connection with (a)
the sufficiency of forest cover and (b) the land management practices therein. The sufficiency
of forest cover addresses the concerns for food, wood, medicines and fibers and the intrinsic
beauty of the forestlands, including the ecosystems services which provide ecotourism-
related income and livelihood for the local communities and the City government. The forest
also serve as habitats for endemic, rare and critically endangered wildlife of both- the plants
and animals; as well as those still considered abundant, the forests and forestlands are
considered biodiversity sites. Forest also serve as buffers for many kinds of pests and natural
disasters, thus providing security to the City government’s constituents.
The land management practices within the forestlands are precursors of either positive or
negative impacts into the overall socio-economic activities of the City. Once adoption of good
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land management practices in identified production areas such as: (a) soil and water
conservation measures, (b) rotation cropping, (c) multi-storey and multi-objectives planting,
(d) integrated pests management, and (e) agroforestry; and appropriate land use allocation
where: (a) steep sloping areas are conserved for land and rockfall protection purposes, (b)
riparian areas of 6-20 meters in both sides of bodies of water are maintained for stream-bank
protection, (c) existing natural forests are preserved for wildlife habitat and refuge areas, (d)
existing wetlands are maintained as source of water supply for irrigation, and (e) allocation
for wood production areas to serve as sources of raw materials for the wood and construction
industry.
Since the FLUP is the LGU’s guide in spearheading the on-site management of the forestlands
and eventually, its regulating mechanism in the utilization of forest products; the City LGU’s
participation in the planning activity is necessary. As their own plan, the LGU shall have to
adopt and approve the implementation of the FLUP with the affirmation of the DENR who
shall provide the technical assistance in the implementation of the FLUP. Through a
memorandum of agreement (MOA), the City government shall have powers to implement
development, conservation and protection activities, and shall have the rights to utilize and
benefit from development interventions implemented through the FLUP.
Agricultural Importance of Forest and Forest Lands
The FFL has an inherent provisioning functions such as source of food, fiber, wood materials,
freshwater, fuelwood, and medicines, and other natural forest products that can be
converted to cash, or can be directly consumed such as fruits, leaves, and shoots. Given the
abundance of these forest products with proper on-site management, the lowland or upland
farms need not be over-exploited for cash crops production, rather, managed sustainably
with the consideration of environmental conservation.
Based from the land classification map of the City, Cauayan has around 668.94 hectares of
forestlands, so small area that can contribute to the local economic scale or to the global
scale. Nonetheless, with considerable naturally grown species of plants, it can still be
significant in preserving the endemic species of plants and including wildlife that can be the
source of planting materials.
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Figure 1. Land Classification Map of Cauayan City
STARTEGIC AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT ZONES, (2018-2027)

Total Area
SAFDZ Areas
Hectares Percent
Total 19,962.41 58.14
Total Land Area of Cauayan City 34,335.88 100.00
Table No. 2. The Land Distribution by Classification
Land Classification Area %

Cauayan City 34,355.88 100
Alienable or Disposable Lands (A & D) 33,686.93 98.05
Forestlands (FL or Timberland) 668.95 1.95
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The A&D and Forestlands are further subdivided into a specific land management zones to
strategize its development and protection from conversion. The Strategic Agriculture and
Fisheries Development Zone (SAFDZ) Map reflects the various sub-zones of the areas
applicable to the agricultural areas such as: Strategic Crop Sub-Development Zone, Strategic
Livestock Sub-Development Zone, Strategic Fishery Sub-Development Zone, Strategic
Integrated Crop/Livestock Sub-Development Zone, Strategic Integrated Crop/Fishery Sub-
Development Zone, Strategic Integrated Crop/Livestock/Fishery Sub-Development Zone,
Strategic Integrated Fishery/Livestock Sub-Development Zone, and likewise the current land
uses of the non-SAFDZ areas.
Industrial Importance of Forest and Forest Lands
For the City of Cauayan which is run by the agricultural industry as its economic lifeblood
and assurance of food security, the FFL plays an important role especially in relation to its
regulating functions such as, but not limited to: climate regulation (rainfall and
temperature), flood and erosion regulation, disease regulation, water purification, air
pollution regulation, and other related functions.
In many industrial places like the City of Cauayan, the forests and forestlands play a great role
in the agricultural industry operation. Although the City has a very negligible forest and
forestland areas, the forests nearby regulates not only the micro-climate and macro climate
but also the flow of ecosystems services such as freshwater supply- a major input to the
industry, as regulator of air-pollutant substances, and noise pollution control which emanate
from the industry.
In view of these regulative functions that directly addresses pollution problems emanating
from the mechanical operations in the City, it is necessary for owners or operators of
warehouses and engine-operated processing equipment and facilities, the FFL functions
should be emphasized and forest boundary buffers should be maintained.
Political Importance of Forest and Forest Lands
In many instances, the watersheds within the FFL extends beyond political boundaries such
as municipalities and provinces. In cases like this, it is very important for political leaders to
harmonize their plans and identify areas of collaboration in such a way that all municipalities
concerned are equally benefited and exercise equitable access to such benefits, and at the
same time, have a common and shared concern for managing the watershed. The City, as a
governing body and vested with powers plays a big role in influencing its constituents and
adjacent municipalities in collaborating effective management over their watersheds to
cushion or reduce the impacts of calamities.
Understanding the scale at which disasters effects and impacts over the livelihood, properties,
and infrastructures of their constituents, local leadership are aided with plans how to reduce
the exposure to risks and impacts of calamities, and prepare for effective and low-cost
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recovery plans to affected communities and constituents. Thus, as a political body with
powers, are also not spared of accountabilities to provide safe environment for the habitat
and economic activities of the people within their area of responsibilities as the essence not
only in adherence to the mandates of RA 7160, but as a matter of consciousness in chartering
a safe haven for economic ventures of the City stakeholders. The succeeding chart (Chart 2)
shows the analytical important ecosystem functions of the FFL towards providing for the well-
being of the City’s constituents.
Chart 1. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Framework
Forest and Forest Lands in the context of the present and future consumption and
production of food, fiber, and water, freedom from flooding
Present and future consumption and production of food
Based from NSO data on per capita dietary requirement for agricultural products, Cauayan
City requires about 16.6 metric tons per year and increases the need by 1.09% with respect
to population increase. The yearly requirement for sugars and syrups is about 9,366 mt;
starchy roots and tubers- 7,771 mt, vegetables- 5,218 mt, vegetables- 5,218 mt, fruits-3,747
mt, dried beans, nuts and seeds 518 mt, milk and milk products- 2,141 mt, eggs-535 mt,
fish/meat/poultry products-7,225 mt and miscellaneous 907 mt.
Given these volume of basic food needs to be produced and secure the supply that meet the
local demands, optimization of the current land uses must be targeted by the City LGU and
ensure that the basic commodities are produced locally. While it is best to produce these
crops locally, the City cannot impose to the farmers’ type of crops to produce. Usually, the
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farmers’ choice of crops is dictated by the availability of inputs and ready market. With these
conditions the City LGU can influence the farmers to diversify their crops and production
systems by providing policies and incentives for receptive farmers.
Through the FLUP, the City LGU can rationalize the allocation and management of the various
land-uses suitable for crops, livestock, poultry, fruits, nuts and cereals and many other crops.
On the other hand, the FLUP can also be used by the City LGU in determining the crops to
focus on and import the other basic requirements, if indeed the production technology,
farmers’ capacity and land limitations are a factor to the production and processing systems.
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Table No. 2. Current and Projected Demand for Basic Food Commodities
Per Capita Baseline Projected Demand for Basic Agricultural Product ('000 Tons/Year)
Dietary Food
StdReqt
Requirement/
(Kg/yr) 2015 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Agricultural
Products
City of Cauayan 1.09 129,523.00 133,805.00 135,263.00 136,738.00 138,228.00 139,735.00 141,258.00 142,798.00 144,354.00 146,407.72 148,095.89 149,784.06
Cereals and
Cereal Products 124 16,061.00 16,592.00 16,773.00 16,955.00 17,140.00 17,327.00 17,516.00 17,707.00 17,900.00 18,154.47 18,363.79 18,573.11
(Vol)
Sugars and
70 9,067.00 9,366.00 9,468.00 9,572.00 9,676.00 9,781.00 9,888.00 9,996.00 10,105.00 10,248.58 10,366.77 10,484.95
Syrups (vol)
Starchy
Roots/Tubers 60 7,771.00 8,028.00 8,116.00 8,204.00 8,294.00 8,384.00 8,475.00 8,568.00 8,661.00 8,784.39 8,885.69 8,986.99
(Vol)
Vegetables (Vol) 39 5,051.00 5,218.00 5,275.00 5,333.00 5,391.00 5,450.00 5,509.00 5,569.00 5,630.00 5,710.17 5,776.07 5,841.97
Fruits (Vol) 28 3,627.00 3,747.00 3,787.00 3,829.00 3,870.00 3,913.00 3,955.00 3,998.00 4,042.00 4,099.19 4,146.41 4,193.63
Dried Beans,
Nuts and Seeds 4 518.00 535.00 541.00 547.00 553.00 559.00 565.00 571.00 577.00 585.44 592.18 598.91
(Vol)
Milk and Milk
16 2,072.00 2,141.00 2,164.00 2,188.00 2,212.00 2,236.00 2,260.00 2,285.00 2,310.00 2,342.89 2,369.96 2,397.02
Products (Vol)
Eggs (Vol) 4 518.00 535.00 541.00 547.00 553.00 559.00 565.00 571.00 577.00 585.44 592.18 598.91
Fish, Meat and
54 6,994.00 7,225.00 7,304.00 7,384.00 7,464.00 7,546.00 7,628.00 7,711.00 7,795.00 7,906.11 7,997.31 8,088.51
Poultry (Vol)
Miscellaneous
7 907.00 937.00 947.00 957.00 968.00 978.00 989.00 1,000.00 1,010.00 1,024.72 1,036.49 1,048.26
(Vol)
Total Volume
399 52,586.00 54,325.00 54,917.00 55,515.00 56,121.00 56,732.00 57,351.00 57,976.00 58,608.00 59,441.72 60,127.16 60,812.59
(Tons)
Source: Interpolated data from population projection and per capita dietary food requirement for agricultural commodities, NSO
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StdReqt Baseline Projected Demand for Wood ('000 Cu.M/Year)

Per Capita Wood Requirement
(Cu.M) 2015 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
City of Cauayan 1.09 129,523 133,805 135,263 136,738 138,228 139,735 141,258 142,798 144,354 146,408 148,096 149,784
Average HH Size & Increase 4.21 30,766 31,783 32,129 32,479 32,833 33,191 33,553 33,919 34,288 34,776 35,177 35,578
Projected Annual Household 339 346 350 354 358 362 366 370 374.75 379 383.25
Increase
Housing of new households (Vol, 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.09 1.1 1.11 1.12 1.13
3 339
m3)
Repair of old houses (Vol, m3) 6.15 6.71 7.31 7.97 8.69 9.47 10.32 11.25 11.75 12.47 13.20
2 3,077
(10%Hh)
Institutional building (Vol, m3) 1000 1000 1.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial building constructions 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.12 1.13
1000 1000
(Vol, m3)
General Construction (Vol, m3) 1000 1000 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.12 1.13
6. Woods for other uses

26.27 26.82 27.10 27.37
6.1. Charcoal (Vol, m3) (20%) 4 6,153
24.61 24.88 25.15 25.43 25.70 25.98 26.55
26.27 27.10 27.37
6.2 Fuelwood (WPArea) (20%) 4 6,153 26.82
24.61 24.88 25.15 25.43 25.70 25.98 26.55
Totals 66.10 68.70 70.02 71.33
59.43 59.54 60.72 61.96 63.27 64.64 67.63
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6.2 Freshwater Ecosystem

The City of Cauayan’s economy is dependent in agricultural activities starting from production to
processing and marketing. Through the years, its fast economic growth has obtained its stature as
center for agricultural industry in the Province and farther, as the region’s center for agricultural
industry. With such status, it continues to boom as more agricultural businesses grew and expanded
within the designated commercial and industrial centers. As it grows steadier, it is important for the
City Government to secure the sustainability of the natural resources tapped as capital assets to
sustain its industrial operations. Foremost of the natural resources used are the land and water
resources.
As the agri-industrial center of the Province, water plays a very important role in the industrial
operation of the City. Equally important is the preservation of the integrity of the forestlands as
provider of sustainable ecosystem services to the general public. Currently, with the industrial magnet,
the forestlands are tapped for agricultural crops production, livestock, wood materials and fruit-tree
orchards. The conversion of land uses from forests to cultivated farms is virtually clearing the forests
and changing itsnatural functions for short, risky, and unproductive activities. Figure 1 Shows the City’s
sources of water to propel its agricultural industry. Where, ground water is the most important water
resource tapped for the City’s domestic and economic activities.
Figure 2: Ground Water Resources of the City of Cauayan
The forestlands of the City plays a vital role in the economy as sustainable quality irrigation and
domestic water cascades from the forestlands- water that basically runs the industrial economy of the
City. Sustainability- in the sense that the supply of water should be continually flowing into the
farmlands, the infrastructures, warehouses,machinery, the commercial trading posts,and also into the
faucets of every City stakeholder. Quality in the sense that simple purification or filtration process is
needed to secure a potable and drinkable water equitably accessed by local residents and for farm
crops and livestock uses.
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Surface Drainage and Watershed
The Cagayan River
The Cagayan River, also known as the Rio Grande de Cagayan, is the longest river in
the Philippinesand the largest river by discharge volume of water followed by Rio Grande de
Mindanao. It has a total length of approximately 350 kilometers and a drainage basin covering 27,753
square kilometers. It is located in the Cagayan Valley region in northeastern part of Luzon Island and
traverses the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan.
The river's headwaters are at the Caraballo Mountains of the Central Luzon at an elevation of
approximately 1,524 meters. The river flows north for some 350 kilometers to its mouth at
the Babuyan Channel near the town of Aparri, Cagayan. The river drops rapidly to 91 meters above
sea level some 227 kilometers from the river mouth.
Its principal tributaries are the Pinacanauan, Chico, Siffu, Mallig, Magat and Ilagan Rivers.Magat
River, is the largest tributary with an estimated annual discharge of 9,808 million cubic meters. It lies
in the southwestern portion of the basin, stretching approximately 150 kilometers from Nueva
Vizcaya down to its confluence with Cagayan River about 55 kilometers from the river mouth.
Both Magat and Chico Rivers have extensive drainage areas which comprise about 1/3 of the whole
basin.The Ilagan River originates from the western slopes of the Sierra Madre and drains the eastern
central portion of the Cagayan River basin with an estimated yearly discharge of 9,455 million cubic
meters. It flows westward and joins the Cagayan River at Ilagan, Isabela, 200 kilometers from the
mouth.
The Siffu-Mallig system lies on the slope of the Central Cordillera ranges flowing almost parallel to the
Magat River. Marshes and swamps are found in some parts of its lower reaches.Cagayan River and its
tributaries have deposited sediments of Tertiary and Quaternary origin, mostly limestone sands and
clays, throughout the relatively flat Cagayan Valley which is surrounded by the Cordillera Mountains in
the west, Sierra Madre in the east and the Caraballo Mountains in the south.
The river has a drainage area of about 27,300 square kilometers in the provinces of Apayao, Aurora,
Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino.
The estimated annual discharge is 53,943 million cubic meters with a groundwater reserve of 47,895
million cubic meters.
Flooding
The Cagayan River and its tributaries are subject to extensive flooding during the monsoon season
in Southeast Asia from May to October.
The average annual rainfall in 1,000 millimeters in the northern part and 3,000 millimeters in the
southern mountains where the river's headwaters lie.Water from the mountains flow down very
slowly because of surface retention over the extensive flood plain, the gorges in the gently-sloping
mountains and the meandering course of the river.
The inundation of the Cagayan River and its tributaries have caused great loss of life and property and
substantial losses to the local and national economies. The Philippine government has established
several flood warning stations along the river. Experts are specifically monitoring the lower reaches
from Tuguegarao to Aparri and the alluvial plainfrom Ilagan to Tumauini, Isabela.
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Flora and Fauna

The Cagayan River passes through one of the few remaining primary forests in the Philippines.It
supports the lives of numerous endemic and endangered species, like the Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon
(Gallicolumbaluzonica), Philippine eagle (Pithecophagajefferyi) and a rare riverine fish, locally
called ludong (Cestreausplicatilis).
The ludong spawns in Cagayan River's upper reaches in Jones, Isabela. In late October until mid-
November, the fish travel down the river to release their eggs at the river mouth near Aparri.In
February, ludong fry by the millions are again caught in fine nets as these travel upstream.
Due to the dwindling number of ludong caught yearly, local governments have imposed a ban on
catching the fish and its fry, but the ban has failed.
People
The river traverses four provinces: Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan. These provinces have
an approximate population of two million people, mostly farmers and indigenous tribesmen.
The Ibanag people derive their tribe's name from Cagayan River's ancient name, Bannag.
The Gaddang tribe lived in the upper riches of the Cagayan River and its tributaries.
Economic Importance
The river drains a fertile valley that produces a variety of crops, including rice, corn, bananas, coconut,
citrus and tobacco.There are dams in two of the river's tributaries, the Magat and Chico Rivers, and
there are also several mining concessions in the mineral-rich Cordillera Mountains near the
headwaters of the two tributary rivers.
The provincial governments along the river have also developed tourism programs that offer activities
on the river, particularly whitewater rafting.
Sub-watersheds of Cauayan City
The mighty Cagayan River and its tributaries form the natural drainage of Cauayan. It
traverses the entire city from south to north cutting it almost equally into two segments. The
tributaries of the river are seven (7) creeks namely Minanga, Caonayan, Bulod, Nungnungan,
Alinam, Marabulig, and Minante. The Caonayan and Marawi-rawi creeks serve as outlet of
the forest region while Bulod creek serves as outlet of Tanap region to the Cagayan River.
These water bodies within the locality are good sources of fresh water fishes and also provide
water for irrigation purposes.
These water bodies also forms the four (4) Subwatersheds of Cauayan City. These are the
MARAB-ALI Subwatershed (SW1) with an approximate area of 11,326.47 hectares comprising
32.99% of the entire area of the City; TagaranSubwatershed (SW2) comprising an area of
9,,512.59has or 27.70%; Marawi-rawiSw (SW3)- 6,030.05has or 17.56% and
CaonayanSubwatershed (SW4) comprising an area of 7,466.77has or 21.75% of the City.
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Table No. 3. Area Distribution per Sub-Watershed
Subwatershed Name Major use Area (Has) %

Subwatershed 1 MARAB-ALI Sw Riceland Agriculture, settlements
and Institutional Area 11,326.47 32.99
Subwatershed 2 Marawi- Settlements, livestock, cornland

rawiSw agriculture, fruit orchard & forest 6,030.05 17.56
plantations
Subwatershed 3 CaonayanSw Corn, Cassava, Sugarcane,
livestock and fruit and forest 7,466.77 21.75
plantations
Subwatershed 4 TagaranSw Industrial and commercial
centers, housing projects, social
service facilities and memorial 9,512.59 27.70
gardens, cornland, livestock, and
mineral lands
Total Area 34,335.88 100.00
Figure 3. Sub Watershed Map of the City of Cauayan
SW1 SW3
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Figure 4. The Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zone Map
Source: Socio-Economic Profile of Cauayan City, 2016
Water production and consumption
Freshwater availability is very dependent on sustainability of supply from various sources such
as surface water, ground-water, and volume of rainfall received and stored on the ground
surface in a given year. In most cases, where water supply is a problem, the City LGU and
concerned government agencies construct infrastructure to conserve the flow of surface
water. These structures are in the form of dam, water reservoirs, small water impounding
earth dams, and rainwater harvesters which are used for irrigation, energy generation,
commercial, industrial and residential uses.
In many instances, households draw their water for domestic use from the ground-water
aquifer. The City of Cauayan has constructed several small water impounding dams to
conserve available surface runoff from creeks and rainfall. Several drilled water pumps
powered by mechanical engines are also used to draw-up water from the aquifer for rice land
irrigation. Using the table below, (Table 16) the following estimated volume of quality water
requirement annually reaches to about 38.33Million cubic meters, and increasing yearly
proportional to the increase of population.
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Table No. 4. Estimated Water Requirement for the Annual Operations of the City
StdReqt* Baseline
Per Capita Dietary Food Requirement/ Agricultural (Cu.m/yr / Data (Hh Projected Demand for Basic Water ('000CuM/Hh or Unit/Year)
Products Hh or or Unit)
unit) 2015 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
City of Cauayan 1.09 129,523 133,805 135,263 136,738 138,228 139,735 141,258 142,798 144,354
45,803.71 47,310.68 48,817.64
Average HH Size & Increase 4.21 30,766 31,783 32,129 32,479 32,833 33,191 33,553 33,919 34,288
34,632.50 34,990.42 35,348.33
No. of Hh Connections (+1.0109 APGR) 9,844 9,951 10,060 10,169 10,280 10,392 10,506 10,620 10,736
10,843.79 10,955.90 11,068.02
Potable Water for connected households (Ave.
240 2,363 2,388 2,414 2,441 2,467 2,494 2,521 2,549 2,577
vol=240m3/Year) 2,602.71 2,629.68 2,656.64
Potable Water for non-connection households (Ave.
120 20,922 21,150 21,380 21,613 21,849 22,087 22,328 22,571 22,817
vol=240m4/Year) 23,046.18 23,284.36 23,522.54
Potable water for school building (116 units with 1.09%

500 116 58.63 59.27 59.92 60.57 61.23 61.9 62.57 63.25
increase in demand per year 63.89 64.55 65.21
Potable water for Commercial building (Vol. 120m3/yr)

120 3,418 414.63 419.15 423.72 428.34 433.01 437.73 442.5 447.32
with 1.09% increase per year 451.82 456.49 461.16
Water for General industrial/Hospital use (Vol. 1200
1200 102 123.73 125.08 126.45 127.82 129.22 130.63 132.05 133.49
m3/yr) w/ 1.09% increase per year 134.83 136.23 137.62
Water for resorts and hotels operation with 1.09%

2400 25 60.65 61.32 61.98 62.66 63.34 64.03 64.73 65.44
increase of use per year 66.09 66.78 67.46
Water for irrigation purposes 10cm depth with 20% 14,130.8 14,130.8 14,130.8 14,130.8 14,130.8 14,130.8 14,130.8 14,130.8
1000 11304.7
evaporation rate 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 14,130.88 14,130.88 14,130.88
38,326.4 38,590.1 38,856.7 39,126.2 39,398.7 39,674.1 39,952.5 40,234.0
Total Estimated Volume of Demand (m3)
4 7 8 9 4 6 8 4 40,496.14 40,768.64 41,041.14
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Wood material for local needs
New and old residential buildings need wood for construction materials. In the DENR
estimates, a new medium built house needs at least 2-3 cubic meters of good lumber
materials for roofing, sidings, door and window frames. For a bungalow house, it can consume
about 5 cubic meters of good lumber. Given the increasing population and developing new
households at the rate of 1.09% annually, a considerable volume of lumber may be required
to construct new houses for new families. In addition, there are other private and government
infrastructures such as business firms, government institutions, and commercial
establishments that need some volume of good lumber for construction purposes.
Given these needs, assumptions were drawn to estimate the volume of wood requirements
of local stakeholders required to operate their businesses. If this is so, it will be a concern for
the local government to facilitate the provision of sources of wood materials, or create a
policy to address the needs for raw materials of wood such as use of alternative durable
housing materials that is cost efficient and accessible even by poor households.
Reduction of flood damages
Cities and municipalities lie within watershed. Depending on the characteristics of the
watershed, the exposure of these areas to risks of floods, landslides, and flash-floods are likely
to happen. Factors such as the size, form, slope, forest or vegetative cover, and presence of
structures are contributory to the occurrence of floods to flood-prone areas. Floods and its
effects to crops, livestock, businesses, infrastructures and even lives of the people affect the
development of the city, the community and the households, specifically.
The FLUP is a tool that can be used by the City LGU to reduce the damages and extent of
impacts of floods by:
(a) identifying flood-hazard areas,
(b) limiting settlements, investments within flood hazard areas,
(c) constructing structures to prevent flooding within flood prone areas,
(d) promoting soil and water conservation mechanisms in steep slopes tapped for agricultural
activities,
(e) implementing the riparian law and protection of the river/streambanks, and
(f) developing community-based disaster risk reduction plans.
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Figure 4. Flood Susceptibility Map of Cauayan City
Source: CPDC
General Strategies for FLUP implementation in response to current problems, issues, needs,
and opportunities in LGUs forests and forest lands.
The FLUP as an instrument to respond to current problems, issues, needs, and opportunities
in the City LGU’s forests and forestlands takes off from determining the current conditions of
the FFL and analyzing the underlying causes why such condition prevailed over the ideal
situation at which local and national on-site managers have to achieve. Problems, issues,
needs, and priorities will be iterated and assessed as to its magnitude of impact, the urgency
of solutions, and the It follows with the crafting of vision that sets the direction of the
management team, and setting the goals to achieve that success redounds to the vision.
It then undergo through the process of identifying strategies and prioritizing the management
focus in a manner that shall ensure cost effective and efficient plan implementation. Specific
activities, implementation mechanism, and the management structure who shall supervise
the implementation of the development activities, budget estimation and complementation
of technical and financial resources, linkages with other development and conservation
organizations, and other important support activities.
The FLUP shall undergo through the process of legitimization by the SangguniangPanglunsod,
and approved by the City Mayor for execution with the affirmation of the Regional Director
of the DENR Regional Office of Region 02 for field implementation. The implementation
mechanism shall be governed by a Memorandum of Agreement(MoA) that establishes the
collaboration and partnership in implementing development and regulatory activities within
the subject forests and forestlands.
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The Plan itself is a tool that shall be used to measure the attainment of targets and indicators
of success. As a tool, it shall conduct periodic assessment to evaluate accomplishments,
identify backlogs and strategize adjustments to ascertain that the activities are leading to the
goals and ultimately, the vision for which the Plan is implemented.
In general, the FLUP shall address the problems and issues of continuing forestlands
degradation impaired watershed functions, and riverbank erosion through the following
strategies:
1. Improving forest and biodiversity protection

2. Rehabilitating denuded forestlands and riparian zones to reduce the risks and damages
from floods
3. Improving productivity of forest production areas to meet the food security and
economic needs of the forestland communities.
4. Institutionalizing on-site forest and forestlands management, and
5. Tapping opportunities by improving linkage development with various environmental
institutions
CHAPTER VII
HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION
7.1 Heritage and Conservation Strategies: Understanding the Justifications and Implications
Conserving urban heritage - historical buildings, festivals, art forms, dance, music, sculpture
etc. - may seem less of a priority compared to more pressing issues such as infrastructure
development, poverty alleviation or job creation.
But, in the long run, effective conservation of heritage resources not only helps in preserving
and safeguarding the resources, but also in revitalizing local economies, and in bringing about
a sense of identity, pride and belonging to residents.
Good heritage conservation strategies require
• better appreciation of the value of heritage assets (both tangible and intangible), and
• integration of such strategies within the larger processes of planning and development of a
city or urban area.
Heritage preservation and conservation policies -
• help in building urban identity and pride in its residents.

• go beyond just resorting and preserving historical assets,
• lead to well-being and security, through broad community participation and involvement.
• generate opportunities for job creation and poverty alleviation broadly, and in the long-run,
help achieve sustainability goals as well.
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Figure 1: Heritage Conservation Policy Dimensions
Figure 1 above illustrates the dimensions of heritage conservation that accrue not only for heritage
assets, but also to larger development aspects (across the x-axis). Distinctions across the y-axis on the
other hand show the benefits at the community level, and at the city levels.
Some of the key aspects of the four quadrants in the figure above illustrate some of the contributing
factors to heritage conservation, but are not limited to these alone, and there are several other
aspects as well - geographical information systems and mapping, financial instruments etc. - that have
not been included.
Larger developmental aspects of heritage conservation strategies at the city level cover issues such
as tourism development, job creation and poverty alleviation. At the community level, priorities
change to security and safety (including disaster resilience), community well-being and community
participation.
Heritage aspects at the city level cover issues such as urban planning/zoning, infrastructure/services
provision, and transportation management. At the community level, heritage conservation help in
creating a "sense of place", urban identity and pride, and specific preservation of the community.
Using the above discussion, a series of eight sections is presented below that outline the justifications
and implications of heritage conservation strategies:
1. Heritage conservation and urban identity / pride: A good heritage conservation strategy is
critical to build a strong urban identity and pride in our cities and towns.
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2. Heritage conservation is more than history: A good heritage conservation strategy

incorporates all aspects of a region's heritage - historical, but also natural and cultural.
3. Heritage conservation needs community participation and involvement: A good heritage
conservation strategy requires the active participation and involvement of the local
community in all aspects of its development and implementation.
4. Heritage conservation leads to well-being / human security: A good heritage conservation
strategy should also have well-being and human security as some of its eventual goals for the
local community.
5. Heritage conservation is critical to job creation and poverty alleviation: A good heritage
conservation strategy should be linked to the local economy, in order to create jobs and
alleviate poverty - particularly in developing countries
6. Heritage conservation helps preserve intangible local cultures: A good heritage conservation
strategy looks at both tangible and intangible heritage resources in an integrated manner
7. Heritage conservation strongly influences sustainability goals: A good heritage conservation
strategy inherently takes into account, the long term sustainability goals of the region
8. Heritage conservation through localization, contextualization& and customization: A good
heritage conservation strategy needs to be localized, contextualized and customized in order
for it to succeed and deliver on its goals.
Sustainable Development Goals and Heritage
The 17 SDGs have a number of targets embedded within them focusing on a number of sub-themes
and issues.
Goal 11 aims to “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” This
goal envisions sustainable, livable urban centers with universal access to green spaces. There are a
total of 10 targets to be achieved under this Goal.
Target 11.4 specifically calls for “Strengthening efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural
and natural heritage”
How can this target be achieved?
Heritage Conservation and urban identity/pride - A good heritage conservation strategy is critical to
build a strong urban identity and pride in our cities and towns.
• Urban Growth
Cities, particularly in developing countries, have been steadily growing at a high rate, far
outstripping population growth rates at the national or regional levels. This growth has also
been a result of rural population migrating to urban areas to search for jobs and economic
opportunities.
• Multi-cultural diversity
Cities therefore simultaneously present both a challenge and an opportunity for their sustainable
growth, and for building a good quality of life. Most decision-makers fail to see the people
themselves as a resource - as most of them come from different regions and cultures, bringing
with them a broad multi-cultural diversity that can add to the 'salad bowl' of a city (and not the
'melting pot' as we always think it is!!)
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• Urban anonymity
But without the necessary economic opportunities and jobs sought by urban populations, this
has led to a divided society of haves and have-nots, of skills, finances and access to resources.
From a cultural perspective, this situation is manifested by the phenomenon of urban
anonymity, of a culturally rich population unable to find ways to express itself.
• Need for a 'handle'
Providing opportunities for cultural and heritage expressions in a multi-dimensional society is

a critical first step in any sound heritage conservation strategy. This requires a 'handle' - an
anchor of sorts - to which people and their talents can revolve around. The inspiration can
come in the form of a broader heritage 'platform' (literally and figuratively!) on which people
can find opportunities to express their talent - which a city effectively offers!
• Urban identity
Many cities have reinvented themselves to develop this heritage platform by building and emphasizing
their historical roots and cultural assets. Developing and facilitating such a platform gives credence
and justification for a city to provide a distinct urban identity to cultural expressions and
manifestations.
City pride
The ultimate goal of all of the above actions - one that will ensure success of a heritage conservation
strategy - is to develop pride in the residents of the city towards their culture and heritage. This will
go a long way in facilitating active community participation in cultural heritage activities.
Heritage Conservation is more than just history - A good heritage conservation strategy incorporates
all aspects of a region's heritage - historical, but also natural and cultural.
• Current emphasis of heritage plans
Much of local and national government's plans for preserving 'heritage' deals almost
exclusively with physical assets, such as historical sites and buildings - Palaces, temples,
churches, mosques, tombs, and similar sites. This is particularly true in countries and regions
that have a long history and a number of historical public buildings.
• But heritage is more than that
We need to remember that heritage is in fact more than just physical buildings. The true heritage of
an area is to comprehensively look at not only the tangible assets, but intangible ones as well. This
includes public assets, and private 'domestic' assets such as dance, music, art, festivals, dresses, food,
and more form part of the area's heritage.
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• Need for a broader outlook
A problem that is faced in heritage conservation is the vertical demarcation of natural, cultural
and historical heritage assets between different departments and agencies, with little, if any,
coordination or integration among them. This clearly calls for a more coordinated effort
among the different stakeholders - who maintain their individual goals and objectives, but
collectively incorporate them into a common and agreed vision.
• Components of a strategy
Taking the above points into consideration in developing a conservation strategy will first of
all require a comprehensive inventory that can be used to make informed decisions about the
management of heritage sites. This is followed by a work program to protect and rehabilitate
heritage features as well as improves opportunities for the local community to be involved.
Along with the implementation of the work program is its operations and maintenance,
containing a fiscally responsible plan defining the routine, ongoing operating and
maintenance activities needed to ensure clean, safe and preserved heritage assets.
Community involvement and awareness should be an integral and important component of the
strategy, to increase educational opportunities, stewardship programs and communityinvolvement
activities. Monitoring is also an important component, to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy,
and to provide updates to the strategies as needed.
Heritage Conservation needs participation and involvement of the community - A good heritage
conservation strategy requires the active participation and involvement of the local community in all
aspects of its development and implementation.
• What indeed is participation?
The idea that people should participate in planning, implementing and managing heritage
assets has gained acceptance among governments and development agencies. Arguments in
favor of citizen’s participation have been touted for long, and ultimately it means a readiness
of both the government and the citizens to accept responsibilities and perform activities. It
also means that the value of each group's contribution is seen, appreciated and used. The
honest inclusion of a community's representatives as "partners" in decision-making makes for
successful citizen's participation.
• Importance of participation
Effective and comprehensive participation of the local community in heritage planning and
implementation will help in maintaining continuous dialogue between the government and
community, so that a coordinated/integrated approach can be effected, and conflicts resolved. It also
helps in utilizing resources to the best possible extent, and establishing a network where training and
awareness building can take place. Community participation can be used to deal with micro issues,
which usually suffer due to lack of focus and location-specific solutions.
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• A participation how-to
1. Use active rather than passive, and practical rather than theoretical methods. Involve
everyone - assign tasks which ensure everyone is involved or has a chance.
2. Begin with an activity which is of interest to all. Building a heritage map is a good start.
Provide a simple outline. Each member can then put his or her house on the map.
Other resources and landmarks can be added as required.
3. Use small groups. A large group intimidates the less bold, makes consensus more
difficult, and inhibits spontaneity. Small homogeneous groups where there is mutual
trust and concern are more cooperative and supportive, at least initially.
4. Provide meaningful data and information. For those with no or little education,
statistics and academic information cannot be interpreted. Simple graphic models,
numbers and charts should be used.
5. Facilitate access to more information. Take the group to a library, a government
office, school or on field trips where they can increase their knowledge base and learn
where to go for information in the future.
6. Conscientize the group! Only when political awareness has been raised, are people
willing and mentally able to help themselves.
Externalities of participation
Multifaceted participation of the community in heritage projects provide a number of externalities.

Participation of the community enables a clear identification and understanding of what the
community needs and feels about their locality as a whole, helping local development plans. Since
they are involved in the project planning process, they can assist in decision making and providing
choices on location of services, beneficiaries, and community leaders. Participation ensures control
over allocation of project resources, and mobilization of community resources for development. If
implemented properly, community participation also becomes important for implementing project
activities and in periodic monitoring and evaluation of project activities.
Heritage Conservation leads to well-being and human security - A good heritage conservation strategy
should also have well-being and human security as some of its eventual goals for the local community.
• Well-being and human security
'Human security' has to be seen as an outcome of multiple and interacting processes.

Economic, demographic, environmental, and social issues are increasingly recognized as
affecting human security. It is achieved when and where individuals and communities have
the options necessary to end, mitigate, or adapt to risks to their human, environmental, and
social rights. It is also achieved when communities have the capacity and freedom to exercise
these options; and actively participate in attaining these options. These individually and
collectively, affect the overall well-being of our societies.
• Components of human security
Human security is concerned with safeguarding and expanding people's vital freedoms. It requires
both protecting people from critical and pervasive threats and empowering people to take charge of
their own lives. Protection refers to the norms, policies and institutions essential to shield people and
implies a 'top-down approach', such as the rule of law and democratic
governance. Empowerment underscores the role of people as actors and participants and implies a
'bottom-up' approach.
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• Where does heritage conservation come in?
If planned and implemented properly, conserving and preserving the local heritage assets
provides a rallying point for people to work together, and to feel a sense of pride in their
locality. This attachment to local heritage assets eventually results in a sense of well-being for
the local community.
Need for action to achieve well-being
A critical issue in the well-being of a community is the use of local heritage assets to generate feelings
of belonging and pride. This has to be fostered by targeting action, catering to economic,
environmental and social needs of the community. Heritage conservation strategies should cater to
these needs, making it an integral part of the development of the region (for example, job creation,
education, income generation etc.).
Heritage Conservation is critical to job creation and poverty alleviation - A good heritage conservation
strategy should be linked to the local economy, in order to create jobs and alleviate poverty -
particularly in developing countries.
• Heritage and the local economy
The success of a heritage conservation strategy largely depends on the strength of its links to
the local economy. This linking will be important for the longer-term sustainability of the
heritage programme and of the asset itself - particularly in developing countries.
• Job creation through heritage conservation
A good heritage conservation strategy should contribute to overall developmental goals such
as poverty reduction and job creation/income generation. The goal of job creation is
particularly important, either directly in the heritage programme itself (for example, in
construction or archaeological digs etc.) or indirectly through support services (for example,
in shops, and restaurants, hotels for visitors, etc.).
Job creation can be tourism-related (for example, hospitality, transportation etc.), handicraft-
related (in the creation and in the marketing of handicraft items) or other types of jobs.
7.2 Poverty Alleviation
Heritage conservation strategies intrinsically need to include job creation and income generation for
the local community as critical components. Such strategies provide opportunities for the local
community, and also ensure in the conservation and preservation of the heritage assets, thus
alleviating poverty in the long-run.
Heritage Conservation helps preserve intangible local cultures - A good heritage conservation strategy
looks at both tangible and intangible heritage resources in an integrated manner
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• Heritage intangibles
When the term 'heritage' is used, the general public usually assumes that reference in being
made to buildings with ancient, religious and/or historical values. Heritage, of course, is much
more than just physical or tangible assets. A good heritage conservation strategy will have to
integrate intangible assets as well, creating a smooth continuum between them.
• Forums to highlight intangibles
What are intangible assets? These include art, dance, music etc. expressed through festivals,
market fairs, exhibitions, competitions, and other aspects of the local culture and religion.
These forms of assets are at the same time unique in the heritage value they individually
represent, and are also an intrinsic part of the local cultural fabric. Therefore, setting up
forums of local citizens (such as association, clubs or committees) goes a long way in
highlighting the importance of the assets, and will also bring the local community together.
• Role of mass media
The mass media - print, electronic and online - play an important role in raising awareness and
educating the local communities on heritage issues and the value they represent for them.
Seeking their active involvement in the heritage conservation action right from the beginning
will ensure that the local community is informed and involved in the activities.
• Skill transfer
A critical part of a good heritage conservation strategy that fosters and preserves both
tangible and intangible assets, is the issue of heritage skill transfer. Skill transfer can take place
in a variety of ways. These include for example, apprenticeships where youth can learn the
skills under a master craftsman. (Master craftsmen may in fact be designated as 'living assets'
of the local culture, as is done in Japan). Other means of skills transfer include scholarship,
academic research and other ways of local learning and doing.
7.3 The 'Glocalization' phenomenon
Preserving both tangible and intangible heritage assets has received a boost from globalization
processes. This includes the fear of anonymity of a 'global' culture and loss of heritage assets on one
hand, but also, on the other hand, the increased access to locally relevant information and tourism
opportunities that it brings. This interlinking between the very local and very global aspects is referred
to as the 'Glocalization' process - and has clear implications for heritage conservation as well!
Heritage Conservation strongly influences sustainability goals - A good heritage conservation strategy
inherently takes into account, the long term sustainability goals of the region
• Developing a local meaning to sustainability
Much as a small local problem cumulatively becomes a global problem, sustainability also starts with
small, local actions taken individually and on a daily basis. It is these small actions that eventually help
attain broad sustainable development goals. Sustainable development, by its very definition, is local
in its meaning!
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• But sustainability is about people
That is why, at the center of the sustainability thrust, is the ordinary citizen, lending a lifestyle,
sustainable or not, that has an eventual influence on the global environment. Sustainability is
about changing individual behaviors, about lifestyles choices and about reducing our
ecological impacts.
• Conservation is historical, cultural, and also ecological.
Using sustainability as an eventual goal in conservation strategies has the added, multiplier
benefits that will accrue over time. Conservation has to therefore include issues related not
only to cultural and historical, but to ecological and natural assets of the locality as well.
Promoting heritage conservation through sustainability goals
Putting a value to the local assets that we appreciate - historical, cultural and ecological - is the starting
point for heritage conservation and preservation. By assigning such a value, we ensure that " ... the
needs of the present do not compromise those of future generations" Aiming for longer-term
sustainability will include conserving heritage assets as well, because it calls for maintaining a delicate
balance between the human need to improve lifestyles and feeling of well-being on one hand, and
preserving local resources and ecosystems, on which we and future generations depend.
Heritage Conservation through localization, contextualization, and customization - A good heritage

conservation strategy needs to be localized, contextualized and customized in order for it to succeed
and deliver on its goals.
• The elements of a good strategy
A typical heritage conservation strategy will take into consideration a number of elements,
including:
o understanding the value and need of preserving and conserving local heritage assets
for the local community.
o placing an appropriate balance between the cultural, natural, historical and other
heritage assets, both tangible and intangible.
o defining the role and purpose of heritage conservation, including issues related to
governance, education and awareness, finance, technology and related aspects.
o building local stakeholder's partnerships to identify and act on roles and
responsibilities of each stakeholder
o identifying the risks, challenges, or barriers facing heritage conservation.
o opportunities or actions to strengthen heritage conservation for different
stakeholders, and its monitoring and evaluation.
Ultimately, it will be the strategy's localization, contextualization and customization that will
ensure its short and long term success in preserving the local heritage.
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• Heritage localization
"Localizing" heritage action refers to the scale of the action. A good heritage conservation strategy
will have to ensure that the scale of the action is local and micro in nature, and is - first and foremost
- relevant to, and benefits, the local community. It will be small local actions that will cumulatively
enable the conservation of heritage assets in the longer term.
• Heritage contextualization
"Contextualizing" heritage action refers to the situation of the action. A good heritage
conservation strategy will have to ensure that the situation of the local area where the
intended action is to take place, is well understood, and is - first and foremost - relevant to,
and benefits, the local community. If poverty and low-income households predominate in the
locality, then the strategy will have to focus on job creation and income generation as an
integral part of the strategy.
7.4 Heritage customization
"Customizing" heritage action refers to the need for action. A good heritage conservation strategy will
have to ensure that the need for action is understood, and is - first and foremost - relevant to, and
benefits, the local community. Understanding this need, and the priority/value placed on heritage by
the local community, will be useful to foster their deeper participation and partnership in heritage
action.
Local Heritage Conservation Initiatives
In its desire to preserve its remaining heritage, the city government of Cauayan through the
SangguninangPanlungsod passed and approved a piece of legislation on November 12, 2014 known
as Ordinance No. 2014 – 041, An Ordinance Adopting the Guidelines, Policies and Standards for the
Conservation and Development of Historic Centers/Heritage Zones in the City of Cauayan, Isabela. The
purpose of which is to serve as guide for the city government in the management and maintenance
for the conservation, restoration and preservation of historic centers or heritage zones found in the
city.
The following year, the Sangguniang Panlungsod again passed and approved on March 10, 2015
Ordinance No. 045 Series of 2015 – An Ordinance Declaring Certain Building Structures or Sites in the
City of Cauayan, Isabela as Local Heritage or Legacy Buildings, Structures or Sites Prescribing its Use
and Conservation, Creating the Cauayan City Conservation Council and for Other Purposes which, is
otherwise known as the “Local Cultural Heritage Conservation Ordinance of Cauayan City, Isabela”.
Resultantly, the following historical structures which are 75 years or more in existence were declared
heritage or legacy buildings:
• Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Church

• Hacienda de San Luis Eco-Tourism Park and the buildings found therein: Tabacalera, Casa
and EdificioAdministrativo, and
• Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas in Barangay Turayong
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Our Lady of Pillar Parish Church
On September 8, 1739, a group of Dominican missionaries landed in Turayong, a barangay of this

town. From the very start of their missionary work, the missionaries managed to convert to the
Christian Faith some 140 pioneer inhabitants of this city, the Gaddangs. This place was later named
Cauayan. In the year 1741 when the Dominican authorities, meeting in a general chapter in Manila,
declared this mission of Cauayan a full-fledged parish. It was dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar
commonly known as the NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PILLAR in the old days. Fray Antonio Del Ocampo,
who was Superior of all the missions from Cauayan to Bayombong, became the first vicar of this parish.
The first parish church was constructed by Fray Juan Prieto with the first class materials with
galvanized roofing and a ceiling of bricks. It has a beautiful tower which was later destroyed by a
violent earthquake.
Hacienda de San Luis
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Named after the patron Saint of Spain, St. Louis, the hacienda was founded in 1880's. It was known
during Spanish colonial rule as "Bodega de Tabacco". The hacienda was purchasing tobaccos as a part
of the galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco during the Spanish period. The hacienda marks the
touch of the history of Katipunan forces, the Japanese occupation, World War II, and other events of
the Philippine history.
In 2015, thru the intercession of Mayor Bernard Faustino M. Dy, the City Government of Cauayan
and the San Miguel Corporation entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to restore the historic
structures and develop the place into an Eco-tourism Park. Today, the hacienda is known to be an
exciting place for tourists. Situated along the hacienda is the most beautiful part of the journey
which is the museum, where you can see how tobaccos are being made, sculptures like of St. Luis,
and different masterpieces. You can also try the 250m long and 30ft high zip line, where you can see
from above the majestic Cagayan River and forest trees view.
If you are too adventurous, you can also try to experience the repelling or rock climbing and wall
climbing. The hacienda is also a perfect place for friends and family for a camping where you can stay
there for a night or a day to complete the adventures
Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas
A historic remnant of Hacienda de San Luis, the Tabacalera was built in 1902 during the waning years
of the tobacco company. Tabacalera, the popular name of Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas,
was founded in 1881 as a private enterprise that took on the Tobacco Monopoly of the Spanish
government. The tobacco farmlands of Cauayan lured workers from as far as Ilocos and Pangasinan.
Although it is still called tabacal, the riverside plantations now grow corn, rice, cassava and
vegetables. Today, the only reminders of Cauayan’s lucrative trade are the quaint warehouse — now
a furniture workshop.
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Table No. 5 SUMMARY OF INDIGENEOUS PEOPLES CENSUS, 2016
TRIBE AGE BRACKET SEX

BARANGAYS
KANKANA- SR.
GADDANG YBANAG ITAWIS YOGAD EY AYANGAN KALINGA TOTAL Children Youth Adult CITZN. TOTAL Male Female TOTAL
Alicaocao 1,017 1 1,018 452 49 490 27 1,018 522 496 1,018
Alinam 78 19 60 18 28 203 64 42 90 7 203 97 106 203
Andarayan 236 31 3 270 31 62 147 30 270 137 133 270
Baculod 48 48 12 14 21 1 48 21 27 48
Bugallon 154 9 11 174 54 18 74 28 174 78 96 174
Baringin Norte 84 1 85 17 12 45 11 85 47 38 85
Buena Suerte 174 174 41 23 78 32 174 78 96 174
Cabaruan 84 84 26 23 29 6 84 46 38 84
Carabatan Grande 172 172 39 10 105 18 172 79 93 172
Carabatan Punta 36 6 17 59 14 11 33 1 59 30 29 59
CarabatanChica 688 688 277 63 311 37 688 353 335 688
Casalatan 698 11 1 1 711 299 75 300 37 711 377 334 711
CassapFuera 43 43 4 8 30 1 43 19 24 43
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Catalina 44 44 3 10 27 4 44 28 16 44
Villa Luna 59 59 5 13 37 4 59 27 32 59
Culalabat 165 5 170 50 25 91 4 170 84 86 170
De Vera 566 422 35 1,023 340 117 508 58 1,023 693 330 1,023
District 1 534 7 1 542 35 51 358 98 542 256 286 542
District 2 275 14 289 31 46 173 39 289 140 149 289
Duminit 1,244 1,244 390 156 637 61 1,244 637 607 1,244
Mabantad 907 907 293 101 451 62 907 500 407 907
Maligaya 202 44 10 256 28 58 143 27 256 138 118 256
Manaoag 9 26 2 18 55 23 7 19 6 55 31 24 55
Nagrumbuan 9 32 5 8 164 10 14 242 87 21 119 15 242 118 124 242
Minante 1 44 44 10 9 18 7 44 21 23 44
Rogus 295 295 80 52 135 28 295 150 145 295
Pinoma 8 38 4 3 19 5 77 16 17 32 12 77 39 38 77
Sillawit 135 21 221 11 3 391 129 41 211 10 391 191 200 391
San Isidro 10 55 26 36 14 3 144 44 28 67 5 144 76 68 144
San Pablo 353 56 6 5 420 111 36 230 43 420 216 204 420
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San Luis 50 656 128 834 271 122 383 58 834 443 391 834
Turayong 331 331 131 23 174 3 331 173 158 331
Union 7 19 37 3 66 12 9 44 1 66 34 32 66
Villa Flor 92 92 15 15 56 6 92 42 50 92
Villa Concepcion 283 283 69 47 155 12 283 150 133 283
TOTAL 8,704 1,586 299 52 809 49 38 11,537 3,503 1,414 5,821 799 11,537 6,071 5,466 11,537
Percent 75.44 13.75 2.59 0.45 7.01 0.42 0.42 100.10 30.36 12.26 50.46 6.93 100.00 52.62 47.38 100.00
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7.5 Indigenous Population of Cauayan City, 2016
Table No. 5 presents the current population of indigenous tribes residing in the city. Of the 65
component barangays of the city of Cauayan, 35 barangays are inhabited by various indigenous
peoples. Majority of the indigenous tribes are the Gaddangs residing in 33 barangays comprising 8,704
which is equivalent to 75.44% of the total number of indigenous population of the city. Most of the
Gaddangs live in Barangay Duminit with 1,244 and 1,017 lives in Alicaocao; Mabantad has 907 while
Casalatan and CarabbatanChica have 698 and 688 Gaddangs respectively.
The Ibanag tribe came in distant second with a total population of 1,586 or 13.75%. Most of the
Ibanags reside in Barangays San Luis and Devera with 656 and 422 Ibanags respectively. The third slot
is occupied by the Kankana-ey with 809 population or 7.01%. They live in Barangay Rogus with 295,
Sillawit with 221 and 164 lives in Nagrumbuan. Other indigenous peoples living in Cauayan are the
Itawes with 299 population most of them reside in barangay San Luis and Alinam; Yogad has 52 and
most of them live in Alinam and CarabbatanPunta ;Ayangan account for 49where most of them reside
in Barangay San Isidro and Sillawit while Kalinga has 38 population found in Barangays Manaoag and
Nagrumbuan.
The Gaddangs
The Gaddang once comprised a large group in the Cagayan
Valley region and are mostly found in Central Isabela,
Nueva Vizaya, Quirino, and Cagayan. Most of them can
also speak Ilocano, the lingua franca of Northern Luzon;
the Gaddang language is closely related to Agta, Atta,
Ibanag, Isneg, Itawis, Malaweg, and Yogad. Moreover,
they're known by other names such as the Gadan,
Gaddanes, Iraya, and Irraya, meaning “upriver”. They can
be found in the eastern parts of Ifugao, the mountain
province in Southeast Kalinga, and in the foothills of
Cordillera Central. During the Spanish occupation, the
lowland Gaddangs intermingled with other valley
occupants, such as the Ibanags and Ilocanos, while others
still, fled to the Cordillera and Sierra Madre Mountains to escape Spanish persecution. The population
of this indigenous tribe is declining as they intermarry with and become absorbed by the larger
groups. Their name derives from a combination of ga “heat” and dang “burned”, hence, they have a
darker complexion compared to other peoples of the Cordilleras. Christians stereotyped them as
'untamed' and dangerous; in reality, they're of a calmer disposition compared to neighboring tribes.
The highlanders have maintained their unique culture, including their traditional costumes lavishly
adorned with beads and precious stones. For instance, their ceremonial dress and ornamentation are
some of the most elaborate and decorative; clothing of Western cut and commercial fabric are
obtained from the lowland market. They have a penchant for decorating their clothes with beads,
shells, buttons, and coins – sometimes covering significant portions of the clothing with
ornamentations. Everyday attire, on the other hand, is simple, as evidenced by the men who don G-
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strings either in the homes or fields but don a pair of pants over their loin cloths when going to
town. For ceremonies, men slip into loincloths (dinega), a small beaded jacket (koton), and cape
(tapit).
Their residences are elevated and supported with tall posts of wood or bamboo that include a
removable ladder that can be drawn up day and/or night to avoid intruders or enemies.
THE YBANAG PEOPLE
Ibanag is also known as "Ybanag" and "Ybanak" or "Ibanak". The word Ybanag derives from the prefix
"Y-" which may refer to "native, resident, or people of" and bannag which means "river".The ybanags
are an ethnolinguistic minoritynumbering a little more than half a million people, who inhabit the
provinces of Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya. They are one of the largest ethnolinguistic
minorities in the Philippines. Ibanags speak the same language under the same name.
However, due to the Philippine government's attempts at displacing minority languages and
imposing Filipino as a lingua franca, the use of Ibanag language has now diminished but remains
strong with Ibanags living overseas. Thus while there may still be Ibanags around, the language is
slowly being displaced. In addition to this, many if not most Ibanags speak Ilocano, which has over the
years, supplanted Ibanag as the more dominant language in the region.
LANGUAGE
The Ibanag language (also Ybanag) is spoken by about 500,000 speakers in two of the northeastern
most provinces of the Philippines, Isabela and Cagayan, especially in Tuguegarao
City, Solana, Cabagan,San Pablo, Isabela, Tumauini, Isabela, Sta. Maria, Isabela, Sto. Tomas
Isabela, Ilagan, Gamu, Naguilian and Reina Mercedes. There are also several speakers of the Ibanag
language in Abulug, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Lal-lo and Tuao. Most of the speakers can speak Ilocano,
the lingua franca of Northern Luzon, as well. Ibanag is derived from bannag ‘river’. It is closely related
to Gaddang, Itawis, Agta, Atta, Yogad, Isneg and Malaweg.
ORIGIN (HISTORY)
The Ibanags originated in the region around the mouth of the Cagayan River and is dispersed
southward within the last 200 years, influencing groups like the Itawis, Isinay, and Gaddang.
CHARACTERISTICS
The Ybanags are the most assimilable and adaptable among groups of Filipinos -- they are easily
influenced by people around them, and is evident in their taste of food, clothing, and language.
The Ybanags are reputed to be the tallest of all the ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippines and often
distinguish themselves by the color of their elbows (Kunnasi kangisi' na sikum, meaning "How dark is
your elbow?"). Oftentimes it is joked upon by Ibanags that their elbows tend to be of darker
complexion than the rest of the Filipinos. In addition to this, Ibanags tend to be taller in stock and have
a peculiar height on the bridge of their noses.
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7.6 CULTURE
Politics:
The early Cagayanes lived in villages governed by an Urayan holding the executive powers, an ukom
or judge and a kammaranan who made policies and regulations or the community.
Livelihood:
The Ybanags are lowland farmers that used to inhabit the area along the Cagayan coast but migrated
further inland. They conducted trade with neighboring areas using distinctive seacrafts, and their
commercial interests made their language the medium of commerce throughout the region before
the influx of Ilokano migrants. They are also excellent blacksmiths and continue to make good bolos,
and they engage in fishing and farming.
Marriage, Community, and Family:
The Ibanags are clanish: in a barrio, each one is a relative of someone.
Marriage customs, moreover, have been made simple to a certain degree. Wedding expenses are
shouldered by both the bride and groom; unlike before that only the groom's parents take over all the
expenses. Preparations need not be extravagant, but the umune-ca presents (dowry) and maginterga
are still part of the traditions.
Another Ibanag custom is placing a great value on children which is considered a gift from God.
Couples without children are deemed unlucky and are believed to be punished. In this relation, many
beliefs and rituals of Ibanag are associated with conception. One is a ritual to free an expectant mother
from sickness. It uses a lutung, a wooden container from a bark of a tree. A small piece is taken from
it, pulverized, burned, and mixed with coffee. Then, this will be served to the woman on a full moon
with chanting of prayers.
Literature:
Ybanag folk literature, like any other literature, is the expression of Cagayanos’ emotions and has
spread to some parts of Northern Luzon. In a span of around 500 years, the Ibanag literary, balladeer,
and minstrel, and rural folks and countryside mystics have composed and handed down a great
number of folk literatures promoting love, peace, justice, honesty, unity, morality, reconciliation, and
lifestyle improvement because of the divisiveness and vices everyday conflicts can bring to a person.
Their literature is didactic, moralistic, predominantly sentimental, romantic, socialistic, comic and
spiritual.
Their poetry, on the other hand, is mostly sung, which explains how it was handed down to the
present: by way of oral tradition. They are also fond of making proverbs (unoni) and riddles (palavvun).
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ANALYSIS AND REFLECTION
Ybanag people are just one of the ones they call “minorities”, the Indigenous People. Nevertheless,
they are often underestimated, or isolated. But unlike, other IP’s, the Ybanags are being easily
influenced by other culture around them, deteriorating their own culture.
The Ybanags are dominant in some places in Region II. And again, unlike other IP’s, they are not that
easy for distinction. Unlike the IP’s from Mt. Province which often wear their own clothing, Ybanags
wear clothes the same with the people around them. But yet, the Ybanags have their own way of living
and customs which make their tribe unique.
Kankanaey people
The Kankanaey people are an Indigenous peoples of the

Northern Philippines. They are part of the collective group
of indigenous people known as the Igorot people.
Demographics
The Kankanaey live in western Mountain Province,

northern Benguet and southeastern Ilocos Sur.[1] They
speak Kankanaey and Ilocano. The Kankanaey of western
Mountain Province from the municipalities
of Sagada and Besao, Mountain Province identify
themselves as part of a tribe called Applai or Aplai.
Prehistory
ecent DNA studies show that the Kankanaey along with the Atayal peopleT of Taiwan, were most
probably among the original ancestors of the Lapita people and modern Polynesians.[2][3] They might
even reflect a better genetic match to the original Austronesian mariners than the aboriginal
Taiwanese, as the latter were influenced by more recent migrations to Taiwan, whereas the
Kankanaey are thought to have remained an isolated relict population.[4]
Cultural
Iike most Igorot ethnic groups, the Kankanaey built sloping terraces to maximize farm space in the
rugged terrain of the Cordillera Administrative Region Cordillera.
Two famous institutions of the Kankanaey of Mountain Province are the dap-ay, the men's dormitory
and civic center, and the ebgan, the girls' dormitory where courtship between young men and women
took place. The Bontoc Igorot in Sagada and some nearby pueblos, as Takong and Agawa, the o′-lâg is
said to be called Ĭf-gan′.
The Kankanaey differ in the way they dress. The women soft-speaking Kankanaey's dress has a color
combination of black, white and red. The design of the upper attire is a criss-crossed style of black,
white and red colors. The skirt or tapis is a combination of stripes of black, white and red.
The women hard-speaking Kankanaey's dress is composed of mainly red and black with a little white
styles, as for the skirt or tapis which is mostly called bakgetand gateng. The men wore a G-string as it
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is called but it is mainly known as wanes for the Kanakaneys of Besao and Sagada. The design of
the wanes may vary according to social status or municipality.
The Kankanaey's major dances include tayaw, pattong,as Igorot wedding dance, and balangbang. The
tayaw is a community dance that is usually done in weddings; it may be also danced by the Ibaloi
people but has a different style. Pattong is also a community dance from Mountain Province which
every municipality has its own style. Balangbang is the modernized word for the word Pattong. There
are also some other dances that the Kankanaeys dance, such as the sakkuting, pinanyuan (wedding
dance) and bogi-bogi (courtship dance). Kankanaey houses are built like the other Igorot houses,
which reflect their social status.
Language[edit]
Main Kankanaey language
The name Kankanaey came from the language which they speak. The only difference among the
Kankanaey are the way they speak like intonation and the usage of some words.
In intonation, there is a hard Kankanaey or Applai and soft Kankanaey. Speakers of hard Kankanaey
are from Sagada, Besao and the surrounding parts or barrios of the said two municipalities. They speak
Kankanaey hard in intonation where they differ in some words from the soft-speaking Kankanaey.
The soft speaking Kankanaey comes from Northern Benguet, some parts of Benguet, and from the
municipalities of Sabangan, Tadian and Bauko from Mountain Province. In words, for example, an
Applai might say otik or beteg (pig) and the soft-speaking Kankanaey may say busaang or beteg as
well. The Kankanaey may also differ in some words like egay or aga, maid or maga. They also differ in
their ways of life and sometimes in culture.
The Kankanaey are identified by the language they speak and the province form where they come.
Kankanaey people from Mountain Province may call the Kankanaey from Benguet as Ibenget because
they come from Benguet. Likewise, the Kankanaey of Benguet may call their fellow Kankanaey from
Mountain Province Ibontok..
7.7 Research on the Anthology of the Gaddang Literature
In 2015, the city government in partnership with the Isabela State University Cauayan Campus
conducted a research on the Anthology of the Gaddang Literature in the City of Cauayan, Isabela. The
research was conducted by an ISU Team led by Dr. Gabriel L. Luna, Associate Professor, Isabela State
University – Cauayan Campus.
ABSTRACT
Literature in general is life itself, and the Gaddang literature in particular unfolds the Gaddang way of
life - their aspirations, values and ideals, customs and traditions, beliefs, and way of doing things
together. Hence, the collection of literature is essential part of the precious cultural heritage of the
City of Cauayan. This study determined the anthology of the Gaddang literature with respect to their
folk songs, proverbs, riddles, poems, legends, and prayers. Their literature defines who the Gaddangs
are; their identity can be expressed in their work, leisure activities, and their frustrations as well as
successes in life. The study used the descriptive ethnographic research. The researcher made use of
a documentary research. Interviews were conducted with the help of tape recorders, video tapes and
field notes to gather the collections of the literature of the Gaddang.
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In view of the foregoing, the research concluded that the Gaddang literature is an ethnic pride of the
Gaddang indigenous community. It is their literature where they draw and formulate their philosophy
in life, beliefs, customs and traditions, values and attitudes. The literature of the Gaddang provides
readers a vivid reflection of the customs and beliefs of the Gaddangs as a people. The themes of their
songs, proverbs, riddles, poems and even epics are a reflection of the indigenous people’s way of life,
their emotions, sentiments, expressions, and love and life experiences. Most of the Gaddang
literature speak of plentiful harvest, beauty of nature longings, fears of the heart, pains, prayers,
frustrations, love and their way of living. The literature in the Gaddang ethnic communities at
Cauayan City is an ethnic pride that would help the Gaddang indigenous communities in their struggle
or ethnic pride and cultural identity and the literary pieces that can contribute to the national Filipino
identity.
Keywords: Anthology, Gaddang, Literature, folk songs, proverbs, riddles, poems, legends, and
prayers.
Introduction
The Philippines consists of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are
the descendants of the Philippines. They were not absorbed by countries of Spanish and United States
colonization of the Philippine archipelago, and in the process have retained and therefore exercise
their customs and traditions. At present, the indigenous cultural communities living in the Philippine
archipelago are being protected and the Philippine government recognizes and acknowledges their
rights and well-being.
The aforementioned treatment accorded to the indigenous cultural communities in the country
becomes the Legal Bases for the enactment of the IPRA law which are the expressed mandates of the
1987 Philippine Constitution, (Section 22, Article II; section 5, Article XII; Section 6, Article XIII, and
Section 17, Article XIV), International Treaties and Conventions, notably, the International Labor
Organizations Convention 169 and also the UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous
Peoples.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples Article 12 expresses that the
cultural communities have the right to practice and revitalize their cultural traditions and customs.
This includes the right to maintain, protect, and develop the past, present and future manifestations
of their cultures such as archeological and historical, artifacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies,
visual, and performing arts and literature.
One of the indigenous communities found in the Philippines that enjoy such rights are the Gaddangs,
a cultural minority community that came from Nueva Vizcaya. Gaddang tribe is just one of the many
tribes that represent a minority Filipino population of the old mountain province. Gaddang comes
from the word GA meaning “heat of fire” and DANG meaning “burn” or “burned by the heat”. The
name probably alludes to their skin color which is darker than any of the native peoples of the Old
mountain Province. Gaddang also refers to a group of Malay with a language of their own known as
Gaddang, meaning “along the bank.” The Gaddang are among the indigenous cultural communities
in the Philippines blessed with varied beliefs and practices that served as social standards in the
community.
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Like the literature of the aborigines in Australia which is believed to have been contributed to the
literature of their country where their forebears claimed as their pride in their country, the collection
of the Gaddang literature is essential in the City of Cauayan due to the vanishing effect of the cultural
community of the Gaddang in the City of Cauayan. Evidently, there seems to be a problem along the
preservation of this literature among the Gaddangs because of the foreign influences for their
indigenous community which makes the cultural people loses its cultural heritage.
The Gaddang culture seemed to have lost and forgotten their cultural practices. As revealed by the
indigenous Gaddang people during an interview with them, the cultural artifacts were not preserved
because the indigenous community was easily magnetized by the modernization considering that
Cauayan City is fast developing city as it is envisioned to become an Ideal City of the North where it
becomes the melting pot of the region that easily attracts tourists from the different parts of the
Philippines where both local and foreign investors establish business at the City for commercial or
trading. In effect, out of 65 barangays of Cauayan City, only 17 barangays were identified where
Gaddang communities left according to the census made by the National Commission on Indigenous
Peoples at Cauayan City Service Area. Hence, the cultural extinction led the NCIP to undertake a
cultural mapping as an ‘action journey’ undertaken to identify, investigate or reclaim the worth and
importance of the Gaddang culture. Hence, the study on the anthology of the Gaddang literature was
prepared and employed the cultural mapping to recognize, protect, and promote the rights of the
indigenous cultural communities. As observed, the Gaddang today practice their traditions and
customs especially in the far-flung barrios while most of the Gaddangs in town no longer adhere to
these customs because they are economically rich and educated and this initiated modifications in
their traditions and practices.
The researcher undertakes the mapping of the Gaddang cultural community to find the cultural
uniqueness and assets or strengths of the Gaddangs.In this case, the literature of the Gaddangs would
be preserved and become an intellectual property which could be harnessed and directed to create
sustainable futures. Therefore, preservation of the indigenous peoples’ culture is the mandate of the
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples which brings to the establishment of the cultural
minorities’ community that is being brought about by the people’s shared culture and belief system.
It is therefore imperative that since the Gaddang were the original settlers in the City of Cauayan, the
people who inhabit the place need to read and study the Gaddang literature as a means of
understanding them as a people: their hopes, their dreams, their aspirations and their beliefs. The
study therefore determines the anthology of Gaddang literature with respect to folksongs, proverbs,
riddles, poems, legends and prayers. The Gaddang today should study their folklore not in terms of
its uses in the past but in terms of its functions in the present as the encapsulated wisdom of the ages.
Objective of the Study
The study aimed to document the following anthology of the Gaddang literature as follows: folk songs,
proverbs, riddles, poems, legends, and prayers.
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METHODOLOGY
The study used the ethnographic qualitative research with the support of the documentary research.
Interviews among the Gaddang elders who served as informants were utilized with the help of tape
and video recorders and field notes to gather the collections of the literature of the Gaddang. It served
as a means of validating the content of the written documents through the Gaddang elders. These
were recorded in the different sources that shed light to the researcher.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
The Gaddang celebrate life with music. Simple and enduring melodies are among their earliest
memories of childhood since the education of the child partly begins with nursery rhymes. Folk songs
are found to stimulate children and adults’ interest in music. There are valid reasons for this interest.
One reason is the cultural value contained in the folk songs. Folk songs permeate life. They offer an
interesting series of puzzles in literary origins and influences. It is not surprising that many of the
Gaddang folk songs are hybrids of hybrids, are mixtures - a fact which may account for their appeal.
Folk songs bloom hard by the crossroads (Lomax, 1958, p.8).
The old Gaddang folks of Cauayan are moral people with high cultural values. They live with principles
taught them by their fore-parents. As per validation during the oral interviews, the Gaddang
indigenous peoples have indeed preserved their proverbial thoughts. They use short sentence,
quotes, or proverbs in their everyday ordinary life as an expression of thoughts or an advice about life.
As revealed by the informants and Gaddang elders, namely Mrs. Pilar Manguba and Mrs. Luisa Accad
Guzman, they claimed that proverbs become the Gaddang principle in life. Moreover, the informants
from Cauayan validated the documentary analyses made by the researcher on the Gaddang riddles
which can be found and based in the Gaddang proverbial statements. This could be expressed in their
practice of cultural values rooted in the Bible or Filipino nationalism or Filipino values. Some of these
are the following: fairly solidarity, industry of Gaddang, humility, wisdom, sense of unity and
cooperation, propriety, brotherhood, care for and privilege for the younger ones, high regard for
women, preservation of culture, positive attitude towards life, and positive attitude towards work.
The poems have been used by the Gaddang to express their sentiments and feelings. But since most
of them are musically inclined, most of their poems have been transformed into songs. The Gaddangs
made use of their poems during social gatherings and programs. The following poems speak of love,
goodwill, service and obedience. The Gaddang legends reflect the historical developments in their
life. The legends have become functional in the preservation and transmission of the Gaddang culture.
Through them, the Gaddangs have been informed of Magat, Battalan, Bayun, Biung and all legendary
heroes of the Gaddangs who typify their beliefs and idiosyncrasies. Christianized Gaddang basically
adhere to Christian norms of worship and ritual and no longer practice the rites of anitu. Pre-
Christian undercurrents, however, continue to run in Christian devotions. The belief in God, for
example, closely parallels the concept of Nanolay is the all-benevolent creator. The intercession of
gods and spirits has been replaced by the veneration and appeal to saints. Particularly potent beings
among the Gaddang are the BlessedVirgin Mary (as illustrated by her role in subduing the serpent of
La Torre) and San Luis Beltran, Patron Saint of Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.
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Based from the interviews and the documents gathered from the Gaddang elders, the following
literature of the Gaddang folk songs, proverbs, riddles, poems, legends, epics, and Gaddang prayers.
A. THE GADDANG FOLK SONGS
Lallao (poetry) which are often transformed into songs, often start out as compositions for special
occasions. Most poems have as themes love, goodwill, service, and obedience. Folk songs are
found to stimulate the Gaddang children and adults’ interest in the Gaddang folk music. There are
valid reasons for this interest. One reason is the cultural value contained in the folk songs. Folk
songs permeate life. They offer an interesting series of puzzles in literary origins and influences. It
is not surprising that many of the Gaddang folk songs are hybrids of hybrids, are mixtures - a fact
which may account for their appeal. Folk songs bloom hard by the crossroads (Lomax, 1958, p.8).
1. Dios Ta Gafi
DIOS TA GAFI GOOD EVENING
(Gaddang) (English)
Dios ta gafi sicuam macambalay Good evening to the owner of the house
Acuantm no cunna neggangay Let us do what is customary
Pngarrian si raddam a lallam To forget our worry and shyness
Tquesimapia ye accayam tam So that we shall enjoy for this night.
The song, Dios Ta Gafi means Good Evening. The Gaddang, like other ethnic groups in the country,
have peculiar customs of mating. The prosective bride and groom have no say in the choice of a
partner. Theirs is but to say “I do.” Most often, however, they really mean otherwise.
As soon as the father of the groom has finally set his eyes on a prospective daughter-in-law, a group
of elderly relatives call on the girls folk to present their suit. The group which includes the singer, a
well-versed speaker and poet, sing this song as they go up the girl’s house. They bring with them
crystal-white wine and food. “Dios ta Gafi” may also be sung before a party starts during occasions
or gatherings. Hence, for its social and cultural values, the song needs to be written and preserved
for future generations to use.
B. THE GADDANG PROVERBS
The old Gaddang folks of Cauayan are moral people with high cultural values. They live with principles
taught them by their fore-parents. As per validation during the oral interviews, the Gaddang
indigenous peoples have indeed preserved their proverbial thoughts. They use short sentence,
quotes, or proverbs in their everyday ordinary life as an expression of thoughts or an advice about life.
Below are the popularly known as the Gaddang proverbs commonly told by the native during their
ordinary conversation?
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1. A santol tree cannot bear a mango fruit.

The child really carries the behavior which his parents manifest. Whatever is the interest of
parents will really manifest in the personality of a child.
2. Some are industrious; others are lazy.

The role of husbands and wives. The man’s role as the breadwinner is still alive in the Gaddang
culture. A woman is not expected to earn. She only spends.
3. A girl must be home by twilight.

This is all about the prescriptions for the family on sex. The Gaddangs are still conservative
in their view of women.
4. Blood is thicker than water.

This refers to blood relations. No matter how mad a gadding with a relative, he would
still be more close to his kin than to his friend. To a kin where the blood runs faster than a
friend at the end of the day.
5. Priority of the parents over the wife or the husband.

Gratitude to the parents is a lifetime concern of the child. So strong is this conviction
that a husband or wife can give up his spouse for the sake of his parents. Thus, you can throw
your wife or husband out, but never your own parents.
6. Concept of Truth
One of the basic philosophies of the Gaddangs is embodied in their concept of truth. For
them the truth will always prevail-it will always triumph for there is no truth that won’t
Come out no matter how hard one tries to conceal it. A proverb which reflects this concept
is: “Nothing hidden will forever be concealed.”
7. Gaddang concept on Unity and Cooperation

Just like any typical Filipino the Gaddangs’ believe in and practice the bayanihan spirit. This
attitude is expressed in the following proverb: “The uncooperative may leave; the helpful may
stay.”
8. Gaddang Concept of Responsibility

The Gaddangs believe that events do not happen by chance. Any life experience, be it joy or
sorrow, comes as a result of man’s own making. This is the concept revealed in: “If you do good, it’s
yours; If you do bad, it’s yours.”
9. Industry as Preparation for the Future

Preparation and provision for future needs through hard work is a practice among the
Gaddangs’. They oath indolence, but respect hard work. They hardly have idle moments: every single
moment is spent in preparation for the future.
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10. The Gaddang’s are an investment-oriented people.

Because they are very conscious of their future, they prepare for it. Thus, “Plant that you may
reap something.”
11. Patience and Perseverance

Along with the positive view of poverty is the the Gaddangs’ practice of the value of patience
and perseverance. They look at the virtue of patience as a source of joy and the virtue of
perseverance and hard toil as source of rewards.
12. Gaddang View of Poverty

The majority of the Gaddangs are poor. While some are professionals and or have professional
children who are employed, most of them still derive their income from the fruits of the field. Many
still live in poverty, but poverty to them is never a stumbling block to success.
C. THE GADDANG RIDDLES
The Gaddang riddles can be found in their proverbial statements. This could be expressed in
their practice of cultural values rooted in the Bible or Filipino nationalism or Filipino values.
The following are the Gaddang values which they derived from the Gaddang riddles.
1. The Gaddangs are very clannish.

This was reflected not only during the interview sessions. This family solidarity is also
recurrent in their literary types such as:
A woman scatters her children. (squash)
One creature never leaves
Unless he brings his home. (turtle)
2. Faith in things unseen as in: None, but it’s around. (wind from the fan)
3. Secrecy as in: Sea by night; Tube by day. (mat)
4. Belief in unavoidable circumstances as in: There! There! Here!
5. Reliance on salt as a spice of life, as in: My riddle before (salt)
6. Belief in spirits, as in: My mate day and night Always tagging behind (shadow)
7. Hatred for greed, as in: He eats and eats; But is never satisfied (plow)
8. Recognition of man’s deeds as in: Adam’s son keeps on tagging behind (shadow)
9. Propriety and efficiency as in: Come now, it is dark; Go now it’s dawn. (window)
10. Success as fruit of hard work: Unless you hammer it, it does not eat. (nail)
11. St. Joseph’s cane cannot be tamed - (Snake)
12. Its body is snake; its head, octopus - (Coconut)
13. Inside is full of stones; outside is full of thorns -(Jackfruit)
14. Who is the tallest among those who enter the church door? - (Hunchback)
15. Coming down, it’s full; Going up, it’s empty -(Coconut)
16. Before meals, I’m full; after meals I’m hungry-(Kettle/pot)
17. It’s raining and thundering for the rooftop Is never hit- (boiling pot)
18. If you pull your daddy’s penis your mommy’s vagina screams- (bell)
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A. GADDANG POEMS
Poems have been used by the Gaddang to express their sentiments and feelings. But since most of
them are musically inclined, most of their poems have been transformed into songs. The Gaddang
make used of their poems during social gatherings and programs. The following poems speak of love,
goodwill, service and obedience.
NEVER BE HARD-HEADED
Never be hard-headed
If you have made any mistakes,
For it will only compound your troubles.
Show your goodness and kindness,
So, in the end, you will reap rewards.
When you rise early in the morning,

Be humble, courteous and kind
So you’ll reap the fruits of goodness
Never think of the hardships encountered,
For tomorrow they shall fed away.
The first poem projects a message of humility, of maintaining a low profile. The writer advises man to
humbly acknowledge his mistakes because his stubbornness would only hinder him from serving his
fellowmen. The writer values silence too. When one is silent, he reaps the rewards of his good deeds.
In the second stanza, the virtues of humility, courtesy, and kindness are further encouraged as
prerequisite for reaping good rewards. Difficulties in life are transitory. It is best not to dwell on them.
VERSES OF FRUSTRATED LOVE

I compare thee to a flower,
A ray of light that gives inspiration
More so if you give me your attention.
Love comes in many forms from the young,
Which I am expecting every morning and afternoon
In my native town.
Songs that convey what I feel

A love that caused such a burden and pain;
The four seeds I have sown
Which are my only hope.
Dried seed,
Dried hope,
Dried sees that I may plant,
That perchance your charm may let grow.
It grew, it climbed, it branched, it bloomed –
But never did it bear fruit.
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The poem is addressed to the beloved whom the writer likens to a ray of hope, a ray of light. She is
the writer’s inspiration and source of consolation. He craves for her attention day and night. But the
lover suffers because his love in unrequited. He therefore likens his love to a dried seed, dried hope
which he planted. Yet, although it remains unrequited, his love increased. It became more intense
but never bore fruit simply because the beloved gave him the cold-shoulder treatment.
TOO MUCH LOVE

How painful it is to nurture
The thought of being loved too much by you
How painful it is to know
That now I’m leaving you.
Farewell, farewell, farewell, beloved sister,

I pray long life you’ll have;
Godspeed and take care of yourself
For a long, long life!
While some songs center on the theme of un-reciprocated love, in this poem the writer complains of
feeling too much love. As he parts ways with the beloved, he wishes her a long life and advises her to
take care of herself.
GOOD SERVICE
It is good to have good service,

To give the best we could
For the sake of leadership
And industry and willingness to abide
When the time comes
And by the end of the term,
Continuously you are named
Positively for the good turn,
All because of your good service.
This poem expresses the writer’s desire to render good service. Here, the elders speak to their young
employees. They advise them to give their best to the cause of leadership and industry. Love for
work, willingness to serve, dedication and obedience all contribute to good performance which
motivates the employer to retain the services of the same people.
The Gaddangs reveal in the universal theme of love. When a Gaddang falls in love, he surrenders
himself to her. He is willing to sacrifice what is most precious to him for her loved one. He welcomes
pain and frustration, considering them as spices of love.
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Gaddang symbolism is rich in nuances of meaning. Thus, the dried seed stands for hopeless love. It
may only bloom if, by a stroke of good luck, it is sown in very fertile soil. Love is a two-way process,
and can burst into bloom only when it is requited or reciprocated.
A. THE GADDANG LEGENDS
Most of the legends culled by Lumicao-Lora from Gaddang elders appear to have gained currency
during the Spanish period, like the legend of Battalan, an old diviner from Bayombong, and the legend
of the huge snake, which alludes to the Immaculate Conception, which has sole power over this snake.
However, there are legends that may date back to pre-Spanish times like the tale of the origin of the
Magat River.
1. THE LEGEND OF BATTALAN, THE DIVINER
This legend pictures some Gaddang practices that date back to 1754, when Father Juan Molano, a
catholic missionary, was assigned in Bayombong. The legend relates some episodes in the
missionary’s association with an old man, Battalan, a native of the town. Battalan was believed to
have extraordinary powers. Hunters consulted him; he could predict rain. He could give warnings
about unpleasant events that would happen. Some natives believed in him, others did not.
2. THE LEGEND OF BAYUN, THE MENGAL BRAVE AND STRONG
The legend has two parts: the fight of Bayun with the Ifugaos and bayun kills the giant of Isabela. In
the olden times, the people of Lumabang, now Solano, were often raided by the Ifugaos. For quite
some time, the people of Lumabang were helpless victims. The Ifugaos robbed them of their
possessions.
Under the leadership of bayun, a native who had supernatural power and strength, however, the
people of Lumabang fought off the Ifugaos who retreated to the mountains. The Lumabang village
soon became progressive and prosperous. When the chief of Isabela heard of the mighty powers of
Bayun, he sought his help. Bayun killed their enemy, a giant, by cutting off his leg and beheading him.
The people of Isabela gave bayun many presents in appreciation of his help.
THE LEGEND OF THE MAGAT RIVER
The legend is about the love life of Magat, a handsome young man, who was an obstinate, strong-
willed but gentler fellow. He saved a lovely young maiden from a python as she was taking a bath in
the stream. The two fell in love. The maiden agreed to marry Magat if he promised never to see her
during mid-day.
At first, the arrangement worked, but curiosity got the better of Magat. He peeped into the room of
his wife one day and discovered that she turned into a crocodile. Upon the discovery of her real self,
the wife died. Magat buried her in his front yard and drowned himself in the same stream where he
had saved his wife from the python. The stream gradually became a mighty river. Today, it is known
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as Magat River. As the river swells every year, people interpret this as the rage and lament of Magat
who would like to get the bones of his wife. Hence, the Magat River keeps moving towards the town
of Bayombong.
4. THE BEAUTIFUL SIRENA OF MABALIT IN THE MAGAT
Sirena is the local term for the mermaid, a beautiful maiden who lives underwater. She is allegedly
responsible for the frequent untimely disappearance of human beings – babies, children, and adults,
alike. It is said that in the olden days, the sirenas would join religious processions during which they
would cause the sudden disappearances of people. Some people would disappear after a few days
but they were insane. People never knew where those who disappeared went but on one occasion a
fisherman reappeared and told of the kingdom of mermaids underwater. The fishermen however,
died in the midst of this narration.
5. THE LEGEND OF MAMBAG, THE GIANT
This legend is about a giant named Mambag, who lived in a cave in the Luyang Hill. In their effort to
to protect themselves against the giant’s evil deeds, the people used their bolos, hands, spears, and
bows and arrows, but they fought in vain. After one of his conclusive feats, the giant kicked a rock in
front of his cave and died. This rock still remains a stands in the rice fields of Jose Cutaran today.
The Gaddang legends of any group of people, in a way, reflect the historical developments in their life.
The legends have become functional in the preservation and transmission of the Gaddang culture.
Through them, the Gaddangs have been informed of Magat, Battalan, Bayun, Biung and all legendary
heroes of the Gaddangs who typify their beliefs and idiosyncrasies.
A. THE GADDANG PRAYERS
Gaddang as a cultural dialect is a powerful medium in communicating to God in prayer. Using the
Mother Tongue as a means in engaging a dialogue with God through Mary makes the Gaddang feel
at home when they pray the Gaddang Holy Rosary prayer. Hence, this proposal is prepared.
CONFESCION
(Confession)
Iccanac a sinaliuat, macconfislla-ac si Dios a macapangngua si ammi-nan sicuara Santa

mariaVirgen,ndas San Miguel Arcangel, anda SanJuan Bautista, anda sasanto apostol San pedro, San
Pablo , anni Santo Domingo anna ammin a sasanto, patamu pe siccuam se nellot tacun que a naliuat
se nonot sapit anna pangngua, gafu si agagguriat cua naliuat, gafu si accap arutu, na aggaguriat cu
analiuat antue man paguiggumallac-cu sicura Santa maria Virgen, anda SanMiguel Arcangel, anda San
Juan Bautista, anda Sasanto, Apostol San Pedro, San Pablo anni santo Domingo patam-mu pa sicuam
anna se pacquiggumallac dacami si Afu tana Dios. Amen Jesus.
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ACTO DE CONTRICION
(Act of Contrition)
AfuJesucristo a caruha Dios anna curug paya Tolay a nanolay anna nanubbut pe secuac malahaw inque
yo nacam cu si aquelalut cu a naliuat si cuam a caruha melaua, anna mecanggam si amminan
guinagguriat cun que Afu na accaliuat cu se antu lamang inalang cu na guihan na metulliat si urem,
udde ayauaccun a manalle cud se quihan na meliua si urem icca lamang nga alangan cu se curuha
canggam man tacanque si amminan. Pacoman nac Afu se itambac secuam se quihad cum a maliuat
secuam anna pasinallancu pay amin si nacam cu na pacalliuat cu anna angngi confesalcu si quihan na
naliuat-tan cu sicuan. Duffun-nac Afu se santa graciam ta que se mapadutung cu na quihan na
netambac seccuam. Amen.
(AMAMI) OUR FATHER

Ama-mi a magguian-ca si languit Our father in heaven
Mecacua na ngahan –nu Holy be your name
Mapada nga sicua-mi Your kingdom come
Na pappatulam-mu Your will be done
Macua na urem si lubag On earth as it is in heaven
Maningque si languit.
Na accanam-mi si ca ahao ia dam sicuami Give us today
Na gatut mi sicuam manin-que Our daily bread
Ammacoma mi si naggatut ira sicuami e And forgive us, our sins
ammera-cami pappasiquil si angangacacap sicua-mi As we forgive those who sin against
us
Se salacan dacami si quihan-na marall. Amen Jesus. Do not bring us to the test
But deliver us from evil. Amen
The Gaddang of Cauayan belong to the Catholic religious denomination. It was Fr. Ingeno Rapadas
who was assigned as Parish Priest of the Our lady of the Pillar, and introduced the Gaddang people to
pray and worship God using the Gaddang dialect. Since then, the Gaddang people attended the Mass
and prayed the Holy Rosary in Gaddang.
B. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
The Gaddang indigenous group has rich cultural heritage. This paper concludes the following:
1. The Gaddang literature is an ethnic pride of the Gaddang indigenous community. It is their literature
where they draw and formulate their philosophy in life, beliefs, customs and traditions, values and
attitudes;
2. The literature of the Gaddang provides readers a vivid reflection of the customs and beliefs of the
Gaddangs as a people. The themes of their songs, proverbs, riddles, poems and even epics are
reflections of the indigenous people’s way of life, their emotions, sentiments, expressions, love and
life experiences;
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3. Most of the Gaddang literature speak of plentiful harvest, beauty of nature longings, fears of the
heart, pains, prayers, frustrations, love and their way of living;
4. The Gaddang literature is an ethnic pride that would help the Gaddang indigenous people in their
struggle or ethnic pride and cultural identity and the literary pieces that can contribute to the national
Filipino identity.
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Hazard, Risk & Vulnerability

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CHAPTER VIII
HAZARD, RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT REPORT
INTRODUCTION
The Philippines is considered as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. With
impacts ranging from extreme weather events and periodic inundation to droughts and food
scarcity, climate change has been a constant reality that many Filipinos have had to face. Most
affected are those living in vulnerable communities and the lower rung urban communities
that lack awareness on proper disaster preparedness measures to take. As it is, climate
change impacts have not only intensified from an imbalanced natural eco-system, but every
onslaught has become unpredictable.
Now a day, global Climate Change is becoming frequent and ordinary. In this view, it is
imperative to integrate disaster risk reduction and climate changed adaptation in local
development planning and decision-making processes.
Republic Act No. 9729 otherwise known as an “Act Mainstreaming Climate Change into
Government Policy Formulations” and Republic Act No. 10121 otherwise known as the
“Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010" provide the bases for
mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change in the development processes such
as policy formulation, socio-economic planning among others as measure for disaster
prevention and mitigation. Likewise, the guidelines set forth by the Housing and Land Use
Regulatory Board (HLURB) requires the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate
Change Adaptation in the formulation and updating of Local Government Units (LGU)
Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP).
On November 4, 2014, with support from the Philippines Australia Human Resource and
Development Facility (PAHRODF) through the Coffey International Development’s Alumni
Grant Scheme (AGS), the NEDA Regional Office 2-based Australian Educational Institutions
Alumni, , signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City of Cauayan, represented
by City Mayor Honorable Bernard Faustino M. Dy for the formulation of the Cauayan Disaster
Risk Reduction and Vulnerability Assessment Report of the City of Cauayan. The undertaking
is designed to document the City’s hazards and vulnerabilities for easier identification of
proper spatial strategies for disaster mitigation and avoidance and also as a basis in the
identification of policies, actions, tools for implementation over the response and recovery
efforts against natural calamities-induced harm and losses citywide.
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The HLURB guideline on mainstreaming DRR/CCA in the CLUP provides two phases: first,
the conduct of climate and disaster vulnerability assessment (VA), and second, integrating
the results of the VA in the various steps of the CLUP formulation process.
The VA process involves a series of steps. Data banking or organizing hazard and risk
information including elements at risk, scoping its potential to impacts to element at risk
including its sectorial and environmental impacts, development of exposure information
using relevant tools, conducting a disaster risk assessment and summarizing the findings.
Opportune and timely the NEDA Australian Educational Institution Alumni calling themselves
FASTcilitators thought it appropriate to share its developed and utilized assessment tool for
hazards, risks and vulnerabilities with the City Government of Cauayan with the end goal to
aid and guide the DRR/CCA enhancement of their mandated Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
Technical Assistance Support has already been extended by the Australian Government to the
Mainstreaming of the country’s Provincial Development Physical Framework Plan in the
recent past. The NEDA FASTcilitators in this made available facility by PAHRODF, took this
change to further test its system and extend the needed help for the City’s CLUP
mainstreaming. The City Government on the other hand, recognizing the significance of this
assessment report and the technologies and methodologies introduced by the FASTcilitators
con-engaged with them this Vulnerability Assessment Report project, thus, committing to the
project, the City counterpart Team was established composed of the following offices:
a. The City Planning and Development Office (CPDO)

b. The City Engineering Office (CEO)
c. The City Disaster Risks Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO)
d. The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO)
Thereafter, work commenced following the agreed upon Work Program on November 04,
2014 and Commenced on January 08, 2016.
The validation of the hard work and valuable outputs of both teams was finally made by no
less than the City Planning and Development Council on June 10, 2015 during its quarterly
meeting at Isabela Hotel, Conference Hall Cauayan City.
The council members and town leaders present during the meeting expressed acclaim to the
endeavor with Honorable Mayor Bernard Faustino Dy’s affirmation and commitment to
complete the process to cover all the Barangays of the City.
Needless to say, this report is another noteworthy and celebrated milestone for the City being
first in the region to have completed the report and institutionalized the VRA process in the
City level.
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The City of Cauayan is framed to be a model for all LGUs in DRR/CCA mainstreaming their
CLUP.
On November 4, 2014, with support from the Philippines Australia Human Resource and
Development Facility (PAHRODF) through the Coffey International Development’s Alumni
Grant Scheme (AGS), the NEDA Regional Office 2-based Australian Educational Institutions
Alumni, , signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City of Cauayan, represented
by City Mayor Honorable Bernard Faustino M. Dy for the formulation of the Cauayan Disaster
Risk Reduction and Vulnerability Assessment Report of the City of Cauayan. The undertaking
is designed to document the City’s hazards and vulnerabilities for easier identification of
proper spatial strategies for disaster mitigation and avoidance and also as a basis in the
identification of policies, actions, tools for implementation over the response and recovery
efforts against natural calamities-induced harm and losses citywide.
The information presented in this assessment should be used by the City Government of
Cauayan to:
• Meet the requirement mandated NDRRM, the Climate Chance Act of 2010 and the
HLRUB supplemental guideline in updating the City Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
• Update/Prepare the City Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP) of 2016 and
other emergency and hazard events response/rescue plan, policies and
procedures; and
• Prepare strategies for cost-effective emergency planning.
To overcome the complication of manually obtaining and generating spatial data, the Team
exploits GIS in creating building footprints, geo-coding demographic data, map generation
and data analyses. Learning from previous engagements with the use of building points and
population density, the Team deem more pragmatic to use building footprints as bases for
analyses. The use of building footprints is considered spatially more reliable as population
density method is dispersed on total area of land. The Team also highlighted the significance
of integrating the geo-coded demographic, social and economic data culled from the City’s
CBMS data and cross it with digitized building footprints, and derived hazard maps for
planning and analysis. The generated set of information was further subjected to GIS and
other spatial software to come up with a city level analysis.
Finally, the commitment of the team to turn over to the City the developed GIS Based
information data base after the Technical Assistance necessitates a capacity building or
transfer of knowledge from the Team to their local counterpart to ensure functionality and
sustainability of the information derived for planning and other developmental activities of
the city.
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BACKGROUND
The Philippines is considered as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. With
impacts ranging from extreme weather events and periodic inundation to droughts and food
scarcity, climate change has been a constant reality that many Filipinos have had to face. Most
affected are those living in vulnerable communities and the lower rung urban communities
that lack awareness on proper disaster preparedness measures to take. As it is, climate
change impacts have not only intensified from an imbalanced natural eco-system, but every
onslaught has become unpredictable.
Now a day, global Climate Change is becoming frequent and ordinary. In this view, it is
imperative to integrate disaster risk reduction and climate changed adaptation in local
development planning and decision-making processes.
The HLURB guideline on mainstreaming DRR/CCA in the CLUP provides two phases: first, the
conduct of climate and disaster vulnerability assessment (VA), and second, integrating the
results of the VA in the various steps of the CLUP formulation process.
The VA process involves a series of steps. Data banking or organizing hazard and risk
information including elements at risk, scoping its potential to impacts to element at risk
including its sectorial and environmental impacts, development of exposure information
using relevant tools, conducting a disaster risk assessment and summarizing the findings.
Vulnerability Assessment Cauayan City Team
The Vulnerability Assessment of Cauayan City Team is formed to effect the formulation of the
city-level Vulnerability Assessment Report to serve as a reference in the on-going updating of
the City’s CLUP.
The Team members included staff from various division/sector of the City headed by the
CPDC. They are guided by the NEDA2-Australian Institutions Alumni named FASTcilitators who
provided technical inputs and training for the team to complete the task. Other departments
such as the City Engineering Office, City Architect Office, City Social Welfare and Development
Office, Department of Agriculture Office and the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management
Council (CDRRMC) and other local experts contributed their expertise in this assessment
endeavor.
PROJECT PROFILE
OBJECTIVES
Cauayan City is one of the most disaster hit areas in region 2, considering its geographical
location and proximity to the Cagayan River. Considering hazards alone may lead to a skewed
set of priorities for action. It is equally important to consider the severity of possible impacts
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from the hazard as well as the frequency or likelihood of a hazard event occurring. The
combination of severity and likelihood is termed the level of risk.
In determining the severity of a hazard event, a community’s vulnerability must be examined.

Vulnerability is defined as people, property, infrastructure, industry and resources, or
environments that are particularly exposed to adverse impact from a hazard event.
Likelihood reflects the frequency of occurrence for a particular hazard event and can range
from rare events occurring every 200 years to more frequent events, which usually have a
high number of recorded incidents or anecdotal evidence.
SCOPE AND IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD
Generally, this Vulnerability Assessment is (VA) is conducted to provide an assessment of the

natural hazards that may present risks to Cauayan City. Other vulnerabilities such as social,
economic and environmental are factored in to determine the extent of contribution of these
vulnerabilities to the level of risk.
Specifically, the conduct of VA in the city has multiple but related objectives:
• conduct consequence analysis of potential hazards affecting the city vis-à-vis the
different elements at risks;
• validate and update hazard maps and elements at risk;
• conduct risk estimation for the different elements at risk;
• Identify potential hazards that may require a non-routine emergency response and as
a result require the formulation of City Emergency Plans and Policies
• conduct climate change vulnerability for three major sectors of the city;
• Recommend measures and strategies that can be taken to mitigate the impact of the
hazards identified in the VA Report.
• improve current information systems for planning and development that will
underscore the importance of public awareness on DRR/CCA
In addition to meeting a HLURB and NDRRMC directives for disaster and risk management by
mapping the city vulnerability to hazard and risk, the assessment is designed to effectively
guide the City in its development direction as aimed through its vision of providing a peaceful
and progressive place to live in described as an Ideal “City of the North”.
For this, the resulting document is intended to provide the City a reference/input in
integrating DRR/CCA concern into their plans, programs and activities specifically in the
updating of their Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and in disaster response and
management plan and local policies. Also, the digital data and digital maps generated through
this undertaking will form part of the City’s Databank and will definitely improve the City land
based or spatial data and information systems for developmental planning and
implementation activities.
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In a workshop, the VA Team identified a number of natural hazards that could affect the City.
These hazards were subjected for validation and consideration by the City team. Aside from
typhoon and related events, flooding was identified as a major perennial hazard affecting
lives, properties and economic activities in the area. Likewise, the proximity of Cauayan City
to major established Philippine Fault Lines such as the Dig-Dig Fault, Divilacan fault and the
Addalam Fault make the City vulnerable to ground-shaking and its related hazards such as
landslide and liquefaction. Likewise, the Team agreed and acknowledged the fact that other
groundshaking generators might exist in the area given fault lines are not yet fully mapped-
out by concerned agencies (PHILVOCS) in the area. However, the hazards identified in this
assessment are considered more likely to impact the City than others.
METHODOLOGY
The conduct of Vulnerability Assessment for the City followed a chronological stage. The
process, while guided generally by existing guidelines, took into consideration the transfer of
technology or capability building for the City personnel who are primarily involved as
counterpart of the NEDA Team in the assessment preparation. In essence, the capacitated
and GIS-equipped Cauayan Team can later maintain and use the digital data for future
planning and for other developmental activities.
Use of GIS Technology
One key feature of this assessment is the use of Geographic Information System (GIS). Other
than for mapping, the system aided the Team to systematically geo-process and analyzed
planning variables as it allows ease in the integration of numerous data sets from various
sources. The mapping feature provided the powerful visualization of the assessment result
hence facilitates decision making and policy formulation. Its data banking feature maintains
reusable and easy-to-update sets of information for other planning related activities.
The GIS derived information are subjected to a

validation process using available on-line resources and
local knowledge and information to ascertain reliability
in the local or barangay setting. For flood hazard for
instance, Hazard maps form mandated agencies such as
the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) were
subjected to Global Mapper Software using Digital
Elevation Models to simulate flooding given the gradual
increase of flood water by some depth including terrain
features and other factors.
The Water Rise Calculation feature of the software

(Figure1) provides option to choose to increase the
water level by some amount from the selected areas.
Example, one can easily determine what would be
covered by a 100-year flood plus an additional 2 feet.
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The GIS derived hazard map/information is used to determine hazard susceptibility ratings
(high, moderate, low and very low) for the City and for the Pilot Barangays. The output is later
validated by means of workshops, mapshops and consultations to extract the most accurate
result.
For the earthquake hazard susceptibility, the Team utilized the Rapid Earthquake Damages
Assessment System (REDAS) developed by PHILVOLCS. The system is capable of providing a
quick and near real-time simulated earthquake hazard information using current and
historical seismic data of the City and adjacent areas. The REDAS output is later converted to
GIS ready data and integrated to the CBMS data of the City. The risk database that can be
incorporated into the system include population centers, roads and communication
networks, lifelines, high rise buildings, hospitals, schools, churches, banks, markets, hotels,
fire stations, gasoline stations, dams and other critical facilities.
The process started with the Preparatory Activities Figure 1:Global Mapper Water Rise Calculation Box
which include among others a Commitment Setting with
the Local Government Unit of Cauayan City. The activity
sets clearly the Teams’ targets and commitment for the strict compliance to the agreed
timeframe and submission of deliverables for both the Cauayan City and NEDA-FASTcilitators
Team. The commitments are contained in the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed
between the City of Cauayan and NEDA Regional Office 2. The same MOA provided for the
creation of a City Team of experts to serve as the NEDA-FASTcilitators’ counterpart and the
appointment of dedicated staff to undertake the preparatory stage sub-components as
outlined below.
a. Data Generation. This phase involves the generation and updating of land use and
proposed land use maps providing details of different land use classifications.
Specific to TA requirement, the proposed land use should already integrate a “no-
build” zone in reference to the identified hazards in the areas. The updated City
Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) will be primarily used as data input
in the map formulation and analyses.
b. Validation of Hazard Maps. The existing official flood maps hazards map from MGB
for flood and landslide is validated on the ground. The process intends to correct
the issues on the different extents of susceptibility. Validation will be done through
interviews and the use of more accurate digital elevation models to simulate the
impact of flooding and landslide. The validation is consistent with the Department
of Science and Technology (DOST) assessments through LIDAR mapping for the
Cagayan River Basin. The process provided a sub-meter elevation values for digital
surface model and digital terrain model.
c. Generation of Building Footprints and Ground Validation. The spatial data
generation of building footprints involved on-screen digitization of an estimated
37,000 buildings. The Team utilized online mapping servers such as Google and
Bing Maps and cross-referenced through Wikimapia for additional info on the
buildings. Field validation was made for areas with images that were not updated
since May 2013. The Cauayan team was actively involved in the process as part of
their on-the-job learning experience.
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d. Integration of Spatial and Statistical Data.On this stage the City CBMS data was
digitally integrated with the building footprints generated. Data gaps, for buildings
and households that were not included in the 2012 survey were revalidated on the
ground. The process include geo-tagging the CBMS data or translating it to
containgeographical information such as coordinates like latitude and longitude,
but may even include bearing, altitude, distance and place names and other vital
information.
2. Mapshop and Writeshop on Consequence Analysis. The hazard consequence analysis is

an iterative approach for the impact of each identified hazard to each element at risk
identified. The consequence analysis phase involved a series of mapshops and writeshops
which were designed to capacitate the Cauayan City Team on the process of digital maps
preparation, integration and analysis. The activity provides opportunity for the Team to
appreciate and understand GIS software as a powerful tool for planning and data analysis.
3. Mapshop and Writeshop on Risk Estimation. This activity involves estimating the risk
expressed as the expected annual number of lives lost, damage to property for a given
area from a particular hazard. Mathematically it involves the integration of the results of
hazards characterization with frequency analysis to derive measure of risk (Risk=Hazard x
elements at risk x vulnerability).
4. Conduct of Advocacy Forum. This information drive is intended to apprise the people of
Cauayan City on the derived maps and result of the assessment. With the participants,
coming from various divisions and sectors in the City, the activity served as a clearing
house on the data, maps and resulting analysis prior to VA document printing and
eventual turn-over to the LGU.
A. CITY PROFILE
B. Geographical, Administrative/ Political Profile
a. Administrative Region where the City is located
Table 1: Land Area, by Political Subdivision and

Percent Share
City Land Area (Has) % Share
(2010)
Tuguegarao 14,480 0.512
Ilagan 116,626 4.131
Cauayan 33,640 1.191
Tabuk 70,025 2.480
Santiago 25,550 0.905
Province of Isabela 1,241,493 0.439
Region 2 2,822,883
Source: PSA-NSCB
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Cauayan City located at the heart of the Province of Isabela and even in the entire stretch of
the Cagayan Valley Region. Cauayan City is one of the four (4) Cities of Region 2 and one of
the 3 Component Cities of the Province of Isabela. The City is proximate with the other Cities
in the province with only about 34.5 and 48 kilometers from Ilagan in the South and Santiago
City in the north respectively.
b. Geographical Location and Boundaries
Figure 2: Geographical Location
As shown in Figure 2, Cauayan City is geographically located at the center of the province of
Isabela. Its geographic coordinates range between 16 degrees, 54 minutes and 59 seconds
and 121 degrees north latitude, 47 minutes and 16 seconds east longitude.
It is bounded by the towns of Reina Mercedes on the North, Naguillian on the Northeast,
Benito Soliven on the east, San Guillermo on the Southeast, Angadanan on the South, Alicia
on the Southwest and Luna and Cabatuan on the Northwest. The City is about 375 kilometers
northeast of Manila and about 117 kilometers away from Tuguegarao City, the Regional
Center of Cagayan Valley Region.
The Cagayan River, the country's longest river runs through the City agricultural plains with
head waters coming from the Municipality of Alicia, City of Santiago, Municipality of
Angadanan, Municipality of San Agustin and the whole mountainous province of Quirino.
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Table 2: Cities and Municipalities in the near the City of Cauayan
City/Municipality Province Distance Land Area % Direction

(Has) (2010) Share
City of Cauayan Isabela 0 34,335.88 1.191
City of Santiago Isabela 35 km 25,550 0.905 south-west
City of Tabuk Kalinga 68 km 70,025 2.480 north-west
City of Ilagan Isabela 43 km 116,626 4.131 east-north-east
City of Tuguegarao Cagayan 78 km 14,480 0.512 north
Mun. of Echague Isabela 28 km 68,080 2.411 south-south-west
Mun. of Alicia Isabela 17 km 15,410 0.545 south-west
Mun. of Solano N. Vizcaya 77 km 13,980 0.495 west-south-west
Mun. of San Mateo Isabela 21 km 12,060 0.427 west
Region 2 2,822,883
Source: PSA-NSCB
c. Land Area
The City of Cauayan has an aggregate area of approximately 34,335.88 hectares or about 3.3
km2, constituting 2.70 percent of land area of the province of Isabela. Among the four Cities
of Region 2, Cauayan is the 3rd largest in land area after Echague and the City of Ilagan with
about 116,626 hectares. Among the barangays of Cauayan City, Barangay Rogus has the
largest area with 2005.0 hectares which accounts for about 6 percent of the City’s total land
area. Rogus is followed by Nagrumbuan with 2001 hectares and Barangay San Luis with 1600
hectares. Barangays Cassap Fuera, Carabbatan Grande and Ammobocan are the smallest in
terms of area with only about 25 hectares each (Table2). In terms of population density, the
urban barangays of District 1, 2, & 3 are the most densely populated with 58,66 and 54
persons per hectare respectively.
Table 3: Barangay Land Area
Barangay Land area (km2) % Share Persons/has

Alicaocao 36.04 0.11 42
Alinam 177.055 0.53 4
Amobocan 25.000 0.07 4
Andarayan 93.404 0.28 4
Bacolod 1314.954 3.91 2
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Bar. Norte 200.000 0.59 1

Bar. Sur 143.900 0.43 7
Buena Suerte 229.000 0.68 4
Bugallon 62.678 0.19 6
Buyon 1020.120 3.03 1
Cabaruan 484.040 1.44 7
Cabugao 630.000 1.87 1
Car. Bacareño 95.000 0.28 2
Car. Chica 63.000 0.19 7
Car. Grande 25.202 0.07 12
Car. Punta 75.337 0.22 6
Casalatan 833.589 2.48 1
CassapFuera 25.564 0.08 5
Catalina 33.940 0.10 2
Culalabat 145.502 0.43 4
Dabburab 258.000 0.77 4
De Vera 481.667 1.43 1
Dianao 800.250 2.38 1
Disimuray 690.528 2.05 1
District I 166.032 0.49 58
District II 32.145 0.10 66
District III 70.845 0.21 54
Duminit 100.922 0.30 13
Faustino 242.287 0.72 9
Gagabutan 195.760 0.58 2
Gappal 1349.283 4.01 2
Guayabal 258.679 0.77 5
Labinab 600.000 1.78 3
Linglingay 246.436 0.73 2
Mabantad 101.420 0.30 8
Maligaya 1367.600 4.06 2
Manaoag 601.602 1.79 2
Marabulig I 653.448 1.94 5
Marabulig II 386.000 1.15 3
Minante I 324.600 0.96 12
Minante II 582.000 1.73 5
Naganacan 424.321 1.26 3
Nagcampegan 87.608 0.26 3
Nagrumbuan 2001.000 5.95 2
Nungnungan I 1082.000 3.22 2
Nungnungan II 417.885 1.24 2
Pinoma 1350.000 4.01 2
Rizal 86.930 0.26 7
Rogus 2005.000 5.96 1
San Antonio 881.812 2.62 2
San Fermin 844.371 2.51 11
San Francisco 638.587 1.90 3
San Isidro 310.975 0.92 3
San Luis 1600.000 4.76 1
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San Pablo 1155.95 3.44 1

Sillawit 360.000 1.07 8
Sinnippil 531.288 1.58 1
Sta. Maria 382.000 1.14 2
Sta. Luciana 519.993 1.55 3
Tagaran 470.000 1.40 5
Turayong 121.000 0.36 20
Union 271.000 0.81 4
Villa Conception 1151.729 3.42 3
Villa Flor 1379.667 4.10 0
Villa Luna 351.815 1.05 4
Source: PSA-NSCB
d. Water Resources
Owing to its geographical location, Cauayan City has abundant water resources. This includes
the mighty Cagayan River whose head waters come as far as the mountainous province of
Quirino. Also, river tributaries from nearby municipalities including the Santiago City drain in
the City flood plains. Wetlands are also found in the City which serves as source of fresh water
fish to farmers. Magat Dam serves as source of irrigation for Cauayan City
Based on the Groundwater Resources and Vulnerability Assessment Program of the MGB, the
City has a vast resource of ground water for domestic use specially drinking water. As shown
in the Ground Water Potential map, the whole of the City considered local and productive
aquifers which are constantly replenished through extensive surface water by the mass
network of creeks and rivers. This type of aquifer covers the whole of the City. Based on MGB
data, ground water is usually found within 5 to 10 meters deep in the City (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Region 2 Ground Water Potential Map

Source: MGB
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e. Land Classification
Table 3: Current land use, of the 33,647 total land area of the City, 24,004 hectares or 69.9
percent of the City’s total land area is devoted to agriculture. Built-up areas have a total area
of about 4,013.28 hectares. The forested areas have an aggregate area of about 733.30
hectares. This includes brush land areas, plantation areas, and residual forest without any
existing management regime.
Table 3: GIS Derived Figures Based on Current Land Use Utilization
Land Use Classification Area Percent Share

Cemetery 13.94 0.04
Corn Field 16394.80 48.73
Creek 4.69 0.01
Grass Land 1580.69 4.70
Rice Field 11114.90 33.03
River 470.58 1.40
Sand Bar 173.41 0.52
Settlement 3476.95 10.33
Shrub Land 175.40 0.52
Tree Plantation 434.27 1.29
Wood Land 123.70 0.37
Source: GIS/PPDC
Figure 4: Cauayan City Current Land Use Map

Source: GIS/PPDC
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C. CHAPTER II : Hazard Characterization
This section involves the identification and characterizing recurring as well as potential
hazards that threatens the City using hazard maps from mandated agencies and historical
occurrence, damage and lost information. Also, the potentials, origin, triggering factors,
affected areas, properties, population affected are analyzed. As such, this chapter shows
historical data on disaster which happened in the city. Likewise, the potential hazards that
threaten based on existing information from mandated agencies such as PHIVOLCS, PAGASA
and MGB were characterized. The impact of these hazards to the element-at-risk is studied
and analyzed.
Based on existing data and historical information, the City is susceptible to both hydro
meteorological and geological hazards. The following sub-section presents in detail several
accounts of previous disaster events. Likewise, this section will describe all natural hazards
affecting the City and their probability of occurrence within a given time and their coverage
in terms of affected areas and population, intensity and strength in the case of flooding and
earthquakes.
Hydrometeorologic Hazards
The DRR/CCA Mainstreaming Guidelines by NEDA, AusAid and UNDP describes

Hydrometeorologic hazards as those that are related to water and the atmosphere caused
by climate processes. They are considered natural hazards and whose occurrence may cause
damage or even loss of life and damage to properties. They also have great impacts on the
environment as well as the socioeconomic condition of the locality.
The Hazard Map from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Regional Office II was
overlaid with the administrative map of Cauayan City using Geographic Information System
(GIS). The resulting map was later overlaid with other derived maps of the city including
derived building footprints, existing land use maps, road networks, agricultural maps and
other relevant maps to determine susceptibility of the elements-at-risk for analysis.
A. Flooding
As defined under the DRR/CCA mainstreaming Guideline, Flooding is a temporary covering

of land by water outside its normal confines. Technically, based on causes, there are two
types of flooding; first is coastal flooding which caused by occurrence of storm surges;
second is river flooding which is usually caused by the excessive run-off that was brought
about by torrential rains. River flooding which lead to overflowing of riverine systems was
the focus of this assessment for the City.
Flooding in the City comes annually as a result of heavy rains brought about by the
northeast monsoon rains and typhoons. Areas along the river systems and low laying areas
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are most vulnerable to river inundation. The unusual heavy rainfall amount also leads to the
wide spread and massive flooding in the City and aggravated sometime by the opening of
floodgates of nearby dams (Magat Dam and Pantabangan Dam).
Cauayan City hosts and serves as a basin for the mighty Cagayan River and its tributaries
whose head waters come as far as the mountains of the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and
Quirino. As part of flood plain, the City valley floor serves as the drainage area for all water
run-off that are not absorbed by the soil that comes from nearby areas upstream. Flood
plain elevation of the flood plain rises gradually from sea level at the mouth of the river in
Aparri, Cagayan to about 38 meters in Cauayan. While the elevation level should have
guaranteed immediate flushing of flood waters other factors such as river siltation, river
constriction, additional water from the dam, prolonged river flooding in the City for number
of days. Likewise, unsustainable farming and upland agriculture such as deforestation and
kaingin (e.g. converting production and protection forests into banana or corn production
areas) aggravate flooding in the area.
Furthermore, impacts of increased precipitation and extreme rainfall in the city generally
results to soil and river bank erosion, landslides, flooding, flashfloods and extended
disruptions agricultural and other economic activities. Table 3.1 show the City flooding
matrix from the MGB flood assessment through the CPDO which contain list of barangays
susceptible to flooding and approximate number of affected population.
Data generated from the CPDC-GIS shows that about 6,005.60 hectares is affected by
Floods especially during the rainy season and intense rainfall brought by typhoons that
perennially visit the City. In general, flooding in the City is regarded as dangerous and costly.
Most of affected areas are agricultural lands, infrastructures such as roads and settlements
that are located in low lying areas and along the Cagayan River which dissects the Cauayan
City into two sections (Figure 3.1)
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Figure 3.1: Cauayan City Flood Susceptibility Map
Source: GIS/CPDC
In general, effects of climate and water related hazards in the province particularly typhoons
are regarded highly disastrous. The cost of damage to agriculture, infrastructure and
properties are high. Loss of lives is irreparable.
Currently, flooding in the city is being monitored by the automatic rain gauge sensors and
water level monitoring systems installed by the DOST in flood-prone areas as assessed by
the MGB.
Table 3.1: List of Barangays at risk of River Flooding, 2011
FLOOD FLOOD
SUCESPTIBILITY SUCESPTIBILITY
BARANGAY BARANGAY
RATING and NO. OF RATING and NO. OF
AFFECTED FAMILIES AFFECTED FAMILIES
HIGH MEDIUM HIGH MEDIUM
1.Alicaocao 30 19.Gappal 21
2.Amobocan 20 20.Guayabal 25
3.Andarayan 94 21.Labinab 49
4.Baringin Norte 17 22.Mabantad 226
5.Baringin Sur 4 23.Nagcampegan 63
6.Buena Suerte 15 24.Nungnungan II 10
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7.Bugallon 27 25.San Francisco 11

8.Buyon 35 26.San Luis 50
9.C. Bacareno 41 27.San Pablo 50
10.C. Chica 90 28.Sta. Luciana 35
11.C. Grande 75 29.Tagaran 19
12.C. Punta 125 30.Union 62
13.Catalina 22 31.Villa Luna 120
14.Culalabat 20 32.Cabaruan 29
15.Dabburab 13 33.Cabugao 11
16.District III 52 34.Cassap Fuera 6
17.Duminit 59 35.Rizal 17
18.Gagabutan 107 Sub-Total 741 63
Sub-Total 846 Totals 1,587 63
Source: MGB/CPDO
Based on the inhabitants’ account on the flooding events, Table 3.2 shows flooding hot
spots in the City. The community regarded each flooding event as highly disastrous to lives,
properties and socio-economic activities. Most of the flooded areas are communities and
areas along the Cagayan River and its tributaries highlighting vulnerability of people settling
on low lying areas.
These accounts were later simulated and validated using Global Mapper flood simulator
feature the result of which is discussed in the Consequence Analysis chapter and detailed in
the discussion of the pilot barangays with the integration of some geo-coded features for
building footprints generated.
Table 3.2: Flooding Historical Account by Barangay
Barangay Purok/Sitio Extent / Cause of Flooding

Alicaocao Purok 5 Residents in the vicinity of Alicaocao Elementary School
were affected by high floods emanating from a creek
situated just a few meters from the school.
Agricultural areas adjacent to the Cagayan River were
flooded and severely damaged.
The Alicaocao Overflow bridge which links the eastern and
western areas of Cauayan City accumulates debris which
and threatens the bridge to collapse during flooding. In
addition, the bridge approach is scoured by high turbid
floodwaters and a section of the bridge slightly sunk
during a clearing operation.
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Amobocan Purok 1, 2 The areas are situated along Cagayan River and are often
and 3 inundated with flood waters as high as 1 to 2 meters.
Andarayan Being situated along the Cagayan River, the entire
barangay is often inundated
Baringin Norte Purok 1 These areas are seasonally affected by more than one
and 3 meter high of river flood. The remaining areas are
moderately flooded. This Barangay also experience
massive riverbank erosion during flooding. Eroding prime
agricultural lands in the area.
Baringin Sur Overflowing of Cagayan River causes 1 to 3 meters deep
flooding and massive riverbank erosion affects the area.
Buena Suerte Purok 1, 2, The area is moderately flooded with about breast level
and 3 depth of flood waters during strong typhoon and
prolonged heavy rainfall damaging/scouring road
infrastructure and displacing road surface aggregates
Bugallon This area is adjacent to barangay Andarayan and
experiencing moderate to high flooding affecting most
settlements and agricultural areas.
Carabbatan The entire barangay is highly susceptible to flooding being
Bacareno situated at the inner meander of the Cagayan River. Based
on anecdotal accounts, the area had already been hit by
flood of more than 3 meters high in the 1970’s.
Carabbatan Although flood depth in the area is usually less than than
Chica a meter high, the entire barangay is still highly susceptible
to flooding owing to its geomorphologic location being at
the inner meander of the Cagayan River. This is attested
by the more than 3 meters deep flood that hit the
barangay in the late 1970’s and again during TS Pedring in
September 21, 2011 that literally submerged the entire
barangay. This situation remains unless engineering
intervention is implemented and that that the Cagayan
River condition is improved
Carabbatan Puroks 1 to experience flooding up to 3m deep
Grande 3
Carabbatan Entire Barangay is affected as attested by older residents’
Punta experience flooding of up to 2 meters high.
Cassap Fuera High. Situated near the Cagayan River. peoples, account
the area was flooded of up to 2meters high in the late 70’s
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Dabburab High in Purok Bagnos and purok Maharlika and areas

adjacent to the river including the Dabburab-Baringnin
Elem School with flood level of up to more than 1 meter
during Cagayan river overflow and heavy prolonged
rainfall. The entire river bank along the barangay is often
eroded and a barangay road is almost encroached. The
rest of the barangay is is inundated by about half meter
deep
District 1 Purok 6 The area is regularly flooded by about 1.5-2 meters high
by the Marabulig creek. A number of dwelling units is
flooded.
District 3 Purok 6 District 3 experience flooding of up to 5meters deep with
and 7 1.5m deep in its outskirt (Purok 1 and 3)
Duminit All Puroks except prk 6 are seasonally inundated with up
to 5meters deep. prk 5 inundated with more than 1meter
high
Faustino Purok 5 & High risk of flooding emanating from the overflowing
6 irrigation canal
Gagabutan Purok 1&2 Affected by up to 1meter high while the rest are as high as
5meters
Guayabal Puroks 1,4, Experience 1-2-meter-deep of flooding from the Cagayan
6 and 7 River. Also, the area experiences river bank erosion.
Labinab Purok 1&2 Seasonal flooding of about 1-2 meters especially during
prolonged rainfall causing the Cagayan River to swell.
Other Puroks are moderately flooded.
Mabantad Seasonal flooding of up to 1.5m deep as a result of
Cagayan River swelling. In 2011, the barangays is literally
submerged but 5 houses on the onslaught of typhoon
Pedring.
Minante 2 Purok 1, 2 Due to its proximity with Minante Creek, the area
&4 experiences 2 m flooding
Nagcampegan Based on the community anecdotal account, the area had
experienced 2- meter deep flooding in the pass and it was
again inundated in 2011.
Nungnungan 1 Purok 6 A chest-deep flooding emanating from the nearby creek is
experienced by the community for about 3-4 days.
San Antonio Purok 4 Flooding (1m deep) of the area is caused by the bulging of
the Cagayan River
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San Francisco Puroks 3, 5 A meter-deep flooding cause by torrential rain rendered

&6 the roads impassable in 2011 flooding.
San isidro Purok 5, 6 The area is high susceptible to 3m high flooding. The
&7 adjacent areas are moderately flooded.
San Pablo The entire barangay is highly susceptible with up to 1.5m
deep floods due to its proximity to Cagayan River
Sillawit Purok 3,4 Prolonged inundation is experienced for about 3 days due
&6 to constricted outlet of flood water.
Sta Luciana The entire barangay is inundated as it is situated adjacent
to Cagayan River. A continuous rainfall caused the river to
swell resulting to waistline to chest deep flooding. Massive
riverbank erosion is likewise experienced in the area.
Union Purok 1 The area is prone high susceptibility river flooding. The
other Puroks also experienced knee-deep flooding.
According to senior residents, the area used to suffer 2m
deep prior to the construction of Magat Dam
Villa Luna Purok 4-A The area experienced 2m deep flooding during river
inundation.
Source: Community Account on Field Validation, CPDO Interview Report
D. Susceptibility of the City to Rain-Induced Landslide
The guideline described landslides as rain-induced when the water carrying capacity of the
soil is reached and its elements loosened. Intense rainfall, measuring around 100mm, can
trigger landslides. This, together with conditions such as water saturation of soil and
infiltration to fractured rocks, steep slopes, denuded forest due to unsustainable farming, and
fractured bed rocks due to ground shaking can loosen the soil and cause soil run-off and
landslide.
Result of the Rapid Geo-hazard assessment conducted by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau
(MGB) for Cauayan City in 2006 show that, of the 65 Barangays, twenty-three (23) or 35.48
percent were assessed to have the potential for landslide occurrence. For the purpose of this
assessment, the result of the survey was validated by the City GIS Team using Google mapper
simulator. The result is presented in the succeeding section of this document. Overall, the
MGB assessment identified Purok 7 in Barangay District III to be highly susceptible or critical
to landslide. There are approximately seven houses built on an unstable slope are at high risk
to landslide.
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Table 3.3 LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY RATING AND POPULATION AFFECTED
BARANGAY LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY RATING and NO. OF AFFECTED

FAMILIES
High Medium
Cabaruan
District III (Pob) 7
De vera
Rogus 5
Villafror 1
Alicaocao 15
Santa Maria
TOTAL 8 21
Source: MGB/PPDO
Table 3.4 below show the barangays that have areas prone to landslide. Most of these areas
have observable mass movement indicating erosion or landslide potentials.
Table 3.4 – Cauayan City Landslide Susceptibility Matrix

1. Overall, based on the Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,
MGB assessment, landslide and tension cracks)
Barangays Cabaruan and
District III have high
landslide susceptibility.
There are three (3)
barangays with moderate
landslide susceptibility
(De Vera, Rogus and
VillaflorBuyon
2. Cabugao Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,
landslide and tension cracks)
3. Low
Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,

landslide and tension cracks; observe for sunken or
displaced road surfaces; constant communication
and updates with Barangay Disimuray on
Geohazard situation; localize soil creeping in the
area
4. Dianao Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,

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5. Disimuray Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,

landslide and tension cracks); observe for sunken
or displaced road surfaces; constant
communication and updates with Barangay
Baculod and Casalatan on Geohazard situation;
localize soil creeping in the area
6. Gappal Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,

landslide and tension cracks
7. Labinab Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,

8. Linglingay Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,

9. Maligaya Low Monitor progress of mass movement (e.g.,

landslides, Tension cracks) Observe for presence
of mass movement (e.g., landslide, tension
cracks) Constant communication and updates
with Barangay and Santa Maria on geohazard
situation; local soil creeping with terracettes in
Purok 2 and 5
10. Manaoag Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,

11. CarabatanChica Low Monitor progress of mass movement (e.g.,

landslides, Tension cracks); Observe for presence
of mass movement (e.g., landslide, tension
cracks) Constant communication and updates
with Barangay Cabugao on geohazard situation;
local soil creeping in Purok 2
12. Cassalatan Moderate Monitor progress of mass movement (e.g.,

landslides, Tension cracks)
13. Tagaran Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,

14. Turayong Low Observe for presence of mass movement (e.g.,

15. Villa Concepcion Low Monitor progress of mass movement
Source: MGB and CPDC
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TABLE 3.5: CAUAYAN CITY FLOODING SUSCEPTIBILITY MATRIX
Barangay Flood
Susceptibility Remarks
Rating
Alicaocao Identify evacuation site; Purok 5, 6, & 7, which are

High located along a creek (a tributary of Cagayan River) are
flooded during rainy season.
Amobocan Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/river water
High levels, possibly accompanied by increased turbidity (soil
content)
Andarayan High Active embankment erosion along the Cagayan River.
Baringin Norte Embankment erosion; Embankment protection should
High
be continued until Guayabal
Baringin Sur Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek.river water
content)
Buena Suerte Observe for increase/ decrease in creek/ river water
content)
Bugallon Identify evacuation site; Riverbank erosion affects Purok
High
1, 2, & 7
Buyon Observe for rapid increase/ decrease in creek/river
High water levels, possibly accompanied by increased
turbidity (soil content)
CarabatanBacareño All portion of the Barangay are flooded during rainy
High
season.
CarabatanChica High Identify evacuation site; Riverbank erosion along
Cagayan River. Flooding occurs when Magat and
Pantabangan dams release water; Activate BDCC
Carabatan Grande High Identify evacuation site since all portions of the barangay
are eroded; Riverbank erosion along Cagayan River.
Flooding occurs during typhoon and rainy seasons and
whenever Pantabangan dam releases water.
Carabatan Punta High Identify evacuation site.
Catalina Identify evacuation site; Activate BDCC; Riverbank
erosion along Cagayan River also affects the area;
High
Flooding occurs when dam releases water and during
typhoon/ rainy seasons.
Culalabat ¼ of Barangay flooded during rainy season; Cornfields
High
main area affected.
Daburrab Observe for rapid increase/ decrease in creek/river
District III (Pob.) Relocate houses/ people living beside the creek. 12
High houses destroyed due to riverbank erosion. Upper part
of the Barangay not susceptible to flooding.
Duminit High
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Gagabutan Flooding in the barangay proper due to release of water

High from the Magat dam and swelling of Cagayan river,
Activate BDCC
Gappal Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/ river
Guayabal Bank erosion along Cagayan river at Purok 7 is already
High threatening four (4) houses. Consider relocating the
affected houses.
Labinab The Cagayan River already eroded 1 hectare of land (
High
mainly utilized as cornfields)
Mabantad Riverbank erosion along the Cagayan River also affects
High
the area.
Nagcampegan High Affecting all houses; River bank erosion affects farmlands
Nungnungan II Residential areas near river/creek are being flooded
High
during typhoon.
San Fransisco High observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/river
San Luis High Affecting farmlands and residential areas in purok 7,6,5&
4.
SanPablo(Casap High Affecting farmlands and approximately 340 houses;
Hacienda) Embankment erosion is also a problem in areas adjacent
to the Cagayan River.
Santa Luciana High Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/river water
(Daburab 2) level, possibly accompanied by increased turbidity (soil
content)
Tagaran High Flooding generally affects the cornfields.
Union High Most of the barangay is located within the floodplain of
Cagayan River.
Villa Luna High Affecting Puroks 9&12; these areas are inundated by
waters emanating from Cagayan River.
Cabaruan Moderate Flooding only affects low-lying portions of the barangay.
Cabugao Moderate Local flooding in low lying areas of Purok 3 brought
about by situation and clogging of the Garibao and
Madalag creeks; Constant communication and updates
with Barangay Sinippil on geohazard situation.
CassapFuera Moderate
Rizal Moderate Observe for rapid increase/decrease in creek/river water
levels, possibly accompanied by increased turbidity (soil
content)
Alinam Low
De Vera Low
Dianao Low
District I (Pob) Low Floods are only confined along the bank of Saul creek,
affecting about 50 families.
District 2 (Pob) Low
Faustino (Sibay) Low
Linglingay Low
Marabulig I Low
Marabulig II Low
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Minante I Low
Minante II Low
Naganacan Low
Nagrubuam Low
Nungnungan I Low
Pinoma Low
San Fermin Low
San Isidro Low
Santa Maria Low
Sillawit Low
Turayong Low
Villa Concepcion Low
Source: MGB/PPDC
Table 3.5 show, that in terms of flood susceptibility, fifty-six (56) of the City’s assessed
barangays were found to be susceptible to flooding. These barangays are located in low-lying
areas and/ or lie near a major drainage system such as the Cagayan River.
Thirty one (31) barangays are under the high flood susceptibility (Alicaocao, Amobocan,
Andarayan, Baringin Sur, Buena Suerte, Bugallon, Buyon, CarabatanBacareño,
CarabatanChica, Carabatan Grande, Carabatan Punta, Catalina, Culalabat, Daburrab, District
III (Pob), Duminit, Gagabutan, Gappal, Guayabal, Labinab, Mabantad, Nagcampegan,
Nungnungan II, San Fransisco, San Luis, San Pablo, ( Casap Hacienda), Santa Luciana, (Daburab
2), Tagaran, Union, Villa Luna.
Four (4) Barangay falls under the moderate flood susceptibility (Cabaruan, Rizal, CassapFuera,
Rizal). While there are twenty-one (21) barangays with low flood susceptibility ( Alinam, De
Vera, Dianao, District I (Pob), District II (Pob), Faustino (Sipay), Linglingay, Marabulig I,
Marabulig II, Minante I, Minante II, Naganacan, Nagrumbuan, Nungnungan I, pinoma, San
Fermin, San Isidro, Santa Maria, sillawit, Turayong, Villa Concepcion.
In contrast with the indicators used by the MGB on flood susceptibility rating (High, Moderate,
Low), following the inundation level, this report utilizes the opposite on per meter inundation
levels. The “high susceptibility” indicator for instance is used in this report to means flooding
is highly possible in certain areas given 1-3 meters of increased river depth. The moderate
susceptibility captures flooding in areas inundated by a 4-6 meter rise in river depth and so
on. The details of this methodology are discussed in the presentation of consequence analysis
for the whole city.
B. Geologic Hazards
The Philippine Archipelago occupies a segment of the western rim of the Pacific Ocean and
that of the “Ring of Fire”. This segment lies along a zone where two tectonic plates, the
Eurasian and Pacific Plates, interact through collision and compression. With this tectonic
setting, the Philippines is vulnerable to many geologic hazards such as large magnitude
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earthquakes. The presence of active and inactive fault had brought to the devastation of the
province during the 1990 Luzon earthquake that killed many lives and destroyed millions
worth of structures and facilities. This tremendous ground shaking fractured and loosen
mostly the uplands rock, posing a threat for landslides and erosions.
Earthquake Hazard Characterization Using REDAS
There are two sources of ground shaking maps, the Phivocs MGB maps and the Project READY
maps. The Phivolcs maps identified with certainty the fault lines and the location of the
epicenters. Thus, it was possible for a scenario simulation of damage using REDAS. The
scenario building (as used in this report) used a worst case scenario of 7-9 intensity. The
Project READY maps identified new fault lines within the area the locations however are
approximations.
Figure 3.1: Location map fault lines and of earthquakes that occurred in the vicinity of Cauayan City
The City is naturally affected by the movements of major fault lines in the North Philippines.
Figure 3.1 show the epicenters of the historical earthquakes that happened in the vicinity of
Cauayan City. The strongest of which is a magnitude 7.3 generated by the Palanan Fault in
1968 with a depth of 37 kilometers and about 60 kilometers away from the City. Also, a 7.0
magnitude ground shaking is recorded by the USGS on March 18, 1977 with a depth of 37
kilometers originating from Casiguran Fault. The 1990 killer quake is about 150 kilometers
away but based on community accounts it was felt at intensity 5-6 in Cauayan City proper
sending flagpole swaying during the event. Based on the final report for this catastrophe, at
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least 1,621 people killed, more than 3,000 people injured and properties severely damaged
with ensuing hazards of landslides, liquefaction, subsidence, and sandblows in the Baguio-
Cabanatuan-Dagupan and in other areas. Also, surface faulting is recorded along the
Philippine and Digdig Faults.
Figure 3.1 also show various Philippine Fault systems that may impact the City due to
groundshaking. These groundshaking generators include the Addalam Fault, (16.198°
Longitude and 120.912° Latitude) which is about 80 kilometers away from the City. The
Divilacan and Palanan Faults, which both are about 70 kilometers east of the City and a
number of Philippine Fault Systems crisscrossing the Caraballo Mountains which extends
southwards towards the prominent DigDig fault that trigger the 1990 groundshaking.
To depict potential ground shaking from any of the above mentioned active generators, a
number of earthquake hazard scenarios were generated using the REDAS developed by the
PHIVOLCS. Three distinct fault line including an undefined fault just 2-5 kilometers east of the
city. The other two reference fault lines are the Divilican Fault, the Philippine Fault Zone East.
The analysis used the PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS) (Table 3.6). To illustrate
worst case scenarios, earthquake scenarios were assigned the highest possible ground waves
intensity scale at the generator fault. Assumption included depth based on the MMIERs scale.
The resulting maps from REDAS were used to simulate grounds shaking impacts to elements
at risk. It was also the basis for creating and simulating ensuing hazards such as liquefaction
and earthquake induced landslides in the City.
The Maps were derived during one of the Mapshops conducted for the TA where the potential
ground-shaking scenarios were created using the PHIVOLCS’ Rapid Earthquake Damage
Assessment System (REDAS) software. The resulting raster format outputs of the REDAS
software was later processed and converted in GIS software to allow further analysis and data
conversion (Figure 3.2). Figure 3.3 also show the derived Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA)
which could serve as vital reference for building structural interventions in the City’s CLUP
updating. Details of these will be presented in the consequence analysis potion.
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Figure 3.2 REDAS Groundshaking Scenarios in raster format, using different fault
reference
Source: GIS CPDO
Figure 3.3 Peak ground acceleration, in raster format, the same ground shaking
scenarios
Source: GIS CPDO
Figure 3.3 Liquefaction, in raster format, using the same ground shaking scenarios
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a. Ground Shaking
Most of the destructive and life-threatening effects of earthquakes can be

attributed to high-intensity ground shaking. The intensity of ground movement
which is measured as peak ground acceleration (pga) and visually by observed
behavior of objects and people during the earthquake depends on the magnitude
and depth of the earthquake, distance from the epicenter and surface geology.
Figure 3.4: Groundshaking event with epicenter in Cauayan City, 2006
Source: USGS Data on Google
Table 3.5 Earthquake Magnitude and Description

Magnitude Description
1 Not felt. Detected only by sensitive seismographs under favorable conditions.
2 Hardly perceptible. Detected by seismographs.
3 “Very feeble”. Felt only near the epicenter.
4 “Feeble”. Generally felt. But doesn’t usually cause any damage
5 “Moderate” earthquakes. May cause local damages.
6 “Strong” earthquakes. usually cause local damages
7 “Major” earthquakes. Cause considerable, widespread damages. may be accompanied
by surface fault rupture and tsunami
8 “Great” earthquakes. Potentially devastating.
9 Rare earthquakes. Only 7 recorded since 1900.
Source: PHILVOLCS
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Table 3.6 PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale
PEIS Description
I Scarcely perceptible. Perceptible to people under favorable circumstances. Delicately
balanced objects are disturbed slightly. Still water in container oscillates slowly.
II Slightly felt. Felt by individuals at rest indoors. Hanging objects swing slightly. Still water in
container oscillates noticeably.
III Weak. Felt by many people indoors especially in upper floors of buildings. Vibration is felt like
one passing of a light truck. Dizziness and nausea are experienced by some people. Hanging
objects swing moderately. Still water in container oscillates moderately.
IV iv Moderately strong. Felt generally by people indoors and by some people outdoors. Light
sleepers are awakened. Vibration is felt like a passing of heavy truck. Hanging objects swing
considerably. Dinner plates, glasses, windows and doors rattle. Floors and walls of wood
framed buildings creak. Standing motor cars may rock slightly. Liquids in containers are
slightly disturbed. Water in containers oscillates strongly. Rumbling sound may sometimes be
heard.
V v Strong. Generally felt by most people indoors and outdoors. Many sleeping people are
awakened. Some are frightened, some run outdoors. Strong shaking and rocking felt
throughout building. Hanging objects swing violently. Dining utensils clatter and clink; some
are broken. Small, light and unstable objects may fall or overturn. Liquids spill from filled open
containers. Standing vehicles rock noticeably. Shaking of leaves and twigs of trees are
noticeable.
VI vi Very strong. Many people are frightened; many run outdoors. Some people lose their
balance. Motorists feel like driving flat tires. Heavy objects or furniture move or may be
shifted. Small church bells may ring. Wall plaster may crack. Very old or poorly built houses
and man-made structures are slightly damaged though well-built structures are not affected.
Limited rockfalls and rolling boulders occur in hilly to mountainous areas and escarpments.
Trees are noticeably shaken.
VII vii Destructive. Most people are frightened and run outdoors. People find it difficult to stand in
upper floors. Heavy objects and furniture overturn or topple. Big church bells may ring. Old
or poorly-built structures suffer considerable damage. Some well-built structures are slightly
damaged. Some cracks may appear on dikes, fish ponds, road surface or concrete hollow block
walls. Limited liquefaction, lateral spreading and landslides are observed. Trees are shaken
strongly. (Liquefaction is a process by which loose saturated sand lose strength during an
earthquake and behave like liquid.)
VIII viii Very destructive. People panicky. People find it difficult to stand even outdoors. Many
buildings are considerably damaged. Concrete dikes and foundation of bridges are destroyed
by ground settling or toppling. Railway tracks are bent or broken. Tombstones may be
displaced, twisted or overturned. Utility posts, towers and monuments may tilt or topple.
Water and sewer pipes may be bent, twisted or broken. Liquefaction and lateral spreading
cause man-made structures to sink, tilt or topple. Numerous landslides and rockfalls occur in
mountainous and hilly areas. Boulders are thrown out from their positions particularly near
the epicentre. Fissures and faults rupture may be observed. Trees are violently shaken.
Water splash or slop over dikes or banks of rivers.
IX iX Devastating. People are forcibly thrown to ground. Many cry and shake with fear. Most
buildings are totally damaged. Bridges and elevated concrete structures are toppled or
destroyed. Numerous utility posts, towers and monuments are tilted, toppled or broken.
Water sewer pipes are bent, twisted or broken. The ground is distorted into undulations.
Trees are shaken very violently with some toppled or broken. Boulders are commonly thrown
out. River water splashes violently and slops over dikes and banks.
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X X Completely devastating. Practically all man-made structures are destroyed. Massive

landslides and liquefaction, large scale subsidence and uplifting of land forms and many ground
fissures are observed. Changes in river courses and destructive seiches in large lakes occur.
Many trees are toppled, broken and uprooted.
Source: PHILVOLCS
b. Earthquake-Induced Landslide (EIL)
The landslide hazard characterized in the Hydrometeorologic discussion is more of a

rain-induced landslide that would induce riverbank erosions and mass movement of
soil due to water related impacts. For this analysis Earthquake-induced landslide in
not include as it is not possible within the city as the slope characteristic is below 18 o
with most of the city is relatively flat.
The only possible earthquake-related hazards which the city is vulnerable to are
landslide and liquefaction. This early, it had to be set that liquefaction has no direct
impact to loss of lives but when accompanied with groundshaking, then and only that
risk of death becomes a possibility. The impact of liquefaction is only on buildings
where there is a likelihood of tipping-overdue.
Chapter IV: CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. It is easier to judge than
to understand”.
The consequence analysis component of this report will focus mainly on the hazards that can
have potential impact in the city. Other hazards that are not visibly capable of causing
damage, as these are not present within the area or proximate to the areas of the city, vis-a-
vis to the identified elements at risk will not be included (e.g. storm surge, tsunami, volcanic
eruption, ground rupture, and earthquake and rain-induced landslides). While the city
officials recognize a forest area within the city boundaries, the slope of these areas are not
significantly posing danger to both life and property.
However, there are potential hazards that cannot be translated into maps like tropical
cyclones which will be discussed qualitatively in this part of the report.
Initial assessment of the city’s vulnerability was conducted along with the potentially
damaging hazards and in the process identified three hazards that may significantly impact
on the life, property and mobility of the people, namely: flooding, ground-shaking and
liquefaction.
Earthquake ground motion waves travel rapidly in the earth’s crust and mantle. That part of
the earth’s solid crust closest to the surface is called bed rock. The size of the ground motion
experienced at the earth’s surface is affected by the geology of the material between bed
rock and the surface. Because the earthquake wave moves more slowly in this material than
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in rock, the size of the ground motion increases. This material, often called alluvium or “the
soil column,” increases the ground motion in such a way that “softer” soils, soils with less
density, have lower seismic velocity, and hence experience larger increases in ground motion.
It is necessary to know the geologic site condition in order to estimate the surface ground
motion.
Disaster happens when it causes damage to homes, possessions, and source of livelihood,
displacement, injuries or even death to the population, and disruption of communication or
mobility of people.
I. CITYWIDE ANALYSIS
The consequence analysis component of this report will focus mainly on the hazards that can
have potential impact in the city. Other hazards that are not visibly capable of causing
damage, as these are not present within the area or proximate to the areas of the city, vis-a-
vis to the identified elements at risk will not be included (e.g. storm surge, tsunami, volcanic
eruption, ground rupture, and earthquake and rain-induced landslides). While the city
officials recognize a forest area within the city boundaries, the slope of these areas are not
significantly posing danger to both life and property.
However, there are potential hazards that cannot be translated into maps like tropical
cyclones which will be discussed qualitatively in this part of the report.
Initial assessment of the city’s vulnerability was conducted along with the potentially
damaging hazards and in the process identified three hazards that may significantly impact
on the life, property and mobility of the people, namely: flooding, ground-shaking and
liquefaction.
Earthquake ground motion waves travel rapidly in the earth’s crust and mantle. That part of
the earth’s solid crust closest to the surface is called bed rock. The size of the ground motion
experienced at the earth’s surface is affected by the geology of the material between bed
rock and the surface. Because the earthquake wave moves more slowly in this material than
in rock, the size of the ground motion increases. This material, often called alluvium or “the
soil column,” increases the ground motion in such a way that “softer” soils, soils with less
density, have lower seismic velocity, and hence experience larger increases in ground motion.
It is necessary to know the geologic site condition in order to estimate the surface ground
motion.
Disaster happens when it causes damage to homes, possessions, and source of livelihood,
displacement, injuries or even death to the population, and disruption of communication or
mobility of people.
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A. FLOODING
The flooding occurrence that will be presented in this section of the document will only
discuss that of riverine or natural flooding and excludes conditions such as the occurrence of
natural water-clogging or cases of failure of drainage system which is possible due to the poor
infrastructure design or poor land use planning within the city. Flooding is considered as
disaster when there is a significant disruption from the normal daily activity of the people.
Flooding per se has its advantages as mineral-rich soil are carried and deposited along the
floodplain, making it very fertile and excellent for agriculture. People relying for livelihood
from the floodplains may rely upon regular flooding to support their farming activities.
Based on the estimated administrative boundary of the city, it has a total land area of
34,335.88 hectares of which about 6,005.7 hectares is prone to flooding condition (riverine-
based) of about 12 meters. This is based on the scenario when flood water exceeds the natural
river average elevation of the city at 38 meters above sea level (masl). Flooding condition
occurs when the river could no longer contain additional volume of water usually as a result
of torrential rain, heavy precipitation or weather disturbance (tropical cyclone or depression)
that happens within the proximate area of the city or upstream of the Cagayan River. Flooding
happens when excessive amount of flood water starts to spill over to the riverbanks usually
tracing natural elevation of the area and compounded by other natural features of the river
like constriction of the passage on any part or the meandering characteristic of the river.
A flood simulation was made to generate which areas of the city are more prone to flooding.
Using, the 3-arc second Digital Elevation Model of Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission
released September of 2014, flood simulation by per meter increase was made realistically
possible. With the result of the simulation, areas that are prone to flooding can now be
identified on every meter of increase in flood water. Such data can now be more useful for
emergency response function of the city. However, for purposes of this report, it will focus
mainly on the susceptibility levels vis-a-vis population, livelihood and critical infrastructure.
While the DRR Guidelines used flood prone and not prone susceptibility measures, for this
assessment the Team used levels as seen in Table 2.1 to highlight inundation events by
meter levels. The 12-meter flooding susceptibility was summarized into four categories,
namely; highly susceptible (1-3 meter), moderately susceptible (4-6 meter), low susceptible
(7-9 meter) and very low susceptible (10-12 meters). Areas of the city which are not covered
under any of these categories are considered flood free.
The occurrence of a 12-meter flooding or equivalent to about 4-storey building (in layman’s
term), more or less, can have serious consequences to about 17% of the city land area. Based
on the simulation made, the 1 to 3-meter flooding will most likely affect 848.7 hectares of the
land area of the city but includes the river area being a landlocked city. Excluding the river
area, this translates to only about 176.5 hectares of land will be affected, classified under
highly susceptible to flooding. These areas are not suitable for any type of development
except for seasonal agriculture production activities. There are 24 barangays that shares the
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176 hectares of flood plain which also shares the larger portion of the course of the Cagayan
River with Barangays Gappal, San Luis, Santa Luciana and San Pablo, having the biggest river
area.
Table No. 1 Area Affected by Flooding, by Barangay
Land
Flood-Affected Part of River % Area Affected
Brgy Name Total Area Subjected to
Area Area to Flooding
Flooding
Alicaocao 51.5 41.60 8.55 33.06 64%
Alinam 330.4 - - - -
Amobocan 516.7 126.71 38.10 88.61 17%
Andarayan 94.2 93.44 6.58 86.86 92%
Bacolod 1142.9 46.20 - 46.20 4%
BaringinNorte 57.4 56.51 11.00 45.51 79%
Baringin Sur 160.5 110.91 9.45 101.46 63%
Buena Suerte 246.1 216.07 - 216.07 88%
Bugallon 62.0 61.82 4.69 57.13 92%
Buyon 1165.7 - - - 0%
Cabaruan 297.3 197.87 - 197.87 67%
Cabugao 861.1 0.02 - 0.02 0%
CarbatanBacareno 81.9 81.9 - 81.9 100%
CarabatanChica 78.3 77.13 18.03 77.13 99%
Carabatan Grande 27.1 26.85 5.49 26.85 99%
Carabatan Punta 76.1 76.10 - 76.10 100%
Casalatan 608.3 - - - 0%
CassapFuera 70.2 68.98 1.82 67.16 96%
Catalina 37.9 37.85 7.69 30.16 80%
Culalabat 152.1 102.74 - 102.74 68%
Dabburab 227.3 47.40 24.43 22.97 10%
De Vera 920.5 - - - 0%
Dianao 1211.2 76.66 - 76.66 6%
Disimuray 962.2 - - - 0%
District 1 209.3 38.56 - 38.56 18%
District 2 39.8 - - - 0%
District 3 50.1 17.39 - 17.39 35%
Duminit 120.0 119.72 22.32 97.41 81%
Faustino 370.3 118.13 - 118.13 32%
Gagabutan 227.5 227.15 35.77 191.39 84%
Gappal 1417.1 327.82 114.12 213.70 15%
Guayabal 119.3 117.07 39.52 77.55 65%
Labinab 461.1 443.32 - 443.32 96%
Linglingay 278.5 - - - 0%
Mabantad 127.4 127.31 37.33 89.99 71%
Maligaya 1467.1 - - - 0%
Manaoag 796.3 - - - 0%
Marabulig I 554.7 - - - 0%
Marabulig II 438.7 - - - 0%
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Minante I 247.6 27.50 - 27.50 11%

Minante II 587.2 47.91 - 47.91 8%
Naganacan 541.1 - - - 0%
Nagcampegan 114.7 114.74 16.56 98.18 86%
Nagrumbuan 1811.2 - - - 0%
Nungnungan I 773.8 - - - 0%
Nungnungan II 441.3 7.95 - 7.95 2%
Pinoma 863.1 - - - 0%
Rizal 183.4 116.97 - 116.97 64%
Rogus 2021.2 - - - 0%
San Antonio 923.7 18.51 9.03 9.48 1%
San Fermin 968.1 55.99 - 55.99 6%
San Francisco 464.2 43.67 - 43.67 9%
San Isidro 344.2 - - - 0%
San Luis 1647.5 1,150.71 92.16 1,058.55 64%
San Pablo 1303.6 461.80 50.09 411.71 32%
Santa Luciana 630.6 113.03 73.77 39.27 6%
Santa Maria 1232.7 - - - 0%
Sillawit 397.5 - - - 0%
Sinippil 281.5 - - - 0%
Tagaran 533.8 175.51 9.83 165.68 31%
Turayong 139.6 102.53 17.29 85.23 61%
Union 197.9 194.21 - 194.21 98%
Villa Concepcion 921.6 - - - 0%
Villa Flor 643.2 - - - 0%
Villa Luna 302.8 291.81 18.54 273.27 90%
TOTAL 34,633.3 6,005.6 672.2 5,333.46 17%
The high susceptibility areas are mostly agricultural production areas and based on historical
information gathered, there is a strong awareness of the people within the city of this
condition.
The next flood level is the moderate susceptibility which is a rise in flood waters for 3
additional meters to a maximum depth of 6 meters for the areas covered under the first flood
level and gradually increases from waist-deep to about 3 meters in areas under the second
flood level. Under this condition, the city will incur an additional 1,008.8 hectares of flooded
areas including those that are classified under high susceptibility. Under this condition, some
settlement areas will already experience severe flooding conditions. While moderate and high
susceptibility flooding is a normal flood occurrence in the city, the extent of affected area will
now include several settlement areas which by standard of their location are low lying, hence,
subjected to frequent flooding.
The next flood level is the low susceptibility or a 3-meter additional flood water translating to
about 2,043 hectares of potentially affected areas with varying depths from knee-deep to
about more than the height of a 3-storey building. With 3-meter water increment, the
affected area will include previously flooded areas for a total aggregate flooded area of
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3,900.5 hectares. The deepest portion of the flooded area is about 9 meters where the
frequency of occurrence of this type of flooding is five (5) years. Under this condition, a
bungalow house under the moderate flood level could have already been submerged.
The last flood susceptibility level is the very low susceptibility, a 3-meter additional flood
water or an increment of 12-meter flood depth translating to 2,104 hectares additional flood-
affected areas. Based on the flood simulation made, the total area that will be subjected to
severe flooding is about 6,001.4 hectares. Flooding can still increase beyond 12 meters with
rain conditions getting more intense and with historical information showing a much worse
condition affecting a larger area, including the existing city center.
On a per barangay analysis, there are 22 barangays that are flood-free based on the
simulation made and primarily due to their higher elevation. These barangays that are
categorized as flood-free can be reduced if flood depth is increased by additional 3 to 6
meters, a scenario where the current city center (poblacion) will likely be flooded.
Nonetheless, the city had to address the problem of several barangays which will most likely
be significantly submerged in a 12-meter flood depth. Out of the 43 barangays that will
experience flooding, about 37% or 16 barangays are likely to experience severe flooding
conditions, where almost or the whole area (95 to 100%) of the barangays are subjected to
flooding: The barangays that will experience the worst flooding condition are the following:
Baringin Norte, Bugallon, Carabatan Bacareno, Carabatan Chica, Carabatan Grande,
Carabatan Punta, Cassap Fuera, Catalina, Duminit, Guayabal, Gagabutan, Labinab, Mabantad,
Nagcampegan, Union and Villa Luna.
Table No. 2 Summary of Flood Susceptibility Areas (in hectares)
Flood Susceptibility Area

High Susceptibility (1-3 meters) 848.70
Moderate Susceptibility (4-6 meters) 1,008.80
Low Susceptibility (7-9 meters) 2,043.40
Very Low Susceptibility (10-12meters) 2,104.70
Total 6,005.60
However, in terms of land area affected by flooding, San Luis will have the widest area
affected at 1,058 hectares, followed by Labinab at 443.32 hectares, San Pablo at 411.71
hectares, Villa Luna at 273 hectares, Buena Suerte at 216 hectares, Gappal at 213 hectares,
Cabaruan at 197.87 hectares, Union at 194.2 hectares and Gappal at 191 hectares. The area
for the seven barangays alone represents 43% of the total area affected by flooding or
equivalent to 2,307 hectares.
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A.1. Flooding Impact to Population
For the simulation of affected population for the whole city, several assumptions will be
used to factor-in the best situational analysis, namely:
1. The use of building footprints as reference for the calculation of the barangay
population.
2. Institutional, commercial and other building classifications were validated with the
use of Open Street Map and Wikimapia. However, there are still limitations on other
critical buildings which are also subjected to multiple uses to include residential
function. Buildings are likely classified as residential but can have other actual use
which was no longer validated on the ground.
3. Only identified residential buildings are assumed to be populated. Each building
occupants is based on the average household size of 4. It should be noted that other
buildings can have more 1 household and 1 household may have more than or less
than the average household size which therefore requires validation on the ground in
order to get a more accurate data.
4. The plotted residential building footprints are likewise aggregated at the barangay
level and randomly select 60% to represent those with household occupants. Some
buildings are classified as residential in the digitization phase but maybe a separate
building for storage, dirty kitchen, annex of main house, and other related building
functions.
5. Validation is done with the simplified CBMS type approach for 13 pilot barangays
which will be presented and discussed in the latter part of this chapter.
6. As mentioned earlier, there were 43 barangays that are affected by a 12-meter
flooding but under such condition only the population of 38 barangays are directly
affected by flooding. There are 7,231 buildings that are affected by different levels of
flooding based on the 12-meter flood depth. About 98.9% or 7,153 buildings are
classified as residential thus, translating to 17,114 people that are likely to be affected
by moderate to very low susceptible level of flooding. Most of the people that will be
affected by flooding are found in the barangays of Cabaruan, San Luis, Union, Villa
Luna, Mabantad, District 1, Labinab, Guayabal, Tagaran and Duminit which will likely
account for more than 1,000 to 4,000 people per barangay (please refer to Table 2.3).
The affected population from the 11 barangays already constitute 67% of the total
affected population. This assumed data has the possibility to exceed the actual data
as one building may have several households due to extended family practices.
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Table No. 3 Buildings and Population Affected by Flooding, by Barangay
Residential
Building Est. Population 2011 Pop (CBMS
Barangay Buildings % Pop
Footprints Affected* Count)
Affected
Cabaruan 833 792 1,901 5,510 35%
San Luis 695 695 1,668 2,252 74%
Union 537 537 1,289 1,291 100%
Villa Luna 510 508 1,219 1,760 69%
Mabantad 446 445 1,068 1,161 92%
District 1 355 354 850 11,702 7%
Labinab 354 345 828 1,872 44%
Guayabal 314 314 754 1,353 56%
Tagaran 314 314 754 4,107 18%
Duminit 286 286 686 1,335 51%
District 3 214 214 514 5,208 10%
Buena Suerte 197 196 470 1,130 42%
San Pablo 181 175 420 1,688 25%
Carabatan Chica 173 173 415 558 74%
Bugallon 172 172 413 503 82%
San Fermin 165 162 389 10,302 4%
Carabatan Punta 161 161 386 428 90%
Alicaocao 154 144 346 1,471 24%
Gagabutan 150 149 358 421 85%
Andarayan 140 140 336 415 81%
Turayong 123 121 290 3,111 9%
Nagcampegan 121 121 290 353 82%
Culalabat 119 119 286 872 33%
Baringin Sur 114 114 274 1,107 25%
CarbatanBacareno 109 109 214 225 95%
Carabatan Grande 75 75 180 309 58%
CassapFuera 49 49 118 141 84%
Rizal 42 41 101 592 17%
BaringinNorte 32 32 77 242 32%
Catalina 25 25 60 106 57%
Minante I 25 25 60 5,900 1%
Dabburab 18 18 43 1,126 4%
San Francisco 17 17 41 2,319 2%
Faustino 4 4 10 1,249 1%
Amobocan 3 3 7 1,157 1%
Gappal 2 2 5 2,577 0%
Bacolod 1 1 2 1,630 0%
Santa Luciana 1 1 2 1,776 0%
TOTAL 7,231 7,153 17,124 79,259 22%
* Estimated Population = average household size (4) multiplied to the 60% of residential buildings
There are no buildings that are directly affected by high susceptibility flooding, hence, no
population are directly threatened by a 0-3-meter flooding. The risk of flood to buildings and
population starts at moderate flooding conditions (4-6-meter flood depth) where about 50
buildings or 199 people, more or less, are affected. There are seven barangays with
populations affected under moderate flooding but the most number are found in District 3,
District 1 and Mabantad. People in the affected barangays will experience ankle-deep
flooding to more than the average height. One-storey buildings, unless with structural
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improvements to include backfill, are most likely to be partly submerged in a 1 to 3-meter

flooding.
Table No. 4 Flood Susceptibility Levels of Buildings and Population, by Barangay
# OF Buildings affected Population

Barangay Very Low Very Low Low Mod
Low Susc Mod Susc Total Total
Susc Susc Susc Susc
Cabaruan 329 146 0 475 1315 586 0 1901
San Luis 317 100 1 417 1267 398 2 1668
Union 256 59 0 315 1025 235 0 1260
Villa Luna 184 120 1 305 734 480 5 1219
Mabantad 15 243 9 267 60 972 36 1068
District 1 100 99 14 212 398 396 55 850
Labinab 163 44 0 207 650 178 0 828
Guayabal 161 27 0 188 646 108 0 754
Tagaran 145 43 0 188 581 173 0 754
Duminit 125 46 0 172 502 185 0 686
District 3 38 71 20 128 151 283 79 514
Buena Suerte 116 1 0 118 466 5 0 470
San Pablo 98 7 0 105 394 26 0 420
CarabatanChica 77 27 0 104 307 108 0 415
Bugallon 67 37 0 103 266 146 0 413
San Fermin 90 7 0 97 360 29 0 389
Carabatan Punta 63 34 0 97 252 134 0 386
Alicaocao 45 41 0 86 180 166 0 346
Gagabutan 31 53 5 89 125 214 19 358
Andarayan 68 16 0 84 271 65 0 336
Turayong 43 30 0 73 170 120 0 290
Nagcampegan 2 70 1 73 7 281 2 290
Culalabat 71 0 0 71 286 0 0 286
Baringin Sur 65 3 0 68 262 12 0 274
Carbatan Bacareno 23 31 0 53 91 122 0 214
Carabatan Grande 43 2 0 45 173 7 0 180
Cassap Fuera 23 6 0 29 94 24 0 118
Rizal 25 0 0 25 101 0 0 101
Baringin Norte 13 7 0 19 50 26 0 77
Catalina 10 5 0 15 41 19 0 60
Minante I 11 4 0 15 43 17 0 60
Dabburab 11 0 0 11 43 0 0 43
San Francisco 10 0 0 10 41 0 0 41
Faustino 2 0 0 2 10 0 0 10
Amobocan 1 1 0 2 5 2 0 7
Gappal 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 5
Bacolod 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2
Santa Luciana 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2
TOTAL 2,843 1,380 50 4,273 11,374 5,520 199 17,093
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A.2. Flooding Impact to Livelihood
Using the land use map as reference in assessing the impact of flooding to livelihood, the city
has total area affected of 5,345 hectares of different land uses with varied economic values
to include, corn production areas, rice production areas, tree plantation, wood land, grass
land and settlement areas. There are other land uses that are included in the computation of
the area affected; however, there are no standard valuations that can be used to approximate
the socio-economic value of such livelihood. This includes sandbars, rivers, creeks and
cemeteries with a total area of 655.34 hectares where river represents 71.74%.
On the aggregate area for all flooding conditions, corn production areas have the most area
affected at 51.22% or 2,738.13 hectares, followed by rice production areas at 19.8%,
grassland at 14.7%, settlement at 11.8%, woodland and tree farm at 1% each. The areas for
settlement, woodland, tree farm and grassland are not extensively discussed as there are no
definite economic valuations for these land uses. Woodland has no benchmark economic
value for flora and fauna that thrives within these areas. In case of settlement, valuation is
proven difficult with the mix land uses and lack of general pattern within the city. The practice
of multiple functions on buildings like commercial and residential or industrial and residential
complicates the computation of the value per area or per hectare.
On a per commodity analysis, corn affected under the first flood condition or 3-meter increase
from the natural elevation of the river shows about 258.71 hectares of inundation that
gradually increases to 861.55 hectares and 1,0862.92 hectares, for moderate and low
susceptibility levels, respectively and an additional 548 hectares under very low susceptibility
to flooding. For rice, there were no areas that were affected under high susceptibility but
under moderate susceptibility to very low susceptibility flooding, the aggregate area affected
is about 1,061.8 hectares. From 80.73 hectares under moderate susceptibility, the area
affected increases to 226.8 hectares under low susceptibility and 754 hectares under low
susceptibility. For tree plantation, a total of 49.19 hectares will be affected.
The total area affected by flooding for rivers, creeks and sandbar is about 647.48 hectares
which may be a natural condition as it is likely the very area that accommodates additional
volume of flood water. However, the area reflected in this discussion may increase or
decrease through time as the physical characteristics of the area are vulnerable to changes
brought about by the deposition, sedimentation and river bank erosion, among other factors.
There are also cemeteries that are vulnerable to flooding which is about 7.86 hectares which
may not have economic value but have cultural significance.
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Table No. 5 Livelihood Areas Susceptible to Flooding

High Moderate Very Low

Livelihood/Land Use
Susceptibility Susceptibility Low Susceptibility Susceptibility
Corn Field 258.71 861.55 1,068.92 548.94
Rice Field 80.73 226.89 754.21
Settlement 4.01 23.17 244.03 362.22
Tree Plantation 0.39 1.26 31.37 16.17
Wood Land 46.83 27.76
Grass Land 0.96 0.66 399.31 387.45
Sub-Total 264.08 967.37 2,017.37 2,096.75
Sand Bar 168.29 4.82 0.29 0.00
Creek 3.15 0.79
River 415.95 35.33 17.18 1.68
Cemetery 2.57 5.29
Sub-Total 584.25 40.15 23.18 7.76
Total 848.33 1,007.52 2,040.55 2,104.52
Using replacement cost per hectare as basis for the computation of livelihood losses due to
flooding, losses is about PhP95.8 Million for corn and PhP44.59 Million for rice using the
assumed cost of P35,000/hectare and 42,000/hectare for corn and rice, respectively. Losses
in agriculture may also increase with the identification of high value crop production areas
but may require field validation. Further, multiple cropping practices for both rice and corn
production areas was not imputed in the analysis which may likely change the computation
for losses. Nonetheless, the delineation of the two major agricultural products was based on
the “dominant area” criteria in the absence of visible and significant production area for other
crops. For tree farms or tree plantations that are within the flood prone areas, the area
affected is about 49.19 hectares with an estimated PhP 0.98 Million cost of damage using a
replacement cost of P20,000/hectare.
Table No. 6 Flood Impact Estimated Cost of Damage

Susceptibility Level
Livelihood/Land Use High Moderate Low Very Low
Susceptibility Susceptibility Susceptibility Susceptibility
Corn Field 9,054,979.50 30,154,180.91 37,412,365.41 19,213,001.54
Rice Field - 3,390,837.49 9,529,545.69 31,676,758.76
Settlement - - - -
Tree Plantation 7,825.04 25,131.44 627,466.40 323,322.24
Wood Land - - - -
Grass Land - - - -
Cost of Damage 9,062,804.54 33,570,149.84 47,569,377.50 51,213,082.54
Cumulative Cost of
Damage 42,632,954.38 90,202,331.88 141,415,414.42
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Table below shows the area affected per crop in the 43 barangays that are partially affected
by different levels of flooding. For corn production areas, the barangays with the most
extensive area affected by flooding are San Pablo (345 hectares), San Luis (292 hectares),
Gappal (199 hectares) and Gagabutan (187.63). For rice, the barangays with the most area
affected are Labinab (310 hectares), Bacolod (164 hectares), Faustino (117 hectares) and Rizal
(113 hectares). However, combining all three commodities, the barangays with the most area
affected by flooding are Labinab (397.7 hectares), San Pablo (373 hectares), San Luis (334
hectares), Villa Luna (245 hectares) and Bacolod (249, hectares). In terms of possible losses
from flood-affected livelihoods, barangay Labinab reflects the most cost of damage of
PhP16.06 Million, followed by Villa Luna (PhP8.93 Million), Bacolod (PhP 8.48 Million), Gappal
(PhP 6.97 Million), and Gagabutan (PhP 6.56Million). The cost of damage for the five
barangays represents 49% of the potential total damage caused by flooding in the city.
Table No. 7 Flooding, Area Affected and Estimated Cost of Damage per Barangay
Area Affected (in hectares) Cost of Damage (in Peso)

Tree Tree
BRGY NAME Corn Field Rice Field Plantation Corn Field Rice Field Plantation
Alicaocao 17.53 - - 613,553.64 - -
Amobocan 79.07 4.41 - 2,767,288.02 185,034.78 -
Andarayan 78.40 56.31 - 744,166.92 2,364,885.98 -
Bacolod 45.55 163.96 - 1,594,227.88 6,886,371.45 -
Baringin Norte 39.74 0.03 - 1,391,059.50 1,302.71 -
Baringin Sur 28.40 13.98 - 993,884.43 586,988.09 -
Buena Suerte 31.57 48.84 - 1,104,963.09 2,051,095.37 -
Bugallon 45.92 5.80 - 1,607,151.98 243,688.54 -
Cabaruan 33.96 - - 1,188,483.56 - -
Cabugao 0.00 - - 64.54 - -
Carabatan Chica 48.30 - - 1,690,457.09 - -
Carabatan Grande 13.51 - - 472,756.41 - -
Carabatan Punta 62.99 - 1.06 2,204,597.15 - 21,106.30
Carbatan Bacareno 74.12 - - 2,594,187.61 - -
Cassap Fuera 59.95 - - 2,098,359.34 - -
Catalina 26.65 - - 932,857.66 - -
Culalabat 38.28 - - 1,339,732.59 - -
Dabburab 12.75 - - 446,307.05 - -
Dianao 76.66 - - 2,682,944.15 - -
District 1 - 4.83 - - 202,928.17 -
District 3 1.49 0.56 - 52,228.30 23,454.77 -
Duminit 88.98 - - 3,114,385.65 - -
Faustino - 117.04 - - 4,915,812.43 -
Gagabutan 187.63 - - 6,567,062.18 - -
Gappal 198.95 - 0.43 6,963,106.29 - 8,685.84
Guayabal 52.63 - 1,841,882.00 - -
Labinab 85.00 310.47 2.29 2,975,105.63 13,039,573.64 45,722.44
Mabantad 89.14 - - 3,119,881.49 - -
Minante I - 0.34 - - 14,286.55 -
Minante II - 41.93 1.05 - 1,760,932.91 20,932.68
Nagcampegan 99.54 - - 3,483,827.24 - -
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Nungnungan II - 7.95 - - 333,833.77 -

Rizal - 113.36 - - 4,761,170.95 -
San Antonio 3.30 0.03 - 115,382.51 1,285.12 -
San Fermin - 31.51 - - 1,323,625.38 -
San Francisco - 42.03 - - 1,765,278.69 -
San Luis 292.72 0.37 41.24 10,245,310.81 15,666.50 824,873.06
San Pablo 345.65 27.35 0.42 12,097,869.53 1,148,508.65 8,327.44
Santa Luciana 36.05 0.73 - 1,261,917.34 30,819.52 -
Tagaran 24.52 10.44 - 858,354.53 438,607.18 -
Turayong 74.96 - - 2,623,568.47 - -
Union 151.88 7.22 2.31 5,315,748.66 303,303.97 46,254.28
Villa Luna 192.34 52.35 0.39 6,731,900.39 2,198,689.88 7,843.08
Total 2,738.13 1,061.84 49.19 95,834,573.56 44,597,144.97 2,065,864.75
A.3 Flooding Impact to Infrastructure
Critical infrastructures and utilities serve as the lifeline of the city in terms facilitating and
improving access to and from the different barangays and availability likewise improve
delivery of basic needs and social services. Road network is one of the most critical
infrastructures within the city which with the impact of flooding, impassability for hours or
even days translates to huge economic losses. Aside from the indirect economic impact of
flooding to the communities, the most direct impact of flooding to critical infrastructure is
exposure to natural elements that contributes to its deterioration and total or partial damage
which again requires fund for recovery and rehabilitation. Road is definitely one of the most
important critical infrastructures which with deterioration as a result of disaster limits its
capacity and expectations. Different areas in the city show varied levels of exposure of roads
to flooding but the longer the exposure to such element, the greater the disruption caused,
hence, more economic losses. Along the roads within the city are bridges which also link the
different barangays to the city’s mainstream. The design and placement of bridges are critical
as it defines the level of its vulnerability.
From the city’s road network, there are roads that are exposed to flooding more frequently
than the rest of the city. While the road network are vulnerable to flooding in only 37
barangays, there are four barangays which show higher vulnerability for roads to include
Cabaruan at 11.48 kilometers, Labinab at 9.89 kilometers, Villa Luna at 6.93 kilometers and
San Luis at 6.89 kilometers which represents 36.89 percent of the total road network highly
vulnerable to flooding. The most critical part of the road network is the segment connecting
Alicaocao to Carabatan Chica which include an overflow bridge. Under the above normal
flooding condition (3-6-meter flood), the bridge in Alicaocao will be impassable. As per
definition, the overflow bridge is subjected to seasonal flooding as such, there are times of
the year when the normal flow traffic for goods, people and services is disrupted resulting to
economic losses. In the spatial analysis, there are also bridges along the national highway that
are found vulnerable to flooding, however, considering the structural worthiness of these
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bridges, the likelihood that these are actually affected by flooding are insignificant. The only
possible condition where considerable segments of the national road are deemed vulnerable
to flooding is when the flood level exceeds the 12-meter depth.
Table No. 8 Road Network by Flood Susceptibility and per Barangay in kolometers
Flood-Prone Road by Flood Susceptibility

Barangay Very Low Low Moderate High Total
Susceptibility Susceptibility Susceptibility Susceptibility
Alicaocao 0.43 0.42 0.02 0.17 1.04
Amobocan 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03
Andarayan 0.50 0.13 0.16 0.00 0.79
BaringinNorte 0.36 1.30 0.00 0.00 1.66
Baringin Sur 1.55 0.71 0.00 0.00 2.26
Buena Suerte 5.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 5.05
Bugallon 0.74 1.27 0.07 0.00 2.08
Cabaruan 6.75 4.73 0.00 0.00 11.48
Cabugao 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Carabatan Chica 0.66 0.77 0.11 0.18 1.72
Carabatan Grande 0.60 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.69
Carabatan Punta 0.58 1.77 0.83 0.00 3.18
Carbatan Bacareno 0.30 1.10 0.82 0.00 2.22
Cassap Fuera 0.22 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.30
Catalina 0.02 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.21
Culalabat 2.02 0.16 0.00 0.00 2.18
Dabburab 0.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.42
District 1 1.41 0.94 0.27 0.00 2.63
District 3 0.24 0.19 0.19 0.00 0.62
Duminit 1.04 1.69 0.02 0.00 2.76
Faustino 0.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.64
Gagabutan 0.13 2.05 0.39 0.00 2.57
Gappal 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15
Guayabal 1.91 1.63 0.00 0.00 3.54
Labinab 3.52 5.29 1.08 0.00 9.89
Mabantad 0.07 1.88 0.02 0.00 1.97
Minante I 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
Nagcampegan 0.00 1.44 0.62 0.00 2.06
Rizal 1.91 0.04 0.00 0.00 1.94
San Fermin 1.37 0.30 0.00 0.00 1.67
San Francisco 0.39 2.22 1.66 0.49 4.76
San Luis 5.47 1.38 0.03 0.01 6.89
San Pablo 4.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.66
Tagaran 0.71 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.98
Turayong 0.40 0.43 0.23 0.00 1.06
Union 2.95 1.36 0.00 0.00 4.31
Villa Luna 3.15 2.99 0.80 0.00 6.93
Total 50.34 36.86 7.34 0.85 95.38
The city has seven road classifications which include around 390 linear meters of bridge that
are potentially to be affected by flooding. These can be submerged by the worst flooding
condition which then affect the mobility of people, goods and services. For barangay roads,
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the aggregate length affected is 50.07 kilometers. For municipal roads is about 15.50
kilometers, followed by 10.41 kilometers of farm-to-market roads, 1.12 of national roads,
16.05 kilometers of residential roads and 1.84 of urban streets. From the table it shows that
the most vulnerable are barangay roads reflecting 52.5% of the total road length affected by
flooding. While the data used in the analysis uses the relative elevation of the area as the
basis for flooding vulnerability of roads, there are roads that were elevated 2 to 3 meters
higher from the natural ground which then reduced its vulnerability to flooding. It is important
to highlight the segments of national roads that are affected in Barangays Cabaruan and
Turayong of about 830 and 300 meters, respectively. These portions of the national road will
most likely be prone to flooding if have not been elevated. Further, any portion of the national
road that will be subjected to flooding will not only contribute to serious economic impact in
the city but also to the rest of the province of Isabela and the region as a major road linkage.
While there are possible alternate routes, the disruption of traffic due to flooding along major
road networks is seen as disincentive to development. Likewise, there are conditions that the
identified alternative routes may also be vulnerable to flooding which would likewise stall
economic activities resulting to losses. In cases of flooding which is a result of a strong
typhoon, the road network of the city is most likely be vulnerable to fallen trees, power lines
and other debris which will likely cause deaths, injuries, damages and disrupt economic flow.
Under such conditions, the DRR response team is very important for immediate relief and
rescue but a long-term strategy is to come up with disaster resilient infrastructure and better
alternative access to and from the city. It is also important to have access to all the
communities in times of disaster but definitely, there are settlement areas that will most likely
be inaccessible requiring the city to come up with policies to address the condition in these
high-risk areas.
Table No. 9 Road Classification Affected by Flooding per Barangay, (in kilometers)
National Urban
Barangay Brgy Municipal Bridge FTMR Residential TOTAL
Road Street
Alicaocao 0.00 0.28 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.59 0.00 1.04
Amobocan 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Andarayan 0.62 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.79
Baringin Norte 1.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.66
Baringin Sur 1.85 0.09 0.00 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.26
Buena Suerte 1.11 1.14 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.30 0.00 5.05
Bugallon 1.59 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.08
Cabaruan 2.01 0.41 0.03 0.00 0.82 8.21 0.00 11.48
Cabugao 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Carab. Chica 0.67 0.83 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 1.72
Carab. Grande 0.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.69
Carab. Punta 2.80 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.18
Carab. Bacareno 1.49 0.73 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.22
Cassap Fuera 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30
Catalina 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.21
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Culalabat 0.67 0.50 0.00 1.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.18

Dabburab 0.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.42
District 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.04 0.59 2.63
District 3 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.60 0.62
Duminit 1.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.38 0.00 2.76
Faustino 0.00 0.22 0.00 0.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.64
Gagabutan 2.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.47 0.00 2.57
Gappal 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15
Guayabal 3.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.54
Labinab 2.53 1.73 0.02 4.78 0.00 0.84 0.00 9.89
Mabantad 0.08 1.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.87 0.00 1.97
Minante I 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.05
Nagcampegan 0.49 1.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.00 2.06
Rizal 0.14 0.54 0.00 1.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.94
San Fermin 0.68 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.64 1.67
San Francisco 0.00 0.24 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.39
San Luis 8.05 1.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.84
San Pablo 3.72 2.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.07
Tagaran 0.55 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.68
Turayong 0.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.44 0.00 1.36
Union 4.21 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.31
Villa Luna 5.66 1.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.93
Total 50.07 15.50 0.39 10.41 1.12 16.05 1.84 95.38
On the basis of vulnerability of the existing road network to flooding, maintenance and
replacement cost is very important to consider. Depending on the location and surface type,
some road segments are more expensive to maintain and replaced after a disaster. There are
also consideration on the water current of the flood water which will contribute to the base
and surface scouring of the existing road network of the city. But gravel roads will be most
vulnerable to the impact of flooding as the soil and gravel mixture for roads will be displaced
by water current or movement. Unlike for concrete road surface, gravel road have to be
maintained on an annual basis as the physical characteristics of these roads will likely change
with its exposure to other physical elements. Concrete roads are most likely to resist water
current and movement, except in the case of a very strong current. But annual or frequent
exposure to flooding will significantly reduce the expected service duration or life span of
roads.
Based on the road surface of the city, about 70.76 kilometers of the roads affected are
classified as gravel road and the remainder of the 95.38 kilometers vulnerable to all flood
susceptibility levels are concrete roads. This means that a large portion of the road are also
subjected to possible annual maintenance of re-gravelling and grading. Cabaruan and Labinab
have the most gravel roads that are affected by the four levels of flooding.
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Table No. 10 Road Affected by Flooding by Surface Type per Barangay (in kilometers)
Barangay Gravel Concrete Total
Alicaocao 0.76 0.28 1.04
Amobocan 0.03 0.00 0.03
Andarayan 0.62 0.16 0.79
BaringinNorte 1.39 0.27 1.66
Baringin Sur 1.75 0.51 2.26
Buena Suerte 3.72 1.33 5.05
Bugallon 1.59 0.50 2.08
Cabaruan 8.47 3.01 11.48
Cabugao 0.00 0.01 0.01
Carabatan Chica 0.89 0.83 1.72
Carabatan Grande 0.69 0.00 0.69
Carabatan Punta 2.80 0.38 3.18
Carbatan Bacareno 1.49 0.73 2.22
Cassap Fuera 0.30 0.00 0.30
Catalina 0.21 0.00 0.21
Culalabat 1.42 0.76 2.18
Dabburab 0.32 0.09 0.42
District 1 1.56 1.07 2.63
District 3 0.02 0.60 0.62
Duminit 2.11 0.65 2.76
Faustino 0.42 0.22 0.64
Gagabutan 2.12 0.45 2.57
Gappal 0.15 0.00 0.15
Guayabal 3.16 0.38 3.54
Labinab 7.49 2.40 9.89
Mabantad 0.95 1.02 1.97
Minante I 0.05 0.00 0.05
Nagcampegan 0.83 1.23 2.06
Rizal 1.41 0.54 1.94
San Fermin 0.80 0.86 1.67
San Francisco 0.15 0.24 0.39
San Luis 8.05 1.79 9.84
San Pablo 3.72 2.35 6.07
Tagaran 0.62 0.36 0.98
Turayong 0.82 0.25 1.06
Union 4.21 0.10 4.31
Villa Luna 5.66 1.27 6.93
Total 70.76 24.62 95.38
Other critical infrastructures and facilities that are vulnerable to flooding based on the
consequence analysis made include telecommunication towers or cell sites, schools, barangay
halls and health facilities. There are five cell sites identified to be vulnerable to flooding, 14
elementary schools, 1 medical facility and 22 barangay halls. The importance of identifying
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these vulnerable buildings and facilities is to determine the effectiveness of carrying out its
intended function.
For the cell sites, higher vulnerability to flooding reduces the area coverage in sustaining
communications given that wireless communication had been the most common trend
nowadays. Reducing communication levels increases the vulnerability of people to seek
support, assistance and rescue. Identification of schools vulnerable to flooding also improves
information in the identification of potential evacuation sites which in the case of the city,
around 3 schools are not possible evacuation sites when a 9-meter flood depth occurs. Field
validation is needed for the 11 other remaining elementary schools should a worst-case
flooding scenario occurs. However, in case of a more intensive flooding or one that exceeds
the 12-meter depth, the 14 elementary schools are likely to be affected or submerged. In the
case of the different elementary schools that are vulnerable to flooding, these are also
subjected to potential deterioration of the structure, partial or complete damage depending
on the accompanying disaster, like strong typhoons, reducing the duration of its utility. Other
possible scenario is also the disruption of classes while catering to its secondary function as
an evacuation center. There is no information on the number of classrooms per school that
are presented here, however, based on the DPWH standard, the replacement cost for a one-
classroom building is about PhP600,000. Granting that a one-classroom per grade until grade
4 or a minimum of four classrooms per school, the estimated cost of damage to school
building is about PhP33.6 Million. Nonetheless, partial damage means lesser cost.
Surprisingly, the location of one health facility was also identified to be low susceptible to
flooding. In this case, should the surrounding area of the hospital or the location of the
hospital itself is susceptible to flooding, the function of the building to provide health care
services will be diminished during flooding. There are barangay halls which also serve as
potential evacuation areas that were identified to be vulnerable to various flood susceptibility
levels. Barangay halls are important as they serve as the convergence point in coordinating
relief and emergency situations. But in case of disasters and these are inaccessible, the
officials should also contemplate on relocating or disaster-proofing their barangays halls. The
Central Transport Terminal of the city is also vulnerable to flooding, which also subject public
utility transport vehicles that are using the facility to risk. It is the undeniable role of the city
to ensure that utilities and infrastructure it manages should be safe and secured. The
identification of sites for government-owned and managed facilities and infrastructure should
therefore be free or far from risk.
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Table No. 11 Other Critical Infrastructure Affected by Flooding (in kilometers)

Building Name Class Flood Susceptability
DIGITEL MOBILE PHIL. INC./ SUN Communication Very Low Susceptibility
DIGITEL MOBILE PHIL. INC./SUN Communication Low Susceptibility
GLOBE TELECOM Communication Very Low Susceptibility
SMART COMM. INC. Communication Very Low Susceptibility
DIGITEL MOBILE PHIL. INC/SUN Communication Low Susceptibility
Guayabal Elementary School Education Very Low Susceptibility
Buena Suerte Elementary School Education Very Low Susceptibility
Labinab Angeles Elementary School Education Very Low Susceptibility
Duminit Elementary School Education Very Low Susceptibility
Gagabutan Elementary School Education Moderate Susceptibility
San Pablo Elementary School Education Very Low Susceptibility
Bugallon Elementary School Education Very Low Susceptibility
Alicaocao Elementary School Education Low Susceptibility
Villa Luna Elementary/High School Education Very Low Susceptibility
Mabantad South Elementary School Education Very Low Susceptibility
Do±aPacita C. Bautista Elementary School Education Low Susceptibility
Mabantad North Elementary School Education Low Susceptibility
Union Elementary School Education Very Low Susceptibility
San Luis Elementary School Education Very Low Susceptibility
Isabela United Doctors Medical Center Health Low Susceptibility
Baringin Sur Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
BaringinNorte Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Culalabat Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
CassapFuera Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Guayabal Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Labinab Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Duminit Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Gagabutan Barangay Hall Social Low Susceptibility
San Pablo Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Turayong Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Bugallon Barangay Hall Social Low Susceptibility
Andarayan Barangay Hall Social Low Susceptibility
Alicaocao Barangay Hall Social Low Susceptibility
Catalina Barangay Hall Social Low Susceptibility
Villa Luna Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Carabatan Grande Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
CarabatanBacare±o Barangay Hall Social Low Susceptibility
CarabatanChica Barangay Hall Social Low Susceptibility
Carabatan Punta Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Mabantad Barangay Hall Social Low Susceptibility
Union Barangay Hall Social Very Low Susceptibility
Nagcampegan Barangay Hall Social Low Susceptibility
Cauayan City Central Terminal Transport Low Susceptibility
A.4. Temporal Consideration of Flooding – Time of Occurrence
Unlike other hazards, the impact of flooding can be predicted and consequences can be
determined. Unless, there is a strong threat of flash flooding, which is unlikely, then the time
of occurrence of the disaster is very critical. However, information on several factors that
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causes flooding or contributory to the occurrence of flooding is very important. One of the
most critical is level of precipitation plus the strength of wind, if and when the potential
occurrence of flooding is a result of typhoon. In this case, the time of occurrence is very
important. For instance, a precipitation of more than 50 to 100 mm per hour is an alarming
scenario even without a typhoon. This is similar to the condition of Typhoon “Ondoy” which
have brought heavy rain that flooded Metro Manila in 2009. In case of flooding with a threat
of strong wind (more than 150 km/hour) caused by typhoon and with high certainty that it
will pass through Cauayan City, the time of occurrence is similarly important to take into
account. The most important consideration for this is the ability of the responders to act
during the occurrence of the disaster. It is not easy to mobilize and negotiate in a 150 km/hr
wind speed even in a broad daylight but the risk is higher during the night. Hence, if there is
a strong certainty on the path, pre-emptive evacuation is very important to reduce the
vulnerability of the population to death or injuries. If disaster is imminent, people themselves
have to come up with strategies for their safety and well-being including their properties and
source of income. There should also be strategies for ensuring open communication to update
and assist people during the mobilization process.
B. GROUNDSHAKING
Earthquake hazard is controlled by three factors – source properties, path characteristics, and
local site effects. For assessing the seismic hazard, the important factors to be considered are:
past earthquake data, earthquake source characteristics and the attenuation relationships.
Seismic hazard may be analyzed deterministically by considering a particular earthquake
scenario, or probabilistically, by considering the uncertainties involved in earthquake size,
location, and time of occurrence. Earthquake is often associated with ground rupture,
groundshaking, liquefaction and landslide. The inter-relationship of the four is dependent on
the location and the physical characteristic of a given area. However, the occurrence of all
four earthquake-related conditions is not possible for one given area as the occurrence is
predicated on physical characteristic of the area. An example of which is the city of Cauayan
itself where, there is unlikely to occur a ground rupture within the city boundaries as the
identified fault lines are quite far from the city with the nearest about five kilometers away
and this fault line is even categorized by Phivolcs as uncertain as there is not enough visible
indication of its actual location. Earthquake-induced landslide is also not possible within the
city as the slope characteristic is below 18o with most of the city relatively flat.
The only possible earthquake-related hazards which the city is vulnerable to are landslide and
liquefaction. This early, it had to be set that liquefaction has no direct impact to loss of lives
but when accompanied with groundshaking, then and only that risk of death becomes a
possibility. The impact of liquefaction is only on buildings where there is a likelihood of
tipping-over due to weakened foundation or in some instances due to failure to implement
building standards or building codes. Groundshaking had the most severe impact to the city
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due to the proximity to several fault lines where epicenters of earthquakes are most likely
being generated. Based on the most recent and destructive earthquake, the July 16, 1990
Luzon earthquake with epicenter along Digdig fault in Rizal, Nueva Ecija, Cauayan City had
experienced Intensity VI. Such intensity level had been felt even if the epicenter is more than
120 kilometers away.
In this portion of the report, an extensive discussion is made on the two inter-related direct
impact of earthquake to the city. The assumption on the earthquake is based on the
simulation made using the Rapid Earthquake Damage Assessment System (REDAS) of
Phivolcs. In coming up with the worst-case scenarios for the city, the project team identified
three possible earthquake generators, that of Divilican Fault, the Philippine Fault Zone East
and the undefined fault just 2-5 kilometers east of the city. The assumptions for all faults is
the identification of the possible epicenter, setting the magnitude at 8 and a depth of 2
kilometers to simulate the worst possible scenario using the USGS amplification and hard
ground peak ground acceleration for attenuation equation and Richter Intensity Conversion
Method. Other details for the 3 scenarios are presented below:
Table No. 1 Earthquake Scenario Information for the City of Cauayan

Source Fault Geographic Geographic Coordinates of Source and
Coordinates of Fault Azimuth and Length characteristic of the
Epicenter quake
Scenario 1 – Undefined Latitude – 121.975 E Point A. Line Source and
Fault 2 kilometres east Longitude – 17.99 N Latitude – 121.937E Strike Slip
of the city Longitude – 17.277N
Point B
Latitude – 122.015E
Longitude – 17.095N
Length – 16.25 kms.

Scenario 2 – Divilican Latitude – 122.325 E Point A. Line Source and
Fault Longitude – 17.113 N Latitude – 122.295E Strike Slip
Point B
Length – 38.94 kms.

Scenario 3 – Philippine Latitude – 121.565 E Point A. Line Source and
Fault Zone - East Longitude – 17.075N Latitude – 121.549E Strike Slip
Point B
Length – 21.46
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A peak ground acceleration analyses for the three scenarios were also generated to facilitate
the buildings’ structural interventions which can be used later in the integration of the report
to the CLUP of the city. However, this will also be initially discussed in the report to also
enhance impact of groundshaking to buildings.
Before proceeding further, it is important to also consider the difference between magnitude
and intensity. Magnitude and Intensity measure different characteristics of earthquakes.
Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake. Magnitude is
determined from measurements on seismographs. Intensity measures the strength of shaking
produced by the earthquake at a certain location. Intensity is determined from effects on
people, human structures, and the natural environment.
A magnitude 8.7 earthquake is 794 times bigger on a seismogram than a magnitude 5.8
earthquake. The magnitude scale is logarithmic. The magnitude scale is really comparing
amplitudes of waves on a seismogram, not the strength (energy) of the quakes. So, a
magnitude 8.7 is 794 times bigger than a 5.8 quake as measured on seismograms, but the 8.7
quake is about 23,000 times stronger than the 5.8. Since it is really the energy or strength that
knocks down buildings, this is really the more important comparison. This means that it would
take about 23,000 quakes of magnitude 5.8 to equal the energy released by one magnitude
of 8.7 event.
This explains why big quakes are so much more devastating than small ones. The amplitude
("size") differences are big enough, but the energy ("strength") differences are huge. The
amplitude numbers are nearer and a little easier to explain, which is why those are used more
often in publications. But it is the energy that does the damage.
Table No. 2 Scenario 1 – Intensity Levels and Area Affected (per Barangay and in hectares)
Affected Area under Scenario 1 (in hectares)

Barangay Name
Intensity 8 Intensity 9
Alicaocao 51.52
Alinam 330.42
Amobocan 516.71
Andarayan 94.24
Bacolod 206.08 936.86
Baringin Norte 57.43
Baringin Sur 20.67 140.20
Buena Suerte 209.62 36.50
Bugallon 62.02
Buyon 1,165.75
Cabaruan 297.27
Cabugao 3.96 857.09
Carabatan Chica 31.39 46.90
Carabatan Grande 27.09
Carabatan Punta 76.05
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Carbatan Bacareno 81.93

Casalatan 5.83 602.45
Cassap Fuera 70.24
Catalina 37.85
Culalabat 46.38 105.68
Dabburab 99.87 127.65
De Vera 920.53
Dianao 212.61 998.64
Disimuray 962.22
District 1 209.26
District 2 39.77
District 3 50.08
Duminit 119.98
Faustino 370.29
Gagabutan 89.73 137.80
Gappal 1,227.51 189.58
Guayabal 119.28
Labinab 454.88 6.24
Linglingay 85.53 193.00
Mabantad 52.67 74.70
Maligaya 1,467.13
Manaoag 724.73 71.57
Marabulig I 554.68
Marabulig II 438.72
Minante I 247.64
Minante II 587.17
Naganacan 541.08
Nagcampegan 5.94 108.80
Nagrumbuan 1,811.18
Nungnungan I 773.84
Nungnungan II 441.31
Pinoma 863.14
Rizal 115.63 67.75
Rogus 2,021.23
San Antonio 900.70 22.96
San Fermin 968.08
San Francisco 348.69 115.52
San Isidro 344.22
San Luis 1,647.51
San Pablo 741.68 562.97
Santa Luciana 250.43 380.11
Santa Maria 1,232.70
Sillawit 397.47
Sinippil 281.50
Tagaran 533.35 0.45
Turayong 139.27 0.35
Union 197.95
Villa Concepcion 921.60
Villa Flor 372.37 270.84
Villa Luna 302.79
Total 16,713.35 17,921.63
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Table No. 3 Scenario 2 – Intensity Levels and Area Affected

(per Barangay and in hectares)
Barangay Name
Alicaocao 51.52
Alinam 330.42
Amobocan 516.71
Andarayan 94.24
Bacolod 1142.94
Baringin Sur 160.46
Buena Suerte 246.12
Bugallon 62.02
Buyon 1165.75
Cabaruan 297.27
Cabugao 861.05
Carabatan Chica 78.29
Carbatan Bacareno 81.93
Casalatan 608.28
Cassap Fuera 0.22 70.02
Catalina 37.85
Culalabat 152.06
Dabburab 227.27
De Vera 920.53
Dianao 1050.82 160.42
Disimuray 962.22
District 1 209.26
District 2 39.77
District 3 50.08
Duminit 119.98
Faustino 370.29
Gagabutan 227.53
Gappal 53.12 1363.97
Guayabal 119.28
Labinab 461.12
Linglingay 278.54
Mabantad 127.37
Maligaya 1467.13
Manaoag 791.91 4.40
Marabulig I 554.68
Marabulig II 438.72
Minante I 247.64
Minante II 587.17
Naganacan 541.08
Nagcampegan 114.74
Nagrumbuan 1811.18
Nungnungan I 773.84
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Pinoma 863.14
Rizal 183.39
Rogus 2021.23
San Antonio 923.66
San Fermin 968.08
San Francisco 464.21
San Isidro 344.22
San Luis 870.44 777.06
San Pablo 811.90 491.72
Santa Luciana 630.56
Santa Maria 1232.70
Sillawit 397.47
Sinippil 281.50
Tagaran 533.79
Turayong 139.61
Union 197.95
Villa Flor 643.21
Villa Luna 302.79
Table No. 4 Scenario 3 – Intensity Levels and Area Affected (per Barangay and in hectares)
Barangay Name
Alicaocao 51.52
Alinam 58.87 271.54
Amobocan 516.71
Andarayan 94.24
Bacolod 1142.94
Baringin Sur 160.46
Buena Suerte 246.12
Bugallon 62.02
Buyon 1165.75
Cabaruan 297.27
Cabugao 861.05
Carabatan Chica 78.29
CarbatanBacareno 81.93
Casalatan 608.28
Cassap Fuera 70.24
Catalina 37.85
Culalabat 152.06
Dabburab 227.27
De Vera 920.53
Dianao 1211.24
Disimuray 962.22
District 1 209.26
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District 2 39.77
District 3 50.08
Duminit 119.98
Faustino 370.29
Gagabutan 227.53
Gappal 1417.09
Guayabal 119.28
Labinab 461.12
Linglingay 278.54
Mabantad 127.37
Maligaya 1467.13
Manaoag 796.30
Marabulig I 337.99 216.69
Marabulig II 438.72 247.64
Minante I
Minante II 587.17
Naganacan 412.97 128.11
Nagcampegan 114.74
Nagrumbuan 1666.66 144.52
Nungnungan I 145.75 628.09
Pinoma 863.14
Rizal 183.39
Rogus 2021.23
San Antonio 923.66
San Fermin 249.89 718.20
San Francisco 464.21
San Isidro 344.22
San Luis 1647.51
San Pablo 1303.62
Santa Luciana 630.56
Santa Maria 1232.70
Sillawit 397.47
Sinippil 281.50
Tagaran 63.00 470.79
Turayong 139.61
Union 197.95
Villa Flor 643.21
Villa Luna 302.79
B.2 Impact to Buildings (PGA)

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Table No. 5 Scenario 1 – Buildings Affected (per Barangay and in hectares)

BRGY_NAME
Comm Ind Insti Rsdtl Comm Ind Insti Rsdtl
Alicaocao 1 5 4 271
Alinam 6 216
Amobocan 304
Andarayan 141
Bacolod 49 479
Baringin Norte 48
Baringin Sur 14 290
Buena Suerte 1 372 114
Bugallon 170
Buyon 351
Cabaruan 127 2 6 1983
Cabugao 2 193
Carabatan Chica 73 118
Carabatan Grande 77
Carabatan Punta 164
Carbatan Bacareno 105
Casalatan 2 187
Cassap Fuera 49
Catalina 23
Culalabat 15 357
Dabburab 1 314 75
De Vera 215
Dianao 5 212
Disimuray 316
District 1 152 31 61 2977
District 2 113 14 703
District 3 47 14 1055
Duminit 282
Faustino 2 6 310
Gagabutan 51 1 101
Gappal 15 760
Guayabal 356
Labinab 532
Linglingay 123 65
Mabantad 417
Maligaya 716
Manaoag 388 10
Marabulig I 22 3 13 1059
Marabulig II 15 5 382
Minante I 46 9 54 1456
Minante II 13 36 5 661
Naganacan 444
Nagcampegan 113
Nagrumbuan 21 1183
Nungnungan I 9 433
Nungnungan II 31 363
Pinoma 698
Rizal 3 97 59
Rogus 466
San Antonio 617 1
San Fermin 376 118 55 2801
San Francisco 8 351 135
San Isidro 6 302
San Luis 7 1 1274
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San Pablo 2 236 4 387

Santa Luciana 35 370 1 149
Santa Maria 341
Sillawit 24 696
Sinippil 57
Tagaran 55 1 1206
Turayong 19 5 638
Union 578
Villa Concepcion 839
Villa Flor 104 1
Villa Luna 667
986 303 309 25009 1 10 19 10288
TOTAL 60022 24691
Table No. 6 Scenario 2 – Buildings Affected (per Barangay and in hectares)

Barangay Comm Ind Insti Rsdtl Comm Ind Insti Rsdtl
Alicaocao 5 4 271
Alinam 1 6 216
Amobocan 304
Andarayan 141
Bacolod 528
Baringin Norte 48
Baringin Sur 304
Buena Suerte 1 486
Bugallon 170
Buyon 351
Cabaruan 127 2 6 1983
Cabugao 195
Carabatan Chica 191
Carabatan Grande 77
Carabatan Punta 164
Carbatan Bacareno 105
Casalatan 2 187
Cassap Fuera 49
Catalina 23
Culalabat 15 357
Dabburab 1 389
De Vera 215
Dianao 214 3
Disimuray 316
District 1 152 31 61 2977
District 2 113 14 703
District 3 47 14 1055
Duminit 282
Faustino 2 6 310
Gagabutan 1 152
Gappal 15 760
Guayabal 356
Labinab 532
Linglingay 188
Mabantad 417
Maligaya 716
Manaoag 398
Marabulig I 22 3 13 1059
Marabulig II 15 5 382
Minante I 46 9 54 1456
Minante II 13 36 5 661
Naganacan 444
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Nagcampegan 113
Nagrumbuan 21 1183
Nungnungan I 9 433
Nungnungan II 31 363
Pinoma 698
Rizal 3 156
Rogus 466
San Antonio 618
San Fermin 376 118 55 2801
San Francisco 8 486
San Isidro 302
San Luis 1 569 705
San Pablo 2 249 6 374
Santa Luciana 1 7 519
Santa Maria 341
Sillawit 24 696
Sinippil 57
Tagaran 55 1 4 1206
Turayong 19 5 35 638
Union 578
Villa Concepcion 839
Villa Flor 105
Villa Luna 4 667
0 5 0 5934 991 308 328 29363
TOTAL 0 50 0 14241.6 24775 3080 16400 70471.2
B.3 Impact to Population (PEIS)
B.4 Temporal Consideration of Groundshaking – Time of Occurrence
The time of occurrence of an earthquake has great impact on the population due to their
mobility and their location at the time of occurrence. There is a great difference between
potential numbers of population affected during the day compared to night time occurrence.
While the previous sub-discussion focus on the residential location for the consequence
analysis of population affected and the greater likelihood that these occur during night time
(between 7 pm to 7 am) when people are still home, such condition is different if it occurred
during day time especially between 8 am to 5 pm. Population are most likely to converge in
public or institutional buildings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings and other service-
oriented buildings. In most instances, the members of the population that are left behind
during the day in residential buildings are members of the household who are either young
or old (not within the school age bracket, unemployed, senior citizens, mentally and physically
disabled and the likes). Generally, there are less people left behind in homes than those
having business outside of the home.
Hence, there is concentration of the population in schools, government buildings, malls,

hospitals, market, commercial buildings and other service-oriented areas. This convergence
of people increases their possible vulnerability depending on the time of occurrence.
Assumption: During the day occurrence

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500/institutional bldg
2/residential bldg. multiply with 60% of the affected bldg.
20/industrial bldg.
Chapter V: INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND RESILIENCY ASSESSMENT
This section presents the assessment on the institutional capacity and resiliency of the City of
Cauayan to mitigate, prepare and respond to disaster events and climate change impact. It
also assesses its capabilities to rehabilitate and restore normalcy in post-disaster conditions.
It also presents capacity of the City government to implement its mandate under the Disaster
Risk Reduction Management Act and Climate Change Act. Below is the assessment based on
the inputs of the various sectors of the City and the CDRRMO.
1. Disaster Risk Resiliency
In general, the City through its City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO)
has institutionalized measures in building resilient communities against the impact of
climate change and disaster. Using the Hyogo Framework of assessing disaster risk
resiliency, the City is highly satisfactory in the following aspects: 1) institutionalizing the
disaster risk reduction management organization & coordinating office, 2) availability of
budget for disaster risk reduction, 3) maintenance of data base on hazards and
vulnerabilities, 4) education and training program on disaster preparedness and 5)
undertaking reconstruction after disaster events. As a proof of its outstanding performance
in terms of response to emergencies and to hazard events, the City Rescue 922 is adjudged
Hall of Famer by the National Gawad Kalasag on Best Government Emergency Response
Management category. Table No. 1 below shows the assessment using the Hyogo
Framework.
Table No. 1: Self-assessment of Disaster Risk Resiliency of the Province Using the Hyogo
Framework
Actions taken or being undertaken by Rating* Average

Parameters/Questions
the City Government (Mode)
1. a) Does the City government have an The City Government created CDRRMC 5
organization and coordination in place through a City Council Resolution.
to understand and reduce disaster risk, Likewise, a City Disaster Response Team
based on participation of citizen groups (DRT) is institutionalized down to the
and civil society? Barangay level and linked with various
institutions such as schools and other
groups in support to the CDRRMC.
b) Has the City government been able Yes, the CDRRMC is working closely with 5
to build local alliances in DRRM? the PNP, BFP, the Barangays, Academe,
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private sector and other relevant sectors.

A regular meeting is being conducted for
proper coordination and sharing of
resources.
The LDRRMC as lead in disaster matters

works with the barangay counterparts
for the early warning for evacuation and
disaster preparedness and quick
response.
c) Do all the divisions in the City While the CDRRMC leads in disaster 3 4
government understand their role to management affairs, it constantly
disaster risk reduction and involves other divisions in their activities.
preparedness? Not all, however, understand their role.
2. a) Does the City government have a Yes, under the 5% DRRMF. 5
budget for disaster risk reduction? Also, the City Government created a trust
fund for the local disaster risk reduction
and management fund (LDRRM)
consistent with the of Philippine Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Act of
2010.
b) Does it provide incentives for To encourage section of population to 2 3
homeowners, low-income families, settle away from disaster prone areas,
communities, businesses and public the City in partnership with the DSWD
sector to invest in reducing the risks provide housing program for the poor.
they face? Likewise, the business sectors are
required to venture on social/corporate
responsibility for environment. Recently,
bamboo propagation and plantation
along creeks and areas prone to erosion
as a disaster mitigation and measure was
conducted.
3. a) Does the City government Yes, aside from sectors specific data 5
maintain up-to-date data on hazards maintained by the various divisions, the
and vulnerabilities, prepare risk CPDO maintains a GIS-based data for
assessments and use these as the basis planning and decision making.
for urban development plans and
decisions?
b) Are this information and plans for These information and plans are readily 4 4
the City’s resilience readily available to available and accessible through the
the public and fully discussed with Cauayan online and constantly and
them? regularly discussed and presented in
various meetings and fora.
4. Has the City government invested in Yes, the City invests on infrastructure and 3 3
and maintained critical infrastructure non-infrastructure measures aimed at
that reduces risk, such as flood reducing vulnerabilities. Flood Control,
drainage, adjusted where needed to drainage, bridges and improvement of
cope with climate change? public facilities and evacuation centers.
5. Does the City government conduct an Yes, the City Engineering Office (CEO) 3 3
assessment of the safety of all schools conducts comprehensive assessment on
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and health facilities and upgrade these structural integrity of various school
as necessary? buildings and health facilities annually.
The result is used as basis for the
upgrading or replacement of the same.
6. a) Does the City government apply Yes, the City building officials are very 3 3
and enforce realistic, risk-compliant strict in enforcing the National Building
building regulations and land use Code of the Philippines for the issuance
planning principles? of building permits. The CPDO also issues
land use clearances based on the
approved land use plan of the City.
b) Has the City government identified In coordination with DSWD, the CLGU 4 3
safe land for low-income citizens and invested in the provision of low- cost
develop upgrading of informal housing for victims of calamities and for
settlements, wherever feasible? informal settles.
7. Does the City government have in Yes, the City DRRMC in coordination with 5 5
place education programs and training the academe and with the community
on disaster risk reduction in schools and regularly conducts courses including
local communities? summer camps for school kids such as
disaster preparedness, basic first aid and
planning.
8. a) Does the City government protect Yes, in coordination with the concerned 3 3
its ecosystems and natural buffers to agencies such as the CEO, DPWH, CENRO
mitigate floods, storm surges and other and business groups which form part of
hazards to which it may be vulnerable? their corporate responsibilities.
b) Does the City government adapt to Yes, on mitigation and preparedness. The 3 3
climate change by building on good risk city partnered with UN-Habitat for its
reduction practices? vulnerability assessment and
communicated the results to the public.
Likewise, agriculture programs and

practices are leaning towards mitigating
impacts of climate change.
9. Does the City government have early While effective due to the diligence of 3 3
warning systems and emergency the CDRRMO, early warning device is
management capacities installed and limited to the use of hand-held radios
hold regular public preparedness drills? and megaphones. The city is also deriving
its warning signals from other mandated
agencies. Its Composite Disaster
Response (DRT) is effectively catering to
the needs of the public. Aside from its
scheduled drills quarterly, the City also
caters to various requests for trainings
and related hazard drills.
10. a) Does the City government Yes, usually and immediately particularly 5
undertake reconstruction after any on public infrastructure facilities
disaster? damaged by disaster event to mitigate
impact to the economy and social
activities in the City.
b) Does it ensure that the needs of the Yes, through provision of relief goods and 4 4
survivors are placed at the centre of financial assistance and provision of
reconstruction with support also
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coming from their community temporary and permanent shelter for the
organizations to design and help disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.
implement responses, including
rebuilding homes and livelihoods?
Rating: 5 – Highly satisfactory; 4 – Moderately satisfactory; 3 –Fairly satisfactory; 2 – Poorly satisfactory; and 1
– Unsatisfactory
The Checklist builds on the priorities identified in the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005‐
2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters ‐www.unisdr.org/hfa
Institutional Capacity to Implement Climate Change Act (RA 9729)
This part summarized the result of the self-assessment for institutional capacity to implement
Climate Change Act of the City of Cauayan. Table 5 shows the over-all capacity of the City
government to implement LGU mandates under the Climate Change Act (RA 9729). The City
funds its activity though an annual appropriation for climate change program. Provision of
technical and financial assistance to barangays municipalities on climate change action
planning is moderately met. The City collaboration and alliance with various LGUs/institutions
down the schools and barangay level in the conduct of public awareness are fully met.
However, the institutionalization of measures to mitigate climate change impacts on various
elements at risk specially the vulnerable groups are moderately met.
Table No. 1.1: Assessment of City Institutional Capacity to Implement CLGU Mandates
under the Climate Change Act (RA 9729)
Mandates for City LGUs Briefly describe the actions taken or being Compliance
undertaken with regards to the mandate Rating
Provide technical assistance, enforcement All barangays are provided with assistance for 4
and information management in support of preparedness and contingency planning (including
Barangay climate change action plans. climate change adaptation) in partnership with
mandated agencies. The Disaster Response Team
which emanated from the City level was cascaded
down the levels of each barangay. Each barangay
DRT has undergone training on disaster planning
and management.
Conduct Inter-local government unit There is a vertical integration of DRRM from the 5
collaboration in the conduct of climate- municipal level up to the provincial level. The
related activities. integration of the DRR/CCA in the City
Comprehensive Land Use Plan is a priority
undertaking of the City. As a proof, the City
rescue 922 has been recognized Hall of Famer for
its disaster management and response efficiency.
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Allocate from their annual Yes, the City council has legislated the 4
appropriation adequate funds for creation of a trust fund in addition to
the formulation, development and an annual appropriation for this
implementation, including training, purpose. Nonetheless, funding is still
capacity building and direct needed to cover all slated climate
intervention, of their respective change related programs, projects and
climate change programs and plans. activities.
Conduct public awareness In collaboration with mandated 4
campaigns on the effects of climate agencies, public awareness campaigns
change and energy-saving solutions have been successful in all levels
to mitigate these effects and within the city and partner LGUs. The
initiatives through educational and city is saturating the public though its
training programs and micro-credit engagement with the academe in both
schemes, especially for women in public and private schools.
rural areas.
Rating: 5 – Fully met; 4 – Moderately met; 3 – Fairly met; 2 – Poorly met; and 1 – Not yet met
2. Institutional Capacity to Implement DRRM Act (RA 10121)

In terms of institutional capacity of the City government to implement DRRM Act, the City
has moderately to fully meet its mandates. Table No. 1.2 below shows the details.
Table No. 1.2: Assessment of City Institutional Capacity to Implement LGU Mandates
under the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act (RA 10121)
Mandates for LGUs Actions taken or being undertaken with Compliance
regards to the mandate Rating
Established a LDRRMO which shall be The CDRRMO created by the City is directly 4
responsible for setting the direction, under the supervision of the City Mayor.
development, implementation and Established the City Disaster Risk Reduction
coordination of disaster risk management and Management Council and
programs institutionalized the creation of a functional
Disaster Response Team (DRT) down to the
barangay level.
Organize, train and directly supervise the The Rescue 922 (disaster/accident response 5
local emergency response teams rescue team) is nationally acclaimed for its
response and rescue preparedness, capability
and efficiency.
Design, program and coordinate disaster The City has formulated Disaster Risk 4
risk reduction and management activities Reduction Management Plan and the
consistent with the National Council's preparation of the City Local Climate Change
standards and guidelines Adaptation Plan is ongoing.
Facilitate and support risk assessments and Yes, there are activities in coordination with 4
contingency planning activities at the local mandated agencies and the CDRRMO but not
level full blown. With support from partner
agencies, the vulnerability assessment
process is ongoing.
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Consolidate local disaster risk information Yes, in coordination with MGB, PHILVOCS, 5
which includes natural hazards, DOST and NAMRIA. Hazard maps have been
vulnerabilities, and climate change risks, localized is some areas of the City through GIS
and maintain a local risk map mapping tools.
Organize and conduct training, orientation, Participation in and regular conduct of 5
and knowledge management activities on related trainings.
disaster risk reduction and management at
the local level
Operate a multi-hazard early warning A system of communication and early 3
system, linked to disaster risk reduction to warning devices has been institutionalized
provide accurate and timely advice to down the barangay level. Likewise, the city’s
national or local emergency response collaboration and communication with its
organizations and to the general public, neighboring cities and LGUs is functional.
through diverse mass media, particularly
radio, landline communications, and
technologies for communication within
rural communities
Formulate and implement a comprehensive Currently preparing the City LDRRMP 5
and integrated LDRRMP in accordance with
the national, regional and provincial
framework, and policies on disaster risk
reduction in close coordination with the
local development councils (LDCs)
Prepare and submit to the City Council Yes, annual plan is prepared and submitted 5
through the LDRRMC and the LDC the
annual LDRRMO Plan and budget, the
proposed programming of the LDRRMF,
other dedicated disaster risk reduction and
management resources, and other regular
funding source/s and budgetary support of
the LDRRMO /BDRRMC
Conduct continuous disaster monitoring Yes, it’s a regular activity of the City 5
and mobilize instrumentalities and entities
of the LGUs, CSOs, private groups and
organized volunteers, to utilize their
facilities and resources for the protection
and preservation of life and properties
during emergencies in accordance with
existing policies and procedures
Identify, assess and manage the hazards, Part of the Disaster Risk Assessment Report 5
vulnerabilities and risks that may occur in (Hazard Characterization)
their locality
Disseminate information and raise public In partnership with mandated agencies, 3
awareness about those hazards, lectures and information drive are given to
vulnerabilities and risks, their nature, stakeholders
effects, early warning signs and counter-
measures
Identify and implement cost-effective risk Yes, such as drills and trainings 4
reduction measures/strategies
Maintain a database of human resource, CPDO maintains this data-base 5
equipment, directories, and location of
critical infrastructures and their capacities
such as hospitals and evacuation centers
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Develop, strengthen and operationalize The City has built significant alliances with 5
mechanisms for partnership or networking national, regional and provincial LGUs and
with the private sector, CSOs and volunteer CSOs
groups
Take all necessary steps on a continuing Training on DRRM is provided regularly to 5
basis to maintain, provide, or arrange the volunteers, PNP and other responders and
provision of, or to otherwise make volunteers.
available, suitably-trained and competent
personnel for effective civil defense and
disaster risk reduction and management in
its area
Organize, train, equip and supervise the Rescue 922 is regularly trained and well 5
local emergency response teams and the equipped
ACDVs ensuring that humanitarian aid
workers are equipped with basic skills to
assist mothers to breastfeed
Prepare and submit through the LDRRMC The CDRRMO submits quarterly report to the 5
and the LDC, the report on the utilization of concerned bodies
the LDRRMF and other dedicated disaster
risk reduction and management resources
to the local Commission on Audit (COA),
copy furnished the regional director of the
OCD and the Local Government Operations
Officer of the DILG
Respond to and manage the adverse The Rescue 922 responds to emergencies in 5
effects of emergencies and carry out collaboration with the Fire Department and
recovery activities in the affected area, PNP Rescue Team. Likewise, alliance with
ensuring that there is an efficient others service providers such as the nutrition
mechanism for immediate delivery of food, council, church, communication groups and
shelter and medical supplies for women other relevant organizations in the City and
and children, endeavor to create a special nearby LGUs.
place where internally-displaced mothers
can find help with breastfeeding, feed and
care for their babies and give support to
each other
Within its area, promote and raise public Yes, this done 5
awareness of and compliance with the
DRRM Act and legislative provisions
relevant to the purpose of this Act
Serve as the secretariat and executive arm Yes, this is done 5
of the LDRRMC
Coordinate other disaster risk reduction Yes, this is done 5
and management activities
Establish linkage/network with other LGUs Yes, this is done 5
for disaster risk reduction and emergency
response purposes
Recommend through the LDRRMC the Proposals for local ordinances: 3
enactment of local ordinances consistent Legislate and implement pre-emptive
with the requirements of this Act evacuation
Legislate Identification and acquisition of
permanent relocation/evacuation areas per
cluster of barangay
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Implement policies, approved plans and Yes, this is done 5

programs of the LDRRMC consistent with
the policies and guidelines laid down in this
Act
Establish a City Disaster Risk Reduction and Yes, this is done 5
Management Operations Center
Prepare and submit, through the LDRRMC Yes, this is done 5
and the LDC, the report on the utilization of
the LDRRMF and other dedicated disaster
risk reduction and management resources
to the local Commission on Audit (COA),
copy furnished the regional director of the
OCD and the Local Government Operations
Officer of the DILG
Encourage community specifically the Yes, this is done 5
youth, participation in disaster risk
reduction and management activities, such
as organizing quick response groups,
particularly in identified disaster-prone
areas, as well as the inclusion of disaster
risk reduction and management programs
as part of the SK programs and projects
Monitor and evaluate the use and Yes, this is done 5
disbursement of the LDRRMF based on the
LDRRMP as incorporated in the local
development plans and annual work and
financial plan
Rating: 5 – Fully met; 4 – Moderately met; 3 – Fairly met; 2 – Poorly met; and 1 – Not yet met
Chapter VI: POLICIES, STRATEGIES, GOALS AND TARGETS
Table No. 1: Strategies for Reducing Risk and Vulnerability
Hazard Exposure
(Hazard Removal/ (Exposure Vulnerability
Hazard/ Levels
Minimization/ prevention/ (Vulnerability reduction)
acceptance) reduction)
Flooding Flood Control Structures Zoning/ Local Early Warning System
Flood Control and Master Ordinances Structural adaptations
Preparedness/ Planning Relocation Implementation of building code
Mitigation Clearing/ Snagging of Advocacy/ IEC Insurance
waterways Restoration fund
Dredging Community Traditional Knowledge
Reforestation/ Re- Capability building
greening Identification of evacuation centers
Watershed protection Weather and Flood forecasting
Floodwater detentions/ Stockpiling of basic necessities
diversions Evacuation
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Hazard Exposure
Hazard/ Levels
Response/ Hazard assessment/ Rescue Upgrade capability of the DRRM
Rehabilitation evaluation/ monitoring Advocacy/ IEC Councils
Resettlement Prepositioning of equipment
Establishment of Activation of disaster response
Emergency teams/ advance command post
Livelihood Reporting/ linkaging/ networking
Provision of security Restoration of lifelines
service Activation of evacuation centers
Relief Provision of medical services
Health/ Hygiene and Sanitation
Redundancy of systems
Counseling
Rain -Induced Structural measures (slope Area/ Site Planning Structural adaptations
Landslide protections) Zoning/ Local Implementation of building code
Regreening/ Reforestation Ordinances Insurance
Preparedness/ Sabo Master planning/ Relocation Restoration fund
Mitigation Sabo works Advocacy/ IEC Community Traditional Knowledge
Slope stabilizations Capability building
Identification of evacuation centers
Stockpiling of basic necessities
Conduct of EGGAR prior to building/
facility construction
Weather forecasting/ Rainfall
monitoring/ Early warning system
/Evacuation
Slope stabilization Resettlement Prepositioning of equipment
Structural control Community Activation of disaster response
measures Organizing teams/ advance command post
Reporting/ linkaging/ networking
Restoration of lifelines
Activation of evacuation centers
Provision of medical services
Establishment of Emergency
Livelihood
Provision of security service
Relief operations
Counseling
Ground Structural assessment of Zoning/ Local Structural adaptations
Shaking building stability Ordinances Implementation of building code
Preparedness/ Structural measures (slope Relocation Insurance
Mitigation protections) Advocacy/ IEC Restoration fund
Sabo Master planning/ Community Traditional Knowledge
Sabo works Capability building
Slope stabilizations Identification of evacuation centers
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Hazard Exposure
Hazard/ Levels
Earthquake drills
Retrofitting of buildings/ facilities
Livelihood
Relief operations
Counseling
Earthquake - Structural measures (slope Area/ Site Planning Structural adaptations
Induced protections) Zoning/ Local Implementation of building code
Landslide Re-greening/ Ordinances Insurance
Reforestation Relocation Restoration fund
Preparedness/ Sabo Masterplanning/ Advocacy/ IEC Community Traditional Knowledge
Mitigation Sabo works Capability building
Slope stabilizations Identification of evacuation centers
Livelihood
Relief operations
Counseling
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Table No. 2: Goals, Objectives and Targets for Disaster Risk and
Climate Change Vulnerability Reduction
Issues/Gaps and
Goal Objectives and Targets
Constraints
Annual flooding of alluvial Ensure safety of riverine To reduce impact of flooding in highly
plains communities/flood plains susceptible and frequently flooded
barangays of Cauayan City
Zero casualties from flooding

Threat of rain-induced and Free settlers from landslide risk To ensure that highly exposed or prone
earthquake- induced population to RIL and EIL are either
landslides relocated or are provided resilient
protection structures or mechanisms
Zero casualties from RIL and EIL

Threat of earthquake to Ensure safety of population within To assess and upgrade critical
highly susceptible areas highly exposed areas infrastructures for earthquake proofing
(within 1 km from the
epicenter)
Table No.3: Sectoral Development Strategies addressing CCA/DDRM

Sectoral Issues/Challenges CCA/DRRM Strategies
Critical infrastructure – hospitals, Retrofit critical infrastructures to be flood proofed or flood resistant
schools and bridges highly Improve drainage capacity in flood prone areas where most critical
exposed to flooding, landslides infrastructures are located, particularly where evacuation centers
and earthquake and hospitals are located.
Potable water supply – Develop other water supply sources
Contamination of groundwater in Testing of water sources and informing communities on the potability
flood prone areas of water
Forestry – Watershed management through re-greening of forest areas
Alarming decrease of forest cover Research on carbon capture of the remaining forest cover
Monitoring of forest and preventing it from forest fires
Table No. 4: Spatial Development Strategies addressing CCA/DRRM

Spatial Development
CCA/DRRM Strategies
Issues/Challenges
High flood susceptibility in Install adequate drainage and flood control facilities based on
proposed built-up areas projected population
Build flood resistant houses and building
Update proposed land use and find more suitable or less constrained
areas for settlements development
Landslide prone areas along Stabilize roads through engineering and vegetative methods and
major road networks improve drainage facilities
Realign road to avoid landslide prone areas
Search suitable sites for road expansion
Prolonged drought in identified Develop agro-forecasting capacity of PAGASA field offices
agricultural land use areas Issue bulletins and early warning to farmers in drought prone areas
Provide technical advice on cropping calendar adjustments
Harness rainwater and divert stream water to small water
impounding dams for use during summer season
Establish weather-based risk insurance system
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II. PILOT BARANGAYS ANALYSIS
Figure 1: CBMS Integration Pilot Barangays
Name Area Share

Alicaocao 51.52 0.16%
Andarayan 94.24 0.28%
Carabatan Chica 78.29 0.24%
Carabatan Grande 27.09 0.08%
Carabatan Punta 76.05 0.23%
Carbatan
Bacareno 81.93 0.25%
\\\
Catalina 37.85 0.11%
Duminit 119.98 0.36%
Gagabutan 227.52 0.69%
Guayabal 119.28 0.36%
Mabantad 127.37 0.38%
Nagcampegan 114.74 0.35%
Villa Luna 302.79 0.91%
Cauayan City/Pilot 33,174.60 4.24%
This section presents the analysis on the exposure of the population, properties and livelihood
within the thirteen (13) pilot barangays to both hyrdrometeorological and geological hazards
using the geo-tagged CBMS data of the City.
Figure 1 shows the selected thirteen (13) barangays that were suitably chosen due to their
proximity to the Cagayan River System and for the Teams to conveniently integrate the City
CBMS data into the assessment process.
As discussed early, the process involved the use of the 1:50,000 flood map of MGB as base
reference to simulate perennial flooding in the City using digital elevation models (DEM) with
per meter inundation to illustrate various levels of flooding based on data and residents’
historical accounts. A worst-case scenario of 12-meter flooding was set to determine flooding
influence and extent of potential damage to elements at risks. In this analysis, the elements
at risk are the actual population, buildings and properties and sources of income. Critical
infrastructure such as road and bridges, government buildings, telecommunication towers
and the likes were also included but were discussed in the citywide consequence analysis
chapter. In terms of population exposure, this analysis detailed in number the exposed
disadvantaged population such as the senior citizens (60 and above), the young population
which comprise of aged bracket of 0-15 and the persons with disabilities (PWD).
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The assessment, nonetheless, is limited to the impact of river inundation (excluding flooding
resulting from drainage failure and related issues) and the potential impacts of derived
groundshaking scenarios to the identified elements at risks.
Groundshaking Risk to the Pilot Barangays
As discussed in the hazard characterization chapter, the City of Cauayan, given its proximity
to various groundshaking generators in the area, is exposed to groundshaking and its ensuing
hazards. For this analysis, the three (3) scenarios developed were used to depict
groundshaking in the City to derive potential damages to elements at risk. Figure 3.5 shows
the ground shaking generator that may impact the City. Similar to the discussion of flooding,
earthquake analyses only covered impact to population and vulnerable groups, estimated
cost of affected buildings and cost of replacement and the number of buildings affected. A
detailed understanding of the exposed building and population is required in order to
estimate the risk posed by earthquakes and its resulting hazards in Cauayan City.
Figure 2: Distributions of Active Faults and Trenches in the Philippines
Source: DOST/PHIVOLCS
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The pilot Barangays have about 10,110 actual populations residing in 3,626 residential
buildings. As discussed earlier, a semi-detailed database of this inventory has been created
by the Teams using satellite images to create building footprints. The data based contains
basic information on occupancy, year of construction, number of floors and building
construction materials used. The information was further supplemented by the City’s CBMS
which profiled occupant’s number of households, age bracket, income, and information on
persons with disabilities (PWDs). The use of googles and Bing images were transformed into
digital data and methodically converted to shapefiles for easier mapping and data analysis.
The process of data conversion and sources of informations are detailed in the preceeding
sections.
Groundshaking Scenario 1
This part is refered to the details seen in Figure 3 which show among others the
groundshaking generator and the assumed data to recreate a visual representation of the
earthquake.
Figure 3: Groundshaking Scenario 1: Undefined Fault 2 kilometres east of the City
Groundshaking Risk Scenario 1 to Buildings
Table No. 1 below shows the actual cost of potential damage to buildings based on their
construction cost under scenario 1. By building classification, PhP 218,654,000 worth of
concrete buildings, PhP 69,763,000 semi concrete, PhP 8,351,000 Indigenous and PhP
372,000 makeshift buildings are exposed to this event. Barangays Alicaocao, Villa Luna,
Mabandtad, Guayabal, and Duminit have the highest cost of potential damage to concrete
building structures as compared to others barangays. Overall, however, Barangay Villa Luna
has the highest potential damage cost to all types of buildings at PhP52,864,000 followed by
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Barangays Mabantad, Guayabal and Alicaocao with less than PhP50 Millions each of potential
damage.
Figure 3 shows in graphics the extent of potential cost of damaged to building type with
concrete and semi-concrete as the most vulnerable to damage due to ground shaking. The
cost of reconstruction for these structures is higher given the greater cost of reconstruction
which can be calculated using the cost of building construction by square meter.
Table No. 1: Total Estimated Cost of Damage Buildings due to GS01, by building class, by
building type
BARANGAY Concrete Semi-Concrete Ingidenous Makeshift

Catalina 570,000 160,000 65,000 0
Andarayan 600,000 12,660,000 885,000
Gagabutan 4,000,000 300,000 150,000 0
Carabatan Grande 4,845,000 170,000 115,000 0
Nagcampegan 8,040,000 1,048,000 135,000 0
Carabatan Punta 8,900,000 2,220,000 260000 0
Carabatan Bacareno 9,128,000 255,000 0 0
Carabatan Chica 10,485,000 1,000,000 10,000 0
Duminit 25,900,000 5,505,000 1,395,000 0
Guayabal 31,660,000 16,910,000 860,000 0
Mabantad 35,341,000 13,450,000 1,100,000 0
Villa Luna 38,165,000 12,735,000 1,964,000 15,000
Alicaocao 41,020,000 3,350,000 1,412,000 357,000
Total 218,654,000 69,763,000 8,351,000 372,000
Figure 3.1 : Total Value of Groundshaking Damage as per building class and building type
Source: GIS/PPDO
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Groundshaking Scenario 1 Impact to population and Vulnerable Groups
In terms of GS1 potential impact to population and the vulnerable groups, a total of 3,626
households with 10,100 populations are exposed to groundshaking intensity VIII and IX. Of
these figures, 3,120 belong to young population with age 15 below, 792 are senior citizens
and 86 are with disabilities. Specific locations of these vulnerable groups were tagged and can
easily be located using the GIS database developed.
Table No. 2: Total Number of Affected Persons and Vulnerable Groups Groundshaking 01
Total #r Total # of Total # of Total # of Total #
Barangay Name Intensity
of HH Occupants 15 below 60 Above of PWDs
Alicaocao VIII 455 1780 572 104 17
Carabatan Chica VIII 99 395 136 26 4
Gagabutan VIII 47 168 41 7 1
Andarayan IX 149 523 129 32 0
Carabatan Bacareno IX 78 257 58 34 4
Carabatan Chica IX 49 275 106 9 1
Carabatan Grande IX 90 284 75 33 3
Carabatan Punta IX 169 532 128 49 7
Catalina IX 25 116 23 8 0
Duminit IX 428 1442 433 85 11
Gagabutan IX 96 295 73 24 1
Guayabal IX 946 563 374 120 0
Mabantad IX 340 1220 323 70 6
Nagcampegan IX 105 347 91 34 16
Villa Luna IX 550 1913 558 157 15
TOTAL 132 3626 10110 3120 792 86
Groundshaking Scenario 2: Philippine Fault Zone – East
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Under Earthquake Scenario 2 a total of 2,438 buildings are exposed to groundshaking with
an aggregate construction cost of PhP310,259,825 Million. Most of these buildings are
concrete
Table 3.1 below shows the actual cost of potential damage to buildings based on their
construction cost under scenario 1. By building classification, PhP 218,654,000 worth of
concrete buildings, PhP 69,763,000 semi concrete, PhP 8,351,000 Indigenous and PhP
372,000 makeshft buildings are exposed to this event. Barangays Alicaocao, Villa Luna,
Mabantad, Guayabal, and Duminit have the highest cost of potential damage to concrete
building structures as compared to others barangays. Overall, however, Barangay Villa Luna
has the highest potential damage cost to all types of buildings at PhP52,864,000 followed by
Barangays Mabantad, Guayabal and Alicaocao with less than PhP50 Millions each of potential
damage.
Table VG: Total Value of Groundshaking Scenario 2 Damage as per building class and
building type
Building Type
BARANGAY Concrete Semi Concrete Indigenous Makeshift
Alicaocao 41,020,000.00 3,350,000.00 1,412,000.00 357,000.00
Andarayan 600,000.00 12,660,000.00 885,000.00 -
Carabatan Bacareno 9,128,000.00 255,000.00 - -
Carabatan Chica 15,123,825.00 2,120,000.00 85,000.00 -
Carabatan Grande 4,845,000.00 170,000.00 115,000.00 -
Carabatan Punta 8,900,000.00 2,220,000.00 260,000.00 -
Catalina 570,000.00 160,000.00 65,000.00.00 -
Duminit 25,900,000.00 5,505,000.00 1,395,000.00 -
Gagabutan 11,400,000.00 1,880,000.00 1,110,000.00 20,000.00
Guayabal 31,660,000.00 860,000.00 16,910,000.00 -
Mabantad 35,341,000.00 13,450,000.00 1,100,000.00 -
Nagcampegan 8,040,000.00 1,048,000.00 135,000.00 -
Villa Luna 38,165,000.00 12,735,000.00 1,964,000.00 15,000.00
Total 230,692,825.00 56,413,000.00 23,139,000.00 392,000.00
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Figure GS: Total Value of Groundshaking Scenario 2 Damage as per building class and
building type
45,000,000.00
40,000,000.00
35,000,000.00
30,000,000.00
25,000,000.00
20,000,000.00
Cost of Damage in '000
15,000,000.00
10,000,000.00
5,000,000.00
-
Concrete
Indigenous
Type of Buildings
Concrete Semi Concrete Indigenous Makeshift
Source: CPDC GIS/CBMS
Groundshaking Risk Scenario 2 to Population and Vulnerable Groups
A worst-case scenario of intensity 9 would damage a number of structures and would impact
to a total of 3,626 households with about 10,110 population of the 13 pilot barangays. Of this
number, significant percentage belongs to the vulnerable groups.
Total Number of Affected Persons and Vulnerable Groups Groundshaking02, by total

number of Households, Occupants, 15 below, 60 above and PWDs as per building class
Total # of Total # of Total # of15 Total # of Total #

Barangay Name Intensity
Households Occupants below 60 Above of PWDs
Alicaocao 8 455 1780 571 104 17
Carabatan Chica 8 99 395 136 26 4
Gagabutan 8 47 168 41 7 1
Andarayan 9 149 523 129 32 0
Carab. Bacareno 9 78 257 58 34 4
Carabatan Chica 9 49 275 106 9 1
Carab. Grande 9 90 284 75 33 3
Carabatan Punta 9 169 532 128 49 7
Catalina 9 25 116 23 8 0
Duminit 9 428 1442 433 85 11
Gagabutan 9 96 295 73 24 1
Guayabal 9 946 563 374 120 0
Mabantad 9 340 1220 323 70 6
Nagcampegan 9 105 347 91 34 16
Villa Luna 9 550 1913 558 157 15
Total 132 3626 10110 3119 792 86
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City of Cauayan
Total number of buildings affected by GS02 as per building class and type By Barangay
SUSCEPTIBILITY ('000)
Alicaocao 223 48 56 26
Andarayan 7 80 15
Carabatan Bacareno 50 2 0
Carabatan Chica 97 22 5
Carabatan Grande 48 9 11
Carabatan Punta 69 38 13
Catalina 11 3 7
Duminit 214 75 37
Gagabutan 90 19 13 2
Guayabal 143 152 13
Mabantad 162 80 17
Nagcampegan 55 16 6
Villa Luna 318 130 52 4
TOTAL 1487 674 245 32
Groundshaking Risk Scenario 2 to Roads and other support Facilities
Groundshaking Scenario 3: Divilican Fault
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City of Cauayan
Groundshaking Risk Scenario 3 to population and Vulnerable Group
Total Number of Affected Persons and Vulnerable Groups Groundshaking03
Total number of Households, Occupants, 15 below, 60 above and PWDs as per building class
Total # of Total # of15 Total # of Total # of

Barangay Name Total # of HH Occupants below 60 Above PWDs
Alicaocao 455 1780 571 104 17
Andarayan 149 523 129 32 0
Carabatan Bacareno 78 257 58 34 4
Carabatan Chica 148 670 242 35 5
Carabatan Grande 90 284 75 33 3
Carabatan Punta 169 532 128 49 7
Catalina 25 116 23 8 0
Duminit 428 1442 433 85 11
Gagabutan 143 463 114 31 2
Guayabal 946 563 374 120 0
Mabantad 340 1220 323 70 6
Nagcampegan 105 347 91 34 16
Villa Luna 550 1913 558 157 15
TOTAL 3626 10110 3119 792 86
Groundshaking Risk Scenario 3 to Affected Buildings
Total number of buildings affected by GS03, Intensity 8 as per building class and type By
Barangay
Types of Building
Alicaocao 223 48 56 26
Andarayan 7 80 15
Carabatan Bacareno 50 2
Carabatan Chica 97 22 5
Carabatan Grande 48 9 11
Carabatan Punta 69 38 13
Catalina 11 3 7
Duminit 214 75 37
Gagabutan 90 19 13 2
Guayabal 143 152 13
Mabantad 162 80 17
Nagcampegan 55 16 6
Villa Luna 318 130 52 4
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City of Cauayan
Groundshaking Risk Scenario 3 Total Estimated Cost of damage to buildings
Barangay Name Total Value (Php)

Alicaocao 46,139,000
Andarayan 21,905,000
Carabatan Bacareno 9,383,000
Carabatan Chica 17,328,825
Carabatan Grande 5,130,000
Carabatan Punta 11,380,000
Catalina 795,000
Duminit 32,800,000
Gagabutan 14,410,000
Guayabal 49,430,000
Mabantad 49,891,000
Nagcampegan 9,223,000
Villa Luna 52,879,000
Total 320,693,825
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City of Cauayan

Comprehensive Land Use Plan 2018-2027, Volume 2 Sectoral Analysis

Population Size and Growth Rate

Historical Growth of Population

City Vis-à-vis Provincial Population

Table No. 2 Population by Barangay

Marabulig II 1,713 452.7139

Population Density by Barangay

Population Density by Barangay, Year 2015

Table No. 3 Population Density by Barangay

Carabatan Chica 617 69.4971 8.88

AGE AND SEX STRUCTURE

Censal Year 2 (2015) Censal Year 1 (2010)

Productive Age Population

Population Distribution by Age Group and Sex

10000 5000 0 5000 10000

Population by Gender (sex composition)

Table No. 6 Population Composition by School-Age, Working-Age, and Dependent-Age

Population Composition by School-Age, Working-Age,

Age grouping and Labor Force

Total Labor Force

Urban and Rural Population

Table No. 7 Urbanized Level for the Past 20 Years

Urban Household Population Growth

Rural Household Population Growth

Others (Religious Affiliation and Mother Tongue, migration, etc)

Table No. 8 Population by Religious Affiliation, Year 2015

Population by Religious Affiliation

Table No. 9 Household Population by Mother Tongue, Year 2015

Itawis 508 0.39 Tagal

Cauayan comprises an aggregate area of 343.358799 square kilometers representing 3.219%

Political and Barangay Subdivision

Distance fr. City Hall

Rizal Faustino C. Cabauatan 192.8260 4.80

Table No. 2 SOIL TYPES/SERIES, ESTIMATED AREA AND RECOMMENDED USE

Soil Classification and Uses

BAGO (Bo) SERIES

CAUAYAN (Cy) SERIES

ILAGAN (Il) SERIES

QUINGUA (Qg) SERIES

SAN MANUEL (Sm) SERIES

RUGAO (Ro) SERIES

TAGULOD (Tg) SERIES

MISCELLANEOUS LAND TYPES:

Table 3 SLOPE CLASSIFICATION

TOTAL 34,335.879 100.00%

Map No.2 Slope Classification Map

Diversified Crop Land Classes

Rice Land Classes

Dual Class Lands

Geologic Structure and Characteristics

Surface Drainage and Watershed

9,,512.59has or 27.70%; Marawi-rawi Sw (SW3)- 6,030.05has or 17.56% and Caonayan

Table 4. Area Distribution per Subwatershed and their major uses

Map 1.Sub WaterShed Map

Figure 2. Land Classification Map of Cauayan City

Table 5. The Land Distribution by Classification

Industrial Importance of Forest and Forest Lands

Political Importance of FFL