Volume 1 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Sto. Tomas

Municipality of Sto.
Tomas
Province of Batangas
Republic of the Philippines
VOLUME 1:
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE
PLAN (CLUP) OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF
STO. TOMAS, BATANGAS
2008-2018
Prepared and Submitted by:
Madecor
Group
December 2009
FOREWORD
This Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) of Sto. Tomas Batangas (2008-2018) was
prepared using advanced technologies such as Geographic Information System (GIS) and
Remote Sensing (Global Positioning System or GPS and Satellite Imaging).
This CLUP consists of three (3) volumes, Volumes 1 to 3. Volume 1 presents a brief profile
of the municipality (Chapter 1) and the CLUP itself (Chapter 2). The profile is basically a
summary of the current situation of the municipality as obtained from the sectoral studies
conducted; Volume 2 is the Sto. Tomas Zoning Ordinance; and Volume 3 presents the
details of the sectoral studies conducted. This later volume serves as reference for Volume 1.
The preparation of this CLUP was made possible through the initiative and leadership of the
Municipal Mayor, Honorable Edna P. Sanchez and the active participation of the Municipal
Administrator, Mr. Dante Austria, the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
ICO, Mr. Reynario Carpio and MPDC staff, all Barangay Chairmen, the project Technical
Working Group (TWG) composed of the different department heads and the Sangguniang
Bayan (SB) members.
Specifically, Members of the Sangguniang Bayan as follows:
Hon. Armenius O. Silva Municipal Vice Mayor

Hon. Catherine M. Jaurigue SB Member
Hon. Gerardo M. Malijan SB Member
Hon. Karl Jerome R. Villegas SB Member
Hon. Ross Allan D. Maligaya SB Member
Hon. Danilo P. Mabilangan SB Member
Hon. Erlinda M. Malipol SB Member
Hon. Renato S. Mangaban SB Member
Hon. Raul N. Navarro SB Member / Chairman, Committee on Industrialization,
Housing and Land Utilization
Hon. Edgardo S. Calinisan ABC President
Hon. Ferdinand T. Ramos Jr. SK President
Members of the Planning Core Group/Technical Working Group (TWG) as follows:
Mr. Reynario C. Carpio MPDC, ICO

Mr. Dante M. Austria Municipal Administrator/Legal Officer
Mr. Edison A. Mabilangan Zoning-In Charge and Draftsman
Ms. Annie Lyn A. Villavicencio Researcher, Statistician & Documentation
Ms. Maria April V. Villegas Encoder
Ms. Gladiosa E. Villanueva Records Keeper
Mr. Eric C. Velasco General Services Officer-ICO
Engr. Rodolfo R. Meer MENRO
Engr. Fernando J. Mitra Municipal Engineer
Mr. Luis M. Malijan Municipal Budget Officer
Ms. Ma. Cecilia C. Principio Municipal Accountant
Ms. Patricia M. Torres Local Civil Registrar
Ms. Ofelia B. Malabanan Supervising Agriculturist
Ms. Dorothy M. Malasique Municipal Treasurer
Ms. Ester O. Francisco Municipal Assessor
Ms. Roselyn N. Libuit Municipal Social Welfare & Development Officer
Ms. Rhoda B. Laroza HRMO
Mr. Salvador M. Geling Secretary to the Sanggunian
Mr. Joel M. Manzo Waterworks Superintendent – ICO
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Mr. Dario M. Chavez Livelihood
Mr. Roldan T. Pawig BPLO
Mr. Elmer G. Centeno PESO
Dr. Vergel L. Roxas Chief of Hospital
Ms. Gloria S. Ferreras Municipal Health Officer – ICO
Mr. Teodoro V. Martinez Market Supervisor – ICO
Mr. Peter John C. Martinez Slaughterhouse Master – ICO
Ms. Maritess S. Tipa DILG, MLGOO
Mr. Ruelito S. Sanchez DECS (North)
Ms. Getrudes L. Malabanan DECS (South)
PSupt. Raul M. Tacaca PNP
Insp. Nonilon L. Macasadia BFP
Mr. Gerardo M. Pucyutan ERPAT/MERT
Mr. Marciano M. Caraig Senior Citizens Federation
Ms. Melania L. Reazo Local Council of Women
Mr. Ariel A. Cortezano MARO
Ms. Luz B. Molino PCA
Ms. Gloria Millar COMELEC
All Barangay Chairmen as follows:
Hon. Rodel F. Lirio Barangay 1

Hon. Froilan M. Ramos Barangay 2
Hon. Primo C. Bathan Barangay 3
Hon. Hilario M. Pangilinan Barangay 4
Hon. Genaro M. Mercado San Agustin
Hon. Dennis G. Reyes San Antonio
Hon. Nathalia H. Leycano San Bartolome
Hon. Nestor D. Maloles San Felix
Hon. Eduardo C. Maldia San Fernando
Hon. Lorenzo M. Lait San Francisco
Hon. Nicetas C. Moreno San Isidro Norte
Hon. Ricardo R. Mantala San Isidro Sur
Hon. Jose P. Pe San Joaquin
Hon. Virgilio M. Halili San Jose
Hon. Abdon C. Malabuyoc San Juan
Hon. Virgilio M. Angeles San Luis
Hon. Teodoro A. Agoyaoy Jr. San Miguel
Hon. Simplicio C. dela Cueva San Pablo
Hon. Damasino A. Mabilangan San Pedro
Hon. Ruel M. Quiaonza San Rafael
Hon. Thelma D. Alano San Roque
Hon. Domingo M. Carpio San Vicente
Hon. Edgardo S. Calinisan Santa Ana
Hon. Nolasco L. Nora Santa Anastacia
Hon. Pedrito G. Mayuga Santa Clara
Hon. Wilfredo A. Pigar Santa Cruz
Hon. Arcadio O. Guevarra Santa Elena
Hon. Jonathan C. Pecaña Santa Maria
Hon. Felix N. Navarro Santa Teresita
Hon. Sergio Q. Manarin Santiago
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In addition to the above municipal officials and employees, constituents at the barangay level
as well as other stakeholders were consulted and involved in the preparation of this landmark
document for the municipality of Sto. Tomas. Truly we can say that this document is a
product of joint efforts and cooperation of the Tomasinos themselves-the people, especially
the municipal officials, the municipal employees the barangay chairmen, the youth, the civic
and non-government organizations. To them, we dedicate this comprehensive land use plan
for the development of their municipality and upliftment of their quality of life.
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Table of Contents
Page
Chapter 1: PROFILE OF THE MUNICIPALITY
Section A : Brief History 1

Section B: Human Resource 2
B.1. Population 2
Section C: Physical Features 3
Section D. Physical Infrastructure Resources 9
D.1. Transportation Network 9
D.2. Social Service facilities/utilities/amenities 9
Housing/Water Supply/Electricity/Toilets and Garbage Collection
D.2.1. System 9
D.2.2. Health and Sanitation 9
D.2.3. Education 10
D.2.4. Protective Services 10
D.2.5. Sports and Recreation 11
D.2.6. Social Welfare 11
D.3. Utilities 12
D.3.1. Power 12
D.3.2. Water 12
D.3.3. Information and Communication Technology 12
Section E. Economic Sector 13
E.1. Agriculture 13
E.2. Commerce 13
E.3. Industry 13
E. 4. Tourism 14
E.5. Employment 14
Section F. Existing Land Use And Land Use Trends 15
F.1. Existing Land Use 15
F.1.1. Agricultural land use 15
F.1.2. Agri-industrial use 15
F.1.3. Forest land use 15
F.1.4. Industrial Land use 15
F.1.5. Settlement/Residential land use 15
F.1.6. Commercial land use 15
F.1.7. Institutional land use 15
F.1.8. Recreational land parcel 15
F.1.9. Infrastructure/Utility sites 16
F.1.10. PNR Right of Way 16
F.1.11. Vacant lots 16
F.1.12. Cemeteries 16
F.1.13. Roads 16
Section G. Comparative/Competitive Advantages 19
Section H. Weaknesses And Issues/Concerns 21
Section I. Functional Role Of The Municipality 36
I.1. Regional Basis for the Development of Sto. Tomas Land Use Plan 36
I.2. Provincial Basis for Development of Sto. Tomas Land Use Plan 39
I.3. The Role of Sto. Tomas in the Province of Batangas 43
Chapter 2: THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
Section A : Vision/Mission 44
A.1. Vision 44
A.2. Mission 44
Section B : Goals, Objectives, Strategies 48
B.1. Goal 48
B.2. General Objective 49
B.3. Sectoral Strategies 50
B.3.1. Housing 50
B.3.2. Health and Nutrition 51
B.3.3. Protective Services 52
B.3.4. Sport and Recreation 53
B.3.5. Industry 54
B.3.6. Commerce 54
B.3.7. Transportation 55
B.3.9. Power 55
B.3.8. Water 56
Section C : Concept Plan (Proposed Spatial Development Strategies) 57
A. Alternative Strategy 1: Industrial cum Commercial Development 57
B. Alternative Strategy 2: Agri-Industrial Development 58
C. Supportive Spatial Strategy to Any of Alternatives 1 and 2:
Creation of two (2) new Central Business Districts (CBDs) 59
Section D: The Proposed Land Use Plan 62
D.1. Proposed Land Use 62
D.1.1. Agricultural land use 62
D.1.2. Agri-industrial use 62
D.1.3. Forest land use 62
D.1.4. Industrial Land use 62
D.1.5. Settlement/Residential land use 62
D.1.6. Commercial land use 62
D.1.7. Institutional land use 62
D.1.8. Recreational land parcel 62
D.1.9. Infrastructure/Utility sites 62
D.1.10. PNR Right of Way 62
D.1.11. Cemeteries 63
D.1.12. Roads 63
Section E: Priority Programs And Projects 66
A. Municipal Flagship Projects 66
B. Sectoral Programs and Projects 68
List of Tables
Table Table Title Page
No.
1.1 Population per barangay 2
1.2 Barangays of Sto. Tomas, Batangas. 3
1.3 Existing Land Use of Sto. Tomas, Batanags 18
1.4 Comparative Advantage/Competitive Advantages of different sectors. 19
1.5 Weakness and issues/concerns of different sectors. 21
1.6 Other concerns and issues from sectoral consultations. 22
1.7 Other sectoral Issues and concerns from barangay consultations. 30
Summary description and comparison of vision, goal, objectives, strategy,
1.8 program and project. 40
2.1 Barangay level vision of a desirable natural environmental setting. 47
2.2 Barangay level vision of a desirable urban setting. 47
2.3 Barangay level vision for good governance. 48
2.4 Development thrust for housing. 50
2.5 Development thrust matrix for health and sanitation. 51
2.6 Development thrust matrix for protective services. 52
2.7 Development thrust of sports and recreation. 53
2.8 Development thrust for tourism 54
2.9 Development thrust for industry sector. 54
2.10 Development thrust for commerce and trade. 54
2.11 Development thrust for transportation sector. 55
2.12 Development thrust for power supply sector. 55
2.13 Development thrust for water supply. 56
2.14 Proposed Land Use of Sto. Tomas, Batangas 65
2.15 Budgetary summary for of various sectors. 91
List of Figures
Figure Figure Title Page
No.
1 Regional and provincial location of Sto. Tomas, Batangas. 5

3 Administrative map of Sto. Tomas, Batangas by municipality. 6
3 Administrative map of Sto. Tomas, Batangas by barangay. 7
4 Existing Land Use Map of Sto. Tomas, Batanags, 2009. 17
5 Concept Map of Sto. Tomas, Batangas. 61
6 Proposed Land Use Map of Sto. Tomas, Batangas. 64
List of Boxes
Box Box Title Page
No.
1 Perceptions based on the responses of officers of the local administration on what
aspects they like about the municipality. 45
2 Perceptions based on the responses of officers of the local administration about the
issues to be resolved. 45
3 Recommendations to improve the municipality. 46
4 Perception of the municipal vision by the officers of the local administration. 46
C3-1 Socialized Housing Plan: Tenement Housing. 68
C3-2 Shelter Support Program: Community Mortgage Program. 68
C3-3 Resettlement Plan: Resettlement of Informal Settlers along PNR. 68
C3-4 Conversion of Sto. Tomas Municipal Hospital to Secondary Health Care Facility. 69
C3-5 Construction of RHU II. 69
C3-6 Construction of BHS in San Vicente. 70
C3-7 Repair and renovation of BHS. 70
C3-8 Employment of additional health staff and manpower. 71
C3-9 Continuation of feeding programs thru “Nourishment Centers”. 71
C3-10 Intensifying maternal and child health program. 72
C3-11 Continuation of provision of cheaper medicines thru “Botika sa Barangay”. 72
C3-12 Establishment of barangay herbarium. 73
C3-13 Expansion of public cemetery. 73
C3-14 Expansion of dump site/ establishment of sanitary land fill. 73
C3-15 Establishment of waste water treatment facility 74
C3-16 Distribution of sanitary toilets. 74
C3-17 Increasing honorarium of health paraprofessionals (BHW&BNS) 75
C3-18 Renovation of dilapidated and damaged rooms of elementary and secondary school. 75
C3-19 Constructions of elementary schools 75
C3-20 Employment of Additional Police Force 76
C3-21 Sto. Tomas PNP Headquarters Expansion. 76
C3-22 Establishment of Street Lights. 76
C3-23 Barangay Empowerment. 77
C3-24 Construction of water storage tank. 77
C3-25 Establishment of fire station 77
C3-26 Annual Intra and Inter-barangay basketball and volleyball tournament 78
C3-27 Construction of Covered Basketball Court 78
C3-28 Repair and renovation of sports facilities. 79
C3-29 Purchase of sports equipment and paraphernalia. 79
C3-30 Establishment and construction of Sto. Tomas sports complex. 80
C3-31 Advance sports training and development program. 80
C3-32 Improvement of existing recreational facilities. 81
C3-33 Construction of Day Care Centers 81
C4-1 Industrial investments and promotion project 82
C4-2 Industrial workforce education and training project. 82
C4-3 Establishment of plant nursery in each barangay 83
C4-4 Improvement of facilities and equipment of slaughter house (including the waste
water treatment facility). 83
C4-5 Tourism Development Plan: Sipit River Eco-Park Project 83
C4-6 Tourism Development Plan: Manabo Ecotourism Project 84
C4-7 Tourism Development Plan: Agritourism Project. 84
C4-8 Tourism Development Plan: Sto. Tomas Tourism Capability Development Project 85
C5-1 Construction and maintenance of ordinary and architectural street lights. 85
C5-2 Concreting of various barangay roads. 86
C5-3 Opening of new barangay roads. 86
C5-4 Widening of municipal and barangay roads. 86
C5-5 Construction of line and open canal at various major roads. 87
C5-6 Construction of pedestrian overpass facilities. 87
Declogging of line canal in all municipal and barangay roads and some portions of
C5-7 national roads. 87
Widening of line and open canal in all municipal and barangay roads and some
C5-8 portions of national and provincial roads. 88
C5-9 Construction of new power lines to various isolated rural areas. 88
C5-10 Rehabilitation of old power lines and transformers. 88
C5-11 Expansion of Service Area of STWWS/WD to nearby Barangays not yet 89
C5-12 Proposed Construction of additional deep wells and pumping station. 89
Proposed rehabilitation of piping system at Poblacion I-4 and otheradjoining
C5-13 barangays. 89
C5-14 Installation of additional telephone and cable lines to other unserved barangays. 90
C5-15 Forest Protection 90
C5-16 Reforestation/Riverbank Rehabilitation 90
Acronyms
BESRA Basic Education Reform Agenda
BFP Bureau of Fire Protection
BHW Barangay Health Worker
BNS Barangay Nutrution Scholar
CALABARZON Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon
CBD Central Business District
CDR Crude Birth Rate
CHED Commission on Higher Education
DECS Department of Education Culture and Sports
DepEd Department of Education
DOH Department of Health
DPWH Department of Public Works and Highways
DSWD Deparment of Social Welfare Development
ECCD Early Childhood Care and Development
EMS Environmental Management System
FPIP First Philippine Industrial Park
GIS Geographic Information System
ICT Information Communication Technology
IEC Information Education Campaign
IMR Infant Mortality Rate
LGU Local Government Unit
LISP Light Industry and Science Park
LUB Luzon Urban Beltway
LWUA Local Water Utilities Administration
MCME Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystem
MENRO Municipal Environmental and Resource Office
MEO Municipal Engineering Office
MHO Municipal Health Organization
MIMAROPA Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MRF Material Recovery Facility
MSWD Municipal Social Welfare Division
MTPDP Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan
MWWS Municipal Waterworks System
NCR National Capital Region
NMIC National Meat Inspection Commission
NWRD National Water Resource Board
OSY Out-of-School Youth
PESO Public Employment and Service Office
PHIVOCS Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology
PNP Philippine National Police
PNR Philippine National Railway
PPDFP Provincial Physical Development Framework Plan
PUP Polytechnic University of the Philippines
RDP Regional Development Plans
RHU Rural Health Unit
RNI Rate on Natural Increase
RPFP Regional Physical Framework Plan
SK Sangguniang Kabataan
STAR Southern Tagalog Arterial Road
TESDA Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
UGCs Urban Growth Clusters
UPLB University of the Philippines at Los Baños
YCMR Young Child Mortality Rate
CHAPTER 1: PROFILE OF THE MUNICIPALITY
SECTION A: BRIEF HISTORY
Sto. Tomas emerged as one of the old settlements of the province of Batangas at the foot of an
inactive volcano, Mt. Maria Makiling. The natives of this lowland settlement lived on their own
traditional ways for more than a century under Spanish rule after they colonized the country in
1521. The settlement was transformed into a town in 1665, during which the Dominican friars came
to occupy the area. A church was constructed along the nearby San Juan River, which became the
center of the newly established “publican” (town), or poblacion.
The natives were headed by a “cabeza de barangay” from 1666 to 1781, later renamed as “alcalde”
from 1782 to 1788. This was changed into “Gobernadorcillo” from 1789 to 1821, “Presidente Local”
from 1822 to 1842, “Presidente” from 1843 to 1871, then to “Presidente Local” from 1872 to 1894,
then back to “Presidente” from 1895 to 1899. From 1990 to 1930, the head was called “Municipal
Presidente” and finally to “Municipal Mayor” from 1931 to date.
The natives built their houses in clusters around the environs of the church built in 1666 and
evolved as the “barrios” of the poblacion/town. The “barrios” were named by their inhabitants after
natural resources and activities such as “Aptayin” after a small species of shrimps (apta); “kabaong”
after coffin-shaped rocks; “Putol” after cutting of the rail by Mt. Maria Makiling; “ Biga” after the Biga
trees, and “Camballao” after the twin rivers in the place.
The Spanish friars, whose powers were imposed on the natives, ordered the change of their
“barrios” name after the religious saints. As a result, “Putol” became San Antonio; “Biga” became
Santa Anastacia; “Pook” and “Aptayin” became San Bartolome; “Kabaong” into San Vicente and
“Camballao” into San Isidro Sur and San Isidro Norte. Changes in barrios’ name were made until
all other barrios were named after the saints.
The town was named after the high priest of the Dominican religious order, St. Thomas Aquinas.
The municipality was the birthplace of General Miguel Carpio Malvar who lived from 1865, served
the Philippine Revolutionary Army from 1896 to 1902 and died in 1911. He was the last Filipino
General who surrendered to the American forces in the early 1900s.
The most prominent among the historical landmarks of Sto. Tomas are the Catholic Churches. The
Santo Tomas Catholic Church was built in 1807 under a secular priest and completed in 1837; and
renovated in 1880 after a volcanic eruption. The American forces invaded the convent in 1900-
1903. Later it was bombed by the same army killing 15 nuns.
The current generation of Tomasinos now stands as the town’s living monuments to their having
overcome the country’s repressive historical past.
(Adapted from the Sto. Tomas CLUP 1995; and the Sto. Tomas Tourist Brochure, 2009).
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SECTION B: HUMAN RESOURCE

B.1. Population Table 1.1. Population per barangay.
 The census population of the municipality of 1
Sto. Tomas in year 2007 was 113,105, Barangay Population
reflecting a 28.92 % increase from the 2000
census and a very high annual growth rate of Barangay 1 1,817
5.0%. This population constitutes 5% of the Barangay 2 2,530
total population of Batangas province. Barangay 3 2,087
 The population is characterized as broad based Barangay 4 2,569
with 65 % of the population under the age of 30.
San Agustin 2,073
The male to female ratio is 99 % or 99 male for
every 100 female. San Antonio 6,302
 Based on population and presence of San Bartolome 5,961
establishments, the municipality has 15 urban San Felix 4,174
and 15 rural barangays. San Fernando 1,944
 The urbanization level is 68.51%. San Francisco 2,190
 The average urban density is 43 San Isidro Norte 1,470
person/hectares which is more than thrice
San Isidro Sur 2,092
higher than the gross density of 12 persons/ha
and almost twice the average population density San Joaquin 3,464
of 27 persons/hectares. San Jose 2,259
 The young dependency ratio of the municipality San Juan 2,909
is 58 % which means many residents are below San Luis 2,504
15 years of age and are dependent on the San Miguel 5,320
working population. While the old dependency San Pablo 4,270
ratio is only 6% which means only few are
above the age of 64 and are also supported by San Pedro 4,276
working population. San Rafael 5,790
 The Crude Death Rate (CDR) in 2008 San Roque 8,187
decreased to 3.33 per 1000 population or 396 San Vicente 6,537
actual deaths. The CDR of Sto. Tomas for the Santa Ana 1,162
previous five years is lower compared to the Santa Anastacia 5,747
national CDR of 5.7 per 1000 population.
Santa Clara 4,751
 Based on rate on natural increase (RNI), the
population in Sto. Tomas is increasing 2.3% Santa Cruz 1,909
through natural increase which is higher than Santa Elena 1,557
national RNI of 2.0%. Santa Maria 11,567
 Very low levels of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) Santa Teresita 1,068
and Young Child Mortality Rate (YCMR) and Santiago 4,619
zero case of maternal mortality indicate that the
113,105
health sector is effectively delivering its program Total
on maternal and child health. 1
Average(/30) 3770.17
Source: NSO 2007; Shaded barangays are
 Majority (94%) of the population are Roman urban barangays as per NSCB Resolution No. 9
Catholics. (series of 2000).
 About 75% of the population is born in the barangay they reside; others came from
adjacent barangays, municipality and or province.
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SECTION C: PHYSICAL FEATURES

 The municipality of Sto. Tomas is situated on the north-eastern portion of the province of
Batangas and along the Batangas-Laguna boundary. It is bounded by the municipalities of
Malvar, Batangas; Los Baños, Bay, and Alaminos, Laguna; and by the cities of Tanauan and
Lipa, Batangas; and Calamba, Laguna. Figures 1 and 2 show the regional and provincial
location of the municipality, respectively.
 Sto. Tomas, Batangas is located 60 kilometers south of Metro Manila, part of CALABARZON,
and is included in the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway. The municipality is within the geographic
extents of 1210 07’ to 1210 15’ longitude and 130 58’ to 140 10’ latitude with a total land area of
9,366.76 hectares. Table 1.2 lists the 30 barangays of Sto. Tomas, with their corresponding
areas while Figure 3 shows the location of
these barangays comprising the Table 1.2. Barangays of Sto. Tomas, Batangas.
municipality. Number Barangay name Area (ha)
 The north-eastern portion of Sto. Tomas is 1 Barangay 1 30.78
flanked by Mt. Makiling, the southern 2 Barangay 2 15.22
portion by Mt. Malepunyo, and the eastern
3 Barangay 3 16.91
portion by Mt. Ulila.
4 Barangay 4 28.64
 The northern boundary of the municipality is
bounded by Siam Siam River, which 5 San Agustin 99.48
connects to San Juan River. San Juan 6 San Antonio 662.85
River bounds the western side of the 7 San Bartolome 630.33
municipality and extends from north to 8 San Felix 269.29
south, it meanders towards Calamba City 9 San Fernando 201.17
and empties into Laguna Lake. Munting 10 San Francisco 253.46
River, another tributary of San Juan River,
11 San Isidro Norte 290.28
extends from east to west, with its
tributaries in Mt. Makiling. Quipot River 12 San Isidro Sur 270.32
bounds the south-western portion of the 13 San Joaquin 499.53
municipality. Both Quipot and Tigiro Rivers 14 San Jose 176.82
are tributaries of San Juan River and 15 San Juan 170.07
extend up to Mt. Malepunyo. The Tigsa and 16 San Luis 300.56
Kaguinkona Rivers drain the eastern portion 17 San Miguel 595.12
of the municipality.
18 San Pablo 220.27
 Elevation ranged from 100 to 1,086 meters
above sea level (masl), the highest 19 San Pedro 255.29
elevation areas are found on the 20 San Rafael 408.38
mountainous slope of Mt. Makiling. 21 San Roque 283.05
 The geologic forms of Sto. Tomas Batangas 22 San Vicente 719.72
are Taal formation and the Makiling 23 Santa Ana 113.77
volcanics. The Taal formation is made up 24 Santa Anastacia 382.62
of water-laid pyroclastic materials from Taal 25 Santa Clara 591.39
volcano that weathered into volcanic tuff
26 Santa Cruz 864.82
which became the parent material of Lipa
soil series. On the hand, the Makiling 27 Santa Elena 262.32
volcanics is composed of basaltic and 28 Santa Maria 170.78
andesitic rocks that weathered into the 29 Santa Teresita 319.04
saprolitic parent materials of Macolod soil 30 Santiago 264.48
series. Total Area 9,366.76
 There are several fault lines located at Mt.
Makiling area and its vicinity, one of which is located on the western side and parallel to the
road from the town proper to San Pablo City that crosses areas of barangays San Roque, San
Vicente, San Pedro, San Pablo, Santa Ana, and San Joaquin. However, as reported by
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Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOCS), there were no historical

records of land mass movement or earthquakes associated to these fault lines.
 The soils of Sto. Tomas are known to be highly erodible while the prevailing rainfall is known
to be highly erosive.
 There are two soil types identified, Lipa loam and Macolod clay loam. Lipa loam was formed
from volcanic parent materials that developed from Taal geologic formation while Macolod
clay loam was formed from volcanic parent materials from Mt. Makiling. The 7,508 hectares
Lipa loam are mostly found in the lower level to undulating slopes that is currently used for
agriculture which is dominantly of coconut mix vegetation. On the other hand the 1,858.7
hectares Macolod clay loam are mostly located at elevations greater than 500 masl in the
upper mountainous slopes of Mt. Makiling that have forest vegetation.
 The climate belongs to Type III with annual rainfall of about 1,500 mm to 2,500 mm. Dry or
wet seasons are not very pronounced in Type III climate with relatively dry months in
November to April.
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 The three major ecosystems in Sto. Tomas are forest, agricultural and urban
ecosystems. In the forest ecosystem comprising the vast and lust vegetation in
the Makiling Forest Reserve and the Malepunyo Forest, the ambient air is relative
cooler and the environmental condition is still less polluted making some areas in
the municipality an attractive place for subdivisions, light industries and parks.
 In the agricultural ecosystems, the fertile soil types and Type III climatic
conditions are conducive to crops and animal production.
 The environmentally critical areas are mostly located in the forest ecosystems
and these include the Makiling Forest Reserve (MFR) and its buffer zones,
Malepunyo Forest, and the Geothermal Production including its buffer zones.
 Environmental hazards that need to be addressed include landslides, soil
erosion, flood, solid waste in the urban barangays and possibly air pollution
coming from the geothermal power plant.
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SECTION D. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES

D.1. Transportation Network
 Sto. Tomas has a relatively good transportation network. As reported by the
Municipal Engineering Office, Sto. Tomas has a total road network of 118.7 km
classified as concrete (52%), asphalt (16%), gravels (26%) and earth-filled
materials (6%).
 Its 18.3 km national roads serve as the gateway to other municipalities in the
Batangas province and also to other far provinces in the south like Mindoro,
Quezon, and the Bicol region.
 The national roads are mostly made of asphaltic concrete. The provincial and
municipal roads are mostly made of concrete, while the barangay roads are either
made of concrete, asphalt or earth-filled materials.
 Majority of the bridges or 73% are made of reinforced concrete girder.
 The municipality also provides the entry point for the Southern Tagalog Arterial
Road (STAR) going to Batangas City.
 The opening of the Alabang-Calamba-Sto.Tomas Expressway (ACTEX) gives
more convenient time for commuters/tourist in going to Manila and Batangas
 province and vice versa. And it also a big help in reducing the traffic scheme in
 the municipality.
 Tricycles are the major mode of transportation for intra-travel while jeepneys and
buses for inter-city travel.
Like any other municipality, the common road related problems of Sto. Tomas are
 traffic congestion in the major roads and flooding in the low lying areas. Many of
the major roads are operating near its capacity.
Traffic accident cases were observed to be very high particularly along the
national highway in the barangays of Santa Anastacia, San Rafael, San Roque,
San Miguel and San Antonio.
 The municipality created a Traffic Management Group (TMG) consists of twenty
three (23) personnel which nineteen (19) are assigned to different areas to
lessen the traffic flow. Also there are three (3) traffic enforcers which are deputized
by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for us to carry out driver’s offensively
defying traffic management and ten (10) personnel who were at the same time
deputized by the Office of MENRO to apprehend driver’s violating cleanliness act
and solid waste management.
D.2. Social Service facilities/utilities/amenities
D.2.1. Housing/Water Supply/Electricity/Toilets and Garbage Collection System
 There are 21 subdivisions ranging from low-cost and socialized housing to high-
end residential villas.
 Most of households in Sto. Tomas are serviced by MERALCO for their electric
needs. About 95% of the households have electrical facilities.
 The water source of the municipality is provided mainly by the Sto. Tomas Water
District. There are also other identified sources such as (a) Barangay Water
District; (b) electric or hand pump; and the (c) alternative sources which are deep
well, spring water or collected rain water. About 97% of the households are
served with water supply.
 Most households in the municipality have their own sanitation facility which is “de
buhos/de flush”. Almost all the households units have water sealed toilet facilities
or have an access to a public or common toilet.
 With the garbage collection system, about 72% is being served by the
municipality through a scheduled solid waste collection. Residual wastes collected
are brought to a sanitary landfill located in Brgy. San Vicente
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D.2.2. Health and Sanitation
The cases which requires more serious medical attention are addressed by one
medical center (Cabrini Medical Center), two tertiary level hospitals (St. Vincent
Hospital and St. Thomas General Hospital), and three other private hospitals.
Recently, the municipal government also partially opened the Sto. Tomas
Municipal Hospital in order to provide quality health care at relatively lower rates.
Five functioning municipal ambulances are also available in order to efficiently
deliver health care services particularly during emergency cases.
 The health care needs are primarily addressed by the rural health unit (RHU).
The RHU is led by the municipal health officer and staffed with one dentist, three
public health nurses, one public health nutritionist, eight midwives and one dental
aide. Aside from the core staff, the RHU also monitors and lead 280 barangay
health workers (BHW) and 27 barangay nutrition scholars (BNS) who are front
liners in disseminating information and basic health services at the barangay
level. As mandated by the government, the RHU also provides both basic
medical and dental services. Intensifying the RHUs effort to bring health care
services in every barangay, 29 barangay health stations (BHS) also operate.
Lodged within these BHSs are “Botika sa Barangay” which is a national
government’s health effort to provide cheaper quality drugs to grassroots level.
 Sto. Tomas has five cemeteries covering 47,099 sqm burial needs of the town,
three of which are operated by the government, one semi-private, and one
private. Most people in Sto. Tomas bury their dead family members, while very
few among affluent people have them cremated.
 The town operates its own dumpsite at Sitio Jordan in Barangay San Vicente, it is
a 58,799 m2 lot. Servicing in collection of solid wastes and garbage is a fleet of 14
garbage trucks. The municipal government solely manages and monitors solid
waste disposal. Based on the socio-economic profile survey, people identified
that majority of their wastes are collted by either the municipal or barangay
garbage collector. Other means of garbage disposal are dumping in
open pit, waste segregation, landfill and composting.
 Twenty-four barangays have their own Material Recovery Facility (MRF) which
decreases solid waste volume.
 As of 2008, the total solid waste generated everyday is about 12 tons per day.
Most municipal wastes ar
e dumped in Sitio Jordan (7 tons), while others are composted
(2 tons), burned (1 ton) and dumped individual pits (2 tons).
D.2.3. Education
 There are 30 public schools and 12 private schools that cater to the educational
needs of the municipality. Out of the 30 public schools, there are 25 elementary
schools, 4 high schools and 1 tertiary. The private school on the other hand
caters to either elementary or high school and/or both. The two tertiary schools
are located in the poblacion and these are the Polytechnic University of the
Philippines, Sto. Tomas Extension (public) and the Lyceum- St. Cabrini College
of Allied Medicine (private).
 Literacy rate of the municipality is considered to be very high at 97.79%.
D.2.4. Protective Services
 The Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters of the municipality is located

at Barangay 1, occupying a lot area of 741m2. There are also seven PNP
substations located at Barangay Santa Anastacia, Barangay 3, Santa Cruz, San
Miguel, San Roque and San Luis. Currently, the municipality has 54 uniformed
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police personnel and 4 non-uniformed personnel for a ratio of 1 policeman

serving 2,145 civilians.
 The Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters of the municipality has two
pick up vehicles and four patrol motorcycles, all in good condition.
D.2.5. Sports and Recreation
 The municipality of Sto. Tomas has one fully-functioning gymnasium located at

the town center to accommodate indoor sports and various activities. Other than
the gymnasium, most barangays in Sto. Tomas have their own basketball court
except barangay San Luis. In some cases, covered basketball courts are present
within schools’ premises. Public parks such as the Town Plaza and Malvar Park
are present for constituents to relax and unwind. Outdoor adventure seekers are
also welcomed at Mt. Makiling and Mt. Malepunyo Mountain Parks. Several
private operating resorts are also located in the town.
 Sports and recreation programs which are very popular among constituents are
basketball, volleyball, and baseball leagues. Most sports and recreation programs
are commonly done during summer while some are held during fiesta, Christmas
break and semester break. Furthermore, most sports and recreation activities are
commonly sponsored by the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK).
D.2.6. Social Welfare
 All barangays have day care center which provide day care services with
supplemental feeding and cater to children ages 3-5 years old. Each day care
center has one day care worker and one MSWD staff. There are about 1,701
children ages 3-5 that are being served by the 30 day care centers of Sto.
Tomas.
 Barangays Santiago, San Bartolome, Santa Ana, Santa Clara and San Luis have
broader range of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) services.
 Different social welfare assistance/services were provided for the disadvantaged
women from the different barangays. Various government units and social
organizations assist these disadvantaged women in different legal services
needed.
 There are also family and community welfare programs that assist the needs of
the socially disadvantaged families and persons with disabilities from the
communities to develop their capability in defining needs and formulating
solutions as well as setting up variable community structures to bring about social
change. Some of these community and family welfare programs are Parent
Effectiveness Orientation, Pre-Marriage Counseling, Solo Parent, ERPAT, among
others.
 People of Sto. Tomas are affiliated to some of the social welfare organizations
such as Senior Citizen, Women’s Organization, Home Owners Associations,
Religious groups, Cooperative such as Labrador Multipurpose Cooperative,
CARD and Kaalalay, Knights of Columbus, Tricylce Operators and Drivers
Associations, Barangay Task Force, PGBI, among others.
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D.3. Utilities
D.3.1. Power
 The primary electric power provider of the Municipality of Sto. Tomas is the
MERALCO.
 A total of 15,702 households were being served by the Meralco as of 2008.
 About 95% of the total households in Sto. Thomas has access to electricity.
 The total number of electric connections in Sto. Tomas is 23,048. Out of these
connections, 21,674 connections are classified as residential, 1,267
connections are commercial, 64 connections are industrials, and 43 are
institutional (street light) connections.
 The average monthly consumption for residential connections is 111.7KWH
while for commercial connections is 1,206.3 KWH, and that of the industrial
connections is 253,549 KWH.
D.3.2. Water
 The Municipal Waterworks System (MWWS) provides the domestic water

supply needed in the municipality of Sto. Tomas.
 Only 13 out of 30 barangays are served by the MWWS. The number is
expected to increase after the turn over of some Barangay Water Districts to
the MWWS.
 Out of the 30 Barangays, only 19 barangays are currently being served by
Level III water supply system or have individual household water connections.
 Other identified sources of water are electric or hand pump and the alternative
sources such as deep well, spring water or collected rain water.
D.3.3. Information and Communication Technology
 The Municipality of Sto. Tomas has sufficient public postal service.

 The three major land-based telecommunication providers in Sto. Tomas are
PLDT, Globe Telecom, and Digitel.
 Globe, Smart, and Sun Cellular are the cellular communication providers.
 Galaxy cable television provided the television and broadcasting services of the
municipality. Non-cable national TV channels can also be accessible through
ordinary TV antennae.
 Leading national newspapers such Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star, Philippine
Daily Inquirer and many tabloids are readily available in the municipality.
 The municipal government of Sto. Tomas is fully computerized with internet
connections and has maintained their own web site.
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SECTION E. ECONOMIC SECTOR
E.1. Agriculture
 Agricultural lands constitute 65.71% (6,154.53 has.) of the total land area of
Sto. Tomas.
 Soil and climatic conditions are suitable for growing many agricultural crops and
fruit trees. Soils are relatively fertile in nutrients except for nitrogen.
 Coconut-mixed and multi-storey planting dominates the agricultural systems.
The major coconut intercrops are fruit trees, banana, coffee and pineapple.
Coconut, fruit trees, banana, and coffee products are the major source of
revenue from the agriculture sector.
 Green corn and fruit vegetables are major cash crops that also generate
significant revenue from agriculture.
 There are few commercial poultry and livestock farms. Poultry and livestock
are generally backyard type of production
E.2.Commerce
 With an active economic setting, the municipality of Sto. Tomas is strategically

located on the 3rd district of Batangas and serve as gateway to the Batangas
province and other southern provinces like Mindoro, Quezon, and Bicol region.
The municipality also provides the entry point for the STAR going to Batangas
City and the modern Batangas International Port.
 The growing number of business firms coupled with the establishment of
industrial estates have boosted the local economy of Sto. Tomas into a 1st class
municipality. To date, there are a total of 1,453 establishments distributed
among the 30 barangays.
 Most of the commercial establishments were situated in Barangay 2.
 On the average, the rate of increase of establishment is equal to 84 commercial
establishments per year.
 There are 11 registered banks operating in the municipality such as Bank of the
Philippine islands, BDO Bank, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. and several rural
banks.
 Contributing significantly to the revenue of the municipality of Sto. Tomas are
their facilities such as the public market, National Meat Inspection Commission
(NMIC)-accredited slaughterhouse, the Sto. Tomas Municipal Hospital and Sto.
Tomas MWWS.
E.3.Industry
 Sto. Tomas has become an important host for 15 manufacturing companies

and 2 industrial parks (with 47 locators). Their products are varied and intended
for both local and export markets.
 Factories are located near the major highways with concentration in barangays
San Antonio and San Felix. The industrial parks are located in barangays Santa
Anastacia and San Rafael.
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E. 4. Tourism
 Sto. Tomas has natural attractions including Mt. Makiling, Mt. Malepunyo and
San Juan River, which are great sites for hiking trails, camping grounds and
picnic area.
 Most of the tourism establishments are resorts and cottages that are for
recreation such as Our Lady of the Valley Pavillion & Swimming Pool, Beroming
Woodland & Resort, King Solomon Resort, Rio del Camballao, Anecy Resort,
Villa Aurora Resort, Eco Farm and Resort and Kanluran Garden Resort.
 The Malvar Park and Town Plaza also serve as tourist spots.
 With easy access from major tourism gateways and markets and varied forms
of accommodation, the municipality is in the best position to develop tourism as
means of diversifying local economy and enhancing protection of local
environment.
E.5. Employment
 The estimated working population is 61% or 76,069 out of 124,698 total

population in 2009
 About 1/3 of the population migrated to Sto. Tomas for employment purposes.
 The skilled workers dominate the working population.
  
E.6 Forestry
The forestland of Sto. Tomas is located on the northeastern side of the Municipality of
Sto. Tomas, Batangas side of Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve which is under the
management of Mt. Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystem (MCME), UPLB, Los
Baños, Laguna. Among the barangays adjacent to the area are San Rafael, San
Antonio, San Bartolome, San Miguel, San Vicente and Sta. Elena.
 Mt. Makiling is host to a variety of exotic flora and flaura.

 Potential site for eco tourism, mountain trekking, camping and bird watching
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SECTION F. EXISTING LAND USE AND LAND USE TRENDS
F.1. Existing Land Use
F.1.1 Agricultural land use
The production areas cover 6,154.50 hectares which is 65.71% of the total land area of Sto.
Tomas. Large agricultural areas can be found in barangays Santa Clara, San Miguel, San
Vicente and San Joaquin with more than 400 has. agricultural areas in each barangay.
F.1.2. Agro-industrial use
These areas occupy 32.49 hectares (0.35%) of the total land area with barangay San Luis
having the highest area (11.55 has.) devoted for this land use.
F.1.3. Forest land use
The forest lands comprise 1,347.28 hectares or 14.38% of the total land area and
predominantly found in barangay Santa Cruz (484.94 has).
F.1.4. Industrial Land use
These lands comprise about 294.46 hectares or 3.14% of the total land area. These are
lands occupied by non-contiguous parcels of land which are presently sites of manufacturing
firms involved in small to medium scale industries.
F.1.5. Settlement/Residential land use
These parcels of land comprise 1,190.85 hectares or 12.71% of the total land area dispersed
in all barangays. They are located along linear parcels of land in the major municipal road
arteries.
F.1.6. Commercial land use
These are parcels of land distributed in 14 barangays with a total of 27.81 hectares or 0.3%
of the total land area. They are occupied by a mixture of business establishments, from sari-
sari stores, market stalls, apartments, shops, among others.
F.1.7. Institutional land use
These lands comprise 37.35 hectares or 0.4% of the total land area spread in all barangays.
They serve as sites of barangay and municipal structures such as municipal hall, barangay
halls, health centers, schools, day care centers, hospitals, among others. These structures
are mainly used for public/community functions and activities.
F.1.8. Recreational land parcel
These land parcels comprise 2.63 hectares or 0.03% of the total land area and are found in
barangays San Antonio, San Luis, San Pablo, Santa Maria, Barangay 1 and Barangay 3.
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F.1.19. Infrastructure/Utility sites
These land parcels comprise about 9.05 hectares or 0.1% of the total land area.
F.1.20. Philippine National Railroad (PNR) Right of Way
These lands comprise 30.30 hectares or 0.32% of the total land area covering the shoulders
of the PNR railroad tracks which are presently occupied by informal settlers.
F.1.21. Vacant lots
These unutilized parcels of land comprise 98.33 hectares or 1.05% of the total land area.
These are found in San Miguel, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Roque, San Vicente and Santa
Anastacia.
F.1.22. Cemeteries
The burial sites are about 5.59 hectares or 0.06% of the total land area which can be found
in Barangay 4 and San Joaquin.
F.1.23. Roads
These channels comprise about 136.08 hectares or 1.45% of the total land area.
F.2 Land Use Trends
The Municipality of Sto. Tomas is consist of thirty (30) barangays. Agriculture is also the dominant
Land use of the municipality. The trend of uses of the land in the municipality is from Agricultural
Zone to Industrial Zone and Agricultural Zone to Residential Zone. And there is an allocation of
land for the Commercial establishments.
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Table 1.3. Existing land use of the municipality of Sto. Tomas.
Urban Uses Other uses

Barangays Infrastructure Total Agriculture Forest Total area (has)
Residential Commercial Institutional Recreational Industrial Agro-Industrial PNR Vacant Roads Cemetery
Utilities
Urban Barangays
Barangay 1 (Poblacion) 23.79 0.94 1.44 0.86 0.23 27.28 1.78 0.54 1.18 30.78
Barangay 2 (Poblacion) 5.26 2.64 4.96 12.87 1.13 1.22 15.22
Barangay 3 (Poblacion) 9.83 0.15 1.23 0.11 11.32 1.24 2.36 1.99 16.91
San Antonio 170.24 5.92 1.36 0.26 30.73 208.50 313.80 118.56 0.26 21.73 662.85
San Bartolome 24.56 1.09 9.77 35.42 366.56 223.71 4.64 630.33
San Miguel 54.27 4.75 2.02 3.72 64.75 394.57 128.45 1.53 0.84 4.98 595.12
San Rafael 58.20 0.78 84.20 143.18 142.73 55.05 2.07 3.24 35.11 27.00 408.38
San Roque 124.57 6.10 4.25 16.42 151.34 115.70 4.45 4.22 7.34 283.05
San Vicente 78.18 0.48 1.88 80.55 476.31 151.08 3.65 0.84 7.29 719.72
Santa Anastacia 56.00 0.59 0.03 88.53 145.15 175.93 4.64 50.21 6.69 382.62
Santa Maria 73.22 0.79 0.87 74.88 86.07 9.83 170.78
San Pedro 36.62 0.18 2.06 1.70 1.24 41.80 210.21 0.79 2.49 255.29
San Felix 32.74 1.13 0.72 39.43 74.03 190.61 4.65 269.29
Santiago 115.88 0.46 0.49 3.15 119.98 129.65 3.22 2.09 9.54 264.48
Total 878.87 24.32 23.27 2.10 1.70 279.31 1,209.56 2,605.15 676.84 12.49 18.32 94.94 112.97 3.17 4,733.45
Rural Barangays
San Agustin 15.34 0.13 0.49 15.96 80.49 0.33 1.13 1.57 99.48
San Fernando 24.80 0.78 4.39 29.97 167.02 3.38 0.80 201.17
San Francisco 23.58 0.93 24.50 227.43 1.53 253.46
San Isidro Norte 10.79 0.19 4.46 15.44 273.72 1.12 290.28
San Isidro Sur 15.68 0.81 1.36 17.86 242.82 2.75 5.63 1.24 270.32
San Joaquin 36.46 2.72 1.77 40.96 444.84 4.24 5.22 1.85 2.42 499.53
San Jose 16.12 0.89 1.76 18.77 157.12 0.93 176.82
San Juan 18.34 0.37 18.71 99.75 51.09 0.52 170.07
San Luis 13.23 0.64 0.51 0.32 0.15 14.85 271.67 11.55 2.49 300.56
San Pablo 27.10 3.37 0.22 2.63 33.33 185.24 0.60 1.10 220.27
Santa Ana 23.11 0.26 23.37 89.41 0.41 0.58 113.77
Santa Clara 29.82 1.28 0.40 31.49 453.82 102.06 4.02 591.39
Santa Cruz 25.53 1.09 26.62 350.90 484.94 0.12 2.24 864.82
Santa Elena 16.60 0.77 7.35 24.72 203.33 32.36 1.91 262.32
Santa Teresita 15.48 0.56 16.04 301.79 1.21 319.04
Total 311.98 3.50 14.07 0.54 7.35 15.15 352.59 3,549.35 670.44 20.00 11.98 3.38 23.10 2.42 4,633.29
Grand Total 1,190.85 27.81 37.35 2.63 9.05 294.46 1,562.16 6,154.50 1,347.28 32.49 30.30 98.33 136.08 5.59 9,366.76
Percentage (%) 12.71 0.30 0.40 0.03 0.10 3.14 65.71 14.38 0.35 0.32 1.05 1.45 0.06 100.00
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SECTION G. COMPARATIVE/COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

Table 1.4. Comparative Advantage/Competitive Advantages of different sectors.
Sector Strengths Opportunities
 Presence of many low-  Urbanizing neighbor
cost and high-end towns /cities
Housing subdivision  Many real estate
 Facilities and utilities are developers
available and accessible
 Low level of health  High income municipality,
indicators which reflects meaning capable of
healthy community allocating higher budget
 Active and vibrant health for health and sanitation
Health and Nutrition workers despite  Presence of civic and
remuneration and professional
honorarium woes organizations which
 Supportive local extend free medical
government unit towards missions and several
health programs feeding programs
 Many Brgy. Tanods and  Support from provincial

Protective Services Volunteer Groups PNP and BFP
 High level of awareness  Young, vibrant, and

among constituents participative youth
Sports and Recreation towards sports programs towards sport programs
 Existing and potential  Presence of natural parks
recreational spots are potential for recreation
very accessible and free and tourism
of charge
 Available industrial parks/  Within CALABARZON
sites industrial zone, proximity
Industry  Adequate support to Metro Manila &
infrastructure, facilities, Batangas ports
utilities  Employment opportunities
for local people
 Availability of raw  Skills training and
materials seminars offered by
 Abundance of labor force national line agencies
 Active LGU in promoting  Financial assistance from
Commerce and Trade the economic sector various financial and
 Presence of economic lending institutions for the
zones establishment of
businesses
 Possible businessmen
and entrepreneurs to
invest in the municipality
Agriculture  Highly fertile soil suitable  Areas suitable to
to most crops plantation/farms
 Existence of natural &  Tourists from Manila,
Tourism cultural heritage Batangas, Quezon, Bicol
resources for tourism region
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Sector Strengths Opportunities

 High accessibility from
Metro Manila and  Inbound tourists from
Southern Luzon tourist Japan, Korea, USA,
gateways China, other
 Availability of idle lands  Strategic location and

for transportation gateway to the
development CALABARZON
 Strategic location and  Potential hub for
gateway to the economic development in
CALABARZON the CALABARZON area
Transportation  Easy access to  Possible increase in the
transportservices development of middle
class and modern
residential subdivisions
 Increase real estate
development
 Potential appreciation of
land value as an indirect
effect of transport related
developments
 Availability of geothermal  Potential development of
Power Supplly energy resources geothermal power plant
 Increase in income
opportunities
 Presence of key  Potential increase in
telephone services telephone services
Telecommunication  All areas have access to  Potential increase in
cell phone services income opportunities for
 About 10 cell sites are services provider
strategically located in
the municipality
 Lush Forest  Soil and Water conservation

 Endemic/diversified flora  Well – preserved natural
Forestry and fauna landscape
 Scenic spots  Enhance local climate
 Natural ecotourism sites,
 waterfalls

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SECTION H. WEAKNESSES AND ISSUES/CONCERNS

Table 1.5. Weakness and issues/concerns of different sectors.
Sector Weakness
Agricultural  Nuisance because of untreated wastewater (e.g. piggery waste)
discharged to adjacent canals
 Lack of wastewater treatment facilities for commercial/backyard piggery
and other wastewater sources
Housing  Flooding in some areas
 Presence of informal settlements
 Hazards of erosion and flash floods in some areas
 Pollution from industries
Health and Nutrition  Insufficient collection of household, commercial, and
industrial wastes
 Absence of wastewater facility particularly among
industrial factories
 Congested public cemeteries
 Discharge of untreated wastewater (i.e. piggery waste) and improper solid
waste disposal can cause airborne, waterborne, water related and water bsed
diseases
Protective Services  Few policemen and firemen
Sports and Recreation  Lack of sports facilities, equipment, and paraphernalia
 Underdeveloped and not well maintained recreational
facilities
Industry  Unutilized slots inside industrial parks
 Concern regarding high taxes
Commerce and Trade  Lack of investment code
 Absence of updated land use plan
 Weak investment promotion in terms of incentives and
rewards
 Labor force not capable of addressing the present job
description required by economic zones
Tourism  Unavailability of tourism sites developed/ products
packaged
 No tourism programs nor strategic plans, no tourism
office nor personnel in charge
 Adverse effects of river pollution (e.g. restriction of recreational purposes
 Improper solid waste disposal decreases the appeal of tourists destination
Transportation  Existing municipal roads and major barangay roads
are narrow with limited space for widening.
 Improper solid waste disposal possibly clogs drainage canals, thus
casuse flooding
Power Supply  Lack of monitoring of illegal connections
 Limited power supply in some rural barangays
Telecommunication  Limited internet service provider
 Limited telephone services outside the poblacion area
 Limited cable TV services outside the poblacion area
Forestry  Illegal cutting of trees
 Soil erosion, flash floods
 Charcoal making
 Landslides
 Illegal gathering of other forest including wildlife
Education  Lack of Information and Education Campaign re: Clean Water Act, Clena Air
Act, Ecological Waste Management Act.
Environmental  Lack of wastewater management contributes to surface and groundwater
pollution
 Surface water pollution caused by improper solid waste disposal and
untreated wastewater (e.g. piggery waste)depletes dissolved oxygen that is
needed by aquatic life
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Table 1.6. Other concerns and issues from sectoral consultations.

Gaano kalaki ang
epekto ng problema Gaano kadalas Mga mungkahi kung paano
Dahilan ng mga problema
SECTOR Tukuyin ang problema ?
sa buhay ng tao, ari- ang problema makakatulong ang munisipyo
(sino?/ano?)
arian at sa (kelan?) sa paglutas ng mga problema.
pamayanan?
1. Social
Big enrollment but no classrooms and teacher Kawalan ng pondo
Need to expand space to accommodate

classrooms
School buildings need to be demolished Because they are

already hazardous to
1.1 Education the safety of our
students
Fraternity causes students involved to cut classes
More classrooms – two storey buildings for

limited schools
Lack of LSB teacher
Low performance of students

Low quality of education
Lack of teachers Low performance
Ang problema dito sa Sto. Tomas, Tourism is affected; Quary, illegal logging, Strict Implementation of laws on
pagbumabagyo, bumabaha Investors are affected; elevation, drainage problem, housing and zoning
Pagkasira ng natatakpan ang daanan ng
kabuhayan; tubig (ilog natatakpan ng
subdivision);
1.2 Welfare and
Ang problema dito sa Sto. Tomas, Low employment; Lack of facilities; Additional worker to deliver
Services pagbumabagyo, bumabaha; services;
Teen age pregnancy Families in general Lack of parental guidance;

(issues and concern);
Drug addiction
1.2 Welfare and Unemployment Lack of education;

Low employment
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Gaano kalaki ang

(sino?/ano?)
pamayanan?
Services Financial assistance or livelihood programs Social welfare to population Bureaucracy.
work load ratio
Funds for NGO through GAD Benefits on social welfare; NGO

(PCAG) benefits
Rampant in-migration
Unauthorized subdivision
Direct supervision in the provision

of Social Services
Sa Hirap ng buhay dumarami ang holdapper at Inner barangay along
carnaper ng motorsiklo the highway, town
proper San Isidro at
San Bartolome;
Dahil sa Kahirapan, laganap ang mga: 1.
Snatcher; 2. Holdapper; 3. Kidnappings; at 4.
poverty
Carnappings;
1.3 Protective Aming problema sa aming barangay ay pag may
nakawan hindi makahabol dahil walang armas;
Services Rape cases due to eye ball and texting; Rampant technology
Pagnanakaw ng hayop (baka etc) at kawad ng

kuryente;
Organized crime;
Overpass is in dispensable coz our house is along

the high way.
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Gaano kalaki ang

(sino?/ano?)
pamayanan?
Increasing prevalence of malnutrition and Can increase drop out Every time a Transient families Participants suggested that in
incompletely immunized children. rates in schools. factory opens and order to solve the identified
there is influx of problems the municipal
migrant/ transient government should:
families. a) Increase number of medical
staff to cater the medical needs of
the people. b)
Provide sustainable employment
1.4 Health and for the people for them to be self
sufficient and reliant.
c) Continue the support in giving
Sanitation (NOTE:
and delivering supplies.
Participants during the
d) Increase honoraria of
Focus Group
paraprofessionals (e.g BHW,
Discussion include (1)
BNS) who are key responsible in
Public Health Nurse,
program implementation at the
(1) Barangay Health
barangay level.
Worker, and (2)
Barangay Nutrition
Scholar.) Increasing prevalence of outsiders carrying Can increase chances Occasional Students and visitors from
diseases. of diseases other places (e.g. Manila)
transmission. who carry pathogens.
Increasing prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, Mortality rate might Seldom Due to poor lifestyle.
cancer and other degenerative diseases. increase.
Mataas ang buwis; Financial crisis; Fuel cost; Kung ang isang Ito ay pang araw- Ibaba ang mga taxes ng ating
Union kumpanya ay hirap sa araw na problema pamahalaan ex. Real property
financial dahil sa taas taxes, business taxes, other kinds
ng mga bilihin na of taxes. Upang makatulog sa
2. Trade and Industry ginagamit upang mga mga mamamayan;
makabuo ng isang
produkto, may tendency
na magbawas ng mga
empleyado;
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Gaano kalaki ang

(sino?/ano?)
pamayanan?
Walang linya ang municipal water district sa lugar Tubig- mahal ang Malayo sa source; Gamitin ang barangay upang
naming (San Roque) gastos sa paggamit ng matukoy ang mga problema.
electric pump hindi Magkaron ng magandang
lamang sa kumpanya koordinasyon sa barangay;
pati na rin sa mga
“staff” na naninirahan
sa paligid namin
Mababang linya ng kuryente sa mga kalyeng Linya ng kuryente- Tuwing tagulan Mga lumang electrical posts
palabas n gaming planta na sumasabit sa mga makakadulot ng pinsala & wirings
truck sa elektrisidad at
“safety hazard” sa mga
mamamayan
Walang street light sa area naming Baka funding

Street Light- problema
sa security sa area lalo
na sa gabi
Makitid ang kalsada at hindi pwede
magsalubong ang sasakyan
Dahil flammable ang gas, ang isa sa mga During harvest season Hindi makapagsiga pag Magestablish ang municipal
problema ay ang mga mga taniman ng tubo sa (siguro twice or 3x a tigulan at aapaw ang tubig sa government ng policis and
tabi nito. Sa tuwing aanihin ito, sinisilaban ang year) siltation tank regulations para mas improved
mga ito. Mataas ang bakod ng planta, pero ang present zoning plan, instead
delikado pa rin ang apoy na nililikha nito of revision of the present zoning
plan;
Magkakaroon ng unemployment at
mababawasan ang income ng bayan
Drainage system ng lugar at waste disposal
Walang culvert papunta ng main sewer line, ang

basura ay sinusunog na lamang, maging dahilan
ng pollution
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Gaano kalaki ang

(sino?/ano?)
pamayanan?
Under filling (below 11kg content of L.P.G.) ng Epekto nito ay Araw-araw (during Malaki ang papel ng municipyo
mga tanke. Gayong ang standard ay 11kg. kumpetensya sa presyo distribution ng gas ditto. Dahil kaya nilang
Content. pag kulang ng isang sa tindahan) magsagaw ng batas para sa mga
kilo ang laman ng tanke plantang nagkakarga ng kulang
mababa ang presyo (below 11kg content).
Pera para sa pagpapatupad ng mga proyekto Napakalaki
Employment
Road widening with budget but delay because of

no budget in line canal
Illegal cutting of trees in Mt. Makiling
Ang pagpapalabas ng mga bagay na nauukol sa

kapakanan ng mga naninirahan sa barangay
lalong lalo na ang pananalapi at proyekto
Minsan, kahit may resolusyon ay ang tagal

Unemployment; Evat- no Mabilis na pagrerelease ng
3. Local aprubahan tulad ng Brgy. Health Center para Taon taon Kapag
maipagawa
Baha benefit ang tao pero ramdam budget; No political bias;

Administration may eleksyon
Real property tax nila ito; Tax; corruption Financial assistance
Ang problema pagdating sa agricultural sector-

the cost of labor is very high and products are low
costs
Kulang na pondo para sa proyekto ng barangay
Mga taong walang trabaho
Mga pinuputol na puno
Maliit ang pananalapi ng barangay para sa

proyekto
Questionable pa rin ang eleksyon dati kahit
nakaupo na sila
PERA- para mapagawa o magawa ang mga

proyekto sa barangay
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Gaano kalaki ang

(sino?/ano?)
pamayanan?
Maruming ilog Hindi na magamit ng Halos buwan Hindi wastong pagtatapon ng Huwag pabayaang
ayos ang tubig/ilog buwan nagtatapon mga nakakalasong kemikal o mapagtapunan ng maruming
namamatay ang mga ng kemikal at dumi ng mga pabrika at kemikal o dumi ng hayop at
isda at lahat ng maruming basura piggery malapit sa ilog basura ang ilog. Humikayat ng
nabubuhay dito sa ilog mga NGO’s o concerned citizen
na mangangalaga sa ilog
Nakakalbong bundok Nagkakameron ng Tuwing panahon Walang habas ng pamumutol Higpitan ang kampanya laban sa
pagguho ng lupa tuwing ng tag-ulan; ng puno upang ulingin at illegal logging
panahon ng tag-ulan Malimit po ang tablahin
mag logging; Di
po masugpo ang
loggers
4. Natural Features Maruming kapaligiran/hangin Pinagmumulan ng sakit Palagian nang Kakulangan sa pagbibigay ng Tulungan ang mga squatter’s
problema pag aaral sa mga tao/ area para mapalinis ang kanilang
kawalan ng disiplina ng mga kapaligiran
tao
Mga illegal loggers sa Mt. Makiling Dahil po sa pagkaalis Nagrereport po ako sa Matapos po sana maireport sa
ng mga puno. Malaki po MENRO at kapulisan kapulisan ang mga loggers at
ang epekto sa tao, matapos mahuli ang loggers mahuli sana po di na ipaulit mga
nagiging dahilan ng pinakawalan agad tapos gawain nila
malaking pagbaha na kinabukasan patuloy muli ang
nagbubuhat sa bubdok logging
patungo sa kabayanan
Marumi ang tubig na dumadaloy sa mga ilog; Wala nang paliguan, Pabrika, commercial farms, Mahigpit na pagpapatupad ng
natutuyo ang mga ilog; labahan at painuman backyard animal raisers at batas at pagpapataw ng mabigat
ng mga alagang hayop mismong mga residente na parusa sa lumalabag
Polusyon dulot ng mga sasakyan lalo na ang jeep Nakakaapekto ng Mga sasakyan Mahigpit na pagpapatupad ng
at tricycle kalusugan batas laban dito
Halos araw araw may nagkakasakit dahil sa

maruming kapaligiran. Halos buwan buwan may
namatay dahil sa dengue
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Gaano kalaki ang

(sino?/ano?)
pamayanan?
Puhunan- mataas ang feeds, mababa ang
presyo ng baboy sa komersyo
Kakaunting mamumuhunan(business/investors)
5. Commerce
Seguridad
Walang makuhang business sa mga schools ditto

sa Sto. Tomas
Kulang sa mga private schools upang lumakas

ang negosyo
Bumabaha ang ilang mga kalye tuwing malakas Apektado ang daloy ng Tuwing malakas Barado ang mga kanal; Linisin ng madalas ang mga
ang ulan trapiko ang ulan Walang pondo sa paglilinis ng daluyan ng tubig ulan; Paigtingin
mga daluyan ng tubig ulan ang kampanya laban sa hindi
tamang pagtatapun ng basura
Problema sa trapeko sa ilang pangunahing Halos araw-araw Kulang sa maintenance; Maglaan ng sapat na pondo para
6. Infrastructure
lansangan tuwing Masikip na daan, walang sa maintenance
magtatakipsilim Traffic Signal
Problema sa tawiran ng bagong palengke Apektado ang mga Madalas araw- Walang tamang tawiran
tindahan dahil kaunti araw upang maproteksiyonan ang
ang namimili taong bayan
Parking space sa bagong palengke Kakulangan sa parking space Magtatayo ng sapat na parking
space
Magsasaka na kulang sa aspetong pinansyal (eq; Mawawala ng sakahan Kapag nangyari Kahirapan, kulang sa pambili Subsidiya o magkaroon ng
kakulangan sa pambili ng mga pataba) Nais ng ang mga magsasaka. ito ay ng mga kailangan programa na magpapaluwag sa
mga magsasaka ay bigay lahat Pollution ng mga panghabangbuhay mga magsasaka
7. Agriculture
nakatayo ng ng problema
establismento. Eq.
Feedmills, meat
processing…
Land conversion from agro-industrial to residential Maliit ang kinikita ng Tuwing Concerned people Strict implementation of zoning
mga magsasaka magtatanim (conversion)
Land conversion agricultural land used to convert Kakulangan sa supply Habang patuloy Maluwag na pagbibigay ng Dapat higpitan ng munisipyo ang
subdivision ng gulay at mga prutas ang pagdedevelop permit sa mga lupang pagbibigay ng permit sa mga
sa bayanan ng subdibisyon sa agrikultura o kakulangan ng taong may ari ng lupang
kabukiran o sa kinauukulan kung agrikultura
lupang agrikultura karapatdapat ba o hindi ang
lugar
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Gaano kalaki ang

(sino?/ano?)
pamayanan?
Conversion of prime agricultural land to commerce No more land for Frequent Permitted by the government There should be laws to
and industrial purposes agricultural production restrict/prevent conversion of
prime agricultural lands
Productive trees like coconuts and other fruit trees Agricultural production
are being cut to serve the purpose lessens
Pagpuputol ng mga puno ng niyog sa mga Lahat ng puno ng niyog
barangay at kabukiran sa ginawang
subdivision ay pinutol
pati na rin sa mga
katabing lupa na may
puno ng niyog ay
magaya na sa
pagpapaputol
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Table 1.7. Other sectoral Issues and concerns from barangay consultations.
Sector
Barangay
Socio-Economic Local
Environment Infrastructure Land Use
Administration
 nagkalat na kabataan sa gabi  Problema sa basura  walang
 kakulangan sa mga public highschool sa  mga asong gala na nagdudulot streetlights (purok
kabayanan ng kalat (mga dumi nila) 1)
Barangay 1
 kakulangan sa trabaho  baha
 walang livelihood ang barangay
 mas malaki ang buwis sa Sto. Tomas
kaysa sa Tanauan na isang city
 maingay na tambay sa phase1 banana  mga dumi ng mga hayop  naharang na tubig
island sa canal gawa ng
 walang trabaho mga kabataan at linya ng tubig
katandaan  walang
Barangay 2  walang siguridad ang kinatitirikan ng streetlights sa
bahay sa tabing riles amy Jollibee
 relokasyon galing sa FPIC  pamasahe sa
 mataas na buwis sa mga tindahan tricycle mataas
 kulang gamot sa center
 kawalang ng trabaho ng nakararami  basura (hindi nasesegregate)

Barangay 3  maraming Out -of-School Youth  kakulangan sa drainage na
nagdudulot ng baha
 kakulangan sa medical assistance  madaming hindi sumusunod sa  wala silang  awarding of lots sa
 kakulangan sa gamot ng brgy center ordinansa patungkol sa basura covered court PNR
Barangay 4  kakulangan sa trabaho (palakasan na waste segregation
system)  baha
 kakulangan sa mga livelihood programs
 madami ang OSY
 kulang sa gamut  walang daanan ng
 unemployment tubig
 kulang sa serbisyong  bumabaha
kalusugan(ambulansya)  kakulangan sa
San Agustin  nakawan mga barangay
shade
 walang drainage
canal
 makitid na
kalsada
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Sector
Barangay
Administration
 kakulangan sa extra mapagkakakitaan ng  mabahong amoy ng baboy sa  lubak lubak na
mga kababaihan tabi-tabi daan malapit sa
San Antonio  mas marami ang mga hindi taga STB na MARIWASA
nagtatrabaho sa mga industriya sa kanila
 madami ang OSY
 hindi pa nabibigyan ng libreng gamot ang
senior citizen at iba pang mga benepisyo
 maraming OSY  walang mapagbaunan ng  masikip at makitid
San  kakulangan sa trabaho basura na daanan
 maraming batang malnourished  baha
Bartolome  madaming asong gala
 nagkalat na dumi ng baka
 laging may poblema sa peace and order  mabahong pampang ng  hindi maayos ang
San Felix  kakulangan sa trabaho pabrika drainage ng brgy
 financial problem road
 kulang sa trabaho  kalinisan. Hindi nasusunod  walang  land dispute

San Fernando  madami ang out of school youth ang programang tapat mo patututnguhan (boundary of sta.
 mataas na buwis sa bahay linis mo ang open canal clara and san
fernando)
 walang livelihood lalo na sa may mga  bumabaha tuwing tag-ulan  construction ng  pagbibigay ng lupa
edad  bihira mangolekta ang trak ng brgy road sa ng mga
 walang puhunan sa pagtatanim at pang basura purok3 mayayaman sa
San Francisco abono  lumang motor mga magsasaka
 mga sirang facilities sa school pump sa purok
 nakawan ng linya ng kuryente ilaya
 walang opening
sa brgy road sa
purok 1
 kakulangan sa trabaho  mabahong kanal dahil sa tae
San Isidro  Madami ang mga tambay (OSY) ng baboy
 pera  Walang nangongolekta ng
Norte
 tsismis basura
 kakulangan sa livelihood (babae)  problema sa patubig  walang open  madilim ang  kulang sa
San Isidro Sur  kulang sa libro ang kanilang school  polusyon sa hangin dahil sa canal/drainage kalsada budget ang
 nakawan ng kuryente baboy  brgy road (FMR) barangay
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Sector
Barangay
Administration
 kakulangan sa gamot  mataas na
singil ng
buwis
 unemployment  baha  kakulangan sa  lupa sa riles (PNR)
San Joaquin  nakawan ng kable ng kuryente  basura poste ng
 maraming OSY kuryente
 kakulangan sa trabaho  Ang kanilang patubig ay  kakulangan sa  industrial tax sa
 mataas na tax kontaminado ng bacteria (80- extension ng pagitan ng San
 mas maraming nag-aaral sa PUP na hindi 90%) barangay road Felixat San Jose
taga Sto. Tomas (mahal ang form,  basura ng taga ibang
San Jose entrance examination fee) barangay ay napapapunta sa
kanila mula sa ilog
 mabahong amoy ng babuyan
 sinisira ng mga hayop ang
mgapananim
 Kawalan ng mga waste water
treatment ng mga industriya.
 nakawan ng kuryente sa school  mabahong babuyan malapit  Boundary dispute  kakulangan
 kakulangan sa trabaho sa school  Walang lupang sa information
San Juan  ang presyo ng buko ay hindi fixed;walang mapagtatamnan dissemination
unity ang mga negosyante ng mga
 disparity ofquality of education proyekto ng
pamahalaan
 walang basketbal court  basura  patubig sa  hindi
 problema sa peace and order sa parteng ilaya/lkanluran/ce nalalaman ng
kanluran;(hindi alm kung sino ang mga nter mga
barangay tanod  walang matayuan mamamayan
 nakawan ng sarili ang ang mga
daycare proyekto ng
San Luis  maliit ang barangay
barangay  kakulangan
hall;hindi pa sa pondo ng
napapagawa barangay
 hindi
nagpapamitin
g ang brgy
(general
aasembly
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Sector
Barangay
Administration
 nakawan  basura  walang kanal
 maraming walang trabaho  nauubusan ng tubig sa (kanluran)
San Miguel  madami ang OSY umaga
 maling pagpark ng mga track samga  baradong kanal
kainan
 maliit na signboardsa school
 kakulangan sa pangkabuhayan  baha tuwing tag  kakulangan ng
 kakulangan sa information dessimination ulan(particularly sa Silangan) supply sa
tungkol sa mga trabaho galing sa PESO patubig
San Pablo  maraming OSY  kakulangan ng
 nakawan ng agricultural products such as streetlights
manok and others malapit sa
 kakulangan ng supply ng gamot sa school (sa
barangay Silangan)
 kakulangan sa gamut
 kakulangan sa trabaho
San Pedro  kulang sa transportation pag may sakit
(walang ambulansya)
 maraming out of school youth
 maraming tambay
 minsan may holdapan
 kakulangan sa trabaho (unemployment)  baha (riles, Calabarzon Area)  kawalan ng  PNR (pagbibigay
San Rafael  madami ang mga OSY Overpass na ng lupa)
 walang sariling basketball court nagreresulta sa
 walang mapagtayuan ng daycare mga aksidente
 karamihan ay walang trabaho (OSY at  basura  kakulangan sa  land conversion
matatanda) street lights resulting into
 possible resettlements ng mga nasa PNR  declogging ng displacement of
San Roque  migration ng mga taon dumadating sa mga commercial people.
barangay establishments
 kaligtasan ng mga senior citizen  kakulangan sa
 kakulangan sa gamot sa barangay line canal along
the hiway
 nakawan  maduming drainage na  mga street lights

San Vicente  kakulangan sa trabaho nagdudulotng dengue malapit sa
 basura schoolay
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Sector
Barangay
Administration
pundido
 kawalan ng
drainage system
malapit sa
Portello
 kakulangan sa trabaho  mabahong amoy ng babuyan
Santa Ana  mga dayo na hindi nagrerehistro sa
barangay
 madami ang out of school youth  sanitation sa riles  walang tamang
 kakulangan sa gamot para sa may sakit  baha sa silangan/ kanal sa hi- tawiran malapit
Santa  walang gym way sa school
 madami ang kabataan na walang trabaho (overpass)
Anastacia  patubig sa mga
taga-riles
 daanan ng
patubig sa riles
 kakulangan ng supply ng gamot sa center  basura  tubig (nagmahal  boundary dispute
 nakawan(manok, kable ng kuryente)  baha ang
Santa Clara  madami ang out of school youth  dumi ng mga nagaalaga ng bayad)pagbabay
baboy ad ng tubig ay
ibalik sa nayon
 kalsada ng
lubak-lubak
 kakulangan sa gamut  walang tapunan ng basura  kakulangan sa
kakulangan sa serbisyo sa brgy health linya ng patubig
Santa Cruz center  walang covered
 kakulangan sa job opportunity court
 unemployment
 Kakulanga sa school facilities
 marami ang walang trabaho  laging walang
Santa Elena  mabaho ang steam. Nakakasira ng tubig (mahina)
halaman. Nagdudulot ng asthma at kabag
 kakulangan sa trabaho
 dengue/diarrhea/sakit sa balat  basura
Santa Maria  kakulangan sa gamut
 madaming OSY madami ding unemployed
 mga bahay na walang cr
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Sector
Barangay
Administration
 walang monitoring sa mga taong
kumukuha ng unit
 problema sa pabahay ng mga indigent
 unemployment  mahina ang pressure ng tubig
 maraming hindinakapatapos ng pag aaral
Santa Teresita  kakulangan sa gamot sa barangay
 kulang sa suporta ang mga magsasaka
 kakulangan sa uniform ng mga tanod
 walang microfinance
 kakulangan sa mga classrooms  hindi pagtupad sa clean and  kakulangan pa sa
malnutrition green basketball court
 mahina ang daloy ng tubig sa  hindi dumadaloy
Santiago purok 3,4,5,7 na kanal sa tapat
 minsan lang nangongolekta ng ng Ponte Verde
basura sa purok 7  hindi sapat na
drainage system
sa may Ayala
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SECTION I. FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF THE MUNICIPALITY
I.1. Regional Basis for the Future Role of Sto. Tomas
In the context of the Regional Development Plans (RDP), the CALABARZON RDP had set
development directions that support the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan
(MTPDP) as the country moves into the second millennium development period. The
CALABARZON RDP is bound to harness the region’s competitive advantages and increase
its economic and market potentials. For the long term planning horizon for a period of 30
years, the region has identified strategies that will maximize its inclusion in the Luzon Urban
Beltway (LUB) and has envisioned achieving the status of a livable and sustainable industrial
region. Ultimately, CALABARZON is expected to lead the country’s drive towards becoming
a first world Philippines (Santos, 2008).
To achieve the CALABARZON’s vision as the most livable industrial region, it shall endeavor
to achieve these outcomes:
1. Increased job creation through accelerated economic growth;

2. Enhanced social development with direct poverty reduction measures;
3. Decentralized development through improved infrastructure;
4. Sustainable management of the environment; and
5. Improved physical planning and effective governance.
Specific strategies that have been identified for the whole CALABARZON provinces to
achieve sustained economic growth, increased employment rate and upgraded achievement
of the Millennium Development Goals targets are:
1. Enhance inter-regional cooperation
Cooperation of neighboring regions to ensure sustained economic growth is

to harness the potential of CALABARZON as central point of the Luzon Urban
Beltway (one of the super regions composed of NCR, CALABARZON and
Central Luzon). Improvement of transport systems is among the top ten
priority projects.
2. Manage development along the general spatial strategy of the Regional

Physical Framework Plan (2004-2030)
The promotion of development zones or clusters called the Urban Growth

Center (UGC) which shall serve as nucleus of urbanization and economic
growth particularly in the manufacturing and processing activities; and
providing alternative trading/ commercial, housing, recreation, education and
health services whose levels and seals are competitive and comparable with
those found in Metro Manila. One of the clusters is the Metro Lipa Sub
Cluster, wherein the Municipalty of Sto. Tomas had been identified as one of
the lead components along with Malvar, Tanauan City and Lipa City.
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Hence in the operationalization of the super region strategy, Sto. Tomas shall
place urban development as a major factor of economic growth alongside its
co-members of the sub-cluster. It is expected that for the succeeding decades
(up to 2030) the cluster would become highly urbanized areas without urban
problems through government interventions on policies, programs and
sustainable mix of land uses. The cluster should enhance their roles as
administrative centers and hubs of economic activities in terms of industrial,
commercial, financial and services.
3. Pursue implementation of a comprehensive poverty alleviation program with

bias for the rural areas.
The following are priorities: improvement of the rural infrastructure/ farm to

market roads, electrification, water systems, social services such as daycare,
schools, public health facilities; reduction of cost of food production, provision
of credit and livelihood opportunities for the poor; strengthening micro, small
and medium enterprises; implementation of asset (land) reform; making
housing available for the poor; development of the coconut sector, provision
of accessible and affordable health services; provision of education
assistance to the poor but deserving students; adoption of affirmative action
for peace and development in impoverished areas; protection of the
vulnerable and improvement of approach for targeting the poor.
4. Promotion of agribusiness and strengthening the convergence of the National

agencies and LGUs towards rural development
Central to the promotion of agribusiness is the development of new lands.

Enhancement of the region’s comparative advantage will be done through
maximization of use and transformation into productive agribusiness
enterprises of undressed farmlands, idle and marginal lands, as well as idle
offshore and inland bodies water. Coupled with these are post production
initiatives, value-adding processes, marketing, logistic support, production
support to farmers and a food security plan.
5. Promote sustainable and more productive use of natural resources to

enhance investments and entrepreneurship.
Assessment of the forestlands to facilitate increase of access to land

resources through land patents, and which will determine viability of land for
agriculture, agroforestry, ecotourism, and other related areas; providing bases
for issuance of CBFMAs, IFMA, wildlife permits and wild farm establishment
6. Aggressively promote the region as a tourist destination and implement

reforms to enhance its tourism attractions
Prioritization of infrastructure support and social services to tourist

destination, maintaining peace and order, marketing strategy and
implementation of the Regional Tourism Master Plan.
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7. Harness the region’s potential on Information Communication Technology

(ICT)
Includes competitive ICT investment packages, improve status with regard to

ICT manpower, partnership with the business sector and access to various
technological innovations.
8. Improvement of the overall government revenue base and provide an

environment conducive for investments/ business
Encouragement of LGU to draw-up measures that will make their areas

conducive for investments/b business and formulate incentive packages to
attract private sector involvement in municipal investments, empower
communities, preparation of local investments code, establishing one-step
shop for accomplishing business requirements and improving land
management through policy development and mechanisms.
9. Strengthen the region’s capacity on science and technology, and research

and development
Includes provisions of incentives for R and D by the LGUs and the private
sector; promotion of knowledge management practices from developed
researches and technologies.
10. Implement Education Reforms Towards Education for All
Includes a grand alliance strategy to address the education problems by DEP

Ed, CHED, TESDA, state universities and colleges, LGUs, NGAs and the
private sector; implementation of the Basic Education Reform Agenda
(BESRA); strengthening link between tertiary/vocational course offering and
industry requirement
11. Expand efforts to protect vulnerable and ecologically fragile areas, especially
watersheds and areas with threatened biodiversity
Includes activities that provide conducive policy environment for sustainable

management of critical biodiversity areas in the region.
12. Adopt measures that will ensure a healthier environment for the population
- Includes measures for a comprehensive and integrated approach to address
threats to air and water quality.
- Includes effluent discharge regulation on wastewater (e.g. piggery waste)
- Includes programs minimizing solid waste generation
- Includes programs rehabilitating polluted water bodies and maintaining the
quality of water bodies classified under the DENR Administrative Order No.
34 Series of 1990
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13. Mitigate the occurrence of natural disasters to prevent the loss of lives and
properties
Disaster risk reduction shall be promoted to all sectors through advocacy,

technical assistance, information generation in geohazard assessment to
physical framework and land use planning and in disaster preparedness
planning.
14. Improve the coordination between and among agencies, LGUs and other
stakeholders of the region through the operation of a one-stop shop regional
government center to strengthen coordination activities, transactions and
interaction.
I.2. Provincial Basis for Development of Sto. Tomas Land Use Plan
Batangas province is envisioned in 2017 as, “ a world class destination with ecologically
balanced and sustainable development and state-of-the-art infrastructure and home of God-
loving and family-centered people governed by dedicated and professional political
leadership committed to one vision and shared responsibilities geared towards better quality
of life for all Batangueños”.
It is committed to establish and achieve dynamic, effective, transparent governance,

intensify social services, upgrade the quality of education, construct state-of-the-art
infrastructure. Promote agro-tourism industry, advocate a conducive environment for
investment through synergistic approach with the highest degree of integrity (PPDFP, 2008-
2017).
Its preferred development strategy in support to its role in the CALABARZON region is
balanced agro-industrial modernization and ecologically sustainable development.
Batangas province shall be the site of two UGCs (Urban Growth Clusters), which shall serve
as development zones to realize CALABARZON’s vision of becoming a livable industrial
area. For the province, the two UGCs include a) the Metro Batangas Sub-Cluster (San Jose-
Batangas City- San Pascual- Bauan and Mabini), and b) The Metro Lipa Sub-Cluster (Sto.
Tomas- Malvar- Tanauan City and Lipa City). There are five (5) other sub-clusters located in
the Metro Rizal, Western Laguna, northern Cavite, Central Cavite and san Pablo City- Metro
Lucena. These UGCs shall be given priority attention to enhance their roles as
administrative centers and hubs of economic activities in terms of industrial, commercial,
financial and services. The choice of these UGCs, the distances of the centers from each
other , the specialized function they are to perform would influence and the type and volume
of economic activities the are have to perform vis-à-vis their roles as counter magnet to the
development of Metro Manila and other growth area.
The relationship between identified provincial goals, objectives, strategies, programs and
projects (Table 1.7), summarizes the guide for the formulation of the specific land use plan
for the municipality of Sto. Tomas.
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Table 1.8. Summary description and comparison of vision, goal, objectives, strategy, program and project of the Province of
Batangas.
Goal Objectives Strategy Program Project
Limit land reclassification
Ensure sustainable use of land

Minimize conversion of prime agricultural
15% for highly urbanized and independent
resources and protection of
land for urban development component cities
critical environmental values
10% for component cities and 1st to 3rd class
municipalities
5% for 4th to 6th class municipalities for 5 years
Improvement of travel time from settlements to

Improve accessibility to higher level centers
urban centers
Completion of roads and other infrastructure

Provide a high level of access to Higher level of urbanization
especially in remote areas
community services Electrify unenergized barangays in the province
Provision of affordable additional housing
Technical assistance in
Advocacy for the conduct of Poverty Diagnosis the conduct and
presentation of results of
Poverty Diagnosis
To develop the capability of families and
Technical and material
Empowered families and
communities & enable them to set up viable Organization of community welfare structure Family and Community assistance in the
community structures that will serve as implementation of
communities as active partners in KALAHI/CIDSS Projects
vehicle for addressing their unmet basic Welfare Program
community development
needs aimed at municipalities and barangays Health Insurance for
Provision of Health Cards to indigent families
with high evidence of unmet MBN indigents
Provision of materials and technical assistance
to organize neighborhood association Viable Shelter Response
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Production Loan Assistance in the amount of P

20,000.00 per hectare with a 1 % interest rate
To be a farmer and fisherfolk
To increase rice production from 4.63 metric per season payable one month after harvest. In Provincial Crops and
partner towards improving their Rice Production
the identification of farmer beneficiaries, the
tons/hectare to 5 mt/ha in irrigated areas and
quality of life through the provincial agriculturist shall coordinate with the Fisheries Dev’t Program/Loan
maintain the present rice production of 4.26 Assistance Project
provision of innovative LGUs through their respective agricultural Assistance Program
mt/ha for rainfed areas
technologies and quality inputs offices. Training on the latest prod’n
technologies and MOA signing will be executed
between Provincial Gov’t & farmer beneficiaries
To be competently capable of
ensuring effective and efficient

delivery of veterinary services
and enhance market potentials Information-education Campaign (IEC) Cattle Fattening Project
through an effective resource Strengthen the IEC on environmental awareness
mobilization, sectoral participation Provide technical assistance and make specifically on water, air and solid wastes
and regulatory services thereby management policies Animal Production Program
consistently maintaining sound
and healthy animal production capital available and accessible to the rural
farming communities
Provide financial/loan assistance to rural framing Quail Egg Production

communities Project
Sunshine Chicken
Production Project
Love Bird Production

Project
To develop Batangas as a premier tourist Develop a world class green

destination in the Philippines tourism facilities
To increase local and foreign tourists arrival Advocate family wholesome

by 10 % annually tourist destination facilities
Promote an ec0-friendly
tourism
Promote proper waste

disposal
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Regulate activities that

contribute/cause
environmental destruction of
fragile marine resources
To enable individuals/families whose

resources are inadequate to meet their
Restored social functioning of medical needs, daily subsistence,
transportation and burial needs for 2,500
individuals and families individuals/families per year
To prepare the families and community to
cope with disaster and prevent loss of lives
for potential and actual victims of disaster
To develop the capability of families and

Empowered families and communities and enable them to set up
viable community structures that will serve
communities as active partners in
as vehicles for addressing the unmet basic
community development
needs aimed at municipalities and barangays
with high incidence of unmet MBN
Minimize conversion of prime agricultural

Ensure sustainable use of land
lands for urban development
resources and protection of
critical environmental values
Minimize population pressure on protection
lands
Provide a high level of access to

Improve accessibility to higher level centers
community services
Higher level of urbanization
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I.3. The Role of Sto. Tomas in the Province of Batangas
Sto. Tomas is classified as large town in the hierarchy of urban centers within the provincial
physical framework plan. It is one of the secondary urban centers which provide
administrative and services to the province while discharging goods, services and economic
functions second only in scale and type provided by the regional growth centers which are
Batangas City and Lipa City. Coupled with this central role is their rendering productive and
marketing related service to its agricultural areas as well as serving as site for the
establishment of industrial estates/parks.
Sto. Tomas is functioning at present as one of the sub-region growth centers of the province,
and next to the cities of Batangas and Lipa.
The 315-hectare First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) and the 133-hectare Light Industry
and Science Park (LISP III) are two prime sites of world-class standard facilities and services
in Sto. Tomas. These two establishments plus a number of industries have provided not only
employment opportunities but also an extensive line of industrial products such as gas,
metal, plastic, rubber, steel, electronics, computer, machinery and automotive materials.
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CHAPTER2: THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
SECTION A : VISION/MISSION
A.1. Vision
The Municipality of Sto. Tomas, being a first class municipality, envisions a “Realistically
Modernized Future” where every resources and wealth are utilized towards total human
development working within the framework of participative governance, guided by the
sovereign principle of “Government of the people, by the people and for the people”.
A.2. Mission
Governance shall fully harness the potential of its human resources by achieving the highest
level of professionalism, one that is fully committed in the optimum delivery of social services,
open and equal economic opportunities, and protection of human rights.
As one of the regional (CALABARZON) urban growth centers, its mission shall target the
following:
a. Promotion of provincial/regional cooperation and integration in CALABARZON
Not just being branded as a gateway to the provinces of Batangas and Laguna, Sto.
Tomas should support cross provincial/regional infrastructure to strengthen
connectivity and integration. It must develop technical and advisory capacity in
integration of trade and investment. Ultimately as a potential hub of economic and
financial activities, it should play an increase role in providing local/regional public
goods.
b. Serve as catalyst for improving the investment climate
To do this, the priorities should be concerned with addressing policy and institutional
impediments to private investment locally and regionally, support infrastructure
projects and invest in human resource development.
c. Strengthening inclusive development
This refers to implementing key social development interventions to improve local

capabilities through education and safeguard human well-being through public health
and safety measures.
d. Management of the environment
This shall focus on developing both urban and rural environmental infrastructures
with an Environmental Management System (EMS) as an example.
e. Improving local governance and preventing corruption
This should focus in formulating and implementing a governance and anticorruption

action plan, making the municipality as a model community. Alongside, there should
be support for public financial management reforms and capacity building for all
sectoral groups.
Bases of Formulation of the Overall Vision/ Mission
In the visioning workshops conducted separately for the 30 barangays and the LGU
administration, a leveling-off for the community perception of their municipality facilitated
their basic concepts of what aspects of Sto. Tomas they wish to preserve and what issues
they want to be changed or resolved.
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For this purpose, three areas of concerns with respect to the most favorable vision of the
future of Sto. Tomas were solicited.
Box 1. Perceptions based on the responses of officers of the local administration on what
aspects they like about the municipality.
RESPONSE
peaceful community
progressive/developing community
mga programang ipinapatupad para sa mga Tomasino
pagkakaisa at patuloy na serbisyong totoo ng mga local officials
effective and proper planning and implementation
mga naipagawang institutional infrastructures (schools, hospitals, etc.) pati mga daan
accesible sa lahat ng mga pangangailangan
may pagpapahalaga sa values, tradition and beliefs
unity of the Tomasino
malinis, magandang tanawin at walang polusyon
pagkakaroon ng mga industrial establishments
concerns for the appropriate land use and preservation of remaining agricultural areas
concerns for the natural resources
Box 2. Perceptions based on the responses of officers of the local administration about the
issues to be resolved.
RESPONSE
dependent constituents
hindi pantay na pagtingin sa mga mamayan
lack of facility/services that is needed by the people (esp. in hospital)
land conversion resulting in environmental destruction
hindi sapat ang programa sa turismo
hindi strikto na pagpapatupad ng mga batas
hindi malinaw ang batayan sa pamumuhunan
masyadong pulitika sa level ng barangay
no political will
kawalan ng master plan ng mga infrastructure projects
sobrang daming tinatayong subdivision
conflict of interest
peace and order problems
kakulangan sa mga commercial establishments
lack of discipline of the people
political culture/practice
kakulangan ng tamang mekanismo at suporta sa pagpapatupad ng programa
paglaki ng populasyon ng mga walang trabaho na nagiging sanhi ng pagdami rin ng mga krimen
lumalalang problema sa basura
padrino system
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Box 3. Recommendations to improve the municipality.

RESPONSE
determination/dedication of leaders
political will
magkakaroon ng pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan ang bawat mamayan ng STB
pagkakaroon ng tapat na mga manunungkulan
huwag lamang iasa lahat sa mga opisyal ng pamahalaan ang problema
discipline
magkaroon ng maayos na pamamalakad ng mga opisyal at wise spending of local funds
maging sustainable ang mga magagandang proyekto
pagkakaroon ng pagkakaisa ng mga mamamayan para mapanatili ang likas na yaman ng STB
tumulong, makialam at makibahagi sa mga proyekto para sa kaayusan ng buong bayan
magkaroon ng mga lider at awtoridad na may magandang relasyon sa Diyos
magkaroon ng mga lider at awtoridad na taos pusong magpapatupad ng mga batas, hindi ganid at
mandaraya
tamang pagbabayad ng buwis
pagpapalaganap ng mga livelihood projects/programs
istriktong pagpapatupad ng mga batas
overpass para maiwasan ang aksidente
dagdagan pa ang mga pailaw
paluwangin ang mga daan na makikitid pa
hikayatin pa ang mga investors
magkaron ng Center for Women
magkaron ng matatawag na Sto Tomas Public HS
Box 4. Perception of the municipal vision by the officers of the local administration.
RESPONSE
maunlad na bayan
globally competitive sa lahat ng mga proyekto at local governance system
central bussiness district
malinis at maayos na kapaligiran
peaceful: "zero crime"
disiplinadong mamamayan
progresibong bayan
Marami/magandang trabaho o job opportunity para sa mga nangangailangan: "may trabaho lahat"
Quality education para sa mga nangangailangan at marami pang mga scholarship program
quality health services
become "Sto Tomas City"
self reliance
maging tourist attractionang bayan
responsible leadership
walang kinikilingan
zero poverty
zerowaste
may political will
socially and environment friendly
responsible at nagkakaisang pamayanan
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Perception of desirable qualities of the environment, the urban setting and the local
government
The following desirable qualities of the natural environment, the future urban setting and the concept
of good governance were identified to frame up the components of the vision.
Table 2.1. Barangay level vision of a desirable natural environmental setting.

Number of barangays
Vision for natural environmental setting which expressed the
vision
Malinis/maayos/matiwasay/maganda/malusog at mapayapa na kapaligiran 29

100% Clean and Green 4
Malinis at sariwang hangin 3
Maunlad ang mga programang pang imprastraktura 2
Malinis/maayos/ligtas/sapat na inuming tubig 1
Kooperasyon/nagkakaisa/may disiplina ang bawat tao/barangay sa mga
programang pangkalinisan 5
Zero Waste 2
Mapanatili/mapaganda/maging tourist spot ang mga lugar na magaganda sa STB 3
Maliwanag at maaliwalas na daan 1
Tahimik na mamamayan 1
100 % implementation ng mga ordinansa/batas para sa kapaligiran 1
Table 2.2. Barangay level vision of a desirable urban setting.

Number of barangays
Vision for desirable urban setting which expressed the
vision
Marami/magandang trabaho o job opportunity para sa mga nangangailangan
25
Quality education para sa mga nangangailangan at marami pang mga scholarship
program 14
Maunlad ana mga programang pampalakasan 1
urbanization 1
100% peace and order/tahimik at mapayapang bayan 6
maunlad na agrikultura 2
maunlad at patuloy na serbisyong pangkalusugan 4
no to contractual-ibalik ang regularisasyon 1
Mataas na kalidad ng buhay 10
100 % mabigyan ng aksyon ang nailahad ng mga mamamayan dito sa
consultation 1
maunlad na bayan 7
industrialization 4
Shelter for every Tomsino 1
Development and more institutional infrastructure 2
Dumami ang mga investors/mangangapital 1
Disiplinado at nagkakaisang mamamayan 4
Maganda at maayos na pamumuhay 2
City with high standard barangays 1
Tomasino first sa trabaho 2
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Table 2.3. Barangay level vision for good governance.

Number of barangays
Vision for good governance which expressed the
vision
Nagkakaisa at nagtutulungan na mga namumuno sa sanguniang barangay at
bayan 12
Patuloy ang maganda at maayos na pamamahala at mga ginagawa para sa
bayan 6
Matapat/magaling/masipag/disiplinado/malinis na serbisyo ng mga namamahala
(serbisyong totoo) 18
Corruption Free/walang katiwalian 7
Maabot ang hinaing ng mga mamamayan (especially basic and primary needs) 5
Matulungin/maunawain/madaling lapitan na mga namamahala 4
Masipag at matiyaga 1
Walang kinikilingan 3
Istriktong pagpapatupad ng mga batas ng mga namamahala 2
Tuparin ang mga programa 2
No political conflict 1
Hindi diktador 1
Mayroong dedikasyon sa panunungkulan 1
Sustainability of leadership 1
Professionalism 1
Tiwala sa sariling mga namumuno 1
SECTION B: GOALS, OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES
B.1. Goal
Through excellent public service rendered by the leadership and guided by the missions
identified, it is intended to achieve the following outcomes:
Enhanced inclusive social development with poverty reduction/prevention measures for

improvement of the quality of life;
Inclusive social development shall refer to the upliftment of the quality of life of all
families living in the municipality through the sustained access/provision of the basic
minimum needs.
Basic needs shall include survival needs, security needs and enabling needs.
Example of survival needs include access to clean food, safe water, health and
sanitation facilities among others of similar category. Security needs include gainful
employment, ownership of family house, ownership of lot/land, access to public
protection and safety facilities. Enabling needs include empowerment tools such as
education, training and participation in community organization.
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Decentralized internal development through improved infrastructure, for a balanced

urban-rural continuum;
This shall refer to the creation of opportunities for both urban and rural sectors to
equally enjoy socio-economic development. A decentralization process can focus on
various modes of improving quality of life in urban-rural settings such as
infrastructure development and improvement. Improved infrastructure in both
settings can propel area based productive activities to continuously support
community needs such as roads, railroads, bridges and channels for transport and
exchange of material resources, energy and human labor.
Non-compromised sustainable management of the environment; and
The sustained management of the environment should be an important concern of all

communities which are mobilized to attain socio-economic development. All
communities should adopt comprehensive and integrated approaches to address the
threats of environmental degradation. The municipality shall emphasize the
importance of environmental protection for all development initiatives in agriculture,
tourism, commerce, industry and forestry.
Accelerated economic growth to attain increased job creation for all.
Growth of the municipality’s economy can be accelerated through the enhancement

of the development of all economic sectors with full support to agro-industrial
modernization, decentralization process through infrastructure and facilities
improvement, continuous provision of power and water to all, better quality
education and sustained delivery of social services.
B.2. General Objective
The general objectives of the Sto. Tomas Municipal Land Use Plan are as follows:
1. To promote the efficient utilization, acquisition and disposition of land and ensure the
highest and best use of the land;
2. To direct, harmonize and influence discussion and activities of the private and public
sectors relative to the use and management of the land;
3. To reconcile land use conflicts and proposals between and among individuals,
private and government entities relative to the present and future need for land;
4. To promote desirable patterns of land uses to prevent wasteful development and

minimize the cost of public infrastructure and utilities as well as social services; and
5. To conserve areas of ecological, aesthetic, historical and cultural significance.

6. Enhancement and conservation of the biophysical attributes of the area/ecosystem
which include the thriving flaura and fauna, the soil and water bodies. The Wildlife
Resources and Conservation and the Protection Act (Republic Act 9147) and related
Policies should be well disseminated and followed.
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B.3. Sectoral Strategies
B.3.1. Housing
The goals of Sto. Tomas is to provide shelter for all, especially those who are less privileged
and living in hazardous/danger zones.
Table 2.4. Development thrust matrix for housing.

Strategies/Options Implication Positive Intervention
Agro-industrial and Residential  Enhanced agricultural  Vocational Training for

productivity and Industrial Tomasinos to meet the
activity ensuring demand of industries.
employment and  Improve agricultural
opportunity while providing practices.
shelter for all.  Proper zoning of industries.
 Sto. Tomas can be the  Residential development
home of people that will
become the workforce of
industries in Sto. Tomas,
Tanauan, Calamba,
Cabuyao, and Sta. Rosa.
Housing Sector
 Tying-up with National  There will be less informal  Resettlement program for
government, PNR to provide settlers in the Municipality. the affected areas
resettlement for those
affected by old rail road
revival
 Inviting private groups like  There will be less informal  Have a MOA or ordinance
Gawad Kalinga to help settlements in the that will outline the
provide housing for the poor Municipality partnership between private
 Less expenses from LGU sector and government.
 Using Municipal funds to  Will provide support for the  An ordinance forming and
help the needy indigent to address their mandating Shelter Support
housing problem. program for the
municipality.
 Tapping private sector and  There will be readily  Make a proposal regarding
national agencies available the program which relates it
relocation/evacuation areas to Climate Change Disaster
in case of emergency or and Risk prevention to the
disaster. National or International
funding agencies.
 and international agencies  There will be a daily,
to invest in emergency weekly, monthly
housing and working hotel accommodation for working
people or tourist in Sto.
Tomas
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B.3.2. Health and Nutrition
The goal of the Municipality of Sto. Tomas is to make all health services available with equal
access to all Tomasinos in order to uplift general health conditions.
Table 2.5. Development thrust matrix for health and sanitation.

Strategies/Options Implications Positive Interventions
 Good condition and  Expansion of public
Physical establishment, adequate spaces for cemetery
development, and cemeteries dump sites, and  Expansion of dump site/
enhancement of health waste water facilities have a establishment of sanitary
related facilities great impact on reducing land fill
morbidity and mortality.  Establishment of waste
 Construction of rural health water treatment facility
unit and improvement of  Construction, repair, and
barangay health stations renovation of barangay
reduce travel time to consult health stations
medical and other needs,  Construction of rural health
unit II
thus, improve general health  Establishment of
indicators appropriate wastewater
treatment facility for
commercial piggeries and
other wastewater sorurces
and setting up fof biogas
digester for clustered
backyard piggeries.
Intensifying existing health  Sustainable health and  Conversion of Sto Municipal

and welfare programs and sanitation programs enables Hospital to secondary health
health education advocacy for Sto.Tomas to be on upbeat care facility
all improvement of its general  Continuation of feeding
health condition programs thru “Nourishment
Centers”
 Intensifying maternal and
child health program
 Continuation of provision of
cheaper medicines thru
“Botika sa Barangay”
 Distribution of sanitary
toilets
 Establishment of barangay
herbarium
 Good working conditions  Employment of additional
Empowerment of health reduces misgivings and health staff and manpower
workers and disappointments among  Increasing honorarium of
paraprofessionals health paraprofessionals
health workers, thus,
(BHW&BNS)
ensures efficient and
effective delivery of health
services
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B.3.3. Protective Services
One of the goal of the municipality of Sto. Tomas is to promote, maintain and enhance
peace and order through the active participation and involvement of the citizenry in the
implementation of various programs towards the attainment of a peaceful and progressive
community.
Table 2.6. Development thrust matrix for protective services.

Additional police personnel  There will be more man  Hire additional police and
and firefighters should be power to maintain peace firefighters
hired. and order.
Additional outposts should be  More visibility and area  Build additional outpost in
logistically and properly coverage strategic areas
placed for police and  Greater police and tanod
barangay tanods. visibility and presence
Training of barangay leaders  Empowerment and values  Conduct a training program

and tanods. formation of barangays and for all barangay
its official to be more
vigilant in their respective
communities
 Improvement of skills
Improve fire fighting facilities.  Greater effectiveness in fire  Purchase of mini-fire truck
fighting capability and provision of water
hydrants in strategic
location
Present an information and  Greater awareness in crime  Information Education

education campaign in a and fire prevention of Communication (IEC)
more intensified approach to constituents campaign should be done
increase the level of
awareness of the public.
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B.3.4. Sport and Recreation
The Municipality of Sto. Tomas promotes physical and social wellness of every Tomasino
Table 2.7. Development thrust matrix for sports and recreation.

Strategies/Options Implications Positive interventions
Construction, repair, and  Good condition of sports  Construction of covered

renovation of sports and facilities attracts attention basketball court, as well as
recreation facilities and increases participation repair and renovation of
of the people. Involvement of existing sports facilities
people towards sports  Improvement of existing
programs takes them away recreational facilities
from vices and other  Establishment and
negative influences. construction of Sto. Tomas
 Improved recreational Sports Complex
facilities can capture not only
residents of the locality but
tourists as well
Initiate sports programs  Sports programs which are  Annual intra and inter-
gearing towards children, well managed and barangay basketball and
youth, and young adults and sustainable make greater volleyball tournament
developing their athletic impact among community  Advanced sports training
potentials people and development program
Purchase of sports apparels  Well functioning sports  Purchase of sports

and equipment apparels and equipment equipment and
reduces incidences of paraphernalia
accidents, as well as
supports sustainability of
sports programs
B.3.5. Tourism
Table 2.8 Development thrust matrix for tourism.
Accreditation of tourism  Provide full government

 Sangguniang Bayan of Sto.
establishments assistance by way of
Tomas shall enact an
ordinance requiring all competitive investment
it was noted that there are incentives, long-term
seven (7) existing resorts in the qualified tourism
municipality and six (6) of them accommodation development fund and other
except for First Batangas Corp. establishments to apply for financing schemes extended to
Microtel are not accredited with an accreditation with the tourism related investments;
the Department of Tourism. DOT in accordance with
the provisions of R.A.
9593, also known as
Tourism Act of 2009
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B.3.6. Industry
Table 2.9. Development thrust matrix for industry sector.

Maximization of existing  Limit opening and  Tax incentives to new

industrial estates or zones operation of new industrial locators within the existing
companies in existing industrial estates
industrial estates/ parks or  Investment marketing and
zoned areas. promotion assistance to
 Prevention of industrial existing industrial parks
accidents in urban  Provision of adequate
residential areas. support facilities and utilities
 Protection of environment for existing factories
 Contingency plans re
industrial accidents and
disasters
B.3.7. Commerce
To enhance/promote the growth of the commercial activities in the locality to reach the
satellite barangays
Table 2.10. Development thrust matrix for commerce and trade.

Expansion of current  Increase in traffic volume  Establish traffic management

Central Bussiness District  Increase value of land in the plan
(CBD) CBD  Strict implementation of zoning
 More variety of goods and ordinance in order to regulate
services will be available in land uses
the CBD  Implement Municipal Solid Waste
 Increase in volume of waste Management Program
generated  Strict enforcement of zoning
 Highly dense CBD may ordinance in accordance with
result in informal settlers residential zone as well as
socialized housing zones /
resettlement areas
 Promotes a more balance

Establishment of new
development among  Strict enforcement of zoning
satellite growth centers barangays ordinance in accordance to
 Specialization within satellite residential zone as well as
growth centers may be socialized housing zones /
introduced
resettlement areas
 Increase in population on
allocated satellite growth
centers
 Lessens travel time going to
CBD
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B.3.8. Transportation
Table 2.11. Development thrust matrix for transportation sector.

 Reduction in travel time  Construction/Widening of

Improve accessibility and mobility
 Reduction of level of additional road networks
to meet the future needs
congestion
of the municipality
 Hiring of more traffic  Reduction of level of

Implement sound travel demand enforcers congestion
and traffic management strategy  Strict implementation of  Reduction in pollution due
Traffic Rules and to vehicular emission
Regulations  Reduce traffic Accident
 Increase in energy
Revitalized safe environment  Revitalize safe environment
consumptions and
through the provisions of effective maintenance cost  Enhance security and
street light in all municipal streets  Increase opportunity for peace and order during
and other major Barangay extended business nightime
Corridor. activity
 Reduction in crime rate
 Reduce incidence of  Declogging of line canal

Improving and construction of Line flooding  Construction of new
drainage system
Canal  Reduce cases of dengue  Widening of existing line
incidence canal
B.3.9. Power
Table 2.12. Development thrust matrix for power supply sector.

Provision of additional power lines in  Increase socio-economic  Provide an affordable

rural areas in order to have access opportunities to electric power supply to
in power supply underprivileged underprivileged
 Access of affordable
power supply
Upgrading/replacement of old lamp  Minimize disruption of

post and transformers power supply and property
damage during calamities
Intensify drive against meter  Provision of more  Provide reward system to

tampering and stealing inspectors pinpoint violators
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B.3.10. Water
Table 2.13. Development thrust matrix for water supply.

Increase capacity and supply capability  Upgrading of Water  Replacement of old

Supply System piping system
Facilities  Reduction in water-borne
 Access to safe and diseases
potable water  Reduction of the risk of
contamination
Encourage rain harvesting
Enhance management services for  Enhancement of  Enhance campaign

connections and reconnections financial and against meter tampering
processes. commercial operating and stealing
systems that cover  Provide transparency and
general accounting system monitoring
and financial reporting,
billing and collection,
and budgeting.
Expansion of service area from 13 to 30  Hiring of more  More is given access to

Barangays manpower resources safe and potable water
to operate and
maintain
 Easy access to safe and
 Increase in revenue potable water
Upgrading of all Level II to Level III  Strict monitoring of  Water security for future
Water Supply System land conversion and generation
forest degradation
Intensify drive to protect watershed and  Rehabilitation of
river basin area. watersheds and soil
conversation/stabilization
, and religious
implementation of
environmental laws, laws
on easement
preservation and
development, and the
Clean Water Act and
other applicable policies
and ordinances to assure
sustainability of quality
supply of water
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SECTION C: CONCEPT PLAN

(PROPOSED SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES)
Development Thrust (Spatial Strategies)
The purpose in proposing the development thrust for Sto. Tomas is based on the most
appropriate, feasible and possible land development options anchored on the municipality’s’
vision, goals and objectives
The following development thrusts are proposed:
A. Alternative Strategy 1: Industrial cum Commercial Development
1. It is given that Sto. Tomas shall pursue a role as an urban development zone
(UDC) under the updated CALABARZON (RDC Plan) Plan reported in 2008. It’s
function is to serve as administrative center and the hub of economic activities in
terms of industrial, commercial, financial and to provide the highest levels and
scales of services. In the first 10 years of operation as a Urban Growth Cluster, it
is expected to create a “spread effect” or influence on the adjacent municipalities.
2. Implications to the municipality.

As part of the Metro Lipa Sub-cluster (Urban Growth Cluster), Sto. Tomas as an
urban development zone (RDP, 2008):
 Shall provide alternative trading/commercial, housing, recreation,
education and health services whose levels and scales are competitive
and comparable with those found in Metro Manila
 Pursue Metro Manila, MIMAROPA and the Bicol Region as intended
markets
 Shall serve as nucleus of urbanization of Region IV, particularly
 Shall be the focus for interventions such as construction, establishment
of telecommunication facilities, housing expansion, social infrastructure
development and identification of investment opportunities
 Shall become a highly urbanized area to 2030 with mix land uses.
3. Major requirements needed (RDP, 2008)

 A recognition of the municipality of urban development as a major factor
of economic growth
 A consideration of the state of natural physical features such as natural
drainage patterns and availability of productive water resources (needed
in industry) as well as consideration of the phase and scale of
development
 A recognition of an integrated development framework incorporating a
high level of interaction and interdependence between the various
sectoral components
 Formulation of a municipal Environmental management System
4. Inherent Comparative Advantage of Sto. Tomas

 There are available industrial park sites with unutilized lots
 Adequate support infrastructure facilities and utilities are present
 Proximity to seaports and airports (Batangas & Metro Manila)
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 There are still no further demands to utilize new land parcels for industrial
use
 Abundance of labor force
 Availability of raw materials
 Active LGU administration in promoting economic sector
 Available skills training and manpower development are offered in
national agencies
 Availability of financial assistance from financial and lending institution
 Accessibility of the municipality to potential investors
5. Implications on the environment

 Loss of productive agricultural lands
 Generation of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes
 Increased frequency of industrial accidents
6. Development Strategy Options

 Light and medium industrial development
 Small and medium scale industrial development
7. Land capability assessment

 There are only 3 barangays not classified as suitable for built-up areas
(with >15%) slope; San Bartolome, San Juan and Santa Cruz
 There are 28 barangays classified as suitable for use as
industrial/commercial lands.
8. Urban Land
 There are about 7,424.3 hectares of land classified as fairly suitable for
urban land use
B. Alternative Strategy 2: Agri-Industrial Development
While the share of agriculture sector to the total regional output has declined, the
region’s share to the total output of the country is significant. At present, the soils and
climate of Sto. Tomas are suitable for growing any agricultural crops and fruit trees.
The total cropland area is 4916.6 hectares or 54.6% of the total municipality’s area.
The value of the total production (2007) was estimated to be about Php 383,243,850.
On the other hand, the existing livestock and poultry farms are few, and majorities are
of the backyard type of production. Despite the unequalled opportunities to be
obtained by Sto. Tomas for its assuming an urban growth center under RDP, raw
material sources production for the expected emergence of light industries and food
sources needed by an expected need for security.
1. Implications to the municipality.

 Program towards crop and livestock intensification need to be pursued
 Farmers should be encouraged to adopt new, modern and environment-
friendly agricultural systems
 Provision of more post harvest facilities
 Need to build and strengthen capacities of farmer’s association
 Intensify disease control and preventions in raised animals
 Development of agribusiness
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2. Inherent Comparative Advantage of Sto. Tomas

 The dominant soil type Lipa loam and Macolod clay loam are both fertile
 Climate type (Type II) is favorable for crop production
3. Implications on the environment

 Land conversion from agricultural to industrial
 Maintenance of water sources for irrigation
 Management of farm wastes
Increase generation of hazardous wastes
4. Development Strategy Options

 Crop diversification
 Rice production intensification
 Increased livestock production
 Industrial plantation
 Agricultural Processing
 Swine and poultry production
5. Land capability assessment

 There are about 6200 hectares of production land comprising about 68%
of the total municipal land area
C. Supportive Spatial Strategy to Any of Alternatives 1 and 2: Creation of two new

Central Business Districts (CBDs)
1. Basis for Establishment of the CBDs
Two Central Business Districts are recommended to be established in two separate

barangays of the municipality.
The concept is primarily based on the impacts of the increase in total projected
population in the year 2018, the facilitation of access to available basic goods and
social services, the acceleration of the paces of the local economic development and
subsequent generation of job opportunities, and finally in preparation for the
upcoming role of Sto. Tomas as one of the hubs of economic activity in
CALABARZON.
2. Implications on the current socio-economic condition of the municipality
It is the primary intention of the creation of these CBDs to promote more balance
development among the 30 barangays. With the role of the CBDs to serve as new
and potential urban growth centers, these sites shall be expected to attract more
residents both coming from within the municipality and migrants from other
municipalities.
The increase in commercial/business activities shall need the establishment of

proper waste disposal and material recovery facilities. This shall help reduce the
impacts of accumulated non-biodegradable waste from the commercial
establishments.
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3. Selection of Suitable Sites
Barangays other than the existing poblacion area have been classified as fairly
suitable for urban use (Table 2.7, Vol.3). Flooding hazards are mostly slight to
moderate with slight susceptibility to erosion sustain the other barangays’ candidacy
to serve purpose of new satellite CBDs. Barangays San Fernando and San Pablo
maybe possible contenders to serve as the new CBDs.
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SECTION D. THE PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN
D.1.1 Agricultural land use
The production area will cover 5,999.20 hectares which is about 64.05% of the total land
area of Sto Tomas.
D.1.2. Agri-industrial use
These areas occupy about 32.49 hectares or 0.35% of the total land area.
D.1.3. Forest land use
The forest lands comprise 1,346.96 hectares or 14.38% of the total land area and within the
boundaries of barangay Santa Cruz, San Roque, San Antonio, San Bartolome, San Miguel,
San Juan, Santa Clara, San Vicente and partially within Santa Elena. The area is the same
as that of the existing.
D.1.4. Industrial Land use
These lands comprise about 379.79 hectares or 4.05% of the total land area. These are
lands occupied by non-contiguous parcels of land which are presently sites of manufacturing
firms involved in small to medium scale industries.
D.1.5. Settlement/Residential land use
These parcels of land comprises about 1,342.14 hectares or 14.33 % of the total land area
which are located along the linear parcels of the land in the major road arteries
D.1.6. Commercial land use
These are parcels of land distributed in 14 barangays with a total of 27.81 hectares or 0.3%
of the total land area. They are occupied by a mixture of business establishments, from sari-
sari stores, market stalls, apartments and shops, among others.
D.1.7. Institutional land use
About 43.36 hectares or 0.46 % of the total land area of the municipality comprises the land
parcels for institutional use. These include the municipal hall, barangay halls, hospital,
health centers, day care centers, schools, among others.
D.1.8. Recreational land parcel
These land parcels comprise 12.66 hectares or 0.14% of the total land area.
D.1.9. Infrastructure/Utility sites
These land parcels comprise about 9.05 hectares or 0.1% of the total land area.
D.1.10. PNR Right of Way
The areas of 30.29 hectares or 0.32% of the total land area cover the shoulders of the PNR
railroad tracks.
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D.1.11. Cemeteries
The burial sites are about 7.09 hectares or 0.08% of the total land area.
D.1.12. Roads
These land parcels comprise about 135.93 hectares or 1.45% of the total land area of the
town.
D.1.13. Cemeteries
Barangay San Antonio has partly an agricultural landholdings which should be subjected
to the regulations of management of the Mt. Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystem
(MCME) UPLB, Los Baños
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Table 2.14. Proposed land use of Sto. Tomas, Batangas.
Urban Uses Other uses

Barangays Infrastructure Total Agriculture Forest Total area (has)
Residential Commercial Institutional Recreational Industrial Agro-Industrial PNR Roads Cemetery
Utilities
Barangay 4 (Poblacion) 17.37 1.46 1.65 20.49 1.07 2.41 4.67 28.64
San Antonio 170.24 5.92 1.49 0.26 30.73 208.62 313.70 118.56 0.25 21.72 662.85
San Bartolome 24.56 1.21 9.77 35.55 366.43 223.71 4.64 630.33
San Miguel 55.12 4.75 2.14 3.72 65.73 394.44 128.44 1.53 4.98 595.12
San Rafael 61.13 0.90 119.31 181.34 139.69 55.04 2.07 3.24 27.00 408.38
San Roque 129.79 6.10 4.36 16.42 156.67 110.37 4.45 4.22 7.34 283.05
San Vicente 86.45 1.63 1.88 89.97 467.73 151.08 3.65 7.29 719.72
Santa Anastacia 58.17 0.59 0.15 138.74 197.65 173.65 4.64 6.69 382.62
Santa Maria 73.22 0.91 0.87 75.00 85.95 9.83 170.78
San Pedro 36.62 0.18 2.17 1.70 1.24 41.91 210.10 0.79 2.49 255.29
San Felix 32.74 1.13 0.84 39.43 74.14 190.50 4.65 269.29
Santiago 118.01 0.46 0.60 3.15 122.22 129.50 3.22 9.54 264.48
Total 906.29 24.32 27.11 2.10 1.70 364.63 1,326.15 2,582.06 676.83 12.49 18.31 112.97 4.67 4,733.45
San Agustin 15.34 0.13 0.60 16.07 80.36 0.33 1.13 1.57 99.48
San Fernando 28.18 0.90 4.39 33.47 166.90 0.80 201.17
San Francisco 23.58 1.03 24.61 227.32 1.53 253.46
San Isidro Norte 10.79 0.80 4.46 16.05 273.11 1.12 290.28
San Isidro Sur 24.22 0.92 1.36 26.51 234.19 2.75 5.63 1.24 270.32
San Joaquin 45.20 2.72 1.88 49.80 436.00 4.24 5.22 1.85 2.42 499.53
San Jose 16.12 1.00 1.76 18.88 157.01 0.93 176.82
San Juan 85.15 0.49 85.64 32.82 51.09 0.52 170.07
San Luis 13.23 0.64 0.75 0.32 0.15 15.09 271.43 11.55 2.49 300.56
San Pablo 27.10 3.48 0.22 2.63 33.44 185.13 0.60 1.10 220.27
Santa.Ana 23.89 0.26 10.02 34.17 78.61 0.41 0.58 113.77
Santa Clara 29.82 1.39 0.40 31.61 453.71 102.05 4.02 591.39
Santa Cruz 25.55 1.19 26.74 351.10 484.62 0.12 2.24 864.82
Santa Elena 51.59 0.88 7.35 59.82 168.23 32.36 1.91 262.32
Santa Teresita 16.10 0.67 16.76 301.21 1.07 319.04
Total 435.85 3.50 16.25 10.56 7.35 15.15 488.66 3,417.14 670.13 20.00 11.98 22.96 2.42 4,633.30
Grand Total 1,342.14 27.81 43.36 12.66 9.05 379.79 1,814.81 5,999.20 1,346.96 32.49 30.29 135.93 7.09 9,366.76
Percentage (%) 14.33 0.30 0.46 0.14 0.10 4.05 64.05 14.38 0.35 0.32 1.45 0.08 100.00
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SECTION E. PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
A. Municipal Flagship Projects
Five (5) centers for development shall be proposed to serve as an implementation

mechanism for all programs and projects identified under the various sectors analyzed.
On the outset, these centers shall coordinate, provide directions, monitor action plans,
assess performances, evaluate the project cycle and provide the appropriate manpower
to execute the functions of each other. The conceptual basis of establishing these
centers is anchored in the role mandated to the municipality by the updated Regional
Development Plan.
1. The Tomasino Center for Manpower Development
Objective: To serve as capability building mechanism for training manpower for

various knowledge and skills needed in the various economic activities of the
municipality and its future role under the RDP CALABARZON.
Strategies
1. Set up an LGU sponsored community college/vocational school
2. Collaborate and link with state and private universities and other
government institutions in the region to develop curricular and
vocational offering with skills oriented, suited for economic activities to
be set up within the urban development cluster of the Metro Lipa sub-
cluster.
3. Set up the infrastructure and facilities for the center in a selected
barangay which shall serve as the core of influence to other barangay
 Secure land to establish the center
 Construct building with function rooms (for conference,
seminars, laboratories for demonstration)
 Staffing pattern to man the center
4. Establish a student exchange program with integrated institutions
5. Organize a market for student graduates
Approximate Initial Budget: Php 200M
2. The Municipal Settlements Development Center
Objective: To serve as facilitator for the planning and management of settlements

or resettlement areas
Strategies
1. Set up a computer/ GIS assisted planning and management of
proposed housing projects, subdivisions, establishment and relocation
action plans.
2. Collaborate and link with the NHA, HUDCC and private institutions
with similar lines of pursuit in shelter planning.
3. Organize/sustain a Municipal Housing and Urban Development
Coordinating Council.
4. Set up the Municipal Settlement Development Center Office or
building and its staffing pattern
Approximate Initial Budget: Php 50M
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3. The Municipal Center for ICT (Information Communication Technology)
Objective : Provide the knowledge and skills to the present generation of

Tomasinos to acquire literacy in advance computer technology
Strategies :
1. Set up the center with the needed infrastructure and facilities for ICT
2. Collaborate and link with existing institutions whose work are related
to computer based technology
3. Organize a staffing pattern to manage the center
Approximate Initial Budget: PhP 300M
4. The Municipal Center in Public Health and Safety
Objective : To serve as facilitator and manage for safeguarding human health

and safety from the threats of occupational hazards, industrial
pollution and lack of sanitation
Strategies :
1. Set up the center with the required infrastructure and facilities
2. Organize the staffing pattern of public health and public safety
specialists.
3. Create community based action groups for barangay emergency
response to assist the public in threats to human health and safety
5. The Municipal Center for Economic Research and Development
Objective: To facilitate the conduct of research in economic development

and develop technologies for the implementation of economic
systems
Strategies :
1. Set up the infrastructure and facilities for a research and technology
development in commerce and industry system
2. Organize a staffing pattern of specialists in economic, agribusiness,
and commerce and industrial development
3. Develop procedures and mechanisms of facilitating commerce and
industry development (agriculture, tourism, etc)
4. Generate technology from research based activities in collaboration
with institutions operating industrial parks, agribusiness ventures,
with experienced entrepreneurs and marketing specialists.
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B. Sectoral Programs and Projects
1. Social Sector
a. Housing
Box C3-1. Socialized Housing Plan: Tenement Housing.

Location San Vicente
Objective To provide low cost, socialized dwelling units
Project Description Construction of a two 4-storey high-rise building.
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Each unit has a floor area of 20m good for a family
of 6.
Expected Benefits Reduction of informal settlers
Project Timing January 2010 – December 2018
Cost Estimate PhP 70M
Recommended Implementing Municipality Planning and Development Office
Agency
Box C3-2.Shelter Support Program: Community Mortage Program.

Location
Objective Provide Financial Support for the needy in terms
upgrading needs and repair
Project Description Shelter Support Program is a community mortgage
program that will provide financial and material
support for the housing needs of the poor
Expected Benefits Better housing and living conditions for the poor
Project Timing January 2010
Cost Estimate Php 500,000
Recommended Implementing Municipality Planning and Development Office
Agency
Box C3-3. Resettlement Plan: Resettlement of informal settlers along PNR.

Location San Isidro Sur, San Joaquin
Objective To eliminate the informal settlers living along the
Philippine National Railway.
Project Description Resettlement of Informal Settlers along PNR
Expected Benefits Reduction of informal settlers, better living condition
Cost Estimate PhP 70 M
Recommended Implementing Municipality Planning and Development Office, NHA
Agency
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b. Health and Sanitation
Box C3-4. Conversion of Sto. Tomas Municipal Hospital to Secondary Health Care
Facility.
Location Existing Municipal Hospital
Objective To make hospitalization and medical services

available, accessible, and affordable for every
Tomasino regardless of socio-economic background
Project Description Since 80% of the population seeks medical and
hospitalization needs in government-funded health
institutions then it is imperative to expand the current
Municipal Hospital in order to be equipped with
diagnostic machines, more trained personnel, and
other medical facilities.
Expected Benefits People particularly underprivileged may avail
medical services with great comfort and at very low
Project Timing Januarypayment2010 – December 2015
Recommended Implementing Municipal Health Office, Municipal Government
Agency
Linkages to other Projects DOH
Box C3-5. Construction of RHU II.

Location San Luis
To make basic medical and dental services available
Objective particularly among residents of barangays farther
from the town center
Project Description Construction of rural health unit which will offer basic
medical and dental services
Expected Benefits  More Tomasinos will enjoy health services and
benefits from the government
 Make travel distance shorter in seeking medical
and dental services.
Cost Estimate PhP 500,000
Recommended Implementing MHO
Agency
Linkages to other Projects LGU
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Box C3-6. Construction of BHS in San Vicente.

Objective To address basic health concerns of the barangay

Project Description Construction of barangay health center in San
Vicente
Expected Benefits Will serve as venue for any health and health-related
activities in the barangay
Cost Estimate PhP 250,000
Agency
Box C3-7. Repair and renovation of BHS.

Location Barangays 1 to 4, San Bartolome, San Felix, San
Isidro Norte, San Isidro Sur, San Joaquin, San Juan,
San Luis, San Pablo, San Rafael, Santa Anastacia,
Santa Cruz, Santa Elena, Santiago, Santa Teresita
Objective To provide better working environment among health

workers and more comfortable waiting and check-up
venue for patients
Project Description Repair and renovate barangay health stations in

order to be more conducive for both health workers
and patients.
Expected Benefits Better working conditions results to better delivery
and provisions of health services
Agency
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Box C3-8. Employment of additional health staff and manpower.

Location Health Care Facilities
Objective Enhance health care delivery system and expand
range of people served
Project Description Hiring of additional health care professionals and
support staff in order to cater health care needs of
Tomasinos
Expected Benefits Health care delivery system will be more effective

and efficient which will be measured with
improvement and stability of general health
indicators

Cost Estimate PhP 5M annually
Agency
Box C3-9. Continuation of feeding programs thru “Nourishment Centers”.

Location All barangays
Objective To reduce incidence of malnutrition as well as

educate care givers on proper food handling and
sanitation
Project Description Barangay Nutrition Scholars will serve as facilitator

of this endeavor. Feeding will be given among
children who were found out to be underweight.
Trainings among BNSs and Mother Classes with
theme on proper nutrition and food handling and
sanitation will also be conducted. Nutritional status
of recipient will be monitored. Private organizations
and donors will also be tapped in order to sustain
feeding programs.
 Nutritional status of underweight children will

Expected Benefits improve thus developing and maximizing their
potentials.
 Mothers/ caregivers will acquire knowledge and
skills on proper nutrition and food handling and
sanitation.
 Involvement of private organizations and donors
will lessen monetary burden from the
government.
Agency
Linkages to other Projects MSWD, LGU
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Box C3-10. Intensifying maternal and child health program.

Location All Barangays
Objective To ensure better health of infants and children, as
well as educate parents on proper child care.
Project Description The maternal and child care will be strengthened and
should encompass broader range which will include;
pre and post natal care, provision of multivitamins
and minerals to both would-be mother and infants,
complete immunization among infants and pregnant
women prescribed by DOH, and growth and
development monitoring.
Expected Benefits Monitored maternal and child health will help reduce
infant and maternal mortality thus results to better
general health indicators.
Cost Estimate PhP 2.5M annually
Agency
Box C3-11. Continuation of provision of cheaper medicines thru “Botika sa

Barangay”.
Objective To provide/ subsidize medicines at very affordable
prices
Project Description Barangay Health Centers will be provided with

medicines for free/ subsidized distribution particularly
for less fortunate patients
Expected Benefits Medical services and treatment cost will be at
relatively lower costs as well as progress prevention
of diseases into more serious and fatal form
Cost Estimate PhP 1M annually
Agency
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Box C3-12. Establishment of barangay herbarium.

Objective To reduce medical expenses incurred by people
Project Description To put up alternative sources of medicines which
had been proven traditionally to provide relief
Expected Benefits Expenditures on medicines will be decreased
Cost Estimate PhP 300, 000 for initial establishment
Recommended Implementing Barangay Health Council, MHO
Agency
Linkages to other Projects Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative
Health Care
Box C3-13. Expansion of public cemetery.

Location Barangay 4 (adjacent to the existing cemetery)
Objective To accommodate future burials and prevent spread
of diseases due to unsanitary and sub-standard
burial conditions
Project Description Expansion and landscaping of public cemetery
Expected Benefits Reduces burial woes and prevention of unsanitary
burial–related diseases
Recommended Implementing MENRO, MHO
Agency
Box C3-14. Expansion of dump site/ establishment of sanitary land fill.

Objective To manage waste efficiently and effectively as well
as prevent proliferation of diseases related with
unsanitary environmental conditions
Project Description Sanitary land fill will allow proper disposal of waste
such that it prevents occurrence of health hazards
Expected Benefits Utilization of minor income from proper waste
disposal, as well as with better environmental
sanitation; general health conditions will improve
greatly

Recommended Implementing LGU
Agency
Linkages to other Projects MENRO, MHO
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Box C3-15. Establishment of waste water treatment facility.

Location All industrial establishments, manufacturers,
company
Objective To recycle and conserve water as well as prevent
contamination of drainage systems and bodies of
water
Project Description With the current trend of industrialization in Sto.
Tomas, construction of waste water treatment facility
will help in conservation of water which had been
becoming limited in the recent years.
Expected Benefits Prevents contamination of bodies of water and
prevention in proliferation of water-borne and
environment-borne diseases
Recommended Implementing LGU
Agency
Linkages to other Projects MENRO, MHO
Box C3-16. Distribution of sanitary toilets.

Objective To provide water-sealed toilets among households
which do not have sanitary-standard toilets
Project Description Provision of water-sealed toilets among households
which share or do not own sanitary-standard toilets
Expected Benefits Reduce cases of diarrhea which is among top
causes of morbidity
Project Timing July 2009- December 2015
Agency
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Box C3-17. Increasing honorarium of health paraprofessionals (BHW&BNS).

Objective To increase honorarium received by BHWs and
BNSs
Project Description Being grass root health workers it is imperative to
increase the monetary rewards/ honorarium received
by BHWs and BNSs
Expected Benefits For BHW and BNS to implement their work more
efficiently and effectively as well as reduce
occurrence of misgivings and disappointments
Recommended Implementing Barangay Development Council
Agency
Linkages to other Projects MHO
c. Education
Box C3-18. Renovation of dilapidated and damaged rooms of elementary and

secondary school.
Objective To provide elementary and secondary students
comfortable rooms
Project Description Renovation of dilapidated classrooms of public
elementary and secondary schools
Expected Benefits Healthful and safe school environment
Cost Estimate Php 3M
Recommended Implementing DECS, LGU
Agency
Box C3-19. Constructions of elementary schools

Location Barangay 1, Barangay 2, San Isidro Norte
Objective To provide more opportunities for elementary
education
Project Description Construction of elementary schools in selected
barangay
Expected Benefits Higher literacy rate and better quality of education
Recommended Implementing DECS, LGU
Agency
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d. Protective Services
Box C3-20. Employment of additional police force.

Location To be designated in different barangays and to the
proposed police outposts
Objective To increase police visibility
Project Description An additional 67 policemen shall be employed for to
meet the basic requirement of policemen to
population ratio set by HLURB to uphold peace and
maintenance.
Expected Benefits Decrease crime volume and better service for
Tomasinos
Recommended Implementing Philippine National Police
Agency
Linkage to other Projects Department of Interior and Local Government
Box C3-21. Sto. Tomas PNP Headquarters Expansion.

Location PNP-Sto. Tomas Headquarters – Barangay 1
Objective To house more policemen and personnel
Expansion vertically for the accommodation of
additional police work force that will address the
Project Description security needs of the municipality
An increase in work area for the benefit of both the
Expected Benefits police work force and the municipality
Recommended Implementing Philippine National Police
Agency
Linkage to other Projects Department of Interior and Local Government
Box C3-22. Establishment of Street Lights.

Objective To decrease the number of crimes
Project Description Establishment of street lights
Expected Benefits Decrease in crimes (holdapping, petty crimes, etc)
Recommended Implementing
Agency Engineering Department, DPWH
Linkage to other Projects
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Box C3-23. Barangay Empowerment.

To empower barangay officials and the communities
to become more vigilant with crimes and actions in
Objective their communities
Project Description Empowering the barangays and its official through
trainings and intensive information and education
campaign.
Expected Benefits An empowered community will lessen the crimes and
produce empowered citizens
Cost Estimate Php 4M (Hiring of training providers and consultants)
Agency Department of Interior and Local Government
Linkage to other Projects Philippine National Police; Training providers
Box C3-24. Construction of water storage tank.

Location Barangay 1
Objective To make available a regular supply of water for the
Bureau of Fire Protection
Project Description Construction of water storage tank for the BFP to
assure a constant/ regular supply.
Expected Benefits Preparedness in all fire incidences and reduce
damage caused by fire
Cost Estimate Php 500,000
Recommended Implementing Bureau of Fire Protection
Agency
Linkage to other Projects Sto. Tomas Local Water Distrcit
Box C3-25. Establishment of new fire station.

Location Barangay 1
Objective To house more firemen and personnel
Project Description Establishment of new fire station
Expected Benefits Preparedness in all fire incidences and reduce
damage caused by fire
Project Timing January 2012– December 2018
Recommended Implementing Bureau of Fire Protection
Agency
Linkage to other Projects LGU
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e. Sports and Recreation
Box C3-26. Annual Intra and Inter-barangay basketball and volleyball tournament.
Objective To promote camaraderie and sense of community

among constituents as well as promote physical and
social well-being of the youth
Project Description Every barangay shall organize basketball (for men)

and volleyball (for women) teams, which will
compete in municipal level.
Expected Benefits Youth will be diverted from vices, and unity among
constituents is promoted
Project Timing April-May every year
Recommended Implementing Sangguniang Bayan’s Sports and Recreation
Agency Committee, Sangguniang Kabataan
Linkages to other Projects DSWD
Box C3.27. Construction of Covered Basketball Court

Location San Luis
Objective To provide venue of sports and related activities in
the barangay level
Project Description Construction of covered basketball court for sports
promotion
 Youths and young adult of Brgy. San Luis will be
diverted from vices
Expected Benefits
 Athletic skills and potential of the youth will be
harnessed, thus making them more competitive
during tournaments.
 Community will have venue to hold other related
activities
Project Timing January 2010 – January 2011
Recommended Implementing Barangay Development Council, Municipal
Agency Engineering Office
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Box C3-28. Repair and renovation of sports facilities.

Location Barangay 1, Barangay 3, San Felix, Santa Clara,
and Santiago
Objective To have conducive and safe sports and related
activity area.
Project Description Sports facilities in the aforementioned barangays
need repair and renovation in order for constituents
to be away from harm and accidents.
Expected Benefits There will be no reported cases of accidents due to
dilapidated structures
Project Timing January 2010 – March 2010
Cost Estimate PhP 500,000 (PhP 100,000 each barangay)
Recommended Implementing Barangay Development Council, Municipal
Agency Engineering Office
Box C3-29. Purchase of sports equipment and paraphernalia.

Objective For potential athletes to practice their sports with
safety and comfort
Project Description Purchase of sports equipment and paraphernalia to
be used during practices and competitions
Expected Benefits Athletes will become more competitive and at par
with their counterparts
Cost Estimate PhP 1.5M or PhP 50,000 for each barangay
Recommended Implementing Sangguniang Kabataan
Agency
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Box C3-30. Establishment and construction of Sto. Tomas sports complex.

Location Santa Ana
Objective To have venue of intra and inter-barangay
tournaments as well as venue of other sports
activities in municipal, district, and provincial level.
This will also serve as skills training and
development program
Project Description Construction of sports complex include open-air tract
oval the center of which may be used for baseball,
softball, soccer, and complementary grandstand and
spectators’ gallery, gymnasium with spectators’
gallery for basketball, volleyball, and badminton,
dormitory, cafeteria, classrooms and administrative
offices
Expected Benefits Immediate available and accessible venues for

sports activities
Project Timing January 2014- January 2017
Recommended Implementing Sangguniang Bayan’s Sports and Recreation
Agency Committee, Municipal Engineering Office
Box C3-31. Advance sports training and development program.

Location Sto. Tomas Sports Complex
Objective To train and enhance skills of Tomasino athletes with
great potential to rise in national, regional or
international prominence
Project Description Sports training program which will maximize athletic
potential of Tomasino to the fullest
Expected Benefits Tomasinos will be recognized for their significant
contribution in sports events
Cost Estimate Initial Budget of PhP2M, and Annual Budget of PhP
1.62M thereafter.
Recommended Implementing Sangguniang Bayan Committee of Sports and
Agency Recreation
Linkages to other Projects Philippine Sports Commission
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BoxC3-32. Improvement of existing recreational facilities.

Location Town Park, Malvar Park, Mt. Makiling, Mt.
Malepunyo, and San Vicente Waterfalls
Objective To enhance charm and appeal of existing
recreational parks and make it more accessible for
all
Project Description Installation of lamps, replacement of busted bulbs,
repainting of structures and improvement of pave
ways.
Expected Benefits Existing recreational parks will be more glamorous
and captivating
Recommended Implementing Municipal Engineering Office
Agency
f. Social Welfare
BoxC3-33. Construction of additional day care centers.

Location Santa Maria, San Roque, San Bartolome, San
Vicente, San Miguel, Santa Anastacia, San Luis,
San Rafael, San Antonio
Objective To increase level of interest of children to
education and early development of their social
capabilities
Project Description Construction of additional daycare centers in
selected barangay
Expected Benefits Increase level of interest of children on
education
Project Timing January 2010 – January 2011
Cost Estimate PhP 900, 000
Recommended Implementing MSWD
Agency
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2. Industry Sector
Box C4-1. Industrial investments and promotion project.

Location All barangays with industrial parks and industrial
zones
Objective To create a industry-friendly investment climate that
will attract environment-friendly industries/business
firms
Project Description Preparation and approval of investment promotion
program, intensive marketing and promotions,
investment code and tax incentives; Upgrading of
infrastructure and support services for industrial
companies.
Expected Benefits: More companies will be established inside industrial
parks and business corridor, more employment
opportunities, increase income for LGU,
environmentally critical areas preserved.
Project timing January 2010
Cost Estimate Php 5 M
Recommended Implementing LGU with DTI, PEZA
Agency
Box C4-2. Industrial workforce education and training project.

Location All barangays with industrial parks and industrial
zones
Objective To develop the educational and technical skills
capabilities of local work force that is matched job
opportunities in industrial parks and companies.
Project Description Organization and conduct of technical education
courses, provision of scholarships and training in
nearby universities and colleges, job placements,
career counseling
Expected Benefits More local residents get hired by industrial
companies. increase income for LGU
Project timing January 2010
Recommended Implementing LGU with TESDA, PUP and other colleges
Agency
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3. Agriculture Sector
Box C4-3. Establishment of plant nursery in each barangay.

Objective  To produce planting materials needed for
backyard gardening and urban
agriculture and forest rehabilitation
 To improve household nutrition and generate
income
Project Description Establishment of plant nursery in each barangay
Expected Benefits/outputs  Improved household nutrition and additional
source of income
 Planting materials ( seeds and seedlings of
vegetables and herbs seedlings of fruit trees
and forest trees)
Project timing January 2010 – January 2011
Cost Estimate PhP 30,000.00 per barangay per year
Agency MAO
Linkages to other Projects MARO, MENRO
Box C4-4. Improvement of facilities and equipment of slaughter house (including

the waste water treatment facility).
Location Municipal slaughter house
Objective  To improve the facilities and equipments of the
municipal slaughter house for future use
Project Description Enhancement of the facilities and equipments of the
office
Expected Benefits/outputs  Provide better working environment for the staff
of the slaughter house
 Prevents contamination of bodies of water and
prevention in proliferation of water-borne and
environment-borne diseases
Project timing January 2010 – January 2011
4. Tourism Sector
Box C4-5. Tourism Development Plan: Sipit River Eco-Park Project.

Objective To develop the Sipit River Park and Ecotourism
Project in order to enhance enjoyment, awareness
and conservation of Sipit watershed of Mt. Makiling.
Project Description The project includes the installation of outdoor
recreation facilities and provision of ecotourism
activities and amenities
Expected Benefits  New outdoor recreation facilities and activities
promoted,
 Additional revenues and employment for the LGU
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realized
 Environmental protection & wildlife conservation
achieved
Cost Estimate Php10M
Recommended Implementing LGU in coordination with UPLB MCME
Agency
Linkages to other Projects Other tourism related and economic development
projects
Box C4-6. Tourism Development Plan: Manabo Ecotourism Project .

Location Brgy. Santa Cruz, Sto. Tomas
Objective To develop the Manabo Ecotourism Project in order
to enhance enjoyment, awareness and protection of
Manabo/ Mt.Malepunyo.
Project Description The project includes the provision of ecotourism
activities and amenities (eg. Mountain guides,
campsites, trails, signboards)
Expected Benefits  New outdoor recreation activities and amenities
promoted,
 Additional revenues and employment for the LGU
realized
 Headwaters &river protection achieved
Recommended Implementing LGU with private lot owners
Agency
Linkage to other Projects Other tourism related and economic development
projects
Box C4-7. Tourism Development Plan: Agritourism Project.

Location Brgys. Santa Clara, San Luis, San Francisco
Objective To develop the Agritourism Project in order to add
value to agricultural crops and activities and to
preserve croplands and farming culture.
Project Description The project includes the provision of capability
development training and community organizing for
farmer co-operators
Expected Benefits  New agritourism products, activities and
amenities promoted,
 Additional revenues and employment for farmers
and the LGU
 Croplands preservation
Cost Estimate Php1M
Recommended Implementing LGU with private farmers and coops
Agency
Linkage to other Projects Other tourism related and economic development
projects of LGU
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Box C4-8. Tourism Development Plan: Sto. Tomas Tourism Capability

Development Project.
Location LGU Sto. Tomas
Objective To enhance the capability of Sto Tomas LGU in the
development of tourism products, services, and
destinations through marketing and promotions,
institutional strengthening and legislation.
Project Description The project involves the setting up of tourism office
/visitor information center, designation of tourism
staff, provision of training, preparation of tourism
circuit, tour packages and promotional materials.
Expected Benefits  New tourism program and destinations promoted,
 Economic diversification achieved,
 Pride of place promoted
Cost Estimate Php1M
Recommended Implementing LGU with tourism stakeholders
Agency
Linkage to other Projects Other tourism related and socio-economic
development projects
5. Infrastructure and Utilities Sector
a. Transportation
Box C5-1. Construction and maintenance of ordinary and architectural street

lights.
Location All municipal streets, some portions of National
Roads
Objective To create a safer & more pleasurable environmental
surroundings, and increase the economic
competitiveness of the municipality.
Project Description Installation of outdoor Architectural Lighting & Repair
& Maintenance of Street lights to adequately
illuminate all Municipal streets & some portion of the
national highways.
Expected Output Installed 60 sets of Outdoor Architectural Lighting &
120 sets of ordinary street lights including repair
&maintenance
Recommended Implementing MEO/MO
Agency
Linkages to other Agency DPWH
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Box C5-2. Concreting of various barangay roads.

Location San Luis, Santa Elena, San Agustin, San Joaquin,
San Isidro Sur, San Pedro, San Bartolome, San
Felix, Santa Teresita, Santa Maria, and all other
barangay roads.
Objective To construct a portland cement concrete pavement
of the above mentioned barangays to enhance road
network system.
Expected Output Constructed various PCCP or ITEM 311 of
approximately 10km in total length.
Recommended Implementing MEO/ MO
Agency
Box C5-3. Opening of new barangay roads.

Location Barangay San Juan going to Mt. Ulila, Santa Teresita,
Santa Maria, San Felix, San Miguel, San Bartolome,
San Isidro Sur, San Isidro Norte, and all other
barangay roads.
Objective To construct a new all weather barangay roads with
selected concrete pavement along mountainous
terrain.
Expected Output Constructed at least 30km of new all weather barangay
roads with selected concrete pavement along
mountainous terrain.
Recommended Implementing MEO/MO
Agency
Linkages to other Agency PEO/DPWH
Box C5-4. Widening of municipal and barangay roads.

Location All major barangay roads, selected municipal roads
and some portion of National Roads and Provincial
roads
Objective To widen the existing major barangay roads, narrow
municipal, provincial and national roads.
Expected Output Widened various narrow roads of the barangay,
municipal and provincial road networks.
Recommended Implementing MEO/PEO/DPWH
Agency
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Box C5-5. Construction of line and open canal at various major roads.
Location Sta. Teresita, San Pedro, San Isidro Norte, Barangays
I-IV, Barangay San Antonio, San Luis, Santa Cruz,
Santa Clara, San Francisco, Santa Elena, San
Roque, Santa Ana, San Fernando, San Bartolome,
and other selected barangay roads and provincial
roads.
Objective To eliminate flooding
Project Description Construction of various line and open canal along
major municipal, barangay, and provincial roads
Expected Output Constructed approximately 12,400LM of open and line
canal along major municipal, barangay and provincial
roads
Recommended Implementing MEO/PEO
Agency
Linkages to other Agency PEO/ DPWH
Box C5-6. Construction of pedestrian overpass facilities.

Location Santa Anastacia, San Roque, San Antonio, San Rafael
and San Miguel
Objective To reduce pedestrian accidents through the provision
of pedestrian overpass.
Project Description Construction of pedestrian overpass
Expected Output Constructed 5 pedestrian overpass
Recommended Implementing DPWH/MEO
Agency
Box C5-7. Declogging of line canal in all municipal and barangay roads and some
portions of national roads.
Location All municipal streets, all barangay roads and some
portions of National and Provincial roads
Objective To eliminate flooding incidence and reduce water
borne diseases
Project Description Declogging and maintenance of line canal and other
drainage system
Expected Output Declogged line canal and Open canal
Recommended Implementing MEO
Agency
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Box C5-8. Widening of line and open canal in all municipal and barangay roads
and some portions of national and provincial roads.
Location All municipal streets, all barangay roads and some
portions of national and provincial roads
Objective To eliminate flooding incidence and reduce water
borne diseases
Project Description Widening of existing line canal canal and other
drainage system
Expected Output Widened line and open canal
Recommended Implementing MEO
Agency
b. Power
Box C5-9. Construction of new power lines to various isolated rural areas.
Location Various barangays with insufficient power supply
Objective To energize some isolated areas of the barangays
Project Description Construction of new power lines
Expected Output Constructed new power lines and transformers
Recommended Implementing MERALCO
Agency
Linkages to other Agency TRANSCO
Box C5-10. Rehabilitation of old power lines and transformers.

Location All barangays
Objective To improve service and eliminate brownout
Project Description Rehabilitation of power lines and transformers
Expected Output Rehabilitated old power lines and transformers
Recommended Implementing MERALCO
Agency
Linkages to other Agency TRANSCO
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c. Water
Box C5-11. Expansion of Service Area of STWWS/WD to nearby barangays not yet
served.
Location Along Maharlika Highway, San Roque Highway and
other Selected Barangays
Objective To increase the coverage area of potable water
supply served by the STWWS
Project Description Construction of piping system, upgrading,
improvement & rehabilitation of existing piping
system
Expected Benefits Constructed new water supply piping system
Project timing January 2010 – December 2015
Recommended Implementing STWWS/WD
Agency
Linkages to other Agency MEO/LWUA
Box C5-12. Proposed Construction of additional deep wells and pumping station.
Location Selected Sites
Objective To increase the pumping capacity of existing
STWWS to cater more population
Project Description Construction of additional deep wells and piping
distribution system
Expected Benefits: Constructed 3 new deep wells and laid piping system
Agency
Linkages to other Agency MEO/LWUA/NWRD/STAWD
Box C5-13. Proposed rehabilitation of piping system at Barangays I-4 and

other adjoining barangays.
Location Barangay I-4, San Miguel and San Roque
Objective To improve the quality of potable water
Project Description Total rehabilitation of water piping system of Pob.I-
IV, San Miguel & San Roque
Expected Benefits: Rehabilitated all water piping system of Pob.I-IV, San
Miguel & San Roque
Agency
Linkages to other Agency MEO/LWUA/NWRD/STAWD
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d. Communication
Box C5-14. Installation of additional telephone and cable lines to other

unserved barangays.
Location All barangays proximity to the service provider
stations
Objective To enhance communications and information
dissemination
Project Description Installation of additional telephone and cable lines
Expected Benefits Installed telephone/cable posts and lines
Recommended Implementing DIGITEL, PLDT, Galaxy Cable
Agency
Linkages to other agency MERALCO
d. Forestry
Box C5-15 Forest Protection
Location Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Sto. Tomas side, Mt. Makiling
Buffer Zone, Geothermal Protection Zone, GPZ Buffer
Zone
Objective To protect the natural resources of Mt. Makiling, Sto.
Tomas side and the Geothermal Protection Zone
Project Description Recruitment and Deputation of Volunteers to be deputized
as Environment and Natural Resources Officer that will
assist DENR/MCME in the enforcement of DENR laws,
rules and regulations in the area.
Expected Benefits Forest/Biodiversity/Rivers and Headwaters protected

Project timing All year – round
Cost Estimate Volunteerism
Recommended Implementing LGU in coordination
Agency n with MCME – UPLB and DENR
Box C5-16 Reforestation/Riverbank Rehabilitation

Location MFR, Sto. Tomas side, rivers and creeks
Objective To preserve and protect the forestlands of Mt. Makiling
Forest Reserve & Geothermal Production Zone including
its rivers and creeks
Project Description Planting of endemic forest and fruit tree species in
degraded areas of the forestlands, rivers and creeks within
the municipality.
Expected Benefits Forest/Biodiversity, soil and water conserved, increased
water yield, flood and soil erosion lessen.
Project timing CY 2010 – 2016
Cost Estimate Volunteerism/MOA/NGP
Recommended Implementing LGU in coordination with MCME,DENR,NGAS,
Agency Academe, Industries etc.
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Table 2.15. Budgetary summary for of various sectors.

Project Location Project timing Source of Funds Estimated cost
(PhP)
MUNICIPAL FLAGSHIP PROJECT
The Tomasino Center for Manpower Development Municipal Fund 200, 000,000
The Municipal Settlements Development Center Municipal Fund 50,000,000
The Municipal Center for ICT (Information Communication Technology Municipal Fund 300,000,000
Municipal Fund 100,000,000

The Municipal Center in Public Health and Safety
The Municipal Center for Economic Research and Development Municipal Fund 100,000,000
Subtotal 750,000,000
SECTORAL PROJECT
Housing
Tenement Housing San Vicente January 2010 – December Municipal 70,000,000
Community Mortgage Program Sto. Tomas, Batangas 2018 FundFundFundFund
January Municipal Fund 500,000
Resettlement of informal settlers along PNR San Isidro Sur , San Joaquin January 2010 – December
2010 Municipal Fund 70,000,000
Subtotal 2018 140,500,000
Health and Sanitation
Conversion of Sto. Tomas Municipal Hospital Municipal Fund
Existing Municipal Hospital January 2010 – December 30,000,000
to Secondary Health Care Facility
Construction of RHU II San Luis 2015 January Municipal Fund 500,000
Construction of BHS in San Vicente San Vicente 2010
January Municipal Fund 250,000
2010 Municipal Fund
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Barangays 1 to 4, San Municipal

Bartolome, San Felix, San Fund
Isidro Norte, San Isidro Sur,
Repair and renovation of BHS San Joaquin, San Juan, San January 2010 2,000,000
Luis, San Pablo, San Rafael,
Santa Anastacia, Santa Cruz,
Santa Elena, Santiago, Santa
Teresita
Employment of additional health staff and Health Care Facilities January 2010 – December 2015 Municipal 5,000,000
manpower Fund
Continuation of feeding programs thru Municipal
All barangays January 2010 – December 2015 1,000,000
“Nourishment Centers" Fund
Intensifying maternal and child health program All barangays January 2010 – December 2015 Municipal 2,500,000
Continuation of provision of cheaper Fund
Municipal
medicines thru “Botika sa Barangay” Fund
Establishment of barangay herbarium All Barangays January 2010 – December 2015 Municipal 300,000
Barangay 4 (adjacent to the Fund
Municipal
Expansion of public cemetery January 2010 5,000,000
existing cemetery) Fund
Expansion of dump site/ establishment of Municipal
San Vicente January 2010 – December 2015 15,000,000
sanitary land fill Fund
All industrial establishments, Municipal
Establishment of waste water treatment facility J anuary 2010 – December 2015 15,000,000
manufacturers, company Fund
Distribution of sanitary toilets All Barangays July 2009- December 2015 Municipal 2,000,000
Increasing honorarium of health Fund
Municipal
All Barangays January 2010 2,000,000
paraprofessionals (BHW&BNS) Fund
Subtotal 81,550,000
Education
Renovation of dilapidated and damaged Municipal
All Barangays January 2010 3,000,000
rooms of elementary and secondary school Fund
Barangay 1, Barangay 2, San Municipal
Constructions of elementary schools January 2010 – December 2018 30,000,000
Isidro Norte Fund
Subtotal 33,000,000
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Protective Services
To be designated in different
Employment of additional police force barangays and to the January 2010 – December 2018 2,000,000
proposed police outposts
PNP-Sto. Tomas
Sto. Tomas PNP Headquarters Expansion January 2012 – December 2015 3,000,000
Headquarters – Barangay 1
Establishment of Street Lights All Barangays January 2010 – December 2012 4,000,000
Barangay Empowerment All Barangays January 2010 4,000,000
Construction of water storage tank Barangay 1 January 2010 – December 2012 500,000
Establishment of new fire station Barangay 1 January 2012– December 2018 4,000,000
Subtotal 17,500,000
Sports and Recreation
Annual Intra and Inter-barangay basketball
All Barangays April-May every year 2,000,000
and volleyball tournament
Construction of Covered Basketball Court San Luis January 2010 – January 2011 30,000,000
Barangay 1, Barangay 3, San
Repair and renovation of sports facilities Felix, Santa Clara, and January 2010 – March 2010 500,000
Santiago
Purchase of sports equipment and All Barangays January 2010 1,500,000
paraphernalia
Establishment and construction of Sto. Tomas
Santa Ana January 2014- January 2017 50,000,000
sports complex
Advance sports training and development
Sto. Tomas Sports Complex January 2017 3,620,000
program
Town Park, Malvar Park, Mt.
Improvement of existing recreational facilities Makiling, Mt. Malepunyo, and January 2010 1,000,000
San Vicente Waterfalls
Subtotal 88,620,000
Social Welfare
Santa Maria, San Roque, San
Construction of additional day care centers January 2010 – January 2011 900,000
Bartolome, San Vicente,
Note: Source of Fund - MUNICIPAL FUND

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San Miguel, Santa Anastacia,

San Luis, San Rafael, San
Antonio
Subtotal 900,000
Industry
All barangays with industrial
Industrial investments and promotion project January 2010 5,000,000
parks and industrial zones
Industrial workforce education and training All barangays with industrial
January 2010 2,000,000
project parks and industrial zones
Subtotal 3,000,000
Agriculture
Establishment of plant nursery in each
All Barangays January 2010 – January 2011 900,000
barangay
Improvement of facilities and equipments of
slaughter house (including the waste water Municipal Slaughter House January 2010 – January 2011 5,000,000
treatment facility).
Subtotal 5,900,000
Tourism
Tourism Development Plan: Sipit River Eco-
San Vicente January 2010 10,000,000
Park Project
Tourism Development Plan: Manabo
Brgy. Santa Cruz, Sto. Tomas January 2010 5,000,000
Ecotourism Project
Tourism Development Plan: Agritourism Brgys. Santa Clara, San Luis,
January 2010 1,000,000
Project San Francisco
Tourism Development Plan: Sto. Tomas
LGU Sto. Tomas January 2010 1,000,000
Tourism Capability Development Project
Subtotal 17,000,000
INFRASTRUCTURE
Transportation

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Construction and maintenance of ordinary and All Municipal Streets, Some

January 2010 – December 2013 30,000,000
architectural street lights Portions of National Roads
San Luis, Santa Elena, San
Agustin, San Joaquin, San
Concreting of various barangay roads Isidro Sur, San Pedro, San January 2010 – December 2016 64,000,000
bartolome, San Felix, Sta.
Teresita, Santa Maria, and all
other Barangay roads
Barangay San Juan going to
Mt. Ulila, Sta. Teresita, Sta.
Opening of new barangay roads Maria, San Felix, San Miguel, January 2010 – December 2018 120,000,000
San Bartolome, San Isidro
Sur, San Isidro Norte, and all
other barangay roads
All Major Barangay roads,
Widening of municipal and barangay roads Selected municipal roads and January 2010 – December 2018 30,000,000
some portion of National
Roads and Provincial roads
Santa Teresita, San Pedro,
San Isidro Norte, Pobalcion I-
IV, Barangay San Antonio,
Construction of line and open canal at various San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa
Clara, san Francisco, Santa January 2010 – December 2015 30,000,000
major roads
Elena, San Roque, Santa Ana,
san Fernando, San Bartolome,
and other selected Barangay
roads and Provincial roads.
San Anastacia, San Roque,
Construction of pedestrian overpass facilities San Antonio, San Rafael and January 2012 – December 2015 20,000,000
San Miguel
Declogging of line canal in all municipal and All municipal streets, all
barangay roads and some
barangay roads and some portions of national January 2010 – December 2016 25,000,000
portions of National and
roads
Provincial roads

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All municipal streets, all

Widening of line and open canal in all barangay roads and some
municipal and barangay roads and some portions of national and January 2010 – December 2012 15,000,000
portions of national and provincial roads provincial roads
Power
Construction of new power lines to various Various barangays with
isolated rural areas insufficient power supply
Rehabilitation of old power lines and
transformers
Water
Along Maharlika Highway, San

Expansion of Service Area of STWWS/WD to
Roque Highway and other January 2010 – December 2015 25,000,000
nearby barangays not yet served
Selected Barangays
Proposed Construction of additional deep
Selected Sites January 2010 – December 2019 24,000,000
wells and pumping station
Proposed rehabilitation of piping system at Barangay I-4, San Miguel and
Barangays I-4 and other adjoining barangays San Roque
Communication
Installation of additional telephone and cable All barangays proximity to the
lines to other unserved barangays service provider stations
Subtotal 648,000,000
GRANDTOTAL 1,846,970,000
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Municipality of Sto.

Prepared and Submitted by:

Specifically, Members of the Sangguniang Bayan as follows:

Hon. Armenius O. Silva Municipal Vice Mayor

Members of the Planning Core Group/Technical Working Group (TWG) as follows:

Mr. Reynario C. Carpio MPDC, ICO

All Barangay Chairmen as follows:

Hon. Rodel F. Lirio Barangay 1

Section A : Brief History 1

1 Regional and provincial location of Sto. Tomas, Batangas. 5

SECTION A: BRIEF HISTORY

SECTION B: HUMAN RESOURCE

SECTION C: PHYSICAL FEATURES

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOCS), there were no historical

SECTION D. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES

D.2.2. Health and Sanitation

D.2.4. Protective Services

 The Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters of the municipality is located

police personnel and 4 non-uniformed personnel for a ratio of 1 policeman

D.2.5. Sports and Recreation

 The municipality of Sto. Tomas has one fully-functioning gymnasium located at

D.2.6. Social Welfare

 The Municipal Waterworks System (MWWS) provides the domestic water

D.3.3. Information and Communication Technology

 The Municipality of Sto. Tomas has sufficient public postal service.

SECTION E. ECONOMIC SECTOR

 With an active economic setting, the municipality of Sto. Tomas is strategically

 Sto. Tomas has become an important host for 15 manufacturing companies

 The estimated working population is 61% or 76,069 out of 124,698 total

 Mt. Makiling is host to a variety of exotic flora and flaura.

SECTION F. EXISTING LAND USE AND LAND USE TRENDS

F.1. Existing Land Use

F.1.1 Agricultural land use

F.1.2. Agro-industrial use

F.1.3. Forest land use

F.1.4. Industrial Land use

F.1.5. Settlement/Residential land use

F.1.6. Commercial land use

F.1.7. Institutional land use

F.1.8. Recreational land parcel

F.1.19. Infrastructure/Utility sites

F.1.20. Philippine National Railroad (PNR) Right of Way

F.1.21. Vacant lots

F.2 Land Use Trends

Table 1.3. Existing land use of the municipality of Sto. Tomas.

Urban Uses Other uses

SECTION G. COMPARATIVE/COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

 Many Brgy. Tanods and  Support from provincial

 High level of awareness  Young, vibrant, and

Sector Strengths Opportunities

 Availability of idle lands  Strategic location and

 Lush Forest  Soil and Water conservation

SECTION H. WEAKNESSES AND ISSUES/CONCERNS

Table 1.6. Other concerns and issues from sectoral consultations.

Need to expand space to accommodate

School buildings need to be demolished Because they are

More classrooms – two storey buildings for

Lack of LSB teacher

Low performance of students