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SITE STATEMENT

Sixty-four kilometer south of Sorsogon City is the peaceful

town of Bulan in Province of Sorsogon. Bulan is a first class

municipality in the south of Luzon Island, Sorsogon Province,

Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population 93,943

inhabitants.

The Municipality of Bulan is located at the southwestern most

tip of the Bicol Peninsula of the island of Luzon. It has an area of

exactly 20,094 hectares and is the terminal and burgeoning center

of trade and commerce of its neighboring towns. It comprises fifty-

five (55) barangays and eight (8) zones and is populated by people

of diversified origin. This municipality is bounded on the north by the

Municipality of Magallanes, on the east by the municipalities

of Juban and Irosin, on the south by the Municipality of Matnog, and

on the west by Ticao Pass. It has a distance of 667 kilometres

(414 mi) from Manila, 63 kilometres (39 mi) from the province's

capital Sorsogon City, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the town

of Irosin and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the town of Matnog.

The proponent determined the area which is a government-

owned lot for the PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OF

PANTALEON GOTLADERA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

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LOCATION

The lot for the PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT OF

PANTALEON GOTLADERA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is located at

Brgy. Fabrica, Bulan, Sorsogon. The parcel of lot where the

proposed project’s site is located. The area is bounded with

agricultural land which is also a government-owned lot and the

national road going to the Poblacion and out of town.

SURVEY DATA

A. SITE ORIENTATION

SITE PICTURES


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LOCATION OF THE SITE


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LOT BEARING

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

LOT NO.

TIE

LINEBOUNDARY

LINE

DISTANCE BEARING

AREA IN

SQUAREMETER

6672 BLLM - 1 1643.55 N5 3

5’E

1-2 53.35 N88 39’E

2-3 4.10 S2 31’E

3-4 111.58 S2 13’E

4-5 111.77 N83

55’W

5-6 101.38 N2

2

13’W

6-1 57.25 N88

47’E

12,000SQM

Table 1. Technical Descriptio n


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SITE ANALYSIS

a.) Weather Condition

The rainfall in the Municipality is type II. No

definite dry season with the most rainfall from

November to January.

b.) Soil Type

The soils that are predominant in the site are

sandy clay loam which can be found all over the area.

The rock formation on the site is stable. The site soil

condition and geology are evaluated along flood

hazard and landslide which are hazardous to people.

c.) Demography

This focuses on the town’s population and its

characteristics, which serves as the base line data of

other sectors in the estimate of needed requirements.

The following data are based on the 2010 National

Statistics Office Survey

Year Pop. ±% p.a.

1990 66,450 —

1995 74,219 2.24%

2000 82,688 2.18%

2007 91,730 1.49%

2010 93,943 0.80%

Source: National Statistics Office

Table 2. Demography

d.) Socio-Economic

Residents of the Bulan are now looking forward

on its cityhood because of its rapid-economic growth

considering the fact that it is cited as the richest

municipality in the province and 5th among the 1st

class municipalities in Bicol Region with an average

annual income of Php 58.8M. If it happens, Bulan will

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be the second city in the province and will be the 9th in

the region.

Major exports of this town are from its coastal

waters, agricultural lands, produce rice, copra, and

abaca fiber. Most of the revenues come from the

fishing port of Bulan and businesses.

There is one commercial bank in Bulan,

the Allied Bank (with 2 ATMs), and a rural bank Rural

Bank of San Jacinto, Masbate.

There are also lending institutions like

Intertrade, GSAC, and PALFSI that are very popular to

SMEs.

e.) Infrastructure

This sector includes transportation,

communication, power and water supply sectors.

Bulan has fixed landline phones from Digitel and

PLDT. Mobile or cellular networks are Globe, Smart

and Sun Cellular Telecommunications Companies.

For transportation, Bulan has pedicabs and

tricycle as the main operator. Jeepneys, cabs and

other vehicles are also accessible; water transportation

due to numerous motor boats and active ports are used

in the electricity, powers and water supplies

respectively. The Bulan Airport is still pending, but if so,

it would be a great help for Bulan.
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