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Republic of the Philippines

Province of Batangas

Municipality of Taal

SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND

PHYSICAL PROFILE

(SEPP)


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BRIEF PROFILE OF TAAL

BRIEF HISTORY

Legend has it that Taal Lake was settled late in the 13th century by

Southeast Asian Moslems from Borneo and Brunei. Previous to the 16th

century, the town of Taal was known to have been located at Balangon. Thesecond site as then at the area which is presently known as San Nicolas. By

1575, Fray Diego Espinas founded the town. However, by 1754, the year of

the great eruption, the municipality was displace to its present at Caysasay

overlooking Balayan Bay.

The origin of the name Taal is not actually positively known. Paulina

Gahol Orlina in the book Taal states a few possible speculations:

An anecdote talks of a native Taaleño, who was asked what the town was called, thought the question has reference to what he was hiding and he

replied,ta-ad, which is the Batangueños word for sugarcane points. From

ta-ad, according to the same storytellers, cameTAAL.

Places in the Philippines usually get their names from the plants or

trees that grow in profusion near or around it. Tal-an trees have always

been identified with Taal settlers and livelihood of the people. This makes

the appellationtal-an (where the tal-an trees grew) much more relevant than

ta-ad. Perhaps it was Datu Puti who coined the name shortly following their

landing amidst theTal-an trees at the mouth of the Pansipit River but time

and the people have a way of corrupting words, henceTal-an became Taal.

Perhaps, too, with the establishments of the Catholic missions, some friars

from the region around Barcelona, Spain, must have found the soundTal-

an almost the same as his native Catalan. Cherishing sentiments from the

province of his birth, he must have given preference toTal-an rather than

ta-ad with the native propensity of skipping syllables or slurring them with

Catalan was shortened to Taal and the name has stuck ever since.

Linking the town to its past is the existence of terra cotta and Chinese

potteries excavated along the banks of the Pansipit River. These

archeological pieces have been documented by local and foreign

anthropologists and are now exhibited at the National Museum.


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Taal, by 1732, being the pride of Southern Tagalog, became the capital

of the new Taal Province. The 1754 eruption however forced the relocation of

the town from San Nicolas, leaving only 900 residents. The title of provincial

capital was then transferred to Batangas, together with its name. A few

know of this short-lived Taal province which unfortunately fell prey to the

force of nature.

During the Spanish revolution, the sons and daughters of the town as

any Filipino nationalist in their struggle against the regime. From the

revolution of 1896 until the Treaty of Paris in 1898, the people of Taal made

their mark in the annals of Philippine History. Such examples of heroes with

Taal blood are in the likes of Felipe and Marcela Agoncillo, Feliciano Joson,

Vito Belarmino. Miguel Malvar , Elueterio Marasigan and Felipe Calderon,

used the town as one of their transient residences.

The History of Taal further reveals that the municipality had contained

a much larger area. The political coverage included five other towns along its

periphery. These are the towns of Sta. Teresita, San Nicolas, San Luis,

Lemery, and Agoncillo. During this century, however, growth of the

municipality and the power of legislation created these towns.

The culture being inscribed in the townsfolk must have been the

source of keeping the look and feel of the Poblacion. Furthermore, the

indigenous trades, such as jusi embroidery and balisong making, have been

kept alive, adding to the present treasures. There are number towns left inthe world, much less in the country, which shows more than a century of

history through the preservation of its architecture. This alone makes Taal

included in to the World Heritage List.

To understand TAAL is to understand its history.

Taal, a heritage village is located in the northwestern part of the

province about 131 kilometers distance from Manila via Tagaytay City,

134.50 kilometer from Manila via Lipa City and 23.8 kilometers away fromthe Provincial Capitol.

Taal was founded by Spanish friars in 1575 somewhere in Pansipit

River. During that time, the Provincial Capitol was situated in Taal but

because of frequent eruptions of Taal Volcano, the Capitol was transferred to

Batangas now Batangas City in 1754. According to records, the most violent

eruptions took place on August 11, 1749 and January 27, 1911.

Taal is a mixture of hills and slopes with only small portion of the area

as level or plain. Barangay Butong is the only coastal barangay out of the

forty-two (42) barangays comprising the whole municipality.

Taal has two distinct seasons: the dry and the rainy reasons. Stormy

weather usually occurs during the rainy reason starting in the month of

June to December. During the said weather condition, the people are usually

experiencing heavy rainfall, gusty winds and floods in the low-lying areas.


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Taal main source of livelihood generally derives from agricultural

endeavor like sugar cane plantation, cattle rising, poultry and swine rising.

Other services include jusi embroidery and balisong making.

Taal is not only known here in our country but also in other parts ofthe world because of its local products and historical landmarks.

The embroidered barong tagalog and the homemade knife or

balisong are being sold here to local and foreign tourists. The church of

Taal, which is considered to be, the biggest in Asia is included in the list of

top tourist attraction up to the present.

HUMAN RESOURCE

The first censal year 1903 recorded a total population of 17,525. The

steady increase in population up to 1948 may be due to the growth of

economic activities in the area. The average growth rate from 1903 to 1948 is

2.24%.

The decrease in population in censal year 1960 was due to the

creation of the Municipality of San Nicolas on August 9, 1955 underRepublic Act No.1229 and House Bill No.3407, taken from Taal and Lemery.

The minimal increase by 1,907 in the year 1970 was due to the

creation of the Municipality of Sta Teresita on December 28, 1962 under

executive Order No.454, taken from Taal, San Nicolas and San Luis.

The municipality’s growth rate showed an increasing trend from 1.40%

to 2.15% between the periods 1970-1975 and 1975-1980, respectively.

Total population almost doubled in 1990. By 1995, with a growth rate

of 2.09%, total population is 38,722 and continued to increase in censal year

2000 registering a total population of 43,455 and a growth rate of 2.33%.

The municipality’s growth rate is lower compared to that of the province at

2.78%. As projected, current population (2005) is 48,759.

These figures are shown on Table No. 1 Historical Growth of

Population.

Table No. 1

HISTORICAL GROWTH OF POPULATION


1903-2005


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Year PopulationIncrease or

(Decrease)

Average

Growth

Rate

1903 17,525

1918 21,155 3,630 1.26

1939 23,004 1,849 0.40

1948 26,044 3,040 2.51

1960 23,000 (3,044) (1.03)

1970 24,907 1,907 0.80

1975 26,705 1,798 1.40

1980 29,699 2,994 2.15

1990 34,925 5,226 1.63

1995 38,722 3,797 2.09

2000 43,455 4,733 2.33

*2005 48,759 5,304 2.33

Source: National Statistics Office

*Projection

Of the total population of 48,759, about 19% or 9,270 reside in the

urban areas while the remaining 81% or 39,489 reside in the rural areas.

With an Average Household Size (AHS) of 5.17 total household for the

current year is 9,413. Of this figure, 1,812 are urban households while7,601 are rural households.

The thickly populated barangays in the rural areas are Butong, Buli

and Balisong. Butong is a coastal barangay while Buli and Balisong are near

the central business district.

Table No. 2

Total Population Per BarangayAs of May 1, 2010

Barangay Population *Household Area (Has.)

A. Urban Barangays 97.27

Poblacion 1 401 77

Poblacion 2 323 66

Poblacion 3 918 155

Poblacion 4 395 63

Poblacion 5 1,710 316Poblacion 6 828 122

Poblacion 7 258 45

Poblacion 8 761 202

Poblacion 9 925 200

Poblacion 10 760 135

Poblacion 11 355 70

Poblacion 12 249 39


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Poblaci1on 13 449 80

Poblacion 14 529 90

B. Rural Barangays

Apacay 1,955 439 145.82

Balisong 2,839 512 78

Bihis 572 140 25.09

Bolbok 1,027 215 54.96

Buli 3,460 803 260.65

Butong 4,627 1,031 119.01

a!such" 669 133 123.36

a#it 1,843 400 178.36

aysasay 577 108 7.35

uba$ba 772 164 118.53

ultihan 1,812 371 106.49

%. &ahol 1,060 200 100.71

%alang 1,250 270 93.5

'ba 2,633 640 217.78'log 1,113 305 85.98

'$a$a#o 615 123 51.76

'pil 712 159 125.65

(aguil" 2,544 600 219.8

(atag 950 194 99.26

(untal 1,186 244 104.21

)ahabang (u*lo* 1,089 260 59.5

+iogan 341 64 2.55

Pansol 819 155 109.3

Pook 1,077 206 88.8

"i!an 2,678 610 51.24-atlong )a!ia 1,159 240 10.8

-i"!!a Alta 893 206 31.49

-ulo 2,370 465 209.2

--A( 51,503 10,917 /As o 2010 "nsus o Population %ousing

Urbanization is defined as growth in the proportion of a populationliving in urban areas and takes place when there is development.

With an urban population of 9,270, Taal’s urbanization level is

19%.The urban area totals to 97.27 hectares, with an urban population of

9270, urban density is 95 persons per hectare. Thus, it is a low density area.

There are 39,489 persons living in the rural barangays with an area of

2879.15 hectares, rural density is 14 persons per hectare.

Given the above figures, gross density is 16 persons per hectare.

Labor force or the economically active population refers to population15 years old and over and who are either employed or unemployed.


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For 2005, the municipality has a total labor force of 28,656. Of this

figure, about 50.59% are employed while 6.0% are unemployed. A total of

12,439 persons are not in the labor force as shown in Table No. ___

Employed persons refer to persons who work for pay in any

government or private enterprise or those who work for a profit or with payon the farm or business operated by a member of the same household

related by blood, marriage or adoption regardless of the number of hours

devoted to work. Also included are those who are temporarily absent from job

or business because of such reason as temporary illness, vacation, strike or

other valid reasons. Unemployed persons include all those who are reported

wanting and looking for work on a full time basis. The desire to work must

be sincere and the persons must be serious about working.

PHYSICAL FEATURES

a. LOCATION

The Municipality of Taal is centrally located at latitude 13 – 53 – 00 N

and longitude 120 – 56 – 00E. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality

of San Nicolas; on the east by the Municipality of Sta. Teresita; on the south

by the Municipality of San Luis; and on the West by the Municipality of

Lemery.

The total land area of Taal is 2976.42 hectares. It consists of 42

barangays. There are 14 urban barangays and 28 rural barangays.

Table No. shows the distribution of population by barangay.

The urban areas occupy about 97.27 hectares while the rural areas

occupy 2879.15 hectares. Among the rural barangays, Buli has the biggest

land area at 260.65 hectares while Niogan has the smallest land area at 2.55

hectares.

PHYSICAL INFRASTRACTURE RESOURCES

a. TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

a.1 CIRCULATION SYSTEM


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Taal is accessible by land transportation. It is about 23.8 kilometers

from Batangas City, the provincial capitol. One can reach Taal from Manila

via the CALABARZON expressway passing through Lipa City and the

municipalities of Cuenca, Alitagtag and Sta. Teresita. Another route is via

Tagaytay City then turning left at the Boundary of Nasugbu passing through

the Municipality of Lemery.

The national road serves as the main ingress and egress road linking

the municipality to the municipalities of Sta. Teresita, Lemery, Agoncillo and

San Nicolas. Connecting to the major road are the provincial roads linking to

themunicipalities of San Luis and San Nicolas and the Poblacion to

Barangays.

a.2 ROAD NETWORK

As of 2005, the road kilometerage totals to 76,688.67. Thus density is

30.39 kilometers per 100 hectares of land. This is above the standard of 1.5

km/100 hectares of land.

The road system is classified into national (9,182.30_kms), provincial

(6,424.05 kms.), municipal (8,368.68 kms.) and barangay (52,707.64 kms.).

With regards to type of pavement, about 73.38% is concreted, 9.49% is

asphalt, 1.56% is gravel and 15.59 % is earth-filled. Roads are presently

being repaired and constructed through the municipal and barangay funds.

Urban road is 8,368.68 kilometers with a total of 9270 urban

population, existing road urban population is 0.90 km/1,000 population.

Compared to the ideal 2.4km per 1000 population, Taal has

inadequate urban roads.

While there are adequate rural roads, This shall not constrain the LGU

to open barangay roads.

Table No. 5

INVENTORY OF ROADS


2005

Road Name and

Administrative

Classification

Length

(m.)

Width

(m)

Road Surface

Paved Unpaved

Concrete Asphalt Gravel Earthfill

Length Length Length Length

A. National 9,182.30 7.00 2,465.52 6,716.78 0.00 0.00

B. Provincial 6,424.05 6.00 6,424.05 0.00 0.00 0.00

C. Municipal 8,368.68 4.00 8,073.55 0.00 0.00 295.13

D. Barangay 52,707.64 4.00 39,248.21 558.83 1,193.28 11,713.32

Total 76,688.67 56,211.33 7,275.61 1,193.28 12,008.45

Source: Municipal Engineering Office


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Table No. 6

INVENTORY OF ROADS


2005

Road Name and Administrative

Classification

Length (m.) Width (m)

Road Surface

Paved Unpaved

Concrete Asphalt Gravel Earthfill

Length Length Length Length

A. National

Balisong 782.92 7 672.56 110.36

Bihis 497.86 7 497.86

Buli 1,540.00 7 1,540.00

Carsuche 538.71 7 538.71

Cawit 1,024.39 7 1,024.39

Halang 554.88 7 554.88

Laguile 301.82 7 301.82

Latag 732.62 7 732.62

Mahabang Ludlod 1,274.06 7 513.10 760.96

Niogan 176.82 7 176.82 Tierra Alta 275.91 7 275.91

Tulo 655.18 7 655.18

Zone 4 598.17 7 598.17

Zone 7 58.23 7 58.23

Zone 11 170.73 7 170.73

Subtotal 9,182.30 7 2,465.52 6,716.78 - -

B. Provincial

Bihis 473.78 7 473.78

Butong 1,700.60 6 1,700.60

Cubamba 1,069.20 6 1,069.20

Cultihan 1,434.45 6 1,434.45

Zone 1 43.28 6 43.28

Zone 5 576.52 6 576.52

Zone 6 519.51 6 519.51

Zone 7 198.17 6 198.17

Zone 12 408.54 6 408.54

Subtotal 6,424.05 6 6,424.05 - - -

C. Municipal

Zone 1 746.74 5 746.74

Zone 2 824.08 5 688.71 135.37

Zone 3 387.80 5 387.80

Zone 4 291.16 5 239.03 52.13

Zone 5 876.52 5 876.52

Zone 6 785.67 5 785.67

Zone 7 414.33 5 414.33

Zone 8 742.69 5 635.06 107.63

Zone 9 769.51 5 769.51Zone 10 616.77 5 616.77

Zone 11 521.04 5 521.04

Zone 12 78.05 5 78.05

Zone 13 639.93 5 639.93

Zone 14 674.39 5 674.39

Subtotal 8,368.68 5 8,073.55 - - 295.13

D. Barangay

Apacay 4,349.98 4 2,657.61 1,692.37

Balisong 1,599.88 4 1,509.95 89.93

Bolbok 2,022.86 4 1,473.47 549.39

Buli 2,124.68 4 1,188.71 935.97

Butong 2,488.69 4 2,231.38 257.31

Carsuche 3,142.34 4 1,494.49 1,647.85Cawit 2,267.66 4 1,785.65 482.01

Caysasay 443.58 4 443.58

Cubamba 1,932.61 4 1,847.25 85.36

Cultihan 810.97 4 810.97

H. Gahol 1,713.40 4 1,021.33 692.07

Halang 2,073.45 4 1,906.99 166.46

Iba 4,275.55 4 3,057.26 1,218.29

Ilog 2,717.97 4 2,105.17 146.95 465.85

Imamawo 1,819.70 4 1,801.10 18.60

Ipil 1,517.36 4 159.44 1,357.92


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Laguile 1,598.77 4 1,488.41 110.36

Latag 1,882.00 4 1,872.86 9.14

Luntal 1,484.74 4 1,239.32 245.42

M. Ludlod 351.82 4 296.03 55.79

Pansol 2,755.47 4 1,091.46 1,664.01

Pook 1,849.99 4 1,275.60 574.39

Seiran 1,462.18 4 1,462.18

T. Maria 792.36 4 792.36 Tulo 5,235.63 4 4,235.64 999.99

Subtotal 52,713.64 39,248.21 558.83 1,193.28 11,713.32

GRAND TOTAL 76,688.67 56,211.33 7,275.61 1,193.28 12,008.45

Source: Municipal Engineering Office

a.3 BRIDGES

By type of administration, two (2) are national bridges namely Butong

and Balisong and one (1) provincial bridge that is Butong Bridge.

By type of construction, ten (10) are concreted and two (2) are of the

steel type.

Table No. 6

INVENTORY OF BRIDGES


2005

Bridge NameLocation

Barangay

Concrete SteelRemarks/ General

Condition

L WL

C L WL

C

1. Balisong Bridge Balisong 12 8 20 Good

2. Butong Bridge Butong 6 6 15 Good

3. Tatlong Maria Bridge Tatlong Maria 7 8 Good

4. Maugat Bridge Butong 22 8 15 Good

5. Seiran-Cawit Bridge Seiran-Cawit 10 7 Good

6. Seiran-Tatlong Maria

Bridge

Seiran-Tatlong

Maria 30 11 15 Good

7. Imamawo Bridge Imamawo 12 4 15 Good

8. Iba bridge Iba 15 5 20 Good

9. Laguile Bridge Laguile 36 11 15 Good

10. Taal Poblacion Bridge Poblacion Zone 2 5 7 Good

11. Ilog bridge Ilog 22 8 10 Newly constructed

12. Buliran Bridge Pook 37 8 Newly constructed

Source; Municipal Engineering Office

Legend:

L - Length (in meter)

W - Width (in meter)

LC - Load capacity (in metric tons)

b. SOCIAL SERVICES

b.1 EDUCATION


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Education is important because it denotes the methods by which a

society hands down from generation to the next, its knowledge, culture and

values. The individual, being educated, developes physically, emotionally,

mentally, morally and socially. Being so, the Municipal Government gives

importance to it. For SY 2004-2005, Taal has a total of 21 schools, four (4) of

which are private schools and the remaining 17 schools are public schools.

Table No. 7

INVENTORY OF SCHOOLS

NAME, LOCATION AND AREA OF SCHOOLS


2005

School LocationLand Area

(sq.m.)

Categor

y

Course

Offered

Aguedo Lota AsinasMES

Caysasay, Taal 5,030.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem.

Apacay Elementary Apacay, Taal 3,891.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Balisong Elementary Balisong, Taal 5,000.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Buli Elementary Buli, Taal 5,001.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Butong Elementary Butong, Taal 6,565.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Carmino Biscocho MES Iba, Taal 5,030.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Cubamba-Gahol Elem. Cubamba, Taal 4,039.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Cultihan-Bolbok Elem. Cultihan, Taal 5,698.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Gov. Vicente Noble MES Laguile, Taal 5,454.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Halang Elementary Halang, Taal 4,242.00 Public Pre Elem. & ElemIsabelo Baleros MES Seiran, Taal 6,861.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Tulo Elementary Tulo, Taal 4,272.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Latag Elem Latag, taal 3,891.48 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Luntal Primary Luntal, Taal 965.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Cawit Primary Cawit, Taal 1,000.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

Taal Central Calle G. Marella, 21,998.00 Public Pre Elem. & Elem

St. Martin MontessoriSan Martin St,

Taal 1,011.00 Private

Pre Elem. & Elem

Our Lady of Caysasay

Academy

Poblacion, Taal,

Batangas 8,383.00 Private

Pre Elem, Elem. &

Secondary

Fame Academy of

Science & Tech. A. Delas Alas St., 161.00 Private Secondary

Taal National High

SchoolI. Ilagan St., Taal 7,183.00

Public

(Nat'l)Secondary

Rizal Colege of TaalG. Marella St.,

Taal 8,750.00 Private

Secondary &

Tertiary

TOTAL 114,425.48

Source: DECS - District Office & Schools


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St. Martin Montessori, a private school offers pre-elementary and

elementary learning; Our Lady of Caysasay Academy (OLCA), also a privately

categorized school, offers pre-elementary, elementary and secondary

education; Rizal College of Taal, on the other hand offers secondary and

tertiary learning and Fame Academy of Science and Technology (FAST) offerssecondary education only.

Of the 17 public schools, 16 offer pre-elementary and elementary

educations where Taal Central School located at Calle G. Marella, occupies

the largest land area of21,998 square meters.

Taal National High School, one of the public schools, offers secondary

education and occupies a total land area of 7,183 square meters. Refer to

Table No.7.

The table above shows that thirteen public schools have an

administrative office, one has sports facilities, 9 have a shop/practical arts

room, one with laboratory room, all have a playground area, 9 have clinic

facilities, 14 have a H.E. Room, 2 have canteen, each one has a stage and as

a necessity all have a comfort room.

All four private schools are equipped with laboratory, library, sports

gym, administrative office, clinic, playground and canteen.

In SY 2005-2006 there is a total of 5,815 elementary students in Taalpublic schools, where 547 of this are pre-elementary students.

b.2 HEALTH RESOURCES, FACILITIES AND SERVICES

The Municipality of Taal now enjoys a two-store Rural Health Unit

(RHU) located at Tierra Alta, Taal, Batangas rendering health services to the

42 barangays. Said RHU is composite of _____ personnel. There is only two

(2) Public Health Nurse, 6 midwives, 2 sanitary inspectors, 1 dentist and 1medical technologist. It has twenty eight (28) barangays under its care,

Medical and Dental consultations are done daily.

Equipment available in the RHU’s are the basic tools for diagnosis of

illness and detection of vital signs such as sphygmomanometer, stethoscope

and the likes. And some tools needed for health programs; microscope (PTB

Program), dental equipment (Dental Care Program). We likewise have

autoclave, minor sets and instruments for pap smear. Most recent

acquisition is the blood analyzer machine.

The main function of the RHU’s is the proper implementation of the

various DOH programs aimed towards prevention of diseases. The DOH had

devolved to the LGUs concerned public health programs and projects in

• Primary Health Care

• Maternal and Child Health Care


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• Dental Health

• Nutrition

• Family Planning

• Environmental Health

• Communicable and non-communicable diseases control

In the absence of a municipal hospital, there are two (2) private

hospitals in Taal. These are Taal Polymedic Hospital and Assumpta Medical

Hospital. Both are considered as secondary hospitals and are accredited by

the Philippine Health Insurance. They are equipped with modern hospital

facilities and amenities. Other medical services are categorized as internal

medicine, dental, optical and clinical services.

b.3 SOCIAL WELFARE

The Municipal Government of Taal extends its social welfare services to

its constituents through the Municipal Social Welfare and Development

Office (MSWDO). Its office is located at the Municipal Hall and occupies an

area of about 35.6 square meters and is being manned by three personnel

headed by the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer. Social

Welfare programs/services include family, community welfare, women

welfare and child development.

Table No. 8

DAY CARE CENTERS


2005

Day Care Center

No. of Day

Care Worker

No. of Day

CareChildren

Holy Trinity (Apacay) 1 17

Mary's Angel (Balisong) 1 12

Our Lady of Peace (Bihis) 1 17

St. Joseph (Bolbok) 1 10

St. Vincent (Buli) 1 30

St. Isidore (Carsuche) 1 10

Holy Rosary (Cawit) 1 13

Mary Immaculate (Cultihan 1 25Lucky Home (Imamawo) 1 10

Holy Angels (Iba) 1 29

St. Peregrine (Ilog) 1 13

Our Lady of Fatima (Laguile) 1 17

Kerubin (Mabang Ludlod) 1 9

St. Roque (Pansol) 1 13


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Our Lady of Caysasay (Zone 5) 1 15

St. Martin (Zone 6) 1 19

Little Angels (Zone 7) 1 64

Angelus (Zone 10) 1 10

St. Stephen (Tulo) 1 15

TOTAL 348

Source: Municipal Social Welfare Development Office

For the year 2005, the MSWDO maintains and supervises nineteen

(19) Day care centers in nineteen barangays with seventeen (17) Day Care

Workers conducting session at the same time act as surrogate parents to

three hundred forty eight (348) Day Care children. See Table 47 on the List of

Day Care Centers existing in the Municipality of Taal.

The Senior Citizens Office is located at the ground floor of the

Municipal Building.

b.4 HOUSING

The NSO Census of 1990 recorded a total population of 34,925 and

total households of 6,472. Average household size then is 5.39. In 1995,

population increased to 38,722 with total households of 7,186. Censal year2000 registered 43,455 total population and 8,381 total households. As

projected, total population for 2005 is 48,759 and 9,413 households.

Average household size is 5.18.

As per 1990 Census of Population and Housing, There are 6,595

housing units in the municipality; of which 97% or 6,369 are occupied.

There are 226 vacant housing units at the time of survey. These are housing

units with absentee owners living and working abroad or in other places of

the country. Refer to Table No. 9

Table No. 9

HOUSING UNITS, OCCUPIED AND VACANT


1960, 1970 and 1990

Year Occupied Vacant Total

1960 4,115 102 4,217

1970 4,236 9 4,245

1980 5,202 145 5,347

1990 6,369 226 6,595

Source: National Statistics Office


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Table No. 10

NAME, LOCATION, AREA AND NUMBER OF LOTS

IN PRIVATE HOUSING PROJECTS


2005

Name of Subdivision Location

Area

(sq.m)

No. of

Lots

Hacienda Villas Subdivision Tierra Alta & Pooc, Taal 106,282 520

Arlene Ville Subdivision Butong,Taal 17,899 54

Arian Hill Subdivision Ipil, Taal 39,264 259

Villa Lolita Subdivision Butong, Taal 37,660 159

Buckingham Hills Subdivision Buli & Cultihan, Taal 133,543 372

Taal Bayview Estates Tulo 85,278 394

Villas del Pueblos Buli

TOTAL 334,648 1,364Source: Municipal Planning & Development Office

Considering the total households of 6,472 in 1990, it can be noted

that there is an excess of 123 housing units with the occupancy of 97% of

those housing units. It shows that the households of 6,472 were housed or

living with each other in 6,369 occupied housing units. Housing units’

household occupancy ratio is 1:1.016, meaning 3% of the households are

doubling up or doubled up households.

Subdivision development is booming in the municipality. There are five

(5) residential subdivisions, one of which is a BP220 project. Refer to Table

No. 10 on the listing of the different subdivisions.

With a total residential area of 346.82 hectares, residential density is

141 persons per hectare of residential area. The municipality is a low

density area. Household density is 27 households per hectare of residential

area. Given this figure, average lot size is 370 square meters.

Urban residential areas total to 61.15 hectares with an urbanpopulation of 9,270. Urban density is 30 households per hectare of

residential area thus giving an average lot size in the urban areas at 333

square meters.

c. INFRASTRACTURE AND UTILITIES SECTOR

c.1 WATER


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The Municipality of Taal is being served by three (3) different

Municipal Systems. One located at Barangay Buli utilizing a deep

well/pump/gravity serving Barangays M. Ludlod, Buli and Bihis. There is

another one located at Barangay Seiran by means of spring/reservoir/pumps

serving Barangay T. Maria, Caysasay, Seiran and the rest of the Poblacion

area. Another one is in Balisong utilizing an existing reservoir and deep well.Under construction is another Municipal System located at San Martin St.

Poblacion Zone 11.

There is a total number of 2,846 households being served by Taal

Water District. Only twenty three (23) of the forty two (2) barangays are being

served. The other barangays are being served by Barangay Water Works

System operated by an association, funded by Barangay and is independent

of the Municipal System.

The daily rate consumption by household and by other uses are_____

cubic meter per day. The rates of water service are Php110.00 per house

connection for the firstten (10) cu.m. of consumption. Excess water usage

thereof shall be charged____ per cubic meter.

c.2 POWER

Prior to May 7, 1984, electric service in the municipality is provided bythe Taal Electric System (TELS) under a municipal franchise granted by the

defunct Public Service Commission in 1957. Because of economic

difficulties, inflation and rampant pilferage of electricity the local government

thru the Intervention of the National Electrification Administration (NEA)

turn-over the operation and management of TELS to Batangas I Electric

cooperative, Inc. (BATELEC I). Both TELS and BATELEC I obtain and

purchase electricity from the National Power Corporation (NPC) at its

substation located in Butong, Taal, Batangas.

At present energization rate is 100% since the 42 barangays are allenergized. The source of power supply is BCFTPP/Luzon Grid located at

Calaca, Batangas. It has two (2) substations which serve the municipality.

One is located in Palanas, Lemery and the other one is located in Barangay

Butong. It has a total number of 9,232 connections consisting of residential,

commercial, street lights and others with an average consumption of

1,102,777 kilowatt per month.

3.3 COMMUNICATION

c.3.1 MASS MEDIA

Newspaper, magazines and other bulletins from the National Capital

Region and local papers from Batangas City reaches the municipality. Radio


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programs and television shows aired in Metro Manila are clearly received in

the locality. Cable television is also operational serving the urban and some

rural barangays. The Municipal government acquired a time slot from this

cable television airing the regular session of the Sangguniang Bayan and

other municipal programs and projects and other information.

c.3.2 POSTAL SERVICES

Taal Post Office, under the administration of government run

Philippine Postal Corp. is located at C. Ilagan St., Poblacion, manned byfive

(5) personnel headed by a postmaster.

Post office lacks postal facilities such as mail boxes, stamping

machine, and money order machine but there are two (2) transport facilities,motorbicyle. These are used in the delivery of mails in rural barangays while

the mails within Poblacion and other nearby barangays were delivered by

foot.

c.3.3 TELEGRAPH FACILITY

The only telegraph facility in the municipality is owned and operated

by the Bureau of Telecommunications with office at the Ground Floor,Municipal Building near the Taal Police Station The old system of transmittal

and poor obsolete transmission lines make the government telegraph system

very unreliable and inefficient, thus, the people tend to avail the services of

private telegraph system.

c.3.4 TELEPHONE SYSTEM

DIGITEL, Globe, PLDT and Western Batangas Telephone System(WBTS) are the telephone companies in the municipality. Some telephone

companies also operate cellular mobile telephone. These are Globe and

Smart, so communication in the municipality is effective.

c.4 WASTE MANAGEMENT

c.4.1 Solid Waste Disposal

The existing dumpsite is in Buliran, Brgy. Pook where the

municipality’s 3 mini dump trucks are unloading the segregated garbage

collected from the Poblacion areas. Meanwhile in the barangays, residents

differ in disposing their solid wastes either by background pit, burning,

some throwing them at the creeks and roadside. To conform with the

provisions of R.A. 9003 and the Municipal Ordinance No. 01 Series of 2004


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the Buliran Dumpsite had been constructed with gate and fence to prevent

the people from throwing their garbage at this site and it is right now being

used as the material recovery facility in segregating the garbage.

The solid wastes in this site are being treated with chemicals

purchased to control foul odor at the same time disinfecting it andeliminating flying and crawling insects

At present the local government has purchased a lot with an area of

9000 square meters in Barangay Gahol for the proposed material recovery

facility. A solid waste machine capable of grinding the collected garbage

which are eventually converted into decorative bricks had been purchased.

The municipality has a waste collection system. Biodegradable wastes

are collected separately from non-biodegradable. In 2005, there is no landfill

but wastes are dumped in a creek between the boundary of Poblacion and

Barangay Pook. There are three (3) garbage trucks being utilized.

For most folks, they resort to either burning or burying their

household wastes.

Table No. 9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE OF TOILET FACILITY BEING USED


1990 and *2005

Usual Manner of Garbage Disposal 1990

% to

Total *2005

Picked-up by Garbage Truck 118 1.82 171

Dumping in Individual Pit (Not Burned) 432 6.67 628

Burning 5675 87.69 8254

Composting (Later Used as Fertilizer) 123 1.9 179

Burying 115 1.78 168

Feeding to Animals 0 0 0

Others 9 0.14 13

TOTAL 6472 100% 9413

Source: NSO

*Projection

c.4.2 Sanitary Toilet Facilities

As to type of toilet facilities, 6108 households have sanitary toilet

facilities while 1656 households do have sanitary toilet facilities. Households

without any toilet facility total to 1649 households. These are mostly in therural areas.

Table No. 10

HOUSEHOLDS BY USUAL MANNER OF GARBAGE DISPOSAL


1990 and *2005


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Kind of Toilet facility 1990 % to Total *2005

Water-sealed, sewer/septic tank used exclusively by the HH 3156 48.76 4590

Water-sealed, sewer/septic tank shared with other HH 289 4.47 421

Water-sealed, Other Depository used Exclusively by the HH 518 8 753

Water sealed, Other Depository shared with other HH 237 3.66 344

Closed Pit 456 7.05 664

Open Pit 652 10.08 949

Others (Pail System, etc.) 30 0.46 43

None 1134 17.52 1649

TOTAL 6472 100% 9413

Source: NSO

*Projection

c.4.3 Hospital Wastes

Both toxic and non-toxic wastes are also being collected by the

municipal garbage truck.

c.4.4 Cemeteries and Burial Grounds

The municipality has two (2) cemeteries and a memorial park adjacent

to each other and all are located in Barangay Tierra Alta.It take care the

interment requirements not only to Taal but also the neighboring towns ofSan Luis, San Nicolas and Sta.Teresita. Both the Roman Catholic Cemetery

and Municipal Cemetery are already congested. A private memorial park,

Holy Land Memorial which offers a modern trend for burial practice is

available to those who can afford its price. Aggregate area occupied by those

burial grounds is 38,461 square meter.

ECONOMIC SECTOR

a. AGRICULTURE

Taal aside from being a Heritage town is also an agricultural

community. The main sources of income include farming, livestock and

poultry raising and fishing. Of the municipality’s total land area of 2976

hectares, 2523.22 hectares or 84.77% is classified as agricultural. Of these

1119.43 hectares or 44.36% are devoted to crop production.

a.1 Crop Production

Table No. 11

AREA DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION

AND VALUE PRODUCTION


2005


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Crops Area

(Hectares)

% to Total Agricultural

Land Devoted

to Crop

Production

% to Total of

Municipality's

Land Area

Production

Total

(MT)

Value of

Production

(Million P)

1. Rice

1.1 Partially Irre 10.83 0.97 0.36 48.73 0.41 1.2 Upland 2.00 0.18 0.07 4.00 0.03

2. Corn

2.1 Yellow 2.00 0.18 0.07 6.00 0.06

2.2 Green 2.10 0.19 0.07 8.40 0.06

3. Sugarcane 865.00 77.27 29.07 69.20 2.16

4. Coconut 185.00 16.53 6.22 23.23 0.35

5. Mango 36.00 3.21 1.21 540.00 10.8

6. Others 1.50 0.13 0.05 12.00 0.18

7. Vegetables

7.1 Fruit

vegetables

3.00 0.27 0.1 24.00 0.36

7.2 Root

vegetables8.00 0.71 0.27 64.00 1.08

7.3 Legumes 4.00 0.36 0.13 5.20 0.15

TOTAL 1119.43 100 37.62 804.76 15.64

Source: Municipal Agricultural Office

The agricultural land devoted to crop production in 2005 total to

1119.43 hectares or about 37.62% of the total land area. Sugarcane is

planted to 865 hectares or 77.27% of the total agricultural land devoted tocrop production. Coconut ranks second occupying 185 hectares or 16.58%

of the total crop production area. Mango is planted to 36 hectares. Other

crops planted by farmers include fruit vegetables, root vegetables, legumes,

among others. Refer to table No. 11 on the area devoted to Agricultural Crop

production.

a.2 Livestock and Poultry

Livestock farming in Taal consists of swine, cattle, horse and goat raising. A

good number of hog farms are in Taal. A lane horse ranch is located in

Barangay Bolbok. Some families are into background raising of swine, cattle

and goat.

Tapa making is a major source of income in Taal and this explains why some

families engage in the swine raising activity.

Table No. 12

INVENTORY OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY FARMSMunicipality of Taal

2005

Name of Farm Location Area

(Has.)

Employm

ent Size

Production

Total

(MT))

Value

(P.M.)


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1. Hog Farm

1.1 Alberto Heath Iba 2.50 5 64.00 8.57

1.2 Urbamo Capul Iba 0.25 1 6.40 0.85

1.3 Evelyn de Castro Iba 0.15 1 12.80 1.71

1.4 Roberto Samson Imamawo 2.00 3 19.20 2.57

1.5 Virgilio Villanueva Apacay 0.30 1 4.40 0.60 1.6 Isidoro Maligaya Ilog 0.20 1 12.80 1.71

1.7 Felizardo Mangubat Ilog 0.25 2 12.80 1.71

1.8 Valeriano Panganiban Ilog 0.15 1 9.60 1.28

1.9 Gaudencio Banaag M. Ludlod 0.04 1 12.80 1.71

1.10 Lita Maligaya M. Ludlod 0.25 1 19.20 2.57

2. Horse ranch

Paz magt Services Inc. Bolbok 11.00 5 45.00

3. Backyard raising

3.1 Swine (5,125 heads) 0.40 27.47

3.2 Cattle raising (612 heads) 91.80 14.69 3.3 Goat (1,420 heads) 1.40 0.25

TOTAL 17.09

Source: Municipal Agricultural Office

a.3 Fisheries

Fishing is another source of income of residents along the coastal

barangay of Butong.

a.3.1 National Fisheries Biological Center

A research center of the National Fisheries Research and Development

Facilities is existent in Barangay Butong. It is the research area of the

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR). It sits in a 2.56 hectare

lot adjacent to pansipit River and Balayan Bay. There are 12 ponds

measuring 600-2000 sq.m. with a total water area of 1,820 sq.m. There are

nine(9) permanent and seven(7)contractual employees who man the center.

Services being rendered include:

• Tarinings on ornamental and indigenous fishes

• Technical assistance

• On-the-job training(students)

• Site evaluation and monitoring

Primary Functions of the NFBC:

• Undertake R and D programs for the improvement and

upliftment of the ornamental and indigenous fish industry• Conduct biological studies of freshwater and marine ornamental

fishes and indigenous fishes

• Develop suitable technologies on the breeding and production of

ornamental and indigenous species

• Stocks assessment, biological and population studies of

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• Resource and ecological assessment of inland bodies of water

especially Taal Lake and Pansipit River

• Coordinate and collaborate with universities, other research

institutions, LGUs, fisherfolk organizations and other agencies

on fisheries research and development

Facilities of NFBC:

• Administrative Building

• 12 research and production ponds 600-2,000 sq.m./pond; total

water area of 1,800 sq.m.

• Fish biology laboratory

• Lecture room, air-conditioned(25 seating capacity)

• Dormitory(15 persons capacity)

• Research tanks(9 units)

•

Natural food( Artemia) room• Freshwater pumping system

• Marine pumping system

• Dirty kitchen

• Working sheds

Highlights of Accomplishments (R and D Projects) Jan-June 2006:

1. Experimental Breeding ofCaranxignobilis,Maliputo

• 3 breeding trials conducted(March, April, May 2006)

• Succesful spawning occurred in all the 3 breeding trials

conducted

• Successful hatching of eggs occurred in April 2006(2nd breeding

trial)

• Maliputo larvae survived for 7 days in the larval earing tanks

• Succeeding experiments will focs on larval rearing

• Marine hatchery facility is now in the process of bidding,

spawning tanks are expected to be constructed this year

• NFBC ia collecting/purchasing fingerlings and juveniles for

broodstock development• 72 juveniles(11 months – 1 year old)

• 130 fingerlings (4 months old)

2. Selective Breeding and Induced Spawning of Popular Freshwater

Ornamental Fishes

A.Line-crossing system for selective breeding now at F2 generation

(goldfish, angelfish, fighting fish, guppy)

• F2 generation offsprings are now being reared to maturity for

subsequent production of F3 generation

• Percentage of good quality offsprings were higher in F1 than

in F0 (more than 50% in F1 compared to less than 30% in

FO)

• In goldfish, body roundness index (body length over body

depth) has improved in F1 (1.46) compared to(1.73)


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B.Induced Breeding of artificially-spawned ornamental fishes

• Tinfoil barb, rainbow shark, red pacu

•

Have conducted induced breeding at NFBC for these 3species

• Refinement of breeding method already done and

packaging of technology

• Continue induced breeding experiments this August to

September 2006(comparison of different hormones)

3. Experimental Breeding of Clownfish( Amphiprion sp.)

•

3 species being studied(tomato clown, false percula clown, African clown)

• 273 breeders

• Clownfishes are reared to maturity in ponds, matured

fishes are set in aquariums (in pairs)

• No spawning activity yet in fishes being bred in aquarium

as of the present

• Positive spawning and hatching occurred in pond-reared

clown fishes

• On March 2006, one tiny tomato clownfish (1 cm length)

was observed/recovered from the pond

• On June 2006, another two tiny African clownfish was

recovered from the pond(1.5 cm length)

On-Going Research Projects:

• Experimental Breeding of Caranx ignobilis Maliputo

• Selective Breeding and Induced Spawning of Freshwater

ornamental fishes

• Experimental Breeding of clownfish Amphiprion sp.

Fishes at NFBC:

• Marine fin fish (for breeding)

Maliputo (Caranx ignobilis)

Mangrove red snapper(Luftanus argentimaculatus)

Milk fish,bangus (Chanos chanos)

Spadefish, kitang(Scatophagus argus)

• Ornamental Fishes

Freshwater ornamentals

o Live-bearers (guppy, swordtail, molly, platy)

o Goldfish, koi carp, angelfish, fighting fis,

gourami, cichlids

o Red pacu, tinfoil barb, rainbow shark,

hammerhead shark


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Marine ornamentals

o Clownfish, blue tang

a.4 Carpable Areas

Data from the Municipal Agrarian Reform Office revealed that about

35.4238 hectares are considered CARPable areas. These can be found in

portions of Barangays Butong, Cawit, Iba, Pook, Halang and Imamawo. There

are 39 benefeciaries of the programs.

Table No. 13

AREA, NUMBER AND LOCATION OF CARPABLE AREAS


2005

Location Area (Has.)No. of

Beneficiaries

Butong 8.7853 12

Cawit 1.6071 7

Iba 4.7273 5

Pook 12.1524 7

Halang 7.2214 7

Imamawo 0.9303 1

TOTAL 35.4238 39 Source: MARO

Table No. 14

AREA, NUMBER AND LOCATION OF LEASEHOLD SCOPE

Municipality of Taal,2005

Location Area (Has.)Farmer

Beneficiaries

Apacay 3.0000 1

Bihis 2.1000 3

Bolbok 9.9000 5Buli 16.4413 8

Butong 4.5000 3

Carsuche 8.0000 9

Cawit 21.2700 26

Cubamba 10.7300 8

Gahol 5.0000 4

Iba 7.0000 10

Laguile 6.9300 10

Luntal 40.2528 36

Mahabang Lodlod 1.9500 3

Pansol 10.3900 10Pook 3.8000 2

Tierra Alta 4.5000 3

Tulo 15.0185 6

TOTAL 170.7826 147

Source: MARO


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1.2.6 EXISTING LAND USE

GENERAL LAND USE

The general land uses of the total land area of 2976.42 hectares are

categorized into built-up, agricultural, special use.

a. BUILT-UP AREAS

The built-up areas are the contiguous areas occupied by a cluster of at

least ten (10) structures with land use categories such as residential,

commercial, institutional, open space, and roads occupying an aggregate

area of 435.71 hectares or 14.64% of the total land area. In the urban

barangays or Poblacion, the built-up areas total to 75.53 hectares or

17.34% of the total built-up area. The remaining 82.66% or 360.17

hectares are rural built-up areas.

Gross built-up density is 112 persons per hectare; urban built-up

density is 123 persons per hectare and rural built-up density is 110

persons per hectare.

The breakdown of existing built-up areas: Urban and rural are shown

on Table No. 12.

Table No. 12

DISTRIBUTION OF BUILT-UP AREAS


2005

Land Use

Categories

Total Built-up Areas Urban Built-up Rural Built-up

Area

(Has.)

% to

Total

Land

Area

% to

Total

Built-up

Area

Area

(Has.)

% to

Total

Built-

up

Area

Area

(Has.)

% to

Total

Built-

up

Area

Residential areas 346.81 11.65 79.60 61.15 14.04 285.66 65.56

Commercial Areas 6.14 0.21 1.41 2.46 0.57 3.68 0.84

Institutional Areas 17.64 0.59 4.05 5.32 1.22 12.32 2.83

Functional Open Spaces 14.12 3.24 0.79 13.33-Park & Playground 3.95 0.13 11.7 0.78 1.33 3.17 0.73

-Cemetery 8.36 0.28 1.92 - - 8.36 1.92

-Dumpsite/Utilities 1.81 0.06 0.42 0.01 0.002 1.80 0.41

Roads 50.99 1.71 11.70 5.81 1.33 45.18 10.37

Total 435.71 14.64 100.00 75.53 17.34 360.18 82.66

Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC


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a.1 RESIDENTIAL AREAS

Residential areas total to 346.81 hectares or 79.60% of the total built-

up areas and about 11.65% of the total land area. Of these residentialareas, 285.66 hectares or 65.56 % are in the rural areas. With the total

households of 9413 distributed to 1812 urban households and 7601

rural households, the residential area household density is 141

households per hectare of residential area.

In the rural areas, residential areas are usually on the roadside and

others are adjacent to farmlands where people tend to flock or settle

together.

Residential density in the urban area is 152 persons per hectare of

residential area. Household density is 30 households per hectare of

residential area. Average lot size per household is 333 square meters.

For the rural areas, residential density is 138 persons per hectare of


residential area. Average lot size is 370 square meters per household.

a.2 COMMERCIAL AREAS

Commercial areas total to 6.14 hectares, which constitute about 1.41%

of the total built-up area. The center of commerce is concentrated in the

Poblacion barangays particularly along M.H. Del Pilar Street and other

commercial establishments scattered in different parts of the Poblacion.

In most residential blocks, sari-sari stores, eateries and the like are

interspersed with residential houses.

a.3 INSTITUTIONAL AREAS

Institutional areas include the location of the Municipal Building,

churches, chapels, educational institutions, health institutions and other

institutional establishments.

There is a total institutional area of 17.64 hectares or 4.05% of the

total built-up areas. Urban institutional areas total to 5.32 hectares while

rural institutional areas total to 12.32 hectares.

a.4 FUNCTIONAL AREAS

Functional open spaces include parks and playground, cemetery and

dumpsite with a total of 14.12 hectares or 3.24% of the total built-up

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The urban functional open spaces with an aggregate area of 0.79

hectare are occupied by the covered court, church, patio and playfields.

The municipal cemetery is located in Barangay Tierra Alta occupying

8.36 hectares.

The dumpsite with an area of 0.93 hectares is located in Barangay

Gahol.

a.5 ROADS

The road network of Taal covers an area of 50.99 hectares; of which,

5.81 hectares are urban roads. The rural roads occupy about 45.18

hectares. The total area is about 11.70 % of the built-up area. These

include the national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads.

b. AGRICULTURAL AREAS

The municipality is primarily agricultural with 2523.22 hectares or

about 84.77% of the total land area. Agricultural lands are predominantly

planted to sugarcane, the major crop of the town. Food crops include

coconut, corn, banana, root crops, coffee, vegetables, fruit trees and otheragricultural product.

Other agricultural activities include fisheries and livestock/poultry

production.

c. SPECIAL USE AREAS

Special use areas include agro-industrial, industrial and tourism with

a total area of 17.50 hectares or 0.5880 % of the total land area.

d. WATERBODIES

The various water bodies that traverse the municipality are considered

intermittent rivers only.

The distribution of the different general land uses is shown on TableNo. 13.

Table No. 13

GENERAL LAND USE DISTRIBUTION


2005


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Land Use Categories Area OccupiedPercent to

Total

Built-up Area 435.71

Urban 75.53 2.5376

Rural 360.17 12.1008

Agricultural Area 2523.22 84.7736

Special use 17.50 0.5880

Agro-industrial 7.19 0.2416

Industrial 1.56 0.0523

Tourism 8.75 0.2941

Total 2976.42 100.0000 Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC

URBAN LAND USE

The poblacion of Taal is composed of fourteen (14) barangays, Zones 1

to 14. It has a total land area of 97.27 hectares.

It is the center of major and minor activities in the municipality. The

terrain is relatively flat with slopes ranging from 0-3%. The poblacion is

bounded on the North by Barangay Caysasay, on the south by BarangayButong, on the East by Barangay Niogan, and on the west by Pansipit River.

The poblacion is accessible by land transport. It is served by public

utility jeepneys and buses as well as tricycles.

As of 2005, the total urban population is 9270. With an area of 97.27

hectares, the urban density is 95 persons per hectares classifying the

Poblacion as a low-density area. There is a marked concentration of

residential, commercial, and institutional establishments.

Breakdown of the different urban land uses is shown on Table No. 14.

Table No. 14

EXISTING URBAN LAND USES


2005

Land Use Categories Area

(Hectares)

Percent to Total

Urban AreaBuilt-up Area

Residential 61.15 62.87

Commercial 2.46 2.53

Institutional 5.32 5.47

Functional Open Space:

P/P 0.79 0.81


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Roads 5.81 5.97

Agricultural 21.20 21.80

Tourism 0.54 0.55

Total 97.27 100.00Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC

A. RESIDENTIAL AREAS

The core of the Poblacion is predominantly utilized for residential

purposes. As per foot survey conducted, residential area accounts to 61.15

hectares, which is about 62.87% of the total urban area. Residential blocks

are usually interspersed with small commercial establishments, institutional

structures.

As to type of dwelling units, mostly are low or medium structural

quality made of light mixed and semi-concrete building materials wherein

majority are single detached although other types are present in

considerable quantities. Most buildings along the busy Poblacion roads are

two-storey, the second floor of which is being utilized as residences and the

ground floor as commercial spaces.

b. COMMERCIAL AREAS

Commercial areas occupy 2.46 hectares or about 2.53% of the total

urban area. The center of the municipality’s commercial activities is the

temporary public market, which is located at Poblacion Zone 7. A fire in

2004 gutted the public market; hence traffic was closed to give way to the

constructed stall which will serve as temporary public market.

Minor and major commercial establishments are mostly lined-up along

M.H. Del Pilar Street and other light commercial establishments arescattered in the different parts of the Poblacion. In most residential blocks,

sari-sari stores, eateries and the like are interspersed with residential

houses.

c. INSTITUTIONAL AREAS

Urban institutional areas include the location of the Municipal

Building, churches and chapels, educational institutions, health institutions

and other spaces occupied by institutional establishments. There is a total

institutional area of 5.32 hectares. This constitutes about 5.47% of the total

urban area. The largest share on the institutional area is taken by the

educational sector.

d. FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACES


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The areas occupied by parks, the church patio and playfields are

classified as functional open spaces. These are located along the institutional

districts. The area occupied by this use accounted to 0.79 hectares which is

about 0.81% of the total urban area.

e. ROADS

Municipal streets have a total of 83.69 kilometers having an average

width of 5.0 meters. The land area occupied by the urban road network is

about 5.81 hectares or 5.97% of the total urban area.

f. AGRICULTURAL AREAS

Agricultural areas found in the urban core total to 21.20 hectares or

21.80% of the total urban area.

g. TOURISM AREA

Tourism urban lots within the Poblacion account to 0.54 hectares

about 0.55% of the total urban area. These lots are in between the

residential lots within the core.

The National Historical Institute (NHI) declared portions of the urban

area as Taal Heritage Village bounded by Calle G. Marella, Calle Tomas

Cabrera and Calle Dr. M. Castillo on the North, Calle A. De Joya, Calle

Marcela Agoncillo and Calle Justice Ramon Diokno on the west, Calle Rizal

on the South and Calle San Martin on the East.

COMPARATIVE/COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

Taal is an interim-municipality which is mainly approached from the

Province of Cavite passing through Tagaytay City and from the Southern

Tagalog Access Road(STAR) passing through Lipa City.

A certification from CENRO revealed that all lands within Taal are

alienable and Disposable (A and D).

The people of Taal are peace-loving people which makes them

contribute to the internal strengths of Taal. They are very industrious hencethe embroidery industry continue to flourish over the years. The home made

knife or balisong is another industry in Taal.

Other internal resources contributing to development are the urban

and rural linkages in the area. Good roads link the municipality to its

adjoining municipalities as well.


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Taal has a rich culture. From the revolution of 1896 until the Treaty of

Paris in 1898, the people of Taal made their mark in the annals of Philippine

History. Such example of heroes with Taal block are Felipe and Marcela

Agoncillo, Feliciano Jocon, Vito Belarmino, Miguel Malvar, Eleuterio

Marasigan and Felipe Calderon.

Linking Taal to its past is the existence of terra cotta and Chinese

potteries excavated along the banks of the Pansipit River. The same are now

exhibited at the National Museums.

The national Historical Institute declared portions of the urban area as

Taal Heritage Village. To preserve the aesthetic character of the town, the

local government unit created the Tourism Committee to monitor the

structures on this area.

EXISTING LAND USE

GENERAL LAND USE

The general land uses of the total land area of 2976.42 hectares are

categorized into built-up, agricultural and special use.

E.1.a BUILT-UP AREAS

The built-up areas are the contiguous areas occupied by a cluster of at

least ten (10) structures with land use categories such as residential,

commercial, institutional, open space, and roads occupying an aggregate

area of 435.71 hectares or 14.64% of the total land area. In the urban

barangays or Poblacion, the built-up areas total to 75.53 hectares or

17.34% of the total built-up area. The remaining 82.66% or 360.17

hectares are rural built-up areas.

Gross built-up density is 112 persons per hectare; urban built-up

density is 123 persons per hectare and rural built-up density is 110

persons per hectare.

The breakdown of existing built-up areas: Urban and rural are shown

on Table No. 14.


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Table No. 15

DISTRIBUTION OF BUILT-UP AREAS


2005

Land Use

Categories

Total Built-up Areas Urban Built-up Rural Built-up

Area

(Has.)

% to

Total

Land

Area

% to

Total

Built-up

Area

Area

(Has.)

% to

Total

Built-

up

Area

Area

(Has.)

% to

Total

Built-

up

Area

Residential areas 346.81 11.65 79.60 61.15 14.04 285.66 65.56

Commercial Areas 6.14 0.21 1.41 2.46 0.57 3.68 0.84

Institutional Areas 17.64 0.59 4.05 5.32 1.22 12.32 2.83Functional Open Spaces 14.12 3.24 0.79 13.33

-Park & Playground 3.95 0.13 11.7 0.78 1.33 3.17 0.73

-Cemetery 8.36 0.28 1.92 - - 8.36 1.92

-Dumpsite/Utilities 1.81 0.06 0.42 0.01 0.002 1.80 0.41

Roads 50.99 1.71 11.70 5.81 1.33 45.18 10.37

Total 435.71 14.64 100.00 75.53 17.34 360.18 82.66


E.1.a.1 RESIDENTIAL AREAS

Residential areas total to 346.81 hectares or 79.60% of the total built-

up areas and about 11.65% of the total land area. Of these residential

areas, 285.66 hectares or 65.56 % are in the rural areas. With the total

households of 9413 distributed to 1812 urban households and 7601rural

households, the residential area household densities are 141 households

per hectare of residential area.

In the rural areas, residential areas are usually on the roadside andothers are adjacent to farmlands where people tend to flock or settle

together.

Residential density in the urban area is 152 persons per hectare of


residential area. Average lot size per household is 333 square meters.

For the rural areas, residential density is 138 persons per hectare of


residential area. Average lot size is 370 square meters per household.

E.1.a.2 COMMERCIAL AREAS

Commercial areas total to 6.14 hectares, which constitute about 1.41%

of the total built-up area. The center of commerce is concentrated in the


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Poblacion barangays particularly along M.H. Del Pilar Street and other

commercial establishments scattered in different parts of the Poblacion.

In most residential blocks, sari-sari stores, eateries and the like are

interspersed with residential houses.

E.1.a.3 INSTITUTIONAL AREAS

Institutional areas include the location of the Municipal Building,

churches, chapels, educational institutions, health institutions and other

institutional establishments.

There is a total institutional area of 17.64 hectares or 4.05% of the

total built-up areas. Urban institutional areas total to 5.32 hectares while

rural institutional areas total to 12.32 hectares.

E.1.a.4 FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACE AREAS

Functional open spaces include parks and playground, cemetery and

dumpsite with a total of 14.12 hectares or 3.24% of the total built-up

area.

The urban functional open spaces with an aggregate area of 0.79

hectare are occupied by the covered court, church, patio and playfields.

The municipal cemetery is located in Barangay Tierra Alta occupying

8.36 hectares.

The dumpsite with an area of 0.93 hectares is located in Barangay

Gahol.

E.1.a.5 ROADS

The road network of Taal covers an area of 50.99 hectares; of which,

5.81 hectares are urban roads. The rural roads occupy about 45.18

hectares. The total area is about 11.70 % of the built-up area. These

include the national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads.

E.1.b AGRICULTURAL AREAS

The municipality is primarily agricultural with 2523.22 hectares or

about 84.77% of the total land area. Agricultural lands are predominantlyplaned to sugarcane, the major crop of town. Food crops include coconut,

corn, banana, root crops, coffee, vegetables, fruit trees and other agricultural

product.

Other agricultural activities include fisheries and livestock/poultry

production.


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E.1.c SPECIAL USE AREAS

Special use areas include agro-industrial, industrial and tourism with

a total area of 17.50 hectares or 0.5880 % of the total land area.

E.1.d WATERBODIES

The various water bodies that traverse the municipality are considered

intermittent rivers only.

The distribution of the different general land uses is shown on Table

No. 15.

Table No. 16

GENERAL LAND USE DISTRIBUTION


2005

Land Use Categories Area OccupiedPercent to

Total

Built-up Area 435.71

Urban 75.53 2.5376

Rural 360.17 12.1008

Agricultural Area 2523.22 84.7736

Special use 17.50 0.5880

Agro-industrial 7.19 0.2416

Industrial 1.56 0.0523

Tourism 8.75 0.2941

Total 2976.42 100.0000 Source: Offices of the Municipal Engineer/Mun Assessor/MPDC

E.2 URBAN LAND USE

The poblacion of Taal is composed of fourteen (14) barangays, Zones 1to 14. It has a total land area of 97.27 hectares.

It is the center of major and minor activities in the municipality. The

terrain is relatively flat with slopes ranging from 0-3%. The poblacion is

bounded on the North by Barangay Caysasay, on the south by Barangay

Butong, on the East by Barangay Niogan, and on the west by Pansipit River.


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The poblacion is accessible by land transport. It is served by public

utility jeepneys and buses as well as tricycles.

As of 2005, the total urban population is 9270. With an area of 97.27

hectares, the urban density is 95 persons per hectares classifying thePoblacion as a low-density area. There is a marked concentration of

residential, commercial, and institutional establishments.

Breakdown of the different urban land uses is shown on Table No. ___.

Table No. 16

EXISTING URBAN LAND USES


2005

Land Use Categories Area

(Hectares)

Percent to Total

Urban Area

Built-up Area

Residential 61.15 62.87

Commercial 2.46 2.53

Institutional 5.32 5.47

Functional Open Space:

P/P 0.79 0.81

Roads 5.81 5.97

Agricultural 21.20 21.80 Tourism 0.54 0.55

Total 97.27 100.00


E.2.a RESIDENTIAL AREAS

The core of the Poblacion is predominantly utilized for residential

purposes. As per foot survey conducted, residential area accounts to 61.15

hectares, which is about 62.87% of the total urban area. Residential blocks

are usually interspersed with small commercial establishments, institutional

structures.

As to type of dwelling units, mostly are low or medium structural

quality made of light mixed and semi-concrete building materials wherein

majority are single detached although other types are present in

considerable qualities. Most buildings along busy Poblacion roads are two-

storey, the second floor of which is being utilized as residences and the

ground floor as commercial spaces.

E.2.b COMMERCIAL AREAS

Commercial areas occupy 2.46 hectares about 2.53% of the total

urban area. The center of the municipality’s commercial activities is the

temporary public market, which is located at Poblacion Zone 7. A fire in


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2004 gutted the public market; hence traffic was closed to give way to the

construction of stalls which will serve as temporary public market.

Minor and major commercial establishments are mostly lined-up along

M.H. Del Pilar Street and other light commercial establishments are

scattered in the different parts of the Poblacion. In most residential blocks,sari-sari stores, eateries and the like are interspersed with residential

houses.

E.2.c INSTITUTIONAL AREAS

Urban institutional areas include the location of the Municipal

Building, churches and chapels, educational institutions, health institutions

and other spaces occupied by institutional establishments. There is a total

institutional area of 5.32 hectares. This constitutes about 5.47% of the total

urban area. The largest share on the institutional area is taken by the

educational sector.

E.2.d FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACES

The areas occupied by parks, the church patio and playfields are

classified as functional open spaces. These are located along the institutionaldistricts. The area occupied by this use accounted to 0.79 hectares which

are about 0.81 of the total urban area.

E.2.e ROADS

Municipal streets have a total of 83.69 kilometers having an average

width of 5.0 meters. The land area occupied by the urban road network is

about 5.81 hectares or 5.97% of the total urban area.

E.2.f AGRICULTURAL AREAS

Agricultural areas found in the urban core total to 21.20 hectares or

21.80% of the total urban area.

E.2.g TOURISM AREA

Tourism urban lots within the Poblacion account to 0.54 hectares

about 0.55% of the total urban area. These lots are in between the

residential lots within the core.


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The National Historic Institute (NHI) declared portion of urban area as

Taal Heritage Village bounded by Calle G. Marella, Calle Tomas Cabrera and

Calle Dr. M. Castillo on the North, Calle A. De Joya, Calle Marcela Agoncillo

and Calle Justice Ramon Diokno on the west, Calle Rizal on the South and

Calle San Martin on the East.

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