VISIONThrough the various development thrusts, anchored on national, regional and provincial development policies under a pro-people and dynamic leadership, the City of Bacolod will retain its image as one of the premiere cities in the Philippines.

Thus, our vision of Bacolod states:

Bacolod City becomes a modern urban center where people can put up their businesses and thrive, where people can find decent work and a means of living to feed, house and educate their families; where people will be safe and able to pursue their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families.

MISSIONThe City’s Mission focuses on a holistic approach to the development of its residents and provision of good government anchored on the principle of honest governance. It is also the mission of the City to encourage people’s participation in governance thus enabling them to attain self-reliance and self-sufficiency.Specifically, the City’s Mission states:

Develop Bacolod City to a modern urban center with excellent basic services, safe and peaceful living conditions, and a dynamic center for economic growth and development.

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THE HISTORY OF BACOLOD CITY

According to the booklet entitled “Tourism Highlights in Negros Occidental” published by the Department of Tourism in Bacolod City, prior to the coming of the Spaniards in Negros Occidental in 1565, there existed a small village near the mouth of the Magsungay River. It was a small settlement inhabited by Malayans who belong to the “Taga-Ilog” group.

The exact date of Spanish contact with this village is not certain; lost in the hazy twilight of history that was pre-Spanish era. Incidentally, historical accounts of the church provide us with a glimpse of the early years of Bacolod as a small settlement by the river bank.

When the neighboring settlement of Bogo (now Bago City) was elevated into the status of a small town in 1575, it had several religious dependencies, one of which was the village of Magsungay. The early missionaries placed the village of Magsungay under the care and protection of St. Sebastian sometime in the middle of 1700’s. A “corrigidor” by the name of Luis Fernando de Luna (1777- 1779), donated a relic of St. Sebastian for the growing mission, and since then, the village became to be known as “Sebastian de Magsungay”.

The inhabitants of Magsungay had a perennial problem. In 1765, pirates from Mindanao attacked the village as they did several times in the past, hence rendering slow pace in progress. In 1770, the small village of Magsungay was firmly established under the leadership of the first “gobernadorcillo” of “Kapitan Municipal” by the name of Bernardo de los Santos.

In 1787, Moro pirates attacked the settlement and that invasion was considered to be the bloodiest in the history of Bacolod as a small community. The Moros, in a dozen and half vintas, landed at the mouth of Magsungay and Lupit Rivers at about 4:00 in the morning. A few hours later, hundreds of people in the village were killed in the raid, the women raped, and all of the houses were either burned down or looted. The historical significance of the event could be gauged from a ballad which was written and sang for the next century and a half, and from there on picked up by some historians.

With the cloud of insecurity hanging over them, the people of Magsungay decided to move a few kilometers inland where upon a hilly terrain which they called “buklod” the people established a new settlement. There, on this hilly terrain, Magsungay became the settlement of Bacolod.

In 1806, Fr. Leon Pedro, having been appointed as “propitario” of Bacolod, became the first parish priest. It was not until September of 1818 when Fr. Jullian Gonzaga, the parish priest of Bacolod at the time, encouraged the people to settle once again near the sea, but a little more inland for security reasons. By this time, the fear of pirate attacks have been reduced to mere memory of the past.

From there, Fr. Gonzaga, a young priest from Barcelona, Spain, envisioned the construction of the San Sebastian Cathedral.

From its present site, the new church (which was to become the cathedral as we see it today) became the nucleus of the present-day Bacolod. Gradually, the people left the hilly terrain

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where they had started to progress, and eventually the place became known as “Kamingawan” the “Place of Loneliness”.

Fr. Gonzaga passed away in 1836, leaving as a legacy the new town which is today the City of Bacolod.

In 1846, upon the request of Monsignor Romualdo Jimeno, Bishop of Cebu and Negros at the time, Governor General Narciso Claveria sent to Negros a team of Recollect missionaries headed by Fr. Fernando Cuenca. In 1849, Governor Valdevieso y Morquecho declared Bacolod as the capital of the whole island of Negros.

When the island was divided into two provinces, the seat of government of Occidental Negros was already in Bacolod. During the revolution on the 5 th of November 1898, Bacolod became the focal point of the conflict between the Spaniards and the Negrenses. The commanding officer of the Spanish forces, Col. Isidro de Castro, surrendered to the Filipino forces, and the signing of the Act of Capitulation was carried out at the house of Don Eusebio Luzuriaga which once stood in front of the City Hall.

At the turn of the century, under the American rule, the first elementary school – the Rizal Institute (which still stands today as the Rizal Elementary School) was established in 1903.

In 1938, a Bill was passed and approved making Bacolod a Chartered City, and was inaugurated as the 5th Chartered City under the Commonwealth Period. The inauguration was attended by dignitaries and prominent government officials headed by no less than His Excellency President Manuel L. Quezon.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, the Japanese Imperial Forces came to occupy the province in 1942, and the then Provincial Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army in Negros, General Tagaishi Kono, who also supervised the island of Panay, had his wartime residence in Bacolod City, at the house of the late Don Mariano Ramos.

When Bacolod became a Chartered City in June 1938, the late Don Alfredo Montelibano Sr. was appointed as its Chief Executive. During the Second World War, Don Alfredo was again appointed by President Manuel L. Quezon, as Island Governor, covering the provinces of Occidental and Oriental Negros and the island of Siquijor. Half a century later, Honorable Alfredo Montelibano Jr. became the Mayor of Bacolod City. In 1984, Bacolod was declared as a Highly Urbanized City.

Today, Bacolod is known as the “Convention Center” outside of Manila. It is also known as the City of Smiles, the investors ‘haven because of the influx of investments in the past several years. Bacolod is also internationally famous because of its MassKara Festival which is celebrated on the second week of October and highlighted by the Charter Day Program and grand parade on October 19.

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Bacolod City now under the leadership of Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia, remains as the center of commerce, trade and industry, culture and the arts, education, investments and a peaceful home to more than half a million inhabitants.

Table 1 - Mayors of Bacolod City From 1894 to date

Terms of Office Name1894 Gregorio Gonzaga1895 Isabelo Labarro1895 Basiliso Villanueva1896 Fausto Gonzaga1897 – 1898 Manuel Fernandez1899 Basiliso Villanueva1899 – 1900 Jose Gonzaga1901 – 1905 Jose VL. Gonzaga1906 – 1907 Mario Ramos1908 Mariano Ramos1909 – 1911 Esteban Guanzon1912 Olimpio San Jose1913 – 1916 Esteban Henares1917 – 1919 Crispino Ramos1919 – 1922 Olimpio de la Rama1922 – 1925 Jose Ramos1925 – 1931 Domingo Ballesteros1931 – 1934 Felipe Arroyo1934 – 1937 Pablo d. MakilanJan. 1, 1930 – Oct. 18, 1938 Fernando M. Cuadra1938 – 1949 Alfredo Montelibano, Sr.1940 – 1941 Alfredo C. Yulo1945 – 1946 Vicente T. RemetioJuly 5, 1949 – Nov. 30, 1949 Mario S. VillanuevaDec. 1, 1949 Guillermo P. Villasor – Acting MayorJuly 6, 1950 – Aug. 9, 1951 Mario S. Villanueva – Acting MayorAug. 13, 1951 – May 13, 1954 Felix P. AmanteJune 3, 1954 – Dec. 15, 1955 Mario M. VillanuevaDec. 19, 1955 – Dec. 31, 1955 Felix P. AmanteJan. 2, 1956 – Dec. 31, 1963 Teofisto M. CordovaJan. 1, 1964 – 1971 Romeo M. GuanzonJan. 1, 1972 – Dec. 1, 1976 Carlos P. BenaresDec. 8, 1976 – Feb. 28, 1980 Raymundo R. DizonMarch 1, 1980 – April 4, 1986 Jose Y. Montalvo

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April 5, 1986 – Dec. 1, 1987 Amado Parreno, Jr.Dec. 2, 1987 – Feb. 2, 1988 Napoleon GonzagaFeb. 3, 1988 – March 20, 1995 Alfredo L. Montelibano, Jr.March 21, 1995 – May 15, 1995 Alfredo Jalbuena, Jr.May 16, 1995 – June 30, 1995 Rolando VillamorJuly 1, 1995 – June 30, 1998 Evelio R. LeonardiaJuly 1, 1998 – March 13, 2001 Oscar R. VerdeflorMarch 14, 2001 – June 30, 2004 Luzviminda S. ValdezJuly 1, 2004 – To date Evelio R. Leonardia

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Bacolod is located on the northwest coast of the Province of Negros Occidental. It is bounded on the northwest by the town of Talisay; on the east by the City of Silay and the town of Victorias; on the east and southwest by the town of Murcia; on the southwest by the City of Bago; and in the west by Guimaras Strait. The global location of Bacolod City is 10 degrees, 40 minutes and 40 seconds – north and 122 degrees 54 minutes and 25 seconds – east with the Bacolod Public Plaza as the benchmark.

It is accessible by the sea at the ports of Banago, BREDCO at Reclamation area (1,160,000 sq. m) and the port of the Municipality of Pulupandan. The Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Negros Occidental, serves the air transport requirements of the people of Bacolod City. It is situated about 24 kilometers from Bacolod City. The existing Bacolod City Airport had ceased its operation upon the opening of the Bacolod-Silay Airport. The City Government of Bacolod has a pending request/proposal with the national government thru the Civil Aviation Administration of the Philippines for the re-opening of Bacolod City Airport to sustain its growth and development.

Alangilan is the farthest barangay. The biggest barangay in terms of area is Granada and the smallest is Barangay 29. The most densely populated barangay is Handumanan in the rural area while in the urban area it is Barangay 35. Barangay Mansilingan is the most populous barangay followed by Taculing, Estefania, Villamonte and Tangub. Among the barangays which have the lowest population are: Barangays 24, 21, 37, 25 and 11. As of October 2010, Barangay Villamonte has the most number of registered voters at 18,510 while Barangay 24 has the least number of voters at 238 but with the highest turnout at 84%.

TOPOGRAPHY

Elevation/Sloping:

The City is ideally located on the level area, slightly sloping as it extends toward the sea with average slopes of 0.9 percent for the city proper and between 3 to 5 for the suburbs. The altitude is 32.8 feet or 10.0 meters above sea level. The benchmark is the Bacolod Public Plaza.

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GEOLOGY:

Land Forms

There are two visible landforms in Bacolod, the coastal and alluvial plains.

The coastal geomorphology consists of tidal flats that are characterized by the presence of mangroves both of the palm (nipa) and tree (bakawan) variety as well as fishponds. The coastal landform is also composed of beach ridges and swales. These landforms are derived from the mixture of fluvial and marine deposits. It has a level to nearly level relief. The coastal barangays of Banago, Brgy. 1, 2, 10, 12, 16, 35, and estuaries barangays of Singcang (Magsungay), Pahanocoy, Punta-taytay, Tangub and Sum-ag straddle this landform.

The broad alluvial plains consist of river terraces and river fans which represent the deposition of the river system. Most of the agricultural barangay of Alangilan, Granada, and Sum-ag belong to this landform.

SOIL

Nine soil types occur in Bacolod City, namely: hydrosol, rough mountainous land, silay sandy loan, silay loam, bago sandy clay loam, guimbala-on fine sandy loam, bago fine sandy loam, guimbala-on loam, and tupi fine sandy loam.

1.) Hydrosol - this type of soil formation is found all along the coastal areas of the city. The soil is not suited for crops, as it is most of the time covered by sea water, especially during high tide. The soil varies in texture from sand to clay. It is gray to bluish gray, indicating its poor drainage condition.

2.) Rough Mountainous Land - this miscellaneous land type is of non-agricultural value. But unlike it, the areas classified under rough mountainous land are mostly derived from basalt and andesites. These are fine-texture rock mainly dark in color and of volcanic origin. Because of the humid condition and the comparatively high temperature prevailing in the locality, rock weathering is intense with the resulting formation of deep soils. In some sections outcrops of boulders are abundant.It is hilly and mountainous roughly broken by very deep guiles and canons, cliffs, creeks and rivers. The soil formed from the decomposition of this rock is dark brown to reddish brown loam to clay loam, raging in thickness from 20 to 35 centimeters. These areas are covered by Lantawan Peak, Mounts Mandalagan, Silay and Canla-on. The chain of mountain ranges along the boundary between Occidental and Oriental Negros are classified under this category subsoil, grayish brown when wet to gray when dry, silt loam.

3.) Silay Sandy Loam - this type of soil series is found near Bacolod, Talisay and Bago Abuanan. This soil has a nearly flat topography with good external drainage. The internal drainage is poor. The surface soil is very loose and friable, the layer and depth is from 20 to 25 centemeter, dark gray when dry becomes almost black when wet. There are no stones or rock outcrops in this soil type. It is acidic ranging from 5.00 – 6.00. This soil is more acidic than the

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sandy loam type. The high acidity may be attributed by the constant application of ammonium sulfate. The organic matter content of this soil is very low.

4.) Silay Loam – fairly well due to the presence of drainage canals drained. It has a thick layer of heavy clay as part of the substratum. Drainage in this case is very much checked. The surface soil is usually from 15 to 20 cm. thick, which is dark gray to almost black. It is triable when moist but becomes a little crumbly to almost slightly clodded. This is especially true under lowland rice conditions. Stones or rock outcrops of any kind are absent in this soil. The appearance of this soil indicates the presence of more organic matter than in the sandy loam or fine sandy loam types. Some parts of this soil type are grown to sugar cane, while the others are devoted to lowland rice fields, weeds and rice straw are plowed under during the preparation of the field for rice.

5.) Bago Sandy Clay Loam - this soil type is found in widely, scattered areas in the lower sections of the upland soils. Unlike the other types, Bago sandy clay loam occurs in the low-lying areas between high slopes. It has very poor internal and external drainage. The surface soil has the characteristics of clay properties and is gray to light gray in color. When wet it is soft plastic and sticky. The soil ranges from 15 to 30 cm. depth. The bluish gray soil is poor drainage, it is sticky when wet and becomes hard and compact upon drying. Bago sandy clay loam is seldom devoted to upland crops.

6.) Guimbala-on Fine Sandy Loam - the surface soil of Guimbala-on fine sandy loam is light brown when wet, to a depth from 20 to 30 cm. the horizon lies over a clay substratum. Drainage is good to fair and the topography is generally flat to undulating bamboo clumps are abundant along the banks of creeks and gullies. Sugar cane is the most important crop grown in this soil type; other crops grown are upland rice and corn. This soil is acidic with a ph of 5.5 like the other types. This soil needs liming and green manuring in order to partly increase the organic matter content of the soil and by addition of more nitrogen and other mineral elements in valuable forms.

7.) Bago Fine Sandy Loam – this soil type has generally an undulating slope. This type has an elevation of about 8 ft. above sea level. Drainage is externally and internally poor. The loose and friable surface soil has always been constantly washed away due to poor percolation. Erosion in this soil type is serious. The surface soil generally ranges in thickness from 10 to 15 cm. and reaches up to 20 cm. The loose and friable fine sandy loam is gray when dry but becomes flow of the water. Contour farming and strip cropping are some of the practices suggested. Sugar cane is the principal crop raised on this soil type. The soil is deficient in potash and considered poor.

8.) Guimbala-on Loam - guimbala-on clay cannot be cultivated in wide lots because of gullies and rivers, the loam type is not so dissected or broken. The elevation of this soil type varies from 400 to 500 ft. This is a medium brown soil, varying from light brown to dark brown or dark grayish brown when moist. The surface soil depth from 20 to 30 cm. sugarcane is the principal crop grown in this soil type. Other upland crops are rice and corn.

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9.) Tupi Fine Sandy Loam - this soil type has a surface soil with a depth from 5 to 30 cm. and ranges in texture from sandy to silty. The soil is dark gray to grayish black when dry but becomes black when wet and easy to plow.

The soil in the level areas of the city are suitable for production of primary crops such as: rice, sugarcane, coconuts and vegetables. Areas adjacent to the shoreline are suited for aquamarine culture.

LAND USE

Existing Land Use:

Residential UsesThe existing land area devoted for residential is 29% of the total land area of Bacolod City. This includes the land owned by the city government and jointly developed with private developer and National Housing Authority as a housing resettlement project for low-income families. The locations are in Fortune Towne, Barangay Estefania and Barangay Handumanan. Other residential subdivisions for both low and middle income families have been developed by both private and government agencies in several suburban barangays. These are in Barangay Bata, Granada, Alijis, Taculing, Estefania, Singcang and Handumanan. First class residential subdivisions have been developed also in Mandalagan, Tangub and Estefania.

For the year 2012, the Office of the Building Official reported a total number of 904 building permits, 685 occupancy permits, 2,878 electrical permits, 15 mechanical permits and conducted 2,968 annual safety inspection. Total regulatory fees collected by the Office of the Building Official totals to P 23,693,281.35

Commercial UsesThe development of commercial areas in the city mainly runs north and south from the central business district along the city main roads. Land devoted to commercial uses is 321 has. Or 2.0 percent of the total land area of the city.

For 2012 the number of building permits issued for commercial is 214. The construction of this establishments took place in the areas within the central business district and in all urban barangays going towards north and south mainly along Lacson St. towards the City of Talisay. Other barangays that have registered a high number of increases of commercial land uses are Barangays Estefania, Tangub, Bata, Mandalagan, Singcang and Taculing. Other business establishments have opened up also along the Circumferential Road and along Burgos St. towards Barangay Granada.

Industrial UsesThe city’s industrial areas cover roughly 155 has. Or 1.0 % of the total land area of 16,145 has. In the year 2012, the Office of the Building Official issued a total of 8 permits. Generally, industrial establishments that are located in the central business district spread out at the hinges and midsections of the city. Most light industries line the street of Lacson in Barangay Mandalagan and along Magsaysay Avenue in Barangay Singcang and Tangub. There are few that are situated along Magsaysay Avenue in Barangay Taculing. Heavy industries like gasoline

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depot and warehouses are located along Cordova Avenue in Barangay Banago, other power generating plant, steel fabrication and foundry shops. Some have open up along the Inner Circumferential Road and in the reclamation area.

Public and Semi Public Uses Public and semi public or institutional uses is about 442 has. Or 2.7 percent of the total land area of the city. The city being the center of government activities both by some national, provincial and local offices contains less than 508 hectares. The old city hall building at corner Araneta and Luzuriaga Streets occupies a space of 2,371 square meters. Other city offices are located at BBB Avenue, City Engineers Compound and the New Government Center at Barangay Villamonte with an area of 5 hectares.

Public buildings housing provincial and national offices are grouped in an area north of central business district.

Private and government hospitals, colleges and universities, high school and elementary schools are mostly situated in the urban barangays near the central business district. In addition, the three major city public markets (less than 1 km. away from each other) are also located within the urban district. Bus and jeepney terminals are also located in the same area. Public cemetery along Burgos St. is a place very close to the Burgos Market and southbound terminal. Memorial parks are in the periphery around the city in the suburban barangays of Bata, Estefania, Alijis and Sum-ag.

Private schools and universities have opened up its branches in some areas outside the poblacion. These are in Barangays Mansilingan, Tangub, Mandalagan, Villamonte and Granada.

For 2012, the Office of the Building Official issued a total number of 20 building permits for institutional uses. These are schools, chapels and government buildings.

Agricultural UsesThe total land area for agricultural use in Bacolod is about 8,745.80 hectares or 54 %. Large areas of this agricultural land are planted to sugarcane which comprises 7,200 hectares, others are devoted to rice production with an area of 50.70 has., (34.60 has are irrigated, 16.10 are rainfed) assorted vegetables 186 has., orchard 25.00 has., corn 30 has., root crops 90.50 has., coconut 80.00 has., and banana 30.00 has. Among the suburban barangays that have large area of agricultural land are Mansilingan, Vista-Alegre, Granada, Alangilan, Cabug and Handumanan.

Fishponds of smaller areas can be found in Barangay Banago, Pahanocoy, Singcang and Punta-Taytay.

Reclamation AreaThe reclamation project under the 1995 Comprehensive Revised Reclamation Agreement (CRRA) between BREDCO and the City of Bacolod is to complete the entire project including port development and land reclamation in 13 years and 9 months from the signing of the contract in March 16, 1995. At present, the total actual reclaimed area is 271.9245 has. The location of

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which is from San Juan Street, it extends about 600 meters towards west and about 200 meters north of Burgos Street extension going south towards Lupit River.

As shown on Table 2, the existing Land Use of Bacolod City reveals that 29.0 percent of its total land area is residential; 2.0 percent is commercial; 2.7 percent is institutional, 1.0 percent is industrial and 56.4 is agricultural. Roads, rivers, fishponds and bodies of water comprise 1,243 or 7.7 percent of the total land area, making a grand total of 16,145.00 hectares.

Urban Land Use Pattern: The urban area embraces 41 barangays. These barangays account for 17% of the total population (2007) and a net population density of 157 persons per hectare. Due to the extension/expansion of the built up areas in the adjoining rural barangays, these barangays are now considered forming part of the urban area.

The 2007 census survey also shows that in the suburban area, the three barangays adjacent to the poblacion have registered a high number of populations namely Taculing, Villamonte and Mansilingan. These are followed by barangays, Tangub, Singcang, Estefania, Banago, Bata, Handumanan and Granada. Barangays 24 and 21 have registered the least number of people.

Table 2. Existing Land Use, 2000CPDO, Bacolod City

Land Use Area (has.) %

Residential 4,675 29.0Commercial 321 2.0Industrial 155 1.0Institutional 442 2.7

Parks and OpenSpaces

167 1.0

Agricultural 9,101 56.4Vacant (A) 41 0.3Fishponds 173 1.1Roads 827 5.1Rivers 243 1.5

TOTAL 10385 100.0

COASTAL RESOURCES

Bacolod City has twelve (12) coastal barangays and some of its residents are dependent to the resources present in the coastal area. The coastline of Bacolod City is approximately 12 kilometers long. The City has twelve (12) coastal barangays namely: Banago, Singcang-Airport, Tangub, Pahanocoy, Sum-ag. Pta. Taytay, Brgys 1, 2, 8, 10, 12 and 14.

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The City has an estimated coastal population of 144,954 comprising of 29,582 households. There are approximately 1,690 fisher folks in the City who depend on the resources of the coastal area as source of their livelihood.

There are some patches of mangrove species thriving in some coastal barangays in the city. Most common species are bungalon and bacauan. This can be found in Brgys., Pahanocoy, Punta Taytay, Banago and Tangub. Mangrove rehabilitation is being undertaken in some areas in Brgy. Singcang and Brgy. Tangub. Mangrove rehabilitation in Barangay Punta Taytay is in partnership with the Sea Oil Compny and the University of St. La Salle.

CLIMATE

Bacolod City has two (2) pronounced seasons, wet and dry. The rainy season starts from May to January of the following year with heavy rains occurring during the months of August and September. Dry season starts from the month of February up to the last week of April. December and January are the coolest months while April is the hottest.

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SOCIAL SECTORThe mobility of population across urban and sub-urban barangays takes various forms.

Due to the development goals of the city government and land value development, it can be expected that the over-all growth rates within the urban areas will decrease, while the growth rate in the sub-urban barangay will increase.

Table 3. Historical Population Growth, Annual Growth Rate 1948-2010Source: National Statistics Office

Year Population Variance AGR %

1948 101,432 - -

1960 119,315 17,883 1.24%

1970 187,300 67,985 3.63%

1975 223,392 36,092 3.23%

1980 262,415 39,032 2.97%

1990 364,180 101,765 3.33%

1995 402,345 38,165 1.39%

2000 429,076 26,731 1.83%

2007 499,497 70,421 2.12%

2010 511,820 12,323 1.78%

As shown on the Table above, Bacolod City had a high growth rate of 3.63% during 1970 followed by 3.33% in 1990 and 3.23% in 1975. The lowest growth rate was experienced in 1960 at 1.24%, 1.39% in 1995 and 1.83% in year 2000. In year 2007, Bacolod City had a growth rate of 2.12%. This was perhaps due to the various government interventions like the people’s awareness on the ill effects of population explosion and various programs like responsible parenting, etc. The population of Bacolod City is expected to double in 33 years after the last NSO survey of 2007 or in the year 2040.

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Table 4. COMPARATIVE BACOLOD CITY (URBAN) POPULATION1995, 2000, 2007 and 2010

Source: National Statistics Office

BarangayTotal Population

Inc./Dec. 2007-2010

% Inc./Dec. Rank

1995* 2000* 2007 2010

1 6,437 5,871 6,054 5,205 -849 14.02 222 3,604 3,666 4,201 4,286 85 2.02 233 3,740 4,050 4,123 3,198 85 2.06 264 2,567 2,218 2,127 1,709 418 -19.65 355 947 694 723 624 -99 -13.69 536 4,367 4,448 3,175 2,565 -610 -19.21 297 4,035 3,422 3,584 3,281 -303 -8.45 258 5,849 5,290 2,052 1,297 -755 -36.79 419 1,695 1,396 617 560 -57 -9.24 5510 2,540 2,682 2,758 2,435 -323 -11.71 3111 981 558 457 338 -119 -26.04 5712 2,886 1,759 1,824 1,494 -330 -18.09 3913 808 685 510 449 -61 -11.96 5614 4,028 4,775 2,862 2,127 -735 -25.68 3315 513 493 528 562 34 6.44 5416 4,323 3,455 7,691 6,764 -927 -12.05 1817 3,909 3,169 3,063 2,517 -546 -17.83 3018 1,425 1,162 1,172 1,122 -50 -4.27 4519 1,148 1,216 1,262 1,198 -64 -5.07 4320 1,485 1,210 764 857 93 12.17 4821 511 159 274 175 -99 -36.13 6022 1,285 1,134 1,128 788 -340 -30.14 5123 1,597 1,048 1,076 802 -274 -25.46 5024 202 58 103 64 -39 -37.86 6125 795 636 411 295 -116 -28.22 5826 1,942 1,716 1,854 1,668 -186 -10.03 3627 2,973 2,809 2,590 2,718 128 4.94 2828 2,302 1,933 1,955 1,495 -460 -23.53 3829 2,039 1,753 1,804 1,851 47 2.61 3430 4,224 3,871 3,917 3,787 -130 -3.32 2431 1,254 1,388 971 1,493 522 53.76 4032 1,009 1,272 694 826 132 19.02 4933 1,389 1,060 889 944 55 6.19 4734 1,248 1,111 1,151 1,127 -24 -2.09 4435 6,477 7,080 7,522 7,849 327 4..35 1636 2,191 2,063 2,091 1,657 -434 -20.76 3737 653 399 319 263 -56 -17.55 5938 1,165 867 774 953 179 23.13 4639 2,712 2,087 2,046 2,187 141 6.89 3240 3,425 3,201 3,137 2,759 -378 12.05 27

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41 1,471 1,119 707 728 21 2.97 52City Proper 98,151 88,983 84960 77,017

Table 5. COMPARATIVE BACOLOD CITY (SUB-URBAN) POPULATION 1995, 2000, 2007 and 2010Source: National Statistics Office

Barangay

Total PopulationInc./Dec.

2007-2010%

Inc./Dec. Rank1995 2000 2007 2010

Alangilan 4,223 5,827 5969 6,397 428 7.17 20

Alijis 9,801 15,342 19,836 18,418 -1,418 -7.14 13

Banago 25,134 24,417 27,096 27,476 380 1.40 8

Bata 22,448 23,225 25,745 25,654 -91 -0.35 9

Cabug 2,262 3,960 5,833 6,520 687 11.78 19

Estefania 15,719 18,691 30,532 35,524 4,992 16.35 3

Felisa 2,326 5,183 6,678 6,301 -377 -5.65 21

Granada 13,682 16,555 22,887 22,756 -131 -0.57 11

Handumanan 13,255 17,756 25,486 28,251 2,765 10.85 7

Mandalagan 15,910 18,163 21,800 23,052 1,252 5.74 10

Mansilingan 22,811 28,464 36,222 42,352 6,130 16.92 1

Montevista 1,827 1,714 1,638 1,229 -409 -24.97 42

Pahanocoy 8,291 10,154 12,134 13,326 1,192 9.82 15

Punta Taytay 4,804 4,807 5,831 7,256 1,425 24.44 17

Singcang 30,546 29,019 31,370 31,099 -271 -0.86 6

Sum-ag 13,039 11,139 17,328 18,647 1,319 7.61 12

Taculing 33,824 34,325 39,014 36,668 -2,346 -6.01 2

Tangub 21,398 25,962 31,534 34,394 2,860 -6.01 5

Villamonte 37,815 37,014 38,498 34,945 -3,553 -9.23 4

Vista Alegre 5,079 8,376 9,196 14,538 5,342 58.09 14

Total Outskirts

304,194 340,093 414,537 434,803

Bacolod City 402,345 429,076 499,497 511,820 70,421 16.41%

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As of the 2010 National Statistics Survey (NSO), Barangay Mansilingan is the most populous barangay followed by Taculing, Estefania, Villamonte and Tangub. Among the barangays which have the lowest population are: Barangays 24, 21, 37, 25 and 11.

Table 6.Population Composition by School Age, Working Age, Dependent Age Group and Sex, Bacolod City 2011 Projected, NSO 2000 Baseline Data

Age GroupBoth

Sexes

Percent to 2011 Popn.

Male FemaleSex

Ratio

2011 Pop’n. Proj. 521,647 Number % Number %

School Going Age Population.

Pre-School (3-5) 34,742 6.66 % 18,045 51.94 16,697 48.06 108

Elementary (6-11) 69,118 13.25 % 35,547 51.43 33,571 48.57 106

Secondary (12-17)

Junior & Senior H.S

67,553 12.95 % 33,283 49.27 34,270 50.73 97

Tertiary (18-22) 55,295 10.60 % 25,900 46.84 29,395 53.16 88

Working Age (15-64) 330,568 63.37 % 159,565 48.27 171,003 51.73 93

Labor Force (15 & Over)

351,642 67.41 % 168,015 47.78 183,627 52.22 91

Dependent Population

Young (0-14) 170,005 32.59 % 86,975 51.16 83,030 48.84 105

Old (65 & Over) 21,074 4.04 % 8,434 40.02 12,640 59.98 67

Note: (Computed based on 1.78% A.G.R and Ratio & Proportion)

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In Bacolod City the total dependency ratio is 58. The ratio means that there are 58 persons of unproductive age for every 100 of productive age. Young dependency ratio reveals that there are 52 persons comprising of children and youth that is being supported by 100 persons of productive age. The old dependency ratio reveals that there are 6 too old population that depends for support on every 100 population who are working.

There are 105 male young dependent for every100 female dependent, while in the old dependent there are 67 male old dependent for every 100 of female. The table also reveals that the average male lifespan is 67 years and 71 years for female.

Table 7. Household Population by Barangay and Average Household Size, Bacolod City2011 Projected Based on 1.78% Annual Growth Rate

Barangay Projected Population 2011

Number of Household

Average Household Size

1 5,305 1,206

2 4,368 993

3 3,259 741

4 1,742 396

5 635 144

6 2,614 594

7 3,344 760

8 1,322 300

9 571 130

10 2,482 564

11 344 78

12 1,523 346

13 458 104

14 2,168 493

15 573 130

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16 6,894 1,567

17 2,565 583

18 1,144 260

19 1,221 278

20 873 198

21 178 40

22 803 183

23 817 186

24 65 15

25 301 68

26 1,700 386

27 2,770 630

28 1,524 346

29 1,887 429

30 3,860 877

31 1,522 346

32 842 191

33 962 219

34 1,149 261

35 8,000 1,818

36 1,689 384

37 268 61

38 971 221

39 2,229 507

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40 2,812 639

41 742 169

Alangilan 6,520 1,482

Alijis 18,772 4,266

Banago 28,004 6,365

Bata 26,147 5,943

Cabug 6,645 1,510

Estefania 36,206 8,229

Felisa 6,422 1,460

Granada 23,193 5,271

Handumanan 28,793 6,544

Mandalagan 23,495 5,340

Mansilingan 43,165 9,810

Montevista 1,253 285

Pahanocoy 13,582 3,087

Punta-Taytay 7,395 1,681

Singcang 31,696 7,204

Sum-ag 19,005 4,319

Taculing 37,372 8,494

Tangub 35,054 7,967

Villamonte 35,616 8,095

Vista-Alegre 14,817 3,368

T O T A L : 521,647 4.4

Note: Based on 2010 NSO baseline data

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The typical family of Bacolod City has an average of 4 members. In the urban barangays, the top five (5) most populated are Barangays 35 followed by 16, 1, 2, and 10, while in the rural Barangays Mansilingan topped the list followed by Taculing, Estefania, Villamonte and Tangub. These barangays are within the range of 2 to 5 kilometers from the Central Business District, where transportation is very accessible with the presence of industries, major institution and the like.

Table 8. Urbanization Levels for the Past 20 Years, Bacolod City, CPDO

YearBarangay Population

Tempo of Urbanization

(%)

Urban Rural Total

1970 100,221 87,079 187,300 .53

1975 90,915 132,362 223,277 .41

1980 101,840 160,575 262,415 .39

1990 104,599 259,581 364,180 .29

1995 98,151 304,194 402,345 .24

2000 88,983 340,093 429,076 .21

2007 84,960 414,537 499,497 .17

2010 77,017 434,803 511,820 .15

NSO, Bacolod City

During the period 1970-1990 the urban population grew at the rate of .14 % annually, while from 1995 – 2010 it keeps on decreasing at the rate of 1.15. The rural population on the other hand grew at 5.38 % annually. The tempo of urbanization is -4.23%. This means that the rural barangay/population is growing much faster than the urban Barangays. It is indicative that there are economic activities/opportunities in the area and that progress and development is taking place. Based on this table Bacolod City no longer have rural barangays

Table 9. Population Density & Built-up Density, Bacolod City, 2011

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Barangay Population 2011

Land Area (ha.)

Population Density

Built-up Density

1 5,305 28.4949 186.17 186.17

2 4,368 9.1347 478.18 478.18

3 3,259 14.6681 222.18 222.18

4 1,742 23.7184 73.45 73.45

5 635 26.4114 24.04 24.04

6 2,614 13.6665 191.27 191.27

7 3,344 39.8792 83.85 83.85

8 1,322 11.8444 111.61 111.61

9 571 25.4444 22.44 22.44

10 2,482 3.8079 651.80 651.80

11 344 7.3396 46.87 46.87

12 1,523 8.0763 188.58 188.58

13 458 9.7951 46.76 46.76

14 2,168 6.965 311.27 311.27

15 573 4.7738 120.03 120.03

16 6,894 12.6918 543.19 543.19

17 2,565 23.1798 110.66 110.66

18 1,144 5.5832 204.90 204.90

19 1,221 9.3073 131.19 131.19

20 873 5.1937 168.09 168.09

21 178 7.9601 22.36 22.36

22 803 9.2714 86.61 86.61

23 817 6.5134 125.43 125.43

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24 65 5.3222 12.21 12.21

25 301 4.0552 74.23 74.23

26 1,700 7.1322 238.36 238.36

27 2,770 5.6893 486.88 486.88

28 1,524 8.8527 172.15 172.15

29 1,887 3.534 533.96 533.96

30 3,860 5.1487 749.70 749.70

31 1,522 18.7996 80.96 80.96

32 842 7.2651 115.90 115.90

33 962 6.5229 147.48 147.48

34 1,149 3.8994 294.66 294.66

35 8,000 10.4741 763.79 763.79

36 1,689 9.2085 183.42 183.42

37 268 7.2186 37.13 37.13

38 971 11.0896 87.56 87.56

39 2,229 38.6245 57.71 57.71

40 2,812 44.4143 63.31 63.31

41 742 31.603 23.48 23.48

Alangilan 6,520 1324.95 4.92 4.92

Alijis 18,772 360.4476 52.08 52.08

Banago 28,004 321.1572 87.20 87.20

Bata 26,147 398.2258 65.66 65.66

Cabug 6,645 703.5012 9.45 9.45

Estefania 36,206 1082.35 33.45 33.45

Felisa 6,422 854.789 7.51 7.51

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Granada 23,193 2984.62 7.77 7.77

Handumanan 28,793 109.594 262.72 262.72

Mandalagan 23,495 549.1775 42.78 42.78

Mansilingan 43,165 1580.50 27.31 27.31

Montevista 1,253 11.9284 105.04 105.04

Pahanocoy 13,582 365.2749 37.18 37.18

Punta-Taytay 7,395 76.1601 97.10 97.10

Singcang 31,696 331.5738 95.59 95.59

Sum-ag 19,005 410.7683 46.27 46.27

Taculing 37,372 457.2571 81.73 81.73

Tangub 35,054 889.6885 39.40 39.40

Villamonte 35,616 594.0386 59.96 59.96

Vista-Alegre 14,817 1667.44 8.89 8.89

T O T A L : 521,647 15616.02 33.41

Note: 2010 NSO baseline data

Built-up urban density is assumed to be directly proportional with urban population density. Built-up rural density is calculated by dividing the 2010 projected rural barangay population with the estimated built-up rural areas.

In terms of density the five most thickly populated barangays in the urban areas are 35, 30, 10, 16 and 29 while in the sub-urban/outskirts area barangays Handumanan, Montevista, Punta-Taytay, Singcang and Banago. However, it is best to note that Barangays 24 and Montevista have recorded the lowest in population.

For the most part, majority of the barangays in the city proper have been observing minimal decrease in its population while barangays in the outskirts have recorded the opposite. One factor that can be attributed to such is the outward migration of Bacolodnons for reasons, among which includes the congestion in the city proper and the movement of settlements in the outskirts.

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Table 10. Historical Population Growth, Annual Growth Rate 1995 – 2010

Year Population Variance

A.G. R. for the

Locality

Growth Rate (%)

Provincial Regional National

1995 402,345 38,165 1.83% 1.43 1.43 2.30

2000 429,076 26,731 1.39% 1.13 1.56 2.36

2007 499,497 70,421 2.12% 1.44 1.35 2.04

2010 511,820 12,323 1.78% 1.19 1.38 2.12

Source: NSO various population censuses

Table 5 shows that the city’s population had continuously grown at a very high rate during the second, third, fourth and fifth decades. Such tremendous increase had been brought about by the conditions of constant and very high birth rates, just after the World War II.

Year 2010 is 0.32% higher than the annual geometric census growth rate during the 2000. If this continues, the city’s population is expected to double in 41 years, increasing by almost 25,591 persons every year or almost 71 persons a day.

Table 11. Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate for the Last 5 Years, CHO, Bacolod City 2004 – 2011

Period C.B.R % Increase/Decrease

C.D.R % Increase/Decrease

2004 20.31 6.21

2005 20.17 (0.14)/ 0.68% 6.68 0.47/ 7.56%

2006 19.73 (0.44)/ 2.18% 6.48 (0.2)/ 2.99%

2007 18.32 (1.41)/ 5.77% 6.79 0.31/ 4.78%

2008 22.08 3.76/ 20.52% 6.30 (0.49)/ 7.21%

2009 13.38 (8.7)/ 39.40% 6.67 0.37/ 5.87%

2010 12.80 (0.58)/ 4.33% 6.72 0.05/ 0.74%

2011 13.04 0.24/ 1.87% 7.18 0.46/ 6.84%

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CHO, Bacolod City

Crude Birth Rate (CBR) for the last 5 years is decreasing except for year 2008 with a 3.76 increase over the year 2007. Crude Death Rate (CDR) on the other hand is almost constant from 2004-2010 more or less 6% and slightly higher in 2011 at 7.18%. CBR greater than CDR means that there is an increase in the population.

Table 12. Literacy Rate of Population 5 years Old & Over by Sex, Bacolod City 2011 Projected

Male Female Both Sexes

Number % Number % Number %

Population 5 yrs. Old & over

236,685 48.61 250,220 51.39 486,905 93.00

Literate 230,424 48.29 246,743 51.71 477,167 98.00

Illiterate 6,261 64.29 3,477 35.71 9,738 2.00

NSO 2000 baseline data

In terms of literacy, about 98% of the population 5 years old and over are literate while there is a minimal percentage of illiteracy at 2%.

Table 13. Labor Force Population by Sex and Employment Status, NSO, Bacolod City Projected 2011

City Population 15 -64 yrs.

old Labor Force

Not in the Labor Force

BacolodCity Employed % Unemployed %

Male 170,933 124,781 73% 10,256 6% 35,896

Female 180,709 86,740 48% 7,228 4% 86,741

T o t a l : 351,642 328,082 93.3% 23,560 6.7%

2000 NSO baseline data

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Majority of persons employed are laborers and unskilled workers who worked for private households/establishments. Employment activity is dominated by the male with 124,781 at 73% and 86,740 females at 48%.

Table 14. Overseas Workers for the Past 5 years, POEA, Bacolod City 2004 – 2011

Total No. of OFW’s Increase/Decrease Percentage

2004 4,148

2005 4,686 538 11.48%

2006 5,075 389 7.67%

2007 6,121 1,046 17.09%

2008 7,009 888 12.67%

2009 7,953 944 11.87%

2010 3,431 (4,522) (231.80%)

2011 2,983 (448) (115.02%)

POEA/OWWA, Regional Office

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) land-based and sea-based for the last five (5) years had an erratic trend, highlighted in 2007 with 17 % increase over year 2006 specifically with 1,046 and decreasing in years 2010 & 2011. This is due to the fact that economy was down in the United States as a result of recession. The top four countries of destination of our OFWs are Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Hongkong.

Table 15. Household Population 5 years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment, NSO, Bacolod City Projected, 2011

Highest Educational Attainment

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Both Sexes

Number %

No Grade Completed 11,869 2.28 %

Pre-School 3,384 .65 %

Elementary 203,023 39 %

Ist – 4th Grade 98,909 19 %

5th – 7th Grade 104,114 20 %

High School 161,377 31 %

Undergraduate 83,291 16 %

Graduate 78,086 15 %

Post Secondary 31,234 6 %

Undergraduate 11,973 2.3 %

Graduate 18,220 3.5 %

College Undergraduate 57,263 11 %

Academic Degree Holder 62,467 12 %

NSO 2000 baseline data

Projected household population 5 years old and over by highest educational attainment illustrates that 39% of the household population go through elementary education and 31% obtained secondary education or high school. The 8% decrease is attributed to dropouts who either stop schooling due to poverty or seek employment.

Table 16. Projected Population and Household, Bacolod City, 2011 - 2020

Year Population Household

Year 1 (2011) 521,647 118,556

Year 2 (2012) 530,962 120,673

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Year 3 (2013) 540,431 122,825

Year 4 (2014) 550,053 125,012

Year 5 (2015) 559,829 127,234

Year 10 (2020) 611,523 138,983

Note: Baseline data - 2010 NSO actual census

Population and Household are increasing parallel with each other. By the year 2020 with 1.78% annual growth rate, Bacolod City population and household are expected at 611,523 and 138,983 respectively.

Table 17. Population Projection by Barangay, Bacolod City, 2011 – 2020

Barangay Base Year

Population Year 10

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020

1 5,205 5,305 5,400 5,496 5,594 5,693 6,219

2 4,286 4,368 4,446 4,526 4,606 4,688 5,121

3 3,198 3,259 3,318 3,377 3,437 3,498 3,821

4 1,709 1,742 1,773 1,805 1,837 1,869 2,042

5 624 636 647 659 671 683 745

6 2,565 2,614 2,661 2,708 2,757 2,806 3,065

7 3,281 3,344 3,404 3,464 3,526 3,589 3,920

8 1,297 1,322 1,346 1,370 1,394 1,419 1,550

9 560 571 581 591 602 613 669

10 2,435 2,482 2,526 2,571 2,617 2,663 2,909

11 338 344 351 357 363 370 404

12 1,494 1,523 1,550 1,578 1,606 1,634 1,785

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13 449 458 466 474 483 491 536

14 2,127 2,168 2,207 2,246 2,286 2,327 2,541

15 562 573 583 593 604 615 671

16 6,764 6,894 7,017 7,142 7,269 7,398 8,082

17 2,517 2,565 2,611 2,658 2,705 2,753 3,007

18 1,122 1,144 1,164 1,185 1,206 1,227 1,341

19 1,198 1,221 1,243 1,265 1,287 1,310 1,431

20 857 873 889 905 921 937 1,024

21 175 178 182 185 188 191 209

22 788 803 817 832 847 862 942

23 802 817 832 847 862 877 958

24 64 65 66 68 69 70 76

25 295 301 306 311 317 323 352

26 1,668 1,700 1,730 1,761 1,793 1,824 1,993

27 2,718 2,770 2,820 2,870 2,921 2,973 3,247

28 1,495 1,524 1,551 1,579 1,607 1,635 1,786

29 1,851 1,887 1,920 1,954 1,989 2,025 2,212

30 3,787 3,860 3,929 3,999 4,070 4,142 4,525

31 1,493 1,522 1,549 1,576 1,605 1,633 1,784

32 826 842 857 872 888 903 987

33 944 962 979 997 1,015 1,033 1,128

34 1,127 1,149 1,169 1,190 1,211 1,233 1,347

35 7,849 8,000 8,143 8,288 8,435 8,585 9,378

36 1,657 1,689 1,719 1,750 1,781 1,812 1,980

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37 263 268 273 278 283 288 314

38 953 971 989 1,006 1,024 1,042 1,139

39 2,187 2,229 2,269 2,309 2,350 2,392 2,613

40 2,759 2,812 2,862 2,913 2,965 3,018 3,296

41 728 742 755 769 782 796 870

Sub total 77017 78,496 79,897 81,322 82,770 84,241 92,020

Alangilan 6,397 6,520 6,636 6,755 6,875 6,997 7,643

Alijis 18,418 18,772 19,107 19,448 19,794 20,146 22,006

Banago 27,476 28,004 28,504 29,012 29,528 30,053 32,828

Bata 25,654 26,147 26,613 27,088 27,570 28,060 30,651

Cabug 6,520 6,645 6,764 6,884 7,007 7,132 7,790

Estefania 35,524 36,206 36,853 37,510 38,178 38,856 42,444

Felisa 6,301 6,422 6,537 6,653 6,772 6,892 7,528

Granada 22,756 23,193 23,607 24,028 24,456 24,891 27,189

Handumanan 28,251 28,793 29,308 29,830 30,361 30,901 33,754

Mandalagan 23,052 23,495 23,914 24,341 24,774 25,214 27,543

Mansilingan 42,352 43,165 43,936 44,719 45,516 46,325 50,602

Montevista 1,229 1,253 1,275 1,298 1,321 1,344 1,468

Pahanocoy 13,326 13,582 13,824 14,071 14,321 14,576 15,922

Pta.Taytay 7,256 7,395 7,527 7,662 7,798 7,937 8,669

Singcang 31,099 31,696 32,262 32,837 33,422 34,016 37,157

Sum-ag 18,647 19,005 19,344 19,689 20,040 20,396 22,279

Taculing 36,668 37,372 38,039 38,718 39,407 40,107 43,811

Tangub 34,394 35,054 35,680 36,317 36,963 37,620 41,094

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Villamonte 34,945 35,616 36,252 36,898 37,555 38,223 41,752

Vista-Alegre 14,538 14,817 15,082 15,351 15,624 15,902 17,370

Sub total 434803 44,3151 451,065 459,108 467,283 475,588 519,503

T O T A L 511,820 521,647 530,962 540,431 550,053 559,829 611,523

NSO 2010 baseline data

Barangays 35, 16, 1, 2 & 30 have the biggest population in the numbered barangays while in the named barangays, Mansilingan, Taculing, Estefania, Villamonte, and Tangub garnered the highest population. Barangay population is expected to double in 41 years.

Table 18. Projected School-Age Population, Labor Force and Dependent Population, Bacolod City, 2012-2020

GroupingBase Year 2010

Participation Rate

Year 1

2012

Year 2

2013

Year 3

2014

Year 4

2015

Year 10

2020

Population 511,820 530,962 540,431 550,053 559,829 611,523

School Going Pop’n.

Pre-School (3-5) 34,087 0.085 35,362 35,993 36,634 37,285 40,727

Elementary (6-11) 67,816 0.134 70,352 71,607 72,882 74,177 81,027

Secondary (12-17) 66,282 0.083 68,760 69,986 71,232 72,498 79,192

Tertiary (18-22) 54,253 0.110 56,282 57,286 58,306 59,342 64,821

Labor force (15 & Over) 345,018 0.669 357,921 364,305 370,791 377,381 412,228

Dependent

Young (0-14) 166,802 0.325 173,041 176,126 179,262 182,448 199,295

Old (65 & Over) 20,677 0.040 21,451 21,833 22,222 22,617 24,706

NSO 2000 baseline data

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The Table above shows that a large portion of the population comprises the labor force or ages 15-64. This is followed by age bracket 6-11 then ages 12-17 and then 18-22. The City of Bacolod has a young population and should address the needs and concerns of the younger generation.

Population Size and Growth Rate:

The total population of Bacolod City as of the latest NSO census of 2010 was 511,820. This was 21.36% of the total provincial population of 2,396,039 in the same censal year.

Since the first census year in 1903, the city’s population has been increasing. The average 2010 annual growth rate was 1.78% which is much higher than the provincial growth rate of 1.19%, regional growth rate of 1.38% and lower than the national growth rate of 2.12%. The historical growth of the population in the different census years in Bacolod City is shown in Table 3.

Office of the City Civil Registrar

The Office of the City Civil Registrar generally takes charge of the implementation of the Civil Registration Program based on the Civil Registry Laws, Civil Code and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations issued.

Specifically, the office records, safe keeps and issues birth, death and marriage certificates, marriage license and coordinates with the National Statistics Office in conducting educational campaign for vital registration and assists in the preparation of demographic and other statistics of the city.

Table 19. Birth, Death and MarriageSource: City Civil Registrar 2012

A. CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH1. Certificate of Live Birth Registered 17,210

1. Residents 12,696

2. Transients 4,514 Certificate of Live Births registered late 5,757

5 yrs. Below 2,411

5 yrs. Above 3,346 Residents 4,597 Transients 1,147

Certificate of Live Births delivered inHospital 11,843

Home 4,516

2. No. of Birth Certificate Prepared (Occurring at home) 4,4721. On time registration 1,587

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2. Late registration 2,8853. Certificate of live birth (not married) 2,1904. Birth weight below 2000 grams 1925. No. of Certificate of Live Birth encoded 25,956

1. Current 17,2132. Backward 8,743

6. No. of Birth Certificate Registered below 18 years old 14,003 7. No. of Requested Certificate of Live Birth Prepared and Issued 27,805

1. Request for Verification & Certified Copies 21,5822. On time registration 9183. Late registration 5,305

8. No. of Mutilated Certificate of Live Birth Reconstructed 209

9. No. of Certificate of Live Birth Prepared & Endorsed to NSO, Mla 2,409 10. No. of Birth Certificate with Supplemental Endorsed to Mla 1,277

11. No. of Posted Birth Certificate in the Book of Register of Birth 19,270

B. CERTIFICATE OF DEATH1. NO. OF CERTIFICATE OF DEATH REGISTERED 5,927

Certificate of Death (Form 103) 5,887

1. Residents 4,054 2. Transients 1,833 Certificate of Fetal Deaths (Form 103-A) 40

1. Residents 28 2. Transients 12

2.No. of requested Certificate of Death Prepared and Released 7,992 3. No. of Death Certificate Prepared (Occuring at home) 3,580 4. No. of Encoded Death Certificates 12,095

1. Current 7,186 2. Backward 4,909

5. Endorsement of Death Certificate to NSO, Mla 1,410

6. No. of Posted Death Certificate in the Book of Register of Death 7,860

C. MARRIAGE CONTRACT1. Registered 6,5532. Request for marriage certificate filed and issued 2,090 3. Application for marriage license filed 1,594 4. Marriage license issued 1,757 5. Endorsement of marriage to NSO, Mla 280

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6. No. of encoded Marriage Certificates 4,660 1. Current 4,660

7. No. of Posted Marriage Certificates in the Book of Register of Marriage 286

D. REGISTRABLE DOCUMENTS1. Judicial Decrees registered 122 640 2. Legal instrument registered 518

E. INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE 1,1351. From Government Agencies 1,010

2. From Private Persons 125

F. OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE 6741. To Government Agencies 532

2. To Private Persons 88

G. NO. OF BIRTHS RECEIVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 20 7451. Registered 626

2. Returned for completion of requirements 119

H. COURT CASES ATTENDED 155I. PETITIONS PREPARED AND FILED IN ACCORDANCE W/RA ACT 9048 584

1. Petitions approved by the City Civil Registrar & forwarded to NSO 670

2. Petitions affirmed by the OCRG 731

J. NO. OF BIRTHS REGISTERED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT 9255 168K. NO. OF COUPLES SOLEMNIZED BY HON. EVELIO R. LEONARDIA 762

Department of Education

The school faces a powerful coterie of stakeholders before whom it has to account for what ultimately its products are to become.

This accountability of the school creates a vision and mission which give focus to its accomplishments.

Indeed this school year 2012-2013 made significant performances which have channeled the energies of everyone in the Division of Bacolod City for the accomplishment of the vision and mission.

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Since the central task of education is geared towards nurturing, enhancing and achieving the best in Filipino today, Bacolod City schools profoundly dedicates its services to an efficient and effective accomplishment of the vision and mission.

Hand in hand, the elementary and secondary school principals cooperatively and collaboratively worked in maintaining its good performance and in improving its programs for further development of quality education.

Vision – By 2030, the Division of Bacolod City is an ACE Division taking the lead in the total school excellence marked by visionary educational leaders, competent and committed teachers and staff and child-friendly school environment.

Mission – The Division of Bacolod City is committed to deliver quality educational services by providingS systematic support that harnesses school-based management and optimizes

stakeholder participationM motivated and dedicated teachers and staff who continuously upgrade themselvesI integrated educational experience that equips learners with life-long skillsL leadership marked by dynamism and excellenceE environment that is child-friendly and technologically compliant with 21st century

requirements

Table 20. Public Elementary Schools, Enrolment, Classrooms, Pupil Classroom Ratio, Teachers and Pupil-Teacher RatioSource: DepEd, Bacolod City 2012

School Enrolment Classrooms Pupil Classroom

Ratio

Teachers Pupil Teacher

Ratio

1 ETCS III 2,200 34 64.71 62 35.48

2 Fr. Gratian Murray, AFCS IS

633 10 63.30 16 39.56

3 Mariano G. Medalla IS

859 14 61.36 16 53.69

4 Handumanan ES 4,462 74 60.30 91 49.03

5 Vista Alegre Relocation Site ES

1,067 18 59.28 20 53.35

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6 Estefania ES 1,685 30 56.17 33 51.06

7 Kabuguason ES 550 10 55.00 11 50.00

8 ETCS I 2,449 46 53.24 71 34.49

9 ETCS II 2,342 46 50.91 61 38.39

10 EJ Garcia ES 1,096 22 49.82 24 45.67

11 A Jayme ES 2,725 56 48.66 57 47.81

12 Sum-ag ES 3,779 78 48.45 82 46.09

13 Don L. Puentevella ES

894 19 47.05 17 52.59

14 Isla ES 324 7 46.29 9 36.00

15 Patricia Homes ES 1,247 27 46.19 29 43.00

16 Don I. Nessia ES 1,009 22 45.86 23 43.87

17 Banago ES I 2,166 48 45.13 55 39.38

18 Rizal ES 2,648 60 44.13 69 38.38

19 Don RA Medel Sr. ES

2,515 57 44.12 59 42.63

20 Jose Gonzaga ES 1,321 30 44.03 29 45.55

21 A. Lizares ES 1,772 42 42.19 40 44.30

22 Don JR Torres ES 2,403 57 42.16 15 160.20

23 ABES II ES 2,126 51 41.69 56 37.96

24 Pahanocoy Baybay ES

580 14 41.43 16 36.25

25 Banago ES II 907 22 41.23 22 41.23

26 Don Crispino V. 1,192 29 41.10 25 47.68

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Ramos ES

27 Fernando F. Gonzaga ES

821 20 41.05 23 35.70

28 Doña C.L. Montelibano ES

1,864 46 40.52 54 34.52

29 ABKASA ES 727 18 40.39 19 38.26

30 Vista Alegre ES 685 17 40.29 14 48.93

31 Montevista ES 1,087 27 40.26 31 35.06

32 Mandalagan ES 1,385 35 39.57 37 37.43

33 Felisa ES 780 20 39.00 19 41.05

34 Bata ES I 2,182 57 38.28 56 38.96

35 A.Mabini ES 1,932 51 37.88 55 35.13

36 Villa Esperanza ES 598 16 37.38 30 19.93

37 FR Flores ES 897 25 35.88 24 37.38

38 Bata ES II 965 28 34.46 29 33.28

39 Alberto Arceo ES 371 11 33.73 10 37.10

40 Graciano Lopez Jaena ES

1,200 36 33.33 10 33.33

41 Paglaum Village ES 993 30 33.10 25 39.72

42 ABES I ES 1,689 55 30.71 51 33.12

43 R. Alunan ES 685 26 26.35 19 36.05

44 D.A. Montelibano ES

668 26 25.69 19 35.16

45 SPED 81 15 5.40 8 10.13

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TOTAL 64,561 1,482 1,567

Graph 1. Gross Enrolment Rate, DepEd 2012 Graph 2. Net Enrolment Rate, DepEd 2012

Table 21. Private Elementary Schools and their EnrolmentSource: DepEd, Bacolod City 2012

SCHOOL ENROLMENT

1 Arbovitae Plains Montessori 30

2 Bacolod Adventist Elementary School 189

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3 Bacolod Alliance Christian School 32

4 Bacolod Child Development Center 23

5 Bacolod Christian College 366

6 Bacolod City Tiny Tot’s Pre Elementary School (Sharina Heights

106

7 Bacolod Evangelical Church Learning Center 224

8 Bacolod Nazarene Christian School 35

9 Bacolod Nimble Christian School 31

10 Bacolod Tay Tung High School 758

11 Bacolod Valor Christian Academy 72

12 Berachah Christian Academy 47

13 Blessed Carmen Salles School 239

14 Calvary Chapel Christian School 61

15 Children’s Place Learning Center 119

16 Christian Academy of Bacolod 108

17 Christian Venture Academy 81

18 Colegio San Agustin - Bacolod 365

19 Community Christian School 62

20 Cosmopolitan Christian School 204

21 Destiny Christian Academy 36

22 Greenplains Education Center 21

23 Happy Tots Christian School (Villamonte) 26

24 Happy Tots Christian School (Celine Homes) 144

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25 Happy Tots Christian School (Handumanan) 95

26 Happy Tots Christian School (San Dionisio) 45

27 Happy Tots Christian School (Glendale) 71

28 House of Place Learning Center 82

29 Immaculate Heart of Mary 48

30 J.O.Y. Christian School 127

31 Jack & Jill School (Homesite) 532

32 Jack & Jill School (Castleson High) 121

33 La Consolacion School (Gardenville) 155

34 La Consolacion School (Main) 703

35 Lamblight Catholic School 45

36 Living Heritage Christian Academy 84

37 Mansilingan Christian Academy 76

38 Maranatha Christian Academy Bacolod City 73

39 Maranatha Christian Academy of Alijis, Inc. 203

40 Megumi Academy 86

41 Nazareth Institute 117

42 Northside Christian Academy 80

43 Queen of Peace School 109

44 San Mateo Christian School 275

45 Shiloh Christian School 171

46 St. Benilde School 214

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47 St. John’s Institute 776

48 St. Rose of Lima School 72

49 St. Scholastica’s Academy 1,150

50 South Hills Academy 125

51 Sunshine Christian Academy 97

52 Tangub Christian Academy 155

53 Trinity Christian School 482

54 Twin Stars Learning Center 51

55 USLS - IS 1,288

56 UNO-R 775

57 Villamonte Reformed Christian School 72

58 WNU - IS 310

59 Calvary Christian Trust School 69

60 Evangelical Christian Montessori School 203

61 His Life Learning Center 13

62 Living Stones International School 69

63 St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic School 33

64 St. Sebastian International School 67

65 The Light Christian Academy – ABC Children’s Aide Phil. Inc.

149

66 Young Disciples Christian Academy 87

67 International Integrated Christian Academy 89

TOTAL 13,023

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As shown on the table above, there are sixty seven (67) private elementary schools with a total of 13, 023 enrollees. Of the above listed schools, USLS-IS has the highest recorded enrollees with 1,288 followed by St. Scholastica’s Academy with 1,150 and UNO-R with 775.

Table 22. Secondary Public Schools, Enrolment, Classrooms, Pupil-Classroom Ratio, Teachers and Pupil-Teacher Ratio.Source: DepEd, Bacolod City 2012

School Enrolment Classrooms Pupil-Classroom

Ratio

Teachers Pupil-Teacher

Ratio

1 Bata NHS 2,031 41 49.54 56 36.27

2 Mansilingan Agro Industrial HS

1,785 38 46.97 56 31.88

3 Cabug NHS 465 10 46.50 8 58.13

4 Mandalagan NHS 554 12 46.17 9 61.56

5 MG Medalla IS 503 11 45.73 14 35.93

6 Sum-ag NHS 2,927 65 45.03 85 34.44

7 Fr. Gratian Murray IS

405 9 45.00 13 31.15

8 Generoso Villanueva Sr. NHS

567 13 43.62 16 35.44

9 Handumanan NHS 2,335 54 43.24 63 37.06

10 Luis Hervias NHS 1,581 37 42.73 46 34.37

11 Romanito Maravilla NHS

394 10 39.40 16 24.63

12 Bacolod City NHS 4,916 125 39.33 204 24.10

13 Singcang – Airport NHS

1,319 37 35.65 47 28.06

14 Teofilo Gensoli Sr. 319 9 35.44 10 31.90

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NHS

15 Luisa Medel NHS 1,483 42 35.31 49 30.27

16 Emiliano Lizares NHS

1,485 46 32.28 39 38.08

17 Domingo Lacson NHS

3,215 101 31.83 129 24.92

18 Angela Gonzaga NHS

321 12 26.75 9 35.67

19 Jovito H. Sayson NHS

261 11 23.73 9 29.00

20 Paglaum Village NHS

758 32 23.69 32 23.69

21 ABKASA NHS 347 15 23.13 17 20.41

22 Alangilan NHS 402 19 21.16 23 17.48

TOTAL 28,373 749 950

Table 22 shows the list of public secondary schools their enrolment, classrooms, pupil classroom ratio, teachers and pupil teacher ratio. A total of 28,373 were enrolled 22 public schools of Bacolod City in 2012-2013. There are 749 classrooms and 950 teachers. There are 4 schools that fall below the standard ratio Pupil Classroom Ratio. Ideal ratio must be 45 or less in a classroom. This would mean additional classrooms for public secondary schools and with the increasing population, this entails a need for more classrooms in the future.

Graph 3. Cohort Survival Rate, DepEd 2012 Graph 4. Retention Rate, DepEd 2012

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Graph 5. School Leaver Rate 2012 Graph 6. Drop-out Rate, DepEd 2012

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Graph 7. Repetition Rate, DepEd 2012 Graph 8. Completion Rate, DepEd 2012

Graph 9. Graduation Rate. DepEd 2012

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Graph 10. National Achievement Rate Grade 3, DepEd 2012

Graph 11. National Achievement Rate Grade 6, DepEd 2012

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Graph 12. Comparative Annual Achievement Rate Grade 6, DepEd 2012

Graph 13. National Achievement Rate Second Year, DepEd 2012

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Graph 14. National Achievement Rate Fourth Year, DepEd 2012

Graph 15. National Achievement Rate Second and Fourth Year, DepEd 2012

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Table 23. List of Private Secondary Schools, DepEd Bacolod City 2012

Name of School Enrolment

1 Bacolod Christian College 236

2 Bacolod TayTung High School 380

3 Calvary Chapel Christian School 31

4 Christian Academy of Bacolod 71

5 Christian Venture Academy 114

6 Colegio San Agustin - Bacolod 412

7 Destiny Christian Academy 67

8 South Hills Academy 20

9 Green Plains Education Center 12

10 Holy Family Vocational School 310

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11 Jack & Jill School ( Castleson High) 51

12 La Consolacion College (Main) 853

13 La Consolacion College (Gardenville) 144

14 Lamblight Catholic School 5

15 Living Heritage Christian Academy 219

16 Mansilingan Christian Academy 129

17 Maranatha Christian Academy of Alijis, Inc 255

18 Maranatha Christian College 503

19 Megumi Academy 113

20 Negros Mission Academy 265

21 Shiloh Christian School 94

22 St. Benilde School 200

23 St. John’s Institute 386

24 St. Joseph School – La Salle 1,865

25 St. Rose of Lima School 100

26 St. Scholastica’s Academy 558

27 Tangub Christian Academy 166

28 Trinity Christian School 268

29 USLS -IS 1,127

30 UNO-R 824

31 WNU - IS 509

32 J.O.Y. Christian School 27

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33 Young Disciples Christian Academy 42

34 Living Stones International School 43

35 St. Sebastian International School 85

TOTAL 10,484

The Table above shows the private secondary school enrolment for School Year 2012-2013. Among the private secondary schools in the city, St. Joseph School – La Salle has the highest number of enrollees including night school students at 1,865. This is followed by USLS – IS with 1,127 enrollees and La Consolacion College (Main) with 853 students.

Table 24. List of Tertiary Schools in Bacolod City, CPDO, 2012

1. University of St. La Salle2. University of Negros Occidental Recoletos3. West Negros University4. Colegio De San Agustin5. Riverside College6. STI College7. ABE College8. La Consolacion College9. Bacolod City College10. Carlos Hilado State University

Bacolod City College

The Bacolod City College had its birth in 1997 by virtue of City Ordinance No. 175, passed by the local officials. The program was conceptualized by Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia with tuition at P30.00 per unit is still the same after thirteen (13) years in operation. There are a total of 3,736 students enrolled for School Year 2010-2011.

It offers both academics and non-traditional courses that are expected to fill the present demand in the job market. Courses are ladderized to give more opportunities for many underprivileged students to seek gainful employment right away. Its operation is supported by city funds with subsequent annual budget continuously provided. Tuition and other school fees are held in Trust Fund especially for development programs of the college.

Although managed as a department of the city, the college maintained the highest level of academic freedom and excellence expected of a tertiary level school. Support services such as scholarship grants by the City Government and annual appropriation of annual budget were provided.

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The offering of BS Industrial Technology with two (2) majors: Civil Technology and Electronic and BS Business Administration major in Entrepreneurship have equipped the graduates to put up their own micro enterprise as an alternative to unemployment. A two-year Computer Secretarial (COMSEC) course provided more gainful employment for students who could not proceed to a four-year program. In 2008, another two-year ladder-type program in Associate in Computer Technology (ACT) leading to the degree in BS Information System was offered to meet the demands for globalization. At present, the Bacolod City College offers an academic program, the Teacher Education Program: BEED and BSED. An updated program in BS Business Administration major in Marketing is currently offered.

In partnership with the Local Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV), the college established the Media Resource Center (MRC) to enhance the learning environment through enhanced teaching methodologies. The MRC is devised to also increase the academic performance of the college and the research capabilities of the faculty and the students. By setting up necessary IT infrastructure, the college is now able to address another key area of the IT roadmap – E research aimed to institute a culture of research among students, faculty and administrators.

Bacolod City College was able to comply with requirements of CHED PRC Circular No. 10 S’2010 mandating Higher Education Institutions to secure an authority to operate a board program, specifically for the Bachelor of Elementary Education and Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics and English. Graduates of the college were allowed to take the LET for April & September 2011 by the Professional Regulation Commission.

Table 25. Enrollment Profile by Academic Years 1991-2012, BCC 2012

School Year No. of Students (1st Sem) % Increase/Decrease (1st

Sem)

1997-1998 135

1998-1999 1,598 1,083.70

1999-2000 1,143 -28.5

2000-2001 1,404 22.8

2001-2002 1,717 22.3

2002-2003 924 -46.18

2003-2004 1,632 76.62

2004-2005 1,770 8.45

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2005-2006 1,683 -5.1

2006-2007 1,790 6.4

2007-2008 1,948 8.8

2008-2009 2,344 20.3

2009-2010 2,752 17.4

2010-2011 3,329 20.96

2011-2012 3,736 12.22

2012-2013 3,523 -5.7

Significant among the accomplishments of the College is its contribution to human resource development. Student enrolment in 1997 was 135 while the present enrolment for AY 2012-2013 is 3,523 or an increase of 2,509.63% over the last 15 years.

Table 26. Enrolment Profile by Curricular Programs, 1997-2012, BCC 2012

Year BSBA BSOA BSIT TED COMSEC BSIS ACT GRAND TOTAL

1997 82 0 53 0 0 0 0 135

1998 725 0 291 0 582 0 0 1,598

1999 618 0 244 0 281 0 0 1,143

2000 816 0 290 0 298 0 0 1,404

2001 1,012 0 297 0 408 0 0 1,717

2002 488 0 174 102 160 0 0 924

2003 323 291 190 0 0 0 0 1,632

2004 805 391 313 261 0 0 0 1,170

2005 667 450 246 264 56 0 0 1,683

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2006 599 480 246 249 216 0 0 1,790

2007 622 490 277 231 328 0 0 1,948

2008 668 335 287 289 150 0 581 2,344

2009 805 233 317 304 11 0 1,082 2,752

2010 857 450 296 325 0 102 1,299 3,329

2011 938 561 312 335 0 251 1,339 3,736

2012 927 687 312 336 0 446 8153,523

In 2008, the College offered the Associate in Computer Technology (ACT) leading to the degree Bachelor of Science in Information System. Initial enrolment for AY 2008-2009 was 581 and continued to increase yearly with 1,339 students enrolled in AY 2011-2012. The ACT has the biggest enrolment since it was offered in 2008.

In 2009, the BS Business Administration major in Entrepreneurship was upgraded to BS Entrepreneurship while a new major was offered BSBA major in Marketing Management.

Table 27. Bacolod City College Graduates, 1999-2012, BCC 2012

Academic Year Graduates

1999-2000 192

2000-2001 36

2001-2002 412

2002-2003 293

2003-2004 210

2004-2005 199

2005-2006 333

2006-2007 353

2007-2008 323

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2008-2009 400

2009-2010 624

2010-2011 728

2011-2012 744

TOTAL 4,847

The College has 4,847 graduates from Academic Years 1999-2012. For AY 2011-2012, a total of 744 students completed their baccalaureate degrees and non-baccalaureate certificates. For AY 2004-2005 until AY 2011-2012, there were 3,704 graduates. For AY 2011-2012, the College produced the first batch of graduates for the 4-year Degree Bachelor of Science in Information Systems with 62 graduates.

Table 28. Graduates Profile by Programs, AY 1999-2012, BCC 2012

Year BSOA BSBA BSIT TED COMSEC BSIS ACT GRAND TOTAL

Entrep

Mgmt Elex Civil Tech

BEED BSED

1999-2000

0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 192

2000-2001

0 26 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 36

2001-2002

0 225 0 32 20 0 0 135 0 0 412

2002-2003

0 95 0 32 14 0 0 152 0 0 293

2003-2004

0 165 0 33 12 0 0 0 0 0 210

2004-2005

0 156 0 30 13 0 0 0 0 0 199

2005-2006

72 138 0 49 9 54 11 0 0 0 333

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2006-2007

80 146 0 29 7 44 19 28 0 0 353

2007-2008

69 95 0 28 5 34 12 80 0 0 323

2008-2009

100 97 0 25 11 32 11 124 0 0 400

2009-2010

96 137 0 24 20 31 6 0 0 310 624

2010-2011

102 131 0 50 6 37 18 0 0 386 730

2011-2012

3 148 0 31 17 45 21 0 62 417 744

TOTAL

Table 29. Results of Licensure Examination for Teachers 2006-2011, BCC 2012

2011 (Sept.) 2011 (April) 2010 (Sept.) 2009 (Oct.) 2009 (April) 2008 2007 2006

BEED

BSED

BEED

BSED

BEED

BSED

BEED

BSED

BEED

BSED

BEED

BSED

BEED

BSED

BEED

BSED

BCC Passing Rate

61.29 42.86 50 50 36.67 57.14 46.15 90 83 66.67 63 50 63 58 94.75 62.55

National Passing Rate

22.68 31.45 15.81 26.28 19.58 25.86 18.67 28.15 27 24 30 35 27.5 29 32 29

Bacolod City College consistently hurdled the Licensure Examination for Teachers since 2006 with a passing rate higher than the national passing percentage. In September 2008 LET, the college produced a 14th Placer – Jason Asuelo with a rating of 88%. In April 2011, LET, BCC ranked No. 3 in the Secondary Level and No. 2 in the Elementary Level among 21 schools in Negros Occidental offering the Teacher Education Program. In September 2011 the College ranked No. 7 and No. 3 respectively in the Secondary and Elementary Levels.

Bacolod City Public Library

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The Bacolod City Public Library is under the supervision of the City Mayor. The functions and duties relate to the activities of the library such as (1) administration (2) selection and acquisition of books and materials (3) classifying and cataloging of books and materials for easy access and retrieval (4) maintenance and care of books, materials, equipments and facilities (5) a place to read, study, research, hold storytelling, read aloud and other related activities.

The Bacolod City Library rendered different innovative services and activities which showed their commitment. Activities like story-telling sessions were conducted to Daycare center children from different Barangays and summer workshops were conducted to develop the hidden talents of the aspiring children.

Through the efforts of the City Mayor, the Bacolod City Library are more equipped with modern equipment in order to cope with growing needs of the researchers. Continuous allocation of budget necessary to provide better services has also been the priority of this administration.

Table 30. Library Users, Active Borrowers, BCPL, 2012

Month Library Users Active Borrower

January 4,637 271

February 5,155 311

March 6,103 267

April 2,136 34

May 2,053 49

June 8,341 189

July 11,955 573

August 9,546 543

September 8,212 499

October 755 514

November 8,745 473

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December 3,995 210

TOTAL 78,428 3,933

For the period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012, we were able to serve 78,428 library users including 16,345 internet users and 3,933 borrowers.

To augment books and magazines we have vertical files. These are newspaper clippings mounted and placed in a folder. For this year we have a total of 1,062 newspaper articles clipped and mounted. Many are aware that passed ordinances and resolutions are available for research not only in the internet but also at the Bacolod City Archives. Six (6) PCs are available for use of students and researchers in surfing the internet.

Bacolod Housing Authority

The problem of informal settlers has been perennial. Bacolod, being the capital city of Negros Occidental, and one of the country’s economic growth centers has drawn people from neighboring towns and cities as well as other provinces. We have one of the highest numbers of informal dwellers, but we also have one of the biggest relocation sites.

The Housing & Relocation is responsible for the implementation of the relocation program, cost recovery program, community mortgage program and other housing related projects/concerns. The Planning division prepares and facilitates plans and work program estimates as well as implements/supervises/monitors construction and development of project areas. Subdivision approval division evaluates, processes and recommends approval of residential plans pursuant to PD 957, BP 220 and their implementing standards, rules and regulations.

Thus, to date, Bacolod has three major relocation sites located at Barangay Handumanan with an area of 95 hectares with 5,028 beneficiaries, Fortune Towne in Barangay Estefania which is 5.9 hectares benefiting 665 families and in Vista Alegre-Granada consisting of two phases.

Phase I, Vista Alegre – Granada relocation sites, has a total of 30 hectares with 1,800 residential lots, 1,553 of which have been awarded to applicants with writ of demolition from the court.

With the acquisition of the 58-hectare Arao Property adjacent to the relocation site at Vista Alegre – Granada, 5,030 residential lots are expected to be generated. Initial stage of development is already underway made possible through the loan acquired from the Philippine Veterans Bank.

The cost of the property of Phase II, Vista Alegre – Granada which was previously owned by the Arao Family, was at P220.00 per square meter and was bought by the City after Resolution No. 40, Series of 2010 was passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Located southeast of Bacolod City with a radius of seven (7) kilometers from point of origin ( 0 km. pt: Provincial Lagoon), the site is adjacent to the 36 hectares Abada-Escay properties, which is the Relocation Site I and

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is now occupied by 1,533 families. Taking the route going Granada, the site can be reached via public utility vehicles and tricycles.

The Relocation Site II is divided into five (5) phases. Phase I which has an area of fifteen (15) hectares is now being developed by Alfie’s Construction Supply, Incorporated. As of the present there are already 523 sub-lots ready to be occupied by qualified informal settlers.

But what has dramatically changed the complexion of things in the Granada-Vista Alegre Relocation Sites is the completion of the concrete road from the Granada highway all the way to the Abada-Escay area. What used to be a long and agonizing ride, now, has become a fast and pleasant one. This development, to a large extent, will entice future relocatees. It has awarded 504 lots at Vista Alegre-Granada Relocation Site II (Arao Property). Total lots awarded since 2011 is 624.

The office has conducted site inspection of 1,487 illegal structures/structure owners with ejectment cases and related concerns. It has issued 690 applications to potential beneficiaries and evaluated 452 applicants for relocation. It has re-issued lot assignments to 52 awardees of Handumanan Relocation Site and 11 awardees of Fortune Towne Relocation Site.

2012 Status of CMP Projects

Applying for PCL3%

P1,695,960.00

Negotiating w/ Landowner

17% P12,708,300.00

With Letter of Guaranty

11%P4,263,700.00

Take-out69%

P67,979,509.00

City Health Office

The City Health Department is mandated to provide a comprehensive health care system for the City's constituents. The Department pursues this objective in cooperation with government, non government, national and international agencies. It also endeavors to provide preventive, curative and rehabilitative health care services to constituents through various programs.

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Table 31. Demographic Profile of City Health Personnel and Ratio to PopulationSource: City Health Office, Bacolod City 2012

Indicators

Number

Ratio to PopulationMaleFemal

e TotalBarangays 61 8,652Brgy. Health Stations 30 17,593Doctors 5 18 23 22,948Dentists 2 2 4 131,950Nurses 1 29 30 17,593Midwives 0 27 27 19,548Nutritionist 0 1 1 527,800Medical Technologists 0 5 5 105,560Sanitary Inspectors 2 13 15 35,187Active BHWs 0 321 321 1,644

There are 61 barangays in the City of Bacolod with 30 Barangay Health Stations. 23 doctors are employed by the city along with 4 dentists, 30 nurses, 27 midwives, 1 nutritionist, 5 medical technologists, 15 sanitary inspectors and 321 Barangay Health Workers. This list excludes the private health professionals of the city.

Table 32. Environmental Indicators, CHO Bacolod City, 2012

Indicators Number Percent

Households 110,164 81.79

HH w/access to improved or safe water supply 90,478 81.79

Level I 16,000 14.46

Level II 758 0.69

Level III 73,720 66.64

HH w/sanitary toilet facilities 84,290 76.20

HH w/satisfactory disposal of solid waste 71,446 64.58

HH w/complete basic sanitation facilities 61,443 55.54

Food establishment 5,151

Food establishment w/sanitary permit 2,762 53.62

Food handlers 21,532

Food handlers w/health certificate 20,471 96.33

Salt samples tested 3,114

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Salt samples tested found (+) for iodine 2,628 84.39

Table 27 shows the environmental indicators such as number of households, those with access to safe water supply is about 81.79% or 90,478 households. Level III has the highest component with 73,720 households or 66.64%. Level I at 14.46% has 16,000 households and Level II with 758 households comprises about 0.69%. Of the total 5,151 food establishment, about half or 53.62% have sanitary permit. 84.39% or 2,628 out of the 3,114 salt samples tested were found positive for iodine.

Bacolod City Police Office

Bacolod City is generally peaceful with the conduct of local events such as the Bacoloadiat Festival, MassKara Festival and national events such as the AZKALS vs. Mongolia and the Philippine National Games with no recorded untoward incidents. For the period there is no recorded bank robbery, terroristic attacks, media killing and hi-jacking incident.

The ideal police to population ratio is 1:500 and the minimum standard police to population ratio is 1:927. Presently, Bacolod City Police Office has a total strength of 573 policemen (with 38 PCO’s and 535 PNCOs). It has jurisdiction over ten (10) Police Stations and one (1) Public Safety Company situated at Magsaysay St, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City.

LGU Bacolod City donated four (4) new patrol cars to the Chief’s of Police. For the strengthening of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), Mayor Leonardia donated P1,000,000 worth of SWAT equipment and allotted P500,000 for SWAT training.

Table 33. Bacolod City Police Stations, BCPO, 2012

Stations Address

Contact Number email address

1 San Juan St. 435-5001 ps1bcpo@yahoo.com2 19th Lacson St. 434-8177 ps2bcpo@yahoo.com3 Brgy. Mandalagan 707-8058 bcpops3@yahoo.com4 Brgy. Villamonte 708-1700 bcpops4@yahoo.com5 Brgy. Granada 708-8291 pp5bcpo@yahoo.com6 Brgy. Taculing 468-0341 ps6bcpo@yahoo.com7 Brgy. Mansilingan 446-2802 policestation7@yahoo.com

8 Brgy. Tangub444-1593/7043133 ps8bcpo@yahoo.com

9 Brgy. Sum-ag ps9bcpo@yahoo.com

10 Brgy. Handumanan 707-8301 zerpheus@yahoo.com/dx6vm@yahoo.com

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The Table shows the different police stations located in the City of Bacolod with their contact numbers, addresses and email addresses for ready reference of the citizens.

Table 34. Compaq Police Stations, BCPO, 2012

Compaq Location Compaq Commander

PS 1 Brgy. 16 SPO1 Melchor Villanueva

PS 4 New Government CenterPInsp. Ramon G. Villanueva

PS 5 Brgy. Alangilan PInsp. Nestor CastilloPS 6 Libertad Public Market PO2 Noli PregilPS 7 Abada Escay, Brgy. Vista Alegre SPO1 Exequiel Poblacion

PS 8

Brgy. Pahanocoy PO1 Jose Bobby SolinaBrgy. Singcang - Airport SPO1 Regie Ancheta

Goldenfield Commercial Complex, Singcang PO3 Miguelito Garque

PS 10

Prk. San Roque, Brgy. Handumanan PO2 Bobby CanalBangga Totong, Brgy. Felisa PO3 Joel Casador

The different Compaq Police Stations of the City are shown on Table 29 with their respective locations and Compaq Commanders.

2012 Best Practices:

1. Enhancement of Crisis Management Capabilities2. Diasater Preparedness3. Motorized Anti-Street Crime Operatives (MASCO)4. Police Integrated Patrol System (PIPS)5. Establishment of Tourist Assistance Desk6. Designation of Discipline Zones7. Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams

Bacolod Traffic Authority Office

Table 35. Apprehension and Fines Collected, BTAO 2012

Apprehension Fines Collected

7,933 units PUJs P 974,053.00

580 units trucks on truck van 239,950.00

413 private vehicles 69,550.00

26 units of taxi 2,600.00

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403 units tricycles 113,400.00

1,854 motorcycles 382,130.00

31 persons of jaywalking 3,200.00

Table 30 shows the enforcement of the Bacolod Traffic Authority as to apprehension and fines collected from January – December 2012. The highest collection comes from the Public Utility Jeepneys with P974,053.00 followed by motorcycles with P382,130.00 and violations on truck ban with P239,950.00.

Table 36. Issuance of Licenses, Stickers, etc and Amount Collected, BTAO 2012

Issuance Amount Collected

508 Trisikad Drivers License P50,800.00

735 taxi stickers 303,188.00

3,364 PUJ stickers 1,387,650.00

1,417 tricycle stickers 506,577.50

1,726 out of town PUJs 1,294,500.00

1,780 truck/van sticker 979,000.00

143 PUJ/motorcycles 39,200.00

As shown on the table above, total amount collected for Public Utility Jeepney stickers top the list at P 1,387,650.00. Ranking second are revenues on out of town PUJs at P1,294,500.00 and third are revenues on truck/van stickers at P979,000.00

The Bacolod Traffic Authority Office has conducted road safety seminar for high school and elementary students, conducted seminar for tricycle drivers and operators, conducted refresher seminar for all traffic enforcers, conducted consultation with school heads re: need for road safety, signage and seminar, conducted seminar for erring drivers, continued working on seminar materials and enforcers handbook and conducted road safety seminar for NSTP of USLS students.

The engineering division takes charge of the repair and maintenance of traffic lights in 12 intersections, installation of vertical signages, painting of road markings in various city streets, installation of railings along Araneta and Gatuslao St for anti jaywalking campaign and installation of railings along Lacson St. for No Left Turn.

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

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The Jail Management Services ensures the effective implementation of the custody and the security measures as well as the decongestion program guarantees that the desired services are handed down to our clients, the inmates.

The Alternative Learning System for the inmates backed up by the so called Guwardiya Ko/Warden ko Titser Ko is mandated under RA 9195 mandated by the Education For All. All Filipino citizens regardless of circumstances in life should be afforded with basic education. This act is a saving grace to all those who are less fortunate in life like our brothers behind bars who desire to receive education.

The establishment of the Male Dormitory Creative Outlet opened up avenue for the inmates to showcase their craftsmanship and sell their finished products. Notably, by utilizing the capital/financial support given by the city government, the inmates collectively produced different designs and sizes of Christmas lantern and captivates the passing public. Free Christmas lantern was given to different offices in the city. It was a sincere gesture of the management closer to the city government and to various offices that played a vital role in their existence and development while being incarcerated.

To improve the behavior, discipline and sense of responsibility of the inmates, it adopts program such as orderliness and cleanliness inside the jail. The jail designates a focal person that supervised the implementation of the program per group/dormitory. It is a holistic approach towards total development of a person deprived of liberty.

A surprise inspection using greyhound is conducted in the quarters/dormitories and belongings of the inmates to detect or to get rid of the jail of contrabands.

As of December 31, 2012, BCDJ Male Dormitory Male Population is 557. This is 5.9% higher compared to last year with only 524. Despite paralegal efforts, the increase was due to massive operation of the law enforcement agencies; apprehension of violators; and filing of appropriate charges in court.

Table 37. Commitments, Release, Prisoners and Crime, BJMP 2012

Total Number of commitments - 317Total Number of release - 284

Below is the classification of 557 inmates/persons deprived of liberty:

Detainees with pending criminal cases - 524Sentenced Prisoners

City Prisoners - 15Insular Prisoners - 18

As to crime committed (by percentage)Index Crime - 80%

Murder - 12%

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Non Index CrimeDrug Related - 55%

Bureau of Fire Protection

The Bureau of Fire Protection was created by virtue of RA 6975 primarily to perform and be responsible for the prevention and suppression of all destructive fires on building, houses and other structures, forest, land transportation vehicles and equipment, ships vessels docked at piers or wharves anchored in major seaports, petroleum industry installations, Plane crashes and other similar activities.

They are responsible for the enforcement of the Fire Code of the Philippines (PD 1185) and other related laws. Also they had the power to investigate all causes of fires and if necessary, file the proper complaint with the city or provincial prosecutor who has jurisdiction of the case.

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is mandated to prevent and suppress destructive fires, enforce fire-related laws and provide emergency medical and rescue services, which aims to be a world-class fire protection agency working towards a public safety conscious society.

Table 38. Fire Operation and Fire Safety Enforcement, BFP 2012

Fire OperationArson Cases Filed noneTotal Number of Fire Calls 274Estimated Damages P 19,478,531.48Injured 4 civilianCasualties 2 civilian

Fire Safety EnforcementTotal Number of Establishments Inspected 10,723Number of FSIC Issued 10,588Fire Code Fees Collected P 8,230,120.29Number of Fire Drills 226Number of Lectures 176

The table above reveals 274 fire calls with 2 civilians as casualties and 4 civilians injured. A total of P19,478,531.48 was recorded as estimated damages. On enforcement, there were 1,723 establishments inspected with 10,588 issued FSIC. Fire code fees collected was P8,230,120.29. The office conducted 226 fire drills and 176 lectures.

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office

The Bacolod City Diaster Risk Reduction and Management Office was created per Executive Order No. 04 Series of 2011. A Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council was organized per EO No. 05 Series of 2011 and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System in the city was institutionalized per City Ordinance No. 532 Series of 2011 pursuant to

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Republic Act 10121 otherwise known as “Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010”.

It also conducted trainings/lectures and orientations, information, education campaign/advocacies, and drills to various organizations such as different barangays, BACIWA, etc. It also serves as secretariat for the Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. It is also responsible for weather monitoring and warning, emergency response/monitoring, flood control program such as cleaning of drainage system along the different flood prone areas of the city and gives administrative support to Patrol 117 Call Center.It is also active in the massive clean up of the city.

The City of Bacolod has a functional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (DRRMC). The members of the DRRMC conduct a regular meeting every quarter. Special and emergency meetings are also conducted as the need arises. Bacolod City DRRM Office has a complete personnel complement. It has procured different rescue equipment worth 65M for CY 2012. These equipments are readily available in case of disaster. The office has conducted several trainings and has provided technical assistance to the barangays in the formulation of their BDDRM. Furthermore, evacuation centers are in place. Bacolod City has formulated its own DRRM Plan and has allocated P56,250,000 for its implementation . All 61 barangays of Bacolod City has also formulated their respective BDRRM Plan.

City Tourism Office

The City of Bacolod is a major tourist destination in Western Visayas. Not counting Boracay, Bacolod has the most number of accommodation establishments and hotel rooms in the entire region. The city capitalizes on this fact and on the modern facilities and conveniences for guests that tourism has become one of the main contributory factors to the dynamism of the economy of the city.

The city cashes in on the business potential it offers to investors such as those in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO’s), its convention facilities and amenities for business events such as those of the M.I.C.E. (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) market, the heritage,lifestyle and cuisine it offers especially for the leisure seekers. Being a highly urbanized city, Bacolod serves as a point of entry for the adventure tourists who prefer the outskirts and challenges of natural attractions such as lakes, mountains, rivers or deep sea diving.Heritage or historical and tourist landmarks of the city includes few old and antillan homes, the 135-year old San Sebastian Cathedral, the modern aesthetically designed churches, the world class gifts and housewares of the Negros Showroom, gourmet restaurants for the best of Bacolod cuisine and the famous food trademark – the Bacolod Chicken “Inasal”.The biggest tourism asset of Bacolod City is the smiling and genuinely hospitable Bacoleños with their lilting Ilonggo dialect and winsome smiles that have made Bacolod famous as the “City of Smiles”. Seasonal attractions are the MassKara Festival which has now gained worldwide fame and the Bacolaodiat, the city’s own way of celebrating the Chinese New Year.

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For the year 2011, a total of 439,843 foreign and domestic tourists were in Bacolod City as compared to 2010 of 363,617. There are 2,805 hotel rooms in the City of Bacolod.

For the year 2011 the list of Tourism oriented and related establishments are as follows: 43 travel agencies, 11 hotels, 9 tourist inns, 11 pension houses, 4 lodging houses, 1 apartelle, 7 motels, 8 resorts, 7 massage parlors and spas, 8 car rental services, 10 ticketing outlets, 1 golf club, 5 tour guides, 113 gift shops and pasalubong centers, 44 amusement centers, 8 department stores and antique shops, 7 shipping lines and passenger terminals, 50 bars, sing-a-long and disco houses, 87 restaurants, fast foods and refreshments, 19 coffee shops, 140 internet gaming, 1 casino, 4 tennis clubs and 5 bowling centers.

The City has an existing Tourism Cultural and Development Council (TCDC) that attends to the tourism related activities of Bacolod. Under the TCDC is the Bacolod City Tourism Office created by virtue of City Ordinance No. 158 on February 7, 1996. The Bacolod City Tourism Office (BCTO), a division administratively under the City Mayor’s Office became functional on March 14, 1997 with the appointment of a Chief Tourism Operations Officer and the eventual filling up of other positions provided for in the plantilla. This office attends to the different tourism activities of the City.

A satellite office had been put up at the MassKara Office at San Juan Street .This provides, brochures, and other tourism related information’s for the tourists. .

The MassKara Festival which falls on October 19 draws a huge crowd of domestic and foreign tourists, and brought millions of revenues for Bacolod. Other celebrations like the city fiesta on January 20, the annual Santacruzan and Mayflower Festival also attract local and foreign visitors. Bacolod has yet to come up with a museum housed in an ancestral house. The project “Barangay Branding” was organized citywide. Visits and representation in other city fiestas and organized cultural groups were also done by the city. The Best Tourism-Oriented LGU, a regional award for program particularly in the area of tourism legislation and the meteoric rise in tourism investments, particularly the growth of accommodation establishments, restaurants, and other tourist facilities helped create a dynamic economy for Bacolod City. The City’s icon festival, the MassKara, has been invited to participate not only in the province but even in the regions and neighboring cities and provinces in the Philippines and abroad have won awards and have done promotional effort.

The Barangay Festivals Dance Showdown participated in by different Barangays in the city was started last June 18, 2012 during the anniversary signing making Bacolod a charter city will soon be another a tourist crowd drawer. This showcases different festivals of barangays celebrated during their fiestas.

Apart from these, the promotion of Bacolod as MICE center of Southern Philippines shall continue to be the thrust of the city. Participants and attendees of conventions and meetings

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satisfied with the facilities and amenities Bacolod City offers shall continue to do the lip services and shall circulate among friends and other organizations to keep coming back to Bacolod.

Must see tourist attractions and destinations in Bacolod are classified into:

1) Cultural - the Negros Museum, its blend of artwork and artifacts give insights into the past, present and future of the province. It is also called the Sugar Museum because it houses bits, pieces and artifacts that explain how the sugar industry found its way in Bacolod, became the economic lifeblood, paintings and historical photos; Panaad Park and Stadium- a 25 hectare park and sports complex with a rubberized oval tract and it’s considered one of the best in the country site of national, regional. It hosted a few intentional sports competition; the Provincial Capitol Building which was constructed on June 2, 1927 and considered as one of the most beautiful and grandiose provincial capitol buildings in the Philippines and the Japanese War Memorial Shrine at Rosario Heights Subdivision.

Considered another cultural attraction in the city is the Bacolod Government Center. Built in 2008 at the initiative of Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia, the building now serves as the nerve center of city government services, It has become the top spot for locals and tourists who find the fountain with its esplanade, park, open space and a circle of greenery ideal for family outings, health and wellness activities.

2) Religious attractions to include the 120 year old San Sebastian Cathedral with its interior is a combined Graceco Roman and Neo renaissance design; the century old Palacio Episcopal, the Bishop’s House which was formerly the official residence of the Spanish Governor General in the Island of Negros during the Spanish Era; Brgy. Sang Virgin Chapel – it features a 9 x 21 ft. altar mural made of 95 000 squares of shell mosaic depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary in a Filipiniana holding the child Jesus; JPII Towers - a 7 storey tower landmark of the historic visit of Pope John Paul II in Bacolod on February 20, 1981 located at the Reclamation area. It houses relics, memorabilia, books and souvenir items of Pope John Paul II. The top most floor gives one a breathtaking overview of the city. St. Jude Thaddeus – the patron saint of the hopeless and the desperate. This parish church and shrine started as a small chapel with a subdivision in Brgy. Alijis. The decision to a build a church for the increasing devotees of the St. Jude became a reality with donation of 5,396 square meter lot of the family of Engr. Mario Macainan while the design of the church was rendered free by Archt. Ramiro Garcia.

3) Business attractions- this variety of business establishments that offer ideas and facts of having good investments. The Showroom of Negros Products which has been declared by the Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotions as the No. 1 trade house in the Philippines; Bacolod Showroom Pasalubong and Gift Shop located at the ground floor of the city Hall It showcases the MassKara-based One Town One Product items of the members of the city cooperatives and the RU Foundry and May’s Garden- the place started as a foundry shop and eventually turned

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into an organic farm, a resort. A week end market and a restaurant that serves only the organic products from the farm. The garden is a replete with a mini swimming pool, a 6 room inn, horseback riding and a golf cart to bring you around the area.

Table 39. Sister/Friendship/Twin Cities, BCTO 2012.

Within the Philippines Abroad

Naga City Kamloops, Canada

Mandaue City, Cebu Long Beach, Florida

Iloilo City Keelung, Taiwan

Andong City, Republic of Korea

Daegu, Metro City, Republic of Korea

The City of Bacolod has established sister/friendship/twin cities nationally and internationally. In the Philippines we have established 3 sister cities namely, Naga, Mandaue and Iloilo. Abroad we have made friendship/twinning with 5 cities namely, Kamloops, Long Beach, Keelung, Andong and Daegu.

Table 40. Tourism Related Awards, City Tourism Office, 2012

Year Award

2012 Champion, MassKara Dance Inter-town Competition, It’s Show Time

2011 5th Place, Best Tourist Destination Pavillon – City Category, Panaad sa Negros

Best Colorful Costume

2010 3rd Place, Float Competition, Panaad sa Negros

Best People’s Choice

4th Place, Best Tourist Destination Pavillon – City Category, Panaad sa Negros

One of the Five Outstanding Festival Presentation during the Western

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Visayas Tourism Assembly Parade of Festivals

The City of Bacolod has received many awards such as Champion in popular noontime show It’s Showtime in the MassKara Dance Inter-town Competition. In 2011, it was adjudged as 5 th Place Best Tourist Destination Pavillon City Category in the annual Panaad sa Negros Festival as well as Best Colorful Costume. In 2010, we garnered 3rd Place in the Float Competition of the Panaad sa Negros Festival and 4th Place as the Best Tourist Destination Pavillion – City Category. Also on the same year it was recognized as one of the fice outstanding festival presentation during the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly Parade of Festivals.

The MassKara Festival has repeatedly represented the country in some major festivals of Asia, notably in the Chinggay Festival of Singapore in 1998, the Lunar Festival of Hongkong in 2001, the International Tourism Festival of Shanghai on 2004, and in the Midosuji Festival Parade of Osaka, Japan in 2005 emerging as the Champion in the foreign category and first award to be given to a foreign participant in the 10-year history of that Japanese Festival.

In 2009 and 2010, MassKara also represented the Philippines at the International Mask Dance Festival at Andong City, Republic of Korea. Sister cities between Bacolod and Andong were forged.

Table 41. Handicrafts and Cottage Industry Tours/ Points of Interest, BCTO 2012

1. MDS CeramicsMDS Ceramics is one of the pioneering establishments that started the famous ceramics in Negros Occidental.

2. Anaware Ceramics/Handmade Gallery (Present Name)Anita Feria, owner of the Anaware Ceramics/Handmade Gallery is another enterprising lady who also pioneered in ceramics business in Bacolod City. The main factory can be arranged for a visit, where one would be given an insight into the world of Ceramics production.

3. The Negros ShowroomThe Negros Showroom is a one-stop showcase for practically all of the handicraft industries and products of members of the Association of Negros Producers (ANP).

4. Potteries at PahanocoyLike the ones found at Sitio Maninihon in the North of Bacolod, the Pahanocoy potteries also display and put to exhibition the various clay products produced in this barangay located 7 kms. south of downtown Bacolod.

5. Bacolod City Cooperative and Livelihood Development Office at the old Bacolod City Hall features the products of Bacolod City from the barangays.

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Table 42. Inventory of Tourist by Country of Origin 2007-2011, BCTO

Country/Nationality 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

1.Korea 10,308 12,243 39,758 67,091 49,673

2. USA 8,113 7,991 6,282 5,947 5,071

3. Japan 5,211 3,266 2,094 3,930 3,770

4.Canada 2,497 2,691 917 1,529 1,376

5.Germany 2,309 1,752 1,121 331 1,307

6. Australia 2,015 2,007 1,648 1,681 1,524

7. Great Britain/UK 1,310 1,118 702 486 1,258

8. China 1283 1,272 1,485 914 2,674

9.Switzerland 948 548 401 93 192

10.Singapore 817 1,066 569 470 705

11.Sweden 752 277 179 27 288

12.Taiwan 557 388 295 191 403

13. Hongkong 529 629 284 203 1,957

14.New Zealand 457 452 99 180 69

15.Saudi Arabia 348 732 544 145 562

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16.Thailand 333 586 390 233 360

17.Norway 308 277 418 30 169

18.Malaysia 240 124 221 280 301

19.Holland/Netherland

239 235 209 66 254

20.Spain 227 301 190 82 252

21. India 205 448 407 202 295

22.Austria 180 449 276 26 107

23.France 165 589 369 107 214

24.Italy 142 241 144 43 84

25.Belgium 133 337 285 70 227

26.Denmark 125 217 178 36 293

27.Kazakhstan 0 167 46 33 130

28.Finalnd 86 116 72 20 37

29.Indonesia 55 89 109 39 134

30.Ireland 39 5 6 6 21

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31.Vietnam 24 149 97 40 65

32.Africa 14 3 0 16 0

33.Brazil 8 4 96 0 6

34.England 5 21 1 0 0

35.Brunei 5 14 1 0 16

36.Lebanon 5 0 0 0 0

37.Iceland 4 0 0 0 21

38.Russia 4 319 190 189 698

39.Mexico 4 0 0 0 1

40.Myanmar 3 6 5 0 21

41.Cyprus 1 14 0 0 0

42.Polland 0 7 0 6 6

43.Cambodia 0 6 6 3 19

44.Greece 0 3 0 0 4

45.Morocco 0 0 0 0 0

46.Iran 0 22 0 0 14

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47.East Timor 0 0 0 0 0

48.Scotland 2 0 0 0 0

49.Laos 2 0 0 4 15

50.Argentina 1 1 0 0 0

51.Turkey 1 0 0 0 1

52.Israel 1 2 0 1 7

Others 6,351 11,704 14,731 16,723 11,290

Total Foreign Tourists

46,354 52,863 74,729 101,484 85,874

OFW 14,128 13,180 14,997 37,769 32,834

Domestic 242,832 269,758 248,084 224,364 321,135

Grand Total 303,314 335,801 335,809 363,617 439,843

Among the different foreign tourist arrivals it’s the Korean that registered the highest with 57.84% followed by USA with 5.91%. OFW comprises of 7.46% of the total tourist arrival while domestic tourist is 73.01% and foreign tourists is 19.52%.

The peak season of tourist arrivals is during the month of October where Bacolod City is celebrating the MassKara Festival.

Table 43. Inventory of Tourism Establishment, City Tourism Office, Bacolod City, 2011

Location Name of Tourism Type of Facilities Ownership

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Establishment Attraction

Brgy. Alijis Hiro Pension Man-made Room accommodation (4), convenience store

Private Sector

Brgy. Granada

Sta. Fe Resort Man-made Room accommodation (38), function hall, parking

lot, swimming pool, gym/health club

Private Sector

Brgy. Mandalagan

Westown Hotel Man-made Room accommodation (35), function hall, bar, coffee shop, business

center

Private Sector

Casa Amparo Man-made Room accommodation (13), function hall

Private Sector

K’mas Pension Man-made Room accommodation (35), restaurant, spa,

parking lot

Private Sector

Go Hotel Man-made Room accommodation (108), parking lot,

restaurant, bar, pasalubong shop, function hall, laundry

services

Private Sector

Brgy. Singcang

Caribbean Waterpark Resotel

Man-made Room accommodation (32) function hall, restaurant, bar, swimming pool, spa,

rent-a-car

Private Sector

Grand Regal Hotel Man-made Room accommodation (91), function hall, rent-a-

Private Sector

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car

Goldenfield’s Kundutel

Man-made Room accommodation (83), function hall,

swimming pool, bar, spa, rent-a-acar

Private Sector

Hotel Pagcor Man-made Room accommodation (68), function hall,

swimming pool, restaurant (3), bar/souvenir shop

Private Sector

Mercenary Inn Man-made Room accommodation (22), bar

Private Sector

MO2 Days Inn Man-made Room accommodation (42), rent-a-car

Private Sector

Palmas del Mar Man-made Room accommodation (55), function hall,

restaurant, bar, parking lot, sports facilities

Private Sector

Sugarland Hotel Man-made Room accommodation (88), function hall (9),

restaurant, travel agency, souvenir shop, swimming

pool

Private Sector

Luxur Place Man-made Room accommodation (105), function hall,

swimming pool, souvenir shop, parlor/barber shop

Private Sector

Brgy. Citi Grand Inn Man-made Room accommodation (20) Private

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Taculing Sector

Forest Park Man-made Function halls (7), swimming pool, restaurant,

zoo, lagoon, parking lot

Private Sector

Brgy. Villamonte

JP & D Hometel & Apartelle

Man-made Room accommodation (19), restaurant, laundry services, souvenir shops

Private Sector

Circle Inn Man-made Room accommodation (84), function hall,

swimming pool, rent-a-car

Private Sector

G & V Pension Man-made Room accommodation (17), coffee shop

Private Sector

Omar Pension Man-made Room accommodation (42) Private Sector

Tindalo Pension Man-made Room accommodation (90) Private Sector

East Way Inn Man-made Room accommodation (26) Private Sector

JP 227 Residences Man-made Room accommodation (25), restaurant, canteen,

souvenir shop

Private Sector

Brgy. 1 Pearl Manor Man-made Room accommodation, bar, business center, rent-a-

car, parking lot

Private Sector

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Traveller’s Inn Room accommodation (24)

11th Bed & Breakfast Room accommodation (33), function hall

Brgy. 4 L’Fisher Hotel Room accommodation (100), function hall,

swimming pool, restaurant, souvenir shop, business center, clinic, rent-a-car,

barber shop

L’Fisher Chalet Tower

Room accommodation (80)

Pleasant Traveller’s Room accommodation (16), function hall,

restaurant

Brgy. 5 Belle’s Pension Room accommodation (14), rent-a-car

Saltimboca Pension Room accommodation (51), function hall, bar, parking lot, swimming

pool, souvenir shop

Brgy. 7 Royal Am Rei Room accommodation (32), restaurant, rent-a-car,

parking lot

Brgy. 8 Sweet City Captel Room accommodation (20), parking lot

LGU

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Brgy. 10 Elvin Pension Room accommodation (10)

Bacolod Pavilion Hotel

Room accommodation (87), function hall,

restaurant, swimming pool, parking lot

Bacolod Pavilion Resort

Room accommodation (21), swimming pool,

restaurant, function hall

Brgy. 11 The Suites at Calle Nueva

Room accommodation (20), parking lot,

restaurant, laundry services

Brgy. 12 Sea Breeze/LEC Lodging

Room accommodation (35), function hall, parking lot, restaurant, rent-a-car

Brgy. 13 Sylvia Manor Room accommodation (51), function hall, ,

restaurant, bar, souvenir shop

Check Inn Hotel Room accommodation (91)

Baldevia Pension Room accommodation (31), parking lot

LD Pension Room accommodation (31), parking lot

Westown Downtown Room accommodation (42), parking lot

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Brgy. 15 Bacolod King’s Hotel

Room accommodation (52), function hall, rent-a-

car, parking lot

Brgy. 17 Pension Bacolod Room accommodation (67), function hall, parking

lot

Brgy. 21 Pension Bacolod Room accommodation (66), restaurant, rent-a-car

Brgy. 22 Business Inn Room accommodation (67), function hall (3),

restaurant, bar, rent-a-car

Brgy. 23 Rainbow Pension Room accommodation (23)

Brgy. 24 Bascon Hotel Room accommodation (15), function hall (2)

Northwest Inn Room accommodation (22), function hall, parking lot, bar, restaurant, rent-a-

car

Brgy. 29 7R Residence Inn Room accommodation (30)

Brgy. 30 Rosita’s Hometel Room accommodation (21)

Brgy. 32 Tamera Plaza Inn Room accommodation (20), function hall, coffee

shop, restaurant, bar

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Brgy. 33 Blue Roof Inn Room accommodation (18), parking lot

Monic Pension Room accommodation (27)

Brgy. 36 Ester Pension Room accommodation (22)

Brgy. 37 O’Hotel Room accommodation (53), function hall, coffee

shop

Star Plus Room accommodation (32)

888 Pension Room accommodation (30)

Abbies Pension Room accommodation (16)

Mainstreet Pension Room accommodation (22)

Brgy. 38 G & J Horizon Room accommodation (12)

Brgy. 39 Planta Centro Room accommodation (82), function hall (2),

business center, rent-a-car, barber shop, gym/health

club

Brgy. 40 Regency Plaza Inn Room accommodation (42), parking lot

Mainstreet Pension Room accommodation (6)

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The City has sixty six (66) tourist establishments scattered in 30 barangays, 24 are located in the rural barangays and 42 are located in the urban areas. Attractions are all man-made and 99% are privately owned.

Table 44. Accessibility of Existing Tourism Establishments and Tourism Attraction, Bacolod City Tourism Office, 2011

Name of Establishment

Means of Transportation

Distance from

nearest airport (km.)

Distance from

nearest seaport (km.)

Distance from

National Highway

(km.)

Pavement Condition Accesibility

Hotel Pagcor Land 25 3 0.50 Paved Good 1,6

L’Fisher Hotel Land 20 2 0 Paved Good 1,6

Luxur Place Land 25 3 0.99 Paved Good 1,6

Planta Centro Land 25 2.5 0.40 Paved Good 1,6

Business Inn Land 21 3 0 Paved Good 1,6

Circle Inn Land 22 4 0.50 Paved Good 1,6

Grand Regal Land 25 2.6 0.41 Paved Good 1,6

Goldenfields Kundutel

Land 25 3 0.50 Paved Good 1,6

Sugarland Hotel Land 25 3 0 Paved Good 1,6

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Sylvia Manor Land 23 1 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Westown Downtown

Land 23 1 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Westown Hotel Land 19 3 0 Paved Good 1,6

O Hotel Land 23 2 0 Paved Good 1,6

Bascon Hotel Land 23 1.5 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

GO Hotel Land 18 1.5 0 Paved Good 1,6

Pavillion Hotel Land 22 0 1.5 Paved Good 1,6

Check Inn Hotel Land 20 2 0 Paved Good 1,6

Northwest Inn Land 25 0.3 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Royal Am Rei Land 23 2 0 Paved Good 1,6

Sea Breeze/LEC Lodging

Land 23 2 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Tamera Plaza Inn Land 23 2 1.50 Paved Good 1,6

Bacolod King’s Hotel

Land 23 1 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Bacolod Pension Plaza

Land 21 2 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Baldevia Pension Land 20 2.5 0 Paved Good 1,6

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Belle’s Pension Land 25 3 0.99 Paved Good 1,6

Casa Amparo Land 24 2.5 0.50 Paved Good 1,6

Citi Grand Inn Land 24 1.5 2 Paved Good 1,6

G & J Horizon Land 19 2.0 1.50 Paved Good 1,6

G & V Pension Land 25 3 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

K’mas Pension Land 22 2.5 1 Paved Good 1,6

Mercenary Inn Land 20 1 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Omar Pension Land 20 2 0 Paved Good 1,6

Pearl Manor Land 25 3 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Pension Bacolod Land 20 2 0 Paved Good 1,6

Regency Plaza Inn

Land 23 2 0 Paved Good 1,6

Saltimboca Pension

Land 22 2.5 1 Paved Good 1,6

Star Plus Pension Land 20 1 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Tindalo Pension Land 23 1.5 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Traveller’s Inn Land 20 2 0 Paved Good 1,6

11th Bed & Land 24 2 3 Paved Good 1,6

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Breakfast

Elvin Pension Land 22 0 1.5 Paved Good 1,6

Ester Pension Land 25 2.5 0 Paved Good 1,6

Halili Inn Land 23 2 0 Paved Good 1,6

Pleasant Traveler’s

Land 20 1 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

LD Pension Land 23 1 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Mainstreet Pension

Land 25 3 0 Paved Good 1,6

Monic Pension Land 23 2 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

JP 227 Residence Land 20 1.6 0 Paved Good 1,6

Eastway Inn Land 21 1.7 0.02 Paved Good 1,6

JP & D Hometel & Apartelle

Land 20.5 1.5 0 Paved Good 1,6

Blue Roof Inn Land 23 0.05 0.50 Paved Good 1,6

The Suites at Calle

Land 22 0.05 0.50 Paved Good 1,6

Sweet City Captel Land 21 1 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Rainbow Pension Land 23 1.5 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

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Rosita’s Hometel Land 23 1.5 0.05 Paved Good 1,6

Bacolod Pavilion Land 22 0 1.50 Paved Good 1,6

Caribbean Waterpark

Land 25 3 0 Paved Good 1,6

Palmas del Mar Land 26 1 1 Paved Good 1,6

The Suites at Calle

Land 22 0.05 5 Paved Good 1,6

JP 227 Residences

Land 20 1.6 0 Paved Good 1,6

East Way Inn Land 21 1.7 0.02 Paved Good 1,6

JP & D Hometel & Apartelle

Land 20.5 1.5 0 Paved Good 1,6

Sta. Fe Resort Land 25 6 5 Paved Good 1,6

New Gov’t. Center

Land 18 3 2 Paved Good 1,6

Brgy. sang Virgen

Land 19 3 0.02 Paved Good 1,6

Negros Museum Land 20 1 0.01 Paved Good 1,6

Negros Forest Land 20 1 0.01 Paved Good 1,6

San Sebastian Cathedral

Land 20 0.50 0.02 Paved Good 1,6

85

Bacolod Public Plaza

Land 20.5 0.05 0.02 Paved Good 1,6

PANAAD Park Land 26 6 3 Paved Good 1,6

Marapara Golf Club

Land 21 3.5 1 Paved Good 1,6

Bacolod City has 69 existing tourism establishments and attractions are accessible to all kinds of land transportation. Distance from the airport is less than 25 km. while seaport is more or less 3 km. and good condition paved roads. Note: 1 Accessible all year round by ordinary vehicle, 6 served by regular transport services (Jeepney, tricycle, bus).

Table 45. Facilities in Existing Tourism Establishments and Market Catered, BCTO 2011

Tourism Establish

ments (Hotels

Facilities Present No. of employ

ees

Markets Catered

Af Ff Cf Mf Ef s/f Others Local

Nat’l

Intern”l

1.Hotel Pagcor

68 rooms swimm

ing pool,

parking lot

Foreign

exchange,

business

center

Telephone, fax

Clinic

Restaurant

Souvenir shop,

bar

Convention hall, casino, laundry, service

van

√ √ √

2.L’Fisher Hotel (1st class)

100 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parking lot

Foreign

exchange,

business

center

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet, Fax

Clinic

Restaurant

Souvenir Shop

Convention Hall, parlor/ba

rber shop,

rent-a-car, van, laundry service

152 √ √ √

86

Chalet Tower

80 rooms

√ √ √

3.Luxur Place Hotel

105 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parking lot (100 cap.)

Foreign

exchange,

business

center

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet, Fax

Restaurant

Souvenir Shop

Convention hall,

parlor/barber

shop, laundry,

van

√ √ √

4.Planta Centro Bacolod (Standard)

82 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parking lot

(80-90 cap)

Foreign

exchange,

business

center

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet, Fax

Restaurant

Convention hall,

Gym/health club, rent-a-

car

31 √ √ √

5.Business Inn (Standard Class)

67 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet, Fax

Restaurant, bar

Function hall,

rent-a-car,

laundry service

√ √ √

6.Circle Inn (Standard Class)

84 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parking lot

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet, Fax

Restaurant

Function hall,

rent-a-car, van, laundry service

23 √ √ √

7.Grand Regal Hotel (Standard Class)

91 rooms, parling lot (70 capacit

Foreign

exchange,

busine

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet

Restaurant

Function hall,

rent-a-car,

laundry

125 √ √ √

87

y) ss center

, Fax service, van

8.Goldenfields Kundutel (Standard Class)

83 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parking lot (80

capacity)

Foreign

exchange,

business

center

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet, Fax

Function hall,

rent-a-car, spa, service

van, laundry service

√ √ √

9.Hotel Alhambra (Standard Class)

31 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Fax

Service van

Non operational as of 2012

√ √ √

10.Sugarland Hotel (Standard Class)

88 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parking lot (30

capacity)

Foreign

exchange,

business

center

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet, Fax

Restaurant

Souvenir shop

Function hall,

travel agency,

van, laundry service

70 √ √ √

11.Sylvia Manor (Standard Class)

51 room, parking lot (25

capacity)

Foreign

exchange,

business

center

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Restaurant, bar

Souvenir shop

Function hall, van, laundry service

55 √ √ √

88

12.West Town Hotel (Standard Class)

35 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Fax

Restaurant, bar

Function hall

√ √ √

13.Go Hotel (Standard Class)

108 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi

Restaurant, bar (tenant)

Pasalubong shop

Function hall,

laundry service

33 √ √ √

14.O’Hotel (Economy Class)

53 rooms parking lot

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Coffee shop

Function room, van

√ √ √

15.Bascon Hotel (Economy Class)

15 rooms

Telephone, Fax

Restaurant,

coffee shop

Function rooms, laundry service

15 √ √ √

16.Check Inn Hotel

91 rooms

Telephone, Fax

Spa √ √ √

17.MO2 Days Inn (Economy Class)

32 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet

Rent-a-car

√ √ √

18.Northwest Inn (Economy Class)

22 room, parking lot (20

capacity)

Telephone, Fax, Wifi,

Internet

Restaurant, bar

Funtion room, rent-a-car, van

(2), sedan (2),

laundry service

22 √ √ √

89

19.Royal Am Rei (Economy Class)

32 rooms, parking lot (15

capacity)

Foreign

exchange,

business

center

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet

Restaurant

Function room, rent-a-

car, laundry service, sports

facilities

21 √ √ √

20.Sea Breeze/LEC (Economy Class)

35 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet

Restaurant

Function rooms

20 √ √ √

21.Tamera Plaza Inn (Economy Class)

20 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Fax, Wifi,

Internet

Restaurant

16 √ √ √

22.Bacolod Pavilion Hotel (Standard Class)

87 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parking lot

Telephone,

FaxWifi,

Internet

Restaurant

Function hall,

service van

36 √ √ √

23.West Town Downtown

42 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Fax, Wifi,

Internet

Coffee shop

Function hall,

service van

√ √ √

TOURIST INN

1.Bacolod King’s Hotel

52 room, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet

Function room, rent-a-

car, laundry

√ √ √

90

service

2.Bacolod Pension Plaza

66 room, parking lot (20

capacity)

Foreign

exchange,

business

center

Telephone, Wifi,

Internet

Restaurant

Function roo, rent-

a-car, van,

laundry service

24 √ √ √

3.Baldevia Pension

31 rooms, parking lot (15

capacity)

Telephone, Fax

Function room

6 √ √ √

4.Belle’s Pension

14 rooms, parking lot (8 capacit

y)

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Rent-a-car, van coaster, laundry service

9 √ √ √

5.Casa Marabella

16 rooms, parking lot (4 capacit

y)

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Function room

√ √ √

6.G & J Horizon

12 rooms

Telephone, Fax

3 √ √ √

7.G & V Pension

17 rooms, parklin

g lot (7)

Telephone, Fax

Coffee shop

√ √ √

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8.K’mas Pension

32 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi,

Intenet

Restaurant

Spa, laundry service

6 √ √ √

9.Mercenary Inn

22 rooms

Telephone

Bar √ √ √

10.Omar Pension

42 rooms

Telephone

7 √ √ √

11.Pearl Manor

22 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Bar Function room,

Rent-a-car,

laundry service

9 √ √ √

12.Pension Bacolod

67 rooms, parking lot (5 capacit

y)

Telephone, Fax

Restaurant

Function room

11 √ √ √

13.Regency Plaza Inn

42 rooms, parking lot (50

capacity)

Telephone, Fax

5 √ √ √

14. 888 Pension

30 rooms

√ √ √

15.Saltimboca Pension

51 rooms, parking lot (15

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Bar Souvenir shop

Function room,

laundry service

√ √ √

92

capacity),

swimming pool

Internet

16.Star Plus Pension

32 rooms

Telephone

Laundry service

5 √ √ √

17.Tindalo Pension

90 rooms

Telephone

8 √ √ √

18.Traveller’s Inn

24 rooms, parking lot

Telephone

√ √ √

19.7R Residence Inn

9 rooms, parking lot

Telephone

3 √ √ √

20.Citi Grand Inn

20 rooms, parking lot

√ √ √

21.The Suites at Calle Nueva

20 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Restaurant

Laundry services

10 √ √ √

PENSION HOUSES

1. 11th Bed & Breakfast

33 rooms, parking lot (7 capacit

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Meeting room,

laundry service

11 √ √ √

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y) Internet

2.Elvin Pension

10 rooms

Telephone

√ √ √

3.Ester Pension

22 rooms

Tephone

3 √ √ √

4.Pleasant Travelers

40 rooms

Telephone

√ √ √

5.LD Pension

16 rooms

Telephone

Restaurant

Function room,

laundry service

√ √ √

6.Monic Pension

27 rooms, parking lot (4 capacit

y)

Telephone, Fax

Service van,

Rent-a-car

7 √ √ √

7.JP &D Hometel & Apartelle

19 rooms

Telephone, Wifi, Fax

4 √ √ √

8.JP 227 Residences

25 rooms, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi, Fax

Restaurant

Laundry services, souvenir

shop

7 √ √ √

9.East Way Inn

26 rooms

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Restaurant,

canteen

Souvenir shop

11 √ √ √

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10.Sweet City Captel

26 rooms

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Laundry services

7 √ √ √

11.Poloy’s Pension

16 rooms, parking lot (15

capacity)

Telephone

√ √ √

12.Rainbow Pension

17 rooms

Telephone

Restaurant

8 √ √ √

13.Rosita’s Hometel Pension

19 rooms

Telephone

6 √ √ √

14.Blue Roof Inn

21 rooms

Telephone

Coffee shop

Pasalubong center

4 √ √ √

RESORT

1.Bacolod Pavilion Resort

21 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parking lot

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Restaurant

Fucntion hall,

laundry, service

van

√ √ √

2.Caribbean Waterpark Resort

32 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parkin

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Restaurant

Function hall,

laundry, service

van

√ √ √

95

g lot

3.Palmas del Mar

55 rooms, swimm

ing pool,

parking lot (60

capacity)

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Restaurant, bar

Function hall,

rent-a-car, van, laundry service

√ √ √

4.Sta. Fe Resort

38 rooms, parking lot,

swimming pool

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Restaurant, bar

Function hall,

servicev an,

laundry, gym/health club

√ √ √

5.Dodoy’s Eco Resort

37 room,

swimming

pool, parking lot

Telephone, Wifi, Fax,

Internet

Restaurant

Function hall,

bowling, billiards, shooting range,

mini zoo

√ √ √

Accommodation facilities, financial, communications, medical, eating, shopping facilities and others like recreation, travel and tours and the like are all present in Bacolod City’s existing tourism establishments. These establishments and facilities can accommodate the influx of visitors even during the peak season of their arrivals with a total of 2,387 available rooms.

Table 46.Inventory of Tourism Support Facilities and Services, BCTO 2011

Barangay Accomodation Facilities

Restaurant Travel Agency Transport

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1 Pearl Manor, Travelers Inn,

11th Bed & Breakfast

4 L’Fisher, Pleasant

Traveler’s

J-Job’s Resto & Grill, L’Kaisei

Restaurant, L’Sea Dimsum,

Papa Pepe’s Pizza, Pepe’s

Grill

Family Travel & Tours, Swip Travel, Inc.,

Negros Travel Agency

R.A. Transport Service

5 Belle’s Pension, Saltimboca

Pension

Bottle’s Restaurant,

Chicken House, European Food

Restaurant, Italia

Restaurant, Korean Grill Restaurant,

Musho, New Inaka

Restaurant, Pendy’s Snack

Bar

Alchrome Travel & Tours, Vicky Travel &

Tours, Kimberworld

Travel & Tours, Hermes Travel, World Connect Travel, Expedia Travel Center, Lopue’s Travel Center, Viaje

Negrense

7 Royal Am Rei Bob’s Main, Imay’s, Buto’t

Balat, Uma Tratoria,

Mely’s Garden

Starwing Travel, Jaunts & Journey,

Enhance Visa Services,

Kabankalan City Travel & Tours

8 Sweet City

97

Captel

9 Apollo Restaurant, Mai Pao Teahouse,

Kau-kau Hawaiian Grill

GSF World Travel, Gwyn

Travel & Tours

10 Elvin Pension, Bacolod

Pavilion Hotel, Bacolod

Pavilion Resort

Travel Experts Center,

Dreammakers, Holiday &

Tours

11 The Travel Lounge, Jiggers Travel & Tours,

Island Trip Travel Agency

12 Sea Breeze/LEC Lodging, Poloys

Pension

Chicken Deli, Fresh & Famous, L’Kaisei

Restaurant, Max

Restaurant, Pizza Hut, Rai-

Rai Ken Restaurant, Shakeys,

Yellow Cab, casa Ilongga

SN Travel House, T3

Trips, Ticket & Tours, Todd Travel Sales,

Bacolod Travel & Tours, Travel

Experts, Silverwind

Travel & Tours

13 Sylvia Manor, Check Inn

Hotel, Baldevia

Lopue’s Travel Center, MJIG’s

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Pension, LD Pension, West

Town Downtown

Travel Services

14 DLRS Travel, Inc.

15 Bacolod King’s Hotel

17 Pension Bacolod Apollo Restaurant

Aero Tours & Travel

18 Chicken Deli Isla Negrense, lark’s Travel &

Tours

21 Bacolod Pension Plaza

Chowking

22 Business Inn Time Out Restaurant

23 Rainbow Pension

24 Bascon Hotel, Northwest Inn

26 Eloisa Q

29 7R Residence Inn

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30 Rosita’s Hometel

32 Tamera Plaza Inn

33 Monic Pension

36 Ester Pension

37 O’Hotel, Halili Inn, Star Plus

Pension

Apollo Restaurant

38 G & J Horizon Filipiniana Travel & Tours

39 Planta Centro Bacolod

40 Regency Plaza Inn, Mainstreet

Pension

Granada Sta. Fe Resort

Mandalagan West Town Hotel, Casa

Amparo, K’mas Pension, GO

Hotel

Chicken House, Pizza Hut,

Hoshi Japanese Food, K &

Korean Grill, Casa Ilongga, Seven Algra

Borj

Expedia Travel Services. The

Travel Lounge, Inc., Lopue’s

Travel & Tours

Mab Rent a Car

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Mansilingan K & R Korean Grill, Tamarind

Thai Soul

B. Antiqueño Rent a Car

Singcang Hotel Pagcor, MO2Days Inn, Mercenary Inn, Prominence Inn,

Grand Regal Hotel,

Goldenfields, Kundutel,

Sugarland Hotel, Isadora’s Place, Palmas del Mar,

Caribbean Waterpark

Aboy’s Restaurant,

Chicken Deli, Casa Ilongga,

Bigby’s Café & Restaurant,

D’Rosa Pub & Restaurant, Eric Zone Spareribs,

Sipango, Kuidauri

Yakiniku, MO2 Restobar, L’Sea Dimsum, Pizsas

Food Corporation,

Pizza O Restaurant

Décor Travel Agency,

Filipiniana Travel & Tours, Lands Air Tours

& Travel

Mariano Untalan Rent a Car, Mecca J Rent a Car, Topstar Rent a Car, Voyage

Sans Services, Carefree Travel

Company

Taculing Luxur Place, Citi Grand Inn

Nyala Rent a Car

Villamonte Circle Inn, Omar Pension, Casa

Marabella, G & V Pension,

Tindalo Pension, JP 227

Residences, JP & D Hometel, Eastway Inn

Bob’s Jr., Bob’s Restaurant,

Chicken House, Roli’s Diner, New Nature’s Hotpot, Ting-tings Native Food, mely’s Garden, Mix Corporation,

Sanders Coffee Shop &

Lopue’s Travel & Tours

Khriza’s Rent a Car

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Sausages

Tourism support facilities and services are mostly present in Barangays 5 and12 in the urban areas and Barangay Singcang and Villamonte in the rural areas. These barangays are within the range of central business district.

Table 47. Cultural & Tourism Activities/Festivals, BCTO 2011

Activity Description Frequency of Activity

Duration of Activity

1.Feast of San Sebastian

An activity of San Sebastian Cathedral in honor of its Patron Saint

yearly January 20

2.Bacolaodiat City activity celebration of the Chinese New Year

yearly 3 days

3. Panaad sa Negros Festival of all festivals in the Province of Negros Occidental

yearly 3rd week of April

4.Bacolod Inasal Festival

1st activity in Bacolod for 2009 which showcase that chicken inasal is a delicacy in Bacolod

once May (1st in 2009)

5.Santacruzan A project of Bacolod City Cultural Foundation with City Tourism Office & the City Mayor

yearly May

6.Independence Day Celebration to yearly June 12

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commemorate the Philippine Independence

7.Philippine Korea Day

1st activity in 2009 to promote friendship between Philippines and Korea & let Koreans experience the city’s hospitality

yearly August 15 (1st in 2009)

8.MassKara Festival World renowned tourism event in Bacolod which features MassKara street dance competitions, carnivals, electric MassKara, beauty pageant, etc.

yearly Oct. 1-18

9.Bacolod Charter Day

City charter celebration with the colorful parade

yearly June 19

Bacolod City Government Employees Day

An activity that started in 1992 which showcases the city employees talents

yearly June

11.Bacolod Chorale Competition

Christmas chorale competition

yearly December

12.Adopt & Light a Tree & Christmas chorale competition

NGOs/Pos adopt a tree for lighting at the Bacolod Public Plaza. Cultural presentation is showcasing the talents of Bacolodnons

yearly December 8 to January 5

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Cultural and tourism activities/festivals of Bacolod city are all on a yearly or annually held activities. It’s the MassKara Festival and adopt and light a tree/nightly choral that runs for 2 to 3 weeks. The rest are on a one day activity.

Table 48. Local Revenue and Employment by Tourism Activities, BCTO 2007-2011

YEAR LOCAL REVENUE EMPLOYMENT INCREASE/DECREASE

Year 1 – 2007 273,189,142.18 6,909

Year 2 -2008 293,082,752.50 4,936 19,893,610.32

Year 3 – 2009 115,112,244.89 3,670 -177,970,507.61

Year 4 – 2010 P188,453,981.53 2,473 73,341,736.64

Year 5 – 2011 P398,946,216.23 1,658 210,492,234.70

Table 49. Lists of Tourism Related Facilities and Sites, BCTO 2011

Brgy. Resort Park Badminton Heritage Site

Tennis Court

Golf Course

Alangilan (Spring Resort) Bocal-bocal,

Buro-buro, Monterey,

Perfect Spring Resort,

Mountain Breeze, Dodoy’s

Ecological, Bonnin,

Ong, Bantug Resort

Tree park with clonal

area of DENR 6

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Granada Sta. Fe Resort,

USLS Eco Park, Sause

Resort

USLS Eco Park

Taculing Forest Park Forest Park Japanese Shrine

Singcang Caribbean Park,

Palmas del Mar

Punta Taytay

(Beach Resort) Rojas,

Villarosa, Shelton, Orola, Palma, Alcala,

Monsignor Rivas

Mandalagan Eco garden

Montevista PHHC

Pahanocoy Pahanocoy Beach

Tangub Tangub Beach Resort

Mansilingan Panaad Park

Bata Stone Marapara

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House

Villamonte Aquatic Resort

Urban Brgy. Bacolod Pavilion

Negros Forest, Capitol Lagoon, Public Plaza,

Rizal Park

Pohang Gym,

Arrows

Montalvo Tennis Court

(Brgy. 39)

Department of Social Services and Development

The Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), a social welfare agency mandated to ameliorate the living conditions of the needy segment of the population through social welfare services which include programs, projects on Children Needing Special Attention (CNSP) and Youth Welfare, Family (Dysfuntional) and Community Welfare, Women’s Welfare, Welfare of the Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons, Community Based Rehabilitation Programs for Mendicants, etc.

It is also tasked at coordinating services of all public and private social welfare institutions, It also managed all public child-caring institutions and the provision of child welfare services.

The Department of Social Services and Development as a welfare agency bridges the Local Government Unit and the people. Its goal is to bring the required government programs and services to the people for a better living.

For the year 2012, the department has served 42,093 clients through the following clientele category with various services implemented through our service providers.

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. 3,572 qualified recipients coming from various barangays of Bacolod City have continuously availed the financial assistance from the national government through DSSD amounting to P30,952,300.00.

Bags of blessings. 500 indigent families from various barangays of Bacolod City received bags of blessings from Metrobank Foundation last January 28, 2012. Each bag contains: 10 kilos rice, 1 pack Oishi snacks (10 kinds), 1,300 ml. condensed milk, 2,425 grams sardines, 2,390 grams pork & beans, 2,210 grams corned beef, 2,130 grams pancit canton, 355 grams noodles, 1 kilo sugar and 1,100 grams instant coffee. A total of P500,000.00 were allocated for this activity. Each client received P1,00.00 worth of grocery.

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The Women Crisis Center has served 56 victims of Violence Against Women and Children (VAW-C) such as battered wife, battered live-in partner, physically abused, victims of lasciviousness, women seeking legal assistance for custody of children & financial support of children, abandoned, victim of emotional/verbal harassment and other women in crisis situation. The center has also served children raped and other children in difficult circumstances.

Social Development Center. 508 street children in conflict with the law (CICLs, 405 boys & 103 girls) were placed at the center for residential care/temporary shelter and protective custody. Out of 508, 16 have court cases. They were also extended services such as: protective custody/food subsistence, capability building & values education, admission & pre-discharge counseling, intake interview/guidance/data gathering, practical skills development (belt making & hanging plant holder), court related services & spiritual enhancement. A budget of P936,000.00 was provided by the City Government for food substinence of the children. Aside from the honorarium of 15 houseparents at P6,149/month each.

The following are the staff assigned at the Social Development Center:

Social Worker - 3Houseparent supervisor - 1Intake supervisor - 1Cook - 1Encoder - 1Houseparents - 15Policemen - 2POSO - 2

Street Children. 30 street children and children of mendicants were served by our street educator along the cathedral, plaza, markets and other public places where the street children stay of their time. They were gathered by our street educator and conducted services such as: intake interview/guidance/data gathering, home visit/counseling/follow up schooling, referred to Alternative Learning System (ALS), advocacy on personal hygiene, rights of the child, anti-mendicancy law and referred family for “bags of blessings”.

Minors Traveling Abroad (MTA). 266 minors traveling abroad (MTA) witht heir parents (214 mothers and 187 fathers) had applied and facilitated an issuance of travel clearance/parental permits for their minors traveling abroad accompanied by somebody other than their parents through the DSWD Region VI Office.

Supplemental Feeding. 4,646 needy pre-schoolers availed the feeding program of the DSWD amounting to P 6,690,240.00. The feeding program is good for 120 days and on-going. 120 needy pre-schoolers of 4 day care centers of Mandalagan have been identified as beneficiaries of “Makulay and Buhay Feeding” also through the DSWD. The feeding is good only for 156 days and the amount allocated was P240,000.00

Donations: 65 day care center workers have received the amount of P94,000.00 from RGG Sports Center, P63,000.00 from Negros Sportsmen, Inc. and P53,500.00 from New Negros

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Coliseum with a total of P210,500.00. This is to support their program media materials, repair of tables & chairs, comfort rooms, fences, repainting of wall and ceiling and other needs of the center.Early Childhood Development Program. 8,279 needy pre-schoolers 3-4 years old coming from 115 day care centers and 884 malnourished children 0-below 3 years old served by 26 Child Development Workers have benefited the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Program. Other services extended by our Child Development Workers were; supervised neighborhood play, parent-child sessions, referrals for medical and supplemental feeding. On the other hand, our Day Care Workers conducted the monthly weighing and monitoring of the children’s nutritional status and given supplemental/complimentary feeding through the DSWD and other concerned NGOs and private persons. Referral services were also facilitated by them to NPS like medical/dental check-ups, vitamins supplementation, immunizations and dewormingat the Barangay Health Centers and medical missions conducted. Out of the 8,279 needy pre-schoolers, 2940 were recognized last March 19-30, 2012.

Youth. 1,318 youth, 778 out-of-school and 540 in-school have been identified, organized by our social workers through our youth coordinators and extended services such as: orientation on Unlad Kabataan Program (UKP), practical skills development, balik eskwela, youth advocacy and organized Movement for Anti-Trafficking Advocate (MATA).

Senior Citizen. 138 senior citizens ages 78 and up who have no pensions either in SSS/GSIS and have no children abroad have been identified and availed social pensions from the national government through the Pantawid Pamilya Program of DSWD. They received P500.00/month for one year given quarterly. P828,000.00 was released for this program. 3,222 senior citizens have availed the senior citizens ID cards for them to avail the Magna Carta for Senior Citizens. 2,539 senior citizens (2,500 old and 39 new) have been continually using the Nuga Best Thermo Accupressure/Five Ball and Diet Pad Treatments.

Veterans Welfare Allowance. 397 World War II Veterans or their surviving spouse received a quarterly assistance from the LGU in the amount of P1,580,000.00 thereby giving them P1,000/quarter.

Elderly Week Celebration. 850 Senior Citizens attended and celebrated the Elderly Week last October 1-7, 2012 with activites such as parade, cultural presentations, medical consultation, booth (selling project), fund raising project. A budget of P160,000.00 was released for this project.

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). 15 persons with disabilities have availed the free wheelchairs from Hon. Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson and Hon. Mayor Evelio “Bing” R. Leonardia. 230 persons with disabilities attended the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week last July 17-23, 2012 with the activities such as: cultural presentation, symposium, angel walk and skills training. 150 hearing impaired joined the mini sportsfest at SPED Center last November 15, 2012. While 200 attended International Day of Disabled Persons at Robinson’s Place Bacolod Photo Exhibit. A budget of P72,000.00 was released by the City Government to support the NDPR Week Celebration. 34 blind families from Home for the Blind received a monthly ration of P12,500.00 from the City Government for their rice subsidy

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and other basic needs in the amount of P150,000.00 annually. Social protective services were availed by them thru the direction of the social worker assigned.

Anti-Mendicancy Consciousness Week was celebrated last August 27-31, 2012 with the theme”Mga Utod ko sa Dalan Ngaaaa Naga Pakilimos, Responsibilidad Ko!” The objective of this activity is to continually arouse public awareness on the city’s problem. Likewise, to understand the plight of the mendicants, thereby providing them with appropriate services to improve their well-being to become useful, productive and contributing members of the society. 63 anti-mendicancy task force staff and 23 barangay residents of Cabugwason, Mansilingan availed advocacy/information dissemination on Anti-Mendicancy Law/RA 1563. 310 children of mendicants received supplemental feeding at the BAYS Center.

Internally Displaced Persons. 5,000 indigent constituents of Bacolod City received a “Share a Meal/Pamaskua 2012” from the local government last December 24 & 28, 2012 at the BAYS Center. This was made possible by the joint efforts of the Public Assistance and Affairs Division (PAAD). Sectoral Concerns and Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) offices. An amount of P762,792.50 was released for this project. Each package contains rice, noodles, beef loaf, Vienna sausage and corned beef. 17 individuals in crisis situation from 12 barangays availed financial assistance for their medical needs from the city government amounting to P73,000.00. 75 fire victim families have received financial assistance for shelter from the city amounting to P246,500.00. 1,264 individuals in crisis situation were extended social case summary for referrals to institutions for their financial, burial and medical needs. 4,488 clients from the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) have availed medical assistance in the form of medicines, laboratories, X-rays, blood and patients bill out of the City Government “Bulig Ini Nga Gugma” BING amounting to P8,174,203.50.

Cash for Work. 113 internally displaced persons have availed of the cash for work from the DSWD at P2,080.00 per person amounting to P235,040.00 per person amounting to P235,040.00. They have to attend 10 days capability building activities and community volunteerism like clean and green and so forth.

The Local Government Unit (LGU) thru the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) provided subsidies to 11 institutions/facilities that cater to children, youth, women, older persons with disabilities and special needs such as: Fray Luis Amigo Hospital, Bacolod City Mental Health Care Center, Paglaum Drug Reach Foundation, NORFI, VRHD, Holy Family Home, St. Mary’s Home for the Aged, Holy Infant Nursery, St. Vincent Home for the Aged, Bacolod Girls Home and Home for the Blind.

Urban Basic Services Division

The Urban Basic Services Division under the Office of the City Mayor had been tasked to coordinate and implement the City’s Nutrition Program.

There were 56 Barangay Nutrition Scholars, 4 were newly hired for this year. There were four teams organized by the City Nutrition Committee to regularly monitor and evaluate the BNS

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performance and the Barangay Nutrition Program implementation. The evaluation team were composed of CHO, DSSD and UBSD.

Operation Timbang 2012 was conducted in 61 barangays from January to March by the Barangay Nutrition Scholars with the assistance of the BHWs and the CDWs in coordination with the Health and Nutrition personnel. A total of 58,601, 0-6 years old preschoolers were weighed.

Table 50. Rate of Underweight and Severely Underweight, UBSD 2012

Nutritional Status

No. of beneficiaries

(Start of feeding Jan.

2012)

As of December 2012

Underweight

% Severely Underweight

% Normal

% Total

Underweight

2,847 894 31 1,953 69 2,847

Severely underweight

708 272 38 175 25 261 27 708

TOTAL 3,555 1,166 33 175 5 2,214 62 3,555

The table shows that there were 2,847 underweight and 708 severely underweight preschoolers identified during the OPT January – March 2012. A total of 3,555 preschoolers were given INSUMIX feeding three times a week. At the end of the feeding, out of 2,847 underweight preschoolers, 894 maintained to be underweight or 31%. 1,953 improved to normal nutritional status or 69%. Out of the severely underweight preschoolers, 272 or 38% improved to underweight, 175 severely underweight or 255 maintained the status and 261 rehabilitated to normal status.

Table 51. Stocks, Production and Distribution of Insumix, UBSD 2012

Stocks Production Distribution Balance

Insumix, 1K 7,192 6,923 269

Sugar, 1K 4,539 4,492 47

Milk, Evaporated, 4,448 3,971 477

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370ml

Choco, 1K 220 208.25 11.75

For the year 2012, January to December a total of 7,192 kilos of INSUMIX was produced. To compliment the feeding 4,539 kilos of sugar, 4,448 tins of evaporated milk and 220 kilos of choco powder was packed/ produced.

A total of 6,923 kilos of INSUMIX was distributed to the underweight and severely underweight Pre – schoolers of 61 barangays, 4,492 kilos of sugar, 3,971 tins of 370ml evaporated milk and 208.25 kilos of choco powder was given to the beneficiaries to compliment the INSUMIX.

For the school year 2012 – 2013 the Department of Education and the City of Bacolod thru UBSD – Nutrition Office started again the Nutripan sa Paaralan Feeding. There were 10 Public Schools with 1,500 school children in Grade 1 – 3, identified to be underweight and severely underweight. They were beneficiaries of the feeding

The schools are the following with their respective number of school children

Table 52. Schools Given Insumix Feeding and Number of Beneficiaries, UBSD 2012

Name of School Number of Beneficiaries

ABES I 150

ABES II 150

Pahanocoy Baybay Elementary School 150

Medel Elementary School 150

Vista Alegre Elementary School150

ISLA Elementary School 150

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CV Ramos Elementary School 150

Medalla Elementary School 150

Vista Alegre Granada Relocation Site Elementary School

150

Villa Esperanza Elementary School 150

TOTAL 1,500

There were ten public elementary schools in the city that were given insumix feeding. Each of school has 150 beneficiaries having a sum of 1,500 beneficiaries.

Each child was given 2 pcs. @ 30g./pc nutritious Pan de Sal twice a week to complement their other feedings in school. The ingredients are wheat flour enriched with Iron and Vitamin A, dairy bake milk rich in protein and lard which is a good source of fat. After the duration of the feeding these school children will be reweighed again this will be on the last week of February. This will determine the rate of improvement contributed by NUTRIPAN. However, the said feeding is still on going.

Nutrition Information and Education (NIE) is an ongoing program. The PABASA SA NUTRISYON was conducted in 6 barangays namely: Barangays 19,29,30,31,33, Estefania and Mandalagan. A total of 107 mothers and caregivers were given knowledge in good nutrition along with infant and young child feeding counseling anchored on exclusive breastfeeding, promotion of consumption of eggs and vegetables and the nutritional guidelines for Filipinos in ten sessions.

Sectoral Concerns Office

Through the years, the Sectoral Concerns Office established regular coordination with national agencies such as Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Embassies/consulates abroad, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Philippine Overseas and Employment Adminsitration (POEA) and foreign agencies as to varied concerns of the OFWs of the city.

The office is continuously supporting efforts of the Bacolod Integrated Trisikad Operators Drivers Association, Inc. (BAITODA) in organizing trisikad associations in the city’s rural and

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urban barangays since the formation of this trisikad association in 2008. Assistance was extended on informative and educational orientation on City ordiance # 270 or the Trisikad Transport Laws and Regulations and other local and national traffic concerns in cooperation with BTAO and BCPO, campaign for health and security protection program thru SSS and Philhealth memberships, assists in facilitation of securing business permits (operators), trisikad driver’s license, accident insurance, registration with DOLE and accreditation with City Cooperative Livelihood and Development Office (CCLDO) and the city government.

There were 30 OFWs/families that were given utmost assistance by the office in resolving different problems encountered by Bacolodnon OFWs. A partial citywide survey shows that there were 3,456 documented OFWs/families.

There were 58 Trisikad drivers and Operators Associations in the city. 899 applied or were issued permit to operate business, 298 trisikad drivers licenses (new/renewal) were issued to trisikad drivers and 580 trisikad drivers were recipients of “BULIG MO KALIPAY KO” now on its 9th year. 1,800 indigent families were recipient of grocery items of the yearly project of the city. A total of 7,125 Senior Citizen’s ID, 6,932 medicine booklets and 6,738 joint DTI and DA booklet were issued. There were 9,785 services/sessions of Nugabest therapy given to senior and non-senior clients.

ECONOMIC SECTORCITY TREASURER’S OFFICE

Table 53. Revenue Source, Annual Budget Collectibles, Actual Collections, Percent to Collectibles, CTO 2012

Revenue Source Collectibles Annual Actual Collections % to Collectibles

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Budget

1.Basic

a.Current 104,500,000.00 102,804,439.92 0.98

b.Previous Year 30,000,000.00 16,881,012.77 0.56

c.Fines & Penalties 20,500,000.00 10,394,898.39 0.51

TOTAL REAL PROPERTY TAX

155,000,000.00 130,080,351.08 0.84

2.BUSINESS & OTHER LOCAL TAXES

220,000,000 414,820,323.96 185.37

3. FEES & OTHER CHARGES

79,817,494.00 96,146,224.69 120.46

4. ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES

16,310,000.00 18,358,316.87 112.56

5.Other Receipts 6,500,000.00 20,272,547.32 311.89

IRA 647,372,506.00 647,373,506.00 100

GRAND TOTAL 1,125,000,000.00 1,327,050,269.92 117.96

Information Technology

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Bacolod City is called the call center hub in Western Visayas. The call center data has more or less 7000 strong workforce. With this workforce, it could earn as much as P 1.5 Million per month or P 1.3 billion annually.

In 2006 there were only four (4) Operational call centers in Bacolod City namely Focus Communications, Inter-active Outsource Asia with 300 seats, Teletech Communications at 400 seats and Teleperformance with 150 seats. Today, we have twelve call centers namely: Focus Communications, Inter-active Outsource Asia, Teletech Communications, Teleperformance, Convergy’s, Transcom, PanAsiatic Solutions, with medium players such as: Epiphany Global Outsourcing, Inc., Lone Star Global IT Solutions, Next Level IT Teleservices, Inc., Shorecloud Corporation and Alliance Call Center.

Ecozones:7 Presidentially proclaimed Peza sites

• Luxur Plaza IT Center• Monfort Information Technology Building• One San Pang San Antonio Park• The Block IT Park• Robinson’s Metro Bacolod• Lopue’s East• Bacolod Information Technology Park

Other IT Parks/Buildings: • De la Rama Center• Everden Information Technology Park• Lopue’s San Sebastian• St. Francis IT Center• SM City Bacolod IT Center• Central District IT Park• Lopue’s South Square IT Park

INCENTIVES AVAILABLE TO IT LOCATORS IN IT ZONES1. Income Tax Holiday for 4 years for Non-Pioneer IT Enterprises, or 6 years for

Pioneer IT Enterprises2. After Income Tax Holiday period, the option to pay a special 5% tax on gross income

earned, in lieu of all national and local taxes, except real property taxes on land owned by developers

3. Exemption from payment of import duties and taxes on imported machinery and equipment and raw materials

4. Additional deduction equivalent to 50% of training expenses, chargeable against the 3% share of the national government in the special 5% tax on gross income;

5. Permanent resident status for foreign investors with initial investments of US$ 150,000.00 or more

LOCAL INCENTIVES AVAILABLE FOR INVESTORS UNDER THE BACOLOD INVESTMENT CODE OF 2002

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1. Exemption from payment of building permit fees, business fees, business sales taxes and other fees and charges imposed by existing city ordinance for 4 years.

2. Exemption from payment of basic real property tax.

EXISTING AND ACTIVE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS• Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry• Bacolod Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry• Association of Negros Producers• Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines – Neg. Occ. Chapter• Association of Negros Occidental Food Processors• Hotel and Restaurant Association of Negros Occidental• Garments Manufacturers Association of Negros Occidental• Bacolod – Negros Occidental Bakers Association• CREBA – Negros Occidental• Confederation of Negros Tsinoys • BNEFIT – Bacolod Negros Federation of Information Technology

Permits and Licensing

The Permits and Licensing Office is in charge of full servicing of Electronic Business Information System (EBIS) for the streamlining/fast processing of permits. A window serving approach that specialize in the different types of permits was formulated to achieve efficient and effective flow of work and to decongest the office. Also, a unified form was made to contribute to the reduction of steps and time in applying for business permits. An Executive Order was created for a Joint Inspection Team to saturate business inspection campaign within the City of Bacolod. A service oriented approach to all customers was devised.

With the One-Stop-Shop Business Permit, payment process for business permits, and others was shortened and became easy for both taxpayers and tax clerks. In 2005, Bacolod City was awarded by the Anvil Awardee in One-Stop-Shop Business Permits – Processing Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

Business Permit Issued 13,138New Business 2,346Renewal 10,614Additional 64

Business Application Registered 18,861New Business 4,150Renewal 14,422Retired 508

Tricycle (Business Permit Issued) 1,761Franchise (New) 742Common Carrier (Business Permit Issued) 81Common Carrier (out of town) 8Trisikad (Business Permit Issued) 884Riders Permit 51

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Burial Permit 5,691Transfer of Cadaver 6,220Cremation 231Exhumation 859Miscellaneous Permit

Special Permit 537Use of BAY Center 142Motorcade 208Streamers 152Mayor’s Clearance 4,084

Total permits issued in 2012 totals 13, 138. Renewed permits totals 10,614, new business was 2,346. Business applications registered sums up 18,861.There were 10,614 applications renewed, 2,346 new business applications registered and 508 businesses were retired.

Public Employment Services Office

The Public Employment Services Office (PESO) is a multi-employment service facility or anentity established or accredited by DOLE pursuant to Republic Act 8759, otherwise known as the PESO Act of 1999.PESO exists in Local Government Units or (LGUs), such as the PESO of Bacolod City, State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Community Based Organizations (CBOs). The PESOs are linked to the Regional Offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for coordination and technical supervision, and to the DOLE Central Office, to constitute the National Employment Service network.

It assists various placement agencies in conducting their recruitment for professional, skilled & non-skilled job vacancies overseas. The office makes sure that these agencies are authorized by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). It also monitors the status of workers placed overseas.

This enables interested parties to apply for overseas employment through reputable agencies. PESO announces agencies recruitment through media as soon as these are verified to possess the Special Recruitment Authority issued by POEA.

City Budget Office

The City Budget Office assists the Chief Executive in the preparation and submission of documents related to budget and submits it to the Department of Budget and Management.

It has prepared three (3) supplemental budgets in the total amount of P 250,570,001.42. It has submitted an estimated income in the amount of P 1,230,000,000. The office also evaluated and processed 15,856 Obligation Requests.

The office also assists the 61 barangays in the presentation of their annual budgets that would conform to the provisions of circulars governing the rules on barangay budgeting. It also pre-

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reviewed the annual budgets of 61 barangays before it is ratified by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

Department of Trade and Industry

The Department of Trade and Industry is a coordinating agency for all government activities related to trade, industry, and investments; a promotional machinery for further trade and investments; and a regulatory body to ensure that fair competition prevails. It is charged with creating a business-friendly environment conducive to the growth of enterprise and supportive of fair and robust trade in goods and services, both within and outside the Philippines.

Office of the Building Official

The Office of the Building Official is responsible for carrying out building policy work related to the design and construction of buildings as well as the review of alternative solutions to prescriptive requirements of the City’s Building By-law.

Through collaboration with other government bodies, other city departments, government agencies, professional associations, industry and the public, this office carries out a broad range of policy work leading to building regulations in the areas of fire protection, structural design and building envelope. In addition to building policy work, this office provides statistical information related to construction activity in the city.

Table 54. Regulatory Fees Collected, Number of Permits Issued and Amount CollectedSource: Office of the Building Official 2012

Name of Regulatory Fees Collected

No. of Permits Issued Amount Collected

Building Permit 904 P 7,055,365.93Occupancy Permit 685 1,862,923.40

Electrical Permit for Shanties 2,878 884,958.00Mechanical Permit 15 85,442

Annual Safety Inspection Fees 2,968 13,804,592.02TOTAL 7,450 P 23,693,281.35

Table 61 shows that there are 904 building permits issued, 685 occupancy permits, 2,878 for shanties, 15 mechanical permits & 2,968 annual safety inspection fees. Total amount collected was P23,693,281.35. Construction boom is indeed evident as the collection for building permit tops the list with P7,055,365.93.

Table 55. Violations/Illegal Construction Per PD 1096, OBO 2012

Violations/Illegal Construction per PD 1096 Persons/EstablishmentsNotice of violations issued 76

Violation settled 32

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Violation pending 44Complaints of illegal structures received 12

Complaints settled 12Reports of different government agencies

(NSO, CAO, CMO, CLO, NBCDO, DPWH)161

There were 76 that were issued notice of violation, 32 were settled and 44 were pending. 12 complaints for illegal structures were received and all of them were settled.

Table 56. Boarding Houses/Dormitory, OBO 2012

No. of Boarding House/DormitoryBoarding House/Dormitory Inspected 175

Boarding House/Dormitory with Permit 115Boarding House/Dormitory without Permit 60

Table 63 shows a total of 175 boarding houses/dormitories that were inspected. It was found out that 115 have permits and the remaining 60 have no permits. The Office of the Building Official should take extra effort to compel those who have no permits to secure it.

Table 57. Summary of Regulatory Fees Collection, OBO 2012

Bldg/Fencing/Temp. Sidewalk,

Encl./Sign/Demolition Permit

Occupancy Permit Electrical Permit Annual Safety Inspection

Mechanical Permit

Grand Total

No. of Permi

t

Amount Collected

No. of Permi

t

Amount Collected

No. of Permi

t

Amount Collected

No. of Permi

t

Amount Collected

No. of Permi

t

Amount Collecte

d

No. of Permi

t

Amount Collected

Jan 70 376,404.20 100 135,652.00 223 66,660.00 652 2,395,154.60 2 18,992.00

1,047 2,992,862.80

Feb 65 615,559.75 70 131,896.00 255 75,947.00 608 2,239,776.93 2 15,000.00

1,000 3,078,179.68

Mar 104 1,908,518.05

54 350,334,40 176 54,719 303 1,213,922.79 2 6,640.00 639 3,534,134.24

Apr 62 477,669.70 41 88,937.20 151 46,594.00 155 1,089,560.38 409 1,702,761.28

May 83 387,513.15 59 154,581.00 251 81,836.00 176 1,157,664.84 1 10,490.00

570 1,792,084.99

Jun 81 370,595.55 46 182,938.00 180 60,106.00 245 1,060,251.16 552 1,673890.71

Jul 79 484,826.15 89 205,471.00 311 87,910.00 238 1,727,510.03 4 9,650.00 721 2,515,367.18

Aug 76 591,700.80 46 146,284.00 251 80,606.00 140 932,066.43 2 3,000.00 515 1,753,657.23

Sept 94 839,705.10 40 87,113.20 354 96,634.00 146 635,102.91 604 1,658,555.21

Oct 80 488,753.68 61 94,426.00 271 88,698.00 113 566,535.54 1 1,670.00 526 1,240,083.22

Nov 46 293,941.30 36 213,820.60 235 73,082.00 86 187,908.90 403 768,752.80

Dec 64 220,178.50 43 71,470.00 250 72,166.00 103 599,137.51 1 10,000.00

464 972,952.01

Total

904 7,055,365.93

685 1,862,923.40

2,908 884,958.00

2,968 13,804,592.02

15 75,442.00

7,450 23,683,281.35

Table 64 shows the Regulatory Fees Collection for 2012. Total occupancy permits is 685 at P1,862,923.40, 2,908 electrical permits at P884,958.00, 2,968 annual safety inspection fees at

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P13,804,592.00, 15 mechanical permits at P75,442.00 or a grand total of 7,450 permits at P23,683,281.35.

Table 58. Monthly Permit Count and Corresponding Construction Cost, OBO 2012

Month No. of

Permits

Res. Com. Inst. Ind. Signboard Fencing Demolitio

n

Temp. Sidewalk Encl.

Others Area (sq.m.)

Const. Cost

Jan 70 35 24 1 1 8 1 9,997 78,00,119.35

Feb 65 29 26 1 6 3 15,850 141,473849.58

Mar 104 68 19 4 1 10 2 107,381 1,651,614,718.29

Apr 62 45 13 1 1 1 1 15,932 89,758,398.04

May 83 56 14 1 1 9 1 1 13,582 102,492,958.38

Jun 81 55 17 4 2 2 1 35,151 706,869,008.21

July 79 44 27 2 1 3 2 14,244 119,455,387.08

Aug 76 54 10 4 1 1 6 22,044 201,573,821.78

Sept 94 62 25 4 2 1 25,138 192,599,240.54

Oct 80 55 13 1 3 8 17,146 143,225,543.81

Nov 46 27 12 2 5 7,725 229,322,223.66

Dec 64 44 14 2 3 1 8,856 83,997,723.73

Total 904 574 214 20 8 5 64 14 3 2 293,026 3,740,382,992.45

The table above shows the monthly permit count for residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, etc. and their corresponding construction cost. It was during the month of March that it has the highest recorded permit count at 104 with construction cost of P1,651,614,718.29 considering that it is during the summer months that construction is at its highest because of good weather.

City Planning and Development Office

Table 59. Lot Certifications Issued, CPDO Zoning 2012

Classifications No. Issued Lot Area (sq.m.) City Fees Paid

Residential 42 597,493 P 53,870.50

Commercial 52 160,107 107,615.00

Institutional 1 1,091

Light Industrial 12 38,049 13,856.50

Heavy Industrial 1 1,385 692.50

Memorial Parks/Cemeteries 1 45,000 3,000.00

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Priority Development Areas 1 30,464 15,232.00

Future Urban 1 17 1,798,874 37,252.00

Future Urban 2 1 300,659 Exempted

GRAND TOTAL 128 2,973,122 231,518.50

Lot Certifications issued by the City Planning and Development Office, Land Use and Zoning Division totals to 128. Commercial certifications issued totals 52 at P107,615.00 and 42 residential certifications amounting to P53,870.00.

Table 60. Locational Clearance Issued, CPDO Zoning 2012

Classification No. IssuedProject Cost Lot Area

(sq.m.)

Bldg. Area

(sq.m.)

City Fees No. of Int.

Renov.

Area of Int

Renov.

No. of Gov’t.

Projects

Residential 535 762,834,807.53 332,821.24 60,003.17 987,605.58

Commercial 206 2,190,843,410.79 879,306.60 92,843.30 2,467,421.01 55 16,628

Institutional 25 469,801,883.23 359,720.00 21,083.77 483,497.20 3 533.45 4

Industrial 9 19,587,318.55 42,602.00 5,749.95 25,061.10 2 40

GRAND TOTAL 775 3,443,067,420.10 3,963,584.89

As shown on the table above, a total of 775 locational clearances were issued by the office with a project cost of P3,443,067,420.10. Total fees paid to the city amounts to P3,963,584.89. Residential clearances tops the list with 535 issued followed by commercial at 206.

City Department of Agriculture

The City of Bacolod as the center of commerce, trade and industry, is also the center in which agricultural products from neighboring towns and cities as well as the province, pass through for distribution to other outlets and consumers. The City, "imports", so to speak, its requirement for rice, vegetables, spices and other agricultural and farm products from neighboring towns, cities, and islands like Guimaras, Cebu, Canlaon, Bantayan or Panay. Alangilan, Granada, Felisa and Sum-ag are among the agricultural barangays in Bacolod that provide vegetables and other farm produce for Bacoleños, Bacolod is dependent on its supply from "imported" agricultural products.

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Total land area devoted to sugarcane is 4,566.56 hectares for Bacolod-Murcia area. The City Agriculture Office recorded a total of 1,104.30 has. planted to rice for the year 2009 compared 860.25 hectares in 2012.

Bacolod has a fishing ground located in the radius between Bacolod and Guimaras and it has several "Komisyonan" where buy & sell transactions occur. Pala-Pala” markets are located in Banago, Tangub, Sum-ag and Punta Taytay. Eight public markets are located in North-Burgos Market, South-Libertad Market, Central Market, Sum-ag, Granada Public Market, Mansilingan, Villamonte and North Capitol Road. Ten (10) Talipapa or mini markets are found in Brgys. 9 and 31 and rural barangays of Tangub, Singcang, Banago, Bata, Mandalagan, Montevista, Handumanan and Punta Taytay.

The Office formulated the City Coastal Resource Management Plan,, formed the Metro-Negros Coastal and Marine Resources Management Council including the cities of Talisay, Silay and E.B. Magalona. It re-activiated the City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council

A total of 15…67 kgs. Of assorted vegetable seeds were distributed for homelots and farm production with a total of 435 beneficiaries. The Office distributed 1,193 number of seedlings with 30 beneficiaries. Organic foliar fertilizer distributed totals to 212 liters with 212 beneficiaries. There were 158 seaborne patrol operations conducted with 54 fishing vessel apprehended for illegal fishing. Laboratory analysis for water samples collected at random site for the monintoring of red tide totals about 72. A total of 138 were the registered fishing vesselsWith three gross tonnage and below. A greenhouse area, assorted vegetable production area, vermiculture area, livestock and poultry production area and an ornamental production area was developed. A total of 32 fisher folks and farmers association were assisted and developed and 2 farmers and fishery councils were assisted.

Fishing Grounds, Shoreline, Rivers and Creeks

Bacolod has fishing grounds located in the radius between Bacolod and Guimaras. The city has twelve coastal barangays. Several barangays in Bacolod have fishponds in the barangays of Singcang-Airport, Banago, Pahanocoy and Punta Taytay. Aside from these fishponds several barangays have also been identified as fishing communities because of its dependency upon fishing industry like; Banago, Pahanocoy and Punta Taytay. Oyster and greens shell are also cultured in Barangays 1, 2, Singcang-Airport, Banago, Punta Taytay, Pahanocoy and Tangub.

Fishery and agricultural products coming from the agri-fishery producing towns and cities are sold in the markets and “talipapa” or satellite markets located in several big and populated barangays.

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Pollution and environmental degradation of the City’s fishing grounds, shorelines, rivers and creeks is another problem that the city government has to tackle. With the continued use of dynamite fishing, the encroachment of squatters and the indiscriminate dumping of human, industrial and man-made wastes into the creek, rivers, and the sea, the environment is polluted and degraded.

The development of techno-demo on integrated farming system, a greenhouse area, assorted vegetable productions area, vermiculture area, poultry and livestock production area and ornanemntal production area was developed.

Agricultural Crops

The total land area for agricultural use in Bacolod as of 2012 is about 8,713.30 hectares or 53.97% of the city’s total land area. The table below shows the land allocation and land utilization by the major crops produced in Bacolod City.

Table 61. AREA DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION, CAO 2012

Crops Area (hectares) % to Total Agricultural Land Devoted to Crop

Production

% to Total of City’s Land Area

Sugarcane 7,500.00 86.08 46.46

Rice 860.25 9.87 5.33

Corn 30.75 0.35 0.19

Assorted Vegetables 181.05 2.08 1.12

Root Crops 82.25 0.95 0.51

Coconut 30.00 0.34 0.19

Banana 15.00 0.17 0.09

Orchard 14.00 0.16 0.08

TOTAL 8,713.30 100.00 53.97

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Table 92 shows that Bacolod has an agricultural land area of 8,713.30 hectares equivalent to 53.97% of the total land area of the city which is 16,145 has. of this 7,500 hectares or 46.46% is devoted to sugarcane plantations, 860.25 hectares or 5.33% to rice and 1.12% to assorted vegetables and the rest is planted with root crops, coconut, banana and orchard.

The City Government of Bacolod thru the City Department of Agriculture is tasked to increase its internal capacity to produce by implementing developmental programs, projects and services such as promoting the use of high yielding varieties coupled by the introduction of modern technology, expansion of irrigated areas for rice; utilizing the vacant and idle lots in the urban area and in school premises for the production of vegetables, provision of pre and post harvest facilities in the rural areas and implementation of local and national policies which are necessary for the welfare of this sector that will eventually propel and boost internal economic activities in the city.

Strategic Agricultural and Fisheries Development Zone (SAFDZ)

Republic Act No. 8435 of 1997 also known as the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) requires all local government units to identify the Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones (SAFDZ) for the establishment of infrastructure, industrial complexes, production and processing zones and areas for marketing development and networking.

Table 62. SAFDZ AREA FOR AGRICULTURE, CAO 2012

BARANGAY AREA (has.)

1.Alangilan 725.4943

2. Granada 385.3291

3. Felisa 339.6239

4.Sum-ag 11.2537

5.Vista Alegre 3.4180

6.Cabug 26.2264

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7.Pahanocoy 12.9094

8.Tangub 1.0355

TOTAL 1,505.2890

The City Department of Agriculture in coordination with the Department of Agrarian Reform has conducted a survey to determine the total area to be covered by SAFDZ. The survey has identified 1,505.29 hectares as the area for agriculture with Barangay Alangilan having the largest with 725.4943 hectares followed by Granada at 385.3291 and Felisa at 339.6239 hectares.

Table 63. SAFDZ AREA FOR FISHERY, CAO 2012

BARANGAY AREA (has.)

1.Banago 6.00

2.Singcang 10.00

3.Pta. Taytay 20.00

4.Tangub 10.00

5.Pahanocoy 15.00

TOTAL 61.00

Areas devoted to fisheries comprises Barangays Banago, Singcang, Pta. Taytay, Tangub and Pahanocoy. There are a total 61 hectares allocated for fisheries. Pta. Taytay has the highest recorded area at 20.00 hectares followed by Pahanocoy at 15.00 hectares and Singcang at 10.00 hectares.

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Table 64. CROP PRODUCTION PROGRAM, CAO 2012

Area (Has.)Production (MT) Farmers Served

Planted Harvested2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012

RICEIrrigated 459.00 481.15 435.55 471.40 1,506.22 1,657.32 778 780Rainfed 404.60 360.70 464.25 324.95 1,476.32 1,076.73 904 775Upland 71.15 18.40 81.30 18.40 190.04 46.28 227 50

CORNYellow 23.00 22.00 25.25 23.50 50.50 47.00 96 91

White 7.75 8.75 8.75 7.75 13.12 11.63 53 53ROOTCROPS

Sweet Potato 49.55 46.75 49.50 45.85 495.00 458.50 260 244Cassava 37.15 35.50 35.95 33.00 336.85 309.21 187 175

VEGETABLELeafy 61.80 58.50 61.10 59.05 183.30 177.15 285 274Fruit 47.00 47.50 47.85 46.80 191.00 187.20 316 314Root 38.90 37.90 38.40 38.00 115.20 114.00 249 245

Leguminous 37.40 36.85 37.75 36.75 75.50 73.50 259 253

The table above shows the crop production program of Bacolod City. Total rice planted in 2012 totals 481.15 for irrigated lands and 360.70 for rainfed lands. Total area harvested for rice totals 471.40 hectares.

TABLE 65. EXISTING MAJOR AGRICULTURAL CROPS BY AREA, PRODUCTION AND MARKET, CAO 2012

Major Crops

Barangay Area Production (MT) Product Market

Hectares % Total Volume Value Local Export

1.Rice

Irrigated 14 Agricultura

l

481.15 1,657.32 √

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Non-irrigated

Brgy. of Bacolod

City

379.10 1,123.01 √

2.Corn 30.75 58.63 √

3.Rootcrops 82.25 767.71 √

4.Assorted vegetables

181.05 551.85 √

Total 1,154.30 4,158.52

The table above shows the major crops such as rice, corn root crops and assorted vegetables. There are 14 agricultural barangays that are irrigated. Total volume irrigated is 1,657.32 metric tons while there are 1,123.01 metric tons of rice that are non-irrigated.

TABLE 66. COMPARATIVE AGRICULTURAL CROP AREAS AND PRODUCTION, CAO 2012

Major Crops

Area Volume of Production

2011 2012 Increase/Decrease 2011 2012 Increase/Decrease

Rice 934.75 860.25 (74.50) 3,172.58 2,780.33 (392.25)

Rootcrops 86.70 82.25 (4.45) 831.35 767.71 (64.14)

Corn 30.75 30.75 63.62 58.63 (4.99)

Assorted vegetables

185.10 181.05 (4.05) 565.00 551.85 (13.15)

As shown on the table above, there is a decrease of 74.50 hectares planted with rice as compared to 2011. Likewise, the volume of production decreases by 392.25. The same is true for rootcrops with a decrease from 86.70 hectares in 2011 to 82.25 hectares in 2012.

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TABLE 67. EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT FACILITIES AND SERVICES, CAO 2012

POST HARVEST FACILITIES AND

SUPPORT FACILITIES

LOCATION NUMBER TYPE/

CAPACITY

% UTILIZA-

TION

REMARKS

(Whether Operational,

Needs Repair, etc.)

1. Milling Brgy. Cabug,

Pahanocoy,

1

1

Operational

2. Cold Storage Singcang 2 Operational

3. Multi-purpose Drying Pavement

Alangilan

Granada

Felisa

Mandalagan

5 Flat pavement size of a basketball court

Operational

4. Market Centers Sum-ag

Vendors Plaza

Libertad Market

Burgos Market

6 Operational

5. Warehouse NFA 1 Operational

The table above shows the post harvest facilities such as milling which can be found in Barangays Cabug and Pahanocoy, 2 cold storage facilities in Singcang, 5 flat multi-purpose drying pavement at Barangays Alangilan, Granada, Felisa and Mandalagan. It also shows that there are market centers in Sum-ag, Vendors Plaza, Libertad Market and Burgos Market. Only one warehouse for rice, that is of the National Food Authority that is on record.

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The City Veterinary Office provide veterinary public health services, promote and develop livestock and poultry production, and safeguard animal health protection through an effective application and implementation of disease control measures.

The City Veterinary Office is tasked to deliver basic and frontline social and economic services related to the following key result areas:

Slaughterhouse and Dressing Plant Operations – AVM Bernardo officially took over the operation and management of the City Slaughterhouse by virtue of the Memorandum of Agreement. The City Veterinary Office is tasked to supervise the technical aspects of the operation in the area of meat hygiene and meat inspection activities

Veterinary Public Health Services – conducts ante mortem and post mortem inspection of livestock and poultry to see to it that meat and meat products are wholesome and healthy for public consumption. The Task Force Botagoy was able to apprehend and confiscate a total of 258.45 kilos of assorted meat of illegally slaughtered animals in various meat markets all throughout Bacolod City. There is one case filed against the perpetrators of illegally slaughtered animals under City Ordinance 459.

The office has vaccinated a total of 16,617 dogs and collected a total revenue of P 190,800 from the mass rabies vaccination and the walk in clients from the various barangays in the city. As per mandate of City Ordinance 544 S’2011 a registration fee of P50.00 was collected.

We have registered a total of 16,617 dogs and cats. The City pound is conducting an on-going activity to control the movement of stray dogs in our city streets. The absence of stray animals, dogs in particular in our streets is the key to a rabies free environment. The office had vigorously promoted the advocacy on “Responsible Pet Ownership” by conducting lectures in 24 barangays in Bacolod City with a total participants of 3,200. We also conducted training of 58 barangay rabies vaccinators for mass vaccination of dogs and cats in their respective barangays

Animal Health Services – the office provided veterinary extension services to our backyard livestock and poultry raisers. It offered free consultation and diagnosed and treated 1,165 heads of livestock of various species with 907 clients served. The office provided free veterinary medical services with medicines contributed by its clients.

It conducted the monitoring and surveillance of any occurrence of infectious, communicable animal diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease, Hemorrhagic Septicemia, Surra, Hog Cholera and lately the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and other reportable diseases both in the field and in the slaughterhouse.

Table 68. Total Number of Heads Slaughtered, CVO 2012

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Month Hogs Carabao Cattle Horse Goat

January 8,587 763 643 50 17

February 8,303 708 587 46 7

March 9,039 738 665 48 26

April 8,224 683 553 47 18

May 8,870 776 609 51 20

June 8,892 741 588 48 18

July 8,851 791 576 50 14

August 8,875 773 585 49 23

September 8,731 755 584 39 25

October 9,794 834 618 40 50

November 8,486 757 568 42 31

December 11,046 879 744 49 73

TOTAL 107,698 9,198 7,320 559 322

Table 54 shows the total number of heads slaughtered in 2012. The highest recorded was that of hogs with 107,698. December as the country celebrates the holiday season recorded the highest number at 11,046 and on October as the city celebrates the MassKara Festival with 9,794 heads of hogs. It was also on December and October that registers the highest number of carabao and goat slaughtered.

Table 69. Total No. of Kilos Slaughtered, CVO 2012

Month Hogs Carabao Cattle Horse Goat

January 624,659.10 133,111.00 69,974.30 5,245.70 185.80

February 604,294.3 121,222.70 62,921.00 4,761.60 79.00

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March 643,065.80 127,761.70 71,260.50 5,167.00 463.50

April 573,966.3 115,021.10 56,995.60 4,856.40 186.60

May 611,834.50 126,126.40 63,625.20 5,605.40 234.90

June 612,620.30 117,778.83 62,356.40 5,183.40 283.30

July 617,037.20 32,367.50 152,236.80 5,289.30 147.90

August 622,552.01 122,927.70 60,335.80 4,986.10 394.10

September 622,509.20 119,901.90 59,349.30 4,140.90 449.40

October 683,123.35 134,219.60 63,418.10 4,351.90 441.70

November 603,996.50 123,130.40 58,752.20 4,382.30 292.30

December 774,181.80 150,169.10 80,275.90 5,523.80 753.90

TOTAL 7,593,840.36 1,423,737.93 861,501.10 59,493.80 3,912.40

The City Veterinary Office has registered a total of 7,593,840.36 kilos of hogs. December registered the highest number of kilos at 774,181.80 and October at 683,123.35 kilos. Carabaos and goats also registers the highest during the months of December and October.

Table 70. Projected Annual Slaughterhouse Regulatory Fees Collection, CVO 2012

Ante Mortem Fee

Post Mortem Fee

Permit Fee

Certificate of

Ownership

Certificate of

Transfer

Projected Total NMIS Share

Projected Total

Regulatory Fees less

NMIS Share

Hogs 134,622.50 759,384.04 323,094.00 45,990.00 91,980.00

Carabao 18,396.00 142,373.79

45,990.00 36,600.00 73,200.00

Cattle 14,640.00 86,150.11 36,600.00 2,795.00 5,590.00

Horses 1,118.00 5,948.38 2,795.00

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Goats 161.00 391.24 644.00

Sheeps

Total 168,937.50 994,248.56

Less 25% NMIS Share

42,234.38 248,562.14 290,796.52

TOTAL COLLECTIO

N

126,703.13 745,686.42 409,123.00 85,385.00 170,770.00 1,537,667.55

Table 56 shows the projected annual regulatory fees collection for 2012. Post mortem fees posted the biggest share of collection with P745,686.42 followed by permit fees of P409,123.00. Total projected collection is P1,537,667.55.

Table 71. Bounty Agro Ventures Monthly Production of Chicken, CVO 2012

Month Total Number of Heads Total Number of Kilos

January 289,295 316,924.20

February 255,205 280,438.70

March 280,623 312,303.61

April 239,237 261,381.31

May301,324

301,016.09

June 246,863 231,059.40

July 379,072 334,223.86

August 274,939 278,565.28

September 279,847 292,707.74

October 249,453 269,204.25

November 280,125 300,005.26

December 352,313 366,817.66

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TOTAL 3,428,296 3,544,647.36

Bounty Agro Ventures Monthly Production of Chicken shows the monthly number of heads and total number of kilos. It was during the holiday season that it registers a high demand with 352,313 heads at 366,817.66 kilos.

Table 72. List of Meat Markets and Number of Vendors, CVO 2012

1. Libertad 2222. Burgos 1833. Central 334. Sum-ag 345. Bata 206. Montevista/Homesite 207. Mansilingan 788. Pahanocoy 169. Magsungay 1610. Lopues East 811. Mandalagan 1512. Cabug 1913. Vista Alegre 114. Alijis 4515. Alangilan 316. Fortune Towne/Estefania 2417. Alunan Yulo 618. Banago Area 1319. Handumanan 18520. Granada 2421. Abkasa 822. Felisa 1023. Eroreco 424. Villamonte 825. Tangub 5526. Taculing 2727. Singcang-Airport 628. Singcang-Gaisano City 1629. Brgy. 35/Rodriguez Baybay 1730. Satellite Markets 40

TOTAL 1,156

There are 30 meat markets scattered all over the City of Bacolod with a total of 1,157 meat vendors. Among the biggest number of meat vendors are those coming from the big markets such as Libertad with 222, Handumanan where the Slaughterhouse is located with 185 meat vendors and Burgos with 183.

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Table 73. Walk-In Clients, MassVaccination, CVO 2012

Month Walk-In Clients Mass Vaccination Revenue

No. of heads

vaccinated

No. of clients served

No. of heads

registered

No. of heads

vaccinated

No. of clients served

No. of heads

registered

January 107 62 107 139 85 139 2,000

February 73 47 73 42 26 42 4,300

March 99 56 99 590 461 590

April 86 60 86 61 43 61 10,000

May 114 75 114 3,041 1,813 3,041 75,200

June 66 41 66 1,593 962 1,593 43,050

July 72 39 72 2,962 1,787 2,962 38,250

August 63 45 63 1,210 800 1,210

September 51 36 51 1,568 1,173 1,568 18,000

October 15 10 15

November 98 50 98 2,802 1,738 2,802

December 29 18 29 1,736 1,069 1,736

TOTAL 873 539 873 15,744 9,957 15,744 190,800

Table 59 shows walk in clients and mass vaccination for 2012.Total number of heads vaccinated for walk-in clients is 873 with 539 clients served. For mass vaccination, 15,744 heads were vaccinated with 9,957 clients served.

Table 74. Veterinary Public Health Services, CVO 2012

Impounded Surrender Claimed Adopted Euthanized Total No. of Dogs

January 24 7 0 0 31 31

February 134 7 33 0 108 141

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March 34 9 1 2 40 43

April 16 9 0 0 25 25

May 43 14 5 0 52 57

June 62 6 0 0 68 68

July 26 15 0 0 41 41

August 22 11 0 0 33 33

September 36 24 0 0 60 60

October 40 14 4 0 50 54

November 58 3 0 0 61 61

December 8 0 0 0 8 8

TOTAL 503 119 43 2 577 622

As shown on the table above, there are 622 total no. of dogs that have availed of health services. 503 were impounded, 119 surrendered, 43 were claimed, 2 were adopted and 577 were euthanized.

Socio Economic Enterprise Unit (SEEU)

Libertad (South) Market had accomplished activities such as: Repair and improvement of concrete counters, floor slab, concrete drainage, GI gutters, PVC downspouts and painting works at the fish section, replacement of asbestos roofing (part of the fish section), repair and replacement of damage perimeter lights, repair of market gates/fabrication of manhole covers/desilting, repair and fabrication of pushcarts for garbage hauling, repair and improvement of GI gutters, downspouts and replacement of roofing at steel (main) building, repair and maintenance of water pipeline connection at the meat section and jetvac vacuum at CR meat section septic tank.

Burgos (North) Market has undergone cleaning and declogging of existing water facilities, cleaning/clearing of ceilings from cobwebs, cleaning of existing water tank at fish and vegetable section, repair/rehabilitation of steel pushcarts for use by market cleaners, septic vault extraction – male and female comfort rooms of vegetable section, repair/rehabilitation of the inside blocks/stalls affected by May 2012 fire, repair/rehabilitation of comfort rooms – male and female – floorings and additional cubicles, removal of illegal extensions & obstructions/structures,

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increase of monthly collections at the market rentals, improved services of the consumer welfare desk like weighing scales and the like and additional lightings on areas inside the market.

The Central Public Market had done rehabilitation/pipeline installation and connection/cleaning, declogging of existing water tank at fish section and Bonifacio side, desilting of drainage canal, fabrication/installation of mesh wire from meat section to fish section, renovation/repair of employees quarter including fabrication/installation of lockers, furnitures and electrical works, fabrication/installation of janitorial and supplies cabinets, installation of concrete line canal with cover at Bonifacio St., clearing/cleaning of ceiling from cobwebs inside area of CPM and rehabilitation of CPM.

City Cooperative and Livelihood Development Office

The City Cooperative & Livelihood Development Office in its mandate (CO 145) shall implement cooperative organizing, strengthening, developing and various livelihood/economic activities, to low income activities, groups, associations in barangays in need of livelihood resources.

It shall implement projects utilizing primarily the cooperative approach designed to improve the income level and/or full support to targeted beneficiaries and organized cooperatives enhancing their economic viability. This shall include product and marketing research, training and technology transfer, and job placement and referrals (Section II of C.O. 145)

The Office has assisted 108 cooperatives with an amount of P96,000.00. Financial loan assistance was given to 27 Cabutongan Carp beneficiaries with an amount of P50,000.00 and 42 Brgy. Pta. Taytay marginalized fisherfolks were given P100,000.00. It conducted financial orientation to a total of 66 persons composed of Trisikad Drivers and Operators, Mother’s Club Association and Banago Group of Small Fisherfolks Association. 886 were trained on entrepreneurial skills and development. A total of 294 people were given basic cooperative orientation, 470 were conducted Pre Membership Education Seminar and 437 were given the CDA mandatory advance trainings for primary cooperatives.

City Assessor’s Office

The City Assessor’s Office ensures that all laws and policies in the attainment of maximum accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness in the appraisal and assessment of real properties for taxation purposes are properly implemented or executed and establishes an organized and systematic method or real property assessment pursuant to the provision of the Local Government Code.

Table 75. Key Result Areas, CAO 2012

No. of Parcels Taxable 9,675 parcelsNo. of Parcels Exempt 177 parcelsTotal No. of Parcels of Real Property Units 9,872 parcelsTaxable Assessed Value P 1,220,221.150.00

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Exempt Assessed Value 59,181,710.00Total Tax Due P 32,335,860.48

Table 76. Agency Operations, CAO 2012

Conducted Appraisal & Assessment of Real Properties as requested byTaxpayers 287 parcels Issuance of Notice of Assessment of Real Properties (NARPs) 10,470 parcels

Issuance of Declarations of Real Property Values (DRPVs) 26,336 parcels

Issuance of Certifications of Total Land Holdings 829 parcels

Certification of No Improvement 5,299 parcels

Certification of No Property 3,194 parcels

Controlled/Filled Sworn Statements 631 parcels

Update tax maps & TMCRs of 61 brgys including Reclamation Area 747 parcels

Compiled approved subdivision/consolidation plans from lots & subd. 120 parcels

Computerized Tax Mapping Control Rolls (TMCRs) 3,005 parcels

The City was able to collect a total of P 2,603,784.01 out of services rendered by the City Assessor’s Office based on City Ordinance No. 565, Series of 2011.

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BACOLOD CITY WATER DISTRICT

Sustainable management of water resources in inevitable for sustaining human activities while at the same time protecting the environment as population pressures grow. Sd the hub if economic activity in the province, Bacolod City hosts a wide array of commercial and industrial establishments. Due to the perceived abundance of groundwater resource, most of these establishments operate their own deep wells without proper monitoring and management. If business as usual attitude continues in the utilization of our valuable water resources, we will be facing water scarcity and risk of widespread salt water intrusion by 2025.

To safeguard the interest of the public and its mandate, Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) started monitoring groundwater abstraction as the deputized agent of the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) . Linkages and partnerships with the academe, government and non-government agencies and organizations were established to conduct research, assessment and on-site interventions towards integrated water resources management.

Surface water in Bacolod City is used extensively for irrigation purposes but not for domestic or industrial water supply because of abundant and better quality groundwater. Surface water network is composed of eleven (11) river and creek catchments and their tributaries which drain to Guimaras Strait. These are Sum-ag River, Pahanocoy Creek, Macatol Creek, Tangub River, Magsungay Grande River, Lupit River, Maupay Creek, Mambuloc Creek, Mandalagan Creek and Banago Creek. Issues confronting these water bodies are loss of riparian vegetation, heavy siltation, encroachment into flood plains and water courses, alteration of natural drainage, culvertization of the water course and illegal dumping and waste disposal. These mankind induced problems affect the interaction between the surface and groundwater in terms of supply and quality.

Groundwater resources in the city is used extensively through deepwells and springs. Specific capacity of wells monitored ranges from 0.86 to 1.85 liters per second per meter, indicating medium aquifer yielding properties as to its potential.

BACIWA or the Bacolod City Water District supplies the water needs of the city residents. Originally, the water supply system of Bacolod City was constructed in 1925 as Yulo Waterworks System under the administration of the city . According to sources at the BACIWA, the management of the YWS was transferred to NAWASA in 1955 by virtue of RA 1383. On August 10, 1965, it was returned to the city government until the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution, SP No. 4460 on October 9, 1963 creating the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA).

BACIWA acquired from the Yulo Waterworks System the Boro-Boro and Bocal-Bocal springs, seven (7) deepwells in the city proper and one (1) deepwell in Sum-ag with a capacity of 3,788 cu.m. and about 66 km. pipelines with appurtenances.

In 1976 the Phase I Improvement Program provided the system with nine (9) more deepwells in Brgy. Granada and in 1984 the system commissioned a well in Brgy. Mansilingan and it also

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acquired a private well and elevated tank in Espinos Village and developed a small spring in Boro-Boro.

In 1987 under the Phase II Improvement Program the system added five (5) more deepwells with pumping and chlorination facilities to answer the growing demand of the city residents. Four (4) of these wells are located in Vista Alegre and one (1) in Villa Soledad in Brgy. Estefania, a 1,500 cu.m. concrete ground reservoir in Vista Alegre, about 82 km. transmission and distribution pipelines with appurtenances and others.

From 1997 to 2004, BACIWA through its internally generated fund was able to add 6 more deep wells in Bata, Camingawan, Capitol Village, Villamonte (satellite well), and beside Bonifacio Elem. School. It has also added 154 km. of pipeline through pipeline extensions by administration and those turned over by subdivisions. Part of the turned over system by subdivisions include 5 deep wells and 4 elevated steel water tanks.

In 2002, the Phase III Improvement and Expansion Program had started and added to the system 12 deep wells, six (6) in Brgy. Mansilingan, five (5) in Brgy. Felisa, and one (1) in Brgy. Handumanan. A 6,500 capacity concrete ground reservoir complete with chlorination and booster pump station was constructed in Brgy. Mansilingan, and a concrete break pressure tank was added to the system in Brgy. Granada. The project added 123 km. of pipelines to the existing system.

Table 77. Number of Concessionaires, Water Demand, Collection Efficiency, Work force and Number of Water Sources, BACIWA 2012

Concessionaires 2012Number of domestic users 40,437

Number of government users 148Number of commercial users 2,990

Total population served 342,559No. of household & establishment served

Active 43,486Billed 44,070

Water Demand (in cu.m./day)Actual production 89,119 per monthAverage daily water demand 3,713 per dayWells 82,654 per day

Springs 11,625 per dayMaximum daily water demand 95,522Peak-hour water demand 119,403

Billed water consumption (cu.m./mo.) 1,324,715Non Revenue Water (%) 45.52% Collection Efficiency

Current Collection/Net Sales 42.40% Total metered (cu.m.) 1,324,715Total metered ave. (cu.m.) 1,166,405

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Total cubic meter billed 1,325,319Total active connections billed 43,576

Total Revenue (PhP) Gross Sales 495,163,271Workforce:

Regular 197Casual 139Job Order 145

Number of water sourcesDeepwells 45

Spring 2Pipelines (in km) 630Fire Hydrants 200

BACIWA serves 342,559 people. There are 40,437 domestic users, 2,990 commercial users and 148 government users. Actual water production is 89,119 per month.

Table 78. Active Connections and Cubic Meter Billed, BACIWA 2012

Active connections Cu.m. billedResidential 40,438 11,655,990Government 148 246,855Commercial 2,990 1,552,433 Bulk Sales 13 6,283 Total 43,589 13,461,561

Inactive connections - 43,703Total Service connections - 57,735

Classification Size Minimum Charge

Commodity Charges

11-20 21-30 31-50 51-70 71-100 101 up

Residential ½” 208.00 21.40 22.75 25.80 30.05 35.50 42.70

¾” 332.80 21.40 22.75 25.80 30.05 35.50 42.70

1” 665.60 21.40 22.75 25.80 30.05 35.50 42.70

1 ½” 1,664.00 21.40 22.75 25.80 30.05 35.50 42.70

2” 4,160.00 21.40 22.75 25.80 30.05 35.50 42.70

3” 7,488.00 21.40 22.75 25.80 30.05 35.50 42.70

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4” 14,976.00 21.40 22.75 25.80 30.05 35.50 42.70

Commercial ½” 416.00 42.80 45.50 51.60 60.10 71.00 85.40

¾” 665.80 42.80 45.50 51.60 60.10 71.00 85.40

1” 1,331.20 42.80 45.50 51.60 60.10 71.00 85.40

1 ½” 3,328.00 42.80 45.50 51.60 60.10 71.00 85.40

2” 8,320.00 42.80 45.50 51.60 60.10 71.00 85.40

3” 14,976.00 42.80 45.50 51.60 60.10 71.00 85.40

4” 29,952.00 42.80 45.50 51.60 60.10 71.00 85.40

Minimum charge for water varies depending on the classification, water sizes and the number of cubic meters being used. As shown on the table above, minimum for residential starts from P208.00 for a 1/2” pipe and P416.00 for a ½” pipe for commercial establishments.

Power

In Bacolod City, electricity is provided for by the Palinpinon Geothermal Plant through the National Power Corporation and the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Incorporated or CENECO, the franchise holder of the power utility in Central Negros comprising the cities of Bacolod, Silay, Bago and the towns of Murcia and Talisay.

Table 79. Number of Consumers and its Classification, CENECO 2012

ResidentialCommercial

smallCommercial

largePrimary

meteringStreet lights

w/meterStreet lights w/o meter Total

No. of consumers 137,293 9,249 766 117 350 162 147,937

No. of consumers billed

137,440 9,267 767 117 350 162 148,103

kwhr billed 270,736,953 63,874,271 95,601,249 139,082,477 2,215,271 4,819,065 576,329,286

Amount billed

2,453,535,577.32 582,032,473.52 902,325,065.46 1,229,723,276.23

20,326,323.05 43,329,648.40

5,231,272,363.98

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Ave. monthly consumption (kwhr.)

164.15 574.39 10,386.92 99,061.59 527.45 2,478.94 324.28

Table 65 shows the Number of consumers, its classification, the number of consumers billed, amount billed and the average monthly consumption measured in kilowatt-hour. Residential consumers comprises the majority at 137,293. Total amount billed sums up to P2,453,535,577.32. This is followed by commercial consumers with 9,267 at P582,032,473.52.

Table 80. Monthly Kilowatt Hour Billed, CENECO 2012kwhr billed

MonthResidential

Commercial small

Commercial large

Primary metering

Street lights w/meter

Street lights w/o meter Total

1 22,419,906

5,073,533

7,515,141

10,754,667

201,805

400,752

46,365,804

2 22,057,283

5,298,384

7,880,074

11,307,220

187,919

401,735

47,132,615

3 21,823,531

5,260,085

7,494,287

11,111,580

174,387

403,369

46,267,239

4 23,533,741

5,079,312

7,558,554

11,707,653

181,922

399,983

48,461,165

5 23,804,814

5,313,463

7,815,589

11,722,553

176,488

399,849

49,232,756

6 23,333,216

5,413,785

7,948,082

11,594,891

171,803

404,606

48,866,383

7 21,212,813

5,349,472

8,874,915

11,163,576

164,998

401,287

47,167,061

8 22,168,731

5,436,577

8,177,829

11,724,617

180,671

401,958

48,090,383

9 22,283,714

5,456,555

8,255,050

11,801,365

178,799

401,523

48,377,006

10 21,781,116

5,191,037

8,048,619

11,457,925

181,060

400,861

47,060,618

11 23,298,636

5,530,340

8,029,612

12,316,621

192,757

401,577

49,769,543

12 23,019,452

5,471,728

8,003,497

12,419,809

222,662

401,565

49,538,713

Total 270,736,953

63,874,271

95,601,249

139,082,477

2,215,271

4,819,065

576,329,286

The monthly kilowatt-hour billed is shown on the table above. Residential consumers had the highest billed at 270,736,953, second is primary metering at 139,082.477 and commercial large at 95,601,249.

Table 81. Monthly Amount Billed, CENECO 2012

Amount billed

MonthResidential

Commercial small

Commercial large

Primary metering

Street lights w/meter

Street lights w/o meter Total

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1 197,767,140.12

45,004,899.67

68,319,506.97

94,504,812.37

1,818,736.09

3,522,543.17

410,937,638.39

2 194,737,064.41

48,204,865.91

71,201,325.98

100,449,017.65

1,726,004.37

3,595,520.43

419,913,798.75

3 223,249,949.34

54,430,427.82

79,298,256.26

115,240,084.06

1,854,968.35

4,178,143.18

478,251,829.01

4 203,037,781.09

44,537,010.84

71,076,809.78

99,036,820.42

1,591,361.26

3,422,272.14

422,702,055.53

5 213,278,596.23

47,695,709.85

72,776,526.60

100,491,702.72

1,595,415.62

3,529,373.48

439,367,324.50

6 219,661,769.87

50,875,862.99

77,265,291.95

104,615,224.55

1,628,503.82

3,741,042.61

457,787,695.79

7 201,705,713.94

50,035,168.61

88,963,905.58

102,289,197.43

1,593,885.94

3,781,236.34

448,369,107.84

8 230,653,534.61

57,421,570.08

86,831,091.75

117,097,489.24

1,912,476.19

4,198,047.92

498,114,209.79

9 182,125,713.19

44,981,842.64

69,902,891.03

91,631,512.00

1,477,616.15

3,228,181.94

393,347,756.95

10 187,699,600.24

44,728,198.90

74,701,133.53

96,638,993.57

1,560,955.55

3,375,597.34

408,704,479.13

11 198,806,213.28

46,887,189.36

67,574,931.19

101,862,757.98

1,639,018.18

3,349,567.47

420,119,677.46

12 200,812,501.00

47,229,726.85

74,413,394.84

105,865,664.24

1,927,381.53

3,408,122.38

433,656,790.84

Total 2,453,535,577.32

582,032,473.52

902,325,065.46

1,229,723,276.23

20,326,323.05

43,329,648.40

5,231,272,363.98

The monthly billing as shown on the table above indicates that residential users recorded the highest at P2,453,535,577.32 followed by primary metering at P1,229,723,276.23 and commercial large at P902,325,065.46

Philippine Postal Corporation:

Postal Facilities in Bacolod City Total Number1. Post Office 4

a. Bacolod City Post Officeb. Colegio de San Agustinc. Brgy. Villamonte Post Officed. Brgy. 20 Post Office

2. Sub-mail Distribution Center 13. Money Order Window Teller 14. Postage Stamps/Metered Machine Window Teller 25. Postal ID Window Teller 16. Postal Station 4

a. North Point Postal Stationb. MD Mailing Stationc. East Center Postal Stationd. SLCL Postal Station

7. Mail Transport Vehicles 48. Mail Boxes 39. Postal Lock Boxes

1. Small - 5152. Large - 54

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Total - 569Less Unserviceable - 160 409

10. Letter Carriers 51

VOLUME OF POSTAL TRANSACTIONS, CY 2012

1. Domestic Mail Posted 418,743 pcs.2. International Mails Posted 97,302 pcs3. Domestic Mail Delivered 1,929,765 pcs4. International Mails Delivered 548,302 pcs.5. Outgoing Domestic Parcel 6,035 pcs.6. Outgoing International Parcel & Small Packet 13,022 pcs.7. Incoming Domestic Parcel 3,109 pcs.8. Incoming International Parcel & Small Packet 8,517 pcs.

Land Transportation Office

The Land Transportation Office under the Department of Transportation and Communications is responsible for optimizing the land transportation services and facilities to effectively implement the transportation laws, rules and regulations.

Table 82. Number of Motor Vehicles Inspected, Registered and Cases Handled, LTO 2012

Agency MV Inspected MV Registered Registration Cases

Bacolod 90,767 81,934 215,066

Barotac 17,438 17,264 34,257

Himamaylan 18,403 16,845 32,011

Cadiz 13,563 13,312 20,343

Calinog 21,908 19,945 41,171

Guimaras 4,708 4,696 8,935

Guimbal 16,280 15,413 22,201

Iloilo City 80,794 68,273 113,468

Kalibo 33,765 32,711 38,743

Pontevedra 22,822 22,349 46,423

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Roxas City 42,212 40,724 90,327

San Carlos City 17,186 16,272 24,366

Antique 19,335 18,314 30,386

Dumalag 30,120 29,813 66,304

TOTAL 429,481 397,865 784,001

The Land Transportation Office records shows that Bacolod City has inspected 90,767 motor vehicles and registered 81,934 motor vehicles. Registration cases totals 215,066. As compared to Iloilo, Bacolod has inspected 9,973 more vehicles and has registered 13,661 more than Iloilo.

Table 83. Number of Motor Vehicles Registered by Type and Agency, LTO 2012

Agency Type of Motor Vehicle

Cars UVs SUVs Trucks Buses MC/TC Trailers

Total

Bacolod 12,048 26,751 3,828 7,317 400 31,316 274 81,934

Barotac 614 1,823 216 858 47 13,705 1 17,264

Himamaylan

465 2,413 340 2,896 136 10,592 3 16,845

Cadiz 333 1,781 198 2,068 110 8,729 93 13,312

Calinog 797 3,200 361 1,469 66 14,041 11 19,945

Guimaras 84 1,042 61 180 7 3,322 4,696

Guimbal 1,393 4,341 461 540 10 8,663 5 15,413

Iloilo City 10,025 25,418 3,716 5,402 148 23,740 184 68,273

Kalibo 1,169 5,876 395 1,025 89 24,157 32,711

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Pontevedra 428 2,146 206 2,061 251 17,248 9 22,349

Roxas City 1,835 7,107 645 1,923 28 29,176 10 40,724

San Carlos 299 1,887 268 1,600 72 12,054 92 16,272

Antique 635 3,220 306 719 75 13,358 1 18,314

Dumalag 120 747 74 335 28,537 29,813

TOTAL 30,245 87,752 11,075 28,033 1,439 238,638 683 397,865

The table above shows the type of motor vehicle. Bacolod has 12, 048 cars, 26,751 Utility Vehicles, 3,828 Sports Utility Vehicles, 7,317 trucks, 400 buses, 31,316 motorcycles/tricycles and 274 trailers. Total motor vehicles registered is 81,934. While Iloilo has registered 10,025 cars, 25,418 Utility Vehicles, 3,716 Sports Utility Vehicles, 5,402 trucls, 148 buses,23,740 motorcycles/tricycles and 184 trailers, having a total of 68,273.

Table 84. Number of Motor Vehicles Registered by Class and by Mode of Registration, LTO 2012

Agency Private Government For Hire Total Grand Total

New Ren New Ren New Ren New Ren

Bacolod 9,174 62,720 7 751 9,282 9,181 72,753 81,934

Barotac 9,862 6,337 16 92 23 934 9,901 7,363 17,264

Himamaylan

1,686 9,833 7 301 5,018 1,693 15,152 16,845

Cadiz 1,399 7,835 3 233 3,842 1,402 11,910 13,312

Calinog 4,974 11,488 6 84 39 3,354 5,019 14,926 19,945

Guimaras 1,039 2,891 73 2 690 1,041 3,654 4,695

Guimbal 466 11,268 4 101 6 3,658 476 14,937 15,413

Iloilo City 2,591 54,516 25 763 283 10,095 2,899 65,374 68,273

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Kalibo 3,693 21,636 1 176 561 6,641 4,255 28,453 32,708

Pontevedra 6,495 9,725 11 301 5 5,812 6,511 15,838 22,349

Roxas City 13,185 22,462 12 266 1 4,798 13,198 27,526 40,724

San Carlos 3,814 10,292 3 277 1,896 3,807 12,465 16,272

Antique 2,844 10,705 163 91 4,511 2,935 15,379 18,314

Dumalag 24,425 4,737 11 22 14 604 24,450 5,363 29,813

TOTAL 85,637 246,445

106 3,603 1,025

61,045 86,768 311,093 397,861

Table 84 above shows the number of motor vehicles registered by class and mode of registration. In Bacolod City, there are 9,174 new private registrants and 62,720 private owners that have renewed their licenses. For government, there are 7 new registrants and 751 that have renewed. There is no recorded new registration in for hire vehicles but there are 9,282 that have renewed.Total new registrants sums up to 9,181 and 72,753 that have renewed.

Table 85. Comparative Statistics on Number of Motor Vehicles Registered by District and Extension Offices, LTO 2012

District Offices Motor Vehicles Registered

2011 2012 % Inc. (Dec.)

Bacolod 82,508 81,934 (0.70)

Barotac 15,136 17,264 14.06

Himamaylan 19,885 16,845 (15.29)

Cadiz 12,636 13,312 5.35

Calinog 18,186 19,945 9.67

Guimaras 5,419 4,696 (13.34)

Guimbal 13,781 15,413 11.84

Iloilo City 63,011 68,273 8.35

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Kalibo 31,334 32,711 4.39

Pontevedra 20,391 22,349 9.60

Roxas City 36,069 40,724 12.91

San Carlos 15,544 16,272 4.68

Antique 16,243 18,314 12.73

Dumalag 26,183 29,813 13.86

TOTAL 376,329 397,865 5.72

Comparative statistics shows that there is a decrease in the number of registered motor vehicles in Bacolod City from 82,508 in 2011 to 81,934 in 2012 or a decrease of 0.70%. Whereas, Iloilo City has recorded an increase of 8.35% from 63,011 in 2011 to 68,273 in 2012. Nevertheless, Bacolod City is still higher in terms of motor vehicles registered as compared to Iloilo.

Bacolod Traffic Authority Office

The Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) is responsible for the effective traffic management and administration in Bacolod City. It formulates traffic policies which govern the standards for compliance by city motorists and pedestrians. It undertakes programs of work feasible within available resources and traffic concerns affecting the community.

As per Ordinance No. 43 Series of 1961, all TPU, trucks, buses, or AC Car plying exclusively within the city limits must possess a Certificate of Public Convenience.  Certificate of Public Convenience or City sticker must be renewed annually.

The BTAO Education division has conducted road safety seminar for high school and elementary students, seminar for tricycle drivers and operators, conducted refresher seminar for all traffic enforcers, conducted consultation with school heads re: the need for road safety and seminar, seminar for erring drivers, has continued working on seminar materials and enforcers handbook and conducted road safety seminar for NSTP of USLS students.

Air Transportation

The New Bacolod-Silay Airport services the air transportation problem of the people of Bacolod City and its nearby towns and cities. There are three (3) airlines that service to and fro Bacolod on a regular daily schedule. These are: Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines. Travel time to and from Manila is approximately 55 minutes depending on weather conditions. For Cebu and vice versa, travel time is estimated at 25 minutes.

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Water Transportation

Bacolod is accessible by sea from Manila, Iloilo and Cebu. Bacolod has a modern seaport located at the Reclamation area. Travel time from Bacolod to Manila is approximately 18 hours and 7 hrs. from Bacolod to Cebu with ten (10) operational ports.

Table 86. Schedule of Trips, CPDO 2012

Schedule of trips:2Go/Super Cat Weesam Express Ocean JetBacolod –Iloilo vv. Iloilo Bacolod Bacolod-Iloilo and Vice Versa6:00 AM 7:40 AM 6:10 AM 6:15AM 12:45PM8:00AM 11:30 AM 9:10 AM 7:45AM 2:15PM9:30 AM 2:30 PM 1:00 PM 9:15AM 3:45PM12:30 PM 5:30PM 4:00 PM 10:45AM 5:15PM3:15 PM5:05 PM

The table above shows the schedule of trips from Bacolod to Iloilo and vice versa. There are three ships that traverse Bacolod to Iloilo and vice versa daily namely: 2Go/Supercat, Weesam Express and Ocean Jet. The trip start as early as 6:00AM and has its last trip at 5:15 PM.

Table 87. Total Number of Trips and Volume of Cargo, PPA 2012

Shipcall Total No. of Trips Total No. of Trips Volume of Cargo

Inbound Outbound Inbound Outbound Inbound Outbound

BREDCO Fastcraft

2Go/Supercat 1,698 1,628 245,266 223,293

Weesam 1,774 1,774 195,149 198,657

Ocean Jet 2,794 2,794 335,342 326,604

RORO

Montenegro 1549 1,549 109,067 71,073 180,309 159,173

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Lines

Millenium Shipping Lines

951 951 43,858 35,512 132,221 124,901

Tri Star Ferry 3,476 3,476 198,779 165,868 625,677 938,365

COMMERCIAL VESSEL

2Go/Superferry 271 271 149,920 145,289 377,012 335,629

BANAGO COMMERCIAL VESSEL

SPA/SIW (2GO)

94 94 45,080 49,077 89,375 100,132

TOTAL 12,537 12,537 1,322,461 1,215,373 1,404,594 1,658,200

Table 87 shows the Total Number of Trips and Volume of Cargo as reported by the Philippine Ports Authority for inbound and outbound trips. For 2Go/Supercat, there are 245,266 inbound as well as outbound. There are three shipping lines that services the people of Bacolod from the Reclamation Area namely: Montenegro Lines, Millennium Shipping Lines and Tri Star Ferry. Commercial Vessel that docks at the Reclamation Area is 2Go/Superferry. SPA/SIW (2Go) docks at Banago Port.

City Engineer’s Office (CEO)

The City Engineer’s Office takes charge of all local engineering works in the city which include construction, repair and maintenance of public infrastructure. The City Engineering Office maintains drainage systems and undertakes repair of damaged roads and bridges within city jurisdiction. The infrastructure maintenance services include:

Vegetation Control Cleaning, Re-ditching, Declogging of Drainage lines Demolition Works Repair of Drainage lines and Manholes Asphalt Patching Roads and Potholes Repair & Maintenance of Bridges Paintings and Repair of Street Signs Restoration of Damage Pavement by BACIWA

Electrical Services Division of CEO. This service includes survey, inspection, troubleshooting, changing of busted bulbs & installation of new streetlights.

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One of the services by the City Government of Bacolod thru the City Engineer’s is to give assistance in times of death by providing pauper’s coffin to the less fortunate constituents of the City.

The Truck Team of the City Engineer’s Office assists in the hauling of informal settlers. They also assists in the hauling and loading of garbage to the dumpsite.

The Motorpool Division undertakes repair and maintenance activities such as minor and major repair, preventive maintenance, servicing and overhaul rehabilitation works

The Highway Maintenance Division maintains the city’s street drainage and bridges. Among the activities are: reditching and cleaning of canals, repair/clearing of manholes and catch basins, sewer jet and jet vac operation/declogging of drainage, patching and seal coating of asphalt, deliveries of dacal-dacal/shouldering, improvement of roads, clearing and grubbing/cutting of tall grasses along various city streets and barangay roads, desilting of roads and bridges, repair of damaged sidewalks, curbs and gutters, driveways and concrete road pavements and median islands, painting of works along curbs and gutters and bridges.

The Electrical Division takes charge for the replacement/installation of sodium bulbs/lamps, fluorescent lamp, compact fluorescent lamp and fluorescent tube/starter, photocell, circuit breaker, wirings and magnetic contactor.

Table 88. Accomplishment Report January-December 2012, CEO

Classification Completed On-going

Roads P 52,419,565.00 P 43,050.00

Bridges 545,000.00 35,405,064

Buildings & Structures 23,810,400.00 11,140,000.00

Others

Drainage 7,839,000.00 8,940,000.00

Electrical 3,962,550.00 2,000,000.00

Water 5,734,200.00 6,000,000.00

Footwalks 255,000.00 1,645,000.00

TOTAL P 94,565,715.00 P 108,180,064

GRAND TOTAL P 202,745,779.00

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ENVIRONMENT SECTOR

Erosion and Siltation:

Practically, the same areas that are free from flooding are subject to some degree of soil erosion. These are the hilly and mountainous areas on the north-eastern part of the city ( Brgy. Alangilan, portion of Brgy. Granada). The low-lying areas are apparently free from erosion. However, the later areas experience siltation as an effect of flooding.

Department of Public Services

I. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Three (3) functional elements of SWMa. Collection gathering or picking up of solid waste from various service areasb. Transport hauling of wastes from the various collection points to the Sanitary

Landfillc. Final Disposal the final link in the waste handling chanin, where all the waste is dunped,

leveled and compacted.

A. COLLECTION

1. Door to door – garbage is collected from receptacles located within the vicinity of every residential, commercial and industrial unit.

Collection Zones:Regular - 60Markets - 02Containerize - 02Total - 64

Collection Shifts:

1st Shift - 5:00AM -12:00 Noon2nd Shift - 12:00Noon – 7:00PM3rd Shift - 7:00PM – 2:00AM

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General Services Area

Urban barangays - 41Rural barangays - 20Total - 61

Some of the barangays have their own garbage dump trucks and are the ones doing door-to-door collections of garbage in some of their areas and transporting the same at the Felisa Dumpsite.

2. Communal Container Method – garbage is collected from container vans (11.5 cu.m. capacity) placed in strategic areas within the city using skip hoist trucks.

No. of Container Vans:

DPS - 5Private 15 (La Salle - 2, Robinson’s Place - 4, Gaisano City – 3, LN

Hospital – 1, Lopues Mandalagan – 2, Lopues East – 2, Lopues San Sebastian – 1)

No. of Serviceable Skip Hoist Truck - 1

B. DISPOSAL

The present disposal site of Bacolod City is located in Hda. Akol, Purok Acacia, Barangay Felisa. The 4-hectare disposal site is being owned by the family of Mr. Teodoro Lopez III. The highest elevation of the disposal site ranges from 40-50 meters above mean sea level.

Pursuant to the provisions of RA 9003, the Bacolod City Government submitted on August of 2008 to the Department of Natural Resources the safe closure and rehabilitation plan for the existing dumpsite in Barangay Felisa which is required by the DENR before it can issue authority to the city to choose and open a sanitary landfill. In CY 2009, the safe closure and rehabilitation of Phase 1 & 2 of the said dumpsite was completed. However due to unforeseen circumstances, Phase 1 & 2 were again opened and utilized.

One unit each of bulldozer and excavator are rented for the maintenance of the said controlled dumpsite since we have no garbage disposal equipment st hand.

II. STREET CLEANING

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The city maintains the cleanliness of our city streets and national roads and their corresponding shoulder and gutters. Street cleaning activities are divided into three (3) sections, Central, North and South Sections with three (3) shifts per day.

Presently, we are utilizing one (1) open dump truck to collect the garbage gathered in the course of the street cleaning operation.

Environment and Natural Resources Office

The Environment and Natural Resources Office is involved in the implementation of the devolved functions of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to the city in the establishment and maintenance of the City Tree Park and the issuance of the sand, gravel and quarry permit.

No. of vehicles tested (voluntary test) - 2,200No. of tree park maintained - 1 (Alangilan, 8 has.)No. of groups assisted during tree planting - 10No. of permits recommended that complied Environmental reqmts.- 2,000No. of proj. inspected that requires Technical Report for ECC/CNC 24No. of complaint investigated related to environmental protection - 12

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ADMINISTRATIVESECTOR

Human Resource Management Services

Human resource is considered the most vital and essential element of any organization. As with any organization, the LGU can only function more effectively and efficiently if it operates with a well-managed HRD structure system and well-trained staff.

The City Human Resources as the central personnel arm of the City Government of Bacolod handles all personnel matters of all city government employees from recruitment, promotions, benefits, development and retirement. In order to perform effectively and efficiently the HRMS has installed necessary personnel mechanisms such as: Recruitment and Selection Manual, Grievance Machinery, Service and Merit Incentives for Local Employees (SMILE) and Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI).

The Civil Service Commission granted the City Government of Bacolod the authority to take final action on its appointments under the CSC accreditation program effective February 1, 1999. The City Government of Bacolod thru the City Human Resource Management Services has maintained its accreditation for satisfactorily meeting all the requirements for accreditation. Through this program, the city takes final action on all appointments and no longer submitted to the Commission for approval.

Being maintained its accreditation with the Civil Service Commission, shows that the city thru the Human Resource Management Services, its central personnel arm has satisfactorily manifested its capability in making final action on appointments.

One of the components strengthened by the PRMDP project when it chose Bacolod as one of its recipient was the formulation of the Training Management System (TMS).

The Training Management System was designed, developed and institutionalized with the primary concern of providing a framework for the development of human resources in the city so that the organization can run more efficiently and effectively. Under this system, the city ahs organized a pool of city trainors’ who have undergone intensive training and can be considered

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as experts in their respective fields. This trainers pool assists the Human Resource Management Services in trainings and seminars conducted for the employees.

The City Government of Bacolod was identified as the “Model City Government for its Citizen’s Charter accomplishment pursuant to RA 9485 IN Western Visayas.

In line with this, the City Government of Bacolod through SP Resolution No. 703 Series of 2009 passed and approved said resolution to adopt and implement the Citizen’s Charter of Bacolod City – A Manual of City Government Offices. Support mechanisms have been in placed such as: establishment of public assistance at the building lobby, organization of trained Bilis Aksyon Partners to man the PAC, formulation and placing of service flow charts and Citizen’s Charter in all City Departments/Offices, put up anti-fixer campaign tarpaulin banner, establishment of core team, facilitated through MITCS the technology-based support system to expediously address complaints and request for assistance, initiated the placing of NGC directory.

To sustain a sound, effective and efficient human resource, the Office had initiated and conducted series of training and seminars for its employees such as: Values Orientation Workshop, Positive Attitude Towards Work Effectiveness, Customer/Frontline Service Seminars, Orientation Program for New Entrants Employees (OPEN), pre-retirement seminars, Strategic Planning Seminars-Workshop, Updates on New CSC Memorandum and Circulars, and Conduct of review for employees in preparation for Civil Service Exam.

The Human Resource Management Services also encourages employees to take scholarship grants, avail of study leave and attend other enhancement seminars.

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Male Female570

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582581

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Graph 16. Distribution by Gender (Regular Employees) 4th Quarter, HRMO 2012

801

324

1st Level 2nd Level

Graph 17.Distribution by Level of Position 4th Quarter, HRMO 2012

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Graph 18. Distribution by Status of Appointment 2012

Permanent Temporary Contractual Co-TerminusElected Officials Casual

158

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20

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Graph 19. Personnel Action, HRMO 2012

Promotion Original Re-Employment SubstituteRenewal Re-Appointment Transfer

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Graph 20. Personnel Separation, HRMO 2012

Retired Resigned Dropped from the Rolls Deceased Transfer End of Term

Dismissal Revocation Termination

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Graph 21. Leave Benefits - No. of Times Availed (Regular), HRMO 2012

Forced Leave Special Privilege Terminal Maternity

Sick Vacation Solo Parent Magna Carta for Women

Paternity Rehabilitation

160

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Graph 22. Leave Benefits - No. of Times Availed (Casual), HRMO 2012

Forced Leave Special Privilege Terminal Maternity Sick Vacation

Solo Parent Magna Carta for Women Paternity Rehabilitation

161

2,006

2,013

2,006

2152 276

Graph 23. Other Benefits-Number of Employees Who Availed, HRMO 2012

Productivity Bonus

13th Month

PEIncentive

Cash Gift

Outstanding City Gov't. Employees & Executives

Loyalty Award

Step Increment

General Services Office

The City General Services Office is in charge of the maintenance and supervision of janitorial, security and landscaping of the Public Plaza and the Old City Hall Building. The office continues to update the Acknowledgement Receipt of Equipment (ARE) with corresponding accountable employee, records of Plants and Assets and serviceable motor vehicles and equipments. It also issued clearance to employees who availed of maternity, vacation, sick leave, travel abroad, terminal/retirement purposes and transferred employees of DepEd from Local School Board to the National level. It also maintains the cleanliness and orderliness of various office/departments, sanitation of comfort rooms and hallways of the Bacolod City Government Center, part of the City Hall building and Public Plaza.. It also maintains the cleanliness and orderliness of Handumanan and Granada Public cemeteries. The maintenance and supervision of the Public Plaza was emphasized on greening/landscaping and the provision of garbage drums and rubbish containers. The four (4) fountains of the public plaza are now functional after eight (8) years. Repair and maintenance of the airconditioning units were undertaken.

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Department of Interior and Local Government

On the Full Disclosure Policy, the Department is committed to aggressively scale up interventions to elevate the practice of governance that values transparency, accountability, participation and performance into an institutionalized status.

DILG-Bacolod has successfully advocated and extended technical assistance to the LGU. All the required documents are posted in three conspicuous places and also in the official website of Bacolod City. Recently, Bacolod City has uploaded the required documents to the full disclosure portal.

The Department, through the Seal of Good Housekeeping, renews its commitment to aggressively scale up interventions aimed at elevating the practice of good governance that values desirable development outcomes into institutionalized status. This Seal recognizes local governments that accords primacy to the principles of accountability and transparency.

The City of Bacolod is one of the LGUs all over the country which was awarded the Seal of Good Housekeeping.

The Performance Challenge Fund is an incentive fund to the LGU that passed the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) which comes in the form of counterpart funding for local development projects under the LGUs Annual Investment Program (AIP) and funded out of the 20% Local Development Fund, consistent of national goals and priorities.

The City of Bacolod is one of the recipient of the 2012 Performance Challenge Fund in the amount of P3,000,000.00 and ready for release upon submission of the documentary requirements to DILG.

The LGPMS is a self assessment management and development tool that enables the LGU to determine its capabilities and limitations in the delivery of essential public services. Local State of Governance Report serves as the basis in crafting the State of Local Governance Report. The City of Bacolod won as Champion for the Local legislation given by the DILG Region VI for 2011. The criteria for the EXCELL award were based on the result of the LGPMS for the previous year.

To complement the LGPMS being utilized to measure the performance of provinces, cities, municipalities, the Department developed an instrument called the Barangay Governance Performance Management System (BGPMS). This is an assessment tool for barangays that measures the effective delivery of services and accomplishments in the performance of their function as mandated in the 1991 Local Government Code and other related issuances. Similar to LGPMS, the BGPMS provides a clear picture of the performance and productivity level of barangays in the areas of Governance, Administration, Social Services, Economic Development and Environmental Management (GASEE).

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Dilg Bacolod has conducted an orientation for the implementation of the BGPMS and the formulation of the State of Barangay Governance Report to all barangays of Bacolod City. The office has extended technical assistance to all barangays in their conduct of self-assessment using the BGPMS data capture form and in their formulation of SBGR for CY 2012.

In view of the policy of the State to promote integrity, accountability and proper management of public affairs and public property and to establish effective practiced at the prevention of graft and corruption in government, Anti Red Tape Act of 2007 is implemented to eliminate bureaucratic red tape, avert graft and corruption practice and improve the efficiency of delivery of government frontline services.

In compliance to this mandate, the City of Bacolod has formulated and implemented its own Citizen’s Charter which is on the process of revision, implementing One-Stop-Shop, has established its Public Assistance Desk, and has provided courtesy lane for preganant, senior citizens and persons with disability.

Millenium Development Goals 1-7 are the mandates of the LGU, pursuant to Section 16 of the Local Government Code of 1991 on the promotion of public health and safety, enhancement of people’s right to a balanced ecology, enhancement of economic prosperity and social justice, promotion of full employment among the residents, maintenance of peace and order and preservation of the comfort and convenience of the inhabitants.

DILG Bacolod conducted orientation on the enhanced MDG Tracking System to the local functionaries of Bacolod City. The office collaborated with the City Planning and Development Office to track the LGUs response in the location of the Millenium Development Goals. Bacolod City have accomplished and submitted the MDG Tracking Forms.

Pursuant to Proclamation No. 342, the Department monitors the compliance of barangays on the conduct of Barangay Assemblies every semester. During the Barangay Assemblies, barangay officials reported to their respective constituents the current state of development and financial status of the barangay, consultation/discussion on the proposed plans and programs to be implemented, discussions on issues affecting the barangay e.g., peace and order, disaster preparedness, solid waste management, implementation of Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue particularly on regular clean-up activities, responsibilities of the barangay on National Greening Program, and compliance to DILG MC 2010-149 dated December 14, 2012 re: Posting of Barangay Budget, Statement of Income and Expenditures and other Barangay Financial Transactions and Annual Procurement Plan.

The DILG serves as the Secretariat of the Bacolod City Peace and Order Council (CPOC). The POC Secretariat handled the administrative operational and technical activities of the POC. It has been consistently among the top 5 finalist as the Best POC Nationwide. Among its achievement is the reorganization of the People’s Law Enforcement Board and the re-activation of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council.

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The Department assists in the institutionalization of the Katarungang Pambarangay (KP). Resolving petty disputes at the local level has greatly helped in declogging loaded prosecutions and court dockets. This has helped save much time and money than going to a full-blown court trial. The KPs are fully re-organized in 61 barangays.

For CY 2012, the Lupong Tagapamayapa of Barangay Taculing is adjudged as the Most Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa for Region VI. Due to this feat, the Lupong Tagapamayapa of Brgy. Taculing is the regional nominee for the National Search for Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Award (LTIA) 2012.

DILG-Bacolod City, with the participation of the members of the City Management Coordinating Committee, conducted its city-wide Search for the Most Outstanding Barangay Tanod for CY 2012. As a result, Brgy. Granada and Danilo Lumanog of Brgy. Tangub were nominated for the group category and individual category respectively, for the 2012 Regional Search for the Most Outstanding Barangay Tanod.

Management Information Technology and Computer Services

The Office in in charge of the daily posting of data and information on the official website of the City Government of Bacolod – bacolodcity.gov.ph.

It also takes charge of posting the financial documents and transactions pursuant to DILG Memorandum Circular Nos. 210-83 S’2010 and 2011 S’2011 on Full Disclosure of Local Budget and Finances, and bids and Public Offerings.

Enhancement of front end computerized program modules of the electronic – Business Information System (e-BIS) deployed at the Business Permits and Licensing Office and CTO – Licensing Office as maybe required by end users.

On-going system design and program development of the Real Property Tax System at the City Assessor’s Office.

Development of computer programs for adhoc reports required by the various departments/offices of the City Government.

Repair of computer units of r\the different offices of the City Government Installation of additional network connection at the Land Tax Division Maintenance of the structured cabling network and PABX system at the ground floor of

the City Government.

Awards:

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International:

94th Place in the Tholons Top 100 Outsourcing Cities of the World MassKara Festival was cited by CNN News Network and the National Geographic, both

global media institutions as one of the top and must see festivals both in the Philippines and the world.

National:

Top 1 Most Livable Cities in the Philippines as cited in the iKwaderno Grand Finalist – It’s Showtime showcasing MassKara Festival Finalist Local Gov’t. Unit Cooperative Dev’t. Office in the 2012 Gawad Parangal Finalist in the National Search for the Most Business Friendly City in the Philippines. Finalist in the National Search for Most Child Friendly City in the Philippines. Top 3 – National Gawad Kalasag Awards 2012 as Best City DRRM Council – Highly

Urbanized City Category

Regional:

1st Place, Regional Gawad Kalasag Awards 2012 as Best City DRRM Council – Highly Urbanized City Category

Regional Winner Local Gov’t. Unit Cooperative Dev’t. Office in the 2012 Gawad Parangal

Regional Winner, Search for the Most Child Friendly Highly Urbanized City Exemplary Rated Day Care Centers & Day Care Workers (45 Day Care Centers and Day

Care Workers) Best Women and Children Protection Desk, PNP Region VI Best Chief of Police, PNP Region VI Most Supportive LGU, PNP Region VI Best Jail 3rd & 4th Quarter Best Jail Warden 3rd & 4th Quarter

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