CHAPTER 4: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS4.1 SITE DATAA. MACRO SITE ANALYSISPHYSICAL PROFILEa. LOCATION AND VICINITYMalateisanolddistrictofthecityofManilainMetroManila, the Philippines. The district is located at the southernend of the city of Manila, bordered by the city of Pasay to thesouth, by Manila Bay to the west, by the district of Ermita tothe north and by the districts of Paco and San Andres to theeast.b. GEOLOGYThe city of Manila and the rest of NC lie on a continental shelf which has beenessentially formed by a rid!e of "olcanic tu# to theThe rid!e is bounded by $u"ial deposits of sand, !ra"el and clay. The east oftherid!einManilaissimilar depositscarriedbyMari%inai"er toppin!a"alleyformed by downward and tilted fault.A !ood part of Manila is situated in swamps and marshes, and its pro&imity tothe sea and waterways ma%es it strate!ic location for business, trade, and commerce.c. TOPOGRAPHYTheManilaCity'stopo!raphyisrelati"ely$atwithsomeportionsbelowseale"el. (urin! hi!h tide the sea water !oes about two %ilometers inland alon! Pasi!i"er towards )a!una de Bay.d. SOIL COMPOSITIONMa*or soils in the SoilMap of Manila consists of Eutropepts and (ystropeptswhich both belon! to the order +nceptisols.Eutropepts arefoundonlimecoatin!sedimentaryroc%s, suchas marl orterracesediments, richinprimarycalciumcarbonate. ,nthecalcareousmarineterrace areas, borderin! "arious islands in the Philippines, Eutropepts are dominant.e. WATER QUALITYSuccessi"e chan!es in and around Manila Bay are lar!ely due to the intertwinin! impacts of continued industriali-ation, unrelentin! increase in population,and the incessant human acti"ities caterin! to li"elihood and habitation. These factors are directly de!radin! the o"erall En"ironment of Manila Bay and these impacts are manifested in the continued deterioration of the water .uality.. CLIMATE/nder the01ppenclimateclassi2cationsystem, Manilafeatures atropicalsa"annaclimate301ppenclimateclassi2cationAw4. To!ether withtherest of thePhilippines, Manila lies entirely within the tropics. +ts pro&imity to the e.uator rarely!oin! below 56 7C 389 7:4 or abo"e ;9 7C 3une to September.CLIMATE DATA FOR MANILAOver the course of a year, the temperature typically varies from 22C to 34C and is rarelybelow20C or above 36C.DAILY HOURS OF DAYLIGHT AND TWILIGHThe len!th of the day varies si!ni"cantly over the course of the year. he shortest dayis #ecember 2$with $$%$& hours of dayli!ht' the lon!est day is (une 20 with $2%)* hours ofdayli!ht.DAILY SUNRISE AND SUNSET WITH TWILIGHThe earliest sunrise is at )%26am on (une $ and the latest sunset is at 6%30pm on (uly $$.he latest sunrise is at 6%2)am on (anuary 2$ and the earliest sunset is at )%24pmon +ovember 2$MEDIAN CLOUD COVERhe median cloud cover ran!es from 3&, -mostly clear. to /6, -mostly cloudy.. he s0y iscloudiest on 1u!ust 23 and clearest on 1pril 4.PRO!A!ILITY OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAYhe probability that precipitation will be observed at this location varies throu!hout the year.2recipitation is most li0ely around (uly 30, occurrin! in &&, of days. 2recipitation is least li0elyaround 1pril 2, occurrin! in $6, of days.RELATIVE HUMIDITYhe relative humidity typically ran!es from )$, -mildly humid. to *&, -very humid. over thecourse of the year, rarely droppin! below 4$, -comfortable. and reachin! as hi!has $00, -very humid..WIND SPEED TA!LE FOR MANILAOver the course of the year typical wind speeds vary from 0 m3s to * m3s -calm to freshbree4e., rarely e5ceedin! $& m3s -!ale..he wind is most often out of the east -2), of the time., south east -$2, of the time.,and west -$2, of the time.. he wind is least often out of the north -3, of the time., +orth6est -3, of the time., south -4, of the time., and north east -4, of the time..LAND USE AND "ONINGa. "ONING DESCRIPTIONb. SITE#PRO$ECT COMPATI!ILITY AND $USTIFICATION+n the account of the proposed pro*ect, =otel and Business ,?ces withCommercial Emporiumat lower le"els, it is!uaranteedthat thesiteis"erywellmatched to the "icinity. =a"in! a hotel and lod!in! will ma%e ease for the performers and e"ent@!oersto reside and stay for the upcomin! e"ents in the nearby e"ents place li%e CCP, P+CC,and :ol% Arts Theater. The business o?ces and commercialemporium is Ad"anta!eous and ha"e ahi!h e&pectancy to become prosperous since it is situated in reach of =i!h +ntensityto Medium +ntensity commercial mi&ed@use establishment.% &M CATCHMENT MAPSITEThe site is located at the southernmost part ofMalate, manila. +t iscate!ori-edasAeneral +nstitutionalBone 3+NS@A4 with nearby institutions such as CulturalCenter of the Philippines, :ol% Arts T heater, MetropolitanMuseum and Ban!%o Sentral n! Pilipinas.The site is also located near Manila Bay wal% with commercialestablishmentsli%eCaterfront =otel, =arrisonPla-a, =arbor S.uareandSo2telPla-a Manila.SOCIO ECONOMIC PROFILEa. POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICSb. GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONSThecountryDsforefront2nancial a!enciesli%ethe(epartmentof:inanceor(,: 30a!awaran n! Pananalapi4, the Ban!%o Sentral n! Pilipinas or BSP 3PhilippinesCentral Ban%4 andlendin!institution)andBan%of thePhilippinesareestablishedthere.c. EDUCATIONMalateishometose"eral educationalinstitutionssuchasSt. ScholasticaDsColle!e,(e )a Salle E Colle!e of Saint Benilde, (e )aSalle /ni"ersity, the Philippine Christian/ni"ersity, thePhilippineComenDs/ni"ersity,St. PaulDs Colle!e, and for secondary@le"eleducation is the>ose AbadSantos MemorialSchool 3>ASMS4, >esus ei!ns Christian Academyand Malate Catholic School.d. TRANSPORTATIONThemainroadsof MetroManilaareor!ani-edaroundaset of radial andcircumferential roadsthat radiateandcircleinandaroundManilaproper. o&asBoule"ard, easily the most well@%nown of ManilaDs streets, line the southern shores ofManila with Manila Bay. The boule"ard is part of the adial oad < that leads south tothe pro"ince of Ca"ite. e. RECREATIONThe district is also home to the PhilippineDs 2rstsports stadium, the i-al Memorial SportsComple& and the countryDs premiere -oolo!icalpar%, the Manila Boolo!ical and BotanicalAarden. Promenadesandpar%sbytheManilaBay ha"e been made more con"enient and safewiththeopenin!of theManila. Baywal%areaand the reno"ated Pla-a a*ah Sulayman. UTILITIESELECTRICITYManilaDs source of electricity is part of the centralfranchise ser"ice area of the Manila Electric Company orMeralco. WATERCater supply for the city is supplied by the MayniladCater Ser"ices, e&cept for portions of the district of Sta. Anawhich is ser"iced by the Manila Cater.!. MICRO SITE ANALYSISTOPOGRAPHIC MAPThe site is le"el tonearly le"el while the northernpart is !ently slopin! to !entlyundulatin!. +t is characteri-edby coastal plain alon! theManilaBayandslopin!arease&tendin! in the southeastdirection Surface ele"ationsran!es from5 meters to FmetersSLOPE MAP AND PROFILEThesiteisle"el tonearlyle"el whilethenorthernpartis!entlyslopin!to!entlyundulatin!. +t ischaracteri-edbycoastal plainalon!theManilaBayandslopin! areas e&tendin! in the southeast direction Surface ele"ations ran!es from 5meters to F metersSURFACE RUN#OFF DRAINAGEThe natural rain water run@o# anddraina!e !oes directly to the Manila Bay.VEGETATION MAPCOCONUT ' !U&OCocos nucifera is a lar!e palm, !rowin!up to ;6 m 3G9 ft4 tall,with pinnate lea"es HE8 m 38a,-+a,e*FUN ANDLEISUREApart fromthefoodscene, thecityalsoo#ersmany options forthe "isitorsto en*oy a "ibrantni!htlifewhether thesceneis morebar, pub,club, *a-- bar, or loun!e. The city pro"idesoptions for e"ery type of recreationPROFITA!ILITYThe location is not only a prime place to reside inbut could also be pro2table in"estment due to itsappreciatin! land "alues, increasin! capital"alues, andincreasin!rental rates. (uetothelocation. and increasin! "alue, the in"estment issure to ha"e a !ood return of incomePOTENTIALMAR&ET=otel and lod!in! ha"e hi!h occupancy rates ofabout9G.GK. The!o"ernmentisalsotar!etin!