Mabalacat CLUP 21 February 2017 2.0 PDF

Table of Contents
PART 1: THE MANDATE FOR CLUP ............................................................................ 8
PART 2: BRIEF PROFILE ............................................................................................ 17
1 Physical Profile ....................................................................................................... 17
1.1 Geo-Physical Characteristics ....................................................................................17

1.1.1 Geographic Location and Political Boundaries .......................................................17
1.1.2 Land Area ..............................................................................................................17
1.1.3 Topography and Elevation......................................................................................19
1.1.4 Slope ......................................................................................................................19
1.1.5 Soil .........................................................................................................................20
1.1.6 Hydrography...........................................................................................................20
1.2 Natural Hazards ..........................................................................................................21
1.2.1 Flooding .................................................................................................................21
1.2.2 Landslide................................................................................................................21
1.2.3 Soil Erosion ............................................................................................................21
1.2.4 Liquefaction ............................................................................................................21
1.2.5 Impacts of Climate Change and Hazards ...............................................................34
1.2.6 Population Exposure Map and Attribute Information ...............................................34
1.2.7 Urban Use Exposure Map and Attribute Information...............................................34
1.2.8 Natural Resource Production Area Exposure Map and Attribute Information ..........34
1.2.9 Critical Point Facilities Exposure Map and Attribute Information .............................35
1.2.10 Lifeline Utilities Exposure Map and Attribute Information ......................................35
2 Demography and Social Sector Profile ................................................................. 46
2.1 Population and Population Density ...........................................................................46

2.2 Annual Population Growth Rate ................................................................................48
2.3 Dependency Ratio ......................................................................................................48
2.4 Social Services ...........................................................................................................48
2.4.1 Health.....................................................................................................................48
2.4.1.1 Health Facilities ............................................................................................................... 48
2.4.1.2 Health Personnel ............................................................................................................. 49
2.4.1.3 Health Indicators .............................................................................................................. 49
2.4.1.4 Mortality / Morbidity .......................................................................................................... 50
2.4.2 Education ...............................................................................................................51
2.4.2.1 Summary of Education Indicators .................................................................................... 52
2.4.3 Public Order and Safety .........................................................................................53
2.5 Social Welfare .............................................................................................................54
2.5.1 Housing ..................................................................................................................54
2.5.2 Poverty ...................................................................................................................55
3 EconomIc Sector Profile ......................................................................................... 58
3.1 Primary Sector ............................................................................................................58

3.2 Secondary Sector .......................................................................................................60
3.3 Tertiary Sector ............................................................................................................61
4 Physical Infrastructure Sector Profile (Urban Development) .............................. 64
4.1 Roads and Bridges .....................................................................................................64

4.2 Utilities ........................................................................................................................66
4.3 Natural Environment ..................................................................................................67
4.4 Land Use .....................................................................................................................68
PART 3: DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ................................................................... 70
5 Development Constraints and Prioritized Issues and Concerns ........................ 70
5.1 Environment................................................................................................................70
5.1.1 Constraints .............................................................................................................70
5.2 Local Economy ...........................................................................................................71
5.2.1 Constraints .............................................................................................................71
5.2.2 Opportunities ..........................................................................................................71
5.3 Physical .......................................................................................................................71
5.3.1 Constraints .............................................................................................................71
5.3.2 Opportunities ..........................................................................................................72
5.4 Social ...........................................................................................................................73
5.4.1 Constraints .............................................................................................................73
5.4.2 Opportunities ..........................................................................................................74
5.5 Major Development Goals and Objectives ................................................................75
5.5.1 Development Goals and Objectives .......................................................................75
5.6 Development Thrust(s) and Spatial Strategy (Structure / Concept Plan) ...............78
5.6.1 Base Plan or “Do Nothing” Scenario .......................................................................78
5.6.2 Linear Development ...............................................................................................81
5.6.3 Multi-Nodal Development Scenario ........................................................................83
5.7 Evaluation of Alternative Spatial Strategies .............................................................85
5.8 Structure Map .............................................................................................................87
5.9 Land Supply and Land Demand Analysis .................................................................89
5.9.1 Land Supply ...........................................................................................................89
5.9.1.1 Agricultural Land Use ...................................................................................................... 90
5.9.1.2 Forest Land Use .............................................................................................................. 90
5.9.1.3 Built-up Areas .................................................................................................................. 90
5.9.1.4 Other Uses ....................................................................................................................... 90
5.9.1.5 Rivers ............................................................................................................................... 90
5.9.2 Land Demand.........................................................................................................91
5.9.2.1 Residential Area .............................................................................................................. 91
5.9.2.2 Commercial Areas ........................................................................................................... 92
5.9.2.3 Industrial Areas ................................................................................................................ 92
5.9.2.4 Institutional Areas ............................................................................................................ 92
5.9.2.5 Open Spaces ................................................................................................................... 92
5.10 Map Overlay Analysis ...............................................................................................93
5.10.1 Development Maps for Analysis ...........................................................................93
5.10.1.1 Slope Map ...................................................................................................................... 93
5.10.1.2 Elevation Map ................................................................................................................ 94
5.10.1.3 Road / Bridge Network Map........................................................................................... 94
5.10.2 Hazard Maps ........................................................................................................96
5.10.3 Risk Maps ..........................................................................................................100
PART 4: PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN ................................................................... 113
Land Use Policy Framework .................................................................................... 113
5.11 General Land Use Policy Areas .............................................................................115

5.11.1 Settlement Areas ................................................................................................115
5.11.2 Protection Areas: ................................................................................................117
5.11.3 Production Areas ................................................................................................119
5.11.4 Infrastructure Areas ............................................................................................121
List of Tables
Table 1: Land Area of Pampanga by City/Municipality, 2007.....................................................17

Table 2: Land Area of Barangays in Mabalacat City, 2014 ........................................................18
Table 3: Elevation Data of Mabalacat City.................................................................................19
Table 4: Slope Data of Mabalacat City ......................................................................................20
Table 5: Soil Data of Mabalacat City .........................................................................................20
Table 6: Flood Susceptability in Mabalacat ...............................................................................21
Table 7: Landslide Hazard in Mabalacat ...................................................................................21
Table 9: Pampanga Population by City/Municipality, 2010 ........................................................46
Table 10: Population and Population Density of Mabalacat City, 2000, 2007, and 2010 ...........47
Table 11: First District of Pampanga, Population and Annual Population Growth Rate, by
City/Municipality, 2000, 2007, 2010....................................................................................48
Table 12: Mabalacat City Dependency Ratio, by City/Municipality, 2007...................................48
Table 13: Major Health Facilities, 2014 .....................................................................................49
Table 14: Health Personnel, 2014 .............................................................................................49
Table 15: Summary of Health Indicators, 2011-2013 ................................................................50
Table 16: Leading Causes of Morbidity, 2011-2013 ..................................................................50
Table 17: Leading Causes of Mortality, 2011-2013 ...................................................................50
Table 18: Number of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Private Schools, SY 2012-
2013...................................................................................................................................51
Table 19: Enrollment and Classroom to Student Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary
Schools, SY 2012-2013 .....................................................................................................51
Table 20: Enrollment and Teacher to Student Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary
Schools, SY 2012-2013 ....................................................................................................52
Table 21: Cohort Survival Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, by SY 2011-2012, SY
2012-2013..........................................................................................................................52
Table 22: Completion Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, SY 2010-2011, SY 2011-
2012, SY 2012-2013 ..........................................................................................................53
Table 23: Repetition Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, SY 2011-2012, SY 2012-
2013...................................................................................................................................53
Table 24: School Leaver Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, SY 2011-2012, SY
2012-2013..........................................................................................................................53
Table 25: Promotion Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, 2011-2012, SY 2012-2013
..........................................................................................................................................53
Table 26: Graduation Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, SY 2011-2012, SY 2012-
2013...................................................................................................................................53
Table 27: Police Personnel per Barangay, 2014 .......................................................................54
Table 28: Number of Informal Settlers per Barangay ................................................................55
Table 29: Pampanga, Poverty Incidence, Poverty Gap and Magnitude of Poor Families, by
City/Municipality, 2003, 2009 .............................................................................................55
Table 30: Poor Households in Mabalacat City ...........................................................................56
Table 31: Number of Households who Experienced Any Type of Displacement........................57

Table 32: Production of Agricultural Crops in Mabalacat City ....................................................58
Table 33: Rice Production per Barangay, 2013 .........................................................................58
Table 34: Corn Production per Barangay, 2013 ........................................................................59
Table 35: Post Harvest Facilities and Support Services ............................................................60
Table 36: Livestock and Poultry Production, 2013.....................................................................60
Table 37: Business Types in Mabalacat City, 2010-2014 ..........................................................61
Table 38: Economic Activities in Mabalacat City, 2013-2014.....................................................61
Table 39: Inventory of Tourism Establishments .........................................................................61
Table 40: Accessibility of Tourism Establishments ....................................................................62
Table 41: Tourism Support Facilities and Services ....................................................................62

Table 42: Inventory of Roads by System Classification and Type of Pavement, 2014 ...............64
Table 43: Inventory of Bridges ..................................................................................................66
Table 44: Types and Number of Power Connections and Average Consumption......................66
Table 45: Water Connection......................................................................................................66
Table 46: Existing Land Uses of Mabalacat City .......................................................................68
Table 47: Rating Scale for Social Cost-Benefit Analysis ............................................................85
Table 48: Results of Social Cost-Benefit Analysis .....................................................................85
Table 49: Existing Land Use Distribution ...................................................................................89
Table 50: Mabalacat City Population and Annual Population Growth Rate................................91
Table 51: Standards on Land Distribution per 1,000 population ................................................91

Table 52: Urban Land Use Category and Land Distribution per 1,000 population .....................92
Table 53: Projected Land Requirements by Urban Land Use Category ....................................92
Table 54: Slope Data of Mabalacat City ....................................................................................93
Table 55: Elevation Data of Mabalacat City ...............................................................................94
Table 56: Flood Susceptibility by area .......................................................................................96
Table 57: Hazard Susceptibility by area ....................................................................................96
Table 58: Disaster Risk Information of Mabalacat City ............................................................100
Table 59: Proposed Land Use.................................................................................................113
Table 60: Land Use Policies for Settlement Areas ..................................................................115
Table 61: Land Use Policies for Protection Areas ...................................................................117

Table 62: Land Use Policies for Production Areas ..................................................................119
Table 63: Land Use Policies for Infrastructure Areas...............................................................122
List of Figures
Figure 1: Hierarchy of Plans ......................................................................................................12

Figure 2: CLRPFP Enhanced W Corridor ..................................................................................14
List of Maps
Map 1: Locational Map ..............................................................................................................23

Map 2: Administrative Map ........................................................................................................24
Map 3: Topography / Elevation Map ..........................................................................................25
Map 4: Slope Map .....................................................................................................................26
Map 5: Soil Map ........................................................................................................................27
Map 6:River Map .......................................................................................................................28
Map 7: Flood Hazard Map .........................................................................................................29
Map 8: Soil Erosion Map ...........................................................................................................30
Map 9: Landslide Hazard Map ..................................................................................................31
Map 10: Liquefaction Map .........................................................................................................32
Map 11: Multi-Hazard Map ........................................................................................................33

Map 12: Population Exposure Map ...........................................................................................36
Map 13: Urban Use Exposure Map ...........................................................................................37
Map 14: Natural Resource Production Area Map ......................................................................38
Map 15: Lifeline Utilities Exposure Map ....................................................................................39
Map 16: Critical Point Facilities Exposure Map..........................................................................40
Map 17: Population Risk Map ...................................................................................................41
Map 18: Urban Use Risk Map ...................................................................................................42
Map 19: Natural Resource Production Area Risk Map ..............................................................43
Map 20: Lifeline Utilities Risk Map.............................................................................................44
Map 21: Critical Point Facilities Risk Map..................................................................................45

Map 22: Road Network Map......................................................................................................65
Map 23: Existing Land Use Map ...............................................................................................69
Map 24: The Base Plan or “Do Nothing” ...................................................................................80
Map 25: Linear Development Scenario .....................................................................................82
Map 26: Multi-Nodal Development Scenario .............................................................................84
Map 27: Development Maps .....................................................................................................95
Map 28: Flood Hazard Map .......................................................................................................97
Map 29: Rain-Induced Landslide Hazard Map...........................................................................98
Map 30: Multi-Hazard Map ........................................................................................................99
Map 31: Population Risk Map .................................................................................................101

Map 32: Urban Use Area Risk Map .........................................................................................107
Map 33: Natural Resources Risk Map .....................................................................................108
Map 34: Lifeline Utilities Risk Map...........................................................................................109
Map 35: Critical Point Facilities Risk Map................................................................................110
Map 36: Sieve Analysis for Development Areas ......................................................................112
Map 37: Proposed Land Use...................................................................................................114
PART 1: THE MANDATE FOR CLUP
Introduction
The recent developments in Mabalacat City make it imperative for the local government unit
(LGU) to update its existing comprehensive land use plan (CLUP). The vast tracts of land of
Mabalacat have a lot to offer. After the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, two resettlement areas served
as a refuge for the victims. At present, a good mix of land uses is available: agricultural,
industrial, and residential. More importantly, Mabalacat was converted into a component city of
the Province of Pampanga on 21 July 2012. Its strategic location makes it an important
transportation hub: major networks such as NLEX, SCTEX and McArthur Highway cut across its
expanse.
Given the great potential for growth of Mabalacat City, the updating will help the City build up its
role amidst these developments, not just in Central Luzon, but in the whole country as well.
This chapter puts into context the whole process of the updating of the comprehensive land use
plan of the City of Mabalacat. In particular, the framework for the preparation of the CLUP is
presented in this chapter with focus on the rationale of its preparation and emphasis on the
horizontal and vertical linkages of plans. There was a deliberate effort to have the CLUP of the
City complement not just the national level framework plans but also the provincial and regional
level plans. This responds to the continuing call to ensure complementarity and synergy of the
various national and subnational plans.
Overview & Rationale
The CLUP is among the planning instruments that a local government unit has to prepare. This
is pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160), which among
others, mandates the local government units to prepare two comprehensive plans namely the
CLUP and the comprehensive development plan. The CLUP is a long-term framework plan that
translates into spatial and land use terms the development requirements of a given locality. In
particular, the CLUP provides for spatial policies and strategies for settlements, production,
protection, and infrastructure areas. As a framework plan, it is comprehensive as it covers the
entire territory of the local government unit.
Given this legal mandate, the CLUP of Mabalacat was crafted. It however has to be emphasized
that more than just being mandated by the law, the City’s CLUP was crafted in recognition of the
moral obligation of the City to its residents in ensuring that the conversion of the City from a
municipality shall be guided by a strategy for development.
Legal Mandates and Enabling Policy Environment
There are various legal and statutory bases for the preparation of the CLUP. Foremost is the
fundamental law of the land, which is the 1987 Philippine Constitution, that mandates the
protection and advancement of the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology1 (Art.
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CONST., Art. II, Sec. 16.
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II, Sec. 16). Both the national government and the local government share this mandate. The
right to a balanced and healthful ecology recognized by the Constitution has been declared to
be of the same level as that of the rights accorded to the citizens of the country under the Bill of
Rights. As fundamental law, the Constitution further lays down the framework for the
management and development of environment and natural resources. As CLUP deals mainly
with the utilization of various types of resources, it is particularly relevant to take note in the
preparation of this plan that the State has full control and supervision over the exploitation,
development, and utilization of natural resources. In addition, the recognition of the Constitution
that the use of property bears a social function provide basis for the regulation of how land as a
property is used.2
These Constitutional mandates are reflected by the regulatory nature of the CLUP, which is
implemented through a zoning ordinance. As a regulatory tool, it is a manifestation of the
exercise of the police power delegated to the local government units through the Local
Government Code of 1991. In particular, the CLUP shall serve as the primary and dominant
basis for the future use of land resources taking into consideration the requirements for food
production, human settlements, and industrial expansion.3 Another law, which is the Urban
Development and Housing Act of 1992 (or Republic Act no. 7279), reiterates the mandate given
to the local government units to prepare land use planning. 4
The need for local government units to prepare CLUP is further emphasized by the relatively
recent laws that respond to the challenge of climate change and disasters. These laws are the
Climate Change Act of 2009 (or Republic Act No. 9729) and the Philippine Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (or Republic Act No. 10121. The Climate Change Act
of 2009, in recognition of its critical role in climate change adaptation and mitigation, designates
LGUs as the frontline agencies in the formulation, planning, and implementation of climate
change action plans.5 The same law calls for the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation
and mitigation in both national and local plans. Republic Act No. 10121 likewise mandates the
integration/mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction into the CLUP of the LGUs. The law defines
land use plan as “the rational approach of allocating available land resources as equitably as
possible among competing user groups and for different functions consistent with the
development plan area and the Program under [Republic Act No. 7279]”.6 The process of land
use planning is likewise defined in Republic Act No. 10121 as “the process undertaken by public
authorities to identify, evaluate and decide on different options for the use of land, including
consideration of long-term economic, social and environmental objectives and the implications
for different communities and interest groups, and the subsequent formulation and promulgation
of plans that describe the permitted or acceptable uses”.7
The review of other relevant laws and policies that may influence how land resources are used
in a given locality was also done to ensure that the CLUP of Mabalacat City not only complies
2
CONST., Art. XII, Sec. 6.
3
Section 20[c]), Republic Act No. 7160.
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Section 39, Republic Act No. 7279 (1992).
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Section 14, Republic No 9729 (2009).
6
Section 3k, Republic Act No. 7279 (1992).
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Section 3w, Republic Act No. 10121 (2010).
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with the legal requirements but also is guided by the policy statements in these laws. These
laws that were considered in the formulation the City’s CLUP included the following:
 Commonwealth Act No. 141 (The Public Land Act) - provides for the
classification, delimitation, and survey of lands of the public domain
 Presidential Decree No. 705 (Revised Forestry Code) - provides for a system of
land classification based on topography
 Presidential Decree No. 856 (Code on Sanitation of the Philippines) - stipulates
that industrial establishments will be allowed to operate only in designated areas as
provided for in zoning ordinances
 Presidential Decree No. 1067 (The Water Code of the Philippines) - governs the
ownership, appropriation, utilization, exploitation, development, conservation and
protection of water resources and rights to land related thereto
 Presidential Decree No. 1096 (The National Building Code of the Philippines) -
regulates the location and siting of building structures through the permits system
based on their conformity with the local zoning ordinances and land use plan
 Republic Act No. 6657 (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988) -
provides that lands covered by may not be converted to non-agricultural uses without
the order of conversion coming from the DAR
 Republic Act No. 7586 (National Integrated Protected Areas System Act
[NIPAS] of 1992) - lays down the process by which an area could be declared as a
protected area including the criteria (natural features, management objectives, and
allowable human activities) in identifying what category of protected area such area
would fall under
 Republic Act No. 7076 (People’s Small Scale Mining Act of 1991) - governs small
scale mining and the authority of the LGUs to impose limitations on mining activities
within their respective territorial jurisdictions consistent with national laws and
regulations
 Executive Order No. 72 (1993) - provides for the preparation and implementation of
the CLUPs of LGUs pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991 and other
pertinent laws and devolved the powers of the HLURB over the review and approval
of the CLUPs of component cities and municipalities to the LGUs concerned.
 Memorandum Circular No. 54 (1993) - prescribes the guidelines governing Section
20 of Republic Act No. 7160 authorizing cities and municipalities to reclassify
agricultural lands into non-agricultural uses
 Executive Order No. 124 (1993) - establishes priorities and procedures in
evaluating areas for land conversion in regional agricultural/industrial centers,
tourism development areas and sites for socialized housing
 Republic Act No. 7942 (Philippine Mining Act of 1995) - the main legal framework
for the regulation of the mining industry
 Republic Act No. 8371 (Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997) - provides for
the identification and delineation of ancestral domains which are areas generally
belonging to indigenous cultural communities and/or indigenous peoples
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 Republic Act No. 8435 (Agricultural Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997) -
prescribes urgent related measures to modernize the agriculture and fisheries sector
of the Philippines with LGUs to continue preparing CLUPs integrating the Network of
Protected Areas for Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Development (NPAAAD) and
the Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones (SAFDZ)
 Republic Act No. 8550 (The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998) - provides for the
authority of the municipal government in the granting of permits to operate within the
municipal waters as defined in the same law
 Republic Act No. 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2003) -
provides for an ecological solid waste management program with provision on the
roles of LGUs in solid waste management
 Republic Act No. 9593 (National Tourism Act of 2009) - mandates LGUs to
prepare local tourism development plans that integrate zoning, land use,
infrastructure development, the national system of standards for tourism enterprises,
heritage and environmental protection imperatives in a manner that encourages
sustainable tourism development.
 Republic Act No. 10066 (National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009) which provides
for the protection and conservation of cultural and heritage sites
Other equally important laws/policies that provide for legal bases for or affects the mandates of
the LGUs in the preparation of the CLUP by LGUs and that have been taken into consideration
include the following:
Relationship with National Plans and Programs
To ensure that there exists complementarity and synergy linkage with other relevant plans,
policies, and programs, the CLUP of Mabalacat City was crafted having the development goals,
strategies, and policies of these other plans. Figure 1 presents a diagram of complementarity
and synergy linkages between and among various plans.
For vertical integration, the CLUP must complement the National Physical Framework Plan,
Regional Physical Framework Plan of Region III, and the Provincial Physical Framework Plan
for Pampanga. This is particularly important considering that Mabalacat City belongs to the
Greater Capital Region. The Greater Capital Region covers the National Capital Region, Central
Luzon, and CALABARZON. Mabalacat City is also considered to be a regional center in Luzon
together with Angeles City, San Fernando City, Porac, and Bacolor which are collectively called
as the Metro Clark. The Metro Clark is designated as an international gateway. Given all these
development thrusts and strategies identified in higher level plans, it is crucial for Mabalacat City
to contextualize its own development thrust to ensure that the City’s development complements
that of and support the development not just of Central Luzon but of the country as well.
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Figure 1: Hierarchy of Plans
Source: 2013 HLURB CLUP Guidelines (volume 1)
The National Framework for Physical Planning 2001-2030 provides the analytical parameters
for the planned allocation, use and management of the country’s land and other physical
resources. It is intended to serve as a framework through which the planning and management
of these resources are guided at the national and subnational levels. The following principles
identified in the NFPP served as additional parameters in the crafting the Mabalacat City’s
CLUP:
 Food security
 Environmental stability and ecological integrity
 Rational urban development
 Spatial integration
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 Equitable access to physical and natural resources
 Private-public sector partnership
 People empowerment
 Recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples
 Market orientation
Similarly, the Central Luzon Regional Physical Framework Plan 2005-2030 serves as a
guide to decisions on how land and natural resources may be put to the most beneficial use for
the people and, at the same time, indicates how such resources may be managed and
conserved for the benefit of present and future generations of the population. It envisions
Central Luzon to have
globally competitive human resources, a highly productive and profitable agricultural

sector, self-propelling LGUs ably supported by the national government, seamless
and integrated physical access and, a transshipment and logistics hub in the Asia-
Pacific Region, a favored international convention center and tourist destination, a
developed industrial heartland in Southeast Asia and a model of sustainable
utilization and management of forest and mineral resources.
The CLRPFP adopted the Enhanced “W” Growth Corridor as the strategy to realize the vision
for Central Luzon. The strategy, which identifies development corridors that follow the shape of
the letter “w”, identifies the areas in Central Luzon that form part of each development corridor
as follows:
 Tourism corridor- starts from the northernmost town of Sta. Cruz and Masinloc in
Zambales up to SBMA area
 Industrial heartland- central portion of the region
 Green corridor- agricultural areas devoted to high value crops and agro-forestry,
which runs along the fertile western part of Bulacan and through the areas of
Nueva Ecija. The ear part and the lateral leg will be a combination of tourism and
agriculture development.
Mabalacat City is part of the industrial heartland of Central Luzon. As such, the development
thrust of the City should be in the line with the identified role of industrial heartland in Central
Luzon.
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Figure 2: CLRPFP Enhanced W Corridor
The same vertical integration is necessary in ensuring that the CLUP complements the
Provincial Physical Framework Plan of the Province of Pampanga. In compliance with the
requirement of the Local Government Code that the updating of the CLUP consider the
Provincial Physical Framework Plan of the Province to which it belongs, 8 the Provincial Physical
Framework Plan of Pampanga was taken in consideration. The PDPFP (2015-2042) envisions
Pampanga as:
We envision Pampanga as a prosperous and competitive province and a home to

resilient communities and environment, where every Kapampangan enjoys fullness
of life nurtured by a synergized good governance and responsible citizenry; and an
efficient and effective public-private partnership.
The vision of the Province of Pampanga is guided by the following 12-point development
agenda:
 Good governance
 Poverty alleviation
 Social amelioration
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Section 447(2)(vii) and Section 458(2)(vii), Republic Act No. 7160 (1991)
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 Sustainable quality health services
 Equal access to quality education
 Environmental sustainability and disaster resiliency
 Attractive investment climate
 Adequate infrastructure support
 Peace and order and public safety
 Conservation and promotion of Kapampangan Culture, Arts and Heritage
 Tourism promotion
 Promotion of public-private partnership
Principles and Approaches
To ensure that the CLUP of Mabalacat City is able to bring about an efficient and sustainable
use of the City’s resources ultimately contributing not only to the development of the City but of
the region and the country as well, the CLUP of Mabalacat City adapts the development
principles and approaches identified by the higher level plans by harmonizing these with the
principles valued at the level of Mabalacat City.
Sustainable Development. The development framework used in the CLUP is that of

sustainable development, which is, a holistic means of ensuring that there is intra- and inter-
generational equity development undertakings. Sustainable development, as used in this
document as well as it is understood globally, is a development that is not only environmentally
sound but also economically viable, culturally appropriate, and socially just.
Rights-Based. The CLUP adopts the definition of development that is more than just economic
growth by embracing the concept of social justice and concern for the marginalized and
vulnerable sectors of the City. It is recognized that economic growth is a necessary requisite of
local development but this recognition also entails that it is not the only consideration for
development thus the realization of the rights of the marginalized and vulnerable sectors in
Mabalacat City is considered as among the ultimate goals of the development, control, and use
of land within the City’s territorial jurisdiction.
Resilience. As the CLUP mainstreams disaster risk reduction and climate change, it aims to
develop the City’s ability to resist, absorb, accommodate, and recover from the effects of a
hazard by ensuring that vulnerabilities to disasters are addressed while improving the City’s
institutional capacity.
Community-Based and Participatory Processes. The development process in Mabalacat

City takes the view that for local development to be responsive to the needs of the community, it
has to ensure that the process be community-based and participatory. Such process closely
involves all the sectors and all stakeholders, particularly the community, in all the processes that
affect their lives and at all levels. Participation is at the core of CLUP process to ensure the
effectiveness and efficiency of the identified development interventions. Likewise, a community-
based and participatory process transforms the community that ultimately leads to upliftment
and empowerment of the people. As a result, it is expected that the CLUP is locally owned.
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Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships. A multi-stakeholder partnership model is adopted to ensure
that poverty, ecological management, social equity, infrastructure, and governance issues and
challenges are responded to effectively not just by the local government but by all the
stakehodlers in the City. It takes the view of society that is comprised of three basic domains
namely the civil society, the private sector, and the state. It is recognized that development
issues and challenges are addressed more effectively when the mechanisms established
transcend political machinery to include non-state actors.
Evidence-based. At the center of the CLUP formulation and implementation are the best
available pieces of evidence to help the local decision-makers in coming up with well-informed
and strategic decisions that would affect the development of the City in the long term. The
preparation of the CLUP of the City was driven by best available sectoral, temporal, and spatial
information. The set of evidence used in the analysis of the City was not only comprised of
formal, expert, and systematic information but also of informal, experiential, and tacit local
knowledge. This ensures that scientific information are harmonized with local community
knowledge.
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PART 2: BRIEF PROFILE
1 PHYSICAL PROFILE
(Location, land area, general topography including natural and built elements, hazards and
risks, etc.)
1.1 Geo-Physical Characteristics

1.1.1 Geographic Location and Political Boundaries
Mabalacat City is located in the northern part of the province with coordinates 15°9' N and
15°17' N as well as coordinates 120°20' E and 120°40' E. The district is bounded on the north
by the municipality of Bamban in the province of Tarlac, on the east by Magalang, and on the
south by Porac and Angeles City.
1.1.2 Land Area

Mabalacat City has a total land area of 16,677 has or 166.77 sq. km, inclusive of the Clark
Freeport Zone. It is ranked fourth largest in terms of land area among the cities and
municipalities in Pampanga.
Table 1: Land Area of Pampanga by City/Municipality, 2007
City / Municipality Land Area (has)*

Porac 31,400
Candaba 17,640
Floridablanca 17,548
Mabalacat City 16,677
Lubao 15,577
Arayat 13,448
Mexico 11,741
Macabebe 10,516
Magalang 9,732
Sasmuan 9,180
Bacolor 7,170
City of San Fernando 6,774
Apalit 6,147
Angeles City 6,027
San Simon 5,737
San Luis 5,683
Guagua 4,867
Minalin 4,827
Masantol 4,825
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City / Municipality Land Area (has)*
Santa Ana 3,984
Santa Rita 2,976
Santo Tomas 2,130
Source: Land Management Bureau, 2007
Mabalacat City Planning and Development Office, 2014
Mabalacat City is composed of 27 barangays: Atlu Bola, Bical, Bundagul, Cacutud, Camachiles,
Dapdap, Dau, Dolores, Duquit, Lakandula, Mabiga, Mamatitang, Mangalit, Mawaque,
Paralayunan, Poblacion, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Ines, Santa Maria, Santo Rosario,
Sapang Balen, Sapang Biabas, and Tabun. Dau, Calumpang, and Marcos Village are the
barangays having the largest land area with 6,859 has, 2,270 has, and 1,486 has respectively.
Four barangays cover parts of the Clark Freeport Zone, and these are Dau, Calumpang,
Macapagal Village, and Marcos Village.
Table 2: Land Area of Barangays in Mabalacat City, 2014
Barangay Area (hectares)

Atlu-Bola 292.506
Bical 347.58
Bundagul 185.113
Cacutud 368.015
Calumpang 2270.74
Camachiles 136.389
Dapdap 347.613
Dau 834.537
Dolores 128.369
Duquit 330.391
*Forest Area 4435.94
Lakandula 32.7169
Mabiga 546.637
Macapagal Village 349.322
Mamatitang 118.257
Mangalit 111.346
Marcos Village 1486.34
Mawaque 303.953
*Parcel 1-4 1588.13
Paralayunan 371.65
Poblacion 23.6751
San Francisco 113.986
San Joaquin 18.9945
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Barangay Area (hectares)
Sapang Balen 571.593
Sapang Biabas 439.407
Sta. Ines 83.4473
Sta. Maria 358.679
Sto. Rosario 8.7119
Tabun 488.283
Total 16,677
Source: Mabalacat City Planning and Development Office
1.1.3 Topography and Elevation

The topography/elevation map of Mabalacat City shows the gradual elevation and the contour
lines delineated within the city. The city’s elevation ranges from 32.83 to 1,119.08 meters above
sea level. This increases from east to west as the lowland and built-up areas of the city
transition to mountainous regions. Most of the built-up areas of the city, located in the eastern
side, have an elevation between 51 and 100 meters. The areas within the middle portion of the
city, specifically those located within the Clark Freeport zone, have elevation levels of 100-250
meters above sea level. The mountainous areas on the western side have the highest elevation
levels, which have ranges greater than 250 meters above sea level.
Table 3: Elevation Data of Mabalacat City
Elevation (m, MSL) Area (sq. km) Percentage Area (%)

30 – 50 0.38 0.23
51 – 100 52.50 31.45
101 – 150 31.17 18.67
151 - 250 29.42 17.63
251 – 450 25.29 15.15
451 – 700 17.60 10.54
701 - 1,000 10.06 6.03
1,001 – above 0.51 0.30
Source: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Global Digital
Elevation Model
1.1.4 Slope
The slope varies in several areas of Mabalacat City. Most of these have a slope category of 3-
18% (gently sloping to undulating and moderately sloping to rolling), indicating that most of the
land resources here are in the developable range. In the western portion of the city near Tarlac
and Porac, the mountainous areas fall under the slope category of 30% and above (steep hills
and mountains).
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Table 4: Slope Data of Mabalacat City
Slope Category Area (square km) Percentage Area (%)

0 - 3: Level to very gently sloping 10.0 6.0
3.1 - 8: Gently sloping to undulating 46.0 27.5
8.1 - 18: Moderately sloping to rolling 59.0 35.3
18.1 - 30: Rolling to hilly 25.0 15.0
30.1 - 50: Steep hills and mountains 18.0 10.8
Above 50: Very steep hills and mountains 9.0 5.4
Total 167.0 100.0
Elevation Model
1.1.5 Soil
Based on the data from Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), Mabalacat city has
several soil classifications throughout its terrain. The most predominant soil in the built up areas
are Angeles fine sand, Angeles coarse sand while the soil in the western side is made up of
undifferentiated Angeles soil. Angeles fine sand, Angeles coarse sand, Angeles sand.
Undifferentiated Angeles soil comprises percentage shares of 48.56, 9.83, 1.25, and 40.35
respectively.
Table 5: Soil Data of Mabalacat City
Soil Category Area (square km) Percentage Area (%)

Angeles Coarse Sand 16.42 9.83
Angeles Sand 2.09 1.25
Angeles fine sand 81.06 48.56
Angeles soil (undifferentiated) 67.36 40.35
Total 167.00 100.00
Source: Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM)
1.1.6 Hydrography
The three major bodies of water that traverse Mabalacat City are Sacobia River, Sapang Balen
River, and Quitangil River. Sacobia River passes through barangays Tabun, Cacutud, Dolores,
Calumpang, and Macapagal Village. Sapang Balen River, on the other hand, passes through
Sapang Balen, Paralayunan, Atlu Bola, Mangalit, Mamatitang, Poblacion, Sta. Ines, Francisco,
and Marcos Village. Finally, Quitangil River goes through Dapdap, Bundagul, Sta. Maria, Sto.
Rosario, Mabiga, and Marcos Village. There are also small creeks, which serve as sources for
irrigation.
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1.2 Natural Hazards
The information on natural hazards of Mabalacat City are provided by hazard maps from
mandated agencies such as MGB (Mines and Geosciences Bureau), PAG-ASA, and DOST
Project NOAH (Nationwide Operation of Assessments and Hazards). The following natural
hazards in Mabalacat City are provided by the agencies previously mentioned: Flooding,
Landslide, and Multi-Hazard map.
1.2.1 Flooding
The flood susceptibility map from MGB shows that several areas in Mabalacat City are flood
prone. This flood susceptibility ranges from low to high: areas located near bodies of water have
a higher susceptibility than other areas in the city. It must be noted that a major area in
barangays Calumpang and Dau have no data on flood susceptibility.
Table 6: Flood Susceptability in Mabalacat
Hazard Area (hectares)

Low 3,085.50
Medium 1,916.94
High 1,107.46
Source: DOST Project NOAH
1.2.2 Landslide
The landslide map of Mabalacat City comes from data of DOST Project NOAH. It points out that
most of the landslide hazard would take place in the mountainous portions of the city,
particularly barangays Calumpang and Dau.
Table 7: Landslide Hazard in Mabalacat

Low 747.515
Medium 3,504.400
High 392.008
1.2.3 Soil Erosion

The soil erosion map from MGB shows that there are areas in the city, particularly in the
western portion of the city, which are prone to erosion. Since the elevation and slope is higher in
the mountainous areas, the erosion hazard ranges from slight to severe.
1.2.4 Liquefaction
Liquefaction is not much of a threat to the city compared to the other natural hazards. The
liquefaction map from MGB indicates that the liquefaction hazard threat is low in the built-up
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areas of Mabalacat City and that liquefaction would be moderate along the areas near Sapang
Balen River.
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Map 1: Locational Map
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Map 2: Administrative Map
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Map 3: Topography / Elevation Map
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Map 4: Slope Map
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Map 5: Soil Map
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Map 6:River Map
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Map 7: Flood Hazard Map
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Map 8: Soil Erosion Map
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Map 9: Landslide Hazard Map
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Map 10: Liquefaction Map
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Map 11: Multi-Hazard Map
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1.2.5 Impacts of Climate Change and Hazards
Mabalacat City is not exempted from the impacts of climate change and disaster risk. It is
necessary to integrate these issues in the land use plan in order to form a resilient environment
of the city. The climate and disaster risk assessment provides a detailed analysis of the
exposed units in the city such as population, urban use, natural resource production areas,
lifeline utilities, and critical point facilities. Attribute information on sensitivity, exposure, and
adaptive capacity of these units as well as exposure and risk maps are summarized as follows:
1.2.6 Population Exposure Map and Attribute Information

There is approximately 1,520 hectares of residential units exposed to climate change hazards in
Mabalacat City. The population for 2015 is projected to be around 237,805 based on the growth
rate from 2007 to 2010 (official census statistics). Thus, the population density is estimated to
be around 156.43 persons per hectare. In terms of sensitivity indicators, statistics from the
social welfare and development office were gathered and used for this analysis. As of 2014,
Mabalacat City has a total of 2,275 children, 331 disadvantaged women, 2,286 disadvantaged
families, 1,174 persons with disabilities, and 13,387 senior citizens. The adaptive capacity
indicators for population include: calamity loans from agencies such as GSIS or SSS, and
employment opportunities from the LGU (PESO) for victims.
1.2.7 Urban Use Exposure Map and Attribute Information

For Urban Use areas, there are six major categories for the units of exposure (Commercial,
Industrial, Institutional, Open Space, Cemeteries, and Rivers). The total area of units exposed is
949.12 hectares, which is divided into 144.66, has. for commercial areas, 77.02 has. for
industrial areas, 57.87 has. for institutional areas, 175.82 has. for open spaces, 8.83 has. for
cemeteries, and 485.196 has. for rivers/bodies of water. For sensitivity indicators, data on outer
wall structures and roof materials of poor households were gathered from the recent national
household targeting office survey as of 2011. There are 2,688 poor households (HHs) with outer
wall structures categorized as: 1133 HHs for type 1, 225 HHs for type 2, 156 HHs for type 3,
709 HHs for type 4, 332 HHs for type 5, and 133 HHs for type 6. For roof materials, the number
of households are classified as: 1654 HHs for type 1, 161 HHs for type 2, 131 HHs for type 3,
454 HHs for type 4, 166 HHs for type 5, and 122 HHs for type 6. The adaptive capacity
indicators for urban use include: having a calamity fund in the LGU for preparedness and quick
response and retrofitting of government structures.
1.2.8 Natural Resource Production Area Exposure Map and Attribute

Information
Natural Resource production areas involve the agricultural areas of production in the city for rice
and corn since these are the city’s major crops. There are 17 areas allotted for rice production
amounting to 799 hectares, wherein three of these areas are located inside the Clark Economic
Zone. On the other hand, 11 areas are allocated for corn production, with a total of 85 hectares.
Sensitivity indicators for these units include having no access to climate field school, and access
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to irrigation facilities and shallow tube wells for selected barangays. Finally, adaptive capacity
indicators include crop insurance from agencies such as PCIC, alternative livelihood programs
for farmers, and limited access to climate information.
1.2.9 Critical Point Facilities Exposure Map and Attribute Information

Critical point facilities are defined as facilities providing key socio-economic support services
such as institutional facilities in the city. There are more or less 63 institutional facilities which
can be designated as critical point facilities in case of disaster. Among these government
facilities, public schools are regularly maintained and repaired in case of calamities. Most of the
buildings have concrete wall materials and are in good condition.
1.2.10 Lifeline Utilities Exposure Map and Attribute Information

Lifeline Utilities encompass several network linkages throughout Mabalacat City during times of
disasters. Roads and bridges are among the city’s assets which should be maintained to ensure
the delivery of lifeline related services. These roads, which are made either of asphalt, concrete,
or earth are also regularly maintained and repaired. It is necessary that the condition of these
transportation linkages also be improved.
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Map 12: Population Exposure Map
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Map 13: Urban Use Exposure Map
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Map 14: Natural Resource Production Area Map
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Map 15: Lifeline Utilities Exposure Map
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Map 16: Critical Point Facilities Exposure Map
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Map 17: Population Risk Map
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Map 18: Urban Use Risk Map
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Map 19: Natural Resource Production Area Risk Map
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Map 20: Lifeline Utilities Risk Map
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Map 21: Critical Point Facilities Risk Map
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2 DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL SECTOR PROFILE
2.1 Population and Population Density
Mabalacat City has a population of 215,610, and based on the 2010 census, it accounts for
9.21% of the provincial total. Its population ranks third highest among the population of the cities
and municipalities in Pampanga trailing next to Angeles City and San Fernando City.
Table 8: Pampanga Population by City/Municipality, 2010
City/ Municipality Type 2010 population

Angeles City Highly urbanized city 326,336
San Fernando City Component city 285,912
Mabalacat City Component City 215,610
Apalit Municipality 101,537
Arayat Municipality 121,348
Bacolor Municipality 31,508
Candaba Municipality 102,399
Floridablanca Municipality 110,846
Guagua Municipality 111,199
Lubao Municipality 150,843
Macabebe Municipality 70,777
Magalang Municipality 103,597
Masantol Municipality 52,407
Mexico Municipality 146,851
Minalin Municipality 44,001
Porac Municipality 111,441
San Luis Municipality 49,311
San Simon Municipality 48,353
Santa Ana Municipality 52,001
Santa Rita Municipality 38,762
Santo Tomas Municipality 38,062
Sasmuan Municipality 27,254
Pampanga* Province 2,340,055
Source: National Statistics Office (NSO)
Table 9 presents the population and population densities of the barangays in the city during the
years 2007, 2010, and 2015. As shown, there are no significant observable trends in the
population growth of the barangays except for Atlu Bola and Tabun, which accounted a major
increase in their 2010 and 2015 population. In 2015, barangays Dau, Dapdap, and Sapang
Biabas had the largest population with 54,541, 37,789, and 28,464 persons while Paralayunan,
Mangalit, Calumpang, Sapang balen had the smallest population with 1,588, 940, and 168
persons respectively.
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Population density refers to the distribution of persons over a certain area. In 2015, barangays
Dau, Dapdap, and Sapang Biabas had the largest population densities with 186.46, 129.98, and
97.31 persons per hectare respectively. Barangays Calumpang, Mangalit, and Sapangbalen, on
the other hand, had the smallest population densities with 6.19, 3.21, and 0.57 persons per has.
Table 9: Population and Population Density of Mabalacat City, 2000, 2007, and 2010
Barangay Population Land Area Population Density

(Has) (persons per hectare)
Year 2007 2010 2015 2007 2010 2015
Atlu Bola 639 7,245 9,704 292.506 2.18 24.77 33.18
Bical 3,010 2,837 3,901 347.58 10.29 9.7 13.34
Bundagul 2,687 2,459 3,151 185.113 9.19 8.41 10.77
Cacutud 1,080 1,439 1,927 368.015 3.69 4.92 6.59
Calumpang 438 792 1,812 2270.74 1.5 2.71 6.19
Camachiles 10,038 10,138 11,387 136.389 34.32 34.66 38.93
Dapdap 37,217 35,386 37,789 347.613 127.23 120.98 129.19
Dau 49,284 48,809 54,541 6859.42 168.49 166.86 186.46
Dolores 1,933 1,863 2,841 128.369 6.61 6.37 9.71
Duquit 10,193 9,029 12,268 330.391 34.85 30.87 41.94
Lakandula 6,665 6,688 6,786 32.7169 22.79 22.86 23.2
Mabiga 17,730 17,681 19,056 546.637 60.61 60.45 65.15
Macapagal Village 2,345 2,835 3,768 349.322 8.02 9.69 12.88
Mamatitang 1,926 2,059 2,250 118.257 6.58 7.04 7.69
Mangalit 617 803 940 111.346 2.11 2.75 3.21
Marcos Village 2,329 2,733 2,924 1486.34 7.96 9.34 10
Mawaque 2,796 2,830 3,056 303.953 9.56 9.68 10.45
Paralayunan 1,261 1,438 1,588 371.65 4.31 4.92 5.43
Poblacion 2,509 2,530 2,782 23.6751 8.58 8.65 9.51
San Francisco 12,019 12,268 12,354 113.986 41.09 41.94 42.24
San Joaquin 4,520 4,573 4,977 18.9945 15.45 15.63 17.02
Santa Ines 4,783 3,466 3,476 83.4473 16.35 11.85 11.88
Santa Maria 1,957 1,685 2,091 358.679 6.69 5.76 7.15
Santo Rosario 1,764 2,010 2,039 8.7119 6.03 6.87 6.97
Sapang Balen 85 166 168 571.593 0.29 0.57 0.57
Sapang Biabas 22,711 25,800 28,464 439.407 77.64 88.2 97.31
Tabun 771 6,048 14,759 488.283 2.64 20.68 50.46
TOTAL 203,307 215,610 250,799 16,677 695.05 737.11 857.41
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2.2 Annual Population Growth Rate
Based on the population data from 2000 to 2010, the city maintained nearly the same growth
rate from 2000 to 2010. It exhibited the largest population growth rate of 2.5% from 2000-2007
and displayed its lowest growth of 2.0% during the period 2007-2010. This positive population
growth rate may be attributed to factors such as urbanization and urban sprawl of its
neighboring towns such as Angeles City.
Table 10: First District of Pampanga, Population and Annual Population Growth Rate, by
City/Municipality, 2000, 2007, 2010
Population APGR (%)

City/Municipality 2000-
2000 2007 2010 2007-2010 2000-2010
2007
Mabalacat City 171,045 203,307 215,610 2.5 2.0 2.3
2.3 Dependency Ratio

Table 11 below shows the proportion of Young Age Group (0-14 years), Working Age Group
(15-64 years) and Older Age Group (65 years and over) of Mabalacat City in 2007. The Working
Age Group constituted 63% of the population. The Young Age Group (young dependents) made
up 33% of the population while a proportion of the Older Age Group (old dependents) stood at
3%. Based on the given data, the city had a total dependency ratio of 58, which means that
every 100 persons in the working group supported about 58 dependents (52 young dependents
and six old dependents).
Table 11: Mabalacat City Dependency Ratio, by City/Municipality, 2007
Young
Working Older Age
Age
Total Age Group Group Dependency
City/Municipality Group
Population a (15-60 (65 years Ratio
(0-14
years) and over)
years)
Mabalacat City 203,258 67,426 128,671 7,161 58
a
Based on unadjusted (mid-year) population values
Source: National Statistical Coordinating Board (NSCB)
2.4 Social Services

2.4.1 Health
2.4.1.1 Health Facilities

The major health facilities in Mabalacat City include one government hospital, two private
hospitals, three Rural Health Units (RHU) and 23 Barangay Health Stations (BHS).
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Table 12: Major Health Facilities, 2014
Major Health Facilities

Rural Barangay Health Stations (BHS)
City/Municipality Government Private Health % of BHS
Hospital Hospital Unit No. of No. of
to
(RHU) BHS Barangays
Barangay
Mabalacat City 1 2 3 27 27 100
Source: City Health Office
There are a total of 29 public health facilities and 20 private health facilities. Public health
facilities include barangay health stations, rural health centers, birthing homes and government
hospitals. All barangays in the city have barangay health stations except for Dolores,
Mamatitang, Mangalit, and Sapangbalen. Although not all barangays have their own barangay
health stations, there are three rural health centers situated at barangays Poblacion, Dau,
Mabiga, and one government hospital located at Camatchiles. Private health facilities like lying-
in clinics, birthing clinics, and medical health centers can be found in barangays Atlu Bola, San
Joaquin, Tabun, Camatchiles, Dau, Sapang biabas, Mabiga, and Mawaque.
2.4.1.2 Health Personnel

As of 2014, Mabalacat City has a total of four doctors, one dentist, four nurses, 20 midwives,
two medical technologists, four sanitary inspectors and 181 health workers.
Table 13: Health Personnel, 2014
Personnel Total Ratio to Population

Physicians/Doctors (1:20,000) 4 1:57,600
Dentist (1:50,000) 1 1:230,398
Nurses (1:20,000) 4 1:57,600
Midwives (1:5,000) 20 1:11,520
Medical Technologists 2 1:115,199
Sanitary Engineers 0 -
Sanitary Inspectors 4 1:57,600
Nutritionist 0 -
Barangay Health Workers 181 1:1,273
2.4.1.3 Health Indicators

Data on births, deaths and mortality rates are considered good indicators of the condition of the
health system in a community. The table below provides these data for the Mabalacat City
based on 2011 to 2013 statistics.
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Table 14: Summary of Health Indicators, 2011-2013
Year 2011 2012 2013

Total Population 221,481 226,472 231,534
Live Births 3,332 2,815 3,816
Deaths 723 867 850
Crude Birth Rate 15.04 12.43 16.48
Crude Death Rate 3.26 3.83 3.67
Infant Mortality Rate 4.5 5.33 3.14
Maternal Mortality Rate 60.02 71.05 26.21
The infant mortality rate of Mabalacat City increased in 2011 to 2012 (4.5 to 5.33) and
decreased in 2013 (3.14). The maternal mortality rate, on the other hand, increased in 2011 to
2012 (60.02 to 71.05) and decreased in 2013 (26.21).
2.4.1.4 Mortality / Morbidity

The top cases of morbidity and mortality in Mabalacat City from 2011 to 2013 are shown in the
following tables.
Table 15: Leading Causes of Morbidity, 2011-2013
Rank 2011 2012 2013

1 Acute Respiratory Infection Acute Respiratory Infection Acute Respiratory Infection
2 Hypertension Skin Diseases Skin Diseases
3 Pneumonia Hypertension Gastrointestinal Disorders
4 Diarrhea Urinary Tract Infection Urinary Tract Infection
5 Skin Diseases Tubercolosis Hypertension
6 Pulmonary Tubercolosis Pneumonia Bronchitis
7 Acute Bronchitis Acute Gastroenteritis Pneumonia
8 Urinary Tract Infection Bronchitis Pulmonary Tubercolosis
9 Intestinal Parasitism Anemia Influenza like illness
10 Acute Gastroenteritis Influenza like illness Eye, Ear, Mouth Disorder
Acute respiratory infection is consistently the leading cause of morbidity in Mabalacat City from
2011 to 2013. It is also the top leading cause of morbidity in the whole country. Other illnesses
that belong to the top causes of morbidity in the city include hypertension, skin diseases, urinary
tract infection, gastrointestinal disorders, and pneumonia.
Table 16: Leading Causes of Mortality, 2011-2013
Rank 2011 2012 2013

1 Cancer (All Forms) Cancer (All Forms) Heart Diseases
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Rank 2011 2012 2013
2 Coronary Artery Disease Hypertension Cancer (All Forms)
3 Cerebrovascular Disease Cerebrovascular Disease Cerebrovascular Disease
Chronic Hypertensive
4 Diabetes Mellitus Hypertension
Disease
5 Pulmonary Tuberculosis Coronary Artery Disease Diabetes Mellitus
Chronic Obstructive
6 End Stage Renal Disease Kidney Diseases
Pulmonary Disease
7 Cardiopulmonary Arrest Pulmonary Tubercolosis Pneumonia
Chronic Obstructive
8 Multiple Organ Failure Old Age
Pulmonary Disease
9 Electrolyte Imbalance Myocardial Infraction Multiple Organ Failure
10 Cardiovascular Disease Pneumonia Pulmonary Tubercolosis
The top causes of mortality in Mabalacat City have not changed from 2011 to 2013. They
include: cancer (all forms), heart diseases, hypertension, and cerebrovascular disease. Similar
to the nation’s health statistics, the health profile of city populace in terms of disease trends is a
mix of communicable or infectious diseases (acute respiratory infection, diarrhea, and
tuberculosis) and non-communicable diseases, which are lifestyle-related (cancer, heart
diseases, and diabetes).
2.4.2 Education
Mabalacat City, as of SY 2012-2013, has 40 public elementary schools, 16 public secondary
schools, and 31 private schools. Of the 31 private schools, 15 offer both elementary and
secondary education. As of school year 2012-2013, Mabalacat City had a classroom- to-
student ratio of 1:41 in public elementary schools and 1:65 in public secondary schools. In terms
of teacher to student ratio, Mabalacat City has 1:41 at the elementary level while it recorded a
teacher to student ratio of 1:53 at the secondary level.
Table 17: Number of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Private Schools, SY
2012-2013
Public Schools Private Schools

City/Municipality
Elementary Secondary Elementary Secondary
Mabalacat City 40 14 31 15
Sources: DepEd Mabalacat City
Table 18: Enrollment and Classroom to Student Ratio in Public Elementary and
Secondary Schools, SY 2012-2013
Public Elementary Schools Public Secondary Schools

City/Municipality Classrooms Classrooms
Enrollment Enrollment
No. CSR No. CSR
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City/Municipality Classrooms Classrooms
No. CSR No. CSR
Mabalacat City 26,848 648 1:41 13,364 205 1:65
Sources: DepEd Mabalacat City, City Schools Division of Mabalacat 2014 Annual Report
Table 19: Enrollment and Teacher to Student Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary
Schools, SY 2012-2013

City/Municipality Teacher Teacher
No. TSR No. TSR
Mabalacat City 26,848 658 1:41 13,364 251 1:53
2.4.2.1 Summary of Education Indicators

The cohort survival rates, based on the data from SY 2011-2012, 95.3 and 87.7 for elementary
schools and secondary schools, respectively. In the same period, the completion rates recorded
were 93.6 and 85.1 for elementary schools and secondary schools, respectively. The repitition
rate for the elementary level was 2% in school year 2011-2012. At the secondary level,
repetition rates were considerably higher: 6% in SY 2011-2012, and 5% in SY 2012-2013.
School leaver rates in the elementary level in Mabalacat City increased slightly in SY 2012-2013
from 0.1% to 0.2%. School leaver rate in the secondary level, on the other hand, decreased
from 3% in SY 2011 to 2% in SY 2012-2013. The promotion rates for SY 2011-2012 and SY
2012-2013 are almost same at the elementary level with 96.6% and 96.9% respectively. In
contrast, the promotion rates in the secondary level moderately increased from 89% in SY
2011-2012 to more than 90% in SY 2012-2013.
In the public elementary schools of Mabalacat City, the graduation rates ranged from 98% in SY
2011-2012 to 100% in SY 2012-2013. Secondary schools, on the other hand, posted graduation
rates of 94% in SY 2011-2012 and 96% in 2012-2013.
Table 20: Cohort Survival Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, by SY 2011-
2012, SY 2012-2013
Elementary Secondary
City/Municipality
2011-2012 2012-2013 2011-2012 2012-2013
Mabalacat City 83.3 95.3 77.8 87.7
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Table 21: Completion Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, SY 2010-2011, SY
2011-2012, SY 2012-2013
City/Municipality
2011-2012 2012-2013 2011-2012 2012-2013
Mabalacat City 82.7 93.6 78.5 85.1
Table 22: Repetition Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, SY 2011-2012, SY
2012-2013
City/Municipality
2011-2012 2012-2013 2011-2012 2012-2013
Mabalacat City 1.8 n.d.- 6.4 4.9
Sources: DepEd Mabalacat City,City Schools Division of Mabalacat 2014 Annual Report
Table 23: School Leaver Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, SY 2011-2012, SY
2012-2013
City/Municipality
2011-2012 2012-2013 2011-2012 2012-2013
Mabalacat City 0.1 0.2 3.2 2.1
Table 24: Promotion Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, 2011-2012, SY 2012-
2013
City/Municipality
2011-2012 2012-2013 2011-2012 2012-2013
Mabalacat City 96.6 96.9 89.5 91.9
Table 25: Graduation Rate at the Elementary and Secondary School, SY 2011-2012, SY
2012-2013
City/Municipality
2011-2012 2012-2013 2011-2012 2012-2013
Mabalacat City 98.7 100.0 94.4 96.5
Sources: DepEd Region III, DepEd Mabalacat City, DepEd Magalang District, City Schools
Division of Mabalacat 2014 Annual Report
2.4.3 Public Order and Safety

For police facilities, Mabalacat City has one police station located at barangay Poblacion
serving as headquarters and four sub-stations located at Dau, Poblacion, Mabiga and Dapdap.
Mabalacat City has a total of 75 office personnel. Mabalacat City has 21 fire fighters and 3 fire
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trucks. The fire –fighter- to- population ratio is 1:10,992, which is far from the ideal ratio of
1:2,000.
Table 26: Police Personnel per Barangay, 2014
Barangay Police Force

Poblacion 24
Dau 14
Mabiga 10
Dapdap 9
Headquarters 18
Total 75
Source: Mabalacat PNP Office
In 2012, the city recorded a total crime volume of 286 in which 190 crimes were cleared and 119
crimes were solved. Mabalacat City registered a total of 41 index crimes against persons in
2012, of which 8 were classified as murder, 22 physical injuries, and 11 rape cases. On the
other hand, of the 85 index crimes against property recorded in 2012, 32 were categorized as
robbery, 29 thefts, and 24 carnapping. A total of 160 non-index crimes were recorded in 2012:
111 were violations of special laws; and 49, other non-index crimes.
Under the new crime reporting system, Mabalacat had a total of 343 crimes during the first
semester of 2014. Of this number, 204 were classified index crimes, and 139 non-index crimes.
2.5 Social Welfare

The city’s social welfare services cater to the needs of the city’s marginalized groups. These
services include: Child Development Services, Supplemental Feeding, Poverty Alleviation
Services (4Ps), Assistance to Persons with Disabilities, Livelihood Programs and Assistance to
Senior Citizens.
There are a total of 56 day care centers in Mabalacat City. All barangays have day care centers
except for Macapagal Village and Sapang balen. Dau has the largest number of daycare
centers followed by Mabiga and Sapang Biabas with, 13, 5, and 4 day care centers respectively.
The remaining barangays have day care centers, which range from 1 to 3 in number.
Accordingly, delivery of social welfare services varies per barangay.
2.5.1 Housing
Mabalacat City has a total number of 2,576 informal settlers in the following barangays: Tabun,
Dolores, Cacutud, Atlu Bola, San Joaquin, Mamatitang, Poblacion, Mangalit, Sta. Ines, Sta.
Maria, Bundagul, and Dapdap. The barangay with the largest number of informal settlers is
Tabun (507) followed by Madapdap (364) and Cacutud (298). On the other hand, Mangalit,
Bundagul, and Mamatitang had the lowest number of informal settlers with 92, 88, and 33
respectively.
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Table 27: Number of Informal Settlers per Barangay
Barangay Total number of Informal Settlers

Tabun 507
Dolores 220
Cacutud 298
Atlu Bola 101
San Joaquin 352
Mamatitang 33
Poblacion 238
Mangalit 92
Sta. Ines 125
Sta. Maria 158
Bundagul 88
Dapdap 364
Total 2,576
Source: Urban Poor Affair’s Office
2.5.2 Poverty
At present, city and municipal-level small area poverty estimates (SAE) are available only for
the years 2003 and 2009. In 2003, poverty incidence of Mabalacat City was observed to be
7.9%; in 2009, this decreased to 7.2%. In terms of number of poor families, there were 3046
poor families in Mabalacat City in 2009 (estimates based on population values and assuming
average family size is 5). Poverty gap in Mabalacat City totals to 1.5%, which means that the
average income shortfall of each of the 36,839 families3 in Mabalacat City is P954 per year.
Mabalacat City has an income gap of 19% which translates to an average income shortfall of
P12,079 per year for each of the 2910 poor families.
Table 28: Pampanga, Poverty Incidence, Poverty Gap and Magnitude of Poor Families, by
City/Municipality, 2003, 2009
Annual Per Poverty

Income Gap
Capita Poverty Gap
Magnitude of
Poverty Incidence
District Poor Families a
Threshold (%) 2003 2003
(in Pesos)
2003 2009 2003 2009 % Pesos % Pesos 2003 2009
Mabalacat
12,715 18,717 7.9 7.2 1.5 954 19.0 12,079 2,910 3,046
City
a
Provincial, Regional and National data are based on survey results. City/Municipality data are
estimated using population-projected values.
Source: National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)
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Available data from the national housing target system for poverty reduction in 2011 indicate
that there were a total of 2,688 poor households in Mabalacat City. Dapdap, Sapang Biabas,
and Dau had the largest number of poor households accounting 444, 242, and 235 respectively
while Santa Ines and Sapang Balen had the smallest number of poor households with six each.
Table 29: Poor Households in Mabalacat City
Barangay Number of Poor Households

Atlu Bola 153
Bical 42
Bundagul 91
Cacutud 30
Calumpang 30
Camachiles 138
Dapdap 444
Dau 235
Dolores 33
Duquit 178
Lakandula 61
Mabiga 153
Macapagal Village 147
Mamatitang 33
Mangalit 66
Marcos Village 90
Mawaque 64
Paralayunan 25
Poblacion 41
San Francisco 102
San Joaquin 83
Santa Ines 6
Santa Maria 66
Santo Rosario 16
Sapang Balen 6
Sapang Biabas 242
Tabun 113
Total 2,688
In 2011, a total of 82 households in 9 barangays of Mabalacat City were recorded to have

experienced some type of displacement. These barangays included: Atlu Bola, Bundagul,
Camachiles, Dapdap, Duquit, Mabiga, Macapagal Village, Santo Rosario, and Sapang Biabas.
The main reasons of displacement were categorized as: armed conflict, Infrastructure
development project, natural manmade disaster, and other reasons. Atlu bola had 72, the
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highest number of displaced households among the barangays; of this number, 43 were
displaced due to an infrastructure development project and 29 for other reasons. The other
barangays had only 1 to 2 displaced households.
Table 30: Number of Households who Experienced Any Type of Displacement
Infrastructure Natural
Barangay Armed Conflict Development Manmade Other Total
Project Disaster
Atlu Bola - 43 - 29 72
Bundagul 1 - - 1 2
Camachiles - - - 1 1
Dapdap - - - 1 1
Duquit 1 - - - 1
Mabiga 1 - - - 1
Macapagal
Village - - - 1 1
Santo Rosario - 1 - - 1
Sapang Biabas 1 - 1 - 2
Total 4 44 1 33 82
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3 ECONOMIC SECTOR PROFILE
The economy of Mabalacat City revolves around its primary sector (agriculture, fisheries,
livestock, and poultry), secondary sector (business establishments), and tertiary sector
(commerce and trade, industries, and tourism).
3.1 Primary Sector

Crop production is one of the main economic activities of Mabalacat City. Rice and corn, the two
main crops of the city, have contributed to its economic growth. Of the 800 hectares used for
rice production in the city, 692.5 hectares are devoted to irrigated rice cultivation. About 106.5
hectares produce rainfed rice. Irrigated crops have 461 farmers while rainfed crops have only 93
farmers. There are 92 hectares allotted to green corn production with 86 farmers while 85
hectares are allocated to yellow corn production with 67 farmers.
Table 31: Production of Agricultural Crops in Mabalacat City
Area
Major Crops
Hectares % Total
1. Rice
- Irrigated 692.5 74
- Non-irrigated 106.5 11
2. Corn (Yellow + green) 98.3 10
3. Others (Root crops) 42.5 5
Total 939.8 100
Source: Mabalacat City Agriculture Office (CAO)
The Agriculture Office has listed 20 agricultural areas in Mabalacat City: Sta. Maria, Dapdap,
Mawaque, Calumpang, CABCOM I, CABCOM II, Mabiga, Bical, Sapang Biabas, Duquit, Dau,
Macapagal Village, Dropzone, Mangalit, Sapangbalen, Cacutud, Mamatitang, Atlu Bola,
Bundagul. CABCOM I and II, which stands for Clark Air Base Command I and II, are agricultural
areas located within the Clark Freeport zone. Dropzone, on the other hand, refers to the
agricultural areas within the boundaries of barangay Dolores and Clark Freeport zone.
Table 32: Rice Production per Barangay, 2013
Rice Irrigated Rain fed

Number Number Number
Barangay Total Area Total Area Total Area
of of of
(Hectares) (Hectares) (Hectares)
Farmers Farmers Farmers
Sta Maria 47 88.5 41 41 6 6
Dapdap 58 69.5 37 49.5 21 20.0
Mawaque 59 66.5 49 60.0 8 6.5
Calumpang 9 13.5 3 7.0 6 6.5
CABCom II 51 83 37 65.5 14 17.5
CABCom I 40 60.5 26 41.5 14 19.0
Mabiga 7 5.5 7 5.5 - -
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Bical 75 128.5 73 124.0 2 4.5
Sapang Biabas 18 34.5 18 34.5 - -
Camatchiles 4 7 2 3.5 2 3.5
Duquit 72 99.5 72 99.5 - -
Dau 13 22 13 22.0 - -
Macapagal 10 8 10 8.0 - -
Village
Drop Zone 22 28 17 23.5 5 4.5
Mangalit 8 10 8 10.0 - -
Sapang Balen 3 4 3 4.0 - -
Cacutud 14 14 - - 14 14.0
Mamatitang 14 14.5 14 14.0 - -
Atlu-Bola 28 33.5 28 28.0 - -
Bundagul 6 14 5 5.0 1 1.0
Total 554 799 461 692.5 93 106.5
Source: Mabalacat CAO
Table 33: Corn Production per Barangay, 2013
Corn (Green) Corn (Yellow)

Barangay Number of Total Area Number of Total Area
Farmers (Hectares) Farmers (Hectares)
Sta Maria 5 5.0 5 5.0
Dapdap 14 12.0 4 6.0
Mawaque 7 5.0 - -
Calumpang 4 4.0 3 3.0
CABCom II 5 5.0 13 16.0
CABCom I 8 10.0 11 11.0
Mabiga 3 3.5
Bical 14 16.0 17 28.0
Sapang Biabas 1 1.0 4 6.0
Camatchiles 1 1.0 1 1.0
Duquit 7 12.5 - -
Dau 6 6.0 - -
Macapagal - - - -
Village
Drop Zone 7 7.0 6 6.0
Mangalit - - - -
Sapang Balen 2 2.0 - -
Cacutud - - - -
Mamatitang - - 1 1.0
Atlu-Bola - - 2 2.0
Bundagul 2 2.0 - -
Total 86 92.0 67 85
Twenty-one establishments provide post harvest facilities and support services in Mabalacat
City. Two of these are milling facilities located at Dapdap and Camachiles. The city further
boasts of 14 multi-purpose drying pavements found in several areas, three market centers
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located in Clark, Dau, and Poblacion, one warehouse in Mabiga, and one fish storage at
Camachiles.
Table 34: Post Harvest Facilities and Support Services
Post harvest facilities and

Location Number Remarks
support services
1. Milling Dapdap, Camachiles 2 Operational
2. Multi-purpose drying pavement City Wide 14 Operational
Clark, Dau, Mabalacat Public
3. Market Centers 3 Operational
Market (Poblacion)
4. Warehouse Mabiga 1 Operational
5. Others (fish storage) Camachiles 1 Operational
In 2013, Mabalacat City’s livestock production consisted of 873 cattle, 4,225 pigs, and 1,088
carabaos. Cattle and carabao raising are classified backyard production while pig production is
considered commercial. Chicken production is classified commercial while duck production is
categorized backyard. In the past year, poultry production yielded 353,000 chickens and 2,854
ducks. Finally, fish production accounted 433.44 tons of fish in 2013.
Table 35: Livestock and Poultry Production, 2013
Production
Type Classification Production Market
Volume (heads)
Livestock
1. Cattle Backyard 873 Local
2. Piggery Commercial 4,225 Local
3. Carabao Backyard 1,088 Local
Poultry
1. Chicken Commercial 353,000 Local
2. Duck Backyard 2,854 Local
Fisheries 433.44 Local
3.2 Secondary Sector

According to the city’s business permits and licensing office, the types of business permits
issued in Mabalacat City include trading, services, manufacturing, lessors, and finance. In 2014,
2,002 business permits were given. Of this number, 967 business permits were issued to
trading being the most prominent business type. This is followed by services, lessors, finance,
and manufacturing with 634, 283, 66, and 52 permits respectively. For five years now, the same
rankings have been observed for these business types.
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Table 36: Business Types in Mabalacat City, 2010-2014
Type of business
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
permits issued
Trading 1,096 1,126 1,058 1,062 967

Services 702 674 687 694 634
Manufacturing 45 52 54 61 52
Lessors 196 225 243 260 283
Finance 69 69 70 70 66
Total 2,108 2,146 2,112 2,147 2,002
Source: Mabalacat Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO)
In terms of economic activities, the 2013 data reveal that wholesale and retail trade have largest
number of activities accounting 967, followed by real estate renting and business with 68
activities; financial intermediation 66; education 33; and communication 1 activity.
Table 37: Economic Activities in Mabalacat City, 2013-2014
Economic Activities 2013 2014

Wholesale and Retail Trade 1,062 967
Communication 1 1
Financial Intermediation 70 66
Real Estate Renting and Business Activities 66 68
Education 35 33
Source: Mabalacat Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO)
3.3 Tertiary Sector

There are 10 tourism establishments in the city. Of this number, two are considered historical:
Kamikaze East and Kamikaze (HODM), which are found in Tabun and San Francisco. Two are
religious establishments, namely, Goddess of Peace Shrine located in the Clark Freeport Zone,
and Our Lady of Parish Church found in Barangay Poblacion. Four are man-made
establishments: Capt. Colin Kelly Drive at Clark, Paradise Ranch and Zoocobia at Calumpang,
and Marina Golf and country club at barangay Dolores. Finally, two are natural establishments
found in Calumpang (Hanauan Falls and Sacobia River), considered protected areas in the city.
Table 38: Inventory of Tourism Establishments
Name of Tourism Type of

Location (Barangay) Ownership
Establishment Attraction
Tabun Kamikaze East Historical LGU
San Francisco Kamikaze (HODM) Historical Private Sector
Goddess of Peace Shrine Religious LGU
Clark Freeport Zone
Capt. Colin Kelly Drive Man-made LGU
Poblacion Our Lady of Parish Church Religious
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Name of Tourism Type of
Location (Barangay) Ownership
Establishment Attraction
Hanuan Falls Natural Protected Area
Paradise Ranch Man-made Private Sector
Calumpang
Zoocobia Man-made Private Sector
Sacobia River and Hills Natural Protected Area
Dolores Marina Golf and Country Club Man-made Private Sector
Source: Mabalacat City Tourism Officer
In terms of accessibility, ordinary vehicles except for Hanuan Falls, which can only be
approached by a four-wheel drive vehicle, can reach all tourism establishments. All roads to the
tourism establishments are paved except for the road to Hanuan Falls.
Table 39: Accessibility of Tourism Establishments
Access Road
Name of Tourism Establishment Accessibility
Pavement Condition
Kamikaze East Paved Cement 1
Kamikaze (HODM) Paved Cement 1
Goddess of Peace Shrine Paved Cement 1
Our Lady of Grace Parish Paved Cement 1
Zoocobia Paved Cement 1
Paradise Ranch Paved Cement 1
Captain Colin Kelly Jr. Paved Cement 1
Marina Golf and Country Club Paved Cement 1
Hanuan Falls Unpaved Gravel 2
1- accessible all year round by ordinary vehicle
2- accessible all year round by 4-wheel drive vehicle only
Mabalacat City has available facilities and services that support tourism. Most of these facilities
are inns, hotels, villas, and restaurants, which can be found in barangay Dau and inside Clark.
Table 40: Tourism Support Facilities and Services
Location Accommodation Facilities Transport Services

Holiday Inn Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
Widus Hotel Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
Hotel Stotsenburg Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
Oxford Hotel Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
CFZ
Woodland Park Hotel Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
Montivista Villas Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
Bliss Hotel Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
Eagles Inn Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
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Location Accommodation Facilities Transport Services
Hotel Sogo Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
Imperial Hotel and Restaurant Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
Dau Dream Fantasy Lodge Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
BKS Hotel Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
Monte Carlo Lodge Tourist Info Centers/Car Rentals
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4 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR PROFILE
(URBAN DEVELOPMENT)
4.1 Roads and Bridges
Mabalacat City has a total of 6 km of national roads, 7.8 km of provincial roads, 15.5 km of
city/municipal roads, 132.07 km of barangay roads, and 3.4 km of alley roads. All roads are
completely made of concrete except for two, the national roads in which 29% or 1.74 km are
made of asphalt, and the barangay roads in which 1.5% or 2.03 km are made of asphalt and
53% or 70.02 km are made of earth.
Table 41: Inventory of Roads by System Classification and Type of Pavement, 2014
Road Surface Type

Concrete Asphalt Earth
Total
Condition
Condition
Condition
Type of Road Length
(km) Km % Km % Km %
National 6 4.26 71 G 1.74 29 G

Provincial 7.8 7.8 100 G
City /
Municipal 15.5 15.5 100 G
Barangay
Road 132.07 60.02 45.4 G 2.03 1.54 G 70.02 53.02 G
Alley 3.4 3.4 100 G
Footpath
G: Good
Source: City Engineering Office
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Map 22: Road Network Map
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There are six bridges located in Mabalacat City: Quitangil Bridge, Sapang Balen Bridge,
Lakandula-Dau Bridge, Morales Bridge, Bamban Bridge, Mabalacat Bridge. Made of concrete,
all bridges are in good condition. The road capacity of all bridges is 14 tons except for Morales
Bridge, which allows only 10 tons, and Mabalacat Bridge, 20 tons.
Table 42: Inventory of Bridges
Location Road Capacity

Bridge Name Type Condition
(Barangay) (Tons)
Quitangil Bridge Sto. Rosario Concrete 14 Good
Sapang Balen Bridge Sapang Balen Concrete 14 Good
Lakandula-Dau Bridge Dau Concrete 14 Good
Morales Bridge Poblacion Concrete 10 Good
Bamban Bridge Bamban Concrete 14 Good
Mabalacat Bridge Dolores Concrete 20 Good
Source: City Engineering Office
4.2 Utilities
There are 12,484 urban households served with electricity in Mabalacat City while a total of
35,421 water connections serve 22 barangays according to the Mabalacat Water District. Of this
total number, 34,044 are domestic connections, 1,523 commercial connections, and 184
government and other connections. The average water consumption is 21 cubic meters per day
for domestic sources, 32 cubic meters per day for commercial, and 58 cubic meters per day for
other sources.
Table 43: Types and Number of Power Connections and Average Consumption
Average Consumption
Type of Connection Number of Connections
(KWH/mo.)
Domestic 10,546 1,553,714.32
Industrial 9 86,286.30
Commercial 588 376,579.70
Public Bldg 67 30,122.00
Streetlights 1,269 21,552.56
Others (Irrigation) 5 61,814.10
Total 12,484 2,130,068.98
Source: Pampanga Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Table 44: Water Connection
Type of Consumer
Total
Domestic Commercial Others*
No. of Connections 34,004 1,523 184 35,421
Average Water Consumption 21 32 58.34 -
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Type of Consumer
Total
Domestic Commercial Others*
Barangays Served 22 22 22 22
Source: Mabalacat City Water District
4.3 Natural Environment

(forest, coastal, marine and water bodies, ancestral domain, biodiversity, solid/liquid wastes,
etc.)
Two Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) are located at barangays Duquit and Sapang Balen
within the city. The Duquit MRF collects garbage from barangays Dau, Duquit, and Lakandula
while the central MRF in Sapang Balen collects wastes from all the other barangays. The Solid
Waste Management Office has ordered all open dumpsites to be closed in accordance with
existing laws. One of the policies being implemented is refusal by the MRFs to accept non-
segregated waste from the barangays. This compels barangays to oblige households to practice
segregation. The city has also tied up with Holcim Philippines, Inc. on reducing the volume of
waste, being disposed at the landfill. Recyclable materials or “Holcimables” are collected by the
company, and used in cement production. Biodegradable wastes are turned into fertilizer, and
are later given to farmers. in this connection, only residual wastes are left and compose the only
materials hauled to the sanitary land fill, and this process redounds in reduced fees paid by the
city.
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4.4 Land Use
Table 45 displays the existing land uses of Mabalacat City in square km. The existing land uses
are classified as: Built-up, Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructure, Institutional,
Residential, River, and Road. Agricultural lands, which include idle lands for development and
crop production areas, had the largest area with 120.1 square km, comprising 71.98% of the
total land area of the city. This is due to the fact that only its eastern side has been developed.
Infrastructure areas constitute the smallest land area of 0.11 km, about .06% of the total land
area.
Table 45: Existing Land Uses of Mabalacat City
Land Use Type Area Percentage (%)

Agriculture 4,708.91 28.21
Cemetery 8.84 0.05
Clark 3,997.68 23.95
Commercial 144.66 0.87
Forest 5,114.66 30.64
Industrial 77.03 0.46
Institutional 68.97 0.41
Open Space 162.1 0.97
Residential 1513.1 9.06
River 485.2 2.91
Road 411.44 2.46
Total 16,692.59 100
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Map 23: Existing Land Use Map
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PART 3: DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
5 DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS AND PRIORITIZED
ISSUES AND CONCERNS
Taking cognizance of the new challenges and opportunities that await Mabalacat as a result of
its conversion into a component city of the Province of Pampanga in 2012, the city government
spearheaded the updating of its CLUP. The process was highly participatory resulting in a plan
that reflects, to the extent possible, the needs and aspirations of Mabalacat City and its
residents. A development framework was also crafted, highlighting the newly formulated vision
statement of the City as well as its goals as they are translated into physical and spatial terms.
This chapter focuses on opportunities and constraints derived from conducted situational
analysis and various participatory workshops.
5.1 Environment
5.1.1 Constraints
Need for improvement of the solid waste management system
Although material recovery facilities are located in Duquit and Sapang Balen, there is still a
need to add or improve these facilities as well as to enhance the current solid waste
management system. Several issues have been identified in workshops regarding the solid
waste management system such as the need for additional garbage trucks to transfer waste,
particularly in barangays Mangalit and Mamatitang. Moreover, improper segregation and waste
disposal practices are still common.
Pollution of rivers and other bodies of water
Pollution of rivers and other bodies of water throughout the city is another environmental issue
in the city. A number of participants in the workshop have mentioned that waste water coming
from Clark Development Corporation is being dumped in bodies of water traversing through
several barangays in the city. Other pollutants are solid wastes thrown into the rivers, most
probably by informal settlers living along the river banks. Currently, there is a Manila Water
database system project which involves clean up of some barangays in the city.
Incidence of flash floods
Although Mabalacat City’s elevation is relatively high, there are still reported cases of flash
flooding in the city. Several participants at the workshops have suggested improving the
drainage system to alleviate this problem.
Worsening air pollution
Air pollution due to increasing number of factories and motor vehicles in the city is a growing
concern. For instance, the asphalt plant in Atlu Bola, the poultry piggery in Duquit, and the
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factories located in the Industrial Zone in Paralayunan and Bundagul are some of the possible
point sources of air pollution. Residents in Sta. Maria also complain due to the stench of the
nearby coal fired power plant in the area. Moreover, the increase in vehicle volume throughout
the populated areas in the city adds to the environmental problem.
Soil erosion in areas adjacent to bodies of water
Soil erosion may be attributed to deteriorating or non-existence of flood control/soil erosion

structures in the city. Building additional or fixing these existing structures may protect certain
barangays from such threat.
5.2 Local Economy

5.2.1 Constraints
Support for the local economy
The local economy of the City relies heavily on its micro, small, and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) which are at risk of incurring losses due to competition with bigger enterprises that
enter the City or are located in nearby localities and adjacent communities. In the same vein,
local farmers need attention since most of the agricultural areas of the city are being converted
to other uses.
5.2.2 Opportunities
Location advantage of economic zones
The completed 94-kilometer Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) provides a vital lifeline

between three hubs of production and logistics that are actively pursued by both government
and private sectors. The merging of the hubs will most probably evolve into a competitive
Logistics Corridor in Asia. Aside from boosting the development potentials of the Subic Bay
Freeport Zone, the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone, and the techno-park in Tarlac
City, the SCTEx has also created opportunities for complementary industries along the
expressway.
5.3 Physical
5.3.1 Constraints
Traffic congestion
Traffic congestion is evident in the bottlenecks of the city. In particular, Barangay Dau, where
numerous commercial, residential, and institutional infrastructures are found, has the highest
volume of vehicles causing heavy traffic. The provincial bus terminal adds to the problem.
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Moreover, a new development in the Poblacion area close to the Sta. Ines NLEX exit as well as
an alternative exit coming from Clark also poses a threat of traffic jam. Development of
establishments such as McDonalds and Jollibee as well as the current traffic status of the Public
Market area causes congestion in the area. Barangays Camachiles, Mabiga, Dau, and
Mawaque are known to be the most traffic-prone areas in the city.
Insufficient ancillary road facilities
A solution to the traffic problem, as deemed by the stakeholders, is the construction of additional
main thoroughfares as well as alternative roads that can serve as linkages between major
roads. For instance, an alternative road parallel to MacArthur Highway can ease the traffic in
certain choke points. Improving the quality of roads is also an option.
5.3.2 Opportunities
Physical linkage
One of the advantages of Mabalacat is the presence of major highways of Central Luzon: the
North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway and the MacArthur
Highway. This road system energizes the economic development of the City with a renewed
flow of goods and people. It is important, however, to maintain good traffic flow in the City so
that the steps to urbanization will be rendered smoothly and easily. Upgrading as well as
constant maintaining of roads is essential. Enhancing further the infrastructure of Mabalacat can
support not only the City’s growth but also Clark Freeport Zone’s needs.
Utilities such as water and electricity, and communication services are very accessible in most
barangays of the City. But the upper barangays of Mabalacat are still deprived of water
services. This problem needs immediate attention.
Transportation
Transport expansion can best enhance the major sectors of the economy. It is therefore
important that the infrastructure network of roads and transport facilities be prioritized. The case
of Mabalacat in this regard is not ideal. For one thing, internal roads of the city are at risk of
deterioration, particularly when used by heavy duty trucks coming from the Clark Freeport Zone
(CFZ). For another, traffic congestion happens at the bottlenecks and chokepoints in various
areas of the City, particularly in Dau; hence, alternate routes (e.g. Brgy Sta Ines) are used
during rush hours. Still another, haphazard development in the City’s commercial areas tends to
cause heavy traffic as well.
There is also a need to increase the ratio of urban-to-rural roads and to interlink the roads for
better circulation in the city. Insufficiency of ancillary road facilities must be addressed to keep
the City safe. Sustainable public transportation is also essential given the City’s competitive
location: its proximity to the industries and amenities inside the Clark Freeport Zone.
The local water concessionaire may have provided the much needed water supply for all
barangays of the city; however, there are a few areas in the upper barangays of the city that still
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rely on the groundwater consumption. To extend the provision of water services in these areas
is expected.
Flooding is becoming a problem in the city due to clogged and damaged drainages as well as
the removal/loss of natural waterways.
5.4 Social
5.4.1 Constraints
High crime rate. High crime rate has been recorded in the City of Mabalacat. Majority of crimes
committed are those related to dangerous drugs, violence against women and children and
those committed by children in conflict with the law. Based on recorded data, most of these
nefarious activities are prevalent in relocation sites and informal settlements. The big number of
transients indicates the insufficient police-population ratio, thus, making the city more prone to
criminal acts.
Neglected elders. The Senior Citizens are apparently not a priority of the City government.
There is no existing Senior Citizen Center, and many abandoned elders are found in different
parts of the City. Given this problem, the idea of inclusive growth in Mabalacat is far from being
achieved.
Health issues. Development necessitates the accessibility and not just the availability of health
care and sanitation services and facilities in the City. The objective is to keep the residents of
the City healthy. However, cases of maternal, neonatal, and infant deaths have been
continuously recorded. Moreover, undernourished pupils are a common sight in schools. Given
these problematic situations, improvement of health care program must be prioritized.
Moreover, the absence of a major hospital in the city has also a point for development.
Education sector. Out-of-school young people in different barangays are not uncommon.
Another observation is the lack of classrooms in both elementary and secondary schools, and
dearth of educational materials and facilities for teachers and learners alike. One more issue
raised is the lack of building or place for experiential learning.
Unemployment. Unemployment is a major concern that has to be addressed. One critical issue
raised during the workshop is the low employment rate of Alternative Learning System
graduates-- indicating mismatch between offered courses and available work.
Housing Needs. Informal settlers are usually associated with urbanization. Mabalacat is
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currently beset with this problem, particularly its big barangays such as Dau, Lakandula, and
Mabiga. These settlers are conspicuous along waterways and under bridges such as Dolores
Bridge. Badjaos are also the notorious informal settlers that need permanent relocation.
Increased crime rate is expected if this housing problem is not immediately addressed.
Safety. Data show the absence of Mabalacat Police Station/s. Given the mandate to include in
the population count the number of transient workers and tourists coming from the neighboring
cities and municipalities, such insufficiency becomes even more glaring. The situation must not
be taken for granted considering that these personnel perform the crucial role of keeping the
populace healthy and safe. Moreover, the city has no permanent location for a fire station and
has only two fire trucks. This inadequacy subjects the whole population to a precarious situation
whenever there is fire. An impending major disaster awaits the whole community if this
problematic case is simply ignored, particularly with the current state of the city’s firefighting
facility.
5.4.2 Opportunities
Establishing industry linkages. Employment of the growing number of professionals and skilled
workers (both residents and transients) boosts the City’s economy. Clark Freeport Zone
generates the needed jobs through industry linkages. The established linkages, being beneficial
to the city, should be a good reason for the government to create more technical- vocational
courses and to offer scholarship programs.
Supporting Economic Zones. The less expensive investments of economic zones have been a
source of encouragement among these economic agents of Mabalacat such as TECO and
Mabalacat Technopark to locate in Mabalacat. The City, in turn, should provide the
infrastructure support such as efficient road networks to sustain and expand the eco-zones’
operations.
Enhancing City Nutrition Program. The collaboration between Mabalacat CSWD Office and
Regional DSWD to meet the nutrition needs of school children must be enhanced. Similar
programs must be devised and systematically implemented to address undernourishment and
malnutrition among these children.
Promoting Job Fairs and Skills Trainings. To deal with unemployment, these endeavors of
PESO must be sustained. Success stories of participants in TESDA trainings do not only serve
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as inspiration but also prove the practicality of this kind of learning, particularly among those
who cannot afford college education.
Implementing Proposed Fire Station. The old Mabalacat Municipal Hall has been proposed as
the permanent Fire Station of the City. This long overdue project marks an important
development to ensure the safety of the general populace. New fire trucks are also expected to
be purchased to improve firefighting operations.
Establishing Eco-tourism Areas Since Aytas are among the Mabalacat dwellers, they can be
helped by promoting eco-tourism in their areas, particularly in Haduan, a very scenic site.
Moreover, construction of an Ayta Village, where they can showcase their culture and, at the
same time, earn their livelihood, is also an opportunity for development.
Constructing Sports and Senior Citizens Centers.. To meet the needs of its various constituents
is a major responsibility of an LGU. Infrastructures and facilities are important provisions for the
different sectors. For one, construction of a center with facilities that suit the elderly will be a
significant step in taking care of these defenseless members of society. For another, a sports
center (city circuit trial court) can serve the fitness needs of the community and can be a venue
for sports training.
Empowering Badjaos and housewives. Badjaos and housewives are potential workers and
entrepreneurs. By creating a good social enterprise, the government will empower and give
them better opportunity to contribute to the city’s growing economy. Moreover, some Badjaos
are encouraged to go back to their homeland.
Development of major social service facilities. Apart from the proposed developments of fire
station, senior citizen centers, and circuit trial court, other major social service facilities can
boost the development of the city such as establishing a Community Hospital, Civic Center, and
Science High School. Construction of these facilities provides a holistic approach for Mabalacat
City’s growth.
5.5 Major Development Goals and Objectives

5.5.1 Development Goals and Objectives
The following vision statement expresses the collective aspiration of the people of Mabalacat
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and outlines the growth trajectory of the city in the next nine years:
By 2024, Mabalacat City is envisioned to be the region’s premier commercial-

industrial hub with healthy, disciplined, empowered and vigilant citizenry, living in
a scenic, ecologically balanced, and resilient environment; and with an inclusive
economy under a transparent, accountable, and responsive local leadership and
governance.
The vision statement, reflecting the locality’s long term ideal state, highlights the proposed
functional role of the City vis-à-vis Region III (Central Luzon), that is, to become its premier
commercial-industrial hub. This emerging role of Mabalacat is driven by:
1. a healthy, disciplined, empowered and vigilant citizenry;
Mabalacat City must have citizens whose quality of life is escalated because of constant
improvement of their security and basic social services such as health and education. The
provision of these services boosts development and progress. Modernized hospital care,
increased educational facilities, improved disaster management measures, and reduced crime
rate should be prioritized. When the welfare of Mabalacat citizenry is assured of these
necessities, discipline, empowerment and vigilance are easily attained. Under such conditions,
there will be peace, social order and prosperity in the community, which will be conducive to the
realization of individuals’ potentials.
2. a scenic, ecologically balanced, and resilient environment- both built and natural
environment
Mabalacat City has to establish a balance between the built and the natural environments.
Although there are several signs of urban development, parks, open spaces, and the natural
beauty of the place must be preserved. In addition, reducing air/water pollution and having an
efficient solid waste management system must be practiced by the citizens to maintain
ecological balance. And to create a resilient environment, integrating disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation in programs and projects is essential. Although Mabalacat City is
landlocked and more elevated than other municipalities, it is not exempt from the effects of
climate change such as typhoons and intermittent flooding. Interventions are recommended,
especially for settlements near the bodies of water since they are the units at risk.
3. an inclusive economy.
Mabalacat should adopt the concept of inclusive growth in the Philippine Development Plan,
namely, a development that leaves none behind. The sectors most vulnerable to changes in the
local economic structure must be protected and cared for by the local government. Interventions
that facilitate the adjustment of the small sectors of the local economy (e.g., micro-, small, and
medium enterprises (MSMEs), farmers, etc.) to the highly competitive economic environment
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must be in place. The local government should provide safety nets and facilitations to increase
the adaptive capacity of these economic players, including the provision of technical assistance
and financing windows.
4. a transparent, accountable, and responsible local leadership and governance
For its fulfillment, the vision demands a high state of morality and competence in the local
leaders. Mabalacat City should have professional, efficient and effective leadership. The
leaders must be knowledgeable and well-equipped as they respond to the needs of their
constituents and the changes in local government. They should not only pay lip service to the
principles of transparency, accountability and responsibility to shield its people from the ill
effects of poor governance. If clearly understood and faithfully observed, the essence of each
principle is vital for the pursuit of a most desirable system of government. Transparency
denotes honesty and openness as regards information, decisions, etc.; accountability holds a
person answerable for his actions and decisions; and responsibility involves an obligation to
protect the rule of law and to uphold justice. Local leaders are expected to apply and promote
the principles as they steer the city towards the realization of the vision.
To attain this vision the following goals and objectives have been identified:
 Strengthen SMEs in the City by providing access to micro-financing institutions

for capital and technical assistance
 Provide farmers with sufficient safety nets amidst competition from outside the
City
 Maintain agricultural lands for self-sufficiency and food security
 Harmonize development activities of the City and its adjoining Clarkfield Freeport
Zone
 Establish a greenbelt or open space in the City
 Develop potential tourist attractions
 Meet the required personnel-population ratio for social service personnel (health,
education, social welfare, protective services)
 Creating long-term linkages with target companies for employment
 Reduce crime rates
 Implement and maintain an efficient and effective solid waste management
system in the city
 Promote clean air practices
 Protect settlements prone to flooding and soil erosion
 A sustainable public transportation system
 Better vehicle circulation within the city
 Effective drainage system
 Adequate & Strategically located ancillary road facilities
 All households with access to power and safe drinking water
 All households are being served by local waterworks system
 All household with sanitary toilets
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 All communities are with telephone and communication facilities
 Increase availability of solid waste/treatment/disposal and method facilities in the
city.
5.6 Development Thrust(s) and Spatial Strategy (Structure / Concept Plan)

The concept plan for Mabalacat City is two-pronged: 1) it translates the stakeholders’ shared
vision into broad physical and development terms based on their preferred land uses/allocations
and 2) it identifies strategies and spatial options to achieve development goals.
To ensure collective assent and aspiration, a workshop was conducted among stakeholders.
Together, they determined the development thrusts of the City by considering the following
factors:
1. external environment which includes national policies and development thrusts;

2. internal environment that covers the capacity of local institutions;
3. functional role of the City viz-a-viz the presence of Clark Freeport Zone, Clark International
Airport, and the SCAD Corridor, each having its own conceptual land use plan and
identifying Mabalacat City as among the industrial production areas in the Subic-Clark
Corridor
4. comparative advantage and potentials of the City particularly its geographic proximity and
accessibility to major metropolitan centers
Four development thrusts were identified and discussed: agricultural-tourism development,

commercial development, industrial development, and residential development. In the end, the
participants decided to combine commercial and industrial development thrusts to reflect the
functional role of the City as stated in its vision (i.e. to become a premier industrial-commercial
hub in Central Luzon).
To determine the spatial character of the City, three alternatives were presented:
1. The Base Plan or “Do Nothing”

2. Linear Development
3. Multi-Nodal Development
5.6.1 Base Plan or “Do Nothing” Scenario

This alternative consists of minimal intervention by the local government in the existing urban
growth of Mabalacat. If the current development trends continue, the existing growth centers in
Mabalacat City include the following:
 Commercial growth centers in Dau and Poblacion

 Residential Settlements in almost all barangays
 Resettlement Areas in Dapdap and Mawaque
 Industrial Zone in Bundagul (TECO economic zone)
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The downside of this development strategy is that the current capacity of these areas may not
be able to handle the demand for economic, transportation, and other kinds of services.
Moreover, the utilization of the other available lands in Mabalacat will be a wasted opportunity.
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Map 24: The Base Plan or “Do Nothing”
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5.6.2 Linear Development
The linear development scenario will follow a ribbon-like or strip commercial development
proliferating along major roads/highways. The major thoroughfare in Mabalacat City is
MacArthur Highway, which traverses along the following barangays: Lakandula, Dau,
Camachiles, Mabiga, Sto. Rosario, San Francisco, Poblacion, San Joaquin, Dolores, and
Tabun. Commercial development along the areas near MacArthur Highway is expected to
happen if this thrust is chosen. However, only 33% of all barangays in the city will benefit from
this strategy.
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Map 25: Linear Development Scenario
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5.6.3 Multi-Nodal Development Scenario
The multi-nodal development scenario is a spatial configuration in the City with three (3) growth
nodes namely: industrial, agro-tourism, agricultural, and residential described as follows:
 The first node is an industrial zone at barangays Bundagul, Paralayunan,

Mangalit, and Sta. Maria. Although the TECO zone development is expected to
influence its nearby barangays, there should be policies regulating the land uses
in this area because of existing resettlement sites, such as Madapdap
Resettlement Site, near the industry center.
 An agro-tourism node is in the three barangays near the Clark Area (Calumpang,
Macapagal Village, and Marcos Village). Most of the existing tourism
establishments are located in Barangay Calumpang (Haduan Falls, Paradise
Ranch, Zoocobia, and Sacobia River and Hills). Developing these tourist
establishments, as well as increasing the existence of tourism support facilities
and services in the area, is highly plausible. In addition, these barangays have
agricultural areas which support in the crop production of the city.
 The residential nodes of settlement areas are in all barangays of the city. Highly
populated barangays include Dau and Dapdap resettlement site. Moreover,
subdivisions such as Fiesta Communities and Xevera are found in Barangays
Mabiga and Tabun respectively.
 In addition to the three major nodes, a commercial development corridor is
strategically located at the center of the nodes. As previously mentioned, the
barangays to benefit from commercial development along MacArthur Highway
are: Lakandula, Dau, Camachiles, Mabiga, Sto. Rosario, San Francisco,
Poblacion, San Joaquin, Dolores, and Tabun.
The development nodes will have specific function depending on their respective competitive
advantages based on the assessment of their physical and geographical conditions, current
use, and location. These nodes will serve as the growth centers within the City.
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Map 26: Multi-Nodal Development Scenario
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5.7 Evaluation of Alternative Spatial Strategies
Using Social Cost-Benefit Analysis, the stakeholders evaluated the three alternative spatial
strategies. The evaluation criteria included the benefits that would accrue to the City; the costs
implications of each of the spatial strategies; the ease of implementation; the time within which
the benefits would be seen; and, the secondary impacts of each of the spatial strategies. Below
is the rating scale used for the Social Cost-Benefit Analysis.
Using the rating scale above, the results showed that the best spatial strategy for the City is the
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Table 6- 3.Rating 46: Rating
Scales ScaleAlternative
in Evaluating for Social Cost-Benefit
Development Analysis
Thrusts
EASE OF SECONDARY
BENEFITS COSTS TIME
IMPLEMENTATION IMPACTS
It will be more
The expected The cost will It will be very than 5 yrs. It also results in
benefits will be be very high difficult to Before the some negative
minimal = 1 =1 implement = 1 benefits are impacts = 1
seen = 1
It will be 1-5
The expected years before It also results in
The cost will It will be difficult
benefits will be benefits are some negative
be high = 2 to implement = 2
good = 2 seen impacts = 2
=2
It will be 1 to 3
There will be a
The expected years before It also results in
The cost will few obstacles to
benefits will be benefits are some positive
be low = 3 putting it into
very good = 3 seen impacts = 3
practice = 3
=3
Benefits will be
STEP 6
The expected There will be It can be easily
seen in fewer
benefits will be no added put into practice
than
outstanding = 4 cost = 4 =4
365 days = 4
Source: HLURB
Using the rating scale above, the results showed that the best spatial strategy for the City is the
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multi-nodal Assessment
development may be conducted using Worksheet 1below.
scenario.
Table 47: Results of Social Cost-Benefit Analysis

Alternative 3
Alternative 1 Alternative 2
Alternative 2: Micro, Small
CHARACTERISTICS Industrial 1: Agricultural
Alternative Alternative 3:
Characteristics Linear and Medium
Development
Do Nothing Development Multi-Nodal
DevelopmentScale Enterprise
WHAT IT TAKES TO REALIZE THIS OPTION (COST)
What it takes to realize this option (Cost)
Cost of new roads and other transport
Cost of new roads and other 3.29 2.59 1.7058
infrastructure
infrastructure
Community adjustments to risks
Preservation of protected 85
croplands and fishponds
Strict government enforcement of
Alternative 2:
Alternative 1: Alternative 3:
Characteristics Linear
Do Nothing Multi-Nodal
Development
Provision of urban utilities and services 3.52 2.705 1.7058
Preservation of protected croplands
3.23 2.705 2.176
and fishponds
Strict government enforcement of
3.058 2.35 2.00
regulations
People’s compliance with regulations
3.35 2.41 2.0
desired
The infrastructure for disaster
3.05 2.35 1.64
mitigation and adaptation
Incentives to private sector in preferred
3.11 2.29 1.82
areas of development
Average 3.229714 2.485714 1.863943
IMPLICATIONS WHEN DEVELOPMENT OPTION IS REALIZED (BENEFITS)
Access of people to municipality-wide
1.353 2.47 3.0588
services
Amount of air and water pollution
1.353 2.176 2.647
produced
Traffic problems reduced 1.562 2.5 2.8125
Overall attractiveness of the
1.705 2.76 3.1176
municipality and its image
Potential for increased LGU revenue 1.705 2.88 3.058
Prospects for more jobs and higher
1.82 2.705 3.117
compensation
LGUs role in the region maintained 1.53 2.411 2.764
Relative safety of inhabitants from
1.53 2.176 2.764
natural and man-made disasters
Increase in household income 1.705 2.529 3.29
Contribution of the LGU to higher-level
1.647 2.588 3.11
goals and strategies
Average 1.591 2.5195 2.97389
EASE OF IMPLEMENTATION 3.44 3.0 2.625
TIME 2.9 2.6 2.4
SECONDARY IMPACTS 1.565 2.555 2.5
GENERAL AVERAGE RATING 2.32926 2.534328 2.506788
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5.8 Structure Map
Based on the preferred spatial strategy, the framework of development for Mabalacat City is
anchored on the role that it aims to play pursuant to its vision, i.e., to become Central Luzon’s
premier commercial-industrial hub. Thus, the proposed delineation will focus on three major
spatial growth centers or development zones with reference to their respective characteristics
suitable for their projected roles or functions. These spatial development zones include the
industrial zone, the agricultural-tourism zone, and the residential zone. A ribbon-like commercial
development corridor will traverse the City. Activities that will be promoted in these spatial
development zones will cater not only to the City’s requirements but also to those of Central
Luzon. In keeping with the functional role of the City as the commercial-industrial hub of the
region, economic activities producing goods and delivering services are consumed not just by
the economy of City but also by the economies of the provinces in Central Luzon. Ultimately,
inflow of income generated for the City is ensured.
The proposed Industrial Zone comprises of the barangays of Bundagul, Paralayunan,

Mangalit, Sta. Maria, and Sapang Balen. In the area is the TECO Special Economic Zone where
Trust International Paper Corporation (TIPCO, a major player in the paper manufacturing
industry) is currently located. The Industrial Zone will be interconnected by a transportation
system comprising of roads and bridges to improve access to the proposed commercial
development corridor and the agricultural-tourism and residential zones. For instance, a bridge
that will cross Sapang Balen Creek to interconnect the barangays of Bundagul and Sapang
Balen is proposed to increase the interconnectivity in the City and to decongest traffic along the
major thoroughfare. The concept of interconnectivity is important, considering the benefits
derived from the industries. In this context, the production linkage of the industrial activities in
the industrial zone to the commercial development corridor is encouraged. Likewise, linking the
industrial zone to the residential zone will provide residents’ services to the industrial zone.
Moreover, this linkage is important relative to the policy not to locate residential areas at or near
the industrial zone.
To highlight interconnectivity and complementarity, promoting activities with various linkages to

the firms locating in the Industrial Zone will diversify industrial development. Given the linkage
(either backward or forward) with the present industries and commercial activities, new firms will
be attracted to establish business in the area. For instance, to highlight the connectivity between
agricultural-tourism zone and the industrial zone, locators in the industrial zone could include
those that would provide processing facilities to agricultural produce like quick freezing and cold
packaging for fish, seafoods, fruits, and vegetables. Likewise, considering that Clark Special
Economic Zone is also located in Mabalacat City, the proposed industrial development in the
City’s Industrial Zone is conceived to complement and not to compete with what the Zone has.
This scenario is achieved if the production, distribution, trade, and/or services linkages are
present in both the local industrial and commercial firms in the City as well as in the nearby
provinces.
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The Agricultural-Tourism Development Zone will be composed of two sub-spatial
development zones namely: the Agricultural Zone and the Tourism Zone. The Agricultural Zone
will be located in the barangays of Bical, Duquit, and Sta Maria. The primary concern to be
addressed by the agricultural zone is food security in the City. These agricultural areas shall be
protected from reclassification since they support the City’s self-sufficiency and food security.
Development of these areas will be facilitated by the improvement and construction of more
farm-to-market roads and other infrastructure support to agriculture. Another key to agricultural
development is the promotion of organic farming and crop diversification. Hand in hand with
industrial development is the establishment of agri- processing plant.
The Tourism Zone, on the other hand, shall comprise the three barangays near Clark Freeport
Zone namely: Calumpang, Macapagal Village, and Marcos Village. The development in the City
in terms of agriculture and tourism shall be complementary such that the agricultural
development zone could provide inputs to the activities in the tourism zones. There could also
be activities in the agricultural zone that could have potential as agri-tourism attractions.
The Commercial Development Corridor with its strategic location and proximity to the three
spatial development zones will further interconnect the entire City through an inter-nodal
circulation system. The Commercial Development Corridor comprising of the barangays of Dau,
Camachiles, Mabiga, Sto. Rosario, San Francisco, Poblacion, San Joaquin, and Tabun will be
the commercial business district of the City. MacArthur Highway serves as the gateway to the
City, considering that commercial and trading activities require accessibility and proximity to
economic and production linkages. Commercial activities with backward or forward linkages to
the industries in Central Luzon will be encouraged and they will include those that provide input
materials and services to agricultural, tourism, and even industrial activities within the region. In
addition, trade, service, and business activities that will use the outputs of the agricultural and
industrial activities in the City will also be promoted.
The Residential Zone shall comprise mainly the barangays of Dau, Camachiles, Lakandula,
and Duquit. This plan however does not prevent the development of settlement areas in or near
the other spatial development zones so long as the compatibility of land uses and development
is ensured. In cases where incompatibility of land uses is present, for instance in the Industrial
Zone where there exist settlement areas, the use of buffer zones shall be instituted. The
location of the Residential Zone ensures provision of needed residents’ services to the staff and
workers of the firms and commercial activities located in the Industrial Zone and the Commercial
Development Corridor.
In addition to these major spatial development zones as identified in the preferred spatial
strategy, several other zones are pinpointed to ensure sustainable development in Mabalacat
City. The concept of sustainable development sees the critical balance of economic, social, and
environment goals. In this regard, areas that are to be conserved or protected are also identified
in the structure/concept plan as Conservation Areas, to include the forest areas having slopes
higher than 18% and comprising the western side of Dau, Macapagal, and Calumpang. Other
Conservation Areas are those that have historical and cultural value. The barangays with
identified historical/cultural potentials include the barangays of Tabun, San Francisco, and
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Poblacion. Among the identified historical/cultural sites herein are the Kamikaze and the Our
Lady of Parish Church. The development in these areas is regulated such that cultural integrity,
essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems are maintained. For
instance, the forest areas as conservation zone shall allow only urban development that
includes parks and recreations on controlled public access. For the historical/cultural zones, the
development shall follow the concept of adaptive reuse with regulations on urban and
architectural design to control the appearance of buildings maintaining the coherent character of
the heritage areas.
5.9 Land Supply and Land Demand Analysis

The analysis of the available land supply and projected land demand is vital in forming the
comprehensive land use plan. This chapter will focus on displaying statistics, as well as spatial
information of Mabalacat’s land uses.
5.9.1 Land Supply

The existing land use distribution of Mabalacat City is presented in this section for the purpose
of land supply analysis. The land use of Mabalacat City as of 2014 is distributed into the
following categories: Agriculture, Commercial, Residential, Industrial, Institutional, Forest, and
other uses (Road, River, Cemetery, Open Spaces, Clark Eco Zone). The data generated for
land use is based on the series of participatory mapping workshops and validation through a
GIS software output.
Table 48: Existing Land Use Distribution
Land Use Category Area (Has.)

Agriculture 4,687.613
Forest 5,114.66
Built-up Areas 1803.76
Commercial (144.66)
Institutional (68.97)
Residential (1513.1)
Industrial (77.03)
Other Uses
Road 411.44
Clark 3997.68
Cemetery 8.84
Solid Waste Facility 21.297
River 485.2
Total 16,692.59
Source: City Planning and Development Office
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5.9.1.1 Agricultural Land Use
Agricultural lands is defined by RA 8435 as “lands devoted to or suitable for the cultivation of the
soil, planting of crops, growing of trees, raising of livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture
production, including the harvesting of such farm products, and other farm activities and
practices performed in conjunction with such farming operations by persons whether natural or
juridical and not classified by law as mineral land, forest land, residential land, commercial land,
or industrial land.” These lands are not limited to areas for agricultural production, but for idle
lands with no private ownership and are still capable of being developed into other land uses.
Mabalacat City has a total of 4,708 hectares of agricultural lands. As discussed in the previous
sections, only less than 1,000 hectares are used for crop production.
5.9.1.2 Forest Land Use

Forest lands (classified), on the other hand, are defined by NSCB
(*http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru12/DEFINE/DEF-ENV.HTM) as “permanent forest or forest
reserves. It refers to those lands of the public domain which have been the subject of the
present system of classification and declared as needed for forest purposes.” Most of the forest
lands were classified due to their slope percentage rise (above 18%). Forest land use covers
the largest area among the land use categories with 5,114.66 hectares.
5.9.1.3 Built-up Areas

The built-up areas of Mabalacat City include commercial, residential, institutional, and industrial
areas. Most of the commercial areas are found in along MacArthur highway, particularly in
barangays Dau and Poblacion since these areas are considered centers of commercial
activities in the city. Commercial areas amount to approximately 144.66 hectares. Residential
areas, on the other hand, are fairly distributed in all barangays with 1,513 hectares. Industrial
areas, which total to 77.3 hectares, are mostly found in the TECO Special Economic Zone in
Barangay Bundagul. Institutional areas, which total to 68.97 hectares cover major government
facilities such as barangay halls, health centers, schools, and day care centers.
5.9.1.4 Other Uses

Special land uses comprise of Roads/Bridges, Cemeteries, Solid Waste Facilities and Clark
Special Economic Zone. Roads, Cemeteries, and Solid Waste facilities comprise of 11.44 has.,
8.84 has., and 21.297 has. respectively. Although Clark Special Economic Zone is considered a
different entity because the local government of Mabalacat does not have control over the
operations within the area, the location of Clark is still considered to be inside the city’s
boundary.
5.9.1.5 Rivers
The bodies of water in Mabalacat City have an estimated area of 485.20 hectares.
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5.9.2 Land Demand
To compute for the projected land demand in in year 2024, it is necessary to first know the
projected population of Mabalacat City in that time frame.
Table 49: Mabalacat City Population and Annual Population Growth Rate
The various growth rates of the city from several time periods are provided based on the official
census statistics. Using the exponential growth rate formula of Pt = Po (1+r)^t, wherein Po is the
current population and Pt is the projected population, Mabalacat City will more or less have a
population count 296,433 in 9 years.
The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) provides standards on land distribution
(hectares) per 1,000 population for specific land use categories such as Residential, Industrial,
Commercial, Administrative, and Open Spaces as shown in the figure below.
Table 50: Standards on Land Distribution per 1,000 population
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization
5.9.2.1 Residential Area

According to the FAO standards, the land distribution of residential areas is recommended to
range from 4.0 hectares (low) to 6.0 hectares (high) for every 1,000 population. If the future
population figures applied to the existing residential area of Mabalacat City will result a density
of 5.12 hectares per 1,000 population. An additional 260 hectares may be added in order to
reach the high standard of 6.0 hectares per 1,000 population.
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5.9.2.2 Commercial Areas
The land distribution for commercial areas ranges from 0.2 hectares (low) to 0.5 hectares (high)
for every 1,000 population. The current commercial land use density for the 2024 projected
population is at 0.484 hectares per 1,000 population. To reach the upper limit, of 0.5 hectares
per 1,000 population, an additional 4.70 hectares of commercial areas.
5.9.2.3 Industrial Areas

The land distribution for commercial areas ranges from 0.4 hectares (low) to 1.5 hectares (high)
for every 1,000 population. The current industrial area of Mabalacat City can only provide a
density of 0.238 hectares per 1,000 population, which is still below the low limit of industrial
areas (0.4). Therefore, an additional 47.96 hectares can be added to reach the low limit
standard up to 374.04 hectares to reach the high limit standard.
5.9.2.4 Institutional Areas

For institutional or administrative areas, the ideal land distribution ranges from 0.2 hectares
(low) to 0.5 hectares (high) for every 1,000 population. The institutional areas of Mabalacat will
provide a density of 0.235 hectares per 1,000 population by 2024. Increasing the institutional
land density to 0.5 hectares (low) for every 1,000 population requires an additional 78.48
hectares.
5.9.2.5 Open Spaces

Open spaces for an urban city are suggested by FAO to have a range of 0.5 hectares (low) per
1,000 population up to 3.0 hectares (high) per 1,000 population. Mabalacat City can
accommodate up to 0.5648 hectares per 1,000 population by 2024 with the current supply of
open spaces. An additional 721.871 hectares may be added in order to reach the upper limit of
3.0 hectares per 1,000 population.
If the future population figure (296,433) will be applied in the current land supply, the following
tables summarize the land distribution per 1,000 population, as well as the additional land
requirements needed:
Table 51: Urban Land Use Category and Land Distribution per 1,000 population
Urban Land Use Category Land distribution per 1,000 population

Residential 5.12
Industrial 0.238
Commercial 0.484
Institutional 0.235
Open Space 0.5648
Table 52: Projected Land Requirements by Urban Land Use Category
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Land Use Category Low High
Residential - 260.318
Industrial 47.958 374.0395
Commercial - 4.70
Institutional - 78.48
Open Space - 721.871
Total 1439.4085
5.10 Map Overlay Analysis

A map overlay analysis is another methodology in determining areas appropriate for land use
expansion. Various thematic maps (development and constraint maps) undergo an overlaying
process or sieve analysis in order to determine suitable areas for future development. Sieve
analysis is done through the use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems), wherein
developable areas are identified through certain parameters. The available thematic maps for
development analysis in Mabalacat City are: Elevation map, Slope Map, River Map, and Road
Map. On the other hand, constraint maps include hazard maps and risk maps generated from
the disaster risk assessment.
5.10.1 Development Maps for Analysis

There are several standards required for finding a suitable area for land development. The next
section discusses some of these requirements and the characteristics of Mabalacat City’s geo-
physical environment.
5.10.1.1 Slope Map

The slope percentage of an area can describe whether the area is suitable for development or
not. For instance, the forestry code mentions that areas with 18% or higher slope percentage
should be devoted to forest use. This is applicable for a huge portion of Mabalacat City since its
forest land use occupies around 5,114 hectares. From the slope map, it can be inferred that the
western portion of the city is already devoted to forest areas and therefore not suitable for
development.
Table 53: Slope Data of Mabalacat City
Slope Category Area (square km) Percentage Area (%)

0 - 3: Level to very gently sloping 10.0 6.0
3.1 - 8: Gently sloping to undulating 46.0 27.5
8.1 - 18: Moderately sloping to rolling 59.0 35.3
18.1 - 30: Rolling to hilly 25.0 15.0
30.1 - 50: Steep hills and mountains 18.0 10.8
Above 50: Very steep hills and mountains 9.0 5.4
Total 167.0 100.0
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Elevation Model
5.10.1.2 Elevation Map

According to the implementing rules and regulations of the NIPAS act (RA 756), areas with
greater than 1000 m above sea level are considered to be protected forests. The elevation of
Mabalacat City ranges from 30 MSL and above. Most of the areas in Mabalacat City fall under
51 – 450 meters above sea level.
Table 54: Elevation Data of Mabalacat City
Elevation (m, MSL) Area (sq. km) Percentage Area (%)

30 – 50 0.38 0.23
51 – 100 52.50 31.45
101 – 150 31.17 18.67
151 - 250 29.42 17.63
251 – 450 25.29 15.15
451 – 700 17.60 10.54
701 - 1,000 10.06 6.03
1,001 – above 0.51 0.30
Elevation Model
5.10.1.3 Road / Bridge Network Map

The road network map shows the linkages within the city. Development may possibly occur near
the roads due to transportation access. This is evident for the commercial developments
sprouting along MacArthur Highway, which is known to be a major thoroughfare in the city.
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Map 27: Development Maps
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5.10.2 Hazard Maps
Flood and landslide are the main natural hazards that might cause disastrous events on
Mabalacat City. The areas susceptible to these hazards must be taken into account in the
context of development. Although these areas can allocate portions for development,
interventions must be established to create resilience in case of disaster. The hazard
susceptibility in barangays are presented in the following tables.
Table 55: Flood Susceptibility by area
Flood Hazard Area (square km) Percentage Area (%)

Low 6.91 24.72
Medium 6.28 22.46
High 1.56 5.60
No Flood 13.20 47.20
Table 56: Hazard Susceptibility by area

Low 747.515
Medium 3504.4
High 392.008
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Map 28: Flood Hazard Map
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Map 29: Rain-Induced Landslide Hazard Map
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Map 30: Multi-Hazard Map
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5.10.3 Risk Maps
The risk maps of Mabalacat City provide details on how the exposed units of the city are
at risk. The climate/disaster risk assessment of Mabalacat City contains more detailed
information on the generated exposure maps (population, urban use areas, natural resource
production areas, critical point facilities, lifeline utilities) with areas at risk. Based on the severity
of consequence and likelihood of occurrence of flooding, risk categories for each exposure map
were obtained. The exposure maps include: population exposure, urban use exposure, natural
production areas, lifeline utilities, and critical point facilities. Areas at high or moderate risk are
considered impediments to development unless interventions are applied. The derivation of risk
maps can be seen in detail in the disaster risk assessment.
Table 57: Disaster Risk Information of Mabalacat City
Exposure Unit Low Risk Moderate Risk High Risk

Population 156.12 355.73 192.67
Urban Use 60.23 134.32 479.44
Natural Resource Production 498.52 930.47 1099.36
Critical Point Facilities 9.87 11.15 3.29
Lifeline Utilities 40.99 94.57 38.00
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Map 31: Population Vulnerability Map
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Map 32: Urban Use Area Vulnerability Map
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Map 33: Natural Resource Vulnerability Map
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FMap 34: Lifeline Utilities Vulnerability Map
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Map 35: Critical Point Facilities Vulnerability Map
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Map 36: Population Risk Map
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Map 37: Urban Use Area Risk Map
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Map 38: Natural Resources Risk Map
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Map 39: Lifeline Utilities Risk Map
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Map 40: Critical Point Facilities Risk Map
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The result of the sieve analysis is shown in the figure below. Built-up areas, areas with
constraints, and developable areas are displayed.
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Map 41: Sieve Analysis for Development Areas
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PART 4: PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN
LAND USE POLICY FRAMEWORK
This chapter presents the land use policy framework which was prepared based on the
situational analysis of Mabalacat City and the preferred spatial strategy chosen. The proposed
land use is shown in the table below:
Table 58: Proposed Land Use
Proposed Area Percentage

Agriculture 3874.23 23.21
Cemetery 30.30 0.18
Clark 4001.15 23.97
Commercial 165.86 0.99
Forest 4974.42 29.80
Industrial 578.261 3.464
Infrastructure 0.946 0.005
Institutional 48.99 0.293
Open Space 403.625 2.417
Residential 1643.29 9.844
River 532.19 3.188
Road 418.565 2.507
Solid Waste Facility 21.2972 0.127
16692.57 100%
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Map 42: Proposed Land Use
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5.11 General Land Use Policy Areas
This chapter particularly delineates and maps the four general land use policy areas:
settlements, protection, production, and infrastructure.
5.11.1 Settlement Areas

The settlement areas cover the residential areas of Mabalacat City including the resettlement
sites.
Table 59: Land Use Policies for Settlement Areas
Proposed Land Use Description Barangays Policies

Categories
Urban settlements an area intended Dau, Lakandula, Follow green
principally for urban Duquit, Camachiles, development
dwelling/ housing Poblacion, Mabiga, performance
purposes Tabun guidelines (e.g.,
continuous sidewalks
or equivalent all-
weather provisions
for walking are along
both sides of streets
or frontages;
enhance and
maintain streetscape;
provide street trees;
etc.
Increase and
improve public and
open spaces
Provide effective and
efficient waste
management
facilities
Apply urban renewal
with emphasis on
historic preservation
Allowable Use:
New construction,
substantial alteration,
necessary repairs
subject to disaster-
resilient design
guidelines
Prohibited Use:
Conversion into
commercial
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Categories
establishments
Rural settlements an area intended Bical, Sapang Apply relevant
principally for rural Biabas, Sapang building and
dwelling/ housing Balen, Atlu Bola development
purposes standards (e.g.,
National Building
Code)
Follow green
development
performance
standarnds
Allowable Use:
New construction,
substantial alteration,
necessary repairs
subject to disaster-
resilient design
guidelines
Prohibited Use:
Conversion into
commercial
establishments
Indigenous peoples’ per the Indigenous Calumpang, Preserve the
settlements Peoples Rights Act of Macapagal Village, traditional way of life
1997 (RA 8371), these Marcos Village of indigenous people.
refer to all areas
generally belonging to
Indigenous Cultural
Communities/Indigenous
Peoples (ICCs/IPs)
comprising lands, inland
waters, coastal areas,
and natural resources
therein, held under a
claim of ownership,
occupied or possessed
by ICCs/IPs.
Socialized Housing an area designated for Dapdap, Mawaque Allowable Use:
socialized housing Necessary repairs,
projects covering new construction,
houses and lots or home substantial alteration
lots only undertaken by
the Government or the Prohibited Use:
private sector for the Industrial
underprivileged and establishments
homeless citizens
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5.11.2 Protection Areas:
These are private lands, public lands and waters that are set aside for conservation,
preservation, and rehabilitation because of their long-term strategic benefit and because of the
observed and projected impact of climate-related events and disasters to these areas.
Protection policy areas can be in public, private, and ancestral lands as identified and
designated based on existing laws (i.e. PD 705, National Integrated Protected Areas System,
Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act, Indigenous Peoples Rights Act, Climate Change
Act, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, Water Code, etc.) or agreements
by local stakeholders as they see it fit to satisfy strategic local land use and long-term
development objectives and purposes.
In general, the use of protection areas is restricted to those that complement and enhance the
areas’ existing functions or purpose (restricted land use). Any human activity that shall be
destructive, injurious, disruptive, or disturbing to the efficient, sustainable, and effective
functioning of the protection land use areas
Table 60: Land Use Policies for Protection Areas

Categories
Forest Zone an area within a Calumpang, Dau Apply sustainable
city/municipality which forest management
are intended primarily Restrict allowable
for forest purposes. activities to those
This includes Forest that complement or
Lands and areas enhance the area’s
outside of Forest Lands existing functions or
that are declared for purpose
forest purposes by this
Ordinance
(ASSUMPTION:
FOREST Protection)
Historical/Cultural A designated area with Tabun, San Adaptive reuse:
historical, cultural, and Francisco, Poblacion utilization of
other special buildings, other built-
significance consisting structures, and sites
of buildings or group of of value for purposes
buildings and their other than that for
environs that which they were
collectively contribute originally intended,
to the area’s in order to conserve
importance and the site, its
character engineering integrity
and authenticity of
design
Observe regulations
on urban and
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Categories
architectural designs
Critical geo-hazard Areas which are high Atlu Bola, Sapang Highly restrict
high risk area risk and severely Balen, Poblacion, settlements,
threatened by geo Mamatitang, Sta. production, and
hazard and climate- Ines, Duquit, Dau infrastructure
induced disasters development
Prohibit activities for
those which are unfit
for habitation,
activities
Riverbank/Lakeshore Areas comprising the Atlu Bola, Sapang Riverbank
easements and riverine system Balen, Poblacion, rehabilitation
riparian buffer zones Mamatitang, Sta. Protection of
Ines, Dau, easement from
Lakandula encroachment
Allowable
Uses:  Fishing using
allowable fishing
gears, active and
passive recreation,
river bank
stabilization,
remnant riverine
vegetation
protection, scientific
researches
Prohibited
uses:  Sand and
gravel quarrying,
cutting of riverine
vegetation, urban
development along
the legal easements
Protection Agricultural an area within the Bical, Duquit Do not allow
Zone Agricultural Zone that reclassification for
include the NPAAAD non-agricultural uses
which are “agricultural
areas identified by the Allowable Uses:
Department production, agro-
(Agriculture) through processing and
the Bureau of Soils and marketing activities
Water Management to help develop and
(BSWM) in coordination modernize, with the
with the National support of
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Categories
Mapping and Resource government, the
Information Authority agriculture and
(NAMRIA) in order to fisheries sectors in
ensure the efficient an environmentally
utilization of land for and socio-culturally
agriculture and agro- sound manner
industrial development
and promote
sustainable growth
Buffer zones areas that surround or Sta. Maria, shall be under
bound identified Bundagul, Atlu Bola limited or controlled
protection land areas use depending on
areas that serve to the specific purpose
separate different land or function of the
use categories within areas it serves as a
production or multiple buffer
use areas Allowable uses:
limited to simple and
non-machinery
based activities
5.11.3 Production Areas

Production areas are areas where all types of activities and uses can be conducted subject to
restrictions imposed by LGU zoning ordinance.
Table 61: Land Use Policies for Production Areas

Categories
Agricultural-Cropland an area intended for the Sta Maria, Dapdap, Prohibited Use:
cultivation of the soil, Mawaque, reclassification of
planting of crops, Calumpang land unless the
growing of trees, raising Mabiga, Bical, conditions under the
of livestock, poultry, fish Sapang Biabas, law are met
or aquaculture Camatchiles
production, including the Duquit, Dau,
harvesting of such farm Macapagal Village,
products, and other farm Dolores, Mangalit,
activities and practices Sapang Balen
performed in Cacutud,
conjunction with such Mamatitang, Atlu-
farming operations Bola, Bundagul
these are areas outiside

NPAAD or protection
agricultural zone
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Categories
Agricultural-Fishery the freshwater fishery Prohibited Use:
and brackish water reclassification of
fishponds land unless the
conditions under the
law are met
Agricultural-Forestry areas designated as Dau, Calumpang Rehabilitation and

forestlands with limited protection of
production zones production
forestlands
Allowable regulated
activities provided
these will not destroy
the soil, water and
biodiversity
resources
Existing settlements
Traditional and/or
sustainable land use
including agriculture,
agroforestry and
other income-
generating or
livelihood activities
Recreation, tourism,
educational or
environmental
awareness activities
Installation of
national signifcance
such as development
of renewable energy
sources,
telecommunication
facilities and electric
power lines
Hunting and
gathering of non-
timber forest
products
Agri-Tourism Agricultural areas that Macapagal Village, Allowable Use: Parks
offer opportunities for Calumpang, Marcos and other recreation
commercial tourism and Village
recreational activities Prohibited Use:
Human settlements,
institutional and
commercial
establishments
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Categories
Industrial an area intended for Bundagul, Allowable Use:
light manufacturing or Paralayunan, Light industries (I-1)
production industries Mangalit, Sta. Maria, (non -pollutive/non-
that are: non- and Sapang Balen hazardous and non -
pollutive/non-hazardous; pollutive/ hazardous
and non- manufacturing/
pollutive/hazardous processing
establishments)
Prohibited Use:
Human settlements
and institutional
establishments
Commercial an area intended for Lakandula, Dau, Adopt specific
trading/services/ Camachiles, Mabiga, regulations intended
business purposes. Sto. Rosario, San to minimize roadside
Francisco, Poblacion, friction, maintain
San Joaquin, pedestrian walkways,
Dolores, and Tabun etc.
Ensure the
availability of
facilities, utilities,
measures and
incentives to
encourage investors
to further diversify
and increase
investments.
Tourism sites endowed with Calumpang, Allowable Use:
natural or manmade Macapagal Village, Parks and other
physical attributes and Marcos Vilalge recreation
resources that are
conducive to recreation, Prohibited Use:
leisure and other Human settlements,
wholesome activities institutional and
commercial
establishments
5.11.4 Infrastructure Areas

The infrastructure areas cover social infrastructure, administrative infrastructure, economic
infrastructure, and utilities and transportation infrastructure. The policies for these major
categories of infrastructure are discussed in the table below.
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Table 62: Land Use Policies for Infrastructure Areas

Categories
Transport Network a set of facilities, All barangays Emphasize mass
infrastructures, modes public transportation
of transportation, system and
interconnectivity of intermodal transport
points or locations or system
networks of Low carbon emission
transportation routes Inclusive mobility
Provide physical
access to production
inputs and markets
Allowable uses:
utilitarian/ functional
uses or occupancies,
characterized mainly
as a low-rise or
medium-rise
building/structure for
low to high intensity
community support
functions, e.g.
terminals, inter-
modals, multi-modals,
depots, power and
water
generation/distribution
facilities,
telecommunication
facilities,
drainage/wastewater
and sewerage
facilities, solid waste
handling facilities and
the like
Utilities water supply and All barangays Ensure adequate
sewerage system, capacity and quality
power/electricity, and of infrastructure in
telecommunications, relation to the
etc. demand for its use
Emphasize
appropriateness such
that infrastructure
type matches the
location, level of
settlement, and
population it serves
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Categories
Allowable uses:
utilitarian/ functional
uses or occupancies,
characterized mainly
as a low-rise or
medium-rise
building/structure for
low to high intensity
community support
functions, e.g.
terminals, inter-
modals, multi-modals,
depots, power and
water
generation/distribution
facilities,
telecommunication
facilities,
drainage/wastewater
and sewerage
facilities, solid waste
handling facilities and
Social Infrastructure cover areas that support All barangays Prioritize and
education, health, social implement
welfare, and other infrastructure projects
morale and welfare that allow increased
facilities access to basic social
and other
development services
while servicing
production and
commerce
Economic Covers public markets, Dau, Lakandula, Provide adequate

Infrastructure slaughterhouses, and Duquit, Poblacion, support to attain the
other public enterprises Tabun projected levels of
food self-sufficiency
and production
targets
Administrative Intended principally for All barangays Should address not
Support general types of just availability but
institutional also accessibility
establishments, e.g.
government offices,
hospitals/ clinics,
academic/research and
convention centers
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Table of Contents

PART 1: THE MANDATE FOR CLUP ............................................................................ 8

PART 2: BRIEF PROFILE ............................................................................................ 17

1 Physical Profile ....................................................................................................... 17

1.1 Geo-Physical Characteristics ....................................................................................17

2 Demography and Social Sector Profile ................................................................. 46

2.1 Population and Population Density ...........................................................................46

3.1 Primary Sector ............................................................................................................58

4 Physical Infrastructure Sector Profile (Urban Development) .............................. 64

4.1 Roads and Bridges .....................................................................................................64

PART 3: DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ................................................................... 70

5 Development Constraints and Prioritized Issues and Concerns ........................ 70

PART 4: PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN ................................................................... 113

Land Use Policy Framework .................................................................................... 113

5.11 General Land Use Policy Areas .............................................................................115

Table 1: Land Area of Pampanga by City/Municipality, 2007.....................................................17

Table 31: Number of Households who Experienced Any Type of Displacement........................57

Table 41: Tourism Support Facilities and Services ....................................................................62

Table 51: Standards on Land Distribution per 1,000 population ................................................91

Table 61: Land Use Policies for Protection Areas ...................................................................117

Figure 1: Hierarchy of Plans ......................................................................................................12

Map 1: Locational Map ..............................................................................................................23

Map 11: Multi-Hazard Map ........................................................................................................33

Map 21: Critical Point Facilities Risk Map..................................................................................45

Map 31: Population Risk Map .................................................................................................101

Overview & Rationale

Legal Mandates and Enabling Policy Environment

Relationship with National Plans and Programs

Source: 2013 HLURB CLUP Guidelines (volume 1)

globally competitive human resources, a highly productive and profitable agricultural

We envision Pampanga as a prosperous and competitive province and a home to

Principles and Approaches

Sustainable Development. The development framework used in the CLUP is that of

Community-Based and Participatory Processes. The development process in Mabalacat

1.1 Geo-Physical Characteristics

1.1.2 Land Area

Table 1: Land Area of Pampanga by City/Municipality, 2007

City / Municipality Land Area (has)*

Table 2: Land Area of Barangays in Mabalacat City, 2014

Barangay Area (hectares)

1.1.3 Topography and Elevation

Table 3: Elevation Data of Mabalacat City

Elevation (m, MSL) Area (sq. km) Percentage Area (%)

Slope Category Area (square km) Percentage Area (%)

Table 5: Soil Data of Mabalacat City

Soil Category Area (square km) Percentage Area (%)

Table 6: Flood Susceptability in Mabalacat

Hazard Area (hectares)

Table 7: Landslide Hazard in Mabalacat

Hazard Area (hectares)

1.2.3 Soil Erosion

1.2.6 Population Exposure Map and Attribute Information

1.2.7 Urban Use Exposure Map and Attribute Information

1.2.8 Natural Resource Production Area Exposure Map and Attribute

1.2.9 Critical Point Facilities Exposure Map and Attribute Information

1.2.10 Lifeline Utilities Exposure Map and Attribute Information

Table 8: Pampanga Population by City/Municipality, 2010

City/ Municipality Type 2010 population

Barangay Population Land Area Population Density

Population APGR (%)

2.3 Dependency Ratio

Table 11: Mabalacat City Dependency Ratio, by City/Municipality, 2007

2.4 Social Services