3.

SECTORAL DATA
 General Public Services
7.3.3. Administrative Infrastructure

Government Centers
The center of government of the municipality is located in the CBD. Even though it is physically
located at the center of the municipality, it is still advisable that the decentralization of the
municipal government should be pursued so that the services provided by the government will
reach even the people at the peripheries. This can be achieved through proper site planning and
surveying combined with the formulation of a master development plan of a civic center
containing the development phasing and programming.

Barangay Halls
Inventory and assessment of the location and quality of the barangay halls must be done.
Designs and standards should be uniform across all barangays that would be able to provide
facilities such as health centers, day care center, chapel, etc.

Ecological Waste and Management Facility

The main thrust of the municipality is to steer towards the use of Material Recovery
Facilities so as to avoid improper waste disposal that leads to water pollution and environmental
degradation. With this in mind, legislative action should focus on the establishment and
maintenance of said facilities.
Economic Structure
Arayat’s economic structure is divided into primary, secondary, and tertiary sector. The
primary sector includes agricultural activities such as crop production and livestock/poultry
activities. The secondary sector on the other hand covers business establishments and financial
institutions. Tourism is the primary economic activity for the tertiary sector, which is utilized by
the Mt. Arayat National Park. The detailed structure for economic activities is seen on the
sectoral studies.
Development Constraints and Potentials
In this chapter, the municipality’s potentials and constraints for development are
identified and assessed so that they can serve as reference for the formulation of plans and
programs of the local government. The potentials are necessary bases of different development
goals and objectives. The constraints, on the other hand, hinder development; thus, they should
be addressed to mitigate their impacts on the municipal development goals.
Waste Management
As per Solid Waste Management Plan, waste segregation is partially being done (only the
recyclables that can be sold) in some barangays. MENRO is responsible in the collection of
wastes of 28 barangays. Collection is done on regular basis. The final sorting and segregation is
done at the Material Recovery Facility. Residual and other wastes are disposed in the sanitary
landfill at Barangay. Kalangitan, Capaz, Tarlac, operated by the Metro Clark Waste Management
Corporation.
Buffer Regulations - A buffer of four (4) meters (or as declared by the LGU) shall be provided
along entire boundary length between two or more conflicting zones/sub-zones allocating two (2)
meters from each side of the zone/sub-zone boundary. Such buffer strip should be open and not
encroached upon by any building or structure and should be a part of the yard or open space.

Specific Provisions in the National Building Code - Specific provisions stipulated in the
National Building Code (P.D. 1096), as amended thereto, relevant to traffic generators,
advertising and business signs, erection of more than one principal structure, dwelling on rear
lots, access yard requirements and dwelling groups, which are not in conflict with the provisions
of the Zoning Ordinance, shall be observed.

Easement
Pursuant to the provisions of the Water Code: 1) the banks of rivers and streams and the shores
of the seas and lakes throughout their entire length within a zone of three (3) meters in urban
areas, twenty (20) meters in agricultural areas and forty (40) meters in forest areas, along their
margins, are subject to easements of public use in the interest of recreation, navigation, floatage,
fishing and salvage.
No person shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is necessary for space or
recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing or salvage or to build structures of any kind.
Mandatory five-meter easement on both sides of earthquake fault traces on the ground identified
by PHIVOLCS.
As required by the Municipal Government, road widening and road construction program
illustrated in Annex 4 as well as other projects that may later on be identified.

Easements of Public Use

Article 51 of the Philippine Water Code (PD 1067) stipulates:
The banks of rivers and streams and the shores of the seas and lakes throughout their
entire length and within a zone of three (3) meters in urban areas, twenty (20) meters in
agricultural areas, and forty (40) meters in forest areas, along their margins, are subject to the
easement of public use in the interest of recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing and salvage. No
person shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is necessary for recreation,
navigation, floatage, or salvage or to build structures of any kind.
Considering that the municipality has a number of minor and major rivers, the
abovementioned provision is adopted to prevent developments that may lead to the degradation
and destruction of the waterways. Provisions in the zoning ordinance will be the main
mechanism for its implementation.
The following policy and legislative intervention can be executed in order achieve the
appropriate easements:
 Enforcement of Article 51 of the water code through the zoning ordinance;
 Reclaim riverbanks that may have been built upon;
 Construction and establishment of linear parks along the river that will serve as open
spaces, measures for flood susceptibility, contributory effort in making the municipality
‘green’.
 Prevent construction of structures along the riverbank.

National Road Easements

To prevent obstruction and traffic congestion caused by establishments being built-up too
close to national roads, Presidential Decree 705 or the Forestry Code may be used to enforce a
20-meter regulatory setback from the edge of the ROW. Doing so would retain a significant
allowance of open space preventing encroachments along the national road.
Easements of Public Use
Article 51 of the Philippine Water Code (PD 1067) stipulates:

 The banks of rivers and streams and the shores of the seas and lakes throughout their
entire length and within a zone of three (3) meters in urban areas, twenty (20) meters in
agricultural areas, and forty (40) meters in forest areas, along their margins, are subject to
the easement of public use in the interest of recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing and
salvage. No person shall be allowed to stay in this zone longer than what is necessary for
recreation, navigation, floatage, or salvage or to build structures of any kind.

 Considering that the municipality has a number of minor and major rivers, the
abovementioned provision is adopted to prevent developments that may lead to the
degradation and destruction of the waterways. Provisions in the zoning ordinance will be
the main mechanism for its implementation.
  The following policy and legislative intervention can be executed in order achieve the
appropriate easements:

 Enforcement of Article 51 of the water code through the zoning ordinance;

 Reclaim riverbanks that may have been built upon;

 Construction and establishment of linear parks along the river that will serve as open
spaces, measures for flood susceptibility, contributory effort in making the municipality
‘green’.

 Prevent construction of structures along the riverbank.

National Road Easements

To prevent obstruction and traffic congestion caused by establishments being built-up too
close to national roads, Presidential Decree 705 or the Forestry Code may be used to enforce a
20-meter regulatory setback from the edge of the ROW. Doing so would retain a significant
allowance of open space preventing encroachments along the national road.

Inadequate number of capable technical managerial personnel

There is a need to augment the current workforce by hiring more personnel, such as a
nutritionist, an environmental officer, an information technology officer, etc.). The local
government should also enhance and develop the skills of its personnel through various
management and technical training to enable them to adapt to the constantly changing
environment (locally and globally).

COLLECT AND ANALYZE CLIMATE AND HAZARD INFORMATION

Collection and analysis of the climate and hazard information is the initial process of
CDRA. This section shows the climate and hazard information of Arayat which are essential in
the assessment. Climate information is based from the projection of the PAGASA for 2020 and
2050 under medium-range emission scenario while hazard information is based from the maps
generated by various mandated government agencies. Previous disasters and its damages are also
presented to show the impacts of disaster in municipality. At the end of this section, a hazard
inventory is presented to show barangays that are susceptible to various hazards.
Collect and Organize Climate Change Information
As suggested in the supplemental guidelines, climate change information for local
government units can be found in the publication entitled “Climate Change in the Philippines”
(2011) by Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA). This
publication contains information which includes projections and values of certain climate
parameters such as temperature, rainfall change, and frequency of extreme climate events among
other. Climate information for the Municipality of Arayat was lifted in the aforementioned
publication. Following the information on the said publication, below are the plausible future
climate change projections of Province of Pampanga, which are also applicable to Municipality
of Arayat.

IRA Dependency
The municipality of Arayat is a first class municipality that is dependent on its share of
the national government’s Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). This limitation is a big hindrance
to development. Income generation can be improved if the local government will aggressively
institute various fiscal management reform programs, such as: vigorous tax collection
campaigns, fiscal incentives to induce local investments, cash flow management, etc.

Powers and Functions of a Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer

Pursuant to the provisions of EO 72 implementing RA 7160 in relation to Sec. 5,
Paragraph a and d, and Section 7 of Executive Order No. 648 dated 07 February 1981, the
Zoning Administrator shall perform the following:
Enforcement
Act on all applications for Locational Clearance
Issuance of Notice of Non-Conformance to owners/ operators of uses, buildings or structures that
are non-conforming to the applicable provisions of this Ordinance.
c. Monitor on-going/existing projects and issue Notices of Violation and Show Cause Order to
owners, developers, or managers of projects that are in violation of the provisions of the
integrated ZO.

d. Coordinate with the Philippine National Police (PNP) for enforcement of all orders and
processes issued in the implementation of this Ordinance.
Coordinate with the Municipal Fiscal and/or Municipal Legal Officer for other legal
actions/remedies relative to the foregoing.
Planning
Coordinate with the Regional Office of the HLURB regarding proposed amendments to the
integrated ZO prior to adoption by the Sangguniang Panlungsod/Bayan.

Major Development Programs

Below is the list of programs and projects identified by various sectors in the development of
the municipality and in the realization of proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

Social Economics Environment Infrastructure Institutional

fo
Implementation of Amendment of Earmark funds and Proposal r the Computerization of
local Magna Carta Investment and technical knowhow additional pipeline Billing and
for Public Social Incentive Codes / professional of Potable Water Permitting System
Worker and services System
Development
Worker

Amendment of Enactment of Improvement of Construction/ Enactment of

Rehabilitation
Ordinance for Day Tourism Code waterways / Local Code for the
Care Workers desilting/ and Improvement and Protection of
slope protection Maintenance of Children
Roads

Provision of Development of Construction and Construction/ Amendment of

budget for the Arayat Theme improvement of Rehabilitation and Code for General
increase of Park and various drainage system in Maintenance of Ordinances
Philhealth tourism sites and every barangay streetlights
beneficiaries in the municipality
Installation of
Solar Lighted
Posts

Provision of Conduct farmers Inventory of Installation of Establishment of

budget for health field school for drainage system Welcome Markers Official Website of
programs rice, corn and Boundary of Sta. Arayat
vegetables Ana, Cabiao and
Magalang
Enactment ofan Seminar for Good Conduct tree Installation of Implementation of
Ordinance for Agricultural planting Street Signage Business-One-
plantilla positions Practices Stop-Shop (BOSS)

Enactment ofan Strict Implementation

Ordinance for implementation of early assessment
plantilla positions No Segregation of Business
Collecti
No on Establishments
10_Yea
Policy, r
Solid Waste
Rural Health Management Plan
Physician and procurement
of 2 garbage
collection dump
trucks

Provision of Implementation of Implementation

budget increase the Supreme Court Joint Inspection
for incentives and mandamus re: Team on Business
settlers
allowances of informal / and Licenses
BHW's land acquisition

Provision of Mainstreaming of Updating and

budget for the Disaster Risk implementation of
purchase of Reduction Zoning Ordinance
equipment and Management to
supplies for Public and Private
disaster Schools (K-12)
management

Provision of Procurement of air Training skills in

budget for the and water handling
purchase of utility monitoring administrative
vehicle for disaster equipment cases
management

Training on “Early Preparation and Training on SIS

Years Act for Day implementation of
Pollutio
Care Workers Arayat n
Control Plan
Training for the Mobilize technical Team Building for
newly hired Social and financial municipal
Welfare Officer II support from employees
DENR and DOST
for the
development of air
and water
monitoring system

Refresher Course Implement Sagip Training on BCRS-

on DOH Program Ilog Program CDIS encoding for
for RHP and Staff Barangay
Secretaries

Leadership Training of Staff Development

Training for MHO segragators of Training (Stress
Staff solid waste in and Anger
Central MRF Management)

Rabies Prevention Establishment of

Seminar Pool of Lectures
Re: Environmental
Laws

BHW Refresher Training of

Course environment
patrollers

HEMS Training Training of heavy

equipment and
machine operators

Training
Amphibious
Vehicles &
Equipment

Training-Seminar
(Related to
disaster
management)
 Social Services

Public Schools
The main concerns of the legislative and public actions are the assurance of budget
allocation coming from the Department of Education and LGU and the acquisition of suitable
lands to make sure that the current and projected number of students will be accommodated and
provided with proper facilities. In addition, the standards imposed by the national building code
must be met in order to assure the occupants’ safety.
Private Schools
Development of private schools should be in line with the standards of the national
building code and be backed up with the necessary campus planning
Day Care Center
Ideally, each barangay should have its own day care center. Formulation and
implementation of ordinances are needed to encourage the establishment of these infrastructure
through incentives and other benefits.

Ecological Waste and Management Facility

The main thrust of the municipality is to steer towards the use of Material Recovery
Facilities so as to avoid improper waste disposal that leads to water pollution and environmental
degradation. With this in mind, legislative action should focus on the establishment and
maintenance of said facilities.
Drainage System and Sewerage System
A Comprehensive study regarding the drainage and sewerage system should be
conducted in order to obtain baseline data for the municipality. From here, the enforcement of
the study recommendations can be achieved through a local sanitation ordinance.
NIPAS (National Integrated Protected Areas System): The Mt. Arayat National Park
The Mt. Arayat National Park will be developed consistent with RA 9593 or the Tourism
Act of 2009, as a responsible tourism area, wherein sustainable tourism approaches for
environmentally sound and community participatory programs, can benefit the concerned
stakeholders Proposals for activities and facilities which are outside the scope of the ecotourism
and management plan for protected areas, under RA 7586, or the National Integrated Protected
Areas System Act of 1992, shall be subject to an environmental impact assessment as required
by law before they are adopted, and the results thereof shall be taken into consideration in the
decision-making process.
No actual implementation of such activities shall be allowed without the required Environmental
Compliance Certificate (ECC) under the Philippine Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
system. In instances where such activities are allowed to be undertaken, the proponent shall plan
and carry them out in such manner as will minimize any adverse effects and take preventive and
remedial action when appropriate. The proponent shall be liable for any damage due to lack of
caution or indiscretion.
In addition, the following zones have been delineated by the ecotourism management
plan of Mt. Arayat: Strict Protection Zone, Multiple Use Zone, and Buffer Zone.
Strict Protection Zone
According to the Mt. Arayat National Park Ecotourism Management Plan, these are areas
with high biodiversity value that shall be closed to human activities unless used for scientific
studies and/or religious activities performed by indigenous communities. In addition, this zone
covers the principal feeding and rooting of migratory birds and other species, important habitat
of value economically wildlife species, threatened and endangered species.
Multiple Use Zone
The allowable uses for multiple zone is also lifted from the National Park Ecotourism
Management Plan of Arayat as well. The allowable uses for this zone include: settlements,
traditional or sustainable land use (such as agriculture), agroforestry, and other income livelihood
activities as long as it is permitted by existing laws and regulations.
Buffer Zone
The buffer zone includes areas surrounding the protected area. The area is used for
development activities such as souvenir shops, tree houses, lodging houses, and other businesses
alike as long as there is approval from the PAMB. This information is also lifted from the
National Park Ecotourism Management Plan.
 Economic Services
Ecotourism Development Areas
DENR Administrative Order 2013-19 recognizes and operationalizes ecotourism for the
conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in protected areas. Executive Order No.111
(Guidelines for Ecotourism Development in the Philippines) outlines the viable and sustainable
activities for ecotourism development that promote the protection of the environment while
contributing at the same time to the growth of the economy.
Forest Areas
The use of forest resources and forest lands has long been a contentious issue, mainly
between the government and dwellers in areas where they are situated. Especially problematic
are the so-called open access areas or those which have not been allocated for certain use or not
under any existing tenure arrangements, as these areas are the most susceptible to misuse and
abuse.
Various tenure instruments are available, depending on whether the involvement is by the
communities, investors or LGUs. FFL can also be allocated through legislations and Presidential
Proclamations to government agencies for specific purposes (e.g. educational purposes) and to
meet public goods and services (e.g. biodiversity, water or energy).
Tenure instruments available for communities are: Community-Based Forest Management
Agreement (CBFMA); Certifi cate of Ancestral Domain Titles (CADT); and Protected Area
Community-Based Resource Management Agreement (PACBRMA).
Uses must be consistent depending on the tenure arrangement and MOA. Allowable uses and
activities may include but not limited to forest protection, reforestation, agro-forestry, harvesting
of non-timber and timber forest products.
Prime Agricultural Lands
While the municipality is steering towards the development of some of its agricultural
lands, it is important that its prime agricultural lands should not be converted to guarantee food
self-sufficiency in the LGU.
Agricultural Land Conservation and Preservation Criteria
Agricultural lands are recognized as valuable resources that provide employment,
amenity and bio-diversity. All agricultural lands in the Municipality shall not be prematurely re-
classified. Requests for re-classification shall be evaluated on the merits of conditions prevailing
at the time of application, compatibility with the CLUP, and subject to the provisions of
Memorandum Circular No. 54 Prescribing the Guidelines Governing Section 20 of RA 7160…
Authorizing Cities and Municipalities to Reclassify Agricultural Lands into Non-Agricultural
Uses.
Applications for agricultural land re-classification approved by the Municipality shall be
submitted to the HLURB/Sangguniang Panlalawigan for review and final approval.

Poblacion Growth Center/ Central Business District

This area comprises the core urban barangays. This area acts as the municipality’s central
business district and center of development wherein there is an intense concentration of
institutional, commercial, and residential development accompanied with all types of services.

The following are the policy objectives for the Poblacion growth center to ensure its continuous
improvement:
  Identification of sites for specific land uses to allow proper growth and clustering of each
zone;
 Providing an encouraging environment for investment that will be able to persuade
developers to invest and induce expansion and growth in the CBD;
 Ensure removal of blight which lessens property values;
 Reassess value of properties as a result of urban development which will give way for a
bigger tax base;
 Address traffic congestion and provide measures for its prevention;
 Public intervention that will influence change in the land use of the CBD may include the
following policy or legislative activities:
 Limit land conversion to the identified functions of the CBD and direct other investments
towards the other appropriate development nodes;
 Augmentation of open spaces between the zones to enhance aesthetics, improve land
values, as well as provide “breathing areas” for the people
 Provide quality municipal services;
 Invest in economic development activities which would spur growth and offer additional
employment opportunities;
 Poblacion Growth Center/ Central Business District

This area comprises the core urban barangays. This area acts as the municipality’s central
business district and center of development wherein there is an intense
concentration of institutional, commercial, and residential development accompanied with all
types of services.

The following are the policy objectives for the Poblacion growth center to ensure its continuous
improvement:

 Identification of sites for specific land uses to allow proper growth and clustering of each
zone;
 Providing an encouraging environment for investment that will be able to persuade
developers to invest and induce expansion and growth in the CBD;
 Ensure removal of blight which lessens property values;
 Reassess value of properties as a result of urban development which will give way for a
bigger tax base;
 Address traffic congestion and provide measures for its prevention;
Public intervention that will influence change in the land use of the CBD may include the
following policy or legislative activities:

 Limit land conversion to the identified functions of the CBD and direct other investments
towards the other appropriate development nodes;
 Augmentation of open spaces between the zones to enhance aesthetics, improve land
values, as well as provide “breathing areas” for the people
 Provide quality municipal services
 Invest in economic development activities which would spur growth and offer additional
employment opportunities;
 Economic infrastructure
 Public Markets – To guarantee quality public service, actions will focus on making sure
that proper identification of sites partnered with decent facilities are realized. The
following are identified activities:
 Creation of a master development plan to justify and pursue the development of the area.
These studies are market and feasibility study, site development planning, and
development phasing, programming plan;
 Implementation and monitoring, and evaluation of plans;

 Physical Infrastructure
Utilities and Transportation

Telecommunication
Proper location and placement of cell sites must be met to ensure safety of the public.

Roads
Public action will focus on giving the appropriate allocation of space for roads according
to the demand of traffic as well as granting of right-of-ways. A hierarchy system of roads
(Arterial-collector-distributor-subdivision) should be maintained according to LGU road design
standards.

Drainage System and Sewerage System

A Comprehensive study regarding the drainage and sewerage system should be
conducted in order to obtain baseline data for the municipality. From here, the enforcement of
the study recommendations can be achieved through a local sanitation ordinance.
National Road Easements
To prevent obstruction and traffic congestion caused by establishments being built-up too
close to national roads, Presidential Decree 705 or the Forestry Code may be used to enforce a
20-meter regulatory setback from the edge of the ROW. Doing so would retain a significant
allowance of open space preventing encroachments along the national road.

Roads
Policies ensuring the quality and protection of roads must be passed combined with
regular monitoring to maximize road safety.

Traffic Impact Statement

Major, high intensity facilities such as commercial-residential buildings or condominiums
having four floors and above, shopping malls, public markets, transportation terminals/garages,
schools, universities, residential and industrial subdivisions, cock fighting arena, sports stadia
and other similar developments shall be required to submit Traffic Impact Statements. Other
traffic generating developments, as determined by the Zoning Administrator/Zoning Officer,
shall be required to submit the same.

WATER

There are seven sources of water in the municipality: individually used faucets (330),
shared faucets (501), individually/own used tube or piped wells (2056), shared tube or piped
wells (5546), dug wells (136), spring, river, or stream (137), and collected rainfall (2). Reports
show that the municipality’s main sources of water are shared tube or piped wells, individually
used tube or piped well, and shared faucets. Table 53 presents the water sources of the
municipality.
Table 58: Water Source

Own use Shared

Own use Shared Spring,
faucet faucet

tube or tube or river, Collected

Barangay
communi communi Dug well
piped piped stream, rainfall
ty water ty water
well well etc
system system

Arenas 5 31 67 180 2 0 0

Baliti 4 3 83 113 1 16 0

Batasan 5 25 78 165 0 0 0

Buensuces
o 67 13 62 135 0 0 0

Candating 15 105 144 266 2 0 0

Gatiawin 16 31 68 169 3 1 0

Guemasan 18 4 55 190 2 0 0

La Paz
(Turu) 8 2 69 54 0 0 0

Lacmit 25 8 85 122 3 0 0

Lacquios 1 2 51 316 0 0 0

Mangga-
Cacutud 18 3 72 474 13 1 0

Mapalad 5 8 70 220 1 0 0

Panlinlang 3 7 75 162 0 1 0
Paralaya 3 4 26 66 0 0 1

Plazang
Luma 18 13 25 204 11 0 0

Poblacion 7 4 24 91 7 1 0

San
Agustin
Norte 7 3 78 206 1 0 0

San
Agustin
Sur 6 31 39 74 2 0 0

San
Antonio 6 5 74 121 3 0 0

San Jose
Mesulo 14 6 67 234 0 0 0

San Juan
Bano 9 129 42 122 63 114 0

San Mateo 2 3 82 264 2 0 1

San
Nicolas 11 19 37 200 1 0 0

San Roque
Bitas 3 1 150 209 0 3 0

Cupang
(Santa
Lucia) 18 2 61 221 2 0 0

Matamo
(Santa
Lucia) 1 1 76 198 1 0 0

Santo Niño
Tabuan 26 35 90 133 9 0 0

Suclayin 2 0 39 115 0 0 0
Telapayon
g 5 1 83 238 0 0 0

Kaledian
(Camba) 2 2 84 284 7 0 0

Total 330 501 2056 5546 136 137 2