city's socio-economic and biophysical profile
THE CITY'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE
The City’s socio-economic and biophysical profile provides leverage for businesses that want to bank on ease of access, availability of skills, and administrative support. Aiming to be a model city of countryside development, the City promotes not just economic growth but social inclusiveness and ecological balance as well. With its present socio-economic landscape, it is poised to direct developments to its seven (7) growth centers, namely:
Poblacion Growth Center: Downtown/Old Central Business District
Primarily composed of built-up areas, the Poblacion Growth Center’s core barangays are: Sto Rosario, Sta Teresita, Lourdes, Juliana, Sto Niño, Sta Lucia San Nicolas, and Del Pilar; while the service area barangays are San Pedro, San Felipe, and Pandaras. Facilities and establishments for essential services, such as public and privately educational institutions for all levels, private and public hospitals, commercial centers, banks, malls, and the city public market are located in the Old Central Business District. Given its present physical make-up, current and future developments in the area shall be high-density and focused on the following urban activities: (a) promotion of culture and heritage; (b) institutional support and enhancement; (c) educational advancement; (d) mixed use development (e.g., residential, commercial); (e) transportation-oriented development
MAIMPIS-SAN ISIDRO GROWTH CENTER: REGIONAL GOVERNMENT CENTER
The Maimpis-San Isidro Growth Center includes Quebiawan as one of the core barangays, and Alasas as a service-area barangay. Regional government offices are housed at the Diosdado Macapagal Government Center at Barangay Maimpis, while some industrial complexes are located at Barangay San Isidro.
SINDALAN-CALULUT GROWTH CORRIDOR: MIXED USE CENTER
Barangay Del Rosario is part of the Sindalan-Calulut Growth Corridor, with Barangays Dela Paz Norte and Dela Paz Sur as service areas. It is the largest among the growth corridors, featuring aggressive commercial and residential development and expansive agriculture and agri-industrial activities. Current and future developments include tourism estates and sub- urban and planned unit developments. The high-end and general residential areas, trading and commercial establishments, and institutional facilities complement the agricultural potential along the corridor. Agricultural lands in Barangays Sindalan and Dela Paz Norte are also to be utilized for high-value crop production, in conjunction with the food resiliency thrust of the City.
TELEBASTAGAN-MALINO GROWTH CENTER: NORTHERN CITY URBAN AGRI-INDUSTRY CENTER
REGIONAL CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT/ REGIONAL TRANSPORT HUB
Barangays Dolores, San Agustin, and San Jose make up the Regional Central Business District/ Regional Transport Hub growth corridor. Its service areas are Barangays Magliman, San Juan, and Del Carmen. The area is contained in a development triangle formed by the MacArthur Highway, Jose Abad Santos Avenue (JASA), and Lazatin Boulevard. JASA and MacArthur Highway intersect each other in Barangay Dolores, providing for a premium location for transportation hubs. Currently, several bus terminals are already situated in the area, servicing travellers to and from Bataan and Olongapo in the west, Manila in the south, and Dau, Baguio in the north. The growth center is also the present financial district of the City, hosting more than twenty (20) banks and other financial institutions. There are also prominent commercial and residential development along the major roads. Non-motorized and pedestrian-oriented transportation systems are also currently and primarily established in the Regional Central Business District, with the introduction of bike lanes along Lazatin Boulevard.
BULAON GROWTH CENTER: SUSTAINABLE NEW TOWNSHIP
Facilities for social and economic services, such as utilities, schools, hospitals, and markets are available in the area, providing for the needs of the residents who were displaced and resettled because of the Mount Pinatubo eruption and the Philippine National Railway (PNR) project. Developments in the area are focused on commercial and leisure activities, key to decongesting the city center. The service area barangay of the Sustainable New Township is Barangay Malpitic
BALITI GROWTH CENTER
The Baliti Growth Center includes Barangay Saguin as a core area, and Barangays Lara and Panipuan as service nodes. Industrial expansion is notable in the area, it being comparatively advantageous in term of access and groundwater source. It is located at the crossroads of primary north-south and east-west roads, and is marked by abundant natural resource, leveraged upon by the big bottling companies, resorts, and food manufacturing facilities in the area.
Aside from Barangay Telabastagan at the core of the Northern City Urban Agri-Industry Center, Barangays Pulungbulu and Malino are also part of the growth area as service barangays. Located at the northernmost part of the City, its major urban functions are: (1) commercial and residential; (2) agricultural; and (3) industrial.