CITY OF BALANGA’S Programs & Projects for the Conservation of Migratory Species & Environmental Protection Profile of the City

CITY OF BALANGA, CITY PROFILE

LOCATION The City of Balanga is located 124 kms. west from which is 2 hours by land. It can be reached via North Expressway (NLEX) through - Road and Subic-Clark- Expressway (SCTEX). Balanga is just 40 kms. across 40 kms. the from the nation's capital.

LAND AREA AND POPULATION The city has a total land area of 11,163 hectares with 25 barangays. It has a 2012 IRA – 238 M Php total population of 91,059 and an LOCAL INCOME – 171M Php average growth rate of 2.35%. Estimated daytime population is IRA DEPENDENCY = from 73% (2008) to 51% 180,000. (2012) TOPOGRAPHY 1 2 3 4

Level to Nearly Gently Sloping Undulating to Rolling to Level to Undulating Rolling Moderately Percent Slope – 0-3 Percent Slope – 3-8 Percent Slope – 8-11 Steep Area (ha) – 6092.44 Area (ha) – 2342.11 Area (ha) – 1530.10 Percent Slope – 18-30 Percentage to Total Percentage to Total Percentage to Total Area (ha) – 1198.36 Area – 54.48 Area – 20.98 Area – 13.71 Percentage to Total Area – 10.73

CITY ORDINANCES and RESOLUTIONS

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Resolution No. 66-2014 Resolution No. 66-2010 “Requesting the Department of Education “Declaring Every Frist Week of December Balanga City to Integrate and/or Give Emphasis as the “Ibong Dayo Festival Week” in the To the Study of Birds in Science/Biology Subjects of Grade V-VI Pupils City of Balanga, Bataan CITY ORDINANCES and Resolutions

City Ordinance No. 020-2010 City Ordinance No. 009-2008 City Ordinance No. 020-2010 “Comprehensive No Smoking “An Ordinance Providing for the “Comprehensive No Smoking Ordinance” Rehabilitation of Talisay River, Ordinance” Prohibiting the Dumping of Garbage and Waste materials anf Other Similar Activities in City Ordinance No. 14-2014 City Ordinance No. 104-2002 the Talisay River and Providing As Amended Penalty Thereof” “The New Traffic Management “Comprehensive Solid Waste Code of the City of Balanga Management Ordinance of the (Particularly, Article XII, City of Balanga” Conformity With Clean Air City Ordinance No. 042-1997 Program, Ban on 2-stroke “Kautusang Nagbabawal sa Engine)” Pagtatapon at Pagkakalat ng City Ordinance No. 007-2008 Basura O Anumang Uri ng Dumi “Pagbabago sa Pagbabawal sa sa Tapat at Paligid ng Lahat ng SP Resolution 034-2011 Pagtatapon at Pagkakalat ng Tindahan, Bahay-Kalakalan at Basura o Anomang Uri ng mga Stalls sa Pamilihang Bayan “A Resolution Endorsing the Dumi sa Kalsada, Ilog, Parke o ng Balanga na May Kaukulang Identification of an Plasa at Saan Mang Lugar ng Parusa” Approximate 8.64 Hectares Balanga (Anti-Littering Area in Tortugas, City Ordinance)” of Balanga as Critical Habitat CITY ORDINANCES and Resolutions

City Ordinance No. 184-2006 City Ordinance No. 118-2003 “An Ordinance Declaring the “An Ordinance Enforcing Strict Coastal Areas of Barangays Compliance to Provision of PD Sibacan, Pto. Rivas Ibaba and 856 Otherwise Known as “The Tortugas, City of Balanga, Sanitation Code of the Bataan as Birds and Fish ” by the Business Sanctuary” Establishments in the City of Balanga” Wetland Before and Now

Community Involvement

2014 Official Bird Census Results: 12248

2012 14,899 2013 25,935 1Official Bird Census Result 1 Official Bird Census Result 2 2 Tourist Arrival

2012 2013 2014

Total Total Total 36,555 22,602 83,922 3,320 5,050 6,864 Day Tour – BCWNP Day Tour – BCWNP Day Tour – BCWNP 33,235 15,344 77,058 Day Tour – Other City Day Tour – Other City Day Tour – Other City Destinations Destinations Destinations Tourism-related Income

2012 2013 2014

Total Total Total P 191,730.00 P 97,375.00 P 140,535.00

P 77,831.25 P 58,425.00 P 86,006.25 BCWNP Entrance Fee BCWNP Entrance Fee BCWNP Entrance Fee P 25,943.00 P 19,475.00 P 28,668.75 Barangay Share Barangay Share Barangay Share P 87,955.00 P 19,475.00 P 25,860.00 Other Tourism Related Activities Other Tourism Related Activities Other Tourism Related Activities Ibong Dayo Festival

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