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SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE IN FIGURES (2017 Edition) Compiled and prepared by: OFFICE OF THE CITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 2nd Floor, Annex Bldg., City Hall, NS Valderrosa Street Zamboanga City, Philippines (62) 991-3625/991-3645 (fax) [email protected] ZAMBOANGA CITY “Asia’s Latin City” 2016 ELECTED OFFCIALS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND CONGRESS HON. CELSO L. LOBREGAT Representative District I Zamboanga City has a rich and colorful history as early as the 13th and 14th centuries, HON. MANUEL JOSE M. DALIPE Representative District II when it was the center of barter trade among the Chinese-Malays and local natives. “Samboangan” comes from the Malay word “Sambuan”, meaning, the long pole used to EXECUTIVE BRANCH move the vintas. Some were of the opinion that the name Zamboanga could have been derived from the Malay word “Jambangan” which means “a pot or place of flowers.” HON. MARIA ISABELLE G. CLIMACO-SALAZAR City Mayor The Spaniards made their presence felt in 1593 with a Catholic Mission briefly established LEGISLATIVE BRANCH at La Caldera, now known as Recodo. However, the City traces its foundation to June 23, HON. CESAR S. ITURRALDE City Vice Mayor 1635 when Fr. Melchor De Vera, a Spanish Jesuit and an Engineer, laid the cornerstone of what is now historic Fort Pilar. Fort Pilar became the center of settlement and provided protection from pirates. In 1872, the Spanish Crown formally proclaimed the settlement as Elected Members-District I “Leal y Valiente Villa.” The long and relatively continuous presence of the Spaniards amidst HON. RODOLFO M. BAYOT Sangguniang Panlungsod Member diverse Filipino ethno-linguistic groups spawned the unique language “Chavacano”, an HON. JOSEPHINE E. PAREJA Sangguniang Panlungsod Member amalgam of Spanish and many other native dialects. Chavacano remains the predominant HON. CESAR M. JIMENEZ Sangguniang Panlungsod Member medium of communication in the city today. HON. CHARLIE M. MARIANO Sangguniang Panlungsod Member HON. ELBERT C. ATILANO, SR. Sangguniang Panlungsod Member In 1898, the Americans occupied Zamboanga. In 1901, the settlement was formally HON. MYRA PAZ V. ABUBAKAR Sangguniang Panlungsod Member organized into a municipality under Public Act No. 135. From 1903 to 1913, Zamboanga HON. RODOLFO R. LIM Sangguniang Panlungsod Member was the capital of practically the whole of Mindanao comprising five districts, namely: HON. MARXANDER JAIME N. CABATO Sangguniang Panlungsod Member Cotabato, Davao, Sulu, Lanao and Zamboanga. On October 12, 1936, Zamboanga became a Chartered City under Commonwealth Act No. 39. Elected Members-District II HON. JUAN CLIMACO P. ELAGO II Sangguniang Panlungsod Member From its historic past, Zamboanga City has evidently played a dominant role in HON. MIGUEL C. ALAVAR III Sangguniang Panlungsod Member Southwestern Mindanao as the center of trade and commerce, transportation and HON. ROMMEL S. AGAN Sangguniang Panlungsod Member communications, education, government, and religion. On November 22, 1983, the then HON. BENJAMIN B. GUINGONA IV Sangguniang Panlungsod Member Ministry of Local Government declared Zamboanga a highly urbanized city in accordance HON. JIMMY B. VILLAFLORES Sangguniang Panlungsod Member with the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1983 (BP 337). HON. AL-JIHAN R. EDDING Sangguniang Panlungsod Member HON. LILIBETH M. NUÑO Sangguniang Panlungsod Member For a community to move forward, it is essential that it look back to its past. Remembering HON. TEODYVER A. ARQUIZA Sangguniang Panlungsod Member the City's history that make its historical landmarks significant would enjoin everyone to protect and preserve the historical assets for the next generation. The most enduring Ex-Officio Members landmark of the Spanish era is Fort Pilar, which eventually became the Shrine of Our Lady HON. JERRY E. PEREZ Sangguniang Panlungsod Member of the Pillar. HON. TUNGKUH B. HANAPI Sangguniang Panlungsod Member 28 1 UTILITIES THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CONGRESSIONAL POWER 2012 2013 2014 2015 Produced/Purchased (In Pesos) 2,271,057,382.00 2,488,148,544.002,881,222,266.00 2,677,126,829.44 REPRESENTATIVES Consumption (In KWH) 525,905,643 522,093,785560,424,116 563,186,912 Average Cost (In Pesos) 5.67 7.187.64 6.79 Zamboanga City first had its Lone Congressional District in 1984 when then Mayor Cesar C. Climaco No. of Barangays Energized ZAMCELCO 90 with 53 sitios 90 with 53 sitios90 with 53 sitios 92 with 58 sitios won but never assumed office even up to the time of his assassination. It remained vacant until after the AMORE 4 44 4 EDSA Revolution. Under the 1987 Constitution, Hon. Maria Clara L. Lobregat won in the election as the ZAMSURECO 2 4 44 4 lone district representative and served for three consecutive terms. In the synchronized national and Total Power Connections 101,027 99,619101,962 103,256 local elections of 1998, Hon. Celso L. Lobregat was elected as the representative in congress while Hon. -Residential 90,126 88,77890,715 92,007 Maria Clara L. Lobregat became City Mayor. Both were reelected for their second term in the 2001 -Commercial 8,570 8,5348,667 8,745 elections. However, after the death of the City Mayor on January 2, 2004, Hon. Erico Basilio A. Fabian -Industrial 160 158153 152 assumed the post for the remaining five (5) months of her unexpired term until the local elections of -Large Load 7 77 7 2004. -Public Buildings 1,173 1,2001,226 1,184 -Street Lights 518 502507 492 -Others(Sacol Island) 473 440687 470 In 2004, Hon. Celso L. Lobregat was elected as City Mayor, Hon. Erico Basilio A. Fabian as Note: Total power connections excludes services of AMORE and ZAMSURECO 2 Congressman and Hon. Maria Isabelle G. Climaco as Vice Mayor. With the passage of RA 9269 dated Source: ZAMCELCO March 19, 2004, two congressional districts for Zamboanga City was created. In the 2007 elections Hon. Maria Isabelle G. Climaco-Salazar was elected as representative of District 1 and Hon. Erico Basilio A. WATER 20122013 2014 2015 Fabian as representative of District 2. Elected as Mayor was Hon. Celso L. Lobregat with Hon. Manuel Total Collection (in Pesos) 511,890,575.00489,667,777.00 507,147,857.00 589,674,032.00 Jose M. Dalipe as the Vice Mayor. Production(Cu.m) 36,038,17536,213,091 36,285,308 18,111,798 Consumption(in Pesos) 465,066,547.15473,798,450.52 486,858,189.87 572,062,263.00 In 2010, re-elected were Hon. Isabelle G. Climaco-Salazar as representative of District 1 and Hon. Erico Consumption (Cu.m) 19,141,28718,939,574 18,832,545 18,181,355 Basilio A. Fabian as representative of District 2. Hon. Celso L. Lobregat was reelected as Mayor for his Average Cost per cubic meter P24.30P25.01 P25.69 P31.50 No. of Connections 51,81652,295 54,155 55,760 third term. In the recent elections of 2013, Hon. Celso L. Lobregat and Hon. Lilia M. Nuño were elected Water Supply Source as the city’s representatives for District 1 and 2, respectively, while Hon. Maria Isabelle G. Climaco was Production Wells 2121 21 21 overwhelmingly elected as Mayor of Zamboanga City with Hon. Cesar S. Iturralde as Vice- Mayor. Surface Source 11 1 2 Spring Source 56 6 6 In 2013, Hon. Celso L. Lobregat and Hon. Lilia M. Nuño were elected as the city’s representatives for No. of Barangays Served (ZCWD) District 1 and 2, respectively, while Hon. Maria Isabelle G. Climaco was overwhelmingly elected as Urban 3030 30 30 Mayor of Zamboanga City with Hon. Cesar S. Iturralde as Vice- Mayor. Rural 2023 24 24 Source: Zamboanga City Water District In the 2016 election, Hon. Celso L. Lobregat was re-elected representative of District 1, while Hon. Manuel Jose M. Dalipe was the newly elected representative of District 2. Both Hon. Maria Isabelle G. Number Climaco and Hon. Cesar S. Iturralde were re-elected as Mayor and Vice Mayor, respectively. COMMUNICATION 2011 2012 2013 AM Radio Stations (data for updating) 7 7 7 Sixteen members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) are also elected at large. Also sitting as SP FM Radio Stations (data for updating) 8 9 9 members are the SP are the President of the Liga ng mga Barangay, and a representative from the TV Stations (data for updating) 8 8 8 Indigenous Peoples (IP) in Zamboanga City. Cable TV (data for updating) 444 Cellular/Mobile Telephone-Digitel/Mobile-Philippines(Sun), Smart, Globe and PLDT 333 Local government units in the Philippines are governed by the Local Government Code of 1991. Post Office 15 15 15 Telegraph Stations 15 15 15 Local Publications 8 8 Telephone Services 2 12 Total Telephone Lines Installed (NTC) 18,330 17,227* Source: National Telecommunications Commission and PLDT *Subscribed 26 3 As of December 2012 As of December 2013 Labor Force ( In Thousands) Products Volume Value Volume Value Zamboanga City Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) Labor Force II. FOOD AND FOOD PREPARATION 4,494,919.88 17,128,684.26 3,701,526.61 17,348,306.90 2003 2012 2015 1. PROCESSED FISH 2,479,000.09 4,289,906.43 442,407.61 1,070,001.50 Population 15 Years Old and Over 399 2,175 2,294 2. MARINE PRODUCTS 2,015,919.79 12,838,777.83 3,259,119.00 16,278,305.40 Persons in the Labor Force 216 1,444 1,443 III. RESOURCE-BASED PRODUCTS 124,379,608.00 116,054,152.12 148,659,905.00 120,941,630.89 Employed 199 1,388 1,383 1. COCONUT PRODUCTS 57,086,111.00 29,817,486.89 111,233,772.00 64,080,474.44 Unemployed 17 55 50 Coconut Oil 17,253,565.00 21,640,002.37 75,829,478.00 57,660,725.50 Not in the labor force 183 - - Coco Solvent Pellet 39,832,546.00 8,177,484.52 35,404,294.00 6,419,748.94 Employment Rate 92.1 96.1 96.5 Cochin Oil Unemployment Rate 7.9 3.8 3.5 2.