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SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE Let’s do things RIGHT IN FIGURES (2013 Edition) with a sense of URGENCY! 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) 9910407/9913625 ZAMBOANGA CCCIIITTTYYY “Asia’s Latin City” 2013 ELECTED OFFCIALS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND CONGRESS HON. CELSO L. LOBREGAT Representative District I th th HON. LILIA M. NUÑO Representative District II Zamboanga City has a rich and colorful history as early as the 13 and 14 centuries, 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 move the vintas. Some were of EXECUTIVE BRANCH the opinion that the name Zamboanga could have been derived from the Malay word “Jambangan” HON. MARIA ISABELLE G. CLIMACO-SALAZAR City Mayor which means “a pot or place of flowers.” The Spaniards made their presence felt in 1593 with a Catholic Mission briefly established at La LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Caldera, now known as Recodo. However, the City traces its foundation to June 23, 1635 when Fr. Melchor De Vera, a Spanish Jesuit and an Engineer, laid the cornerstone of what is now historic HON. CESAR S. ITURRALDE City Vice Mayor Fort Pilar. Fort Pilar became the center of settlement and provided protection from pirates. In Elected Members-District I 1872, the Spanish Crown formally proclaimed the settlement as “Leal y Valiente Villa.” The long and relatively continuous presence of the Spaniards amidst diverse Filipino ethno-linguistic groups spawned the unique language “Chavacano”, an amalgam of Spanish and many other native HON. MELCHOR REY K. SADAIN Sangguniang Panlungsod Member HON. ROGELIO L. VALESCO, JR. Sangguniang Panlungsod Member dialects. Chavacano remains the predominant medium of communication in the city today. HON. CESAR L. JIMENEZ, JR. Sangguniang Panlungsod Member HON. CHARLIE M. MARIANO Sangguniang Panlungsod Member In 1898, the Americans occupied Zamboanga. In 1901, the settlement was formally organized into HON. MYRA PAZ V. ABUBAKAR Sangguniang Panlungsod Member a municipality under Public Act No. 135. From 1903 to 1913, Zamboanga was the capital of HON. RODOLFO M. BAYOT Sangguniang Panlungsod Member practically the whole of Mindanao comprising five districts, namely: Cotabato, Davao, Sulu, Lanao HON. LUIS R. BIEL III Sangguniang Panlungsod Member and Zamboanga. On October 12, 1936, Zamboanga became a Chartered City under Commonwealth Act No. 39. HON. JOSEPHINE E. PAREJA Sangguniang Panlungsod Member Elected Members-District II From its historic past, Zamboanga City has evidently played a dominant role in Southwestern Mindanao as the center of trade and commerce, transportation and communications, education, HON. ROMMEL S. AGAN Sangguniang Panlungsod Member government, and religion. On November 22, 1983, the then Ministry of Local Government declared HON. MIGUEL C. ALAVAR III Sangguniang Panlungsod Member Zamboanga a highly urbanized city in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government HON. JUAN CLIMACO P. ELAGO II Sangguniang Panlungsod Member Code of 1983 (BP 337). HON. VINCENT PAUL A. ELAGO Sangguniang Panlungsod Member HON. BENJAMIN B. GUINGONA IV Sangguniang Panlungsod Member For a community to move forward, it is essential that it look back to its past. Remembering the HON. ROEL BERNARDO NATIVIDAD Sangguniang Panlungsod Member City's history that make its historical landmarks significant would enjoin everyone to protect and HON. PERCIVAL S. RAMOS Sangguniang Panlungsod Member preserve the historical assets for the next generation. The most enduring landmark of the Spanish HON. EDUARDO T. SAAVEDRA, Jr. Sangguniang Panlungsod Member era is Fort Pilar, which eventually became the Shrine of Our Lady of the Pillar. Ex-Officio Members HON. JERRY E. PEREZ Sangguniang Panlungsod Member HON. ISMAEL I. MUSA Sangguniang Panlungsod Member 1 28 UTILITIES POWER 2010 2011 2012 2013 Produced/Purchased 2,002,690,903 2,142,030,910 2,271,057,382.60 2,490,787,036.90 THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CONGRESSIONAL Consumption 403,533,050 428,406,182 430,392,958.29 425,309,956.60 Average Cost 5.49 5.11 5.67 7.18 REPRESENTATIVES No. of Barangays Energized ZAMCELCO 90 with 36 sitios 90 with 36 sitios 90 with 37 sitios 90 with 37 sitios . AMORE 4 4 4 4 Zamboanga City first had its Lone Congressional District in 1984 when then Mayor Cesar C. Climaco won but ZAMSURECO 2 4 4 4 4 Total Power Connections 97,521 99,108 101,027 99,619 never assumed office even up to the time of his assassination. It remained vacant until after the EDSA Revolution. Under the 1987 Constitution, Hon. Maria Clara L. Lobregat won in the election as the lone district -Residential 87,121 88,777 90,126 88,778 -Commercial 8,523 8,431 8,570 8,534 representative and served for three consecutive terms. In the synchronized national and local elections of -Industrial 166 164 160 158 1998, Hon. Celso L. Lobregat was elected as the representative in congress while Hon. Maria Clara L. -Large Load 7 7 7 Lobregat became City Mayor. Both were reelected for their second term in the 2001 elections. However, after -Public Buildings 1,188 1,206 1,173 1,200 the death of the City Mayor on January 2, 2004, Hon. Erico Basilio A. Fabian assumed the post for the -Street Lights 523 523 518 502 -Others(Sacol Island) No data No data 473 440 remaining five (5) months of her unexpired term until the local elections of 2004. Note: Total power connections excludes services of AMORE and ZAMSURECO 2 In 2004, Hon. Celso L. Lobregat was elected as City Mayor, Hon. Erico Basilio A. Fabian as Congressman and WATER 2010 2011 2012 2013 Hon. Maria Isabelle G. Climaco as Vice Mayor. With the passage of RA 9269 dated March 19, 2004, two Total Collection (in Pesos) 357,007,640.31 397,335,010.19 511,890,575.00 489,667,777.00 congressional districts for Zamboanga City was created. In the 2007 elections Hon. Maria Isabelle G. Climaco- Production(Cu.m) 35,718,854 38,730,788 36,038,175.00 36,213,091 Salazar was elected as representative of District 1 and Hon. Erico Basilio A. Fabian as representative of Consumption(in Pesos) 340,522,795.10 380,715,855.41 465,066,547.15 473,798,450.52 District 2. Elected as Mayor was Hon. Celso L. Lobregat with Hon. Manuel Jose M. Dalipe as the Vice Mayor. Consumption (Cu.m) 17,604,896 18,695,821 19,141,287.00 18,939,574 Average Cost per cubic meter P19.34 P20.36 P24.30 P25.02 In 2010, re-elected were Hon. Isabelle G. Climaco-Salazar as representative of District 1 and Hon. Erico Basilio No. of Connections 47,665 50,522 51,816 52,295 No. of HH served 82,357 89,180 102,357 102,357 A. Fabian as representative of District 2. Hon. Celso L. Lobregat was reelected as Mayor for his third term. In Water Supply Source the recent elections of 2013, Hon. Celso L. Lobregat and Hon. Lilia M. Nuño were elected as the city’s Production Wells 21 21 21 21 representatives for District 1 and 2, respectively, while Hon. Maria Isabelle G. Climaco was overwhelmingly Surface Source 1 1 1 1 elected as Mayor of Zamboanga City with Hon. Cesar S. Iturralde as Vice- Mayor. Spring Source 3 4 5 6 No. of Barangays Served (ZCWD) In the recent elections of 2013, Hon. Celso L. Lobregat and Hon. Lilia M. Nuño were elected as the city’s Urban 30 30 30 30 representatives for District 1 and 2, respectively, while Hon. Maria Isabelle G. Climaco was overwhelmingly Rural 15 20 20 23 Source: Zamboanga City Water District elected as Mayor of Zamboanga City with Hon. Cesar S. Iturralde as Vice- Mayor. Number COMMUNICATION 2011 2012 2013 Sixteen members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) are also elected at large. Also sitting as SP members AM Radio Stations (data for updating) 7 7 7 are the SP are the President of the Liga ng mga Barangay, and a representative from the Indigenous Peoples FM Radio Stations (data for updating) 8 9 9 (IP) in Zamboanga City. TV Stations (data for updating) 8 8 8 Cable TV (data for updating) 4 4 4 Cellular / Mobile Telephone- Digitel/Mobile- Philippines(Sun) , Smart, Globe and PLDT 3 3 3 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 1 2 Total Telephone Lines Installed (NTC) 18,330 18,330 17,227* Source: National Telecommunications Commission and PLDT *Subscribed 26 3 As of December 2012 As of December 2013 Products Labor Force ( In Thousands) Volume Volume Volume Value Zamboanga City Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) II. FOOD AND FOOD PREPARATION 4,494,919.88 17,128,683.76 3,701,526.61 17,348,306.90 Labor Force 2003 2011 2012 1. PROCESSED FISH 2,479,000.09 4,289,906.43 442,407.61 1,070,001.50 2. MARINE PRODUCTS 2,015,919.79 12,838,777.83 3,259,119 16,278,305.40 Population 15 Years Old and Over 399 2,267 2,163 III. RESOURCE-BASED PRODUCTS 124,379,608.00 116,054,152.60 148,659,905 120,941,360.89 Persons in the Labor Force 216 1,468 1,448 1. COCONUT PRODUCTS 57,086,111.00 29,817,487.37 111,233,772 64,080,474.44 Employed 199 1,423 1,381 Coconut Oil 17,253,565.00 21,640,002.37 75,829,478 57,660,725.50 Unemployed 17 45 52 Coco Solvent Pellet 39,832,546.00 8,177,484.52 35,404,294 6,419,748.94 Not in the labor force 183 799 715 Cochin Oil Employment Rate 92.1 96.6 96.3 2.