2019-2025 TABLE OF CONTENTS

HISTORY ------1 Mythical Origin ------1 During War Years ------1 The Founding ------2 The Municipal Seal ------2

ECOLOGICAL PROFILE ------3 POPULATION ------3 Population Size and Growth rate ------3 Growth of barangay population ------3 Migration Pattern ------3 Population Density ------3 Household and Family ------3 Household Distribution ------4 Marital Status ------4 Age-Sex Distribution ------5 SOCIAL SERVICES ------6 Health Services ------6 Nutritional Status ------7 Social Welfare Services ------8 Education Services ------9 Housing Services ------11 Employment and Income ------13 Sport and Recreation Services ------14 Protective Services ------15 LOCAL ECONOMY ------15 Primary Sector ------15 Secondary Sector ------17 Tertiary Sector ------17 INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL BASE ------18 Road Network ------18 Bridges ------18 Irrigation System ------19 Flood Control and Drainage System ------19 Domestic Water Supply ------19 Electric power Supply ------20 Transport Facilities ------21 Information and Communication Facilities ------22 Waste Disposal System ------22 Cemeteries and Burial Grounds ------23 GEOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ------23 Geographic Location ------23 Political Boundaries ------24 Topography ------24 Geology ------25 NATURAL RESOURCES ------26 Land Resources ------26

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Freshwater Resources ------27 Coastal Resources ------27 Climate ------28 Tidal Current Patterns ------28 INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE ------29 LGU Organizational Structure ------29 Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council ------30 Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Office ------30

RISK PROFILE ------32 CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTION ------32 Potential Impacts ------32 RISK ASSESSMENT BY TYPE OF HAZARD ------36 Flooding ------36 Rain induced landslide ------38 Storm Surge ------40 Ground Shaking ------40 Liquefaction ------42 Tsunami ------43 Drought ------44 Vehicular Accidents ------44 Fire Incidence ------44 VULNERABILITY ------45 Physical Factors ------45 Social Factors ------45 Economic Factors ------46 Environmental Factors ------46 CAPACITY ------46 Coordination ------46 Command and Control ------47 Interoperability ------48 Programs and Projects ------48

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ------49 DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION ------49 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ------49 DISASTER RESPONSE ------50 DISASTER REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY ------51

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN ------52 Vision ------52 Mission ------52 DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION ------52 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ------54 DISASTER RESPONSE ------56 DISASTER REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY ------58

MONITORING AND EVALUATION ------60 DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION ------60 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ------61

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DISASTER RESPONSE ------61 DISASTER REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY ------62

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.6. Household Population by Barangay and average household size ------4 Table 1.7. Members 10 years old and above, civil status by age group ------5 Table 1.8. Age-sex distribution of resident population ------6 Table 2.1. Medical Health Facilities and personnel ------7 Table 2.2. Nutrition Status of Children 0-5 years old by sex, by barangay ------7 Table 2.3. Social Welfare facilities, services and clientele, Year 2017 ------8 Table 2.4a Literacy rate of population 10 years old and over by sex ------9 Table 2.4b Schools by level, type, facilities and condition ------10 Table 2.5a Housing Situation CY 2017 ------11 Table 2.5b Tenure Status on the house and homelot, CY 2017 ------12 Table 2.5c Households sources of drinking water, CY 2017 ------12 Table 2.6. Employment by Sex, by barangay ------13 Table 2.7. Existing sports and recreational facilities by barangay ------14 Table 3.1. Agricultural crop by area, production and product market ------16 Table 3.3. Inentory of commercial establishment by economic activities ------17 Table 4.1. Road classification and type of pavement ------18 Table 4.2. Inventory of bridges by location, type, capacity and condition ------18 Table 4.3. Water irrigation system ------19 Table 4.5. Type of water source and number of households served ------20 Table 4.6. Household with access to electricity, by barangay ------21 Table 4.7. Inventory of public land transportation vehicles by type and service routes --- 21 Table 4.8. Information and Communication technology service facilities ------22 Table 4.10 Cemeteries and Memorial parks ------23 Table 5.2. Slope description suitability ------24 Table 5.4. Soil type and suitability ------26 Table 6.1. Existing general land use ------26

Table 1. Climate Change Projection ------32 Table 1.1. Summary of Climate Change Impacts ------33 Table 2.1. Flooding Threat Advisory ------36 Table 2.2. Landslide Threat Advisory ------38 Table 2.4. Population exposed to ground shaking hazard ------41 Table 2.5a Population exposed to liquefaction hazard in highly susceptible area ------42 Table 2.5b Population exposed to liquefaction hazard in moderately susceptible area --- 42 Table 2.6 Population exposed to tsunami hazard ------43 Table 2.9 Fire Incidence for the Past Five Years ------45 Table 4.1. Summary of Cluster Identification ------47 Table 4.2. General Roles and Responsibilities of the IMT ------48

LIST OF MAPS

Map 1. Household Distribution Map ------4 Map 2. Nutritional Status Map ------8 Map 3. Child Development Center Mao ------9 Map 4. Education Facilities Map ------11

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Map 5. Households access to safe water Map ------13 Map 6. Sports and Recreation Facilities Map ------15 Map 7. Protective Services Facilities Map ------15 Map 8. Road Network Map ------19 Map 10. Information and Communication Facilities Map ------22 Map 11 & 12 Locational Map ------23 Map 13. Political/Base Map ------24 Map 14. Elevation Map ------25 Map 15. Soil Type Map ------25 Map 16. General Land Use Map ------27 Map 17. Hydrology Map ------27 Map 18. Climate Map ------28 Map 19. Flooding Hazard Map ------38 Map 20. Rain induced landslide hazard Map ------39 Map 21. Storm Surge Hazard Map ------40 Map 22. Ground Shaking Hazard Map ------40 Map 23. Liquefaction Hazard Map ------43 Map 24. Tsunami Hazard Map ------44

LIST OF GRAPHS

Graph 1.8. Population Distribution by Age Group and Sex ------6 Graph 2.4. Literacy Rate of Population 10 years old and over by Sex ------10

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 6.5 Tidal Current Patterns ------29 Figure 7.1 Municipal Organizational Structure ------29 Figure 7.3 Emergency Operation Center Organizational Structure ------31

Figure 1.1 Chain Impact of climate change with extreme rainfall as variable ------32 Figure 1.2 Chain Impact of climate change with temperature increased as variable ------33 Figure 4.2 Municipal Management Team Structure ------47

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Before it became a town, Belison was merely a Barangay in the larger municipality of Patnongon, adjacent to the north. Belison barangay leaders and Manila-based Belisongnons as well, mapped out a petition requesting the national government to make Belison a town. The petition was brought to Malacañang on March 10, 1961, and by virtue of Presidential Executive Order No. 421 – signed by President Carlos P. Garcia –Belison was pronounced as the 18th municipality of the Province of Antique. The smallest and the youngest municipality of the province composed of 11 barangays, namely: Buenavista, Maradiona, Borocboroc, Delima, Ipil, Poblacion, Sinaja, Salvacion, Concepcion, Mojon and Rombang. The municipality is bounded on the east by the municipality of San Remigio and southeast by the municipality of Sibalom, on the south by the municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, on the north by the municipality of Patnongon, and on the west by Sulu Sea (Cuyo East Pass).

Geographically, Belison is located between 10o 3’ 25” and 10o 7’ 55” latitude and 121o 11’ 19” and 122o 3’ 49” longitude or 10°50′N 121°58′E. Belison is a coastal municipality with a total land area of 1,978.3092 hectares in which based in slope 1,649.3042 has. or 83.37% is considered as lowland or with relatively flat to undulating slope and 329 has. or 16.63% is considered upland. The national road crosses this municipality, somewhat parallel to the sea coastline from north to south. The Poblacion which is about the center of the whole municipality by these directions is 15 kilometers north of San Jose de Buenavista, the capital town of the Province of Antique. It has Type 1 climate with 2 seasons – the dry and the wet or rainy seasons and an average of 20 rainy days. The average annual rainfall is 95.38 inches or 2,422.6 millimeters with the greatest precipitation occurring from June to September. Average temperature ranges from 26.6 to 27.4oC, but the coldest months of the year are December and January and the warmest are March and April.

Because of its geographical setting, Belison has a high risk of natural disasters causing damage to the area’s population, property, and economy. A changing climate will result in these natural disasters becoming stronger, more frequent and having greater widespread effects. The effects of climate change will be felt in rising temperatures, rising sea levels, stronger more frequent extreme weather events and wetter wet seasons and dryer dry seasons.

It cannot be denied that the manifestations of climate change in the form of sea level rise, storm surge, drought, flooding, stronger and intensified typhoons and climate change related outbreaks have impacts on the municipality’s population, natural resource production areas, urban use area, critical point facilities and lifeline utilities. Sectors such as economy, environment, and infrastructure had been affected producing negative impacts to the natural environment of the municipality.

As per result of the Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment, the climate change projection that the municipality will be experiencing in the near future are increasing daily rainfall of more than 200mm in 2020, increasing temperature for all seasons in 2020 and 2050 and potential increase in the current sea level by 0.82m in 2100 (using RCP 8.5). Given its coastal location and rivers around it, Belison is greatly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and its hazards, and has already experienced noticeable adverse effects in recent years. It is most frequently slammed by typhoons and coastal flooding, as most of its barangays are located near the open sea. The MGB Rapid Field Assessment shows that two of the municipality’s barangays are moderately susceptible to landslide and seven (7) barangays experience varying degrees of flooding from flood depth of 0.5m up to more than 1m. Belison had also been a victim of dry spells and droughts/El Niño since 1990 to the present which tremendously reduced crop production of farmers. From 1980s to today, Belison has been

LGU-Belison v hardly hit by typhoons and coastal flooding due to southwest monsoon affecting families residing near the coastline.

The geographical location and topography of the municipality can be one of the contributing factor which increases its vulnerability to almost all type of hazards. Since it is a costal municipality trespass by three major rivers with mountains and low-lying grounds, flooding, storm surge, tsunami and liquefaction is the most possible hazard that can tremendously hit the municipality if no mitigation and thorough preparation will be undertaken. Poor design and construction of buildings, unregulated land use planning is also contributory to this factor. The type of building materials play in the protection of human lives and normally houses built on indigenous and light materials are the ones affected during calamities. At the same time, the failure of flood protection infrastructure, and other disaster mitigating and adapting measures and projects all exacerbated and magnified effects of hazards.

At the same time, poverty and inequality plays a great factors in terms of vulnerability. It can be notice that when disaster strikes most of the people who are below the poverty threshold are the severely affected and it takes them a longer time to recover, economically and morally. Social status, gender, disability and age also affects vulnerability. The barangays with a huge number of old and young population was not yet determined and was not been prioritized during disaster response. Preparedness is not yet fully institutionalized to increase their resiliency. Moreover, the attitude of self- centeredness and crab mentality make the people unable to function as a solid group for cooperative undertakings with regards to disaster risk reduction. A failure to anticipate the disaster, and a badly managed response exaggerated the effects of hazards. Private sector participation is very minimal, implying heavy dependence on local drawn resources and aid from national agencies. It is noticeable that it is within the most susceptible areas, such as riverbanks, coastal lines and steep areas where majority of the population are informal settlers living in weak dwellings. They don’t even have permanent source of income and are dependent on single livelihood such as farming and fishing. When disaster occurs, their source of income collapses making them more vulnerable.

Adding to this all, poor environmental management and unregulated consumption of natural resources is one of the environmental factors that increases the vulnerability of the locality. Many are still irresponsible in managing their waste making drainage system as dumping areas. The clogging of canals, drainage system and streams due to mismanagement of solid wastes create greater possibility of flooding due to stagnant surface run off during heavy rains. Silted river beds contribute to vulnerability during calamities as this will cause flooding. Another noticeable in these factor is the absence of cooperation of the people in the implementation of environment policies. Despite of the policies on buffer zone, still many of the constituents violates the policy which contribute to their vulnerability.

In order to outfight the adverse effect of disaster, the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan of the Municipality of Belison was formulated. This is in response to Article II, Section 16 of the Constitution of the Philippines which states that “the state shall protect and promote the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature.” Additionally, in response to this provision and in urgency for action on disaster risk reduction and management, the Philippines passed Republic Act 10121, also known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act which aim to raise public consciousness in order to meet the challenges of organization, coordination and systematic responses to natural disasters and their related consequences. The goal is to build the adaptive capacity of communities and increase the resilience of natural ecosystems to climate change, and optimize mitigation opportunities towards sustainable development.

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HISTORY

1. MYTHICAL ORIGIN

The historic tale of how the town of Belison got its name dates back to the Spanish era. During those colonial times, certain places or areas where people inhabited do not have definite names. In such case, the Spanish government decided to conduct a land survey in order to have recorded information in all settlements of pueblos, sitios, barangays and others. In the course if the conduct of the survey in the land of Datu Sumakwel, the Spanish authorities came to a place near a river, presently called the Belison river. Here, they saw an elderly man digging something at the bank of the river. The Spaniards approached the old man and asked him for the name of the place in a language too strange for the old man to comprehend and understand. The old man was silent for a while for Belison River which the strangers repeated the same inquiry in the same words of mouth. The old man, being deaf as well, thought that the strangers asked what his name was and what he is doing. Having that thought, he answered that his name is “BELI” and he was digging for “OSON” (a small variety of crab abundant in that place). The stranger believing that the old man’s reply was the name of the place, noted the words “BELI” and “OSON” while moving on to other places. That incident was handed down from generation to generation, until the settlement was formally and finally called “BELISON”.

2. DURING WAR YEARS

Belison although peaceful now, was not always so. What happened to Pearl Harbor during World War II was eventually known in Panay specifically the barangay of Belison then, through the radio stations where the war fever was eventually felt. Japanese found the shores of Belison as their easy entry points to Panay, and invaded the western Visayas in that location. They signify their entry in the nighttime in local jargons (pagbuhang kang Belison). Like the usual reaction of the frightened people, Belisongnons fled and ran for their lives. Some of them fled to the mountains, in the inland part of the locale, and some to the neighboring towns. According to the local old folks who are still alive and had experienced the trouble cause by Belison Shore served as entry point to Panay by the war, people were very careful not to create smoke every the Japanese time they cook since they might be mistaken by the Japanese as guerillas especially those in the mountains. The Japanese would bomb places where they can see smoke coming out. The same case also happened to those who would hang their washed clothes in an open field or those that were visible to the Japanese pilot. When the Japanese bombarded the Poblacion, Belisongnon fled to Guinobatan, Bacay, Huna and Igcabugao, area in Belison which used to be the hiding place of the residents during the Japanese occupation. And when the American forces came, they too used the smooth sea landing in Belison, bringing relief food supplies to Belisongnons, and troops to attack the Japanese occupying forces. They often used local homes in the area to hide in while planning their strategies for assault against the enemy, and enlisted the help of brave men

LGU-Belison 1 and women to carry out their plans. People still tell of the fear created by these foreign intruders, creating rebel strongholds in the mountainous areas above the municipality.

The people of Belison played important roles in the defense of the province and many veterans of the war who are still alive could give proof to this. These events highlight the qualities of Belisongnon being strong, committed to survival, and interdependent as a community. These characteristics not only helped Belison endure the atrocities of war, but also see it through political, social, and economic ups and downs today.

3. THE FOUNDING

Less than fifty years ago the town of Belison was merely a Barangay in the larger municipality of Patnongon, adjacent to the north. But the people of Barangay Belison understood their potentials as an independent community and worked for the establishment of township status for the Barangay. Belison barangay leaders and Manila-based Belisongnons as well, mapped out a petition requesting the national government to make Belison a town. The petition was brought to Malacañang on March 10, 1961, and by virtue of Presidential Executive Order No. 421 – signed by President Carlos P. Garcia – Belison was pronounced as the 18th municipality of the Province of Antique. The smallest and the youngest municipality of the province Mt. Guinobatan, one of the hiding places of the composed of eleven (11) barangays, namely: Belisongnons during World War II Buenavista, Maradiona, Borocboroc, Delima, Ipil, Poblacion, Sinaja, Salvacion, Concepcion, Mojon and Rombang. Poblacion, considered as an urban barangay becomes the seat of the municipal government. The other 10 are considered rural.

4. THE MUNICIPAL SEAL

The Municipal Seal of Belison was created to commemorate the agricultural heritage of the town, in order to preserve the legacy of the original settlers in the region. It depicts three mainstay agricultural activities in which local families for generations have invested their hearts and souls. The rich farm lands of Belison have always provided – in good times and bad – and for this the people of Belison are grateful to God’s blessings.

The top image represents fishing and the bounties of the neighboring seas. The lower left portion is the processing of sweet and delicious muscovado sugar. The lower right depicts tilling of lowlands for the planting of rice and other grains and vegetables. All three of these backbone occupations remain important to the town’s livelihood Municipal Seal and rural identity.

Surrounding the great triangle are eleven stars – one representing each barangay in the town. Their strength lies in their connectivity to one another, and in their closeness to the traditions of the past.

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ECOLOGICAL PROFILE

1. POPULATION

1.1. Population Size and Growth Rate The population of the Municipality of Belison, Antique based on CBMS Survey conducted on 2017 was 13,514. In census of population 2015, the total household population of Belison is 13,539. In the span of two years, the result of CBMS survey is quite surprising for household population decreases by 25 individual compared with the result of census conducted in 2015 by the PSA. As per record, from 2015 Census of Population and CBMS Survey, Belison is the least populous municipality in Region VI. The population of Belison increases by 1.06 percent annually on average during the period of 2010 to 2015. By comparison, this growth rate is faster than at which the municipality grew during the period 2000 to 2007 at a rate of 0.98 percent. The population of Belison in 2015 which was 13,539 is 2.3 percent of the total population of Antique which was 582,012 in the same year.

1.2. Growth of Barangay Population Of the municipality’s 11 barangays, Poblacion had the biggest population in 2017 as per result of the CBMS survey with 4,611 persons and considered as densely populated. The other top four barangays with bigger population include Maradiona (1,488), Borocboroc (1,216), Concepcion (1,199) and Rombang (1,106). In contrast, the top five barangays with the smallest population include, Buenavista with 380, Salvacion with 457, Mojon (537) and Ipil (783). Although, Mojon was the third barangay with the smallest population, yet it is the fastest growing barangay with an average annual population growth rate of 1.07 percent from 2015 to 2017. The second fastest growing barangay with an average annual population growth rate at 0.42 percent from 2015 to 2017 is Rombang and followed by Ipil at 0.25 percent.

1.3. Migration Patterns In 2017, the municipality conducted the CBMS Survey and the resulted population is 13,514. Out of this number of population, 12,260 are the resident population, 619 are the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and 635 are non-working individuals. This non-working individuals are people who either studying outside the province or seeking job opportunities from highly urbanized cities here and abroad. It can be noted that in-migration and transfer of residence in the rural areas among some inhabitants who wanted to decongest the urban barangay is happening which slows down the urbanization level of the municipality. The presence of core shelter or relocation area in barangay Mojon influenced the population growth rate of the barangay.

1.4. Population Density Belison has a total land area of 1,978.3092 has. It has a household population of 13,514 as of 2017 CBMS Survey. Having the land area and the total population, the calculated municipality’s population density is 7.19, which means that there are more or less 7 individuals per hectare or 719 per square kilometer. This is higher by 35 persons per square kilometer in 2015 with population density of 684.

1.5. Household and Family The total number of households of the municipality in 2017 as per result of CBMS Survey is 3,212. The number of household increases by 26 compare to the 2015 figure which is 3,186.

1.6. Household Distribution In the 2017 CBMS Survey, the Municipality of Belison had a total of 3,212 households with a household population of 13,514. This gives a computed average household size of 4.2 which means

LGU-Belison 3 that the average member in each household is 4. The barangay of Poblacion has a total household of 1,082 with 4,611 household populations while the remaining numbers of 2,130 household and 8,903 household populations are unevenly distributed to ten (10) rural barangays. The table below presented the data. Table 1.6. Household Population by Barangay and Average Household Size, Year 2017 Barangay Population Number of Household Average Household Size Poblacion 4,611 1,082 4.2 Maradiona 1,488 377 3.9 Borocboroc 1,216 294 4.1 Concepcion 1,199 266 4.5 Rombang 1,106 256 4.3 Sinaja 891 195 4.6 Delima 811 198 4.0 Ipil 783 191 4.0 Mojon 572 152 3.8 Salvacion 457 109 4.2 Buenavista 380 92 4.1 Total 13,514 3,186 4.2 Source: CBMS 2017

1.7. Marital Status Both the marital status and age-sex distribution when analyzed can indicate the fertility pattern in the municipality. Based on 2017 CBMS result the higher percentage of the household population 10 years and over belongs to the single status which constitutes 43.8 percent followed by the married status with 38 percent. Regarding on the sex comparison by marital status, the data shows that the male Map 1. Household Distribution Map population of the municipality prefer to stay single rather than engaging in a married life. In contrast, most of the female population prefers to have a partner in life rather than staying single. As to age of settling down, most of the Belisongnons settle down at late stage as per result of the CBMS survey.

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Table 1.7. Members 10 years old and above, Civil Status by Age Group, Year 2017 Civil Status Age/Year Divorced/ Common Law/ Total Single Married Widow/er Unknown Separated Live-in 10 to less than 15 1181 3 0 0 1 0 1185 15 to less than 20 1118 9 0 0 35 0 1162 20 to less than 25 841 50 0 1 181 0 1073 25 to less than 30 405 226 0 12 235 0 878 30 to less than 35 224 356 5 12 189 1 787 35 to less than 40 122 408 7 10 121 0 668 40 to less than 45 96 456 19 20 85 0 676 45 to less than 50 95 473 18 14 53 0 653 50 to less than 55 63 489 45 14 31 0 642 55 to less than 60 53 393 57 9 26 0 538 60 to less than 65 64 337 79 11 12 0 503 65 to less than 70 39 259 104 7 8 0 417 70 to less than 75 27 157 121 3 0 0 308 75 to less than 80 29 108 106 2 0 0 245 80 and above 29 90 157 0 0 0 276 Total 4386 3814 718 115 977 1 10011 Source: CBMS 2017

1.8. Age-Sex Distribution

The 2017 CBMS Survey shows that out of the total number of household population which is 13,514, the 6,773 or 50.1% of which are males and 6,741 or 49.9% are females. It appeared that there were slightly males (6,773) than females (6,741). This gives the municipality a sex ratio of 1, which means that for every 100 males born, there are 99 females. However during the past censal year (2015) the result is total opposite, females predominate males.

With regards to total resident household population, females dominates the males with a sex ratio of 1.0 which simply reflects that mostly of the male population are working outside the municipality. While age-sex distribution of the population defines the volume of demand for various goods and services and supply of human resources, the sex composition of a population presents important implications to future growth both in terms of immediate and long-term effects. For instance, the fact that almost one-fourth (21%) of the female population were in their reproductive ages (15-49 years) this may indicate a moderately increasing birth rate at least in the near future. The table below present the distribution of population in each age year and by sex.

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Table 1.8. Age-Sex Distribution of Resident Population Graph1.8. Population Distribution by Age Group and Sex Sex Age Year Total CY 2 vs CY 1 Male Female 0 to less than 5 544 503 1047 85 and over 5 to less than 10 618 586 1204 80 - 84 10 to less than 15 633 552 1185 75 - 79 15 to less than 20 588 574 1162 70 - 74 20 to less than 25 550 523 1073 65 - 69 25 to less than 30 439 439 878 60 - 64 30 to less than 35 400 387 787 55 - 59 35 to less than 40 338 330 668 50 - 54 45 - 49 40 to less than 45 356 320 676 40 - 44 45 to less than 50 299 354 653 35 - 39 50 to less than 55 296 346 642 30 - 34 55 to less than 60 263 275 538 25 - 29

60 to less than 65 221 282 503 Group Age 20 - 24 15 - 19 65 to less than 70 186 231 417 10 - 14 70 to less than 75 125 183 308 5 - 9 75 to less than 80 97 148 245 1 - 4 80 to less than 85 63 111 174 Under 1 85 to less than 90 19 55 74 90 to less than 95 9 15 24 1000 500 0 500 1000 95 to less than 100 1 0 1 Female 100 to less than 105 2 1 3 Male Female CY1 Total 6,047 6,215 12,262 Population Male CY1 Source: CBMS 2017

The population pyramid show at a glance the distribution of population within the municipality. It reflects the patterns of fertility, mortality and migration in the past. The data on Table 7 when plotted as population pyramid (refers to Graph 2) forms a smaller-based pyramid indicating a low fertility/population growth rate for the past years. This is consider as a population in transition where fertility declines are reflected in progressive decrease in the younger population with corresponding increases among the older population.

2. SOCIAL SERVICES

2.1. Health Services At present, there is one Municipal Health Office (MHO) servicing the entire municipality composed of the rural health center and three (3) barangays health stations. The Municipal Health Office is manned by a Municipal Health Officer, midwife and sanitary inspector. This center also serves as a lying-in to mothers giving birth who are not capable of paying hospital bills. It is provided of mattresses and beds. There are also two (2) ambulances stationed in the MHO. The three Barangay health stations are located in Concepcion, Rombang and Borocboroc each manned by a midwife who is permanently stationed there. Each Barangay has one Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) who facilitated the Operation Timbang which is usually done every first quarter of the year to children 0-83 months old. Barangay Health Workers (BHW) is also there to assist basic medical services so that it is more available to a bigger segment of the population. In addition, seven (7) Nurses and four (4) Midwives were assigned in the MHO as extension program of the DOH through NDP-DOH and RHMPP to augment the health services to the community. Belison has a total of 4 registered private medical establishments such as dental clinic and pharmacies. These establishments are concentrated within the Poblacion.

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Table 2.1. Medical Health Facilities and Personnel, Year 2017

Name of Health Capacity No. of Personnel Physical Barangay Ownership (No. of Sanitary Facility Beds) Doctors Nurses Midwives Others Total Condition Inspectors

Main Health Centre a. Rural Health Unit Poblacion Public 1 1 7 6 1 1 16 Operational Barangay Health

Station Borocboroc Health Borocboroc Public 1 1 Operational Station

Concepcion Health Concepcion Public 1 1 Operational Station

Rombang Health Rombang Public 1 1 Operational Station Escote Dental & Sacanle –Del Rosario Poblacion Private 1 1 Operational Dental Clinic

Omanio Pharmacy & Poblacion Private 2 2 Operational Jingfil Pharmacy

Source: Municipal Health Office

2.2. Nutritional Status Results of the CBMS Survey undertaken last 2017 showed that malnutrition among children 0-5 years old still exist in the municipality. (See Table 2.2 and map for reference). The barangay of Borocboroc has the highest prevalence of malnutrition. A worrying trend show that the municipality suffer from the double burden of malnutrition in which undernutrition and obesity are found within the same community or even the same household.

Table 2.2 Nutrition Status of Children 0-5 years old by Sex, by Barangay Nutrition Status of Children 0-5 years old Number of children 0-5 Below Normal Below Normal Barangay years old Above Normal Normal (Moderate) (Severe) Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Borocboroc 118 55 63 0 1 52 57 2 4 1 1 Buenavista 57 28 29 0 0 26 27 2 2 0 0 Concepcion 104 63 41 1 0 62 39 0 2 0 0 Delima 62 31 31 0 0 29 29 1 2 1 0 Ipil 73 37 36 0 1 33 33 4 2 0 0 Maradiona 149 73 76 2 1 69 72 2 4 0 0 Mojon 60 31 29 0 0 31 29 0 0 0 0 Poblacion 441 238 203 1 0 234 201 3 2 0 0 Rombang 97 53 44 0 0 51 42 2 2 0 0 Salvacion 62 23 39 1 3 22 36 0 0 0 0 Sinaja 73 36 37 1 0 31 36 4 1 0 0 Total 1296 668 628 6 6 640 601 20 21 2 1 Source: CBMS Census 2017 - 2018

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Therefore, effective interventions to combat undernutrition are need to be scaled up and integrated in both development and policies of the municipality if they are to have a significant impact in the nutritional status of individuals and communities.

2.3. Social Welfare Services Table 2.3 shows that a total of 469 pre-schoolers were enrolled to early childhood care and development program of the office in eleven (11) Child Development Centers thru the supervision of the Child Development Workers. Map 2. Nutritional Status Map However, 8 child development centers are still in critical condition and need a priority action for the benefits of the pre-schoolers. Meanwhile, the municipality’s Senior Citizen’s Center manned by the OSCA Head and a Job Order facilitates the need of 2,308 elderly citizens. They facilitate the issuances of Senior Citizens ID, booklet and provision of social pension to the members. On the other hand, the Person with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) headed by the Focal Person is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies, plans and programs for the promotion of the welfare of the PWDs in the municipality in coordination with concerned national and local government agencies.

Table 2.3. Social Welfare Facilities, Services and Clientele, Year 2017

Type of No. of Physical Facility Barangay Services Offered Staff Ownership Clientele Clientele Condition Senior Citizen Center Poblacion Social Pension Senior Citizen 2,308 2 Public Fair Child Development All Preschool Day Care Services 469 8 Public Poor Centers Barangays Children Displaced Evacuation Center Poblacion Relief/ Rehabilitation 500 1 Public Poor families Municipal Sheltered Workshop Rehabilitation, Person with Poblacion 267 2 Public Fair and Area Vocational Training-Workshop Disabilities Rehabilitation Center All Venue for Seminars, Youth, PWD, Multi-Purpose Centers 3,071 0 Public Poor Barangays Meetings Senior Citizens Family Life Municipal Social Welfare Disadvantaged Poblacion Education and 759 1 Public Fair and Development Office families Counselling Borocboroc, Disadvantaged Barangay Health Stations Rombang, Medical Care 3,540 3 Public Fair families Concepcion National Child Preschool Poblacion Day Care Services 62 1 Public Fair Development Center Children

Source: Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office

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The municipality of Belison recognizes the age from zero (0) to eight (8) years as the first crucial stage of educational development of which the age from zero (0) to four (4) years shall be the responsibility of the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council. With this, the welfare of the children is one of the topmost priorities of the town. Each of the barangay of the municipality of Belison has a child development center with an assigned child development worker. However, in the Poblacion a National Child Development Center with Map 3. Child Development Center Map complete amenities was constructed with a funding from the national government. The map below present the number and location of child development centers in the municipality.

2.4. Education Services Almost all the household population 7 years old and over of Belison have attended or completed some levels of education represented by 96.7 percent while 3.3 percent represent the number of those who have not completed or attended any level of education. It can be notice that a high number of population is in the secondary education level. The data suggest that mostly of the population is relatively young. Data from 2015 census reveals that out of 5,370 population (35 years and over), 1,850 had finished their secondary education while 988 of them are college graduate or academic degree holder. In the age group 20-24, out of 1,097 population, 287 or 26% are academic degree holder while 407 had completed their secondary education. Belison has a high literacy rate of 97.4 percent as per 2017 CBMS survey a little bit lower than the 2015 literacy rate of the province. Female population has a high literacy rate of 97.5 percent compare to the male population of 97.2%. Based on 2017 CBMS data illiteracy subsist in the age group of 65 years old and over which only shows that majority of the younger generation are able to read and write.

Table 2.4a Literacy Rate of Population 10 Years Old and Over, by Sex Municipal (2017) Provincial (2015) Indicator Male Female Both Sex Male Female Both Sex Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate No. No. No. No. No. No. % % % % % %

Literate 4,747 97.2 4,999 97.5 9,746 97.4 226,602 97.4 218,590 97.9 445,192 97.6

Illiterate 138 2.8 127 2.5 265 2.6 5,963 2.6 4,691 2.1 10,654 2.4 Total

(Population 4,885 5,126 10,011 232,565 223,281 455,846 >10yr) Source: PSA, CBMS 2017

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Graph 2.4. Literacy Rate of Population 10 Years Old and Over by Sex, Year 2017 100 90 80 70 60 50 (%) 40 30

Rate Literacy 20

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Male Female Gender Municipal Provincial

The District of Belison has nine (9) complete elementary schools composed of eight (8) public schools and one (1) private school. The Belison Central School located in Poblacion, was the first elementary school of the town, formerly a parochial school headed by a priest and was established during the Spanish Colonization in 1870 and became a central school when Belison became a town in 1961. The Borocboroc-Delima-Ipil Elementary School started as a primary school in 1951 was made into a complete elementary school in 1969. Some other elementary schools located in barangays, Sinaja, Concepcion, Rombang, Mojon, Maradiona and Buenavista. The Belison Little Angels Study Center Incorporated is the only complete private elementary school in the municipality. Belison National School located in Poblacion is the only secondary school of the municipality. It carried a name Belison Barrio (Jr.) High School in 1967 and undertakes its full implementation as national school in school year 1983-84.

Table 2.4b Schools by Level, Type, Facilities and Condition, SY 2017

Area Facilities And Condition School Barangay Occupied Ownership (ha) Lab. Shop Library Clinic CR Playground

1. Belison Central School Poblacion 3.9383 Public G G G G G P

2. Buenavista Elem. School Buenavista 0.6805 Public P N P N P P 3. Borocboroc-Delima- Ipil Delima 0.4625 Public P N P N G P Elem. School 4. Concepcion Elem School Concepcion 0.9834 Public P N P N G P

5. Maradiona Elem School Maradiona 0.8068 Public P N G N G P

6. Mojon Elem School Mojon 0.4952 Public P N P N G P

7. Rombang Elem School Rombang 0.8825 Public P N P N G P 8. Sinaja-Salvacion Elem Sinaja 0.2925 Public P N P N G P School 9. Belison Little Angels Learning Poblacion 0.05 Private N N G N G G Center 1.Belison National School Poblacion 2.2035 Public P P N G P P

Source: DEpEd, Municipal Data

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There were ninety nine (99) teachers unevenly distributed in the nine (9) elementary and preparatory school handling classes to the enrolled pupils from the preparatory to elementary levels both in public and private. The total number of serviceable classroom available within the district of Belison is ninety nine (99). Based on the DepEd standard student- classroom ratio of 1:40, both the elementary and preparatory level of public schools had meet the required standard with 1:22 and 1:24, respectively. In the case of Map 4. Education Facilities Map private schools, only the elementary level had meet the standard. Nevertheless, private preparatory school conduct separate classes for each level, hence when in terms of number of pupils per level, the number of classroom is quite enough. The secondary level had exceeded the minimum standards in the ratio for the standard number of students in classroom with classroom-student ratio is 1:53 and 1:57.

2.5. Housing Services The housing situation of the municipality reveals that housing stock is becoming inadequate for its households. The table below shows that out of 2,988 housing units there are 3,212 households occupying it.

Table 2.5a. Housing Situation, CY 2017 Number of Households (HH) 3,212 Number of Housing Units (HU) 2,988 Apartment/accessoria Commercial/industrial/ Type of Single Duplex Building (by condominium/townhouse agricultural building/house households) 3,139 58 11 8 Strong Light Mixed but Mixed but pre- materials materials Salvaged/ Mixed but pre- pre- Construction dominantly (concrete, brick, (bamboo, makeshift dominantly light dominantly Materials strong stone, wood, sawali, cogon, materials materials salvaged (Wall) (No. of materials household) galvanized iron) nipa) materials 1,398 1,054 3 394 350 17 Strong Light Mixed but Construction materials materials Salvaged/ Mixed but pre- Mixed but pre- pre- Materials (concrete, brick, (bamboo, makeshift dominantly dominantly light dominantly (Roof) (No. of stone, wood, sawali, cogon, materials strong materials materials salvaged household) galvanized iron) nipa) materials 1,488 806 6 456 446 14 Source: CBMS 2017/PSA,/MPDO/ MEO/Barangay Data

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The number of the ratio of households to occupied housing unit based on the standard ratio of one household in one housing unit indicates the existence of doubled-up households and a shortage of 224 housing units. Majority (3,139 or 97.7%) of the households lives in single houses while only a few or 77 (2.3%) lives in duplex, multi-residential unit, and commercial/industrial/ agricultural units. Results of the CBMS survey shows that mostly of the households (1,398 or 43.5%) uses strong construction materials for the outer walls of their houses. Nevertheless, 1,054 or 32.8% of the households uses light materials such as bamboo, sawali, cogon and nipa. Some of the households uses mixed materials which could either be strong, light or salvaged materials. On the other hand majority or 1,488 (46.3%) uses galvanized iron (GI) sheets for their roofing. The table below present the complete data.

As regard to tenure status, Table 2.5b shows that majority of the households owned their housing units and lot. Result Table 2.5b Tenure Status on the House and Homelot, CY 2017 of the CBMS 2017 survey Tenure Status Number Proportion reveals that, 2,233 or 69.5% of the households are the Owner, owner-like possession of house and lot 2,233 69.52 rightful owner, owner-like Rent house/room including lot 15 0.47 possession of house and lot Own house, rent lot 8 0.25 where they are living. This Own house, rent-free lot with consent of owner 672 20.92 record portrays a secure Own house, rent-free lot without consent of owner 42 1.31 tenure for the majority of the Rent-free house and lot with consent of owner 123 3.83 households dwelling units. Rent-free house and lot without consent of owner 6 0.19 The remaining 6% are either Living in a public space with rent 3 0.09 renting, occupying the unit for free with or without Living in a public space without rent 111 3.46 consent of the owner. Other tenure status 3 0.09 Results of the data gathered Source: CBMS 2017 that majority or 97.8 percent constructed their houses from their own resources/interest-free loans from relatives and friends.

In terms of water supply, Belison has a sufficient amount needed to satisfy the needs of the population. However, due to congestion of houses and establishments which sprouted rapidly as mushrooms, potable water supply became scarce especially in the urban area. Many cases of diarrheal diseases existed during rainy season due to the mixing of polluted surface water to the clean potable water when water level arises. It is in this reason that based on the Table below, a 30.01% of the Table 2.5c. Households Sources of Drinking Water, CY 2017 population utilized bottled water as Source of drinking water Number of Households Proportion their source of Own use faucet, community water system 221 6.88 drinking water. Shared faucet, community water system 62 1.93 Own use tubed/piped deep well 558 17.37 With regards Shared tubed/piped deep well 760 23.66 to access to safe Tubed/piped shallow well 582 18.12 drinking water, the Dug well 43 1.34 barangay with the Protected spring 13 0.4 highest number of households without Unprotected spring 0 0 access to improved Lake, river, rain and others 0 0 water source is Peddler 8 0.25 Barangay Bottled water 964 30.01 Buenavista with 26 Others 5 0.16 households or Source: CBMS 2017

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28.26% of the total number of households of the barangay. In the whole municipality, the number of households without access to improved water source is 64 or 1.99% of the total number of households.

2.6. Employment and Income

The total number of the members of the labor force of the municipality based on CBMS 2017 Survey is 4,295 aggregated into 2,786 males and 1,509 females. Out of this number, the employed members of the labor force which could either be self- employed or hired is 3,939 or 91.71% of the total members. Employment rate in female members are quite high compare to males. The proportion of employed female members of the labor force is 92.38% while the Map 5. Households access to safe water male is 91.35% as reflected in table below. Of the eleven barangays, the top three barangays with highest number of employed members of the labor force with are Buenavista with 96.49 employment rate, followed by Ipil (96.46%) and Maradiona (94.71%).

Table 2.6. Employment by sex, by Barangay Number of members of the Employed members of the labor force* Barangay labor force Magnitude* Proportion** Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female BELISON 4295 2786 1509 3939 2545 1394 91.71 91.35 92.38 Borocboroc 396 257 139 363 235 128 91.67 91.44 92.09 Buenavista 114 82 32 110 78 32 96.49 95.12 100 Concepcion 359 232 127 325 203 122 90.53 87.5 96.06 Delima 257 165 92 235 152 83 91.44 92.12 90.22 Ipil 254 173 81 245 170 75 96.46 98.27 92.59 Maradiona 454 301 153 430 281 149 94.71 93.36 97.39 Mojon 212 161 51 188 149 39 88.68 92.55 76.47 Poblacion 1473 911 562 1327 811 516 90.09 89.02 91.81 Rombang 357 249 108 325 228 97 91.04 91.57 89.81 Salvacion 154 94 60 144 90 54 93.51 95.74 90 Sinaja 265 161 104 247 148 99 93.21 91.93 95.19 Source: CBMS 2017

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2.7. Sport and Recreation Services Belison although small, yet various infrastructure projects related to sports and recreation both in the Barangay and municipal level were being put up in order to promote a healthful activities to the young and old constituents of the municipality. There are fifteen (15) existing basketball courts in the municipality, both in the barangays and inside the schools premises (Please refer to Table 2.8). Other facilities serving as sports and recreational activities are the gymnasiums located in barangay Poblacion and in the school premises of Belison National and Central Schools. Playgrounds in the elementary schools are present which also serve as soccer field and driving field and for other sports and recreational activities. The barangay plaza located in every barangays serves as venue for sports and cultural activities. Every year, Intramurals (Sports Fest) was held in every school. This is an inter- school competition of sports activities to hone, empower and promote higher self-esteem in youth. This school activity also motivates students, enables them to earn better grades. Numerous physical benefits include maintaining a healthy weight, preventing chronic diseases and learning the skills necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle after graduating.

There are also a number of beach resorts present in the municipality which are privately owned. This beach resorts caters the need of those who wanted a good place for outing and swimming along fine sand beaches. If you feel delighted to walk among beautiful, fresh and exotic flowers, in Barangay Maradiona, you can do just this in “The Promise Flower Garden”. View the beautiful blooms of orchids, anthuriums, roses and a lot more. The Guinobatan cave is also one of the potential recreation areas of the municipality. If it is developed, it can be a good place for adventurous caving, mountain climbing and hiking.

Table 2.7. Existing Sports and Recreational Facilities by Barangay, Year 2018 Physical Lot Area Barangay Type of Facility Ownership Condition of (ha/sq m) Facility Buenavista Sport (Plaza w/ Basketball court) 500 sq.m. Public Fair Recreational (Beach Resort) 1 ha. Private Poor Maradiona Sport (Plaza w/ Basketball court) 500 sq.m. Public Poor Borocboroc Sport (Plaza w/ Basketball court) 480 sq.m. Public Poor

Sport (Plaza w/ Basketball court) 600 sq.m. Public Poor Delima Recreational (Beach Resort) 800 sq.m. Private Poor Ipil Sport (Plaza w/ Basketball court) 300 sq.m. Public Poor Sinaja Sports (Plaza & Basketball court 800 sq.m. Public Poor Concepcion Sports (Plaza & Basketball court 900 sq.m. Public Fair Rombang Sports (Plaza & Basketball court 500 sq.m. Public Poor Mojon Sports (Basketball court) 500 sq.m. Public Fair

Sport (Gymnasium) 1,200 sq.m. Public Fair

Sports & Recreational (Plaza w/ 2,000 sq.m. Public Fair Basketball court) Poblacion Recreational (Beach Resort) 1,500 sq.m. Private Fair Sports (Gymnasium) 1,000 sq.m. Public Fair Sports (Track Oval) 8,000 sq.m. Public Poor Source: Municipal Planning and Development Office, Barangays, Schools

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2.8. Protective Services

At present, there are twenty two (22) personnel in the PNP force of the municipality. The number of policemen assigned in the municipality is not steady due to reassignment. These policemen are poorly armed with superseded firearms. The service vehicle they used in patrolling and responding to their call of duty are the patrol cars and Map 6. Sports & Recreation Facilities Map motorcycles. Police outpost had been established in all barangays with one police officer assigned in each. The present police force has a ratio of 1:615 or one policeman per 615 population. On the basis of the ideal Police-to-population ratio of one policeman per 1,000 population, the Belison PNP had fully met the ideal police-to- population ratio. The sub-station of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the municipality had seven (7) personnel assigned to manage and respond during fire incidence and rescue activities. The sub-station is the lead agency for the Emergency Telecommunications cluster of the Incident Command System of the municipality in terms of hazards. The sub-station has a firetruck complimented with fire pump and other fire control Map 7. Protective Services Facilities Map equipment.

3. LOCAL ECONOMY

3.1. Primary Sector The agriculture sector remains an important part of and contributor to the economy of the municipality. Belison is primarily an agricultural municipality. Its major thrust for development is based on increased productivity in rice and other agricultural crops. The agriculture and fisheries

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sector provides food and vital raw materials for the rest of the economy of the town. Food crops are the most important agricultural product. As per existing Comprehensive Land Use Plan, a total of 1,447.358 hectares classify for agricultural purposes. These account for almost 73% of the total land area of the municipality. Nevertheless, based on the record of the Municipal Agriculture the portion of this area being cultivated for major crops production such as rice, corn, coconut, banana and sugarcane is 1,244.24 hectares in 2016 and it decreases in 2017 with an area of 1,226.75 hectares. The top five crops with the highest hectarage are rice (797.28 has), followed by banana (262.5 hectares), sugarcane (120 hectares), coconut (33.03 hectares) and corn (13.94 hectares). Rice production being the main source of income of the population has the highest share in the total land area for agriculture of which the fully irrigated area is 512.78 hectares, 229.21 hectares is partially irrigated and 55.29 hectares for rainfed. In 2017, the volume of production of all crop types reached to 885,450.71MT. In terms of rice, being the major crop, its annual production in the whole municipality is 5,109.234MT. Fully irrigated rice farms produce 3,999.684 MT while the remaining 1,109.55 MT were produce within the partially irrigated and rainfed areas. This produces an annual income of P76,638,510.00.

Table 3.1. Agricultural Crop by Area, Production and Product Market, Year 2018 Area (ha) Volume of Production MMT Product Market

% as to total Major Crops Barangay No. of Local Agricultural Volume Value Export Hectares Area Within province Rice All barangays 797.28 5,109.234 76,638,510.00 x 55.08

Corn All barangays 13.94 0.96 54.36 x Within province Coconut All barangays 33.03 132.12 x 2.28 Within province Banana All barangays 262.50 879,795 x 18.13 Outside the Sugarcane All barangays 120.00 360 x 8.29 country

Total 1,226.75 885,450.71 x Source: Municipal Agricultural Office

Another thrust of Belison towards increased productivity is the integration of livestock production. In 2017, there is a total of 1,812 heads of both large and small ruminants in the municipality. Cattle population is the most dominant in number with 880 heads or 48% of the total number of ruminants in the municipality. The increase in the number of cattle is due to the promising dairy processing project of the BMPCI. Carabao being used as draft animals had a total heads of 205 and hog is 727 heads. Poultry production is limited only for ducks and native chicken with 1,604 and 17,291 heads respectively.

Fishing is another active agricultural activity in the municipality. Almost 600 individuals in the municipality are into fishing activities engaging in both marine and inland fishing. Bangus (milkfish) and tilapia are the most common species cultured in inland fishing for four harvesting seasons per year within the municipality. Around 3.8 hectares has been devoted to bangus and tilapia culture. Average production per area ranges from 22 to 142 kilograms per harvest. For marine fishing, the total area of fishing grounds is 84.28 square kilometers/ 8,428.27 hectares more or less. The total number of marine fishermen in 2017 is 309 most of them residing along the six coastal barangays.

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Annual volume of catch is estimated at 63.7 metric ton which is valued at P7,644,000.00. Fry catching is also one of the sources of income of the people living in the coastal barangays. The current bangus fry production is estimated to 5.5 million giving out an estimated income of P1,000,000.00 to the local fry catchers.

3.2. Secondary Sector Most of the industries existing in Belison generally fall into the category of home industries using available local resources as raw materials. Total existing industrial capitalization reaches to P1,633,000.00 in 2017 with a total employment of 57. Based on the record from the Office of the Municipal Treasurer, the revenue from the industry sector is increasing every year. The current revenue from the secondary sector is P47,475,070.47. In 2015 the number of employed persons increased from about 4,664 in 2010 to around 6,050 in 2008

3.3. Tertiary Sector The tertiary sector plays an important role in the economic sector of the municipality. Different types of commercial establishments are present in almost all the barangays of the municipality. Wholesale and retail trade is one of the blooming micro-small scale businesses within the municipality as is requires less capital and employee. For the last six years (2010), the area occupied by these commercial activities was only 5.875 hectares scattered within the different barangays. In 2016, the commercial areas increased to 9.741 hectares or 60.3%. Table below shows the number of establishment and employed people in the tertiary sector.

Table 3.3. Inventory of Commercial Establishment by Economic Activities % Inc/(Dec.) Over Previous Year 2016 Year 2017 Year Economic Activities No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of Establishments Employment Establishments Employment Establishments Employment Wholesale and Retail Trade 112 338 131 402 15 16 Hotel and Restaurants, 5 15 6 17 17 12 Transport & Storage Communication 3 5 3 5 0 0 Financial Intermediation 5 30 6 32 17 6 Real Estate 1 1 2 2 50 50 Renting and Business 2 2 2 2 0 0 Activities Education 4 18 4 18 0 0 Health and Social Work 3 3 3 3 0 0 Other Community, Social and Personal Service 22 22 26 29 15 24 Activities Private Household with 425 437 620 635 31 31 Employed persons TOTAL 582 871 797 1,145 28 24 Source: LGU Business Permits Department/Primary Survey

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4. INFRASTRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL BASE

4.1. Road Network Belison is an important transportation hub located on the National Road connecting the province of Antique. It is served with a total road network of 61.312 kilometers classified into five categories: the national road which is 13.864 km or 22.61%, provincial road is 2.774 km or 4.52%, municipal road is 20.230 km or 33.00%, barangay road is 15.424 km or 25.16% and road right of way or private roads is 9.019 or 14.71% of the total road length. Most of the municipal roads are concreted in the town proper, the Poblacion. Some of the barangay roads are almost concreted too especially within the barangay proper. However, farm-to-market roads and road right of ways are mostly earth- filled. Out of the total road length, concrete paved roads, is 19.021 km or 31.02%, asphalted is 6.664 km or 10.87%, 1.936 km or 3.16 % is covered with gravel and 33.691 km or 54.95% is earth-filled.

Table 4.1. Road Classification and Type of Pavement Width Road Surface Road Length Right of PAVED UNPAVED Administrative (km) way Classification Concrete Asphalt Gravel Earth fill (m) Length % Length % Length % Length % A. National Road 13.864 20 and 4 6.664 48.07 7.200 51.93 B. Provincial Roads 2.774 10 2.774 100 C. Municipal Roads 20.230 8 9.431 46.62 0.470 2.32 10.329 51.06 D. Barangay Roads 15.424 6 and 8 6.816 44.19 1.466 9.51 7.142 46.30 E. Road Right of Way 9.019 2 or 3 9.019 100 Total 61.312 19.021 31.02 6.664 10.87 1.936 3.16 33.691 54.95 Source: Consolidated Data from CLUP Sectoral Study

4.2. Bridges The entire number of bridges present in Belison is five (5), which are located in Mojon, Ipil, Maradiona, Sinaja and Poblacion. One of these bridges is considered as cultural heritage considering its year of construction. The Inventory of Bridges by Location, Type, Capacity and Condition is reflected in Table 4.2.

Table 4.2. Inventory of Bridges by Location, Type, Capacity and Condition, Year 2017 Year Length Width Load Capacity Physical Bridge Name Barangay Type Constructed (m) (m) (Tons) Condition

Pansalgan Bridge Mojon 2017 Concrete 12.5 6 20 Fair

Maradiona Bridge Maradiona 1999 Concrete 9.0 6 15 Fair

Sinaja Bridge Sinaja 1908 Concrete 4.5 4 10 Fair Igtuba Bridge Poblacion 2002 Concrete 18.5 6 20 Fair

Belison Bridge Ipil 1999 Concrete 24 6 20 Fair Source: DPWH, MEO

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4.3. Irrigation System

Irrigation water is diverted through a run-off type river dam located in Tipuluan River. The system serves an area of 430.66 hectares of riceland unevenly distributed to the 11 barangays of the municipality. It has a capacity of 2,664,000 cubic meters per day. Pump and engine set were also present in six barangays namely, Buenavista, Maradiona, Ipil, Mojon, Salvacion and Sinaja. This pump and engine set were used as pumping Map 8. Road Network Map engine to supply water to ricefields during off season of irrigation systems. The irrigation system profile is reflected in Table 4.3.

Table 4.3. Water Irrigation Systems Capacity of Area Year Type of Type of Irrigation System Irrigation System Served Ownership Constructed Irrigation 3 (cu /day) (ha) National Irrigation Authority 1974 Public Gravitational 2,664,000 430.66

Pump and Engine Set 2016 CSO Pumping

Source: NIA, MAO

4.4. Flood Control and Drainage System Flood control in the municipality is absent despite of the presence of three rivers. Nevertheless drainage facilities is one of the priorities of the LGU. The type of drainage system present in the Poblacion is concrete lining with a length of 1,094.50 linear meter and 4 inches thickness. Some of the barangays had also group riprapping along water canals and water outlets.

4.5. Domestic Water Supply Water system in the municipality subsists in three levels (please refer to Table 4.5). It has the Waterworks or Water District (Level III), communal faucet systems (Level II) and the point source (Level I) which is in the form of water pumps and hand pumps which are very common in the rural areas. Mostly of the level 1 water supply that subsists in the municipality had a shallow well source. As reflected in Table 5.5, the number households served by this level 1 water source is 1,897 or 59.5% of the total households.

A communal faucet system serves barangay, Buenavista and Mojon. There are 210 households or 6.6% of the total households in the municipality served by Level II water supply system. The water source of this water system is improved spring with communal faucet.

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Table 4.5. Type of Water Source and Number of Households Served Type of Water Source Name of Barangays Level 1 Level II Level III Served No. of Households Served No. of Households Served No. of Households Served Borocboroc 221 48 Buenavista 5 95 Concepcion 191 60 Delima 123 54 Ipil 129 36 Maradiona 285 60 Mojon 50 115 Poblacion 454 436 Rombang 240 8 Salvacion 61 27 Sinaja 138 42 TOTAL Source: Consolidated Data in CLUP Sectoral Study

The Belison Water District, the sole provider of Level III water supply system had distribution lines in nine (9) lowland barangays – Rombang, Concepcion, Sinaja, Salvacion, Poblacion, Ipil, Delima, Borocboroc and Maradiona. The number of connections for this water system is 771 serving 1,079 or 33.9 percent of the total households. The prevailing water rate in the municipality is P24.50 per cubic meter with a minimum ten (10) cubic meter. Domestic connection is the only type of consumer. The average monthly consumption of Map 9. Water Facilities Map connection ranges from 10-15 cu.m. Average water consumption in a month of all connections ranges to 10,567 cu.m.

4.6. Electric Power Supply Belison is one hundred percent energized. The Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) supplies electricity to the municipality which sourced its power from the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR). The 2017 CBMS survey results revealed that mostly of the houses in every barangay has electrical house connections. As of December 2017, the household connection level in the municipality had reached to 94.74 percent. This means 3,043 out of a total 3,212 households have electricity connections.

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Table 4.6 Households with access to Electricity, by Barangay 4.7. Transport Facilities Households with access to Number of Barangay electricity* households As per record from the PNP and Magnitude* Proportion** Mayor’s office, the current number of BELISON 3212 3043 94.74 jeepneys registered in the municipality Borocboroc 294 267 90.82 and plying the route between the municipality to San Jose and other part of Buenavista 92 84 91.30 the province is twenty five (25). These Concepcion 266 257 96.62 jeepneys are always available any day of Delima 198 187 94.44 the week from 5:00 in the morning to Ipil 191 178 93.19 6:00 in the evening. However, some of Maradiona 377 358 94.96 the jeepneys from other municipality passing along the town are serviceable Mojon 152 143 94.08 anytime of the day. Another popular mode Poblacion 1082 1037 95.84 of public transportation within the Rombang 256 243 94.92 municipality is the motorized tricycles plying within the inter barangays. Three Salvacion 109 99 90.83 associations (TODA) are regulating the Sinaja 195 190 97.44 route and coding of every tricycle plying in Source: CBMS 2017 the southern barangays, northern barangays and within the Poblacion. As per record the number of tricycles operating within the municipality is 188 units.

In addition, there are jeepneys from the northern part of the province going to San Jose passing along the town and travel regularly over a route. An estimated number of jeepneys coming from other municipalities passing the town and servicing the commuting public are thirty (30). Aside from jeepneys, L300 Vans and buses are also available plying the route from northern part of the province to Iloilo and vice versa. RORO buses heading to Manila and back to Antique or Iloilo enroute in the municipality. This means of transportation give an ease to the commuting public. As taken from the office of the Philippine National Police, the estimated number of RORO buses serving the commuting public in Belison are ten (10).

Table 4.7. Inventory of Public Land Transportation Vehicles by Type and Service Routes, Year 2017

Registered In Municipality From Other City /Municipality

Type of Public Route/Destination Utility Vehicle Total Barangay to Total Barangay to Municipal/ Route/ Destination No. Municipal/ No. Barangay Center Center

North bound to San Jeepney 25 25 30 Jose Tricycles 188 18 170

Around Panay and RORO Buses 10 Metro Manila L300 Van 15 Antique to Iloilo Source: Philippine National Police Office, Mayor’s Office

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4.8. Information and Communication Facilities The entry of the wireless telecommunication companies led by Smart and Globe has accelerated growth of the local telecommunication industry. Almost all of the households have greater access to cellular service with every household owning two mobile phones on the average. Internet access has also been increasing, powered by more accessible and affordable broadband services being offered by Smart and Globe, as well as bundled offerings by local cable TV operators. Cybercafes offering cheap internet services and games have also been mushrooming in the municipality, further enhancing greater access by local residents and visitors’ alike. The present Free Public Wifi access through the People Konek Project of the Department of Communication and Information Technology is currently serving the town. The Philippine Postal Corporation serving the municipality has its own office that facilitates the delivery of letters to the public. There are two cable television networks which are serving the town, the Buenavista CATV and Barbaza Coop CATV which is managed by the Belison Multi-Purpose Cooperative. Radio signals from Iloilo, Manila, in the province and other parts of the country are picked up by radios at home and keep them informed on the happenings around them.

Table 4.8. Information and Communication Technology Service Facilities, Year 2017

Year Area Occupied Ownership Type Barangay Constructed (ha) Public Private Postal Services 1998 0.005 All barangays 1 Cell Sites Network 2003 0.078 All barangays 2 Cable TV 2005 All Barangays 2 Cybercafes 2012, 2015 0.05 Poblacion 3 Public Wifi Access (Pipol 2017 Poblacion 2 Konek) ICOM Handheld Radios 2015 All barangays 2 Satellite Television 2015 0.002 All barangays 1 Broadcast (Cignal) Internet Connectivity 2009, 2010 All Barangays 2 (Smart and Globe) Source: MPDO

4.9. Waste Disposal System As per survey conducted in every barangay the estimated volume of residential waste every day is 390 kgs. In terms of commercial waste, the public market can be considered as a main source of this waste. The volume of waste collected every day in the Public Market is estimated from 50 kgs. to 70 kgs. but the volume increases to around 103 kgs. during Friday, being the market day. The estimated volume of waste taken from institutions is 96 kgs. As estimated, the Map 10. Information and Communication Facilities Map maximum volume of solid wastes

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4.10. Cemeteries and Burial Grounds The municipality of Belison had four (4) sites for cemeteries and burial grounds owned privately by the dominant denominational sects in the municipality, the Roman Catholic and Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI). The other site is privately-owned intended for non-sectarian burial such as Protestants. The current low mortality rate of the municipality indicates low possibility for overcrowding of burial grounds. The total area of burial ground within the municipality is 1.7805 hectares.

Table 4.10. Cemeteries and Memorial Parks, Year 2017 Name of Cemetery/ Memorial Area Capacity Brgy. Ownership Remarks Park (ha) (No. of Plots) Belison Catholic Cemetery(Old) Poblacion Private 0.625 489 For all sects Belison Catholic Cemetery(New) Poblacion Private 0.4355 451 For all sects Belison IFI Cemetery Poblacion Private 0.37 870 For all sects Golden Heaven Memorial Park Poblacion Private 0.35 50 For all sects Source: Primary Survey

5. GEO-PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

5.1. Geographic Location Belison is the smallest and the youngest municipality in the province of Antique in the Western Visayas (Region VI) of the Philippines. The municipality is bounded on the east by the municipality of San Remigio and southeast by the municipality of Sibalom, on the south by the municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, on the north by the municipality of Patnongon, and on the west by Cuyo East Pass. Geographically, Belison is located between 10o 3’ 25” and 10o 7’ 55” latitude and 121o 11’ 19” and 122o 3’ 49” longitude or 10°50′N 121°58′E.

Map 11 & 12. Locational Map

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5.2. Political Boundaries The municipality of Belison is politically subdivided into eleven (11) barangays, namely: Borocboroc, Buenavista, Concepcion, Delima, Ipil, Maradiona, Mojon, Poblacion, Rombang, Salvacion, Sinaja and each with a duly constituted government unit known as the barangay council headed by the Punong Barangay. The Poblacion which is the seat of the municipal government can be considered as an urban barangay based on the definition of urban areas defined in NSCB Resolution No. 9, series of 2003 and under the Philippine laws. The other 10 are considered rural.

5.3. Topography

In terms of elevation, highest part is between 121m to 178m found in Barangay Buenavista. The rest of the barangays are in flat terrain located in the lowlands.

The Municipality of Belison is a mixture of flat and hilly terrain. Based in slope 1,649.3092 hectares or 83.37% is considered as lowland or with relatively flat to undulating slope and 329 has. or 16.63% is considered upland. The hilly Map 13. Political/Base Map and mountainous portion of Belison is located on the east composing two barangays, the barangay Buenavista, located on mountaintop and Mojon located on hilly area. The three (3) lowland barangays are Rombang, Concepcion, and Sinaja while the six (6) coastal barangays are Salvacion, Poblacion, Ipil, Delima, Borocboroc and Maradiona. The dominant slope categories are 0-3 percent which ranks first, second is 30 percent and above and third is 18-30 percent. More than 70 percent of the town’s total area falls within these three slope categories.

Table 5.2 Slope Description Suitability Slope Slope Area (in Percent (%) Slope Suitability Code Description Hectare) to Total Suitable for intensive Level to very M 0-3 % 1,556.3092 78.7 agriculture; high density urban gently sloping development Suitable for intensive Gently sloping to agriculture; with soil N 3-8 % 93 4.7 undulating conservation measures; high density urban development Intensive agriculture but with Moderately O 8-18 % 83 4.2 carefully planned erosion sloping to rolling control measure Limited arability and crop Rolling to P 18-30 % 121 6.1 suitability, best suited for moderate steep pasture and forest purposes 30 % and Steep hills and Q 125 6.3 Best for forest purposes above mountains Source: Bureau of Soil and Water Management

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5.4. Geology

From rice fields to mountain, Belison has it. The eastern portion is quite hilly but not so mountainous. Mt. Guinobatan is the highest peak present in this site where it deep caves believed to be stretching down through Kotkot (barangay Salvacion today) via underground passages carrying fresh water that wells up in an undersea Map 14. Elevation Map spring, or sawang, in the open sea. The southern border stretches from east to west, where wide parayan (ricefields), providing ample hunting grounds for white Chinese egrets (tulabong) and a host of ducks. Present of rock slide and outcrop of mudstone are in evidence along the barangay road going to barangay Buenavista. Terracets and extremely jointed mudstone can be observed along slope in barangays Buenavista and Mojon.

There are 2 general types of soil in the municipality – loam and clay. The types of loam soil present within the municipality are: Magcalon Sandy Loam and Umingan Sandy Loam. Clay soils have the following types: Alimodian Sandy Clay and Sta. Rita Sandy Clay. Undifferentiated Mountain soil and beach sand are also present in the municipality.

There are three land capability classes in the municipality. They are A, B, and D. Class A are found in 10 barangays with an aggregate area of 1,563.3092 hectares. This land class is a very good land, which can be cultivated to a wide variety of crops and requires good management and simple farming practice. Class B lands is widely scattered and can be found in Map 15. Soil Type Map the northern part of the municipality with an approximate area of 330.8 hectares. This land class can be cultivated safely in conjunction with good conservation practices. Class D is fairly good land suited for pasture or forest and must be cultivated with extra caution require careful management and complex conservation methods should be introduced for safe cultivation. This land type is concentrated in barangay Buenavista and portion of barangay Mojon containing an area of 84.2 hectares.

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Table 5.4 Soil Type and Suitability Total Area % Soil Type Barangay Present Suitability Covered Total (Has) Maradiona, Borocboroc, Conducive to various crops although rice is Sta. Rita Delima, Ipil, Poblacion, the principal crop raised on this soil rotated 818.23 41.4 Sandy Clay Mojon, Concepcion, with corn, mongo and other legumes. Rombang, Sinaja, Salvacion Vegetation consists of primary and Alimodian Buenavista, Mojon, secondary growth forest, cogonal and 313.50 15.8 Sandy Clay Borocboroc mango groves occupying hilly and mountain area. Magcalon Salvacion, Poblacion, Ipil, Cultivated portion is planted with coconuts, Sandy Delima, Borocboroc and rice, corn, sugarcane, root crops, fruit trees, 323.1012 16.4 Loam Maradiona mongo, banana and vegetables Umingan Cultivated portion is planted with coconuts, Rombang, Concepcion, Sandy rice, corn, sugarcane, root crops, fruit trees, 415.278 21.0 Sinaja and Salvacion Loam mongo, banana and vegetables Mountain Buenavista, Mojon Best for forest purposes 42.0 2.1 Soil Salvacion, Poblacion, Ipil, Beach Best for mangrove and mangrove Delima, Borocboroc, 66.2 3.3 Sand associates forest Maradiona TOTAL 1,978.3092 100

Source: Bureau of Soil and Water Management

6. NATURAL RESOURCES

6.1. Land Resources The Municipality of Belison has a total land area of 1,978.3092 hectares, which constitutes 0.72% of the total land area of the province. Most of the total land area of the municipality visibly shows that agriculture continues to be the heartbeat of the community’s rural existence. The existing 1,184.2382 hectares or 59.86% of the total land area of the municipality is agricultural. The table below present the existing land uses of the municipality and its corresponding area and presented in a map.

Table 6.1. Existing General Land Use, Municipality of Belison 2018-2027 Area Land Use Category % to total (in Hectare) Residential Area 274.0992 13.86 Socialized Housing Site 12.4920 0.63 Institutional Area 15.6685 0.79 Commercial Area 31.4264 1.59 Agri-Industrial Area 7.2810 0.37 Utilities, Transportation and Services 54.8793 2.77 Tourism Area 11.9271 0.60 Parks and Recreation Area 24.8573 1.26 Cemetery and Memorial Park 3.8104 0.19 Agricultural Area 1,184.2382 59.86

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Grazing Land 232.7411 11.76 Rivers and Creeks 73.8815 3.73 Fishpond Area 22.0007 1.11 Mangrove Area 5.6664 0.29 Riparian Buffer Area 23.3401 1.18 Total 1,978.3092 100.00 Source: Comprehensive Land Use Plan 2018-2027

6.2. Freshwater Resources

There were two (2) main rivers and two (2|) significant Creeks in Belison. The major rivers based on their width were Belison River and the portion of the Sibalom River. The two significant creeks present in the municipality are the Sinaja Creek and Maradiona creek. These Rivers and creeks provide the essential link between the upland and the lowland of which they facilitate the flow of nutrients and water and they provide the habitat Map 16. General Land Use Map to diverse flora and fauna. These rivers are also the main sources of water for domestic, industrial and irrigation purposes. However, at the same manner, these rivers are also the main source today of the siltation that covers and destroy the very limited corals that grows in some shallow rock formation in the area.

6.3. Coastal Resources

The coastal zone of Belison is comparatively small, despite the fact that the entire length of municipal lands stretches north to south along the sea. It contributes only 5.98kms, to the total coastline of Antique Province which is 296.80 kms long. The shoreline is covered with 90% fine to medium grained sandy beaches characterized as black heavy high density sand and 10% gravel of different sizes. Belison has no islands, off shore sand bars, or other distinguishing seaward Map 17. Hydrology Map landmarks. It has no bays or complicated geography. The

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There were small portion of rocky area underwater where corals are observed within the shore of the municipality as per coastal survey conducted by ScubaTech. A total of 8 spot of corals were also observed in the shore of Maradiona. At an area of 10-20 feet of water, small patches of coral formation were observed in Borocboroc and Salvacion. An estimated total length of 5 has. of sea grasses were observed along the shore of Maradiona, Borocboroc, Poblacion and Ipil. These seagrass communities serve as the growing place of the fishes.

6.4. Climate Based on the four type of climate in the Philippines, Belison has a tropical monsoon or Type I climate with two main seasons - the dry and the wet or rainy seasons. The dry season begins from November and ends in May. The dry season is subdivided further into (a) the cool dry season, from November to February; and (b) the hot dry season, from March to May. The months of April and May, the hot and dry months when schools are on their long break between academic years, is referred to as summer.

The average year-round temperature measured is 27.5 °C (81.6 °F). Cooler days are usually felt in the month of January with temperature averaging at 26.6 °C (79.9 °F) and the warmest days, in the month of May with a mean of 28.4 °C (83.1°F). Although intermittent rains may come any month of the year, the rainy season is from June to November with August as the rainiest month. It has an average of 23 rainy days. The average annual rainfall is 95.38 inches or 2,422.6 mm with the greatest precipitation occurring from June to September. Light to moderate Map 18. Climate Map winds from the northwest and southeast with a minimum frequency of 5-10km/h prevail during most parts of the year. It is assumed that some mountain ranges east of Belison, serve as wind breaks from that direction. Destructive winds from the north and south blow during typhoons only.

6.5. Tidal Current Patterns Belison being located in the west of Sulu Sea has a mixed tidal cycle, characterized by two high tides and two low tides which are unequal in height occurring about 12 hours and 25 minutes apart (Please refer to Figure PR-1). Tidal currents are produced by the large quantities of water moving toward or away from shore as the tides change. During a flood tide, when the water level is rising between low and high tides, the tidal current flows toward shore. During ebb tide, when the water level is falling between high and low tides, the tidal current moves away from shore. The greatest tidal currents occur midway between high and low tide. A slack tide is when there is no current and occurs near high and low tide when the flow of water is changing direction. Moving water toward and away

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from shore, tidal currents often cause a parallel flow of water along the shoreline. Tidal currents are usually the strongest currents in the municipal waters.

Figure 6.5 Tidal Current Patterns

7. INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE

7.1. LGU Organizational Structure The local government in the municipality consists of the Municipal Mayor as the local chief executive (LCE), the Sangguniang Bayan and the barangay, the smallest political unit in the municipality. The Punong Barangay complemented by seven (7) Barangay Kagawad heads the barangay. The municipality has its own legislative body, the Sangguniang Bayan with ten-member lawmaking body, composed of the Vice Mayor who is the Presiding Officer, eight (8) Sangguniang Bayan members and one (2) ex-officio member represented by the President of the Municipal Liga ng mga Barangay and the Sangguniang Kabataan – Municipal President. Different departments complement the municipal government with conformity to which that is being prescribed by the Local Government Code. All their duties, functions and responsibilities conform to the provisions of the Local Government Code. Figure 7.1. Municipal Organizational Structure

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7.2. Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Section 11 of RA 10121 otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act mandates all local government units to organize their respective Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council which shall be known as the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The Barangay Disaster Coordinating Council shall cease to exist and its powers and functions shall henceforth be assumed by the existing Barangay Development Council (BDC) which shall serve as the LDRRMCs in every barangay. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of the Municipality of Belison was organized through Executive Order No. 2017-018, series of 2017 with the following composition:

Chairperson: Hon. Darell B. Dela Flor, Municipal Mayor

Members: Mrs. Beberly A. Española, MPDC Mrs. Joyceline A. Lancara, MDRRMO Mrs. Josephine Ann G. Dagayloan, MSWDO Dr. Heine B. Lomugdang, MHO Mr. Rogelio Saligumba, MAO Mrs. Leonie M. Galedo MBO Engr. Nelia F. Basañes, Municipal Engineer Mrs. Teodora Q. Escander, Municipal Assessor, MENRO-Designate Hon. Jerry M. Chavez, SB Member, Com. On Finance & App.- Chair Hon. Eduardo Q. Gonzaga, SB Member, Com. On Peace & Order - Chair Mrs. Meriam Y. Lababit, District Supervisor Mr. Francetin L. Villanueva, Acting Municipal Treasurer COP Haidee P. Sobrino, PNP SFO4 Nonie Beliran, Bureau of Fire Hon. Christopher H. Piccio, ABC President Belison Multi-Purpose Cooperative, CSO MFSCAP Belison, CSO Concepcion Farmer’s Association, CSO Maradiona Farmer’s Association, CSO Parish Pastoral Council – Belison Catholic Church, Private Sector Mrs. Maria Lorna B. Siwagan, MLGOO Mrs. Judith B. Diano, SB Secretary RED CROSS Representative – Antique Chapter

The MDRRMCs shall have the following functions:

a. Approve, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the LDRRMPs and regularly review and test the plan consistent with other national and local planning programs; b. Ensure the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into local development plans, programs and budgets as a strategy in sustainable development and poverty reduction; c. Recommend the implementation of forced or preemptive evacuation of local residents, if necessary; and d. Convene the local council once every three (3) months or as necessary.

7.3. Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office In accordance to Section 12. of RA 10121 or Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) was

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established under the office of the Municipal Mayor. It was initially organized and composed of MDRRMO with job orders responsible for: (1) administration and training; (2) research and planning; and (3) operations and warning. At the same time, each barangay has an organize Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (BDRRMC) which is responsible for setting the direction, development, implementation and coordination of disaster risk management programs within their territorial jurisdiction. The MDRRMO and the BDRRMCs are responsible for the organization, training and supervision of the local emergency response teams and the ACDVs. The MDRRMO and BDRRMCs perform religiously perform their functions stated in Section 12 of RA 10121 with impartiality given the emerging challenges brought by disasters of our times.

The MDRRMO also serves as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of the Municipality of Belison and is the repository of information and main hub for coordination. It serves as the main communication link for all responding units, receives emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatches calls to concerned responding unit, and receives data and reports from responding units.

The Emergency Operation Center of the Municipality of Belison is operated by the following personnel according to the organization structure it is only activated upon the issuance of alert level from the Provincial DRRMO and based on the findings of Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA).

Figure 7.3 Emergency Operation Center Organizational Structure

Emergency Operations Center Joyceline A. Lancara

Public Info/Media Center Report Development Joyceline A. Lancara Joyceline A. Lancara Liaison Group Joyceline A. Lancara

Alert & Monitoring Operational Coordination Response Coordination Information Management Graciano C. Alera Jr. Geraldine Legaspi & Resource Mobilization Jerson Baldevia June Ballenas

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RISK PROFILE

1. CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTION Because of its geographical setting, Belison has a high risk of natural disasters causing damage to the area’s population, property, and economy. A changing climate will result in these natural disasters becoming stronger, more frequent and having greater widespread effects. The effects of climate change will be felt in rising temperatures, rising sea levels, stronger more frequent extreme weather events and wetter wet seasons and dryer dry seasons.

Table 1. Climate Change Projection Climate OBSERVED BASELINE (1971-2000) CHANGE in 2020 (2006-2035) CHANGE in 2050 (2036-2065) Variables Temperature DJF MAM JJA SON DJF MAM JJA SON DJF MAM JJA SON (C0) PAGASA Data 26.6 28.4 27.9 27.7 1 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.9 2.2 1.9 1.8 Projected 27.6 29.6 28.8 28.6 28.5 30.6 29.8 29.5 Seasonal

Rainfall (mm) PAGASA Data 297.9 288 995.3 841.4 -17.2 -12.8 9.8 14.6 17 -12.6 21.7 11.9

Projected 246.66 251.13 1092.84 964.24 348.54 251.71 1211.28 941.52

Calculated based on PAGASA Projection data

1.1. Potential Impacts

The manifestations of climate change in the form of sea level rise, storm surge, drought, flooding, stronger and intensified typhoons and climate change related outbreaks have impacts on the municipality’s population, natural resource production areas, urban use area, critical point facilities and lifeline utilities. The chain impact of climate change with extreme rainfall and increase temperature as climate variables is presented in figure 1.1 and 1.2.

Figure 1.1. Chain Impact of Climate Change with Extreme Rainfall as Variable

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Figure 1.2. Chain Impact of Climate Change with Temperature Increased as Variable

At the same time, potential impacts of climate change in the different system of interests of the municipality is presented in the table as per result of Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment. However, the detailed result of Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment is presented as an annex.

Table 1.1. Summary of Climate Change Impacts, Municipality of Belison

General Natural Information Changes Resource Infrastructure Potential Climate about Critical Point Urban use Expected in Population based and lifeline Impact Variables patterns of facilities areas Climate production utilities areas Change Variables areas  Increasing  Slightly  Potential  Outbreaks  Reduce  Occurrence  Higher water in more reduction of pest and availability of urban and power temperature warming of diseases of potable heat island rates for all in MAM potable depletes water may trigger seasons and in water crop yield supply to pulmonary  Increase expected in JJA supply sustain illnesses pressure for All 2020 and seasons which  Migration key among competing barangays 2050 may of fishing activities children water uses impact and coral due to salt and cardio- well- bleaching water vascular  Higher Temperature being stressed intrusion diseases to energy and way the fishing the elderly consumption of life community  Reduce energy  Possible  Insufficient sufficiency outbreak food of water supply and and food vector shortage borne diseases

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Table 1.1. Summary of Climate Change Impacts, Municipality of Belison General Natural Climate Changes Information Resource Infrastructure Potential Critical point Urban use Variable Expected in about patterns Population based and lifeline Impact facilities areas s Climate of Change production utilities areas Variables areas  Decreasin  Possible  Buried  Buried  Possible  Potential  All g in rainfall  Reduction in displacemen production facilities permanent damages barangays during DJF rainfall during t of area caused may cut off inundation or identified for 2020 the summer population by flooding services to low-lying disruption prone to but while due to will areas to key very high increasing significant damage decrease  Cut off transportat and high for 2050 increase of shelter crop yields services  Disruption ion susceptibl rainfall may caused by will hamper of daily infrastruct e to  Decreasin occur in flooding  Low daily economic ure (road, flooding g in rainfall habagat production activities activities bridges) during season in  Increase affecting  Coastal MAM for 2020 and morbidity  Losses in  Insufficient  Disrupt area areas 2020 and 2050 and mortality income supply of food access 2050  More drier potable supply and and  Rain Rainfall summer  Inadequate  Shortage/ water provision linkages induced  Increasing months due to job loss of food of health landslide in rainfall reduction of opportunities supply  Possible services  Possible prone during JJA rainfall in 2020 will result to outbreak of damage areas for 2020 and 2050 low income water  Increase and and 2050  Significant borne health risk disruption increase  Increase diseases to the of  Increasing during amihan incidence of urban distribution in rainfall until habagat poverty  Delays in population networks during seasons. the and SON for  Wetter amihan provision of services 2020 and and habagat health (power, 2050 months in services water, ICT) 2020 and 2050

 More heat-  Reduce  Increased  Potential  None related crop yield, energy increased stress and fishery, and consumption in energy illnesses livestock for cooling to consumpti especially to production provide key on for the elderly, due to heat services cooling All vulnerable stress (hospitals, barangays population  Higher schools,  Increased and poor costs of government incidence  Increasn  Significant inputs to offices, of g increase in  Increase sustain banks, etc.) pulmonary Number number the number of outbreak crop and illnesses of hot of hot hot days and spread livestock  Energy among days days expected in of dust production insufficiency children with 2020 and related and  Increased and cardio- >35oC 2050 airborne stress to  Water vascular diseases to fishing insufficiency diseases to vulnerable opportunity the elderly population due to  migration of  Increased fishes health risks  Low income  Increase risk to food security

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Table 1.1. Summary of Climate Change Impacts, Municipality of Belison

General Natural Information Climate Changes Resource Critical Infrastructure about Urban use Potential Variable Expected in Population based point and lifeline patterns of areas Impact areas s Climate production facilities utilities Change Variables areas  Possible  Frequent  Buried  Possible  Potential  All displacemen flooding facilities permanent damages or barangays t of may may cut off inundation to disruption to identified population damage services low-lying key prone to very due to crops  Cut off areas transportation high and damage resulting services  Potential infrastructure high shelter to crop will hamper reduction in (road, susceptibility caused by losses daily overall bridges) to flooding flooding activities economic affecting area  Increasing  Loss of Insufficient outputs due access and  Coastal daily  More   Possible soil to disrupted linkages areas rainfall of extreme supply of cases of fertility economic more than daily rainfall potable Extreme casualties due to activities  Possible 200mm in expected water  Rain daily caused of excessiv damage and 2020 and it (>200mm)  Possible  Food induced Rainfall flooding and e run-off disruption of will back to in 2020 but outbreak of shortage landslide events rain induced and soil and damage distribution prone areas observed will be water landslide due erosion networks and baseline normalize in borne of property to heavy may result to services trend in 2050 diseases torrential rain high crime (power, 2050  Shortage  Delays in of food the incidence water, ICT)  Increased supply provision of  Reduced poverty health quality of life incidence services in the urban due to loss of area income from crops, livestock and fishery  Potential  A potential  Possible  Intrusion of  Possible  Possible  Potential  Six coastal increase increase in increase in salt water damages sea water damages or barangays in the global sea residential into or inundation disruption to (Salvacion, current level by a areas croplands disruptio to low-lying key Poblacion, sea level range of exposure to may n to inland due transportation Ipil, Delima, by 2100 0.26 to storm surge destroy existing to changes infrastructure Borocboroc, 0.82m by including crops (rice) social is high and (road, Maradiona) 2100. magnitude support low tide bridges) (Projected due to the  Reduced services/ patterns affecting area sea level potential area for facilities  Salt water access and rise may increase in crop due to intrusion linkages vary from sea level production sea will result global resulting to inundatio to potable  Possible estimates  Increased reduction n water damage and Sea due to level of of income shortage disruption of Level regiona property for  Potential distribution Rise differing damages agricultural relocation networks and rates of due to storm production of low-lying services thermal surge and settlement (power, expansion coastal  Loss of s to higher water, ICT) of the flooding coastal ground due oceans and wetlands to coastal atmospheric  Increased and erosion will circulation.) possibilities habitats require of population (fishponds, additional displacemen mangroves relocation t especially in area residential area nearer to coastline

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2. RISK ASSESSMENT BY TYPE OF HAZARD

Looking at the predictions of the changes of climate for 2020 and 2050 we see that an overall slight increase in temperature and precipitation is eminent. However, this does not tell the whole story. What cannot be measured or predicted is how the weather will be more extreme. Larger and more frequent storm events and longer and more common drought events can be expected. The manifestations of climate change in the form of sea level rise, storm surge, drought, flooding, stronger and intensified typhoons and climate change related outbreaks have impacts on the municipality’s economy, environment, and infrastructure and on the municipality’s 11 barangays. Given its coastal location and rivers around it, Belison is greatly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and has already experienced noticeable adverse effects in recent years. Without concerted action, the challenges the municipality will face as a result of climate change are expected to intensify in the medium or long term. With this scenario the response must be two pronged: adaptation and mitigation.

2.1. Flooding The Sibalom River is the largest river system in Antique and it cuts through the southern part of the municipality, directly affecting 4 barangays – Rombang, Concepcion Sinaja, and Salvacion. During times of heavy torrential rain the river can be a highly destructive force, eroding banks and occasionally inundating communities and crops. The Belison River is also a danger to the municipality, as it passes through a more heavily populated part of Belison. Other barangay located along the coastal area such as Borocboroc, Delima, Ipil, Maradiona, Poblacion and Salvacion also experience flooding during heavy prolonged rains and typhoons.

The LGU had conducted a climate and disaster risk assessment (CDRA) and based on the result, the total affected residential for flood with a flood height of ≥1 meter or more is 257.9217 or 94% of the total residential areas and putting in risk the lives of 8,343 population. The total area for natural resource production which is vulnerable to flooding is 1,007.464 has. with an estimated value of P135,662,161.00. Out of 52 critical point facilities, 48 of it are vulnerable to flooding. The total lifeline utilities susceptible to flood is 22.1833 linear kilometers with 6.4113 kilometers of it is total road segment length which is equal to 61.42% of the total exposed lifeline utilities. (See Map 19.)

Nevertheless, the Geohazards Mapping and Assessment Team (GMAT) of the Mine and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has conducted an updating of Geohazard Maps for flooding and landslide susceptibility to all barangays of the municipality in 2017. The following are the results and recommendations of the assessment per purok of every barangay.

Table 2.1 Flooding Threat Advisory Barangay Purok Flooding Susceptibility Rating Recommendations 1 Moderate to High 1. Install/improve drainage canals 2 Moderate to High along the road (if applicable) Borocboroc 3 Moderate to High 4 Moderate to High 2. Houses, schools and other 1 Low important structures must not 2 Low be constructed in known/ identified flood-prone areas and 3 Low Concepcion along rivers and creeks. 4 Low 5 Low 3. Evacuate residents away from 6 Low flood-prone areas during

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7 Low, High heavy, prolonged rains, 1 High to Very High typhoons and/or earthquakes. Salvacion 2 High 3 High 4. Repair/replace damaged 1 Low structures (if applicable) and 2 Low ensure its stability during 3 Low earthquakes and typhoons.

Poblacion 4 Low 5. Relocate houses and other 5 Low to Moderate structures to safer areas and 6 Low to Moderate away flood-prone areas 7 Low especially if tension cracks 1 Moderate to High become larger and soil 2 Moderate to High movement/landslide continues. 3 High 6. Regular dredging and de- Maradiona 4 Moderate clogging of waterways/canals 5 Moderate 6 Moderate 7. Follow the correct easement 7 Moderate from bodies of water 1 Moderate 2 Moderate to High 8. Develop an early warning system. 3 Moderate 9. Constant communication and Ipil 4 High updates within the barangay and 5 Moderate with nearby barangays about 6 Moderate geohazard situations.

7 Moderate to High 10. Disaster preparedness and 1 Moderate rescue training for barangay Sinaja 2 High officials and residents of the 3 High to Very High barangay

Delima 1 to 7 Moderate 11. Observe for/and or monitor for 1 Low presence of mass movement 2 High (e.g. landslides, tension cracks), 3 High saturated ground or seeps and sunken or displaced road Rombang 4 High surfaces and report to the 5 High to Very High MGB/municipal authorities. 6 High 7 High 1 to 4 None Buenavista 5 Low 1 Low 2 None Mojon 3 None 4 None Source: Mines and Geoscience Bureau, DENR

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Map 19. Flooding Hazard Map

2.2. Rain induced landslide Rain Induced Landslides (RIL) are downward and outward movement of materials caused by floods and excessive rain. It is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments. Although the action of gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, there are other contributing factors affecting the original slope stability.

The Geohazards Mapping and Assessment Team (GMAT) of the Mine and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has conducted an updating of Geohazard Maps for flooding and landslide susceptibility to all barangays of the municipality in 2017. The following are the results and recommendations of the assessment per purok of every barangay.

Table 2.2. Landslide Threat Advisory Landslide Susceptibility Barangay Purok Recommendations Rating Borocboroc 1 to 7 None 1. Install/improve drainage canals along the road (if applicable)

Concepcion 1 to 7 None 2. Houses, schools and other important structures Salvacion 1 to 3 None must not be constructed known/ identified landslide (steep slopes, mid-slopes, and foot slopes of mountains and hills) Poblacion 1 to 7 None

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3. Evacuate residents away from flood-prone areas Maradiona 1 to 7 None during heavy, prolonged rains, typhoons and/or earthquakes. Ipil 1 to 7 None 4. Repair/replace damaged structures (if applicable) Sinaja 1 to 3 None and ensure its stability during earthquakes and typhoons. Delima 1 to 7 None 1 None 5. Relocate houses and other structures to safer areas and away from landslide areas especially if 2 None tension cracks become larger and soil 3 None movement/landslide continues. Rombang 4 None 6. Develop an early warning system. 5 None 6 None 7. Constant communication and updates within the 7 None barangay and with nearby barangays about geohazard situations. 1 Moderate 8. Disaster preparedness and rescue training for 2 Moderate barangay officials and residents of the barangay Buenavista 3 Moderate 9. Observe for/and or monitor for presence of mass 4 Moderate movement (e.g. landslides, tension cracks), 5 Low saturated ground or seeps and sunken or displaced road surfaces and report to the 1 Moderate MGB/municipal authorities. 2 Moderate Mojon 3 Moderate to High 4 Moderate Source: Mines and Geoscience Bureau, DENR

Map 20. Rain induced Landslide Hazard Map

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2.3. Storm Surge A storm surge is a rise above the usual water level along the shore that is the result of strong onshore winds and/or reduced atmospheric pressure; the actual surge height is the difference of the observed water level minus the predicted tide. On September 28, 2009, Belison experienced a storm surge affecting 47 households or 194 families of Barangay Salvacion. This had totally damaged 4 houses while 44 units were partially damaged. Roads, public plaza, basketball court, stage and streetlights and houses were damaged having a total cost of Php1, 320,000.00.

When the LGU conducted the Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA), the total affected Map 21. Storm Surge Hazard Map residential area by the storm surge (5m height) in hectares is 158.1880, with a total of 3,642 exposed population or 42.18% of the total population. As computed the estimated affected area of natural resource production area expressed in hectares is 319.6072 or 64.50% of the total allocation of affected barangays and the estimated exposed value reaches to P38,047,088.00. Out of the fifty two (52) critical point facilities, twenty eight of it are vulnerable to storm surge and the total lifeline utilities vulnerable to storm surge is 22.1833 linear kilometers with 6.4113 kilometers of it is total road segment length and the rest are for power and water lines. This is equal to 61.42% of the total exposed lifeline utilities. Map 21, shows the storm surge impact map in the municipality of Belison.

2.4. Ground Shaking Ground shaking is a hazard created by seismic earth movements. During an earthquake, seismic waves travel rapidly away from the source and through the earth’s crust. Upon reaching the ground surface, they produce shaking that may last from seconds to minutes. Using the Rapid Earthquake Disaster Assessment System (REDAS) developed by PHILVOLCS, six earthquake scenarios were identified that can generate ground shaking, liquefaction and earthquake induced landslide to the province. However, in the six scenarios simulated from REDAS, the most devastating is the fifth scenario simulated from Negros Trench. This could trigger PEIS VIII (Very Destructive) ground shaking that will result devastating damages to structures. The municipalities vulnerable to PEIS VIII ground shaking are the following: Anini-y, Tobias Fornier, Hamtic, San Jose, Sibalom, Belison, Patnongon, Bugasong, Tibiao, Culasi, Barbaza and Caluya. The barangays of the municipality which can possibly experience Intensity VIII are Concepcion, Rombang, Sinaja, Salvacion, Poblacion, Mojon, Buenavista, Ipil, Delima, Borocboroc, Maradiona. The total area affected is 1,978.20 hectares affecting the total population. Table 2.4. present the complete data.

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Map 22. Ground Shaking Hazard Map

Table 2.4. Population Exposed To Ground Shaking Hazard % of Barangay Population Households Area Exposed Exposed Risk Hazard Code Affected Name 2017 2017 (Has) Population Households Category Population Borocboroc 1,216 294 PEIS VIII 181.01 1,216 294 100% Very High Buenavista 380 92 PEIS VIII 290.81 380 92 100% Very High Concepcion 1,199 266 PEIS VIII 228.89 1,199 266 100% Very High Delima 811 198 PEIS VIII 102.47 811 198 100% Very High Ipil 783 191 PEIS VIII 158.24 783 191 100% Very High Maradiona 1,488 377 PEIS VIII 225.92 1,488 377 100% Very High Mojon 572 152 PEIS VIII 162.62 572 152 100% Very High Poblacion 4,611 1,082 PEIS VIII 322.46 4,611 1,082 100% Very High Rombang 1,106 256 PEIS VIII 106.23 1,106 256 100% Very High Salvacion 457 109 PEIS VIII 82.63 457 109 100% Very High Sinaja 891 195 PEIS VIII 116.92 891 195 100% Very High Total 13,514 3,212 1,978.20 13,514 3,212 Source: Computed as per data

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2.5. Liquefaction Liquefaction is a process where particles of loosely- consolidated and water saturated deposits and sand are rearranged into a more compact state. This results in the squeezing of water and sediments towards the surface in the form of “sand fountain” and creating a condition resembling “quicksand”. In this phenomenon, the strength of the soil is reduced to the point where it is unstable to support structures. From the six scenarios simulated from REDAS, Belison is one of the municipalities susceptible to High Exceedance Liquefaction Hazard. The barangays affected are: Concepcion, Salvacion, Sinaja, Rombang, Poblacion, Mojon, Ipil, Delima, Borocboroc, Maradiona with a total area susceptible to high liquefaction of 1,524.77 hectares with 5,068 exposed population and 1,286 exposed households. In moderately susceptible area, the exposed number of population is 5,001 with 1,152 exposed number of households. (Please see tables and map)

Table 2.5a. Population Exposed To Liquefaction Hazard in Highly Susceptible Area Barangay Population Households Hazard Area Exposed Exposed % of Affected Risk Name 2017 2017 Code (Hectares) Population Households Population Category Borocboroc 1,216 294 HSA 181.01 714 178 58.72% High Concepcion 1,199 266 HSA 228.89 182 39 15.18% Low Delima 811 198 HSA 102.47 139 44 17.14% Low Ipil 783 191 HSA 158.24 381 100 48.66% Moderate Maradiona HSA 225.92 981 246 65.93% High 1,488 377 Poblacion 4,611 1,082 HSA 322.46 1,518 405 32.92% Moderate Rombang 1,106 256 HSA 106.23 126 36 11.39% Low Salvacion 457 109 HSA 82.63 434 101 94.97% Very High Sinaja 891 195 HSA 116.92 593 137 66.55% High Total 12,562 2,968 1,524.77 5,068 1,286

Table 2.5b. Population Exposed To Liquefaction Hazard in Moderately Susceptible Area Barangay Name Population Households Hazard Area Exposed Exposed % of Risk 2017 2017 Code (Hectares) Population Households Affected Category Population Borocboroc 1,216 294 MSA 181.01 445 113 36.60% Moderate Concepcion 1,199 266 MSA 228.89 179 39 14.93% Low

Delima 811 198 MSA 102.47 452 114 55.73% High

Ipil MSA 158.24 254 61 32.44% Moderate 783 191

Maradiona 1,488 377 MSA 225.92 337 75 22.65% Low

Mojon 572 152 MSA 162.62 68 17 11.89% Low

Poblacion 4,611 1,082 MSA 322.46 2,987 664 64.78% High

Rombang 1,106 256 HAS 106.23 129 35 11.66% Low

Salvacion MSA 82.63 31 7 6.78% Low 457 109

Sinaja 891 195 MSA 116.92 119 27 13.36% Low

Total 13,134 3,120 1,687.39 5,001 1,152

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Map 23. Liquefaction Hazard Map

2.6. Tsunami Tsunami or tidal wave, also known as a seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices), landslides, glacier calving, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. From the tsunami hazard map generated by PHILVOCS, Belison is one of the municipalities prone to tsunami affecting nine (9) of its barangay namely: Rombang, Concepcion, Sinaja, Salvacion, Poblacion, Ipil, Delima, Borocboroc, Maradiona with total area prone to tsunami of1,524.77 hectares with 8,015 exposed population and 2,012 households.

Table 2.6. Population Exposed To Tsunami Hazard % of Barangay Population Households Hazard Area Exposed Exposed Risk Affected Name 2017 2017 Code (Hectares) Population Households Category Population Maradiona 1,488 377 Tsu_Prone 225.92 1,223 299 82.19% High Borocboroc 1,216 294 Tsu_Prone 181.01 944 238 77.63% High Delima 811 198 Tsu_Prone 102.47 432 122 53.27% High Ipil 783 191 Tsu_Prone 158.24 551 141 70.37% High Poblacion 4,611 1,082 Tsu_Prone 322.46 3,817 963 82.78% Very High Sinaja 891 195 Tsu_Prone 116.92 376 89 42.20% Moderate Salvacion 891 195 Tsu_Prone 82.63 448 105 50.28% Very High Concepcion 1,199 266 Tsu_Prone 228.89 113 25 9.42% Low Rombang 1,106 256 Tsu_Prone 106.23 111 30 10.04% Low Total 12,996 3,054 1,524.77 8,015 2,012

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Map 24. Tsunami Hazard Map

2.7. Drought Belison had also been a victim of dry spells and droughts/El Niño since 1990 to the present which tremendously reduced crop production of farmers. The crop production area of the municipality of Belison is moderately vulnerable to drought with vulnerability index value of 0.587 or moderate. Its sensitivity value is 0.46 percent (moderate) with the following indicators considered: absence of El Nino for the year (0-2 -very low); high presence of intermittent rivers and streams; high dependency of agricultural lands on irrigation (31-40%); and long duration of drought from three to four months (high). Likewise, the municipality has high exposure to drought with 0.69 value influenced by the following indicators: 61-80 percent of production areas are affected by the last two occurrence of drought; and high percentage of yield losses due to drought (61-70%). Adaptive capacity of the municipality is valued at 0.6 or moderate; 41 percent to less than 21 percent of farm lands with small irrigation programs; and only 21 percent to less than 10 percent adopts crop diversification.

2.8. Vehicular Accidents As per record taken from the office of the Municipal Police Station, the number of road accidents that takes place in the last five years is 196 unevenly happened in the different barangays of the town. Out of the total number of these road accidents the highest number of incidents occurred in the Poblacion with 62 cases, in barangay Ipil with 40 cases and in Concepcion with 32 cases. It can be notice that the nature of accident with the highest number of incident based on collision type is Self-Accident and largely happen within the Poblacion and in its adjacent barangay, Ipil with 24 and 23 cases, respectively. This is followed by a Hit Object nature and angle impact. Usually these results to minor & serious injuries accident, property damage, fatal death and multiple injuries.

2.9. Fire Incidence As per record from the Bureau of Fire Protection Sub-Station, fire incidence in Belison is increasing from the past five years. As reflected in Table 2.9, the highest number of fire incidence takes place in 2015 with thirteen (13) cases. All of the origin of the fire is accidental.

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Table 2.9. Fire Incidence for the Past Five Years Frequency of Occurrence Barangay Origin / cause 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Poblacion accidental 1 5 3 3 Buenavista accidental 4 3 Borocboroc accidental 1 Ipil accidental 2 Maradiona accidental 1 Mojon accidental 1 Salvacion accidental 1 Sinaja accidental 2 1 Total 0 1 13 11 3 Source: Bureau of Fire Protection

3. VULNERABILITY

Vulnerability can be a challenging concept to understand because it tends to mean different things to different people and because it is often described using a variety of terms including ‘predisposition’, ‘fragility’, ‘weakness’, ‘deficiency’ or ‘lack of capacity’. All the hazards that affects the municipality had high impact on all system of interest being consider during the climate and disaster risk assessment undertaken by the LGU. The five systems of interest are population, natural resource production area, urban use area, critical point facilities and lifeline utilities. Impacts of such hazards may result to either loss of lives or damage to properties. Although the municipality is doing all efforts to prepare and mitigate the effects of disaster, there are still underlying reasons which are beyond the control of the government. Vulnerability in this plan relates to these factors:

3.1. Physical factors The geographical location and topography of the municipality can be one of the contributing factor which increases its vulnerability to almost all type of hazards. Since it is a costal municipality trespass by three major rivers with mountains and low-lying grounds, flooding, storm surge, tsunami and liquefaction is the most possible hazard that can tremendously hit the municipality if no mitigation and thorough preparation will be undertaken. Poor design and construction of buildings, unregulated land use planning is also contributory to this factor. The type of building materials play in the protection of human lives and normally houses built on indigenous and light materials are the ones affected during calamities. At the same time, the failure of flood protection infrastructure, and other disaster mitigating and adapting measures and projects all exacerbated and magnified effects of hazards.

3.2. Social Factors Poverty and inequality plays a great factors in terms of vulnerability. It can be notice that when disaster strikes most of the people who are below the poverty threshold are the severely affected and it takes them a longer time to recover, economically and morally. Social status, gender, disability and

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3.3. Economic Factors Rural resiliency refers to the capacity of a rural region to adapt to changing external circumstances in such a way that a satisfactory standard of living is maintained, while coping with its inherent ecological, economic and social vulnerability. It is noticeable that it is within the most susceptible areas, such as riverbanks, coastal lines and steep areas where majority of the population are informal settlers living in weak dwellings. They don’t even have permanent source of income and are dependent on single livelihood such as farming and fishing. When disaster occurs, their source of income collapses making them more vulnerable.

3.4. Environmental Factors The manifestations of climate change in the form of sea level rise, storm surge, drought, flooding, stronger and intensified typhoons and climate change related outbreaks have impacts on the municipality’s economy, environment, and infrastructure and on the municipality’s 11 barangays. Given its coastal location and rivers around it, Belison is greatly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and has already experienced noticeable adverse effects in recent years. Adding to it, poor environmental management and unregulated consumption of natural resources is one of the environmental factors that increases the vulnerability of the locality. Many are still irresponsible in managing their waste making drainage system as dumping areas. The clogging of canals, drainage system and streams due to mismanagement of solid wastes create greater possibility of flooding due to stagnant surface run off during heavy rains. Silted river beds contribute to vulnerability during calamities as this will cause flooding. Another noticeable in these factor is the absence of cooperation of the people in the implementation of environment policies. Despite of the policies on buffer zone, still many of the constituents violates the policy which contribute to their vulnerability.

4. CAPACITY

The municipality’s adaptive capacity relies on regular services, programmes, national policies, and civil society organization networks for support. Current measures addressing disaster risks are mandate-driven and concentrate on social services disaster responses directed towards addressing the impacts of hazards. This is evident in the policies, programs and projects pursued by the municipality. The following are the present capacities of the LGU to lessen the impacts of hazards:

4.1. Coordination In order to accomplish the objectives of disaster risk reduction and to provide the necessary services of the affected population of hazards, the LGU have an organized response system. In dealing with a “worst case scenario” of the hazard, it is expected that various government agencies and CSOs will be operating to provide resources and services for response and recovery. Therefore, in order for the LGU to be able to properly manage the influx of resources and services, a systems that will dictate the best arrangements for efficient and effective coordination, command and control must be in place. In the contingency plans of each hazard, the following clusters had been identified, with determined composition, specific objectives, roles and responsibilities, protocols and needs and activities. The table below present the summary of identified clusters which will be activated on the onset of disaster.

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Table 4.1 Summary of Cluster Identification LEAD CLUSTER MEMBER AGENCIES/OFFICES AGENCY/OFFICE Accounting Office, SB, MBO, MEO, Mayor’s Food and Non-food Items MSWDO Office, BFP, CSO, LnB, MAO, MTO, MHO Camp Coordination & MPDO, SB, MEO, Mayor’s Office, DepEd, BFP, MSWDO Management/Protection DILG, LnB, PNP, MDRRMO HEALTH (WASH, Health, MHO MPDO, MAO, BFP, BERT, CSO, LnB Nutrition and Psycho Services Emergency Telecommunications BFP MDRRMO, MPDO, SB, DepEd, PNP, LnB Law and Order PNP SB, Mayor’s Office, BFP, DILG, LnB Management of the Dead and MHO, MCR, MSWDO, SB, Mayor’s Office, DILG Missing DepEd, LnB, PNP Search, Rescue & Retrieval MDRRMO SB, PNP, BFP, BERT, LnB, MEO Education DepEd SB, MAO, CSO, LnB Animal Protection MAO LnB, CSO (Farmer’s Association) MDRRMO, Municipal Assessor’s Office, SB, Logistics Mayor’s Office MBO, MTO, PNP, BFP, LnB Source: Contingency Plans

4.2. Command and Control The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of the Municipality of Belison is the repository of information and main hub for coordination of the MDRRMC. It serves as the main communication link for all responding units, receives emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatches calls to concerned responding unit, and receives data and reports from responding units. The Emergency Operations Center shall be activated upon the issuance of alert level from the Provincial DRRMO and based on the findings of Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA).

The Municipal Incident Management Team that will carry out the tactical operations of the clusters is as follows:

Figure 4.2. Municipal Management Team Structure

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The table below shows the general roles and responsibilities of the IMT. Table 4.2. General Roles and Responsibilities of the IMT POSITION ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Incident Commander Overall manages the incident Command Staff  Public Information Officer Interacts with the media and public  Safety Officer Assesses all operational safety concerns  Liaison Officer Point of contact for other agencies General Staff  Operations Section Chief Implements tactical activities  Planning Section Chief Collects information and prepares reports  Logistics Section Chief Provides facilities and services support  Finance and Administration Section Chief Monitors and approves expenditures

Single command shall be used in managing the disasters. All the operational teams identified in the clusters shall work under the supervision of the Operations Section Chief.

4.3. Interoperability The Chairperson of the DRRMCs or Crisis Manager of the CMC is situated at the Emergency Operation Center, together with the head of response cluster leads which composed of (Food and Non- food Item, Camp Coordination and Management/Protection, HEALTH (WASH, Health, Nutrition and Psycho Services Education, Emergency Telecommunications, Law and Order, Management of the Dead and Missing (MDM), Search, Rescue and Retrieval (SRR), Education, Animal Protection and Logistics) to make strategic decisions. They will use the facilities of the EOC to communicate their guidance to the IMT. The IMT then undertakes tactical operations based on the directives from the EOC. The IMT also reports back to the EOC about situation updates on the ground. The clusters will continue to coordinate with the IMT via the EOC to provide assistance especially in terms of resource mobilization.

4.4. Programs & Projects The municipality’s lessons from experienced of the past disasters have improved the community’s risk reduction responses, as seen in the foregoing measures that it has been pursuing. Various programs and projects had been implemented to mitigate and lessen the impacts of hazards. The implementation of buffers along the shoreline and the edges of the rivers is one of the on-going program of the LGU. Planting of trees and other vegetation in these buffer zones were undertaken to help control erosion and protect structures and other property from damage. Construction of drainage system and efforts to construct a sea wall within the coastline are very visible. In terms of hazard, the municipality is most intense on averting its impacts and least equipped for sea level rises and drought.

By sector, social sector posted the highest level of adaptive capacity as seen in the focus on climate change related outbreaks hazards solutions and considering its short-term and disaster- response paradigm adopted for its services. The infrastructure sector has the lowest level of adaptive capacity, seeing the limited financial resources of the municipality to put up an effective and sufficient structural solution for water-related hazards. The economic sector is in the medium score since its capacity heavily relies on the performance of infrastructure sectors, which generally scored low in many of the hazards identified.

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SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

This part of the plan present the situation of the LGU in the four thematic areas using the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) Analysis. The resulting analysis is presented in tables.

A. DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES  Functional MDRRMC & structure  Weak policy implementation and governance  Organized Clusters and protocols for disaster operations  Limited resources  Organized BDRRMCs  Absence of permanent staff in the MDRRMO  Implementation of buffer zones (coastal and riverine)  Absence of early warning system  Updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance  Primary focus on disaster response and relief, and lack of attention  Contingency Plan on risk reduction  Tree-growing program  Lack of relocation area for population to be severely affected

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS  Supportive CSOs with DRRM initiatives  Geographical location/low lying areas  DRRM Projects proposals integrated in Sustainable Integrated  Presence of three big river basin and Development (SIAD) Plan  Open Sea  Institutional arrangements (Private-public partnership)  Presence of informal settlers  Philippine Red Cross CaAnak Project Beneficiary  Effects of monsoon is severely experienced  Possible occurrence of 1.5m sea level rise as per CDRA in the 2050s  Prone to almost all hazards  Potential occurrence of coastal erosion and submergence of low- lying settlement areas

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B. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

STRENGTHS WEAKNESS  Pilot LGU of DILG Program for CDRA  Lack of people’s awareness regarding DRR-CCA  Availability of Hazard Maps  Lack of funds  Presence of updated Contingency plan, LCCAP and CLUP  Lack of access roads for evacuation with CCA-DRRM mainstreamed  No regular conduct of simulation exercises  Implemented CBMS  Lack of training attended as prescribed by the DILG  Strong partnership with other NGO’s and CSO’s  No regular conduct of multi-sectoral dialogue  Stable Social Media for EW  Absence of stockpile of basic emergency supply  Trained Rescue Volunteers  EWS, information channel among LGUs/communities has not yet  Regular conduct of drills develop or institutionalize  Organized /Functional MDRRMC  Lack of secured evacuation center  24/7 availability of Emergency Response Team  Absence of early warning devices  Logistics and equipment are in place  Lack of common multi-sectoral vision for disaster management,  Evacuation centers are identified and related frameworks, perspectives, plans and benchmarks  Strong legal framework and policy regime cutting across  Inability of the households and LGU to retrofit houses and sectors infrastructures  Rich experience, good practices and related learning

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS  Recipient of of CaANAK Project of Canadian Red Cross  Geographical location of the municipality  Recipient of ISAC-DM  Presence of 3 major river basin  Willingness of the church to cooperate  Denuded mountains  Willingness of the community to participate  Open sea  SIAD Plan formulated  Flooding prone area  Strong network of civil society organisations is already  Effects of monsoon is severely experienced working on the subject in vulnerable parts of the  Possible occurrence of 1.5m sea level rise as per CDRA in the municipality 2050s  Prone to almost all hazards

C. DISASTER RESPONSE

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STRENGTHS WEAKNESS  Trained Emergency Response Team on Emergency  Community reliance on government Response (First Aid, EM)  Poor road condition in the inner sitios  Availability of emergency response equipment  Disaster Resilient Evacuation center is not yet completed  Evacuation centers are in place and available  Lack of communication and information protocol before, during  Availability of funds (30% MDRRMF) and after disaster  Activated and trained personnel on ICS  System of information gathering, reporting and dissemination is  Presence of pre-emptive evacuation ordinance not yet established  Disconnection between policy and practice  Lack of personnel to implement command and control

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS  Church groups who willingly offer services  No alternate route during emergency response  Partnership with international humanitarian organization  Lacking numbers of emergency volunteers Canadian Red Cross through CaAnak Project  Insufficient logistics   Geographical location which may hinder response  Occurring hazard may trigger another hazard due to geographical location  Willingness of the affected population to forcibly evacuated

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STRENGTHS WEAKNESS  Disaster rehabilitation and recovery team organized  Personnel are not yet trained on RDANA  Subsidy programs for farmers in terms of farm inputs and  Lack of funds for the restoration of people means of livelihood and implements continuity of economic activity as well as the shelter and other  Skills and livelihood trainings conducted to disaster prone infrastructure households  No trained MPSH  Aid to individual in crisis situation funds appropriated in the  Insufficient alternative livelihood for affected population annual budget  Gaps in policy, design and delivery of training and capacity building  programmes

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS  Availability of resources under different programmes of  Fully occupied relocation site national government  Limited funds for rehabilitation  NGOs and CSOs partnership  Ongoing trends of unsafe development of rehabilitated  Public-private partnership infrastructure are creating risk at a pace faster than risk reduction  Various national flagship programmes provide a ready efforts platform  Rehabilitated infrastructure are still not disaster resilient  Growing capacity building institutions and related  Lack of funds to rehabilitate a disaster resilient infrastructure infrastructure are readily available

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DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN

VISION

A safer, disaster resilient and adoptive to climate change community.

MISSION

To build a disaster resilient community through Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Climate Change Adaptation capabilities and collaborative efforts with all stakeholders, efficient response and recovery mechanism ensuring the safety of people, environment and their livelihood.

A. PREVENTION AND MITIGATION

Goal: To prevent occurrence of hazards and if it cannot be prevented reduce its potential impacts in all systems of interest

Objectives:  To reduce the risk of being affected by a disaster  To decrease the vulnerability and exposure of the communities  To be able to withstand the impact of the hazard whenever it strikes

Outcome: Impact of the disaster prevented through mitigation programs and activities

Responsible Programs and Activities Targets Key Output Timeframe Sources of Funds Person Infrastructure and Engineering Support Program  Construction of complete and disaster All coastal barangays Sea Walls along ME, LCE 2020-2025 All sources resilient seawalls in all coastal coastline barangays  Provide relocation site for informal Informal Settlers along Relocation Site ME, LCE, 2020-2025 NHA, Other Housing settlers along the river banks, foreshore areas and all MSWDO concerned agencies foreshore areas and waterways waterways

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Responsible Programs and Activities Targets Key Output Timeframe Sources of Funds Person Infrastructure and Engineering Support Program  Dredging/desilting of rivers, creeks All barangays Unsilted rivers and ME, LCE 2020-2025 DPWH, LGU Funds and canals creeks  Construction of Drainage Canals All barangays Improved Drainage ME, LCE 2020-2025 LGU, Funds, System Outsourcing  Construction of Spur Dike Rombang, Concepcion, Climate and disaster ME, LCE 2020-2025 DPWH, Outsourcing Sinaja, Salvacion resilient spur dike  Establishment of artificial reefs to In any part of the coastal Artificial reefs MAO, ME, 2019-2021 DA, BFAR, LGU Funds promote marine life in areas with a barangays subject to MPDC generally featureless bottom, to survey control erosion, block ship passage, or improve surfing  General maintenance and retrofitting All public infrastructures Climate resistant and ME, MPDC, 2020-2025 LGU Funds, of infrastructures disaster resilient LCE Outsourcing infrastructures Reforestation Program  Establishment of green easements Coastlines Green easement along MDRRMO, 2019-2021 DENR with trees along the coastlines coastlines MPDC, MENRO  Mangrove and associates All coastal barangays Mangrove and MDRRMO, 2019-2021 DENR reforestation along coastal lines and associates forest MPDC, riparian areas MENRO Improvement of Early Warning System  Procurement and Installation of All barangays Efficient and effective MDRRMO 2019-2020 All sources Additional Early Warning System early warning system (Siren, Communication System, Rain Gauge, Disaster Warning signs, Communication equipment, and other related projects.) MDRRM Office Development  Hiring of permanent staff and MDRRM Office Additional staff MDRRMO, 2019 LGU Funds additional emergency response team HRMO, LCE in the office

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B. PREPAREDNESS

Goal: To lessen the vulnerabilities of the communities when emergency occurrences and disasters strike

Objectives: To establish and strengthen capacities of communities to anticipate, cope and recover from the negative impacts of emergency occurrences and disasters

Outcome: A better prepared community when emergency occurrences and disaster strike

Responsible Programs and Activities Targets Key Output Timeframe Sources of Funds Person Improvement of DRRM Equipment, gears and Rescue Vehicles  Procurement of additional tools and MDRRMO, All barangays Additional tools and MDRRMO, 2020-2025 LGU Funds, equipment for search & rescue equipment for search BDRRMC Barangay Funds & rescue  Procurement of Collapsible Tents MDRRMO, All barangays Collapsible Tents MDRRMO, 2019-2020 LGU Funds, BDRRMC Barangay Funds  Procurement of rescue vehicle MDRRMO Rescue vehicle MDRRMO 2021 LGU Funds, Outsourcing Enhancement of Community Preparedness  Skills Training and Development on All volunteers, women, Disaster preparedness MDRRMO, 2019 OCD, LGU Funds Search and Rescue, First Aid, children and senior trainings PNP, BFP Extraction, WASAR, MOSAR, CBDRRM, citizens Simulation Drills/ Exercises, Contingency Planning & others.  Establish buffer zones on mangrove All coastal barangays Buffer zones MPDC, SB, 2019 and mudflat areas vis-à-vis built-up LCE and aquaculture areas  Allocate funds for the Cultivation of All farmers with agri land Saline tolerant crops MAO 2019 DA saline tolerant crops and trees within the coastal area and trees  Conduct inventory and assessment of All informal settlers Data base of informal MDRRMO, 2019 LGU Funds informal settlers/structures along the settlers MSWDO, coastline, riverbanks and waterways MPDC

Responsible Programs and Activities Targets Key Output Timeframe Sources of Funds Person

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 Transfer informal settlers to All informal settlers All informal settlers MDRRMO, 2021-2026 relocation site transferred to MSWDO, relocation site MPDC  Provision of alternative livelihood to All informal settlers Alternative livelihood MSWDO 2021-2026 DSWD, DOLE affected informal settlers to informal settlers  Stockpile of basic emergency supply All affected constituents Basic emergency MDRRMO. 2019-2026 LGU Funds supply in times of MSWDO emergency and disaster occurrences  Reproduction of IEC Materials All vulnerable IEC materials MDRRMO 2019 LGU Funds communities reproduced  Improvement of communication and Volunteers, ICT Improved MDRRMO, 2019 LGU Funds, early warning system communication and BFP. PNP Outsourcing early warning system Improvement of Evacuation Centers and other infrastructures  Retrofitting of existing facilities that All emergency Retrofitted emergency MDRRMO, 2019-2022 LGU Funds, can form part of a network of evacuation centers evacuation centers ME, LCE Outsourcing emergency evacuation centers equipped with appropriate facilities (gyms, barangay multi-purpose halls, schools, etc.) for vulnerable communities  Concreting of climate and disaster All unpaved alternate Climate and disaster ME, LCE, 2019-2026 LGU Funds, resilient alternate roads as roads resilient alternate MPDC Outsourcing emergency lifeline services in times of roads disaster

C. RESPONSE

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Goal: To provide immediate assistance to maintain life, improve health and support the morale of the affected population.

Objectives: To respond quickly during emergency situations by ensuring efficient use of available resources and harness active participation from all sectors in responding to disaster

Outcome: Loss of lives and damage to properties minimized if not totally avoided

Responsible Programs and Activities Targets Key Output Timeframe Sources of Funds Person  Activation of ICS and C3 All barangays Activated functional ICS on site MDRRMO On set of disaster  Issue public advisories in accordance Response Team Well established system of LCE with the protocols develop information gathering, reporting & dissemination  Activation of Assessment Teams at Assessment Timely, appropriate and Assessment all levels of as need arises Teams consolidated needs Team  Using the latest DANA assessment MDRRM Council assessment report MDDRMC tool, consolidate, analyse and disseminate data  Develop and implement a system for MDRRM Council Communities found, retrieved MDDRMC MDRRMF SRR and proper disposal with recommended with their concerned agencies families  Coordination with appropriate MDRRM Council Safe and timely evacuation of MDDRMC agencies affected communities  Activate an evacuation system and/ All affected MDDRMC or set of procedures population  Identification of standard based All evacuees are sheltered in MDDRMC relief shelters and sites adequately equipped facilities  Provision of tents and other All affected for all (including are for MDDRMC MDRRMF temporary shelter facilities population couples, lactating mothers)

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 Implement a set of minimums standard for temporary shelters  Establishment of child-friendly All affected Child –friendly spaces for Education MDRRMF, LGU spaces/temporary learning area in population temporary learning area in the Cluster Funds the evacuation centre for continuity evacuation centre for of education continuity of education  Provide spaces for peoples livestock, Animals of Safety for the sources of Animal MDRRMF, LGU poultry and pets in ECs affected livelihood of the people Protection Funds population Cluster  Conduct livelihood-oriented activities All affected Increased and diversified Education MDRRMF, LGU for internally displaced persons population peoples livelihood skills Cluster Funds  Medical consultation and nutritional All affected All patients seen/treated and Health Cluster MDRRMF, LGU assessment population epidemics prevented Funds  Assessment of water quality and All affected Water-borne diseases MEO, MDRRMF, LGU conduct of damage repairs and road population prevented MDRRMC Funds clearing operations  Determination if there is enough MDRRMC Database of hospitals and MDRRMC MDRRMF, LGU clinics and hospitals to address the other health care provides Funds casualties  Immediate restoration of life lines Affected areas Lifelines restored MEO, BeWD MDRRMF, LGU Funds  Coordination among heads of Incident Disaster affected population Incident MDRRMF, LGU MRHSS Commander are in good mental and Commander Funds psychological state  Psychological programs and referral All affected Health Cluster population  Conduct of traumatic and/or All affected Health Cluster LGU Funds psychological stress debriefings population

D. REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY

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Goal: Restore and rebuild a safer and sustainable lifelines, infrastructures and livelihood for the people

Objectives: To clear debris, build housing units, restore infrastructure and lifelines and revitalize the economy after the occurrence of disaster

Outcome: Disaster-resilient and climate proof community

Programs and Activities Targets Key Output Responsible Person Timeframe Sources of Funds  Conduct Post-Disaster Needs All affected areas Post-Disaster Needs MDRRMO/MDRRMC MDRRMF, LGU Assessment Assessment Funds  Coordinate the formulation of the Strategic Action Plan MDRRMO/MDRRMC Strategic Action Plan for disaster affected areas  Identify the needed assistance and Livelihood Programs and MDRRMO/MDRRMC formulate/implement appropriate Projects programs  Identify/mobilize funding sources Credit facilities for affected MDRRMO/MDRRMC sectors  Identify and provide safe relocation All affected Safe relocation sites MDRRMO/MDRRMC sites for affected population communities  Design /construction of disaster Housing projects Disaster resilient housing MDRRMO/MDRRMC NHA, Other sources resilient housing for affected designed and of funds communities reconstructed  Conducting trainings for social All affected areas Self-sufficient communities MDRRMO/MDRRMC DSWD preparation of host communities and with access to basic social those that will be relocated to reduce services conflict  Organize NASA/Construct Core All affected areas Empowered informal MSWDO MDRRMF, LGU shelter/engage in Cash for settlers/affected families Funds Work/Food for Work/Organize SEA-K groups  Implement building code and All infrastructures MEO, MPDC promotion of green technology

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 Undertake the necessary Damaged Infrastructure facilities MDRRMO/MDRRMC LGU Funds, Other rehabilitation or repair of damaged infrastructures restored/rehabilitated Sources infrastructures according to safety and resiliency standards  Close monitoring and /or tracking of Infrastructures Development permits MDRRMO/MDRRMC approval of infrastructure projects undergoing approved within prescribed and permits repair timeline  Develop system for appropriate risk MDRRMO/MDRRMC 2019-2020 LGU Funds protection measures  Conduct Post-Disaster/conflict Vulnerable areas MDRRMO/MDRRMC A week LGU Funds needs analyses with affected of the Vulnerable population every communities municipality provided with adequate disaster  Develop system of support and All key and appropriate risk MDRRMO/MDRRMC communication among key stakeholders protection measures stakeholders  Build capacities of psychological All psychological MDRRMO/MDRRMC 2019 LGU Funds, MHO care providers care providers  Conduct Post-DANA MDRRMO/MDRRMC  Develop and implement a system for All constituents MDRRMO/MDRRMC A month LGU Funds early recovery, to include specific After activities addressing the needs disaster Mechanisms for identified strike coordinated and integrated All constituents MDRRMO/MDRRMC  Develop partnership mechanisms early recovery established with utility provides and key and essential services stakeholders restored  Design and implement temporary All constituents MDRRMO/MDRRMC, DSWD livelihood and/or income generating MSWDO activities (i.e. case for food or work; micro and small enterprise recovery)

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council will assist the Local Chief Executive in ensuring the implementation of this plan to secure the safety of the constituents. In order to monitor the effectiveness of its implementation, the MDRRMC together with the organize clusters shall evaluate the degree of its responsiveness when actual situations or disaster occurs. In order to respond to the changing needs of the locality during calamities and emergency situations, the MDRRMC shall regularly review and update this plan. The Staff and Response Teams shall submit their respective plans, particularly on the resources needed in the implementation of their roles and responsibilities and submit feedbacks on issues affecting operations after every disaster. Monitoring forms shall be developed for the use of the council in assessing performance during disaster operations. Checklist on needed resource requirements vis-à-vis inventory of resources for disaster operations shall also be maintained in order to assess availability of equipage. The MDRRMC shall monitor and evaluate the use and disbursement of the MDRRMF based on the, MDRRMP as incorporated in the Local Development Plans and Annual Investment Program.

Disaster Prevention & Mitigation

The responsible person to oversee the implementation of this area is the MPDC. The expected results of this thematic area is to ensure that all measures and PPAs identified within the plan had help to eliminate or reduce the impacts and risks of hazards through proactive measures taken before an emergency or disaster occurs. The frequency of monitoring and evaluation is once a year, or as per time frame of the measure and PPAs. The above responsible person should meet the concerned heads of offices and Punong Barangays to talk on matters concerning disaster prevention and mitigation, such as precautionary measures to be undertaken to prevent or mitigate the effects of calamities and the availability of structural (e.g. flood dikes) or non-structural mitigation measures provided in all development plans of each offices and barangays. Below will serve as the monitoring and evaluation form for disaster prevention and mitigation.

PPAs related to Disaster Prevention & Mitigation Monitoring Form

Data Sources (AIP, Program/ Project/ Status of Targeted LDIP, MDRRMP, Expected Results Activities Implementation Beneficiaries CLUP, BDP etc.)

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Disaster Preparedness

The responsible person to oversee the implementation of this area is the MDRRMO being the Incident Commander. The frequency of monitoring and evaluation is once a year, that is, before the start of the rainy season. The MDRRMO should meet the concerned heads of offices and Punong Barangays to talk on matters concerning disaster preparedness, the availability of supplies, the working conditions of equipment and EWDs. The response teams/clusters must be organized and re- oriented of their specific objectives, roles and responsibilities and protocols. Contingency plan for each disaster will be revisited and updated if necessary. The following monitoring and evaluation forms will be undertaken to monitor the performance of this plan in this thematic area.

Equipment Status Monitoring Form Working Condition Year Equipment Location Needs Remarks Purchased Excellent Unserviceable Repair

Disaster Response

The responsible person to look on basic supplies for distribution is the MSWDO. She shall meet all concerned heads of offices and talk on matters concerning fast distribution of relief goods. On emergency health services, the Focal Person is the MHO. He shall be in charge of the needed health services and must see to it that there is enough supplies needed for the operation. On search and rescue operations, the Focal Person is the MDRRMO being the Incident Commander. The frequency of monitoring and evaluation is every time a response is undertaken. The expected result of this thematic result is to minimize the occurrence of casualties during disaster. The following monitoring and evaluation forms will be utilize by this thematic area.

Availability of Supplies/Relief Goods Monitoring Form Supplies/Relief Required Stock Current Stock Goods Location Gap

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Search and Rescue Status Time of Status of Team Head Team Members Location No. of Affected Departure Operation

Status of Disaster Operation Age Sex Cause of Name Address Remarks Death/Injury

Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery

The Focal Person to monitor this area is the Municipal Engineer. She shall submit a monitoring report on the status of implementation of repairs or reconstruction monthly or quarterly depending on the duration of the activity being undertaken and see to it that the reconstructed or repaired structures were climate proof and disaster resilient.

Report on Damages Partially- Totally- No. of No. of Damaged Assistance Barangay Damaged Damaged Families Persons Infrastructures Needed Houses Houses

PPA Monitoring Form Physical Target & Financial Requirements Performance PPA Target Funding Remarks Indicator Target Actual Target Actual

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