Socio-Economic Profile
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Republic of the Philippines Province of Tarlac Municipality of Victoria SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE 2020 CONTENTS Vision and Mission History People & Culture Geographical Size and Location Climate Population and Demography Socio-Economic Status Employment Education Economy Agriculture Health Infrastructures, Land Use and Local Facilities Land use and Tenure Road Networks and Transportation Irrigation Water Facilities Power and Electrification Communication Facilities Barangay Socio-Economic Profile Western Victoria Southern Victoria Northern Victoria Eastern Victoria Poblacion Area VISION Maunlad na Victoria A town in the Heart of Central Luzon, with multi-sectoral opportunities, healthy and discipline citizenry, anchored on sustainable and holistic development, with transparent governance. MISSION To provide adequately the actual needs of the citizenry, through the extraction of the economic potentials of the Municipality and utilization of technologies in supporting the development directions of the Local Government. HISTORY “Only through History that we learn of the failures of the past; apply the remedy to the present; and predict the necessities of the future.” - ANONYMOUS The establishment of Victoria as a community may be traced back in the mid 1800’s when the Spanish regime started to expand north from Manila. It almost happened at the same time when Porac and Florida Blanca (now part of Pampanga) and Tarlac (now Tarlac city) were formed. In the mid 1800’s people started to settle around the swamp or wetland in search for a place where food is abundant. By 1849 houses and pockets of communities were deriving subsistence from the wetland. The biggest sitio was Namitinan which became part of the earliest barrio formed in 1852 called San Vicente de Canarum. The name was derived from the wetland called Canarum Lake. Not until the signing of the decree by the Spanish Governor General Manuel Crespo on March 28, 1855, that the barrio San Vicente de Canarum was separated from Tarlac to form an independent pueblo named Victoria. The name was used to highlight the victorious battle of the faithful followers of Queen Isabela of Spain over their European enemies. Traces of its Spanish history may still be seen in the well preserved municipal building, several old houses depicting Spanish architecture and various edifices that were built more than a hundred years ago. PEOPLE & CULTURE The settlements that mushroomed in Victoria and the rest of Tarlac province happened at the same time the Ilocanos moved southward while the Kapampangans migrated northward in search for land back in the 16th to the 19th Century. Today Victoria is a melting pot for Kapampangans and Ilocanos. The former are mostly found in the western part of the town while the latter mostly live on the eastern portion. Despite the two prevailing languages, which are Ilocano and Tagalog, the latter is the common language. The Municipality of Victoria prides itself as the source of prominent leaders of Tarlac. Candido Guiam, Jr., who is considered as the Father of Tarlac Province is the father of Hon. Mayor Candido Guiam III, the former Mayor of Victoria. Gov. Victor Yap, the former Governor of the Province was a former Vice-Mayor, while his father, Jose Yap once served as a Mayor of this municipality. Also, former Congresswoman , the incumbent Governor Susan Yap comes from this town. Presently, Hon. Marvin T. Silao is the incumbent Mayor of Victoria. Being an agricultural town, festivals, fiestas and practices are directly linked with farming. Food, recipes and delicacies reflect the major crops being produced. Rice cakes such as suman, kakanin, patupat, palitaw and tupig are among the native delicacies that had been passed on from generation to generation. In San Andres and Sta. Lucia, customary farming equipments such as the kabyawan (sugar mill) and the ulnas (carabao- driven cart) are still preserved as part of the community heritage. GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE AND LOCATION The Municipality of Victoria is geographically located in the most-eastern part of Tarlac Province. It is bounded by the Municipalities of Guimba and Licab, Nueva Ecija in the East, the City of Tarlac in the West, the municipalities of Gerona and Pura, Tarlac in the North, and the municipality of La Paz in the South (See Figure 1). Victoria is 14 kilometers from Tarlac City and can be reached in an approximately twenty-five to thirty minutes drive through the concretely-paved provincial road directed to the Mc Arthur National High Way. The town, which is approximately 130 kilometers from Metro Manila, is easily accessible from Manila through the Subic-Capaz-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) towards the North (MPDO Profile, 2015). Figure 1: Location Map of the Study Land Area Distribution per Barangay and Population Density The Municipality’s entire territory is divided and its populace distributed among twenty six (26) barangays. For purposes of orientation and planning, the following barangay clusters are used: Southern Victoria - 6 barangays with an area of 3,205.24 hectares Western Victoria - 5 barangays with an area of 2,663.86 hectares Eastern Victoria - 4 barangays with an area of 2,896.98 hectares Northern Victoria - 4 barangays with an area of 1,712.56 hectares Central Victoria - 7 barangays with an area of 1,382.43 hectares Nineteen (19) of these barangays are considered rural and the seven (7) centrally located barangays are classified to be urban. Table 2 shows the distribution of land area per barangay and its clusters, households’ population and relative population-land density. Table 1: Land Area Distribution per Barangay Cluster and Population Density Land HH Population % of land to Barangays/Clusters Area Population Density Municipality Southern (3,205.24) (2,722) (3.81) (27.02) Cruz 624.94 489 3.19 5.27 Balayang 809.28 852 4.21 6.82 Palacpalac 798.91 438 2.37 6.74 Batangbatang 176.87 361 7.48 1.49 Cabuluan 254.16 350 5.34 2.14 Lalapac 541.07 581 4.11 4.56 Western (2,663.86) (2,925) (5.47) (22.45) Baculong 785.61 1070 5.52 6.62 Maluid 686.04 806 4.39 5.78 San Andres 540.82 579 4.47 4.56 San Francisco 302.13 420 5.33 2.55 San Jacinto 349.26 850 9.14 2.94 Eastern (2,896.98) (2,041) (3.04) (24.42) Canarem 897.88 571 2.44 7.57 Calibungan 691.57 618 3.76 5.83 Mangolago 787.20 648 2.99 6.64 Masalasa 520.33 443 3.20 4.39 Northern (1,712.56) (2,014) (5.68) (14.44) Balbaloto 318.01 508 6.49 2.68 Bangar 437.92 590 4.97 3.69 Bantog 528.26 485 4.18 4.45 San Agustin 428.37 703 7.67 3.61 Central (1,382.43) (3,979) (15.06) (11.66) Bulo 293.69 469 8.91 2.48 San Fernando 157.90 620 20.41 1.33 San Gavino 52.90 559 49.34 0.45 San Nicolas 71.56 442 41.20 0.60 San Vicente 208.67 459 10.57 1.76 Sta. Barbara 499.30 1,101 11.01 4.21 Sta. Lucia 98.41 329 17.47 0.83 TOTAL 11,861.07 99.99 Figure 3: Land Area Distribution by Cluster, Municipality of Victoria CLIMATE The climate of the Municipality falls under the commonly experienced condition of the country in general--- wet and dry season. These two distinct seasons are determined by the amount of rainfall received and measured throughout the year. Dry season having relatively light rainfall is expected from mid June to mid October. The coolest period of the temperature is reached during the span of December to February. The warmest climate on the one hand, considered as the summer season is susceptible from March to May. POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHY Victoria has a total population of 66,855 as of 2019 projected from 2015 census of the Philippine Statistics Authority. It accounts to about 5.03% of the whole province of Tarlac. The following table (Table 2.) summarizes the population distribution in every barangay. Table 2 Population Distribution per Barangay (2017 projected from 2015 PSA) Victoria, Tarlac Barangays 2019 Urban Barangays 1 San Fernando (Pob.) 3,246 2 San Gavino (Pob.) 2,379 3 San Nicolas (Pob.) 2,791 4 San Vicente 2,188 5 Santa Barbara 5,432 6 Santa Lucia (Pob.) 1,561 Subtotal 17,397 Rural Barangays 1 Baculong 4,213 2 Balayang 3,394 3 Balbaloto 2,002 4 Bangar 2,508 5 Bantog 2,385 6 Batangbatang 1,542 7 Bulo 2,472 8 Cabuluan 1,431 9 Calibungan 2,367 10 Canarem 2,350 11 Cruz 1,921 12 Lalapac 2,399 13 Maluid 3,397 14 Mangolago 2,790 15 Masalasa 1,849 16 Palacpalac 1,754 17 San Agustin 3,394 18 San Andres 2,227 19 San Francisco 1,728 20 San Jacinto 3,561 Subtotal 49,484 Total 66,855 From the summarized table above, approximately 17,397 individuals (31.48 % of the total population of Victoria) are residing and could be found in the poblacion district where majority of the government establishments and activities and commercial district is located. On the one hand, a combined population of 49,484 (or 68.52% of the total population) comprises the rural areas where farming activities are prevalent. The Municipal population growth rate follows an arithmetic geometric increase of 1.64% per year, and is still in line with the provincial population average growth rate of 1.80%. SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS EMPLOYMENT Table 3. Employment Distribution by Type of Industry, Victoria: 2015 Industry Employment Percentage Share PRIMARY (80.39%) Agriculture 5,269 71.43% Fisheries 661 8.96% SECONDARY (2.43%) Manufacturing 179 2.43% TERTIARY (17.17 %) Agro-Industrial (Farm and poultry 172 2.33% supply) Services 698 9.46% Commerce 169 2.29% Transport, Communication and storage 50 0.68% Electricity, gas, water and sanitary 59 0.80% services Others 119 1.61% TOTAL 7,376 100% Source: Combined records from Municipal Agriculture’s Office (MAO) and 2015 Business Permits, Municipal Treasurer’s Office The data shows that farming is the Figure 1: Employment Ratio per Sector, Victoria: 2015 primary source of income, and this is not surprising given that the geographical attributes of the municipality features about 90 percent of agricultural lands.