Cities Alliance Project Output

City Development Strategy Report for

Tanauan City 9 Mar 2009
City Development Strategies in the Philippines: An Enabling
Platform for Good Governance and Improving Service Delivery

P098173

This project output was created with Cities Alliance grant funding.
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 CDS 2008
CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN THE PHILIPPINES:
AN ENABLING PLATFORM FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY
The CDS3 Project is a technical assistance grant funded by Cities Alliance and
supported by the Asian Development Bank,Japan International Cooperation
Agency, UN-Habitat, and the World Bank. The CDS project was developed
in response to the need to introduce an integrated, comprehensive, and
participatory approach to urban management. Founded on the principles
Tanauan City
B ATA N G A S , P H I L I P P I N E S
of livability, bankability, competitiveness and good governance, the CDS
process guides the cities in the preparation of comprehensive, long- CIT Y DEVELOPMENT An Enabling Platform
term development strategies, where the city government involves local STRATEGIES IN for Good Governance and
stakeholders in the entire strategic planning process-assessment, visioning, THE PHILIPPINES improving Service Delivery
strategy formulation and project prioritization and capital investment
planning-through a series of consultations.

The World Bank implemented the pilot phase in the 1999 with 7 cities.
Since then, the League of Cities of the Philippines, carried out 2 succeeding
phases, which expanded the program to 58 cities in all. In 2001, the Up-
scaling Poverty Focused City Development Strategies (CDS2) covered
31 new cities. In 2005, the project CDS in the Philippines: An Enabling
Platform for Good Governance and Improving Service Delivery (CDS3)
added 15 new cities to the roster of CDS cities in the Philippines. Under
the preparation grant for the City Development and Investment Project,
the League also carried out CDS for 5 new cities. As of 2008, 64 of 120 cities
have participated in the CDS program, including 3 cities assisted by ADB
under the Cities without Slums Project (Caloocan, Quezon and Taguig),
and the 3 cities that participated in the Local Environmental Planning and
Management Project of the UNDP (Lipa, Cagayan de Oro and Tagbilaran).

For more information on CDS, you may visit http:www.cdsea.org Sonia Torres- Aquino, Mayor
Mr. Benjamin A. Carandang
Contact Atty. Virginia Castillo
Mayor : Hon. Sonia T. Aquino Ms. Jahleene M. Agojo
Address : City Hall, Mt. View Subdivision, Poblacion
4232 Tanauan City, Batangas
Tel. Nos. : (043) 7781902; 7782502
Fax No. : (043) 7781096

C I T Y D E V E L O P M E N T S T R AT E G I E S R E P O R T
PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The City of Tanauan is grateful for being part of the City Development
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Strategy (CDS) project. Our team in the city government has greatly
benefited from participating in its activities, trainings and workshops as Selected Urban Karte IndicatorS
well as from the support we received from its group of consultants.
Introduction 1
The city’s participation in the CDS process has enabled the city’s
policymakers and stakeholders to jointly develop a common short and Situation Analysis 6
long term vision as well as in identifying social, economic, environmental,
urban and governance issues based on the present indicators of the city. Livability 6

Multi-sector participation is not new to the City and the processes of

Competitiveness 7
CDS have enhanced it and help elevate the collaboration of our leaders Bankability 8
and citizens to a new level. We do hope that more and more cities in the
Philippines will benefit from this project. Good Governance 8

Vision and City Brand 9

Hon. Sonia T. Aquino Strategies 9

City Mayor
SELECTED URBAN KARTE INDICATORS SELECTED URBAN KARTE INDICATORS
INDICATORS TANAUAN INDICATORS TANAUAN

2000 population 117,531 G2 Average Number of days to issue a NEW business

license (w/ complete documents)
A1 Total Population (2005) 135,000
G2 Average Number of days to RENEW business license
A2 Population Growth Rate (2000-2005) 14.86% (w/ complete documents)
A11 Administrative Land Area (Km2) 107 Km2 G7 % of local revenue/total revenue 48%
A7 Urban Population (projected 2005) 30,227 G11 Frequency of meetings of the Local Development 4 meetings/year
A15 Number of Households (2000) 21,912 Council (LDC)

A17 Estimated Employment by Industry Sector ADDITIONAL DATA (from the survey)

A Primary (agriculture, fishery, forestry) 16,376 1 Poverty Incidence No data available

B Secondary (manufacturing, mining, processing) No data available 2 Performance of elementary children in NAT No data available

C Tertiary (services, banking, insurance, wholesale/retail No data available 3 Performance of high school children in NAT No data available
trade) 4 Percentage of participation of Local Special Bodies No data available
A18 What are the City’s geographical advantages? (LSBs) in public hearings conducted

A Regional/provincial center no 5 Presence of ELA (if yes, proceed to questions 6 and 7; No data available
if no, proceed to question 8)
B Accessibility to an airport of international standards yes
6 Percentage of Projects implemented from ELA No data available
C Accessibility to a port of international standards yes derived from CLUP
Strategically located
near Batangas Port 7 Percentage of Projects implemented from AIP No data available
derived from ELA
D Others (please describe)
8 No. of registered small and medium industries (2001 No data available
L1 % of HH with access to piped water (level 3) 80.00%
vs 2005 for all types)
L11 Cohort survival rate for elementary (2005) 77%
9 Number of barangays practicing segregation at No data available
L14 Cohort survival rate for high school (2005) 85% source and served by an MRF
L30 Infant mortality rate 0.20% 10 Percent of waste generated diverted from disposal No data available
L41 Crime solution efficiency rate No data available 11 Presence of sanitary landfill
L45 Number of HH living in informal settlements No data available
C18 Building permits issued within the last 5 years
A Residential No data available
B Commercial No data available
C Agricultural No data available
D Institutional No data available
C29 Unemployment rate (2001 vs. 2005) No data available
C32 % population with undergraduate degree No data available
B3 % Total Debt Servicing Needs to Total Regular Income No data available
B4 % of savings to expenditures (2007) No data available
FP2 - B Per Capita Allocation to Health Services No data available
FP2 - D Per Capita Allocation to Education Sector No data available
 INTRODUCTION
Tanauan is located on the northeastern part of Batangas province. It
is bounded on the north by the Province of Laguna, northwest by the
Municipality of Malvar, southwest by the shores of Taal Lake, and in the
east by the Municipality of Santo Tomas.

The City is composed of 48 barangays, 7 of which are in the Poblacion, with

a total land area of 107 Km2. The Poblacion is located on the southeastern
border of the city and is traversed by the Pres. J. P. Laurel Highway linking
Tanauan to Manila on the north for about 68 kilometers and to Batangas
City on the south for about 45 kilometers.

In 1996, Tanauan became a first class municipality and after five years
became a city. By virtue of Republic Act 9005, which was signed into law
by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 2, 2001 and through a
plebiscite held on March 10, 2001, the proposed city hood was duly ratified
and approved.

Tanaueños have displayed characteristics of personal independence

and nationalism since early history. The town or city is called the due to
its contribution to the revolutionary movement of its sons Apolinario
Mabini, the brains of Katipunan, and later by the great statesman
Pres. Jose P. Laurel .

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Visayas F E
A. Tarlac
B. Pampanga
C. Quezon I
D. Rizal
E. Laguna
F. Cavite
G. Zambales
I. Pangasinan

Tanauan City
Mindanao
Tanauan City

Taal Tagaytay City

San Pablo City
Nasugbu

Lemery Lipa City

Calatagan

Batangas City
Lucena City
Tanauan City

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 Situation Analysis
LIVABILITY
The City of Tanauan has a population of 117,539 as of 2000, with an
annual growth rate of 2.97%. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of the 21,912
household are homeowners, while twenty-three percent (23%) are not.
Out of the 23%, 3% are informal settlers while 7% are occupying their
residences free with consent of the owners. Of the total informal settlers,
2,062 families are living along the riverbanks and railroads tracks.
Ninety five percent (95%) of household have access to water supply and
electricity while eighty five percent (85%) have access to toilet facilities.
COMPETITIVENESS
In the public elementary school, the teacher-student ratio is 1:36 while
the classroom-student ratio is 1:34. In the public secondary school, the
teacher-student ratio is 1:45 while the classroom-student ratio is 1:56.
The enrollment participation rate in the elementary, high school and
colleges is 91%, 81% and 11%, respectively. The cohort survival rates for
the elementary and high school are 77% and 85%, respectively. Almost all
public elementary and secondary schools do not have basic facilities like
library, laboratory, computers, playground and clinic.
The general medical consultation rate of Tanauan is 420 for every 1,000
population and the hospitalization rate is 34 hospitalizations by every
1,000 population. The leading causes of morbidity are acute respiratory
tract infection, diarrhea and hypertension while the top causes of mortality
are heart disease, pneumonia and malignant neoplasm. The city extends
its health services through the 200 Barangay Health Workers, 48 Barangay
Nutrition Scholars and 28 Rural Health Midwives. There is a 25-bedroom
government provincial hospital, J.P. Laurel Memorial Hospital located
in Barangay Santor and 5 private hospitals with a total capacity of 207
bedrooms.
Segregation at source is not yet in effect in Tanauan City. These solid waste
generated in the urban barangays are collected, transported and disposed
by a private hauling contractor while rural barangays take care of their own
solid waste. The average daily volume of the urban barangays is 30 tons
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with 47% household, 23% industrial, 12% market, 10% commercial, 3%
hospital and 5% others. The solid waste in the rural barangays is disposed
by burning, 47% and placed in open pit, 14%. The liquid waste in the city is
disposed through the open canal.
The total demand for policemen in Tanauan is 254, but with only 41 enlisted
policemen, the city needs 213 additional policemen. Every barangay has
at least 20 barangay tanods who act as peace keepers in their respective
barangays. The city has maintained 51 Traffic Management Officer to
maintain the smooth traffic flow in the city and 96 Civil Security Unit to act
as security guards in the public market. The city started the installation of
streetlights all over the city as a deterrent to crime on the public area.
All of the roads in the city are paved with cement or asphalt. The open
canal road system poses a problem because it virtually reduces the width
of the road right-of-way, increases water surface run-off during heavy
rain and hastens the road deterioration. The challenge is to connect the
radial roads to shorten the distance of travel from one barangay cluster to
another without the need to return to the urban center.
The Batangas Electric Company (BATELEC II) is the franchise distributor
of Tanauan power supply coming from the National Transmission
Corporation. Ninety four (94%) of the population is served by electricity
with the remaining using kerosene and candle.
Tanauan is a major producer of fruits and vegetables with 1,062 and 1,030
hectares planted to these, respectively. It is also a major producer of poultry
products including the tasty native chicken and Batangas beef known in
the country for its quality. It is also recognized as a trading center for
vegetables and fruits and livestock coming from Southern Tagalog and
Bicol Region, and fresh water fish from Taal Lake. The Tanauan auction
market is the second biggest in Batangas next to Padre Garcia, the biggest
in the country.
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 The northeast portion of Taal Lake encompasses to 6 barangays of
Tanauan. Taal Lake has an area of 26,368 hectares, shoreline of 38 km. with
a sanctuary area of 1,289 hectares. While the shores of Taal Lake is shared
by 11 towns and cities, the resources of Taal Lake is accessible to the most
aggressive lakeshore settlement.
Tanauan has 56,844 gainfully employed workers, which consist of
52.06% of the whole population of the city. Likewise, the city has a strong
entrepreneurial group of self-employed persons representing 37% (32,526)
of gainfully employed workers. Tanauan has its 10% share of its population
working and living abroad as Overseas Filipino Workers.
The tourism industry in Tanauan is very limited with only the Mabini
and Laurel shrines to visit. However, Belle Corporation, the developer of
Tagaytay Highlands and Tagaytay Midland and a major player in the resort
industry has heavily invested in Tanauan. Its Tanauan Lakeland project is
complete with golf course, hotels, conference center, spas, marine and high-
end housing. Puerto Atalaya, a 15-hectare subdivision resort development
cum boat and country club is pioneering in the development of tourism in
the shores of Taal Lake.
BANKABILITY
The City of Tanauan has been experiencing steady growth in revenue since
its creation as a city with total revenue increasing from P248M in 2002 to
P363M in 2006. Tanauan City therefore qualifies as a first class city. The
revenue contribution from IRA has consistently been going down from
64% in 2002 to 53% in 2006, indicative of the city’s capacity to generate
its revenue internally from business taxes, economic enterprises and real
property taxes. The potential for continuous increase in income maybe
generated largely from efficient collection in business, property and
economic enterprises.
GOOD GOVERNANCE
The City Development Council and City School Board have private sector
representation who are not only competent but also active participants
in the preparation of the development fund and special education funds
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budgets. The private sector is likewise represented in the Bids and Awards
Committee as observers, as well as appointed consultants whose estimates
are used as the basis for the maximum bid price. Their participation has also
created the Infrastructure Inspection Committee consisting of competent
professional consultants to act as program manager to assure compliance
of contractors to plans and specifications at all stage of the construction.
The main challenge of cultivating a sense of integrity and honesty from
the elected officials down to the government employees is a continuing
challenge which the city government is addressing time and again.
Vision & City Brand
The City of Tanauan continues to pride itself as the “THE STAR OF
CALABARZON.” It’s vision for the next ten years is:
“Tanauan City, the Star of Calabarzon in sustainable agricultural,
industrial, commercial, and tourism development; people
empowerment and well-being; and good governance.”
In support of this vision, the City’s mission states:
“Tanauan City vigorously pursues sustainable agricultural, industrial,
commercial, and tourism development; attracts people and
capital through world-class infrastructures, quality environment,
and progressive policies; empowers its people for livelihood, civic
responsibility, and values enhancement; and promotes citizens’ well-
being through affordable quality education, housing, health, and
other social services; under a regime of good governance.”
Strategies
1. Prepare a road map for the growth and development of Tanauan in the
21st century through a master city plan covering all sectors and areas
of the city. The output of a master city plan is a detailed sectoral and
spatial city plan complete with land use plan and zoning ordinance.
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 2. Increase the revenue of the city through the completion of the Major Capital Investment PLan
Geographic Information System (GIS); improvement of collection Project Name Total Project Cost 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
system and procedures; and revision of the revenue code. 1. Planning and Design 10 10 - - - -
3. Attract investors to undertake infrastructure development and 2. Computerization 25 25 - - - -
establish business enterprise in the city either in the industrial estate,
3. Materials Recovery 50 25 10 5 5 5
office park or tourism zone. The program is includes the formulating of Facilities and Sanitary
the Tanauan Investment Code which is not limited to fiscal incentives Landfill 10

but also includes the infrastructure; manpower and; peace and order 4. Tanauan Parks and 40 5 5 10 10 -
support to the investors. Garden

5. Wholesale Market and 50 25 25 - - 200

4. World class infrastructure development strategy such as the Transport Terminal
development of internal city road network, connection of the city to
6. Taal Lake Water Supply 500 - - 100 200 10
the surrounding cities and the lakeside towns, and sustainable power System
and water supply production.
7. Informal Settlers 50 10 10 10 10 10
5. Infrastructure development strategy designed to improve livability Resettlement

and to protect the environment. 8. Gateway Road 50 10 10 10 10 -

6. Create the economic social environmental and administrative 9. Gateway Fish Port and 20 10 10 - - -
Cargo Vessel
atmosphere that will attract the private capital investment inflow to
the city. The program calls for the active participation of the private 10. Gateway Tourist Pier and 70 20 50 - - 10
Cruise Boat
sector as the main engine of socio-economic growth of the city.
11. By Pass Road 50 10 10 10 10 -

12. Mini-Hydro Electric 50 - - 50 - -

Power Plant
- -
13. Sewage Treatment Plant 50 150 50 -

Total 1,005 97 180 195 245 245

Funds for Capital Outlay (53) 150 205 273 330
DEFICIT / EXCESS (30) 10 28 84

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