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TITLE PAGE

COVER PAGE
TITLE PAGE
FOREWORD
MESSAGE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF STATISTICAL TABLES
LIST OF MAPS

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 LEGAL BASIS

HISTORY
DEMOGRAPHY
1.2 Natural Features
Geographical Location
Land Area
Climate and Rainfall Pattern
Basic Soil Type

CHAPTER II GENERAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

VISION
MISSION
MAJOR CONCERN

CHAPTER III SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Existing Situation

3.1 SOCIAL SECTOR

3.1.1 PEACE AND ORDER

Existing Situation
Goal
Objective
Strategies
3.1.2 HEALTH
Existing Situation
Goal
Objective
Strategies
3.1.3 SPORT & RECREATION
Existing Situation
Goal
Objective
 3.1.4 Consolidated Goal / Objective Strategy Formulation

3.2 ECONOMIC SECTOR

Existing Situation

3.2.1 AGRICULTURE
Existing Situation
Goal
Objective
Strategies
3.2.2 COMMERCE AND TRADE
Existing Situation
Goal
Objective
Strategies
3.2.3 ENVIRONMENT
Existing Situation
Goal
Objective
Strategies
3.2.4 Consolidated Goal / Objectives Strategy Formulation

3.3 INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES / UTILITIES

Existing Situation
 Communication
 Transportation
 Electrification
 Water System

3.3.1 Consolidated Goal / Objective Strategy Formulation

3.4 DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Existing Situation
Goal
Objective
Strategies

3.4.1 Consolidated Goal / Objective Strategy Formulation

CHAPTER IV 5 YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Poverty Reduction Plan

Revenue Generation and Management Enhancement Plan
Annual Investment Plan (AIP)

CHAPTER V DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF BARANGAY OFFICIALS

ANNEXES / APPENDICES
 LIST OF STATISTICAL TABLES

Table 1 - Population Distribution

Table 2 - Age and Sex Distribution

Table 3 - Mother Tongue

Table 4 - School Age Population

Table 5 - Current and Projected Population

Table 6 - Health Resources / Facilities

Table 7 - Sports and Recreation Facilities

Table 8 - Inventory of Schools by Level, Type and Resources /

Facilities

Table 9 - Major Crops and Minor Crops

Table 10 - Agricultural Post Harvest Facilities

Table 11 - Inventory of Livestock

Table 12 - Existing Commercial Establishment

Table 13 - Existing Solid Waste Disposal

Table 14 - Inventory of Existing Infrastructure Facilities / Utilities

Table 15 - Inventory of Existing Resolutions

Table 16 - Barangay Revenue and Expenditures

 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
 Everyone aspires for a change… a change that is characterized by the advancement of
life to cope the pressing needs of the contemporary society. Categorically, change from one
phase to another, for good, is associated with development.

Apparently, we are not alone. We have a circle to work on being a collective group of
people. As a community, we all long for a better way of life that can be ushered by sustainable
development scheme. This entails participatory effort that is based on the conceptions, dreams
and aspirations of the people that they themselves have come to identified, prioritized and
translated into feasible measures. It is also a kind of development that always recognizes the
contribution and crucial roles of development players: the government, the civil society and
the business sector. Primarily, we aim to achieve development by making use of our scarce
resources based on its capacity to provide for our needs. Specifically, a more decisive
management where all sectors are involved in the planning and implementing of development
endeavors is needed.

In this premise, the Barangay Development Plan of Barangay Edwards for 2013 to 2016
has been shaped will serve as a blueprint for the development and embodiment of the peoples’
strong support to the barangay governance in the next ten years.

The second chapter is the Barangay Development Framework which contains the vision
and mission, Chapter three outlines the Sectorial Plan that is divided into four major sectors,
namely: Social, Economic, Infrastructure and Development Administration.

The next chapter shows the Five Year Investment Plan of the barangay, its proposed
programs and projects. And the fifth chapter talks about the duties and functions of the
barangay officials.

Hand in hand, we will be able to achieve these dreams for the next generation to enjoy.
LEGAL BASIS

Section 2 (a) of the Local Government Code of 1991

It is hereby declared the policy of the state that the territorial and political subdivisions of the
state shall enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy to enable them to attain their fullest
development as self-reliant communities and make them more effective partners in attainment of
national foals. Toward this end, the State shall provide for a more responsive and accountable local
government units shall be given more powers, authority, responsibilities, and resources. The process
of decentralization shall proceed from the national government to the local government units.

Section 107 (a) Book 1 of the Local Government Code of 1991

The barangay development council shall be headed by the Punong Barangay and shall be
composed of the following members:

(1) Members of the Sangguniang Barangay;

(2) Representatives of non-governmental organizations operating in the barangay, who shall
constitute not less than (1/4) of the members of the fully organized council;
(3) Representative of the Congressman.

Section 15, Article XIII (1987 Constitution).

The state shall respect the role of independent people’s organizations to enable the people to
pursue and protect, within the democratic framework their legitimate and collective interests and
aspirations through peaceful and lawful means.

Section 16, Article XIII (1987 Constitution)

The right of the people and their organizations to effective and reasonable participation at all
levels of social, political and economic decision making shall not be abridged. The state shall,
by law facilitate the establishment of adequate consultation mechanism.

Section 106, IRR (Local Government Code)

Each Local Government Unit shall have a comprehensive multi-sectoral development plan to be
initiated by its Development Council and approved by its Sanggunian in setting the direction of
economic, and social development, and coordinating development efforts within its territorial
jurisdiction.

Office of the President, MC No. 2

All government offices and LGU’s shall create their medium term plan and public investment programs.

Malacañang EO no. 72

CDCs (City Development Council) and MDCs (Municipal Development Council) shall initiate the
formulation or upgrading of its Land Use Plan (LUP) consultation with the concerned sectors of
their communities.
HISTORY

Barangay Edwards was founded on February 25, 1961 with appointed Barrio Lieutenant
Datu Edwards Piang as Founder and Tribal Leader of the Cultural Communities belonging to
the Tboli tribe. The name Edwards was taken from one of the first Settler who owned a widest
parcel of land in the place during that time. The late Datu Edwards Piang whose tomb now laid
at the heart of the said Barangay.

Barangay Edwards was bounded on the South by Barangay Poblacion, on the East by
Barangay Lemsnolon, on the West by Barangay Halilan of Lake Sebu, and on the North by
Barangay Sinolon with a total Land Area of Nine Hundred Eighty One(982) hectares more or
less.

Primary grades were opened for education when school site was donated by Onoy
Adog wherein Datu Edwards Piang served as witness who was then a barrio Lieutenant of
Barangay Edwards during that time, year 1959. Years later, Elementary Grades were finally
completed. A decade after the Elementary School had been put up; a High School was opened
to give chance to those who have graduated their Elementary Education.

As of 2000 National statistic Census on Household and Population counts, Barangay

Edwards has 446 Household with 2, 023 total Population wherein 975 are registered voters
who cast their votes last May 11, 1992 National and Local Elections.

Based on official records, out of 982 hectares land area of Barangay Edwards, 790.341
hectares were suitable for agri-crops. The remaining portions are open grassland, built up
areas, and agri-industrial site. Likewise, Barangay Edwards have estimated resources for an
appropriation of P 2,075, 577.00 from National and Local funds for the Calendar Year 2013.

For so many years of hard struggle, several leaders have proved their worth and
effectiveness in running the affairs of the Barangay especially on the delivery of basic services
for the benefit of the entire populace, today we, the Barangay Officials together with the
cooperative constituents of Edwards, Purok and Sitio leaders, Non Governmental
Organizations and all residents have focus our attention to the economic expansion of our
Barangay.
DEMOGRAPHY

A number of inhabitants in Brgy. Edwards have continuously grown since its creation as
a Barangay. In the census conducted by the National Statistics Office in the year 2013,
Edwards is a home of 4,577 people with 951 households and is projected to have reached
5,395 by the year 2017 with 1,675 households.

Table 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Edwards, Tboli, South Cotabato
2021

TOTAL NO. TOTAL

PUROKS OF POPULATION MALE FEMALE
HOUSEHOLD
Purok Mabuhay 92 580 306 274
Purok Mapainubuson 65 300 159 141
Purok Sampaguita 105 465 239 226
Purok Pag-asa 110 450 248 202
Purok Chavez 130 678 389 289
Purok Tanco 95 535 270 264
Purok Makiangayon 61 255 130 125
Purok Mangga 45 202 107 95
Sitio Sanico 110 506 255 251
Sitio Dahlia 90 390 196 194
Sitio Calis 29 108 58 50
Sitio Bangkaing 50 180 111 69
Sitio Lamslayang 45 136 75 61
TOTAL 1,027 4, 785 2,543 2,242
Source: NSO
BNS Actual Survey

Population Distribution shows that Purok Chavez is densely populated followed by

Purok Mabuhay with 678 and 580 population respectively. While, Sitio Calis is the least
populated Sitio with a total population of 108 from 29 household.
 Table 2
AGE AND SEX DISTRIBUTION
Edwards, Tboli, South Cotabato
2021

ALL AGES BOTH SEXES MALE FEMALE

Under 1 year old 225 120 105

1 – 4 year s old 336 124 212
5 years Old 324 229 95
6 – 14 years Old 1, 076 532 544
15-49 years Old 2, 049 1, 098 951
50-64 years Old 398 108 290
65-Above 377 155 222
Total 4,785 2, 366 2,419

Table 3
MOTHER TONGUE
Barangay Edwards, Tboli, South Cotabato
2021

MOTHER TONGUE POPULATION Percentage

Ilonggo 3,618 85%
Tboli 405 7%
Cebuano 498 7%
Ilocano 162 1%
TOTAL 4, 785 100%

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
Table 4
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
Barangay Edwards, Tboli, South Cotabato
2021

Types of Religion Population Percentage

Roman Catholic 3, 013 80%
Christian & Missionary Churches of
610 9%
the Phils.
 Baptist 354 6%
Iglesia ni Cristo 246 2%
Seventh Day Adventist Church 174 1%
Other Protestant Church 388 3%
Total 4,785 100%

Constituents of Barangay Edwards were divided into six as to their worship. Where
dominating the population is the Roman Catholic having 80% of the total population followed
by Christian & Missionary Churches of the Phils. with 9%, Baptist having 6% of the total
population, Other Protestant Church having 3% of the total population, Iglesia ni Cristo having
2% of the total population, Sevent Day Adventist having 2% of the total population.

LITERACY RATE

Table 5
SCHOOL AGE POPULATION
Barangay Edwards, Tboli, South Cotabato
2021

School Age Number of Number of Schools Number of

Population Enrollees Private Government Teacher
Kindergarten 101 3 4
Elementary 848 1 24
Secondary 914 1 1 49
College 215
Vocational 106
Course
Others 48

LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT

Table 6
Fifteen Years and Over Population by Sex and Employment Status
Barangay Edwards, Tboli, South Cotabato
2021

In the Labor Force Not in the

SEX POPULATION Employed Unemployed Labor
Female 2419 1,166 156 1,071
 Male 2366 1,050 146 117,0

NATURAL FEATURES

Barangay Edwards is bounded on the North by Barangay Sinolon; on the East by Barangay
Lemsnolon; on the South by Poblacion, this Municipality and on the West by Barangay
Halilan, Municipality of Lake Sebu.

Land Area

Barangay Edwards has an area of 982 hectares with 4,577 total population based on
the 2020 NSO Survey resulting to a population density of 4.66 person per hectare.

Climate and Rainfall

The climate falls under the fourth type which is characterized by no distinct dry season
with a very pronounced rainfall from early of June to the later part of November with the
heaviest downpour occurring in October. Although, rain is about evenly distributed throughout
the year, the dry months comes in the later part of May. March is the driest month ever
recorded.

Basic Soil Type

The area generally falls under three (3) soil types, loam, sandy loam and clay loam. The
barangay has an area of 562 has that falls under the category of sandy loam, 320 has with
loam, and 100 has with clay loam soil type.

CHAPTER II
 GENERAL
DEVELOPMENT
FRAMEWORK
 VISION

A PEACEFUL, SELF-RELIANT, GOD CENTERED AND

SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPED COMMUNITY PUBLIC SERVANTS
AND EMPOWERED CITIZENRY.

MISSION

THE BARANGAY SHALL PURSUE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY

AND AGRO FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT, ACCESITY TO BASIC
SERVICES STRENGTHEN GO, NGO’S, PO’S LINKAGES WHILE
PRESERVING THE VALUES AND CULTURE OF OUR PEOPLE.
 MAJOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONCERN

a. To rationalize agro-industrialization of vacant lands. This will involve both

spatial and sectored rationalization. Spatial rationalization would entail location
analysis to determine the most suitable areas for different types of agro-forestry
developments (fruits, vegetables, lives tocks and industrial trees, etc.), given
specific economic and environmental consideration. On the other hand, sectored
rationalization would mean the encouragement of certain types of industries to cater
and/or process agro-forestry products which are vertically integrated with the
resource base of the community and the municipality as whole. The goal of
sectored rationalization stems from a desire to expand the barangay’s benefits from
industrialization beyond the usual employment generation.

b. To maximize sustainable potentials for (i) community self-sufficiency,

particularly in terms of stable food and (ii) the barangay contributing to and
benefiting from the respective economies of the municipality, province and Region
XII as a whole. This goal implies that the plan would be increase generative
growth up to the maximum sustainable level through development of the natural
and human resources, rather than preservation of the resources per se.

c. To improve inter-sectoral functional linkages. With respect to the economic

sector, this goal is actually an extension of the first goal given above. More
specifically, this would mean that an agriculturally based industrial development
strategy will be adopted. Beyond the economic sector, however, this goal will
entail coordination of all development efforts, especially those related to physical
and social infrastructure and manpower development. Similarly, the plan calls for a
higher pitch of activity in key sector and sub-sector triggers off growth in other
sectors.

d. To attain equitable distribution of income. This goal implies that the plan would be
to spread the benefits of socio-economic growth as equitable as possible among
the populace so as to improve their quality of life and to produce income through
people empowerment.

e. To maintain peace and order situation. This implies that the plan would be to
enforce laws effectively so as to safeguard the welfare of the municipality’s
population as well as its resources as a vital concern to sustain development.
 CHAPTER III
SECTORAL
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
3.1 SOCIAL SECTOR

Barangay Edwards has a total population 4,577 as of 2013 NSO and 4,775 as of
2014 BNS Actual Survey. Wherein, 2,525 and 2, 052 are male and female
respectively.

3.1.1 PEACE AND ORDER

Existing Situation

 Curfew hours is not observed

 Drank people are sometimes violent
 CVO are not having regular patrol
 No clear policy among barangay tanod to chase criminals and violators of laws
 No clear record and accountability on the funds derived from the fines and
penalties of the abductors

GOALS/OBJECTIVES

 Improved peace and order situation

 Justice be served to all
 Ensure the safety and security of the residents

STRATEGIES

 Barangay tanod, cvo shall be activated

 Review current barangay tanod/ BPLK situation and formulate necessary policies
 People’s initiative to renew their social securities be encouraged
 Strengthen moral values of families by conducting periodic seminar on Moral
Recovery and Value Reorientation;
3.1.2 HEALTH

EXISTING SITUATION

 About 10% of the families have no access to potable water within 50 meters
radius of their houses;
 Occurrence of death and diseases especially to children
 Lack of feeding and nutrition programs
 Minimal honorarium of the Barangay Health Workers to assist in the barangay
 Water volume is insufficient for the community
 About 10% households have no sanitary toilets.
 Presence of barangay health center
 Availability of a barangay health midwife/BHW trained on primary Health Care

Table 8
HEALTH RESOURCES / FACILITIES
Barangay Edwards, Tboli, South Cotabato
2021

HEALTH LOCATION NUMBER OF PRIVATE PUBLIC

FACILITIES PERSONNEL
Barangay Near Barangay
6 1
Health Center Hall
Medical Clinic Tboli
(Family Planning Evangelical 55 1
Center)
Clinic
Botica / Drug Brgy Health
Store Unit /Tboli
Evangelical
Clinic
Dental Clinic

Goal

 Healthy residents/populace
 Accessible medical services and facilities

 Objectives

 Decreased mortality rate and prevent possible occurrence of diseases

 Increased number of facilities with access to potable water sources;
 Reduced cases of malnutrition;
 Provide sanitary toilets to those households who don’t have

Strategies

 Provision of additional potable water system by tapping LGU/funding agencies

and Non Government Organizations.
 Regular monitoring of water sources as to potability and safety
 Intensify IEC on immunization, intensify community-agency linkages and conduct
health education classes;
 Additional training for midwife and BHW on integrated management of child
illnesses;
 Provide supplemental feeding;
 Strengthen the medical services in the barangay
 Mobilize/train community in the construction of sanitary toilets

3.1.2 SPORTS AND RECREATION

Goal/ Objectives

 Be able to produce potential players

 Youth will have leisure and be kept away from illegal acts

Strategies

 Negotiate for land donation and source out funding for basketball courts from
municipal, provincial LGUs and other agencies.
 Provision of funds for sports facilities
 Support athletic programs of the schools by providing financial assistance for
them
3.1.3 EDUCATION

Existing Situation

 Tardiness and absences of some of the pupils and students

 Small space of Day Care Center
 Minimal funding and honorarium of Day Care Worker/s
 Lack of financial support to education programs
 20 households have children 6-12 years old not enrolled in elementary schools
 15 households have children 13-16 years old not enrolled in high school
 Most 17-21 years old not getting college education
 High illiteracy rate among parents and adult ages
 Some parents lack interest on sending their children to school

Goals/Objectives

 To provide access to/opportunities for pupils in elementary education

 To provide Access to/opportunities for students in secondary education
 To provide access to/opportunities for students in college education
 To reduce illiteracy rate among parents and adults
 To provide quality education in Elementary and pre-school

Strategies

 Coordinate with DepEd on matters relative to the absences and absences of the
elementary teachers
 Coordinate with MSWDO in the conduct of seminar for parents inculcating value
of education and responsible parenthood;
 Provide seminar/education on adolescent health and youth development;
 Facilitate access to scholarship programs for indigent but deserving student;
 Improve elementary School building and facilities by mobilizing resources of
PTCA< BLGU< MLGU< PLGU and DepEd;
 Establish secondary level/high school by lobbying with DepEd, NGOs and private
sector; and
 Conduct Literacy classes for illiterate parents
 CONSOLIDATED GOAL / OBJECTIVES / STRATEGY FORMULATION

SECTORAL GOAL OBJECTIVE STRATEGY

DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
SECTOR
Peaceful & Orderly Improve peace and Reactivate and
A. Protective Community order condition strengthen barangay
Services tanods/CVO, BPLK

Strengthen moral
values of families by
conducting periodic
seminar on Moral
Recovery and Value
Reorientation

Healthy residents & Decrease mortality rate Provision of additional

B. Health accessible medical and prevent possible potable water system
services and facilities occurrence of diseases by tapping LGU/funding
agencies and Non
Increase number of Government Org.
facilities with access to
potable water sources; Regular monitoring of
water sources as to
Reduce cases of potability and safety
malnutrition; Intensify IEC on
immunization, intensify
Presence of Sanitary community-agency
toilets to every linkages and conduct
households health educ. classes;
Additional training for
midwife and BHW on
integrated mgt. of child
illnesses;
Provide supplemental
feeding;
Strengthen the medical
services
Mobilize/train
community in the
construction of sanitary
toilets
C. Sports Negotiate for land
Youth will have leisure To keep the youth from donation and source
time and be kept away drugs and to develop out funding for
from illegal drugs potential players basketball courts from
municipal, provincial
Discover potential To have a well-rounded LGUs and other
players community agencies.

Happy & well – Provision of funds for

rounded community sports facilities

Support athletic
programs of the
schools by providing
financial assistance for
them

D. Education Coordinate wit DepEd

Potential, educated and To provide access on matters relative to
responsible residents to/opportunities for the absences and
pupils in elementary absences of the
Quality education & education elementary teachers
available classroom Coordinate with
facilities To provide Access MSWDO in the
to/opportunities for conduct of seminar for
students in secondary parents inculcating
education value of education and
responsible
To provide access parenthood;
to/opportunities for Provide
students in college seminar/education on
education adolescent health and
youth development;
To reduce illiteracy rate Facilitate access to
among parents and scholarship programs
adults for indigent but
deserving student;
To provide quality Improve elementary
education in School building and
Elementary and pre- facilities by mobilizing
school resources of PTCA<
BLGU< MLGU< PLGU
and DepEd;
Establish secondary
level/high school by
lobbying with DepEd,
NGOs and private
sector; and
Conduct Literacy
 classes for illiterate
parents

3.2 ECONOMIC SECTOR

Existing Situation

Edwards had developed rapidly with the leadership of previous and current Officials.
However, majority of barangay constituents could hardly meet their basic needs.
Despite of the presence of the multi-national company, many residents suffer poverty
due to high cost of basic commodities.

3.2.1 AGRICULTURE

The Barangay is generally an agricultural place with the total agricultural area of 862 in
which majority is devoted to pineapple and banana production. Apparently, only 200 hectares
are effectively planted with different crops due to different reasons the farmers have posted:

1. High cost of agricultural inputs like fertilizers and pesticides

2. Lack of financial resources to maintain the farms
3. Low quality of agricultural products and minimal production
4. Slash and Burn Farming or “Kaingin” is prevalently practiced by the cultural
communities
5. Lack of post harvest facilities like corn Sheller, mills, warehouse and dryers
6. Other areas that have no road access are burdened with high cost of hauling the
agricultural products
7. Some farms have gradually become acidic and depleted
8. Indolence of some residents to work on their own farm
9. Limited alternatives for additional income
10. Most of the agricultural programs were not sustained due to lack of concrete
policies
11. Majority of the farm animals have not been vaccinated, thus they are prone to
diseases while some are becoming malnourished
12. Shortage of water supply within the Barangay.

Table 10
MAJOR AND MINOR CROPS
Barangay Edwards, Tboli, South Cotabato
2021
 Major Crops Area in Hectares Production per Hectare

Rice 25 30 sacks
Corn 50 70 sacks
Banana 264 600 boxes/yr
Pineapple 170 30 tons/yr
Coffee 5 0.5 tons/yr

Table 11
LIVESTOCKS

Livestock Number
Cattle 130
Carabao 14
Goat 84
Swine 110

Goal

1. Every household have sufficient food & income

2. Presence of post-harvest facilities
3. No-conflict land tenure
4. The community has access to potable water

Objectives

1. To have sufficient foods in every household

2. To increase family income and meet their basic needs
3. To provide post-harvest facilities
4. To settle land tenure related problems
5. To generate additional income for the family
6. To supply potable water within the community

Strategies

 Practice inter-cropping system and adoption of organic farming to lessen high farming
cost
  Concerned governmental agencies may initially provide technical and material
assistance in establishing Diversified Intensive Farming System (DIFS) in sloping farms
integrating crops, livestock, fruit trees and the possibility of inland fish culture in the farm
to facilitate hands-on learning and coaching. Planting of vegetables, root crops, durian,
lanzones, rambutan, mangos teen, coffee, cacao and abaca is encourage. Likewise,
the raising of small animals such as goats and poultry like native chicken and ducks;.
 Communicate and coordinate with the Mindanao Rural Development Program-
Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD) thru the Department of
Agriculture (DA) to help the community to be a beneficiary of complete set of one(1) unit
Reservoir;
 Promote appropriate, environment-friendly and low cost technology such as STOP,
Organic Farming, Bio-Dynamics, Korean Natural Farming and others;
 Conduct skills/technology training on livestock and poultry-raising, fish culture, cut
flower production, food processing and preservation, feed processing for swine and
tilapia;
 Promote home bio-intensive gardening and encourage backyard small livestock and
poultry raising to ensure continuous supply of foods in the households;
 Demonstrate appropriate upland technologies in the established learning sites;
 Develop model farms at the sitio level for easy access of sitio farmer residents of the
environment-friendly technologies;
 Create local extension network and enhance skills of the barangay and sitio level
extension workers; Human behavioral transformation through skills development and
trainings
 Generate livelihood or income generating projects from the different stakeholders of the
co-management program;
 Strengthen farmers organizations; more strict implementation of government programs
 Coordinate with the office of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP)
and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for tenurial
instruments (CADC/CALT/PACBRAMA);
 Capacity building for community volunteers such as Barangay Extension Worker, Para-
Veterinarian and other agriculture-based community organizations.
 Imbed in every technology training the modules on good values, team building,
leadership, industriousness and other positive human traits.
 Encourage stakeholders participation in farming enhancement activities

3.2.2 COMMERCE & TRADE

Barangay Edwards has identified and developed mini-commercial and industrial areas for
the community. However, buying prices for agricultural products are low that creates headache
to small farmers. Other identified potential business like sari-sari stores have no business
permits/barangay clearances, hence, overpriced goods are rampant.
Goal

 Sufficient household income

 Presence of commercial and industrial areas in distant puroks/sitios
 Affordable goods/commodities

Objectives

 Development of household-based and organization-based industries and enterprises to

augment households’ income.
 Development of commercial and industrial areas in strategic location.
 Make goods and commodities affordable to all

Strategies

 Establish and develop barangay commercial center by allocating site and providing
clean and quality structures.
 Sourcing credit/financial assistance for household or association-based enterprise
 Identification and allocation of appropriate commercial and industrial centers
 Negotiation for land donation/lot purchase
 Create a team from the barangay council to monitor prizes of commodities
 Encourage agricultural based processing activities and investment
 Create special body to register local businesses to generate revenues

3.2.3 ENVIRONMENT

The barangay has a total forest area of 82 hectares composed of 80 hectares of

Production Forest and 2 hectares of agro-forest. The following are among the major problems
that Barangay Edwards is confronted with:

 Presence of illegal loggers

 No concrete program for the protection of flora and fauna
 Garbage are thrown in the rivers
 Proper waste segregation and disposal is not practiced
 Occurrence of soil erosion, landslides and other related land disasters
 Polluted and depleted water bodies
 Residents had no knowledge on the importance of nature
 No barangay ordinance on forest and environmental protection
Goal

 Natural resources are available for future generations.

 Clean & green barangay

Objectives

 Educate the constituents on Environment Protection and importance of nature;

 Promote appropriate upland farming system to improved production while conserving
the environment;
 Protect the remaining contiguous old growth forest, secondary growth forest pockets
and reforestation areas;
 Established Nursery for seedling generation;

Strategies

 Support the solid waste management practices

 Pass and strictly implement ordinances protecting forest pockets and conserving
reforestation areas.
 Define perimeter of forest zone through GPS / GIS and stake monuments to mark
restricted zone and declaring this zone as a protected zone,
 Implement Barangay Forest Protection and Management Scheme (BFPMS)
 Create Barangay Forest Protection and Committee (BFPMC)
 Prepare site specific development plans
 Promote environment – friendly technology such as contour farming through the Slope-
Treatment Oriented Practice (STOP), diversified organic farming
 Plant trees and other forest plants in identified reforestation areas;
 Designate and develop settlements site away from danger zones, Gradual phasing out
of houses and structures along banks of water bodies and establish erosion control
measures for tribal settlements on mountain ridges like tree planting and rip rapping;
introduce waste management technology such as segregation and composting at the
household level.

CONSOLIDATED GOAL / OBJECTIVE / STRATEGY FORMULATION

SECTORAL GOAL OBJECTIVES STRATEGY

DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
SECTOR

A. Agriculture Every household have To have sufficient Practice inter-cropping

sufficient food & foods in every system and adoption of
income household organic farming to
Presence of post- To increase family lessen high farming
harvest facilities income and meet their cost
Establish agro-forestry basic needs Concerned gov’tall
based land utilization To provide post- agencies may initially
harvest facilities provide technical and
material assistance in
To settle land tenure establishing Diversified
related problems Intensive Farming
To generate additional System (DIFS) in
income for the family sloping farms
integrating crops,
To supply potable livestock, fruit trees and
water within the the possibility of inland
community fish culture in the farm
to facilitate hands-on
learning and coaching.
Planting of vegetables,
root crops, durian,
lanzones, rambutan,
mangos teen, coffee,
cacao and abaca is
encourage. Likewise,
the raising of small
animals such as goats
and poultry like native
chicken and ducks;
Communicate and
coordinate with the
Mindanao Rural
Development Program-
Community Fund for
Agricultural
Development (MRDP-
CFAD) thru the
Department of
Agriculture (DA) to help
the community to be a
beneficiary of complete
set of one(1) unit
Reservoir;
Promote appropriate,
environment-friendly
and low cost
 technology such as
STOP, Organic
Farming, Bio-
Dynamics, Korean
Natural Farming and
others;
Conduct
skills/technology
training on livestock
and poultry-raising, fish
culture, cut flower
production, food
processing and
preservation, feed
processing for swine
and tilapia;
Promote home bio-
intensive gardening
and encourage
backyard small
livestock and poultry
raising to ensure
continuous supply of
foods in the
households;
Demonstrate
appropriate upland
technologies in the
established learning
sites;
Develop model farms
at the sitio level for
easy access of sitio
farmer residents of the
environment-friendly
technologies;
Create local extension
network and enhance
skills of the barangay
and sitio level
extension workers;
Human behavioral
transformation through
skills development and
trainings

Sufficient household Establish and develop

B. Commerce income Development of
and Trade Presence of household-based and barangay commercial
commercial and organization-based center by allocating
industrial areas in industries and site and providing
distant puroks/sitios enterprises to augment clean and quality
households’ income. structures.
Affordable
Development of Sourcing
goods/commodities
commercial and credit/financial
industrial areas in assistance for
strategic location. household or
Make goods and association-based
commodities affordable enterprise
to all Identification and
allocation of
appropriate
commercial and
industrial centers
Negotiation for land
donation/lot purchase
Create a team from
the barangay council
to monitor prizes of
commodities
Encourage agricultural
based processing
activities and
investment
Create special body to
register local
businesses to
generate revenues

C. Environment Natural resources are

preserved for future Educate the Support the solid waste
generations. constituents on management practices
Environment
Clean & green Pass and strictly
Protection and
barangay implement ordinances
importance of nature;
protecting forest
Promote appropriate pockets and conserving
upland farming system reforestation areas.
to improved production
while conserving the Define perimeter of
environment; forest zone through
GPS / GIS and stake
Protect the remaining monuments to mark
contiguous old growth restricted zone and
forest, secondary declaring this zone as a
growth forest pockets protected zone,
and reforestation
 areas; Implement Barangay
Established Nursery Forest Protection and
for seedling generation Management Scheme
(BFPMS)
Create Barangay
Forest Protection and
Committee (BFPMC)
Prepare site specific
development plans
Promote environment –
friendly technology
such as contour
farming through the
Slope-Treatment
Oriented Practice
(STOP), diversified
organic farming
Plant trees and other
forest plants in
identified reforestation
areas;
Designate and develop
settlements site away
from danger zones,
Gradual phasing out of
houses and structures
along banks of water
bodies and establish
erosion control
measures for tribal
settlements on
mountain ridges like
tree planting and rip
rapping; introduce
waste management
technology such as
segregation and
composting at the
household level.

3.3 INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES / UTILITIES

Existing Situation

 Limited access to information and communication

 Limited volume of safe water system facilities
  Some sitios do not have access to safe water
 Lack of farm-to-market roads
 Bridge is dilapidated and dangerous to vehicles
 Dryers of agricultural products are limited

3.3.1 TRANSPORTATION

3.3.2 ELECTRIFICATION

3.3.3 COMMUNICATION

3.3.4 WATER SYSTEM

Goal

 Access to potable water

 Availability of modern communication/ information facilities
 Accessible roads
 Access to electricity

Objectives

 Install safe water system

 Construct and rehabilitated farm – to – market roads
 Expand households’ access to electric services
 Construct other social infrastructure
 Be able to put up communication facility in the barangay

Strategies

 For water system, the strategy calls for expansion of water system from its
source to Different Purok and sitios of the Barangay
 For sustainability of water resources, trees must be planted within the vicinity of
water sources such as springs, waterfalls and rivers;
 Farm – to – market roads shall be improved.
 The Municipal and Barangay shall make representations with SOCOTECO
Expansion of Solar Power
 Provide other social infrastructure to facilitate services delivery
 CONSOLIDATED GOAL / OBJECTIVE / STRATEGY FORMULATION

SECTORAL GOAL OBJECTIVES STRATEGY

DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTU Access to potable Install safe water For water system, the
RE water system strategy calls for
expansion of water
DEVELOPMENT Availability of modern Construct and
system from its source
SECTOR communication/ rehabilitated farm – to
information facilities to Different Purok and
– market roads
sitios of the Barangay
Accessible roads Expand households’
access to electric For sustainability of
Access to electricity services water resources, trees
must be planted within
Construct other social the vicinity of water
infrastructure sources such as
Be able to put up springs, waterfalls and
communication facility rivers;
in the barangay Farm – to – market
roads shall be
improved.
The Municipal and
Barangay shall make
representations with
SOCOTECO
Expansion of Solar
Power
Provide other social
infrastructure to
facilitate services
delivery

3.4 DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

EXISTING SITUATION

 Barangay officials lack of leadership training

 Mostly of Purok/Sitio Leaders are working
 Some ordinances are not implemented
 10% of the residents do not have residence certificates
 CHAPTER IV
5 YEAR
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
Environment and Natural Resources

Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Program/Project Timeframe

Sources Cost (PhP)
1. Technology 1 Brgy. MENRO 10,000.00 2022-2026
Training/ Exposure Training Edwards UDP
Trips on NVS/Land DENR
Care, STOP, KNF,
Organic farming,
Composting and
Solid Waste
Management
2. Reforestation 10 has. along PLGU 100,000.00
Projects (Strict creek and South
Protection Zones/ river bank Cotabato
Reforestation of Brgy.
Zones) Edwards
3. Agro-forestation 15 has. Brgy. PLGU 100,000.00
Project Edwards MLGU
DA Prov.
DA Mun.
4. Nursery 1 Brgy. DENR, 25,000.00
unit Edwards MLGU,
PLGU
5. IEC/Advocacy on 1 Brgy. MENRO 10,000.00 2022-2026
Environment Training Edwards
245,000.00
TOTAL

Agriculture

Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Sources Program/Project Timeframe

Cost (PhP)
4. Technology Training on 150 Brgy. DA, PLGU, 120,000.00 2022-2026
Organic Farming/ farmers Edwards MLGU, NGOs
Composting
7. Technology Training on 150 Brgy. DA, PLGU, 120,000.00 2022-2026
Livestock Raising farmers Edwards MLGU
8.Technology Training on 150 Brgy. DA, PLGU, 120,000.00 2022-2026
Fish Culture farmers Edwards MLGU
9.Technology Training on 150 Brgy. DA, PLGU, 225,000.00 2022-2026
Food Preservation/ farmers Edwards MLGU, DOST
Processing
10.Technology Training 150 Brgy. DA, PLGU, 120,000.00 2022-2026
on Feed Processing farmers Edwards MLGU
11.Skills Training on 150 Brgy. DA, PLGU, 30,000.00 2022-2026
grafting, budding and farmers Edwards MLGU
marcotting
TOTAL 1, 115, 000.00
Commerce and Industry

Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Program/Project Timeframe

Sources Cost (PhP)
1. Skills Training on Food 25 Barangay DTI, TESDA, 37,500.00 2022-2026
Preservation pax wide MLGU,
PLGU
2. Feed Mill for Hog and 1 unit Barangay DOST, DA, 1,000,000.00 2022-2026
Chicken wide PLGU, CDF
3. Skills Training on 55 Barangay TESDA, DTI, 75,000.00 2023
Bamboo Furniture and pax wide PLGU, DA,
Handicraft Making UDP
4. Skills Training on 30 Barangay DOT, NCIP, 90,000.00 2023 –
Tnalak Weaving, pax wide DTI, NGOs, 2024
Dressmaking, Beads PSWDO
and Brass works
5. Skills Training on 50 Brgy. DA, PLGU, 50,000.00 2023
Carpentry pax Edwards MLGU,
NGOs
6. Skills Training on 50 Barangay MSWDO, 75,000.00 2023
Beauty Culture pax wide PSWDO
TOTAL 1,327,500.00

Education

Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Program/Project Timeframe

Sources Cost (PhP)

1. Conduct Seminar on 7 Barangay MSWDO, SK, 35,000.00 2023

Leadership and Youth Proper PLGU-
Development PSWDO
2. Adult Literacy 200 Barangay- DepEd, LGU, 300,000.00 2022-2026
Program pax wide PLGU-
PSWDO,
NGOs

TOTAL 335,000.00

Health
Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Program/Project Timeframe
Sources Cost (PhP)

2. Provision and 60 Sitio Calis, LGU, DOH, 30, 000.00 2022

distribution of water- Bangkaing MSWDO,
sealed toilet bowls and MEO,PLGU-
Lamslayang PSWDO
 4. Conduct seminars and 11 All PLGU, 100,000.00 2022-2026
training on child sitios/puroks MLGU,
rearing, responsible BLGU,
parenthood, cooking residents,
and feeding, health nutrition
and sanitation, office,PLGU-
nutrition PSWDO

5. Conduct feeding 11 All PLGU- 300,000.00 2022-2026

program sitios/puroks PSWDO,
community
TOTAL 430, 000.00

Social Welfare

Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Program/ Timeframe

Sources Project Cost
(PhP)
1. Conduct Values 4 Purok Mabuhay 102,208.00 2022-2026
Formation on Parents session Sitio Dahlia,
s Sitio
Sanico,Sitio
Calis
2. Seminar on PLGU- 50,000.00 2022-2026
Responsible Brgy. Proper PSWDO,
Parenthood MLGU,
BLGU,
Community,
Nutrition,
MSWDO

5. Supplemental Feeding All 3-6 Brgy. Proper PLGU- 40,000.00 2022-2026

years PSWDO,
old BLGU,
community
6. Gender Sensitivity All Brgy. Proper PLGU- 10,000.00 2022-2026
Training brgy. PSWDO,
Official MSWDO,
s& Population
leaders Office
TOTAL 222,208.00

Housing
Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Program/Project Timeframe
Sources Cost (PhP)
1. Settlements BLGU, 1,000,000.00 2024
Relocation and MLGU,
Development PLGU,
NHA, PSF,
CDF
 TOTAL 1,000,000.00

Protective Services

Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Program/Project Timeframe

Sources Cost (PhP)
1. Skills Enhancement All Tanods/ BGU, LGU 25,000.00 2023
Training for
Barangay Tanods
2. Seminar on Barangay BGU, LGU 15,000.00 2023
Formulation of Officials/ 1
Barangay Public plan
Integrated Safety
Plan
3. Orientation on RA Barangay BGU, 25,000.00 2022-2024
9165 (Dangerous Officials, LGU,DILG
Drugs Act) Lupon,
Tanods
4. Disaster Management Barangay BGU, LGU 50,000.00 2022-2026
Training Officials,
Lupon,
Tanods,
BHWs,
BNS, SK
6. Seminar on Moral Barangay PSWDO, 20,000.00 2023
Recovery and Values Officials, BGU, LGU,
Development Lupon, DILG,
Tanods, MSWDO
BHWs,
BNS, SK,
7Training on Emergency SAR Team PSWDO, 20, 000.00 2023
Response Team MSWDO,
DILG, BLGU
7. Provision of 2 hand- BGU, MLGU, 20,000.00 2023-2025
communication held radios PLGU
facilities
TOTAL 140,000.00

1.33 Infrastructure and Utilities

Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Program/Project Timeframe

Sources Cost (PhP)
A. Road 3 sitios
1. Road Opening 4.5 km. 3 DPWH, CDF, 1,050,000.00 2022-2026
Sitios PLGU,
MLGU,
BLGU, MRDP
2. Road Maintenance PLGU, 300,000.00 2022-2026
MLGU, BLGU
 B. Drainage
1. Construction of MLGU, 200,000.00 2022-2026
Drainage Canal PLGU,
DPWH, CDF
2. Construction of 3 Purok BLGU 60, 000.00 2022-2026
Line Canal meters Makiangayon
/Mapainubus
on
3. Construction of Purok BLGU 30, 000.00 2023
Box Culvert Mangga
TOTAL 3,640,000.00

1.35 Barangay Governance and Administration

Programs/Projects Unit Location Fund Program/Project Timeframe

Sourc Cost (PhP)
es
1. Barangay Revenue 1 Barangay BLGU, 10,000.00 2023
Code Updating Edwards MLGU
2. Training-Workshop Barangay BLGU, 20,000.00 2023
on Internal Rules Officials MLGU
and Procedures
3. Training on BLGU, 12,500.00 2024
Legislative Agenda MLGU
4. Training-Seminar Barangay BLGU, 5,000.00 2024
(Retooling) on Secretary MLGU
Records
Management for
Barangay Secretary
5. KP Training Lupon BLGU, 15,000.00 2023
Members MLGU
6. Bookkeeping for Barangay BLGU, 10,000.00 2023
Treasurers & BRK Treasurer MLGU
7. Strategic Planning Barangay BLGU, 20,000.00 2023
on Financial Officials MLGU
Management and
Project
Implementation
TOTAL 197,500.00

1.36 Summary of Costs

Economic
Environment & Natural Resources P 0.00
Agriculture 1,115,000.00
Commerce and Industry 1,327,500.00
Sub-Total P 2,687,500.00
Social
 Education 735,000.00
Health 300,000.00
Social Welfare 222,208.00
Housing 4,366,000.00
Protective Services 140,000.00
Sports & Recreation 2,100,000.00
Sub-Total P 7,863,208.00
Infrastructure and Utilities P 3,640,000.00
Barangay Governance & Administration P 197,500.00
Grand Total 14 ,388 ,208.00
 LAND AND WATER USE PLAN

INTRODUCTION

Rationale

The people in the community are the ones directly affected and it is but logical that serious effort to

address the situation should emanate and pursued by them. Development interventions start with

people making their land and water use plan, articulating their aspirations, vision of development

and commitment. The plan shall serve as guide in the physical development of the community by

making the best use of land and water resources.

Objectives

 To guide the barangay officials, leaders and constituents in the management of their land
and water including all resources therein;
 To resolve land and water use problems and conflicts;
 To allocate land and water areas for different uses based on population requirements and its
best use based on agro-ecological characteristics;
 To come up with a guide document for implementation, monitoring, evaluation and
regulation.

Methodology

The making of the Land and Water Use Plan was a build-up of activities commencing from the
inception of the Co-Management Program. Some of these activities were:

 Perimeter Survey of the entire barangay area conducted by joint UDP-DENR-LGU-Community

team;
 Sitio Development Planning facilitated by Project Implementation Team (PIT);

 Barangay Land Use Planning Workshop facilitated by the Technical Working Group;

 Resource Management Planning facilitated by BFAR/LGU Team.

In support further to the Co-Management Program, the Department of Agriculture funded a facilitators
training on (PRRA-BDP)-R12. The following activities were undertaken:
  Orientation of Municipal Facilitators Team (MFT) on Participatory Barangay Development
Planning;
 Training of MFT on Participatory Resource Appraisal (PRA);

 Training of MFT on Facilitating Barangay Development Planning (Sectoral and Land Use);
 Validation and enhancement of the plans by the Barangay Participatory Planners facilitated by
MFT;

The approach is community-based and participatory in the sense that core group leader from each sitio,
barangay officials and workers framed-up the plan subject to validation and approval of the General
Assembly; hands-on and experiential because the MFT and BPP and community leaders conducted
the PRA, perimeter survey and other data gathering activities jointly under the technical supervision
and coaching of the ACEDev- the NGO/Service Provider; and finally it also employed the triangulation
method not only in data validation but also in the plans’ form and substance. The community ideas
were reviewed and enriched by the MFT and Service Provider through their recommendations and
corrections.

PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

Pertinent Development Framework

The Land Use Plan of Barangay Edwards is within the general context of higher level plans, namely;
the Municipal Land Use Plan, Ancestral Domain Management Plan (ADMP), the Strategic Agricultural
Fishery Development Zone, the Municipality of Tboli Rehabilitation and Conservation Development
Plan and the Co-Management of Resources Program of Barangay Edwards.

Pertinent Government Laws and Policies

The following salient points of pertinent laws were explained to the barangay planners for consideration
when they formulate their land and water use plan:

National Laws:

PD 389 – otherwise known as the Forestry Reform Code authorizes the President of the Philippines by
Proclamation upon the recommendation of the Director to declare all lands of the public domain 18% in
slope in slope or over as permanent forests reserves, regardless of the condition of vegetation over
occupancy or use of any kind, and thereafter such forest reserves shall not be alienated nor disposed
of, but shall remain in public ownership as such for forest uses. Parcels of land less than 18% in slope
and less than 250 hectares, regardless of size, found within or surrounded, wholly or partly, by a body
of public forest shall be considered as part thereof. Areas along streams or rivers maybe utilized as
kaingin relocation centers of forest villages. A strip of land 50 meters above normal high waterline on
each side of rivers and streams with channel less than 5 meters wide shall be retained as permanent
forest land for stream bank protection.
PD 296 – This decree directs all persons, natural or juridical, to renounce position and move out of
portions of rivers, creeks, esteros drainage channels and other similar waterways encroached by them.

PD 705 – This provides for system of land classification into agricultural, industrial or commercial,
resettlements, mineral, timber or forest and grazing land and into such other classes as now or may
hereafter provided by law, rules and regulations. It provides further that no land of public domain 18% in
slope or over be classified as alienable and disposable, nor any forest land 50% in slope or over as
grazing land.

RA 6657 -Otherwise known as Comprehensive Agrarian Reform law. Covers not only Land Acquisition
and Distribution but also promotes societal justice, poverty alleviation and agri-industrialization of
countryside.

AO 20 (DAR)- Interim Guidelines on Land Use Conversion (series 1992) provides that all irrigated and
economically irrigable lands covered by irrigation projects with firm funding commitments shall be non-
negotiable for land conversion.

RA 7279 - Otherwise known as Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) of 1992. This mandates
the various local government units to identify sites for socialize housing and their integration into
Comprehensive Land Use Plans and Zoning Ordinances of their respective cities and municipalities.

MC 54 – Prescribing the guidelines governing section 20 of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991 authorizing cities and municipalities to reclassify agricultural lands into non-
agricultural uses.

RA 7160 – Otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991. This provides that LGU shall in
conformity with existing laws, continue to prepare their respective Comprehensive Land Use Plans
enacted through Zoning Ordinance which shall be the primary and dominant basis for the future land
resources.

RA 8435 AFMA – Agriculture and Fishery Modernization Act . Mandates LGU to designate Strategic
Agricultural and Fishery Development Zone (SAFDZ)

RA 8550 – The Fishery Code of the Philippines of 1998

RA 7586 (NIPAS Act) – An act providing for the establishment and management of national integrated
protected area system defining its scope and coverage and for other purposes.
DENR AO 2 (DAO2-1993) –providing rules and regulations for identification, delineation and
recognition of ancestral lands and domain claims.
RA 8371 Indigenous People Republic Act (IPRA) Law (1997)
DILG-DENR-LGU Joint Memorandum Circular 2003-1 – instituting the co-management schemes in
sustaining environmental protection and management efforts in collaboration with other national line
agencies and the local government units
EXISTING LAND AND WATER USES
Built-Up/Settlements
Clusters of bamboo and cogon houses and makeshift social infrastructures make up the built-up
area of each sitio. Built-up areas summed up to 26.51 hectares or 3% of the total barangay area.

Agricultural

Of the 981 hectares Land Area of Barangay Edwards, 88% or 862.68 hectares is devoted to
Agricultural Production (agri crops and high value crops).

LAND USE PROBLEMS

Built-Up/Settlements

 Some houses are found to be within the industrial zone wherein the gold processing plants and
rod mills are located. The condition may affect the health of the residents and their animals.
 Access to some settlements is through trails or rough earth roads only. The road going to other
sitio is not maintained for the past years.
 Some facilities are absent or inaccessible to other settlements like center, day care centers,
solar driers,

Agricultural

 Soil losing fertility, some acidic, absence of technology on soil conservation;

 Low yield and farm income, high production cost;
 Practice of mono-cropping on crop areas;
 Vast tract of mix crop areas on slopes are severely denuded;
 Use of inorganic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides that are costly and detrimental to health
and environment;
 Inadequate farm-to-market road and post harvest facilities;
 Many farmers have no Tenurial instruments over the public lands they are tilling part;
 Absentee land owners leave the grasslands idle and unproductive;
 When the farmer decides to cultivate the fallow areas, cogon grasses are slashed and burned
resulting to further deterioration of the environment.

Water Bodies
 Rivers/Creeks

The unchecked destruction of the river as a freshwater ecosystem renders it economically

less productive, hazardous health-wise and ecologically unsound. Specifically, the following
problems contribute to this situation:

 Effluence of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides heavily used in banana plantations drains to the
river;
 Cutting of trees, inappropriate farming practices in the uplands erode soils, cause landslides
and eventually add to the volume of silts lodged already in the rivers.
 Conversion of river banks into agricultural areas;
 Weak implementation of environmental laws.

Roads

 Poor road condition results to high transport and hauling cost for farm products and inputs;
difficulty in delivery of basic services and poor time management;
 Access trail leading to some Sitios were not maintained

LAND AND WATER USE POTENTIALS

Edwards’ comparative advantages are as follows:

 Sizeable tract of lands can be utilized for agriculture, ago-forestry and forestry;
 Soil is suitable for high value commercial crops, fruit trees and forest trees;
- coffee used to be indigenous to the area and NESTLE Philippines signified interest to
enter into corporate grower ship contract with LGUs.
- Existing banana plantations are doing well except for the threat of bunchy tops and
pollution of chemicals applied. Plantation owners may adopt organic farming practiced
by Mindanao Movers, exporters of organically grown bananas to Japan;
- The climate and temperature is likewise suited to other high value vegetable production.
 The water from the rivers can be tapped for irrigation of rice fields in the low-lying areas.

LAND USE REQUIREMENTS

Built-Up/Settlements

Space requirements for this land use category would take into consideration areas needed for
housing, commercial, institutional, industrial and pertinent facilities and utilities. Given the high
population growth, the absence of inadequacy of services and facilities, there is a need to identify and
allocate sites that can accommodate the abovementioned.
 Agricultural

With the insufficiency of food and low production, there is a need to intensify production of
existing farms and plant more high value crops. Some of the grasslands should be left as is for grazing
of livestock and source of cogon-thatched roofs. Mix crop areas needs to be diversified and installed
with erosion control measures.

Roads
Road to some puroks/Sitios are poor in condition. It also call for repair, improvement of existing
access going to other Sitio is also needed.

LAND AND WATER USE PROPOSAL

Built-up/Settlements

Households within the riverbank easement be made aware of the situation and be ready for
relocation when the law is implemented

Boundary conflicts between sitios were resolved during the planning stage. Planting of
permanent trees along boundary lines should be done to avoid future conflicts or confusion. Barangay
boundary dispute should be settled with barangay captains, MLGOO and Sangguniang Bayan.

Agricultural

From 862.70 hectares the proposed crop area shall be increased to 883.70 hectares.
The strategy is to optimize production and minimize expenses. This could be made possible by
introducing cost-saving technology such as production of organic fertilizers and diversification
of market-led commodities that are suited to the soil, climate and temperature of the area.

PROPOSED LAND USE ALLOCATION

Built- Agricultural Forest Miscellaneous
Up/ Agro- Industrial Rivers/
Crop / HVC Orchard/ Mixed Industrial Protection Production Roads/ Inland
Settlem Livestock Creeks/
Production Production Forest Forest Infra Fishing
ent Lakes

26.51 585.80 21.02 276.88 8.04 13.85 5.90 9 34

 BARANGAY POVERTY REDUCTION PLAN

BARANGAY POVERTY REDUCTION PLAN (TARGETS)

Baseline Data (existing
Core Poverty Indicators situation based on the Poverty Reduction Targets
barangay profile)
Households without strong 200 Reduced by 25%
roof
Households without strong
wall
Households without access to
potable water
Households without access to
electricity
Literacy rate 85% Increase by 20%
Elementary Graduation Rate
Secondary Graduation Rate
Malnutrition Rate
Household with owned
amortized unit
Income per capita
Strategies

Social
1. Enhancement of socialized housing programs
2. Coordinate with concerned agencies for funding on socialized housing
3. Educate every household on the importance of education
4. Enhance barangay scholarship programs
5. Enhance continuous Early Childhood Care & Development Programs
6. Continuous nutrition programs (feeding) in coordination with PSWD & MSWD
7. Conduct seminars on values formation and responsible parenthood
8.

Economic
1. Rehabilitation/improvement and opening of farm to market roads
2.
3.

Infrastructure
1. Coordinate with concerned agencies (MRDP-CFAD, PLGU, MLGU, Congressional, etc.) for
funding for the development of additional water system
2. Coordinate with SOCOTECO I for installation of electrical facilities for settlements without
access to electricity
3. Construction of Day Care Center
4.
 CHAPTER V
DUTIES AND
FUNCTIONS OF
BARANGAY
OFFICIALS
Functions of Barangay Officials

1. Punong Barangay

(a) The Punong Barangay as the Chief Executive of the barangay government
shall exercise such powers and perform such duties and functions, as
provided by this code and other laws.

(b) For efficient, effective and economical governance, the purpose of which is
the general welfare of the barangay and its inhabitants pursuant to section 16
of the Local Government Code.

1. Enforce all laws and ordinances which are applicable within the barangay;
2. Negotiate, enter into, and sign contracts for and in behalf of the barangay, upon
authorization of the Sangguniang barangay;
3. Maintain public order in the barangay and in pursuance thereof, assist the city or
municipal mayor and the sanggunian members in the performance of their duties and
functions;
4. Call and preside over the sessions of the sangguniang barangay and the barangay
assembly, and vote only to break the tie;
5. Upon approval by the majority of all members of the Sangguniang Barangay, appoint or
replace the barangay treasurer, the barangay secretary, and other appointive barangay
officials;
6. Organize and lead an emergency group whenever the same may be necessary for the
maintenance of peace and order or on occasions of emergency or calamity within the
barangay;
7. In coordination with the barangay development council, prepare annual executive and
supplemental budgets of the barangay;
8. Approve vouchers relating to the disbursement of barangay funds;
9. Enforce laws and regulations relating to pollution control and protection of the
environment;
10. Administer the operation of the Katarungang Pambarangay in accordance with the
provisions of this code;
11. Exercise general supervision over the activities of the Sangguniang Kabataan;
12. Ensure the delivery of basic services as mandated under section 17 of the local
government code of 1991;
13. Conduct annual Palarong Barangay which shall feature traditional sports and disciplines
included in national and international games, in coordination the Department of
Education, Culture and Sports;
14. Promote the general welfare of the barangay; and
15. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be
prescribe by law or ordinance.
 c. In the performance of his peace and order functions, the Punong Barangay shall
be entitled to posses and carry the necessary firearm within his territorial
jurisdiction, subject to appropriate rules and regulations.

2. Functions of the Sangguniang Barangay

a. The Sangguniang Barangay, as the legislative body of the barangay, shall:

1. Enact tax and revenue ordinances, subject to the limitations in (1) Enact Ordinances
as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities conferred upon it by law or
ordinance and to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants therein;
2. Enact Annual and Supplemental budgets in accordance with the provision of the
Local Government Code;
3. Provide for the construction and maintenance of barangay facilities and other public
works projects chargeable to the general fund of the barangay or such other funds
actually available for the purpose;
4. Submit to the Sangguniang Panglungsod or Sangguniang Bayan such suggestions
or recommendations as it may see fit for the improvement of the barangay or for the
welfare of the inhabitants thereof;
5. Assist in the establishment, organization and promotion of cooperative enterprises
that will improve the economic condition and well being of the residents;
6. Regulate the use of multi-purpose halls, multi-purpose pavements, grain or copra
dyers, patios and other post harvest facilities, barangay waterworks, barangay
markets, parking areas or other similar facilities constructed with government funds
within the jurisdiction of the barangay and charge reasonable for the use thereof;
7. Solicit or accept, in any or all the foregoing public works and cooperative
enterprises, of the barangay residents, land owners, producers and merchants in
the barangay, monies from grants-in-aid, subsidies, contributions, and revenues
made available to the barangays from national, city, or municipal funds: and monies
and from other private agencies and individuals: Provided however, that monies or
properties donated by private agencies and individuals for specific purposes shall
accrue to the barangay trust fund:
8. Solicit or accept, in any or all the foregoing public works and cooperative
enterprises, such cooperation as is made available by national, provincial, city or
municipal agencies established by law to render financial, technical, and advisory
assistance to barangays and to barangay residents: Provided however, that
soliciting or accepting such cooperation, the Sangguniang barangay need not
pledge any sum of money for expenditure in excess of amounts currently in the
barangay treasury or encumbered for other purposes;
9. Provide compensation, reasonable allowances or per diems as well as travel
expenses for Sangguniang barangay members and other barangay officials, subject
to the budgetary limitations prescribed under Title Five, Book (1 of the Local
Government Code: Provided however, that no increase in the compensation or
honoraria of the Sangguniang Barangay members shall take effect until after the
 expiration of the full term of all members of the Sangguniang Barangay approving
such increase.
10. Hold fund raising activities for barangay projects without the need for securing
permits from any national or local office or agency. The proceeds from such
activities shall be tax – exempt and shall accrue to the general fund of the barangay.
Provided, further, that no fund raising activities shall be held within the period of
sixty (60) days immediately preceding and after a national or local election, recall,
referendum, or plebiscite: Provided, finally, that said fund-raising regulations on
morals, health, and safety of the persons participating therein. The Sangguniang
barangay, through the fund raised at the completion of the project for which the
fund-raising activity was undertaken;
11. Authorize the Punong Barangay to enter into contracts in behalf of the barangay,
subject to the provision of this Code;
12. Authorize the brangay treasurer to make direct purchase in an amount not
exceeding One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) at any one time for the ordinary and
essential administrative needs of the barangay;
13. Prescribe fines in the amount not Exceeding One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) for
violation of barangay ordinances;
14. Provide for the administrative needs of the Lupong Tagamayapa and the Pangkat
ng Tagapagkasundo;
15. Provide for the organization of community brigades, Barangay Tanod, or community
service as may be necessary;
16. Organize regular lectures, programs, or fora on community problems such as
sanitation, nutrition, literacy and drug abuse, and convene assemblies to encourage
citizen participation in government.
17. Adopt measures to and control the proliferation of squatters and mendicants in the
barangay:
18. Provide for the proper development and welfare of children in the barangay by
promoting and supporting activities for the protection and total development of
children, particularly those below seven (7) years age;
19. adopt measures towards the prevention and eradication of drug abuse, child abuse,
and juvenile delinquency;
20. initiate the establishment of a barangay high school, whenever feasible, in
accordance with the law;
21. Provide for the establishment of a non-formal education center in the barangay
whenever feasible, in coordination with the department of Education, Culture and
Sports;
22. Exersice such other power and perform such other duties and functions as may be
prescribed by law or ordinance.

b. Other Duties of Sangguniang Barangay Members:

1. Assist the Punong barangay in the discharge of his duties and functions:
2. Act as peace officers in the maintenance of public order and safety;
3. Perform such other duties and functions as the Punong barangay may delegate.
 c. Barangay Secretary:
1. The barangay secretary shall be appointed by the Punong barangay with the
concurrence of the majority of all the Sangguniang barangay members. The
appointment of the barangay secretary shall not be subject to attestation by the
Civil Service Commission.
2. The barangay secretary shall be of legal age, a qualified voter and an actual
resident of the barangay concerned.
3. No person shall be appointed barangay secretary if he is a Sangguniang barangay
member, a government employee, or a relative of the Punong barangay within the
fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity.
3. The barangay secretary shall:
(a) Keep custody of all records of the Sangguniang barangay and the barangay
assembly meetings;
(b) Prepare and keep the minutes of all meetings of the Sangguniang barangay and the
barangay assembly:
© Prepare a list of members of the barangay assembly, and have the same posted in
conspicuous places within the barangay:
(d) Assist the municipal civil register in the registration of births, deaths, and marriages.
(e) Assist in the preparation of all necessary forms for the conduct of barangay
elections, initiatives, referenda or plebiscites, in coordination with the Comelec:
(f) Keep an updated record of all inhabitants of the barangay containing the following
items of information: name, address, place and date of birth, sex, civil status,
citizenship, occupation, and such other items of information as may be prescribed
by the or ordinances;
(g) Submit a report on the actual number of barangay residents as often as may be
require by the Sangguniang barangay; and
(h) Exercise such the powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be
prescribed by law or ordinance.
d. Barangay Treasurer

1. The barangay treasurer shall be appointed by the Punong barangay with the
concurrence of the majority of all the Sangguniang barangay members. The
appointment of the barangay treasurer shall not be subject to attestation by the Civil
Service Commission
2. The barangay treasurer shall be of legal age, a qualified voter, and an actual
resident of the barangay concerned.
3. No person shall be appointed barangay treasurer if employee, or a relative of the
Punong barangay within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity.
4. The barangay treasurer shall be bonded in accordance with existing laws in an
amount to be determined by the Sangguniang barangay but not exceeding Ten
thousand pesos (P 10,000.00) premiums for which shall be paid by the barangay.
5. The barangay treasurer shall:
(a) Keep custody of barangay funds and properties;
 (b) Collect and issue official receipts for taxes, fees, contributions, monies, materials,
and all other resources accruing to the barangay treasury and deposit the same in
the account of the barangay as provided under Title Five Book II of this code.
(c) Disburse funds in accordance with the financial procedures provided in this Code;
(d) Submit to the Punong Barangay a statement covering the actual and estimates of
income and expenditures for the preceding and ensuing calendar years,
respectively, subject to the provisions of Title Five, Book II of this Code;
(e) Render a written accounting report of all barangay funds and property under his
custody at the end of each calendar year, and ensure that such report shall be
made available to the members of the barangay assembly and other government
agencies concerned;
(f) Certify as to the availability of funds whenever necessary;
(g) Plan and attend to the rural postal circuit within his jurisdiction; and
(h) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be
prescribed by law or ordinances.

1.4.b Local Administration

Local Fiscal Administration draws strength and rationality from constitutional provision
of granting local governments the power to create their own sources of revenue through local
taxation.

In public and administration, local fiscal administration is commonly referred to as the

formulation, implementation, and evaluation of local fiscal policies by local governments.

Among others, these fiscal policies set the framework and procedures on local revenue
generation that includes property tax administration, revenue ordinance codifications as well as
the operations of local economic enterprises. It also deals on the national government
allotments, shares and subsidies together with the availability of credit financing through
domestic and foreign institutions.