Comprehensive Land Use Plan, 2015-2024

Municipality of Victoria, Oriental Mindoro

1.0 DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 2015-2025

This section defines the municipality’s over all development direction and thrusts
based on its regional and sub-regional roles as defined in higher level plans for
the next ten years. Multi-sectoral consultations were utilized to lay down the
foundation towards the realization of the municipal development vision.

1.1 PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN – ACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE

DEVELOPMENT (2011-2016), TRANSPORT SUB-SECTOR

One of the major development agenda manifested in the national development

plan for infrastructure is directed towards attaining interconnectivity not only
within the archipelago but among ASEAN nation. It was stated therein that the
nation will explore ASEAN connectivity thru establishing the ASEAN RORO
Network.

Development in Transport System

One of the significant projects in transport system is the completion of a 41.90

km STAR Tollway connecting southern tagalong provinces to Metro Manila. The
STAR Tollway I (Sto. Tomas-Lipa City), became operationalized in 2001 which
was expanded to Batangas City Port in 2008. The STAR Tollway II enhance
access to Southern Philippines to include Mindoro Island via Batangas port. It
likewise opened several routes that expands access to Laguna, Quezon, Bicol
Region, Rizal, Cavite, and numerous cities and municipalities of Batangas. In
2010, the Alabang-Calamba-Sto. Thomas Expressway was fully completed
creating SLEX-STAR connection. In Feb. 9, 2004 by virtue of RA 9462, STAR
was renamed Apolinario Mabini Superhighway.
The Apolinario Mabini Superhighway will be link to southernmost Luzon through
the 800 million Eco-tourism Coastal Road. It is the 94-kilometer project that
starts in Lucena and will connect the coastal areas of Quezon and Batangas,
passing through the towns of Sariaya, Candelaria in Quezon, and the
municipalities of San Juan, Lobo up to the Batangas City International Port
(DPWH Region 4-A Director Bonifacio O. Seguit). This cuts travel time by almost
45 minutes to 1 hour via Batangas-San Juan-Rosario-Lipa-STAR Tollway-
Calamba.

Full implementation of the transport system development projects is expected to

boost urban and industrial development in the southern tagalong corridor.

The opening of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH)

The SRNH opened in April 12, 2003 to bridge the islands. The Western Nautical
Highway connecting Southern Luzon to Central Visayas and Northern Mindano
passes through Oriental Mindoro creating tremendous impact in moving of
products and services. According to ADB report, the passengers plying Western

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Nautical Highway increased to 3 million in 2008 from 1.86 million in 2003. The
same report likewise concluded that the WSRNH brought positive effects such as
(1) Transportation Costs have been reduced; (2) Goods are shipped more
efficiently; (3) Regional markets have expanded; (4) Local area development is
being accelerated.

Philippine Tourism Trends

An increasing tourist arrivals was observed in the Philippines. In 2010,

international tourist arrivals in the country reaches 3.52 million. Visitors from
Asia Pacific Region contributed 61.5%. Data also shows that tourist arrivals
increased by 5.9 percent annually between CY 2000-2010. It was expected that
by 2020, there will be about 5.71 million tourist arrivals in the Philippines. It has
been also noted that among the topmost visited tourist destination include: Metro
Manila, Cebu, Boracay Island, Camarines Sur, Bohol, Zambales, Davao City,
Negros Oriental, Cagayan Valley, Puerto Princesa, Baguio City, Ilocos Norte,
and Camiguin Island.

In March 2011, discussion paper presented by the Department of Tourism DOT

for the formulation of the Philippine National Tourism Plan 2011-2016 stated that
the tourism sector is estimated to have contributed $2.96 billion in foreign
exchange and 6.2% to GDP in 2007, 43.5% of total Philippine service exports in
2009, and 3.3 million jobs in the economy in 2008. Average investment in tourist
facilities and services between 2005 and 2009 was PhP36 billion.

1.2 REGIONAL PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK PLAN, REGION IVB-MIMAROPA:

2004-2030

The Regional Physical Framework Plan (RPFP) for MIMAROPA Region

envisions that by 2030, it shall be a new gateway to the Southern Philippines, the
food basket of Metro Manila and the CALABARZON Region, globally competitive
agri-industrial region, with a sustainably managed natural resources and eco-
system, and integrated internally and externally through modern infrastructure
facilities. In pursuing the 2030 regional vision, two component spatial strategies
have been adopted, Integrated Resource-Based Development Cum
Environmental Management Strategy and the Network of Service Center
Strategy.

Among the major areas of concern is the establishment of inter-island

connectivity to strengthen urban dynamics that include: Gasan-Pinamalayan,
Roxas-Odiongan, Coron-San Jose-Sablayan-Batangas, and Lubang-Calatagan,
Batangas.

The MIMAROPA Physical Framework Plan aims to accelerate the development

of agriculture and tourism in this sub region. It further promotes the
development of a new growth area that shall decongest the urbanizing

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areas of Region IV as well as complement the tourism. MIMAROPA was

conceived in order to properly coordinate and guide government and the private
sector in the planning and development of the area.

The plan calls for the improvement of social services through the
implementation of projects pertaining to health, nutrition, sanitation,
socialized housing, education, and human development. It also encourages
environment eco-tourism, agri-industrial (investment promotion and
product/market development.) and infrastructure projects.

1.3 PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK PLAN, 2016 –

2025

By 2020, Oriental Mindoro is Luzon and Visayas’ FOOD BASE, PREMIER

TOURISM DESTINATION and CENTER FOR INVESTMENTS. As the principal
source of food for Luzon and the Visayas Regions, it will providing a reliable and
stable supply of agri-based aquaculture, marine products and livestock to
CALABARZON, the National Capital Region and the provinces of Aklan, Iloilo,
Capiz, Guimaras, Negros Oriental and Antique.

The preferred strategy is a combination of urbanization, agri-

industrialization, and environmental conservation cum eco-tourism
development. Agri-industrialization shall be brought about with the
establishment of agri-industrial centers where the raw materials can be
processed into semi-finished or finished products. The strategy also calls for the
conservation / rehabilitation of the province’s protection lands and tourism
development. With renewed awareness of the population in bringing about
sustainable ecological balance, population influx would be toward well – planned
and managed urban growth centers.

Agri-industrialization shall be carried out through intensification of agricultural

production and productivity that would provide impetus for the establishment of
manufacturing / processing industries for finished / semi-finished products
targeting to support not only domestic but international markets as well.
Industrialization will be introduced with the processing of agricultural products,
which would call for putting up support facilities such as rice mills, feed mills, food
processing plants, renewable energy facilities and others. It would also include
provision for agri-industrial support services/facilities such as irrigation systems,
farm-to-market roads, post-harvest facilities, hatcheries and bloodstock centers,
warehousing units and storage facilities. In addition, industrial sector will have to
embark on an aggressive program to expand trade industries and assistance to
balance the support to be given to this sector, programs for agricultural research,
development and extension, human resource development and sustainable use
of land resources shall be given equal importance.

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The province’s physical features are characterized by rugged mountain peaks

and ranges, long and irregular with fine white and black sand, long and winding
rivers crisscrossing watershed areas and lowland which overall they depict
distinctive landforms, unique landforms, unique and precious wildlife and
beautiful landscape. Given this backdrop, Environmental Conservation cum Eco-
Tourism Development will involve various undertakings that would incorporate
environmental considerations in the development and management of natural
resources. Degraded protection lands, marine/coastal resources and tourism
enterprise zones will be rehabilitated for ecological diversity restoration and eco-
tourism development. Development activities on environment conservation
sector would include effective land use planning, sustained implementation of
environment protection/conservation–related projects, strengthening of multi-
sectoral environmental/ tourism councils, strict enforcement of existing
environmental laws, rules and regulations and information dissemination on
environmental awareness through multi-media. Other critical or crucial activities
are the identification and documentation of the biological richness of the forest
and marine/coastal ecosystems and the assessment of the climate change
vulnerability of its important and critical resource base and habitat.

On tourism development, the province will consider establishment of sustainable

tourism industries largely dependent on delivering a competitive tourism in
harmony with conservation of resources, its environmental, social, cultural and
aesthetic values. Development effort would concentrate more on
provision/improvement of tourism facilities/services, protection/preservation of
indigenous cultural heritage and promotion of the province as premiere tourism
destination.

As influenced by the preferred strategy, the province’s total population is

expected to increase from 735,769 in 2007 to 843,864 in 2020. Of the total
population in 2007, 153,084 are in the urban areas and 582,685 reside in rural
areas. A significant increase in urban population could be observed in the four
identified major growth centers, namely: Calapan, Pinamalayan, and Roxas.

The existing settlement hierarchy for Oriental Mindoro classifies Calapan City as
Primary Urban Center B or large town, Pinamalayan and Roxas as Secondary
Urban Center B or medium town, nine municipalities including Victoria are
classified as Secondary Urban Center B or small town.

Urban area development will focus on the designated growth centers of Calapan
City, Pinamalayan and Roxas. This would entail transforming the same into
highly urbanized, socio-economically progressive settlements that would cater
and respond to population natural increase and in-migration and to increase and
expansion of socio-economic interactions. These areas are envisioned to be the
center of tertiary level services for education, health and social welfare services.
In terms of utilities, the growth centers are expected to have stable and reliable

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power and water supply, improved transport and telecommunication systems,

drainage and flood control, and other infrastructure support facilities.
Rural development will espouse the creation and establishment of integrated
clusters of activity/economic center, which will form part of the Oriental Mindoro
Integrated Area Development highlighting the development potentials of each
municipality. The Oriental Mindoro Integrated Area Development (OMIAD) Plan
covers the entire province of Oriental Mindoro, which, for planning purposes, is
subdivided into five, integrated area development clusters based on the proximity
of municipalities to each other and the economic potential of each municipality.
The Municipality of Victoria is part of the Naujan Lake Development cluster which
can bank on the potential of Naujan Lake and its surrounding areas to provide
rest and recreation sites (a part of which is to be developed as a retirement
facility).

1.4 FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF VICTORIA

Based on the PDPFP - Indicative Role of Hierarchy of Urban Centers, Oriental

Mindoro, Victoria will be a flourishing municipality of the Province. The proposed
cross-country road from Victoria to Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro will pave the
way for exchange of goods and services between the two provinces. The
municipality will also be a source of raw materials for agro-processing aside from
its being a food supplier in the province, considering its large tracts of prime
agricultural land in the municipality. It also has potentials for tourism
development, due in part to its proximity to Naujan Lake.

Victoria will play a big role in the Provincial Government’s PPFP preferred
strategy which is a combination of urbanization, agri-industrialization, and
environmental conservation cum eco-tourism development. The presence of the
NLNP Protected area and critical watersheds of Mag-asawang Tubig River and
Pula River in Victoria, which are all important to the Province’s ecosystem, calls
for the LGU’s active involvement in its conservation, protection and co-
management with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, as
well as the other concerned LGUs. Being host to the Mag-asawang Tubig River
which has caused damages to the lowland portion of Naujan and Calapan City in
the past years, Victoria should take a lead in ensuring the integrity of the Mag-
asawang Tubig Watershed through its declaration as a critical watershed.

With a large tract of prime agricultural land, Victoria was identified by the
Province as one of its food supplier contributing to its role as food basket of
Luzon and the Visayas Region. A significant number of farmers are already
shifting to organic farming with the presence of three organized associations of
farmers producing organic rice. Being one of the top swine supplier in the
Province, Victoria complements the Provincial Government’s vision to be the
major supplier of reliable and stable supply of livestock to CALABARZON, the
National Capital Region and the provinces of Aklan, Iloilo, Capiz, Guimaras,
Negros Oriental and Antique. The LGU’s OTOP Program, which look at the

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holistic and integrated Swine Industry Development partly focuses on Swine

Manufacturing or slaughtering for local meat retailing. Reaccrediting the
Municipal Slaughterhouse into a Class AA Abattoir with the National Meat
Inspection Service (NMIS) will again qualify the municipality to supply carcass
outside the province.

The Province of Oriental Mindoro is the primary source of calamansi in Luzon,

particularly in the MIMAROPA Region and the biggest producer in the province is
the Municipality of Victoria with a total yield of 14,763.57 metric tons. Victoria
therefore will not only provide the fresh calamansi or raw product requirements of
Luzon, but also the raw material requirements for semi-processed or processed
calamansi. As the primary source of this raw materials and considering the
other potential value added products out of meat/carcass and other fruits
produced in the LGU, Victoria can be most qualified to host an agro-processing
center in the Province that will cater the processed food requirements of Metro
Manila and nearby provinces.

It can also offer an alternative destination for tourists through its proposed agri-
eco-tourism sites. Victoria can capitalize from its bountiful harvest of fruits for
agri-tourism which can serve as part of the Provincial Government’s tourism
package in the months of August and September. The presence of migratory
birds in the marshland areas of the Naujan Lake National Park located along the
lakeshore barangays of Victoria, which is part of the NLNP Eco-Tourism Plan is
also an indication of the LGU’s role in the eco-tourism thrust of the Province. As
part of the Naujan Lake Development cluster of the Province, the areas occupied
by Victoria within the Naujan Lake and its surrounding areas can be developed
into rest and recreation sites.

VISION

A safe and progressive municipality with sustainably managed natural resources

governed by dynamic leaders in partnership with self-reliant communities.

MISSION

The Municipal Government of Victoria commits to uplift and uphold the socio-
economic condition of the people through commitment and active involvement in
the provision of appropriate, equitable access, efficient and prompt delivery of
programs and services.

DEVELOPMENT GOALS

1. Ensure the adequate, equitable and efficient delivery of basic social support
facilities/services;
2. Ensure human security by increasing the level of adaptive capacities of the

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population and establishment of sustainable and well adapted settlement

areas and housing units;
3. Ensure local food security and optimum productivity of agriculture and forest
based industries through preservation and utilization of prime agriculture
lands in its optimum use;
4. Establish climate smart, risk resilient and environment friendly industries and
services;
5. Enhance the quality and stability of natural environments; and
6. Establish climate smart and disaster risk resilient infrastructure systems
7. Ensure sustainable use of land resources and protection of critical
environmental areas
8. Ensure a well-planned and efficiently managed urban growth centers;
9. Establish institutional capability to ensure that sectoral activities are
supportive of broadly based development objectives for the municipality.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The Development Vision and Goals will be pursued consistent with the following
principles:

 Sustainable development

The drive towards socio-economic growth for Victoria must be within the context
of sustainable development. Development that is sustainable provides the needs
of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations
to meet theirs. This type of development does not compromise the integrity of the
natural ecosystem and its life support systems and at the same time recognizes
the irreversible effects of resource and environmental degradation.

 Economic Linkages

Long term and sustainable economic growth and development will require the
integration of the local economy. Economic integration involves the provision of
vertical and horizontal linkages that will promote the efficient use of resources
and facilitate product complementation and harness the comparative and
locational advantage of the locality.

 Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming

Development will ensure non-discriminatory treatment to men and women by

providing them equal treatment and equitable access to services and
development opportunities through the elimination of gender bias and recognition

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of women rights. To ensure equality, the LGU should ensure mainstreaming of

gender in its plans and programs.
 Participatory Planning and Decision-Making

The participation of the community in all aspects of planning and decision-making

process will ensure a collective sense of responsibility and commitment to all
plans and development endeavors in the municipality. The plans, policies,
programs and projects at the local level will be are flection of the needs and
aspirations of all stakeholders in the locality and thereby promoting acceptability
and support to all development undertakings.

 Private Sector Participation

The private sector is seen as a critical partner not only in pursuit of economic
development but also in the provision of basic services and urban facilities at the
local level. Strategic partnership with the private sector such as the business
sector and non-government organizations will be necessary where government
may not have sufficient resources or where the provision of such services will be
more efficient.

1.5 DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS

 Rich in mineral, soil and water resources

Victoria is rich in natural resources from ridge to reef. There are minerals uphill
that are being tapped for exploration (although the people prefers not to utilize
them due to ecological concerns), together with the sand and gravel deposits
along rivers that can be extracted and utilized as construction materials. Forest
products that can be used for cottage industry are also available. Its lake and
rivers are teeming with various species of fish essential to the needs of its
people.

Victoria is bestowed with productive agricultural lands. Its soil characteristics in

the uplands are very much suitable for production of high value commercial
crops, most particularly fruits of different varieties. Its low-lying areas are
suitable for production of rice and corn.
There is abundant supply of water in municipality that is suitable for drinking.
Free-flowing wells abound in the lowland areas particularly the barangays in
Poblacion and Barangay Babangonan. The water from these wells can be
considered for mineral water processing.

 Top supplier of calamansi and swine in the Province

Among the fourteen towns in Oriental Mindoro, it is the town of Victoria that
contributes the highest Calamansi production in terms of volume, number of
hectares planted and average productivity. Peak production reached 7,325.5 MT

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or 58.58% of the total production in the province. Moreover, the town had been
reported to be having the highest average yield of 13.1 MT per hectare.
Year 2006 marked the incipience of the Municipality’s new record in swine
production when the town was recognized as one of Oriental Mindoro’s largest
swine producers. This caught the attention of local government leaders to take
advantage of this strength. The Local Government of Victoria promoted swine as
its OTOP flagship project and prioritized the industry in its development plan.
Victoria also has a Class AA abattoir that can be re-accredited with the National
Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), for it to qualify to supply meat outside the
municipality and the province. Given these strengths, Victoria is most qualified to
be the site of the Province’s agri-industrial center.

 Strategic location: potential for settlements, trade and industry

Victoria’s strategic location, being only 36 kilometers from the provincial capital
which is now the Regional Development Center, about 30 kilometers from
Pinamalayan, where the proposed airport is located, and 95.5 kms from Roxas,
the gateway to the Visayas Region. This, together with the availability of raw
materials for potential agri-processing makes Victoria ideal for agri- industrial
activities and catchment area for settlements.

 Existence of a road network connecting all barangays

One of the advantages of the municipality is the presence of a road network

inter-connecting all its barangays. The lowland and lakeside barangays are
linked to the urban centers providing easy access for farmers to bring their
product to their market. The upland barangays are also connected via the
national highway, provincial roads leading to each barangay and interconnected
via farm-to-market roads. As a whole, the municipality’s lifeline facility consisting
of all road networks has a total length of 226.7833 kms.

 Available skilled manpower – potential for service delivery

There is available skilled manpower in the area because of the presence of a

technological school (MIST) and other schools offering techno several TESDA
trainings that are being conducted. They can be utilized if businesses were to be
established in the municipality.

 Potential source of renewable energy and alternative technology

There are potential sources of renewable energy in the municipality. Mag-

asawang Tubig River which comes from the combined water of Ibolo River and
Aglubang River, can be tapped as a source of hydro-electric energy. There were
studies conducted in the past showing that there are areas in the mountains
adjacent to the boundaries of Victoria, Naujan and Sablayan Occidental Mindoro

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that can be developed to produce wind energy. These will be beneficial to the
people especially those who are living in un-energized remote areas.
Potential alternative technology (green technology) can also be tapped (solar
power, biogas technology, rainwater harvesting, vertical greening, etc.) for
residential, commercial, and government buildings as well as installation of
wastewater-treatment facilities/systems (vertical helophyte filter system and eco-
sep system).

 Seat of different government agricultural technology and extension center

The Municipality is the seat of the Mindoro State College of Agriculture and
Technology (MinSCAT), the Oriental Mindoro Agricultural Experimentation
Station (ORMAES) of the Department of Agriculture and the Provincial
Demonstration Center. This is a good opportunity for Victoria not only for its
effort to enhance agricultural production of farmers in the community through the
provision of appropriate technology, but also to explore its potential role as the
Province of Oriental Mindoro’s Agricultural Technology Center.

1.6 DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS

 Prone to hazards due to climate change and natural calamites

Victoria is susceptible to natural hazards like typhoon, earthquake and flood.

The most frequent hazard that affects the province is typhoon. An average of
four typhoons hit the province in a year. Flashflood occurred thrice every five
years or once every 1-3 years. Certain parts of Victoria, especially those within
the flood plains or low-lying portion of the municipality are prone to flooding
during continuous and heavy rains. The presence of the Central Mindoro and
Aglubang fault lines passing through some of barangays in the western flank of
the municipality make the area susceptible to potential geological hazards. Flood
and typhoon have negative effects on agriculture while earthquake can be
damaging to infrastructure facilities.

 Prevalence of virulent pests and diseases

Rats, snails, bats army worms, plant and fruit borers, hoppers and other pests
and diseases damage agricultural produce like rice, corn and high value
commercial crops. These pests damage the crops resulting to poor quality
produce, which eventually lead to production losses. In some cases, crops
eventually die upon attacking these crops commonly planted by farmers.

 Mag-asawang Tubig Watershed as potential cause of hazard

The Mag-asawang Tubig Watershed fed by the Mag-asawang Tubig River which
is joined by the Ibolo River and Aglubang River traversing northward from the

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Municipality of Sablayan can be considered a development constraint if not

managed properly. The said watershed in the mountainous western side of the
municipality connected from the mountainous areas of Sablayan, Occidental
Mindoro has caused damages in the past due to landslides and flood. Following
the ridge to reef principle, all activities being done in the ridge of Mag-asawang
Tubig Watershed in Sablayan can affect downstream and the lowlands of the
Municipality of Victoria, as well as the Municipalities of Naujan and Calapan.

 Inadequate post-harvest facilities

One important component of crop production is post harvest activities starting

from cutting, picking, pulling to drying, cleaning, bagging and finally storing and
marketing the product. For rice, corn and other industrial crops, drying is the
most critical part considering that it is necessary to meet the necessary moisture
content to ensure good price. Inadequacy of post harvest facilities like flatbed
and mechanical drier as well as multi-purpose drying pavement becomes a
problem during rainy season. Poor quality of grains and other products as a
result of poor drying contributes to low selling price of these products.

 Lack of financial capability and limited access to financing of farmers and micro-
small and medium sized enterprises

While farmers and MSMEs lack the financial capability to support their
agricultural and agro-processing activities, they have very limited access to
funding.

 Inadequate power supply

The inadequate power supply confronting the Province of Oriental Mindoro is a

major development constraint especially for an urbanizing municipality

 Poor marketing system of the agriculture industry

Victoria lies in the middle part of Northern Oriental Mindoro which is ideal for
marketing of agricultural product. Being the fruit basket of Oriental Mindoro the
Department of Agriculture in coordination of LGU of Victoria established Food
Terminal to centralize the marketing of agriculture product, but due to poor
marketing system the program failed. Most often, animal and crop growers are at
the mercy of middlemen who buys their products at farm gate price.

1.7 DEVELOPMENT THRUSTS AND STRATEGIES

Based on the physical characteristics and economic structure of Victoria,

Agriculture, Tourism and Commerce are the three economic activities that
may spur local development. Data shows that according to land uses agriculture
is still the foundation of local economic structure. In 2014, Victoria is utilizing

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12,980.99 hectares or 50.91% of the total land area for food production like high
value crops, fruits and rice. Between 2013 and 2014, there was an increasing
trend in the annual production of rice, corn and fruit trees. Just like the rest of
municipalities in Oriental Mindoro, the locality is considered as a supplier of fruits
and rice in the neighboring provinces. In fact, it is considered as the fruit basket
of the province. Victoria has also gained the trust the Southern Tagalog and
Metro Manila areas as major supplier of quality swine from Oriental Mindoro.

Agriculture in the locality is focused on fruits and swine production. Swine

production for the past years has significantly increased as the LGU promoted
the upgrading and production of high quality breeds. However, it has been
observed that fruit production particularly citrus significantly diminished between
2013 and 2014 as farmers decided to change crops. Despite the demand for
citrus in the local and international market, the farmers do not generate enough
profit. Realizing the need to put an added value to agricultural products, the LGU
has now started to venture on agricultural-based processing which is also
expected to strengthen agriculture sector. This will likewise diversify economic
structure that will widen employment opportunity. Aside from local
considerations, agricultural development supports national agenda on food
security. Closer look at municipal agricultural utilization revealed that agriculture
in Victoria requires water intensive use since 40.36% is devoted to rice
production. This translates ecological balance into direct economic value which
makes the common people easily appreciate the importance of environmental
integrity and sustainability specifically the protection of watershed system.

Among the identified strategies to promote agricultural development includes

protection of prime agricultural areas, more investment on agricultural-based
industries and businesses thru MSMEs, adoption of eco-friendly or green
agricultural technology, establishment of more protection areas and co-
management of major watershed system and protected areas.

Victoria takes cognizant of the potential impact of climate change in agriculture

sector. Considering agriculture as being one of the most vulnerable sector,
measures to decrease amount of damage to crops due to flood, severe winds
and drought through sound and climate proofed production techniques. This will
involve investment in climate-proof/risk resilient pre and post harvest facilities.
Adaptation measures in agricultural production should also be promoted to
lessen the impact of climate change and disaster risk on production areas.

It would also be necessary to capitalize on other suitable development options to

do away with overdependence on agriculture as a mere source of livelihood.
Data shows that the municipality is trying to catch-up in the field of tourism.
Based on national trend, tourism is a thriving industry which provides forward
linkages in the agriculture sector thru agricultural tourism. It is also a community
supported approach that makes protection of ecosystem economically profitable.
Preservation of biodiversity are most appreciated if translated into livelihood or

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direct household income thru nature-based and eco-tourism. From 2012-2014,

the average annual tourist arrival in Victoria was computed at 2,183 for domestic
category and 48 for foreign category. This justifies that development of eco-agri-
tourism is feasible in Victoria given proper packaging and prioritization.

The existence of Naujan Lake National Park with explored biodiversity makes the
locality candidate for eco-tourism promotion. The seventy-one species of
terrestrial vertebrates found in the area includes 48 species of birds, including
migratory birds, hence, potential for bird watching. Another proposed Eco-
Tourism site for white water rafting and forest trail activities can be located in
Barangay Villa Cerveza.

Capitalizing on the municipality’s bountiful harvest of fruits in the peak months of

August and September as well as on its potential for organic rice production, the
whole tourism program could be packaged into agri-eco-tourism.

The LGU will also give way to economic activities that are labor-intensive in order
to minimize overdependence to agriculture. This will involve inviting investments
for light industries.

With agriculture as the primary development thrust supported by tourism

industry, it is expected that commerce and industry will become more vibrant
within the next ten years. This is also possible with the presence of Strong
Republic Nautical Highway and the proposed Victoria-Sablayan Road. The LGU
may consider adoption of green technology for residential, commercial, and
government buildings as well as installation of wastewater-treatment
facilities/systems and providing incentives to compliant developers.

1.8 STRUCTURE PLAN

The structure plan was formulated to visualize the intended spatial development
of Victoria for the next ten years. Considering the socio-economic condition,
physical characteristics, and the development trend in Victoria and its barangays,
the specific roles and functions of some identified barangays were set
highlighting individual uniqueness to which development focus may be geared
upon. The intention is to come-up with an integrated development system such
that each barangay complement one another to realize the LGU’s development
thrust.

As part of the LGU’s strategy to maximize full potential of its agricultural produce,
the Municipality of Victoria is envisioned not only as an agricultural production
area of fruits, palay and other crops but also as host to small and medium scale
agro-processing industries. As such, it is inevitable that agricultural lands will be
converted to make available lands for these industries and the corresponding
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conscious effort be exerted in mitigating the possible adverse impacts of these

developments not only to the agriculture sector but also to the environment to
ensure that protected areas, such as prime agricultural and forest lands, are
preserved.

Three spatial development options were identified which basically served as the
strategic choices for the physical and locational context of the envisioned
development plan for the municipality. These are the linear growth corridor, the
bi-polar growth strategy and the tri-nodal growth development strategy. The
bases of these options were hinged on the existing situations and conditions of
the social, economic, ecological, and physical environment. It is further anchored
on the vision and development goals and objectives set forth by the political
pleaders, officials and civil society organizations/representatives of the cross-
section of the community.

These options were presented to the members of the technical working group
(TWG) composed of the national line agencies concerned, the private
sectors/organizations and the local officials. A combination of the tri-nodal
growth development strategy combined with linear growth corridor came out as
the preferred strategy.

The tri-nodal growth strategy came out as a result of the major decision areas
identified in the Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment. The strategy calls for the
development of urban expansion area that will serve as expansion area of the
existing settlements in the Poblacion core and the relocation site of settlements n
the hazard-prone areas of San Narciso, Mabini and Urdaneta, as well as two
satellite growth centers to serve as relocation site and service centers of the
identified risk areas along the lake and the western portion of the municipality.
Table 1.1 below highlights the major decision areas relevant to the formulation of
this Land Use Plan.

Table 1.1 Major Decision Areas

Proposed
Built-up/Expa
Decision Decision Area Recommended Land Use
nsion Area
Area Description Programs and Policies
for
Relocation
Provision of urban expansion area
for relocation of settlements;
Poblacion Core
Upgrading and intensification of
Built-up Area in
existing land use; and
DA # 1 moderately and Ordovilla
Application of necessary
highly susceptible
engineering measures for those in
flood prone areas
high and moderately susceptible
areas
DA # 2 Mabini, San Relocation of settlements Ordovilla
Narciso, Urdaneta

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Proposed
Built-up/Expa
Decision Decision Area Recommended Land Use
nsion Area
Area Description Programs and Policies
for
Relocation
settlements in
flood-prone areas
Natural
Resources-based
Climate-smart agricultural practices
livelihood (farming
Declaration of NLNP agricultural
& fishing) exposed
areas as Organic farming Zone
and vulnerable to
flood
Malabo, Duongan,
Leido settlements Relocation of settlements
Bethel
in flood-prone
areas
Natural
DA # 3
Resources-based
Climate-smart agricultural practices
livelihood (farming
Declaration of NLNP agricultural
& fishing) exposed
areas as Organic farming Zone
and vulnerable to
flood
Villa Cerveza, Provision of opportunities for Antonino
Alcate and relocation to safer areas
Bagong Buhay Identification of safer institutional
built-up in risk areas for Villa Cerveza and Alcate
areas Regulation of existing built-up areas
Natural
Resources-based
livelihood (farming
Climate-smart agricultural practices
& fishing) exposed
and vulnerable to
flood
DA # 4
Mag-asawang
Tubig Watershed -
Areas under strict
protection status Protection and declaration as a
critical watershed together with
from existing
concerned Municipalities of Naujan
national laws and and Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro.
issuances such as Identification and regulation of strict
fault easements, protection and production areas.
Permanent No go zone for mining
Danger Zones, No
go zone for Mining

Source: Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment, 2015

Expansion will be directed to areas of strategic location that will address the
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development. This involves the Barangays of Ordovilla as expansion area of the

urban core as well as relocation site of settlements in hazard-prone areas of
Mabini, San Narciso and Urdaneta (Decision Area #2); Barangay Bethel as the
satellite growth area for barangays of Malabo, Duongan and Leido and other
lakeside barangays (Decision Area #3); and Barangay Antonino for the
barangays of Villa Cerveza, Alcate and Bagong Buhay (Decision Area #4).

Another development strategy will maintain the Poblacion Barangays as the

urban core area and moves commercial development on a linear direction 100
meters depth of both sides of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway from both
directions stretching from the boundary of Mabini until Pakyas excluding the
areas covered by Naujan Lake National Park.

Study was made on the growth pattern of a particular area, as well as the normal
growth urbanization trend. A concrete example is the commercialization along
the Strong Republic Nautical Highway which is starting to build up in the rural
barangays of Calapan City going south. Urbanization and commercialization
trend along highways and major roads is inevitable. This is also evident along the
highway in Victoria starting from Barangay Mabini all the way to Barangay
Pakyas, as well as in major roads coming from the national highway. Further, it
has to be noted that areas adjacent to roads, especially when these transect
hazard prone zones, should be regulated and monitored regularly to prevent
unplanned settlement growth and generation of new risks. Upgrading land use of
existing residential buildings in the linear growth corridor into commercial use is
also a strategy for those within flood-prone areas to retrofit and apply engineering
measures for their existing structures. Thus, a Linear Growth Corridor was
considered a development strategy for Victoria.

Considering the availability of raw materials, the established internal circulation

system, proximity to the seaport in Calapan City, as well as the proposed
operation of the airport in town of Pinamalayan and the opening of Victoria-
Sablayan Road, Victoria can also host proposed investments in agro-processing.
Maximizing the LGU’s areas and potential to generate investments given the
thrust of the new administration, the LGU can also host investments for light
industries. The Barangay of San Gabriel which was originally targeted for agri-
industrial activities will be retained together with a new site in Barangay Ordovilla
which was earlier identified as a growth center that will provide expansion area of
the urban core for settlements.

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MAJOR GROWTH CENTERS

 The Poblacion/Urban Core

The Poblacion or alternatively called the Urban Core covering the four (4) urban
barangays in the Poblacion area, namely, Poblacion I, Poblacion II, Poblacion III,
and Poblacion IV will continue to be the seat of the Municipal Government and
will host the commercial facilities in the municipality. Necessary regulations will
be applied in order to adapt and mitigate risks in identified flood prone areas of
these Poblacion barangays.

 Urban Expansion Areas

o Secondary Growth Center

Barangay Ordovilla because of its locational proximity to the Urban Core can
serve as catchment of the urban development spill-over from the Poblacion
barangays. The eastern part of Barangay Ordovilla approaching Poblacion I will
serve as an Urban Expansion Area that will accommodate the demand for
future housing needs as well as relocation site of some identified households in
risk areas of Mabini, San Narciso and Urdaneta. This can also be the site of the
new Municipal Park that will provide an open space to complement the rest and
recreation needs of the growing population.

o Linear Growth Corridor

Victoria should maximize its potential for commerce and trade by catering the
basic requirements of the commuters and travelers along the Strong Republic
Nautical Highway. Following the natural linear growth direction along the
nautical highway, additional mixed commercial and institutional areas will be
located within 100 meters depth of both sides of the Strong Nautical Highway
from both directions stretching until the boundaries of Mabini and Merit.
Commercial expansion is expected to be within this area.

 Satellite Growth Areas

Barangay Bethel will be the settlement expansion area that will provide the basic
services of the growing southern barangays and some lakeside barangays.
Being the site of the proposed Bethel Integrated School (Bethel Elementary
School and Bethel Highschool), it will complement the education services
currently being provided by Pakyas Elementary School and Aurelio Arago
Memorial National Highschool. It will also be the proposed relocation site of the
LGU’s housing backlog, particularly those that are living in hazard-prone areas in
the lakeside barangays of Malabo, Bethel and Leido.

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Barangay Antonino will be another satellite growth center that will cater the basic
services for the settlements in the western barangays of Alcate, Villa Cerveza,
Bagong Buhay and Bagong Silang. It can also be another site for settlement
areas to do away with more development in the timberland and built-up
watershed areas of Villa Cerveza, Alcate and Bagong Buhay. Barangay
Antonino can also serve the basic social services that will be required by the
people who will cater the proposed agri-industrial center in San Gabriel.

 Industrial Growth Areas

Small to medium agro-processing industries are proposed to be located in

Barangay San Gabriel. The area is very ideal because of its terrain and its
proximity to the production areas of raw materials like calamansi and other fruit
products. Based on the analysis of the physical configuration of the area, a total
of 495.19 hectares is found to be suitable for urban development from where the
agri-industrial development could be located.

A space for light industries characterized by less capital-intensive and more

labor-intensive operations will likewise be provided in order for the municipality to
maximize utilization of its limited space suitable for urban development and to
capitalize on the LGU’s capacity to generate investments. Around 100 hectares
of space in the southern part of Barangay Ordovilla will be allocated for that
purpose.

PRODUCTION AREAS

Fruit Production barangays that will initially play a big role in the proposed Agri-
processing centers are the Calamansi-producing barangays of Alcate, Bagong
SIlang, Antonino, Loyal, Ordovilla, and San Gabriel. Other fruit producing
barangays will be the production areas for the fresh fruit requirements of the
target markets within and outside the province. Production areas also include
the marginal and rainfed rice production areas covering around 5,300 hectares.

CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION AREAS

 Naujan Lake National Park

The Naujan Lake National Park is a protected area by virtue of Presidential

Proclamation No. 282. Protection areas within the water portion of NLNP are the
Fish sanctuaries in Barangays Leido, Duongan, Malabo, San Narciso and
Urdaneta. There is a move to declare the area as a Protected Landscape
considering the presence of settlement areas highly dependent in the area for
livelihood, but harmonious relation between people and the environment will be
ensured. Some identified marshland areas along the lake will be declared as
conservation areas.

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 Prime Agricultural Lands

Prime agricultural lands or Rice Production Areas in the 25 barangays which are
irrigated and irrigable covers 4,485 ha. While a small area will be considered for
reclassification, this will only be for unavoidable reason or will be done as a
strategy to avoid further reclassification.

 Water Sources

Identified water sources in five barangays will be conserved to ensure continuous

supply of safe water for household consumption. These are within the
Barangays of Villa Cerveza, Antonino, Alcate, Loyal, Sampaguita, San Cristobal,
San Antonio, Concepcion and Leido. Areas within twenty-five-meter radius of
these springs and water sources will be protected and restricted from
development.

 Kisloyan Peatland

Kisloyan Peatland is one of the identified areas for conservation by the

Department of Environment and Natural Resources because of its unique
biodiversity characteristics. It serves as water basin that prevents soil erosion in
the upland. Peatlands serve as stores of soil carbon, sink for carbon dioxide and
source of atmospheric methane which is essential in balancing atmospheric
greenhouse gases. It has a total area of 34.72 hectares located within the forest
land.

 Tongloy Mountainlake

Tongloy Mountainlake in Loyal is also identified biodiversity conservation area by

the DENR. It’s total water area is 1.47 ha., but is surrounded by A&D land.
Management agreement with the owner of the surrounding property should be
made to ensure its conservation.

 Pula River Watershed

The existing forest cover of the whole Pula River within Victoria will also be
retained and protected to ensure optimal environmental services and ecological
balance.

 Mag-asawang Tubig River Watershed

Addressing Decision Area #4, the Watershed of Mag-asawang Tubig River will
be part of Victoria’s protection and conservation area. Mag-asawang Tubig
Watershed is considered a Risk Area based on the DRR-CCA Risk Analysis

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making it one of the major decision areas that needs to be addressed in the
CLUP and Zoning Ordinance. The Mag-asawang Tubig River, joining Bucayao
River in the lowland barangay of Naujan poses immediate hydrologic hazards in
the alluvial plains of Victoria, Naujan and Calapan. Alcate River, which has
caused frequent flashfloods and damages to Barangays Alcate and Bagong
Buhay originates from the springs of Mag-asawang Tubig Watershed and also
joins the Mag-asawang Tubig River. Also within the Watershed is the Aglubang
Fault, which makes some areas prone to geologic hazards. Based on the
characterization study of the DENR, 30,826.29 hectares or 91.07% of the
watershed has been observed to have slight soil erosion, which is an indication
that the area is also prone to landslide.

Using the suitability parameter in the CLUP Supplemental Guidebook, Areas

under strict protection status from existing national laws and issuances such as
fault easements, Danger Zones, etc. should be declared as non-buildable areas
for strict protection. Aside from the potential flood and landslide hazard within the
Mag-asawang Tubig Watershed from ridge to reef, the Central Mindoro and
Aglubang Faultline traversing within the watershed also pose threat to the area.
Previous discussions would also justify the need for the declaration of Mag-
asawang Tubig Watershed as a Critical Watershed, necessary to ultimately
support its protection. As defined in Presidential Decree 705, Section 3-n, a
critical watershed is a drainage area of a river system supporting existing and
proposed hydro-electric power and irrigation works needing immediate
rehabilitation as it is being subjected to fast denudation causing accelerated
erosion and destructive floods. It is closed from logging until it is fully
rehabilitated.

This Watershed is in threat of further degradation caused by man-made

activities like slash & burn farming, timber poaching, cutting of trees due to
exploration activities, charcoal making, unregulated quarrying as well as natural
hazards resulting to riverbank/ streambank /soil erosion, riverbed siltation, soil
infertility and biodiversity loss. The exploration activities within Mag-asawang
Tubig Watershed makes the area even more vulnerable to flood and landslide.
The Mag-asawang Tubig River Watershed (MTRW) is one of the major
watersheds in Oriental Mindoro, 12,533 hectares of which is proposed for
rehabilitation in the 2013-2019 PDPFP. It is a critical watershed because of its
role in food production supplying irrigation to 40,000 hectares of ricefields in the
flood plains of Mag-asawang Tubig and Bucayao Rivers. The watershed is also
expected to support the proposed hydroelectric power plant which is another
vital support mechanism for the development and progress of the province and
the whole island.

The need to regulate land uses in Mag-asawang Tubig Watershed is crucial

considering that 1,861.81 hectares of its total 6,340.48-hectare coverage of
Victoria is alienable and disposable while some 1,585.05 hectares, although part
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the area has been allowed for exploration of nickel deposit through a Mineral
Production Sharing Agreement issued by DENR to Aglubang Mining Corporation.
The said permit, however is being questioned by the stakeholders consisting of
the indigenous peoples, the community in the area, as well as the local officials
of the Municipalities of Victoria and Sablayan and the Provinces of Oriental and
Occidental Mindoro. Aside from the Oriental Mindoro Ordinance on Mining
Moratorium, Executive Order No 79 (Institutionalizing and Implementing Reforms
in the Philippine Mining Sector Providing Policies and Guidelines to Ensure
Environmental Protection and Responsible Mining in the Utilization of Mineral
Resources), where the Integrated Map of DENR was based from, would reveal
that part of the area is a No Go Zone for Mining.

Built-up and production areas of the watershed will be regulated not only to
maintain ecological balance but also to reduce current and future vulnerabilities
and minimize hazard exposure. Sustained protection of upland forests and
watersheds could be a strategy for risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
Based on studies, forest areas can act as carbon sinks to increase environmental
capacity to reduce atmospheric GHG levels, enhance water absorptive capacity
to reduce flood surface runoff and delay arrival times in low lying areas, increase
slope resilience to failure, reduce soil erosion, contribute to water sufficiency,
improve air quality and enhance biodiversity.

The whole Watershed area encompasses administrative boundaries of three

municipalities. Designing the land use scheme for the Mag-asawang Tubig
Watershed will therefore need concerted effort of all stakeholders and concerned
municipalities including Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro and Municipality of
Naujan. Inter-municipality convergence and synergy in land use policies is
necessary to facilitate and promote convergence of actions/policies in addressing
disasters and climate change including the reducing and managing
common/shared risks.

PROTECTION FOREST
All existing forested area within the Forest land will be protected to ensure
integrity of the forest ecosystem.
The released A&D in the southwestern boundary of Barangays Villa Cerveza and
Pag-asa of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro which is within the slope of 19% and
above% and above totaling 2,122 ha. will likewise be protected as it is within the
Mag-asawang Tubig Watershed.
A portion of the Forest land covered with Perennial Crops but within the Pula
Watershed, as well as areas within waterbody easements, considered as
protected buffer will be part of the Protected Forest.

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PROPOSED CIRCULATION NETWORK SYSTEM

Roads are very crucial to development. It can be observed that settlements and
urbanization thrive with the availability of roads and circulation network.
Development of new growth centers will require upgrading and opening of new
roads that will provide access and open opportunities for development.

All 32 barangays are connected by a network of national, provincial, municipal

and barangay road with a total length of 226.7833 km. Proposed circulation
network for development and upgrading includes the following:

Circumferential Road connecting Poblacion, Babangonan Macatoc Bagong

Silang, San Gabriel Antonino and Ordovilla to provide access to the proposed
Agri-industrial area as well as the proposed satellite growth center in Antonino.
This development direction is towards the north western portion of the
municipality.

Circumferential Road connecting the SRNH from the Provincial Road along the
Babangonan-Mabini boundary going to the existing Barangay Road in Macatoc.

Circumferential Road from the Strong Republic Nautical highway- San Isidro –
Malabo – Duongan – Bethel which is intended to encourage the lakeside
barangays to avail of the services in the proposed new satellite center of
Barangay Bethel.

To divert population settlement in the eastern side of Bethel and its adjacent
barangays along the lake, which is no longer suitable for urban development,
movement to marginal agricultural areas in the western part of Bethel will be
encouraged through the opening of Bethel Provincial Road with approximately
1.5 km.

MIMAROPA Intermodal Transportation Development Plan was undertaken by

NEDA IVB with the assistance of Australian Volunteer and identified 16 priority
projects, including Victoria-Sablayan Cross Mindoro Island Project. Two
proposals for the Cross-island Road were considered: Bansud-Sablayan and
Victoria-Sablayan, but the former is found to be more costly and the latter more
viable but with higher environmental impact. Based on initial survey of DPWH,
the entire project has an approximate road length of 53.41kms, 10.16 kms in
Oriental Mindoro with two bridges and 43.25 kms in Occidental Mindoro with an
estimated project cost of P4.6 billion proposed to be funded from 2017-2020. The
Project, which has been endorsed by the Provincial Development Council to the
Regional Development Council was granted with endorsement for conduct of
Feasibility Study by the Sangguniang Bayan of Victoria. With no definite
information on the status and result of the feasibility study, the proposed road
cannot yet be incorporated in the Structure Map.

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ECO-TOURISM

Tourism activities will be designed for eco tourism in areas of interest and
international significance like the Naujan Lake National Park declared as Ramsar
site due to the presence of migratory birds. Development of agri-tourism in fruit
production and highland areas of San Cristobal, Loyal and Concepcion which
could provide lake-viewing sites will also be pushed. Another proposed Eco-
Tourism site for white water rafting and forest trail activities can be located in
Barangay Villa Cerveza.

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2.0 THE LAND USE PLAN

2.1. LAND USE PATTERN

Ocular inspection during GPS survey shows that Victoria is agriculturally

productive with significant agricultural lands sharing 50.91% of the total municipal
land area. Urban development is dominantly institutional and residential
representing 46.73% and 38.20% of total urban land use. These were practically
located along the access roads particularly in major thoroughfares, the provincial
roads and the nautical highway due to convenient mobility and high access to
basic social services. The Spanish township system is likewise evident in the
locality. Just like other municipalities, settlements tend to locate within the urban
centers typically called Poblacion and barangay centers. The highlight of urban
development in the locality are the two public markets which provide the
everyday needs of the 100 hectares settlement areas in the Poblacion, as well as
the trading center of agricultural products coming from the rural barangays.
Major support services including basic facilities were also dominantly located in
Poblacion such as banks, hospitals and schools. Sparse development is still
common within the rural areas.

Generally, the development of Victoria may be categorized as low density

gradually emerging into moderate density characterize by the following:

1. Residential may be classified as moderate density with an average residential

lot of approximately 250 m2. Property easement is still prevalent, allowing
spaces between adjoining properties and structures.
2. Vibrant commerce and trade is manifested, providing more than the basic
daily needs. The presence of financing institutions shows that vibrant
exchange of goods and services are taking place.
3. Conversion of agricultural lands into non-agriculture use are evident along the
nautical highway and provincial road traversing barangay centers.
4. Outward development is manifested combined with an increase in intensity of
land uses within the Poblacion. Residential areas adjacent to the commercial
centers are upgraded into commercial. Mixed residential-commercial are
preferred over agriculture in accessible locations.

Five barangays are considered urban due to its primacy in terms of exchange of
goods and services and significant role in urban development. These are
barangays Poblacion I, II, III and IV and Barangay Macatoc.

Sub-urban development has gradually occurred in far flung barangays traversed

by the nautical highway. This type of development pattern is commonly
influenced and triggered by the improved road network, available socio-economic
services, vast agricultural production and vibrant economic exchange. Industrial
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activities were observed as the triggering factor in sub-urban development but

are limited to Rice milling and hollow blocks making.
There are conflicting land uses and development issues which should be
addressed in the Zoning Ordinance as follows:

 3,946.5565 hectares of slope ranging from 19-51% and above in the highlands
of Villa Cerveza was classified as A&D Land. Some 3,632.91 hectares of
these A&D lands however is still forest covered;
 Some 2,602.50 hectares of land within the boundaries of the Naujan Lake
National Park Protected area is currently being utilized for agricultural
production, 1,630.72 hectares of which is part of prime agricultural land;
 Production activities in 3,778.55 hectares of forest land;
 The pressure of population encroachment on NIPAS areas;
 Some 1,645 hectares of production areas and non-forest use in Mag-asawang
Tubig Watershed;
 1,801.86 hectares of forested A&D land within Mag-asawang Tubig
Watershed;
 Unregulated protection buffer along bodies of water and easement along
roads;
 Not all protected areas are delineated on the ground thus creating boundary
conflicts along perimeter lines with private properties and other projects;
 Vulnerability of the province to typhoons and other geologic hazards; and
 3,196 settlements within hazard-prone areas.

2.2 INVENTORY OF EXISTING LAND USES

Table below shows the existing land uses of the 25,494.42 hectares of the
municipality’s total land area. Computing from the map overlaying the Google
Image to the LGU base map which was based on CAD694-D Extension,
agricultural areas account for 15,658.13 hectares or 61.42% of the total area
followed by forest use. While forest land accounts for merely 38.69% only
34.82% remains to be forested.

Table 1.2 Existing General Land and Water Uses Area, Distribution and
Percentage 2014

Existing (2014)
Land Uses Categories % to Sub-
Area (in Ha) % to Total
Total
1. Built up area
Residential 366.39 43.01 1.44
Commercial 26.24 3.08 0.10
Institutional 448.15 52.61 1.76
Parks & Open Space & other 6.13 0.72 0.02

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Existing (2014)
Land Uses Categories % to Sub-
Area (in Ha) % to Total
Total
Recreational Areas
Industrial 4.94 0.58 0.02
Sub-Total 851.85 100.00 3.34

2. Agricultural
Prime Agricultural 4,484.90 30.44 17.59
Marginal 10,148.51 68.88 39.81
Inland Water 100.17 0.68 0.39
Sub-Total 14,733.58 100.00 57.79

3. Forest and forest use categories

Forest Cover Within Forest land 5,180.20 57.08 20.32
Forest Cover within A&D Land 2,800.06 30.85 10.98
Inland Water within Forest land 576.03 6.35 2.26
Marshland within National Park 518.7 2.03
Sub Total 9,074.99 100.00 35.60

4. Other Uses
Protection Buffer 726.82 87.15 2.85
Cemetery 8.04 0.96 0.03
Dumpsite/Sanitary Landfills 1.00 0.12 0.00
Roads
Urban 35.19 4.22 0.14
Rural 62.95 7.55 0.25
Sub Total 834.00 100.00 3.27

Total 25,494.42 100.00

Source: MPDO Computation based on Google Image and CAD694-D Extension (base map)

BUILT-UP AREA: At present, built-up area covers 851.85 hectares or 3.34% of

the total land area. The largest portion of the built-up area is institutional with
448.15 hectares which includes the reservation area of MinSCAT in Alcate which
are unoccupied by settlers, the Oriental Mindoro Agricultural Extension Services
(ORMAES) of the Department of Agriculture in Villa Cerveza, Provincial
Demonstration Center in Merit, all other municipal and barangay facilities,
schools, hospitals and churches. These comprise 52.61% of the built-up area.

Residential area covers 366.39 hectares or 43.01% of the built-up area

distributed in different barangays. Large settlement areas can be found in
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located within the barangay proper are considered residential use intended for
dwelling structures of local residents. Basic social support facilities including
minor commercial establishment co-exist with residential use.

Commercial area is merely 26.240 hectares or 3.06% of the total built-up area.
Industrial areas where rice mills, hollow blocks industry, and other small scale
industrial activities occupy around 4.94 hectares. Parks and open spaces covers
about 6.13 hectares.

AGRICULTURAL AREA: Agriculture comprises 57.79% of the total area. The

15,658.13 hectares of land being utilized for agriculture covers the 4,062.224
hectares of prime agricultural land or irrigated ricelands distributed in 25
barangays, 422.68 hectares of potential irrigable lands in Macatoc, San Juan and
Bagong Buhay, 804.000 hectares of rainfed riceland and 125 hectares of corn
area. Multi-cropped high value commercial crops and industrial crops as well as
mixed high value crops with timber cover an area of about 10 hectares. About
1,401.71 hectares of these land being utilized for agriculture is within the
identified watershed in Villa Cerveza, Alcate and Bagong Buhay and the declared
protected area along the Naujan Lake National Park

The said 422.68 hectares of irrigable lands in strategic rice producing barangays
of Bagong Buhay, San Juan and Macatoc were made part of the prime
agricultural land to replace the anticipated or unavoidable reclassification of
existing prime agricultural lands in built-up or areas with development potentials.
As a whole, prime agricultural land accounts for 17.59% while marginal lands
represent 39.81% of the total land area of Victoria.

FOREST AND FOREST USE CATEGORIES: About 9,074.99 hectares of the

total municipal territory is forest covered. This includes the 518.70 hectares of
marshland area within the National Park, 8448.16 hectares of open forest and
shrubs within the Forest land and 2,800.06 hectares within the released A&D
land in the highlands of Villa Cerveza.

OTHER USES: Other land uses like cemetery, Dumpsite/Sanitary Landfill, roads
and protection buffer along water bodies aggregately accounts for 834 hectares
or 3.27% of the total land area.

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2.3 LAND SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS

As of 2015, Victoria has a total population of 50,492. This is expected to

increase at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 0.89%. By year 2057, the
population of the municipality would have grown already to 125,422. Preparing
for a ten-year period, population in 2025 is 55,170, of which 23.92% is assumed
to comprise the urban population. Considering the proximity of the municipality to
Calapan City and the projected urbanization, the need for additional areas to
accommodate urban development while at the same time ensuring the protection
of prime agricultural lands and ecologically sensitive areas provide the key
element in the formulation of the Land Use Plan. A change in land use
configuration of the municipality is thus imperative.

Allocations of space were based on the standard space requirement but where
the standard is not available and applicable, the specific role, potential and
growth pattern of a particular area in the overall development of the municipality
was considered.

Other than the use of existing and available information on regulatory and legal
land status, the land use accounting method shall be utilized to determine how
much area can be utilized for development, especially for urban functions. This
method will indicate areas that are suitable for urban development and those
which should be permanently protected.

Data or figures presented were secured from the concerned national government
agencies that include the Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, the Bureau of Soils and Water
Management, and the National Commission for Indigenous People (NCIP). The
use of Geographic Information System (GIS) for land use planning was utilized to
compute for the approximate area.

2.3.1 LAND SUPPLY

Based on the legal land status, 12,199.14 hectares or 47.85% of the municipality
territory is alienable and disposable, 38.69% or 9,862.86 hectares is forest land
and 13.46% or 3,432.42 hectares is Protected Area under NIPAS.

Using the cadastral map of the Land Management Bureau, the total land area
was computed at 25,494.42190 hectares which includes the 3,021.6976 hectares
of contested area between the Municipality and its adjacent Municipality of
Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro. Some of these areas are considered
unbuildable and restrained for settlement and urban development as prescribed
by existing national laws and considering some critical physical attributes. Below
are the identified areas that are not suitable for urban development:

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1. AREAS WITH A SLOPE OF 19 to 51% and above covering around

8,416.49287 hectares located at the highland of all barangays Loyal, Alcate,
San Cristobal, Bambanin, Concepcion, Villa Cerveza.
2. FLOOD SUSCEPTIBILITY. Around 1,426.01 hectares are highly susceptible
while 1,313.11 hectares are moderately susceptible to flooding that can be
found in the lakeside barangays as well as those along the river system. The
flooding susceptibility map shows that the low lying areas or the lakeside areas
are highly susceptible to flooding. 1,869.47 hectares are low susceptibility area
most of which are in Macatoc and lakeside barangays.
3. LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY. Around 7,432.90 hectares are highly
susceptible to landslide that can be found in barangays like Loyal, Villa
Cerveza, Alcate, Concepcion, Bambanin, San Cristobal and San Antonino,
Bagong Silang, and 4,737.49 hectares are moderately susceptible Antonino,
Leido, Merit. The landslide susceptibility map shows that the steep slope areas
are highly susceptible to landslide.
4. CRITICAL WATERSHED. To sustain water supply that are essential in all
areas of development, approximately 7,559.48 hectares will be preserved as
local watershed namely: Mag-asawang Tubig and Pula Watershed, both
providing necessary environmental services crucial to socio-economic
development. Mag-asawang Tubig Watershed covers the barangays Villa
Cerveza, Alcate and Bagong Buhay while the whole of Pula Watershed in
Victoria is within Villa Cerveza.
5. NIPAS - The Naujan Lake National Park Protected area with 3,432.42
hectares covers the barangays of Urdaneta, San Narciso Malabo, Duongan,
Bambanin, Merit, Leido and Pakyas.
6. PRIME AGRICULTURAL AREAS – These are irrigated ricefields of the 25
rice-producing barangays having a total area of 4,062.224 hectares and
potential irrigable lands totaling 422.681 hectares
7. PROTECTION BUFFER AS PER PD 1067 – This covers the 40-meter
waterbody easement in rural barangays and 3-meter easement in urban
barangays. For the municipality’s 157.35-meter river system, a total area of
739.54 hectares is considered protection buffer.
8. SETTLEMENT AREA. The existing settlement area of about 840.78 hectares
are already occupied by dwelling structures, minor commercial establishments,
institutional facilities and support social services are unbuildable areas and
should be excluded in the potential areas for urban development

Overlaying all thematic maps involving the above considerations, only 17.82% or
4,543.46 hectares of the municipality’s 25,494.42190 hectares can be considered
for urban expansion and development. This is shown in Table 1.3 below

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Table 1.3 Areas Suitable For Urban Development

% To Total
Total Land Areas Suitable For
Barangay % To Total Municipal
Area Urban Development
Barangay Area Area
Urban
Poblacion I 122.38 60.28 49.26 1.33
Poblacion II 107.64 31.28 29.06 0.69
Poblacion III 207.89 138.51 66.63 3.05
Poblacion Iv 209.13 23.63 11.30 0.52
Macatoc 667.73 66.27 9.92 1.46
Rural
Alcate 1,993.42 17.24 0.87 0.38
Antonino 673.82 306.30 45.46 6.74
Babangonan 310.01 23.55 7.60 0.52
Bagong
314.64
Buhay 56.85 18.07 1.25
Bagong
448.69
Silang 447.20 99.67 9.84
Bambanin 609.03 32.15 5.28 0.71
Bethel 124.09 109.02 87.86 2.40
Canaan 199.75 114.21 57.17 2.51
Concepcion 680.58 21.00 3.09 0.46
Duongan 269.44 15.13 5.62 0.33
Leido 372.40 42.43 11.39 0.93
Loyal 2,649.79 378.83 14.30 8.34
Mabini 268.31 28.99 10.81 0.64
Malabo 590.41 87.53 14.82 1.93
Merit 314.80 19.09 6.06 0.42
Ordovilla 475.52 406.49 85.48 8.95
Pakyas 603.94 290.89 48.17 6.40
Sampaguita 309.41 306.98 99.22 6.76
San Antonio 371.29 349.91 94.24 7.70
San
1,063.47
Cristobal 243.21 22.87 5.35
San Gabriel 496.20 495.19 99.80 10.90
San Gelacio 165.87 145.08 87.46 3.19
San Isidro 155.96 152.58 97.83 3.36
San Juan 278.92 63.12 22.63 1.39
San Narciso 796.12 6.95 0.87 0.15
Urdaneta 754.57 35.56 4.71 0.78
Villa
8,889.18
Cerveza 28.01 0.32 0.62
Total 25,494.42 4,543.46 17.82 100.00
Source: Areas Suitable for Urban Development Map
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supply, San Gabriel has the biggest area of available land for urban development
at 495.19 hectares, representing 99.80% of its total land area and 10.90% of the
4,543.46 hectares of the remaining suitable area of the municipality. This is
followed by Bagong Silang, Ordovilla and Loyal with 448.69 hectares, 406.49
hectares and 378.83 hectares, respectively. Other barangays with more than
300 hectares of available lands include San Antonio, Sampaguita and Antonino.

Barangays with potential for development due to its strategic location which can
also provide suitable areas for urban development includes the following
barangays along SRNH San Gelacio, San Isidro, Pakyas, Bethel and Canaan
with more than a hundred hectares of available areas.

San Narciso has the smallest area for urban development with only 6.95
hectares primarily because of the presence of prime agricultural lands, the
National Park and the flood prone areas. This is followed by Duongan and
Alcate. In terms of percentage to total barangay area, Villa Cerveza has the
lowest remaining area at .32% or 28 hectares out of its 8,889.18 hectares
followed by Alcate with only .87% or 17.24 hectares out of 1,993.42 hectares of
land. This is primarily because these areas are within timberland and within the
watershed areas of Pula and Mag-asawang Tubig.

In identifying areas for development in the Urban Core and Urban Expansion
Area, a suitability parameter using the guidelines in the CLUP Supplemental
Guidebook was applied. Priority area for residential type land uses, essential
facilities, special occupancy structures and hazardous facilities are
recommended in areas not susceptible to hazard which are considered highly
suitable for urban development. Area within low susceptible hazard areas are
considered moderately suitable and are also recommended for the same use as
the highly suitable areas but subject to regulations on site and hazard resistant
design. Area within moderate susceptible hazard areas are recommended for
more intensive commercial and industrial uses but still subject to regulations on
hazard resistant site and building design. Finally, highly unsuitable areas for
urban development are those within high susceptible hazard areas which
required very high cost, infeasible, and impracticable risk mitigation which is
recommended for parks and open spaces, buffer strips and areas devoted for
natural resource production. Thus, existing structures in lowly susceptible areas
of Poblacion I, II and III as well as those along the SRNH can be utilized for
commercial use to be required for retrofitting. Areas within highly susceptible
locations will be enforced with buffer easement and recommended for parks and
open spaces. Existing structures within these areas are recommended for
relocation, retrofitting and adaptation measures.

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2.3.2. LAND DEMAND

RESIDENTIAL AREA

Additional 67 hectares of residential area is needed to locate the projected

increase in population with an estimated 1,392 households for the next 10 years
and the double up households totaling 92. There is also a total of 3,736
households needing relocation as they are identified to be informal settlers or
living within hazard prone areas. Summary of housing needs per barangay is
broken down below.

Table 1.4 Summary of Housing Needs per Barangay

POPULATION
BACKLOG TOTAL
Name of GROWTH
Barangay No. No. of No. of
Area Area Total Area
of HH HH HH
Urban
Poblacion I 10 0.07 86 2.06 96 2.14
Poblacion II 11 0.08 23 0.55 34 0.63
Poblacion III 132 0.98 79 1.90 211 2.88
Poblacion IV 17 0.13 44 1.05 61 1.18
Macatoc 62 0.46 81 1.95 143 2.41
Rural
Alcate 971 7.19 108 2.60 1,079 9.78
Antonino 34 0.25 53 1.28 87 1.53
Babangonan 8 0.06 29 0.68 37 0.74
Bagong Buhay 5 0.04 33 0.79 38 0.83
Bagong Silang 71 0.53 31 0.74 102 1.27
Bambanin 250 1.85 55 1.32 305 3.17
Bethel 9 0.07 24 0.58 33 0.65
Canaan 0 - 23 0.55 23 0.55
Concepcion 184 1.36 24 0.58 208 1.94
Duongan 105 0.78 35 0.83 140 1.61
Leido 99 0.73 64 1.54 163 2.27
Loyal 330 2.44 38 0.92 368 3.36
Mabini 0 - 31 0.74 31 0.74
Malabo 186 1.38 56 1.34 242 2.72
Merit 118 0.87 16 0.38 134 1.26
Ordovilla 26 0.19 54 1.29 80 1.48
Pakyas 20 0.15 52 1.24 72 1.39

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POPULATION
BACKLOG TOTAL
Name of GROWTH
Barangay No. No. of No. of
Area Area Total Area
of HH HH HH
Sampaguita 12 0.09 29 0.69 41 0.78
San Antonio 69 0.51 40 0.95 109 1.46
San Cristobal 188 1.39 18 0.43 206 1.82
San Gabriel 2 0.01 37 0.90 39 0.91
San Gelacio 4 0.03 14 0.35 18 0.38
San Isidro 13 0.10 50 1.19 63 1.29
San Juan 0 - 21 0.49 21 0.49
San Narciso 82 0.61 51 1.22 133 1.83
Urdaneta 46 0.34 38 0.92 84 1.26
Villa Cerveza 672 4.97 56 1.35 728 6.32
Sub-Total 3,736 27.65 1,392 33.42 5,128 61.06

Double-up 92 0.68 0.68

Total 61.74
Source: Socio-Economic and Physical Profile, 2014

There is a need to identify areas for urban expansion for settlements to

accommodate increase in population and relocation of families living in flood-
prone areas of Urdaneta and San Narciso. Two growth centers will also be
needed to address other decision areas identified in the DRR-CCA. These are
the settlements in hazard-prone areas of Malabo, Duongan and nearby lakeside
barangays, as well as those living in more hazard-prone and critical watershed
area in the southwestern portion of the municipality.

COMMERCIAL AREA

Commuters and travelers passing through the Strong Republic Nautical Highway
will spur the demand for services that will cater their basic need for food, lodging,
clothing and finances. Moreover, the proposed Victoria-Sablayan Cross Country
Road which will pass through the National Highway from Barangay Babangonan
to BPI in Villa Cerveza will also be requiring basic services in the long run.
Victoria should maximize its potential for commerce and trade by catering these
basic requirements of this captured market. Aside from the expansion in
commercial area catering the captured market of the SRNH, there is a need for
additional commercial areas in identified growth centers, which can be mixed
with the identified residential space in each particular identified built-up area. The
proposed commercial area expansion should include a space for a bigger
Integrated Terminal that will facilitate a more organized and convenient
transportation services.

INSTITUTIONAL AREA

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The existing institutional area of 448.15 hectares is predominantly public lands

reserved for MinSCAT, ORMAES and purposely donated for provincial, municipal
and barangay facilities and extension. These include the schools, municipal and
barangay centers and agricultural training, research and extension centers. Other
privately owned institutional facilities and establishments include the hospitals
and churches.

In anticipation of the growing population which is expected to reach 57,088 in

2024, the LGU should prepare for the required basic services and facilities of an
urbanizing municipality. There is therefore a need to provide additional space
for the establishment and expansion of the current institutional area of the
Municipal Government not only for its proposed institutional buildings and
facilities but also to host other national and regional government building and
facilities that will be beneficial to the provision of basic socio-economic services.

While there are critical point facilities that are exposed to hazards and risks in the
lakeside barangays as well as in the southwestern portion of the municipality, the
proposed relocation of families in identified growth centers will address the need
to relocate the said facilities. There will therefore be additional demand for
institutional areas to accommodate such facilities as child development centers,
health stations and schools.

As a whole, total of 5.687 hectares that will cover the necessary facilities and
basic services should be provided. Table 1.5 below shows the space
requirements for the expansion of institutional area.

Table 1.5 Summary of Space Requirements for the Expansion and

Establishment of a new Institutional Area

Facility Required space (sqm)

Bureau of Fire Protection space for Fire Station 600.00
Rescue and Disaster Operation Center 500.00
Municipal Evacuation Center 2,500.00
Police Station 600.00
DOJ Building 1,000.00
Tourism, Trade and Industry Center 1,000.00
PCSO Building 500.00

Technical Education and Skills Training Center 1,000.00

Expansion and Conversion of existing
Elementary School into an Integrated School 10,000.00
(Poblacion I)
Senior Highschool (Integrated with existing
10,000.00
Elementary School in Antonino)

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Facility Required space (sqm)

Municipal Child Development Center 1,000.00
Bahay Pag-Asa for Children in Conflict with the
1,170.00
Law
Additional Areas for National Highschools 20,000.00
Additional Areas for Child Development Centers
3,000.00
in Bethel, Antonino and Ordovilla
Barangay Health Stations (Antonino and Bethel) 1,000.00
Barangay Evacuation Centers (Villa Cerveza
2,000.00
and Alcate)
Total Area 56,870.00
5.687 hectares
Source: MPDO

RECREATIONAL AND OPEN SPACE

Based on standards, each 1,000 population should be allotted 500 sqm of open
space. Victoria’s population at the end of the planning period totaling 55,170 will
need a total of 2.75 hectares of open spaces. Considering projected population
of 125,422 in doubling time (2057), a total of 6.27 ha. will be required which
means that the current area of 4.28 ha. will be short by 1.99 ha. Thus, the LGU
opts to provide new recreational open spaces like sports complex, parks and
other requirements of the barangays and proposed urban growth centers. The
prescribed protection buffer spaces for bodies of water can also be utilized as
open spaces for passive recreation.

While current area is already 6.06, most of these open spaces which are mostly
part of LGU’s institutional areas are already being converted into institutional use
considering the limited spaces for government centers. With the limited open
spaces, it is necessary that larger areas for recreational and open spaces be part
of the development plans for institutional sites that will be identified for future
development.

INDUSTRIAL

The existing industrial area totaling 4.82 hectares is limited to rice milling,
hollowblocks making, metal fabrication and village-level fruit processing. Aside
from being the Province’s primary supplier of calamansi and potential supplier of
meat/carcass, there are other fruits with value-added potentials for processing
such as durian and rambutan. With this, Victoria can host the province’s
requirement for investments in agro-processing. These proposed investments
will have be categorized as cottage to small-scale light industries that are non-
pollutive and non-hazardous. An additional 10.45 hectares, or half the standard
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Victoria will also open opportunities for light industries which are less capital but
more labor-intensive. Encouraging investments that will generate employment
will be a good strategy to discourage heavy dependence on activities that are
threatening to the environment and on developing areas that are not suitable for
urban development. An area of 92.3248 hectares was identified to host these
proposed light industries.

AGRICULTURAL

Agriculture will continue to be the backbone of Victoria’s economy. Living up to

its role as contributory to Oriental Mindoro’s thrust of being the food basket of the
Southern Tagalog and Visayas Region, Victoria will ensure maximum utilization
of its agricultural lands, especially the prime agricultural lands. However,
urbanization is part of development and the need to reclassify lands for urban
uses will definitely come from agricultural lands. Reclassification will therefore
carefully look into preserving, as much as possible, 93% if not 100% of its
4,867.67 hectares of prime agricultural land. Prime agricultural lands that will
only be allowed for reclassification are those within the identified growth centers,
only to keep pace of existing development direction and trend.

FOREST AND FOREST USE

Forests and trees sustain and protect us in invaluable ways. They provide the
clean air that we breathe and the water that we drink. They host and safeguard
the earth’s biodiversity and act as our natural defense against climate change.
Forest areas can act as carbon sinks to increase environmental capacity to
reduce atmospheric GHG levels, enhance water absorptive capacity to reduce
flood surface runoff and delay arrival times in low lying areas, increase slope
resilience to failure, reduce soil erosion, contribute to water sufficiency, improve
air quality and enhance biodiversity. With this, the need to protect and sustain
forest cover becomes a necessity.

Forest products are also necessary in urbanization especially considering the

need for timber in housing and other building requirements for institutional and
socio-economic development. Identification of specific area for production and
protection is a strategy to prevent illegal poaching and cutting of trees in areas
strictly identified as protection forest. This will also guide the concerned local
environment and natural resources office and DENR in identifying proper tree
species for its greening project, in monitoring human activities and in regulating
the cutting of trees in the uplands.

As much as possible, all existing forested areas of 8,293.10 hectares must be

maintained by classifying as Protection forest the 6,837.94 hectares of forested
area within forestland. For areas within forest land currently being utilized for

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agricultural production of mixed crops (rice, corn and fruit trees), agroforestry and
rain forestation will be allowed. Agroforestry and rain forestation is an intensive
land management system that optimizes the benefits from the biological
interactions created when trees and/or shrubs are deliberately combined with
crops and/or livestock. Lands released as A&D but within the slope 19 & above,
which are still forested in the existing land use and which is within the Mag-
asawang Tubig Watershed will be declared as Conservation Area and will
therefore be part of Protection Forest which will require strict regulations in the
Zoning Ordinance.

For forest lands, there is a need for a detailed Forest Land Use Plan that will not
only properly Identify forest land uses but also provide detailed policies and
programs on forest protection and management. Policies and regulations of
forest are effective DRR-CCA strategies.

OTHER USES

For the next ten years, additional 1.28 hectares of cemetery or memorial park
and 1 hectare of sanitary landfill/disposal facility is required.

ROADS AND DRAINAGE

Victoria is inter-connected with all its 32 barangays with 226.7833 kms of total
road length. Both urban and rural road is within standard in terms of length, but
not in terms of width. Most of the provincial roads still has a road width of 8
meters while barangay roads are mostly 6 meters. There is therefore a need to
expand and upgrade existing roads especially those leading to proposed urban
expansion and growth areas. 25.750 meters of these road was identified for
upgrading. Aside from these proposed road widening in areas leading to growth
centers, a total of 38.460 kms of flood-prone/vulnerable roads need additional
widening for construction of appropriate drainage canal. These road widening
translates to around 12.729 hectares area for reclassification, 12.125 hectares of
these is within the rural barangays while 0.600 hectares is within the urban
barangays

Strategic establishment of transportation access/routes leading towards identified

expansion areas and growth centers is a way of redirecting settlement growth.
The proposed circulation network in the Structure plan will provide convenient
access to the south eastern portion of the municipality for the availment of
services in the proposed satellite growth center to be located in Barangay Bethel.
Another circulation network will cover all the three proposed development
centers: Ordovilla, Antonino and San Gabriel which will involve the upgrading of
existing roads to develop the proposed Circumferential Road connecting the
barangays of Ordovilla -San Gabriel - Bagong Silang - Antonino and Macatoc to
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connect the existing Babangonan Road along the Babangonan-Mabini boundary

to the existing Barangay Road in Macatoc.

Other roads need to be opened for other important facilities and services. All the
proposed road upgrading and opening will entail additional land which could be
within their existing uses in agricultural and built-up areas. About 15.246
hectares with a total length of 12.959 kms. will be needed for road opening. The
DPWH initial survey on the Victoria-Sablayan Cross Country Road will be used
as road length pending the result of the feasibility study.

Details of these Proposed Upgrading and opening of roads is shown in Tables

1.6 and 1.7.

Table 1.6 Inventory of Proposed Roads for Upgrading

Proposed
Additional
Length Length in Width Service Area/Area of Upgrading/
Name of Road Area in
in km meters in m Interest Additional
hectares
Width in M
Poblacion II-Ordovilla-San
Gabriel-Bagong Silang- 9.176 9,176.000 8.000 Settlement Expansion Area 2.000 1.8352
Antonino Rd
Access Road to Municipal
Ordovilla Barangay Road 1.309 1,309.000 6.000 2.000 0.262
Slaughterhouse
Poblacion I Barangay Road Municipal Slaughterhouse
connected to Ordovilla 0.303 302.900 6.000 leading to agri-industrial 2.000 0.061
Barangay Road center
San Isidro-San Antonio Public cemeteries, Parks
1.335 1,334.500 6.000 2.000 0.267
Provincial Road and Recreation
Urban Expansion Area in
Bethel-Duongan Road 0.881 880.500 6.000 2.000 0.176
the South – Settlement Area
Proposed Bethel Integrated
Duongan Barangay Road 2.890 2,890.000 6.000 2.000 0.578
School
Macatoc Barangay Road 0.479 478.900 6.000 Proposed Agri-processing 2.000 0.096
San Gabriel Barangay Road 2.901 2,900.940 6.000 industries 2.000 0.580
Bambanin Sitio Duongan Bambanin Dock – NLNP
0.810 809.600 6.000 2.000 0.162
Barangay Road Eco-Tourism Site
Bagong Silang-Antonino FMR 1.382 1,382.000 6.000 2.000 0.276
Proposed growth center
Antonino Barangay Road 2.080 2,080.000 6.000 2.000 0.416
Garcia Subdivision Road New Public Market and
0.436 436.100 4.000 Municipal Slaughterhouse 4.000 0.174
Existing, leading to the
Municipal Cemetery Service
proposed road to New
Road
0.230 230.000 4.000 Cemetery 4.000 0.092
Babangonan-Macatoc Existing, leading to the
Provincial road 1.540 154.000 4.000 proposed road to Macatoc 4.000 0.062

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Other vulnerable urban roads

for widening and installation of Roads in flood prone areas
Drainage Canal 1.826 1,825.500 2.000 of urban barangays 2.000 0.365
Other vulnerable rural roads
for widening and installation of 36,635.40 Roads in flood prone areas
Drainage Canal 36.635 0 2.000 of rural barangays 2.000 7.327
64,211.34
Total
64.211 0 12.729
Source: Priority Roads for Development Map and Lifeline Utilities Flood Prone Map

Table 1.7 Inventory of Proposed Roads for Opening

Name of Proposed Length Length in width area in
Description
Road in km m in m has
National Road Connecting
Victoria-Sablayan
6.97 6,970.00 15.000 Victoria, Oriental Mindoro and 10.46
Cross Country Road
Sablayan
Connecting Malabo-San
Duongan-Malabo-San Narciso FMR and Duongan
1.000 1,000.000 8.000 0.80
Narciso FMR Barangay Road (intersecting
2 provincial roads )
Bethel Provincial Proposed Provincial road for
Road with 1.500 1,500.000 8.000 the proposed Satellite growth 1.20
approximately 1.5 km. center
Opening of Road in Access road connecting the
Poblacion I existing Garcia Subdivision
Connecting F. Marcos 0.220 220.000 8.000 Road to existing Municipal 0.18
St (Municipal Road) Street along the New Public
to Garcia Subdivision Market
Connecting Municipal
Municipal Cemetery
0.414 413.800 8.000 Cemetery to the proposed 0.33
Service Road
Cemetery in San Gelacio
Leading to the Proposed Eco-
Bambanin-Merit Road 1.415 1,415.00 8.000 1.13
tourism Site in Concepcion
Proposed Provincial Road
Babangonan-Macatoc along Mabini to be connected
1.440 1,440.00 8.000 1.15
Provincial Road to the National Road in
Macatoc
12.95 12,958.80
Total 9 0 8.000 15.246
Source: Priority Roads for Development Map

WATER USES

PD 1067 Philippine Water Code provides for protection of river systems and
bodies of water from obstruction through the provision for water easement or

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protection buffer zones. Based on the River System Map, rivers and creeks in
Victoria has a combined length measuring approximately 157.3509 kilometers.
The Lakeshore area stretches to about 10.7 kms from Barangay Urdaneta to
Barangay Merit. Computed from the GIS, protection buffer covers a total area of
739.54 hectares, 328.08 of which is within forest/timberland, 398.74 ha. Is within
agricultural land and 12.72 hectares within urban areas. Protection buffer is 3
meters both sides of bodies of water in urban areas and 40 meters in rural areas.

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2.3.3 DEMAND AND SUPPLY INTEGRATION

Looking at the total available land supply versus the demand, the municipality
has sufficient supply for urban development. Practically, barangays with a large
available area for urban development identified in the supply analysis are ideal
for urban expansion and new growth centers. These barangays consist of San
Gabriel, Bagong Silang, Ordovilla, Loyal, San Antonio, Sampaguita and
Antonino. Other barangays with smaller areas but strategically located based on
demand includes San Gelacio, San Isidro, Pakyas, Bethel and Canaan.

2.4 DESIGNING THE LAND USE SCHEME

The land use design scheme deals with the allocation and location of the various
land use categories generally based on the projected service requirements,
location standards, land suitability studies, costs, aesthetics, accessibility and
other considerations. In the context of CCA-DRR, emphasis will be given to
design approaches/options for risks reduction and climate change adaptation
considering approaches for reducing exposure and addressing
vulnerability/sensitivity, and enhancing adaptive capacities.

The general development framework translated in municipal development vision,

goals and objectives, development thrusts and strategies and the structure plan,
provides general direction for allocating the proposed land uses in the
municipality. Particularly, the structure plan embodies the preferred spatial
strategy and urban form. It also provides an illustration of the future spatial
growth, general physical layout and economic foundation. Following the general
development framework, the proposed land uses was formulated. The following
criteria serves as a general parameter to identify areas for future urban
development:
1. Availability of suitable land;
2. Free from hazard such as flooding, landslide and erosion;
3. With access to basic goods and services
4. Within the anticipated development path
5. With safe convenient access and available public transportation.
6. No issues on land tenure and ownership.
7. Considerable location for other developments and for the employment of
the residents.
8. Priority needs for the Community and Economical Development.
9. Suitability to any kind of development and income generation.
10. Within the proposed development zone

The four land use policy areas, protection, production, settlements, and
infrastructure that defines the broad categories of land uses basically laid down
the foundation to value land uses according to purpose.

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This also served as a guiding principle to come-up with the proposed land uses
presented and illustrated as General Land Uses and Urban Land Uses.
The Proposed Land Use was determined based on spatial requirements and
demand considering the major decision areas identified in the DRR-CCA and the
projected growth in population at the end of the planning period. Specific role and
potential of the areas in the overall development of the municipality was also
considered.
The linear growth corridor of 100-meter depth along SRNH will supply the
commercial space requirements of the growing settlements along highways as
well as the services of the commuters traversing SRNH going to the south and
the Visayas Region. The Linear growth corridor is also a strategy to establish
boundaries of 100 meters which aims to avoid piecemeal conversion of existing
prime agricultural lands along the highway, which could possibly stretch out to
more than 100 meters. A portion of the proposed business hub and institutional
site expansion with additional area of 2.21 hectares will likewise be part of the
area to be reclassified. This strategy, however, will have to entail a one-time
reclassification sacrificing some 19.17 hectares of existing prime agricultural land
in Barangays Mabini, Babangonan and Poblacion IV and Poblacion II.
In identifying areas for development in the Urban Core and Urban Expansion
Area, the suitability parameter in the CLUP Supplemental Guidebook was
applied. Existing structures in lowly susceptible areas of Poblacion I, II and III as
well as those along the SRNH will therefore be reclassified into commercial use
to be required for retrofitting. Areas within highly susceptible locations will be
enforced with buffer easement and recommended for parks and open spaces.
Existing structures within these areas are recommended for relocation, retrofitting
and adaptation measures.

The principle of linear growth and development trend was also applied on the
urban core and urban expansion area. A contiguous area of 26.53 hectares in
Barangay Ordovilla was considered as urban expansion area but this will again
have to sacrifice some 5.64 hectares of prime agricultural land.
For the industrial center and other satellite growth centers proposed to be the site
for relocation of families in decision areas, contiguous marginal agricultural areas
were identified for reclassification into built-up areas.
2.5 AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION
As a whole, 304.14 hectares of marginal land and 24.81 hectares of prime
agricultural land will be reclassified to give way for urban expansion. It can be
recalled that some 422.68 hectares of irrigable lands in strategic rice producing
barangays of Bagong Buhay, San Juan and Macatoc were already made part of
the prime agricultural land to replace the anticipated or unavoidable
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development potentials. The 24.81 hectares area for reclassification is merely a

small portion of the said area included as prime agricultural land.
For other uses concerning government projects such as roads, dumpsite and
other use, 29.58 hectares of marginal lands will be reclassified.
For purposes of delineating protected areas, some prime agricultural and
marginal lands were distributed to their classified land and regulatory status. The
1,630.72 hectares of prime agricultural land, 1,252.43 hectares of marginal land
in Naujan Lake National Park (NLNP) as well as other areas currently classified
as marshland and built-up will only be transferred to Protected Area Category, in
order to identify Protected Area under DENR regulation.
On the other hand, for purposes of delineating and identifying plans for forest
land in the Forest Land Use Plan currently being formulated, some agricultural
use in forest lands and areas with existing forest cover were accordingly
categorized as production and protection forests, respectively. There are also
existing agricultural lands in forest lands that were identified as Protection Forest.
Agricultural areas covering a total area of 2,403.34, currently being utilized for
intensive farming such as production of rice and corn, as well as for production of
perennial crops in forest land, will be declared as production forest, production of
which can be regulated through the adoption of environment-friendly technology.
This production forest area can also be utilized for production of timber species
of trees, which can later on be used for timber production.

Some 1,074.20 hectares of marginal land within the forest land was proposed to
be brought back to its original forest cover because it is within the Pula
Watershed and river protection buffer.

In order to maintain forest cover, lands released as A&D but within the slope 19
& above, which are still forested in the existing land use totaling 2,122.00
hectares and which is within the Mag-asawang Tubig Watershed will be declared
as Conservation Area and will therefore be part of Protection Forest. It can be
recalled from the major decision areas (under Decision Area No 4) that the Mag-
asawang Tubig Watershed is proposed to be protected and declared as a critical
watershed and that strict protection and production areas should be identified
and regulated. It is therefore necessary that this 2,122.00 hectares, although
A&D land should be protected to avoid conversion into agricultural or other use.
While considered as A&D land, strict regulations will be applied in the Zoning
Ordinance.
Portions of the land areas in agricultural, forest and built up areas which is 40
meters from existing bodies of water in rural areas and 3 meters in urban areas
was categorized as protection buffer. This covers around 398.72 hectares. Table
below shows the details of the reclassification and delineation

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Table 1.8 Areas for Urban Development and Protection

AREA OF EXISING AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST TO BE
DEVELOPED OR PROTECTED
PROPOSED LAND USE
MARGINAL/ MARSHLAN BUILT-
PRIME FOREST TOTAL
PERENNIAL D UP
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Residential 5.64 98.24 103.88
Commercial 19.17 69.43 88.60
Institutional 23.89 23.89
Agri-Industrial 102.77 102.77
Parks and open spaces 9.81 9.81
OTHER USES -
Dumpsite/Sanitary
1.00 1.00
Landfills
Roads -
Urban 1.38 1.38
Rural 27.20 27.20
TOTAL AGRICULTURAL
AREA TO BE 24.81 333.72 358.53
RECLASSIFIED
PROTECTED AND
-
FOREST AREAS
Protection Buffer 398.74 328.08 12.72 739.54
Protected Area/Multiple 1,630.7
1,252.43 518.74 30.57 3,432.46
Use 2
Production Forest 301.01 2,403.34 2,704.35
Protection Forest in Forest
1,074.20 1,074.20
land
Forest Cover in A&D Land 2,122.00 2,122.00
1,956.5 10,431.0
TOTAL 5,462.43 2,450.08 518.74 43.29
4 8
Source: MPDO Computation based on Google Image and CAD694-D Extension (base map)

Changes in the existing land use summarized per land classification can be seen
in Table 1.9 below. By the end of the planning period, total built-up area is
expected to increase from 851.85 hectares to 1,168.89 hectares. The biggest
increase was in industrial areas at 2,080.36% considering the thrust of the new
industrialization to provide labor opportunities, which can be generated through
investments in light industries which are labor intensive. This is followed by
commercial areas at 329.21%, which is due to the proposed reclassification in
the linear growth corridor and in some residential areas in the urban core.
Despite the proposed reclassification, total built-up area covers merely 4.58% of
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The 103.88 hectare increase in residential area will make it the second biggest
area for built-up (1.84% of total area) second only to institutional (1.85% of total
area). Industrial and Commercial area becomes 0.42% and 0.44% of total area
in the proposed land use plan, a way higher than that of the existing land use
which is merely 0.02% and 0.10%, respectively.

Analyzing the distribution and changes in land uses, it can be said that the
released A&D land which is still covered with forest has a big implication in the
forest cover and land use. While there are areas to be reclassified from the
agricultural land, it is still expected to increase as a result of reclassification of
some portions of the Forest land to A&D Land, which will already be very hard to
regulate.

By the end of the planning period, agricultural area will constitute 59.09% while
forest area will only be 32.94% compared to the current 57.79% and 35.60%.

Table 1.9 Proposed Land Use Plan

Additiona Adjustment
Area Per Total Area per Land Classification % In-
l Area s (for
Existing after Reclassification Proposed crease
Land Uses (Area to transfer to % to
Land Use Total after
Categories be other Land Total
(Ha) A&D National Areas Reclassifi
Reclass Class- Forest
(a) (a+b+c) Park ca-tion
ified) (b) ification)(c)
1. Built up area
Residential 366.39 103.88 (22.65) 447.62 22.65 470.27 28.35 1.84
Commercial 26.24 88.60 (1.80) 113.04 1.80 114.84 337.65 0.45
Institutional 448.15 23.89 (325.87) 146.17 320.57 5.30 472.04 5.33 1.85
Parks & Open
Space & other 6.13
Recreational Areas 9.81 15.94 15.94 160.03 0.06
Industrial 4.94 102.77 (0.82) 106.89 0.82 107.71 2,080.36 0.42
2. Agricultural
17.4
Prime Agricultural 4,484.90
(24.81) (1,931.73) 2,528.36 301.01 1,630.72 4,460.09 (0.55) 9
10,502.5 41.1
Marginal
10,148.51 (294.44) (4,081.49) 5,772.58 3,477.54 1,252.43 5 3.39 6
Inland Water 100.17 100.17 100.17 - 0.39
3. Forest and forest
use categories -
Forest Cover 20.3
Within Forestland 5,180.20 (5,180.20) - 5,180.20 5,180.20 - 2
Forest Cover
within A&D Land 2,800.06 (678.06) 2,122.00 2,122.00 (24.22) 8.32
Inland Water
within Forestland 576.03 (576.03) - 576.03 576.03 - 2.26
Marshland within 518.7 (518.70) 518.70 518.70 - 2.03

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Additiona Adjustment
Area Per Total Area per Land Classification % In-
l Area s (for
Existing after Reclassification Proposed crease
Land Uses (Area to transfer to % to
Land Use Total after
Categories be other Land Total
(Ha) A&D National Areas Reclassifi
Reclass Class- Forest
(a) (a+b+c) Park ca-tion
ified) (b) ification)(c)
National Park
4. Other Uses
Protection Buffer 726.82 (328.08) 398.74 328.08 726.82 2.85
Cemetery 8.04 8.04 8.04 - 0.03
Dumpsite/Sanitary
1.00
Landfills 1.00 2.00 2.00 100.00 0.01
Roads
Urban 35.19 1.38 36.57 36.57 3.92 0.14
Rural 62.95 27.20 90.15 90.15 43.21 0.35
10,183.4
Total Area 25,494.42 11,878.57 3 3,432.42 25,494.42 100.00
Source: MPDO Computation based on Land Classification, Existing General Land Use and Areas for
Reclassification Map Overlays

As a strategy to maximize land use, some identified parks and open spaces can
be utilized for cemeteries while portions of identified residential, institutional and
buffer zones can be utilized for parks and recreational facilities.

Figure 1.7 below shows the proposed Land Use Plan of the Municipality.

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2.6 DETAILING THE PROPOSED LAND USES

The discussion below will detail the specific urban use in the existing urban core,
proposed urban areas of Ordovilla, Bethel and Antonino, the Linear Growth
Corridor along SRNH and the Proposed Agri-Industrial Area in San Gabriel which
can be referred from Figures 1.8 to 1.12.

RESIDENTIAL AREA

The demand for additional residential areas for relocation of informal settlers and
those living in hazard-prone areas can be addressed in strategic areas of the
identified growth centers of Ordovilla, Antonino and Bethel.

The existing built-up area in the Urban Core on the right side of the national
highway going south covering the barangays of Poblacion I and III should be
totally declared residential areas to accommodate the growing urban population.
Details are shown in Table 1.10 below

Table 1.10 Areas for Residential Use

Area for
Code Reclassification/Additional Total
Barangays
(Figure # ) Description Area (has) Maintained Area (has) Propos
Covered
FID # Hazard- Relative ed
Marginal Prime Total
Prone ly Safe Total Area
URBAN CORE
Poblacion I&III
National road
except the 1.44
passing through
ha. proposed
Poblacion I and
area for
(Figure 1.8) Poblacin III going
reclassification 32.81
west extending 32.810 52.439 52.439 85.990
which 0
0 through the
intersects the
boundary of
areas highly
Ordovilla and
susceptible to
Sampaguita
flood
Areas on the right
side of the
Poblacion II
(Figure 1.8)
Ordovilla
Poblacion II 8.996 8.996 10.160 10.160 19.156
Provincial Road
26
from the SRNH
going to Ordovilla
boundary
Existing built-up
area on the left
side of the SRNH
(Figure 1.8)
going south Poblacion I II
34.770 34.770 34.770
covering the and III
12 and 34
Barangays of
Poblacion I & III
south

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Area for
Code Reclassification/Additional Total
Barangays
(Figure # ) Description Area (has) Maintained Area (has) Propos
Covered
FID # Hazard- Relative ed
Marginal Prime Total
Prone ly Safe Total Area
URBAN
EXPANSION
AREA

100 meters depth

(Figure 1.9) on the left side of
7.410
Ordovilla Barangay Ordovilla 3.645 3.645 3.765 3.765
3 Road coming from
Poblacion I

Ordovilla
All areas enclosed
except the 1.33
by Ordovilla
(Figure 1.9) hectares
Barangay Road
intersecting 16.960 5.639 22.599 0.650 1.952 2.602 25.201
and Poblacion I
2 and 36 areas highly
Ordovilla
susceptible to
Provincial Road
flooding
100 meters depth
both sides of the
(Figure 1.9) Poblacion II-
Ordovila Provincial Ordovilla 14.044 14.044 5.248 5.248 19.292
52 Road extending
760 meters
westward
100 meters depth
on the west side of
Sampaguita-
Ordovilla Road
(Figure 1.9)
from Poblacion II- Ordovilla 3.790 3.790 1.230 5.020
53
Ordovilla
Provincial Road
extending 50M
southward
SATELLITE
GROWTH
CENTERS
200 meters
(Figure 1.11) westward along
SRNH adjacent to Bethel 10.600 10.600 10.600
7 the proposed
commercial area
Existing built-up
area on the left
(Figure 1.11)
side of the SRNH
Bethel 7.526 7.526 7.526
going south
44 & 23
covering Barangay
Bethel
100 meters right of
Antonino Barangay
(Figure 1.12)
Road coming from
Antonino 7.400 7.400 0.308 0.308 7.708
National Highway
49 & 50
to Bagong Silang-
Antonino FMR
Total 98.245 5.639 103.884 7.128 111.660 118.788 222.672
Source: Proposed Urban Land Use, Urban Expansion, Satellite Growth Center (Antonino & Bethel) Maps

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COMMERCIAL AREA

Following the natural linear urban growth direction along the nautical highway, all
100 meters depth of both sides of the Strong Nautical Highway from both
directions stretching from the boundaries of Mabini to Pakyas will be upgraded to
commercial use. Mixed use for commercial, institutional and residential can be
allowed. Light industrial establishments can be allowed subject to specific
conditions and performance standards. The remaining undeveloped areas of the
100 meters totaling 140.8635 hectares will be reclassified into commercial use
while all existing commercial areas on the eastern and western side of the SRNH
within Poblacion I will be maintained for the same use. Additional area of 2.213
on the newly acquired LGU property in Barangay Babangonan will also be
reclassified to serve as the LGU commercial hub that will host an integrated
terminal with commercial establishments.

Table 1.11 Areas for Commercial Use

Area for
Maintained Area
Reclassification/Additional
(hectares) Total
Code Area (hectares)
Barangays Propos
(Figure #) Description
Covered ed Area
Margin

Relativ
Prime

Hazar
FID #
Total

Total
Safe
ely
(ha.)
d-
al

URBAN CORE
All existing
(Figure 1.8)
commercial area on
Poblacion I 1.520 1.520 1.520
the eastern side of
8
the SRNH
All existing
(Figure 1.8)
commercial on the
Poblacion 2.772 2.772 2.772
western side of
10
SRNH
LINEAR GROWTH
All barangays
traversing
SRNH except
100 m lot depth both
(Figure # 1.7) for some
sides of SRNH from
prime 69.428 16.956 86.384 20.240 20.240 106.624
the boundary of
1 agricultural
Mabini to Merit
lands in
hazard-prone
areas
Lot-5432-D
(LRC)Psd 72167 –
(Figure # 1.7) Municipality of
2 Victoria Babangonan 2.213 2.213 2.213
19.16
Total 69.428 9 88.594 - 24.532 24.532 113.129

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Source: Proposed Land Use Maps (Figures 1.7 – 1.11)

INSTITUTIONAL AREA

The existing institutional area in the Poblacion which serves as the seat of
municipal government can no longer accommodate additional buildings for
expansion. There is therefore a need for a bigger institutional area for some
facilities and services which the LGU has to provide. Other relevant institutions
necessary for an urbanizing municipality and growing population includes the
establishment of Senior Highschools or integrated schools in strategic growth
centers, training centers, as well as offices of the local and national government
necessary to deliver basic socio-economic services. Thus, additional institutional
spaces become the priority of the LGU. This can be strategically located in the
reclassified commercial areas along the Nautical Highway, aside from the
identified expansion areas for institutional development as shown in Table 1.12.

The LGU will embark into a landbanking strategy to acquire necessary sites for
government projects which shall be reclassified into institutional use. At least 20%
of these reclassified area shall be retained as parks, open spaces and recreation.

Table 1.12 Areas for Institutional Use

Area for
Reclassification/Addition Maintained Area
Code al Area (hectares) (hectares)
Barangays
(Figure #) Description
Covered
Hazard
Margin

Relativ
-Prone
Prime

FID # Total
Total

Total
Safe
ely
al

Proposed
Area (ha.)
URBAN CORE

Areas occupied by
(Figure 1.8) Good Shepherd
Academy and Poblacion
3.800 3.800 2.279 2.279 6.079
31, 32 and Mormons Chapel II
33 and the marginal
agricultural areas in
between
(Figure 1.8)
Area occupied by
Poblacion I 1.670 1.670 1.300 1.300 2.970
ARMES and the
9
adjacent marginal lot
(Figure 1.8)
Areas occupied by
13 the Municipal Hall Poblacion I 0.618 0.618 0.618
Areas occupied by
(Figure 1.8) ACMCL Colleges
and Old Mormons
40 & 41 Multi-purpose Hall Poblacion I 0.741 0.741 0.741

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Area for
Reclassification/Addition Maintained Area
Code al Area (hectares) (hectares)
Barangays
(Figure #) Description
Covered

Hazard
Margin

Relativ
-Prone
Prime
FID # Total

Total

Total
Safe
ely
al
Proposed
Area (ha.)
(Figure 1.8)
Area occupied by Poblacion
42 SGMES III 5.470 5.470 0.877 0.877 0.877
Area occupied by
(Figure 1.8) Victoria Central Poblacion 1.69
43 School IV 7 1.697 1.697
Area occupied by
(Figure 1.8) Oriental Mindoro Poblacion 0.40
44 Academy IV 0 0.400 0.400
(Figure 1.8) Area occupied by Poblacion
45 MIST IV 0.100 0.100 0.100

URBAN
EXPANSION AREA

(Figure 1.9) Areas occupied by

Ordovilla
47 Elementary School Ordovilla 0.923 0.923 0.923

SATELLITE
GROWTH CENTER

Areas occupied by
(Figure Bethel Elementary
1.11) School and Bethel
45 & 46 High school Bethel 1.854 1.854 1.854
Areas Occupied by
(Figure Antonino
1.10) Elementary school
51 and Adjacent lot Antonino 1.000 1.000 0.347 0.347 1.347

OTHER AREAS
(Figure 1.7)
Lot C-2-B Psd-4A- San
2.250 2.250 - 2.250
001016 -Municipal Gelacio
91
Gov't of Victoria
(Figure 1.7) Lot 3-A and 3B
PSD-04-020437, Lot
7-K3-H (LRC) PSD- San
9.697 9.697 9.697
79698, Lot 7-K-3-I, Gelacio
112 Lot 2 PCS-04-
002419
(Figure 1.7) Areas occupied by Villa
ORMAES Cerveza 17.000 7.000 17.000
110
(Figure 1.7) Reservation Area Alcate 382.84 382.84 382.840
utilized by MinSCAT 0 0

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Area for
Reclassification/Addition Maintained Area
Code al Area (hectares) (hectares)
Barangays
(Figure #) Description
Covered

Hazard
Margin

Relativ
-Prone
Prime
FID # Total

Total

Total
Safe
ely
al
Proposed
Area (ha.)
111
(Figure 1.7)  Provincial Merit 10.000 10.000 10.00
Demonstration Farm
23.88 408.87
TOTAL 7 23.887 9 410.976 438.924
Source: Proposed Land Use Maps (Figures 1.7-1.11)

RECREATIONAL AND OPEN SPACE

All the existing functional open spaces covered by barangay plazas and
basketball courts shall be maintained for the same purpose. The existing open
spaces in the municipal properties in Barangays San Antonio and Macatoc will
be developed into an active recreation designed for the conduct of field sports
activities. The Municipal Government will have to locate a bigger recreational
areas and open space considering that its Municipal Park within the Municipal
Compound is already limited to effectively serve its purpose.

Establishment of sports complex is also a priority of the LGU. Such proposed

LGU recreation and open spaces can also be strategically located in the
reclassified commercial and institutional areas along the nautical highway. Buffer
spaces along Naujan Lake and riverbanks of Borbocolon, Malayas and Jordan
River can be developed for passive recreation such as nature study,
strolling/walking for pleasure, picnicking, etc.

Open spaces, which can later serve as cemeteries was also identified in
Barangay San Gelacio adjacent to existing cemeteries. Table below shows all
suitable sites within identified areas for recreational and open spaces.

Table1.13 Areas for Recreational and Open Spaces

Area for
Reclassification/ Maintained Area
Additional Area (hectares)
Code (hectares) Total
Barangays
(Figure #) Description Proposed
Covered
Relatively
Marginal

Hazard-

FID # Area (ha.)

Prone
Prime

Total

Total
Safe

 Cemetery
(Figure 382 meters depth San Gelacio 7.064 7.064 6.200 6.200 13.264
1.7) from San

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Area for
Reclassification/ Maintained Area
Additional Area (hectares)
Code (hectares) Total
Barangays
(Figure #) Description Proposed
Covered

Relatively
Marginal

Hazard-
FID # Area (ha.)

Prone
Prime

Total

Total
Safe
Isidro-San
Antonio
Provincial Road
starting from
existing Municipal
89, 90, 95
Cemetery Service
Road extending
372.80 meters
eastward
(Figure Lot C-2-B Psd-
1.7) 4A-001016 -
Municipal Gov't of
92 Victoria San Antonio 2.750 2.750 - 2.750
Existing
(Figure Municipal
1.7) Property within
the existing built- 0.53
15 up area San Antonio 0.538 8 0.538
Existing
(Figure Municipal
1.7) Property within
the existing built- 0.79
37 up area Macatoc 0.790 0 0.790
Existing
(Figure Municipal
1.7) Property within
the existing built- Bagong 0.05
97 up area Buhay 0.050 0 0.050
7.57
TOTAL 9.814 - 9.814 - 7.578 8 17.392
Source: Proposed General Land Use Map

INDUSTRIAL

Barangay San Gabriel was identified as the most suitable area for agri-industrial
development because of its terrain and its proximity to the production areas of
raw materials like calamansi and other fruit products.

A large area in the southern portion of Barangay Ordovilla was also identified as
suitable for development of light industries. About 92.3248 hectares will be
reclassified for that purpose.

Table 1.14 Area for Industrial and Agri-Industrial Use

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Code Area for Reclassification

(Figure Barangays (hectares)
Description
#) Covered
Marginal Prime Total
FID#
278 meters depth from Macatoc-
(Figure San Gabriel Road and Provincial San
10.45 10.45
1.12) 54 Road intersection extending 440 Gabriel
meters westward
Ordovilla
Lots with PINs 01 and 02 of
(Figure (based on
Section 004 of the Municipal Tax 8.5921 8.5921
1.9) 54B Cadastral
Map of Barangay Sampaguita
Map)
(Figure Lots with PINs 01-05 and 07-11 of
1.9) 54B Section 10 of the Municipal Tax Ordovilla 45.7276 45.7276
Map of Barangay Ordovilla
(Figure Lot with PIN 01 of Section 011 of
1.9) 54B the Municipal Tax Map of Ordovilla 8.3628 8.3628
Barangay Ordovilla
(Figure Lots with PINs 23-28 and 30-45 of
1.9) 54B Section 012 of the Municipal Tax Ordovilla 20.7645 20.7645
Map of Barangay Ordovilla
(Figure Lots with PIN 45-55 of Section 013
1.9) 54B of the Municipal Tax Map of Ordovilla 9.1778 9.1778
Barangay Ordovilla
102.7748 102.7748
Source: Proposed Agri-Industrial Area Map & Proposed Urban Expansion Map

Quarry

The proposed quarry area of Victoria is about more or less 400 hectares which is
located in Barangay Alcate and Bagong Buhay.

The Municipal Government in coordination with concerned agencies/units should have a

strong adherence to the existing laws pertaining to mining/quarrying activities to avoid
destruction and minimize degradation of the environment. It shall be the policy of the
local government unit to protect the municipality’s natural resources. Appropriate
measures should be in place to see to it that the extraction of minerals or raw materials
shall be properly regulated by concerned agency through the assistance of the local
government units concerned. In doing so, the LGU reserves the right to order the
closure or stoppage of quarry operations in cases where there are negative or adverse
impacts to the community.

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Figure 1.8

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Figure 1.9

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Figure 1.12

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AGRICULTURE

The prime agricultural area in the municipality with a total area of 4,462.30 hectares
will be protected and declared non-negotiable for conversion. This can be effectively
carried out through co-management with the DENR considering that 1,630.72
hectares of these prime agricultural land is within NLNP and 301.01 hectares is
within forest land and the watershed area. The remaining marginal lands will be
further developed and intensified to ensure productivity and maximum yield to
provide impetus for the establishment of agro-processing industries.

FOREST AND FOREST USE

Proposed forest use was categorized based on existing use of forest land and forest
cover within A&D.

PROTECTION FOREST: The total area of 8,959 hectares within Forest land and
A&D lands will be preserved for forest use broken down as follows:

 All existing forest area within Timberland covering a total area of 5,180.20;
 Existing marginal land planted with perennial crops within the declared Pula
Watershed and river protection buffer covering an area of 1,074.2 hectares;
 Released A&D land with a slope of 19% and above and within the Mag-
asawang Tubig Watershed which is currently covered with forest covering a
total area of 2,122 hectares.

PRODUCTION FOREST: Agricultural lands within forest land except for the
1,074.2 hectares mentioned above will be classified as Production Forest. This
totals 2,704.25 hectares and mostly outside the watersheds of Mag-asawang Tubig
River and Pula River.

The 320.5728 hectares reservation area within the Forest land currently being
utilized by MinSCAT will remain as institutional since it was reserved as institutional
area by virtue of Presidential Proclamation 260.

OTHER USES

For the next ten years, additional 1.28 hectares of cemetery and one hectare of
sanitary landfill is required. To decongest the existing municipal cemetery in
Barangay San Antonio, the LGU will be developing a bigger space of three hectares
as Memorial Park. This area for cemetery will be taken from the allocated open
spaces.

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Victoria is inter-connected with all its 32 barangays with 226.7833 kms of total road
length. Both urban and rural road length is within standard but there is a need to
expand existing roads especially those leading to identified urban expansion and
growth areas. A total of 1.38 hectares and 27.20 hectares of urban and rural areas
will be converted to road improvement and opening.

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