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CHAPTER IV: SITE SELECTION

4.1 OVERVIEW

Since the archetype project is Rehabilitation and Treatment Center that focuses on

Youth Drug and Alcohol Dependents, the ideal setup is to have a peaceful and quite

place far from the busy city for easier recuperation.

4.2 SITE CRITERIA

Criteria Site Justification Score

1. Land Site must be available for project development. 15%

Availability

2. Land Use and Site use and zoning must be applicable to the purpose 10%

Zoning of the proposed project.

3. Population Population of drug and alcohol dependent youths in 5%

the region and its neighboring regions must be

appropriate for the site.

4. Climate A tropical climate must be considered to be able to 5%

create several natural open spaces to socialize

without using too much outdoor climate-mitigation

techniques.

5. Vegetation Presence of greeneries to shade and keep the place 5%

cool.

6. Soil Condition Soil must be firm enough to hold a building’s 10%

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foundation and strong enough to withstand ground

shaking.

7. Topography A slight to no slope will give opportunities for natural 5%

landscaping.

8. Transportation Proximity to transport terminals and presence of 10%

other basic transportations nearby.

9. Environment Clean and healthy environment with less pollution in 5%

the area.

10. Utilities Proximity of site for services. 5%

11. Security Inside and outside security of users from different 15%

types of threat to their well-being must be a priority.

12. Adjacent Accessibility to other institutions that can support 10%

Structures and helped the proposed center for rehabilitation and

treatment for drug and alcohol dependent youths such

as police stations and hospitals.

TOTAL: 100%

Table 4.1 Site Criteria

4.3 SITE DESCRIPTION

4.3.1 Location

The site is located in Barangay Kay-Buto, Province of Rizal. It is approximately

3.2 hectares. The site is accessible from north through Kay-Buto Road and east

through M.H. Del Pilar Street.

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4.3.2 Configuration and Size

The chosen site is almost a rectangular shaped site with a decrease in its two

lower edges and has total area of 3.2 hectares.

4.3.3 Land Use and Zoning

According to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of the Municipality of Tanay,

the site which is located in Brgy. Kay-Buto is under the agricultural zone located

on the south peripheries of Kay-Buto road, surrounded by residential land. Its

proposed land use is institutional.

4.4 SITE EVALUATION AND JUSTIFICATION

Criteria Site Justification Score

1. Land The lot is government-owned lot available for 15/15

Availability development.

2. Land Use and According to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan of 9/10

Zoning the Municipality of Tanay, the site which is located

in Brgy. Kay-Buto is under the agricultural zone

located on the south peripheries of Kay-Buto road,

surrounded by residential land. Its proposed land use

is institutional.

3. Population According to the Population and Migration 2/5

Information Center Survey established by the

Municipality of Tanay, as of December 2015, the

total population is 119, 542 and according to PNP, a

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total number of 534 youth drug users, pushers and

runners are tallied in the CALABARZON region.

4. Climate According to the Municipality of Tanay, its climate 5/5

is classified as tropical. During most months of the

year, there is significant rainfall in Tanay. There is

only a short dry season. The temperature here

averages 27.1 °C. Precipitation here averages 2410

mm.

5. Vegetation A few number trees are evident within the 2/5

boundaries of the lot.

6. Soil Condition The soil condition, which is loam, is ideal for built 9/10

development.

7. Topography The whole coverage of the Municipality of Tanay 5/5

has a combination of sloping and flat topography

with various natural landmarks such as Tanay River

and Laguna de Bay.

8. Transportation Availability of roads provide access to various 10/10

institutions and connect people and resources.

Different types of transportations are made available

to save time and make it more convenient for people

to travel either for business or recreation.

9. Environment Tanay’s move in cooperating with Solid Waste 5/5

Management, ten barangays have their own

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functional Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and

one Municipal Materials Recovery Facility.

10. Utilities Water requirement of the municipality is being 5/5

provided by Tanay Water District. Such institution

is under the Local Waterworks Utilities Association

(LWUA), a government owned and controlled

corporation.

11. Security Tanay Police Station supervises the maintenance of 14/15

peace and order of the community. The PNP-Tanay

has a total workforce of 45 policemen as reported by

the concerned office in 2013. Such number implies

that there is one policeman for every 2,361 residents

of the town, based from the projected population of

2013.

12. Adjacent Since the site is located in a barangay, community 9/10

Structures facilities and institutions are readily available and in

close proximity to the site.

TOTAL: 90/100

Table 4.2 Site Evaluation and Justification

4.2 MACRO SITE PROFILE: Municipality of Tanay, Rizal

4.2.1 Historical

Early Austronesian people were the ones who first settled in Tanay. Franciscan

preachers arrived to Christianize the residents of what is currently the Morong-

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Pililla portion, shortly after the subjugation of Manila by the Spaniards and the

adjacent lake areas by Juan de Salcedo in the years 1570-1574. Morong and

Pililla where then created as separate towns in the year 1583 with Tanay

forming part of Pililla.

Tanay was first named as “Monte de Tan-ay” and was originally a separate town

in 1606. In the year 1620, San Antonio (now known as Inalsan or Pantay) and

Tandang Kutyo were the new home for the administration. But an uprising of

the Chinese living in the area happened, wherein they burned the town. The

town was then rebuilt in 1640 in its current location.

Only eight barangays, namely Nuestra Señora del Rosario, San Josep, San

Ildefonso de Tanay, San Francisco de Maytubig, San Pedro de Alcantara, San

Lucas y San Antonio, San Apostol and San Agustin de Balugbog, were available

in the town of Tanay in the year 1747.

A new political subdivision was formed in the year 1853. The Province of La

Laguna, with the capital at Morong was formed and composed of the towns of

Tanay, Morong, Baras, Pililla, Angono, Binangonan and Jalajala. Four years

later, this district was changed to Distrito Politico-Militar de Morong.

In the year 1894, Tanay became a Municipality as an effect of the Spanish

Maura Law. Under the Revolutionary Government of the Philippines, the first

election of Public Office took place in 1895-1898 and 1898-1900.

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Tanay supporters of the Katipunan fought courageously during the Revolution

against Spain. The town became the headquarters of the second military area of

the Philippine Revolutionary Government under the supervision of General

Emilio Aguinaldo. For a short period between 1899-1900, Tanay became the

capital of the then Morong Province after Philippine-America War broke out

and the American forces conquered the lake towns and captured Antipolo.

In 1900-1901, Tanay was under the Government appointed by the American

Military under Taft Commission. The town leadership was under the American

Rule from 1903-1934. In 1934, Tanay became under the Commonwealth of the

Philippines as the Tydings-McDuffie Act was approved on March 24, 1934

until the Philippines fell to the hands of the Japanese during the Second World

War in 1942.

During the Japanese occupation, several guerilla groups sprang in Rizal towns,

Tanay prominently included. These bands of patriots, most famous of which are

the Hunter’s ROTC and Marking’s Guerillas, bravely fought the Japanese.

Tanay was liberated in March 1945.

Since 1996, Tanay was declared as a first-class municipality. Tanay presently

has nineteen barangays; nine in town proper and ten in the upland area.

Currently, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Rizal is considering a 20th

barangay for establishment. This proposed barangay will be named as

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“Madilaydilay and will be located at the town’s boundary with Sta. Maria,

Laguna.

4.2.2 Demographics

The Municipality of Tanay Rizal registered a total population of 98, 879 based

on the National Statistics Office (NSO) in May 2010. This was up by 20, 656

as compared to the 78, 223 figures recorded in the May 2000 Census of

Population and Housing (CPH) of the NSO. The census also indicated a growth

rate of 2.37%. The high growth rate in population is accounted for not only by

the natural increase in population but also due to the presence of major

commercial and industrial establishments and the rise of residential

subdivisions in the province.

In an unpublished census conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority

(PSA) in August 1, 2015, the total population of the Municipality of Tanay is

117, 830. But according to the Population and Migration Information Center

Survey established by the Municipality of Tanay, as of December 2015, the total

population is 119, 542.

4.2.3 Climate

Tanay’s climate falls under the Type I, Type III and Type IV Classification

delineated by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical

Services Administration (PAGASA). Type I climate is characterized by two

pronounced seasons, dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the
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year. This type is observed in the lowlands of Tanay. Type III climate as

observed in the middle portions of Tanay has no very pronounced maximum

rain period with a dry season lasting only from one to three months, either

during the period from December to February or from March to May. This

classification is not very noticeable as matched to Type I climate. Type IV

climate is categorized as rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout

the year, which is evident in the higher parts of Tanay. During February,

precipitation is at its lowest with an average of 34mm. At an average

temperature of 29.0 °C, May is the hottest month of the year. Rainy season

usually start in June with occasional intense precipitation events. During

August, precipitation is at its highest with an average of 367mm. In December,

the average temperature is 25.2 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the

whole year. The temperature in Tanay averages 27.1 °C. Precipitation here

averages 2410 mm annually. (Map 1)

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Fig 4.1 Climate Map

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4.2.4 Land Use and Zoning

[Link] City Zoning Ordinance

Zoning is concerned primarily with the use of land and the control of

density of population through imposition of building heights, bulk, and

open space and density provisions in a given area.

Republic Act 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of 1991,

provides the Local Government Unit shall, in compliance with existing

laws, continue to prepare their respective land use plans which shall be

the primarily and dominant bases for the future use of land resources.

[Link] Division of Zones

To effectively carry out the provisions of the Local Government Code

of 1991, RA 7160 Section 447 (2) (ix), the City is hereby divided into

the following zones (Map 2):

1. General Residential Zone (GRZ)

2. Socialized Housing Zone (SHZ)

3. General Commercial Zone (GCZ)

4. Central Business District (CBD)

5. General Institutional Zone (GIZ)

6. Light Industrial Zone (LIZ)

7. Heavy Industrial Zone (HIZ)

8. Agro-Industrial Zone (AIZ)

9. Agricultural Zone (AZ)

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10. Parks, Recreation and Tourism Zone (PRTZ)

11. Agro-Forestry Zone (AFZ)

12. Prime Agricultural Lands Zone (GZ)

13. Mining/Quarrying Zone (MZ)

14. Water Zone (WZ)

15. Protected Area Zone (PAZ)

16. No-Build Zone (NBZ)

17. Planned Unit Development (PUD)

18. Barangay Built-Up Areas (BBA)

19. Special Use Zone (SUZ)

20. Cemetery Zone (CZ)

4.2.5 Physical Features and Geotechnical Information

The town of Tanay lies at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range with

bearings of 14 degrees, 30 minutes North Latitude and 121 degrees, 17 minutes

East Longitude. It is 54 Kilometers away from the Southeast portion of the City

of Manila. It is bounded with the towns of Antipolo and Montalban, Rizal on

the north; Quezon Province on the east, Sta. Maria, Laguna and Pililla, Rizal on

the south and Baras, Teresa and Morong, Rizal on the west.

Tanay is considered as one of the thirteen towns and one component city that

build up the Province of Rizal. It is located at the eastern portion of the said
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Fig 4.2 Tanay General Zoning Map

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province. It is becoming an extension of Manila’s urbanization together with

city of Antipolo, some towns of Cainta, Angono, Taytay and Binangonan.

Tanay currently has a total of 33, 466 hectares of land area.

[Link] Slope and Topography

The overall coverage of the Municipality of Tanay is a combination of

upland and flat topography with different natural landmarks. Lowland

areas that are marked by slope categories of 0-3%, 3-8% and 8-18% are

found in some parts of Tanay, mostly in its lakeshore areas. Slightly

rolling, undulating and steep highland areas also spread in other parts of

Tanay. Most of the rolling to hilly portion is found in the slope category

18-30%, which can be found in the western half of Tanay. The

mountainous and very steep portions are accounted for by the 30-50%

and over 50% slope categories in the eastern portion of Tanay. (Map 3).

[Link] Soil Type

Tanay is mostly composed of clay and clay loam soil type. Clay soil is

rich in mineral but not that ideal for agriculture on account of their sticky

nature when wet and their hard nature when dry. Clay Loam soil on the

other hand is better for agriculture because of the silt component since

silt allows aeration, seepage and general friability. (Map 4).

Two types of soil series are found in Tanay namely Antipolo Clay and
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Fig 4.3 Slope Map

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Fig 4.4 Basic Soil Map

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Antipolo Clay Loam. Antipolo Clay is the largest single type of soil

overlying the province of Rizal. It is categorized by a surface soil that is

reddish brown in color, very friable and finely granular clay. Antipolo

Clay Loam is commonly found in the grasslands.

[Link] Water Resources

[Link].1 Surface Water or Surface Run-Off

About 165 rivers, streams and springs are available in the

province of Rizal. Around two-thirds of these traverse towns of

Cainta, Rodriguez, Tanay and Taytay. Tanay River is one of the

major river systems in Rizal and is being utilized as source of

irrigation water for hundreds of hectares of rice fields

surrounding the town. Other bodies of water found in Tanay are

Lanatian River and Lumutan River, that have long been eyed by

the national government as source of drinking water and

electricity for Metro Manila thru the construction of a 130m high

dam with hydro-power component, Bawang River, Pupot River,

Daraitan River, Daranak Falls, Batlag Falls and Bukal Spring.

These flow from Sierra Madre to Laguna de Bay.

[Link].2 Groundwater Resources

Tanay rates fair to excellent for groundwater development. It is

interesting to note that areas with alluvial deposits are excellent

sources of groundwater. While those good to fair groundwater

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supplies, either have the pyroclastic alluvial combinations or

volcanic alluvial combinations. (Map 5).

Fig 4.5 Ground Water Resources

[Link] Mineral Resources

Mineral resources found in Tanay are Limestones, Silica, Shale, Marble,

Iron, Copper, Gold, Manganese, Wash Sand, Crushed Gravel and Filing

Materials. (Map 6).

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Fig 4.6 Mineral Resources Map

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[Link] Land Suitability

Land suitability is described as a classification of land into categories

based on the degree to which the characteristics of land can usually

satisfy environmental requirements of specific crops without corrosion.

Almost all major crops in the country thrive in the province of Rizal.

Tanay is second in the biggest agricultural land area suitable for rice

production, fruit crops, root crops and vegetables. In the year 2011-

2012, Tanay is one of the provinces of Rizal that has the highest hectare

of irrigated and rain fed palay areas. High Value fruit crops such as

mango, banana, coffee and pineapple are also visible in the said

municipality. Root crops and vegetables are predominant in Tanay. The

town is also suitable for forest production.

[Link] Infrastructures

In 2013, the town has a total road network of 245.48kms of roads.

Significant road developments are also quite remarkable, in the sense

that virtually all roads in the town proper are fully concreted. In the same

manner, in the upland area, though not all concreted, farm to market

roads and community access roads have been provided and properly

maintained to grant mobility in the area. A considerable stretch at

twenty-seven kilometers of the Marikina-Infanta Road traverses thru

upland Tanay. This is a vital national road which links the Metro Manila

area directly with the sea port town of Infanta Quezon. These existing

roads are classified into national roads with 37.39%, provincial roads
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with 14.93%, municipal roads with 6.77% and barangays roads with

40.91%.

There are 7 major road networks such as: M.H. del Pilar St., F.T.

Catapusan St., Sampaloc Road, Sagbat-Pililla Diversion Road, Pantay-

Pinugay Road, Marikina-Infanta Road and Laiban Road.

At present, the town has seven existing bridges. Classifications of which

are the following: 5 national - Tanay Bridges 1 & 2, Balimbing, Lico

and Sampaloc Bridges, 1 municipal (Rawang Bridge), and 1 provincial

(Daraitan Bridge). All bridges mentioned were concrete type, in good

condition and passable.

[Link] Utilities

[Link].1 Water Supply

Water requirement of the municipality is being provided by

Tanay Water District. Such institution is under the Local

Waterworks Utilities Association (LWUA), a government

owned and controlled corporation. The water supply in the

province of Rizal is divided through Level I, II and III Systems.

Level I system refers to point sources, such as rain collector,

wells, and springs, usually for rural areas where houses are

sparsely scattered to justify a distribution system. Level II

includes communal faucet systems, typical for rural areas that

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houses are densely clustered enough to justify a piped

distribution system providing a number of households with

faucet. Level III, on the other hand, refers to individual supply

typical model system for three levels of water supply service.

Based from the survey made by the Provincial Health Office of

Rizal regarding the number of households with safe water supply

last 2012, Tanay has 15, 105 or 78.98% of its total household

population that already has access to improve to safe water

supply. But 4, 019 households still need to be served with safe

water.

[Link].2 Power Supply

The National Power Corporation (NPC) provides Tanay’s

electricity supply. The Malaya I and II generates 650MW of

power. A 230 KV and 150 KV transmission lines run throughout

the province of Rizal. MERALCO serves the 13 municipalities

of Rizal, including Tanay. In the year 2011, MERALCO has

already served 11, 993 residential households, 1, 236

commercial units, 22 industrial facilities and 14 streetlights in

the town of Tanay. Based from MERALCO’s Rizal Annual

Energy Sales Forecast 2012, Tanay is eighth among the fourteen

municipalities with the most number of energy consumption.

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As of 2013, only nine barangays out of 189 barangays in Rizal

still grapple with the lack of electricity and seven from these

barangays are located in Tanay namely; Sta. Ines, Tinucan,

Cayabu, San Andres, Sto. Niño, Mamuyao and Laiban. (Map 7).

[Link].3 Telecommunication Facilities

The province of Rizal has a sufficient communication system

because of its proximity to Metro Manila. Different telephone

services are already available province-wide. Three major

players in the province namely INNOVE, PLDT, DIGITEL and

PT&T with PLDT getting most of the share. There are also

wireless landline phone services being offered by Bayantel,

DIGITEL, Skyline CATV Industries, Inc., Globe Telecom, Sun

Telecom and SMART Company. All cities in the province have

the service of post office. Radio stations and print media are

available in the town.

[Link].4 Solid Waste Management Facilities

In a serious effort to implement the provisions of the Ecological

Waste Management Act of 2000, the government remained

vigilant in maintaining the City’s cleanliness and

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Fig 4.7 Location of Power Facilities Map

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enforced proper garbage disposal in its barangays. Rizal

Province’s waste is characterized by 33% wet waste originating

from domestic sources such as kitchen waste, restaurants, fast

food chains, markets and slaughterhouses. The second highest is

plastic which is 20%. This followed by paper waste that is 13%,

textile 12 % and others including construction and demolition

rubble, grits, grass, leaves, barks of trees, represent 8%. To sum

up, 33% are compostable wastes, while recyclables are 46% and

miscellaneous wastes are 21%. This result was based from the

actual waste characterization conducted by the Provincial Task

Force on Solid Waste Management at the dumpsites of Tanay

and Taytay.

Tanay’s move in cooperating with Solid Waste Management, ten

barangays have their own functional Materials Recovery Facility

(MRF) and one Municipal Materials Recovery Facility.

[Link] Transportation, Access and Circulation

Transportation delivers a means of access for goods and people. Major

transportation in the town is by land. There is no existing air

transportation whether an international or a domestic airport mainly

because of its proximity to Metro Manila where the major international

and national airports are located.

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Transportation service in Tanay comes varies in all shapes and sizes,

depending on where you are heading to. Tanay Public Market functions

as the grand terminal and the central station of approximately all public

utility vehicles.

As of 2013, the following public transportation vehicles has been flying

in and out of the municipality:

• Buses (12 units)

• Vans (80 units) - going to and from Manila

• Jeepneys (218 units)

They are divided into 2 sectors, Eastern Sector from Tanay going to

Pililla, Laguna and some parts of Laguna. The Western Sector is

from Tanay going to Morong, Antipolo, Cainta, Taytay and Manila.

They are members of the different transport organizations and have

a terminal space in the Grand Central Terminal. 


Non-member associations of jeeps / busses that travel along Tanay

area do not have their own terminals at the public market. 


The Upper Barangays Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association,

whose route is in the upland part of the municipality have their own

terminal at the Bagsakan Area (public market) and usually takes 1-

2 trips per day going to the upland barangays, depending on the

weather condition.

• Tricycles, Three-Wheelers & Habal-Habal

According to Franchising Section (Office of the Mayor), the

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municipality has a total of 3,976 units. Existence of Three-Wheelers

and Habal-Habal going to different parts of the upland communities

is also noticeable, though specific number is not identified.

[Link] Calamities

[Link].1 Soil Erosion

Rizal’s topography is characterized by a combination of valleys

and mountains mostly the rolling to hilly portions is found in the

slope category 18 to 30% and these occur in the western portion

of Antipolo, in parts of Angono, Teresa, Baras, Cardona and the

western half of Tanay. The mountainous and very steep portions

are accounted for by the 30 to 50% and over 50% slope

categories and these can be found in most of Rodriguez, in the

eastern section of Antipolo and in the eastern portion of Tanay.

A significant portion of the provincial area suffers from severe

erosion. The causes of landslides are usually related to

instabilities in slopes considered to be a factor in the

vulnerabilities of slope to failure. (Map 8).

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Fig 4.8 Erosion Areas Map

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[Link].2 Flood

Flood is an overflowing of water to land that is normally dry. It

is a temporary rise of the water level, as in a river or lake or along

a seacoast, resulting in its spilling over and out of its natural or

artificial confines onto land that is normally dry. It is a form of

natural disaster when there is more water than the lakes, rivers,

oceans, or ground can hold. Floods are usually caused by

excessive runoff from precipitation or snowmelt, or by coastal

storm surges or other tidal phenomena.

Tanay having a lowland portion is considered to have high

susceptibility in that area when it comes to flood hazard. Areas

near bodies of water are also under the high susceptibility level.

[Link].3 Rainfall Induced Landslide

A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon, which

includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls,

deep failure of slopes, and shallow debris flows, which can occur

in offshore, coastal and onshore environments. The causes of

landslides are usually related to instabilities in slopes.

Tanay is one of the towns of Rizal with the highest susceptible

areas to rainfall-induced landslides with 33.6% of its total land

area. This may be due to the high elevation of these areas. All
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the towns in Rizal except Cainta have moderately susceptible

areas and all towns have susceptibility areas. (Map 9).

4.2.6 Economic

[Link] Agriculture

Tanay is basically an agricultural town. For the year 2013, its

agricultural commodities re divided into five productions namely:

• Rice Production – Irrigated and Non-Irrigated in the town proper

(hybrid, regular and certified seeds), upland rice and seed

production

• Corn Production (Green)

• Vegetable Production

Leafy – pechay,mustasa and lettuce

Fruits - eggplant, tomato, ampalaya, squash, upo, okra

Beans – pole, beans, patani 
Peanut

• Root Crops Production

Gabi

Sweet Potato

Cassava

• Fruit Tree Production

Mango

Citrus

Coconut
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Fig 4.9 Rainfall Induced Landslide Map

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Coffee

Banana

Out of 2,662.70 hectares containing agricultural crops in 2013, 26.78%

- rice production (dry& wet, upland & seed production), 2.03% - corn

production (green), 6.85% - vegetable production, 8.07% - root crops

production, 56.26 % fruit tree production.

Majority of the agricultural areas were occupied by crops like rice (wet

& dry) and fruit tree production. While others commodities shared an

insignificant percentage. The crop production based from the total area

harvested of 1,398.45 hectares excluding coconut are the following: rice

production - 44.59%, corn production - 1.36%, Vegetable production -

12.45%, root crops production 15.01%, fruit tree production - 26.59%.

Noticeably, more than half of the area planted for crop production was

harvested. Aggregate area production per MT excluding coconut and

corn production is 10,428.31 MT, in which 21.40% - rice production,

16.23% - vegetable production, 23.64% - root crops production, 38.73%

- fruit tree production. A total 0f 5,698 farmer-beneficiaries in Tanay

were involved on various agricultural undertakings and were

apportioned on this: 16.00% - rice production, 2.37% - corn production,

36.22% - vegetable production, 29.22% root crops production, 16.18%

- fruit tree production. Strengthening of farm organizations is continuing

through provision of technical assistance and supervisions. Various

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trainings and meetings are consistently being provided to ensure the

productivity of the concerned groups.

Likewise, trainings, seminars, symposiums are also being undertaken on

Animal Production and Health Care Management. Animal vaccination

and treatment and livestock upgrading (artificial & natural process) are

also being promoted and campaigned for.

Fish production is considered as one of the major economic activity in

Tanay due to the existence of coastal barangays along Laguna Lake. It

is basically divided into two sub-sectors, inland and municipal fisheries

only. Species cultured are on the variety of tilapia, bangus and carp.

The magnitude of forest - based production activities in Tanay is

considered as less massive, if compared to other economic activities in

the community. Though not that considerable, there are families that

engage in manufacturing, using forest - based resources, to create an

item for consumption/ or for sale, thus generating an income.

[Link] Industry

Local economy consists of production, distribution and consumption of

a community. These economic activities can also be interpreted into 3

different sectors of trade and commerce namely: primary, secondary and

tertiary sectors.
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The primary sector is represented with a number of 34 commercial

establishments that has a 1.73% coverage that extracts or harvests

products from the earth. This includes the production of raw material

and basic foods. Activities associated with the primary sector include

agriculture (both subsistence and commercial), mining, forestry,

farming, grazing, hunting and gathering, fishing, and quarrying. The

packaging and processing of the raw materials associated with this

sector is also considered to be part of this sector.

The secondary sector has 2.29% coverage and is represented by

manufacturing of finished goods, distribution of products and utilities

such as water and gas. Activities associated with the secondary sector

include metal working and smelting, automobile production, textile

production, chemical and engineering industries, aerospace

manufacturing, energy utilities, engineering, breweries and bottlers,

construction, and shipbuilding.

The tertiary sector is the service industry with 95.99% coverage and

obviously dominates the local economy of Tanay. This sector provides

services to the general population and to businesses. Activities

associated with this sector include retail and wholesale sales,

transportation and distribution, entertainment (movies, television, radio,

music, theater, etc.), restaurants, clerical services, media, tourism,

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insurance, banking, healthcare, and law.

At present, based from the record of the BPLS - Office, there are 1,968

business establishments that constitute the Trade and Industry Sector of

Tanay, duly registered and operational as of December 2013.

[Link] Tourism

The town continues to reinforce its position as the regional tourism

haven in Rizal. Various infrastructure developments (road

developments, facilities) were affected which further opens the town to

different possibilities. Tourism sites and locations and tourism-related

businesses are very much accessible and affordable. Substantial

increases in the number of local and foreign tourists visiting various

tourism site (barangay and its out laying areas) are very much noticeable

which lead to the town’s rapid tourism expansion. It has more than

enough number of restaurants and fast-food to accommodate the

requirement of the local and foreign travelers.

[Link].1 Local Attractions

1. Tanay Church

Located in the heart of the town proper, San Ildefonso Church,

also known as Tanay Church, is one of Jubilee Churches in the

Philippines. The National Commission declared it one of the 26

Heritage Churches in the country for Culture and the Arts on July
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31, 2001, due to its age and the centuries-old religious artifacts

that it houses.

2. Daranak Falls

Daranak Falls is one of the flagship destinations of Tanay and is

a popular summer getaway for locals and tourists from in and

out of the country. A favorite location shooting area of most local

and international movies and advertising outfits in the country,

Daranak Falls nestles calmly at the foot of the Tanay mountains,

preserved with the natural vegetation, complemented with

enchanting waterfalls, ponds, and rivers cascading through

elaborate tropical trees and plants. This 14-meter high falls is

truly a refreshing location.

3. Parola

Parola and its Lakeshore provide a grand view of the Lake and

mountains. Most of the Tanay folks visit the area in early

mornings for the cool breeze and warm morning sun. At night

Parola is the guardian angel of the fisher-folks.

4. Tinipak Rock

Tinipak Rocks are splendid, naturally sculptured marble

formations that look like they have been chiseled or blasted by a

machine. It represents the core adventure of Tanay Tourism.

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5. Daraitan River

Daraitan River was awarded as the cleanest inland body of water

in Region IV and a finalist for the national competition. It is an

ideal site for mountaineers, backpackers and trekkers.

6. Regina RICA

Nesting in the foothills of Sitio Aguho in Barangay Sampaloc,

Regina Rosarii Institute for Contemplation in Asia (RICA) is a

14-hectare sanctuary for Dominican Sisters. The contemplation

area, where you can commune not only with the Almighty but

also with nature, has three waterfalls, a creek, and over 10,000

trees. But, the primary reason why devotees flock to this area is

to visit the 71-foot tall statue of the Queen of the Holy Rosary.

7. Masungi Karst

Masungi Karst is a mountain rock formation that the Tanay folks

call “Palanas”. It is ideal for mountain climbing. Mountaineers

can explore the area. Campsites are available at the base of the

mountain.
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[Link].2 Festivals

Festivals are one of the most anticipated events annually in the

Municipality of Tanay.

1. Tanay Rodeo Festival

To promote and market the town’s cattle and agri-eco tourism

not only within the municipality but also in the

CALABARZON region, the Municipal Government of Tanay

holds Tanay Rodeo every third week of January each year. The

festival is also in line with the celebration of Tanay Town Fiesta.

It is participated by professionals and rodeo enthusiasts, and

veterinary or animal science students from renowned

universities in the country.

2. Tanay Hane Festival

The annual Hane Festival is the commemoration of the

Municipality of Tanay’s Founding Anniversary. It is agri-eco-

tourism, arts, and cultural exhibition in one, showcasing its

vibrant tourism, abundant agricultural produce, healthy and

sustainable environment, rich arts and culture, and amiable

people. Its name is from an ordinary expression of “hane”, which

is used to seek one’s agreement. “Hane” exclusively identifies

with Tanay. For this reason, the expression “Hane” has been

adopted as the name of the Tanay’s first tourism and cultural

celebration: The Tanay Hane Festival.

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4.2.7 Social

[Link] Education

As of 2013, there are a total number of 54 Day Care Centers being

operated and supervised by the municipal government, both in the town

proper and the upland area.

Other public and private schools are as follows: 48 Pre-Schools with 32

in public and 16 in private; 46 Elementary Schools with 32 in public and

14 in private; 19 schools for Secondary Education with 11 in public and

8 in private; Colleges, Universities, State University with 3 in private

and 1 in public; Vocational and Technical Schools with 3 in private.

Existence of SPED Program for elementary and secondary levels is

being offered in Ilaya and Sampaloc Elementary Schools and Tanay

National High School. These schools cater to visually impaired children

and likewise children with multiple disabilities. However, it has been

noticed that dwindling number of students on the said curriculum.

The Alternative Learning System (ALS) under the Department of

Education for elementary and secondary levels is also available in

Simeon Bendaña Memorial Elementary School, Sampaloc, Nayon and

Daraetan Elementary & National High Schools.

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[Link] Health

Tanay strives to provide all its constituents in the poblacion and upland

barangays with services due them. The local government is also keenly

aware of the need to protect its citizens from all forms of abuse and to

offer them programs, policies, and basic services regardless of their

geographical location in the municipality.

Among other things, Tanay LGU has pushed for the creation of

Barangay Violence Against Women and Children desks and committees

to take up the cudgels of such vulnerable sector of the society.

The Municipal Social Welfare and Development office has been

conducting seminar-workshops apart from its monthly VAWC Council

meetings. The said activities aim to ensure that abuses and violence

committed against women and children are fully monitored and

addressed, as well as to equip the latter with valuable knowledge about

their rights under the law and how they can prevent and stop abuses done

to them.

Tanay is fortunate to have three Rural Health Units (RHU) found in the

Municipal Compound, Barangay Sampaloc and Barangay Sto. Niño.

The municipality’s RHU has also ensured that Tanayans enjoy access to

basic health services. The LGU provides free Philhealth cards to

indigent constituents, while its RHU provides expert maternal care, TB

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detection and treatment, and primary care to concerned beneficiaries. It

has also established community health programs (CHPs) in which Tanay

RHU, through its community health workers (CHWs) aims to empower

indigenous peoples of Tanay, particularly the Dumagats and

Remontados.

Twenty Barangay Health Stations are also made available throughout

Tanay. All is equipped with competent and capable doctors and other

medical staff to deliver basic medical needs and services of the

community both in the town proper and in the upland barangays.

There are two private hospitals situated in the town proper of Tanay;

Tanay General Hospital and Tanay Community Hospital. Existence of

one public hospital in Barangay Sampaloc, the Army Station Hospital

of 2nd Infantry Division, Philippine Army is also accessible. However,

Army Station Hospital only provides medical attention to military

personnel, their dependents and civilians with authorization. Due to such

requirement, a Memorandum of Agreement was agreed upon between

the local government officials and the officers of the 2nd Infantry

Division supporting the availability of medical services to people from

upland barangays on emergency cases. As part of the agreement, the

local government initiated to provide medicines in order to minimize

operational expenses of the hospital.

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To complement the services of the hospitals in the locality, Tanay also

has an existing 45 different types of health clinics to respond to the

various medical requirements of the community. They are as follows:

• 1 Animal Bite Center

• 12 Dental Clinics

• 5 Diagnostic Clinics

• 2 Medical & Diagnostic Clinics

• 3 Medical & Lying-in Clinics

• 8 Medical Clinics

• 7 Optical Clinics

• 4 Skin Clinics

• 1 Therapeutic Center

• 2 Veterinary Clinics

Persons with disabilities, on the other hand, are given access ramps and

handrails both on the entrance and exits of the municipal building. A

wheel chair is also on standby at the entrance. These facilities are in

compliance with Accessibility Law or BP 344. Additionally, there are

designated express lanes for PWDs, senior citizens, and pregnant

women on the municipality’s frontline services such as Treasury,

Assessor’s, and Licensing sections.

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[Link] Housing

Administrative mechanism to address the multiple requirements of

housing services is in place. The municipal government is actively

undertaking mass housing projects and acquisition of new properties to

be used as relocation sites, as population (and migrants) increases

rapidly.

In 2013, the town has an existing 10 relocation sites located in

Barangays Plaza Aldea, Tandang Kutyo and Sampaloc. They were

funded either by the Tanay Municipality for informal settlers and people

who are living along the danger zones of the community, other local

government which the informal settlers to be housed came from and

NGOs/Foundation like the Araneta Foundation and Gawad Kalinga.

They are as follows:

• Barangay Tandang Kutyo

Tanayville 1995 and San Marcelino Village 2005 - All lots awarded

already for the Manila East Road Informal Settlers

Gabihan Relocation Site 2010 - houses the Typhoon Ondoy victims,

Gawad Kalinga (GK) and CSP beneficiaries

Buro’s Hill 2011 - for the informal settlers living in Gamo Creek,

Manila East Road Informal Settlers and Himlayang Bayan areas

• Barangay Plaza Aldea

Southville 10 or Daong - Informal Settlers from Manila East Road

and Informal Settlers from Pasig City

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Sitio Waray Relocation Site – Informal Settlers from Barangay Plaza

Aldea

• Barangay Sampaloc

Bayucan Relocation Site 2009 - Informal Settlers from Barangay

Sampaloc

Pinagsabiran Relocation Site – Informal Settlers from Barangay

Sampaloc

It is interesting to mention the existence of a private socialized housing

projects in the town, but its existence does not all suffice the housing

demand of the community, or those who doesn’t have the capability to

have their own. For this is only ideal for salaried employees or families

capable of availing housing loan packages.

[Link] Protective Services

Tanay Police Station supervises the maintenance of peace and order of

the community. The PNP-Tanay has a total workforce of 45 policemen

as reported by the concerned office in 2013. Such number implies that

there is one policeman for every 2,361 residents of the town, based from

the projected population of 2013.

It is divided into 6 different sections, namely the personnel section,

operation section, intelligence group, investigation section, traffic patrol

group that has shifts day and night and the police community services.
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Police stations are situated in the municipal government office and also

a sub-station in Brgy. Sampaloc to be able to extend protective

assistance to people from upland barangays.

In spite of the obvious inadequacy in the number of policemen, efforts

were obviously being undertaken to ensure the peace and safety of the

community. Police visibility is satisfactory enough, thus discouraging

lawless people to engage themselves into criminal acts.

Meanwhile, Tanay Fire Station consists of 20 active personnel. It has 3

functional fire trucks, 2 stationed at the municipal government office,

while the other 1 is in Tanay Fire Sub-Station, Tanay Public Market.

Other logistics were also identified, though some of them were found to

be useful, there are few that were found to be ineffective already.

The municipal government is currently using the services of employees

under the Job Order Basis, the recruits of Peace and Safety Action Force.

The intention of such employment was created by the municipal

government, to complement with the duties and responsibilities of the

police force regarding provision of protective services for the

community. They may be utilized for additional job responsibilities,

whenever the need arises.

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[Link] Religion

Major religious denominations are Roman Catholic, Iglesia ni Cristo

(INC) and Born Again Christian. Other denominations are Jehovah’s

Witnesses, Dating Daan, Mormons, Seventh Day Adventist, Islam,

Hindu and Protestant.

4.3 MICRO SITE PROFILE

4.3.1Slope and Elevation

Fig 4.10 Site Slope and Elevation

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Elevation shows that the site has little to no slope. Longitudinal Section (first

photo) flows from 4m down to 3m. Latitude Section (second photo) flows from

3m up to 4m.

4.3.2 Utilities

[Link] Water Supply

The Local Waterworks Utilities Association (LWUA) facility is serving

the chosen site for the project. Groundwater is also excellent in the area.

[Link] Power Supply

The site’s power supply generation is provided by MERALCO.

Sidewalk illuminations are still on going as part of the renewal

development program of the municipal government.

[Link] Telecommunication Facilities

The location has very good signal for telecommunication companies

including PLDT, Globe Telecom, SMART Company and Sun Telecom.

Broadcasting of various television and radio stations and wi-fi

connections are also good because of the site’s proximity to the town

proper.

4.3.3 Micro-Climate Analysis

[Link] Sun Path and Wind Pattern

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Fig 4.11 Site Analysis

[Link] Temperature

SITE

Fig 4.12 Temperature Data

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4.3.4 Man-Made Structures

[Link] Adjacent Structures and Establishments

The site is a kilometer away from the Tanay Municipal Hall, Police

Station, Tanay Community Hospital and other business establishments

such as supermarkets and public market. Two kilometers from the site

is the Tanay General Hospital. Adjacent to its location are residential

area, a resort, a hardware store and a church. Various cemeteries are also

available within the five kilometer radius from the site.

TANAY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

TANAY POLICE STATION

Fig 4.13 Site and its adjacent structures

[Link] Road Infrastructures

Access to the site is from M.H. Del Pilar Street.

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4.3.5 Hazards

From the CLUP, various natural and man-made hazards are discovered in Tanay

but it is nowhere near the chosen site.

[Link] Natural

Natural hazards like fault lines, landslide areas and flooding areas can

actually do an unpredictable harm not just on the building but also to its

users. It is important to identify these hazards in order to make mitigation

strategies to the project.

1. Earthquake

According to the Municipal Planning and Development of Tanay, there are

no known faults running along the site.

2. Landslide

The area, according to the municipality’s landslide susceptibility, has low

landslide susceptibility because of its sloping location.

[Link] Man-made

No man-made hazards are near the location.

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4.3.6 Photo Documentation

Fig 4.14 Site Photo A, 2017

Fig 4.15 Site Photo B, 2017

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Fig 4.16 Site Photo C, 2017

Fig 4.16 Site Photo C, 2017