Land Use Plan

LAND USE PLAN

I- Rationale:

Land and water resources are essential for farming, grazing, forestry, wildlife, tourism, urban development, transport infrastructure, and other environmental functions. The increasing demand for land, coupled with a limitation in its supplies, is a major cause for more conflicts over land use throughout the world. As population and human aspirations increase, land becomes an increasingly scarce resource, calling for land-use planning. Land-use planning is important to mitigate the negative effects of land use and to enhance the efficient use of resources with minimal impact on future generations. Our basic needs of food, water, fuel, clothing and shelter must be met from the land, which is in limited supply. As population and aspirations increase, so land becomes an increasingly scarce resource. Land must change to meet new demands yet change brings new conflicts between competing uses of the land and between the interests of individual land users and the common good. Land taken for towns and industry is no longer available for farming; likewise, the development of new farmland competes with forestry, water supplies and wildlife. Existing conditions and development trends indicate an urgent need to update land use plan of Barangay Dahican. Obviously, the lands allocated for various uses have become inadequate to meet the needs of the community. To a certain extent, this has hindered the speedy growth of the barangays in terms of spatial expansion. II- Goal and Objectives: Goal: To ensure the optimum and rational utilization of land resource in order to benefit the growing population based on the integrated plan and desired direction of the municipality and for the future development needs (10) ten years hence.

Objectives: 1. To determine the present land use of Barangay Dahican. 2. To optimize the utilization of land resource for the greater benefit of the populace. 3. To maintain a balance between development and the preservation of the environment.

III- Methodology: In the conduct of land use survey, existing profile of Barangay Dahican was utilized provided by the Municipal Planning and Development Office and the Barangay Local Government Unit of Dahican. However, there were unavailable data needed for the land use planning. The planners also conducted observations in the several accessible areas of Barangay Dahican. Shorelines, roads and other landmarks like schools were used as reference point. Furthermore, Arc View (GIS) Software was utilized to identify other geographical features of Barangay Dahican like the slope range and description. IV- Planning Considerations: Population Projection Barangay Dahican is visioned as the center of Agro-Industrial and Tourism of Municipality of Mati developing all resources within the barangay including the agricultural sector and beach resorts as tourist’s attractions with the participation of the community within Barangay Dahican. The population of Barangay Dahican as of 2006 is registered at 11,149 with 5,592 males and 5,557 females subdivided into several ethnic groups like the Kalagans, Bisaya, and the Mandaya people. Religious sectors present in the vicinity of the Barangay are Catholics, Islam, Pentecostal, Baptist, Iglesia ni Kristo, Mormon and Born Again denomination. Barangay Dahican’s political subdivisions are the following with corresponding population: Number of Sitios: Number of Puroks: Number of Households:

20 44 2131

Functional Role of the Barangay in relation to the Municipality of Mati Barangay Dahican is a coastal barangay with a total land area of 1,452.88 hectares of land. The economic sector of the barangay ranges from agriculture, livestock and poultry as well as fisheries. Among the agricultural crops that are available in the barangay are pomelo, mango, coconut, kasoy and vegetables. Livestock and poultry: cow, sheep, goat and chicken. Several industries can be seen like the coconut fiber factory, arm desk factory and dangit processing, business establishments like buy and sell copra and charcoal, corn mill, pharmacies, boarding houses, sari-sari stores, sand and gravel, private schools and coco fiber factory. Consequently, its industrial growth will trigger economic development of the municipality. This could definitely contribute to the attainment of national development goals which includes poverty alleviation, employment generation and sustainable growth and balanced ecology. In addition, Brgy. Dahican has tourist potentials with the presence of beach resorts. This could in turn enhance the tourism sector of the municipality if properly given attention. In addition, with respect to environmental protection, mangrove areas along the shores of Guang-guang, Dahican is being conserved as breeding, sanctuary, spawning and nursery ground for fishes, shellfishes, and other marine life such as Urbanized Land and Absorptive Capacity Of the Municipality’s total land area of 79,109 hectares, 1,452.88 hectares encompasses Barangay Dahican. It has 8-18% slope range with an undulating to rolling slope description. Moreover, it is in this Barangay where the protected Mangrove Sanctuary is located. Thus, topography wise, Barangay Dahican has a very limited area for urban expansion. And with the environmental protection take into account, the Mangrove Sanctuary should be preserved and protected thus making it as a visible constraint for urban expansion and development. Pertinent Government Policies 1.

Conservation of Mangrove Areas in Accordance with R.A No. 7586 (National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) Act of 1992) R.A No. 7586 provides for the establishment and management of national integrated protected area system, defining its scope and coverage, and for other purposes.

Under this Act, protected areas refer to identified portions of land and water set aside by reason of their unique physical and biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation. Specifically, this includes national parks, game refuge, bird and wildlife sanctuary, wilderness areas, strict nature reserve, watershed, mangrove reserve, fish sanctuary, natural and historical landmark protected and managed landscape and seascape as well as to identified virgin forests. Mangrove areas along Guang-Guang is being conserved as breeding, sanctuary, spawning, nursery ground for variety of fishes, shellfishes, and other marine life such as green sea turtle. It is being identified as Marine Zone in the Municipal Zoning Ordinance. To ensure its conservation, these areas should not be alienated or released for fishing purposes. 2. R.A No. 6657- Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law ( CARL) The implementation of the CARP will not only release our marginal farmers from the clutches of big land owners but will liberate them from the bondage of poverty and at the same time provide self-sufficiency in food production. The development of the former Menzi Agricultural Plantation into Menzi Farmers Cooperative is a big leap in our pursuits towards agri-industrialization.

V- Land Use Analysis Land Use Trend Barangay Dahican has a total land area of 1,452.88 hectares. It is 5.1 6 km away from the poblacion proper of Mati. It has 2,171 no. of household, 20 sitios and 44 puroks. Along shores of Maitom and Guang-guang were they occupied by squatter families. Residences, Boarding Houses, Dormitories also sprout around schools, government facilities among others. Along the Barangay road were stores, pharmacies, night bar, government building (Hospitals, Red Cross, Boy Scout of the Philippines, Girl Scout of the Philippines, Tourism, DOSCST, St. Peter, etc.), private offices, gasoline stations, convenience store and even residential house. There were three industrial firms as of 2006 that were established, the Coco Fiber factory, Arm Desk factory, Dangit Processing. Due to permissive nature of urban growth development were they sprawled/scattered.

Major Development Considerations Based on the data gathered through barangay profile, the planners obtained the following data: Table 1. ECONOMIC SECTOR Agriculture

Total

Pomelo Mango Coconut Kasoy

nd nd nd nd

Vegetables

nd

Livestock and Poultry Cow Sheep Goat Chicken

•

Total nd nd nd nd

Fishery No. of Fishing families No. of motorize banca No. of non-motorize banca Kinds of sea product available/present in the barangay

Total 474 50 115 nd

nd – No Data available

As of the data gathered in year 2006, Barangay Dahican land area was subjected to crop production and livestock and poultry raising. In the coastal areas, fishing families covered most of the population wherein they get sea products for their own consumption and also to be sold in markets. Table 2. Commerce Kinds of business establishments present No. business establishments Buy and Sell Copra and Charcoal/Corn 5 Mill Pharmacy 3 Boarding houses 11 Sari-sari stores 24 Sand and Gravel 1 Private School 2 Coco Fiber Factory 1 Others 12

Table 3. Industry Kinds of Industries present Coco Fiber Factory Arm Desk factory Dangit processing

Total No data available No data available No data available

Barangays Dahican, has various business establishments and industries during the year 2006, the establishments were enumerated above. Due to permissive nature of urban growth development were they sprawled/scattered. Table 4. Tourism Kinds of Tourist attraction and potentials present Beach Resorts

Total No data available

Brgy. Dahican is a coastal area with various beach resorts that is tourism potential for the baranggay and the municipality as a whole. This could be a tool for economic growth, for this beach resorts could generate income to the locality especially during vacations. They should improve these resorts to be more well-known to tourists. Moreover, a potential tourist attraction should be developed. Table 5. SOCIAL SECTOR Health and Sanitation No. of Health centers

Total

3

1,965 MCRA (Married Couples of Reproductive Age) Family Planning User

Total

514

No. of Midwife No. of BNS No. of BHW’s No. of trained Hilot No. of un-trained Hilot No. of HHS with Sanitary No. of HHS without Sanitary No. of 0-6 yrs old children

3 3 34 10 10 1,426 689 1,381

Vasectomy Ligation IUD Pills Condom

1 52 59 58 10

Rhythm

130

LAM

85

Natural Planning Non User

Family

124 No data available

The barangay have three Health Centers, with the three (3) numbers of midwives, BNS (3), BHW’s (34), Trained Hilot (10), and Untrained Hilot (10). 1,426 number of HHS which has sanitary and 689 HHS without sanitary. Table 6. Education

No. of Elementary/High School No. of enrollees in each School (20062007) No. of Classrooms No. of Teachers

Total 2-2 20553

As the population increases, government should build more classrooms for students. There are plenty of open spaces in the barangay that can be used as a site for classroom construction. With the initiative of the government this could be possible. This in turn could cater the needs of those who cannot afford to go to school in far places. Table 7. Social Welfare

No. of Day Care Workers No. of Day Care Centers No. of Pre-Schoolers

Table 8. Protective Services

Total 5 5 180

Peace and Order Condition Presence or Absence of Lupong Tagapaya No. of Tanod’s

Normal 17 23

Table 9. INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES ROADS Types of road 

Rough road

TRANSPORT FACILITIES Mode of Transportation used In Sea in Land  Motor  Banca  Jeepney  Motorized Bance  Tricycle

The barangay has one type of road, the rough road. It is accessible in terms of Land transportation by motorcycle, jeepney and tricycle and motorized and non-motorizes banca in the sea Power/Electricity Total Waterworks No. of Water Total System by Level No. of HHS 1,705 Level 1 30 energized No. of HHS not 426 Level II 144 energized Level III 4 The number of households that has power/electricity that identify are 1,705 and 462 were not energized. Table 11. LAND USE Total Land Area

2,622,4306 hectares

Table 12. EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS

Women’s Association Drivers Association NGO-(Out of School Youth) The barangay existing organization were identified into three; the women’s organization, driver’s association and NGO which is associated by the out of school youth.

Development Constraint Areas These are areas which need certain government intervention to adequately protect our environment as well as to ensure the safety of the life of the people. Areas identified for conservation and preservation of natural resources: Mangrove Forests in Dahican Marine Zone from Dahican

General and Urban Land Use Requirements Built-up/ Settlement Areas The additional land requirement is needed for areas alloted for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, open space, marine zone, tourism zone and sites for

infrastracture and other utilities. Every Barangay shall have an appropriate sufficient space as built up area specifically in the barangay proper where government facilities shall be made accessible to the populace. Mangroves Mangroves in Dahican shall be preserved for marine development. Residential Use The establishment of industries in Mati is expected to usher the influx of people either to seek employment or put up their own businesses. Another population catalyzers are educational institutions like Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology, the Don Bosco Technical School which at present are already attracting students not only from within the provinces but also from adjacent municipalities and provinces. To accommodate the potential increase or population there is a need to allocate areas for residential expansion.

Industrial Use The identification of Mati as one of the Provincial Agri-Industrial Centers (PAIC) of Davao Oriental is the take-off point in the town’s pursuit for agri-industrialization vis-à-vis the provision of infra supports facilities. In view of the above consideration, a 489-hectare land at Brgy. Dahican is the proposed location for the establishment of PAIC. Previously, the land was fully planted to coconut trees but the detericrating fertility of the soil, lacked of maintenance and aged coconut trees led to the decline of the productivity of the area. The El Niño Phenomenon that hit the country in 19911992 had aggravated the situation when almost 40% of the coconut trees were damaged. The site is adjacent to the Mati Domestic Airport. It is 5 kms. Away from Mati Poblacion were labor support facilities are found. It is the location for light, medium and heavy industries delineated by buffer zones/greenbelts to segregate incompatibility with adjacent land use. Tourism Zone This included the Tourism Complex, the southern part of Dahican along the shoreline of Guan-guang, Manguihay, Butuasan, areas along the shoreline of Don Enrique Lopez, mayo and Tagabakid and the Baso Hill along winding road of Badas. LAND USE PROPOSALS General land Use Plan Built-up Areas The need for additional areas to accommodate urban and rural development necessitates the conversion of previously classified agricultural areas near the urban core particularly in the barangay of Dahican. Mangroves A hectare mangroves located along the foreshores of Dahican is proposed for conservation as a Marine Zone. Urban Land Use Plan Residential Zone The establishment of the DOSCST and Provincial Agri-Industrial Center (PAIC) in Mati are envisioned to accelerate the growth of the town’s economy. These will serve as attractants for the people to flock to Mati, hence an increase demand for residential land.

Tourism Zone The identification of Davao Oriental as alternate tourism destination of Region XI is a big boost towards the development of various tourism potentials of the locality which include Dahican Beach and many more. The Dahican area which includes the white sand beach facing the Pacific Oceans and the shorelines along the Pujada Bay is very appropriate for the establishments of Beach Resorts, Training Centers, Cottages and many more. The big wave of the Pacific Oceans makes it a perfect weekend rendezvous for family and friends. Areas along the shorelines of Dahican are being identified in the Pujada Bay Protected Seascape Integrated Management Plan of the DENR as strict protection zone and restoration zone. Strict protection zone refers to areas with high bio density value which shall be closed to all human activity except for scientific studies and ceremonial used by indigenous communities. Restoration zone refers to areas of degraded habitat where the long term goal will be to restore natural habitat with its associated biodiversity and to rezone the area to a more strict protection level.

Land Use Problems & Proposed Solutions PROBLEMS Congestion of illegal dwellers, specifically in the foreshores of Maitum and Guangguang. This results to unhealthy and unsanitary environment whereby endangering the health of the residents.

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Identification and development of areas for socialized housing projects. Resettlements sites shall also be clearly identified and delineated in the Land Use Plan.

Presence of residential and commercial buildings along the shoulders on main through fares posing hazards to pedestrians and motorists. Standard measurements for road right-of-way are not strictly followed. Potential areas for urban expansion and still classified as agricultural and landowners find it cumbersome to go through the process of conversion.

Strict enforcement of existing laws in conformity with the town’s Comprehensive government agencies must ensured that road-right-of-way are properly provided and free from any vehicular hazards. Concerned government agencies must help facilitate the conversion of agri-cultural areas for urban uses. Most of these areas are no longer economically feasible and sound for agricultural purposes considering the deteriorating fertility of soil thus will have greater economic values when converted to residential, commercial;,

industrial, institutional and other urban uses.