Paniqui Brief Profile 2008

Household by Mother Tongue: Ilocano Pangasinan Pampango Waray Bicol Cebuano Hiligayon Ibanag Maguindanao Ilongot Kalamanian Not stated

PANIQUI PROFILE I. ACCESS TO THE MUNICIPALITY Paniqui is easily reached by land transportation, either by bus or private vehicles. The newly improved MacArthur Highway traverses it from North to South or vice-versa. In fact, the shortest route from Manila to Baguio and to the Ilocos Region passes this Municipality. The Paniqui Welcome Ark, a visible and remarkable landmark, greets visitors as they enter the municipality. Mac Arthur Highway cuts across the Poblacion. However, due to traffic congestion during peak hours, especially during market days, a diversion road was constructed outside the town. Almost all the roads within the Poblacion area are already concreted. Similarly those main arteries linking the interior Barangays with the town proper are either asphalted or concreted thus providing easy access to the Poblacion for smooth transport of products services and mobility of people.

IV. ECONOMY A. AGRICULTURE Paniqui is an agricultural community. The mainstay of the economic life is palay. Farmers depend on rain in feeding their crops. Main Crop: Palay

The construction of the Paniqui-Camiling road makes travel between Paniqui and the Western neighboring towns of Tarlac and Pangasinan easier via a well-concreted roads and bridges. The western town of Nueva Ecija have likewise been linked with Paniqui through well paved roads making trading and commerce faster and easier.

Commercial/Vegetable Crop: Sweet potato Eggplant Turnips Squash Turnips Peanut Ampalaya Cotton Mango Cowpea

II. PHYSICAL PROFILE AREA

10,520 hectares

LAND USE

Agricultural – 8,321.80 has. Built-up Area – 894.72 has. Municipal Waters- 694.00 has. Other Uses- 609.48 has.

LOCATION the the East

North Central part of Tarlac province. Bounded on North by Moncada; on the South by Gerona; on by Ramos, on the West by Camiling.

CLASS

1st CLASS MUNICIPALITY

TOPOGRAPHY

Hilly in the Western side; Rugged flatlands on the rest

SOIL TYPE

Clay loam, Silt loam, Sandy loam

MUNICIPAL WATERS Tarlac river, Tablang river, Taloy river, San Isidro river

III. DEMOGRAPHY POPULATION (NSO, 2007) Growth Rate (CBMS 2008) Household Population density (person/hectare) Labor Force Employed Unemployed/Economically Inactive

83,311 0.03 18,856 7.92 23,689 655

40,992 7,730 6,783 337 299 146 46 11 12 11 46 22,470

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Smart, Globe, Sun, Two-way radio, Cell phones Educational Institution and Recreation, Water and Electricity Agricultural Machineries/Products and Tools/ Chemicals and Fertilizers Medical Products, Textiles, RTW Constructions Materials, Hardwares Machine Shops, Electronics, Computers ( Internet/E-mail, Sales, Rentals, PC Games) Purified/Mineral Water Refilling Stores Real Estates, Manufacturing of Export Products Printing and Publishing and Services and Transport Services Vegetables, Fruits, Fish and Meat Dealers Public Slaughter House, Poultry and Livestock Dealers Memorial parks; Schools, Office, and Household Supplies ; Hospitals , Medical Clinics Cellphone stores Tourist attractions:

5,876 has

Watermelon Gabi Cassava Yellow Corn Watermelon Gabi Cassava Beans Muskmelon Tomato Green corn

B. TRADE AND COMMERCE Paniqui is experiencing a rapid business growth particularly around the Poblacion where most of the trading takes place. The Public Market (Main) has 354 stalls. The newly constructed public market (Annex) has opened with around 124 stalls. Around 1,597 business establishments are clustered around barangays Poblacion and Estacion considered as commercial centers. Others are scattered in different barangays Inventories of business establishments in the municipality are as follows: • Wholesaler/Retailer/Merchandising/Variety stores • Eatery and Fastfoods/ Bakeshop and Catering • Grains, Sugar Milling, Rice Milling, Warehousing

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C. TOURISM

Fishing/Poultry/Livestock/Fruit tree Sugar 1,525 has Fisheries 228 has Others 202 has

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Banking and Financing Institution (UCPB, PNB, BDO, Metrobank, BPI, PSBank, Phil.Vet. Bank, Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa, Banco San Juan, LandBank, FICO Bank, and First Provincial Bank) Cooperatives; Furniture and Appliances; Gasoline Filling Stations; Auto Spare Parts Communication (PLDT, Bayantel, JRS, BUTEL, RCPI, PT&T, Philpost,

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Alimuddin Binyagan Festival Saint Rose Of Lima Church YC Compound Paniqui, Sugar Mills - The Oldest Sugar Central In the Philippines Don Melencio Freedom Park Paniqui Track & Field Oval Paniqui Tennis Ground

V. SOCIAL SERVICES A. EDUCATION Paniqui is the center of education in this northern part of Tarlac province as evidence by its facilities, as • two districts run by the Government, and eight private schools offering elementary education • two public and five private high schools • five private schools offering collegiate courses • four private vocational schools offering technical science as: Computers, Electronics, Mechanics, Beauty Culture and others B. HEALTH FACILITIES Both the government and private health practitioners are undertaking Health Care in Paniqui. There are two Rural Health Unit - RHU I and RHU II, with stations in the Poblacion and in Barangay Balaoang. There are three private hospitals and at least 17 private clinics strategically located in the Poblacion attending to the health needs of the local populace, Other health facilities are the Family Planning centers,EENT clinic, & Physical Therapy. C. RECREATION and SPORTS Paniqui is the sports center in this Northern part of Tarlac Province. It boasts of well-equipped sports facilities in track and field, tennis, swimming, football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, boxing and

facilities for holding concerts, musical and literary contest, rallies and meetings. The Don Eduardo Cojuangco Athletic Bowl is one of the biggest sports centers. Athletic meets usually are held here. The Don Melencio Freedom Park is the biggest recreational park. It is located in the heart of the Poblacion fronting the Municipal Building. Other existing facilities are convention centers, & man-made resorts. D. PEACE AND ORDER Security within the Municipality is complemented by the • • • •

Philippine National Police Barangay Tanods Kababayan Centers Peace and Order Councils

The Paniqui Water District is the source of water in 17 Barangays and Deepwell is the source of water in 18 remaining Barangays. F. COMMUNICATION Communication services within and outside Paniqui is provided by PLDT, PT & T, RCPI.l Two-way radio, Philpost, BUTEL, LBC, JRS, Internet/E-Mail and SMART/GLOBE/SUN Cell sites are installed in Barangays Carino, Canan, Tablang respectively.

Municipal Planning and Development Office Paniqui, Tarlac C.Y. 2008

G.TRANSPORTATION Primary means of transportation in the Poblacion area are tricycles. Neighboring municipalities are being served by passenger jeepneys and mini buses. Other types of transportation passing Paniqui are Victory Liner, PRBL, Fivestar, Dagupan Bus, Viron Transit, Santrans, and many others.

VI INFRASTRUCTURE A. FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE The municipality is maintaining a total of 16,451.63 mts.. drainage canal to control flooding in the Poblacion. About 71.16 % had been constructed of CHB open and closed flume. A flood control dike was also constructed on the left and right side of the Tarlac river. Left dike: 6 kms. from Brillante, Rang-ayan, Balaoang, Aduas, Barang and Mabilang. Right dike: 4kms. from Colibangbang, Rang-ayan to Nancamarinan. B. ROAD NETWORK An efficient road network facilitates trade with other municipalities. Paniqui has a combined total road network of more or less 218.232 km. of National, Provincial, Municipal and Barangay roads. Concreted Asphalted Gravelled Earth

E. WATER

75% 5% 17% 19%

H. SOCIAL INFRASTUCTURES The Don Juan Cojuangco Memorial Health Center, Multipurpose Barangay Halls, Day Care Centers, Children playgrounds, Municipal Gym, Convention Center, Municipal Jail, Municipal Building, Puericulture Center, PNP Building, Paniqui Fire Station, School Buildings; Covered Court and Others. I.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT There is an existing Municipal Ordinance 2002-08 adopting Republic Act 9003 “EcologicalSolid Waste Management Act of 2000”. The LGU is supporting every baranggay to put up a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) which will facilitate segregation, and in addition, produce organic fertilizer and charcoal coming from biodegradable (nabubulok) materials, also, shredded plastic as raw materials for furniture and construction materials. Currently we have one (1) established MRF in Poblacion Sur and other three (3) more just starting to develop. Education, Information, and Communication Campaign (IEC) is still on-going informing all citizens of Paniqui. .

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MUNICIPALITY OF PANIQUI PROVINCE OF TARLAC

VII. GOVERNMENT FINANCE C. BRIDGES Concreted National Bridges Concreted Provincial Bridges Concreted Barangay Bridges Wood overflow bridge

550 L.M. 390 L.M. 80 L.M. 20 L.M.

D. POWER All barangays are already powered the source of electricity is provided by TARELCO I. TARELCO is powered by one (1) 10 MVA, 2 MVA NPC, 5MVA coops. Substation located at Barangay Matalapitap, Paniqui, Tarlac fed by the National Power Corporation.

Total LGU Income (As Of Dec. 2008)

P 96,961,094.89

C. POTENTIAL INVESTMENT • Real Estate Investment, Low-cost housing, Subdivisions

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Tourism Facilities: Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants; Agro-Industrial: Food Processing, Inland Fishing, Transport Terminals; Institutional: Technical Schools, Tertiary Schools Memorial Parks

BARANGAYS: 1. Abogado * 2. Acocolao 3.Aduas 4.Apulid *

13.Colibangbang 14.Coral 15.Dapdap 16.Estacion *

25.Pob. Sur * 26.Rang-ayan 27.Salumague * 28.Samput *

5.Balaoang 6.Barang 7.Brillante 8.Burgos 9.Cabayaoasan 10.Canan * 11.Carino * 12.Cayanga * PREFERRED INVESTMENT

17.Mabilang 18.Manaois* 19.Matalapitap * 20.Nagmisaan 21.Nancamarinan 22.Nipaco 23.Patalan 24.Pob. Norte * ZONE

29.San Carlos 30.San Isidro 31.San Juan de Milla* 32.Sinigpit 33.Sta. Ines* 34.Tablang* 35.Ventenilla