Transcript Challenge the Future - Dagos po sa Maogmang Naga

SOCR
(State of the City Report)
HON. JESSE M. ROBREDO
City Mayor
August 12, 2002
Naga City Youth Center
Challenging the Future
Making Lives Better for the Poor
“An Maogmang Lugar”–
Vision of a Livable City
Naga as a progressive and
peaceful community…
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considered a center of people-focused
education, development and governance
with a sustained, clean and healthy
environment, and
an economy that provides livelihood
opportunities for all, ensuring equitable
distribution of wealth and proper
utilization of resources.
Elements of a Livable City
Competitive
urban basic
services
Partnerships
-driven
community
Good urban
governance
Elements of a Livable City
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Good governance
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• Livability indicators
Partnership driven − Income and productivity
community
− Economic vitality
− Urban infrastructure
Customer-focused
− Health
bureaucracy
− Education
− Housing and shelter
− Peace and order
− Environment
A Partnerships-Driven
Community
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Home to strong partner institutions
that have been working with the city
government in implementing mutually
beneficial undertakings
These institutional partners have
played a key role in implementing
groundbreaking initiatives.
Customer-focused bureaucracy
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Service-driven local bureaucracy that has been
transformed through the following initiatives
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The Productivity Improvement Program (PIP)
that enabled city hall “to do more with less”
The Quality Service Improvement and the
Public Service Excellence Programs
(QSIP/PSEP) that imbued city workers with
stronger quality service orientation, and
The i-Governance Program (Naga City Citizens
Charter and www.naga.gov.ph) which seeks
to empower the ordinary citizen by making
service delivery transparent and more
accountable
LPPMS rating highest among cities
Model of Good Governance
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On the strength of consistently effective
performance over the last 14 years:
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Naga has been chosen as the model of
good urban governance by the League of
Cities of the Philippines, the national
association of Philippine cities
According to UN-Habitat officials, Naga is
among the 15 inclusive cities in the world
in line with the United Nation’s
International Campaign for Good Urban
Governance
LIVABILITY
INDICATORS
Income and Productivity
Latest ADB estimates: income of Naga City
residents compare favorably with the rest
of the country
Indicator
Value
Unemployment
rate
5.2%
Per capita gross
product
P79,900
Average annual
family income
Poverty
incidence
Significance
Only half of the national total
115% higher than the national
average
P189,000 126% higher than the average
family in Bicol, and 42% higher
than the national average
29%
Significantly lower than Bicol’s
50%
Urban Infrastructure
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An extensive 177-km road network,
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Resulting to a 2.1 km/km2 road density
which is way above Iriga’s 1.6, Legazpi’s
1.25 and Camarines Sur’s
151 kms or 85% are concreted surface,
more than double Legazpi’s 61 kms
(second best in the region)
A 1:2 telephone-to-household density,
the highest in Bicol and higher than
the national target of 1:3
Urban Infrastructure
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An 84-km drainage network has
minimized the flooding in the city
80% of household population are
served by MNWD in 25 out of 27
barangays
Internet connection is growing at
91% a year
Cable TV serviced by three cable
companies
95% of households energized
Education
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As regional center of education, Naga has
three of the leading universities in Bicol
Our public schools are comparable to the best
private schools
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In the last NSAT, Naga City Science High
School topped the region in academic
performance
Our central elementary schools are
comparable to their private counterparts
Government provides access from pre-school
to tertiary education
Education Ratios
Our public education ratios are well within national
standards. But we will focus on further improvement
of quality of public education services.
Indicator
National
Standard
Naga City
Teacher-to-Pupil
1:40
1:39
Teacher-to-Pupil
1:40
1:33
Class Size
57
44
Class Size
57
52
(Elementary)
(Secondary)
(Elementary)
(Secondary)
Book-to-Pupil
1:1 before end
of S/Y 2002-03
Health Ratios
Our health ratios not only exceed WHO
standards but are also one of the country’s
highest
Indicator
WHO Standard
Naga City
Doctor-to-Population
1:20,000
1:580
Dentist-to-Population
1:20,000
1:24,576
MedTech-to-Population
1:20,000
1:3,596
Nurses-to-Population
1:20,000
1:510
1:3,000
1.1,800
1:500
1:195
Midwives-to-Population
Hospital Beds-toPopulation
Cases of Major Illnesses Are Down
600
250
500
200
400
150
300
100
200
50
100
0
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
Jan
Diarrhea
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Pneumonia
LEGEND:
2000
2001
2002
June
Cases of Major Illnesses Are Down
70
25
60
20
50
15
40
30
10
20
5
10
0
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Measles
Dengue
LEGEND:
2000
2001
2002
May
June
Health and Nutrition
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City-owned primary hospital, whose facilities
and services (like x-ray, laboratory and blood
bank) are of secondary hospital caliber
City nutrition program is acclaimed Hall of
Famer by the National Nutrition Committee.
Eliminated almost all cases of 3rd degree
malnutrition.
Peace and Order
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Leads the Bicol region in protecting public
safety. Naga City has the lowest crime rate
and the highest crime solution efficiency in
the region.
Substantially reduced the supply and
demand for illicit drugs in the city.
Substantially improved traffic management
along major thoroughfares.
Environment
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Naga City Wastershed Project is
model for Mt. Isarog
Improved air quality reading: from
fair to satisfactory
Regular garbage collection in 25 of
27 barangays
Garbage collection efficiency of 85%
Improved management of Balatas
dumpsite
Housing and tenure
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Glut of housing space: to date, there are
38 private subdivisions
Kaantabay sa Kauswagsan has provided
security of tenure for 6,171 urban poor
families in 16 resettlement sites and onsite development projects
Affirmation of Naga as Model City
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Naga has been chosen to pilot trailblazing
innovations on governance
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The Local Development Performance
Measurement project of the Philippine-Australia
Governance Facility
The Benchmarking and Cities Data Book projects
of the Asian Development Bank
The Solid Waste Management Project of the Japan
Bank for International Cooperation
The Anti-Red Tape Program of the Department of
the Interior and Local Government, and
The Good Urban Governance Initiative of the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP),
and
Model for Procurement by the World Bank
Affirmation of Naga as Model City
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We have also moved towards becoming a
resource provider to visiting study teams
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Last June, two deputy-governors from Phnom
Penh, Cambodia, 14 other Cambodian delegates
and two Japanese scholars came to Naga and
stayed for four days
Countless decision makers, NGO workers and
local leaders from other cities in the country,
including our neighboring Bicol cities and
provinces, also came to share and learn from us
We have also shared our expertise and
experience on governance in various
international fora
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Vietnam: Citynet’s conference on poverty
alleviation and environment
Affirmation of Naga as Model City
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Singapore: World Bank’s conference on Urban
Poverty Learning
Indonesia: The Urban Poor Consortium and the
Asian Coalition of Housing Rights’ fact-finding mission
Japan: The UNCRD Conference on Human Security
and Regional Development;
Cambodia: Seminar on Local Autonomy,
Decentralization and City-Sharing Partnership
United States: Asian Society’s Forum on “Asian
Pathmakers, Global Bridgebuilders”
Thailand: Asian Development Bank’s 4th Asian
Mayor’s Forum
India: UN Habitat’s Global Launch for Good Urban
Governance
Korea: CityNet’s Private-Public Sector Partnerships
The past 6 months
SECTORAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Fiscal Management
2001 (Jan-Jun)
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Deficit of P 52M
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Income of P 157M
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Expenditures of P
209M
Collections and
Obligations
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44% of estimated
income collected
59% of budgeted
expenditures
obligated
2002 (Jan-Jun)
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Surplus of P 40M
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Income of 169M
(16% increase)
Expenditures of P
129M (38%
decrease)
Collections and
Obligations
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51% of estimated
income collected
39% of budgeted
expenditures
obligated
Fiscal Management
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Management of economic enterprises
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Naga City Public Market posted a 20%
increase in revenue from P7.27 M first
half of last year to P9.09 M last year
Abattoir generated an income of P2.49 M
during the same period
Cost effective service delivery
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Abattoir butchering cost: down to P117
per kilo
Dumpsite operating cost: down to P186
per ton
Fiscal Management
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Cost effective service delivery
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Cost effective revenue collection
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Streetlights maintenance cost: Down to
P333 per streetlight
Street cleaning cost: P0.05 per sq.m.
It costs the city 1 centavo to collect
each peso of business tax
It costs the city 3 centavos to collect
each peso of real property tax
Reduction in procurement cost
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Substantial savings was generated through a
more transparent and competitive
procurement process resulting in lower unit
cost of medicines, equipment and supplies.
Fiscal Management
Reduction in procurement cost - medicine
ITEM
UNIT COST
OTHERS
NAGA
DIFFERENCE
AMOUNT
%
Amoxicillin 250 mg cap
172.80
135.00
37.80
22%
Betadine
892.08
650.00
242.08
27%
Hydrogen Peroxide
181.44
55.00
126.44
70%
Mefenamic Acid 250 mg tabs 100s
108.00
77.00
31.00
29%
Mefenamic Acid 500 mg tabs 100s
140.40
92.00
48.40
34%
Multivitamin drops 15 ml
27.00
17.95
9.05
34%
Multivitamin syrup 60 ml
30.78
15.75
15.03
49%
351.00
285.00
66.00
19%
Paracetamol 125 mg syrup
24.85
10.08
14.77
59%
Salbutamol syrup 60 ml
23.16
11.00
12.16
53%
Nefidipine 5 mg tabs
Fiscal Management
Reduction in procurement cost - medicine
ITEM/BRAND
UNIT COST
PITC
NAGA
DIFFERENCE
AMT
%
Cotrimoxazole 160 mg tabs/Bactrim
3.90
1.38
2.52
65%
Mefenamic Acid 250 mg tabs/Ponstan
4.15
0.77
3.38
81%
Mefenamic Acid 500 mg tabs/Ponstan
6.65
0.92
5.73
86%
Diclofenac 10 mg tabs/Voveran
4.50
1.90
2.60
58%
Glibenclamide 5 mg tabs/Daonil
2.35
1.07
1.28
54%
Hyoscine-N-Butylbromide 10 mg
injection/Buscopan
22.00
20.00
2.00
9%
Cefalexin 250 mg caps/Phexin
31.00
13.68
47.77
78%
Metoprolol 50 mg tabs/Betaloc
11.25
2.13
9.12
89%
Gliclazide 80 mg tabs/Diamicron
9.00
9.04 (0.04) -0.44%
Loperamide 2 mg caps/Imodium
4.50
0.85
3.65
81%
Statement of Operations
Sources of Funds
400,000,000.00
350,000,000.00
300,000,000.00
250,000,000.00
200,000,000.00
150,000,000.00
100,000,000.00
50,000,000.00
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2001
2002
Estimated
2001
2002
Collections (Jan-Jun)
Total Income
339,900,000.00
320,000,000.00
139,902,898.56
156,756,048.93
Local Sources
114,500,000.00
114,000,000.00
56,476,838.47
65,602,210.93
IRA
209,000,000.00
196,000,000.00
72,971,975.00
85,153,838.00
Borrow ings
15,000,000.00
10,000,000.00
9,000,000.00
Receipt of Prior Years Income
1,400,000.00
1,454,085.09
6,000,000.00
Statement of Operations
400,000,000.00
Uses of Funds
350,000,000.00
300,000,000.00
250,000,000.00
200,000,000.00
150,000,000.00
100,000,000.00
50,000,000.00
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2001
2002
Budgeted
2001
2002
Obligated (Jan-Jun)
Total Uses of Funds
356,801,081.26
332,173,826.17
208,934,551.52
128,949,932.41
Personal Services
139,693,242.80
139,109,837.00
79,019,104.04
57,853,844.33
Maintenance & Other Oprtg. Exp.
108,629,057.10
103,776,013.00
55,598,300.51
41,252,727.22
Capital Outlay
90,177,300.00
83,115,000.00
61,247,214.52
29,843,360.86
Continuing Funds
18,301,481.36
6,172,976.17
13,069,932.45
Fiscal Management
Mobilization of external resources
SOURCE
Office of the
President
PURPOSE
Roads and school
buildings
Roads, drainage, school
Senate
building, water supply
Roads and school
Congress
buildings
Flood control and rural
Line Departments
roads
TOTAL
AMOUNT
P11.00 M
P15.75 M
P 5.00 M
P13.20 M
P 44.95 M
Investments and Employment
INVESTMENTS
 Notwithstanding the continuing downturn
in global and national economy, the city
sustained its economic performance.
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highest number of registered business
establishment in Bicol at 4,898 of which 547
are new (1,700 in Legaspi, next highest)
Highest fastfood chain-to-population ratio
Construction of 47 new commercial and
institutional buildings
For the 1st half of 2002, investments
reached P524 million, compared to P777
million for the entire 2001
Investments and Employment
LIVELIHOOD AND EMPLOYMENT
 1,188 new jobs generated January to June as against
1,290 last year
 Grant of loans to 277 individuals and 175 cooperative
members (1,385 individuals)
 Livelihood training extended to 149 individuals, skills
training for 57 OSY
 Placement assistance to 3,202 applicants of which 1,403
were hired
 Referred 775 overseas applicants to licensed recruiters
 Hired 384 under SPES program
 DOLE cited city for contributing more than 50% of job
placement in the region
 TESDA accredited city as 1 of the first 3 One-Stop-Shop
for the a Informal Sector Workers in the country
Infrastructure
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Project Intranet
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Circumferential Roads:
 Concreting of Pacol (PASCA) –
Cararayan Centro Road
 Concreting of Carolina – Nursery –
San Isidro Road
 Opening of Queborac – Abella Road
 Concreting & bridge construction of
San Felipe -Balatas Road
Arterial Road:
 Opening of Pacol (Urban Poor) –
Langon,Cararayan Road
 Completed Concreting of CBD II –
St. Louise Center Road
Road widening:
 Liboton – Jacob extension
 M. Castro - Misericordia
Infrastructure
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Flood control and drainage
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Naga River Revetment – Sabang section
Naga River Revetment – Peñafrancia section
Completion of Panganiban Storm Drainage Project
Implementation of Calauag-San Felipe Storm Drainage
Construction additional lateral drainage lines
Project Intronet
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Baras, Canaman – Vilmar, Calauag Road
Sta. Lucia, Magarao – Zone 5, San Felipe
Carangcang, Magarao – Pacol
Urban Poor Program
Land tenure – Full payment
Property
Amount
Beneficiaries
Calayan Property, Sta. Cruz
11
P
946,440
Froyalde Property, Sabang
52
Queborac, Bagumbayan Sur
810
17,500,000
Capilihan, Calauag
110
5,313,600
TOTAL
983
2,234,250
P 25,994,290
Urban Poor Program
Land tenure – Partial payment
Property
Del Rosario Urban
Poor Ass.
Happy Homes,
Concepcion Peq.
CBD II
Resettlement Site
TOTAL
Number of
Beneficiaries
Partial
Payment
Total
Cost
300
P 1.50 M
P 6.13 M
62
1.70 M
2.16 M
127
3.00 M
7.00 M
489
P6.20 M P15.29 M
Urban Poor Program
Land tenure – Under negotiation
Property
Number of
Beneficiaries
Belale, Sabang
26
LBC, Sabang
36
Fernandez Compound
75
TOTAL
137
Urban Poor Program
Land tenure – Landswap
Property
Area
Number of
Beneficiaries
Ng-Hua Property, Tabuco
17
TOTAL
17
Urban Poor Program
Land tenure – Under litigation
Property
Number of
Beneficiaries
Manubay Property, Bagumbayan Sur
14
Espiritu Property, Con. Grande
Ysaac Property, Con. Grande
127
76
Villa Fulgentes, Sabang
104
San Andres Estate, Peñafrancia
203
TOTAL
524
Urban Poor
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Implemented Bayadnihan Ordinance
Provision of shelter through:
 Four 5-storey medium-rise housing:
National Housing Authority, P112 million
 Row-house type subdivision, P18-million
for poor families within the CBD II area
Provision of facilities:
 MNWD water supply to 1,000 families in
Cararayan and Del Rosario
 MNWD water supply to Pacol
 More than 200 Level I water supply
provided by Task Force Tubig
 Full energization of Spukoi, Sabang,
CLUPA, Calauag and Yabo, Carolina
Education
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ACCESS
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Opened new schools:
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Tinago campus of the Camarines Sur
National High School
Caromatig extension class of the Carolina
Elementary School
Pacol High School (next year)
Construction of administration building
at Naga City Science High School
Stengthened Balik-Adal Program
Iskolar kan Ciudad program providing
scholarship to 291 deserving students
EDUCATION
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QUALITY:
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Project ACCESS (“Accessible Computer Education
for Secondary Schools”) providing computer
equipment and internet access to all public
secondary schools
Public Schools Facilities Upgrading Program (PUSH
IV) for 29 public elementary and high schools
Attainment of 1:1 book-to-pupil ratio
first-ever localized performance testing for public
elementary and secondary schools
Hiring of 12 additional locally-funded teachers to
address the need of increased enrolment in the
secondary school system
Education
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PUBLIC FACILITIES
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Bicol Science and Technology Centrum (BSTC)
 The only LGU-managed educational facility
of its kind in the entire country
 Secured P3 million grant for additional
equipment
New Naga City Library
 A new P10-million facility at the City Hall
complex is currently under construction
Health and Nutrition
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CITY HEALTH OFFICE
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NAGA CITY HOSPITAL
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Accredited as Sentrong Sigla by DOH
Surpassed target in anti-polio campaign
vaccinating 25,795 children
Vitamin A supplementation to 17,292 children and
dewormed 8,900 children sarpassing DOH targets
Supplied Vitamin A supplementation for about
14,890 lactating mothers
Served 24,842 patients from January to June and
served 90% of 35,855 prescriptions
Equipped with X-ray, ECG, blood and drug testing
equipment
EMERGENCY RESCUE NAGA
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Responded to 156 calls in addition to 52 referrals
from other hospitals
Health and Nutrition
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NUTRITION
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OPERATION SMILE
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Eliminated 3rd degree malnutrition, with only 6 cases
remaining as of June 2002 and brought down cases of
moderate malnutrition from 931 in 2001 to only 310 as of
June 2002
Del Rosario BNS cited as most outstanding BNS in the region
Hosted 20th anniversary of Operation Smile, treated 80
patients
MEDICAL MISSIONS
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Hosted Operation Smile which treated 80 patients
coming from Bicol
Hosted medical missions by South Star, Mercury
Drugstore and Unilab treating 2400 patients
Environment
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Three 2002 SARINGAYA AWARDS
CLEANER AIR:
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Air ambient quality rating improved to satisfactory
in the 2nd quarter from fair in the 1st quarter
City’s anti-smoke belching task force apprehended
a total of 428 fume-emitting diesel-fed vehicles
CLEANER WATER
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Naga River Patrol revived and is now cleaning and
greening the riverbanks and monitoring of the
Naga River
Development Watch project of DILG and the
Australian Agency for International Development
(AusAID) identified Naga as pilot city for Region 5
Environment
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CLEANER CITY
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City Environment Office collected approximately
26,640 cubic meters of solid waste during the
period January to June, 2002 representing 85%
of total garbage
Expanded garbage collection coverage and
increased frequency to 25 of 27 barangays of
the city
Reduced foul smell at the Balatas dumpsite,
secured ECC for conversion to controlled landfill
Completed feasibility study for the Materials
Recovery Facility
Metro Naga chosen as pilot for JBIC sanitary
landfill
Environment
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Improved parks and plazas
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Clean air
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Continuing improvement and development of Ecopark
Beautification of plazas and greenbelts
Sustained implementation of anti-smoke belching
ordinance esulting in improved air quality reading
Regular and expanded garbage collection
Improved management of Balatas dumpsite
Social Welfare
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ASSISTANCE TO DIFFERENTLY-ABLED
PERSONS
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SOMECAP-LINGAP
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In partnership with Wheels for Humanity,
provided assistive devices to 106 beneficiaries
Assisted close to 200 indigent patients requiring
tertiary medical care
AUSAID
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Expanded program by 48% benefitting 2,487 street
and urban working children with a budgetaty
allocation of P1.3 M for rice and school supplies
Provided livelihoos assistance for 25 patient
beneficiaries
Trained 3,643 on responsible parenthood
Social Welfare
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DAYCARE SERVICES
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Opened 5 new day care centers
Increased enrolment from 2,109 last year to 2,454
this year
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
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Provided emergency assistance to 1,322 indigents
Rescue 26 streetchildren who were returned to
their families
Handled 25 cases of women victims of violence
Agriculture
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Rice yield at 3,012 MT is 10.78% higher
than same period last year, vegetable
production increased by 28%
From 82 to 180 growers in Pacol-CarolinaPanicuason engaged in small-scale
ornamental and cutflower production
Intensified extension services to livestock
growers
Replication of demo farms technology (138
cavans per hectare) by upland farmers
Peace and Order
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War against crime
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Reduced crime volume from previous year
by 19 cases and crime solution efficiency
improved to 86% during the 1st half of 2002
Reduced crime rate from 8.5% to 6.2% for
the same period last year.
42 arrests were made against operators of
illegal gambling, particularly jueteng, during
the same period
NCPOC chosen as best CPOC in the region,
NCPD chosen as most outstanding police
station in the region
Peace and Order
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War against drugs
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Covered 3,700 households in eight (8) barangays
under anti-drug stickering campaign
Apprehended 21 drug pushers, including
suspected big-time suppliers, who are now facing
charges in court
Seized 138.8 grams of shabu and 2,797.20 grams
of marijuana during the 6-month period of
relentless campaign
Sustains the substantial reduction in supply of
and demand for illegal drugs last year where the
city netted 33 suspected drug pushers
PEACE AND ORDER
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TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
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Creation of the TTMO, and deployment of 30
traffic enforcers
Rationalized traffic routes and regulations of
terminal facilities
Rationalized use of sidewalk thru sidewalk
vending ordinance
TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE
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Widening of chokepoints – completed: Liboton
Extension entrance, and M. Castro-Misericordia
intersection
Widening of chokepoints - within the year:
Colgante Bridge entrance, Sta. Cruz to P.
Santos Avenue, Manga Road to Ateneo
Avenue, and Delfin Rosales Bridge approach
Competitiveness Enhancement

GOAL


Enhance Naga City’s competitiveness
as Bicol’s premier city and as an
investment haven in South Luzon
KEY FACTORS:
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Cost competitiveness
Urban Infrastructure
Marketing: Sell Naga
Responsive governance
Cost Competitiveness

Business taxes
CATEGORY
SAMPLE ANNUAL
GROSS INCOME
Legazpi
Iriga
Naga
Manufacturer, assembler,
repacker, brewers,
distilled spirits & wines
P5 million
36,000.00
34,125.00
31,687.50
Wholesalers, distributors
or dealers of any article
of commerce
P1 million
12,000.00
12,320.00
11,440.00
Retailers
Contractors
TAX DUE
Same amount of tax due
P1 million
Peddlers
17,250.00
14,350.00
14,950.00
Same amount of tax due
Tax on delivery vans
(Per Unit)
750.00
350.00
600.00
Amusement tax
P1 million
300,000.00
300,000.00
150,000.00
Cost Competitiveness

Property taxes
ASSESSMENT LEVELS
City/Source
Local Gov’t Code
Residential Commercial Industrial Agricultural
Average
20%
50%
50%
40%
40%
Naga
20%
30%
35%
30%
29%
Legazpi
15%
40%
40%
30%
31%
Iriga
20%
50%
50%
40%
40%
Makati
10%
30%
30%
-
23%
Mandaluyong
20%
50%
50%
-
40%
Manila
10%
25%
25%
-
20%
Pasig
20%
50%
50%
40%
40%
Quezon City
15%
40%
40%
20%
29%
Cost Competitiveness

Property taxes
TAX RATES
City/Source
Local Gov’t Code
Residential Commercial Industrial Agricultural
Average
2.00%
2.00%
2.00%
2.00%
2.00%
Naga
1.00%
1.25%
1.25%
1.25%
1.19%
Legazpi
1.50%
2.00%
2.00%
1.50%
1.75%
Iriga
1.50%
1.75%
1.75%
1.65%
1.66%
Makati
1.00%
1.50%
1.50%
-
1.33%
Mandaluyong
1.00%
1.50%
1.50%
-
1.33%
Manila
1.50%
2.00%
2.00%
-
1.83%
Pasig
1.50%
2.00%
2.00%
1.50%
1.75%
Quezon City
1.50%
2.00%
2.00%
1.50%
1.75%
Urban Infrastructure

CBD-II DEVELOPMENT

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Almeda/DMCI Highway


Completion of infrastructure (roads, street
lighting, drainage)
Opening and completion of roads linking
Panganiban-Diversion
Consolidation of properties
Incentive for establishment of anchor projects
4.5-km by-pass road linking Roxas Ave. to
Brgy. Del Rosario
Improvement of the Maharlika Highway

Asphalting of the whole Naga section of the
Maharlika Highway from Mabulo to the Pili
boundary
Urban Infrastructure

East Highland Development Project




Housing, recreational and institutional facilities in
Bgys. San Felipe, Pacol, Carolina, Cararayan, San
Isidro and Panicuason
Completion of circumferential and arterial road
networks connection Bgys. San Felipe, Pacol,
Carolina, Cararayan, San Isidro and Panicuason
Completion of Intranet components
Provision of utilities (telephone, water supply,
power, cable television)
Urban Infrastructure

Enhancing access through new road
links
Baras-Calauag Road
Sta. Cruz-Queborac Road
San Isidro-Carolina Road
Carangcang-Sitio LangonCararayan Road
Balatas-San Felipe-Sta. Lucia
Pacol-Cararayan
Access Roads
Almeda/DMCI Highway
Marketing: Sell Naga

Sell Naga as a Convention, Sports and
Tourism Hub

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Creation of the Naga City Visitor’s Center to
enhance tourism promotion and design packages
Partnership efforts with the Partido Development
Authority, the Ateneo de Naga Institute of Tourism
and individual tour operators
Surpass initial goal of hosting at least one regional
or national event every quarter
Marketing: Sell Naga
Accomplishments: Total number of invited
visitors, January-June, 2002: 9,529
Advocacy Strategy and Capacity
Techniques Development and
Internship Project for NGOs
National Women’s Basketball
League
Operation Smile 20th Anniversary
PICPA National Chapter
President’s Conference
Rotary South Luzon PresidentsElect Training Seminar
UNCRD Action Learning Field
Study Visit (Phnom Penh)
Lion’s Club Sub-District
Convention
Palarong Pambansa
DOH National Staff Conference
Jaycees National Convention
(October)
Responsive Governance

I-Governance Program
A program for
involving individual
citizens in the
governance process
 Components:

Charter
 Naga Website
CHARTER
A Guidebook On Key
City Government Services
 Citizens’
An
i-
Governance Project of the City Government of Naga