lucena city, quezon province
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Economic, Social and Environmental CharacteristicsTRANSCRIPT
Lucena CityQuezon Province
Ma. Eddel Francesca Del Rosario
SDS 11
Basics on Lucena City
• Capital City of Quezon Province
• Gateway and Melting Pot City of Southern Luzon
• Highly Urbanized City• 2 hrs from San Pablo• 4-5 hrs from Metro
Manila
What will you see?
• Coconut plantations• Ports and Terminals• Schools• Government Offices• Health facilities• Commercial and
Trading Centers• Pansit Chami
Economic Characteristics
Economically developed and highly urbanized due to investments on infrastructureRoad Network –Lucena Grand Central Terminal
-Connects NCR to Bicol, southern Quezon, Lucban, Tayabas, Pagbilao, Marinduque, etc.
Economic Characteristics
Economically developed and highly urbanized due to investments on infrastructure• Port of Lucena
- Dalahican- Important maritime transportation center
• PNR Lucena Station- served
Bicol Express and Mayon Limited
Economic Characteristics
Presence of Central Business District in the Town Proper and other commercial areas in near barangays
-Malls: SM City Lucena, Pacific Mall, SM Savemore Agora, Metro Lucena, etc.- Several 711 stores all over-Fast Foods, food hubs, bars- Diverse retail and wholesale stores lining
the streets- Meerchandise, supplies, raw materials
Economic Characteristics
Agro-industrial based: Cocopalm City of the South
- Prevalence of Coco mills- Coconut Plantations
*Note: Copra has a strong scent you can smell while passing through a Coco mill
Other industries:- milled rice, distilled liquor, dried fish,
bamboo & rattan furniture, meat & fish products, etc.
Agriculture and Agro-industries
Economic Characteristics
Tourism from facilities, amenities, some resorts
- Quezon Convention Center- Queen Margarette Hotel, Star Garden- Gyms and Alcala Sports Complex- Pasayahan sa Lucena and Chami
Festival- Pahiyas festival at Lucban
Economic Consequences
(+)• Revenue for development• Fresh food in the market(-)• Crowding of People• Disorderly business districts*• Less Perez Park visitors• Noise and Air Pollution
Social Characteristics
Total Population of 246,392 as of May 2010Annual PGR of 2.31%Attracts migrants from neighboring cities, towns, and provinces because of social and economic opportunities
Social Characteristics
SchoolsQuezon National High SchoolMaryhill CollegeSacred Heart CollegeManuel S Enverga University FoundationSt. Anne College of the PacificSTI College LucenaCalayan Educatiional FoundationElementary schools in all barangaysMany more…
Health Services• Lucena United Memorial
District Hospital• Lucena MMG General Hospital• Mt. Carmel Diocesan General
Hospital• Lucena United Doctors Hospital• St. Anne General Hospital• Quezon Medical Center (Quezon
Memorial Hospital)• St. Mary's Hospital• Quezon MMG Medical Plaza
– Many more…
• Various clinics• Several pharmacies
Social Characteristics
Government OfficesBIRSSSDTIPIAGSISPhilHealthDFAPVAO
NSOPRCPhilPost
Quezon Provincial Offices
Services• Water: QMWD• Electricity: Meralco• Telecommunication
Services – PLDT, Digitel
• Cable TV - 3• TV Networks - 20• Radio Stations - 19• Newspapers - 8
Social Consequences
(-)• Informal settlers• Occasional security threats• Poverty• Traffic Congestion • Rotating water schedule (12 hrs per day)
Social Consequences
(+)• Improving literacy• Improving health facilities• Clustered Government Offices• Availability of basic Services• Good phone signal
Physical Characteristics
• Dumaca River & Iyam River– Heavily polluted
“city waste dumps”– Barely effective
plans for rehabilitation in the past years
– Currently on the Lucena Twin Rivers Development Program (LTRDP) by Mayor Alcala
Physical Characteristics
Tayabas Bay– Drains water from
Dumacaa and Iyam Rivers
– Dalahican Port– Fishing ground,
Lucena Fish Port Complex (offers lots of big fishes)
– Recently being planted with mangroves to keep sea trash from entering
Physical Characteristics
• No more Forest Areas• Agricultural Areas: 57.42% of city’s
total land area. However, a huge portion of old coconut plantations were converted to residential subdivisions
• Residential areas increased to accommodate population, covering 61.56% of the total built-up area
Eco sites
• Botanical Garden• Orchids Country Farm• Eco Park• Perez Park - Historical park in front
of Provincial Capitol, 2nd largest park next to Luneta Park**
Near Zaballero Subd. Brgy. Gualng-Gulang
Sacred Heart CollegeQuezon Medical CenterCamp Gen. Guillermo
Nakar
PLDT, MeralcoLucena Grand Central TerminalTown Proper/St. Ferdinand Cathedral
Near Zaballero Subd. Brgy. Gulang-Gulang
(+)• Services are one of the first to be
restored when hit by a calamity• Accessible to important places• Infrequent security threats• Relatively friendly neighbors• Barely affected by calamities: no floods(-)• Water supply schedules
References• “Physical Features.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena,
2010. Web. 8 August 2015.• “Infrastructure.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010.
Web. 8 August 2015.• “Industry.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010. Web. 8
August 2015.• “Commerce.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010. Web.
8 August 2015.• “Agriculture.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010.
Web. 8 August 2015.• Ecological Profile of Lucena City. Lucena City: City Planning and
Development Office, 2010• “TMO Lucena” Port Management Office of Batangas. Philippine Ports
Authority Port Management Office of Batangas, 2007. Web. 8 August 2015.
• “Lucena Fish Port Complex” Philippine Fisheries Development Authority, 11 December 2013. Web. 8 August 2015.