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I. GENERAL

GEOGRAPHY

Location. The premier suburban municipality of Iloilo is strategically located at the centermost of the province. It lies within 122  29’ 15” and 122  36’ 35” East Longitude and within 10 35’ 15” and 10 35’ 10” North Latitude, with an elevation of 32.083 ft. above sea level. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of New Lucena, on the northeast by the municipality of  Zarraga, on the southeast by the municipality of Leganes, on the south by the municipality of Pavia, on the southwest by the municipality of  San Miguel and on the northwest by the municipality of Cabatuan.

It is 15.7 kilometers north or twenty-minute drive from the City of Iloilo, through a well-maintained asphalt/concrete national highway. It is accessible by any land transportation with the presence of a national highway, provincial, municipal and barangay road networks cutting and criss-crossing its environs.

Area. It has a land area of  13,196 hectares, ranks 29th among the 43 municipalities of the province and occupies 1.5% of all land in the Province of Iloilo. while only 25 % of the country and 62.5% of the province is under permanent cultivation, almost, 100% of Santa Barbara’s land is cultivated and alienable or disposable.

       
       
       
       

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

Administratively, the municipality of Santa Barbara comprises of 60 barangays, including the six (6) barangay zones situated in the poblacion created by the local legislative body in compliance with the provision of P.D. No. 86. These barangays possesses corporate powers and all corresponding names and numerical designation until changed or abolished by or ordinance.

Numerical

Designation

Name of Barangay

Area in Hectares

Distance from

the Poblacion

Barangay Captain

01

Agusipan

310.574

4.50 km

Adolfo Solatorio

02

Agutayan

98.927

2.20 km

Florentino Oñate

03

Bagumbayan

115.614

3.10 km

Alex Sencil

04

Balabag

357.297

7.70 km

Romeo Guelos

05

Balibagan Este

309.655

3.30 km

Romeo Supiter

06

Balibagan Oeste

329.134

4.30 km

Ignacio Quilarto

07

Ban-ag

203.644

4.60 km

Efren Kenneth Serilo

08

Bantay

141.495

7.90 km

Juan Cardina

09

Barasan Este

297.123

5.50 km

Hernando Sumanghid

10

Barasan Oeste

218.968

4.70 km

Rogelio Sulleza

11

Binangkilan

375.618

4.80 km

Mariano Octaviano, Sr.

12

Bita-og Taytay

246.212

7.40 km

Lorenzo Soubiron

13

Bolong Este

180.623

3.20 km

Haydee de la Cruz

14

Bolong Oeste

137.409

1.20 km

Florentino Sortigoza

15

Buayahon

349.901

6.20 km

Pelagia Provido

16

Buyo

136.898

5.90 km

Francisco Soliguen

17

Cabugao Norte

351.916

4.10 km

Jessie Espino

18

Cabugao Sur

284.472

3.50 km

Danilo Somodio

19

Cadagmayan Norte

275.737

6.50 km

Casiano Saludares

20

Cadagmayan Sur

89.392

5.80 km

Leonardo Siodina

21

Cafe

400.477

4.20 km

Ponciano Souribio

22

Calaboa Este

194.790

7.40 km

Artemio Espulgar

23

Calaboa Oeste

123.395

4.70 km

Dioleto Porcelo

24

Camambugan

183.399

3.60 km

Mauricio Caño

25

Canipayan

265.623

5.60 km

Celso Sumanghid

26

Conaynay

144.049

6.50 km

Carlos Sunico

27

Daga

375.958

4.10 km

Enrique Suizo

28

Dalid

153.414

4.30 km

Erlinda Deocampo

29

Duyanduyan

324.026

1.30 km

Romeo Malaga

30

Gen. M. T. Delgado

81.849

0.90 km

Domingo Sucaldito

31

Guno

169.800

3.40 km

Salvador Suede

32

Inangayan

162.300

1.80 km

Maureen Parian

33

Jibao-an

79.600

6.30 km

Desiderio Hayag

34

Lacadon

166.200

4.30 km

Alfonso Sobredilla

35

Lanag

137.900

1.10 km

Francisco Sudaria

36

Lupa

147.600

2.20 km

Rolando Superio

37

Magancina

98.600

7.10 km

Apolinario Quintilla

38

Malawog

128.00

7.10 km

Nicasio Santillan

39

Mambuyo

96.50

6.50 km

Jose Chito Suedad

40

Manhayang

126.96

3.20 km

Cezar Ian Solivio

41

Miraga-Guibuangan

241.00

3.90 km

Ricardo Sumalde

42

Nasugban

125.80

5.20 km

Antonio Somogat

43

Omambug

76.10

7.00 km

Sebastian Sulit

44

Pal-agon

221.00

6.30 km

Ludovico Lagonaso

45

Pungsod

80.90

5.20 km

Geronimo Maghupoy

46

Sangcate

62.60

3.20 km

Antonio Camora

47

San Sebastian

149.70

1.90 km

Elizabeth Vijar

48

Tagsing

181.38

5.20 km

Febe Suelo

49

Talanghauan

119.30

3.90 km

Rudolfo Subaldo

50

Talongadian

122.60

6.80 km

Evelyn Saburnido

51

Tigtig

159.10

4.10 km

Ignacio Sumabong Jr.

52

Tuburan

143.70

7.40 km

Edmundo Susmiran

53

Tugas

153.00

5.60 km

Rogelio Escucha

54

Tungay

82.70

1.80 km

Benedicto Suñer

55

Brgy. Zone I

12.00

0

Mario Padernilla

56

Brgy. Zone II

49.00

0

Leonora Javillo

57

Brgy. Zone III

12.20

0

Joel Saludares

58

Brgy. Zone IV

31.50

0

Joseph Arrius Sombong

59

Brgy. Zone V

15.80

0

Vanz Perla

60

Brgy. Zone VI

84.60

0

He Launio

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TOPOGRAPHY

The topography of Santa Barbara varies from slightly rolling hills to an almost flat or gradually inclined plains, sliced by Tigum River at its centermost, which flows from northwest to the southeast and the Aganan River in the southern section.

Slopes. Out of its 131.96 sq. kms. (13,196 has.) land area, at least 93.80 sq. kms. (9,380.57 has.) are almost flat plains with 0-3 % slope or 3 meters high while the rest are rolling hills which vary from 3-8 % or 3-8 meters high.

 Water bodies. Stream and creeks traverse Santa Barbara from its watershed areas and higher grounds emptying to the coastal towns. The two major rivers serve as the principal drain canals of water from the mountain of the island, which does not only water and enrich its plains but also supplies its irrigational needs.

CLIMATE

Type. There is only common distinct climate in this municipality, which is ideal for planting of multiple crops. It has a type “C” (moist) rain sufficiency distributed with almost 4 1/2 dry months or first-type climate with two distinct seasons of six months; wet from June to November and three month dry from January to April which favor harvesting of late varieties of rice. Heavy rains which begin to fall about mid-May enable rice farmers to prepares rice beds and plant upland rice.

  • Rainfall Distribution Annually -- average annual rainfall is 2.110 cm.

  • Temperature ranges -- the average temperature is 27.9  C

  • Prevailing winds -- average humidity is 77.80 %

Typhoon frequency. This municipality is not within the country’s typhoon belt although tropical storms and occasional typhoons passes thru this municipality. The worst typhoon to hit Santa Barbara in this century was on November 13, 1990. This supertyphoon “Ruping" brought about destructions which the residents have never experienced in their whole life. Houses, public buildings, trees, electrical lines and crops were devastated thousands were rendered homeless.

Frequency and extent of floods. Cyclones and tornados are occasional happenings. Earthquake are rare occurrences. The latest earthquake occur last June 21, 1990. It has an intensity of 6 in the Richter Scale. Its epicenter was plotted near Kalibo, Aklan. No damage was reported in the municipality.

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Language/Dialect (as of 1990 survey)

Language/Dialect

Population

Tagalog

162

Cebuano

126

Hiligaynon

36,762

Ilocano

21

Waray

80

Bicol

11

Dibabawon

22

Inibaloi

48

Malaweg

155

English

9

Not Stated

106

RELIGIOUS SECTS

There is no latest survey as to religion of the population. However in 1990, 97.70 % or 36,638 individuals are Roman Catholics.

Religion/Other Sects

No. of Members

Iglesia Filipina Independiente

47

Islam

6

Iglesia ni Cristo

56

UCCP

107

Mormons

4

Jehovah's Witnesses

227

Lutheran Church

2

PBMA

67

Seventh Day Adventist

103

Born Again Christians

80

Prebyterian

3

Other Baptists

67

Assemblies of God

66

Other Protestants

118

Others

92

Not stated

12

Ethnic groups -- Aetas

Citizenship -- Filipino

II. HUMAN RESOURCE

POPULATION

Total population by barangay  ( Projected for  Year 2000)

Barangay

Population

Pop. density/

hectare

Agusipan

327

1

Agutayan

563

6

Bagumbayan

352

3

Balabag

1,204

3

Balibagan Este

1,523

5

Balibagan Oeste

617

2

Ban-ag

186

1

Bantay

236

2

Barasan Este

560

2

Barasan Oeste

388

2

Binangkilan

649

2

Bita-og Taytay

259

1

Bolong Este

1,173

6

Bolong Oeste

929

7

Buayahon

585

2

Buyo

1,000

7

Cabugao Norte

1,430

4

Cabugao Sur

737

3

Cadagmayan Norte

1,490

3

Cadagmayan Sur

473

5

Cafe

769

2

Calaboa Este

354

2

Calaboa Oeste

277

2

Camambugan

499

3

Canipayan

302

1

Conaynay

204

1

Daga

860

2

Dalid

382

2

Duyanduyan

929

3

Gen. M.T. Delgado

1,056

13

Guno

427

1

Inangayan

2,185

8

Jibao-an

414

3

Lacadon

484

2

Lanag

1,064

5

Lupa

493

2

Magancina

450

3

Malawog

372

2

Mambuyo

362

2

Manhayang

223

1

Miraga-Guibuangan

618

2

Nasugban

676

3

Omambug

116

1

Pal-agon

305

1

Pungsod

231

2

San Sebastian

884

3

Sangcate

248

2

Tagsing

720

2

Talanghauan

634

3

Talongadian

832

4

Tigtig

566

2

Tuburan

400

2

Tugas

289

1

Tungay

352

2

Zone I

927

77

Zone II

1,077

22

Zone III

683

56

Zone IV

1367

43

Zone V

1171

74

Zone VI

2,521

30

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Population growth rate -- 1.006 %

Sex and age structure

  • Male and Female population -- 41,574

  • Male -- 20,740

  • Female -- 20,834

Ages

Population

Under 1

962

01-04

3,877

05-09

4,900

10-14

4,744

15-19

4,246

20-24

3,391

25-29

3,087

30-34

2,721

35-39

2,541

40-44

2,119

45-49

1,928

50-54

1,566

55-59

1,434

60-64

1,194

65-69

1,003

70-74

811

75-79

523

80-84

330

85 up

199

EDUCATION AND LITERACY

Literacy  rate 

By Sex: 

Gender

Literate

Illiterate

Total

Male

14,970

535

15,505

Female

15,738

334

15,404

By Age Group:

Age Group Literate Illiterate Total

10-14

4,569 86 4,655

15-19

4,130 37 4,167

20-24

3,299 28 3,327

25-29

2,998 31 3,029

30-34

2,640 30 2,670

35-39

2,452 41 2,493

40-44

2,042 38 2,080

45-49

1,856 37 1,893

50-54

1,507 30 1,537

55-59

1,355 52 1,407

60-64

1,088 84 1,172

65 up

2,405 407 2,812

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Total labor force 

Household Population 15 yrs. old and over  -26,588

  • labor force employed  -    11,738

  • labor force unemployed  -  1,765

  • non-labor force  -           13,085

III. NATURAL RESOURCES

Santa Barbara Museum

LAND AREA

Santa Barbara has a total area of 13,196 has. and a slope ranging from 0-8 % category.

Land Use. Basically Santa Barbara is an agricultural town, 84.751 % or 11,183.193 has. is primarily devoted to farming. The rolling hills, unsuitable to farming are utilized as pasture and with open grassland total to 265.61 has. or 2.013 %.  The  built-up areas with the poblacion as the nucleus and the  barangay areas total 1,156.11 or 8.761 %. Also included in this category are the areas     utilized for Commercial, Institutional and parks and open space.  Agro-industrial is 173.55 has. or 1.315 %, Industrial  is .069 % or 9.07 has. , Utilities or road is 256.853 has. or 1.946 % . The area for the cemeteries is 8.04 has. or .061 % and Bodies of water is 1.084 % or  143.03 hectares.

  • Agricultural land - 11,449.34 has.            

    • Agricultural area - 11,183.72 has.

    • Open Grassland - 265.62

  • Built-up areas  -   1,156.11  has

    • Residential  -  1,076.63 has.

    • Commercial - 6.84 has

    • Institutional - 28.60 has

    • Parks and open space  - 44.03 has

  • Agro-industrial - 173.55 has.

  • Industrial - 9.07 has.

  • Utilities  ( Roads ) -  256.86 has.

  • Bodies of water - 143.03 has.

  • Cemeteries - 8.04 has.

SOIL

Soil type of land terrain.  Based on genetic and morphological characteristics, there are three (3) different types of soil in the municipality. Generally, Santa Barbara’s soil is thick, fertile and suitable for raising all kinds of Agricultural products. Predominantly of loam classification make it readily conducive to rice farming.

Soil type and distribution by land area

  • Santa Rita Clay loam - covers 75 % or 9,759.45 has. found among the plains of Santa Barbara.

  • Umingan Fine Sandy Loam - covers 15 % or 1,951.89 has. found in upland areas.

  • Alimodian Clay Loam - covers 10 % or 1,301.26 has. found in the hills of the municipality.

For maximum results in the productive yield, a minimum quantity of fertilizers is needed. There are few or small open grassland and swamp within the municipality. Ninety five (95 %) of its land area are cultivated, except those that are planted to permanent crops and non-agricultural areas.

Mineral Resources. Sand and gravel are the only mineral resources of the municipality. These are found in the river beds of Tigum and Aganan Rivers in the barangays traversed by these rivers in its course towards Guimaras Strait. These are utilized as construction materials in the construction project in Iloilo City and neighboring towns and by the DPWH in its construction and maintenance needs.

Uncontrolled and widespread extraction have depleted the river beds of these important mineral resources in some barangays of the municipality.  To check this situation Mayor Jone P. Sabidong issued executive Order No. 32 on September 1, 1993.  This Executive Order prohibits extraction of Sand  and Gravel on the river beds of Buyo, Miraga Guibuangan, Agutayan, Cabugao Norte, Sangcate and Zone VI.

Fishery and Aquatic Resources. Data from the Municipal Agricultural Office showed that there are 10,980 square meters or 1.98 has. of probable inland freshwater aquaculture in Santa Barbara. These include creeks located at Calaboa Oeste with Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP), Bita-og Taytay with Small Diversion Dam (SSD), and the proposed areas for the construction SWIP which are Miraga-Guibuangan, Canipayan, Balibagan Este.

Fisheries Technology Involved. The common method used by farmers in Tilapia production is backyard fishpond. The latest technology introduced is Tilapia cage culture. This usually installed in creeks and rivers. African hito culture is also adopted in the locality.

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IV. FINANCIAL RESOURCES

Local Government Finance. With the implementation of R.A. 7160, the income of the Municipality gradually increased from P14,873,848.70 in 1995 to P20,619,905.67 in 1997.  The increase of 38.63%  in income  was primarily due to the increase in the share of the Municipal Government from the Internal Revenue Allotments which were  P11,872,715.00 in 1995 and  P16,212,225.59 in 1997.  Tax revenues collected for 1997 totalled to P2,596,287.40  Operating Miscellaneous Revenues and receipts from Market  and Cemetery was P1,811,392.68.

Total expenditures for the year 1997 amounted to P20,993,504.15 which is 64.18% from the previous year. The major cause of such big increase in expenditures was the salary adjustment  of employees. Total Personal  Services  amounted   to  P 15,985,582.42. For Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses the total amount expended was P 4,270,116.10.  P737,805.63  expended for the Capital Outlay and P2,691,677.67  for Non-Office Expenditures.

V. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

AGRICULTURE

Area devoted to agriculture. Santa Barbara is basically an agricultural municipality. It has a total land area of  13,196 hectares. The total area devoted to Agriculture is 11,449.34 has. which represents 86.76 % of the total land area. The main livelihood of the people is farming. There is a total of 6,347 farmers or  15.56 % of the total population.

Crop land. The municipality has 3,961 has. utilized for rice production. This comprises approximately 58.907 % of its agricultural land area. Corn comes next to rice covering an area of 166 has. Mongo ranks third in crop production in the municipality, Crop rotation or multi-cropping is being practiced by most of the local farmers, thus after harvesting the rice crop, mongo and other leguminous crops are planted. The area utilized for mongo production is 465 has. or 6.915 % of the agricultural area.

Mango, jackfruit, avocado and bananas are also raised in the municipality. Cotton , raddish and tobacco are also raised by the farmers especially on the sandy loam soil near the river banks of Aganan and Tigum rivers.

The sides of the rolling hills are covered with bamboo plantations with a total of 813 has. or 12.09 % of the agricultural lands of the municipality. These bamboo plantation produced an average of 111 poles per has. annually.

Pasture or range land. Open grassland is being utilized for pasture by the farmers it comprises 265.05 has. approximately 2.32 % of the total agricultural land.

Irrigation. Out of 3,961 has. devoted for rice production 1,198 has. or 34.24 % is irrigated. The rainfed riceland is 69.75 % or 2,763 hectares.

Food crops. Corn has an annual production of 360.45 M. T., while mongo produces 0.86 M.T. annually. Reported data for mango production is 29 M.T., rice as the priority crop grown in all barangay produces 18,208.28 of palay.

Yield per hectare by type of crop. Irrigated riceland has an average annual production of 4.8 metric tons per hectare and 3.6 metric tons for rainfed  riceland. In 1996, 18,208.28 M.T. of palay were produced which amounted to P104,018,320.00

Number and size of farms by type of crop. As per report submitted by the Municipal Agricultural Office, 2,500  farmers have an average farm lot of 2.25 hectares. The ideal lot size per farmer is at least 2 hectares. his means that more farmers are tilling their own land. Farmers with rice farms  have an average income of P25,920/has annually or an average of P4,860.00/month. Corn farmer have an average income of P2,350.00/has. annually.

The program of the Department of Agrarian Reform has affected 557 farmer-beneficiaries of the leasehold system, with a total area of 937.7 hectares. 227 farmer-beneficiaries, involving 283 parcels of land with a total area of 332.75 has. have already received their Certificates of Land Transfer, 64 farmer-beneficiaries, involving 88 of land with a total area of 96.80 has. have their Emancipation Patents. Payment are being made either through the Land Bank or paid by the beneficiaries directly to the landowners.

Farming practices by type of crops. Most farmers have already adopted the technology extended by the agricultural technicians but there are still few farmers that rely on traditional method of farming.  Farmers use high level of inorganic fertilizer and pesticides, however training conducted on sustainable agriculture and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Technology had created awareness of the effect of the  excessive use of inorganic fertilizer and pesticide of our farmers thus the use of pesticide is minimized.   Some installed on nearby creeks.   They dry their harvest in concrete pavements and along roadsides.

Agricultural and other related services. Irrigated facilities are managed by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Water for irrigation comes from Tigum and Aganan rivers in Pavia, Iloilo. It has an effective area of coverage of  482 hectares during first crop but this reduces during the second cropping period.

Agricultural extension services. The  Municipal Agriculture Office provides the following extension services : (1) Technical assistance on rice and corn production.   This includes the use of improved seed variety, Integrated Pest Management  (IPM), soil analysis, efficient post harvest technology to reduce post harvest losses; (2) facilitation of areas to other means of financing;  (3) training of income generating projects; (4) technical assistance in livestock and poultry. This includes training on animal health management and  disease prevention and control; (5) livestock dispersal and redispersal; (6) organization of Rural Improvement Club (RIC); (7) technical assistance on cooperative development.

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LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

Backyard. The total production of livestock for 1996 indicates that there 2,460 heads of cattle and 2,254 heads of carabao. Our total swine population is 4,312 heads, 272 heads of goats and 10,879 chickens.

Commercial. There are 103,000 heads of broilers and 405.000 heads of layers in poultry farms located in different barangays in this municipality.

MANUFACTURING

 

Number

of Firms

Number of

Persons Employed

Agro Industrial

Balut Making

1

5

Rice Strawboard Plant

1

 

Industrial

Blacksmithing

29

72

Sheet Metal Works

6

14

Farm Implements

2

12

Concrete Products

10

20

Cottage Industries

Bamboo Furniture Making

32

64

Garments

10

2

Bakery Products

6

18

Pinipig Making

5

15

Baye-baye Making

5

15

Candle Making

1

2

Wood Craft & Furniture

2

6

Rice Cracker Production

1

5

Banana Cracker Production

1

4

Commercial

Retail - 317

Banking and Finance - 3

Services

Personal - 40

Business - 43

Recreational - 7

Real Estate - 3

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INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES

Transportation

  • Land Transportation

    • Jeepneys - 216

    • Tricycles - 177

    • Trisikad - 428

    • Bicycle - 175

    • Private Vehicles - 184

  • Road Network

    • National Road (Asphalt/ Concrete paved) - 7.85 Kms.

    • Provincial Road - 25.490 Kms.

    • Concrete - 6.220 Kms.

    • Gravel - 19.270 Kms.

    • Municipal Roads - 9.062 Kms.

    • Barangay Roads- 117.20 Kms

  • Bridges

 

Length

Width

Capacity

Provincial Bridges

Buyo Bridge

551 m

6.2 m

25 tons

Lanag Bridge

731 m

6.0 m

20 tons

Barangay Bridge

Magancina Bridge

121 m

5.0 m

10 tons

Water works and Sewerage Facilities

  • Source of water supply

    • Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) - 1

    • Level II - 2

SOCIAL SERVICES

Education

  • Formal Education

    • Central School -1

    • Primary  Schools - 5

    • Elementary Schools - 23

    •  National Comprehensive High School - 1

    •  National High Schools - 5

  • School-going age population

    •  6-12 yrs. old - 7,931

    •  13-16 yrs. old - 3,548

    •  17-21 yrs. old  - 3,014

  • Enrolment

    • Elementary - 6,283

    • Secondary - 3,978

    • Tertiary - 221

  • Participation rate - 1.72%

  • Number of Teachers and administrative staff

    • Elementary Teachers - 243

    • SBNCHS - 65

    • National High Schools - 20

    • Staff - 5

Teacher-student ratio. Based on the standard ratio of 1:teacher for every forty pupils, all the six (6) primary schools in the municipality is within the ideal standard.

Ratios for elementary public schools in Santa Barbara varied from the low of 1:15 for Bolong Elementary School to a high of 1:40  for Tugas Elementary School.  Based on the standard of 1 teacher for every 24 students on a 5:3 plan, there are about twelve (12) elementary schools which exceed the desirable standard.  This represents 52.17%  of the total elementary schools in Santa Barbara.

For the secondary public schools, only the Santa Barbara National Comprehensive High School exceeded the standard student teacher ratio of 1:24 while the five (5) National High Schools achieved the  ideal student teacher ration.

The Santa Barbara National Comprehensive High School, which is the only school in the municipality which offers tertiary education met the required standard of 1:50 student teacher ration with its 1:17 ratio.

Physical Facilities. Of the twenty nine (29) primary and  elementary schools in the municipality, sixteen (16) has shops, nine  (9) have libraries, two (2) have sports facilities, twenty two (22) have Administrative offices, twenty seven (27) have playgrounds and only two (2) schools have no comfort rooms.

At the secondary level, only the Santa Barbara National Comprehensive High School has laboratory, sports ground, and a clinic.  The four (4) other national high schools have libraries, Administrative Office, comfort rooms and playgrounds.  Only the Barasan National High School  have no library and sports ground.

Housing

Housing as one of the basic needs of the population, must not be taken for granted by the local government.  It may not  be a serious problem in the municipality at present,  but  any growth in population in the future and expected consequences of any of its sectoral developments, is but logical that the municipal government should also prepare its municipal housing program.

Based on the Projected Population for 1995, furnished by the National Statistics Office, Santa Barbara has a total household population of 39,508,  7527 or 19.5% resides in the Poblacion or urban while 31,981 or urban area while 31,981 or 80.5% are in the rural area  or barangays.  The total household population is 7,691 but this does not include households in institutions like seminaries/nunneries, rehabilitation centers and the like.

There are 7,691 households in the municipality in 1995 and the average household size is 5.14  As per demographic data furnished by the local Census Office, in 1995 registered a total number of 7,498 dwelling units in this municipality.  Out of this total 375 units or 5.0% are considered as unacceptable dwelling units.  Unacceptable dwelling units are those which are improvised, makeshift/barong-barong or made of salvaged materials.

Out of the 7,691 households in the municipality, only 6,937 or 90.2% are owners of the houses they occupy, 754 or 9.8% are non-owners.  Out of the 754  non-owners, 339 or 45% are renters, 377 or 50% are occupying the house for free with the consent of the owner while 5% are occupying the house without the owner’s consent.

There are  7,498 dwelling units in the municipality of Santa Barbara while the existing number of household is 7,691.  Working on the premise of one (1) dwelling unit for every one (1) household, the municipality has an exercise of doubled-up households totalling to 193.  Nonetheless, it could not be discounted that there is a presence of unacceptable dwelling units in the municipality.  Unacceptable dwelling units in the municipality totalled to 375 units.  But there are 754 households also who do not own any house. 

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Health and Nutrition

Health Resources and Facilities. The Rural Health Unit has 18 personnel.  One Municipal Health Officer, 2 Public Health Nurses, 10 Rural Health Midwives 3 Rural Sanitary Inspectors, 1 Public Health Dentist, 1 Dental Aide.  One Rural Health Midwife is assigned at the main Health Center and 9 at their respective Barangay Health Stations located in Buayahon, Buyo, Cabugao Norte, Cadagmayan Sur, Café, Canipayan, Inangayan, Manhayang, and Talanghauan.

The Rural Health Unit personnel render the following services.  Under the maternal and child care, the personnel given pre-natal care to pregnant women, tetanus toxoid immunization, attend to deliveries, give post natal care and advocates breast feeding.  It also caters to the under five children by giving immunizations, BCG as protection against tuberculosis, DPT against diphtheria, pertusis and tetanus, oral polio against poliomyelitis and hepatitis vaccine.  It also gives protection and treatment against infectious disease such as leprosy, tuberculosis, diarrheal disease of pneumonia.  It has its family planning device.  The staff also give micronutrient supplementation such as vitamin A, iron and iodine as protection against Vitamin A deficiency, anemia and goiter respectively.  The rural sanitation inspectors are in-charge of the safe of the water and toilet improvements and construction.

The Public Health Dentist does oral examination and oral prophylaxis in pregnant mothers, and school children.  She also conducts mouthriusing for school children.  On its creative aspect, permanent fillings and gum treatment is done on pregnant mothers and school children.  Temporary fillings for  pre-schoolers and tooth extraction for adults.

The town is also the site of the only leprosarium in Western Visayas located in Barangay Bolong Este which caters in the diagnosis and treatment of Hansen’s patients.

The barangay health workers totalling 250 assist the midwives in their work.  They are on volunteer basis.  There are 25 trained hilots who deliver babies and help administer pre and post natal care.

There are five private medical clinics and 2 private dental clinics.  There are 6 drugstores.

Based on the 1995 operation timbang, there are 72 (10.28%) severely malnourished children, 1220 (18.04%) moderately malnourished and 1,558 (23.02%) mildly malnourished.

The leading cause of mortality is Pneumonia.  This is followed by hypertensive cardiovascular disease, Koch’s and cancer of all types in that order.

The common causes of morbidity are acute respiratory infection, followed by injuries and nutritional disorders.  Causes of infant mortalities are congenital anomalies, asphyxia and renal disorders.

10 Leading Causes of Morbidity

01. Acute Respiratory Infection - 4,843

02. Injuries - 1,182

03. Influenza - 480

04. Pneumonia - 354

05. Nutritional Disorders - 323

06. Parasitism - 312

07. Gastrointestinal Disorders - 265

08. Anemia  - 254

09. Skin Disorders - 207

10. Bronchitis - 96 

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10 Leading Causes of Mortality

01. Pneumonia - 85   

02. Cancer all types - 25

03. Cardiovascular Disease - 15

04. Kock’s - 14

05. Myocardial Infraction - 7

06. Chronic Renal Failure  - 7

07. Peptic Ulcer - 7

08. Diabetes Mellitus - 6

09. Drowning - 6

10. Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease - 4

Infant Mortality

01. Asphyxia                                                                                                         

02. Prematurity                   

03. Congenital Anomalies

Recreation

Major sports and recreation facilities are located in the poblacion.  The Santa Barbara Central Elementary School Track and Field oval at the entrance of the poblacion provides facilities for sports activities and for cultural programs such as beauty pageants, concerts and vocal singing competitions at the Santa Barbara National Comprehensive High School Auditorium and Quadrangle. The same also serves as a venue for sports such as basketball, lawn tennis, badminton and chess. Located in front of Municipal Hall is the Bandstand were rallies, programs, singing competitions and concerts are being conducted.  Adjacent across the National Highway is the football field where annual and invitational football tournament are held.  The Don Herminio Maravilla Cultural Center and covered basketball court with two (2) public toilet in its side, besides is the children’s playground.  Numerous multi-purpose pavements have been constructed in the barangays and these serves also as basketball courts.  The public library at the Municipal Hall and the inland resorts of Barangay Talanghauan and Duyanduyan provides alternatives for recreation entertainment.  The 18 hole golf course situated at Brgy. San Sebastian is one of the oldest golf in Asia were played by a few economically well-off residents.  The on-going up-grading  of Plaza Complex funded by the NCC will served as parks and playground for the populace and will be an attraction for the tourists.

For cock fighting aficionados, derbies are held at the Gallera de Santa Barbara located at Barangay Bolong Oeste.

Social Welfare

The Municipal Social Welfare Development Office (MSWDO) in the Municipality of Santa Barbara spearheads the welfare services sector.  The team of welfare services workers is composed of one (1) MSWDO, one (1) volunteer services officer, one (1) municipal paid day care worker, one (1) casual worker and forty seven (47) volunteer day care workers based on the different barangays.

The major programs implemented by MSWDO are family and child welfare program, youth welfare program rehabilitative program and assistance program.  To carry out these major programs of MSWDO, different projects are implemented such as SEAP, Day Care Services, Emergency Assistance, Practical Skills and Development and Special Social Services.  The following are the programs and projects implemented b the MSWDO:

Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP). The provision of capital assistance to the most disadvantaged persons to undertake income-producing projects and gain opportunities to develop  positive work habits and attitudes, improve capacity to utilize labor  occupational and business management skills and improve lifestyle.  This includes mini-agri and food yielding projects and mini-home industries.

Practical Skills Development and Job Placement. A non-formal Vocational Training scheme on practical skills designed to prepare the following: needy out-of-school youths, unemployed family heads and other needy adults (FHONA), disabled person or with disability, and victims of disasters, for economic productivity either in self-employment, open employment in shelter work shop.

Day Care and Supplemental Feeding. A program whereby needy children between 3-6 years old are cared for in a Day Care Center during part of the day when mother is not able to attend to their care providing them with supplemental feeding and opportunities for physical development :  creative group experience and learning skills in human relationship, communication and daily life activities.

Emergency Assistance. Assistance in a formal of food, clothing, transportation, medicines when necessary.  This assistance ranges from P300.00 to P500.00 per individual.  The total concept of emergency assistance includes the following services :   rescue, evacuation and relief  financial assistance, counselling, housing as well as food-for-work and food incentives.

Family Planning Motivation. Information and education on population/family planning to develop awareness of small family size and human sexuality and the motivation for responsible parenthood as a way of life.   This include referral of potential acceptors to clinics and counselling services to individuals/couples with problems related to the acceptance of family planning.

Population Awareness and Sex Education. This provides the youth knowledge and awareness of the effects of rapid population growth and its implications to National Development, to enhance their self-awareness and responsibility through family life and sex education and to develop skills in planning and decision making.

Special Social Services. Social Welfare Services extended to children, youth and adults with special needs such as orphaned neglected, abandoned disabled and the like.  Its includes counselling, adoption, legal guardianship, foster family care, residential, and diagnostic care.

Special Project/Programs

  • CEDP – an augmentation project (LGP)

  • Alay Lakad Projects

  • Alay-Hanap Buhay

  • Paluwagan/Kalusugan

  • National Reconciliation Development Program (NRDP)

  • Integrated Human Resource Development Program for Youths (IHRDPY)

  • Parents Effectiveness Service (PES)

  • Early Childhood Enrichment Program (ECEP)

There are forty seven (47) day care centers and supplemental feeding centers scattered among the different barangays.  There are also barangay service points where family planning advice and  information can be availed of.

The clientele system of welfare services is composed of family heads and other needy adults (FHONA), the needy preschoolers (NPS), the youth and the distressed, the disabled, the married couple of reproductive age (MCRA)s, mother and other special groups like couples who plan to get married.

Based on the 1995 MSWDO records, there are total of eight (8) barangays which have already availed of the SEAP livelihood project in the amount of P88,000.00.  For emergency assistance program a total of P23,382.00  were extended to 61 families.  In the capability building program, there are three (3) groups who undergoned practical skills training.  For 1996 records on the nutritional status of children in the municipality shows that thre are total of 3,404 children who are considered malnourished or 45% of the total number of pre-schoolers that have undergoned operation timbang.  This is broken down as follows :  48 children who belongs to the 3rd degree malnourished, 959 for 2nd degree, 2,397 for 1st degree.

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OTHER SERVICES

Protective Services

Local PNP Station. Santa Barbara PNP Station is composed of 26 policemen and policewoman under the supervision of a  Chief of Police.  Its headquarters is located besides the municipal building.

To augment the service of the local police at the barangay Civilian Volunteer Organization  (CVO) were organize in every barangay with the cooperation of the Barangay Officials and the populace of the barangay.

At present, the police to population ratio is one (1) policeman for every 2,079 population.

Facilities and Equipments. The local police is provided with one (1) IZUZU patrol Jeep, one (1) Yamaha Motor Cycle,  five (5) handheld radios (ICOM).

A municipal jail with two cells manned by three (3) BJMP personnel is located at the back portion of the police station at the ground floor of the municipal building.

The  Iloilo Provincial Police Office is located at Camp Francisco Sumagaysay Sr., San Sebastian, Santa Barbara, Iloilo near/adjacent to the Iloilo Golf and Country Club which is 1.9 kilometer from the town proper.

Basing on the standard of one (10) policeman per 1,000 population, the existing police force still needs ten (10) personnel to augment the undermanned police force and will be needing 4 more by year 2006. At present,  the general peace and order situation  in the municipality is normal and under control.  The growth of the municipality largely depend on the peace and order situation of the locality.  Comaparison of incidence records indicate some cases of Murder, Homicide, Physical Injury, Robbery and Theft but were mostly solved by the local police force.

Civilian Volunteer Organizations (CVOs). Executive Order 309 as amended, led to the formation/organization of CVOs for the community self defense against criminals and other lawless elements.  To date in sixty  (60) barangays of the municipality, all have organized its own CVOs with a total of 850.

Bureau of Fire Protection. At present there are no personnel of the Fire Service assigned in this municipality.  This municipality is planning to purchase/acquire a fire truck.

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. At present, there are four (4) BJMP personnel assigned in this  municipality to man the municipal jail, to include the jail warden.  It is being recommended that additional BJMP personnel be given to the BJMP of Santa Barbara, Iloilo.

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Source:  Municipal Profile MPDO, Santa Barbara, Iloilo

 

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