NIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY

DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL

CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

4.1. MACRO SCALE SITE ANALYSIS

To give an overview of the sites location and its locality, a macro site

analysis was created. The Macro Site analysis shall give the reader the

overview of the country, the region, the district, and the city of which the

project is to be situated.

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

The Republic of the Philippines is a sovereign state in archipelagic

Southeast Asia, with 7,107 islands spanning more than 300,000 square

kilometers of territory. It is divided into three island groups: Luzon, Visayas,

and Mindanao. The Philippines was named after Prince Philip (later King

Philip II) of Spain, by the Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos during

his 1542-1546 expedition to the islands.

4.1.2. Bicol Region

Bicol Region is a peninsula at the southeastern end of Luzon, the islands of

Catanduanes and Masbate, and several outlying islands. The region has 6

provinces namely Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes,

Masbate and Sorsogon. It has one independent component city and six

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

component cities.The region’s political and administrative center is Legaspi

City and the region’s cultural and religious center is Naga City. Several

volcanoes are found in the region: Mt. Labo, Mt. Malinao, Mt. Isarog, Mt.

Bulusan and Mt. Mayon which is famous for its perfect natural cone.

Bicol Region is surrounded by natural barriers. It is bordered by Lamon Bay

on the north, Pacific Ocean on the east, and Sibuyan Sea and Ragay Gulf

on the west.

Camarines Sur is the largest among the six provinces in the Bicol Region

both in terms of population and land area. Its territory includes two cities:

Naga City, the lone chartered city, is the province's and the region's

religious, cultural, financial, commercial, industrial, and business center,

while Iriga City, a component city, is the center of the Rinconada area and

Riŋkonāda Language.

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

The province's name has been derived from "camaronchones" or

"camarines", a Spanish word for “kamalig” referring to small nipa or

bamboo-made huts by the natives.

From Metro Manila to Camarines Sur, the driving distance is 405 km, with a

different unit of 405.2 km, 251.78 mi, 218.79 nmi; Driving Duration: 5 hours

and 29 minutes; and the route: Pan - Philippine Hwy.

Straight line or air distance is 278.55 km, 173.08 miles, 150.3 nautical

miles.

4.2. LOCATION PROFILE

4.2.1. BOMBON, CAMARINES SUR

Like any other

municipalities in the

province, the town of

Bombon also started as a

mere barrio or "visita". It

was dependent on the

town of the ancient

Quipayo for nearly 240

years, now a mere barangay of Calabanga town. It finally gained its

independence during the arrival of the Americans on February 11, 1900.

This taste of freedom was, however, momentary for after the establishment

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

of the Civil Government occurred in the Philippines in the year 1903,

Bombon was ceded to the municipality of Calabanga .

The municipality of Bombon also became a barrio of Magarao, now another

town in the second district. For more than forty years of waiting, it was

finally given its proclamation as a town by virtue of Executive Order (EO)

251 dated July 27, 1949 signed by the then President Elpidio Quirino.The

mayor at the time was Jose Buenagua Sr, whose son Jose Buenagua Jr

went on to be the Provincial Engineer of Albay. Jose Jr now resides in

Scottsdale AZ. He had also two daughters, Irene Buenagua Fernandez and

Lydia Buenagua Guerrero, both retired teachers, and three other sons,

Salvador, Melchor, and Diogenes Buenagua who are all still residing in

Bombon. The acquired independence continued permanently and it served

well its constituents.

The Leaning Bell Tower, dubbed as the country's own version of Italy 's
Leaning Tower of Pisa, found in this municipality serves as a major
historical attraction.

Barangays

Bombon is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.

 Pagao (San Juan)

 San Antonio
 San Francisco
 San Isidro (Poblacion)

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

 San Jose (Poblacion)

 San Roque (Poblacion)
 Santo Domingo
 Siembre

In the 2015 census, the population of Bombon, Camarines Sur, was 16,512
people, with a density of 570 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500
inhabitants per square mile.

Literacy Rate:

 97.75% in both rural as well as urban areas

 Almost half of the population 5 years and older have reached
elementary grade and about 25.8% have finished high school

Work and Labor Force:

 15 years and older - about 3,590 or 55% are in the active labor force

while the remaining 45% are schooling, disabled, or home caretaker

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

 Majority (3,590) of the population in the active force are gainfully

employed with only 158 as unemployed

 Agriculture and its complementary industries are the major sources of

employment

Languages:

Like most of its nearby areas such as Magarao and Naga City, 98% of its
residents speak Bikol as the first dialect while few or 1.67% speak
Tagalog. English language also serves as a second language which is
being spoken for teaching at schools and for government negotiation.

Religion:

 Approximately ninety five percent (95%) of the population is Roman

Catholics

 5% subdivided into the different modern sects of religion such as the

Iglesia ni Cristo, UCCP, Aglipay, Born Again, Jehovah's Witnesses,

Seventh Day Adventist and other forms religious affiliation

Housing:

 71% of the total housing units are considered single dwelling and it is

mostly made-up of concrete and semi-permanent materials

 Shanties or "barong-barong" accounts to about 29% of the total number

of housing units.

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

Economy

Agricultural Sector

 Major Crops:

o Active agricultural area: About 3,978.7580 hectares

o Mostly planted with rice either irrigated, rainfed or upland rice

 Irrigated paddy rice has an estimated area of about 1,028.75 hectares

while rainfed and upland rice occupies about 564.87 and 33 hectares,

respectively

 Corn areas comprise 38.75 hectares and sugarcane has 118.18 hectares

 Livestock and Poultry Production

o As of 1999, area has an estimated animal population of about 6,374 heads

 3,740 or 59% are poultry and 2,634 or 41% are livestock

 Chicken has an aggregate number of 2,567 and ducks with 1,053 heads

 Major livestock raise is swine with 1,850 heads while carabao and

sheep/goat have 176 and 203 heads, respectively

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

Public services

Health

 Health facilities consist of the following:

o 1 Rural Health Unit

o 1 barangay station

Education

 7 elementary schools

 2 public high school

Protection and Security

 Current police ratio to the population is 1:1,363

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

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DR. SANTIAGO G. ORTEGA MEMORIAL
CITY OF IRIGA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

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