Dinas Feasibility Study Two-Storey Building

Republic of the Philippines
MUNICIPALITY OF DINAS
Province ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR
PROJECT: Feasibility Study and Master Planning for the

Construction of Commercial Building cum IBT for Legarda Uno
Project Location: Barangay Legarda Uno , Municipality of Dinas,

Zamboanga Del Sur
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MUNICIPALITY OF DINAS FEASIBILITY STUDY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. General 1
II. Results and Recommendation of the 2
Feasibility Study
III. Municipality of Dinas Introduction 3
IV. Municipality of Dinas Map,Area , Topography 4-55
Details and Etc.
V. Master Plan Scheme 56-62
VI. Master Implementation Implementation 59-72
XIII. Formulation and Selection of a Rational
Tariff Structure 72-74
XIV. Financial and Economic Analysis 74-77
XV. Environmental Impact Studies 77-81

I.General
The Municipality of Dinas in Zamboanga Del Sur is a growing community with a need for improved infrastructure and
services. One potential project that could benefit the municipality is the Construction of Commercial Building cum IBT
for Legarda Uno that includes an commercial business for rent room spaces. This feasibility study aims to assess the
viability of this project and determine if it is a suitable investment for a Land Bank loan. The concept of a Construction of
Commercial Building cum IBT for Legarda Uno with commercial business for rent room spaces is an innovative idea that
aims to provide a one-stop solution for Bussiness Hub. This feasibility study will analyze the viability of this project,
considering various factors such as market demand, financial feasibility, and operational considerations.
II.Recommendation of the Feasibility Study

The Municipality of Dinas is strategically located along a major highway, making it an ideal location for a
commercial building. The area is also experiencing growth in tourism, agriculture, and other industries, which could create a
demand for rental spaces in the building. Additionally, the integration of a van with commercial business for rent room
spaces could attract both local residents and tourists looking for convenient transportation options. The demand for
transportation services is constantly growing, especially in urban areas where traffic congestion is a major issue. By
integrating a bus terminal and van rental service within a commercial building, we can cater to the needs of commuters who
are looking for convenient and reliable transportation options.
The Construction of Commercial Building cum IBT for Legarda Uno is a significant investment. However, the
potential revenue from renting out commercial spaces and operating the bus terminal could provide a steady income stream.
The Land Bank loan would help finance the project and allow for a quicker return on investment. The financial feasibility of
this project will depend on various factors such as the initial investment required, operating costs, revenue projections, and
potential return on investment. The Construction of Commercial Building cum IBT for Legarda Uno will involve significant
capital expenditure. However, the revenue generated from rental income, transportation services, and other commercial
activities can offset these costs and provide a steady stream of income.
Feasiblity Analysis
Strengths:
- Strategic location along a major highway
- Growing demand for rental spaces in the area
- Potential for additional revenue from bus terminal operations
Opportunities:
- Growing tourism industry in the municipality.
- Potential for partnerships with local businesses for bus terminal services
Overall, the Construction of Commercial Building cum IBT for Legarda Uno building with commercial business for
rent room spaces in the Municipality of Dinas, Zamboanga Del Sur shows promise as a viable investment. The strategic
location, growing market demand, and potential for additional revenue streams make this project a strong candidate for a
Land Bank loan. With careful planning and execution, this project has the potential to benefit both the municipality and the
investors involved. In conclusion, the concept of a Construction of Commercial Building cum IBT for Legarda Uno business
for rent room spaces has the potential to be a successful venture. By providing a comprehensive range of services for
commuters and travelers, this project can cater to a growing market demand and generate sustainable revenue. With careful
planning and execution, this project can be a profitable investment opportunity for potential stakeholders.

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Rationale
The Local Public Transportation Route Plan (LPTRP) is an anticipated plan which shall serve as the basis of a
comprehensive local transport development to provide and promote adequate, safe, reliable, efficient, and environment-
friendly public transportation for every Dinasnon. It gives details and emphasis on the route network, mode, and required
number of units per mode for delivering land transport services in the municipality of Dinas.
The main goal of LPTRP is to develop a sustainable and efficient Local Public Transport Route compliant with the
Omnibus Franchise Guidelines (OFG) and other government policies that will provide effective, convenient and safe access
and mobility all over the vicinity of the municipality of Dinas with well-defined routes and adequate modernized
appropriate local transport utilities that will bring comfort and efficient travel experience over a rolling of five (5) year period
from 2020-2025.
The LPTRP also aims to:
 Improve public transport level services and modernization/upgrade of PUVs.
 Improve public access to infrastructure and maintaining selected local route networks, local linkages
and circulation between barangay;
 Improve standards of living of drivers, operators, and their families.
 To reduced adverse environmental impact of PUVs emission, comfort and s a f e t y welfare of every
Dinasnons and tourist passengers and commuters.
 To establish systematic public transport route and traffic management to facilitate traffic flow and promote
reduction in congestion circulating within the municipality.
The formulation of LPTRP is a conventional product in accordance with the Public Utility Vehicle
Modernization Program (PUVMP) of the government with main objectives are to modernize the current PUV fleet,
reform and consolidate the industry, move towards low emission PUVs, improve welfare of commuters and encourage
modal shift and to improve standards of drivers, operator and their families. It envisioned a restricted,
modern, well-managed and environmentally sustainable transport sector where both drivers and operators have
stable, sufficient and dignified livelihoods while commuters get to their destination quickly, safely and comfortably and it
will serve as the basis of a comprehensive local transport plan in the locality, and as a guidance for the issuance of
appropriate franchises by the LTFRB.
VISION AND MISSION
The Vision statement is
THE PEOPLE OF DINAS ENVISION A PROGRESSIVE PEACEFUL, HARMONIOUS SOCIETY AND IMPROVE QUALITY
OF LIFE EMPOWERED BY OPENESS TO NEW KNOWLEDGE AND ENLIGHTENED PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE,
IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT OF PROPERLY MANAGED UPLAND AND COATAL RESOURCES.
The Mission statement is:
DINAS COMMITS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HARMONIOUS SOCIETY THROUGH HEALTHY
GOVERNANCE, PROFICIENT ADMNISTRATION, ENHANCED VALUES AND CULTURE, AND PROPER MANAGEMENT
OF UPLAND AND COASTAL RESOURCES FOR THEIR SUSTAINABLE USE AND DEVELOPMENT.
GOALS:

The ultimate goal of the Local Government Unit of the Municipality of Dinas, Zamboanga Del Sur is efficient, safety,
equitable and modern tricycle transport system as integral part socio-economic growth and development of the municipality
through good governance.
OBJECTIVES:
 Established route systems for inter nodal modes of tricycle transportation such as motorcab, Bajaj, racal and
habal-habal.
 To provide safety elements and measures in all modes of tricycle transportation including habal-habal.
 To provide more mobility accessibility or route options for all modes of tricycle transportation including habal-
habal.
 To provide equitable and inclusive route access to modes of motorcycle transport.
 To provide good governance and management system
 To improve the mobility and circulation systems by rehabilitating the existing barangay farm-to-market roads
leading to the urban centers and also linking one barangay to another in the rural areas;
 To identify environmentally critical areas to deflect development, population centers and other high risk activities
from locating in these areas and likewise point out constrained areas such as flood prone, flash flooding,
landslide, unstable areas, fault line and other disaster risk areas;
 Promote equity of all people independent of age, race, ethnicity, economic status, and physical ability.
STRATEGIES:
The Local Government Code has devolved to all city and municipal governments, through their respective
Sangguniang, the power to regulate the operations of tricycles/pedicabs and to grant franchises for the operation thereof
within their territorial jurisdiction. The development orientation of the new political dispensation also was able to outline
the following strategies:
Identification of Intra Municipal Routes of Tricycles and other three wheeled vehicles by opening of Franchise
Routes.
Guideline and Standards. Through the Municipal Franchising Office safety and security shall be insured by
thorough inspection of each unit for road worthiness of tricycles, bajaj and habal-habal.
The local government of the Municipality of Dinas shall insure safety and efficiency through good governance.
Consistent with the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG), the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LTPRP)
and its component and functional activities and recommendations shall operate and extend its applicability only within
the municipality of Dinas and the barangays within it. The LPTRP is design to operate and implemented within a span of
five (5) years. Its planning duration is within the period of 2020 to 2025.
1.2 Legal Framework and Composition of LPTRP Team
The formulation of the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) of the municipality of Dinas, Zamboanga del
Sur is pursuant to the following policies and legal frameworks;
Executive Order No. 4, An executive order Institutionalizing the Municipal Public Transport Route Council of Dinas
(MPTRCD)
DOTr Department Order No. 2017 – 011, dated June 19, 2017 otherwise known as the “Omnibus Guidelines
on the Planning and Identification of Public Road Transportation Services and Franchising Issuance”. This Policy
imposed the DOTr with a mandate to set guidelines, criteria, and procedures for local public transport planning and
help build local capacities to prepare Local Public Transport Route Plans (LPTRPs). Under this precept, LGUs shall
be responsible for collecting data, analysing public transport supply and demand, and identifying specific public
transport supply gaps for travel within their territories to be captured with the city and municipal public transportation plans;

Joint Memorandum Circular No. 01-2017 dated 19 June 2017 of the DILG and DOTr, providing
guidelines on the preparation and issuance of local ordinances, orders, rules and regulations concerning the
Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP);
DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2018 – 60, dated May 3, 2018, which provides guidelines for the preparation of
Local Public Transport Route Plan by the Local Government Units (LGUs), a basis for Land Transportation Franchising
Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in the issuance of franchises to Public Utility Vehicles (PUV);
Omnibus Franchise Guidelines (OFG) stipulates that provincial government shall be responsible in the
formulation of LPTRP for and in between component cities and municipalities within their respective provinces.
The LPTRP Team is composed of the following;
Table 1: Composition of LTPRP Team Member

LPTRP Team Members Role
Local Chief Executive Chair
Head of Transport Committee, Legislative Council Co-chair
Planning and Development Coordinator Member
Head of Tricycle Regulatory Unit (TRU) Member
Head of Traffic Management Office Member
Head of Engineering Office Member
Head of Agriculture Office Member
Head of Tourism Office Member
Representative from local PNP Traffic Group Member
Representative from Association of Barangay Captain (ABC) Member
Representative from LTFRB Region Office Member

Representative from Private Sector (Business, or Transport Group) Member
Representative from Academe or Non- Member

government Organization
1.3 The LGU Brief History
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Several theories have been woven and advanced to explain the origin of the now famous municipality of Dinas,
which had been the cradle of Islamic Culture and civilization and the bulwark of anti-Hispanic colonization of the entire
Baganian Peninsula in Zamboanga del Sur.
According to ancient history which has been accepted and educated by the scions of the great grand Sultan
Kudarat, a descendants of the renowned Shariff Kabungsuan of Maguindanao was that the name Dinas was taken from a
Maguindanao tern Di Nas where "Di" means "Not" and "Nas" means "Bad Luck or Unlucky".
Hence, the early settlers who migrated from the province of Cotabato found their new haven as not unlucky or "Di
Nas" because the mouths of all rivers emptying into the coastlines are facing East which according to their belief is a sign of
good luck.
The most popular legend handed down to this generation is that Dinas got its name by coincidence as a result of
communication gap between a native and foreigner.
When the Spaniards came to our shores, there was already a little settlement in Dinas organized by the followers
of Shariff Kabungsuan. Within the community, there was only one sari-sari store wherein household necessities being
supplied by the Chinese traders, who frequently visited the place from Zamboanga City.

Barangay Land Area ( hectares) Contested Area
A. Urban
1 Poblacion 115.286
2 Benuatan 734.05
3 Don Jose 154.671
Sub-Total 1,004.007
B. Rural
4 Bacawan 353.851
5 Beray 368.893
6 Dimaya 530.421
7 Dongos 826.849
8 East Migpulao 1167.026
9 Guinicolalay 1135.84
10 Ignacio Garrata (New Mirapao) 684.583
11 Kinakap 426.224
12 Legarda I 451.333
13 Legarda II 538.336
14 Legarda III 491.893
15 Lower Dimaya 272.337
16 Locuban 349.019
17 Ludiong 263.39 195.282
18 Nangka 261.116
19 Nian 1013.84
20 Old Mirapao 654.522
21 Pisaan 1155.179
22 Sagacad 1182.173
23 Sambulawan 305.692
24 San Isidro 182.914 56.349
25 Songayan 702.961
26 Sumpotan 937.41
27 Tarakan 850.317
28 Upper Dimaya 280.128

29 Upper Sibul 349.224
30 West Migpulao 527.973
Sub-Total 16,263.443
17,267.450
One day, a group of Spaniards happened to visit the place as part of their Christianization campaign. They
roamed around until they reached the only store within the settlement. They asked what the name of the place was. The
store owner did not understand a single word from the Spaniards. He thought that the Spaniards were asking what he was
selling because they were pointing at the piles of sardines inside the shelves. Immediately, the store owner replied,
"Sardinas", the native word of sardines. The foreigner nodded convincingly, "Ah, Dinas" and the Spaniards thought that the
name of the place is Dinas. This is how Dinas got its name.
Before Dinas became a municipality, it was initially a district under the municipality of Margosatubig. It was later
annexed to Pagadian City until World War II broke out in 1941. When the war ended, Dinas became a barrio of the city until
it became part of Dimataling when it became a municipality on June 17, 1950. Five months after, it separated from
Dimataling and on November 10, 1950, by virtue of Executive Order No. 362 signed by President Elpidio Quirino, the
municipality of Dinas was formally created. In the beginning, it was composed of 12 barrios. Now, it is composed of 30
barangays. Originally, its land area was 36,090 hectares but when the barrios of San Pablo and San Miguel separated, the
area was slashed down by 16,000 hectares.
1.4 Geographical Location, Land Area, and Political Subdivisions
Dinas is a
municipality that is situated
within the middle of the
Baganian Peninsula. The
whole area is generally
characterized by moderately
rolling terrain to steep
mountains; the municipality
proper itself is located on a
hilly area. Dinas is one of the
interior coastal towns of
Zamboanga del Sur in
Western Mindanao,
Philippines. The municipality
is situated between 7 degrees
50 minutes to 7 degrees 42
minutes north longitude and
123 degrees 15 minutes to
123 degrees 1 minute east
latitude in the southeastern
part of Zamboanga del Sur.
Located in the Baganian
Peninsula, Dinas is bounded
on the north by the
municipality of San Pablo; on
the south by the
municipalities of Dimataling
and

Margosatubig; on the east by Malubog Bay; and on the west by the municipalities of San Miguel and Lapuyan. It is
34.5 km. from Pagadian, the capital city of Zamboanga del Sur.
The municipality is composed of 30 barangays occupying an area of 17,267.45 hectares. This is characterized by
irregular land surface classified as hilly, moderately hilly and slightly rolling. Rain waters from sloping hills are drained into
Dinas, Guinicolalay and Sibul rivers and three more creeks all of which traverse into once dense mangrove areas and
empty into the coastal waters of Malubog Bay. The major rivers also serve as navigational routes of small passenger and
fishing crafts going to Malubog Bay and to the different coastal barangays in the municipality and neighboring towns.
Table 2: Land Area by Barangay

Source: CLUP 2018

Map 1. Administrative Map
Map 3. Administrative

Political Subdivision
The Municipality of Dinas has composed of barangays with its corresponding sitios. Table below shows the
specific List of barangays with sitios.
Barangays Sitios
West Migpulao Tugalbok
Nian Bubog, Sumilom
Benuatan Quarry, Nabintad
East Migpulao Balaisan
Sagacad Talaro,Mahayag,Simuyak,Paitan,New Maranding,Azucenas,Bagong

Silang,Mahayahay
New Mirapao Sta. Cruz
Guinicolalay Baka
Proper Dimaya Supang,Dalukan
Pisa-an Matab-ang, pigclot
Sumpotan Cogon,Upper Sumpotan,Lower Sumpotan
Lower Dimaya Dumaquiton
Legarda Uno Dopongan, Sambag
Table 3: List of Barangay with Sitios

Source: MPDO
Land Area Issues
The municipality of Dinas has land area issues not only on territories affecting within its covered barangays but also on
territory along its adjacent municipalities. This land contested was existed after the conduct of the cadastral survey that
designed to determine the true and actual territorial areas of the municipality. Map 2. below describes the territorial
issues that confront the municipality.
Table 4: Contested Area
No. Name of Area Total Area (has) Wt.
1 Ludiong (Dinas) vs Dimataling 195.282 77.61
2 San Isidro (Dinas) vs Dimataling 56.349 22.39
SUB-TOTAL 251.631 100

Map 2. Administrative Map of Land Territories contested

Topography
Dinas municipality is generally classified as rolling to moderately sloping with its topographic contour lines that ranges only from below 100 meters above sea level (masl) to 500
meters above sea level (masl). Barangays Poblacion, Don Jose and Benuatan as the urban area can be best described as gently sloping towards the sea. It is noted that the municplaity of
Dinas in general has no mountain or even mountain ranges.
Map 3. Topographic Map

Elevation
The elevation of the municpality of Dinas ranges from less that 100 meters above sea level to 500 meters above
sea level. Majority of the barangays along the coast of the Yllana Bay and some upland barangays have indicated an
elevation within the range of less than 100 meters above sea level to only 300 meters above sea level. Please refer to
table 5 and map 4.
Table 5. Elevation
Elevation Location
Below 100 masl Barangays Locuban, Sambulawan, Dimaya, Lower Dimaya, Benuatan, Songayan,
Poblacion, San Jose, West Migpulao, East Migpulao, Guinicolalay , Old Mirapao, Nian ,
Tarakan, Pisaan
100-300 masl Barangays Sagacad, New Mirapao, Leagrda I, Legarda II, Legarda III, Nangka, Ludiong, and
parts of Sumputan, Bacawan and Upper Dimaya
300-500 masl Kinakap, Upper Sibul, Beray,and parts of Sumputan, Bacawan, Upper Dimaya and Legarda II
Soure: MPDO

Map 4. Elevation Map

Drainage Patterns
Drainage patterns are formed by the streams, creeks, rivers and lakes in a particular drainage basin. They are governed by the topography of the land whether a particular area is
dominated by hard or soft rocks and gradient of land. Surface Drainage map show that Dinas has recorded three (3) rivers namely ; Dinas River, Gunicolalay River and Sibol River .
Map 5. Water Drainage Map

Land Cover
The locality is vastly planted with perennial crops which covers 10,017.233 hectares of its land area or at about
58.01% of the area. Mangrove Forest covers the second largest areas at about 2,196.695 and the third is the Annual Crops
that covers 2,020.245 hectares located in Barangays Sagacad, Legarda I, Leagrda II , Legarda III, Sugbay II, Dongos, East
Migpulao and parts of Nian and Tarakan.
The coastal areas of Pisaan , Tarakan, Nian, Guinicolalay, East Migpulao, Benuatan, Songayan, Sambulawan
and Locuban have mangroves that covers portion of their coastal areas. See map 6. Land Cover
Table 6. Land cover in hectare

Land cover Area ( in hectares) Percentage (%)
Perennial Crops 10,017.233 58.01%

Annual Crops 2,020.245 11.87%
Built-Up 364.220 2.14%
Fishpond 1,538.595 9.04%
Protected Mangrove Forest 2,196.695 9.26%
Wooded Grassland 369.535 12.90%
Shrubs 760.927 4.47%
Total 17,267.450 100%
Source:MPDC

Map 6. Land Cover Map

Soil Suitability
As defined by agriculturists and some soil analysts, land capability classification is the process of grouping soil
units based on the best use of lands, optimum production, land preservation, and to prevent soil damage due to improper
use thereof. The classification indicates the relative suitability of land for agriculture and the corresponding land
management requirements.
Barangays New Mirapao, Old Mirapao, Legarda I, Legarda III, West Migpulao, East Migpulao, Nian, Tarakan, Don
Jose, Nangka, Poblacion, Lower Dimaya, Sambulawan, Locuban and Sumputan are suitable for Cultivated crops.
Barangays Pisaan, Benuatan, East Migpulao, Songayan, and part of Nian, Tarakan and Guinicolalay are suitable
for Forest Plantation while East Migpulao, West Migpulao, San Isidro and Ludiong are suitable for Irrigated Rice and
Barangays Sagacad, Dongos, Upper Dimaya, Bacawan, Beray , Kinakap , Upper Sibul and part of Nian and Guinicolalay
are suitable for pasture. . (see Suitability Map 7).
Flooding Hazards
There are eleven barangays in the municipality which are susceptible to flood as reflected in the Flood
Susceptibility Map. These barangays are located in barangays Pisaan, Benuatan, East Migpulao, and parts of West
Migpulao, Tarakan, Nian, Guinicolalay, Songayan, Proper Dimaya, Sambulawan and Locuban. The climatic variability that
resulted to continuous rainfall in addition to creeks traversing area compounded by the sea level rise is the contributing
factor that the identified portions of land are flood prone. The said areas are classified as residential, institutional and
agricultural. (see Flood Susceptible Map 8).

Map 7. Suitability Map

Map 8. Flood Susceptible Map

Landslide Prone Areas
The municipality is characterized as having undulating hills to steep mountains. Hence, there are areas in the
municipality that have histories of landslides due to the occurrence of a strong earthquake in 1976 and frequent heavy rains.
These areas are located in Barangays Upper Dimaya, parts of Beray, Kinakap, Sumpotan, Bacawan, Tarakan, Sagacad,
New Mirapao, Dongos and Guinicolalay. (see Landslide Map 9)
To minimize the soil erosion, it would be wise to utilize the land in such a way that it will provide maximum protection from
excess run off. This would include the following:
1. Reduce the velocity of run off water. Long slopes encourage run off water to build up its eroding capacity.
Therefore proper selection of crops to be grown and proper soil management should be observed.
2. Maintain high infiltration rate in the soil surface. Proper cultivation practices should be observed to improve/
promote high infiltration.
3. Reduce the force of raindrops by crop interception. Erosion hazard is reduced considerably when the
vegetative cover intercepts the energy of raindrops.
Groundwater Resources
The municipality of Dinas is dependent on springs as their source of water as supplied by the major river
traversing the municipality known as Dinas River. Beginning from the north of the municipality, the river specifically
traverses the Barangays Sagacad, Dongos, Old Mirapao, boundary of West Migpulao and East Migpulao, meandering in
Barangay Benuatan and empties through 3 outlets near Barangays Songayan, Pisaan, and Nian. Some of these water
source springs are being develop and used to supply the domestic and commercial use of water in the urban area of
the municipality. Based on the Watershed Map below , more or less seventy percent (70%) of the municipality’s area
belong to Dinas River watershed. The water resource of Dinas is depicted using the Watershed Map, (see Watershed Map
10).

Map 9. Landslide Map

Map 10. Watershed Map
Chapter 2 – Study Area / Corridors
2.1 Population Trends
The population of Dinas grew from 29,500 in 1960 to 36,291 in 2020, an increase of 6,791 people over the
course of 60 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.46%, or an increase of 787 people,
from the previous population of 35,504 in 2015.
In 1990, the population of Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur was 28,141. It is about 2.2 percent of province’s population
of 1,101,812. This figure represents an average increase of 7.53 percent over its level of 24, 784 in 1980 or an average
annual growth rate of 0.73 percent. Five (5) years after the municipality’s population reached to 28,364 whereby a 1.26
percent increase over the 1990’s total was noticed. In the year 2000 census, Dinas population rose to 31, 570 people or an
average annual growth rate of 1.09 percent over the last census. Between the years 1990 to 2000 the municipal’s
population is growing at an average of 1.18 percent per annum. Following the same rate of increase, the municipal’s
population ten (10) years after the last census will be 38,371 people. Assuming further that the municipal’s population is
growing at the same rate of increase, the population doubling time is 58 years from 1990 or in year 2048 (CLUP).

Table 7: Historical Growth of Population Figure 1. Population and Growth Rate
Year Census Population Increase or Growth
Date Decrease rate for the
Locality
1903 Mar 2 – – –
1918 Dec 31 – – –
1939 Jan 1 – – –
1948 Oct 1 – – –
1960 Feb 15 29,500 – –
1970 May 6 23,704 -5,796 -2.12%
1975 May 1 23,081 -623 -0.53%
1980 May 1 24,784 1703 1.43%
1990 May 1 28,141 3357 1.28%
1995 Sep 1 28,364 223 0.15%
2000 May 1 31,570 3206 2.32%
2007 Aug 1 33,738 2168 0.92%
2010 May 1 34,768 1030 1.10%
2015 Aug 1 35,504 736 0.40%
2020 May 1 36,291 787 0.46%
Source: NSO/PSA
Table 8: Population Growth per Barangay (2015-2020)

Barangay Population Population Population Change Annual
percentage ( (2020) (2015) (2015-2020) Population
2020) Growth Rat
e
(2015-2020)
Bacawan 1.83% 665 647 2.78% 0.58%
Benuatan 7.15% 2,595 2,437 6.48% 1.33%
Beray 1.79% 650 629 3.34% 0.69%
Don Jose 3.33% 1,210 1,178 2.72% 0.57%
Dongos 2.78% 1,010 990 2.02% 0.42%
East Migpulao 5.23% 1,898 1,730 9.71% 1.97%
Guinicolalay 4.55% 1,650 2,283 -27.73% -6.61%
Ignacio Garrata 3.72% 1,350 1,320 2.27% 0.47%
Kinacap 2.48% 901 878 2.62% 0.55%
Legarda 1 5.20% 1,886 1,899 -0.68% -0.14%
Legarda 2 4.93% 1,790 1,707 4.86% 1.00%
Legarda 3 3.00% 1,090 1,082 0.74% 0.16%
Lower Dimaya 2.87% 1,041 957 8.78% 1.79%
Lucoban 2.70% 979 782 25.19% 4.84%
Ludiong 1.78% 647 590 9.66% 1.96%
Nangka 1.92% 698 620 12.58% 2.53%
Nian 3.18% 1,153 1,103 4.53% 0.94%

Barangay Population Population Population Change Annual
percentage ( (2020) (2015) (2015-2020) Population
2020) Growth Rat
e
(2015-2020)
Old Mirapao 3.70% 1,343 1,304 2.99% 0.62%

Pisa-an 1.70% 618 589 4.92% 1.02%
Poblacion 5.92% 2,150 2,096 2.58% 0.54%
Proper Dimaya 4.05% 1,469 1,422 3.31% 0.69%
Sagacad 5.02% 1,821 1,776 2.53% 0.53%
Sambulawan 3.28% 1,190 1,151 3.39% 0.70%
San Isidro 1.86% 676 653 3.52% 0.73%
Songayan 1.97% 715 701 2.00% 0.42%
Sumpotan 4.63% 1,680 1,638 2.56% 0.53%
Tarakan 3.52% 1,278 1,251 2.16% 0.45%
Upper Dimaya 1.21% 440 428 2.80% 0.58%
Upper Sibul 2.29% 830 805 3.11% 0.65%
West Migpulao 2.39% 868 858 1.17% 0.24%
TOTAL 36,291 35,504 2.22% 0.46%

Source: NSO/PSA (2015-2020)
Dinas has population of 35,504 with a total household of 6,531 as of 2015. Majority of the
population are concentrated in the following barangays:
1. Benuatan
2. Guinicolalay
3. Poblacion
4. Legarda Uno
5. Sagacad
Table 9: Household Population by Urban and Rural Barangay and Average Household Size
(2015 Census)
Barangay Household Number of Average household
population households size
1. Poblacion 2,098 393 5.3
2. Bacawan 647 111 5.8
3. Benuatan 2,437 401 6.1
4. Beray 627 122 5.1
5. Dongos 990 191 5.2
6. Don Jose 1,178 223 5.3
7. East Migpulao 1,730 298 5.8
8. Guinicolalay 2,283 422 5.4
9. Kinakap 878 157 5.6
10. Legarda Uno 1,899 290 6.6

11. Legarda Dos 1,707 297 5.8
12. Legarda Tres 1,082 192 5.6
13. Locuban 782 170 4.6
14. Lower Dimaya 957 167 5.7
15. Ludiong 590 110 5.4
16. Nangka 620 125 5.0
17. Ignacio Garata 1,320 303 4.4
18. Nian 1,103 235 4.7
19. Old Mirapao 1,304 251 5.2
20. Pisaan 589 105 5.6
21. Proper Dimaya 1,422 278 5.1
22. Sacagad 1,776 378 4.7
23. Sambulawan 1,151 183 6.3
24. San Isidro 653 103 6.3
25. Sungayan 701 128 5.5
26. Sumpotan 1,638 289 5.7
27. Tarakan 1,251 219 5.7
28. Upper Dimaya 428 83 5.2
29. Upper Sibul 805 139 5.8
30. West Migpulao 858 168 5.1
TOTAL 35,504 6,531
Source: National Statistics Office 2015/PSA

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dinas is 5
to 9, with 4,272 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and
over, with 312 individuals.
Combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the young
dependent population which include infants/babies, children and young
adolescents/teenagers, make up an aggregate of 35.22% (12,503). Those aged 15 up to 64,
roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential members of the work
force, constitute a total of 59.93% (21,276). Finally, old dependent population consisting of
the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 4.86% (1,725) in all.
The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Dinas,
there are 59 youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population; there are 8
aged/senior citizens to every 100 of the working population; and overall, there are 67
dependents (young and old-age) to every 100 of the working population.
The median age of 22 indicates that half of the entire population of Dinas are aged
less than 22 and the other half are over the age of 22.

Table 10: Population of Dependent Age Group and Sex, 2015 Figure 2. Chart
Base Year 2015
Age group
Both Sexes Male Female Group
percentage
Under 1 775 399 376 2.18
1 to 4 3,341 1,656 1,685 9.41
5 to 9 4,272 2,164 2,108 12.03 Source: National Statistics Office

2015
10 to 14 4,115 2,095 2,020 11.59
15 to 19 3,886 2,040 1,846 10.95

RELIGIOUS SECTOR
Religion is a highly
20 to 24 3,376 1,724 1,652 9.51 important social element in
25 to 29 2,643 1,398 1,245 7.44 the lives of the people of
Dinas. In this Municipality
30 to 34 2,154 1,128 1,026 6.07
there are a number of
35 to 39 1,993 1,013 980 5.61 different religions practiced
40 to 44 1,867 976 891 5.26 by the people.
45 to 49 1,705 839 866 4.80 Table 11: Religious
Affiliation
50 to 54 1,498 738 760 4.22
55 to 59 1,233 586 647 3.47
60 to 64 921 453 468 2.59
65 to 69 678 313 365 1.91
70 to 74 415 177 238 1.17
75 to 79 320 143 177 0.90
80 and over 312 139 173 0.88
Total 35,504 17,981 17,523 100.00
0 to 14 12,503 6,314 6,189 35.22
15 to 64 21,276 10,895 10,381 59.93
65 and above 1,725 772 953 4.86
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION POPULATION

1. Roman Catholic 12,477
2. Islam 7,484.25
3. Aglipay 898.11
4. Iglesia ni Kristo 300
5. UCCP 598.74
6. Jehovah’s witness 45
7. Phil. Benevolent Mission Assoc. 35
8. Seven Day Adventist 800
9. Born Again Christian 35
10. Bible Baptist 200
11. CAMACOP Alliance 45

12. Patriota Iglesia 25
13. Benanwagan/Iglesia sa Dios 30
14. Others 6,963.90
Source: MPDO
ETHNIC GROUPS
To understand the development aspects of an LGU, it is necessary to know its ethnic
classification including traditions, customs and practices. Table below shows the different
ethnic groups in the municipality.
Table 12: Population by Ethnic Groups
Ethnic Groups Percentage Population
1. Cebuano 55.3% 18, 656
2. Maguindanao 22.1% 7,456
3. Subanen 19.6% 6,613
4. Others 3% 1,013
TOTAL 100% 35,504
Source: MPDO
2.2 Educational Facilities and Enrollment
Looking on the educational achievement of the people of Dinas, this scenario provide
venue to further advance the delivery of quality education and keep up with the highest
standard of teaching and learning processes. As of 2015 NSO census, around 1,820 people of
the municipality had not completed grade school, 976 are pre-schoolers, 15,177 are
elementary, 9,588 are high schools and 4,440 are college. About 1,541 are acacemic degree
holder and 15 had earned post-graduate degree.
As to gender educational attainment, there are 55.82% males and 44.18% females
completed elementary grade. Meanwhile, 47.43% males and 52.57% females obtained
secondary education. Females have the highest academic degree holders (63.60%) than males
(36.40%). As to post-graduate studies, 46.67% of the males and 53.33% females had pursued
post-baccalaureate.
Given the foregoing situation of the educational status of the population of the
municipality, it shall continue to pursue the strategies and targets in providing equal access to
quality early and basic education. The active participation and full support of all stakeholders
and the community shall be enjoined in this endeavor. Local policy institutional support,
such as the local school boards, shall be strengthened. Improving access and support through
higher education must be sustained and on top of the local planning agenda. Local policies to
support scholarship must be consistent to ensure 100% completion of tertiary education.
TESDA programs for the out-of-school youth and financially hard-up individuals must be
available and accessible.
Table 13. Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment
Educational Attainment Male No. % Female No. % Both Sexes %
No Grade Completed 861 47.31 959 52.69 1,820 100
Preschool 498 51.02 478 48.98 976 100

5th-6th grade 1,759 54.06 1,495 45.94 3,254 100
Undergraduate 2,511 48.78 2,637 51.22 5,148 100
Undergraduate 16 43.24 21 56.76 37 100
College undergraduate 877 44.07 1,113 55.93 1,990 100
Not Reported 8 33.33 16 66.67 24 100

Total Not Stated 15,926 15,462 31,388
Source: NSO/PSA 2015
The educational needs of the municipality are being served by 32 complete

elementary schools, 8 high schools and one tertiary school, the JH Cerilles College, a
publicly managed tertiary school. Most of the public schools in the municipality both
elementary and secondary have continually upgraded and modernized their educational
facilities (including buildings, classrooms and sanitation facilities), however, some
facilities become dilapidated and in critical condition. The results of the assessment
show that there were some public schools (elementary and secondary) in the
municipality that have no access to laboratory facilities, library and shops and even
school clinic. Comport rooms and playgrounds were also poor and in critical conditions.
Map 11. Educational Map

2.3 Labor/Employment Distribution
The local census office of the National Census and Statistics Office reveal that the
people municipalities are classified as follows in Table 14, is the record of Labor Force
Population 15 Years old and Over by Sex and Employment Status and it is one of
the natures of the community’s economy. Population is projected to increase by year
2005 to a 4.5% percent growth rate making the population more or less 35,000. It refers to
the population 15 years old and over who work in deference categories of labor force.
Table 14: Labor Force Population 15 Years Old and Over by Sex and Employment Status,2015
Labor Force/ Occupations Male Female Both Sexes
No. No. No.
Managers 255 348 603
Professionals 156 344 500
Technicians and Associate Professionals 81 105 186
Clerical Support Workers 87 130 217
Service Sales Workers 479 524 1,003
Skilled Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Workers 5,300 578 5,878
Craft and Related Trade Workers 421 84 505
Plant and Machine Operator and Assemblers 692 13 705
Elementary Occupations 2,210 1,243 3,453
Armed Forces Occupation 35 - 35
Others Occupations - - -
Not Reported 11 14 25
TOTAL 9,727 3,383 13,110

Source: National Statistics Office/PSA 2015
2.4 Housing
Shelter Needs Assessment

In assessing shelter needs, three major components have to be considered and counted
and these will be discussed in detailed. These are the following:
1. New units needed due to backlog;
2. New units needed to accommodate the future need; and
3. Upgrading needs
Housing Situation.
Table 15 shows the data from the latest census (2015) and the projected figures used
in estimating the housing needs. Using the 0.77% annual growth rate, the number of
households will increase from 7,702 in 2015 to 7,941 by 2019. The housing stock, also
known as the number of occupied dwelling units, is projected to increase from 6,531 in 2015
to 7,941 by 2019. Based on these projections, the ratio of households to dwelling units was
calculated to be 1.0030 or 100.30 households per 100 dwelling units, manifesting a low rate
of double occupancy. This also means 2.4% of the total number of households is sharing a
house with another household, also known as doubled-up.
Displaced Units are those occupied by households located in danger areas or those
living on lands which are needed by the government for a major infrastructure project or in
areas where there is a court order for eviction and demolition, thus, needing replacement. As
of the base year, there are 240 displaced households.
Homeless refers to individuals or households living in public spaces (such as parks
and sidewalks) and all those without any form of shelter. In the municipality of Dinas, there
is no identified homeless individual or household.
Table 15: Basic Data and Projections

HH Population in year 2015 35,504 Households / Dwelling 1.0030
Unit (as of base year)
(Last census year)
Ave. Annual Population Growth Doubled-up Households 2.4

Rate (%)
0.77 (0.30_% of Base Year
(derived from 2 censal years that Housing Stock)
(2000 &
are at least 10 years apart)
2015)
Average Household Size 4.61 No. of Displaced Units 240

(as of last census; not rounded- (as of base year)
off)
No. of Households 6,531 No. of Households 7,942

(as of last census) (as of base year)
Housing Stock 7,679 Housing Stock 7,679

(as of last census year) (as of base year)
Homeless 0
(as of base year)
Source:MPDO
Backlog Housing backlog is the number of dwelling units needed at the beginning of
the planning period. This is derived by adding up the requirements for doubled-up
households, displaced units and homeless.
Table 16 shows the detailed location and specific numbers of households that compose the
backlog, as well as their circumstance (living in danger areas, will be affected by government
infrastructure project, or might be evicted). The table likewise shows the number of
households targeted for assistance annually from 2020 to 2028.
Table 16: New Units Needed Due to Backlog
Total Annual Program Period
Doubled-up of base year Housing 24 24 2028
Stock)
Homeless 0 0
Displaced 340 2020-2022
HHs in danger Area 125 125 2020
HHs affected by government 175 175 2021
infrastructure
HHs affected by climate change 30 30 2022
TOTAL 932
Source:MPDO
Table 16 also shows that the total backlog is 932 housing units. These are needed to
accommodate the 24 doubled-up households (2.4%), No homeless households (0%), and 340
displaced households (36.48%). The displaced households, which compose the biggest part
of the backlog, are households that need to be relocated because they are presently occupying
danger areas (125 households) that are prone to flood, storm surge and land slide; others are
residing along road-right-of-way that are, or will be, affected by the implementation of
government infrastructure projects (175 households); and lastly, the 30 households affected
by impacts of climate change, particularly sea level rise in the coastal barangays of Songayan
and Pisaan Island. Likewise shown in the table 16 is the targeted number of households to be
relocated annually.
Future Need

Future Need, also known as New Units Needed Due to Population Growth, is the total
number of new units needed to respond to the demand of new households formed within the
years covered by the plan.
The average annual population growth rate of the Municipality computed to be 0.46
percent. Using this growth rate, the population was projected for the planning period 2020 to
2028 and the corresponding increase in the number of households or what is likewise referred
to as future need, was computed to be 568 units (see Table 17). This translates to an
estimated increase of 185 households for the first planning period (2020-2022), 189
households for the second planning period (2023-2025), and 194 households in the third
planning period (2026-2028). To get the annual figures, simply divide the total estimated
number of households per planning period by the number of years covered by the
corresponding planning period.
Table 17. New units needed due to FUTURE NEED (population growth)
TOTAL ANNUAL
I. Planning Period 185 62

II. Planning Period 189 63
III. Planning Period 194 65
TOTAL 568
Source
:MPDO
Summary of new units needed.

Table 18 shows that the total new units needed due to backlog and future need for the
period 2020-2028, is 932. The table likewise presents that for the first planning period, is the
biggest bulk of the target 525 units or 56% of the total need is targeted to be produced. By
the second planning period, where the LGU is expected to already have enhanced its capacity
to address the needs financially and technically, the target is increased to 189 units (20%),
and the 218 units or 24% of the total target, is at the last planning period.
Housing units should be made available for these 932 households because the
homeless and the displaced need to be relocated to a suitable site so that they will be given
secure tenure and decent shelter; and the sharers should be provided with their own dwelling
unit because ideally, one house should be occupied by only one household.
Table 18: Summary of new units needed (due to backlog and future need)
PLANNING PERIOD HOUSING UNITS NEEDED
Due to Due to Future Total %

Backlog Need
1st Planning 2020-2022 340 185 525 56%

Period
2nd Planning 22023-2025 0 189 189 20%

Period
3rd Planning Period 2026-2028 24 194 218 24%
TOTAL 364 568 932 100%

Source:MPDO
Upgrading Needs.
Summary of Upgrading Needs. Table 19 presents the summary of upgrading needs.

The need for tenure upgrading is at 0% of the housing stock. This means that 0% of the land
occupied for residential purposes is not owned by the occupants, making them informal
settlers.
The same table mentioned in the preceding paragraph also reveals that the biggest
need is in line with basic services and infrastructure, and top on the list are the need to
upgrading needs are for adequate roads (29.26% of housing stock); followed by the need to
upgrade Drainage System (6.3% of housing stock). Other upgrading needs are for Access to
Power Facility, Access to Potable Water, sanitary facility and garbage collection and
disposal.
As regards dwelling units, 0% of the housing stocks needs structural upgrading.
These upgrading needs will be discussed in detail in the succeeding pages.
Table 19: Summary of Upgrading Needs
Upgrading Needs Total Number % of Program
of Households housing Period
stock
Tenure 0
Access to Power Facility 112 1.4% 2020-2022
Access to Potable Water 137 1.7% 2020-2023
Sanitary Facility 175 2.21% 2020-2022
Roads/Road Access 2,378 29.26% 2020-2022
Drainage System 502 6.3% 2023-2025
Garbage Collection & Disposal 426 5.3% 2021-2022
Services
Structural - - -
Source:MPDO
Tenure Upgrading Need. Assumption:

Households with Adequate Tenure refer to those that possess legal instruments (title,
mortgage papers, deed of sale, contract to sell, deed of donation) over the land they occupy,

making them formal settlers. Those who do not enjoy this are targeted for Tenure Upgrading
and they total to 0.
Organizations, Institutions and Governance
Housing involves various stakeholders where each plays a vital role in the successful
of whatever shelter program/project is implemented. Among the identified major
stakeholders in shelter provision are:
The Local Government Unit of Dinas, which has been active in addressing housing
concerns of their constituents. A housing board was created by virtue of Municipal
Ordinance No. 04 series of 2009. The board is represented by relevant LGU offices, people’s
organization, non-government organization and national shelter agencies. Dinas Housing
Authority (DHA) was created by virtue of Executive Order No.08, series of 2008. Among its
functions are to originate for on-site housing projects and shall be responsible in the
planning, implementation, monitoring, supervision, control and effective maintenance and
operation of the resettlement projects. Other than this, DHA also organizes homeowner
associations composed of informal settler families (ISFs) and extends assistance in
maintaining these organizations. Capacity building through seminars and trainings is one of
the primary assistance of SHA to these associations. Referra,l by SHA, to concerned agencies
and organizations for livelihood, legal, housing materials and employment are also extended.
The national key shelter agencies. The Housing and Urban Development
Coordinating Council (HUDCC) has been giving assistance to the LGU particularly in the
preparation of this plan, likewise in updating the LGU regarding housing related policies,
guidelines and programs. Its attached agencies, such as the NHA, HLURB, SHFC and
HDMF are also extending financial and technical assistance to the LGU of Dinas.
Specifically, Dinas is a recipient of the Resettlement Assistance Program of NHA, Localized
Community Mortgage Program of SHFC, technical assistance from the HLURB in the
implementation of the 20% Balanced Housing, and HDMF funding assistance to jump start
the Dinas LGU Employee’s Housing Project.
The utility companies that lend support in addressing the housing concerns of the city.
ZAMSURECO-1 is the sole provider of power in Dinas. Almost all the barangays have been
reached by their services. However, one requirement in applying for power connection is
proof of land ownership or authorization from the land owner, which usually are not given,
thus, there are some houses that are not energized or are illegal tapping from neighbors.
DIWA is the major provider of water in municipality. Water sourced from their gravity are
used for all purposes including drinking. There are also commercial water refilling stations
that provide safe drinking water. Deep wells, specifically installed by the LGU, in the
municipal compound.
2.5 Commercial and Industrial Establishment

The municipality commercial activity is concentrated in the Barangay Poblacion.
The public market has an area of 1 hectare. It has a market building which is utilized for
the selling of wet goods like fresh fish and crustaceans as well as for selling dry
goods and textile. Around the public market area are several commercial establishments
which ranges from general merchandise to small sari-sari stores. The Public Market
is considered as the core of commerce where various types of business establishments
are located and most of the people interact and avail of the different goods for basic

household needs. At present, the municipality has newly constructed perimeter fence
around public market, the public market facilities are consisting of the
Refreshment/Eatery Building, vegetable section, and a multi-purpose building. It has also
existing facilities such as, general sari-sari store building, meat section, and wet section.
Trading or “Tabo” is also a regular activity in Poblacion which fall every monday.
However, aside from commercial activities in Poblacion, commercial establishments
also proliferated in other barangays which are considered as progressively urbanized due
to fast growth of settlements and feasible socio-economic activities. These barangays
include Guinicolalay and Legarda Uno . Most of the barangays in the municipality has
also established their respective small type public market building which also served as
a venue for commercial activities in the own barangays.
Table 20: Inventory of Commercial Areas, Year 2015
Market Catered
Type of Commercial Areas Location Area (has) Local Outside(expo
rt)
Public Market
Recreational Center
Commercial strip Barangay 1 has. Local N/A
Poblacion
Wholesaler, Distributor, etc
Retailers
Other Business Taxes
Source: Mayor's Office. and MTO
Brgy. Poblacion has been the choice of commerce and trade location of in the
municipality. Most of the commercial establishments are concentrated in this barangay. At
present, the municipality’s commercial area has a total land expanse of hectares.
Table 21: Historical Data on Commercial Areas

Location Commercial Areas (in has.) % Increase/
2013 2015 Decrease
Brgy. Poblacion 1 1 0
Total 1 1 0
Source: MTO/MEEDO
Local Economic Outlook

Income Class of LGU. The municipality of Dinas belong to a fourth class
municipality of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Annual Income (local revenue & IRA)

Revenues of the Municipality come from Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), local
taxes such as real property taxes, business taxes, amusement taxes, community tax, and etc.
For the year 2010, breakdown of the city’s revenue is shown in Table 22 below.

Table 22. Annual Income by Source, 2012-2016
Year Total Income Total Tax Revenue Total Non-Tax IRA
Revenue
2016 88,439,258.00 1,661,000.00 364,000.00 86,414,258.00
2015 81,959,630.90 1,350,000.00 1,985,000.00 78,624,630.00
2014 70,458,966.00 1,009,391.26 446,616.15 69,002,959.49
2013 64,334,400.00 1,350,000.00 2,450,000.00 60,534,400.00
2012 57,301,270.00 669,768.00 2,868,000.00 53,763,502.00
Source: Municipal Budget Office
These available funds, which is heavily dependent on the share of the IRA is barely
enough to meet the ever increasing demand of the local offices for funding to accomplish our
mandates.
The total revenue collected in fiscal year 2012-2016 posted. Breakdown of revenue
expenditures is shown in Table 23.
Table 23: Revenue by Class
Year Total General Public Educational Health Social Economic Other
Expenditures Service Culture & Nutrition & Security/ Services Purposes
Sport/ Population Social
Manpower Control Service &
Development Welfare
2016 - - - - - - -
2015 66,594,451.99 37,675,974.84 184,000.00 9,574,218.70 3.540.202.60 10,654,390.15 4,965,665.70
2014 63,822,041.34 35,867,539.66 154,008.00 9,018,379..61 3,855,532.70 10,375,673.86 4,550,907,51

2013 59,730,246.88 33,595,025.91 164,640.00 6,732,771.63 3,091,838.30 10,056,813.37 6,089,157.67
2012 55,645,483.99 31,064,997.84 14,735.00 6,132,812.03 3,074,181.53 9,094,382.90 6,264,374.69
Source: Municipal Budget Office
Major Economic Activities

Agriculture.
Based on calendar year 2015 from the Municipal Agriculturist Office, about 80% of
the total land area of the Municipality or 14,208 hectares is considered potential agricultural
area. However, only 2,590 hectares or 15% of the marine and aqua-culture products. Total
area planted and harvested with rice accounts for 1,276 hectares for the first cropping and
1,036 hectares for the fishpond. Other major crops produced in the area include root crops,
banana, coconut, corn, mango, durian, rubber and palm oil.
Fishery
Municipality of Dinas has a vast fishpond area reached to about 1,036 hectares as of
year 2010. These areas are managed by 168 private individual fishpond operators.

Fishpond areas are located in 10 barangays with Barangay Benuatan having the largest
developed fishpond area followed by Barangay East Migpulao, Nian, Guincolalay, Tarakan,
Pisaan, Songayan, Sambulawan, and Locuban and Proper Dimaya.
Business
As to the percentage distribution of the major types of establishment in 2015, the data
showed that of the total 153 businesses in the area, sari-sari store plays the biggest percentage
with 77 or 50%. Followed by establishments engaged in trading and merchandise 30% and
agri-business 20%; The marine products like shrimps, crabs and bangus are exported to
Pagadian City and even in the region.
Although tourism potentials of the Municipality have not as yet been fully developed,
the Municipality is not without spots and places of interest which can attract tourists or
visitors as well as local populace to enjoy and visit.
2.6 Transport Corridors and Facilities

Dinas is one of the interior coastal towns of Zamboanga del Sur in Western Mindanao,
Philippines. The municipality is situated between 7 degrees 50 minutes to 7 degrees 42
minutes north longitude and 123 degrees 15 minutes to 123 degrees 1 minute east latitude in
the southeastern part of Zamboanga del Sur. Located in the Baganian Peninsula, Dinas is
bounded on the north by the municipality of San Pablo; on the south by the municipalities of
Dimataling and Margosatubig; on the east by Malubog Bay; and on the west by the
municipalities of San Miguel and Lapuyan. It is 34.5 km. from Pagadian, the capital
Municipal of Zamboanga del Sur.
The Municipality has an existing terminal located at Poblacion beside the public
market. The Dinas Terminal is an LGU operated and managed multi-modal terminal that
serves the intra-municipality routes. No public operators operating from this municipality.
Thus, this terminal serves only for UV Express operating inter-municipalities from Dinas
Terminal to Pagadian City vice versa and motorcycle/tricycle for intra-municipal routes.
ROAD KILOMETERAGE
Table 24 show that the Municipality has a total road length of 101.14
kilometers. These include the national, provincial, municipal and barangay roads. Of this
total road length, 10.80 kilometers are classified as secondary national road, 38.02 are
provincial road, 3.40 kilometers are municipal roads and 48.920 are barangay roads.
Table 24: Inventory of Roads by System Classification and Type of Pavement

NATIONAL ROAD (SECONDARY)
Total Length by Type of Surface (Km)

No. Name of National Road
Length Concrete Asphalt Gravel Earth Conc.

Tire
Path
kms kms kms kms kms

Guinicolalay-Old
Mirapao-West
Migpulao-Don Jose-
1 Poblacion-Lower 10.80 8.50 2.30
Dimaya-Proper Dimaya-
Sambulawan-Locuban
Road
Total 10.80 8.50 2.30
PROVINCIAL ROAD
Length by Type of Surface (Km)
Conc.
Total
No. Name of Provincial Road Concrete Asphalt Gravel Earth Tire
Length
Path
kms kms kms kms kms
Legarda Dos-Lower 8.10 8.10
1
Dimaya Road
Lower Dimaya-Don 1.51 1.51
2
Jose Road
Guinicolalay-Nian- 5.58 1.00 4.58
3
Tarakan Road
Legarda Uno-Kinakap-
4 Sumpotan-Proper 9.95 4.50 5.45
Dimaya Road
Sambulawan-Songayan- 9.92 8.60 1.32
5
Pisaan Road
Legarda Uno-Legarda 2.96 2.96
6
Dos-Beray Road
Total 38.02 15.11 - 21.59 1.32 0.30
MUNICIPAL ROAD
Conc.
Total
No. Name of Streets Tire
Length
Concrete Asphalt Gravel Earth Path
kms kms kms kms kms
1 0.35 0.35
Lacuaren Street
2 0.25 0.25
Labiaga Street
3 0.34 0.34
Katigbak Street
4 0.25 0.25
Tolentino Street
5 0.40 0.40
R. Jose Street
6 0.30 0.30
Padao Moro Street
7 0.60 0.60
Abu Street
8 0.20 0.20
Bonifacio Street

9 0.20 0.20
Jarilla Street
SDA-Don Jose Road 0.29 0.19 0.1
10
(Unnamed Road)
Jarilla-Barangay Hall
11 Benuatan (Unnamed 0.22 0.22
Road)
Total 3.40 3.10 0.20 0.1
BARANGAY ROAD
Conc.
Name of Barangay Total Tire
No.
Road Length Concrete Asphalt Gravel Earth Path
km km km km km
Old Mirapao-Dongos- 8.50 0.70 7.50 0.30
1
Sagacad Road
Lower Dimaya-
2 Bacawan-Proper 4.93
1.93 2.00 1.00
Dimaya Road
Kinakap-Upper Dimaya 0.75 0.40 0.15 0.20
3
Road
Kinakap-Upper Sibul 2.84 1.00 1.54 0.30
4
Road
Legarda Uno-Legarda
5 Tres-Ignacio Garrata- 7.54 0.40 7.14
Old Mirapao Road
Legarda Tres-Barangay 0.71 0.10 0.61
6
Hall-Purok 6 Road
Sambulawan-Ludiong 2.30 0.60 1.50 0.20
7
Road
8 0.76 0.10 0.66
Beray Road
West Migpulao-Sitio 1.15 0.30 0.85
9
Tugalbok Road
Nian-Sitio Sumilom 1.98 1.98
10
Road
Guinicolalay-Sitio Baca 2.12 0.20 0.92 1.00
11 Road
4.00 0.10 3.90
12 East Migpulao Road
Legarda Uno-Dopongan 2.00 0.90 1.00 0.10
13 Road
1.32 0.10 0.42 0.80
14 Locuban Road
Sambulawan-San Isidro 3.13 0.50 0.43 2.00 0.20
15 Road
Sagacad-Sitio Mahayag 1.40 1.40
16 Road
Sagacad-Sitio-Sitio
Simuyak-Sitio Talaro 1.51
1.51
17 Road
Old Mirapao-School 0.83 0.33 0.50
18 Road

0.45 0.45
19 Sagacad School Road
Legarda Dos School 0.31 0.20 0.11
20 Road
Don Jose-Bliss Site 0.39 0.30 0.09
21 Road
Total 48.920 5.200 - 28.580 11.540 3.600
Source: MPDO/MEO
INVENTORY OF EXISTING BRIDGES
The municipality is traverse by numerous creeks and major rivers that the
necessity to construct bridges and a box culvert are a must, to facilitate faster mobility.
However there are some bridges that need to replace in terms adequacy and capacity. Also
there are some area with creek that needs to installed pipe culverts as per accessibility is
concerned.
Shown in Table 25, are the Inventory of Local and National Bridges of Dinas. Local
bridges with their corresponding load capacity and its classification as concrete, Steel and
the others are made of cable suspension bridge.
Table 25: Inventory of Bridges by Location, Type, Capacity Year 2020

Remarks (under Physical
No Barangay construction/ Condition
Name of Bridge Capacity
. twin bridge/steel
bridge/TP)
1 Tulay ng Pangulo Sagacad 5 Metric Tons Steel bridge Good
2 Tulay ng Pangulo Upper Sibul 5 Metric Tons Steel bridge Good
3 Guinicolalay Bridge Guinicolalay 20 Metric Tons Concrete Bridge Good
4 Poblacion Bridge Poblacion 10 Metric Tons Concrete Bridge Good
East Foot bridge Good
East Migpulao Foot Migpulao /Cable Suspension
5 bridge 1 Metric Ton bridge
Benuatan Foot bridge Good
/Cable Suspension
6 Quarry Foot bridge 1 Metric Ton bridge
Benuatan Foot bridge Good
/Cable Suspension
7 Nabintad Foot bridge 1 Metric Ton bridge
8 Dongos Spill way Dongos Spillway Poor
Proper Good
9 Proper Dimaya Bridge Dimaya 10 Metric Tons Concrete Bridge
10 Sibul Bridge Sambulawan 10 Metric Tons Concrete Bridge Good
Source: Municipal Planning and Development Office
LAND TRANSPORTATION TERMINAL

Shown in Table 26, is the Land Transportation Terminal and status in Dinas. All type
of vehicles are traversing in the municipality as the center of cluster 7 which composed by
four (4) municipality in the coastal area.
Land Transportation Terminal in the municipality is within the commercial public
market area and distance barangay with populated area.
Table 26: Land Transportation Terminals by Location and Condition
Type of Public Utility Physical Condition
Name Barangay Using the Terminal Terminal Facilities
Dinas Terminal Poblacion UVE , Motorcycle, Passenger Shed, Chairs

Payong-payong, Bao- Good
Don Jose Terminal Don Jose bao Motorcycle, Bao- Passenger Shed, Chairs
Single Fair
bao
Legarda Uno Legarda Uno Single Motorcycle Passenger Shed, Chairs Good
Terminal
Guinicolalay Guinicolalay Single Motorcycle, Passenger Shed Fair
Terminal Payong-payong
Source: Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator
INVENTORY OF PUBLIC LAND TRANSPORTATION
There is a high usage of public transport in the municipality of Dinas, it is

considered school -and work-related trips are taken using various modes of public transport.
The number of tricycles in the municipality has continuously grown over the years, thereby
making the tricycles as the main public transport mode serving local and some inter-
municipal trips. With their sheer number, the tricycle sector has become a major political
force to reckon with, making regulation of the sector an enormous challenge. Tricycles
have no routes or zone regulations. They are allowed to play anywhere in the
municipality but not officially banned from national highways; in reality, however, it is
common to see them using these major roads.
Table 27: Inventory of Public Land Transportation Vehicles by Type and Service, Year 2020
Registered in the Municipality From Other Municipality
Type of Public Route/Destination

Utility Vehicle
Total No. Within Within the Barangay to Municipality to Total
Route/ Destination
Barangay Poblacion Municipal Center Pagadian No.
Van - - - - - Adjacent Municipalities to
Pagadian City
Jeepney - - - - - - -
Payong-payong/ -
Bao-bao 142 - - 142 - -
Habal-habal/ -
Motorcycles 72 - - 72 - -
Source:MTO/ MEEDO
2.7 Spatial Development Framework

Development Concept and Structure Plan
This structural plan of the municipality of Dinas is derived from the detailed analysis
of the socio-economic data obtained from the municipality. The regional and provincial plans
for development have also been taken into consideration in the formulation of this plan. The
problems and needs as perceived by the municipal constituents as well as the historical trend

for development were translated into the desired spatial dimensions needed up to year 2028
and also for the sustained development of the environment.
Because of the limited resources in the municipality, the growth center nodal concept
of development shall be extensively utilized in the implementation of the development plan
of this town. Barangay Poblacion, Benuatan and Don Jose are the identified urbanizable
growth centers of the municipality. These barangays were selected on the basis of their
strategic location, development potentials, number of population and the influence these
areas exert over the adjacent barangays within the cluster.
Each of these barangays shall be gradually developed into a viable community to
serve the other barangays within the cluster. Essential community services and facilities
such as power, water, schools, medical facilities, as well as access roads shall be expanded,
constructed and improved in these identified growth areas. It is hoped that the development
of these growth centers would help minimize migration of the barangay folks to the urban
center.
This town is basically an agricultural community with the wide expanse of land suitable for
the production of corn, rice, banana, cassava and other root crops. As such, development
shall focus on production of corn, rice, coconut, banana and root crops to support the
demands of the municipality, province as well as Reqion IX.
Resource-based industries and the raising of livestock shall be encouraged to cater to
the required food requirements of the town. Goats and cattle fattening for commercial
purposes shall likewise be encouraged due to the topography of the land that favors
utilization for pasture purposes.
The existing built-up area is located in the barangays Poblacion, Benuatan and Don
Jose. The proposed development is expected to move southward as well as westward of the
Poblacion and Don Jose which at present is sparsely populated.
Development Thrust and Strategies
There are six major thrust identified to meet the direction of the municipality. One of
the identified thrusts is the Agriculture Development, then the Environmental Protection,
Management and Development, Community Based Tourism Development and Shelter
Development program (see Table 28).
Table 28: Development Thrust and Development Strategies/Options
Development Thrust Development Strategies/Options
1. Agro-fishery Development 1.1.Crop Diversification
1.2. Municipal Water Demarcation
1.3. Formulation Open and close policy for fishery
1.3. Mari-Culture Development
1.4. Livestock development
1.5. Agri-processing
1.6. Agri-fishery Support facilities

1.7. Special Economic Zone Development
2. Environmental Protection, 2.1.Coastal Resource Management Protection

Management and Development
2.2. Agro-Forestry Development
2.3. Conduct of Regular Coastal Assessment
2.4. MPA Management
3. Community Based Tourism 3.1. Beach Resort Development

Development
3.2. Community Based Tourism Development Program
3.3. Historical Tourism Development
4. Shelter Development program 4.1. Resettlement and Housing Development Program
5. Improved Access to Quality 5.1. Construction of School building for the K-12 program
Education
5.2. Access of K-12 Learning Materials and Textbooks
5.3. Provision of additional teachers for the Senior High

School
6. Peace and Order and Public 6.1.Anti-illegal Drugs Campaign Program

Safety Promotion and Development
Source: CLUP 2018-2028
Zoning Map
It is hereby adopted as an integral part of the Ordinance, the duly authenticated and
Official Zoning Maps of the municipality showing location and boundaries of the Base
Zones, Sub-zones and Overlay Zones herein established
This structural plan of the Municipality of Dinas is derived from the detailed
analysis of the socio-economic data obtained in the municipality. The regional and
provincial plan for development had also been taken into consideration in the formulation
of this plan.
Growth Center/Urban Land Use Requirements

The Proposed General Land and Water Uses designate broad areas of the
municipality into functional uses with their respective development regulations. It
identifies areas suitable for urban development, agriculture, forestlands, and areas where
development must be carefully regulated for conservation and preservation areas. The land
capability classification and the soil suitability are use as basis in the formulation of the
general land use plan.
Based on the sectoral studies and analysis of the existing situation and conditions of
the land in Dinas, the land use plan will maintain the structure of the previous plan.

Map 12. Zoning Map of Don Jose, Poblacion and Benuatan

Map 13. Urban Land Use Map Overload Flood

Zone Boundaries. The locations and boundaries of the above mentioned various zones into
which the Municipality has been subdivided are identified and specified as follows:
Table 29: Zoning Block Boundaries

Base Zones/ Zones Coordinates
Sub-Zones
Barangay Latitude Longitude
Poblacion
COMMERCIAL Block 1 7̊ 27’ 05.19” 123̊ 18’ 36.70”
ZONES 7̊ 27’ 00.04” 123̊ 18’ 41.11”
7̊ 27’ 01.21” 123̊ 18’ 39.75”
7̊ 27’ 00.54” 123̊ 18’ 37.10”
Block 2 7̊ 27’ 04.82” 123̊ 18’ 41.40”
7̊ 27’ 00.14” 123̊ 18’ 42.73”
7̊ 27’ 01.97” 123̊ 18’ 00.29”
7̊ 27’ 00.83” 123̊ 18’ 44.02”
7̊ 27’ 00.08” 123̊ 18’ 43.59”
7̊ 27’ 01.16” 123̊ 18’ 40.08”
Block 3 7̊ 27’ 03.94” 123̊ 18’ 43.14”
7̊ 27’ 00.33” 123̊ 18’ 44.30”
7̊ 27’ 01.89” 123̊ 18’ 43.50”
7̊ 27’ 02.57” 123̊ 18’ 42.57”
Block 4 7̊ 27’ 03.21” 123̊ 18’ 44.54”
7̊ 27’ 02.86” 123̊ 18’ 45.38”
7̊ 27’ 01.04” 123̊ 18’ 44.34”
7̊ 27’ 01.52” 123̊ 18’ 43.59”
Block 5 7̊ 27’ 02.69” 123̊ 18’ 45.60”
7̊ 27’ 00.56” 123̊ 18’ 46.06”
7̊ 26’ 59.46” 123̊ 18’ 44.34”
7̊ 26’ 00.86” 123̊ 18’ 43.86”
Block 6 7̊ 27’ 02.50” 123̊ 18’ 46.30”
7̊ 27’ 00.88” 123̊ 18’ 50.22”
7̊ 26’ 59.28” 123̊ 18’ 00.09”
7̊ 27’ 01.17” 123̊ 18’ 45.53”
Commercial Block 7 7̊ 27’ 00.69” 123̊ 18’ 50.49”
7̊ 26’ 58.73” 123̊ 18’ 55.49”
7̊ 26’ 56.27” 123̊ 18’ 53.66”
7̊ 26’ 00.64” 123̊ 18’ 51.03”
7̊ 26’ 59.49” 123̊ 18’ 50.42”
Block 8 7̊ 26’ 57.58” 123̊ 18’ 57.02”
7̊ 26’ 56.53” 123̊ 19’ 00.84”
7̊ 26’ 53.03” 123̊ 18’ 59.18”
7̊ 26’ 55.39” 123̊ 18’ 56.30”
Block 9 7̊ 27’ 06.85” 123̊ 18’ 42.24”
7̊ 27’ 00.22” 123̊ 18’ 43.60”
7̊ 27’ 04.45” 123̊ 18’ 42.89”
7̊ 27’ 05.08” 123̊ 18’ 41.61”
Block 10 7̊ 27’ 06.13” 123̊ 18’ 43.93”
7̊ 27’ 05.48” 123̊ 18’ 45.28”
7̊ 27’ 03.70” 123̊ 18’ 44.41”
7̊ 27’ 04.31” 123̊ 18’ 43.17”
Block 11 7̊ 27’ 05.37” 123̊ 18’ 45.66”
7̊ 27’ 04.80” 123̊ 18’ 46.85”
7̊ 27’ 02.96” 123̊ 18’ 44.06”

7̊ 27’ 03.50” 123̊ 18’ 44.78”
Block 12 7̊ 27’ 06.13” 123̊ 18’ 43.95”
7̊ 27’ 05.40” 123̊ 18’ 45.27”
7̊ 27’ 03.70” 123̊ 18’ 44.45”
7̊ 27’ 04.32” 123̊ 18’ 43.21”
Block 13 7̊ 27’ 05.34” 123̊ 18’ 45.63”
7̊ 27’ 04.82” 123̊ 18’ 46.81”
7̊ 27’ 02.96” 123̊ 18’ 46.07”
7̊ 27’ 03.51” 123̊ 18’ 44.77”
Block 14 7̊ 27’ 06.91” 123̊ 18’ 48.04”
7̊ 27’ 05.64” 123̊ 18’ 50.47”
7̊ 27’ 01.22” 123̊ 18’ 50.21”
7̊ 27’ 02.81” 123̊ 18’ 46.30”
Block 15 7̊ 27’ 09.19” 123̊ 18’ 42.89”
7̊ 27’ 08.40” 123̊ 18’ 44.50”
7̊ 27’ 06.54” 123̊ 18’ 43.73”
7̊ 27’ 07.19” 123̊ 18’ 42.32”
Interpretation of the Zone Boundary. In the interpretation of the boundaries for any of the
zones indicated on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
1. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the center of
streets or highway, the streets or highways right-of-way lines shall be construed to be
the boundaries.
2. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines,
such lot lines shall be construed to be the boundaries.
3. Where zone boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the
center lines or right-of-way lines of streets and highways, such zone boundaries shall
be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated in
the zoning map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the
use of the scale shown in said zoning map.
4. Where the boundary of a zone follows approximately a railroad line, such boundary
shall be deemed to be the railroad right-of-way.
5. 5. Where the boundary of a zone follows a stream, lake or other bodies of water, said
boundary line should be deemed to be at the limit of the political jurisdiction of the
community unless otherwise indicated. Boundaries indicated as following shorelines
shall be construed to follow such shorelines and in the event of change in the
shorelines, shall beconstrued as moving with the actual shorelines.
6. Where a lot of one ownership, as of record the effective date of this Ordinance, is
divided by a zone boundary line, the lot shall be construed to be within the zone
where the major portion of the lot is located. In case the lot is bisected by the
boundary line, it shall fall in the zone where the principal structure falls.
7. Where zone boundaries are indicated by Lot Parcels or said to be one-lot deep, this
should mean that the said zone boundaries are defined by the parcellary subdivision
existing at the time of the passage of this Ordinance.
Urban Land Requirement

Barangays Poblacion, Benuatan and Don Jose are the urban built-up area of Dinas.
The land allocation as outlined in the map is based on the development trend of the
municipality and its functional role within the province and the regional development plans.
Residential Areas
Statistics show that by year 2028, the existing 18.58 hectares of land currently
devoted for residential purposes is more than enough to accommodate the demands of an
increasing population. However, some portion of the existing residential areas shall be
provided with access road and cemetery expansion. Hence the remaining residential area
shall be only 24.68 hectares. Based on the normal population growth and the average area of
three hundred square meters per dwelling unit, the 24.68 hectares for the urban built-up core
by year 2028 is more than sufficient.
Notwithstanding, with the municipality’s desire to maintain a light population density
in the urban built-up core and to cope with the projected fast pace of development in the area
especially on its southeastern part, the municipality with the concurrence of the Sangguniang
Bayan has identified approximately an additional 5.8 hectares for residential development.
The existing 12.0 hectares of socialized housing area located on the western part of the
Poblacion shall also have an additional area of 2 hectares located in the eastern part of the
Poblacion. These areas shall be utilized for residential purpose only.
Commercial Area
The public market and commercial complex are the focus of commercial activities in
the area. The existing 2.85 hectares is still enough to cater to the needs of the populace up to
2028 and 4 hectares of land purchase by LGU in barangay Legarda Uno along the main roads
for the purposed of future expansion of Commercial infrastructure facilities especially the
strategic future IBT of Dinas.
Institutional Areas
The existing 5.72 hectares of land devoted for institutional use in the municipality
will have an additional area of approximately 1.0 hectares of land to absorb any proposed
expansion for the purpose. This shall be located in the southeastern part of the Poblacion.
Park and Open Space
The urban core of the municipality has sufficient area of open space that provides
enough breathing space for the municipal constituents. This is attributed to the tourism
destination within the urban core as well as open space within the institutional area.
Roads

Mobility runs parallel with development. To facilitate mobility and accessibility,
approximately eleven kilometers of roads shall be constructed in addition to the existing road
network in the urban core. This road expansion shall be approximately eleven hectares (28.40
has.) of land. However, the 8.30 hectares is part of the existing residential area which shall be
converted to serve as access road.
Industrial Area
A total of seven (7) hectares shall be identified at the western part of the urban area
for industrial purposes. This area shall be utilized for the establishment of businesses
engaged in the processing of agricultural products.
Tourism Area
The existing area of 2.28 hectares for tourism activity which are concentrated around
the Dupongan Peak of Legarda Uno is still enough for tourism purposes. All potential area
for tourism especially at Barangay Pisaan shall be developed to bolster the economy of the
municipality. Thus, it is proposed that an area of approximately 500 hectares shall be devoted
for eco-tourism purposes in preserving the wildlife sanctuary of fruit bats, monkeys, baboy
ramo and birds.
Special Use
The existing one hectare of land utilized as burial site in the built-up core shall not be
sufficient at the end of the planning pe riod. Thus, there shall be an additional of one hectare
to the existing cemetery and shall be located on the opposite side of the road of the existing
one
Forest Area
To maintain the ecological balance of the built-up core especially of watershed areas,
intensive reforestation shall be conducted on denuded and logged over areas. These areas
shall be along the coastline as mitigating measures against storm surges and encroachment of
people as well as to serve as spawning ground of marine organisms. However, these forest
areas shall not be reflected in the total built-up area being located in the foreshore area.
General Land and Water Use Plan
The following are the general land uses proposed for the municipality of Dinas. This
will serve to guide the development of the town for the next ten years (2018-2028). But, to be
functional, this plan shall be updated/revised depending upon the significant changes
occurring in the municipality.
Built-up

The existing built-up area of three hundred ninety nine point seventeen hectares
(399.17 has) would not be able to cope up with the increased space demands by 2028. In the
rural areas, there is a need to allocate ninety-four and 94 additional hectares to meet the space
demands till year 2028. These would be utilized for the development of the four identified
growth centers of the municipality. These are barangays Benuatan, Poblacion, Don Jose and
Lower Dimaya. In the urban built-up area, approximately eighteen (18.72) hectares are
needed.
Agricultural Area
Presidential Decree 815 limits the conversion of prime agricultural land for urban
development. Except for the areas that have been allocated/identified for the development
and expansion of the municipality, all croplands especially prime agricultural lands shall be
maintained as strategic crop sub-development zone. Conversion of these areas to other uses
shall be limited and only when extreme necessity demands. Croplands located on steep and
high slopes shall undergo inter-cropping of agricultural crops with forest trees. These are to
conserve and minimize the occurrence of erosion.
Forest Area
According to the records of the Provincial Environmental and Natural Resources

Office the municipality has 10,915.67 hectares of forest land which have not been declared
alienable and disposable. To maintain the ecological balance of the town especially of
watershed areas, intensive reforestation/afforestation shall be conducted on denuded and
logged over areas. Slopes of over eighteen percent shall be reforest as these are not suited for
cultivation.
Table 30. Existing and Proposed Land Use Distribution (2018-2028)

Percent to Total
Land Use Existing (ha) Proposed (ha)
(%)
17,260.95 0.00 -
Built-up 399.17 - 1.72%
Urban 101.68 - 0.26%
Rural 297.49 - 1.46%

Agro-Industrial - - 0.01%
Agriculture 13,241.34 - 19.72%
Forest 1,746.26 - 76.82%
1,148.06 - -
Special Use 0.90 - 0.01%
B. Urban Land Use 1,064.767 0.00 -
Residential 41.62 6.63 6.54%
Institutional 8.81 - 2.01%
Commercial 3.97 - 1.00%
Park/Open Space 1.39 - 0.27%
Roads 60.86 - -
Agricultural 946.167 - -
Source: CLUP 2018-2028

Map 14. General Land and Sea Used Map

Map 15. Proposed General Land and Sea Used Map

V.PLANNING SCHEME

VI.MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
The Municipal Mayor who commissioned the flagship project of providing Bus and Jeep
Terminal with rentalable spaces for business at Municipality of Dinasr, transmits this feasibility
study to the Sangguniang Bayan to inform the honorable body of the results of the said study.
One important pre-construction activity to be undertaken is for the Sangguniang Bayan to give
authority to the Mayor to hire the services of a qualified contractor that would undertake the
construction. Immediately after issuance of the authority by the SB, the procurement process to
invite consulting firms and contractors shall be immediately undertaken as the time consumed
for advertising, pre-qualifying, bidding, selection and awarding of the project following R.A.9184
could be lengthy.
The Master Plan Implementation

Implementing the preferred master plan scheme will incur a capital expenditure or CAPEX of
Php 150 Million .
In the absence of detailed plans, estimated quantity for every work item was obtained from the
detailed drawings of our previous project of similar size and visually checked in the field for any
specific variations. The estimated quantities at the feasibility study stage are not as precise as
the detailed engineering design. The quantity take-off in this study are based on Building code
facilities required in the design, where quantities on major items of work was determined during
the analysis of the system which includes the source facilities.
The implementation period for the Master Plan will take 10 months as represented by a bar-
chart schedule as well as cash flow during construction period shown in.
Pre-construction activities
Loan processing and approval, tendering for detailed engineering design and construction
supervision, preparation of detailed plans, cost estimates, and specifications; tendering for
construction which includes project advertisement, purchase of bid documents, dropping of bids
and evaluation, and awarding and signing of contract;
Construction period (7 months June 2024, February 2025)
Building Construction of footing ,columns,beams ,plumbing tile works, roofing and etc
Commissioning phase (1 months - from June 2024 to April 2025)
This phase will start on the last month of the construction period to energize the system, testing
and commissioning of water facilities and preparation for project turn-over and acceptance by
the LGU.

Supervision of Project Implementation by the Project Management
Unit (PMU) of the LGU During the Construction Period
The overall supervision during the construction period is the Municipal Mayor’s responsibility
who may exercise such concern thru a Project Management Unit (PMU). The PMU is an interim
body which shall be created only for the purpose of overseeing the project implementation
specifically the IIP Program and which shall automatically be dissolved as soon as the finished
project starts operation.
The project implementation will cover the following three (3) broad groupings of activities:
 pre-construction
 construction
 post-construction
Pre-construction activities include the preparation of tender documents to invite contractors to

participate in the bidding.
Activities during the construction period include supervision of construction, monitoring and
evaluation of accomplishments as to quantity, quality and slippages, while the post-construction
activities include operation start-up, training of personnel in the management, operation and
maintenance of the waterworks system.

The Municipal Mayor may appoint experienced personnel for the PMU. They shall be drawn
from the municipality organic units particularly from the Municipal Planning and Development
Office, the Municipal Engineers Office for the technical aspects, and from the Offices of the
Municipal Treasurer and the Budget Officer for the financial aspect.
A Resident Engineer shall head the PMU who shall be appointed and shall directly report to the
Municipal Mayor. He/She shall be in charge of the overall project supervision including
coordination meetings with members of the PMU, the consultant and the contractor. The
composition of the PMU whose members are likewise appointed by the Municipal Mayor is
presented.
XIII. WATERWORKS EXPENDITURES AND

FORMULATION OF WATER TARIFF
General Criteria in Establishing Water Tariff Policy
We have formulated a sustainable water pricing policy such that the resulting total generated
revenue of the waterworks system should be able to finance the following:
Operating Expenditures or OPEX, which includes salaries of personnel and

maintenance and other operating expenditures such as repairs, power
cost, water treatment chemicals, and other operating expenses such as
office supplies, transportation cost, etc.; and

Capital Expenditures or CAPEX which includes future improvement and expansion
and debt service in the form of loan amortization.
Projection of Operating Expenditures (OPEX) of the Proposed Waterworks

System
Our estimate of the OPEX will start on the 5th month r of Year 2025. This assumes
that the operation of the P150 M master plan will start on May, 2025 when the
Municipal Mayor have already fully appointed and concurred by the Sangguniang
Bayan the necessary personnel of the project.
The Operating Expenditures comprises of the following:
Salaries of Waterworks Personnel that will managed the Building maintenance and
functions ;
Power Expenditures, the power consumption in office lighting and facilities;
Other Operation Expenses, which was budgeted to 5% of the total of Power and
maintenance Expenditures..

Capital Expenditures (CAPEX)
Source of Funding
We have considered the following sources of funds to finance CAPEX for
development.
1.Loan from banking institutions
2. Grants / LGU Equity.
A provision in the Local Government Code of 1991 grants autonomy to LGU’s to

contract loans autonomously without the need of approval from higher authority, in
order to finance its own local projects. Government financial institutions such as the
Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP),
the Municipal Development Fund Office (MDFO) under the Department of Finance
(DOF), to name some, provide local government credit financing for infrastructure
projects.
Conditions for securing loans vary with funding institutions. The MDFO-DOF has a
lending window that extends loans with a maturity period of fifteen (15) years at an
attractive low interest rate of 7% per annum, and a three-year grace period in the
repayment of the principal while the World Bank/Land Bank of the Philippines under
its S2LDIP is offering another low interest rate of 8% per annum and 15 years to pay
with a two-year grace period in the repayment of the principal and a faster loan
processing than the former.
Schedule of Loan Repayment / Amortization
Since the amount of P150 M is within the borrowing capacity of LGU-Dinas, and the
quarterly revenue collections of the project are more than sufficient to pay for the
quarterly operations and debt service payment, the LGU is in a very good position to
obtain the loan for master plan development.
In computing for the interest charges, an interest rate of 7.5% per annum was used,
although interest rates may fluctuate depending upon the prevailing interest rates
in the financial market. The interest rate is applied on the decreasing outstanding
balance every quarter.

Annual Amortization for the Loan Amount of 150 M
2.14 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
2.14.1 Objective and Scope
The main purpose of the economic appraisal is to determine the project’s contribution
toward the achievement of social and economic growth of the area as whole. It will not only
examine the project’s net effects to local productivity but also its compatibility with regional and

national plans particularly in the promotion of general welfare. Also the economic investigation
will provide a basis for the comparison of projects competing for use of the same resource and
for selection of the most desirable plan of development. It will likewise provide information for
determining the economic justification of the selected plan, by ranking and the allocation of the
costs.
2.14.2 Framework of Analysis and Basic Assumptions
The evaluation of the Municipal Project will be expressed in terms of benefit and costs
relationships. All project effects, beneficial or adverse to whomever they may accrue, locally,
regionally or nationally will be considered. The benefits will be measured by the difference in
condition which would prevail with and without the project. The prediction of future conditions
without the project will be based on historic and existing conditions plus as allowance for
expected trends which will likely to occur even in the absence of the project. The prediction of
future conditions with the project will reflects all improvements in resources and production
resulting from project development.

Pricing of Benefits and Costs
In economic analysis, inputs and outputs will be reflected in their real values in
alternative uses. The process of converting the market prices to non-market
prices is known as shadow pricing. Specifically, the shadow pricing will be
assigned to resources or production factors which are characterized by major
market imperfections and therefore their economic values are inadequately
measured by market prices. Such phenomenon is observed in the pricing of
four factors like foreign exchange, capital, basic commodities, e.g., rice and
common labor.
This will be done to make the project comparable with other existing projects
being evaluated and prioritized for implementation by the said authority. The
shadow wage for common labor will be estimated from the labor market
situation in the project area.
There are also other inputs which will be given special treatment in the
computation for the net returns of the economy:
Land will be valuated in terms of its opportunity cost which is the net
value of productivity foregone or the net product attributable to land in its alternative use.
Transfer payment like taxes, duties and subsidies will be deducted in

the pricing of inputs because they do not reflect additions to national productivity.
Period of Analysis
The maximum period of analysis will include the construction period plus the
beneficial life of the project.
Time Factor

Benefits and costs will be reduced to a common time base which is assumed
to be the year at which first benefits are received.
Since benefits and costs are quoted at current price level, they must be
adjusted to this common base year by providing an allowance for price
inflation. Subsequent to the completion of the projects, no allowance for
inflation will be reflected in the future values up to the end of the analysis
period.
2.14.2d Interest Rate
The interest rate at which benefits and costs will be compared will be based on
the opportunity cost of the capital or social discounting rate which will be
established either by the average rate paid on long-term government loans or
that rate which will be specified by the central planning authority, the NEDA.
Identification and Measurements of Benefits
The project benefits refers to the improvement in economic and social conditions
manifested in terms of increase in output, reduction losses or savings in public expenditure.
There are three(3) types of benefits that can be considered:
Direct or Primary Benefits - those increases in value of immediate goods and services
resulting from the proposed project.
Indirect or Secondary Benefits - those value of increases is useful goods and services
which accrue from activities stemming from the processing of the project output.
Intangible Benefits - those which cannot be measured in monetary terms. Among

these are the improvements in social and environmental conditions.
The analysis, however, will basically involve primary or direct benefits which are
quantifiable or can be expressed in terms of monetary terms. The secondary and non-
measurable factors will only be described narratively to give some weight to the feasibility test
of the project. However, where preliminary examination shows a likelihood that secondary
benefits would be significant in the justification of the proposed project and where required,
data will be readily available, the secondary benefits will be given these circumstances to be
undertaken and included in the analysis.
Identification and Measurement of Costs
The cost of the project shall include the capital cost of the development that is incurred
more or less in a lump sum during the construction and the costs that are met in the operation,
maintenance and replacement of these project facilities.
Capital cost of development would consist of the following expenditures:
Construction Costs - those expenses necessary for constructing project

facilities including items such as surveys, design supervision of construction, acquisition of
lands and right of ways, materials, labor, equipment and resources.
Development Costs - include costs needed to place the project in operation

and maintenance.
Interest During Construction - these are charges on invested construction

funds accumulated during the construction period.
Annual operation, maintenance and replacement costs are the average annual
expenditures for administration, operating personnel, equipment, supplies, and other costs
necessary in the operation of the project.
2.14.5 Economic Feasibility Criteria
The main purpose of conducting the analysis was to ascertain whether the project
produces as much as social values or benefits as they cost. This is the main justification for all
projects whether single-purpose or multipurpose. However, for the latter scheme which is the
concern of the present project, the evaluation rules for the project components will be slightly
different. The benefits of each will be compared not against the total cost but the separate
costs of the function. These separable costs are defined as the amounts which could be
omitted from the total cost of a multipurpose project if this one function is removed from the
scheme.

Sensitivity Analysis
This study investigates the response of the feasibility results to variations in any of the
technical and economic assumptions used in the analysis. For instance, an analysis will be
done considering increases in prices of various items, changes in benefit magnitude, and in the
schedules of construction.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Objective and Scope
The financial analysis shall deal primarily with the revenue considerations of the
project. It is concerned with whether the project will be able to repay the funds used in the
operation and whether the project funds can be obtained. It will also form the basis for
consideration of reimbursement. The financial analysis follows the scheme of classic financial
accounts: (a) Financing and Investment Plan; (b) Income statement; and (c) Sources and
Applications of Funds
Cost Allocation
This study permits the equitable distribution of costs among the various project
purpose by using the Separable Cost Remaining Benefit Method. The general principle
governing cost allocation is that each function should not be assigned cost which far exceed
the benefits that can be derived from the project or the cost of a single purpose alternative
which produces similar benefits. The steps involved in the cost allocation process are the
following:
Reflect total cost of the project which includes construction cost (at its present
worth as of the beginning of the project) interest during construction and the
present worth of operation and maintenance;
Determine the benefits of each purpose;
List cost of single purpose alternative providing benefits equivalent to those

obtained from the project;

Estimated justifiable expenditure which is the lesser purpose’s benefits or
alternative cost;
Subtract separable cost from the justifiable expenditure to get the remaining
benefits;
Compute the share to the total for each purpose the remaining justifiable
expenditure;
Subtract total separable cost from total cost to get the joint cost. Distribute the
remaining joint cost in proportion to these above percentage;
Add the separable cost and the distributed joint cost to get the allocated cost of
each purpose.
Financing and Investment Plan
The financing and investment plan includes concepts of project repayment and cost of
sharing arrangements among project proponents.
The reimbursement policy adopted in the analysis will be dictated by the government.
Government policy will determine which purpose will be treated as reimbursable and as non-
reimbursable. Policy will also dictate which purposes shall be considered self-sustaining and
which may be subsidized in part by the government or by other project purposes.
The Income Statement
This would include the sources of revenues for the project. The revenue sources will
come from payment of water consumption from consumers.
Sources and Application of Funds
This refers to the analysis of how the project will be funded and the different mode of
payments associated with each of the fund source.

Local and Foreign Currency Requirement
The economic and financial calculations for this proposed project will determine and
distinguish between local and foreign currency components of the project costs by identifying
those materials and equipments which are available locally and those which must be imported
prior to project implementation. Where differences exist between world market prices and
domestic costs of particular commodities, the use of “shadow” prices will indicate the true
foreign currency component of the project in question.
Profitability Criteria
Given the streams of expected revenues and expenses, the determination of the
profitability involves basically the same consideration as those relevant for assessing economic
feasibility, specifically with respect to the need for discounting to present values and for
comparable time horizons. For financial analysis, however, market prices are adopted, prices
escalation and financial changes are taken into account in determining total investment. Price
escalation is applied during the construction period only. Thereafter, projections are carried out
at constant prices.
The basic criteria for evaluating profitability, like in economic analysis, would include:
the net present value, internal rate of return and accounting rate of return (which corresponds
to the B/C ratio).
a. The NPV is the difference between the present values of benefits and
costs discounted at the given opportunity cost of capital. In equation
form, it is shown as follows:
i=n
NPV =  b1 - C1
i=o (1 + r)1
b. The B/C ratio is the ratio of the discounted benefits and discounted
cost expressed as:
i=n
 b1 - C1
i=o (1 + r) 1
B/C Ratio = ---------------
 Ci
i=o (1 + r) 1
a. The IRR is the rate of discount as which the present values of benefits
is equated to the present values of cost expressed as:
IRR = ri + (r2 - r1) x NPV1

NPV1 + NPV2
2.16 SOCIAL IMPACT STUDY
The description of the social landscape of the project will include the following data:
population characteristics in terms of age, sex, ethno-linguistic classification, education,
occupation, health and nutritional status, economic activities, cost of production and
expenditures, etc. Also needed are data on the existing condition of the communities as regard
their organizations, leadership, services and facilities, community problems and needs as well
as the people’s practices, attitudes, aspirations and perceived quality of life.
Regardless of the project to be evaluated, the so-called social soundness analysis

entails the search for answers to the following questions:
Is the project intended for both men and women of the poor majority?
Does it respond to a need that is felt, preferably expressed by these men and women?
Once implemented, will it enlist participation of both local men and women, delivering
the benefits to the poor?
Is it so designed that it is very likely not only to “catch on” but also to affect
favorably the disadvantaged for whom it was intended?
Although not perceived by the people as needed, will it be an essential pre-

requisite for some basic felt needs of the majority.
To be able to answer these questions, the following activities will have to be

undertaken: ocular inspection of the project sites; series of in-depth and open-ended interviews
with men and women residing in the areas already identified as recipients of change programs;
and a survey of a large number of would-be recipients to elicit their socioeconomic status prior
to the projects, their concern and problems, and their program priorities.
Of importance to the analysis is the identification of the poor majority. This will be
done by raising objective indicators like poverty thresholds, unemployment and
underemployment rates, by area and by occupational (and crop) group, health and housing
conditions, income distribution and similar indices.
In effect, the minimum set of information for a social soundness analysis covers (a) the
main physical features of the service area, (b) the potentials, problems and constraints which
the Consultants see as conditioning the area’s development, (c) relevant sociocultural
characteristics of the area as the ordinary people see them. Information on the physical and on
the socio-cultural characteristics of the population will situate the target beneficiaries within a
geographical and cultural context.
To answer the five (5) questions (particularly 1,2,3 and 4), a means-ends analysis will
be employed relating the project with the concern of the people (and/or) the Consultant’s
identified problems of the area) and the goals of the project.
The means-ends analysis will see us from the identified project, through intended
means (or how the project will be implemented particularly in connection with the beneficiaries)
and how the project affects the people vis-a-vis the latter’s articulated problems and concerns
up to the ultimate goal. For the project to be considered socially sound, it has to respond
positively to questions (1) to (4), and when a negative answer is forthcoming with respect to the
question (2), the answer to (5) is judged to outweigh the negative answer to (2).
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a formal procedure for determining possible

impacts of a certain action or set of actions on the environment. It is an activity which aims to
identify, predict, interpret and communicate information regarding changes in environmental
quality that can be associated with the proposed development. An environmental impact is
beneficial (or positive) when it preserves and/or improves the quality of the environment. It is
adverse (negative) when it degrades the quality of the environment, curtails the beneficial uses
of the environment, and allows long-term environmental goals to be sacrificed for short-term
goals.
Criteria for Impact Evaluation

In determining whether the scheme of development may have a significant impact on
the environment, the following factors will be considered:
The potential for conflicting established national environmental goals, policies, plans and
projects;
The potential for affecting substantially the economic or social welfare of the community;
The potential for detrimentally affecting air or water quality of ambient noise levels;
The potential for increasing demand for resources such as water and energy;
The potential for adversely affecting planning and/or provision of public service or
services;
The potential for affecting social communities involving displacement of people;
The potential for impairing the quality of life by damaging or destroying features or
property;
The potential for destroying or adversely affecting the natural beauty of environment its
natural systems or its flora and fauna; and
the potential for creating nuisance to the human environment.
2.17.2 Methodology of Environmental Impact Assessment
The checklist and the matrix methods will be utilized in the preparation of EIA for the
Sogod Municipal Waterworks System Project. Figure 12 indicates the step-by-step procedure
in developing the EIA.
Checklist
This method involves qualitative impact assessment of the project activities on

the existing characteristics of the environment.

Specific environmental parameters are defined within the four categories of
ecology, environmental pollution, aesthetics and human interests. This
approach will not deal with economic or secondary impacts. Social impacts
will be partially covered with the human interest category. Table shows a alist
of the different parameters (attributes) under each category that will be used in
the EIA.

Developing Environmental Impact
Future Environmental Conditions Without the Project

If the project is not implemented, the health of the community and also its economic growth and well-being
of the municipality will be seriously impaired. Investors will move away to other more attractive localities.
The technically skilled and dynamic young people may migrate to other climes, leaving behind people who
are either too rich to worry about local growth, or too poor to believe that a dynamic future is still possible.
The twin problems of unemployment and underemployment will not be addressed. As a result, criminality
and lawlessness will proliferate, seriously affecting the peace and order situation.

The rating system for impact magnitude and significance will be (+) of (-) in terms of high, moderate,
low or negligible damage. This scoring will be in comparison with the present stage of the project
area and not the expected future state without the project.
Matrix
The findings from the checklist will guide the impact analysis team in the preparation of a two-
dimensional checklist or the matrix. The interaction matrix will indicate which activities associated
with water resources development general impact on existing environmental attributes considered.
In this matrix, the proposed activities are listed in the vertical margins or columns on the upper
portion of the page, while the existing characteristics of the environment are listed in the horizontal
rows. At every point of interaction between the proposed activity and the present situation, an “x” is
marked if an impact effect is possible. Each potential interaction will be assessed by the team and
will be thoroughly discussed in the text of the EIA.
Recommendations
The construction of a Construction of Commercial Building cum IBT for Legarda Uno is a significant investment.
However, the potential revenue from renting out commercial spaces and operating the bus terminal could
provide a steady income stream. The Land Bank loan would help finance the project and allow for a quicker
return on investment. The financial feasibility of this project will depend on various factors such as the initial
investment required, operating costs, revenue projections, and potential return on investment. The
construction of a 2 storey commercial building with a roof deck integrated bus terminal and van rental
service will involve significant capital expenditure. However, the revenue generated from rental income,
transportation services, and other commercial activities can offset these costs and provide a steady stream
of income.


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Republic of the Philippines

PROJECT: Feasibility Study and Master Planning for the

Project Location: Barangay Legarda Uno , Municipality of Dinas,

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II.Recommendation of the Feasibility Study

- Strategic location along a major highway

- Growing demand for rental spaces in the area

- Potential for additional revenue from bus terminal operations

- Growing tourism industry in the municipality.

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The LPTRP also aims to:

 Improve public transport level services and modernization/upgrade of PUVs.

 Improve standards of living of drivers, operators, and their families.

VISION AND MISSION

The Vision statement is

The Mission statement is:

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 To provide equitable and inclusive route access to modes of motorcycle transport.

 To provide good governance and management system

1.2 Legal Framework and Composition of LPTRP Team

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Table 1: Composition of LTPRP Team Member

Representative from LTFRB Region Office Member

Representative from Academe or Non- Member

1.3 The LGU Brief History

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3 Don Jose 154.671

8 East Migpulao 1167.026

10 Ignacio Garrata (New Mirapao) 684.583

14 Legarda III 491.893

15 Lower Dimaya 272.337

17 Ludiong 263.39 195.282

20 Old Mirapao 654.522

24 San Isidro 182.914 56.349

28 Upper Dimaya 280.128

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30 West Migpulao 527.973

1.4 Geographical Location, Land Area, and Political Subdivisions

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Table 2: Land Area by Barangay

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West Migpulao Tugalbok

Nian Bubog, Sumilom

Benuatan Quarry, Nabintad

East Migpulao Balaisan

Sagacad Talaro,Mahayag,Simuyak,Paitan,New Maranding,Azucenas,Bagong

New Mirapao Sta. Cruz

Proper Dimaya Supang,Dalukan

Pisa-an Matab-ang, pigclot

Sumpotan Cogon,Upper Sumpotan,Lower Sumpotan

Lower Dimaya Dumaquiton

Legarda Uno Dopongan, Sambag

Table 3: List of Barangay with Sitios

Land Area Issues

2 San Isidro (Dinas) vs Dimataling 56.349 22.39

SUB-TOTAL 251.631 100

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