Lucena CityQuezon Province

Ma. Eddel Francesca Del Rosario

SDS 11

Basics on Lucena City

• Capital City of Quezon Province

• Gateway and Melting Pot City of Southern Luzon

• Highly Urbanized City• 2 hrs from San Pablo• 4-5 hrs from Metro

Manila

What will you see?

• Coconut plantations• Ports and Terminals• Schools• Government Offices• Health facilities• Commercial and

Trading Centers• Pansit Chami

Economic Characteristics

Economically developed and highly urbanized due to investments on infrastructureRoad Network –Lucena Grand Central Terminal

-Connects NCR to Bicol, southern Quezon, Lucban, Tayabas, Pagbilao, Marinduque, etc.

Economic Characteristics

Economically developed and highly urbanized due to investments on infrastructure• Port of Lucena

- Dalahican- Important maritime transportation center

• PNR Lucena Station- served

Bicol Express and Mayon Limited

Economic Characteristics

Presence of Central Business District in the Town Proper and other commercial areas in near barangays

-Malls: SM City Lucena, Pacific Mall, SM Savemore Agora, Metro Lucena, etc.- Several 711 stores all over-Fast Foods, food hubs, bars- Diverse retail and wholesale stores lining

the streets- Meerchandise, supplies, raw materials

Economic Characteristics

Agro-industrial based: Cocopalm City of the South

- Prevalence of Coco mills- Coconut Plantations

*Note: Copra has a strong scent you can smell while passing through a Coco mill

Other industries:- milled rice, distilled liquor, dried fish,

bamboo & rattan furniture, meat & fish products, etc.

Agriculture and Agro-industries

Economic Characteristics

Tourism from facilities, amenities, some resorts

- Quezon Convention Center- Queen Margarette Hotel, Star Garden- Gyms and Alcala Sports Complex- Pasayahan sa Lucena and Chami

Festival- Pahiyas festival at Lucban

Economic Consequences

(+)• Revenue for development• Fresh food in the market(-)• Crowding of People• Disorderly business districts*• Less Perez Park visitors• Noise and Air Pollution

Social Characteristics

Total Population of 246,392 as of May 2010Annual PGR of 2.31%Attracts migrants from neighboring cities, towns, and provinces because of social and economic opportunities

Social Characteristics

SchoolsQuezon National High SchoolMaryhill CollegeSacred Heart CollegeManuel S Enverga University FoundationSt. Anne College of the PacificSTI College LucenaCalayan Educatiional FoundationElementary schools in all barangaysMany more…

Health Services• Lucena United Memorial

District Hospital• Lucena MMG General Hospital• Mt. Carmel Diocesan General

Hospital• Lucena United Doctors Hospital• St. Anne General Hospital• Quezon Medical Center (Quezon

Memorial Hospital)• St. Mary's Hospital• Quezon MMG Medical Plaza

– Many more…

• Various clinics• Several pharmacies

Social Characteristics

Government OfficesBIRSSSDTIPIAGSISPhilHealthDFAPVAO

NSOPRCPhilPost

Quezon Provincial Offices

Services• Water: QMWD• Electricity: Meralco• Telecommunication

Services – PLDT, Digitel

• Cable TV - 3• TV Networks - 20• Radio Stations - 19• Newspapers - 8

Social Consequences

(-)• Informal settlers• Occasional security threats• Poverty• Traffic Congestion • Rotating water schedule (12 hrs per day)

Social Consequences

(+)• Improving literacy• Improving health facilities• Clustered Government Offices• Availability of basic Services• Good phone signal

Physical Characteristics

• Dumaca River & Iyam River– Heavily polluted

“city waste dumps”– Barely effective

plans for rehabilitation in the past years

– Currently on the Lucena Twin Rivers Development Program (LTRDP) by Mayor Alcala

Physical Characteristics

Tayabas Bay– Drains water from

Dumacaa and Iyam Rivers

– Dalahican Port– Fishing ground,

Lucena Fish Port Complex (offers lots of big fishes)

– Recently being planted with mangroves to keep sea trash from entering

Physical Characteristics

• No more Forest Areas• Agricultural Areas: 57.42% of city’s

total land area. However, a huge portion of old coconut plantations were converted to residential subdivisions

• Residential areas increased to accommodate population, covering 61.56% of the total built-up area

Eco sites

• Botanical Garden• Orchids Country Farm• Eco Park• Perez Park - Historical park in front

of Provincial Capitol, 2nd largest park next to Luneta Park**

Near Zaballero Subd. Brgy. Gualng-Gulang

Sacred Heart CollegeQuezon Medical CenterCamp Gen. Guillermo

Nakar

PLDT, MeralcoLucena Grand Central TerminalTown Proper/St. Ferdinand Cathedral

Near Zaballero Subd. Brgy. Gulang-Gulang

(+)• Services are one of the first to be

restored when hit by a calamity• Accessible to important places• Infrequent security threats• Relatively friendly neighbors• Barely affected by calamities: no floods(-)• Water supply schedules

References• “Physical Features.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena,

2010. Web. 8 August 2015.• “Infrastructure.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010.

Web. 8 August 2015.• “Industry.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010. Web. 8

August 2015.• “Commerce.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010. Web.

8 August 2015.• “Agriculture.” lucenacity.gov.ph. City Government of Lucena, 2010.

Web. 8 August 2015.• Ecological Profile of Lucena City. Lucena City: City Planning and

Development Office, 2010• “TMO Lucena” Port Management Office of Batangas. Philippine Ports

Authority Port Management Office of Batangas, 2007. Web. 8 August 2015.

• “Lucena Fish Port Complex” Philippine Fisheries Development Authority, 11 December 2013. Web. 8 August 2015.