Cadiz City Profile

QUICK FACTS

Distance from Bacolod 65.20 kilometers

Classification 1^st Class

Land Area 52,457 hectares

No. of Barangays: 22

Urban 10

Rural 12

Population 150,750 (as of 2007)

CITY OFFICIALS

City Mayor Patrick G. Escalante

City Vice Mayor Samson C. Mirhan

Councilors Lilia O. Decolongon

Jesmar Agustin Desuyo

Wilfredo F. Cervantes

Sixto V. Guanzon Jr.

William M. Tabanao

Marcelo Metuda

Abiezer Bacomo

Antonio Lacson III

Bamboo P. Hinolan

Jun Musa

ABC President Arthur Lamis

SK President Lalen Lamis

GEOGRAPHY

Cadiz City is located at the northern part of Negros Occidental, 65 kms. away from the Provincial Capital of Bacolod City. The City is bounded to the north by the Visayan Sea, to the south by Silay City and Victorias City, to the east by Sagay City and to the west by the municipality of Manapla. It is located within the geographical coordinates of 10 degrees and 50 mins. Latitude NE and 125 degrees and 9 mins. Longitude E.

The total land area by land use is 52,457 hectares. An area of 7,354.59 hectares is classified as urban land, which includes residential, commercial, industrial and institutional and 45,102.45 hectares are rural.

This City has reclaimed an area of 38 hectares, 500 meters southeast of the City Hall. It is found alongside of Hitalon River and it is ideal for industrial activities.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

Cadiz City has 22 barangays, 12 of which are rural barangays and 10 are urban barangays. The urban barangays are Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Banquerohan, Daga, Tiglawigan and Tinampaan. The rural are Andres Bonifacio, Burgos, Cababug, Cadiz Viejo, Caduhaan, CS Villacin, Jerusalem, Luna, Mabini, Magsaysay, Sicaba and VF Gustilo.

The City proper itself is bounded to the north by Guimaras Strait, to the south by Barangay Tinampa-an and Daga, to the west by Barangay Daga, to the east by Barangay Banquerohan and to the east-south-east by the Hitalon and Tinampa-an Rivers.

The City proper consists of coastal barangays with 0 to 3 percent slope. The soil type is clay to loam and the topography is generally plain. The river of Tinampa-an runs across the southern part of the city proper.

There are 17 rivers and 16 creeks winding through the city. These provided water for laundry and agricultural purposes. They also serve as natural drainage system.

DEMOGRAPHY

The latest projected population based on the NSO data is 150,750 (2007). The total household number is 28, 671. For the year under review, the total number of live births is 3, 184 and the total number of the death registered is 741. There are 798 marriages registered.

The mother tongue used in the City is Hiligaynon (97.97%). Other dialects are Cebuano, Tagalog, Ilocano, Waray, Aklanon and Bicol.

ECONOMY

The total annual income of the City for the year under review is P429,389,619. It is derived from the actual collections of local revenues and Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA).

The City has a total number of 4,965 business establishments, in which 4,750 of which are classified as commercial and 215 as industrial. It has 11 pawnshops, 16 lending corporation and five (5) banking Institutions which provide financial capital to businessmen.

The principal sources of livelihood are agriculture and fishing with employment and business as secondary source of income.

Cadiz has a total agricultural area of 36,475.7429 hectares. Sugarcane remains as the prime agricultural commodity with as large as 23,571.1445 hectares or 64.5242% of the total agricultural area.

Fish supply is more than what the City needs. Being rich in natural resources and considered as one of the few fishing centers of Negros Occidental, Cadiz, rich in marine resources is envisioned to be the seafood center of Negros and alternative tourist destination. In Barangay Daga and Barangay Tiglawigan, for instance, dried fish processing and boat building are the major economic activities.

With respect to commerce and industry, the on-going construction of P37 Million Multi-purpose Seaport when completed, will encourage both fishing and commercial vessels to dock in and use the area for trade and industry. The nationally-funded Multi-purpose seaport would create more jobs or employment in the city.

So far four companies (San Miguel Corp., Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola and Jaz Cola) have established their distribution centers within the City.

SOCIAL SERVICES

a. Education

The City of Cadiz has 76 educational schools that offer elementary, secondary and tertiary education. Of this number, 67 are public schools, Eight (8) are private, and a state-owned university. Out of the 67 public schools, 51 offer elementary education and 16 offer secondary education. Out of eight (8) private schools, four (4) offer elementary education, one offers secondary and elementary, one offers secondary, one offers business education and vocational courses, and one offers computer technology course. The state-owned university offers elementary, secondary and tertiary (BS in Elementary Education, BS in Secondary Education and Masters Degree in Education).

There are also nine (9) private preparatory schools and five (5) public preparatory schools for children in the City. The private preparatory schools operating in the City are Cadiz Evangelical Church Kindergarten School, Northern Negros Private School, Alpha-Omega Christian School, Seventh Day Adventist Elementary School, PNU Early Childhood Education, Kiddie’s Joy Kinder School, Solid Ground Christian Academy, Cadiz Christian Learning Center and Creativity School. The five (5) public preparatory schools are the Cadiz East Elementary School 1 and 2, Cadiz West II Elementary School, Villacin Elementary School, and Caduhaan Elementary School.

b. Health and Nutrition

The government health facilities of the City consist of a District Hospital with a capacity of 50 beds, an Emergency Clinic with a capacity of 5 beds and 2 extension beds, City Health Clinic, 22 Barangay Health Centers, and 43 School Clinics. The City has also 5 private medical clinics, 3 private Family Planning Clinics and 2 private optical clinics. It has also 3 private-owned Clinical Laboratories aside from the City’s and the District’s Clinical Laboratories. A Government X-ray Clinic and a Government Dental Clinic further support the health facilities of the City. Seven drugstores are operating in the City, in which two (2) of these are open 24 hours everyday.

c. Protective Services

As of 2007, the City has 54 policemen that serve 150,750 number of population. The exististing policemen population ratio is 1:2,792 that is higher than the standard ration of 1:1,000 population. The City police force needs 97 more policemen.

The City has one headquarter located at Villa Cristina Subdivision and 6 Community Police Unit Precincts located at Barangay Daga, Barangay Banquerohan, Public Market, Fara-on Institute, Lacawon Island and Barangay Tiglawigan. The essential police equipments are 3 patrol vehicles and 3 motorcycles.

Considering that the police force ratio to the populace is not sufficient, the Civilian Volunteers Organization (CVO) was created to augment the necessary requirement of policemen. Today, there are 40 members of CVO serving hand in hand with the policemen of the City.

The City has also 62 Traffic Enforcers helping our policemen in directing and controlling the traffic flow. It is envisioned that by Year 2008 additional Traffic Enforcers will be hired.

There are 3 PA Detachments operating in the rural barangays with the main patrol base located at Hda. Buenretiro, Barangay Burgos, I PA Special Detachment at Hda. Bjormaine, Barangay Magsaysay and I PA Detachment at Hda. Ladnon in Barangay Caduha-an.

As of 2007, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has 8 personnel and 126 inmates. It is located in Barangay Tinampaan

The Bureau of Fire Protection, as of 2007, has 2 fire trucks (serviceable). The number of firemen and personnel totaled to 24. Of the number, 11 are nationally funded, including the Inspector. The 13 are locally funded. The ratio is 1:6,226. It is higher compared with the standard 1 fireman per 2,000 population. Inferring from this, the City needs 50 more firemen and personnel. The development of the Busac-Busac Spring, the City has 23 serviceable fire hydrants located at different strategic locations.

e. Transportation and Communication

The existence of communication facilities in any area plays a vital role in economic development. These facilities lessen the cost of transportation and likewise shorten the time in transacting business. Cadiz City has a Bureau of Telecommunications and a Post Office located at the City Engineer’s Compound. Aside from the Post Office, there are also two (2) private companies doing mail delivery and an Air Cargo services in the City. These are the JRS and LBC. Unlike the post office, home mail delivery of these private companies reach the rural areas.

The Cadiz City Post Office has only two (2) mail carriers and seven (7) office personnel, including the postmaster. The recommended ratio between letter carriers and the population is 1:5,000. With the projected population of 161,393 in 2005, the current ratio between letter carriers and population is placed at 1:80,696. The City needs to hire 30 additional personnel to meet the requirement of 32 letter carriers. The population is estimated to 165,589 in 2006, hence, an additional of 31 letter carriers will be needed to meet the new requirement of 33 letter carriers.

There are two (2) telephone companies operating in the City, the Philippine Long Distance telephone Company (PLDT) located along Villena Street with a capacity of 1,500 lines and the Globe Fiber Optic Backbone Network (FOBN) support facility located along Cabahug Street. Cellular sites of Smart, Globe and Sun are also found in the City to cater for the wireless telephone system. The City has also 5 internet cafes.

Cadiz has one satellite cable station located at San Eusebio Subdivision, Barangay Zone 2. It caters to six (6) urban barangays, including parts of Barangay Daga and offers 45 channels to choose from. By using ordinary antennas, 3 television channels (12, 6 and 4) are being viewed and received.

The City has one FM (frequency modulation) radio station located at Villa Barbas, Barangay Zone 2, with a broadcast power of 104.5 KHZ. Cadiz also receives broadcast from stations in Manila, Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod and other nearby provinces. The broadcast is either in English, Cebuano and Hiligaynon.

There are several newspaper available in the City, with a national circulation, like the Malaya Daily Express, Bulletin Today, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Time Journal, Tempo, The Philippine Star, Bandera and others. Local dailies include Negros Daily Bulletin, Sunstar and the Visayan Daily Star. The City Government of Cadiz has also Cadiz Bulletin and the Bulletin, a quarterly and monthly publication, respectively.

HOW TO GET THERE

Cadiz is a one-hour drive north of Bacolod City by private car. Public utility jeepneys and buses reach the place in less than 90 minutes. Other north-bound buses are also required to make a stopover at the city terminal which is more than a kilometer away from the highway.

Four hours-and-a-half away from Cebu by land, Cadiz can serve as a spring board to Cebu and from there to Eastern Visayas and Mindanao./*

FESTIVALS

Feast of Sr. Sto. Niño and Dinagsa Festival (last Sunday of January)

Charter Day Celebration – July 4.