Gugo Samal Bataan Pilipinas

<BODY background="sawali.gif" BGCOLOR="BLACK" LINK="#0000ff" VLINK="#800080" onLoad="smallWin()"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="kids.gif"></P> <embed src="masdan.mid" loop="TRUE" autostart="true" hidden="true" height="10" width="10"></embed> <P><P><b><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=4 COLOR="#0000ff">Physiography</FONT> <P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black">Gugo is located on the eastern side of Samal. The North it is bounded by Baranggay Imelda, the South by Baranggay Mabatang of the Municipality of Abucay, Baranggay Palili the West and Baranggay Sapa Calaguiman the East. It is 114 kilometers away from Manila. Access to Gugo is via the Roman National Highway or via Calaguiman-BNAS road. The quality of the ambient air is typical of an underdeveloped, rural, sparsely-inhabited area.</P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=4 COLOR="#0000ff"><P>Topography<BR> </P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"><P>Gugo generally composed of uplands and hills. It is constituted by three Puroks or villages, the Hacienda on the upper part, the Gugo Proper on the central part and the Adamson Village on the lower part. The land from Adamson is fairly flat and gently rises toward Proper, and there on steep up to Baranggay Palili.</P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2> <OL> <OL> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#800080"><LI>Hacienda</LI> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"><P>Evidently with its name, hacienda was a private land up to the early 1990's. Formerly a ranchland owned by a wealthy family from Baranggay Calaguiman, it was acquired by government banks and later on distributed and loaned it to its tenants.</P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#800080"><LI>Proper</LI> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"><P>Being the center of the baranggay, it has most of the main baranggay facilities (elementary school, barrio hall, most churches and grocery stores.</P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#800080"><LI>Adamson</LI> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"><P>Originally a land reserved for employees of the Bataan Pulp and Paper Mill Inc. (BPPMI), its residents were housed near each other unlike in Hacienda and Proper. This village also had its electricity and water supplied steadily by BPPMI, for free. This village's name was taken from the first president of the company.</P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2> </OL></OL> </DIR> </DIR> </DIR> </FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#008080"><P>Population (approx.)</P></FONT> <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=367> <TR> <TD WIDTH="58%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>Total population</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>2,000</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="58%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>Total no. of households</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>400</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR><TD WIDTH="58%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>Population density</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>3 person/hectare</DIV></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#008080"> <P>Resources</P> <UL> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"><LI>Agricultural Products - palay , corn, vegetables, rootcrops, legumes. Banana, mangoes, cutflowers, coffee, pineapple and coconut</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="black"> </LI> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"><LI>Livestock and Poultry - swine, cattle, goat, chicken, ducks </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="black"> </LI> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"><LI>Aquatic Resources- river fishes and small snails and prawns</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="black">.</LI></UL> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2><P><A NAME="utilities"></A></P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=4 COLOR="#0000ff"><P>Utilities</P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#008080"><P>Transportation</P> <UL> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"><LI>Phil. Rabbit Bus - Manila, Marivelez</LI> <LI>Genesis - Manila, Pasay, Balanga, Marivelez</LI> <LI>Mini Bus - San Fernando Pampanga, Cabanatuan City</LI> <LI>Passenger Jeepney - Dinalupihan, Balanga, BNAS</LI> <LI>Tricycle - Gugo, Palili, Imelda, Orani, Calaguiman</LI></UL> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#008080"><P>Communications</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><BR> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black">As of now, there are no telephone lines yet in the upland areas of Samal. The only communication equipments used by some residents are citizen's band radios, other cellular phones. But as for the telecommunication facilities, a telegraphic office and a post office is existing in the municipality.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="black"><BR> </FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#008080"><P>Power Supply</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><BR> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black">Power distribution is administered by the Baranggay Power Association (BAPA) with Peninsula Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PENELCO). These are supplied by National Power Corporation which operates three large power plants in the province.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="black"><BR> </FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#008080"><P>Water Supply</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><BR> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black">Responsibilities for the operation and maintenance of water supply facilities are under the supervision of Barangay Water District (BaWaSA). However, there are still some families situated in the more secluded areas that get their water from the natural springs.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="black"><BR> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#008080"><P><A NAME="supportfac"></A>Support Facilities</P> <UL> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"><LI>Health Centers - 3</LI> <LI>Elementary and Day Care Schools - 5</LI> <LI>Sports Courts - 3</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="black"> </LI></UL> </FONT> <P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=4 COLOR="#0000ff"><P>Trade & Industry Profile</P> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" COLOR="#008080"><P>Business Establishments</P></FONT> <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=199> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="67%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>Trading</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>14</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="67%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>Service</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>7</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="67%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>Manufacturing</FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1 COLOR="black"><P>3</FONT></TD> </TR> </FONT> </TABLE> <P> <FONT FACE="Verdana,Arial"> Existing Industries by Sector <UL> <LI>Dominant Industries</LI> <UL> <LI>Bataan Pulp and Paper Mills <I>operation currently suspended</I></LI> <LI>a Vitarich supported Poultry Farm</LI> </UL> <LI>Export Potential Industries</LI> <UL> <LI>Garments</LI> <UL> <LI>Yolyn's</LI> <LI>Flory's</LI> </UL> <LI>Sawali Making</LI> <UL> <LI>Roly's</LI> <LI>Efren's</LI> </UL> <LI>Pre and Post Harvest Services and Facilities</LI> <UL> <LI>Balikatan Farmers Cooperative</LI> </UL> </UL> </UL> </font> <P></b> <center><font face="verdana,tahoma,arial" size=1><b> <p><p><a href="quote.htm">Quotes ng Linggo</a> | <a href="balita.htm">Balitang Samal</a> | <a href="Troops.htm">Tungkol naman sa VFA</a> |<a href="global.htm">sa Globalization</a>|<p>|<a href="http://members.sitegadgets.com/scripts/vote.cgi?username=epmmendoza">Botohan sa Samal</a>|<a href="addbook.html">Sign our Guestbook</a> | <a href="geobook.html">View Guestbook Entries</a> | <a href="http://mercury.beseen.com/chat/rooms/a/13576">Our Chatroom</a> |</b></font><center> <P ALIGN="CENTER">copirayt©1999 </FONT><A HREF="mailto:epmmendoza@hotmail.com"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#E0E0E0">mokong</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="black"> ol rayts reserb.</P></FONT></BODY>