History and Character of Lipa City… The City that embraces Balete, Batangas (Taal Lake)
Real Estate For Sale		General Information The city is located in Region IV in the heart of Batangas Province. Bounded by the municipality of Sto. Tomas in the Northeast; San Pablo and San Antonio in the East; Padre Garcia, Rosario in the Southeast; Ibaan and San Jose in the Southwest; Cuenca and Mataas na kahoy in the West; Balete and Malvar in the Northwest. History of Lipa City The eldest settlement of the Lipeños was in a place called Tagbakin somewhere in the south eastern region of Bombon Lake now known as Taal lake. It was in Tagbakin that the Augustinian missionaries led by Hernandez de Cabrera first saw the piponyon in 1605. Lipeños together with other settlers of this lake region repulsed the Spanish explorers under the leadership of Salcedo in 1574. Students of Philippines past believed that the settlement at Tagbakin was established by a Bornean chief Datu Puti in the beginning of the tenth century A.D. From 1605 to 1702, Lipa was only a missionary site used by the Augustinians, as a center for the propagation of Catholicism. The water of lake of Bombon rose due to the eruption of Taal Volcano and the site was moved repeatedly until people reached the present site of Lumang Lipa, now a barangay of Mataas-na-Kahoy which was formerly a part of Lipa. The volcano erupted again and the settlement was moved again this time to the present site of Balete, formerly a barrio of Lipa. When the volcano erupted in 1754, Balete was destroyed. The people traveled up to the highland and settled in the present site of the City of Lipa, in 1756 with Tomas Hernandez as the gobernadorcillo. It was in 1756 when the church and town were first built. Nicolas Bravo was the gobernadorcillo then, in 1763, the church was burned by the British soldiers who came to Lipa in pursuit of the Spanish treasure brought to the Philippines from Mexico by the Spanish galleon, Filipino. Famine occurred in Lipa in 1805 and many Lipeños were compelled to eat amorceco. In 1808, Galo de Leon Reyes began the wide spread cultivation of coffee, but in 1852 Lipa was wrecked by an earthquake. It was burned partially in 1868. In 1887 Lipa was made Villa de Lipa by Queen Cristina of Spain and it was raised to a Diocesan See, which include the province of Batangas, Laguna, Tayabas, Marinduque and Mindoro with Msgr. Jose Peytrelli as the first bishop in 1910. On August 31,1974 Lipa was made a chartered city by virtue of a bill presented by Assemblyman Jose B. Laurel to the Legislative. It was Republic act No.162 which was approved in June 20,1974. On August 15,1972, Lipa was elevated into an Archidiocese composed of Batangas province and the Dioceses of Lucena, Infanta and Calapan with Msgr. Alejandro Olalia as the first Archbishop. Lipa City has a land area 247,659,269.57 square meters and is 1,025 feet above sea level.
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LOCATION:

Longitude 13 Degrees 56 Minutes North Latitude 121 Degrees 10 Minutes East 86 Km. From Manila

LAND AREA:

24,765.93 Hectares

TOPOGRAPHY:

Irregular rolling plateaus, of generally slight gradients and undulating with higher gradients in the eastern and western fringes or mountains and lake boundaries and creek embankments.

ELEVATION:

Situated at 1,025 Ft. above sea level.

CLIMATE:

Tropical with uneven rainfall all year around. Highest recorded temperature was 35.7 Degrees Celsius. Lowest recorded temperature was 16.4 Degrees Celsius. It is dry from January to May. Wet from June to December.

SOIL:

Series consisting of decomposed volcanic tuff materials that make Lipa City's soil fertile.

ETHNIC COMPOSITION:

Predominantly Filipino (Malayo-Polynesian Stock) Filipinos of mixed racial backgrounds (Spanish/Chinese etc.)

Minority Groups Composed of Chinese, Indian and Expats.

DIALECTS:

Tagalog (Batangueño Dialect) Various Native Dialects of Non-Batangueño Origin English (Generally understood) Spanish (Among the old elite families)

I. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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1. Location

Located at the southwestern part of Luzon in the heart of Batangas Province. She is bounded by the municipalities of Sto Tomas in the northeast, San Pablo of Laguna Province and San Antonio of Quezon Province in the east, the municipalities of Padre Garcia and Rosario in the southeast, the municipalities of Ibaan and San Jose in the southwest , the municipaltities of Cuenca and Mataas na Kahoy and Taal Lake in the west and the municipalities of Balete and Malvar in the northwest.

The city's strategic location, in a valley located between two mountains - Mt. Malarayat and Mt. Makulot makes it a low risk area. These two mountains serves as a wind breaker in times of occurence of typhoon. And Mt. Makulot located at the western portion also served as shield of the city in times of eruption of Taal Volcano.

2. Land Area = 20,940 hectares.

3. Elevation = 1025 ft. above sea level.

4. Climate

Generally cool and enjoys an invigorating climate throughout the year except on several occassions when typhoon occur and during summer season.

5. Fisheries & Aquatic Resources

Lipa City's fishing ground is located at Barangay Halang, which is at the west district of the city. It is actually a portion of Taal Lake which is connected to other municipalities - Cuenca, Mataas na Kahoy and Balete.

6. Land Use

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Land Use	Percent (%) to total land area
	1991	1995	1999
Agricultural	76.71	75.76	72.36
Forestry	6.10	6.09	6.09
Agro-Industrial	1.28	1.28	1.28
Urban Uses / Residential
High Density Housing	2.60	2.54	2.54
Medium Den. Housing	6.01	7.00	6.92
Low Den. Housing	1.87	1.88	3.04
Commercial	0.09	0.09	0.50
Light Industrial	0.08	0.14	1.60
Institutional	0.32	0.32	0.45
Creeks	1.37	1.37	1.37
Roads	1.07	1.07	1.37
Special Uses
Dumpsite	0.01	0.01	0.01
Military Camp	1.38	1.38	1.38
Park / Plaza (Recreational)	0.02	0.87	0.87
Quarry	0.11	0.11	0.11
Utilities	0.01	0.00	0.00
Cemetery / Memorial Park	0.07	0.10	0.12
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00
TOTAL LAND AREA (ha.)	20,940	20,940	20,940

II. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

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1. Total Population Distribution by Sex 1999 (Projected)

Both Sexes = 193,460

Male = 97,678

Female = 95,782

2. Household Population 1999 (Projected)

Urban = 4,787

Rural = 36,787

Total = 39,575

3. Population Density = 9 persons per hectare

4. Literacy Rate (%) 1994 (10 yrs. old & over)

Description	Rate
Simple Literacy Rate	98.46
Functional Literacy Rate	87.94

5. Labor Force

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5.1. Labor Characteristics- Jan. 1999 (Values are in thousands)

	Number by Sex
Description	Both Sex		Male		Female
	No.	%	No.	%	No.		%
Total Population (15 to 64 yrs. old)	120	100	59	100	61		100
In the Labor Force
Employed	67	56	39	66	28		46
Un-employed	10	8	7	12	3		5
Not in the Labor Force	43	36	13	22		30	49

5.2. Labor Force by Major Kind of Trade , 1995 (Values are in thousands)

Major Industry	Both Sexes - Urban & Rural Distribution
	Total		Urban		Rural
	No.	%	No	%	No.	%
Agriculture, Fishery & Forestry	4	6	3	9	1	3
Mining & Quarrying	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manufacturing	13	20	6	18	7	23
Electricity , Gas & Water	0	0	0	0	0	0
Construction	4	6	2	6	2	6
Wholesale & Retail Trade	23	35	12	35	11	36
Transportation & Comm.	4	6	3	9	1	3
Financing, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services	3	5	1	3	2	6
Comm, Social & Per. Services	14	22	7	20	7	23
Industry not adequatelydefined	0	0	0	0	0	0
All Industries	65	100	34	100	31	100

III. SOCIAL -CULTURAL DATA

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1. Education

1.1. No. of Public School = Elem (66) / HS (15)

1.2. No. of Private Schools = Elem (17)/ HS (7)

1.3. Tertiary School

1.3.1. Public:

Lipa Public College

Phil. State College of Aeronautics

1.3.2. Private:

De La Salle-College

St.Francis de Sales Major Seminary

Lipa City Colleges

AMA Computer College

STI College

2. List of Existing Recreational/ Sports Facilities

2.1. Swimming Pool ;

Katigbak Swimming Pool, Villa

Carmelita Resort, Auster Plaza, LPL,

Baseview, Lipa Royale

2.2. Golf Links:

Malarayat Golf & Country Club

Fernando Air Base Golf Club

2.3. Bowling Alley:

Narka Bowl

FAB Bowling Alley

2.4. Theater :

MS Cinema, Oromar, Rainbow , Fiesta

World Mall Theater

2.5. Commercial Centers

Fiesta World Mall

Big Ben Plaza

IV. ECONOMIC INDICATORS

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1. Annual Average Family Income & Expenditures

(As of 1994, Date of Publication: April 1998)

1.1. Annual Average Family Income = P104,207

1.2. Annual Average Family Expenditures = P83, 268

2. No. of Bus. Estab. by Major Kind of Trade , 1998

Kind of Trade	Number	% Share
Retail Trade	2035	55.8
Industry	274	7.5
Real Estate	212	5.8
Wholesale	23	.6
Insurance	33	.9
Banking & Finance	230	6.3
Services	820	22.5
Institutional	23	.6
Total	3650	100

3. Industrial Estate

3.1. LIMA Land Industrial Estate

Location	Malvar -Lipa (Brgys- Bugtong, Plaridel, San Lucas)
Total Area of Coverage	700 has.
Existing Support Facilities	LIMA Water Corporation - manage , operate & maintain water utility system of LIMA township Project - water treatment of waste water National Power Corporation - supply all their power needs
Total Capacity (locators)	more or less 200 locators

V. INFRASTRUCTURE

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1. Road Network

Name of	Total	Type of Pavement
Roads	Length (l.m.)	Concrete	Asphalt	Gravel
National Road	34.295	40.85%	59.15%	0
City Streets	13.324	96.13%	2.72%	1.15%
Barangay Road	209.6704	45.51%	7.61%	46.88%
Total	257.2894	47.51%	14.22%	38.27%

2. Utilities

Power: serviced by BATELEC II

Water: serviced by Lipa City Water District

3. Communication

Type	Name
Postal	Phil Postal Office
Telephone (Land Lines)	- PLDT, Globelines, Digitel
Telophone (Cellular)	Smart, Globe, Mobiline, Extelcom
Telegraph	Telecom, PT &T , RCPI
Courier Services	Fastpack, LBC, Aboitiz, JRS, DHL, EXL
Facsimile	PT& T, RCPI
Local Broadcast Station	99.9 GV FM Station
Newspaper/Magazines	- Local (Tambuli Batangan / Ang LIPA Ngayon) - All national dailies and magazines
Internet Provider	Cyberworld, Netquest, AMANet, Digitel
Cable TV	CATV, Inc.

VI. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

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1. Classification of Lipa City : First Class A City

2. City Income 1998 = P299,546,671.94

3. List of Local Officials

Designation	Name	Tel. No.
Mayor	Vilma Santos-Recto	756-1516/756-1111
Vice-Mayor	Fernando A. Manguera	756-1842
Councilors	Donato D. Linatoc	756-2112
	Eric B. Africa	-do-
	Solomon L. de Jesus	-do-
	Rowena C. Sombrano	-do-
	Ferdinand S. Calingasan	-do-
	Merlo P. Silva	-do-
	Rosendo L. Garcia	-do-
	Marietta B. Igarta	-do-
	Dominador M. Mauhay	-do-
	Dy Pang Lim	-do-
	Jose L. Umali - ABC Pres.	-do-
	Reuben Marco S. Umali - SK Chairman	-do-

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