PANIQUI PROFILE

I. ACCESS TO THE MUNICIPALITY

Paniqui is easily reached by land transportation, either by bus or private vehicles. The newly improved MacArthur Highway traverses it from North to South or vice-versa. In fact, the shortest route from Manila to Baguio and to the Ilocos Region passes this Municipality.

The Paniqui Welcome Ark, a visible and remarkable landmark, greets visitors as they enter the municipality.

Mac Arthur Highway cuts across the Poblacion. However, due to traffic congestion during peak hours, especially during market days, a diversion road was constructed outside the town.

Almost all the roads within the Poblacion area are already concreted. Similarly those main arteries linking the interior Barangays with the town proper are either asphalted or concreted thus providing easy access to the Poblacion for smooth transport of products services and mobility of people.

The construction of the Paniqui-Camiling road makes travel between Paniqui and the Western neighboring towns of Tarlac and Pangasinan easier via a well-concreted roads and bridges. The western town of Nueva Ecija have likewise been linked with Paniqui through well paved roads making trading and commerce faster and easier.

II. PHYSICAL PROFILE

AREA 10,520 hectares

LAND USE Agricultural – 8,321.80 has. Built-up Area – 894.72 has. Municipal Waters- 694.00 has. Other Uses- 609.48 has.

LOCATION North Central part of Tarlac province. Bounded on the North by Moncada; on the South by Gerona; on the East by Ramos, on the West by Camiling.

CLASS 1st CLASS MUNICIPALITY

TOPOGRAPHY Hilly in the Western side; Rugged flatlands on the rest

SOIL TYPE Clay loam, Silt loam, Sandy loam

MUNICIPAL WATERS Tarlac river, Tablang river, Taloy river,San Isidro river

III. DEMOGRAPHYPOPULATION (NSO, 2007) 83,311

Growth Rate 0.03(CBMS 2008)

Household 18,856Population density (person/hectare) 7.92 Labor Force

Employed 23,689Unemployed/Economically Inactive 655

Household by Mother Tongue:Ilocano 40,992Pangasinan 7,730Pampango 6,783Waray 337Bicol 299Cebuano 146Hiligayon 46Ibanag 11Maguindanao 12Ilongot 11Kalamanian 46Not stated 22,470

IV. ECONOMYA. AGRICULTURE

Paniqui is an agricultural community. The mainstay of the economic life is palay. Farmers depend on rain in feeding their crops.

Main Crop:

Commercial/Vegetable Crop: Sweet potato WatermelonEggplant GabiTurnips CassavaSquash Yellow CornTurnips WatermelonPeanut GabiAmpalaya CassavaCotton Beans Mango MuskmelonCowpea Tomato

Green corn

Fishing/Poultry/Livestock/Fruit treeSugar 1,525 hasFisheries 228 hasOthers 202 has

B. TRADE AND COMMERCEPaniqui is experiencing a rapid business growth particularly around the Poblacion where most of the trading takes place. The Public Market (Main) has 354 stalls. The newly constructed public market (Annex) has opened with around 124 stalls. Around 1,597 business establishments are clustered around barangays Poblacion and Estacion considered as commercial centers. Others are scattered in different barangays

Inventories of business establishments in the municipality are as follows: Wholesaler/Retailer/Merchandising/Variety stores Eatery and Fastfoods/ Bakeshop and Catering Grains, Sugar Milling, Rice Milling, Warehousing Banking and Financing Institution (UCPB, PNB, BDO, Metrobank,

BPI, PSBank, Phil.Vet. Bank, Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa, Banco San Juan, LandBank, FICO Bank, and First Provincial Bank)

Cooperatives; Furniture and Appliances; Gasoline Filling Stations; Auto Spare Parts Communication (PLDT, Bayantel, JRS, BUTEL, RCPI, PT&T,

Philpost, Smart, Globe, Sun, Two-way radio, Cell phones

Educational Institution and Recreation, Water and Electricity Agricultural Machineries/Products and Tools/ Chemicals and Fertilizers Medical Products, Textiles, RTW Constructions Materials, Hardwares Machine Shops, Electronics, Computers ( Internet/E-mail, Sales,

Rentals, PC Games) Purified/Mineral Water Refilling Stores Real Estates, Manufacturing of Export Products Printing and Publishing and Services and Transport Services Vegetables, Fruits, Fish and Meat Dealers Public Slaughter House, Poultry and Livestock Dealers Memorial parks; Schools, Office, and Household Supplies ; Hospitals , Medical Clinics Cellphone stores

C. TOURISM Tourist attractions:

V. SOCIAL SERVICESA. EDUCATIONPaniqui is the center of education in this northern part of Tarlac province as evidence by its facilities, as two districts run by the Government, and eight private schools

offering elementary education two public and five private high schools five private schools offering collegiate courses four private vocational schools offering technical science as:

Computers, Electronics, Mechanics, Beauty Culture and others

B. HEALTH FACILITIESBoth the government and private health practitioners are undertaking Health Care in Paniqui. There are two Rural Health Unit - RHU I and RHU II, with stations in the Poblacion and in Barangay Balaoang. There are three private hospitals and at least 17 private clinics

strategically located in the Poblacion attending to the health needs of the local populace, Other health facilities are the Family Planning centers,EENT clinic, & Physical Therapy.

C. RECREATION and SPORTSPaniqui is the sports center in this Northern part of Tarlac Province. It boasts of well-equipped sports facilities in track and field, tennis, swimming, football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, boxing and

facilities for holding concerts, musical and literary contest, rallies and meetings.The Don Eduardo Cojuangco Athletic Bowl is one of the biggest sports centers. Athletic meets usually are held here. The Don Melencio Freedom Park is the biggest recreational park. It is located in the heart of

the Poblacion fronting the Municipal Building. Other existing facilities are convention centers, & man-made resorts.

Palay 5,876 has

Alimuddin Binyagan Festival Saint Rose Of Lima Church YC Compound Paniqui, Sugar Mills - The Oldest Sugar

Central In the Philippines Don Melencio Freedom Park Paniqui Track & Field Oval Paniqui Tennis Ground

D. PEACE AND ORDERSecurity within the Municipality is complemented by the

VI INFRASTRUCTURE

A. FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE The municipality is maintaining a total of 16,451.63 mts.. drainage canal to control flooding in the Poblacion. About 71.16 % had been constructed of CHB open and closed flume.

A flood control dike was also constructed on the left and right side of the Tarlac river.

Left dike: 6 kms. from Brillante, Rang-ayan, Balaoang, Aduas, Barang and Mabilang.

Right dike: 4kms. from Colibangbang, Rang-ayan to Nancamarinan.

B. ROAD NETWORK

An efficient road network facilitates trade with other municipalities. Paniqui has a combined total road network of more or less 218.232 km. of National, Provincial, Municipal and Barangay roads.

Concreted 75%Asphalted 5%Gravelled 17%Earth 19%

C. BRIDGES

D. POWERAll barangays are already powered the source of electricity is provided by TARELCO I. TARELCO is powered by one (1) 10 MVA, 2 MVA NPC, 5MVA coops. Substation located at Barangay Matalapitap, Paniqui, Tarlac fed by the National Power Corporation.

E. WATERThe Paniqui Water District is the source of water in 17 Barangays and Deepwell is the source of water in 18 remaining Barangays.

F. COMMUNICATIONCommunication services within and outside Paniqui is provided by PLDT, PT & T, RCPI.l Two-way radio, Philpost, BUTEL, LBC, JRS, Internet/E-Mail and SMART/GLOBE/SUN Cell sites are installed in Barangays Carino, Canan, Tablang respectively.

G.TRANSPORTATIONPrimary means of transportation in the Poblacion area are tricycles. Neighboring municipalities are being served by passenger jeepneys and mini buses. Other types of transportation passing Paniqui are Victory Liner, PRBL, Fivestar, Dagupan Bus, Viron Transit,

Santrans, and many others.

H. SOCIAL INFRASTUCTURES The Don Juan Cojuangco Memorial Health Center, Multipurpose Barangay Halls, Day Care Centers, Children playgrounds, Municipal Gym, Convention Center, Municipal Jail, Municipal Building, Puericulture Center, PNP Building, Paniqui Fire

Station, School Buildings; Covered Court and Others.

I. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT There is an existing Municipal Ordinance 2002-08 adopting Republic Act 9003 “EcologicalSolid Waste Management Act of 2000”. The LGU is supporting every baranggay to put up a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) which will facilitate segregation, and

in addition, produce organic fertilizer and charcoal coming from biodegradable (nabubulok) materials, also, shredded plastic as raw materials for furniture and construction materials. Currently we have one (1) established MRF in Poblacion Sur and other three (3) more just starting to develop. Education, Information, and Communication Campaign (IEC) is still on-going informing all citizens of Paniqui..

VII. GOVERNMENT FINANCE

Total LGU Income (As Of Dec. 2008) P 96,961,094.89

C. POTENTIAL INVESTMENT Real Estate Investment, Low-cost housing, Subdivisions Tourism Facilities: Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants; Agro-Industrial: Food Processing, Inland Fishing, Transport

Terminals; Institutional: Technical Schools, Tertiary Schools Memorial Parks

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MUNICIPALITY OF PANIQUIPROVINCE OF TARLAC

BARANGAYS: 1. Abogado * 13.Colibangbang 25.Pob. Sur *2. Acocolao 14.Coral 26.Rang-ayan3.Aduas 15.Dapdap 27.Salumague *4.Apulid * 16.Estacion * 28.Samput *5.Balaoang 17.Mabilang 29.San Carlos6.Barang 18.Manaois* 30.San Isidro7.Brillante 19.Matalapitap * 31.San Juan de Milla*8.Burgos 20.Nagmisaan 32.Sinigpit 9.Cabayaoasan 21.Nancamarinan 33.Sta. Ines*10.Canan * 22.Nipaco 34.Tablang*11.Carino * 23.Patalan 35.Ventenilla12.Cayanga 24.Pob. Norte *

* PREFERRED INVESTMENT ZONE

Philippine National Police Barangay Tanods Kababayan Centers Peace and Order Councils

Concreted National Bridges 550 L.M.Concreted Provincial Bridges 390 L.M.Concreted Barangay Bridges 80 L.M.Wood overflow bridge 20 L.M.

Municipal Planning and Development OfficePaniqui, Tarlac

C.Y. 2008