State of the Mangroves: Bulacan

October 23-24, 2012

STATUS OF MANGROVE

FORESTS IN BULACAN

• Bulacan has a total land area of 262,500 hectares or roughly 14 percent of the total area of Central Luzon, the biggest Philippine island, and 0.9% of the country's total land area. The province has 21 municipalities, 3 component cities and 569 barangays.

LAND USE MAP OF BULACAN

Blue ~ Watershed Reservation

Light Blue~ Ipo Dam Reservoir

Green ~ Timberland

Brown ~ Alienable & Disposable

Orange ~ A&D for Fishponds

Yellow ~ CBFM

Red ~ NPC Reservation

Physical Features Coastal Perimeter:

First coastal barangay - Salambao, Obando

Last coastal barangay - Pugad, Hagonoy

Coastal Perimeter - 25 kilometers or 15 miles

Length of Coastline by Municipality (coastal) a. Obando - from Salambao to tip of Binuangan - 3.125 km

b. Bulacan

- from Baluarte to Bitas - 10.00 km

c. Malolos

- from Bitas to Wawang Malolos - 2.19 km d. Paombong - from Wawang Malolos to Labangan Channel - 5.625 km

e. Hagonoy

- from Labangan Channel to Sapang Kawayan - 14.125 km

Manila Bay

Mangrove Areas :

Municipality Location/Barangay Area (has)

1. Hagonoy Pugad/Tibaguin

San Pascual

Mercado

San Roque I and II 120.0 has.

2. Paombong Sta. Cruz

Masukol

Binacod 50.0 has.

3. Malolos Pamarawan

Babatnin

Masile

Caliligawan 32.0 has.

4. Bulacan Habulan 21.79 has.

Taliptip/San Nicolas/Bambang

5. Obando Tawiran

Salambao 70.0 has.

TOTAL: 293.79 has.

Municipality of Hagonoy

Municipality of Paombong

City of Malolos

Municipality of Bulakan

Manila Bay

Number of Coastal Barangays

Hagonoy 12

Paombong 9

City of Malolos 10

Bulakan 8

Community Profile

TOTAL 39

Community Profile

Number of Fisherfolks

49%

6%11%

8%

26%

Hagonoy

Paombong

Malolos

Bulakan

Other Municipalities

Mangrove Reserved Area in Bulakan, Bulacan (est. 24 hectares)

Mangrove Reserved Area in Bulakan, Bulacan (est. 24 hectares)

ACTIVITIES FOR

MANGROVE

REHABILITATION

1. The Philippine National Aquasilvi Project

(PNAP)- A collaborative Project with DA-

BFAR, SUC’s (BSU and Obando School of

Fisheries) and PGB.

Resource Habitat Rehabilitation (Mangrove

planting & rehabilitation)

Target 2012:

No. of Sites: 21 sites

Area: 61 has.

No. of propagules: 183,000 propagules

Aquasilvi project in Bulakan, Bulacan

Potted Mangrove seedlings

Mangrove Nursery

Bulacan75%

Obando12.50%

Others12.50%

Number of Beneficiaries

2 beneficiaries 2 beneficiaries 12 beneficiaries

No. of proposed sited identified 16

No. of sites validated 16

No. of hectares covered 63.6

No of propagulles collected 19,800

No of propagulles procured 171,000

No of propagulles planted 190,800

104% accomplishment

12 beneficiaries awarded with

Aquasilviculture Supplies

Construction of Aquasilviculture Facilities

Program Orientation at

Barangay Salambao, Obando

Number of Hectares Covered

13.11% hectares

Obando, Meycauayan, Bocaue

86.89% hectares

Other municipalities

8 hectares at Bulakan

Mangrove/ Bakawan Planting

RED CROSS YOUTH- BULACAN

Pamarawan, City of Malolos

Bgy. Latian, City of Malolos

September 2014

Operation on Illegal Logging

Confiscated logs/ lumber

River Clean-up

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