CHAPTER I

PROJECT SUMMARY

This chapter includes the rationale of the project, project location, descriptive

definition of the project, objectives and project constraints.

Rationale of the Project

Low affordability levels of households and increase in land prices are the

circumstances that raise the need for the government to find alternative solutions to

increase the choices of the poor and low-income sector to have low-cost and decent

house. Housing units according to price can be classified as Low Cost Housing (Level 1

& 2), Socialized housing, Medium Cost and Open Market. Low Cost Housing refers to

refers to housing units that are affordable by that section of society whose income is

below the median household income. Low Cost Level 1 house are commonly box type

with bare interior and has only one toilet and bath with price ranging from

Php450,000.00 to Php1,700,000,00(BP 220 standard) while Low Cost Level 2 housing

units are finished type consisting of two bedrooms with price range of Php1,700,00.00 to

Php3,000,000.00(PD 957 standard). On the other hand, Socialized Housing units are

typically attached to each other in a row and has narrow roads, in many cases, without

sidewalks and has a price of Php450, 000.00 and below. Medium cost housing units are

of better quality than low cost units and has a price ranging from Php300,000,000.00 to

Php4,000,000.00 while Open Market Houses are designed and constructed according to

the buyers preferences and is also referred as high-end, it costs Php4,000,000.00 and

above.(Source: Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council)

Families with low income which tends to rent a house are the most vulnerable

people in the community and are at stake if there is any tightening of supply or price

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increases in the private rental market. Households that hardly pay housing costs are

faced with a range of issues that lessens their ability to meet costs. These include: living

with unmanageable levels of debt, further exacerbating housing vulnerability, working

long hours to pay for housing, travelling long distances to work or services, living in

overcrowded or substandard housing, going without essentials such as adequate food,

heating, medication or education, missing out on other opportunities because housing

costs are too high relative to income.

Batangas had a total population of 1,570,806 in 345,910 households. The

Community Based Monitoring System Survey covered 32 municipalities and 900

barangays. The City of Tanauan has the largest population size which is 8.3 percent of

the provinces total population, representing 135,237 individuals. The second largest

municipality in terms of population is Sto. Tomas with 6.7 percent while Nasugbu ranked

third with 6.4 percent of the provinces total population. Tingloy is the smallest

municipality with only 1.0 percent of the total population. Of the population in the

province, 38.2 percent belongs to those aged 16 years old and below. (Source:

Community Based Monitoring System Survey)

It was also accounted for in the Community Based Monitoring System Survey

that poverty is a major concern in the province as reflected in the high poverty rate.

Among all households in the province, 42.9 percent were living below the poverty

threshold. About 2.4 percent of households were living in makeshift housing while 2.3

percent were informal settlers In terms of housing, CBMS data revealed that two in every

100 households in the province were living in makeshift housing. A few households or

2.3 percent in the province are also considered as informal settlers.

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Padre Garcia, one of the municipalities of Batangas, is known as the Cattle

Trading Capital of the Philippines. In 1952, the town council founded the cattle market

or "bakahan". This was in direct competition to the established livestock market of

neighboring Rosario, which resulted in rivalry, intimidation, and violence at times. But the

market succeeded and developed into the biggest auction market in Southern Tagalog.

While some of the barangays developed modern urban structures, some others,

especially those which are seated in the outlying areas, remained rural.

Based on the Community Based Monitoring System Survey, the municipality of

Padre Garcia has total population of 44, 877 as of December 2012 and is expected to

increase at the rate of 2.3% annually. The municipality submitted a resolution concerning

the approval of the comprehensive land use plan of the municipality of Padre Garcia,

Batangas. The municipality aims to provide housing to the majority of the middle and

low-income population. To achieve this, allocation of suitable areas for residential

expansion to accommodate the expected increase in population within the planning

period was recommended. As well as the encouragement of the local government to

self-help housing venture and participation or housing ventures such as residential

subdivision development.

Together with the increase of population, poverty rate, housing problems like

informal settlements and makeshift housing, and demand of having a place for shelter in

the province, the researchers come up with the idea of designing a low cost housing

subdivision in the in Barangay Cawongan, Padre Garcia to comply with the aims of the

municipality which is to provide housing for the middle and low income population. Low

cost housing was chosen by the researchers because they want to provide an affordable

and ideal dwelling where people can live comfortably.

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PROJECT LOCATION

Figure 1 shows the vicinity map of Padre Garcia and shows the location of the

proposed project at Cawongan from the other amenities of the municipality.

Figure 1. Vicinity Map and Location of the Project

The subdivision is proposed to be situated in a 21,864 square meters or 2.1

hectares lot at Cawongan,Padre Garcia, Batangas. The total land area compromises the

two adjacent lands in accordance with the title of deed provided by the owner, Mr.

Manding Gutierrez. The chosen location is besides an easy access road. It is 1.5 km

away from Padre Garcia Public market,3.2 km from Padre Garcia Municipal Hall, 1.8 km

from Padre Garcia Police Station, 1.7 km from Padre Garcia Central School and 1.1 km

from Dr. Romeo Isana General Hospital, 23.2 km from President Jose P. Laurel Highway.

The proposed site can be access by heading 1.4 km north through Batangas-Quezon

road which is a national secondary road.

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Figure 2. Contour Map of the Project Location

Figure 2 shows the contour map of the proposed location. The type of soil in

Padre Garcia is mainly clay loam. The Lipa clay loam covers a total area of 1699.50

hectares, 1726.90 hectares is mainly Guadalupe clay loam and Ibaan clay loam covering

676.6 hectares. The municipality is plain low land and has no mountain or hill with slope

ranging from 0-3%.

Descriptive Definition of the Project

Figure 3 shows the proposed site development plan of the project. It shows the

lot boundaries of the proposed project site; its accessibility for it is beside a Garcia-San

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Juan-Candelaria road. The position of the proposed structures which are the single

detached houses, row houses and the duplex houses, and its ease of access from the

roads of the subdivision. The location of other the amenities like the guard house and

the water tank of the subdivision. Other amenities such as clubhouse, basketball court,

playground and guardhouse are not included in the design.

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Table 1

List of Proposed Structures

Designation STRUCTURE NAME

D Proposed Duplex Houses
R Proposed Row Houses
SD Proposed Single-Detached Houses

Table 1 shows the designations used to show the position of each dwelling in

Figure 3 Proposed Site Development Plan of the Subdivision.

Figure 4. Proposed Design of Low-cost Housing Subdivision

Figure 4 shows the perspective of the proposed site development of Low- Cost

subdivision. This proposed project will incorporate eighty row houses, thirty-eight duplex

and fifty-six single-detached. It can accommodate a total of four hundred fifty two

families. Each row houses can accommodate four families, with an annual income of

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Php106,300.00 Each duplex houses can accommodate two families with an annual

income of Php123,563.00, while each singled detached can accommodate one family

with an annual income of Php178,056.00. (Source: FIES 2000)

Figure 5. Proposed Design of Row Houses

Figure 5 shows the perspective of the row houses.Each row house has four units

which can accommodate four families. The row houses has a total area of 184.8 square

meters. Each unit has a total area of 46.2 square meters, which has facilities such as

comfort room, laundry room, kitchen, dining room,living room and two bedrooms.

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Figure 6. Proposed Design of Duplex Houses

Figure 6 shows the perspective of the two-storey duplex houses. Each duplex

house has two units which can accommodate two families. The duplex houseshas a total

area of 96 square meters. Each unit has a total area of 48 square meters, which has

facilities such as two comfort room, kitchen, dining room, living room, garage and three

bedrooms.

Figure 7. Proposed Design of Single-Detached

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Figure 7 shows the perspective of the two-storey single detached houses.The

single detached houses has a total area of 60 square meters. Each single deatched

houses has facilities such as two comfort room, kitchen, dining room, living room, garage

and three bedrooms.

Goals and Objectives

The goals and objectives of this study are:

To develop, design and construct a subdivision with a low-cost housing unit on it.
To provide job opportunities for the residents of Barangay Cawongan, Padre

Garcia, Batangas.
To offer an affordable decent housing unit for their families, for the low-income

earners and renters.

To help the economy of the Municipality of Padre Garcia, Batangas. For this will

create job for those already living in the rural community, and will encourage

others to enter the community to fill the new demand in the construction-related

professions. It will also provide increase in transportation and trade services.

There will be increase in governmental income from building fees, taxes on

workers' wages, and taxes on the sale and transport of building materials.
To provide basis for the future researchers, if they will conduct similar or related

researches.
To contribute for the development of the researchers ability as future engineers

and enhancement of their knowledge about designing structures, geotechnical

engineering, water and highway engineering.

Project Constraints

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The constraints considered in the design of the low-cost housing subdivision are

the following:

Economic Constraints

Because the proposed project is a low cost housing subdivision, materials for the

construction and operation is chosen in such a way that the structures will be of low cost

without sacrificing the quality and stability of the structures. It may require longer time for

the project to be done but it will involve lesser cost of the project.

Social Constraints

Construction activities produce noise which may cause disturbance to the

residents around the vicinity, specifically during excavation from using heavy equipment

during operation. Barriers such as fences where built because it can effectively reduce

noise around the construction area. In addition, materials such as plywood or chipboard

panels may act as sound-absorbing material.

Environmental Constraint

During the construction, harmful environment impacts cannot be avoided. Good

thing there isnt many trees to be cut for the construction of the project. But still the

activities during construction contribute to air pollution due to the dust and noise pollution

caused by heavy equipment and other machinery. This can be lessen by spraying water

to the ground.

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