Land is a shared natural resource which is to be conserved and cared for with due regard to its effect in the community. It is also viewed as a property and a commodity which can be owned, used, bought or sold, either for profit or comfort. With such value and importance, the Philippine Constitution allows the government to impose regulation on the utilization of land and other natural resources for the general welfare of the people.
Land use planning is the rational and judicious approach in allocating land resources to different land using activities. It involves the process of determining the location and area of land for the implementation of social and economic development, policies, plans, programs and projects of LGUs. This is to promote the efficient utilization, acquisition and disposition of land and ensure the highest and best use of the same. The Local Government Code even mandates the local government units to formulate a Comprehensive Land Use Plan and the City Council has the authority to adopt the same after consultation with various stakeholders.
Vigan, a small city, composed of three islands has a total land area of 25.11 sq. kms. which presently are utilized for residential, institutional, industrial, agricultural and commercial purposes. With the continuous growth and development of Vigan, it is a must for the city government to update its Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), a document which helps and guide local government units in the formulation of policies for the proper and wise utilization and disposition of lands. The CLUP process attempts to rationalize the allocation of limited local land resources by using empirical basis to analyze existing social, economic, physical, environmental, and political situation.
Relative to this end, the policy-making body of the city government enacted a legislation endorsing the formulation of the updated CLUP of Vigan City. In the process of updating, it is expected that a multi-sectoral approach in the consultation will be applied. Farmers, fishermen, businessmen, barangay officials, non-government and people’s organizations and other stakeholders will all participate and contribute in the planning stage on how our 2,511 hectares land, rivers and seas will be utilized in the next five, ten or twenty years.
With the CLUP, Bigueños are assured that Vigan will come up with a sustainable, balanced, and well planned development. Being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the CLUP will serve as one of the guiding principles (vis-vis the Vigan Conservation Code and Vigan Master Plan) for the conservation of Vigan's Rich Heritage so that the next generation will have something to appreciate and treasure.
Land use planning is the rational and judicious approach in allocating land resources to different land using activities. It involves the process of determining the location and area of land for the implementation of social and economic development, policies, plans, programs and projects of LGUs. This is to promote the efficient utilization, acquisition and disposition of land and ensure the highest and best use of the same. The Local Government Code even mandates the local government units to formulate a Comprehensive Land Use Plan and the City Council has the authority to adopt the same after consultation with various stakeholders.
Vigan, a small city, composed of three islands has a total land area of 25.11 sq. kms. which presently are utilized for residential, institutional, industrial, agricultural and commercial purposes. With the continuous growth and development of Vigan, it is a must for the city government to update its Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), a document which helps and guide local government units in the formulation of policies for the proper and wise utilization and disposition of lands. The CLUP process attempts to rationalize the allocation of limited local land resources by using empirical basis to analyze existing social, economic, physical, environmental, and political situation.
Relative to this end, the policy-making body of the city government enacted a legislation endorsing the formulation of the updated CLUP of Vigan City. In the process of updating, it is expected that a multi-sectoral approach in the consultation will be applied. Farmers, fishermen, businessmen, barangay officials, non-government and people’s organizations and other stakeholders will all participate and contribute in the planning stage on how our 2,511 hectares land, rivers and seas will be utilized in the next five, ten or twenty years.
With the CLUP, Bigueños are assured that Vigan will come up with a sustainable, balanced, and well planned development. Being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the CLUP will serve as one of the guiding principles (vis-vis the Vigan Conservation Code and Vigan Master Plan) for the conservation of Vigan's Rich Heritage so that the next generation will have something to appreciate and treasure.
(this article was prepared by Atty. Gigi Tesoro and Ms Ema Tugade)
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