A Solid Waste Management of Pantay Fatima,
Vigan City Ilocos Sur
By Maria Day C. Benzon
DPA 305 Student/ Researcher
Dr. Ferdinand Lamarca
(Professor))
DPA 305 Seminar on the Administration of
Economics
June 29, 2013
Outline of the Study
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Purpose of the Study
Barangay Pantay Fatima Profile
Solid Waste Management Program of the Barangay
Waterlily Description
Trainings/Seminar
Photos showing the acquired skills and training given by the Villar
Foundation (Las Pinas)
Methodology (Unstructured Interviews, Documentary Research, Multi-media Research,
Ocular Visit, Photo Shoot/Taking)
Ocular Visit at the River Banks
Interview Questions and Answers
Photos during the Interview
Findings
Action Plan
Illustration of the Economic Structure of Waterlily Handicraft
Recommendation
(Photo)Barangay Officials of Pantay Fatima
Aknowledgement
References
Purpose of the Study
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To show the collaborative efforts of local government, NGO
and public to improve quality of life
To show the collaborative efforts of the City government of
Vigan, Villar Foundation, Barangay Pantay Fatima and public
to improve the economic-quality of life of the residents of
Pantay Fatima through the supply and demand of waterlily
“water hyacinth”, a solid waste material.
Barangay Pantay Fatima Profile
•The Barangay was an island
formed by means of receding
waters of a big branch of Abra
River between Vigan and Sta.
Catalina, hence named “Pantay”
and
“Fatima”
was
adopted
through
the
settling
of
Benedictine Nuns and Sisters
who constructed a shrine The
Our Lady of Fatima , a reflection
of the apparition of Our Lady of
Fatima in Portugal.
lnbvigan.com/
www.flikrriver.com/placa/ep3.191Tub61E
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Fatima Shrine at he Benedictine Nuns and
Sisters
Photos courtesy of
Benedictine Chapel
On the western part of the
historic City of Vigan
Barangay Pantay Fatima is
bounded on the north by
Govantes River, on the south
by Barangay Bulala and
Barangay Ayusan Norte, on
the east by Pantay Daya and
on the west by Barangay
Pantay Laud.
Barangay Pantay Fatima
has a total land area 1.1218
sq.m. With a population of
2,402 and 544 households.
Farming and Fishing are its
main industries.
 It is home to the FatimaVigan Multipurpose
Cooperative, the Monastery
of the Benedictine Nuns of
the Eucharistic King, and to
one of Vigan’s radio stations,
DZNS.
Economic Profile of the Barangay
Demographic Information:
Population (Source / NSO ___RBI)
Number of Male
Number of Female
TOTAL
Number
Number
Number
Number
of
of
of
of
families
Households
Labor Force
Unemployed
2,656
: 1,204
: 2,656
: 1,452
: 761
: 564
: 450
Base on the:550
Brgy. Governance Report 2012
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Barangay Pantay Fatima has a total land area 1.1218 sq.m. With a population of
2,656 and 564 households
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Major Economic Activity
( 40 %)
Farming
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Fishing
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Business
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Employed
Base on the Brgy. Governance Report 2012
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Others
•Farming and Fishing are its main industries.
Vision
Ti barangay pantay Fatima, ke
nasirmata mi nga narang-ay,
natalna, nasalunat, nadalus a
komunidad babaen kadagiti
pangnamnamaan ken
mannakipaset nga agindeg ken
nagaget nga agserbi nga opisyales”
Mission
Tapnu magun-od ti sirmata ti
Barangay Pantay Fatima,
masapul nga mapataud ti adu-adu,
dalusan ken pasalun-aten ti bagi,
manteneren ti urnos ken talna,
saluadan ti salun-at, pagbalinen a
mapangnamnamaan dagiti agindg
ken maparegta dagiti opisyales ti
barangay.”
Comprehensive Barangay Solid Waste Management Program
Ordinance Number 1 Series 0f 2007
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In year 2007 the Barangay came up with a strategy to address the
concerns of the environment, economy and social sector with strategic
focus on the solid waste management program. This is due to lack of
garbage disposal system, waterlilies grew on rivers that block
waterways, number of housewives had no productive employment.
(Strategies)The program was made to establish a solid waste collection
system, engaging community participation in solid waste management,
livelihood generation from waste materials (one resource is the
waterlily),partnership with the city government and religious sector
(machinery).
Photos courtesy of Brgy. Pantay Fatima
•Training was conducted by Villar Foundation with the assistance of the Vigan
Skills Training Institute housewives to make bags slippers etc. out of waste
materials ex. Waterlilies
Photos courtesy of Villar foundation
“Through the efforts of Villar, training for waterlily products making had been
conducted in the cities of Las Pinas, Makati, Quezon, Caloocan, Taguig
and Pasig; Malabon; Taytay; Rizal; Bulihan, Silang and Bacoor, Cavite; Talusig,
Ifugao; Sta. Rosa, San Pedro and San Pablo, Laguna; Libon, Albay;
Malolos, Calumpit and Meycauayan, Bulacan; Talavera, Gen. Natividad, Cabiao,
Cuyapo, San Jose and Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija; Baras, Rizal; Basista and Sta.
Barbara, Pangasinan; Zambales; Laoag, Ilocos Norte; Tuguegarao, Cagayan;
Isabela; Vigan, Ilocos Sur; Mindoro; Davao City; Agusan del Sur, Cotabato City;
North Cotabato; South Cotabato; Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte; Sultan
Kudarat; Butuan City; and Pendatum, Maguindanao”.
http://www.roundjuan.com/2013/02/villar-foundations-100-centers-for.html
* Water
hyacinth
is a free-floating
Waterlily
or Water
Hycinth perennial plant that can grow to
a height of 3 feet.
* The dark green leave blades are circular to elliptical in shape
attached to a spongy, inflated petiole.
*Underneath the water is a thick, heavily branched, dark fibrous
root system.
*The water hyacinth has striking light blue to violet flowers
located on a terminal spike. Water hyacinth is a very aggressive
invader and can form thick mats.
*Water hyacinth has no known direct food value to wildlife and is
considered a pest
species.
http://nagacentralschool1-waterlily.blogspot.com/p/focus-study.html
Multi-faceted Threats
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Hindrance to water transport. Canals and freshwater rivers can
become impassable as they clog up with densely intertwined carpets
of the weeds.
Clogging intakes of irrigation, hydropower and water supply
systems. Water hyacinth causes blockages to the flow of electricity,
flooding, and equipment damage.
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Increased disease in the habitat: Malaria, degue, and water borne
parasites and other water borne diseases increase as the water
hyacinths provide habitats for mosquitoes.
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Increased evaporation and transpiration of water. It has been
discovered that water loss can be as much as 1.8 times that of
evaporation from waterways free of these plants.
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Fishing opportunities:. Fish populations decrease as water begins to
lose oxygen and sunlight. Populations of crocodiles and snakes
increase. In areas where fishermen are barely able to sustain
themselves from this industry, this is an economic disaster.
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Reduced biodiversity: When water hyacinth thrives, it out competes
other aquatic plants. This causes an imbalance in the
micro‐ecosystem resulting in reduced flora and the fauna that depend
on it. Localized water quality also deteriorates which may be harmful
to people who rely on the waterway for drinking water.
Training and Seminar
(Videos)
• Villar Foundation
• News to go
Photo courtesy Naga Central School