PREPARED BY:

LAGASCA, COLLEEN JANE R.

BS ARCHITECTURE
CEIT 01 902P

INSTRUCTOR:
ARCH. MARIEROSE VOCAL
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

Made up of almost 7,000 number of island, the

community of the Philippines is considered rich
in agricultural land and products. Producing
numerous products such as rice, corn, sugarcane,
coconut, abaca, tobacco and pineapples makes the
name of the country bloom all over the world
which builds up large percentage in the economic
growth of the country. Improving and developing
these sectors will be a great help to achieve the
full potential of the country to be agricultural
producer.

Every province around the country has an

individual

capacity

to

yield

agricultural

products, but some needed support and

development to attain the demands n the
market. In the province of Tarlac, municipality
of Anao the resource of a bountiful scent type
of flower is found named as Ylang Ylang. The
municipality is the smallest municipality in the
province, but unvailing the largest number of
Ylang Ylang trees all over the Philippines that
bestow it the title of Ylang Ylang capital. It
showed great potentials that may greatly
contribute to the economy and development of
the municipality and the country as well.
Foreign demands continue to court the Ylang
ylang for its oil and fragrance. It maybe a
nutshell as to started but could be precious as
pearl if developed.

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1.0 Present conditions:

Ylang Ylang in Anao

The main industry, if not the
only industry in Anao right now
is its production of Ylang Ylang
essential oil used for making
fragrances. The main thrust is
coming from the municipality
with the help by way of technical
assistance from foreign funding
agencies or groups. This gives
anao

international

edge

compared to other municipalities in the Tarlac.

Ylang-ylang is a medium-size tree that has been introduced into many islands in the Pacific for
its fragrant flowers. This species is often found growing spontaneously in secondary forests and
agro forests, where it regenerates easily. It is also a common garden ornamental. Ylang-ylang is
valued as the source for ylang-ylang oil, which figures prominently in the perfume industry and
aromatherapy.

The Ylang-ylang tree belongs to

the

family Anonaceae.

It

is

scientifically known as Cananga

odorata. It is a strong tree that
reaches a maximum height of
about 65 feet. The tree is
cultivated for its fragrant flowers
which are used as garlands.
Essential oil can

be

from ylang-ylang which

extracted
finds

application in many industries

especially in medicine and perfumery.

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Tarlac profits from the oil extraction from Ylang

Ylang by making perfumes and oil. And some are
sold for manufacturers to make other products out
of its oil such as soap and shampoo.
Looking at the sales performance of the YlangYlang

Livelihood

Project,

Mayor

Rodolfo

Guerrero was a bit worried. Sales of ylang-ylang

oil had dipped in the year 2000 after
nearly five years of steady increase. The sales for 2000 almost fell to the same level in 1997,
when the country was swept along in the financial crisis that gripped Southeast Asia. As
he looked around his office, Mayor Guerrero pondered the future of Anaos Ylang-Ylang oil
industry. The municipality had anchored its
identity and its future on Ylang-Ylang as the
municipal vision statement hanging on the wall of
his office proudly proclaimed: The vision of Anao
is To be the seat of the countrys Ylang-Ylang
industry, meeting the required
number of trees for commercial sale, producing
high

quality

oil

that

is

competitive

with

international standards [sic].

The cooperation and coordination of the local
authority with the international agencies are able to
provide machineries that will help greatly for the
extraction of oil from Ylang Ylang. The city used to
have a large amount of Ylang Ylang trees but due to the
construction of the TPLEX it hits the 1.7 hectares of the
Ylang Ylang mini-forest in San Fernando west causing
them to lose large number of Ylang Ylang trees. It

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doubles the plantation project of the city. Unfortunately the development of the project is not
exceeding too far to meet large demands for local and international requests. It is due to
different reasons which should be given attention.
2.0 Organizational Chart (Planning Team)
The personnel involves for the development program for Ylang Ylang Industry.
Mayor Betty
Lacbayan
Chairperson
Vice Mayor Rafael N. Naral
Co-Chairperson

Arch. Perlyna A. Manix

Local Planning
Coordinator
Engr. Carlo Y. Silva
Local Development Officer

Sanggunian Committee
Chairperson

Representative of DOST

Representative of Farmers
Association

Representative of DA

Representative of RICH

Representative of DILG
Representative of PROP
Representative of DTI
Representative of BAF

Representative of
PHILMECH

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2.1 Program Planning

Little known and visited, Anao was thrust into national
attention when it won the Galing Pook Award in 2000 for
its Ylang-Ylang project. In a nutshell, the project turned
what was a backyard and ornamental tree favored for the
clean, fresh, and fragrant smell emitted by its flowers into
a viable income generating project for the municipality
and its inhabitants. The project is called the Sustainable
Livelihood Program and Environment Resource anagement of the Anao Ylang Ylang.

3.0 Vision
ANAO: A progressive Eco-Tourism and Agro-industrial center, led by politically mature, Godfearing leaders and citizenry, living in a peaceful, environmentally-sustainable and disaster
resilient community.

4.0 Objectives
The main objective of the program is to help the improvement and development of the industry
of Ylang Ylang in the municipality of Anao and building its foundation to step up the class
level of the municipality.
The main 3 goals are:
1. Development and Improvement
To obtain new knowledge applicable to the development and improvement of the
Ylang Ylang

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 To provide a study that will exceed and may explore more about the potentials of
Ylang Ylang oil for its development and improvement to achieve the demands
locally and internationally
2. Education
Opening an opportunity for the farmers, local government and local residents to
enhance their capability in the livelihood concerning to ylang ylang plantation, oil
extraction and product making.
To provide additional additional sources of revenue to the municipality and the
barangays (villages), thus making them less dependent on the Internal Revenue
Allotment (IRA).

3. Product Performance
To improve the product performance of the Ylang Ylang
To introduced the Municipalitys own product from Ylang Ylang to the commercial
world that may have the capability to compete within the market.

5.0 Program Concept

The Ylang Ylang industry in the Municipality
of Anao has been started too long ago back
from the year 1989 that serves as the nutshell
of the Municipality. The project of livelihood
was given attention to provide a source of
revenue of the local residents.
As a solution, a Hardin for Ylang Ylang
Aroma is planned to build in line for the
program for the Ylang Ylang Industry. It will provide the facilities for conducting Research and
Development in improving and developing the potentials of Ylang Ylang. It will also house the
facilities for the production of the products and a training facility for those who wanted to be
part of the production. They will learn how to do the homemade products out of the Ylang

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Ylang oil and scent. As an exposition and display area, there will also be a commercial facility
and an additional Aromatherapy facility for the customers and people of Anao.
The objective of the project is not only to conduct research and development but shall provide
an increase and promote the agricultural spot of the area. In conclusion, the program shall be
exemplary for the province and be a landmark of tourism to promote the locality and region as
well.
6.0 ECOLOGICAL PROFILE
6.1 ESTABLISHING THE NEED

The opening of the TPLEX at the doorstep of Anao can really create opportunities for this
small municipality. But great investment must be made to lure people into this quiet town. The
Ylang Ylang industry could be a starting point. Most people are not aware of the processes that
brig their fragrances to life, the upcoming industry of Anao in this aspect can greatly pump
interest from outsides.
What will make it worth someones while to stop by and smell the flowers of Anao?

More investments and studies must make to maximize the full potential use of the Ylang Ylang
to be promoted and to meet the demand locally and internationally. This will serve as the first
step of the municipality to showcase what their municipality has.

6.2 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

1. Population Size and Growth Rate
Based on the 2010 National Statistics Office (NSO) cesus, the population of
Anao reached 10, 873 with an increase of 1,633 persons from the 1995 census.
Anao is not only the smallest municipality of Tarlac having 2, 387 hectares, it is
also the least populated one among the other 17 municipalities of the province.
From the period of 1995-2010, there was an observed annual growth rate of
1.18% a much lower one compared to the national growth rate which is 2.04%.

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2. Growth of Barangay Population

Anao is composed of 18 barangays with the Poblacion as its center. Barangay
Poblacion, although considered as the center of municipality, is not the most
populated barangay as what was observed from other centers from other
municipalities or towns. Among the 18 barangays, Brgy. Sinense is the most
populated with 1, 039 inhabitants or the 9.56% of the whole Anao population.
Brgy Sinense is allowed by Brgys. San Francisco West (1,038), Casili (935),
Suaverdez (898) and San Roque (830). Brgy. Baguindoc is the least populated
with only 336 persons. The fastest growth rate (2.40%) was observed in Brgy.
Santo Domingo.
Highest growth rate was observed in Barangay Santo Domingo (2.40%)
followed by the other top 4 Brgys. Suaverdez (2.23%), San Francisco East
(2.11%), San Roque (1.86%) and Sinense (1/81%). Negative growth rate was
recorded in Barangay Poblacion (-0.75%) and San Jose South (-0.18). Positive
growth rates indicate that the population in the area is growing; negative growth
rate on the other hand would mean that the inhabitants of the place are getting
smaller. Decreasing inhabitants can be attributed to deaths or to migration.

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3. Population
From the 10, 873 population of 2010, the total Anao is projected to increase to
11, 529 by 2015. Population projections are used as basis for estimating the
future needs of the locality like education, health services and infrastructures.

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4. Population Density
In 1995, the population density of Anao was 3.872 persons per hectare but in
2010 it increased to 4.555 persons per hectare. Population density is computed
as the population in the municipality over the area of the whole municipality.
With an area of only seven hectares, the Poblacion stands as the most densely
populated among all barangays.
The top three densely populated barangays in 1995 were Poblacion (58.42),
Hernando (9.54) and San Roque (12.21) came second to the Poblacion (58.86).
There was an observed decrease in the population density of Poblacion, it also
recorded a 0.75 annual growth rate. Reason to the said occurrence may or mat
not be attributes to migration of residents to other barangays of nearby towns.
The least dense barangay is Baguinloc.

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5. Household Distribution
With only five-year interval, the number of households in Anao increased from
1, 571 to 1, 817. In 1995, Brgy. San Francisco West has the highest recorded
number of households (183) followed by Brgy. Sinense (158). Brgy. Sto.
Domingo on the other hand recorded the lowest number of households, it just
follows that Sto. Domingo was also the least populated barangay during that
year.

6. Age Sex Distribution

The population of Anao is almost equally divided between male (5,392) and
female (5,342). The productive section of the population, or those who are
between the ages of 15 and 64, is more than one-half of the total population for
the year 2010.

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The female populance that is of reproductive age (15-49 years old) was 52%. Increase in the
population should be expected since the number of women in the reproductive age also
signifies increase birth rates.

7. Dialects and Language

Owing to its ancestry. Anao is predominantly an Ilokano-speaking community
with nine (9) out of ten (10) of the population speaking the dialect. The only
other dialect spoken by significant number of the population is Tagalog, at about
8.13 percent. Even migrants to the area learn the Ilocano dialect in no time at all.

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8. Religion
Roman Catrholic Church, the Philippine Independent Church, and the Aglipayan
Church are the three dominant religious groups in the area. Small s it is, Anao is
disputed to be the municipality largely depends on.
The total number of population of Anao is 1.18 being explained the distribution above. The
target users are most in the number of the 20 years old and above, have a capacity to work in
the industry and willing to give and share efforts for the Ylang Ylang industry.
6.3 LOCAL ECONOMY:
6.3.1 Commerce
Commerce and trade in the town basically takes place in the municipal public market in the
morning of Tuesdays, Thursday, and Sundays. The rest of the week, residents either go to the
public markets of nearby towns of Moncada, Paniqui and Nampicuan or to the sari-sari stores
in their neighborhood. The public market is a covered structure at the back of the municipal
hall. Beside it is a two-storey commercial building with about six (6) stalls on each floor that
was constructed in 1997. Except for one unit, all stalls have yet to be rented out.
As of November 30, 1999, there were at least 111 registered business establishments. Most of
these, or 97 to be exact, are sari-sari stores. The other businesses are bakeries, welding shops,
rice mills, and a videoke restaurant.
6.3.2 Industry
In terms of industry, Anao is home to one of the largest poultry hatchery owned by the Vitarich
Corporation, an ISO-certified company with a capacity of 12.13 million day-old chicks. There
are also a couple of medium-sized piggeries.

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6.3.3 Agriculture sector

Anao is basically an agricultural municipality. Seven out of 10 households are engaged in
farming and farm-related activities. Even in its urban center, almost half of the households are
engaged in farming. The barangays of Baguindoc, Don Ramon, San Jose South and San Roque
are agricultural communities with almost all households are into agriculture.

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In terms of crops, palay, corn and mongo are the three main crops of the municipality although
there are those who occasionally plant beans and vegetables. A total area of 1,639 is planted to
palay. Of this, 1,236 hectares are irrigated and 403 are rainfed. Sources of irrigation are mainly
deepwell pumps, which irrigate a total area of 1,128 hectares.
The average yield per hectare of irrigated lands is 63 sacks of palay (50 kilos in dry weight)
during the second semester (July to December) while it is 84.69 during the first semester
(January to June).
During the period covering 1990 to 1998, a total of 24.76 hectares of land dedicated to palay
has been converted to other land uses such as industrial (5 has), orchard and fishpond (14.7
has) and roads.

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6.3.4 EMPLOYMENT
Much of the labor force is involved with agriculture. For the most part of the population that
are engaged in other line of work, most get their living outside of the municipality. Even in the
municipalitys website, job openings posted are for work that are available in nearby towns or
cities in Tarlac.

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6.4 PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES:

6.4.1 Geographic Location - One of the 17 towns of the Province of Tarlac, Anao is located
thirty-four (34) kilometers away from the provincial center of Tarlac. It lies on the
northeastern edge of the province bounded by the following municipalities: San Manuel,
Tarlac on the north, Ramos, Tarlac on the south, Moncada, Tarlac on the northwest, Paniqui,
Tarlac on the southwest, and Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija on the east. Globally, the town lies
between latitudes 15 40 15 50 and longitudes 120 30 120 40.

6.4.2 Land area and Topography

The estimated land area of the Municipality of Anao is 2,387 hectares or 23,870 square meters,
most of which are plain or slope-less surface. With this size, Anao is the smallest municipality
of Tarlac. Like the province that it is a part of, Anao is landlocked and is relatively far from
the sea. It is composed of eighteen (18) barangays, Barangay Poblacion being the center.

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6.4.3 Climate
The Municipality of Anao has two pronounced seasons:
the wet and the dry seasons. The wet season is
characterized by heavy rainfall due to monsoon rains
and tropical storms, which start in the month of May
and last up to September.

This period register

temperatures that range from 24 to 31 degrees

centigrade. The rest of the year is the dry season,
which peaks in the month of April. The coldest
temperature is in the months of December to February
and the warmest in March to May.
The average rainfall is 29.5 centimeter with an average
cloudless or sky coverage that moves at 7.1 knots in the general direction of southwest,
southeast

and

northeast.

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6.4.4 Soil
Like most of the eastern towns of the province, the soil of Anao is fertile, alluvial soil, silt
loam, sand and clay. Soil type is officially classified as that of the San Miguel Silt Loam, a
type of soil highly suitable to agricultural crops like rice and tobacco.
The soil series of Anao are light brownish, gray, dark gray to heavy black granular surface
soil. When dry, soil becomes hard and compact and breaks into big clogs. The sub-soil is
brownish gray to granular clay loam.
6.4.5 Land Use (2001 - 2010):
Based on the records of the Office of
Municipal Assessor, the existing land-use of
Anao, Tarlac is characterized by predominant
Agricultural use covers 1,031.720 hectares
which are primarily government facilities
occupying 11.1197 hectares and religious
building at 0.5268 hectares. Industrial area of
Anao occupies a total of five (5) hectares,
which is concentrated in Barangay San
Francisco West. Commercial area covers a
mere 0.03 hectares (or 300 square meters) in
the town center, barangay Poblacion.

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Of the total agricultural area of 2,084.7581, around

90% of the total land use is allocated to the
production of palay, the main crop. The remaining
10% of the total land use for high valued crops, such
as mango.
Around 1,031.720 hectares of the total landed area is
allocated to residential houses in all barangay. They
are

concentrated

along

roadside

and

built

individually apart and interspersed with agricultural

and commercial uses.
Around 300 square meters of the total land area is allocated to commercial establishment, the
main feature is the Public Market within the Poblacion.
Around 17,6850 hectares representing 0.741% of the total land area is allocated to Provincial
Road, Municipal Roads and Barangay Roads.
Municipal water is allocated around 166.2180 hectares representing 6.693% of the total land
area. These comprise the Capataan Creek and Cadaanan Creek in Barangay Carmen,
Quinabontoc Creek in Barangay Baguindoc, Fortuna Creek in Barangay San Jose North to
Rizal, Maybulsa Creek in Barangay San Francisco West, Lipnoc Creek in Barangay Sinense.
Approved Land Use
During the planning period, there will be changes in the classification of land use particularly
in Agriculture to give way to the development of the sectoral land use.

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The total Agricultural area of around

2,083.3207 hectare will be reduced to 553.1208
hectares representing 23.17% of the total land
area for the next ten (10) years.
The decrease is attributed to the following:
1. Additional 22.4480 hectares is allotted for
Residential uses.
2. Another 8.3907 hectares is allotted for
institutional use.
3. Another 2.6 hectares is allotted for Roads.
4. Another 474.4345 hectares is allotted for
Urban Land Use.
5. Another 7.0
Commercial use.

hectares

is

allotted

fro

Another 167.2580 hectares is allotted for Agroindustrial Use

Infra and other Utilities:

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6.4.6 Transportation Subsector

The total length of the municipalitys road
network is 35.37 kilometers. In terms of road
density, or length of road per square kilometer,
the municipality has 1.48 units.
Anao has no public transportation station as
there are no public transport that originate
from the town. In terms of transportation, two
buses plying the route of Manila-Cuyapo and
vice versa pass through the town daily, and so
do jeepneys plying the route of MoncadaCuyapo. Tricycles are stationed in Paniqui but
do not have a station in Anao. The other type of transportation other than the jeepney and
tricycle that the people popularly use especially the rural folks is the pogpog, a trailer pulled by
a hand tractor fitted with rubber tires.

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6.4.7 Water supply

The main source of potable water of the towns people is groundwater from deep wells and an
existing water system. The most common types of pumps used are the cylinder and the
jetmatic. There were at least 926 units of pumps serving a total of 2,006 households or an
average ratio of two households per one unit of pump (Ratio of 2:1). Only two barangays have
a comparatively very high ratio, San Jose North with 15:1 and San Jose South with 13:1.
Bantog has the best ratio of 1.3 households per unit. The existing water system serves twelve
(12) barangays.

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6.4.8. POWER SUPPLY

Power Supply in the municipality is provided by
Tarelco, a local cooperative operating in the
province of Tarlac. The municipal aggregate of
electrification reflects a total of 97% household
coverage.
There are five (5) baragays in the municipality with
100% electrification coverage already. The rest of
thr barangays range from 92-99% electrification
coverage with barangays San Fransisco West and
Suaverdez being the lowest at 92% and 93% respectively.

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6.4.9 TELECOMMUNICATION
Communication services in the municipality are
provided by the PLDT and wireless facilities. The
barangays of Poblacion, Rizal, San Juan, Carmen,
Don Ramon and San Jose are connected by
landline communication system through PLDT, a
telephone company of national coverage. Wireless
connections provided by Smart and PLDT on the
other hand are present in the barangays except in
Suavarez, Baguindoc, sinense, Casili and Bantog.

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7.0 IMPLEMENTATION
The potentials of ylang-ylang as a source of income was formally identified in February 1989,
whenTechnology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) experts conducted an ocular
inspection in Anao and found that there were at least 72 flowering ylang-ylang trees in the
municipality. Recognizing the dollar-earning potentials of widespread cultivation and
extraction, the experts recommended the ylang-ylang essential oil extractor project as one of
the projects under the Rural Industrialization Can Happen or RICH Program.

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Generating More Support for the Program

The program generated support from a variety of sources, both local and national. The
municipality is a recipient of the Program to Refocus Orientation to the Poor (PROPOOR). As
part of the program, national agencies such as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR),
Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of
Science and Technology (DOST) and the provincial government pooled their resources to help
the program DAR donated 40,000 seedlings while the DA gave another 10,000. Congressman
Jose Cojuangco Jr. gave a five-kilogram extractor. The DOST gave a 50-kilogram extractor in
1992 and another 25-kilogram extractor in 1994. Congressman Cojuangco also partially funded
the construction of a two-story building known as Kabyawan within the municipal compound.
This became the site for the extraction process.
7.1 Local Budget

By the end of 2013, the LGU of Anao had a total revenue of P38,790,299.90 coming
from the local taxes, fees, Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and other external sources.
While the expenses of the LGU considering the expenses from its Personal Services
(PS), Maintainance and other operating expenses and financial expenses totaled
P38,010,256.22. In result, the LGU has a 780,043.68 net income to sustain other
expenses.

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7.2 Annual Investment Program (CY 2013) Accomplishment Report

The identification of the plans, and programs, projects and acivities (PPA) at the yearly
level are comprehensively elaborated in the Annual Investment Program (AIP). The
AIP contains all the PPAs to be implemented within the current year that are in line
with the policy thrusts of the municipality.
The documentation of the AIP 2012 is structured according to the different
sectors of the municipality. The table below illustrates the total expected costs of the
various sectors and the LGUs current expenses that constites on-going PPAs.

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7.3 PRIORITIZE

DEFFERABLE
NECESSARY
ACCEPTABLE
ESSENTIAL
ESSENTIAL
NECESSARY
DESIRABLE
DESIRABLE
ACCEPTABLE

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8.0 PLAN MONITORING AND EVALUATION

If there is a contest for the sweetest smelling municipality, the town of Anao in Tarlac could
bring home the trophy, thanks to the 10,000 ylang ylang (Cananga odorata) trees planted in its
2,500-hectare land.
And to help make sure that the trees exude sweetness not just to the air, but also to the
livelihood of the townspeople, the proposal of Hardin for Ylang Ylang Aroma is a great help
for the industry. Ylang-Ylang project. In a nutshell, the project turned what was a backyard and
ornamental tree favored for the clean, fresh, and fragrant smell emitted by its flowers into a
8.1 Creating the Proper Environment for the Program to Flourish
To ensure the success of the program, the Sangguniang Bayan (municipal council) enacted
several municipal ordinances:

Municipal Ordinance Number 32 in 1992 prohibited and penalized the indiscriminate

cutting of trees along roads and other government-owned areas.

Municipal Ordinance Number 43 in 1993 guaranteed the ownership of Ylang-Ylang

planted along roads.

Municipal Ordinance Number 65 in 1998 required a municipal permit or license or

clearance for the purchase and planting of Ylang-Ylang seedling.

These ordinances will be the basis for the monitoring of the program in terms legal and propers
of the program in most of the time.

8.2 Expansion
With the support coming in and the technology in place, the municipal government sought
to expand the supply of ylang-ylang flowers. The municipality encouraged the massive
planting of the Ylang-Ylang trees. Various sectors were tapped in these undertakings.
Students enrolled in the four primary schools and the only secondary school in the
municipality were required to plant and maintain at least one tree in their respective
barangay during the school year. Graduating students were required to plant seedlings in
the school grounds, which were monitored by the nametags placed in every Ylang Ylang

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they had planted. Municipal officials and employees were also involved including the
Philippine National Police (PNP) who guarded the seedlings.

8.3 Maintenance
Expansion has made the responsibilities of the local government more complex. Realizing the
enormous benefits to be gained if it were to get other parties involved, the LGU caused the
formation of the Anao Ylang-Ylang Primary Multipurpose Cooperative (AYPMPC) to
complement the LGUs effort. The municipal government extended assistance to the
cooperative, which was tasked with the management of the Integrated Development Project for
Ylang Ylang Plantation, a joint venture between the local government, AYPMPC and Julio
Coliamco, the owner of the lot where the plantation was located.

8.4 Marketing the Products

The increasing capacity of the municipality to extract oil from ylang-ylang flowers created the
challenge of marketing the product. The municipality responded through the following
measures:

In 1996, the municipality held its first every Ylang-Ylang festival. The festival has
since become an annual event.

Municipal Ordinance Number 68 in 1999 adopted AROMA ANAO as the brand name
of the Ylang-ylang products of the municipality.

Exhibition in various trade fairs.

MAPHILINDO Trading International, Inc. is interested in acquiring no less than

100,000 Ylang-Ylang seedlings.

8.5 New Product Development. With the help of other government agencies like the
Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), the LGU has been sponsoring training
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in the utilization of oil and water distillation in various products such as shampoo, soap, and
candles.
8.6 Sustaining the Project
To sustain the oil extraction project, the local government established a 686 square meter
municipal nursery in Barangay San Francisco West. Aside from the nursery, a 1.7-hectare
mini-forest was established in the same site where forest trees from DENR were planted with
the assistance of the Barangay Kabataan (youth villagers). The mini-forest is now planted with
more than 700 Ylang-Ylang, Narra, Acacia, Eucalyptus, Mahogany and other trees.
Barangay nurseries have likewise been established considering that the commercial extraction
of Ylang-Ylang oil requires some 100,000 flowering Ylang-Ylang trees. Records show that an
average of 2,000 seedlings is propagated every month. Ylang-ylang seedlings are distributed
free of charge to barangays, schoolchildren, cooperative, and other nongovernment
organizations (NGOs) for replanting.
The LGU has also entered into an agreement with the Anao National High School and the
Association of Barangay Councils, assuring that every high school and grade five and six
students will plant at least one ylang-ylang tree in their barangay.

Community Planning Development

Anao, Tarlac Philippines