LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF BALER, AURORA

Baler, Aurora is the capital town of Aurora province. In Baler there are many things to considered during visit like the pre- historic places that gives a significance contributution in the tourism department of the province. The town of Baler, Aurora is considered rural due to the main source of living here, is agriculture. The residence of Baler, Aurora is influences by Tagalog customs and tradition.

. 1609 the discovery of the town and founded. . 1901 the place is named by American, Tayabas and later become Quezon Province. . Angara, Bitong, Carrasco and Lumasac families is the inhabitant of Baler, Aurora. . December 1735, tidal wave. . June 14, 1951 Republic Act Number 648 recognizing Baler as the capital town of subprovince of Aurora Quezon and later Aurora province.

LAND AREA: 9, 255 has BARANGAYS: 13 POPULATION: 35, 871 (P) NO. OF HOUSEHOLDS: 8, 681 (P) AVE. POPULATION DENSITY: 379. 85 per sq. km. (P) URBAN DENSITY: 3, 631.50 per sq. km (P) AVE. ANNUAL GROWTH RATE: 4 percent 2007- 2009

Weather forecast in Baler, Aurora is not exact due to the weather here, is unpredictable. In the month of June to November Baler, Aurora is in the state of calamity, because this month is the month of typhoon. For the month of December, January and February the climate is good for recreational activities due to the cold weather.

Baler Tourist Spot Manuel Quezon House Museo de Baler The Catholic Church Ermita Beaches Municipal Plaza Decaloyongan

Almost half of the population of Baler, Aurora is a graduate of college and some of them has attended the graduate study program. In the latest statistic of Baler, Aurora the most prepared of parents to send their children for education in the level of: 1. Elementary- public is the majority while private institution is less priority. 2. Secondary- public is the priority of most parents rather than private.

3. Tertiary- in the province of Baler, Aurora there are 3 main colleges: . Aurora State College of Technology (public) . University of the Philippines (public) . Aurora Polytechnic College (semi- private) . Mount Carmel Colleges (private) . Lyceum of the East (private) 4. Alternative source of education . TESDA School 1. Short courses 2. Accessible courses

MOTHER TONGUE: most of the

residence is Tagalog. OTHER DIALECTS: 1. English 2. Ilocano 3. Visayas 4. Bicolano

 of the population is Roman Catholic of the population is Iglesia ni Cristo The remaining is member of Christian religion.

A. TRANSPORTATION 1. BY LAND Available mode of transportation: D LINER GENESIS LIZARDO 2. BY WATER Use of bancas. In Baler there are main fort available to use.

3. BY AIR Airport is located at San Leonardo, San Luis, Aurora. The airport is provincially use.
B. SOURCE OF INCOME Baler is agriculture based product so that most residence of the town is gaining salary through: 1. Fishing 2. Farming 3. of this are working from government and private institution.

INFRASTRUCTURE
At almost half of the budget of the Local Government of Baler, Aurora is budgeted from the construction of public utilities of the 13 barangays including the equipment purchase that distributed from different offices and for the construction of local government buildings.

Budget of 2011: IRA- Internal Revenue Allotment: 50, 000, 000. 00Php. Tax Revenue: 09, 000, 000. 00 Php Monetization of IRA: 07, 000, 000. 00 Php Special Education Fund: 02, 000, 000. 00 Php Non- Tax Revenue: 500, 000. 00 Php

SECTOR

AMOUNT (P)

General Public 34, 561, 182. 65 Service Social Service 8, 350, 639. 16 Economic Services 16, 173, 443. 20

PERCENT TOTAL 51. 35

12. 40 24. 03

Other Services:
5% Reserve for calamity Special Education Fund 3, 255, 591. 15 1, 880, 000. 00 4.84 2.79

Aid to Barangays
Debt Servicing Subsidy to public utilities & eco. Ent. Unappropriate Balance Total

13, 000. 00
470, 473. 00 2, 607, 966. 84 0 67, 312, 296. 00

0.02
0.07 3.87

100

The amount of P 8, 350, 639. 16 or 12.40% of the total budget is provided for the delivery of health, and social welfare services. Beneficiaries of this allocation are the members of the marginalized sector of the community to improve their quality of life and for special education fund.

Allocation for this sector is P34, 561, 182. 65 or 51. 35% of the total budget. The amount will be distributed to programs that will improve infrastructure facilities and public utilities vital to attain prosperity and convenience for the people, as well as maintaining a well developed Financial Management Information System and enhancing the capabilities of personnel involved in the fiscal planning and financial management, and for the regulatory functions of the municipality.

The total Personal Services for the budget year is P 35, 032, 811. 90. Total Personal Services accounts for 52. 04% of the total LGU budget

The amount of P 13, 138, 629. 72 has been set aside for MOOE, representing 19. 52% of the budget.

8.40% 10%

0.48% 9%

15. 97% 23%

75. 15% 58%

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The proposed budget share for the Operation of the Public Utilities and Economic Enterprise in 2011 shall be P4, 775, 478. 48 for Personal Services, P 2, 227, 488. 00 for Maintenance & Other Operating Expenses, P 35, 000. 00 for Capital Outlay. The total amount of 2, 607, 966. 84 were subsidized by the LGU in addition to those found in its Development Projects.

THANK YOU FOR THE COOPERATION AND SUPPORT.

LADI ZARAH BERNARD