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About Batangas City


CITY OF BATANGAS - Known as the "Industrial Port City of CALABARZON" and classified as one of the most competitive citiess in the country today and the home of approximately 324,116 peace-loving, hospitable and hard working inhabitants. It was proclaimed as a City on July 23,1969 which became the accelerating point of trading, commercial and industrial activities in the locality. The city is presently classified as a Regional Growth Center and identified as one of the sites for the Regional Agro-Industrial Center and Special Economic Zone as mandated by the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan and the Ecozone Act of 1995. This capital city is one of the nation's top revenue earning cities and the site of one of the biggest refineries in the Philippines. The city is also hosting the first three power plants using natural gas with a combined capacity of 2,700MW. It is located approximately 108.00 kiometers south of Manila.

The city's fine harbor was declared as an International Port and an alternate port of Manila. The city is the land of historical places, of fresh fruits and marine resourcesand of great opportunities for social and economic advancement.




AWARDS RECEIVED BY BATANGAS CITY 2011

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

International Awards for Liveable Communities (LIVCOM) Competition
GOLD AWARD - Project Category
SILVER AWARD - Whole City Category




ENVIRONMENT
MODEL ECOLOGICAL SOLID CITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Project of World Bank under the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC)




TOP FIVE COMPONENT CITY GARBO MARATHON
National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC)




MODEL CITY FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC)




CIVIL REGISTRAR
2nd PLACE EXTRA LARGE CATEGORY FOR BATANGAS CITY CIVIL REGISTRY




CITY HEALTH OFFICE
BEST LGU PERFORMER IN NUTRITION MANAGEMENT




COOPERATIVES
NATIONAL FINALIST - LGU COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP GALING POOK FOUNDATION (SICO SANITARY LANDFILL MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE)




AWARDS RECEIVED BY BATANGAS CITY

ENVIRONMENT

1st Runner-up - Best Performer (Component City) Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran, Region IV

Role Model City for the Implementation of RA 9003 as cited by DENR




SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT
Most Child Friendly City (Regional Level)




LOCAL GOVERNANCE
National - Ranked Number 4 in Philippine Cities Competitiveness Project (AIM Policy Center)

Regional - 1st Runner-up - Konrad Adenauer Medal of Excellence (KAME) Award, Region IV




YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Best in Leadership given to SK Federation by SK Federation, Batangas Province

Best in Culture given to SK Federation by SK Federation, Batangas Province

Best in Environmental Protection given to SK Federation by SK Federation, Batangas Province




COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP
Best in Cooperative-LGU Partnership given by the House of Senate (National Award)
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