Establishing
offering retail trade services constitute about 78%
of the total number. These consist primarily of sari-sari
store, which total to 100 units. These are distributed
in the three barangays with San Antonio having the
most number of sari-sari stores. Considering the number
of households being served by sari-sari store the
ratiois one sai-sari store per thirty two households.
In Longos, the ratio is 1:29; San Juan, 1:38 and San
Antonio,1:30. Other establishments offering retail
trade services includes the fruit stands, the wholesaler,
drugstores, palakaya and regaton, fishing materials
outlet.
Service
establishments constitute 9.2&. These consist
of restaurants, carinderias, boarding house and recreation
establishments. San Juan has the most number of these
kinds.
The rural
bank of Magdelena at Longos is the only listed bank
in the municipality. This is a about 7% of the total
number.
The establishments
considered industrial can generally be considered
manufacturing activities. These includes the bakeries,
handicraft-making firms, paper machete shops, the
Laguna apparel and Eurotech Ham System. Most of them
are in Longos.
It can
be noted that there are more establishments in San
Antonio due to most number of sari-sari store, this
is followed by Longos with San Juan has the least
number. However, establishments in San Juan are varied
offer services other than the daily households requirements.
Such commercial
and industrial activities can be considered minimal.
The establishments cater mainly to daily rout nary
requirements of the households. Industrial activities
can be classified as cottage industries, which are
resource-oriented. These are export-oriented but of
minimal value.
There is
no Central Business District or public marketing the
municipality. Likewise, there is no designated or
concentration area of industrial activities.
Thus, there
is a need to upgrade and enhance the commercial and
industrial activities in the municipality. This includes
cottage and tourism industry.
A central
business district has to be designated Industrial
Area shall also be identified. Tourism areas will
be zoned. Cottage industries promoted.
Opening
of the municipality to inventors and investments that
will spark up commercial activities will encourage
putting up of commercial establishments that will
cater to this. Modernization of agriculture through
inter-cropping of high value crops will induce agriculture
based commercial activity in the municipality. Development
of the potential tourism areas in the municipality
will also enhance an eco-tourism commercial activity.
Improving quality and innovative designs of woodcraft
and handicrafts being made in the municipality, will
improve export and also induced commercial activity
in the municipality.
Allocation
and zoning of specific areas for commercial and business
establishment will give order to the land use and
thereby promote the development of a Central Business
District for the municipal. Industrial areas solely
to light industries will also facilitate locating
and establishment of industries in the municipality,
subjects of commercial to environmental concern. Labor-interfere,
light intensity industries are the preferred types.
Incentives
to establishments of financial centers, bank and lending
institutions will facilitate availability of credit
capital for the projected growth in commerce and industry,
tourism and cottage industries.
