comprehensive disaster risk reduction and management plan - Jagna

The double reef is a protected zone and marked off by buoys so fishermen can't even go there. A
retired ex-prosecutor, who has the power to arrest, has the welfare of the reef as his hobby so
don't even think about dynamite fishing near Jagna.
Jagna has a new market; the last one burned down in 1998 and the market has occupied the plaza
ever since. Now that the new market is up, the plaza can finally be reclaimed, but that will take a
bit of time since some of the merchants occupying the plaza don't have the money to move into
the new market.
Like Tagbilaran, Jagna is a port town. Ferries run daily to and from other islands but currently ferry
transportation to Mindanao is only available to Butuan. The gorgeous island of Camiguin is visible
from Jagna but only accessible by pumpboat.
For places to stay, there are a few: some rooms by the port, the Garden cafe, but the pension
house in Pangdan is the nicest.
The municipality of Jagna has a total of 33 barangays that has been clustered into three; 1) Metro
Jagna – covering 8 urban/coastal barangays 2) Coastal Jagna – which covers 14 coastal barangays
and 3) Upland Jagna – comprises of 17 upland barangays. The total number of households reached
5,957 and the average household size was 4.4 persons. In the year 2007, the total population of the
municipality reaches to 32,034 (NSO 2007) covering the 0.61% growth rate.
Biological Resources:
Mangroves. Naturally grown mangroves of 400 stands of Bakhaw (Rhizophora sp.) and 30 trunks of
Pagatpat (Sonneratia alba) exist only along the coastline of Barangay Can-upao. Assessment results
show that majority (70%) of the Bakhaw species are classified matured while the pagatpat species
has more or less equal percentage of young and mature trees.
Seagrass. Participatory coastal resource assessment results conducted by BEMO and CRMP TWG in
April 2002 show that there are six (6) species of seagrasses in the coast of Jagna. Barangays Canuba
and Naatang have substantial seagrass cover as well as Barangay Ipil, Can-upao and Pangdan.
These seagrasses grow mostly on rocks and rocky surfaces.
Estuaries. The municipality has five major estuaries. These are located in Barangays Alejawan,
Pangdan, in barangay-boundaries of Pagina-Looc and Pagina-Poblacion, and in barangay Can-upao.
Secondary small estuaries also exist in Barangays Poblacion, Larapan, Looc, Can-uba, Can-upao and
Naatang.
Mineral Resources. The municipality of Jagna has rich potential sources in limestone deposit, a
very important component for cement production, all of these areas are outside the timberland or
forestland area. The most part of the municipality is covered by Sierra Bullones bedrock formation,
which is capped by massive limestone strongly correlating with the barili formation of South
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