A needs assessment carried out in the city of San Fernando La Union to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the city.

1. URBAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF
SAN FERNANDO CITY.
PRESENTED BY
SAMUEL, TOPE TRINITY
MPH1

2. City of San Fernando, La Union
 San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando and often referred to as San
Fernando City, is a third-class component city and capital of the province of La Union
in the Philippines.
 121, 812 people.
SOUTH SEA CHINA BAGULIN
NAGUILIA
BAUANG
SAN JUAN

3. Financial, industrial and political center of the province, as well as the center of Region I in the
regions of the Philippines. San Fernando became a city by virtue of Republic Act 8509 signed
into law on February 13, 1998 and ratified on March 20, 1998 by a plebiscite
93% of the population is Ilocano and is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic
There are communities of Pangasinense in the south, Igorots in the Cordillera foothills, and the
Chinese in the city.
La Union is highly literate, with San Fernando City as the administrative, educational, and
financial center of the region.

6. Vision: “A People's City whose citizens are economically and socially empowered with
a vibrant local economy, disaster resilient communities and competent leaders
espousing fair play
Mission: “To build a people-centered governance characterized by close collaboration
with stakeholders and excellent service delivery for the poor.”
Values: God-fearing
Integrity
Inclusiveness
Innovation

8. NEEDS ASSESSMENT
is a process used to determine priorities, make improvements, or allocate resources.
COMMUNITY/URBAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT
A community needs assessment seeks or aims to establish solution or cause of action for
a community after gathering information on strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and
threats faced by a community.

9. OBJECTIVES
1.To identify the essential resources that are already available in San Fernando City.
2.To identify the essential resources that are lacking or needed.
3.To determine how to obtain the needed resources, its allocation, and use.

10. SIGNIFICANCE
 It will help the city leader come up with policies to eradicate specific problems or
needs in the city, and it’s different Barangays.
 It helps in building communities that support and nurture children and families
including seniors and people with disability.
 It increases understanding within the community about its needs, why they exist, and
why it is important for the needs to be addressed.
 It increases awareness amongst community members on how they can contribute to
their community’s assets.

11. METHODOLOGY
Sort Permission from appropriate authority
Face to face Interview
Field visit

12. •Botanical garden
•Forest resource management
•Marine protected areas
•Implementation of climate change
adaptation and mitigation plan
•Environmental education and
advocacy
•Waste to goods program
•Waste recycling
•Relatively low cost of living
•Low cost of transportation
•Introduction of bike lane
•Project piloting on the use of solar,
wind and waste resources as
renewable energy
•Public smoking
•Limited water sources
•Questionable quality of water for
household
•Improper waste disposal
•Increasing incidence of children
•in conflict with the law
•Very few investors venturing into the
city despite the presence of the Local
Investments Incentive Code
•Lack of employment opportunities
•Poor maintenance of health facilities,
inadequate laboratory equipment
•Insufficient Financial support to
health programs and projects

13. RESULTS
 The green ribbon project
 Integrated waste management by producing IEC Materials on Waste
Management/Waste Segregation, tarp on plastic and Styrofoam Regulation
Ordinance
 Wastewater treatment before dumping into the environment to prevent pollution.
 Forest Resource Management Project for the establishment, maintenance, protection
and preservation area of communal forest, tree parks, greenbelts, area for forestation.
 Project piloting on the use of solar, wind and waste resources as renewable energy.

15. RECOMMENDATIONS
Investment in mechanized farming, build resistant storage
Efforts should be made to intensify the effectiveness of policies such as the public smoking
ban, waste segregation, proper collection and disposal by the designated authorities.
Proper maintenance of health facilities
Organizing and Funding rural health outreaches/campaigns
Investing in education, educational facilities, equipment, and making scholarship support and
youth programs available.
Construction of Roads
Introduction of bicycle lanes

16. THANKS