INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES LISTING PER MUNICIPALITY, PROVINCE OF QUEZON
FIRST DISTRICT
1) Burdeos – fishing, tourism and coconut
2) General Nakar – fishing, eco-tourism, forestry, agriculture (coconut), water supply and mining
3) Infanta – tourism, eco-tourism, fishing, agriculture (coconut) and furniture making
4) Jomalig – fishing and eco-tourism
5) Lucban – food delicacies, tourism, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits and vegetables production, ornamental plants and cottage industries
6) Mauban – power source, forestry, tourism, fishing, mining and quarrying, agriculture (coconut and rice) and furniture making
7) Pagbilao – power source, quarrying, tourism, fruits and vegetables production, fishing, and agriculture (coconut and rice)
8) Panukulan – eco-tourism, fishing, timber and logging and agriculture (coconut and rice)
9) Patnanungan – eco-tourism, fishing, and agriculture (coconut and rice)
10) Polillo – eco-tourism, fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice) and furniture making
11) Real – eco-tourism, fishing, fruits and vegetables, quarrying, agriculture (coconut), timber and logging industry, cottage industry and furniture making
12) Sampaloc – eco-tourism, food delicacies, forestry, mining and quarrying, agriculture (coconut and rice), native bag and basket making.
13) Tayabas – tourism, forestry, cottage industry, food delicacies, and agriculture (coconut and rice)
SECOND DISTRICT
1) Candelaria – tourism, agriculture (coconut, rice and coffee), cottage industries, food delicacies, major industries (oil mills and desiccated), quarrying, poultry and other livestock
2) Dolores – tourism, forestry, fruits and vegetables, agriculture (coconut and rice), pilgrimage center, and food delicacies
3) Lucena City – trade and industry, transportation, commerce, tourism, fishing, livestock, bamboo furniture, agriculture (coconut and rice) and garments.
4) San Antonio – agriculture (coconut and rice), major industry (feed mill), garments, fruits and vegetables, citrus, and black pepper.
5) Sariaya – tourism, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits and vegetables, food delicacies, livestock and poultry, and quarrying
6) Tiaong – livestock and poultry, lanzones, mango, tourism, food delicacies, agriculture (coconut and rice), ornamental plants, and ceramic pottery
THIRD DISTRICT
1) Agdangan – red clay quarrying, agriculture (coconut and rice), fishing, fruits, and vegetables
2) Buenavista – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), and corn
3) Catanauan – food delicacies, agriculture (coconut, banana and rice), livestock, poultry and fishing
4) General Luna – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits, and vegetables
5) Macalelon – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits and vegetables, and livestock
6) Mulanay – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits and vegetables, forestry, corn, and livestock
7) Padre Burgos – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits, vegetables, and livestock 8) Pitogo – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits, vegetables, and livestock
9) San Andres – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits, vegetables, corn, and livestock
10) San Francisco – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits, vegetables, livestock, and corn pasture
11) San Narciso – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), forestry, major industry (oil mill), ornamental plants, livestock production, cattle, and corn
12) Unisan – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits and vegetables, and quarrying
FOURTH DISTRICT
1) Alabat – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits and vegetables, livestock, tourism, and wood products
2) Atimonan – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits and vegetables, tourism, logging and aquaculture 3) Calauag – fishing, and agriculture (coconut and rice),
4) Guinayangan – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), and forestry
5) Gumaca – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), fruits and vegetables, tourism, and livestock
6) Lopez – major industry (flour mill), agriculture (coconut and rice), fishing, fruits and vegetables, quarrying, food delicacies, buri fan making, and driftwood furniture
7) Perez – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), and tourism
8) Plaridel – fishing, and agriculture (coconut and rice)
9) Quezon – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), wood products and boat making
10) Tagkawayan – fishing, agriculture (coconut and rice), quarrying, forestry, fruits and vegetables, wood products, and tourism
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Table 8: Percent Distribution of Household Population
15 Years and Over Who Worked at Anytime in the
Past Year by Industry Group, 1995
Total
Percent to Total
Both Sexes
438,509
100%
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry
202,264
46.13%
Fishing
32,603
7.43%
Mining and Quarrying
540
0.12%
Manufacturing
28,296
6.45%
Electricity, Gas and Water
2,016
0.46%
Construction
24,469
5.58%
Trade
44,043
10.04%
Services
103,868
23.69%
Not Stated
410
0.09%
SOURCE: National Statistics Office- Quezon
There are 3,690 establishments in the industry and 10,471 establishments in the services sector. Lucena City accounted for 46.8% of the industry (1,127 establishments) and 28.4% for services (2,970 establishments) or an average share of 33.1%. From this data it is apparent that Lucena is the leader in the urbanization process.
Municipalities with emerging signs of urbanization based on the number of industries and service establishments include Tayabas, Mauban, Lucban, Tiaong, Sariaya, Candelaria, Unisan, Lopez, Gumaca, and Infanta.
