Bulacan Province

Also known as: Lalawigan ng Bulacan

Bulacan is a province in Region III (Central Luzon). Population 3.71M (PSA 2020 census), 4 cities + 21 municipalities, 569 barangays total, land area 2,796.1 km². Provincial capital: City of Malolos.

Population (2020 PSA)3,708,890
Land area2,796.1 km²
Cities + Municipalities4 + 21
Total barangays569
Income class1st
Annual budget (2024)₱6.8B

Provincial planning context

Bulacan's PDPFP is dominated by one project: the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) in Bulakan, which will reshape regional land values and traffic patterns from Malolos to NLEX-Bocaue. The province must coordinate aggressive industrial-residential zoning around the airport corridor with the persistent flood plain issues in Calumpit, Hagonoy, and Paombong (parts of these municipalities flood for weeks each rainy season). The northern uplands (Doña Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray) hold critical Angat-Umiray watershed protection mandates that supply Metro Manila water. The province also coordinates the protection of fish-pen aquaculture in Manila Bay-adjacent municipalities — a politically sensitive interface with national reclamation programs. The Bulacan-Pampanga regional logistics corridor (NLEX-SCTEX-TPLEX) makes warehouse and last-mile development planning a top province-level concern.

Key industries: Manufacturing (food, garment, footwear, jewelry), Logistics + warehousing (NCR overflow), Agribusiness, Construction materials, Aquaculture (Calumpit, Hagonoy)

RA 12254 + PSGLG status

Republic Act 12254 (PDPFP coordination): PDPFP 2018-2027 in force; intensive RA 12254 coordination with 25 LGUs ongoing as the New Manila International Airport alignment reshapes provincial land use
Provincial Seal of Good Local Governance (PSGLG): PSGLG passer multiple cycles; recognized for participatory governance and disaster management

More on the regulatory framework: RA 12254 explainer · SGLG / PSGLG explainer · full glossary.

How Nova Gov fits Bulacan

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