Road Infrastructure (2006 data)

Type of Roads		Total Length	Road Surface (km.)
		(Km.)	Concrete	Asphalt	Gravel
a.	National Road	95.170	14.628	75.755	4.787
b.	Provincial Road	189.780	-	38.260	151.52
c.	Municipal Road	27.929	0.132	20.775	7.022
d.	Barangay Road	80.763	3.048	1.225	76.490

Transportation

Seaports and shipping lines

The province has three (3) big seaports strategically located at Larena, Lazi, Siquijor. The port at Larena is the main entry point to the province. It can accommodate ships up to 800 to 1000 tons. The municipal port of Lazi can accommodate ships up to 200 tons. The Siquijor wharf serves as the docking space for motor launches and pumpboats plying the Siquijor - Dumaguete route daily. Causeways for smaller pumpboats and bancas are located in Solong-on, Siquijor and Tambisan, San Juan. There are five (5) shipping lines that are providing services both for passengers and cargoes. The Palacio Shipping Lines has two (2) conventional vessels ferrying from the port of Larena (Siquijor) to Cebu City, Tagbilaran City in Bohol, Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental and Plaridel in Mindanao. One vessel from Cokaliong Shipping is also servicing the transport needs of the province. It ferries from the port of Larena (Siquijor) to Cebu City and Dumaguete City. Small shipping lines namely the Delta Fast Ferry, Siquijor Ferries and G L Shipping Lines are servicing the Siquijor - Dumaguete route daily.

Pump boats:	Tambisan-Dumaguete (vice versa) Siquijor-Dumaguete (vice versa)
Fast Feries:	Siquijor-Dumaguete(vice versa) Larena-Dumaguete-Tagbilaran-Cebu (vice versa)
Boats:	Larena-Plaridel (vice versa) Larena-Tagbilaran-Cebu (vice versa) Lazi-Plaridel (vice versa)
Easyride/Jeepney:	Around the Province
V-Hire:	As needed
Habal-habal:	Hinterland Barangays
Tricycles:	Along coastal and inland barangays
Private vehicles

Land Transportation

All six (6) municipalities are connected by asphalt or concrete roads. Total road network is 368.455 kilometers. Of this, 75.48 km are classified as national roads comprising 20% of the total network, 189.78 km or 51% are provincial roads, 21.932 km or 6% are municipal roads, and 81.263 km or 22% are barangay roads. Major means of transportation in the province are jeepneys, tricycles and motorcycles. Jeepneys travel on specified routes usually between municipalities. Tricycles are available for hire to desired destinations. While commuters to and from the interior barangays are served by motorcycles for hire known as "habal-habal". As of May 2006, Land Transportation Office registered a total of 5,890 motor vehicles. Of those, 5,320 are privately owned vehicles, 94 are government owned vehicles and 476 are for hire.

Communication

Long distance telephone services in the province are provided by Globelines, Inc., Telephone Management System, Inc. (TMSI-PLDT) and the Bureau of Telecommunications (BUTEL) in some municipalities. There are considerable number of cellular phone users in the province. Seven (7) cell sites in the whole province are owned by both Globe and Smart Telecommunications situated in the municipalities of Larena, Siquijor, San Juan and Lazi. There are eight (8) radio telegraphic stations and eight (8) postal offices servicing the province.

• TMSI
• Smart Communication
• Globe Communication

Computer Shops/Internet Café:

• Big byte Enterprises, Siquijor, Siquijor
• Firstbabybyte, Lazi, Siquijor
• Lazi Community E-Center, Lazi
• Pigdoe, Lazi
• Greatbyte Enterprises, Larena, Siquijor
• Infomate Café, Siquijor, Siquijor
• ROVIEW Internet, Siquijor, Siquijor

Express Mail Services:

• Philippines Postal Services
• LBC
• JRS

Cable TV/Newspapers:

• Siquijor Cable TV Network (Siquijor & Larena)
• Periodicals & Dailies (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Siquijor Mirror, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star & Siquijor Today)

Water Utilities

Four (4) municipalities of the province are served by the Metro Siquijor Water District with Level III distribution system while the two municipalities are served by their respective local government with Level II and III water distribution system. Artesian wells are still existing in some places.

The original spring source for the municipality of Siquijor is the Cang-isad Spring. It is a gravity-fed type water supply system for coastal barangays. The pressure pump type of supply comes from the Caitican Spring which flows into the 120 cubic meter reservoir located in Tacdog, Siquijor, Siquijor.

• Local Water Utilities Administration (Siquijor, San Juan, Lazi & Maria)
• Municipal Water System (Level III) - Larena & Enrique Villanueva
• Barangay Water System (Level I, II & III)

Power

There is one diesel-generated power supply on the island owned and operated by the National Power Corporation (NPC). The electric power is purchased by the Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PROSIELCO) and distributed to 112 barangays or 84% of the total number of barangays in the province.

Three 500-kilowatt, one 448 kilowatt and one 1,224-kilowatt generators were installed at the NPC plant. PROSIELCO has the potential to connect 15,382 households, current household connections make up only 48.60 percent or 7,475 households of the potential. Nevertheless, power supply is not so reliable due to old and inefficient generators.

Power consumption registered an average of 50 kwh per month for residential households, 96 kwh for small commercial establishments, 174 kwh for industrial, 508 kwh for water system, 107 kwh for public buildings and 78 kwh for streetlights.

• Number of Barangay Served - 126
• Number of Household Served - 8,277

Support Infrastructure

• Major Banks

There are four (4) banks servicing the financing needs of the province, namely : Allied Banking Corporation (ABC), First Consolidated Bank (FCB), Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and the Rural Bank of Larena (RBL). Cooperatives also serve the financing needs of the province. Although they have limited funds, they were able to assist the small entrepreneurs of the province.

• Hospitals

The province has two (2) hospitals with capabilities to treat minor illnesses. A Provincial Hospital located at Pangi, Siquijor, Siquijor has a 100-bed capacity. The Lazi Medicare Hospital has a 15-bed capacity located at Nagerong, Lazi, Siquijor. In addition, one (1) rural health and family planning clinic can be found in every municipality. Furthermore, 31 barangay health stations are also in place to service the needs of the residents.