Tabaco, officially the City of Tabaco ( bcl, Siyudad kan Tabaco; fil, Lungsod ng Tabaco), is a 4th class
component city
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in the
province
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solid waste management
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This includes the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste, together with monitorin ...
, the City of Tabaco has adopted the usual means of dumping garbage in an open-pit
dumpsite
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. Garbage is collected from each barangay in the Poblacion daily. The city has four garbage trucks and four compactors to ensure that the garbage is collected and disposed of in the waste disposal site located at Pinagbobong, about distance from the central business district.
; Fire protection:
*The Tabaco City Fire Station, Bureau of Fire Protection is located on Ziga Ave. A total of fifteen fire officers serve in the local fire department, including the City Fire Marshall.
*The local mall (LCC) has its volunteer fire brigade that helps the fire department in extending its services to the residents of Tabaco.
*Tabaco Chinese-Filipino Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Police and law enforcement
; Tabaco Police Force: The Philippine National Police (PNP) Tabaco City Station is staffed by five police officers and seventy-five police NCOs (non-commissioned officers), located at Llorente St., at the back of the City Hall, headed by Police Chief Superintendent Jose Lipa Capinpin. Police headquarters is now located in front of the Central Terminal, Pawa, Tabaco City
; PNP CID Regional Office: Assisting the city police in its drive against
criminality
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is the PNP Criminal Investigation & Detection Group Tabaco Regional Sub-Office. The station is under the direct command of the Provincial Officer and serves the first district of Albay.
; Tabaco City Jail: The Tabaco City District Jail is situated at Burac St., San Lorenzo, Tabaco City, away from the city proper. The jail structure is composed of six (6) operation cells, staffed by two BJMP officers and twenty non-officer ranks.
electricity
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to the city.
* Albay Power Electric Cooperative (APEC) a Concessionaire of Albay Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ALECO) in Matagbac, Tabaco City serves 35 of the 47
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s of the town or 74% of the city.
* ASCO-Tabaco, located in A.A. Berces Street, San Juan, Tabaco City serves the rest of the city.????
; Water:
Water supply
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is managed by the Tabaco Water District (TAWAD) located in Karangahan Blvd. Tabaco City. Its present service area encompasses the Poblacion and 21 other barangays, serving about 25,000 people in 2,933 households presently connected to the system.
Notable Person
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Henry Omaga-Diaz
Henry Omaga-Diaz (; born Henry Omaga on January 9, 1961) is a Filipino journalist, news anchor, and radio newscaster and commentator working for ABS-CBN. He is the current weekday anchor of ''TV Patrol'' and ''Omaga-Diaz Reports'' on TeleRad ...