Ecological Profile

Paombong is generally flat and covered by agricultural plains, with the majority in fishpond. Remaining crop production is found further north of the town. The built environment is mostly located along road networks, with concentration found along major thoroughfares.

Paombong is classified under Type I climate category based on the modified Corona's Philippine Climate Classification 1951-2003. Areas with this type of climate have distinct pronounced wet and dry seasons:

• Rainy season - June to November
• Dry season - December to April

However, business registrations do not reflect that the fishery and the processing of fishery products are the major industries. Instead, the service sector or those engaged in trading and other services has the lion's share of the combined gross receipts at 86.13 percent. Meanwhile, about 13.07 percent is the contribution of the industry group, specifically construction and food processing and the remaining 0.80 percent is the share of the primary sector or the agriculture.

The major products of Paombong include condiments such as vinegar (suka), fish sauce (patis), and salts (asin). Paombong is also known for harvesting nipa and agricultural products such as rice, poultry, livestock, and fisheries.

One of the main modes of transport in the municipality is tricycle:

• There are 17 TODAs reported operating with 2,470 registered tricycles

Another important transport mode is water transport:

• There are 2 ports operated by the local government (SEP)

Coastal and marine resources

Almost 100 hectares are covered with various species of mangroves while 28,257 hectares are covered particularly with nipa.

Majority of the town's fisherfolk are involved in fish capture. Fish catch is a mix of small and large fish which includes bangus, tilapia, sapsap, kanduli, sinilyasi, lapu-lapu, malakapas, bidbid, kitang, abu-abo, aligasin, biya, tunsoy, bulig, hito, gurami, and carpa.

There is a total of 355,763 hectares of fishponds for brackish water aquaculture production (2016):

• Majority of the barangays are engaged in brackish aquaculture production except for Barangay Malumot
• There are 2 to 3 croppings per year with cultured species such as bangus, sugpo, vannamei, tilapia, and mudcrabs.

• 23 day care centers
• 12 public elementary / pre-elementary schools
• 5 public high schools
• 3 private elementary / pre-elementary schools
• 1 private high school

Pictured schools include Sto. Niño Elementary School, St. Martin De Porres Catholic School, San Roque National High School, and Paombong High School, Inc.