roads and bridges
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The municipality of Gerona has about 157.73 kilometers of road, which is classified into four (4) classification namely: national, provincial, municipal, and barangay. The total length for the national road is 18 kms.; for provincial road is 22.05 kms.; 4.45 kms. for municipal streets and 112.23 kms. for barangay roads. There are twenty (20) bridges found in the municipality. back to top

transportation
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The town is accessible by all types of public utility and private vehicles such as buses, jeepneys, cars and trucks.  From the poblacion to and from the barangays, the most common means of public transportation are tricycles and passenger jeepneys.  Private cars and trucks also are used to haul produce.

In year 2000 alone, there were already 509 tricycles that are registered in the municipality that serves as the basic means of transportation in the different barangays. Also, there are around 925 public utility vehicles (PUJs) plying various routes such as Moncada - Tarlac City, Camiling -Tarlac City through Gerona, Paniqui – Tarlac City, San Clemente – Tarlac City Via Gerona, Guimba – Tarlac City via Gerona, Tarlac City – Urdaneta, and Tarlac City – San Jose, Gerona.  

   Aside from these, other passenger vehicles that can be availed of are the Philippine Rabbit Bus Line (PRBL), Victory Liner, Santrans and other buses plying the route Metro Manila to Northern Luzon (except for the Cagayan Region) and vice versa. back to top

telecommunications
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Telephone services are provided by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Smart, Digitel and Telecom.  Postal services are available at the Municipal Center.  All barangays are supplied with VHF radio for emergency purposes such as in cases of calamities.  Television, Cable TV connections and radio station are accessible through the networks in Tarlac and Manila.

   There are now lots of internet cafes available, however, internet service providers are still from Tarlac City.back to top

water and power supply
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The Gerona Water District services 866 consumers in eight (8) barangays: Poblacion 1, 2, 3, Abagon, Magaspac, Caturay, San Antonio and Pinasling.  For the other barangays, their main sources of water are at least 350 deep wells with a depth of at least 110 meters, and by 12,749 public and private wells.

Electricity is provided by the Tarlac Electric Cooperative I (TARELCO I).  Forty-two of the 44 barangays receive electrical power.  Eight thousand five hundred twenty eight (8,528) households are enjoying the benefits of electricity.  TARELCO I is being powered by 10 MVA, 2 MVA, and 5 MVA stations.

At present, the rate for residential/public building for the first 10-kilowatt hour is P39.58.  For commercial establishments, the minimum for the first 25-kilowatt hour is P100.95. back to top

financial institutions
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There are two rural banks operating in the municipality.  These are the Banco San Juan and the Rural Bank of Gerona (now defunct). back to top

educational facilities
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As of SY 2000-2001, the municipality has forty-nine (49) elementary schools, out of which forty-five (45) are public and four (4) are private schools namely; Mother Regina School, Marian School of Gerona, Sacred Heart School and United Methodist Center.  In addition to this, the Gerona Catholic School has just opened its elementary and high school level catering only to kindergarten and first year high school. The public elementary schools are divided into two districts: the Gerona North and the Gerona South.

On the other hand, there are a total of seven (7) secondary schools existing in the municipality.  Among these five (5) are public schools, which are located in strategic barangays to cater the needs of the youth in the far-flung areas.  Also there are three (3) are private schools located in the Poblacion namely Gerona Junior College, Gerona Institute and Gerona Catholic School.

During the SY 2000-2001, the total enrollment in the elementary level was 11,551.  Ninety-three percent (93%) of this accounts for students enrolled in public schools while seven percent (7%) accounts for students enrolled in the private schools.  Public schools showed the higher rate of enrollment in the elementary level -- these are in the Tagumbao Elementary School, Magaspac Elementary School, and Gabaldon Elementary School.

Also on the same school year, the enrollment in the secondary level registered at 4,179; where fifty-one percent (51%) of the total number of students enrollees in the secondary level are in the public secondary schools and forty-nine percent (49%) are enrolled in the private secondary schools. Gerona Junior College and Gerona Institute (formerly Saint Catherine Academy of Gerona), both private secondary schools, posted the highest number of enrollees with 1,310 and 752 respectively. With regard to public secondary schools, the Tagumbao National High School had the highest number of enrollees with 602 followed by Gerona Western High School with 548 enrollees.

No school offers tertiary education in the municipality. Recently though, TESDA and the LGU were able to establish the Gerona Skills High school students who want to pursue their college degrees enroll in Manila or in nearby municipalities with facilities for college education. back to top

health facilities
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The health of the people of Gerona, Tarlac are being taken cared of by both private and public practitioners.  There are two (2) Rural Health Units (RHU I and RHU II), and are supported by the different private medical and dental clinics in the municipality.  Among these are the Sacred Heart Clinic, Gerona Maternity and Children Clinic, and Go Medical and Children Clinic this also includes the six (6) dental and four (4) medical clinics present in the municipality of Gerona.  RHU I is located in Poblacion 1 and RHU II is located in Barangay Pinasling. back to top

recreational, hotel and restaurants
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The most common sports and recreation facilities found in the municipality are basketball courts and plazas.  Except for the barangays of San Jose and Tangcaran, all barangays have basketball courts.  Every year, an inter-barangay basketball tournament sponsored by the Sangguniang Kabataan and an inter-commercial basketball tournament sponsored by the Office of the Mayor are conducted to entice the youth into sports and keep them away from all forms of vices.

A cockpit arena, the New Gerona Coliseum, is located at Barangay Macaspac. Villa Krystal Resort and Hotel, Arisland Resort and Villa Emilia Resort are few of the private recreation center that are operating in the area.  These are located in Poblacion 3, Pinasling, and Amacalan respectively.

Children’s playgrounds are also found in schools and in the Municipal Plaza.  Recently a children’s playground was placed by the municipal government in Barangay Amacalan in order to provide children and parents alike a safe place for recreation. back to top