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Palawan Province, the Philippines Overseas Fieldwork Report 2015: Palawan Province, The Philippines Graduate School of International Development Nagoya University Overseas Fieldwork Report 2015 Palawan Province, The Philippines March 2016 Graduate School of International Development Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan Overseas Fieldwork Report 2015 Palawan Province, The Philippines Copyright © GSID 2015 Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan 464-8601 http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/ Introduction Field Studies Concerning Four Dimensions of “Tourism and Development” for the OFW 2015 in Coron, the Philippines Naoko Shinkai, Ph.D. Associate Professor Graduate School of International Development Nagoya University Service sector has been the largest in the Economy of the Philippines in terms of the contribution to GDP and it explains more than a half. Service sector has been growing due to the increase in tourists has become one of the major sources of income for citizens also in Palawan province. Given these circumstances, “Tourism and Development” was established as the Leading Theme for the OFW 2015. The emphasis on tourism was found among the local government units of the Coron municipality. The Department of Tourism, the Philippines, also had thrown out the “Visit the Philippines Year 2015” campaign. For the OFW 2015, this Leading Theme was tackled from Four Dimensions, “Tourism and Economic Development”, “Tourism and Governance”, “Tourism and Educational Development”, and “Tourism and Cultural Development”. These four dimensions were investigated by four groups of graduate students from Graduate School of International Development (GSID), Nagoya University and College of Public Affairs and Development (CPAf), the University of the Philippines, Los Baños. These four groups have identified their own research questions related to the above-mentioned dimensions and applied appropriate methodologies of their choices in order to examine those questions. Although these dimensions are studied and analyzed separately by each group in the Municipality of Coron, outcomes are inter-related. Research questions are as follows: “The Economic Effects of Tourim on Local Fishermen in Coron island, Palawan Province” for Group 1, “Tagbanua People’s Participation in Tourism in Coron” for Group 2 on “Tourism and Governance”, “Education in fisheries for sustainable Coastal Resource Utilization in Coron” for Group 3 on “Tourism and Educational Development”, and “The Coexistence of Indigenous Culture and Tourism: A Case Study of the Tagbanua of Northern Palawan” for Gorup 4 on “Tourism and Cultural Development”. i Methodologies of group field studies are mostly qualitative based on key informant interviews except for Group 3, which used a quantitative method based on field interviews to individual fishermen. Analyses by Group 1 and Group 3 are complementary since both groups selected the livelihood of fishermen as main research objectives. Group 1 investigated income of fishermen and its various links with tourism as economic resources, whereas environmental knowledge and practices of fishermen, which represents the nexus of human resources and environment, were centers of exploration for Group 3. Analyses by Group 2 and Group 4 are also complementary as they both address issues in indigenous communities. Group 2 investigated the role of the Tagbanua in decision-making process in relation to tourism, while perspectives of cultural tourism of the Tagbanua are examined by Group 4. All in all, this report cannot cover all the issues lying between tourism and development. However, certainly this report can become a milestone for international cooperation, given that participated students are originated from seven countries. Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to show our appreciation to the Coron Municipality, the Honarable Clara Reyes, Mayor of Coron, the Honarable Jim Pe, Vice-Mayor of Coron, Stuart, Fay, and other LGU officers, Barangay chiefs, Barangay citizens, Fishermen, Tagbanua communities, Tourist guides, Commercial establishments, who cooperated with our group interviews despite their busy schedules, all the Assistant Professors, Advisors from GSID, Nagoya University and CPAf, the University of the Philippines, Los Baños for overseeing groups and having provided continuous support. Last but not least, we are very grateful to Dr. Aser Javier for deliberate coordination regarding OFW 2015 in Coron. ii Table of Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................ iii List of Participants .......................................................................................................................................... v Program of OFW 2015 .................................................................................................................................. vii Preparatory Seminar at GSID ...................................................................................................................... vii Interim Presentations of Research Findings ............................................................................................... viii Presentation of Research Findings at GSID ............................................................................................... viii Overall Schedule of Fieldwork in the Philippines ...................................................................................... viii Detailed Schedule of Fieldwork by Each Working Group ........................................................................... ix Introduction to Coron ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Working Group 1 The Economic Effects of Tourism on Local Fishermen in the Municipality of Coron, Palawan Province, Philippines ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Literature Review .................................................................................................................................... 11 3. Research Methods ................................................................................................................................... 16 4. Results & Discussion .............................................................................................................................. 20 5. Recommendation & Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 37 References ................................................................................................................................................... 41 Working Group 2 Tagbanua People’s Participation in Tourism Development in Coron ....................................................... 43 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 45 2. Objectives and Significance of the Study ................................................................................................ 46 3. Methodology and Limitations ................................................................................................................. 47 4. Literature Review .................................................................................................................................... 49 5. Findings ................................................................................................................................................... 55 6. Conclusion and Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 65 Acknowledgement ....................................................................................................................................... 71 References ................................................................................................................................................... 72 iii Working Group 3 Education in Fisheries for Sustainable Coastal Resource Utilization in Coron ....................................... 75 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 76 2. Literature review ..................................................................................................................................... 81 3. Methodology............................................................................................................................................ 85 4. Results and Findings ................................................................................................................................ 91 5. Conclusion and Recommendation ......................................................................................................... 106 Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................................
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