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SITE ANALYSIS AND
ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY
ARNIE JANE J. ASKIN
MANJUYOD FISHFOREVER PRIDE CAMPAIGN
Bolisong, Manjuyod Negros Oriental Philippines
A. INTRODUCTION
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1. Project Name: Manjuyod FishForever Pride Campaign
2. Project Purpose: In order to reduce the negative effects of overfishing at the
end of the pride campaign, the awareness of the fishers on the violations of the
municipal marine protected area must be increase as well as their attitude on
the proper use of fishing gear and their support in the concerted effort on the
strict protection of the MPA. This will encourage more discussions among fishers
on the biological impacts of reporting intrusions inside the MPA and the benefits
of fishing using the right gears in the right place. This will lead to fisher’s adoption
of the desired behavior which is to report intrusions inside MPA and to fish
outside the MPA using the right gears. Eventually, this will result to more and
bigger fish, healthier marine habitat and will improve the well-being of the
fishing households.
3. Project Team: in the following table list the people within your organization that
will support you throughout the Pride Campaign process.
Project Team Member
Felix A. Sy, MD
Designation
Local Chief Executive –
LGU- Manjuyod
Roles
Provides overall supervision
and links directly to RARE.
Establish network between
and among the NGAs,
NGOs, POs, fisher folks
association and
As head of the
implementing partner
ensures sound project
implementation and
ensures the availability of
local funds as counterpart
in the project
implementation.
Ms. RAQUEL TERONA
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Country Director – RARE
Philippines
Provides financial (Core
funds), technical and
logistic support as
provided but not limited in
the Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA)
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Harry C. Calumpang
Supervisor
Supervises smooth project
implementation and
responsible for a sound
financial flow of the
project implementation.
Ensures regular annual
local funds budget
allocation. Directly reports
to the LCE and other
members of the PIT on the
progress of the project
implementation.
Arnie Jane J. Askin
Conservation Fellow
Attends to all University
phases; Directly
responsible in
collaborating members of
the Project
Implementation Team. In
collaboration with the
ACF spearheads in the
rolling out of field level
project deliverables and
in coordination with the
Project Supervisor
collaborates with other
agencies in government,
NGO’s and the private
sector which have
complementary projects
and intentions on CRM in
the municipality.
Gieson De la Torre
Assistant Conservation
Fellow
Directly responsible in
strengthening and
mobilizing warm bodies at
the municipal level and
implementing project
deliverables at the field
level. Takes over the tasks
of the CF when attending
in all the University phases.
Joins the CF in all
university phases when
necessary.
Danilo Cadalso
Technical Working Group
Assist in planning and
conceptualized work
programming. Inspect
and monitors the progress
of Manjuyod FishForever
Pride Campaign.
Project Campaign Team
Initiate in organizing
community events
supportive to the
Manjuyod FishForever
Pride campaign
Bolisong, Fishermen’s
Association
Assist in patrolling and
MPA monitoring.
Bantay Dagat
Responsible in the
conduct of seaborne
patrol and apprehension
in municipal waters.
Bolisong, BLGU
Initiate in the
institutionalization of the
conservation program.
Chairman – MFARMC
Head of the MPA board
Secretariat - In-charge of
organizing IEC and M&E,
keepers of all documents at
the Barangay Information
Center.
PEDO
Initiate patrolling
operation and assist
Fishery laws anytime.
Responsible in the
preparation of police
blotters and incidence
MPDC
Mrs. Menchie Oracoy
DepEd – MNHS Faculty
Mila Pardillo – Punong
Barangay
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report.
Hon. Valente Yap
LCE – LGU Bindoy
Installation in July 2015
Chairman of the Board BATMAN Alliance
Responsible in the
conceptualization
towards unification of all
fisheries efforts within the
BATMAN alliance
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER Provide Technical
assistance in the
Finalzation of the
Municipal CRM and MPA
Management Plans. Links
LGU to local and
international funding
donors for technical and
financial assistance.
Prior to project implementation, the management of MPAs was carried out by various POs across the
adjacent coastal barangays. These POs which were organized through the Community-based Resource
Management Project (CBRMP), particularly in the barangays of Bolisong and Bala-as, became the primary
partners of LGUs in implementing coastal resource management and played a major role in the initial
success of MPAs in their respective areas. Upon the phase out of the CBRMP in 2006, however, most of
these POs weakened and failed to sustain the management of the MPAs.
These issues and weaknesses were further validated during consultations with PO members that were
conducted shortly after the rapid appraisal. Notable issues were the following: i) inactive leaders and
members; ii) lack of regular monthly meetings; and iii) lack of capacity for organizational and MPA
management. In some barangays, several local officials were unsupportive of PO activities and unreceptive
to MPA management initiatives. In general, the PO participants have accepted that they cannot sustainably
manage the MPAs without a broader participation of other community stakeholders.
Through this pride campaign we reorganized the POs on the said barangay in order to rehabilitate the Marine
Protected Area in barangay Bolisong. An organizational chart will be finalized as soon as the Municipal
Fishery Ordinance approved and implement in the month of May 2015.
B. PROJECT SCOPE, CONTRIBUTION TO THE MUNICIPAL/CITY VISION AND
CURRENT STATE OF FISHERIES
Scope: Municipality of Manjuyod is a in the province in Negros Oriental,
Philippines. Manjuyod is seated about 58 km north-west of province
capital Dumaguete City. According to the 2010 census it has a
population of 41,107 people. It has a total land area 264.60 km2. There are
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27 barangays of Manjuyod, 10 are coastal and 17 uplands. The area is
part of the Tañon Strait which is considered as one of the major fishery.
The ecosystems with high marine biodiversity in the Visayas in Central
Philippines. Because of its fishery values, Taňon Strait has been placed as a
protected area and is called the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS)
under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act.
The local economy of the municipality covered in this project is
generally agricultural. They lack significant in commercial and industrial
activities which could provide the population other sources of income
and livelihood. Fishing and farming are the main source of livelihood
among many residents. The Barangay Bolisong Marine Reserves and
Sanctuary is our focal site has a latitude of 9° 41' 23.6" (9.6899°) north and
longitude 123° 9' 10.8" (123.153°) east in Negros Oriental ay another
marine reserves and sanctuary is adjacent to the said area located in
Barangay Bala-as.
The photo below is the aerial view of focal MPA site Brgy. Bolisong.
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TOC Contribution to the Municipal Vision: The Theory of Change is an approach
aimed at reversing the current state of a specific resource and the people who
directly benefit from it. In order to achieve a well- balanced ecology and an
empowered citizenry, the identified threats should be reduced by removing the
barriers of the people which will result to a certain behavior change. To increase
their knowledge by directly involving them in the whole process and to
encourage them and inculcate the appropriate attitude to be aware of their
critical role in the endeavor coupled with a concrete program support
mechanisms that would enable them to function legitimately, they will start
communicating in the same language and eventually lead as advocates and
key influencers of the project to their families, the fishing communities and the
whole municipality in general to sustain conservation practices.
1. Current State of Fisheries: Being a coastal municipalities is hurled with a great
challenge, the challenge to protect, to conserve and rehabilitate the coastal
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resources found in the area. One of the functions expressly devolved to local
government units by virtue of R.A. 7160 otherwise known as the Local
Government Code of 1991. This Marine Reserve is supported by the Municipal
Ordinance Number 003 series of 1995.
In March 1998, about 35 barangay residents participated in the conduct of
the Participatory Coastal Resource Assessment (PCRA). The following are the
results of the assessment in barangay Bolisong.
a. Coral Reef, Seagrass and Mangrove Assessment
Coral reef – there were three sample stations in assessing the coral reef
with a total of 24 quadrants. One station was in the sanctuary while the
other two stations were on the adjacent side. The result showed that the
barangay had a mean total coral cover of only 23.12%, all are live hard
coral.
Seagrass – a total of 30 quadrants samples. The overall seagrass
assessment is poor having a general mean of 17%.
Mangrove - the assessment were concentrated in sitio Bolho were most of
the mangroves species are grown. The overall mangrove assessment
condition is good based on the assessment.
A lot of fishes were identified in the coral reef area and deep water some
are considered first class/expensive fishes such as: lapu-lapu, tangigi,
timbungan, pugapo, mamsa, anduhaw and dangit.
The declining fish catch from 12kg per person to 5 kg per person in 1990
down to 2.8kg in 1995. It declines an average of 2.3 kg in every 5 years.
The average estimated fish catch in Bolisong as what fishermen view it by
year 2000 is still below 3 kg/fisherman.
The declining fish catch in the barangay is due to the destruction of the
corals and fishing by the use of noxious substance, overfishing and
improper use of fishing gears.
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C. IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL THREATS
THREAT ANALYSIS ON FISHERIES
THREAT
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SCOPE
SEVERITY
URGENCY
TOTAL
RANK
Use of
lucrative but
destructive
fishing gears
3
6
4
13
Low
Nonobservance
of “openclose” season
in fishing
5
7
6
18
Medium
Non-selective
fishing
practices
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6
5
17
Medium
Overextraction/too
much fishing
pressure
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5
7
19
High
The result of the threat analysis would show that over extraction and too much fishing
pressure is the highest threat while the use of lucrative but destructive fishing gears is of
lower threat in the fisheries resources in the municipality.
Over extraction and too much fishing pressure is attributed by the unregulated
deployment of fish aggregating devices within the municipal waters and “open
access regime” where both municipal and commercial fishermen and those coming
from the nearby municipalities using “high technology” fishing apparatus anchor and
harvest fish.
However, the unregulated sale of lucrative but destructive fishing gear in the local
market though only a percentage of a thriving municipal fisherman can afford to
acquire them pose a lower threat to the municipal fisheries resources.
D. ANALYZING CONTEXT AND SITUATION
SOCIAL
1. Communities:
The more sublime rationale of planning the management of our marine resources can be
gleaned from GENESIS 1:20, in the First Story of creation “Let the water team with abundance
of living creatures and on the earth let birds fly beneath the doon of the sky” on verse 22,
GOD bless them by saying be fertile, multiply and fill the water of the seas.
The Coastal Environment of Manjuyod, is the life blood of the people of the coastal
communities, directly dependent for food and livelihood. Coastal communities are
dependent on their daily catch of fish to meet their families’ basic dietary needs. Coastal
areas with a well develop mangroves plantation provide protection from storms and
typhoons, recreation, eco-tourism opportunities, wild life sanctuaries of flora and fauna,
economic and ecological benefits. The development of the Municipality of Manjuyod, and
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its coastal communities depends in maintaining the wealth and health of its coastal and
marine resources.
Manjuyod has 10 coastal barangays, where coastal and marine resources have been
depleted due to human intervention. Overwhelmingly, the most important issue by
municipal fishers is the intrusion of commercial fishing boats in the municipal waters. This is
followed by problems with overfishing, illegal fishing activities, such as spearfishing with the
use of compressor, use of noxious substances in catching or collecting fishes, and blast
fishing. The other issue raised include reduction of catch due to increase in boats and fishers
and due to excessive fishing in general; problems with existing law enforcement activities;
and use of destructive gears and high demand for fish products among others are perceived
to be the contributing factors that drive fishers from within the barangay and neighboring
areas to intrude the sanctuary.
This research is set for the local fishers and will try to address the reasons why they have the
tendency to intrude inside the barangay Bolisong and barangay Bala-as Marine reserves.
2. Fishers: Secondary information review and your qualitative research, please write a
description of fishers within the MPA (500 words):
 Total number of municipal/city fishers & number of fishers in the MPA site/s
 Typical work day, common species fished, common gear, vessel, fishing
ground/areas, landing points and how/where to sell their fish catch, etc.)
3. Fishers Organization/Association: We are still reorganizing the fishers organization for the
upcoming FishForever pride campaign.
4. Key Stakeholders Analysis: in this section please list the most important existing and
potential opportunities to strengthen key stakeholder engagement in the Pride.
POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL
Policy, Governance and Enforcement:
R.A No. 8550 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998). This law repealed Presidential Decree
704 (Fisheries Decree of 1976). This law is more consistent with the provisions of the
Constitution. The overriding policies embodied this Code are the following:
 To achieve food and economic security as the primary goal and consideration
in the utilization, management, and conservation of the coastal and fishery
resources.
 Protection of rights of fishers, especially the coastal communities, with the priority
given to municipal fishers in the preferential use of municipal waters. To
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operationalize this policy, coastal municipalities and cities are mandated to
organize Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Management Councils
(MFARMCs).
Another important law on environment protection and management is R.A. No.
7586, otherwise known as the National Integrated Protected Areas System
(NIPAS). This law governs classification and administration of all designated
protected areas – the Tanon Strait Protected Seascape (declared under
President Proclamation No. 1234). As protected seascapes, these are managed
to maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems, preserve
genetic diversity, ensure sustainable use of resources found therein, and
maintain their natural condition.
1. Institutional Development
The Municipality of Manjuyod in partnership with RARE Philippines will embark a three
years Pride Campaign Project which will be piloted in Barangay Bolisong. This
partnership will also pave the way to strengthen the partnership of the “BATMAN” – an
alliance between the three (3) adjacent municipalities namely: Bindoy, Ayungon, and
Tayasan as network to collectively address fisheries management concerns and issues
within the area of the jurisdiction.
The implementation of the FISHFOREVER project shall be facilitated by the LGU as a
project of CRM under the office of the Municipal Agriculturist. It shall form part of the
frontline services of the office as a “basic service” to its constituents. Thus it will be
incorporated in the Annual Investment Plan by members of the MDC where the
fisheries sector has a representative seat and will have a regular annual budget
allocation.
In barangay Bolisong where the project will be piloted. At the onset of the project
implementation, funds as counterpart or direct cost shall be provided. Voluntary
services in a form of labor which has an indirect cost will be accounted as part of the
total project package.
Eventually, the benefits of the project will trigger the interest of the elected officials to
allocate regular funds in the annual budget. Thus, transition of the “project phase out program phase in” should be facilitated. When this develops, a shift from “project mode” to
“program mode” will take place. Subsequently, the sense of ownership by the local residents
to the program will also be developed, hence a sense of pride.
2. Fisheries Management Plans
The establishment of a Marine Protected Area for a sustainable and abundant supply
of fish. The fishery management plan and Municipal Fisheries Ordinance should be pro-
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
ATTACHMENTS
A. MODIFIED CONCEPT MODEL
active and should be constantly revisited to incorporate current developments in
fisheries management and to ensure that the legality of all activities and interventions
are provided for the safety of the general public most particularly the implementers
who are vested with the authority.
3. Monitoring and Evaluation:
Note: I find it difficult to attached the table. I will attached it separately.
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B. MODIFIED THREAT RANKING
THREAT
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SCOPE
SEVERITY
URGENCY
TOTAL
RANK
Use of
lucrative but
destructive
fishing gears
3
6
4
13
Low
Nonobservance
of “openclose” season
in fishing
5
7
6
18
Medium
Non-selective
fishing
practices
6
6
5
17
Medium
Overextraction/too
7
5
7
19
High
much fishing
pressure
C. PRELIMINARY RESULTS CHAIN
D. DRAFT THEORY OF CHANGE
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