Tinalidhay sa Isla

  DISCLAIMER: The purpose of this short reaction paper is to highlight interesting findings the authors stated in the summary, conclusion and recommendation of the study.  May also provide relevance of the research methodology used to qualify and quantify the answer of the statement of the problem.    Here, I would like to start with the Statement of the Problem (page 2).   “This study determines the background and the reclamation of the swamp in Brgy. Binaobao, Bantayan, Cebu.  Specifically, this will opt to answer the following questions: 1.        What is the history of the swamp? 2.        When/how did the swamp’s reclamation started? 3.        What rights/ownership was given to the residents to occupy the space in the swamp? 4.        What is the image of the swamp after its reclamation?   What is the history of th...

Increasing demand for marine products in the local market is directly associated with the increasing human population of the country. The increase in population per year has greatly impacted the socio-economic landscape and values of the people.   To mention some challenges associated with population is its effect on coastal resource management.   Destructive fishing activities is one of the perennial issues affecting coastal resource management in the Philippines. The enforcement of the national and local policies and regulations is very challenging because most of the time the effort will all trickle down to inconsistency in the implementation and lesser priority. In the northern part of Bohol, Philippines, the settlements are most commonly concentrated along coastal areas and islets thereby increasing the demand for marine products and at the same time potential increase in the enforcement threshold.   The first issue is the high demand of marine products in the lo...