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Costested Space: Tourism Power and Social Relations in Mactan and Panglao Islands


This is a study about local communities in the midst of varying levels of tourism development. Using the anthropological perspective, two resort communities in two islands have been scrutinized using the triangulation method of survey, focus group discussion and key informant interview, in order to elicit information on the dynamics brought about by this form of development. A total of 137 households comprising 14 in Danao, 42 in Tawala and 81 in Maribago were surveyed in this study for the Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions Survey (KAPS) section. Four focus group discussions were then carried out composed of 7 Panglao residents; 8 Panglao farmers/fisherfolks; 11 Maribago residents; and 12 Maribago fisherfolks. For the key informant section of this study, 16 stakeholders across the two study sites were interviewed regarding their opnions on aspects of tourism development. The important findings in this study can be understood only when considered against the backdrop of important questions raised at the beginning of this report that shall now be considered in this section. These major questions are: (1) What is the local meaning of space and landscape? How do individuals and their community maximize the benefits from available space and landscape? (2) How is space appropriated for tourism development? What are the major conflicts that have sprung up because of this? (3) What are the historical forces that have contributed to the dynamics of local response to tourism development? (4) How has tourism development reconfigured social relations in the community? This study discusses these questions against the backdrop of current literature that address them.

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