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3.2 Balian, Pangil, Laguna: a case study on watershed protection by a communitybased organisation 3.2.1 The study site 20 Balian is a barangay (or village) located in the municipality of Pangil, province of Laguna. The area is approximately 90km south of Manila, and Laguna is one of four provinces that are being advertised as alternative industrial centres to Manila. The municipality is located in the north-eastern part of the province, with the Sierra Madre mountain range bordering both the east and the west. Figure 3.4 shows a map of Pangil, Laguna. Figure 3.4 Map of Balian, Pangil, Laguna Source: Lingap Kalikasan. There are approximately 500 families living in Balian. Farming is their main source of livelihood. Farms owned through inheritance are mostly planted with fruit-bearing trees, while the smaller farms are planted mostly with rice. Labour wages are around $2 per day. Most of the land can be bought and sold. In the past, these farmlands were subdivided into small lots and were given tax certificates. These in turn were used to issue land titles to the owners. 3.2.2 Historical background 21 In 1925, long before it became fashionable for people to organise themselves to fight for environmental issues, the people of Balian mobilised themselves to tap water from upland 20 Based on Jacinto, E. Care for Nature Group: A Case Study of a Community Organization for Watershed Rehabilitation. 2001. 21 Tolentino, L.L. et al. (2002), Creating Space for Local Forest Management in Balian, Pangil, Laguna. Research Report Funded by Center for International Forestry Research, Department of Agricultural Education and Rural Studies, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 47
streams and rivers for their domestic water supply. They formed a group called Samahan ng Bailan Para Sa Pagpapauwi ng Tubig Inumin (SBPTI), which literally means Organisation of Balian for Providing Drinking Water. The group took care of building and maintaining their crude water pipes carved out of bamboo poles which ran from an identified water source upstream, and ensured that water reached every household within its jurisdiction. It was based on the principle of self-help, and is purely voluntary. All residents of the community are automatic members, and any project that concerns water should be coordinated with them. Part of the upstream area surrounding Pangil and Balian was logged in the 1960s and 1970s, and later divided into upland agricultural plots. The logging concession was owned by a company called Interwood, short for International Hardwood and Veneer Company. It was established in Pangil under the administration of an American named Hill. Figure 3.5 shows the total logging concession of Interwood. 48
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