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Table 4.3 Revenue and number of visitors by quarter Apo Island Protected Landscape and
Seascape, 2000–April 2002
Year/quarter
2000
Amount (in PhP)
No. of visitors
Foreign Local
1st Quarter a 407,560 1,263 960
2nd Quarter a 407,560 1,263 960
3rd Quarter 309,715 1,667 1,232
4th Quarter 214,055 830 390
Total
2001
1,338,889 5,022 3,541
1st Quarter 335,630 1,827 486
2nd Quarter 298,920 1,342 900
3rd Quarter 196,750 1,290 275
4th Quarter 165,130 981 590
Total
2002
996,430 5,440 2,251
1st Quarter 266,215 1,594 1,008
April 95,170 447 534
Sub-total 361,385 2,041 1,542
Total 2,696,704 12,503 7,334
1st-quarter ave 336,468 1,561 818
Annual ave b 1,167,660 5,231 2,896
a/ Data available was for 1 st sem of 2000. To obtain quarter figures, sem figure was divided into two.
b/ For 2000 and 2001.
The funds have been earmarked for the work and financial plan drafted by the PAMB.
Programmes include the purchase of a generator for the island, hiring of a security guard
particularly for depositing PA funds, regular coral reef monitoring, agroforestry programmes,
tour guide and homestay training sessions for potential tourists that would opt to stay
overnight, salt-making training as an alternative means of livelihood, purchase of a pumpboat
for law enforcement and transport of schoolchildren, construction of an eco-information
centre, purchase of a computer, purchase of an additional water tank for the community, and
hiring of more utility workers for the PA. In addition, they also have a programme for
community members to capture crown-of-thorn fish, 39 for which they will be paid PhP2 (less
than $0.05) for every piece they capture. All revenues generated during the last three years
are earmarked for these activities, all of which are planned to be conducted within the year
2002.
The plans have a major focus on the provision of livelihood alternatives through programs
such as salt-making, agroforestry and the homestay programme. There are a number of
programs that focus on the provision of basic services such as the generator, water tank, and
pumpboat. Finally, there are direct employment opportunities that are made available to the
residents, such as the hiring of utility workers and security guards. According to the PAMB
members interviewed, these programmes were based on what the community members
themselves identified as their most basic needs, and on what they would like the revenues to
be spent.
4.1.6 Key-informant interviews – testing the methodology
To test the methodology on assessing market impact on poverty alleviation, key-informant
interviews were conducted. Five households, an NGO representative to the PAMB, a pressure
39 Crown of thorns is a type of fish that kills corals, particularly staghorn and other table corals.
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