Examining the Resilience of Public Participation Structures for Sustainable Mining in the Philippines

2015 ◽  
pp. 203-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weena Gera
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Sustainable Mining

scholarly journals A holistic educational paradigm: Managing coastal resources in the Philippines

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 120-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Watts ◽  
Eduardo Macose ◽  
Eusebio Angara ◽  
Marivic Pajaro
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Coastal Resources ◽  
Strategic Partnerships ◽  
State College ◽  
Educational Paradigm ◽  
Government Body

The world is facing a depletion of marine resources that threatens entire cultures and endangers the very life of the planet. Reports indicate that over 80 per cent of world fish stocks are heavily exploited or depleted, yet close to 200 million people continue to depend on the fishery for livelihood (FAO 2008). The vast geographical range of many marine fish populations calls for public participation, communication and coordination on a large scale. The need for public participation is particularly acute in those countries where both government services and marine management infrastructure are limited. In the Philippines, public participation has been identified as a priority strategy to promote sustainable development of coastal resources (Republic Act 8435, Akester et al. 2007). Given the lack of empowered stakeholders and a functional government body that can appropriately address the challenges of coastal resource management through public participation, catalyst institutions need to step in. This role is being undertaken by the Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT), located in Aurora Province on the northeast coast of Luzon Island, Philippines. ASCOT has adopted a holistic approach that offers a model for responsive education with a focus on participation and representative leadership. This article outlines ASCOT’s ongoing programs as an example of a ‘catalyst institution’ in action, with a focus on responsive education through the establishment of strategic partnerships and public participation. It also reports on research conducted with the local fisherfolk of Aurora Province and Pamana, a national alliance of fisherfolk Marine Protected Area (MPA) managers. Key words: fisherfolk empowerment, participative education, catalyst, bioregional planning

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY IN THE PHILIPPINE EIA PROCESS

2000 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 339-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
LOURDES M. COOPER ◽  
JENNIFER A. ELLIOTT
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Social Acceptability ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Environmental Decision Making

Since 1992, the Philippines has employed an innovative requirement to demonstrate social acceptability in project planning as a means through which public participation can be established. This paper discusses the participatory mechanisms used and evaluates the effectiveness of public participation in three case studies from key development sectors. In doing so, the existing conceptual frameworks for evaluating public participation are further developed through insights to community empowerment and sustainability in particular. Whilst increased public participation has resulted in improvements in the EIA process and environmental decision making in the Philippines, the evaluation of the case studies also reveals substantial issues of conflict within the communities and of the representation of diverse local interests at core stages in the planning process.

Social spending and democratic institutions in Southeast Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-395
Author(s):  
Fadillah Putra
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Social Spending ◽  
Democratic Institutions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to analyse how democratic institutions affects social spending formations in the context of developing countries. Furthermore, this essay will also challenge the theory that the government system (majoritarian versus consensus democracy) influences the magnitude of social spending and welfare commitment, especially in Southeast Asian democracies, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Design/methodology/approach This research uses descriptive statistics and qualitative data to match social spending with the development of democratisation in four cases. Findings The main argument is whether the presence of democratic institutions encourages the government to be more open, citizen-oriented and responsive or whether the inclusive political conditions will create more open public participation in the policymaking process. Thus, in the context of developing countries, public participation will be more likely to demand social policies. Research limitations/implications It has not been able to undertake a more detailed impact evaluation assessment of the development and change of democratic institutions towards policy outcomes within a shorter temporal scope. In addition, this thesis does not also provide details or explanations about the interaction process between particular democratic institutions and specific social policy sectors. Practical implications The process of interactions between particular electoral systems. For instance, the contribution to the emergence of policy in the health services sector or conducting research in normative democratic institutions such as public awareness of the importance of public participation in shaping and directing the implementation of poverty reduction policies could be studied, by using the historical institutionalism approach. Originality/value The impact of certain political institutions on public policy has become a very important discussion in the new institutionalism perspective. Social policy (social spending) as a manifestation of government’s commitment towards welfare is the result of institutional arrangement. In the context of developing countries, where social policy is needed to fulfill the basic needs of citizens, it is important to identify what kind of institutional formations are conducive to the development of social policy. This essay will analyse how democratic institutions affects social spending formations in the context of developing countries.

scholarly journals Citizen Engagement to the Anti-Drug Campaign: the Case of Philippines

ARISTO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Queenie Pearl V. Tomaro ◽  
Dyah Mutiarin
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
International Association ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
Filipino Students ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Police ◽  
Drug Free

The study identifies mechanisms wherein Filipino students are able to engage in promoting a drug-free community and the efforts of the Philippine National Police to provide avenue for citizen engagement. Employing the Spectrum of Public Participation introduced by the International Association for Public Participation, the study investigates specific actions that the citizens would willingly partake in support of Duterte’s Drug War. From a sample of 194 students, the research was able to gather responses through close-ended self-reported questionnaire survey and from reports of the Philippine National Police. The study revealed that in all levels of the Public Participation Spectrum, the students are willing to be engaged with the Anti-Drug efforts. Also, efforts from the end of the Police were revealed to have not only be secluded in the inform level but has also reached the level of ‘empower’. Hence, the government of the Philippines must capitalize on these avenues to promote a sustainable and community-based Anti-Drug Campaign.

Disaster Medicine Training in the Philippines

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S27
Author(s):  
Teodoro Javier Herbosa
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Disaster Medicine

VA's Unique History, Mission in the Philippines

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Bristol ◽  
Jon Skelly
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines

Two new variants ofIlex (Aquifoliaceae) from Eastern Asia and the Philippines

1980 ◽  
Vol 91 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 577-579
Author(s):  
T. R. Dudley
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Eastern Asia
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