📄 Abstract
<p>The paper presented the impact of "Sagip Wakatan " the mangrove conservation Program of MLGU Bayabas. A coastal town of Surigao del Sur in the Philippines. It presented the panorama in the collaboration of the community or villagers and the government units in the Philippines such : BLGU, MLGU , the DENR NGP, PFAR and BFAR which contributed to its success story. The other components of "Sagip Wakatan " were : the " Gakit Festival" for its tourism element , values integration, participatory approaches in its management , reforestation component and the livelihood interventions. It was found out that " Sagip Wakatan" have tremendous impact in environmental governance, improve earnings of the villagers due to its livelihood interventions . And the development of community based tourism Program. Hence, a success story indeed.</p> <p><strong>KEY WORDS</strong>: Bayabas, Sagip Wakatan, NGP DENR, Mangroves , Public Management </p>
📚 How to Cite:
Ramel D. Tomaquin, Ph.D , Volume 6 , Issue 1, january 2018, EPRA International Journal of Economic and Business Review(JEBR) ,