El Nido Palawan Profile

El Nido's economy is based on tourism, as various scuba diving locations are well-
known around the world. Agriculture is also present: the most popular crops are
coconut, cashew nut, banana, and mango. We typically only talk about El Nido, but for
your wonderful vacation in the Philippines, we should talk about the entire island of
Palawan. Palawan is home to a plethora of white sand beaches, each one more
stunning than the last, as well as paradise islands to explore by boat to dive, snorkel,
stand up paddle, or kayak about. The fantasy scenery and blue ocean attract every
tourist. Beach, and Miniloc Island. A small cocktail with your feet in the sand to admire
the sunset is also one of the magical options offered by the destination. And it is located
in the northern tip of Palawan, a first- class municipality with 18 barangays and 41,000
residents.

El Nido, along with Puerto Princesa City and Coron, was designated as part of the El
Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (ENTMRPA) in 1998 under
Presidential Proclamation 32 to "ensure the long-term protection and maintenance of
biological diversity while providing at the same time a sustainable flow of natural
products and services to meet community needs." Limestone cliffs and lakes abound in
the town. Beaches with white sand that are less busy than Boracay. In the last 20 years,
the number of tourists visiting El Nido has increased dramatically.
According to municipal tourism data, the number of visitors increased from 10,749 in
1997 to 144,257 in 2017. The annual increase in tourist arrivals has never been less
than 15% since 2011.

The village was well-known among European backpackers prior to the latest tourism
boom. In 2017, international tourists accounted for 61 percent of tourist arrivals in El
Nido, compared to 41 percent and 33 percent in Coron and Puerto Princesa,
respectively, according to provincial tourism data. El Nido also has high-end private
resorts operated by the El Nido Resorts company in Lagen, Miniloc, and Pangulasian.
The law separating Palawan into three provinces was signed by President Rodrigo
Duterte. Palawan is the Philippines' largest province, with 1,800 islands and 17,000
square kilometers. km. The provinces of Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and
Palawan del Sur will be formed if a majority of voters approve a plebiscite in May 2020
that excludes residents of Puerto Princesa. Once the new provinces are established,
each local government unit's real estate and infrastructure projects will be owned by the
province in which it is located.

Disadvantage:
 Dividing Palawan will create additional political districts and additional corrupt
politicians.
 The move to split Palawan into 3 provinces would end up benefitting China's
territorial expansion move.
Advantage:
 It will be a more focused development strategy on each district by adding more
government agencies to implement the project.
  Government agencies will be closer to the people. It would improve local
governance and the delivery of public services and spur the island’s growth.
example: LTO
 The new provinces have their own budget and have the ability to provide for their
people.
 Each province will have new provincial hospitals. If this happens, north and south
people will no longer travel 5 hours or more.

Tourism profiling

1.) Tourism Industry component

Transportation
Travelling to El Nido, Palawan from Manila involves air, water and land transportation.
Getting around Palawan, you have to ride tricycle, jeepney, bus/ minivan, car, ferries,
boats and plane.

Attractions and activities:

 Swimming
 Scuba/ snorkeling
 Hiking
 Kayaking
 Island hopping
 Zipline

Accommodation:

 Charlie’s El Nido
 Duli beach Resort
 El Nido Coco Resort
 El Nido Garden Resort
 Floresita’s Beach Resort
 El Nido Resorts, Minoloc island
 Dandal bay view
 Bayog Beach campside
 Franginapi El Nido
 El Nido beach hotel
 Karuna El Nido Villas
 Seda Lio
 El Nido Mahogany each Resort
 Paranoma Resort El Nido
 The Birdhouse El Nido
 Tapik Beach Park Guesthouse
 Charlie’s El Nido
 El Nido Resorts, Lagen island
 Island hop Nido hostel
  El Nido reef strand Resort
 The view, El Nido
 El Nido Bayview Resort
 A place to remember El Nido
 BNKY El Nido
 Cuna Hotel
 Coco garden Villas
 Playa Encantada beach resort
 El Nido Moringa Resort
 ALESTON Secret El Nido Hotel

2.)Profiling tourist

Destination problem Analysis and identification

El Nido's issues include declining water quality, biodiversity loss, flooding, and the
growth of unregistered settlers, businesses, and structures, as well as a slew of other
issues such as overtourism. The sea is brownish-black in hue, and wastewater
discharged by businesses in the town would change into "nearly immaculate water" with
no odor when discharged into the sea.

The Filipino community of El Nido is taking drastic measures to combat tourist-driven

pollution. After going viral for the amount of plastic waste in their lagoons, the
municipality of El Nido, located on the beautiful Philippine island of Palawan, has
launched a counter-offensive. To combat the detrimental consequences of overtourism,
Palawan has outlawed single-use plastics and has permanently banned package tours.
The municipality of El Nido on the beautiful Philippine island of Palawan has launched a
counter-offensive after going viral for the amount of plastic debris in its lagoons.

Proper maintenance of drainage systems.

To improve water quality in El Nido, Palawan, the municipality needs increase public
awareness, rebuild the island, and centralize sewage treatment units that will remove
and minimize toxins from municipal wastewater. We can also test the parameters of the
water or wastewater we found on the island to see what impurities we need remove.
The solution to water contamination will be more doable if the contaminants are
identified. When it comes to wastewater treatment, we should look at characteristics like
BOD5, DO, turbidity, Ph, temperature, Ammonia, and Fecal coliform.

To avoid floods due by rains, we urge that drainage systems in every part of El Nido
Palawan be well maintained. Also, we recommend locating the catch basin in el Nido,
Palawan, to determine the lowest elevation in their area where flooding is a constant
occurrence, so that engineers and the government can be informed and assist them in
finding a solution using science and engineering methodologies to address the flooding
issues. Even if it is a catch basin, a proper waterline and sewerage system will help us
minimize floods.
We invite commercial establishments and the city government in El Nido Palawan to
attend a conference with the head of the Philippine tourism department and DENR to
draft an agreement to always have a written document and DENR approval. The
Department of Tourism will help limit deforestation in El Nido Palawan before
enterprises and other establishments operate and build structures. Businesses should
also be compelled to plant trees in exchange for cutting down trees for their structures.

Implementing Policies
In able to protect and develop the sustainability of El Nido Palawan is to implement
policies and restriction to the destination.

Policies such as:

 Anti-logging legislation,
 Non-timber forest product harvesting, as well as our island and beaches.
 Implement proper waste management of the garbage of tourists -Restricting on
accepting too many tourists in the area.
 Those who will fail to follow the policies in the area must charge with
consequences so every tourist will be aware of what is wrong and what is right.
Over-tourism
One of the primary issues of El Nido, Palawan is the lack of water. We propose that the
municipality of El Nido Palawan provide information to tourists so that they can
determine whether or not the area is already overloaded. They should publicize the El
Nido itinerary at different times of the year in order to decrease the number of tourists
who visit at the same time. They can also create tourism infrastructure and services
without causing harm to the environment.

Goals and Objectives for Tourism Development

Goal—Our destination's main aim is to protect the ecosystem and ensure its long-term
viability. Our destination is dedicated to offering all tourists with enjoyable, engaging,
and instructive experiences and services while minimizing environmental effect and
promoting respect for El Nido's local people and culture.

Objective— Our objective is to help policies that will aid in the protection and
development of the destination's natural and environmental resources. These policies
include a sewage treatment plant with native reed bed filters to prevent murky water
from being discharged into the sea, a materials recovery facility that receives all
recyclable and organic waste from the resorts, a rainwater catchment system and
several water-saving devices, a desalination plant to avoid depleting mainland water
sources, and a set of solar panels.

We should educate, remind, and encourage tourists to help conserve our natural
resources, and we must prohibit guests from touching animals on land or underwater for
the animals' safety. It is strictly forbidden to collect shells, corals, starfish, or other
animals. We also intend to conduct effective drainage system maintenance and avoid
overtourism in El Nido, Palawan.

Tourism development Strategy

The strategy that is used in tourism development in El Nido, Palawan is the

Differentiation strategy which is centered on novelty or uniqueness over other
destinations or attractions also, it employs creativity and innovation to the tourism
product that are being produced and have a higher level of quality and distinctiveness.
We chose differentiation strategy because El Nido Palawan has a reputation for being
unique, with a pristine white beach, towering limestone cliffs, scenic mountains,
mysterious caves, startling wildlife, enchanting lagoons, and a rich coral garden, all of
which are protected for their unique flora and fauna. And the goal of this strategy is to
answer the issue of whether this tourism product/service has more value than others.

Because of its natural uniqueness and innovative innovation to encourage tourism

growth, El Nido has a significantly higher value than other places. First, El Nido
Palawan is forming a collaboration with Candock to give a long-term solution for
Filipinos to simplify their everyday lives while also improving the experiences of tourists
visiting El Nido. Second, the DOST has committed to open innovation in El Nido,
Palawan, by establishing an InnoLab, a prototyping facility that will enable local souvenir
producers and manufacturers to design and fabricate competitive products, resulting in
higher-quality products for tourists, assisting El Nido, Palawan in promoting and
sustaining tourism development.