A Backgrounder on Puerto Princesa City, its SME/Microenterprises and Seaweeds Industry in Palawan

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A Backgrounder on Puerto Princesa City, its
SME/Microenterprises and Seaweeds Industry in
Palawan Michael Pido, Eva Marie Ponce de Leon
and Lizz Wandag Center for Strategic Policy and
Governance Palawan State University, Puerto
Princesa City, Palawan
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OUTLINE

• Socio Demographic Profile of Puerto Princesa City
• Fish Processing / SME / Microenterprises
• Seaweeds Industry in Palawan

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Fast Facts

• Land Area 253,982 ha
• 66 Barangays
• Population
• 1995 129,577
• 2000 161,912
• 2004 246,111 (projected)
• Population Density (2003)
• 0.83 person/ha

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Fast Facts

• Employment (Palawan, 2000)
• 80.43
• Poverty Incidence
• 69.27
• Poverty Threshold (NEDA 2000, Region IV)
• PhP 11,743.00 per capita/year
• Life Expectancy
• 66.4

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• Status of FISH PROCESSING,
• SMALL and MEDIUM Enterprises
• or MICROENTERPRISES
• in the City of Puerto Princesa

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FISH PRODUCTION AND TRADING

• Fish Production 8.79 MT
• Fish Trading and Traders
• 1,265 city fishermen
• 21 commercial fishing operators
• 69 registered fishpond operators
• 100 registered fish traders

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Fish Processing

• 63 fish and marine traders
• 7 fish processing business establishments
• processed fish products are sold locally or
  shipped to Metro Manila and Visayas
• Problems encountered on generating financial
  resources and in marketing products

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Support and Ancillary Services

• 7 fish ports/ wharves
• 6 ice plants and cold storage facilities
• Banking and lending institutions
• Communication facilities
• Transportation, trucking and porterage
• Fishing supply stores and fuel stations
• Government technical/regulatory services

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Status of SME and Microenterprises

• No. of Business Establishments 6,992
• Manufacturer 125
• Producer 1,187
• Services 1,540
• Trading 4,140
• Total Investments P 5,839,780,582.76
• Manufacturer 541,281,538.75
• Producer 12,211,654.83
• Services 1,805,197,107.63
• Trading 3,841,090,281.76

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• Status of the Natural Resource Base
• in the City of Puerto Princesa
• (Opportunities and Threats)

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Natural Resource Base

• Municipal Waters 327,586 ha
• Forest Cover 151,405 ha
• Mangrove Areas 1,344 ha
• Communal Forests 1,300 ha

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Environment and Natural Resources
Programs/Projects

• Bantay Dagat Program
• Bantay Gubat Program
• Communal Forest, Protected Areas, and Mangrove
  Forests Enrichment Program
• Community-based Environment and Natural Resources
  Protection and Monitoring Project
• Fishing Reform Support Program

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Environment and Natural Resources
Programs/Projects

• Anti Smoke Belching Project
• Solid Waste Management Program
• Oplan Linis Program
• Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
  Conservation Program

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• Presence and Description
• of SME- LGU- Academe Linkages
• in the City of Puerto Princesa

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SME- LGU- Academe Linkages

• SME Development Agenda
• Facilitate marketing of goods
• Provide trainings on entrepreneurship
• Conduct free seminars on starting a business
• Provide assistance in product development and
  technology intervention
• Monitor establishments, agencies, or groups
  engaged in trade and industry
• Technology and Livelihood Development Center
  (TLDC) and SMEs

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SME- LGU- Academe Linkages

• City Government and Microbusiness Operators
• Technology and Livelihood Development Center
  (TLDC) and SMEs
• Provide technology and livelihood information
• Conduct trainings on entrepreneurship and
  business technology
• Financial facilitation
• Business consultancy

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Academe role in SMEs Projects

1. Conducts researches on needs assessment and
   socioeconomic profiles of LGUs
2. Undertakes extension programs and assistance to
   LGUs
3. Academe and LGUs conduct trainings to enhance
   skills and knowhow of microbusiness operators and
   entrepreneurs

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Assistance from International Donor Agencies in
the City

1. Asia Foundation
2. AusAID
3. Cordaid (Formerly Bilance)
4. Canada Fund
5. European Commission
6. Ford Foundation
7. Helvetas Philippines
8. PhilGerFund
9. UNDP
10. USAID
11. United States Peace Corps Programme
12. VSO

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PALAWAN SEAWEED INDUSTRY Some Issues and
Opportunities
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BIOLOGY OF SEAWEED

• Seaweed is a mass of marine algae
• simple structured organisms with no true leaves,
  stems, roots and wood vessels
• reproduces through spore production

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PRODUCTION AREA

• Palawan as main Philippine producer
• 8,070 ha developed for production
• 12,366 ha potential area
• Productions annual increase of 16.

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PRODUCTION

• 1998 production
• Province - 141,301 MT
• Total Philippines - 643,043 MT
• Major markets are Manila and Cebu

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Annual production of dried seaweed in Palawan in
Palawan by municipality
MUNICIPALITY ANNUAL PRODUCTION (TONS) ANNUAL PRODUCTION (TONS) ANNUAL PRODUCTION (TONS) ANNUAL PRODUCTION (TONS) ANNUAL PRODUCTION (TONS)
MUNICIPALITY 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Agutaya 7,200 8,385 9,766 11,374 13,247
Araceli 180 210 246 286 334
Balabac 600 699 814 948 1,104
Busuanga 60 71 83 97 114
Cagayancillo 4,800 5,591 6,512 7,584 8,834
Culion 30 35 41 48 57
Cuyo 840 978 1,140 1,329 1,548
Linapacan 18 21 24 28 33
Quezon 60 71 83 97 114
Roxas 480 559 651 759 884
Taytay 360 420 489 570 665
TOTAL 14,628 17,040 19,849 23,120 26,934
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PALAWAN SEAWEED INDUSTRY

• Two largest producing municipalities
• Agutaya share - 49.2
• Cagayancillo share -32.8

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PALAWAN SEAWEED INDUSTRY

• Classification of municipalities based on number
  of months of production
• Class A
• Class B
• Class C

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PRODUCTION STATISTICS

• developed area for production
• 7,748 ha - Class A
• 322 ha - Class B
• total potential area
• 9,333 ha - Class A
• 1,883 ha - Class B
• 1,150 ha - Class C

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INVESTMENTS

• Investment of PhP 10,400 is needed in
  establishing a seaweed farm
• Major cost items wooden banca, nylon line,
  drying flatform and bamboo
• Majority of the farmers uses non-motorized banca
  for farming

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Marketing of Seaweed

• Several marketing channels from farmers to
  processors
• Marketing channels depend on (1) volume of
  harvests, (2) distance of farms from trading
  centers and (3) social structure of farming
  community
• Market channels include farmers, barangay
  traders, small traders (viajeros), big traders
  (buying stations), export traders, and seaweed
  processors.

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Distribution Channels of Seaweed
Farmer
Small Traders/ Viajeros
Barangay Traders
Big Traders/ Buying Stations
Export Traders
Processors
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BUYING STATIONS

• major buying stations situated at major trading
  centers
• Puerto Princesa City a major buying station

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PROBLEMS OF INDUSTRY

1. Production
2. Marketing
3. Finance
4. Other concerns