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PROIECT ERMINAL REPORT

Project itle: NationalCampaign or the lmmediateDAO17 mplementation

ProDonent: PAMANAG Sa PiliDinasnc.Saturn t. Gotchan ubd. Brgy. isa, CebuCity,Telefax @32) 62-27-13

Contact ersons: lsidore ncogNational oordinator, AMANAEmail pA$gtgbA@nazagll@m

Femando iburcioPresident, AMANAEmail: [email protected]

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INTRODUCTION

After two years since t}Ie 2"d PAMANA National Congress in June 5-7,2001,many things have occurred as far as Pamana Ka sa Pilipinas is concerned.Institutionally, Pamana has become independent from its mother institution,

the Haribon Foundation. With official permission from her funding donor,Ha-ribon Foundation entrusted to Pamana a one-year operational fund, anoffice in Cebu City withequipment andfixtures, and amotorcycle. Alsoincluded viith thedeplo]'ment was sixfield staff that servedas Pamana Secretariat.

On the other hand, Pamana Ka sa Pilipinas took its part effectively in deliveringits two-fold institutional trust.

Flrrtly, as an advocacy alliance of community-based managers of marinesanctuaries, Pamana joined with other groups in the fisheries sector inadvancing the full implementatjon of DENR DAO 17 - the delineation anddelimitation of Municipal Waters as mardated in the R.A. 8550. The BangkatBuhay 2002 campaign in ten different bio-geographic ecosystems nation-w'idehave in one way or another steered respectjve stakeholders to unite not only forDAO 17 implementation but also with other pressing issues confronting coastallaw enforcement. During the Bangka't Buhay campaign, Pamana was alsoactively involved in various forms of networking and linkaging activities.Advancing its very own advocacy agenda, ttre alliance became known andrecognized as an active participant in fisheries reform.

\--l scondly, as a national alliance working for institutional sustainability,Pamana in its continuing effort to strengthen its membership installed amembership development mechanism integral to the advocacy campaign. Alongwith the Bangka't Buhay, Pamana was able to form 10 Chapters out of t}Ie i9targeted ba]'v/ide sites for Pamana Chapter Building. Ongoing chapter buildingis in the process for tl:e remaining seven, However, as the process went on,ma.ny more community-based ma.dne sanctuaries have expressed interest tobecome members in other areas not initially prioritized.

Meanwhile, the number of members does not only measure sbengtheningmembership but also ensuring well malaged and sustained sanctuaries. As amatter of policy, Pamana has provided in its constitution and by-laws fewmembership requirements to be regularly accomplished by both old membersand new applicants. In this framework, regular membership validauon isensured through regular meetings and assemblies. Membership of good


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starding is defined in howeffective the members cansustain sanctuarymanagement initiatives. Inreturn, Pamana has theresponsibility to provide

quality inputs to its membersby providing venues fordiscussion and shfiing. Thatincludes a regular NationalCongress.

Provided also in the alliance'sconstitution and by-laws that the regular national congress happens every twoyears. The 2"d National Congress was held last June of 2001, and expectedly,the 3.d National Congress was set on June 2003.

On January 2003, barely two montis after the nationwide Bangka't Buhay2002 campaign, Pamana began its crusade in organizing and formation of moreecosystem-based hapters. It raised consciousness of its member site people'sorganizations ald communities by bringing down successes andaccomplishments of the alliance related to tlle advancement and promotion ofthe five-point advocacy agenda bannered by the DENR DAO 17 or thedelineation and delimitation of Municipal waters. However slow,accomplishments by the govemment with other private stakeholders indelineating municipal waters were celebrated. Yet, more organizing andinformation campaign were done in order to inspire concemed nationalgovemment agencies and local govemment units to accomplish more.

Sometime in March 2003, while Pamana was in the height of its chapterlaunching and campaign, the then newly appointed DENR Secretary EliseaGozun issued an order revoking DAO 17 and eventually stopping itsimplementation - an act that angered the small lishers and the conservationcommunity.

PROJECT ACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

The revocation of DAO 17 in March 2003 triggered different reactions by thefisheries sector aIrd the conservation community. This prompted variouspeople's organizations, alliances artd networks of small fishers to organizedifferent levels of protests condemning the act as unjust and unfair, Smallfishers nationwide were mobilizing to light against tle revocation. Having beenenacted by then DENR Sec. Heherson Alvarez, DAO 17 was hailed as the mostimportant and long overdue measure to jumpsta-rt the implementation of the 3-year-old Fisheries Code. DAO 17 is about the delinealion and delimitation of


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15hn municipal lisheries, paving tlle way for greater ownership and control bysmall flshers and local govemment units over larger fishery areas for increasedproductivity and equity. However, just as the implementation was gettingmomentum, the new Sec. Elisea Gozun issued the revocation thereby stoppingits implementation.

Pamana Ka sa Pilipinas is only one of those national nefilork of small frsherswho fought for the immediate resumption of DAO 17 implementation. The effortmaybe futile, yet it did not prohibit to unmask the dubious intention of therevocation that it was obviously wrapped with the vested interest of commercialfishers in the guise of technicalitjes and legal parlance.

In tl1is context, Pamana has decided to continue $rith the fight in a long-termperspective. Despite the organization's linancial difficulties, its ls-memberNational Council decided to push through vrith the 3'd Pamana NationalCongress in order to draw a strategic pLan of action on how to address theissue at hand. Eventually, the then ongoing chapter organizing and assemblies

in April has shifted its course to a more aggressive campaign for theresumption of DAO 17 implementation at the ground level. The move laid thefoundation for a wider campaign that wiu be conducted come 3"d NationalPamana Congress.

There were three general objectives of the congress, namely: 1) improve andstrengthen membership development mechanisms for organizationalsustainability; 2) review, validate and affirm the alliance's policy advocacyagenda; and, 3) examine ita relevance to the cuffent political, social, economicand environmental situation of the country.

From the general objectives, specilic objectives were also laid: 1) To design along term course of action for a national campaign on the resumption of DAO17 implementation; 2) To ratiry ttle Alliance's Constitution and By-Laws inresponse to the recent organizational development vis-e-vis organizational set-up and structure; 3) To update the members {rith the two-year Pamanaaccomplishments, formally proclaim new members of the Alliance and elect itsnew set of oflicers for another term; 4) To review and re-validate progress anddevelopment of the s-point Pamana advocacy agenda and its relevance to thepresent Philippine condition; alrd, 5) Formulate action plan for the next courseof action on botfr organizalional sustainability and campaign strateg/.

Aside from the organizationalobjectives laid for the 3'aNational Congress, fourspeci{ic objectives directlyaimd at achieving concretecourse of action in relation tot}Ie DAO 17 tragedy. Thesewere: 1) discuss updates arrd


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expert opinions on the Fisheries situation and DAO 17;21 analyzn the variousstakeholders involved in the case; 3) come out wit]l a campaign plan to reversethe decision of DENR on DAO 17; and, 4) agee on a common statement tomake public.

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTSOn August 24-26, 2OO3, 170 leaders of small fishers organizations andcommunities representing 122 community-based marine sanctuaries gatheredin Cebu City for the 3"d Pamana National Congress. Prior to this big event,ground level flexing were done in 22 bio-geo$aphic ecosystem chapters nation-wide, consolidating t}Ie sentiments of small fishers regarding tl1e revocation ofDENR DAO #17 by tlle Hon DENR Sec. Elisea Gozun. ltrus, this nationwidegathering was algo known as tl:e National Campaign for the ImmediateResumption of DAO 17 Implementation.

Dav 1: Auo$t 24. 2OO3 Sundavt Arrival and Reolstration of Pattlcioants. Whilettre bulk of the congress delegation started to arive at the venue, the NationalCouncil and the Secretariat held a special session in a separate venue in Cebu

City. This waa aimed atfinalizing the flow anddynamics of thecongress in th next twodays. Aside fromdesigning how to run thecongress, preparation ofcongress logistics andfinancial facilitation werealso addressed,

The Congress wasdivided into two majorparts. One day was

allotted in matters conceming campaign, advocacy and networking, whileanother was allotted on matters conceming organizational strengtlening andsustainability. (Please efer attached Ptogram of Actiuities)

Dav 2; Auoust 25. 2003 Mondavl Ooenino. nDuts and Worbhoos.After the welcoming of the delegaGs, pa-rticipants arld guests, speeches andstatements of support formally opened the congress. Mr. Femando Tiburcio,the National President of Pamana, also gave a two-year account of theaccomplishments of tfie Allialce since the 2"d Congress in June, 2001.


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An invited resource speakerin the person of Ms. Belinda'Beechee" dela Paz gaveinputs on t}Ie NationalFisheries Situationer. lPleosesee altachment for the

documentation of the entireinputl. Although her inputcovers a broad Philippinelisheries situation, Ms. DelaPaz was able to emphasizedetailed updates on therecentlv concluded series ofregional consultations in preparation for the mandatory review arrdamendments of R.A. 8550 that supposedly ook off tJ:is year (2003). She alsogave detailed updates on the national debate of the controversial DAO 17.

! Beechee dela Paz is the Advocacy Officer of Haribon Foundation and is also

sitting as the present Chair of the NGO's for Fisheries Reform (NFR).The whole afternoon q/as devoted entirely for workshops. Five workshop groupswere created among the participants. Each workshop group was assigned todiscuss a particular advocacy agenda of Pamana, Ttrese are: l) Delineation anddelimitation of municipal waters vis-a-vis the fate of DAO 17; 2) Marine Tenure;3) Strict implementation of R.A. 8550; 4) Establishment of a Special MarineCourt; and 5) Institutionalization of Deputized Fish Wardens.

Each workshop group was given a guide framework, which was generallyaequenced in three levels of discuasions. The lirst level was to discuss thecunent realities and situation related to the issue. The second level was thediscussion on the merit of the issue, the progress a:rd accomplishment ofPamana in advocating the issue together with other initiatives of otheradvocacy groups at different levels. The third level was the analysis of the issue

\.' based on the first and second level leading to a drafting ofa course of action tobe used as basis to guide a reasonable a.nd effective campaign.

During the course of individual workshop discussions, modilication andflexibility of dynamics was observed to fit into the real experience of theparticipants. Outputs were documented and presented to the plenaqz forcritiquing and approval- (Plea.se ee atTo.ch.ed oa.rments of unrkshpp outwts).

Dav 3: Auoust 26. 2003 - Amendment. Election and lnduction,

On organizational matters, t-lle day was spent mostly for the amendment of thealliance's Constitution and By-Laws (CBL). The National Council has prepareda proposa-l amendment approved during one of the council meetings. It waspresented to the national assembly as a working paper. After the deliberadon,election of new set of olficers followed according to t}Ie amended bylaws,

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Induction of the new set of oflicers culminated tlle event with Ms. AnabeuePlantila, t-he Executive Director of Haribon Foundation as the InductingOtficer. (Plea.se ee ettactBd. mitu)tes and proceedings ofthe enlire congress)

OUTPUTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Course f Action or s-pointAdvocacy genda(Based n the wo*shop resu,/l. lease ee attached)

1. DAO 17 / Delineation nd Delimitationof MunicipalWaters

Education and awareness raisingcampalgn.

Municipal ordinances clearlydemarcating municipal waterboundaries.Call for the adoption of DAO 17 ntoto and its immediateimnlpnphtr r i^n

2. R.A. 8550

Conduct legal and para-legal trainings.Pamana should have its own legal counsel to serve the member sites in

terms of legs-l elld para-legal needs.Lobbying or the mandatory review of R.A 8550.

3. Special Marine Court

Intensiry information drive and campaign regarding the Pamanaproposed bill for the establishment of a special marine court.Strong lobbying to congress for tl1e passage of the law come nextcongress n 2004.

4. Institutionalization of Deputized Fish Wardeng

Creation of a special committee within the national council to formulatea design for flsh warden institutionalization.Lobbying to national agencies, congress aid other line agencies.Regular updating to member sites through a newsletter regarding thatwill feature lish wardens.


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