1st Tourism Cluster CongressVigan City Convention CenterJuly 31, 2015

(YELLOW)

Uncertainties, Doubts and other

Opinions

(Pink)Opportunities, Ideas, Inspirations

(Blue)Challenge and Risks

Ms. Ricamela S. PalisWorkshop Moderator

Dir for Culture and Arts, Colegio de San Juan Letran, Calamba

LEARNING SESSIONS

How do we learn from each other?

LISTEN.Be open to new ideas.

Get excited by others’ experiences.

LEARNING SESSIONSHow do we learn from each other?

REFLECT. Are the new ideas relevant to my cooperative?

How will cooperative benefit from the new ideas and experiences of others?

How will my cooperative contribute to this sector?

How will my cooperative’s possible engagement in tourism contribute to the cooperative movement?

What are the risks involved and their possible consequences?

LEARNING SESSIONS

How do we learn from each other?

SHARE AND AGAIN, LISTEN. Think aloud.

Ask questions.

Share your reflections.

COOPERATIVES

… are natural destinations and hosts

… have facilities to offer

… have products and services

… are based in communities

… adhere to and practice Filipino values

THINK-ALOUD CARDS

•PINK – Opportunities, project ideas, inspirations

•BLUE –Challenges, risks

•YELLOW – uncertainties, doubts, other opinions

100 Years of Cooperativism in the Philippines

HOW DO WE ENGAGE IN TOURISM?

Let’s start from where we are and what we have

•We have our own stories to tell – ang ating kwento

• Show our expertise – ang ating galing

• Share our advocacies – ang ating mithi

(YELLOW)

Uncertainties, Doubts and other

Opinions

● ASEAN Integration

● Govt. Support /assistance/priorities

● Too many Govt. Regulations and Requirements

● Not all Coop are Tourism Oriented

● Security achieve consistency in terms being 7th beautiful City/site to

visit worldwide

● Employment Generation more members to join LUMPC

● May not be received well by GA&BOD or other officers due to finding

needs

● Openness Uncertainty/ Reservation Flexibility

● Membership Appreciation of the program

• Members do not have time networking with other coops

• Competition among players in the hotel industry

• If these included in the development plan of the Govt.

• (PPP) Public Private Partnership

• Been here in Vigan City a year ago and I was disappointed with the smell odours of the street near the church. “ so mapang hi “ I think due to urine of horses . Has it been reminded?

• Acceptability, Marketing / Marketability

• Financial Support Approval

• Challenge Billionaire Coops to need this Opportunity

• Restrictive Government Regulatory & Supervisory Agencies in Tourism industry

• Lacking of LGU & Provincial Tourism Master Plan (San Jose Occ Mindoro)

• Budgetary Contains Competition

• Cooperation Problem B/W LGU & NGO’S

• Possibility of expansion of CBIN’S Area of Operation

• Establish Additional 2 Branches until 2020, Inspired by increased capitalization DF CBIN

• Sustainability/ Financial Capacity

• Political Interventions

• Fisherman To Form Cooperative

• Access Problem-road network, water, communication, human resources, knowledge, skills attitude

• Installation of now Piggery on a lot beside the resort that may give bad/ smelly air

• Lack of manpower for hospitality industry

• Weak marketing and promotions

• Adoptability (changes, prices etc)

• Investing in Tourism business needs proper planning and consultancy to be sure of the ROI

• To build a cooperative building because we don’t have a building

• Sustainability of Coops

• On Halal Tourism/Industry

-Halal Industry is a potential market for Coops

- Coop can tap our organize or invite membership to Coop Muslim who can do food preparation /catering to Muslim Local & Foreign guest /tourist

• Proper Coordinated by Different Government Agencies

• Support From the LGU

• Is there a Financial assistance available

• Cooperation From the LGU/ Continuing maintenance

• Financial, Geographical Location, Weather Disturbances

• Lack of available transportation

• Communication Problem

• Lack of Support

• lack of sound, there is no unity and LGU not Supportive

• Natural Calamities that will be delay

• Quality of work /construction of roads & airports (EG. Corruption)

• LGU’s might not support preservations of tourist spots

• Job opportunities

(Pink)Opportunities, Ideas, Inspirations

• Division Teachers and Non-Teaching Multi-Purpose Cooperative

- We can Offer Catering seminars to groups Tourist when they visit

Romblon to our places

• Continue with Coops construction

- to upgrade (from level 1 to higher level )

-indulges # of members thru massive campaign

• Heritage Edifices, and River Resorts with floating Cottage

Education, Financial, Health, cultural, leisure, entrainments, economic, &social

-Ideas, creative ideas, new, ideas, significant transformative

-Inspiration move and progress fast excel and grow uniqueness

• Floating restaurant at the Amburayan river.• Expansion of bus operation• Bike Strolling at the 2 first sundials in the Philippines @

Tagudin ,Ilocos Sur.• Para gliding @ Mt. Tabur Rappelling @ Amburayan Bridge

@Tagudin, Ilocos Sur.• Revival Tourism• Availability of site for development • HALAL food• Expand Marketing Solutions / Links & Partnership • Diversity into related Tourism activities

• Real Estate infra investments• Opening of additional Branches • may affect cash/ fund liquidity of CBIN• Continuing education (by cluster) to explore• new business (group of farmers)• Consultative meeting to the employees • Dragon Fruit plantation (FLYING GARDEN ) with retreat

houses & small cottage 7& picnic grove• mountain climbing• Home based accommodations • Reviving heritage? (Japanese Tunnels) • Additional sports & leisure resort facilities

• To develop-River Resort (picnic)-Pena Hill -sight seeing

• Santa Maria Church• Opportunities ideas inspirations & many mountains to develop • The beautiful view of the Sta. Monica of Parish is a tourist spot in the

North with depict the picture of the 7th Century • Investors, Tourist Good Services (Host Cities)• The Influx of tourist in the locality gives the opportunity to plan and

build a hotel• Agri Tourism• Business Expansion Resort, Hotel & Restaurant • Fishing Camps• Make every Cooperative as a marketing and advertising arm of

tourism operated Cooperatives

• SPA- For introduction of products and services of the students entering G-11-12

• 4 stalls for 8th floor to house a parlor –barber beauty salon, stall for fresh organic

fruits and vegetable cured meats and welded curriers & pot holders

• Sta. Maria Church

-Suso beach resort

-Pinsal Falls

• Support from thru LGU’s GA’s & NGO’s (finding legal, technical etc.)

• Resources are present /available

• From this day on we will tell our Coop Story to inspire many and be part of this

fastest growing enterprise

• Project, ideas and aspirations

• Organic fertilizers

• to create fun bands x leisure not only to our members but to our guest

/visitors/tourists/ of any places

-GRACE islands Resort of Weather MPC is the premier resort within the province of

accidental and the more attraction is our floating cottage

• beaches delicacies heritage area • Halal Tourism Market (Trillion dollars Halal industry in world market )(

ASEAN INTEGRATION)• Real Estate / Build and Seal• Cooperative Shopping Mall• CCEECO can actually start a small tourism program w/the coop that

aims to provide travel tour services to its members at a reasonable cost

• Expand Network with other COOPS • Inspired to open the doors to develop tourist spots in out area of

operation • Improve road and infrastructure going to known local tourist spots

• Have Direct flights from one major province to another so people would not need to manila in order to visit another place this will help decongest passenger in the manila airport

• To control too much commercialization in tourist spots’• Link aging /networking of services with other similar

cooperative services• Establishment of a Mountain Resort• Province with Coop Coverage

Blue)Challenge and Risks

• Budget for building two-storey SPA bldg. For practicum /ojt practicing &servicing stall for products and services of students of K-12

• Active involvement of LGU to Cooperative movement in terms of budget

-Success & failure stories of Cooperative should be documented by CDA

• Lack of Government support

-Burden and pain of construction of roads and infrastructure

-Contractions’ of airports in provinces and difficulty in finding new open space for New Airports

• Implementation of preservation of tourist spots

• Accessibility

• Diversification of product /service • (Global Standardization)• Communication, Safely• Partners to provide travel services for members

-exposure with other network• gains /best practices of successful cooperatives should be

aired/published in media (TV & magazines)• to include the strat. Plan to push development in the prospective

tourist spots in the locality • Resourceful, Exposure, Production, Competition • Influx of Tourist to provide better amenities in service to visitors • to acquire lot conducive to resort /bus

• Challenge by the demands of bus clientele on credit/loan funds availability-risk of past due loans due to non payments on due dates

• Not Cooperative LGU• continuous Members Education THEREOF promote positive outlook

- ASEAN Integration• Weak Leadership /lack of Government support for the LGU• Competition from big Business• Lack/Limited Funds to finance infrastructure and facilities programs

projects -Political Issues

• Lack of information on HALAL

• Lack of pool trainers on HALAL /HALAL training centres-small number of Muslims Coops or few or no Muslims coop members

who are best knowledge on HALAL esp.IN FOOD PREPERATION /CATERING

-expensive Halal accreditation /certification• Community and Cooperatives based eco-tourism -pollution and fertilizer / chemical contamination • Insufficient power supply• Lack of Technical know-how -Insufficient financial capability of the Coop• Call to billionaire Cooperatives to pool their resources for the

realization this• Availability of Farm Equipment• Creation of Cooperative to Tourism Services

• I like Progressive Cooperative • Marketing Strategy • Leadership Capabilities• Low preference of LGU’s on Cooperative Development • DENR POLICY OF 40 meters No Built Zone at Coastal Area • Financial Constraints political interventions natural

calamities • Lack of abundant Water Supply Promotions • What other aspects of the Cooperative that would greatly

contributes to the promotions of tourism aside from those mentioned by own different speakers

• Sustaining Market• Shortage of water Source

-Restrictive lack of internet Communication Services Weather Conditions

• Step Road (cemented)-Manpower (Turn Over)-Slow LGU process when it comes to business permits

• To Grow Bigger and sustain operations to be of help to members improve their lives -lack of intra support to far flung tourist sites